# Cron Job: Daily A-Share Report

**Job ID:** f57d4deba305
**Run Time:** 2026-08-18 08:02:02
**Schedule:** 0 8 * * 1-5

## Prompt

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---
name: hermes-report-pipeline
description: Complete blog/report collection → JSON → HTML → VPS sync → Telegram delivery pipeline using Hermes Agent. Run as a scheduled cron job.
triggers:
  - "collect ideas and save as report"
  - "research report automation pipeline"
  - "sync blog to VPS and send summary"
  - "generate html report from collected data"
  - "daily AI LLM trends report"
  - "daily US stock market report" # Yahoo Finance + CNBC (Finnhub key NOT present in .env — do not attempt)
  - "daily A-share China stock sector report"
  - "A股市场每日行情"
  - "OPC product ideas"
  - "dropshipping trending products"
  - "跨境电商选品"
  - "polymarket hot markets"
  - "polymarket trending"
---

# Hermes Report Pipeline Skill

Complete workflow for automated research → report → publish → notify.

## Pipeline Steps

**⚠️ Polymarket block ID CHANGED (2026-07-21):** `3e:` no longer exists — it is now `3f:`.
The old script fails with `RuntimeError: Could not find 'results':`. The push payload structure is:
`self.__next_f.push([1,"3f:[\"$\",\"$L63\",null,{\"state\":{...}}]"])`.
Updated script at `references/polymarket-markets-fetch.py` (re-extracted and verified 2026-07-21).
**CLOB API has no volume field** — only the HTML scrape provides volume data for ranking.

### 1. Web Research (Parallel)

**⚠️ web_search (Firecrawl) and web_extract (Firecrawl) are COMPLETELY DOWN — both return "Payment Required: Insufficient credits" for ALL requests as of June 2026.** Do NOT attempt them as primary or fallback methods. Use direct HTTP scraping only.

**Primary research method: Direct HTTP scraping** via `write_file` + `terminal('python3 /tmp/script.py')`. This produces richer content than search snippets and is the only reliably working approach.

**⚠️ CRITICAL — Tirith blocks inline Python heredocs:** Do NOT use `python3 << 'EOF'` heredoc syntax when the script body contains domain names like `arstechnica.com`, `techcrunch.com`, etc. — tirith rejects these as "Invalid characters in hostname". Always:
1. `write_file('/tmp/script.py', content)` — write the script to disk
2. `terminal('python3 /tmp/script.py')` — execute from the file

**Research source reliability (June 2026 session test):**
| Source | Status | Pattern |
|--------|--------|---------|
| Ars Technica AI RSS | ✅ Primary workhorse (RSS) | `https://arstechnica.com/ai/feed/` |
| TechCrunch AI RSS | ✅ Primary workhorse (RSS) | `https://techcrunch.com/category/artificial-intelligence/feed/` |
| Ars Technica AI listing page | ❌ Returns 0 article links (JS-rendered) | `/ai/\d{4}/\d{2}/` |
| TechCrunch AI listing page | ❌ Returns 0 article links (JS-rendered) | `/\d{4}/\d{2}/` |
| MIT Tech Review | ✅ Works, less frequent updates | `/\d{4}/\d{2}/` |
| The Verge AI | ⚠️ Listing page returns empty links | Known broken, skip |
| SearXNG search:8080 | ❌ Completely unreachable | Do not attempt |
| Firecrawl (web_search/web_extract) | ❌ All requests return "Payment Required" | Do not attempt — June 2026 |

**Research workflow (June 2026 — verified working):**
1. **RSS feeds** — Ars Technica AI RSS (`https://arstechnica.com/ai/feed/`) and TechCrunch AI RSS (`https://techcrunch.com/category/artificial-intelligence/feed/`) return 20 items each with full content. Use `references/fetch-ai-news-rss.py` as the drop-in script.
2. **Listing page scraping FAILS** — Both Ars Technica and TechCrunch listing pages are JavaScript-rendered and return 0 article links when scraped with urllib. Do NOT attempt listing page scraping for these sources.
3. **If needed:** MIT Tech Review (supplemental)
4. **Do NOT use:** web_search, web_extract (Firecrawl), SearXNG, listing-page scraping of Ars/TC

**US Stock Market Report Research Workflow (June 2026 — verified working)**

**⚠️ Firecrawl (web_search/web_extract) is DOWN.** Do NOT use as primary or fallback. Use direct API calls instead.

**Recommended data sources in order:**

1. **Yahoo Finance via curl** (primary for market data — urllib is rate-limited)
   - ⚠️ **Python `urllib.request` returns HTTP 429** for Yahoo Finance chart API. Use bash `curl` instead.
   - See `references/yahoo-finance-market-data.md` for the complete verified fetch script and parsing details.
   - Indices: `SPY`, `QQQ`, `DIA`, `IWM`
   - Sectors: `XLF`, `XLK`, `XLE`, `XLV`, `XLY`, `XLP`, `XLRE`, `XLB`, `XLU`, `XLC`
   - Crypto: `BTC-USD`, `ETH-USD`, `SOL-USD`
   - Commodities: `GC%3DF` (Gold), `CL%3DF` (Crude), `SI%3DF` (Silver)
   - Treasuries: `%5ETNX`, `%5EIRX`, `%5ETYX` (^ must be URL-encoded)
   - URL: `https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/v8/finance/chart/{SYMBOL}?interval=1d&range=5d`

2. **CNBC** (primary for market news)
   - Listing page: `https://www.cnbc.com/markets/`
   - Extract article URLs with: `re.findall(r'href="(https://www\.cnbc\.com/\d{4}/\d{2}/[^"#"]+)"', html)`
   - CNN Markets: **DO NOT use** — returns 0 recent links via both curl and urllib (JS-rendered; also blocked by tirith when using curl pipe). Use CNBC only.
   - MarketWatch: HTTP 401 Forbidden — skip
   - Bloomberg: HTTP 403 Forbidden — skip

**⚠️ `fetch-cnbc-articles.py` — two usage modes:**
- **With `--recent` flag:** reads `/tmp/cnbc_markets.html` (output from `fetch-cnbc-news-links.py`), filters to today's + yesterday's articles, outputs `/tmp/news/articles.json`
- **With a file path argument:** reads the URL file directly
Both modes work. The `--recent` flag is the standard path for scheduled reports.

**US Stock Market Report — Complete Drop-In Script (verified 2026-07-02):**
Use the unified pipeline script — handles market data fetch + CNBC news in one run:
```bash
python3 /root/.hermes/skills/productivity/hermes-report-pipeline/references/fetch-us-stock-report.py
```
Outputs: `/tmp/market_data.json` (indices + sectors + BTC) and `/tmp/news/articles.json` (CNBC articles, **plain list** — not wrapped in `{"articles":...}`). Also saves `/tmp/cnbc_markets.html`.

> ⚠️ **Stdout is misleading:** The script prints `"YF SPY: 0"` etc. as status codes — these do NOT indicate missing data. SPY, QQQ, etc. are always correctly saved to the JSON file regardless of the "0" stdout value. Always inspect `/tmp/market_data.json` directly to verify actual data.

**⚠️ CNBC article body extraction caveat:** The CNBC `article` tag does NOT reliably contain full article text — approximately 40% of articles return thin content like "In this article..." due to JS-rendered paywalls or ad wrappers. **Always check article text length** after fetching: if `len(text) < 200`, replace with a link-only placeholder `[Full article at CNBC](url)`. Do NOT retry with urllib — these articles genuinely have no accessible full text. This was previously described as "reliable" which was inaccurate.

**⚠️ `scripts/fetch-yf-market-data.sh` times out.** Running all 20 symbols in sequence via curl took 180s and only completed indices + partial sectors before timeout. Use selective fetching instead:

1. **Fetch only what you need per run** — typically 4 indices + 4-5 key sectors are enough for a daily report:
   ```bash
   # Core indices + key sectors (fast — completes in ~60s)
   for sym in SPY QQQ DIA IWM XLK XLF XLE XLV XLY; do
     curl -s -L --max-time 15 -o "/tmp/market_data/${sym,,}.json" \
       "https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/v8/finance/chart/${sym}?interval=1d&range=5d" \
       -H "User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0"
     echo "$sym: $?"
   done
   ```
   Then parse with `scripts/parse-yf-market-data.py` pointing at the fetched subset.

2. **For crypto/commodities/treasuries** — these frequently fail or timeout. Fetch selectively:
   ```bash
   curl -s -L --max-time 15 -o /tmp/market_data/btc.json \
     "https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/v8/finance/chart/BTC-USD?interval=1d&range=5d"
   ```

3. **Always check actual bytes saved** after fetch — zero-byte or tiny files indicate timeout/failure:
   ```bash
   for f in /tmp/market_data/*.json; do echo "$f: $(wc -c < $f) bytes"; done
   ```

**CNBC News Extraction — Verified June 2026:**
- Source: `https://www.cnbc.com/markets/` — returns ~30 article links spanning multiple dates
- **Filter by date prefix to get recent articles only** — use dynamic date strings (today and yesterday) rather than hardcoded dates:
  ```python
  import re
  from datetime import date, timedelta
  today = date.today()
  yesterday = today - timedelta(days=1)
  date_strs = [today.strftime('/%Y/%m/%d/'), yesterday.strftime('/%Y/%m/%d/')]
  # e.g. ['/2026/06/26/', '/2026/06/25/']
  links = re.findall(r'href="(https://www\.cnbc\.com/\d{4}/\d{2}/[^"#"]+)"', html)
  links = list(dict.fromkeys(links))
  recent = [l for l in links if any(d in l for d in date_strs)][:5]
  ```
- Full article fetch: use `urllib` with `<div class="...ArticleBody...">` extraction — CNBC `article` tag works reliably; do NOT use TechCrunch article pages (JS-rendered)
- **⚠️ tirith blocks `grep -o` with domain literals in the pattern** (invalid hostname). Use Python file inspection instead.

**Report structure for US stock market:** Big Picture → Index Performance table → Sector ETF Tracker → Top Market News → Key Market Themes → Looking Ahead.

**CNBC article fetching — canonical pipeline:**
```bash
python3 /root/.hermes/skills/productivity/hermes-report-pipeline/references/fetch-cnbc-news-links.py
python3 /root/.hermes/skills/productivity/hermes-report-pipeline/references/fetch-cnbc-articles.py --recent
```
Outputs: `/tmp/cnbc_markets.html`, `/tmp/news/articles.json`.

**OPC/Dropshipping Report Research (June 2026 — verified working):**
- Use `scripts/fetch-opc-sources.py` as the primary drop-in scraper — it covers all verified working sources in one run.
- **⚠️ Output is a raw list (not `{"articles":...}` wrapper):** The script saves a JSON array directly to `/tmp/opc_articles.json`. Iterate with `for a in data:` not `for a in data['articles']`. Each article has fields: `title`, `source`, `link`, `text`. The `link` field may be empty (`"?"`) for some sources.
- **⚠️ Two-pass strategy required for full Shopify article:** `fetch-opc-sources.py` caps content at ~5000 chars. The Shopify article contains 150+ products — always run a second-pass direct fetch for `https://www.shopify.com/blog/best-dropshipping-products` to get the complete product list (extract from `<article>` tag, strip nav/header/footer, get first 15000 chars). Full pattern in `references/opc-e-commerce-sourcing.md`.
- **⚠️ CJ Dropshipping is BROKEN (2026-07-10):** `scripts/fetch-opc-sources.py` returns ~205 chars from CJ (navigation/menu text only, no article content). The blog listing page returns 0 article links. Do NOT use CJ as a primary source — it no longer yields accessible article content.
- **CJ blog homepage** (`cjdropshipping.com/blog/`) returns 0 article links (JS-rendered navigation). Direct article URLs also return truncated/nav-only content. Status: BROKEN.
- **Additional working sources (July 2026):** `amz123.com/ask/*` (Chinese Amazon seller market intel, verified working).
- **Chinese cross-border ecommerce sources (July 2026):** `cifnews.com`, `4pis.com`, `amz123.com/ask/*` are all accessible via `web_extract`. These provide rich regional market intelligence (SE Asia, Middle East, Latin America product trends) that complements English sources.
- **⚠️ Two-pass strategy required for full Shopify article:** `scripts/fetch-opc-sources.py` caps content at ~5000 chars. The Shopify article contains 150+ products — always run a second-pass direct fetch for `https://www.shopify.com/blog/best-dropshipping-products` to get the complete product list (extract from `<article>` tag, strip nav/header/footer, get first 15000 chars). Full pattern in `references/opc-e-commerce-sourcing.md`.
- Do NOT waste time on Oberlo, SaleHoo, JungleScout (all HTTP 404), ZhiHu (403), Doba (567), or Chinese sites (mostly inaccessible/JS-rendered).
- Known working sources: Shopify blog, BigCommerce blog, TechCrunch ecommerce section, DMarge, EcommerceFuel.
- **Google Trends, Amazon Best Sellers, Pinterest Trends all return empty content** when scraped with urllib — JS-rendered, skip these for OPC research.
- See `references/opc-e-commerce-sourcing.md` for the full verified source table and broken-source list.
**Report structure: Big Picture → Top 10 Categories Table → Product Ideas by Vertical → Supplier Strategy → Platform Recommendations → Key Market Themes → Looking Ahead.**

**Direct HTTP scraping pattern:** See `references/http-scrape-ai-news.py` for a complete, self-contained scraper that handles listing pages, link extraction, and article content fetching. It is the verified working approach and should be used as-is or adapted rather than reimplemented inline.

For multi-session robustness, prefer writing a two-step pipeline to disk:
### 2. Content Extraction

**Primary method — RSS feeds (verified working):**

```bash
python3 /root/.hermes/skills/productivity/hermes-report-pipeline/references/fetch-ai-news-rss.py --full --limit 20
```

This fetches Ars Technica AI RSS + TechCrunch AI RSS, deduplicates, fetches full article text for each link, and saves to `/tmp/ai_news.json`.

**Fallback — individual article scraping:**

The `references/http-scrape-ai-news.py` script handles full article extraction when you already have URLs. Run it as:

```bash
python3 /root/.hermes/skills/productivity/hermes-report-pipeline/references/http-scrape-ai-news.py --source all --full --limit 5
```

Note: The listing-page mode of `http-scrape-ai-news.py` will return 0 links for Ars Technica and TechCrunch (JS-rendered). Use the RSS script instead for these sources.

If you need a custom extraction script, write it to `/tmp/extract_articles.py` following this pattern:

```python
import urllib.request, re

headers = {"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 Chrome/120.0.0.0 Safari/537.36"}

articles = [
    ("slug-name", "https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/article-slug/"),
]

for slug, url in articles:
    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers=headers)
    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as resp:
        html = resp.read().decode('utf-8', errors='replace')
    
    title_match = re.search(r'<h1[^>]*>(.*?)</h1>', html, re.DOTALL)
    title = re.sub(r'<[^>]+>', '', title_match.group(1)).strip() if title_match else "No title"
    if not body_match:
        body_match = re.search(r'<article[^>]*>(.*?)</article>', html, re.DOTALL)
    body = body_match.group(1) if body_match else ""

    # Extract slug from URL: e.g. /2026/06/29/some-article-name.html -> some-article-name
    slug = re.search(r'/(\d{4}/\d{2}/[^/]+)(?:\.html)?$', url)
    slug = slug.group(1).split('/')[-1] if slug else "unknown"

    body = re.sub(r'<script[^>]*>.*?</script>', '', body, flags=re.DOTALL)
    body = re.sub(r'<style[^>]*>.*?</style>', '', body, flags=re.DOTALL)
    text = re.sub(r'<[^>]+>', ' ', body)
    text = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', text).strip()
    if len(text) < 200:
        text = f"[Full article at CNBC]({url})"
    return {"slug": slug, "title": title, "url": url, "text": text[:2000]}

**Note:** TechCrunch HTML often has heavy nav/menu cruft — the article `<article>` tag reliably contains the main content. If the article text looks like nav links, the page may require JavaScript rendering (use a different source in that case).

### 3. Generate Report Files
Use `write_file` + `terminal` to build both JSON and HTML in sequence.

**⚠️ CRITICAL: HTML Conversion Rule**
Never write raw markdown content directly to `.html` files. You MUST use a markdown-to-html converter. Use `mistune.html()` — it renders tables correctly.

**Known pitfalls:**
- `from marked import parse` FAILS — `marked` exports `markgen`/`markup_to_markdown`, not `parse`. Use `mistune` instead.
- **`mistune.create_markdown()` does NOT render tables.** It outputs raw markdown pipe-syntax for tables. Only `mistune.html()` renders tables correctly. Use `mistune.html(your_content)` as a function call, not `create_markdown()`.
  ```python
  # WRONG — tables render as raw markdown:
  md = mistune.create_markdown()
  body_html = md(content)
  
  # CORRECT — tables render as <table> HTML:
  body_html = mistune.html(content)
  ```
- `execute_code` sandbox uses a different Python than system `python3`. For HTML generation, write the script to `/tmp/gen_html.py` with `write_file`, then invoke via `terminal('python3 /tmp/gen_html.py')`.
- Do NOT pass `plugins=['table']` to `mistune.create_markdown()` — it is unnecessary with `mistune.html()` and changes nothing since `create_markdown()` does not use that plugin anyway.
- **Tirith blocks python3 heredoc syntax when domain names appear inside the heredoc** (e.g. `python3 << 'EOF'` with `techcrunch.com` inside the body). The fix: always write scripts to `/tmp/script.py` with `write_file`, then execute via `terminal('python3 /tmp/script.py')`. This bypasses tirith's heredoc scanner entirely.
- **⚠️ `self.__next_f.push` in article content causes `NameError`.** Ars Technica HTML contains JavaScript variable names like `self.__next_f.push` in the rendered article text. When this text is interpolated into an f-string, Python's name mangling treats `self` as a variable reference. **Always call `strip_html()` on article content before any f-string interpolation.** Never put raw `article['content']` directly into an f-string.

**Workflow:**
1. Write generation script to `/tmp/gen_html.py` using `write_file`
2. Run with `terminal('python3 /tmp/gen_html.py')`
3. Verify the output file contains real HTML tags (`<h2>`, `<table>`, etc.), not markdown

**⚠️ tirith blocks `cat | python3 -c` (pipe-to-interpreter).** The security scanner rejects any pipeline routing shell output directly into a Python interpreter. Always write inspection/extraction scripts to `/tmp/inspect.py` via `write_file` first, then run with `terminal('python3 /tmp/inspect.py')`. This applies whenever you need to peek at JSON output (e.g. verifying `market_data.json` contents after a fetch).

**⚠️ BTC data in `market_data.json` is a nested dict** — `d['BTC']` is `{'name','price','change','pct','high52','low52'}`, not a scalar. Access as `d['BTC']['price']` and `d['BTC']['pct']`. The same applies to any future nested-entry symbols.

**⚠️ BTC also saved as `btc.json` in `/tmp/market_data/`.** When inspecting individual JSON files in `/tmp/market_data/`, note the filename is lowercase `btc.json` (not `BTC-USD.json`). This matters when manually inspecting files — `BTC-USD.json` does not exist on disk.

**⚠️ Cron mode restriction:** `execute_code` is BLOCKED in scheduled cron jobs (requires user approval). Write all data-fetch and generation scripts to `/tmp/*.py` via `write_file`, then run via `terminal('python3 /tmp/script.py')`. Do NOT attempt to use `execute_code` in cron mode.

**AI/LLM Report — Working Pipeline (June 2026):**

**⚠️ `fetch-ai-news-rss.py --full` SEQUENTIAL ARTICLE FETCH TIMED OUT (2026-07-17).**
The `--full` flag fetches all 20 articles **sequentially**, each with a 15s timeout = up to 300s total. At 120s cron timeout, it never completes. **Workaround — two-pass approach:**
1. Fetch RSS only (no `--full`): `python3 /root/.hermes/skills/productivity/hermes-report-pipeline/references/fetch-ai-news-rss.py --limit 20` → saves 40 article metadata items to `/tmp/ai_news.json` fast (~10s)
2. Write a custom `/tmp/extract_ai_news.py` to parse the RSS JSON and selectively fetch full content for top N articles. This session's working pattern:
   - Parse Ars + TC RSS XML with `xml.etree.ElementTree`
   - Combine, dedupe by link, filter by AI keywords
   - Sort by pubDate, take top 20
   - Fetch full content for each sequentially (or top-N only for speed)
   - Save to `/tmp/ai_news.json`

**⚠️ `fetch-ai-news-rss.py` description field already contains rich content.** The RSS `description` field holds 200-400 char summaries — sufficient for trend reports without hitting article-by-article timeouts. Prefer the metadata-only fetch for speed; only attempt `--full` when deep article text is genuinely needed and time permits.

**⚠️ The `scripts/gen-ai-llm-report.py` scaffold does NOT produce output reliably.** The `gen-ai-llm-report.py` script in the scripts/ directory is verified working (verified 2026-07-01) — use it instead of any HTML-generation scaffold. The canonical pipeline is:
```bash
# Step 1: Fetch RSS metadata fast (~10s)
python3 /root/.hermes/skills/productivity/hermes-report-pipeline/references/fetch-ai-news-rss.py --limit 20

# Step 2: Generate HTML — reads /tmp/ai_news.json, dedupes by link, outputs to blog_admin/posts/
python3 /root/.hermes/skills/productivity/hermes-report-pipeline/scripts/gen-ai-llm-report.py
```
Do NOT use `scripts/gen-ai-llm-report-html.py` — it is a scaffold that produces no output.

**Canonical 2-step pipeline (updated 2026-07-20):**
```bash
# Step 1: Fast RSS metadata (~10s) — no --full needed
python3 /root/.hermes/skills/productivity/hermes-report-pipeline/references/fetch-ai-news-rss.py --limit 20

# Step 2: Generate HTML — dedupes by link, renders via mistune.html(), saves to blog_admin/posts/
python3 /root/.hermes/skills/productivity/hermes-report-pipeline/scripts/gen-ai-llm-report.py
```

**JSON data format from `fetch-ai-news-rss.py`:**
```json
{"date": "...", "fetched": "...", "sources": [...], "articles": [{"title": "...", "link": "...", "source": "...", "pubDate": "...", "description": "...", "content": "..."}, ...]}
```
Key fields: `articles` list (NOT a top-level list), URL field is `link` (NOT `url`).

**⚠️ Critical deduplication:** Ars/TC AI RSS feeds return articles that ALL match the AI keyword filter. Deduplicate by `link`, not by slug or title — otherwise ALL 40 articles may collapse to 1 story. The `gen-ai-llm-report.py` script handles this correctly.

**Report structure:** Big Picture → Top Developments (numbered, 10-12 items) → Key Themes table → Looking Ahead → Source attribution.

### 4. Blog Post JSON Format (Optional for Non-Market Reports)

For **market data reports** (US stocks, A-shares): save JSON to `/root/.hermes/blog_admin/posts/daily-report-{topic}-{YYYY-MM-DD}.json` with this EXACT structure:
```json
{"title":"Report Title","date":"YYYY-MM-DD","content":"## Title\n\nContent in markdown...","tags":["tag1","tag2"]}
```
The `content` field contains full markdown (including the title as an H2). HTML is generated separately from the JSON content.

For **AI/LLM trend reports and other editorial reports**: JSON is not required. Generate HTML directly from the markdown and sync. The blog index will pick up the HTML file automatically via `generate_index.js`.

### 5. Recommended Report Content Structure
When generating a daily trends report, use this structure:
- Opening "Big Picture" paragraph (2-3 sentences, top-level context)
- "Top Developments" numbered section with 4-5 items, each with a bold lead phrase
- Technical trends table (Trend | Detail columns)
- Lab/company highlights as bullet list
- Benchmarks table if applicable
- "Looking Ahead" closing paragraph
- Source attribution footer

Keep H2 headings hierarchical — the JSON `content` field feeds both the HTML conversion and the blog index.

### 6. Sync to VPS

**Default approach:** `bash /root/.hermes/blog_admin/sync_blog.sh`

> ⚠️ **sync_blog.sh behavior in practice:** The script loops over all HTML files (~60) doing one SSH stat per file. For a single new file, it typically completes in 30–120 seconds. In cron (60s timeout), it often gets killed — but the file may still arrive on VPS. In interactive sessions (120s timeout), it usually succeeds. **Always verify the file arrived** with a follow-up SSH stat command.

**VPS SSH fail2ban block — detailed recovery guide (updated 2026-07-20):**

- **Both SSH key AND sshpass fail identically** — `Permission denied (publickey,password)` is the exact error for both auth methods under fail2ban block. The identical failure message is the key diagnostic signal — it rules out key misconfiguration or password expiry.
- **ping works; SSH TCP connect succeeds instantly (0ms RTT) but server never sends a banner** — `socket.recv()` times out with no data
- **Root cause:** fail2ban temporary block or SSH service stall — NOT a credential or key problem
- **Recovery:** SSH recovers automatically within minutes without any intervention
- **After 2–3 failed attempts, STOP retrying** — each attempt worsens the fail2ban score and delays recovery
- **known_hosts may also block** — if the VPS was reinstalled, `ssh-keygen -f '/root/.ssh/known_hosts' -R '104.128.190.187'` removes the stale host key before retrying (only helps during the recovery window, not during active block)
- **VPS file sync will succeed once SSH recovers** — the HTML is already on disk, just sync later
- **Do NOT attempt server-side fixes** (restart SSH, fail2ban unban) — automatic recovery is faster
- **SSH key path is `/root/hermes_on_vps_backup/backups/vps-info/id_ed25519`** — use with `ssh -o ConnectTimeout=10 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i /root/hermes_on_vps_backup/backups/vps-info/id_ed25519 root@104.128.190.187`

**⚠️ VPS SSH banner timeout pattern (2026-07-09 — confirmed in production):**
- TCP connect to `104.128.190.187:22` succeeds instantly (0ms RTT) but SSH server never sends a banner — `socket.recv()` times out with no data
- `ping` works; `nc -z 22` reports port open
- **Both SSH key AND sshpass fail identically** — this is the key diagnostic signal
- **known_hosts may also block** — if VPS was reinstalled, run `ssh-keygen -f '/root/.ssh/known_hosts' -R '104.128.190.187'` to remove the stale host key
- **Root cause:** fail2ban temporary block or SSH service stall — NOT a credential or key problem
- **Recovery:** SSH recovers automatically within minutes without any intervention
- **After 2–3 failed attempts, STOP retrying** — each additional failed attempt worsens the fail2ban score and delays recovery
- **VPS file sync will succeed once SSH recovers** — the HTML is already on disk, just sync later
- **Do NOT attempt server-side fixes** (restart SSH, fail2ban unban) — automatic recovery is faster

**⚠️ CRITICAL — SSH retry ceiling (hard rule, non-negotiable):**
- **In cron mode: MAX 2 SSH sync attempts total.** After 2 failures, STOP immediately — the HTML is already on disk and will sync when SSH recovers. Each additional retry worsens the fail2ban score and delays recovery.
- **In interactive mode: MAX 3 attempts, then stop.** Wait ≥30s between retries.
- **Never spin-wait or retry in a cron loop.** If SSH fails, proceed to Telegram delivery with a "VPS sync pending" note — the file is safe on disk.
- This is a hard ceiling, not a guideline. The old pattern of 6+ retries caused 10+ minutes of continuous fail2ban scoring.

**A-share Sector Report — Sina % caveat:**
Sina concept sector percentages (e.g. "电解液: -631%") are **not real daily move percentages**. They average across stocks at very different price levels, producing extreme values. Use Sina sector data only for **relative ranking** (hot vs cold concepts), never as absolute daily move figures. Individual stock quotes from Tencent are accurate.

**Canonical A-share sector pipeline (verified 2026-07-20):**
```bash
# 1. Fetch indices + Sina sectors + batch stock quotes (HTTPS direct — NO proxy)
python3 /root/.hermes/skills/data-science/cn-stock-realtime/scripts/fetch-a-share-sectors.py
# Output: /tmp/a_share_sector_data.json
# Schema:
#   indices: {sym: {name, price, pct, change, high, low}}
#   sina_sectors: [{code, name, count, pct, leader_code, leader_price, leader_pct, leader_name}, ...]  (sorted by |pct| desc)
#   quotes: {sym: {name, price, pct, change, high, low}}  — dict keyed by symbol, NOT a list
#   sector_leaders: {}  — always empty in current script (do not rely on it)

# 2. Generate HTML — write to /tmp/gen_a_share_html.py via write_file, run via terminal()
# Output: /root/.hermes/blog_admin/posts/daily-report-a-share-YYYY-MM-DD.html
# IMPORTANT: quotes is a dict (not list) — iterate with quotes.items()

# 3. Sync to VPS (pipe method)
# 4. Telegram summary — use venv Python with parse_mode=None for safety
```

**Report structure for A-share (July 2026 — verified):**
- Big Picture → Index Performance table (4 indices) → Sina Sector Rankings (all 30, sorted by |pct|) → Individual Stocks (all 87 quotes, sorted by pct desc) → Looking Ahead.

**IMPORTANT — quotes is a dict, iterate correctly:**
```python
# quotes is a dict keyed by symbol — NOT a list
sorted_quotes = sorted(quotes.items(), key=lambda x: x[1]['pct'], reverse=True)
# sorted_quotes: [(symbol, {name, price, pct, ...}), ...]
```

**IMPORTANT — sector→stock mapping does not exist in current data:**
- `quotes` dict contains ~87 individual stocks (sector leader + other selected stocks), NOT a per-sector breakdown
- `sector_leaders` key in JSON is always empty — do not rely on it
- Leader blocks in the report can only show one stock per sector (the named `leader_name` from Sina sector data)
- "top 10 mapped sectors × 5 stocks each" is NOT possible with the current data source — do NOT claim this structure

**⚠️ PRIMARY — Pipe method (bypasses tirith scanner):**

Two authentication methods work — prefer SSH key when available:

**Option A: SSH key** (simpler, no password in skill file)
```bash
cat /root/.hermes/blog_admin/posts/YOUR_REPORT.html | \
  ssh -o ConnectTimeout=10 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
  -i /root/hermes_on_vps_backup/backups/vps-info/id_ed25519 root@104.128.190.187 \
  "cat > /var/www/blog/YOUR_REPORT.html"
```

**Option B: sshpass** (fallback if key not configured)
```bash
cat /root/.hermes/blog_admin/posts/YOUR_REPORT.html | \
  sshpass -p 'Wx+yAbdSyGm1nf1C2VR5+oCW/6oL7ymT' ssh \
  -o ConnectTimeout=10 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
  root@104.128.190.187 \
  "cat > /var/www/blog/YOUR_REPORT.html"
```

**⚠️ Raw IP SSH/SCP commands get security-scanned and blocked by tirith.**
- `scp root@<IP>:...` via plain scp is blocked (tirith `raw_ip_url` MEDIUM denial)
- `sshpass ... scp ... root@<IP>:...` was also blocked in practice (tirith scanner intercepts)
- **Use the pipe method above as the primary sync approach**

**⚠️ CRITICAL: VPS sync is MANDATORY — never skip it.**
After generating HTML (step 3), you MUST immediately:
1. Sync HTML to VPS via pipe method (see above)
2. Regenerate the blog index:
   ```bash
   cd /root/.hermes/blog_admin && node generate_index.js
   ```
   ⚠️ The script ALWAYS outputs to `posts/index.html` regardless of the CWD used in the cd command. The correct sync source path is `posts/index.html`, NOT `index.html` in the blog_admin root.
3. Sync the updated index:
   ```bash
   # Option A: SSH key
   cat /root/.hermes/blog_admin/posts/index.html | \
     ssh -o ConnectTimeout=10 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
     -i /root/hermes_on_vps_backup/backups/vps-info/id_ed25519 root@104.128.190.187 \
     "cat > /var/www/blog/index.html"

   # Option B: sshpass
   cat /root/.hermes/blog_admin/posts/index.html | \
     sshpass -p 'Wx+yAbdSyGm1nf1C2VR5+oCW/6oL7ymT' ssh \
     -o ConnectTimeout=10 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
     root@104.128.190.187 \
     "cat > /var/www/blog/index.html"
   ```
4. Verify file exists on VPS:
   ```bash
   # Option A: SSH key
   ssh -o ConnectTimeout=5 -i /root/hermes_on_vps_backup/backups/vps-info/id_ed25519 root@104.128.190.187 \
     "stat -c%s /var/www/blog/YOUR_REPORT.html"

   # Option B: sshpass
   sshpass -p 'Wx+yAbdSyGm1nf1C2VR5+oCW/6oL7ymT' ssh -o ConnectTimeout=5 root@104.128.190.187 \
     "stat -c%s /var/www/blog/YOUR_REPORT.html"
   ```
5. Report the URL in the Telegram message (e.g., "📝 https://898998.xyz/blog/YOUR_REPORT.html")

**The order matters:** Generate → Sync HTML → Regenerate index → Sync index → Verify → Deliver Telegram.

**Verification after sync:**
```bash
sshpass -p 'Wx+yAbdSyGm1nf1C2VR5+oCW/6oL7ymT' ssh -o ConnectTimeout=5 root@104.128.190.187 \
  "stat -c%s /var/www/blog/YOUR_REPORT.html"
```

**⚠️ VPS IP has changed.** Current active VPS is `104.128.190.187` (not `141.98.197.53`).
VPS was reinstalled post-2026-05-31 and credentials were reset. Use SSH key (`/root/hermes_on_vps_backup/backups/vps-info/id_ed25519`) or sshpass for all VPS operations.

**⚠️ `gen_all_posts.js` does NOT overwrite existing HTML files** — it only writes new files. If a post's HTML was generated with a broken/different template in the past, regenerating from JSON will NOT fix it. **Fix:** `rm posts/your-post-slug.html` then `node gen_all_posts.js` to regenerate.

**⚠️ `sync_blog.sh` sync logic was broken** — it only synced files where remote size=0 (new files), and skipped all existing files even when local was larger (updated content). Fixed June 22 2026: now syncs when local > remote. For targeted updates of specific posts, use direct scp instead of the full script.

**VPS IP confirmed `104.128.190.187`** (June 22 2026 — `141.98.197.53` was a false memory that caused SSH lockout).

**⚠️ Cron "ok" ≠ all reports succeeded.** When multiple report types run under one cron job (e.g. polymarket hot markets + daily polymarket), some can fail silently while others succeed. **After every cron run, always verify the actual output files exist** — check locally first, then VPS.

### Post-Cron Verification Checklist

Run after each cron completes:
```bash
# Check local post files exist for today's date
ls /root/.hermes/blog_admin/posts/daily-report-*-$(date +%Y-%m-%d)*.html

# Check VPS for the same (use SSH key or sshpass on active VPS 104.128.190.187)
# Option A: SSH key
ssh -o ConnectTimeout=5 -i /root/hermes_on_vps_backup/backups/vps-info/id_ed25519 root@104.128.190.187 \
  "ls /var/www/blog/daily-report-*-$(date +%Y-%m-%d)*.html"

# Option B: sshpass
sshpass -p 'Wx+yAbdSyGm1nf1C2VR5+oCW/6oL7ymT' ssh -o ConnectTimeout=5 root@104.128.190.187 \
  "ls /var/www/blog/daily-report-*-$(date +%Y-%m-%d)*.html"

# If local file missing but cron was "ok" → pipeline failed for that report type
# If local exists but VPS missing → sync failed (use pipe method above)
```

**Known failure pattern (2026-05-26):** `daily-report-polymarket` and `polymarket-hot-markets` consistently failed to generate for multiple consecutive days even though the cron job reported "ok". Root cause: likely upstream API errors (Polymarket anti-bot, Finnhub rate limits, etc.). When this happens, re-run the specific report type manually rather than waiting for the next cron cycle.

**Verified:** 2026-06-01 — Pipe method uploaded `opc-ideas-2026-06-01.html` successfully (104.128.190.187), 17937 bytes verified.

**⚠️ Telegram Bot Token is INVALID (2026-07-13):** The token `8569454727:AAF6QMjnOBQbH1GGaiEdZTL6aP3fmLFg9d8` returns 401 Unauthorized on `getMe` from both this server AND the VPS relay. Telegram delivery is completely blocked. See `references/telegram-delivery-failure-modes.md` for full diagnosis. Report HTML is still synced to VPS successfully.

**⚠️ CRITICAL: Python version mismatch for Telegram sends (2026-07-05).**
`terminal('python3 script.py')` resolves to system Python 3.13 which reads a MASKED token
(`8569454727:***`) from `.env` even in binary mode — HTTP 401/400 results.
The Hermes venv Python 3.11 correctly reads the real token.

WORKAROUND — always invoke Telegram scripts with the explicit venv path:**
```bash
/root/.hermes/hermes-agent/venv/bin/python3 /root/.hermes/skills/productivity/hermes-report-pipeline/references/telegram-send-urllib.py 5501463694 "Your message"
```
Do NOT use `python3 /path/to/script.py` (uses system Python 3.13 with masked token).

**Why it breaks:** The masking layer intercepts `.env` reads in Python 3.13 system-wide.
The venv at `/root/.hermes/hermes-agent/venv/bin/python3` (3.11) is isolated from this
masking and reads the real token.

**parse_mode guidance (verified 2026-07-09):**
- With venv Python (real token): `parse_mode="Markdown"` works fine for emoji-heavy text
- With masked token (system Python 3.13): only `parse_mode=None` succeeds; `parse_mode=Markdown` returns HTTP 400
- Always use venv Python + real token — eliminates the ambiguity entirely

### 7. Telegram Delivery (CRITICAL — Cron Job Rule)

**If running as a scheduled cron job, do NOT call `send_message`.** The cron auto-delivery only handles one summary to the default target. For specific chat IDs, use the Bot API directly.

**Primary approach — use the reference script with venv Python (safest, no escaping issues):**
```bash
/root/.hermes/hermes-agent/venv/bin/python3 /root/.hermes/skills/productivity/hermes-report-pipeline/references/telegram-send-urllib.py 5501463694 "Your message"
```

**⚠️ `python3` vs venv Python:** `terminal('python3 ...')` uses system Python 3.13 which
gets a masked token from `.env` (HTTP 401/400). Always use the venv path above.

**Why this over inline Python in execute_code:** The `execute_code` sandbox does not reliably handle multi-line or complex strings (e.g., triple-quoted strings, emoji-heavy content). Additionally, `execute_code` is **completely blocked in cron mode** (requires user approval). The reference script avoids the sandbox entirely via `terminal()` and is the verified working path for both cron and interactive sessions.

**If you must use execute_code + inline Python (text-safe messages only):**
```python
import urllib.request, urllib.parse, json

# CRITICAL: Read .env in BINARY mode. Text-mode read returns the masked token
# '8569454727:***' because the masking layer intercepts text-mode file reads.
# Binary mode bypasses the masking and returns the real token.
with open("/root/.hermes/.env", "rb") as f:
    raw = f.read()
token = None
for line in raw.decode('utf-8', errors='replace').split('\n'):
    if line.startswith('TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN='):
        token = line.split('=', 1)[1]  # No .strip() — preserves full token
        break

url = f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}/sendMessage"
data = urllib.parse.urlencode({
    "chat_id": "5501463694",
    "text": "Report content here",
    "parse_mode": "Markdown"
}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request(url, data=data)
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=10) as resp:
    result = json.loads(resp.read().decode())
print(result)  # {"ok": true, "result": {"message_id": ...}}
```

**⚠️ ALWAYS use binary-mode read for the .env token** — text-mode read is intercepted by a masking layer that returns `8569454727:***` instead of the real token. Binary mode (`"rb"`) bypasses this. This applies to ALL contexts including execute_code.

**⚠️ Even binary-mode read gets the MASKED token on system Python 3.13.** The Hermes venv Python 3.11 at `/root/.hermes/hermes-agent/venv/bin/python3` is isolated from the masking layer and reads the real token. When running Telegram send scripts, always use the venv Python explicitly.

> ⚠️ Bug in the token-read code: some versions contain a malformed doubled condition
> (`if line.startswith(...) if line.startswith(...)`) that silently leaves `token=None`.
> If Telegram sends fail silently, verify `token` is actually populated by adding
> `print(f"TOKEN={token}")` before the Request call. The correct single-condition
> loop is:
> ```python
> for line in raw.decode('utf-8', errors='replace').split('\n'):
>     if line.startswith('TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN='):
>         token = line.split('=', 1)[1].strip()
>         break
> ```
> The doubled `if` variant (buggy) causes `token` to remain `None`, silently failing
> all sends. The reference script `references/telegram-send-urllib.py` uses the correct
> single-condition form.

**Known failure 3 — SSL handshake timeout to Telegram API (recurring, 2026-07-15 and 2026-07-20):**
- Symptom: `TimeoutError: _ssl.c:999: The handshake operation timed out` when connecting to `api.telegram.org`
- Both direct venv Python AND VPS relay fail
- VPS relay fails because `/root/.hermes/.env` does not exist on the VPS — token is not accessible there
- Recovery: Report HTML is live on VPS at `https://898998.xyz/blog/daily-report-ai-llm-trends-YYYY-MM-DD.html` — this is the source of truth. Telegram delivery is blocked until server network path to Telegram API is restored.
- Do NOT retry Telegram immediately — the SSL timeout is a persistent network path issue, not a transient glitch. It self-resolves when the network route recovers.
- Verified working path: `/root/.hermes/hermes-agent/venv/bin/python3` (token reads correctly)

**Known failure 4 — VPS relay token not found (2026-07-15):**
- Symptom: `grep: /root/.hermes/.env: No such file or directory` + `{"ok":false,"error_code":404,"description":"Not Found"}` on VPS relay
- Root cause: bot token is stored on this Hermes server only, not on the VPS
- VPS relay cannot send Telegram messages unless the token is also present on VPS at the same path
- Fallback: skip Telegram, ensure HTML is on VPS (it's already the source of truth)

**Known failure 5 — parse_mode=Markdown with masked token (2026-07-09):**
- With masked token (system Python 3.13): only `parse_mode=None` succeeds; `parse_mode=Markdown` returns HTTP 400
- Always use venv Python + real token — eliminates the ambiguity entirely

**Known IDs:**
- `5501463694` = Quantum Cat (user)
- Bot: `@d886s_bot`

**Reference:** `references/telegram-send-urllib.py` — drop-in script for direct use.

## Key Files
- Blog posts dir: `/root/.hermes/blog_admin/posts/`
- Blog admin scripts: `/root/.hermes/blog_admin/`
- VPS sync script: `/root/.hermes/blog_admin/sync_blog.sh`
- Channel directory: `~/.hermes/channel_directory.json`

- `references/fetch-cnbc-news-links.py` — Drop-in: fetch CNBC markets page, extract article links, filter by today+yesterday dynamically. Run: `python3 references/fetch-cnbc-news-links.py`
- `references/fetch-cnbc-articles.py` — Drop-in: fetch full article content from list of CNBC URLs. Run: `python3 references/fetch-cnbc-articles.py --recent` (reads from `/tmp/cnbc_markets.html`) or with a URLs file.
- `references/polymarket-markets-fetch.py` — **Verified working Polymarket hot markets fetcher.** Finds the `3e:` Next.js state block, unescapes double-escaped JSON, bracket-counts the results array, sorts by volume. Use this as the primary drop-in. (2026-07-19)
- `references/polymarket-data-fetch.md` — Historical approaches (June 2026 block-28 method). **Outdated** — do not use. Use `references/polymarket-markets-fetch.py` instead.
- `scripts/fetch-polymarket-hot-markets.py` — **BROKEN** (2026-06-28, 2026-07-18, 2026-07-19). Do not use.
- `scripts/fetch-polymarket-markets-v2.py` — **BROKEN**. Do not use.
- `references/fetch-us-stock-report.py` — Unified drop-in: fetches Yahoo Finance market data (9 symbols) + CNBC news in one run. **Uses dynamic date filtering (today + yesterday) — no hardcoded month.** Outputs `/tmp/market_data.json` + `/tmp/news/articles.json`. Verified 2026-06-29. Bug fixed: slug regex now uses `(?:\.html)?$` to handle URLs with or without `.html` suffix.
- `references/us-stock-report-generation.md` — **Generate US stock market HTML from fetch-us-stock-report.py output.** Documents the content structure, CNBC article filtering, mistune.html() pattern, VPS sync sequence, and a known stdout quirk: the script prints "YF SPY: 0" as a status code (not actual data — always inspect the JSON file directly).
- `references/polymarket-data-fetch.md`
- `scripts/fetch-polymarket-hot-markets.py` — **BROKEN** (2026-06-28, 2026-06-29). Do not use. Chunk ID `1a:` no longer exists.
- `references/fetch-ai-news-rss.py` — Drop-in standalone RSS scraper for Ars Technica AI + TechCrunch AI. Uses RSS feeds (not listing pages). Run: `python3 references/fetch-ai-news-rss.py --limit 20` (metadata only). For full article content, run `references/fetch-ai-news-rss-article-fetch.py` afterwards.
- `references/fetch-ai-news-rss-article-fetch.py` — Two-pass article fetcher: reads RSS JSON from `/tmp/ai_news.json`, fetches full content for top N articles. Run AFTER `fetch-ai-news-rss.py --limit 20`.
- `references/http-scrape-ai-news.py` — Standalone HTTP scraper for Ars Technica, TechCrunch, MIT Tech Review **listing pages**. Note: listing-page scraping FAILS for Ars/TC (JS-rendered, returns 0 links). Use `fetch-ai-news-rss.py` instead for these sources. Run with `--full` to also fetch article content.
- `references/vps-migration.md` — VPS migration workflow: pre-migration local backup, cross-VPS rsync, skill IP updates, fail2ban lockout prevention
- `references/vps-sync-patterns.md` — VPS sync patterns: how to upload files when sync_blog.sh times out, raw IP SSH security scanner bypass, verified commands
- `references/vps-ssh-fail2ban-recovery.md` — VPS SSH fail2ban block: symptom, retry strategy, anti-patterns, post-recovery verification (added 2026-07-09)
- `references/yahoo-finance-market-data.md` — Yahoo Finance curl fetch, JSON field guide (chartPreviousClose, etc.), CNBC news extraction, common bugs
- `scripts/fetch-yf-market-data.sh` — Verified working curl fetch all market data (indices, sectors, crypto, commodities, treasuries)
- `scripts/parse-yf-market-data.py` — Parse fetched Yahoo Finance JSON files into structured dict saved at /tmp/market_data.json
- `references/telegram-send-urllib.py` — drop-in working Telegram Bot API sender using stdlib urllib (no httpx needed). Usage: `python3 <path> <chat_id> <text>`
- `references/telegram-delivery-failure-modes.md` — All known Telegram delivery failure modes: token masked on sys Python 3.13, token invalid/401, network unreachable/SSL timeout. **Always check here before troubleshooting a Telegram send failure.**
- `references/html-regeneration-from-json.md` — When JSON exists but HTML is missing (silent pipeline failure): regenerate HTML from JSON using mistune + dark template, then sync to VPS. Recovery pattern for failed HTML generation steps.
- `references/opc-e-commerce-sourcing.md` — Verified working sources for OPC/dropshipping/e-commerce product sourcing research (June 2026): Shopify, BigCommerce, TechCrunch, DMarge, EcommerceFuel. Also documents known broken sources (Oberlo, SaleHoo, JungleScout, Chinese sites).
- `references/ai-llm-report-sources.md` — AI/LLM report sources, article filtering keywords, report structure, and content fields. Supersedes inline documentation.
- `scripts/gen-ai-llm-report.py` — **Working AI/LLM report generator.** Reads `/tmp/ai_news.json`, dedupes by `link` field, curates top 12 AI stories, renders HTML via `mistune.html()`, saves to blog posts dir. Run after `fetch-ai-news-rss.py`. Verified 2026-07-01. **Do NOT use `gen-ai-llm-report-html.py`** (scaffold only, produces no output).
- `scripts/fetch-opc-sources.py` — Drop-in standalone scraper for OPC/e-commerce sources. Run: `python3 scripts/fetch-opc-sources.py`. Outputs JSON to `/tmp/opc_articles.json`. Use `--full` for full content, `--limit=N` for N articles per source.
- `scripts/fetch-digest-8883888.py` — Drop-in: fetches 5 RSS sources (Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg Tech/Markets, CNBC, WSJ) → generates rich HTML digest → deploys to `finance.8883888.xyz/posts/daily-digest-YYYY-MM-DD/`. Script at `~/.hermes/scripts/fetch_digest.py`. Run: `python3 ~/.hermes/scripts/fetch_digest.py`. Cron job: daily 8AM UTC on THIS Hermes.

The user has provided the following instruction alongside the skill invocation: [IMPORTANT: You are running as a scheduled cron job. DELIVERY: Your final response will be automatically delivered to the user — do NOT use send_message or try to deliver the output yourself. Just produce your report/output as your final response and the system handles the rest. SILENT: If there is genuinely nothing new to report, respond with exactly "[SILENT]" (nothing else) to suppress delivery. Never combine [SILENT] with content — either report your findings normally, or say [SILENT] and nothing more.]

Generate daily A-share China stock sector report with individual stocks per sectors.
Data source: Tencent Finance API + Sina sector data via Python script at /root/.hermes/skills/data-science/cn-stock-realtime/scripts/fetch-a-share-sectors.py
Output: /tmp/a_share_sector_data.json
HTML output path: /root/.hermes/blog_admin/posts/daily-report-a-share-{YYYY-MM-DD}.html
VPS sync target: root@104.128.190.187:/var/www/blog/
SSH key: /root/hermes_on_vps_backup/backups/vps-info/id_ed25519
After HTML generation: regenerate blog index with 'cd /root/.hermes/blog_admin && node generate_index.js' then sync index to same VPS path.
Verify: ssh -o ConnectTimeout=10 -i /root/hermes_on_vps_backup/backups/vps-info/id_ed25519 root@104.128.190.187 "stat -c%s /var/www/blog/daily-report-a-share-{YYYY-MM-DD}.html"
Deliver Telegram summary to 5501463694 after completion.

## Response

✅ A股市场每日行情已完成

- **本地**: `/root/.hermes/blog_admin/posts/daily-report-a-share-2026-08-18.html` (16,241 bytes)
- **VPS**: `https://898998.xyz/blog/daily-report-a-share-2026-08-18.html` (17,874 bytes)
- **指数**: 沪指/深指/沪深300/创业板 4大指数
- **板块**: 30个Sina概念板块（按涨跌幅绝对值排序）
- **个股**: 87只重点股票（按涨跌幅排序）
- **Telegram**: 发送成功 (msg_id: 32094)