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+---
+summary: Give the profile README tables a dedicated Stars column and drop the PyPI-version and Context7 badges, keeping Downloads.
+---
+
+# Change: profile README — Stars column, drop version + Context7 badges
+
+## What & why
+
+All four tables in `profile/README.md` currently use three columns —
+`| Project | What it is | Badges |` — where the Badges cell packs several
+shields together (Stars, PyPI version, Downloads, Context7; templates instead
+carry Stars, Context7, and a Template chip). Pull **Stars** into its own column
+and **remove the PyPI-version and Context7 badges**. The DI/services/utilities
+tables become `| Project | What it is | Stars | Downloads |` (the fourth column,
+now holding only the Downloads badge, is renamed from "Badges" to "Downloads").
+The templates table becomes `| Project | What it is | Stars | Badges |`, its
+Badges cell holding just the **Template chip** (templates have no Downloads
+badge, so its fourth column keeps the "Badges" label). Requested to make the
+star counts scannable in their own column and to declutter the badge cell.
+
+## Scope
+
+- One file: `profile/README.md`.
+- Four tables: **Project templates**, **Dependency injection**,
+  **Microservices, HTTP & messaging**, **Utilities**.
+- All four tables: add a `Stars` third column (divider `|---|---|---|---|`) and
+  move each row's `[![Stars]…]` badge into it; delete each row's `[![Context7]…]`
+  badge.
+- DI / services / utilities tables: header becomes
+  `| Project | What it is | Stars | Downloads |`; also delete each row's
+  `[![PyPI]…]` version badge, leaving the fourth cell holding only Downloads.
+- Templates table: header becomes `| Project | What it is | Stars | Badges |`;
+  its fourth cell holds only the Template chip (no PyPI badge existed).
+- Leave every other badge, link, blurb, and row order untouched.
+
+## Verification
+
+- `just check-planning` prints `planning: OK`.
+- `grep -c 'pypi/v/' profile/README.md` returns `0` (no version badges remain).
+- `grep -ci context7 profile/README.md` returns `0` (no Context7 badges remain).
+- Header lines: three read `| Project | What it is | Stars | Downloads |`
+  (DI/services/utilities) and one reads `| Project | What it is | Stars | Badges |`
+  (templates). All four dividers are `|---|---|---|---|`.
+- Spot-check the rendered table columns are aligned and Downloads is still
+  present in the Badges cell of the DI/services/utilities tables.
+- No unrelated lines changed (`git diff` touches only `profile/README.md`).
+
+## Notes
+
+Pure Markdown/table formatting; no code, no tests, no brand assets. Independent
+of the aiohttp brand change (2026-07-02.02) — ships as its own PR.
diff --git a/profile/README.md b/profile/README.md
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@@ -14,38 +14,38 @@ Open-source templates and libraries for building production-ready Python applica
 
 ### Project templates
 
-| Project | What it is | Badges |
-|---|---|---|
-| [`fastapi-sqlalchemy-template`](https://github.com/modern-python/fastapi-sqlalchemy-template) | Dockerized web application with DI on FastAPI, SQLAlchemy 2, PostgreSQL | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/fastapi-sqlalchemy-template)](https://github.com/modern-python/fastapi-sqlalchemy-template/stargazers) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/fastapi-sqlalchemy-template) ![Template](https://img.shields.io/badge/type-template-blue) |
-| [`litestar-sqlalchemy-template`](https://github.com/modern-python/litestar-sqlalchemy-template) | Dockerized web application on Litestar, SQLAlchemy 2, PostgreSQL | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/litestar-sqlalchemy-template)](https://github.com/modern-python/litestar-sqlalchemy-template/stargazers) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/litestar-sqlalchemy-template) ![Template](https://img.shields.io/badge/type-template-blue) |
+| Project | What it is | Stars | Badges |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| [`fastapi-sqlalchemy-template`](https://github.com/modern-python/fastapi-sqlalchemy-template) | Dockerized web application with DI on FastAPI, SQLAlchemy 2, PostgreSQL | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/fastapi-sqlalchemy-template)](https://github.com/modern-python/fastapi-sqlalchemy-template/stargazers) | ![Template](https://img.shields.io/badge/type-template-blue) |
+| [`litestar-sqlalchemy-template`](https://github.com/modern-python/litestar-sqlalchemy-template) | Dockerized web application on Litestar, SQLAlchemy 2, PostgreSQL | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/litestar-sqlalchemy-template)](https://github.com/modern-python/litestar-sqlalchemy-template/stargazers) | ![Template](https://img.shields.io/badge/type-template-blue) |
 
 ### Dependency injection
 
-| Project | What it is | Badges |
-|---|---|---|
-| [`modern-di`](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di) | Powerful DI framework with scopes | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/modern-di)](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di/stargazers) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/modern-di)](https://pypi.org/project/modern-di/) [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/modern-di/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/modern-di) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/modern-di) |
-| [`modern-di-fastapi`](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-fastapi) | modern-di integration for FastAPI | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/modern-di-fastapi)](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-fastapi/stargazers) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/modern-di-fastapi)](https://pypi.org/project/modern-di-fastapi/) [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/modern-di-fastapi/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/modern-di-fastapi) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/modern-di-fastapi) |
-| [`modern-di-litestar`](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-litestar) | modern-di integration for Litestar | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/modern-di-litestar)](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-litestar/stargazers) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/modern-di-litestar)](https://pypi.org/project/modern-di-litestar/) [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/modern-di-litestar/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/modern-di-litestar) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/modern-di-litestar) |
-| [`modern-di-starlette`](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-starlette) | modern-di integration for Starlette | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/modern-di-starlette)](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-starlette/stargazers) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/modern-di-starlette)](https://pypi.org/project/modern-di-starlette/) [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/modern-di-starlette/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/modern-di-starlette) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/modern-di-starlette) |
-| [`modern-di-faststream`](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-faststream) | modern-di integration for FastStream | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/modern-di-faststream)](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-faststream/stargazers) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/modern-di-faststream)](https://pypi.org/project/modern-di-faststream/) [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/modern-di-faststream/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/modern-di-faststream) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/modern-di-faststream) |
-| [`modern-di-typer`](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-typer) | modern-di integration for Typer | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/modern-di-typer)](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-typer/stargazers) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/modern-di-typer)](https://pypi.org/project/modern-di-typer/) [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/modern-di-typer/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/modern-di-typer) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/modern-di-typer) |
-| [`modern-di-pytest`](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-pytest) | modern-di integration for pytest | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/modern-di-pytest)](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-pytest/stargazers) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/modern-di-pytest)](https://pypi.org/project/modern-di-pytest/) [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/modern-di-pytest/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/modern-di-pytest) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/modern-di-pytest) |
-| [`that-depends`](https://github.com/modern-python/that-depends) | Predecessor DI framework, still actively maintained | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/that-depends)](https://github.com/modern-python/that-depends/stargazers) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/that-depends)](https://pypi.org/project/that-depends/) [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/that-depends/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/that-depends) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/that-depends) |
+| Project | What it is | Stars | Downloads |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| [`modern-di`](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di) | Powerful DI framework with scopes | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/modern-di)](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di/stargazers) | [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/modern-di/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/modern-di) |
+| [`modern-di-fastapi`](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-fastapi) | modern-di integration for FastAPI | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/modern-di-fastapi)](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-fastapi/stargazers) | [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/modern-di-fastapi/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/modern-di-fastapi) |
+| [`modern-di-litestar`](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-litestar) | modern-di integration for Litestar | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/modern-di-litestar)](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-litestar/stargazers) | [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/modern-di-litestar/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/modern-di-litestar) |
+| [`modern-di-starlette`](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-starlette) | modern-di integration for Starlette | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/modern-di-starlette)](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-starlette/stargazers) | [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/modern-di-starlette/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/modern-di-starlette) |
+| [`modern-di-faststream`](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-faststream) | modern-di integration for FastStream | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/modern-di-faststream)](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-faststream/stargazers) | [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/modern-di-faststream/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/modern-di-faststream) |
+| [`modern-di-typer`](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-typer) | modern-di integration for Typer | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/modern-di-typer)](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-typer/stargazers) | [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/modern-di-typer/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/modern-di-typer) |
+| [`modern-di-pytest`](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-pytest) | modern-di integration for pytest | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/modern-di-pytest)](https://github.com/modern-python/modern-di-pytest/stargazers) | [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/modern-di-pytest/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/modern-di-pytest) |
+| [`that-depends`](https://github.com/modern-python/that-depends) | Predecessor DI framework, still actively maintained | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/that-depends)](https://github.com/modern-python/that-depends/stargazers) | [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/that-depends/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/that-depends) |
 
 ### Microservices, HTTP & messaging
 
-| Project | What it is | Badges |
-|---|---|---|
-| [`lite-bootstrap`](https://github.com/modern-python/lite-bootstrap) | Lightweight package for bootstrapping new microservices | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/lite-bootstrap)](https://github.com/modern-python/lite-bootstrap/stargazers) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/lite-bootstrap)](https://pypi.org/project/lite-bootstrap/) [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/lite-bootstrap/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/lite-bootstrap) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/lite-bootstrap) |
-| [`httpware`](https://github.com/modern-python/httpware) | HTTP client framework with sync/async clients, middleware chain, and built-in resilience (retry, bulkhead) | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/httpware)](https://github.com/modern-python/httpware/stargazers) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/httpware)](https://pypi.org/project/httpware/) [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/httpware/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/httpware) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/httpware) |
-| [`faststream-redis-timers`](https://github.com/modern-python/faststream-redis-timers) | FastStream broker integration for Redis-backed distributed timer scheduling | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/faststream-redis-timers)](https://github.com/modern-python/faststream-redis-timers/stargazers) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/faststream-redis-timers)](https://pypi.org/project/faststream-redis-timers/) [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/faststream-redis-timers/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/faststream-redis-timers) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/faststream-redis-timers) |
-| [`faststream-concurrent-aiokafka`](https://github.com/modern-python/faststream-concurrent-aiokafka) | Concurrent message processing middleware for FastStream with aiokafka | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/faststream-concurrent-aiokafka)](https://github.com/modern-python/faststream-concurrent-aiokafka/stargazers) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/faststream-concurrent-aiokafka)](https://pypi.org/project/faststream-concurrent-aiokafka/) [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/faststream-concurrent-aiokafka/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/faststream-concurrent-aiokafka) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/faststream-concurrent-aiokafka) |
-| [`faststream-outbox`](https://github.com/modern-python/faststream-outbox) | FastStream broker integration for the transactional outbox pattern with Postgres | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/faststream-outbox)](https://github.com/modern-python/faststream-outbox/stargazers) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/faststream-outbox)](https://pypi.org/project/faststream-outbox/) [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/faststream-outbox/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/faststream-outbox) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/faststream-outbox) |
+| Project | What it is | Stars | Downloads |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| [`lite-bootstrap`](https://github.com/modern-python/lite-bootstrap) | Lightweight package for bootstrapping new microservices | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/lite-bootstrap)](https://github.com/modern-python/lite-bootstrap/stargazers) | [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/lite-bootstrap/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/lite-bootstrap) |
+| [`httpware`](https://github.com/modern-python/httpware) | HTTP client framework with sync/async clients, middleware chain, and built-in resilience (retry, bulkhead) | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/httpware)](https://github.com/modern-python/httpware/stargazers) | [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/httpware/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/httpware) |
+| [`faststream-redis-timers`](https://github.com/modern-python/faststream-redis-timers) | FastStream broker integration for Redis-backed distributed timer scheduling | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/faststream-redis-timers)](https://github.com/modern-python/faststream-redis-timers/stargazers) | [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/faststream-redis-timers/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/faststream-redis-timers) |
+| [`faststream-concurrent-aiokafka`](https://github.com/modern-python/faststream-concurrent-aiokafka) | Concurrent message processing middleware for FastStream with aiokafka | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/faststream-concurrent-aiokafka)](https://github.com/modern-python/faststream-concurrent-aiokafka/stargazers) | [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/faststream-concurrent-aiokafka/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/faststream-concurrent-aiokafka) |
+| [`faststream-outbox`](https://github.com/modern-python/faststream-outbox) | FastStream broker integration for the transactional outbox pattern with Postgres | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/faststream-outbox)](https://github.com/modern-python/faststream-outbox/stargazers) | [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/faststream-outbox/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/faststream-outbox) |
 
 ### Utilities
 
-| Project | What it is | Badges |
-|---|---|---|
-| [`db-retry`](https://github.com/modern-python/db-retry) | Retry helpers for PostgreSQL / SQLAlchemy database operations | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/db-retry)](https://github.com/modern-python/db-retry/stargazers) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/db-retry)](https://pypi.org/project/db-retry/) [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/db-retry/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/db-retry) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/db-retry) |
-| [`eof-fixer`](https://github.com/modern-python/eof-fixer) | Automatically fix newlines at the end of files | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/eof-fixer)](https://github.com/modern-python/eof-fixer/stargazers) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/eof-fixer)](https://pypi.org/project/eof-fixer/) [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/eof-fixer/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/eof-fixer) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/eof-fixer) |
-| [`semvertag`](https://github.com/modern-python/semvertag) | Auto-tag your GitHub/GitLab repo with semantic version tags from CI | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/semvertag)](https://github.com/modern-python/semvertag/stargazers) [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/semvertag)](https://pypi.org/project/semvertag/) [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/semvertag/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/semvertag) [![Context7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context7-docs-blue)](https://context7.com/modern-python/semvertag) |
+| Project | What it is | Stars | Downloads |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| [`db-retry`](https://github.com/modern-python/db-retry) | Retry helpers for PostgreSQL / SQLAlchemy database operations | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/db-retry)](https://github.com/modern-python/db-retry/stargazers) | [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/db-retry/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/db-retry) |
+| [`eof-fixer`](https://github.com/modern-python/eof-fixer) | Automatically fix newlines at the end of files | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/eof-fixer)](https://github.com/modern-python/eof-fixer/stargazers) | [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/eof-fixer/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/eof-fixer) |
+| [`semvertag`](https://github.com/modern-python/semvertag) | Auto-tag your GitHub/GitLab repo with semantic version tags from CI | [![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/modern-python/semvertag)](https://github.com/modern-python/semvertag/stargazers) | [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/semvertag/month)](https://pepy.tech/projects/semvertag) |