diff --git a/agent/BACKLOG.md b/agent/BACKLOG.md
index 091fc6f..23e3d47 100644
--- a/agent/BACKLOG.md
+++ b/agent/BACKLOG.md
@@ -53,16 +53,20 @@ Slices:
    registered tray host* before starting (the old After=waybar.service
    ordering was inert — waybar is supervisor-run, not a unit), so the
    icon no longer vanishes on unlucky boot order.
-2. **Override layer:** an HM-managed shadow icon dir that wins the XDG
-   lookup for the session icon theme (e.g. `xdg.dataFile
-   "icons/<theme-iconset>/…"` shadowing the store copy, or a
-   `Nomarchy-tray` theme inheriting the active set — pick whichever
-   survives theme whole-swaps; icons must follow the active theme per
-   THEME-DESIGN, not hardcode one palette). Ship monochrome SVGs for the
-   name-based offenders found in slice 1. Waybar restart re-resolves.
+2. **Override layer — DONE (EasyEffects, 2026-07-12, f9d5e2c…b98248f).**
+   Chosen mechanism: a `Nomarchy-icons` child theme (built in
+   `modules/home/theme.nix`) that `Inherits` the resolved icon set and
+   becomes the session icon theme; a scalable, palette-`text`-coloured
+   monochrome override out-resolves the parent's fixed-size icon at every
+   size while all other icons fall through. Single shared layer → holds
+   for every theme (all resolve to Papirus-*), colour regenerated per
+   switch. V3 in Boreal (Bernardo confirmed). Extend to a new name-based
+   offender = one more SVG in `scalable/apps`.
 3. **Pixmap apps:** document (or wire, where a setting exists) per-app
    monochrome/tray options; what can't be fixed goes in the item's
-   record, not silent scope creep.
+   record, not silent scope creep. **Signal** is the live example
+   (`:1.227`, generated pixmap → shows as its full-colour blue round
+   icon on the bar); still open.
 
 V-path: V1 eval + icon file lands in the right lookup dir; V3 screenshot
 of the tray on a real session (headless VM has no flatpak chat apps).
diff --git a/agent/JOURNAL.md b/agent/JOURNAL.md
index 4ab17e2..66840df 100644
--- a/agent/JOURNAL.md
+++ b/agent/JOURNAL.md
@@ -19,6 +19,27 @@ Template:
 
 ---
 
+## 2026-07-12 — #89 slice 2: EasyEffects tray icon themed monochrome (b98248f)
+- **Task:** BACKLOG #89 slice 2 — EasyEffects SNI shows Papirus' full-
+  colour blue equaliser, clashing with the monochrome tray.
+- **Did:** Wrapped the resolved icon set in a `Nomarchy-icons` child
+  theme (theme.nix) that Inherits it + ships a scalable, palette-`text`-
+  coloured monochrome easyeffects glyph (the app's own -symbolic shape);
+  made it the session icon theme. Single shared layer, so it covers all
+  themes (all resolve to Papirus-*); colour tracks each theme via
+  `checked.colors.text`. iconTheme feeds stylix+rofi, both fine via
+  Inherits. Fixed a slip: `git add -A` swept a settings.local.json.tmp.*
+  into the commit → untracked + gitignored (f9d5e2c).
+- **Verified:** **V3 in Boreal** (Bernardo confirmed live). Mechanism
+  pre-validated by GTK IconTheme lookup (override wins 16–32px; udiskie/
+  nm/folder still Papirus). No theme uses a custom icon pack, so Boreal+
+  Papirus covers the set. NB: cursor-warp doesn't refresh the tray —
+  needs a waybar restart (new icon-theme cache).
+- **Pending:** slice 3 — Signal (`:1.227`, generated pixmap, full-colour
+  blue round icon); pixmap apps can't be fixed by name override.
+- **Next suggestion:** #89 slice 3 (Signal) or close #89 if pixmap apps
+  are accepted as documented-not-fixable.
+
 ## 2026-07-12 — tray menus truly fixed: counter-rules must live in waybar.css (8eb672b, 72e53e2)
 - **Task:** Bernardo: icons still missing in the REAL nm-applet menu.
 - **Did:** e8658fe's gtk.css cure worked in a plain GTK app but not in