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   - Local commits queued: `ed46129`, `ab9dad1`, `9d98a3b` (3 commits ahead of origin/main)
   - **Action needed:** Re-enable Gitea user account OR provide a working GITEA_TOKEN
 
+### Run #18 — 2026-07-19 21:25 UTC ✅
+- **Channels scanned:** 5 (all accessible ✅)
+- **New human activity:** None — all channels quiet since Run #17 (2026-07-19 17:22 UTC)
+  - Latest human msg per channel: #jarvis-jr-knowledge-wiki [2026-07-17 09:18], #jarvis-jr-v1-hermes-setup [2026-07-16 10:49], #lego-planner-v1 [2026-07-18 16:48], #lego-as-enterprise-architect-within-vssa [2026-07-05], #vssa-account-strategy [2026-07-09]
+- **Technical note:** uv-managed Python (cpython-3.13.13, OpenSSL 3.5.5) used for Discord API fetch — system SSL (libcrypto.so.3) still broken
+- **Updates made:** sync-log.md timestamp only (no new content to document)
+- **Gitea push status:** ❌ STILL BLOCKED (same as Runs #16–17)
+  - SSH: `libcrypto.so.3: undefined symbol: UI_nuld` — all SSH broken; HTTPS git transport also fails (same lib)
+  - Gitea REST API (GITHUB_TOKEN): HTTP 403 — account prohibited from signing in
+  - Local commits queued: `ed46129`, `ab9dad1`, `9d98a3b`, `7e1d188` (4 commits ahead of origin/main)
+  - **Action needed:** Re-enable Gitea user account OR provide a working GITEA_TOKEN in /opt/data/.env
+
 ### Run #6 — 2026-07-17 08:11 UTC ✅
 - **Channels scanned:** 5 (all accessible ✅)
 - **New human activity (since 05:30 UTC):**