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+# Repo classification (Repo Classification Standard v1.0).
+# First-pass agent classification (CUST-WP-0050 T02) — pending human review.
+
+repo_classification:
+  standard: Repo Classification Standard
+  version: '1.0'
+  classified_at: '2026-06-22'
+  classified_by: agent
+  category: research
+  domain: infotech
+  secondary_domains:
+  - agents
+  capability_tags:
+  - governance
+  - observability
+  - platform
+  - coordination
+  - orchestration
+  business_stake:
+  - technology
+  - intelligence
+  - operations
+  business_mechanics:
+  - control
+  - coordination
+  - adaptation
+  notes: Specification + reference implementation of the Interaction Hub Framework (IHF).
+    Core output is the governed framework/substrate, so classified research.