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# Research: Distributed KVS Consistency Modes (003-kvs-consistency)
## Decisions
- **Consistency scope**: Namespace-level selection of strong or eventual consistency.
- *Rationale*: Different tenants/workloads can choose per requirement.
- *Alternatives considered*: Cluster-wide only (too rigid).
- **Eventual consistency conflict resolution**: Default LWW (last-write-wins); allow alternative policies via config.
- *Rationale*: Simple baseline with deterministic resolution; extensible for advanced policies.
- *Alternatives considered*: Version vectors/CRDT as default (more complex to operate by default).
## Open Questions
- None (resolved by spec clarifications).