# DEPRECATED — policy, not proof of runtime absence

Original deprecation date: 2026-03-25

This file records the policy direction: long-running ad hoc bash loops were meant
to be replaced by Hermes-side orchestration.

But policy and world state diverged.
Some of these loops and watchdogs were later revived directly in the live runtime.

Do NOT use this file as proof that something is gone.
Use `docs/automation-inventory.md` as the current world-state document.

## Deprecated by policy
- old dashboard-era loop stacks
- old tmux resurrection paths
- old startup paths that recreate `timmy-loop`
- stale repo-specific automation tied to `Timmy-time-dashboard` or `the-matrix`

## Current rule
If an automation question matters, audit:
1. launchd loaded jobs
2. live process table
3. Hermes cron list
4. the automation inventory doc

Only then decide what is actually live.