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+        # Factory intake for issue #43: Missing CHANGELOG.md
+
+        Repository: `KyaniteLabs/.github`
+        Category: `llm_fix`
+        Source issue: `#43`
+
+        ## User request
+
+        <!-- cross-repo-propagate: pattern=missing_changelog -->
+
+This repo is missing a CHANGELOG.md file. Add one to track user-visible changes.
+
+---
+
+**Cross-repo propagation**: This issue was automatically created because the same pattern was found in another monitored repo.
+
+**Pattern**: `missing_changelog`
+
+_(🤖 Cross-Repo Propagate)_
+
+        ## Factory interpretation
+
+        This issue was picked up by `issue-closer`, but no safe code edit was
+        produced by the configured agent providers. The Factory is therefore
+        converting the issue into an implementation contract instead of silently
+        skipping it.
+
+        ## Acceptance contract
+
+        - Confirm the desired behavior from the issue title and body.
+        - Identify the smallest implementation slice that can ship independently.
+        - Add or update tests/proofs for that slice before merging implementation.
+        - Keep credentials, local machine paths, and deployment secrets out of the repo.
+        - Close or update the source issue when the implementation PR lands.
+
+        ## Next Factory action
+
+        Dispatch a repo worker against this contract. If the request is too broad,
+        split it into smaller `agent-ready` issues with concrete acceptance checks.