R-996 filed: test_dooplex_offsite.py fails 28/30 under a worktree's absolute GIT_DIR, so the pre-push hook refuses a correct push

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 **Ready for the first real tester (Tester-2): yes. Tester 2 (a laptop) is off; nothing was sent to it.**
 
-**Updated 2026-10-12 (evening): demo-hp, demo-felhom and Tester 1 run agent 0.154.0 and controller 0.309.0. The open-items list is at 123 (2026-10-13; the newest rows are the sizing bench, R-993..R-995). Reports: `REPORT-usenet-2026-10-12.md`, `REPORT-newapps-2026-10-12.md`, `REPORT-disk-evening-2026-10-12.md`, `REPORT-answers-2026-10-12.md`, `REPORT-m3-2026-10-11.md`, `REPORT-redesign-2026-10-10.md`, `REPORT-testers-2026-10-10.md`, `REPORT-register-shrink-2026-10-10.md`, `REPORT-new-apps-2026-10-10.md`, `REPORT-release-2026-10-10.md`, `REPORT-break-the-circle-2026-10-09.md`, `REPORT-dooplex-survival-2026-10-09.md`, `REPORT-day4-2026-10-09.md`.**
+**Updated 2026-10-12 (evening): demo-hp, demo-felhom and Tester 1 run agent 0.154.0 and controller 0.309.0. The open-items list is at 124 (2026-10-13; the newest rows are the sizing bench, R-993..R-995, and a push-hook test defect, R-996). Reports: `REPORT-usenet-2026-10-12.md`, `REPORT-newapps-2026-10-12.md`, `REPORT-disk-evening-2026-10-12.md`, `REPORT-answers-2026-10-12.md`, `REPORT-m3-2026-10-11.md`, `REPORT-redesign-2026-10-10.md`, `REPORT-testers-2026-10-10.md`, `REPORT-register-shrink-2026-10-10.md`, `REPORT-new-apps-2026-10-10.md`, `REPORT-release-2026-10-10.md`, `REPORT-break-the-circle-2026-10-09.md`, `REPORT-dooplex-survival-2026-10-09.md`, `REPORT-day4-2026-10-09.md`.**
 
 ## Tuesday 2026-10-13: what a Felhom box needs — measured