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 <!-- 1–3 sentences. What does this PR do and why? -->
 
 ## Related
-<!-- REQUIRED when the title names a ticket: the `closing-ref` check reads this section's link graph, not the title. Same repo: Closes #123 · Cross-repo: Closes tracebloc/backend#2364 (owner-qualified — a bare `Closes #2364` resolves against THIS repo and links the wrong issue or none). Every train repo's default branch is now `develop` (measured 2026-08-23), so a closing keyword DOES fire on merge — the earlier note here saying it does not predates that migration. -->
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 ## Type of change
 - [ ] Feature
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 - [ ] Docs updated if behavior or config changed
 - [ ] No secrets / credentials in the diff
 - [ ] For security-sensitive paths: appropriate reviewer requested
-- [ ] The ticket named in the title is LINKED in *Related* above, cross-repo as `Closes tracebloc/<repo>#N` — a bare `#N` resolves against this repo, and a title reference alone links nothing (backend#2364)
+- [ ] The ticket named in the title is LINKED in *Related* above, cross-repo as `Closes tracebloc/<repo>#N` — a bare `#N` resolves against this repo, and a title reference alone links nothing
 - [ ] If this depends on a change in another repo: shipped **expand-then-contract** (additive first, consumers adopt later), or **Breaking change** ticked above with the rollout order in *Deployment notes* — repos promote independently, so the other change may not ship with this one