{"id":"hinted-handoff-reads-skip-non-preferred","text":"`get()` only queries preferred replicas, so data existing only as hints on non-preferred nodes is invisible to reads until handoff delivers it.","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/05/29/hinted-handoff-hinted_handoff.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":[],"metadata":{"example":"preferred = self.get_preferred_nodes(key)\nfor nid in preferred:  # only read from preferred replicas\n    if node.is_available():\n        results.append(node.get(key))"},"explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"hinted-handoff-reads-skip-non-preferred","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}