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+# CV-IMPORT checkpoint ledger
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+- [x] CV-IMPORT-00: baseline, entry provider gate, audit and implementation plan.
+- [ ] CV-IMPORT-01: secure upload and real Docling extraction.
+- [ ] CV-IMPORT-02: grounded structured interpretation and local AI seam.
+- [ ] CV-IMPORT-03: genuine progress, recovery, cancellation and retention.
+- [ ] CV-IMPORT-04: review/corrections/conflicts/source UI.
+- [ ] CV-IMPORT-05: revisioned transactional Career Profile persistence.
+- [ ] CV-IMPORT-06: accuracy/security/resilience qualification.
+- [ ] CV-IMPORT-07: full regression, acceptance and CV-QA-01 handoff.
+
+Evidence: entry actual MariaDB 64/64 PASS, no skips; `.artifacts/cv-import/entry-mariadb-01`.
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+Known open acceptance gates inherited from CV-UX: live model BLOCKED; human accessibility/language/device/printing OPEN; hosted MariaDB/isolation BLOCKED/UNVERIFIED; Python advisory qualification CONDITIONAL; production and Phase 10 NO-GO.