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+#!/bin/bash
+# Fleet Room Bootstrap Script
+# Run AFTER Conduit is deployed and Alexander's admin account exists
+
+HOMESERVER="https://matrix.fleet.tld"
+ADMIN_USER="@alexander:matrix.fleet.tld"
+ACCESS_TOKEN=""  # Fill after login
+
+# Room creation template
+create_room() {
+    local room_name=$1
+    local room_alias=$2
+    local topic=$3
+    local preset=$4  # public_chat, private_chat, trusted_private_chat
+    
+    curl -X POST "$HOMESERVER/_matrix/client/r0/createRoom" \
+        -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
+        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        -d "{
+            "name": "$room_name",
+            "room_alias_name": "$room_alias",
+            "topic": "$topic",
+            "preset": "$preset",
+            "creation_content": {"m.federate": true}
+        }"
+}
+
+echo "=== Fleet Room Bootstrap ==="
+
+# Core fleet rooms
+create_room "Fleet Command" "fleet-command" "Sovereign operator channel" "trusted_private_chat"
+create_room "General Chat" "general" "Open discussion" "public_chat"
+create_room "Agent Alerts" "agent-alerts" "Automated agent notifications" "public_chat"
+create_room "Dev Channel" "dev" "Development coordination" "private_chat"
+
+echo "Rooms created. Add users via Element or invite API."