deploy.sh's simultaneous recreate split site pairs twice on 2026-08-01 with
the guard off (mutual InitJoinNack, each node forming its own 1-node
cluster; a per-pair coin flip compose depends_on does not prevent). Guard
enabled on all 8 rig nodes: two consecutive simultaneous-start trials (full
redeploy + full-topology compose restart) converged all four pairs
deterministically — founder self-first on every lower address, peer-first
join on every higher, zero splits. This closes the deferred issue-acceptance
live gate; the switch stays default-off everywhere else.
Joseph Doherty
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