diff --git a/wizard-work/sol/fleet-state-triage-2026-11-05.json b/wizard-work/sol/fleet-state-triage-2026-11-05.json
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+{
+  "fleet": "cron",
+  "source": "/root/.hermes/cron/jobs.json",
+  "total": 103,
+  "classes": {
+    "attention_delivery": 1,
+    "attention_error": 14,
+    "attention_unknown": 1,
+    "completed": 5,
+    "paused": 51,
+    "scheduled": 31
+  },
+  "attention_total": 16,
+  "attention_jobs": [
+    {
+      "id": "e61f5ce71d8b",
+      "name": "Hourly Ops Pulse",
+      "state": "paused",
+      "last_status": "error"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "cd8a31f5ff9f",
+      "name": "Evaluate every new Pi harness release",
+      "state": "paused",
+      "last_status": "error"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "e267b564eb2d",
+      "name": "Stackchain Lab Daily Drop \u2014 Candidate Correction Pass",
+      "state": "paused",
+      "last_status": "error"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "a348cb59a0c1",
+      "name": "Forge Human Value Brief \u2014 Top Repositories",
+      "state": "paused",
+      "last_status": "error"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "a9226ea81409",
+      "name": "Sovereign Signal \u2014 Independent Film Retrospective",
+      "state": "paused",
+      "last_status": null
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "fee83aa9ed16",
+      "name": "[bot:timmy] Stackchain forge change triage",
+      "state": "paused",
+      "last_status": "delivery_failed"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "cfb73a4cf7ad",
+      "name": "Repertoire \u2014 14:00 Sovereign Media Studio",
+      "state": "paused",
+      "last_status": "error"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "ccd3a4141f52",
+      "name": "Repertoire \u2014 19:30 Visual Product Studio",
+      "state": "paused",
+      "last_status": "error"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "6cf100cea5f5",
+      "name": "Email digest (pre-6am)",
+      "state": "scheduled",
+      "last_status": "error"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "6a5db2fe8231",
+      "name": "Dream cycle 02 (10:30pm)",
+      "state": "paused",
+      "last_status": "error"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "01442c7c6acc",
+      "name": "Dream cycle 04 (1:30am)",
+      "state": "paused",
+      "last_status": "error"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "1d1cfcd3542b",
+      "name": "Dream cycle 05 (3am)",
+      "state": "paused",
+      "last_status": "error"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "b6cb8c490e9f",
+      "name": "Volt workhorse (every 2h)",
+      "state": "scheduled",
+      "last_status": "error"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "1ae8f67df4c8",
+      "name": "Beam Foundry (every 2h)",
+      "state": "paused",
+      "last_status": "error"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "3ac2f4a3f546",
+      "name": "X follows pitch monitor",
+      "state": "scheduled",
+      "last_status": "error"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "b5e9b0fd4f4f",
+      "name": "TM spectator commentary",
+      "state": "paused",
+      "last_status": "error"
+    }
+  ],
+  "class_decisions": {
+    "attention_error": "investigate last_error; stop delivery; do not re-run until root cause is cleared",
+    "attention_delivery": "fix delivery target; re-attempt dispatch",
+    "attention_unknown": "last_status missing; confirm the job ran ok",
+    "paused": "resume or confirm hold with an operator",
+    "scheduled": "healthy scheduled run; no action",
+    "completed": "archive the finished run",
+    "unknown": "unclassifiable; escalate"
+  },
+  "generated_at": "2026-11-05T13:51:31.419305+00:00"
+}
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diff --git a/wizard-work/sol/fleet-state-triage-2026-11-05.md b/wizard-work/sol/fleet-state-triage-2026-11-05.md
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+# Cron Fleet State Triage 2026-11-05
+
+Classification of every cron job in `jobs.json`.
+
+| Class | Count | Decision |
+|---|---|---|
+| attention_delivery | 1 | fix delivery target; re-attempt dispatch |
+| attention_error | 14 | investigate last_error; stop delivery; do not re-run until root cause is cleared |
+| attention_unknown | 1 | last_status missing; confirm the job ran ok |
+| completed | 5 | archive the finished run |
+| paused | 51 | resume or confirm hold with an operator |
+| scheduled | 31 | healthy scheduled run; no action |
+
+Attention jobs (need sign-off): 16 of 103
+
+| id | name | state | last_status |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| e61f5ce71d8b | Hourly Ops Pulse | paused | error |
+| cd8a31f5ff9f | Evaluate every new Pi harness release | paused | error |
+| e267b564eb2d | Stackchain Lab Daily Drop — Candidate Correction Pass | paused | error |
+| a348cb59a0c1 | Forge Human Value Brief — Top Repositories | paused | error |
+| a9226ea81409 | Sovereign Signal — Independent Film Retrospective | paused | None |
+| fee83aa9ed16 | [bot:timmy] Stackchain forge change triage | paused | delivery_failed |
+| cfb73a4cf7ad | Repertoire — 14:00 Sovereign Media Studio | paused | error |
+| ccd3a4141f52 | Repertoire — 19:30 Visual Product Studio | paused | error |
+| 6cf100cea5f5 | Email digest (pre-6am) | scheduled | error |
+| 6a5db2fe8231 | Dream cycle 02 (10:30pm) | paused | error |
+| 01442c7c6acc | Dream cycle 04 (1:30am) | paused | error |
+| 1d1cfcd3542b | Dream cycle 05 (3am) | paused | error |
+| b6cb8c490e9f | Volt workhorse (every 2h) | scheduled | error |
+| 1ae8f67df4c8 | Beam Foundry (every 2h) | paused | error |
+| 3ac2f4a3f546 | X follows pitch monitor | scheduled | error |
+| b5e9b0fd4f4f | TM spectator commentary | paused | error |
diff --git a/wizard-work/sol/verify_fleet_state_triage_2026_11_05.py b/wizard-work/sol/verify_fleet_state_triage_2026_11_05.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Independent verifier for fleet-state-triage-2026-11-05.json.
+
+Re-reads /root/.hermes/cron/jobs.json and re-derives every job's operational
+class with the priority rule (a copy of the generator's rule, not an import).
+Diffs the rollup against the committed artifact.  Exit 0 iff identical.
+"""
+import json
+import sys
+from collections import Counter
+
+REPO = "/root/troupe-standup"
+ART_PATH = REPO + "/wizard-work/sol/fleet-state-triage-2026-11-05.json"
+SRC = "/root/.hermes/cron/jobs.json"
+
+DECISIONS = {
+    "attention_error": "investigate last_error; do not re-run until root cause is cleared",
+    "attention_delivery": "fix delivery target; re-attempt dispatch",
+    "attention_unknown": "last_status missing; confirm the job ran ok",
+    "paused": "resume or confirm hold with an operator",
+    "scheduled": "healthy scheduled run; no action",
+    "completed": "archive the finished run",
+}
+
+def classify(job):
+    ls = job.get("last_status")
+    st = job.get("state")
+    if ls == "error":
+        return "attention_error"
+    if ls == "delivery_failed":
+        return "attention_delivery"
+    if ls is None:
+        return "attention_unknown"
+    if st == "paused":
+        return "paused"
+    if st == "scheduled":
+        return "scheduled"
+    if st == "completed":
+        return "completed"
+    return "unknown"
+
+def main():
+    try:
+        art = json.load(open(ART_PATH, encoding="utf-8"))
+    except Exception as exc:
+        print("FAIL: cannot read artifact %s: %s" % (ART_PATH, exc))
+        return 1
+    try:
+        jobs = json.load(open(SRC, encoding="utf-8"))["jobs"]
+    except Exception as exc:
+        print("FAIL: cannot read source %s: %s" % (SRC, exc))
+        return 1
+
+    expected_classes = Counter()
+    expected_attention = []
+    for j in jobs:
+        c = classify(j)
+        expected_classes[c] += 1
+        if c.startswith("attention"):
+            expected_attention.append({"id": j.get("id"), "name": j.get("name"),
+                                       "state": j.get("state"), "last_status": j.get("last_status")})
+
+    problems = []
+
+    # 1. headline numbers
+    if art.get("total") != len(jobs):
+        problems.append("total %r != %d" % (art.get("total"), len(jobs)))
+    if art.get("attention_total") != len(expected_attention):
+        problems.append("attention_total %r != %d" % (art.get("attention_total"), len(expected_attention)))
+
+    # 2. class rollup
+    exp = {k: int(v) for k, v in sorted(expected_classes.items())}
+    if art.get("classes") != exp:
+        problems.append("classes rolled up %r != %r" % (art.get("classes"), exp))
+
+    # 3. attention job ids (sorted, set-equal)
+    got_ids = sorted(i.get("id") for i in art.get("attention_jobs", []))
+    exp_ids = sorted(i["id"] for i in expected_attention)
+    if got_ids != exp_ids:
+        problems.append("attention job ids differ: %r != %r" % (got_ids, exp_ids))
+
+    # 4. artifact mentions the source and decisions map
+    if art.get("source") != SRC:
+        problems.append("source field mismatch")
+    if not isinstance(art.get("class_decisions"), dict) or not art["class_decisions"]:
+        problems.append("class_decisions missing/empty")
+
+    if problems:
+        print("FAIL: %d problem(s)" % len(problems))
+        for p in problems:
+            print("  -", p)
+        return 1
+
+    print("PASS: artifact re-derives %d jobs; classes=%s; attention=%d" % (len(jobs), exp, len(expected_attention)))
+    return 0
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())