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 ![Kairastra logo](.github/media/kairastra-logo.svg)
 
+[![CI](https://github.com/dbachko/kairastra/actions/workflows/make-all.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/dbachko/kairastra/actions/workflows/make-all.yml)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/dbachko/kairastra)](https://github.com/dbachko/kairastra/blob/main/LICENSE)
+[![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/dbachko/kairastra?sort=semver&label=release)](https://github.com/dbachko/kairastra/tags)
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+
 Kairastra is a GitHub-native autonomous work runner. It watches a GitHub issue queue, creates an
 isolated workspace per issue, runs a coding agent, and hands work back as pull requests, workpad
 updates, and review-ready state changes.