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@@ -222,5 +222,30 @@ geometry, density, one-pass timing — is documented above and identical.
 - [ ] Resolve the `:7790` collision between `mac/daemon.py` and the Node `rfid-daemon`
       (both bind it; the Node one owns the Chafon write path, scale and inventory routes).
 
+---
+
+## 9. Next session — pick up here
+
+**The one thing standing between us and a single service.** The extension calls only six
+endpoints: `/status`, `/write-tag`, `/read-tag` (all served by `mac/daemon.py`) plus
+`/weight`, `/scale/start`, `/scale/stop` (Node only). Port the **DYMO M10 postal scale**
+— USB HID `0922:8003`/`0922:8004`, ~130 lines around `index.js:1068-1200` — and the Node
+daemon retires for the extension's purposes: one process, one venv, one launchd agent.
+⚠️ The scale was **not plugged in** on 2026-07-22, so any port written before it is
+connected is untested.
+
+**Also wanted:** a **Logitech C920 over a cutting mat** to measure record/sleeve dimensions
+(the mat grid gives the scale reference). Not started.
+
+**Resuming without the Urovo attached** (it stays at the shop): the daemon degrades
+cleanly — `GET /devices` reports `present: false` per device rather than failing, the
+Dymo and Chafon paths are independent, and `mac/chafon.py` runs standalone. Label layout
+work needs no hardware at all: `GET /preview?size=large&artist=…` renders a PNG, and
+`python label.py small large` dumps both profiles to `/tmp`.
+
+**Don't re-litigate:** the RFID encode is proven (Urovo wrote, Chafon read back
+independently); the EPC scheme is settled and matches the Node daemon; the Dymo needs no
+driver. All three are documented in `mac/README.md`.
+
 See also the shop's memory notes: `urovo-d812r-ribbon-fix`, `urovo-d812r-rfid-label-gap-issue`,
 `urovo-d812r-pet-labels-not-thermal`, `urovo-windows-print-encode-daemon`, `chafon-h102-windows-hid-mode`.