diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/pioneer-claim.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/pioneer-claim.md
deleted file mode 100644
index f363e62..0000000
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/pioneer-claim.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
----
-name: Claim Pioneer Seat
-about: I want to claim a Founding 5 Pioneer seat ($49/mo locked for life)
-title: "Pioneer seat request"
-labels: pioneer
-assignees: ''
----
-
-## I want to claim a Pioneer seat
-
-**Name:**
-
-**Organization / Practice type:**
-
-**Primary use case (what denials are costing you):**
-
-**Preferred contact (email or LinkedIn):**
-
----
-
-Pioneer seats: $49/mo locked for life. Limited to Founding 5.
-[Learn more → upstream.cx/pioneer](https://upstream.cx/pioneer)
diff --git a/.planning/STATE.md b/.planning/STATE.md
index 75de52c..db3dac7 100644
--- a/.planning/STATE.md
+++ b/.planning/STATE.md
@@ -2,19 +2,20 @@
 gsd_state_version: 1.0
 milestone: phase-1-canon-anchor
 milestone_name: canon-anchor
-status: initialized
-last_updated: "2026-06-13T22:00:00-05:00"
-last_activity: 2026-06-13
+status: completed
+last_updated: "2026-06-17T20:45:00-05:00"
+last_activity: 2026-06-14
+superseded_by: "../.planning/STATE.md (root control plane); shipped via root plans 02-03 + Phase 4 Category A/B"
 progress:
-  total_phases: 3
-  completed_phases: 0
-  total_plans: 0
-  completed_plans: 0
-  percent: 0
+  total_phases: 1
+  completed_phases: 1
+  total_plans: 3
+  completed_plans: 3
+  percent: 100
 product_readiness:
-  status: initialized
-  estimated_completion_band: "not started"
-  note: "This repo tracks public-methodology alignment."
+  status: completed
+  estimated_completion_band: "100% (public-methodology slice shipped + pushed)"
+  note: "Public-methodology alignment complete: 02-03 minimal drift fix, Phase 4 Category A (Dental Pack->dental denial + canon guard), Category B (pack->dataset de-pack), and the 2026-06-14 shim cleanup all done and pushed. No open follow-on. Local 3-phase skeleton superseded by root execution."
 ---
 
 # State
diff --git a/scripts/check-canon.sh b/scripts/check-canon.sh
index c5e4f7d..c4d56ff 100755
--- a/scripts/check-canon.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-canon.sh
@@ -35,4 +35,20 @@ if [ -n "$synth_hits" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "canon OK: no legacy pack/specialty identifiers or synthetic pack vocabulary"
+# 3. Retired pricing/program framing. Pioneer / Founding 5 / "$49 locked for life"
+#    are RETIRED (2026-06-14 v2 de-drift; current tiers = Assist / Pay-as-you-go /
+#    Co-pilot / Autopilot). The pioneer-claim issue template survived checks 1-2
+#    because they only ban pack IDENTIFIERS, not pricing copy. Scanned on the public
+#    surfaces (README, reference docs, .github); .planning history is excluded.
+RETIRED_PATTERN='pioneer|founding 5|founding pioneer|locked for life|\$49|\$349'
+retired_hits="$(grep -rIniE "$RETIRED_PATTERN" "$ROOT/README.md" "$ROOT/reference" "$ROOT/.github" \
+  --exclude="check-canon.sh" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+
+if [ -n "$retired_hits" ]; then
+  echo "FAIL: retired Pioneer / pricing framing on a public surface:" >&2
+  echo "$retired_hits" >&2
+  echo "Current canon: Assist (free) / Pay as you go / Co-pilot / Autopilot. No Pioneer." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "canon OK: no legacy pack/specialty identifiers, synthetic pack vocabulary, or retired pricing framing"