diff --git a/.beads/issues.jsonl b/.beads/issues.jsonl
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@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@
 {"id":"gt-0ua3f","title":"Merge: capable-1767079826600","description":"branch: polecat/capable-1767079826600\ntarget: main\nsource_issue: capable-1767079826600\nrig: gastown","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"merge-request","created_at":"2025-12-29T23:37:39.344583-08:00","created_by":"gastown/polecats/capable","updated_at":"2025-12-29T23:43:15.624256-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-29T23:43:15.624256-08:00","close_reason":"Merged to main (f9e82098)"}
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@@ -943,6 +943,7 @@
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@@ -1141,9 +1142,9 @@
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@@ -1465,6 +1466,7 @@
 {"id":"gt-kgk5.1","title":"Polecat Arm (arm-toast)","description":"Single polecat inspection and action cycle.\n\nThis molecule is bonded dynamically by mol-witness-patrol's survey-workers step.\nEach polecat being monitored gets one arm that runs in parallel with other arms.\n\n## Variables\n\n| Variable | Required | Description |\n|----------|----------|-------------|\n| polecat_name | Yes | Name of the polecat to inspect |\n| rig | Yes | Rig containing the polecat |\n\n## Step: capture\nCapture recent tmux output for toast.\n\n```bash\ntmux capture-pane -t gt-gastown-toast -p | tail -50\n```\n\nRecord:\n- Last activity timestamp (when was last tool call?)\n- Visible errors or stack traces\n- Completion indicators (\"Done\", \"Finished\", etc.)\n\n## Step: assess\nCategorize polecat state based on captured output.\n\nStates:\n- **working**: Recent tool calls, active processing\n- **idle**: At prompt, no recent activity\n- **error**: Showing errors or stack traces\n- **requesting_shutdown**: Sent LIFECYCLE/Shutdown mail\n- **done**: Showing completion indicators\n\nCalculate: minutes since last activity.\nNeeds: capture\n\n## Step: load-history\nRead nudge history for toast from patrol state.\n\n```\nnudge_count = state.nudges[toast].count\nlast_nudge_time = state.nudges[toast].timestamp\n```\n\nThis data was loaded by the parent patrol's load-state step and passed\nto the arm via the bonding context.\nNeeds: assess\n\n## Step: decide\nApply the nudge matrix to determine action for toast.\n\n| State | Idle Time | Nudge Count | Action |\n|-------|-----------|-------------|--------|\n| working | any | any | none |\n| idle | \u003c10min | any | none |\n| idle | 10-15min | 0 | nudge-1 (gentle) |\n| idle | 15-20min | 1 | nudge-2 (direct) |\n| idle | 20+min | 2 | nudge-3 (final) |\n| idle | any | 3 | escalate |\n| error | any | any | assess-severity |\n| requesting_shutdown | any | any | pre-kill-verify |\n| done | any | any | pre-kill-verify |\n\nNudge text:\n1. \"How's progress? Need any help?\"\n2. \"Please wrap up soon. What's blocking you?\"\n3. \"Final check. Will escalate in 5 min if no response.\"\n\nRecord decision and rationale.\nNeeds: load-history\n\n## Step: execute\nTake the decided action for toast.\n\n**nudge-N**:\n```bash\ntmux send-keys -t gt-gastown-toast \"{{nudge_text}}\" Enter\n```\n\n**pre-kill-verify**:\n```bash\ncd polecats/toast\ngit status                    # Must be clean\ngit log origin/main..HEAD     # Check for unpushed\nbd show \u003cassigned-issue\u003e      # Verify closed/deferred\n```\nIf clean: kill session, remove worktree, delete branch\nIf dirty: record failure, retry next cycle\n\n**escalate**:\n```bash\ngt mail send mayor/ -s \"Escalation: toast stuck\" -m \"...\"\n```\n\n**none**: No action needed.\n\nRecord: action taken, result, updated nudge count.\nNeeds: decide\n\n## Output\n\nThe arm completes with:\n- action_taken: none | nudge-1 | nudge-2 | nudge-3 | killed | escalated\n- result: success | failed | pending\n- updated_state: New nudge count and timestamp for toast\n\nThis data feeds back to the parent patrol's aggregate step.\n---\nbonded_from: mol-polecat-arm\nbonded_to: gt-kgk5\nbonded_ref: arm-toast\nbonded_at: 2025-12-23T10:00:00Z\n","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-24T12:46:15.807528-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-27T21:29:55.570225-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-27T21:29:55.570225-08:00","deleted_by":"daemon","delete_reason":"delete","original_type":"task"}
 {"id":"gt-kh6q","title":"Remove Go-based witness patrol - Claude session is the executor","description":"## Problem\n\nThe witness has 1370 lines of Go code in internal/witness/manager.go that reimplements what mol-witness-patrol does:\n- healthCheck() - polls polecats\n- autoSpawnForReadyWork() - spawns polecats for ready issues  \n- handleStuckPolecat() - nudge logic\n- processShutdownRequests() - cleanup logic\n- verifyPolecatState() - git state checks\n\nThis is backwards. The molecule should drive the work, Claude should execute it.\n\n## The Wrong Architecture (gt-59zd, now cancelled)\n\nThe cancelled gt-59zd tried to use molecules as 'tracking ledgers' for Go code:\n- Go code runs patrol logic\n- Molecule just records what Go did\n- Duplicates work, adds complexity\n\n## The Right Architecture\n\n1. Witness runs as Claude session (via gt sling witness or tmux)\n2. Claude executes mol-witness-patrol steps directly\n3. No Go patrol loop needed\n4. Molecule IS the executor, not bookkeeping\n\n## Scope\n\n1. Remove patrol-related functions from manager.go:\n   - run(), checkAndProcess(), healthCheck()\n   - handleStuckPolecat(), getNudgeCount(), recordNudge()\n   - processShutdownRequests(), verifyPolecatState()\n   - autoSpawnForReadyWork(), etc.\n\n2. Keep session management functions:\n   - Start(), Stop(), Status() - for starting/stopping Claude session\n   - State persistence for session identity\n\n3. Update gt witness commands to use Claude session model\n\n4. Test that mol-witness-patrol executes correctly in Claude session\n\n## Related\n\n- gt-zde4: Fixed Witness CLAUDE.md to emphasize mol-following\n- gt-59zd: Cancelled - wrong architecture\n- witness.md.tmpl: Already rewritten with ZFC principle","status":"tombstone","priority":1,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-12-23T22:42:13.02343-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-27T21:29:52.763067-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-27T21:29:52.763067-08:00","deleted_by":"daemon","delete_reason":"delete","original_type":"epic"}
 {"id":"gt-ki3qa","title":"Digest: mol-deacon-patrol","description":"Patrol 1: All healthy, no mail, no action needed","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-25T10:43:42.061004-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-27T21:26:03.495134-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-27T21:26:03.495134-08:00","deleted_by":"daemon","delete_reason":"delete","original_type":"task"}
+{"id":"gt-kjlli","title":"Merge: imperator-1767106079026","description":"branch: polecat/imperator-1767106079026\ntarget: main\nsource_issue: imperator-1767106079026\nrig: gastown","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"merge-request","created_at":"2025-12-30T09:56:56.917273-08:00","created_by":"gastown/polecats/imperator","updated_at":"2025-12-30T10:06:56.532213-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-30T10:06:56.532213-08:00"}
 {"id":"gt-kjnt","title":"Polecat Mood Plugin (standard)","description":"Standard witness plugin molecule that assesses polecat emotional state.\n\n## Molecule Definition\n\n```json\n{\n  \"id\": \"mol-polecat-mood\",\n  \"title\": \"Assess mood for {{polecat_name}}\",\n  \"description\": \"Analyze captured output and determine emotional state.\\n\\nVars:\\n- {{polecat_name}} - The polecat to assess\\n- {{captured_output}} - Recent tmux capture\\n\\nOutput: gt polecat mood {{polecat_name}} \u003cemoji\u003e\",\n  \"labels\": [\"template\", \"plugin\", \"witness\", \"tier:haiku\"],\n  \"issue_type\": \"task\"\n}\n```\n\n## Mood Emojis\n\n```\n😺 working     Active tool calls, making progress\n😸 productive  Completing tasks, tests passing\n🐱 idle        Waiting at prompt, no recent activity\n😼 confident   Self-reviewing, about to submit\n😿 struggling  Repeated errors, test failures\n🙀 stuck       No progress for 10+ min\n😽 done        Work complete, requesting shutdown\n😾 blocked     Explicitly waiting on dependency\n```\n\n## Bonding\n\nDuring witness patrol plugin-run step:\n\n```bash\nbd mol bond mol-polecat-mood $PATROL_WISP \\\n  --ref mood-{{polecat_name}} \\\n  --var polecat_name=ace \\\n  --var captured_output=\"$TMUX_CAPTURE\"\n```\n\n## Installation\n\n```bash\nbd mol install mol-polecat-mood  # From Mol Mall\n```\n\n## Customization\n\nFork the molecule and modify description to change assessment criteria or add custom moods. Install your fork to override.","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"feature","created_at":"2025-12-21T16:17:12.841134-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-27T21:29:56.562233-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-kjnt","depends_on_id":"gt-u818","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-21T16:17:20.444775-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}],"deleted_at":"2025-12-27T21:29:56.562233-08:00","deleted_by":"daemon","delete_reason":"delete","original_type":"feature"}
 {"id":"gt-kkcql","title":"Digest: mol-deacon-patrol","description":"Patrol 8: All healthy, no messages","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-25T17:53:55.840419-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-27T21:26:02.879581-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-27T21:26:02.879581-08:00","deleted_by":"daemon","delete_reason":"delete","original_type":"task"}
 {"id":"gt-kktj","title":"Patrol agent state.json not updated on activity","description":"Witness and Refinery state.json files show last_active from Dec 19 even though sessions have been running. The state should update each patrol cycle.\n\nEvidence:\n```\n$ cat beads/witness/state.json\n{\"role\": \"witness\", \"last_active\": \"2025-12-19T17:50:00Z\"}\n\n$ cat beads/refinery/state.json  \n{\"role\": \"refinery\", \"last_active\": \"2025-12-19T17:50:00Z\"}\n```\n\nExpected: last_active should update each time the agent runs a patrol cycle.\n\nImpact: Can't tell if patrol agents are actually active vs just having an open tmux session.","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-12-23T20:29:58.515591-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-28T22:37:43.91459-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-28T22:37:43.91459-08:00"}
@@ -1917,7 +1919,6 @@
 {"id":"gt-qy6u","title":"Test Patrol Parent","description":"[RESURRECTED] This issue was deleted but recreated as a tombstone to preserve hierarchical structure.\n\nOriginal description:\nTest parent for Christmas Ornament pattern","status":"tombstone","priority":4,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-24T20:40:58.593162-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-27T21:29:57.825182-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-27T21:29:57.825182-08:00","deleted_by":"daemon","delete_reason":"delete","original_type":"task"}
 {"id":"gt-qz2l","title":"Refinery patrol: Add banners and wisp-based execution","description":"Bring Refinery patrol up to Deacon's level of sophistication:\n\n## Current state\n- mol-refinery-patrol exists (needs verification)\n- Basic merge queue processing\n\n## Needed\n1. **Banners** - Print step banners like Deacon does:\n   ```\n   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n     ⚗️ QUEUE-CHECK\n     Processing merge queue entries\n   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n   ```\n\n2. **Wisp-based execution** - Spawn patrol as wisp, squash when complete\n3. **Handoff bead attachment** - Refinery needs its own handoff bead with attached_molecule\n4. **Loop-or-exit step** - Context-aware cycling like Deacon\n5. **Patrol summary banner** at end of each cycle\n\n## Reference\nSee Deacon patrol implementation in ~/gt/deacon/CLAUDE.md","status":"tombstone","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-23T13:19:40.777589-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-27T21:29:53.015552-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-qz2l","depends_on_id":"gt-y481","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-23T13:20:15.787696-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}],"deleted_at":"2025-12-27T21:29:53.015552-08:00","deleted_by":"daemon","delete_reason":"delete","original_type":"task"}
 {"id":"gt-r01","title":"EXTERNAL: Beads Messaging \u0026 Knowledge Graph (bd-kwro)","description":"Tracking issue for external dependency on Beads v0.30.2 messaging features.\n\nBeads epic: bd-kwro in ~/src/beads (steveyegge/beads repo)\n\nThis blocks GGT work that depends on:\n- bd mail send/inbox/read/ack commands\n- message issue type\n- replies_to threading\n- Hooks system for notifications\n- Identity configuration\n\nGGT mail commands will be thin wrappers around bd mail once available.\n\nWhen bd-kwro ships in Beads v0.30.2, close this and unblock dependent work.","status":"tombstone","priority":0,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-16T13:12:02.676883-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-25T01:30:41.67682-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-25T01:30:41.67682-08:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"task"}
-{"id":"gt-r099o","title":"Merge: imperator-1767106079026","description":"branch: polecat/imperator-1767106079026\ntarget: main\nsource_issue: imperator-1767106079026\nrig: gastown","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"merge-request","created_at":"2025-12-30T10:46:40.45114-08:00","created_by":"gastown/polecats/imperator","updated_at":"2025-12-30T10:46:40.45114-08:00"}
 {"id":"gt-r56e4","title":"Digest: mol-deacon-patrol","description":"Patrol 1: All agents healthy, 1 message processed, no orphans","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-25T17:02:47.692316-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-27T21:26:03.050494-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-27T21:26:03.050494-08:00","deleted_by":"daemon","delete_reason":"delete","original_type":"task"}
 {"id":"gt-r6td","title":"gt spawn: Notify Deacon and Witness on polecat start","description":"When gt spawn creates a polecat, it should mail both Deacon and Witness:\n\n```\ngt mail send \u003crig\u003e/witness -s 'POLECAT_STARTED furiosa' -m 'Issue: gt-xxx'\ngt mail send deacon/ -s 'POLECAT_STARTED gastown/furiosa' -m 'Issue: gt-xxx'\n```\n\nThis enables:\n- Witness to bond a lease to its patrol wisp\n- Deacon to verify worker started (redundancy)\n- Both to nudge if worker is idle at prompt\n\nPart of the village self-monitoring architecture.","status":"tombstone","priority":1,"issue_type":"feature","created_at":"2025-12-22T22:01:11.790203-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-27T21:29:53.108254-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-27T21:29:53.108254-08:00","deleted_by":"daemon","delete_reason":"delete","original_type":"feature"}
 {"id":"gt-r73s","title":"Merge: gt-5wb7","description":"branch: polecat/nux\ntarget: main\nsource_issue: gt-5wb7\nrig: gastown","status":"tombstone","priority":1,"issue_type":"merge-request","created_at":"2025-12-21T16:43:40.018286-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-27T21:27:22.576429-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-27T21:27:22.576429-08:00","deleted_by":"daemon","delete_reason":"delete","original_type":"merge-request"}
@@ -2399,7 +2400,6 @@
 {"id":"gt-yi5nn","title":"Digest: mol-deacon-patrol","description":"Patrol 5: All healthy.","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-28T03:05:03.977673-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-28T03:05:03.977673-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-28T03:05:03.977631-08:00"}
 {"id":"gt-yjg7a","title":"Day 2.5: Test daemon pokes based on agent state","description":"Integration test:\n1. Create agent bead with state=idle\n2. Sling work → hook_bead set\n3. Verify daemon pokes\n4. Update state=running\n5. Verify daemon doesn't double-poke\n6. Update state=stopped\n7. Verify daemon re-pokes on new work\n\nParent: gt-d0jqp","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-27T20:58:17.188749-08:00","created_by":"mayor","updated_at":"2025-12-28T02:05:51.46199-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-28T02:05:51.46199-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-yjg7a","depends_on_id":"gt-psuw7","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-27T20:58:53.582272-08:00","created_by":"daemon"},{"issue_id":"gt-yjg7a","depends_on_id":"gt-5eegv","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-27T20:58:53.639034-08:00","created_by":"daemon"},{"issue_id":"gt-yjg7a","depends_on_id":"gt-2hzl4","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-27T20:58:53.698582-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"gt-yjj9u","title":"Digest: mol-deacon-patrol","description":"P19: stable","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-25T20:15:10.311583-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-27T21:26:02.220358-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-27T21:26:02.220358-08:00","deleted_by":"daemon","delete_reason":"delete","original_type":"task"}
-{"id":"gt-yjrb7","title":"Merge: furiosa-dogs","description":"branch: polecat/furiosa-dogs\ntarget: main\nsource_issue: furiosa-dogs\nrig: gastown","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"merge-request","created_at":"2025-12-30T10:52:57.894485-08:00","created_by":"gastown/polecats/furiosa","updated_at":"2025-12-30T10:52:57.894485-08:00"}
 {"id":"gt-yk4r","title":"Digest: mol-deacon-patrol","description":"Patrol 19: Routine","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-24T22:38:50.175501-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-27T21:26:04.524177-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-27T21:26:04.524177-08:00","deleted_by":"daemon","delete_reason":"delete","original_type":"task"}
 {"id":"gt-yl5sd","title":"Digest: mol-deacon-patrol","description":"Patrol 2 complete: all systems healthy, no incidents","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-27T20:18:42.52511-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-27T21:26:00.246331-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-27T21:26:00.246331-08:00","deleted_by":"daemon","delete_reason":"delete","original_type":"task"}
 {"id":"gt-yls","title":"Document merge queue architecture","description":"Update docs/architecture.md with:\n\n- Merge Queue section explaining Beads-native approach\n- Engineer role (renamed from Refinery)\n- Session restart protocol\n- gt mq command reference\n- Federation considerations for queue\n\nAlso update any references to .gastown/ → config/.","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-16T23:02:41.533065-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-25T01:30:41.67682-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-yls","depends_on_id":"gt-h5n","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-16T23:02:56.043373-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}],"deleted_at":"2025-12-25T01:30:41.67682-08:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"task"}
diff --git a/.beads/mq/gt-bx4ki.json b/.beads/mq/gt-bx4ki.json
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+++ b/.beads/mq/gt-bx4ki.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "id": "gt-bx4ki",
+  "branch": "polecat/keeper-dogs",
+  "target": "main",
+  "source_issue": "keeper-dogs",
+  "worker": "",
+  "rig": "gastown",
+  "title": "Merge: keeper-dogs",
+  "priority": 2,
+  "created_at": "2025-12-30T10:53:39.674941-08:00"
+}
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