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+# Manifold Upstream CI Telemetry Proof
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+This file proves the uncontrolled upstream CI telemetry observation path.
+
+Proven path:
+1. Fork created via GitHub API
+2. Branch created from `upstream/main`
+3. Proof file pushed to fork remote
+4. Cross-repo PR opened against upstream
+5. Unowned upstream CI observed via GitHub API
+6. CI state classified using bounded taxonomy
+
+This is a bounded topology/telemetry proof — not a code change.