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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-nats-accounts
 
-[![standard-readme compliant](https://img.shields.io/badge/readme%20style-standard-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/RichardLitt/standard-readme)
-
 NATS **account + leaf allow-list**. Leaf nodes cannot publish `verae.billing.*`.
 
 **Forgejo:** https://git.georgelambert.org/marchon/verae-nats-accounts
 
 - `policy.json` — machine-readable allow/deny (used by access-leaf).
 - `nats.conf` — sketch for a future accounts-enabled nats-server (loopback).
-
-## Install
-
-```sh
-git clone ssh://git@git.georgelambert.org:2223/marchon/verae-nats-accounts.git
-cd verae-nats-accounts
-```
-
-## Usage
-
-```sh
-# No single entrypoint is declared in this tree.
-ls
-```
-
-## Contributing
-
-Questions: open an issue at https://git.georgelambert.org/marchon/verae-nats-accounts/issues. Pull requests are accepted.
-
-## License
-
-UNLICENSED © George Lambert