Operational Synthesis

ts: 2026-09-01T10:11:03Z
status: complete
scope: scheduled higher-level operational synthesis

Summary

Runtime and memory restoration are healthy, but the long-standing scheduled-worker model-selection defect remains unresolved. No new user activity is present after 2026-08-17; this is not evidence of missing conversations. The cycle is materially useful because open backlog, stale generated identity, candidate review, and verification gaps remain outstanding.

Evidence

memory-heartbeat.json at 10:10Z: restore ok=true, 7,476 entries; 6,435 visible and 1,041 filtered; semantic state changed; no generated-state row changes.
model-heartbeat.json at 09:58Z: rc=0, acpx_rc=0, NO_CHANGE; curated memory unchanged.
context-guard.json at 10:09Z: direct ACP healthy, 184,658 provider tokens (17.6%), normal stage, no compaction, live model openai/gpt-5.6-terra; observed provider ceiling remains null.
Preferred model-conversation-log.jsonl ends at 2026-08-17T16:13:41Z (Google interview-talk preparation). This log is filtered/deduplicated and must not be compared by line count with the canonical log to infer sync loss.
memory-candidates.jsonl still has 11 exact status=candidate rows. semantic-candidates.jsonl has no exact candidate-status rows; its reviewed/stale entries remain review material, not facts.
decision-state.json remains dated 2026-05-27 and does not reflect later runtime, housing, or archive threads.

Findings and hypotheses

High confidence: The generated continuity summary remains stale on model identity (kimi-for-coding/k2p6) despite live GPT-5.6 Terra. This is a source/generator defect; do not edit generated output directly.
High confidence: The scheduled-worker repair action from 2026-08-17 is still open. The latest heartbeat success does not prove the worker is using the intended model; two clean runs with live worker status are still required.
Operational risk: Provider ceiling is unobserved. Current normal status relies on the advertised 1.05M context, while prior history includes compaction around 350k. Treat future growth conservatively until an independent ceiling is measured.
Backlog: decision-state refresh, semantic-memory garbage audit, notice-source hardening, provider-switch handoff, compact RAG, curator write-safety investigation, housing inbox retry (confirmation-gated), and local YouTube archive continuation remain open.

Actions for main agent/infrastructure

Repair scheduled-worker model/config selection and verify two consecutive scheduled runs with live status evidence.
Repair the continuity-summary generator/source; preserve the rule against direct generated-file edits.
Expose or run persistent_chat_log_backlog_status, timer list, subagent list, and observability checks; specifically verify missing_runtime_entries/needs_sync rather than raw log counts.
Review the 11 legacy memory candidates in a bounded curator pass; do not promote automatically.
Refresh decision-state.json and harden directed-index notice repopulation to skip resolved/obsolete reports.
Keep provider-ceiling proof and agent-driven handoff/reset validation separate from the generated-identity repair.

Missing tools / blockers

Native read of /home/matrix-lite/state/turns.jsonl was denied by policy in this worker.
/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/observability.jsonl is absent.
Matrix-lite timer/subagent/backlog status tools were not exposed in the available tool set; no live timer/subagent/backlog verification was possible.
No approvals were requested. No backend/session reload or replacement was performed.

Curated and warm memory

No curated-memory proposal: no new user signal since the last reviewed activity.
No direct edit to curated-memory.md.
Warm-memory update is limited to a fresh scheduled-synthesis entry in recent-topics.md.

Robustness recommendation

Make generated-state identity derive from the same live model/config source used by the worker, and make worker health report the resolved provider/model plus a durable run identifier. Add an atomic-write/backup invariant for curator metadata updates so a failed write cannot zero durable memory.

# Operational Synthesis - **ts:** 2026-09-01T10:11:03Z - **status:** complete - **scope:** scheduled higher-level operational synthesis ## Summary Runtime and memory restoration are healthy, but the long-standing scheduled-worker model-selection defect remains unresolved. No new user activity is present after 2026-08-17; this is not evidence of missing conversations. The cycle is materially useful because open backlog, stale generated identity, candidate review, and verification gaps remain outstanding. ## Evidence - `memory-heartbeat.json` at 10:10Z: restore `ok=true`, 7,476 entries; 6,435 visible and 1,041 filtered; semantic state changed; no generated-state row changes. - `model-heartbeat.json` at 09:58Z: `rc=0`, `acpx_rc=0`, `NO_CHANGE`; curated memory unchanged. - `context-guard.json` at 10:09Z: direct ACP healthy, 184,658 provider tokens (17.6%), normal stage, no compaction, live model `openai/gpt-5.6-terra`; observed provider ceiling remains `null`. - Preferred `model-conversation-log.jsonl` ends at 2026-08-17T16:13:41Z (Google interview-talk preparation). This log is filtered/deduplicated and must not be compared by line count with the canonical log to infer sync loss. - `memory-candidates.jsonl` still has 11 exact `status=candidate` rows. `semantic-candidates.jsonl` has no exact candidate-status rows; its reviewed/stale entries remain review material, not facts. - `decision-state.json` remains dated 2026-05-27 and does not reflect later runtime, housing, or archive threads. ## Findings and hypotheses 1. **High confidence:** The generated continuity summary remains stale on model identity (`kimi-for-coding/k2p6`) despite live GPT-5.6 Terra. This is a source/generator defect; do not edit generated output directly. 2. **High confidence:** The scheduled-worker repair action from 2026-08-17 is still open. The latest heartbeat success does not prove the worker is using the intended model; two clean runs with live worker status are still required. 3. **Operational risk:** Provider ceiling is unobserved. Current normal status relies on the advertised 1.05M context, while prior history includes compaction around 350k. Treat future growth conservatively until an independent ceiling is measured. 4. **Backlog:** decision-state refresh, semantic-memory garbage audit, notice-source hardening, provider-switch handoff, compact RAG, curator write-safety investigation, housing inbox retry (confirmation-gated), and local YouTube archive continuation remain open. ## Actions for main agent/infrastructure - Repair scheduled-worker model/config selection and verify two consecutive scheduled runs with live status evidence. - Repair the continuity-summary generator/source; preserve the rule against direct generated-file edits. - Expose or run `persistent_chat_log_backlog_status`, timer list, subagent list, and observability checks; specifically verify `missing_runtime_entries`/`needs_sync` rather than raw log counts. - Review the 11 legacy memory candidates in a bounded curator pass; do not promote automatically. - Refresh `decision-state.json` and harden directed-index notice repopulation to skip resolved/obsolete reports. - Keep provider-ceiling proof and agent-driven handoff/reset validation separate from the generated-identity repair. ## Missing tools / blockers - Native read of `/home/matrix-lite/state/turns.jsonl` was denied by policy in this worker. - `/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/observability.jsonl` is absent. - Matrix-lite timer/subagent/backlog status tools were not exposed in the available tool set; no live timer/subagent/backlog verification was possible. - No approvals were requested. No backend/session reload or replacement was performed. ## Curated and warm memory - No curated-memory proposal: no new user signal since the last reviewed activity. - No direct edit to `curated-memory.md`. - Warm-memory update is limited to a fresh scheduled-synthesis entry in `recent-topics.md`. ## Robustness recommendation Make generated-state identity derive from the same live model/config source used by the worker, and make worker health report the resolved provider/model plus a durable run identifier. Add an atomic-write/backup invariant for curator metadata updates so a failed write cannot zero durable memory.

operational-synthesis-report-2026-09-01T10-11-03Z.md