diff --git a/src/components/wire/CapabilityTable.astro b/src/components/wire/CapabilityTable.astro
index 5789c0b..f441f80 100644
--- a/src/components/wire/CapabilityTable.astro
+++ b/src/components/wire/CapabilityTable.astro
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ interface Row {
   yr: string;
   does: string;
   enabled?: boolean; // advertised by default (green row) vs needs config (grey row)
+  deprecated?: boolean; // disabled by default / discouraged — renders a struck, red-tinted row
   purpose: string; // Purpose tag text (e.g. "Core", "Large repo")
-  tone?: 'core' | 'on' | 'gated' | 'new' | 'hot'; // Purpose tag colour
+  tone?: 'core' | 'on' | 'gated' | 'new' | 'hot' | 'deprecated'; // Purpose tag colour
   author?: string;
   sha?: string;
   subject?: string;
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ function groupConfig(cfg: Config[]): [string, Config[]][] {
         const rowCls = [
           'cap-row',
           hasDetail ? 'cap-row--toggle' : '',
-          r.enabled ? 'cap-row--default' : 'cap-row--gated',
+          r.deprecated ? 'cap-row--deprecated' : r.enabled ? 'cap-row--default' : 'cap-row--gated',
         ].filter(Boolean).join(' ');
         return (
           <Fragment>
diff --git a/src/components/wire/wire.css b/src/components/wire/wire.css
index 9d6789c..ae1dbee 100644
--- a/src/components/wire/wire.css
+++ b/src/components/wire/wire.css
@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@
 .prose-body .captable .cap-row--default.is-open td { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--good) 17%, var(--paper)); }
 .prose-body .captable .cap-row--gated.is-open td { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--muted) 10%, var(--paper)); }
 .prose-body .captable .cap-row--toggle.is-open td:first-child { box-shadow: inset 2px 0 0 var(--accent); }
+/* Deprecated / disabled-by-default row: red tint + struck capability name */
+.prose-body .captable .cap-row--deprecated td { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ember) 8%, var(--paper)); color: var(--muted); }
+.prose-body .captable .cap-row--deprecated.cap-row--toggle:hover td { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ember) 14%, var(--paper)); }
+.prose-body .captable .cap-row--deprecated.is-open td { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ember) 16%, var(--paper)); }
+.prose-body .captable .cap-row--deprecated.is-open td:first-child { box-shadow: inset 2px 0 0 var(--ember); }
+.prose-body .captable .cap-row--deprecated td:nth-child(2) {
+  text-decoration: line-through; text-decoration-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ember) 55%, transparent);
+  color: var(--muted); font-style: italic;
+}
 .prose-body .captable .caret {
   display: inline-block; width: 7px; height: 7px; margin-top: -3px;
   border-right: 2px solid var(--muted); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--muted);
@@ -204,6 +213,7 @@
 .prose-body .cap-status--gated { background: var(--slate-bg); color: var(--muted); }
 .prose-body .cap-status--new { background: var(--amber-bg); color: var(--amber); }
 .prose-body .cap-status--hot { background: var(--ember-bg); color: var(--ember); }
+.prose-body .cap-status--deprecated { background: var(--ember-bg); color: var(--ember); text-decoration: line-through; }
 
 /* Expanded detail row — reset the mono/nowrap the base td:first-child rule imposes */
 .prose-body .captable .cap-detail > td {
diff --git a/src/posts/git/2026-07-27-git-wire-protocol-v2.mdx b/src/posts/git/2026-07-27-git-wire-protocol-v2.mdx
index 04157ca..171ab9d 100644
--- a/src/posts/git/2026-07-27-git-wire-protocol-v2.mdx
+++ b/src/posts/git/2026-07-27-git-wire-protocol-v2.mdx
@@ -766,8 +766,9 @@ Here is a full list of the current potential capabilities of a v2 Git server _(g
       yr: "'21",
       does: "Object size without download",
       enabled: false,
-      purpose: "Metadata",
-      tone: "gated",
+      deprecated: true,
+      purpose: "Disabled",
+      tone: "deprecated",
       author: "Bruno Albuquerque",
       sha: "a2ba162cda2acc171c3e36acbbc854792b093cb7",
       subject: "object-info: support for retrieving object info",