diff --git a/.story_kit/work/2_current/117_story_show_startup_reconciliation_progress_in_ui.md b/.story_kit/work/2_current/117_story_show_startup_reconciliation_progress_in_ui.md
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--- a/.story_kit/work/2_current/117_story_show_startup_reconciliation_progress_in_ui.md
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@@ -6,12 +6,17 @@ name: "Show startup reconciliation progress in UI"
 
 ## User Story
 
-As a ..., I want ..., so that ...
+As a developer using Story Kit, I want to see what's happening during server startup reconciliation in the UI, so that I can understand why stories are moving between pipeline stages automatically.
 
 ## Acceptance Criteria
 
-- [ ] TODO
+- [ ] The server emits `reconciliation_progress` WebSocket events during `reconcile_on_startup` with a `story_id`, `status`, and `message` for each story being processed
+- [ ] The server emits a final `reconciliation_progress` event with `status: "done"` when reconciliation completes
+- [ ] The frontend displays an in-progress indicator (e.g. a banner) while reconciliation is active, showing recent events
+- [ ] The reconciliation banner dismisses itself when the `done` event is received
+- [ ] Existing tests continue to pass
 
 ## Out of Scope
 
-- TBD
+- Persisting reconciliation history across sessions
+- Showing reconciliation progress for `auto_assign_available_work`