Index: src/config/database.js
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--- src/config/database.js	(revision e62f65d51ce6e100e8c44bd84a06c8731f893a03)
+++ src/config/database.js	(revision af5b79bce6ea434335758683cb102f0e695757ce)
@@ -563,4 +563,8 @@
   ensureColumn('ap_outbox', 'wave', 'INTEGER');    // FEP-633c shaer:wave (guardian -> ward nudge)
   ensureColumn('ap_mentions', 'wave', 'INTEGER');  // inbound guardian wave
+  // FEP-633c §2.2: object hint that the author is a ward. Register-only for now;
+  // used later at reddings-boei / escalation routing.
+  ensureColumn('ap_timeline', 'has_guardians', 'INTEGER');
+  ensureColumn('ap_mentions', 'has_guardians', 'INTEGER');
   ensureColumn('ap_followers', 'name', 'TEXT');    // cached display name (shaer-aa3)
   ensureColumn('ap_followers', 'handle', 'TEXT');  // @user@host