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 ## Pending (deferred to follow-up tasks)
 
+- **using-vds-ops** — Calls mcp__vds-ops__* tools (read-only, but touches infrastructure). Behavioral audit via using-vds-ops-test-trigger required before promotion to auto. → intended: `mode: auto, category: mcp`
 - **using-yt-tools** — Shells out to yt-dlp + ffmpeg and writes ./yt-cache/ in cwd. Behavioral audit via using-yt-tools-test-trigger required before promotion to auto. → intended: `mode: auto, category: research`