Remove OpenClaw sidecar reference from README — Hermes maxi directive

README.md

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ The rule is:
 - rescue good work from legacy Matrix
 - rebuild inside `the-nexus`
 - keep telemetry and durable truth flowing through the Hermes harness
-- keep OpenClaw as a sidecar, not the authority
+- Hermes is the sole harness — no external gateway dependencies
 
 ## Verified historical browser-world snapshot
 

nexus/mnemosyne/archive.py

@@ -1274,6 +1274,72 @@ class MnemosyneArchive:
             "unchanged": unchanged,
         }
 
+    def resonance(
+        self,
+        threshold: float = 0.3,
+        limit: int = 20,
+        topic: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> list[dict]:
+        """Discover latent connections — pairs with high similarity but no existing link.
+
+        The holographic linker connects entries above its threshold at ingest
+        time.  ``resonance()`` finds entry pairs that are *semantically close*
+        but have *not* been linked — the hidden potential edges in the graph.
+        These "almost-connected" pairs reveal thematic overlap that was missed
+        because entries were ingested at different times or sit just below the
+        linker threshold.
+
+        Args:
+            threshold: Minimum similarity score to surface a pair (default 0.3).
+                       Pairs already linked are excluded regardless of score.
+            limit: Maximum number of pairs to return (default 20).
+            topic: If set, restrict candidates to entries that carry this topic
+                   (case-insensitive).  Both entries in a pair must match.
+
+        Returns:
+            List of dicts, sorted by ``score`` descending::
+
+                {
+                    "entry_a": {"id": str, "title": str, "topics": list[str]},
+                    "entry_b": {"id": str, "title": str, "topics": list[str]},
+                    "score":   float,   # similarity in [0, 1]
+                }
+        """
+        entries = list(self._entries.values())
+
+        if topic:
+            topic_lower = topic.lower()
+            entries = [e for e in entries if topic_lower in [t.lower() for t in e.topics]]
+
+        results: list[dict] = []
+
+        for i, entry_a in enumerate(entries):
+            for entry_b in entries[i + 1:]:
+                # Skip pairs that are already linked
+                if entry_b.id in entry_a.links or entry_a.id in entry_b.links:
+                    continue
+
+                score = self.linker.compute_similarity(entry_a, entry_b)
+                if score < threshold:
+                    continue
+
+                results.append({
+                    "entry_a": {
+                        "id": entry_a.id,
+                        "title": entry_a.title,
+                        "topics": entry_a.topics,
+                    },
+                    "entry_b": {
+                        "id": entry_b.id,
+                        "title": entry_b.title,
+                        "topics": entry_b.topics,
+                    },
+                    "score": round(score, 4),
+                })
+
+        results.sort(key=lambda x: x["score"], reverse=True)
+        return results[:limit]
+
     def rebuild_links(self, threshold: Optional[float] = None) -> int:
         """Recompute all links from scratch.
 

nexus/mnemosyne/cli.py

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ Provides: mnemosyne ingest, mnemosyne search, mnemosyne link, mnemosyne stats,
           mnemosyne timeline, mnemosyne neighbors, mnemosyne path,
           mnemosyne touch, mnemosyne decay, mnemosyne vitality,
           mnemosyne fading, mnemosyne vibrant,
-          mnemosyne snapshot create|list|restore|diff
+          mnemosyne snapshot create|list|restore|diff,
+          mnemosyne resonance
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ import sys
 
 from nexus.mnemosyne.archive import MnemosyneArchive
 from nexus.mnemosyne.entry import ArchiveEntry
-from nexus.mnemosyne.ingest import ingest_event
+from nexus.mnemosyne.ingest import ingest_event, ingest_directory
 
 
 def cmd_stats(args):
@@ -64,6 +65,13 @@ def cmd_ingest(args):
     print(f"Ingested: [{entry.id[:8]}] {entry.title} ({len(entry.links)} links)")
 
 
+def cmd_ingest_dir(args):
+    archive = MnemosyneArchive()
+    ext = [e.strip() for e in args.ext.split(",")] if args.ext else None
+    added = ingest_directory(archive, args.path, extensions=ext)
+    print(f"Ingested {added} new entries from {args.path}")
+
+
 def cmd_link(args):
     archive = MnemosyneArchive()
     entry = archive.get(args.entry_id)
@@ -366,6 +374,24 @@ def cmd_snapshot(args):
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
+def cmd_resonance(args):
+    archive = MnemosyneArchive()
+    topic = args.topic if args.topic else None
+    pairs = archive.resonance(threshold=args.threshold, limit=args.limit, topic=topic)
+    if not pairs:
+        print("No resonant pairs found.")
+        return
+    for p in pairs:
+        a = p["entry_a"]
+        b = p["entry_b"]
+        print(f"Score: {p['score']:.4f}")
+        print(f"  [{a['id'][:8]}] {a['title']}")
+        print(f"    Topics: {', '.join(a['topics']) if a['topics'] else '(none)'}")
+        print(f"  [{b['id'][:8]}] {b['title']}")
+        print(f"    Topics: {', '.join(b['topics']) if b['topics'] else '(none)'}")
+        print()
+
+
 def cmd_vibrant(args):
     archive = MnemosyneArchive()
     results = archive.vibrant(limit=args.limit)
@@ -394,6 +420,10 @@ def main():
     i.add_argument("--content", required=True)
     i.add_argument("--topics", default="", help="Comma-separated topics")
 
+    id_ = sub.add_parser("ingest-dir", help="Ingest a directory of files")
+    id_.add_argument("path", help="Directory to ingest")
+    id_.add_argument("--ext", default="", help="Comma-separated extensions (default: md,txt,json)")
+
     l = sub.add_parser("link", help="Show linked entries")
     l.add_argument("entry_id", help="Entry ID (or prefix)")
     l.add_argument("-d", "--depth", type=int, default=1)
@@ -464,6 +494,11 @@ def main():
     vb = sub.add_parser("vibrant", help="Show most alive entries (highest vitality)")
     vb.add_argument("-n", "--limit", type=int, default=10, help="Max entries to show")
 
+    rs = sub.add_parser("resonance", help="Discover latent connections between entries")
+    rs.add_argument("-t", "--threshold", type=float, default=0.3, help="Minimum similarity score (default: 0.3)")
+    rs.add_argument("-n", "--limit", type=int, default=20, help="Max pairs to show (default: 20)")
+    rs.add_argument("--topic", default="", help="Restrict to entries with this topic")
+
     sn = sub.add_parser("snapshot", help="Point-in-time backup and restore")
     sn_sub = sn.add_subparsers(dest="snapshot_cmd")
     sn_create = sn_sub.add_parser("create", help="Create a new snapshot")
@@ -486,6 +521,7 @@ def main():
         "stats": cmd_stats,
         "search": cmd_search,
         "ingest": cmd_ingest,
+        "ingest-dir": cmd_ingest_dir,
         "link": cmd_link,
         "topics": cmd_topics,
         "remove": cmd_remove,
@@ -506,6 +542,7 @@ def main():
         "vitality": cmd_vitality,
         "fading": cmd_fading,
         "vibrant": cmd_vibrant,
+        "resonance": cmd_resonance,
         "snapshot": cmd_snapshot,
     }
     dispatch[args.command](args)

nexus/mnemosyne/ingest.py

@@ -1,15 +1,135 @@
 """Ingestion pipeline — feeds data into the archive.
 
-Supports ingesting from MemPalace, raw events, and manual entries.
+Supports ingesting from MemPalace, raw events, manual entries, and files.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import Optional
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional, Union
 
 from nexus.mnemosyne.archive import MnemosyneArchive
 from nexus.mnemosyne.entry import ArchiveEntry
 
+_DEFAULT_EXTENSIONS = [".md", ".txt", ".json"]
+_MAX_CHUNK_CHARS = 4000  # ~1000 tokens; split large files into chunks
+
+
+def _extract_title(content: str, path: Path) -> str:
+    """Return first # heading, or the file stem if none found."""
+    for line in content.splitlines():
+        stripped = line.strip()
+        if stripped.startswith("# "):
+            return stripped[2:].strip()
+    return path.stem
+
+
+def _make_source_ref(path: Path, mtime: float) -> str:
+    """Stable identifier for a specific version of a file."""
+    return f"file:{path}:{int(mtime)}"
+
+
+def _chunk_content(content: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Split content into chunks at ## headings, falling back to fixed windows."""
+    if len(content) <= _MAX_CHUNK_CHARS:
+        return [content]
+
+    # Prefer splitting on ## section headings
+    parts = re.split(r"\n(?=## )", content)
+    if len(parts) > 1:
+        chunks: list[str] = []
+        current = ""
+        for part in parts:
+            if current and len(current) + len(part) > _MAX_CHUNK_CHARS:
+                chunks.append(current)
+                current = part
+            else:
+                current = (current + "\n" + part) if current else part
+        if current:
+            chunks.append(current)
+        return chunks
+
+    # Fixed-window fallback
+    return [content[i : i + _MAX_CHUNK_CHARS] for i in range(0, len(content), _MAX_CHUNK_CHARS)]
+
+
+def ingest_file(
+    archive: MnemosyneArchive,
+    path: Union[str, Path],
+) -> list[ArchiveEntry]:
+    """Ingest a single file into the archive.
+
+    - Title is taken from the first ``# heading`` or the filename stem.
+    - Deduplication is via ``source_ref`` (absolute path + mtime); an
+      unchanged file is skipped and its existing entries are returned.
+    - Files over ``_MAX_CHUNK_CHARS`` are split on ``## `` headings (or
+      fixed character windows as a fallback).
+
+    Returns a list of ArchiveEntry objects (one per chunk).
+    """
+    path = Path(path).resolve()
+    mtime = path.stat().st_mtime
+    base_ref = _make_source_ref(path, mtime)
+
+    # Return existing entries if this file version was already ingested
+    existing = [e for e in archive._entries.values() if e.source_ref and e.source_ref.startswith(base_ref)]
+    if existing:
+        return existing
+
+    content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
+    title = _extract_title(content, path)
+    chunks = _chunk_content(content)
+
+    entries: list[ArchiveEntry] = []
+    for i, chunk in enumerate(chunks):
+        chunk_ref = base_ref if len(chunks) == 1 else f"{base_ref}:chunk{i}"
+        chunk_title = title if len(chunks) == 1 else f"{title} (part {i + 1})"
+        entry = ArchiveEntry(
+            title=chunk_title,
+            content=chunk,
+            source="file",
+            source_ref=chunk_ref,
+            metadata={
+                "file_path": str(path),
+                "chunk": i,
+                "total_chunks": len(chunks),
+            },
+        )
+        archive.add(entry)
+        entries.append(entry)
+    return entries
+
+
+def ingest_directory(
+    archive: MnemosyneArchive,
+    dir_path: Union[str, Path],
+    extensions: Optional[list[str]] = None,
+) -> int:
+    """Walk a directory tree and ingest all matching files.
+
+    ``extensions`` defaults to ``[".md", ".txt", ".json"]``.
+    Values may be given with or without a leading dot.
+
+    Returns the count of new archive entries created.
+    """
+    dir_path = Path(dir_path).resolve()
+    if extensions is None:
+        exts = _DEFAULT_EXTENSIONS
+    else:
+        exts = [e if e.startswith(".") else f".{e}" for e in extensions]
+
+    added = 0
+    for file_path in sorted(dir_path.rglob("*")):
+        if not file_path.is_file():
+            continue
+        if file_path.suffix.lower() not in exts:
+            continue
+        before = archive.count
+        ingest_file(archive, file_path)
+        added += archive.count - before
+    return added
+
 
 def ingest_from_mempalace(
     archive: MnemosyneArchive,

nexus/mnemosyne/tests/test_ingest_file.py

@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+"""Tests for file-based ingestion pipeline (ingest_file / ingest_directory)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from nexus.mnemosyne.archive import MnemosyneArchive
+from nexus.mnemosyne.ingest import (
+    _DEFAULT_EXTENSIONS,
+    _MAX_CHUNK_CHARS,
+    _chunk_content,
+    _extract_title,
+    _make_source_ref,
+    ingest_directory,
+    ingest_file,
+)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Helpers
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def _make_archive(tmp_path: Path) -> MnemosyneArchive:
+    return MnemosyneArchive(archive_path=tmp_path / "archive.json")
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Unit: _extract_title
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_extract_title_from_heading():
+    content = "# My Document\n\nSome content here."
+    assert _extract_title(content, Path("ignored.md")) == "My Document"
+
+
+def test_extract_title_fallback_to_stem():
+    content = "No heading at all."
+    assert _extract_title(content, Path("/docs/my_notes.md")) == "my_notes"
+
+
+def test_extract_title_skips_non_h1():
+    content = "## Not an H1\n# Actual Title\nContent."
+    assert _extract_title(content, Path("x.md")) == "Actual Title"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Unit: _make_source_ref
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_source_ref_format():
+    p = Path("/tmp/foo.md")
+    ref = _make_source_ref(p, 1234567890.9)
+    assert ref == "file:/tmp/foo.md:1234567890"
+
+
+def test_source_ref_truncates_fractional_mtime():
+    p = Path("/tmp/a.txt")
+    assert _make_source_ref(p, 100.99) == _make_source_ref(p, 100.01)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Unit: _chunk_content
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_chunk_short_content_is_single():
+    content = "Short content."
+    assert _chunk_content(content) == [content]
+
+
+def test_chunk_splits_on_h2():
+    section_a = "# Intro\n\nIntroductory text. " + "x" * 100
+    section_b = "## Section B\n\nBody of section B. " + "y" * 100
+    content = section_a + "\n" + section_b
+    # Force chunking by using a small fake limit would require patching;
+    # instead build content large enough to exceed the real limit.
+    big_a = "# Intro\n\n" + "a" * (_MAX_CHUNK_CHARS - 50)
+    big_b = "## Section B\n\n" + "b" * (_MAX_CHUNK_CHARS - 50)
+    combined = big_a + "\n" + big_b
+    chunks = _chunk_content(combined)
+    assert len(chunks) >= 2
+    assert any("Section B" in c for c in chunks)
+
+
+def test_chunk_fixed_window_fallback():
+    # Content with no ## headings but > MAX_CHUNK_CHARS
+    content = "word " * (_MAX_CHUNK_CHARS // 5 + 100)
+    chunks = _chunk_content(content)
+    assert len(chunks) >= 2
+    for c in chunks:
+        assert len(c) <= _MAX_CHUNK_CHARS
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# ingest_file
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_ingest_file_returns_entry(tmp_path):
+    archive = _make_archive(tmp_path)
+    doc = tmp_path / "notes.md"
+    doc.write_text("# My Notes\n\nHello world.")
+    entries = ingest_file(archive, doc)
+    assert len(entries) == 1
+    assert entries[0].title == "My Notes"
+    assert entries[0].source == "file"
+    assert "Hello world" in entries[0].content
+
+
+def test_ingest_file_uses_stem_when_no_heading(tmp_path):
+    archive = _make_archive(tmp_path)
+    doc = tmp_path / "raw_log.txt"
+    doc.write_text("Just some plain text without a heading.")
+    entries = ingest_file(archive, doc)
+    assert entries[0].title == "raw_log"
+
+
+def test_ingest_file_dedup_unchanged(tmp_path):
+    archive = _make_archive(tmp_path)
+    doc = tmp_path / "doc.md"
+    doc.write_text("# Title\n\nContent.")
+    entries1 = ingest_file(archive, doc)
+    assert archive.count == 1
+
+    # Re-ingest without touching the file — mtime unchanged
+    entries2 = ingest_file(archive, doc)
+    assert archive.count == 1  # no duplicate
+    assert entries2[0].id == entries1[0].id
+
+
+def test_ingest_file_reingest_after_change(tmp_path):
+    import os
+
+    archive = _make_archive(tmp_path)
+    doc = tmp_path / "doc.md"
+    doc.write_text("# Title\n\nOriginal content.")
+    ingest_file(archive, doc)
+    assert archive.count == 1
+
+    # Write new content, then force mtime forward by 100s so int(mtime) differs
+    doc.write_text("# Title\n\nUpdated content.")
+    new_mtime = doc.stat().st_mtime + 100
+    os.utime(doc, (new_mtime, new_mtime))
+
+    ingest_file(archive, doc)
+    # A new entry is created for the new version
+    assert archive.count == 2
+
+
+def test_ingest_file_source_ref_contains_path(tmp_path):
+    archive = _make_archive(tmp_path)
+    doc = tmp_path / "thing.txt"
+    doc.write_text("Plain text.")
+    entries = ingest_file(archive, doc)
+    assert str(doc) in entries[0].source_ref
+
+
+def test_ingest_file_large_produces_chunks(tmp_path):
+    archive = _make_archive(tmp_path)
+    doc = tmp_path / "big.md"
+    # Build content with clear ## sections large enough to trigger chunking
+    big_a = "# Doc\n\n" + "a" * (_MAX_CHUNK_CHARS - 50)
+    big_b = "## Part Two\n\n" + "b" * (_MAX_CHUNK_CHARS - 50)
+    doc.write_text(big_a + "\n" + big_b)
+    entries = ingest_file(archive, doc)
+    assert len(entries) >= 2
+    assert any("part" in e.title.lower() for e in entries)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# ingest_directory
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_ingest_directory_basic(tmp_path):
+    archive = _make_archive(tmp_path)
+    docs = tmp_path / "docs"
+    docs.mkdir()
+    (docs / "a.md").write_text("# Alpha\n\nFirst doc.")
+    (docs / "b.txt").write_text("Beta plain text.")
+    (docs / "skip.py").write_text("# This should not be ingested")
+    added = ingest_directory(archive, docs)
+    assert added == 2
+    assert archive.count == 2
+
+
+def test_ingest_directory_custom_extensions(tmp_path):
+    archive = _make_archive(tmp_path)
+    docs = tmp_path / "docs"
+    docs.mkdir()
+    (docs / "a.md").write_text("# Alpha")
+    (docs / "b.py").write_text("No heading — uses stem.")
+    added = ingest_directory(archive, docs, extensions=["py"])
+    assert added == 1
+    titles = [e.title for e in archive._entries.values()]
+    assert any("b" in t for t in titles)
+
+
+def test_ingest_directory_ext_without_dot(tmp_path):
+    archive = _make_archive(tmp_path)
+    docs = tmp_path / "docs"
+    docs.mkdir()
+    (docs / "notes.md").write_text("# Notes\n\nContent.")
+    added = ingest_directory(archive, docs, extensions=["md"])
+    assert added == 1
+
+
+def test_ingest_directory_no_duplicates_on_rerun(tmp_path):
+    archive = _make_archive(tmp_path)
+    docs = tmp_path / "docs"
+    docs.mkdir()
+    (docs / "file.md").write_text("# Stable\n\nSame content.")
+    ingest_directory(archive, docs)
+    assert archive.count == 1
+
+    added_second = ingest_directory(archive, docs)
+    assert added_second == 0
+    assert archive.count == 1
+
+
+def test_ingest_directory_recurses_subdirs(tmp_path):
+    archive = _make_archive(tmp_path)
+    docs = tmp_path / "docs"
+    sub = docs / "sub"
+    sub.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (docs / "top.md").write_text("# Top level")
+    (sub / "nested.md").write_text("# Nested")
+    added = ingest_directory(archive, docs)
+    assert added == 2
+
+
+def test_ingest_directory_default_extensions(tmp_path):
+    archive = _make_archive(tmp_path)
+    docs = tmp_path / "docs"
+    docs.mkdir()
+    (docs / "a.md").write_text("markdown")
+    (docs / "b.txt").write_text("text")
+    (docs / "c.json").write_text('{"key": "value"}')
+    (docs / "d.yaml").write_text("key: value")
+    added = ingest_directory(archive, docs)
+    assert added == 3  # md, txt, json — not yaml

nexus/mnemosyne/tests/test_resonance.py

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+"""Tests for MnemosyneArchive.resonance() — latent connection discovery."""
+
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from nexus.mnemosyne.archive import MnemosyneArchive
+from nexus.mnemosyne.ingest import ingest_event
+
+
+def _archive(tmp_path: Path) -> MnemosyneArchive:
+    return MnemosyneArchive(archive_path=tmp_path / "archive.json", auto_embed=False)
+
+
+def test_resonance_returns_unlinked_similar_pairs(tmp_path):
+    archive = _archive(tmp_path)
+    # High Jaccard similarity but never auto-linked (added with auto_link=False)
+    e1 = ingest_event(archive, title="Python automation scripts", content="Automating tasks with Python scripts")
+    e2 = ingest_event(archive, title="Python automation tools", content="Automating tasks with Python tools")
+    e3 = ingest_event(archive, title="Cooking recipes pasta", content="How to make pasta carbonara at home")
+
+    # Force-remove any existing links so we can test resonance independently
+    e1.links = []
+    e2.links = []
+    e3.links = []
+    archive._save()
+
+    pairs = archive.resonance(threshold=0.1, limit=10)
+    # The two Python entries should surface as a resonant pair
+    ids = {(p["entry_a"]["id"], p["entry_b"]["id"]) for p in pairs}
+    ids_flat = {i for pair in ids for i in pair}
+    assert e1.id in ids_flat and e2.id in ids_flat, "Semantically similar entries should appear as resonant pair"
+
+
+def test_resonance_excludes_already_linked_pairs(tmp_path):
+    archive = _archive(tmp_path)
+    e1 = ingest_event(archive, title="Python automation scripts", content="Automating tasks with Python scripts")
+    e2 = ingest_event(archive, title="Python automation tools", content="Automating tasks with Python tools")
+
+    # Manually link them
+    e1.links = [e2.id]
+    e2.links = [e1.id]
+    archive._save()
+
+    pairs = archive.resonance(threshold=0.0, limit=100)
+    for p in pairs:
+        a_id = p["entry_a"]["id"]
+        b_id = p["entry_b"]["id"]
+        assert not (a_id == e1.id and b_id == e2.id), "Already-linked pair should be excluded"
+        assert not (a_id == e2.id and b_id == e1.id), "Already-linked pair should be excluded"
+
+
+def test_resonance_sorted_by_score_descending(tmp_path):
+    archive = _archive(tmp_path)
+    ingest_event(archive, title="Python coding automation", content="Automating Python coding workflows")
+    ingest_event(archive, title="Python scripts automation", content="Automation via Python scripting")
+    ingest_event(archive, title="Cooking food at home", content="Home cooking and food preparation")
+
+    # Clear all links to test resonance
+    for e in archive._entries.values():
+        e.links = []
+    archive._save()
+
+    pairs = archive.resonance(threshold=0.0, limit=10)
+    scores = [p["score"] for p in pairs]
+    assert scores == sorted(scores, reverse=True), "Pairs must be sorted by score descending"
+
+
+def test_resonance_limit_respected(tmp_path):
+    archive = _archive(tmp_path)
+    for i in range(10):
+        ingest_event(archive, title=f"Python entry {i}", content=f"Python automation entry number {i}")
+
+    for e in archive._entries.values():
+        e.links = []
+    archive._save()
+
+    pairs = archive.resonance(threshold=0.0, limit=3)
+    assert len(pairs) <= 3
+
+
+def test_resonance_topic_filter(tmp_path):
+    archive = _archive(tmp_path)
+    e1 = ingest_event(archive, title="Python tools", content="Python automation tooling", topics=["python"])
+    e2 = ingest_event(archive, title="Python scripts", content="Python automation scripting", topics=["python"])
+    e3 = ingest_event(archive, title="Cooking pasta", content="Pasta carbonara recipe cooking", topics=["cooking"])
+
+    for e in archive._entries.values():
+        e.links = []
+    archive._save()
+
+    pairs = archive.resonance(threshold=0.0, limit=20, topic="python")
+    for p in pairs:
+        a_topics = [t.lower() for t in p["entry_a"]["topics"]]
+        b_topics = [t.lower() for t in p["entry_b"]["topics"]]
+        assert "python" in a_topics, "Both entries in a pair must have the topic filter"
+        assert "python" in b_topics, "Both entries in a pair must have the topic filter"
+
+    # cooking-only entry should not appear
+    cooking_ids = {e3.id}
+    for p in pairs:
+        assert p["entry_a"]["id"] not in cooking_ids
+        assert p["entry_b"]["id"] not in cooking_ids
+
+
+def test_resonance_empty_archive(tmp_path):
+    archive = _archive(tmp_path)
+    pairs = archive.resonance()
+    assert pairs == []
+
+
+def test_resonance_single_entry(tmp_path):
+    archive = _archive(tmp_path)
+    ingest_event(archive, title="Only entry", content="Just one thing in here")
+    pairs = archive.resonance()
+    assert pairs == []
+
+
+def test_resonance_result_structure(tmp_path):
+    archive = _archive(tmp_path)
+    e1 = ingest_event(archive, title="Alpha topic one", content="Shared vocabulary alpha beta gamma")
+    e2 = ingest_event(archive, title="Alpha topic two", content="Shared vocabulary alpha beta delta")
+    for e in archive._entries.values():
+        e.links = []
+    archive._save()
+
+    pairs = archive.resonance(threshold=0.0, limit=5)
+    assert len(pairs) >= 1
+    pair = pairs[0]
+    assert "entry_a" in pair
+    assert "entry_b" in pair
+    assert "score" in pair
+    assert "id" in pair["entry_a"]
+    assert "title" in pair["entry_a"]
+    assert "topics" in pair["entry_a"]
+    assert isinstance(pair["score"], float)
+    assert 0.0 <= pair["score"] <= 1.0