Phase 1006: rotate roadmap archive + chrome refresh track opener (v0.8.973).

Archived phases 981–1005 to PLATFORM_ROADMAP_v0.8.948-v0.8.972; opened
mesh stability UI chrome refresh track with guild sync health refresh docs.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <[email protected]>

release_notes/RELEASE_v0.8.973.md

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+# Release v0.8.973 — Phase 1006: Mesh Stability UI Guild Sync Health Refresh + Chrome Refresh Track Index
+
+**Date:** 2026-06-05
+**Type:** Non-breaking refactor — mesh stability UI chrome refresh track opener
+
+## Summary
+
+Phase 1006 rotates the roadmap after parity track closure (981–1005 archived) and
+opens the mesh stability UI chrome refresh track (Phases 1006–1030). Extracts
+`guildSyncHealthNeedsRefresh` from `app.js` into dedicated platform + UI modules
+with identical light-poll banner refresh semantics.
+
+## New Modules
+
+### `pearcord-platform/mesh-stability-ui-guild-sync-health-refresh-keys.js`
+
+- 8 field keys + `evalGuildSyncHealthNeedsRefresh()` + snapshot builder
+
+### `apps/pearcord/ui/mesh-stability-ui-guild-sync-health-refresh.js`
+
+- `guildSyncHealthNeedsRefresh()` — UI refresh predicate delegate
+
+### `pearcord-platform/mesh-stability-ui-chrome-refresh-track-index.js`
+
+- Chrome refresh track phase registry **1006–1030**, open version `0.8.973`
+
+## Roadmap Rotation
+
+- Archived [PLATFORM_ROADMAP_v0.8.948-v0.8.972](../PLATFORM_ROADMAP_v0.8.948-v0.8.972) (Phases 981–1005)
+- Active roadmap trimmed to chrome refresh track governance + Phase 1006
+
+## Test Coverage
+
+- `smoke-mesh-stability-ui-guild-sync-health-refresh-build.cjs` — keys + eval + app.js wire
+- `smoke-phase1006-boot-gate.cjs` — version check (0.8.973) + track index + archive link
+- `smoke-agentctl-mesh-stability-ui-guild-sync-health-refresh-journey-stub.cjs` — agentctl stub
+- `test:mesh-stability-stats` / `test:gossip-rpc-pull-unit` — extended with refresh keys + track index
+- `test:ci-phase1006` — full opener meta-bundle
+
+## Version
+
+`0.8.972` → `0.8.973`