@@ -135,10 +135,31 @@ the Mac TestFlight page also displayed Waiting for Review with Internal and Publ
 Receipts and sanitized API readbacks are retained at
 `/Users/buns/Documents/Codex/artifacts/modex-pr128-review-2026-10-06/submission/`.
 
+## Apple beta review decision
+
+Apple approved both replacement builds for TestFlight beta testing on **2026-10-07**, about
+five hours after submission. This resolves the Guideline 2.1 demo-access request.
+
+| App | Version | Build ID | Beta review | Approved (UTC) |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| Modex Mac App Store | 0.0.8 (0.0.8) | `b65a5d8f-c3b3-480a-9164-e421aee66c71` | `APPROVED` | 2026-10-07 04:38 |
+| Modex Companion | 0.1.0 (5) | `ba880ae0-e6f9-4c29-9d3c-ccdc87f0b96e` | `APPROVED` | 2026-10-07 04:46 |
+
+The approval times come from Apple's App Store Connect notification emails; the API
+reports only submission times. The read-only [Apple status receipt](2026-10-11-apple-status.md)
+from 2026-10-11 06:41 UTC returned the same `APPROVED` beta review states. Companion's
+external build state was `IN_BETA_TESTING` and the Mac build's was `BETA_APPROVED`. The
+rejected predecessors, Companion build 4 and Mac 0.0.7, keep their `REJECTED` states.
+
+Beta approval is not App Store approval. Production App Review, including the separate-host
+Mac Store architecture, happens when a build is submitted for customer distribution. Beta
+approval also does not verify physical TestFlight installation.
+
 ## Remaining delivery steps
 
 - Complete physical-device/TestFlight installation and Camera scanning acceptance.
-- Await Apple's demo-access and beta review decision, including the separate-host question.
+- Pass production App Review, including the separate-host question. Beta review is
+  approved (see above).
 - Complete the production Mac listing. Its 0.0.8 draft has the uploaded build and review
   notes selected, but description, keywords, support URL, and screenshots are missing.
 - Publish a new standalone host release for real paired mobile creation and skills.
 
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ being edited. [Acceptance](reviews/2026-10-07-ui-completion.md).
 **Mobile thread creation and skills (#128).** The paired Mac service now supports starting
 Local or Worktree threads and discovering provider-native commands. The iPhone demo also
 exercises thread creation and skills without a Mac. Companion 0.1.0 (5) includes these
-changes and was submitted for beta review. The v0.0.9 standalone desktop now supplies
-these endpoints for real paired use.
+changes and was approved for TestFlight beta testing on 2026-10-07. The v0.0.9 standalone
+desktop now supplies these endpoints for real paired use.
 
 **Chat title quality.** The title request now includes a bounded final reply and asks for a
 short action-and-subject title in the user's language. Validation normalizes plain text and
@@ -745,8 +745,9 @@ reuses the desktop renderer. Val approved integrating this development preview.
 boundary/revocation tests and a signed native smoke test cover explicit pairing, encrypted
 saved access, an approved scripted edit, terminal execution, restart recovery and revocation.
 App Sandbox was verified on the running client. Graceful host shutdown, full parity and
-real CLI acceptance, provisioning, App Review eligibility and macOS TestFlight remain
-pending; this is not an App Store release. See [the preview ledger](mac-store-preview-plan.md) and
+real CLI acceptance, provisioning and App Review eligibility remain pending. Store 0.0.8
+was approved for macOS TestFlight beta testing on 2026-10-07; this is not an App Store
+release. See [the preview ledger](mac-store-preview-plan.md) and
 [run instructions](../apps/store-desktop/README.md).
 
 The shared Mac connection settings now recognize existing system CLI sign-ins and recheck