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@@ -168,6 +168,47 @@ run well on NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8 GB hardware. Spam-like PRs, AI-generated
 issue churn, duplicate reports, unplanned bug-fix batches, or changes without
 real behavior proof will be closed immediately to protect review quality.
 
+### Accepted contribution scope
+
+A PR is accepted **only** if it lands in one of these two buckets, with
+reproducible on-device proof. Anything else will be closed.
+
+> 💎 **Performance PRs are rewarded.** Land a performance-improvement PR that
+> meets the rules below — measurable Jetson win, reproducible before→after proof —
+> and you're eligible for a reward through [gittensor](https://gittensor.io/),
+> the Bittensor subnet that pays out for merged open-source contributions.
+
+1. **Performance improvement** — measurable latency / throughput / memory wins
+   on Jetson Orin Nano 8 GB, with before→after numbers.
+   - e.g. [genie-ai-runtime#85](https://github.com/GeniePod/genie-ai-runtime/pull/85)
+     — in-memory KV prefix cache, **~13× faster prefill** (16s → ~1s per
+     command); cut the BFCL eval from ~62 min to ~20 min.
+
+2. **Tool-dispatch / real-Home-Assistant correctness** — fixes to tool routing,
+   tool-call arguments, or home actuation, **measured** (BFCL) and/or
+   **reproduced against a real Home Assistant**. A runnable sample HA config is
+   provided at [`deploy/homeassistant/`](deploy/homeassistant/) so you can
+   reproduce the failure and prove the fix.
+   - **Accuracy, measured:** [#399](https://github.com/GeniePod/genie-claw/pull/399)
+     — ground the predict prompt in the home device catalog: raw BFCL strict
+     **20.19% → 50.96%**, grounded **72.12% → 82.69%** (Qwen3-4B @ 4096, same
+     model — deterministic device-state grounding, not scale);
+     [#390](https://github.com/GeniePod/genie-claw/pull/390) — action-synonym
+     canonicalization + wrong-room fidelity guard;
+     [#388](https://github.com/GeniePod/genie-claw/pull/388) — grounded
+     entity-argument metric.
+   - **Live-HA actuation:** [#400](https://github.com/GeniePod/genie-claw/pull/400)
+     — canonicalize `home_control` action synonyms. *Before:* the model emits
+     `"turn off"`, the runtime rejects it (*"action 'turn off' is invalid"*) and
+     the light stays on. *After:* `"turn off" → "turn_off"`, and
+     `light.kitchen_lights` goes `off → on`, confirmed via the HA API. Also
+     [#380](https://github.com/GeniePod/genie-claw/pull/380) — stop leaking
+     unparsed tool-call JSON to the user.
+
+Every such PR needs a **Real Behavior Proof**: what you ran, on what hardware,
+and what changed — for HA fixes, live-HA before/after confirmed via the API.
+No reproducible proof, or outside these two buckets → closed.
+
 ## Product Quality Bar
 
 PRs must improve the product behavior or make it easier to measure product
diff --git a/deploy/homeassistant/README.md b/deploy/homeassistant/README.md
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+# Sample Home Assistant — for reproducing tool-dispatch / actuation issues
+
+The **actual mock-home Home Assistant config from the GenieClaw Jetson
+deployment**, packaged to run anywhere. Point GenieClaw at it to reproduce and
+prove **real home-control** fixes — the standard the [contribution
+gate](../../README.md#accepted-contribution-scope) holds tool-dispatch /
+Home-Assistant PRs to.
+
+The `config/configuration.yaml` here is committed verbatim from the Jetson: the
+**Demo** integration (a fully simulated house — lights, fans, covers, locks,
+climate, media players) plus mock `input_boolean` / `input_number` helpers and
+template sensors (front-door contact, hallway motion, outdoor temp, CO₂). It
+loads from YAML, so the simulated devices appear with **no UI integration step**.
+
+## 1. Bring up Home Assistant
+
+```bash
+docker compose -f deploy/homeassistant/docker-compose.yml up -d
+# HA serves on http://<host>:8123 with the simulated house already loaded
+```
+
+This mirrors the Jetson's HA service in `/opt/geniepod/docker/docker-compose.yml`,
+but bind-mounts the committed `./config` so the mock home is reproduced exactly.
+
+## 2. Onboard + create a long-lived token
+
+Open `http://<host>:8123`, complete first-run onboarding (create a user), then:
+Profile (bottom-left) → **Security** → **Long-Lived Access Tokens** → **Create
+Token** → name it `GenieClaw` → copy it (shown once). Headless alternative: see
+the auth-flow steps in the main `README` / `GETTING_STARTED`.
+
+The mock entities are already present (loaded from `configuration.yaml`), e.g.:
+
+- `light.kitchen_lights`, `light.bed_light`, `light.ceiling_lights`
+- `fan.living_room_fan`, `fan.ceiling_fan`
+- `cover.kitchen_window`, `cover.garage_door`
+- `lock.front_door`, `climate.hvac`, `switch.decorative_lights`
+- mock sensors: `binary_sensor.front_door`, `binary_sensor.hallway_motion`,
+  `sensor.outdoor_temperature`, `sensor.indoor_co2_level`
+
+## 3. Wire it into GenieClaw
+
+```toml
+# /etc/geniepod/geniepod.toml
+[services.homeassistant]
+url = "http://127.0.0.1:8123/"
+systemd_unit = "homeassistant.service"
+```
+
+Token via env (preferred) or config:
+
+```bash
+# genie-core.service: Environment=HA_TOKEN=<token>   (config reads HA_TOKEN when [core] ha_token is empty)
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl restart genie-core
+```
+
+## 4. Reproduce + verify
+
+```bash
+genie-ctl chat "what is the state of the kitchen lights?"   # read path
+genie-ctl chat "turn on the kitchen lights"                 # actuation path
+
+# confirm against HA itself
+curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" \
+  http://127.0.0.1:8123/api/states/light.kitchen_lights | jq .state
+```
+
+A tool-dispatch / HA PR's **Real Behavior Proof** should show the entity state
+changing (e.g. `off → on`) confirmed via the HA API — exactly how
+[#400](https://github.com/GeniePod/genie-claw/pull/400) (action-synonym
+canonicalization) was validated against this mock home.
diff --git a/deploy/homeassistant/config/automations.yaml b/deploy/homeassistant/config/automations.yaml
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+[]
diff --git a/deploy/homeassistant/config/configuration.yaml b/deploy/homeassistant/config/configuration.yaml
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+# Loads default set of integrations. Do not remove.
+default_config:
+
+# Load frontend themes from the themes folder
+frontend:
+  themes: !include_dir_merge_named themes
+
+automation: !include automations.yaml
+script: !include scripts.yaml
+scene: !include scenes.yaml
+
+# ==========================================
+# MOCK HARDWARE FOR GENIE-CLAW AI TESTING
+# ==========================================
+
+# 1. The "Demo" Integration
+# Instantly creates a fully simulated house with controllable lights, switches, 
+# media players, covers (blinds/garage), and climate entities.
+# Your AI can immediately call services like light.turn_on, cover.open_cover, etc.
+demo:
+
+# 2. Input Helpers (The "Under the Hood" Virtual Hardware)
+# These act as the raw memory registers of your mock devices. 
+# You can change these in the HA UI to simulate physical events.
+input_boolean:
+  mock_front_door_contact:
+    name: Front Door Contact (Mock)
+    initial: off
+    icon: mdi:door
+  mock_motion_in_hallway:
+    name: Hallway Motion (Mock)
+    initial: off
+    icon: mdi:motion-sensor
+  mock_is_night_mode:
+    name: Night Mode (Mock)
+    initial: off
+    icon: mdi:weather-night
+
+input_number:
+  mock_outdoor_temperature:
+    name: Outdoor Temperature (Mock)
+    initial: 15.0
+    min: -10
+    max: 40
+    step: 0.5
+  mock_indoor_co2_level:
+    name: Indoor CO2 Level (Mock)
+    initial: 450
+    min: 400
+    max: 2000
+    step: 10
+  mock_living_room_temp:  # ← Creates entity_id: input_number.mock_living_room_temp
+    name: Living Room Temp (Mock)
+    initial: 22
+    min: 10
+    max: 30
+    step: 0.5
+
+# 3. Template Entities (What the AI Actually "Sees")
+# We map the inputs above to proper HA entities with correct device classes.
+# This ensures the AI understands context (e.g., knows CO2 is in ppm, door is a boolean).
+template:
+  - binary_sensor:
+      - name: "Front Door"
+        unique_id: "genie_mock_front_door"
+        device_class: door
+        state: "{{ is_state('input_boolean.mock_front_door_contact', 'on') }}"
+
+      - name: "Hallway Motion"
+        unique_id: "genie_mock_hallway_motion"
+        device_class: motion
+        state: "{{ is_state('input_boolean.mock_motion_in_hallway', 'on') }}"
+
+  - sensor:
+      - name: "Outdoor Temperature"
+        unique_id: "genie_mock_outdoor_temp"
+        unit_of_measurement: "°C"
+        device_class: temperature
+        state: "{{ states('input_number.mock_outdoor_temperature') | float }}"
+
+      - name: "Indoor CO2 Level"
+        unique_id: "genie_mock_co2"
+        unit_of_measurement: "ppm"
+        device_class: carbon_dioxide
+        state: "{{ states('input_number.mock_indoor_co2_level') | int }}"
diff --git a/deploy/homeassistant/config/scenes.yaml b/deploy/homeassistant/config/scenes.yaml
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+# No scenes defined for the mock home.
diff --git a/deploy/homeassistant/config/scripts.yaml b/deploy/homeassistant/config/scripts.yaml
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+# No scripts defined for the mock home.
diff --git a/deploy/homeassistant/config/themes/.gitkeep b/deploy/homeassistant/config/themes/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/deploy/homeassistant/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/homeassistant/docker-compose.yml
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+# Sample Home Assistant for reproducing GenieClaw tool-dispatch / home-actuation
+# issues against a REAL Home Assistant. This mirrors the GenieClaw Jetson
+# deployment's Home Assistant service (`/opt/geniepod/docker/docker-compose.yml`),
+# but bind-mounts the committed ./config so the mock-home `configuration.yaml`
+# (demo devices + input helpers) loads with no UI onboarding.
+#
+#   docker compose -f deploy/homeassistant/docker-compose.yml up -d
+#   # HA serves on http://<host>:8123 with the simulated house already loaded
+#
+services:
+  homeassistant:
+    container_name: homeassistant
+    image: ghcr.io/home-assistant/home-assistant:stable
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    # host networking so HA serves on http://<host>:8123 — matches the
+    # `url = "http://127.0.0.1:8123/"` GenieClaw uses.
+    network_mode: host
+    volumes:
+      - ./config:/config                       # committed mock-home config (demo + mocks)
+      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
+      # - /run/dbus:/run/dbus:ro               # Jetson only (local hardware via dbus)
+    environment:
+      - TZ=${TZ:-America/Denver}
+    # privileged: true                         # Jetson only (local hardware); not needed to test tool dispatch
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          memory: 512M
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-sf", "http://127.0.0.1:8123/"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 60s