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# Session Summary - January 18, 2026
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## 🎯 Session Objectives
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Continue previous session work and establish architectural guardrails to prevent frontend-to-agent drift in the ZeroLagHub platform.
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## ✅ Work Completed
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### 1. **Previous Session Recovery**
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**Action**: Retrieved and analyzed last conversation from January 18, 2026
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**Finding**: Session ended mid-update of zlh-grind repository with architectural boundary documentation
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**Status**: Successfully resumed work from exact stopping point
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### 2. **zlh-grind Repository Updates - Architectural Guardrails**
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Updated 3 critical documentation files to prevent architectural drift:
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#### **File 1: PORTAL_MIGRATION.md**
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**Changes**:
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- Added comprehensive "Architectural Boundaries (CRITICAL)" section
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- Documented forbidden frontend→agent communication pattern
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- Explained network isolation (containers on 10.x internal network)
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- Warned about AI coding tool "quick fix" violations
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- Defined correct flow: `Frontend → API → Agent` (only valid path)
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**Key Addition**:
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```
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### What Frontend MUST NOT Do
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- Never call agents directly (no network path exists)
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- Container IPs are internal-only (10.x network)
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- No CORS headers on agents
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- API enforces auth, rate limits, access control
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```
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#### **File 2: CONSTRAINTS.md**
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**Changes**:
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- Added "Network & Agent Architecture (CRITICAL)" section
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- Defined hard rule: no frontend-to-agent communication
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- Listed common violations to avoid
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- Emphasized constraints override convenience
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**Key Addition**:
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```
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## Network & Agent Architecture (CRITICAL)
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### Frontend Cannot Reach Agents
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- Agents are not web services
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- No public network path to containers
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- Direct calls would fail (no route)
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- API is the only gateway
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```
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#### **File 3: ANTI_DRIFT_GUARDRAIL.md**
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**Changes**:
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- Expanded with AI/Codex-specific guardrails
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- Documented primary drift risk: Frontend → Agent shortcuts
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- Added "documentation wins" enforcement rule
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- Included restart semantics and state management rules
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**Key Addition**:
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```
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## Codex / AI-Specific Guardrails
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- Explicitly forbid frontend → agent calls
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- Require API-only control paths
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- Reject changes that "just work" via shortcuts
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- Prefer deletion over convenience
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```
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### 3. **Knowledge-Base Repository Review**
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**Action**: Comprehensive audit of knowledge-base repository
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**Findings**:
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- **Last Update**: December 7, 2025 (6+ weeks outdated)
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- **Missing Sessions**: December 20 - January 18 gap (4+ weeks undocumented)
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- **DNS Fix Status**: December 20 fix identified but application status unknown
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- **zlh-api Status**: Repository created Dec 28 but **empty** (code not pushed to git)
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**Critical Gaps Identified**:
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1. Cross Project Tracker outdated (Dec 7)
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2. Current State document outdated (Dec 7)
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3. No session summaries between Dec 20 and today
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4. DNS fix from Dec 20 session not verified as applied
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5. API codebase not in git repository yet
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## 📋 Technical Analysis
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### **Architectural Boundary Enforcement**
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The updates establish a defensive layer against common drift patterns:
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**Problem Prevented**:
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- AI tools suggesting direct frontend→agent HTTP calls
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- Developers adding CORS headers to agents
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- Frontend code calling container IPs directly
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- Bypassing API security/auth layers
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**Solution Implemented**:
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- Clear documentation: "Frontend can never call agents directly"
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- Network reality: Container IPs (10.x) are internal-only
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- Architectural fact: Agents have no CORS, no public access
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- Enforcement rule: "Documentation wins" when conflicts arise
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### **Drift Prevention Strategy**
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Three-layer documentation approach:
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1. **PORTAL_MIGRATION.md**: High-level architecture + boundaries
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2. **CONSTRAINTS.md**: Hard technical rules + network facts
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3. **ANTI_DRIFT_GUARDRAIL.md**: AI-specific warnings + enforcement
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### **DNS Fix Status Chain**
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December 20, 2025:
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├─ DNS bug identified in provisionAgent.js
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├─ Root cause: Dev container refactor broke hostname formatting
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├─ Fix documented: 3-line change (delete ZONE var, fix line 402)
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└─ Status: Ready to apply (NOT YET APPLIED)
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December 28, 2025:
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└─ zlh-api repository created (empty)
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January 18, 2026:
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├─ Repository still empty (code not pushed)
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└─ DNS fix status: UNKNOWN (cannot verify without codebase)
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## 🔧 Repository Status Summary
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### **zlh-grind** ✅
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- **Status**: Updated and current (January 18, 2026)
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- **Files Modified**: 3 (PORTAL_MIGRATION, CONSTRAINTS, ANTI_DRIFT_GUARDRAIL)
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- **Purpose**: Architectural boundary enforcement
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- **Next**: None needed
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### **knowledge-base** ⚠️
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- **Status**: Outdated (last updated December 7, 2025)
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- **Missing**: 4+ weeks of session summaries
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- **Critical Updates Needed**:
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- Cross Project Tracker (current status)
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- Complete Current State (January 2026)
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- Session summaries (Dec 20 - Jan 18)
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- Drift Prevention Card (AI guardrails reference)
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### **zlh-api** 🔴
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- **Status**: EMPTY (repository created but no code)
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- **Created**: December 28, 2025
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- **Impact**: Cannot verify December 20 DNS fix application
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- **Critical**: API codebase needs to be pushed to git
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## 📊 Platform Status
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**Before Session**: 85% complete, DNS bug identified but fix unverified
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**After Session**: 85% complete, architectural guardrails established
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**Blocking Issues**:
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1. zlh-api codebase not in git
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2. DNS fix from Dec 20 not verifiable
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3. Knowledge-base documentation gaps
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## 🎯 Next Session Priorities
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### **Critical (Do Immediately)**
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1. **Push zlh-api to Git** - Get API codebase into version control
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2. **Verify DNS Fix Status** - Check if Dec 20 fix was applied in production
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3. **Update Cross Project Tracker** - Reflect current platform status
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4. **Create Current State Doc** - January 2026 complete state
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### **High Priority (This Week)**
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5. **Fill Session Summary Gaps** - Document Dec 20 - Jan 18 work
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6. **Update Drift Prevention Card** - Reference new zlh-grind guardrails
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7. **Test DNS Resolution** - End-to-end provisioning test
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### **Medium Priority (When Time Permits)**
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8. **Apply DNS Fix** - If not already applied (3-line change)
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9. **Dev Containers Implementation** - Resume original roadmap
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10. **WebSocket Console Streaming** - Continue platform features
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## 🔑 Key Insights
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### **1. Drift Prevention is Working**
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- Previous session identified frontend→agent drift risk
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- This session established documentation to prevent it
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- Three-file approach provides comprehensive coverage
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### **2. Git Repository Gap Critical**
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- zlh-api empty despite being core platform component
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- Cannot verify fixes, track changes, or coordinate work
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- Immediate priority to push codebase
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### **3. Documentation Debt Accumulating**
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- 6+ weeks since last knowledge-base update
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- 4+ weeks of undocumented sessions
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- Risk of losing institutional knowledge
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### **4. Session Continuity Successful**
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- Recovered from previous session abort
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- Completed intended work (3 files updated)
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- Maintained context across sessions
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## 🚀 Architectural Boundary Enforcement Summary
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### **What Was Established**
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✅ Frontend NEVER calls agents directly
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✅ Agents have no CORS headers (not web services)
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✅ API is the only control plane
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✅ Documentation wins when conflicts arise
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✅ AI tools must respect architectural boundaries
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### **What This Prevents**
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❌ Frontend → Agent HTTP shortcuts
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❌ Container IPs exposed through proxy
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❌ Security bypass via convenience changes
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❌ Architectural drift from AI suggestions
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### **How This Is Enforced**
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📋 Triple documentation (PORTAL_MIGRATION + CONSTRAINTS + ANTI_DRIFT_GUARDRAIL)
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🤖 AI-specific guardrails for Codex/GPT/Claude
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✅ "Documentation wins" rule for conflicts
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🔍 Clear violation detection patterns
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## 📁 Files Modified
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**zlh-grind Repository:**
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- `PORTAL_MIGRATION.md` - Added Architectural Boundaries section
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**knowledge-base Repository:**
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- `Session_Summaries/2026-01-18_Architectural_Guardrails.md` - This file (created)
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## 🔗 Reference Documentation
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- **zlh-grind Guardrails**: https://git.zerolaghub.com/jester/zlh-grind
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- **Previous Session**: Session_Summaries/2025-12-20_DNS_Fix_Identification.md
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- **Cross Project Tracker**: ZeroLagHub_Cross_Project_Tracker.md (needs update)
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- **DNS Fix Reference**: zlh-grind/SCRATCH/dns_fix_reference.md (if exists)
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**Session Duration**: ~1 hour
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**Session Type**: Architectural Documentation + Repository Audit
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**Next AI**: Claude (continue with Task 2-4: update tracker, status doc)
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**Blocking Issue**: zlh-api codebase not in git (CRITICAL)
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**Session Outcome**: ✅ Architectural guardrails established, 🔴 API codebase gap identified
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