diff --git a/kustomize/base/cm-trade-deploy.yaml b/kustomize/base/cm-trade-deploy.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: trade-deploy-info
+data:
+  repo: "trade/trade-deploy"
+  note: "placeholder resources; add real manifests here"