---
date: 2026-07-28
timezone: Europe/Berlin
author: grok
status: final
sources_checked:
  - research/2026-07-24-baseline-field-survey.md
  - research/2026-07-24-nas-strategic-collection-plan.md
  - docs/backup-storage-policy.md
  - inventory/catalog/
---

# Freedom Intelligence Daily Brief — 2026-07-28

> Delta from 2026-07-24 brief + lab ops progress. Not a full resurvey.

## Headline deltas

- **Storage pin complete:** open-weight reserve at `D:\vault\coulomb\freedom-intelligence\` (WSL `/mnt/d/vault/coulomb/freedom-intelligence/`), soft quota 850 GiB retained.
- **State Hub registration:** repo under domain **agents**; FI-WP-0001…0003 hub-indexed.
- **Activity definition enabled:** `fi-daily-research-brief` set `enabled: true`; railiance ConfigMap entry added (apply when cluster reachable).
- **Reserve seed in progress:** R-spine + S approvals; first weight pulls to VAULT; giant S deferred under soft-quota / OOM-safe download policy.
- **No material frontier open-weight displacement** observed that invalidates the 2026-07-24 baseline R/S plan.

## Frontier & commercial (axis A)

*(none material today — re-use baseline pricing posture)*

## Edge / local / open (axis B)

| Item | Delta | Sources | Lab relevance |
| ---- | ----- | ------- | ------------- |
| VAULT HD path live | Bulk store writable from WSL | lab ops 2026-07-28 | Unblocks FI-WP-0003 downloads |
| Catalog profile/SWOT complete | All 12 entries schema 0.2 | inventory/catalog | Operator pick aids |

## Training & specialization (axis C)

*(none)*

## Harness & fleet (axis D)

| Item | Delta | Sources | Lab relevance |
| ---- | ----- | ------- | ------------- |
| FI daily brief automation armed | Def enabled + external path + resolver proven | activity-definitions, activity-core | Weekday spawn after ConfigMap apply |

## Collection candidates

*(none new — executing prior R/S plan under FI-WP-0003)*

## Lab implications

- Close FI-WP-0002 after ConfigMap apply residual noted.
- Close FI-WP-0003 when R spine verified and S/W decisions recorded in RESERVE-STATUS.