diff --git a/WORKBOARD.yaml b/WORKBOARD.yaml
index c6e154a..7a09c69 100644
--- a/WORKBOARD.yaml
+++ b/WORKBOARD.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 items:
   - id: STEEV-WORK-001
     title: Centralized Legacy Workspace Review
-    status: candidate
+    status: validated
     source: README.md
     owner: jp
   - id: STEEV-WORK-002
diff --git a/tools/validate_steev_child.py b/tools/validate_steev_child.py
index ac8f68c..303a344 100755
--- a/tools/validate_steev_child.py
+++ b/tools/validate_steev_child.py
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ def main() -> int:
             "Steev Navigation Index",
             "source: INDEX.md",
             "status: validated",
-            "status: candidate",
             "owner: jp",
         ]:
             if snippet not in text: