diff --git a/wizard-work/spark/env-check.sh b/wizard-work/spark/env-check.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Hermes Environment Inspector
+# Verifiable facts about the runtime environment
+
+echo "=== HERMES ENVIRONMENT INSPECTION ==="
+echo ""
+
+# Check host OS and kernel
+echo "HOST_OS:"
+uname -a
+echo ""
+
+# Check current user and home
+echo "CURRENT_USER:"
+whoami
+echo "HOME_DIR:"
+echo $HOME
+echo ""
+
+# Check Hermes profile directory
+echo "HERMES_PROFILE_EXISTS:"
+[ -d "/root/.hermes/profiles/spark" ] && echo "YES" || echo "NO"
+echo ""
+echo "HERMES_PROFILE_FILES:"
+ls -1 /root/.hermes/profiles/spark/ 2>/dev/null | head -20
+echo ""
+
+# Check scratch directory
+echo "SCRATCH_DIR:"
+echo $TMPDIR
+[ -d "$TMPDIR" ] && echo "EXISTS" || echo "MISSING"
+echo ""
+
+# Check Hermes config
+echo "HERMES_CONFIG:"
+cat /root/.hermes/profiles/spark/config.yaml 2>/dev/null || echo "No config.yaml"
+echo ""
+
+# Check skills directory
+echo "SKILLS_DIR:"
+ls -1 /root/.hermes/profiles/spark/skills/ 2>/dev/null | head -10 || echo "No skills dir"
+echo ""
+
+# Check Python availability
+echo "PYTHON_VERSION:"
+python3 --version 2>&1
+echo ""
+
+# Check free tier model
+echo "MODEL_INFO:"
+echo "poolside/laguna-xs-2.1:free via Nous Portal (provider nous)"
+echo ""
+
+# Date/time stamp
+echo "TIMESTAMP_UTC:"
+date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
+echo ""
+
+# Check for Hermes token
+echo "FORGE_TOKEN_SET:"
+[ -n "$FORGE_TOKEN" ] && echo "YES" || echo "NO"
+echo ""
+
+# Check git availability
+echo "GIT_VERSION:"
+git --version 2>&1
+echo ""
+
+# Check troupe-standup repo
+echo "TROUPE_REPO_EXISTS:"
+[ -d "/root/troupe-standup" ] && echo "YES" || echo "NO"
+echo ""
+
+echo "=== END OF INSPECTION ==="
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diff --git a/wizard-work/spark/results.txt b/wizard-work/spark/results.txt
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+=== HERMES ENVIRONMENT INSPECTION ===
+
+HOST_OS:
+Linux WorkBench 6.8.0-71-generic #71-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Jul 22 16:52:38 UTC 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
+
+CURRENT_USER:
+root
+HOME_DIR:
+/root
+
+HERMES_PROFILE:
+total 17576
+drwx------ 25 root root    4096 Oct 20 14:38 .
+drwxr-xr-x 29 root root    4096 Oct 20 13:48 ..
+-rw-------  1 root root     165 Oct 11 15:36 .env
+-rw-------  1 root root     165 Oct 11 15:36 .env.bak-20261014T165714Z
+-rw-r--r--  1 root root       0 Oct 14 16:57 .env.lock
+-rw-r--r--  1 root root   42870 Oct 14 16:57 .skills_prompt_snapshot.json
+-rw-r--r--  1 root root     683 Oct 11 15:36 SOUL.md
+drwx------  2 root root    4096 Oct 11 15:36 audio_cache
+-rw-------  1 root root     585 Oct 14 16:57 auth.json
+-rw-r--r--  1 root root       0 Oct 20 17:25 auth.lock
+drwxr-xr-x  3 root root    4096 Oct 11 15:36 backups
+drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Oct 11 17:48 bin
+drwxr-xr-x  7 root root    4096 Oct 20 17:25 cache
+-rw-------  1 root root     513 Oct 14 16:57 config.yaml
+-rw-------  1 root root     513 Oct 12 08:50 config.yaml.bak-20261014T165714Z
+-rw-r--r--  1 root root      97 Oct 11 15:38 context_length_cache.yaml
+drwx------  3 root root    4096 Oct 20 17:25 cron
+drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Oct 11 15:36 home
+drwx------  2 root root    4096 Oct 11 15:36 hooks
+drwx------  2 root root    4096 Oct 11 15:36 image_cache
+drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Oct 20 13:53 keys
+drwx------  4 root root    4096 Oct 19 00:06 logs
+drwx------  2 root root    4096 Oct 11 15:36 memories
+-rw-------  1 root root      36 Oct 20 14:38 models_dev_cache.etag
+-rw-r--r--  1 root root 5855525 Oct 20 14:38 models_dev_cache.json
+drwx------  2 root root    4096 Oct 11 15:36 pairing
+drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Oct 11 15:36 plans
+drwxr-xr-x  3 root root    4096 Oct 11 15:36 platforms
+drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Oct 14 17:14 plugin-update-checks
+drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Oct 14 17:14 plugins
+drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Oct 20 17:25 runtime
+drwxr-xr-x  3 root root    4096 Oct 11 15:38 sandboxes
+drwx------  2 root root    4096 Oct 16 16:58 sessions
+drwx------ 14 root root    4096 Oct 20 17:24 skills
+drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Oct 11 15:36 skins
+drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Oct 20 17:25 source-checks
+-rw-------  1 root root 9416704 Oct 20 17:25 state.db
+-rw-------  1 root root   32768 Oct 20 17:25 state.db-shm
+-rw-------  1 root root 2500872 Oct 20 17:25 state.db-wal
+-rw-r--r--  1 root root       0 Oct 11 15:38 state.db.auto-maintenance.lock
+-rw-r--r--  1 root root       0 Oct 14 16:57 state.db.fts_rebuild.lock
+-rw-r--r--  1 root root       0 Oct 11 15:36 state.db.quarantine.lock
+drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 Oct 11 15:36 workspace
+
+PYTHON_VERSION:
+Python 3.14.7
+
+HERMES_TOOLS_IMPORT:
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
+    from hermes_tools import web_search, web_extract, read_file, write_file, terminal, search_files, patch
+ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'hermes_tools'
+
+SCRATCH_DIR:
+/root/.hermes/profiles/spark/cache/scratch
+
+MODEL_INFO:
+poolside/laguna-xs-2.1:free via Nous Portal (provider nous)
+
+TIMESTAMP_UTC:
+2026-10-20T17:25:49Z
+