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+# Issue #98 Tracking
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+Scope: Windows startup `visible` / `ready` lifecycle contract
+
+Current stage:
+
+- This branch is a draft PR placeholder.
+- No runtime fix is included yet.
+- The goal is to freeze the problem boundary before implementation.
+
+Problem statement:
+
+- The main window can become visible before hotkey/runtime readiness is truly established.
+- Backend and frontend both participate in first-show ownership.
+- Windows is the currently observed symptom surface, but the ownership split is architectural.
+
+Implementation target to converge before coding:
+
+- Decide a single owner for initial main-window visibility.
+- Define the relation between `created`, `shown`, `startup`, `ready`, and `first usable state`.
+- Decide whether startup shell and ready shell remain separate concepts.
+
+Non-goals in this draft:
+
+- No Tauri window behavior change yet
+- No frontend gate refactor yet
+- No smoke implementation yet