diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bf0550bf..48259988 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
     "verify:deployed:index-html": "node scripts/verify-deployed-index-html.mjs",
     "purge:cloudflare:changed": "node scripts/purge-cloudflare-changed.mjs",
     "smoke:dist-assets": "node scripts/check-asset-references.mjs",
-    "test:e2e:cache-upgrade": "npx playwright test tests/e2e/cache-upgrade-smoke.spec.ts --project=e2e"
+    "test:e2e:cache-upgrade": "npx playwright test tests/e2e/cache-upgrade-smoke.spec.ts --project=e2e",
+    "validate:torch-extraction": "node scripts/agent/validate-torch-extraction.mjs"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@playwright/test": "^1.58.2",
diff --git a/scripts/agent/validate-torch-extraction.mjs b/scripts/agent/validate-torch-extraction.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61ad8767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/agent/validate-torch-extraction.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+
+const SOURCE_FILES = [
+  'scripts/agent/nostr-lock.mjs',
+  'docs/agents/TORCH.md',
+  'docs/agents/prompts/META_PROMPTS.md',
+  'docs/agents/prompts/scheduler-flow.md',
+  'docs/agents/prompts/daily-scheduler.md',
+  'docs/agents/prompts/weekly-scheduler.md',
+  'views/dev/agent-dashboard.html'
+];
+
+const TORCH_FILES = [
+  'torch/src/nostr-lock.mjs',
+  'torch/src/docs/TORCH.md',
+  'torch/src/prompts/META_PROMPTS.md',
+  'torch/src/prompts/scheduler-flow.md',
+  'torch/src/prompts/daily-scheduler.md',
+  'torch/src/prompts/weekly-scheduler.md',
+  'torch/dashboard/index.html'
+];
+
+const EXPECTED_BITVID_REFERENCES = [
+  {
+    file: 'docs/agents/TORCH.md',
+    includes: ['scripts/agent/nostr-lock.mjs']
+  },
+  {
+    file: 'docs/agents/prompts/META_PROMPTS.md',
+    includes: ['node scripts/agent/nostr-lock.mjs check --cadence daily', 'node scripts/agent/nostr-lock.mjs check --cadence weekly']
+  },
+  {
+    file: 'docs/agents/prompts/scheduler-flow.md',
+    includes: ['node scripts/agent/nostr-lock.mjs check --cadence <cadence>', 'node scripts/agent/nostr-lock.mjs lock \\\n     --agent <agent-name> \\\n     --cadence <cadence>']
+  },
+  {
+    file: 'views/dev/agent-dashboard.html',
+    includes: ['scripts/agent/nostr-lock.mjs', 'href="docs/agents/TORCH.md"']
+  },
+  {
+    file: 'js/constants.js',
+    includes: ['DEV_DASHBOARD: "dev/agent-dashboard"']
+  }
+];
+
+const FORBIDDEN_BITVID_PATTERNS = [
+  { file: 'docs/agents/TORCH.md', pattern: /node\s+src\/nostr-lock\.mjs/g },
+  { file: 'docs/agents/prompts/META_PROMPTS.md', pattern: /node\s+src\/nostr-lock\.mjs/g },
+  { file: 'docs/agents/prompts/scheduler-flow.md', pattern: /node\s+src\/nostr-lock\.mjs/g },
+  { file: 'docs/agents/prompts/daily-scheduler.md', pattern: /src\/prompts\/scheduler-flow\.md/g },
+  { file: 'docs/agents/prompts/weekly-scheduler.md', pattern: /src\/prompts\/scheduler-flow\.md/g },
+  { file: 'views/dev/agent-dashboard.html', pattern: /href="torch\//g }
+];
+
+function readFile(file) {
+  return fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8');
+}
+
+function assertFilesExist(files, failures, label) {
+  for (const file of files) {
+    if (!fs.existsSync(file)) {
+      failures.push(`[${label}] Missing file: ${file}`);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function assertExpectedReferences(failures) {
+  for (const check of EXPECTED_BITVID_REFERENCES) {
+    const contents = readFile(check.file);
+    for (const expected of check.includes) {
+      if (!contents.includes(expected)) {
+        failures.push(`[references] ${check.file} is missing expected string: ${JSON.stringify(expected)}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function assertForbiddenPatterns(failures) {
+  for (const check of FORBIDDEN_BITVID_PATTERNS) {
+    const contents = readFile(check.file);
+    const matches = contents.match(check.pattern);
+    if (matches && matches.length > 0) {
+      failures.push(`[references] ${check.file} contains forbidden extracted-path pattern ${check.pattern} (${matches.length} match${matches.length === 1 ? '' : 'es'})`);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function main() {
+  const failures = [];
+
+  assertFilesExist(SOURCE_FILES, failures, 'source');
+  assertFilesExist(TORCH_FILES, failures, 'torch-copy');
+
+  if (failures.length === 0) {
+    assertExpectedReferences(failures);
+    assertForbiddenPatterns(failures);
+  }
+
+  if (failures.length > 0) {
+    console.error('Torch extraction validation failed:');
+    for (const failure of failures) {
+      console.error(`- ${failure}`);
+    }
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.log('Torch extraction validation passed.');
+  console.log('- Source files still exist in bitvid (copy-based extraction confirmed).');
+  console.log('- Torch destination files exist.');
+  console.log('- Bitvid scheduler commands, lock script paths, and dashboard route references remain unchanged.');
+}
+
+try {
+  main();
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error(`Torch extraction validation failed: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}