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index be9add8df..46ca376e1 100644
--- a/.pql/changelog/ticket_history/2026-07.sql
+++ b/.pql/changelog/ticket_history/2026-07.sql
@@ -1411,3 +1411,5 @@ INSERT INTO ticket_history (ticket_record_id, field, old_value, new_value, chang
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diff --git a/.pql/changelog/tickets/2026-07.sql b/.pql/changelog/tickets/2026-07.sql
index 5fc1fbed2..fa35f6532 100644
--- a/.pql/changelog/tickets/2026-07.sql
+++ b/.pql/changelog/tickets/2026-07.sql
@@ -1948,3 +1948,7 @@ INSERT INTO tickets (record_id, type, parent_record_id, title, description, stat
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+INSERT INTO tickets (record_id, type, parent_record_id, title, description, status, priority, assigned_to, team, decision_ref, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, hash, canonical_version) VALUES ('06FPRZX1PJ55V7462N56ME2QZ0', 'task', '06FB0TNSRZXCHGS16BFHSSGSV4', 'District-window map renderer — zoom-ladder PNGs from derive_district (aliveness_probe --render)', 'Jeroen (2026-07-16, reviewing the T-1120 screenshots): all Atlas captures are planetary-level; the orbit-to-jet-plane bridge (district-resolution deterministic biome maps) has never been SEEN. Recon verified the fast path: extend server/src/bin/aliveness_probe.rs with --render <dir> --window <N>: after the existing cascade_for_body + anchor-district computation (lines 34-113), loop an NxN district window around the anchor calling derive_district(seed, body_id, params, ta, (dx,dy), climate) PER CELL (district_profile.rs:1256 — the pure on-demand 2km carrier; do NOT index bws.districts, that is the coarse gcpr=8 eager grid) and write PNGs via the png crate (pattern at heightmap.rs:184-193): morphology zones (transliterate the 17-entry MORPHOLOGY_COLORS palette from atlas_marker_overlay.gd:65-83 into a Rust [[u8;3];17]), plus elev_q / temperature_c / moisture_q / vegetation_class panels. Deliverable: zoom-ladder image sets (e.g. 256x256 and 64x64 district windows) for 2-3 bodies anchored on settlements, demonstrating the deterministic orbital->district bridge. Quarter/block rendering is OUT of scope (no windowable pure function at that tier).', 'backlog', 'high', NULL, 'server', 'D-243', '2026-07-16 19:55:31.636', '2026-07-16 19:55:31.636', NULL, 'd83709a31f2ff298e8dd6e77f3b71b42', 2) ON CONFLICT(record_id) DO UPDATE SET type=excluded.type, parent_record_id=excluded.parent_record_id, title=excluded.title, description=excluded.description, status=excluded.status, priority=excluded.priority, assigned_to=excluded.assigned_to, team=excluded.team, decision_ref=excluded.decision_ref, updated_at=excluded.updated_at, deleted_at=excluded.deleted_at, hash=excluded.hash, canonical_version=excluded.canonical_version WHERE excluded.updated_at > tickets.updated_at OR (excluded.updated_at = tickets.updated_at AND excluded.hash > tickets.hash);
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+INSERT INTO tickets (record_id, type, parent_record_id, title, description, status, priority, assigned_to, team, decision_ref, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, hash, canonical_version) VALUES ('06FPRZX1PJ55V7462N56ME2QZ0', 'task', '06FB0TNSRZXCHGS16BFHSSGSV4', 'District-window map renderer — zoom-ladder PNGs from derive_district (aliveness_probe --render)', 'Jeroen (2026-07-16, reviewing the T-1120 screenshots): all Atlas captures are planetary-level; the orbit-to-jet-plane bridge (district-resolution deterministic biome maps) has never been SEEN. Recon verified the fast path: extend server/src/bin/aliveness_probe.rs with --render <dir> --window <N>: after the existing cascade_for_body + anchor-district computation (lines 34-113), loop an NxN district window around the anchor calling derive_district(seed, body_id, params, ta, (dx,dy), climate) PER CELL (district_profile.rs:1256 — the pure on-demand 2km carrier; do NOT index bws.districts, that is the coarse gcpr=8 eager grid) and write PNGs via the png crate (pattern at heightmap.rs:184-193): morphology zones (transliterate the 17-entry MORPHOLOGY_COLORS palette from atlas_marker_overlay.gd:65-83 into a Rust [[u8;3];17]), plus elev_q / temperature_c / moisture_q / vegetation_class panels. Deliverable: zoom-ladder image sets (e.g. 256x256 and 64x64 district windows) for 2-3 bodies anchored on settlements, demonstrating the deterministic orbital->district bridge. Quarter/block rendering is OUT of scope (no windowable pure function at that tier).', 'in_progress', 'high', 'dudley', 'server', 'D-243', '2026-07-16 19:55:31.636', '2026-07-16 19:56:02.144', NULL, '962a3df16d9dc62be308e3d1065de065', 2) ON CONFLICT(record_id) DO UPDATE SET type=excluded.type, parent_record_id=excluded.parent_record_id, title=excluded.title, description=excluded.description, status=excluded.status, priority=excluded.priority, assigned_to=excluded.assigned_to, team=excluded.team, decision_ref=excluded.decision_ref, updated_at=excluded.updated_at, deleted_at=excluded.deleted_at, hash=excluded.hash, canonical_version=excluded.canonical_version WHERE excluded.updated_at > tickets.updated_at OR (excluded.updated_at = tickets.updated_at AND excluded.hash > tickets.hash);