diff --git a/.github/workflows/image-build.yml b/.github/workflows/image-build.yml
index 6fef53d..dc38f09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/image-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/image-build.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ jobs:
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           AWS_REGION: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
           S3_BUCKET: ${{ secrets.S3_BUCKET }}
-          S3_PREFIX: ${{ secrets.S3_PREFIX }}
         run: |
           key="$(scripts/upload-image.sh)"
           echo "S3_KEY=${key}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 2db86aa..d79a942 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Deploy flow (automation-first):
 - Bootstrap S3 bucket + scoped IAM user + VM Import role with `infra/opentofu/aws` (use homelab-admin creds).
 - Import the image into AWS as an AMI (`aws ec2 import-image`).
 - Grab the host SSH key and add it to `../nix/nix-secrets/secrets.nix`; rekey secrets with agenix.
-- Ensure required secrets exist: `clawdinator-github-app.pem`, `clawdinator-discord-token`, `anthropic-api-key`.
+- Ensure required secrets exist: `clawdinator-github-app.pem`, `clawdinator-discord-token`, `clawdinator-anthropic-api-key`.
 - Update `nix/hosts/<host>.nix` (Discord allowlist, GitHub App installationId, identity name).
 - Ensure `/var/lib/clawd/repo` contains this repo (self-update requires it).
 - Verify systemd services: `clawdinator`, `clawdinator-github-app-token`, `clawdinator-self-update`.
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ Deploy flow (automation-first):
 Key principle: mental notes don’t survive restarts — write it to a file.
 
 Cattle vs pets: hosts are disposable. Prefer re-provisioning from OpenTofu + NixOS configs over in-place manual fixes.
-One way only: AWS AMI pipeline via S3 + VM Import. This is a greenfield repo. Do not reference "existing", "legacy", or alternate paths anywhere in code or docs.
+One way only: AWS AMI pipeline via S3 + VM Import. This is a greenfield repo. Do not reference alternate paths anywhere in code or docs.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f26ecfd..6d91a61 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Deploy (automation‑first):
 - Ensure `/var/lib/clawd/repo` contains this repo (needed for self‑update).
 - Configure Discord guild/channel allowlist and GitHub App installation ID.
 
-Image-based deploy (Option A, recommended):
+Image-based deploy (only path):
 1) Build a bootstrap image with nixos-generators:
    - `nix run github:nix-community/nixos-generators -- -f amazon -c nix/hosts/clawdinator-1-image.nix -o dist`
 2) Upload the raw image to S3 (private object).
diff --git a/docs/SECRETS.md b/docs/SECRETS.md
index e73c5e9..7a2d89e 100644
--- a/docs/SECRETS.md
+++ b/docs/SECRETS.md
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Infrastructure (OpenTofu):
 
 Image pipeline (CI):
 - `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` / `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` / `AWS_REGION` / `S3_BUCKET` (required).
-- `S3_PREFIX` (optional).
 
 Local storage:
 - Keep AWS keys encrypted in `../nix/nix-secrets` for local runs if needed.
@@ -33,8 +32,8 @@ Agenix (local secrets repo):
 - Store encrypted files in `../nix/nix-secrets` (relative to this repo).
 - Sync encrypted secrets to the host at `/var/lib/clawd/nix-secrets`.
 - Decrypt on host with agenix; point NixOS options at `/run/agenix/*`.
-- Required files (minimum): `clawdinator-github-app.pem.age`, `clawdinator-discord-token.age`, `clawdis-anthropic-api-key.age`.
-- CI image pipeline (stored locally, not on hosts): `clawdinator-ami-importer-access-key-id.age`, `clawdinator-ami-importer-secret-access-key.age`, `clawdinator-image-bucket-name.age`, `clawdinator-image-bucket-region.age`.
+- Required files (minimum): `clawdinator-github-app.pem.age`, `clawdinator-discord-token.age`, `clawdinator-anthropic-api-key.age`.
+- CI image pipeline (stored locally, not on hosts): `clawdinator-image-uploader-access-key-id.age`, `clawdinator-image-uploader-secret-access-key.age`, `clawdinator-image-bucket-name.age`, `clawdinator-image-bucket-region.age`.
 
 Example NixOS wiring (agenix):
 ```
@@ -44,15 +43,15 @@ Example NixOS wiring (agenix):
 
   age.secrets."clawdinator-github-app.pem".file =
     "/var/lib/clawd/nix-secrets/clawdinator-github-app.pem.age";
-  age.secrets."clawdis-anthropic-api-key".file =
-    "/var/lib/clawd/nix-secrets/clawdis-anthropic-api-key.age";
+  age.secrets."clawdinator-anthropic-api-key".file =
+    "/var/lib/clawd/nix-secrets/clawdinator-anthropic-api-key.age";
   age.secrets."clawdinator-discord-token".file =
     "/var/lib/clawd/nix-secrets/clawdinator-discord-token.age";
 
   services.clawdinator.githubApp.privateKeyFile =
     "/run/agenix/clawdinator-github-app.pem";
   services.clawdinator.anthropicApiKeyFile =
-    "/run/agenix/clawdis-anthropic-api-key";
+    "/run/agenix/clawdinator-anthropic-api-key";
   services.clawdinator.discordTokenFile =
     "/run/agenix/clawdinator-discord-token";
 }
diff --git a/docs/SHARED_MEMORY.md b/docs/SHARED_MEMORY.md
index 015d2ef..8496246 100644
--- a/docs/SHARED_MEMORY.md
+++ b/docs/SHARED_MEMORY.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ POC recommendation:
 - Memory lives at /var/lib/clawd/memory.
 
 File patterns:
-- Daily notes (optionally per instance): YYYY-MM-DD_INSTANCE.md
+- Daily notes can be per instance: YYYY-MM-DD_INSTANCE.md (merge later).
 - Canonical knowledge (single shared files):
   - project.md (goals + non-negotiables)
   - architecture.md
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ Example layout:
 │ ├── architecture.md
 │ ├── discord.md
 │ ├── whatsapp.md
-│ └── 2026-01-06_CLAWDINATOR-1.md
+│ └── 2026-01-06.md
 ```
 
 AGENTS.md should reference key memory files explicitly (e.g., “For Discord context, also read memory/discord.md”).
 
-Later scale options:
-- Shared filesystem or object storage sync with file locking.
+Multi-host requirement:
+- Use a shared filesystem or object storage sync with file locking.
 - Keep canonical files authoritative; merge per-instance notes periodically.
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index cda4cf8..c3c8ec4 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@
     nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
     nix-clawdbot.url = "github:clawdbot/nix-clawdbot"; # latest upstream
     agenix.url = "github:ryantm/agenix";
-    disko.url = "github:nix-community/disko";
     secrets = {
       url = "path:../nix/nix-secrets";
       flake = false;
     };
   };
 
-  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, nix-clawdbot, agenix, disko, secrets }:
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, nix-clawdbot, agenix, secrets }:
     let
       lib = nixpkgs.lib;
       systems = [ "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" ];
@@ -88,17 +87,8 @@
         modules = [
           ({ ... }: { nixpkgs.overlays = [ self.overlays.default ]; })
           agenix.nixosModules.default
-          disko.nixosModules.disko
           ./nix/hosts/clawdinator-1.nix
         ];
       };
-
-      nixosConfigurations.clawdinator-1-bootstrap = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
-        system = "x86_64-linux";
-        modules = [
-          disko.nixosModules.disko
-          ./nix/hosts/clawdinator-1-bootstrap.nix
-        ];
-      };
     };
 }
diff --git a/nix/examples/clawdinator-host.nix b/nix/examples/clawdinator-host.nix
index 74cca1f..e9e4b9e 100644
--- a/nix/examples/clawdinator-host.nix
+++ b/nix/examples/clawdinator-host.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 {
   age.secrets."clawdinator-github-app.pem".file =
     "/var/lib/clawd/nix-secrets/clawdinator-github-app.pem.age";
-  age.secrets."clawdis-anthropic-api-key".file =
-    "/var/lib/clawd/nix-secrets/clawdis-anthropic-api-key.age";
+  age.secrets."clawdinator-anthropic-api-key".file =
+    "/var/lib/clawd/nix-secrets/clawdinator-anthropic-api-key.age";
   age.secrets."clawdinator-discord-token".file =
     "/var/lib/clawd/nix-secrets/clawdinator-discord-token.age";
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       };
     };
 
-    anthropicApiKeyFile = "/run/agenix/clawdis-anthropic-api-key";
+    anthropicApiKeyFile = "/run/agenix/clawdinator-anthropic-api-key";
     discordTokenFile = "/run/agenix/clawdinator-discord-token";
 
     githubApp = {
diff --git a/nix/hosts/clawdinator-1-bootstrap.nix b/nix/hosts/clawdinator-1-bootstrap.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 59a314e..0000000
--- a/nix/hosts/clawdinator-1-bootstrap.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-{ config, ... }:
-{
-  networking.hostName = "clawdinator-1";
-  time.timeZone = "UTC";
-  system.stateVersion = "26.05";
-
-  boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
-  boot.loader.grub.enable = false;
-  boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = false;
-  boot.loader.efi.efiSysMountPoint = "/boot";
-
-  disko.devices = {
-    disk.main = {
-      type = "disk";
-      device = "/dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:06:00.0-scsi-0:0:0:0";
-      content = {
-        type = "gpt";
-        partitions = {
-          boot = {
-            size = "512M";
-            type = "EF00";
-            content = {
-              type = "filesystem";
-              format = "vfat";
-              mountpoint = "/boot";
-            };
-          };
-          root = {
-            size = "100%";
-            content = {
-              type = "filesystem";
-              format = "ext4";
-              mountpoint = "/";
-            };
-          };
-        };
-      };
-    };
-  };
-
-  boot.kernelParams = [ "net.ifnames=0" "biosdevname=0" ];
-  networking.useDHCP = false;
-  networking.useNetworkd = false;
-  systemd.network.enable = false;
-  networking.interfaces.eth0.useDHCP = true;
-
-  services.openssh.enable = true;
-  networking.firewall.enable = false;
-  users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
-    "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIOLItFT3SVm5r7gELrfRRJxh6V2sf/BIx7HKXt6oVWpB"
-  ];
-}
diff --git a/nix/hosts/clawdinator-1-image.nix b/nix/hosts/clawdinator-1-image.nix
index 2fccdbf..430e520 100644
--- a/nix/hosts/clawdinator-1-image.nix
+++ b/nix/hosts/clawdinator-1-image.nix
@@ -1,28 +1,10 @@
 { modulesPath, ... }:
 {
   imports = [
-    (modulesPath + "/profiles/qemu-guest.nix")
+    (modulesPath + "/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix")
   ];
 
   networking.hostName = "clawdinator-1";
   time.timeZone = "UTC";
   system.stateVersion = "26.05";
-
-  boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
-  boot.loader.grub.enable = false;
-  boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = false;
-  boot.loader.efi.efiSysMountPoint = "/boot";
-
-  networking.useDHCP = false;
-  systemd.network.enable = true;
-  systemd.network.networks."10-ethernet" = {
-    matchConfig.Name = [ "en*" "eth*" ];
-    networkConfig.DHCP = "yes";
-  };
-  services.openssh.enable = true;
-  networking.firewall.enable = false;
-
-  users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
-    "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIOLItFT3SVm5r7gELrfRRJxh6V2sf/BIx7HKXt6oVWpB"
-  ];
 }
diff --git a/nix/hosts/clawdinator-1.nix b/nix/hosts/clawdinator-1.nix
index 7e0564f..80c51fb 100644
--- a/nix/hosts/clawdinator-1.nix
+++ b/nix/hosts/clawdinator-1.nix
@@ -1,41 +1,18 @@
-{ config, lib, pkgs, secrets, ... }:
+{ modulesPath, pkgs, ... }:
 {
-  imports = [ ../modules/clawdinator.nix ];
+  imports = [
+    (modulesPath + "/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix")
+    ../modules/clawdinator.nix
+  ];
 
   networking.hostName = "clawdinator-1";
-  networking.useDHCP = false;
-  networking.useNetworkd = true;
-  systemd.network.enable = true;
-  systemd.network.networks."10-wan" = {
-    matchConfig.Type = "ether";
-    networkConfig.DHCP = "yes";
-  };
   time.timeZone = "UTC";
   system.stateVersion = "26.05";
 
-  boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
-  boot.loader.grub.enable = false;
-  boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = false;
-  boot.loader.efi.efiSysMountPoint = "/boot";
-
-  fileSystems."/" = {
-    device = "/dev/disk/by-partlabel/disk-main-root";
-    fsType = "ext4";
-  };
-
-  fileSystems."/boot" = {
-    device = "/dev/disk/by-partlabel/disk-main-boot";
-    fsType = "vfat";
-  };
-
   nix.package = pkgs.nixVersions.stable;
   nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
 
-  services.openssh.enable = true;
   networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 22 18789 ];
-  users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
-    "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIOLItFT3SVm5r7gELrfRRJxh6V2sf/BIx7HKXt6oVWpB"
-  ];
 
   age.identityPaths = [ "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key" ];
   age.secrets."clawdinator-github-app.pem" = {
@@ -43,8 +20,8 @@
     owner = "clawdinator";
     group = "clawdinator";
   };
-  age.secrets."clawdis-anthropic-api-key" = {
-    file = "/var/lib/clawd/nix-secrets/clawdis-anthropic-api-key.age";
+  age.secrets."clawdinator-anthropic-api-key" = {
+    file = "/var/lib/clawd/nix-secrets/clawdinator-anthropic-api-key.age";
     owner = "clawdinator";
     group = "clawdinator";
   };
@@ -88,7 +65,7 @@
       };
     };
 
-    anthropicApiKeyFile = "/run/agenix/clawdis-anthropic-api-key";
+    anthropicApiKeyFile = "/run/agenix/clawdinator-anthropic-api-key";
     discordTokenFile = "/run/agenix/clawdinator-discord-token";
 
     githubApp = {
diff --git a/scripts/build-image.sh b/scripts/build-image.sh
index d9b3b0e..3816a6d 100755
--- a/scripts/build-image.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-image.sh
@@ -11,10 +11,31 @@ fi
 
 nix run github:nix-community/nixos-generators -- -f "${format}" -c "${config_path}" -o "${out_dir}"
 
-image_file="$(find "${out_dir}" -maxdepth 2 -type f \( -name "*.img" -o -name "*.vhd" -o -name "*.vhdx" -o -name "*.raw" \) | head -n 1)"
+image_file="$(find "${out_dir}" -maxdepth 2 -type f \( -name "*.img" -o -name "*.vhd" -o -name "*.raw" -o -name "*.vmdk" \) | head -n 1)"
 if [ -z "${image_file}" ]; then
   echo "No image found in ${out_dir} for format ${format}" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
-cp -f "${image_file}" "${out_dir}/nixos.img"
+ext="${image_file##*.}"
+ext="$(printf '%s' "${ext}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+case "${ext}" in
+  img|raw)
+    aws_format="raw"
+    ;;
+  vhd)
+    aws_format="vhd"
+    ;;
+  vmdk)
+    aws_format="vmdk"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Unsupported image extension: ${ext}" >&2
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+image_target="${out_dir}/nixos.${ext}"
+cp -f "${image_file}" "${image_target}"
+printf '%s' "${image_target}" > "${out_dir}/image-path"
+printf '%s' "${aws_format}" > "${out_dir}/image-format"
diff --git a/scripts/import-image.sh b/scripts/import-image.sh
index fa5e815..8f46d29 100755
--- a/scripts/import-image.sh
+++ b/scripts/import-image.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,26 @@ region="${AWS_REGION:?AWS_REGION required}"
 
 boot_mode="legacy-bios"
 arch="${AMI_ARCH:-x86_64}"
+format="${IMAGE_FORMAT:-}"
+if [ -z "${format}" ]; then
+  ext="${key##*.}"
+  ext="$(printf '%s' "${ext}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+  case "${ext}" in
+    img|raw)
+      format="raw"
+      ;;
+    vhd)
+      format="vhd"
+      ;;
+    vmdk)
+      format="vmdk"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unable to infer image format from S3 key: ${key}" >&2
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+fi
 
 timestamp="$(date -u +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)"
 ami_name="${AMI_NAME:-clawdinator-nixos-${timestamp}}"
@@ -19,7 +39,7 @@ task_id="$(
     --boot-mode "${boot_mode}" \
     --architecture "${arch}" \
     --role-name "vmimport" \
-    --disk-containers "Format=raw,UserBucket={S3Bucket=${bucket},S3Key=${key}}" \
+    --disk-containers "Format=${format},UserBucket={S3Bucket=${bucket},S3Key=${key}}" \
     --query 'ImportTaskId' \
     --output text
 )"
diff --git a/scripts/upload-image.sh b/scripts/upload-image.sh
index 9eb13d9..4b98898 100755
--- a/scripts/upload-image.sh
+++ b/scripts/upload-image.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 out_dir="${OUT_DIR:-dist}"
 image_path="${out_dir}/nixos.img"
+if [ -f "${out_dir}/image-path" ]; then
+  image_path="$(cat "${out_dir}/image-path")"
+fi
 
 if [ ! -f "${image_path}" ]; then
   echo "Expected image at ${image_path}" >&2
@@ -11,14 +14,11 @@ fi
 
 bucket="${S3_BUCKET:?S3_BUCKET required}"
 region="${AWS_REGION:?AWS_REGION required}"
-prefix="${S3_PREFIX:-}"
 
 timestamp="$(date -u +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)"
-key_prefix="${prefix%/}"
-if [ -n "${key_prefix}" ]; then
-  key_prefix="${key_prefix}/"
-fi
-key="${key_prefix}clawdinator-nixos-${timestamp}.img"
+ext="${image_path##*.}"
+ext="$(printf '%s' "${ext}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+key="clawdinator-nixos-${timestamp}.${ext}"
 
 aws s3 cp "${image_path}" "s3://${bucket}/${key}" \
   --region "${region}" \