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+---
+# Cinnamint-EliteBook — HP EliteBook, Linux Mint 22.3, general-purpose workstation
+node_type: workstation
+has_gpu: false
+
+# Workstation essentials
+extra_packages:
+  - curl
+  - git
+  - htop
+  - tmux
+  - jq
+  - vim
+  - python3-pip
+  - unzip
+  - wget
+  - tree
+  - ncdu
+  - ripgrep
+
+# No Ollama — no dedicated GPU for inference
+ollama_models: []
+
+# Services
+managed_services:
+  - name: hermes-gateway
+    enabled: true
+
+# Hermes auto-update offset (staggered)
+hermes_update_offset: 60