sim-mechanics still described Operations machines and Leaving Operations mode after MachineMode collapsed to WORK / THINK / LIE. Defense: wiki/mechanics/machine-work.md hosts interim typed dockets on THINK racks (Research+Operations union); OperationsState is ledger identity only. Type: knowledge must match that runtime — birth/consume on least-loaded THINK, stall when leaving THINK, research from the conserved remainder — and distinguish facility-era schemes from the live Moonlight/Wager income schemes.