Compute splits along the line between shared and standalone. The Manor — the high-availability core — runs three identical server-grade processors, matched on purpose so any one node can take over another’s work without surprise. The Annex and the Outpost each run a single, more powerful desktop-class chip: the Annex a current-generation part for heavy build and I/O work, the Outpost an older auction-sourced one where the price won out and the workload can tolerate the age.

Matched-and-clustered versus powerful-and-standalone is the whole story of this layer. Counts, models, and generations are in the Hardware Manifest.

Has anything touched?

If reading this made you want to argue with it, extend it, or notice what's missing, that's the signal to show up.

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