diff --git a/scripts/ops-sentinel.sh b/scripts/ops-sentinel.sh
index 81e2ee6..a1e0f98 100755
--- a/scripts/ops-sentinel.sh
+++ b/scripts/ops-sentinel.sh
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ BACKUP_MAX_AGE_HOURS="${BACKUP_MAX_AGE_HOURS:-8}"
 SEARX_URL="${SEARX_URL:-http://192.168.153.113:18803}"
 WHISPER_URL="${WHISPER_URL:-http://192.168.153.113:18801}"
 MCP_URL="${MCP_URL:-http://192.168.153.113:18802/mcp}"
-OLLAMA_URL="${OLLAMA_URL:-http://192.168.153.113:11434}"
+OLLAMA_URL="${OLLAMA_URL:-http://192.168.153.113:18807}"
 OLLAMA_EMBED_MODEL="${OLLAMA_EMBED_MODEL:-nomic-embed-text:latest}"
-OLLAMA_REQUIRED="${OLLAMA_REQUIRED:-false}"
+OLLAMA_REQUIRED="${OLLAMA_REQUIRED:-true}"
 OLLAMA_SERVICE="${OLLAMA_SERVICE:-ollama.service}"
 LLAMA_CPP_SERVICE="${LLAMA_CPP_SERVICE:-llama-server.service}"
-LLAMA_CPP_URL="${LLAMA_CPP_URL:-http://127.0.0.1:8081/health}"
-LLAMA_CPP_REQUIRED="${LLAMA_CPP_REQUIRED:-false}"
+LLAMA_CPP_URL="${LLAMA_CPP_URL:-http://192.168.153.113:18806/health}"
+LLAMA_CPP_REQUIRED="${LLAMA_CPP_REQUIRED:-true}"
+SYSTEMD_LOCAL_CHECKS="${SYSTEMD_LOCAL_CHECKS:-false}"
 MINIO_URL="${MINIO_URL:-http://192.168.153.253:9000}"
 DOCKER_EXPECTED_CONTAINERS="${DOCKER_EXPECTED_CONTAINERS:-searxng whisper-server brave-search}"
 DOCKER_REQUIRE_EXPECTED="${DOCKER_REQUIRE_EXPECTED:-false}"
@@ -133,24 +134,28 @@ else
 fi
 
 # 3) systemd service health (local model runtimes)
-if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  for unit in "$OLLAMA_SERVICE" "$LLAMA_CPP_SERVICE"; do
-    if systemctl is-active --quiet "$unit"; then
-      add_watch "P4 systemd service active: ${unit}"
-    else
-      if [[ "$unit" == "$OLLAMA_SERVICE" && "${OLLAMA_REQUIRED}" != "true" ]]; then
-        add_watch "P3 systemd service inactive: ${unit} (optional)"
-      elif [[ "$unit" == "$LLAMA_CPP_SERVICE" && "${LLAMA_CPP_REQUIRED}" != "true" ]]; then
-        add_watch "P3 systemd service inactive: ${unit} (optional)"
+if [[ "${SYSTEMD_LOCAL_CHECKS}" == "true" ]]; then
+  if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    for unit in "$OLLAMA_SERVICE" "$LLAMA_CPP_SERVICE"; do
+      if systemctl is-active --quiet "$unit"; then
+        add_watch "P4 systemd service active: ${unit}"
       else
-        add_now "P1 systemd service inactive: ${unit}"
-        mark_p1
-        add_next "Check unit: systemctl status ${unit}"
+        if [[ "$unit" == "$OLLAMA_SERVICE" && "${OLLAMA_REQUIRED}" != "true" ]]; then
+          add_watch "P3 systemd service inactive: ${unit} (optional)"
+        elif [[ "$unit" == "$LLAMA_CPP_SERVICE" && "${LLAMA_CPP_REQUIRED}" != "true" ]]; then
+          add_watch "P3 systemd service inactive: ${unit} (optional)"
+        else
+          add_now "P1 systemd service inactive: ${unit}"
+          mark_p1
+          add_next "Check unit: systemctl status ${unit}"
+        fi
       fi
-    fi
-  done
+    done
+  else
+    add_watch "P3 systemctl not available"
+  fi
 else
-  add_watch "P3 systemctl not available"
+  add_watch "P3 Skipping local systemd checks (SYSTEMD_LOCAL_CHECKS=false)"
 fi
 
 # 4) Docker service health (containers + health state)
@@ -190,15 +195,22 @@ http_probe "whisper" "$WHISPER_URL" '^200$'
 http_probe "brave-mcp" "$MCP_URL" '^(200|406)$'
 http_probe "minio-live" "${MINIO_URL%/}/minio/health/live" '^200$'
 
-if curl -sS -m 6 "$LLAMA_CPP_URL" >"$ARTIFACT_DIR/llamacpp-health.txt" 2>"$ARTIFACT_DIR/llamacpp-health.err"; then
-  add_watch "P4 llama.cpp endpoint responsive (${LLAMA_CPP_URL})"
+llama_code="$(curl -sS -m 6 -o "$ARTIFACT_DIR/llamacpp-health.txt" -w '%{http_code}' "$LLAMA_CPP_URL" 2>"$ARTIFACT_DIR/llamacpp-health.err" || true)"
+if [[ -n "$llama_code" && "$llama_code" != "000" ]]; then
+  add_watch "P4 llama.cpp endpoint responsive (${LLAMA_CPP_URL}, HTTP ${llama_code})"
 else
-  if [[ "${LLAMA_CPP_REQUIRED}" == "true" ]]; then
-    add_now "P1 llama.cpp endpoint unreachable (${LLAMA_CPP_URL})"
-    mark_p1
-    add_next "Check llama.cpp bind address/port and service logs"
+  llama_root="${LLAMA_CPP_URL%/health}"
+  llama_code_root="$(curl -sS -m 6 -o "$ARTIFACT_DIR/llamacpp-root.txt" -w '%{http_code}' "$llama_root" 2>"$ARTIFACT_DIR/llamacpp-root.err" || true)"
+  if [[ -n "$llama_code_root" && "$llama_code_root" != "000" ]]; then
+    add_watch "P4 llama.cpp host reachable (${llama_root}, HTTP ${llama_code_root})"
   else
-    add_watch "P3 llama.cpp endpoint unreachable at configured URL (${LLAMA_CPP_URL})"
+    if [[ "${LLAMA_CPP_REQUIRED}" == "true" ]]; then
+      add_now "P1 llama.cpp endpoint unreachable (${LLAMA_CPP_URL})"
+      mark_p1
+      add_next "Check llama.cpp bind address/port and service logs"
+    else
+      add_watch "P3 llama.cpp endpoint unreachable at configured URL (${LLAMA_CPP_URL})"
+    fi
   fi
 fi