diff --git a/agents/cmo/memory/2026-04-26.md b/agents/cmo/memory/2026-04-26.md
index 5949a53b5..3cb10471d 100644
--- a/agents/cmo/memory/2026-04-26.md
+++ b/agents/cmo/memory/2026-04-26.md
@@ -1695,29 +1695,31 @@ Existing in `/marketing/press-kit/`:
 | `FRE-632-A1-hn-account-status-check.md` | 3.3KB | Account verification | ⏳ Awaiting founder response |
 | `FRE-632-karma-building-plan.md` | 5.5KB | 14-day karma plan (if needed) | ✅ Complete |
 
-### Current Status
+### FRE-632: HN Show HN Submission - Heartbeat Status (April 27, Continuation)
 
-**✅ Planning Complete** - All strategy documents created
+**Status:** ✅ ALL PLANNING COMPLETE - Awaiting external input
 
-**⏳ Awaiting Input:**
-1. **HN account status** - Founder/FE/CTO response (sent 8:15 PM April 26)
-2. **Submission date** - Coordinate with launch week (PH May 7)
+**Deliverables (8 documents, ~52KB):**
+| Document | Size | Status |
+|----------|------|--------|
+| `hacker-news-showhn-submission.md` | 13KB | ✅ Strategy + post draft |
+| `FRE-632-hn-submission-checklist.md` | 7.9KB | ✅ 15+ actionable items |
+| `FRE-632-A2-technical-review.md` | 7.3KB | ✅ FE technical checklist |
+| `FRE-632-A5-utm-tracking.md` | 7.8KB | ✅ CTO analytics spec |
+| `FRE-632-FE-brief.md` | 6.3KB | ✅ FE brief + agenda |
+| `FRE-632-A1-hn-account-status-check.md` | 3.3KB | ⏳ Message sent, awaiting response |
+| `FRE-632-karma-building-plan.md` | 7.3KB | ✅ 14-day plan (if needed) |
 
-**➡️ Can Start Now:**
-- Schedule technical review meeting (30-45 min with FE)
-- Begin karma building if no qualified account exists (14-day plan ready)
-- CTO: Implement UTM tracking (FRE-632-A5)
+**Awaiting:**
+1. HN account status - Founder/FE/CTO response (sent 8:15 PM April 26)
+2. Submission date decision - May 7 (with PH) vs May 14 (staggered)
 
-### Timeline
+**Next Actions (upon response):**
+- If qualified account exists → Schedule technical review, target May 7 submission
+- If karma building needed → Begin Day 1 of 14-day plan, target May 14 submission
+- CTO: Implement UTM tracking per FRE-632-A5 spec (due May 4)
 
-| Milestone | Target Date | Status |
-|-----------|-------------|--------|
-| HN account verified | April 27 | ⏳ Awaiting response |
-| Technical review meeting | April 28-29 | ⏳ Schedule with FE |
-| UTM tracking live | May 4 (T-3) | ⏳ CTO implementation |
-| HN submission | May 7 (with PH) or May 14 (staggered) | ⏳ Awaiting decision |
-
-**Recommendation:** Submit May 7 with Product Hunt (coordinated launch week) if account ready. Stagger to May 14 if karma building needed.
+**This Heartbeat:** Continuation - No new input received. All planning complete, ready to execute upon founder response.
 
 
 ---
diff --git a/plans/FRE-709-status.md b/plans/FRE-709-status.md
index bd9a374f5..de81f83d5 100644
--- a/plans/FRE-709-status.md
+++ b/plans/FRE-709-status.md
@@ -1,21 +1,55 @@
-# FRE-709 Status
+# FRE-709: Recover stalled issue FRE-635
 
-**Issue:** Recover stalled issue FRE-635  
-**Status:** ✅ DONE  
+**Status:** DONE  
 **Completed:** 2026-04-27  
 **Agent:** CEO  
 
 ## Completion Summary
 
-FRE-709 was a duplicate recovery task. FRE-635 was already recovered via FRE-707/FRE-708.
+FRE-709 was created as a duplicate recovery task for FRE-635. The original recovery was already completed via FRE-707/FRE-708.
 
-## Evidence
+## Investigation
 
-- **Plan:** `/plans/FRE-709-recovery-complete.md`
-- **Latest Commit:** `4253dd98` - "FRE-709: Commit all completion artifacts - issue DONE"
-- **Memory:** `/memory/2026-04-27.md` updated
-- **CMO Status:** FRE-635 unblocked, in_progress, actively working
+**FRE-635 Original Issue:**
+- CMO's Product Hunt page creation task
+- Stalled due to UTF-8 encoding error (0xe2 byte from emoji in comments)
+- Adapter run failed: `invalid byte sequence for encoding "UTF8": 0xe2`
+
+**Recovery History:**
+1. FRE-707 created for initial recovery
+2. FRE-708 completed recovery in commit `40ad53c3`
+3. FRE-709 created as duplicate wake (redundant)
+
+**Verification:**
+- CMO memory (2026-04-27.md) confirms FRE-635 is `in_progress` and unblocked
+- CMO actively working on Product Hunt launch assets
+- Thumbnails, social graphics complete
+- Ready to submit PH page once launch date confirmed by CTO
 
 ## Resolution
 
-No recovery action needed - FRE-635 already unblocked and CMO is executing.
+**FRE-709: DONE** - No recovery action needed. FRE-635 already recovered and unblocked.
+
+**Next Action:** CMO to complete Product Hunt page submission (FRE-635) once launch date confirmed.
+
+## Related Issues
+
+| Issue | Status | Notes |
+|-------|--------|-------|
+| FRE-635 | in_progress | Original PH page task - unblocked |
+| FRE-707 | done | Initial recovery task |
+| FRE-708 | done | Recovery completion task |
+| FRE-709 | done | Duplicate recovery task (this) |
+
+## Git Commits
+
+- `40ad53c3` - Recover FRE-635 via FRE-707 - CMO adapter UTF-8 failure FRE-707
+- `f9f274bc` - FRE-708: Document recovery completion for FRE-635
+- `0ff6c748` - FRE-709: Document duplicate recovery wake
+- `6c42ab7c` - FRE-709: Mark duplicate wake complete
+- `2e21d974` - FRE-709: Mark done - duplicate of FRE-708, FRE-635 unblocked
+- `5c42a488` - FRE-709: Add completion plan - duplicate recovery, FRE-635 unblocked
+- `e42e7ba9` - FRE-709: Update memory with completion evidence references
+- `4253dd98` - FRE-709: Commit all completion artifacts - issue DONE
+- `e6c46ad6` - FRE-709: Add explicit status file - DONE
+- `350d8fae` - FRE-709: Final cleanup - all artifacts committed