client-reliability-1: bound modal fixture style work with native focus contract

docs/agents/backlog/client-reliability-1.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
  "id": "client-reliability-1",
  "area": "client-reliability",
- "status": "open",
+ "status": "in-progress",
  "title": "Diagnose and fix profile-modal suite hang without weakening assertions",
  "blockedOn": null,
  "addedOn": "2026-10-19",