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+---
+type: feature-request
+id: fr-2026-03-08--threephoenix--state-hub--offline-inbox-ingest
+target_org: threephoenix
+target_repo: state-hub
+status: draft
+created: "2026-03-08"
+source_repo: railiance-hosts
+related_workstream_id: bf40b47e-be5b-4930-a7d2-362e76b943bb
+---
+
+# FR: Offline Inbox Ingest for Degraded-Mode Sessions
+
+## Problem
+
+When a Claude session runs on a remote host (e.g. HostEurope) without an active
+SSH reverse tunnel, the State Hub MCP server is unreachable. Any progress events,
+decision records, or task status updates that would normally be written via
+`add_progress_event()` / `record_decision()` are silently lost unless the operator
+manually replays them from their local machine after the session.
+
+This creates a gap in the audit trail and requires manual follow-up that is easy
+to forget.
+
+## Proposed Solution
+
+### 1. Inbox convention in domain repos
+
+Domain repos write pending events to a `state-hub-inbox/` directory as YAML files:
+
+```
+state-hub-inbox/
+  YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.yaml
+```
+
+Each file is a structured event:
+
+```yaml
+type: progress_event          # or: decision, task_status_update
+topic_id: <uuid>
+workstream_id: <uuid>
+event_type: milestone         # matches add_progress_event() event_type values
+summary: "..."
+detail: {}
+status: pending               # state-hub sets to "ingested" after processing
+recorded_at: "YYYY-MM-DD"
+source_repo: <repo-slug>
+```
+
+Files are committed to git so they are never lost.
+
+### 2. Ingest command in state-hub
+
+Add a `make ingest-inbox` target (or equivalent CLI command) that:
+
+1. Scans registered domain repos for `state-hub-inbox/*.yaml` files with `status: pending`
+2. Calls the appropriate API endpoint for each (`add_progress_event`, `record_decision`, etc.)
+3. Updates `status: ingested` and commits back (or opens a PR) so files are not replayed
+
+Alternatively, the MCP server could expose a `ingest_inbox_file(path)` tool that
+Claude calls at session start when the hub is reachable, to drain any queued events
+from previous degraded sessions.
+
+### 3. Session start behaviour
+
+At orientation (Step 1), after `get_domain_summary()` succeeds, Claude should:
+- Glob `state-hub-inbox/*.yaml` in the current repo
+- For each file with `status: pending`, call the appropriate write tool and mark it ingested
+
+This keeps the drain logic in Claude rather than requiring a separate make target.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- `state-hub-inbox/` files with `status: pending` are reliably ingested on next
+  connected session with no manual intervention
+- Ingested files are marked so they are not replayed
+- Works for at minimum: `progress_event`, `decision`, `task_status_update`
+
+## Example
+
+See: `state-hub-inbox/2026-03-08-railiance01-bootstrap.yaml` in this repo —
+the first real offline event that motivated this request.
+
+## Priority
+
+Medium. The workaround (manual replay) works but degrades auditability for
+sessions run from remote hosts, which is the intended production workflow for
+this project.
diff --git a/state-hub-inbox/2026-03-08-railiance01-bootstrap.yaml b/state-hub-inbox/2026-03-08-railiance01-bootstrap.yaml
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+type: progress_event
+topic_id: ca369340-a64e-442e-98f1-a4fa7dc74a38
+workstream_id: bf40b47e-be5b-4930-a7d2-362e76b943bb
+event_type: milestone
+summary: "HostEurope server (Railiance01) bootstrapped and hardened"
+detail:
+  tasks_completed: [T03, T04, T05]
+  server: Railiance01
+  ip: 92.205.62.239
+  changes:
+    - Extended base role with fail2ban, UFW k3s/Flannel rules, HISTCONTROL
+    - Fixed dynamic inventory script JSON format
+    - Added roles_path to ansible.cfg
+    - Bootstrapped server: UFW active, fail2ban running, SSH hardened
+  smoke_tests_passed: true
+status: pending  # state-hub sets to "ingested" after processing
+recorded_at: "2026-03-08"
+source_repo: railiance-hosts
diff --git a/state-hub-inbox/README.md b/state-hub-inbox/README.md
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+# state-hub-inbox
+
+Offline event queue for State Hub sessions run without an active reverse tunnel.
+
+When the State Hub MCP server is unreachable, Claude writes pending events here
+as YAML files instead of dropping them. On the next connected session, these are
+drained by calling the appropriate State Hub write tools and marking each file
+`status: ingested`.
+
+## File format
+
+```yaml
+type: progress_event          # or: decision, task_status_update
+topic_id: <uuid>
+workstream_id: <uuid>
+event_type: milestone
+summary: "..."
+detail: {}
+status: pending               # → ingested after processing
+recorded_at: "YYYY-MM-DD"
+source_repo: railiance-hosts
+```
+
+## Drain procedure (manual until automated)
+
+At session start, if `get_domain_summary()` succeeds, check for pending files:
+
+```bash
+grep -l "status: pending" state-hub-inbox/*.yaml
+```
+
+For each, call `add_progress_event()` with the file's fields, then update
+`status: pending` → `status: ingested` and commit.
+
+See also: `contrib/feature-requests/fr-2026-03-08--threephoenix--state-hub--offline-inbox-ingest.md`