diff --git a/launchd/ai.tradingagent.caffeinate.plist b/launchd/ai.tradingagent.caffeinate.plist
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+  <key>Label</key>
+  <string>ai.tradingagent.caffeinate</string>
+  <!-- Hold the machine awake from just before midnight through the 08:30 execution.
+       -i idle, -s system-sleep (effective on AC). Display may still sleep (no -d). -->
+  <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+  <array>
+    <string>/usr/bin/caffeinate</string>
+    <string>-is</string>
+    <string>-t</string>
+    <string>33000</string>
+  </array>
+  <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
+  <dict>
+    <key>Hour</key><integer>23</integer>
+    <key>Minute</key><integer>56</integer>
+  </dict>
+  <key>StandardOutPath</key>
+  <string>/Users/aryan/Documents/GitHub/trading-agent/state/logs/launchd_caffeinate.log</string>
+  <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
+  <string>/Users/aryan/Documents/GitHub/trading-agent/state/logs/launchd_caffeinate.log</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/launchd/ai.tradingagent.market_open.plist b/launchd/ai.tradingagent.market_open.plist
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+  <key>Label</key>
+  <string>ai.tradingagent.market_open</string>
+  <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+  <array>
+    <string>/Users/aryan/Documents/GitHub/trading-agent/scripts/execute.sh</string>
+  </array>
+  <!-- 08:30 CT = 09:30 ET market open. The script gates on Alpaca's clock. -->
+  <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
+  <dict>
+    <key>Hour</key><integer>8</integer>
+    <key>Minute</key><integer>30</integer>
+  </dict>
+  <key>StandardOutPath</key>
+  <string>/Users/aryan/Documents/GitHub/trading-agent/state/logs/launchd_execution.log</string>
+  <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
+  <string>/Users/aryan/Documents/GitHub/trading-agent/state/logs/launchd_execution.log</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/launchd/ai.tradingagent.nightly.plist b/launchd/ai.tradingagent.nightly.plist
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+++ b/launchd/ai.tradingagent.nightly.plist
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+  <key>Label</key>
+  <string>ai.tradingagent.nightly</string>
+  <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+  <array>
+    <string>/Users/aryan/Documents/GitHub/trading-agent/scripts/nightly.sh</string>
+  </array>
+  <!-- 00:00 CT — research window start -->
+  <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
+  <dict>
+    <key>Hour</key><integer>0</integer>
+    <key>Minute</key><integer>0</integer>
+  </dict>
+  <key>StandardOutPath</key>
+  <string>/Users/aryan/Documents/GitHub/trading-agent/state/logs/launchd_nightly.log</string>
+  <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
+  <string>/Users/aryan/Documents/GitHub/trading-agent/state/logs/launchd_nightly.log</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/scripts/execute.sh b/scripts/execute.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# launchd wrapper for the market-open execution (08:30 CT = 09:30 ET). Gated on Alpaca's clock.
+cd /Users/aryan/Documents/GitHub/trading-agent
+export PATH="/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH"
+mkdir -p state/logs
+exec uv run python -m execution.run_market_open >> state/logs/launchd_execution.log 2>&1
diff --git a/scripts/install_launchd.sh b/scripts/install_launchd.sh
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+++ b/scripts/install_launchd.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Install the launchd jobs (caffeinate, nightly research, market-open execution).
+set -euo pipefail
+PROJ="/Users/aryan/Documents/GitHub/trading-agent"
+LA="$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents"
+mkdir -p "$LA" "$PROJ/state/logs"
+chmod +x "$PROJ/scripts/nightly.sh" "$PROJ/scripts/execute.sh"
+
+for p in caffeinate nightly market_open; do
+  cp "$PROJ/launchd/ai.tradingagent.$p.plist" "$LA/"
+  launchctl unload "$LA/ai.tradingagent.$p.plist" 2>/dev/null || true
+  launchctl load "$LA/ai.tradingagent.$p.plist"
+  echo "loaded ai.tradingagent.$p"
+done
+
+cat <<'EOF'
+
+── ONE-TIME MANUAL STEP (needs sudo) ─────────────────────────────
+Wake the Mac nightly at 23:55 CT so the 00:00 job can fire:
+
+  sudo pmset repeat wakeorpoweron MTWRFSU 23:55:00
+
+── REQUIREMENTS for overnight runs ───────────────────────────────
+  • plugged into AC power
+  • lid OPEN (caffeinate can't beat clamshell sleep on a laptop)
+  • logged in (lock screen is fine; logged out = jobs won't run)
+  • oMLX running with a model available (it auto-starts on login)
+  • .env populated with Alpaca paper + Finnhub keys
+──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+EOF
diff --git a/scripts/nightly.sh b/scripts/nightly.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# launchd wrapper for the nightly research run (00:00 CT).
+cd /Users/aryan/Documents/GitHub/trading-agent
+export PATH="/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH"
+mkdir -p state/logs
+exec uv run python -m orchestration.run_nightly >> state/logs/launchd_nightly.log 2>&1
diff --git a/scripts/run_dashboard.sh b/scripts/run_dashboard.sh
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+++ b/scripts/run_dashboard.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Launch the local dashboard: uv run streamlit run web/dashboard.py
+set -euo pipefail
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+exec uv run streamlit run web/dashboard.py "$@"
diff --git a/scripts/uninstall_launchd.sh b/scripts/uninstall_launchd.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Remove the launchd jobs and print how to clear the wake schedule.
+set -euo pipefail
+LA="$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents"
+for p in caffeinate nightly market_open; do
+  launchctl unload "$LA/ai.tradingagent.$p.plist" 2>/dev/null || true
+  rm -f "$LA/ai.tradingagent.$p.plist"
+  echo "removed ai.tradingagent.$p"
+done
+echo
+echo "Also clear the nightly wake schedule (needs sudo):"
+echo "  sudo pmset repeat cancel"