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+#!/bin/bash
+# kimi-loop.sh — Efficient Gitea issue polling for Kimi agent
+#
+# Fetches only Kimi-assigned issues using proper query parameters,
+# avoiding the need to pull all unassigned tickets and filter in Python.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./scripts/kimi-loop.sh
+#
+# Exit codes:
+#   0 — Found work for Kimi
+#   1 — No work available
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Configuration
+GITEA_API="${TIMMY_GITEA_API:-${GITEA_API:-http://143.198.27.163:3000/api/v1}}"
+REPO_SLUG="${REPO_SLUG:-rockachopa/Timmy-time-dashboard}"
+TOKEN_FILE="${HOME}/.hermes/gitea_token"
+WORKTREE_DIR="${HOME}/worktrees"
+
+# Ensure token exists
+if [[ ! -f "$TOKEN_FILE" ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Gitea token not found at $TOKEN_FILE" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+TOKEN=$(cat "$TOKEN_FILE")
+
+# Function to make authenticated Gitea API calls
+gitea_api() {
+    local endpoint="$1"
+    local method="${2:-GET}"
+    
+    curl -s -X "$method" \
+        -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
+        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        "$GITEA_API/repos/$REPO_SLUG/$endpoint"
+}
+
+# Efficiently fetch only Kimi-assigned issues (fixes the filter bug)
+# Uses assignee parameter to filter server-side instead of pulling all issues
+get_kimi_issues() {
+    gitea_api "issues?state=open&assignee=kimi&sort=created&order=asc&limit=10"
+}
+
+# Main execution
+main() {
+    echo "🤖 Kimi loop: Checking for assigned work..."
+    
+    # Fetch Kimi's issues efficiently (server-side filtering)
+    issues=$(get_kimi_issues)
+    
+    # Count issues using jq
+    count=$(echo "$issues" | jq '. | length')
+    
+    if [[ "$count" -eq 0 ]]; then
+        echo "📭 No issues assigned to Kimi. Idle."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    echo "📝 Found $count issue(s) assigned to Kimi:"
+    echo "$issues" | jq -r '.[] | "  #\(.number): \(.title)"'
+    
+    # TODO: Process each issue (create worktree, run task, create PR)
+    # For now, just report availability
+    echo "✅ Kimi has work available."
+    exit 0
+}
+
+# Handle script being sourced vs executed
+if [[ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" == "${0}" ]]; then
+    main "$@"
+fi
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