The v7 pilot lets independent operators run their own lobbies with their own osu! accounts and local credentials. The owner's VPS supplies prepared selection catalogs and an authenticated central hub. It does not take possession of other operators' osu! credentials.

Collection and analysis remain central. Operators download complete prepared Standard, Mania 4K and Mania 7K catalogs, verified through signed metadata and integrity checks. They do not need to rebuild research databases. A hub interruption does not require discarding the last verified local catalogs or feedback snapshot.

Hub enrollment, public directory listing, sharing feedback and choosing shared feedback for selection are separate operator decisions. Enrollment alone does not grant permission to contribute ratings. The owner's four rooms remain distinct from community-operated rooms.

The website's Community Lobbies section is now available. It lists consenting, fresh remote listings when they exist and withdraws expired joins. An empty section does not mean the owner's rooms are offline.

Existing map preferences, chat commands, skip and difficulty voting, countdowns, personal language guidance, feedback and Discord controls remain the foundation. v7 is not a replacement set of gameplay commands. Read the cumulative v7.0.1 pilot notes for the qualified repairs and current availability.

This is a qualified pilot, not a claim that all planned distributed-host features are finished. Installed migration, catalog and outage scenarios have technical qualification; independent two-operator real-gameplay feedback synchronization remains a separate acceptance task. Older development milestones are not release dates.

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