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.github/DEAD-FILE-AUDIT.md says "60 generated explainer pages"; there are now 61

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The issue points to a specific file, .github/DEAD-FILE-AUDIT.md, and a specific line about '60 generated explainer pages'. First, verify the current count of explainer files by running the provided commands (ls explainers/*.md | wc -l). Then, edit the audit file to update the number to 61 or rephrase the sentence to avoid a hardcoded count. Finally, ensure no other references to the count need updating by checking the script scripts/check_explainer_count.py.

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Where: .github/DEAD-FILE-AUDIT.md, the explainers-ui.js bullet under the assets/ section.

The gap: The audit doc states: "explainers-ui.js - referenced only by index.html... None of the 60 generated explainer pages load it..." - but explainers/*.md (and the generated explainers/*.html pages) currently number 61, not 60:

$ ls explainers/*.md | wc -l
61
$ python3 scripts/check_explainer_count.py
OK: all 6 explainer-count mentions match explainers/*.md (61 files).
$ git log -1 --format='%h %ci' -- .github/DEAD-FILE-AUDIT.md
501932d 2026-09-10 01:43:03 +0530

The doc was last touched Sep 10; at least one explainer has been added since, so its hardcoded count drifted the same way scripts/check_explainer_count.py exists specifically to catch elsewhere (README.md, CONTRIBUTORS.md, METRICS.md, ROADMAP.md) - this file just isn't on that script's watch list.

Fix direction: Either update "60" to the current count, or reword to avoid a point-in-time number (e.g. "none of the generated explainer pages load it").

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