diff --git a/_docs/_autodev_state.md b/_docs/_autodev_state.md
index 5766a0c..835f9ec 100644
--- a/_docs/_autodev_state.md
+++ b/_docs/_autodev_state.md
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 ## Current Step
 flow: existing-code
-step: 11
-name: Run Tests
-status: in_progress
+step: 12
+name: Test-Spec Sync
+status: not_started
 sub_step:
-  phase: 5
-  name: handle-outcome
-  detail: "6 pre-existing Cycle2HotfixDeployTests fail; batch-6 tests green"
+  phase: 0
+  name: awaiting-invocation
+  detail: ""
   leftovers_to_replay:
     - _docs/_process_leftovers/2026-05-14_suite_infra_jwt_secret_drift.md
     - _docs/_process_leftovers/2026-05-14_cycle2hotfix_deploy_tests_findreporoot.md