diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# OS / editor cruft
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+
+# kustomize local build output
+*.rendered.yaml
+kustomize-build-output/
+
+# kubeconfigs / local cluster access — never commit these
+kubeconfig*
+*.kubeconfig
+
+# anything that looks like a secret, in case someone hand-drops one in
+*.pem
+*.key
+secrets.yaml
+*.secret.yaml
+.env
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 David Uka
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.