# Pre-v1 escape hatch — per-steward slug snapshot (see reg_meta_build/DESIGN.md → Slug immutability)

This is the SWECOV steward flavor's slug snapshot dir (#365 PR2). It sits
parallel to the global `reg_meta_build/fqid_slugs/` but is consumed by
`extend-db`, not `build-db`: the steward overlay slugs only the rows it
INSERTS, never the published global registers/variants.

While this file exists, slug renames and removals in the steward `.snapshot.json`
flow through `precheck-slugs --update-snapshot` instead of being refused. Diffs
are still reported so drift stays visible.

The point is to encourage curation iteration before v1 — fixing typos,
normalizing conventions — without per-rename ceremony.

At v1 release: **delete this file**. The grow-only guarantee then re-arms for
the steward flavor too.
