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Correct overstated "secret leak" claim

The merged red-team review (#110) described the committed .env as a "live secret leak in version control" and recommended rotating the committed secrets. When #112 exposed the actual values, they turned out to be development placeholders, not real credentials:

Key	Committed value
DWAVE_API_TOKEN	development-mode
JWT_SECRET_KEY	dev-jwt-secret-key-minimum-32-characters-long
API_SECRET_KEY	dev-api-secret-key-minimum-32-characters-long
ENCRYPTION_KEY	dev-encryption-key-for-local-development-only

This PR softens the four places that overstated it, reframing the finding as what it actually is: a tracked .env anti-pattern (a file that shouldn't be tracked regardless of current contents, since it invites a future real leak) — already remediated by untracking in #112. No rotation was or is required.

Changes (all in ARCHITECTURE_REVIEW.md)

• Assumptions table: "live secret leak" → placeholders + anti-pattern note.
• Tech-debt list: "Secret leak" → "Committed .env (dev placeholders)".
• Reconsider list: "Rotate the secrets immediately" → "Stop tracking .env; no rotation required".
• Final verdict: drop "First, rotate the committed secrets."

A document whose value rests on every claim being verifiable shouldn't carry a severity claim we've since disproven. Every other finding in the review stands unchanged.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01AGrYSaaxGvpbp4Wzy3o2mi

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This pull request updates ARCHITECTURE_REVIEW.md to clarify that the committed .env file contains development placeholders rather than live credentials, meaning secret rotation is not required. It still emphasizes that tracking .env is an anti-pattern and notes that this has been addressed in #112. There are no review comments, and I have no feedback to provide.

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What changed in this PR

Corrects the architecture review’s overstated secret-leak claim: the committed .env contained development placeholders, not live credentials. This is a documentation-only change.

Changes:

• Reframes the issue as a tracked .env risk and notes its removal from tracking in #112.
• Removes credential-rotation recommendations.
• Leaves all other architectural findings and the rebuild recommendation unchanged.

File	Description
ARCHITECTURE_REVIEW.md	Corrects four passages concerning the committed .env and unnecessary credential rotation.

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