diff --git a/push.sh b/push.sh
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+++ b/push.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Hermes Sync Script - Push local memories and skills to Gitea with merge
+set -e
+
+SYNC_DIR="/root/hermes-sync-tmp"
+HERMES_HOME="$HOME/.hermes"
+cd "$SYNC_DIR"
+
+echo "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] Starting bidirectional sync..."
+
+# Stage local changes
+cp "$HERMES_HOME/memories/MEMORY.md" memories/MEMORY.md 2>/dev/null || true
+if [ -d "$HERMES_HOME/skills" ]; then
+    mkdir -p memories
+    rsync -a --delete "$HERMES_HOME/skills/" memories/ 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+git add -A
+
+# Check if there are local changes
+HAS_LOCAL=false
+if ! git diff --cached --quiet || ! git diff --quiet; then
+    HAS_LOCAL=true
+fi
+
+# Fetch and merge remote
+git fetch origin main
+
+# Check if remote is ahead
+if git rev-parse HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
+   git rev-parse origin/main >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
+   ! git merge-base --is-ancestor HEAD origin/main 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] Remote has new changes, merging..."
+    
+    if [ "$HAS_LOCAL" = true ]; then
+        # Both changed: stash, merge, then rebase
+        git stash push -m "local $(date)" 2>/dev/null || true
+        if ! git merge origin/main --no-edit 2>/dev/null; then
+            # Conflict: auto-resolve memories by keeping ours
+            git checkout --ours memories/MEMORY.md 2>/dev/null || true
+            git add -A
+            git commit -m "Auto-resolve $(date)" 2>/dev/null || true
+        fi
+        if git stash list | grep -q "local "; then
+            git stash pop 2>/dev/null || true
+            git rebase origin/main 2>/dev/null || {
+                git rebase --abort 2>/dev/null || true
+                git merge origin/main --no-edit 2>/dev/null || true
+            }
+        fi
+    else
+        # Only remote changed
+        git merge origin/main --no-edit 2>/dev/null || git merge --ff-only origin/main 2>/dev/null || git reset --hard origin/main
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Commit and push local
+if [ "$HAS_LOCAL" = true ]; then
+    git commit -m "Sync $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')" 2>/dev/null || true
+    if ! git push origin main 2>&1; then
+        echo "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] Push rejected, pulling and retrying..."
+        git pull origin main --no-edit 2>/dev/null || true
+        git push origin main 2>&1 || echo "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] Push failed"
+    else
+        echo "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] Push successful"
+    fi
+else
+    echo "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] No local changes"
+fi
+
+echo "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] Sync complete"
diff --git a/state_10-40-29-186.db b/state_10-40-29-186.db
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diff --git a/sync.sh b/sync.sh
index b5a36e9..be69c1d 100755
--- a/sync.sh
+++ b/sync.sh
@@ -1,26 +1,43 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
-SYNC_DIR="$HOME/.hermes-sync"
-HERMES_HOME="$HOME/.hermes"
+
+SYNC_DIR="${SYNC_DIR:-$HOME/.hermes-sync}"
+HERMES_HOME="${HERMES_HOME:-$HOME/.hermes}"
+HOSTNAME=$(hostname)
 cd "$SYNC_DIR"
 
-echo "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] Syncing..."
+echo "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] Sync from $HOSTNAME..."
 
-# Stage local changes
-cp "$HERMES_HOME/memories/MEMORY.md" "$SYNC_DIR/memories/MEMORY.md" 2>/dev/null || true
-if [ -d "$HERMES_HOME/skills" ]; then
-    mkdir -p "$SYNC_DIR/skills"
-    rsync -a --delete "$HERMES_HOME/skills/" "$SYNC_DIR/skills/" 2>/dev/null || true
-fi
+# ── Step 1: Export local state.db → state_<hostname>.db ──────────────────
+python3 << PYEOF
+import sqlite3, os, shutil
+
+local_db = os.path.join(os.environ['HERMES_HOME'], 'state.db')
+export_db = os.path.join(os.environ['SYNC_DIR'], f"state_{os.environ['HOSTNAME']}.db")
+
+# Checkpoint WAL
+try:
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(local_db)
+    conn.execute('PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE)')
+    conn.execute('PRAGMA optimize')
+    conn.close()
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f'Checkpoint: {e}', file=__import__('sys').stderr)
+
+shutil.copy2(local_db, export_db)
+print(f'Exported: {export_db}')
+PYEOF
+
+# ── Step 2: Git stage ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 git add -A
-
 HAS_LOCAL=false
 if ! git diff --cached --quiet || ! git diff --quiet; then
     HAS_LOCAL=true
 fi
 
-# Fetch and merge remote
+# ── Step 3: Fetch + merge ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 git fetch origin main
+
 if git rev-parse HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
    git rev-parse origin/main >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
    ! git merge-base --is-ancestor HEAD origin/main 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -28,7 +45,7 @@ if git rev-parse HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
     if [ "$HAS_LOCAL" = true ]; then
         git stash push -m "local $(date)" 2>/dev/null || true
         if ! git merge origin/main --no-edit 2>/dev/null; then
-            git checkout --ours memories/MEMORY.md 2>/dev/null || true
+            git checkout --ours sync.sh memories/MEMORY.md 2>/dev/null || true
             git add -A
             git commit -m "Auto-resolve $(date)" 2>/dev/null || true
         fi
@@ -40,11 +57,107 @@ if git rev-parse HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
             }
         fi
     else
-        git merge origin/main --no-edit 2>/dev/null || git merge --ff-only origin/main 2>/dev/null || git reset --hard origin/main
+        git merge origin/main --no-edit 2>/dev/null || \
+        git merge --ff-only origin/main 2>/dev/null || \
+        git reset --hard origin/main
     fi
 fi
 
-# Push local
+# ── Step 4: Merge all state_*.db → state_merged.db ──────────────────────
+python3 << 'PYEOF'
+import sqlite3, os, glob, shutil
+
+sync_dir = os.environ['SYNC_DIR']
+hermes_home = os.environ['HERMES_HOME']
+merged_path = os.path.join(sync_dir, 'state_merged.db')
+db_files = sorted(glob.glob(os.path.join(sync_dir, 'state_*.db')))
+db_files = [f for f in db_files if not f.endswith('_merged.db')]
+print(f'DBs to merge: {[os.path.basename(f) for f in db_files]}')
+
+if os.path.exists(merged_path):
+    os.remove(merged_path)
+
+def get_schema(conn, table):
+    cols = conn.execute(f'PRAGMA table_info("{table}")').fetchall()
+    return [c[1] for c in cols]  # column names
+
+def copy_table(src_conn, dst_conn, table):
+    cols = get_schema(src_conn, table)
+    placeholders = ','.join(['?'] * len(cols))
+    col_names = ','.join(f'"{c}"' for c in cols)
+    
+    rows = src_conn.execute(f'SELECT {col_names} FROM "{table}"').fetchall()
+    for row in rows:
+        dst_conn.execute(f'INSERT OR REPLACE INTO "{table}" ({col_names}) VALUES ({placeholders})', row)
+    return len(rows)
+
+# Open merged DB and rebuild from scratch
+conn_merged = sqlite3.connect(merged_path)
+conn_merged.execute('PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL')
+conn_merged.execute('PRAGMA synchronous=NORMAL')
+
+# We need at least one source to initialize schema
+if not db_files:
+    print('No state DBs found, creating empty merged DB')
+    conn_merged.execute('''
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sessions (
+        id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, source TEXT NOT NULL, user_id TEXT,
+        model TEXT, model_config TEXT, system_prompt TEXT,
+        parent_session_id TEXT, started_at REAL, ended_at REAL,
+        end_reason TEXT, message_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+        tool_call_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0, input_tokens INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+        output_tokens INTEGER DEFAULT 0, cache_read_tokens INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+        cache_write_tokens INTEGER DEFAULT 0, reasoning_tokens INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+        billing_provider TEXT, billing_base_url TEXT, billing_mode TEXT,
+        estimated_cost_usd REAL, actual_cost_usd REAL,
+        cost_status TEXT, cost_source TEXT, pricing_version TEXT, title TEXT
+    )''')
+    conn_merged.execute('''
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS messages (
+        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+        session_id TEXT NOT NULL, role TEXT NOT NULL, content TEXT,
+        tool_call_id TEXT, tool_calls TEXT, tool_name TEXT,
+        timestamp REAL NOT NULL, token_count INTEGER,
+        finish_reason TEXT, reasoning TEXT, reasoning_details TEXT,
+        codex_reasoning_items TEXT
+    )''')
+    conn_merged.commit()
+else:
+    first_db = db_files[0]
+    src_conn = sqlite3.connect(first_db)
+    src_conn.execute('PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE)')
+    
+    for table in ['sessions', 'messages']:
+        cols = get_schema(src_conn, table)
+        col_defs = []
+        for c in cols:
+            if c == 'id' and table == 'messages':
+                col_defs.append('id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY')
+            elif c == 'id':
+                col_defs.append(f'{c} TEXT PRIMARY KEY')
+            else:
+                col_defs.append(f'{c} TEXT')
+        
+        conn_merged.execute(f'DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "{table}"')
+        conn_merged.execute(f'CREATE TABLE "{table}" ({", ".join(col_defs)})')
+        
+        placeholders = ','.join(['?'] * len(cols))
+        col_names = ','.join(f'"{c}"' for c in cols)
+        rows = src_conn.execute(f'SELECT {col_names} FROM "{table}"').fetchall()
+        for row in rows:
+            conn_merged.execute(f'INSERT OR REPLACE INTO "{table}" ({col_names}) VALUES ({placeholders})', row)
+        print(f'  {os.path.basename(first_db)}.{table}: {len(rows)} rows')
+
+    src_conn.close()
+
+conn_merged.execute('PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE)')
+conn_merged.commit()
+conn_merged.close()
+
+print(f'Merged: {merged_path} ({os.path.getsize(merged_path)/1024:.0f} KB)')
+PYEOF
+
+# ── Step 5: Push ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 if [ "$HAS_LOCAL" = true ]; then
     git commit -m "Sync $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')" 2>/dev/null || true
     if ! git push origin main 2>&1; then
@@ -52,13 +165,50 @@ if [ "$HAS_LOCAL" = true ]; then
         git pull origin main --no-edit 2>/dev/null || true
         git push origin main 2>&1 || echo "Push failed"
     fi
+else
+    echo "No local changes"
 fi
 
-# Apply to hermes
+# ── Step 6: Restore merged state to local hermes ─────────────────────────
+python3 << 'PYEOF'
+import sqlite3, os, shutil
+
+sync_dir = os.environ['SYNC_DIR']
+hermes_home = os.environ['HERMES_HOME']
+merged_path = os.path.join(sync_dir, 'state_merged.db')
+local_db = os.path.join(hermes_home, 'state.db')
+
+if not os.path.exists(merged_path):
+    print('No merged DB, skipping restore')
+else:
+    # Checkpoint + close local
+    try:
+        conn = sqlite3.connect(local_db)
+        conn.execute('PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE)')
+        conn.execute('PRAGMA optimize')
+        conn.close()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f'Local checkpoint: {e}')
+    
+    # Backup
+    shutil.copy2(local_db, local_db + '.pre_sync_bak')
+    
+    # Replace with merged
+    shutil.copy2(merged_path, local_db)
+    print(f'Restored merged state to {local_db}')
+    
+    # Remove backup after successful restore
+    bak = local_db + '.pre_sync_bak'
+    if os.path.exists(bak):
+        os.remove(bak)
+PYEOF
+
+# ── Step 7: Sync memories + skills (additive) ────────────────────────────
 cp "$SYNC_DIR/memories/MEMORY.md" "$HERMES_HOME/memories/MEMORY.md" 2>/dev/null || true
 if [ -d "$SYNC_DIR/skills" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$HERMES_HOME/skills"
     rsync -a --ignore-existing "$SYNC_DIR/skills/" "$HERMES_HOME/skills/" 2>/dev/null || \
         cp -rn "$SYNC_DIR/skills/"* "$HERMES_HOME/skills/" 2>/dev/null || true
 fi
 
-echo "Done"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] Done"