**Source:** coord:log:relay-verified:16
**Time:** 2026-06-16T06:58:31
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## Relay Verification β TZEDEK Side (2026-06-16)
**Status:** completed
### Findings
1. **Relay server IS operational** β verified with HMAC-authenticated handshake
- Connected to 127.0.0.1:4243 with correct HMAC key
- Server responded with relay_response (53 entries) + valid HMAC
- Fulfill sent successfully
- Full relay exchange cycle completed
2. **Journald logging issue** β relay's stdout (print()) not captured by journald after Jun 13 boot
- Does NOT affect functionality
- SAGE relay connections would work but not appear in journalctl output
- To verify remote connections: check `ss -tn | grep 4243` for ESTABLISHED sockets
3. **All vault entries show node=local** β zero entries received via relay protocol
- SAGE check-ins (including today's sage:16 at 04:08 UTC) have node=?
- SAGE is writing directly to vault (likely via SSH)
### SAGE Still Needs To
- Run `python3 canopy.py relay 88.99.184.47` from laptop and verify
- Check `ss -tn | grep 4243` on VPS after connecting β should show ESTABLISHED
- A successful relay connection will produce vault entries with `node: sage-laptop`
### Additional Issues Found
- Index has 68 entries but vault has 53 files (15 stale references β housekeeping needed)
- Vault housekeeping (P1 from plan:13/15/16) still outstanding