diff --git a/.hermes-ota-verification.txt b/.hermes-ota-verification.txt
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-2026-08-30T02:53:27Z trigger push-based OTA verification
diff --git a/HERMES_OTA_VALIDATION_TRIGGER.txt b/HERMES_OTA_VALIDATION_TRIGGER.txt
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-yaml-fix trigger 2026-08-30T10:17:26-05:00