diff --git a/CURRENT_PLAN.md b/CURRENT_PLAN.md
index c65ceb2..ff63a28 100644
--- a/CURRENT_PLAN.md
+++ b/CURRENT_PLAN.md
@@ -2,31 +2,32 @@
 
 ## Plan ID
 
-PLAN-001
+PLAN-002
 
 ## Goal
 
-Align `github-risers` with the CoderSkills harness (`continuous-project-loop`, `multi-project-program-management`) without touching rankings, translations, GEO files or the slim README.
+Raise the Verify `history_total` vs `stars` slack so a 3-star GitHub discrepancy no longer blocks the daily data push, without dropping the integrity check.
 
 ## In Scope
 
-- Plan files and governance records that are accurate and rollable (`CURRENT_PLAN.md`, `MASTER_PLAN.md`, `TODO_BACKLOG.md`, `docs/project-governance/*`)
-- The loop rules written into repo files, not only into chat (`AGENTS.md`, `docs/AUTOMATION_COMMANDS.md`, `docs/LONG_RUNNING_AUTONOMY.md`)
-- `tools/next_plan.py --check` plus regression tests for the verify and local-daily entry points (`tests/test_harness.py`)
+- The absolute-delta assertion in `tests/test_repo.py` (and a named constant for it)
+- A regression test that a 3-star gap is accepted and a larger gap still fails
+- Docs that currently claim the history sum equals `stargazers_count` exactly
 
 ## Out of Scope
 
-- Ranking logic, categories, the ⚠ suspected-crack rules, `data/`, `latest/`, `rankings/`, generated READMEs
-- The translation library, glossary, GEO files (`docs/index.html`, `llms.txt`, `CITATION.cff`, FAQ, FACTS, social preview)
-- Any new telemetry, any data not coming from the GitHub API
+- Ranking logic, categories, newcomers, hooks, translations, GEO files
+- Disabling `tools/verify.py` or skipping the history cross-check
+- Secrets, workflow credentials, merging to `main`
 
 ## Tasks
 
-- [x] Audit the repo against `skills/continuous-project-loop/SKILL.md` and `skills/multi-project-program-management/SKILL.md`; list the gaps in `docs/project-governance/DECISIONS.md`
-- [x] Replace the stale plan, master plan, backlog, acceptance, worklog, decisions and changelog with the current state
-- [x] Put the dirty-worktree rule, the record order and the verify hardening rule into `AGENTS.md` and `docs/`
-- [x] Add `python3 tools/next_plan.py --check` (planning rules) and `tests/test_harness.py` (required files, plan shape, rolling, verify and local_daily hardening)
-- [ ] Owner reviews the PR; merge only with approval
+- [x] Confirm the 2026-11-01 daily-update failure is `assertLessEqual(..., 2)` on `affaan-m/ECC` (diff 3)
+- [x] Raise the allowed absolute delta from 2 to 5 via a named constant; keep the check
+- [x] Add a unit test that delta 3 passes and delta > 5 still fails
+- [x] Document the slack (why 5, why not exact) and record the decision
+- [x] Run `python3 tools/verify.py` and `python3 tools/next_plan.py --check`
+- [x] Open a PR against `main` (do not merge)
 
 ## Verification
 
@@ -35,5 +36,6 @@ Align `github-risers` with the CoderSkills harness (`continuous-project-loop`, `
 
 ## Next Candidates
 
+- After merge, confirm the next `daily-update` run commits data
 - Thin Developer Tools / Design / Data new-repo boards: see `TODO_BACKLOG.md`
 - Acceleration column (this week vs the week before)
diff --git a/TODO_BACKLOG.md b/TODO_BACKLOG.md
index a2fff36..87a45aa 100644
--- a/TODO_BACKLOG.md
+++ b/TODO_BACKLOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Now
 
+- [ ] After the history-slack PR is merged, confirm the next `daily-update` run commits data (the 2026-11-01 pattern of Verify blocking a 3-star `history_total` gap must not recur)
 - [ ] Confirm the first unattended cron runs after the merge: `cn-0000` (Beijing) and `pt-0000` (Los Angeles) folders appear under `rankings/<date>/` (`gh run list --workflow daily-update.yml`)
 - [ ] Developer Tools new-repo board: 15 of 20 entries were flagged ⚠ in the last run because star-farmed repos use `cli` / `developer-tools`; decide whether to add a quality signal (owner call)
 - [ ] Design and Data new-repo boards are thin (0-2 entries): widen with specific topics only (no generic ones; `tests/test_spam.py` guards that)
diff --git a/docs/DAILY_UPDATE.md b/docs/DAILY_UPDATE.md
index 9705ea8..3f235f1 100644
--- a/docs/DAILY_UPDATE.md
+++ b/docs/DAILY_UPDATE.md
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ Why `stargazers/history` and not `stargazers` + `starred_at`: since July 2026 Gi
 ([changelog](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-30-upcoming-access-restrictions-to-public-api-endpoints-and-ui-views/)).
 The privacy-safe replacement is `stargazers/history`, which returns daily counts without user identities
 ([changelog](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-09-04-new-api-endpoint-provides-privacy-safe-star-history-data/)).
-Cross-check built into the tests: for every repo whose full history was read, the sum of the history equals `stargazers_count`.
+Cross-check built into the tests: for every repo whose full history was read,
+`|history_total - stargazers_count|` must be ≤ `HISTORY_TOTAL_STAR_SLACK` (5).
+GitHub's weekly buckets can lag the live count by a few stars (un-stars, same-day
+stars, UTC vs bucket boundaries). Slack was 2 until 2026-11-01, when
+`affaan-m/ECC` was off by 3 and the daily push was skipped
+(run [41235403615](https://github.com/jammyfu/github-risers/actions/runs/41235403615)).
 
 ### One code path for every scheduled run
 
diff --git a/docs/project-governance/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/project-governance/CHANGELOG.md
index 040a8a3..111dd04 100644
--- a/docs/project-governance/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/project-governance/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 - READMEs in all five languages are now a first screen: headline, one sentence, update stamp, the category leaders table (rows link to the category boards), then the category boards. Intro, schedule, "how it is produced", categories table and contributing moved to generated `docs/HOW_IT_WORKS*.md`; the long new-repo explanation moved there too.
 - README first screen reworked (generator only): first line `GitHub 涨星榜 / GitHub Risers` (English: `GitHub Risers: Ranked by Stars Gained per Day`), header image `.github/social-preview.png`, three badges (MIT, CI, last updated), website link, three Q&A subheads linking `docs/FAQ.md`, a star prompt, a "how to cite" line (`CITATION.cff`) and a link to `docs/FACTS.md`. Each board shows the top 10 in the README; the full top 20 stays in `latest/`. Those linked files come from the GEO pull request (#9); the generator only links them, and a test checks the FAQ anchors.
 
+## 2026-11-01 (history slack)
+
+- Daily-update Verify still cross-checks `history_total` against `stargazers_count` for every repo with a complete history. The allowed absolute delta is 5 (was 2), so a 3-star GitHub bucket lag no longer skips the data push. Larger gaps still fail.
+
 ## 2026-10-31 (ad-grade slogans)
 
 - The 70 tracked projects now use the zh-Hans slogan set (pain first, only source facts; `tests/fixtures/slogans_zh.md`); zh-Hant / en / ja / ko were written to carry the same meaning and flavour. The 44 listed new repos were rewritten under the same rules (15 pre-activated installer labels and `t3dotgg/tstack` stay literal).
diff --git a/docs/project-governance/DECISIONS.md b/docs/project-governance/DECISIONS.md
index 18ce2c0..f9d2f28 100644
--- a/docs/project-governance/DECISIONS.md
+++ b/docs/project-governance/DECISIONS.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ### Use `stargazers/history`, not `stargazers` + `starred_at`
 
 - The stargazers list is restricted to admins/collaborators since July 2026 and returns 404 for these repos.
-- `stargazers/history` returns daily counts per week without identities; the full history sums exactly to `stargazers_count` for every repo checked.
+- `stargazers/history` returns daily counts per week without identities; the full history is checked against `stargazers_count` with slack `HISTORY_TOTAL_STAR_SLACK` (5). It is not required to match exactly: GitHub buckets can lag the live count (un-stars, same-day stars, week boundaries). Slack was 2 until run 41235403615 (2026-11-01), when `affaan-m/ECC` was off by 3 and Verify blocked the data push.
 
 ### Window definition
 
@@ -60,3 +60,10 @@
 - Applied: standard file set, one plan entry, record order, verify hardening rule, dirty-worktree rule written into repo files, planning rules (one Goal, 3-7 tasks, Out of Scope, Next Candidates).
 - Not adopted: `sync_or_queue.py` / LaunchAgent safe-sync tooling (this repo changes through pull requests; the only automated writer is the daily job), `docs/architecture/*ROADMAP*.md` (not a platform-core project), `git-autosync-signal` (supports only `dramaforge` and `clippipeline`).
 - `readme-tech-visualizer`: audit only. The README stays the slim first screen; the header image belongs to the GEO work, so no hero or tech-badge block is generated.
+
+## 2026-11-01
+
+### `history_total` vs `stars` slack is 5, not 2
+
+- The daily-update Verify step (`tests/test_repo.py`) still requires a full history sum to stay close to `stargazers_count`. The allowed absolute delta is now 5 (`tools/risers_core.py::HISTORY_TOTAL_STAR_SLACK`).
+- A 3-star gap is accepted; a gap larger than 5 still fails. The check is not removed.
diff --git a/docs/project-governance/WORKLOG.md b/docs/project-governance/WORKLOG.md
index 23c7f2c..eb95f2e 100644
--- a/docs/project-governance/WORKLOG.md
+++ b/docs/project-governance/WORKLOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # WORKLOG.md
 
+## 2026-11-01
+
+- Daily-update run 41235403615 (Beijing ~03:41, 2026-11-01) fetched OK then failed Verify: `affaan-m/ECC` had `|history_total - stars| = 3` while the allowed slack was 2, so commit/push was skipped.
+- Raised `HISTORY_TOTAL_STAR_SLACK` from 2 to 5 in `tools/risers_core.py`; the integrity check stays. Regression: delta 3 passes, delta > 5 fails.
+- Verification: `python3 tools/verify.py` green (202 tests); `python3 tools/next_plan.py --check` green.
+
 ## 2026-10-29
 
 - Added stars/day rankings (week, month, year; total last) from the GitHub API (`stargazers/history`).
diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index 9d0bd60..bcc4302 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ def test_snapshot_delta(self):
         self.assertEqual(core.snapshot_delta(snaps, today, 7, 1000), {"since": "2026-10-22", "delta": 100})
         self.assertIsNone(core.snapshot_delta(snaps, today, 30, 1000))
 
+    def test_history_total_slack_accepts_a_three_star_gap(self):
+        # 2026-11-01 daily-update: affaan-m/ECC was off by 3; old slack was 2.
+        self.assertEqual(core.HISTORY_TOTAL_STAR_SLACK, 5)
+        self.assertTrue(core.history_total_within_slack(100, 103))
+        self.assertTrue(core.history_total_within_slack(100, 95))
+        self.assertTrue(core.history_total_within_slack(100, 100))
+        self.assertFalse(core.history_total_within_slack(100, 106))
+        src = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1].joinpath("tests/test_repo.py").read_text("utf-8")
+        self.assertIn("history_total_within_slack", src)
+        self.assertNotRegex(src, r"assertLessEqual\(abs\(p\[.history_total.\] - p\[.stars.\]\), 2")
+
 
 class RankTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def mk(self, name, stars, per_day):
diff --git a/tests/test_repo.py b/tests/test_repo.py
index 7a3b1de..1bb9491 100644
--- a/tests/test_repo.py
+++ b/tests/test_repo.py
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ def test_stats_cover_every_project_and_are_consistent(self):
             if p["history_complete"]:
                 # full history from the API should add up to the current star count;
                 # GitHub allows a small edge discrepancy (removed stars / bucket boundaries)
-                self.assertLessEqual(abs(p["history_total"] - p["stars"]), 2, p["name"])
+                self.assertTrue(
+                    core.history_total_within_slack(p["history_total"], p["stars"]),
+                    f"{p['name']}: |history_total {p['history_total']} - stars {p['stars']}| "
+                    f"> {core.HISTORY_TOTAL_STAR_SLACK}",
+                )
 
     def test_snapshots_have_today(self):
         snaps = json.loads((ROOT / "data/stars.json").read_text("utf-8"))
diff --git a/tools/risers_core.py b/tools/risers_core.py
index 6a32688..81ccddc 100644
--- a/tools/risers_core.py
+++ b/tools/risers_core.py
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@
 
 WINDOWS: dict[str, int] = {"week": 7, "month": 30, "year": 365}
 
+# Allowed |history_total - stargazers_count| when the full history was fetched.
+# /stargazers/history buckets by week and can lag the live count by a few stars
+# (un-stars, same-day stars, UTC vs bucket boundaries). Slack was 2 until
+# 2026-11-01, when affaan-m/ECC was off by 3 and blocked the daily push
+# (https://github.com/jammyfu/github-risers/actions/runs/41235403615).
+HISTORY_TOTAL_STAR_SLACK = 5
+
+
+def history_total_within_slack(history_total: int, stars: int) -> bool:
+    """True when the summed history is close enough to the live star count."""
+    return abs(int(history_total) - int(stars)) <= HISTORY_TOTAL_STAR_SLACK
+
 
 def history_to_daily(pages: Iterable[list[dict[str, Any]]]) -> dict[dt.date, int]:
     """Flatten /stargazers/history pages into {date: stars_that_day}.