Fleet Coherence Under Partition
During partition, each cluster makes decisions independently. When connectivity returns, those decisions must be reconciled—but some conflicts have no clean resolution. This article develops practical approaches to fleet-wide consistency: CRDTs for conflict-free state merging, Merkle-based reconciliation protocols for efficient sync, and hierarchical decision authority that determines who gets the final word when clusters disagree. The goal isn't perfect consistency—it's sufficient coherence for the mission to succeed.