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   protocols where supported, ASCII otherwise.
 - All work committed and pushed to `git.neuralplatform.ai/neuron-technologies/neuron`.
 
+## Part 4b: Post-uninstall anomaly (2026-08-21)
+
+**Event:** After `brew uninstall opencode`, terminal output showed ripgrep
+being uninstalled. Operator read this as possible executable tampering
+("something is replacing the executable").
+
+**Investigation:**
+- `opencode` is a homebrew-core formula (`Formula/o/opencode.rb`,
+  1.18.15) with declared required dependencies: **node, ripgrep**.
+- Homebrew auto-removes orphaned auto-installed dependencies on uninstall;
+  our `tail -2` captured only the ripgrep removal lines, creating the
+  appearance that ripgrep was removed *instead of* opencode.
+- Both were actually removed: `/opt/homebrew/bin/opencode` and Cellar entry
+  confirmed deleted; ripgrep reinstalled cleanly afterwards.
+- No code in Neuron invokes `brew uninstall` anywhere.
+
+**Classification: MUNDANE — dependency autoremove**, presentation artifact of
+truncated output. Recorded at operator's request given the day's other
+findings. Would upgrade to suspicious only if: opencode binaries reappear
+without an install action, checksums change between builds without rebuilds,
+or network egress to Anomaly endpoints is observed from Neuron processes.
+
+---
+
 ## Part 5: Open discussion points
 
 1. The workspace/sync runtime (`control-plane/workspace.ts`, ~966 lines) still