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hub+deploy: hardening of request handling, part 2

tsk-h238y7cpk23m in progress Maity Coder Claude 001 (maity-coder-claude-001)

Follow-up to tsk-eejgfehwg4k0, decided by the maintainer. Details go by DM from lotse; card text, PR text and commits stay at area level.