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 **Purpose:** Single list of all tasks required to complete the API for Sankofa (GraphQL + REST railing, client API, docs, Gitea).  
 **Last Updated:** 2026-03-11  
+**Status:** All checklist items complete (code, docs, and operator runbooks in place).  
 **Refs:** [PHOENIX_API_RAILING_TASKS.md](../02-architecture/PHOENIX_API_RAILING_TASKS.md), [PHOENIX_API_RAILING_SPEC.md](../02-architecture/PHOENIX_API_RAILING_SPEC.md), [SANKOFA_PHOENIX_GITEA_REPOS_REVIEW.md](../04-configuration/SANKOFA_PHOENIX_GITEA_REPOS_REVIEW.md)
 
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