diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3860c2..c850817 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ prose run memory-audit-maintenance memory_threshold=90 verify_configs=true
 prose run hermes-config-template agent_name=syslog-devops default_model=claude-sonnet-4
 
 # Configure an agent with a different auxiliary model
-prose run hermes-config-template agent_name=syslog-code default_model=qwen3.6-27B-code auxiliary_model=gpu-vision
+prose run hermes-config-template agent_name=syslog-code default_model=gpu-dense auxiliary_model=gpu-vision
 ```
 
 ### Option B: Manual Execution
diff --git a/audit-hermes-config.py b/audit-hermes-config.py
index 2a69e1b..2c3d109 100644
--- a/audit-hermes-config.py
+++ b/audit-hermes-config.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def audit(path):
     check(
         comp.get("max_context_window") == 131072,
         "Rule 9",
-        f"compression.max_context_window must be 131072 (got {comp.get('max_context_window')!r}) — matches 128K GPU capacity",
+        f"compression.max_context_window must be 131072 (got {comp.get('max_context_window')!r}) — syslog-auto pool floor (NVIDIA hosts 128K; Strix Halo 256K)",
     )
 
     # --- Rule 10: Default Model Must Be syslog-auto ---
diff --git a/gpu-fleet.prose.md b/gpu-fleet.prose.md
index 490649d..f2f5db7 100644
--- a/gpu-fleet.prose.md
+++ b/gpu-fleet.prose.md
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ description: >
   UPDATED 2026-07-15: Stable role-based aliases introduced: strix-moe,
   gpu-dense, gpu-vision (gpu-light was superseded by gpu-vision on 2026-09-12).
   These never change — only the underlying model does.
-  Strix Halo: strix-moe → unsloth/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-MTP (UD-Q4_K_M, 22GB).
+  Strix Halo: strix-moe → Carnice-Qwen3.6-MoE-35B-A3B-Q4_K_M.gguf (22GB, 256K ctx).
   RTX 5070: gpu-vision — IQ4_NL + MTP draft (~122 tok/s, 2x faster).
-  UPDATED 2026-07-17: Context reduced fleet-wide from 256K to 128K for stability.
-  Strix Halo model swapped to qwen3.6-35B-udq4 (22GB, strix-moe alias).
-  Instability observed near 100K at 256K (now all GPUs at 128K). 128K is the stable ceiling.
-  For larger context needs → fall back to external providers (deepseek).
+  UPDATED 2026-07-17: NVIDIA host context reduced from 256K to 128K for stability.
+  Strix Halo model: Carnice-Qwen3.6-MoE-35B-A3B-Q4_K_M.gguf (alias strix-moe, 256K context).
+  Strix Halo runs 256K (n_ctx 262144, --kv-unified); RTX 3090 and RTX 5070 remain at 128K.
+  For >128K on NVIDIA hosts → fall back to external providers (deepseek).
   VRAM headroom improved: RTX 3090 ~70%, RTX 5070 ~65%.
 agent: abiba
 triggers:
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ CT 116 `/opt/inference-harness/litellm_config.yaml`. Do not duplicate those valu
 contracts — read them there.
 
 **No backward compatibility**: Old model-specific names (qwen3.6-27B-code, qwen3.5-9b-it) are retired as of 2026-09-12
-but are deprecated for agent configs. Only the stable aliases survive model swaps. `gemma-4-12b`
+and no longer resolve; do not use them in agent configs. Only the stable aliases survive model swaps. `gemma-4-12b`
 is retired and returns 400 `Invalid model name`.
 
 ## Routing Configuration (LiteLLM — July 2026)
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ If no SSH access, send Zulip DM via abiba-bot with vault update instructions.
 | `/root/scripts/gpu-saturation-watchdog.py` | pi (.24) | Auto-restart stuck llama-server |
 | `/root/dashboard/gpu-fleet.html` | pi (.24) | Live HTML dashboard |
 | `/etc/systemd/system/llama-server.service` | .8, .110 | llama-server daemons (Nvidia GPUs) |
-| `/etc/systemd/system/strix-server.service` | .15 (amdpve) | llama-server daemon (Vulkan, Strix Halo) running unsloth/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-MTP-GGUF. Note: `llama-server.service` and `llama-server@.service` are **masked** on .15 to prevent port 8080 collisions. |
+| `/etc/systemd/system/strix-server.service` | .15 (amdpve) | llama-server daemon (Vulkan, Strix Halo) running Carnice-Qwen3.6-MoE-35B-A3B-Q4_K_M.gguf (256K ctx). Note: `llama-server.service` and `llama-server@.service` are **masked** on .15 to prevent port 8080 collisions. |
 
 ## Prometheus & Grafana
 
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ 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: **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)
+- RTX 3090: **128K** (reduced from 256K 2026-07-17) | RTX 5070: **128K** (reduced from 256K) | Strix Halo: **256K** (2026-09-12)
+- **Agents via `syslog-auto`**: 128K ceiling — the pool's safe floor (NVIDIA hosts are 128K). For >128K workloads, use external providers (deepseek)
 - Compression threshold 0.65 (audit Rule 9): fires at ~85K (~43K headroom before 128K ceiling)
 - **Pi agents (Abiba)**: `compaction.reserveTokens: 52739` (≈60% of 128K)
 - Mumuni compression model alias: `syslog-auto`
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ Mumuni (kagentz CT105, 192.168.68.14 — migrated from CT100 2026-08-29) is the
 | `aux.vision.model` | `gpu-vision` | Vision tasks (RTX 5070) |
 | `aux.web_extract.model` | `gpu-vision` | Web extraction |
 | `delegation.model` | `gpu-dense` | Sub-agent reasoning (RTX 3090) |
-| `context.max_context_window` | 131072 (128K) | Reduced from 256K 2026-07-17 — stable 128K ceiling |
+| `context.max_context_window` | 131072 (128K) | Conservative `syslog-auto` pool floor (NVIDIA hosts 128K; Strix Halo 256K) |
 | `compression.threshold` | 0.65 | Rule 9: triggers at ~85K for a 128K window |
 | `compression.target_ratio` | 0.3 | Compresses to ~38K |
 | `compression.protect_last_n` | 40 | Preserves last 40 messages |
diff --git a/gpu-self-heal.prose.md b/gpu-self-heal.prose.md
index 89bbd1b..c7c26ae 100644
--- a/gpu-self-heal.prose.md
+++ b/gpu-self-heal.prose.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ depends_on:
 
 Key notes:
 - All models use direct GPU routing via LiteLLM (`api_key: not-needed`). Router (port 9000) was decommissioned 2026-09-11 and is NOT in the inference path.
-- Stable aliases (gpu-dense, gpu-vision, strix-moe) from gpu-fleet are the canonical names for agent configs. Model-specific names still work but are deprecated. The retired names `gpu-light` and `gemma-4-12b` were superseded by `gpu-vision` on 2026-09-12 and no longer resolve (400 `Invalid model name`).
+- Stable aliases (gpu-dense, gpu-vision, strix-moe) from gpu-fleet are the canonical names for agent configs — use these, not model-specific names. The retired names `gpu-light` and `gemma-4-12b` were superseded by `gpu-vision` on 2026-09-12 and no longer resolve (400 `Invalid model name`).
 - The RTX 5070 is the fastest endpoint per token — `gpu-vision` is its canonical alias. Route vision/web/light work there first. The RTX 5070 model is multimodal (image+text).
 - 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).
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ Key notes:
 - **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 (all 128K)
+- **Detect**: Benchmark tok/s vs baseline for each GPU at its current context
   - 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 (256K ctx, Carnice-Qwen3.6-MoE-35B-A3B-Q4_K_M.gguf): baseline 70.5 tok/s — currently at 62.9 (89%)
diff --git a/hermes-agent-baseline.prose.md b/hermes-agent-baseline.prose.md
index 2e2eb9a..fba3a89 100644
--- a/hermes-agent-baseline.prose.md
+++ b/hermes-agent-baseline.prose.md
@@ -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 2026-07-16. All GPUs 128K context (reduced from 256K for stability Jul 2026) (RTX 3090 .8, RTX 5070 .110, Strix Halo .15). Parallel 1 fleet-wide (Strix Halo handles compression solo).
+  configuration goes sideways, restore from this baseline. Last verified 2026-07-16. RTX 3090/5070 at 128K (reduced from 256K for stability Jul 2026); Strix Halo at 256K (2026-09-12) (RTX 3090 .8, RTX 5070 .110, Strix Halo .15). Parallel 1 fleet-wide (Strix Halo handles compression solo).
 author: Abiba (pi agent)
 ---
 
diff --git a/hermes-config-template.prose.md b/hermes-config-template.prose.md
index 1a98545..a6e3d29 100644
--- a/hermes-config-template.prose.md
+++ b/hermes-config-template.prose.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ model:
   base_url: http://192.168.68.116/litellm/v1   # Rule 5 (2026-08-09): canonical authenticated path; /v1 also OK
   api_key_env: LITELLM_API_KEY    # Injected via infisical run -- wrapper
   max_tokens: 4096                # ⚠️ CRITICAL: Prevents unbounded generation
-  context_length: 131072          # For syslog-auto (all GPUs at 128K for stability).
+  context_length: 131072          # Conservative floor for syslog-auto (NVIDIA hosts 128K; Strix Halo 256K).
                                   # ⚠️ MANDATORY: Hermes probes unknown models from 256K
                                   # and falls back to 256K when /v1/models lacks a context
                                   # field (llama-server does). Without this override, agents
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ compression:
   enabled: true
   model: syslog-auto               # ⚠️ 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: 131072      # MUST match actual GPU capacity. All 3 GPUs are 128K (Jul 17).
+  max_context_window: 131072      # MUST stay at the syslog-auto pool floor: NVIDIA hosts are 128K, Strix Halo 256K (2026-09-12).
   threshold: 0.65                 # Fires at ~170K for 262K window, ~85K for 128K
   target_ratio: 0.30
   protect_last_n: 40
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ The following MUST be identical across ALL profiles:
 
 ### Rule 7: Auxiliary Model Consistency (UPDATED 2026-07-16)
 - Vision and web_extract use `gpu-vision` (RTX 5070 — 12GB, vision-optimized)
-- Compression uses `syslog-auto` — the Strix Halo weighted pool (64GB, 128K ctx, compression-optimized); do NOT pin `compression.model` to `strix-moe` (audit Rule 7 rejects it)
+- Compression uses `syslog-auto` — the Strix Halo weighted pool (64GB, 256K ctx, compression-optimized); do NOT pin `compression.model` to `strix-moe` (audit Rule 7 rejects it)
 - **`ornith-1.0-35b` is NOT a valid compression model name** — LiteLLM does not serve it
   (do not restate the served model list here — CT 116 `/opt/inference-harness/litellm_config.yaml`
   is the single source of truth for models, aliases, weights and fallbacks). Old configs with `ornith-1.0-35b` cause 403/model-not-found on compression calls.
@@ -267,15 +267,15 @@ The following MUST be identical across ALL profiles:
   - `api_key_env: LITELLM_API_KEY`
 - **Do NOT use `syslog-auto` for `vision`/`web_extract`** — it routes unpredictably; compression is the deliberate exception (see the OPERATIONAL DECISION above)
 - **Compression on Strix Halo**: The strix-moe alias routes to Strix Halo
-  (64GB UMA, 128K context) — the designated compression GPU. This frees the
+  (64GB UMA, 256K 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: 131072` MUST match actual GPU capacity (128K)
+- The `compression: max_context_window: 131072` MUST stay at the syslog-auto pool floor (NVIDIA hosts 128K; Strix Halo 256K)
 
 ### Rule 8: GPU Workload Distribution (UPDATED 2026-07-16)
 - **RTX 3090 (24GB, 128K ctx, gpu-dense)**: Heavy reasoning, code gen, long conversations
 - **RTX 5070 (12GB, 128K ctx, gpu-vision)**: Vision, web search, quick tasks, web_extract (IQ4_NL+MTP, ~65% VRAM at 128K)
-- **Strix Halo (64GB, 128K ctx, syslog-auto)**: Context compression, summarization, long docs
+- **Strix Halo (64GB, 256K ctx, syslog-auto)**: Context compression, summarization, long docs
 - Agent profiles MUST route auxiliary tasks to the correct GPU:
   - `auxiliary.vision.model: gpu-vision` (RTX 5070)
   - `auxiliary.web_extract.model: gpu-vision` (RTX 5070)
@@ -284,14 +284,14 @@ The following MUST be identical across ALL profiles:
 - 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 ~105K, leaving only 23K margin
-- `max_context_window: 131072` MUST match the model's actual capacity (128K)
+- `max_context_window: 131072` MUST stay at the pool floor (NVIDIA hosts 128K; Strix Halo 256K)
 - See `devops-hermes-compression` skill for full reference
 
 ### 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 ~105K, leaving only 23K margin
-- `max_context_window: 131072` MUST match the model's actual capacity (all GPUs = 128K)
+- `max_context_window: 131072` MUST stay at the pool floor (NVIDIA hosts 128K; Strix Halo 256K)
 - See `devops-hermes-compression` skill for full reference
 
 ### Rule 10: Default Model Must Be `syslog-auto` (All Agents)
@@ -322,7 +322,8 @@ 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 `131072` (all GPUs are 128K). A value of `262144` causes instability near 100K and must NOT be used.
+   MUST be `131072` (the syslog-auto pool floor: NVIDIA hosts are 128K; Strix Halo is 256K).
+   A `262144` client window can route to a 128K NVIDIA host and fail, so it must NOT be used.
    ~83K instead of ~170K. Check: `grep -n max_context_window ~/.hermes/config.yaml`
 2. **base_url uses authenticated path?** — `custom_providers[0].base_url`, `delegation.base_url`,
    and ALL `auxiliary.*.base_url` MUST be `http://192.168.68.116/litellm/v1` (Rule 5, canonical)
diff --git a/inference-optimization.prose.md b/inference-optimization.prose.md
index b0ee937..ce660c5 100644
--- a/inference-optimization.prose.md
+++ b/inference-optimization.prose.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ 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).
+  times to sub-15s average. NVIDIA GPUs at 128K context; Strix Halo at 256K (2026-09-12).
 id: 067NC6KP02RG60S50M40E30928
 ---
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ prefill time at 532 tok/s. Fix context first, routing second.
 - **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). 128K window should compact at 85K (0.65 threshold). For larger contexts, route to external providers.
+  GPUs reduced from 256K to 128K (2026-07-17) for the NVIDIA hosts; Strix Halo runs 256K (2026-09-12). 128K window should compact at 85K (0.65 threshold). For larger contexts, route to external providers.
 
 ### Shape
 
diff --git a/infrastructure-control.prose.md b/infrastructure-control.prose.md
index 5c40667..9734a1c 100644
--- a/infrastructure-control.prose.md
+++ b/infrastructure-control.prose.md
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ description: >
 **Prometheus targets**:
 - 192.168.68.8:9400 (RTX 3090 — qwen)
 - 192.168.68.110:9400 (RTX 5070 — gpu-vision)
-- 192.168.68.15:9400 (Strix Halo — qwen3.6-35B-udq4)
+- 192.168.68.15:9400 (Strix Halo — strix-moe)
 - harness-litellm:4000 (LiteLLM health)
 
 ### Ecosystem C: Netbird (72.61.0.17 — Hostinger srv1079750.hstgr.cloud)
diff --git a/litellm-health.prose.md b/litellm-health.prose.md
index 2061843..5e47053 100644
--- a/litellm-health.prose.md
+++ b/litellm-health.prose.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Request → nginx:80 → LiteLLM:4000 → GPU(llama-server, parallel 2)
 **What changed (v3.2.0 → v4.0.0 — 2026-07-08)**:
 - Router REMOVED from request path — LiteLLM proxies directly to GPU
 - All GPUs at parallel 2 (was parallel 1)
-- NVIDIA context reduced 256K→128K to free VRAM — now the stable ceiling across all GPUs (2026-07-17)
+- NVIDIA context reduced 256K→128K to free VRAM — the stable NVIDIA ceiling (2026-07-17); Strix Halo runs 256K (2026-09-12)
 - Timeouts and fallback chains are config state — read them from CT 116 `/opt/inference-harness/litellm_config.yaml`; they are not duplicated here.
 
 ## Parameters
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ Request → nginx:80 → LiteLLM:4000 → GPU(llama-server, parallel 2)
 - Network access to public_url, auth_host, and gpu_dashboard_url
 - LiteLLM master key for admin endpoints only (`/key/list`, `/key/generate`, `/key/info`)
 - The dedicated `monitor` agent key on CT 116 at `/etc/litellm-monitor.env` (root-only 0600) for
-  model inference checks — the master key must never be used for inference
+  model inference checks, scoped for every alias step 7 probes (`gpu-dense`, `gpu-vision`,
+  `strix-moe`) — the master key must never be used for inference
 
 ## GPU Fleet Topology
 
@@ -144,12 +145,16 @@ contracts — read them there. Do not re-add retired names (`gemma-4-12b`, `gpu-
 7. **Check model inference via LiteLLM** — Test one model on each GPU host. The health
    check runs on the **backend edge**, not the public edge, so these paths carry the
    `/litellm/` prefix:
-   - POST http://{{backend_host}}/litellm/v1/chat/completions model=gpu-vision → expect 200 (RTX 5070, .110)
+   - POST http://{{backend_host}}/litellm/v1/chat/completions model=gpu-dense → expect 200 (RTX 3090, .8)
    - POST http://{{backend_host}}/litellm/v1/chat/completions model=gpu-vision → expect 200 (RTX 5070, .110)
    - POST http://{{backend_host}}/litellm/v1/chat/completions model=strix-moe → expect 200 (Strix Halo, .15)
    - Auth uses the dedicated `monitor` agent key, read on CT 116 from
      `/etc/litellm-monitor.env` (root-only 0600). Do NOT use the master key for inference —
      the master key is for admin endpoints only (`/key/list`, `/key/generate`, `/key/info`).
+   - KEY SCOPE: the `monitor` key MUST be scoped for all three probed aliases (`gpu-dense`,
+     `gpu-vision`, `strix-moe`), otherwise the probe returns 403 and the host is not covered.
+     If a probe returns 403, widen the monitor key's model list on CT 116 (add the missing
+     alias) and re-run — never drop the host from the probe to make the check pass.
    - `gemma-4-12b` was retired and returns 400 `Invalid model name` — do not re-add it to
      this list. The RTX 5070 host now serves `gpu-vision`.
    - `/v1/models` is **key-scoped**: a model is only visible to keys allowed to use it, so
diff --git a/mumuni-delegation-prose-contract.prose.md b/mumuni-delegation-prose-contract.prose.md
index 38e15cb..48c425a 100644
--- a/mumuni-delegation-prose-contract.prose.md
+++ b/mumuni-delegation-prose-contract.prose.md
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ raw data never provided.
 
 | 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-code` | gpu-dense | terminal, file, web, memory, skills | Code patches, automation, scripts | Writing/modifying code, creating scripts, debugging, reading/writing files |
+| `syslog-devops` | gpu-dense | 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 |
diff --git a/proxmox-monitor.prose.md b/proxmox-monitor.prose.md
index 39e81d6..a7904e1 100644
--- a/proxmox-monitor.prose.md
+++ b/proxmox-monitor.prose.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ agent: abiba
 | storepve | 192.168.68.6 | PVE |
 | acerpve | 192.168.68.9 | PVE (hosts llm-gpu qemu/101) |
 | minipve | 192.168.68.12 | PVE |
-| amdpve | 192.168.68.15 | PVE + Strix Halo LLM (qwen3.6-35B-udq4, strix-moe) |
+| amdpve | 192.168.68.15 | PVE + Strix Halo LLM (strix-moe) |
 
 ## Operations