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name: ssot-bootstrap
description: Bootstrap or continue repository SSOT creation. Use when SSOT/ is missing, SSOT/STATUS.md coverage_result is bootstrap, an active bootstrap manifest has unfinished phases, or the user asks to create a repository SSOT. Retained review artifacts under .bootstrap/ alone do not mean setup is unfinished. Do not use for normal code-task preflight or routine closeout in an already bootstrapped repo.
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# SSOT Bootstrap

Build SSOT only from observed repository evidence; a filled template is not
proof. Follow [`bootstrap.md`](references/bootstrap.md) until every phase exit
holds. Load source-material rules for supplied documents and
[`reader-quality.md`](../ssot-preflight/references/reader-quality.md) for every
reader-facing body. Stop only after the stop review that
[`status-protocol.md §6`](../ssot-preflight/references/status-protocol.md)
requires passes (independent for overall `passed`); if none is available, leave
the claim unmade and report why. Never infer bootstrap completion from
structure or lint alone.