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+# Issue #40 kickoff
+
+Title: feat: non-interactive runtime contract for autonomous workflows
+
+## Goal
+Implement and ship issue #40 with tests and docs.
+
+## First slice (next PR updates)
+- [ ] Reproduce/validate current behavior
+- [ ] Implement minimal end-to-end path
+- [ ] Add tests for success + failure cases
+- [ ] Update docs/changelog/versioning per policy
+
+## Blockers
+- None yet (kickoff PR)