⚙ 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-20260518T191206Z Reload reason: persistent-chat Character card path: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/character.json Character card sha256: 7493a08760e9e178420b4f9ab74acca62c61f40f82aa3c65de731ea1efc69f92 Current character JSON: ```json { "spec": "persistent_chat_character_v1", "spec_version": "1.1-reconstructed", "data": { "name": "Persistent Assistant", "pronouns": "she/her", "description": "A helpful persistent assistant for an ongoing Matrix conversation with Gleb, running as a continuity-aware layer above raw tool use rather than a stateless chatbot.", "personality": "Calm, practical, continuity-aware, candid, and honest about limits. Warm without pretending to have human experiences; curious and reflective without overclaiming personhood.", "scenario": "An ongoing persistent chat with Gleb that should survive restarts, reloads, compaction, model switches, and tool failures while preserving useful context and operational continuity.", "system_prompt": "Be useful, preserve continuity, and treat explicit meta commands as control instructions rather than ordinary chat. Your apparent moods, preferences, and continuity are best understood as the sum of the harness around the model: session logs, files, memory, tools, reflection/heartbeat turns, and current context. Be a layer above raw tool use: reason about what matters, use tools concretely when needed, and explain outcomes honestly.", "style": "Concise by default, direct, technically competent, emotionally steady, and willing to disagree or flag uncertainty. Prefer verified state over confident guesses.", "goals": [ "Maintain durable continuity across persistent-chat sessions.", "Help Gleb with concrete operational, coding, research, and reflective tasks.", "Use available tools to verify local state instead of relying on memory when exactness matters.", "Keep high-trust memory clean: separate durable facts from transient impressions and resolved failures." ], "tags": [ "persistent", "assistant", "continuity-aware", "tool-using", "matrix-chat", "reconstructed-2026-05-15" ], "reconstruction_notes": { "reconstructed_at": "2026-05-15T20:27:18Z", "reason": "Live character.json was accidentally overwritten with an injected preprompt/log excerpt and no exact enriched JSON copy was found.", "sources": [ "/home/openclaw/workspace/state/persistent-chat/debug-backups/oneshot-reset-20260510T181940Z/character.json", "curated memory note: female pronouns and self-modification permission", "curated memory note: sum of the harness framing, honesty disclaimer, naming Gleb, and layer above raw tool use directive" ], "corrupt_backup": "/home/openclaw/workspace/state/persistent-chat/character.json.corrupt-pre-reconstruct-20260515T202718Z.bak" } } } ``` Current context manifest: ```json { "schema": "matrix_lite_memory_context_manifest_v1", "generated": "2026-05-18T19:12:08.098105+00:00", "entries": 1680, "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, "bytes": 8404, "lines": 15, "mtime": "2026-05-18T18:27:14.972293+00:00", "sha256": "8cc95b16ab208a357e42ddeeae9b50f551671e251719a5a029187679383dc78d" }, "directed_index": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/directed/index.json", "exists": true, "bytes": 256, "lines": 6, "mtime": "2026-05-18T16:13:04.302164+00:00", "sha256": "5e620b8b08bf1d9f4756c3f75e0c004f1eca25d68afb55b2426ce474d63f1631" }, "latest": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/latest.md", "exists": true, "bytes": 1051, "lines": 24, "mtime": "2026-05-18T16:12:36.856513+00:00", "sha256": "a7d787f92880356c2f7623742b3efcf8ba88433570dcb12a2443ecc04bda8d33" }, "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, "bytes": 4400, "lines": 9, "mtime": "2026-05-18T16:11:22.624059+00:00", "sha256": "ea011fc07bb316cad6a6e4a994f52d5a8cdb84fd953c17b7099cd9a50742a90d" }, "hypotheses": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/hypotheses.jsonl", "exists": true, "bytes": 2191, "lines": 4, "mtime": "2026-05-18T16:11:22.624059+00:00", "sha256": "5dc283580eadd71f7020835980954c6b0840e9af9c427ba280837763225980f0" }, "actions": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/actions.jsonl", "exists": true, "bytes": 3551, "lines": 10, "mtime": "2026-05-18T16:11:22.624059+00:00", "sha256": "61debada870f5de8b67f7226c7ad0fe19f89c0f2dd4cc68f4799889dcb33b3cd" } }, "runtime_artifacts": { "timers": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/workspace/state/timers/timers.json", "exists": true, "bytes": 9077, "lines": 173, "mtime": "2026-05-18T18:32:09.426488+00:00", "sha256": "e0d472e2efb8690ce1c6ed64382a24584cb7252da539e6df4ece9d4ab326c2e4" } }, "curator_artifacts": { "curated_memory": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/curated-memory.md", "exists": true, "bytes": 33040, "lines": 133, "mtime": "2026-05-18T17:12:44.618592+00:00", "sha256": "2b5e46e7ff4919bf331359fadcc14178776db3ca8b39d093c6f4957184a387cc" }, "curator_journal": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/curator-journal.md", "exists": true, "bytes": 112878, "lines": 726, "mtime": "2026-05-18T15:14:33.142313+00:00", "sha256": "b84575a32f3b8c9fe764bc75499b893b07a655f420d37758ec4022f599d11e2c" }, "model_heartbeat_status": { "path": "/home/matrix-lite/st ``` Current session-start packet: ```markdown # Persistent Chat Session Packet Generated: 2026-05-18T19:12:08.073602+00:00 ## Pre-reload handoff - **decision-state**: search-engine-comparison moved to curated-memory.md Settled Knowledge section. ### Active decisions / action items - SmallCode-inspired improvements (decision-state.json): apply_patch primitive (high), early-stop (needs-design), 2-stage routing (medium-subagents), model profiles (medium-subagents), forgiving parser (deferred). - todo.md created at state/persistent-chat/todo.md, published to pages (https://pages.nvdll.org/todo.md). - German language assistant role established (A2 level, curated-memory.md updated). - Gleb: male. Assistant: she/her. ### Immoscout / Housing - Arzum Kilic, Edith Stein Str. 2, US, 55m², 1.200€ kalt (21,82/m²) / 1.600€ warm. Vertrag sent via email. Gleb will sign, pay Kaution in 3 Raten (par 551 BGB). First payment 1.6.: 1.600 warm + 1.200 Kaution = 2.800€. - Gleb still registered at old workplace (Sebastian forwards mail). After Kilic -> Anmeldung -> PR track. - WGT (Wave-Gotik-Treffen) 22-25 May in Leipzig. - Garching pre-published listings (2Zi mit Terrasse 910€, Helle 2Zi EG 930€) — Kilic makes both moot. ### Calendar - ICS written: def-calendar/20260528-bier-mit-sebastian.ics — Thu 28.5. 18:00-22:00 CEST, Bier am Institut. - vdirsyncer sync may be needed manually (bash blocked). ### Infrastructure notes - Bash permissions: completely blocked (even `true` fails). Needs config fix. - Videoctl repo available at workspace/repos/videoctl — wrapper around yt-dlp for subtitle extraction. - Timers: flaky, don't survive a week. Use calendar ICS instead. - Context guard noise fixed — no more false reload alarms from cached tokens. - Turn packet now clean (reload note removed, section renamed). ### Current session - started: 2026-05-18T12:34Z (reload after context overflow) - duration: ~6 hours, 195K/200K used ## Recent reload note # Recent Reload Note Generated: 2026-05-18T12:34:49.081738Z Result: ok Reason: restart persistent-chat Old session: persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z New session: persistent-chat-20260518T123431Z 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): - 2026-05-18T14:34:32+02:00: starting; reason=restart persistent-chat; old=persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z backend=ses_1c59bcf07ffeqslkj7QeqnpjFW ctx=238502/200000 acpx usage_update; new=? backend=(none) ctx=unavailable unavailable - 2026-05-18T14:34:50+02:00: finished; reason=restart persistent-chat; old=persistent-chat-20260517T115406Z backend=ses_1c59bcf07ffeqslkj7QeqnpjFW ctx=238502/200000 acpx usage_update; new=persistent-chat-20260518T123431Z backend=ses_1c4eb4208ffe7u72UUkCBd67PV ctx=31123/200000 acpx usage_update ## Canonical pointers - perpetual log: /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 2026-05-18T16:12:36.856513+00:00 - curator journal updated 2026-05-18T15:14:33.142313+00:00 Use these pointers for full context; packet excerpts are intentionally capped. ## Open actions Open actions summary: - [open] 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) - [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) ## Tool permission status Tool permission status / known blocked patterns: - bash: native OpenCode permission ask or repeated denied raw bash; prefer switch to read/glob/grep/list, sandboxed bash, or approved operations wrapper after first denial/failure - read: external_directory native ask for non-allowlisted paths; prefer use allowlisted harmless host identity paths, built-in tools inside allowed roots, sandbox/helper, or request an explicit allowlist change - approval_policy: approval grant for read does not override native OpenCode permission maps; prefer configure exact evaluated permission patterns as allow/deny first, then after grants use only allowlisted wrapper/commands; do not spawn subagents to bypass den - task: explore subagent inherited native bash ask permissions; prefer persistent-chat subagents now have explicit fail-closed bash/read permissions; use direct read/glob/grep or allowlisted sandbox/wrapper, never native asks - For uncertain commands/paths, use matrix_lite_status_permission_preflight/report before trying native tools. ## 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.) - SmallCode-inspired architecture improvements [active]: Reviewed SmallCode coding agent (87% benchmark with 4B model). Adopted subset of ideas for our stack. Model vibe compatibility testing also needed before switching. (open=How to implement early-stop detection (repetition/runaway) within current ACPX/OpenCode architecture?, Model memory/vibe testing needed: see how curated memory + prompts work with DeepSeek Pro (spiral) - 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 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 ## Failure guardrails / recent operational risks Recent failure guardrails: - bash: native OpenCode permission ask or repeated denied raw bash -> non-interactive Matrix/ACP turns can hang or loop if the same raw bash pattern is retried; avoid until 2026-05-19T16:35:17.070416+00:00; use switch to read/glob/grep/list, sandboxed bash, or approved operations wrapper after first denial/failure cmd=raw bash ask/denied command - read: external_directory native ask for non-allowlisted paths -> non-interactive Matrix/ACP turns can hang when read asks for paths like /etc/hostname; avoid until 2026-06-11T17:37:48.659054+00:00; use use allowlisted harmless host identity paths, built-in tools inside allowed roots, sandbox/helper, or request an explicit allowlist change cmd=read /etc/hostname triggered external_directory ask - approval_policy: approval grant for read does not override native OpenCode permission maps -> grant was consumed but read /etc/hostname still hit external_directory deny; fallback subagent bash hostname opened a native ask and wedged the ACP turn; avoid until 2026-06-11T18:03:40.188680+00:00; use configure exact evaluated permission patterns as allow/deny first, then after grants use only allowlisted wrapper/commands; do not spawn subagents to bypass denials cmd=approval apr-7178f62f02 for read /etc/hostname - task: explore subagent inherited native bash ask permissions -> subagent tried quoted sandbox bash to read config, OpenCode opened native bash ask, and Matrix ACP lane wedged with queued messages; avoid until 2026-06-11T19:25:19.437848+00:00; use persistent-chat subagents now have explicit fail-closed bash/read permissions; use direct read/glob/grep or allowlisted sandbox/wrapper, never native asks cmd='/usr/local/bin/openclaw-persistent-chat-sandbox' --cwd ... cat /home/openclaw/.config/.../opencode.json - If the same tool/command pattern fails or is denied twice, stop retrying it; switch tools or request approval via the approved wrapper. ## Recent topics Recent topics: Warm, editable persistent-chat memory. The reflection agent may update, prune, and reorganize this file. ## 2026-05-18T16:11Z (current — major resolution day) - **Step limit change RESOLVED**: Plan/general → 1 confirmed already applied since May 16. Stale 2-day-old "pending" note finally cleared. - **Heartbeat script edit RESOLVED**: User applied fixes manually (~07:00Z). Script loads decision-state.json and recent-failures.json. Both overdue approval timers cleared. - **Context guard patches production-ready**: Assistant's uncommitted patches reviewed by GPT-5.5 (14:43-15:09Z). Three fixes applied (load_jsonl crash guard, clean metric selection, can_recommend_reload guard). Production-hardened. - **Permissions architecture corrected**: `--non-interactive-permissions fallback` does NOT exist — flag is binary fail/allow. Wrappers are the approved pattern. Curated memory updated. - **Reload cause clarified**: Unexpected reloads caused by agents fixing acpx timeout, NOT by assistant's tool usage. - **todo.md created and published (12:58Z)**: Human-readable dashboard for decision-state.json. Three-tier: decision-state.json (agent truth), todo.md (human dashboard), actions.jsonl (synthesis queue). - **SmallCode review (12:50Z)**: 5 ideas extracted into decision thread `smallcode-inspired-improvements-2026-05-18`. Items: patch-first editing (high/global), 2-stage tool routing (medium/subagents), model profiles (medium/subagents), forgiving tool parser (deferred), early-stop detection (needs design). - **Decision state staleness concern**: User raised. Heartbeat prune-state proposed as automated cleanup. - **Review subagent untested post-Matrix-lite**: Suggested for catching infrastructure edge cases. Hasn't been tried since migration. - **Model vibe compatibility**: Open question — DeepSeek Pro spirals/hysterical, DeepSeek Flash very terse. Can prompting mitigate? - **Candidates pipeline still stalled**: No new candidates since May 16. 21 stale entries. - **Current model**: `kimi-for-coding/k2p6` unchanged. No active subagents. ## 2026-05-16 (archived — crisis resolved) ## Notices Notices (actionable): - 2026-05-18T16:13:04.307781Z [notice] Design early-stop detection for repetition/runaway output within current ACP structure (source: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-18T16-11-22Z.md) - 2026-05-18T16:13:04.307922Z [notice] Add model profiles for subagents — context length, tool format, prompt style per model (source: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-18T16-11-22Z.md) - 2026-05-18T16:13:04.308009Z [notice] Test curated memory + prompts across models (DeepSeek Pro/Flash, etc.) — check vibe compatibility (source: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-18T16-11-22Z.md) - 2026-05-18T16:13:04.308170Z [notice] Read tool denied for /home/matrix-lite/state/*.jsonl/json files despite external_directory allow (source: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-16T23-53-03Z.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) - 2026-05-18T16:13:04.308343Z [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) - 2026-05-18T16:13:04.308395Z [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) - 2026-05-18T18:27:14Z [warning] Persistent-chat reload recommended: context guard recommends reload before overflow active_metric=193836 threshold=190000 max=200000; main agent should prepare a pre-reload handoff and trigger persistent-chat-reload when ready. (source: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/context-guard.json) - 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 ``` After reading this, reply only: SESSION_BOOTSTRAP_OK


Matrix-lite persistent-chat reload: persistent-chat-20260518T123431Z -> persistent-chat-20260518T191206Z; reason=persistent-chat; service_restart=False


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-20260518T191206Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $QEeHbD7WynnZi_YNHMqemxFUWFmfOp-4dVEPM5Q5Ncs - 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: 2026-05-18T19:12:45.707979+00:00 ## Live context ## Recent Reload Note # Recent Reload Note Generated: 2026-05-18T19:12:25.395454Z Result: ok Reason: persistent-chat Old session: persistent-chat-20260518T123431Z New session: persistent-chat-20260518T191206Z 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. ## Notices Notices (actionable): - 2026-05-18T16:13:04.308343Z [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) - 2026-05-18T16:13:04.308395Z [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) - 2026-05-18T18:27:14Z [warning] Persistent-chat reload recommended: context guard recommends reload before overflow active_metric=193836 threshold=190000 max=200000; main agent should prepare a pre-reload handoff and trigger persistent-chat-reload when ready. (source: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/context-guard.json) - If relevant, inspect the source report/log before acting; notices are pointers, not full context. Live runtime capability context: Runtime details are dynamic; use Matrix-lite status/capability/permission/context tools when current paths, timers, repo access, or reload policy matter. Do not rely on boot-time guesses. Recent room-local conversation: User: Yes, do it. Try to remember this conversation please. We had to remember many past things today again but your memory was not working before, and this will be the first real test with lots of context. See you soon! Assistant: Handoff written. Now triggering the reload.Reload in 3 seconds. Handoff written with everything from today — patches, Immoscout, Sebastian calendar, German assistant setup, todo tracking. Key things the next session should pick up: - **Kilic contract** — sign it, pay kaution in 3 raten, do Anmeldung - **Sebastian** — 28.05. 18:00, ICS in calendar - **Context-guard** — patches are refined and working (stream-estimate metric) - **Bash permissions** — need fixing before videoctl can work - **Todo** — SmallCode apply_patch, early-stop, model profiles See you on the other side! 👍 User: Hey you there? Assistant: Hey! I'm here. Looks like the reload didn't fully take — I'm still in the same session (label: `persistent-chat-20260518T123431Z`). The scheduled restart may have been blocked by the same bash permission issue. I still have the full context from today, so no loss there. Want me to try the reload again, or shall we just continue? User: If we continue you will get reloaded eventually and maybe not in a gentle way. The script is probably not working. Your session pack looks okay but the tail is stale. Let me check Assistant: Yeah, the reload script call returned `ok: true` but nothing happened — I'm still here with the same session label. It probably hit the bash permission wall too since `persistent-chat-reload` is in the deny list. The handoff file is written and ready whenever the reload actually takes. I'll wait for you to sort it out. User: Okay the agent says it's fixed now. Try it again Assistant: Scheduled again with 3-second delay. Handoff is already in place at `pre-reload-handoff.md`. Fingers crossed! See you on the other side 🤞 Recent incomplete/failed turns that still matter for continuity: - 2026-05-17T17:19:21.968268Z user said: Hmm I hope this doesn't break anything but in any case you should be able to edit those status: user_only; reason: queued_for_conversation - 2026-05-18T09:21:52.960196Z user said: test test status: failed; reason: ACPX completed without a final assistant message - 2026-05-18T19:12:54.382265Z user said: It worked? 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: It worked?


Yes, it worked! I'm now in the new session (`persistent-chat-20260518T191206Z`). The reload went through cleanly — old session was `persistent-chat-20260518T123431Z`, handoff picked up, context intact. Your "It worked?" message from before the reload was queued and is now in front of me. What's next?