diff --git a/scripts/loop_guard.py b/scripts/loop_guard.py
index fb428179..71dd3717 100644
--- a/scripts/loop_guard.py
+++ b/scripts/loop_guard.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def _get_gitea_api() -> str:
     if api_file.exists():
         return api_file.read_text().strip()
     # Default fallback
-    return "http://localhost:3000/api/v1"
+    return "http://143.198.27.163:3000/api/v1"
 
 
 GITEA_API = _get_gitea_api()
diff --git a/scripts/triage_score.py b/scripts/triage_score.py
index f1d9070c..e2ffdba8 100644
--- a/scripts/triage_score.py
+++ b/scripts/triage_score.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ writes a ranked queue to .loop/queue.json.  No LLM calls — pure heuristics.
 
 Run:  python3 scripts/triage_score.py
 Env:  GITEA_TOKEN (or reads ~/.hermes/gitea_token)
-      GITEA_API   (default: http://localhost:3000/api/v1)
+      GITEA_API   (default: http://143.198.27.163:3000/api/v1)
       REPO_SLUG   (default: rockachopa/Timmy-time-dashboard)
 """
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def _get_gitea_api() -> str:
     if api_file.exists():
         return api_file.read_text().strip()
     # Default fallback
-    return "http://localhost:3000/api/v1"
+    return "http://143.198.27.163:3000/api/v1"
 
 
 GITEA_API = _get_gitea_api()