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-# archive/
-
-Holds retired code that's kept only for reference. Nothing here is executed
-by the app.
-
-## push_scripts.sh
-
-The original shell CLI that this web app replaces. Move it here from the
-repo root once you've verified electric-cherry is doing the same job:
-
-```bash
-git mv ../push_scripts.sh ./push_scripts.sh.retired
-```
-
-The web app's `docker/entrypoint.sh` will call `scripts/import-legacy.ts` on
-first boot to move any existing `script_metadata.json` into SQLite, so
-retiring the shell script does not lose deployment history or open betas.
-
-Parity check (run before archiving):
-
-1. On the Komodo host, run `./push_scripts.sh -n` and capture the plan output.
-2. Hit `POST /api/push { "dryRun": true }` against the running web app.
-3. Diff the two plans — the set of `added` / `updated` / `removed` files per
-   server must match exactly. Same for open beta listings vs `-lb`.