diff --git a/plan/CHANGE_REQUESTS.md b/plan/CHANGE_REQUESTS.md
index a72d222..1232c93 100644
--- a/plan/CHANGE_REQUESTS.md
+++ b/plan/CHANGE_REQUESTS.md
@@ -108,4 +108,6 @@ Instead append an entry here and work around it locally; the integration agent a
 - **Workaround in place:** applied the minimal edit directly per the CR-1/CR-4 precedent (test
   file, not a frozen contract file; `api.py`/`cli.py` byte-for-byte unchanged), including the
   merge reconciliation with CR-4's side of the same loop. Suite green on the merged tree.
-- **Decision:** (pending — coordinator/integration2)
+- **Decision:** **APPLIED — RATIFIED by coordinator at merge** (2026-07-17). Same
+  supersession pattern as CR-1/CR-4; the shape-locked director test is stronger than the
+  stub assertion it replaces. Suite 169 → **189** on the merged tree.