ADR 0175: the found front end is uninstalled once a machine is converged; design 08 note

03-DESIGN/01-to-be/08-connectivity.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ code:
   - mesh-host internal/apply (the service that reflects a rule set)
 updated: 2026-10-02
 decisions:
+  - 02-DECISIONS/0175-the-found-front-end-is-uninstalled-once-a-machine-is-converged.md
   - 02-DECISIONS/0170-the-firewall-seat-serves-its-verbs.md
   - 02-DECISIONS/0169-a-machine-joins-through-the-tunnel-and-the-bus-is-never-public.md
   - 02-DECISIONS/0168-a-converged-machine-is-filtered-by-the-mesh-alone.md
@@ -772,6 +773,11 @@ the host reports as *other* is reached through the packet filter seat's `remove`
 by name on the bus; the seat also serves `rules` and `reload`, and its holder's runtime declares the
 `NET_ADMIN` capability on the machine's network. See design 33.
 
+*2026-10-02, [ADR 0175](../../02-DECISIONS/0175-the-found-front-end-is-uninstalled-once-a-machine-is-converged.md):*
+once a machine is converged, the front end it was found with is uninstalled, not merely disabled — the
+packet filter's holder declares its package absent after the mesh's filter is loaded, and a return to
+adopted then enables nothing. The rollback path ADR 0100 kept on disk is given up on purpose.
+
 ## 5 — Certificates
 
 **Two authorities, kept separate on purpose.**