diff --git a/persistent-memory.md b/persistent-memory.md
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Persistent memory — eshpfi-management
 
-_Last updated: 2026-09-28 ~0850 PT (Zigbee2MQTT live on esh-docker-vm + HA-MQTT macvlan route fixed; Blender on fv-ml1 GPU 3 (MCP per task, blender-run batch for draupnir); semif-serve 0.1.4; Worldtree reward config on demo+personal and instance-configs pushed; NEXT: the 2026-09-28 restic freshness check.)_
+_Last updated: 2026-09-28 ~0850 PT (Zigbee2MQTT live on esh-docker-vm + HA-MQTT macvlan route fixed; Blender on fv-ml1 GPU 3 (MCP per task, blender-run batch for draupnir); semif-serve 0.1.4; Worldtree reward config on demo+personal and instance-configs pushed; restic repository-file move verified all-green 2026-09-28.)_
 
 > **Always check for `/tmp/infra-ops-handoff.md`** — if it exists and its
 > `Written:` stamp is under **8 hours** old, read it (it carries the in-flight
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ _As of 2026-09-27 ~0900 PT._
 - The passwords were readable until today, so the rotation (Prime's) remains the real fix.
 - 2026-09-27 0859 freshness check: all restic and PBS repos ✅. Those 0100 runs PRE-date the move
   (done ~0140–0200).
-- **Check:** 2026-09-28 0100 PT is the first nightly run on `repository-file` for seven of the hosts
-  (nh3-docker was proven end to end by a manual run, snapshot `a29b889d`). The 0800 freshness check
-  should be all-green.
+- **VERIFIED 2026-09-28 (infra-hermes, read-only):** the first nightly on `repository-file` (0100 PT)
+  succeeded on all 8 hosts (unit Result=success AND a today-dated snapshot in each repo), and the
+  0800 freshness check was all-green, PBS included. nh3-dev also passed a content restore (`af5580c3`).
 
 ### augaman: face recognition for Cicada