diff --git a/scripts/run-instance.sh b/scripts/run-instance.sh
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--- a/scripts/run-instance.sh
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-#!/bin/sh
-
-# Query images, get Ubuntu image
-export AWS_PROFILE=spinifex
-
-# Detect architecture
-ARCH=$(uname -m)
-if [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
-    IMAGE_NAME="ami-ubuntu-26.04-x86_64"
-elif [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ] || [ "$ARCH" = "arm64" ]; then
-    IMAGE_NAME="ami-ubuntu-26.04-arm64"
-else
-    echo "Warning: Unknown architecture $ARCH, defaulting to x86_64"
-    IMAGE_NAME="ami-ubuntu-26.04-x86_64"
-fi
-
-# Query available instance types from Spinifex and pick the first micro type
-INSTANCE_TYPE=$(aws ec2 describe-instance-types --query "InstanceTypes[?contains(InstanceType, '.micro')].InstanceType | [0]" --output text)
-if [ -z "$INSTANCE_TYPE" ] || [ "$INSTANCE_TYPE" = "None" ]; then
-    echo "Error: Could not find available micro instance type"
-    echo "Available instance types:"
-    aws ec2 describe-instance-types --query "InstanceTypes[*].InstanceType" --output table
-    exit 1
-fi
-echo "Using instance type: $INSTANCE_TYPE"
-
-echo "Detected architecture: $ARCH"
-echo "Looking for image with Name: $IMAGE_NAME"
-
-# Query images and extract ImageId matching the IMAGE_NAME
-SPINIFEX_AMI=$(aws ec2 describe-images --query "Images[?Name=='$IMAGE_NAME'].ImageId" --output text)
-
-if [ -z "$SPINIFEX_AMI" ]; then
-    echo "Error: Could not find image with Name '$IMAGE_NAME'"
-    echo "Available images:"
-    aws ec2 describe-images --query "Images[*].[Name,ImageId]" --output table
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-export SPINIFEX_AMI=$SPINIFEX_AMI
-
-echo "Found ImageId: $SPINIFEX_AMI"
-export SPINIFEX_AMI
-
-echo "Launching instance"
-
-# Launch instance
-aws ec2 run-instances \
-  --image-id "$SPINIFEX_AMI" \
-  --instance-type "$INSTANCE_TYPE" \
-  --key-name spinifex-key \
-  --security-group-ids sg-0123456789abcdef0 \
-  --subnet-id subnet-6e7f829e \
-  --count 1
-
diff --git a/scripts/start-then-terminate-pending.sh b/scripts/start-then-terminate-pending.sh
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index 4853c621a..000000000
--- a/scripts/start-then-terminate-pending.sh
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-#!/bin/sh
-# Launch instance then terminate it while still in `pending` state.
-
-set -e
-
-export AWS_PROFILE=spinifex
-
-ARCH=$(uname -m)
-case "$ARCH" in
-    x86_64)            IMAGE_NAME="ami-ubuntu-26.04-x86_64" ;;
-    aarch64|arm64)     IMAGE_NAME="ami-ubuntu-26.04-arm64" ;;
-    *)                 echo "Unknown arch $ARCH, default x86_64"; IMAGE_NAME="ami-ubuntu-26.04-x86_64" ;;
-esac
-
-INSTANCE_TYPE=$(aws ec2 describe-instance-types \
-    --query "InstanceTypes[?contains(InstanceType, '.micro')].InstanceType | [0]" \
-    --output text)
-[ -z "$INSTANCE_TYPE" ] || [ "$INSTANCE_TYPE" = "None" ] && { echo "no micro type"; exit 1; }
-
-AMI=$(aws ec2 describe-images --query "Images[?Name=='$IMAGE_NAME'].ImageId" --output text)
-[ -z "$AMI" ] && { echo "no AMI $IMAGE_NAME"; exit 1; }
-
-SUBNET=$(aws ec2 describe-subnets --query 'Subnets[0].SubnetId' --output text)
-SG=$(aws ec2 describe-security-groups --query 'SecurityGroups[0].GroupId' --output text)
-[ -z "$SUBNET" ] || [ "$SUBNET" = "None" ] && { echo "no subnet"; exit 1; }
-[ -z "$SG" ]     || [ "$SG" = "None" ]     && { echo "no SG"; exit 1; }
-
-echo "Launch: ami=$AMI type=$INSTANCE_TYPE subnet=$SUBNET sg=$SG"
-
-INSTANCE_ID=$(aws ec2 run-instances \
-    --image-id "$AMI" \
-    --instance-type "$INSTANCE_TYPE" \
-    --key-name spinifex-key \
-    --security-group-ids "$SG" \
-    --subnet-id "$SUBNET" \
-    --count 1 \
-    --query 'Instances[0].InstanceId' \
-    --output text)
-
-echo "Launched: $INSTANCE_ID — waiting for QEMU"
-
-# Wait until QEMU process exists (LaunchInstance.StartInstance fired) but
-# BEFORE TransitionState moves to running. Poll tight; terminate on first hit.
-TIMEOUT=60
-DEADLINE=$(( $(date +%s) + TIMEOUT ))
-QEMU_PID=""
-while [ "$(date +%s)" -lt "$DEADLINE" ]; do
-    QEMU_PID=$(pgrep -f "qemu.*$INSTANCE_ID" | head -1 || true)
-    [ -n "$QEMU_PID" ] && break
-done
-
-[ -z "$QEMU_PID" ] && { echo "ERR: QEMU never appeared"; exit 1; }
-
-echo "QEMU pid=$QEMU_PID — terminate now"
-aws ec2 terminate-instances --instance-ids "$INSTANCE_ID" \
-    --query 'TerminatingInstances[0].[InstanceId,PreviousState.Name,CurrentState.Name]' \
-    --output text