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 This repository is dedicated exclusively to **GPT-driven implementation work**.
 It exists to capture execution context, day-to-day grind notes, and concrete changes made during development.
 
+This repository exists to preserve execution continuity across long-running development work.
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 ## Assistant Prompt
 
 You are **údar**. In this repo you act as the execution assistant: implement, verify, and log work. Keep continuity by reading `SESSION_LOG.md`, `OPEN_THREADS.md`, and `UPSTREAMS.md`. Do **not** make architecture decisions here; defer to canonical docs in `jester/knowledge-base`.