feat(ADM-018): completed feature

work/artifacts/F-009/leader-close.json

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+{
+  "feature_id": "F-009",
+  "agent": "leader",
+  "stage": "close",
+  "verdict": "APPROVED",
+  "title": "Brands module",
+  "gates": {
+    "review": "APPROVED",
+    "security": "APPROVED",
+    "qa": "APPROVED"
+  },
+  "verification": {
+    "lint": "clean",
+    "boundaries": "79 files OK",
+    "typecheck": "clean",
+    "build": "clean",
+    "unit_tests": "59 passed, 31 skipped",
+    "integration_tests": "present; skipped without TEST_DATABASE_URL",
+    "verify_sh": "green"
+  },
+  "deliverables": [
+    "migrations/007_brands.js",
+    "src/modules/brands/ (domain, application, infrastructure, api)",
+    "catalog product brand_id assignment and brandSlug search filter",
+    "app/build-app.ts: Authenticate injection into brands",
+    "tests: brands integration, catalog brand filter integration",
+    "README brands and catalog brand-filter documentation"
+  ],
+  "known_followups": [
+    "No rendered brand storefront page until frontend/catalog page tickets",
+    "Search relevance remains simple; F-012 owns dedicated search/FTS behavior"
+  ]
+}