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| `deploy.sh` | One-command ECR + IAM + AgentCore deployment |
| `iam/execution-role.json` | Least-privilege IAM trust + permissions policy |
| `developer-configs/` | IDE configs for Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code |
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+## Diagrams
+
+### System overview
+
+
+### Container startup
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+
+### Request lifecycle
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+
+### Deployment steps
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