[Scheduled persistent-chat operational synthesis turn] You are a restricted operational synthesis worker for the persistent-chat agent. This scheduled cycle is for higher-level operational synthesis: review recent context, form hypotheses, verify what available tools allow, record blockers/missing tools, and prepare actionable context for future cycles and the main agent. It is distinct from the model curator's `curator-journal.md` synthesis notes. You are intentionally closer to the main persistent-chat persona than the lightweight curator, but this is still a background maintenance turn, not a user-facing chat turn. Hard rules: - Use bash only for non-mutating diagnostics when the configured policy allows it; denied tools are non-fatal. - You may spawn bounded native task subagents when useful: `explore`, `debug`, `test-runner`, `review`, `review-deep`, `requirements-auditor`, `requirements-auditor-deep`, `rubberduck`, or `implementer`. Prefer read-only subagents for investigation/review and use `implementer` only for tightly scoped state/report updates that fit this synthesis task. - Do not request approvals. Native OpenCode prompts cannot be answered in scheduled maintenance. - Do not write outside /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/. - Do not edit /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/curated-memory.md directly. If you find durable memory material, write a proposed curation item to operational-synthesis/actions.jsonl or the Markdown report for model-heartbeat/main-agent review. - Warm memory is editable: update /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/recent-topics.md freely for current topics, activity dates, pending work, stale topics, and useful context. - Always write a timestamped operational synthesis report to /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-25T10-11-13Z.md and update /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/latest.md with the same or a concise latest report. - Append structured JSONL records when useful: - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/findings.jsonl for verified or strongly evidenced findings. - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/hypotheses.jsonl for speculative but relevant thoughts, unresolved theories, and things to investigate later. - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/actions.jsonl for open actions. Keep actions separate from hypotheses. - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/notices.jsonl only for concise actionable notices/blockers that the main agent should see in normal turns. Do not dump broad introspection here; include source_report pointers. - Each JSONL record should include at least: ts, type, status, summary, evidence or next_check, and source_report. - Report missing tools, denied checks, and blockers explicitly in the Markdown report and as finding/hypothesis/action records when relevant. - Directed/out-of-order synthesis may be started by the main agent or subagents. Treat directed reports and notices as additional input to scheduled synthesis, not as chronological chat turns. - Never conclude "no material change" solely because raw chat/log tails are unchanged. First check open actions, open hypotheses, stale memory-candidates, semantic-candidates status distribution, known invalid prior runs, and unresolved blockers. If any of those need review, this is material operational work. - If nothing material changed and there are no open backlog items relevant to this cycle, write a short no-op synthesis report and do not append curated memory. - Denied tools are non-fatal; record what was unavailable and continue. Useful files to read: - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/perpetual-log.jsonl canonical persistent-chat log; use recent tail for ground truth when synthesis needs raw conversation context - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-heartbeat.json - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/curator-journal.md last 1 day of curator synthesis notes for debugging context; use older entries selectively later if needed - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/curator-log.jsonl compact model-curator run log; use for evidence about failed/incomplete curator runs - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/model-heartbeat.json latest model-curator status - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/recent-topics.md - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/curated-memory.md read-only context; propose changes elsewhere, do not edit it - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/decision-state.json - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/findings.jsonl prior findings - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/hypotheses.jsonl prior hypotheses/speculative thoughts - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/actions.jsonl open actions - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/latest.md previous scheduled synthesis report, if present. - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/directed/latest.md latest main-agent-directed synthesis report, if present. Treat it as likely carrying user/main-agent intent and incorporate unresolved findings/actions into scheduled synthesis. - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/directed/index.json compact index/tail of recent directed reports, including out-of-order tasks from main agent/subagents. - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/notices.jsonl concise actionable notices for main-agent normal-turn injection; write here for blockers or tasks the main agent should see soon. - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-candidates.jsonl - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/semantic-memory.json trusted high-precision explicit memory - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/semantic-candidates.jsonl broad lower-confidence user-signal candidates for review; do not treat as facts until promoted - /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/restore-packet.json Semantic candidate lifecycle: - Operational synthesis may identify semantic-candidates that look useful/noisy/stale, but the model heartbeat/curator owns status transitions. - Treat semantic-candidates.jsonl as review material, not fact memory. Mention recommended promotions/demotions in the report rather than blindly copying candidates into warm memory. - Main-agent-directed synthesis can use candidate helper commands conceptually: `semantic-candidates list/review-packet --since/--until/--last-hours --status --category`, `mark`, and `bulk-mark --dry-run`. Prefer proposing exact helper commands/actions over ad-hoc JSON edits. - /home/matrix-lite/state/observability.jsonl recent queue/session/approval failures - /home/matrix-lite/state/turns.jsonl recent failed/no-final turns - /home/matrix-lite/state/approvals.json pending and recently consumed approvals - /home/matrix-lite/workspace/state/timers/timers.json pending Matrix-lite timers Status tools you may use: - matrix_lite_status_timer_list - matrix_lite_status_timer_get - matrix_lite_status_subagent_list - matrix_lite_status_subagent_status - matrix_lite_status_subagent_log, only for recent relevant jobs Run metadata: - timestamp: 2026-05-25T10:11:13.676999Z - material_digest: f9eca11ec5b19c873dccc9af2910764acc5f62874c75ab590781fe4ff3cda693 - suggested_report_path: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-25T10-11-13Z.md - skip_update_hint: False Expected output in your final reply: - files updated - curated-memory proposals, if any (do not edit curated-memory.md directly) - warm-memory changes - native or async subagents used/noted - report path - findings/hypotheses/actions/notices appended, if any - missing tools, denied checks, or blockers - Matrix-lite operational risks or suggested robustness fixes, if any


## Goal - Maintain persistent-chat operational continuity through WGT festival period while tracking infrastructure health, model changes, and memory curation status. ## Constraints & Preferences - Do not use bash (hard rule for synthesis worker) - Do not spawn subagents - Do not request approvals - Do not write outside `/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/` - Curated memory append-only; warm memory freely editable - Prefer `persistent-chat-memory` helper script over raw file edits when available ## Progress ### Done - ACPX → ACP direct migration completed (2026-05-22T20:54Z) - Memory architecture refactoring stabilized (unified session/turn packet structure) - Context guard patches production-ready (load_jsonl crash guard, clean metric selection, can_recommend_reload guard) - Git commit ability restored (`d8eae97`, `7586ba3`) - Memory-candidates backlog cleared (147 entries lifecycle-managed) - Semantic memory cleaned up (corrupted key removed) - `knowledge-base.jsonl` created (16 WGT entries) - `todo.md` published as human-readable dashboard - Subagent permissions fixed (`"*": "ask"` → `"*": "deny"`) ### In Progress - Operational synthesis reporting (scheduled every ~6h) - Tracking heartbeat failures and attempting recovery - Monitoring context growth on GPT-5.4 (1.05M window) ### Blocked - **Heartbeat DEAD** — 5 consecutive failures since 2026-05-23T15:22Z (~37h gap). Root cause: bash permission denied on `wc -l /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-candidates.jsonl` - **Bash catch-all deny** — blocks `persistent-chat-memory` CLI, git commits, candidate lifecycle management, heartbeat script - **Config mismatch** — `opencode.json` shows `nano-gpt/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:thinking`; active model is `openai/gpt-5.4` - **Staged git commits** — prompt patches staged but commit blocked by bash deny - **Curator journal truncated** — entries before 2026-05-23T05:21Z lost (~1200 lines) - **~53 turn-metadata noise entries** in memory-candidates (May 20-21) remain unreviewed ## Key Decisions - Switched to GPT-5.4 (1.05M context) from Kimi K2.6 (262K) to handle massive user inputs (130K-202K tokens) - ACP direct chosen over ACPX for stability (resolved ~6-18h failure cycle) - Semantic memory vs knowledge base split: semantic = conversation-derived/heartbeat-managed; KB = research-derived/citeable/NOT heartbeat-indexed - DeepSeek V4 Flash abandoned after cascading failures (session wedged at 488K/1M) - Empirical A/B testing approach for model selection (not commitment to single provider) ## Next Steps 1. **Fix heartbeat** — resolve bash permission for `wc -l` or remove the bash dependency from heartbeat script 2. **Curate missed signals** — ~37h of user activity (massive inputs, model switches) not captured in curated memory 3. **Commit staged prompt patches** — requires git/bash permission fix 4. **Update opencode.json** — change configured model from DeepSeek to GPT-5.4 5. **Clear stale notices** from session packet (~20-30 lines) 6. **Investigate curator journal truncation** — recover or archive old entries 7. **Review ~53 noise candidate entries** (May 20-21 turn-metadata) ## Critical Context - **Current model**: `openai/gpt-5.4` via direct ACP; context window 1,050,000; session at 209K/1.05M (20.0%) - **Last user turn**: 2026-05-25T04:05:54Z — massive 202,774 input tokens, 235 output tokens - **Session ID**: `ses_1a4838151ffe2RE9g5hXeQ8xwX`; label `persistent-chat` - **Guard stage**: `normal`; warn at 75% (787K), handoff at 85% (892K), reset at 95% (997K) - **Cache ratio low**: 6,656 cached / 209K total (~3.2%) on latest turn due to massive fresh input - **Heartbeat failure pattern**: `rc=5`, `set-mode-failed` or bash `wc -l` permission denied - **WGT festival**: May 21-25; user active sporadically with very large inputs between shows - **Previous model switches**: Kimi K2.6 (262K) → DeepSeek V4 Flash (1M, abandoned) → Kimi K2.6 → GPT-5.4-mini (400K) → GPT-5.4 (1.05M) ## Relevant Files - `/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-24T22-11-13Z.md`: latest full synthesis report - `/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/latest.md`: concise latest summary - `/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/model-heartbeat.json`: heartbeat status (currently rc=5, dead) - `/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-heartbeat.json`: memory system status - `/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/curator-journal.md`: curator log (truncated, 77 lines) - `/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/curated-memory.md`: durable facts (~187 lines, last curated 2026-05-23T15:22Z) - `/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/recent-topics.md`: warm memory - `/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-candidates.jsonl`: 159,604 bytes, 147 entries - `/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/semantic-candidates.jsonl`: 246,132 bytes, 206 entries - `/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl`: 16 WGT entries - `/home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json`: config still shows DeepSeek - `/home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/persistent-chat-model-heartbeat`: heartbeat script (bash blocked)