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 id: 20260530-013904-profile-authoring-requirements-sync
 slug: profile-authoring-requirements-sync
 title: Sync profile authoring requirements before choosing the language
-status: open
+status: closed
 kind: task
 priority: P2
 labels: [manifest, profiles, architecture]
 created_at: 2026-05-30T01:39:04Z
-updated_at: 2026-05-30T02:03:58Z
+updated_at: 2026-06-01T07:02:44Z
 assignee: null
 legacy_ticket: null
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+Closed as completed. The requirements sync served its purpose: it captured the Profile boundary, rejected proceeding with semantic-nix-profiles as the assumed direction, and led to the follow-up Lua implementation ticket. The concrete authoring direction was implemented and closed in lua-profile-authoring; remaining refinements should be tracked as separate follow-up tickets.
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@@ -15,4 +15,13 @@ Updated the requirements to reflect the current interpretation: Profile is a reu
 Lua-specific notes now record controlled `require` and a public `profile` constructor as likely core primitives, while keeping the exact language/API/return contract open.
 
 
+---
+
+<!-- event: close author: hare at: 2026-06-01T07:02:44Z status: closed -->
+
+## Closed
+
+Closed as completed. The requirements sync served its purpose: it captured the Profile boundary, rejected proceeding with semantic-nix-profiles as the assumed direction, and led to the follow-up Lua implementation ticket. The concrete authoring direction was implemented and closed in lua-profile-authoring; remaining refinements should be tracked as separate follow-up tickets.
+
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