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-```
-speedkit.eu
-Index of Completed Execution Systems
-
-REGISTRY OPENED: 2026-01-25
-
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+# SPEEDKIT
 
-MODE        PUBLIC
-POLICY      APPEND-ONLY
-REMOVAL     DOES NOT EXIST
+## Purpose
 
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-
-ENTERED INTO REGISTRY
-IMMUTABLE · FINAL
-```
+Root registry and governance surface for the Verifrax stack.
 
----
+## Status
 
-### SYSTEMS
+- **Stability**: Experimental
+- **SemVer**: Not guaranteed until v1.0.0
+- **Security**: See **Security** section below
 
-| ID | NAME | DESCRIPTION | STATUS |
-|----|------|-------------|--------|
-| SYS-001 | [CICULLIS](https://github.com/midiakiasat/CICULLIS) | Irreversible CI gate | REGISTERED |
-| SYS-002 | [MK10-PRO](https://github.com/kaaffilm/MK10-PRO) | Execution index (frozen) | REGISTERED |
-| SYS-003 | [VERIFRAX](https://github.com/Verifrax/VERIFRAX) | Deterministic verification | REGISTERED |
-| SYS-004 | [VATFIX](https://github.com/vatfix/VATFIX) | VAT compliance execution | REGISTERED |
+## Scope
 
----
+- What this repo is responsible for
+- What it explicitly does **not** do
 
-### ARTIFACTS — ANNEX A
+## Quickstart
 
-| ID | DESCRIPTION | NAME |
-|----|-------------|------|
-| PRIM-001 | Irreversible execution | [GUILLOTINE](https://github.com/midiakiasat/guillotine) |
-| PRIM-002 | Irreversible judgment | [IRREVOCULL](https://github.com/midiakiasat/irrevocull) |
-| PRIM-003 | Deterministic witness | [ATTESTORIUM](https://github.com/midiakiasat/attestorium) |
-| PRIM-004 | Deterministic verification | [VALIDEXOR](https://github.com/midiakiasat/validexor) |
-| PRIM-005 | Boundary enforcement | [LIMENWARD](https://github.com/midiakiasat/limenward) |
-| PRIM-006 | Origin sealing | [ORIGINSEAL](https://github.com/midiakiasat/originseal) |
-| PRIM-007 | Custody primitive | [ARCHICUSTOS](https://github.com/midiakiasat/archicustos) |
-| PRIM-008 | Temporal finality | [KAIROCLASP](https://github.com/midiakiasat/kairoclasp) |
-
----
+```bash
+# clone
+git clone https://github.com/Verifrax/SPEEDKIT.git
+cd SPEEDKIT
 
+# install (adjust if needed)
+# (placeholder) npm install / pnpm install / go test ./... / etc.
 ```
-PROJECTION BOUNDARY
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-
-SPEEDKIT is not a mirror of the author's repositories.
-It is a projection of completed execution systems only.
-Experimental, developmental, auxiliary, and superseded
-repositories are excluded.
 
-Authoritative workspace:
-https://github.com/midiakiasat
+## Repository layout
 
-Once listed, removal is not permitted.
+- `/` Root sources
+- `/.github/` Issue + PR templates
+- `/docs/` Documentation (if present)
 
-BOUNDARY ENFORCED
+## Security
 
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+- Report vulnerabilities privately: **security@verifrax.org**
+- Do **not** open public issues for sensitive findings
 
-REGISTERED · IMMUTABLE · FINAL
+## Contributing
 
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+See `CONTRIBUTING.md`.
 
-OUT-OF-BAND CHANNEL: contact@speedkit.eu
+## License
 
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-
-STATE IS NOT SUBJECT TO INTERPRETATION
-```
+MIT. See `LICENSE`.