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+# Agent OS — Status Dashboard
+
+> Snapshot: **2026-07-09**  
+> Vault root: `/home/vpsadmin/AgentOS` · Start: [[HOME]]
+
+## Health
+
+| Check | Status |
+|-------|--------|
+| Vault constitution (`HOME.md`) | ✅ |
+| Desktop sync doc | ✅ `DESKTOP_SYNC.md` |
+| Active project status files | ✅ athena, ai-talk-show, phoenix, local-velocity |
+| Memory policy | ✅ `00_system/memory_policy.md` |
+| Vector queue | ⏳ optional — markdown is source of truth |
+| Root access | Not required for vault |
+| VPS Chatterbox | ❌ off agenda (laptop optional) |
+
+## Active projects
+
+| Project | Status | Notes |
+|---------|--------|-------|
+| `athena-oracle` | Active | Pipeline live; depth > sources |
+| `ai-talk-show` | Active | edge-tts; prompt evolution next |
+| `phoenix-salon` / `local-velocity` | Active / quiet | Business lane |
+| memory-system-test / tier2 | Complete | Keep as reference |
+
+## Cron (known)
+
+| Job | Notes |
+|-----|--------|
+| Athena ~13:00 UTC | Research pipeline |
+| agentos-weekly-curator | Verify still healthy when convenient |
+| Talk-show | Manual / on demand |
+
+## Open actions
+
+- [ ] Tony: open this folder (or a sync copy) in **desktop Obsidian**
+- [ ] Tony: set laptop workflow to Git or Syncthing (`DESKTOP_SYNC.md`)
+- [x] Leonard: `OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH=/home/vpsadmin/AgentOS`
+- [x] Push AgentOS skeleton to Gitea `personal-agent-os` mirror
+- [ ] Migrate useful notes out of legacy `Obsidian-Vault` / `obsidian-vault` if any
+
+## Quick commands
+
+```bash
+cd /home/vpsadmin/AgentOS
+python3 scripts/curator.py
+python3 scripts/sync_markdown_to_sqlite.py --vault . --db 06_database/memory.sqlite
+```