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 - `jul27-aug02-2026.md` — XCE Project Status — Jul 27 – Aug 01, 2026 (~2003 tok)
 - `jun29-jul04-2026.md` — Work Summary: June 30 – July 4, 2026 (~857 tok)
 - `sep06-sep12-2026.md` — XCE Project Status — Sep 06 – Sep 12, 2026 (~2914 tok)
+- `sep13-sep19-2026.md` — XCE Project Status — Sep 13 – Sep 19, 2026 (~3430 tok)
 
 ## scripts/
 
@@ -874,7 +875,11 @@
 
 ## src/configs/
 
-- `limits.yaml` (~603 tok)
+- `limits.yaml` (~693 tok)
+
+## src/configs/schema/
+
+- `limits.schema.json` (~536 tok)
 
 ## src/controller/
 
@@ -912,7 +917,12 @@
 - `request.h` — if !defined(_REQUEST_H_) (~3288 tok)
 - `resreq.h` — if !defined(_RESREQ_H_) (~3310 tok)
 - `typemap.h` — if !defined(_TYPEMAP_H_) (~8664 tok)
-- `utils.h` — if !defined(_UTILS_H_) (~2810 tok)
+- `utils.h` — if !defined(_UTILS_H_) (~3454 tok)
+- `xcelimit.h` — if !defined(_XCELIMIT_H_) (~428 tok)
+
+## src/include/xce/
+
+- `types.h` — < NULL. (~6196 tok)
 
 ## src/lib/
 
@@ -921,14 +931,19 @@
 - `mylock.c` — include <errno.h> (~1632 tok)
 - `request.c` — include <errno.h> (~19634 tok)
 - `resreq.c` — define _XOPEN_SOURCE 700 (~6663 tok)
-- `utils.c` — include <ctype.h> (~7015 tok)
+- `utils.c` — include <ctype.h> (~7630 tok)
 - `vtaskmgr.c` — include <errno.h> (~4446 tok)
+- `xcelimit.c` — include <errno.h> (~5177 tok)
 - `xlist.c` — include <errno.h> (~851 tok)
 - `zarray.c` — include <assert.h> (~6282 tok)
 
 ## src/lib/testsuite/
 
+- `test_limit.c` — include <rtti.h> (~7397 tok)
 - `test_request.c` — include <errno.h> (~3201 tok)
+- `test_resmgr_fixture.c` — include <stdlib.h> (~538 tok)
+- `test_resmgr_fixture.h` — if !defined(_TEST_RESMGR_FIXTURE_H_) (~274 tok)
+- `test_utils.c` — include <stdio.h> (~4370 tok)
 - `test_vtaskmgr_teardown.c` — Declares int (~1668 tok)
 - `test_xcealloc.c` — include <stdio.h> (~4979 tok)
 - `test_xlist.c` — include <stdarg.h> (~1140 tok)
@@ -962,7 +977,8 @@
 - `main.c` — include <argp.h> (~6375 tok)
 - `plugin.c` — include <errno.h> (~4692 tok)
 - `repl_break.c` — include <stdio.h> (~9921 tok)
-- `repl_info.c` — include <stdio.h> (~21100 tok)
+- `repl_fmt.c` — include <stdarg.h> (~3489 tok)
+- `repl_info.c` — include <stdio.h> (~21762 tok)
 - `repl_internal.h` — if !defined(_REPL_INTERNAL_H_) (~7304 tok)
 - `repl.c` — include <ctype.h> (~7114 tok)
 - `resource.c` — include <errno.h> (~9725 tok)
@@ -976,7 +992,7 @@
 
 ## src/scheduler/src/plugins/
 
-- `limit.c` — include <errno.h> (~6731 tok)
+- `limit.c` — include <errno.h> (~6902 tok)
 - `parjob_allocator.c` — include <errno.h> (~8014 tok)
 - `seqjob_allocator.c` — include <errno.h> (~4054 tok)
 
@@ -999,7 +1015,7 @@
 - `test_repl_breakpoints_inspection.c` — Declares and (~23533 tok)
 - `test_repl_equivalence.c` (~9975 tok)
 - `test_repl_help.c` — Declares error (~6047 tok)
-- `test_repl_limit_table.c` — Declares of (~30373 tok)
+- `test_repl_limit_table.c` — Declares of (~39931 tok)
 - `test_repl_resource_table.c` — Declares char (~21755 tok)
 - `test_resource_accounting.c` — Declares pulled (~15338 tok)
 - `test_sched_election_sim_fixture.c` — a: default (~3977 tok)
@@ -1048,8 +1064,17 @@
 - `push.py` — ``config push`` orchestration for xceadmin (design.md, ``xceadmin.push``; (~2038 tok)
 - `scheduler.py` — ``xceadmin scheduler`` client functions (design.md, ``xceadmin.scheduler``; (~10131 tok)
 
+## src/xceadmin/src/xcecommon/schema_files/json/
+
+- `limits.schema.json` (~536 tok)
+
 ## src/xceadmin/tests/
 
 - `test_config_push_mock.py` — Mock-controller tests for ``xceadmin.push`` (design.md, ``xceadmin.push``; (~4088 tok)
 - `test_discovery.py` — Unit tests for ``xceadmin.discovery`` (design.md, ``xceadmin.discovery``; (~4173 tok)
 - `test_scheduler.py` — Mock-controller tests for ``xceadmin.scheduler``'s record-control client (~13389 tok)
+- `test_validation.py` — Tests for xcecommon.validation (task 2.1). (~5703 tok)
+
+## src/xceadmin/tests/fixtures/full/configs/
+
+- `limits.yaml` (~317 tok)
diff --git a/.wolf/memory.md b/.wolf/memory.md
index f0df5dfe..2dd5ef5c 100644
--- a/.wolf/memory.md
+++ b/.wolf/memory.md
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 | 07:32 | Edited src/scheduler/src/core_clock.c | 2→3 lines | ~32 |
 | 07:38 | Edited src/scheduler/src/core_clock.c | 3→2 lines | ~10 |
+| 20:11 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/requirements.md | inline fix | ~220 |
+| 20:11 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/requirements.md | expanded (+10 lines) | ~651 |
+| 20:12 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/spec.json | modified 6() | ~236 |
+| 20:18 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/design.md | inline fix | ~30 |
+| 20:19 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/design.md | 11→14 lines | ~390 |
+| 20:20 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/design.md | expanded (+11 lines) | ~1814 |
+| 20:21 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/design.md | modified name() | ~2005 |
+| 20:21 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/design.md | expanded (+6 lines) | ~619 |
+| 20:21 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/design.md | 15→20 lines | ~255 |
+| 20:22 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/design.md | modified enum() | ~948 |
+| 20:22 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/design.md | expanded (+11 lines) | ~709 |
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+| 20:23 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/design.md | expanded (+6 lines) | ~326 |
+| 20:24 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/research.md | modified with() | ~1953 |
+| 20:24 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/spec.json | modified 6() | ~265 |
+| 20:28 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/tasks.md | inline fix | ~34 |
+| 20:28 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/tasks.md | expanded (+46 lines) | ~1722 |
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+| 20:54 | Edited src/include/utils.h | modified enum() | ~668 |
+| 20:55 | Edited src/lib/testsuite/test_utils.c | modified 7() | ~1538 |
+| 20:56 | Edited src/lib/testsuite/test_utils.c | expanded (+9 lines) | ~174 |
+| 20:56 | Edited src/lib/utils.c | added 2 condition(s) | ~667 |
+| 20:58 | Edited src/scheduler/src/repl_fmt.c | modified repl_is_bytes_valued_resource() | ~275 |
+| 20:59 | Edited src/scheduler/src/repl_info.c | modified 7() | ~858 |
+| 21:39 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/tasks.md | inline fix | ~24 |
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+| 21:45 | Edited src/lib/testsuite/test_limit.c | modified test_fmt_limit_units_byte_valued_resource_renders_per_mode() | ~2663 |
+| 21:46 | Edited src/include/xcelimit.h | expanded (+9 lines) | ~336 |
+| 21:46 | Edited src/lib/xcelimit.c | added 2 condition(s) | ~939 |
+| 22:08 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/tasks.md | inline fix | ~21 |
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+| 01:07 | Edited .kiro/specs/scheduler-sim-diagnostics/tasks.md | inline fix | ~23 |
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+| 02:51 | Edited src/lib/xcelimit.c | modified if() | ~49 |
+| 02:51 | Edited src/lib/xcelimit.c | modified in() | ~700 |
+| 02:58 | Edited src/configs/limits.yaml | 8→12 lines | ~141 |
+| 03:36 | Edited src/xceadmin/src/xcecommon/schema_files/json/limits.schema.json | expanded (+13 lines) | ~150 |
+| 03:37 | Edited src/xceadmin/tests/test_validation.py | modified test_validate_yaml_reports_missing_required_field() | ~842 |
+| 03:42 | Edited src/configs/schema/limits.schema.json | expanded (+13 lines) | ~150 |
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+| 04:49 | Edited src/lib/xcelimit.c | added 2 condition(s) | ~330 |
+| 04:49 | Edited src/lib/xcelimit.c | added 2 condition(s) | ~256 |
+| 04:50 | Edited src/scheduler/src/plugins/limit.c | modified update_limit_res_value() | ~290 |
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+| 04:53 | Edited src/lib/testsuite/test_limit.c | added 2 condition(s) | ~1989 |
+| 04:53 | Edited src/lib/testsuite/test_limit.c | expanded (+8 lines) | ~135 |
+| 06:14 | Created reports/sep13-sep19-2026.md | — | ~3659 |