2026-05-27 trace-replay A/B/C (commit ef9e010) shows the kv_both substrate
is net positive on current codebase, not just neutral:
- TTFT p90: 11.97s plain → 9.74s kv_both (−18.6%) → 7.58s with DR-fix (−36.6%)
This reverses the elastic_migration_v2 paper's +45% kv_both penalty claim
and removes the primary cause of the 4 prior migration reverts.
Reframes EAR Pillar 2 from "DEFERRED" to "PARTIAL" — substrate verified,
e2e strategy-layer validation (trigger thresholds + target selection in
the dispatch-coupling feedback loop) remains as the only open risk.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Convert figs/f4b_pdsep_kv_wall.pdf to PNG via pdftoppm @ 150 DPI so
MEETING.md and PAPER_OUTLINE.md render the figure inline on GitHub /
any standard markdown viewer (PDF !() embeds don't render).
- PAPER_OUTLINE.md F2, F4, F6: switch from backtick code references to
proper ![]() image embeds so the doc is actually viewable as a deck.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>