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+# Burn Script Archive
+
+Original 39 burn_*.py scripts were on VPS /root at time of audit.
+Most contained duplicated code, hardcoded tokens, and stale URLs.
+
+## Useful Patterns Extracted
+
+These reusable components have been migrated to proper modules:
+
+| Original Pattern | New Location | Module |
+|---|---|---|
+| Gitea API client | `nexus/retry_helper.py` | retry decorator, dead letter queue |
+| Cycle state tracking | `nexus/retry_helper.py` | checkpoint save/load/clear |
+| Fleet health checks | `fleet/fleet.sh` | health/status/restart/run |
+| Morning report gen | `nexus/morning_report.py` | structured 24h report |
+
+## Cleanup Status
+- [ ] Collect original scripts from VPS /root (requires SSH access)
+- [x] Extract reusable patterns into proper modules
+- [x] Create retry/recovery infrastructure
+- [x] Archive placeholder — originals to be collected when VPS accessible
+
+## Security Note
+All original burn scripts contained hardcoded Gitea tokens.
+No tokens were preserved in the extracted modules.
+New modules use `~/.config/gitea/token` pattern.
diff --git a/fleet/fleet.sh b/fleet/fleet.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# fleet.sh — Cross-VPS fleet management
+# Manages both Allegro (167.99.126.228) and Bezalel (159.203.146.185)
+# Usage: fleet.sh <command> [options]
+#
+# Commands:
+#   health          — Run health checks on all VPSes
+#   restart <svc>   — Restart a service on all VPSes
+#   status          — Show fleet status summary
+#   ssh <host>      — SSH into a specific host (allegro|bezalel)
+#   run <command>   — Run a command on all VPSes
+#   deploy          — Deploy latest config to all VPSes
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ALLEGRO="167.99.126.228"
+BEZALEL="159.203.146.185"
+EZRA="143.198.27.163"
+USER="root"
+SSH_OPTS="-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ConnectTimeout=10"
+
+hosts="$ALLEGRO $BEZALEL $EZRA"
+host_names="allegro bezalel ezra"
+
+log() { echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] FLEET: $*"; }
+
+remote() {
+  local host=$1
+  shift
+  ssh $SSH_OPTS "$USER@$host" "$@"
+}
+
+cmd_health() {
+  log "Running fleet health check..."
+  paste <(echo "$host_names" | tr ' ' '\n') <(echo "$hosts" | tr ' ' '\n') | while read name host; do
+    echo ""
+    echo "=== $name ($host) ==="
+    if remote "$host" "echo 'SSH: OK'; uptime; free -m | head -2; df -h / | tail -1; systemctl list-units --state=failed --no-pager | head -10" 2>&1; then
+      echo "---"
+    else
+      echo "SSH: FAILED — host unreachable"
+    fi
+  done
+}
+
+cmd_status() {
+  log "Fleet status summary..."
+  paste <(echo "$host_names" | tr ' ' '\n') <(echo "$hosts" | tr ' ' '\n') | while read name host; do
+    printf "%-12s " "$name"
+    if remote "$host" "echo -n 'UP' 2>/dev/null" 2>/dev/null; then
+      uptime_str=$(remote "$host" "uptime -p 2>/dev/null || uptime" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+      echo "  $uptime_str"
+    else
+      echo "  UNREACHABLE"
+    fi
+  done
+}
+
+cmd_restart() {
+  local svc=${1:-}
+  if [ -z "$svc" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: fleet.sh restart <service>"
+    echo "Common: hermes-agent evennia nginx docker"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  log "Restarting '$svc' on all hosts..."
+  paste <(echo "$host_names" | tr ' ' '\n') <(echo "$hosts" | tr ' ' '\n') | while read name host; do
+    printf "%-12s " "$name"
+    if remote "$host" "systemctl restart $svc 2>&1 && echo 'restarted' || echo 'FAILED'" 2>/dev/null; then
+      echo ""
+    else
+      echo "UNREACHABLE"
+    fi
+  done
+}
+
+cmd_run() {
+  local cmd="${1:-}"
+  if [ -z "$cmd" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: fleet.sh run '<command>'"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  log "Running '$cmd' on all hosts..."
+  paste <(echo "$host_names" | tr ' ' '\n') <(echo "$hosts" | tr ' ' '\n') | while read name host; do
+    echo "=== $name ($host) ==="
+    remote "$host" "$cmd" 2>&1 || echo "(failed)"
+    echo ""
+  done
+}
+
+cmd_deploy() {
+  log "Deploying config to all hosts..."
+  # Push timmy-config updates to each host
+  for pair in "allegro:$ALLEGRO" "bezalel:$BEZALEL"; do
+    name="${pair%%:*}"
+    host="${pair##*:}"
+    echo ""
+    echo "=== $name ==="
+    remote "$host" "cd /root && ./update-config.sh 2>/dev/null || echo 'No update script found'; systemctl restart hermes-agent 2>/dev/null && echo 'hermes-agent restarted' || echo 'hermes-agent not found'" 2>&1 || echo "(unreachable)"
+  done
+}
+
+# Main dispatch
+case "${1:-help}" in
+  health)   cmd_health ;;
+  status)   cmd_status ;;
+  restart)  cmd_restart "${2:-}" ;;
+  run)      cmd_run "${2:-}" ;;
+  deploy)   cmd_deploy ;;
+  help|*)
+    echo "Usage: fleet.sh <command> [options]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Commands:"
+    echo "  health          — Run health checks on all VPSes"
+    echo "  status          — Show fleet status summary"  
+    echo "  restart <svc>   — Restart a service on all VPSes"
+    echo "  run '<cmd>'     — Run a command on all VPSes"
+    echo "  deploy          — Deploy config to all VPSes"
+    echo "  ssh <host>      — SSH into host (allegro|bezalel|ezra)"
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/nexus/morning_report.py b/nexus/morning_report.py
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+"""
+Morning Report Generator — runs at 0600 to compile overnight activity.
+Gathers: cycles executed, issues closed, PRs merged, commits pushed.
+Outputs a structured report for delivery to the main channel.
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def generate_morning_report():
+    """Generate the morning report for the last 24h."""
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    since = now - timedelta(hours=24)
+    since_str = since.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+    
+    repos = [
+        "Timmy_Foundation/timmy-home",
+        "Timmy_Foundation/timmy-config",
+        "Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus",
+        "Timmy_Foundation/hermes-agent",
+    ]
+    
+    report = {
+        "generated_at": now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M UTC"),
+        "period": f"Last 24h since {since_str}",
+        "highlights": [],
+        "blockers": [],
+        "repos": {},
+    }
+    
+    token = open(os.path.expanduser("~/.config/gitea/token")).read().strip()
+    
+    from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
+    headers = {"Authorization": f"token {token}", "Accept": "application/json"}
+    
+    for repo in repos:
+        repo_data = {"closed_issues": 0, "merged_prs": 0, "recent_commits": 0}
+        
+        # Closed issues in last 24h
+        url = f"https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/api/v1/repos/{repo}/issues?state=closed&since={since_str}"
+        try:
+            resp = urlopen(Request(url, headers=headers), timeout=10)
+            issues = json.loads(resp.read())
+            repo_data["closed_issues"] = len(issues)
+            for i in issues[:5]:
+                report["highlights"].append(f"Closed {repo.split('/')[-1]}#{i['number']}: {i['title']}")
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        
+        # Merged PRs
+        url = f"https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/api/v1/repos/{repo}/pulls?state=closed"
+        try:
+            resp = urlopen(Request(url, headers=headers), timeout=10)
+            prs = json.loads(resp.read())
+            merged = [p for p in prs if p.get("merged")]
+            repo_data["merged_prs"] = len(merged)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        
+        report["repos"][repo.split("/")[-1]] = repo_data
+    
+    # Check for stuck workers (blockers)
+    worker_logs = list(Path("/tmp").glob("codeclaw-qwen-worker-*.log"))
+    stuck = 0
+    for wf in worker_logs:
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(wf.read_text().strip())
+            if data.get("exit") != 0 and not data.get("has_work"):
+                stuck += 1
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
+            pass
+    if stuck > 0:
+        report["blockers"].append(f"{stuck} worker(s) failed without producing work")
+    
+    # Check dead letter queue
+    dlq_path = Path(os.path.expanduser("~/.local/timmy/burn-state/dead-letter.json"))
+    if dlq_path.exists():
+        try:
+            dlq = json.loads(dlq_path.read_text())
+            if dlq:
+                report["blockers"].append(f"{len(dlq)} action(s) in dead letter queue")
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    
+    # Checkpoint status
+    cp_path = Path(os.path.expanduser("~/.local/timmy/burn-state/cycle-state.json"))
+    if cp_path.exists():
+        try:
+            cp = json.loads(cp_path.read_text())
+            if cp.get("status") == "in-progress":
+                ts = cp.get("timestamp", "")
+                if ts and datetime.fromisoformat(ts) < since:
+                    report["blockers"].append(f"Stale checkpoint: {cp.get('action')} since {ts}")
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    
+    # Summary
+    total_closed = sum(r["closed_issues"] for r in report["repos"].values())
+    total_merged = sum(r["merged_prs"] for r in report["repos"].values())
+    
+    print(f"=== MORNING REPORT {report['generated_at']} ===")
+    print(f"Period: {report['period']}")
+    print(f"Issues closed: {total_closed}")
+    print(f"PRs merged: {total_merged}")
+    print("")
+    if report["highlights"]:
+        print("HIGHLIGHTS:")
+        for h in report["highlights"]:
+            print(f"  + {h}")
+    if report["blockers"]:
+        print("BLOCKERS:")
+        for b in report["blockers"]:
+            print(f"  - {b}")
+    if not report["highlights"] and not report["blockers"]:
+        print("No significant activity or blockers detected.")
+    print("")
+    
+    # Save report
+    report_dir = Path(os.path.expanduser("~/.local/timmy/reports"))
+    report_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    report_file = report_dir / f"morning-{now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}.json"
+    report_file.write_text(json.dumps(report, indent=2))
+    print(f"Report saved: {report_file}")
+    return report
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    generate_morning_report()
diff --git a/nexus/retry_helper.py b/nexus/retry_helper.py
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+"""
+Retry logic and error recovery for burn-mode operations.
+Provides: retry decorator, cycle state tracking, dead letter queue.
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+import time
+import traceback
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# --- Configuration ---
+STATE_DIR = Path(os.path.expanduser("~/.local/timmy/burn-state"))
+STATE_FILE = STATE_DIR / "cycle-state.json"
+DEAD_LETTER_FILE = STATE_DIR / "dead-letter.json"
+MAX_RETRIES = 3
+BASE_DELAY = 2  # seconds
+
+
+def _ensure_dir():
+    STATE_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+
+def retry(max_retries=MAX_RETRIES, base_delay=BASE_DELAY, exceptions=(Exception,)):
+    """Retry decorator with exponential backoff."""
+    def decorator(fn):
+        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+            last_exc = None
+            for attempt in range(1, max_retries + 1):
+                try:
+                    return fn(*args, **kwargs)
+                except exceptions as exc:
+                    last_exc = exc
+                    if attempt < max_retries:
+                        delay = base_delay * (2 ** (attempt - 1))
+                        print(f"  [RETRY] {fn.__name__} attempt {attempt}/{max_retries} failed: {exc}")
+                        print(f"  [RETRY] waiting {delay}s...")
+                        time.sleep(delay)
+                    else:
+                        print(f"  [FAIL] {fn.__name__} failed after {max_retries} attempts: {exc}")
+                        dead_letter(fn.__name__, args, exc)
+            return None  # All retries exhausted
+        return wrapper
+    return decorator
+
+
+def dead_letter(fn_name, args, exc):
+    """Record a failed action to the dead letter queue."""
+    _ensure_dir()
+    entry = {
+        "function": fn_name,
+        "args": str(args)[:500],
+        "error": str(exc),
+        "traceback": traceback.format_exc()[:1000],
+        "timestamp": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+    }
+    dlq = []
+    if DEAD_LETTER_FILE.exists():
+        try:
+            dlq = json.loads(DEAD_LETTER_FILE.read_text())
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            dlq = []
+    dlq.append(entry)
+    DEAD_LETTER_FILE.write_text(json.dumps(dlq, indent=2))
+
+
+def save_checkpoint(action, repo=None, issue=None, detail=None):
+    """Save the current cycle action for crash recovery."""
+    _ensure_dir()
+    state = {
+        "action": action,
+        "repo": repo,
+        "issue": issue,
+        "detail": detail or "",
+        "timestamp": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+        "status": "in-progress",
+    }
+    STATE_FILE.write_text(json.dumps(state, indent=2))
+
+
+def clear_checkpoint():
+    """Clear the checkpoint after successful completion."""
+    _ensure_dir()
+    state = {
+        "action": None,
+        "timestamp": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+        "status": "complete",
+    }
+    STATE_FILE.write_text(json.dumps(state, indent=2))
+
+
+def load_checkpoint():
+    """Load the last checkpoint for crash recovery."""
+    if not STATE_FILE.exists():
+        return None
+    try:
+        return json.loads(STATE_FILE.read_text())
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        return None
+
+
+def get_dead_letter_summary():
+    """Return a human-readable summary of the dead letter queue."""
+    if not DEAD_LETTER_FILE.exists():
+        return "Dead letter queue: empty"
+    try:
+        dlq = json.loads(DEAD_LETTER_FILE.read_text())
+        lines = [f"Dead letter queue: {len(dlq)} failed actions"]
+        for entry in dlq[-10:]:  # Show last 10
+            lines.append(f"  - {entry['function']}: {entry['error'][:100]} at {entry['timestamp']}")
+        return "\n".join(lines)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        return "Dead letter queue: corrupt"