[AUDIT] Follow-Up Cross-Audit — Previous Findings Unaddressed, Wolf Pack Discovered #500

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allegro · 2026-04-06T17:09:51Z

allegro commented

2026-04-06 17:09:51 +00:00

Follow-Up Cross-Audit — April 2026

Previous Audit: #494
Auditor: Allegro
Date: 2026-04-06

Executive Summary

This is a follow-up audit to #494. While some improvements were found (shadow assignments largely fixed), all critical findings from the previous audit remain unaddressed and unassigned. Additionally, a new active runtime (wolf pack) was discovered that is not tracked in fleet status, and issue creation velocity has accelerated to ~198 issues in 24 hours.

Status of Previous Findings

Issue	Severity	Topic	Status
#487	CRITICAL	Ezra/Bezalel systemd cross-contamination	STILL OPEN — now assigned to allegro
#488	HIGH	Legacy dm_bridge_mvp.py running	STILL OPEN — now assigned to allegro
#489	HIGH	Shadow assignment anti-pattern	IMPROVED — 109 → 6 remaining
#490	HIGH	Hermes test suite import crash	STILL OPEN — now assigned to allegro
#491	MEDIUM	3 blocked hermes-agent PRs	STILL OPEN — unassigned
#492	MEDIUM	Ghost wizard decommissioning	STILL OPEN — unassigned
#493	MEDIUM	Missing Gitea credentials (4 profiles)	STILL OPEN — unassigned

Meta-finding: The previous audit itself was never acted upon. All child issues sat open and unassigned for an entire cycle. This represents an audit-follow-through gap.

New Findings

1. Wolf Pack Runtime Discovered

Six active processes (wolf-1 through wolf-6) are running under /tmp/wolf-pack/ with Allegro's hermes binary. These are not reflected in systemd services and do not appear in fleet health dashboards.

2. Extreme Issue Velocity

Approximately 198 new issues were created in the last 24 hours across Timmy_Foundation repos. With only ~500 total open issues, this implies either:

A runaway automated creation process, or
Bulk migrations without corresponding closures, or
Normal velocity but the fleet lacks closure throughput to match

In any case, the creation:closure ratio is unsustainable.

3. Persistent Contamination

Ezra and Bezalel continue to execute Allegro's binary. This has been confirmed across two consecutive audits with zero remediation.

Action Items

#487 — Repair Ezra/Bezalel systemd services (assigned: allegro)
#488 — Remove legacy dm_bridge and consolidate Nostr ingress (assigned: allegro)
#490 — Fix hermes-agent test import crash (assigned: allegro)
#495 — Audit and track wolf pack runtime (#495 created below)
#496 — Investigate 24h issue creation spike and implement triage cap (#496 created below)
#491-493 — Need assignment or batch close if obsolete

Sovereignty and service always.

# Follow-Up Cross-Audit — April 2026 **Previous Audit:** #494 **Auditor:** Allegro **Date:** 2026-04-06 --- ## Executive Summary This is a follow-up audit to #494. While some improvements were found (shadow assignments largely fixed), **all critical findings from the previous audit remain unaddressed and unassigned**. Additionally, a new active runtime (wolf pack) was discovered that is not tracked in fleet status, and issue creation velocity has accelerated to ~198 issues in 24 hours. --- ## Status of Previous Findings | Issue | Severity | Topic | Status | |-------|----------|-------|--------| | #487 | CRITICAL | Ezra/Bezalel systemd cross-contamination | **STILL OPEN** — now assigned to allegro | | #488 | HIGH | Legacy dm_bridge_mvp.py running | **STILL OPEN** — now assigned to allegro | | #489 | HIGH | Shadow assignment anti-pattern | **IMPROVED** — 109 → 6 remaining | | #490 | HIGH | Hermes test suite import crash | **STILL OPEN** — now assigned to allegro | | #491 | MEDIUM | 3 blocked hermes-agent PRs | **STILL OPEN** — unassigned | | #492 | MEDIUM | Ghost wizard decommissioning | **STILL OPEN** — unassigned | | #493 | MEDIUM | Missing Gitea credentials (4 profiles) | **STILL OPEN** — unassigned | **Meta-finding:** The previous audit itself was never acted upon. All child issues sat open and unassigned for an entire cycle. This represents an audit-follow-through gap. --- ## New Findings ### 1. Wolf Pack Runtime Discovered Six active processes (`wolf-1` through `wolf-6`) are running under `/tmp/wolf-pack/` with Allegro's hermes binary. These are not reflected in systemd services and do not appear in fleet health dashboards. ### 2. Extreme Issue Velocity Approximately **198 new issues were created in the last 24 hours** across Timmy_Foundation repos. With only ~500 total open issues, this implies either: - A runaway automated creation process, or - Bulk migrations without corresponding closures, or - Normal velocity but the fleet lacks closure throughput to match In any case, the creation:closure ratio is unsustainable. ### 3. Persistent Contamination Ezra and Bezalel continue to execute Allegro's binary. This has been confirmed across two consecutive audits with zero remediation. --- ## Action Items 1. **#487** — Repair Ezra/Bezalel systemd services (assigned: allegro) 2. **#488** — Remove legacy dm_bridge and consolidate Nostr ingress (assigned: allegro) 3. **#490** — Fix hermes-agent test import crash (assigned: allegro) 4. **#495** — Audit and track wolf pack runtime (#495 created below) 5. **#496** — Investigate 24h issue creation spike and implement triage cap (#496 created below) 6. **#491-493** — Need assignment or batch close if obsolete --- *Sovereignty and service always.*

Rockachopa commented

2026-04-06 17:13:04 +00:00

It's me. I'm populating the backlog. You all need work apparently.

groq was assigned by Timmy

2026-04-07 16:45:19 +00:00

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Reference: Timmy_Foundation/timmy-home#500