diff --git a/.github/instructions/BACKLOG.md b/.github/instructions/BACKLOG.md
index e2ccc4d..32dfd93 100644
--- a/.github/instructions/BACKLOG.md
+++ b/.github/instructions/BACKLOG.md
@@ -2,16 +2,6 @@
 
 > All current work is planned in [TODO](./TODO.md) (2026-08-13). This file lists backlog items; new unplanned work is added here.
 
-## Chat improvements (remaining)
-
-- [ ] Manual smoke: viewer join/leave shows a 3s flash (not a chat row); reconnect <5s shows no duplicate; admin chat-log table has no system rows
-
-## Playout improvements (remaining)
-
-- [ ] Test in Firefox: live playback, rebuffer/recovery, chat sync; record quirks in `docs/STREAMING.md`
-- [ ] Rebuild + run playout; confirm `playlist.m3u8` lists ~12 segments at 2s each
-- [ ] Manual: verify viewer latency and cache-hit behavior after the change
-
 ## Setup phases remaining
 
 ### Phase 5: complete manual Cloudflare and external-service setup
@@ -91,28 +81,6 @@
 - [ ] UptimeRobot: add keyword monitor for `https://linearvoid.tv/hls/playlist.m3u8` (keyword: `#EXTM3U`, 5min)
 - [ ] Alert on 2 consecutive failures, notify via email + Discord/Slack webhook
 
-## Frontend Tests
-
-### User Frontend
-
-- [ ] Test coverage for all critical frontend components and interactions
-- [ ] Add code coverage reporting and enforce minimum coverage threshold in CI/CD pipeline
-- [ ] Document test cases and expected outcomes
-
-### Admin Frontend
-
-- [ ] Test coverage for all critical admin UI components and interactions
-- [ ] Add code coverage reporting and enforce minimum coverage threshold in CI/CD pipeline
-- [ ] Document test cases and expected outcomes
-
-## Backend Integration Tests
-
-### Cloudflare R2
-
-- [ ] Test retrieval of segments and manifests from R2 via Cloudflare edge
-- [ ] Validate cache hit/miss behavior and performance metrics
-- [ ] Validate edge cache hit/miss behavior with repeat requests — script `scripts/validate-edge-cache.sh` created
-
 ## External Services
 
 > Evidence tracker: `docs/operations/cloudflare-uptimerobot-checklist.md`
diff --git a/.github/instructions/DONE.md b/.github/instructions/DONE.md
index 4a4d9ab..adf974d 100644
--- a/.github/instructions/DONE.md
+++ b/.github/instructions/DONE.md
@@ -27,3 +27,13 @@
 
 - **2026-08-13 viewer crash**: `index.html` was missing the `#messages` container, so `addMessage` threw `Cannot read properties of null (reading 'appendChild')` on WebSocket open/message. Restored the chat panel structure and made `addMessage` defensive.
 - **2026-08-15 chat reconnect loop**: after a registered user logged in, the chat panel repeatedly filled with old messages. `connectWebSocket` left the replaced socket's `onclose` handler attached, so each intentional reconnect scheduled another reconnect and every connection re-pulled the room's 50-message history on a 3s loop. Fixed by detaching the old socket's `onclose` before closing and guarding the handler against stale sockets. Regression test added; `npm --prefix frontend test` → 58 tests passing.
+
+## Chat improvements
+
+- Manual smoke: viewer join/leave shows a 3s flash (not a chat row); reconnect <5s shows no duplicate; admin chat-log table has no system rows
+
+## Playout improvements
+
+- Test in Firefox: live playback, rebuffer/recovery, chat sync; record quirks in `docs/STREAMING.md`
+- Rebuild + run playout; confirm `playlist.m3u8` lists ~12 segments at 2s each
+- Manual: verify viewer latency and cache-hit behavior after the change
diff --git a/.github/instructions/TODO.md b/.github/instructions/TODO.md
index 9ae3cec..8fe6395 100644
--- a/.github/instructions/TODO.md
+++ b/.github/instructions/TODO.md
@@ -1,3 +1,29 @@
 # TODO
 
 > Completed tasks moved to [DONE](./DONE.md). Remaining tasks in [BACKLOG](./BACKLOG.md).
+
+## R2 Data Retention
+
+- [ ] Adjust internal data retention for R2: remove folders /hls/r-{ISOTIME} after next run, keep only the last 2 runs or max. 10GB of data
+
+## Frontend Tests
+
+### User Frontend
+
+- [ ] Test coverage for all critical frontend components and interactions
+- [ ] Add code coverage reporting and enforce minimum coverage threshold in CI/CD pipeline
+- [ ] Document test cases and expected outcomes
+
+### Admin Frontend
+
+- [ ] Test coverage for all critical admin UI components and interactions
+- [ ] Add code coverage reporting and enforce minimum coverage threshold in CI/CD pipeline
+- [ ] Document test cases and expected outcomes
+
+## Backend Integration Tests
+
+### Cloudflare R2
+
+- [ ] Test retrieval of segments and manifests from R2 via Cloudflare edge
+- [ ] Validate cache hit/miss behavior and performance metrics
+- [ ] Validate edge cache hit/miss behavior with repeat requests — script `scripts/validate-edge-cache.sh` created