Merge pull request 'gpu-self-heal: refresh to current fleet baseline and topology' (#21 ) from feat/gpu-self-heal-refresh-20260718 into master

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gpu-self-heal: refresh to current fleet baseline and topology
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+# Cron Prompts Review — All 10 Scheduled Contracts
+
+Generated: 2026-07-13 20:59:18 ET
+
+---
+
+## hermes-key-enforcement
+
+**Category:** compliance | **Domain:** hermes-agent | **Owner:** abiba | **Schedule:** 0 6 * * *
+
+```
+Contract Enforcement: hermes-key-enforcement
+
+Category: compliance
+Domain: hermes-agent
+Owner: abiba
+Schedule: Daily compliance scan at 6am ET
+
+This is a compliance contract. Verify that the contract enforces the required standards and policies. Report any violations found.
+
+Steps:
+1. Load contract from prose-contracts/main (file: hermes-key-enforcement.prose.md)
+2. Verify prerequisites (connectivity, tools, deps)
+3. Execute contract per SOP
+4. Run postconditions from contract registry
+5. Generate receipt with status (pass/fail/escalated)
+6. If any postcondition fails, escalate per contract escalation tiers
+7. Log to ~/.hermes/runs/hermes-key-enforcement/
+
+Postconditions to verify:
+[
+  {
+    "check": "no plaintext API keys in config",
+    "verify": "grep -rc 'api_key: sk-' /root/.hermes/config.yaml",
+    "expect": "0 matches"
+  },
+  {
+    "check": "api_key_env used for harness/litellm providers",
+    "verify": "grep -c 'api_key_env.*LITELLM_API_KEY' /root/.hermes/config.yaml",
+    "expect": "count > 0"
+  }
+]
+
+Escalation Tiers:
+- INFO: notify nobody → action: log_to_receipt
+- WARNING: notify abiba → action: relay_alert
+- CRITICAL: notify abiba, mumuni → action: relay_alert + pause
+- FATAL: notify abiba, mumuni, kwame → action: relay_alert + pause + human_required
+
+Circuit Breaker:
+- Max retries: 3 per 60.0min window
+- On trip: escalate_to_fatal
+
+Receipt format: JSON with contract, run_id, timestamp, agent, status, actions_taken, postconditions, drift_alerts, evidence_path
+Receipt storage: ~/.hermes/runs/hermes-key-enforcement/receipt-{timestamp}.json
+Graph node: Create RA-H OS node for receipt with metadata: type=receipt, contract=hermes-key-enforcement, status=<status>
+
+If the contract has no postconditions defined (e.g., reference/pattern contracts), log that it was loaded and skip execution.
+
+IMPORTANT: If the contract file does not exist in prose-contracts/main, report failure and do NOT hallucinate forward.
+```
+
+---
+
+## hermes-config-template
+
+**Category:** compliance | **Domain:** hermes-agent | **Owner:** abiba | **Schedule:** 0 4 * * 1
+
+```
+Contract Enforcement: hermes-config-template
+
+Category: compliance
+Domain: hermes-agent
+Owner: abiba
+Schedule: Weekly config drift check Monday at 4am ET
+
+This is a compliance contract. Verify that the contract enforces the required standards and policies. Report any violations found.
+
+Steps:
+1. Load contract from prose-contracts/main (file: hermes-config-template.prose.md)
+2. Verify prerequisites (connectivity, tools, deps)
+3. Execute contract per SOP
+4. Run postconditions from contract registry
+5. Generate receipt with status (pass/fail/escalated)
+6. If any postcondition fails, escalate per contract escalation tiers
+7. Log to ~/.hermes/runs/hermes-config-template/
+
+Postconditions to verify:
+[
+  {
+    "check": "agent config template_version matches template file",
+    "verify": "grep -q 'template_version' /root/.hermes/config.yaml && diff <(grep 'template_version' /root/.hermes/config.yaml | cut -d: -f2 | xargs) <(grep 'template_version' /root/prose-contracts/hermes-config-template.prose.md | cut -d: -f2 | xargs) && echo match || echo mismatch",
+    "expect": "match"
+  },
+  {
+    "check": "config file is valid YAML",
+    "verify": "python3 -c 'import yaml; yaml.safe_load(open(\"/root/.hermes/config.yaml\"))' && echo valid || echo invalid",
+    "expect": "valid"
+  }
+]
+
+Escalation Tiers:
+- INFO: notify nobody → action: log_to_receipt
+- WARNING: notify abiba → action: relay_alert
+- CRITICAL: notify abiba, mumuni → action: relay_alert
+- FATAL: notify abiba, mumuni, kwame → action: relay_alert + human_required
+
+Circuit Breaker:
+- Max retries: 3 per 60.0min window
+- On trip: escalate_to_fatal
+
+Receipt format: JSON with contract, run_id, timestamp, agent, status, actions_taken, postconditions, drift_alerts, evidence_path
+Receipt storage: ~/.hermes/runs/hermes-config-template/receipt-{timestamp}.json
+Graph node: Create RA-H OS node for receipt with metadata: type=receipt, contract=hermes-config-template, status=<status>
+
+If the contract has no postconditions defined (e.g., reference/pattern contracts), log that it was loaded and skip execution.
+
+IMPORTANT: If the contract file does not exist in prose-contracts/main, report failure and do NOT hallucinate forward.
+```
+
+---
+
+## hermes-agent-baseline
+
+**Category:** compliance | **Domain:** hermes-agent | **Owner:** abiba | **Schedule:** 0 5 * * 1
+
+```
+Contract Enforcement: hermes-agent-baseline
+
+Category: compliance
+Domain: hermes-agent
+Owner: abiba
+Schedule: Weekly baseline verification Monday at 5am ET
+
+This is a compliance contract. Verify that the contract enforces the required standards and policies. Report any violations found.
+
+Steps:
+1. Load contract from prose-contracts/main (file: hermes-agent-baseline.prose.md)
+2. Verify prerequisites (connectivity, tools, deps)
+3. Execute contract per SOP
+4. Run postconditions from contract registry
+5. Generate receipt with status (pass/fail/escalated)
+6. If any postcondition fails, escalate per contract escalation tiers
+7. Log to ~/.hermes/runs/hermes-agent-baseline/
+
+Postconditions to verify:
+[
+  {
+    "check": "Hermes agent process running",
+    "verify": "pgrep -f 'hermes' > /dev/null && echo running || echo stopped",
+    "expect": "running"
+  },
+  {
+    "check": "agent config file exists and valid YAML",
+    "verify": "test -f /root/.hermes/config.yaml && python3 -c 'import yaml; yaml.safe_load(open(\"/root/.hermes/config.yaml\"))' && echo valid || echo invalid",
+    "expect": "valid"
+  },
+  {
+    "check": "no uncommitted changes in hermes directory",
+    "verify": "cd /root/.hermes && git status --porcelain | wc -l",
+    "expect": "0"
+  }
+]
+
+Escalation Tiers:
+- INFO: notify nobody → action: log_to_receipt
+- WARNING: notify abiba → action: relay_alert
+- CRITICAL: notify abiba, mumuni → action: relay_alert
+- FATAL: notify abiba, mumuni, kwame → action: relay_alert + human_required
+
+Circuit Breaker:
+- Max retries: 3 per 60.0min window
+- On trip: escalate_to_fatal
+
+Receipt format: JSON with contract, run_id, timestamp, agent, status, actions_taken, postconditions, drift_alerts, evidence_path
+Receipt storage: ~/.hermes/runs/hermes-agent-baseline/receipt-{timestamp}.json
+Graph node: Create RA-H OS node for receipt with metadata: type=receipt, contract=hermes-agent-baseline, status=<status>
+
+If the contract has no postconditions defined (e.g., reference/pattern contracts), log that it was loaded and skip execution.
+
+IMPORTANT: If the contract file does not exist in prose-contracts/main, report failure and do NOT hallucinate forward.
+```
+
+---
+
+## proxmox-monitor
+
+**Category:** monitoring | **Domain:** proxmox | **Owner:** abiba | **Schedule:** */15 * * * *
+
+```
+Contract Enforcement: proxmox-monitor
+
+Category: monitoring
+Domain: proxmox
+Owner: abiba
+Schedule: Every 15 minutes
+
+This is a monitoring contract. Execute the monitoring checks defined in the contract. Report any deviations from expected state.
+
+Steps:
+1. Load contract from prose-contracts/main (file: proxmox-monitor.prose.md)
+2. Verify prerequisites (connectivity, tools, deps)
+3. Execute contract per SOP
+4. Run postconditions from contract registry
+5. Generate receipt with status (pass/fail/escalated)
+6. If any postcondition fails, escalate per contract escalation tiers
+7. Log to ~/.hermes/runs/proxmox-monitor/
+
+Postconditions to verify:
+[
+  {
+    "check": "all Proxmox nodes reachable",
+    "verify": "curl -sf http://192.168.68.10:8006/api2/json/status | jq '.status'",
+    "expect": "healthy"
+  },
+  {
+    "check": "no VMs in crashed state",
+    "verify": "pvesh get /nodes -output-format=json | jq '.[] | select(.status==\"Crashed\")'",
+    "expect": "empty"
+  },
+  {
+    "check": "backups running on schedule",
+    "verify": "pbs-info --check",
+    "expect": "last_backup < 24h ago"
+  }
+]
+
+Escalation Tiers:
+- INFO: notify nobody → action: log_to_receipt
+- WARNING: notify abiba, mumuni → action: relay_alert
+- CRITICAL: notify abiba, mumuni → action: relay_alert + trigger_remediation
+- FATAL: notify abiba, mumuni, kwame → action: relay_alert + pause + human_required
+
+Circuit Breaker:
+- Max retries: 3 per 60.0min window
+- On trip: escalate_to_fatal
+
+Receipt format: JSON with contract, run_id, timestamp, agent, status, actions_taken, postconditions, drift_alerts, evidence_path
+Receipt storage: ~/.hermes/runs/proxmox-monitor/receipt-{timestamp}.json
+Graph node: Create RA-H OS node for receipt with metadata: type=receipt, contract=proxmox-monitor, status=<status>
+
+If the contract has no postconditions defined (e.g., reference/pattern contracts), log that it was loaded and skip execution.
+
+IMPORTANT: If the contract file does not exist in prose-contracts/main, report failure and do NOT hallucinate forward.
+```
+
+---
+
+## gpu-monitor
+
+**Category:** monitoring | **Domain:** gpu | **Owner:** abiba | **Schedule:** */15 * * * *
+
+```
+Contract Enforcement: gpu-monitor
+
+Category: monitoring
+Domain: gpu
+Owner: abiba
+Schedule: Every 15 minutes — polls all GPU subsystems
+
+This is a monitoring contract. Execute the monitoring checks defined in the contract. Report any deviations from expected state.
+
+Steps:
+1. Load contract from prose-contracts/main (file: gpu-monitor.prose.md)
+2. Verify prerequisites (connectivity, tools, deps)
+3. Execute contract per SOP
+4. Run postconditions from contract registry
+5. Generate receipt with status (pass/fail/escalated)
+6. If any postcondition fails, escalate per contract escalation tiers
+7. Log to ~/.hermes/runs/gpu-monitor/
+
+Postconditions to verify:
+[
+  {
+    "check": "GPU metrics accessible",
+    "verify": "curl -sf http://localhost:9100/gpu-data",
+    "expect": "200 OK, populated data"
+  },
+  {
+    "check": "dashboard serving",
+    "verify": "curl -sf http://localhost:9100/gpu-fleet.html",
+    "expect": "200 OK, HTML returned"
+  },
+  {
+    "check": "health endpoint responsive",
+    "verify": "curl -sf http://localhost:9100/health",
+    "expect": "200 OK"
+  }
+]
+
+Escalation Tiers:
+- INFO: notify nobody → action: log_to_receipt
+- WARNING: notify abiba, mumuni → action: relay_alert
+- CRITICAL: notify abiba, mumuni → action: relay_alert + trigger_remediation
+- FATAL: notify abiba, mumuni, kwame → action: relay_alert + pause + human_required
+
+Circuit Breaker:
+- Max retries: 3 per 60.0min window
+- On trip: escalate_to_fatal
+
+Receipt format: JSON with contract, run_id, timestamp, agent, status, actions_taken, postconditions, drift_alerts, evidence_path
+Receipt storage: ~/.hermes/runs/gpu-monitor/receipt-{timestamp}.json
+Graph node: Create RA-H OS node for receipt with metadata: type=receipt, contract=gpu-monitor, status=<status>
+
+If the contract has no postconditions defined (e.g., reference/pattern contracts), log that it was loaded and skip execution.
+
+IMPORTANT: If the contract file does not exist in prose-contracts/main, report failure and do NOT hallucinate forward.
+```
+
+---
+
+## infrastructure-monitoring
+
+**Category:** monitoring | **Domain:** infrastructure | **Owner:** abiba | **Schedule:** */30 * * * *
+
+```
+Contract Enforcement: infrastructure-monitoring
+
+Category: monitoring
+Domain: infrastructure
+Owner: abiba
+Schedule: Every 30 minutes
+
+This is a monitoring contract. Execute the monitoring checks defined in the contract. Report any deviations from expected state.
+
+Steps:
+1. Load contract from prose-contracts/main (file: infrastructure-monitoring.prose.md)
+2. Verify prerequisites (connectivity, tools, deps)
+3. Execute contract per SOP
+4. Run postconditions from contract registry
+5. Generate receipt with status (pass/fail/escalated)
+6. If any postcondition fails, escalate per contract escalation tiers
+7. Log to ~/.hermes/runs/infrastructure-monitoring/
+
+Postconditions to verify:
+[
+  {
+    "check": "Proxmox API reachable",
+    "verify": "curl -sf http://192.168.68.10:8006/api2/json",
+    "expect": "200 OK"
+  },
+  {
+    "check": "Zulip API reachable",
+    "verify": "curl -sf https://chat.sysloggh.net/api/v1/me",
+    "expect": "200 OK"
+  },
+  {
+    "check": "LiteLLM proxy reachable",
+    "verify": "curl -sf http://192.168.68.116/litellm/v1/models",
+    "expect": "200 OK"
+  },
+  {
+    "check": "Gitea API reachable",
+    "verify": "curl -sf https://git.sysloggh.net/api/v1/version",
+    "expect": "200 OK"
+  },
+  {
+    "check": "SearXNG reachable",
+    "verify": "curl -sf http://192.168.68.17:8080",
+    "expect": "200 OK"
+  }
+]
+
+Escalation Tiers:
+- INFO: notify nobody → action: log_to_receipt
+- WARNING: notify abiba, mumuni → action: relay_alert
+- CRITICAL: notify abiba, mumuni → action: relay_alert + trigger_remediation
+- FATAL: notify abiba, mumuni, kwame → action: relay_alert + pause + human_required
+
+Circuit Breaker:
+- Max retries: 3 per 60.0min window
+- On trip: escalate_to_fatal
+
+Receipt format: JSON with contract, run_id, timestamp, agent, status, actions_taken, postconditions, drift_alerts, evidence_path
+Receipt storage: ~/.hermes/runs/infrastructure-monitoring/receipt-{timestamp}.json
+Graph node: Create RA-H OS node for receipt with metadata: type=receipt, contract=infrastructure-monitoring, status=<status>
+
+If the contract has no postconditions defined (e.g., reference/pattern contracts), log that it was loaded and skip execution.
+
+IMPORTANT: If the contract file does not exist in prose-contracts/main, report failure and do NOT hallucinate forward.
+```
+
+---
+
+## zulip-health
+
+**Category:** monitoring | **Domain:** zulip | **Owner:** abiba | **Schedule:** */15 * * * *
+
+```
+Contract Enforcement: zulip-health
+
+Category: monitoring
+Domain: zulip
+Owner: abiba
+Schedule: Every 15 minutes — monitors all Zulip-connected agents
+
+This is a monitoring contract. Execute the monitoring checks defined in the contract. Report any deviations from expected state.
+
+Steps:
+1. Load contract from prose-contracts/main (file: zulip-health.prose.md)
+2. Verify prerequisites (connectivity, tools, deps)
+3. Execute contract per SOP
+4. Run postconditions from contract registry
+5. Generate receipt with status (pass/fail/escalated)
+6. If any postcondition fails, escalate per contract escalation tiers
+7. Log to ~/.hermes/runs/zulip-health/
+
+Postconditions to verify:
+[
+  {
+    "check": "bot registration active",
+    "verify": "curl -sf https://chat.sysloggh.net/api/v1/me | jq '.user_id'",
+    "expect": "bot_id present"
+  },
+  {
+    "check": "DM delivery working",
+    "verify": "curl -sf https://chat.sysloggh.net/api/v1/users/me/is-online",
+    "expect": "online: true"
+  }
+]
+
+Escalation Tiers:
+- INFO: notify nobody → action: log_to_receipt
+- WARNING: notify abiba, mumuni → action: relay_alert
+- CRITICAL: notify abiba, mumuni → action: relay_alert + trigger_remediation
+- FATAL: notify abiba, mumuni, kwame → action: relay_alert + pause + human_required
+
+Circuit Breaker:
+- Max retries: 3 per 60.0min window
+- On trip: escalate_to_fatal
+
+Receipt format: JSON with contract, run_id, timestamp, agent, status, actions_taken, postconditions, drift_alerts, evidence_path
+Receipt storage: ~/.hermes/runs/zulip-health/receipt-{timestamp}.json
+Graph node: Create RA-H OS node for receipt with metadata: type=receipt, contract=zulip-health, status=<status>
+
+If the contract has no postconditions defined (e.g., reference/pattern contracts), log that it was loaded and skip execution.
+
+IMPORTANT: If the contract file does not exist in prose-contracts/main, report failure and do NOT hallucinate forward.
+```
+
+---
+
+## litellm-health
+
+**Category:** monitoring | **Domain:** litellm | **Owner:** abiba | **Schedule:** */10 * * * *
+
+```
+Contract Enforcement: litellm-health
+
+Category: monitoring
+Domain: litellm
+Owner: abiba
+Schedule: Every 10 minutes — LiteLLM proxy health
+
+This is a monitoring contract. Execute the monitoring checks defined in the contract. Report any deviations from expected state.
+
+Steps:
+1. Load contract from prose-contracts/main (file: litellm-health.prose.md)
+2. Verify prerequisites (connectivity, tools, deps)
+3. Execute contract per SOP
+4. Run postconditions from contract registry
+5. Generate receipt with status (pass/fail/escalated)
+6. If any postcondition fails, escalate per contract escalation tiers
+7. Log to ~/.hermes/runs/litellm-health/
+
+Postconditions to verify:
+[
+  {
+    "check": "LiteLLM proxy reachable",
+    "verify": "curl -sf http://192.168.68.116/litellm/v1/models",
+    "expect": "200 OK, models returned"
+  },
+  {
+    "check": "router deprecated, nginx routes work",
+    "verify": "curl -sf https://litellm.sysloggh.net/v1/models",
+    "expect": "200 OK (via nginx)"
+  }
+]
+
+Escalation Tiers:
+- INFO: notify nobody → action: log_to_receipt
+- WARNING: notify abiba, mumuni → action: relay_alert
+- CRITICAL: notify abiba, mumuni → action: relay_alert + trigger_remediation
+- FATAL: notify abiba, mumuni, kwame → action: relay_alert + pause + human_required
+
+Circuit Breaker:
+- Max retries: 3 per 60.0min window
+- On trip: escalate_to_fatal
+
+Receipt format: JSON with contract, run_id, timestamp, agent, status, actions_taken, postconditions, drift_alerts, evidence_path
+Receipt storage: ~/.hermes/runs/litellm-health/receipt-{timestamp}.json
+Graph node: Create RA-H OS node for receipt with metadata: type=receipt, contract=litellm-health, status=<status>
+
+If the contract has no postconditions defined (e.g., reference/pattern contracts), log that it was loaded and skip execution.
+
+IMPORTANT: If the contract file does not exist in prose-contracts/main, report failure and do NOT hallucinate forward.
+```
+
+---
+
+## memory-audit-maintenance
+
+**Category:** maintenance | **Domain:** memory | **Owner:** mumuni | **Schedule:** 0 3 * * *
+
+```
+Contract Enforcement: memory-audit-maintenance
+
+Category: maintenance
+Domain: memory
+Owner: mumuni
+Schedule: Daily at 3am ET
+
+This is a maintenance contract. Execute the maintenance tasks defined in the contract. Report any issues found.
+
+Steps:
+1. Load contract from prose-contracts/main (file: memory-audit-maintenance.prose.md)
+2. Verify prerequisites (connectivity, tools, deps)
+3. Execute contract per SOP
+4. Run postconditions from contract registry
+5. Generate receipt with status (pass/fail/escalated)
+6. If any postcondition fails, escalate per contract escalation tiers
+7. Log to ~/.hermes/runs/memory-audit-maintenance/
+
+Postconditions to verify:
+[
+  {
+    "check": "memory files below 80% capacity",
+    "verify": "wc -l ~/.hermes/memories/*.md",
+    "expect": "total lines < threshold"
+  },
+  {
+    "check": "no stale entries",
+    "verify": "grep -r 'STALE' ~/.hermes/memories/",
+    "expect": "0 matches"
+  }
+]
+
+Escalation Tiers:
+- INFO: notify nobody → action: log_to_receipt
+- WARNING: notify mumuni → action: relay_alert
+- CRITICAL: notify mumuni, abiba → action: relay_alert
+- FATAL: notify mumuni, abiba, kwame → action: relay_alert + human_required
+
+Circuit Breaker:
+- Max retries: 3 per 60.0min window
+- On trip: escalate_to_fatal
+
+Receipt format: JSON with contract, run_id, timestamp, agent, status, actions_taken, postconditions, drift_alerts, evidence_path
+Receipt storage: ~/.hermes/runs/memory-audit-maintenance/receipt-{timestamp}.json
+Graph node: Create RA-H OS node for receipt with metadata: type=receipt, contract=memory-audit-maintenance, status=<status>
+
+If the contract has no postconditions defined (e.g., reference/pattern contracts), log that it was loaded and skip execution.
+
+IMPORTANT: If the contract file does not exist in prose-contracts/main, report failure and do NOT hallucinate forward.
+```
+
+---
+
+## infrastructure-update
+
+**Category:** maintenance | **Domain:** infrastructure | **Owner:** abiba | **Schedule:** 0 2 * * 0
+
+```
+Contract Enforcement: infrastructure-update
+
+Category: maintenance
+Domain: infrastructure
+Owner: abiba
+Schedule: Weekly system updates Sunday at 2am ET
+
+This is a maintenance contract. Execute the maintenance tasks defined in the contract. Report any issues found.
+
+Steps:
+1. Load contract from prose-contracts/main (file: infrastructure-update.prose.md)
+2. Verify prerequisites (connectivity, tools, deps)
+3. Execute contract per SOP
+4. Run postconditions from contract registry
+5. Generate receipt with status (pass/fail/escalated)
+6. If any postcondition fails, escalate per contract escalation tiers
+7. Log to ~/.hermes/runs/infrastructure-update/
+
+Postconditions to verify:
+[
+  {
+    "check": "all services running after update",
+    "verify": "systemctl list-units --state=running",
+    "expect": "all critical services"
+  }
+]
+
+Escalation Tiers:
+- INFO: notify nobody → action: log_to_receipt
+- WARNING: notify abiba → action: relay_alert
+- CRITICAL: notify abiba, mumuni → action: relay_alert
+- FATAL: notify abiba, mumuni, kwame → action: relay_alert + human_required
+
+Circuit Breaker:
+- Max retries: 1 per 120.0min window
+- On trip: escalate_to_fatal
+
+Receipt format: JSON with contract, run_id, timestamp, agent, status, actions_taken, postconditions, drift_alerts, evidence_path
+Receipt storage: ~/.hermes/runs/infrastructure-update/receipt-{timestamp}.json
+Graph node: Create RA-H OS node for receipt with metadata: type=receipt, contract=infrastructure-update, status=<status>
+
+If the contract has no postconditions defined (e.g., reference/pattern contracts), log that it was loaded and skip execution.
+
+IMPORTANT: If the contract file does not exist in prose-contracts/main, report failure and do NOT hallucinate forward.
+```
+
+
+---
+*End of review*
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---
-kind: pattern
-name: delegation-prose-contract
-description: >
-  Manager (Mumuni) operating doctrine for task decomposition, worker
-  delegation, verification, and delivery. Defines when to delegate, which
-  worker to use for what, how to handle failures, and the kanban board
-  protocol. Enforces context-window discipline and separation of concerns.
-  Runs on Mumuni (CT 118, storepve, .6) via Hermes agent.
-version: 1.0.0
---
-
-## Maintains
-
- Worker roster: 6 profiles (`syslog-code`, `syslog-devops`, `syslog-email`,
-  `syslog-research`, `syslog-review`, `syslog-writer`)
- Kanban board state at `~/.hermes/kanban/kanban.json`
- Context window budget: ~65K tokens per request (131K total, 60% threshold)
-
-## Topology
-
-**Cluster:** 5 Proxmox nodes (ocupve, acerpve, minipve, amdpve, storepve)
-**Manager:** Mumuni (CT 118, storepve, .6) via Hermes agent
-**Workers:** 6 profiles, all running on the same agent — no separate hosts needed
-
-This contract is infrastructure-agnostic in terms of which nodes are used.
-Workers execute tasks on whatever infrastructure they're given — SSH to .6,
-.pm, .9, .12, or .15 depending on the task. The contract defines the
-**who** and **when** — not the **where**.
-
-## Why This Matters
-
-Without enforced delegation, the manager consumes the full iteration budget
-(60 calls) on single-turn tasks — SSH to 5 nodes, check each VM, read logs —
-leaving no capacity for actual coordination. The result: context overflow
-(59K tokens in system prompt), iteration exhaustion, and degraded response
-quality. This contract exists because I blew through my budget checking
-Proxmox node status instead of delegating to `syslog-devops`.
-
-## Context Window Discipline
-
-**The system prompt is ~6.5K tokens (stable: ~4.5K tool schemas + ~2K other guidance).**
-**Volatile (MEMORY.md + USER.md): ~300 tokens.**
-**Total base: ~6,800 tokens per request.**
-
-The remaining budget is the conversation. Every tool call result adds to it.
-If a single call returns >10K tokens (e.g., `grep` on a large file, SSH output
-from multiple nodes), the context fills fast. That's why we delegate: workers
-process in isolation and return compact results.
-
-## Trigger Conditions
-
-Delegation is **mandatory** when any of these apply:
-
-| Condition | Threshold | Example |
-|-----------|-----------|---------|
-| Multiple tool calls needed | 2+ calls with intermediate logic | Read file → analyze → write report |
-| Large data retrieval | Output >5K tokens | `grep -r "pattern" /path` on large dirs |
-| Cross-domain work | Spans 2+ worker specialties | Infra check + email filter |
-| Infrastructure changes | Any mutating operation | `qm set`, `systemctl restart`, `git push` |
-| Research/analysis | Needs browser or deep reading | Web research, code review, data analysis |
-| Code builds or changes | Writing or modifying code | Scripts, configs, patches |
-| Sequential dependencies | Worker B needs Worker A's output | Code → Review → Deliver |
-
-**Single tool calls stay at manager level.** Quick `grep`, `ls`, `cat`,
-`curl`, `hermes tools list` — these are decision-making tools. The manager
-reads them directly.
-
-## Worker Selection Matrix
-
-| Worker | Model | Toolsets | Role | Use When |
-|--------|-------|----------|------|----------|
-| `syslog-code` | qwen3.6-27B-code | terminal, file, web, memory, skills | Code patches, automation, scripts | Writing/modifying code, creating scripts, debugging, reading/writing files |
-| `syslog-devops` | qwen3.6-27B-code | terminal, file, web, memory, skills | Infrastructure, DB, bridge, Proxmox | Server ops, SSH, Docker, Proxmox, DB queries, hardware checks |
-| `syslog-email` | strix-moe | terminal, file, web, memory, skills | Email automation, mail operations | Sending/receiving email, inbox management, SMTP operations |
-| `syslog-research` | strix-moe | terminal, file, web, memory, skills, **browser** | Analysis, classification, data processing | Web research, browser tasks, data analysis, classification, reading docs |
-| `syslog-review` | strix-moe | terminal, file, web, memory, skills | Verification, QA, audit validation | **ALWAYS** verify worker output before delivery — especially for infra changes, code builds, and research findings |
-| `syslog-writer` | strix-moe | terminal, file, web, memory, skills | Docs, content, branding, reports | Writing docs, reports, proposals, content, markdown formatting |
-
-### Selection Rules
-
-1. **Match specialty first.** A code task → `syslog-code`. An infra task →
-   `syslog-devops`. Don't put a `syslog-email` worker on a code review.
-2. **Research tasks with browser needs → `syslog-research`.** Other workers
-   don't have the browser toolset.
-3. **Verification → `syslog-review`.** Never deliver raw worker output.
-4. **Documentation/content → `syslog-writer`.** Let them own the prose.
-5. **If unsure, delegate to `syslog-research`** — it has the broadest toolset
-   (includes browser) and high reasoning effort.
-
-## Delegation Protocol
-
-### Step 1: Decompose
-
-Break the task into lanes. Each lane does ONE thing. Workers are independent —
-no lane depends on another's output mid-flight. If lanes depend on each other,
-dispatch sequentially.
-
-### Step 2: Dispatch
-
-Fire workers via `delegate_task`:
-
-**Parallel (independent lanes):**
-```
-delegate_task(
-    tasks=[
-        {"goal": "Check all 5 Proxmox nodes for VM status", "context": "SSH to each node via 192.168.68.x, run 'qm list'"},
-        {"goal": "Check Docker container health on .7/.116/.17", "context": "SSH to each host, check container status"},
-    ]
-)
-```
-
-**Sequential (dependent lanes):**
-Dispatch lane 1 → wait for result → dispatch lane 2.
-
-### Step 3: Verify
-
-**MANDATORY for:**
- Infrastructure changes (any `qm`, `pct`, `systemctl`, `git push`)
- Code builds and modifications
- Research findings (web data, external sources)
- Any output that will reach the user
-
-**Fire `syslog-review` to verify:**
-```
-delegate_task(
-    goal="Review the output of the devops worker. Verify the node status
-    report is accurate, check for inconsistencies, confirm all nodes were
-    reachable.",
-    context="Worker was syslog-devops. Output is at /tmp/node-report.md.
-    Verify against live system."
-)
-```
-
-**If verification fails:**
-1. Send work back to original worker with review feedback
-2. Re-verify
-3. Max 2 re-verify cycles before escalating to Kwame
-
-### Step 4: Deliver
-
-Only verified results reach Kwame. Format per channel:
- Telegram: Use `telegram-formatting` skill
- Zulip: Use Zulip Markdown (CommonMark)
- Email: Use `syslog-email` skill
-
-## Kanban Board Protocol
-
-**File:** `~/.hermes/kanban/kanban.json`
-
-```json
-{
-  "task_id": "unique-id",
-  "title": "Task description",
-  "created": "2026-07-09T01:00:00",
-  "status": "backlog|in_progress|review|done",
-  "lanes": [
-    {
-      "lane_id": "devops-check",
-      "worker": "syslog-devops",
-      "goal": "Check all 5 Proxmox nodes",
-      "status": "dispatched|completed|failed",
-      "output_file": "/tmp/node-report.md"
-    }
-  ]
-}
-```
-
-**Update the board on every state change.**
-
-## Failure Handling
-
-### Worker Timeouts
-
- Child timeout: **900 seconds** (15 minutes)
- Worker model `syslog-auto` is slow — it can hit the timeout limit with
-  22+ API calls
- **If a worker times out:** Re-dispatch with a narrower scope. Break the
-  task into smaller pieces that fit in the timeout window.
- **Avoid delegating sequential SSH hops** — each SSH connection adds latency
-  that compounds quickly. Prefer API-based or local approaches when possible.
-
-### Worker Selection Failures
-
- `syslog-devops` is best for infrastructure tasks (SSH, Proxmox, Docker)
- `syslog-code` is best for code-level work (reading files, writing scripts)
- `syslog-research` has the browser toolset — use for web research
- `syslog-review` is the QA gate — always fire before delivery
- **Never fire more than 3 parallel workers** (max_concurrent_children: 3)
- **Never nest delegation** (max_spawn_depth: 1)
-
-### Context Overflow
-
- If a task requires >10K tokens of output, delegate the processing
- Workers return compact summaries, not raw data dumps
- Pass file paths and concrete goals — never dump raw data into context
-
-## Anti-patterns
-
- ❌ Reading large files into your own context before deciding → delegate the read
- ❌ Carrying SSH/grep/output results in your context → delegate the analysis
- ❌ Doing work yourself and then "pretending" to delegate → the user can tell
- ❌ Skipping verification → raw worker output never reaches the user
- ❌ Delegating single tool calls → keep quick reads/writes at manager level
- ❌ Firing more than 3 workers in parallel → hard limit
-
-## Emergency Exception
-
-**In an emergency (server down, service must be restored immediately):**
- Delegate the diagnosis (find the problem)
- Execute the fix yourself (minimize handoff latency)
- Verify the fix after delivery
- Log the exception in the kanban board
-
-The emergency exception exists because the user needs the service back NOW,
-not after three worker round-trips. But it's an exception — not the rule.
-
-## What This Contract Doesn't Cover
-
-1. **Worker profile configuration** — covered by `hermes-config-template.prose.md`
-2. **SSH key management** — covered by existing SSH/Proxmox contracts
-3. **Git workflow** — covered by `AGENTS.md` in the prose-contracts repo
-4. **Cron job management** — covered by individual cron contracts
-5. **Infra verification** — covered by `verify-before-mutate` protocol
-
-## Verification
-
-Run `scripts/worker-audit.py` to verify all 6 profiles are aligned:
-
-```bash
-python3 /root/.hermes/skills/kanban-orchestrator/scripts/worker-audit.py
-```
-
-## References
-
- `kanban-orchestrator` skill: The operational playbook (detailed execution steps)
- `worker-profile-audit.md` (skill reference): Worker configuration audit notes
- `delegation-timeout-patterns.md` (skill reference): Timeout handling patterns
- `verify-before-mutate` protocol: Infrastructure change verification
- `hermes-config-template.prose.md`: Worker profile configuration
-
-## Success Criteria
-
-This contract succeeds when:
-
-1. **No context overflow** — single-turn tasks don't exhaust the iteration budget
-2. **Workers do the work** — manager coordinates, doesn't execute
-3. **Verification before delivery** — all output passes through `syslog-review`
-4. **Kanban board is current** — every task has a lane, every lane has a status
-5. **User gets verified results** — raw worker output never reaches Kwame
-
---
-
-**Last updated:** 2026-07-09
-**Author:** Mumuni (with Kwame's input on triggers and exception criteria)
-**Status:** Draft — awaiting PR review and merge to prose-contracts main
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ description: >
  saturation watchdog, Prometheus/Grafana monitoring, and self-healing.
  UPDATED 2026-07-15: Stable role-based aliases introduced: strix-moe,
  gpu-dense, gpu-light. These never change — only the underlying model does.
-  Strix Halo: ornith-1.0-35b → unsloth/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-MTP (UD-Q4_K_M, 22GB).
+  Strix Halo: strix-moe → unsloth/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-MTP (UD-Q4_K_M, 22GB).
  RTX 5070: gemma-4-12b Q4_K_M → IQ4_NL + MTP draft (122 tok/s, 2x faster).
-  RTX 5070 context: 131K → 256K. VRAM: 88% (10.8/12.2GB).
-  Compression timeout: 300s (was 120s). Mumuni context: 128K (was 256K).
+  UPDATED 2026-07-17: Strix Halo model swapped to Genesis Hermes V3 APEX (LuffyTheFox, 24GB, uncensored,
+  Hermes agent fine-tune, tensor repair, multimodal with mmproj).
+  RTX 5070 swapped to HauhauCS Gemma4-12B QAT Uncensored Balanced (Q4_K_M, 87 tok/s, 0/465 refusals).
+  Instability observed near 100K at 256K. 128K is the stable ceiling.
+  For larger context needs → fall back to external providers (deepseek).
+  VRAM headroom improved: RTX 3090 ~70%, RTX 5070 ~65%.
 agent: abiba
 triggers:
  - on model add/remove
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ triggers:
 │ CT 8     │  │ CT 110      │  │ CT 15     │  │ pi (.24)     │
 │ RTX 3090 │  │ RTX 5070    │  │ Strix Halo│  │ GPU Monitor  │
 │ 24GB     │  │ 12GB        │  │ 64GB UMA  │  │ :9100        │
-│ 256K ctx │  │ 256K ctx    │  │ 256K ctx  │  │ Watchdog     │
+│ 128K ctx │  │ 128K ctx    │  │ 128K ctx  │  │ Watchdog     │
 │ qwen3.6  │  │ gemma-4-12b │  │ qwen3.6   │  │ Prometheus   │
 │ 27B-code │  │ :8080       │  │ -35B-udq4 │  │ exporter     │
 │ :8080    │  │ :9400 (exp) │  │ :9400(exp)│  │ :9401        │
@@ -83,19 +87,31 @@ When a model is swapped on a GPU, ONLY the infrastructure layer changes — agen
 | Alias | GPU | Current Model | Will Route To |
 |-------|-----|---------------|---------------|
 | `strix-moe` | Strix Halo (.15) | qwen3.6-35B-udq4 | Whatever runs on Strix Halo |
-| `gpu-dense` | RTX 3090 (.8) | qwen3.6-27B-code | Whatever runs on RTX 3090 |
+| `gpu-dense` | RTX 3090 (.8) | qwen3.6-27B-code (ThinkingCap) | Whatever runs on RTX 3090 |
 | `gpu-light` | RTX 5070 (.110) | gemma-4-12b | Whatever runs on RTX 5070 |

 **Backward compatibility**: Old model-specific names (qwen3.6-27B-code, gemma-4-12b, qwen3.6-35B-udq4) still work
 but are deprecated for agent configs. Only the stable aliases survive model swaps.

-## Current Model Assignments (2026-07-15)
+## Current Model Assignments (2026-07-17)

 | Model | GPU | Host | VRAM | Ctx | KV Cache | Parallel | Batch/Ubatch | Status |
 |-------|-----|------|------|-----|----------|----------|-------------|--------|
-| qwen3.6-27B-code (MTP) | RTX 3090 | .8 (llm-gpu) | 22.2/24.6GB (90%) | **256K** 🚀 | turbo4 | 2 | default | ✅ 63 tok/s |
-| gemma-4-12b | RTX 5070 | .110 (ocu-llm) | 10.0/12.2GB (82%) | 256K | q4_0 | 2 | 2048/1024 | ✅ healthy |
-| qwen3.6-35B-udq4 | Strix Halo Vulkan | .15 (amdpve) | ~9GB/64GB | 256K | q8_0 | 2 | 2048/512 | ✅ healthy |
+| qwen3.6-27B-code (ThinkingCap) | RTX 3090 | .8 (llm-gpu) | ~20.9/24.6GB (85%) | **128K** | turbo4 | 1 | default | ✅ 68 tok/s |
+| gemma-4-12b (HauhauCS QAT) | RTX 5070 | .110 (ocu-llm) | ~10.0/12.2GB (82%) | 128K | q4_0 | 1 | 2048/1024 | ✅ 87 tok/s |
+| Genesis Hermes V3 APEX | Strix Halo Vulkan | .15 (amdpve) | ~10GB/64GB | 128K | q4_0 | 1 | 4096/1024 | ✅ 65 tok/s |
+
+> **RTX 5070 model swap (2026-07-17)**: Switched from `gemma-4-12b-it-IQ4_NL` (Unsloth, 191 tok/s)
+> to `HauhauCS/Gemma4-12B-QAT-Uncensored-HauhauCS-Balanced` (Q4_K_M QAT, 87 tok/s).
+> Trade: 54% slower generation for QAT quality, 0/465 refusals, and agent-optimized tuning.
+> MTP draft also swapped: Q8_0 (444MB) → tuned draft (242MB), saving 200MB VRAM.
+> Role unchanged: gpu-light (vision, web extract, light auxiliary tasks).
+
+> **RTX 3090 model swap (2026-07-17)**: Switched from `Qwopus3.6-27B-v2-MTP-Q4_K_M` (63 tok/s)
+> to `bottlecapai/ThinkingCap-Qwen3.6-27B` (Q4_K_M QAT, 68 tok/s).
+> RL-finetuned: 50% fewer thinking tokens, MMLU-Pro 0.85 vs 0.83 base.
+> Self-spec MTP REQUIRED (crashes without it on turboquant build).
+> Added vision via mmproj (0.9GB). VRAM 85%.

 ## Routing Configuration (LiteLLM — July 2026)

@@ -104,7 +120,7 @@ but are deprecated for agent configs. Only the stable aliases survive model swap
 | Model | GPU | Weight | RPM Cap | Timeout |
 |-------|-----|--------|---------|---------|
 | qwen3.6-27B-code | RTX 3090 (.8:8080) | **0.55** | 500 | **300s** |
-| qwen3.6-35B-udq4 | Strix Halo (.15:8080) | **0.30** | 60 | **300s** |
+| Genesis Hermes V3 APEX | Strix Halo (.15:8080) | **0.30** | 60 | **300s** |
 | gemma-4-12b | RTX 5070 (.110:8080) | **0.15** | 200 | **120s** |

 Note: All syslog-auto entries route directly to GPUs with `api_key: not-needed`. The router (port 9000) is NOT in the inference path.
@@ -113,26 +129,26 @@ Note: All syslog-auto entries route directly to GPUs with `api_key: not-needed`.

 | Model | RPM Cap | Notes |
 |-------|---------|-------|
-| qwen3.6-35B-udq4 | 40 | Tight cap — prevents Strix overload |
-| qwen3.6-27B-code | 500 | High cap — primary workhorse |
-| gemma-4-12b | 500 | High cap — IQ4_NL+MTP, 122 tok/s |
+| strix-moe (Hermes V3) | 40 | Tight cap — prevents Strix overload |
+| qwen3.6-27B-code | 500 | ThinkingCap Q4_K_M + MTP self-spec + vision, 68 tok/s |
+| gemma-4-12b | 500 | HauhauCS QAT Uncensored Balanced + MTP, 87 tok/s |

 ### Stable Aliases (for agent configs — never change)

 | Alias | RPM Cap | Routes To | Purpose |
 |-------|---------|-----------|---------|
 | `strix-moe` | 40 | Strix Halo | Compression tasks (MoE models) |
-| `gpu-dense` | 500 | RTX 3090 | Heavy reasoning |
-| `gpu-light` | 500 | RTX 5070 | Vision, web extract, light tasks |
+| `gpu-dense` | 500 | RTX 3090 (ThinkingCap) | Heavy reasoning, code gen, delegation |
+| `gpu-light` | 500 | RTX 5070 (HauhauCS QAT) | Vision, web extract, light tasks |

 ### Fallback Chains
 - gemma → qwen
 - qwen → gemma
- qwen3.6-35B-udq4 → qwen → gemma
+- strix-moe → qwen → gemma
 - syslog-auto → qwen → gemma → qwen3.6-35B-udq4

 ### Why Strix Halo RPM Is Capped
- Direct (qwen3.6-35B-udq4): 40 RPM (tight) — Strix Halo is shared with compression tasks
+- Direct (strix-moe): 40 RPM (tight) — Strix Halo is shared with compression tasks
 - Via syslog-auto: 60 RPM (moderate) — prevents flooding when multiple agents use syslog-auto simultaneously
 - Combined max: ~100 RPM across both paths — Strix Halo can sustain this at 80°C

@@ -186,7 +202,7 @@ Show full fleet status: GPUs, models, VRAM, context windows, parallel slots, act
 3. Check LiteLLM: `curl http://192.168.68.116/health` (expect "I'm alive!")
 4. Check LiteLLM models: `curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $MASTER_KEY" http://192.168.68.116/v1/models`
 5. Check LiteLLM timeouts: `grep -n 'timeout:' /opt/inference-harness/litellm_config.yaml`
-   - gemma-4-12b: 120s, qwen3.6-27B-code: 300s, qwen3.6-35B-udq4/strix-moe: 300s (ornith-1.0-35b does NOT exist — legacy name, do not use)
+   - gemma-4-12b: 120s, qwen3.6-27B-code: 300s, qwen3.6-35B-udq4/strix-moe: 300s (strix-moe does NOT exist — legacy name, do not use)
   - global request_timeout: 300s, nginx proxy_read_timeout: 600s
 6. Check AMD metrics: `curl http://192.168.68.15:9400/metrics` (Radeon 8060S, util%, VRAM, temp, power)
 7. Check port conflicts: verify only one llama-server on :8080 per host
@@ -243,12 +259,12 @@ If no SSH access, send Zulip DM via abiba-bot with vault update instructions.
 - **Router startup race**: Compose router.py doesn't call load_roster(). Reload thread sleeps 30s first.
  Fix: trigger roster reload via SSH after restart, or rebuild image with startup load_roster().
 - **LiteLLM /metrics**: Requires auth. Prometheus uses `/health/liveliness` as workaround.
- **VRAM (2026-07-15)**: RTX 3090 at 22.2/24.6GB (90%) with **256K context** (corrected from 131K). RTX 5070 at 10.8/12.2GB (88%) with 256K context + MTP. Strix Halo at ~9GB/64GB.
+- **VRAM (2026-07-15)**: RTX 3090 at ~17/24.6GB (~70%) with **128K context** (reduced from 256K 2026-07-17). RTX 5070 at ~7.8/12.2GB (~65%) with 128K context + MTP. Strix Halo at ~7GB/64GB.
 - **RTX 3090 runs `--parallel 2`** with MTP draft (spec-type draft-mtp, spec-draft-n-max 2).
- **RTX 3090 config**: `-c 262144 -ctk turbo4 -ctv turbo4 --parallel 2 --flash-attn on --cont-batching --spec-type draft-mtp`. Context corrected to 256K (2026-07-15). VRAM: 90%. Service: `/home/llmuser/llama-wrapper.sh`.
- **RTX 5070 config (2026-07-15)**: Switched to IQ4_NL + MTP draft (Q8_0) at 256K context. Gen speed: 122 tok/s (was 70). VRAM: 10.8/12.2GB (88%). No draft model pre-upgrade due to VRAM constraints. Service: `/home/llmuser/llama-wrapper.sh`. Config: `--model gemma-4-12b-it-IQ4_NL.gguf --spec-draft-model gemma-4-12b-it-Q8_0-MTP.gguf --spec-type draft-mtp --spec-draft-n-max 4 --ctx-size 262144`.
+- **RTX 3090 config**: `-c 131072 -ctk turbo4 -ctv turbo4 --parallel 1 --flash-attn on --cont-batching --spec-type draft-mtp --spec-draft-n-max 4`. ThinkingCap Qwen3.6-27B Q4_K_M (15.7GB) + mmproj (0.9GB) + MTP self-spec. VRAM: ~85%. Service: `/home/llmuser/llama-wrapper.sh`. ⚠️ MTP REQUIRED for stability on this turboquant build — model segfaults without `--spec-type draft-mtp`. Outputs reasoning_content (hidden from agent, improves answer quality).
+- **RTX 5070 config (2026-07-17)**: HauhauCS Gemma4-12B QAT Uncensored Balanced (Q4_K_M) + tuned MTP draft (242MB) at 128K context, single slot. Gen speed: 87 tok/s (vs 191 IQ4_NL). VRAM: ~10.0/12.2GB (~82%). Service: `/home/llmuser/llama-wrapper.sh`. Model: `Gemma4-12B-QAT-Uncensored-HauhauCS-Balanced-Q4_K_M.gguf`, MTP: `mtp-gemma-4-12B-it.gguf`, mmproj: `mmproj-Gemma4-12B-QAT-Uncensored-HauhauCS-Balanced-BF16.gguf`. Recommended sampling: temp 0.6, top_k 64, top_p 0.9, min_p 0.05, repeat_penalty 1.1.
 - **LiteLLM timeout tuning (verified 2026-07-16 against `/opt/inference-harness/litellm_config.yaml` on CT 116)**: gemma-4-12b 120s, qwen3.6-27B-code 300s, qwen3.6-35B-udq4 300s, strix-moe 300s, syslog-auto routes all 300s. Nginx proxy_read_timeout: 600s. Global request_timeout: 300s.
- **Strix Halo GPU**: Vulkan is the working backend (ROCm/HIP path abandoned — HSA runtime blocked on Debian 13). Build at `/root/llama.cpp/build-vk/`, commit `4fc4ec5` (2026-07-01), ggml 0.15.3 shared-lib arch. Mesa RADV 25.0.7, KHR_coopmat fast path active. ~70 tok/s gen, 532 tok/s prompt. Service: `strix-server.service` on port 8080 (was `ornith-server.service`), model changed to `unsloth/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-MTP-GGUF` (UD-Q4_K_M), alias `qwen3.6-35B-udq4`, 256K context, flash-attn + q8 KV. MTP support enabled for 1.4-2.2x faster inference.
+- **Strix Halo GPU**: Vulkan is the working backend (ROCm/HIP path abandoned — HSA runtime blocked on Debian 13). Build at `/root/llama.cpp/build-vk/`, commit `4fc4ec5` (2026-07-01), ggml 0.15.3 shared-lib arch. Mesa RADV 25.0.7, KHR_coopmat fast path active. ~70 tok/s gen, 532 tok/s prompt. Service: `strix-server.service` on port 8080, model: `LuffyTheFox/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Uncensored-Genesis-Hermes-V3-GGUF` (APEX quant), alias `strix-moe`, 128K context, flash-attn + q4 KV, multimodal (mmproj loaded). Hermes agent fine-tune, tensor repair (SSM layers fixed via SVD), uncensored (0/465 refusals).
 - **Port conflict detection (2026-07-05)**: All 3 GPU wrappers now detect ghost processes squatting port 8080 before starting. `.8` and `.110` use inline pre-start check in `llama-wrapper.sh`; `.15` uses `/usr/local/bin/port-cleanup.sh` ExecStartPre. Replaces the blanket `pkill -9 -x llama-server` on .15 which would kill ALL llama-server instances regardless of port. Ghost detection was the root cause of .8 crash-looping for 27+ restarts (stale pid 25836 squatting 8080 after OOM kill).
 - **Strix Halo thermal safeguard (2026-07-02)**: `strix-server.service` has `-n 8192` (hard generation cap per request). Without it, `--predict` defaults to -1 (infinity) — a runaway request from .123 (Mumuni) decoded 39,868 tokens over 24 min, pushing Tctl to 98°C (crit 89.8°C) and throttling 70→29 t/s. The cap bounds worst-case generation to ~5 min. Do NOT remove `-n` without a replacement ceiling. Sustained load hits ~84°C even at 92s; the APU is fanless/low-flow. Clients MUST also set `max_tokens`.
 - **Port 8080 firewall**: amdpve iptables restricts 8080 to 192.168.68.116 (LiteLLM/router host) only. All inbound connections are from .116 (LiteLLM proxied via nginx). Localhost curls hang (SYN dropped). Always test from .116.
@@ -262,12 +278,12 @@ If no SSH access, send Zulip DM via abiba-bot with vault update instructions.

 | GPU | Model | Gen tok/s | Prompt tok/s | Baseline | Context |
 |-----|-------|-----------|--------------|----------|---------|
-| RTX 3090 (.8) | qwen3.6-27B-code (MTP) | **63** | — | — | **256K** |
-| RTX 5070 (.110) | gemma-4-12b (IQ4_NL+MTP) | **191** | — | — | **256K** |
-| Strix Halo (.15) | qwen3.6-35B-udq4 | **71** | — | — | **256K** |
+| RTX 3090 (.8) | ThinkingCap-Qwen3.6-27B Q4_K_M | **68** | — | — | **128K** |
+| RTX 5070 (.110) | HauhauCS QAT Uncensored Balanced | **87** | — | — | **128K** |
+| Strix Halo (.15) | Genesis Hermes V3 APEX | **65** | 140 | — | **128K** |

-Benchmarks from 2026-07-15 verification run. RTX 5070 MTP provides 2.7x speedup over pre-upgrade 70 tok/s.
-All 3 GPUs now at 256K context (2026-07-15).
+Benchmarks from 2026-07-17. Strix Halo swapped to Genesis Hermes V3 APEX (LuffyTheFox). RTX 5070 MTP provides 2.7x speedup over pre-upgrade 70 tok/s.
+All 3 GPUs now at 128K context (2026-07-17, reduced from 256K for stability).

 Benchmarks run through LiteLLM proxy (192.168.68.116:4001) every 5 minutes.
 Degradation alerts fire at 30% (warning) and 50% (critical) below baseline.
@@ -288,9 +304,9 @@ All agent configs MUST use stable role-based aliases, never model-specific names
 When the underlying model is swapped, only the LiteLLM config changes — agent configs are untouched.

 ### Context Windows
- RTX 3090: **256K** (was 131K, bumped 2026-07-15) | RTX 5070: **256K** (up from 131K) | Strix Halo: **256K**
- **Mumuni compression context**: 128K (down from 256K) — ensures compression model doesn't timeout
- Compression threshold 0.65: fires at ~85K for 128K context window
+- RTX 3090: **128K** (reduced from 256K 2026-07-17) | RTX 5070: **128K** (reduced from 256K) | Strix Halo: **128K**
+- **All agents**: 128K ceiling — stable margin. For >128K workloads, use external providers (deepseek)
+- Compression threshold 0.65: fires at ~85K (~43K headroom before 128K ceiling)
 - Mumuni compression model alias: `strix-moe` with 300s timeout

 ### Mumuni Agent Profile
@@ -306,7 +322,7 @@ Mumuni (CT114, 192.168.68.123) is the primary business assistant. This profile i
 | `aux.vision.model` | `gpu-light` | Vision tasks (RTX 5070) |
 | `aux.web_extract.model` | `gpu-light` | Web extraction |
 | `delegation.model` | `gpu-dense` | Sub-agent reasoning (RTX 3090) |
-| `context.max_context_window` | 262144 (256K) | Fixed 2026-07-16 (was 131072 — caused premature compression, WAL #1300) |
+| `context.max_context_window` | 131072 (128K) | Reduced from 256K 2026-07-17 — stable 128K ceiling |
 | `compression.threshold` | 0.65 | Triggers at ~85K |
 | `compression.target_ratio` | 0.3 | Compresses to ~38K |
 | `compression.protect_last_n` | 40 | Preserves last 40 messages |
@@ -314,7 +330,7 @@ Mumuni (CT114, 192.168.68.123) is the primary business assistant. This profile i
 | `personalities` | `creative` | Creative assistant personality |
 | Platforms | cli, discord, homeassistant, signal, telegram, zulip | All Hermes platforms |
 | Main model timeout | 300s | LiteLLM global timeout |
-| Compression model timeout | 300s | ornith timeout increased from 120s |
+| Compression model timeout | 300s | strix-moe timeout increased from 120s |

 ### Agent Update Status (2026-07-15)

@@ -6,10 +6,15 @@ description: >
  benchmarks, and predicts failures before they happen. Extends gpu-monitor
  (v2.1.0) with active remediation rules, Prometheus metrics consumption,
  VRAM trend analysis, and predictive alerting.
+  UPDATED 2026-07-18: Model assignments synced to 2026-07-17 swaps.
+  Router (port 9000) references replaced with direct GPU routing.
+  Benchmark baselines refreshed to live values.
+  Prometheus exporters removed — not deployed; fall back to direct sidecar probes.
+  Stable role-based aliases (strix-moe, gpu-dense, gpu-light) from gpu-fleet.
 agent: abiba
 depends_on:
  - gpu-monitor.prose.md (live data source on .24:9100)
-  - gpu-fleet.prose.md (source of truth for topology)
+  - gpu-fleet.prose.md (source of truth for topology, aliases, model assignments)
 ---

 ## Maintains
@@ -22,8 +27,8 @@ depends_on:

 ## Requires

- gpu-monitor:function — Live fleet data from .24:9100/gpu-data
- Prometheus exporters on all 3 GPUs (:9400/metrics)
+- gpu-monitor:function — Live fleet data from localhost:9100/gpu-data
+- Direct sidecar probe access to all GPU hosts (:8080/health)
 - SSH access to GPU hosts for restart operations

 ## Continuity
@@ -35,21 +40,37 @@ depends_on:

 ---

+## Current Fleet Baseline (2026-07-18)
+
+| Alias | GPU | Host | Model | VRAM | Ctx | tok/s | Role |
+|-------|-----|------|-------|------|-----|-------|------|
+| `gpu-dense` | RTX 3090 24GB | ct8 (.8:8080) | ThinkingCap Qwen3.6-27B Q4_K_M + MTP + vision | 21.6/24.6GB (88%) | 128K | 74.9 | Heavy reasoning, code gen |
+| `gpu-light` | RTX 5070 12GB | ct110 (.110:8080) | HauhauCS Gemma4-12B QAT Q4_K_M + MTP draft | 10.1/12.2GB (83%) | 128K | 169.6 | Vision, web extract, light tasks |
+| `strix-moe` | Strix Halo 64GB | ct15 (.15:8080) | Genesis Hermes V3 APEX (LuffyTheFox, 24GB) | ~10/64GB (16%) | 128K | 62.9 | Compression, summarization, long docs |
+
+Key notes:
+- All models use direct GPU routing via LiteLLM (`api_key: not-needed`). Router (port 9000) is deprecated and NOT in the inference path.
+- Stable aliases (gpu-dense, gpu-light, strix-moe) from gpu-fleet are the canonical names for agent configs. Model-specific names still work but are deprecated.
+- RTX 5070 tok/s is 2.3x faster than RTX 3090 for its model — gpu-light is the fastest endpoint. Route vision/web/light work there first.
+- Strix Halo is 62.9 tok/s (89% of 70.5 baseline) — below optimal but stable. Check for competing workloads.
+- RTX 3090 VRAM at 88% — within role-appropriate range (role = heavy reasoning, needs the headroom).
+- RTX 5070 VRAM at 83% — role-appropriate for vision/web (smaller batch sizes).
+
 ## Remediation Rules

 ### Rule 1: GPU Temperature Critical (>85°C for >2 min)
 - **Detect**: Any GPU temp >85°C sustained for 2+ consecutive polls
 - **Fix**: 
  1. Reduce inference concurrency on that GPU (load-side cooling only — NO fan control)
-  2. Redirect new requests to cooler GPUs via LiteLLM fallback chains
+  2. Redirect new requests to cooler GPUs via LiteLLM fallback chains (gemma → qwen, qwen → gemma)
  3. If all GPUs hot, alert about cooling infrastructure
 - **Verify**: Temp drops below 80°C within 5 minutes
 - **Escalate after**: 3 verification failures → Zulip alert

 ### Rule 2: VRAM Leak Detection (tiered by GPU capacity)
 - **Detect**: VRAM growing at sustained rate over 6+ hour window
-  - RTX 3090 (24GB): ≥100MB/hour
-  - RTX 5070 (12GB): ≥50MB/hour
+  - RTX 3090 (24GB): ≥300MB/hour
+  - RTX 5070 (12GB): ≥300MB/hour
  - Strix Halo (64GB UMA): ≥200MB/hour
 - **Fix**: 
  1. Log VRAM snapshot with process list (nvidia-smi/rocm-smi + ps aux)
@@ -69,6 +90,9 @@ depends_on:

 ### Rule 4: Benchmark Regression (>20% drop)
 - **Detect**: gen_tok_per_sec drops >20% below baseline over 3+ benchmarks
+  - RTX 3090 baseline: 74.8 tok/s → alert at <59.8 tok/s
+  - RTX 5070 baseline: 165.2 tok/s → alert at <132.2 tok/s
+  - Strix Halo baseline: 70.5 tok/s → alert at <56.4 tok/s
 - **Fix**:
  1. Check GPU utilization — if >90%, other process is competing
  2. Check power limit — if throttled, restore to max
@@ -78,32 +102,31 @@ depends_on:

 ### Rule 5: Circuit Breaker Stuck Open
 - **Detect**: Circuit breaker open >10 minutes with GPU reporting healthy
+- **Note**: Router (port 9000) is deprecated. If circuit breakers are reported by gpu-monitor, they come from LiteLLM's internal tracking, not the old router.
 - **Fix**: 
-  1. Verify GPU /health returns 200
-  2. If GPU healthy, send 1 test inference
-  3. If test succeeds → reset circuit breaker via router API
-  4. 60s cooldown — if CB re-opens immediately, it was legitimate, do NOT re-reset
-  5. Max 1 auto-reset per GPU per hour
- **Verify**: CB closes, inference succeeds, CB stays closed for 60s+
- **Escalate after**: CB won't close after reset → router issue
+  1. Verify GPU /health returns 200 on direct port (:8080)
+  2. If GPU healthy, alert but do NOT reset via router API (deprecated)
+  3. Check LiteLLM health directly: http://192.168.68.116/litellm/health/liveliness
+  4. Restart LiteLLM container on CT 116 if circuit breakers are stuck
+- **Verify**: LiteLLM returns healthy, circuit breaker clears within 60s
+- **Escalate after**: LiteLLM restart doesn't clear → human investigation

 ### Rule 6: Strix Halo Unreachable
 - **Detect**: Strix not responding — probe .15:8080 directly (firewall opened .24→.15)
 - **Fix**: 
  1. SSH to .15 → check llama-server process
  2. Restart llama-server if not running
-  3. Verify through both direct probe AND router
- **Verify**: Direct health probe returns 200, router reports Strix healthy
+  3. Verify through both direct probe AND LiteLLM health
+- **Verify**: Direct health probe returns 200, LiteLLM reports model healthy
 - **Escalate**: If host .15 itself is unreachable → infrastructure alert

-### Rule 7: Prometheus Exporter Down
- **Detect**: Any GPU :9400/metrics unreachable for >2 polls
+### Rule 7: GPU Data Source Unreachable (replaces old Prometheus rule)
+- **Detect**: gpu-monitor endpoint (localhost:9100/gpu-data) or sidecar port (:8080) on any GPU unreachable for >2 polls
 - **Fix**:
-  1. SSH to GPU host → check prometheus-exporter process
-  2. Restart exporter if dead
-  3. While exporter is down, fall back to nvidia-smi/rocm-smi direct probes
-  4. If exporter is running but unreachable → check firewall/host networking
- **Verify**: :9400/metrics returns 200
+  1. If gpu-monitor is down: restart systemd service `gpu-monitor.service` on this host
+  2. If sidecar is down: SSH to GPU host → check llama-server process → restart systemd service
+  3. Fall back to direct nvidia-smi/rocm-smi probe via SSH if all API paths fail
+- **Verify**: gpu-monitor returns healthy + all sidecars reachable
 - **Escalate after**: 3 failed restarts → networking issue

 ### Rule 8: Predictive Thermal Warning (two-tier)
@@ -117,29 +140,31 @@ depends_on:
 - **Escalate**: If Tier 2 triggers and temp still rising after 5 min → possible hardware failure

 ### Rule 9: Context Window Optimization
- **Detect**: Benchmark tok/s vs baseline for each GPU at current context
-  - RTX 3090 (256K ctx, qwen3.6-27B-code): target 75+ tok/s — currently at baseline
-  - RTX 5070 (131K ctx, gemma-4-12b): target 76+ tok/s — optimal for vision/web role
-  - Strix Halo (256K ctx, strix-moe / qwen3.6-35B-udq4): target 70+ tok/s — currently above baseline
+- **Detect**: Benchmark tok/s vs baseline for each GPU at current context (all 128K)
+  - RTX 3090 (128K ctx, ThinkingCap): baseline 74.8 tok/s — currently at 74.9 (100%)
+  - RTX 5070 (128K ctx, HauhauCS QAT): baseline 165.2 tok/s — currently at 169.6 (103%)
+  - Strix Halo (128K ctx, Genesis Hermes V3): baseline 70.5 tok/s — currently at 62.9 (89%)
 - **Fix**:
  - If tok/s > baseline → context has headroom, consider increasing
  - If tok/s < 90% baseline → reduce context by 25% and retest
  - If tok/s within 10% of baseline → optimal, no change
+  - Strix Halo at 89% of baseline → MONITOR but do not reduce yet (recent model swap may still be settling)
 - **Verify**: Re-benchmark after context change, confirm within 10% of target
 - **Escalate**: If context can't be adjusted without significant perf loss

-### Rule 10: Workload Distribution Optimization
+### Rule 10: Workload Distribution Optimization (updated 2026-07-18)
 - **Detect**: GPU roles misaligned with hardware capabilities
 - **Target distribution**:
-  - RTX 3090 (24GB, 256K, 75 tok/s) → Heavy reasoning, code gen, long conversations
-  - RTX 5070 (12GB, 131K, 76 tok/s) → Vision/image, web search, quick lightweight tasks
-  - Strix Halo (64GB, 256K, 72 tok/s) → Context compression, summarization, long docs
+  - RTX 3090 (gpu-dense, 24GB, 74.9 tok/s) → Heavy reasoning, code gen, long conversations (slowest per-token but largest context capacity). Weight: 0.55 (LiteLLM).
+  - RTX 5070 (gpu-light, 12GB, 169.6 tok/s) → Vision/image, web search, lightweight tasks (2.3x faster than 3090 per token). Weight: 0.15 (LiteLLM).
+  - Strix Halo (strix-moe, 64GB, 62.9 tok/s) → Context compression, summarization, long docs (MoE model). Weight: 0.30 (LiteLLM).
+- **Note**: RTX 5070 is the fastest endpoint per token. Route high-volume, low-complexity work there first.
 - **Fix**:
  - Alert if any GPU is handling workload outside its designated role
-  - Recommend Hermes agent profile updates to match workload to GPU
+  - Recommend agent alias updates to match workload to GPU role (use stable aliases: gpu-dense, gpu-light, strix-moe)
  - Track per-GPU request distribution via LiteLLM spend logs
 - **Verify**: Each GPU's request pattern matches its designated role within 24h
- **Escalate**: If role mismatch persists >48h → agent profile audit needed
+- **Escalate**: If role mismatch persists >48h → agent alias audit needed

 ---

@@ -148,7 +173,7 @@ depends_on:
 ```prose
 -- Phase 1: Fetch live GPU data
 let fleet = call gpu-monitor
-  endpoint: "http://192.168.68.24:9100/gpu-data"
+  endpoint: "http://localhost:9100/gpu-data"

 -- Phase 2: Evaluate each GPU against remediation rules
 let actions = []
@@ -164,27 +189,25 @@ for gpu in fleet.gpus:
  
  -- Rule 4: Benchmark regression
  let bench = fleet.benchmarks[gpu.hostname]
-  if bench.current_tok_sec < bench.baseline_tok_sec * 0.8:
+  if bench.current_tok_s < bench.baseline_tok_s * 0.8:
    push actions apply-benchmark-fix(gpu, bench)

 -- Rule 3: Model stuck
-for model in fleet.router.available_models:
+for model in fleet.summary.available_models:
  if model.consecutive_timeouts >= 3:
    push actions apply-model-restart(model)

-- Rule 5: Circuit breaker
-for cb in fleet.router.circuit_breaker:
-  if cb.open and cb.open_duration > 600 and gpu_is_healthy(cb.gpu):
-    push actions apply-cb-reset(cb)
+-- Rule 5: Circuit breaker check via LiteLLM (router deprecated)
+if fleet.summary.circuit_breakers_open > 0:
+  push actions check-litellm-circuit-breakers()

 -- Rule 6: Strix Halo
 if not fleet.strix.running and pingable("192.168.68.15"):
  push actions apply-strix-restart()

-- Rule 7: Prometheus exporters
-for gpu in fleet.gpus:
-  if not prometheus_reachable(gpu.hostname, 9400):
-    push actions apply-exporter-restart(gpu)
+-- Rule 7: GPU data source
+if not fleet.gpus or len(fleet.gpus) < 2:
+  push actions check-gpu-monitor-service()

 -- Rule 8: Predictive thermal
 for gpu in fleet.gpus:
@@ -212,12 +235,12 @@ call update-gpu-health

 ```json
 {
-  "run_id": "gpu-self-heal-20260712-001",
-  "timestamp": "2026-07-12T16:00:00Z",
+  "run_id": "gpu-self-heal-20260718-001",
+  "timestamp": "2026-07-18T08:00:00Z",
  "gpu": "ct8-rtx3090",
  "issue": "thermal-critical",
  "detected": { "temp_c": 87, "duration_s": 180 },
-  "action": "set-fan-100pct",
+  "action": "load-shedding",
  "result": "resolved",
  "verification": { "temp_c": 76, "after_s": 300 },
  "escalated": false
@@ -236,52 +259,53 @@ Every action logged as `[GPU-SELF-HEAL] <run_id>` node with full audit trail.
 - `issues_escalated > 0` → "⚠ GPU Self-Heal — <gpu> needs attention"
 - Every 100th clean cycle → "✅ GPU Fleet: All Clear"

-### 3. Prometheus/Grafana Integration
- GPU self-heal actions exposed as Prometheus counter metrics
- Dashboard panel: "GPU Interventions (24h)" showing count/type/result
-
-### 4. Weekly Benchmark Report
+### 3. Weekly Benchmark Report
 - Per-GPU tok/s trend over 7 days
 - Regression alerts if any GPU degrades >10% week-over-week

 ---

-## Design Decisions (Grilled & Confirmed — 2026-07-12)
+## Design Decisions (Verified 2026-07-12, Reaffirmed 2026-07-18)

 1. **Fan control**: ❌ NO auto fan control. Load-side cooling only (reduce concurrency, redirect).
 2. **Model restart**: ✅ Only if >50% failure rate over 60s + 30s grace period. Not on single stuck request.
 3. **Strix direct access**: ✅ Open firewall .15:8080 → .24 for direct health probe + restart.
-4. **VRAM thresholds**: Tiered — 100MB/h (RTX 3090), 50MB/h (RTX 5070), 200MB/h (Strix).
-5. **CB auto-reset**: ✅ With rate limit — 1 test inference + 60s cooldown + max 1/hour per GPU.
-6. **Benchmark baseline**: Rolling 30-day average, recalculated weekly. Original baseline kept in Grafana.
+4. **VRAM thresholds**: Tiered — **300MB/h** (RTX 3090), **300MB/h** (RTX 5070), 200MB/h (Strix). Previous values (100/50) were too sensitive; raised 2026-07-18 based on operational data.
+5. **CB auto-reset**: ✅ Router deprecated — circuit breakers go through LiteLLM health check + container restart if needed. No per-GPU auto-reset.
+6. **Benchmark baseline**: Rolling 30-day average, recalculated weekly. Current baselines live in gpu-monitor.
 7. **Predictive alerts**: Two-tier — warn at >70°C+rising (>2°C/min), critical at >80°C+rising.
-8. **Prometheus**: Primary source. Fall back to nvidia-smi/rocm-smi direct probes if exporter down.
+8. **Prometheus**: ❌ Not deployed. Use direct sidecar probes (:8080/health) and gpu-monitor API. Prometheus integration deferred until exporters are running on GPU hosts.

-## Lessons Learned (2026-07-12)
+## Lessons Learned (2026-07-12, Updated 2026-07-18)

 ### L1: API Key Standardization Is Critical
 - All GPU llama-servers MUST use the same api-key as the LiteLLM config.
 - RTX 5070 had `--api-key sk-loc...5678` while LiteLLM sent `not-needed`.
-  This caused cascading 401 → fallback → timeout → 401 loops, burning all retries.
- **Rule**: Any new GPU or model restart MUST verify api-key matches LiteLLM config.
+  This caused cascading 401 → fallback → timeout → 401 loops.
+- **Rule**: Any new GPU or model restart MUST verify api-key matches LiteLLM config (`not-needed` for direct routing).

 ### L2: Fallback Chain Cascading Failures
 - When one model returns 401 (auth) and another is slow (timeout), the fallback
-  chain creates an infinite loop: gemma 401 → qwen timeout → gemma 401 → ...
+  chain creates an infinite loop.
 - **Rule**: If a model returns 401 (auth error), do NOT fall back to it again.
  Mark it as permanently failed for this request.

 ### L3: Verify Running State, Not Docs
- RTX 3090 was documented at 128K context. Actually running at 256K.
- Parallel count wrong (docs said 2, actual is 1 on RTX 3090).
+- RTX 3090 was documented at 128K context. Running at 128K (verified 2026-07-18).
+- Parallel count: 1 on both RTX 3090 and RTX 5070 (matches docs for current models).
 - **Rule**: Before making decisions, check `/proc/PID/cmdline` on GPU hosts.

 ### L4: Infisical Is Not Always Available
- Tanko's Infisical service token was 404 — gateway ran without API key for hours.
- **Rule**: Always keep a local `.env` fallback for `LITELLM_API_KEY`.
- Contract hermes-config-template Rule 3 updated.
+- Keep a local `.env` fallback for `LITELLM_API_KEY`.
+- **Rule**: Always verify credential source is reachable before relying on it.

-### L5: Zulip Event Queue Can Silently Die
- Mumuni's queue accumulated 41 errors/reconnects then stopped polling.
-  Gateway was running but ignoring all messages.
- **Rule**: litellm-health-check now monitors gateway responsiveness via Zulip API.
+### L5: GPU Monitor Response Size Can Cause Self-Heal Crash
+- gpu-self-heal crashed with KeyboardInterrupt during json.loads() of 20MB response.
+- Root cause: router poll returns accumulated data → cache balloons.
+- **Rule**: Self-heal must enforce a read timeout AND max response size on every poll.
+  If monitor response > 1MB, log a warning and skip the cycle rather than crashing.
+
+### L6: Stable Aliases Replace Model Names
+- gpu-fleet introduced stable aliases (strix-moe, gpu-dense, gpu-light) on 2026-07-15.
+- Self-heal must use aliases for reporting and alerting, not model-specific names.
+- **Rule**: All alert messages and KG nodes use the stable alias as the GPU identifier.
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ version: 1.0.0
 description: >
  Canonical known-good baseline for all Syslog Hermes agents. Captures the exact
  configuration state, keys, workarounds, and audit procedure. When an agent's
-  configuration goes sideways, restore from this baseline. Last verified 2026-07-08. GPU context reduced to 128K on .8/.110, parallel 2 fleet-wide.
+  configuration goes sideways, restore from this baseline. Last verified 2026-07-16. All GPUs 256K context (RTX 3090 .8, RTX 5070 .110, Strix Halo .15). Parallel 1 fleet-wide (Strix Halo handles compression solo).
 author: Abiba (pi agent)
 ---

@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ done
 |-------|-----|------|-----|---------------|------------|----------|
 | Tanko | 112 | amdpve | .122 | `tanko` | Infisical vault | Hermes |
 | Mumuni | 114 | minipve | .123 | `mumuni` | Infisical vault | Hermes |
-| Koby | 111 | amdpve | srv1079750 | `koby` | Infisical vault | **Hermes** |
-| Koonimo | 113 | amdpve | ? | `koonimo` | Infisical vault | Hermes |
-| Shumba | — | 192.168.68.119 | N/A | N/A (DeepSeek) | Hermes |
+| Koby | 129 | amdpve | srv1079750 | `koby` | Infisical vault | **Hermes** |
+| Koonimo | 114 | amdpve | ? | `koonimo` | Infisical vault | Hermes |
+| Shumba | — | 192.168.68.119 | N/A | N/A (DeepSeek) | Hermes (RETIRED — CT119 now Infisical vault) |

-> **Note**: CT hostnames (tdunna→CT111, baggy→CT113) differ from agent identities (koby, koonimo).
+> **Note**: CT hostnames (tdunna→CT129, baggy→CT114) differ from agent identities (koby, koonimo).

 Access: `pct-run <CT_ID> <command>` — no IPs needed. GPU hosts (.8, .110, .15) use SSH.
 Keys are stored in Infisical vault (project=agents, env=production) and injected at
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ pct-run <CT> grep -A8 "vision:" /root/.hermes/config.yaml | grep api_key
 # Must show both api_key: sk-... and api_key_env: LITELLM_API_KEY
 ```

-### For Koby (CT 111 / tdunna)
+### For Koby (CT 129 / tdunna)

-Koby runs Hermes on CT 111 (tdunna). Config files at `/root/.hermes/config.yaml`.
+Koby runs Hermes on CT 129 (tdunna). Config files at `/root/.hermes/config.yaml`.
 Same Hermes pattern as Tanko/Mumuni/Koonimo — see config sections above.

 **LiteLLM key**: alias `koby` in LiteLLM DB, injected via `infisical run --` wrapper.
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ description: >
  Enforces shared infrastructure setup (Firecrawl, SearXNG, local models,
  RA-H OS MCP) while keeping agent-specific API keys and model choices.
  UPDATED 2026-07-16: Compression model is the stable alias `strix-moe` (NOT `ornith-1.0-35b`,
-  which LiteLLM does not serve). All 3 GPUs verified 256K (RTX 5070 bumped 131K→256K on Jul 15).
+  which LiteLLM does not serve). All 3 GPUs verified at 128K (reduced from 256K 2026-07-17 for stability).
  Added Rule 12 (Context-Issue Diagnostic) + Rule 13 (.env fallback enforcement) from the
  2026-07-16 Mumuni root-cause investigation (WAL #1300).
-  UPDATED 2026-07-12: GPU workload redistributed. Compression → Strix Halo. RTX 3090 context
-  verified at 256K. Infisical .env fallback required (Rule 3/13).
+  UPDATED 2026-07-12: GPU workload redistributed. Compression → Strix Halo. RTX 3090 context verified at 128K. Infisical .env fallback required (Rule 3/13).
 ---

 ## Maintains
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ Sub-agent profiles inherit auth from the main config — no separate keys needed
 | Mumuni | `mumuni` | 192.168.68.123 | root@.123 | 6 profiles ✱ |
 | Abiba | `abiba-pi` | 192.168.68.24 | local | — |
 | Koby | `koby` | CT 111 (tdunna) | Zulip | — |
-| Koonimo | `koonimo` | CT 113 (baggy) | Zulip | — |
+| Koonimo | `koonimo` | CT 114 (baggy) | SSH root | — |
 | Kagenz0 | `kagenz0-*` | ? | Zulip | — |

 > CT hostnames (tdunna, baggy) differ from agent identities (koby, koonimo).
@@ -101,8 +100,8 @@ model:
  base_url: http://192.168.68.116/v1
  api_key_env: LITELLM_API_KEY    # Injected via infisical run -- wrapper
  max_tokens: 4096                # ⚠️ CRITICAL: Prevents unbounded generation
-  context_length: 262144          # For syslog-auto (all GPUs support 256K).
-                                  # Set 131072 if using gemma-4-12b directly (12GB VRAM constraint).
+  context_length: 131072          # For syslog-auto (all GPUs at 128K for stability).
+                                  # Set 65536 if using gemma-4-12b directly (tight VRAM).

 fallback_providers:
  provider: deepseek
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ compression:
  enabled: true
  model: strix-moe               # ⚠️ Must match auxiliary.compression.model. Stable alias (gpu-fleet § Stable Role-Based Aliases). NOT ornith-1.0-35b (LiteLLM does not serve that name).
  provider: harness
-  max_context_window: 262144      # MUST match actual GPU capacity. All 3 GPUs are 256K (Jul 15).
+  max_context_window: 131072      # MUST match actual GPU capacity. All 3 GPUs are 128K (Jul 17).
  threshold: 0.65                 # Fires at ~170K for 262K window, ~85K for 128K
  target_ratio: 0.30
  protect_last_n: 40
@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@ The following MUST be identical across ALL profiles:

 ### Rule 7: Auxiliary Model Consistency (UPDATED 2026-07-16)
 - Vision and web_extract use `gemma-4-12b` (RTX 5070 — 12GB, vision-optimized)
- Compression uses `strix-moe` (stable alias for Strix Halo — 64GB, 256K ctx, compression-optimized)
+- Compression uses `strix-moe` (stable alias for Strix Halo — 64GB, 128K ctx, compression-optimized)
 - **`strix-moe` is the only valid compression model name** — LiteLLM does NOT serve `ornith-1.0-35b`
  (it serves `strix-moe`, `qwen3.6-35B-udq4`, `gpu-dense`, `gpu-light`, `syslog-auto`, `gemma-4-12b`, `qwen3.6-27B-code`). Old configs with `ornith-1.0-35b` cause 403/model-not-found on compression calls.
 - All auxiliary services MUST use identical routing:
@@ -258,31 +257,31 @@ The following MUST be identical across ALL profiles:
  - `api_key_env: LITELLM_API_KEY`
 - **Do NOT use `syslog-auto`** for auxiliary tasks — it routes unpredictably
 - **Compression on Strix Halo**: The strix-moe alias routes to Strix Halo
-  (64GB UMA, 256K context) — the designated compression GPU. This frees the
+  (64GB UMA, 128K context) — the designated compression GPU. This frees the
  RTX 5070 for vision and web search, and the RTX 3090 for heavy reasoning.
 - The `compression:` block's `model` MUST match `auxiliary: compression: model`
- The `compression: max_context_window: 262144` MUST match Strix Halo's actual capacity
+- The `compression: max_context_window: 131072` MUST match actual GPU capacity (128K)

 ### Rule 8: GPU Workload Distribution (UPDATED 2026-07-16)
- **RTX 3090 (24GB, 256K ctx, qwen3.6-27B-code)**: Heavy reasoning, code gen, long conversations
- **RTX 5070 (12GB, 256K ctx, gemma-4-12b)**: Vision, web search, quick tasks, web_extract (bumped 131K→256K Jul 15; IQ4_NL+MTP, 88% VRAM)
- **Strix Halo (64GB, 256K ctx, strix-moe)**: Context compression, summarization, long docs
+- **RTX 3090 (24GB, 128K ctx, qwen3.6-27B-code)**: Heavy reasoning, code gen, long conversations
+- **RTX 5070 (12GB, 128K ctx, gemma-4-12b)**: Vision, web search, quick tasks, web_extract (IQ4_NL+MTP, ~65% VRAM at 128K)
+- **Strix Halo (64GB, 128K ctx, strix-moe)**: Context compression, summarization, long docs
 - Agent profiles MUST route auxiliary tasks to the correct GPU:
  - `auxiliary.vision.model: gemma-4-12b` (RTX 5070)
  - `auxiliary.web_extract.model: gemma-4-12b` (RTX 5070)
  - `auxiliary.compression.model: strix-moe` (Strix Halo)
 - Default model (`model.default`) and custom_provider remain `syslog-auto` for auto-routing
- For 262K context window: `threshold: 0.65` (fires at ~170K tokens)
+- For 128K context window: `threshold: 0.65` (fires at ~85K tokens)
 - Do NOT use `threshold: 0.25` — this fires at 65K, causing premature context loss
- Do NOT use `threshold: 0.80` — this delays until 209K, risking the gateway hygiene layer
- `max_context_window: 262144` MUST match the model's actual capacity
+- Do NOT use `threshold: 0.80` — this delays until ~105K, leaving only 23K margin
+- `max_context_window: 131072` MUST match the model's actual capacity (128K)
 - See `devops-hermes-compression` skill for full reference

-### Rule 9: Compression Threshold for 256K Models
- For 262K context window: `threshold: 0.65` (fires at ~170K tokens)
+### Rule 9: Compression Threshold for 128K Models
+- For 128K context window: `threshold: 0.65` (fires at ~85K tokens)
 - Do NOT use `threshold: 0.25` — this fires at 65K, causing premature context loss
- Do NOT use `threshold: 0.80` — this delays until 209K, risking the gateway hygiene layer
- `max_context_window: 262144` MUST match the model's actual capacity (Strix Halo = 256K)
+- Do NOT use `threshold: 0.80` — this delays until ~105K, leaving only 23K margin
+- `max_context_window: 131072` MUST match the model's actual capacity (all GPUs = 128K)
 - See `devops-hermes-compression` skill for full reference

 ### Rule 10: Default Model Must Be `syslog-auto` (All Agents)
@@ -312,7 +311,7 @@ When an agent shows "context issues" (premature compression, 401s, 504s, DeepSee
 verify ALL FOUR of these against the live config. They are the only root causes found in production:

 1. **max_context_window correct?** — BOTH `compression.max_context_window` AND `context.max_context_window`
-   MUST be `262144` (all GPUs are 256K). A value of `131072` causes premature compression at
+   MUST be `131072` (all GPUs are 128K). A value of `262144` causes instability near 100K and must NOT be used.
   ~83K instead of ~170K. Check: `grep -n max_context_window ~/.hermes/config.yaml`
 2. **base_url uses /v1 NOT /litellm/v1?** — `custom_providers[0].base_url`, `delegation.base_url`,
   and ALL `auxiliary.*.base_url` MUST be `http://192.168.68.116/v1` (Rule 5). nginx `/litellm/`
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+---
+name: inference-optimization
+kind: responsibility
+description: >
+  Optimizes the full Syslog inference stack — LiteLLM routing weights, GPU model
+  assignments, agent context management, and prompt caching — to reduce response
+  times to sub-15s average. All GPUs now at 128K context (stable ceiling).
+id: 067NC6KP02RG60S50M40E30928
+---
+
+### Goal
+
+Syslog inference response times reduced to sub-15s average by optimizing the full
+stack: LiteLLM routing weights, GPU model assignments, Hermes agent context
+management, and prompt caching — without sacrificing agent capability.
+
+### Requires
+
+- `inference-metrics`: current SpendLogs from CT116 LiteLLM Postgres — avg
+  request_duration_ms, prompt_tokens, completion_tokens, model_group breakdown,
+  cache_hit rate over the last 3 hours
+- `agent-configs`: current config.yaml from each active Hermes agent (Mumuni
+  .123, any others on .129/.122) including compression, model, context_window,
+  prompt_caching, memory settings
+- `gpu-health`: health check response from all 3 GPU backends (ornith .15:8080,
+  qwen .8:8080, gemma .110:8080)
+
+### Maintains
+
+The optimized inference stack configuration — every change is applied and
+verified end-to-end. Postcondition: avg request_duration_ms ≤ 15000 for 90% of
+non-ornith traffic; ≤ 30000 for ornith-bound agentic calls.
+
+#### liteLLM-routing
+The syslog-auto routing weights, model-specific timeouts, RPM limits, and
+model_list entries on CT116 `/opt/inference-harness/litellm_config.yaml`.
+
+#### agent-compression
+Each Hermes agent's `~/.hermes/config.yaml` compression, context_window,
+prompt_caching, and model sections.
+
+#### prompt-caching
+LiteLLM cache configuration and llama.cpp `--cache-prompt` flag on GPU hosts.
+
+#### verification
+End-to-end latency measurements after changes applied — at least 3 test
+inference calls per model path measuring ttft (time-to-first-token) and total
+duration.
+
+### Continuity
+
+- input-driven
+
+### Strategies
+
+**Context is the root cause.** Every ~46K prompt token costs ~87s of ornith
+prefill time at 532 tok/s. Fix context first, routing second.
+
+- **Route by task**: ornith for multi-step reasoning only; qwen for code/standard
+  queries; gemma for compression/auxiliary. Never send simple completion to a
+  35B MoE.
+- **Compress aggressively**: threshold at 40% (not 65%) — a 256K window should
+  compact at 102K, not 166K. Target 15% tail (not 30%).
+- **Cache everything repeated**: system prompts, skill docs, AGENTS.md — these
+  never change between turns. Single-digit cache hit rate is unacceptable.
+- **Lower context ceiling**: 128K window is the stable ceiling for agent conversations.
+  GPUs reduced from 256K to 128K (2026-07-17). For larger contexts, route to external providers.
+
+### Shape
+
+- `self`: analyze metrics, compute optimal configs, apply changes, verify
+- `delegates`:
+  - `apply-liteLLM`: update litellm_config.yaml and reload
+  - `apply-agent-config`: update hermes config.yaml per agent
+  - `verify-latency`: run test inference calls and measure response
+
+### Execution
+
+```prose
+-- Phase 1: Analyze current state (already complete)
+-- Phase 2: Apply LiteLLM routing optimization
+
+call apply-liteLLM-routing
+  config_path: /opt/inference-harness/litellm_config.yaml
+  host: 192.168.68.116
+
+-- Phase 3: Apply agent context compression optimization  
+
+call apply-agent-compression
+  agent: mumuni
+  host: 192.168.68.123
+  config_path: /root/.hermes/config.yaml
+
+-- Phase 4: Enable llama.cpp prompt caching on GPU hosts
+
+call enable-prompt-caching
+  hosts: [192.168.68.15, 192.168.68.8, 192.168.68.110]
+
+-- Phase 5: Verify end-to-end latency
+
+call verify-latency
+  host: 192.168.68.116
+  models: [syslog-auto, qwen3.6-27B-code, gemma-4-12b, ornith-1.0-35b]
+```
@@ -20,9 +20,20 @@ description: >
  Canonical process: see § Production Vault Access Process. Tanko (user jerome) pending.
  Abiba's key is now a proper agent key (NOT the master key — stale note removed).
  
+  UPDATED 2026-07-17: FLEET-WIDE STANDARDIZATION. All 4 agents (Mumuni, Tanko, Koby, Koonimo)
+  standardized on a single pattern: systemd drop-in (ExecStart= reset + wrapper path) →
+  infisical-gateway.sh while-true loop → /usr/bin/infisical run --token → bash -c key
+  injection → .env fallback → exec python. Systemd drop-ins are IMMUNE to hermes gateway
+  install which overwrites the unit file ExecStart. Infisical CLI updated to 0.43.109 on
+  all agents (was 0.38.0). Service token st.8e848433 shared across fleet (st.353699cd
+  for tanko was deleted). .env fallback on every agent protects against token loss.
+  Critical lessons: (1) NEVER use shell variables inside single-quoted bash -c in wrappers
+  — hardcode absolute paths. (2) Drop-ins override unit file ExecStart permanently.
+  (3) Capture /proc/<pid>/environ before gateway restarts to preserve running env set.
+  
  Current key inventory and agent list: see gpu-fleet.prose.md § Agent Keys.
  Source of truth for LiteLLM config: /opt/inference-harness/litellm_config.yaml
-  on CT 116. Last verified: 2026-07-16.
+  on CT 116. Last verified: 2026-07-17.
 ---

 ## Parameters
@@ -74,84 +85,147 @@ description: >
   - Confirm key alias matches agent_name in LiteLLM key list
   - Verify agent gateway uses vault wrapper: `cat /proc/<pid>/cmdline` shows `infisical run`

-## Production Vault Access Process (canonical, 2026-07-16)
+## Production Vault Access Process (canonical, 2026-07-17)

-The non-fail approach to agentic vault access. Deployed on 4/5 agents (tanko pending —
-runs as user `jerome`, not systemd root, needs user-scope adaptation).
+The non-fail approach to agentic vault access. Deployed on all 4 Hermes agents
+(Mumuni, Tanko, Koby, Koonimo) as of 2026-07-17. Abiba (pi) uses a similar pattern
+through its agent wrapper.

 ### The canonical pattern

-1. **infisical CLI** installed on the host (`/usr/local/bin/infisical` or `/usr/bin/infisical`).
-2. **Service token** (Infisical Machine Identity, `st.…`) stored root-only at `/root/.infisical-token` (`chmod 600`).
-   - Interim: the shared `abiba` service token (`st.8e848433…`) has READ+WRITE on the `agents` project.
-   - Proper: one machine identity per agent (create in Infisical UI → Project Settings → Machine Identities).
-3. **`infisical-gateway.sh` wrapper** at `/root/.hermes/infisical-gateway.sh` (`chmod 700`):
+1. **infisical CLI** installed on the host at `/usr/bin/infisical` (v0.43.109+, from
+   artifacts-cli.infisical.com apt repo). Update procedure:
+   ```bash
+   curl -1sLf 'https://artifacts-cli.infisical.com/setup.deb.sh' | sudo -E bash
+   sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y infisical
+   # Remove stale old binary if present
+   rm -f /usr/local/bin/infisical /bin/infisical
+   ```
+   Wrappers use absolute path `/usr/bin/infisical run`. Never rely on PATH resolution.
+2. **Service token** (Infisical Machine Identity, `st.…`) stored at `~/.infisical-token`
+   (`chmod 600`). Current: shared `st.8e848433…` (abiba, READ+WRITE on agents project).
+   Tanko's `st.353699cd…` (tanko-agent) was deleted — reverted to shared token.
+   Proper: one machine identity per agent (create in Infisical UI → Project Settings →
+   Machine Identities).
+3. **`infisical-gateway.sh` wrapper** at `~/.hermes/infisical-gateway.sh` (`chmod 700`):
   ```bash
   #!/bin/bash
   export INFISICAL_API_URL="https://vault.sysloggh.net"
-   TOKEN=$(cat /root/.infisical-token)
-   LOG=/root/.hermes/logs/gateway.log; mkdir -p /root/.hermes/logs
+   TOKEN=$(cat $HOME/.infisical-token)
+   LOG=$HOME/.hermes/logs/gateway.log; mkdir -p $HOME/.hermes/logs
   while true; do
-     infisical run --token="$TOKEN" --projectId=322fceab-39da-4854-a55a-568e76c0f13f \
+     echo "[$(date -Iseconds)] Starting gateway with Infisical injection..." >> $LOG
+     /usr/bin/infisical run --token="$TOKEN" \
+       --projectId=322fceab-39da-4854-a55a-568e76c0f13f \
       --env=prod --domain=https://vault.sysloggh.net -- bash -c '
-         . /root/.hermes/.env 2>/dev/null   # [FALLBACK Rule 3] safety net only
-         export LITELLM_API_KEY="$<AGENT>_LITELLM_API_KEY"
-         exec <HERMES_VENV>/bin/python -m hermes_cli.main gateway run
+         . $HOME/.hermes/.env 2>/dev/null   # [FALLBACK Rule 3]
+         export LITELLM_API_KEY="${<AGENT>_LITELLM_API_KEY}"
+         export ZULIP_API_KEY="${<AGENT>_ZULIP_API_KEY}"
+         export ZULIP_SITE="https://chat.sysloggh.net"
+         export ZULIP_EMAIL="<agent>-bot@chat.sysloggh.net"
+         export SEARXNG_URL="http://192.168.68.7:8888"
+         # ⚠️  HARDCODE the full venv path. NEVER use $VENV inside single quotes.
+         exec /root/.hermes/hermes-agent/venv/bin/python -m hermes_cli.main gateway run
       ' >> $LOG 2>&1
-     sleep 5   # restart on exit
+     EXIT_CODE=$?
+     echo "[$(date -Iseconds)] Gateway exited with code $EXIT_CODE — restarting in 5s..." >> $LOG
+     sleep 5
   done
   ```
-4. **Agent key in vault** as `<AGENT>_LITELLM_API_KEY` (e.g. `KOBY_LITELLM_API_KEY`). Vault = source of truth.
-5. **`.env` fallback** at `/root/.hermes/.env` (`chmod 600`) with the same key — safety net ONLY for vault outage (Rule 3/13). Must be kept in sync on rotation.
-6. **systemd service** `hermes-gateway.service` with `ExecStart=/root/.hermes/infisical-gateway.sh`. NO `litellm-key.conf` drop-in (those hardcode keys and rot).
-7. **NEVER hardcode** LiteLLM keys in systemd drop-ins, config.yaml, or /etc/environment. The wrapper injects live from vault.
+   **CRITICAL: VENV PATH.** The inner `bash -c '...'` uses single quotes. Shell
+   variables set in the outer wrapper are NOT expanded inside single quotes.
+   `$VENV/bin/python` resolves to `/bin/python` (file not found). Always hardcode
+   the absolute path to the venv python binary.
+4. **Agent key in vault** as `<AGENT>_LITELLM_API_KEY` and `<AGENT>_ZULIP_API_KEY`.
+   Vault = source of truth for ALL platform credentials.
+5. **`.env` fallback** at `~/.hermes/.env` (`chmod 600`) with agent-specific keys —
+   safety net for vault outage or token revocation. Must be kept in sync on rotation.
+   Example:
+   ```bash
+   MUMUNI_LITELLM_API_KEY=sk-OzuWsoX22Hmb3Ps3JY01gw
+   MUMUNI_ZULIP_API_KEY=H8dY6V7aHmWNcfgNtJaDBPZ1dGWn0Ttt
+   ```
+6. **systemd drop-in** at `~/.config/systemd/user/hermes-gateway.service.d/50-vault-wrapper.conf`:
+   ```ini
+   [Service]
+   ExecStart=
+   ExecStart=/root/.hermes/infisical-gateway.sh
+   ```
+   The `ExecStart=` (empty reset) clears any ExecStart from the main unit file,
+   then the second `ExecStart=` sets the wrapper. This drop-in **survives unit file
+   regeneration** by `hermes gateway install` — the drop-in always wins.
+   
+   **Why a drop-in instead of editing the unit file:** `hermes gateway install`
+   (called during Hermes updates and some self-heal operations) regenerates the
+   systemd unit file with `ExecStart=/path/to/python -m hermes_cli.main gateway run`.
+   Editing the unit file directly is futile — it will be overwritten. The drop-in
+   approach explicitly resets ExecStart and sets the wrapper regardless of what the
+   main unit file says.
+7. **NEVER hardcode** API keys in systemd drop-ins, config.yaml, or /etc/environment.
+   The wrapper injects live from vault at every start.

 ### Why this is non-fail

 - **No rot**: keys pulled live from vault at every gateway start. Rotation = one `infisical secrets set` + `systemctl restart`. No per-host file edits.
- **Survives vault outage**: the `.env` fallback (Rule 3) keeps the gateway running if Infisical is unreachable.
- **Survives gateway crash**: the wrapper's `while true` + systemd `Restart=on-failure` revive the gateway.
- **Auditable**: `cat /proc/$(pgrep hermes_cli)/environ` shows the live key; `infisical secrets` shows the vault source.
+- **Survives vault outage**: the `.env` fallback (Rule 3) keeps the gateway running if Infisical is unreachable or the service token is revoked.
+- **Survives gateway crash**: the wrapper's `while true` + systemd `Restart=always` revive the gateway. Two-layer defense.
+- **Survives Hermes updates**: systemd drop-in overrides unit file ExecStart — `hermes gateway install` cannot break the vault injection.
+- **Survives reboot**: systemd user service + `loginctl enable-linger` ensures gateway starts at boot without a login session.
+- **Auditable**: `cat /proc/$(pgrep hermes_cli)/environ` shows all injected keys; `infisical secrets` shows the vault source.

-### Migration status (2026-07-16)
+### Migration status (2026-07-17)

-| Agent | Host | Pattern | Vault key | Status |
-|-------|------|---------|-----------|--------|
-| abiba | .24 | `infisical run` (pi agent wrapper, service token) | ABIBA_LITELLM_API_KEY | ✅ vault-backed |
-| mumuni | .123 | infisical-gateway.sh + user-login machine identity | MUMUNI_LITELLM_API_KEY | ✅ vault-backed |
-| koby | .129 | infisical-gateway.sh + service token (migrated 2026-07-16) | KOBY_LITELLM_API_KEY | ✅ vault-backed, Zulip (tanko-bot@) + Telegram |
-| koonimo | .114 | infisical-gateway.sh + service token (migrated 2026-07-16) | KOONIMO_LITELLM_API_KEY | ✅ vault-backed |
-> **Baggy = Koonimo (CT 113).** Deleted `BAGGY_LITELLM_API_KEY` from vault 2026-07-16. Only `KOONIMO_LITELLM_API_KEY` exists — one secret per agent.
-| tanko | .122 | **hardcoded in config.yaml** (runs as user jerome, not systemd) | TANKO_LITELLM_API_KEY | ⚠️ TODO: migrate to user-scope wrapper |
+| Agent | Host | Pattern | Keys | Status |
+|-------|------|---------|------|--------|
+| abiba | .24 | pi agent wrapper | ABIBA_LITELLM_API_KEY + ABIBA_ZULIP_API_KEY | ✅ vault-backed |
+| mumuni | .123 | systemd drop-in + while-true wrapper + st.8e848433 | MUMUNI_LITELLM_API_KEY + MUMUNI_ZULIP_API_KEY | ✅ vault-backed + .env fallback |
+| tanko | .122 | systemd drop-in + while-true wrapper + st.8e848433 (user jerome) | TANKO_LITELLM_API_KEY + TANKO_ZULIP_API_KEY | ✅ vault-backed + .env fallback |
+| koby | .129 | systemd drop-in + while-true wrapper + st.8e848433 | KOBY_LITELLM_API_KEY, shares TANKO_ZULIP_API_KEY (tanko-bot) | ✅ vault-backed |
+| koonimo | .114 | systemd drop-in + while-true wrapper + st.8e848433 | KOONIMO_LITELLM_API_KEY + KOONIMO_ZULIP_API_KEY | ✅ vault-backed |

-### Tanko migration (pending)
+> Tanko runs as user `jerome` — wrapper/token at `~/.hermes/infisical-gateway.sh` and
+> `~/.infisical-token`. Linger enabled (`loginctl enable-linger jerome`) for boot startup.

-Tanko runs the gateway as user `jerome` (not root/systemd), with the key hardcoded in
-`/home/jerome/.hermes/config.yaml` (`api_key: sk-CggiHWlamQy…`, valid but not vault-sourced).
-Migration: create a user-scope systemd service (`~/.config/systemd/user/hermes-gateway.service`)
-with `infisical-gateway.sh` wrapper in jerome's home, token at `~/.infisical-token`, lingering
-enabled (`loginctl enable-linger jerome`) so the user service runs without a login session.
+### Tanko migration (COMPLETED 2026-07-17)

-### Koby migration lessons (2026-07-16)
+Tanko was the last agent migrated from hardcoded keys to vault wrapper.
+Previously: key hardcoded in `/home/jerome/.hermes/config.yaml` (`api_key: sk-CggiHWlamQy…`)
+and `zulip-env.conf` systemd drop-in. Now: user-scope systemd service with drop-in
+`50-vault-wrapper.conf`, `infisical-gateway.sh` wrapper with while-true loop, token at
+`~/.infisical-token`, `.env` fallback at `~/.hermes/.env`. Keys injected live from vault.
+
+### Koby migration lessons (2026-07-16, updated 2026-07-17)

 Migrated Koby from hardcoded systemd drop-in → `infisical-gateway.sh` wrapper.
-**Two mistakes I made that broke the agent:**
+**Three mistakes made:**
 1. **Overwrote `/root/.hermes/.env`** without backing it up. The Zulip API key only existed
   in the running process memory — the old .env was minimal (just LiteLLM key). Zulip creds were
   inherited from the pre-migration gateway env, not stored in any file. Lost on restart.
 2. **Only injected `LITELLM_API_KEY`** in the wrapper — forgot Zulip + Telegram credentials.
   Agents need ALL their platform env vars. Missing vars cause silent adapter failures.
+3. (2026-07-17 fix) **VENV variable in single-quoted bash -c**: `exec "$VENV/bin/python"`
+   inside single quotes resolved to `exec "/bin/python"` (file not found). Hardcoded full path.

-**How Koby actually connects (2026-07-16):**
+**How Koby actually connects:**
 - Zulip: shares **Tanko's bot** (`tanko-bot@chat.sysloggh.net`, `TANKO_ZULIP_API_KEY=5PeD6f3zo…`).
-  Koby doesn't have its own Zulip bot (koby-bot@ doesn't exist in the swarm config).
- Telegram: token `828640…` recovered from `.env.bak-20260603` (18KB backup from June 2026).
-  Allowed users: 6679773481. Home channel: 6679773481.
+- Telegram: token from `.env` fallback. Allowed users: 6679773481.
 - Both platforms now connect through the wrapper's env injection.

-**Golden rule for gateway restarts:** always `cat /proc/<pid>/environ` before killing the old
-process — captures the live env set. Especially important when migrating gateways between
-injection mechanisms.
+**Golden rules for gateway restarts:**
+1. Always `cat /proc/<pid>/environ` before killing the old process — captures the live env set.
+2. Hardcode venv python path in wrapper — never use variables inside single-quoted bash -c.
+3. Use systemd drop-ins (not unit file edits) to override ExecStart — survives Hermes updates.
+
+### Fleet-wide standardization lessons (2026-07-17)
+
+After auditing all 4 agents, five systemic patterns caused repeated failures:
+1. **Three incompatible startup patterns** coexisted (systemd drop-in, direct python, orphaned wrapper)
+2. **Systemd unit files reverted** by `hermes gateway install` during updates
+3. **VENV variable scoping** broke wrappers on Koby and Mumuni (single-quote bash -c)
+4. **Service token expiry** — Tanko's `st.353699cd` was deleted from Infisical
+5. **No ZULIP_API_KEY** in env on Tanko — wrapper bypassed by systemd direct python
+
+All resolved by the canonical drop-in + while-true wrapper pattern documented above.

 ### Key rotation procedure (one vault operation with this standard)

@@ -161,47 +235,41 @@ injection mechanisms.
 4. Restart: `systemctl restart hermes-gateway`. The wrapper pulls the new key live.
 5. Verify: `curl -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-NEW" http://192.168.68.116/v1/models` → 200.

-## Machine Identity for Vault Writes (ADDED 2026-07-16, WAL #1300)
+## Machine Identity for Vault Writes (UPDATED 2026-07-17)

-**Problem:** The infisical CLI on agent hosts is logged in as a user session (jerome@sysloggh.com).
-In CLI v0.38.0, `infisical secrets set` / `infisical export` fail with "project id missing" / "workspace
-key 404" — a known bug where user-session auth works for `run` but NOT for `secrets set`. The apt
-repo only ships 0.38.0, so `apt upgrade` does not help.
+**Current state:** Infisical CLI updated to v0.43.109 on all agents (from v0.38.0).
+The v0.38.0 bug (user-session auth fails for `secrets set`/`export`) is resolved.
+Service token `st.8e848433…` (abiba, READ+WRITE) can write to vault from CLI.

-**Proper fix — Machine Identity (Infisical automation best practice):**
-Create a machine identity with READ+WRITE scope on the `agents` project (project_id=
-`322fceab-39da-4854-a55a-568e76c0f13f`, env `prod`). Store client_id + client_secret securely.
-Then vault writes work from any host:
-```bash
-# Get a machine-identity access token
-TOKEN=$(curl -fsSL -X POST https://vault.sysloggh.net/api/v1/auth/universal-auth/login \
-  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-  -d '{"clientId":"<CLIENT_ID>","clientSecret":"<CLIENT_SECRET>"}' | jq -r .accessToken)
-# Write a secret via REST API v3
- curl -fsSL -X PATCH https://vault.sysloggh.net/api/v3/secrets/MUMUNI_LITELLM_API_KEY \
-  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-  -d '{"environment":"prod","secretValue":"sk-<NEW_KEY>","workspaceId":"<WORKSPACE_ID>","type":"shared"}'
-# OR via CLI: infisical secrets set --token=$TOKEN --projectId=322fceab... --env=prod ...
-```
-Creation requires the Infisical web UI (https://vault.sysloggh.net) under Project Settings →
-Machine Identities, or an admin API call. **TODO: create `abiba-automation` machine identity
-and store its credentials in the vault itself (or a root-only file).**
+**Proper fix — per-agent Machine Identities:**
+Create machine identities in Infisical UI → Project Settings → Machine Identities
+for each agent with READ-only scope on the `agents` project. Store client_id +
+client_secret per agent. Then vault writes use the shared abiba identity, and
+reads use per-agent identities. This eliminates the single shared token risk.

-**Interim (working now):** the `.env` fallback (hermes-config-template Rule 3/13). The
-infisical-gateway.sh wrapper sources `~/.hermes/.env`, so its `<AGENT>_LITELLM_API_KEY`
-overrides a stale vault value.
+**Service Token Inventory (2026-07-17):**
+| Token ID | Name | Permissions | Used By | Status |
+|----------|------|-------------|---------|--------|
+| `st.8e848433…` | tanko-gateway | READ+WRITE | Mumuni, Tanko, Koby, Koonimo, Abiba | ✅ Active |
+| `st.353699cd…` | tanko-agent | READ-only | — | ❌ Deleted from Infisical |

-**2026-07-16 UPDATE — vault is now SYNCED.** The abiba service token (`st.8e848433…`, READ+WRITE)
-can write to the vault, so the session-13 rotated keys (mumuni `sk-OzuWsoX2…`, koby `sk-BqRRMboTI…`,
-koonimo `sk-OEK7z26n6E…`) are now in the vault as `MUMUNI_LITELLM_API_KEY` / `KOBY_LITELLM_API_KEY` /
-`KOONIMO_LITELLM_API_KEY` and validate 200 against LiteLLM. The vault is the source of truth again.
-Creating a dedicated `abiba-automation` machine identity (via UI) is still the proper long-term fix
-so the shared service token isn't reused across hosts — but it is no longer blocking.
+**Per-agent .env fallback inventory (2026-07-17):**
+| Agent | .env Keys |
+|-------|-----------|
+| Mumuni | MUMUNI_LITELLM_API_KEY, MUMUNI_ZULIP_API_KEY |
+| Tanko | TANKO_LITELLM_API_KEY, TANKO_ZULIP_API_KEY |
+| Koby | (wrapper injects from vault — .env has Telegram token) |
+| Koonimo | KOONIMO_LITELLM_API_KEY, KOONIMO_ZULIP_API_KEY |

 ## Key Rotation Log

 | Date | Agent | Action | Notes |
 |------|-------|--------|-------|
+| 2026-07-17 | fleet | standardize | All 4 agents standardized on systemd drop-in + while-true wrapper + infisical v0.43.109. Removed conflicting zulip-env.conf + litellm-key.conf drop-ins. Added .env fallbacks with ZULIP keys. WAL #1322. |
+| 2026-07-17 | tanko | fix-zulip | Added ZULIP_API_KEY to env (was missing — systemd bypassed vault). Updated wrapper from exec to while-true. Created .env fallback. Removed hardcoded zulip-env.conf drop-in. WAL #1321. |
+| 2026-07-16 | vault | cleanup | 4 stale secrets deprecated. 5 personal creds flagged. |
+| 2026-07-16 | koonimo | add-zulip | Added KOONIMO_ZULIP_API_KEY to vault. Wrapper injects ZULIP_API_KEY + ZULIP_EMAIL. 3 platforms. |
+| 2026-07-16 | tanko | migrate | Migrated from hardcoded config.yaml to infisical-gateway.sh + st.353699cd. NOTE: st.353699cd later deleted — reverted to st.8e848433 on 2026-07-17. |
 | 2026-07-16 | mumuni | rotate | Old key malformed (sk-_SWAl_Vu_, 47 chars, not LiteLLM format) → 401. Deleted old `mumuni` key (token 15cbca18…), generated fresh (alias `mumuni`, 7 models: syslog-auto, qwen3.6-27B-code, gemma-4-12b, strix-moe, gpu-dense, gpu-light, qwen3.6-35B-udq4). New key sk-OzuWsoX2… written to /root/.hermes/.env (Rule 3/13 fallback). Vault sync PENDING (needs machine identity). WAL #1300. |
 | 2026-07-16 | koby | rotate | Old key sk-6sbCNjz (401, stale in /etc/environment). Deleted old `koby` key, generated fresh (alias `koby`). New key sk-BqRRMboTI… in systemd drop-in `hermes-gateway.service.d/litellm-key.conf` + /etc/environment. Created `hermes-gateway.service` unit (was missing — gateway wasn't persistent) with `--replace`. Verified HTTP 200, Telegram connected. |
 | 2026-07-16 | baggy (koonimo) | rotate | Old key sk-krnw_zGB (401, hardcoded in systemd drop-in). Deleted old `baggy` key, generated fresh (alias `baggy`, metadata agent=koonimo). New key sk-OEK7z26n6E… in drop-in `hermes-gateway.service.d/litellm-key.conf`. CT113 IP changed .113→.114. Verified HTTP 200, Zulip connected. |
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
jerome	14d27a09b5	Merge pull request 'gpu-self-heal: refresh to current fleet baseline and topology' (#21 ) from feat/gpu-self-heal-refresh-20260718 into master PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / auth (push) Successful in 2s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / validate (push) Successful in 5s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / lint (push) Successful in 2s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / ai-review (push) Successful in 3s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / gate (push) Successful in 1s Details Reviewed-on: #21	2026-07-18 08:36:37 +00:00
root	bddbb22f03	gpu-self-heal: refresh to current fleet baseline and topology PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / auth (pull_request) Successful in 4s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / validate (pull_request) Successful in 1s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / lint (pull_request) Successful in 4s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / ai-review (pull_request) Successful in 5s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / gate (pull_request) Successful in 1s Details - Synced model assignments to 2026-07-17 swaps (ThinkingCap, HauhauCS QAT, Genesis Hermes V3) - Added stable role-based aliases from gpu-fleet (gpu-dense, gpu-light, strix-moe) - Updated benchmark baselines to live values (74.9/169.6/62.9 tok/s) - Replaced router (port 9000) references with LiteLLM + direct routing - Replaced Prometheus exporter rule with sidecar health probe - Updated VRAM thresholds to match operational data (300/300/200 MB/h) - Added response size limit (1MB) to prevent OOM crashes - Added Lessons L5 (response size crash) and L6 (stable aliases) - Removed deprecated Rules 11-12 (router-specific distribution balance)	2026-07-18 08:07:03 +00:00
root	31ec70ae36	gpu-fleet: RTX 3090 swap to ThinkingCap-Qwen3.6-27B Q4_K_M - Model: Qwopus Q4_K_M (16GB, 63 tok/s) → ThinkingCap Q4_K_M (15.7GB, 68 tok/s) - RL-finetuned: 50% fewer thinking tokens, 0.85 MMLU-Pro (vs 0.83 base) - Self-spec MTP (n=4) REQUIRED for stability — segfaults without it - Added vision via mmproj (0.9GB) — new capability for this GPU - VRAM: 20.9/24.6GB (85%), tighter but stable - Outputs reasoning_content (hidden from Hermes agent)	2026-07-17 15:50:50 +00:00
root	5eb6d3bfbd	gpu-fleet: RTX 5070 swap to HauhauCS Gemma4-12B QAT Uncensored Balanced - Model: IQ4_NL (6.3GB, 191 tok/s) → Q4_K_M QAT (6.9GB, 87 tok/s) - MTP draft: Q8_0 (444MB) → tuned draft (242MB), saves 200MB VRAM - mmproj: F16 → BF16 (same size, matched to new model) - Benefits: 0/465 refusals, agent-optimized tuning, QAT quality - Trade: 54% slower generation (acceptable for gpu-light role) - Config: --parallel 1, --ctx-size 131072, single-slot full 128K - VRAM: 10.0/12.2GB (82%), healthy headroom	2026-07-17 15:24:13 +00:00
jerome	33cb88d571	Merge pull request 'feat: GPU context 256K→128K fleet-wide + Genesis Hermes V3 on Strix Halo' (#20 ) from feat/gpu-128k-genesis-hermes-v3-20260717 into master PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / auth (push) Successful in 1s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / validate (push) Successful in 2s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / lint (push) Successful in 1s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / ai-review (push) Successful in 2s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / gate (push) Successful in 1s Details Reviewed-on: #20	2026-07-17 11:21:32 +00:00
root	4a1f476623	fix: add missing description to inference-optimization frontmatter PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / auth (pull_request) Successful in 1s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / validate (pull_request) Successful in 1s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / lint (pull_request) Successful in 1s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / ai-review (pull_request) Successful in 1s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / gate (pull_request) Successful in 0s Details	2026-07-17 11:11:27 +00:00
root	ba2c55c7e6	ci: re-trigger pipeline for PR #20 PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / auth (pull_request) Successful in 1s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / validate (pull_request) Failing after 1s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / lint (pull_request) Has been skipped Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / ai-review (pull_request) Has been skipped Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / gate (pull_request) Has been skipped Details	2026-07-17 11:10:29 +00:00
root	b9149bce47	feat: GPU context 256K→128K fleet-wide + Genesis Hermes V3 on Strix Halo PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / auth (pull_request) Successful in 4s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / validate (pull_request) Failing after 1s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / lint (pull_request) Has been skipped Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / ai-review (pull_request) Has been skipped Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / gate (pull_request) Has been skipped Details GPU Changes: - All 3 GPUs reduced from 256K (-c 262144) to 128K (-c 131072) for stability - Observed instability near 100K at 256K — 128K is the stable ceiling - VRAM improved: RTX 3090 ~70% (was 90%), RTX 5070 ~65% (was 88%) - Strix Halo swapped to LuffyTheFox/Genesis Hermes V3 APEX - Hermes agent fine-tune, tensor repair (3 SSM layers, 76% W1 improvement) - Uncensored (0/465 refusals), multimodal (mmproj F16) - Speed: 65 tok/s gen, 140 tok/s prompt - Alias strix-moe maintained Agent Updates: - Mumuni: max_context_window 262144→131072, already aligned on strix-moe/0.65 - Tanko: max_context_window 262144→131072 - Koonimo: max_context_window + context_length 262144→131072 - CT114 SSH access confirmed (was 'Zulip only') LiteLLM (CT116): - Updated backend model references qwen3.6-35B-udq4→strix-moe - Removed stale ornith-1.0-35b from model_cost - Fallback chains updated Contracts Updated: - gpu-fleet.prose.md: topology, VRAM, benchmarks, config lines, model assignments - gpu-self-heal.prose.md: Rule 9/10 context targets - hermes-config-template.prose.md: template values, Rules 7-9, compression thresholds - inference-optimization.prose.md: added to repo, 128K recommendation Compression: 0.65 fires at ~85K (~43K headroom before 128K ceiling) For >128K workloads: route to external providers (deepseek)	2026-07-17 10:59:45 +00:00
root	65c99dab50	contract: update litellm-api-keys to v2026-07-17 — fleet standardization - Document canonical systemd drop-in pattern (ExecStart= reset + wrapper) - Hardcode venv paths — never use variables in single-quoted bash -c - Update migration status: all 4 agents on while-true wrapper + st.8e848433 - Infisical CLI update procedure (0.38.0 → 0.43.109 via artifacts-cli) - Service token inventory + .env fallback inventory - Key rotation log: fleet standardize + tanko fix-zulip entries - Remove git merge conflict artifacts - Add fleet-wide standardization lessons section	2026-07-17 10:17:23 +00:00
jerome	20cbb96e2d	Merge pull request 'Vault cleanup + contract sync (WAL #1316 )' (#19 ) from fix/vault-cleanup-contract-sync into master PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / auth (push) Successful in 4s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / validate (push) Successful in 1s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / lint (push) Successful in 1s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / ai-review (push) Successful in 1s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / gate (push) Successful in 0s Details Reviewed-on: #19	2026-07-16 21:24:59 +00:00
root	8215b84f88	merge: resolve conflicts with master (delegation delete + gpu-fleet) PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / auth (pull_request) Successful in 2s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / validate (pull_request) Successful in 1s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / lint (pull_request) Successful in 2s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / ai-review (pull_request) Successful in 3s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / gate (pull_request) Successful in 2s Details	2026-07-16 21:22:34 +00:00
root	b7e23e2592	vault: Infisical cleanup + contract sync (WAL #1316 ) PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / auth (pull_request) Successful in 2s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / validate (pull_request) Successful in 1s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / lint (pull_request) Successful in 2s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / ai-review (pull_request) Successful in 2s Details PR Pipeline — Authorize → Validate → Review → Merge / gate (pull_request) Successful in 0s Details - litellm-api-keys: vault audit, tanko/koby/koonimo migration, key rotation log - gpu-fleet: ornith-1.0-35b→strix-moe (remaining refs) - hermes-agent-baseline: 256K all GPUs, CT IPs updated, Shumba retired - delegation-prose-contract: removed (renamed to mumuni-delegation) - contract-registry.yaml + cron-prompts-review.md: from feat/contract-registry	2026-07-16 21:17:09 +00:00