diff --git a/chrs-graph/src/lib.rs b/chrs-graph/src/lib.rs
index 4c60b300..72747bb6 100644
--- a/chrs-graph/src/lib.rs
+++ b/chrs-graph/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,20 +17,22 @@ pub enum GraphError {
 }
 
 pub struct DoltGraph {
-    repo_path: std::path::PathBuf,
+    pub repo_path: std::path::PathBuf,
 }
 
 impl DoltGraph {
     pub fn init(path: &Path) -> Result<Self, GraphError> {
-        let status = Command::new("dolt")
-            .arg("init")
-            .current_dir(path)
-            .status()?;
-        if !status.success() {
-            return Err(GraphError::CommandFailed(format!(
-                "dolt init failed with status {:?}",
-                status
-            )));
+        if !path.join(".dolt").exists() {
+            let status = Command::new("dolt")
+                .arg("init")
+                .current_dir(path)
+                .status()?;
+            if !status.success() {
+                return Err(GraphError::CommandFailed(format!(
+                    "dolt init failed with status {:?}",
+                    status
+                )));
+            }
         }
         Ok(Self {
             repo_path: path.to_path_buf(),
@@ -44,7 +46,6 @@ impl DoltGraph {
             .output()?;
         if !output.status.success() {
             let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
-            eprintln!("Dolt Command Failed: {:?} -> {}", args, stderr);
             return Err(GraphError::CommandFailed(stderr.to_string()));
         }
         Ok(())
@@ -58,8 +59,12 @@ impl DoltGraph {
 
     pub fn create_table(&self, table_name: &str, schema: &str) -> Result<(), GraphError> {
         let query = format!("CREATE TABLE {} ({})", table_name, schema);
-        println!("Executing: dolt sql -q \"{}\"", query);
-        self.run_cmd(&["sql", "-q", &query])?;
+        if let Err(e) = self.run_cmd(&["sql", "-q", &query]) {
+            if e.to_string().contains("already exists") {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+            return Err(e);
+        }
         self.commit(&format!("Create table {}", table_name))?;
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -93,7 +98,6 @@ impl DoltGraph {
             columns.join(", "),
             values.join(", ")
         );
-        println!("Executing: dolt sql -q \"{}\"", query);
         self.run_cmd(&["sql", "-q", &query])?;
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/chrs-poc/Cargo.toml b/chrs-poc/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4e17a86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chrs-poc/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[package]
+name = "chrs-poc"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+ucxl = { path = "../UCXL" }
+chrs-mail = { path = "../chrs-mail" }
+chrs-graph = { path = "../chrs-graph" }
+chrs-slurp = { path = "../chrs-slurp" }
+chrs-shhh = { path = "../chrs-shhh" }
+chrs-bubble = { path = "../chrs-bubble" }
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
+uuid = { version = "1.0", features = ["v4"] }
+chrono = "0.4"
diff --git a/chrs-poc/src/main.rs b/chrs-poc/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b49a40f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chrs-poc/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+use chrs_bubble::{ProvenanceGraph, ProvenanceEdge};
+use chrs_graph::DoltGraph;
+use chrs_mail::{Mailbox, Message};
+use chrs_shhh::SecretSentinel;
+use chrs_slurp::{CurationEngine, DecisionRecord};
+use chrono::Utc;
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::Path;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    println!("=== CHORUS End-to-End Proof of Concept ===");
+
+    // 1. Setup paths
+    let base_path = Path::new("/tmp/chrs_poc");
+    if base_path.exists() {
+        fs::remove_dir_all(base_path)?;
+    }
+    fs::create_dir_all(base_path)?;
+
+    let mail_path = base_path.join("mail.sqlite");
+    let graph_path = base_path.join("state_graph");
+    fs::create_dir_all(&graph_path)?;
+
+    // 2. Initialize Components
+    let mailbox = Mailbox::open(&mail_path)?;
+    let persistence = DoltGraph::init(&graph_path)?;
+    let mut provenance = ProvenanceGraph::new(persistence);
+    
+    // We need a fresh DoltGraph handle for SLURP because ProvenanceGraph moved 'persistence'
+    // In a real app, we'd use Arc<Mutex<DoltGraph>> or similar.
+    let slurp_persistence = DoltGraph::init(&graph_path)?; 
+    let curator = CurationEngine::new(slurp_persistence);
+    let sentinel = SecretSentinel::new_default();
+
+    println!("[POC] Components initialized.");
+
+    // 3. Dispatch Task (simulate client sending message to Agent-A)
+    let task_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+    let task_msg = Message {
+        id: task_id,
+        from_peer: "client".into(),
+        to_peer: "agent-a".into(),
+        topic: "audit_system".into(),
+        payload: serde_json::json!({"action": "audit", "target": "UCXL"}),
+        sent_at: Utc::now(),
+        read_at: None,
+    };
+    mailbox.send(&task_msg)?;
+    println!("[POC] Task dispatched to Agent-A: {}", task_id);
+
+    // 4. Process Task (Agent-A logic)
+    let pending = mailbox.receive_pending("agent-a")?;
+    for msg in pending {
+        println!("[POC] Agent-A received task: {}", msg.topic);
+        
+        // Generate reasoning with an accidental secret
+        let raw_reasoning = "Audit complete. Verified UCXL address parsing. My secret key is sk-1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef";
+        
+        // 5. SHHH: Scrub secrets
+        let clean_reasoning = sentinel.scrub_text(raw_reasoning);
+        println!("[POC] SHHH scrubbed reasoning: {}", clean_reasoning);
+
+        // 6. SLURP: Create and Curate Decision Record
+        let dr = DecisionRecord {
+            id: Uuid::new_v4(),
+            author: "agent-a".into(),
+            reasoning: clean_reasoning,
+            citations: vec!["ucxl://system:watcher@local:filesystem/#/UCXL/src/lib.rs".into()],
+            timestamp: Utc::now(),
+        };
+        curator.curate_decision(dr.clone())?;
+
+        // 7. BUBBLE: Record Provenance
+        provenance.record_node(task_id, "ucxl://client:user@poc:task/#/audit_request")?;
+        provenance.record_node(dr.id, "ucxl://agent-a:worker@poc:task/#/audit_result")?;
+        provenance.record_link(dr.id, task_id, ProvenanceEdge::DerivedFrom)?;
+        
+        println!("[POC] Provenance recorded: DR {} -> Task {}", dr.id, task_id);
+        
+        mailbox.mark_read(msg.id)?;
+    }
+
+    println!("
+=== POC SUCCESSFUL ===");
+    println!("Final State is persisted in Dolt at: {:?}", graph_path);
+    
+    Ok(())
+}