Merge pull request 'docs: fix STATUS.md Current Blockers — replace closed #174 with open #231' (#236) from feature/fix-status-md-blocker-235 into main

STATUS.md

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ Legend: [x]=done, [~]=in-progress, [ ]=not started
 - **PR #160 closed** — had merge conflicts and ROADMAP.md regressions (unchecked completed items). Clean fix applied here.
 - **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions.
 
-## Current Blockers (as of 2026-06-06)
+## Current Blockers (as of 2026-06-07)
 
 In dependency order — operator tasks unless noted:
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ In dependency order — operator tasks unless noted:
 8. **P1 #218** — Operator: merge 0xWheatyz/Talos upstream PR #14 to activate Flux GitOps for api-company — Fork PR #399 already MERGED to leeworks-agents/Talos; upstream PR #14 is the critical gate; unblocks #2, #3, #4, #66 chain (replaces closed #187 and #90)
 10. **P2 #80** — Create `gitea-image-automation-token` secret in `flux-system` namespace (operator) — enables Flux image automation
 11. **P2 #173** — Create ESO source secrets in `external-secrets` namespace for RapidAPI proxy-secret syncing (operator) — blocks ESO sync
-12. **P2 #174** — VIN Decoder metrics instrumentation in `leeworks-agents/vin-decoder` repo (agent task, depends on #18 deploy)
+12. **P2 #231** — Verify VIN Decoder metrics endpoint and ServiceMonitor scrape config in live cluster (depends on #218 — Flux must be active first)
 13. **P2 #178** — Validate ESO HelmRelease deployment and ExternalSecret sync for all 4 API namespaces (depends on #173 + Flux active)
 14. **P2 #179** — Execute extended full-stack Flux validation checklist including VIN Decoder (depends on #126, #127, #128)