From e2336a28b9bf193aead9728e66cc7ed2f971190e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexander Whitestone <alexpaynex@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:35:07 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update ops checks for Hermes sidecar

---
 OPERATIONS.md | 16 ++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/OPERATIONS.md b/OPERATIONS.md
index c9a97bc..99b3be6 100644
--- a/OPERATIONS.md
+++ b/OPERATIONS.md
@@ -13,17 +13,25 @@
 - workforce-manager.py (bash version)
 - nexus-merge-bot.sh
 - agent-loop.sh
-- All scripts in timmy-config/bin/ are LEGACY
+- `deploy.sh --restart-loops`
 
 These crash-loop and produce zero work. They were restored by mistake
 on 2026-03-25 causing a regression. The Hermes + timmy-config sidecar
 replaces them.
 
+The scripts in `timmy-config/bin/` are live utility scripts for the sidecar.
+What is dead is the old always-on bash loop model.
+
 ## How to check what's running
 ```bash
-# Should show sovereign-executor
-launchctl list | grep sovereign    # Mac
-systemctl status sovereign-executor  # VPS
+# Hermes gateway / API should be up
+lsof -iTCP:8642 -sTCP:LISTEN
+
+# Sessions should be landing in ~/.hermes/sessions
+ls -lt ~/.hermes/sessions | head
+
+# DPO exports should not lag far behind new sessions
+~/.hermes/bin/pipeline-freshness.sh
 
 # Should be EMPTY (no bash loops)
 ps aux | grep -E "claude-loop|gemini-loop|timmy-orchestrator" | grep -v grep
-- 
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