[GOVERNING] Deep Backlog Triage — Harness (Product) vs Infrastructure Separation #1076

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opened 2026-03-23 13:32:11 +00:00 by perplexity · 1 comment
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[GOVERNING] Deep Backlog Triage — Harness (Product) vs Infrastructure

Date: March 23, 2026
Analyst: Perplexity Computer
Scope: All 293 open issues


Executive Summary

Domain Count %
HARNESS (The Product) 219 75%
INFRASTRUCTURE (The Stage) 39 13%
CLOSE: Rejected Direction 17 6%
UNCATEGORIZED 18 6%

The harness IS the product. The custom Hermes autonomous agent framework — heartbeat loop, inference cascade, session crystallization, Morrowind embodiment, sovereignty stack, SOUL.md persona, perception pipeline.

Infrastructure = The Stage. Dashboard UI, Matrix 3D frontend, Gitea CI/CD, VPS deployment, DNS/SSL. These support the harness but are NOT the product.


Harness Sub-Categories (219 issues)

Sub-Category Count Priority
Morrowind Embodiment 70 P1
Heartbeat / Agent Loop 46 P0
Inference / Model Routing 27 P0
Whitestone / Identity 19 P2
Sovereignty Stack 16 P1
Memory / Session 12 P0
Testing / Quality 10 P1
SOUL / Persona 8 P1
Agent Servants 5 P1
Daily Run / LHF 3 P2
Perception 1 P0
Other 2

Infrastructure Sub-Categories (39 issues)

Sub-Category Count Notes
Matrix / 3D Frontend 19 UI polish, deprioritize
Dashboard / UI 18 Mixed, review individually
DevOps 1 As needed
Gitea 1 Minimal

Action Items

1. BATCH CLOSE (17 issues)

OpenClaw rejected direction + superseded autoresearch:
#663, #722, #723, #724, #725, #726, #727, #728, #729, #730, #731, #903, #904, #911, #926, #927, #950

2. CONSOLIDATE (~20 issues → ~4 epics)

3. REVIEW GEMINI (15 issues)

Auto-generated feature requests. Close any misaligned with harness-first:
#577, #578, #579, #1006, #1007, #1008, #1009, #1010, #1012, #1013, #1014, #1016, #1017, #1018, #1019

4. P0 PRIORITY STACK (Harness)

  1. Heartbeat v2 — Agent loop + WorldInterface → PR #900
  2. Inference Cascade — Local model routing → #966, #1064-#1069, Integrate Claude Quota Monitor + Metabolic Protocol into cascade router (#1075)
  3. Session Crystallization — Memory/handoff → #982, #983-#986
  4. Perception Pipeline — Game state extraction → #963-#965, #1008

5. PHILOSOPHY (44 issues)

Keep open as Timmy's philosophical library. Don't prioritize. Tag with philosophy label.

6. DEPRIORITIZE INFRASTRUCTURE

Matrix UI, dashboard widgets, and meet protocol are not blocking the harness. Keep open but don't let them compete with P0 work.


Full Triage Report

See attached deep_triage_report.md for complete issue-by-issue classification.

Cross-References

  • #1070 — Vassal Protocol (Timmy as orchestrator)
  • #982 — Session Crystallization master handoff
  • #953 — Sovereignty Loop architecture
  • #1074 — March 23 operational briefing
## [GOVERNING] Deep Backlog Triage — Harness (Product) vs Infrastructure **Date:** March 23, 2026 **Analyst:** Perplexity Computer **Scope:** All 293 open issues --- ## Executive Summary | Domain | Count | % | |--------|-------|---| | **HARNESS (The Product)** | 219 | 75% | | **INFRASTRUCTURE (The Stage)** | 39 | 13% | | **CLOSE: Rejected Direction** | 17 | 6% | | **UNCATEGORIZED** | 18 | 6% | **The harness IS the product.** The custom Hermes autonomous agent framework — heartbeat loop, inference cascade, session crystallization, Morrowind embodiment, sovereignty stack, SOUL.md persona, perception pipeline. **Infrastructure = The Stage.** Dashboard UI, Matrix 3D frontend, Gitea CI/CD, VPS deployment, DNS/SSL. These support the harness but are NOT the product. --- ## Harness Sub-Categories (219 issues) | Sub-Category | Count | Priority | |-------------|-------|----------| | Morrowind Embodiment | 70 | P1 | | Heartbeat / Agent Loop | 46 | P0 | | Inference / Model Routing | 27 | P0 | | Whitestone / Identity | 19 | P2 | | Sovereignty Stack | 16 | P1 | | Memory / Session | 12 | P0 | | Testing / Quality | 10 | P1 | | SOUL / Persona | 8 | P1 | | Agent Servants | 5 | P1 | | Daily Run / LHF | 3 | P2 | | Perception | 1 | P0 | | Other | 2 | — | ## Infrastructure Sub-Categories (39 issues) | Sub-Category | Count | Notes | |-------------|-------|-------| | Matrix / 3D Frontend | 19 | UI polish, deprioritize | | Dashboard / UI | 18 | Mixed, review individually | | DevOps | 1 | As needed | | Gitea | 1 | Minimal | --- ## Action Items ### 1. BATCH CLOSE (17 issues) OpenClaw rejected direction + superseded autoresearch: #663, #722, #723, #724, #725, #726, #727, #728, #729, #730, #731, #903, #904, #911, #926, #927, #950 ### 2. CONSOLIDATE (~20 issues → ~4 epics) - **Kimi-tasks** → single code hygiene epic: #770, #771, #772, #773, #774, #775, #777, #779, #780, #781, #993 - **Refactoring** → merge into code hygiene: #531, #532, #538 - **Showcase** → single showcase epic: #650, #651, #652, #653, #654 - **Close duplicates**: #867 (dup of #887), #916 (dup of #931) ### 3. REVIEW GEMINI (15 issues) Auto-generated feature requests. Close any misaligned with harness-first: #577, #578, #579, #1006, #1007, #1008, #1009, #1010, #1012, #1013, #1014, #1016, #1017, #1018, #1019 ### 4. P0 PRIORITY STACK (Harness) 1. **Heartbeat v2** — Agent loop + WorldInterface → PR #900 2. **Inference Cascade** — Local model routing → #966, #1064-#1069, #1075 3. **Session Crystallization** — Memory/handoff → #982, #983-#986 4. **Perception Pipeline** — Game state extraction → #963-#965, #1008 ### 5. PHILOSOPHY (44 issues) Keep open as Timmy's philosophical library. Don't prioritize. Tag with `philosophy` label. ### 6. DEPRIORITIZE INFRASTRUCTURE Matrix UI, dashboard widgets, and meet protocol are not blocking the harness. Keep open but don't let them compete with P0 work. --- ## Full Triage Report See attached `deep_triage_report.md` for complete issue-by-issue classification. ## Cross-References - #1070 — Vassal Protocol (Timmy as orchestrator) - #982 — Session Crystallization master handoff - #953 — Sovereignty Loop architecture - #1074 — March 23 operational briefing
claude self-assigned this 2026-03-23 13:32:47 +00:00
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PR #1082 created. Full triage executed:

  • 19 issues closed (17 rejected direction + 2 duplicates)
  • 15 labels created (harness, infrastructure, p0-p2, sub-categories)
  • 2 consolidation epics created (#1077 kimi-tasks, #1078 showcase)
  • ~230 issues labeled across all categories
  • 15 Gemini issues tagged for human review
  • 44 philosophy issues tagged
  • Triage doc added at docs/BACKLOG_TRIAGE_2026-03-23.md

Remaining manual actions:

  • Review 15 gemini-review issues for harness alignment (close misaligned ones)
  • Decide on 18 uncategorized issues
PR #1082 created. Full triage executed: - **19 issues closed** (17 rejected direction + 2 duplicates) - **15 labels created** (harness, infrastructure, p0-p2, sub-categories) - **2 consolidation epics created** (#1077 kimi-tasks, #1078 showcase) - **~230 issues labeled** across all categories - **15 Gemini issues tagged** for human review - **44 philosophy issues tagged** - **Triage doc added** at `docs/BACKLOG_TRIAGE_2026-03-23.md` Remaining manual actions: - Review 15 `gemini-review` issues for harness alignment (close misaligned ones) - Decide on 18 uncategorized issues
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Reference: Rockachopa/Timmy-time-dashboard#1076