Let me read the current curated files to prepare precise edits.


Let me check current candidates state and whether the CLI tool works.


The CLI tools are blocked by bash permissions. Let me check the permission situation and continue reading the remaining data I need.


Let me check the tail of the curator journal and verify what's actually new since the last run.


Now I have a clear picture. Let me analyze the changes needed: **Since last curation (01:15Z):** Only 1 new perpetual log line (2965→2966) — no new user messages, just the curator's own prior heartbeat session output. All user activity (big-pickle identity, DeepSeek V4 Flash switch, good night) was already captured in the 01:15Z curation. **Candidates status:** - **memory-candidates.jsonl**: Items 55-58 correctly marked `ignored` (turn-packet injection noise). Items 1-54 remain stale (May 11-16). No new candidates generated — pipeline still frozen. CLI lifecycle tool blocked by bash deny. - **semantic-candidates.jsonl**: 0 candidates remaining — all 143 lifecycle-managed. CLI confirmed working. **New observations for curated-memory:** None needed. All events are already captured in lines 19 (big-pickle), 128 (DS V4 Flash switch confirmed), and 130 (nanoGPT privacy trade-off). I'll update the metadata line and append a curator journal entry.


Now append the journal entry:


UPDATED — metadata refreshed to 03:15Z/2966 lines, curator journal entry appended for this cycle. No semantic content changes needed; all May 19 evening/late-night activity (big-pickle identity, DS V4 Flash switch confirmation, handover file map) was already captured in the prior curation.


[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/2026-05-20T04-11-14Z.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: 2026-05-20T04:11:14.620643Z - material_digest: bb980fb4cdff5f0de77f25e9920d5851d2c6a57ee6fea85e73e999a6388b6021 - suggested_report_path: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-20T04-11-14Z.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 — 2026-05-20T04:11:14Z (covering 12h) ### Files Updated | File | Change | |------|--------| | `reports/2026-05-20T04-11-14Z.md` | Full report (written) | | `latest.md` | Updated with 12h summary | | `recent-topics.md` | Warm memory updated — DS V4 Flash, privacy, session degradation | ### Major Developments (12h) - ✅ **DS V4 Flash model switched** — `openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash` - ✅ **Git commits landed** (first real git usage from this chat) - ✅ **Context trimming confirmed effective** - ✅ **Candidates pipeline producing** after 4-day silence (4 new noise entries, but mechanism works) - ✅ **Big-pickle identity resolved** - ⚠ **Privacy escalation** — subscription data retention concern - ⚠ **Session degradation pattern** — 146K/200K, ACP failures recurring ### Timers/Subagents - **0 pending timers**, **0 active subagents** ### Curated Memory - **No append needed** — current through 03:15Z at 164 lines. ### Report Path `/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-05-20T04-11-14Z.md`