diff --git a/runtime/history/HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-APPLY-V1-20260729T171000Z.json b/runtime/history/HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-APPLY-V1-20260729T171000Z.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22ce32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/history/HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-APPLY-V1-20260729T171000Z.json
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  "schema_version": 1,
+  "channel": "homelab-runtime",
+  "command_id": "HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-APPLY-V1-20260729T171000Z",
+  "status": "OK",
+  "rc": 0,
+  "host": "pve01",
+  "mode": "change",
+  "component": "hbarhub-stale-branch-cleanup-apply-v1",
+  "started_at_utc": "2026-07-29T17:07:31Z",
+  "finished_at_utc": "2026-07-29T17:07:35Z",
+  "reference_register_checked": true,
+  "reference_sha256": "5763f2f8edc75fcf6f3951f8c95896d1cc112ceccb6cf5b64a383f540a4deb8e",
+  "error_register_checked": true,
+  "error_register_sha256": "24934a2c7fa5c26f6e828583c4aefac7f143b40c0171736ed7571e617d55ab83",
+  "command_sha256": "ae9d342cc02d79c221336f5ac3d7a94cbf2cd2a96daf78c3e260738bc7989b97",
+  "duplicate_failed_command_blocked": false,
+  "block_reason": null,
+  "execution_started": true,
+  "change_declared": true,
+  "result_contract_valid": true,
+  "result_contract_status": "OK",
+  "result_contract_error": null,
+  "command_rc": 0,
+  "changes_made": true,
+  "rollback_started": false,
+  "rollback_restored": null,
+  "mutation_outcome": "MUTATED",
+  "sanitized": true,
+  "secrets_included": false,
+  "private_addresses_included": false,
+  "raw_evidence_retained_locally": true,
+  "raw_evidence_sha256": "f013156e998fcbe5ff90638a375364a3a2f5ab745a34c2d50ca8cc08f56bc207",
+  "sanitized_output_sha256": "f013156e998fcbe5ff90638a375364a3a2f5ab745a34c2d50ca8cc08f56bc207",
+  "output_truncated_in_json": false,
+  "full_sanitized_output_url": "https://git.gram1.ru/.well-known/homelab-runtime/latest.txt",
+  "output": "HOMELAB_RESULT_CONTRACT={\"changes_made\":true,\"command_id\":\"HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-APPLY-V1-20260729T171000Z\",\"rollback_restored\":null,\"rollback_started\":false,\"status\":\"OK\",\"version\":1}\n{\"action\":\"DELETED_STALE_SERVICE_BRANCHES\",\"backup_changed\":false,\"changes_made\":true,\"command_id\":\"HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-APPLY-V1-20260729T171000Z\",\"deleted_branches\":[\"rollback/hbarhub-app-scaffold-v1-20260729t165500z\",\"work/hbarhub-app-scaffold-v1\"],\"gitea_changed\":true,\"main_head\":\"42a020bf825bb6bb499fca8e438ccb462e6984f0\",\"main_tree\":\"dad0d0e5d6e48bb21d6726dad69b62fdd55f7dfe\",\"mutation_outcome\":\"APPLIED\",\"next_stage\":\"APPLICATION_SCAFFOLD_PR_PLAN_RETRY\",\"open_pull_request_count\":0,\"plan_evidence\":{\"result_sequence\":\"b272b84c4065c2df2011cd73c94bc68878b5e62d9e0912c5c06c6b4760409614\",\"result_sha256\":\"4767c0971d3e9b4c36d33e0d45acbc1a6d018df24436b5ca83437802a5bfa62a\"},\"private_addresses_included\":false,\"production_changed\":true,\"protected_branches\":[\"main\"],\"repository\":\"homelab-admin/hbarhub\",\"rollback_restored\":null,\"rollback_started\":false,\"sanitized\":true,\"schema\":1,\"secrets_included\":false,\"services_changed\":false,\"status\":\"APPLY_OK\"}\n"
+}
diff --git a/runtime/history/HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-APPLY-V1-20260729T171000Z.txt b/runtime/history/HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-APPLY-V1-20260729T171000Z.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb2255b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/history/HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-APPLY-V1-20260729T171000Z.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+CHAT_OUTPUT_BEGIN
+COMMAND_ID=HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-APPLY-V1-20260729T171000Z
+STATUS=OK
+RC=0
+HOST=pve01
+MODE=change
+COMPONENT=hbarhub-stale-branch-cleanup-apply-v1
+REFERENCE_REGISTER_CHECK=OK
+REFERENCE_SHA256=5763f2f8edc75fcf6f3951f8c95896d1cc112ceccb6cf5b64a383f540a4deb8e
+ERROR_REGISTER_CHECK=OK
+ERROR_REGISTER_SHA256=24934a2c7fa5c26f6e828583c4aefac7f143b40c0171736ed7571e617d55ab83
+COMMAND_SHA256=ae9d342cc02d79c221336f5ac3d7a94cbf2cd2a96daf78c3e260738bc7989b97
+DUPLICATE_FAILED_COMMAND_BLOCKED=false
+EXECUTION_STARTED=true
+CHANGE_DECLARED=true
+RESULT_CONTRACT_VALID=true
+RESULT_CONTRACT_STATUS=OK
+RESULT_CONTRACT_ERROR=NONE
+COMMAND_RC=0
+CHANGES_MADE=true
+ROLLBACK_STARTED=false
+ROLLBACK_RESTORED=null
+MUTATION_OUTCOME=MUTATED
+SANITIZED=yes
+SECRETS_INCLUDED=no
+PRIVATE_ADDRESSES_INCLUDED=no
+RAW_EVIDENCE_SHA256=f013156e998fcbe5ff90638a375364a3a2f5ab745a34c2d50ca8cc08f56bc207
+SANITIZED_OUTPUT_SHA256=f013156e998fcbe5ff90638a375364a3a2f5ab745a34c2d50ca8cc08f56bc207
+OUTPUT_BEGIN
+HOMELAB_RESULT_CONTRACT={"changes_made":true,"command_id":"HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-APPLY-V1-20260729T171000Z","rollback_restored":null,"rollback_started":false,"status":"OK","version":1}
+{"action":"DELETED_STALE_SERVICE_BRANCHES","backup_changed":false,"changes_made":true,"command_id":"HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-APPLY-V1-20260729T171000Z","deleted_branches":["rollback/hbarhub-app-scaffold-v1-20260729t165500z","work/hbarhub-app-scaffold-v1"],"gitea_changed":true,"main_head":"42a020bf825bb6bb499fca8e438ccb462e6984f0","main_tree":"dad0d0e5d6e48bb21d6726dad69b62fdd55f7dfe","mutation_outcome":"APPLIED","next_stage":"APPLICATION_SCAFFOLD_PR_PLAN_RETRY","open_pull_request_count":0,"plan_evidence":{"result_sequence":"b272b84c4065c2df2011cd73c94bc68878b5e62d9e0912c5c06c6b4760409614","result_sha256":"4767c0971d3e9b4c36d33e0d45acbc1a6d018df24436b5ca83437802a5bfa62a"},"private_addresses_included":false,"production_changed":true,"protected_branches":["main"],"repository":"homelab-admin/hbarhub","rollback_restored":null,"rollback_started":false,"sanitized":true,"schema":1,"secrets_included":false,"services_changed":false,"status":"APPLY_OK"}
+
+OUTPUT_END
+CHAT_OUTPUT_END
diff --git a/runtime/latest.json b/runtime/latest.json
index b64d0ee..22ce32c 100644
--- a/runtime/latest.json
+++ b/runtime/latest.json
@@ -1,38 +1,38 @@
 {
   "schema_version": 1,
   "channel": "homelab-runtime",
-  "command_id": "HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-PLAN-V1-20260729T170000Z",
+  "command_id": "HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-APPLY-V1-20260729T171000Z",
   "status": "OK",
   "rc": 0,
   "host": "pve01",
-  "mode": "verify",
-  "component": "hbarhub-stale-branch-cleanup-plan-v1",
-  "started_at_utc": "2026-07-29T17:02:07Z",
-  "finished_at_utc": "2026-07-29T17:02:08Z",
+  "mode": "change",
+  "component": "hbarhub-stale-branch-cleanup-apply-v1",
+  "started_at_utc": "2026-07-29T17:07:31Z",
+  "finished_at_utc": "2026-07-29T17:07:35Z",
   "reference_register_checked": true,
   "reference_sha256": "5763f2f8edc75fcf6f3951f8c95896d1cc112ceccb6cf5b64a383f540a4deb8e",
   "error_register_checked": true,
   "error_register_sha256": "24934a2c7fa5c26f6e828583c4aefac7f143b40c0171736ed7571e617d55ab83",
-  "command_sha256": "3bf03c35fc9c9f8785449f1ba9721e33e5d591a40bed69489fba5d182fc2ebf3",
+  "command_sha256": "ae9d342cc02d79c221336f5ac3d7a94cbf2cd2a96daf78c3e260738bc7989b97",
   "duplicate_failed_command_blocked": false,
   "block_reason": null,
   "execution_started": true,
-  "change_declared": false,
+  "change_declared": true,
   "result_contract_valid": true,
-  "result_contract_status": null,
+  "result_contract_status": "OK",
   "result_contract_error": null,
   "command_rc": 0,
-  "changes_made": false,
+  "changes_made": true,
   "rollback_started": false,
   "rollback_restored": null,
-  "mutation_outcome": "NO_MUTATION",
+  "mutation_outcome": "MUTATED",
   "sanitized": true,
   "secrets_included": false,
   "private_addresses_included": false,
   "raw_evidence_retained_locally": true,
-  "raw_evidence_sha256": "b8f2609df35fca46ddd7d76e7e2521d8e5d6a5f6750fe5bbe9f2852bdc68b7c5",
-  "sanitized_output_sha256": "b8f2609df35fca46ddd7d76e7e2521d8e5d6a5f6750fe5bbe9f2852bdc68b7c5",
+  "raw_evidence_sha256": "f013156e998fcbe5ff90638a375364a3a2f5ab745a34c2d50ca8cc08f56bc207",
+  "sanitized_output_sha256": "f013156e998fcbe5ff90638a375364a3a2f5ab745a34c2d50ca8cc08f56bc207",
   "output_truncated_in_json": false,
   "full_sanitized_output_url": "https://git.gram1.ru/.well-known/homelab-runtime/latest.txt",
-  "output": "HOMELAB_RESULT_CONTRACT={\"changes_made\":false,\"command_id\":\"HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-PLAN-V1-20260729T170000Z\",\"rollback_restored\":null,\"rollback_started\":false,\"status\":\"OK\",\"version\":1}\n{\"PLAN_SHA256\":\"4aa3daef094f7b60ef7521d240fd31b7befe8830cfe13d66273714c45af381dc\",\"approved_cleanup\":{\"delete_only\":[\"rollback/hbarhub-app-scaffold-v1-20260729t165500z\",\"work/hbarhub-app-scaffold-v1\"],\"preserve_main\":true,\"preserve_pull_requests\":true,\"service_changes\":false},\"changes_made\":false,\"checks\":{\"delete_dry_runs_pass\":true,\"main_head_preserved\":true,\"main_tree_preserved\":true,\"no_mutation\":true,\"no_open_pull_requests\":true,\"only_main_protected\":true,\"parent_state_verified\":true,\"stale_branches_exact\":true},\"command_id\":\"HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-PLAN-V1-20260729T170000Z\",\"delete_dry_runs\":[{\"branch\":\"rollback/hbarhub-app-scaffold-v1-20260729t165500z\",\"dry_run\":true,\"rc\":0,\"stderr_sha256\":\"e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855\",\"stdout_sha256\":\"ff5d1860c78e950574aeedaa4eff176a69daeb7e161810cbade1d6a05748de9c\"},{\"branch\":\"work/hbarhub-app-scaffold-v1\",\"dry_run\":true,\"rc\":0,\"stderr_sha256\":\"e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855\",\"stdout_sha256\":\"9360abd4263fa2622bfb2c52afb32bef28a56c13add80b46905667332024aafa\"}],\"gate\":\"READY_FOR_STALE_BRANCH_CLEANUP_APPLY\",\"mutation_outcome\":\"NO_MUTATION\",\"next_stage\":\"STALE_BRANCH_CLEANUP_APPLY\",\"parent_evidence\":{\"result_sequence\":\"7277d2c10e0bdc2a46060f6eac2b493cfc93b0c793aeda6ae9ce319e1dd95777\",\"result_sha256\":\"68d8911dfd1c606146bdb38b87f1b34b5634f0491b38dc4c2b3b8b6587081d2b\"},\"private_addresses_included\":false,\"repository\":{\"main_head\":\"42a020bf825bb6bb499fca8e438ccb462e6984f0\",\"main_tree\":\"dad0d0e5d6e48bb21d6726dad69b62fdd55f7dfe\",\"open_pull_request_count\":0,\"protected_branches\":[\"main\"],\"stale_branches\":{\"rollback/hbarhub-app-scaffold-v1-20260729t165500z\":\"757c324c66d5a05d65ca0634997f69988a2a315d\",\"work/hbarhub-app-scaffold-v1\":\"763e31ea66274d04b1d4c8f19dfd05dad902dde3\"}},\"rollback_restored\":null,\"rollback_started\":false,\"sanitized\":true,\"schema\":1,\"secrets_included\":false,\"status\":\"PLAN_COMPLETE\"}\n"
+  "output": "HOMELAB_RESULT_CONTRACT={\"changes_made\":true,\"command_id\":\"HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-APPLY-V1-20260729T171000Z\",\"rollback_restored\":null,\"rollback_started\":false,\"status\":\"OK\",\"version\":1}\n{\"action\":\"DELETED_STALE_SERVICE_BRANCHES\",\"backup_changed\":false,\"changes_made\":true,\"command_id\":\"HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-APPLY-V1-20260729T171000Z\",\"deleted_branches\":[\"rollback/hbarhub-app-scaffold-v1-20260729t165500z\",\"work/hbarhub-app-scaffold-v1\"],\"gitea_changed\":true,\"main_head\":\"42a020bf825bb6bb499fca8e438ccb462e6984f0\",\"main_tree\":\"dad0d0e5d6e48bb21d6726dad69b62fdd55f7dfe\",\"mutation_outcome\":\"APPLIED\",\"next_stage\":\"APPLICATION_SCAFFOLD_PR_PLAN_RETRY\",\"open_pull_request_count\":0,\"plan_evidence\":{\"result_sequence\":\"b272b84c4065c2df2011cd73c94bc68878b5e62d9e0912c5c06c6b4760409614\",\"result_sha256\":\"4767c0971d3e9b4c36d33e0d45acbc1a6d018df24436b5ca83437802a5bfa62a\"},\"private_addresses_included\":false,\"production_changed\":true,\"protected_branches\":[\"main\"],\"repository\":\"homelab-admin/hbarhub\",\"rollback_restored\":null,\"rollback_started\":false,\"sanitized\":true,\"schema\":1,\"secrets_included\":false,\"services_changed\":false,\"status\":\"APPLY_OK\"}\n"
 }
diff --git a/runtime/latest.txt b/runtime/latest.txt
index df07505..eb2255b 100644
--- a/runtime/latest.txt
+++ b/runtime/latest.txt
@@ -1,34 +1,34 @@
 CHAT_OUTPUT_BEGIN
-COMMAND_ID=HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-PLAN-V1-20260729T170000Z
+COMMAND_ID=HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-APPLY-V1-20260729T171000Z
 STATUS=OK
 RC=0
 HOST=pve01
-MODE=verify
-COMPONENT=hbarhub-stale-branch-cleanup-plan-v1
+MODE=change
+COMPONENT=hbarhub-stale-branch-cleanup-apply-v1
 REFERENCE_REGISTER_CHECK=OK
 REFERENCE_SHA256=5763f2f8edc75fcf6f3951f8c95896d1cc112ceccb6cf5b64a383f540a4deb8e
 ERROR_REGISTER_CHECK=OK
 ERROR_REGISTER_SHA256=24934a2c7fa5c26f6e828583c4aefac7f143b40c0171736ed7571e617d55ab83
-COMMAND_SHA256=3bf03c35fc9c9f8785449f1ba9721e33e5d591a40bed69489fba5d182fc2ebf3
+COMMAND_SHA256=ae9d342cc02d79c221336f5ac3d7a94cbf2cd2a96daf78c3e260738bc7989b97
 DUPLICATE_FAILED_COMMAND_BLOCKED=false
 EXECUTION_STARTED=true
-CHANGE_DECLARED=false
+CHANGE_DECLARED=true
 RESULT_CONTRACT_VALID=true
-RESULT_CONTRACT_STATUS=NOT_APPLICABLE
+RESULT_CONTRACT_STATUS=OK
 RESULT_CONTRACT_ERROR=NONE
 COMMAND_RC=0
-CHANGES_MADE=false
+CHANGES_MADE=true
 ROLLBACK_STARTED=false
 ROLLBACK_RESTORED=null
-MUTATION_OUTCOME=NO_MUTATION
+MUTATION_OUTCOME=MUTATED
 SANITIZED=yes
 SECRETS_INCLUDED=no
 PRIVATE_ADDRESSES_INCLUDED=no
-RAW_EVIDENCE_SHA256=b8f2609df35fca46ddd7d76e7e2521d8e5d6a5f6750fe5bbe9f2852bdc68b7c5
-SANITIZED_OUTPUT_SHA256=b8f2609df35fca46ddd7d76e7e2521d8e5d6a5f6750fe5bbe9f2852bdc68b7c5
+RAW_EVIDENCE_SHA256=f013156e998fcbe5ff90638a375364a3a2f5ab745a34c2d50ca8cc08f56bc207
+SANITIZED_OUTPUT_SHA256=f013156e998fcbe5ff90638a375364a3a2f5ab745a34c2d50ca8cc08f56bc207
 OUTPUT_BEGIN
-HOMELAB_RESULT_CONTRACT={"changes_made":false,"command_id":"HBARHUB-STALE-BRANCH-CLEANUP-PLAN-V1-20260729T170000Z","rollback_restored":null,"rollback_started":false,"status":"OK","version":1}
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 CHAT_OUTPUT_END