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 # Hive Adopters
 
-Organizations and projects using Hive in evaluation, development, or
-production. This list exists to help the community and the CNCF gauge
-real-world adoption — thank you for adding yourself.
+The canonical adopters list lives in the Hive repository:
 
-## How to add your organization
+**→ https://github.com/hivecommons/hive/blob/HEAD/ADOPTERS.md**
 
-1. Open a pull request against this file adding **one row** to the table,
-   keeping the list alphabetical by organization.
-2. Sign your commit (`git commit -s`) like any other contribution.
-3. Use an email/handle affiliated with the organization, or link a public
-   reference (blog post, talk, repo) that supports the entry.
-4. Only add your **own** organization. Maintainers will not add adopters
-   on hearsay, and entries may be verified before merge.
-5. To update or remove your entry later, open another PR.
+That file is the single source of truth for who runs Hive and at what
+adoption level (evaluation / development / production). This copy used to
+carry a second, hand-maintained table that drifted from the canonical one
+(Project Bluefin was missing; tunaos.org was shown as development while
+the canonical list — backed by each adopter's own hive config, README and
+linked production evidence — records both as Production). To avoid that
+drift recurring, this file is now only a pointer.
 
-**Adoption levels:** `evaluation` (trying it out), `development`
-(pre-production / internal tooling), `production` (running real
-workloads).
+## How to add or update your organization
 
-| Organization | Contact (GitHub handle or email) | Level | Since | Use case / notes |
-| ------------ | -------------------------------- | ----- | ----- | ---------------- |
-| [Danathar](https://github.com/Danathar) | https://github.com/Danathar | development | 2026 | Autonomous development operations for Danathar projects |
-| [Frostyard](https://github.com/frostyard) | https://github.com/frostyard | development | 2026 | Autonomous development operations for frostyard projects |
-| [KubeStellar Console](https://github.com/kubestellar/console) | https://github.com/kubestellar/console | production | 2026-Q2 | Autonomous maintenance of the Console codebase — issue triage, fixes, review, and merge |
-| [Open Horizon](https://github.com/open-horizon) | https://github.com/open-horizon | development | 2026 | Standardization and enforcement for code consistency |
-| [Open Horizon Services](https://github.com/open-horizon-services) | https://github.com/open-horizon-services | development | 2026 | Ensuring code consistency over community contributions |
-| [Tuna OS](https://github.com/tuna-os) | https://github.com/tuna-os | development | 2026 | Autonomous development operations for tuna-os projects |
-
-> Public entries must not include private infrastructure details
-> (internal cluster names, hostnames) or personal @-mentions of
-> individuals who have not consented. Maintainers may verify entries
-> before merge.
+Open a pull request against
+[`hivecommons/hive` `ADOPTERS.md`](https://github.com/hivecommons/hive/blob/HEAD/ADOPTERS.md)
+following the instructions at the top of that file (one row, DCO-signed,
+own organization only, public reference supporting the entry). Adoption
+status should be derivable from the adopter's own hive configuration or
+README; cite it in the row.
diff --git a/profile/README.md b/profile/README.md
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 ## Governance
 
-Hive is maintained by a three-member Maintainer Committee spanning three organizations, with a documented contributor ladder, DCO-signed contributions, and explicit governance for AI-agent contributions (every merge is accountable to a human maintainer). Governance documents live in this repository: [GOVERNANCE](../GOVERNANCE.md) · [MAINTAINERS](../MAINTAINERS.md) · [CONTRIBUTING](../CONTRIBUTING.md) · [SECURITY](../SECURITY.md) · [CODE_OF_CONDUCT](../CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) · [ROADMAP](../ROADMAP.md) · [ADOPTERS](../ADOPTERS.md).
+Hive is maintained by a three-member Maintainer Committee spanning three organizations, with a documented contributor ladder, DCO-signed contributions, and explicit governance for AI-agent contributions (every merge is accountable to a human maintainer). Governance documents live in this repository: [GOVERNANCE](../GOVERNANCE.md) · [MAINTAINERS](../MAINTAINERS.md) · [CONTRIBUTING](../CONTRIBUTING.md) · [SECURITY](../SECURITY.md) · [CODE_OF_CONDUCT](../CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) · [ROADMAP](../ROADMAP.md) · [ADOPTERS](https://github.com/hivecommons/hive/blob/HEAD/ADOPTERS.md).
 
 ## Get involved