diff --git a/.github/auto_assign.yml b/.github/auto_assign.yml
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index 28a6c181f240..000000000000
--- a/.github/auto_assign.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# Set to true to add reviewers to pull requests
-addReviewers: false
-
-# Set to true to add assignees to pull requests
-addAssignees: author
-
-# A number of assignees to add to the pull request
-# Set to 0 to add all of the assignees.
-# Uses numberOfReviewers if unset.
-numberOfAssignees: 0
diff --git a/INTEGRATION_TEST_848.md b/INTEGRATION_TEST_848.md
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+# PEBBLE-848 Integration Test File
+
+This file was created as part of the staging proxy environment integration test.
+It verifies that file creation works correctly through the shallow+blobless clone + proxy push workflow.
+
+Created: 2026-03-23
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 453e42dc3efc..83b8392e0913 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<!-- PEBBLE-848: Integration test marker - verifies shallow+blobless clone push workflow -->
 <div align="center">
   <picture>
     <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="images/gradle-white-primary.png" width="600px">