Simplify Athena stack and recovery

platform/hermes/config.yaml

@@ -77,20 +77,16 @@ agent:
       max_web_searches: 8
       max_subagents: 8
 
-# Compact before a tool-heavy session can grow beyond the selected model's
-# usable window. Large old tool results are pruned without an LLM call first;
-# lean tail retention avoids several expensive back-to-back summary passes.
+# Keep ample room for long agent work. Compression starts at 82% of whichever
+# router profile is selected and retains a useful 35% instead of collapsing a
+# large conversation to a tiny summary.
 compression:
   enabled: true
   progress_notices: true
-  threshold: 0.65
-  # A common absolute ceiling keeps all router profiles responsive. It also
-  # prevents a long Medium/Large/Ultra chat from becoming impossible to move
-  # back to Fast later.
-  threshold_tokens: 60000
-  target_ratio: 0.15
+  threshold: 0.82
+  target_ratio: 0.35
   tail_mode: "lean"
-  protect_last_n: 8
+  protect_last_n: 12
   protect_first_n: 0
   proactive_prune_tokens: 50000
   proactive_prune_min_result_chars: 4000
@@ -158,51 +154,6 @@ timeouts:
     concurrent_batch: 900
     sequential_call: 900
 
-mcp_servers:
-  athena-platform:
-    url: "http://mcp-platform-context:8000/mcp"
-    timeout: 180
-    connect_timeout: 30
-    supports_parallel_tool_calls: false
-  athena-operator:
-    url: "http://mcp-athena-operator:8000/mcp"
-    timeout: 900
-    connect_timeout: 30
-    supports_parallel_tool_calls: false
-  web-general:
-    url: "http://tinysearch:8000/mcp"
-    timeout: 180
-    connect_timeout: 30
-    supports_parallel_tool_calls: false
-  github:
-    url: "http://mcp-github:8000/mcp"
-    timeout: 300
-    connect_timeout: 30
-    supports_parallel_tool_calls: false
-  homeassistant-admin:
-    url: "http://mcp-homeassistant:8000/mcp"
-    timeout: 300
-    connect_timeout: 30
-    supports_parallel_tool_calls: false
-  arr:
-    url: "http://mcp-arr:8000/mcp"
-    timeout: 600
-    connect_timeout: 30
-    supports_parallel_tool_calls: false
-  navidrome:
-    url: "http://mike-ai-mcp-navidrome:3000/mcp"
-    timeout: 300
-    connect_timeout: 30
-    supports_parallel_tool_calls: false
-  deemix:
-    url: "http://mcp-deemix:8000/mcp"
-    timeout: 300
-    connect_timeout: 30
-    supports_parallel_tool_calls: false
-  unraid:
-    url: "${MUA_MCP_URL}"
-    headers:
-      Authorization: "Bearer ${MUA_MCP_BEARER_TOKEN}"
-    timeout: 900
-    connect_timeout: 30
-    supports_parallel_tool_calls: false
+# BEGIN MANAGED MCP SERVERS
+mcp_servers: {}
+# END MANAGED MCP SERVERS

platform/hermes/install-hermes.sh

@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ if placeholder not in text:
     raise SystemExit("ROUTER_API_KEY placeholder missing from managed Hermes config")
 path.write_text(text.replace(placeholder, os.environ["ROUTER_API_KEY"], 1))
 PY
+python3 "$STACK_DIR/platform/mcp/sync-clients.py" \
+  --registry "$STACK_DIR/config/mcp-registry.json" \
+  --hermes "$HERMES_DATA_DIR/config.yaml"
 install -m 0600 "$STACK_DIR/platform/hermes/SOUL.md" "$HERMES_DATA_DIR/SOUL.md"
 chown -R 10000:10000 "$HERMES_DATA_DIR"
 "$STACK_DIR/platform/hermes/install-skills.sh"

platform/hermes/install-profiles.sh

@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ create_profile() {
   docker exec "$HERMES_CONTAINER" hermes -p "$name" config set agent.max_turns 64
   docker exec "$HERMES_CONTAINER" hermes -p "$name" config set agent.reasoning_effort minimal
   docker exec "$HERMES_CONTAINER" hermes -p "$name" config set auxiliary.title_generation.enabled false
-  docker exec "$HERMES_CONTAINER" hermes -p "$name" config set compression.threshold_tokens 60000
-  docker exec "$HERMES_CONTAINER" hermes -p "$name" config set compression.protect_last_n 8
+  docker exec "$HERMES_CONTAINER" hermes -p "$name" config unset compression.threshold_tokens || true
+  docker exec "$HERMES_CONTAINER" hermes -p "$name" config set compression.threshold 0.82
+  docker exec "$HERMES_CONTAINER" hermes -p "$name" config set compression.target_ratio 0.35
+  docker exec "$HERMES_CONTAINER" hermes -p "$name" config set compression.protect_last_n 12
   docker exec "$HERMES_CONTAINER" hermes -p "$name" config set compression.protect_first_n 0
   docker exec "$HERMES_CONTAINER" hermes -p "$name" config set platform_toolsets.cli \
     '["web","terminal","file","skills","todo","memory","vision","tts"]'
@@ -80,6 +82,12 @@ for path in paths:
     path.write_text(text)
 PY
 
+sync_args=(--registry "${STACK_DIR:-/opt/mike-ai/stack}/config/mcp-registry.json")
+while IFS= read -r config; do
+  sync_args+=(--hermes "$config")
+done < <(find "$HERMES_DATA_DIR" -name config.yaml -type f -print)
+python3 "${STACK_DIR:-/opt/mike-ai/stack}/platform/mcp/sync-clients.py" "${sync_args[@]}"
+
 "${STACK_DIR:-/opt/mike-ai/stack}/platform/hermes/install-skills.sh"
 docker exec "$HERMES_CONTAINER" hermes profile list
 printf 'HERMES_PROFILES_OK\n'

platform/hermes/skills/athena-operator/SKILL.md

@@ -4,22 +4,22 @@ description: Understand, operate and extend the Athena AI host.
 license: MIT
 metadata:
   hermes:
-    version: 1.0.0
+    version: 2.0.0
     author: Michael Roll
     platforms: [linux]
-    tags: [athena, docker, mcp, models, recovery]
+    tags: [athena, docker, mcp, models, backup]
 ---
 
 # Athena Operator
 
 Use this skill for work on Athena itself: Docker, MCPs, models, profiles,
-Hermes, OpenWebUI, TTS, STT, image generation, Git and recovery.
+Hermes, OpenWebUI, TTS, STT, image generation, Git and backups.
 
 ## Start
 
-1. Read `ATHENA.md` through Athena Platform Context. It is the normal source
-   of architectural truth.
-2. Call `athena_operator_inspect` once for the affected area.
+1. Call `athena_operator_inspect` with `subject=guide`; it returns the current
+   `ATHENA.md` as the architectural truth.
+2. Inspect the affected live area only if needed.
 3. Search for the concrete source file, then read only the required lines.
 
 Do not rediscover the complete platform for every task. Do not read entire
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ apply the smallest durable change. The operator owns the Git worktree and
 deployment access; do not clone another repository or request another SSH key.
 
 Afterwards run focused checks, verify the affected service, commit and push.
-Create a recovery kit after the complete change works, not after every
-intermediate edit.
+The scheduled Docker-data backup is automatic. After storage-affecting work,
+run one manual backup and verify its archive instead of building a special
+recovery kit.
 
 For a new MCP, normally change only its server code, Dockerfile, MCP Compose
 service, env example, client registration and a focused test. Reuse an existing
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ backend instead of installing a duplicate service.
 - Prefer specialist MCPs for Home Assistant, Unraid, ARR, Navidrome and other
   external systems.
 - A healthy container is not proof; perform one bounded functional check.
-- Never claim a write, deploy, commit, push or recovery succeeded without its
+- Never claim a write, deploy, commit, push or backup succeeded without its
   actual result.
 
 ## Remote-host boundary