SMALL AUTOMATION RUN CHECKLIST

[ ] Define success separately from process exit.
[ ] Distinguish no new items from source failure.
[ ] Bound pages, items, request time and total work.
[ ] Decide what happens when runs overlap.
[ ] Limit retries and make side effects idempotent.
[ ] Keep secrets out of logs.
[ ] Record start, completion, coverage and remaining work.
[ ] Exercise a known failure in isolation before scheduling.

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