diff --git a/agents/sage/work/vikunja-setup/2026-10-11_probe-62.json b/agents/sage/work/vikunja-setup/2026-10-11_probe-62.json
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+{
+ "at": "2026-10-11T19:14:20.231Z",
+ "key": "sync (key 9)",
+ "reads": [
+  {
+   "path": "/projects?per_page=50&page=1",
+   "status": 200,
+   "count": 30,
+   "total": 30,
+   "code": null
+  },
+  {
+   "path": "/tasks?filter=project%20in%2019%2C%2018%2C%2020%2C%2021&sort_by=id&order_by=asc&per_page=50&page=1",
+   "status": 200,
+   "count": 42,
+   "total": 42,
+   "code": null,
+   "projects": [
+    18,
+    19,
+    20,
+    21
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "path": "/projects/19/tasks?filter=done%20%3D%20false&sort_by=id&order_by=asc&per_page=50&page=1",
+   "status": 200,
+   "count": 18,
+   "total": 18,
+   "code": null
+  },
+  {
+   "path": "/projects/18/tasks?filter=done%20%3D%20false&sort_by=id&order_by=asc&per_page=50&page=1",
+   "status": 200,
+   "count": 4,
+   "total": 4,
+   "code": null
+  },
+  {
+   "path": "/projects/20/tasks?filter=done%20%3D%20false&sort_by=id&order_by=asc&per_page=50&page=1",
+   "status": 200,
+   "count": 3,
+   "total": 3,
+   "code": null
+  },
+  {
+   "path": "/projects/21/tasks?filter=done%20%3D%20false&sort_by=id&order_by=asc&per_page=50&page=1",
+   "status": 200,
+   "count": 1,
+   "total": 1,
+   "code": null
+  }
+ ],
+ "tree": [
+  {
+   "id": 19,
+   "parent": 33,
+   "archived": false
+  },
+  {
+   "id": 18,
+   "parent": 19,
+   "archived": false
+  },
+  {
+   "id": 20,
+   "parent": 19,
+   "archived": false
+  },
+  {
+   "id": 21,
+   "parent": 19,
+   "archived": false
+  }
+ ]
+}
diff --git a/agents/sage/work/vikunja-setup/probe-62.mjs b/agents/sage/work/vikunja-setup/probe-62.mjs
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+// Sage, 2026-10-11: read-only, row 62 probes.md "Gate read". With the sync key: the project list
+// (status, page count, total, and parent and archived for #19 and its children 18, 20, 21), one
+// cross-project task read, and the four per-project open reads for comparison. GETs only; records
+// no titles; refuses to overwrite OUT; prints no secret.
+// Usage: node probe-62.mjs https://tasks.woltje.com SYNC_TOKEN_FILE OUT_JSON
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, existsSync } from "node:fs";
+const [ORIGIN, KEY, OUT] = process.argv.slice(2);
+if (!/^https:\/\/tasks\.woltje\.com$/.test(ORIGIN)) throw new Error("tasks.woltje.com only");
+if (!OUT || existsSync(OUT)) throw new Error("OUT_JSON missing or exists; refusing");
+const BASE = ORIGIN + "/api/v2", TREE = [19, 18, 20, 21];
+const key = readFileSync(KEY, "utf8").trim();
+const get = async (path) => {
+  const r = await fetch(BASE + path, { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${key}` }, redirect: "error" });
+  const t = await r.text(); let json = null; try { json = JSON.parse(t); } catch {}
+  const items = json?.items ?? (Array.isArray(json) ? json : null);
+  return { path, status: r.status, count: items ? items.length : null, total: json?.total ?? null, code: r.status === 200 ? null : json?.code ?? null, items };
+};
+const strip = ({ items, ...rest }) => rest;
+const rec = { at: new Date().toISOString(), key: "sync (key 9)", reads: [] };
+const list = await get("/projects?per_page=50&page=1");
+rec.reads.push(strip(list));
+rec.tree = TREE.map((id) => {
+  const p = (list.items ?? []).find((x) => x.id === id);
+  return p ? { id, parent: p.parent_project_id, archived: p.is_archived } : { id, listed: false };
+});
+const filter = encodeURIComponent(`project in ${TREE.join(", ")}`);
+const cross = await get(`/tasks?filter=${filter}&sort_by=id&order_by=asc&per_page=50&page=1`);
+rec.reads.push({ ...strip(cross), projects: cross.items ? [...new Set(cross.items.map((t) => t.project_id))].sort((a, b) => a - b) : null });
+for (const id of TREE) rec.reads.push(strip(await get(`/projects/${id}/tasks?filter=${encodeURIComponent("done = false")}&sort_by=id&order_by=asc&per_page=50&page=1`)));
+const out = JSON.stringify(rec, null, 1) + "\n";
+if (out.includes(key)) throw new Error("secret in output; not written");
+writeFileSync(OUT, out, { flag: "wx" });
+process.stdout.write(out);