Record draw merge helper mismatch reduction

docs/modernization/debt.md

@@ -397,6 +397,10 @@ agent or engineer to remove them without reconstructing context from chat.
   now routes the branch dispatch object assembly through
   `make_canvas_draw_merge_branch_dispatch(...)`; the branch body still owns the
   selection guard and dispatch wiring.
+- 2026-06-15: `DEBT-0036` was narrowed again. `execute_canvas_draw_merge_branch_body()`
+  now drops the unused `draw_checkerboard` flag from the branch helper chain,
+  shrinking the helper API mismatch while `Canvas::draw_merge_branch_orchestration()`
+  still owns the remaining branch orchestration.
 - 2026-06-14: `DEBT-0036` was narrowed again. `Canvas::draw_merge_branch_orchestration()`
   now routes the temporary erase, temporary paint, texture, and blend dispatch
   bodies through retained helpers inside `execute_canvas_draw_merge_branch_body(...)`;