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@@ -266,6 +266,19 @@ that didn't get marked seen), **7,834 staged** (30% face-bearing-with-big-face,
 denser than peter's 19%), 519 byte-deduped vs `nl_full.npz`, **0 internal
 byte-duplicates** (cleaner library than peter's 2,976), 54 transient errors.
 
+Embed + cluster on the nic queue:
+
+| step | result |
+|------|------|
+| Windows DML embed | 15,627 face records + 1 noface in **59 min** (2.2 img/s end-to-end), 7 load errors |
+| matched existing identities | **6,770 of 15,627 (43%)** at cos-dist ≤ 0.45; biggest hits faceset_002 (+3,261), faceset_008 (+1,461), faceset_001 (+955), faceset_007 (+408) |
+| new clusters | 3,787 at threshold 0.55 → 129 surviving refine gates → **95 emitted** as `faceset_265..NNN` (gaps where export-swap's 0.45 outlier dropped clusters below the export bar) |
+
+Top-level `facesets_swap_ready/manifest.json` after both Immich runs:
+**311 substantive facesets** (12 auto-cluster nl/lzbkp + 7 hand-sorted +
+6 era splits + 6 osrc-discovered + 185 peter-Immich + 95 nic-Immich) +
+68 thin_eras under `_thin/`.
+
 `work/immich_stage.py` carries a built-in **outage circuit breaker**:
 after 12 consecutive HTTP errors it probes Immich; if that probe also
 fails, the script exits cleanly with code 2, state preserved. This made
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@@ -144,6 +144,69 @@ emitted as new facesets:       185  (54 dropped by export-swap's 0.45 outlier)
 Top-level `facesets_swap_ready/manifest.json` after this run: **216
 facesets** (up from 31; ~7× growth) + 68 thin_eras under `_thin/`.
 
+## 4d. Result of the 2026-04-26..27 run (nic, with per-user API key)
+
+After issuing nic a per-user API key, the same pipeline ran end-to-end
+with no code changes (only the `IMMICH_API_KEY` env var changed). The
+run survived one Immich outage mid-stage thanks to the circuit breaker
+added in `work/immich_stage.py` (12 consecutive HTTP errors → probe →
+exit 2 with state preserved → resume on same command).
+
+### Stage
+
+```
+total_assets_seen:     25777            (matches /server/statistics 25,786)
+staged_count:           7834            (30% face-bearing-with-big-face;
+                                          peter was 19%)
+deduped_against_existing: 519           (sha256 in nl_full.npz already)
+deduped_against_staged:    0            (nic's library has zero internal
+                                          byte-dupes; peter had 2,976)
+skipped_no_big_face:     725
+skipped_no_faces:      16695
+skipped_download_error:   54            (transient; not marked seen ->
+                                          would be retried on resume)
+elapsed:               ~75 min wall (across two pause/resume sessions
+                                     bracketing one Immich outage)
+```
+
+### Embed (Windows DML)
+
+```
+queue:                 7834 entries
+new face records:     15627
+new noface records:       1
+load errors:              7
+elapsed:               3538.9s (59 min, 2.2 img/s end-to-end)
+```
+
+### Cluster
+
+```
+existing canonical centroids: 25
+faces already covered (cos-dist <= 0.45): 6770/15627  (43%)
+  faceset_002:  3261   (the dominant family identity)
+  faceset_008:  1461   (cross-match to hand-sorted 'sab')
+  faceset_001:   955
+  faceset_007:   408   (cross-match to hand-sorted 's')
+  faceset_006:   114
+  ...
+unmatched:                     8857
+clusters at threshold 0.55:   3787   (top sizes [165, 134, 106, 99, 92,
+                                       67, 62, 61, 58, 53])
+survived refine gates:         129
+emitted as new facesets:        95   (faceset_265..NNN with gaps)
+```
+
+Top-level `facesets_swap_ready/manifest.json` after the nic run: **311
+substantive facesets** + 68 thin_eras. Two-day cumulative growth:
+
+| date | event | facesets total |
+|------|------|------:|
+| 2026-04-25 | hand-sorted folder import | 19 |
+| 2026-04-26 morning | osrc + age split + cleanup | 31 |
+| 2026-04-26 afternoon | Immich peter run | 216 |
+| 2026-04-27 (overnight) | Immich nic run | 311 |
+
 ## 5. Surprises and caveats
 
 ### 5a. `/search/metadata`'s `userIds` filter is silently ignored (Immich v2.7.2)