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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+JARVIS Agent — lightweight system monitor for Linux machines.
+Registers with JARVIS, reports metrics, and executes commands.
+
+Install: sudo bash /opt/jarvis-agent/install.sh
+Config:  /etc/jarvis-agent/config.json
+Logs:    journalctl -u jarvis-agent -f
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+import platform
+import socket
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import time
+import urllib.request
+import urllib.error
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+CONFIG_PATH   = "/etc/jarvis-agent/config.json"
+STATE_PATH    = "/var/lib/jarvis-agent/state.json"
+AGENT_VERSION = "3.0"   # Phase 4: screenshot + sysinfo commands
+
+# ── Config helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def load_config() -> dict:
+    if not os.path.exists(CONFIG_PATH):
+        print(f"[ERROR] Config not found at {CONFIG_PATH}. Run the installer first.", flush=True)
+        sys.exit(1)
+    with open(CONFIG_PATH) as f:
+        return json.load(f)
+
+def load_state() -> dict:
+    if os.path.exists(STATE_PATH):
+        with open(STATE_PATH) as f:
+            return json.load(f)
+    return {}
+
+def save_state(state: dict):
+    Path(STATE_PATH).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with open(STATE_PATH, "w") as f:
+        json.dump(state, f, indent=2)
+
+# ── HTTP helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+import ssl as _ssl
+
+def _make_ssl_ctx(verify: bool) -> _ssl.SSLContext | None:
+    if not verify:
+        ctx = _ssl.create_default_context()
+        ctx.check_hostname = False
+        ctx.verify_mode = _ssl.CERT_NONE
+        return ctx
+    return None
+
+_host_header: str = ""  # set from config at startup
+
+def api_post(url: str, payload: dict, headers: dict = {}, timeout: int = 15,
+             ssl_verify: bool = True) -> dict:
+    body = json.dumps(payload).encode()
+    req  = urllib.request.Request(url, data=body, method="POST")
+    req.add_header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+    req.add_header("User-Agent", "JARVIS-Agent/1.0")
+    if _host_header:
+        req.add_header("Host", _host_header)
+    for k, v in headers.items():
+        req.add_header(k, v)
+    try:
+        ctx = _make_ssl_ctx(ssl_verify)
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout, context=ctx) as resp:
+            return json.loads(resp.read().decode())
+    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+        return {"error": f"HTTP {e.code}: {e.read().decode()[:200]}"}
+    except Exception as e:
+        return {"error": str(e)}
+
+def api_get(url: str, headers: dict = {}, timeout: int = 10,
+            ssl_verify: bool = True) -> dict:
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url)
+    req.add_header("User-Agent", "JARVIS-Agent/1.0")
+    if _host_header:
+        req.add_header("Host", _host_header)
+    for k, v in headers.items():
+        req.add_header(k, v)
+    try:
+        ctx = _make_ssl_ctx(ssl_verify)
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout, context=ctx) as resp:
+            return json.loads(resp.read().decode())
+    except Exception as e:
+        return {"error": str(e)}
+
+# ── Registration ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def get_local_ip() -> str:
+    try:
+        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+        s.connect(("8.8.8.8", 80))
+        ip = s.getsockname()[0]
+        s.close()
+        return ip
+    except Exception:
+        return "unknown"
+
+def detect_capabilities(cfg: dict) -> list:
+    caps = ["metrics", "commands"]
+    # Check for Proxmox
+    if os.path.exists("/usr/bin/pvesh") or os.path.exists("/usr/sbin/pveversion"):
+        caps.append("proxmox")
+    # Check for Docker
+    if os.path.exists("/usr/bin/docker") or os.path.exists("/usr/local/bin/docker"):
+        caps.append("docker")
+    # Check for Ollama
+    if os.path.exists("/usr/local/bin/ollama") or os.path.exists("/usr/bin/ollama"):
+        caps.append("ollama")
+    # Check for Home Assistant
+    if os.path.exists("/etc/homeassistant") or os.path.exists("/config/configuration.yaml"):
+        caps.append("homeassistant")
+    # Phase 4: screenshot capability
+    import shutil as _shutil
+    if (_shutil.which("scrot") or _shutil.which("import") or
+            _shutil.which("fbcat") or _shutil.which("convert")):
+        caps.append("screenshot")
+    caps.append("sysinfo")
+    return caps
+
+def register(cfg: dict, state: dict) -> str:
+    """Register with JARVIS. Returns api_key."""
+    hostname     = cfg.get("hostname", socket.gethostname())
+    agent_type   = cfg.get("agent_type", "linux")
+    ip           = get_local_ip()
+    capabilities = detect_capabilities(cfg)
+    agent_id     = cfg.get("agent_id", f"{hostname}_{socket.gethostname()[:8]}")
+    ssl_verify   = bool(cfg.get("ssl_verify", True))
+
+    print(f"[JARVIS] Registering as '{agent_id}' ({agent_type}) from {ip}...", flush=True)
+
+    result = api_post(
+        f"{cfg['jarvis_url']}/api/agent/register",
+        {
+            "hostname": hostname,
+            "agent_type": agent_type,
+            "ip_address": ip,
+            "capabilities": capabilities,
+            "agent_id": agent_id,
+        },
+        headers={"X-Registration-Key": cfg["registration_key"]},
+        ssl_verify=ssl_verify,
+    )
+
+    if "error" in result:
+        print(f"[ERROR] Registration failed: {result['error']}", flush=True)
+        return ""
+
+    api_key = result.get("api_key", "")
+    if api_key:
+        state["api_key"]  = api_key
+        state["agent_id"] = result.get("agent_id", agent_id)
+        save_state(state)
+        print(f"[JARVIS] Registered. agent_id={state['agent_id']}", flush=True)
+    return api_key
+
+# ── Metrics collection ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def read_cpu_percent() -> float:
+    try:
+        with open("/proc/stat") as f:
+            line = f.readline()
+        fields = list(map(int, line.split()[1:]))
+        idle   = fields[3]
+        total  = sum(fields)
+        return round((1 - idle / total) * 100, 1) if total else 0.0
+    except Exception:
+        return 0.0
+
+_last_cpu = None
+
+def get_cpu_percent() -> float:
+    global _last_cpu
+    try:
+        with open("/proc/stat") as f:
+            line = f.readline()
+        fields = list(map(int, line.split()[1:]))
+        idle   = fields[3] + fields[4]  # idle + iowait
+        total  = sum(fields)
+        if _last_cpu:
+            d_idle  = idle  - _last_cpu[0]
+            d_total = total - _last_cpu[1]
+            result  = round((1 - d_idle / d_total) * 100, 1) if d_total else 0.0
+        else:
+            result = 0.0
+        _last_cpu = (idle, total)
+        return result
+    except Exception:
+        return 0.0
+
+def get_memory() -> dict:
+    mem = {}
+    try:
+        with open("/proc/meminfo") as f:
+            for line in f:
+                parts = line.split()
+                if parts[0] in ("MemTotal:", "MemAvailable:", "MemFree:", "Buffers:", "Cached:"):
+                    mem[parts[0].rstrip(":")] = int(parts[1])
+        total     = mem.get("MemTotal", 0)
+        available = mem.get("MemAvailable", 0)
+        used      = total - available
+        return {
+            "total_mb":  round(total / 1024, 1),
+            "used_mb":   round(used  / 1024, 1),
+            "free_mb":   round(available / 1024, 1),
+            "percent":   round(used / total * 100, 1) if total else 0,
+        }
+    except Exception:
+        return {}
+
+def get_disk() -> list:
+    disks = []
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(["df", "-h", "--output=source,fstype,size,used,avail,pcent,target"],
+                                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5)
+        lines = result.stdout.strip().split("\n")[1:]
+        for line in lines:
+            parts = line.split()
+            if len(parts) >= 7:
+                mount = parts[6]
+                if not any(mount.startswith(x) for x in ["/sys", "/proc", "/dev/pts", "/run", "/snap"]):
+                    disks.append({
+                        "mount":   mount,
+                        "size":    parts[2],
+                        "used":    parts[3],
+                        "avail":   parts[4],
+                        "percent": parts[5].rstrip("%"),
+                    })
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return disks
+
+def get_uptime() -> dict:
+    try:
+        with open("/proc/uptime") as f:
+            secs = float(f.read().split()[0])
+        days    = int(secs // 86400)
+        hours   = int((secs % 86400) // 3600)
+        minutes = int((secs % 3600) // 60)
+        return {"seconds": int(secs), "days": days, "hours": hours, "minutes": minutes,
+                "human": f"{days}d {hours}h {minutes}m"}
+    except Exception:
+        return {}
+
+def get_services(cfg: dict) -> list:
+    watch = cfg.get("watch_services", ["ollama", "homeassistant", "mysql", "nginx", "apache2"])
+    statuses = []
+    for svc in watch:
+        try:
+            r = subprocess.run(["systemctl", "is-active", svc], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=3)
+            statuses.append({"service": svc, "status": r.stdout.strip()})
+        except Exception:
+            statuses.append({"service": svc, "status": "unknown"})
+    return statuses
+
+def get_load() -> list:
+    try:
+        with open("/proc/loadavg") as f:
+            parts = f.read().split()
+        return [float(parts[0]), float(parts[1]), float(parts[2])]
+    except Exception:
+        return [0, 0, 0]
+
+def collect_metrics(cfg: dict) -> dict:
+    # First reading for CPU delta
+    get_cpu_percent()
+    time.sleep(1)
+    return {
+        "hostname":    cfg.get("hostname", socket.gethostname()),
+        "cpu_percent": get_cpu_percent(),
+        "memory":      get_memory(),
+        "disk":        get_disk(),
+        "uptime":      get_uptime(),
+        "load":        get_load(),
+        "services":    get_services(cfg),
+        "platform":    platform.system(),
+        "timestamp":   datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + "Z",
+    }
+
+# ── Proxmox metrics ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def collect_proxmox_metrics(cfg: dict) -> dict | None:
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["pvesh", "get", "/nodes/pve/status", "--output-format", "json"],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10
+        )
+        node_status = json.loads(result.stdout)
+        vms_result  = subprocess.run(
+            ["pvesh", "get", "/nodes/pve/qemu", "--output-format", "json"],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10
+        )
+        vms = json.loads(vms_result.stdout)
+        return {"node": node_status, "vms": vms}
+    except Exception as e:
+        return {"error": str(e)}
+
+# ── Screenshot / Vision helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _take_screenshot(cmd_data: dict) -> dict:
+    """
+    Attempts to capture a screenshot using available tools.
+    For headless servers, falls back to a rich text system snapshot.
+    Returns base64-encoded PNG and metadata.
+    """
+    import base64, tempfile, shutil
+
+    tmp = tempfile.mktemp(suffix=".png")
+    width = height = 0
+    method = "unknown"
+
+    # 1. Try scrot (X11 desktop)
+    if shutil.which("scrot") and os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
+        try:
+            r = subprocess.run(["scrot", "-z", tmp], capture_output=True, timeout=10)
+            if r.returncode == 0 and os.path.exists(tmp):
+                method = "scrot"
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    # 2. Try import (ImageMagick X11)
+    if method == "unknown" and shutil.which("import") and os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
+        try:
+            r = subprocess.run(["import", "-window", "root", tmp], capture_output=True, timeout=10)
+            if r.returncode == 0 and os.path.exists(tmp):
+                method = "import"
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    # 3. Try fbcat (Linux framebuffer — headless VMs with framebuffer)
+    if method == "unknown" and shutil.which("fbcat") and os.path.exists("/dev/fb0"):
+        try:
+            ppm = tempfile.mktemp(suffix=".ppm")
+            r = subprocess.run(["fbcat", "-s", "/dev/fb0"], stdout=open(ppm, "wb"),
+                                stderr=subprocess.PIPE, timeout=10)
+            if r.returncode == 0 and shutil.which("convert"):
+                subprocess.run(["convert", ppm, tmp], capture_output=True, timeout=10)
+                os.unlink(ppm)
+                if os.path.exists(tmp):
+                    method = "framebuffer"
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    # 4. Headless fallback: build a PNG system dashboard from text stats
+    if method == "unknown":
+        try:
+            result = _render_sysinfo_png(tmp)
+            if result:
+                method = "sysinfo_render"
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    if method == "unknown" or not os.path.exists(tmp):
+        # Last resort: return text snapshot only
+        snap = _sysinfo_snapshot()
+        snap["screenshot_available"] = False
+        snap["method"] = "text_only"
+        return snap
+
+    # Read image
+    try:
+        with open(tmp, "rb") as f:
+            raw = f.read()
+        b64 = base64.b64encode(raw).decode()
+        fsize = len(raw)
+        os.unlink(tmp)
+
+        # Try to get dimensions via file command
+        try:
+            r = subprocess.run(["identify", "-format", "%wx%h", tmp],
+                                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5)
+            if "x" in r.stdout:
+                w, h = r.stdout.strip().split("x", 1)
+                width, height = int(w), int(h)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+        return {
+            "success":   True,
+            "method":    method,
+            "image_b64": b64,
+            "image_mime": "image/png",
+            "file_size": fsize,
+            "width":     width,
+            "height":    height,
+            "hostname":  socket.gethostname(),
+        }
+    except Exception as e:
+        return {"success": False, "error": str(e), "method": method}
+
+
+def _render_sysinfo_png(out_path: str) -> bool:
+    """Render a system info text snapshot as a PNG using ansi2image or ImageMagick."""
+    import shutil
+    snap = _build_sysinfo_text()
+    # Try convert (ImageMagick) to render text → PNG
+    if shutil.which("convert"):
+        try:
+            r = subprocess.run([
+                "convert",
+                "-size", "900x600", "xc:#0a0f14",
+                "-font", "Courier-New",
+                "-pointsize", "13",
+                "-fill", "#00d4ff",
+                "-annotate", "+20+30", snap[:3000],
+                out_path,
+            ], capture_output=True, timeout=15)
+            return r.returncode == 0 and os.path.exists(out_path)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    return False
+
+
+def _build_sysinfo_text() -> str:
+    """Build a rich text system snapshot for headless machines."""
+    lines = [f"JARVIS FIELD STATION — {socket.gethostname()}",
+             f"Timestamp: {datetime.utcnow().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC')}",
+             "─" * 60]
+    try:
+        # CPU / mem / disk
+        with open("/proc/loadavg") as f:
+            load = f.read().split()[:3]
+        lines.append(f"Load avg: {' '.join(load)}")
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    try:
+        with open("/proc/meminfo") as f:
+            minfo = {l.split(":")[0].strip(): int(l.split()[1]) for l in f if ":" in l}
+        total = minfo.get("MemTotal", 0)
+        avail = minfo.get("MemAvailable", 0)
+        used  = total - avail
+        lines.append(f"Memory: {used//1024}MB used / {total//1024}MB total")
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    try:
+        r = subprocess.run(["df", "-h", "/"], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5)
+        lines.append("Disk:\n" + r.stdout.strip())
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    try:
+        r = subprocess.run(["ps", "aux", "--sort=-%cpu"], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5)
+        lines.append("Top processes:\n" + "\n".join(r.stdout.splitlines()[1:8]))
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    try:
+        r = subprocess.run(["ss", "-tlnp"], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5)
+        lines.append("Listening ports:\n" + r.stdout.strip()[:500])
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def _sysinfo_snapshot() -> dict:
+    """Return structured system snapshot (no image) for text-based analysis."""
+    data = {"success": True, "hostname": socket.gethostname(),
+            "snapshot_type": "text", "screenshot_available": False}
+    try:
+        with open("/proc/loadavg") as f:
+            parts = f.read().split()
+        data["load_1m"], data["load_5m"], data["load_15m"] = parts[0], parts[1], parts[2]
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    try:
+        with open("/proc/meminfo") as f:
+            m = {l.split(":")[0].strip(): int(l.split()[1])
+                 for l in f if ":" in l and len(l.split()) >= 2}
+        data["mem_total_mb"] = m.get("MemTotal", 0) // 1024
+        data["mem_avail_mb"] = m.get("MemAvailable", 0) // 1024
+        data["mem_used_mb"]  = data["mem_total_mb"] - data["mem_avail_mb"]
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    try:
+        r = subprocess.run(["df", "-h", "/"], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5)
+        data["disk"] = r.stdout.splitlines()[1] if r.stdout else ""
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    try:
+        r = subprocess.run(["ps", "aux", "--sort=-%cpu"], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5)
+        data["top_procs"] = r.stdout.splitlines()[1:8]
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    try:
+        r = subprocess.run(["ss", "-tlnp"], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5)
+        data["listening_ports"] = r.stdout.strip()[:800]
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return data
+
+
+# ── Command execution ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def execute_command(cmd: dict) -> dict:
+    cmd_type = cmd.get("command_type", "")
+    cmd_data = cmd.get("command_data", {})
+
+    try:
+        if cmd_type == "restart_service":
+            svc = cmd_data.get("service", "")
+            if not svc or "/" in svc:
+                return {"success": False, "error": "Invalid service name"}
+            r = subprocess.run(["systemctl", "restart", svc], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30)
+            return {"success": r.returncode == 0, "stdout": r.stdout, "stderr": r.stderr}
+
+        elif cmd_type == "get_logs":
+            svc   = cmd_data.get("service", "")
+            lines = min(int(cmd_data.get("lines", 50)), 200)
+            if not svc or "/" in svc:
+                return {"success": False, "error": "Invalid service name"}
+            r = subprocess.run(["journalctl", "-u", svc, "-n", str(lines), "--no-pager"],
+                               capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=15)
+            return {"success": True, "output": r.stdout}
+
+        elif cmd_type == "ping":
+            host = cmd_data.get("host", "8.8.8.8")
+            r = subprocess.run(["ping", "-c", "3", "-W", "2", host], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=15)
+            return {"success": r.returncode == 0, "output": r.stdout}
+
+        elif cmd_type == "update":
+            _cfg = load_config()
+            updated = self_update(_cfg)
+            return {"success": True, "updated": updated}
+
+        elif cmd_type == "shell":
+            # Guard reads LOCAL config, not the server-supplied payload
+            _cfg = load_config()
+            if not _cfg.get("allow_shell_commands", False):
+                return {"success": False, "error": "Shell commands not enabled in agent config"}
+            cmd_str = cmd_data.get("command", "")
+            r = subprocess.run(cmd_str, shell=True, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30)
+            return {"success": True, "stdout": r.stdout[:2000], "stderr": r.stderr[:500]}
+
+        elif cmd_type == "screenshot":
+            return _take_screenshot(cmd_data)
+
+        elif cmd_type == "sysinfo":
+            return _sysinfo_snapshot()
+
+        else:
+            return {"success": False, "error": f"Unknown command type: {cmd_type}"}
+
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        return {"success": False, "error": "Command timed out"}
+    except Exception as e:
+        return {"success": False, "error": str(e)}
+
+# ── Main loop ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def main():
+    global _host_header
+    cfg   = load_config()
+    state = load_state()
+
+    jarvis_url   = cfg["jarvis_url"].rstrip("/")
+    ssl_verify   = bool(cfg.get("ssl_verify", True))
+    _host_header = cfg.get("host_header", "")
+    poll_interval   = int(cfg.get("poll_interval", 30))
+    heartbeat_every = int(cfg.get("heartbeat_every", 10))
+
+    # Always re-register on startup to refresh capabilities, version, and IP.
+    # Server does an UPDATE when agent_id already exists, so api_key is preserved.
+    api_key = state.get("api_key", "")
+    registered_key = register(cfg, state)
+    if registered_key:
+        api_key = registered_key
+    elif not api_key:
+        while not api_key:
+            api_key = register(cfg, state)
+            if not api_key:
+                print("[ERROR] Could not register with JARVIS. Retrying in 60s...", flush=True)
+                time.sleep(60)
+
+    headers = {"X-Agent-Key": api_key}
+    last_metrics    = 0
+    last_update_chk = 0
+    update_interval = int(cfg.get("update_check_hours", 24)) * 3600
+    tick = 0
+
+    print(f"[JARVIS] Agent v{AGENT_VERSION} running. Polling {jarvis_url} every {heartbeat_every}s.", flush=True)
+
+    while True:
+        tick += 1
+        now = time.time()
+
+        try:
+            # Heartbeat + get commands
+            hb = api_post(f"{jarvis_url}/api/agent/heartbeat", {}, headers, ssl_verify=ssl_verify)
+            if "error" in hb:
+                print(f"[WARN] Heartbeat failed: {hb['error']}", flush=True)
+            else:
+                commands = hb.get("commands", [])
+                for cmd in commands:
+                    print(f"[CMD] Executing: {cmd['command_type']}", flush=True)
+                    result = execute_command(cmd)
+                    api_post(f"{jarvis_url}/api/agent/command_result",
+                             {"command_id": cmd["id"], "success": result.get("success", False), "result": result},
+                             headers, ssl_verify=ssl_verify)
+
+            # Self-update check (every update_interval seconds, default 24h)
+            if now - last_update_chk >= update_interval:
+                last_update_chk = now
+                self_update(cfg)  # restarts process if update found
+
+            # Push metrics every poll_interval seconds
+            if now - last_metrics >= poll_interval:
+                metrics = collect_metrics(cfg)
+                api_post(f"{jarvis_url}/api/agent/metrics",
+                         {"type": "system", "data": metrics}, headers, ssl_verify=ssl_verify)
+
+                # Proxmox metrics if available
+                if "proxmox" in detect_capabilities(cfg):
+                    px = collect_proxmox_metrics(cfg)
+                    if px:
+                        api_post(f"{jarvis_url}/api/agent/metrics",
+                                 {"type": "proxmox", "data": px}, headers, ssl_verify=ssl_verify)
+
+                last_metrics = now
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"[ERROR] Loop error: {e}", flush=True)
+
+        time.sleep(heartbeat_every)
+
+
+# ── Self-update ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def self_update(cfg: dict) -> bool:
+    """Check JARVIS server for a newer version of this script.
+    Verifies SHA-256 hash from <update_url>.sha256 before replacing."""
+    import hashlib
+    jarvis_url = cfg.get("jarvis_url", "").rstrip("/")
+    default_update_url = f"{jarvis_url}/agent/jarvis-agent.py" if jarvis_url else ""
+    update_url = cfg.get("update_url", default_update_url)
+    if not update_url:
+        return False
+    script_path = os.path.abspath(__file__)
+    try:
+        # Download expected hash first
+        hash_url = update_url + ".sha256"
+        req_hash = urllib.request.Request(hash_url)
+        req_hash.add_header("User-Agent", "JARVIS-Agent/1.0")
+        if _host_header:
+            req_hash.add_header("Host", _host_header)
+        try:
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(req_hash, timeout=10) as resp:
+                expected_hash = resp.read().decode().strip().split()[0]
+        except Exception:
+            expected_hash = None
+
+        # Download new script
+        req = urllib.request.Request(update_url)
+        req.add_header("User-Agent", "JARVIS-Agent/1.0")
+        if _host_header:
+            req.add_header("Host", _host_header)
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as resp:
+            new_content = resp.read()
+
+        # Verify hash if available — abort if mismatch
+        if expected_hash:
+            actual_hash = hashlib.sha256(new_content).hexdigest()
+            if actual_hash != expected_hash:
+                print(f"[JARVIS] Update hash mismatch (expected {expected_hash[:16]}… got {actual_hash[:16]}…) — aborting", flush=True)
+                return False
+
+        with open(script_path, "rb") as f:
+            current = f.read()
+        if new_content != current:
+            print(f"[JARVIS] Update verified — replacing {script_path} and restarting...", flush=True)
+            with open(script_path, "wb") as f:
+                f.write(new_content)
+            os.execv(sys.executable, [sys.executable] + sys.argv)
+            return True
+        return False
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[JARVIS] Self-update check failed: {e}", flush=True)
+        return False
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()