diff --git a/scripts/start_live.sh b/scripts/start_live.sh
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+++ b/scripts/start_live.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+ROOT="/home/drjones/.openclaw/workspace/alpaca-llm-bot-v1"
+LOGDIR="/home/drjones/.openclaw/workspace/logs"
+mkdir -p "$LOGDIR"
+cd "$ROOT"
+if [[ -f "$LOGDIR/alpaca-bot.pid" ]] && kill -0 "$(cat $LOGDIR/alpaca-bot.pid)" 2>/dev/null; then
+  echo "already_running"
+  exit 0
+fi
+nohup python3 -m uvicorn app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8089 > "$LOGDIR/alpaca-bot.log" 2>&1 &
+echo $! > "$LOGDIR/alpaca-bot.pid"
+echo "started $(cat $LOGDIR/alpaca-bot.pid)"
diff --git a/scripts/watchdog.sh b/scripts/watchdog.sh
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+++ b/scripts/watchdog.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+ROOT="/home/drjones/.openclaw/workspace/alpaca-llm-bot-v1"
+LOGDIR="/home/drjones/.openclaw/workspace/logs"
+mkdir -p "$LOGDIR"
+PIDFILE="$LOGDIR/alpaca-bot.pid"
+HEALTH_URL="http://127.0.0.1:8089/health"
+
+need_start=0
+if [[ ! -f "$PIDFILE" ]]; then
+  need_start=1
+else
+  pid=$(cat "$PIDFILE" || true)
+  if [[ -z "$pid" ]] || ! kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null; then
+    need_start=1
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [[ $need_start -eq 0 ]]; then
+  if ! curl -fsS -m 3 "$HEALTH_URL" >/dev/null; then
+    pid=$(cat "$PIDFILE" || true)
+    [[ -n "$pid" ]] && kill "$pid" 2>/dev/null || true
+    need_start=1
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [[ $need_start -eq 1 ]]; then
+  "$ROOT/scripts/start_live.sh" >> "$LOGDIR/alpaca-watchdog.log" 2>&1
+fi