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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# update_crontab.sh — post-migration crontab update for Marius.
+# Replaces the clawd/tools/backup_config.sh line with the echo-core equivalent.
+# Idempotent: safe to re-run.
+set -euo pipefail
+current=$(crontab -l 2>/dev/null || true)
+new=$(printf '%s\n' "$current" | sed -E 's#/home/moltbot/clawd/tools/backup_config\.sh#/home/moltbot/echo-core/tools/backup_config.sh#g')
+if [ "$current" != "$new" ]; then
+  printf '%s\n' "$new" | crontab -
+  echo "Crontab updated: backup_config.sh path remapped to echo-core."
+else
+  echo "Crontab unchanged (already pointing at echo-core, or backup_config line absent)."
+fi