diff --git a/src/cli/embed_pipeline.py b/src/cli/embed_pipeline.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Moved from ingest/run_ingest.py for transparency. See ingest/pipeline.qt-kde-bge-m3.yaml
+for configuration fields. This script remains a reference pipeline and is not
+used by the C++ build.
+"""
+# Original content is available under ingest/run_ingest.py. Keeping this as a thin
+# forwarder/import to avoid duplication while surfacing the script under src/cli/.
+import os, sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+here = Path(__file__).resolve()
+ingest_script = here.parent.parent.parent / 'ingest' / 'run_ingest.py'
+if not ingest_script.exists():
+    print('ingest/run_ingest.py not found', file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+code = ingest_script.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
+exec(compile(code, str(ingest_script), 'exec'))
+