diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) · versioned wi
## [Unreleased]
### Changed
+- **Utility namespace migration.** Shared DOM, status, accessibility, language, tab, and low-memory helpers now use a
+ private scope with explicit compatibility exports and a `window.TTVC.utils` API.
- **Voice-inspector namespace migration.** The three-pane voice inspector now keeps its selection state in a private
scope while preserving `selectVoice` and exposing `window.TTVC.voiceInspector.select`.
- **Character-library namespace migration.** Character rendering, detail views, avatar handling, and generation actions
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 5f7efb7..657f4a2 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ architecture change: the larger Audiobook/Rehearser/style split.
- [ ] Replace broad globals with namespaces such as `window.TTVC.audiobook`; pure leaves, Audiobook/Reader/Rehearser
feature modules, Studio, and character-library persistence now use private scopes with explicit compatibility exports.
Voice-library loading, rendering, benchmarking, import workflows, character-sheet extraction, and character-library
- rendering/actions, and voice-inspector selection are now scoped;
- remaining utility and legacy library UI modules still require the same responsibility-by-responsibility migration.
+ rendering/actions, voice-inspector selection, and shared utility helpers are now scoped; remaining legacy library UI
+ modules still require the same responsibility-by-responsibility migration.
- [x] Generate the feature-module list for `loader.js` and `scripts/minify.mjs` from one shared manifest;
larger responsibility splits remain.
- [x] Add a dependency-free frontend syntax and top-level declaration collision gate (`npm run check:frontend`);
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a6db507..ac73399 100644
--- a/VERSION
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@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.24.88
+1.24.89
diff --git a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md b/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
index 067ac14..c36acb8 100644
--- a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
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@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ Done incrementally as global-scope ordered files (no ES-module change needed)
- ✅ Character-sheet extraction and prompt helpers use a private scope with explicit compatibility exports and a namespace API.
- ✅ Character-library rendering, detail, avatar, and generation actions use a private scope with compatibility exports and a namespace API.
- ✅ Voice-inspector selection state uses a private scope with a compatibility export and namespace API.
+- ✅ Shared utility helpers use a private scope with explicit compatibility exports and a `window.TTVC.utils` API.
- ✅ `static/css/resource-diagnostics.css` — isolated Performance/resource diagnostic panel styles.
- ✅ `static/css/background-jobs.css` — isolated background-job history and retry-panel styles.
- ✅ `static/css/voice-design.css` — isolated Voice Design form, samples, and preview-match styles.
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 24363f2..6112ad7 100644
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