diff --git a/wizard-work/spark/env_status.json b/wizard-work/spark/env_status.json
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+{
+  "timestamp": "2026-10-30T13:12:30.396210+00:00",
+  "working_directory": "/root",
+  "user": "root",
+  "disk_usage": {
+    "total_gb": 153.94,
+    "used_gb": 120.22,
+    "free_gb": 33.71,
+    "percent_used": 78.1
+  },
+  "scratch_files": 0,
+  "python_version": "3.14.9",
+  "platform": "Linux"
+}
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diff --git a/wizard-work/spark/env_status.py b/wizard-work/spark/env_status.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Generate environment status report as JSON."""
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+def get_env_status():
+    """Return environment status as dict."""
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    user = os.environ.get('USER', 'unknown')
+    
+    # Get disk usage for root filesystem
+    total, used, free = shutil.disk_usage('/')
+    
+    # Count files in scratch directory for hermes
+    scratch = os.environ.get('TMPDIR', '/tmp')
+    file_count = 0
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(scratch):
+        file_count += len(files)
+        if file_count > 100:  # Limit for speed
+            break
+    
+    status = {
+        'timestamp': datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+        'working_directory': cwd,
+        'user': user,
+        'disk_usage': {
+            'total_gb': round(total / (1024**3), 2),
+            'used_gb': round(used / (1024**3), 2),
+            'free_gb': round(free / (1024**3), 2),
+            'percent_used': round((used / total) * 100, 1)
+        },
+        'scratch_files': file_count,
+        'python_version': sys.version.split()[0],
+        'platform': os.uname().sysname if hasattr(os, 'uname') else 'unknown'
+    }
+    return status
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    status = get_env_status()
+    output_path = '/root/.hermes/wizard-outputs/spark/env_status.json'
+    with open(output_path, 'w') as f:
+        json.dump(status, f, indent=2)
+    print(f"Status written to {output_path}")
+    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))
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