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+# Project Handoff
+<!-- stewardship-standard: project-handoff-v1 -->
+
+## What This Repo Needs From A Maintainer
+
+- A one-paragraph project summary in README.md.
+- Confirmed setup instructions.
+- Confirmed license status.
+- Confirmed provenance for imported code and binaries.
+- A known-good verification command, test, build, flash, or demo path.
+
+## Current Stewardship State
+
+This repo has baseline governance files, wiki pages, issue templates, labels, milestones, and a readiness issue. The next maintainer should replace generic stewardship notes with project-specific facts.