diff --git a/decnet/templates/conpot/instance_seed.py b/decnet/templates/conpot/instance_seed.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61e1fecc
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+++ b/decnet/templates/conpot/instance_seed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Per-instance stealth seeding for honeypot service templates.
+
+The whole decoy fleet looks identical to a scanner unless each decky
+diverges on the boring details: cluster UUIDs, auth salts, uptime, minor
+version strings, etc. This module derives a stable per-instance seed
+from NODE_NAME (+ optional INSTANCE_ID) and exposes helpers that return
+deterministic-per-decky-but-different-across-the-fleet values.
+
+Connection-time jitter is intentionally NOT seeded — two hits to the same
+decky should not replay the same latency curve.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import os
+import random
+import time
+import uuid
+from typing import Sequence, TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+_HOSTNAME = (
+    os.environ.get("NODE_NAME")
+    or os.environ.get("HOSTNAME")
+    or "decky"
+)
+_INSTANCE_ID = os.environ.get("INSTANCE_ID", "")
+_SEED_MATERIAL = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{_INSTANCE_ID}".encode()
+_SEED_INT = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(_SEED_MATERIAL).digest()[:8], "big")
+
+#: Deterministic RNG seeded per decky — use for *persistent* choices
+#: (versions, UUIDs, stored credentials). Never use for timing.
+rng = random.Random(_SEED_INT)
+
+#: Process boot time — real uptime elapsed since container start.
+_PROCESS_START = time.time()
+
+#: Deterministic per-instance fake "has been up for this long at boot"
+#: offset, so every decky pretends to have a different history.
+_BOOT_OFFSET = rng.randint(3600, 45 * 86400)
+
+
+def hostname() -> str:
+    return _HOSTNAME
+
+
+def uptime_seconds() -> int:
+    """Monotonically increasing, unique per instance."""
+    return int(_BOOT_OFFSET + (time.time() - _PROCESS_START))
+
+
+def boot_epoch() -> int:
+    """Fake wall-clock boot time for this instance (seconds since epoch)."""
+    return int(time.time() - uptime_seconds())
+
+
+def instance_uuid(namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic UUID4-looking value for this instance+namespace."""
+    ns = uuid.UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
+    return str(uuid.uuid5(ns, f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}"))
+
+
+def instance_hex(nbytes: int, namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic hex token of given byte length."""
+    material = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}".encode()
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(material).digest()
+    while len(digest) < nbytes:
+        digest += hashlib.sha256(digest).digest()
+    return digest[:nbytes].hex()
+
+
+def pick(choices: Sequence[T]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic choice from a sequence."""
+    return rng.choice(list(choices))
+
+
+def pick_weighted(choices: Sequence[tuple[T, float]]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic weighted choice. Input: [(item, weight), ...]."""
+    total = sum(w for _, w in choices)
+    r = rng.uniform(0, total)
+    acc = 0.0
+    for item, w in choices:
+        acc += w
+        if r <= acc:
+            return item
+    return choices[-1][0]
+
+
+def random_bytes(n: int, namespace: str = "") -> bytes:
+    """Deterministic per-instance byte string of length n."""
+    out = bytearray()
+    i = 0
+    while len(out) < n:
+        out.extend(
+            hashlib.sha256(f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}:{i}".encode()).digest()
+        )
+        i += 1
+    return bytes(out[:n])
+
+
+def fresh_bytes(n: int) -> bytes:
+    """Non-deterministic random bytes — for per-connection nonces/salts."""
+    return os.urandom(n)
+
+
+async def jitter(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Async response-time jitter. Uses unseeded RNG so timing varies
+    across connections to the same decky — seeded jitter would leak
+    predictability."""
+    await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
+
+
+def jitter_sync(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Blocking jitter for non-asyncio servers."""
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
diff --git a/decnet/templates/docker_api/instance_seed.py b/decnet/templates/docker_api/instance_seed.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61e1fecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/templates/docker_api/instance_seed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Per-instance stealth seeding for honeypot service templates.
+
+The whole decoy fleet looks identical to a scanner unless each decky
+diverges on the boring details: cluster UUIDs, auth salts, uptime, minor
+version strings, etc. This module derives a stable per-instance seed
+from NODE_NAME (+ optional INSTANCE_ID) and exposes helpers that return
+deterministic-per-decky-but-different-across-the-fleet values.
+
+Connection-time jitter is intentionally NOT seeded — two hits to the same
+decky should not replay the same latency curve.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import os
+import random
+import time
+import uuid
+from typing import Sequence, TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+_HOSTNAME = (
+    os.environ.get("NODE_NAME")
+    or os.environ.get("HOSTNAME")
+    or "decky"
+)
+_INSTANCE_ID = os.environ.get("INSTANCE_ID", "")
+_SEED_MATERIAL = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{_INSTANCE_ID}".encode()
+_SEED_INT = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(_SEED_MATERIAL).digest()[:8], "big")
+
+#: Deterministic RNG seeded per decky — use for *persistent* choices
+#: (versions, UUIDs, stored credentials). Never use for timing.
+rng = random.Random(_SEED_INT)
+
+#: Process boot time — real uptime elapsed since container start.
+_PROCESS_START = time.time()
+
+#: Deterministic per-instance fake "has been up for this long at boot"
+#: offset, so every decky pretends to have a different history.
+_BOOT_OFFSET = rng.randint(3600, 45 * 86400)
+
+
+def hostname() -> str:
+    return _HOSTNAME
+
+
+def uptime_seconds() -> int:
+    """Monotonically increasing, unique per instance."""
+    return int(_BOOT_OFFSET + (time.time() - _PROCESS_START))
+
+
+def boot_epoch() -> int:
+    """Fake wall-clock boot time for this instance (seconds since epoch)."""
+    return int(time.time() - uptime_seconds())
+
+
+def instance_uuid(namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic UUID4-looking value for this instance+namespace."""
+    ns = uuid.UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
+    return str(uuid.uuid5(ns, f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}"))
+
+
+def instance_hex(nbytes: int, namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic hex token of given byte length."""
+    material = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}".encode()
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(material).digest()
+    while len(digest) < nbytes:
+        digest += hashlib.sha256(digest).digest()
+    return digest[:nbytes].hex()
+
+
+def pick(choices: Sequence[T]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic choice from a sequence."""
+    return rng.choice(list(choices))
+
+
+def pick_weighted(choices: Sequence[tuple[T, float]]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic weighted choice. Input: [(item, weight), ...]."""
+    total = sum(w for _, w in choices)
+    r = rng.uniform(0, total)
+    acc = 0.0
+    for item, w in choices:
+        acc += w
+        if r <= acc:
+            return item
+    return choices[-1][0]
+
+
+def random_bytes(n: int, namespace: str = "") -> bytes:
+    """Deterministic per-instance byte string of length n."""
+    out = bytearray()
+    i = 0
+    while len(out) < n:
+        out.extend(
+            hashlib.sha256(f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}:{i}".encode()).digest()
+        )
+        i += 1
+    return bytes(out[:n])
+
+
+def fresh_bytes(n: int) -> bytes:
+    """Non-deterministic random bytes — for per-connection nonces/salts."""
+    return os.urandom(n)
+
+
+async def jitter(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Async response-time jitter. Uses unseeded RNG so timing varies
+    across connections to the same decky — seeded jitter would leak
+    predictability."""
+    await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
+
+
+def jitter_sync(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Blocking jitter for non-asyncio servers."""
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
diff --git a/decnet/templates/imap/instance_seed.py b/decnet/templates/imap/instance_seed.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61e1fecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/templates/imap/instance_seed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Per-instance stealth seeding for honeypot service templates.
+
+The whole decoy fleet looks identical to a scanner unless each decky
+diverges on the boring details: cluster UUIDs, auth salts, uptime, minor
+version strings, etc. This module derives a stable per-instance seed
+from NODE_NAME (+ optional INSTANCE_ID) and exposes helpers that return
+deterministic-per-decky-but-different-across-the-fleet values.
+
+Connection-time jitter is intentionally NOT seeded — two hits to the same
+decky should not replay the same latency curve.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import os
+import random
+import time
+import uuid
+from typing import Sequence, TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+_HOSTNAME = (
+    os.environ.get("NODE_NAME")
+    or os.environ.get("HOSTNAME")
+    or "decky"
+)
+_INSTANCE_ID = os.environ.get("INSTANCE_ID", "")
+_SEED_MATERIAL = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{_INSTANCE_ID}".encode()
+_SEED_INT = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(_SEED_MATERIAL).digest()[:8], "big")
+
+#: Deterministic RNG seeded per decky — use for *persistent* choices
+#: (versions, UUIDs, stored credentials). Never use for timing.
+rng = random.Random(_SEED_INT)
+
+#: Process boot time — real uptime elapsed since container start.
+_PROCESS_START = time.time()
+
+#: Deterministic per-instance fake "has been up for this long at boot"
+#: offset, so every decky pretends to have a different history.
+_BOOT_OFFSET = rng.randint(3600, 45 * 86400)
+
+
+def hostname() -> str:
+    return _HOSTNAME
+
+
+def uptime_seconds() -> int:
+    """Monotonically increasing, unique per instance."""
+    return int(_BOOT_OFFSET + (time.time() - _PROCESS_START))
+
+
+def boot_epoch() -> int:
+    """Fake wall-clock boot time for this instance (seconds since epoch)."""
+    return int(time.time() - uptime_seconds())
+
+
+def instance_uuid(namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic UUID4-looking value for this instance+namespace."""
+    ns = uuid.UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
+    return str(uuid.uuid5(ns, f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}"))
+
+
+def instance_hex(nbytes: int, namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic hex token of given byte length."""
+    material = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}".encode()
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(material).digest()
+    while len(digest) < nbytes:
+        digest += hashlib.sha256(digest).digest()
+    return digest[:nbytes].hex()
+
+
+def pick(choices: Sequence[T]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic choice from a sequence."""
+    return rng.choice(list(choices))
+
+
+def pick_weighted(choices: Sequence[tuple[T, float]]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic weighted choice. Input: [(item, weight), ...]."""
+    total = sum(w for _, w in choices)
+    r = rng.uniform(0, total)
+    acc = 0.0
+    for item, w in choices:
+        acc += w
+        if r <= acc:
+            return item
+    return choices[-1][0]
+
+
+def random_bytes(n: int, namespace: str = "") -> bytes:
+    """Deterministic per-instance byte string of length n."""
+    out = bytearray()
+    i = 0
+    while len(out) < n:
+        out.extend(
+            hashlib.sha256(f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}:{i}".encode()).digest()
+        )
+        i += 1
+    return bytes(out[:n])
+
+
+def fresh_bytes(n: int) -> bytes:
+    """Non-deterministic random bytes — for per-connection nonces/salts."""
+    return os.urandom(n)
+
+
+async def jitter(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Async response-time jitter. Uses unseeded RNG so timing varies
+    across connections to the same decky — seeded jitter would leak
+    predictability."""
+    await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
+
+
+def jitter_sync(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Blocking jitter for non-asyncio servers."""
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
diff --git a/decnet/templates/k8s/instance_seed.py b/decnet/templates/k8s/instance_seed.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61e1fecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/templates/k8s/instance_seed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Per-instance stealth seeding for honeypot service templates.
+
+The whole decoy fleet looks identical to a scanner unless each decky
+diverges on the boring details: cluster UUIDs, auth salts, uptime, minor
+version strings, etc. This module derives a stable per-instance seed
+from NODE_NAME (+ optional INSTANCE_ID) and exposes helpers that return
+deterministic-per-decky-but-different-across-the-fleet values.
+
+Connection-time jitter is intentionally NOT seeded — two hits to the same
+decky should not replay the same latency curve.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import os
+import random
+import time
+import uuid
+from typing import Sequence, TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+_HOSTNAME = (
+    os.environ.get("NODE_NAME")
+    or os.environ.get("HOSTNAME")
+    or "decky"
+)
+_INSTANCE_ID = os.environ.get("INSTANCE_ID", "")
+_SEED_MATERIAL = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{_INSTANCE_ID}".encode()
+_SEED_INT = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(_SEED_MATERIAL).digest()[:8], "big")
+
+#: Deterministic RNG seeded per decky — use for *persistent* choices
+#: (versions, UUIDs, stored credentials). Never use for timing.
+rng = random.Random(_SEED_INT)
+
+#: Process boot time — real uptime elapsed since container start.
+_PROCESS_START = time.time()
+
+#: Deterministic per-instance fake "has been up for this long at boot"
+#: offset, so every decky pretends to have a different history.
+_BOOT_OFFSET = rng.randint(3600, 45 * 86400)
+
+
+def hostname() -> str:
+    return _HOSTNAME
+
+
+def uptime_seconds() -> int:
+    """Monotonically increasing, unique per instance."""
+    return int(_BOOT_OFFSET + (time.time() - _PROCESS_START))
+
+
+def boot_epoch() -> int:
+    """Fake wall-clock boot time for this instance (seconds since epoch)."""
+    return int(time.time() - uptime_seconds())
+
+
+def instance_uuid(namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic UUID4-looking value for this instance+namespace."""
+    ns = uuid.UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
+    return str(uuid.uuid5(ns, f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}"))
+
+
+def instance_hex(nbytes: int, namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic hex token of given byte length."""
+    material = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}".encode()
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(material).digest()
+    while len(digest) < nbytes:
+        digest += hashlib.sha256(digest).digest()
+    return digest[:nbytes].hex()
+
+
+def pick(choices: Sequence[T]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic choice from a sequence."""
+    return rng.choice(list(choices))
+
+
+def pick_weighted(choices: Sequence[tuple[T, float]]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic weighted choice. Input: [(item, weight), ...]."""
+    total = sum(w for _, w in choices)
+    r = rng.uniform(0, total)
+    acc = 0.0
+    for item, w in choices:
+        acc += w
+        if r <= acc:
+            return item
+    return choices[-1][0]
+
+
+def random_bytes(n: int, namespace: str = "") -> bytes:
+    """Deterministic per-instance byte string of length n."""
+    out = bytearray()
+    i = 0
+    while len(out) < n:
+        out.extend(
+            hashlib.sha256(f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}:{i}".encode()).digest()
+        )
+        i += 1
+    return bytes(out[:n])
+
+
+def fresh_bytes(n: int) -> bytes:
+    """Non-deterministic random bytes — for per-connection nonces/salts."""
+    return os.urandom(n)
+
+
+async def jitter(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Async response-time jitter. Uses unseeded RNG so timing varies
+    across connections to the same decky — seeded jitter would leak
+    predictability."""
+    await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
+
+
+def jitter_sync(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Blocking jitter for non-asyncio servers."""
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
diff --git a/decnet/templates/llmnr/instance_seed.py b/decnet/templates/llmnr/instance_seed.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61e1fecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/templates/llmnr/instance_seed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Per-instance stealth seeding for honeypot service templates.
+
+The whole decoy fleet looks identical to a scanner unless each decky
+diverges on the boring details: cluster UUIDs, auth salts, uptime, minor
+version strings, etc. This module derives a stable per-instance seed
+from NODE_NAME (+ optional INSTANCE_ID) and exposes helpers that return
+deterministic-per-decky-but-different-across-the-fleet values.
+
+Connection-time jitter is intentionally NOT seeded — two hits to the same
+decky should not replay the same latency curve.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import os
+import random
+import time
+import uuid
+from typing import Sequence, TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+_HOSTNAME = (
+    os.environ.get("NODE_NAME")
+    or os.environ.get("HOSTNAME")
+    or "decky"
+)
+_INSTANCE_ID = os.environ.get("INSTANCE_ID", "")
+_SEED_MATERIAL = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{_INSTANCE_ID}".encode()
+_SEED_INT = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(_SEED_MATERIAL).digest()[:8], "big")
+
+#: Deterministic RNG seeded per decky — use for *persistent* choices
+#: (versions, UUIDs, stored credentials). Never use for timing.
+rng = random.Random(_SEED_INT)
+
+#: Process boot time — real uptime elapsed since container start.
+_PROCESS_START = time.time()
+
+#: Deterministic per-instance fake "has been up for this long at boot"
+#: offset, so every decky pretends to have a different history.
+_BOOT_OFFSET = rng.randint(3600, 45 * 86400)
+
+
+def hostname() -> str:
+    return _HOSTNAME
+
+
+def uptime_seconds() -> int:
+    """Monotonically increasing, unique per instance."""
+    return int(_BOOT_OFFSET + (time.time() - _PROCESS_START))
+
+
+def boot_epoch() -> int:
+    """Fake wall-clock boot time for this instance (seconds since epoch)."""
+    return int(time.time() - uptime_seconds())
+
+
+def instance_uuid(namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic UUID4-looking value for this instance+namespace."""
+    ns = uuid.UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
+    return str(uuid.uuid5(ns, f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}"))
+
+
+def instance_hex(nbytes: int, namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic hex token of given byte length."""
+    material = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}".encode()
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(material).digest()
+    while len(digest) < nbytes:
+        digest += hashlib.sha256(digest).digest()
+    return digest[:nbytes].hex()
+
+
+def pick(choices: Sequence[T]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic choice from a sequence."""
+    return rng.choice(list(choices))
+
+
+def pick_weighted(choices: Sequence[tuple[T, float]]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic weighted choice. Input: [(item, weight), ...]."""
+    total = sum(w for _, w in choices)
+    r = rng.uniform(0, total)
+    acc = 0.0
+    for item, w in choices:
+        acc += w
+        if r <= acc:
+            return item
+    return choices[-1][0]
+
+
+def random_bytes(n: int, namespace: str = "") -> bytes:
+    """Deterministic per-instance byte string of length n."""
+    out = bytearray()
+    i = 0
+    while len(out) < n:
+        out.extend(
+            hashlib.sha256(f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}:{i}".encode()).digest()
+        )
+        i += 1
+    return bytes(out[:n])
+
+
+def fresh_bytes(n: int) -> bytes:
+    """Non-deterministic random bytes — for per-connection nonces/salts."""
+    return os.urandom(n)
+
+
+async def jitter(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Async response-time jitter. Uses unseeded RNG so timing varies
+    across connections to the same decky — seeded jitter would leak
+    predictability."""
+    await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
+
+
+def jitter_sync(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Blocking jitter for non-asyncio servers."""
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
diff --git a/decnet/templates/pop3/instance_seed.py b/decnet/templates/pop3/instance_seed.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61e1fecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/templates/pop3/instance_seed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Per-instance stealth seeding for honeypot service templates.
+
+The whole decoy fleet looks identical to a scanner unless each decky
+diverges on the boring details: cluster UUIDs, auth salts, uptime, minor
+version strings, etc. This module derives a stable per-instance seed
+from NODE_NAME (+ optional INSTANCE_ID) and exposes helpers that return
+deterministic-per-decky-but-different-across-the-fleet values.
+
+Connection-time jitter is intentionally NOT seeded — two hits to the same
+decky should not replay the same latency curve.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import os
+import random
+import time
+import uuid
+from typing import Sequence, TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+_HOSTNAME = (
+    os.environ.get("NODE_NAME")
+    or os.environ.get("HOSTNAME")
+    or "decky"
+)
+_INSTANCE_ID = os.environ.get("INSTANCE_ID", "")
+_SEED_MATERIAL = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{_INSTANCE_ID}".encode()
+_SEED_INT = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(_SEED_MATERIAL).digest()[:8], "big")
+
+#: Deterministic RNG seeded per decky — use for *persistent* choices
+#: (versions, UUIDs, stored credentials). Never use for timing.
+rng = random.Random(_SEED_INT)
+
+#: Process boot time — real uptime elapsed since container start.
+_PROCESS_START = time.time()
+
+#: Deterministic per-instance fake "has been up for this long at boot"
+#: offset, so every decky pretends to have a different history.
+_BOOT_OFFSET = rng.randint(3600, 45 * 86400)
+
+
+def hostname() -> str:
+    return _HOSTNAME
+
+
+def uptime_seconds() -> int:
+    """Monotonically increasing, unique per instance."""
+    return int(_BOOT_OFFSET + (time.time() - _PROCESS_START))
+
+
+def boot_epoch() -> int:
+    """Fake wall-clock boot time for this instance (seconds since epoch)."""
+    return int(time.time() - uptime_seconds())
+
+
+def instance_uuid(namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic UUID4-looking value for this instance+namespace."""
+    ns = uuid.UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
+    return str(uuid.uuid5(ns, f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}"))
+
+
+def instance_hex(nbytes: int, namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic hex token of given byte length."""
+    material = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}".encode()
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(material).digest()
+    while len(digest) < nbytes:
+        digest += hashlib.sha256(digest).digest()
+    return digest[:nbytes].hex()
+
+
+def pick(choices: Sequence[T]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic choice from a sequence."""
+    return rng.choice(list(choices))
+
+
+def pick_weighted(choices: Sequence[tuple[T, float]]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic weighted choice. Input: [(item, weight), ...]."""
+    total = sum(w for _, w in choices)
+    r = rng.uniform(0, total)
+    acc = 0.0
+    for item, w in choices:
+        acc += w
+        if r <= acc:
+            return item
+    return choices[-1][0]
+
+
+def random_bytes(n: int, namespace: str = "") -> bytes:
+    """Deterministic per-instance byte string of length n."""
+    out = bytearray()
+    i = 0
+    while len(out) < n:
+        out.extend(
+            hashlib.sha256(f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}:{i}".encode()).digest()
+        )
+        i += 1
+    return bytes(out[:n])
+
+
+def fresh_bytes(n: int) -> bytes:
+    """Non-deterministic random bytes — for per-connection nonces/salts."""
+    return os.urandom(n)
+
+
+async def jitter(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Async response-time jitter. Uses unseeded RNG so timing varies
+    across connections to the same decky — seeded jitter would leak
+    predictability."""
+    await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
+
+
+def jitter_sync(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Blocking jitter for non-asyncio servers."""
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
diff --git a/decnet/templates/rdp/instance_seed.py b/decnet/templates/rdp/instance_seed.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61e1fecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/templates/rdp/instance_seed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Per-instance stealth seeding for honeypot service templates.
+
+The whole decoy fleet looks identical to a scanner unless each decky
+diverges on the boring details: cluster UUIDs, auth salts, uptime, minor
+version strings, etc. This module derives a stable per-instance seed
+from NODE_NAME (+ optional INSTANCE_ID) and exposes helpers that return
+deterministic-per-decky-but-different-across-the-fleet values.
+
+Connection-time jitter is intentionally NOT seeded — two hits to the same
+decky should not replay the same latency curve.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import os
+import random
+import time
+import uuid
+from typing import Sequence, TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+_HOSTNAME = (
+    os.environ.get("NODE_NAME")
+    or os.environ.get("HOSTNAME")
+    or "decky"
+)
+_INSTANCE_ID = os.environ.get("INSTANCE_ID", "")
+_SEED_MATERIAL = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{_INSTANCE_ID}".encode()
+_SEED_INT = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(_SEED_MATERIAL).digest()[:8], "big")
+
+#: Deterministic RNG seeded per decky — use for *persistent* choices
+#: (versions, UUIDs, stored credentials). Never use for timing.
+rng = random.Random(_SEED_INT)
+
+#: Process boot time — real uptime elapsed since container start.
+_PROCESS_START = time.time()
+
+#: Deterministic per-instance fake "has been up for this long at boot"
+#: offset, so every decky pretends to have a different history.
+_BOOT_OFFSET = rng.randint(3600, 45 * 86400)
+
+
+def hostname() -> str:
+    return _HOSTNAME
+
+
+def uptime_seconds() -> int:
+    """Monotonically increasing, unique per instance."""
+    return int(_BOOT_OFFSET + (time.time() - _PROCESS_START))
+
+
+def boot_epoch() -> int:
+    """Fake wall-clock boot time for this instance (seconds since epoch)."""
+    return int(time.time() - uptime_seconds())
+
+
+def instance_uuid(namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic UUID4-looking value for this instance+namespace."""
+    ns = uuid.UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
+    return str(uuid.uuid5(ns, f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}"))
+
+
+def instance_hex(nbytes: int, namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic hex token of given byte length."""
+    material = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}".encode()
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(material).digest()
+    while len(digest) < nbytes:
+        digest += hashlib.sha256(digest).digest()
+    return digest[:nbytes].hex()
+
+
+def pick(choices: Sequence[T]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic choice from a sequence."""
+    return rng.choice(list(choices))
+
+
+def pick_weighted(choices: Sequence[tuple[T, float]]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic weighted choice. Input: [(item, weight), ...]."""
+    total = sum(w for _, w in choices)
+    r = rng.uniform(0, total)
+    acc = 0.0
+    for item, w in choices:
+        acc += w
+        if r <= acc:
+            return item
+    return choices[-1][0]
+
+
+def random_bytes(n: int, namespace: str = "") -> bytes:
+    """Deterministic per-instance byte string of length n."""
+    out = bytearray()
+    i = 0
+    while len(out) < n:
+        out.extend(
+            hashlib.sha256(f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}:{i}".encode()).digest()
+        )
+        i += 1
+    return bytes(out[:n])
+
+
+def fresh_bytes(n: int) -> bytes:
+    """Non-deterministic random bytes — for per-connection nonces/salts."""
+    return os.urandom(n)
+
+
+async def jitter(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Async response-time jitter. Uses unseeded RNG so timing varies
+    across connections to the same decky — seeded jitter would leak
+    predictability."""
+    await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
+
+
+def jitter_sync(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Blocking jitter for non-asyncio servers."""
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
diff --git a/decnet/templates/sip/instance_seed.py b/decnet/templates/sip/instance_seed.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61e1fecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/templates/sip/instance_seed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Per-instance stealth seeding for honeypot service templates.
+
+The whole decoy fleet looks identical to a scanner unless each decky
+diverges on the boring details: cluster UUIDs, auth salts, uptime, minor
+version strings, etc. This module derives a stable per-instance seed
+from NODE_NAME (+ optional INSTANCE_ID) and exposes helpers that return
+deterministic-per-decky-but-different-across-the-fleet values.
+
+Connection-time jitter is intentionally NOT seeded — two hits to the same
+decky should not replay the same latency curve.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import os
+import random
+import time
+import uuid
+from typing import Sequence, TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+_HOSTNAME = (
+    os.environ.get("NODE_NAME")
+    or os.environ.get("HOSTNAME")
+    or "decky"
+)
+_INSTANCE_ID = os.environ.get("INSTANCE_ID", "")
+_SEED_MATERIAL = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{_INSTANCE_ID}".encode()
+_SEED_INT = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(_SEED_MATERIAL).digest()[:8], "big")
+
+#: Deterministic RNG seeded per decky — use for *persistent* choices
+#: (versions, UUIDs, stored credentials). Never use for timing.
+rng = random.Random(_SEED_INT)
+
+#: Process boot time — real uptime elapsed since container start.
+_PROCESS_START = time.time()
+
+#: Deterministic per-instance fake "has been up for this long at boot"
+#: offset, so every decky pretends to have a different history.
+_BOOT_OFFSET = rng.randint(3600, 45 * 86400)
+
+
+def hostname() -> str:
+    return _HOSTNAME
+
+
+def uptime_seconds() -> int:
+    """Monotonically increasing, unique per instance."""
+    return int(_BOOT_OFFSET + (time.time() - _PROCESS_START))
+
+
+def boot_epoch() -> int:
+    """Fake wall-clock boot time for this instance (seconds since epoch)."""
+    return int(time.time() - uptime_seconds())
+
+
+def instance_uuid(namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic UUID4-looking value for this instance+namespace."""
+    ns = uuid.UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
+    return str(uuid.uuid5(ns, f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}"))
+
+
+def instance_hex(nbytes: int, namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic hex token of given byte length."""
+    material = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}".encode()
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(material).digest()
+    while len(digest) < nbytes:
+        digest += hashlib.sha256(digest).digest()
+    return digest[:nbytes].hex()
+
+
+def pick(choices: Sequence[T]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic choice from a sequence."""
+    return rng.choice(list(choices))
+
+
+def pick_weighted(choices: Sequence[tuple[T, float]]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic weighted choice. Input: [(item, weight), ...]."""
+    total = sum(w for _, w in choices)
+    r = rng.uniform(0, total)
+    acc = 0.0
+    for item, w in choices:
+        acc += w
+        if r <= acc:
+            return item
+    return choices[-1][0]
+
+
+def random_bytes(n: int, namespace: str = "") -> bytes:
+    """Deterministic per-instance byte string of length n."""
+    out = bytearray()
+    i = 0
+    while len(out) < n:
+        out.extend(
+            hashlib.sha256(f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}:{i}".encode()).digest()
+        )
+        i += 1
+    return bytes(out[:n])
+
+
+def fresh_bytes(n: int) -> bytes:
+    """Non-deterministic random bytes — for per-connection nonces/salts."""
+    return os.urandom(n)
+
+
+async def jitter(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Async response-time jitter. Uses unseeded RNG so timing varies
+    across connections to the same decky — seeded jitter would leak
+    predictability."""
+    await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
+
+
+def jitter_sync(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Blocking jitter for non-asyncio servers."""
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
diff --git a/decnet/templates/smb/instance_seed.py b/decnet/templates/smb/instance_seed.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61e1fecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/templates/smb/instance_seed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Per-instance stealth seeding for honeypot service templates.
+
+The whole decoy fleet looks identical to a scanner unless each decky
+diverges on the boring details: cluster UUIDs, auth salts, uptime, minor
+version strings, etc. This module derives a stable per-instance seed
+from NODE_NAME (+ optional INSTANCE_ID) and exposes helpers that return
+deterministic-per-decky-but-different-across-the-fleet values.
+
+Connection-time jitter is intentionally NOT seeded — two hits to the same
+decky should not replay the same latency curve.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import os
+import random
+import time
+import uuid
+from typing import Sequence, TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+_HOSTNAME = (
+    os.environ.get("NODE_NAME")
+    or os.environ.get("HOSTNAME")
+    or "decky"
+)
+_INSTANCE_ID = os.environ.get("INSTANCE_ID", "")
+_SEED_MATERIAL = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{_INSTANCE_ID}".encode()
+_SEED_INT = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(_SEED_MATERIAL).digest()[:8], "big")
+
+#: Deterministic RNG seeded per decky — use for *persistent* choices
+#: (versions, UUIDs, stored credentials). Never use for timing.
+rng = random.Random(_SEED_INT)
+
+#: Process boot time — real uptime elapsed since container start.
+_PROCESS_START = time.time()
+
+#: Deterministic per-instance fake "has been up for this long at boot"
+#: offset, so every decky pretends to have a different history.
+_BOOT_OFFSET = rng.randint(3600, 45 * 86400)
+
+
+def hostname() -> str:
+    return _HOSTNAME
+
+
+def uptime_seconds() -> int:
+    """Monotonically increasing, unique per instance."""
+    return int(_BOOT_OFFSET + (time.time() - _PROCESS_START))
+
+
+def boot_epoch() -> int:
+    """Fake wall-clock boot time for this instance (seconds since epoch)."""
+    return int(time.time() - uptime_seconds())
+
+
+def instance_uuid(namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic UUID4-looking value for this instance+namespace."""
+    ns = uuid.UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
+    return str(uuid.uuid5(ns, f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}"))
+
+
+def instance_hex(nbytes: int, namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic hex token of given byte length."""
+    material = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}".encode()
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(material).digest()
+    while len(digest) < nbytes:
+        digest += hashlib.sha256(digest).digest()
+    return digest[:nbytes].hex()
+
+
+def pick(choices: Sequence[T]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic choice from a sequence."""
+    return rng.choice(list(choices))
+
+
+def pick_weighted(choices: Sequence[tuple[T, float]]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic weighted choice. Input: [(item, weight), ...]."""
+    total = sum(w for _, w in choices)
+    r = rng.uniform(0, total)
+    acc = 0.0
+    for item, w in choices:
+        acc += w
+        if r <= acc:
+            return item
+    return choices[-1][0]
+
+
+def random_bytes(n: int, namespace: str = "") -> bytes:
+    """Deterministic per-instance byte string of length n."""
+    out = bytearray()
+    i = 0
+    while len(out) < n:
+        out.extend(
+            hashlib.sha256(f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}:{i}".encode()).digest()
+        )
+        i += 1
+    return bytes(out[:n])
+
+
+def fresh_bytes(n: int) -> bytes:
+    """Non-deterministic random bytes — for per-connection nonces/salts."""
+    return os.urandom(n)
+
+
+async def jitter(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Async response-time jitter. Uses unseeded RNG so timing varies
+    across connections to the same decky — seeded jitter would leak
+    predictability."""
+    await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
+
+
+def jitter_sync(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Blocking jitter for non-asyncio servers."""
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
diff --git a/decnet/templates/snmp/instance_seed.py b/decnet/templates/snmp/instance_seed.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61e1fecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/templates/snmp/instance_seed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Per-instance stealth seeding for honeypot service templates.
+
+The whole decoy fleet looks identical to a scanner unless each decky
+diverges on the boring details: cluster UUIDs, auth salts, uptime, minor
+version strings, etc. This module derives a stable per-instance seed
+from NODE_NAME (+ optional INSTANCE_ID) and exposes helpers that return
+deterministic-per-decky-but-different-across-the-fleet values.
+
+Connection-time jitter is intentionally NOT seeded — two hits to the same
+decky should not replay the same latency curve.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import os
+import random
+import time
+import uuid
+from typing import Sequence, TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+_HOSTNAME = (
+    os.environ.get("NODE_NAME")
+    or os.environ.get("HOSTNAME")
+    or "decky"
+)
+_INSTANCE_ID = os.environ.get("INSTANCE_ID", "")
+_SEED_MATERIAL = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{_INSTANCE_ID}".encode()
+_SEED_INT = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(_SEED_MATERIAL).digest()[:8], "big")
+
+#: Deterministic RNG seeded per decky — use for *persistent* choices
+#: (versions, UUIDs, stored credentials). Never use for timing.
+rng = random.Random(_SEED_INT)
+
+#: Process boot time — real uptime elapsed since container start.
+_PROCESS_START = time.time()
+
+#: Deterministic per-instance fake "has been up for this long at boot"
+#: offset, so every decky pretends to have a different history.
+_BOOT_OFFSET = rng.randint(3600, 45 * 86400)
+
+
+def hostname() -> str:
+    return _HOSTNAME
+
+
+def uptime_seconds() -> int:
+    """Monotonically increasing, unique per instance."""
+    return int(_BOOT_OFFSET + (time.time() - _PROCESS_START))
+
+
+def boot_epoch() -> int:
+    """Fake wall-clock boot time for this instance (seconds since epoch)."""
+    return int(time.time() - uptime_seconds())
+
+
+def instance_uuid(namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic UUID4-looking value for this instance+namespace."""
+    ns = uuid.UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
+    return str(uuid.uuid5(ns, f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}"))
+
+
+def instance_hex(nbytes: int, namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic hex token of given byte length."""
+    material = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}".encode()
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(material).digest()
+    while len(digest) < nbytes:
+        digest += hashlib.sha256(digest).digest()
+    return digest[:nbytes].hex()
+
+
+def pick(choices: Sequence[T]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic choice from a sequence."""
+    return rng.choice(list(choices))
+
+
+def pick_weighted(choices: Sequence[tuple[T, float]]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic weighted choice. Input: [(item, weight), ...]."""
+    total = sum(w for _, w in choices)
+    r = rng.uniform(0, total)
+    acc = 0.0
+    for item, w in choices:
+        acc += w
+        if r <= acc:
+            return item
+    return choices[-1][0]
+
+
+def random_bytes(n: int, namespace: str = "") -> bytes:
+    """Deterministic per-instance byte string of length n."""
+    out = bytearray()
+    i = 0
+    while len(out) < n:
+        out.extend(
+            hashlib.sha256(f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}:{i}".encode()).digest()
+        )
+        i += 1
+    return bytes(out[:n])
+
+
+def fresh_bytes(n: int) -> bytes:
+    """Non-deterministic random bytes — for per-connection nonces/salts."""
+    return os.urandom(n)
+
+
+async def jitter(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Async response-time jitter. Uses unseeded RNG so timing varies
+    across connections to the same decky — seeded jitter would leak
+    predictability."""
+    await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
+
+
+def jitter_sync(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Blocking jitter for non-asyncio servers."""
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
diff --git a/decnet/templates/ssh/instance_seed.py b/decnet/templates/ssh/instance_seed.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61e1fecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/templates/ssh/instance_seed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Per-instance stealth seeding for honeypot service templates.
+
+The whole decoy fleet looks identical to a scanner unless each decky
+diverges on the boring details: cluster UUIDs, auth salts, uptime, minor
+version strings, etc. This module derives a stable per-instance seed
+from NODE_NAME (+ optional INSTANCE_ID) and exposes helpers that return
+deterministic-per-decky-but-different-across-the-fleet values.
+
+Connection-time jitter is intentionally NOT seeded — two hits to the same
+decky should not replay the same latency curve.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import os
+import random
+import time
+import uuid
+from typing import Sequence, TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+_HOSTNAME = (
+    os.environ.get("NODE_NAME")
+    or os.environ.get("HOSTNAME")
+    or "decky"
+)
+_INSTANCE_ID = os.environ.get("INSTANCE_ID", "")
+_SEED_MATERIAL = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{_INSTANCE_ID}".encode()
+_SEED_INT = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(_SEED_MATERIAL).digest()[:8], "big")
+
+#: Deterministic RNG seeded per decky — use for *persistent* choices
+#: (versions, UUIDs, stored credentials). Never use for timing.
+rng = random.Random(_SEED_INT)
+
+#: Process boot time — real uptime elapsed since container start.
+_PROCESS_START = time.time()
+
+#: Deterministic per-instance fake "has been up for this long at boot"
+#: offset, so every decky pretends to have a different history.
+_BOOT_OFFSET = rng.randint(3600, 45 * 86400)
+
+
+def hostname() -> str:
+    return _HOSTNAME
+
+
+def uptime_seconds() -> int:
+    """Monotonically increasing, unique per instance."""
+    return int(_BOOT_OFFSET + (time.time() - _PROCESS_START))
+
+
+def boot_epoch() -> int:
+    """Fake wall-clock boot time for this instance (seconds since epoch)."""
+    return int(time.time() - uptime_seconds())
+
+
+def instance_uuid(namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic UUID4-looking value for this instance+namespace."""
+    ns = uuid.UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
+    return str(uuid.uuid5(ns, f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}"))
+
+
+def instance_hex(nbytes: int, namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic hex token of given byte length."""
+    material = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}".encode()
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(material).digest()
+    while len(digest) < nbytes:
+        digest += hashlib.sha256(digest).digest()
+    return digest[:nbytes].hex()
+
+
+def pick(choices: Sequence[T]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic choice from a sequence."""
+    return rng.choice(list(choices))
+
+
+def pick_weighted(choices: Sequence[tuple[T, float]]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic weighted choice. Input: [(item, weight), ...]."""
+    total = sum(w for _, w in choices)
+    r = rng.uniform(0, total)
+    acc = 0.0
+    for item, w in choices:
+        acc += w
+        if r <= acc:
+            return item
+    return choices[-1][0]
+
+
+def random_bytes(n: int, namespace: str = "") -> bytes:
+    """Deterministic per-instance byte string of length n."""
+    out = bytearray()
+    i = 0
+    while len(out) < n:
+        out.extend(
+            hashlib.sha256(f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}:{i}".encode()).digest()
+        )
+        i += 1
+    return bytes(out[:n])
+
+
+def fresh_bytes(n: int) -> bytes:
+    """Non-deterministic random bytes — for per-connection nonces/salts."""
+    return os.urandom(n)
+
+
+async def jitter(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Async response-time jitter. Uses unseeded RNG so timing varies
+    across connections to the same decky — seeded jitter would leak
+    predictability."""
+    await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
+
+
+def jitter_sync(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Blocking jitter for non-asyncio servers."""
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
diff --git a/decnet/templates/telnet/instance_seed.py b/decnet/templates/telnet/instance_seed.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61e1fecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/templates/telnet/instance_seed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Per-instance stealth seeding for honeypot service templates.
+
+The whole decoy fleet looks identical to a scanner unless each decky
+diverges on the boring details: cluster UUIDs, auth salts, uptime, minor
+version strings, etc. This module derives a stable per-instance seed
+from NODE_NAME (+ optional INSTANCE_ID) and exposes helpers that return
+deterministic-per-decky-but-different-across-the-fleet values.
+
+Connection-time jitter is intentionally NOT seeded — two hits to the same
+decky should not replay the same latency curve.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import os
+import random
+import time
+import uuid
+from typing import Sequence, TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+_HOSTNAME = (
+    os.environ.get("NODE_NAME")
+    or os.environ.get("HOSTNAME")
+    or "decky"
+)
+_INSTANCE_ID = os.environ.get("INSTANCE_ID", "")
+_SEED_MATERIAL = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{_INSTANCE_ID}".encode()
+_SEED_INT = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(_SEED_MATERIAL).digest()[:8], "big")
+
+#: Deterministic RNG seeded per decky — use for *persistent* choices
+#: (versions, UUIDs, stored credentials). Never use for timing.
+rng = random.Random(_SEED_INT)
+
+#: Process boot time — real uptime elapsed since container start.
+_PROCESS_START = time.time()
+
+#: Deterministic per-instance fake "has been up for this long at boot"
+#: offset, so every decky pretends to have a different history.
+_BOOT_OFFSET = rng.randint(3600, 45 * 86400)
+
+
+def hostname() -> str:
+    return _HOSTNAME
+
+
+def uptime_seconds() -> int:
+    """Monotonically increasing, unique per instance."""
+    return int(_BOOT_OFFSET + (time.time() - _PROCESS_START))
+
+
+def boot_epoch() -> int:
+    """Fake wall-clock boot time for this instance (seconds since epoch)."""
+    return int(time.time() - uptime_seconds())
+
+
+def instance_uuid(namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic UUID4-looking value for this instance+namespace."""
+    ns = uuid.UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
+    return str(uuid.uuid5(ns, f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}"))
+
+
+def instance_hex(nbytes: int, namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic hex token of given byte length."""
+    material = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}".encode()
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(material).digest()
+    while len(digest) < nbytes:
+        digest += hashlib.sha256(digest).digest()
+    return digest[:nbytes].hex()
+
+
+def pick(choices: Sequence[T]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic choice from a sequence."""
+    return rng.choice(list(choices))
+
+
+def pick_weighted(choices: Sequence[tuple[T, float]]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic weighted choice. Input: [(item, weight), ...]."""
+    total = sum(w for _, w in choices)
+    r = rng.uniform(0, total)
+    acc = 0.0
+    for item, w in choices:
+        acc += w
+        if r <= acc:
+            return item
+    return choices[-1][0]
+
+
+def random_bytes(n: int, namespace: str = "") -> bytes:
+    """Deterministic per-instance byte string of length n."""
+    out = bytearray()
+    i = 0
+    while len(out) < n:
+        out.extend(
+            hashlib.sha256(f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}:{i}".encode()).digest()
+        )
+        i += 1
+    return bytes(out[:n])
+
+
+def fresh_bytes(n: int) -> bytes:
+    """Non-deterministic random bytes — for per-connection nonces/salts."""
+    return os.urandom(n)
+
+
+async def jitter(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Async response-time jitter. Uses unseeded RNG so timing varies
+    across connections to the same decky — seeded jitter would leak
+    predictability."""
+    await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
+
+
+def jitter_sync(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Blocking jitter for non-asyncio servers."""
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
diff --git a/decnet/templates/tftp/instance_seed.py b/decnet/templates/tftp/instance_seed.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61e1fecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/templates/tftp/instance_seed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Per-instance stealth seeding for honeypot service templates.
+
+The whole decoy fleet looks identical to a scanner unless each decky
+diverges on the boring details: cluster UUIDs, auth salts, uptime, minor
+version strings, etc. This module derives a stable per-instance seed
+from NODE_NAME (+ optional INSTANCE_ID) and exposes helpers that return
+deterministic-per-decky-but-different-across-the-fleet values.
+
+Connection-time jitter is intentionally NOT seeded — two hits to the same
+decky should not replay the same latency curve.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import os
+import random
+import time
+import uuid
+from typing import Sequence, TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+_HOSTNAME = (
+    os.environ.get("NODE_NAME")
+    or os.environ.get("HOSTNAME")
+    or "decky"
+)
+_INSTANCE_ID = os.environ.get("INSTANCE_ID", "")
+_SEED_MATERIAL = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{_INSTANCE_ID}".encode()
+_SEED_INT = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(_SEED_MATERIAL).digest()[:8], "big")
+
+#: Deterministic RNG seeded per decky — use for *persistent* choices
+#: (versions, UUIDs, stored credentials). Never use for timing.
+rng = random.Random(_SEED_INT)
+
+#: Process boot time — real uptime elapsed since container start.
+_PROCESS_START = time.time()
+
+#: Deterministic per-instance fake "has been up for this long at boot"
+#: offset, so every decky pretends to have a different history.
+_BOOT_OFFSET = rng.randint(3600, 45 * 86400)
+
+
+def hostname() -> str:
+    return _HOSTNAME
+
+
+def uptime_seconds() -> int:
+    """Monotonically increasing, unique per instance."""
+    return int(_BOOT_OFFSET + (time.time() - _PROCESS_START))
+
+
+def boot_epoch() -> int:
+    """Fake wall-clock boot time for this instance (seconds since epoch)."""
+    return int(time.time() - uptime_seconds())
+
+
+def instance_uuid(namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic UUID4-looking value for this instance+namespace."""
+    ns = uuid.UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
+    return str(uuid.uuid5(ns, f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}"))
+
+
+def instance_hex(nbytes: int, namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic hex token of given byte length."""
+    material = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}".encode()
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(material).digest()
+    while len(digest) < nbytes:
+        digest += hashlib.sha256(digest).digest()
+    return digest[:nbytes].hex()
+
+
+def pick(choices: Sequence[T]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic choice from a sequence."""
+    return rng.choice(list(choices))
+
+
+def pick_weighted(choices: Sequence[tuple[T, float]]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic weighted choice. Input: [(item, weight), ...]."""
+    total = sum(w for _, w in choices)
+    r = rng.uniform(0, total)
+    acc = 0.0
+    for item, w in choices:
+        acc += w
+        if r <= acc:
+            return item
+    return choices[-1][0]
+
+
+def random_bytes(n: int, namespace: str = "") -> bytes:
+    """Deterministic per-instance byte string of length n."""
+    out = bytearray()
+    i = 0
+    while len(out) < n:
+        out.extend(
+            hashlib.sha256(f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}:{i}".encode()).digest()
+        )
+        i += 1
+    return bytes(out[:n])
+
+
+def fresh_bytes(n: int) -> bytes:
+    """Non-deterministic random bytes — for per-connection nonces/salts."""
+    return os.urandom(n)
+
+
+async def jitter(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Async response-time jitter. Uses unseeded RNG so timing varies
+    across connections to the same decky — seeded jitter would leak
+    predictability."""
+    await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
+
+
+def jitter_sync(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Blocking jitter for non-asyncio servers."""
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
diff --git a/decnet/templates/vnc/instance_seed.py b/decnet/templates/vnc/instance_seed.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61e1fecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/templates/vnc/instance_seed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Per-instance stealth seeding for honeypot service templates.
+
+The whole decoy fleet looks identical to a scanner unless each decky
+diverges on the boring details: cluster UUIDs, auth salts, uptime, minor
+version strings, etc. This module derives a stable per-instance seed
+from NODE_NAME (+ optional INSTANCE_ID) and exposes helpers that return
+deterministic-per-decky-but-different-across-the-fleet values.
+
+Connection-time jitter is intentionally NOT seeded — two hits to the same
+decky should not replay the same latency curve.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import os
+import random
+import time
+import uuid
+from typing import Sequence, TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+_HOSTNAME = (
+    os.environ.get("NODE_NAME")
+    or os.environ.get("HOSTNAME")
+    or "decky"
+)
+_INSTANCE_ID = os.environ.get("INSTANCE_ID", "")
+_SEED_MATERIAL = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{_INSTANCE_ID}".encode()
+_SEED_INT = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(_SEED_MATERIAL).digest()[:8], "big")
+
+#: Deterministic RNG seeded per decky — use for *persistent* choices
+#: (versions, UUIDs, stored credentials). Never use for timing.
+rng = random.Random(_SEED_INT)
+
+#: Process boot time — real uptime elapsed since container start.
+_PROCESS_START = time.time()
+
+#: Deterministic per-instance fake "has been up for this long at boot"
+#: offset, so every decky pretends to have a different history.
+_BOOT_OFFSET = rng.randint(3600, 45 * 86400)
+
+
+def hostname() -> str:
+    return _HOSTNAME
+
+
+def uptime_seconds() -> int:
+    """Monotonically increasing, unique per instance."""
+    return int(_BOOT_OFFSET + (time.time() - _PROCESS_START))
+
+
+def boot_epoch() -> int:
+    """Fake wall-clock boot time for this instance (seconds since epoch)."""
+    return int(time.time() - uptime_seconds())
+
+
+def instance_uuid(namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic UUID4-looking value for this instance+namespace."""
+    ns = uuid.UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
+    return str(uuid.uuid5(ns, f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}"))
+
+
+def instance_hex(nbytes: int, namespace: str = "") -> str:
+    """Deterministic hex token of given byte length."""
+    material = f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}".encode()
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(material).digest()
+    while len(digest) < nbytes:
+        digest += hashlib.sha256(digest).digest()
+    return digest[:nbytes].hex()
+
+
+def pick(choices: Sequence[T]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic choice from a sequence."""
+    return rng.choice(list(choices))
+
+
+def pick_weighted(choices: Sequence[tuple[T, float]]) -> T:
+    """Deterministic weighted choice. Input: [(item, weight), ...]."""
+    total = sum(w for _, w in choices)
+    r = rng.uniform(0, total)
+    acc = 0.0
+    for item, w in choices:
+        acc += w
+        if r <= acc:
+            return item
+    return choices[-1][0]
+
+
+def random_bytes(n: int, namespace: str = "") -> bytes:
+    """Deterministic per-instance byte string of length n."""
+    out = bytearray()
+    i = 0
+    while len(out) < n:
+        out.extend(
+            hashlib.sha256(f"{_HOSTNAME}:{namespace}:{i}".encode()).digest()
+        )
+        i += 1
+    return bytes(out[:n])
+
+
+def fresh_bytes(n: int) -> bytes:
+    """Non-deterministic random bytes — for per-connection nonces/salts."""
+    return os.urandom(n)
+
+
+async def jitter(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Async response-time jitter. Uses unseeded RNG so timing varies
+    across connections to the same decky — seeded jitter would leak
+    predictability."""
+    await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)
+
+
+def jitter_sync(min_ms: int = 5, max_ms: int = 120) -> None:
+    """Blocking jitter for non-asyncio servers."""
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(min_ms, max_ms) / 1000.0)