diff --git a/ai/RULES.md b/ai/RULES.md
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--- a/ai/RULES.md
+++ b/ai/RULES.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## HARD MANDATE: PLAN BEFORE ACTION
 - **No Unapproved State Changes:** You MUST NOT execute any tool that modifies the filesystem, runs shell commands (excluding read-only discovery like `ls` or `grep`), or changes system state without first presenting a detailed plan and receiving an explicit "Directive" (e.g., "proceed") from the user. This rule is absolute. REQUIRED!
 
-## Gemini Added Memories
+## Added Memories
 - When working on the Hugo wiki, docs, or Caddy routing, immediately run the docs_architecture skill to understand the decoupled architecture, deployment logic, and known Docker/Caddy networking quirks.
 - When writing Hugo/Blowfish Markdown front matter, always include 'author', 'date' (ISO-8601), 'lastmod' (YYYY-MM-DD), and 'tags' (list) at the bottom of the metadata block.
 - Never perform manual builds or deployments of the Hugo sites to bypass the CI/CD pipeline. Always rely on the Gitea Actions workflows for deployment.
diff --git a/ai/skills/homelab-infrastructure-review/SKILL.md b/ai/skills/homelab-infrastructure-review/SKILL.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+---
+name: homelab-infrastructure-review
+description: >
+  Performs a 3-way infrastructure reconciliation audit: homelab_Infra.md
+  documentation (including Nginx Proxy Route mappings) vs. live Docker container
+  states vs. homelable MCP canvas topology. Also audits the Homepage Dashboard
+  services configuration to ensure newly proxied services are accessible.
+  Triggers ONLY on explicit user command. No automation or cron.
+version: 1.4.0
+author: wompmacho
+date: 2026-05-30
+platforms: [linux, macos, windows]
+metadata:
+  hermes:
+    tags: [homelab, infrastructure, audit, reconciliation, mcp, docker, nginx, homepage]
+    related_skills: [docker-workflows, workflow-management]
+---
+
+# Homelab Infrastructure Review
+
+Performs a 3-way infrastructure reconciliation audit of living services, active proxy routes, and the network topology canvas.
+
+## 1. Core Objectives
+
+This skill provides a highly-disciplined auditing workflow that:
+1. **Identifies all live services** on the host.
+2. **Identifies all active proxies and domains** for services by parsing Nginx Proxy Manager config files.
+3. **Cross-references** them against the source of truth documentation (`homelab_Infra.md`).
+4. **Cross-references** them against the `homelable-mcp` visual canvas topology.
+5. **Audits the Homepage Dashboard services configuration** (`/srv/configs/docker_compose/homepage/config/services.yaml`) to ensure all proxied services are accessible.
+6. **Generates exact proposed changes** to:
+   - The markdown documentation (`homelab_Infra.md`)
+   - The `homelable-mcp` visual canvas nodes and edges
+   - The Homepage Dashboard services config (`services.yaml`), with services correctly split into their relevant hosts/categories.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Trigger Conditions
+
+This skill is invoked **only on explicit, manual user command** — never automatically or periodically.
+Acceptable trigger phrases: "review homelab", "infrastructure audit", "reconcile homelab", "homelab review", "check infrastructure".
+
+No cron, no automated polling, and no silent background execution.
+
+---
+
+## 3. Source Inventory and Boundary Map
+
+| Source Component | Path / Port / Endpoint | Permission Boundaries |
+|---|---|---|
+| **Infra Document** | `/srv/docs/public/projects/homelab/homelab_Infra.md` | Read: ✅ Write: ❌ (requires explicit user confirmation, never run git commands without auth) |
+| **Live Docker State** | Host session via `docker ps` | Read: ✅ Write: ❌ (no automated container lifecycle modifications allowed) |
+| **Nginx Proxy Configs** | `/app/nginxproxy/data/nginx/proxy_host/*.conf` | Read: ✅ Write: ❌ (read-only proxy blocks mapping) |
+| **Homelable Backend API** | `http://localhost:9445/api/v1` | Read: ✅ Write: ❌ (node/edge canvas edits require explicit confirmation) |
+| **Homepage Config** | `/srv/configs/docker_compose/homepage/config/services.yaml` | Read: ✅ Write: ❌ (requires explicit user confirmation) |
+| **Homepage Layout** | `/srv/configs/docker_compose/homepage/config/settings.yaml` | Read: ✅ Write: ❌ (requires explicit user confirmation) |
+| **Workspace Dir** | `/srv/configs/ai/` | Read: ✅ Write: ✅ (agent state and proposed drafts) |
+
+---
+
+## 4. Reconciliation Logic & Execution Steps
+
+### Step 1: Pre-Flight Safety Checks
+Run **in order** before beginning any audit cycle. If any check fails, **simply inform the user directly in the session** and abort (do NOT log failures to a local `errors.log` file):
+- **Lock Check:** Verify no concurrent audit process holds `/srv/configs/ai/.audit.lock`.
+- **Backend Port Check:** Verify port `9445` is actively listening.
+- **Backend API Check:** Verify backend returns `HTTP 200` on `/api/v1/health` using the parsed `MCP_SERVICE_KEY` from `/srv/configs/docker_compose/homelabel/.env`.
+- **Source Files Check:** Verify both `/srv/configs/.bash_aliases` and `homelab_Infra.md` exist.
+
+### Step 2: Nginx Proxy Parsing
+Parse every proxy configuration file `/app/nginxproxy/data/nginx/proxy_host/*.conf` for:
+- `server_name` (Proxy Domain name / Route)
+- `set $port` (Forwarded Container Port)
+
+Keep an internal lookup dictionary of `Forwarded Port -> Proxy Domain` for comparison.
+
+### Step 3: Homepage Dashboard Audit
+Read `/srv/configs/docker_compose/homepage/config/services.yaml` and compare the list of active proxy routes against the dashboard items. Propose adding newly proxied services so the user can navigate to them.
+
+Homepage services must be strictly split into three distinct categories:
+1. **Physical Devices & Networking related** (e.g. Proxmox, TrueNAS, Router, Pi-Hole, Moonlight streaming)
+2. **Docker Host Containers** (e.g. nginx-proxy-manager, portainer, immich, vaultwarden, paperless-ngx, slopsmith-web)
+3. **TrueNAS Host Containers** (e.g. radarr, sonarr, readarr, bazarr, prowlarr, calibre)
+
+### Step 4: Documentation Formatting Standardization
+
+Both the **`## Docker services`** and the **`## Truenas Services`** markdown tables inside `homelab_Infra.md` must strictly maintain this exact 5-column layout:
+
+`| Container Name | Mapped Ports | Access | Proxy Route / Domain | Description / Role |`
+
+Always parse and print matching columns when proposing or applying documentation edits.
+
+### Step 5: Proxmox LXC/VM Auditing
+Proxmox host virtualization represents nodes (containers/VMs) that communicate on the LAN subnet `10.0.0.0/16`. 
+- Parse the Proxmox Node Table under `### Proxmox node (laptop-proxmox)` in `homelab_Infra.md`.
+- Retrieve all network canvas nodes from `http://localhost:9445/api/v1/nodes` matching types `vm`, `lxc`, or direct hosts.
+- Compare and verify that active virtualization nodes on your network (such as `invidious` on `10.0.0.217` or `pterodactyl` on `10.0.0.110`) exist inside the documentation table. Propose additions for any unregistered LXCs or VMs.
+
+### Step 6: Homelable MCP Canvas Styling Standards
+
+When registering new Docker containers on the visual canvas using the `POST` endpoint at `/api/v1/nodes`, you must strictly match the styling of other standard services (use `gitea_runner` as reference):
+
+- `"type"` must be `"docker_container"`
+- `"hostname"` must be `"docker"`
+- `"ip"` must be `""` (empty string, as they reside behind parent container networking)
+- `"width"` must be `140.0`
+- `"height"` must be `50.0`
+- `"bottom_handles"` must be `1`
+- `"custom_colors"` must be `{"show_services": false}`
+- `"parent_id"` must be set to the Docker parent host node UUID (e.g. `ee61411a-018a-4471-8a76-bcd4a1f5579a`)
+
+---
+
+## 5. Safety and Guardrails
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> 1. **No silent writes:** All modifications to `homelab_Infra.md`, the `homelable-mcp` canvas, or `services.yaml` must be presented as a clear diff block and receive explicit, manual user validation.
+> 2. **NO UNAUTHORIZED GIT COMMANDS:** Never execute any Git commands (such as `git add`, `git commit`, `git status`, `git diff`, etc.) without the user's explicit, per-action authorization.
+> 3. **Preserve Comments:** Do not remove, alter, or strip existing documentation comments or section text blocks.
+> 4. **No Errors Log File:** Do not append failures to a local `errors.log` file. Output error details directly to the active console stream to keep workspace logs clean.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Technical Pitfalls & Workarounds
+
+> [!WARNING]
+> - **Windows CRLF line endings (`\r\n`):** The Homepage dashboard's `services.yaml` contains Windows CRLF terminators. Traditional bash/unix line-ending regex matches (such as `$`) will **silently fail** to match titles or categories. Always run `tr -d '\r'` to sanitize lines before attempting pattern matches.
+> - **Direct REST API bypass:** Querying `homelable-mcp` on `8001` via SSE requires an async JSON-RPC transport negotiation which is fragile and slow. Instead, bypass the MCP layer entirely and query the `homelable-backend` REST API directly on port `9445` at `/api/v1/nodes`. Pass the header `"X-MCP-Service-Key"` parsed from `/srv/configs/docker_compose/homelabel/.env` for instant, authenticated, and robust network nodes lookup.
+- **Active Port Verification (Stale Config Filter):** Nginx Proxy Manager configuration files on disk can be stale/leftover (e.g. Moonlight). To completely prevent reporting decommissioned configs, always verify that the port associated with any Nginx config is **actively listening on the host** (or mapped in active docker container port-mappings) before reporting it as an active proxy. If the port is inactive, ignore the proxy block completely.
+- **TrueNAS SCALE Node Socket Verification:** Rather than setting up fragile credentials or SSH logins, TrueNAS SCALE container port verification is achieved securely and in milliseconds using lightweight, non-destructive `/dev/tcp/10.0.0.2/[port]` network socket connection handshakes.
+- **Proxmox VE API Live Verification:** To verify running LXCs and VMs, query `https://10.0.0.142:8006/api2/json/cluster/resources?type=vm` directly. Load `HOMEPAGE_VAR_proxmox_password` dynamically from `/srv/configs/docker_compose/homepage/.env` at runtime and strip outer double quotes before passing to the Authorization headers. Never hardcode credentials in codebase or transcripts.
+- **Homepage Settings Layout Syncing:** When renaming category names in `/srv/configs/docker_compose/homepage/config/services.yaml` (such as `Arr` -> `Truenas Containers`, and `Containers` -> `Docker Containers`), the layout block names inside `/srv/configs/docker_compose/homepage/config/settings.yaml` under `layout:` **must be updated identically** or the cards will fail to render on the dashboard.
+- **Do NOT Invent Public Proxies:** Do not invent public proxy domains or automatically propose changing local/VPN hrefs (such as `http://radarr/` or `http://calibre/`) to public domains (like `radarr.wompmacho.com`) in homepage configurations. They must remain as local/VPN URLs exactly as currently configured to preserve network isolation and security.
+- **Multi-Alias Substring Matcher:** Nginx Proxy configs often specify multiple space-separated aliases (e.g. `server_name vaultwarden vaultwarden.wompmacho.com;`). When searching for these in `services.yaml` to detect missing cards, token-split the domains and verify if *any* alias matches as a substring within the homepage card `href` or name (case-insensitively). This prevents false-positives (such as flagging Vaultwarden or Gitea as missing).
+
+---
+
+## 7. Skill File Structure
+
+All scripts and files associated with this skill are stored in this self-contained directory:
+- `SKILL.md` — Custom skill documentation and procedures.
+- `scripts/homelab-infrastructure-review.sh` — Bash shell auditing script.
+- `scripts/mcp_client.py` — Python client for direct database and API queries.
+- `errors.log` — Legacy log file (decommissioned per safety rules — errors print straight to console).
+- `.audit.lock` — Legitimate lock file preventing concurrent executions.
+
diff --git a/ai/skills/homelab-infrastructure-review/references/homelable-backend-api.md b/ai/skills/homelab-infrastructure-review/references/homelable-backend-api.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..900c043
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+++ b/ai/skills/homelab-infrastructure-review/references/homelable-backend-api.md
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Homelable Backend API Reference
+
+Direct REST API access to Pouzor/homelable visualizer backend on port 9445. Bypasses the complex and slow Server-Sent Events (SSE) handshake required on port 8001.
+
+## Authentication
+The backend API requires an unauthenticated sub-app service key. Read this key dynamically from:
+`/srv/configs/docker_compose/homelabel/.env` -> `MCP_SERVICE_KEY`
+
+Inject it into HTTP request headers:
+`X-MCP-Service-Key: <MCP_SERVICE_KEY>`
+
+## Endpoints
+
+### 1. Health Check
+`GET http://localhost:9445/api/v1/health`
+Returns `{"status": "ok"}` on success (HTTP 200).
+
+### 2. Retrieve Canvas Nodes
+`GET http://localhost:9445/api/v1/nodes`
+Returns a JSON array of active canvas nodes.
+
+Example Node Object:
+```json
+{
+  "type": "computer",
+  "label": "Game Pc",
+  "hostname": "DESKTOP-BRHGMFT",
+  "ip": "10.0.0.109",
+  "status": "online",
+  "services": [
+    {
+      "port": 11434,
+      "protocol": "tcp",
+      "service_name": "Ollama"
+    }
+  ],
+  "id": "3fc16e75-9418-41b1-b4a2-d3859c9ce431"
+}
+```
+
+### 3. Retrieve Canvas Edges
+`GET http://localhost:9445/api/v1/edges`
+Returns active connection edges between nodes.
+
+### 4. Trigger Network Scan
+`POST http://localhost:9445/api/v1/scan/trigger`
diff --git a/ai/skills/homelab-infrastructure-review/references/mcp_backend_client.md b/ai/skills/homelab-infrastructure-review/references/mcp_backend_client.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f8f91e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ai/skills/homelab-infrastructure-review/references/mcp_backend_client.md
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# Homelable Backend Direct REST API Reference
+
+Instead of negotiating a complex and slow Server-Sent Events (SSE) stream over port `8001` (which requires async JSON-RPC sessions and frequently times out), query the REST API on `homelable-backend` directly.
+
+## Endpoint & Port
+- **Host Port:** `9445`
+- **Base URL:** `http://localhost:9445/api/v1`
+
+## Authentication Header
+The backend is authenticated using a special service key header:
+```
+X-MCP-Service-Key: <MCP_SERVICE_KEY>
+```
+
+### Loading Credentials Dynamically
+To keep keys safe and secure (without leaking them to the LLM context window), read the key dynamically from the local `.env` configuration file:
+- **Path:** `/srv/configs/docker_compose/homelabel/.env`
+- **Variable Name:** `MCP_SERVICE_KEY`
+
+## Common Endpoints
+
+### 1. Health Check
+- **Path:** `/api/v1/health`
+- **Method:** `GET`
+- **Response:** `{"status": "ok"}`
+
+### 2. Retrieve Nodes (Canvas Devices)
+- **Path:** `/api/v1/nodes`
+- **Method:** `GET`
+- **Response:** Array of node objects:
+```json
+[
+  {
+    "id": "3fc16e75-9418-41b1-b4a2-d3859c9ce431",
+    "type": "computer",
+    "label": "Game Pc",
+    "ip": "10.0.0.109",
+    "status": "online",
+    "services": [
+      {
+        "port": 11434,
+        "protocol": "tcp",
+        "service_name": "Ollama"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]
+```
+
+## Python Integration Example
+
+```python
+import os
+import requests
+
+env_path = "/srv/configs/docker_compose/homelabel/.env"
+service_key = ""
+
+if os.path.exists(env_path):
+    with open(env_path, "r") as f:
+        for line in f:
+            if line.startswith("MCP_SERVICE_KEY="):
+                service_key = line.split("=", 1)[1].strip()
+
+headers = {"X-MCP-Service-Key": service_key}
+resp = requests.get("http://localhost:9445/api/v1/nodes", headers=headers)
+nodes = resp.json()
+```
diff --git a/ai/skills/homelab-infrastructure-review/scripts/homelab-infrastructure-review.sh b/ai/skills/homelab-infrastructure-review/scripts/homelab-infrastructure-review.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74f4584
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ai/skills/homelab-infrastructure-review/scripts/homelab-infrastructure-review.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,627 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# homelab-infrastructure-review.sh
+# Triggers a full 3-way infrastructure reconciliation audit.
+# Audits Infra.md ↔ Live Docker ↔ Homelable Canvas ↔ Homepage Dashboard.
+# Triggered ONLY by explicit, manual user request. No cron or automation.
+#
+# Usage: bash /srv/configs/ai/skills/homelab-infrastructure-review/scripts/homelab-infrastructure-review.sh [--dry-run]
+#
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+CONF_DIR="/srv/configs/ai"
+INFRA_FILE="/srv/docs/public/projects/homelab/homelab_Infra.md"
+MCP_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:9445/api/v1"
+ALIAS_FILE="/srv/configs/.bash_aliases"
+LOCK_FILE="/srv/configs/ai/.audit.lock"
+HOMEPAGE_FILE="/srv/configs/docker_compose/homepage/config/services.yaml"
+DRY_RUN=false
+
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "--dry-run" ]]; then
+    DRY_RUN=true
+fi
+
+# ── Logging helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+log_info() {
+    local msg="[INFO] $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') $*"
+    echo "$msg"
+}
+
+log_error() {
+    local msg="[ERROR] $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') $*"
+    echo "$msg" >&2
+}
+
+# ── Lock (prevent concurrent runs) ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+acquire_lock() {
+    if [ -f "$LOCK_FILE" ]; then
+        local lock_pid
+        lock_pid=$(cat "$LOCK_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+        if [ -n "$lock_pid" ] && kill -0 "$lock_pid" 2>/dev/null; then
+            log_error "Another audit process is running (PID $lock_pid). Aborting."
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        log_info "Stale lock file found (PID $lock_pid). Cleaning up."
+        rm -f "$LOCK_FILE"
+    fi
+    echo $$ > "$LOCK_FILE"
+    trap 'rm -f "$LOCK_FILE"' EXIT
+}
+
+# ── Port listening check helper ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+is_port_active() {
+    local target_port="$1"
+    # 1. Check if the port is in ss -tulnp
+    if ss -tulnp 2>/dev/null | grep -q -E ":${target_port}[[:space:]]"; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    # 2. Check if the port is mapped in running docker containers
+    if docker ps --format "{{.Ports}}" | grep -q -E "(^|[^0-9])${target_port}->"; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    return 1
+}
+
+# ── Pre-flight: Port 9445 availability ───────────────────────────────────────
+
+check_port_8001() {
+    # Port 9445 SHOULD be listening (homelable-backend port-mapped on host)
+    if ! ss -tulnp 2>/dev/null | grep -q ':9445[[:space:]]'; then
+        log_error "Port 9445 is not listening — homelable-backend is not port-mapped. Cannot proceed. Aborting."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    # Parse the service key if present
+    local service_key=""
+    if [ -f "/srv/configs/docker_compose/homelabel/.env" ]; then
+        service_key=$(grep -E "^MCP_SERVICE_KEY=" "/srv/configs/docker_compose/homelabel/.env" | cut -d'=' -f2-)
+    fi
+    # Verify the backend endpoint is actually responding via HTTP
+    local http_code
+    http_code=$(curl -s -H "X-MCP-Service-Key: $service_key" -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' --max-time 5 "http://localhost:9445/api/v1/health" 2>/dev/null) || http_code="000"
+    # 000 = connection failure = server unreachable
+    if [ "$http_code" = "000" ]; then
+        log_error "Backend endpoint http://localhost:9445/api/v1/health unresponsive on port 9445. May be container crash or network issue. Aborting."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    log_info "Port 9445 confirmed active for homelable-backend (HTTP $http_code)."
+}
+
+# ── Pre-flight: Source file existence ────────────────────────────────────────
+
+check_sources() {
+    if [ ! -f "$ALIAS_FILE" ]; then
+        log_error "Alias file $ALIAS_FILE not found. Cannot proceed. Aborting."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    if [ ! -f "$INFRA_FILE" ]; then
+        log_error "Infra doc $INFRA_FILE not found. Cannot proceed. Aborting."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    if [ ! -f "$HOMEPAGE_FILE" ]; then
+        log_error "Homepage config $HOMEPAGE_FILE not found. Cannot proceed. Aborting."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# ── Source of Truth: Infra.md ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+get_infra_docs() {
+    # Extract container/service entries from homelab_Infra.md
+    # Support both 4-column and 5-column structures dynamically
+    local current_section=""
+    while IFS= read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
+        # Detect section headers
+        if [[ "$line" =~ ^##[[:space:]]+(.+)$ ]]; then
+            current_section="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+        fi
+        
+        # Check if line is a markdown table row (must start with | and contain a bold name)
+        if [[ "$line" =~ ^\|[[:space:]]*\*\*([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)\*\*[[:space:]]*\| ]]; then
+            # Count the pipes to deduce the number of columns
+            local pipe_count
+            pipe_count=$(echo -n "$line" | tr -cd '|' | wc -c)
+            
+            if [ "$pipe_count" -eq 5 ]; then
+                # Original 4 columns: | Name | Mapped Ports | Access | Desc |
+                local name ports access desc
+                IFS='|' read -r _blank name ports access desc _blank_end <<< "$line"
+                # Clean up whitespaces & bold marks
+                name=$(echo "$name" | tr -d '*' | xargs)
+                ports=$(echo "$ports" | xargs)
+                access=$(echo "$access" | xargs)
+                desc=$(echo "$desc" | xargs)
+                # Output: name|ports|section|desc|proxy|access
+                printf '%s|%s|%s|%s|%s|%s\n' "$name" "$ports" "$current_section" "$desc" "none" "$access"
+            elif [ "$pipe_count" -eq 6 ]; then
+                # Restructured 5 columns: | Name | Mapped Ports | Access | Proxy | Desc |
+                local name ports access proxy desc
+                IFS='|' read -r _blank name ports access proxy desc _blank_end <<< "$line"
+                name=$(echo "$name" | tr -d '*' | xargs)
+                ports=$(echo "$ports" | xargs)
+                access=$(echo "$access" | xargs)
+                proxy=$(echo "$proxy" | xargs)
+                desc=$(echo "$desc" | xargs)
+                # Output: name|ports|section|desc|proxy|access
+                printf '%s|%s|%s|%s|%s|%s\n' "$name" "$ports" "$current_section" "$desc" "$proxy" "$access"
+            fi
+        fi
+    done < "$INFRA_FILE"
+}
+
+# ── Source of Truth: Live Docker ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+get_live_docker() {
+    # Use _docker-table alias logic inline
+    if ! docker info > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        log_error "Docker daemon is not running. Aborting."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    docker ps --format "{{.Names}}|{{.Status}}|{{.Ports}}" | while IFS='|' read -r name status ports; do
+        cleaned_ports=""
+        if [ -n "$ports" ]; then
+            IFS=',' read -r -a port_array <<< "$ports"
+            for p in "${port_array[@]}"; do
+                p=$(echo "$p" | xargs --no-run-if-empty)
+                # Strip to the right of -> (e.g., "0.0.0.0:80->80/tcp")
+                host_port="${p##*->}"
+                # Strip protocol suffix (tcp/udp) for dedup
+                host_port="${host_port%%/*}"
+                [[ "$host_port" == */tcp ]] && host_port="${host_port%/tcp}"
+                [[ "$host_port" == */udp ]] && host_port="${host_port%/udp}"
+                if [[ -n "$host_port" ]]; then
+                    local found=false
+                    local existing
+                    for existing in $cleaned_ports; do
+                        [ "$existing" = "$host_port" ] && found=true
+                    done
+                    $found || cleaned_ports="${cleaned_ports:+$cleaned_ports, }$host_port"
+                fi
+            done
+        fi
+        if [ -z "$cleaned_ports" ]; then
+            cleaned_ports="internal"
+        fi
+        printf '%s|%s|%s\n' "$name" "$status" "$cleaned_ports"
+    done
+}
+
+# ── Source of Truth: Homelable Backend Nodes ─────────────────────────────────
+
+get_mcp_nodes() {
+    # Parse the service key if present
+    local service_key=""
+    if [ -f "/srv/configs/docker_compose/homelabel/.env" ]; then
+        service_key=$(grep -E "^MCP_SERVICE_KEY=" "/srv/configs/docker_compose/homelabel/.env" | cut -d'=' -f2-)
+    fi
+
+    # Fetch nodes from the backend REST API
+    local payload
+    payload=$(curl -s -H "X-MCP-Service-Key: $service_key" --max-time 10 "${MCP_ENDPOINT}/nodes" 2>/dev/null)
+    if [ -z "$payload" ]; then
+        log_error "Homelable Backend returned empty response. Aborting."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    # Parse and output nodes: label|type|ip|status
+    echo "$payload" | jq -r '.[]? | "\(.label // .name // "unknown")|\(.type // "node")|\(.ip // "n/a")|\(.status // "unknown")"' 2>/dev/null
+}
+
+# ── Source of Truth: Nginx Proxies (Stale-Filtering Enabled) ─────────────────
+
+get_nginx_proxies() {
+    local conf_dir="/app/nginxproxy/data/nginx/proxy_host"
+    if [ ! -d "$conf_dir" ]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    
+    # Format: PORT|DOMAINS
+    grep -E "set .port|server_name" "$conf_dir"/*.conf 2>/dev/null \
+      | sed 's/^[ \t]*//; s/.*conf://' \
+      | paste - - \
+      | sed 's/set \$port //; s/server_name //; s/;//g' \
+      | awk '{$1=$1; print}' \
+      | sort -n \
+      | while read -r port domains; do
+          # STALE CONFIG ELIMINATION: Only report proxies if the mapped port is actively listening
+          if is_port_active "$port"; then
+              printf '%s|%s\n' "$port" "$domains"
+          fi
+      done
+}
+
+# ── Source of Truth: Homepage Config ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+get_homepage_services() {
+    # Reads services.yaml, stripping carriage returns, and outputs simple mappings: key_name|href|category
+    local current_cat=""
+    local service_name=""
+    local href=""
+    while IFS= read -r raw_line || [ -n "$raw_line" ]; do
+        local line
+        line=$(echo -n "$raw_line" | tr -d '\r')
+        
+        # Detect category (e.g., "- Devices & Network:" or "- Arr:")
+        if [[ "$line" =~ ^-[[:space:]]+([^:]+):$ ]]; then
+            # If we had an unprinted service, print it before changing categories
+            if [ -n "$service_name" ]; then
+                printf '%s|%s|%s\n' "$service_name" "$href" "$current_cat"
+                service_name=""
+                href=""
+            fi
+            current_cat="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+        # Detect service element (e.g., "  - Proxmox:")
+        elif [[ "$line" =~ ^[[:space:]]+-[[:space:]]+([^:]+):$ ]]; then
+            if [ -n "$service_name" ]; then
+                printf '%s|%s|%s\n' "$service_name" "$href" "$current_cat"
+            fi
+            service_name="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            href="none"
+        # Detect href (e.g., "      href: \"http://10.0.0.142:8006/\"")
+        elif [[ "$line" =~ href:[[:space:]]*\"([^\"]+)\" || "$line" =~ href:[[:space:]]*(https?://[^\s]+) ]]; then
+            local val="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            val="${val%\"}" # Remove trailing quotes
+            val="${val#\"}" # Remove leading quotes
+            href="$val"
+        fi
+    done < "$HOMEPAGE_FILE"
+    # Print the last service
+    if [ -n "$service_name" ]; then
+        printf '%s|%s|%s\n' "$service_name" "$href" "$current_cat"
+    fi
+}
+
+# ── Source of Truth: Proxmox VMs / LXCs ──────────────────────────────────────
+
+get_infra_proxmox_nodes() {
+    # Extract Proxmox VM/LXC entries from homelab_Infra.md
+    # Format: | ID  | Type | Hostname        | IP         | Role                            |
+    while IFS= read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
+        if [[ "$line" =~ ^\|[[:space:]]*([0-9_-]+|-)[[:space:]]*\|[[:space:]]*(LXC|VM)[[:space:]]*\|[[:space:]]*\*\*([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)\*\*[[:space:]]*\|[[:space:]]*([0-9.]+)[[:space:]]*\| ]]; then
+            local type="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+            local hostname="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+            local ip="${BASH_REMATCH[4]}"
+            printf '%s|%s|%s\n' "$hostname" "$type" "$ip"
+        fi
+    done < "$INFRA_FILE"
+}
+
+# ── 3-Way Reconciliation Engine ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+reconcile() {
+    local infra_count docker_count mcp_count proxy_count hp_count
+    infra_count=$(get_infra_docs | wc -l)
+    docker_count=$(get_live_docker | wc -l)
+    mcp_count=$(get_mcp_nodes | wc -l)
+    proxy_count=$(get_nginx_proxies | wc -l)
+    hp_count=$(get_homepage_services | wc -l)
+    
+    log_info "Infra.md: $infra_count | Live Docker: $docker_count | MCP Nodes: $mcp_count | Proxies (Active): $proxy_count | Homepage Dashboard Cards: $hp_count"
+    
+    local diff_report=""
+    diff_report+="## Homelab Infrastructure Reconciliation Report\n"
+    diff_report+="Generated: $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')\n\n"
+    
+    # ── Comparison 1: Documentation vs Live Docker Drift ──
+    diff_report+="### 1. Documentation vs. Live Docker Drift\n\n"
+    
+    local doc_names=()
+    while IFS='|' read -r name _ports _section _desc _proxy _access; do
+        # Only compare Docker Services section
+        if [[ "$_section" == "Docker services" ]]; then
+            doc_names+=("$name")
+        fi
+    done < <(get_infra_docs)
+    
+    local live_names=()
+    while IFS='|' read -r name _status _ports; do
+        live_names+=("$name")
+    done < <(get_live_docker)
+    
+    # Missing in Docker
+    local missing=0
+    for doc in "${doc_names[@]}"; do
+        local found=false
+        for live in "${live_names[@]}"; do
+            [ "$doc" = "$live" ] && found=true && break
+        done
+        # Exceptions
+        if [ "$doc" = "dev" ] || [ "$doc" = "calibre" ]; then
+            found=true
+        fi
+        $found || {
+            diff_report+="  ✗ **${doc}** — listed in Infra.md but NOT running in Docker\n"
+            ((missing++)) || true
+        }
+    done
+    [ $missing -eq 0 ] && diff_report+="  ✅ All documented container services are running\n"
+    
+    # Untracked in Documentation
+    local untracked=0
+    for live in "${live_names[@]}"; do
+        local found=false
+        for doc in "${doc_names[@]}"; do
+            [ "$live" = "$doc" ] && found=true && break
+        done
+        # Map group names or sub-services
+        if [[ "$live" == "paperless-webserver-1" && " ${doc_names[*]} " == *" paperless-ngx "* ]]; then found=true; fi
+        if [[ "$live" == "paperless-broker-1" && " ${doc_names[*]} " == *" paperless-broker "* ]]; then found=true; fi
+        if [[ "$live" == "paperless-db-1" && " ${doc_names[*]} " == *" paperless-db "* ]]; then found=true; fi
+        if [[ "$live" == "slopsmith-web" && " ${doc_names[*]} " == *" slopsmith-web "* ]]; then found=true; fi
+        if [[ "$live" == "musicbrainz_picard" && " ${doc_names[*]} " == *" musicbrainz_picard "* ]]; then found=true; fi
+        
+        $found || {
+            local status=$(get_live_docker | grep "^${live}|" | head -1 | cut -d'|' -f2)
+            local ports=$(get_live_docker | grep "^${live}|" | head -1 | cut -d'|' -f3)
+            diff_report+="  ⚠ **${live}** — running (Status: ${status}, Ports: ${ports}) but NOT in Infra.md\n"
+            ((untracked++)) || true
+        }
+    done
+    [ $untracked -eq 0 ] && diff_report+="  ✅ No untracked containers running\n"
+    
+    # Unhealthy Containers
+    local unhealthy=0
+    while IFS='|' read -r name status _ports; do
+        if [[ ! "$status" =~ "(healthy)" && "$status" =~ "Up" ]]; then
+            diff_report+="  ⚠ **${name}** — Up but NOT marked healthy (${status})\n"
+            ((unhealthy++)) || true
+        fi
+    done < <(get_live_docker)
+    [ $unhealthy -eq 0 ] && diff_report+="  ✅ All active containers are running healthy\n"
+    
+    # ── Comparison 2: Nginx Proxy Manager Live Mappings vs Doc ──
+    diff_report+="\n### 2. Live Nginx Proxy Mappings vs. Documentation\n\n"
+    
+    local proxy_drift=0
+    while IFS='|' read -r port domains; do
+        # Cross reference the port against documented services in Infra.md
+        local doc_name="unknown"
+        local doc_proxy="none"
+        while IFS='|' read -r name d_ports _section _desc d_proxy _access; do
+            # Check if port matches any documented port
+            if [[ " $d_ports " == *"$port"* ]]; then
+                doc_name="$name"
+                doc_proxy="$d_proxy"
+                break
+            fi
+        done < <(get_infra_docs)
+        
+        if [ "$doc_name" != "unknown" ]; then
+            # Clean domains to simplify matching
+            local first_domain
+            first_domain=$(echo "$domains" | awk '{print $1}')
+            if [ "$doc_proxy" = "none" ] || [ "$doc_proxy" = "-" ]; then
+                diff_report+="  ⚠ Port **$port** (**$doc_name**) has proxy domains **($domains)** but has NO proxy domain documented in Infra.md\n"
+                ((proxy_drift++)) || true
+            elif [[ "$doc_proxy" != *"$first_domain"* ]]; then
+                diff_report+="  ⚠ Port **$port** (**$doc_name**) proxy drift! Doc says: \`$doc_proxy\`, Live proxy is: \`$domains\`\n"
+                ((proxy_drift++)) || true
+            fi
+        fi
+    done < <(get_nginx_proxies)
+    [ $proxy_drift -eq 0 ] && diff_report+="  ✅ All active proxy definitions align with documentation proxy routes\n"
+    
+    # ── Comparison 3: Live Docker vs MCP Canvas Nodes ──
+    diff_report+="\n### 3. Live Docker vs. Homelable Canvas Drift\n\n"
+    
+    local canvas_drift=0
+    # Check if active containers exist on canvas
+    while IFS='|' read -r name _status _ports; do
+        if [[ "$name" == *"postgres"* || "$name" == *"redis"* || "$name" == *"db"* || "$name" == *"broker"* ]]; then
+            continue
+        fi
+        local found=false
+        while IFS='|' read -r label type ip status; do
+            # Case insensitive comparison
+            local clean_label
+            clean_label=$(echo "$label" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr ' _-' '    ')
+            local clean_name
+            clean_name=$(echo "$name" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr ' _-' '    ')
+            # Custom mappings for neko and hugo public/private
+            if [[ "$clean_name" == "docs-public" && "$clean_label" == *"hugo"* && "$clean_label" == *"public"* ]]; then found=true; fi
+            if [[ "$clean_name" == "docs-private" && "$clean_label" == *"hugo"* && "$clean_label" == *"pivate"* ]]; then found=true; fi
+            if [[ "$clean_name" == "guacamole" && "$clean_label" == *"quacamole"* ]]; then found=true; fi
+            
+            if [[ "$clean_label" == *"$clean_name"* || "$clean_name" == *"$clean_label"* ]]; then
+                found=true
+                break
+            fi
+        done < <(get_mcp_nodes)
+        
+        $found || {
+            diff_report+="  ⚠ **${name}** — container is running, but NOT mapped on the Homelable canvas topology\n"
+            ((canvas_drift++)) || true
+        }
+    done < <(get_live_docker)
+    [ $canvas_drift -eq 0 ] && diff_report+="  ✅ All primary running services are mapped on the network canvas\n"
+
+    # ── Comparison 4: Homepage Configuration Audit ──
+    diff_report+="\n### 4. Homepage Dashboard Audit (services.yaml)\n\n"
+    
+    local hp_drift=0
+    local hp_services=()
+    while IFS='|' read -r s_name s_href s_cat; do
+        hp_services+=("$s_name|$s_href|$s_cat")
+    done < <(get_homepage_services)
+
+    # Cross reference living proxied ports vs Homepage links
+    while IFS='|' read -r port domains; do
+        # Check if any alias in domains string is a substring of any card href
+        local found=false
+        local alias_item
+        for alias_item in $domains; do
+            alias_item="${alias_item%;}" # strip semicolon
+            
+            for card in "${hp_services[@]}"; do
+                IFS='|' read -r c_name c_href c_cat <<< "$card"
+                
+                # Case insensitive comparison
+                local clean_alias
+                clean_alias=$(echo "$alias_item" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                local clean_href
+                clean_href=$(echo "$c_href" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                local clean_name
+                clean_name=$(echo "$c_name" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                
+                if [[ "$clean_href" == *"$clean_alias"* || "$clean_name" == *"$clean_alias"* ]]; then
+                    found=true
+                    break 2
+                fi
+            done
+        done
+        
+        # Proxmox remains as is pointing directly to its IP, ignore in mapping drift
+        if [[ "$domains" == *"proxmox"* ]]; then
+            found=true
+        fi
+        
+        $found || {
+            # Skip internal system components
+            local first_domain
+            first_domain=$(echo "$domains" | awk '{print $1}')
+            if [[ "$first_domain" != "nginx" && "$first_domain" != "homelable" && "$first_domain" != "openai" && "$first_domain" != "private" ]]; then
+                # Classify the service correctly
+                local category="Docker Containers"
+                if [[ "$port" == "8006" || "$port" == "8010" ]]; then
+                    category="Physical Devices & Networking related"
+                elif [[ "$port" == "32015" || "$port" == "30025" || "$port" == "30027" || "$port" == "30014" || "$port" == "30045" || "$port" == "30046" || "$port" == "30050" ]]; then
+                    category="Truenas Containers"
+                fi
+                
+                diff_report+="  ⚠ **$first_domain** (Port $port) — active proxy domain is missing from Homepage dashboard! Recommend adding under **$category**.\n"
+                ((hp_drift++)) || true
+            fi
+        }
+    done < <(get_nginx_proxies)
+    [ $hp_drift -eq 0 ] && diff_report+="  ✅ All active proxied domain targets are mapped on the Homepage dashboard\n"
+    
+    # ── Comparison 5: Proxmox Virtualization Node Live Audit (LXC / VMs) ──
+    diff_report+="\n### 5. Proxmox Virtualization Drift (LXC / VMs)\n\n"
+    
+    local proxmox_drift=0
+    local doc_proxmox=()
+    while IFS='|' read -r h_name h_type h_ip; do
+        proxmox_proxmox_item=$(echo "$h_name" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+        doc_proxmox+=("$proxmox_proxmox_item")
+    done < <(get_infra_proxmox_nodes)
+
+    # Fetch live running LXCs/VMs from Proxmox VE API using dynamically loaded homepage token
+    local pve_token=""
+    if [ -f "/srv/configs/docker_compose/homepage/.env" ]; then
+        pve_token=$(grep -E "^HOMEPAGE_VAR_proxmox_password=" "/srv/configs/docker_compose/homepage/.env" | cut -d'=' -f2- | tr -d '\r')
+        # Strip leading/trailing double quotes if present
+        pve_token="${pve_token%\"}"
+        pve_token="${pve_token#\"}"
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "$pve_token" ]; then
+        # Query Proxmox API directly (SSL check bypassed with -k)
+        local pve_resources
+        pve_resources=$(curl -k -s -H "Authorization: PVEAPIToken=root@pam!dash=$pve_token" "https://10.0.0.142:8006/api2/json/cluster/resources?type=vm" 2>/dev/null) || pve_resources=""
+        
+        if [ -n "$pve_resources" ]; then
+            while read -r pve_node; do
+                local label status type
+                label=$(echo "$pve_node" | cut -d'|' -f1)
+                type=$(echo "$pve_node" | cut -d'|' -f2) # qemu (VM) or lxc
+                status=$(echo "$pve_node" | cut -d'|' -f3)
+
+                # Only check active/running nodes
+                if [ "$status" = "running" ] && [ "$label" != "docker" ]; then
+                    local clean_label
+                    clean_label=$(echo "$label" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr ' _-' '    ')
+                    local found=false
+                    for doc_node in "${doc_proxmox[@]}"; do
+                        if [[ "$clean_label" == *"$doc_node"* || "$doc_node" == *"$clean_label"* ]]; then
+                            found=true
+                            break
+                        fi
+                    done
+                    
+                    $found || {
+                        local friendly_type="VM"
+                        [ "$type" = "lxc" ] && friendly_type="LXC"
+                        diff_report+="  ⚠ **${label}** — active Proxmox **${friendly_type}** is running, but NOT documented under Proxmox Nodes in Infra.md\n"
+                        ((proxmox_drift++)) || true
+                    }
+                fi
+            done < <(echo "$pve_resources" | jq -r '.data[]? | "\(.name)|\(.type)|\(.status)"' 2>/dev/null)
+        else
+            diff_report+="  ⚠ Unable to query Proxmox VE API (connection failure). Skipping live VM/LXC verification.\n"
+            ((proxmox_drift++)) || true
+        fi
+    else
+        diff_report+="  ⚠ Proxmox token missing from homepage/.env. Skipping live VM/LXC verification.\n"
+        ((proxmox_drift++)) || true
+    fi
+    [ $proxmox_drift -eq 0 ] && diff_report+="  ✅ All active Proxmox virtualization nodes are documented\n"
+
+    # ── Comparison 6: TrueNAS SCALE Node Services Live Audit ──
+    diff_report+="\n### 6. TrueNAS SCALE Node Services Verification\n\n"
+    
+    local truenas_drift=0
+    # Audit each documented TrueNAS service by performing active port checks directly on truenas (10.0.0.2)
+    while IFS='|' read -r name d_ports section desc proxy access; do
+        if [[ "$section" == "Truenas Services" ]]; then
+            # Verify port is listening over /dev/tcp network socket
+            if timeout 1 bash -c "cat < /dev/null > /dev/tcp/10.0.0.2/${d_ports}" 2>/dev/null; then
+                # Port is active
+                true
+            else
+                diff_report+="  ✗ **${name}** — documented on TrueNAS port **${d_ports}** but service is NOT listening (down/offline)\n"
+                ((truenas_drift++)) || true
+            fi
+        fi
+    done < <(get_infra_docs)
+    [ $truenas_drift -eq 0 ] && diff_report+="  ✅ All documented TrueNAS Services are actively running on port 10.0.0.2\n"
+
+    cppt_output=$(echo -e "$diff_report")
+    echo "$cppt_output"
+}
+
+# ── Main Execution Pipeline ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+main() {
+    log_info "═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
+    log_info "Starting Homelab Infrastructure Reconciliation Audit"
+    log_info "═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
+    
+    acquire_lock
+    check_port_8001
+    check_sources
+    log_info "All pre-flight checks passed."
+    
+    if $DRY_RUN; then
+        log_info "DRY RUN — gathering sources without full reconciliation"
+        log_info "--- Infra.md entries ---"
+        get_infra_docs | while IFS='|' read -r name ports section desc proxy access; do
+            echo "  $name (section: $section, ports: $ports, proxy: $proxy)"
+        done
+        log_info "--- Live Docker containers ---"
+        get_live_docker | while IFS='|' read -r name status ports; do
+            echo "  $name | $status | $ports"
+        done
+        log_info "--- Homelable MCP check ---"
+        local mcp_result
+        mcp_result=$(curl -s --max-time 5 "${MCP_ENDPOINT}" 2>/dev/null || echo "unreachable")
+        if [ "$mcp_result" = "unreachable" ]; then
+            log_info "  ✗ MCP unreachable"
+        else
+            log_info "  ✓ MCP reachable (first 100 chars: ${mcp_result:0:100})"
+        fi
+        return 0
+    fi
+    
+    log_info "Fetching live states..."
+    get_infra_docs > /dev/null
+    get_live_docker > /dev/null
+    get_mcp_nodes > /dev/null
+    log_info "All sources fetched."
+    
+    log_info "Running reconciliation..."
+    reconcile
+}
+
+main "$@"
diff --git a/ai/skills/homelab-infrastructure-review/scripts/mcp_client.py b/ai/skills/homelab-infrastructure-review/scripts/mcp_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cffc004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ai/skills/homelab-infrastructure-review/scripts/mcp_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+MCP Homelable Integration Module.
+
+Communicates directly with the homelable-backend on port 9445
+for canvas topology queries, node/edge retrieval, and scanning.
+"""
+
+import os
+import json
+import logging
+import time
+from typing import Optional, List, Dict
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+BACKEND_URL = "http://localhost:9445/api/v1"
+ENV_PATH = "/srv/configs/docker_compose/homelabel/.env"
+
+
+def _get_service_key() -> str:
+    """Read service key dynamically from .env to authenticate request securely."""
+    try:
+        if os.path.exists(ENV_PATH):
+            with open(ENV_PATH, "r") as f:
+                for line in f:
+                    if line.startswith("MCP_SERVICE_KEY="):
+                        return line.split("=", 1)[1].strip()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to read service key from {ENV_PATH}: {exc}")
+    return ""
+
+
+def health_check(endpoint: str = BACKEND_URL) -> bool:
+    """Check if homelable-backend endpoint is reachable."""
+    try:
+        import requests
+    except ImportError:
+        # Socket check fallback
+        import socket
+        try:
+            s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+            s.settimeout(3)
+            s.connect(('localhost', 9445))
+            s.close()
+            logger.info("Backend socket check: port 9445 is open")
+            return True
+        except (ConnectionRefusedError, socket.timeout, OSError):
+            logger.warning("Backend socket check failed: port 9445 unreachable")
+            return False
+
+    key = _get_service_key()
+    headers = {"X-MCP-Service-Key": key}
+    try:
+        resp = requests.get(f"{endpoint}/health", headers=headers, timeout=5)
+        if resp.status_code == 200:
+            logger.info("Homelable-backend health check: OK")
+            return True
+        else:
+            logger.warning(f"Homelable-backend health check failed with HTTP {resp.status_code}")
+            return False
+    except requests.RequestException as exc:
+        logger.warning(f"Homelable-backend health check exception: {exc}")
+        return False
+
+
+def fetch_nodes(endpoint: str = BACKEND_URL) -> Optional[List[Dict]]:
+    """Fetch nodes directly from homelable-backend."""
+    if not health_check(endpoint):
+        return None
+
+    try:
+        import requests
+    except ImportError:
+        logger.error("requests library not installed")
+        return None
+
+    key = _get_service_key()
+    headers = {"X-MCP-Service-Key": key}
+    try:
+        resp = requests.get(f"{endpoint}/nodes", headers=headers, timeout=5)
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        nodes = resp.json()
+        logger.info(f"Fetched {len(nodes)} nodes directly from backend")
+        return nodes
+    except requests.RequestException as exc:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to fetch nodes from backend: {exc}")
+        return None
+
+
+def log_mcp_error(source: str, output: str) -> None:
+    """Write MCP-related errors to errors.log."""
+    timestamp = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+    log_line = f"[{timestamp}] ERROR: Homelable {source} {output}.\n"
+    errors_log_path = "/srv/configs/ai/errors.log"
+    try:
+        with open(errors_log_path, "a") as f:
+            f.write(log_line)
+    except OSError:
+        print(log_line, file=__import__("sys").stderr)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    logger.info("Testing backend integration...")
+    if health_check():
+        nodes = fetch_nodes()
+        if nodes:
+            print(f"\nSuccessfully retrieved {len(nodes)} nodes:")
+            for node in nodes[:5]:
+                print(f"  - {node.get('label', 'unknown')} ({node.get('ip', 'no IP')}) [Status: {node.get('status', 'n/a')}]")
+        else:
+            print("Failed to retrieve nodes.")
+    else:
+        print("Backend is unreachable.")