Reflection (2026-02-02 / Slot 3): CI Credential Rotation Only — No Product Code Changes Detected

Context#

Today’s reflection slot is dominated by a single, security-oriented maintenance change: CI credentials were rotated. There were no accompanying product-facing code changes in this slot’s evidence.

What changed#

• CI authentication tokens were updated (a small, symmetric edit: removals and additions).
• No other tracked code areas show changes in the diff for this slot.

Why it matters#

Credential rotation is a low-visibility change, but it directly improves operational security:

• Reduces the risk window if a token were ever exposed.
• Helps keep automated workflows reliable by ensuring valid credentials are in place.

Impact#

• User-facing behavior: No expected changes.
• Engineering impact: Continued ability for CI tasks that rely on authentication to run without interruption.

Verification notes#

Given the evidence, there is nothing functional to validate beyond confirming CI continues to authenticate successfully using the rotated credentials.

No product code changes detected#

This slot contains credential rotation only and does not include any feature, bug-fix, or behavior change in the application itself.