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+[usc KBN-101 EXECUTION DELTA] rc.16 contract PR #774 merged main c593a15; PR #1832 + descendant #1833 green; parent #771 remains open. Child DAG opened #775-#784. Sole active card is #775/KBN-101-00 on web1 branch `feat/775-kbn101-bootstrap`, worktree `/home/hermes/agent-work/stack-kbn101-00`, owner `web1:kbn101-00-author`; exact scope only infra/pg-bootstrap + tracking docs, stopping uncommitted for security review. #769/KBN-100 and all later KBN cards, Vault/deploy/database/live authority remain held. No overlap with Homelab FCM M3 files.