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+# Setup Verification Findings
+
+All checks to verify the setup of the card game application have been completed successfully.
+
+## Verification Checklist
+
+1. **`card-game-app/pyproject.toml` exists:**
+   - **Status:** Verified
+   - **Details:** Found and validated package configuration for `card-game-tui`.
+
+2. **`card-game-app/main.py` exists:**
+   - **Status:** Verified
+   - **Details:** Found entry point. Successfully ran non-interactive smoke test using `python3 main.py --smoke`.
+
+3. **`card-game-app/src/card_game_tui` exists:**
+   - **Status:** Verified
+   - **Details:** Directory structure is correctly formed, containing:
+     - `src/card_game_tui/__init__.py`
+     - `src/card_game_tui/domain.py`
+     - `src/card_game_tui/tui.py`
+
+4. **Python files compile:**
+   - **Status:** Verified
+   - **Details:** Successfully ran:
+     ```bash
+     cd card-game-app && python3 -m py_compile main.py src/card_game_tui/*.py
+     ```
+     All files compiled without any syntax or compilation errors.
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 {
   "outcome": "succeeded"
-}
+}
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