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