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+> **Work in progress — not ready for production use.**
+> This project is under active development and has not been formally tested or audited for production deployment. It is shared publicly for transparency and collaboration. Use at your own risk.
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 **Developed by Henrik Højmark**
 
 This project was built with substantial assistance from AI (Claude by Anthropic),