deleted-backwards-compatibility-code

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Hard blocker — flag removal or relocation of code that manages cluster state owned by previous controller versions.

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Skill: Deleted Backwards-Compatibility Code

Deleted backwards-compatibility code — this is a hard blocker. If the diff removes or relocates code that manages cluster state owned by previous versions (finalizer cleanup, annotation/label migration, ownership reconciliation, CRD field handling), think through a rolling upgrade: objects created by the old version must still be reconciled to a terminal state by the new version — finalizers removed, obsolete annotations dropped, status converged. Deleting finalizer-removal logic, for example, will leave pre-existing objects stuck forever.