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+date: 2026-08-12
+timezone: Europe/Berlin
+author: rein-aharness
+status: final
+sources_checked:
+  - docs/sources-allowlist.md
+  - automated field scan via llm-connect
+---
+
+# Freedom Intelligence Daily Brief — 2026-08-12
+
+> Automated brief (activity-core schedule → rein-aharness). Deltas only.
+
+## Headline deltas
+
+- DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B confirmed MIT license and availability on Hugging Face.
+- DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B is now formally cataloged as a high-priority collection candidate.
+- No new frontier model releases, pricing changes, training methods, or harness capabilities observed since 2026-08-11.
+- Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct collection remains blocked by HF gate issues.
+
+## Frontier & commercial (axis A)
+
+*(none)*
+
+## Edge / local / open (axis B)
+
+| Item | Delta | Sources | Lab relevance |
+| ---- | ----- | ------- | ------------- |
+| DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B | Confirmed availability and MIT license on Hugging Face. This validates its strategic fit as a mid-size open value candidate. | Hugging Face org feed: deepseek-ai (verified) | This model is now a confirmed candidate to fill the 'mid open value' slot in the reserve, offering a strong alternative or complement to DeepSeek-V3 and potentially Kimi K3 for specific use cases. |
+
+## Training & specialization (axis C)
+
+*(none)*
+
+## Harness & fleet (axis D)
+
+*(none)*
+
+## Collection candidates
+
+| id | org | name | priority | reason | approx size | license |
+| -- | --- | ---- | -------- | ------ | ----------- | ------- |
+| DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B | deepseek-ai | DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B | high | New release, confirmed MIT license, strong mid-size open value candidate. Fills a strategic gap identified in the baseline and reserve plan (DeepSeek V4-Flash-0731 as mid open value candidate). | ~24 GiB (fp16) / ~12 GiB (Q4) | MIT |
+
+## Lab implications
+
+- Proceed with collection of DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B as per the reserve plan's 'mid open value' slot, prioritizing it given its confirmed license and strategic fit.
+- Continue to monitor for resolution of the HF gate issue preventing collection of Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct to address the edge micro-agent coverage gap.
+- Re-evaluate the reserve's overall capacity and potential for Kimi K3 collection after DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B is acquired, considering the soft quota constraints.