diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-core-api.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-core-api.yml
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-name: Deploy core-api to Railway
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths:
-      - 'services/core-api/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/deploy-core-api.yml'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  deploy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      SERVICE_KEY: core-api
-      SYNC_CONFIG: infra/github/sync-config.yml
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout monorepo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Load service config
-        id: cfg
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          python - <<'PY'
-          import yaml, os
-          key = os.environ['SERVICE_KEY']
-          with open(os.environ['SYNC_CONFIG'], 'r') as f:
-            cfg = yaml.safe_load(f)
-          for section in ('services', 'apps', 'docs'):
-            if section in cfg and key in cfg[section]:
-              data = cfg[section][key]
-              break
-          else:
-            raise SystemExit(f"Service {key} not found in config")
-          print(f"monorepo_path={data['monorepo_path']}")
-          PY | tee /tmp/svc_env
-          while IFS='=' read -r name value; do
-            echo "$name=$value" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          done < /tmp/svc_env
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.x'
-
-      - name: Install service dependencies (placeholder)
-        working-directory: ${{ steps.cfg.outputs.monorepo_path }}
-        run: |
-          if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then
-            python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-            pip install -r requirements.txt
-          else
-            echo "No requirements.txt; skipping install"
-          fi
-
-      - name: Run service tests (placeholder)
-        working-directory: ${{ steps.cfg.outputs.monorepo_path }}
-        run: |
-          if [ -d tests ]; then
-            pytest --maxfail=1 --disable-warnings -q
-          else
-            echo "No tests directory; skipping"
-          fi
-
-      - name: Deploy to Railway
-        working-directory: ${{ steps.cfg.outputs.monorepo_path }}
-        env:
-          RAILWAY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RAILWAY_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          if [ -z "$RAILWAY_TOKEN" ]; then
-            echo "RAILWAY_TOKEN is required" >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          # Replace this with the service-specific Railway command
-          railway up --service core-api --yes
-
-      - name: Post-deploy healthcheck
-        env:
-          CORE_API_HEALTHCHECK_URL: ${{ secrets.CORE_API_HEALTHCHECK_URL }}
-        run: |
-          if [ -z "$CORE_API_HEALTHCHECK_URL" ]; then
-            echo "CORE_API_HEALTHCHECK_URL not provided; skipping check"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          status=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$CORE_API_HEALTHCHECK_URL/health")
-          if [ "$status" != "200" ]; then
-            echo "Healthcheck failed with status $status" >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-      - name: Document environment expectations
-        run: |
-          echo "Expected env vars: CORE_API_DATABASE_URL, CORE_API_SECRET_KEY, CORE_API_ALLOWED_ORIGINS" \
-            "(see infra/railway/ENVIRONMENT_GUIDE.md)"