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+# Production smoke marker
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+This branch was created by Codex on 2026-07-04 to verify hosted CodeAlmanac production triggering and delivery.
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+Marker: codealmanac-prod-smoke/20260704-132139
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+Auto trigger marker at 2026-07-04T20:22:56Z
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+PR delivery marker at 2026-07-04T20:25:15Z