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+# Session snapshot - 2026-04-03
+
+## Session goals
+
+- Capture a high-confidence execution path for Workday-to-AD identity sync delivery.
+- Improve repository handoff quality by documenting active workflow intent and progress.
+- Keep commit hygiene aligned to Conventional Commits with context-aware summaries.
+
+## Accomplishments
+
+- Created a detailed Workday execution backlog with phased priorities, blockers, and milestone mapping.
+- Created a sprint-ready execution board with WIS-001 through WIS-030, including dependencies, definition of done, and verification criteria.
+- Expanded README from placeholder content to a usable project orientation document with:
+  - Repository intent by domain (Identity, Workday, Intune)
+  - Current workflow intent
+  - Progress snapshot (completed, in progress, next milestones)
+  - Links to key implementation artifacts
+- Validated staged-state-based commit messaging workflows against current index contents.
+
+## Technical debt and pending
+
+- The documentation/project-history path had no prior SESSION_SNAPSHOT history; this file bootstraps continuity.
+- The Workday execution board still contains placeholder owners and tentative dates that need sprint planning refinement.
+- Core Workday MCP implementation tasks remain planned but not yet delivered in code (backend, adapter, tool implementations, automation wiring).
+- KPI instrumentation and weekly drift reporting remain defined at planning level and require implementation.
+
+## Next steps
+
+1. Create this snapshot file in documentation/project-history.
+2. Stage and commit the snapshot and any additional intended changes using a conventional commit.
+3. Push main to remote to sync the local ahead commit state.
+4. In next session start:
+   - Assign owners for WIS-001 through WIS-005.
+   - Finalize OAuth grant decision and non-production access.
+   - Begin WIS-006 scaffold for Workday MCP parity with Identity MCP.