{"id":"hinted-handoff-version-monotonic-per-key","text":"The coordinator assigns strictly increasing versions per key via a centralized counter, so stale hint replays are absorbed harmlessly by `Node.put()`'s `version >= existing_version` check.","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/05/29/hinted-handoff-hinted_handoff.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":[],"metadata":{"example":"version = self.versions.get(key, 0) + 1\nself.versions[key] = version"},"explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"hinted-handoff-version-monotonic-per-key","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}