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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
+
+echo "=== verstak-sync-server build ==="
+if [ -f "$ROOT/go.mod" ]; then
+  echo "[go build]"
+  (cd "$ROOT" && go build ./...)
+  echo "  ✅ go build"
+  if go test -list . ./... &>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    (cd "$ROOT" && go test -count=1 ./... 2>&1 || true)
+  else
+    echo "  ℹ️  no tests"
+  fi
+else
+  echo "  ℹ️  repository empty — no build target yet"
+  echo "  📝 This repo will hold the Verstak sync server (CRDT-based)"
+fi
+echo ""
+echo "✅ build passed (no-op)"