**Goal:** keep it local-first — escalate to a gated provider only under explicit policy, with an audit trail. **Sub-steps** - [ ] Escalation policy: local-first; escalate only under the gate (extend rc.1's cloud-escalation). - [ ] Privacy: define + audit what data leaves the device; redact where needed. _M2 · Workstream C._
Goal: keep it local-first — escalate to a gated provider only under explicit policy, with an audit trail.
Sub-steps
M2 · Workstream C.