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+# Session 0043.0 — Transcript
+
+> App: vscode-cowriting-plugin
+> Start: 2026-06-13T07-18 (PST)
+> Type: planning-and-executing
+> Status: **PLACEHOLDER — claimed at session start; finalized at session end.**
+>
+> This file reserves session ID 0043 for vscode-cowriting-plugin. The driver replaces this
+> body with the full transcript and renames the file to its final
+> SESSION-0043.0-TRANSCRIPT-2026-06-13T07-18--<end>.md form at session end.
+
+## Launch prompt
+
+_(launch prompt not captured at claim time)_
+
+## Deferred decisions
+
+_Autonomous-mode low-confidence calls the driver made and would have
+liked operator input on. Appended as the session runs; surfaced at
+finalize. Empty if none._
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   },
   "0042": {
     "title": ""
+  },
+  "0043": {
+    "title": ""
   }
 }