diff --git a/docs/work/_system/_state.json b/docs/work/_system/_state.json
index 2a1e58c..4b9a7ef 100644
--- a/docs/work/_system/_state.json
+++ b/docs/work/_system/_state.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "updated_at": "2026-07-12T18:27:51.932Z",
+  "updated_at": "2026-07-12T18:36:43.636Z",
   "epics": {
     "platform-retrofit": {
       "status": "in-progress",
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@
           ]
         },
         "05-scaffold-optional-cores": {
-          "status": "todo",
+          "status": "done",
           "title": "Scaffold core-events and core-realtime",
           "ac_total": 2,
-          "ac_completed": 0,
+          "ac_completed": 2,
           "depends_on": [],
           "blocks": [
             "08-rewrite-agent-docs"
@@ -236,11 +236,6 @@
     }
   },
   "ready": [
-    {
-      "epic": "platform-retrofit",
-      "story": "05-scaffold-optional-cores",
-      "title": "Scaffold core-events and core-realtime"
-    },
     {
       "epic": "platform-retrofit",
       "story": "08-rewrite-agent-docs",
diff --git a/docs/work/epics/platform-retrofit/05-scaffold-optional-cores/_story.md b/docs/work/epics/platform-retrofit/05-scaffold-optional-cores/_story.md
index 3c420cd..303e1d4 100644
--- a/docs/work/epics/platform-retrofit/05-scaffold-optional-cores/_story.md
+++ b/docs/work/epics/platform-retrofit/05-scaffold-optional-cores/_story.md
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ id: 05-scaffold-optional-cores
 epic: platform-retrofit
 title: Scaffold core-events and core-realtime
 type: technical-story
-status: todo
+status: done
 feature: core-events, core-realtime
 depends-on: []
 blocks: [08-rewrite-agent-docs]
 created: 2026-07-12T10:22:00Z
+updated: 2026-07-12T18:36:43.363Z
 ---
 
 ## Goal
@@ -32,5 +33,5 @@ The walking-skeleton PRD needs runner status events and pushes; scaffolding the
 
 ## Tasks
 
-- [ ] Run `pnpm turbo gen core-package events` to scaffold `@repo/core-events` with its generator-emitted tests and pre-shipped trace (ADR-022) — compile-green, no consumers wired, one commit, all gates pass.
-- [ ] Run `pnpm turbo gen core-package realtime` to scaffold `@repo/core-realtime` with its generator-emitted tests and pre-shipped trace (ADR-022) — compile-green, no consumers wired, one commit, all gates pass.
+- [x] Run `pnpm turbo gen core-package events` to scaffold `@repo/core-events` with its generator-emitted tests and pre-shipped trace (ADR-022) — compile-green, no consumers wired, one commit, all gates pass.
+- [x] Run `pnpm turbo gen core-package realtime` to scaffold `@repo/core-realtime` with its generator-emitted tests and pre-shipped trace (ADR-022) — compile-green, no consumers wired, one commit, all gates pass.