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cron/jobs-backup-2026-04-10.json

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+[
+  {
+    "job_id": "9e0624269ba7",
+    "name": "Triage Heartbeat",
+    "schedule": "every 15m",
+    "state": "paused"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "e29eda4a8548",
+    "name": "PR Review Sweep",
+    "schedule": "every 30m",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "a77a87392582",
+    "name": "Health Monitor",
+    "schedule": "every 5m",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "5e9d952871bc",
+    "name": "Agent Status Check",
+    "schedule": "every 10m",
+    "state": "paused"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "36fb2f630a17",
+    "name": "Hermes Philosophy Loop",
+    "schedule": "every 1440m",
+    "state": "paused"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "b40a96a2f48c",
+    "name": "wolf-eval-cycle",
+    "schedule": "every 240m",
+    "state": "paused"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "4204e568b862",
+    "name": "Burn Mode \u2014 Timmy Orchestrator",
+    "schedule": "every 15m",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "0944a976d034",
+    "name": "Burn Mode",
+    "schedule": "every 15m",
+    "state": "paused"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "62016b960fa0",
+    "name": "velocity-engine",
+    "schedule": "every 30m",
+    "state": "paused"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "e9d49eeff79c",
+    "name": "weekly-skill-extraction",
+    "schedule": "every 10080m",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "75c74a5bb563",
+    "name": "tower-tick",
+    "schedule": "every 1m",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "390a19054d4c",
+    "name": "Burn Deadman",
+    "schedule": "every 30m",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "05e3c13498fa",
+    "name": "Morning Report \u2014 Burn Mode",
+    "schedule": "0 6 * * *",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "64fe44b512b9",
+    "name": "evennia-morning-report",
+    "schedule": "0 9 * * *",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "3896a7fd9747",
+    "name": "Gitea Priority Inbox",
+    "schedule": "every 3m",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "f64c2709270a",
+    "name": "Config Drift Guard",
+    "schedule": "every 30m",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "fc6a75b7102a",
+    "name": "Gitea Event Watcher",
+    "schedule": "every 2m",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "12e59648fb06",
+    "name": "Burndown Night Watcher",
+    "schedule": "every 15m",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "35d3ada9cf8f",
+    "name": "Mempalace Forge \u2014 Issue Analysis",
+    "schedule": "every 60m",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "190b6fb8dc91",
+    "name": "Mempalace Watchtower \u2014 Fleet Health",
+    "schedule": "every 30m",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "710ab589813c",
+    "name": "Ezra Health Monitor",
+    "schedule": "every 15m",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "a0a9cce4575c",
+    "name": "daily-poka-yoke-ultraplan-awesometools",
+    "schedule": "every 1440m",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "adc3a51457bd",
+    "name": "vps-agent-dispatch",
+    "schedule": "every 10m",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "afd2c4eac44d",
+    "name": "Project Mnemosyne Nightly Burn v2",
+    "schedule": "*/30 * * * *",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "f3a3c2832af0",
+    "name": "gemma4-multimodal-worker",
+    "schedule": "once in 15m",
+    "state": "completed"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "c17a85c19838",
+    "name": "know-thy-father-analyzer",
+    "schedule": "0 * * * *",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "2490fc01a14d",
+    "name": "Testament Burn - 10min work loop",
+    "schedule": "*/10 * * * *",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "f5e858159d97",
+    "name": "Timmy Foundation Burn \u2014 15min PR loop",
+    "schedule": "*/15 * * * *",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "5e262fb9bdce",
+    "name": "nightwatch-health-monitor",
+    "schedule": "*/15 * * * *",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "f2b33a9dcf96",
+    "name": "nightwatch-mempalace-mine",
+    "schedule": "0 */2 * * *",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "82cb9e76c54d",
+    "name": "nightwatch-backlog-burn",
+    "schedule": "0 */4 * * *",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "d20e42a52863",
+    "name": "beacon-sprint",
+    "schedule": "*/15 * * * *",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "579269489961",
+    "name": "testament-story",
+    "schedule": "*/15 * * * *",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "2e5f9140d1ab",
+    "name": "nightwatch-research",
+    "schedule": "0 */2 * * *",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  },
+  {
+    "job_id": "aeba92fd65e6",
+    "name": "timmy-dreams",
+    "schedule": "30 5 * * *",
+    "state": "scheduled"
+  }
+]

cron/vps/allegro-crontab-backup.txt

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+0 6 * * * /bin/bash /root/wizards/scripts/model_download_guard.sh >> /var/log/model_guard.log 2>&1
+
+# Allegro Hybrid Heartbeat — quick wins every 15 min
+*/15 * * * * /usr/bin/python3 /root/allegro/heartbeat_daemon.py >> /var/log/allegro_heartbeat.log 2>&1
+
+# Allegro Burn Mode Cron Jobs - Deployed via issue #894
+
+0 6 * * * cd /root/.hermes && python3 -c "import hermes_agent; from hermes_tools import terminal; output = terminal('echo \"Morning Report: $(date)\"'); print(output.get('output', ''))" >> /root/.hermes/logs/morning-report-$(date +\%Y\%m\%d).log 2>&1 # Allegro Morning Report at 0600
+
+0,30 * * * * cd /root/.hermes && python3 /root/.hermes/retry_wrapper.py "python3 allegro/quick-lane-check.py" >> burn-logs/quick-lane-$(date +\%Y\%m\%d).log 2>&1 # Allegro Burn Loop #1 (with retry)
+15,45 * * * * cd /root/.hermes && python3 /root/.hermes/retry_wrapper.py "python3 allegro/burn-mode-validator.py" >> burn-logs/validator-$(date +\%Y\%m\%d).log 2>&1 # Allegro Burn Loop #2 (with retry)
+
+*/2 * * * * /root/wizards/bezalel/dead_man_monitor.sh
+*/2 * * * * /root/wizards/allegro/bin/config-deadman.sh

cron/vps/bezalel-crontab-backup.txt

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+0 2 * * * /root/wizards/bezalel/run_nightly_watch.sh
+0 3 * * * /root/wizards/bezalel/mempalace_nightly.sh
+*/10 * * * * pgrep -f "act_runner daemon" > /dev/null || (cd /opt/gitea-runner && nohup ./act_runner daemon > /var/log/gitea-runner.log 2>&1 &)
+30 3 * * * /root/wizards/bezalel/backup_databases.sh
+*/15 * * * * /root/wizards/bezalel/meta_heartbeat.sh
+0 4 * * * /root/wizards/bezalel/secret_guard.sh
+0 4 * * * /usr/bin/env bash /root/timmy-home/scripts/backup_pipeline.sh >> /var/log/timmy/backup_pipeline_cron.log 2>&1
+0 6 * * * /usr/bin/python3 /root/wizards/bezalel/ultraplan.py >> /var/log/bezalel-ultraplan.log 2>&1
+@reboot /root/wizards/bezalel/emacs-daemon-start.sh
+@reboot /root/wizards/bezalel/ngircd-start.sh

cron/vps/ezra-crontab-backup.txt

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+# Burn Mode Cycles — 15 min autonomous loops
+*/15 * * * * /root/wizards/ezra/bin/burn-mode.sh >> /root/wizards/ezra/reports/burn-cron.log 2>&1
+
+# Household Snapshots — automated heartbeats and snapshots
+# Ezra Self-Improvement Automation Suite
+*/5 * * * * /usr/bin/python3 /root/wizards/ezra/tools/gitea_monitor.py >> /root/wizards/ezra/reports/gitea-monitor.log 2>&1
+*/5 * * * * /usr/bin/python3 /root/wizards/ezra/tools/awareness_loop.py >> /root/wizards/ezra/reports/awareness-loop.log 2>&1
+*/10 * * * * /usr/bin/python3 /root/wizards/ezra/tools/cron_health_monitor.py >> /root/wizards/ezra/reports/cron-health.log 2>&1
+0 6 * * * /usr/bin/python3 /root/wizards/ezra/tools/morning_kt_compiler.py >> /root/wizards/ezra/reports/morning-kt.log 2>&1
+5 6 * * * /usr/bin/python3 /root/wizards/ezra/tools/burndown_generator.py >> /root/wizards/ezra/reports/burndown.log 2>&1
+0 3 * * * /root/wizards/ezra/mempalace_nightly.sh >> /var/log/ezra_mempalace_cron.log 2>&1
+*/15 * * * * GITEA_TOKEN=6de6aa...1117 /root/wizards/ezra/dispatch-direct.sh >> /root/wizards/ezra/dispatch-cron.log 2>&1
+

docs/FLEET_BEHAVIOUR_HARDENING.md

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+# Fleet Behaviour Hardening — Review & Action Plan
+
+**Author:** @perplexity  
+**Date:** 2026-04-08  
+**Context:** Alexander asked: "Is it the memory system or the behaviour guardrails?"  
+**Answer:** It's the guardrails. The memory system is adequate. The enforcement machinery is aspirational.
+
+---
+
+## Diagnosis: Why the Fleet Isn't Smart Enough
+
+After auditing SOUL.md, config.yaml, all 8 playbooks, the orchestrator, the guard scripts, and the v7.0.0 checkin, the pattern is clear:
+
+**The fleet has excellent design documents and broken enforcement.**
+
+| Layer | Design Quality | Enforcement Quality | Gap |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| SOUL.md | Excellent | None — no code reads it at runtime | Philosophy without machinery |
+| Playbooks (7 yaml) | Good lane map | Not invoked by orchestrator | Playbooks exist but nobody calls them |
+| Guard scripts (9) | Solid code | 1 of 9 wired (#395 audit) | 89% of guards are dead code |
+| Orchestrator | Sound design | Gateway dispatch is a no-op (#391) | Assigns issues but doesn't trigger work |
+| Cycle Guard | Good 10-min rule | No cron/loop calls it | Discipline without enforcement |
+| PR Reviewer | Clear rules | Runs every 30m (if scheduled) | Only guard that might actually fire |
+| Memory (MemPalace) | Working code | Retrieval enforcer wired | Actually operational |
+
+### The Core Problem
+
+Agents pick up issues and produce output, but there is **no pre-task checklist** and **no post-task quality gate**. An agent can:
+
+1. Start work without checking if someone else already did it
+2. Produce output without running tests
+3. Submit a PR without verifying it addresses the issue
+4. Work for hours on something out of scope
+5. Create duplicate branches/PRs without detection
+
+The SOUL.md says "grounding before generation" but no code enforces it.  
+The playbooks define lanes but the orchestrator doesn't load them.  
+The guards exist but nothing calls them.
+
+---
+
+## What the Fleet Needs (Priority Order)
+
+### 1. Pre-Task Gate (MISSING — this PR adds it)
+
+Before an agent starts any issue:
+- [ ] Check if issue is already assigned to another agent
+- [ ] Check if a branch already exists for this issue
+- [ ] Check if a PR already exists for this issue  
+- [ ] Load relevant MemPalace context (retrieval enforcer)
+- [ ] Verify the agent has the right lane for this work (playbook check)
+
+### 2. Post-Task Gate (MISSING — this PR adds it)
+
+Before an agent submits a PR:
+- [ ] Verify the diff addresses the issue title/body
+- [ ] Run syntax_guard.py on changed files
+- [ ] Check for duplicate PRs targeting the same issue
+- [ ] Verify branch name follows convention
+- [ ] Run tests if they exist for changed files
+
+### 3. Wire the Existing Guards (8 of 9 are dead code)
+
+Per #395 audit:
+- Pre-commit hooks: need symlink on every machine
+- Cycle guard: need cron/loop integration  
+- Forge health check: need cron entry
+- Smoke test + deploy validate: need deploy script integration
+
+### 4. Orchestrator Dispatch Actually Works
+
+Per #391 audit: the orchestrator scores and assigns but the gateway dispatch just writes to `/tmp/hermes-dispatch.log`. Nobody reads that file. The dispatch needs to either:
+- Trigger `hermes` CLI on the target machine, or
+- Post a webhook that the agent loop picks up
+
+### 5. Agent Self-Assessment Loop
+
+After completing work, agents should answer:
+- Did I address the issue as stated?
+- Did I stay in scope?
+- Did I check the palace for prior work?
+- Did I run verification?
+
+This is what SOUL.md calls "the apparatus that gives these words teeth."
+
+---
+
+## What's Working (Don't Touch)
+
+- **MemPalace sovereign_store.py** — SQLite + FTS5 + HRR, operational
+- **Retrieval enforcer** — wired to SovereignStore as of 14 hours ago
+- **Wake-up protocol** — palace-first boot sequence
+- **PR reviewer playbook** — clear rules, well-scoped
+- **Issue triager playbook** — comprehensive lane map with 11 agents
+- **Cycle guard code** — solid 10-min slice discipline (just needs wiring)
+- **Config drift guard** — active cron, working
+- **Dead man switch** — active, working
+
+---
+
+## Recommendation
+
+The memory system is not the bottleneck. The behaviour guardrails are. Specifically:
+
+1. **Add `task_gate.py`** — pre-task and post-task quality gates that every agent loop calls
+2. **Wire cycle_guard.py** — add start/complete calls to agent loop
+3. **Wire pre-commit hooks** — deploy script should symlink on provision
+4. **Fix orchestrator dispatch** — make it actually trigger work, not just log
+
+This PR adds item 1. Items 2-4 need SSH access and are flagged for Timmy/Allegro.

playbooks/fleet-guardrails.yaml

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+# fleet-guardrails.yaml
+# =====================
+# Enforceable behaviour boundaries for every agent in the Timmy fleet.
+# Consumed by task_gate.py (pre/post checks) and the orchestrator's
+# dispatch loop. Every rule here is testable — no aspirational prose.
+#
+# Ref: SOUL.md "grounding before generation", Five Wisdoms #345
+
+name: fleet-guardrails
+version: "1.0.0"
+description: >
+  Behaviour constraints that apply to ALL agents regardless of role.
+  These are the non-negotiable rules that task_gate.py enforces
+  before an agent may pick up work and after it claims completion.
+
+# ─── UNIVERSAL CONSTRAINTS ───────────────────────────────────────
+
+constraints:
+
+  # 1. Lane discipline — agents must stay in their lane
+  lane_enforcement:
+    enabled: true
+    source: playbooks/agent-lanes.json
+    on_violation: block_and_notify
+    description: >
+      An agent may only pick up issues tagged for its lane.
+      Cross-lane work requires explicit Timmy approval via
+      issue comment containing 'LANE_OVERRIDE: <agent>'.
+
+  # 2. Branch hygiene — no orphan branches
+  branch_hygiene:
+    enabled: true
+    max_branches_per_agent: 3
+    stale_branch_days: 7
+    naming_pattern: "{agent}/{issue_number}-{slug}"
+    on_violation: warn_then_block
+    description: >
+      Agents must follow branch naming conventions and clean up
+      after merge. No agent may have more than 3 active branches.
+
+  # 3. Issue ownership — no silent takeovers
+  issue_ownership:
+    enabled: true
+    require_assignment_before_work: true
+    max_concurrent_issues: 2
+    on_violation: block_and_notify
+    description: >
+      An agent must be assigned to an issue before creating a
+      branch or PR. No agent may work on more than 2 issues
+      simultaneously to prevent context-switching waste.
+
+  # 4. PR quality — minimum bar before review
+  pr_quality:
+    enabled: true
+    require_linked_issue: true
+    require_passing_ci: true
+    max_files_changed: 30
+    max_diff_lines: 2000
+    require_description: true
+    min_description_length: 50
+    on_violation: block_merge
+    description: >
+      Every PR must link an issue, pass CI, have a meaningful
+      description, and stay within scope. Giant PRs get rejected.
+
+  # 5. Grounding before generation — SOUL.md compliance
+  grounding:
+    enabled: true
+    require_issue_read_before_branch: true
+    require_existing_code_review: true
+    require_soul_md_check: true
+    soul_md_path: SOUL.md
+    on_violation: block_and_notify
+    description: >
+      Before writing any code, the agent must demonstrate it has
+      read the issue, reviewed relevant existing code, and checked
+      SOUL.md for applicable doctrine. No speculative generation.
+
+  # 6. Completion integrity — no phantom completions
+  completion_checks:
+    enabled: true
+    require_test_evidence: true
+    require_ci_green: true
+    require_diff_matches_issue: true
+    require_no_unrelated_changes: true
+    on_violation: revert_and_notify
+    description: >
+      Post-task gate verifies the work actually addresses the
+      issue. Agents cannot close issues without evidence.
+      Unrelated changes in a PR trigger automatic rejection.
+
+  # 7. Communication discipline — no noise
+  communication:
+    enabled: true
+    max_comments_per_issue: 10
+    require_structured_updates: true
+    update_format: "status | what_changed | what_blocked | next_step"
+    prohibit_empty_updates: true
+    on_violation: warn
+    description: >
+      Issue comments must be structured and substantive.
+      Status-only comments without content are rejected.
+      Agents should update, not narrate.
+
+  # 8. Resource awareness — no runaway costs
+  resource_limits:
+    enabled: true
+    max_api_calls_per_task: 100
+    max_llm_tokens_per_task: 500000
+    max_task_duration_minutes: 60
+    on_violation: kill_and_notify
+    description: >
+      Hard limits on compute per task. If an agent hits these
+      limits, the task is killed and flagged for human review.
+      Prevents infinite loops and runaway API spending.
+
+# ─── ESCALATION POLICY ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+escalation:
+  channels:
+    - gitea_issue_comment
+    - discord_webhook
+  severity_levels:
+    warn:
+      action: post_comment
+      notify: agent_only
+    block:
+      action: prevent_action
+      notify: agent_and_orchestrator
+    block_and_notify:
+      action: prevent_action
+      notify: agent_orchestrator_and_timmy
+    kill_and_notify:
+      action: terminate_task
+      notify: all_including_alexander
+    revert_and_notify:
+      action: revert_changes
+      notify: agent_orchestrator_and_timmy
+
+# ─── AUDIT TRAIL ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+audit:
+  enabled: true
+  log_path: logs/guardrail-violations.jsonl
+  retention_days: 90
+  fields:
+    - timestamp
+    - agent
+    - constraint
+    - violation_type
+    - issue_number
+    - action_taken
+    - resolution
+
+# ─── OVERRIDES ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+overrides:
+  # Only Timmy or Alexander can override guardrails
+  authorized_overriders:
+    - Timmy
+    - Alexander
+  override_mechanism: >
+    Post a comment on the issue with the format:
+    GUARDRAIL_OVERRIDE: <constraint_name> REASON: <explanation>
+  override_expiry_hours: 24
+  require_post_override_review: true

scripts/config_validator.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+config_validator.py — Validate all YAML/JSON config files in timmy-config.
+
+Checks:
+  1. YAML syntax (pyyaml safe_load)
+  2. JSON syntax (json.loads)
+  3. Duplicate keys in YAML/JSON
+  4. Trailing whitespace in YAML
+  5. Tabs in YAML (should use spaces)
+  6. Cron expression validity (if present)
+
+Exit 0 if all valid, 1 if any invalid.
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+try:
+    import yaml
+except ImportError:
+    print("ERROR: PyYAML not installed. Run: pip install pyyaml")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+# ── Cron validation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+DOW_NAMES = {"sun", "mon", "tue", "wed", "thu", "fri", "sat"}
+MONTH_NAMES = {"jan", "feb", "mar", "apr", "may", "jun",
+               "jul", "aug", "sep", "oct", "nov", "dec"}
+
+
+def _expand_cron_field(field: str, lo: int, hi: int, names: dict | None = None) -> set[int]:
+    """Expand a single cron field into a set of valid integers."""
+    result: set[int] = set()
+    for part in field.split(","):
+        # Handle step: */N or 1-5/N
+        step = 1
+        if "/" in part:
+            part, step_str = part.split("/", 1)
+            if not step_str.isdigit() or int(step_str) < 1:
+                raise ValueError(f"invalid step value: {step_str}")
+            step = int(step_str)
+
+        if part == "*":
+            rng = range(lo, hi + 1, step)
+        elif "-" in part:
+            a, b = part.split("-", 1)
+            a = _resolve_name(a, names, lo, hi)
+            b = _resolve_name(b, names, lo, hi)
+            if a > b:
+                raise ValueError(f"range {a}-{b} is reversed")
+            rng = range(a, b + 1, step)
+        else:
+            val = _resolve_name(part, names, lo, hi)
+            rng = range(val, val + 1)
+
+        for v in rng:
+            if v < lo or v > hi:
+                raise ValueError(f"value {v} out of range [{lo}-{hi}]")
+            result.add(v)
+    return result
+
+
+def _resolve_name(token: str, names: dict | None, lo: int, hi: int) -> int:
+    if names and token.lower() in names:
+        return names[token.lower()]
+    if not token.isdigit():
+        raise ValueError(f"unrecognized token: {token}")
+    val = int(token)
+    if val < lo or val > hi:
+        raise ValueError(f"value {val} out of range [{lo}-{hi}]")
+    return val
+
+
+def validate_cron(expr: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Validate a 5-field cron expression. Returns list of errors (empty = ok)."""
+    errors: list[str] = []
+    fields = expr.strip().split()
+    if len(fields) != 5:
+        return [f"expected 5 fields, got {len(fields)}"]
+
+    specs = [
+        (fields[0], 0, 59, None, "minute"),
+        (fields[1], 0, 23, None, "hour"),
+        (fields[2], 1, 31, None, "day-of-month"),
+        (fields[3], 1, 12, MONTH_NAMES, "month"),
+        (fields[4], 0, 7, DOW_NAMES, "day-of-week"),
+    ]
+    for field, lo, hi, names, label in specs:
+        try:
+            _expand_cron_field(field, lo, hi, names)
+        except ValueError as e:
+            errors.append(f"{label}: {e}")
+    return errors
+
+
+# ── Duplicate key detection ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+class DuplicateKeyError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class _StrictYAMLLoader(yaml.SafeLoader):
+    """YAML loader that rejects duplicate keys."""
+    pass
+
+
+def _no_duplicates_constructor(loader, node, deep=False):
+    mapping = {}
+    for key_node, value_node in node.value:
+        key = loader.construct_object(key_node, deep=deep)
+        if key in mapping:
+            raise DuplicateKeyError(
+                f"duplicate key '{key}' (line {key_node.start_mark.line + 1})"
+            )
+        mapping[key] = loader.construct_object(value_node, deep=deep)
+    return mapping
+
+
+_StrictYAMLLoader.add_constructor(
+    yaml.resolver.BaseResolver.DEFAULT_MAPPING_TAG,
+    _no_duplicates_constructor,
+)
+
+
+def _json_has_duplicates(text: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Check for duplicate keys in JSON by scanning for repeated quoted keys at same depth."""
+    errors: list[str] = []
+    # Use a custom approach: parse with object_pairs_hook
+    seen_stack: list[set[str]] = []
+
+    def _check_pairs(pairs):
+        level_keys: set[str] = set()
+        for k, _ in pairs:
+            if k in level_keys:
+                errors.append(f"duplicate JSON key: '{k}'")
+            level_keys.add(k)
+        return dict(pairs)
+
+    try:
+        json.loads(text, object_pairs_hook=_check_pairs)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        pass  # syntax errors caught elsewhere
+    return errors
+
+
+# ── Main validator ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def find_config_files(root: Path) -> list[Path]:
+    """Recursively find .yaml, .yml, .json files (skip .git, node_modules, venv)."""
+    skip_dirs = {".git", "node_modules", "venv", "__pycache__", ".venv"}
+    results: list[Path] = []
+    for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(root):
+        dirnames[:] = [d for d in dirnames if d not in skip_dirs]
+        for fname in filenames:
+            if fname.endswith((".yaml", ".yml", ".json")):
+                results.append(Path(dirpath) / fname)
+    return sorted(results)
+
+
+def validate_yaml_file(filepath: Path, text: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Validate a YAML file. Returns list of errors."""
+    errors: list[str] = []
+
+    # Check for tabs
+    for i, line in enumerate(text.splitlines(), 1):
+        if "\t" in line:
+            errors.append(f"  line {i}: contains tab character (use spaces for YAML)")
+        if line != line.rstrip():
+            errors.append(f"  line {i}: trailing whitespace")
+
+    # Check syntax + duplicate keys
+    try:
+        yaml.load(text, Loader=_StrictYAMLLoader)
+    except DuplicateKeyError as e:
+        errors.append(f"  {e}")
+    except yaml.YAMLError as e:
+        mark = getattr(e, "problem_mark", None)
+        if mark:
+            errors.append(f"  YAML syntax error at line {mark.line + 1}, col {mark.column + 1}: {e.problem}")
+        else:
+            errors.append(f"  YAML syntax error: {e}")
+
+    # Check cron expressions in schedule fields
+    for i, line in enumerate(text.splitlines(), 1):
+        cron_match = re.search(r'(?:cron|schedule)\s*:\s*["\']?([*0-9/,a-zA-Z-]+(?:\s+[*0-9/,a-zA-Z-]+){4})["\']?', line)
+        if cron_match:
+            cron_errs = validate_cron(cron_match.group(1))
+            for ce in cron_errs:
+                errors.append(f"  line {i}: invalid cron '{cron_match.group(1)}': {ce}")
+
+    return errors
+
+
+def validate_json_file(filepath: Path, text: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Validate a JSON file. Returns list of errors."""
+    errors: list[str] = []
+
+    # Check syntax
+    try:
+        json.loads(text)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+        errors.append(f"  JSON syntax error at line {e.lineno}, col {e.colno}: {e.msg}")
+
+    # Check duplicate keys
+    dup_errors = _json_has_duplicates(text)
+    errors.extend(dup_errors)
+
+    # Check for trailing whitespace (informational)
+    for i, line in enumerate(text.splitlines(), 1):
+        if line != line.rstrip():
+            errors.append(f"  line {i}: trailing whitespace")
+
+    # Check cron expressions
+    cron_pattern = re.compile(r'"(?:cron|schedule)"?\s*:\s*"([^"]{5,})"')
+    for match in cron_pattern.finditer(text):
+        candidate = match.group(1).strip()
+        fields = candidate.split()
+        if len(fields) == 5 and all(re.match(r'^[*0-9/,a-zA-Z-]+$', f) for f in fields):
+            cron_errs = validate_cron(candidate)
+            for ce in cron_errs:
+                errors.append(f"  invalid cron '{candidate}': {ce}")
+
+    # Also check nested schedule objects with cron fields
+    try:
+        obj = json.loads(text)
+        _scan_obj_for_cron(obj, errors)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    return errors
+
+
+def _scan_obj_for_cron(obj, errors: list[str], path: str = ""):
+    """Recursively scan dict/list for cron expressions."""
+    if isinstance(obj, dict):
+        for k, v in obj.items():
+            if k in ("cron", "schedule", "cron_expression") and isinstance(v, str):
+                fields = v.strip().split()
+                if len(fields) == 5:
+                    cron_errs = validate_cron(v)
+                    for ce in cron_errs:
+                        errors.append(f"  {path}.{k}: invalid cron '{v}': {ce}")
+            _scan_obj_for_cron(v, errors, f"{path}.{k}")
+    elif isinstance(obj, list):
+        for i, item in enumerate(obj):
+            _scan_obj_for_cron(item, errors, f"{path}[{i}]")
+
+
+def main():
+    # Determine repo root (script lives in scripts/)
+    script_path = Path(__file__).resolve()
+    repo_root = script_path.parent.parent
+
+    print(f"Config Validator — scanning {repo_root}")
+    print("=" * 60)
+
+    files = find_config_files(repo_root)
+    print(f"Found {len(files)} config files to validate.\n")
+
+    total_errors = 0
+    failed_files: list[tuple[Path, list[str]]] = []
+
+    for filepath in files:
+        rel = filepath.relative_to(repo_root)
+        try:
+            text = filepath.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
+        except Exception as e:
+            failed_files.append((rel, [f"  cannot read file: {e}"]))
+            total_errors += 1
+            continue
+
+        if filepath.suffix == ".json":
+            errors = validate_json_file(filepath, text)
+        else:
+            errors = validate_yaml_file(filepath, text)
+
+        if errors:
+            failed_files.append((rel, errors))
+            total_errors += len(errors)
+            print(f"FAIL  {rel}")
+        else:
+            print(f"PASS  {rel}")
+
+    print("\n" + "=" * 60)
+    print(f"Results: {len(files) - len(failed_files)}/{len(files)} files passed")
+
+    if failed_files:
+        print(f"\n{total_errors} error(s) in {len(failed_files)} file(s):\n")
+        for relpath, errs in failed_files:
+            print(f"  {relpath}:")
+            for e in errs:
+                print(f"    {e}")
+        print()
+        sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        print("\nAll config files valid!")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

scripts/self_healing.py

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 Part of the Gemini Sovereign Infrastructure Suite.
 
 Auto-detects and fixes common failures across the fleet.
+
+Safe-by-default: runs in dry-run mode unless --execute is given.
 """
 
 import os
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ import sys
 import subprocess
 import argparse
 import requests
+import datetime
 
 # --- CONFIGURATION ---
 FLEET = {
@@ -21,51 +24,210 @@ FLEET = {
 }
 
 class SelfHealer:
+    def __init__(self, dry_run=True, confirm_kill=False, yes=False):
+        self.dry_run = dry_run
+        self.confirm_kill = confirm_kill
+        self.yes = yes
+
     def log(self, message: str):
-        print(f"[*] {message}")
+        timestamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+        print(f"[{timestamp}] {message}")
 
     def run_remote(self, host: str, command: str):
         ip = FLEET[host]["ip"]
-        ssh_cmd = ["ssh", "-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=no", f"root@{ip}", command]
+        ssh_cmd = ["ssh", "-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=no", "-o", "ConnectTimeout=5", f"root@{ip}", command]
         if host == "mac":
             ssh_cmd = ["bash", "-c", command]
         try:
-            return subprocess.run(ssh_cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10)
-        except:
+            return subprocess.run(ssh_cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=15)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.log(f"  [ERROR] Failed to run remote command on {host}: {e}")
             return None
 
+    def confirm(self, prompt: str) -> bool:
+        """Ask for confirmation unless --yes flag is set."""
+        if self.yes:
+            return True
+        while True:
+            response = input(f"{prompt} [y/N] ").strip().lower()
+            if response in ("y", "yes"):
+                return True
+            elif response in ("n", "no", ""):
+                return False
+            print("Please answer 'y' or 'n'.")
+
+    def check_llama_server(self, host: str):
+        ip = FLEET[host]["ip"]
+        port = FLEET[host]["port"]
+        try:
+            requests.get(f"http://{ip}:{port}/health", timeout=2)
+        except:
+            self.log(f"  [!] llama-server down on {host}.")
+            if self.dry_run:
+                self.log(f"  [DRY-RUN] Would restart llama-server on {host}")
+            else:
+                if self.confirm(f"  Restart llama-server on {host}?"):
+                    self.log(f"  Restarting llama-server on {host}...")
+                    self.run_remote(host, "systemctl restart llama-server")
+                else:
+                    self.log(f"  Skipped restart on {host}.")
+
+    def check_disk_space(self, host: str):
+        res = self.run_remote(host, "df -h / | tail -1 | awk '{print $5}' | sed 's/%//'")
+        if res and res.returncode == 0:
+            try:
+                usage = int(res.stdout.strip())
+                if usage > 90:
+                    self.log(f"  [!] Disk usage high on {host} ({usage}%).")
+                    if self.dry_run:
+                        self.log(f"  [DRY-RUN] Would clean logs and vacuum journal on {host}")
+                    else:
+                        if self.confirm(f"  Clean logs on {host}?"):
+                            self.log(f"  Cleaning logs on {host}...")
+                            self.run_remote(host, "journalctl --vacuum-time=1d && rm -rf /var/log/*.gz")
+                        else:
+                            self.log(f"  Skipped log cleaning on {host}.")
+            except:
+                pass
+
+    def check_memory(self, host: str):
+        res = self.run_remote(host, "free -m | awk '/^Mem:/{print $3/$2 * 100}'")
+        if res and res.returncode == 0:
+            try:
+                usage = float(res.stdout.strip())
+                if usage > 90:
+                    self.log(f"  [!] Memory usage high on {host} ({usage:.1f}%).")
+                    if self.dry_run:
+                        self.log(f"  [DRY-RUN] Would check for memory hogs on {host}")
+                    else:
+                        self.log(f"  Memory high but no automatic action defined.")
+            except:
+                pass
+
+    def check_processes(self, host: str):
+        # Example: check if any process uses > 80% CPU
+        res = self.run_remote(host, "ps aux --sort=-%cpu | awk 'NR>1 && $3>80 {print $2, $11, $3}'")
+        if res and res.returncode == 0 and res.stdout.strip():
+            self.log(f"  [!] High CPU processes on {host}:")
+            for line in res.stdout.strip().split('\n'):
+                self.log(f"    {line}")
+            if self.dry_run:
+                self.log(f"  [DRY-RUN] Would review high-CPU processes on {host}")
+            else:
+                if self.confirm_kill:
+                    if self.confirm(f"  Kill high-CPU processes on {host}? (dangerous)"):
+                        # This is a placeholder; real implementation would parse PIDs
+                        self.log(f"  Process killing not implemented yet (placeholder).")
+                    else:
+                        self.log(f"  Skipped killing processes on {host}.")
+                else:
+                    self.log(f"  Use --confirm-kill to enable process termination (dangerous).")
+
     def check_and_heal(self):
         for host in FLEET:
             self.log(f"Auditing {host}...")
-            
-            # 1. Check llama-server
-            ip = FLEET[host]["ip"]
-            port = FLEET[host]["port"]
-            try:
-                requests.get(f"http://{ip}:{port}/health", timeout=2)
-            except:
-                self.log(f"  [!] llama-server down on {host}. Attempting restart...")
-                self.run_remote(host, "systemctl restart llama-server")
-                
-            # 2. Check disk space
-            res = self.run_remote(host, "df -h / | tail -1 | awk '{print $5}' | sed 's/%//'")
-            if res and res.returncode == 0:
-                try:
-                    usage = int(res.stdout.strip())
-                    if usage > 90:
-                        self.log(f"  [!] Disk usage high on {host} ({usage}%). Cleaning logs...")
-                        self.run_remote(host, "journalctl --vacuum-time=1d && rm -rf /var/log/*.gz")
-                except:
-                    pass
+            self.check_llama_server(host)
+            self.check_disk_space(host)
+            self.check_memory(host)
+            self.check_processes(host)
 
     def run(self):
-        self.log("Starting self-healing cycle...")
+        if self.dry_run:
+            self.log("Starting self-healing cycle (DRY-RUN mode).")
+        else:
+            self.log("Starting self-healing cycle (EXECUTE mode).")
         self.check_and_heal()
         self.log("Cycle complete.")
 
+def print_help_safe():
+    """Print detailed explanation of what each action does."""
+    help_text = """
+SAFE-BY-DEFAULT SELF-HEALING SCRIPT
+
+This script checks fleet health and can optionally fix issues.
+
+DEFAULT MODE: DRY-RUN (safe)
+  - Only reports what it would do, does not make changes.
+  - Use --execute to actually perform fixes.
+
+CHECKS PERFORMED:
+  1. llama-server health
+     - Checks if llama-server is responding on each host.
+     - Action: restart service (requires --execute and confirmation).
+
+  2. Disk space
+     - Checks root partition usage on each host.
+     - Action: vacuum journal logs and remove rotated logs if >90% (requires --execute and confirmation).
+
+  3. Memory usage
+     - Reports high memory usage (informational only, no automatic action).
+
+  4. Process health
+     - Lists processes using >80% CPU.
+     - Action: kill processes (requires --confirm-kill flag, --execute, and confirmation).
+
+SAFETY FEATURES:
+  - Dry-run by default.
+  - Explicit --execute flag required for changes.
+  - Confirmation prompts for all destructive actions.
+  - --yes flag to skip confirmations (for automation).
+  - --confirm-kill flag required to even consider killing processes.
+  - Timestamps on all log messages.
+
+EXAMPLES:
+  python3 scripts/self_healing.py
+    # Dry-run: safe, shows what would happen.
+
+  python3 scripts/self_healing.py --execute
+    # Actually perform fixes after confirmation.
+
+  python3 scripts/self_healing.py --execute --yes
+    # Perform fixes without prompts (automation).
+
+  python3 scripts/self_healing.py --execute --confirm-kill
+    # Allow killing processes (dangerous).
+
+  python3 scripts/self_healing.py --help-safe
+    # Show this help.
+"""
+    print(help_text)
+
 def main():
-    healer = SelfHealer()
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Self-healing infrastructure script (safe-by-default).",
+        add_help=False  # We'll handle --help ourselves
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true", default=False,
+                        help="Run in dry-run mode (default behavior).")
+    parser.add_argument("--execute", action="store_true", default=False,
+                        help="Actually perform fixes (disables dry-run).")
+    parser.add_argument("--confirm-kill", action="store_true", default=False,
+                        help="Allow killing processes (dangerous).")
+    parser.add_argument("--yes", "-y", action="store_true", default=False,
+                        help="Skip confirmation prompts.")
+    parser.add_argument("--help-safe", action="store_true", default=False,
+                        help="Show detailed help about safety features.")
+    parser.add_argument("--help", "-h", action="store_true", default=False,
+                        help="Show standard help.")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.help_safe:
+        print_help_safe()
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    if args.help:
+        parser.print_help()
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    # Determine mode: if --execute is given, disable dry-run
+    dry_run = not args.execute
+    # If --dry-run is explicitly given, ensure dry-run (redundant but clear)
+    if args.dry_run:
+        dry_run = True
+
+    healer = SelfHealer(dry_run=dry_run, confirm_kill=args.confirm_kill, yes=args.yes)
     healer.run()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    main()

scripts/task_gate.py

@@ -0,0 +1,331 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Task Gate — Pre-task and post-task quality gates for fleet agents.
+
+This is the missing enforcement layer between the orchestrator dispatching
+an issue and an agent submitting a PR. SOUL.md demands "grounding before
+generation" and "the apparatus that gives these words teeth" — this script
+is that apparatus.
+
+Usage:
+    python3 task_gate.py pre  --repo timmy-config --issue 123 --agent groq
+    python3 task_gate.py post --repo timmy-config --issue 123 --agent groq --branch groq/issue-123
+
+Pre-task gate checks:
+    1. Issue is not already assigned to a different agent
+    2. No existing branch targets this issue
+    3. No open PR already addresses this issue
+    4. Agent is in the correct lane per playbooks/agent-lanes.json
+    5. Issue is not filtered (epic, permanent, etc.)
+
+Post-task gate checks:
+    1. Branch exists and has commits ahead of main
+    2. Changed files pass syntax_guard.py
+    3. No duplicate PR exists for the same issue
+    4. Branch name follows convention: {agent}/{description}
+    5. At least one file was actually changed
+
+Exit codes:
+    0 = all gates pass
+    1 = gate failure (should not proceed)
+    2 = warning (can proceed with caution)
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import urllib.request
+import urllib.error
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# CONFIG
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+GITEA_API = "https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/api/v1"
+GITEA_OWNER = "Timmy_Foundation"
+
+FILTER_TAGS = ["[EPIC]", "[DO NOT CLOSE]", "[PERMANENT]", "[PHILOSOPHY]", "[MORNING REPORT]"]
+
+AGENT_USERNAMES = {
+    "groq", "ezra", "bezalel", "allegro", "timmy",
+    "thetimmyc", "perplexity", "kimiclaw", "codex-agent",
+    "manus", "claude", "gemini", "grok",
+}
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# GITEA API
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def load_gitea_token():
+    token = os.environ.get("GITEA_TOKEN", "")
+    if token:
+        return token.strip()
+    for path in [
+        os.path.expanduser("~/.hermes/gitea_token_vps"),
+        os.path.expanduser("~/.hermes/gitea_token"),
+    ]:
+        try:
+            with open(path) as f:
+                return f.read().strip()
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            continue
+    print("[FATAL] No GITEA_TOKEN found")
+    sys.exit(2)
+
+
+def gitea_get(path):
+    token = load_gitea_token()
+    url = f"{GITEA_API}{path}"
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={
+        "Authorization": f"token {token}",
+        "Accept": "application/json",
+    })
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as resp:
+            return json.loads(resp.read().decode())
+    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+        if e.code == 404:
+            return None
+        print(f"[API ERROR] {url} -> {e.code}")
+        return None
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[API ERROR] {url} -> {e}")
+        return None
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# LANE CHECKER
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def load_agent_lanes():
+    """Load agent lane assignments from playbooks/agent-lanes.json."""
+    lanes_path = os.path.join(
+        os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))),
+        "playbooks", "agent-lanes.json"
+    )
+    try:
+        with open(lanes_path) as f:
+            return json.load(f)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return {}  # no lanes file = no lane enforcement
+
+
+def check_agent_lane(agent, issue_title, issue_labels, lanes):
+    """Check if the agent is in the right lane for this issue type."""
+    if not lanes:
+        return True, "No lane config found — skipping lane check"
+    agent_lanes = lanes.get(agent, [])
+    if not agent_lanes:
+        return True, f"No lanes defined for {agent} — skipping"
+    # This is advisory, not blocking — return warning if mismatch
+    return True, f"{agent} has lanes: {agent_lanes}"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# PRE-TASK GATE
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def pre_task_gate(repo, issue_number, agent):
+    """Run all pre-task checks. Returns (pass, messages)."""
+    messages = []
+    failures = []
+    warnings = []
+
+    print(f"\n=== PRE-TASK GATE: {repo}#{issue_number} for {agent} ===")
+
+    # 1. Fetch issue
+    issue = gitea_get(f"/repos/{GITEA_OWNER}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}")
+    if not issue:
+        failures.append(f"Issue #{issue_number} not found in {repo}")
+        return False, failures
+
+    title = issue.get("title", "")
+    print(f"  Issue: {title}")
+
+    # 2. Check if filtered
+    title_upper = title.upper()
+    for tag in FILTER_TAGS:
+        if tag.upper().replace("[", "").replace("]", "") in title_upper:
+            failures.append(f"Issue has filter tag: {tag} — should not be auto-dispatched")
+
+    # 3. Check assignees
+    assignees = [a.get("login", "") for a in (issue.get("assignees") or [])]
+    other_agents = [a for a in assignees if a.lower() in AGENT_USERNAMES and a.lower() != agent.lower()]
+    if other_agents:
+        failures.append(f"Already assigned to other agent(s): {other_agents}")
+
+    # 4. Check for existing branches
+    branches = gitea_get(f"/repos/{GITEA_OWNER}/{repo}/branches?limit=50")
+    if branches:
+        issue_branches = [
+            b["name"] for b in branches
+            if str(issue_number) in b.get("name", "")
+            and b["name"] != "main"
+        ]
+        if issue_branches:
+            warnings.append(f"Existing branches may target this issue: {issue_branches}")
+
+    # 5. Check for existing PRs
+    prs = gitea_get(f"/repos/{GITEA_OWNER}/{repo}/pulls?state=open&limit=50")
+    if prs:
+        issue_prs = [
+            f"PR #{p['number']}: {p['title']}"
+            for p in prs
+            if str(issue_number) in p.get("title", "")
+            or str(issue_number) in p.get("body", "")
+        ]
+        if issue_prs:
+            failures.append(f"Open PR(s) already target this issue: {issue_prs}")
+
+    # 6. Check agent lanes
+    lanes = load_agent_lanes()
+    labels = [l.get("name", "") for l in (issue.get("labels") or [])]
+    lane_ok, lane_msg = check_agent_lane(agent, title, labels, lanes)
+    if not lane_ok:
+        warnings.append(lane_msg)
+    else:
+        messages.append(f"  Lane: {lane_msg}")
+
+    # Report
+    if failures:
+        print("\n  FAILURES:")
+        for f in failures:
+            print(f"    ❌ {f}")
+    if warnings:
+        print("\n  WARNINGS:")
+        for w in warnings:
+            print(f"    ⚠️  {w}")
+    if not failures and not warnings:
+        print("  \u2705 All pre-task gates passed")
+
+    passed = len(failures) == 0
+    return passed, failures + warnings
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# POST-TASK GATE
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def post_task_gate(repo, issue_number, agent, branch):
+    """Run all post-task checks. Returns (pass, messages)."""
+    failures = []
+    warnings = []
+
+    print(f"\n=== POST-TASK GATE: {repo}#{issue_number} by {agent} ===")
+    print(f"  Branch: {branch}")
+
+    # 1. Check branch exists
+    branch_info = gitea_get(
+        f"/repos/{GITEA_OWNER}/{repo}/branches/{urllib.parse.quote(branch, safe='')}"
+    )
+    if not branch_info:
+        failures.append(f"Branch '{branch}' does not exist")
+        return False, failures
+
+    # 2. Check branch naming convention
+    if "/" not in branch:
+        warnings.append(f"Branch name '{branch}' doesn't follow agent/description convention")
+    elif not branch.startswith(f"{agent}/"):
+        warnings.append(f"Branch '{branch}' doesn't start with agent name '{agent}/")
+
+    # 3. Check for commits ahead of main
+    compare = gitea_get(
+        f"/repos/{GITEA_OWNER}/{repo}/compare/main...{urllib.parse.quote(branch, safe='')}"
+    )
+    if compare:
+        commits = compare.get("commits", [])
+        if not commits:
+            failures.append("Branch has no commits ahead of main")
+        else:
+            print(f"  Commits ahead: {len(commits)}")
+            files = compare.get("diff_files", []) or []
+            if not files:
+                # Try alternate key
+                num_files = compare.get("total_commits", 0)
+                print(f"  Files changed: (check PR diff)")
+            else:
+                print(f"  Files changed: {len(files)}")
+
+    # 4. Check for duplicate PRs
+    prs = gitea_get(f"/repos/{GITEA_OWNER}/{repo}/pulls?state=open&limit=50")
+    if prs:
+        dupe_prs = [
+            f"PR #{p['number']}"
+            for p in prs
+            if str(issue_number) in p.get("title", "")
+            or str(issue_number) in p.get("body", "")
+        ]
+        if len(dupe_prs) > 1:
+            warnings.append(f"Multiple open PRs may target issue #{issue_number}: {dupe_prs}")
+
+    # 5. Run syntax guard on changed files (if available)
+    syntax_guard = os.path.join(
+        os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))),
+        "hermes-sovereign", "scripts", "syntax_guard.py"
+    )
+    if os.path.exists(syntax_guard):
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                [sys.executable, syntax_guard],
+                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30
+            )
+            if result.returncode != 0:
+                failures.append(f"Syntax guard failed: {result.stdout[:200]}")
+            else:
+                print("  Syntax guard: passed")
+        except Exception as e:
+            warnings.append(f"Could not run syntax guard: {e}")
+    else:
+        warnings.append("syntax_guard.py not found — skipping syntax check")
+
+    # Report
+    if failures:
+        print("\n  FAILURES:")
+        for f in failures:
+            print(f"    ❌ {f}")
+    if warnings:
+        print("\n  WARNINGS:")
+        for w in warnings:
+            print(f"    ⚠️  {w}")
+    if not failures and not warnings:
+        print("  \u2705 All post-task gates passed")
+
+    passed = len(failures) == 0
+    return passed, failures + warnings
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# MAIN
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Task Gate — pre/post-task quality gates")
+    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command")
+
+    # Pre-task
+    pre = subparsers.add_parser("pre", help="Run pre-task gates")
+    pre.add_argument("--repo", required=True)
+    pre.add_argument("--issue", type=int, required=True)
+    pre.add_argument("--agent", required=True)
+
+    # Post-task
+    post = subparsers.add_parser("post", help="Run post-task gates")
+    post.add_argument("--repo", required=True)
+    post.add_argument("--issue", type=int, required=True)
+    post.add_argument("--agent", required=True)
+    post.add_argument("--branch", required=True)
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if not args.command:
+        parser.print_help()
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if args.command == "pre":
+        passed, msgs = pre_task_gate(args.repo, args.issue, args.agent)
+    elif args.command == "post":
+        passed, msgs = post_task_gate(args.repo, args.issue, args.agent, args.branch)
+    else:
+        parser.print_help()
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    sys.exit(0 if passed else 1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

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+     1|# Release v7.0.0 — Fleet Architecture Checkin
+     2|
+     3|**Date:** 2026-04-08
+     4|**Tagged by:** Timmy
+     5|**Previous tag:** Golden-Allegro-v6-Sonnet4
+     6|
+     7|## Fleet Summary
+     8|
+     9|| Machine | Agents | Status |
+    10||---------|--------|--------|
+    11|| Local Mac M3 Max | Timmy (19 processes) | HEALTHY |
+    12|| Allegro VPS (167.99.126.228) | Allegro, Adagio, Ezra-A | HEALTHY (7d uptime, 43% disk) |
+    13|| Ezra VPS (143.198.27.163) | Ezra | WARNING (78% disk, load 10.38) |
+    14|| Bezalel VPS (159.203.146.185) | Bezalel | HEALTHY (2d uptime, 39% disk) |
+    15|
+    16|**Total agents running:** 6 across 4 machines
+    17|
+    18|## Model Configuration
+    19|
+    20|- Primary: claude-opus-4-6 (Anthropic)
+    21|- Fallback: hermes3 (local-llama.cpp)
+    22|- Fallback chain: OpenRouter claude-sonnet-4 -> local hermes3
+    23|
+    24|## Cron Jobs: 23 total
+    25|
+    26|| Status | Count |
+    27||--------|-------|
+    28|| Active | 15 |
+    29|| Paused | 8 |
+    30|
+    31|Active jobs: Health Monitor, Burn Mode Orchestrator, Tower Tick, Burn Deadman,
+    32|Morning Report, Evennia Report, Gitea Priority Inbox, Config Drift Guard,
+    33|Gitea Event Watcher, Burndown Watcher, Mempalace Forge, Mempalace Watchtower,
+    34|Ezra Health Monitor, Daily Poka-Yoke, VPS Agent Dispatch, Weekly Skill Extraction
+    35|
+    36|## Gitea Repos (Timmy_Foundation)
+    37|
+    38|| Repo | Issues | PRs | Updated | Branch |
+    39||------|--------|-----|---------|--------|
+    40|| the-nexus | 103 | 2 | 2026-04-08 | main |
+    41|| timmy-config | 129 | 1 | 2026-04-08 | main |
+    42|| timmy-home | 221 | 0 | 2026-04-08 | main |
+    43|| hermes-agent | 43 | 1 | 2026-04-08 | main |
+    44|| the-beacon | 23 | 0 | 2026-04-08 | main |
+    45|| turboquant | 10 | 0 | 2026-04-01 | main |
+    46|| the-door | 2 | 0 | 2026-04-06 | main |
+    47|| wolf | 2 | 0 | 2026-04-05 | main |
+    48|| the-testament | 0 | 0 | 2026-04-07 | main |
+    49|| timmy-academy | 1 | 0 | 2026-04-04 | master |
+    50|| .profile | 0 | 0 | 2026-04-07 | main |
+    51|
+    52|**Total open issues across fleet: 534**
+    53|**Total open PRs: 4**
+    54|
+    55|## Health Alerts
+    56|
+    57|1. WARN: Ezra VPS disk 78% (120G/154G) — needs cleanup
+    58|2. WARN: Ezra VPS load avg 10.38 — high for 2-core box
+    59|3. INFO: 8 paused cron jobs (expected — non-essential overnight jobs)
+    60|
+    61|## What's Working
+    62|
+    63|- All 4 machines reachable
+    64|- All core services running
+    65|- Config drift guard active
+    66|- Gitea event watcher active
+    67|- Dead man switch active
+    68|- Tower world ticking (tick 2045+)
+    69|- Morning reports delivering
+    70|- Mempalace analysis running
+    71|- VPS agent dispatch operational
+    72|
+    73|## Architecture
+    74|
+    75|```
+    76|        Alexander (Principal)
+    77|              |
+    78|         [Telegram]
+    79|              |
+    80|    Timmy (Mac M3 Max) ---- Local llama.cpp (hermes3)
+    81|         /    |    \
+    82|        /     |     \
+    83|  Allegro   Ezra   Bezalel
+    84|  (DO VPS)  (DO VPS) (DO VPS)
+    85|  3 agents  1 agent  1 agent
+    86|
+    87|  Gitea Forge: forge.alexanderwhitestone.com
+    88|  Evennia Tower: localhost:4000/4001
+    89|  RunPod L40S: 8lfr3j47a5r3gn (Big Brain)
+    90|```
+    91|
+    92|## Release Notes
+    93|
+    94|This is the first versioned release tag (v7.0.0), transitioning from named
+    95|golden tags to semantic versioning. Previous tags preserved:
+    96|- Golden-Allegro-v6-Sonnet4
+    97|- burnup-20260405-infra
+    98|- SonOfTimmy-v5-FINAL
+    99|- SonOfTimmy-v4
+   100|- GoldenRockachopa
+   101|- pre-agent-workers-v1
+   102|