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 # coreci/executor-config — approval-request queue (repurposed, REQ-27)
 
+**TL;DR** — this repository. This file explains how to stand it up and who to contact; the machinery detail stays lower under Details.
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 Governance lane for CoreCI's executor rail (LXC 116 coreci-executor +
 LXC 117 coreci-broker — BOTH STAY RUNNING). The rail is REPURPOSED as an
 approval-request queue ONLY: operational requests from acting employees'