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+# Phase 0.1: pdftract-ci WorkflowTemplate Scaffolding - Status
+
+## Summary
+
+The `pdftract-ci.yaml` WorkflowTemplate scaffold was already created and committed in `jedarden/declarative-config` at commit `8248a1f` with message "feat(ci): add pdftract-ci WorkflowTemplate scaffolding".
+
+## File Location
+
+`jedarden/declarative-config/k8s/iad-ci/argo-workflows/pdftract-ci.yaml`
+
+## Scaffold Components (All Present)
+
+1. **Webhook Payload Schema**: Documented in comments at top of YAML
+2. **WorkflowTemplate Metadata**: 
+   - name: pdftract-ci
+   - namespace: argo-workflows
+   - labels: app.kubernetes.io/name, component, part-of
+3. **Parameters**: commit-sha, ref, repo-url, is-tag
+4. **DAG Structure**: setup -> [parallel: build-matrix, test-matrix, quality-matrix, bench-matrix] -> publish-if-tag
+5. **Security Context**: runAsNonRoot: true, runAsUser: 1000, fsGroup: 1000
+6. **Service Account**: argo-workflow
+7. **VolumeClaimTemplates**: cargo-cache PVC (50Gi, sata-large StorageClass)
+8. **Pod Metadata**: Labels including commit-sha
+9. **Docker Config**: docker-hub-registry secret reference
+10. **Empty Step Skeletons**: All templates have placeholder containers that exit 0
+
+## Templates Defined
+
+- pipeline (top-level DAG)
+- on-exit (exit handler)
+- setup (placeholder)
+- build-matrix (placeholder)
+- test-matrix (placeholder)
+- quality-matrix (placeholder)
+- bench-matrix (placeholder)
+- publish-if-tag (placeholder)
+
+## Current Status
+
+| Criteria | Status |
+|----------|--------|
+| File exists in declarative-config | ✅ Yes |
+| YAML syntax valid | ✅ Yes |
+| Committed to git | ✅ Yes (8248a1f) |
+| ArgoCD sync status | ⏳ OutOfSync (Healthy) |
+| WorkflowTemplate in cluster | ❌ Not synced yet |
+| Manual workflow test | ❌ Not possible without sync |
+
+## ArgoCD Sync Pending
+
+The ArgoCD application `argo-workflows-ns-iad-ci` is currently `OutOfSync` but `Healthy`. The WorkflowTemplate will appear in the cluster once ArgoCD syncs the changes. This requires:
+- Either automated sync (not currently enabled based on OutOfSync status)
+- Or manual sync by someone with write access to ArgoCD
+
+The read-only kubectl-proxy at `http://traefik-rs-manager:8001` cannot trigger the sync.
+
+## Next Steps for Sibling Beads
+
+Once ArgoCD syncs, sibling beads can develop each DAG leg in parallel by editing their respective template sections:
+- pdftract-xxxx: setup step implementation
+- pdftract-yyyy: build-matrix implementation
+- pdftract-zzzz: test-matrix implementation
+- pdftract-wwww: quality-matrix implementation
+- pdftract-vvvv: bench-matrix implementation
+- pdftract-uuuu: publish-if-tag implementation
+
+Each scaffold template has volumeMounts for cargo-cache and appropriate resource limits defined.