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 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Removed
+- Qdrant semantic search infrastructure (#816): dropped commonwealth collection, removed qdrant_connector.py, wrapper scripts, /docs-search skill, and all active references. Grep replaces semantic search.
+
 ## [v0.1.32] — 2026-04-06
 
 ### Added