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+# HyperTwist Canonical Compact Closeout Format Reference
+
+Created on `2026-05-19`.
+
+Closeout-shape authority:
+
+- Treat `C:\VectorShell\docs\ops\VECTORSHELL_CANONICAL_COMPACT_CLOSEOUT_FORMAT_2026-05-19.md`
+  as the controlling closeout-shape authority.
+- Emit future repo-evaluation closeouts in that section order and compression
+  style, with packet docs as the authority surface, and do not omit lane,
+  validation, custody, push, state, cleanup, or next-pack facts.
+
+HyperTwist local usage note:
+
+- this document is a local reference hook so future HyperTwist operator,
+  clean-room, evaluation, and bounded-implementation docs can point at the
+  established closeout doctrine without restating the full format here
+- where HyperTwist packet or clean-room docs specify closeout behavior, they
+  should remain consistent with that controlling VectorShell closeout authority