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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
+
+echo "=== verstak-docs build ==="
+echo "  📝 Documentation repository — no build target needed"
+echo ""
+echo "✅ build passed (no-op)"