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-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# ── Claudemax Watchdog ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
-# Ensures claude-loop.sh stays alive in the timmy-loop tmux session.
-# Run via cron every 5 minutes. Zero LLM cost — pure bash.
-#
-# Also replenishes the backlog when issues run low by filing
-# template issues from a seed list.
-# ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-set -uo pipefail
-export PATH="/opt/homebrew/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/.hermes/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH"
-
-SESSION="timmy-loop"
-LOOP_PANE="1.1"
-LOG="$HOME/.hermes/logs/claudemax-watchdog.log"
-GITEA_URL="http://143.198.27.163:3000"
-GITEA_TOKEN=$(cat "$HOME/.hermes/gitea_token_vps" 2>/dev/null)
-REPO_API="$GITEA_URL/api/v1/repos/rockachopa/Timmy-time-dashboard"
-MIN_OPEN_ISSUES=10
-
-log() { echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] CLAUDEMAX: $*" >> "$LOG"; }
-
-# ── 1. Is the tmux session alive? ──────────────────────────────────────
-if ! tmux has-session -t "$SESSION" 2>/dev/null; then
-    log "Session $SESSION not found. Starting dashboard..."
-    bash "$HOME/.hermes/bin/start-dashboard.sh"
-    sleep 3
-fi
-
-# ── 2. Is claude-loop running in the loop pane? ───────────────────────
-PANE_CMD=$(tmux list-panes -t "$SESSION:${LOOP_PANE%%.*}" -F '#{pane_index}:#{pane_current_command}' 2>/dev/null \
-    | grep "^${LOOP_PANE##*.}:" | cut -d: -f2)
-
-CLAUDE_RUNNING=$(pgrep -f "claude-loop.sh" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-
-if [ -z "$CLAUDE_RUNNING" ]; then
-    log "claude-loop not running. Restarting in pane $LOOP_PANE..."
-    # Clear any dead shell
-    tmux send-keys -t "$SESSION:$LOOP_PANE" C-c 2>/dev/null
-    sleep 1
-    tmux send-keys -t "$SESSION:$LOOP_PANE" "bash ~/.hermes/bin/claude-loop.sh 2" Enter
-    log "Restarted claude-loop.sh with 2 workers"
-else
-    log "claude-loop alive (PID $CLAUDE_RUNNING)"
-fi
-
-# ── 3. Backlog depth check ─────────────────────────────────────────────
-OPEN_COUNT=$(curl -s --max-time 10 -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
-    "$REPO_API/issues?state=open&type=issues&limit=1" 2>/dev/null \
-    | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(len(json.loads(sys.stdin.read())))" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
-
-log "Open issues: $OPEN_COUNT (minimum: $MIN_OPEN_ISSUES)"
-
-if [ "$OPEN_COUNT" -lt "$MIN_OPEN_ISSUES" ]; then
-    log "Backlog running low! Filing replenishment issues..."
-    # Source the backlog generator
-    bash "$HOME/.hermes/bin/claudemax-replenish.sh" 2>&1 | while read -r line; do log "$line"; done
-fi
-
-# ── 5. Auto-deploy Matrix if new commits ──────────────────────────────
-bash "$HOME/.hermes/bin/autodeploy-matrix.sh" 2>&1 | while read -r line; do log "$line"; done
-
-log "Watchdog complete."
-
-# ── 4. Is gemini-loop running? ────────────────────────────────────────
-GEMINI_RUNNING=$(pgrep -f "gemini-loop.sh" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-
-if [ -z "$GEMINI_RUNNING" ]; then
-    log "gemini-loop not running. Restarting..."
-    tmux send-keys -t "ops:1.2" C-c 2>/dev/null
-    sleep 1
-    tmux send-keys -t "ops:1.2" "bash ~/.hermes/bin/gemini-loop.sh 1" Enter
-    log "Restarted gemini-loop.sh with 1 worker"
-else
-    log "gemini-loop alive (PID $GEMINI_RUNNING)"
-fi