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 ## Deployment
 
 - **Do NOT push** until explicitly told to. Pushes reload code to dev automatically.
+- **NEVER push to `main`** — pushing to main triggers a **PRODUCTION deploy**. Only push to main when the user explicitly requests a production deploy. Work on the `macros` branch by default; merge to main only with explicit permission.
 
 ## Project Structure