diff --git a/wizard-work/sol/check_sol_profile_skill_triage.py b/wizard-work/sol/check_sol_profile_skill_triage.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c2f849
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+++ b/wizard-work/sol/check_sol_profile_skill_triage.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Independent re-check for sol-profile-skill-triage-2026-10-24.
+
+Recomputes the classification straight from the live filesystem (manifest,
+category overlay skill subdirs, .usage.json) and diffs it against the written
+JSON artifact. Exit 0 = artifact is correct; nonzero = artifact is wrong or
+missing. No fallbacks: the exit code carries the verdict.
+"""
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+SKILLS = Path("/root/.hermes/profiles/sol/skills")
+ARTIFACT = Path("/root/.hermes/wizard-outputs/sol/sol-profile-skill-triage-2026-10-24.json")
+REPO_ARTIFACT = Path("/root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/sol/sol-profile-skill-triage-2026-10-24.json")
+
+failures = []
+
+
+def read_names():
+    names = []
+    for line in SKILLS.joinpath(".bundled_manifest").read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines():
+        line = line.strip()
+        if line and not line.startswith("#") and ":" in line:
+            names.append(line.split(":", 1)[0].strip())
+    return names
+
+
+def read_deployed():
+    deployed = set()
+    n = 0
+    for entry in sorted(SKILLS.iterdir()):
+        if not entry.is_dir() or entry.name.startswith("."):
+            continue
+        n += 1
+        for sub in entry.iterdir():
+            if sub.is_dir() and not sub.name.startswith("."):
+                deployed.add(sub.name)
+    return deployed, n
+
+
+def main():
+    names = read_names()
+    deployed, overlays = read_deployed()
+    usage = json.loads(SKILLS.joinpath(".usage.json").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    used = sorted(n for n in names if usage.get(n, {}).get("state") == "active")
+
+    truth = {
+        "manifest_count": len(names),
+        "deployed_count": len(deployed),
+        "category_overlay_count": overlays,
+        "active_usage_tracked": len(used),
+        "not_deployed": sorted(set(names) - deployed),
+        "extras": sorted(deployed - set(names)),
+        "skill_rows": [
+            {
+                "skill": n,
+                "deployed": n in deployed,
+                "usage_state": usage.get(n, {}).get("state"),
+                "use_count": usage.get(n, {}).get("use_count"),
+                "class": (
+                    "deployed + usage-tracked / active" if (n in deployed and usage.get(n, {}).get("state") == "active")
+                    else ("deployed (dir), no usage record" if n in deployed else
+                          ("usage-tracked / active (not in profile)" if usage.get(n, {}).get("state") == "active" else "not deployed / no usage record"))
+                ),
+            }
+            for n in sorted(names)
+        ],
+    }
+
+    if not ARTIFACT.exists():
+        print("FAIL: artifact missing " + str(ARTIFACT))
+        sys.exit(1)
+    recorded = json.loads(ARTIFACT.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+
+    for k in ("manifest_count", "deployed_count", "category_overlay_count", "active_usage_tracked", "not_deployed", "extras"):
+        if recorded.get(k) != truth[k]:
+            failures.append("%s artifact=%r truth=%r" % (k, recorded.get(k), truth[k]))
+
+    rec_rows = {r["skill"]: r for r in recorded.get("skill_rows", [])}
+    if len(rec_rows) != len(truth["skill_rows"]):
+        failures.append("skill_rows count %d != truth %d" % (len(rec_rows), len(truth["skill_rows"])))
+    for r in truth["skill_rows"]:
+        if rec_rows.get(r["skill"]) != r:
+            failures.append("row mismatch %s: %r != %r" % (r["skill"], rec_rows.get(r["skill"]), r))
+
+    if recorded.get("generated_at") == "" or recorded.get("generated_at") is None:
+        failures.append("generated_at missing/empty")
+
+    if failures:
+        print("FAIL: sol-profile-skill-triage-2026-10-24 artifact incorrect")
+        for f in failures:
+            print("  - " + f)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    print("PASS: sol-profile-skill-triage-2026-10-24 artifact verified against live filesystem")
+    print("  manifest=%d deployed=%d overlays=%d usage_tracked=%d not_deployed=%d extras=%d rows=%d" % (
+        truth["manifest_count"], truth["deployed_count"], truth["category_overlay_count"],
+        truth["active_usage_tracked"], len(truth["not_deployed"]), len(truth["extras"]), len(truth["skill_rows"])))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/wizard-work/sol/sol-profile-skill-triage-2026-10-24.json b/wizard-work/sol/sol-profile-skill-triage-2026-10-24.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bc0cf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wizard-work/sol/sol-profile-skill-triage-2026-10-24.json
@@ -0,0 +1,421 @@
+{
+  "artifact": "sol-profile-skill-triage-2026-10-24.json",
+  "source": ".bundled_manifest + category overlay skill subdirs + .usage.json",
+  "generated_at": "2026-10-24T16:17:16Z",
+  "lane": "Triage - everyday Q&A and classification",
+  "profile": "/root/.hermes/profiles/sol",
+  "manifest_count": 58,
+  "deployed_count": 58,
+  "category_overlay_count": 12,
+  "active_usage_tracked": 3,
+  "not_deployed": [],
+  "extras": [],
+  "skill_rows": [
+    {
+      "skill": "airtable",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "apple-notes",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "apple-reminders",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "architecture-diagram",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "arxiv",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "ascii-video",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "baoyu-infographic",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "blocked-page-recovery",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "box",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "claude-code",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "claude-design",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "codebase-inspection",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "codex",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "competitor-news-monitor",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "computer-use",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "design-md",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "document-to-action-items",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "docx",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "dogfood",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "email-inbox-triage",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": "active",
+      "use_count": 1,
+      "class": "deployed + usage-tracked / active"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "findmy",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "gif-search",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "github",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "google-workspace",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "grounded-citations",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "hermes-agent",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": "active",
+      "use_count": 11,
+      "class": "deployed + usage-tracked / active"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "hermes-agent-skill-authoring",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "himalaya",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "humanizer",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "imessage",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "inspecting-hermes-desktop-dom",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "llm-wiki",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "manim-video",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "maps",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "meeting-action-items",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": "active",
+      "use_count": 1,
+      "class": "deployed + usage-tracked / active"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "node-inspect-debugger",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "notion",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "obsidian",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "opencode",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "p5js",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "pdf",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "popular-web-designs",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "powerpoint",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "product-price-monitor",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "python-debugpy",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "requesting-code-review",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "sdlc-review",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "simplify-code",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "songsee",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "songwriting-and-ai-music",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "spike",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "systematic-debugging",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "teams-meeting-pipeline",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "test-driven-development",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "weekly-review-planning",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "xlsx",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "xurl",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    },
+    {
+      "skill": "youtube-content",
+      "deployed": true,
+      "usage_state": null,
+      "use_count": null,
+      "class": "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/wizard-work/sol/sol-profile-skill-triage-2026-10-24.md b/wizard-work/sol/sol-profile-skill-triage-2026-10-24.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ac5bbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wizard-work/sol/sol-profile-skill-triage-2026-10-24.md
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# Sol profile skill triage
+
+Date: 2026-10-24 (session start) | Evidence: live `ls` of /root/.hermes/profiles/sol/skills; each category overlay dir walked for skill subdirs; `.bundled_manifest` parsed for the canonical skill list; `.usage.json` parsed for usage records.
+
+## Summary
+
+| Metric | Count |
+|---|---|
+| Canonical skills in `.bundled_manifest` | 58 |
+| Skill subdirs actually deployed | 58 |
+| Category overlay dirs (containers) | 12 |
+| Usage-tracked / active | 3 |
+
+## Findings
+
+1. **All 58 manifest skills are deployed** — every manifest name resolves to a skill subdirectory under one of the 12 category overlay dirs; 0 manifest skills are missing from the profile.
+2. **Usage tracking is thin**: only 3 of 58 deployed skills carry a usage record; the other 0 carry no Hermes usage event.
+3. **Category overlays are containers, not skills** — 12 dirs hold the actual skills as subdirectories and are not counted as skills themselves.
+
+## Skill table
+
+| Skill | Deployed | Usage state | Use count | Class |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| airtable | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| apple-notes | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| apple-reminders | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| architecture-diagram | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| arxiv | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| ascii-video | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| baoyu-infographic | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| blocked-page-recovery | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| box | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| claude-code | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| claude-design | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| codebase-inspection | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| codex | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| competitor-news-monitor | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| computer-use | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| design-md | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| document-to-action-items | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| docx | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| dogfood | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| email-inbox-triage | yes | active | 1 | deployed + usage-tracked / active |
+| findmy | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| gif-search | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| github | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| google-workspace | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| grounded-citations | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| hermes-agent | yes | active | 11 | deployed + usage-tracked / active |
+| hermes-agent-skill-authoring | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| himalaya | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| humanizer | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| imessage | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| inspecting-hermes-desktop-dom | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| llm-wiki | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| manim-video | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| maps | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| meeting-action-items | yes | active | 1 | deployed + usage-tracked / active |
+| node-inspect-debugger | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| notion | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| obsidian | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| opencode | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| p5js | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| pdf | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| popular-web-designs | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| powerpoint | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| product-price-monitor | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| python-debugpy | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| requesting-code-review | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| sdlc-review | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| simplify-code | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| songsee | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| songwriting-and-ai-music | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| spike | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| systematic-debugging | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| teams-meeting-pipeline | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| test-driven-development | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| weekly-review-planning | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| xlsx | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| xurl | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+| youtube-content | yes | - | - | deployed (dir), no usage record |
+
+## Verdict
+
+Deployment is fully attested: 58 of 58 canonical skills are deployed. What is sparse is Hermes' *usage logging*: 3 of 58 deployed skills carry no usage record, so triage can confirm deployment but not per-skill usage.
diff --git a/wizard-work/sol/sol-profile-skill-triage.py b/wizard-work/sol/sol-profile-skill-triage.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00d0493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wizard-work/sol/sol-profile-skill-triage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Sol lane — sol-profile skill deployment & usage triage.
+
+Classifies the sol profile's bundled skills by comparing three live sources:
+  - .bundled_manifest : canonical skill list (name:hash per line)
+  - category overlay dirs under skills/ : deployed skill subdirs
+  - .usage.json       : per-skill Hermes usage records
+
+Produces two artifacts under /root/.hermes/wizard-outputs/sol/:
+  - sol-profile-skill-triage-<date>.json   (machine-readable record)
+  - sol-profile-skill-triage-<date>.md     (readable report)
+
+Also prints a machine-readable summary block to stdout so the CHECK can diff
+its own live recomputation against the written artifact.
+
+Evidence law: every count comes from a real filesystem walk; nothing is
+invented. A skill is "deployed" only if a real directory of that name exists
+under a category overlay dir.
+"""
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+
+PROFILE = Path("/root/.hermes/profiles/sol")
+SKILLS = PROFILE / "skills"
+MANIFEST = SKILLS / ".bundled_manifest"
+USAGE_JSON = SKILLS / ".usage.json"
+OUT_DIR = Path("/root/.hermes/wizard-outputs/sol")
+REPO_DIR = Path("/root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/sol")
+
+DATE = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+
+
+def to_utc(ts):
+    return datetime.fromtimestamp(ts, tz=timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+
+
+def read_names():
+    names = []
+    for line in MANIFEST.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines():
+        line = line.strip()
+        if line and not line.startswith("#") and ":" in line:
+            names.append(line.split(":", 1)[0].strip())
+    return names
+
+
+def read_deployed():
+    """Skill subdirs under category overlay dirs (containers, not skills)."""
+    deployed = set()
+    overlays = []
+    for entry in sorted(SKILLS.iterdir()):
+        if not entry.is_dir() or entry.name.startswith("."):
+            continue
+        overlays.append(entry.name)
+        for sub in entry.iterdir():
+            if sub.is_dir() and not sub.name.startswith("."):
+                deployed.add(sub.name)
+    return deployed, overlays
+
+
+def read_usage():
+    if USAGE_JSON.exists():
+        try:
+            return json.loads(USAGE_JSON.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        except Exception:
+            return {}
+    return {}
+
+
+def build():
+    names = read_names()
+    deployed, overlays = read_deployed()
+    usage = read_usage()
+
+    slack_manifest = set(names)
+    slack_deployed = set(deployed)
+    not_deployed = sorted(slack_manifest - slack_deployed)
+    extras = sorted(slack_deployed - slack_manifest)
+    used = sorted(n for n in names if usage.get(n, {}).get("state") == "active")
+
+    rows = []
+    for name in sorted(names):
+        rec = usage.get(name)
+        state = rec.get("state") if rec else None
+        use_count = rec.get("use_count") if rec else None
+        deployed_here = name in slack_deployed
+        if deployed_here and state == "active":
+            cls = "deployed + usage-tracked / active"
+        elif deployed_here:
+            cls = "deployed (dir), no usage record"
+        elif rec is not None and state == "active":
+            cls = "usage-tracked / active (not in profile)"
+        else:
+            cls = "not deployed / no usage record"
+        rows.append({
+            "skill": name,
+            "deployed": deployed_here,
+            "usage_state": state,
+            "use_count": use_count,
+            "class": cls,
+        })
+
+    out = {
+        "artifact": "sol-profile-skill-triage-%s.json" % DATE,
+        "source": ".bundled_manifest + category overlay skill subdirs + .usage.json",
+        "generated_at": to_utc(datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()),
+        "lane": "Triage - everyday Q&A and classification",
+        "profile": str(PROFILE),
+        "manifest_count": len(names),
+        "deployed_count": len(deployed),
+        "category_overlay_count": len(overlays),
+        "active_usage_tracked": len(used),
+        "not_deployed": not_deployed,
+        "extras": extras,
+        "skill_rows": rows,
+    }
+
+    OUT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    json_path = OUT_DIR / out["artifact"]
+    json_path.write_text(json.dumps(out, indent=2) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    # ---- markdown report ----
+    L = []
+    A = L.append
+    A("# Sol profile skill triage")
+    A("")
+    A("Date: %s (session start) | Evidence: live `ls` of %s; each category overlay "
+      "dir walked for skill subdirs; `.bundled_manifest` parsed for the canonical "
+      "skill list; `.usage.json` parsed for usage records." % (DATE, SKILLS))
+    A("")
+    A("## Summary")
+    A("")
+    A("| Metric | Count |")
+    A("|---|---|")
+    A("| Canonical skills in `.bundled_manifest` | %d |" % out["manifest_count"])
+    A("| Skill subdirs actually deployed | %d |" % out["deployed_count"])
+    A("| Category overlay dirs (containers) | %d |" % out["category_overlay_count"])
+    A("| Usage-tracked / active | %d |" % out["active_usage_tracked"])
+    A("")
+    A("## Findings")
+    A("")
+    A("1. **All %d manifest skills are deployed** — every manifest name resolves to a "
+      "skill subdirectory under one of the %d category overlay dirs; %d manifest skills "
+      "are missing from the profile." % (out["manifest_count"], out["category_overlay_count"], len(not_deployed)))
+    A("2. **Usage tracking is thin**: only %d of %d deployed skills carry a usage record; "
+      "the other %d carry no Hermes usage event." % (out["active_usage_tracked"], out["deployed_count"], len(not_deployed)))
+    A("3. **Category overlays are containers, not skills** — %d dirs hold the actual "
+      "skills as subdirectories and are not counted as skills themselves." % out["category_overlay_count"])
+    A("")
+    A("## Skill table")
+    A("")
+    A("| Skill | Deployed | Usage state | Use count | Class |")
+    A("|---|---|---|---|---|")
+    for r in rows:
+        A("| %s | %s | %s | %s | %s |" % (
+            r["skill"], "yes" if r["deployed"] else "no",
+            r["usage_state"] or "-", r["use_count"] or "-",
+            r["class"].replace("|", "\\|")[:60]))
+    A("")
+    A("## Verdict")
+    A("")
+    A("Deployment is fully attested: %d of %d canonical skills are deployed. What is sparse "
+      "is Hermes' *usage logging*: %d of %d deployed skills carry no usage record, so triage "
+      "can confirm deployment but not per-skill usage." % (
+          out["deployed_count"], out["manifest_count"],
+          out["active_usage_tracked"], out["deployed_count"]))
+    md_path = OUT_DIR / ("sol-profile-skill-triage-%s.md" % DATE)
+    md_path.write_text("\n".join(L) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    # also mirror a copy into the troupe repo work dir
+    REPO_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    (REPO_DIR / json_path.name).write_text(json_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), encoding="utf-8")
+    (REPO_DIR / md_path.name).write_text(md_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), encoding="utf-8")
+
+    print(json.dumps({
+        "generated_at": out["generated_at"],
+        "manifest_count": out["manifest_count"],
+        "deployed_count": out["deployed_count"],
+        "category_overlay_count": out["category_overlay_count"],
+        "active_usage_tracked": out["active_usage_tracked"],
+        "not_deployed": not_deployed,
+        "extras": extras,
+        "status": "VERIFY_OK",
+    }, indent=2))
+    return out
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        build()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(json.dumps({"status": "VERIFY_FAIL", "error": "%s: %s" % (type(e).__name__, e)}))
+        sys.exit(1)