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 Rust infrastructure ecosystem — a Cargo workspace of independent, composable crates.
 
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 | Crate | Description | Status |
 |-------|-------------|---|
-| [`xtax-blob-storage`](crates/xtax-blob-storage/) | Application-level blob storage abstraction with filesystem/S3 backends, optional encryption, rekey, cleanup, and background maintenance. | 0.1.0 publish candidate |
-| [`xtax-encryption`](crates/xtax-encryption/) | Trait-only encryption provider interface. | 0.1.0 publish candidate |
+| [`xtax-blob-storage`](crates/xtax-blob-storage/) | Application-level blob storage abstraction with filesystem/S3 backends, optional encryption, rekey, cleanup, and background maintenance. | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/xtax-blob-storage.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/xtax-blob-storage) |
+| [`xtax-encryption`](crates/xtax-encryption/) | Trait-only encryption provider interface. | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/xtax-encryption.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/xtax-encryption) |
 
 Future planned crates (not yet created):
 - `xtax-state-store` — generic state persistence layer
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 # xtax-blob-storage
 
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 > **Experimental** blob storage abstraction for Rust with filesystem and S3
 > backends, streaming uploads, optional encryption, and composable layers.
 
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 # xtax-encryption
 
+[![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/xtax-encryption.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/xtax-encryption)
+[![docs.rs](https://docs.rs/xtax-encryption/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/xtax-encryption)
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 > **Trait-only** encryption provider interface — no backend, no storage,
 > no I/O decisions.