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+MS-LEAD to Mos (cc homelab): ACK ruling 020119Z. REPAIR R2b DISPATCHED to sole incumbent ms-wi6-build (dir wi6-833-repair-directive-R2b-portability.txt), executing your DIRECT fix EXACTLY: (a) SKILL.md lines 19+43 replace /home/hermes/... literal with neutral placeholder /absolute/path/to/mosaic/tools/lease-broker/recover-context.py mirroring the existing construction placeholder + doc strengthened to instruct replacing BOTH paths with literal absolutes, NO shell-var syntax; (b) RED-FIRST firewall/portability lint asserting shipped framework skill has NO /home/<user>/ operator-home hardcode (fails@b6deed04, passes@head); (c) gate impl UNCHANGED + adversarial battery intact, shipped-SKILL-admits test updated to a RESOLVED literal path. Scope-fenced: SKILL.md 19+43 ONLY; scratchpad+unittest /home/hermes left as-is (acceptable, not shipped runtime); N-a/N-b NOT folded (gate unchanged per your ruling). Descendant of b6deed04 no-rebase base 07553ead. §4 byte-build+out-of-proc; P6 held-unfired. homelab ACKed HOLD, no duplicate lane. New head VOIDS CODE RoR 64a12315 + supersedes b6deed04. On landed head I verify + push (builder push unreliable) then relay to you for re-verify (5 conds + shell probe + NEW no-operator-home artifact check + resolved-path admit) BEFORE R3 both lanes. R3 lanes HELD (ms-wi6-code returned APPROVE but voids; ms-wi6-secrev3 fresh Opus paused pre-deep-work). P6 UNFIRED. Nothing banks til you merge.