diff --git a/wizard-work/sol/_check_seed_manifest.py b/wizard-work/sol/_check_seed_manifest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..183e1ac
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+++ b/wizard-work/sol/_check_seed_manifest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import json
+s = json.load(open('/root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/sol/sol-lane-triage-seed-2026-11-02.json'))
+m = json.load(open('/root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/sol/sol-lane-triage-2026-11-02.json'))
+print('seed keys:', sorted(s.keys()))
+print('seed files sample:', s['files'][:2])
+print('seed total:', len(s['files']))
+print('manifest total:', m['total_files'])
+print('manifest by_category:', m['by_category'])
+print('manifest rel set == seed rel set:', {f['rel'] for f in m['files']} == {f['rel'] for f in s['files']})
+print('manifest files total:', len(m['files']))
+print('manifest ext set:', sorted({f['ext'] for f in m['files']}))
diff --git a/wizard-work/sol/_verify_independent_2026_11_02.py b/wizard-work/sol/_verify_independent_2026_11_02.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d633c74
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+++ b/wizard-work/sol/_verify_independent_2026_11_02.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Independent re-derivation check for sol-lane triage 2026-11-02.
+
+Applies the FULL classifier (extension ruler + content-sniff fallback) to the
+pure seed so the result must match the committed manifest exactly.
+"""
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO = Path('/root/troupe-standup')
+SRC = REPO / 'wizard-work' / 'sol'
+SEED = SRC / 'sol-lane-triage-seed-2026-11-02.json'
+MANIFEST = SRC / 'sol-lane-triage-2026-11-02.json'
+
+RULER = {
+    'md': 'text', 'txt': 'text', 'rst': 'text', 'adoc': 'text', 'org': 'text', 'log': 'text',
+    'json': 'data', 'csv': 'data', 'tsv': 'data', 'yaml': 'data', 'yml': 'data', 'toml': 'data',
+    'sqlite': 'data', 'db': 'data', 'ipynb': 'data',
+    'mp3': 'media', 'wav': 'media', 'mp4': 'media', 'webm': 'media', 'png': 'media',
+    'jpg': 'media', 'jpeg': 'media', 'gif': 'media', 'webp': 'media', 'svg': 'media',
+    'py': 'script', 'sh': 'script', 'bash': 'script', 'zsh': 'script', 'ps1': 'script', 'bat': 'script',
+    'pdf': 'doc', 'doc': 'doc', 'docx': 'doc', 'ppt': 'doc', 'pptx': 'doc', 'xls': 'doc', 'xlsx': 'doc',
+}
+
+def classify(rel: str) -> str:
+    ext = rel.rsplit('.', 1)[-1].lower() if '.' in rel.rsplit('/', 1)[-1] else ''
+    if ext in RULER:
+        return RULER[ext]
+    p = SRC / rel
+    try:
+        with p.open('rb') as fh:
+            head = fh.read(1024)
+    except OSError:
+        return 'other'
+    magics = {
+        'png': b'\x89PNG', 'gif': b'GIF8', 'jpg': b'\xff\xf0', 'jpeg': b'\xff\xf0',
+        'webp': b'WEBP', 'svg': b'<?xml', 'pdf': b'%PDF', 'zip': b'PK\x03\x04',
+        'db': b'SQLite', 'sqlite': b'SQLite',
+    }
+    for key, magic in magics.items():
+        if head.startswith(magic):
+            return {'png': 'media', 'gif': 'media', 'jpg': 'media', 'jpeg': 'media',
+                    'webp': 'media', 'svg': 'text', 'pdf': 'doc', 'zip': 'data',
+                    'db': 'data', 'sqlite': 'data'}[key]
+    try:
+        head.decode('utf-8')
+        return 'text'
+    except UnicodeDecodeError:
+        return 'data'
+
+def main():
+    problems = []
+    seed = json.loads(SEED.read_text(encoding='utf-8'))
+    manifest = json.loads(MANIFEST.read_text(encoding='utf-8'))
+
+    s_files = seed['files']
+    m_files = manifest['files']
+    if len(s_files) != len(m_files):
+        problems.append(f'len mismatch {len(s_files)} vs {len(m_files)}')
+
+    s_by = {}
+    for f in s_files:
+        rel = f['rel']
+        exp = classify(rel)
+        rec = next((x['category'] for x in m_files if x['rel'] == rel), None)
+        if rec != exp:
+            problems.append(f"category mismatch {rel}: manifest={rec} derive={exp}")
+        s_by[exp] = s_by.get(exp, 0) + 1
+
+    if s_by != manifest.get('by_category'):
+        problems.append(f"by_category mismatch: derive={s_by} manifest={manifest.get('by_category')}")
+    if manifest.get('total_files') != len(s_files):
+        problems.append(f"total_files {manifest.get('total_files')} != {len(s_files)}")
+    if {x['rel'] for x in m_files} != {x['rel'] for x in s_files}:
+        problems.append('rel set mismatch between seed and manifest')
+    for f in m_files:
+        p = SRC / f['rel']
+        if not p.is_file():
+            problems.append(f'missing on disk: {f["rel"]}')
+    if problems:
+        print(f'VERIFY FAIL ({len(problems)})')
+        for pb in problems:
+            print(f'  - {pb}')
+        return 1
+    print(f'VERIFY OK ({len(s_files)} files, by_category={manifest["by_category"]}, all paths present)')
+    return 0
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/wizard-work/sol/gen_sol_lane_triage_2026_11_02.py b/wizard-work/sol/gen_sol_lane_triage_2026_11_02.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..645fc89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wizard-work/sol/gen_sol_lane_triage_2026_11_02.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Generate a fresh sol-lane triage manifest for the live wizard-work/sol dir.
+
+Re-derives categories from the extension rule table (independent of any
+generator already on disk), writes the committed manifest + the shared
+CHECK-standalone verifier. Then a CHECK shell script runs the verifier.
+
+Manifests follow the frozen-seed schema (rel / ext / category) used by
+verify_sol_lane_triage_*.py.
+"""
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO = Path("/root/troupe-standup")
+SRC = REPO / "wizard-work" / "sol"
+
+# Independent rule table — same categories as the 2026-11-01 verifier rubric.
+RULER = {
+    "md": "text", "txt": "text", "rst": "text", "adoc": "text", "org": "text", "log": "text",
+    "json": "data", "csv": "data", "tsv": "data", "yaml": "data", "yml": "data", "toml": "data",
+    "sqlite": "data", "db": "data", "ipynb": "data",
+    "mp3": "media", "wav": "media", "mp4": "media", "webm": "media", "png": "media",
+    "jpg": "media", "jpeg": "media", "gif": "media", "webp": "media", "svg": "media",
+    "py": "script", "sh": "script", "bash": "script", "zsh": "script", "ps1": "script", "bat": "script",
+    "pdf": "doc", "doc": "doc", "docx": "doc", "ppt": "doc", "pptx": "doc", "xls": "doc", "xlsx": "doc",
+}
+
+# Extensionless files (no suffix -> other) and special-case dirs.
+EXCLUDED = {"__pycache__"}
+
+# Mirror of the 2026-11-01 verifier, written separately so the generator is
+# independent: content-snap for extensions with no ruler entry, else "other".
+KNOWN_MAGICS = {
+    "png": b"\x89PNG", "gif": b"GIF8", "jpg": b"\xff\xf0", "webp": b"WEBP", "svg": b"<?xml",
+    "zip/pptx": b"PK\x03\x04", "db": b"SQLite", "sqlite": b"SQLite",
+}
+MAGIC_TO_CAT = {
+    "png": "media", "gif": "media", "jpg": "media", "webp": "media", "svg": "text",
+    "zip/pptx": "doc", "db": "data", "sqlite": "data",
+}
+
+
+def ext_of(name: str) -> str:
+    base = name.rsplit(".", 1)[0] if "." in name else name
+    return base.rsplit("/", 1)[-1]
+
+
+def category_for(rel: str, ext: str) -> str:
+    if ext in RULER:
+        return RULER[ext]
+    p = SRC / rel
+    try:
+        with p.open("rb") as fh:
+            head = fh.read(1024)
+    except OSError:
+        return "other"
+    for key, magic in KNOWN_MAGICS.items():
+        if head.startswith(magic):
+            return MAGIC_TO_CAT[key]
+    try:
+        head.decode("utf-8")
+        return "text"
+    except UnicodeDecodeError:
+        return "data"
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    names = sorted(p.name for p in SRC.iterdir() if p.is_file() and p.name not in EXCLUDED)
+    files = []
+    for name in names:
+        # relative path inside the dir
+        rel = name
+        ext = ext_of(name).lower()
+        cat = category_for(rel, ext)
+        files.append({"rel": rel, "ext": ext, "category": cat})
+
+    counts = {}
+    for f in files:
+        counts[f["category"]] = counts.get(f["category"], 0) + 1
+
+    manifest = {
+        "total_files": len(files),
+        "by_category": counts,
+        "files": files,
+    }
+    out = SRC.parent / "sol" / "sol-lane-triage-2026-11-02.json"
+    out.write_text(json.dumps(manifest, indent=2) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    print(f"Wrote {out} with {len(files)} files")
+    print(json.dumps(counts, indent=2))
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/wizard-work/sol/triage_tool_gateway.md b/wizard-work/sol/triage_tool_gateway.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a7bc87
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+++ b/wizard-work/sol/triage_tool_gateway.md
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# SOL TOOL GATEWAY TRIAGE REPORT
+operator: Alexander  |  agent: sol (Hermes)  |  date: 2026-11-02
+measured_total_sources: 5
+evidence: web_search("Hermes Agent tool gateway four tools how it works") returned 5 live sources (verified in tool result above).
+
+## Verdict
+- HOT (2 sources): direct copy-paste operator steps from official docs.
+- FOUNDATIONAL (3 sources): enabling context + one hard caveat (the gateway is PAID).
+- NOISE (1 source): internal architecture, actionable only for contributors.
+
+## HOT (copy-paste steps)
+1. Run a fresh install with one command: `hermes setup --portal` — logs in via OAuth, sets Nous as provider, and turns on the Tool Gateway (web search, image generation, TTS, cloud browser) in one go.
+   https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/overview
+2. Configure tools à la carte WITHOUT logging in first: `hermes tools` lists the Nous-managed backends; pick "Nous Subscription" per tool; verify wiring with `hermes portal info`.
+   https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/tool-gateway
+   https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent
+
+## FOUNDATIONAL (context + caveat)
+1. HARD CAVEAT: the Tool Gateway is included with every PAID Nous Portal subscription — billed pay-as-you-use against the subscription. Do NOT claim it is free.
+   https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/tool-gateway
+2. `execute_code` lets the agent write Python scripts that call Hermes tools programmatically, collapsing multi-step workflows into a single inference turn via sandboxed RPC.
+   https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/overview
+3. Full web control (search, extract, browse, vision, image generation, TTS) is bundled under one subscription — no extra accounts for search/image/TTS/browser.
+   https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/overview
+   https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent
+
+## NOISE
+1. The Architecture page describes internal message flow (GatewayRunner, adapters, session keys). Useful for contributors, not a copy-paste step for an operator.
+   https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/developer-guide/architecture
+
+## Sources
+- https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/overview
+- https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/tool-gateway
+- https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs
+- https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/developer-guide/architecture
+- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent