diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
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--- a/bootstrap.sh
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-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# ============================================================
-# DEPRECATED — kept only to not break existing docs / workflows.
-# Forwards to the unified install.sh. Will be removed in a future
-# release.
-# ============================================================
-set -euo pipefail
-REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-echo "[bootstrap.sh] deprecated — forwarding to install.sh" >&2
-# bootstrap.sh's default behaviour = "all" (venv + deps + config + db)
-exec "$REPO_ROOT/install.sh" all "$@"