diff --git a/agent-node/VERSION b/agent-node/VERSION
index be1dcc8..ea2f1d3 100644
--- a/agent-node/VERSION
+++ b/agent-node/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.73
+1.0.74
diff --git a/agent-node/src/agent_node/core/watcher.py b/agent-node/src/agent_node/core/watcher.py
index 3f50201..56199a2 100644
--- a/agent-node/src/agent_node/core/watcher.py
+++ b/agent-node/src/agent_node/core/watcher.py
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@
             # Resolve real paths to handle symlinks (e.g. /tmp -> /private/tmp on macOS)
             real_src = os.path.realpath(event.src_path)
             rel_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.relpath(real_src, self.root_path))
+            
+            # M6: Extremely Critical macOS FSEvent/inotify fix.
+            # If a file is "deleted" but actually still exists on disk, it's either an os.replace() 
+            # overwrite firing a deleted event for the unlinked inode, or a highly delayed 
+            # FSEvent where a network-write (chunk) re-created a file that was deleted moments ago.
+            # We MUST suppress this, or it creates an infinite Delete Echo loop in the mesh!
+            if os.path.exists(real_src) or os.path.lexists(event.src_path):
+                print(f"    [📁🛑] Watcher Suppressing echo delete because file STILL EXISTS (delayed event / replace): {rel_path}", flush=True)
+                return
+                
             # Critical: Do NOT send DELETE for internal temp/lock files.
             # When sync does os.replace(tmp -> final), the OS fires a delete for .cortex_tmp.
             # Without this filter, the watcher would relay a spurious DELETE to the Hub server.