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-Scott "R00tPiG Security" Lindsey <rootpig@georgelambert.org> (rootpig) — owner
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-# Repository owner
-
-**Owner / credited author:** Scott "R00tPiG Security" Lindsey (`rootpig`)
-
-Forgejo: https://git.georgelambert.org/rootpig
-
-This repository is owned by **rootpig** for Verae Inc. server maintenance,
-deployment scripting, and related operations work.
-
-Co-contributors may appear in git history; ownership and ops credit belong to rootpig.
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 # verae-keep
 
-[![standard-readme compliant](https://img.shields.io/badge/readme%20style-standard-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/RichardLitt/standard-readme)
-
 Host keep-alive for Verae workers. Restarts a unit that crashed **unless** the operator console paused or stopped it.
 
 **Forgejo:** https://git.georgelambert.org/marchon/verae-keep
@@ -46,25 +44,3 @@ Units: NATS (observe only), job-poller, webhook-deliver, archive-aggregator, arc
 - `GET /health` `GET /status`
 - `POST /intent/:id` `{"state":"pause|stop|run"}`
 - `POST /reconcile`
-
-## Install
-
-```sh
-git clone ssh://git@git.georgelambert.org:2223/marchon/verae-keep.git
-cd verae-keep
-```
-
-## Usage
-
-```sh
-npm install
-npm start
-```
-
-## Contributing
-
-Questions: open an issue at https://git.georgelambert.org/marchon/verae-keep/issues. Pull requests are accepted.
-
-## License
-
-UNLICENSED © George Lambert