diff --git a/litellm-dedup.sh b/litellm-dedup.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Removes duplicate model entries from the LiteLLM DB.
+# Keeps the first registered entry per model name; deletes the rest.
+# Safe to run at any time — idempotent, no-op when no duplicates exist.
+# Usage: ./litellm-dedup.sh [--dry-run]
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+LITELLM_URL="${LITELLM_URL:-http://localhost:18804}"
+LITELLM_MASTER_KEY="${LITELLM_MASTER_KEY:-$(grep LITELLM_MASTER_KEY /home/will/lab/swarm/.env | cut -d= -f2)}"
+DRY_RUN=0
+[ "${1:-}" = "--dry-run" ] && DRY_RUN=1
+
+log() { echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $*"; }
+
+# Fetch all DB model entries
+RESPONSE=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: Bearer $LITELLM_MASTER_KEY" \
+  "$LITELLM_URL/v2/model/info") || { log "ERROR: failed to reach LiteLLM at $LITELLM_URL"; exit 1; }
+
+# Find duplicate IDs (keep first occurrence of each name, collect the rest)
+DUPES=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | python3 -c "
+import sys, json
+data = json.loads(sys.stdin.read())
+seen = {}
+dupes = []
+for m in data.get('data', []):
+    info = m.get('model_info', {})
+    if not info.get('db_model'):
+        continue
+    name = m.get('model_name', '')
+    db_id = info.get('id', '')
+    if name not in seen:
+        seen[name] = db_id
+    else:
+        dupes.append(db_id)
+for d in dupes:
+    print(d)
+")
+
+TOTAL=$(echo "$DUPES" | grep -c . 2>/dev/null || true)
+
+if [ "$TOTAL" -eq 0 ]; then
+    log "No duplicates found."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+log "Found $TOTAL duplicate entries."
+
+if [ "$DRY_RUN" -eq 1 ]; then
+    log "Dry run — would delete:"
+    echo "$DUPES"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+ok=0; fail=0
+while IFS= read -r id; do
+    [ -z "$id" ] && continue
+    result=$(curl -sf -X POST \
+        -H "Authorization: Bearer $LITELLM_MASTER_KEY" \
+        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        -d "{\"id\": \"$id\"}" \
+        "$LITELLM_URL/model/delete" 2>/dev/null || echo "error")
+    if echo "$result" | grep -q "deleted successfully"; then
+        ok=$((ok + 1))
+    else
+        log "WARN: failed to delete $id: $result"
+        fail=$((fail + 1))
+    fi
+done <<EOF
+$DUPES
+EOF
+
+log "Deleted: $ok  Failed: $fail"
diff --git a/litellm-health-check.sh b/litellm-health-check.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# LiteLLM health check — runs periodically via cron.
+# Checks:
+#   1. Liveness (restart container if unresponsive)
+#   2. Duplicate model entries (log warning, auto-dedup if DEDUP=1)
+# Exits 0 on healthy, non-zero on unrecoverable failure.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+LITELLM_URL="${LITELLM_URL:-http://localhost:18804}"
+LITELLM_MASTER_KEY="${LITELLM_MASTER_KEY:-$(grep LITELLM_MASTER_KEY /home/will/lab/swarm/.env | cut -d= -f2)}"
+SWARM_DIR="/home/will/lab/swarm"
+# Set DEDUP=1 to automatically remove duplicates when found
+DEDUP="${DEDUP:-1}"
+
+log() { echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] litellm-health: $*"; }
+
+# ── 1. Liveness ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+if ! curl -sf --max-time 10 "$LITELLM_URL/health/liveliness" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    log "WARN: liveness check failed — restarting container"
+    docker restart litellm
+    # Wait up to 30s for recovery
+    for i in $(seq 1 6); do
+        sleep 5
+        if curl -sf --max-time 5 "$LITELLM_URL/health/liveliness" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            log "OK: container recovered after restart"
+            break
+        fi
+        if [ "$i" -eq 6 ]; then
+            log "ERROR: container did not recover after restart"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    done
+else
+    log "OK: liveness check passed"
+fi
+
+# ── 2. Duplicate detection ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+RESPONSE=$(curl -sf --max-time 10 -H "Authorization: Bearer $LITELLM_MASTER_KEY" \
+  "$LITELLM_URL/v2/model/info" 2>/dev/null) || { log "WARN: could not fetch model info"; exit 0; }
+
+DUPE_COUNT=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | python3 -c "
+import sys, json
+data = json.loads(sys.stdin.read())
+seen = set()
+dupes = 0
+for m in data.get('data', []):
+    if not m.get('model_info', {}).get('db_model'):
+        continue
+    name = m.get('model_name', '')
+    if name in seen:
+        dupes += 1
+    seen.add(name)
+print(dupes)
+")
+
+if [ "$DUPE_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
+    log "WARN: $DUPE_COUNT duplicate model entries detected"
+    if [ "$DEDUP" = "1" ]; then
+        log "Running dedup..."
+        LITELLM_MASTER_KEY="$LITELLM_MASTER_KEY" \
+        LITELLM_URL="$LITELLM_URL" \
+        bash "$SWARM_DIR/litellm-dedup.sh"
+    else
+        log "Set DEDUP=1 or run litellm-dedup.sh manually to clean up"
+    fi
+else
+    log "OK: no duplicate model entries"
+fi