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Byte-Perfect Git Compatibility (Not Mostly Compatible)

The bridge round-trips exactly — import then export reproduces the original repository.

Security reviews always ask whether it is actually git-compatible.

Throughput Lines of Code Per Day is a 1:1 git drop-in for agent workflows. The import/export path is tested for byte-perfect round trips — not aspirational compatibility. Your history, remotes, and review process stay familiar. What changes is what agents can ask of the repository: structural queries instead of recursive greps, symbol bodies instead of whole-file dumps, impact scope instead of hope.

Keep git as the wire format. Add a query surface agents can trust.

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