diff --git a/reports/production/2026-03-29-wizard-houses-launch-report.md b/reports/production/2026-03-29-wizard-houses-launch-report.md
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@@ -181,8 +181,18 @@ Interpretation:
 - they can post into the group successfully
 - the group now contains a real multi-bot discussion among Timmy, Ezra, and Bezalel
 
-Remaining acceptance gap:
-- to satisfy the exact four-party requirement, Alexander still needs to post one message into the group so the discussion includes:
+Four-party discussion proof:
+- Alexander posted into the group during validation, including messages:
+  - `255` — greeting / roll call
+  - `259` — `Hi?`
+  - `263` — `Testing awakeness.`
+- direct bot replies then posted successfully to Alexander's group message thread:
+  - Timmy → `266`
+  - Ezra → `267`
+  - Bezalel → `268`
+
+Interpretation:
+- the group now contains a real four-party discussion involving:
   - Alexander
   - Timmy
   - Ezra
@@ -224,15 +234,27 @@ Interpretation:
 - Bezalel is awake on the intended Codex-backed Hermes lane
 
 ### Ezra
-Ezra remains infrastructure-alive but inference-blocked for now.
+Ezra is now auth-correct but quota-blocked.
 
-Current blocker:
-- Anthropic credentials did not carry through as valid Anthropic auth in Ezra's Hermes house
-- additionally, Alexander reported being out of Anthropic quota until later
+World-state changes:
+- copied `ANTHROPIC_TOKEN` from the local sovereign house into Ezra's Hermes home env
+- restarted `hermes-ezra.service`
+
+Auth proof:
+- direct Anthropics calls no longer fail with missing-credential errors
+- valid Claude-family model ids (`claude-sonnet-4-5`, `claude-sonnet-4-6`) now return HTTP 429 rate-limit responses instead of auth failure
+
+Observed proof command:
+```bash
+ssh root@143.198.27.163 "bash -lc 'cd /root/wizards/ezra/hermes-agent && set -a && . /root/wizards/ezra/home/.env && set +a && HERMES_HOME=/root/wizards/ezra/home .venv/bin/hermes chat -q \"Reply with exactly: TEST\" -Q --provider anthropic --model claude-sonnet-4-5'"
+```
+
+Observed outcome:
+- `HTTP 429: This request would exceed your account's rate limit. Please try again later.`
 
 Interpretation:
-- Ezra's Hermes and Telegram shell layers are present
-- Ezra should not be treated as inference-ready until Anthropic auth is repaired or Ezra is temporarily rerouted
+- Ezra's Anthropic auth is now wired correctly
+- the remaining block is quota, not missing credentials
 
 ## Remaining work