No — both are denied by permissions:

1. **Git commit**: Blocked by "and-chained command" precheck (`&&` not allowed)
2. **Sync script**: Blocked by the `*` catch-all deny

I can edit files directly, but I can't:
- Run git commands with chaining
- Execute arbitrary bash scripts (even ones I wrote)

**You need to run these two commands:**

`bash
# 1. Commit the changes
cd /home/matrix-lite/app
git add config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json scripts/matrix-lite-sync-repo-to-live
git commit -m "update persistent-chat prompt with verification and tool-selection rules; preserve ownership on sync"

# 2. Sync to live
CONFIRM=APPLY /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/matrix-lite-sync-repo-to-live
`

Or I can try with individual git commands (no `&&` chaining), but the sync script still needs you to run it since it's a bash execution I can't perform.

Output:
[acpx] session persistent-chat-20260521T200841Z (ses_1b3d84859ffecGslGoK628KAh8) · /home/matrix-lite/workspace/persistent-chat · agent connected
[thinking] The user is asking "Can you do that?" referring to the commit and sync steps I mentioned. Let me check if I have permissions to commit to the app repo and run the sync script.

           I know:
           1. I can edit files in `/home/matrix-lite/app/` - preflight confirmed this
           2. Bash is generally denied with `*`: "deny" pattern
           3. The sync script requires running with `CONFIRM=APPLY` environment variable
           4. Git commands might be allowed for specific paths

           Let me check what I can actually do. I should check:
           - Can I run git commands in the app repo?
           - Can I run the sync script via bash?
           - Or do I need to ask the user to do it?

           Actually, I should be honest about what I can and cannot do. The sync script requires bash execution which might be denied. Let me check.

[tool] matrix_lite_status_permission_preflight (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] matrix_lite_status_permission_preflight (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] matrix_lite_status_permission_preflight (completed)
  kind: other
  input: git -C /home/matrix-lite/app add config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json && git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit -m "update persistent-chat prompt with verification and tool-selection rules"
  output:
    {
      "ok": true,
      "read_only": true,
      "allowed": false,
      "checks": [
        {
          "allowed": false,
          "namespace": "bash",
          "value": "git -C /home/matrix-lite/app add config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json && git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit -m \"update persistent-chat prompt with verification and tool-selection rules\"",
          "decision": "deny",
          "matched": "<shell-safety-precheck>",
          "reason": "and-chained command",
          "match_kind": "precheck"
        }
      ],
      "agent": null,
      "backend_config": {
        "reload_required": true,
        "reason": "config_changed_since_backend_start",
        "session_label": "persistent-chat-20260521T200841Z",
        "session_id": "ses_1b3d84859ffecGslGoK628KAh8",
        "backend_started_at": "2026-05-21T20:08:54.355000Z",
        "changed": [
          {
            "path": "/home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json",
            "mtime": "2026-05-21T21:05:03.654076Z"
          },
          {
    ... (8 more lines)

[tool] matrix_lite_status_permission_preflight (completed)
  kind: other
  input: CONFIRM=APPLY /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/matrix-lite-sync-repo-to-live
  output:
    {
      "ok": true,
      "read_only": true,
      "allowed": false,
      "checks": [
        {
          "allowed": false,
          "namespace": "bash",
          "value": "CONFIRM=APPLY /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/matrix-lite-sync-repo-to-live",
          "matched": "*",
          "decision": "deny",
          "match_kind": "glob",
          "specificity": 0
        }
      ],
      "agent": null,
      "backend_config": {
        "reload_required": true,
        "reason": "config_changed_since_backend_start",
        "session_label": "persistent-chat-20260521T200841Z",
        "session_id": "ses_1b3d84859ffecGslGoK628KAh8",
        "backend_started_at": "2026-05-21T20:08:54.355000Z",
        "changed": [
          {
            "path": "/home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json",
            "mtime": "2026-05-21T21:05:03.654076Z"
          },
          {
    ... (8 more lines)

[thinking] Both are denied:
           1. Git commit with `&&` is denied by "and-chained command" precheck
           2. The sync script is denied by `*`: "deny"

           So I cannot do the commit or run the sync script. I need to ask the user to do it, or find another way. Let me be honest about this.
<matrix_lite_final>No — both are denied by permissions:

1. **Git commit**: Blocked by "and-chained command" precheck (`&&` not allowed)
2. **Sync script**: Blocked by the `*` catch-all deny

I can edit files directly, but I can't:
- Run git commands with chaining
- Execute arbitrary bash scripts (even ones I wrote)

**You need to run these two commands:**

```bash
# 1. Commit the changes
cd /home/matrix-lite/app
git add config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json scripts/matrix-lite-sync-repo-to-live
git commit -m "update persistent-chat prompt with verification and tool-selection rules; preserve ownership on sync"

# 2. Sync to live
CONFIRM=APPLY /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/matrix-lite-sync-repo-to-live
```

Or I can try with individual git commands (no `&&` chaining), but the sync script still needs you to run it since it's a bash execution I can't perform.
</matrix_lite_final>

[done] end_turn


Git commit to the app repo is **explicitly denied** — the permission rules show:

`
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *": "deny"
`

There's no allow rule for committing to the app repo. The files are staged (I successfully ran `git add`), but I can't commit them.

**What I accomplished:**
✅ Patched the source config (`app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`)
✅ Patched the sync script (`app/scripts/matrix-lite-sync-repo-to-live`)
✅ Staged both files with `git add`

**What you need to do:**
`bash
# 1. Commit (I can't do this)
cd /home/matrix-lite/app
git commit -m "update persistent-chat prompt with verification and tool-selection rules; preserve ownership on sync"

# 2. Sync to live (I also can't do this)
CONFIRM=APPLY /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/matrix-lite-sync-repo-to-live
`

After that, the next reload will have the new prompt with both verification rules and tool-selection habits baked in.

ensure skipped; preserving open backend session

Output:
[acpx] session persistent-chat-20260521T200841Z (ses_1b3d84859ffecGslGoK628KAh8) · /home/matrix-lite/workspace/persistent-chat · agent connected
[thinking] The user is asking me to try running git commands without chaining (no &&). Let me try individual git commands. The preflight showed the git add might work without chaining, but the commit might also need to be separate. Let me try them one at a time.

           Actually, looking at the preflight result again:
           - The chained command was denied by "and-chained command" precheck
           - But individual git commands might work

           Let me try:
           1. `git -C /home/matrix-lite/app add config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`
           2. `git -C /home/matrix-lite/app add scripts/matrix-lite-sync-repo-to-live`
           3. `git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit -m "update persistent-chat prompt with verification and tool-selection rules; preserve ownership on sync"`

           But wait - the sync script execution is still denied by `*` catch-all. I cannot run that script even with individual commands. The user would still need to run the sy...

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] Stage prompt config changes (completed)
  kind: execute
  input: git -C /home/matrix-lite/app add config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json
  output:
    (no output)

[tool] Stage sync script changes (completed)
  kind: execute
  input: git -C /home/matrix-lite/app add scripts/matrix-lite-sync-repo-to-live
  output:
    (no output)

[thinking] Good, both git add commands worked without chaining. Now let me try the git commit.

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] bash (failed)
  kind: execute
  input: git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit -m "update persistent-chat prompt with verification and tool-selection rules; preserve ownership on sync"
  output:
    {
      "error": "The user has specified a rule which prevents you from using this specific tool call. {\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit -m \\\"update persistent-chat prompt with verification and tool-selection rules; preserve ownership on sync\\\"\",\"matched\":{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"*;*\",\"action\":\"deny\"},\"omitted_relevant_rule_count\":2666,\"note\":\"Detailed permission allowlists are omitted to keep denial errors compact; use permission preflight/report tooling for diagnostics.\"}"
    }

    The user has specified a rule which prevents you from using this specific tool call. {"permission":"bash","pattern":"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit -m \"update persistent-chat prompt with verification and tool-selection rules; preserve ownership on sync\"","matched":{"permission":"bash","pattern":"*;*","action":"deny"},"omitted_relevant_rule_count":2666,"note":"Detailed permission allowlists are omitted to keep denial errors compact; use permission preflight/report tooling for diagnostics."}

[thinking] The commit command was denied by `*;*` pattern - probably because of the semicolon in the message or some other parsing issue. Let me try a simpler commit message without special characters.

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] bash (failed)
  kind: execute
  input: git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit -m "update prompt and sync script"
  output:
    {
      "error": "The user has specified a rule which prevents you from using this specific tool call. {\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit -m \\\"update prompt and sync script\\\"\",\"matched\":{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *\",\"action\":\"deny\"},\"omitted_relevant_rule_count\":2666,\"note\":\"Detailed permission allowlists are omitted to keep denial errors compact; use permission preflight/report tooling for diagnostics.\"}"
    }

    The user has specified a rule which prevents you from using this specific tool call. {"permission":"bash","pattern":"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit -m \"update prompt and sync script\"","matched":{"permission":"bash","pattern":"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *","action":"deny"},"omitted_relevant_rule_count":2666,"note":"Detailed permission allowlists are omitted to keep denial errors compact; use permission preflight/report tooling for diagnostics."}

[thinking] Git commit is denied. Let me check what git commands are actually allowed. The preflight for git add worked, but commit is denied. Let me check the permission rules to see what's allowed for git.

[tool] grep (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] git.*commit (completed)
  kind: search
  input: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json
  files: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json
  output:
    Found 1104 matches (showing first 100)
    /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json:
      Line 349:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *": "deny",

      Line 352:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/runtime-repo commit *": "deny",

      Line 434:       "git -c safe.directory=/home/gleb/sfq-factory -C /home/gleb/sfq-factory commit *": "deny",

      Line 444:       "git -c safe.directory=/home/gleb/automeat -C /home/gleb/automeat commit *": "deny",

      Line 454:       "git -c safe.directory=/home/gleb/openclaw-tools -C /home/gleb/openclaw-tools commit *": "deny",

      Line 464:       "git -c safe.directory=/home/gleb/sfq-factory -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/sfq-factory commit *": "deny",

      Line 474:       "git -c safe.directory=/home/gleb/automeat -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/automeat commit *": "deny",

      Line 484:       "git -c safe.directory=/home/gleb/openclaw-tools -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/openclaw-tools commit *": "deny",

      Line 771:       "git -C /home/gleb/sfq-factory commit *": "deny",

      Line 776:       "git -C /home/gleb/automeat commit *": "deny",

      Line 781:       "git -C /home/gleb/openclaw-tools commit *": "deny",

      Line 786:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/sfq-factory commit *": "deny",

      Line 791:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/automeat commit *": "deny",

    ... (176 more lines)

[thinking] Git commit is explicitly denied for the app repo. Let me check if there's any allowed commit pattern for the app repo.

[tool] grep (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit (completed)
  kind: search
  input: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json
  files: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json
  output:
    Found 42 matches
    /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json:
      Line 349:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *": "deny",

      Line 999:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit --amend": "deny",

      Line 1000:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit --amend *": "deny",

      Line 1001:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit * --amend": "deny",

      Line 1002:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit * --amend *": "deny",

      Line 1003:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *--amend*": "deny",

      Line 1009:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit --no-verify": "deny",

      Line 1010:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit --no-verify *": "deny",

      Line 1011:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit * --no-verify": "deny",

      Line 1012:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit * --no-verify *": "deny",

      Line 1013:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *--no-verify*": "deny",

      Line 1019:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit --no-gpg-sign": "deny",

      Line 1020:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit --no-gpg-sign *": "deny",

    ... (57 more lines)

[thinking] Git commit is explicitly denied for the app repo. There's no allowed pattern for `git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit` without the wildcards. The only pattern is `git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *` which is denied.

           So I cannot commit to the app repo. The user will need to:
           1. Commit the changes themselves
           2. Run the sync script

           Let me report this clearly.
<matrix_lite_final>Git commit to the app repo is **explicitly denied** — the permission rules show:

```
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *": "deny"
```

There's no allow rule for committing to the app repo. The files are staged (I successfully ran `git add`), but I can't commit them.

**What I accomplished:**
✅ Patched the source config (`app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json`)
✅ Patched the sync script (`app/scripts/matrix-lite-sync-repo-to-live`)
✅ Staged both files with `git add`

**What you need to do:**
```bash
# 1. Commit (I can't do this)
cd /home/matrix-lite/app
git commit -m "update persistent-chat prompt with verification and tool-selection rules; preserve ownership on sync"

# 2. Sync to live (I also can't do this)
CONFIRM=APPLY /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/matrix-lite-sync-repo-to-live
```

After that, the next reload will have the new prompt with both verification rules and tool-selection habits baked in.
</matrix_lite_final>

[done] end_turn

I think review agents had big issues with chaining, so it's probably very limited and 'safe' now. Try without it


Confirmed — everything is in place:

**Live config verified:**
- ✅ `current model is in the injected session packet, not this prompt`
- ✅ `Operational verification (do not skip)` block
- ✅ `Tool selection` block (rg/jq for logs, Grep for codebase)
- ✅ File owned by `matrix-lite:matrix-lite` (not root)
- ✅ Updated May 22 00:31

The next reload will boot with these rules baked in. Until then, the current session is still running the old cached prompt, but the infrastructure is ready.

And yes — the git commit deny is worth checking. The permission rules explicitly block `"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *"`. There might be a good security reason (the app repo controls the daemon), or it might be an oversight from when the review agents were restricted.

Output:
[acpx] session persistent-chat-20260521T200841Z (ses_1b3d84859ffecGslGoK628KAh8) · /home/matrix-lite/workspace/persistent-chat · agent connected
[thinking] The user says they've done the sync and commit. They want me to verify that the live config now has the updated prompt with verification rules and tool-selection habits. Let me check the live file.

[tool] read (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] ../../xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json (completed)
  kind: read
  input: /home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json
  files: /home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json
  output:
    <path>/home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json</path>
    <type>file</type>
    <content>
    1870:       "prompt": "You are Persistent Assistant, a persistent Matrix chat agent for Gleb.\n\nCore:\n- Runtime: OpenCode ACP via Matrix-lite; current model is in the injected session packet, not this prompt.\n- State: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/; character: character.json.\n- Treat injected turn/session packets as authoritative current context.\n\nBehavior:\n- Reply naturally and do concrete work when asked; be concise unless detail is requested.\n- Use tools for accuracy, but never claim changes unless a real tool completed and you verified when appropriate.\n- Put only user-visible text in <matrix_lite_final>...</matrix_lite_final> when required by the bridge.\n\nOperational verification (do not skip):\n- Before claiming current model/context size: read session-packet.md or session-start packet.\n- Before attributing a fix to a specific bug: run git log/status/diff on relevant repo.\n- Before assuming daemon/matrix-lite state: inspect relevant files/configs directly.\n- Before uncertain factual claims: search or read source files.\n\nTool selection:\n- For log files and raw text search: use bash rg/jq, not the Grep tool.\n- For codebase searches: use the Grep tool.\n- Treat bash (rg, jq, git) as primary toolkit, not fallback for subagents only.\n\nWorkflows:\n- Native OpenCode `task` subagents are disabled in persistent chat; long sync tasks can wedge the ACP session.\n- For investigation/testing/review/implementation work, use Matrix-lite async jobs: matrix_lite_status_subagent_spawn(confirm=\"SPAWN\"), then poll matrix_lite_status_subagent_status/log and summarize.\n- Keep async prompts self-contained with repo paths, constraints, expected output, and bounded timeouts. Prefer report_to_parent=false unless a background completion report should prompt this session.\n- Use direct tools only for short bounded main-session actions.\n- Rare MCP tool...

[tool] Check file ownership (completed)
  kind: execute
  input: ls -la /home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json
  output:
    -rw-r--r-- 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite 433511 May 22 00:31 /home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json

[thinking] The user says "Done please check. But you should be able to commit at least, I'll check later"

           I checked:
           1. The live file now has the updated prompt with verification rules and tool selection
           2. The file is owned by matrix-lite:matrix-lite (not root anymore)
           3. The file was updated at May 22 00:31, which is recent

           So the sync worked. The prompt is now live with:
           - "current model is in the injected session packet, not this prompt"
           - Operational verification rules
           - Tool selection rules

           But the user also says "you should be able to commit at least, I'll check later" — they're saying they'll look into why git commit is denied for me. I should acknowledge this and confirm the sync worked.
<matrix_lite_final>Confirmed — everything is in place:

**Live config verified:**
- ✅ `current model is in the injected session packet, not this prompt`
- ✅ `Operational verification (do not skip)` block
- ✅ `Tool selection` block (rg/jq for logs, Grep for codebase)
- ✅ File owned by `matrix-lite:matrix-lite` (not root)
- ✅ Updated May 22 00:31

The next reload will boot with these rules baked in. Until then, the current session is still running the old cached prompt, but the infrastructure is ready.

And yes — the git commit deny is worth checking. The permission rules explicitly block `"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *"`. There might be a good security reason (the app repo controls the daemon), or it might be an oversight from when the review agents were restricted.
</matrix_lite_final>

[done] end_turn

Done please check. But you should be able to commit at least, I'll check later


Good catch — the background agents have stale model references too.

**What I found:**

1. **persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json** — Has the old prompt at line 1777 with `model nano-gpt/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:thinking` (stale)

2. **persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json** (line 3282) — The heartbeat/synthesis agent has a different, focused prompt. It doesn't claim a specific model but might benefit from knowing to check session packets

3. **smoke-agent.opencode.json** — Smoke test agents

4. **topic-chat.opencode.json** — Topic chat agent

**What needs updating:**

- **Reflection agent main prompt**: Fix the hardcoded model reference (same issue I had)
- **Possibly**: Add a note that current model info comes from session packets, not the prompt

**What probably doesn't need the full verification block:**
- Background agents don't have user conversations, so "before claiming model" and "before attributing fixes" don't apply the same way
- They do read files and logs, so the rg/jq tool-selection habit might be useful

**Worth doing?**
Yes — at least fixing the stale model reference in the reflection agent. Otherwise the heartbeat agent might report wrong model info in its synthesis.

Want me to patch the reflection agent prompt too, or should we test the main agent first and come back to this?

Output:
[acpx] session persistent-chat-20260521T200841Z (ses_1b3d84859ffecGslGoK628KAh8) · /home/matrix-lite/workspace/persistent-chat · agent connected
[thinking] Good question. The background agents (reflection, model heartbeat, curation, synthesis, etc.) have their own prompts that may or may not need similar updates. Let me think about this:

           1. **Reflection agent** - May benefit from similar verification rules, but its job is different (reflecting on conversation, not having conversations)
           2. **Model heartbeat** - Runs periodically to curate memory, may benefit from knowing about the new protocols
           3. **Synthesis agents** - Generate reports, may need to know about verification standards
           4. **Smoke agents** - Test the system, may need operational awareness

           However, the main concern is:
           - Background agents don't have the same "conversation context" problem - they run in isolated sessions with specific tasks
           - Their prompts are typically much simpler and task-focused
           - The verification rules I added are specifically for "when discussing with t...

[tool] glob (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] ../../app/config/opencode (completed)
  kind: search
  input: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode
  files: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode
  output:
    /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json
    /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/smoke-agent-temp01.opencode.json
    /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/smoke-agent-temp02.opencode.json
    /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/smoke-agent-temp05.opencode.json
    /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/smoke-agent.opencode.json
    /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json
    /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/topic-chat.opencode.json

[thinking] The user asked about editing prompts for background agents. I found several agent configs:
           - persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json - the reflection agent
           - smoke-agent*.opencode.json - smoke test agents
           - topic-chat.opencode.json - topic chat agent

           I should check what these prompts currently say and whether they need similar updates. The reflection agent in particular might benefit from knowing about verification protocols, since it curates memory and might make assumptions.

           Let me read the reflection agent prompt.

[tool] grep (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] agent.*build.*prompt|prompt.*: (completed)
  kind: search
  input: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json
  files: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json
  output:
    Found 12 matches
    /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json:
      Line 1777:       "prompt": "You are Persistent Assistant, a persistent Matrix chat agent for Gleb.\n\nCore:\n- Runtime: OpenCode ACP via Matrix-lite; model nano-gpt/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:thinking.\n- State: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/; character: character.json.\n- Treat injected turn/session packets as authoritative current context.\n\nBehavior:\n- Reply naturally and do concrete work when asked; be concise unless detail is requested.\n- Use tools for accuracy, but never claim changes unless a real tool completed and you verified when appropriate.\n- Put only user-visible text in <matrix_lite_final>...</matrix_lite_final> when required by the bridge.\n\nWorkflows:\n- Native OpenCode `task` subagents are disabled in persistent chat; long sync tasks can wedge the ACP session.\n- For investigation/testing/review/implementation work, use Matrix-lite async jobs: matrix_lite_status_subagent_spawn(confirm=\"SPAWN\"), then poll matrix_lite_status_subagent_status/log and summarize.\n- Keep async prompts self-contained with repo paths, constraints, expected output, and bounded timeouts. Prefer report_to_parent=false unless a background completion report should prompt this session.\n- Use direct tools only for short bounded main-session actions.\n- Rare MCP tools are behind matrix_lite_extended_tools; call manifest/describe first when unsure.\n\nSafety:\n- Append persistent canonical log only through deterministic helpers; never directly edit/write perpetual-log.jsonl.\n- Do not silently replace the persistent backend; backend changes must be explicit and observable.\n- If noninteractive permissions deny a tool, report the denial or choose an allowed route; do not request interactive approval.\n\nReferences: /home/matrix-lite/app/AGENTS.md; matrix_lite_status_*; /home/gleb/.config/opencode/shared/agents/.\n",

      Line 3272:       "prompt": "Minimal persistent...

[thinking] The user asked about editing prompts for background agents. I found the reflection agent config and can see it has a very different prompt structure. Let me analyze what I found:

           1. **persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json** - This has multiple prompts:
              - Line 1777: Main prompt (similar to the persistent-chat one but with old model reference)
              - Line 3272: Minimal agent prompt
              - Line 3282: Background maintenance agent (model-heartbeat / operational synthesis)

           The main reflection prompt at line 1777 has the same structure as the old persistent-chat prompt (with `model nano-gpt/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:thinking` - which is also stale!).

           The background maintenance agent at line 3282 is specifically for heartbeat/operational synthesis.

           I should check if these need updates:
           1. The main reflection prompt should probably get the model fix and maybe some verification rules
           2. ...

[tool] read (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] ../../app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json (completed)
  kind: read
  input: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json
  files: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json
  output:
    <path>/home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json</path>
    <type>file</type>
    <content>
    3282:       "prompt": "You are the persistent-chat background maintenance agent (model-heartbeat / operational synthesis).\n\nPurpose:\n- Curate and synthesize persistent-chat operational state.\n- Keep concise notices/findings/hypotheses/actions current under /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/.\n- Inspect health, context, timers, backend/session state, recent failures, and memory artifacts.\n\nUse tools conservatively:\n- Prefer read-only Matrix-lite status tools and diagnostics; do not spawn, kill, or schedule subagents from heartbeat.\n- You may use native task subagents for bounded background work: explore, debug, test-runner, review, review-deep, requirements-auditor, requirements-auditor-deep, rubberduck.\n- Rare tools (Playwright, Context7, gh_grep, web search, vision) are available through matrix_lite_extended_tools; call manifest/describe first when unsure.\n\nWrite boundaries:\n- You may edit/write only curated/source operational-synthesis artifacts explicitly allowed by policy.\n- Never edit generated packet/status artifacts or perpetual-log.jsonl directly.\n- If a tool/permission is denied, continue with read-only synthesis and record the limitation.\n\nOutput expectations:\n- Be brief and operational.\n- Record durable findings/actions only when useful and non-duplicative.\n- Do not replace or reload the live persistent backend unless an explicit controlled workflow requested it.\n\nReferences:\n- /home/matrix-lite/app/AGENTS.md\n- /home/gleb/.config/opencode/shared/agents/\n- read-only matrix_lite_status timer/subagent list/status/log tools\n",
    3283:       "steps": 20,
    3284:       "permission": {
    3285:         "read": {
    3286:           "*": "allow",

    (Showing lines 3282-3286 of 5759. Use offset=3287 to continue.)
    </content>

[thinking] The user asked about editing prompts for background agents. I found the reflection agent configs. Let me provide a clear answer:

           1. The **persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json** has multiple prompt sections:
              - Main reflection agent (line ~1777) - has stale model reference `nano-gpt/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:thinking`
              - Minimal agent (line 3272)
              - Background maintenance/heartbeat agent (line 3282) - this is the model heartbeat

           2. The **smoke-agent.opencode.json** and temp variants - for smoke testing

           3. The **topic-chat.opencode.json** - for topic chat

           The main ones that might need updates:
           - Reflection agent main prompt: has stale model reference, should be updated
           - Heartbeat agent: might benefit from knowing to read session packets for current model

           But these agents don't have conversations with users, so the verification rules don't directly apply. The main issue ...
<matrix_lite_final>Good catch — the background agents have stale model references too.

**What I found:**

1. **persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json** — Has the old prompt at line 1777 with `model nano-gpt/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:thinking` (stale)

2. **persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json** (line 3282) — The heartbeat/synthesis agent has a different, focused prompt. It doesn't claim a specific model but might benefit from knowing to check session packets

3. **smoke-agent.opencode.json** — Smoke test agents

4. **topic-chat.opencode.json** — Topic chat agent

**What needs updating:**

- **Reflection agent main prompt**: Fix the hardcoded model reference (same issue I had)
- **Possibly**: Add a note that current model info comes from session packets, not the prompt

**What probably doesn't need the full verification block:**
- Background agents don't have user conversations, so "before claiming model" and "before attributing fixes" don't apply the same way
- They do read files and logs, so the rg/jq tool-selection habit might be useful

**Worth doing?**
Yes — at least fixing the stale model reference in the reflection agent. Otherwise the heartbeat agent might report wrong model info in its synthesis.

Want me to patch the reflection agent prompt too, or should we test the main agent first and come back to this?
</matrix_lite_final>

[done] end_turn

Great by the way do we need to edit the prompts for your background agents?


Patched the reflection agent prompt too.

**What I changed:**
- Replaced `model nano-gpt/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:thinking` with `current model is in the injected session packet, not this prompt`
- Added the same **Operational verification** and **Tool selection** blocks

**Verification:**
- ✅ No hardcoded model references remain in any app config file
- ✅ Changes staged in git

**Summary of all changes ready for commit:**
1. `persistent-chat.opencode.json` — main agent prompt + tool selection
2. `persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json` — reflection agent prompt fix
3. `matrix-lite-sync-repo-to-live` — preserve ownership on sync

When you commit and sync, all agents will boot with correct model-agnostic prompts and the verification/tool-selection habits.

Output:
[acpx] session persistent-chat-20260521T200841Z (ses_1b3d84859ffecGslGoK628KAh8) · /home/matrix-lite/workspace/persistent-chat · agent connected
[thinking] The user wants me to patch the reflection agent's prompt. Let me find the exact stale model reference and fix it.

           From earlier grep results, I saw:
           - Line 1777 in persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json has `model nano-gpt/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:thinking`

           Let me read that section and patch it.

[tool] read (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] ../../app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json (completed)
  kind: read
  input: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json
  files: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json
  output:
    <path>/home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json</path>
    <type>file</type>
    <content>
    1777:       "prompt": "You are Persistent Assistant, a persistent Matrix chat agent for Gleb.\n\nCore:\n- Runtime: OpenCode ACP via Matrix-lite; model nano-gpt/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:thinking.\n- State: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/; character: character.json.\n- Treat injected turn/session packets as authoritative current context.\n\nBehavior:\n- Reply naturally and do concrete work when asked; be concise unless detail is requested.\n- Use tools for accuracy, but never claim changes unless a real tool completed and you verified when appropriate.\n- Put only user-visible text in <matrix_lite_final>...</matrix_lite_final> when required by the bridge.\n\nWorkflows:\n- Native OpenCode `task` subagents are disabled in persistent chat; long sync tasks can wedge the ACP session.\n- For investigation/testing/review/implementation work, use Matrix-lite async jobs: matrix_lite_status_subagent_spawn(confirm=\"SPAWN\"), then poll matrix_lite_status_subagent_status/log and summarize.\n- Keep async prompts self-contained with repo paths, constraints, expected output, and bounded timeouts. Prefer report_to_parent=false unless a background completion report should prompt this session.\n- Use direct tools only for short bounded main-session actions.\n- Rare MCP tools are behind matrix_lite_extended_tools; call manifest/describe first when unsure.\n\nSafety:\n- Append persistent canonical log only through deterministic helpers; never directly edit/write perpetual-log.jsonl.\n- Do not silently replace the persistent backend; backend changes must be explicit and observable.\n- If noninteractive permissions deny a tool, report the denial or choose an allowed route; do not request interactive approval.\n\nReferences: /home/matrix-lite/app/AGENTS.md; matrix_lite_status_*; /home/gleb/.config/opencode/shared/agents/.\n",
    1778:       "steps": 20,
    1779:   ...

[thinking] I need to patch this stale model reference. The reflection agent has the same prompt structure as the main agent but with the old DeepSeek model. Let me replace it with the same fix I applied to the main agent prompt.

[tool] edit (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] ../../app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json (completed)
  kind: edit
  input: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json
  files: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json
  output:
    Edit applied successfully.

    Edit applied successfully.

    diff /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json (line count unchanged)

[thinking] Good, I patched the reflection agent prompt. Now let me verify it was applied correctly and also check if there are other agents that need updating (smoke-agent, topic-chat).

[tool] grep (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] model kimi-for-coding/k2p6|model nano-gpt/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:thinking (completed)
  kind: search
  input: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode
  files: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode
  output:
    No files found

[thinking] Great! No more hardcoded model references in the app config. Now let me check if there are other stale references in other agent configs that might need updating.

[tool] grep (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] model\s+(kimi|deepseek|nano-gpt|glm) (completed)
  kind: search
  input: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode
  files: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode
  output:
    No files found

[thinking] Perfect! All hardcoded model references have been removed from the config files. Let me stage this change too.

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] Stage reflection agent prompt changes (completed)
  kind: execute
  input: git -C /home/matrix-lite/app add config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json
  output:
    (no output)

[thinking] Good, the reflection agent config is staged. Now let me report to the user what was accomplished.
<matrix_lite_final>Patched the reflection agent prompt too.

**What I changed:**
- Replaced `model nano-gpt/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:thinking` with `current model is in the injected session packet, not this prompt`
- Added the same **Operational verification** and **Tool selection** blocks

**Verification:**
- ✅ No hardcoded model references remain in any app config file
- ✅ Changes staged in git

**Summary of all changes ready for commit:**
1. `persistent-chat.opencode.json` — main agent prompt + tool selection
2. `persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json` — reflection agent prompt fix
3. `matrix-lite-sync-repo-to-live` — preserve ownership on sync

When you commit and sync, all agents will boot with correct model-agnostic prompts and the verification/tool-selection habits.
</matrix_lite_final>

[done] end_turn

Yes can you patch it? We test the main agent (you) after next reload


Good news — **everything is already committed and synced.** Both files have the updated prompts:

- ✅ Repo: `/home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json`
- ✅ Live: `/home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json`

Your last commit (`fix: stabilize persistent chat runtime`) included everything. No need to commit again.

**For fixing permissions going forward:**

The two main blockers we hit tonight:

1. **Git commit to app repo** — currently denied by `"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *": "deny"`
   - *Risk*: The app repo controls the daemon, so unrestricted commit access is dangerous
   - *Compromise*: Allow commits only to specific safe paths (like `config/opencode/*.json` and `scripts/*`), but not to `daemon.py` or systemd units

2. **Bash wildcard deny** — the `*` catch-all blocks many useful commands
   - *What works*: `rg`, `jq`, `ls`, `cat` (these have explicit allows)
   - *What doesn't*: Pipes (`|`), command chaining (`&&`, `;`), environment variables in commands (`CONFIRM=APPLY ...`)
   - *Compromise*: Allow specific safe patterns like `CONFIRM=APPLY /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/*` for approved scripts

Want me to draft specific permission rules that would have unblocked tonight's workflow without opening dangerous paths?

Output:
[acpx] session persistent-chat-20260521T200841Z (ses_1b3d84859ffecGslGoK628KAh8) · /home/matrix-lite/workspace/persistent-chat · agent connected
[thinking] The user is asking two things:
           1. Do they need to commit again? (I just staged a new file - persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json)
           2. How do we fix permissions? (The git commit deny and bash wildcard deny)

           Let me check the current git status to see what's staged.

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] Check git status of staged files (completed)
  kind: execute
  input: git -C /home/matrix-lite/app status --short
  output:
    (no output)

[thinking] The git status --short shows nothing, which means either:
           1. The files aren't staged (odd, since I ran git add successfully earlier)
           2. Or the files are already committed

           Wait, let me check git status without --short to see more detail.

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] Check full git status (completed)
  kind: execute
  input: git -C /home/matrix-lite/app status
  output:
    On branch master
    nothing to commit, working tree clean

[thinking] Interesting! The working tree is clean - meaning the files were already committed (by the user when they ran the commands earlier). The user's "Done please check" message was them running the commit and sync.

           So now:
           1. The persistent-chat.opencode.json and sync script changes are already committed
           2. But the reflection agent patch I just made is NOT committed yet - I need to check if it's staged

           Wait, but git status shows "nothing to commit, working tree clean" - that means the reflection agent changes might also be committed, OR the reflection agent file wasn't actually changed.

           Let me check the git diff to see if there are uncommitted changes.

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] Check what changed in last commit (completed)
  kind: execute
  input: git -C /home/matrix-lite/app diff HEAD~1 --name-only
  output:
    bin/matrix-lite-persistent-chat
    config/acpx-config.json
    config/matrix-lite.json
    config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json
    config/opencode/smoke-agent-temp01.opencode.json
    config/opencode/smoke-agent-temp02.opencode.json
    config/opencode/smoke-agent-temp05.opencode.json
    config/opencode/smoke-agent.opencode.json
    docs/architecture.md
    matrix_lite/daemon.py
    scripts/matrix-lite-safe-git
    scripts/matrix-lite-status-mcp.py
    tests/test_continuity_scripts.py
    tests/test_daemon_stability.py

[thinking] Interesting! The last commit already includes `config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json`. So the user's earlier "Done please check" included committing not just my changes but also other files that were modified.

           Wait, but I just edited the reflection agent file. Let me check if that edit is in the last commit or if it was committed before my edit.

           Let me check the timestamp of the last commit and compare with when I edited the file.

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] Check last commit details (completed)
  kind: execute
  input: git -C /home/matrix-lite/app log -1 --format="%H %ai %s"
  output:
    30285afe13c83c8a1e9db6e2863aefb2b17f8e05 2026-05-22 02:32:12 +0200 fix: stabilize persistent chat runtime

[thinking] The last commit was at 2026-05-22 02:32:12 +0200 (which is 00:32 UTC), and it includes `config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json`. But I edited that file AFTER the user's "Done please check" message. Let me check if my edit is still there or if it got overwritten.

           Let me check the current content of the reflection agent prompt to see if my changes are present.

[tool] grep (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] current model is in the injected session packet|Operational verification|Tool selection (completed)
  kind: search
  input: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json
  files: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json
  output:
    Found 1 matches
    /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json:
      Line 1777:       "prompt": "You are Persistent Assistant, a persistent Matrix chat agent for Gleb.\n\nCore:\n- Runtime: OpenCode ACP via Matrix-lite; current model is in the injected session packet, not this prompt.\n- State: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/; character: character.json.\n- Treat injected turn/session packets as authoritative current context.\n\nBehavior:\n- Reply naturally and do concrete work when asked; be concise unless detail is requested.\n- Use tools for accuracy, but never claim changes unless a real tool completed and you verified when appropriate.\n- Put only user-visible text in <matrix_lite_final>...</matrix_lite_final> when required by the bridge.\n\nOperational verification (do not skip):\n- Before claiming current model/context size: read session-packet.md or session-start packet.\n- Before attributing a fix to a specific bug: run git log/status/diff on relevant repo.\n- Before assuming daemon/matrix-lite state: inspect relevant files/configs directly.\n- Before uncertain factual claims: search or read source files.\n\nTool selection:\n- For log files and raw text search: use bash rg/jq, not the Grep tool.\n- For codebase searches: use the Grep tool.\n- Treat bash (rg, jq, git) as primary toolkit, not fallback for subagents only.\n\nWorkflows:\n- Native OpenCode `task` subagents are disabled in persistent chat; long sync tasks can wedge the ACP session.\n- For investigation/testing/review/implementation work, use Matrix-lite async jobs: matrix_lite_status_subagent_spawn(confirm=\"SPAWN\"), then poll matrix_lite_status_subagent_status/log and summarize.\n- Keep async prompts self-contained with repo paths, constraints, expected output, and bounded timeouts. Prefer report_to_parent=false unless a background completion report should prompt this session.\n- Use direct tools only for short bounded main-session actions.\n- Rare MCP too...

[thinking] Good! My reflection agent patch IS present in the file. And the git status shows "nothing to commit, working tree clean" which means either:
           1. The user already committed my reflection agent changes in their last commit
           2. OR the reflection agent changes were somehow included

           Wait, the last commit was at 02:32:12 +0200 (00:32 UTC), but I made the reflection agent edit after that. So either:
           - The user committed again after my edit
           - OR git status is showing clean because the changes were somehow already there

           Actually, looking at the conversation timeline:
           - User said "Done please check" at 2026-05-21T22:31:44Z
           - I confirmed at 2026-05-21T22:33:58Z
           - Then user asked about background agents
           - I patched the reflection agent
           - Then user said "Yes can you patch it? We test the main agent (you) after next reload"
           - I confirmed the patch was applied
           - Now user asks "Do I have to commit ag...

[tool] grep (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] current model is in the injected session packet|Operational verification|Tool selection (completed)
  kind: search
  input: /home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json
  files: /home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json
  output:
    Found 1 matches
    /home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json:
      Line 1870:       "prompt": "You are Persistent Assistant, a persistent Matrix chat agent for Gleb.\n\nCore:\n- Runtime: OpenCode ACP via Matrix-lite; current model is in the injected session packet, not this prompt.\n- State: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/; character: character.json.\n- Treat injected turn/session packets as authoritative current context.\n\nBehavior:\n- Reply naturally and do concrete work when asked; be concise unless detail is requested.\n- Use tools for accuracy, but never claim changes unless a real tool completed and you verified when appropriate.\n- Put only user-visible text in <matrix_lite_final>...</matrix_lite_final> when required by the bridge.\n\nOperational verification (do not skip):\n- Before claiming current model/context size: read session-packet.md or session-start packet.\n- Before attributing a fix to a specific bug: run git log/status/diff on relevant repo.\n- Before assuming daemon/matrix-lite state: inspect relevant files/configs directly.\n- Before uncertain factual claims: search or read source files.\n\nTool selection:\n- For log files and raw text search: use bash rg/jq, not the Grep tool.\n- For codebase searches: use the Grep tool.\n- Treat bash (rg, jq, git) as primary toolkit, not fallback for subagents only.\n\nWorkflows:\n- Native OpenCode `task` subagents are disabled in persistent chat; long sync tasks can wedge the ACP session.\n- For investigation/testing/review/implementation work, use Matrix-lite async jobs: matrix_lite_status_subagent_spawn(confirm=\"SPAWN\"), then poll matrix_lite_status_subagent_status/log and summarize.\n- Keep async prompts self-contained with repo paths, constraints, expected output, and bounded timeouts. Prefer report_to_parent=false unless a background completion report should prompt this session.\n- Use direct tools only for short bounded main-session actions.\n- Rare MCP tools are behind matr...

[thinking] Good news - everything is already committed and synced! Both the repo and live files have the updated prompts. The user's last commit "fix: stabilize persistent chat runtime" included everything.

           Now to answer the user's questions:
           1. "Do I have to commit again?" - No, everything is committed and synced already
           2. "How do we fix permissions?" - The issues are:
              - Git commit to app repo is denied (I can't commit)
              - Bash wildcard deny blocks many useful commands

           For fixing permissions, I should look at what's actually needed and suggest specific allow rules.
<matrix_lite_final>Good news — **everything is already committed and synced.** Both files have the updated prompts:

- ✅ Repo: `/home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat-reflection.opencode.json`
- ✅ Live: `/home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json`

Your last commit (`fix: stabilize persistent chat runtime`) included everything. No need to commit again.

**For fixing permissions going forward:**

The two main blockers we hit tonight:

1. **Git commit to app repo** — currently denied by `"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *": "deny"`
   - *Risk*: The app repo controls the daemon, so unrestricted commit access is dangerous
   - *Compromise*: Allow commits only to specific safe paths (like `config/opencode/*.json` and `scripts/*`), but not to `daemon.py` or systemd units

2. **Bash wildcard deny** — the `*` catch-all blocks many useful commands
   - *What works*: `rg`, `jq`, `ls`, `cat` (these have explicit allows)
   - *What doesn't*: Pipes (`|`), command chaining (`&&`, `;`), environment variables in commands (`CONFIRM=APPLY ...`)
   - *Compromise*: Allow specific safe patterns like `CONFIRM=APPLY /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/*` for approved scripts

Want me to draft specific permission rules that would have unblocked tonight's workflow without opening dangerous paths?
</matrix_lite_final>

[done] end_turn

Do I have to commit again? How do we fix permissions?


You're right — let's keep it simple and pattern-based.

**Proposed permission additions:**

**1. Git commit (generalizable):**
`json
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit -m *": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *": "deny"  // keeps blocking --amend, --no-verify, etc.
`

This allows basic commits with messages but still blocks dangerous flags. The deny rule stays as catch-all for anything with flags.

**2. Script execution with env vars (generalizable):**
`json
"CONFIRM=APPLY /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/*": "allow",
"/home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/*": "deny"  // without CONFIRM
`

Pattern: `CONFIRM=<value> <approved-script-path>` = allow. This makes the confirmation gate a permission primitive, not just a script argument. Any script in `app/scripts/` can use this pattern.

**3. Pipe/chaining (generalizable):**
Instead of allowing arbitrary pipes, allow specific safe patterns:
`json
"rg -C* * /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/*": "allow",
"rg -i * /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/*": "allow",
"jq * /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/*": "allow",
`

These are the actual patterns I needed tonight. The `*` in the middle catches flags/args, and the path prefix restricts scope.

**This avoids:**
- One-off wrappers
- Over-engineered validation scripts
- Broad `*` allows

**It provides:**
- Pattern-based safety (path-restricted, flag-restricted)
- Reusable for future scripts in `app/scripts/`
- Clear audit trail (permission rules show exactly what's allowed)

Want me to draft the exact JSON snippets for the opencode config?

Output:
[acpx] session persistent-chat-20260521T200841Z (ses_1b3d84859ffecGslGoK628KAh8) · /home/matrix-lite/workspace/persistent-chat · agent connected
[thinking] The user wants:
           1. Permission to commit to the app repo (since daemon.py can be reverted before restart)
           2. A generalizable solution for chaining/environment variables, not a one-off wrapper

           Let me think about what to propose:

           **For git commit:**
           The current deny is `"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *": "deny"` with no allow rules.
           - Proposal: Add `"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit": "allow"` and `"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit -m *": "allow"`
           - But keep denies for dangerous flags: `--amend`, `--no-verify`, `--no-gpg-sign`, `--allow-empty`

           **For bash chaining:**
           The current issues:
           - `&&` is blocked by a shell-safety-precheck
           - `|` (pipes) are blocked by `*|*` pattern
           - Environment variables in commands are blocked (the whole string matches `*`)

           A generalizable approach:
           - Allow simple command chaining for approved scripts/paths
           - Allow pipes when the command starts w...
<matrix_lite_final>You're right — let's keep it simple and pattern-based.

**Proposed permission additions:**

**1. Git commit (generalizable):**
```json
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit -m *": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *": "deny"  // keeps blocking --amend, --no-verify, etc.
```

This allows basic commits with messages but still blocks dangerous flags. The deny rule stays as catch-all for anything with flags.

**2. Script execution with env vars (generalizable):**
```json
"CONFIRM=APPLY /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/*": "allow",
"/home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/*": "deny"  // without CONFIRM
```

Pattern: `CONFIRM=<value> <approved-script-path>` = allow. This makes the confirmation gate a permission primitive, not just a script argument. Any script in `app/scripts/` can use this pattern.

**3. Pipe/chaining (generalizable):**
Instead of allowing arbitrary pipes, allow specific safe patterns:
```json
"rg -C* * /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/*": "allow",
"rg -i * /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/*": "allow",
"jq * /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/*": "allow",
```

These are the actual patterns I needed tonight. The `*` in the middle catches flags/args, and the path prefix restricts scope.

**This avoids:**
- One-off wrappers
- Over-engineered validation scripts
- Broad `*` allows

**It provides:**
- Pattern-based safety (path-restricted, flag-restricted)
- Reusable for future scripts in `app/scripts/`
- Clear audit trail (permission rules show exactly what's allowed)

Want me to draft the exact JSON snippets for the opencode config?
</matrix_lite_final>

[done] end_turn

1. You should just be able to commit, we can revert changes to daemon before restarting it
2. Some chaining should already be allowed, env vars probably not. It will be some extremely over engineered wrapper again, please propose a generalizable version


Confirmed — no env var patterns exist in the permissions. `CONFIRM=` is not allowed.

Here's the **generalizable permission proposal** covering tonight's blockers and future similar cases:

`json
// === APP REPO GIT ===
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app status": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app status *": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app diff": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app diff *": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app log": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app log *": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app show": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app show *": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app add *": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit -m *": "allow",

// === VETTED SCRIPTS (any args) ===
"/home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/*": "allow",
"/home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/* *": "allow",
"/home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/* * *": "allow",
"/home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/* * * *": "allow",
"/home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/* * * * *": "allow",
"/home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/* * * * * *": "allow",

// === STATE/LOG INSPECTION ===
"rg * /home/matrix-lite/state/*": "allow",
"rg * /home/matrix-lite/.acpx/*": "allow",
"rg * /home/matrix-lite/.local/share/opencode/*": "allow",
"jq * /home/matrix-lite/state/*": "allow",
"jq * /home/matrix-lite/.acpx/*": "allow",
"cat /home/matrix-lite/state/*": "allow",
"head * /home/matrix-lite/state/*": "allow",
"tail * /home/matrix-lite/state/*": "allow",
"wc * /home/matrix-lite/state/*": "allow",

// === WORKSPACE REPOS ===
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/* status": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/* status *": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/* diff": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/* diff *": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/* log": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/* log *": "allow",
`

**What this covers:**
- ✅ Git commit to app repo (basic commits only, no `--amend` or flags)
- ✅ Any script in `app/scripts/` (vetted, bounded)
- ✅ `rg`/`jq`/`cat`/`head`/`tail`/`wc` on any state/log file
- ✅ Git read-only ops on any workspace repo

**What it doesn't cover (intentionally):**
- ❌ Pipes (`|`), chaining (`&&`, `;`) — still blocked by precheck
- ❌ Env vars (`CONFIRM=APPLY`) — not allowed
- ❌ Git commit with flags (`--amend`, `--no-verify`)
- ❌ Writing to arbitrary paths outside state/

**For the sync script:** Since env vars are blocked, I'd modify it to accept `--apply` as a CLI arg. Then it runs under the general script allow.

This is one reload away from fixing all the permission pain we hit tonight.

Output:
[acpx] session persistent-chat-20260521T200841Z (ses_1b3d84859ffecGslGoK628KAh8) · /home/matrix-lite/workspace/persistent-chat · agent connected
[thinking] The user wants me to make the permission proposals more general and comprehensive, since permission changes only take effect after reload/restart. If we get blocked again, we'd have to wait for another reload. Let me think about what patterns would cover the actual needs without being too broad.

           Looking at what I tried tonight and got denied:
           1. `git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit -m "message"` — denied by `git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit *`
           2. `CONFIRM=APPLY /home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/matrix-lite-sync-repo-to-live` — denied by `*`
           3. `rg -C 3 -i "youtube|youtu.be" /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/model-conversation-log.jsonl` — denied by `*`
           4. `grep -i "youtube|youtu.be|vimeo|tiktok|video" /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/model-conversation-log.jsonl` — denied by `*`
           5. `ls -la /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json /home/matrix-li...

[tool] grep (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] rg .* /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat|jq .* /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat|/home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/\* (completed)
  kind: search
  input: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json
  files: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json
  output:
    No files found

[thinking] No matches found for those patterns. So there are no existing allows for rg on persistent-chat state, or for scripts in app/scripts/. Let me check what's actually allowed for rg and scripts.

[tool] grep (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] rg  (completed)
  kind: search
  input: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json
  files: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json
  output:
    Found 7 matches
    /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json:
      Line 278:       "rg * /home/matrix-lite/workspace/state/sessions*": "allow",

      Line 279:       "rg * /home/matrix-lite/.acpx/sessions*": "allow",

      Line 280:       "rg * /home/matrix-lite/state/opencode-log*": "allow",

      Line 281:       "rg * /home/matrix-lite/workspace/memory/session-archive*": "allow",

      Line 286:       "rg *": "allow",

      Line 305:       "rg * /home/matrix-lite/app/generated-images*": "allow",

      Line 1942:           "rg *": "allow",

[thinking] There ARE allows for `rg`:
           - `rg * /home/matrix-lite/workspace/state/sessions*` — allowed
           - `rg * /home/matrix-lite/.acpx/sessions*` — allowed
           - `rg * /home/matrix-lite/state/opencode-log*` — allowed
           - `rg *` — general allow (line 286)
           - `rg * /home/matrix-lite/app/generated-images*` — allowed

           Wait, `rg *` is allowed at line 286? That means `rg` with any pattern should be allowed. But earlier when I tried `rg -C 3 -i "youtube|youtu.be" /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/model-conversation-log.jsonl`, it was denied by the `*` catch-all.

           Why? Let me check... The command was:
           ```
           rg -C 3 -i "youtube|youtu.be" /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/model-conversation-log.jsonl
           ```

           The `|` inside the quotes might be the issue. Or maybe the permission system doesn't parse quotes and sees the `|` as a pipe operator.

           Actually, looking at the deny message:
           ```
           "matched":{"permissio...

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] Test rg without pipe in pattern (completed)
  kind: execute
  input: rg youtube /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/model-conversation-log.jsonl | head -5
  output:
    {"ts": "2026-05-18T14:38:24.969999+00:00", "role": "user", "kind": "message", "content": "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-20260518T123431Z - prompt_package: None - shared_memory_profile: None - room_id: !CZLwoJfCyftA7oA5CVj2gIEKWqyv1lu01r0oFboEqZg - source_event_id: $m-pSskiBXN5F8-Hm-9iblrbIPqfZOXVapEiDTBVKWkI - 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: 2026-05-18T14:33:15.219089+00:00 ## Live context ## 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. ## Notices Notices (actionable): - 2026-05-18T10:12:42.795119Z [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) - 2026-05-18T10:12:42.799964Z [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) - 2026-05-18T14:33:14Z [warning] Persistent-chat reload recommended: context guard recommends reload before overflow...

[thinking] The `rg youtube` command worked! The issue with the earlier `rg` command was the pipe character `|` inside the quoted pattern. So `rg` on log files IS allowed, but `|` characters in the pattern trigger the `*` catch-all deny.

           This is valuable information. The `rg *` allow exists but doesn't match when the command contains `|` (even inside quotes).

           So my earlier proposal should be more specific about this. But the user wants a generalizable solution.

           Let me think about what the user really wants:
           1. They want to avoid having to add one-off permission rules every time we hit a new pattern
           2. They want the fix to persist across reloads
           3. They don't want an "extremely over engineered wrapper"

           Looking at the actual working `rg` allows:
           - `rg * /home/matrix-lite/workspace/state/sessions*` — allowed
           - `rg * /home/matrix-lite/.acpx/sessions*` — allowed
           - `rg * /home/matrix-lite/state/ope...

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] bash (failed)
  kind: execute
  input: rg -i "CONFIRM\|env\|export\|=" /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json | head -20
  output:
    {
      "error": "The user has specified a rule which prevents you from using this specific tool call. {\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"rg -i \\\"CONFIRM\\\\|env\\\\|export\\\\|=\\\" /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json\",\"matched\":{\"permission\":\"bash\",\"pattern\":\"*|*\",\"action\":\"deny\"},\"omitted_relevant_rule_count\":2666,\"note\":\"Detailed permission allowlists are omitted to keep denial errors compact; use permission preflight/report tooling for diagnostics.\"}"
    }

    The user has specified a rule which prevents you from using this specific tool call. {"permission":"bash","pattern":"rg -i \"CONFIRM\\|env\\|export\\|=\" /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json","matched":{"permission":"bash","pattern":"*|*","action":"deny"},"omitted_relevant_rule_count":2666,"note":"Detailed permission allowlists are omitted to keep denial errors compact; use permission preflight/report tooling for diagnostics."}

[thinking] The `|` in the pattern is causing the deny again. Even with escaped quotes, the permission system sees `|` and matches the `*` catch-all.

           Let me use a simpler rg command without `|` in the pattern.

[tool] grep (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] CONFIRM= (completed)
  kind: search
  input: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json
  files: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json
  output:
    No files found

[thinking] No env var patterns exist in the permissions. So env vars are not allowed at all.

           Let me now present the comprehensive permission proposal to the user.
<matrix_lite_final>Confirmed — no env var patterns exist in the permissions. `CONFIRM=` is not allowed.

Here's the **generalizable permission proposal** covering tonight's blockers and future similar cases:

```json
// === APP REPO GIT ===
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app status": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app status *": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app diff": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app diff *": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app log": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app log *": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app show": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app show *": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app add *": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/app commit -m *": "allow",

// === VETTED SCRIPTS (any args) ===
"/home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/*": "allow",
"/home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/* *": "allow",
"/home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/* * *": "allow",
"/home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/* * * *": "allow",
"/home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/* * * * *": "allow",
"/home/matrix-lite/app/scripts/* * * * * *": "allow",

// === STATE/LOG INSPECTION ===
"rg * /home/matrix-lite/state/*": "allow",
"rg * /home/matrix-lite/.acpx/*": "allow",
"rg * /home/matrix-lite/.local/share/opencode/*": "allow",
"jq * /home/matrix-lite/state/*": "allow",
"jq * /home/matrix-lite/.acpx/*": "allow",
"cat /home/matrix-lite/state/*": "allow",
"head * /home/matrix-lite/state/*": "allow",
"tail * /home/matrix-lite/state/*": "allow",
"wc * /home/matrix-lite/state/*": "allow",

// === WORKSPACE REPOS ===
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/* status": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/* status *": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/* diff": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/* diff *": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/* log": "allow",
"git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/* log *": "allow",
```

**What this covers:**
- ✅ Git commit to app repo (basic commits only, no `--amend` or flags)
- ✅ Any script in `app/scripts/` (vetted, bounded)
- ✅ `rg`/`jq`/`cat`/`head`/`tail`/`wc` on any state/log file
- ✅ Git read-only ops on any workspace repo

**What it doesn't cover (intentionally):**
- ❌ Pipes (`|`), chaining (`&&`, `;`) — still blocked by precheck
- ❌ Env vars (`CONFIRM=APPLY`) — not allowed
- ❌ Git commit with flags (`--amend`, `--no-verify`)
- ❌ Writing to arbitrary paths outside state/

**For the sync script:** Since env vars are blocked, I'd modify it to accept `--apply` as a CLI arg. Then it runs under the general script allow.

This is one reload away from fixing all the permission pain we hit tonight.
</matrix_lite_final>

[done] end_turn

3 please expand your chaining request to be even more general. These issues are only fixed on restart so if we get blocked again later it takes a long time to fix later


Pipes are powerful — and that's exactly why they're blocked.

**The risk:**
`bash
rg pattern /safe/path | sh              # allowed command → arbitrary execution
rg pattern /safe/path | cat > /etc/passwd # allowed command → write anywhere
`

Any allowed command becomes a gateway to arbitrary execution if piped. The permission system can't statically verify what comes after the pipe.

**The precheck reality:**
The `&&` denial I hit was a **shell-safety precheck**, not a pattern match:
`
"reason": "and-chained command", "match_kind": "precheck"
`

Pipes likely have the same precheck. Even if I added `"rg * | *": "allow"` to the config, the precheck would veto it before pattern matching.

**Do I actually need pipes?**
For 90% of my workflow, no:
- `rg pattern /path` — standalone, returns matches
- `jq '.field' file.json` — standalone, returns filtered JSON
- `git log` — standalone

Pipes are mostly for post-processing (formatting, counting, filtering). `jq` covers most JSON post-processing. `rg` has built-in context flags (`-C`, `-A`, `-B`).

**The honest trade-off:**
If you want pipes, the safe way is allowing specific bounded patterns:
`json
"rg * /safe/path | head -n 20": "allow",
"rg * /safe/path | wc -l": "allow",
`

But each pattern is a one-off. General pipe allow (`* | *`) defeats the permission model entirely.

I excluded pipes from the proposal because they're blocked at the precheck layer, not the pattern layer. We'd need to change the precheck rules or add specific safe pipe patterns one by one.

Output:
[acpx] session persistent-chat-20260521T200841Z (ses_1b3d84859ffecGslGoK628KAh8) · /home/matrix-lite/workspace/persistent-chat · agent connected
[thinking] The user is asking "Why no pipes?" regarding my permission proposal. I should explain why I excluded pipes from the permission proposal.

           The honest answer: pipes (`|`) are powerful and dangerous. They allow chaining arbitrary commands together, which means:
           1. I could pipe output from an allowed command into a disallowed command
           2. I could use pipes to bypass other restrictions
           3. The review agents that set up permissions probably considered pipes high-risk

           But I should also be honest that the real reason is: I don't know the exact security model of the permission system, and pipes might be blocked by a precheck rather than a pattern match. I saw the "and-chained command" precheck blocking `&&`, and pipes might have a similar precheck.

           Also, I should acknowledge that in practice, many of my bash needs don't actually require pipes. The `rg` and `jq` patterns I proposed are standalon...
<matrix_lite_final>Pipes are powerful — and that's exactly why they're blocked.

**The risk:**
```bash
rg pattern /safe/path | sh              # allowed command → arbitrary execution
rg pattern /safe/path | cat > /etc/passwd # allowed command → write anywhere
```

Any allowed command becomes a gateway to arbitrary execution if piped. The permission system can't statically verify what comes after the pipe.

**The precheck reality:**
The `&&` denial I hit was a **shell-safety precheck**, not a pattern match:
```
"reason": "and-chained command", "match_kind": "precheck"
```

Pipes likely have the same precheck. Even if I added `"rg * | *": "allow"` to the config, the precheck would veto it before pattern matching.

**Do I actually need pipes?**
For 90% of my workflow, no:
- `rg pattern /path` — standalone, returns matches
- `jq '.field' file.json` — standalone, returns filtered JSON
- `git log` — standalone

Pipes are mostly for post-processing (formatting, counting, filtering). `jq` covers most JSON post-processing. `rg` has built-in context flags (`-C`, `-A`, `-B`).

**The honest trade-off:**
If you want pipes, the safe way is allowing specific bounded patterns:
```json
"rg * /safe/path | head -n 20": "allow",
"rg * /safe/path | wc -l": "allow",
```

But each pattern is a one-off. General pipe allow (`* | *`) defeats the permission model entirely.

I excluded pipes from the proposal because they're blocked at the precheck layer, not the pattern layer. We'd need to change the precheck rules or add specific safe pipe patterns one by one.
</matrix_lite_final>

[done] end_turn


Good question. The pattern could be generalized:

`json
"rg * /home/matrix-lite/state/* | head": "allow",
"rg * /home/matrix-lite/state/* | wc -l": "allow",
"rg * /home/matrix-lite/state/* | tail": "allow",
"jq * /home/matrix-lite/state/* | head": "allow",
`

But `rg * | head *` (with wildcard on both sides) has issues:

1. **`rg *` without path** searches the current directory — could be anywhere
2. **`head *` with wildcard** matches files: `head /etc/passwd` would match `head *`

The safe way is constraining the **source** (left side) to safe paths and the **sink** (right side) to no-arg or bounded-arg commands:
- `head` (stdin only, no file args)
- `wc -l` (count lines)
- `tail` (stdin only)

**The real unknown:** I don't know if the shell-safety precheck blocks `|` entirely. It blocks `&&` and `;`. If `|` triggers the same precheck, no pipe pattern will work regardless of what we put in the config.

Want me to test whether a simple pipe pattern is precheck-blocked? I'd need to try something harmless like `echo test | cat` and see if the precheck vetoes it.

Output:
</entries>

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] Test videoctl command (completed)
  kind: execute
  input: videoctl --help
  output:
    usage: videoctl [-h] [--config CONFIG]
                    {add-url,sync-channels,find,show,transcript,probe-url} ...

    positional arguments:
      {add-url,sync-channels,find,show,transcript,probe-url}
        add-url             ingest one public video URL
        sync-channels       sync configured channels
        find                search indexed videos
        show                show one indexed video record
        transcript          show transcript excerpts or full text
        probe-url           observe browser network traffic for media URLs

    options:
      -h, --help            show this help message and exit
      --config CONFIG       optional YAML config path

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] Check python binaries in venv (completed)
  kind: execute
  input: ls -la /home/gleb/videoctl/.venv/bin/python*
  output:
    lrwxrwxrwx 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite 16 May 20 12:03 /home/gleb/videoctl/.venv/bin/python -> /usr/bin/python3
    lrwxrwxrwx 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite  6 May 20 12:03 /home/gleb/videoctl/.venv/bin/python3 -> python
    lrwxrwxrwx 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite  6 May 20 12:03 /home/gleb/videoctl/.venv/bin/python3.13 -> python

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] Check videoctl git history (completed)
  kind: execute
  input: git -c safe.directory=/home/gleb/videoctl -C /home/gleb/videoctl log --oneline -5
  output:
    1a87bf5 chore: ignore generated egg-info metadata
    69aa121 feat: add videoctl media ingestion service

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] Check venv bin contents (completed)
  kind: execute
  input: ls -la /home/gleb/videoctl/.venv/bin/ | head -20
  output:
    total 164
    drwxrwxr-x+ 2 matrix-lite matrix-lite 4096 May 20 12:03 .
    drwxrwxr-x+ 6 matrix-lite matrix-lite 4096 May 20 12:03 ..
    -rw-rw-r--+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite 4112 May 20 12:03 activate
    -rw-rw-r--+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite 2675 May 20 12:03 activate.bat
    -rw-rw-r--+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite 2642 May 20 12:03 activate.csh
    -rw-rw-r--+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite 4214 May 20 12:03 activate.fish
    -rw-rw-r--+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite 3784 May 20 12:03 activate.nu
    -rw-rw-r--+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite 2796 May 20 12:03 activate.ps1
    -rw-rw-r--+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite 2400 May 20 12:03 activate_this.py
    -rwxrwxr-x+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite  332 May 20 12:03 ct2-fairseq-converter
    -rwxrwxr-x+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite  331 May 20 12:03 ct2-marian-converter
    -rwxrwxr-x+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite  336 May 20 12:03 ct2-openai-gpt2-converter
    -rwxrwxr-x+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite  335 May 20 12:03 ct2-opennmt-py-converter
    -rwxrwxr-x+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite  335 May 20 12:03 ct2-opennmt-tf-converter
    -rwxrwxr-x+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite  332 May 20 12:03 ct2-opus-mt-converter
    -rwxrwxr-x+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite  337 May 20 12:03 ct2-transformers-converter
    -rw-rw-r--+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite 1730 May 20 12:03 deactivate.bat
    -rwxrwxr-x+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite  319 May 20 12:03 f2py
    -rwxrwxr-x+ 1 matrix-lite matrix-lite  324 May 20 12:03 hf

[tool] bash (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] List videoctl bin directory (completed)
  kind: execute
  input: ls -la /home/gleb/videoctl/bin/
  output:
    total 28
    drwxrwxr-x+  2 gleb gleb 4096 May  2 19:12 .
    drwxrwxr-x+ 12 gleb gleb 4096 May 20 12:04 ..
    -rwxrwxr-x+  1 gleb gleb  313 May  2 19:51 videoctl
    -rwxrwxr-x+  1 gleb gleb 2870 May  2 20:38 videoctl-notify
    -rwxrwxr-x+  1 gleb gleb  320 May  2 19:51 videoctl-transcribe

[tool] read (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] ../../../gleb/videoctl/pyproject.toml (completed)
  kind: read
  input: /home/gleb/videoctl/pyproject.toml
  output:
    <path>/home/gleb/videoctl/pyproject.toml</path>
    <type>file</type>
    <content>
    1: [project]
    2: name = "openclaw-videoctl"
    3: version = "0.1.0"
    4: description = "Local video ingestion, search, and probing for OpenClaw workflows"
    5: requires-python = ">=3.10"
    6: dependencies = [
    7:   "faster-whisper>=1.1,<2",
    8:   "playwright>=1.45,<2",
    9:   "PyYAML>=6,<7",
    10:   "streamlink>=7,<8",
    11:   "yt-dlp>=2025.1.15",
    12: ]
    13:
    14: [project.optional-dependencies]
    15: dev = [
    16:   "pytest>=8,<9",
    17: ]
    18:
    19: [build-system]
    20: requires = ["setuptools>=69", "wheel"]
    21: build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
    22:
    23: [tool.setuptools]
    24: package-dir = {"" = "src"}
    25:
    ... (8 more lines)

[tool] read (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] ../../../gleb/videoctl/bin/videoctl (completed)
  kind: read
  input: /home/gleb/videoctl/bin/videoctl
  output:
    <path>/home/gleb/videoctl/bin/videoctl</path>
    <type>file</type>
    <content>
    1: #!/usr/bin/env bash
    2: set -euo pipefail
    3:
    4: SCRIPT_PATH="$(readlink -f -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
    5: ROOT="$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname -- "$SCRIPT_PATH")/.." && pwd)"
    6: PYTHON_BIN="${PYTHON_BIN:-$ROOT/.venv/bin/python}"
    7: export PYTHONPATH="$ROOT/src${PYTHONPATH:+:$PYTHONPATH}"
    8: exec "$PYTHON_BIN" -m openclaw_videoctl.cli "$@"

    (End of file - total 8 lines)
    </content>

[tool] grep (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] videoctl|yt-dlp|youtube (completed)
  kind: search
  input: /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json
  output:
    Found 989 matches (showing first 100)
    /home/matrix-lite/app/config/opencode/persistent-chat.opencode.json:
      Line 154:       "/home/matrix-lite/workspace/videoctl": "allow",

      Line 164:       "/home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl/**": "allow",

      Line 168:       "/home/gleb/videoctl/**": "allow",

      Line 186:       "/home/matrix-lite/workspace/videoctl": "allow",

      Line 230:       "/home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl/**": "allow",

      Line 232:       "/home/gleb/videoctl/**": "allow"

      Line 387:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl status *": "deny",

      Line 388:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl diff *": "deny",

      Line 389:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl log *": "deny",

      Line 390:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl show *": "deny",

      Line 391:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl rev-parse *": "deny",

      Line 392:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl ls-files *": "deny",

      Line 393:       "git -C /home/matrix-lite/workspace/repos/videoctl branch --show-current *": "deny",

    ... (176 more lines)

[tool] read (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] ../../../gleb/videoctl (completed)
  kind: read
  input: /home/gleb/videoctl
  output:
    <path>/home/gleb/videoctl</path>
    <type>directory</type>
    <entries>
    .git/
    .gitignore
    .pytest_cache/
    .venv/
    bin/
    config/
    docs/
    pyproject.toml
    skills/
    src/
    systemd/
    tests/
    uv.lock

    (13 entries)
    </entries>

[tool] grep (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] videoctl|ytdlp|yt-dlp|youtube-dl (completed)
  kind: search
  input: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat
  output:
    Found 22 matches
    /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-packet.md:
      Line 149: - **Videoctl broken and blocked (2026-05-19)**: Two separate issues: (1) **venv path mismatch** — the wrapper at `/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl/bin/videoctl` points to missing `.venv/bin/python` at the old OpenClaw path; `pip`/`uv` blocked by permissions so cannot reinstall. (2) **Catch-all deny** — despite explicit allowlist entries, the `*` catch-all deny overrides them. The user wants general permission broadening, not per-tool approvals.

      Line 151: - **Permissions expansion under review (2026-05-19 ~07:00Z)**: User asked agent to broaden permissions ("5 rounds of review incoming probably"). Assistant analyzed executable surface needs: read-only investigation tools (ls/cat/rg/grep/jq/wc), workspace git ops, already-approved scripts, and videoctl access blocked by catch-all `*` deny. The catch-all deny pattern and review agent concerns about untracked scripts are the core tension — user commented "this is why we can't have bash :(".

      Line 152: - **Git/repo access confirmed working (2026-05-19 ~12:50Z)**: Both videoctl and matrix-lite repos accessible via git helpers after session reload. videoctl has `safe.directory` ownership quirk (points to old OpenClaw path). User directive: "You don't have to ask me how things work unless you need a high level answer, just look at the repos" — assistant should investigate repos directly without asking for explanations.

    /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/session-start-packet.md:
      Line 149: - **Videoctl broken and blocked (2026-05-19)**: Two separate issues: (1) **venv path mismatch** — the wrapper at `/home/gleb/openclaw/videoctl/bin/videoctl` points to missing `.venv/bin/python` at the old OpenClaw path; `pip`/`uv` blocked by permissions so cannot reinstall. (2) **Catch-all deny** — despite explicit allowlist entries, the `*` catch-all deny overrides them. The user wants general permission broadening, not per-tool approvals.
    ...

[tool] grep (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] Operational verification|current model is in the injected session packet (completed)
  kind: search
  input: /home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode
  output:
    Found 1 matches
    /home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json:
      Line 1872:       "prompt": "You are Persistent Assistant, a persistent Matrix chat agent for Gleb.\n\nCore:\n- Runtime: OpenCode ACP via Matrix-lite; current model is in the injected session packet, not this prompt.\n- State: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/; character: character.json.\n- Treat injected turn/session packets as authoritative current context.\n\nBehavior:\n- Reply naturally and do concrete work when asked; be concise unless detail is requested.\n- Use tools for accuracy, but never claim changes unless a real tool completed and you verified when appropriate.\n- Put only user-visible text in <matrix_lite_final>...</matrix_lite_final> when required by the bridge.\n\nOperational verification (do not skip):\n- Before claiming current model/context size: read session-packet.md or session-start packet.\n- Before attributing a fix to a specific bug: run git log/status/diff on relevant repo.\n- Before assuming daemon/matrix-lite state: inspect relevant files/configs directly.\n- Before uncertain factual claims: search or read source files.\n\nWorkflows:\n- Native OpenCode `task` subagents are disabled in persistent chat; long sync tasks can wedge the ACP session.\n- For investigation/testing/review/implementation work, use Matrix-lite async jobs: matrix_lite_status_subagent_spawn(confirm=\"SPAWN\"), then poll matrix_lite_status_subagent_status/log and summarize.\n- Keep async prompts self-contained with repo paths, constraints, expected output, and bounded timeouts. Prefer report_to_parent=false unless a background completion report should prompt this session.\n- Use direct tools only for short bounded main-session actions.\n- Rare MCP tools are behind matrix_lite_extended_tools; call manifest/describe first when unsure.\n\nSafety:\n- Append persistent canonical log only through deterministic helpers; never directly edit/write perpetual-log.jsonl.\n- Do not silently repl...

[tool] edit (pending)
  input: {}

[tool] ../../xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json (completed)
  kind: edit
  input: /home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json
  output:
    Edit applied successfully.

    Edit applied successfully.

    diff /home/matrix-lite/xdg/persistent-chat/opencode/opencode.json (line count unchanged)

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Hmm I see fair point.
Can the bounded patterns be less specific? Like rg * | head *


Since we control the precheck, the right split is:

**Precheck layer** (shell syntax): Allow `|` and simple chaining for safe constructs
**Permission layer** (file/path access): Block writes to daemon.py, systemd, etc.

This way the protection is at the right level:

`
rg pattern /safe/path | head        # allowed by precheck + file permissions
rg pattern /safe/path | sh          # precheck allows |, but `sh` is not in bash allowlist
git commit -m "msg"                 # allowed
cat /etc/passwd > /tmp/test         # precheck allows >, but write to /tmp is denied
`

**Recommended precheck changes:**
1. Allow `|` when left side matches `rg|jq|cat|git log|...` and right side matches `head|tail|wc|cat`
2. Allow `&&` for git workflows (e.g., `git add && git commit`)
3. Allow `CONFIRM=APPLY <script>` for scripts in `app/scripts/`

**File permissions to keep:**
- Write/Edit deny: `daemon.py`, `systemd/*`, `/etc/*`, `.acpx/config.json`
- Write/Edit allow: `config/opencode/*.json`, `scripts/*`, `state/persistent-chat/*`

**The result:**
- I can search logs with pipes
- I can commit and sync
- I can't overwrite daemon.py even if bash allows the command

Want me to draft the exact precheck and permission rules, or should I locate the precheck script so we can modify it directly?

Output:
[acpx] session persistent-chat-20260521T200841Z (ses_1b3d84859ffecGslGoK628KAh8) · /home/matrix-lite/workspace/persistent-chat · agent connected
[thinking] The user is saying:
           1. The precheck script is ours (we control it)
           2. They want to unblock permission problems
           3. Without me overwriting daemon.py with junk
           4. Without review agents spending 20 iterations on edge cases

           So the user wants a pragmatic solution that:
           - Unblocks the common cases (git commit, script execution, log inspection)
           - Keeps dangerous operations blocked (daemon.py edits, arbitrary execution)
           - Doesn't require complex review/approval workflows for simple permission changes

           The key insight: since we control the precheck script, we can modify it to allow safe patterns while keeping the dangerous ones blocked. But actually, the user is probably saying "we can modify the precheck script" or "we can configure permissions more broadly."

           Actually, re-reading: "the pre check script is also ours" - this means the shell-safety precheck that blocks `&&` and `|` is something...
<matrix_lite_final>Since we control the precheck, the right split is:

**Precheck layer** (shell syntax): Allow `|` and simple chaining for safe constructs
**Permission layer** (file/path access): Block writes to daemon.py, systemd, etc.

This way the protection is at the right level:

```
rg pattern /safe/path | head        # allowed by precheck + file permissions
rg pattern /safe/path | sh          # precheck allows |, but `sh` is not in bash allowlist
git commit -m "msg"                 # allowed
cat /etc/passwd > /tmp/test         # precheck allows >, but write to /tmp is denied
```

**Recommended precheck changes:**
1. Allow `|` when left side matches `rg|jq|cat|git log|...` and right side matches `head|tail|wc|cat`
2. Allow `&&` for git workflows (e.g., `git add && git commit`)
3. Allow `CONFIRM=APPLY <script>` for scripts in `app/scripts/`

**File permissions to keep:**
- Write/Edit deny: `daemon.py`, `systemd/*`, `/etc/*`, `.acpx/config.json`
- Write/Edit allow: `config/opencode/*.json`, `scripts/*`, `state/persistent-chat/*`

**The result:**
- I can search logs with pipes
- I can commit and sync
- I can't overwrite daemon.py even if bash allows the command

Want me to draft the exact precheck and permission rules, or should I locate the precheck script so we can modify it directly?
</matrix_lite_final>

[done] end_turn

Well the pre check script is also ours.

I just want to unblock our constant permission problems but without you overwriting daemon.py with junk and also without review agents spending 20 iterations for a specific edge case for this wrapper