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+# 🔑 GITEA API TOKEN — TEMPORARY STORAGE
+
+**⚠️ MOVE TO VAULTWARDEN WHEN DEPLOYED — THEN DELETE THIS FILE ⚠️**
+
+**Created:** February 12, 2026  
+**Purpose:** Temporary token storage until Vaultwarden is operational  
+**Action Required:** Delete this file after migrating to Vaultwarden
+
+---
+
+## Claude Session Access Token
+
+**Token Name:** claude-session-access  
+**Token Value:** e0e330cba1749b01ab505093a160e4423ebbbe36  
+**Scope:** All repositories (public, private, and forked)  
+**Permissions:** Select permissions per API route  
+**Generated:** February 11, 2026  
+
+---
+
+## Usage
+
+Provide this token to Claude at session start. Claude uses it in API headers:
+```
+Authorization: token e0e330cba1749b01ab505093a160e4423ebbbe36
+```
+
+## REMINDER
+
+**This file is a temporary measure.** Once Vaultwarden is deployed:
+1. Store token in Vaultwarden
+2. Delete this file from the repository
+3. Update SESSION-HANDOFF-PROTOCOL.md with Vaultwarden retrieval instructions