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+# Issue Close Tracker
+
+> Status snapshot: **2026-06-02**. Nothing is closed yet (deliberate). All fixes below are merged to **`dev`**; the linked issues close on the next **`dev → main`** release. This is a transient release checklist — delete it once `main` ships and the issues are closed.
+
+## ✅ Fixed on `dev` — close on next `dev → main` release
+
+Each fix was root-caused from code, tested, and (for app-behavior changes) verified against the e2e-monitor before merge.
+
+| Issue | Title | Fix PR (→ `dev`) | Verification |
+|-------|-------|------------------|--------------|
+| #805 | AI Tailor lowercases / rewrites only some sections | #827 | e2e + evals |
+| #799 | PDF rendering timeout (503) | #828 | pytest + e2e (renders non-blank) |
+| #808 | Failed to download resume (503) | #828 | same root cause as #799 |
+| #811 | Error message overflows the download modal | #828 | backend generic error + modal containment |
+| #760 | Base URL / API endpoint in Settings gets stuck | #829 | pytest (null/blank/omit cases) |
+| #736 | Skill not parsing or changing | #830 | pytest + e2e (salvage fires, originals kept) |
+| #763 | Enter key doesn't create newlines in Additional Info | #834 | vitest 131 passed |
+| #776 | 240s timeout too short for local LLMs | #833 | pytest (settings + wiring) + frontend vitest |
+
+## ✅ Resolved (no PR needed) — close after release / safe to close now
+
+| Issue | Title | Status |
+|-------|-------|--------|
+| #806 | Frontend build is breaking | Cause (missing `tailor.errors.timeout` locale key) is gone; locale parity = 643 keys × 5 locales, and `npm run build` passes clean on `dev`. **Ready to close.** |
+
+## 🔒 Security
+
+| Alert | Title | Status |
+|-------|-------|--------|
+| Dependabot #224 | `vitest < 4.1.0` — CVE-2026-47429 (UI server arbitrary file read/exec) | Patched: `vitest 4.0.18 → 4.1.8` (#835, on `dev`). Dev-only dep, vulnerable feature (`@vitest/ui`) not installed/used → ~nil real exposure. Alert auto-resolves once the patched lockfile reaches the **default branch** (`main`). Do **not** dismiss — the bump is the fix. |
+
+## ⏸️ Deferred — will NOT close yet
+
+| Issue | Title | Why deferred |
+|-------|-------|--------------|
+| #777 | Garbled PDF output for Chinese resumes (Docker) | Root cause = missing CJK fonts in the Docker image; fix requires editing Docker build behavior, which is out of scope without explicit sign-off. Revisit when Docker work is approved. |
+
+## 📝 Still open — not part of this bug sweep (no close planned)
+
+These remain open for triage / contributors; listed only so they aren't mistaken for "pending close":
+
+- #731 — Feature: AWS Bedrock provider support
+- #737 — Feature: API endpoint for the AI agent
+- #740 — Feature: (under-specified — needs clarification or close)
+- #772 — Feature: Chrome extension (has external PR #821; not being pursued)
+- #810 — Feature: Resume scoring + ATS simulation (has external PR #813)
+- #732 — Internal review-tracking issue (maintainer)
+
+## How these actually close
+
+The per-PR `Fixes #NNN` keywords targeted **`dev`**, not the default branch, so they did **not** auto-close. To close them on release, put an explicit list in the **`dev → main`** PR body:
+
+```
+Closes #805, #799, #808, #811, #760, #736, #763, #776
+```
+
+(`#806` can be added there too, or closed manually as already-resolved.)