diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1dfd9b67..75e2da3b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -125,3 +125,8 @@ learning.db
 **/learning/benchmarks/
 **/teacher_traces/
 *.session.json
+
+# Local dev artifacts (hybrid worker logs + cli debug dumps)
+minion_logs/
+*.oj-debug.json
+oj-debug.*.json
diff --git a/scripts/ablation/backfill_tool_calls.py b/scripts/ablation/backfill_tool_calls.py
index dbf824c5..70c62a33 100644
--- a/scripts/ablation/backfill_tool_calls.py
+++ b/scripts/ablation/backfill_tool_calls.py
@@ -53,7 +53,13 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 HYBRID_RUNS = Path(
     os.environ.get(
         "HYBRID_RUNS_DIR",
-        "/matx/u/aspark/.openjarvis/experiments/hybrid/runs",
+        Path(
+            os.environ.get(
+                "OPENJARVIS_HYBRID_EXPERIMENTS_DIR",
+                Path.home() / ".openjarvis" / "experiments" / "hybrid",
+            )
+        )
+        / "runs",
     )
 )
 
diff --git a/scripts/ablation/make_report.py b/scripts/ablation/make_report.py
index 2416bf11..a8a6efce 100644
--- a/scripts/ablation/make_report.py
+++ b/scripts/ablation/make_report.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Build /matx/u/aspark/.openjarvis/experiments/hybrid/docs/index.html
-plus a set of PNG pareto plots in the same dir. The HTML embeds the PNGs
-via <img src="..."> so the browser never has to render anything itself —
+"""Build ``$OPENJARVIS_HYBRID_EXPERIMENTS_DIR/docs/index.html`` plus a set
+of PNG pareto plots in the same dir. The HTML embeds the PNGs via
+``<img src="...">`` so the browser never has to render anything itself —
 just shows static images.
 
 Re-running is idempotent: regenerates index.html + all PNGs from whatever
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import html as html_lib
 import json
+import os
 import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -22,7 +23,12 @@ import matplotlib
 matplotlib.use("Agg")
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
-HYBRID_ROOT = Path("/matx/u/aspark/.openjarvis/experiments/hybrid")
+HYBRID_ROOT = Path(
+    os.environ.get(
+        "OPENJARVIS_HYBRID_EXPERIMENTS_DIR",
+        Path.home() / ".openjarvis" / "experiments" / "hybrid",
+    )
+)
 RUNS_DIR = HYBRID_ROOT / "runs"
 DOCS_DIR = HYBRID_ROOT / "docs"
 OUT_HTML = DOCS_DIR / "index.html"
diff --git a/scripts/ablation/run_sweep.py b/scripts/ablation/run_sweep.py
index 51b1e5bc..79833212 100644
--- a/scripts/ablation/run_sweep.py
+++ b/scripts/ablation/run_sweep.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ Drives a batch of ``openjarvis.agents.hybrid.runner`` invocations with:
   * exit-code + summary.json driven retry loop (resume mode, runner-handled)
   * incremental atomic updates of ``results-table.md`` (auto-section only)
   * Ctrl-C → SIGTERM the whole process group of each child cleanly
-
-Spec: see /matx/u/aspark/CLAUDE.md and the task description.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -33,12 +31,17 @@ from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 # Paths
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-REPO_ROOT = Path("/matx/u/aspark/OpenJarvis")
-VENV_PY = REPO_ROOT / ".venv" / "bin" / "python"
-EXPERIMENTS_DIR = Path("/matx/u/aspark/.openjarvis/experiments/hybrid")
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+VENV_PY = Path(os.environ.get("OPENJARVIS_VENV_PY", REPO_ROOT / ".venv" / "bin" / "python"))
+EXPERIMENTS_DIR = Path(
+    os.environ.get(
+        "OPENJARVIS_HYBRID_EXPERIMENTS_DIR",
+        Path.home() / ".openjarvis" / "experiments" / "hybrid",
+    )
+)
 RUNS_DIR = EXPERIMENTS_DIR / "runs"
 RESULTS_TABLE = EXPERIMENTS_DIR / "docs" / "results-table.md"
-LOG_DIR = Path("/tmp/hybrid-sweep-logs")
+LOG_DIR = Path(os.environ.get("HYBRID_SWEEP_LOG_DIR", "/tmp/hybrid-sweep-logs"))
 AUTO_SECTION_HEADER = "## n=100 sweep — auto-generated"
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/README.md b/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/README.md
index 7a191671..3dda4ae4 100644
--- a/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/README.md
+++ b/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Hybrid local+cloud paradigm agents
 
-Six paradigms ported from the legacy hybrid-local-cloud-compute harness
-([github.com/andrewparkk1/hybrid-local-cloud-compute](https://github.com/andrewparkk1/hybrid-local-cloud-compute);
-results archived at `~/.openjarvis/experiments/hybrid/`) — each is
-registered as a standard OpenJarvis agent so the rest of the platform
-(SDK, CLI, distillation, evals) can use them like any other agent.
+Six paradigms ported from the original ``hybrid-local-cloud-compute``
+harness — each is registered as a standard OpenJarvis agent so the rest
+of the platform (SDK, CLI, distillation, evals) can use them like any
+other agent. Results live under ``$OPENJARVIS_HYBRID_EXPERIMENTS_DIR``
+(defaults to ``~/.openjarvis/experiments/hybrid/``).
 
 | Agent             | Plan shape      | Trains what?         | Workers                   |
 |-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ structural scorer).
 ## Quickstart
 
 ```bash
-cd /matx/u/aspark/OpenJarvis
+cd OpenJarvis
 source .env                                           # API keys
 
-# 1. Start vLLM in another shell (see CLAUDE.md for the full recipe)
+# 1. Start vLLM in another shell (see your local launch recipe)
 #    CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0 .venv/bin/python -m vllm.entrypoints.openai.api_server \
 #       --model Qwen/Qwen3.5-27B-FP8 --port 8001 ...
 
 # 2. (Optional) for Minions: install the upstream library
-.venv/bin/uv pip install -e /matx/u/aspark/external/minions
+.venv/bin/uv pip install -e path/to/minions
 
 # 3. Run a smoke cell
 .venv/bin/python -m openjarvis.agents.hybrid.runner \
diff --git a/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/__init__.py b/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/__init__.py
index 428c024f..a09f34b8 100644
--- a/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/__init__.py
+++ b/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/__init__.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ or the bench's native formatter) and hands it in via ``run(input=...)``. Task
 metadata that the paradigm needs (a problem statement vs. a question, hints,
 etc.) goes through ``context.metadata``.
 
-The hybrid harness at ``/matx/u/aspark/hybrid-local-cloud-compute`` is the
-reference implementation and stays untouched — these ports are the
-OpenJarvis-native versions of the same paradigms.
+The original ``hybrid-local-cloud-compute`` harness is the reference
+implementation and stays untouched — these ports are the OpenJarvis-native
+versions of the same paradigms.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
diff --git a/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/archon.py b/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/archon.py
index 8c50bb82..db493700 100644
--- a/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/archon.py
+++ b/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/archon.py
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ How the hybrid harness wires it (and what we mirror here):
 - ``ranker_model`` / ``fuser_model`` (default: ``cloud_model`` for both)
 - ``max_tokens`` (default 2048), ``temperature`` (default 0.7)
 
-Requires the Archon library (cloned at
-``hybrid-local-cloud-compute/external/Archon`` — add its ``src`` to
-``PYTHONPATH`` or pip-install editable). Import is lazy.
+Requires the Archon library from https://github.com/Stanford-ILIAD/Archon
+— either pip-install editable or set ``ARCHON_SRC`` to the checkout's
+``src/`` directory. Import is lazy.
 
 Ported from ``hybrid-local-cloud-compute/adapters/archon_adapter.py``.
 """
@@ -87,13 +87,11 @@ def _stub_archon_imports() -> None:
 
 
 def _add_archon_to_path() -> None:
-    """Locate Archon's ``src`` dir. The hybrid clone is the default location;
-    override with ``ARCHON_SRC`` env var if Archon is installed elsewhere."""
-    archon_src = os.environ.get(
-        "ARCHON_SRC",
-        "/matx/u/aspark/hybrid-local-cloud-compute/external/Archon/src",
-    )
-    if archon_src not in sys.path and os.path.isdir(archon_src):
+    """Locate Archon's ``src`` dir. Set ``ARCHON_SRC`` to point at your
+    Archon checkout (``<repo>/src``); otherwise we assume ``archon`` is on
+    ``sys.path`` already (e.g. ``pip install`` from a local clone)."""
+    archon_src = os.environ.get("ARCHON_SRC")
+    if archon_src and os.path.isdir(archon_src) and archon_src not in sys.path:
         sys.path.insert(0, archon_src)
 
 
diff --git a/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/minions.py b/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/minions.py
index 69217064..da5ab9b6 100644
--- a/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/minions.py
+++ b/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/minions.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ acc / $0.67 (vs $1.09).
 
 Requires the ``minions`` library from
 https://github.com/HazyResearch/minions installed in the same env (e.g.
-``uv pip install -e /matx/u/aspark/hybrid-local-cloud-compute/external/minions``).
-Import is lazy — the agent class registers without ``minions`` available,
-and the import error only fires on ``run()``.
+``uv pip install -e path/to/minions``). Import is lazy — the agent class
+registers without ``minions`` available, and the import error only fires
+on ``run()``.
 
 Compatibility patches applied at first ``run()`` (idempotent):
 
diff --git a/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/registry/ablation_minions.toml b/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/registry/ablation_minions.toml
index 46e342d4..5cfa5405 100644
--- a/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/registry/ablation_minions.toml
+++ b/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/registry/ablation_minions.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Re-run the per-axis cloud winner on minions to check the ranking
 # isn't a skillorchestra-only artifact. Same subset, same n.
 #
-# Local is fixed at Qwen-3.5-27B-FP8 (Andrew's lane).
+# Local is fixed at Qwen-3.5-27B-FP8 (matches the n=100 sweep local lane).
 # NOTE: minions × Gemini is fully supported as of 2026-05-19 — the
 # vendored Minions library ships a GeminiClient that minion.py already
 # special-cases (Pydantic response_schema for the supervisor JSON
diff --git a/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/runner.py b/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/runner.py
index fa891071..e6f9c627 100644
--- a/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/runner.py
+++ b/src/openjarvis/agents/hybrid/runner.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ DEFAULT_REGISTRY_DIR = PACKAGE_DIR / "registry"
 DEFAULT_EXPERIMENTS_DIR = Path(
     os.environ.get(
         "OPENJARVIS_HYBRID_EXPERIMENTS_DIR",
-        "/matx/u/aspark/.openjarvis/experiments/hybrid",
+        Path.home() / ".openjarvis" / "experiments" / "hybrid",
     )
 )
 DEFAULT_SUBSETS_DIR = DEFAULT_EXPERIMENTS_DIR / "subsets"
diff --git a/tests/agents/hybrid/test_swebench_dataset_variant.py b/tests/agents/hybrid/test_swebench_dataset_variant.py
index 8e53a7da..ea3197ac 100644
--- a/tests/agents/hybrid/test_swebench_dataset_variant.py
+++ b/tests/agents/hybrid/test_swebench_dataset_variant.py
@@ -14,14 +14,17 @@ warm on the mkt cluster.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from openjarvis.agents.hybrid.runner import _load_swebench_tasks
+from openjarvis.agents.hybrid.runner import DEFAULT_SUBSETS_DIR, _load_swebench_tasks
 
 
 SUBSET_PATH = Path(
-    "/matx/u/aspark/.openjarvis/experiments/hybrid/subsets/"
-    "swebench_verified_n100_seed42.json"
+    os.environ.get(
+        "HYBRID_SWEBENCH_N100_SUBSET",
+        DEFAULT_SUBSETS_DIR / "swebench_verified_n100_seed42.json",
+    )
 )
 KNOWN_FULL_TASK_ID = "pytest-dev__pytest-10081"