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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.
 
+## 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`.
+
 ## What This Repo Is For
 - Daily GPT work logs
 - Session handovers
@@ -26,4 +30,4 @@ All canonical architecture, decisions, and references live in:
 
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-If it happened during hands-on GPT execution, it belongs here.
\ No newline at end of file
+If it happened during hands-on GPT execution, it belongs here.