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 Comprehensive CI/CD infrastructure for the StellaOps platform using Gitea Actions.
 
+> **Note (2026-02-01):** All 118 original workflow files have been moved to
+> `.gitea/workflows-archived/`. Only the `local-ci-verify.yml` verification
+> pipeline remains active. See [Archived Workflows](#archived-workflows) below
+> for details and restoration instructions.
+
 ## Quick Reference
 
 | Resource | Location |
 |----------|----------|
-| Workflows | `.gitea/workflows/` (96 workflows) |
+| Active workflows | `.gitea/workflows/` (1 workflow) |
+| Archived workflows | `.gitea/workflows-archived/` (118 workflows) |
+| Reusable templates | `.gitea/workflows/templates/` |
 | Scripts | `.gitea/scripts/` |
 | Documentation | `.gitea/docs/` |
 | DevOps Configs | `devops/` |
 | Release Manifests | `devops/releases/` |
 
-## Workflow Categories
+## Active Workflows
+
+| Workflow | File | Trigger | Description |
+|----------|------|---------|-------------|
+| Local CI Verification | `local-ci-verify.yml` | `workflow_dispatch` | Validates local CI scaffolding, builds the CI image, and smoke-tests archived workflows using act |
+
+### How to run
+
+Trigger from the Gitea UI (**Actions > Local CI Verification > Run workflow**) or via API:
+
+```bash
+curl -X POST \
+  -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
+  "https://git.stella-ops.org/api/v1/repos/<org>/<repo>/actions/workflows/local-ci-verify.yml/dispatches" \
+  -d '{"ref":"main","inputs":{"workflow":"test-matrix.yml","dry_run":"true"}}'
+```
+
+Inputs:
+- **workflow** (optional): archived workflow file to dry-run (e.g. `test-matrix.yml`)
+- **dry_run** (default `true`): pass `-n` to act
+
+## Archived Workflows
+
+All 118 production workflows have been moved to `.gitea/workflows-archived/` to
+decouple active CI from the large workflow catalog while the local CI
+scaffolding is validated.
+
+### Restoring a workflow
+
+To reactivate an archived workflow, move it back to `.gitea/workflows/`:
+
+```bash
+# Restore a single workflow
+mv .gitea/workflows-archived/test-matrix.yml .gitea/workflows/
+
+# Restore all workflows
+mv .gitea/workflows-archived/*.yml .gitea/workflows/
+mv .gitea/workflows-archived/*.yaml .gitea/workflows/
+```
+
+### Running archived workflows locally with act
+
+Archived workflows can still be run locally — act accepts any path:
+
+```bash
+act -l -W .gitea/workflows-archived/test-matrix.yml
+act -W .gitea/workflows-archived/test-matrix.yml -n
+```
+
+Or use the `local-ci-verify.yml` pipeline with the `workflow` input to dry-run
+an archived workflow via Gitea Actions.
+
+## Archived Workflow Reference
+
+The following tables document all 118 archived workflows by category.
 
 ### Core Build & Test