diff --git a/cluster/applications/hindsight/values.yaml b/cluster/applications/hindsight/values.yaml
index 6abd024..09c897d 100644
--- a/cluster/applications/hindsight/values.yaml
+++ b/cluster/applications/hindsight/values.yaml
@@ -60,11 +60,12 @@ existingSecret: hindsight-credentials
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 api:
   env:
-    HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_BASE_URL: "https://inference-api.nousresearch.com/v1"
+    # Restore (2026-08-29, t_e0e6f7ca): astro-orbiter back online; move LLM back
+    # to local Qwen3.8-27B-Q4_K_M on llama-swap. Nous free tier returns 400
+    # 'missing tags' on Hindsight structured fact-extraction (retain broken).
+    HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_BASE_URL: "http://astro-orbiter:8001/v1"
     HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER: "openai"
-    # Swap (2026-08-28, t_8516dba2): stepfun failed retain w/ 400 'missing tags';
-    # return to verified-good Nous solar-pro4:free.
-    HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL: "upstage/solar-pro4:free"
+    HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL: "Qwen3.8-27B-Q4_K_M"
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Ingress via the chart's native template.