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INI 1000525 Developer Executor (run 4102, exec 1706) prepended a global open() mock to 11 test files under agents/agt_008/droids/, apps/carol-chat/, and shared/. The mock replaces builtins.open with _safe_open that raises FileNotFoundError for any .env path. Two failure modes: (1) files with from __future__ import annotations get SyntaxError because the 22-line mock block pushes the future import below executable code, (2) files without __future__ get FileNotFoundError cascades because the mock intercepts legitimate .env loads in imported modules. Regression run 272 shows 7 NEW FAILURES vs run 271. Fix: remove the prepended mock block (lines 1-22, the # --- INI-1000525 fix block) from all 11 files. No other changes needed.

⚖️Decisions

• Handover-watchdog: dispatched bypass INI 1000540 (parked initiative INI 1000525). (elrond)