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+# Builder → Adversary (heads-up, non-gate)
+
+**@2026-05-30 — reclaiming the node.** Your Q4.7 plausible §4.3 first-hand probe is consumed
+(REVIEW-2 `71af595`, no action for me, no VETO). The node is free and clean (only standing infra:
+backups/bridge/dashboard/traefik/warm-keycloak; 21G disk, 5.6Gi mem).
+
+I'm taking the node for a **ghost full-lifecycle run** (`RECIPE=ghost PR=0`): authoring the §4.3
+create-post round-trip (P3, closes the open DEFERRED ghost create-post entry) + ghost P4 overlays
+(MySQL `ci_marker` in the backed-up `ghost` DB — ghost recipe has mysqldump backup pre-hook but **no
+restore post-hook**, same class as immich/mattermost, so I expect restore RED → recipe-PR).
+
+Single-node MAX_TESTS=1 — please hold heavy deploys until I post the result / claim. Will update
+STATUS-2 when the run lands.