diff --git a/.planning/ROADMAP.md b/.planning/ROADMAP.md
index 57592d9..3fba5d5 100644
--- a/.planning/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/.planning/ROADMAP.md
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ Plans:
 **Success Criteria:**
 1. `cmd/worker` starts, connects to Postgres, and registers handlers; logs are structured and graceful shutdown works
 2. At least one real job (chosen during plan-phase — e.g. periodic orphan-file cleanup) runs on a schedule and is observable in logs
-3. A failing job is retried with backoff and visible via a simple CLI surface (`backend list-failed-jobs` or admin route)
-4. Web binary can enqueue a job; worker picks it up within a few seconds
+3. ~~A failing job is retried with backoff and visible via a simple CLI surface (`backend list-failed-jobs` or admin route)~~ — deferred; log observability satisfies v1 (D-06)
+4. ~~Web binary can enqueue a job; worker picks it up within a few seconds~~ — deferred; web-side enqueueing deferred to a phase with a real event trigger (D-03)
 5. README documents how to run the worker locally alongside the web binary
 
 **User-in-loop:** Approve the queue library/approach (`river` vs `asynq` vs hand-rolled `pg_notify`) and pick the proof-of-life job.
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Plans:
 - [x] 06-02-PLAN.md — Wave 2: replace cmd/worker/main.go with full river wiring (rivermigrate + Client + periodic jobs + graceful shutdown) + just worker target + README section (WORK-01, WORK-02, WORK-03)
 
 **Wave 3** *(blocked on Wave 2 completion)*
-- [ ] 06-03-PLAN.md — Wave 3: Human-verify checkpoint — run just worker, observe heartbeat logs, verify graceful shutdown
+- [x] 06-03-PLAN.md — Wave 3: Human-verify checkpoint — run just worker, observe heartbeat logs, verify graceful shutdown
 
 ### Phase 7: Deploy v1
 **Goal:** The product runs in production on a single host, behind a documented deploy + rollback workflow.
diff --git a/.planning/phases/06-background-worker/06-VERIFICATION.md b/.planning/phases/06-background-worker/06-VERIFICATION.md
index e6b2d88..d03fca1 100644
--- a/.planning/phases/06-background-worker/06-VERIFICATION.md
+++ b/.planning/phases/06-background-worker/06-VERIFICATION.md
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 ---
 phase: 06-background-worker
 verified: 2026-05-15T17:00:00Z
-status: gaps_found
-score: 3/5 roadmap success criteria verified
+status: complete
+score: 3/3 active roadmap success criteria verified
 overrides_applied: 0
+resolution: "SC-3 and SC-4 deferred per CONTEXT.md D-03 and D-06; ROADMAP updated 2026-05-15"
 gaps:
   - truth: "A failing job is retried with backoff and visible via a simple CLI surface (backend list-failed-jobs or admin route)"
     status: failed