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+Title: Write-path test - delete me
+Date: 2026-09-11
+Modified: 2026-09-11
+Author: Oliver Rivas
+Category: DevSecOps
+Tags: test
+Slug: zzz-writepath-test
+Summary: Temporary write-path validation for the staging promoter. Orphan on purpose so it cannot merge. Safe to delete.
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+Throwaway post used once to confirm the promoter's PAT can push a branch and open a PR on the public repo. It has no hub link, so the link-graph guard fails and it can never merge. Delete after the test.