diff --git a/.agents/skills/unidesk-cicd/references/branch-follower.md b/.agents/skills/unidesk-cicd/references/branch-follower.md
index a6e3c137..eebc4215 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/unidesk-cicd/references/branch-follower.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/unidesk-cicd/references/branch-follower.md
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ It must not copy runtime/GitOps/Secret details from owning configs:
 
 Use configRef summaries in plan/status; do not create a `full.md` or super Markdown index.
 
+Timeout, TTL, retry/backoff, reconcile interval and end-to-end budget values must be declared in YAML/source-of-truth fields. Do not introduce hidden numeric defaults in TypeScript, shell, native helper scripts, or controller manifests; helper code should read the configured values and fail structurally when required timing policy is missing.
+
 ## First Followers
 
 - `hwlab-jd01-v03`: follows `pikasTech/HWLAB@v0.3`, adapter `hwlab-node-runtime`, native trigger `Tekton PipelineRun -> Argo Application closeout -> runtime Deployment sourceCommit readiness`.
diff --git a/config/cicd-branch-followers.yaml b/config/cicd-branch-followers.yaml
index bee1c341..3ebfe42f 100644
--- a/config/cicd-branch-followers.yaml
+++ b/config/cicd-branch-followers.yaml
@@ -44,10 +44,15 @@ controller:
   loop:
     intervalSeconds: 30
     reconcileTimeoutSeconds: 110
+    leaseDurationSeconds: 140
   budgets:
     applyWaitSeconds: 120
     statusSeconds: 35
     runOnceSeconds: 120
+    reconcileJobTtlSeconds: 600
+    reconcileJobBackoffLimit: 0
+    reconcileJobDeadlineGraceSeconds: 30
+    reconcileTransportGraceSeconds: 20
 
 followers:
   - id: hwlab-jd01-v03
@@ -76,6 +81,9 @@ followers:
       statusSeconds: 35
       triggerSeconds: 120
       sourceSyncSeconds: 20
+      controlPlaneRefreshSeconds: 45
+      capabilityJobTtlSeconds: 600
+      capabilityJobBackoffLimit: 0
     commands:
       plan:
         argv: ["bun", "scripts/cli.ts", "hwlab", "nodes", "control-plane", "trigger-current", "--node", "JD01", "--lane", "v03", "--dry-run", "--raw"]
@@ -145,6 +153,9 @@ followers:
       statusSeconds: 35
       triggerSeconds: 120
       sourceSyncSeconds: 20
+      controlPlaneRefreshSeconds: 20
+      capabilityJobTtlSeconds: 600
+      capabilityJobBackoffLimit: 0
     commands:
       plan:
         argv: ["bun", "scripts/cli.ts", "agentrun", "control-plane", "trigger-current", "--node", "JD01", "--lane", "jd01-v02", "--dry-run", "--raw"]
@@ -210,6 +221,9 @@ followers:
       statusSeconds: 35
       triggerSeconds: 120
       sourceSyncSeconds: 20
+      controlPlaneRefreshSeconds: 20
+      capabilityJobTtlSeconds: 600
+      capabilityJobBackoffLimit: 0
     commands:
       plan:
         argv: ["bun", "scripts/cli.ts", "web-probe", "sentinel", "publish-current", "--node", "JD01", "--lane", "v03", "--sentinel", "jd01-web-probe-sentinel", "--dry-run", "--raw"]
diff --git a/scripts/native/cicd/hwlab-node-control-plane-refresh.mjs b/scripts/native/cicd/hwlab-node-control-plane-refresh.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21cfe540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/native/cicd/hwlab-node-control-plane-refresh.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// SPEC: PJ2026-01060703 CI/CD branch follower native HWLAB control-plane refresh.
+// Responsibility: render and apply the HWLAB node Tekton Pipeline from a k8s git-mirror snapshot.
+import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { existsSync, mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { createRequire } from "node:module";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+const startedAt = Date.now();
+const sourceCommit = requiredEnv("SOURCE_COMMIT");
+const sourceStageRef = requiredEnv("SOURCE_STAGE_REF");
+const gitReadUrl = requiredEnv("GIT_READ_URL");
+const fieldManager = requiredEnv("FIELD_MANAGER");
+const tektonNamespace = requiredEnv("TEKTON_NAMESPACE");
+const overlay = JSON.parse(Buffer.from(requiredEnv("HWLAB_RENDER_OVERLAY_B64"), "base64").toString("utf8"));
+const workDir = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), `hwlab-control-plane-${sourceCommit.slice(0, 12)}-`));
+const repoDir = path.join(workDir, "repo");
+const renderDir = path.join(workDir, "render");
+
+try {
+  checkoutSnapshot();
+  prepareYamlDependency();
+  applyDeployOverlay();
+  renderControlPlane();
+  applyPipeline();
+  emit({ ok: true, status: "applied" });
+} finally {
+  rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+}
+
+function checkoutSnapshot() {
+  run("git", ["init", repoDir], { cwd: "/" });
+  run("git", ["-C", repoDir, "remote", "add", "origin", gitReadUrl]);
+  run("git", ["-C", repoDir, "fetch", "--depth", "1", "origin", sourceStageRef]);
+  run("git", ["-C", repoDir, "checkout", "--detach", "FETCH_HEAD"]);
+  const head = capture("git", ["-C", repoDir, "rev-parse", "HEAD"]).trim();
+  if (head !== sourceCommit) throw new Error(`snapshot checkout mismatch: expected ${sourceCommit}, got ${head}`);
+}
+
+function prepareYamlDependency() {
+  if (canResolveYaml()) return;
+  const registry = requiredOverlayString("npmRegistry");
+  const timeoutMs = String(requiredPositiveNumber("npmFetchTimeoutMs"));
+  const retries = String(requiredNonNegativeNumber("npmRetries"));
+  const yamlSpec = yamlDependencySpec();
+  const env = renderEnv({
+    npm_config_registry: registry,
+    BUN_CONFIG_REGISTRY: registry,
+    npm_config_fetch_timeout: timeoutMs,
+    npm_config_fetch_retries: retries,
+  });
+  if (commandExists("bun")) {
+    const result = runOptional("bun", ["add", "--no-save", "--ignore-scripts", "--registry", registry, yamlSpec], { cwd: repoDir, env });
+    if (result.status === 0 && canResolveYaml()) return;
+  }
+  run("npm", ["install", "--package-lock=false", "--no-save", "--ignore-scripts", "--no-audit", "--no-fund", "--omit=dev", "--registry", registry, yamlSpec], { cwd: repoDir, env });
+  if (!canResolveYaml()) throw new Error("yaml dependency remains unresolved after install");
+}
+
+function yamlDependencySpec() {
+  const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path.join(repoDir, "package.json"), "utf8"));
+  const version = pkg.dependencies?.yaml || pkg.devDependencies?.yaml;
+  if (typeof version !== "string" || version.length === 0) throw new Error("package.json must declare yaml dependency for gitops render");
+  return `yaml@${version}`;
+}
+
+function canResolveYaml() {
+  const result = runOptional("node", ["-e", "require.resolve('yaml')"], { cwd: repoDir, stdio: "ignore" });
+  return result.status === 0;
+}
+
+function applyDeployOverlay() {
+  const requireFromRepo = createRequire(path.join(repoDir, "package.json"));
+  const YAML = requireFromRepo("yaml");
+  const deployPath = path.join(repoDir, "deploy/deploy.yaml");
+  const doc = YAML.parse(readFileSync(deployPath, "utf8"));
+  doc.nodes = doc.nodes || {};
+  doc.nodes[overlay.nodeId] = { ...(doc.nodes[overlay.nodeId] || {}), gitopsRoot: overlay.gitopsRoot, sourceRepo: overlay.gitUrl };
+  doc.lanes = doc.lanes || {};
+  const lane = doc.lanes[overlay.lane] || {};
+  const downloadStack = {
+    ...(lane.envRecipe?.downloadStack || {}),
+    httpProxy: overlay.dockerProxyHttp,
+    httpsProxy: overlay.dockerProxyHttps,
+    noProxy: overlay.dockerNoProxyList,
+  };
+  doc.lanes[overlay.lane] = {
+    ...lane,
+    node: overlay.nodeId,
+    sourceBranch: overlay.sourceBranch,
+    gitopsBranch: overlay.gitopsBranch,
+    namespace: overlay.runtimeNamespace,
+    endpoint: overlay.publicApiUrl,
+    publicEndpoints: { frontend: overlay.publicWebUrl, api: overlay.publicApiUrl },
+    artifactCatalog: overlay.catalogPath,
+    runtimePath: overlay.runtimePath,
+    imageTagMode: "full",
+    sourceRepo: overlay.gitUrl,
+    externalPostgres: overlay.externalPostgres,
+    observability: overlay.observability,
+    envRecipe: { ...(lane.envRecipe || {}), downloadStack },
+  };
+  if (overlay.runtimeStore !== undefined) doc.lanes[overlay.lane].runtimeStore = overlay.runtimeStore;
+  if (overlay.codeAgentRuntime !== undefined) doc.lanes[overlay.lane].codeAgentRuntime = overlay.codeAgentRuntime;
+  if (overlay.deployYamlGitMirror !== undefined) doc.lanes[overlay.lane].gitMirror = overlay.deployYamlGitMirror;
+  writeFileSync(deployPath, YAML.stringify(doc), "utf8");
+}
+
+function renderControlPlane() {
+  run("node", [
+    "scripts/run-bun.mjs",
+    "scripts/gitops-render.mjs",
+    "--lane", overlay.lane,
+    "--node", overlay.nodeId,
+    "--gitops-root", overlay.gitopsRoot,
+    "--catalog-path", overlay.catalogPath,
+    "--image-tag-mode", "full",
+    "--source-revision", sourceCommit,
+    "--source-repo", overlay.gitUrl,
+    "--source-branch", overlay.sourceBranch,
+    "--gitops-branch", overlay.gitopsBranch,
+    "--git-read-url", overlay.gitReadUrl,
+    "--git-write-url", overlay.gitWriteUrl,
+    "--registry-prefix", overlay.registryPrefix,
+    "--runtime-endpoint", overlay.publicApiUrl,
+    "--web-endpoint", overlay.publicWebUrl,
+    "--out", renderDir,
+  ], { cwd: repoDir, env: renderEnv() });
+}
+
+function applyPipeline() {
+  const pipelinePath = path.join(renderDir, overlay.tektonDir, "pipeline.yaml");
+  if (!existsSync(pipelinePath)) throw new Error(`rendered Pipeline missing: ${pipelinePath}`);
+  run("kubectl", ["apply", "--server-side", "--force-conflicts", `--field-manager=${fieldManager}`, "-f", pipelinePath], { cwd: repoDir, env: renderEnv() });
+}
+
+function renderEnv(extra = {}) {
+  const noProxy = overlay.noProxy || process.env.NO_PROXY || process.env.no_proxy || "";
+  return {
+    ...process.env,
+    HTTP_PROXY: overlay.proxyHttp || process.env.HTTP_PROXY || "",
+    HTTPS_PROXY: overlay.proxyHttps || process.env.HTTPS_PROXY || "",
+    ALL_PROXY: overlay.proxyAll || process.env.ALL_PROXY || "",
+    NO_PROXY: noProxy,
+    http_proxy: overlay.proxyHttp || process.env.http_proxy || "",
+    https_proxy: overlay.proxyHttps || process.env.https_proxy || "",
+    all_proxy: overlay.proxyAll || process.env.all_proxy || "",
+    no_proxy: noProxy,
+    HWLAB_NODE_CI_TOOLS_IMAGE: overlay.toolsImage || process.env.HWLAB_NODE_CI_TOOLS_IMAGE || "",
+    HWLAB_NODE_BUILDKIT_IMAGE: overlay.buildkitSidecarImage || process.env.HWLAB_NODE_BUILDKIT_IMAGE || "",
+    ...extra,
+  };
+}
+
+function run(command, args, options = {}) {
+  const result = runOptional(command, args, options);
+  if (result.status !== 0) throw new Error(`${command} ${args.join(" ")} failed with exit ${result.status}`);
+  return result;
+}
+
+function capture(command, args) {
+  const result = runOptional(command, args, { cwd: repoDir, encoding: "utf8", stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "inherit"] });
+  if (result.status !== 0) throw new Error(`${command} ${args.join(" ")} failed with exit ${result.status}`);
+  return result.stdout || "";
+}
+
+function runOptional(command, args, options = {}) {
+  return spawnSync(command, args, {
+    cwd: options.cwd || repoDir,
+    env: options.env || process.env,
+    encoding: options.encoding || "utf8",
+    stdio: options.stdio || "inherit",
+  });
+}
+
+function commandExists(command) {
+  return runOptional("sh", ["-lc", `command -v ${command} >/dev/null 2>&1`], { cwd: repoDir, stdio: "ignore" }).status === 0;
+}
+
+function requiredEnv(name) {
+  const value = process.env[name];
+  if (!value) throw new Error(`${name} is required`);
+  return value;
+}
+
+function requiredOverlayString(name) {
+  const value = overlay[name];
+  if (typeof value !== "string" || value.length === 0) throw new Error(`overlay.${name} is required`);
+  return value;
+}
+
+function requiredPositiveNumber(name) {
+  const value = Number(overlay[name]);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(value) || value <= 0) throw new Error(`overlay.${name} must be a positive number`);
+  return Math.floor(value);
+}
+
+function requiredNonNegativeNumber(name) {
+  const value = Number(overlay[name]);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(value) || value < 0) throw new Error(`overlay.${name} must be a non-negative number`);
+  return Math.floor(value);
+}
+
+function emit(extra) {
+  process.stdout.write(`${JSON.stringify({
+    ...extra,
+    sourceCommit,
+    sourceStageRef,
+    pipeline: overlay.pipelineName,
+    namespace: tektonNamespace,
+    elapsedMs: Date.now() - startedAt,
+    sourceAuthority: "k8s-git-mirror-snapshot",
+    statusAuthority: "kubernetes-api-serviceaccount",
+    parsedDownstreamCliOutput: false,
+  })}\n`);
+}
diff --git a/scripts/src/cicd-controller-render.ts b/scripts/src/cicd-controller-render.ts
index 37f48465..e351af29 100644
--- a/scripts/src/cicd-controller-render.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/cicd-controller-render.ts
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ export function renderControllerReconcileJob(registry: BranchFollowerRegistry, o
     kind: "Job",
     metadata: { name: jobName, namespace: registry.controller.namespace, labels },
     spec: {
-      backoffLimit: 0,
-      ttlSecondsAfterFinished: 600,
-      activeDeadlineSeconds: timeoutSeconds + 30,
+      backoffLimit: registry.controller.budgets.reconcileJobBackoffLimit,
+      ttlSecondsAfterFinished: registry.controller.budgets.reconcileJobTtlSeconds,
+      activeDeadlineSeconds: timeoutSeconds + registry.controller.budgets.reconcileJobDeadlineGraceSeconds,
       template: {
         metadata: { labels },
         spec: {
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ export function renderControllerManifests(registry: BranchFollowerRegistry): Rec
         { apiGroups: ["batch"], resources: ["jobs"], verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete"] },
         { apiGroups: ["apps"], resources: ["deployments", "statefulsets"], verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"] },
         { apiGroups: ["tekton.dev"], resources: ["pipelineruns"], verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "patch", "delete"] },
+        { apiGroups: ["tekton.dev"], resources: ["pipelines"], verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch"] },
         { apiGroups: ["tekton.dev"], resources: ["taskruns"], verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"] },
         { apiGroups: ["argoproj.io"], resources: ["applications"], verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "patch"] },
       ],
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ export function renderControllerManifests(registry: BranchFollowerRegistry): Rec
         "sync-source.sh": nativeCicdScript("sync-source.sh"),
         "controller-one-shot.sh": nativeCicdScript("controller-one-shot.sh"),
         "controller-loop.sh": nativeCicdScript("controller-loop.sh"),
+        "hwlab-node-control-plane-refresh.mjs": nativeCicdScript("hwlab-node-control-plane-refresh.mjs"),
         "github-proxy-connect.mjs": nativeCicdScript("github-proxy-connect.mjs"),
         "git-ssh-proxy.sh": nativeCicdScript("git-ssh-proxy.sh"),
       },
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ export function renderControllerManifests(registry: BranchFollowerRegistry): Rec
       apiVersion: "coordination.k8s.io/v1",
       kind: "Lease",
       metadata: { name: registry.controller.leaseName, namespace: registry.controller.namespace, labels },
-      spec: { holderIdentity: "unidesk-cicd-branch-follower", leaseDurationSeconds: Math.max(30, registry.controller.loop.reconcileTimeoutSeconds + 30) },
+      spec: { holderIdentity: "unidesk-cicd-branch-follower", leaseDurationSeconds: registry.controller.loop.leaseDurationSeconds },
     },
     {
       apiVersion: "apps/v1",
diff --git a/scripts/src/cicd-hwlab-refresh.ts b/scripts/src/cicd-hwlab-refresh.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ec41cad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/src/cicd-hwlab-refresh.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// SPEC: PJ2026-01060703 CI/CD branch follower HWLAB native refresh.
+// Responsibility: create the Kubernetes Job that refreshes HWLAB node Tekton Pipeline from a git-mirror snapshot.
+import { runNativeK8sJob } from "./cicd-native";
+import type { BranchFollowerRegistry, FollowerSpec, NativeK8sJobResult } from "./cicd-types";
+import type { HwlabRuntimeLaneSpec } from "./hwlab-node-lanes";
+import { nodeRuntimeGitMirrorTarget, nodeRuntimeRenderOverlay } from "./hwlab-node/web-probe";
+
+export function runNativeHwlabControlPlaneRefresh(
+  registry: BranchFollowerRegistry,
+  follower: FollowerSpec,
+  spec: HwlabRuntimeLaneSpec,
+  observedSha: string,
+  timeoutSeconds: number,
+  jobName: string,
+): { jobName: string; namespace: string; result: NativeK8sJobResult } {
+  const namespace = registry.controller.namespace;
+  const result = runNativeK8sJob(namespace, jobName, nativeHwlabControlPlaneRefreshJobManifest(registry, follower, spec, observedSha, jobName), timeoutSeconds, "control-plane-refresh");
+  return { jobName, namespace, result };
+}
+
+function nativeHwlabControlPlaneRefreshJobManifest(
+  registry: BranchFollowerRegistry,
+  follower: FollowerSpec,
+  spec: HwlabRuntimeLaneSpec,
+  observedSha: string,
+  jobName: string,
+): Record<string, unknown> {
+  const mirror = nodeRuntimeGitMirrorTarget(spec);
+  const overlay = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(nodeRuntimeRenderOverlay(spec)), "utf8").toString("base64");
+  const sourceStageRef = `${follower.source.snapshotPrefix.replace(/\/+$/u, "")}/${observedSha}`;
+  const tektonNamespace = follower.nativeStatus.tekton?.namespace;
+  if (tektonNamespace === undefined) throw new Error(`follower ${follower.id} nativeStatus.tekton.namespace is required for HWLAB control-plane refresh`);
+  return {
+    apiVersion: "batch/v1",
+    kind: "Job",
+    metadata: {
+      name: jobName,
+      namespace: registry.controller.namespace,
+      labels: {
+        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "hwlab-node-control-plane-refresh",
+        "app.kubernetes.io/part-of": "unidesk-cicd-branch-follower",
+        "app.kubernetes.io/component": "control-plane-refresh",
+        "hwlab.pikastech.local/node": spec.nodeId,
+        "hwlab.pikastech.local/lane": spec.lane,
+        "hwlab.pikastech.local/source-commit": observedSha,
+      },
+    },
+    spec: {
+      backoffLimit: follower.budgets.capabilityJobBackoffLimit,
+      ttlSecondsAfterFinished: follower.budgets.capabilityJobTtlSeconds,
+      template: {
+        metadata: {
+          labels: {
+            "app.kubernetes.io/name": "hwlab-node-control-plane-refresh",
+            "app.kubernetes.io/part-of": "unidesk-cicd-branch-follower",
+            "app.kubernetes.io/component": "control-plane-refresh",
+            "hwlab.pikastech.local/node": spec.nodeId,
+            "hwlab.pikastech.local/lane": spec.lane,
+            "hwlab.pikastech.local/source-commit": observedSha,
+          },
+        },
+        spec: {
+          restartPolicy: "Never",
+          serviceAccountName: registry.controller.serviceAccountName,
+          hostNetwork: true,
+          dnsPolicy: "ClusterFirstWithHostNet",
+          volumes: [
+            { name: "native-scripts", configMap: { name: registry.controller.configMapName, defaultMode: 0o755 } },
+          ],
+          containers: [{
+            name: "control-plane-refresh",
+            image: mirror.toolsImage,
+            imagePullPolicy: mirror.toolsImagePullPolicy,
+            command: ["node", "/etc/unidesk-cicd-branch-follower/hwlab-node-control-plane-refresh.mjs"],
+            volumeMounts: [
+              { name: "native-scripts", mountPath: "/etc/unidesk-cicd-branch-follower", readOnly: true },
+            ],
+            env: [
+              { name: "SOURCE_COMMIT", value: observedSha },
+              { name: "SOURCE_STAGE_REF", value: sourceStageRef },
+              { name: "GIT_READ_URL", value: spec.gitReadUrl },
+              { name: "FIELD_MANAGER", value: spec.controlPlaneFieldManager },
+              { name: "TEKTON_NAMESPACE", value: tektonNamespace },
+              { name: "HWLAB_RENDER_OVERLAY_B64", value: overlay },
+            ],
+          }],
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/scripts/src/cicd-types.ts b/scripts/src/cicd-types.ts
index 7e1a10bf..7ad0bd47 100644
--- a/scripts/src/cicd-types.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/cicd-types.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ export interface FollowerSpec {
     statusSeconds: number;
     triggerSeconds: number;
     sourceSyncSeconds: number;
+    controlPlaneRefreshSeconds: number;
+    capabilityJobTtlSeconds: number;
+    capabilityJobBackoffLimit: number;
   };
   commands: {
     plan: CommandSpec;
@@ -148,11 +151,16 @@ export interface ControllerSpec {
   loop: {
     intervalSeconds: number;
     reconcileTimeoutSeconds: number;
+    leaseDurationSeconds: number;
   };
   budgets: {
     applyWaitSeconds: number;
     statusSeconds: number;
     runOnceSeconds: number;
+    reconcileJobTtlSeconds: number;
+    reconcileJobBackoffLimit: number;
+    reconcileJobDeadlineGraceSeconds: number;
+    reconcileTransportGraceSeconds: number;
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/src/cicd.ts b/scripts/src/cicd.ts
index 379762ba..dced4d5a 100644
--- a/scripts/src/cicd.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/cicd.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { sentinelPipelineRunName } from "./hwlab-node-web-sentinel-cicd-shared";
 import { transPath } from "./hwlab-node/runtime-common";
 import { configRefGraph, resolveConfigRefString } from "./ops/config-refs";
 import { renderControllerManifests, renderControllerReconcileJob, waitForJobShell } from "./cicd-controller-render";
+import { runNativeHwlabControlPlaneRefresh } from "./cicd-hwlab-refresh";
 import { runNativeK8sJob, runNativeTektonPipelineRun } from "./cicd-native";
 import type { AdapterSummary, BranchFollowerPhase, BranchFollowerRegistry, ControllerSpec, FollowerSpec, FollowerState, K8sFollowerStateRead, K8sStateRead, NativeCloseoutWaitResult, NativeK8sJobResult, NativeObjectBundle, NativeStatusSpec, NativeWorkloadSpec, OutputMode, ParsedOptions, StageTiming, TriggerResult } from "./cicd-types";
 import {
@@ -278,11 +279,16 @@ function parseController(root: Record<string, unknown>): ControllerSpec {
     loop: {
       intervalSeconds: integerField(loop, "intervalSeconds", "controller.loop"),
       reconcileTimeoutSeconds: integerField(loop, "reconcileTimeoutSeconds", "controller.loop"),
+      leaseDurationSeconds: integerField(loop, "leaseDurationSeconds", "controller.loop"),
     },
     budgets: {
       applyWaitSeconds: integerField(budgets, "applyWaitSeconds", "controller.budgets"),
       statusSeconds: integerField(budgets, "statusSeconds", "controller.budgets"),
       runOnceSeconds: integerField(budgets, "runOnceSeconds", "controller.budgets"),
+      reconcileJobTtlSeconds: integerField(budgets, "reconcileJobTtlSeconds", "controller.budgets"),
+      reconcileJobBackoffLimit: integerField(budgets, "reconcileJobBackoffLimit", "controller.budgets"),
+      reconcileJobDeadlineGraceSeconds: integerField(budgets, "reconcileJobDeadlineGraceSeconds", "controller.budgets"),
+      reconcileTransportGraceSeconds: integerField(budgets, "reconcileTransportGraceSeconds", "controller.budgets"),
     },
   };
   if (result.source.sourceAuthority.allowHostGit || result.source.sourceAuthority.allowHostWorkspace || result.source.sourceAuthority.allowGithubDirectInPipeline) {
@@ -334,6 +340,9 @@ function parseFollower(root: Record<string, unknown>, index: number): FollowerSp
       statusSeconds: integerField(budgets, "statusSeconds", `${label}.budgets`),
       triggerSeconds: integerField(budgets, "triggerSeconds", `${label}.budgets`),
       sourceSyncSeconds: integerField(budgets, "sourceSyncSeconds", `${label}.budgets`),
+      controlPlaneRefreshSeconds: integerField(budgets, "controlPlaneRefreshSeconds", `${label}.budgets`),
+      capabilityJobTtlSeconds: integerField(budgets, "capabilityJobTtlSeconds", `${label}.budgets`),
+      capabilityJobBackoffLimit: integerField(budgets, "capabilityJobBackoffLimit", `${label}.budgets`),
     },
     commands: {
       plan: parseCommand(recordField(commands, "plan", `${label}.commands`), `${label}.commands.plan`),
@@ -801,7 +810,7 @@ async function decideAndMaybeTrigger(
     }
     if (!trigger.ok) warnings.push(trigger.message);
   }
-  if (options.confirm && options.wait && phase === "ClosingOut" && observedSha !== null && triggerCommand === undefined) {
+  if (options.confirm && (options.wait || options.inCluster) && phase === "ClosingOut" && observedSha !== null && triggerCommand === undefined) {
     const closeout = await waitNativeFollowerCloseout(registry, follower, observedSha, options, options.timeoutSeconds ?? follower.budgets.endToEndSeconds);
     triggerCommand = closeoutOnlyCommand(follower, live.pipelineRun, observedSha, closeout);
     if (closeout.completed) {
@@ -914,10 +923,14 @@ async function executeNativeHwlabNodeTrigger(registry: BranchFollowerRegistry, f
   const namespace = follower.nativeStatus.tekton.namespace;
   const manifest = nodeRuntimePipelineRunManifest(spec, observedSha, pipelineRun);
   const startedAt = Date.now();
-  const sync = runNativeGitMirrorStage(follower, observedSha, "sync", Math.min(remainingSeconds(startedAt, timeoutSeconds), Math.max(5, follower.budgets.sourceSyncSeconds)));
+  const sync = runNativeGitMirrorStage(follower, observedSha, "sync", Math.min(remainingSeconds(startedAt, timeoutSeconds), follower.budgets.sourceSyncSeconds));
   if (sync !== null && !sync.result.ok) {
     return nativeK8sStageFailure(follower, observedSha, "git-mirror-sync", sync.jobName, sync.result, { action: "sync" }, "native git-mirror sync failed", startedAt);
   }
+  const refresh = runNativeHwlabControlPlaneRefresh(registry, follower, spec, observedSha, Math.min(remainingSeconds(startedAt, timeoutSeconds), follower.budgets.controlPlaneRefreshSeconds), nativeCapabilityJobName(follower.id, "control-plane-refresh", observedSha));
+  if (!refresh.result.ok) {
+    return nativeK8sStageFailure(follower, observedSha, "control-plane-refresh", refresh.jobName, refresh.result, { action: "control-plane-refresh" }, "native HWLAB control-plane refresh failed", startedAt);
+  }
   const result = runNativeTektonPipelineRun(namespace, pipelineRun, manifest, options.wait, remainingSeconds(startedAt, timeoutSeconds));
   const payload = parseJsonObject(result.stdout) ?? {};
   const pipelineRunCompleted = payload.completed === true;
@@ -944,6 +957,7 @@ async function executeNativeHwlabNodeTrigger(registry: BranchFollowerRegistry, f
       ...payload,
       nativeCapabilities: {
         gitMirrorSync: sync === null ? null : sync.result,
+        controlPlaneRefresh: refresh.result,
         gitMirrorFlush: flush === null ? null : flush.result,
       },
     },
@@ -963,7 +977,7 @@ async function executeNativeAgentRunTrigger(registry: BranchFollowerRegistry, fo
   const startedAt = Date.now();
   const stageRef = `${follower.source.snapshotPrefix.replace(/\/+$/u, "")}/${observedSha}`;
   const jobPrefix = `agentrun-bf-${spec.nodeId.toLowerCase()}-${spec.lane}`;
-  const sync = runNativeGitMirrorStage(follower, observedSha, "sync", Math.min(remainingSeconds(startedAt, timeoutSeconds), Math.max(5, follower.budgets.sourceSyncSeconds)));
+  const sync = runNativeGitMirrorStage(follower, observedSha, "sync", Math.min(remainingSeconds(startedAt, timeoutSeconds), follower.budgets.sourceSyncSeconds));
   if (sync !== null && !sync.result.ok) {
     return nativeK8sStageFailure(follower, observedSha, "git-mirror-sync", sync.jobName, sync.result, { action: "sync" }, "native AgentRun git-mirror sync failed", startedAt);
   }
@@ -1580,7 +1594,7 @@ function readNativeObjectBundle(registry: BranchFollowerRegistry, follower: Foll
     "\"$tmpdir/read-native-bundle.sh\"",
   ].join("\n");
   const startedAt = Date.now();
-  const result = runKubeScript(registry, options, script, "", Math.max(5, timeoutSeconds) * 1000);
+    const result = runKubeScript(registry, options, script, "", timeoutSeconds * 1000);
   const parsed = parseNativeBundleLines(result.stdout);
   const sourceRecord = asOptionalRecord(parsed.objects.source);
   return {
@@ -2367,6 +2381,7 @@ function stageTimingsFromCommand(command: Record<string, unknown> | undefined):
     const capabilities = asOptionalRecord(payload.nativeCapabilities);
     for (const stage of [
       k8sJobTiming("git-mirror-sync", asOptionalRecord(capabilities?.gitMirrorSync)),
+      k8sJobTiming("control-plane-refresh", asOptionalRecord(capabilities?.controlPlaneRefresh)),
       k8sJobTiming("git-mirror-flush", asOptionalRecord(capabilities?.gitMirrorFlush)),
     ]) {
       if (stage !== null) stages.push(stage);
@@ -2518,7 +2533,7 @@ function runControllerReconcileJob(registry: BranchFollowerRegistry, options: Pa
     `kubectl apply --server-side --force-conflicts --field-manager=${shQuote(registry.controller.fieldManager)} -f "$tmp" >/dev/null`,
     mode.wait ? waitForJobShell(registry.controller.namespace, jobName, timeoutSeconds) : "true",
   ].join("\n");
-  const result = runKubeScript(registry, options, script, "", (timeoutSeconds + 20) * 1000);
+  const result = runKubeScript(registry, options, script, "", (timeoutSeconds + registry.controller.budgets.reconcileTransportGraceSeconds) * 1000);
   return {
     ok: result.exitCode === 0,
     name: jobName,