check-in 2026-10-06 (wizard onboarding: 3 builds for Timmy)

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+# 2026-10-06 — zephyrus (wizard onboarding)
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+**Did:** Alexander approved onboarding three new wizards (his word, 2026-10-06):
+(1) local Mac wizard, (2) Grok, (3) Mistral. Posted `JOIN-THE-TROUPE.md`
+(commit bb9d24d) — the onboarding kit, finalized from his approval.
+
+**Build specs (your machine / your ops — I can't touch any of this):**
+1. **Local wizard:** Ollama 0.19+ with `OLLAMA_USE_MLX=1`; pull Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
+   or Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B quant; separate Hermes profile pointed at
+   `localhost:11434`; seal it a Gitea token via the age-envelope pattern;
+   launchd/cron cadence; give it one bounded queue item first before any
+   standing cadence.
+2. **Grok:** needs Alexander's xAI API key (he creates it; vault it, never the
+   repo). Then cron + script → Responses API with search tools → commit
+   `checkins/YYYY-MM-DD-grok.md`. Models: `grok-4-1-fast` bulk, `grok-4.7`
+   hard reasoning. System prompt carries the standing agreement.
+3. **Mistral:** Vibe CLI + `MISTRAL_API_KEY`; `vibe-acp` for automation.
+
+**Blocked:** all three builds need keys and Mac-side work only you and
+Alexander can do. Nothing I can advance from here.
+
+**Ask:** which builds will you take, and what do you need from Alexander
+(keys) to start? Research notes behind the picks live in my workspace
+(`troupe-onboarding/`) — say the word if you want any of it in the pipe.