operational-synthesis-report-2026-08-29T10-11-01Z.md

Scheduled operational synthesis Markdown report

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Operational Synthesis Report

Summary

Runtime is healthy, but scheduled-worker correctness remains unverified and generated continuity state is stale. No newer user conversation is present after 2026-08-17; the operational backlog remains material.

Evidence Reviewed

Findings

Actions

Blockers and Missing Checks

Backlog Plan

Next cycle, first check whether scheduled-worker repair has been applied and whether two clean runs are evidenced. Then re-check generated identity drift and open actions before declaring no-op.

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# Operational Synthesis Report

- created: 2026-08-29T10:11:01Z
- status: complete
- focus: scheduled full synthesis
- material_digest: cda866a4743fea322beefd3f2819da7d3c22cab6655f1e2e

## Summary

Runtime is healthy, but scheduled-worker correctness remains unverified and generated continuity state is stale. No newer user conversation is present after 2026-08-17; the operational backlog remains material.

## Evidence Reviewed

- `memory-heartbeat.json` at 10:06Z: restore `ok=true`, 7,476 rows; no reported runtime-entry sync problem.
- `model-heartbeat.json` at 09:52Z: `rc=0`, `acpx_rc=0`, `NO_CHANGE`; no curated-memory change.
- `context-guard.json` at 10:11Z: direct ACP normal, 184,658 provider tokens (17.6%), GPT-5.6 Terra, no compaction or reload recommendation.
- `model-conversation-log.jsonl`: 6,342 filtered rows; latest direct user turn is 2026-08-17T16:13Z (Google interview-talk preparation). This is not evidence of missing conversations.
- `continuity-summary.txt` regenerated 10:11Z but still says obsolete `kimi-for-coding/k2p6`.
- `decision-state.json` remains unchanged since 2026-05-27. Open action history includes scheduled-worker repair, provider-ceiling/control-plane verification, decision-state/generated-state cleanup, semantic-memory cleanup, RAG, and user-led YouTube archive continuation.
- Notices contain six current canonical open notices plus historical duplicate/replay rows; no new notice was appended this cycle.

## Findings

- **Verified healthy:** direct ACP and memory restore are operating normally; context is well below guard thresholds.
- **High operational risk:** scheduled-worker repair has not been independently verified. The open action from 2026-08-17 still requires removing obsolete `kimi-for-coding/k2p6` selection and proving two clean runs.
- **Generated-state drift:** continuity-summary is stale despite current live model metadata. Fix the generator/source, never the generated file directly.
- **Maintenance debt:** decision-state is stale and semantic-memory contains known low-signal historical entries. Candidate files are review material, not facts; no promotion is proposed.
- **User-facing continuity:** preserve the last known focus on Google interview-talk preparation and defer housing/inbox follow-up until the user returns.

## Actions

- Repair scheduled-worker model/config selection and verify two consecutive successful scheduled runs.
- Expose authoritative timer/subagent/log-backlog/observability checks and separately validate the provider ceiling.
- Refresh decision-state and review semantic-memory garbage; retain candidate lifecycle ownership with the curator.

## Blockers and Missing Checks

- Native timer/subagent status tools were not available in this worker, so unattended worker health is only partially verified.
- Bash diagnostics were denied by policy (`python3 -c`); candidate status distribution could not be independently counted in this cycle.
- Direct reads of authoritative `turns.jsonl`, `observability.jsonl`, and backlog-status surfaces were not available here. Do not infer backlog from canonical/model line-count differences.

## Backlog Plan

Next cycle, first check whether scheduled-worker repair has been applied and whether two clean runs are evidenced. Then re-check generated identity drift and open actions before declaring no-op.