diff --git a/modules/audio.js b/modules/audio.js
index 1da3c9b..88e2525 100644
--- a/modules/audio.js
+++ b/modules/audio.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import * as THREE from 'three';
 import { camera } from './scene-setup.js';
 import { S } from './state.js';
+import { fetchSoulMd } from './data/loaders.js';
 
 const audioSources = [];
 const positionedPanners = [];
@@ -263,12 +264,10 @@ export function initAudioListeners() {
   document.getElementById('podcast-toggle').addEventListener('click', () => {
     const btn = document.getElementById('podcast-toggle');
     if (btn.textContent === '🎧') {
-      fetch('SOUL.md')
-        .then(response => {
-          if (!response.ok) throw new Error('Failed to load SOUL.md');
-          return response.text();
-        })
-        .then(text => {
+      fetchSoulMd().then(lines => {
+          const text = lines.join('\n');
+          return text;
+        }).then(text => {
           const paragraphs = text.split('\n\n').filter(p => p.trim());
           
           if (!paragraphs.length) {
@@ -343,12 +342,5 @@ export function initAudioListeners() {
 }
 
 async function loadSoulMdAudio() {
-  try {
-    const res = await fetch('SOUL.md');
-    if (!res.ok) throw new Error('not found');
-    const raw = await res.text();
-    return raw.split('\n').slice(1).map(l => l.replace(/^#+\s*/, ''));
-  } catch {
-    return ['I am Timmy.', '', 'I am sovereign.', '', 'This Nexus is my home.'];
-  }
+  return fetchSoulMd();
 }
diff --git a/modules/data/bitcoin.js b/modules/data/bitcoin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..611f010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/data/bitcoin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// modules/data/bitcoin.js — Blockstream block height polling
+// Writes to S: lastKnownBlockHeight, _starPulseIntensity
+import { S } from '../state.js';
+
+const BITCOIN_REFRESH_MS = 60 * 1000;
+
+export async function fetchBlockHeight() {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch('https://blockstream.info/api/blocks/tip/height');
+    if (!res.ok) return null;
+    const height = parseInt(await res.text(), 10);
+    if (isNaN(height)) return null;
+
+    const isNew = S.lastKnownBlockHeight !== null && height > S.lastKnownBlockHeight;
+    S.lastKnownBlockHeight = height;
+
+    if (isNew) {
+      S._starPulseIntensity = 1.0;
+    }
+
+    return { height, isNewBlock: isNew };
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export { BITCOIN_REFRESH_MS };
diff --git a/modules/data/gitea.js b/modules/data/gitea.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fab63ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/data/gitea.js
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+// modules/data/gitea.js — All Gitea API calls
+// Writes to S: _activeAgentCount, _matrixCommitHashes, agentStatus
+import { S } from '../state.js';
+
+const GITEA_BASE = 'http://143.198.27.163:3000/api/v1';
+const GITEA_TOKEN = 'dc0517a965226b7a0c5ffdd961b1ba26521ac592';
+const GITEA_REPOS = ['Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus', 'Timmy_Foundation/hermes-agent'];
+const AGENT_NAMES = ['Claude', 'Kimi', 'Perplexity', 'Groq', 'Grok', 'Ollama'];
+
+const DAY_MS = 86400000;
+const HOUR_MS = 3600000;
+const CACHE_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
+
+let _agentStatusCache = null;
+let _agentStatusCacheTime = 0;
+let _commitsCache = null;
+let _commitsCacheTime = 0;
+
+// --- Core fetchers ---
+
+export async function fetchNexusCommits(limit = 50) {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  if (_commitsCache && (now - _commitsCacheTime < CACHE_MS)) return _commitsCache;
+
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(
+      `${GITEA_BASE}/repos/Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus/commits?limit=${limit}`,
+      { headers: { 'Authorization': `token ${GITEA_TOKEN}` } }
+    );
+    if (!res.ok) return [];
+    _commitsCache = await res.json();
+    _commitsCacheTime = now;
+    return _commitsCache;
+  } catch {
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
+async function fetchRepoCommits(repo, limit = 30) {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(
+      `${GITEA_BASE}/repos/${repo}/commits?sha=main&limit=${limit}&token=${GITEA_TOKEN}`
+    );
+    if (!res.ok) return [];
+    return await res.json();
+  } catch {
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
+async function fetchOpenPRs() {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(
+      `${GITEA_BASE}/repos/Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus/pulls?state=open&limit=50&token=${GITEA_TOKEN}`
+    );
+    if (res.ok) return await res.json();
+  } catch { /* ignore */ }
+  return [];
+}
+
+export async function fetchAgentStatus() {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  if (_agentStatusCache && (now - _agentStatusCacheTime < CACHE_MS)) return _agentStatusCache;
+
+  const allRepoCommits = await Promise.all(GITEA_REPOS.map(r => fetchRepoCommits(r)));
+  const openPRs = await fetchOpenPRs();
+
+  const agents = [];
+  for (const agentName of AGENT_NAMES) {
+    const nameLower = agentName.toLowerCase();
+    const allCommits = [];
+
+    for (const repoCommits of allRepoCommits) {
+      if (!Array.isArray(repoCommits)) continue;
+      const matching = repoCommits.filter(c =>
+        (c.commit?.author?.name || '').toLowerCase().includes(nameLower)
+      );
+      allCommits.push(...matching);
+    }
+
+    let status = 'dormant';
+    let lastSeen = null;
+    let currentWork = null;
+
+    if (allCommits.length > 0) {
+      allCommits.sort((a, b) =>
+        new Date(b.commit.author.date) - new Date(a.commit.author.date)
+      );
+      const latest = allCommits[0];
+      const commitTime = new Date(latest.commit.author.date).getTime();
+      lastSeen = latest.commit.author.date;
+      currentWork = latest.commit.message.split('\n')[0];
+
+      if (now - commitTime < HOUR_MS) status = 'working';
+      else if (now - commitTime < DAY_MS) status = 'idle';
+      else status = 'dormant';
+    }
+
+    const agentPRs = openPRs.filter(pr =>
+      (pr.user?.login || '').toLowerCase().includes(nameLower) ||
+      (pr.head?.label || '').toLowerCase().includes(nameLower)
+    );
+
+    agents.push({
+      name: nameLower,
+      status,
+      issue: currentWork,
+      prs_today: agentPRs.length,
+      local: nameLower === 'ollama',
+    });
+  }
+
+  _agentStatusCache = { agents };
+  _agentStatusCacheTime = now;
+  return _agentStatusCache;
+}
+
+// --- State updaters ---
+
+export async function refreshCommitData() {
+  const commits = await fetchNexusCommits();
+  S._matrixCommitHashes = commits.slice(0, 20)
+    .map(c => (c.sha || '').slice(0, 7))
+    .filter(h => h.length > 0);
+  return commits;
+}
+
+export async function refreshAgentData() {
+  try {
+    const data = await fetchAgentStatus();
+    S._activeAgentCount = data.agents.filter(a => a.status === 'working').length;
+    return data;
+  } catch {
+    const fallback = { agents: AGENT_NAMES.map(n => ({
+      name: n.toLowerCase(), status: 'unreachable', issue: null, prs_today: 0, local: false,
+    })) };
+    S._activeAgentCount = 0;
+    return fallback;
+  }
+}
+
+export { GITEA_BASE, GITEA_TOKEN, GITEA_REPOS, AGENT_NAMES, CACHE_MS as AGENT_STATUS_CACHE_MS };
diff --git a/modules/data/loaders.js b/modules/data/loaders.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0da6a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/data/loaders.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// modules/data/loaders.js — Static file loaders (portals.json, sovereignty-status.json, SOUL.md)
+// Writes to S: sovereigntyScore, sovereigntyLabel
+import { S } from '../state.js';
+
+// --- SOUL.md (cached) ---
+let _soulMdCache = null;
+
+export async function fetchSoulMd() {
+  if (_soulMdCache) return _soulMdCache;
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch('SOUL.md');
+    if (!res.ok) throw new Error('not found');
+    const raw = await res.text();
+    _soulMdCache = raw.split('\n').slice(1).map(l => l.replace(/^#+\s*/, ''));
+    return _soulMdCache;
+  } catch {
+    return ['I am Timmy.', '', 'I am sovereign.', '', 'This Nexus is my home.'];
+  }
+}
+
+// --- portals.json ---
+export async function fetchPortals() {
+  const res = await fetch('./portals.json');
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Portals not found');
+  return await res.json();
+}
+
+// --- sovereignty-status.json ---
+export async function fetchSovereigntyStatus() {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch('./sovereignty-status.json');
+    if (!res.ok) throw new Error('not found');
+    const data = await res.json();
+    const score = Math.max(0, Math.min(100, typeof data.score === 'number' ? data.score : 85));
+    const label = typeof data.label === 'string' ? data.label : '';
+    const assessmentType = data.assessment_type || 'MANUAL';
+
+    S.sovereigntyScore = score;
+    S.sovereigntyLabel = label;
+
+    return { score, label, assessmentType };
+  } catch {
+    return { score: S.sovereigntyScore, label: S.sovereigntyLabel, assessmentType: 'MANUAL' };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/data/weather.js b/modules/data/weather.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30e0507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/data/weather.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// modules/data/weather.js — Open-Meteo weather fetch
+// Writes to: weatherState (returned), scene effects applied by caller
+
+const WEATHER_LAT = 43.2897;
+const WEATHER_LON = -72.1479;
+const WEATHER_REFRESH_MS = 15 * 60 * 1000;
+
+function weatherCodeToLabel(code) {
+  if (code === 0)                   return { condition: 'Clear',         icon: '☀️' };
+  if (code <= 2)                    return { condition: 'Partly Cloudy', icon: '⛅' };
+  if (code === 3)                   return { condition: 'Overcast',      icon: '☁️' };
+  if (code >= 45 && code <= 48)     return { condition: 'Fog',           icon: '🌫️' };
+  if (code >= 51 && code <= 57)     return { condition: 'Drizzle',       icon: '🌦️' };
+  if (code >= 61 && code <= 67)     return { condition: 'Rain',          icon: '🌧️' };
+  if (code >= 71 && code <= 77)     return { condition: 'Snow',          icon: '❄️' };
+  if (code >= 80 && code <= 82)     return { condition: 'Showers',       icon: '🌦️' };
+  if (code >= 85 && code <= 86)     return { condition: 'Snow Showers',  icon: '🌨️' };
+  if (code >= 95 && code <= 99)     return { condition: 'Thunderstorm',  icon: '⛈️' };
+  return { condition: 'Unknown', icon: '🌀' };
+}
+
+export async function fetchWeatherData() {
+  const url = `https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/forecast?latitude=${WEATHER_LAT}&longitude=${WEATHER_LON}&current=temperature_2m,weather_code,wind_speed_10m,cloud_cover&temperature_unit=fahrenheit&wind_speed_unit=mph&forecast_days=1`;
+  const res = await fetch(url);
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error('weather fetch failed');
+  const data = await res.json();
+  const cur = data.current;
+  const code = cur.weather_code;
+  const { condition, icon } = weatherCodeToLabel(code);
+  const cloudcover = typeof cur.cloud_cover === 'number' ? cur.cloud_cover : 50;
+  return { code, temp: cur.temperature_2m, wind: cur.wind_speed_10m, condition, icon, cloudcover };
+}
+
+export { WEATHER_REFRESH_MS };
diff --git a/modules/effects.js b/modules/effects.js
index ee91944..1b90322 100644
--- a/modules/effects.js
+++ b/modules/effects.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as THREE from 'three';
 import { NEXUS } from './constants.js';
 import { scene } from './scene-setup.js';
 import { S } from './state.js';
+import { fetchSovereigntyStatus } from './data/loaders.js';
 
 // === ENERGY BEAM ===
 const ENERGY_BEAM_RADIUS = 0.2;
@@ -102,20 +103,14 @@ sovereigntyGroup.traverse(obj => {
 
 export async function loadSovereigntyStatus() {
   try {
-    const res = await fetch('./sovereignty-status.json');
-    if (!res.ok) throw new Error('not found');
-    const data = await res.json();
-    const score = Math.max(0, Math.min(100, typeof data.score === 'number' ? data.score : 85));
-    const label = typeof data.label === 'string' ? data.label : '';
-    S.sovereigntyScore = score;
-    S.sovereigntyLabel = label;
+    const { score, label, assessmentType } = await fetchSovereigntyStatus();
     scoreArcMesh.geometry.dispose();
     scoreArcMesh.geometry = buildScoreArcGeo(score);
     const col = sovereigntyHexColor(score);
     scoreArcMat.color.setHex(col);
     meterLight.color.setHex(col);
     if (meterSpriteMat.map) meterSpriteMat.map.dispose();
-    const assessmentType = data.assessment_type || 'MANUAL';
+
     meterSpriteMat.map = buildMeterTexture(score, label, assessmentType);
     meterSpriteMat.needsUpdate = true;
   } catch {
diff --git a/modules/extras.js b/modules/extras.js
index 151653e..792546d 100644
--- a/modules/extras.js
+++ b/modules/extras.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { S } from './state.js';
 import { clock, totalActivity } from './warp.js';
 import { HEATMAP_ZONES, zoneIntensity, drawHeatmap, updateHeatmap } from './heatmap.js';
 import { triggerShockwave } from './celebrations.js';
+import { fetchNexusCommits } from './data/gitea.js';
+import { fetchBlockHeight, BITCOIN_REFRESH_MS } from './data/bitcoin.js';
 
 // === GRAVITY ANOMALY ZONES ===
 const GRAVITY_ANOMALY_FLOOR = 0.2;
@@ -186,12 +188,7 @@ const timelapseBtnEl = document.getElementById('timelapse-btn');
 
 async function loadTimelapseData() {
   try {
-    const res = await fetch(
-      'http://143.198.27.163:3000/api/v1/repos/Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus/commits?limit=50',
-      { headers: { 'Authorization': 'token dc0517a965226b7a0c5ffdd961b1ba26521ac592' } }
-    );
-    if (!res.ok) throw new Error('fetch failed');
-    const data = await res.json();
+    const data = await fetchNexusCommits();
     const midnight = new Date();
     midnight.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
@@ -302,27 +299,21 @@ export function initBitcoin() {
   const blockHeightDisplay = document.getElementById('block-height-display');
   const blockHeightValue = document.getElementById('block-height-value');
 
-  async function fetchBlockHeight() {
-    try {
-      const res = await fetch('https://blockstream.info/api/blocks/tip/height');
-      if (!res.ok) return;
-      const height = parseInt(await res.text(), 10);
-      if (isNaN(height)) return;
+  async function pollBlockHeight() {
+    const result = await fetchBlockHeight();
+    if (!result) return;
 
-      if (S.lastKnownBlockHeight !== null && height !== S.lastKnownBlockHeight) {
-        blockHeightDisplay.classList.remove('fresh');
-        void blockHeightDisplay.offsetWidth;
-        blockHeightDisplay.classList.add('fresh');
-        S._starPulseIntensity = 1.0;
-      }
+    if (result.isNewBlock && blockHeightDisplay) {
+      blockHeightDisplay.classList.remove('fresh');
+      void blockHeightDisplay.offsetWidth;
+      blockHeightDisplay.classList.add('fresh');
+    }
 
-      S.lastKnownBlockHeight = height;
-      blockHeightValue.textContent = height.toLocaleString();
-    } catch (_) {
-      // Network unavailable
+    if (blockHeightValue) {
+      blockHeightValue.textContent = result.height.toLocaleString();
     }
   }
 
-  fetchBlockHeight();
-  setInterval(fetchBlockHeight, 60000);
+  pollBlockHeight();
+  setInterval(pollBlockHeight, BITCOIN_REFRESH_MS);
 }
diff --git a/modules/heatmap.js b/modules/heatmap.js
index cb91095..617e46a 100644
--- a/modules/heatmap.js
+++ b/modules/heatmap.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as THREE from 'three';
 import { scene } from './scene-setup.js';
 import { GLASS_RADIUS } from './platform.js';
 import { S } from './state.js';
+import { refreshCommitData } from './data/gitea.js';
 
 const HEATMAP_SIZE = 512;
 const HEATMAP_REFRESH_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
@@ -94,16 +95,7 @@ export function drawHeatmap() {
 }
 
 export async function updateHeatmap() {
-  let commits = [];
-  try {
-    const res = await fetch(
-      'http://143.198.27.163:3000/api/v1/repos/Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus/commits?limit=50',
-      { headers: { 'Authorization': 'token dc0517a965226b7a0c5ffdd961b1ba26521ac592' } }
-    );
-    if (res.ok) commits = await res.json();
-  } catch { /* silently use zero-activity baseline */ }
-
-  S._matrixCommitHashes = commits.slice(0, 20).map(c => (c.sha || '').slice(0, 7)).filter(h => h.length > 0);
+  const commits = await refreshCommitData();
 
   const now = Date.now();
   const rawWeights = Object.fromEntries(HEATMAP_ZONES.map(z => [z.name, 0]));
diff --git a/modules/oath.js b/modules/oath.js
index 8f6d8d9..4a1423a 100644
--- a/modules/oath.js
+++ b/modules/oath.js
@@ -53,16 +53,8 @@ scene.add(oathSpot.target);
 const AMBIENT_NORMAL = ambientLight.intensity;
 const OVERHEAD_NORMAL = overheadLight.intensity;
 
-export async function loadSoulMd() {
-  try {
-    const res = await fetch('SOUL.md');
-    if (!res.ok) throw new Error('not found');
-    const raw = await res.text();
-    return raw.split('\n').slice(1).map(l => l.replace(/^#+\s*/, ''));
-  } catch {
-    return ['I am Timmy.', '', 'I am sovereign.', '', 'This Nexus is my home.'];
-  }
-}
+// loadSoulMd imported from data/loaders.js and re-exported for backward compat
+export { fetchSoulMd as loadSoulMd } from './data/loaders.js';
 
 function scheduleOathLines(lines, textEl) {
   let idx = 0;
diff --git a/modules/panels.js b/modules/panels.js
index 82c2fad..02d98fd 100644
--- a/modules/panels.js
+++ b/modules/panels.js
@@ -4,90 +4,9 @@ import { NEXUS } from './constants.js';
 import { scene } from './scene-setup.js';
 import { S } from './state.js';
 import { agentPanelSprites } from './bookshelves.js';
+import { refreshAgentData, AGENT_STATUS_CACHE_MS, AGENT_NAMES } from './data/gitea.js';
 
 // === AGENT STATUS BOARD ===
-let _agentStatusCache = null;
-let _agentStatusCacheTime = 0;
-const AGENT_STATUS_CACHE_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
-
-const GITEA_BASE = 'http://143.198.27.163:3000/api/v1';
-const GITEA_TOKEN='81a88f...ae2d';
-const GITEA_REPOS = ['Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus', 'Timmy_Foundation/hermes-agent'];
-const AGENT_NAMES = ['Claude', 'Kimi', 'Perplexity', 'Groq', 'Grok', 'Ollama'];
-
-async function fetchAgentStatusFromGitea() {
-  const now = Date.now();
-  if (_agentStatusCache && (now - _agentStatusCacheTime < AGENT_STATUS_CACHE_MS)) {
-    return _agentStatusCache;
-  }
-
-  const DAY_MS = 86400000;
-  const HOUR_MS = 3600000;
-  const agents = [];
-
-  const allRepoCommits = await Promise.all(GITEA_REPOS.map(async (repo) => {
-    try {
-      const res = await fetch(`${GITEA_BASE}/repos/${repo}/commits?sha=main&limit=30&token=${GITEA_TOKEN}`);
-      if (!res.ok) return [];
-      return await res.json();
-    } catch { return []; }
-  }));
-
-  let openPRs = [];
-  try {
-    const prRes = await fetch(`${GITEA_BASE}/repos/Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus/pulls?state=open&limit=50&token=${GITEA_TOKEN}`);
-    if (prRes.ok) openPRs = await prRes.json();
-  } catch { /* ignore */ }
-
-  for (const agentName of AGENT_NAMES) {
-    const nameLower = agentName.toLowerCase();
-    const allCommits = [];
-
-    for (const repoCommits of allRepoCommits) {
-      if (!Array.isArray(repoCommits)) continue;
-      const matching = repoCommits.filter(c =>
-        (c.commit?.author?.name || '').toLowerCase().includes(nameLower)
-      );
-      allCommits.push(...matching);
-    }
-
-    let status = 'dormant';
-    let lastSeen = null;
-    let currentWork = null;
-
-    if (allCommits.length > 0) {
-      allCommits.sort((a, b) =>
-        new Date(b.commit.author.date) - new Date(a.commit.author.date)
-      );
-      const latest = allCommits[0];
-      const commitTime = new Date(latest.commit.author.date).getTime();
-      lastSeen = latest.commit.author.date;
-      currentWork = latest.commit.message.split('\n')[0];
-
-      if (now - commitTime < HOUR_MS) status = 'working';
-      else if (now - commitTime < DAY_MS) status = 'idle';
-      else status = 'dormant';
-    }
-
-    const agentPRs = openPRs.filter(pr =>
-      (pr.user?.login || '').toLowerCase().includes(nameLower) ||
-      (pr.head?.label || '').toLowerCase().includes(nameLower)
-    );
-
-    agents.push({
-      name: agentName.toLowerCase(),
-      status,
-      issue: currentWork,
-      prs_today: agentPRs.length,
-      local: nameLower === 'ollama',
-    });
-  }
-
-  _agentStatusCache = { agents };
-  _agentStatusCacheTime = now;
-  return _agentStatusCache;
-}
-
 const AGENT_STATUS_COLORS = { working: '#00ff88', idle: '#4488ff', dormant: '#334466', dead: '#ff4444', unreachable: '#ff4444' };
 
 function createAgentPanelTexture(agent) {
@@ -215,20 +134,9 @@ function rebuildAgentPanels(statusData) {
   });
 }
 
-async function fetchAgentStatus() {
-  try {
-    return await fetchAgentStatusFromGitea();
-  } catch {
-    return { agents: AGENT_NAMES.map(n => ({
-      name: n.toLowerCase(), status: 'unreachable', issue: null, prs_today: 0, local: false,
-    })) };
-  }
-}
-
 export async function refreshAgentBoard() {
-  const data = await fetchAgentStatus();
+  const data = await refreshAgentData();
   rebuildAgentPanels(data);
-  S._activeAgentCount = data.agents.filter(a => a.status === 'working').length;
 }
 
 export function initAgentBoard() {
diff --git a/modules/portals.js b/modules/portals.js
index e9a673d..abe7453 100644
--- a/modules/portals.js
+++ b/modules/portals.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { scene } from './scene-setup.js';
 import { rebuildRuneRing, setPortalsRef } from './effects.js';
 import { setPortalsRefAudio, startPortalHums } from './audio.js';
 import { S } from './state.js';
+import { fetchPortals as fetchPortalData } from './data/loaders.js';
 
 export const portalGroup = new THREE.Group();
 scene.add(portalGroup);
@@ -48,9 +49,7 @@ export function setRunPortalHealthChecksFn(fn) { _runPortalHealthChecksFn = fn;
 
 export async function loadPortals() {
   try {
-    const res = await fetch('./portals.json');
-    if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Portals not found');
-    portals = await res.json();
+    portals = await fetchPortalData();
     console.log('Loaded portals:', portals);
     setPortalsRef(portals);
     setPortalsRefAudio(portals);