diff --git a/bin/gstack-brain-consumer b/bin/gstack-brain-consumer
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-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# gstack-brain-consumer — manage the consumer (reader) registry.
-#
-# DEPRECATED in v1.17.0.0. This binary targets a gbrain HTTP /ingest-repo
-# endpoint that never shipped on the gbrain side. Live federation now uses
-# `gbrain sources` directly via bin/gstack-gbrain-source-wireup. This file
-# stays for one cycle to avoid breaking external scripts; removal in v1.18.0.0.
-#
-# Consumer = a reader that ingests the gstack-brain git repo as a source of
-# session memory. v1 primary consumer is GBrain; later versions can register
-# Codex, OpenClaw, or third-party readers.
-#
-# NOTE ON NAMING: internally this helper uses "consumer" (correct data-model
-# term). User-facing copy and the alias `gstack-brain-reader` use "reader"
-# (matches user mental model: "what's reading my brain?").
-#
-# Usage:
-#   gstack-brain-consumer add <name> --ingest-url <url> --token <token>
-#   gstack-brain-consumer list
-#   gstack-brain-consumer remove <name>
-#   gstack-brain-consumer test <name>
-#
-# Env:
-#   GSTACK_HOME — override ~/.gstack
-
-set -euo pipefail
-
-GSTACK_HOME="${GSTACK_HOME:-$HOME/.gstack}"
-CONSUMERS_FILE="$GSTACK_HOME/consumers.json"
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
-CONFIG_BIN="$SCRIPT_DIR/gstack-config"
-
-ensure_file() {
-  mkdir -p "$GSTACK_HOME"
-  if [ ! -f "$CONSUMERS_FILE" ]; then
-    echo '{"consumers": []}' > "$CONSUMERS_FILE"
-  fi
-}
-
-get_remote_url() {
-  git -C "$GSTACK_HOME" remote get-url origin 2>/dev/null || echo ""
-}
-
-sub_add() {
-  local name="" url="" token=""
-  local positional=""
-  while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
-    case "$1" in
-      --ingest-url) url="$2"; shift 2 ;;
-      --token) token="$2"; shift 2 ;;
-      --) shift; break ;;
-      -*) echo "Unknown flag: $1" >&2; exit 1 ;;
-      *) positional="$1"; shift ;;
-    esac
-  done
-  name="$positional"
-  if [ -z "$name" ] || [ -z "$url" ]; then
-    echo "Usage: gstack-brain-consumer add <name> --ingest-url <url> [--token <token>]" >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  ensure_file
-  # Upsert in consumers.json, store token in gstack-config under `<name>_token`.
-  python3 - "$CONSUMERS_FILE" "$name" "$url" <<'PYEOF'
-import sys, json
-path, name, url = sys.argv[1:4]
-try:
-    with open(path) as f:
-        data = json.load(f)
-except Exception:
-    data = {"consumers": []}
-entry = {"name": name, "ingest_url": url, "status": "unknown", "token_ref": f"{name}_token"}
-cs = data.setdefault("consumers", [])
-for i, c in enumerate(cs):
-    if c.get("name") == name:
-        cs[i] = entry
-        break
-else:
-    cs.append(entry)
-with open(path, "w") as f:
-    json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
-    f.write("\n")
-print(f"registered consumer: {name}")
-PYEOF
-  if [ -n "$token" ]; then
-    "$CONFIG_BIN" set "${name}_token" "$token"
-    echo "token stored: gstack-config get ${name}_token to retrieve"
-  fi
-  # Attempt registration with remote (HTTP POST).
-  sub_test "$name"
-}
-
-sub_list() {
-  if [ ! -f "$CONSUMERS_FILE" ]; then
-    echo '{"consumers": []}'
-    return 0
-  fi
-  cat "$CONSUMERS_FILE"
-}
-
-sub_remove() {
-  local name="${1:-}"
-  if [ -z "$name" ]; then
-    echo "Usage: gstack-brain-consumer remove <name>" >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  ensure_file
-  python3 - "$CONSUMERS_FILE" "$name" <<'PYEOF'
-import sys, json
-path, name = sys.argv[1:3]
-try:
-    with open(path) as f:
-        data = json.load(f)
-except Exception:
-    data = {"consumers": []}
-before = len(data.get("consumers", []))
-data["consumers"] = [c for c in data.get("consumers", []) if c.get("name") != name]
-after = len(data["consumers"])
-with open(path, "w") as f:
-    json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
-    f.write("\n")
-print(f"removed: {before - after} entry(ies)")
-PYEOF
-}
-
-sub_test() {
-  local name="${1:-}"
-  if [ -z "$name" ]; then
-    echo "Usage: gstack-brain-consumer test <name>" >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  ensure_file
-  # Look up the consumer by name.
-  local info
-  info=$(python3 - "$CONSUMERS_FILE" "$name" <<'PYEOF'
-import sys, json
-path, name = sys.argv[1:3]
-try:
-    with open(path) as f:
-        data = json.load(f)
-except Exception:
-    data = {"consumers": []}
-for c in data.get("consumers", []):
-    if c.get("name") == name:
-        print(c.get("ingest_url", ""))
-        sys.exit(0)
-sys.exit(1)
-PYEOF
-  ) || { echo "No such consumer: $name" >&2; exit 1; }
-
-  local url="$info"
-  local token
-  token=$("$CONFIG_BIN" get "${name}_token" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-  if [ -z "$url" ] || [ -z "$token" ]; then
-    echo "consumer '$name': url or token missing; cannot test"
-    return 0
-  fi
-  local repo_url
-  repo_url=$(get_remote_url)
-  echo "Testing $name at ${url%/}/ingest-repo ..."
-  local resp
-  resp=$(curl -sS -X POST "${url%/}/ingest-repo" \
-    -H "Authorization: Bearer $token" \
-    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    --data "{\"repo_url\":\"$repo_url\"}" \
-    -w "\n%{http_code}" 2>&1 || echo -e "\ncurl-error")
-  local code
-  code=$(echo "$resp" | tail -1)
-  if [ "$code" = "200" ] || [ "$code" = "201" ] || [ "$code" = "204" ]; then
-    echo "ok (HTTP $code)"
-    # Update status in consumers.json.
-    python3 - "$CONSUMERS_FILE" "$name" "ok" <<'PYEOF'
-import sys, json
-path, name, status = sys.argv[1:4]
-with open(path) as f: data = json.load(f)
-for c in data.get("consumers", []):
-    if c.get("name") == name:
-        c["status"] = status
-with open(path, "w") as f: json.dump(data, f, indent=2); f.write("\n")
-PYEOF
-  else
-    echo "failed (HTTP $code)"
-    python3 - "$CONSUMERS_FILE" "$name" "error" <<'PYEOF'
-import sys, json
-path, name, status = sys.argv[1:4]
-with open(path) as f: data = json.load(f)
-for c in data.get("consumers", []):
-    if c.get("name") == name:
-        c["status"] = status
-with open(path, "w") as f: json.dump(data, f, indent=2); f.write("\n")
-PYEOF
-  fi
-}
-
-case "${1:-}" in
-  add) shift; sub_add "$@" ;;
-  list) sub_list ;;
-  remove) shift; sub_remove "$@" ;;
-  test) shift; sub_test "$@" ;;
-  --help|-h|"") sed -n '2,20p' "$0" | sed 's/^# \{0,1\}//' ;;
-  *) echo "Unknown subcommand: $1" >&2; exit 1 ;;
-esac
diff --git a/bin/gstack-brain-reader b/bin/gstack-brain-reader
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-gstack-brain-consumer
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