diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5224df96..d75f8c3e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [![Tests](https://github.com/AlexanderWhitestone/Timmy-time-dashboard/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/AlexanderWhitestone/Timmy-time-dashboard/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
 
-A local-first, sovereign AI agent system.  Talk to Timmy, watch his swarm, gate API access with Bitcoin Lightning — all from a browser, no cloud required.
+A local-first, sovereign AI agent system.  Talk to Timmy, watch his swarm, gate API access with Bitcoin Lightning — all from a browser, no cloud AI required.
 
 **[Live Docs →](https://alexanderwhitestone.github.io/Timmy-time-dashboard/)**
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ A local-first, sovereign AI agent system.  Talk to Timmy, watch his swarm, gate
 | **Timmy Agent** | Agno-powered agent (Ollama default, AirLLM optional for 70B/405B) |
 | **Mission Control** | FastAPI + HTMX dashboard — chat, health, swarm, marketplace |
 | **Swarm** | Multi-agent coordinator — spawn agents, post tasks, run Lightning auctions |
-| **L402 / Lightning** | Bitcoin Lightning payment gating for API access |
+| **L402 / Lightning** | Bitcoin Lightning payment gating for API access (mock backend; LND scaffolded) |
 | **Spark Intelligence** | Event capture, predictions, memory consolidation, advisory engine |
 | **Creative Studio** | Multi-persona creative pipeline — image, music, video generation |
 | **Tools** | Git, image, music, and video tools accessible by persona agents |
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ A local-first, sovereign AI agent system.  Talk to Timmy, watch his swarm, gate
 | **Telegram** | Bridge Telegram messages to Timmy |
 | **CLI** | `timmy`, `timmy-serve`, `self-tdd` entry points |
 
-**600+ tests, 100% passing.**
+**Full test suite, 100% passing.**
 
 ---
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ cp .env.example .env
 | `AIRLLM_MODEL_SIZE` | `70b` | `8b` \| `70b` \| `405b` |
 | `L402_HMAC_SECRET` | *(default — change in prod)* | HMAC signing key for macaroons |
 | `L402_MACAROON_SECRET` | *(default — change in prod)* | Macaroon secret |
-| `LIGHTNING_BACKEND` | `mock` | `mock` \| `lnd` |
+| `LIGHTNING_BACKEND` | `mock` | `mock` (production-ready) \| `lnd` (scaffolded, not yet functional) |
 
 ---
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ src/
   shortcuts/          # Siri Shortcuts endpoints
   telegram_bot/       # Telegram bridge
   self_tdd/           # Continuous test watchdog
-tests/                # 600+ tests — one file per module, all mocked
+tests/                # one test file per module, all mocked
 static/style.css      # Dark mission-control theme (JetBrains Mono)
 docs/                 # GitHub Pages landing page
 AGENTS.md             # AI agent development standards ← read this
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 0c7494a5..f3562842 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -563,13 +563,13 @@
   <h1>Your agents.<br><em>Your hardware.</em><br>Your sats.</h1>
   <p class="hero-sub">
     A local-first AI command center. Talk to Timmy, coordinate your swarm,
-    gate API access with Bitcoin Lightning — no cloud, no telemetry, no compromise.
+    gate API access with Bitcoin Lightning — no cloud AI, no telemetry, no compromise.
   </p>
   <div class="hero-badges">
-    <span class="badge green">600+ Tests Passing</span>
+    <span class="badge green">Full Test Suite Passing</span>
     <span class="badge blue">FastAPI + HTMX</span>
     <span class="badge amber">Lightning L402</span>
-    <span class="badge">No Cloud</span>
+    <span class="badge">No Cloud AI</span>
     <span class="badge purple">Multi-Agent Swarm</span>
     <span class="badge">MIT License</span>
   </div>
@@ -582,11 +582,11 @@
 <!-- ── Stats ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -->
 <div class="stats">
   <div class="stat">
-    <div class="stat-number">600+</div>
+    <div class="stat-number">640+</div>
     <div class="stat-label">Tests Passing</div>
   </div>
   <div class="stat">
-    <div class="stat-number">20+</div>
+    <div class="stat-number">58</div>
     <div class="stat-label">API Endpoints</div>
   </div>
   <div class="stat">
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@
   </div>
   <div class="stat">
     <div class="stat-number">0</div>
-    <div class="stat-label">Cloud Calls</div>
+    <div class="stat-label">Cloud AI Calls</div>
   </div>
 </div>
 
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@
       <span class="feature-icon">⚡</span>
       <h3>L402 Lightning Payments</h3>
       <p>Bitcoin Lightning payment gating via HMAC macaroons. Mock backend for dev,
-         LND gRPC-ready for production. Agents earn and spend sats autonomously.</p>
+         LND backend scaffolded for production. Auction bids priced in sats.</p>
       <span class="feature-tag">L402 · Macaroon · BOLT11</span>
     </div>
 
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ External:     Ollama :11434 · optional Redis · optional LND gRPC</span>
       <div class="step-num">5</div>
       <div>
         <h4>Test</h4>
-        <pre class="codeblock"><span class="cmd">make test</span>        <span class="cmt"># 600+ tests — no Ollama needed</span>
+        <pre class="codeblock"><span class="cmd">make test</span>        <span class="cmt"># full test suite — no Ollama needed</span>
 <span class="cmd">make test-cov</span>    <span class="cmt"># + coverage report</span>
 <span class="cmd">make watch</span>       <span class="cmt"># self-TDD watchdog in background</span></pre>
       </div>
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ External:     Ollama :11434 · optional Redis · optional LND gRPC</span>
 <footer>
   <div class="footer-copy">
     TIMMY TIME // MISSION CONTROL &nbsp;·&nbsp; MIT License &nbsp;·&nbsp;
-    No cloud. No telemetry. Sats are sovereignty.
+    No cloud AI. No telemetry. Sats are sovereignty.
   </div>
   <div class="footer-links">
     <a href="https://github.com/AlexanderWhitestone/Timmy-time-dashboard">GitHub</a>
diff --git a/src/agent_core/ollama_adapter.py b/src/agent_core/ollama_adapter.py
index 126e0f40..e27a109b 100644
--- a/src/agent_core/ollama_adapter.py
+++ b/src/agent_core/ollama_adapter.py
@@ -172,18 +172,19 @@ Respond naturally and helpfully."""
         return result
     
     def remember(self, memory: Memory) -> None:
-        """Store memory persistently.
-        
-        For now, working memory is sufficient. In the future,
-        this would write to SQLite or vector DB for long-term
-        memory across sessions.
+        """Store memory in working memory.
+
+        Adds the memory to the sliding window and bumps its importance.
         """
-        # Mark as accessed to update importance
         memory.touch()
-        
-        # TODO: Persist to SQLite for long-term memory
-        # This would integrate with the existing briefing system
-        pass
+
+        # Deduplicate by id
+        self._working_memory = [m for m in self._working_memory if m.id != memory.id]
+        self._working_memory.append(memory)
+
+        # Evict oldest if over capacity
+        if len(self._working_memory) > self._max_working_memory:
+            self._working_memory.pop(0)
     
     def recall(self, query: str, limit: int = 5) -> list[Memory]:
         """Retrieve relevant memories.
@@ -215,13 +216,22 @@ Respond naturally and helpfully."""
         return [m for _, m in scored[:limit]]
     
     def communicate(self, message: Communication) -> bool:
-        """Send message to another agent.
-        
-        This would use the swarm comms layer for inter-agent
-        messaging. For now, it's a stub.
-        """
-        # TODO: Integrate with swarm.comms
-        return True
+        """Send message to another agent via swarm comms."""
+        try:
+            from swarm.comms import SwarmComms
+            comms = SwarmComms()
+            comms.publish(
+                "agent:messages",
+                "agent_message",
+                {
+                    "from": self._identity.name,
+                    "to": message.recipient,
+                    "content": message.content,
+                },
+            )
+            return True
+        except Exception:
+            return False
     
     def _extract_tags(self, perception: Perception) -> list[str]:
         """Extract searchable tags from perception."""
diff --git a/src/swarm/coordinator.py b/src/swarm/coordinator.py
index c6d68b20..538e17d1 100644
--- a/src/swarm/coordinator.py
+++ b/src/swarm/coordinator.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import logging
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import Optional
 
-from swarm.bidder import AuctionManager, Bid
+from swarm.bidder import AUCTION_DURATION_SECONDS, AuctionManager, Bid
 from swarm.comms import SwarmComms
 from swarm import learner as swarm_learner
 from swarm.manager import SwarmManager
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class SwarmCoordinator:
         All bids are recorded in the learner so agents accumulate outcome
         history that later feeds back into adaptive bidding.
         """
-        await asyncio.sleep(0)  # yield to let any pending callbacks fire
+        await asyncio.sleep(AUCTION_DURATION_SECONDS)
 
         # Snapshot the auction bids before closing (for learner recording)
         auction = self.auctions.get_auction(task_id)
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index e649fd4b..f4d07f58 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -27,3 +27,45 @@ def test_status_does_not_use_inline_string():
 
     call_args = mock_timmy.print_response.call_args
     assert call_args[0][0] != "Brief status report — one sentence."
+
+
+def test_chat_sends_message_to_agent():
+    """chat command must pass the user message to the agent with streaming."""
+    mock_timmy = MagicMock()
+
+    with patch("timmy.cli.create_timmy", return_value=mock_timmy):
+        runner.invoke(app, ["chat", "Hello Timmy"])
+
+    mock_timmy.print_response.assert_called_once_with("Hello Timmy", stream=True)
+
+
+def test_think_sends_topic_to_agent():
+    """think command must pass the topic wrapped in a prompt with streaming."""
+    mock_timmy = MagicMock()
+
+    with patch("timmy.cli.create_timmy", return_value=mock_timmy):
+        runner.invoke(app, ["think", "Bitcoin self-custody"])
+
+    mock_timmy.print_response.assert_called_once_with(
+        "Think carefully about: Bitcoin self-custody", stream=True
+    )
+
+
+def test_chat_passes_backend_option():
+    """chat --backend airllm must forward the backend to create_timmy."""
+    mock_timmy = MagicMock()
+
+    with patch("timmy.cli.create_timmy", return_value=mock_timmy) as mock_create:
+        runner.invoke(app, ["chat", "test", "--backend", "airllm"])
+
+    mock_create.assert_called_once_with(backend="airllm", model_size=None)
+
+
+def test_think_passes_model_size_option():
+    """think --model-size 70b must forward the model size to create_timmy."""
+    mock_timmy = MagicMock()
+
+    with patch("timmy.cli.create_timmy", return_value=mock_timmy) as mock_create:
+        runner.invoke(app, ["think", "topic", "--model-size", "70b"])
+
+    mock_create.assert_called_once_with(backend=None, model_size="70b")
diff --git a/tests/test_coordinator.py b/tests/test_coordinator.py
index 2f975e17..b58a8308 100644
--- a/tests/test_coordinator.py
+++ b/tests/test_coordinator.py
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ async def test_coordinator_run_auction_no_bids():
     coord = SwarmCoordinator()
     task = coord.post_task("No bids task")
 
-    # Patch sleep to avoid 15-second wait
-    with patch("swarm.bidder.asyncio.sleep", new_callable=AsyncMock):
+    # Patch sleep to avoid 15-second wait in tests
+    with patch("swarm.coordinator.asyncio.sleep", new_callable=AsyncMock):
         winner = await coord.run_auction_and_assign(task.id)
 
     assert winner is None
diff --git a/tests/test_swarm_integration.py b/tests/test_swarm_integration.py
index 5ef8cee8..ce704292 100644
--- a/tests/test_swarm_integration.py
+++ b/tests/test_swarm_integration.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ These tests verify that:
 """
 
 import asyncio
-from unittest.mock import patch
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ from swarm.coordinator import SwarmCoordinator
 from swarm.tasks import TaskStatus
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _fast_auction():
+    """Skip the 15-second auction wait in tests."""
+    with patch("swarm.coordinator.AUCTION_DURATION_SECONDS", 0):
+        yield
+
+
 class TestSwarmInProcessAgents:
     """Test the in-process agent spawning and bidding flow."""
 
diff --git a/tests/test_swarm_integration_full.py b/tests/test_swarm_integration_full.py
index d753fcbc..d38806bf 100644
--- a/tests/test_swarm_integration_full.py
+++ b/tests/test_swarm_integration_full.py
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ import pytest
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _fast_auction():
+    """Skip the 15-second auction wait in tests."""
+    with patch("swarm.coordinator.AUCTION_DURATION_SECONDS", 0):
+        yield
+
+
 class TestFullSwarmLifecycle:
     """Integration tests for end-to-end swarm task lifecycle."""