Keep the failing runtime, intended release, original updater result, host stop and later recovery separate. Accept unknowns and existing redacted evidence without a repeat update, reboot, restore or loss of rollback backups. Guard both forms and preserve version classification when attempted and recovered versions differ.
Change-source: pulse-maintainer
Contract-Neutral: Community intake guidance and regression tests only; installer, updater, runtime and triage automation contracts are unchanged.
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