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  "tasks": [
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    {"id": 6, "subject": "Task 1: Add close reason tracking to NatsClient", "status": "pending", "blockedBy": [5]},
    {"id": 7, "subject": "Task 2: Add NatsOptions for lifecycle features", "status": "pending"},
    {"id": 8, "subject": "Task 3: Ephemeral port support", "status": "pending"},
    {"id": 9, "subject": "Task 4: Graceful shutdown infrastructure", "status": "pending", "blockedBy": [5, 6, 7, 8]},
    {"id": 10, "subject": "Task 5: Flush pending data before close", "status": "pending", "blockedBy": [9]},
    {"id": 11, "subject": "Task 6: Lame duck mode", "status": "pending", "blockedBy": [9]},
    {"id": 12, "subject": "Task 7: PID file and ports file", "status": "pending", "blockedBy": [9]},
    {"id": 13, "subject": "Task 8: System account and NKey identity stubs", "status": "pending"},
    {"id": 14, "subject": "Task 9: Signal handling and CLI stubs", "status": "pending", "blockedBy": [11]},
    {"id": 15, "subject": "Task 10: Update differences.md", "status": "pending", "blockedBy": [14]},
    {"id": 16, "subject": "Task 11: Final verification", "status": "pending", "blockedBy": [15]}
  ],
  "lastUpdated": "2026-02-22T00:00:00Z"
}