diff --git a/checkpoint.json b/checkpoint.json
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+{
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-16T05:32:47.433470Z",
+  "current_node": "setup",
+  "completed_nodes": [
+    "start",
+    "setup"
+  ],
+  "node_retries": {
+    "start": 1,
+    "setup": 1
+  },
+  "context_values": {
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+    "internal.thread_id": "start",
+    "internal.retry_count.setup": 1,
+    "command.stderr": "",
+    "current_node": "setup",
+    "command.output": "fatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.\n",
+    "internal.run_id": "01KKTJ3P200G22A07CW3HMH5WR",
+    "outcome": "fail",
+    "graph.goal": "Add support for item_comments to syndication framework\nDescription\n\t\nAdd comments argument to feed.add_item() in syndication.views so that item_comments can be defined directly without having to take the detour via item_extra_kwargs .\nAdditionally, comments is already explicitly mentioned in the feedparser, but not implemented in the view.\n",
+    "internal.retry_count.start": 1,
+    "current.preamble": "Goal: Add support for item_comments to syndication framework\nDescription\n\t\nAdd comments argument to feed.add_item() in syndication.views so that item_comments can be defined directly without having to take the detour via item_extra_kwargs .\nAdditionally, comments is already explicitly mentioned in the feedparser, but not implemented in the view.\n\n",
+    "failure_class": "deterministic",
+    "failure_signature": "setup|deterministic|script failed with exit code: <n> ## stdout fatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.",
+    "graph.rankdir": "LR",
+    "thread.start.current_node": "setup",
+    "internal.fidelity": "compact"
+  },
+  "logs": [],
+  "node_outcomes": {
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+      "status": "fail",
+      "context_updates": {
+        "command.stderr": "",
+        "command.output": "fatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.\n"
+      },
+      "failure": {
+        "message": "Script failed with exit code: 128\n\n## stdout\nfatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.\n",
+        "failure_class": "deterministic"
+      },
+      "duration_ms": 49
+    },
+    "start": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "duration_ms": 0
+    }
+  },
+  "next_node_id": "solve",
+  "loop_failure_signatures": {
+    "setup|deterministic|script failed with exit code: <n> ## stdout fatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.": 1
+  },
+  "node_visits": {
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+    "start": 1
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/setup/script_invocation.json b/nodes/setup/script_invocation.json
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index 000000000..6ea027f2b
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+++ b/nodes/setup/script_invocation.json
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+{
+  "command": "git clone https://github.com/django/django.git . && git checkout 184a6eebb0ef56d5f1b1315a8e666830e37f3f81 && python -m pip install -e .",
+  "language": "shell",
+  "timeout_ms": null
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/setup/script_timing.json b/nodes/setup/script_timing.json
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index 000000000..1404938cc
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+++ b/nodes/setup/script_timing.json
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+{
+  "duration_ms": 48,
+  "exit_code": 128,
+  "timed_out": false
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/setup/status.json b/nodes/setup/status.json
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index 000000000..58b98802d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/setup/status.json
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+{
+  "status": "fail",
+  "notes": null,
+  "failure_reason": "Script failed with exit code: 128\n\n## stdout\nfatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.\n",
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-16T05:32:47.433305+00:00"
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/start/status.json b/nodes/start/status.json
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index 000000000..a42710ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/start/status.json
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+{
+  "status": "success",
+  "notes": null,
+  "failure_reason": null,
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-16T05:32:47.383260+00:00"
+}
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