diff --git a/.github/workflows/pages.yml b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
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+name: Deploy to Pages
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pages: write
+  id-token: write
+concurrency:
+  group: "pages"
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
+      - uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          path: '.'
+      - id: deployment
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
+      - name: Verify public deployment
+        env:
+          PAGE_URL: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          expected='Chicago-based project manager'
+          stale='Chicago-based project manager & organizer'
+          verified=0
+          for attempt in $(seq 1 18); do
+            echo "Deployment verification attempt ${attempt}/18: ${PAGE_URL}"
+            body=$(curl --fail --silent --show-error --location --max-time 20 \
+              --header 'Cache-Control: no-cache' \
+              "${PAGE_URL}?deploy_check=${GITHUB_SHA}-${attempt}" || true)
+            if grep -Fq "$expected" <<<"$body" && ! grep -Fq "$stale" <<<"$body"; then
+              echo "Deployment verified successfully."
+              verified=1
+              break
+            fi
+            if [ "$attempt" -lt 18 ]; then
+              sleep 10
+            fi
+          done
+          if [ "$verified" -ne 1 ]; then
+            echo 'Deployment verification failed: the expected content was not served after 18 attempts.' >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# brendan.greenlee.website
+Personal website for Brendan Greenlee
+# smoke test Mon Aug 17 05:22:48 PM UTC 2026
+
+## Mirror test Mon Aug 17 05:22:53 PM UTC 2026
+## Hook test commit