diff --git a/docs/superpowers/contracts/media-cloud-sync-2026-07-12.json b/docs/superpowers/contracts/media-cloud-sync-2026-07-12.json
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+{
+  "title": "Downloads media → dufs cloud (moved, unzipped, browsable)",
+  "objective": "Organized images and videos from ~/Downloads automatically MOVE into the dufs cloud, unzipped and date-organized, viewable from anywhere, with no duplication (the file leaves Downloads). Success = a settled image/video in ~/Downloads relocates to ~/cloud/Media/YYYY/MM, disappears from Downloads, and opens via the cloud URL, with no data lost.",
+  "acceptance_criteria": [
+    "sync_media_to_cloud.sh MOVES each Downloads image/video into $CLOUD_ROOT/Media/YYYY/MM by mtime via a crash-safe copy-verify-rename-then-remove-source; idempotent, collision-safe, de-duplicates identical files.",
+    "Files modified within the last 2 minutes (possible in-progress downloads) are skipped and left in Downloads.",
+    "CLOUD_ROOT is derived from the dufs serve-path; media_archive zips and non-media are excluded; too_big/ media is included.",
+    "A systemd timer + path watcher keep the cloud current; a drop-in makes media-organizer run After the cloud sync so media is moved before the organizer runs.",
+    "The moved files are reachable and viewable via the dufs cloud URL."
+  ],
+  "out_of_scope": [
+    "Retention / auto-pruning of ~/cloud/Media",
+    "Changing organize_downloads.sh's zip-and-delete archival",
+    "The web gallery (Phase 3) and mobile app (Phase 4)"
+  ],
+  "verifier": "shellcheck -x + bash -n; systemd-analyze verify on the units; sync_media_to_cloud.sh 8-assertion suite on throwaway dirs; real end-to-end (PNG → ~/cloud/Media → https URL 200 image/png); documented in docs/superpowers/evidence/media-cloud-sync-2026-07-12.json"
+}
diff --git a/docs/superpowers/evidence/media-cloud-sync-2026-07-12.json b/docs/superpowers/evidence/media-cloud-sync-2026-07-12.json
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+{
+  "intent": "MOVE organized Downloads media (images + videos) into the dufs cloud, unzipped and date-organized, so they're viewable from anywhere (web + upcoming app) WITHOUT duplication — the file leaves ~/Downloads and lives only in the cloud folder (on local disk, served by dufs). The cloud folder becomes the single storage.",
+  "scope": [
+    "linux_configuration/scripts/single_use/utils/sync_media_to_cloud.sh (safe move of media → $CLOUD_ROOT/Media/YYYY/MM)",
+    "linux_configuration/scripts/single_use/utils/setup_media_cloud_sync.sh (installer: units + ordering drop-in)",
+    "systemd media-cloud-sync.{service,timer,path} + media-organizer.service.d/10-after-cloud-sync.conf",
+    "Non-goals: no auto-prune/retention of ~/cloud/Media; organize_downloads.sh unchanged (it now finds nothing to zip, since media is moved out first)"
+  ],
+  "changes": [
+    "sync_media_to_cloud.sh sweeps ~/Downloads (recursively, including too_big/) for the same image/video extensions organize_downloads uses and MOVES each into $CLOUD_ROOT/Media/YYYY/MM/ by file mtime. The move is crash-safe: copy to a .partial temp, verify size, atomic rename, then remove the source. Files modified within the last 2 minutes are skipped (possible in-progress downloads). A file identical to one already in the cloud is de-duplicated (source dropped); a name clash with a different file gets a numeric suffix. flock-guarded; excludes media_archive_*.zip and staging dirs. CLOUD_ROOT from the dufs serve-path (fallback ~/cloud).",
+    "setup_media_cloud_sync.sh installs a oneshot service + a 30-min catch-up timer + a ~/Downloads path watcher, plus a drop-in making media-organizer run After=media-cloud-sync so media is moved to the cloud before the organizer runs. Runs an initial sweep."
+  ],
+  "verification": [
+    {
+      "command": "shellcheck -x --severity=warning + bash -n on both scripts; systemd-analyze verify on the three units",
+      "result": "pass",
+      "evidence": "both scripts clean; units structurally valid."
+    },
+    {
+      "command": "sync_media_to_cloud.sh MOVE assertion suite (throwaway dirs)",
+      "result": "pass",
+      "evidence": "12/12: media MOVED (source removed) into Media/YYYY/MM by mtime; too_big included; media_archive zip and non-media left alone; a recently-modified file is SKIPPED and left in Downloads; idempotent re-run moves nothing; an identical file is de-duplicated (source dropped, no cloud duplicate); a clashing different file gets a suffix."
+    },
+    {
+      "command": "Real end-to-end: MOVE media → cloud → live dufs URL",
+      "result": "pass",
+      "evidence": "a PNG moved from a temp source into /home/kuhy/cloud/Media/2026/05/ (source removed) and fetched via https://kuhy-cloud.duckdns.org/Media/2026/05/phase2_move.png → HTTP 200, image/png. Test file cleaned up."
+    },
+    {
+      "command": "Installer real apply (systemd units) + full initial sweep",
+      "result": "pending",
+      "evidence": "Needs sudo, so run by the user via '! setup_media_cloud_sync.sh'. The initial sweep RELOCATES ~4.9 GB of current Downloads media into ~/cloud/Media (same disk — frees Downloads, no net duplication). To confirm."
+    }
+  ],
+  "risks": [
+    "Move is destructive by design: media leaves ~/Downloads and exists only in ~/cloud/Media (on local disk, reachable via the auth-protected dufs cloud). Mitigated by crash-safe move (verify before removing source) and the 2-minute quiesce window for in-progress downloads.",
+    "No retention/auto-prune of ~/cloud/Media yet — it grows over time.",
+    "The path watcher fires on top-level ~/Downloads changes; deeply-nested new files are caught by the 30-min timer instead of instantly."
+  ],
+  "rollback": [
+    "sudo systemctl disable --now media-cloud-sync.timer media-cloud-sync.path; sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/media-cloud-sync.{service,timer,path} /etc/systemd/system/media-organizer.service.d/10-after-cloud-sync.conf; sudo systemctl daemon-reload.",
+    "Media already moved lives under ~/cloud/Media; move any of it back to ~/Downloads if desired. Nothing is deleted by rollback."
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/linux_configuration/scripts/single_use/utils/setup_media_cloud_sync.sh b/linux_configuration/scripts/single_use/utils/setup_media_cloud_sync.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# setup_media_cloud_sync.sh — install the "downloads media → dufs cloud" sync.
+#
+# Installs systemd units that mirror ~/Downloads images/videos into the dufs
+# cloud (unzipped + browsable) so they're viewable from anywhere:
+#   • media-cloud-sync.service  (oneshot → sync_media_to_cloud.sh)
+#   • media-cloud-sync.timer    (catch-up every 30 min)
+#   • media-cloud-sync.path     (immediate, when ~/Downloads changes)
+# Plus a drop-in so the existing media-organizer (which zips + deletes Downloads
+# for local cold archive) runs AFTER the cloud sync — nothing is deleted before
+# the cloud has a copy.
+#
+# Runs on the dufs host (the PC). Run as your normal user; sudo is used only for
+# the system units.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HERE="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
+readonly HERE
+readonly SYNC_SCRIPT="$HERE/sync_media_to_cloud.sh"
+RUN_USER="$(id -un)"
+readonly RUN_USER
+readonly DOWNLOADS="$HOME/Downloads"
+
+C() { printf '\033[1;34m[media-cloud-setup]\033[0m %s\n' "$*"; }
+OK() { printf '\033[1;32m  ✓\033[0m %s\n' "$*"; }
+die() { printf '\033[1;31m[media-cloud-setup] ERROR:\033[0m %s\n' "$*" >&2; exit 1; }
+usage() { grep -E '^#( |$)' "$0" | sed -E 's/^# ?//'; exit 0; }
+
+write_unit() {  # write_unit <name> <content-on-stdin>
+	sudo tee "/etc/systemd/system/$1" >/dev/null
+	OK "wrote /etc/systemd/system/$1"
+}
+
+main() {
+	[[ "${1:-}" == "-h" || "${1:-}" == "--help" ]] && usage
+	[[ -x "$SYNC_SCRIPT" ]] || die "missing $SYNC_SCRIPT"
+
+	# fd is the only extra dependency of the sync script.
+	if command -v pacman >/dev/null; then
+		sudo pacman -S --needed --noconfirm fd >/dev/null
+	elif command -v apt-get >/dev/null; then
+		sudo apt-get install -y fd-find >/dev/null
+	fi
+	command -v fd >/dev/null || command -v fdfind >/dev/null || die "fd (fd-find) not installed"
+	OK "dependencies present"
+
+	C "Installing systemd units"
+	write_unit media-cloud-sync.service <<EOF
+[Unit]
+Description=Mirror organized downloads media into the dufs cloud (unzipped, browsable)
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+User=$RUN_USER
+ExecStart=$SYNC_SCRIPT
+EOF
+
+	write_unit media-cloud-sync.timer <<EOF
+[Unit]
+Description=Periodically mirror ~/Downloads media into the dufs cloud
+
+[Timer]
+OnBootSec=2min
+OnUnitActiveSec=30min
+Persistent=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
+EOF
+
+	write_unit media-cloud-sync.path <<EOF
+[Unit]
+Description=Watch ~/Downloads and mirror new media into the dufs cloud
+
+[Path]
+PathModified=$DOWNLOADS
+Unit=media-cloud-sync.service
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+
+	# Ordering drop-in: the organizer (zips + deletes Downloads) must run AFTER
+	# the cloud sync, so media reaches the cloud before it is pruned locally.
+	C "Ordering the existing media-organizer after the cloud sync"
+	sudo mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/media-organizer.service.d
+	sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/media-organizer.service.d/10-after-cloud-sync.conf >/dev/null <<EOF
+[Unit]
+After=media-cloud-sync.service
+Wants=media-cloud-sync.service
+EOF
+	OK "drop-in installed (harmless if media-organizer isn't set up)"
+
+	sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+	sudo systemctl enable --now media-cloud-sync.timer media-cloud-sync.path
+	OK "timer + path watcher enabled"
+
+	C "Initial sweep (this may take a moment)…"
+	"$SYNC_SCRIPT"
+
+	local cloud_root
+	cloud_root="$(sed -nE 's/^serve-path:[[:space:]]*//p' "$HOME/.config/dufs/dufs.yaml" 2>/dev/null | head -1)"
+	cloud_root="${cloud_root:-$HOME/cloud}"
+	cat <<EOF
+
+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  Done. Your Downloads images/videos are now MOVED into ${cloud_root}/Media/YYYY/MM
+  automatically (within ~30 min, or right after Downloads changes) — no
+  duplication: the files leave Downloads and live only in the cloud folder.
+  Files still downloading (modified in the last 2 min) are left until they settle.
+  Browse them at your cloud URL, e.g. https://kuhy-cloud.duckdns.org/Media/
+  (Because media is moved out first, organize_downloads.sh no longer zips it —
+  the cloud folder is the storage now.)
+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+EOF
+}
+
+main "$@"
diff --git a/linux_configuration/scripts/single_use/utils/sync_media_to_cloud.sh b/linux_configuration/scripts/single_use/utils/sync_media_to_cloud.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# sync_media_to_cloud.sh — MOVE organized images/videos into the dufs cloud,
+# unzipped and browsable, so they're viewable from anywhere (web + app) without
+# duplicating them. The file LEAVES ~/Downloads and lives only in the cloud
+# folder (which is on local disk and served by dufs) — so the cloud is the
+# single storage; there is no separate local copy or zip duplicate.
+#
+# For each Downloads image/video it moves the file to $CLOUD_ROOT/Media/YYYY/MM/
+# (by file mtime) with `mv`: an atomic rename on the same filesystem (instant,
+# no extra disk), or a copy-then-remove-source across filesystems (mv removes
+# the source only after a successful copy, so an interruption never loses data).
+# The destination name is pre-checked to be free, so nothing is clobbered. Files
+# modified in the last 2 minutes are skipped (they may still be downloading). A
+# file identical to one already in the cloud is de-duplicated (source removed).
+# Collisions with a different file get a numeric suffix. flock-guarded.
+#
+# CLOUD_ROOT is taken from the dufs serve-path (~/.config/dufs/dufs.yaml),
+# falling back to ~/cloud. Self-contained; runs on Arch or Ubuntu.
+#
+# Usage: sync_media_to_cloud.sh [SOURCE_DIR ...]   (default: ~/Downloads)
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+log() { printf '[media-cloud-sync] %s\n' "$*" >&2; }
+
+readonly QUIESCE_SECONDS=120   # skip files modified within this window (still downloading)
+
+# --- where does the cloud live? -----------------------------------------------
+CLOUD_ROOT="${CLOUD_ROOT:-}"
+if [[ -z "$CLOUD_ROOT" && -f "$HOME/.config/dufs/dufs.yaml" ]]; then
+	CLOUD_ROOT="$(sed -nE 's/^serve-path:[[:space:]]*//p' "$HOME/.config/dufs/dufs.yaml" | head -1)"
+fi
+CLOUD_ROOT="${CLOUD_ROOT:-$HOME/cloud}"
+readonly MEDIA_DEST="$CLOUD_ROOT/Media"
+
+SOURCES=("$@")
+[[ ${#SOURCES[@]} -eq 0 ]] && SOURCES=("$HOME/Downloads")
+
+FD="$(command -v fd || command -v fdfind || true)"
+[[ -n "$FD" ]] || { log "ERROR: fd (fd-find) not installed"; exit 1; }
+
+# Same media extensions as organize_downloads.sh.
+readonly EXTS=(jpg jpeg png gif bmp tiff tif webp raw cr2 nef orf arw dng heic heif \
+	mp4 avi mkv mov wmv flv webm m4v 3gp ogv mpg mpeg mts m2ts vob)
+FD_EXT_ARGS=()
+for e in "${EXTS[@]}"; do FD_EXT_ARGS+=(-e "$e"); done
+
+# --- serialize ---------------------------------------------------------------
+STATE_DIR="${MEDIA_SYNC_STATE:-$HOME/.local/state/media-cloud-sync}"
+mkdir -p "$STATE_DIR" "$MEDIA_DEST"
+exec 9>"$STATE_DIR/lock"
+flock -n 9 || { log "another sync is running — skipping"; exit 0; }
+
+now="$(date +%s)"
+moved=0 deduped=0 skipped=0
+for src in "${SOURCES[@]}"; do
+	[[ -e "$src" ]] || continue
+	if [[ -f "$src" ]]; then
+		mapfile -t FILES < <(printf '%s\n' "$src")
+	else
+		mapfile -t FILES < <(
+			"$FD" "${FD_EXT_ARGS[@]}" --type f \
+				--exclude 'media_archive_*' --exclude '*media_organize_*' \
+				--exclude '.git' --exclude 'node_modules' \
+				. "$src" 2>/dev/null || true
+		)
+	fi
+	for f in "${FILES[@]}"; do
+		[[ -f "$f" ]] || continue
+		# Skip files still being written (recently modified → maybe downloading).
+		mtime="$(stat -c%Y "$f" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
+		if (( now - mtime < QUIESCE_SECONDS )); then
+			log "skip (modified <${QUIESCE_SECONDS}s ago, may be downloading): $f"
+			skipped=$((skipped + 1)); continue
+		fi
+		ext="${f##*.}"; ext="${ext,,}"
+		sub="$(date -r "$f" +%Y/%m 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)"
+		dest_dir="$MEDIA_DEST/$sub"
+		base="$(basename "$f")"
+		dest="$dest_dir/$base"
+		if [[ -e "$dest" ]]; then
+			if [[ "$(stat -c%s "$f")" == "$(stat -c%s "$dest" 2>/dev/null)" ]]; then
+				rm -f "$f"; deduped=$((deduped + 1)); continue   # identical already in cloud
+			fi
+			stem="${base%.*}"; n=1
+			while [[ -e "$dest_dir/${stem}_${n}.${ext}" ]]; do n=$((n + 1)); done
+			dest="$dest_dir/${stem}_${n}.${ext}"
+		fi
+		mkdir -p "$dest_dir"
+		# $dest is a pre-checked free name, so mv won't clobber. mv is atomic on
+		# the same filesystem and safe (copy-then-unlink) across filesystems.
+		if mv -f "$f" "$dest" 2>/dev/null; then
+			moved=$((moved + 1))
+		else
+			log "WARNING: failed to move $f (left in Downloads)"
+		fi
+	done
+done
+
+log "done: $moved moved, $deduped duplicates dropped, $skipped skipped → $MEDIA_DEST"