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 # Persistent memory — eshpfi-management
 
-_Last updated: 2026-09-06 (infra: NASPool rebuild + headscale cutover)_
+_Last updated: 2026-09-06 (infra: NASPool rebuild + headscale cutover incl. irv-ml1)_
 
 > **Always check for `/tmp/infra-ops-handoff.md`** — if it exists and its
 > `Written:` stamp is under an hour old, read it (it carries the in-flight
@@ -108,9 +108,8 @@ no longer deployed sidecars here. See Recent decisions.)
   (no NOPASSWD)** — stage model pulls to `/home`, not root-owned `/worktank`.
 ## Current state / in-flight
 
-_Infra session 2026-09-06 (NASPool + headscale) — open follow-ups from this session,
-none blocking; the ERP / althing / fiber items further down belong to other streams and
-were not touched:_
+_Infra session 2026-09-06 (NASPool rebuild + full headscale cutover incl. irv-ml1) — open
+follow-ups; the ERP / althing / fiber items further down belong to other streams, untouched:_
 
 - **NASPool parked copy still on ospool** — `ospool/naspool-evac` (1.65T) + `NASPool/*@evac`
   snapshots. Destroy ONLY after the new raidz2 scrub is clean (it is, 0 errors 04:43Z) AND
@@ -120,11 +119,21 @@ were not touched:_
 - **FortiGate WAN SSH is temporarily open** (`wan1` allowaccess ping+ssh; admin `infra-ops`
   trusthost2/3 = 70.230.226.88 NH3 + 23.164.40.160 ESH). Safety net for the cutover — CLOSE it
   when the edge is retired (OPNsense/R420). `ssh infra-ops@38.120.12.42`.
-- **SOCKS proxy NOT retired** — operator asked, but yt-voice-clipper on irv-ml1 still uses
-  `YTVC_PROXY=socks5h://10.100.10.50:1080` (live, up 12d) and irv-ml1 isn't a mesh node. The
-  exit node is whole-host; the dante proxy does scoped per-yt-dlp egress → the two aren't
-  interchangeable. Keep the proxy, or first migrate irv-ml1 onto the mesh (tailscale's own
-  `--socks5-server` could replace it). Surfaced; operator to decide.
+- **irv-ml1 FOLDED INTO THE MESH + cut over (done remotely, operator has NO Irvine access for
+  ~5 days from 2026-09-06).** Node 100.64.0.6; wg0 DOWN and `wg-quick@wg0` DISABLED (not
+  reboot-restorable); full subnet router (accept-routes + advertises 10.6.110.0/24, gateway
+  routes added, fleet↔Irvine verified). Failover for the 5-day window = `wg0-watchdog.service`
+  (wg-quick up wg0 on ~5min mesh loss) + independent reverse SSH tunnel (`revtun-nh3.service`
+  → nh3-dev via UDM fwd tcp/47822 src-restricted; reach it `ssh -i ~/.ssh/infra-ops_ed25519
+  -p 2201 infra-ops@127.0.0.1` on nh3-dev). Detail: docs/pfi/headscale-mesh-plan.md.
+- **dante SOCKS proxy RETIRED** on nh3-dev (danted disabled, :1080 closed, config `.retired`).
+  ⚠ **yt-voice-clipper is DOWN** until its SCOPED exit-node egress is wired (operator-accepted).
+  Follow-up: wire YTVC egress via tailscale `--socks5-server`+nh3 exit node or a per-container
+  netns — **NEVER set irv-ml1 `--exit-node` globally** (routes the reverse tunnel through the
+  mesh → kills the independent lifeline). Then bring YTVC back.
+- **On-site (Irvine, ~5 days): decide** whether to keep or remove the reverse tunnel +
+  UDM forward `irv-revtun-ssh` + the revtun authorized_key on nh3-dev (small src-restricted WAN
+  surface), and whether to fully delete the wg0 config.
 - **infra-ops now on all four PVE hypervisors** (pfi-pve/nh3-pve/esh-pve/esh-pve-nas) — PVE
   ships without sudo, `apt install sudo` first or elway hangs on a password prompt.