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From: Deltalank <196924839+Deltalank@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:16:13 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add maintenance session evidence

Co-authored-by: CoderDeltaLAN <152043745+CoderDeltaLAN@users.noreply.github.com>
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+# Maintenance session evidence
+
+Use this evidence record to close a small maintenance session cleanly.
+
+## Session start
+
+- Confirm that upstream main is current.
+- Confirm that the local main branch is clean.
+- Confirm that the branch has one clear purpose.
+- Confirm that the planned change is documentation only.
+
+## Evidence record
+
+- Record the changed file.
+- Record that the pull request title matches the diff.
+- Record that no secrets or personal data were added.
+- Record that private context stayed out of repository files.
+
+## Session close
+
+- Wait for checks before approval.
+- Merge only after review.
+- Confirm that main contains the expected merge commit.
+- Keep follow-up work for a separate branch.