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+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "=== Hard Config Fixer ==="
+echo "Replaces the permissions block in config.yaml using text manipulation to avoid YAML parser issues."
+
+cat << 'PYTHON_SCRIPT' > hard_patch.py
+import sys
+import os
+
+config_file = "data/telegram/config.yaml"
+
+if not os.path.exists(config_file):
+    print(f"Error: {config_file} not found.")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+print(f"Patching {config_file}...")
+
+with open(config_file, 'r') as f:
+    lines = f.readlines()
+
+new_lines = []
+skip = False
+inserted = False
+permissions_indent = -1
+
+for line in lines:
+    stripped = line.strip()
+    
+    # Detect start of permissions block
+    if stripped.startswith("permissions:") and not inserted:
+        # Calculate indentation of the "permissions:" line
+        permissions_indent = len(line) - len(line.lstrip())
+        
+        new_lines.append(line[:permissions_indent] + "permissions:\n")
+        
+        # Indent for content is usually parent + 2 or + 4. We'll match the file style loosely or force 2 spaces relative to parent
+        # But since we are writing text, let's use the parent indent + 2 spaces (standard) or 4.
+        # Looking at grep output, it seemed to be 4 spaces for 'bridge', so permissions (child) likely 4 spaces?
+        # Let's use a safe indentation string based on parent.
+        base_indent = " " * (permissions_indent + 2) # minimal standard indent
+        if permissions_indent >= 4:
+             base_indent = " " * (permissions_indent + 4) # match likely 4-space indent style
+
+        # Force clean permissions block
+        new_lines.append(f'{base_indent}"*": "relay"\n')
+        new_lines.append(f'{base_indent}"@inswe:beeper.com": "admin"\n')
+        new_lines.append(f'{base_indent}"beeper.local": "user"\n')
+        new_lines.append(f'{base_indent}"beeper.com": "user"\n')
+        
+        skip = True
+        inserted = True
+        continue
+    
+    if skip:
+        # Determine if we are still inside the permissions block
+        current_indent = len(line) - len(line.lstrip())
+        
+        # If empty line, keep skipping or preserve? Usually preserve empty lines but here we want to clean up.
+        if stripped == "":
+            continue
+            
+        # If indentation is less than or equal to the permissions: line, we are out of the block
+        if current_indent <= permissions_indent:
+            skip = False
+            new_lines.append(line)
+        else:
+            # We are inside the old permissions block, so we skip this line
+            pass
+    else:
+        new_lines.append(line)
+
+with open(config_file, 'w') as f:
+    f.writelines(new_lines)
+
+print("Patch applied.")
+PYTHON_SCRIPT
+
+docker run --rm \
+  -v "$(pwd):/work" \
+  -w /work \
+  python:3.11-slim \
+  python hard_patch.py
+
+rm hard_patch.py