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 ## Implementation references
 
 - [Initial project contract](docs/initial-project-contract.md): module responsibilities, configuration, snapshots, runtimes, preview sessions and communication.
-- [Repository bootstrap plan](docs/repository-bootstrap-plan.md): ordered work packages and acceptance gates. Next: isolate and validate the NeitzelLib runtime fix, then implement module/host boundaries.
+- [Repository bootstrap plan](docs/repository-bootstrap-plan.md): ordered work packages and acceptance gates. Next: establish the buildable module and host-service boundaries; the corrected local NeitzelLib baseline is prepared.
 - [Decision provenance](docs/provenance.md): workspace planning and captured prototype evidence.
 - [Third-party notices](THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md): Maven wrapper provenance.