diff --git a/deploy/dalidou/cron-backup.sh b/deploy/dalidou/cron-backup.sh
index 059e104..30c7f53 100755
--- a/deploy/dalidou/cron-backup.sh
+++ b/deploy/dalidou/cron-backup.sh
@@ -82,4 +82,26 @@ else
     log "Step 3: ATOCORE_BACKUP_RSYNC not set, skipping off-host copy"
 fi
 
+# Step 4: Batch LLM extraction on recent interactions (optional).
+# Runs the LLM extractor (claude -p sonnet) against interactions
+# captured since the last batch run. Candidates land as
+# status=candidate for human or auto-triage review.
+# Fail-open: extraction failure never blocks backup.
+# The endpoint tracks its own last-run timestamp in project state.
+EXTRACT="${ATOCORE_EXTRACT_BATCH:-true}"
+if [[ "$EXTRACT" == "true" ]]; then
+    log "Step 4: running batch LLM extraction"
+    EXTRACT_RESULT=$(curl -sf -X POST \
+        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        -d '{"mode": "llm", "persist": true, "limit": 50}' \
+        --max-time 600 \
+        "$ATOCORE_URL/admin/extract-batch" 2>&1) && {
+        log "Extraction result: $EXTRACT_RESULT"
+    } || {
+        log "WARN: batch extraction failed (this is non-blocking): $EXTRACT_RESULT"
+    }
+else
+    log "Step 4: ATOCORE_EXTRACT_BATCH not set to true, skipping extraction"
+fi
+
 log "=== AtoCore daily backup complete ==="