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 **Ops**
 
 - Never `pkill -f` a pattern that appears in your own command line — it kills your ssh session.
-  Use `pkill -x <exact-name>`.
+  Use `pkill -x <exact-name>`, or the bracket trick — `pkill -f "serve[-]script.sh"` —
+  when the pattern has to be named: the bracket makes the pattern stop matching the
+  command line that carries it. Quote it: a zsh remote glob-expands an unquoted `[s]`
+  and the kill silently never runs. Re-hit 2026-11-02 —
+  `ssh host 'pkill -f jfshowswatch.py; …'` killed the remote shell mid-command, and
+  ssh exits **255 with zero output**, which reads exactly like a network fault.
 - Both hosts allow passwordless sudo for the deploy user. Use plain `sudo` in committed scripts
   (no `echo pw | sudo -S`); `FRANK_SUDO_PW` covers hosts without it.
 - **ComfyUI on Dankclaw runs with GPU access** (`/dev/kfd` + `/dev/dri` via `AddDevice`,