The last mile needs a clipboard.

Scout can find targets. Submission adapters can prepare listing packages. The next risk is not technical. It is pretending that prepared means submitted, or submitted means listed.

External distribution needs a status console because the outside world is messy. A directory may require a form. A community may have rules. A marketplace may need a partner path. A registry may need a publisher package. The system can prepare the package, but the operator still has to choose the door, read the room, and decide whether to knock.

The External Submission Status Console keeps that last mile honest. It lets operators copy a listing package, mark a submission as submitted, record a response, mark a listing as live, snooze a weak target, reject a bad fit, or archive the job. The console records real listing status: ready, submitted, listed, response, follow-up, or archive.

This is a small console, but it is the shape of the company: useful rails, visible state, and review before the action leaves the building.