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+# Web port smoke task
+
+## Overview
+
+Create a minimal smoke-test task for the web port so we can verify task creation and task-state persistence end to end.
+
+## Status
+
+This specification was staged by the web-port bridge. Detailed planning and execution are not implemented yet.
+
+Smoke note: this branch carries a minimal spec-side change so the PR creation path can be exercised end to end.
+
+---
+*This spec was created from task start and is pending a live planning agent.*
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+hello from worktree v2