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+# Operator Onboarding Checklist
+
+Owner: PM
+Status: not started
+Date: YYYY-MM-DD
+
+## 1. Project Framing
+
+- project name:
+- objective:
+- key constraints:
+- environments in scope:
+
+## 2. Roles and Boundaries
+
+- PM assigned: pending Operator confirmation
+- CM assigned: pending Operator confirmation
+- SM assigned: pending Operator confirmation
+- OM-Test assigned: pending Operator confirmation
+- OM assigned: pending Operator confirmation
+- any role exceptions approved by Operator: none currently
+
+## 3. Required Artifacts
+
+- `MEMORY.md` reviewed and accepted by Operator
+- `CHANGELOG.md` initialized and owner set
+- `ROADMAP.md` initialized and owner set
+- `TODO.md` initialized and owner set
+- `minion-version.md` reviewed and downstream version format confirmed
+
+## 4. Escalation Policy (Operator Optional)
+
+Enabled by Operator: yes/no
+
+If enabled:
+
+- production blocker response expectation:
+- non-critical blocker response expectation:
+- incident communication expectation:
+
+## 5. Guardrail Confirmation
+
+- base guardrails accepted
+- project-specific guardrails added:
+- secret and personal-data handling confirmed
+- machine-specific metadata hygiene confirmed (example: .DS_Store stays untracked)
+- rollback posture expectation confirmed
+
+## 6. Sign-Off
+
+Operator decision: pending
+
+Notes: