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-2026-08-30T02:53:27Z trigger push-based OTA verification
diff --git a/OTA_TRIGGER_VERIFICATION.txt b/OTA_TRIGGER_VERIFICATION.txt
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-trigger test 2026-08-30T09:52:22-05:00
-post-update trigger 2026-08-30T10:06:04-05:00
-yaml-fix trigger 2026-08-30T10:17:25-05:00