diff --git a/_docs/_autodev_state.md b/_docs/_autodev_state.md
index a4b969a..deb230d 100644
--- a/_docs/_autodev_state.md
+++ b/_docs/_autodev_state.md
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Current Step
 flow: greenfield
-step: 9
-name: Decompose Tests
+step: 10
+name: Implement Tests
 status: not_started
 sub_step:
   phase: 0
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ current_batch: 67
 current_batch_tasks: ""
 last_step_outcomes:
   step_8: "Code is testable — no changes needed (testability_assessment.md committed; no list-of-changes, no source edits)"
+  step_9: "Already complete — 41 blackbox test tasks (AZ-406..AZ-446) under epic AZ-262 with specs in _docs/02_tasks/todo/ were produced in a prior cycle; AZ-406 test-infrastructure bootstrap also pre-existing. Folder fallback satisfied (todo/ has test tasks, _dependencies_table.md reflects 114 product + 41 test = 155 total). No Step-9 work executed in cycle 1."