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+## From Howard, 2026-04-21 — Confirm Syncro labor rates
+
+Closed/invoiced ticket #32179 (High Tech Mortgage - Rich Young, onsite power-outlet issue, 0.5 hr). I used **$175/hr for Labor - Onsite Business** (product_id 26118) since I wasn't sure what was current.
+
+Can you confirm what our current rates should be for the skill's reference? The /syncro skill currently lists $150/hr for Remote as an example but has no onsite or emergency rate documented. Useful ones to pin down:
+
+- `1190473` Labor - Remote Business
+- `26118`   Labor - Onsite Business  (used $175 today)
+- `26184`   Labor - Emergency or After Hours Business
+- `9269129` Labor - Prepaid Project Labor
+- `26117`   Fee - Travel Time
+
+If you can confirm, I'll update `.claude/commands/syncro.md` so future tickets don't guess.
+
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+
+## From Howard, 2026-04-21 — vault.sh wrapper bug on Windows (MSYS path)
+
+`.claude/scripts/vault.sh` fails on HOWARD-HOME with `[ERROR] vault_path not set` even though identity.json has `"vault_path": "D:/vault"`. Traced it:
+
+The wrapper passes `$IDENTITY_FILE` as `/c/claudetools/.claude/identity.json` (Git-Bash MSYS form) to native Windows Python, which can't read MSYS paths. The `open()` silently fails inside the `$(...)` substitution, VAULT_ROOT stays empty, and the wrapper bails.
+
+Fix is small — convert with cygpath if available:
+
+```bash
+IDENTITY_FILE_FOR_PY="$IDENTITY_FILE"
+if command -v cygpath >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    IDENTITY_FILE_FOR_PY=$(cygpath -m "$IDENTITY_FILE")
+fi
+# then pass $IDENTITY_FILE_FOR_PY to python -c
+```
+
+I worked around it for tonight by calling `sops -d` directly. Want me to patch the wrapper, or do you want it?