diff --git a/ai/compose.yml b/ai/compose.yml
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index dbd15d1..e6c6ffa
--- a/ai/compose.yml
+++ b/ai/compose.yml
@@ -32,11 +32,9 @@ services:
         - default
     container_name: hermes
     entrypoint: ["/bin/bash", "-c",
-      "bash /opt/data/hermes-tools/install.sh && exec /usr/bin/tini -g -- /opt/hermes/docker/entrypoint.sh \"$@\"",
+      "bash /opt/data/hermes-tools/install.sh && . /opt/hermes/.venv/bin/activate && uv pip install openai 'mautrix[encryption]' -q && exec /usr/bin/tini -g -- /opt/hermes/docker/entrypoint.sh \"$@\"",
       "hermes-entrypoint"]
     restart: always
-    # Gateway run enables the internal API server on port 8642
-    command: gateway run
     environment:
       - OLLAMA_HOST=http://ollama:11434
       - API_SERVER_ENABLED=true
@@ -59,6 +57,12 @@ services:
       - TZ=America/Montreal
     volumes:
       - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Hermes/data:/opt/data
+      # Syncthing-shared org files — read-only view of user's agenda
+      - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Syncthing/telos-ro:/opt/data/telos-ro:ro
+      # Syncthing-shared inbox — write tasks here, they sync to user's laptop
+      - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Syncthing/telos-rw:/opt/data/telos-rw:rw
+      # Persist Python venv across container recreation (Matrix bridge deps, etc.)
+      - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Hermes/venv:/opt/hermes/.venv
     devices:
       - /dev/kfd:/dev/kfd
       - /dev/dri:/dev/dri
@@ -71,6 +75,35 @@ services:
       - openviking
       - honcho
 
+  syncthing:
+    image: syncthing/syncthing:latest
+    container_name: syncthing
+    hostname: syncthing
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - "8384:8384"
+      - "22000:22000"
+      - "21027:21027/udp"
+    environment:
+      - TZ=America/Montreal
+    volumes:
+      - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Syncthing/config:/var/syncthing/config
+      - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Syncthing/telos-ro:/telos-ro
+      - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Syncthing/telos-rw:/telos-rw
+    networks:
+      - ai_backend
+      - ai_net
+    labels:
+      - "traefik.enable=true"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.syncthing-http.rule=Host(`syncthing.lazyworkhorse.net`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.syncthing-http.entrypoints=web"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.syncthing-http.middlewares=redirect-to-https"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.syncthing-https.rule=Host(`syncthing.lazyworkhorse.net`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.syncthing-https.entrypoints=websecure"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.syncthing-https.tls=true"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.syncthing-https.tls.certresolver=njalla"
+      - "traefik.http.services.syncthing.loadbalancer.server.port=8384"
+
   ollama:
     build:
       context: ./ollama