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+{"id":"diachron-64w","title":"Add unit testing to express backend","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2026-01-03T12:31:30.439206099-06:00","created_by":"mw","updated_at":"2026-01-03T12:31:30.439206099-06:00"}
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+{"id":"diachron-ngx","title":"Teach the master and/or build process to send messages with notify-send when builds fail or succeed.  Ideally this will be fairly generic.","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2026-01-03T14:10:11.773218844-06:00","created_by":"mw","updated_at":"2026-01-03T14:10:11.773218844-06:00"}
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