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 # Agent instructions — pipelex-starter-python
 
+> **This repository is frozen for its move into `Pipelex/pipelex-sdk`** (epic L-261001-a2fd94, plan in the workspace root's `wip/sdk-monorepo/plan.md`). Open no new branch here and claim no ledger item this repository owns: those items are re-owned to the new repository when the import lands, and the work happens there.
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 The full project guide for AI coding agents is [`CLAUDE.md`](CLAUDE.md) — read it; everything there applies regardless of which agent you are. The rules below are the ones that cause real damage when missed:
 
 - **Never edit anything under `widget/generated/`** — not even a reformat. Every artifact carries a stamp with its own content hash and a sibling `codegen.lock` hashes them all, so any edit makes `tests/unit/test_generated_clients.py` fail with a drift report. Customize by wrapping the model from your own code instead. Relatedly, `widget/generated` is excluded from ruff on purpose and is fully type-checked on purpose — do not "fix" either.
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 # Pipelex Starter Project
 
+> **This repository is frozen for its move into `Pipelex/pipelex-sdk`** (epic L-261001-a2fd94, plan in the workspace root's `wip/sdk-monorepo/plan.md`). Open no new branch here and claim no ledger item this repository owns: those items are re-owned to the new repository when the import lands, and the work happens there.
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 ## Commands
 
 ### Linting & Type Checking
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 # Widget ⚡️
 
+> **This template will be generated from `Pipelex/pipelex-sdk`.** Its source is moving to that repository's `starter-python/` directory, and each release there that ships the starter will update this repository's `main`, so "Use this template" keeps working here. Version 0.2.1 is the last release made in this repository, and new work waits for the move rather than starting here.
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 *Replace "Widget" with your actual project name*
 
 A minimal Python CLI starter that calls the [Pipelex](https://pipelex.com) API via the [`pipelex-sdk`](https://pypi.org/project/pipelex-sdk/) SDK to run AI methods (`.mthds` bundles) — no local Pipelex runtime required.