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.