Operational Synthesis Report

• created: 2026-08-31T22:11:02.707534Z

• completed: 2026-09-01T00:00Z

• status: completed

• scope: scheduled higher-level operational synthesis

Executive summary

Runtime and memory restore are healthy, and the model heartbeat completed successfully with NO_CHANGE. The main unresolved operational issue is unchanged: the scheduled worker/generated continuity summary still names obsolete kimi-for-coding/k2p6, while the live direct-ACP context is openai/gpt-5.6-terra. This is a source/configuration problem, not evidence of a missing conversation.

Evidence

• `memory-heartbeat.json` at 22:07Z: restore `ok=true`, 7,476 entries; model-conversation log 6,342 rows / 3,664 runtime rows.

• `model-heartbeat.json` at 21:57Z: `rc=0`, `acpx_rc=0`, marker `NO_CHANGE`; no curated-memory change.

• `context-guard.json` at 22:07Z: direct ACP normal, 184,658 provider tokens (17.6%), no compaction; configured/live model `openai/gpt-5.6-terra`, ceiling remains unobserved (`null`).

• Preferred model log latest activity remains 2026-08-17: Google interview-talk preparation. The archival log records an earlier 2026-08-13 failed inbox request; retry remains confirmation-gated.

• `continuity-summary.txt` regenerated 22:07Z but line 4 still says `kimi-for-coding/k2p6`.

• `memory-candidates.jsonl` has 11 rows still at `status=candidate` (mostly old housing/workflow or operational preference signals); `semantic-candidates.jsonl` has no exact `status=candidate` rows. Candidates are review material, not facts.

• `decision-state.json` is stale since 2026-05-27. Existing notices/actions remain open for decision-state refresh, semantic-memory audit, provider-ceiling proof, control-plane visibility, notice-source hardening, curator permissions, provider handoff, and local YouTube archive.

Findings and hypotheses

1. **Verified healthy runtime:** no reload or compaction pressure; do not replace/reload the live backend.

2. **Verified generated-state drift:** the continuity-summary generator or its model source remains stale. Repair the source/configuration and prove two clean scheduled runs; do not edit generated output directly.

3. **Operational visibility remains incomplete:** timer/subagent status APIs and authoritative turns.jsonl/observability/backlog checks were not available in this worker. Do not infer sync backlog from raw canonical-vs-model line counts. The available memory-heartbeat evidence does not report a restore failure.

4. **No new durable curation proposal:** the only unresolved memory-candidate rows are old/review material; no semantic candidate should be promoted automatically.

Recommended actions

• Highest priority: fix scheduled-worker model/config selection away from obsolete `kimi-for-coding/k2p6`; verify two consecutive successful runs and regenerated identity.

• When control-plane access is available, run independent backlog (`missing_runtime_entries`/`needs_sync`), timer, subagent, observability, and provider-ceiling checks.

• Have the curator or main agent review the 11 remaining memory candidates and refresh `decision-state.json`; scheduled synthesis must not edit either directly.

• Keep the 2026-08-13 ImmoScout inbox follow-up confirmation-gated; do not send a reply without user confirmation.

Blockers / missing tools

• Matrix-lite timer/subagent status tools and backlog/status MCP surfaces were unavailable/not exposed in this cycle.

• Direct reads of `turns.jsonl` and `observability.jsonl` were unavailable; `observability.jsonl` was not found in prior cycle evidence.

• No approvals requested. No native or async subagents used.

Durable-memory and warm-memory changes

• No curated-memory proposal or direct curated-memory edit.

• `recent-topics.md` updated with this cycle's runtime/configuration status and open verification gaps.

• No JSONL finding/action/notice appended; existing canonical open action and notices already cover the stale worker identity and visibility gaps.

Risk assessment

Primary risk is silent maintenance degradation: the main session is healthy while scheduled synthesis can fail or produce stale generated identity. Secondary risks are unmeasured provider ceiling and repeated notice re-inflation from directed/index.json. Preserve the current fail-closed posture and add independent control-plane smoke tests before declaring the worker repaired.