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+# Gmail Inbox Architect — Project Status
+
+**Last Updated:** 2026-06-07 14:00
+**Last Agent:** Claude (CoWork)
+**Phase:** Survey
+**Last Completed Step:** Label inventory complete. Taxonomy draft v1 written to Bible.md.
+**Pending Work:** Handoff task order for inbox sampling — 3 label trees need cross-section review
+**Handoff Target:** ChatGPT (native Gmail skill)
+**Tracker Format:** XLSX
+**Tracker Location:** [link to Drive file]
+**Bible Location:** [link to Drive file]
+**Notes:** User confirmed Google environment NOT available on all tools — using XLSX + Markdown.
+Do not switch to Google Sheet without re-running environment check with the user.