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Flask app factory: from app import create_app; supports isolated overrides including TESTING and DATABASE. HTTP routes live in app.routes; SQLite access is confined to typed app.persistence; templates/static assets live under app/; tests use pytest; bin/test.sh runs the complete suite. Root / must return 200, and independent app instances must not share state.