diff --git a/.kiro/specs/component-failover-adoption/tasks.md b/.kiro/specs/component-failover-adoption/tasks.md
index 275ac279..417d3a18 100644
--- a/.kiro/specs/component-failover-adoption/tasks.md
+++ b/.kiro/specs/component-failover-adoption/tasks.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   - _Depends: 2.1, 2.2_
 
 - [ ] 3. Scheduler: unified candidate-list connect, decision-publish redelivery, and runtime reconnect
-- [ ] 3.1 (P) Replace scheduler's dual connect mechanisms with the single unified pipeline
+- [x] 3.1 (P) Replace scheduler's dual connect mechanisms with the single unified pipeline
   - Delete the scheduler's inline per-candidate loop and its separate single-host branch used when no candidate list is configured — both bypass the shared candidate-list validation and conversion helper entirely today
   - Build exactly one validated candidate list before connecting, whether from an operator-supplied peer list or synthesized as a single candidate from the existing default when none was given, then run it through the shared helper and connect once
   - Register a rejoin callback that only sets a flag and returns immediately, for the same self-deadlock reason as worker's