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+- name: Indoor DEV2 cloud-agent bounce via DEV1 → LLDP/tunnel → DEV2 (connection logic preserved; bootenv removed)
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: no
+
+  vars:
+    # Busybox-safe PATH prefix for all remote raw calls on DEV1
+    pathprefix: "PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:$PATH; "
+
+    # DEV1 credentials (stable, like rebootin222)
+    dev1_user: "root"
+    dev1_pass: "wavewave"
+
+    # Tunnel target DEV2 behind DEV1
+    dev2_host: "192.168.1.1"
+    dev2_port: 22
+
+    # Temp IP we add to DEV1 so it can reach DEV2
+    dev2_side_ip: "192.168.1.11/24"
+    dev1_iface: "br-wan"
+
+    # DEV2 behind the tunnel (or reachable directly via LLDP 10.x)
+    dev2_ssh_user: "root"
+    dev2_passfiles:
+      - "basicpass"
+      - "basicpass2"
+
+    # SSH options used from controller
+    ssh_opts_common: "-o PreferredAuthentications=password -o PubkeyAuthentication=no -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o NumberOfPasswordPrompts=1 -o ConnectTimeout=30"
+
+    # ---------------- RabbitMQ journaling (mirrors rebootin222 style) ----------------
+    rmq_host: "{{ lookup('env','RMQ_HOST') | default('10.210.12.2', true) }}"
+    rmq_port: "{{ lookup('env','RMQ_PORT') | default('15672', true) }}"
+    rmq_user: "{{ lookup('env','RMQ_USER') | default('admin', true) }}"
+    rmq_pass: "{{ lookup('env','RMQ_PASS') | default('change_me', true) }}"
+    rmq_vhost: "{{ lookup('env','RMQ_VHOST') | default('app', true) }}"
+    rmq_exchange: "{{ lookup('env','RMQ_EXCHANGE') | default('controls', true) }}"
+    control_queue: "{{ lookup('env','CONTROLQUEUE') | default('queue_controls', true) }}"
+
+    # ---------------- Debugging toggle ----------------
+    debugging: true
+
+    # ---------------- DEV2 connection (decided early) ----------------
+    # "tunnel" (default) or "direct_lldp"
+    dev2_conn_method: "tunnel"
+    dev2_ssh_host: ""
+    dev2_ssh_port: ""
+
+  pre_tasks:
+    # ------------------------------- Hostname sanity DEV1 -------------------------------
+    - name: Read DEV1 hostname (busybox-safe)
+      ansible.builtin.raw: >
+        {{ pathprefix }}
+        (cat /proc/sys/kernel/hostname 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+      register: dev1_host_read
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Debug incoming parameters and defaults
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg:
+          - "inventory_hostname={{ inventory_hostname }}"
+          - "rmq_host={{ rmq_host }}"
+          - "rmq_port={{ rmq_port }}"
+          - "rmq_vhost={{ rmq_vhost }}"
+          - "rmq_exchange={{ rmq_exchange }}"
+          - "control_queue={{ control_queue }}"
+
+    - name: Stop early if connected DEV1 hostname != inventory
+      ansible.builtin.meta: end_host
+      when: (dev1_host_read.stdout | trim | length > 0) and
+            ((dev1_host_read.stdout | trim) != (inventory_hostname | string))
+
+  tasks:
+    # ============================ LLDP-FIRST CONNECTION DECISION ============================
+    - name: Compute hostname digits key for LLDP lookup (DEV2)
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        dev2_lldp_digits: "{{ (inventory_hostname | string) | regex_replace('[^0-9]', '') }}"
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Discover DEV2 candidate IP via LLDP on DEV1
+      ansible.builtin.raw: >
+        {{ pathprefix }}
+        DIGITS="{{ dev2_lldp_digits }}";
+        cat /var/run/lldp_server.json 2>/dev/null \
+          | grep "${DIGITS}" -A 10 \
+          | grep address \
+          | grep -vE 'subtype|ipv6' \
+          | awk -F'"' '{ print $4 }' \
+          | head -n1
+      register: dev2_lldp_ip_raw
+      changed_when: false
+      failed_when: false
+
+    - name: Capture LLDP-derived DEV2 IP (if any)
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        lldp_dev2_ip: "{{ (dev2_lldp_ip_raw.stdout | default('')) | trim }}"
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Classify LLDP candidate range
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        lldp_ip_class: >-
+          {% set ip = (lldp_dev2_ip | default('')) %}
+          {% if ip == '' %}none
+          {% elif ip.startswith('10.') %}10
+          {% elif ip.startswith('192.168.') %}192_168
+          {% else %}other{% endif %}
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Debug LLDP candidate and classification
+      when: debugging | bool
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg:
+          - "LLDP digits={{ dev2_lldp_digits | default('') }}"
+          - "LLDP candidate IP={{ lldp_dev2_ip | default('<none>') }}"
+          - "LLDP class={{ lldp_ip_class | default('none') }}"
+
+    - name: Set connection method to tunnel by default
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        dev2_conn_method: "tunnel"
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Switch to direct LLDP mode for 10.x.x.x
+      when: lldp_ip_class == "10"
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        dev2_conn_method: "direct_lldp"
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Debug connection method decision
+      when: debugging | bool
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg:
+          - "dev2_conn_method={{ dev2_conn_method }}"
+          - "lldp_dev2_ip={{ lldp_dev2_ip | default('<none>') }}"
+
+    # ============================ DIRECT LLDP AUTH (10.x) ============================
+    - name: Try DEV2 login via direct LLDP IP with 'basicpass' (10.x)
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "direct_lldp"
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -e
+        HOST="{{ lldp_dev2_ip }}"
+        sshpass -f basicpass ssh \
+          -o AddressFamily=inet \
+          -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o PubkeyAuthentication=no \
+          -o PreferredAuthentications=password -o NumberOfPasswordPrompts=1 \
+          -o ConnectTimeout=30 \
+          "{{ dev2_ssh_user }}@${HOST}" echo OK >/dev/null 2>&1
+      args:
+        executable: /bin/bash
+      register: dev2_lldp_try_basicpass
+      changed_when: false
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Select 'basicpass' for direct LLDP if previous login succeeded
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "direct_lldp" and dev2_lldp_try_basicpass.rc == 0
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        dev2_passfile_used: "basicpass"
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Try DEV2 login via direct LLDP IP with 'basicpass2' (10.x, only if first failed)
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "direct_lldp" and (dev2_passfile_used is not defined)
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -e
+        HOST="{{ lldp_dev2_ip }}"
+        sshpass -f basicpass2 ssh \
+          -o AddressFamily=inet \
+          -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o PubkeyAuthentication=no \
+          -o PreferredAuthentications=password -o NumberOfPasswordPrompts=1 \
+          -o ConnectTimeout=30 \
+          "{{ dev2_ssh_user }}@${HOST}" echo OK >/dev/null 2>&1
+      args:
+        executable: /bin/bash
+      register: dev2_lldp_try_basicpass2
+      changed_when: false
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Select 'basicpass2' for direct LLDP if second login succeeded
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "direct_lldp" and dev2_passfile_used is not defined and dev2_lldp_try_basicpass2.rc == 0
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        dev2_passfile_used: "basicpass2"
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Mark DEV2 auth as NONE for direct LLDP if both attempts failed
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "direct_lldp" and dev2_passfile_used is not defined
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        dev2_passfile_used: "NONE"
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Set direct LLDP DEV2 SSH host/port (if auth succeeded)
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "direct_lldp" and dev2_passfile_used != "NONE"
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        dev2_ssh_host: "{{ lldp_dev2_ip }}"
+        dev2_ssh_port: 22
+      changed_when: false
+
+    # ============================ TUNNEL PREP (DEV1 temp IP + tunnel) ============================
+    - name: Add temporary IP on DEV1 (tolerate 'File exists')
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel"
+      ansible.builtin.raw: >
+        {{ pathprefix }}
+        ip a add {{ dev2_side_ip }} dev {{ dev1_iface }}
+      register: add_ip
+      changed_when: add_ip.rc == 0
+      failed_when: >
+        add_ip.rc != 0
+        and ('File exists' not in (add_ip.stdout | default('')))
+        and ('File exists' not in (add_ip.stderr | default('')))
+
+    - name: Discover DEV2 MAC via bridge fdb on DEV1 (best-effort)
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel"
+      ansible.builtin.raw: >
+        {{ pathprefix }}
+        bridge fdb show {{ dev1_iface }} | grep eth0 | grep -v permanent | grep master | awk '{print $1}' | head -n1
+      register: dev2_mac_scan
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Capture discovered DEV2 MAC (if any)
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel"
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        dev2_mac: "{{ (dev2_mac_scan.stdout | default('') ) | trim }}"
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Clear existing ARP entry for DEV2 on DEV1 (best-effort)
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel"
+      ansible.builtin.raw: >
+        {{ pathprefix }}
+        ip neigh del {{ dev2_host }} dev {{ dev1_iface }} 2>/dev/null || true
+      register: dev2_arp_del
+      changed_when: false
+      failed_when: false
+
+    - name: Add static ARP entry on DEV1 (locks DEV2 IP → discovered MAC)
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel" and (dev2_mac | default('') | length > 0)
+      ansible.builtin.raw: >
+        {{ pathprefix }}
+        ip neigh add {{ dev2_host }} lladdr {{ dev2_mac }} dev {{ dev1_iface }} nud permanent
+      register: dev2_arp_add
+      changed_when: dev2_arp_add.rc == 0
+      failed_when: >
+        dev2_arp_add.rc != 0
+        and ('File exists' not in (dev2_arp_add.stdout | default('')))
+        and ('File exists' not in (dev2_arp_add.stderr | default('')))
+
+    - name: Note skipping static ARP add (no MAC discovered)
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel" and (dev2_mac is not defined or dev2_mac | length == 0)
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "No suitable dynamic MAC found via bridge fdb; skipping static ARP add on DEV1"
+
+    - name: Pick a free local TCP port for the tunnel (controller side)
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel"
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -e
+        pick() {
+            for i in $(seq 1 25); do
+                p="$(shuf -i 20000-39999 -n 1)"
+                if command -v ss >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                    if ! ss -ltn | awk '{print $4}' | grep -qE "(:|\.)${p}$"; then
+                        echo "$p"; return 0
+                    fi
+                else
+                    if ! nc -z 127.0.0.1 "$p" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                        echo "$p"; return 0
+                    fi
+                fi
+            done
+            return 1
+        }
+        pick
+      register: pick_port
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Stop if no free local port was found
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel" and (pick_port.stdout | trim | length) == 0
+      ansible.builtin.meta: end_host
+
+    - name: Record chosen local port and create control dir for SSH ControlMaster
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel"
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        _local_port: "{{ pick_port.stdout | trim }}"
+        _ctrl_dir: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.pipe', 'mktemp -d') }}"
+
+    - name: Build path for SSH ControlMaster socket
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel"
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        _ctrl_sock: "{{ _ctrl_dir }}/ssh_tunnel_ctl"
+
+    - name: Start SSH ControlMaster and forward 127.0.0.1:local_port → DEV2:22 via DEV1
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel"
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -e
+        USER="{{ dev1_user }}"
+        HOST="{{ ansible_host | default(inventory_hostname) }}"
+        sshpass -p '{{ dev1_pass }}' ssh -f -N {{ ssh_opts_common }} \
+            -M -S "{{ _ctrl_sock }}" \
+            -L "127.0.0.1:{{ _local_port }}:{{ dev2_host }}:{{ dev2_port }}" \
+            "${USER}@${HOST}"
+      args:
+        executable: /bin/bash
+      register: start_tunnel
+      changed_when: true
+
+    - name: Probe TCP reachability to DEV2 through the tunnel (nc)
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel"
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -e
+        nc -z -w5 127.0.0.1 "{{ _local_port }}"
+      register: nc_probe
+      changed_when: false
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Stop if tunnel TCP probe failed
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel" and nc_probe.rc != 0
+      ansible.builtin.meta: end_host
+
+    - name: Pick DEV2 password for root (tunnel): try basicpass
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel"
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -e
+        PORT="{{ _local_port }}"
+        sshpass -f basicpass ssh \
+          -o AddressFamily=inet \
+          -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o PubkeyAuthentication=no \
+          -o PreferredAuthentications=password -o NumberOfPasswordPrompts=1 \
+          -o ConnectTimeout=30 \
+          -p "$PORT" root@127.0.0.1 echo OK >/dev/null 2>&1
+      args:
+        executable: /bin/bash
+      register: dev2_try_basicpass
+      changed_when: false
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Select 'basicpass' if previous login succeeded (tunnel)
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel" and dev2_try_basicpass.rc == 0
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        dev2_passfile_used: "basicpass"
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Try DEV2 login with 'basicpass2' (only if first failed, tunnel)
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel" and dev2_passfile_used is not defined
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -e
+        PORT="{{ _local_port }}"
+        sshpass -f basicpass2 ssh \
+          -o AddressFamily=inet \
+          -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o PubkeyAuthentication=no \
+          -o PreferredAuthentications=password -o NumberOfPasswordPrompts=1 \
+          -o ConnectTimeout=30 \
+          -p "$PORT" root@127.0.0.1 echo OK >/dev/null 2>&1
+      args:
+        executable: /bin/bash
+      register: dev2_try_basicpass2
+      changed_when: false
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Select 'basicpass2' if second login succeeded (tunnel)
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel" and dev2_passfile_used is not defined and dev2_try_basicpass2.rc == 0
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        dev2_passfile_used: "basicpass2"
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Mark DEV2 auth as NONE if both attempts failed (tunnel)
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel" and dev2_passfile_used is not defined
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        dev2_passfile_used: "NONE"
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Set DEV2 SSH host/port for tunnel mode (if auth succeeded)
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel" and dev2_passfile_used != "NONE"
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        dev2_ssh_host: "127.0.0.1"
+        dev2_ssh_port: "{{ _local_port }}"
+      changed_when: false
+
+    # ============================ DEV2 HOSTNAME GUARD ============================
+    - name: Stop and journal if DEV2 auth failed (no passfile worked)
+      when: dev2_passfile_used == "NONE"
+      block:
+        - name: Build control queue payload for indoor aborted journal (auth failure)
+          ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+            journal_indoor_aborted:
+              inscope_device: "{{ ansible_hostname | default(inventory_hostname) }}"
+              task_name: "journal_add"
+              task_result: >-
+                indoor: aborted: DEV2 auth failed (basicpass/basicpass2 did not work). conn_method={{ dev2_conn_method }}
+          delegate_to: localhost
+
+        - name: Publish indoor aborted journal (auth failure)
+          ansible.builtin.uri:
+            url: "http://{{ rmq_host }}:{{ rmq_port }}/api/exchanges/{{ rmq_vhost | urlencode }}/{{ rmq_exchange | urlencode }}/publish"
+            method: POST
+            user: "{{ rmq_user }}"
+            password: "{{ rmq_pass }}"
+            force_basic_auth: true
+            status_code: 200
+            headers:
+              content-type: "application/json"
+            body_format: json
+            body:
+              properties:
+                content_type: "application/json"
+              routing_key: "{{ control_queue }}"
+              payload: "{{ journal_indoor_aborted | to_json }}"
+              payload_encoding: "string"
+          register: rmq_journal_indoor_aborted_auth_resp
+          changed_when: (rmq_journal_indoor_aborted_auth_resp.json is defined) and (rmq_journal_indoor_aborted_auth_resp.json.routed | default(false) | bool)
+          failed_when: >
+            (rmq_journal_indoor_aborted_auth_resp.status != 200) or
+            (rmq_journal_indoor_aborted_auth_resp.json is not defined) or
+            (not (rmq_journal_indoor_aborted_auth_resp.json.routed | default(false) | bool))
+          delegate_to: localhost
+
+        - name: Stop host after DEV2 auth failure
+          ansible.builtin.meta: end_host
+
+    - name: Read DEV2 hostname via selected connection (busybox-safe)
+      when: dev2_passfile_used != "NONE"
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -e
+        HOST="{{ dev2_ssh_host }}"
+        PORT="{{ dev2_ssh_port }}"
+        sshpass -f "{{ dev2_passfile_used }}" ssh \
+          -o AddressFamily=inet \
+          -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o PubkeyAuthentication=no \
+          -o PreferredAuthentications=password -o NumberOfPasswordPrompts=1 \
+          -o ConnectTimeout=30 \
+          -p "$PORT" "{{ dev2_ssh_user }}@${HOST}" \
+          "cat /proc/sys/kernel/hostname 2>/dev/null || hostname || echo"
+      args:
+        executable: /bin/bash
+      register: dev2_host_read
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Normalize hostnames for strict compare (inventory/DEV1/DEV2)
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        _inv_hn: "{{ (inventory_hostname | string) | trim | regex_replace('\\r+$','') | lower }}"
+        _dev1_hn: "{{ (dev1_host_read.stdout | default('')) | trim | regex_replace('\\r+$','') | lower }}"
+        _dev2_hn: "{{ (dev2_host_read.stdout | default('')) | trim | regex_replace('\\r+$','') | lower }}"
+
+    - name: Guard DEV2 hostname must equal inventory AND DEV1 (prevents IP churn mistakes)
+      block:
+        - name: Fail if DEV2 hostname differs from inventory/DEV1
+          ansible.builtin.fail:
+            msg: >
+              Hostname mismatch: DEV2='{{ _dev2_hn }}',
+              inventory='{{ _inv_hn }}',
+              DEV1='{{ _dev1_hn }}'
+          when: (_dev2_hn != _inv_hn) or (_dev2_hn != _dev1_hn)
+      rescue:
+        - name: Build control queue payload for indoor aborted journal (hostname mismatch)
+          ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+            journal_indoor_aborted:
+              inscope_device: "{{ ansible_hostname | default(inventory_hostname) }}"
+              task_name: "journal_add"
+              task_result: >-
+                indoor: aborted: Hostname mismatch: DEV2={{ _dev2_hn }}, inventory={{ _inv_hn }}, DEV1={{ _dev1_hn }}
+          delegate_to: localhost
+
+        - name: Publish indoor aborted journal (hostname mismatch)
+          ansible.builtin.uri:
+            url: "http://{{ rmq_host }}:{{ rmq_port }}/api/exchanges/{{ rmq_vhost | urlencode }}/{{ rmq_exchange | urlencode }}/publish"
+            method: POST
+            user: "{{ rmq_user }}"
+            password: "{{ rmq_pass }}"
+            force_basic_auth: true
+            status_code: 200
+            headers:
+              content-type: "application/json"
+            body_format: json
+            body:
+              properties:
+                content_type: "application/json"
+              routing_key: "{{ control_queue }}"
+              payload: "{{ journal_indoor_aborted | to_json }}"
+              payload_encoding: "string"
+          register: rmq_journal_indoor_aborted_hn_resp
+          changed_when: (rmq_journal_indoor_aborted_hn_resp.json is defined) and (rmq_journal_indoor_aborted_hn_resp.json.routed | default(false) | bool)
+          failed_when: >
+            (rmq_journal_indoor_aborted_hn_resp.status != 200) or
+            (rmq_journal_indoor_aborted_hn_resp.json is not defined) or
+            (not (rmq_journal_indoor_aborted_hn_resp.json.routed | default(false) | bool))
+          delegate_to: localhost
+
+        - name: Stop host after hostname mismatch
+          ansible.builtin.meta: end_host
+
+    # ============================ JOURNAL: START ============================
+    - name: Build control queue payload for 'indoor start' journal (cloud-agent bounce)
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        journal_indoor_start:
+          inscope_device: "{{ ansible_hostname | default(inventory_hostname) }}"
+          task_name: "journal_add"
+          task_result: >-
+            Indoor: DEV2 reachable and hostname verified; starting cloud-agent bounce.
+            conn_method={{ dev2_conn_method }},
+            dev2={{ dev2_ssh_host }}:{{ dev2_ssh_port }}
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: Publish 'indoor start' journal to control queue
+      ansible.builtin.uri:
+        url: "http://{{ rmq_host }}:{{ rmq_port }}/api/exchanges/{{ rmq_vhost | urlencode }}/{{ rmq_exchange | urlencode }}/publish"
+        method: POST
+        user: "{{ rmq_user }}"
+        password: "{{ rmq_pass }}"
+        force_basic_auth: true
+        status_code: 200
+        headers:
+          content-type: "application/json"
+        body_format: json
+        body:
+          properties:
+            content_type: "application/json"
+          routing_key: "{{ control_queue }}"
+          payload: "{{ journal_indoor_start | to_json }}"
+          payload_encoding: "string"
+      register: rmq_journal_indoor_start_resp
+      changed_when: (rmq_journal_indoor_start_resp.json is defined) and (rmq_journal_indoor_start_resp.json.routed | default(false) | bool)
+      failed_when: >
+        (rmq_journal_indoor_start_resp.status != 200) or
+        (rmq_journal_indoor_start_resp.json is not defined) or
+        (not (rmq_journal_indoor_start_resp.json.routed | default(false) | bool))
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    # ============================ CLOUD-AGENT BOUNCE (DEV2) ============================
+    - name: Move /tmp/launchd/services/cloud-agent to /root/ on DEV2
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -e
+        HOST="{{ dev2_ssh_host }}"
+        PORT="{{ dev2_ssh_port }}"
+        sshpass -f "{{ dev2_passfile_used }}" ssh \
+          -o AddressFamily=inet \
+          -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o PubkeyAuthentication=no \
+          -o PreferredAuthentications=password -o NumberOfPasswordPrompts=1 \
+          -o ConnectTimeout=30 \
+          -p "$PORT" "{{ dev2_ssh_user }}@${HOST}" \
+          "set -e; PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:\$PATH; mv -f /tmp/launchd/services/cloud-agent /root/"
+      args:
+        executable: /bin/bash
+      register: move_out
+      changed_when: true
+
+    - name: Wait 3s before restoring
+      ansible.builtin.pause:
+        seconds: 3
+
+    - name: Move /root/cloud-agent back to /tmp/launchd/services/ on DEV2
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -e
+        HOST="{{ dev2_ssh_host }}"
+        PORT="{{ dev2_ssh_port }}"
+        sshpass -f "{{ dev2_passfile_used }}" ssh \
+          -o AddressFamily=inet \
+          -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o PubkeyAuthentication=no \
+          -o PreferredAuthentications=password -o NumberOfPasswordPrompts=1 \
+          -o ConnectTimeout=30 \
+          -p "$PORT" "{{ dev2_ssh_user }}@${HOST}" \
+          "set -e; PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:\$PATH; mv -f /root/cloud-agent /tmp/launchd/services/"
+      args:
+        executable: /bin/bash
+      register: move_back
+      changed_when: true
+
+    - name: Build 'indoor updated' journal payload (cloud-agent bounced)
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        journal_indoor_updated:
+          inscope_device: "{{ ansible_hostname | default(inventory_hostname) }}"
+          task_name: "journal_add"
+          task_result: >-
+            Indoor: cloud-agent bounced successfully.
+            conn_method={{ dev2_conn_method }},
+            move_out_rc={{ move_out.rc | default('NA') }},
+            move_back_rc={{ move_back.rc | default('NA') }}
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: Publish 'indoor updated' journal to control queue
+      ansible.builtin.uri:
+        url: "http://{{ rmq_host }}:{{ rmq_port }}/api/exchanges/{{ rmq_vhost | urlencode }}/{{ rmq_exchange | urlencode }}/publish"
+        method: POST
+        user: "{{ rmq_user }}"
+        password: "{{ rmq_pass }}"
+        force_basic_auth: true
+        status_code: 200
+        headers:
+          content-type: "application/json"
+        body_format: json
+        body:
+          properties:
+            content_type: "application/json"
+          routing_key: "{{ control_queue }}"
+          payload: "{{ journal_indoor_updated | to_json }}"
+          payload_encoding: "string"
+      register: rmq_journal_indoor_updated_resp
+      changed_when: (rmq_journal_indoor_updated_resp.json is defined) and (rmq_journal_indoor_updated_resp.json.routed | default(false) | bool)
+      failed_when: >
+        (rmq_journal_indoor_updated_resp.status != 200) or
+        (rmq_journal_indoor_updated_resp.json is not defined) or
+        (not (rmq_journal_indoor_updated_resp.json.routed | default(false) | bool))
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    # ---------------------------- Final operator summary (one-liners) ----------------------------
+    - name: Summary key outcomes (one-liners)
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg:
+          - "dev2_conn_method={{ dev2_conn_method }}"
+          - "dev2_ssh_host={{ dev2_ssh_host | default('') }}"
+          - "dev2_ssh_port={{ dev2_ssh_port | default('') }}"
+          - "dev2_passfile_used={{ dev2_passfile_used }}"
+          - "dev2_hostname={{ _dev2_hn | default('') }}"
+          - "bounce_move_out_rc={{ move_out.rc | default('NA') }}"
+          - "bounce_move_back_rc={{ move_back.rc | default('NA') }}"
+
+  post_tasks:
+    - name: Cleanup (always)
+      block:
+        - ansible.builtin.debug:
+            msg: "Entering cleanup block"
+          changed_when: false
+          delegate_to: localhost
+      always:
+        - name: Close SSH ControlMaster (best-effort)
+          when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel"
+          delegate_to: localhost
+          ansible.builtin.shell: |
+            ssh -S "{{ _ctrl_sock | default('/dev/null') }}" -O exit 2>/dev/null || true
+          changed_when: false
+          ignore_errors: true
+
+        - name: Remove tunnel control dir (best-effort)
+          when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel"
+          delegate_to: localhost
+          ansible.builtin.file:
+            path: "{{ _ctrl_dir | default('/tmp/none') }}"
+            state: absent
+          ignore_errors: true
+
+        - name: Remove temporary IP on DEV1 (tolerate 'Cannot assign requested address')
+          when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel"
+          ansible.builtin.raw: >
+            {{ pathprefix }}
+            ip a del {{ dev2_side_ip }} dev {{ dev1_iface }}
+          register: del_ip
+          changed_when: del_ip.rc == 0
+          failed_when: >
+            del_ip.rc != 0
+            and ('Cannot assign requested address' not in (del_ip.stdout | default('')))
+            and ('Cannot assign requested address' not in (del_ip.stderr | default('')))
+
+    - name: Debug temp IP removal result
+      when: dev2_conn_method == "tunnel" and del_ip is defined
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg:
+          - "del_ip.rc={{ del_ip.rc | default('') }}"
+          - "del_ip.stdout={{ (del_ip.stdout | default('')) | trim }}"
+          - "del_ip.stderr={{ (del_ip.stderr | default('')) | trim }}"