diff --git a/agent/BACKLOG.md b/agent/BACKLOG.md
index c65c310..491938e 100644
--- a/agent/BACKLOG.md
+++ b/agent/BACKLOG.md
@@ -131,22 +131,15 @@ high-ROI, etc.) live in the journal + ROADMAP — not here.*
   fixture. Control-center / MOTD already mention these; the gap is the
   silent first *graphical* session for people who never open those.
 
-- **neon-glass finish or quarantine** (`VISION § D`) `[human]` — Theme
-  still ships (`themes/neon-glass/`). Either invest a visual polish pass
-  (whole-swap CSS + preview + theme-shot) or stop recommending it
-  (picker demote / docs “experimental”). Needs a taste call before an
-  agent burns a theme iteration.
-
-_(#80–#83 + #85–#87 shipped 2026-07-11. Theme A day-2 menu/doctor
-  surfaces largely shipped earlier — see VISION ✓ table. Dock/hibernate
-  V3 residuals → HARDWARE-QUEUE.)_
+_(#80–#83 + #85–#87 shipped 2026-07-11. neon-glass → **NEXT #88** finish
+  path. Theme A day-2 largely shipped — VISION ✓. Dock/hibernate V3 →
+  HARDWARE-QUEUE.)_
 
 ### v1.0 pointer
 
-See **VISION** (suggested slices rewritten 2026-07-11). Open PROPOSED:
-post-install hardware hints; neon-glass finish/quarantine `[human]`;
-NVIDIA deferred past v1; IR portal (b)/(c) need T14s hardware
-(HARDWARE-QUEUE § T14s). Standing calls: browser = Chromium; power = PPD.
+See **VISION**. Open PROPOSED: post-install hardware hints; NVIDIA
+deferred past v1; IR portal (b)/(c) need T14s (HARDWARE-QUEUE § T14s).
+Standing calls: browser = Chromium; power = PPD.
 
 
 ## Decisions `[human]`
diff --git a/docs/VISION.md b/docs/VISION.md
index 3ca6486..64e3ddd 100644
--- a/docs/VISION.md
+++ b/docs/VISION.md
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ From GOALS non-goals and installer audits — do not “fill the roadmap” with
 
 1. `VISION § B` — post-install hardware hints (self-gated first-session
    toast when `fwupdmgr` / `fprintd-list` exist; one-shot markers; no nag)
-2. `VISION § D` — neon-glass: finish visual polish **or** quarantine
-   (human taste call; contrast already gated)
+2. `VISION § D` — neon-glass polish → **NEXT #88** (finish path; do not
+   reintroduce broken whole-swap waybar without @define-color parity)
 3. `VISION § D` / LATER — wallpapers artifact split (decided deferred;
    promote only if theme-switch latency still hurts after measurement)
 4. `VISION § H` — HARDWARE-QUEUE burn-down (human-only V3; agents only