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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Phase 01 verification script.
+# Confirms the three-repo scaffold exists under the continuous-intelligence
+# Gitea org and that the Phase 01 visible artifacts (placeholder index.html on
+# acdl-evidence; qa + prod branches on acdl-contracts) are present.
+#
+# Usage: ACDL_GITEA_TOKEN=<token> scripts/verify_phase01.sh
+# Exit codes: 0 = all checks passed; 1 = one or more checks failed.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+GITEA_HOST="${GITEA_HOST:-https://git.cloudinit.dev}"
+ORG="continuous-intelligence"
+TOKEN="${ACDL_GITEA_TOKEN:-}"
+AUTH_HEADER=""
+if [ -n "$TOKEN" ]; then
+  AUTH_HEADER="-H \"Authorization: token ${TOKEN}\""
+fi
+
+fail_count=0
+note() { printf '  [%s] %s\n' "$1" "$2"; }
+pass() { note "PASS" "$1"; }
+fail() { note "FAIL" "$1"; fail_count=$((fail_count + 1)); }
+
+echo "== Phase 01 verification =="
+echo "Host:  $GITEA_HOST"
+echo "Org:   $ORG"
+echo "Token: ${TOKEN:+<set, ${#TOKEN} chars>}${TOKEN:-<unset>}"
+echo
+
+# --- Check 1: acdl-contracts repo exists ---
+echo "-- Check 1: acdl-contracts repo exists --"
+status=$(curl -sS -o /tmp/p01_contracts.json -w "%{http_code}" \
+  -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+  "${GITEA_HOST}/api/v1/repos/${ORG}/acdl-contracts")
+if [ "$status" = "200" ]; then
+  default_branch=$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.load(open('/tmp/p01_contracts.json')).get('default_branch','?'))")
+  pass "acdl-contracts exists (default_branch=${default_branch})"
+else
+  fail "acdl-contracts GET returned HTTP ${status}"
+fi
+
+# --- Check 2: acdl-evidence repo exists ---
+echo "-- Check 2: acdl-evidence repo exists --"
+status=$(curl -sS -o /tmp/p01_evidence.json -w "%{http_code}" \
+  -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+  "${GITEA_HOST}/api/v1/repos/${ORG}/acdl-evidence")
+if [ "$status" = "200" ]; then
+  default_branch=$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.load(open('/tmp/p01_evidence.json')).get('default_branch','?'))")
+  pass "acdl-evidence exists (default_branch=${default_branch})"
+else
+  fail "acdl-evidence GET returned HTTP ${status}"
+fi
+
+# --- Check 3: acdl-evidence raw index.html returns 200 (Pages substitute per D-012/D-016) ---
+echo "-- Check 3: acdl-evidence raw index.html returns 200 --"
+index_url="${GITEA_HOST}/${ORG}/acdl-evidence/raw/branch/main/index.html"
+status=$(curl -sS -o /tmp/p01_index.html -w "%{http_code}" \
+  "${index_url}")
+if [ "$status" = "200" ]; then
+  body_size=$(wc -c < /tmp/p01_index.html)
+  if grep -q "ACDL Evidence" /tmp/p01_index.html; then
+    pass "raw index.html returns 200 with placeholder body (${body_size} bytes)"
+  else
+    fail "raw index.html returns 200 but body does not contain 'ACDL Evidence' marker"
+  fi
+else
+  fail "GET ${index_url} returned HTTP ${status}"
+fi
+
+# --- Check 4: qa + prod branches exist on acdl-contracts ---
+echo "-- Check 4: qa + prod branches exist on acdl-contracts --"
+status=$(curl -sS -o /tmp/p01_branches.json -w "%{http_code}" \
+  -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+  "${GITEA_HOST}/api/v1/repos/${ORG}/acdl-contracts/branches?limit=50")
+if [ "$status" != "200" ]; then
+  fail "list branches on acdl-contracts returned HTTP ${status}"
+else
+  for want in qa prod; do
+    if python3 -c "
+import json, sys
+branches = json.load(open('/tmp/p01_branches.json'))
+names = [b.get('name', '') for b in branches]
+sys.exit(0 if '${want}' in names else 1)
+"; then
+      pass "branch '${want}' exists on acdl-contracts"
+    else
+      fail "branch '${want}' missing on acdl-contracts"
+    fi
+  done
+fi
+
+echo
+echo "== Summary =="
+if [ "$fail_count" -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Phase 01 verification PASSED (all checks ok)"
+  exit 0
+else
+  echo "Phase 01 verification FAILED (${fail_count} check(s) failed)"
+  exit 1
+fi
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