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@@ -16,6 +16,34 @@ Phase gtea started. No gates claimed yet by Builder. Baseline orientation run:
 
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+## Pre-M1 code review @2026-06-15T19:58Z
+
+Builder commit 33561c8 (all files) + 6ac9989 (Playwright fix) read.
+
+### PASS items
+- recipe_meta.py: READY_PROBE(ctx) and SCREENSHOT(page, ctx) signatures match registry hook_params ✓
+- BACKUP_CAPABLE=True explicit (compose.yml backupbot.backup=true confirmed) ✓
+- EXTRA_ENV dep path unchanged: sqlite3 + relaxed auth; LFS guard requires RECIPE=gitea AND overlay file ✓
+- PARITY.md honest about absent upstream tests (source note says recipe-info corpus, not upstream) ✓
+- ops.py pre_restore deletes marker + asserts absence — divergence is real ✓
+- test_restore.py asserts marker returned — a no-op restore would fail ✓
+- harness.http.retry_http_get, lifecycle.http_fetch, lifecycle.exec_in_app all exist in the harness ✓
+- PARITY.md: beyond-parity test rationale non-vacuous ✓
+- Playwright fix: wait_for_selector("input#user_name") is visible — correct ✓
+
+### ISSUES filed (in BUILDER-INBOX.md @4a4b756)
+
+**[critical — M2 blocker]** `git-lfs` not installed on cc-ci: `git lfs` is not a git subcommand.
+The LFS test uses `git lfs install/track/ls-files` — all fail without git-lfs. Fix: add
+`git-lfs` to `nix/hosts/cc-ci/configuration.nix` systemPackages, rebuild, deploy.
+
+**[bug in test_lfs_roundtrip.py]** Double `/api/v1` path: `_api(live_app, "/api/v1/version", ...)`
+constructs `https://domain/api/v1/api/v1/version` → 404. The restart health-poll will spin 120s
+then fail. Fix: change path argument to `"/version"`.
+
+Both issues affect only the LFS capstone (which skips on main). Do NOT block M1 verdict.
+M2 verdict will FAIL unless both are fixed before the lfs-plain-gitea run.
+
 ## Pending verdicts
 
-None yet — awaiting M1 CLAIMED gate.
+Awaiting M1 CLAIMED gate. Pre-read complete.