You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $TROQ-tMN1xESqTTa1aA6i38gsA8HAruwUD83lmL96vg - reply_to_id: None - thread_root_id: None Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: mode: turn_packet # Persistent Chat Turn Packet Generated: 2026-05-17T12:31:55.013017+00:00 ## Live context ## Current thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $sWectemcrg1uzHvfp… - Recent actionable/status notes: - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>That makes a lot of sense — explains the patchy heartbeat pattern and why some memory felt incomplete. Glad the refactoring and review paid off. The background synthesis agent sounds useful. I'll ke… - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>Thanks — and I agree, the curator/synthesis agents doing solid reasoning from spotty data is genuinely promising. With fewer gaps going forward that signal should get much cleaner. Here's what I ver… ## Recent reload note # Recent Reload Note Generated: 2026-05-17T11:54:22.095465Z Result: ok Reason: controlled reload to activate unified session packet structure Old session: persistent-chat-20260517T020646Z New session: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z Curation: skipped; ok=True; reason=disabled Packet health: turn=True; session=True; restore_alias=True; stale_turn=False; stale_session=False Details: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/reload-state.json If context seems missing, inspect the pre-reload handoff, restore/session packet, and canonical perpetual log before assuming memory loss. ## Recent main-chat tail - 2026-05-17T12:31:54.871350+00:00 assistant: Let me run a quick capability check and verify my workspace/secrets. - 2026-05-17T12:31:54.871749+00:00 assistant: <matrix_lite_final>Thanks — and I agree, the curator/synthesis agents doing solid reasoning from spotty data is genuinely promising. With fewer gaps going forward that signal should get much cleaner. Here's what I verified: **Search MCPs** — All available via my toolset: - **Brave Search** (`brave-search_brave_web_search`) — general web + local search - **DuckDuckGo** (`duckduckgo_duckduckgo_web_search` + news) — fast simple queries - **SearXNG** (`searxng_searxng_web_search`) — local aggregation with engine provenance - **WebFetch** — direct URL content extraction - **Persistent Chat Memory Search** (`persistent_chat_memory_search`) — hybrid lexical+semantic over indexed memory **Vector/semantic search** — `persistent_chat_repo_search` has hybrid mode with local token-hash embeddings (384d, ~300 embedded docs). Working but small embedding index — could be expanded if useful. **Workspace - 2026-05-17T12:31:54.875035+00:00 assistant: Let me check what repos I can access and whether I can read the config files. - 2026-05-17T12:31:54.877204+00:00 assistant: <matrix_lite_final>Yes, full read access. I can read everything in `/home/matrix-lite/app/` including the live config files: - **`matrix-lite.json`** — the main agent/conversation/routing config (persistent-chat agent uses `kimi-for-coding/k2p6`, opencode config at `/home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json`) - **`acpx-config.json`** — ACPX backend config with TTL 28800s (8h), `nonInteractivePermissions: fail`, queues routing to agents - **`opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`** — the full permission map, MCP tool registrations, model Memory heartbeat: ```json _manifest_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-context-manifest.json", "session_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-packet.json", "restore_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/restore-packet.json", "turn_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/turn-packet.json", "session_start_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-start-packet.json", "candidates_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-candidates.jsonl", "candidates_size": 21033, "semantic_candidates_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/semantic-candidates.jsonl", "semantic_candidates_size": 162685 } ``` Live runtime capability context: Live Matrix-lite capabilities are dynamic; prefer status/capability tools over assuming boot-time config. - Use matrix_lite_status_context_usage_report for read-only context/session usage; it cannot reload. - Use matrix_lite_status_capability_report for current live tools, repo paths, calendar, and reload policy. - Avoid persistent-chat reloads for status/debug. Reload only on explicit user request, model switch, or context guard threshold. - Throwaway repo test markers matching `.test-*` can be cleaned with allowlisted `rm -f <repo>/.test-*`; recursive rm remains denied without exact approval. Repo paths: sfq_factory=/home/gleb/sfq-factory, automeat=/home/gleb/automeat, openclaw_tools=/home/gleb/openclaw-tools, videoctl=/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl, matrix_lite_app=/home/matrix-lite/app, runtime_snapshot=/home/matrix-lite/runtime-repo Calendar: ics_dir=/home/matrix-lite/workspace/calendar-ics, timer=matrix-lite-vdirsyncer-calendar.timer Recent room-local conversation: User: This is amazing thank you. The failures yesterday and the incomplete memory injection after migration to matrix-lite led to us refactoring and enhancing your memory system while also adding robustness tests and some thorough code review. We only now finished and this explains the gap and also irregular heartbeat/curation turns. There may still be some junk here and there but you can clean it up later from here I think we have this capability now. There is now also a proper background synthesis agent which should sometimes give you pointers and tips and provide guidance, we can also give it more info to consider when needed via your synthesis subagent. Overall I think the system should be better now but let's watch our for bugs and obviously stale items in the next days Assistant: That makes a lot of sense — explains the patchy heartbeat pattern and why some memory felt incomplete. Glad the refactoring and review paid off. The background synthesis agent sounds useful. I'll keep an eye out for stale items and bugs as we go, and I can clean up junk in memory when I spot it. The unified packet structure + synthesis layer should make continuity more resilient than the old approach. Thanks for putting in the work on this. What's next? User: I was impressed and fascinated with your memory curator and synthesis agents reasoning correct patterns out of such incomplete and erratic data. I think this could be very useful going forward once we get fewer gaps like this. Check search mcps, memory search, vector/semantic search, and if you know where your workspace is and our secrets are. Assistant: Thanks — and I agree, the curator/synthesis agents doing solid reasoning from spotty data is genuinely promising. With fewer gaps going forward that signal should get much cleaner. Here's what I verified: **Search MCPs** — All available via my toolset: - **Brave Search** (`brave-search_brave_web_search`) — general web + local search - **DuckDuckGo** (`duckduckgo_duckduckgo_web_search` + news) — fast simple queries - **SearXNG** (`searxng_searxng_web_search`) — local aggregation with engine provenance - **WebFetch** — direct URL content extraction - **Persistent Chat Memory Search** (`persistent_chat_memory_search`) — hybrid lexical+semantic over indexed memory **Vector/semantic search** — `persistent_chat_repo_search` has hybrid mode with local token-hash embeddings (384d, ~300 embedded docs). Working but small embedding index — could be expanded if useful. **Workspace** — `/home/matrix-lite/workspace/persistent-chat` (confirmed via capability report and direct listing). **Secrets** — `./secrets/password-immoscout` exists and is the only secret file. Correct sandbox-relative path. Everything looks healthy. The unified packet structure should mean less data loss through future …[truncated] User: Do you have read access to your live config repo? Assistant: Yes, full read access. I can read everything in `/home/matrix-lite/app/` including the live config files: - **`matrix-lite.json`** — the main agent/conversation/routing config (persistent-chat agent uses `kimi-for-coding/k2p6`, opencode config at `/home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json`) - **`acpx-config.json`** — ACPX backend config with TTL 28800s (8h), `nonInteractivePermissions: fail`, queues routing to agents - **`opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`** — the full permission map, MCP tool registrations, model settings, and allow/deny rules - **`opencode/smoke-agent.opencode.json`**, **`topic-chat.opencode.json`**, etc. Plus git read access to the app repo itself (`git -C /home/matrix-lite/app status/log/diff`) and the runtime snapshot repo. Can also read all underlying repos (sfq-factory, automeat, openclaw-tools, videoctl) and the live XDG opencode config. Want me to look at anything specific in the config? User: It's great that those other items are working, thanks, just checking if we missed anything Assistant: I don't think we missed anything major from what I can see. The key things we covered: - **Session** is live and healthy after the controlled reload - **Memory/continuity system** is working with the new unified packet structure - **Search MCPs** all operational (SearXNG, Brave, DuckDuckGo, WebFetch, memory search) - **Repo/config access** confirmed — full read access to live config and all repos - **Workspace/secrets** correctly located The only thing I'd flag is the **synthesis agent** you mentioned — it sounds like it runs in the background and I haven't seen any output from it yet. But that's expected since it was just deployed. If there's anything specific you want to test or work on, I'm ready. Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-17T12:33:06.124204Z user said: Do you see the old output? We ran it once or twice for testing, next runs are scheduled status: user_only; reason: queued_for_conversation Recent/current attachment metadata, if any: None Message this user replied to, if any: None Queued/batched messages, if any: None Per-turn volatile reminders: - Answer normally and concisely. Put only user-visible answer text inside <matrix_lite_final>...</matrix_lite_final>. - Use the live capability context above as the source of truth for current debug/capability tools; call capability/permission/context MCP tools when uncertain instead of relying on stale boot knowledge. - If permission is needed or a bridge denies a tool, emit the structured Matrix-lite approval tag from your stable prompt; do not only describe approval in prose. - If recent incomplete/failed turns mention an unhandled user intent, address it now before moving on. - Use attachment/reply metadata when present; otherwise ignore empty metadata sections. - Do not mention internal Matrix-lite metadata unless the user asks. User message: Do you see the old output? We ran it once or twice for testing, next runs are scheduled


You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $zzyfXt9qLqym44_yPP_5iVcdHzwnFPjafWWqgR01AIs - reply_to_id: None - thread_root_id: None Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: mode: turn_packet # Persistent Chat Turn Packet Generated: 2026-05-17T12:31:55.013017+00:00 ## Live context ## Current thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $sWectemcrg1uzHvfp… - Recent actionable/status notes: - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>That makes a lot of sense — explains the patchy heartbeat pattern and why some memory felt incomplete. Glad the refactoring and review paid off. The background synthesis agent sounds useful. I'll ke… - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>Thanks — and I agree, the curator/synthesis agents doing solid reasoning from spotty data is genuinely promising. With fewer gaps going forward that signal should get much cleaner. Here's what I ver… ## Recent reload note # Recent Reload Note Generated: 2026-05-17T11:54:22.095465Z Result: ok Reason: controlled reload to activate unified session packet structure Old session: persistent-chat-20260517T020646Z New session: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z Curation: skipped; ok=True; reason=disabled Packet health: turn=True; session=True; restore_alias=True; stale_turn=False; stale_session=False Details: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/reload-state.json If context seems missing, inspect the pre-reload handoff, restore/session packet, and canonical perpetual log before assuming memory loss. ## Recent main-chat tail - 2026-05-17T12:31:54.871350+00:00 assistant: Let me run a quick capability check and verify my workspace/secrets. - 2026-05-17T12:31:54.871749+00:00 assistant: <matrix_lite_final>Thanks — and I agree, the curator/synthesis agents doing solid reasoning from spotty data is genuinely promising. With fewer gaps going forward that signal should get much cleaner. Here's what I verified: **Search MCPs** — All available via my toolset: - **Brave Search** (`brave-search_brave_web_search`) — general web + local search - **DuckDuckGo** (`duckduckgo_duckduckgo_web_search` + news) — fast simple queries - **SearXNG** (`searxng_searxng_web_search`) — local aggregation with engine provenance - **WebFetch** — direct URL content extraction - **Persistent Chat Memory Search** (`persistent_chat_memory_search`) — hybrid lexical+semantic over indexed memory **Vector/semantic search** — `persistent_chat_repo_search` has hybrid mode with local token-hash embeddings (384d, ~300 embedded docs). Working but small embedding index — could be expanded if useful. **Workspace - 2026-05-17T12:31:54.875035+00:00 assistant: Let me check what repos I can access and whether I can read the config files. - 2026-05-17T12:31:54.877204+00:00 assistant: <matrix_lite_final>Yes, full read access. I can read everything in `/home/matrix-lite/app/` including the live config files: - **`matrix-lite.json`** — the main agent/conversation/routing config (persistent-chat agent uses `kimi-for-coding/k2p6`, opencode config at `/home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json`) - **`acpx-config.json`** — ACPX backend config with TTL 28800s (8h), `nonInteractivePermissions: fail`, queues routing to agents - **`opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`** — the full permission map, MCP tool registrations, model Memory heartbeat: ```json _manifest_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-context-manifest.json", "session_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-packet.json", "restore_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/restore-packet.json", "turn_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/turn-packet.json", "session_start_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-start-packet.json", "candidates_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-candidates.jsonl", "candidates_size": 21033, "semantic_candidates_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/semantic-candidates.jsonl", "semantic_candidates_size": 162685 } ``` Live runtime capability context: Live Matrix-lite capabilities are dynamic; prefer status/capability tools over assuming boot-time config. - Use matrix_lite_status_context_usage_report for read-only context/session usage; it cannot reload. - Use matrix_lite_status_capability_report for current live tools, repo paths, calendar, and reload policy. - Avoid persistent-chat reloads for status/debug. Reload only on explicit user request, model switch, or context guard threshold. - Throwaway repo test markers matching `.test-*` can be cleaned with allowlisted `rm -f <repo>/.test-*`; recursive rm remains denied without exact approval. Repo paths: sfq_factory=/home/gleb/sfq-factory, automeat=/home/gleb/automeat, openclaw_tools=/home/gleb/openclaw-tools, videoctl=/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl, matrix_lite_app=/home/matrix-lite/app, runtime_snapshot=/home/matrix-lite/runtime-repo Calendar: ics_dir=/home/matrix-lite/workspace/calendar-ics, timer=matrix-lite-vdirsyncer-calendar.timer Recent room-local conversation: User: I was impressed and fascinated with your memory curator and synthesis agents reasoning correct patterns out of such incomplete and erratic data. I think this could be very useful going forward once we get fewer gaps like this. Check search mcps, memory search, vector/semantic search, and if you know where your workspace is and our secrets are. Assistant: Thanks — and I agree, the curator/synthesis agents doing solid reasoning from spotty data is genuinely promising. With fewer gaps going forward that signal should get much cleaner. Here's what I verified: **Search MCPs** — All available via my toolset: - **Brave Search** (`brave-search_brave_web_search`) — general web + local search - **DuckDuckGo** (`duckduckgo_duckduckgo_web_search` + news) — fast simple queries - **SearXNG** (`searxng_searxng_web_search`) — local aggregation with engine provenance - **WebFetch** — direct URL content extraction - **Persistent Chat Memory Search** (`persistent_chat_memory_search`) — hybrid lexical+semantic over indexed memory **Vector/semantic search** — `persistent_chat_repo_search` has hybrid mode with local token-hash embeddings (384d, ~300 embedded docs). Working but small embedding index — could be expanded if useful. **Workspace** — `/home/matrix-lite/workspace/persistent-chat` (confirmed via capability report and direct listing). **Secrets** — `./secrets/password-immoscout` exists and is the only secret file. Correct sandbox-relative path. Everything looks healthy. The unified packet structure should mean less data loss through future …[truncated] User: Do you have read access to your live config repo? Assistant: Yes, full read access. I can read everything in `/home/matrix-lite/app/` including the live config files: - **`matrix-lite.json`** — the main agent/conversation/routing config (persistent-chat agent uses `kimi-for-coding/k2p6`, opencode config at `/home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json`) - **`acpx-config.json`** — ACPX backend config with TTL 28800s (8h), `nonInteractivePermissions: fail`, queues routing to agents - **`opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`** — the full permission map, MCP tool registrations, model settings, and allow/deny rules - **`opencode/smoke-agent.opencode.json`**, **`topic-chat.opencode.json`**, etc. Plus git read access to the app repo itself (`git -C /home/matrix-lite/app status/log/diff`) and the runtime snapshot repo. Can also read all underlying repos (sfq-factory, automeat, openclaw-tools, videoctl) and the live XDG opencode config. Want me to look at anything specific in the config? User: It's great that those other items are working, thanks, just checking if we missed anything Assistant: I don't think we missed anything major from what I can see. The key things we covered: - **Session** is live and healthy after the controlled reload - **Memory/continuity system** is working with the new unified packet structure - **Search MCPs** all operational (SearXNG, Brave, DuckDuckGo, WebFetch, memory search) - **Repo/config access** confirmed — full read access to live config and all repos - **Workspace/secrets** correctly located The only thing I'd flag is the **synthesis agent** you mentioned — it sounds like it runs in the background and I haven't seen any output from it yet. But that's expected since it was just deployed. If there's anything specific you want to test or work on, I'm ready. User: Do you see the old output? We ran it once or twice for testing, next runs are scheduled Assistant: Let me check what synthesis output exists.I can see the synthesis output. There are 19 reports dating from May 13 to today. The last automated run was at **May 17 00:01Z** — a no-op (gateway was still down at that point). After that there's a gap until our reload at 11:54Z. The old reports (May 13–15) show regular ~3-6 hour cycle activity. The key data: - **Findings** (7 items): Gateway-down severity, stale candidate pool, context metric discrepancy, reload events - **Hypotheses** (3 items): Gateway potentially intentionally stopped, stale candidates may be acceptable, active_metric calculation question - **Actions** (5 open): Gateway restart, step limit re-apply, read permission allow rule, candidate cleanup, reload investigation - **Notices**: Empty (no actionable notices generated yet) The directed synthesis directory has a `reports/` subfolder but no index yet. The testing runs you mentioned after refactoring would produce new reports once the scheduled cycle fires — none seem to have landed yet based on the timestamps. I'll keep an eye out for fresh ones.</matrix_lite_final> Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-17T12:34:41.683744Z user said: great i think should work when scheduled runs start, same with memory curator status: user_only; reason: queued_for_conversation Recent/current attachment metadata, if any: None Message this user replied to, if any: None Queued/batched messages, if any: None Per-turn volatile reminders: - Answer normally and concisely. Put only user-visible answer text inside <matrix_lite_final>...</matrix_lite_final>. - Use the live capability context above as the source of truth for current debug/capability tools; call capability/permission/context MCP tools when uncertain instead of relying on stale boot knowledge. - If permission is needed or a bridge denies a tool, emit the structured Matrix-lite approval tag from your stable prompt; do not only describe approval in prose. - If recent incomplete/failed turns mention an unhandled user intent, address it now before moving on. - Use attachment/reply metadata when present; otherwise ignore empty metadata sections. - Do not mention internal Matrix-lite metadata unless the user asks. User message: great i think should work when scheduled runs start, same with memory curator


settings, and allow/deny rules - **`opencode/smoke-agent.opencode.json`**, **`topic-chat.opencode.json`**, etc. Plus git read access to the app repo itself (`git -C /home/matrix-lite/app status/log/diff`) and the runtime snapshot repo. Can also read all underlying repos (sfq-factory, automeat, openclaw-tools, videoctl) and the live XDG opencode config. Want me to look at anything specific in the config?</matrix_lite_final>


<matrix_lite_final>I don't think we missed anything major from what I can see. The key things we covered: - **Session** is live and healthy after the controlled reload - **Memory/continuity system** is working with the new unified packet structure - **Search MCPs** all operational (SearXNG, Brave, DuckDuckGo, WebFetch, memory search) - **Repo/config access** confirmed — full read access to live config and all repos - **Workspace/secrets** correctly located The only thing I'd flag is the **synthesis agent** you mentioned — it sounds like it runs in the background and I haven't seen any output from it yet. But that's expected since it was just deployed. If there's anything specific you want to test or work on, I'm ready.</matrix_lite_final>


Let me check what synthesis output exists.


I can see the synthesis output. There are 19 reports dating from May 13 to today. The last automated run was at **May 17 00:01Z** — a no-op (gateway was still down at that point). After that there's a gap until our reload at 11:54Z. The old reports (May 13–15) show regular ~3-6 hour cycle activity. The key data: - **Findings** (7 items): Gateway-down severity, stale candidate pool, context metric discrepancy, reload events - **Hypotheses** (3 items): Gateway potentially intentionally stopped, stale candidates may be acceptable, active_metric calculation question - **Actions** (5 open): Gateway restart, step limit re-apply, read permission allow rule, candidate cleanup, reload investigation - **Notices**: Empty (no actionable notices generated yet) The directed synthesis directory has a `reports/` subfolder but no index yet. The testing runs you mentioned after refactoring would produce new reports once the scheduled cycle fires — none seem to have landed yet based on the timestamps. I'll keep an eye out for fresh ones.</matrix_lite_final>


<matrix_lite_final>Sounds right. Once the scheduled cycles kick in, both should start producing fresh output regularly. I'll keep an eye on it and flag anything that looks off. Anything else you want to do while we're here?</matrix_lite_final>


You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $R4r_NqL1DiF2vamu2kNysX-aC4jduA9vxvaPiR0HR7A - reply_to_id: None - thread_root_id: None Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: mode: turn_packet # Persistent Chat Turn Packet Generated: 2026-05-17T12:37:08.302318+00:00 ## Live context ## Current thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $TROQ-tMN1xESqTTa1… - Recent actionable/status notes: - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>Thanks — and I agree, the curator/synthesis agents doing solid reasoning from spotty data is genuinely promising. With fewer gaps going forward that signal should get much cleaner. Here's what I ver… - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>I don't think we missed anything major from what I can see. The key things we covered: - **Session** is live and healthy after the controlled reload - **Memory/continuity system** is working with th… ## Recent reload note # Recent Reload Note Generated: 2026-05-17T11:54:22.095465Z Result: ok Reason: controlled reload to activate unified session packet structure Old session: persistent-chat-20260517T020646Z New session: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z Curation: skipped; ok=True; reason=disabled Packet health: turn=True; session=True; restore_alias=True; stale_turn=False; stale_session=False Details: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/reload-state.json If context seems missing, inspect the pre-reload handoff, restore/session packet, and canonical perpetual log before assuming memory loss. ## Recent main-chat tail - 2026-05-17T12:37:08.140274+00:00 assistant: settings, and allow/deny rules - **`opencode/smoke-agent.opencode.json`**, **`topic-chat.opencode.json`**, etc. Plus git read access to the app repo itself (`git -C /home/matrix-lite/app status/log/diff`) and the runtime snapshot repo. Can also read all underlying repos (sfq-factory, automeat, openclaw-tools, videoctl) and the live XDG opencode config. Want me to look at anything specific in the config?</matrix_lite_final> - 2026-05-17T12:37:08.142279+00:00 assistant: <matrix_lite_final>I don't think we missed anything major from what I can see. The key things we covered: - **Session** is live and healthy after the controlled reload - **Memory/continuity system** is working with the new unified packet structure - **Search MCPs** all operational (SearXNG, Brave, DuckDuckGo, WebFetch, memory search) - **Repo/config access** confirmed — full read access to live config and all repos - **Workspace/secrets** correctly located The only thing I'd flag is the **synthesis agent** you mentioned — it sounds like it runs in the background and I haven't seen any output from it yet. But that's expected since it was just deployed. If there's anything specific you want to test or work on, I'm ready.</matrix_lite_final> - 2026-05-17T12:37:08.144226+00:00 assistant: Let me check what synthesis output exists. - 2026-05-17T12:37:08.147969+00:00 assistant: <matrix_lite_final>Sounds right. Once the scheduled cycles kick in, both should start producing fresh output regularly. I'll keep an eye on it and flag anything that looks off. Anything else you want to do while we're here?</matrix_lite_final> Memory heartbeat: ```json _manifest_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-context-manifest.json", "session_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-packet.json", "restore_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/restore-packet.json", "turn_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/turn-packet.json", "session_start_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-start-packet.json", "candidates_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-candidates.jsonl", "candidates_size": 21033, "semantic_candidates_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/semantic-candidates.jsonl", "semantic_candidates_size": 162685 } ``` Live runtime capability context: Live Matrix-lite capabilities are dynamic; prefer status/capability tools over assuming boot-time config. - Use matrix_lite_status_context_usage_report for read-only context/session usage; it cannot reload. - Use matrix_lite_status_capability_report for current live tools, repo paths, calendar, and reload policy. - Avoid persistent-chat reloads for status/debug. Reload only on explicit user request, model switch, or context guard threshold. - Throwaway repo test markers matching `.test-*` can be cleaned with allowlisted `rm -f <repo>/.test-*`; recursive rm remains denied without exact approval. Repo paths: sfq_factory=/home/gleb/sfq-factory, automeat=/home/gleb/automeat, openclaw_tools=/home/gleb/openclaw-tools, videoctl=/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl, matrix_lite_app=/home/matrix-lite/app, runtime_snapshot=/home/matrix-lite/runtime-repo Calendar: ics_dir=/home/matrix-lite/workspace/calendar-ics, timer=matrix-lite-vdirsyncer-calendar.timer Recent room-local conversation: User: Do you have read access to your live config repo? Assistant: Yes, full read access. I can read everything in `/home/matrix-lite/app/` including the live config files: - **`matrix-lite.json`** — the main agent/conversation/routing config (persistent-chat agent uses `kimi-for-coding/k2p6`, opencode config at `/home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json`) - **`acpx-config.json`** — ACPX backend config with TTL 28800s (8h), `nonInteractivePermissions: fail`, queues routing to agents - **`opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`** — the full permission map, MCP tool registrations, model settings, and allow/deny rules - **`opencode/smoke-agent.opencode.json`**, **`topic-chat.opencode.json`**, etc. Plus git read access to the app repo itself (`git -C /home/matrix-lite/app status/log/diff`) and the runtime snapshot repo. Can also read all underlying repos (sfq-factory, automeat, openclaw-tools, videoctl) and the live XDG opencode config. Want me to look at anything specific in the config? User: It's great that those other items are working, thanks, just checking if we missed anything Assistant: I don't think we missed anything major from what I can see. The key things we covered: - **Session** is live and healthy after the controlled reload - **Memory/continuity system** is working with the new unified packet structure - **Search MCPs** all operational (SearXNG, Brave, DuckDuckGo, WebFetch, memory search) - **Repo/config access** confirmed — full read access to live config and all repos - **Workspace/secrets** correctly located The only thing I'd flag is the **synthesis agent** you mentioned — it sounds like it runs in the background and I haven't seen any output from it yet. But that's expected since it was just deployed. If there's anything specific you want to test or work on, I'm ready. User: Do you see the old output? We ran it once or twice for testing, next runs are scheduled Assistant: Let me check what synthesis output exists.I can see the synthesis output. There are 19 reports dating from May 13 to today. The last automated run was at **May 17 00:01Z** — a no-op (gateway was still down at that point). After that there's a gap until our reload at 11:54Z. The old reports (May 13–15) show regular ~3-6 hour cycle activity. The key data: - **Findings** (7 items): Gateway-down severity, stale candidate pool, context metric discrepancy, reload events - **Hypotheses** (3 items): Gateway potentially intentionally stopped, stale candidates may be acceptable, active_metric calculation question - **Actions** (5 open): Gateway restart, step limit re-apply, read permission allow rule, candidate cleanup, reload investigation - **Notices**: Empty (no actionable notices generated yet) The directed synthesis directory has a `reports/` subfolder but no index yet. The testing runs you mentioned after refactoring would produce new reports once the scheduled cycle fires — none seem to have landed yet based on the timestamps. I'll keep an eye out for fresh ones.</matrix_lite_final> User: great i think should work when scheduled runs start, same with memory curator Assistant: Sounds right. Once the scheduled cycles kick in, both should start producing fresh output regularly. I'll keep an eye on it and flag anything that looks off. Anything else you want to do while we're here? Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-17T12:37:33.986807Z user said: the goal here is to enable introspection and self improvement via background tasks and direct debugging in chat here, so lets keep this in mind, i welcome suggestions in the future once we see this is working properly on reloads and context guards by the way you now trigger context guard yourself when you get a notice, as at that moment you know best what needs to be preserved into the new session that is not present in session pack and files that it's composed of and can add it on top or edit the files status: user_only; reason: queued_for_conversation Recent/current attachment metadata, if any: [ { "event_id": "$Rz-BZg2imij6ZjQ5G7nUEJcAhNbX-zJU0_dwGHovlXs", "sender_id": "@gleb:matrix.nvdll.org", "text": "sfq_architecture_report (1).docx", "attachment": { "body": "sfq_architecture_report (1).docx", "download": { "event_id": "$Rz-BZg2imij6ZjQ5G7nUEJcAhNbX-zJU0_dwGHovlXs", "filename": "sfq_architecture_report _1_.docx", "mime": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document", "mxc_url": "mxc://matrix.nvdll.org/zbJeis8GQ6LWOcTVk5uHkwIcQ5e2zRh8", "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/inbox/Rz-BZg2imij6ZjQ5G7nUEJcAhNbX-zJU0_dwGHovlXs/sfq_architecture_report _1_.docx", "size": 30115 }, "encrypted": false, "filename": null, "local_path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/inbox/Rz-BZg2imij6ZjQ5G7nUEJcAhNbX-zJU0_dwGHovlXs/sfq_architecture_report _1_.docx", "mime": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document", "msgtype": "m.file", "mxc_url": "mxc://matrix.nvdll.org/zbJeis8GQ6LWOcTVk5uHkwIcQ5e2zRh8", "size": 30115 }, "logged_at": "2026-05-15T23:05:36.164808Z" } ] Message this user replied to, if any: None Queued/batched messages, if any: None Per-turn volatile reminders: - Answer normally and concisely. Put only user-visible answer text inside <matrix_lite_final>...</matrix_lite_final>. - Use the live capability context above as the source of truth for current debug/capability tools; call capability/permission/context MCP tools when uncertain instead of relying on stale boot knowledge. - If permission is needed or a bridge denies a tool, emit the structured Matrix-lite approval tag from your stable prompt; do not only describe approval in prose. - If recent incomplete/failed turns mention an unhandled user intent, address it now before moving on. - Use attachment/reply metadata when present; otherwise ignore empty metadata sections. - Do not mention internal Matrix-lite metadata unless the user asks. User message: the goal here is to enable introspection and self improvement via background tasks and direct debugging in chat here, so lets keep this in mind, i welcome suggestions in the future once we see this is working properly on reloads and context guards by the way you now trigger context guard yourself when you get a notice, as at that moment you know best what needs to be preserved into the new session that is not present in session pack and files that it's composed of and can add it on top or edit the files


You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $yGff5sFlgqW34Bs5ySrPwo4WzjeM26evA7ONMCvJQ_g - reply_to_id: None - thread_root_id: None Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: mode: turn_packet # Persistent Chat Turn Packet Generated: 2026-05-17T12:37:08.302318+00:00 ## Live context ## Current thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $TROQ-tMN1xESqTTa1… - Recent actionable/status notes: - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>Thanks — and I agree, the curator/synthesis agents doing solid reasoning from spotty data is genuinely promising. With fewer gaps going forward that signal should get much cleaner. Here's what I ver… - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>I don't think we missed anything major from what I can see. The key things we covered: - **Session** is live and healthy after the controlled reload - **Memory/continuity system** is working with th… ## Recent reload note # Recent Reload Note Generated: 2026-05-17T11:54:22.095465Z Result: ok Reason: controlled reload to activate unified session packet structure Old session: persistent-chat-20260517T020646Z New session: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z Curation: skipped; ok=True; reason=disabled Packet health: turn=True; session=True; restore_alias=True; stale_turn=False; stale_session=False Details: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/reload-state.json If context seems missing, inspect the pre-reload handoff, restore/session packet, and canonical perpetual log before assuming memory loss. ## Recent main-chat tail - 2026-05-17T12:37:08.140274+00:00 assistant: settings, and allow/deny rules - **`opencode/smoke-agent.opencode.json`**, **`topic-chat.opencode.json`**, etc. Plus git read access to the app repo itself (`git -C /home/matrix-lite/app status/log/diff`) and the runtime snapshot repo. Can also read all underlying repos (sfq-factory, automeat, openclaw-tools, videoctl) and the live XDG opencode config. Want me to look at anything specific in the config?</matrix_lite_final> - 2026-05-17T12:37:08.142279+00:00 assistant: <matrix_lite_final>I don't think we missed anything major from what I can see. The key things we covered: - **Session** is live and healthy after the controlled reload - **Memory/continuity system** is working with the new unified packet structure - **Search MCPs** all operational (SearXNG, Brave, DuckDuckGo, WebFetch, memory search) - **Repo/config access** confirmed — full read access to live config and all repos - **Workspace/secrets** correctly located The only thing I'd flag is the **synthesis agent** you mentioned — it sounds like it runs in the background and I haven't seen any output from it yet. But that's expected since it was just deployed. If there's anything specific you want to test or work on, I'm ready.</matrix_lite_final> - 2026-05-17T12:37:08.144226+00:00 assistant: Let me check what synthesis output exists. - 2026-05-17T12:37:08.147969+00:00 assistant: <matrix_lite_final>Sounds right. Once the scheduled cycles kick in, both should start producing fresh output regularly. I'll keep an eye on it and flag anything that looks off. Anything else you want to do while we're here?</matrix_lite_final> Memory heartbeat: ```json _manifest_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-context-manifest.json", "session_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-packet.json", "restore_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/restore-packet.json", "turn_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/turn-packet.json", "session_start_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-start-packet.json", "candidates_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-candidates.jsonl", "candidates_size": 21033, "semantic_candidates_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/semantic-candidates.jsonl", "semantic_candidates_size": 162685 } ``` Live runtime capability context: Live Matrix-lite capabilities are dynamic; prefer status/capability tools over assuming boot-time config. - Use matrix_lite_status_context_usage_report for read-only context/session usage; it cannot reload. - Use matrix_lite_status_capability_report for current live tools, repo paths, calendar, and reload policy. - Avoid persistent-chat reloads for status/debug. Reload only on explicit user request, model switch, or context guard threshold. - Throwaway repo test markers matching `.test-*` can be cleaned with allowlisted `rm -f <repo>/.test-*`; recursive rm remains denied without exact approval. Repo paths: sfq_factory=/home/gleb/sfq-factory, automeat=/home/gleb/automeat, openclaw_tools=/home/gleb/openclaw-tools, videoctl=/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl, matrix_lite_app=/home/matrix-lite/app, runtime_snapshot=/home/matrix-lite/runtime-repo Calendar: ics_dir=/home/matrix-lite/workspace/calendar-ics, timer=matrix-lite-vdirsyncer-calendar.timer Recent room-local conversation: User: It's great that those other items are working, thanks, just checking if we missed anything Assistant: I don't think we missed anything major from what I can see. The key things we covered: - **Session** is live and healthy after the controlled reload - **Memory/continuity system** is working with the new unified packet structure - **Search MCPs** all operational (SearXNG, Brave, DuckDuckGo, WebFetch, memory search) - **Repo/config access** confirmed — full read access to live config and all repos - **Workspace/secrets** correctly located The only thing I'd flag is the **synthesis agent** you mentioned — it sounds like it runs in the background and I haven't seen any output from it yet. But that's expected since it was just deployed. If there's anything specific you want to test or work on, I'm ready. User: Do you see the old output? We ran it once or twice for testing, next runs are scheduled Assistant: Let me check what synthesis output exists.I can see the synthesis output. There are 19 reports dating from May 13 to today. The last automated run was at **May 17 00:01Z** — a no-op (gateway was still down at that point). After that there's a gap until our reload at 11:54Z. The old reports (May 13–15) show regular ~3-6 hour cycle activity. The key data: - **Findings** (7 items): Gateway-down severity, stale candidate pool, context metric discrepancy, reload events - **Hypotheses** (3 items): Gateway potentially intentionally stopped, stale candidates may be acceptable, active_metric calculation question - **Actions** (5 open): Gateway restart, step limit re-apply, read permission allow rule, candidate cleanup, reload investigation - **Notices**: Empty (no actionable notices generated yet) The directed synthesis directory has a `reports/` subfolder but no index yet. The testing runs you mentioned after refactoring would produce new reports once the scheduled cycle fires — none seem to have landed yet based on the timestamps. I'll keep an eye out for fresh ones.</matrix_lite_final> User: great i think should work when scheduled runs start, same with memory curator Assistant: Sounds right. Once the scheduled cycles kick in, both should start producing fresh output regularly. I'll keep an eye on it and flag anything that looks off. Anything else you want to do while we're here? User: the goal here is to enable introspection and self improvement via background tasks and direct debugging in chat here, so lets keep this in mind, i welcome suggestions in the future once we see this is working properly on reloads and context guards by the way you now trigger context guard yourself when you get a notice, as at that moment you know best what needs to be preserved into the new session that is not present in session pack and files that it's composed of and can add it on top or edit the files Assistant: Got it, that's clear. Two key takeaways: 1. **The north star**: introspection and self-improvement through background agents + direct debugging. I'll hold off on suggestions until we've seen the reload/context guard cycle work reliably a few times. 2. **Context guard trigger**: When I get a notice (or anticipate a reload), I can trigger the context guard myself and add/amend session packet files with anything that'd be lost — context that only I know about in the moment. That's a meaningful upgrade from the old fully-automated approach. Noted and filed. Anything else you want to cover, or should we let the new system bake for a bit? Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-17T12:39:09.703036Z user said: Yeah let's test it by using for a bit before adding more features status: user_only; reason: queued_for_conversation Recent/current attachment metadata, if any: None Message this user replied to, if any: None Queued/batched messages, if any: None Per-turn volatile reminders: - Answer normally and concisely. Put only user-visible answer text inside <matrix_lite_final>...</matrix_lite_final>. - Use the live capability context above as the source of truth for current debug/capability tools; call capability/permission/context MCP tools when uncertain instead of relying on stale boot knowledge. - If permission is needed or a bridge denies a tool, emit the structured Matrix-lite approval tag from your stable prompt; do not only describe approval in prose. - If recent incomplete/failed turns mention an unhandled user intent, address it now before moving on. - Use attachment/reply metadata when present; otherwise ignore empty metadata sections. - Do not mention internal Matrix-lite metadata unless the user asks. User message: Yeah let's test it by using for a bit before adding more features


You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $5gv4_cz8rWeP3eqIOCZQ2g_Sgzm1AxXDxEeKB28iHfk - reply_to_id: None - thread_root_id: None Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: mode: turn_packet # Persistent Chat Turn Packet Generated: 2026-05-17T12:37:08.302318+00:00 ## Live context ## Current thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $TROQ-tMN1xESqTTa1… - Recent actionable/status notes: - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>Thanks — and I agree, the curator/synthesis agents doing solid reasoning from spotty data is genuinely promising. With fewer gaps going forward that signal should get much cleaner. Here's what I ver… - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>I don't think we missed anything major from what I can see. The key things we covered: - **Session** is live and healthy after the controlled reload - **Memory/continuity system** is working with th… ## Recent reload note # Recent Reload Note Generated: 2026-05-17T11:54:22.095465Z Result: ok Reason: controlled reload to activate unified session packet structure Old session: persistent-chat-20260517T020646Z New session: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z Curation: skipped; ok=True; reason=disabled Packet health: turn=True; session=True; restore_alias=True; stale_turn=False; stale_session=False Details: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/reload-state.json If context seems missing, inspect the pre-reload handoff, restore/session packet, and canonical perpetual log before assuming memory loss. ## Recent main-chat tail - 2026-05-17T12:37:08.140274+00:00 assistant: settings, and allow/deny rules - **`opencode/smoke-agent.opencode.json`**, **`topic-chat.opencode.json`**, etc. Plus git read access to the app repo itself (`git -C /home/matrix-lite/app status/log/diff`) and the runtime snapshot repo. Can also read all underlying repos (sfq-factory, automeat, openclaw-tools, videoctl) and the live XDG opencode config. Want me to look at anything specific in the config?</matrix_lite_final> - 2026-05-17T12:37:08.142279+00:00 assistant: <matrix_lite_final>I don't think we missed anything major from what I can see. The key things we covered: - **Session** is live and healthy after the controlled reload - **Memory/continuity system** is working with the new unified packet structure - **Search MCPs** all operational (SearXNG, Brave, DuckDuckGo, WebFetch, memory search) - **Repo/config access** confirmed — full read access to live config and all repos - **Workspace/secrets** correctly located The only thing I'd flag is the **synthesis agent** you mentioned — it sounds like it runs in the background and I haven't seen any output from it yet. But that's expected since it was just deployed. If there's anything specific you want to test or work on, I'm ready.</matrix_lite_final> - 2026-05-17T12:37:08.144226+00:00 assistant: Let me check what synthesis output exists. - 2026-05-17T12:37:08.147969+00:00 assistant: <matrix_lite_final>Sounds right. Once the scheduled cycles kick in, both should start producing fresh output regularly. I'll keep an eye on it and flag anything that looks off. Anything else you want to do while we're here?</matrix_lite_final> Memory heartbeat: ```json _manifest_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-context-manifest.json", "session_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-packet.json", "restore_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/restore-packet.json", "turn_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/turn-packet.json", "session_start_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-start-packet.json", "candidates_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-candidates.jsonl", "candidates_size": 21033, "semantic_candidates_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/semantic-candidates.jsonl", "semantic_candidates_size": 162685 } ``` Live runtime capability context: Live Matrix-lite capabilities are dynamic; prefer status/capability tools over assuming boot-time config. - Use matrix_lite_status_context_usage_report for read-only context/session usage; it cannot reload. - Use matrix_lite_status_capability_report for current live tools, repo paths, calendar, and reload policy. - Avoid persistent-chat reloads for status/debug. Reload only on explicit user request, model switch, or context guard threshold. - Throwaway repo test markers matching `.test-*` can be cleaned with allowlisted `rm -f <repo>/.test-*`; recursive rm remains denied without exact approval. Repo paths: sfq_factory=/home/gleb/sfq-factory, automeat=/home/gleb/automeat, openclaw_tools=/home/gleb/openclaw-tools, videoctl=/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl, matrix_lite_app=/home/matrix-lite/app, runtime_snapshot=/home/matrix-lite/runtime-repo Calendar: ics_dir=/home/matrix-lite/workspace/calendar-ics, timer=matrix-lite-vdirsyncer-calendar.timer Recent room-local conversation: User: Do you see the old output? We ran it once or twice for testing, next runs are scheduled Assistant: Let me check what synthesis output exists.I can see the synthesis output. There are 19 reports dating from May 13 to today. The last automated run was at **May 17 00:01Z** — a no-op (gateway was still down at that point). After that there's a gap until our reload at 11:54Z. The old reports (May 13–15) show regular ~3-6 hour cycle activity. The key data: - **Findings** (7 items): Gateway-down severity, stale candidate pool, context metric discrepancy, reload events - **Hypotheses** (3 items): Gateway potentially intentionally stopped, stale candidates may be acceptable, active_metric calculation question - **Actions** (5 open): Gateway restart, step limit re-apply, read permission allow rule, candidate cleanup, reload investigation - **Notices**: Empty (no actionable notices generated yet) The directed synthesis directory has a `reports/` subfolder but no index yet. The testing runs you mentioned after refactoring would produce new reports once the scheduled cycle fires — none seem to have landed yet based on the timestamps. I'll keep an eye out for fresh ones.</matrix_lite_final> User: great i think should work when scheduled runs start, same with memory curator Assistant: Sounds right. Once the scheduled cycles kick in, both should start producing fresh output regularly. I'll keep an eye on it and flag anything that looks off. Anything else you want to do while we're here? User: the goal here is to enable introspection and self improvement via background tasks and direct debugging in chat here, so lets keep this in mind, i welcome suggestions in the future once we see this is working properly on reloads and context guards by the way you now trigger context guard yourself when you get a notice, as at that moment you know best what needs to be preserved into the new session that is not present in session pack and files that it's composed of and can add it on top or edit the files Assistant: Got it, that's clear. Two key takeaways: 1. **The north star**: introspection and self-improvement through background agents + direct debugging. I'll hold off on suggestions until we've seen the reload/context guard cycle work reliably a few times. 2. **Context guard trigger**: When I get a notice (or anticipate a reload), I can trigger the context guard myself and add/amend session packet files with anything that'd be lost — context that only I know about in the moment. That's a meaningful upgrade from the old fully-automated approach. Noted and filed. Anything else you want to cover, or should we let the new system bake for a bit? User: Yeah let's test it by using for a bit before adding more features Assistant: Good call. What do you feel like doing? Any task you want to work on, something to look up, or just regular chat? Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-17T12:41:47.052653Z user said: Just regular chat and a bit of testing. It's been a wild ride this night with this memory refactoring status: user_only; reason: queued_for_conversation Recent/current attachment metadata, if any: None Message this user replied to, if any: None Queued/batched messages, if any: None Per-turn volatile reminders: - Answer normally and concisely. Put only user-visible answer text inside <matrix_lite_final>...</matrix_lite_final>. - Use the live capability context above as the source of truth for current debug/capability tools; call capability/permission/context MCP tools when uncertain instead of relying on stale boot knowledge. - If permission is needed or a bridge denies a tool, emit the structured Matrix-lite approval tag from your stable prompt; do not only describe approval in prose. - If recent incomplete/failed turns mention an unhandled user intent, address it now before moving on. - Use attachment/reply metadata when present; otherwise ignore empty metadata sections. - Do not mention internal Matrix-lite metadata unless the user asks. User message: Just regular chat and a bit of testing. It's been a wild ride this night with this memory refactoring


<matrix_lite_final>Got it, that's clear. Two key takeaways: 1. **The north star**: introspection and self-improvement through background agents + direct debugging. I'll hold off on suggestions until we've seen the reload/context guard cycle work reliably a few times. 2. **Context guard trigger**: When I get a notice (or anticipate a reload), I can trigger the context guard myself and add/amend session packet files with anything that'd be lost — context that only I know about in the moment. That's a meaningful upgrade from the old fully-automated approach. Noted and filed. Anything else you want to cover, or should we let the new system bake for a bit?</matrix_lite_final>


<matrix_lite_final>Good call. What do you feel like doing? Any task you want to work on, something to look up, or just regular chat?</matrix_lite_final>


<matrix_lite_final>Yeah, no kidding — from my perspective I landed in a fresh session with cleanup from yesterday's gateway crash still ongoing, and we've been testing continuity, config access, search tools, synthesis output, and the new memory architecture all in one sitting. That's a solid amount of ground covered. How are you holding up? This kind of deep infrastructure work is rewarding but exhausting.</matrix_lite_final>


You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $Y-tCXYVtGlw9SjplpzxzKRSori3-eSgUdSK9WRXkmGw - reply_to_id: None - thread_root_id: None Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: mode: turn_packet # Persistent Chat Turn Packet Generated: 2026-05-17T12:47:25.004523+00:00 ## Live context ## Current thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $TROQ-tMN1xESqTTa1… - Recent actionable/status notes: - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>I don't think we missed anything major from what I can see. The key things we covered: - **Session** is live and healthy after the controlled reload - **Memory/continuity system** is working with th… - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>Got it, that's clear. Two key takeaways: 1. **The north star**: introspection and self-improvement through background agents + direct debugging. I'll hold off on suggestions until we've seen the rel… - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>Yeah, no kidding — from my perspective I landed in a fresh session with cleanup from yesterday's gateway crash still ongoing, and we've been testing continuity, config access, search tools, synthesi… ## Recent reload note # Recent Reload Note Generated: 2026-05-17T11:54:22.095465Z Result: ok Reason: controlled reload to activate unified session packet structure Old session: persistent-chat-20260517T020646Z New session: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z Curation: skipped; ok=True; reason=disabled Packet health: turn=True; session=True; restore_alias=True; stale_turn=False; stale_session=False Details: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/reload-state.json If context seems missing, inspect the pre-reload handoff, restore/session packet, and canonical perpetual log before assuming memory loss. ## Recent main-chat tail - 2026-05-17T12:37:08.147969+00:00 assistant: <matrix_lite_final>Sounds right. Once the scheduled cycles kick in, both should start producing fresh output regularly. I'll keep an eye on it and flag anything that looks off. Anything else you want to do while we're here?</matrix_lite_final> - 2026-05-17T12:42:24.836185+00:00 assistant: <matrix_lite_final>Got it, that's clear. Two key takeaways: 1. **The north star**: introspection and self-improvement through background agents + direct debugging. I'll hold off on suggestions until we've seen the reload/context guard cycle work reliably a few times. 2. **Context guard trigger**: When I get a notice (or anticipate a reload), I can trigger the context guard myself and add/amend session packet files with anything that'd be lost — context that only I know about in the moment. That's a meaningful upgrade from the old fully-automated approach. Noted and filed. Anything else you want to cover, or should we let the new system bake for a bit?</matrix_lite_final> - 2026-05-17T12:42:24.837629+00:00 assistant: <matrix_lite_final>Good call. What do you feel like doing? Any task you want to work on, something to look up, or just regular chat?</matrix_lite_final> - 2026-05-17T12:42:24.838502+00:00 assistant: <matrix_lite_final>Yeah, no kidding — from my perspective I landed in a fresh session with cleanup from yesterday's gateway crash still ongoing, and we've been testing continuity, config access, search tools, synthesis output, and the new memory architecture all in one sitting. That's a solid amount of ground covered. How are you holding up? This kind of deep infrastructure work is rewarding but exhausting.</matrix_lite_final> Memory heartbeat: ```json _manifest_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-context-manifest.json", "session_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-packet.json", "restore_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/restore-packet.json", "turn_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/turn-packet.json", "session_start_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-start-packet.json", "candidates_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-candidates.jsonl", "candidates_size": 21033, "semantic_candidates_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/semantic-candidates.jsonl", "semantic_candidates_size": 162685 } ``` Live runtime capability context: Live Matrix-lite capabilities are dynamic; prefer status/capability tools over assuming boot-time config. - Use matrix_lite_status_context_usage_report for read-only context/session usage; it cannot reload. - Use matrix_lite_status_capability_report for current live tools, repo paths, calendar, and reload policy. - Avoid persistent-chat reloads for status/debug. Reload only on explicit user request, model switch, or context guard threshold. - Throwaway repo test markers matching `.test-*` can be cleaned with allowlisted `rm -f <repo>/.test-*`; recursive rm remains denied without exact approval. Repo paths: sfq_factory=/home/gleb/sfq-factory, automeat=/home/gleb/automeat, openclaw_tools=/home/gleb/openclaw-tools, videoctl=/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl, matrix_lite_app=/home/matrix-lite/app, runtime_snapshot=/home/matrix-lite/runtime-repo Calendar: ics_dir=/home/matrix-lite/workspace/calendar-ics, timer=matrix-lite-vdirsyncer-calendar.timer Recent room-local conversation: User: great i think should work when scheduled runs start, same with memory curator Assistant: Sounds right. Once the scheduled cycles kick in, both should start producing fresh output regularly. I'll keep an eye on it and flag anything that looks off. Anything else you want to do while we're here? User: the goal here is to enable introspection and self improvement via background tasks and direct debugging in chat here, so lets keep this in mind, i welcome suggestions in the future once we see this is working properly on reloads and context guards by the way you now trigger context guard yourself when you get a notice, as at that moment you know best what needs to be preserved into the new session that is not present in session pack and files that it's composed of and can add it on top or edit the files Assistant: Got it, that's clear. Two key takeaways: 1. **The north star**: introspection and self-improvement through background agents + direct debugging. I'll hold off on suggestions until we've seen the reload/context guard cycle work reliably a few times. 2. **Context guard trigger**: When I get a notice (or anticipate a reload), I can trigger the context guard myself and add/amend session packet files with anything that'd be lost — context that only I know about in the moment. That's a meaningful upgrade from the old fully-automated approach. Noted and filed. Anything else you want to cover, or should we let the new system bake for a bit? User: Yeah let's test it by using for a bit before adding more features Assistant: Good call. What do you feel like doing? Any task you want to work on, something to look up, or just regular chat? User: Just regular chat and a bit of testing. It's been a wild ride this night with this memory refactoring Assistant: Yeah, no kidding — from my perspective I landed in a fresh session with cleanup from yesterday's gateway crash still ongoing, and we've been testing continuity, config access, search tools, synthesis output, and the new memory architecture all in one sitting. That's a solid amount of ground covered. How are you holding up? This kind of deep infrastructure work is rewarding but exhausting. Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-17T12:51:34.763155Z user said: Haha I barely slept after I saw your memory curator and synthesis agents reasoning about the conversation gaps and how I would forget immoscout milestones and other things. It was so amazing so I had to get this working properly. There might be still some junk from our smoke agent and testing in your logs but shouldn't be, and some stale openclaw observations and references, you can clean them or tell me if you notice status: user_only; reason: queued_for_conversation Recent/current attachment metadata, if any: None Message this user replied to, if any: None Queued/batched messages, if any: None Per-turn volatile reminders: - Answer normally and concisely. Put only user-visible answer text inside <matrix_lite_final>...</matrix_lite_final>. - Use the live capability context above as the source of truth for current debug/capability tools; call capability/permission/context MCP tools when uncertain instead of relying on stale boot knowledge. - If permission is needed or a bridge denies a tool, emit the structured Matrix-lite approval tag from your stable prompt; do not only describe approval in prose. - If recent incomplete/failed turns mention an unhandled user intent, address it now before moving on. - Use attachment/reply metadata when present; otherwise ignore empty metadata sections. - Do not mention internal Matrix-lite metadata unless the user asks. User message: Haha I barely slept after I saw your memory curator and synthesis agents reasoning about the conversation gaps and how I would forget immoscout milestones and other things. It was so amazing so I had to get this working properly. There might be still some junk from our smoke agent and testing in your logs but shouldn't be, and some stale openclaw observations and references, you can clean them or tell me if you notice


Let me scan for what I can spot.


Found two stale OpenClaw references in `curated-memory.md` (which is actively loaded in continuity): 1. **Line 26**: `/home/openclaw/persistent-chat-cwd/models-nanogpt.json` — stale path from legacy workspace 2. **Line 58**: `openclaw-pages publish` — should be `matrix-lite-pages` Want me to fix those? Otherwise noted for the next heartbeat cycle.</matrix_lite_final>


You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $rkTYoQunWM4Xia17Pf2fU5_Qw-7nnksK9fw2QQhqy7A - reply_to_id: None - thread_root_id: None Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: mode: turn_packet # Persistent Chat Turn Packet Generated: 2026-05-17T12:52:54.937809+00:00 ## Live context ## Current thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $Y-tCXYVtGlw9Sjplp… - Latest assistant status: <matrix_lite_final>Yeah, no kidding — from my perspective I landed in a fresh session with cleanup from yesterday's gateway crash still ongoing, and we've been testing continuity, config access, search tools, synthesis output, and the new memory architecture all in one sitting. That's a solid amount of ground covered. How are you holding up? This kind of deep infrastructure work is rewarding but exhausting.</matrix_lite_final> - Recent actionable/status notes: - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>I don't think we missed anything major from what I can see. The key things we covered: - **Session** is live and healthy after the controlled reload - **Memory/continuity system** is working with th… - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>Got it, that's clear. Two key takeaways: 1. **The north star**: introspection and self-improvement through background agents + direct debugging. I'll hold off on suggestions until we've seen the rel… - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>Yeah, no kidding — from my perspective I landed in a fresh session with cleanup from yesterday's gateway crash still ongoing, and we've been testing continuity, config access, search tools, synthesi… - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [assistant] Found two stale OpenClaw references in `curated-memory.md` (which is actively loaded in continuity): 1. **Line 26**: `/home/openclaw/persistent-chat-cwd/models-nanogpt.json` — stale path from legacy workspace 2. **Lin… ## Recent reload note # Recent Reload Note Generated: 2026-05-17T11:54:22.095465Z Result: ok Reason: controlled reload to activate unified session packet structure Old session: persistent-chat-20260517T020646Z New session: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z Curation: skipped; ok=True; reason=disabled Packet health: turn=True; session=True; restore_alias=True; stale_turn=False; stale_session=False Details: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/reload-state.json If context seems missing, inspect the pre-reload handoff, restore/session packet, and canonical perpetual log before assuming memory loss. ## Recent main-chat tail - 2026-05-17T12:42:24.838502+00:00 assistant: <matrix_lite_final>Yeah, no kidding — from my perspective I landed in a fresh session with cleanup from yesterday's gateway crash still ongoing, and we've been testing continuity, config access, search tools, synthesis output, and the new memory architecture all in one sitting. That's a solid amount of ground covered. How are you holding up? This kind of deep infrastructure work is rewarding but exhausting.</matrix_lite_final> - 2026-05-17T12:52:54.798467+00:00 user: You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $Y-tCXYVtGlw9SjplpzxzKRSori3-eSgUdSK9WRXkmGw - reply_to_id: None - thread_root_id: None Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: mode: turn_packet # Persistent Chat Turn Packet Generated: 2026-05-17T12:47:25.004523+00:00 ## Live context ## Current thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase - 2026-05-17T12:52:54.799520+00:00 assistant: Let me scan for what I can spot. - 2026-05-17T12:52:54.802055+00:00 assistant: Found two stale OpenClaw references in `curated-memory.md` (which is actively loaded in continuity): 1. **Line 26**: `/home/openclaw/persistent-chat-cwd/models-nanogpt.json` — stale path from legacy workspace 2. **Line 58**: `openclaw-pages publish` — should be `matrix-lite-pages` Want me to fix those? Otherwise noted for the next heartbeat cycle.</matrix_lite_final> Memory heartbeat: ```json _manifest_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-context-manifest.json", "session_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-packet.json", "restore_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/restore-packet.json", "turn_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/turn-packet.json", "session_start_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-start-packet.json", "candidates_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-candidates.jsonl", "candidates_size": 21033, "semantic_candidates_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/semantic-candidates.jsonl", "semantic_candidates_size": 162685 } ``` Live runtime capability context: Live Matrix-lite capabilities are dynamic; prefer status/capability tools over assuming boot-time config. - Use matrix_lite_status_context_usage_report for read-only context/session usage; it cannot reload. - Use matrix_lite_status_capability_report for current live tools, repo paths, calendar, and reload policy. - Avoid persistent-chat reloads for status/debug. Reload only on explicit user request, model switch, or context guard threshold. - Throwaway repo test markers matching `.test-*` can be cleaned with allowlisted `rm -f <repo>/.test-*`; recursive rm remains denied without exact approval. Repo paths: sfq_factory=/home/gleb/sfq-factory, automeat=/home/gleb/automeat, openclaw_tools=/home/gleb/openclaw-tools, videoctl=/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl, matrix_lite_app=/home/matrix-lite/app, runtime_snapshot=/home/matrix-lite/runtime-repo Calendar: ics_dir=/home/matrix-lite/workspace/calendar-ics, timer=matrix-lite-vdirsyncer-calendar.timer Recent room-local conversation: User: the goal here is to enable introspection and self improvement via background tasks and direct debugging in chat here, so lets keep this in mind, i welcome suggestions in the future once we see this is working properly on reloads and context guards by the way you now trigger context guard yourself when you get a notice, as at that moment you know best what needs to be preserved into the new session that is not present in session pack and files that it's composed of and can add it on top or edit the files Assistant: Got it, that's clear. Two key takeaways: 1. **The north star**: introspection and self-improvement through background agents + direct debugging. I'll hold off on suggestions until we've seen the reload/context guard cycle work reliably a few times. 2. **Context guard trigger**: When I get a notice (or anticipate a reload), I can trigger the context guard myself and add/amend session packet files with anything that'd be lost — context that only I know about in the moment. That's a meaningful upgrade from the old fully-automated approach. Noted and filed. Anything else you want to cover, or should we let the new system bake for a bit? User: Yeah let's test it by using for a bit before adding more features Assistant: Good call. What do you feel like doing? Any task you want to work on, something to look up, or just regular chat? User: Just regular chat and a bit of testing. It's been a wild ride this night with this memory refactoring Assistant: Yeah, no kidding — from my perspective I landed in a fresh session with cleanup from yesterday's gateway crash still ongoing, and we've been testing continuity, config access, search tools, synthesis output, and the new memory architecture all in one sitting. That's a solid amount of ground covered. How are you holding up? This kind of deep infrastructure work is rewarding but exhausting. User: Haha I barely slept after I saw your memory curator and synthesis agents reasoning about the conversation gaps and how I would forget immoscout milestones and other things. It was so amazing so I had to get this working properly. There might be still some junk from our smoke agent and testing in your logs but shouldn't be, and some stale openclaw observations and references, you can clean them or tell me if you notice Assistant: Let me scan for what I can spot.Found two stale OpenClaw references in `curated-memory.md` (which is actively loaded in continuity): 1. **Line 26**: `/home/openclaw/persistent-chat-cwd/models-nanogpt.json` — stale path from legacy workspace 2. **Line 58**: `openclaw-pages publish` — should be `matrix-lite-pages` Want me to fix those? Otherwise noted for the next heartbeat cycle.</matrix_lite_final> Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-17T12:55:11.749664Z user said: Hmm something is wrong with the matrix tags status: user_only; reason: queued_for_conversation Recent/current attachment metadata, if any: None Message this user replied to, if any: None Queued/batched messages, if any: None Per-turn volatile reminders: - Answer normally and concisely. Put only user-visible answer text inside <matrix_lite_final>...</matrix_lite_final>. - Use the live capability context above as the source of truth for current debug/capability tools; call capability/permission/context MCP tools when uncertain instead of relying on stale boot knowledge. - If permission is needed or a bridge denies a tool, emit the structured Matrix-lite approval tag from your stable prompt; do not only describe approval in prose. - If recent incomplete/failed turns mention an unhandled user intent, address it now before moving on. - Use attachment/reply metadata when present; otherwise ignore empty metadata sections. - Do not mention internal Matrix-lite metadata unless the user asks. User message: Hmm something is wrong with the matrix tags


<matrix_lite_final>Do you mean the `<matrix_lite_final>` tags in my responses, or something else like Matrix room tags/notifications? What's happening on your end?</matrix_lite_final>


You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $M299Zx8njVqyWc-k6bkQmtsmWJL0bPpId6gWaqCKyH4 - reply_to_id: None - thread_root_id: None Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: mode: turn_packet # Persistent Chat Turn Packet Generated: 2026-05-17T13:13:34.962467+00:00 ## Live context ## Current thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $rkTYoQunWM4Xia17P… - Latest assistant status: Found two stale OpenClaw references in `curated-memory.md` (which is actively loaded in continuity): 1. **Line 26**: `/home/openclaw/persistent-chat-cwd/models-nanogpt.json` — stale path from legacy workspace 2. **Line 58**: `openclaw-pages publish` — should be `matrix-lite-pages` Want me to fix those? Otherwise noted for the next heartbeat cycle.</matrix_lite_final> - Recent actionable/status notes: - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>Got it, that's clear. Two key takeaways: 1. **The north star**: introspection and self-improvement through background agents + direct debugging. I'll hold off on suggestions until we've seen the rel… - [assistant] <matrix_lite_final>Yeah, no kidding — from my perspective I landed in a fresh session with cleanup from yesterday's gateway crash still ongoing, and we've been testing continuity, config access, search tools, synthesi… - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… - [assistant] Found two stale OpenClaw references in `curated-memory.md` (which is actively loaded in continuity): 1. **Line 26**: `/home/openclaw/persistent-chat-cwd/models-nanogpt.json` — stale path from legacy workspace 2. **Lin… - [user] You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persist… ## Recent reload note # Recent Reload Note Generated: 2026-05-17T11:54:22.095465Z Result: ok Reason: controlled reload to activate unified session packet structure Old session: persistent-chat-20260517T020646Z New session: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z Curation: skipped; ok=True; reason=disabled Packet health: turn=True; session=True; restore_alias=True; stale_turn=False; stale_session=False Details: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/reload-state.json If context seems missing, inspect the pre-reload handoff, restore/session packet, and canonical perpetual log before assuming memory loss. ## Recent main-chat tail - 2026-05-17T12:52:54.799520+00:00 assistant: Let me scan for what I can spot. - 2026-05-17T12:52:54.802055+00:00 assistant: Found two stale OpenClaw references in `curated-memory.md` (which is actively loaded in continuity): 1. **Line 26**: `/home/openclaw/persistent-chat-cwd/models-nanogpt.json` — stale path from legacy workspace 2. **Line 58**: `openclaw-pages publish` — should be `matrix-lite-pages` Want me to fix those? Otherwise noted for the next heartbeat cycle.</matrix_lite_final> - 2026-05-17T12:58:14.848040+00:00 user: You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase 3B of the Matrix-lite replacement path. Use a cheap model and keep the response concise, but preserve the structure needed to later swap in the full persistent-chat prompt package. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $rkTYoQunWM4Xia17Pf2fU5_Qw-7nnksK9fw2QQhqy7A - reply_to_id: None - thread_root_id: None Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: Persistent-chat memory/continuity context: mode: turn_packet # Persistent Chat Turn Packet Generated: 2026-05-17T12:52:54.937809+00:00 ## Live context ## Current thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: You are a lightweight Matrix-lite chat worker. This is Phase - 2026-05-17T12:58:14.850017+00:00 assistant: <matrix_lite_final>Do you mean the `<matrix_lite_final>` tags in my responses, or something else like Matrix room tags/notifications? What's happening on your end?</matrix_lite_final> Memory heartbeat: ```json _manifest_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-context-manifest.json", "session_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-packet.json", "restore_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/restore-packet.json", "turn_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/turn-packet.json", "session_start_packet_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-start-packet.json", "candidates_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-candidates.jsonl", "candidates_size": 21033, "semantic_candidates_file": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/semantic-candidates.jsonl", "semantic_candidates_size": 162685 } ``` Live runtime capability context: Live Matrix-lite capabilities are dynamic; prefer status/capability tools over assuming boot-time config. - Use matrix_lite_status_context_usage_report for read-only context/session usage; it cannot reload. - Use matrix_lite_status_capability_report for current live tools, repo paths, calendar, and reload policy. - Avoid persistent-chat reloads for status/debug. Reload only on explicit user request, model switch, or context guard threshold. - Throwaway repo test markers matching `.test-*` can be cleaned with allowlisted `rm -f <repo>/.test-*`; recursive rm remains denied without exact approval. Repo paths: sfq_factory=/home/gleb/sfq-factory, automeat=/home/gleb/automeat, openclaw_tools=/home/gleb/openclaw-tools, videoctl=/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl, matrix_lite_app=/home/matrix-lite/app, runtime_snapshot=/home/matrix-lite/runtime-repo Calendar: ics_dir=/home/matrix-lite/workspace/calendar-ics, timer=matrix-lite-vdirsyncer-calendar.timer Recent room-local conversation: User: Yeah let's test it by using for a bit before adding more features Assistant: Good call. What do you feel like doing? Any task you want to work on, something to look up, or just regular chat? User: Just regular chat and a bit of testing. It's been a wild ride this night with this memory refactoring Assistant: Yeah, no kidding — from my perspective I landed in a fresh session with cleanup from yesterday's gateway crash still ongoing, and we've been testing continuity, config access, search tools, synthesis output, and the new memory architecture all in one sitting. That's a solid amount of ground covered. How are you holding up? This kind of deep infrastructure work is rewarding but exhausting. User: Haha I barely slept after I saw your memory curator and synthesis agents reasoning about the conversation gaps and how I would forget immoscout milestones and other things. It was so amazing so I had to get this working properly. There might be still some junk from our smoke agent and testing in your logs but shouldn't be, and some stale openclaw observations and references, you can clean them or tell me if you notice Assistant: Let me scan for what I can spot.Found two stale OpenClaw references in `curated-memory.md` (which is actively loaded in continuity): 1. **Line 26**: `/home/openclaw/persistent-chat-cwd/models-nanogpt.json` — stale path from legacy workspace 2. **Line 58**: `openclaw-pages publish` — should be `matrix-lite-pages` Want me to fix those? Otherwise noted for the next heartbeat cycle.</matrix_lite_final> User: Hmm something is wrong with the matrix tags Assistant: ` tags in my responses, or something else like Matrix room tags/notifications? What's happening on your end? Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-17T13:17:20.616094Z user said: Yes there was a stray tag in the end of your reply status: user_only; reason: queued_for_conversation Recent/current attachment metadata, if any: None Message this user replied to, if any: None Queued/batched messages, if any: None Per-turn volatile reminders: - Answer normally and concisely. Put only user-visible answer text inside <matrix_lite_final>...</matrix_lite_final>. - Use the live capability context above as the source of truth for current debug/capability tools; call capability/permission/context MCP tools when uncertain instead of relying on stale boot knowledge. - If permission is needed or a bridge denies a tool, emit the structured Matrix-lite approval tag from your stable prompt; do not only describe approval in prose. - If recent incomplete/failed turns mention an unhandled user intent, address it now before moving on. - Use attachment/reply metadata when present; otherwise ignore empty metadata sections. - Do not mention internal Matrix-lite metadata unless the user asks. User message: Yes there was a stray tag in the end of your reply


<matrix_lite_final>Ah sorry about that — the closing tag leaked into the visible text. This one should be clean. Let me know if anything else looks off.</matrix_lite_final>