chalupa credibility pass: fix non-runnable DIY (commit after files, not empty dirs); global ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md front door (repo-root wouldn't load in other projects); agent CREATES the home (not confirm-or-stop); dedicated SSH key (no clobber) + ssh -T exit-code note + token cleartext caveat; soften 'not optional' + gate-first overstatements; disclose agent auto-push; verify from a different dir [silas]

human/3-live-with-it.md

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 # 3 · Live with it (for the human)
 
-Setup is an hour. Living with it well is the whole game. This is the daily rhythm, then the hard-won part:
+Setup is an hour or two. Living with it well is the whole game. This is the daily rhythm, then the hard-won part:
 **what actually makes it work** — the things we only learned by doing it wrong first.
 
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@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ back is the wake.
 you're doing.
 
 **Checkpoint:** when you've done something worth keeping, say **"save and push."** The agent runs the full
-pass (thread → ledger both halves → notes → push). Do this at natural stopping points, not constantly.
+pass (thread → ledger both halves → notes → push). Do this at natural stopping points, not constantly. *(Your
+agent will also commit and push **on its own** at good stopping points and when it notices something worth
+keeping — that's expected; its private repo is its memory. Tell it to hold pushes for your review if you'd
+rather.)*
 
 **Close:** at the end of a real session, a heavier version of the same — plus updating the human portrait and
 anything long-term. Then it locks up.