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+# Adversarial-Review Runner Subagent
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+> This file is read by a Haiku subagent dispatched from `SKILL.md` Step 4 or Step 7. It is NOT loaded in the main thread. See `SKILL.md` for the orchestrator contract.
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+(Content added in Task 2.)