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@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ The format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
   correctly in all deployment modes: Docker containers, local pip installs
   (wheel or editable), and development environments.
 - **TDD Non-AssertionError Guard Visibility** (#8294): `apply_tdd_inversion` in
+- **bug-hunt-pool-supervisor Non-Blocking Tracking** (#8835): The automation-tracking-manager
+  call in step 5 was blocking the main loop indefinitely, causing 3+ consecutive initialization
+  failures. Step 5 now explicitly marks tracking as best-effort -- if the call does not complete
+  within a reasonable time or fails, it is skipped and the supervisor continues to the next
+  cycle. A new Rule 9 reinforces that tracking must never block the main loop; core
+  functionality (module mapping, worker dispatch, monitoring) takes priority over status
+  reporting.
+
   `features/environment.py` now emits its non-assertion exception guard warning to
   both the structured logger and `stderr` via a new `_warning_with_stderr` helper.
   This makes the guard firing visible in standard Behave console output and CI log