diff --git a/COMPLETE_IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md b/docs/cleanup-2026-05/COMPLETE_IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md
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diff --git a/DELIVERABLES_INDEX.md b/docs/cleanup-2026-05/DELIVERABLES_INDEX.md
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diff --git a/POLLING_OPTIMIZATION_REPORT.md b/docs/cleanup-2026-05/POLLING_OPTIMIZATION_REPORT.md
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diff --git a/QUICK_OPTIMIZATION_GUIDE.md b/docs/cleanup-2026-05/QUICK_OPTIMIZATION_GUIDE.md
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diff --git a/QUICK_REFERENCE_SHELL_QUALITY.md b/docs/cleanup-2026-05/QUICK_REFERENCE_SHELL_QUALITY.md
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diff --git a/SHELL_QUALITY_IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md b/docs/cleanup-2026-05/SHELL_QUALITY_IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md
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diff --git a/SHELL_SCRIPT_QUALITY_GUIDELINES.md b/docs/cleanup-2026-05/SHELL_SCRIPT_QUALITY_GUIDELINES.md
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diff --git a/docs/superpowers/contracts/root-cleanup-2026-05-14.json b/docs/superpowers/contracts/root-cleanup-2026-05-14.json
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index 0000000..55c5a59
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+{
+  "title": "Repo root spring cleaning",
+  "objective": "Remove stray top-level artifacts: relocate seven loose Markdown reports into docs/cleanup-2026-05/, move batch3_bloatware_uninstall.sh into phone_focus_mode/, delete the stale out.json puzzle_solver output, and physically remove untracked runtime/binary garbage (videos, wavs, lcov, plan/log/text files) from the working tree.",
+  "acceptance_criteria": [
+    "No loose *_SUMMARY.md / *_GUIDE.md / *_REPORT.md / *_GUIDELINES.md / DELIVERABLES_INDEX.md files remain at repo root.",
+    "batch3_bloatware_uninstall.sh lives under phone_focus_mode/.",
+    "out.json is removed from the index.",
+    "Working tree contains no .mp4 / .wav / .lcov / cinema_plan_*.txt / batch3_execution.log / out.txt at the root."
+  ],
+  "out_of_scope": [
+    "Editing the moved documents' contents.",
+    "Removing any tracked code or library files.",
+    "Modifying .gitignore beyond the existing patterns."
+  ],
+  "verifier": "git status --short && ls /home/kuhy/testsAndMisc | grep -E '\\.(md|mp4|wav|lcov)$|^out\\.|^cinema_plan|^batch3_'"
+}
diff --git a/docs/superpowers/evidence/root-cleanup-2026-05-14.json b/docs/superpowers/evidence/root-cleanup-2026-05-14.json
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+{
+  "intent": "Spring-clean repo root: relocate documentation, move misplaced phone-focus script, drop stale puzzle_solver output, delete untracked binary/text garbage.",
+  "scope": [
+    "docs/cleanup-2026-05/ (new home for 7 loose Markdown reports)",
+    "phone_focus_mode/batch3_bloatware_uninstall.sh (new location)",
+    "out.json (deleted)",
+    "Untracked: moviepy_demo.mp4, moviepy_showcase_full.mp4, coverage.lcov, test_input*.wav, batch3_execution.log, cinema_plan_2025-01-25.txt, out.txt",
+    "Non-goal: editing the moved documents or any code"
+  ],
+  "changes": [
+    "git mv 7 *.md from root into docs/cleanup-2026-05/.",
+    "git mv batch3_bloatware_uninstall.sh -> phone_focus_mode/.",
+    "git rm out.json (stale puzzle_solver fixture, empty).",
+    "rm untracked binaries and stray text outputs from the working tree."
+  ],
+  "verification": [
+    {
+      "command": "git status --short",
+      "result": "pass",
+      "evidence": "Only renames (R), the out.json deletion (D), and the new contract/evidence files are staged; no untracked clutter remains at repo root."
+    },
+    {
+      "command": "ls /home/kuhy/testsAndMisc | grep -E '\\.(md|mp4|wav|lcov)$|^out\\.|^cinema_plan|^batch3_'",
+      "result": "pass",
+      "evidence": "Empty output - no stray root-level docs/media/output files remain."
+    }
+  ],
+  "risks": [
+    "Moving the 7 MD files might break links that reference them at the old root path. Mitigation: they were never linked from tracked code/tools.",
+    "Relocating batch3_bloatware_uninstall.sh to phone_focus_mode/ changes invocation path. Mitigation: it was untested and not wired into any service; documented in the move."
+  ],
+  "rollback": [
+    "git revert HEAD on the cleanup commit restores all renames and the out.json deletion.",
+    "Untracked deletions are unrecoverable from git; restore from backups if needed (no production references exist)."
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/out.json b/out.json
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@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "squares": [],
-  "notes": []
-}
diff --git a/batch3_bloatware_uninstall.sh b/phone_focus_mode/batch3_bloatware_uninstall.sh
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