Let me read the current state files and understand what's new since the last heartbeat.


Let me read the rest of the reflection journal and the remaining semantic candidates.


Let me check the marking tool and the current state of files before making changes.


I see bash commands are restricted. Let me use the persistent-chat-memory script for candidate lifecycle management. Based on my comprehensive review: **No new substantive content since last heartbeat (21:17Z).** All semantic candidates (batch timestamp 22:01Z) reference messages from May 11-16 that are already captured in curated memory. The perpetual log tail ends at 20:15Z. No new user messages or durable signals. I'll update the metadata timestamp, mark the previously-promoted candidates in the tracking files, and add a reflection entry.


The candidate marking script is not in my allowed bash patterns. No problem — I'll focus on what I can do. Let me update the curated-memory.md metadata and add the reflection entry.


Let me verify both files are in good shape.


UPDATED Curated-memory.md metadata refreshed to 2026-05-16T22:19Z (no semantic content changes needed — all input data already processed by the 21:17Z heartbeat). Reflection journal appended with analysis of this quiet cycle, noting the stale candidate accumulation problem and the pending step-limit re-application.