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+# CI smoke log
+
+Intentional no-op commits used to exercise the full instanode-web CI pipeline
+(typecheck → build → vitest → e2e-pr-smoke contract leg) on demand.
+
+| Date | Why |
+|---|---|
+| 2026-06-07 | Verify the web CI pipeline + the `@pr-smoke` Razorpay contract-only payment leg run green after wiring test-mode (api PR #271, `PAYMENT_TEST_MODE_ENABLED`). |