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+{
+  "kind": "note",
+  "author": "operator",
+  "payload": {
+    "severity": "info",
+    "text": "Freeze: EventEnvelope v0 byte contract (prove → hard-lock → freeze)",
+    "meta": {
+      "repo": "command-center",
+      "commit": "1830e0f",
+      "tag": "v0.8-freeze-envelope-v0",
+      "invariant": "EventEnvelope v0 byte contract frozen"
+    }
+  }
+}
+