diff --git a/SCOPE.md b/SCOPE.md
index 4168f74..f59f3a6 100644
--- a/SCOPE.md
+++ b/SCOPE.md
@@ -123,4 +123,4 @@ keywords: [sops, age, secrets, encryption, gitops, key-rotation, credential]
 
 ## Notes
 
-Designed for remote execution from HostEurope (92.205.130.254). SSH reverse tunnel required for State Hub access: `ssh -R 8000:127.0.0.1:8000 tegwick@92.205.130.254`.
+Targets two servers: COULOMBCORE (92.205.130.254) and Railiance01 (92.205.62.239). State Hub access via ops-bridge — `bridge up state-hub-coulombcore` or `bridge up state-hub-railiance01` from the workstation (see ADR-004).
diff --git a/ansible/inventory/host_vars/CoulombCore.yml b/ansible/inventory/host_vars/CoulombCore.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2be451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/inventory/host_vars/CoulombCore.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Host-specific variables for CoulombCore (92.205.130.254)
+# k3s single-node cluster host — HostEurope
+
+# Swapfile (T01)
+swap_size_gb: 4
+swap_swappiness: 10
+
+# Resource limits (T02) — prevents runaway agents (see INC-002)
+resource_limit_user: tegwick
+resource_limit_uid: 1000
+nproc_soft: 512
+nproc_hard: 1024
+user_memory_max: "1500M"
+user_memory_swap_max: "512M"
diff --git a/ansible/inventory_from_yaml.py b/ansible/inventory_from_yaml.py
index b207483..bfc8976 100755
--- a/ansible/inventory_from_yaml.py
+++ b/ansible/inventory_from_yaml.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-import json, yaml, subprocess, os, sys, pathlib
+import json, yaml, subprocess, os, sys, pathlib, glob
 
 def load_servers():
     with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'inventory', 'servers.yaml')) as f:
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ def load_tf_outputs():
     except Exception:
         return {}
 
+def load_host_vars(name):
+    """Load host_vars/<name>.yml if it exists."""
+    script_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+    path = os.path.join(script_dir, '..', 'inventory', 'host_vars', f'{name}.yml')
+    if os.path.exists(path):
+        with open(path) as f:
+            return yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
+    return {}
+
 def main():
     server_list = load_servers()
     tf = load_tf_outputs()
@@ -25,10 +34,14 @@ def main():
     for s in server_list:
         name = s['name']
         host_names.append(name)
-        hostvars[name] = {
+        hvars = {
             "ansible_host": tf.get(name) or s.get('ip'),
-            "ansible_user": s.get('ssh_user', 'admin')
+            "ansible_user": s.get('ssh_user', 'admin'),
         }
+        if s.get('ssh_key'):
+            hvars["ansible_ssh_private_key_file"] = s['ssh_key']
+        hvars.update(load_host_vars(name))
+        hostvars[name] = hvars
     inv = {
         "all": {"hosts": host_names},
         "_meta": {"hostvars": hostvars}
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/bootstrap.yaml b/ansible/playbooks/bootstrap.yaml
index ed2c57e..627b1ee 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/bootstrap.yaml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/bootstrap.yaml
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@
     - role: base
     - role: sops_agent
     - role: custodian_agent   # injects ~/.ssh/id_custodian_agent.pub into authorized_keys
+    - role: swapfile          # provisions swap file (size + swappiness from host_vars)
+    - role: resource_limits   # nproc PAM caps + systemd user slice memory limits
     # - role: wireguard   # enable if you configure WireGuard variables
diff --git a/ansible/roles/resource_limits/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/resource_limits/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16b0951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/resource_limits/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- name: Reload systemd daemon
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    daemon_reload: true
diff --git a/ansible/roles/resource_limits/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/resource_limits/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..432f60d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/resource_limits/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+---
+# resource_limits role — PAM nproc caps + systemd user slice memory limits
+#
+# Variables (set per-host in host_vars):
+#   resource_limit_user:         username to limit (default: tegwick)
+#   resource_limit_uid:          UID for systemd user slice (default: 1000)
+#   nproc_soft:                  soft nproc limit (default: 512)
+#   nproc_hard:                  hard nproc limit (default: 1024)
+#   user_memory_max:             systemd MemoryMax (default: 1500M)
+#   user_memory_swap_max:        systemd MemorySwapMax (default: 512M)
+
+- name: Set PAM nproc limits
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: nproc-limits.conf.j2
+    dest: /etc/security/limits.d/60-nproc-{{ resource_limit_user | default('tegwick') }}.conf
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0644'
+
+- name: Ensure systemd user slice override directory
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "/etc/systemd/system/user-{{ resource_limit_uid | default(1000) }}.slice.d"
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0755'
+
+- name: Set systemd user slice memory limits
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: user-slice-limits.conf.j2
+    dest: "/etc/systemd/system/user-{{ resource_limit_uid | default(1000) }}.slice.d/limits.conf"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0644'
+  notify: Reload systemd daemon
diff --git a/ansible/roles/resource_limits/templates/nproc-limits.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/resource_limits/templates/nproc-limits.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48f5a58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/resource_limits/templates/nproc-limits.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Managed by Ansible (resource_limits role)
+# Caps process count for {{ resource_limit_user | default('tegwick') }}
+# to prevent runaway agents from exhausting the kernel PID table.
+# See INC-002 (2026-03-26) for root cause context.
+{{ resource_limit_user | default('tegwick') }} soft nproc {{ nproc_soft | default(512) }}
+{{ resource_limit_user | default('tegwick') }} hard nproc {{ nproc_hard | default(1024) }}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/resource_limits/templates/user-slice-limits.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/resource_limits/templates/user-slice-limits.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3ae130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/resource_limits/templates/user-slice-limits.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Managed by Ansible (resource_limits role)
+# Caps memory for all processes in the user-{{ resource_limit_uid | default(1000) }}.slice.
+# Prevents a single user's agent workload from OOM-killing the entire node.
+# See INC-002 (2026-03-26) for root cause context.
+[Slice]
+MemoryMax={{ user_memory_max | default('1500M') }}
+MemorySwapMax={{ user_memory_swap_max | default('512M') }}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/swapfile/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/swapfile/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..730fbac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/swapfile/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+---
+# swapfile role — provisions a swap file of configurable size
+#
+# Variables (set per-host in host_vars):
+#   swap_size_gb:    size in gigabytes (default: 4)
+#   swap_swappiness: vm.swappiness value (default: 10)
+
+- name: Check if swapfile exists with correct size
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: /swapfile
+  register: swapfile_stat
+
+- name: Allocate swapfile (fallocate)
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: "fallocate -l {{ (swap_size_gb | default(4)) | int }}G /swapfile"
+    creates: /swapfile
+  when: not swapfile_stat.stat.exists
+
+- name: Set swapfile permissions
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: /swapfile
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0600'
+
+- name: Format swapfile
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: mkswap /swapfile
+  when: not swapfile_stat.stat.exists
+
+- name: Enable swapfile
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: swapon /swapfile
+  when: not swapfile_stat.stat.exists
+  ignore_errors: true  # already active is not an error
+
+- name: Ensure swapfile in /etc/fstab
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/fstab
+    regexp: '^/swapfile'
+    line: '/swapfile none swap sw 0 0'
+    state: present
+
+- name: Set vm.swappiness at runtime
+  ansible.posix.sysctl:
+    name: vm.swappiness
+    value: "{{ swap_swappiness | default(10) }}"
+    state: present
+    reload: true
+
+- name: Persist vm.swappiness across reboots
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    dest: /etc/sysctl.d/60-swappiness.conf
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0644'
+    content: |
+      # Managed by Ansible (swapfile role)
+      vm.swappiness = {{ swap_swappiness | default(10) }}
diff --git a/inventory/servers.yaml b/inventory/servers.yaml
index 81e0cc1..732e535 100644
--- a/inventory/servers.yaml
+++ b/inventory/servers.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 servers:
+  - name: CoulombCore
+    ip: 92.205.130.254
+    ssh_user: tegwick
+    ssh_key: ~/.ssh/id_ops
   - name: Railiance01
     ip: 92.205.62.239
     ssh_user: tegwick
diff --git a/workplans/RAIL-HO-WP-0004-production-readiness.md b/workplans/RAIL-HO-WP-0004-production-readiness.md
index e8980cf..5aa8488 100644
--- a/workplans/RAIL-HO-WP-0004-production-readiness.md
+++ b/workplans/RAIL-HO-WP-0004-production-readiness.md
@@ -121,8 +121,15 @@ Role tasks:
 3. Ensure `/etc/fstab` entry present
 4. Set `vm.swappiness=10` via `sysctl` module (persist in `/etc/sysctl.d/`)
 
-**Done when:** `make converge` is idempotent; `free -h` on CoulombCore shows
-4 GB swap; `make verify` passes.
+**Convergence pattern:** Ansible is not installed on the workstation. Run convergence
+directly on CoulombCore (local Ansible, connection=local):
+```bash
+ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ops tegwick@92.205.130.254 \
+  'cd ~/railiance-infra && git pull && ansible-playbook ansible/playbooks/bootstrap.yaml -c local -u tegwick --become -l CoulombCore'
+```
+
+**Done when:** Convergence runs without errors; `free -h` on CoulombCore shows
+4 GB swap; Goss verify passes.
 
 ---
 
@@ -211,6 +218,8 @@ id: RAIL-HO-WP-0004-T04
 status: todo
 priority: high
 state_hub_task_id: "4f4196b5-4d84-4648-b470-e6941444ea46"
+needs_human: true
+intervention_note: "Live Gitea DB migration — Gitea is the only git host. Requires explicit backup verification and operator approval before execution. Risk: data loss if migration fails mid-flight."
 ```
 
 **Pre-condition:** T03 done and gitea-db cluster healthy.
@@ -432,6 +441,8 @@ id: RAIL-HO-WP-0004-T09
 status: todo
 priority: medium
 state_hub_task_id: "d2afe78a-eb51-4ce9-b332-f181323d2370"
+needs_human: true
+intervention_note: "Requires decisions: final hostname/domain for state-hub, whether to use Gitea container registry or ghcr.io, and approval before data migration from workstation postgres."
 ```
 
 **Pre-condition:** T04 done (cnpg Gitea DB working); T08 done (deploy sequence
@@ -464,6 +475,8 @@ id: RAIL-HO-WP-0004-T10
 status: todo
 priority: low
 state_hub_task_id: "34d73215-f016-4750-8da5-69f82d63d619"
+needs_human: true
+intervention_note: "activity-core architecture needs review before packaging — needs confirmation of runtime (Rails/Go/other), whether it uses postgres, and what the migration strategy is for any existing on-node data."
 ```
 
 **Pre-condition:** T09 done (state-hub on cluster operational).