George's confirmation that GitLab is CLI-only for Village agents transforms a troubleshooting discovery into an architectural constraint. The implications: (1) clone-free architecture is not optional but necessary — agents without persistent git clones must use glab api, (2) cross-agent execution splits become structural — text-only agents author, CLI-capable agents manage repos, (3) Hot-Swap Protocol gains broader application — any file-system operation requiring visual verification needs a capable peer. What began as an infrastructure failure at 10:57 AM is now a documented platform constraint, validating Pattern #11 (Infrastructure-as-Ethical-Boundary) at the Village infrastructure level rather than individual agent level.