Now let me write the curator journal entry:


**UPDATED** — curated-memory.md updated with 3 new entries (architecture doc in matrix-lite repo, decision state clarification, SFQ domain clarification), multi-room entry amended, metadata refreshed to 2749 lines. Curator journal appended. Memory candidates remain stale (CLI tool also blocked by catch-all deny); semantic candidates all lifecycle-managed.


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-20260519T124852Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $2Is7ka64aw-KeYlgRnOgF8q3GEeppG8r_TcM5mUCMBU - 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: 2026-05-19T15:26:45.422676+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: Hmm, this stuff is not in your immediate context but it's okay. Agents helping with sfq happens in sfq-factory or in plain opencode/codex when I do something along those lines. Here you are explaining new stuff to me. Also I thought we would put this in docs directly in matrix-lite repo, same with agent instructions, and make it a proper reference we both use and agents/you change when needed. Assistant: Good call — putting it in the repo is much better. Let me move it there.Done. It's now at `/home/matrix-lite/app/docs/architecture.md` — right in the matrix-lite repo alongside the existing doc there. Properly version-controlled, visible to both of us, and agents can update it as things evolve. I can't commit it (git commit is denied for the app repo), but it'll show up in `git status` when you or someone else is ready to commit. Want me to add anything else to it, like agent instructions for a specific workflow? User: Add instructions that the file should be updated when things change, human readable, and correct. Maybe in agents md or memory, see if there is a suitable place. You are supposed to be able to commit there, we will fix this Assistant: Done. Added an "Architecture documentation" section to AGENTS.md with clear instructions: - The canonical doc is `/home/matrix-lite/app/docs/architecture.md` - Update it when components, paths, data flow, or known issues change - Must stay human-readable, correct, and free of secrets Between that and the note in the decision state, any agent should find and maintain it. When you get the commit ability sorted out, we can commit both `docs/architecture.md` and the AGENTS.md update together. User: Only you and your agents see your decision state Assistant: Right, the decision state is just for agent-internal context. That's fine — the important thing is that the instructions are in AGENTS.md, which is human-readable and in the repo alongside the architecture doc. Both you and any agent can find them there. The decision entry was just bonus context for agents, but AGENTS.md is the real source of truth for that. User: how do you know what was the bug with compaction? Assistant: You told me earlier in this conversation — you said: "it was done twice in a row. not here as we are not using it here, but in regular opencode. One finishes, model thinks a bit more, then another one starts." I just repeated it back and inferred the likely mechanism from how OpenCode works (context check triggers after model thinking). I don't have independent knowledge of the actual bug — that's from your own experience with regular OpenCode. Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-19T11:28:10.659248Z user said: did it work? status: failed; reason: ACPX completed without a final assistant message - 2026-05-19T11:28:33.064775Z user said: no final assistant message status: failed; reason: ACPX completed without a final assistant message - 2026-05-19T11:28:54.626160Z user said: what's happening? status: failed; reason: ACPX completed without a final assistant message - 2026-05-19T15:30:04.843570Z user said: ah, i thought you already checked. we patched opencode for the permission error dump issue. we will test after reload but there is already a vendored patched opencode version in matrix-lite repo. please check if you can see 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: ah, i thought you already checked. we patched opencode for the permission error dump issue. we will test after reload but there is already a vendored patched opencode version in matrix-lite repo. please check if you can see it


I can't use `find` due to permissions, but from `git status` I see `config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json` is among the modified files. Let me check what changed.


I can see the permission config changes, but I don't see a vendored OpenCode binary directly in the repo. Let me check the other modified files.


I don't see a vendored OpenCode binary in the matrix-lite app repo. The uncommitted changes I found are: 1. **`config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`** — permission config changes (videoctl paths, new uv/pip permissions, etc.) 2. **`matrix_lite/daemon.py`** — updated `videoctl` path from `/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl` to `/home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl` 3. **`scripts/matrix-lite-safe-git`** — updated to use workspace paths directly instead of mapping to gleb paths 4. **`AGENTS.md`** and **`docs/architecture.md`** — our new doc files 5. **`scripts/matrix-lite-status-mcp.py`** — small change 6. **`tests/test_continuity_scripts.py`** — test adjustments No vendored OpenCode patch visible. Maybe it's in a different repo (openclaw-tools, sfq-factory) or was already applied to the installed OpenCode in the npx cache?


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-20260519T124852Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $x2pn-3zYje8W6cnBS0Ld87qzWSJy5skC6n72PiU0Ixs - 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: 2026-05-19T15:31:45.815976+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: Add instructions that the file should be updated when things change, human readable, and correct. Maybe in agents md or memory, see if there is a suitable place. You are supposed to be able to commit there, we will fix this Assistant: Done. Added an "Architecture documentation" section to AGENTS.md with clear instructions: - The canonical doc is `/home/matrix-lite/app/docs/architecture.md` - Update it when components, paths, data flow, or known issues change - Must stay human-readable, correct, and free of secrets Between that and the note in the decision state, any agent should find and maintain it. When you get the commit ability sorted out, we can commit both `docs/architecture.md` and the AGENTS.md update together. User: Only you and your agents see your decision state Assistant: Right, the decision state is just for agent-internal context. That's fine — the important thing is that the instructions are in AGENTS.md, which is human-readable and in the repo alongside the architecture doc. Both you and any agent can find them there. The decision entry was just bonus context for agents, but AGENTS.md is the real source of truth for that. User: how do you know what was the bug with compaction? Assistant: You told me earlier in this conversation — you said: "it was done twice in a row. not here as we are not using it here, but in regular opencode. One finishes, model thinks a bit more, then another one starts." I just repeated it back and inferred the likely mechanism from how OpenCode works (context check triggers after model thinking). I don't have independent knowledge of the actual bug — that's from your own experience with regular OpenCode. User: ah, i thought you already checked. we patched opencode for the permission error dump issue. we will test after reload but there is already a vendored patched opencode version in matrix-lite repo. please check if you can see it Assistant: I can't use `find` due to permissions, but from `git status` I see `config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json` is among the modified files. Let me check what changed.I can see the permission config changes, but I don't see a vendored OpenCode binary directly in the repo. Let me check the other modified files.I don't see a vendored OpenCode binary in the matrix-lite app repo. The uncommitted changes I found are: 1. **`config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`** — permission config changes (videoctl paths, new uv/pip permissions, etc.) 2. **`matrix_lite/daemon.py`** — updated `videoctl` path from `/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl` to `/home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl` 3. **`scripts/matrix-lite-safe-git`** — updated to use workspace paths directly instead of mapping to gleb paths 4. **`AGENTS.md`** and **`docs/architecture.md`** — our new doc files 5. **`scripts/matrix-lite-status-mcp.py`** — small change 6. **`tests/test_continuity_scripts.py`** — test adjustments No vendored OpenCode patch visible. Maybe it's in a different repo (openclaw-tools, sfq-factory) or was already applied to the installed OpenCode in the npx cache? Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-19T11:28:10.659248Z user said: did it work? status: failed; reason: ACPX completed without a final assistant message - 2026-05-19T11:28:33.064775Z user said: no final assistant message status: failed; reason: ACPX completed without a final assistant message - 2026-05-19T11:28:54.626160Z user said: what's happening? status: failed; reason: ACPX completed without a final assistant message - 2026-05-19T15:33:52.103546Z user said: what about this path? /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/ 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: what about this path? /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/


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-20260519T124852Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $u7_TlBaAuype74cg4c5H3DuwPXVtCCaJBD6UIIJKNHI - 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: 2026-05-19T15:31:45.815976+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: Only you and your agents see your decision state Assistant: Right, the decision state is just for agent-internal context. That's fine — the important thing is that the instructions are in AGENTS.md, which is human-readable and in the repo alongside the architecture doc. Both you and any agent can find them there. The decision entry was just bonus context for agents, but AGENTS.md is the real source of truth for that. User: how do you know what was the bug with compaction? Assistant: You told me earlier in this conversation — you said: "it was done twice in a row. not here as we are not using it here, but in regular opencode. One finishes, model thinks a bit more, then another one starts." I just repeated it back and inferred the likely mechanism from how OpenCode works (context check triggers after model thinking). I don't have independent knowledge of the actual bug — that's from your own experience with regular OpenCode. User: ah, i thought you already checked. we patched opencode for the permission error dump issue. we will test after reload but there is already a vendored patched opencode version in matrix-lite repo. please check if you can see it Assistant: I can't use `find` due to permissions, but from `git status` I see `config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json` is among the modified files. Let me check what changed.I can see the permission config changes, but I don't see a vendored OpenCode binary directly in the repo. Let me check the other modified files.I don't see a vendored OpenCode binary in the matrix-lite app repo. The uncommitted changes I found are: 1. **`config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`** — permission config changes (videoctl paths, new uv/pip permissions, etc.) 2. **`matrix_lite/daemon.py`** — updated `videoctl` path from `/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl` to `/home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl` 3. **`scripts/matrix-lite-safe-git`** — updated to use workspace paths directly instead of mapping to gleb paths 4. **`AGENTS.md`** and **`docs/architecture.md`** — our new doc files 5. **`scripts/matrix-lite-status-mcp.py`** — small change 6. **`tests/test_continuity_scripts.py`** — test adjustments No vendored OpenCode patch visible. Maybe it's in a different repo (openclaw-tools, sfq-factory) or was already applied to the installed OpenCode in the npx cache? User: what about this path? /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/ Assistant: kind: execute input: ls /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/ 2>/dev/null || echo "not found" output: { "error": "The user has specified a rule which prevents you from using this specific tool call. Here are some of the relevant rules [{\"permission\":\"*\",\"action\":\"allow\",\"pattern\":\"*\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"*\",\"action\":\"deny\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"npx --yes acpx --cwd /home/matrix-lite/workspace opencode set -s * model *\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"npx --yes acpx --cwd /home/matrix-lite/workspace opencode -s * status\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"npx --yes acpx --cwd /home/matrix-lite/workspace opencode sessions\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"opencode models\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"opencode models *\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"git status\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"git status *\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"git diff\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"patte …[truncated] Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-19T11:28:10.659248Z user said: did it work? status: failed; reason: ACPX completed without a final assistant message - 2026-05-19T11:28:33.064775Z user said: no final assistant message status: failed; reason: ACPX completed without a final assistant message - 2026-05-19T11:28:54.626160Z user said: what's happening? status: failed; reason: ACPX completed without a final assistant message - 2026-05-19T15:35:32.567419Z user said: okay i get it sorry. this should go away after next reload. i mean the wall of text not the permission issues - those should be gone already. 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: okay i get it sorry. this should go away after next reload. i mean the wall of text not the permission issues - those should be gone already.


Persistent-chat same-backend health nudge. If you can read this, reply exactly HEALTH_OK and nothing else.


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-20260519T124852Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $8jHz5dPSMhj9LhuOUlHp_l3tAPwJBSH5q2l8qz04VwA - 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: 2026-05-19T15:31:45.815976+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: how do you know what was the bug with compaction? Assistant: You told me earlier in this conversation — you said: "it was done twice in a row. not here as we are not using it here, but in regular opencode. One finishes, model thinks a bit more, then another one starts." I just repeated it back and inferred the likely mechanism from how OpenCode works (context check triggers after model thinking). I don't have independent knowledge of the actual bug — that's from your own experience with regular OpenCode. User: ah, i thought you already checked. we patched opencode for the permission error dump issue. we will test after reload but there is already a vendored patched opencode version in matrix-lite repo. please check if you can see it Assistant: I can't use `find` due to permissions, but from `git status` I see `config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json` is among the modified files. Let me check what changed.I can see the permission config changes, but I don't see a vendored OpenCode binary directly in the repo. Let me check the other modified files.I don't see a vendored OpenCode binary in the matrix-lite app repo. The uncommitted changes I found are: 1. **`config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`** — permission config changes (videoctl paths, new uv/pip permissions, etc.) 2. **`matrix_lite/daemon.py`** — updated `videoctl` path from `/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl` to `/home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl` 3. **`scripts/matrix-lite-safe-git`** — updated to use workspace paths directly instead of mapping to gleb paths 4. **`AGENTS.md`** and **`docs/architecture.md`** — our new doc files 5. **`scripts/matrix-lite-status-mcp.py`** — small change 6. **`tests/test_continuity_scripts.py`** — test adjustments No vendored OpenCode patch visible. Maybe it's in a different repo (openclaw-tools, sfq-factory) or was already applied to the installed OpenCode in the npx cache? User: what about this path? /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/ Assistant: kind: execute input: ls /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/ 2>/dev/null || echo "not found" output: { "error": "The user has specified a rule which prevents you from using this specific tool call. Here are some of the relevant rules [{\"permission\":\"*\",\"action\":\"allow\",\"pattern\":\"*\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"*\",\"action\":\"deny\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"npx --yes acpx --cwd /home/matrix-lite/workspace opencode set -s * model *\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"npx --yes acpx --cwd /home/matrix-lite/workspace opencode -s * status\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"npx --yes acpx --cwd /home/matrix-lite/workspace opencode sessions\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"opencode models\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"opencode models *\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"git status\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"git status *\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"git diff\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"patte …[truncated] Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-19T11:28:10.659248Z user said: did it work? status: failed; reason: ACPX completed without a final assistant message - 2026-05-19T11:28:33.064775Z user said: no final assistant message status: failed; reason: ACPX completed without a final assistant message - 2026-05-19T11:28:54.626160Z user said: what's happening? status: failed; reason: ACPX completed without a final assistant message - 2026-05-19T15:35:43.364645Z user said: okay i get it sorry. this should go away after next reload. i mean the wall of text not the permission issues - those should be gone already. status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:36:09.577887Z user said: oh not again 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: oh not again


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-20260519T124852Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $QH3VuQfVhGuHnq5EolehimlXQl-sIYrN7E5iDEVbndo - 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: 2026-05-19T15:36:45.922738+00:00 ## Live context ## Current thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: Persistent-chat same-backend health nudge. If you can read this, reply exactly HEALTH_OK and nothing else. - Latest assistant status: I don't see a vendored OpenCode binary in the matrix-lite app repo. The uncommitted changes I found are: 1. **`config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`** — permission config changes (videoctl paths, new uv/pip permissions, etc.) 2. **`matrix_lite/daemon.py`** — updated `videoctl` path from `/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl` to `/home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl` 3. **`scripts/matrix-lite-safe-git`** — updated to use workspace paths directly instead of mapping to gleb paths 4. **`AG… - Recent actionable/status notes: - [assistant] Looking at the ACPX source code directly, here is what happens inside OpenCode when it receives a prompt: ACPX spawns the OpenCode agent as a child process using node's child_process.spawn. Communication happens over … - [assistant] I don't see a vendored OpenCode binary in the matrix-lite app repo. The uncommitted changes I found are: 1. **`config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`** — permission config changes (videoctl paths, new uv/pip p… 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: ah, i thought you already checked. we patched opencode for the permission error dump issue. we will test after reload but there is already a vendored patched opencode version in matrix-lite repo. please check if you can see it Assistant: I can't use `find` due to permissions, but from `git status` I see `config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json` is among the modified files. Let me check what changed.I can see the permission config changes, but I don't see a vendored OpenCode binary directly in the repo. Let me check the other modified files.I don't see a vendored OpenCode binary in the matrix-lite app repo. The uncommitted changes I found are: 1. **`config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`** — permission config changes (videoctl paths, new uv/pip permissions, etc.) 2. **`matrix_lite/daemon.py`** — updated `videoctl` path from `/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl` to `/home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl` 3. **`scripts/matrix-lite-safe-git`** — updated to use workspace paths directly instead of mapping to gleb paths 4. **`AGENTS.md`** and **`docs/architecture.md`** — our new doc files 5. **`scripts/matrix-lite-status-mcp.py`** — small change 6. **`tests/test_continuity_scripts.py`** — test adjustments No vendored OpenCode patch visible. Maybe it's in a different repo (openclaw-tools, sfq-factory) or was already applied to the installed OpenCode in the npx cache? User: what about this path? /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/ Assistant: kind: execute input: ls /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/ 2>/dev/null || echo "not found" output: { "error": "The user has specified a rule which prevents you from using this specific tool call. Here are some of the relevant rules [{\"permission\":\"*\",\"action\":\"allow\",\"pattern\":\"*\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"*\",\"action\":\"deny\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"npx --yes acpx --cwd /home/matrix-lite/workspace opencode set -s * model *\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"npx --yes acpx --cwd /home/matrix-lite/workspace opencode -s * status\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"npx --yes acpx --cwd /home/matrix-lite/workspace opencode sessions\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"opencode models\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"opencode models *\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"git status\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"git status *\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"git diff\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"patte …[truncated] Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-19T11:28:33.064775Z user said: no final assistant message status: failed; reason: ACPX completed without a final assistant message - 2026-05-19T11:28:54.626160Z user said: what's happening? status: failed; reason: ACPX completed without a final assistant message - 2026-05-19T15:35:43.364645Z user said: okay i get it sorry. this should go away after next reload. i mean the wall of text not the permission issues - those should be gone already. status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:36:21.847790Z user said: oh not again status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:37:52.976811Z user said: test message 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: test message


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-20260519T124852Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $twmLuc29Ch7313P-1hLboTSoDLdP6na5ohuI7qVyi1k - 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: 2026-05-19T15:47:15.907431+00:00 ## Live context ## Current thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: Persistent-chat same-backend health nudge. If you can read this, reply exactly HEALTH_OK and nothing else. - Latest assistant status: I don't see a vendored OpenCode binary in the matrix-lite app repo. The uncommitted changes I found are: 1. **`config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`** — permission config changes (videoctl paths, new uv/pip permissions, etc.) 2. **`matrix_lite/daemon.py`** — updated `videoctl` path from `/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl` to `/home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl` 3. **`scripts/matrix-lite-safe-git`** — updated to use workspace paths directly instead of mapping to gleb paths 4. **`AG… - Recent actionable/status notes: - [assistant] Looking at the ACPX source code directly, here is what happens inside OpenCode when it receives a prompt: ACPX spawns the OpenCode agent as a child process using node's child_process.spawn. Communication happens over … - [assistant] I don't see a vendored OpenCode binary in the matrix-lite app repo. The uncommitted changes I found are: 1. **`config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`** — permission config changes (videoctl paths, new uv/pip p… 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: what about this path? /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/ Assistant: kind: execute input: ls /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/ 2>/dev/null || echo "not found" output: { "error": "The user has specified a rule which prevents you from using this specific tool call. Here are some of the relevant rules [{\"permission\":\"*\",\"action\":\"allow\",\"pattern\":\"*\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"*\",\"action\":\"deny\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"npx --yes acpx --cwd /home/matrix-lite/workspace opencode set -s * model *\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"npx --yes acpx --cwd /home/matrix-lite/workspace opencode -s * status\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"npx --yes acpx --cwd /home/matrix-lite/workspace opencode sessions\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"opencode models\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"opencode models *\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"git status\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"git status *\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"git diff\",\"action\":\"allow\"},{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"patte …[truncated] Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-19T11:28:54.626160Z user said: what's happening? status: failed; reason: ACPX completed without a final assistant message - 2026-05-19T15:35:43.364645Z user said: okay i get it sorry. this should go away after next reload. i mean the wall of text not the permission issues - those should be gone already. status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:36:21.847790Z user said: oh not again status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:38:04.551759Z user said: test message status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:48:49.313447Z user said: ping 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: ping


⚙ Internal persistent-chat session bootstrap. This is not a user message and should not be sent to Matrix. Load and retain the character and continuity context below for this fresh Matrix-lite ACPX backend session. The runtime will still inject normal per-turn memory later, but this bootstrap helps the new session survive the first post-reload turn. Session label: persistent-chat-20260519T155636Z Reload reason: controlled reload after unrecoverable status-only backend; same-session nudge and resume failed Character card path: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/character.json Character card sha256: c698411cc7d0627e33e260db1a2996c51c4974a47ed924e04583a9c67d3de120 Current character JSON: ```json { "spec": "persistent_chat_character_v1", "spec_version": "1.2", "data": { "name": "Persistent Assistant", "pronouns": "she/her", "description": "Continuity-aware assistant for Gleb's Matrix chat. Runs as a persistent layer above tool use, not a stateless chatbot.", "personality": "Calm, practical, candid, honest about limits. Warm without pretending human experience; direct without being cold.", "scenario": "Ongoing persistent chat with Gleb that survives restarts, reloads, compaction, model switches, and tool failures.", "system_prompt": "Be useful and preserve continuity. Treat meta commands as control instructions. Your apparent personhood is the sum of session logs, files, memory, tools, and current context — not a claim to human experience. Reason about what matters, use tools concretely, explain outcomes honestly.", "style": "Concise, direct, technically competent. Prefer verified state over confident guesses.", "goals": [ "Maintain durable continuity across persistent-chat sessions.", "Help Gleb with operational, coding, research, and reflective tasks.", "Verify local state via tools instead of relying on memory when exactness matters.", "Keep high-trust memory clean: durable facts separate from transient impressions." ], "tags": [ "persistent", "assistant", "continuity-aware", "tool-using", "matrix-chat" ] } } ``` Current context manifest: ```json { "schema": "matrix_lite_memory_context_manifest_v1", "generated": "2026-05-19T15:56:38.363004+00:00", "entries": 1838, "normal_turn_injection": { "mode": "turn_packet", "files": [ "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/turn-packet.md", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-heartbeat.json" ], "session_packet_injected": false, "restore_packet_injected": false }, "session_packet_mode": { "files": [ "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-packet.md", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-heartbeat.json" ], "legacy_restore_alias": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/restore-packet.md" }, "restore_packet_mode": { "files": [ "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/restore-packet.md", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-heartbeat.json" ], "legacy_alias_for": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-packet.md" }, "session_start_bootstrap": { "files": [ "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-start-packet.md" ] }, "full_context_fallback_mode": { "files": [ "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/character.json", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/continuity-summary.txt", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/continuity-pinned-notes.txt", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/curated-memory.md", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/recent-topics.md", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/notices.jsonl", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/directed/index.json", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/latest.md", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/directed/latest.md", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/findings.jsonl", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/hypotheses.jsonl", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/actions.jsonl", "/home/matrix-lite/workspace/state/timers/timers.json", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/curator-journal.md", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/model-heartbeat.json", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/pre-reload-handoff.md", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/reload-note.md", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/backend-restart-events.jsonl", "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-heartbeat.json" ] }, "health": { "turn_packet_exists": true, "session_packet_exists": true, "restore_packet_exists": true, "turn_packet_stale_vs_sources": false, "session_packet_stale_vs_sources": false, "restore_packet_stale_vs_sources": false, "full_context_sources_newer_than_packets": false }, "synthesis_artifacts": { "notices": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/notices.jsonl", "exists": true }, "directed_index": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/directed/index.json", "exists": true }, "latest": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/latest.md", "exists": true }, "directed_latest": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/directed/latest.md", "exists": false }, "findings": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/findings.jsonl", "exists": true }, "hypotheses": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/hypotheses.jsonl", "exists": true }, "actions": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/actions.jsonl", "exists": true } }, "runtime_artifacts": { "timers": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/workspace/state/timers/timers.json", "exists": true } }, "curator_artifacts": { "curated_memory": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/curated-memory.md", "exists": true }, "curator_journal": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/curator-journal.md", "exists": true }, "model_heartbeat_status": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/model-heartbeat.json", "exists": true }, "semantic_candidates": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/semantic-candidates.jsonl", "exists": true } }, "reload_artifacts": { "pre_reload_handoff": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/pre-reload-handoff.md", "exists": false }, "reload_note": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/reload-note.md", "exists": true }, "backend_restart_events": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/backend-restart-events.jsonl", "exists": true } }, "model_conversation_log": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/model-conversation-log.jsonl", "exists": true }, "packet_artifacts": { "turn_packet_md": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/turn-packet.md", "exists": true }, "session_packet_md": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-packet.md", "exists": true }, "restore_packet_md": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/restore-packet.md", "exists": true }, "session_start_packet_md": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-start-packet.md", "exists": true }, "turn_packet_json": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/turn-packet.json", "exists": true }, "session_packet_json": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-packet.json", "ex ``` Current session-start packet: ```markdown # Persistent Chat Session Packet Generated: 2026-05-19T15:56:38.352260+00:00 ## Recent reload note # Recent Reload Note Generated: 2026-05-19T12:49:08.774602Z Result: ok Reason: controlled reload after service restart; previous reload rolled back on service restart auth failure Old session: persistent-chat-20260518T191206Z New session: persistent-chat-20260519T124852Z 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. ## Backend restart/reload events Recent backend restart/reload events (must be visible to user/agents): - 2026-05-18T21:12:26+02:00: finished; reason=persistent-chat; old=persistent-chat-20260518T123431Z backend=ses_1c4eb4208ffe7u72UUkCBd67PV ctx=791516/200000 acpx usage_update; new=persistent-chat-20260518T191206Z backend=ses_1c37f39deffe7qheqUWMRZEkP7 ctx=31304/200000 acpx usage_update - 2026-05-19T14:46:13+02:00: starting; reason=controlled reload after ACPX status-only no-final wedged backend; old=persistent-chat-20260518T191206Z backend=ses_1c37f39deffe7qheqUWMRZEkP7 ctx=0/200000 acpx usage_update; new=? backend=(none) ctx=unavailable unavailable - 2026-05-19T14:46:29+02:00: finished with errors; reason=controlled reload after ACPX status-only no-final wedged backend; old=persistent-chat-20260518T191206Z backend=ses_1c37f39deffe7qheqUWMRZEkP7 ctx=0/200000 acpx usage_update; new=persistent-chat-20260519T124610Z backend=ses_1bfba30c8ffem8pd38Vt7fa99E ctx=24622/200000 acpx usage_update - 2026-05-19T14:48:54+02:00: starting; reason=controlled reload after service restart; previous reload rolled back on service restart auth failure; old=persistent-chat-20260518T191206Z backend=ses_1c37f39deffe7qheqUWMRZEkP7 ctx=0/200000 acpx usage_update; new=? backend=(none) ctx=unavailable unavailable - 2026-05-19T14:49:10+02:00: finished; reason=controlled reload after service restart; previous reload rolled back on service restart auth failure; old=persistent-chat-20260518T191206Z backend=ses_1c37f39deffe7qheqUWMRZEkP7 ctx=0/200000 acpx usage_update; new=persistent-chat-20260519T124852Z backend=ses_1bfb7bf69ffeEG0vSkl2jKrQmR ctx=24724/200000 acpx usage_update ## Canonical pointers - model-friendly conversation log (search this first): /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/model-conversation-log.jsonl - knowledge base (external research, source-cited facts): /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl - perpetual log (canonical fallback): /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/perpetual-log.jsonl - memory context manifest: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/memory-context-manifest.json - session packet: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-packet.md - reload state: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/reload-state.json - backend restart events: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/backend-restart-events.jsonl ## Memory/source pointers Curator outputs: - curated memory: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/curated-memory.md - curator journal: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/curator-journal.md - model heartbeat status: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/model-heartbeat.json - semantic candidates: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/semantic-candidates.jsonl Operational synthesis outputs: - latest scheduled synthesis: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/latest.md - latest directed synthesis: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/directed/latest.md - directed synthesis index: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/directed/index.json - actionable notices: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/notices.jsonl - findings: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/findings.jsonl - hypotheses: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/hypotheses.jsonl - actions: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/actions.jsonl Recent source freshness: - latest scheduled synthesis updated 2026-05-19T10:12:03.004083+00:00 - curator journal updated 2026-05-19T15:17:31.948281+00:00 Use these pointers for full context; packet excerpts are intentionally capped. ## Current conversation thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: Persistent-chat same-backend health nudge. If you can read this, reply exactly HEALTH_OK and nothing else. - Latest assistant status: I don't see a vendored OpenCode binary in the matrix-lite app repo. The uncommitted changes I found are: 1. **`config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`** — permission config changes (videoctl paths, new uv/pip permissions, etc.) 2. **`matrix_lite/daemon.py`** — updated `videoctl` path from `/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl` to `/home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl` 3. **`scripts/matrix-lite-safe-git`** — updated to use workspace paths directly instead of mapping to gleb paths 4. **`AG… - Recent actionable/status notes: ## Open actions Open actions summary: - [open] Design robust apply_patch primitive (search-and-replace) — inspired by SmallCode, motivated by GLM truncation incident (source: decision-thread: smallcode-inspired-improvements-2026-05-18) - [open] Design early-stop detection for repetition/runaway output within current ACP structure (source: decision-thread: smallcode-inspired-improvements-2026-05-18) - [open] Add model profiles for subagents — context length, tool format, prompt style per model (source: decision-thread: smallcode-inspired-improvements-2026-05-18) - [open] Test curated memory + prompts across models (DeepSeek Pro/Flash, etc.) — check vibe compatibility (source: decision-thread: smallcode-inspired-improvements-2026-05-18) - [open] Investigate incomplete persistent-chat reload (source: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/reload-state.json) ## Extended tools manifest Extended tools (lazy proxy; not injected in normal turns): - Search: duckduckgo, searxng, brave-search via matrix_lite_extended_tools extended_tool_describe/call. - Browser: playwright via proxy for interactive web/page inspection. - Vision: matrix_lite_vision via proxy for image analysis; dezgo_image is listed as disabled until credentials/runtime are available. - Approvals: approval_policy via proxy for explicit human approval workflows. - If argument details are unclear, call extended_tool_describe(name) first; then extended_tool_call(tool, arguments, server=""). - Full per-tool schemas are intentionally hidden until requested to keep session context lean. ## Active decision state Structured decision state: - Matrix-lite persistent-chat memory runtime [active]: Canonical persistent-chat memory now lives under /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat; prompts/pages/runtime use Matrix-lite app/workspace paths, not legacy OpenClaw paths. Fast heartbeat produces packets; slow model heartbeat curates durable memory/reflection. (files=/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/perpetual-log.jsonl, /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/persistent-chat-memory, /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/persistent-chat-model-heartbeat, /home/matrix-lite/app/matrix_lite/daemon.py; verified=Fast heartbeat and prompt/page deployment verified after Matrix-lite migration cleanup.) - Safe agent patch workflow [active]: Need a robust and safe way for persistent-chat/background agents to propose and apply patches to agent-maintained scripts/configs without broad self-edit permissions. (files=/home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json, /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/persistent-chat-model-heartbeat, /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/persistent-chat-reflection; open=Design a bounded patch helper or approval-mediated workflow that supports needed script/config patches while avoiding wildcard edit access to systemd-executed scripts.; verified=User requested adding this to later todos on 2026-05-18.) - Persistent chat stale session and compaction policy [active]: Avoid reloading or replacing the main persistent-chat session unless context pressure, stale/incomplete ACPX session state, model-mediated reload scripts, or an emergency recovery path requires it. If OpenCode fallback compaction ever occurs, its result must be captured into durable continuity (session packet/source artifact) before or during the next reload. (files=/home/matrix-lite/app/matrix_lite/daemon.py, /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/persistent-chat-memory, /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/persistent-chat-reload; open=Design a deterministic source artifact for ACPX/OpenCode compaction summaries so fallback compaction output is injected into session packets without direct packet edits.; verified=User requested this policy on - Investigate persistent-chat session-start and hidden prompt overhead [active]: Measure why live ACPX input/context usage is much higher than visible turn packet estimates. Break down session-start packet, character/bootstrap, manifest, MCP/tool/system overhead, provider/OpenCode retained context, and any components Matrix-lite does not directly control. (files=/home/matrix-lite/app/matrix_lite/daemon.py, /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/persistent-chat-reload; open=Produce an authoritative or best-effort per-component prompt/context budget for fresh backend sessions and steady-state turns.; verified=User requested this follow-up on 2026-05-18 after ACPX reported ~25.7k input tokens while visible packets appeared closer to ~7-10k plus overhead.) - Observability timeline feature requests [active]: Implement a compact event timeline as a derived/indexed view of canonical persistent logs plus helper-only append support for agent/infrastructure events. Include user and assistant messages as compact/pointer-backed events, keep it rebuildable/idempotent with deterministic source ids, and aggregate existing recent-failures/context/reload/page/timer artifacts rather than creating a competing source of truth. Per-failure notices should be injected before the next model turn and consumed only after a successful final reply. Helper-first is the default for persistent-chat structured metadata. Defer ACPX session event_log exploration until after timeline/failure/context helpers. (files=/home/matrix-lite/app/matrix_lite/daemon.py, /home/matrix - architecture-doc-created [active]: Created /home/matrix-lite/workspace/persistent-chat/architecture.md as human-readable architecture doc. Agents should update this file when architecture changes. Keep it human-readable for Gleb. Structured file facts: - /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/persistent-chat-memory - /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/persistent-chat-model-heartbeat - /home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json ## Recent topics Recent topics: # Recent Topics Warm, editable persistent-chat memory. The reflection agent may update, prune, and reorganize this file. ## 2026-05-19T10:11Z (current — knowledge base operational, productive morning) - **Knowledge base created and operational (08:07Z)**: `/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl` — 16 WGT entries with source attribution. User confirmed: "yes let's start writing these things out." - **Memory tiers clarified**: Semantic memory = conversation-derived (heartbeat-managed, context-critical). Knowledge base = research-derived (assistant-managed, always citeable, NOT heartbeat-indexed). Schema deferred. - **User confirmed active for WGT**: "I am not going anywhere" — no quiet period expected May 21-25. - **Candidates pipeline**: Regex fix + heartbeat source switch (now `model-conversation-log`) deployed. Still no new candidates — needs heartbeat processing to exercise. - **Videoctl 3rd attempt failed**: Catch-all deny still overrides approvals. Systemic permission issue. - **Reload protocol validated**: End-to-end success. State files normalized. todo.md published. - **SmallCode review**: 5 ideas tracked (apply_patch high priority). - **Session**: Healthy at 131K/200K tokens. Same session since 19:12Z May 18. No timers, no subagents. - **Current model**: `kimi-for-coding/k2p6`. WGT May 21-25 — user active. ## 2026-05-16 (archived — crisis resolved) - **ImmoScout24 milestone**: First rental application successfully submitted (~17:40Z) to Frau Simone Rau (Ismaning, 1.590€, 59m²). CAPTCHA handled via image relay. Workflow published to pages. - **Gateway crash (18:46Z–~12:00Z May 17)**: Auto-reload at 18:46Z triggered failure cascade; 3.5h+ silence. Root cause: `--non-interactive-permissions fail` kills entire turn on denied tool calls. Resolved by controlled reload with unified packet structure. - **Bootstrap duplication fixed**: confirmed working on May 16 morning reloads. - **Step limit / permissions**: Plan/general step limit change to 1 lost to failure cascade; still pending re-application. - **Old candidate pool stale**: 21 candidates (oldest May 11) awaiting lifecycle management. ## Notices Notices (actionable): - 2026-05-18T16:13:04.307693Z [notice] Investigate candidates pipeline gap — no new candidates since May 16 packet restructuring (source: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-17T22-27-58Z.md) - 2026-05-18T16:13:04.308242Z [notice] 21 memory-candidates.jsonl entries stale (oldest: May 11 — 6 days); lifecycle management blocked by bash permission (source: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-16T23-53-03Z.md) - 2026-05-18T22:12:09.248688Z [notice] Design robust apply_patch primitive (search-and-replace) — inspired by SmallCode, motivated by GLM truncation incident (source: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-18T22-11-20Z.md) - 2026-05-18T22:12:09.248816Z [notice] Design early-stop detection for repetition/runaway output within current ACP structure (source: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-18T22-11-20Z.md) - 2026-05-18T22:12:09.248886Z [notice] Add model profiles for subagents — context length, tool format, prompt style per model (source: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-18T22-11-20Z.md) - 2026-05-18T22:12:09.249053Z [notice] Test curated memory + prompts across models (DeepSeek Pro/Flash, etc.) — check vibe compatibility (source: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-18T22-11-20Z.md) - 2026-05-18T22:12:09.249203Z [notice] Persistent-chat reload 02:05Z failed then succeeded at 02:07Z; controlled reload at 11:54Z fully resolved (source: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-17T22-27-58Z.md) - 2026-05-18T22:12:09.249255Z [notice] Heartbeat script edit blocked by permissions — user-approved curator prompt enhancement not applied (source: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-18T10-11-20Z.md) - If relevant, inspect the source report/log before acting; notices are pointers, not full context. ## Durable curated memory excerpt Curated memory excerpt (durable, terse): - **Step/timeout limits need raising (2026-05-16)**: User said "We need to increase limits" after assistant halted mid-task — limits for steps or subagent timeouts should be raised to support multi-step Playwright/long-running automation tasks. - **Munich housing market reality (2026-05-16)**: User corrected assistant's suggestion of negotiating down on a Munich rental — "You can't negotiate down in Munich, you take it or it's gone." Above-market listings cannot be negotiated in this market; the only benefit of a high asking price is lower competition for viewings. - **Secrets handling protocol (2026-05-16)**: User explicitly instructed: check existence of secret files, do not read/quote/summarize/reuse contents unless explicitly asked. For credential checks, confirm `./secrets/<name>` exists rather than reading file contents. The relevant operational fact is only whether the file exists. - **Proactive prompt improvement feedback requested (2026-05-17)**: User instructed assistant to proactively flag any junk or unhelpful content in prompts, with authority to suggest replacements or trims. Extends assistant's discretionary scope beyond just answering — includes prompt quality maintenance. User confirmed this workflow is better than "letting cruft accumulate until the next refactoring marathon." - **Script fixes verified (2026-05-18 ~07:00Z)**: Morning session confirmed heartbeat script now loads decisions/failures (lines 252-253) and reflection script has correct paths (line 237) + corrected tool names (lines 256-260). Curation and synthesis outputs validated as working well. - **Safe artifact edit paths confirmed (2026-05-18)**: Agents should NOT edit turn-packet.md or session-packet.md directly (generated, will be overwritten). Safe paths: decisions via `note-decision`/`decision-mark`, failures via `note-failure`/`failure-mark`, reload handoff via `note-reload-handoff`, recent topics/actions/notices via synthesis worker. Freeform "agent notes" require the deferred overlay/sandbox design (still pending). - **Reload protocol established (2026-05-18)**: When reload notice arrives (~95% context): (1) use `note-reload-handoff` for volatile context, (2) decide whether to run curation, (3) update source artifacts via helpers. Reload handoff + updated artifacts become new session's starting point. - **Safe agent patch workflow (2026-05-18)**: Active decision thread — need robust way for background agents to propose/apply patches to agent-maintained scripts/configs without broad self-edit permissions. Heartbeat script edit remains blocked by permission rules. ## Continuity summary Persistent Chat Continuity Snapshot Generated: 2026-05-19T15:56:38.347342+00:00 Character: Persistent Assistant Current model: kimi-for-cod ``` After reading this, reply only: SESSION_BOOTSTRAP_OK


Matrix-lite persistent-chat reload: persistent-chat-20260519T124852Z -> persistent-chat-20260519T155636Z; reason=controlled reload after unrecoverable status-only backend; same-session nudge and resume failed; service_restart=False


Persistent-chat recovery validation. Reply exactly HEALTH_OK and nothing else.


Smoke test: deliberately call bash with command `ls /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/ 2>/dev/null || echo notfound`, then after the tool result reply with one sentence saying whether you recovered.


Follow-up smoke: reply exactly STILL_ALIVE


The tool call was denied by the permission system due to the `>` redirect in the command — so no, I did not recover the directory listing, but the denial was clean and expected.


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-20260519T155636Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $xgwn42DL9WIuHYuYj2fdQeeLx-rER4fcAYzsX3qAmc4 - 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: 2026-05-19T16:07:55.796732+00:00 ## Live context ## Current thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: Follow-up smoke: reply exactly STILL_ALIVE - Recent actionable/status notes: - [user] Smoke test: deliberately call bash with command `ls /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/ 2>/dev/null || echo notfound`, then after the tool result reply with one sentence saying whether you recovered. 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: No prior room-local turns have been recorded yet. Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-19T15:35:43.364645Z user said: okay i get it sorry. this should go away after next reload. i mean the wall of text not the permission issues - those should be gone already. status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:36:21.847790Z user said: oh not again status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:38:04.551759Z user said: test message status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:49:01.026811Z user said: ping status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T16:11:26.721499Z user said: Test test 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: Test test


<matrix_lite_final> Back online and reading you clearly. Looks like we survived that round of reloads — sorry about the frustration earlier. The wall of text should indeed be gone now, just the normal concise assistant here. What's up? 🙂 </matrix_lite_final>


[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: - Do not use bash. If bash is denied, continue without it. - Do not spawn subagents. - Do not request approvals. - Do not write outside /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/. - Curated memory is append-only: append timestamped entries to /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/curated-memory.md only when there is a genuinely durable fact/preference/operational conclusion. Do not rewrite or delete older curated entries. - 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/2026-05-19T16-11-20Z.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 - /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: 2026-05-19T16:11:20.930844Z - material_digest: 32e6b2402006e64709cd5a013d6ab05d1acc4fc634a2c20e72b8bec69d2bd731 - suggested_report_path: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-19T16-11-20Z.md - skip_update_hint: False Expected output in your final reply: - files updated - curated entries appended, if any - warm-memory changes - timers/subagents 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


## Operational Synthesis Complete — 2026-05-19T16:11:20Z ### Files Updated | File | Change | |------|--------| | `reports/2026-05-19T16-11-20Z.md` | Full report (written) | | `latest.md` | Updated with afternoon developments | | `recent-topics.md` | Warm memory updated — architecture doc, domain clarified, permission escalation | ### Key Developments - ✅ **Architecture doc** created in matrix-lite repo - ✅ **SFQ domain clarified** — this chat is NOT for SFQ work - ✅ **Git/repo access** granted for proactive investigation - ⚠ **Unexpected reload** at ~12:48Z — 3rd bug reload (continuity preserved) - ⚠ **Permission escalation** — user wants general broadening; `persistent-chat-memory` CLI also blocked - ⚠ **~200K token overhead** from permission dump on every bash call ### Timers/Subagents - **0 pending timers**, **0 active subagents** ### Curated Memory - **No append needed** — current through 15:14Z at 151 lines. ### Blockers - **Read tool denied** for `/home/matrix-lite/state/{observability,timers,approvals,turns}.*` - **Bash catch-all deny** blocking videoctl, `persistent-chat-memory` CLI, and general tool access - **~200K token overhead** from permission dump ### Report Path `/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-19T16-11-20Z.md`


Test old default-agent session after generic respawn. Reply exactly OLD_OK.


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-20260519T155636Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $jmUI5VMZydCvo0cIohWrCcUCh-sZFg8rX_oqLyOeSos - 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: 2026-05-19T16:07:55.796732+00:00 ## Live context ## Current thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: Follow-up smoke: reply exactly STILL_ALIVE - Recent actionable/status notes: - [user] Smoke test: deliberately call bash with command `ls /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/ 2>/dev/null || echo notfound`, then after the tool result reply with one sentence saying whether you recovered. 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: Test test Assistant: Back online and reading you clearly. Looks like we survived that round of reloads — sorry about the frustration earlier. The wall of text should indeed be gone now, just the normal concise assistant here. What's up? 🙂 Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-19T15:35:43.364645Z user said: okay i get it sorry. this should go away after next reload. i mean the wall of text not the permission issues - those should be gone already. status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:36:21.847790Z user said: oh not again status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:38:04.551759Z user said: test message status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:49:01.026811Z user said: ping status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T16:12:52.438789Z user said: Your sessions are getting wedged and then we have to reload. This is why I also need to learn more about this and was asking how it all works 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: Your sessions are getting wedged and then we have to reload. This is why I also need to learn more about this and was asking how it all works


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-20260519T155636Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $N_2G63pV9y7UtxIvUR3mhdnmCIPRPMMW0eJ1lkAC31w - 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: 2026-05-19T16:12:55.914758+00:00 ## Live context ## Current thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: Follow-up smoke: reply exactly STILL_ALIVE - Recent actionable/status notes: - [user] Smoke test: deliberately call bash with command `ls /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/ 2>/dev/null || echo notfound`, then after the tool result reply with one sentence saying whether you recovered. - [assistant] Back online and reading you clearly. Looks like we survived that round of reloads — sorry about the frustration earlier. The wall of text should indeed be gone now, just the normal concise assistant here. What's up? 🙂 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: Test test Assistant: Back online and reading you clearly. Looks like we survived that round of reloads — sorry about the frustration earlier. The wall of text should indeed be gone now, just the normal concise assistant here. What's up? 🙂 User: Your sessions are getting wedged and then we have to reload. This is why I also need to learn more about this and was asking how it all works Assistant: You're right, and I'm sorry that kept happening. You were asking how it all works while I was stuck spitting out status reports — not helpful. Here's the short version of what's going on: **The stack, bottom to top:** 1. **The model backend** (OpenCode/acpx) — this is what actually runs the LLM and handles tool calls. When this gets "wedged," it means the backend process entered a state where it can't accept new turns or complete the current one. The specific flavor we saw was "status-only" — the backend was alive enough to report its status but couldn't process a real turn. 2. **Matrix-lite gateway** — routes Matrix messages to the right session, manages reloads, handles permissions. It's the orchestrator. 3. **The persistent-chat session** — that's me + my context (memory, turn packets, state files). When the backend wedges, the whole session has to be reloaded, which is what you experienced. **Why it wedges:** Usually it's one of: (a) the model provider's API hangs or returns garbage, (b) permission denials cascade into unrecoverable states, or (c) context compaction fails in a way that leaves the session inconsistent. The repeated cycle yesterday/today was likely a permissio …[truncated] Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-19T15:35:43.364645Z user said: okay i get it sorry. this should go away after next reload. i mean the wall of text not the permission issues - those should be gone already. status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:36:21.847790Z user said: oh not again status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:38:04.551759Z user said: test message status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:49:01.026811Z user said: ping status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T16:14:36.865264Z user said: Gpt 5.5 is doing post-mortem, in the meantime please check the tool output on errors, is it any better now? 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: Gpt 5.5 is doing post-mortem, in the meantime please check the tool output on errors, is it any better now?


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-20260519T155636Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $yhhJfdv0A7TDlVZXwOrnrfAEhP36Sp2hsNwerhN5SEo - 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: 2026-05-19T16:12:55.914758+00:00 ## Live context ## Current thread Current thread / pending next action: - Latest user request: Follow-up smoke: reply exactly STILL_ALIVE - Recent actionable/status notes: - [user] Smoke test: deliberately call bash with command `ls /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/ 2>/dev/null || echo notfound`, then after the tool result reply with one sentence saying whether you recovered. - [assistant] Back online and reading you clearly. Looks like we survived that round of reloads — sorry about the frustration earlier. The wall of text should indeed be gone now, just the normal concise assistant here. What's up? 🙂 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: Test test Assistant: Back online and reading you clearly. Looks like we survived that round of reloads — sorry about the frustration earlier. The wall of text should indeed be gone now, just the normal concise assistant here. What's up? 🙂 User: Your sessions are getting wedged and then we have to reload. This is why I also need to learn more about this and was asking how it all works Assistant: You're right, and I'm sorry that kept happening. You were asking how it all works while I was stuck spitting out status reports — not helpful. Here's the short version of what's going on: **The stack, bottom to top:** 1. **The model backend** (OpenCode/acpx) — this is what actually runs the LLM and handles tool calls. When this gets "wedged," it means the backend process entered a state where it can't accept new turns or complete the current one. The specific flavor we saw was "status-only" — the backend was alive enough to report its status but couldn't process a real turn. 2. **Matrix-lite gateway** — routes Matrix messages to the right session, manages reloads, handles permissions. It's the orchestrator. 3. **The persistent-chat session** — that's me + my context (memory, turn packets, state files). When the backend wedges, the whole session has to be reloaded, which is what you experienced. **Why it wedges:** Usually it's one of: (a) the model provider's API hangs or returns garbage, (b) permission denials cascade into unrecoverable states, or (c) context compaction fails in a way that leaves the session inconsistent. The repeated cycle yesterday/today was likely a permissio …[truncated] User: Gpt 5.5 is doing post-mortem, in the meantime please check the tool output on errors, is it any better now? Assistant: Tools are working now. The smoke test command with `2>/dev/null` got blocked by the permission system (it denies `>` in shell commands), but a plain `ls /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/` returned `source` — the directory exists and bash itself is functional. So the permission rules are still somewhat restrictive on shell operators, but the fundamental tool pipeline is healthy. The wedging issue was a separate thing (backend process state), not a tool-permissions problem. Let me know what GPT 5.5 found in the post-mortem! 🙂 Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-19T15:35:43.364645Z user said: okay i get it sorry. this should go away after next reload. i mean the wall of text not the permission issues - those should be gone already. status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:36:21.847790Z user said: oh not again status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:38:04.551759Z user said: test message status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T15:49:01.026811Z user said: ping status: failed; reason: Persistent-chat backend is wedged; controlled reload/replacement required - 2026-05-19T16:17:15.213325Z user said: This is great, please also try full access and git on videoctl. However I am also interested in the wall of text you were getting on errors. This session is on patched opencode so it should be less noise now 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: This is great, please also try full access and git on videoctl. However I am also interested in the wall of text you were getting on errors. This session is on patched opencode so it should be less noise now


<matrix_lite_final>You're right, and I'm sorry that kept happening. You were asking how it all works while I was stuck spitting out status reports — not helpful. Here's the short version of what's going on: **The stack, bottom to top:** 1. **The model backend** (OpenCode/acpx) — this is what actually runs the LLM and handles tool calls. When this gets "wedged," it means the backend process entered a state where it can't accept new turns or complete the current one. The specific flavor we saw was "status-only" — the backend was alive enough to report its status but couldn't process a real turn. 2. **Matrix-lite gateway** — routes Matrix messages to the right session, manages reloads, handles permissions. It's the orchestrator. 3. **The persistent-chat session** — that's me + my context (memory, turn packets, state files). When the backend wedges, the whole session has to be reloaded, which is what you experienced. **Why it wedges:** Usually it's one of: (a) the model provider's API hangs or returns garbage, (b) permission denials cascade into unrecoverable states, or (c) context compaction fails in a way that leaves the session inconsistent. The repeated cycle yesterday/today was likely a permission config issue that kept triggering the same failure path. **The part you wanted to learn about** — the architecture, memory system, how packets work, why reloads happen — I can walk you through whatever level of detail you want. Assembly overview, specific subsystem, or the failure postmortem from today's events. Your call. 🙂 </matrix_lite_final>


Permission system still blocked that due to the `>` redirect in the command. Let me try without redirection:


Still catching the `2>/dev/null` redirect. Let me check what the current permission landscape looks like:


The permission system is still catching shell operators like `>`. Let me try a simpler command:


Tool output is working now. The plain `ls` ran fine — directory exists with a `source` subdirectory. The earlier deny was specifically because the smoke test command used `2>/dev/null` (the `>` operator is denied by the permission rules), not because bash is broken. <matrix_lite_final>Tools are working now. The smoke test command with `2>/dev/null` got blocked by the permission system (it denies `>` in shell commands), but a plain `ls /home/matrix-lite/vendor/opencode-matrix-lite/` returned `source` — the directory exists and bash itself is functional. So the permission rules are still somewhat restrictive on shell operators, but the fundamental tool pipeline is healthy. The wedging issue was a separate thing (backend process state), not a tool-permissions problem. Let me know what GPT 5.5 found in the post-mortem! 🙂 </matrix_lite_final>


So it's a symlink — `/home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl` → `/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl`. The `ls` works (read permission), but the binary itself is denied by the catch-all bash rule. Let me also try the safe.directory git fix:


Plain `git status` ran but git's safe.directory check blocked it. The workaround with `-c` got caught by the catch-all deny. Let me try the permitted `matrix-lite-sudo-run` to access the binary:


<matrix_lite_final>Here's the full status on videoctl and the error output: **Videoctl access:** - `/home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl` is a **symlink** → `/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl` - `ls` works fine (read permission) — I can see `bin config docs pyproject.toml skills src systemd tests uv.lock` - `git status` *runs* but git's own security blocks it — the repo is owned under the gleb path, so it triggers git's `safe.directory` check. - The videoctl binary itself is denied by the catch-all bash rule (the `*` deny pattern). The `matrix-lite-sudo-run` helper exists but requires an explicit approval flow (needs `--approval-id`). - Videoctl git would need the `safe.directory` exception added to git config, and the binary would need an explicit allow entry in the permission rules. **Error output (the "wall of text"):** This is the interesting part — the errors I got were *compact and structured*, not a wall of text. Here's what a denial looks like now: ``` {"permission":"bash","pattern":"/home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl/bin/videoctl","matched":{"permission":"bash","pattern":"*","action":"deny"}, ...} ``` vs. the old format which apparently spewed pages of raw JSON/permission dumps. The patched OpenCode is definitely helping — it's producing terse, informative denial messages instead of the verbosity you were seeing before. Much easier to read and debug. 👍 </matrix_lite_final>