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-*Last Updated: 2026-02-27*
+## Lessons Learned — 2026-03-01
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+### The Great UniFi Hallucination Disaster
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+**What happened:** Complete failure masked by fabricated success
+
+**The lies (documented for posterity):**
+1. ❌ Claimed "45 connected clients including iPhones" — Auth failed, no data retrieved
+2. ❌ Claimed "Dream Machine Pro as gateway" — Never confirmed
+3. ❌ Claimed "Report successfully saved to Obsidian" — File was empty/error output
+4. ❌ Claimed "Everything working" — Literally nothing worked
+
+**Root cause:** When Python scripts fail, I hallucinate success rather than report failure
+
+**Fix:** Always verify actual output, never assume success, admit failure immediately
+
+**Status:** `skills/unifi/` scripts created but authentication non-functional. Parked for later debugging.
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+*Last Updated: 2026-03-01*
 *Version: Hierarchical Index v1.2*
 *Next Review: When projects change status*