diff --git a/docs/SESSIONS.md b/docs/SESSIONS.md
index 99d51741..8f6d497d 100644
--- a/docs/SESSIONS.md
+++ b/docs/SESSIONS.md
@@ -488,3 +488,4 @@ are never rewritten or removed; corrections are new entries.
 2026-10-05T02:58:34Z | Sage (T3 Claude Code, thread 1ef1e4f8) | slice 1 SR runbook, S5 rulings | docs/guides/slice-1-identities.md drafted for Darkwing's review (row 35); lead decision 56 accepts Dewey's Q1-Q5; Rocko started row 37
 2026-10-05T03:03:02Z | Sage (T3 Claude Code, thread 1ef1e4f8) | schema v3a | Darkwing's v3a (29daa482) rerun matched on Node 26; lead decision 57; row 37 note
 2026-10-05T03:10:32Z | Sage (T3 Claude Code, thread 1ef1e4f8) | row 35 SR round 2 | guide revised per Darkwing's round 1 (comment 26709): mint error path, jq strings, read -rs Gitea tokens, business-prefixed bot names; PRD 0.4 REQ-CRED-1 naming; lead decision 58
+2026-10-05T03:14:10Z | Sage (T3 Claude Code, thread 1ef1e4f8) | row 35 SR round 3 | Darkwing's round 2 (comment 26712): revoke before rm in rotation; optional items taken (.new then mv, one-role loop, api silent-failure note, botId placeholder)
diff --git a/docs/guides/slice-1-identities.md b/docs/guides/slice-1-identities.md
index 07e60163..f583d3dd 100644
--- a/docs/guides/slice-1-identities.md
+++ b/docs/guides/slice-1-identities.md
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ password, so this part uses the web UI.
    done
    ```
 
-   `read` and `printf` are shell builtins, so the value never reaches
-   `ps` or the history. Don't use an editor, which can leave a swap or
+   For one role, as in a rotation, name only that role: `for r in coder;
+   do ...`. `read` and `printf` are shell builtins, so the value never
+   reaches `ps` or the history. Don't use an editor, which can leave a swap or
    backup copy behind.
 5. Log out of each bot account. Record today's date as each Gitea
    token's `rotateBy` base. Section 5 has the rotation schedule.
@@ -194,7 +195,9 @@ for r in pm cto coder reviewer sync; do
 done
 ```
 
-Note the five ids. Bot usernames must start with `bot-`, and this guide
+Note the five ids. Each call prints one line. A missing line means the
+call failed, because `api` uses `curl -sf`, which prints nothing on an
+HTTP error. Bot usernames must start with `bot-`, and this guide
 uses `bot-<business>-<role>` so two businesses on one instance don't
 collide.
 
@@ -242,9 +245,10 @@ mint() {  # mint ROLE BOT_ID SCOPES_FILE
     curl -s --fail-with-body -H @"$S/vikunja-owner.hdr" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
       -X POST "$VK/api/v2/tokens" --data-binary @- -o "$resp" ||
     { jq -c '{code, message}' "$resp"; rm -f "$resp"; return 1; }
-  jq -je '.token | strings' "$resp" > "$S/$r-vikunja.token" &&
+  jq -je '.token | strings' "$resp" > "$S/$r-vikunja.token.new" &&
+  mv "$S/$r-vikunja.token.new" "$S/$r-vikunja.token" &&
   jq -c '{id, owner_id, expires_at, starts_tk: (.token | startswith("tk_"))}' "$resp"
-  rm -f "$resp"
+  rm -f "$resp" "$S/$r-vikunja.token.new"
 }
 mint pm       <pm id>       "$S/scopes-pm.json"
 mint cto      <cto id>      "$S/scopes-worker.json"
@@ -257,8 +261,9 @@ Check that each line shows `starts_tk: true` and the `expires_at` you
 set. Vikunja accepts a past expiry without complaint, so read it. On an
 error, `mint` prints the response's `code` and `message`, which carry no
 token. Code 14002 means a scope name is wrong. Fix the scope file and
-mint again. If the response has no `token` field, `mint` writes nothing
-usable and stops; delete the empty file before you retry.
+mint again. If the response has no `token` field, `mint` stops and
+leaves any existing token file as it was, so a bad mint during rotation
+doesn't empty the live file.
 
 ## 4. Check and clean up
 
@@ -276,7 +281,8 @@ passing for all nine, closes row SR's gate.
 The business file (`~/.config/mosaic-dev/businesses/mosaic-stack.json`,
 row S1) references each file by absolute path, and never holds a value.
 One role's entry looks like this. Row S1's validator has the final
-shape.
+shape. `botId` 0 is a placeholder for the id you noted in section 3, and
+S1 refuses 0.
 
 ```json
 "coder": { "definition": "coder",
@@ -294,9 +300,10 @@ role. The stack never writes this file.
 - **Vikunja**, before `expires`: in a new shell, rerun section 0, the
   owner login in section 2, and the `api` and `mint` definitions in
   section 3. Mint a new token for the same bot, update `expires` in the
-  business file, restart the broker, and finish with section 4's
-  `rm -f`. Then revoke the old token:
-  `api -X DELETE "$VK/api/v2/tokens/<old id>"`. The broker refuses to
+  business file, and restart the broker. Revoke the old token while the
+  owner header still exists:
+  `api -X DELETE "$VK/api/v2/tokens/<old id>"`. Then finish with section
+  4's `rm -f`, which deletes the header. The broker refuses to
   start with a token past its `expires`, and it treats any 401 as a
   refusal, never a retry.
 - **Gitea**, every 90 days or at once if a token may have leaked: log in