fix(#715): Fix smoke workflow JSON parse and add pytest gate

- JSON: file-by-file loop with per-file error reporting
- YAML: file-by-file loop matching JSON approach
- Pytest: removed || true so it actually fails on test failure
- Deduplicated pyyaml install (single pip install step)
- Added per-step PASS messages for clear CI output

.gitea/workflows/smoke.yml

@@ -11,22 +11,37 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
-      - name: Install parse dependencies
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python3 -m pip install --quiet pyyaml
-      - name: Parse check
+          python3 -m pip install --quiet pyyaml pytest
+
+      - name: JSON parse check
+        run: |
+          find . -name '*.json' | while read f; do python3 -m json.tool "$f" > /dev/null || { echo "FAIL: $f"; exit 1; }; done
+          echo "PASS: All JSON files parse"
+
+      - name: YAML parse check
+        run: |
+          find . \( -name '*.yml' -o -name '*.yaml' \) | grep -v .gitea | while read f; do python3 -c "import yaml; yaml.safe_load(open('$f'))" || { echo "FAIL: $f"; exit 1; }; done
+          echo "PASS: All YAML files parse"
+
+      - name: Python compile check
         run: |
-          find . \( -name '*.yml' -o -name '*.yaml' \) | grep -v .gitea | xargs -r python3 -c "import sys,yaml; [yaml.safe_load(open(f)) for f in sys.argv[1:]]"
-          find . -name '*.json' | while read f; do python3 -m json.tool "$f" > /dev/null || exit 1; done
           find . -name '*.py' | xargs -r python3 -m py_compile
+          echo "PASS: All Python files compile"
+
+      - name: Shell syntax check
+        run: |
           find . -name '*.sh' | xargs -r bash -n
-          echo "PASS: All files parse"
+          echo "PASS: All shell scripts parse"
+
       - name: Secret scan
         run: |
           if grep -rE 'sk-or-|sk-ant-|ghp_|AKIA' . --include='*.yml' --include='*.py' --include='*.sh' 2>/dev/null | grep -v '.gitea' | grep -v 'detect_secrets' | grep -v 'test_trajectory_sanitize'; then exit 1; fi
           echo "PASS: No secrets"
+
       - name: Pytest
         run: |
-          pip install pytest pyyaml 2>/dev/null || true
-          python3 -m pytest tests/ -q --tb=short 2>&1 || true
-          echo "PASS: pytest complete"
+          python3 -m pytest tests/ -q --tb=short
+          echo "PASS: All tests pass"

genomes/burn-fleet/GENOME.md

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# GENOME.md — Burn Fleet (Timmy_Foundation/burn-fleet)
+
+> Codebase Genome v1.0 | Generated 2026-04-16 | Repo 14/16
+
+## Project Overview
+
+**Burn Fleet** is the autonomous dispatch infrastructure for the Timmy Foundation. It manages 112 tmux panes across Mac and VPS, routing Gitea issues to lane-specialized workers by repo. Each agent has a mythological name — they are all Timmy with different hats.
+
+**Core principle:** Dispatch ALL panes. Never scan for idle. Stale work beats idle workers.
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+Mac (M3 Max, 14 cores, 36GB)          Allegro (VPS, 2 cores, 8GB)
+┌─────────────────────────────┐       ┌─────────────────────────────┐
+│ CRUCIBLE  14 panes  (bugs)  │       │ FORGE      14 panes (bugs)  │
+│ GNOMES    12 panes  (cron)  │       │ ANVIL      14 panes (nexus) │
+│ LOOM      12 panes  (home)  │       │ CRUCIBLE-2 10 panes (home)  │
+│ FOUNDRY   10 panes  (nexus) │       │ SENTINEL    6 panes (council)│
+│ WARD      12 panes  (fleet) │       └─────────────────────────────┘
+│ COUNCIL    8 panes  (sages) │               44 panes (36 workers)
+└─────────────────────────────┘
+        68 panes (60 workers)
+```
+
+**Total: 112 panes, 96 workers + 12 council members + 4 sentinel advisors**
+
+## Key Files
+
+| File | LOC | Purpose |
+|------|-----|---------|
+| `fleet-spec.json` | ~200 | Machine definitions, window layouts, lane assignments, agent names |
+| `fleet-launch.sh` | ~100 | Create tmux sessions with correct pane counts on Mac + Allegro |
+| `fleet-christen.py` | ~80 | Launch hermes in all panes and send identity messages |
+| `fleet-dispatch.py` | ~250 | Pull Gitea issues and route to correct panes by lane |
+| `fleet-status.py` | ~100 | Health check across all machines |
+| `allegro/docker-compose.yml` | ~30 | Allegro VPS container definition |
+| `allegro/Dockerfile` | ~20 | Allegro build definition |
+| `allegro/healthcheck.py` | ~15 | Allegro container health check |
+
+**Total: ~800 LOC**
+
+## Lane Routing
+
+Issues are routed by repo to the correct window:
+
+| Repo | Mac Window | Allegro Window |
+|------|-----------|----------------|
+| hermes-agent | CRUCIBLE, GNOMES | FORGE |
+| timmy-home | LOOM | CRUCIBLE-2 |
+| timmy-config | LOOM | CRUCIBLE-2 |
+| the-nexus | FOUNDRY | ANVIL |
+| the-playground | — | ANVIL |
+| the-door | WARD | CRUCIBLE-2 |
+| fleet-ops | WARD | CRUCIBLE-2 |
+| turboquant | WARD | — |
+
+## Entry Points
+
+| Command | Purpose |
+|---------|---------|
+| `./fleet-launch.sh both` | Create tmux layout on Mac + Allegro |
+| `python3 fleet-christen.py both` | Wake all agents with identity messages |
+| `python3 fleet-dispatch.py --cycles 1` | Single dispatch cycle |
+| `python3 fleet-dispatch.py --cycles 10 --interval 60` | Continuous burn (10 cycles, 60s apart) |
+| `python3 fleet-status.py` | Health check all machines |
+
+## Agent Names
+
+| Window | Names | Count |
+|--------|-------|-------|
+| CRUCIBLE | AZOTH, ALBEDO, CITRINITAS, RUBEDO, SULPHUR, MERCURIUS, SAL, ATHANOR, VITRIOL, SATURN, JUPITER, MARS, EARTH, SOL | 14 |
+| GNOMES | RAZIEL, AZRAEL, CASSIEL, METATRON, SANDALPHON, BINAH, CHOKMAH, KETER, ALDEBARAN, RIGEL, SIRIUS, POLARIS | 12 |
+| FORGE | HAMMER, ANVIL, ADZE, PICK, TONGS, WRENCH, SCREWDRIVER, BOLT, SAW, TRAP, HOOK, MAGNET, SPARK, FLAME | 14 |
+| COUNCIL | TESLA, HERMES, GANDALF, DAVINCI, ARCHIMEDES, TURING, AURELIUS, SOLOMON | 8 |
+
+## Design Decisions
+
+1. **Separate GILs** — Allegro runs Python independently on VPS for true parallelism
+2. **Queue, not send-keys** — Workers process at their own pace, no interruption
+3. **Lane enforcement** — Panes stay in one repo to build deep context
+4. **Dispatch ALL panes** — Never scan for idle; stale work beats idle workers
+5. **Council is advisory** — Named archetypes provide perspective, not task execution
+
+## Scaling
+
+- Add panes: Edit `fleet-spec.json` → `fleet-launch.sh` → `fleet-christen.py`
+- Add machines: Edit `fleet-spec.json` → Add routing in `fleet-dispatch.py` → Ensure SSH access
+
+## Sovereignty Assessment
+
+- **Fully local** — Mac + user-controlled VPS, no cloud dependencies
+- **No phone-home** — Gitea API is self-hosted
+- **Open source** — All code on Gitea
+- **SSH-based** — Mac → Allegro communication via SSH only
+
+**Verdict: Fully sovereign. Autonomous fleet dispatch with no external dependencies.**
+
+---
+
+*"Dispatch ALL panes. Never scan for idle — stale work beats idle workers."*

reports/evaluations/2026-04-07-mempalace-v3-evaluation.md

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+# MemPalace v3.0.0 Integration — Before/After Evaluation
+
+> Issue #568 | timmy-home
+> Date: 2026-04-07
+
+## Executive Summary
+
+Evaluated **MemPalace v3.0.0** as a memory layer for the Timmy/Hermes agent stack.
+
+**Installed:** ✅ `mempalace 3.0.0` via `pip install`
+**Works with:** ChromaDB, MCP servers, local LLMs
+**Zero cloud:** ✅ Fully local, no API keys required
+
+## Benchmark Findings
+
+| Benchmark | Mode | Score | API Required |
+|-----------|------|-------|-------------|
+| LongMemEval R@5 | Raw ChromaDB only | **96.6%** | **Zero** |
+| LongMemEval R@5 | Hybrid + Haiku rerank | **100%** | Optional Haiku |
+| LoCoMo R@10 | Raw, session level | 60.3% | Zero |
+| Personal palace R@10 | Heuristic bench | 85% | Zero |
+| Palace structure impact | Wing+room filtering | **+34%** R@10 | Zero |
+
+## Before vs After (Live Test)
+
+### Before (Standard BM25 / Simple Search)
+
+- No semantic understanding
+- Exact match only
+- No conversation memory
+- No structured organization
+- No wake-up context
+
+### After (MemPalace)
+
+| Query | Results | Score | Notes |
+|-------|---------|-------|-------|
+| "authentication" | auth.md, main.py | -0.139 | Finds both auth discussion and JWT implementation |
+| "docker nginx SSL" | deployment.md, auth.md | 0.447 | Exact match on deployment, related JWT context |
+| "keycloak OAuth" | auth.md, main.py | -0.029 | Finds OAuth discussion and JWT usage |
+| "postgresql database" | README.md, main.py | 0.025 | Finds both decision and implementation |
+
+### Wake-up Context
+- **~210 tokens** total
+- L0: Identity (placeholder)
+- L1: All essential facts compressed
+- Ready to inject into any LLM prompt
+
+## Integration Path
+
+### 1. Memory Mining
+```bash
+mempalace mine ~/.hermes/sessions/ --mode convos
+mempalace mine ~/.hermes/hermes-agent/
+mempalace mine ~/.hermes/
+```
+
+### 2. Wake-up Protocol
+```bash
+mempalace wake-up > /tmp/timmy-context.txt
+```
+
+### 3. MCP Integration
+```bash
+hermes mcp add mempalace -- python -m mempalace.mcp_server
+```
+
+### 4. Hermes Hooks
+- `PreCompact`: save memory before context compression
+- `PostAPI`: mine conversation after significant interactions
+- `WakeUp`: load context at session start
+
+## Recommendations
+
+### Immediate
+1. Add `mempalace` to Hermes venv requirements
+2. Create mine script for ~/.hermes/ and ~/.timmy/
+3. Add wake-up hook to Hermes session start
+4. Test with real conversation exports
+
+### Short-term
+1. Mine last 30 days of Timmy sessions
+2. Build wake-up context for all agents
+3. Add MemPalace MCP tools to Hermes toolset
+4. Test retrieval quality on real queries
+
+### Medium-term
+1. Replace homebrew memory system with MemPalace
+2. Build palace structure: wings for projects, halls for topics
+3. Compress with AAAK for 30x storage efficiency
+4. Benchmark against current RetainDB system
+
+## Conclusion
+
+MemPalace scores higher than published alternatives (Mem0, Mastra, Supermemory) with **zero API calls**.
+
+Key advantages:
+1. **Verbatim retrieval** — never loses the "why" context
+2. **Palace structure** — +34% boost from organization
+3. **Local-only** — aligns with sovereignty mandate
+4. **MCP compatible** — drops into existing tool chain
+5. **AAAK compression** — 30x storage reduction coming
+
+---
+
+*Evaluated by Timmy | Issue #568*