docs: log cockpit_bridge respawn fix and W8 validation

CLAUDE.md

@@ -361,6 +361,10 @@ entries; correct forward with a new dated entry if something needs revising.
   widget (`785ec56`)
 - 2026-07-08 — rov_api: added GET /mode and POST /mode endpoints (validate-before-write +
   /rov/mode/reload trigger); deployed and tested on RPi5, all paths verified (9109439)
+- 2026-07-08 — Root-caused chronic widget "no data": cockpit_bridge (feeds Cockpit data
+  lake on :9001) launched but had no respawn, so a boot-time race left it permanently
+  dead. Added respawn=True to its launch Node. W8 mode indicator built + validated live
+  (render+data). W1/W8 confirmed GREEN/AUV once bridge up.
 
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src/rov_mission/launch/mission.launch.py

@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ def _launch_with_config(context, *args, **kwargs):
             executable='cockpit_bridge',
             name='cockpit_bridge',
             output='screen',
+            respawn=True,
+            respawn_delay=5.0,
         )
     ]