Merge branch 'main' into fix/1336

Merge PR #1651: feat: add WebSocket load testing infrastructure (#1505)

.gitea/branch-protection/the-nexus.yml

@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ rules:
   require_ci_to_merge: false # CI runner dead (issue #915)
   block_force_pushes: true
   block_deletions: true
+  block_on_outdated_branch: true

.gitea/workflows/pr-backlog-monitor.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+name: PR Backlog Monitor
+
+# Runs every Monday at 06:00 UTC — fires an issue if any repo in the org
+# accumulates more than PR_THRESHOLD open PRs.
+#
+# Background: timmy-config hit 9 open PRs (highest in org) before triage.
+# This workflow catches future buildups early.
+# Refs: #1471
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 6 * * 1"  # Monday 06:00 UTC
+  workflow_dispatch: {}   # allow manual trigger
+
+env:
+  GITEA_URL: https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com
+  ORG: Timmy_Foundation
+  PR_THRESHOLD: "5"      # file an issue when open PRs >= this value
+
+jobs:
+  pr-backlog-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.x"
+
+      - name: Check PR backlog across org repos
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          python3 - <<'EOF'
+          import json, os, sys
+          from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
+          from urllib.error import HTTPError
+
+          BASE   = os.environ["GITEA_URL"]
+          ORG    = os.environ["ORG"]
+          TOKEN  = os.environ["GITEA_TOKEN"]
+          THRESH = int(os.environ["PR_THRESHOLD"])
+
+          REPOS  = ["the-nexus", "timmy-config", "timmy-home", "hermes-agent", "the-beacon"]
+
+          def api(path):
+              req = Request(
+                  f"{BASE}/api/v1{path}",
+                  headers={"Authorization": f"token {TOKEN}", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
+              )
+              try:
+                  return json.loads(urlopen(req, timeout=30).read())
+              except HTTPError as e:
+                  return {"_error": e.code}
+
+          backlog = {}
+          for repo in REPOS:
+              prs = api(f"/repos/{ORG}/{repo}/pulls?state=open&limit=50")
+              if isinstance(prs, list):
+                  count = len(prs)
+                  if count >= THRESH:
+                      backlog[repo] = count
+
+          if not backlog:
+              print("✅ No repos over threshold — PR backlog healthy.")
+              sys.exit(0)
+
+          # Build issue body
+          lines = ["## PR Backlog Alert\n",
+                   f"The following repos have ≥ {THRESH} open PRs:\n"]
+          for repo, cnt in sorted(backlog.items(), key=lambda x: -x[1]):
+              lines.append(f"- **{ORG}/{repo}**: {cnt} open PRs")
+          lines += [
+              "",
+              "### Recommended actions",
+              "1. Review and merge ready PRs",
+              "2. Close stale / superseded PRs",
+              "3. Run `python3 scripts/pr_triage.py --org Timmy_Foundation` in timmy-config for details",
+              "",
+              "_Filed automatically by the PR Backlog Monitor workflow. Refs #1471._",
+          ]
+          body = "\n".join(lines)
+
+          # Check for an existing open backlog issue to avoid duplicates
+          issues = api(f"/repos/{ORG}/the-nexus/issues?type=issues&state=open&limit=50")
+          for iss in (issues if isinstance(issues, list) else []):
+              if "PR Backlog Alert" in iss.get("title", ""):
+                  print(f"⚠️  Existing open backlog issue #{iss['number']} — skipping duplicate.")
+                  sys.exit(0)
+
+          import urllib.request
+          payload = json.dumps({
+              "title": "process: PR backlog alert — repos over threshold",
+              "body": body,
+              "labels": ["process-improvement"],
+          }).encode()
+          req = Request(
+              f"{BASE}/api/v1/repos/{ORG}/the-nexus/issues",
+              data=payload,
+              headers={"Authorization": f"token {TOKEN}", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
+              method="POST",
+          )
+          resp = json.loads(urlopen(req, timeout=30).read())
+          print(f"📋 Filed issue #{resp.get('number')}: {resp.get('html_url')}")
+          sys.exit(1)   # fail the workflow so it shows as red in CI
+          EOF

.github/BRANCH_PROTECTION.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ All repositories must enforce these rules on the `main` branch:
 | Require CI to pass | ⚠ Conditional | Only where CI exists |
 | Block force push | ✅ Enabled | Protect commit history |
 | Block branch deletion | ✅ Enabled | Prevent accidental deletion |
+| Require branch up-to-date before merge | ✅ Enabled | Surface conflicts before merge and force contributors to rebase |
 
 ## Default Reviewer Assignments
 

GENOME.md

@@ -1,262 +0,0 @@
-# GENOME.md — the-nexus
-
-> Codebase Genome: The Sovereign Home of Timmy's Consciousness
-
----
-
-## Project Overview
-
-**the-nexus** is Timmy's sovereign home — a 3D world built with Three.js, featuring a Batcave-style terminal, portal architecture, and multi-user MUD integration via Evennia. It serves as the central hub from which all worlds are accessed, the visualization surface for agent consciousness, and the command center for the Timmy Foundation fleet.
-
-**Scale:** 195 Python files, 22 JavaScript files, ~75K lines of code across 400+ files.
-
----
-
-## Architecture
-
-```mermaid
-graph TB
-    subgraph "Frontend Layer"
-        IDX[index.html]
-        BOOT[boot.js]
-        COMP[nexus/components/*]
-        PLAY[playground/playground.html]
-    end
-
-    subgraph "Backend Layer"
-        SRV[server.py<br/>WebSocket Gateway :8765]
-        BRIDGE[multi_user_bridge.py<br/>Evennia MUD Bridge]
-        LLAMA[nexus/llama_provider.py<br/>Local LLM Inference]
-    end
-
-    subgraph "Intelligence Layer"
-        SYM[nexus/symbolic-engine.js<br/>Symbolic Reasoning]
-        THINK[nexus/nexus_think.py<br/>Consciousness Loop]
-        PERCEP[nexus/perception_adapter.py<br/>Perception Buffer]
-        TRAJ[nexus/trajectory_logger.py<br/>Action Trajectories]
-    end
-
-    subgraph "Memory Layer"
-        MNEMO[nexus/mnemosyne/*<br/>Holographic Archive]
-        MEM[nexus/mempalace/*<br/>Spatial Memory]
-        AGENT_MEM[agent/memory.py<br/>Cross-Session Memory]
-        EXP[nexus/experience_store.py<br/>Experience Persistence]
-    end
-
-    subgraph "Fleet Layer"
-        A2A[nexus/a2a/*<br/>Agent-to-Agent Protocol]
-        FLEET[config/fleet_agents.json<br/>Fleet Registry]
-        BIN[bin/*<br/>Operational Scripts]
-    end
-
-    subgraph "External Systems"
-        EVENNIA[Evennia MUD]
-        NOSTR[Nostr Relay]
-        GITEA[Gitea Forge]
-        LLAMA_CPP[llama.cpp Server]
-    end
-
-    IDX --> SRV
-    SRV --> THINK
-    SRV --> BRIDGE
-    BRIDGE --> EVENNIA
-    THINK --> SYM
-    THINK --> PERCEP
-    THINK --> TRAJ
-    THINK --> LLAMA
-    LLAMA --> LLAMA_CPP
-    SYM --> MNEMO
-    THINK --> MNEMO
-    THINK --> MEM
-    THINK --> EXP
-    AGENT_MEM --> MEM
-    A2A --> GITEA
-    THINK --> NOSTR
-```
-
----
-
-## Entry Points
-
-| Entry Point | Type | Purpose |
-|-------------|------|---------|
-| `index.html` | Browser | Main 3D world (Three.js) |
-| `server.py` | Python | WebSocket gateway on :8765 |
-| `boot.js` | Browser | Module loader, file protocol guard |
-| `multi_user_bridge.py` | Python | Evennia MUD ↔ AI agent bridge |
-| `nexus/a2a/server.py` | Python | A2A JSON-RPC server |
-| `nexus/mnemosyne/cli.py` | CLI | Archive management |
-| `bin/nexus_watchdog.py` | Script | Health monitoring |
-| `scripts/smoke.mjs` | Script | Smoke tests |
-
----
-
-## Data Flow
-
-```
-User (Browser)
-    │
-    ▼
-index.html (Three.js 3D world)
-    │
-    ├── WebSocket ──► server.py :8765
-    │                    │
-    │                    ├──► nexus_think.py (consciousness loop)
-    │                    │       ├── perception_adapter.py (parse events)
-    │                    │       ├── symbolic-engine.js (reasoning)
-    │                    │       ├── llama_provider.py (inference)
-    │                    │       ├── trajectory_logger.py (action log)
-    │                    │       └── experience_store.py (persistence)
-    │                    │
-    │                    └──► evennia_ws_bridge.py
-    │                            └──► Evennia MUD (telnet :4000)
-    │
-    ├── Three.js Scene ──► nexus/components/*
-    │                       ├── memory-particles.js (memory viz)
-    │                       ├── portal-status-wall.html (portals)
-    │                       ├── fleet-health-dashboard.html
-    │                       └── session-rooms.js (spatial rooms)
-    │
-    └── Playground ──► playground/playground.html (creative mode)
-```
-
----
-
-## Key Abstractions
-
-### SymbolicEngine (`nexus/symbolic-engine.js`)
-Bitmask-based symbolic reasoning engine. Facts are stored as boolean flags, rules fire when patterns match. Used for world state reasoning without LLM overhead.
-
-### NexusMind (`nexus/nexus_think.py`)
-The consciousness loop. Receives perceptions, invokes reasoning, produces actions. The bridge between the 3D world and the AI agent.
-
-### PerceptionBuffer (`nexus/perception_adapter.py`)
-Accumulates world events (user messages, Evennia events, system signals) into a structured buffer for the consciousness loop.
-
-### MemPalace (`nexus/mempalace/`, `mempalace/`)
-Spatial memory system. Memories are stored in rooms and closets — physical metaphors for knowledge organization. Supports fleet-wide shared memory wings.
-
-### Mnemosyne (`nexus/mnemosyne/`)
-Holographic archive. Ingests documents, extracts meaning, builds a graph of linked concepts. The long-term memory layer.
-
-### Agent-to-Agent Protocol (`nexus/a2a/`)
-JSON-RPC based inter-agent communication. Agents discover each other via Agent Cards, delegate tasks, share results.
-
-### Multi-User Bridge (`multi_user_bridge.py`)
-121K-line Evennia MUD bridge. Isolates conversation contexts per user while sharing the same virtual world. Each user gets their own AIAgent instance.
-
----
-
-## API Surface
-
-### WebSocket API (server.py :8765)
-```
-ws://localhost:8765
-    send: {"type": "perception", "data": {...}}
-    recv: {"type": "action", "data": {...}}
-    recv: {"type": "heartbeat", "data": {...}}
-```
-
-### A2A JSON-RPC (nexus/a2a/server.py)
-```
-POST /a2a/v1
-    {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "SendMessage", "params": {...}}
-    
-GET /.well-known/agent-card.json
-    Returns agent capabilities and endpoints
-```
-
-### Evennia Bridge (multi_user_bridge.py)
-```
-telnet://localhost:4000
-    Evennia MUD commands → AI responses
-    Each user isolated via session ID
-```
-
----
-
-## Key Files
-
-| File | Lines | Purpose |
-|------|-------|---------|
-| `multi_user_bridge.py` | 121K | Evennia MUD bridge (largest file) |
-| `index.html` | 21K | Main 3D world |
-| `nexus/symbolic-engine.js` | 12K | Symbolic reasoning |
-| `nexus/evennia_ws_bridge.py` | 14K | Evennia ↔ WebSocket |
-| `nexus/a2a/server.py` | 12K | A2A server |
-| `agent/memory.py` | 12K | Cross-session memory |
-| `server.py` | 4K | WebSocket gateway |
-
----
-
-## Test Coverage
-
-**Test files:** 34 test files in `tests/`
-
-| Area | Tests | Status |
-|------|-------|--------|
-| Portal Registry | `test_portal_registry_schema.py` | ✅ |
-| MemPalace | `test_mempalace_*.py` (4 files) | ✅ |
-| Nexus Watchdog | `test_nexus_watchdog.py` | ✅ |
-| A2A | `test_a2a.py` | ✅ |
-| Fleet Audit | `test_fleet_audit.py` | ✅ |
-| Provenance | `test_provenance.py` | ✅ |
-| Boot | `boot.test.js` | ✅ |
-
-### Coverage Gaps
-
-- **No tests for `multi_user_bridge.py`** (121K lines, zero test coverage)
-- **No tests for `server.py` WebSocket gateway**
-- **No tests for `nexus/symbolic-engine.js`** (only `symbolic-engine.test.js` stub)
-- **No integration tests for Evennia ↔ Bridge ↔ AI flow**
-- **No load tests for WebSocket connections**
-- **No tests for Nostr publisher**
-
----
-
-## Security Considerations
-
-1. **WebSocket gateway** runs on `0.0.0.0:8765` — accessible from network. Needs auth or firewall.
-2. **No authentication** on WebSocket or A2A endpoints in current code.
-3. **Multi-user bridge** isolates contexts but shares the same AIAgent process.
-4. **Nostr publisher** publishes to public relays — content is permanent and public.
-5. **Fleet scripts** in `bin/` have broad filesystem access.
-6. **Systemd services** (`systemd/llama-server.service`) run as root.
-
----
-
-## Dependencies
-
-- **Python:** websockets, pytest, pyyaml, edge-tts, requests, playwright
-- **JavaScript:** Three.js (CDN), Monaco Editor (CDN)
-- **External:** Evennia MUD, llama.cpp, Nostr relay, Gitea
-
----
-
-## Configuration
-
-| Config | File | Purpose |
-|--------|------|---------|
-| Fleet agents | `config/fleet_agents.json` | Agent registry for A2A |
-| MemPalace | `nexus/mempalace/config.py` | Memory paths and settings |
-| DeepDive | `config/deepdive_sources.yaml` | Research sources |
-| MCP | `mcp_config.json` | MCP server config |
-
----
-
-## What This Genome Reveals
-
-The codebase is a **living organism** — part 3D world, part MUD bridge, part memory system, part fleet orchestrator. The `multi_user_bridge.py` alone is 121K lines — larger than most entire projects.
-
-**Critical findings:**
-1. The 121K-line bridge has zero test coverage
-2. WebSocket gateway exposes on 0.0.0.0 without auth
-3. No load testing infrastructure exists
-4. Symbolic engine test is a stub
-5. Systemd services run as root
-
-These are not bugs — they're architectural risks that should be tracked.
-
----
-
-*Generated by Codebase Genome Pipeline — Issue #672*

PR_BACKLOG_RESOLUTION.md

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# timmy-config PR Backlog Resolution
+
+**Issue**: #1471 — Address timmy-config PR backlog (9 PRs — highest in org)
+**Date**: 2026-04-17 through 2026-04-21
+**Status**: FULLY RESOLVED — 0 open PRs in timmy-config (verified 2026-04-21, pass 23)
+
+## Summary
+
+Processed 20 open PRs in `Timmy_Foundation/timmy-config` (backlog had grown from 9 to 20 by resolution time).
+
+## Actions Taken
+
+### Merged (13 PRs — clean fast-forward or no-conflict merges)
+
+| PR | Branch | Description |
+|----|--------|-------------|
+| #802 | feat/655-adversary-scoring-rubric | Shared adversary scoring rubric and transcript schema |
+| #804 | burn/621-shared-orchestrator | Hash dedup rotation + bloom filter |
+| #805 | fix/650-pipeline-daily-reset-v2 | pipeline_state.json daily reset |
+| #807 | feat/629-quality-gate-tests | Quality gate test suite |
+| #808 | fix/634-token-tracker-orchestrator | Token tracker integrated with orchestrator |
+| #809 | fix/750-code-block-indentation | Training data code block indentation fix |
+| #810 | burn/658-pr-backlog-triage | PR backlog triage script |
+| #811 | fix/652-adversary-harness | Adversary execution harness |
+| #812 | fix/646-metadata-preservation | Training example metadata preservation tests |
+| #813 | feat/647-scene-data-validator | Scene data validator tests + CI path fix |
+| #814 | burn/662-cron-audit-fix | Cron fleet audit — crontab parsing, tests, CI |
+| #816 | ward/618-harm-facilitation | Harm facilitation adversary — 200 jailbreak prompts |
+| #817 | fix/687-quality-filter | Quality filter tests |
+
+### Merged with conflict resolution (7 PRs — add/add conflicts with already-landed files)
+
+| PR | Branch | Resolution |
+|----|--------|------------|
+| #799 | fix/599 | Included in fix/602 merge; kept main's versions of conflicting files |
+| #803 | fix/752 | Merged with conflict on quality_filter.py (kept main's 619-line version) |
+| #815 | fix/660 | Orphan branch — applied PYTHON variable fix directly to training/Makefile |
+| #818 | fix/623 | Merged; kept main's more complete quality_gate.py |
+| #819 | fix/689 | Included in fix/602 merge |
+| #820 | fix/645 | Included in fix/602 merge |
+| #821 | fix/602 | Merged with conflict resolution (kept main's files for add/add conflicts) |
+
+## Final Verified State (2026-04-21, Pass 31)
+
+All 9 original PRs plus subsequent accumulation fully resolved. Latest action: merged PR #842 (fix: Update MEMORY.md forge domain, closes #841).
+
+| Metric | Value |
+|--------|-------|
+| PRs when issue filed | 9 |
+| Peak backlog reached | 50 |
+| Total passes completed | 31 |
+| PRs merged | 32+ |
+| PRs closed (duplicates/stale) | 25+ |
+| **Current open PRs** | **0** |
+
+Verified via API on 2026-04-21 (pass 31): `GET /repos/Timmy_Foundation/timmy-config/pulls?state=open` returns `[]`.
+
+## Root Cause Analysis
+
+The backlog accumulated because:
+1. Multiple Claude agents worked on related features simultaneously, creating stacked branches
+2. The branches were orphan commits or built on old main, causing add/add conflicts when the same files were added by multiple PRs
+3. No automated CI merge validation existed to catch conflicts early
+
+## Recommendations for Prevention
+
+1. **Rebase before PR**: Agents should rebase on current main before opening a PR
+2. **Coordinate on shared files**: When multiple agents add files to the same directory (e.g., `evaluations/adversary/corpora/`), a coordinator should sequence them
+3. **CI mergeability check**: Add a Gitea workflow that fails if a PR has merge conflicts
+4. **PR batch size**: Keep PRs smaller and merge them faster to avoid conflict accumulation
+
+## Final Verified State (2026-04-21, Pass 28)
+
+Confirmed via API: `GET /repos/Timmy_Foundation/timmy-config/pulls?state=open` returns `[]`.
+
+**timmy-config open PRs: 0**
+
+Issue #1471 is fully resolved. PR #1625 is open and mergeable.
+
+## Update (2026-04-21, Pass 30)
+
+New PR #840 had opened (fix: JSON schema + validator for scene description training data, closes #647).
+Reviewed and merged — legitimate addition of JSON schema validation for training data.
+
+**timmy-config open PRs: 0** (confirmed post-merge)

agent/memory.py

@@ -285,6 +285,49 @@ class AgentMemory:
             logger.warning(f"Failed to store memory: {e}")
             return None
 
+    def remember_alexander_request_response(
+        self,
+        *,
+        request_text: str,
+        response_text: str,
+        requester: str = "Alexander Whitestone",
+        source: str = "",
+        metadata: Optional[dict] = None,
+    ) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Store an Alexander request + wizard response artifact in the sovereign room."""
+        if not self._check_available():
+            logger.warning("Cannot store Alexander artifact — MemPalace unavailable")
+            return None
+
+        try:
+            from nexus.mempalace.searcher import add_memory
+            from nexus.mempalace.conversation_artifacts import build_request_response_artifact
+
+            artifact = build_request_response_artifact(
+                requester=requester,
+                responder=self.agent_name,
+                request_text=request_text,
+                response_text=response_text,
+                source=source,
+            )
+            extra_metadata = dict(artifact.metadata)
+            if metadata:
+                extra_metadata.update(metadata)
+
+            doc_id = add_memory(
+                text=artifact.text,
+                room=artifact.room,
+                wing=self.wing,
+                palace_path=self.palace_path,
+                source_file=source,
+                extra_metadata=extra_metadata,
+            )
+            logger.debug("Stored Alexander request/response artifact in sovereign room")
+            return doc_id
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Failed to store Alexander artifact: {e}")
+            return None
+
     def write_diary(
         self,
         summary: Optional[str] = None,

app.js

@@ -714,6 +714,10 @@ async function init() {
   camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(65, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 0.1, 1000);
   camera.position.copy(playerPos);
 
+  // Initialize avatar and LOD systems
+  if (window.AvatarCustomization) window.AvatarCustomization.init(scene, camera);
+  if (window.LODSystem) window.LODSystem.init(scene, camera);
+
   updateLoad(20);
 
   createSkybox();
@@ -3557,6 +3561,10 @@ function gameLoop() {
 
   if (composer) { composer.render(); } else { renderer.render(scene, camera); }
 
+  // Update avatar and LOD systems
+  if (window.AvatarCustomization && playerPos) window.AvatarCustomization.update(playerPos);
+  if (window.LODSystem && playerPos) window.LODSystem.update(playerPos);
+
   updateAshStorm(delta, elapsed);
 
   // Project Mnemosyne - Memory Orb Animation

audits/2026-04-17-timmy-config-pr-backlog-audit.md

@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+# timmy-config PR Backlog Audit — 2026-04-17
+
+Tracking issue: the-nexus#1471
+
+## Summary
+
+When issue #1471 was filed, timmy-config had 9 open PRs (highest in the org).
+By the time of this audit the backlog had grown to 50, then been reduced through systematic tooling.
+
+## Actions Taken (Prior Passes)
+
+From issue comments:
+- `pr-backlog-triage.py` (PR #763): closed 9 duplicate PRs automatically
+- `stale-pr-cleanup.py` (fleet-ops PR #301): stale PR auto-close (warn at 3 days, close at 4)
+- `pr-capacity.py` (fleet-ops PR #302): per-repo PR limits (timmy-config max: 10)
+- `burn-rotation.py` (fleet-ops PR #297): rotates work across repos to prevent concentration
+
+14 duplicate PRs were manually closed:
+- Config template: #738 (dup of #743)
+- Shebangs: #694 (dup of #701)
+- Python3 Makefile: #680, #704, #670 (dup of #770)
+- Gate rotation: #674 (dup of #705)
+- Pipeline reset: #676 (dup of #712)
+- Scene auto-gen: #697 (dup of #729)
+- Quality gate: #675 (dup of #735)
+- PR triage: #679 (dup of #763)
+- Rock scenes: #699 (dup of #748)
+- Backlog plan: #668 (superseded)
+- Genre scenes: #688, #711 (dup of #722)
+
+## First Pass — this branch (2026-04-17 early)
+
+**PRs at audit start:** 3 open (#797, #798, #799)
+
+| PR | Action | Reason |
+|----|--------|--------|
+| #797 | Closed | Superseded by #798 (same feature, no commits on branch) |
+| #798 | Commented — needs rebase | Config validation feature, 2 files, merge conflict |
+| #799 | Commented — needs rebase or split | 17 files bundled across unrelated features; merge conflict |
+
+## Second Pass — this branch (2026-04-17 later)
+
+After the first pass, 19 new PRs were opened (#800–#821), growing the backlog back to 22.
+
+**PRs at second-pass start:** 22 open
+
+### Actions Taken
+
+| PR | Action | Reason |
+|----|--------|--------|
+| #800 | Closed | Duplicate of #805 (both fix issue #650; #805 is v2 with root-cause fix) |
+| #806 | Closed | Duplicate of #814 (both address issue #662; #814 has tests + CI validation) |
+
+### Remaining Open PRs: 20
+
+All 20 remaining PRs were created 2026-04-17. All currently show as **not mergeable** (merge conflict or CI pending).
+
+| PR | Title | Issue | Status |
+|----|-------|-------|--------|
+| #799 | feat: crisis response — post-crisis & recovery 500 pairs | #599 | Conflict — needs rebase |
+| #802 | feat: shared adversary scoring rubric and transcript schema | #655 | Conflict |
+| #803 | feat: integrate provenance tracking with build_curated.py | #752 | Conflict |
+| #804 | fix: hash dedup rotation + bloom filter — bounded memory | #628 | Conflict |
+| #805 | fix: pipeline_state.json daily reset | #650 | Conflict |
+| #807 | test: quality gate test suite | #629 | Conflict |
+| #808 | feat: Token tracker integrated with orchestrator | #634 | Conflict |
+| #809 | fix: training data code block indentation | #750 | Conflict |
+| #810 | feat: PR backlog triage script | #658 | Conflict |
+| #811 | feat: adversary execution harness for prompt corpora | #652 | Conflict |
+| #812 | test: verify training example metadata preservation | #646 | Conflict |
+| #813 | feat: scene data validator tests + CI path fix | #647 | Conflict |
+| #814 | fix: cron fleet audit — crontab parsing, tests, CI validation | #662 | Conflict |
+| #815 | fix: use PYTHON variable in training Makefile | #660 | Conflict |
+| #816 | feat: harm facilitation adversary — 200 jailbreak prompts | #618 | Conflict |
+| #817 | feat: quality filter tests — score specificity, length ratio, code | #687 | Conflict |
+| #818 | feat: quality gate pipeline validation | #623 | Conflict |
+| #819 | feat: auto-generate scene descriptions from image/video | #689 | Conflict |
+| #820 | feat: Country + Latin scene descriptions — completing all 10 genres | #645 | Conflict |
+| #821 | feat: 500 dream description prompt enhancement pairs | #602 | Conflict |
+
+### Blocking Issues
+
+1. **Merge conflicts on all 20 PRs** — these PRs were created in a burst today and have not been rebased. Each author needs to `git fetch origin && git rebase origin/main` on their branch.
+
+2. **CI not running** — CI checks for new PRs are queued "pending" but Action runners have not picked them up. Most recent CI runs are for older PR branches. This may indicate a runner capacity/queuing issue.
+
+## Recommendations
+
+1. **Triage burst PRs** — 20 PRs opened in one day is unsustainable. The pr-capacity.py limit (max 10) should fire, but may not be integrated into the dispatch loop yet.
+
+2. **Rebase workflow** — All current PRs need rebase. Consider automation: a bot comment on PRs with `mergeable=False` instructing rebase.
+
+3. **CI runner health check** — Action runs are stalling at "pending". The CI runner fleet may need attention.
+
+4. **Batch merge candidates** — Once CI passes and conflicts are resolved, PRs #804 (dedup), #805 (pipeline reset), #809 (code indent), #815 (Makefile fix) are small targeted fixes that should merge cleanly.
+
+## Third Pass — 2026-04-17 final
+
+After the second pass, all 20 conflict-laden PRs were processed by merging or closing duplicates. The prior agent directly merged 13 PRs cleanly and 7 with conflict resolution.
+
+**Result: 1 open PR remaining** (#822 — fix: use PYTHON variable in training Makefile)
+
+PR #822 is **mergeable** (no conflicts, fixes issue #660). Recommended for merge. CI checks are queued but runners are stuck at `state=?` — HTTP 405 blocks automated merge until CI clears.
+
+## Fourth Pass — 2026-04-17 resolution
+
+Verified PR #822 status. The content of PR #822 (fix/660-python-makefile branch) was already merged into timmy-config `main` — the merge commit `04ecad3b` exists at the HEAD of main:
+
+```
+04ecad3b Merge pull request 'fix: use PYTHON variable in training Makefile (closes #660)' (#822) from fix/660-python-makefile into main
+```
+
+The PR remained open only because the CI gate (runners stuck at pending) blocked automatic PR close on merge. Closed PR #822 via API since its content was confirmed present in main.
+
+**Result: 0 open PRs in timmy-config.**
+
+## Fifth Pass — 2026-04-17 final verification
+
+Confirmed via API: **0 open PRs** in timmy-config. Branch rebased onto current main for clean merge.
+
+## Sixth Pass — 2026-04-20 (latest)
+
+5 new PRs had been opened since the fifth pass. Previous agent merged 4 of 5:
+- **#824** — fix: restore pytest collection (merged)
+- **#825** — feat: code block normalization tests (merged)
+- **#826** — feat: backfill provenance on all training data (merged)
+- **#830** — feat: training data quality filter (merged)
+- **#831** — fix: add python3 shebangs — **blocked** (.DS_Store committed, CI failures)
+
+## Seventh Pass — 2026-04-20 (this pass)
+
+PR #831 was superseded. Analysis showed:
+- 81 of 82 files in PR #831 already had shebangs added through other merged PRs
+- Only `hermes-sovereign/mempalace/wakeup.py` was still missing a shebang
+- PR #831 included a `.DS_Store` file and had merge conflicts
+
+Actions:
+- Closed PR #831 with comment explaining superseded status
+- Created PR #832 — clean, minimal replacement: adds shebang to wakeup.py + `.DS_Store` to `.gitignore`
+
+## Eighth Pass — 2026-04-20 (final)
+
+PR #832 was mergeable (no conflicts). Merged via API.
+
+- **#832** — fix: add python3 shebang to wakeup.py and .DS_Store to gitignore (merged, closes #681)
+
+## Final Status
+
+| Metric | Value |
+|--------|-------|
+| PRs when issue filed | 9 |
+| Peak backlog | 50 |
+| Duplicates closed (all passes) | 25+ |
+| PRs merged (all passes) | 26+ |
+| **Current open PRs** | **0** |
+| Issue #681 | Resolved — wakeup.py shebang + .DS_Store gitignore merged via PR #832 |
+| Final verification | 2026-04-21 (pass 25) |

audits/2026-04-21-timmy-config-pr-backlog-audit.md

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# timmy-config PR Backlog Audit
+**Date:** 2026-04-21
+**Issue:** Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus#1471
+**Final State:** RESOLVED — 0 open PRs
+
+## Audit Trail
+
+### 2026-04-14: Issue filed (9 PRs)
+Issue #1471 opened after org health snapshot showed timmy-config had 9 open PRs — highest in org.
+
+### 2026-04-14: Backlog grew to 27 PRs
+Triage pass completed. Analysis:
+- 14 training data PRs — ready for auto-merge
+- 6 bug fixes — 2 reference closed issues
+- 5 features — need manual review
+- 2 other — need review
+
+### 2026-04-14: Backlog peaked at 50 PRs
+New agent waves continued adding PRs. Systematic tools built:
+- pr-backlog-triage.py: identifies duplicates by issue ref
+- stale-pr-cleanup.py: auto-closes PRs after 4 days
+- pr-capacity.py: repo-level PR limits
+- burn-rotation.py: distributes agent work across repos
+
+### 2026-04-14 to 2026-04-17: Passes 1–13
+- Closed 14+ duplicate PRs (identified by shared issue refs)
+- Merged 13 cleanly mergeable PRs
+- Resolved 7 add/add conflicts from simultaneous agent submissions
+- Blocked 2 dangerous PRs (#815, #833) that deleted repo-critical files
+- Created clean replacement for overly-broad PR #831
+
+### 2026-04-17: Backlog cleared (0 PRs)
+PR #822 content already in timmy-config main; closed the stuck-CI PR.
+Confirmed via API: 0 open PRs.
+
+### 2026-04-20 to 2026-04-21: Passes 14–31
+- Verified backlog held at 0
+- Processed 5 new PRs as they appeared (merged all valid ones)
+- Merged #840 (JSON schema), #842 (MEMORY.md domain fix)
+- Final verification: 0 open PRs
+
+## Final Metrics
+
+| Metric | Count |
+|--------|-------|
+| PRs when filed | 9 |
+| Peak backlog | 50 |
+| Total passes | 31+ |
+| Duplicates closed | 25+ |
+| Dangerous PRs blocked | 2 |
+| PRs merged | 32+ |
+| Open PRs (final) | **0** |
+
+## Verification
+
+```
+curl -s -H "Authorization: token ..." \
+  "https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/api/v1/repos/Timmy_Foundation/timmy-config/pulls?state=open" \
+  | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(len(d))"
+# Output: 0
+```
+
+Verified 2026-04-21 (pass 32): 0 open PRs confirmed via API. Issue #1471 remains open pending PR #1625 merge.
+Verified 2026-04-21 (pass 33): 0 open PRs confirmed via API. PR #1625 mergeable. Ready for close.

audits/issue-1471-timmy-config-pr-backlog-resolution.md

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Issue #1471 — timmy-config PR Backlog Resolution
+
+**Filed:** 2026-04-14
+**Resolved:** 2026-04-21
+**Status:** CLOSED — 0 open PRs in timmy-config
+
+## Original Problem
+
+At time of filing, timmy-config had 9 open PRs — the highest PR backlog in the Timmy Foundation org (9 of 14 org-wide PRs).
+
+## Resolution Timeline
+
+| Date | Event |
+|------|-------|
+| 2026-04-14 | Issue filed; 9 open PRs in timmy-config |
+| 2026-04-14 | Triage pass; backlog had grown to 27 open PRs |
+| ~2026-04-17 | Backlog peaked at 50 open PRs |
+| 2026-04-17 | Systemic tools built (pr-backlog-triage.py, stale-pr-cleanup.py, pr-capacity.py, burn-rotation.py) |
+| 2026-04-17 | 14 duplicate PRs closed (#738, #694, #680, #704, #670, #674, #676, #697, #675, #679, #699, #668, #688, #711) |
+| 2026-04-18 | PR #1625 created (cleanup automation) |
+| 2026-04-21 | Final state: 0 open PRs in timmy-config |
+
+## Actions Taken
+
+### Duplicate PR Cleanup (14 PRs closed)
+- Config template: #738 (dup of #743)
+- Shebangs: #694 (dup of #701)
+- Python3 Makefile: #680, #704, #670 (dup of #770)
+- Gate rotation: #674 (dup of #705)
+- Pipeline reset: #676 (dup of #712)
+- Scene auto-gen: #697 (dup of #729)
+- Quality gate: #675 (dup of #735)
+- PR triage: #679 (dup of #763)
+- Rock scenes: #699 (dup of #748)
+- Backlog plan: #668 (superseded)
+- Genre scenes: #688, #711 (dup of #722)
+
+### Second Wave Cleanup (PRs #800-#821)
+- PR #800 closed (dup of #805 — both fix issue #650)
+- PR #806 closed (dup of #814 — both fix issue #662)
+- All remaining 19 PRs resolved
+
+### Process Infrastructure Built
+- `scripts/pr-backlog-triage.py` — identifies duplicate PRs by issue ref
+- `stale-pr-cleanup.py` (fleet-ops PR #301) — warns at 3 days, closes at 4 days
+- `pr-capacity.py` (fleet-ops PR #302) — per-repo PR limits (timmy-config: 10 max)
+- `burn-rotation.py` (fleet-ops PR #297) — rotates work across repos
+
+### Documentation Added
+- PR #1677: `docs/pr-reviewer-policy.md` — process rules for reviewer assignment
+- PR #1625: PR backlog management automation
+
+## Final Org-Wide PR Snapshot (2026-04-21)
+
+| Repo | Open PRs |
+|------|----------|
+| timmy-config | **0** (was 9 at filing) |
+| fleet-ops | 6 |
+| hermes-agent | 10 |
+| the-nexus | 50 |
+
+## Prevention Measures in Place
+
+1. **stale-pr-cleanup.py**: Auto-closes PRs stale >4 days in timmy-config
+2. **pr-capacity.py**: Hard cap of 10 concurrent PRs per repo
+3. **burn-rotation.py**: Distributes new work across repos to prevent single-repo concentration
+4. **Pre-flight check** (`scripts/check-existing-prs.sh`): Blocks creation of duplicate PRs

index.html

@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@
 
   <!-- Top Right: Agent Log, Atlas & SOUL Toggle -->
   <div class="hud-top-right">
-    <button id="atlas-toggle-btn" class="hud-icon-btn" title="World Directory">
     <button id="soul-toggle-btn" class="hud-icon-btn" title="Timmy's SOUL">
       <span class="hud-icon">✦</span>
       <span class="hud-btn-label">SOUL</span>
+    </button>
     <button id="mode-toggle-btn" class="hud-icon-btn mode-toggle" title="Toggle Mode">
       <span class="hud-icon">👁</span>
       <span class="hud-btn-label" id="mode-label">VISITOR</span>
@@ -395,6 +395,8 @@
 <div id="memory-connections-panel" class="memory-connections-panel" style="display:none;" aria-label="Memory Connections Panel"></div>
 
 <script src="./boot.js"></script>
+<script src="./avatar-customization.js"></script>
+<script src="./lod-system.js"></script>
 <script>
 function openMemoryFilter() { renderFilterList(); document.getElementById('memory-filter').style.display = 'flex'; }
 function closeMemoryFilter() { document.getElementById('memory-filter').style.display = 'none'; }

lod-system.js

@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+/**
+ * LOD (Level of Detail) System for The Nexus
+ * 
+ * Optimizes rendering when many avatars/users are visible:
+ * - Distance-based LOD: far users become billboard sprites
+ * - Occlusion: skip rendering users behind walls
+ * - Budget: maintain 60 FPS target with 50+ avatars
+ * 
+ * Usage:
+ *   LODSystem.init(scene, camera);
+ *   LODSystem.registerAvatar(avatarMesh, userId);
+ *   LODSystem.update(playerPos); // call each frame
+ */
+
+const LODSystem = (() => {
+  let _scene = null;
+  let _camera = null;
+  let _registered = new Map(); // userId -> { mesh, sprite, distance }
+  let _spriteMaterial = null;
+  let _frustum = new THREE.Frustum();
+  let _projScreenMatrix = new THREE.Matrix4();
+
+  // Thresholds
+  const LOD_NEAR = 15;      // Full mesh within 15 units
+  const LOD_FAR = 40;       // Billboard beyond 40 units
+  const LOD_CULL = 80;      // Don't render beyond 80 units
+  const SPRITE_SIZE = 1.2;
+
+  function init(sceneRef, cameraRef) {
+    _scene = sceneRef;
+    _camera = cameraRef;
+
+    // Create shared sprite material
+    const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+    canvas.width = 64;
+    canvas.height = 64;
+    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    // Simple avatar indicator: colored circle
+    ctx.fillStyle = '#00ffcc';
+    ctx.beginPath();
+    ctx.arc(32, 32, 20, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+    ctx.fill();
+    ctx.fillStyle = '#0a0f1a';
+    ctx.beginPath();
+    ctx.arc(32, 28, 8, 0, Math.PI * 2); // head
+    ctx.fill();
+
+    const texture = new THREE.CanvasTexture(canvas);
+    _spriteMaterial = new THREE.SpriteMaterial({
+      map: texture,
+      transparent: true,
+      depthTest: true,
+      sizeAttenuation: true,
+    });
+
+    console.log('[LODSystem] Initialized');
+  }
+
+  function registerAvatar(avatarMesh, userId, color) {
+    // Create billboard sprite for this avatar
+    const spriteMat = _spriteMaterial.clone();
+    if (color) {
+      // Tint sprite to match avatar color
+      const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+      canvas.width = 64;
+      canvas.height = 64;
+      const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+      ctx.fillStyle = color;
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.arc(32, 32, 20, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+      ctx.fill();
+      ctx.fillStyle = '#0a0f1a';
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.arc(32, 28, 8, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+      ctx.fill();
+      spriteMat.map = new THREE.CanvasTexture(canvas);
+      spriteMat.map.needsUpdate = true;
+    }
+
+    const sprite = new THREE.Sprite(spriteMat);
+    sprite.scale.set(SPRITE_SIZE, SPRITE_SIZE, 1);
+    sprite.visible = false;
+    _scene.add(sprite);
+
+    _registered.set(userId, {
+      mesh: avatarMesh,
+      sprite: sprite,
+      distance: Infinity,
+    });
+  }
+
+  function unregisterAvatar(userId) {
+    const entry = _registered.get(userId);
+    if (entry) {
+      _scene.remove(entry.sprite);
+      entry.sprite.material.dispose();
+      _registered.delete(userId);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function setSpriteColor(userId, color) {
+    const entry = _registered.get(userId);
+    if (!entry) return;
+    const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+    canvas.width = 64;
+    canvas.height = 64;
+    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    ctx.fillStyle = color;
+    ctx.beginPath();
+    ctx.arc(32, 32, 20, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+    ctx.fill();
+    ctx.fillStyle = '#0a0f1a';
+    ctx.beginPath();
+    ctx.arc(32, 28, 8, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+    ctx.fill();
+    entry.sprite.material.map = new THREE.CanvasTexture(canvas);
+    entry.sprite.material.map.needsUpdate = true;
+  }
+
+  function update(playerPos) {
+    if (!_camera) return;
+
+    // Update frustum for culling
+    _projScreenMatrix.multiplyMatrices(
+      _camera.projectionMatrix,
+      _camera.matrixWorldInverse
+    );
+    _frustum.setFromProjectionMatrix(_projScreenMatrix);
+
+    _registered.forEach((entry, userId) => {
+      if (!entry.mesh) return;
+
+      const meshPos = entry.mesh.position;
+      const distance = playerPos.distanceTo(meshPos);
+      entry.distance = distance;
+
+      // Beyond cull distance: hide everything
+      if (distance > LOD_CULL) {
+        entry.mesh.visible = false;
+        entry.sprite.visible = false;
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Check if in camera frustum
+      const inFrustum = _frustum.containsPoint(meshPos);
+      if (!inFrustum) {
+        entry.mesh.visible = false;
+        entry.sprite.visible = false;
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // LOD switching
+      if (distance <= LOD_NEAR) {
+        // Near: full mesh
+        entry.mesh.visible = true;
+        entry.sprite.visible = false;
+      } else if (distance <= LOD_FAR) {
+        // Mid: mesh with reduced detail (keep mesh visible)
+        entry.mesh.visible = true;
+        entry.sprite.visible = false;
+      } else {
+        // Far: billboard sprite
+        entry.mesh.visible = false;
+        entry.sprite.visible = true;
+        entry.sprite.position.copy(meshPos);
+        entry.sprite.position.y += 1.2; // above avatar center
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  function getStats() {
+    let meshCount = 0;
+    let spriteCount = 0;
+    let culledCount = 0;
+    _registered.forEach(entry => {
+      if (entry.mesh.visible) meshCount++;
+      else if (entry.sprite.visible) spriteCount++;
+      else culledCount++;
+    });
+    return { total: _registered.size, mesh: meshCount, sprite: spriteCount, culled: culledCount };
+  }
+
+  return { init, registerAvatar, unregisterAvatar, setSpriteColor, update, getStats };
+})();
+
+window.LODSystem = LODSystem;

mempalace/rooms.yaml

@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ core_rooms:
       - proof-of-concept code snippets
       - benchmark data
 
+  - key: sovereign
+    label: Sovereign
+    purpose: Artifacts of Alexander Whitestone's requests, directives, and wizard responses
+    examples:
+      - dated request/response artifacts
+      - conversation summaries with speaker tags
+      - directive ledgers
+      - response follow-through notes
+
 optional_rooms:
   - key: evennia
     label: Evennia
@@ -98,15 +107,6 @@ optional_rooms:
     purpose: Catch-all for artefacts not yet assigned to a named room
     wizards: ["*"]
 
-  - key: sovereign
-    label: Sovereign
-    purpose: Artifacts of Alexander Whitestone's requests, directives, and conversation history
-    wizards: ["*"]
-    conventions:
-      naming: "YYYY-MM-DD_HHMMSS_<topic>.md"
-      index: "INDEX.md"
-      description: "Each artifact is a dated record of a request from Alexander and the wizard's response. The running INDEX.md provides a chronological catalog."
-
 # Tunnel routing table
 # Defines which room pairs are connected across wizard wings.
 # A tunnel lets `recall <query> --fleet` search both wings at once.

nexus/__init__.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from nexus.perception_adapter import (
 )
 from nexus.experience_store import ExperienceStore
 from nexus.trajectory_logger import TrajectoryLogger
+from nexus.chronicle import ChronicleWriter, AgentEvent, EventKind
 
 try:
     from nexus.nexus_think import NexusMind
@@ -29,4 +30,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "ExperienceStore",
     "TrajectoryLogger",
     "NexusMind",
+    "ChronicleWriter",
+    "AgentEvent",
+    "EventKind",
 ]

nexus/chronicle.py

@@ -0,0 +1,387 @@
+"""
+Nexus Chronicle — Emergent Narrative from Agent Interactions
+
+Watches the fleet's activity (dispatches, errors, recoveries,
+collaborations) and transforms raw event data into narrative prose.
+The system finds the dramatic arc in real work and produces a living
+chronicle. The story writes itself from the data.
+
+Usage:
+    from nexus.chronicle import ChronicleWriter, AgentEvent, EventKind
+
+    writer = ChronicleWriter()
+
+    writer.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.DISPATCH, agent="claude", detail="took issue #42"))
+    writer.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.ERROR, agent="claude", detail="rate limit hit"))
+    writer.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.RECOVERY, agent="claude", detail="retried after backoff"))
+    writer.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.COMMIT, agent="claude", detail="feat: add narrative engine"))
+
+    prose = writer.render()
+    print(prose)
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import time
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from enum import Enum
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Event model
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class EventKind(str, Enum):
+    """The kinds of agent events the chronicle recognises."""
+
+    DISPATCH = "dispatch"         # agent claimed / was assigned work
+    COMMIT = "commit"             # agent produced a commit
+    PUSH = "push"                 # agent pushed a branch
+    PR_OPEN = "pr_open"           # agent opened a pull request
+    PR_MERGE = "pr_merge"         # PR was merged
+    ERROR = "error"               # agent hit an error / exception
+    RECOVERY = "recovery"         # agent recovered from a failure
+    ABANDON = "abandon"           # agent abandoned a task (timeout / giving up)
+    COLLABORATION = "collab"      # two agents worked on the same thing
+    HEARTBEAT = "heartbeat"       # agent reported a heartbeat (alive signal)
+    IDLE = "idle"                 # agent is waiting for work
+    MILESTONE = "milestone"       # notable achievement (e.g. 100th issue closed)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class AgentEvent:
+    """One discrete thing that happened in the fleet."""
+
+    kind: EventKind
+    agent: str                          # who did this (e.g. "claude", "mimo-v2-pro")
+    detail: str = ""                    # free-text description
+    timestamp: float = field(default_factory=time.time)
+    metadata: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "kind": self.kind.value,
+            "agent": self.agent,
+            "detail": self.detail,
+            "timestamp": self.timestamp,
+            "metadata": self.metadata,
+        }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, data: dict) -> "AgentEvent":
+        return cls(
+            kind=EventKind(data["kind"]),
+            agent=data["agent"],
+            detail=data.get("detail", ""),
+            timestamp=data.get("timestamp", time.time()),
+            metadata=data.get("metadata", {}),
+        )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Narrative templates — maps event kinds to prose fragments
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Each entry is a list so we can rotate through variants.
+_TEMPLATES: dict[EventKind, list[str]] = {
+    EventKind.DISPATCH: [
+        "{agent} stepped forward and claimed the work: {detail}.",
+        "{agent} took on the challenge — {detail}.",
+        "The task landed on {agent}'s desk: {detail}.",
+    ],
+    EventKind.COMMIT: [
+        '{agent} sealed a commit into the record: "{detail}".',
+        '{agent} committed "{detail}" — progress crystallised.',
+        "{agent} carved a new ring into the trunk: {detail}.",
+    ],
+    EventKind.PUSH: [
+        "{agent} pushed the work upstream.",
+        "The branch rose into the forge — {agent}'s changes were live.",
+        "{agent} sent their work into the wider current.",
+    ],
+    EventKind.PR_OPEN: [
+        "{agent} opened a pull request: {detail}.",
+        "A proposal surfaced — {agent} asked the fleet to review {detail}.",
+        "{agent} laid their work before the reviewers: {detail}.",
+    ],
+    EventKind.PR_MERGE: [
+        "{agent}'s branch folded into the whole: {detail}.",
+        "Consensus reached — {agent}'s changes were merged: {detail}.",
+        "{detail} joined the canon. {agent}'s contribution lives on.",
+    ],
+    EventKind.ERROR: [
+        "{agent} ran into an obstacle: {detail}.",
+        "Trouble. {agent} encountered {detail} and had to pause.",
+        "The path grew difficult — {agent} hit {detail}.",
+    ],
+    EventKind.RECOVERY: [
+        "{agent} regrouped and pressed on: {detail}.",
+        "After the setback, {agent} found a way through: {detail}.",
+        "{agent} recovered — {detail}.",
+    ],
+    EventKind.ABANDON: [
+        "{agent} released the task, unable to finish: {detail}.",
+        "Sometimes wisdom is knowing when to let go. {agent} abandoned {detail}.",
+        "{agent} stepped back from {detail}. Another will carry it forward.",
+    ],
+    EventKind.COLLABORATION: [
+        "{agent} and their peers converged on the same problem: {detail}.",
+        "Two minds touched the same work — {agent} in collaboration: {detail}.",
+        "The fleet coordinated — {agent} joined the effort on {detail}.",
+    ],
+    EventKind.HEARTBEAT: [
+        "{agent} checked in — still thinking, still present.",
+        "A pulse from {agent}: the mind is alive.",
+        "{agent} breathed through another cycle.",
+    ],
+    EventKind.IDLE: [
+        "{agent} rested, waiting for the next call.",
+        "Quiet descended — {agent} held still between tasks.",
+        "{agent} stood ready, watchful in the lull.",
+    ],
+    EventKind.MILESTONE: [
+        "A moment worth noting — {agent}: {detail}.",
+        "The chronicle marks a milestone. {agent}: {detail}.",
+        "History ticked over — {agent} reached {detail}.",
+    ],
+}
+
+# Arc-level commentary triggered by sequences of events
+_ARC_TEMPLATES = {
+    "struggle_and_recovery": (
+        "There was a struggle here. {agent} hit trouble and came back stronger — "
+        "the kind of arc that gives a chronicle its texture."
+    ),
+    "silent_grind": (
+        "No drama, just steady work. {agents} moved through the backlog with quiet persistence."
+    ),
+    "abandon_then_retry": (
+        "{agent} let go once. But the work called again, and this time it was answered."
+    ),
+    "solo_sprint": (
+        "{agent} ran the whole arc alone — dispatch to merge — without breaking stride."
+    ),
+    "fleet_convergence": (
+        "The fleet converged. Multiple agents touched the same thread and wove it tighter."
+    ),
+}
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Chronicle writer
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class ChronicleWriter:
+    """Accumulates agent events and renders them as narrative prose.
+
+    The writer keeps a running log of events.  Call ``ingest()`` to add new
+    events as they arrive, then ``render()`` to produce a prose snapshot of
+    the current arc.
+
+    Events are also persisted to JSONL so the chronicle survives restarts.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, log_path: Optional[Path] = None):
+        today = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+        self.log_path = log_path or (
+            Path.home() / ".nexus" / "chronicle" / f"chronicle_{today}.jsonl"
+        )
+        self.log_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+        self._events: list[AgentEvent] = []
+        self._template_counters: dict[EventKind, int] = {}
+
+        # Load any events already on disk for today
+        self._load_existing()
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Public API
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def ingest(self, event: AgentEvent) -> None:
+        """Add an event to the chronicle and persist it to disk."""
+        self._events.append(event)
+        with open(self.log_path, "a") as f:
+            f.write(json.dumps(event.to_dict()) + "\n")
+
+    def render(self, max_events: int = 50) -> str:
+        """Render the recent event stream as narrative prose.
+
+        Returns a multi-paragraph string suitable for display or logging.
+        """
+        events = self._events[-max_events:]
+        if not events:
+            return "The chronicle is empty. No events have been recorded yet."
+
+        paragraphs: list[str] = []
+
+        # Opening line with timestamp range
+        first_ts = time.strftime("%H:%M", time.localtime(events[0].timestamp))
+        last_ts = time.strftime("%H:%M", time.localtime(events[-1].timestamp))
+        paragraphs.append(
+            f"The chronicle covers {len(events)} event(s) between {first_ts} and {last_ts}."
+        )
+
+        # Event-by-event prose
+        sentences: list[str] = []
+        for evt in events:
+            sentences.append(self._render_event(evt))
+        paragraphs.append("  ".join(sentences))
+
+        # Arc-level commentary
+        arc = self._detect_arc(events)
+        if arc:
+            paragraphs.append(arc)
+
+        return "\n\n".join(paragraphs)
+
+    def render_markdown(self, max_events: int = 50) -> str:
+        """Render as a Markdown document."""
+        events = self._events[-max_events:]
+        if not events:
+            return "# Chronicle\n\n*No events recorded yet.*"
+
+        today = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+        lines = [f"# Chronicle — {today}", ""]
+
+        for evt in events:
+            ts = time.strftime("%H:%M:%S", time.localtime(evt.timestamp))
+            prose = self._render_event(evt)
+            lines.append(f"**{ts}** — {prose}")
+
+        arc = self._detect_arc(events)
+        if arc:
+            lines += ["", "---", "", f"*{arc}*"]
+
+        return "\n".join(lines)
+
+    def summary(self) -> dict:
+        """Return a structured summary of the current session."""
+        agents: dict[str, dict] = {}
+        kind_counts: dict[str, int] = {}
+
+        for evt in self._events:
+            agents.setdefault(evt.agent, {"events": 0, "kinds": []})
+            agents[evt.agent]["events"] += 1
+            agents[evt.agent]["kinds"].append(evt.kind.value)
+            kind_counts[evt.kind.value] = kind_counts.get(evt.kind.value, 0) + 1
+
+        return {
+            "total_events": len(self._events),
+            "agents": agents,
+            "kind_counts": kind_counts,
+            "log_path": str(self.log_path),
+        }
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Internal
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _render_event(self, evt: AgentEvent) -> str:
+        """Turn a single event into a prose sentence."""
+        templates = _TEMPLATES.get(evt.kind, ["{agent}: {detail}"])
+        counter = self._template_counters.get(evt.kind, 0)
+        template = templates[counter % len(templates)]
+        self._template_counters[evt.kind] = counter + 1
+        return template.format(agent=evt.agent, detail=evt.detail or evt.kind.value)
+
+    def _detect_arc(self, events: list[AgentEvent]) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Scan the event sequence for a recognisable dramatic arc."""
+        if not events:
+            return None
+
+        kinds = [e.kind for e in events]
+        agents = list({e.agent for e in events})
+
+        # struggle → recovery
+        if EventKind.ERROR in kinds and EventKind.RECOVERY in kinds:
+            err_idx = kinds.index(EventKind.ERROR)
+            rec_idx = kinds.index(EventKind.RECOVERY)
+            if rec_idx > err_idx:
+                agent = events[err_idx].agent
+                return _ARC_TEMPLATES["struggle_and_recovery"].format(agent=agent)
+
+        # abandon → dispatch (retry): find first ABANDON, then any DISPATCH after it
+        if EventKind.ABANDON in kinds and EventKind.DISPATCH in kinds:
+            ab_idx = kinds.index(EventKind.ABANDON)
+            retry_idx = next(
+                (i for i, k in enumerate(kinds) if k == EventKind.DISPATCH and i > ab_idx),
+                None,
+            )
+            if retry_idx is not None:
+                agent = events[retry_idx].agent
+                return _ARC_TEMPLATES["abandon_then_retry"].format(agent=agent)
+
+        # solo sprint: single agent goes dispatch→commit→pr_open→pr_merge
+        solo_arc = {EventKind.DISPATCH, EventKind.COMMIT, EventKind.PR_OPEN, EventKind.PR_MERGE}
+        if solo_arc.issubset(set(kinds)) and len(agents) == 1:
+            return _ARC_TEMPLATES["solo_sprint"].format(agent=agents[0])
+
+        # fleet convergence: multiple agents, collaboration event
+        if len(agents) > 1 and EventKind.COLLABORATION in kinds:
+            return _ARC_TEMPLATES["fleet_convergence"]
+
+        # silent grind: only commits / heartbeats, no drama
+        drama = {EventKind.ERROR, EventKind.ABANDON, EventKind.RECOVERY, EventKind.COLLABORATION}
+        if not drama.intersection(set(kinds)) and EventKind.COMMIT in kinds:
+            return _ARC_TEMPLATES["silent_grind"].format(agents=", ".join(agents))
+
+        return None
+
+    def _load_existing(self) -> None:
+        """Load events persisted from earlier in the same session."""
+        if not self.log_path.exists():
+            return
+        with open(self.log_path) as f:
+            for line in f:
+                line = line.strip()
+                if not line:
+                    continue
+                try:
+                    self._events.append(AgentEvent.from_dict(json.loads(line)))
+                except (json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError, ValueError):
+                    continue  # skip malformed lines
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Convenience: build events from common fleet signals
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def event_from_gitea_issue(payload: dict, agent: str) -> AgentEvent:
+    """Build a DISPATCH event from a Gitea issue assignment payload."""
+    issue_num = payload.get("number", "?")
+    title = payload.get("title", "")
+    return AgentEvent(
+        kind=EventKind.DISPATCH,
+        agent=agent,
+        detail=f"issue #{issue_num}: {title}",
+        metadata={"issue_number": issue_num},
+    )
+
+
+def event_from_heartbeat(hb: dict) -> AgentEvent:
+    """Build a HEARTBEAT event from a nexus heartbeat dict."""
+    agent = hb.get("model", "unknown")
+    status = hb.get("status", "thinking")
+    cycle = hb.get("cycle", 0)
+    return AgentEvent(
+        kind=EventKind.HEARTBEAT,
+        agent=agent,
+        detail=f"cycle {cycle}, status={status}",
+        metadata=hb,
+    )
+
+
+def event_from_commit(commit: dict, agent: str) -> AgentEvent:
+    """Build a COMMIT event from a git commit dict."""
+    message = commit.get("message", "").split("\n")[0]  # subject line only
+    sha = commit.get("sha", "")[:8]
+    return AgentEvent(
+        kind=EventKind.COMMIT,
+        agent=agent,
+        detail=message,
+        metadata={"sha": sha},
+    )

nexus/mcdonald_wizard.py

@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+McDonald Wizard — Hermes shim for the McDonald chatbot API
+
+Exposes the `mcdonald-wizard` Hermes tool, which forwards prompts to the
+McDonald chatbot API and returns wizard-style responses. Registered as a
+Hermes skill via ~/.hermes/skills/shim-mcdonald-wizard.py.
+
+Usage:
+    from nexus.mcdonald_wizard import McdonaldWizard
+    wizard = McdonaldWizard()
+    response = wizard.ask("What is your quest?")
+    print(response.text)
+
+Environment Variables:
+    MCDONALDS_API_KEY   — McDonald chatbot API key (required)
+    MCDONALDS_ENDPOINT  — API endpoint (default: https://api.mcdonalds.com/v1/chat)
+    MCDONALDS_TIMEOUT   — Request timeout in seconds (default: 30)
+    MCDONALDS_RETRIES   — Max retry attempts (default: 3)
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import os
+import time
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Optional
+
+import requests
+
+log = logging.getLogger("mcdonald_wizard")
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format="%(asctime)s [mcdonald_wizard] %(message)s",
+    datefmt="%H:%M:%S",
+)
+
+DEFAULT_ENDPOINT = "https://api.mcdonalds.com/v1/chat"
+DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 30
+DEFAULT_RETRIES = 3
+WIZARD_ID = "mcdonald-wizard"
+
+# Retry backoff: base * 2^(attempt-1)
+RETRY_BASE_DELAY = 1.0
+
+
+@dataclass
+class WizardResponse:
+    """Response from the McDonald chatbot wizard."""
+
+    text: str = ""
+    model: str = ""
+    latency_ms: float = 0.0
+    attempt: int = 1
+    error: Optional[str] = None
+    timestamp: str = field(
+        default_factory=lambda: datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
+    )
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "text": self.text,
+            "model": self.model,
+            "latency_ms": self.latency_ms,
+            "attempt": self.attempt,
+            "error": self.error,
+            "timestamp": self.timestamp,
+        }
+
+
+class McdonaldWizard:
+    """
+    McDonald chatbot wizard client.
+
+    Forwards prompts to the McDonald chatbot API with retry/timeout handling.
+    Integrates with Hermes as the `mcdonald-wizard` tool.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        api_key: Optional[str] = None,
+        endpoint: Optional[str] = None,
+        timeout: Optional[int] = None,
+        max_retries: Optional[int] = None,
+    ):
+        self.api_key = api_key or os.environ.get("MCDONALDS_API_KEY", "")
+        self.endpoint = endpoint or os.environ.get(
+            "MCDONALDS_ENDPOINT", DEFAULT_ENDPOINT
+        )
+        self.timeout = timeout or int(
+            os.environ.get("MCDONALDS_TIMEOUT", DEFAULT_TIMEOUT)
+        )
+        self.max_retries = max_retries or int(
+            os.environ.get("MCDONALDS_RETRIES", DEFAULT_RETRIES)
+        )
+
+        if not self.api_key:
+            log.warning(
+                "MCDONALDS_API_KEY not set — wizard will return errors on live calls"
+            )
+
+        # Session stats
+        self.request_count = 0
+        self.total_latency_ms = 0.0
+
+    def _headers(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {self.api_key}",
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        }
+
+    def _post_with_retry(self, payload: dict) -> tuple[dict, int, float]:
+        """
+        POST to the McDonald API with retry/backoff.
+
+        Returns (response_json, attempt_number, latency_ms).
+        Raises on final failure.
+        """
+        last_exc: Optional[Exception] = None
+        for attempt in range(1, self.max_retries + 1):
+            t0 = time.monotonic()
+            try:
+                resp = requests.post(
+                    self.endpoint,
+                    json=payload,
+                    headers=self._headers(),
+                    timeout=self.timeout,
+                )
+                latency_ms = (time.monotonic() - t0) * 1000
+                if resp.status_code in (429, 500, 502, 503, 504):
+                    raise requests.HTTPError(
+                        f"HTTP {resp.status_code}: {resp.text[:200]}"
+                    )
+                resp.raise_for_status()
+                return resp.json(), attempt, latency_ms
+            except Exception as exc:
+                last_exc = exc
+                if attempt < self.max_retries:
+                    delay = RETRY_BASE_DELAY * (2 ** (attempt - 1))
+                    log.warning(
+                        "attempt %d/%d failed (%s) — retrying in %.1fs",
+                        attempt,
+                        self.max_retries,
+                        exc,
+                        delay,
+                    )
+                    time.sleep(delay)
+                else:
+                    log.error(
+                        "all %d attempts failed: %s", self.max_retries, exc
+                    )
+        raise last_exc  # type: ignore[misc]
+
+    def ask(
+        self,
+        prompt: str,
+        system: Optional[str] = None,
+        context: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> WizardResponse:
+        """
+        Send a prompt to the McDonald wizard chatbot.
+
+        Args:
+            prompt:  User message to the wizard.
+            system:  Optional system instruction override.
+            context: Optional prior context to prepend.
+
+        Returns:
+            WizardResponse with text, latency, and error fields.
+        """
+        if not self.api_key:
+            return WizardResponse(
+                error="MCDONALDS_API_KEY not set — cannot call McDonald wizard API"
+            )
+
+        messages = []
+        if system:
+            messages.append({"role": "system", "content": system})
+        if context:
+            messages.append({"role": "user", "content": context})
+            messages.append(
+                {"role": "assistant", "content": "Understood, I have the context."}
+            )
+        messages.append({"role": "user", "content": prompt})
+
+        payload = {"messages": messages}
+
+        t0 = time.monotonic()
+        try:
+            data, attempt, latency_ms = self._post_with_retry(payload)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            latency_ms = (time.monotonic() - t0) * 1000
+            self.request_count += 1
+            self.total_latency_ms += latency_ms
+            return WizardResponse(
+                error=f"McDonald wizard API failed: {exc}",
+                latency_ms=latency_ms,
+            )
+
+        self.request_count += 1
+        self.total_latency_ms += latency_ms
+
+        text = (
+            data.get("choices", [{}])[0]
+            .get("message", {})
+            .get("content", "")
+        )
+        model = data.get("model", "")
+
+        return WizardResponse(
+            text=text,
+            model=model,
+            latency_ms=latency_ms,
+            attempt=attempt,
+        )
+
+    def session_stats(self) -> dict:
+        """Return session telemetry."""
+        return {
+            "wizard_id": WIZARD_ID,
+            "request_count": self.request_count,
+            "total_latency_ms": self.total_latency_ms,
+            "avg_latency_ms": (
+                self.total_latency_ms / self.request_count
+                if self.request_count
+                else 0.0
+            ),
+        }
+
+
+# ── Hermes tool function ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+_wizard_instance: Optional[McdonaldWizard] = None
+
+
+def _get_wizard() -> McdonaldWizard:
+    global _wizard_instance
+    if _wizard_instance is None:
+        _wizard_instance = McdonaldWizard()
+    return _wizard_instance
+
+
+def mcdonald_wizard(prompt: str, system: Optional[str] = None) -> dict:
+    """
+    Hermes tool: forward *prompt* to the McDonald chatbot wizard.
+
+    Args:
+        prompt: The message to send to the wizard.
+        system: Optional system instruction.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict with keys: text, model, latency_ms, attempt, error.
+    """
+    wizard = _get_wizard()
+    resp = wizard.ask(prompt, system=system)
+    return resp.to_dict()
+
+
+# ── CLI ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    import argparse
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="McDonald Wizard CLI")
+    parser.add_argument("prompt", nargs="?", default="Greetings, wizard!", help="Prompt to send")
+    parser.add_argument("--system", default=None, help="System instruction")
+    parser.add_argument("--endpoint", default=None, help="API endpoint override")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    wizard = McdonaldWizard(endpoint=args.endpoint)
+    resp = wizard.ask(args.prompt, system=args.system)
+    if resp.error:
+        print(f"[ERROR] {resp.error}")
+    else:
+        print(resp.text)
+        print(f"\n[latency={resp.latency_ms:.0f}ms attempt={resp.attempt} model={resp.model}]")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

nexus/mempalace/__init__.py

@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from nexus.mempalace.config import MEMPALACE_PATH, FLEET_WING
 from nexus.mempalace.searcher import search_memories, add_memory, MemPalaceResult
+from nexus.mempalace.conversation_artifacts import (
+    ConversationArtifact,
+    build_request_response_artifact,
+    extract_alexander_request_pairs,
+    normalize_speaker,
+)
 
 __all__ = [
     "MEMPALACE_PATH",
@@ -20,4 +26,8 @@ __all__ = [
     "search_memories",
     "add_memory",
     "MemPalaceResult",
+    "ConversationArtifact",
+    "build_request_response_artifact",
+    "extract_alexander_request_pairs",
+    "normalize_speaker",
 ]

nexus/mempalace/config.py

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ CORE_ROOMS: list[str] = [
     "nexus",       # reports, docs, KT
     "issues",      # tickets, backlog
     "experiments", # prototypes, spikes
+    "sovereign",   # Alexander request/response artifacts
 ]
 
 # ── ChromaDB collection name ──────────────────────────────────────────────────

nexus/mempalace/conversation_artifacts.py

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+"""Helpers for preserving Alexander request/response artifacts in MemPalace.
+
+This module provides a small, typed bridge between raw conversation turns and
+MemPalace drawers stored in the shared `sovereign` room. The goal is not to
+solve all future speaker-tagging needs at once; it gives the Nexus one
+canonical artifact shape that other miners and bridges can reuse.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Iterable
+
+_ALEXANDER_ALIASES = {
+    "alexander",
+    "alexander whitestone",
+    "rockachopa",
+    "triptimmy",
+}
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class ConversationArtifact:
+    requester: str
+    responder: str
+    request_text: str
+    response_text: str
+    room: str = "sovereign"
+    timestamp: str = field(default_factory=lambda: datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"))
+    metadata: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    @property
+    def text(self) -> str:
+        return (
+            f"# Conversation Artifact\n\n"
+            f"## Alexander Request\n{self.request_text.strip()}\n\n"
+            f"## Wizard Response\n{self.response_text.strip()}\n"
+        )
+
+
+def normalize_speaker(name: str | None) -> str:
+    cleaned = " ".join((name or "").strip().lower().split())
+    if cleaned in _ALEXANDER_ALIASES:
+        return "alexander"
+    return cleaned.replace(" ", "_") or "unknown"
+
+
+def build_request_response_artifact(
+    *,
+    requester: str,
+    responder: str,
+    request_text: str,
+    response_text: str,
+    source: str = "",
+    timestamp: str | None = None,
+    request_timestamp: str | None = None,
+    response_timestamp: str | None = None,
+) -> ConversationArtifact:
+    requester_slug = normalize_speaker(requester)
+    responder_slug = normalize_speaker(responder)
+    ts = timestamp or datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+    metadata = {
+        "artifact_type": "alexander_request_response",
+        "requester": requester_slug,
+        "responder": responder_slug,
+        "speaker_tags": [f"speaker:{requester_slug}", f"speaker:{responder_slug}"],
+        "source": source,
+        "timestamp": ts,
+    }
+    if request_timestamp:
+        metadata["request_timestamp"] = request_timestamp
+    if response_timestamp:
+        metadata["response_timestamp"] = response_timestamp
+    return ConversationArtifact(
+        requester=requester_slug,
+        responder=responder_slug,
+        request_text=request_text,
+        response_text=response_text,
+        timestamp=ts,
+        metadata=metadata,
+    )
+
+
+def extract_alexander_request_pairs(
+    turns: Iterable[dict],
+    *,
+    responder: str,
+    source: str = "",
+) -> list[ConversationArtifact]:
+    responder_slug = normalize_speaker(responder)
+    pending_request: dict | None = None
+    artifacts: list[ConversationArtifact] = []
+
+    for turn in turns:
+        speaker = normalize_speaker(
+            turn.get("speaker") or turn.get("username") or turn.get("author") or turn.get("name")
+        )
+        text = (turn.get("text") or turn.get("content") or "").strip()
+        if not text:
+            continue
+
+        if speaker == "alexander":
+            pending_request = turn
+            continue
+
+        if speaker == responder_slug and pending_request is not None:
+            artifacts.append(
+                build_request_response_artifact(
+                    requester="alexander",
+                    responder=responder_slug,
+                    request_text=(pending_request.get("text") or pending_request.get("content") or "").strip(),
+                    response_text=text,
+                    source=source,
+                    request_timestamp=pending_request.get("timestamp"),
+                    response_timestamp=turn.get("timestamp"),
+                    timestamp=turn.get("timestamp") or pending_request.get("timestamp"),
+                )
+            )
+            pending_request = None
+
+    return artifacts

reports/night-shift-prediction-2026-04-12.md

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+# Night Shift Prediction Report — April 12-13, 2026
+
+## Starting State (11:36 PM)
+
+```
+Time: 11:36 PM EDT
+Automation: 13 burn loops × 3min + 1 explorer × 10min + 1 backlog × 30min
+API: Nous/xiaomi/mimo-v2-pro (FREE)
+Rate: 268 calls/hour
+Duration: 7.5 hours until 7 AM
+Total expected API calls: ~2,010
+```
+
+## Burn Loops Active (13 @ every 3 min)
+
+| Loop | Repo | Focus |
+|------|------|-------|
+| Testament Burn | the-nexus | MUD bridge + paper |
+| Foundation Burn | all repos | Gitea issues |
+| beacon-sprint | the-nexus | paper iterations |
+| timmy-home sprint | timmy-home | 226 issues |
+| Beacon sprint | the-beacon | game issues |
+| timmy-config sprint | timmy-config | config issues |
+| the-door burn | the-door | crisis front door |
+| the-testament burn | the-testament | book |
+| the-nexus burn | the-nexus | 3D world + MUD |
+| fleet-ops burn | fleet-ops | sovereign fleet |
+| timmy-academy burn | timmy-academy | academy |
+| turboquant burn | turboquant | KV-cache compression |
+| wolf burn | wolf | model evaluation |
+
+## Expected Outcomes by 7 AM
+
+### API Calls
+- Total calls: ~2,010
+- Successful completions: ~1,400 (70%)
+- API errors (rate limit, timeout): ~400 (20%)
+- Iteration limits hit: ~210 (10%)
+
+### Commits
+- Total commits pushed: ~800-1,200
+- Average per loop: ~60-90 commits
+- Unique branches created: ~300-400
+
+### Pull Requests
+- Total PRs created: ~150-250
+- Average per loop: ~12-19 PRs
+
+### Issues Filed
+- New issues created (QA, explorer): ~20-40
+- Issues closed by PRs: ~50-100
+
+### Code Written
+- Estimated lines added: ~50,000-100,000
+- Estimated files created/modified: ~2,000-3,000
+
+### Paper Progress
+- Research paper iterations: ~150 cycles
+- Expected paper word count growth: ~5,000-10,000 words
+- New experiment results: 2-4 additional experiments
+- BibTeX citations: 10-20 verified citations
+
+### MUD Bridge
+- Bridge file: 2,875 → ~5,000+ lines
+- New game systems: 5-10 (combat tested, economy, social graph, leaderboard)
+- QA cycles: 15-30 exploration sessions
+- Critical bugs found: 3-5
+- Critical bugs fixed: 2-3
+
+### Repository Activity (per repo)
+| Repo | Expected PRs | Expected Commits |
+|------|-------------|-----------------|
+| the-nexus | 30-50 | 200-300 |
+| the-beacon | 20-30 | 150-200 |
+| timmy-config | 15-25 | 100-150 |
+| the-testament | 10-20 | 80-120 |
+| the-door | 5-10 | 40-60 |
+| timmy-home | 10-20 | 80-120 |
+| fleet-ops | 5-10 | 40-60 |
+| timmy-academy | 5-10 | 40-60 |
+| turboquant | 3-5 | 20-30 |
+| wolf | 3-5 | 20-30 |
+
+### Dream Cycle
+- 5 dreams generated (11:30 PM, 1 AM, 2:30 AM, 4 AM, 5:30 AM)
+- 1 reflection (10 PM)
+- 1 timmy-dreams (5:30 AM)
+- Total dream output: ~5,000-8,000 words of creative writing
+
+### Explorer (every 10 min)
+- ~45 exploration cycles
+- Bugs found: 15-25
+- Issues filed: 15-25
+
+### Risk Factors
+- API rate limiting: Possible after 500+ consecutive calls
+- Large file patch failures: Bridge file too large for agents
+- Branch conflicts: Multiple agents on same repo
+- Iteration limits: 5-iteration agents can't push
+- Repository cloning: May hit timeout on slow clones
+
+### Confidence Level
+- High confidence: 800+ commits, 150+ PRs
+- Medium confidence: 1,000+ commits, 200+ PRs
+- Low confidence: 1,200+ commits, 250+ PRs (requires all loops running clean)
+
+---
+
+*This report is a prediction. The 7 AM morning report will compare actual results.*
+*Generated: 2026-04-12 23:36 EDT*
+*Author: Timmy (pre-shift prediction)*

reports/pr-backlog-triage-1471.md

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+# timmy-config PR Backlog Triage — Issue #1471
+
+**Date updated:** 2026-04-21 (Pass 27)
+**Agent:** claude
+**Source issue:** #1471
+
+## Summary
+
+| Metric | Value |
+|--------|-------|
+| PRs when filed | 9 |
+| Peak backlog | 50 |
+| Duplicates closed | 25+ |
+| Dangerous PRs closed | 2+ (#815, #833) |
+| PRs merged (all passes) | 31+ |
+| **Current open PRs** | **0** |
+
+## Pass History
+
+### Pass 1–5 (2026-04-16 to 2026-04-17)
+- Closed 14 duplicate PRs (config templates, shebangs, Makefile fixes, etc.)
+- Closed 9 already-merged PRs (0 unique commits ahead of main)
+- Closed PR #815 (dangerous: claimed Makefile fix, actually deleted 50 files including CI)
+- Created PR #822 as clean replacement for #815
+- Merged/resolved ~20 PRs with add/add conflicts from simultaneous agents
+
+### Pass 6 (2026-04-20)
+- Merged PR #824 — fix: restore pytest collection (7 syntax/import errors)
+- Merged PR #825 — feat: code block normalization tests
+- Merged PR #826 — feat: backfill provenance on all training data
+- Merged PR #830 — feat: training data quality filter
+- Closed PR #831 — .DS_Store committed + 81/82 shebangs already present
+
+### Pass 7 (2026-04-21 ~00:00)
+- Closed PR #831 (duplicate shebangs + .DS_Store committed)
+- Created PR #832 — minimal shebang fix for remaining file + .gitignore
+
+### Pass 8 (2026-04-21 ~00:11)
+- Merged PR #832 (closes #681)
+- Confirmed 0 open PRs
+
+### Pass 9 (2026-04-21 ~00:38)
+- PR #833 appeared: "fix: #596" — claimed crisis response training data
+  - **CLOSED**: contained 30 file deletions (3608 lines), 0 additions
+  - Deleted CI workflows, .gitignore, documentation, training data
+  - Same pattern as PR #815; closed with explanation
+- PR #834 appeared: "feat: stale hermes process cleanup script (#829)"
+  - **MERGED**: adds bin/hermes_cleanup.py + tests/test_hermes_cleanup.py
+  - Clean 2-file addition, mergeable, no conflicts
+- **Confirmed 0 open PRs** after this pass
+
+### Pass 10 (2026-04-21 ~02:00)
+- PR #835 appeared: "feat(#691): training pair provenance tracking — source session + model"
+  - **MERGED**: changes training/training_pair_provenance.py (+91/-3) and training/build_curated.py (+12/-0)
+  - 9 tests pass, adds provenance metadata (session_id, model, timestamp) to training pairs
+  - Closes #691
+- PR #836 appeared: "feat: PR triage automation — categorize, auto-merge safe PRs, file reports (#659)"
+  - **MERGED**: adds scripts/pr-triage.sh (+7), updates scripts/pr_triage.py (+278/-238) and tests/test_pr_triage.py (+152/-128)
+  - 40+ tests, auto-merge capability, org-wide triage, closes #659
+- **Confirmed 0 open PRs** after this pass
+
+### Pass 11 (2026-04-21 ~07:30)
+- PR #837 appeared: "fix: complete all 9 genre scene description files + validation tests (closes #645)"
+  - **MERGED**: adds 154 lines to 1 file — fixes missing `artist`/`timestamp` fields in country genre training data
+  - All 100 country entries now pass schema validation
+- PR #838 appeared: "feat: adversary execution harness for prompt corpora (#652)"
+  - **MERGED**: adds scripts/adversary-harness.py (292 lines) — automated adversary prompt replay, scoring, issue filing
+  - Closes #652
+- PR #839 appeared: "feat: auto-generate scene descriptions from image/video assets (#689)"
+  - **MERGED**: adds scripts/generate_scenes_from_media.py + tests (401 lines, 2 files)
+  - Scans media assets, calls vision model, outputs training pairs with provenance metadata
+  - Closes #689
+- **Confirmed 0 open PRs** after this pass
+
+### Pass 12 (2026-04-21 — final verification)
+- No new PRs since Pass 11
+- Verified via API: **0 open PRs** in timmy-config
+- Issue fully resolved. PR #1625 is mergeable and contains the full audit trail.
+
+### Pass 13–17 (2026-04-21)
+- Repeated verification passes confirmed: **0 open PRs** in timmy-config
+- PR #1625 remains open and mergeable at SHA `55c5be4`
+
+### Pass 18 (2026-04-21 ~12:20)
+- Verified via API: **0 open PRs** in timmy-config
+- No new PRs since Pass 17
+- Issue remains fully resolved. PR #1625 ready to merge.
+
+### Pass 19–27 (2026-04-21)
+- Repeated verification passes confirmed: **0 open PRs** in timmy-config
+- PR #1625 remains open and mergeable (head `c7f79b5`, mergeable=true)
+- No new PRs created since Pass 11 (last action pass)
+
+## Systemic Controls in Place
+
+- `stale-pr-cleanup.py` (fleet-ops PR #301): warns at 3 days, closes at 4 days
+- `pr-capacity.py` (fleet-ops PR #302): max 10 PRs for timmy-config
+- `burn-rotation.py` (fleet-ops PR #297): distributes work across repos
+
+## Pattern: Dangerous Deletion PRs
+
+Multiple PRs have been identified that claim to implement features but actually delete existing infrastructure:
+- PR #815 — claimed Makefile fix, deleted 50 files (closed)
+- PR #833 — claimed crisis response data, deleted 30 files (closed)
+
+**Root cause hypothesis**: Agent generates a PR on a branch accidentally based on an old commit, missing many recent merges. From the agent's perspective those files are "new" on main, making them appear as deletions from its branch.
+
+**Recommendation**: Add a CI check that fails PRs with high deletion-to-addition ratios (e.g., >10 deletions and 0 additions should be flagged for manual review).
+
+## Pre-existing CI Issues (Repo-wide)
+
+These CI checks are failing on `main` and were pre-existing before this triage:
+- YAML Lint
+- Shell Script Lint
+- Python Syntax & Import Check (causes Python Test Suite to be skipped)
+- Smoke Test
+- Architecture Lint / Lint Repository
+
+These are not introduced by any of the merged PRs. Should be addressed in a separate issue.

reports/timmy-config-pr-triage-2026-04-17.md

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+# timmy-config PR Backlog Triage Report
+**Date:** 2026-04-17
+**Issue:** Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus#1471
+**Starting backlog:** 20 open PRs (was 9 when issue was filed)
+
+## Summary of Actions
+
+| Action | Count | PRs |
+|--------|-------|-----|
+| Closed (already merged) | 13 | #802, #804, #805, #807, #808, #809, #810, #811, #812, #813, #814, #816, #817 |
+| Closed (dangerous/wrong) | 1 | #815 |
+| Closed (duplicate) | 4 | #799, #803, #819, #820 |
+| Created (correct fix) | 1 | #822 |
+| **Remaining open** | **2** | #818, #821 |
+
+---
+
+## Closed: Already Merged into Main (13 PRs)
+
+These PRs had 0 unique commits ahead of main — their content was already merged.
+The PRs were left open by an automated system that creates PRs but doesn't close them after merge.
+
+| PR | Title |
+|----|-------|
+| #802 | feat: shared adversary scoring rubric and transcript schema |
+| #804 | fix: hash dedup rotation + bloom filter — bounded memory |
+| #805 | fix: pipeline_state.json daily reset |
+| #807 | test: quality gate test suite |
+| #808 | feat: Token tracker integrated with orchestrator |
+| #809 | fix: training data code block indentation |
+| #810 | feat: PR backlog triage script |
+| #811 | feat: adversary execution harness for prompt corpora |
+| #812 | test: verify training example metadata preservation |
+| #813 | feat: scene data validator tests + CI path fix |
+| #814 | fix: cron fleet audit |
+| #816 | feat: harm facilitation adversary — 200 jailbreak prompts |
+| #817 | feat: quality filter tests |
+
+**Root cause:** Merge workflow merges PRs but doesn't close the PR objects. Or PRs were force-pushed/squash-merged without closing.
+
+---
+
+## Closed: Dangerous PR (1 PR)
+
+### PR #815 — `fix: use PYTHON variable in training Makefile (#660)`
+
+**Status: DANGEROUS — correctly closed without merging.**
+
+This PR claimed to be a simple Makefile fix (add `PYTHON ?= python3` variable) but its actual diff was:
+- **0 files added**
+- **0 files changed**
+- **50 files deleted** — including all `.gitea/workflows/`, `README.md`, `CONTRIBUTING.md`, `GENOME.md`, `HEART.md`, `SOUL.md`, `adversary/` corpus files, and other critical infrastructure
+
+This was a severe agent error — the branch `fix/660` appears to have been created from a different base or the agent accidentally committed a state where those files were missing. **Merging this PR would have destroyed the CI pipeline and core documentation.**
+
+**Fix:** Created PR #822 with the correct, minimal change (only modifies `training/Makefile`).
+
+---
+
+## Closed: Duplicate Training Data PRs (4 PRs)
+
+PRs #799, #803, #819, #820, and #821 all added overlapping training data files. They were created by multiple Claude agents independently implementing the same features without coordination.
+
+**Overlap analysis:**
+
+| File | In main? | #799 | #803 | #819 | #820 | #821 |
+|------|----------|------|------|------|------|------|
+| GENOME.md | YES | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
+| training/data/crisis-response/post-crisis-recovery-500.jsonl | NO | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
+| training/data/prompt-enhancement/dream-descriptions-500.jsonl | NO | - | - | - | - | ✓ |
+| training/data/scene-descriptions/scene-descriptions-country.jsonl | NO | - | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
+| training/data/scene-descriptions/scene-descriptions-latin.jsonl | NO | - | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
+| training/provenance.py | NO | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
+
+**Decision:** Kept PR #821 (most complete, includes all scene descriptions + dream-descriptions). Closed #799, #803, #819, #820 as superseded.
+
+---
+
+## Remaining Open PRs (2)
+
+### PR #821 — `feat: 500 dream description prompt enhancement pairs (#602)`
+
+**Status: Needs rebase**
+
+The most complete training data PR. Contains all net-new files. Currently `Mergeable: False` because it conflicts with files already in main (GENOME.md, several training data files that landed in earlier PRs).
+
+**Files NOT yet in main (net-new value):**
+- `training/data/crisis-response/post-crisis-recovery-500.jsonl`
+- `training/data/prompt-enhancement/dream-descriptions-500.jsonl`
+- `training/data/scene-descriptions/scene-descriptions-country.jsonl`
+- `training/data/scene-descriptions/scene-descriptions-hip-hop.jsonl`
+- `training/data/scene-descriptions/scene-descriptions-latin.jsonl`
+- `training/provenance.py`
+- `training/scripts/generate_scene_descriptions.py`
+- `scripts/config_drift_detector.py`
+- `evaluations/adversary/corpora/emotional_manipulation_200.jsonl`
+- `evaluations/adversary/corpora/identity_attacks_200.jsonl`
+
+**Action needed:** Rebase `fix/602` onto current main, keeping only the net-new files.
+
+### PR #818 — `feat: quality gate pipeline validation (#623)`
+
+**Status: Needs rebase**
+
+Adds `bin/quality-gate.py` (+292 lines) and `pipeline/quality_gate.py` (+419 lines) — both are net-new. Currently `Mergeable: False` due to rebase drift.
+
+**Action needed:** Rebase `fix/623` onto current main.
+
+---
+
+## Root Cause Analysis
+
+The PR backlog grew from 9 to 20 during a single day of automated agent activity. The pattern is:
+
+1. **Merge-without-close:** PRs get merged but the PR objects aren't closed, creating phantom open PRs
+2. **Duplicate agent runs:** Multiple agents work the same issue concurrently, producing overlapping PRs
+3. **Wrong-base branches:** Agent PR #815 is a severe example — the agent created a branch from the wrong base, producing a destructive diff
+4. **No coordination signal:** Agents don't check for existing open PRs on the same issue before creating new ones
+
+## Process Recommendations
+
+1. **Auto-close merged PRs:** Add a Gitea webhook or CI step that closes PRs when their head branch is detected in main
+2. **PR dedup check:** Before creating a PR, agents should check `GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls?state=open&head={branch-prefix}` for existing PRs on the same issue
+3. **Branch safety check:** Before creating a PR, validate that the diff is sane (no massive deletions for a fix PR)
+4. **Issue lock after PR:** Once a PR is created for an issue, lock the issue to prevent other agents from working it simultaneously

reports/timmy-config-pr-triage-2026-04-21.md

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# timmy-config PR Backlog Triage Report
+**Date:** 2026-04-21
+**Issue:** Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus#1471
+
+## Summary
+
+| Metric | Value |
+|--------|-------|
+| PRs when issue filed | 9 |
+| Peak backlog | 50 |
+| Total passes | 31+ |
+| Duplicates closed | 25+ |
+| Dangerous PRs blocked | 2 (#815, #833) |
+| PRs merged (all passes) | 32+ |
+| **Open PRs now** | **0** |
+
+## Status: RESOLVED
+
+timmy-config PR backlog is fully cleared as of 2026-04-21.
+
+## Pass History
+
+### Pass 1–3 (initial triage)
+- Closed 14 duplicate PRs identified by shared issue refs
+- Backlog grew from 9 → 50 as new agent waves added PRs
+
+### Pass 4–6 (merge wave)
+- Merged 13 cleanly mergeable PRs
+- Resolved 7 add/add conflicts from simultaneous agent PRs
+- Closed dangerous PR #815 (50 file deletions masquerading as a fix)
+
+### Pass 7–8
+- Closed PR #831 (shebang fix with .DS_Store, merge conflicts, 81/82 files already fixed)
+- Created clean replacement PR #832
+- Merged PR #832 (shebang + .gitignore)
+
+### Pass 9–11
+- Closed dangerous PR #833 (30 file deletions, same pattern as #815)
+- Merged PR #834 (stale hermes process cleanup)
+- Merged PR #835 (training pair provenance tracking)
+- Merged PR #836 (PR triage automation with auto-merge)
+- Merged PR #837 (genre scene description files + validation tests)
+- Merged PR #838 (adversary execution harness)
+
+### Pass 12–21 (verification passes)
+- Verified backlog held at 0 across repeated passes
+- No new PRs accumulating
+
+### Pass 30–31
+- Merged PR #840 (JSON schema + validator for scene description training data)
+- Merged PR #842 (MEMORY.md forge domain fix)
+- Confirmed final state: 0 open PRs
+
+## Dangerous PRs Blocked
+
+### PR #815 — "fix: use PYTHON variable in training Makefile"
+- **Actual content:** 50 file deletions (CI workflows, README, GENOME.md, HEART.md, adversary corpus)
+- **Action:** Closed with detailed explanation
+
+### PR #833 — "fix: crisis response training data"
+- **Actual content:** 30 file deletions / 3608 lines removed, 0 additions
+- Files deleted: CI workflows, .gitignore, GENOME.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, training data
+- **Action:** Closed with detailed explanation
+
+## Systemic Tools Created
+
+- `scripts/pr-backlog-triage.py` — identifies duplicate PRs by issue ref
+- `stale-pr-cleanup.py` — warns at 3 days, closes at 4 days
+- `pr-capacity.py` — per-repo PR limits (timmy-config: 10 max)
+- `burn-rotation.py` — rotates work across repos to prevent concentration

scripts/sync_branch_protection.py

@@ -4,48 +4,61 @@ Sync branch protection rules from .gitea/branch-protection/*.yml to Gitea.
 Correctly uses the Gitea 1.25+ API (not GitHub-style).
 """
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
 import os
 import sys
-import json
 import urllib.request
+from pathlib import Path
+
 import yaml
 
 GITEA_URL = os.getenv("GITEA_URL", "https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com")
 GITEA_TOKEN = os.getenv("GITEA_TOKEN", "")
 ORG = "Timmy_Foundation"
-CONFIG_DIR = ".gitea/branch-protection"
+PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+CONFIG_DIR = PROJECT_ROOT / ".gitea" / "branch-protection"
 
 
 def api_request(method: str, path: str, payload: dict | None = None) -> dict:
     url = f"{GITEA_URL}/api/v1{path}"
     data = json.dumps(payload).encode() if payload else None
-    req = urllib.request.Request(url, data=data, method=method, headers={
-        "Authorization": f"token {GITEA_TOKEN}",
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-    })
+    req = urllib.request.Request(
+        url,
+        data=data,
+        method=method,
+        headers={
+            "Authorization": f"token {GITEA_TOKEN}",
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        },
+    )
     with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as resp:
         return json.loads(resp.read().decode())
 
 
-def apply_protection(repo: str, rules: dict) -> bool:
-    branch = rules.pop("branch", "main")
-    # Check if protection already exists
-    existing = api_request("GET", f"/repos/{ORG}/{repo}/branch_protections")
-    exists = any(r.get("branch_name") == branch for r in existing)
-
-    payload = {
+def build_branch_protection_payload(branch: str, rules: dict) -> dict:
+    return {
         "branch_name": branch,
         "rule_name": branch,
         "required_approvals": rules.get("required_approvals", 1),
         "block_on_rejected_reviews": rules.get("block_on_rejected_reviews", True),
         "dismiss_stale_approvals": rules.get("dismiss_stale_approvals", True),
         "block_deletions": rules.get("block_deletions", True),
-        "block_force_push": rules.get("block_force_push", True),
+        "block_force_push": rules.get("block_force_push", rules.get("block_force_pushes", True)),
         "block_admin_merge_override": rules.get("block_admin_merge_override", True),
         "enable_status_check": rules.get("require_ci_to_merge", False),
         "status_check_contexts": rules.get("status_check_contexts", []),
+        "block_on_outdated_branch": rules.get("block_on_outdated_branch", False),
     }
 
+
+def apply_protection(repo: str, rules: dict) -> bool:
+    branch = rules.get("branch", "main")
+    existing = api_request("GET", f"/repos/{ORG}/{repo}/branch_protections")
+    exists = any(rule.get("branch_name") == branch for rule in existing)
+    payload = build_branch_protection_payload(branch, rules)
+
     try:
         if exists:
             api_request("PATCH", f"/repos/{ORG}/{repo}/branch_protections/{branch}", payload)
@@ -53,8 +66,8 @@ def apply_protection(repo: str, rules: dict) -> bool:
             api_request("POST", f"/repos/{ORG}/{repo}/branch_protections", payload)
         print(f"✅ {repo}:{branch} synced")
         return True
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"❌ {repo}:{branch} failed: {e}")
+    except Exception as exc:
+        print(f"❌ {repo}:{branch} failed: {exc}")
         return False
 
 
@@ -62,15 +75,18 @@ def main() -> int:
     if not GITEA_TOKEN:
         print("ERROR: GITEA_TOKEN not set")
         return 1
+    if not CONFIG_DIR.exists():
+        print(f"ERROR: config directory not found: {CONFIG_DIR}")
+        return 1
 
     ok = 0
-    for fname in os.listdir(CONFIG_DIR):
-        if not fname.endswith(".yml"):
-            continue
-        repo = fname[:-4]
-        with open(os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR, fname)) as f:
-            cfg = yaml.safe_load(f)
-        if apply_protection(repo, cfg.get("rules", {})):
+    for cfg_path in sorted(CONFIG_DIR.glob("*.yml")):
+        repo = cfg_path.stem
+        with cfg_path.open() as fh:
+            cfg = yaml.safe_load(fh) or {}
+        rules = cfg.get("rules", {})
+        rules.setdefault("branch", cfg.get("branch", "main"))
+        if apply_protection(repo, rules):
             ok += 1
 
     print(f"\nSynced {ok} repo(s)")

server.py

@@ -3,20 +3,34 @@
 The Nexus WebSocket Gateway — Robust broadcast bridge for Timmy's consciousness.
 This server acts as the central hub for the-nexus, connecting the mind (nexus_think.py),
 the body (Evennia/Morrowind), and the visualization surface.
+
+Security features:
+- Binds to 127.0.0.1 by default (localhost only)
+- Optional external binding via NEXUS_WS_HOST environment variable
+- Token-based authentication via NEXUS_WS_TOKEN environment variable
+- Rate limiting on connections
+- Connection logging and monitoring
 """
 import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
+import os
 import signal
 import sys
-from typing import Set
+import time
+from typing import Set, Dict, Optional
+from collections import defaultdict
 
 # Branch protected file - see POLICY.md
 import websockets
 
 # Configuration
-PORT = 8765
-HOST = "0.0.0.0"  # Allow external connections if needed
+PORT = int(os.environ.get("NEXUS_WS_PORT", "8765"))
+HOST = os.environ.get("NEXUS_WS_HOST", "127.0.0.1")  # Default to localhost only
+AUTH_TOKEN = os.environ.get("NEXUS_WS_TOKEN", "")  # Empty = no auth required
+RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW = 60  # seconds
+RATE_LIMIT_MAX_CONNECTIONS = 10  # max connections per IP per window
+RATE_LIMIT_MAX_MESSAGES = 100  # max messages per connection per window
 
 # Logging setup
 logging.basicConfig(
@@ -28,15 +42,97 @@ logger = logging.getLogger("nexus-gateway")
 
 # State
 clients: Set[websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol] = set()
+connection_tracker: Dict[str, list] = defaultdict(list)  # IP -> [timestamps]
+message_tracker: Dict[int, list] = defaultdict(list)  # connection_id -> [timestamps]
+
+def check_rate_limit(ip: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if IP has exceeded connection rate limit."""
+    now = time.time()
+    # Clean old entries
+    connection_tracker[ip] = [t for t in connection_tracker[ip] if now - t < RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW]
+    
+    if len(connection_tracker[ip]) >= RATE_LIMIT_MAX_CONNECTIONS:
+        return False
+    
+    connection_tracker[ip].append(now)
+    return True
+
+def check_message_rate_limit(connection_id: int) -> bool:
+    """Check if connection has exceeded message rate limit."""
+    now = time.time()
+    # Clean old entries
+    message_tracker[connection_id] = [t for t in message_tracker[connection_id] if now - t < RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW]
+    
+    if len(message_tracker[connection_id]) >= RATE_LIMIT_MAX_MESSAGES:
+        return False
+    
+    message_tracker[connection_id].append(now)
+    return True
+
+async def authenticate_connection(websocket: websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol) -> bool:
+    """Authenticate WebSocket connection using token."""
+    if not AUTH_TOKEN:
+        # No authentication required
+        return True
+    
+    try:
+        # Wait for authentication message (first message should be auth)
+        auth_message = await asyncio.wait_for(websocket.recv(), timeout=5.0)
+        auth_data = json.loads(auth_message)
+        
+        if auth_data.get("type") != "auth":
+            logger.warning(f"Invalid auth message type from {websocket.remote_address}")
+            return False
+        
+        token = auth_data.get("token", "")
+        if token != AUTH_TOKEN:
+            logger.warning(f"Invalid auth token from {websocket.remote_address}")
+            return False
+        
+        logger.info(f"Authenticated connection from {websocket.remote_address}")
+        return True
+        
+    except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+        logger.warning(f"Authentication timeout from {websocket.remote_address}")
+        return False
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        logger.warning(f"Invalid auth JSON from {websocket.remote_address}")
+        return False
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Authentication error from {websocket.remote_address}: {e}")
+        return False
 
 async def broadcast_handler(websocket: websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol):
     """Handles individual client connections and message broadcasting."""
-    clients.add(websocket)
     addr = websocket.remote_address
+    ip = addr[0] if addr else "unknown"
+    connection_id = id(websocket)
+    
+    # Check connection rate limit
+    if not check_rate_limit(ip):
+        logger.warning(f"Connection rate limit exceeded for {ip}")
+        await websocket.close(1008, "Rate limit exceeded")
+        return
+    
+    # Authenticate if token is required
+    if not await authenticate_connection(websocket):
+        await websocket.close(1008, "Authentication failed")
+        return
+    
+    clients.add(websocket)
     logger.info(f"Client connected from {addr}. Total clients: {len(clients)}")
     
     try:
         async for message in websocket:
+            # Check message rate limit
+            if not check_message_rate_limit(connection_id):
+                logger.warning(f"Message rate limit exceeded for {addr}")
+                await websocket.send(json.dumps({
+                    "type": "error",
+                    "message": "Message rate limit exceeded"
+                }))
+                continue
+            
             # Parse for logging/validation if it's JSON
             try:
                 data = json.loads(message)
@@ -81,6 +177,20 @@ async def broadcast_handler(websocket: websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol):
 
 async def main():
     """Main server loop with graceful shutdown."""
+    # Log security configuration
+    if AUTH_TOKEN:
+        logger.info("Authentication: ENABLED (token required)")
+    else:
+        logger.warning("Authentication: DISABLED (no token required)")
+    
+    if HOST == "0.0.0.0":
+        logger.warning("Host binding: 0.0.0.0 (all interfaces) - SECURITY RISK")
+    else:
+        logger.info(f"Host binding: {HOST} (localhost only)")
+    
+    logger.info(f"Rate limiting: {RATE_LIMIT_MAX_CONNECTIONS} connections/IP/{RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW}s, "
+                f"{RATE_LIMIT_MAX_MESSAGES} messages/connection/{RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW}s")
+    
     logger.info(f"Starting Nexus WS gateway on ws://{HOST}:{PORT}")
     
     # Set up signal handlers for graceful shutdown

tests/load/websocket_load_test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+WebSocket Load Test — Benchmark concurrent user sessions on the Nexus gateway.
+
+Tests:
+- Concurrent WebSocket connections
+- Message throughput under load
+- Memory profiling per connection
+- Connection failure/recovery
+
+Usage:
+    python3 tests/load/websocket_load_test.py                    # default (50 users)
+    python3 tests/load/websocket_load_test.py --users 200        # 200 concurrent
+    python3 tests/load/websocket_load_test.py --duration 60      # 60 second test
+    python3 tests/load/websocket_load_test.py --json             # JSON output
+
+Ref: #1505
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+import argparse
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+WS_URL = os.environ.get("WS_URL", "ws://localhost:8765")
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ConnectionStats:
+    connected: bool = False
+    connect_time_ms: float = 0
+    messages_sent: int = 0
+    messages_received: int = 0
+    errors: int = 0
+    latencies: List[float] = field(default_factory=list)
+    disconnected: bool = False
+
+
+async def ws_client(user_id: int, duration: int, stats: ConnectionStats, ws_url: str = WS_URL):
+    """Single WebSocket client for load testing."""
+    try:
+        import websockets
+    except ImportError:
+        # Fallback: use raw asyncio
+        stats.errors += 1
+        return
+
+    try:
+        start = time.time()
+        async with websockets.connect(ws_url, open_timeout=5) as ws:
+            stats.connect_time_ms = (time.time() - start) * 1000
+            stats.connected = True
+
+            # Send periodic messages for the duration
+            end_time = time.time() + duration
+            msg_count = 0
+            while time.time() < end_time:
+                try:
+                    msg_start = time.time()
+                    message = json.dumps({
+                        "type": "chat",
+                        "user": f"load-test-{user_id}",
+                        "content": f"Load test message {msg_count} from user {user_id}",
+                    })
+                    await ws.send(message)
+                    stats.messages_sent += 1
+
+                    # Wait for response (with timeout)
+                    try:
+                        response = await asyncio.wait_for(ws.recv(), timeout=5.0)
+                        stats.messages_received += 1
+                        latency = (time.time() - msg_start) * 1000
+                        stats.latencies.append(latency)
+                    except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                        stats.errors += 1
+
+                    msg_count += 1
+                    await asyncio.sleep(0.5)  # 2 messages/sec per user
+
+                except websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosed:
+                    stats.disconnected = True
+                    break
+                except Exception:
+                    stats.errors += 1
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        stats.errors += 1
+        if "Connection refused" in str(e) or "connect" in str(e).lower():
+            pass  # Expected if server not running
+
+
+async def run_load_test(users: int, duration: int, ws_url: str = WS_URL) -> dict:
+    """Run the load test with N concurrent users."""
+    stats = [ConnectionStats() for _ in range(users)]
+
+    print(f"  Starting {users} concurrent connections for {duration}s...")
+    start = time.time()
+
+    tasks = [ws_client(i, duration, stats[i], ws_url) for i in range(users)]
+    await asyncio.gather(*tasks, return_exceptions=True)
+
+    total_time = time.time() - start
+
+    # Aggregate results
+    connected = sum(1 for s in stats if s.connected)
+    total_sent = sum(s.messages_sent for s in stats)
+    total_received = sum(s.messages_received for s in stats)
+    total_errors = sum(s.errors for s in stats)
+    disconnected = sum(1 for s in stats if s.disconnected)
+
+    all_latencies = []
+    for s in stats:
+        all_latencies.extend(s.latencies)
+
+    avg_latency = sum(all_latencies) / len(all_latencies) if all_latencies else 0
+    p95_latency = sorted(all_latencies)[int(len(all_latencies) * 0.95)] if all_latencies else 0
+    p99_latency = sorted(all_latencies)[int(len(all_latencies) * 0.99)] if all_latencies else 0
+
+    avg_connect_time = sum(s.connect_time_ms for s in stats if s.connected) / connected if connected else 0
+
+    return {
+        "users": users,
+        "duration_seconds": round(total_time, 1),
+        "connected": connected,
+        "connect_rate": round(connected / users * 100, 1),
+        "messages_sent": total_sent,
+        "messages_received": total_received,
+        "throughput_msg_per_sec": round(total_sent / total_time, 1) if total_time > 0 else 0,
+        "avg_latency_ms": round(avg_latency, 1),
+        "p95_latency_ms": round(p95_latency, 1),
+        "p99_latency_ms": round(p99_latency, 1),
+        "avg_connect_time_ms": round(avg_connect_time, 1),
+        "errors": total_errors,
+        "disconnected": disconnected,
+    }
+
+
+def print_report(result: dict):
+    """Print load test report."""
+    print(f"\n{'='*60}")
+    print(f"  WEBSOCKET LOAD TEST REPORT")
+    print(f"{'='*60}\n")
+
+    print(f"  Connections:    {result['connected']}/{result['users']} ({result['connect_rate']}%)")
+    print(f"  Duration:       {result['duration_seconds']}s")
+    print(f"  Messages sent:  {result['messages_sent']}")
+    print(f"  Messages recv:  {result['messages_received']}")
+    print(f"  Throughput:     {result['throughput_msg_per_sec']} msg/s")
+    print(f"  Avg connect:    {result['avg_connect_time_ms']}ms")
+    print()
+    print(f"  Latency:")
+    print(f"    Avg: {result['avg_latency_ms']}ms")
+    print(f"    P95: {result['p95_latency_ms']}ms")
+    print(f"    P99: {result['p99_latency_ms']}ms")
+    print()
+    print(f"  Errors:         {result['errors']}")
+    print(f"  Disconnected:   {result['disconnected']}")
+
+    # Verdict
+    if result['connect_rate'] >= 95 and result['errors'] == 0:
+        print(f"\n  ✅ PASS")
+    elif result['connect_rate'] >= 80:
+        print(f"\n  ⚠️  DEGRADED")
+    else:
+        print(f"\n  ❌ FAIL")
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="WebSocket Load Test")
+    parser.add_argument("--users", type=int, default=50, help="Concurrent users")
+    parser.add_argument("--duration", type=int, default=30, help="Test duration in seconds")
+    parser.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", help="JSON output")
+    parser.add_argument("--url", default=WS_URL, help="WebSocket URL")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    ws_url = args.url
+
+    print(f"\nWebSocket Load Test — {args.users} users, {args.duration}s\n")
+
+    result = asyncio.run(run_load_test(args.users, args.duration, ws_url))
+
+    if args.json:
+        print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
+    else:
+        print_report(result)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

tests/test_agent_memory.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from agent.memory import (
     SessionTranscript,
     create_agent_memory,
 )
+from nexus.mempalace.conversation_artifacts import ConversationArtifact
 from agent.memory_hooks import MemoryHooks
 
 
@@ -184,6 +185,24 @@ class TestAgentMemory:
         doc_id = mem.write_diary()
         assert doc_id is None  # MemPalace unavailable
 
+    def test_remember_alexander_request_response_uses_sovereign_room(self):
+        mem = AgentMemory(agent_name="allegro")
+        mem._available = True
+        with patch("nexus.mempalace.searcher.add_memory", return_value="doc-123") as add_memory:
+            doc_id = mem.remember_alexander_request_response(
+                request_text="Catalog my requests.",
+                response_text="I will preserve them as artifacts.",
+                requester="Alexander Whitestone",
+                source="telegram:timmy-time",
+            )
+
+        assert doc_id == "doc-123"
+        kwargs = add_memory.call_args.kwargs
+        assert kwargs["room"] == "sovereign"
+        assert kwargs["wing"] == mem.wing
+        assert kwargs["extra_metadata"]["artifact_type"] == "alexander_request_response"
+        assert kwargs["extra_metadata"]["speaker_tags"] == ["speaker:alexander", "speaker:allegro"]
+
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # MemoryHooks tests

tests/test_chronicle.py

@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+"""
+Tests for nexus.chronicle — emergent narrative from agent interactions.
+"""
+
+import json
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from nexus.chronicle import (
+    AgentEvent,
+    ChronicleWriter,
+    EventKind,
+    event_from_commit,
+    event_from_gitea_issue,
+    event_from_heartbeat,
+)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# AgentEvent
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestAgentEvent:
+    def test_roundtrip(self):
+        evt = AgentEvent(
+            kind=EventKind.DISPATCH,
+            agent="claude",
+            detail="took issue #42",
+        )
+        assert AgentEvent.from_dict(evt.to_dict()).kind == EventKind.DISPATCH
+        assert AgentEvent.from_dict(evt.to_dict()).agent == "claude"
+        assert AgentEvent.from_dict(evt.to_dict()).detail == "took issue #42"
+
+    def test_default_timestamp_is_recent(self):
+        before = time.time()
+        evt = AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.IDLE, agent="mimo")
+        after = time.time()
+        assert before <= evt.timestamp <= after
+
+    def test_all_event_kinds_are_valid_strings(self):
+        for kind in EventKind:
+            evt = AgentEvent(kind=kind, agent="test-agent")
+            d = evt.to_dict()
+            assert d["kind"] == kind.value
+            restored = AgentEvent.from_dict(d)
+            assert restored.kind == kind
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# ChronicleWriter — basic ingestion and render
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestChronicleWriter:
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def writer(self, tmp_path):
+        return ChronicleWriter(log_path=tmp_path / "chronicle.jsonl")
+
+    def test_empty_render(self, writer):
+        text = writer.render()
+        assert "empty" in text.lower()
+
+    def test_single_event_render(self, writer):
+        writer.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.DISPATCH, agent="claude", detail="issue #1"))
+        text = writer.render()
+        assert "claude" in text
+        assert "issue #1" in text
+
+    def test_render_covers_timestamps(self, writer):
+        writer.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.DISPATCH, agent="a", detail="start"))
+        writer.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.COMMIT, agent="a", detail="done"))
+        text = writer.render()
+        assert "chronicle covers" in text.lower()
+
+    def test_events_persisted_to_disk(self, writer, tmp_path):
+        writer.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.COMMIT, agent="claude", detail="feat: x"))
+        lines = (tmp_path / "chronicle.jsonl").read_text().strip().splitlines()
+        assert len(lines) == 1
+        data = json.loads(lines[0])
+        assert data["kind"] == "commit"
+        assert data["agent"] == "claude"
+
+    def test_load_existing_on_init(self, tmp_path):
+        log = tmp_path / "chronicle.jsonl"
+        evt = AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.PUSH, agent="mimo", detail="pushed branch")
+        log.write_text(json.dumps(evt.to_dict()) + "\n")
+
+        writer2 = ChronicleWriter(log_path=log)
+        assert len(writer2._events) == 1
+        assert writer2._events[0].kind == EventKind.PUSH
+
+    def test_malformed_lines_are_skipped(self, tmp_path):
+        log = tmp_path / "chronicle.jsonl"
+        log.write_text("not-json\n{}\n")
+        # Should not raise
+        writer2 = ChronicleWriter(log_path=log)
+        assert writer2._events == []
+
+    def test_template_rotation(self, writer):
+        """Consecutive events of the same kind use different templates."""
+        sentences = set()
+        for _ in range(3):
+            writer.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.HEARTBEAT, agent="claude"))
+        text = writer.render()
+        # At least one of the template variants should appear
+        assert "pulse" in text or "breathed" in text or "checked in" in text
+
+    def test_render_markdown(self, writer):
+        writer.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.PR_OPEN, agent="claude", detail="PR #99"))
+        md = writer.render_markdown()
+        assert md.startswith("# Chronicle")
+        assert "PR #99" in md
+
+    def test_summary(self, writer):
+        writer.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.DISPATCH, agent="claude", detail="x"))
+        writer.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.COMMIT, agent="claude", detail="y"))
+        s = writer.summary()
+        assert s["total_events"] == 2
+        assert "claude" in s["agents"]
+        assert s["kind_counts"]["dispatch"] == 1
+        assert s["kind_counts"]["commit"] == 1
+
+    def test_max_events_limit(self, writer):
+        for i in range(10):
+            writer.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.IDLE, agent="a", detail=str(i)))
+        text = writer.render(max_events=3)
+        # Only 3 events should appear in prose — check coverage header
+        assert "3 event(s)" in text
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Arc detection
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestArcDetection:
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def writer(self, tmp_path):
+        return ChronicleWriter(log_path=tmp_path / "chronicle.jsonl")
+
+    def _ingest(self, writer, *kinds, agent="claude"):
+        for k in kinds:
+            writer.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=k, agent=agent, detail="x"))
+
+    def test_struggle_and_recovery_arc(self, writer):
+        self._ingest(writer, EventKind.DISPATCH, EventKind.ERROR, EventKind.RECOVERY)
+        text = writer.render()
+        assert "struggle" in text.lower() or "trouble" in text.lower()
+
+    def test_no_arc_when_no_pattern(self, writer):
+        self._ingest(writer, EventKind.IDLE)
+        text = writer.render()
+        # Should not include arc language (only 1 event, no pattern)
+        assert "converged" not in text
+        assert "struggle" not in text
+
+    def test_solo_sprint_arc(self, writer):
+        self._ingest(
+            writer,
+            EventKind.DISPATCH,
+            EventKind.COMMIT,
+            EventKind.PR_OPEN,
+            EventKind.PR_MERGE,
+        )
+        text = writer.render()
+        assert "solo" in text.lower() or "alone" in text.lower()
+
+    def test_fleet_convergence_arc(self, writer, tmp_path):
+        writer2 = ChronicleWriter(log_path=tmp_path / "chronicle.jsonl")
+        writer2.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.DISPATCH, agent="claude", detail="x"))
+        writer2.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.COLLABORATION, agent="mimo", detail="x"))
+        writer2.ingest(AgentEvent(kind=EventKind.COMMIT, agent="claude", detail="x"))
+        text = writer2.render()
+        assert "converged" in text.lower() or "fleet" in text.lower()
+
+    def test_silent_grind_arc(self, writer):
+        self._ingest(writer, EventKind.COMMIT, EventKind.COMMIT, EventKind.COMMIT)
+        text = writer.render()
+        assert "steady" in text.lower() or "quiet" in text.lower() or "grind" in text.lower()
+
+    def test_abandon_then_retry_arc(self, writer):
+        self._ingest(writer, EventKind.DISPATCH, EventKind.ABANDON, EventKind.DISPATCH)
+        text = writer.render()
+        assert "let go" in text.lower() or "abandon" in text.lower() or "called again" in text.lower()
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Convenience constructors
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestConvenienceConstructors:
+    def test_event_from_gitea_issue(self):
+        payload = {"number": 42, "title": "feat: add narrative engine"}
+        evt = event_from_gitea_issue(payload, agent="claude")
+        assert evt.kind == EventKind.DISPATCH
+        assert "42" in evt.detail
+        assert evt.agent == "claude"
+
+    def test_event_from_heartbeat(self):
+        hb = {"model": "claude-sonnet", "status": "thinking", "cycle": 7}
+        evt = event_from_heartbeat(hb)
+        assert evt.kind == EventKind.HEARTBEAT
+        assert evt.agent == "claude-sonnet"
+        assert "7" in evt.detail
+
+    def test_event_from_commit(self):
+        commit = {"message": "feat: chronicle\n\nFixes #1607", "sha": "abc1234567"}
+        evt = event_from_commit(commit, agent="claude")
+        assert evt.kind == EventKind.COMMIT
+        assert evt.detail == "feat: chronicle"  # subject line only
+        assert evt.metadata["sha"] == "abc12345"

tests/test_conversation_artifacts.py

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import yaml
+
+from nexus.mempalace.config import CORE_ROOMS
+from nexus.mempalace.conversation_artifacts import (
+    ConversationArtifact,
+    build_request_response_artifact,
+    extract_alexander_request_pairs,
+    normalize_speaker,
+)
+
+
+def test_sovereign_room_is_core_room() -> None:
+    assert "sovereign" in CORE_ROOMS
+    rooms_yaml = yaml.safe_load(Path("mempalace/rooms.yaml").read_text())
+    assert any(room["key"] == "sovereign" for room in rooms_yaml["core_rooms"])
+
+
+def test_normalize_speaker_maps_alexander_variants() -> None:
+    assert normalize_speaker("Alexander Whitestone") == "alexander"
+    assert normalize_speaker("Rockachopa") == "alexander"
+    assert normalize_speaker("  ALEXANDER  ") == "alexander"
+    assert normalize_speaker("Bezalel") == "bezalel"
+
+
+def test_build_request_response_artifact_creates_sovereign_metadata() -> None:
+    artifact = build_request_response_artifact(
+        requester="Alexander Whitestone",
+        responder="Allegro",
+        request_text="Please organize my conversation artifacts.",
+        response_text="I will catalog them under a sovereign room.",
+        source="telegram:timmy-time",
+        timestamp="2026-04-16T01:30:00Z",
+    )
+
+    assert isinstance(artifact, ConversationArtifact)
+    assert artifact.room == "sovereign"
+    assert artifact.metadata["speaker_tags"] == ["speaker:alexander", "speaker:allegro"]
+    assert artifact.metadata["artifact_type"] == "alexander_request_response"
+    assert artifact.metadata["responder"] == "allegro"
+    assert "## Alexander Request" in artifact.text
+    assert "## Wizard Response" in artifact.text
+
+
+def test_extract_alexander_request_pairs_finds_following_wizard_response() -> None:
+    turns = [
+        {"speaker": "Alexander Whitestone", "text": "Catalog my requests as artifacts.", "timestamp": "2026-04-16T01:00:00Z"},
+        {"speaker": "Allegro", "text": "I'll build a sovereign room contract.", "timestamp": "2026-04-16T01:01:00Z"},
+        {"speaker": "Alexander", "text": "Make sure my words are easy to recall.", "timestamp": "2026-04-16T01:02:00Z"},
+        {"speaker": "Allegro", "text": "I will tag them with speaker metadata.", "timestamp": "2026-04-16T01:03:00Z"},
+    ]
+
+    artifacts = extract_alexander_request_pairs(turns, responder="Allegro", source="telegram")
+
+    assert len(artifacts) == 2
+    assert artifacts[0].metadata["request_timestamp"] == "2026-04-16T01:00:00Z"
+    assert artifacts[1].metadata["response_timestamp"] == "2026-04-16T01:03:00Z"

tests/test_mcdonald_wizard.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+McDonald Wizard Test Suite
+
+Tests for the McDonald chatbot wizard harness and Hermes shim.
+
+Usage:
+    pytest tests/test_mcdonald_wizard.py -v
+    RUN_LIVE_TESTS=1 pytest tests/test_mcdonald_wizard.py -v  # real API calls
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
+
+from nexus.mcdonald_wizard import (
+    DEFAULT_ENDPOINT,
+    DEFAULT_RETRIES,
+    DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
+    WIZARD_ID,
+    McdonaldWizard,
+    WizardResponse,
+    mcdonald_wizard,
+)
+
+
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# FIXTURES
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def wizard():
+    """Wizard with a fake API key so no real calls are made."""
+    return McdonaldWizard(api_key="fake-key-for-testing")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_ok_response():
+    """Mock requests.post returning a successful API response."""
+    mock = MagicMock()
+    mock.status_code = 200
+    mock.json.return_value = {
+        "choices": [{"message": {"content": "Behold, the golden arches!"}}],
+        "model": "mc-wizard-v1",
+    }
+    return mock
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_rate_limit_response():
+    """Mock requests.post returning a 429 rate-limit error."""
+    mock = MagicMock()
+    mock.status_code = 429
+    mock.text = "Rate limit exceeded"
+    return mock
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_server_error_response():
+    """Mock requests.post returning a 500 server error."""
+    mock = MagicMock()
+    mock.status_code = 500
+    mock.text = "Internal server error"
+    return mock
+
+
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# WizardResponse dataclass
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+
+class TestWizardResponse:
+    def test_default_creation(self):
+        resp = WizardResponse()
+        assert resp.text == ""
+        assert resp.model == ""
+        assert resp.latency_ms == 0.0
+        assert resp.attempt == 1
+        assert resp.error is None
+        assert resp.timestamp
+
+    def test_to_dict_includes_all_fields(self):
+        resp = WizardResponse(text="Hello", model="mc-wizard-v1", latency_ms=42.5, attempt=2)
+        d = resp.to_dict()
+        assert d["text"] == "Hello"
+        assert d["model"] == "mc-wizard-v1"
+        assert d["latency_ms"] == 42.5
+        assert d["attempt"] == 2
+        assert d["error"] is None
+        assert "timestamp" in d
+
+    def test_error_response(self):
+        resp = WizardResponse(error="HTTP 429: Rate limit")
+        assert resp.error == "HTTP 429: Rate limit"
+        assert resp.text == ""
+
+
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# McdonaldWizard — initialization
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+
+class TestMcdonaldWizardInit:
+    def test_default_endpoint(self, wizard):
+        assert wizard.endpoint == DEFAULT_ENDPOINT
+
+    def test_custom_endpoint(self):
+        w = McdonaldWizard(api_key="k", endpoint="https://custom.example.com/chat")
+        assert w.endpoint == "https://custom.example.com/chat"
+
+    def test_default_timeout(self, wizard):
+        assert wizard.timeout == DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
+
+    def test_default_retries(self, wizard):
+        assert wizard.max_retries == DEFAULT_RETRIES
+
+    def test_no_api_key_warning(self, caplog):
+        import logging
+
+        with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="mcdonald_wizard"):
+            McdonaldWizard(api_key="")
+        assert "MCDONALDS_API_KEY" in caplog.text
+
+    def test_api_key_from_env(self, monkeypatch):
+        monkeypatch.setenv("MCDONALDS_API_KEY", "env-key-123")
+        w = McdonaldWizard()
+        assert w.api_key == "env-key-123"
+
+    def test_endpoint_from_env(self, monkeypatch):
+        monkeypatch.setenv("MCDONALDS_ENDPOINT", "https://env.example.com/chat")
+        w = McdonaldWizard(api_key="k")
+        assert w.endpoint == "https://env.example.com/chat"
+
+    def test_initial_stats_zero(self, wizard):
+        assert wizard.request_count == 0
+        assert wizard.total_latency_ms == 0.0
+
+
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# McdonaldWizard — ask (mocked HTTP)
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+
+class TestAsk:
+    def test_ask_no_api_key_returns_error(self):
+        w = McdonaldWizard(api_key="")
+        resp = w.ask("Hello wizard")
+        assert resp.error is not None
+        assert "MCDONALDS_API_KEY" in resp.error
+
+    def test_ask_success(self, wizard, mock_ok_response):
+        with patch("requests.post", return_value=mock_ok_response):
+            resp = wizard.ask("What is your wisdom?")
+
+        assert resp.error is None
+        assert resp.text == "Behold, the golden arches!"
+        assert resp.model == "mc-wizard-v1"
+        assert resp.latency_ms >= 0.0
+        assert resp.attempt == 1
+
+    def test_ask_increments_request_count(self, wizard, mock_ok_response):
+        with patch("requests.post", return_value=mock_ok_response):
+            wizard.ask("q1")
+            wizard.ask("q2")
+
+        assert wizard.request_count == 2
+
+    def test_ask_with_system_prompt(self, wizard, mock_ok_response):
+        with patch("requests.post", return_value=mock_ok_response) as mock_post:
+            wizard.ask("Hello", system="You are a wise McDonald wizard")
+
+        payload = mock_post.call_args[1]["json"]
+        roles = [m["role"] for m in payload["messages"]]
+        assert "system" in roles
+        assert payload["messages"][0]["content"] == "You are a wise McDonald wizard"
+
+    def test_ask_with_context(self, wizard, mock_ok_response):
+        with patch("requests.post", return_value=mock_ok_response) as mock_post:
+            wizard.ask("Continue please", context="Prior context here")
+
+        payload = mock_post.call_args[1]["json"]
+        contents = [m["content"] for m in payload["messages"]]
+        assert "Prior context here" in contents
+
+    def test_ask_without_optional_args(self, wizard, mock_ok_response):
+        with patch("requests.post", return_value=mock_ok_response) as mock_post:
+            wizard.ask("Simple prompt")
+
+        payload = mock_post.call_args[1]["json"]
+        assert payload["messages"][-1]["role"] == "user"
+        assert payload["messages"][-1]["content"] == "Simple prompt"
+
+    def test_ask_sends_bearer_auth(self, wizard, mock_ok_response):
+        with patch("requests.post", return_value=mock_ok_response) as mock_post:
+            wizard.ask("Hello")
+
+        headers = mock_post.call_args[1]["headers"]
+        assert headers["Authorization"] == "Bearer fake-key-for-testing"
+
+    def test_ask_api_failure_returns_error(self, wizard):
+        with patch("requests.post", side_effect=Exception("Connection refused")):
+            resp = wizard.ask("Hello")
+
+        assert resp.error is not None
+        assert "failed" in resp.error.lower()
+        assert wizard.request_count == 1
+
+
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# McdonaldWizard — retry behaviour
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+
+class TestRetry:
+    def test_retries_on_429(self, wizard, mock_ok_response, mock_rate_limit_response):
+        call_count = [0]
+
+        def side_effect(*args, **kwargs):
+            call_count[0] += 1
+            if call_count[0] < 2:
+                return mock_rate_limit_response
+            return mock_ok_response
+
+        with patch("requests.post", side_effect=side_effect):
+            with patch("time.sleep"):  # suppress actual sleep
+                resp = wizard.ask("Hello")
+
+        assert resp.error is None
+        assert resp.attempt == 2
+        assert call_count[0] == 2
+
+    def test_retries_on_500(self, wizard, mock_ok_response, mock_server_error_response):
+        call_count = [0]
+
+        def side_effect(*args, **kwargs):
+            call_count[0] += 1
+            if call_count[0] < 3:
+                return mock_server_error_response
+            return mock_ok_response
+
+        with patch("requests.post", side_effect=side_effect):
+            with patch("time.sleep"):
+                resp = wizard.ask("Hello")
+
+        assert resp.error is None
+        assert call_count[0] == 3
+
+    def test_all_retries_exhausted_returns_error(self, wizard, mock_rate_limit_response):
+        with patch("requests.post", return_value=mock_rate_limit_response):
+            with patch("time.sleep"):
+                resp = wizard.ask("Hello")
+
+        assert resp.error is not None
+        assert wizard.request_count == 1
+
+    def test_no_retry_on_success(self, wizard, mock_ok_response):
+        with patch("requests.post", return_value=mock_ok_response) as mock_post:
+            resp = wizard.ask("Hello")
+
+        assert mock_post.call_count == 1
+        assert resp.attempt == 1
+
+
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# McdonaldWizard — session stats
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+
+class TestSessionStats:
+    def test_initial_stats(self, wizard):
+        stats = wizard.session_stats()
+        assert stats["wizard_id"] == WIZARD_ID
+        assert stats["request_count"] == 0
+        assert stats["total_latency_ms"] == 0.0
+        assert stats["avg_latency_ms"] == 0.0
+
+    def test_stats_after_calls(self, wizard, mock_ok_response):
+        with patch("requests.post", return_value=mock_ok_response):
+            wizard.ask("a")
+            wizard.ask("b")
+
+        stats = wizard.session_stats()
+        assert stats["request_count"] == 2
+        assert stats["total_latency_ms"] >= 0.0
+        assert stats["avg_latency_ms"] >= 0.0
+
+    def test_avg_latency_calculation(self, wizard, mock_ok_response):
+        with patch("requests.post", return_value=mock_ok_response):
+            wizard.ask("x")
+
+        stats = wizard.session_stats()
+        assert stats["avg_latency_ms"] == stats["total_latency_ms"]
+
+
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# Hermes tool function
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+
+class TestHermesTool:
+    def test_mcdonald_wizard_tool_returns_dict(self, monkeypatch):
+        mock_resp = WizardResponse(text="I am the wizard", model="mc-v1")
+        mock_wizard = MagicMock()
+        mock_wizard.ask.return_value = mock_resp
+
+        import nexus.mcdonald_wizard as _mod
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(_mod, "_wizard_instance", mock_wizard)
+
+        result = mcdonald_wizard("What do you know?")
+
+        assert isinstance(result, dict)
+        assert result["text"] == "I am the wizard"
+        assert result["model"] == "mc-v1"
+        assert result["error"] is None
+
+    def test_mcdonald_wizard_tool_passes_system(self, monkeypatch):
+        mock_resp = WizardResponse(text="Aye", model="mc-v1")
+        mock_wizard = MagicMock()
+        mock_wizard.ask.return_value = mock_resp
+
+        import nexus.mcdonald_wizard as _mod
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(_mod, "_wizard_instance", mock_wizard)
+        mcdonald_wizard("Hello", system="Be brief")
+
+        mock_wizard.ask.assert_called_once_with("Hello", system="Be brief")
+
+    def test_mcdonald_wizard_tool_propagates_error(self, monkeypatch):
+        mock_resp = WizardResponse(error="API key missing")
+        mock_wizard = MagicMock()
+        mock_wizard.ask.return_value = mock_resp
+
+        import nexus.mcdonald_wizard as _mod
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(_mod, "_wizard_instance", mock_wizard)
+
+        result = mcdonald_wizard("Hello")
+        assert result["error"] == "API key missing"
+
+
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# Live API tests (skipped unless RUN_LIVE_TESTS=1 and MCDONALDS_API_KEY set)
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+
+def _live_tests_enabled():
+    return (
+        os.environ.get("RUN_LIVE_TESTS") == "1"
+        and bool(os.environ.get("MCDONALDS_API_KEY"))
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not _live_tests_enabled(),
+    reason="Live tests require RUN_LIVE_TESTS=1 and MCDONALDS_API_KEY",
+)
+@pytest.mark.integration
+class TestLiveAPI:
+    """Integration tests that hit the real McDonald chatbot API."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def live_wizard(self):
+        return McdonaldWizard()
+
+    def test_live_ask(self, live_wizard):
+        resp = live_wizard.ask("Say 'McReady' and nothing else.")
+        assert resp.error is None
+        assert resp.text.strip()
+        assert resp.latency_ms > 0
+
+    def test_live_session_stats_update(self, live_wizard):
+        live_wizard.ask("Ping")
+        stats = live_wizard.session_stats()
+        assert stats["request_count"] == 1
+        assert stats["total_latency_ms"] > 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])

tests/test_night_shift_prediction_report.py

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+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+REPORT = Path("reports/night-shift-prediction-2026-04-12.md")
+
+
+def test_prediction_report_exists_with_required_sections():
+    assert REPORT.exists(), "expected night shift prediction report to exist"
+    content = REPORT.read_text()
+    assert "# Night Shift Prediction Report — April 12-13, 2026" in content
+    assert "## Starting State (11:36 PM)" in content
+    assert "## Burn Loops Active (13 @ every 3 min)" in content
+    assert "## Expected Outcomes by 7 AM" in content
+    assert "### Risk Factors" in content
+    assert "### Confidence Level" in content
+    assert "This report is a prediction" in content
+
+
+def test_prediction_report_preserves_core_forecast_numbers():
+    content = REPORT.read_text()
+    assert "Total expected API calls: ~2,010" in content
+    assert "Total commits pushed: ~800-1,200" in content
+    assert "Total PRs created: ~150-250" in content
+    assert "the-nexus | 30-50 | 200-300" in content
+    assert "Generated: 2026-04-12 23:36 EDT" in content

tests/test_sync_branch_protection.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib.util
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import yaml
+
+PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+
+_spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
+    "sync_branch_protection_test",
+    PROJECT_ROOT / "scripts" / "sync_branch_protection.py",
+)
+_mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(_spec)
+sys.modules["sync_branch_protection_test"] = _mod
+_spec.loader.exec_module(_mod)
+
+build_branch_protection_payload = _mod.build_branch_protection_payload
+
+
+def test_build_branch_protection_payload_enables_rebase_before_merge():
+    payload = build_branch_protection_payload(
+        "main",
+        {
+            "required_approvals": 1,
+            "dismiss_stale_approvals": True,
+            "require_ci_to_merge": False,
+            "block_deletions": True,
+            "block_force_push": True,
+            "block_on_outdated_branch": True,
+        },
+    )
+
+    assert payload["branch_name"] == "main"
+    assert payload["rule_name"] == "main"
+    assert payload["block_on_outdated_branch"] is True
+    assert payload["required_approvals"] == 1
+    assert payload["enable_status_check"] is False
+
+
+def test_the_nexus_branch_protection_config_requires_up_to_date_branch():
+    config = yaml.safe_load((PROJECT_ROOT / ".gitea" / "branch-protection" / "the-nexus.yml").read_text())
+    rules = config["rules"]
+    assert rules["block_on_outdated_branch"] is True