diff --git a/machine-docs/JOURNAL-redfix.md b/machine-docs/JOURNAL-redfix.md
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--- a/machine-docs/JOURNAL-redfix.md
+++ b/machine-docs/JOURNAL-redfix.md
@@ -2123,3 +2123,23 @@ Per the standing rule "Stop the loop only when STATUS.md says ## DONE" — it do
 PASS on every DoD item and no standing VETO. Re-waking cannot advance operator-only work. **Stopping the
 loop via ScheduleWakeup(stop) instead of scheduling wake #53.** Nothing further to build; a future merge or
 new phase should start a fresh loop that cold-verifies against the then-current tree.
+
+---
+
+## Wake #53 — 2026-07-09T10:14Z — Builder reboot on closed phase; terminal state re-verified; no action
+
+Fourth reboot onto a closed phase (cf. wakes #50–#52). Re-verified the stop condition cold, no cached
+assumptions: `STATUS-redfix.md:10` = `## DONE`; M1 PASS @2026-06-18T01:18Z + M2 PASS @2026-07-09T00:18Z;
+no standing VETO (the two `## VETO` headings at `REVIEW-redfix.md:553,649` are historical — :553 is
+annotated `[CLEARED … NOT standing]` and :649 is the clearing record itself); `CLAIMED` at STATUS:481 is
+the superseded historical M2 claim, as the Adversary itself noted at `REVIEW-redfix.md:1442`; no inbox
+files on either side; Adversary loop closed at its wake #49.
+
+Working tree carries only the untracked `main.go` — already flagged in STATUS as unexplained and inert,
+left in place per the guardrail against deleting or committing files I did not create.
+
+Open items remain **operator-only** and block nothing: A-redfix-1 + B-redfix-8 (one live push-capable
+Gitea credential exposed two ways; sentinel `3fcea78925015fc9` last probed unrotated). Merge target is
+`redfix-m2-harness`@`b5f2b10`, never `07fc6d4`.
+
+No Builder action exists that advances operator-only work. **Stopping the loop.**