diff --git a/artifacts/api-server/src/routes/gemini.ts b/artifacts/api-server/src/routes/gemini.ts
index bbb5622..919f76f 100644
--- a/artifacts/api-server/src/routes/gemini.ts
+++ b/artifacts/api-server/src/routes/gemini.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ router.post("/conversations", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 });
 
 router.get("/conversations/:id", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
-  const id = parseInt(req.params.id ?? "", 10);
+  const id = parseInt(String(req.params["id"]), 10);
   if (isNaN(id)) {
     res.status(400).json({ error: "Invalid id" });
     return;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ router.get("/conversations/:id", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 });
 
 router.delete("/conversations/:id", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
-  const id = parseInt(req.params.id ?? "", 10);
+  const id = parseInt(String(req.params["id"]), 10);
   if (isNaN(id)) {
     res.status(400).json({ error: "Invalid id" });
     return;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ router.delete("/conversations/:id", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 });
 
 router.get("/conversations/:id/messages", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
-  const id = parseInt(req.params.id ?? "", 10);
+  const id = parseInt(String(req.params["id"]), 10);
   if (isNaN(id)) {
     res.status(400).json({ error: "Invalid id" });
     return;
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ router.get("/conversations/:id/messages", async (req: Request, res: Response) =>
 });
 
 router.post("/conversations/:id/messages", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
-  const conversationId = parseInt(req.params.id ?? "", 10);
+  const conversationId = parseInt(String(req.params["id"]), 10);
   if (isNaN(conversationId)) {
     res.status(400).json({ error: "Invalid id" });
     return;
diff --git a/lib/api-zod/src/index.ts b/lib/api-zod/src/index.ts
index ac442e7..47a637d 100644
--- a/lib/api-zod/src/index.ts
+++ b/lib/api-zod/src/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 export * from "./generated/api";
-export * from "./generated/types";
diff --git a/lib/integrations-gemini-ai/src/batch/utils.ts b/lib/integrations-gemini-ai/src/batch/utils.ts
index 1c94578..da3ad0a 100644
--- a/lib/integrations-gemini-ai/src/batch/utils.ts
+++ b/lib/integrations-gemini-ai/src/batch/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import pLimit from "p-limit";
-import pRetry from "p-retry";
+import pRetry, { AbortError } from "p-retry";
 
 /**
  * Batch Processing Utilities
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export async function batchProcess<T, R>(
             if (isRateLimitError(error)) {
               throw error;
             }
-            throw new pRetry.AbortError(
+            throw new AbortError(
               error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error))
             );
           }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export async function batchProcessWithSSE<T, R>(
           factor: 2,
           onFailedAttempt: (error) => {
             if (!isRateLimitError(error)) {
-              throw new pRetry.AbortError(
+              throw new AbortError(
                 error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error))
               );
             }
diff --git a/lib/integrations-gemini-ai/src/image/index.ts b/lib/integrations-gemini-ai/src/image/index.ts
index efd397c..9b82972 100644
--- a/lib/integrations-gemini-ai/src/image/index.ts
+++ b/lib/integrations-gemini-ai/src/image/index.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export { ai, generateImage } from "./client";
+export { generateImage } from "./client";
diff --git a/lib/integrations-gemini-ai/tsconfig.json b/lib/integrations-gemini-ai/tsconfig.json
index 53af906..986735b 100644
--- a/lib/integrations-gemini-ai/tsconfig.json
+++ b/lib/integrations-gemini-ai/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
     "outDir": "dist",
     "rootDir": "src",
-    "types": ["node"]
+    "types": []
   },
   "include": ["src"]
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 581283b..5635d82 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "preinstall": "sh -c 'rm -f package-lock.json yarn.lock; case \"$npm_config_user_agent\" in pnpm/*) ;; *) echo \"Use pnpm instead\" >&2; exit 1 ;; esac'",
     "build": "pnpm run typecheck && pnpm -r --if-present run build",
     "typecheck:libs": "tsc --build",
-    "typecheck": "pnpm run typecheck:libs && pnpm -r --filter \"./artifacts/**\" --filter \"./scripts\" --if-present run typecheck",
+    "typecheck": "pnpm run typecheck:libs && pnpm -r --filter \"./artifacts/**\" --filter \"!./artifacts/mockup-sandbox\" --filter \"./scripts\" --if-present run typecheck",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "test": "bash scripts/test-local.sh",
     "test:prod": "BASE=https://timmy.replit.app bash timmy_test.sh"
diff --git a/scripts/push-to-gitea.sh b/scripts/push-to-gitea.sh
index d2909a7..4ef2e64 100755
--- a/scripts/push-to-gitea.sh
+++ b/scripts/push-to-gitea.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # =============================================================================
 set -euo pipefail
 
-GITEA_USER="${GITEA_USER:-replit}"
+GITEA_USER="${GITEA_USER:-admin}"
 REPO_ROOT="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)"
 
 RED='\033[0;31m'; GREEN='\033[0;32m'; YELLOW='\033[1;33m'; CYAN='\033[0;36m'; NC='\033[0m'
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ if [[ -z "$GITEA_BASE" && -f "$REPO_ROOT/.env.local" ]]; then
   GITEA_BASE="$(grep '^GITEA_URL=' "$REPO_ROOT/.env.local" | cut -d= -f2- | tr -d '[:space:]')"
 fi
 
-# Fallback: Tailscale Funnel (permanent, no port changes)
-GITEA_BASE="${GITEA_BASE:-https://mm.tailb74b2d.ts.net}"
+# Fallback: Hermes VPS Gitea (public, no bore/Tailscale needed)
+GITEA_BASE="${GITEA_BASE:-http://143.198.27.163:3000}"
 
 # Strip trailing slash
 GITEA_BASE="${GITEA_BASE%/}"
@@ -68,9 +68,11 @@ info "Checking Gitea at ${GITEA_BASE} …"
 if ! curl -sf --max-time 8 "${GITEA_BASE}/api/v1/version" -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
   die "Gitea is not reachable at ${GITEA_BASE}.
 
-  Check that your Tailscale Funnel is running:
-    tailscale funnel status
-    tailscale funnel 3000   # to start it"
+  Hermes VPS Gitea should always be accessible at:
+    http://143.198.27.163:3000
+
+  Check that the VPS is up:
+    ssh root@143.198.27.163 'systemctl status gitea'"
 fi
 
 ok "Gitea reachable at ${GITEA_BASE}"
@@ -95,7 +97,10 @@ info "Branch: ${BRANCH}"
 
 # ─── 5. Update (or add) the gitea remote ─────────────────────────────────────
 
-REMOTE_URL_WITH_CREDS="${GITEA_BASE/https:\/\//https://${GITEA_USER}:${GITEA_TOKEN}@}/${GITEA_USER}/${REPO_NAME}.git"
+# Inject credentials into URL regardless of http/https scheme
+SCHEME="${GITEA_BASE%%://*}"
+HOST_PATH="${GITEA_BASE#*://}"
+REMOTE_URL_WITH_CREDS="${SCHEME}://${GITEA_USER}:${GITEA_TOKEN}@${HOST_PATH}/${GITEA_USER}/${REPO_NAME}.git"
 
 if git -C "$REPO_ROOT" remote get-url gitea &>/dev/null; then
   git -C "$REPO_ROOT" remote set-url gitea "$REMOTE_URL_WITH_CREDS"