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    "note": "Commit resolved during research. README, VISION, CONTRIBUTING and LICENSE were fetched from raw.githubusercontent.com at this commit and hashed. Browser-cached main views can differ from this moving repository."
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      "from": "https://openclaw.ai/",
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      "evidence": "Footer link labeled OpenClaw Foundation."
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      "caveat": "This record does not assign a license to new contributor art or imply brand endorsement."
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