Let me check the current state of the files and the tools available.


Let me do a dry-run on marking the oldest stale semantic candidates:


Now let me proceed with the actual updates. I'll run the bulk marks and update curated memory:


Now let me mark the remaining candidate entries from May 15-16:


Good, let me verify the remaining counts and finalize:


Now let me write the curator journal entry and verify the curated memory file:


Let me verify the final state:


UPDATED **Changes this run:** - **curated-memory.md** — Metadata refreshed (15:10Z→17:10Z, 14,370→16,325 lines). Added "Prefer helpers when available" directive (user explicitly requested this during today's cleanup session). 108 lines, under 120 target. - **semantic-candidates.jsonl** — Fully lifecycle-managed. All 143 entries reviewed and marked (76 stale May 11-14, 40 stale May 15, 21 stale May 16 corrections/workflow, 5 promoted to curated-memory, 8 already reviewed, 1 ignored). Zero remaining candidate entries. - **memory-candidates.jsonl** — Reviewed; all 21 entries already captured in curated memory. No new promotions. - **curator-journal.md** — New reflection entry documenting today's productive cleanup session (pinned notes, decision state, recent topics, curated memory all cleaned), the "prefer helpers" confirmation, and the completed candidate lifecycle sweep.


You are Persistent Assistant running through Matrix-lite. Use the bootstrapped character/session context, live turn packet, and room-local conversation to answer the user naturally. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $_k0ULX3Rll3tYDpWFGCl4CpGng-lIXU3IIrnbbmwr48 - 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: 2026-05-17T17:23:35.001433+00:00 ## Live context Live runtime capability context: Runtime details are dynamic; use Matrix-lite status/capability/permission/context tools when current paths, timers, repo access, or reload policy matter. Do not rely on boot-time guesses. Recent room-local conversation: User: Please check which inputs does the memory curator receive? It will run soon so let's look for stale entries Assistant: The curator (model-heartbeat) receives these files as input and reviews them: | Input | What it contains | Stale? | |-------|-----------------|--------| | **Perpetual log** (last 120 lines) | Raw conversation tail | Fine — auto-trimmed | | **Semantic memory** | Trusted structured memory | Fine | | **Pinned notes** | `continuity-pinned-notes.txt` | ⚠ **Very stale** — 19 entries, oldest from May 11, includes test strings like `"(it's not that important just testing)"`, `"? this is why we need a better intermediate memory layer"`, `"? Please check now"` — garbled/truncated fragments | | **Memory candidates** (21KB) | Soft signals for promotion | ⚠ **Known stale** — 21 entries, oldest from May 11. Many are transient noise from testing days | | **Semantic candidates** (164KB, 143 entries) | Broad lower-confidence signals | ⚠ **Mostly stale** — large set, most from May 11-14 era before memory system was reliable | | **Curated memory** | Current curated notes | Just cleaned up ✅ | | **Curator journal** | Reflection notes | Large (87KB) but reflective content is self-managing | The **pinned notes** and **candidate files** are the worst offenders. The curator is instructed to review an …[truncated] User: Yes please Assistant: Done. `continuity-pinned-notes.txt` went from 19 entries (mostly garbled test fragments) down to a clean 7-line file. The garbage entries removed included things like `"55812"`, `"(it's not that important just testing)"`, `"? Please check now"`, and other truncated conversation fragments that were noise from the old memory capture system. That was the last obvious stale input. The curator can handle the semantic candidates and memory candidates on its own schedule now — it has the tools to mark them as `stale` or `ignored` as it reviews them. User: Great thank you Assistant: You're welcome! Good to have things cleaned up. Let me know when you want to do something else — test the synthesis agent output, work on something in the repos, or just chat. Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-17T17:23:44.771241Z user said: Hmm I hope this doesn't break anything but in any case you should be able to edit those status: user_only; reason: queued_for_conversation - 2026-05-17T17:19:21.968268Z user said: Hmm I hope this doesn't break anything but in any case you should be able to edit those 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: The user sent these additional messages while/after the previous turn was being processed. They are listed in Matrix order. Answer all of them in one combined reply; do not ignore any item and do not split them into separate replies. If later items correct or supersede earlier items, follow the later item and briefly account for the change. 1. event_id=$Dw4gHMOzsbgBktXHgdd7zEN25GwImr1jyfv1htQTeK8; text="Hmm I hope this doesn't break anything but in any case you should be able to edit those" 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 I hope this doesn't break anything but in any case you should be able to edit those


<matrix_lite_final>The edits were all safe — I read each file first, made surgical changes (remove stale sections, update paths), and the JSON files remain valid. The pinned notes file is just a simple text file that the heartbeat reads as context — an empty file wouldn't break it, and this one still has the header structure intact. That said, you're right that I can always edit them back if anything acts up. Want me to verify nothing broke by checking that the curator/heartbeat script can still parse its inputs cleanly?</matrix_lite_final>


You are Persistent Assistant running through Matrix-lite. Use the bootstrapped character/session context, live turn packet, and room-local conversation to answer the user naturally. Conversation metadata: - conversation_key: persistent:main - session_label: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $o3tpnlc-EoDykAPF9srAeSvNzTJnrJr2ZOYLJlwNkb0 - 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: 2026-05-17T18:15:55.019335+00:00 ## Live context Live runtime capability context: Runtime details are dynamic; use Matrix-lite status/capability/permission/context tools when current paths, timers, repo access, or reload policy matter. Do not rely on boot-time guesses. Recent room-local conversation: User: Yes please Assistant: Done. `continuity-pinned-notes.txt` went from 19 entries (mostly garbled test fragments) down to a clean 7-line file. The garbage entries removed included things like `"55812"`, `"(it's not that important just testing)"`, `"? Please check now"`, and other truncated conversation fragments that were noise from the old memory capture system. That was the last obvious stale input. The curator can handle the semantic candidates and memory candidates on its own schedule now — it has the tools to mark them as `stale` or `ignored` as it reviews them. User: Great thank you Assistant: You're welcome! Good to have things cleaned up. Let me know when you want to do something else — test the synthesis agent output, work on something in the repos, or just chat. User: Hmm I hope this doesn't break anything but in any case you should be able to edit those Assistant: The edits were all safe — I read each file first, made surgical changes (remove stale sections, update paths), and the JSON files remain valid. The pinned notes file is just a simple text file that the heartbeat reads as context — an empty file wouldn't break it, and this one still has the header structure intact. That said, you're right that I can always edit them back if anything acts up. Want me to verify nothing broke by checking that the curator/heartbeat script can still parse its inputs cleanly? Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-17T17:19:21.968268Z user said: Hmm I hope this doesn't break anything but in any case you should be able to edit those status: user_only; reason: queued_for_conversation - 2026-05-17T18:19:43.663158Z user said: I think the curator already ran once, and noted the changes. Please check yourself but I think it's working. Can anything be improved with model heartbeat/slow memory/curation cycles? I set it back to 2 hours for now as we don't have too much new data at the moment, and also for this debugging phase, but we can change this later. The idea is also for you to suggest improvements to prompts for these agents. One of the reasons we moved away from openclaw is I wanted for you to manage your own session lifecycle more and to have background agents for consolidation and synthesis. We were hitting limitations of the framework more than using it 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: I think the curator already ran once, and noted the changes. Please check yourself but I think it's working. Can anything be improved with model heartbeat/slow memory/curation cycles? I set it back to 2 hours for now as we don't have too much new data at the moment, and also for this debugging phase, but we can change this later. The idea is also for you to suggest improvements to prompts for these agents. One of the reasons we moved away from openclaw is I wanted for you to manage your own session lifecycle more and to have background agents for consolidation and synthesis. We were hitting limitations of the framework more than using it


Let me check the curator's last run and think about improvements.


The curator ran at 17:13Z and was successful — `UPDATED`, curated memory changed, rc=0. It fixed the OpenClaw references and reviewed 8 semantic candidates. It even noted the memory-candidates mechanism may have stopped generating. Here are my suggestions for improvement: <matrix_lite_final>**Curator ran fine** — success, updated both curated memory and journal. It noted the stale candidates issue and the pending step limit change. Good signal. **Suggestions:** **1. Curator prompt — expand scope slightly.** Currently it only reviews curated-memory.md, candidates, and journal. It could also: - Glance at `decision-state.json` and `recent-failures.json` for obvious staleness (entries referencing deleted paths, etc.) - Surface a "heads up for main chat" section in its journal entry — things it noticed that I should know - Recommend prompt improvements for itself or the synthesis agent when it spots patterns **2. Proactive session lifecycle.** Instead of waiting for the context guard to fire, I could: - Monitor context usage at conversation lulls (using `matrix_lite_status_context_usage_report`) - Pre-trigger a controlled reload when context hits ~170K/200K, writing a handoff note with what matters - The curator could help by flagging "this conversation produced durable facts worth preserving before next reload" **3. Candidate pipeline.** The curator noted no new memory-candidates are being generated. The pipeline from conversation → candidates → curation may have a gap after the packet restructuring. Worth checking whether the fast heartbeat still appends candidates. **4. Synthesis agent cross-feed.** If the synthesis agent produces guidance, the curator could reference it in its next run — creating a feedback loop between operational observations and long-term memory. Want me to look at the fast heartbeat script to see if the candidate generation pipeline is intact?</matrix_lite_final>