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 Status as of 2026-08-06: **provisioned and live** at
 https://bonnamoonstudio.poweredbyotm.com (`site` template v0.11.0, container
-`site-bonnamoonstudio` on anvil). The repo remains empty by design — see "The plan"
-below. This file covers how to reach things. There is no app code here to document.
+`site-bonnamoonstudio` on anvil). The repo now holds the studio-backbone
+**vision, Phase 1 designs, and a working local prototype** — see
+[VISION.md](VISION.md) and [prototype/README.md](prototype/README.md). The
+`site` instance's code still lives in the platform monorepo, not here (see "The
+plan" below); this repo is the backbone's home. Local branch is now `main`,
+tracking `gitea/main`.
 
 The long-term product vision — a custom "studio backbone" app in the FMB mold
 (glaze recipes, firing log, inventory, accounting, market scanner, kiln control) —