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+<img src="./assets/phoenix.png" alt="Syn_OS — the synaptic operating system" width="280" />
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 # Syn_OS
 
 ### v60.0.0 — "Sun & Salt"
 
 *An AI-native cybersecurity operating system, built almost entirely in Rust, designed for those who treat security as craft.*
 
+[![Status](https://img.shields.io/badge/status-pre--release-ff6b35)]()
+[![Codename](https://img.shields.io/badge/codename-Sun_&_Salt-c9302c)]()
+[![Built with](https://img.shields.io/badge/built_with-Rust-000000?logo=rust)]()
+[![License (this repo)](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-CC--BY--SA_4.0-blue)](LICENSE)
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-*the gap is where the meaning lives.*
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+### *the gap is where the meaning lives.*
+
+— LumOs Solutions —
 
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