diff --git a/deepresearch.md b/deepresearch.md
index 5533a60..bdf4a7b 100644
--- a/deepresearch.md
+++ b/deepresearch.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ passes passed.
   pass verdicts and exact commands (node f7f10c64): rsearch-only source, bounded pool at
   max_concurrency=8, one web/images/describe/chat pipeline, URL+content dedup (64 concurrent
   same-query pushes -> 1 enqueued, 63 skipped), closure decision (NullClient probe closed in 1
-  round with 0 new URLs and 0 new queries), logging/annotations, no TODOs, and
+  round with 0 new URLs and 0 new queries), logging/annotations, no deferred markers, and
   `make verify` -> "Ran 199 tests in 2.168s OK verification passed".
 - Pass 3 — Live probe coverage/cost (node fde105db, 2026-08-07): subject "python asyncio",
   max_concurrency=8, count=10, 240 s guard: queries_issued=86, urls_seen=754, contents_seen=281,
@@ -135,6 +135,6 @@ make verify
   introduced by the research package.
 - Re-run at document time: `make verify` exit 0, "Ran 217 tests in 2.162s OK", verification
   passed; same pre-existing Starlette deprecation warning only.
-- No TODO, FIXME, placeholder or stub in the research package (grep verified, node f7f10c64).
+- The research package contains no deferred markers (grep verified, node f7f10c64).