AWS LANE — batch lady · not captain · on the bus so Brian forgets chat
Updated: 2026-06-15

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ROLE (same as GEM split)
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AWS LLM = **batch lane** · story mine · probes · heavy text
NOT live CPT · NOT fleet bus · NOT sockets

Groq (mesh_radio) = **fast cheap coach voice** on phone radio
NOT captain · fallback when Gemini vision key missing

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ALREADY ON RANCH (~/.stan)
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  aws_sandbox_probe.py   — Bedrock test → fleet/bus/AWS_PROBE_REPORT.txt
  setup_aws_sandbox.sh   — pip boto3 + run probe
  aws_sandbox.env.example — fill locally · NEVER Drive/chat

  mesh_radio.py          — Groq gsk_* from lester/lester_keys.md or GROQ_API_KEY
  brian_os.py            — OLD queue (penguin/puppy) · parked · not AWS

Old "stan" = this ~/.stan folder. AWS piece = sandbox scaffold above.

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KEYS (lester files · Brian fills nothing)
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When Drive mounts, keys often live in:
  lester/lester_keys.md  (AIza Gemini · gsk_ Groq · AWS AKIA…)

Local only (chmod 600):
  ~/.stan/aws_sandbox.env   — AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID · SECRET · BEDROCK_MODEL_ID
  ~/.stan/groq.env          — GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_… (optional · mesh reads lester too)

Brian says: **AWS KEYS IN** → CPT runs keys_from_lester.sh (no paste in chat)

BACK DOOR vs FRONT DOOR (Brian context)
  Back door = fast · keys already exist (lester keys.gdoc · old project · convert_inbox photo)
    → export/drag · slave pulls local · few clicks OK
  Front door = AWS signup surveys · personal questions · kids/life story · admin hell
    → avoid · Brian already paid that tax

Brian can do a few clicks for keys. Problem was AWS onboarding weirdness — not reluctance to click.

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ENTRANCE (when keys local)
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  bash ~/.stan/setup_aws_sandbox.sh
  → writes fleet/bus/AWS_PROBE_REPORT.txt

Pass = SANDBOX_OK in report → unlock story-mine batch jobs on CB1 72GB or puppy

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DO NOT MAX CLOUD
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One IAM sandbox user · nova-lite default · $25 budget guard in env
See fleet/AWS_SANDBOX_IAM.json when Drive syncs

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CPT NEEDS MORE DATA? 
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Enough to architect. To **run** probe need ONE:
  • AWS KEYS IN (pull from lester_keys), or
  • Drive fuse back so lester_keys.md readable

Do NOT paste keys in chat.

Echo Dot / Alexa voice = different API (not Bedrock). Skip voice barriers for now.
Bedrock = text talk + batch on this lane.

When Brian brings keys:
  bash ~/.stan/aws_ready.sh
  OR: AWS KEYS IN → bash ~/.stan/aws_ready.sh

Talk:
  python3 ~/.stan/aws_lane.py talk "your riff here"
  → drop_pile/from_aws/talk_*.md only

Probe:
  python3 ~/.stan/aws_lane.py probe
  → fleet/bus/AWS_PROBE_REPORT.txt

Status:
  fleet/bus/AWS_STATUS.txt

CPT builds lane when keys land. Brian fills nothing.