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@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ Description: A dataclass that transparently maps onto an SQL datastore, with
 ID: 17
 Type: feature
 Title: recursive-descent HTML (DOM) parser
-Status: open
+Status: in-progress
 Priority: high
 Created: 2025-12-31
 Description: Extend the built-in event-driven parser to be modeled after DOM