diff --git a/scripts/dashboards_render_atlas.py b/scripts/dashboards_render_atlas.py
index 3cac538e..29eeb56f 100644
--- a/scripts/dashboards_render_atlas.py
+++ b/scripts/dashboards_render_atlas.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ data:
 PROM_DS = {"type": "prometheus", "uid": "atlas-vm"}
 PUBLIC_FOLDER = "overview"
 PRIVATE_FOLDER = "atlas-internal"
+ASTRAIOS_MOUNTPOINT = "/mnt/astraios"
 
 PERCENT_THRESHOLDS = {
     "mode": "absolute",
@@ -156,6 +157,10 @@ def root_usage_expr(scope=""):
     return filesystem_usage_expr("/", scope)
 
 
+def astraios_usage_expr(scope=""):
+    return filesystem_usage_expr(ASTRAIOS_MOUNTPOINT, scope)
+
+
 def astreae_usage_expr(mount):
     return (
         f"100 - (sum(node_filesystem_avail_bytes{{mountpoint=\"{mount}\",fstype!~\"tmpfs|overlay\"}}) / "
@@ -470,6 +475,7 @@ PLATFORM_TEST_SUCCESS_RATE_24H_BY_SUITE = (
     f'/ clamp_min((sum by (suite) (increase(platform_quality_gate_runs_total{{suite=~"{PLATFORM_TEST_SUITE_MATCHER}"}}[24h]))), 1)) '
     f'and on(suite) ((sum by (suite) (increase(platform_quality_gate_runs_total{{suite=~"{PLATFORM_TEST_SUITE_MATCHER}"}}[24h]))) > 0))'
 )
+PVC_BACKUP_AGE_HOURS_BY_PVC = "sort_desc(max by (namespace, pvc) (pvc_backup_age_hours))"
 ANANKE_SELECTOR = 'job="ananke-power"'
 ANANKE_UPS_DB_NAME = "Pyrphoros"
 ANANKE_UPS_DB_NODE = "titan-db"
@@ -1540,26 +1546,27 @@ def build_overview():
     panels.append(
         bargauge_panel(
             47,
-            "Platform Suite Pass Rate (24h)",
-            PLATFORM_TEST_SUCCESS_RATE_24H_BY_SUITE,
+            "PVC Backup Health / Age",
+            PVC_BACKUP_AGE_HOURS_BY_PVC,
             {"h": 5, "w": 6, "x": 18, "y": 7},
-            unit="percent",
+            unit="h",
             instant=True,
-            legend="{{suite}}",
+            legend="{{namespace}}/{{pvc}}",
             sort_order="desc",
             thresholds={
                 "mode": "absolute",
                 "steps": [
-                    {"color": "red", "value": None},
-                    {"color": "yellow", "value": 80},
-                    {"color": "green", "value": 95},
+                    {"color": "green", "value": None},
+                    {"color": "yellow", "value": 6},
+                    {"color": "orange", "value": 12},
+                    {"color": "red", "value": 24},
                 ],
             },
         )
     )
-    panels[-1]["links"] = link_to("atlas-jobs")
+    panels[-1]["links"] = link_to("atlas-storage")
     panels[-1]["description"] = (
-        "24-hour per-suite pass-rate snapshot. This complements the 7-day trend by showing each suite's current quality posture."
+        "Oldest backup age in hours by PVC. This panel is reserved for the upcoming PVC backup health feed and will show no data until those metrics are published."
     )
 
     panels.append(
@@ -1847,8 +1854,8 @@ def build_overview():
     panels.append(
         bargauge_panel(
             22,
-            "Nodes Closest to Full Root Disks",
-            f"topk(12, {root_usage_expr()})",
+            "Nodes Closest to Full Astraios Disks",
+            f"topk(12, {astraios_usage_expr()})",
             {"h": 16, "w": 12, "x": 12, "y": 71},
             unit="percent",
             thresholds=PERCENT_THRESHOLDS,
@@ -2221,6 +2228,19 @@ def build_nodes_dashboard():
             time_from="30d",
         )
     )
+    panels.append(
+        timeseries_panel(
+            9,
+            "Astraios Usage",
+            astraios_usage_expr(),
+            {"h": 9, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 44},
+            unit="percent",
+            legend="{{node}}",
+            legend_display="table",
+            legend_placement="right",
+            time_from="30d",
+        )
+    )
     return {
         "uid": "atlas-nodes",
         "title": "Atlas Nodes",
diff --git a/services/maintenance/pi-usb-scratch-configmap.yaml b/services/maintenance/pi-usb-scratch-configmap.yaml
index 18fc6712..bc216ead 100644
--- a/services/maintenance/pi-usb-scratch-configmap.yaml
+++ b/services/maintenance/pi-usb-scratch-configmap.yaml
@@ -7,29 +7,42 @@ metadata:
 data:
   usb_scratch.env: |
     USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_ENABLED=true
-    USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_LABEL=atlas-scratch
+    # Leave empty to avoid label-based fallback selection.
+    USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_LABEL=
     USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_FSTYPE=ext4
-    USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT=/mnt/usb-scratch
+    USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT=/mnt/astraios
+    # Auto-select the removable 64GB USB partition on each worker.
+    USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_SELECT_REMOVABLE=true
+    USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_MIN_SIZE_GIB=50
+    # One-time bootstrap for new sticks that ship exfat/fat32.
+    USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_FORMAT_REMOVABLE=true
+    USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_FORMAT_LABEL=astraios
+    # Keep /tmp in RAM to reduce SD-card writes.
+    USB_SCRATCH_ENFORCE_TMPFS_TMP=true
     USB_SCRATCH_REQUIRED_FREE_GIB=20
     USB_SCRATCH_RECONCILE_INTERVAL_SEC=900
     USB_SCRATCH_CUTOVER_JITTER_MAX_SEC=900
   usb_scratch_inventory.tsv: |
     # node_name enabled match_kind match_value fstype
     # match_kind: uuid | label | device
-    # Prefer UUID entries for the first rollout. A shared label works too if every Pi USB stick is formatted consistently.
+    # Astraios policy:
+    # - use UUID entries per worker node (preferred)
+    # - avoid shared labels to prevent accidental wrong-device mounts
+    # - mountpoint is /mnt/astraios on every worker node
     # Example:
     # titan-04 true uuid 11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555 ext4
-    # titan-05 true label atlas-scratch ext4
-    # titan-06 true label atlas-scratch ext4
-    # titan-07 true label atlas-scratch ext4
-    # titan-08 true label atlas-scratch ext4
-    # titan-09 true label atlas-scratch ext4
-    # titan-10 true label atlas-scratch ext4
-    # titan-11 true label atlas-scratch ext4
-    # titan-12 true label atlas-scratch ext4
-    # titan-13 true label atlas-scratch ext4
-    # titan-14 true label atlas-scratch ext4
-    # titan-15 true label atlas-scratch ext4
-    # titan-17 true label atlas-scratch ext4
-    # titan-18 true label atlas-scratch ext4
-    # titan-19 true label atlas-scratch ext4
+    # titan-05 true uuid <uuid-for-titan-05-astraios> ext4
+    # titan-06 true uuid <uuid-for-titan-06-astraios> ext4
+    # titan-07 true uuid <uuid-for-titan-07-astraios> ext4
+    # titan-08 true uuid <uuid-for-titan-08-astraios> ext4
+    # titan-09 true uuid <uuid-for-titan-09-astraios> ext4
+    # titan-10 true uuid <uuid-for-titan-10-astraios> ext4
+    # titan-11 true uuid <uuid-for-titan-11-astraios> ext4
+    # titan-12 true uuid <uuid-for-titan-12-astraios> ext4
+    # titan-13 true uuid <uuid-for-titan-13-astraios> ext4
+    # titan-14 true uuid <uuid-for-titan-14-astraios> ext4
+    # titan-15 true uuid <uuid-for-titan-15-astraios> ext4
+    # titan-16 true uuid <uuid-for-titan-16-astraios> ext4
+    # titan-17 true uuid <uuid-for-titan-17-astraios> ext4
+    # titan-18 true uuid <uuid-for-titan-18-astraios> ext4
+    # titan-19 true uuid <uuid-for-titan-19-astraios> ext4
diff --git a/services/maintenance/scripts/pi_usb_scratch.sh b/services/maintenance/scripts/pi_usb_scratch.sh
index fad30339..5efff529 100755
--- a/services/maintenance/scripts/pi_usb_scratch.sh
+++ b/services/maintenance/scripts/pi_usb_scratch.sh
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@ ONE_SHOT=${ONE_SHOT:-false}
 DEFAULT_PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
 
 USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_ENABLED=${USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_ENABLED:-true}
-USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_LABEL=${USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_LABEL:-atlas-scratch}
+USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_LABEL=${USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_LABEL:-}
 USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_FSTYPE=${USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_FSTYPE:-ext4}
-USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT=${USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT:-/mnt/usb-scratch}
+USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT=${USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT:-/mnt/astraios}
+USB_SCRATCH_ENFORCE_TMPFS_TMP=${USB_SCRATCH_ENFORCE_TMPFS_TMP:-true}
+USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_SELECT_REMOVABLE=${USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_SELECT_REMOVABLE:-true}
+USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_MIN_SIZE_GIB=${USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_MIN_SIZE_GIB:-50}
+USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_FORMAT_REMOVABLE=${USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_FORMAT_REMOVABLE:-true}
+USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_FORMAT_LABEL=${USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_FORMAT_LABEL:-astraios}
 USB_SCRATCH_REQUIRED_FREE_GIB=${USB_SCRATCH_REQUIRED_FREE_GIB:-20}
 USB_SCRATCH_RECONCILE_INTERVAL_SEC=${USB_SCRATCH_RECONCILE_INTERVAL_SEC:-900}
 USB_SCRATCH_CUTOVER_JITTER_MAX_SEC=${USB_SCRATCH_CUTOVER_JITTER_MAX_SEC:-900}
@@ -24,7 +29,9 @@ TARGET_PATHS=(
   "/var/log/pods"
   "/var/log/containers"
   "/var/lib/rancher/k3s/agent/containerd"
+  "/var/lib/rancher/k3s/agent/kubelet"
   "/var/lib/rancher/k3s/agent/images"
+  "/var/tmp"
 )
 
 agent_stopped=0
@@ -44,6 +51,12 @@ annotate_node() {
   local timestamp
   timestamp="$(date -u +%FT%TZ)"
   kubectl annotate --overwrite node "${NODE_NAME}" \
+    maintenance.bstein.dev/astraios-status="$(sanitize_annotation_value "${status}")" \
+    maintenance.bstein.dev/astraios-detail="$(sanitize_annotation_value "${detail}")" \
+    maintenance.bstein.dev/astraios-selector="$(sanitize_annotation_value "${selector}")" \
+    maintenance.bstein.dev/astraios-mountpoint="$(sanitize_annotation_value "${USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT}")" \
+    maintenance.bstein.dev/astraios-managed-paths="$(sanitize_annotation_value "${TARGET_PATHS[*]}")" \
+    maintenance.bstein.dev/astraios-last-apply="${timestamp}" \
     maintenance.bstein.dev/usb-scratch-status="$(sanitize_annotation_value "${status}")" \
     maintenance.bstein.dev/usb-scratch-detail="$(sanitize_annotation_value "${detail}")" \
     maintenance.bstein.dev/usb-scratch-selector="$(sanitize_annotation_value "${selector}")" \
@@ -82,9 +95,14 @@ load_config() {
   fi
 
   USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_ENABLED=${USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_ENABLED:-true}
-  USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_LABEL=${USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_LABEL:-atlas-scratch}
+  USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_LABEL=${USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_LABEL:-}
   USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_FSTYPE=${USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_FSTYPE:-ext4}
-  USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT=${USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT:-/mnt/usb-scratch}
+  USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT=${USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT:-/mnt/astraios}
+  USB_SCRATCH_ENFORCE_TMPFS_TMP=${USB_SCRATCH_ENFORCE_TMPFS_TMP:-true}
+  USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_SELECT_REMOVABLE=${USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_SELECT_REMOVABLE:-true}
+  USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_MIN_SIZE_GIB=${USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_MIN_SIZE_GIB:-50}
+  USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_FORMAT_REMOVABLE=${USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_FORMAT_REMOVABLE:-true}
+  USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_FORMAT_LABEL=${USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_FORMAT_LABEL:-astraios}
   USB_SCRATCH_REQUIRED_FREE_GIB=${USB_SCRATCH_REQUIRED_FREE_GIB:-20}
   USB_SCRATCH_RECONCILE_INTERVAL_SEC=${USB_SCRATCH_RECONCILE_INTERVAL_SEC:-900}
   USB_SCRATCH_CUTOVER_JITTER_MAX_SEC=${USB_SCRATCH_CUTOVER_JITTER_MAX_SEC:-900}
@@ -117,15 +135,22 @@ ensure_fstab_block() {
   tmp_candidate="${STATE_DIR}/fstab.candidate"
 
   strip_managed_block "${FSTAB_PATH}" > "${tmp_base}"
+  if [ "${USB_SCRATCH_ENFORCE_TMPFS_TMP}" = "true" ]; then
+    awk '$1 ~ /^#/ || $2 != "/tmp" { print }' "${tmp_base}" > "${tmp_base}.tmpfs"
+    mv "${tmp_base}.tmpfs" "${tmp_base}"
+  fi
   cp "${tmp_base}" "${tmp_candidate}"
 
   {
     printf '%s\n' "${MANAGED_BEGIN}"
-    printf '%s %s %s defaults,nofail,noatime,lazytime,commit=60,x-systemd.device-timeout=15s,x-systemd.mount-timeout=30s 0 2\n' \
+    printf '%s %s %s defaults,noatime,lazytime,commit=60,x-systemd.device-timeout=15s,x-systemd.mount-timeout=30s 0 2\n' \
       "${selector}" "${USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT}" "${fstype}"
+    if [ "${USB_SCRATCH_ENFORCE_TMPFS_TMP}" = "true" ]; then
+      printf '%s\n' 'tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777 0 0'
+    fi
     for target in "${TARGET_PATHS[@]}"; do
       bind_source="${USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT}${target}"
-      printf '%s %s none bind,nofail,x-systemd.requires-mounts-for=%s 0 0\n' \
+      printf '%s %s none bind,x-systemd.requires-mounts-for=%s 0 0\n' \
         "${bind_source}" "${target}" "${USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT}"
     done
     printf '%s\n' "${MANAGED_END}"
@@ -140,11 +165,84 @@ ensure_fstab_block() {
   return 1
 }
 
+ensure_k3s_agent_guard() {
+  local dropin_dir dropin_file guard_dir guard_file target verify_cmd requires_mounts
+  local tmp_dropin
+
+  dropin_dir="${HOST_ROOT}/etc/systemd/system/k3s-agent.service.d"
+  dropin_file="${dropin_dir}/20-astraios-guard.conf"
+  guard_dir="${HOST_ROOT}/usr/local/lib/maintenance"
+  guard_file="${guard_dir}/verify_astraios_mounts.sh"
+  tmp_dropin="${STATE_DIR}/k3s-agent-astraios-dropin.conf"
+
+  mkdir -p "${dropin_dir}" "${guard_dir}" "${STATE_DIR}"
+
+  cat > "${guard_file}" <<EOF
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+mountpoint -q '${USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT}'
+EOF
+  for target in "${TARGET_PATHS[@]}"; do
+    cat >> "${guard_file}" <<EOF
+src=\$(findmnt -T '${target}' -n -o SOURCE 2>/dev/null || true)
+if [[ "\${src}" != '${USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT}${target}' ]]; then
+  echo "astraios guard: ${target} is not bound to ${USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT}${target}" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+EOF
+  done
+  chmod 0755 "${guard_file}"
+
+  requires_mounts="${USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT}"
+  for target in "${TARGET_PATHS[@]}"; do
+    requires_mounts="${requires_mounts} ${target}"
+  done
+  verify_cmd="${guard_file#${HOST_ROOT}}"
+
+  cat > "${tmp_dropin}" <<EOF
+[Unit]
+RequiresMountsFor=${requires_mounts}
+After=local-fs.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStartPre=${verify_cmd}
+EOF
+
+  if [ ! -f "${dropin_file}" ] || ! cmp -s "${dropin_file}" "${tmp_dropin}"; then
+    cp "${tmp_dropin}" "${dropin_file}"
+    log "updated k3s-agent Astraios guard drop-in"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  return 1
+}
+
+tmp_is_tmpfs() {
+  local fstype
+  fstype="$(host_sh "findmnt -T /tmp -n -o FSTYPE 2>/dev/null || true")"
+  [ "${fstype}" = "tmpfs" ]
+}
+
+ensure_tmp_tmpfs_live() {
+  host_sh "mkdir -p /tmp; chmod 1777 /tmp; fstype=\$(findmnt -T /tmp -n -o FSTYPE 2>/dev/null || true); if [ \"\${fstype}\" != \"tmpfs\" ]; then mount /tmp 2>/dev/null || mount -t tmpfs -o defaults,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777 tmpfs /tmp; fi"
+}
+
 find_existing_mount_source() {
   local target="$1"
   host_sh "findmnt -T '${target}' -n -o SOURCE 2>/dev/null || true"
 }
 
+auto_discover_removable_partition() {
+  local min_bytes
+  min_bytes=$(( USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_MIN_SIZE_GIB * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 ))
+  host_sh "lsblk -brnpo NAME,TYPE,SIZE,RM | awk '\$2==\"part\" && \$4==\"1\" && \$3>=${min_bytes} {print \$1; exit}'"
+}
+
+format_device_ext4() {
+  local device="$1"
+  local label="$2"
+  host_sh "mountpoint=\$(findmnt -S '${device}' -n -o TARGET 2>/dev/null || true); if [ -n \"\${mountpoint}\" ]; then umount \"\${mountpoint}\"; fi; wipefs -a '${device}'; mkfs.ext4 -F -L '${label}' '${device}'"
+}
+
 resolve_selector() {
   local inventory_line enabled kind value fstype actual_device actual_fstype actual_uuid actual_label selector expected_fstype
   inventory_line="$(lookup_inventory)"
@@ -158,6 +256,9 @@ resolve_selector() {
   elif [ -n "${USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_LABEL}" ]; then
     kind="label"
     value="${USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_LABEL}"
+  elif [ "${USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_SELECT_REMOVABLE}" = "true" ]; then
+    kind="auto"
+    value="removable-${USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_MIN_SIZE_GIB}Gi-plus"
   fi
 
   if [ "${enabled}" != "true" ]; then
@@ -191,6 +292,10 @@ resolve_selector() {
       selector="${value}"
       actual_device="$(host_sh "if [ -b '${value}' ]; then printf '%s' '${value}'; fi")"
       ;;
+    auto)
+      actual_device="$(auto_discover_removable_partition)"
+      selector="${actual_device}"
+      ;;
     *)
       SELECTOR_KIND="invalid"
       SELECTOR_VALUE="${value}"
@@ -204,13 +309,26 @@ resolve_selector() {
   actual_fstype=""
   actual_uuid=""
   actual_label=""
+  if [ "${kind}" = "auto" ] && [ -z "${actual_device}" ]; then
+    SELECTOR_KIND="missing"
+    SELECTOR_VALUE="${value}"
+    SELECTOR_SPEC=""
+    DEVICE_PATH=""
+    DEVICE_FSTYPE="${fstype}"
+    SELECTOR_MATCH_KIND="${kind}"
+    return 0
+  fi
   if [ -n "${actual_device}" ]; then
     actual_fstype="$(host_sh "blkid -o value -s TYPE '${actual_device}' 2>/dev/null || true")"
     actual_uuid="$(host_sh "blkid -o value -s UUID '${actual_device}' 2>/dev/null || true")"
     actual_label="$(host_sh "blkid -o value -s LABEL '${actual_device}' 2>/dev/null || true")"
   fi
+  if [ "${kind}" = "auto" ] && [ -n "${actual_uuid}" ]; then
+    selector="UUID=${actual_uuid}"
+  fi
 
   expected_fstype="${fstype:-${USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_FSTYPE}}"
+  SELECTOR_MATCH_KIND="${kind}"
   if [ -n "${actual_fstype}" ] && [ -n "${expected_fstype}" ] && [ "${actual_fstype}" != "${expected_fstype}" ]; then
     SELECTOR_KIND="fs-mismatch"
     SELECTOR_VALUE="${selector}"
@@ -298,7 +416,7 @@ perform_cutover() {
     sleep "${jitter}"
   fi
 
-  log "stopping k3s-agent for USB scratch cutover"
+  log "stopping k3s-agent for Astraios cutover"
   host_sh "systemctl stop k3s-agent"
   agent_stopped=1
 
@@ -311,13 +429,13 @@ perform_cutover() {
     fi
   done
 
-  log "starting k3s-agent after USB scratch cutover"
+  log "starting k3s-agent after Astraios cutover"
   host_sh "systemctl start k3s-agent"
   agent_stopped=0
 }
 
 reconcile_once() {
-  local fstab_changed=false free_gib selector_detail
+  local fstab_changed=false guard_changed=false free_gib selector_detail tmp_detail
 
   load_config
   resolve_selector
@@ -326,7 +444,7 @@ reconcile_once() {
   case "${SELECTOR_KIND}" in
     disabled)
       annotate_node "disabled" "inventory-disabled" "none"
-      log "inventory disables USB scratch on ${NODE_NAME}"
+      log "inventory disables Astraios on ${NODE_NAME}"
       return 0
       ;;
     missing)
@@ -340,9 +458,17 @@ reconcile_once() {
       return 0
       ;;
     fs-mismatch)
-      annotate_node "error" "filesystem-mismatch" "${SELECTOR_SPEC}"
-      log "filesystem mismatch on ${DEVICE_PATH}: expected ${USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_FSTYPE}, got ${DEVICE_FSTYPE}"
-      return 0
+      if [ "${USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_FORMAT_REMOVABLE}" = "true" ] && [ "${SELECTOR_MATCH_KIND:-}" = "auto" ] && [ -n "${DEVICE_PATH}" ]; then
+        log "formatting auto-discovered device ${DEVICE_PATH} as ext4 label=${USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_FORMAT_LABEL}"
+        if format_device_ext4 "${DEVICE_PATH}" "${USB_SCRATCH_AUTO_FORMAT_LABEL}"; then
+          resolve_selector
+        fi
+      fi
+      if [ "${SELECTOR_KIND}" = "fs-mismatch" ]; then
+        annotate_node "error" "filesystem-mismatch" "${SELECTOR_SPEC}"
+        log "filesystem mismatch on ${DEVICE_PATH}: expected ${USB_SCRATCH_DEFAULT_FSTYPE}, got ${DEVICE_FSTYPE}"
+        return 0
+      fi
       ;;
   esac
 
@@ -355,8 +481,8 @@ reconcile_once() {
 
   if [ -z "${DEVICE_PATH}" ]; then
     annotate_node "pending" "device-not-found" "${selector_detail}"
-    log "scratch device not present yet for selector ${selector_detail}"
-    return 0
+      log "Astraios device not present yet for selector ${selector_detail}"
+      return 0
   fi
 
   if ! ensure_usb_mount_live; then
@@ -372,10 +498,15 @@ reconcile_once() {
 
   if [ "${free_gib}" -lt "${USB_SCRATCH_REQUIRED_FREE_GIB}" ]; then
     annotate_node "error" "insufficient-free-space-${free_gib}Gi" "${selector_detail}"
-    log "usb scratch free space ${free_gib}Gi below required ${USB_SCRATCH_REQUIRED_FREE_GIB}Gi"
+    log "Astraios free space ${free_gib}Gi below required ${USB_SCRATCH_REQUIRED_FREE_GIB}Gi"
     return 0
   fi
 
+  if ensure_k3s_agent_guard; then
+    guard_changed=true
+    host_sh "systemctl daemon-reload || true"
+  fi
+
   if host_sh "systemctl list-unit-files | grep -q '^k3s-agent.service'"; then
     perform_cutover
   else
@@ -389,11 +520,26 @@ reconcile_once() {
     return 0
   fi
 
-  if [ "${fstab_changed}" = true ]; then
-    log "usb scratch fstab refreshed for ${NODE_NAME}"
+  tmp_detail="tmpfs-ok"
+  if [ "${USB_SCRATCH_ENFORCE_TMPFS_TMP}" = "true" ]; then
+    if ! ensure_tmp_tmpfs_live || ! tmp_is_tmpfs; then
+      annotate_node "error" "tmpfs-tmp-enforce-failed" "${selector_detail}"
+      log "failed to enforce /tmp tmpfs on ${NODE_NAME}"
+      return 0
+    fi
+  elif ! tmp_is_tmpfs; then
+    tmp_detail="tmp-not-tmpfs"
+    log "warning: /tmp is not tmpfs on ${NODE_NAME}; SD wear reduction is lower than expected"
   fi
-  annotate_node "ready" "scratch-online-${free_gib}Gi" "${selector_detail}"
-  log "usb scratch ready on ${NODE_NAME} via ${selector_detail} mounted at ${USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT}"
+
+  if [ "${fstab_changed}" = true ]; then
+    log "Astraios fstab refreshed for ${NODE_NAME}"
+  fi
+  if [ "${guard_changed}" = true ]; then
+    log "k3s-agent Astraios guard refreshed for ${NODE_NAME}"
+  fi
+  annotate_node "ready" "astraios-online-${free_gib}Gi-${tmp_detail}" "${selector_detail}"
+  log "Astraios ready on ${NODE_NAME} via ${selector_detail} mounted at ${USB_SCRATCH_MOUNTPOINT}"
 }
 
 main() {
diff --git a/services/monitoring/dashboards/atlas-nodes.json b/services/monitoring/dashboards/atlas-nodes.json
index ea595792..e7d08229 100644
--- a/services/monitoring/dashboards/atlas-nodes.json
+++ b/services/monitoring/dashboards/atlas-nodes.json
@@ -584,6 +584,44 @@
         }
       },
       "timeFrom": "30d"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": 9,
+      "type": "timeseries",
+      "title": "Astraios Usage",
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "atlas-vm"
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 9,
+        "w": 24,
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 44
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "expr": "avg by (node) ((avg by (instance) ((1 - (node_filesystem_avail_bytes{mountpoint=\"/mnt/astraios\",fstype!~\"tmpfs|overlay\"} / node_filesystem_size_bytes{mountpoint=\"/mnt/astraios\",fstype!~\"tmpfs|overlay\"})) * 100)) * on(instance) group_left(node) label_replace(node_uname_info{nodename!=\"\"}, \"node\", \"$1\", \"nodename\", \"(.*)\"))",
+          "refId": "A",
+          "legendFormat": "{{node}}"
+        }
+      ],
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "unit": "percent"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "displayMode": "table",
+          "placement": "right"
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "multi"
+        }
+      },
+      "timeFrom": "30d"
     }
   ],
   "time": {
diff --git a/services/monitoring/dashboards/atlas-overview.json b/services/monitoring/dashboards/atlas-overview.json
index 4ca00147..df56673b 100644
--- a/services/monitoring/dashboards/atlas-overview.json
+++ b/services/monitoring/dashboards/atlas-overview.json
@@ -1957,7 +1957,7 @@
     {
       "id": 47,
       "type": "bargauge",
-      "title": "Platform Suite Pass Rate (24h)",
+      "title": "PVC Backup Health / Age",
       "datasource": {
         "type": "prometheus",
         "uid": "atlas-vm"
@@ -1970,31 +1970,35 @@
       },
       "targets": [
         {
-          "expr": "sort_desc((100 * (sum by (suite) (increase(platform_quality_gate_runs_total{suite=~\"ariadne|metis|ananke|atlasbot|lesavka|pegasus|soteria|titan-iac|bstein-home|arcanagon|data-prepper\",status=~\"ok|passed|success\"}[24h]))) / clamp_min((sum by (suite) (increase(platform_quality_gate_runs_total{suite=~\"ariadne|metis|ananke|atlasbot|lesavka|pegasus|soteria|titan-iac|bstein-home|arcanagon|data-prepper\"}[24h]))), 1)) and on(suite) ((sum by (suite) (increase(platform_quality_gate_runs_total{suite=~\"ariadne|metis|ananke|atlasbot|lesavka|pegasus|soteria|titan-iac|bstein-home|arcanagon|data-prepper\"}[24h]))) > 0))",
+          "expr": "sort_desc(max by (namespace, pvc) (pvc_backup_age_hours))",
           "refId": "A",
-          "legendFormat": "{{suite}}",
+          "legendFormat": "{{namespace}}/{{pvc}}",
           "instant": true
         }
       ],
       "fieldConfig": {
         "defaults": {
-          "unit": "percent",
+          "unit": "h",
           "min": 0,
-          "max": 100,
+          "max": null,
           "thresholds": {
             "mode": "absolute",
             "steps": [
               {
-                "color": "red",
+                "color": "green",
                 "value": null
               },
               {
                 "color": "yellow",
-                "value": 80
+                "value": 6
               },
               {
-                "color": "green",
-                "value": 95
+                "color": "orange",
+                "value": 12
+              },
+              {
+                "color": "red",
+                "value": 24
               }
             ]
           }
@@ -2025,12 +2029,12 @@
       ],
       "links": [
         {
-          "title": "Open atlas-jobs dashboard",
-          "url": "/d/atlas-jobs",
+          "title": "Open atlas-storage dashboard",
+          "url": "/d/atlas-storage",
           "targetBlank": true
         }
       ],
-      "description": "24-hour per-suite pass-rate snapshot. This complements the 7-day trend by showing each suite's current quality posture."
+      "description": "Oldest backup age in hours by PVC. This panel is reserved for the upcoming PVC backup health feed and will show no data until those metrics are published."
     },
     {
       "id": 30,
@@ -3172,7 +3176,7 @@
     {
       "id": 22,
       "type": "bargauge",
-      "title": "Nodes Closest to Full Root Disks",
+      "title": "Nodes Closest to Full Astraios Disks",
       "datasource": {
         "type": "prometheus",
         "uid": "atlas-vm"
@@ -3185,7 +3189,7 @@
       },
       "targets": [
         {
-          "expr": "sort_desc(topk(12, avg by (node) ((avg by (instance) ((1 - (node_filesystem_avail_bytes{mountpoint=\"/\",fstype!~\"tmpfs|overlay\"} / node_filesystem_size_bytes{mountpoint=\"/\",fstype!~\"tmpfs|overlay\"})) * 100)) * on(instance) group_left(node) label_replace(node_uname_info{nodename!=\"\"}, \"node\", \"$1\", \"nodename\", \"(.*)\"))))",
+          "expr": "sort_desc(topk(12, avg by (node) ((avg by (instance) ((1 - (node_filesystem_avail_bytes{mountpoint=\"/mnt/astraios\",fstype!~\"tmpfs|overlay\"} / node_filesystem_size_bytes{mountpoint=\"/mnt/astraios\",fstype!~\"tmpfs|overlay\"})) * 100)) * on(instance) group_left(node) label_replace(node_uname_info{nodename!=\"\"}, \"node\", \"$1\", \"nodename\", \"(.*)\"))))",
           "refId": "A",
           "legendFormat": "{{node}}"
         }
diff --git a/services/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-nodes.yaml b/services/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-nodes.yaml
index 98123b96..0131c74e 100644
--- a/services/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-nodes.yaml
+++ b/services/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-nodes.yaml
@@ -593,6 +593,44 @@ data:
             }
           },
           "timeFrom": "30d"
+        },
+        {
+          "id": 9,
+          "type": "timeseries",
+          "title": "Astraios Usage",
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "atlas-vm"
+          },
+          "gridPos": {
+            "h": 9,
+            "w": 24,
+            "x": 0,
+            "y": 44
+          },
+          "targets": [
+            {
+              "expr": "avg by (node) ((avg by (instance) ((1 - (node_filesystem_avail_bytes{mountpoint=\"/mnt/astraios\",fstype!~\"tmpfs|overlay\"} / node_filesystem_size_bytes{mountpoint=\"/mnt/astraios\",fstype!~\"tmpfs|overlay\"})) * 100)) * on(instance) group_left(node) label_replace(node_uname_info{nodename!=\"\"}, \"node\", \"$1\", \"nodename\", \"(.*)\"))",
+              "refId": "A",
+              "legendFormat": "{{node}}"
+            }
+          ],
+          "fieldConfig": {
+            "defaults": {
+              "unit": "percent"
+            },
+            "overrides": []
+          },
+          "options": {
+            "legend": {
+              "displayMode": "table",
+              "placement": "right"
+            },
+            "tooltip": {
+              "mode": "multi"
+            }
+          },
+          "timeFrom": "30d"
         }
       ],
       "time": {
diff --git a/services/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-overview.yaml b/services/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-overview.yaml
index d7eef6bc..01a77fcd 100644
--- a/services/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-overview.yaml
+++ b/services/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-overview.yaml
@@ -1966,7 +1966,7 @@ data:
         {
           "id": 47,
           "type": "bargauge",
-          "title": "Platform Suite Pass Rate (24h)",
+          "title": "PVC Backup Health / Age",
           "datasource": {
             "type": "prometheus",
             "uid": "atlas-vm"
@@ -1979,31 +1979,35 @@ data:
           },
           "targets": [
             {
-              "expr": "sort_desc((100 * (sum by (suite) (increase(platform_quality_gate_runs_total{suite=~\"ariadne|metis|ananke|atlasbot|lesavka|pegasus|soteria|titan-iac|bstein-home|arcanagon|data-prepper\",status=~\"ok|passed|success\"}[24h]))) / clamp_min((sum by (suite) (increase(platform_quality_gate_runs_total{suite=~\"ariadne|metis|ananke|atlasbot|lesavka|pegasus|soteria|titan-iac|bstein-home|arcanagon|data-prepper\"}[24h]))), 1)) and on(suite) ((sum by (suite) (increase(platform_quality_gate_runs_total{suite=~\"ariadne|metis|ananke|atlasbot|lesavka|pegasus|soteria|titan-iac|bstein-home|arcanagon|data-prepper\"}[24h]))) > 0))",
+              "expr": "sort_desc(max by (namespace, pvc) (pvc_backup_age_hours))",
               "refId": "A",
-              "legendFormat": "{{suite}}",
+              "legendFormat": "{{namespace}}/{{pvc}}",
               "instant": true
             }
           ],
           "fieldConfig": {
             "defaults": {
-              "unit": "percent",
+              "unit": "h",
               "min": 0,
-              "max": 100,
+              "max": null,
               "thresholds": {
                 "mode": "absolute",
                 "steps": [
                   {
-                    "color": "red",
+                    "color": "green",
                     "value": null
                   },
                   {
                     "color": "yellow",
-                    "value": 80
+                    "value": 6
                   },
                   {
-                    "color": "green",
-                    "value": 95
+                    "color": "orange",
+                    "value": 12
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "color": "red",
+                    "value": 24
                   }
                 ]
               }
@@ -2034,12 +2038,12 @@ data:
           ],
           "links": [
             {
-              "title": "Open atlas-jobs dashboard",
-              "url": "/d/atlas-jobs",
+              "title": "Open atlas-storage dashboard",
+              "url": "/d/atlas-storage",
               "targetBlank": true
             }
           ],
-          "description": "24-hour per-suite pass-rate snapshot. This complements the 7-day trend by showing each suite's current quality posture."
+          "description": "Oldest backup age in hours by PVC. This panel is reserved for the upcoming PVC backup health feed and will show no data until those metrics are published."
         },
         {
           "id": 30,
@@ -3181,7 +3185,7 @@ data:
         {
           "id": 22,
           "type": "bargauge",
-          "title": "Nodes Closest to Full Root Disks",
+          "title": "Nodes Closest to Full Astraios Disks",
           "datasource": {
             "type": "prometheus",
             "uid": "atlas-vm"
@@ -3194,7 +3198,7 @@ data:
           },
           "targets": [
             {
-              "expr": "sort_desc(topk(12, avg by (node) ((avg by (instance) ((1 - (node_filesystem_avail_bytes{mountpoint=\"/\",fstype!~\"tmpfs|overlay\"} / node_filesystem_size_bytes{mountpoint=\"/\",fstype!~\"tmpfs|overlay\"})) * 100)) * on(instance) group_left(node) label_replace(node_uname_info{nodename!=\"\"}, \"node\", \"$1\", \"nodename\", \"(.*)\"))))",
+              "expr": "sort_desc(topk(12, avg by (node) ((avg by (instance) ((1 - (node_filesystem_avail_bytes{mountpoint=\"/mnt/astraios\",fstype!~\"tmpfs|overlay\"} / node_filesystem_size_bytes{mountpoint=\"/mnt/astraios\",fstype!~\"tmpfs|overlay\"})) * 100)) * on(instance) group_left(node) label_replace(node_uname_info{nodename!=\"\"}, \"node\", \"$1\", \"nodename\", \"(.*)\"))))",
               "refId": "A",
               "legendFormat": "{{node}}"
             }