docs: bootstrap manager minion

.mm.md

@@ -156,3 +156,14 @@ MM should optimize for continuity, low-friction decision-making, and explicit re
   - `README.md`, `INIT.md`, `MEMORY.md`, `docs/operator-onboarding-checklist.md`, and `minions/plans/milestone-plan-template.md` require `ROADMAP.md` and `TODO.md`, but those files are not present in the template repo
   - `MEMORY.md` references `REQUIREMENTS.md`, but the template repo does not contain that file or define when it should exist
 - recommended next MM task: reconcile the shared contracts first, then decide whether missing `ROADMAP.md` and `TODO.md` should be added as template files or downgraded from "required" to "downstream-onboarding required"
+
+### 2026-04-10 09:04 CDT Bootstrap Audit
+
+- reviewed `.mm.md`, `CHANGELOG.md`, `README.md`, `INIT.md`, `MEMORY.md`, `docs/operator-onboarding-checklist.md`, `minions/chat/README.md`, `minions/roles/CM.md`, `minions/roles/OM.md`, and `minions/plans/milestone-plan-template.md`
+- confirmed the current drift backlog is still open:
+  - `INIT.md`, `minions/roles/CM.md`, and `minions/roles/OM.md` still use the pre-`SM` runtime handoff order
+  - `INIT.md` and `minions/chat/README.md` still omit `SM` from `NEXT OWNER`
+  - `README.md`, `INIT.md`, `MEMORY.md`, `docs/operator-onboarding-checklist.md`, and `minions/plans/milestone-plan-template.md` still require `ROADMAP.md` and `TODO.md`, but those files are still absent from the template repo
+  - `MEMORY.md` still references `REQUIREMENTS.md`, which is absent and not defined in onboarding
+- created `minions/chat/2026-04-10.md` for the durable MM bootstrap announcement required by the shared chat workflow
+- active MM recommendation: fix the shared handoff-contract drift first, then decide whether `ROADMAP.md`, `TODO.md`, and `REQUIREMENTS.md` should exist in the template or only be required during downstream onboarding

CHANGELOG.md

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 All notable changes to this repository are tracked here.
 
+## 2026-04-10 (MM Bootstrap)
+
+- Commit hash: pending (next commit)
+- Bootstrapped Manager Minion coordination for the current template-maintenance session by:
+  - creating `minions/chat/2026-04-10.md` with the MM bootstrap announcement
+  - refreshing `.mm.md` `MM Notes` with a timestamped audit of the active template drift backlog
+- No template version bump; MM-context and coordination-doc updates only
+
 ## 2026-04-10
 
 - Commit hash: pending (next commit)

minions/chat/2026-04-10.md

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+# 2026-04-10 General Thread
+
+## Bootstrap Announcements
+
+- minion: MM
+- role: Manager Minion
+- scope: template-maintainer only; not an exported runtime role
+- intent for this session: audit template drift, keep MM notes current, and prepare the next template-maintenance packet
+
+## PM
+
+General coordination notes for the day.
+
+- active milestone:
+- current gate:
+- next review point:
+
+## CM
+
+DECISION:
+
+RATIONALE:
+
+ACTION NEEDED:
+
+## OM-Test / OM
+
+DECISION:
+
+RATIONALE:
+
+ACTION NEEDED:
+
+## Operator
+
+Human review notes and feedback.