diff --git a/pipeline/orchestrator.py b/pipeline/orchestrator.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f094fead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pipeline/orchestrator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,568 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+orchestrator.py — Shared Pipeline Orchestrator
+
+SQLite-backed job queue with parallel workers, token budget tracking,
+checkpoint resume, rate limiting, and error retry.
+
+All 5 pipelines use this orchestrator for consistent execution.
+
+Usage:
+    python3 orchestrator.py --pipeline training_factory --jobs jobs.jsonl
+    python3 orchestrator.py --pipeline adversary --jobs jobs.jsonl --workers 5
+    python3 orchestrator.py --status
+    python3 orchestrator.py --resume training_factory
+    python3 orchestrator.py --report training_factory
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+import sqlite3
+import hashlib
+import threading
+import signal
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import List, Optional, Dict, Any, Callable
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
+
+DB_PATH = Path.home() / ".hermes" / "pipeline" / "orchestrator.db"
+REPORT_DIR = Path.home() / ".hermes" / "pipeline" / "reports"
+
+# ============================================================
+# Data Structures
+# ============================================================
+
+@dataclass
+class JobStatus:
+    PENDING = "pending"
+    RUNNING = "running"
+    COMPLETED = "completed"
+    FAILED = "failed"
+    RETRYING = "retrying"
+    SKIPPED = "skipped"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class PipelineStats:
+    """Runtime statistics for a pipeline run."""
+    pipeline: str
+    total_jobs: int = 0
+    completed: int = 0
+    failed: int = 0
+    skipped: int = 0
+    tokens_used: int = 0
+    tokens_budget: int = 5_000_000
+    elapsed_seconds: float = 0.0
+    start_time: str = ""
+    jobs_per_minute: float = 0.0
+
+    def to_dict(self):
+        return {
+            "pipeline": self.pipeline,
+            "total_jobs": self.total_jobs,
+            "completed": self.completed,
+            "failed": self.failed,
+            "skipped": self.skipped,
+            "tokens_used": self.tokens_used,
+            "tokens_budget": self.tokens_budget,
+            "elapsed_seconds": round(self.elapsed_seconds, 1),
+            "start_time": self.start_time,
+            "jobs_per_minute": round(self.jobs_per_minute, 2),
+        }
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# Database
+# ============================================================
+
+def get_db():
+    """Get SQLite database connection."""
+    DB_PATH.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(str(DB_PATH), timeout=30, check_same_thread=False)
+    conn.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
+    conn.execute("PRAGMA busy_timeout=5000")
+    _init_db(conn)
+    return conn
+
+
+def _init_db(conn):
+    """Initialize database schema."""
+    conn.executescript("""
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS jobs (
+            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+            pipeline TEXT NOT NULL,
+            job_key TEXT NOT NULL,
+            payload TEXT NOT NULL,
+            status TEXT DEFAULT 'pending',
+            attempts INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+            max_attempts INTEGER DEFAULT 3,
+            tokens_used INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+            error TEXT,
+            result TEXT,
+            checkpoint TEXT,
+            created_at TEXT DEFAULT (datetime('now')),
+            started_at TEXT,
+            completed_at TEXT,
+            UNIQUE(pipeline, job_key)
+        );
+
+        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_jobs_pipeline_status ON jobs(pipeline, status);
+        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_jobs_pipeline_key ON jobs(pipeline, job_key);
+
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS pipeline_runs (
+            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+            pipeline TEXT NOT NULL,
+            started_at TEXT DEFAULT (datetime('now')),
+            completed_at TEXT,
+            total_jobs INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+            completed INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+            failed INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+            tokens_used INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+            report TEXT
+        );
+    """)
+    conn.commit()
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# Job Queue
+# ============================================================
+
+class JobQueue:
+    """SQLite-backed job queue."""
+
+    def __init__(self, pipeline: str, conn=None):
+        self.pipeline = pipeline
+        self.conn = conn or get_db()
+
+    def enqueue(self, job_key: str, payload: dict, max_attempts: int = 3):
+        """Add a job to the queue (skip if already exists)."""
+        try:
+            self.conn.execute(
+                "INSERT INTO jobs (pipeline, job_key, payload, max_attempts) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+                (self.pipeline, job_key, json.dumps(payload), max_attempts),
+            )
+            self.conn.commit()
+            return True
+        except sqlite3.IntegrityError:
+            # Already exists — check if it needs retry
+            row = self.conn.execute(
+                "SELECT status FROM jobs WHERE pipeline=? AND job_key=?",
+                (self.pipeline, job_key),
+            ).fetchone()
+            if row and row[0] == "failed":
+                # Reset for retry
+                self.conn.execute(
+                    "UPDATE jobs SET status='pending', attempts=0, error=NULL WHERE pipeline=? AND job_key=?",
+                    (self.pipeline, job_key),
+                )
+                self.conn.commit()
+                return True
+            return False
+
+    def enqueue_batch(self, jobs: List[dict], key_field: str = "id"):
+        """Enqueue multiple jobs. Returns (added, skipped) counts."""
+        added = 0
+        skipped = 0
+        for job in jobs:
+            key = str(job.get(key_field, hashlib.md5(json.dumps(job).encode()).hexdigest()[:12]))
+            if self.enqueue(key, job):
+                added += 1
+            else:
+                skipped += 1
+        return added, skipped
+
+    def claim_next(self) -> Optional[dict]:
+        """Claim the next pending job (atomic)."""
+        row = self.conn.execute(
+            """UPDATE jobs SET status='running', started_at=datetime('now')
+               WHERE id = (
+                   SELECT id FROM jobs WHERE pipeline=? AND status IN ('pending', 'retrying')
+                   ORDER BY attempts ASC, created_at ASC LIMIT 1
+               ) RETURNING *""",
+            (self.pipeline,),
+        ).fetchone()
+
+        if not row:
+            return None
+
+        cols = [d[1] for d in self.conn.execute("PRAGMA table_info(jobs)").fetchall()]
+        return dict(zip(cols, row))
+
+    def complete(self, job_key: str, result: dict, tokens_used: int = 0):
+        """Mark a job as completed."""
+        self.conn.execute(
+            """UPDATE jobs SET status='completed', completed_at=datetime('now'),
+               result=?, tokens_used=? WHERE pipeline=? AND job_key=?""",
+            (json.dumps(result), tokens_used, self.pipeline, job_key),
+        )
+        self.conn.commit()
+
+    def fail(self, job_key: str, error: str, retry: bool = True):
+        """Mark a job as failed, optionally retry."""
+        row = self.conn.execute(
+            "SELECT attempts, max_attempts FROM jobs WHERE pipeline=? AND job_key=?",
+            (self.pipeline, job_key),
+        ).fetchone()
+
+        if not row:
+            return
+
+        attempts, max_attempts = row
+        new_attempts = attempts + 1
+
+        if retry and new_attempts < max_attempts:
+            # Exponential backoff: 2^attempts seconds
+            delay = min(2 ** new_attempts, 60)
+            self.conn.execute(
+                """UPDATE jobs SET status='retrying', attempts=?, error=?
+                   WHERE pipeline=? AND job_key=?""",
+                (new_attempts, error, self.pipeline, job_key),
+            )
+        else:
+            self.conn.execute(
+                """UPDATE jobs SET status='failed', attempts=?, error=?,
+                   completed_at=datetime('now') WHERE pipeline=? AND job_key=?""",
+                (new_attempts, error, self.pipeline, job_key),
+            )
+        self.conn.commit()
+
+    def save_checkpoint(self, job_key: str, checkpoint: dict):
+        """Save progress checkpoint for resume."""
+        self.conn.execute(
+            "UPDATE jobs SET checkpoint=? WHERE pipeline=? AND job_key=?",
+            (json.dumps(checkpoint), self.pipeline, job_key),
+        )
+        self.conn.commit()
+
+    def get_checkpoint(self, job_key: str) -> Optional[dict]:
+        """Get saved checkpoint."""
+        row = self.conn.execute(
+            "SELECT checkpoint FROM jobs WHERE pipeline=? AND job_key=?",
+            (self.pipeline, job_key),
+        ).fetchone()
+        if row and row[0]:
+            return json.loads(row[0])
+        return None
+
+    def stats(self) -> dict:
+        """Get queue statistics."""
+        rows = self.conn.execute(
+            """SELECT status, COUNT(*), COALESCE(SUM(tokens_used), 0)
+               FROM jobs WHERE pipeline=? GROUP BY status""",
+            (self.pipeline,),
+        ).fetchall()
+
+        result = {"total": 0, "tokens_used": 0}
+        for status, count, tokens in rows:
+            result[status] = count
+            result["total"] += count
+            result["tokens_used"] += tokens
+        return result
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# Orchestrator
+# ============================================================
+
+class Orchestrator:
+    """
+    Shared orchestrator for all pipelines.
+
+    Features:
+    - Parallel worker pool (configurable)
+    - Token budget tracking
+    - Checkpoint resume
+    - Rate limiting
+    - Error retry with exponential backoff
+    - Final report generation
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, pipeline: str, workers: int = 10, token_budget: int = 5_000_000):
+        self.pipeline = pipeline
+        self.workers = workers
+        self.token_budget = token_budget
+        self.queue = JobQueue(pipeline)
+        self.conn = self.queue.conn
+        self._shutdown = False
+        self._stats = PipelineStats(pipeline=pipeline, tokens_budget=token_budget)
+        self._rate_limit_delay = 0.1  # seconds between jobs
+        self._response_cache: Dict[str, dict] = {}
+
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self._handle_signal)
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self._handle_signal)
+
+    def _handle_signal(self, signum, frame):
+        """Graceful shutdown on signal."""
+        print(f"\nReceived signal {signum}. Shutting down gracefully...")
+        self._shutdown = True
+
+    def load_jobs(self, jobs_path: str, key_field: str = "id"):
+        """Load jobs from a JSONL file into the queue."""
+        jobs = []
+        with open(jobs_path) as f:
+            for line in f:
+                line = line.strip()
+                if line:
+                    jobs.append(json.loads(line))
+
+        added, skipped = self.queue.enqueue_batch(jobs, key_field)
+        print(f"Loaded: {added} new, {skipped} existing")
+
+    def run(self, job_handler: Callable[[dict], dict] = None):
+        """
+        Run the orchestrator. Processes all pending jobs with parallel workers.
+
+        Args:
+            job_handler: function(job_payload) -> dict with 'tokens_used' key
+        """
+        start = time.time()
+        self._stats.start_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
+
+        # Record run
+        self.conn.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO pipeline_runs (pipeline, started_at) VALUES (?, ?)",
+            (self.pipeline, self._stats.start_time),
+        )
+        run_id = self.conn.execute("SELECT last_insert_rowid()").fetchone()[0]
+        self.conn.commit()
+
+        stats = self.queue.stats()
+        self._stats.total_jobs = stats.get("pending", 0) + stats.get("retrying", 0)
+        print(f"\nPipeline: {self.pipeline}")
+        print(f"Jobs: {self._stats.total_jobs} pending | Workers: {self.workers} | Budget: {self.token_budget:,} tokens")
+        print()
+
+        if self._stats.total_jobs == 0:
+            print("No jobs to process.")
+            return
+
+        completed = 0
+        failed = 0
+        skipped = 0
+        tokens_used = 0
+
+        with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=self.workers) as executor:
+            futures = {}
+
+            while not self._shutdown:
+                # Check token budget
+                if tokens_used >= self.token_budget:
+                    print(f"Token budget exhausted ({tokens_used:,}/{self.token_budget:,})")
+                    break
+
+                # Fill worker pool
+                while len(futures) < self.workers and not self._shutdown:
+                    job = self.queue.claim_next()
+                    if not job:
+                        break
+
+                    # Check response cache (zero-token retries)
+                    job_key = job["job_key"]
+                    payload = json.loads(job["payload"])
+                    cache_key = hashlib.md5(json.dumps(payload, sort_keys=True).encode()).hexdigest()
+
+                    if cache_key in self._response_cache:
+                        result = self._response_cache[cache_key]
+                        self.queue.complete(job_key, result, tokens_used=0)
+                        skipped += 1
+                        continue
+
+                    # Submit to worker
+                    future = executor.submit(self._process_job, job, job_handler)
+                    futures[future] = job
+
+                    # Rate limiting
+                    time.sleep(self._rate_limit_delay)
+
+                if not futures:
+                    break
+
+                # Collect results
+                done = []
+                for future in as_completed(futures, timeout=1):
+                    job = futures[future]
+                    try:
+                        result = future.result()
+                        if result.get("success"):
+                            tokens = result.get("tokens_used", 0)
+                            tokens_used += tokens
+                            self.queue.complete(job["job_key"], result, tokens_used=tokens)
+                            completed += 1
+                        else:
+                            error = result.get("error", "unknown error")
+                            self.queue.fail(job["job_key"], error, retry=True)
+                            failed += 1
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        self.queue.fail(job["job_key"], str(e), retry=True)
+                        failed += 1
+
+                    done.append(future)
+
+                    # Progress update
+                    total = completed + failed + skipped
+                    if total % 10 == 0:
+                        elapsed = time.time() - start
+                        rate = completed / (elapsed / 60) if elapsed > 0 else 0
+                        print(f"  Progress: {total}/{self._stats.total_jobs} | "
+                              f"completed={completed} failed={failed} | "
+                              f"tokens={tokens_used:,} | "
+                              f"{rate:.1f}/min")
+
+                for f in done:
+                    del futures[f]
+
+        # Final report
+        elapsed = time.time() - start
+        self._stats.completed = completed
+        self._stats.failed = failed
+        self._stats.skipped = skipped
+        self._stats.tokens_used = tokens_used
+        self._stats.elapsed_seconds = elapsed
+        self._stats.jobs_per_minute = completed / (elapsed / 60) if elapsed > 0 else 0
+
+        # Save run
+        self.conn.execute(
+            """UPDATE pipeline_runs SET completed_at=?, total_jobs=?, completed=?,
+               failed=?, tokens_used=?, report=? WHERE id=?""",
+            (datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(), self._stats.total_jobs,
+             completed, failed, tokens_used, json.dumps(self._stats.to_dict()), run_id),
+        )
+        self.conn.commit()
+
+        # Print report
+        print(f"\n{'='*50}")
+        print(f"Pipeline: {self.pipeline}")
+        print(f"Completed: {completed}/{self._stats.total_jobs}")
+        print(f"Failed: {failed}")
+        print(f"Skipped (cached): {skipped}")
+        print(f"Tokens: {tokens_used:,}/{self.token_budget:,}")
+        print(f"Time: {elapsed:.1f}s ({self._stats.jobs_per_minute:.1f}/min)")
+        print(f"{'='*50}")
+
+        # Save report file
+        self._save_report()
+
+    def _process_job(self, job: dict, handler: Callable = None) -> dict:
+        """Process a single job."""
+        payload = json.loads(job["payload"])
+        job_key = job["job_key"]
+        checkpoint = self.queue.get_checkpoint(job_key)
+
+        if handler:
+            try:
+                result = handler(payload, checkpoint=checkpoint)
+                return result or {"success": True, "tokens_used": 0}
+            except Exception as e:
+                return {"success": False, "error": str(e)}
+        else:
+            # Default handler: just mark as complete
+            return {"success": True, "tokens_used": 0}
+
+    def _save_report(self):
+        """Save pipeline run report."""
+        REPORT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        ts = datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
+        path = REPORT_DIR / f"{self.pipeline}_{ts}.json"
+        with open(path, "w") as f:
+            json.dump(self._stats.to_dict(), f, indent=2)
+        print(f"Report: {path}")
+
+    def resume(self):
+        """Resume failed/retrying jobs from a previous run."""
+        stats = self.queue.stats()
+        retrying = stats.get("retrying", 0)
+        failed = stats.get("failed", 0)
+        print(f"Resume {self.pipeline}: {retrying} retrying, {failed} failed to reset")
+
+        # Reset failed jobs to pending for retry
+        self.conn.execute(
+            "UPDATE jobs SET status='pending', attempts=0 WHERE pipeline=? AND status='failed'",
+            (self.pipeline,),
+        )
+        self.conn.execute(
+            "UPDATE jobs SET status='pending' WHERE pipeline=? AND status='retrying'",
+            (self.pipeline,),
+        )
+        self.conn.commit()
+
+    def status(self):
+        """Show pipeline status."""
+        stats = self.queue.stats()
+        print(f"\nPipeline: {self.pipeline}")
+        for k, v in sorted(stats.items()):
+            print(f"  {k}: {v}")
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# CLI
+# ============================================================
+
+def show_all_status():
+    """Show status of all pipelines."""
+    conn = get_db()
+    pipelines = conn.execute(
+        "SELECT DISTINCT pipeline FROM jobs ORDER BY pipeline"
+    ).fetchall()
+
+    if not pipelines:
+        print("No pipelines in database.")
+        return
+
+    print(f"\nAll Pipeline Status")
+    print(f"{'='*60}")
+
+    for (pipeline,) in pipelines:
+        queue = JobQueue(pipeline, conn)
+        stats = queue.stats()
+        total = stats.get("total", 0)
+        pending = stats.get("pending", 0)
+        running = stats.get("running", 0)
+        completed = stats.get("completed", 0)
+        failed = stats.get("failed", 0)
+        tokens = stats.get("tokens_used", 0)
+        print(f"  {pipeline:25} total={total:4} pending={pending:3} running={running:2} "
+              f"completed={completed:4} failed={failed:3} tokens={tokens:,}")
+
+
+def main():
+    import argparse
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Shared Pipeline Orchestrator")
+    parser.add_argument("--pipeline", "-p", help="Pipeline name")
+    parser.add_argument("--jobs", "-j", help="Jobs JSONL file to load")
+    parser.add_argument("--workers", "-w", type=int, default=10, help="Parallel workers")
+    parser.add_argument("--budget", "-b", type=int, default=5_000_000, help="Token budget")
+    parser.add_argument("--status", action="store_true", help="Show status")
+    parser.add_argument("--resume", action="store_true", help="Resume failed jobs")
+    parser.add_argument("--key-field", default="id", help="Job key field name")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.status:
+        if args.pipeline:
+            orch = Orchestrator(args.pipeline)
+            orch.status()
+        else:
+            show_all_status()
+        return
+
+    if not args.pipeline:
+        parser.error("--pipeline is required")
+
+    orch = Orchestrator(args.pipeline, workers=args.workers, token_budget=args.budget)
+
+    if args.jobs:
+        orch.load_jobs(args.jobs, key_field=args.key_field)
+
+    if args.resume:
+        orch.resume()
+
+    if args.jobs or args.resume:
+        orch.run()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()