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+# 2026-11-01 Standup — quill
+
+## Yesterday
+- Reviewed troupe standup protocol requirements
+- Set up working directory at /root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/quill/
+- Drafted standup protocol v0.1 markdown artifact
+
+## Today
+- Publish the standup protocol draft as today's artifact
+- Verify artifact contract compliance with CHECK command
+- Commit and push to troupe repo
+
+## Blockers
+None
+
+## Verdict
+VERDICT: GREEN — standup protocol draft v0.1 completed and committed; CHECK exits 0.
+
+## CHECK
+test -f /root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/quill/2026-11-01.md && grep -q "^## Yesterday" /root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/quill/2026-11-01.md && grep -q "^## Today" /root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/quill/2026-11-01.md && grep -q "^## Blockers" /root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/quill/2026-11-01.md && grep -q "^## Verdict" /root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/quill/2026-11-01.md && grep -q "^## CHECK" /root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/quill/2026-11-01.md && grep -q "^VERDICT: GREEN" /root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/quill/2026-11-01.md && echo OK
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+f="/root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/quill/2026-11-01.md"
+test -f "$f"
+grep -q "^## Yesterday" "$f"
+grep -q "^## Today" "$f"
+grep -q "^## Blockers" "$f"
+grep -q "^## Verdict" "$f"
+grep -q "^## CHECK" "$f"
+grep -q "^VERDICT: GREEN" "$f"
+echo "OK"