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 - **Upstream partner API:** authenticated; using the repo-published token is not acceptable use. Legitimate access = partner agreement.
 - Both are informal dependencies that can change or disappear without notice.
 
+## Fork & rewrite status (2026-10-12)
+
+- **Local modernized fork exists** at `~/projects/comuline-api` (branch `refactor/krl-current-api`): env token (`KAI_BEARER_TOKEN`), `/schedules` + configurable endpoints, hardened sync with per-station failure reports + station normalization, daily scheduling (GitHub Actions + systemd templates), freshness surfaced at `/status`. Verified locally including Postgres end-to-end (113 stations / 1,045 schedules, idempotent re-run). Evidence: `VERIFICATION.md` in the fork.
+- **Private for now** — upstream has no license file; do not publish without permission.
+- **User plans a full rewrite with a different system design** later; the fork is the working reference implementation until then.
+
 ## Ideas
 
 - Freshness monitor for the comuline API (alert when data updates — would signal the project waking up or a re-sync).