diff --git a/.machine_readable/Debtfile.a2ml b/.machine_readable/Debtfile.a2ml
index dcf2de3a5..f337517c6 100644
--- a/.machine_readable/Debtfile.a2ml
+++ b/.machine_readable/Debtfile.a2ml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ forgotten.
 ### todo-fixme-markers
 - description: Files carrying a TODO or FIXME marker. Advisory — a marker is a note to self, not a defect Re-baselined 2026-09-22 (round 2, issue #953): fossilized at 77, measured 80.
 - probe: git grep -I -l -E '\b(TODO|FIXME)\b' -- . ':(exclude).machine_readable/Debtfile.a2ml' ':(exclude)docs/DEBTFILE-SPEC.adoc' | wc -l
-- count: 85
+- count: 87
 - ceiling: 85
 - severity: low
 - policy: remediable