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+{
+  "id": "07-automation",
+  "title": "Automation",
+  "icon": "⚙",
+  "level": "advanced",
+  "lessons": [
+    {
+      "id": "7.1",
+      "title": "Schedule commands with cron",
+      "objective": "Run a command on an interval and manage the schedule.",
+      "minutes": 8,
+      "commands": [
+        "cron-every",
+        "cron-list",
+        "cron-stop",
+        "cron-clear"
+      ],
+      "blocks": [
+        {
+          "type": "text",
+          "text": "`cron-every` schedules a command inside the terminal (minimum 5 seconds). Jobs live only while the tab is open."
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "cmd",
+          "text": "cron-every 60 echo hello"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "cmd",
+          "text": "cron-list"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "cmd",
+          "text": "cron-stop 1"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "cmd",
+          "text": "cron-clear"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "tip",
+          "text": "For server-side schedules use Hermes cron; the terminal scheduler is per-tab."
+        }
+      ],
+      "exercise": {
+        "instruction": "List active cron jobs.",
+        "accept": [
+          "cron-list"
+        ],
+        "check": {
+          "type": "command"
+        },
+        "hint": "Type: cron-list"
+      },
+      "quiz": {
+        "q": "How long does a terminal cron job live?",
+        "options": [
+          "forever on the server",
+          "while the tab is open",
+          "until reboot"
+        ],
+        "answer": 1
+      },
+      "sources": [
+        "modules/ext/cron.js"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "7.2",
+      "title": "Kanban and checkpoints",
+      "objective": "Track work on a board and snapshot the VFS before risky changes.",
+      "minutes": 8,
+      "commands": [
+        "kanban",
+        "checkpoint",
+        "checkpoint-list",
+        "rollback"
+      ],
+      "blocks": [
+        {
+          "type": "text",
+          "text": "`kanban` is a local board with todo/doing/done columns. `checkpoint` snapshots the VFS; `rollback` restores it."
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "cmd",
+          "text": "kanban add \"Try the course\""
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "cmd",
+          "text": "kanban list"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "cmd",
+          "text": "checkpoint before-project"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "cmd",
+          "text": "checkpoint-list"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "cmd",
+          "text": "rollback before-project"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "warn",
+          "text": "`rollback` replaces current VFS state — checkpoint before experiments."
+        }
+      ],
+      "exercise": {
+        "instruction": "Create a checkpoint.",
+        "accept": [
+          "checkpoint *",
+          "checkpoint"
+        ],
+        "check": {
+          "type": "command"
+        },
+        "hint": "Type: checkpoint my-test"
+      },
+      "quiz": {
+        "q": "What does checkpoint do?",
+        "options": [
+          "snapshots the VFS",
+          "deletes files",
+          "pushes to WebDAV"
+        ],
+        "answer": 0
+      },
+      "sources": [
+        "modules/ext/kanban.js",
+        "modules/core/module-fs.js"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
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