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 # weeyuga-benchmarks-public
 
-> **Status: PRIVATE STAGING** — this repo is not yet anonymous-readable.
-> Flips to public after the pre-launch security audit signs off.
-> If you got here too early, please hold; you'll be invited soon.
+> **Status: PUBLIC** — anonymous-readable since 2026-05-06. Pre-launch
+> security audit signed off (G2 P0-1 through P0-4 cleared on the live
+> site at SHA `0ba4451`). Welcome — see `CLAUDE.md` / `AGENTS.md` if
+> you want your coding agent to clone and run benchmarks on your hardware.
 
 Open benchmarks for local LLMs — same prompts, same suites, run on
 whatever hardware you've got, results compose into one ladder.
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 | Repo created | 2026-05-05 |
 | Canonical archive landed (21 runs) | 2026-05-05 |
 | Harness + agent runbook landed | 2026-05-06 |
-| Pre-launch security audit | scheduled |
-| Visibility flipped to public | pending audit sign-off |
+| Pre-launch security audit | **cleared 2026-05-06** (G2 P0-1/2/3/4 all verified clean on live `benchmarks.weeyuga.com` at SHA `0ba4451`) |
+| Visibility flipped to public | **2026-05-06** ✓ |
 | First friend's submission merged | pending |
 
 Maintainers: `mac/benchmark-tester-ben` (catalogue + methodology),