feat: add portal health checks for #1539

Merged PR #1622: feat: add sovereign conversation artifacts slice

.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

.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
 

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

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ let workshopPanelCanvas = null;
 let workshopScanMat = null;
 let workshopPanelRefreshTimer = 0;
 let lastFocusedPortal = null;
+let portalHealthTimer = null;
 
 // ═══ VISITOR / OPERATOR MODE ═══
 let uiMode = 'visitor'; // 'visitor' | 'operator'
@@ -714,6 +715,10 @@ 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();
@@ -1532,6 +1537,7 @@ function createPortals(data) {
     const portal = createPortal(config);
     portals.push(portal);
   });
+  startPortalHealthChecks();
 }
 
 function createPortal(config) {
@@ -1670,6 +1676,19 @@ function createPortal(config) {
     swirl,
     pSystem,
     light,
+    labelCanvas,
+    labelContext: lctx,
+    labelTexture: labelTex,
+    labelMesh,
+    baseState: window.PortalHealth
+      ? window.PortalHealth.captureBaseState(config)
+      : {
+          status: config.status || 'online',
+          blocked_reason: config.blocked_reason ?? null,
+          interaction_ready: config.interaction_ready !== false,
+          action_label: config.destination?.action_label || 'ENTER',
+        },
+    health: null,
     customElements: {}
   };
 
@@ -1750,6 +1769,86 @@ function createPortal(config) {
   return portalObj;
 }
 
+function updatePortalLabelTexture(portal, runtimeState) {
+  if (!portal?.labelContext || !portal?.labelCanvas || !portal?.labelTexture) return;
+
+  const ctx = portal.labelContext;
+  const canvas = portal.labelCanvas;
+  const portalColor = new THREE.Color(portal.config.color);
+  ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+  ctx.font = 'bold 32px "Orbitron", sans-serif';
+  ctx.fillStyle = '#' + portalColor.getHexString();
+  ctx.textAlign = 'center';
+  ctx.fillText(`◈ ${portal.config.name.toUpperCase()}`, 256, 36);
+
+  ctx.font = 'bold 18px "Orbitron", sans-serif';
+  if (runtimeState && runtimeState.online === false) {
+    ctx.fillStyle = '#ff4466';
+    ctx.fillText('OFFLINE', 256, 68);
+  } else if (portal.config.role) {
+    const roleColors = { timmy: '#4af0c0', reflex: '#ff4466', pilot: '#ffd700', creative: '#ff00ff' };
+    ctx.fillStyle = roleColors[portal.config.role] || '#888888';
+    ctx.fillText(portal.config.role.toUpperCase(), 256, 68);
+  }
+
+  portal.labelTexture.needsUpdate = true;
+}
+
+function setPortalVisualIntensity(portal, intensity) {
+  const factor = Math.max(0.12, Math.min(1, intensity));
+  portal.group.traverse(obj => {
+    if (obj.isPointLight) {
+      if (obj.userData.baseIntensity == null) obj.userData.baseIntensity = obj.intensity;
+      obj.intensity = obj.userData.baseIntensity * factor;
+      return;
+    }
+    const materials = obj.material ? (Array.isArray(obj.material) ? obj.material : [obj.material]) : [];
+    materials.forEach(mat => {
+      if (mat.opacity != null) {
+        if (mat.userData.baseOpacity == null) mat.userData.baseOpacity = mat.opacity;
+        mat.opacity = mat.userData.baseOpacity * factor;
+      }
+      if (mat.emissiveIntensity != null) {
+        if (mat.userData.baseEmissiveIntensity == null) mat.userData.baseEmissiveIntensity = mat.emissiveIntensity;
+        mat.emissiveIntensity = mat.userData.baseEmissiveIntensity * factor;
+      }
+      if (mat.transparent != null && factor < 1) mat.transparent = true;
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function setPortalRuntimeState(portal, runtimeState) {
+  portal.health = runtimeState;
+  portal.config.status = runtimeState.status;
+  portal.config.blocked_reason = runtimeState.blocked_reason;
+  portal.config.interaction_ready = runtimeState.interaction_ready;
+  if (portal.config.destination) {
+    portal.config.destination.action_label = runtimeState.actionLabel;
+  }
+
+  setPortalVisualIntensity(portal, runtimeState.online === false ? 0.2 : 1);
+  updatePortalLabelTexture(portal, runtimeState);
+}
+
+async function runPortalHealthChecks() {
+  if (!window.PortalHealth || portals.length === 0) return;
+
+  await Promise.all(portals.map(async (portal) => {
+    const probe = await window.PortalHealth.probePortalHealth(portal.config);
+    const runtimeState = window.PortalHealth.computePortalRuntimeState(portal.config, portal.baseState, probe);
+    setPortalRuntimeState(portal, runtimeState);
+  }));
+
+  if (atlasOverlayActive) populateAtlas();
+  if (activePortal) checkPortalProximity();
+}
+
+function startPortalHealthChecks() {
+  if (!window.PortalHealth || portalHealthTimer) return;
+  runPortalHealthChecks();
+  portalHealthTimer = setInterval(runPortalHealthChecks, window.PortalHealth.DEFAULT_HEALTH_INTERVAL_MS);
+}
+
 // ═══ PARTICLES ═══
 function createParticles() {
   const count = particleCount(1500);
@@ -3044,8 +3143,14 @@ function checkPortalProximity() {
   
   activePortal = closest;
   const hint = document.getElementById('portal-hint');
+  const hintLabel = document.getElementById('portal-hint-label');
   if (activePortal) {
+    const runtimeState = activePortal.health || {
+      online: activePortal.config.status !== 'offline',
+      tooltipText: `Enter ${activePortal.config.name}`,
+    };
     document.getElementById('portal-hint-name').textContent = activePortal.config.name;
+    if (hintLabel) hintLabel.textContent = runtimeState.online ? 'Enter' : 'Offline';
     hint.style.display = 'flex';
   } else {
     hint.style.display = 'none';
@@ -3059,8 +3164,13 @@ function activatePortal(portal) {
   const descDisplay = document.getElementById('portal-desc-display');
   const redirectBox = document.getElementById('portal-redirect-box');
   const errorBox = document.getElementById('portal-error-box');
+  const errorMsg = document.querySelector('#portal-error-box .portal-error-msg');
   const timerDisplay = document.getElementById('portal-timer');
   const statusDot = document.getElementById('portal-status-dot');
+  const runtimeState = portal.health || {
+    online: portal.config.status !== 'offline',
+    blocked_reason: portal.config.blocked_reason,
+  };
   
   nameDisplay.textContent = portal.config.name.toUpperCase();
   descDisplay.textContent = portal.config.description;
@@ -3069,6 +3179,13 @@ function activatePortal(portal) {
   
   overlay.style.display = 'flex';
   
+  if (!runtimeState.online) {
+    redirectBox.style.display = 'none';
+    errorBox.style.display = 'block';
+    if (errorMsg) errorMsg.textContent = runtimeState.blocked_reason || 'OFFLINE';
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (portal.config.destination && portal.config.destination.url) {
     redirectBox.style.display = 'block';
     errorBox.style.display = 'none';
@@ -3087,6 +3204,7 @@ function activatePortal(portal) {
   } else {
     redirectBox.style.display = 'none';
     errorBox.style.display = 'block';
+    if (errorMsg) errorMsg.textContent = 'DESTINATION NOT YET LINKED';
   }
 }
 
@@ -3557,6 +3675,10 @@ 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

index.html

@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
 
   <!-- 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>
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@
   <!-- Portal Hint -->
   <div id="portal-hint" class="portal-hint" style="display:none;">
     <div class="portal-hint-key">F</div>
-    <div class="portal-hint-text">Enter <span id="portal-hint-name"></span></div>
+    <div class="portal-hint-text"><span id="portal-hint-label">Enter</span> <span id="portal-hint-name"></span></div>
   </div>
 
   <!-- Vision Hint -->
@@ -393,7 +394,10 @@
 <div id="memory-inspect-panel" class="memory-inspect-panel" style="display:none;" aria-label="Memory Inspect Panel"></div>
 <div id="memory-connections-panel" class="memory-connections-panel" style="display:none;" aria-label="Memory Connections Panel"></div>
 
+<script src="./portal-health.js"></script>
 <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/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

portal-health.js

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+(function (global) {
+  const DEFAULT_HEALTH_INTERVAL_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
+  const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS = 3000;
+
+  function derivePortalHealthTarget(config = {}) {
+    if (typeof config.health_check_url === 'string' && config.health_check_url.trim()) {
+      return config.health_check_url.trim();
+    }
+
+    const destinationUrl = config?.destination?.url;
+    if (typeof destinationUrl === 'string' && destinationUrl.trim()) {
+      return destinationUrl.trim();
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  function shouldProbePortalHealth(config = {}) {
+    const target = derivePortalHealthTarget(config);
+    return typeof target === 'string' && /^https?:\/\//i.test(target);
+  }
+
+  function captureBaseState(config = {}) {
+    return {
+      status: config.status || 'online',
+      blocked_reason: config.blocked_reason ?? null,
+      interaction_ready: config.interaction_ready !== false,
+      action_label: config?.destination?.action_label || 'ENTER',
+    };
+  }
+
+  function computePortalRuntimeState(config = {}, baseState = captureBaseState(config), probe = {}) {
+    const tracked = shouldProbePortalHealth(config);
+    const portalName = config.name || 'Portal';
+
+    if (!tracked) {
+      return {
+        tracked: false,
+        online: true,
+        status: baseState.status,
+        blocked_reason: baseState.blocked_reason,
+        interaction_ready: baseState.interaction_ready,
+        actionLabel: baseState.action_label,
+        tooltipText: `Enter ${portalName}`,
+      };
+    }
+
+    const online = probe.online !== false;
+    if (!online) {
+      const reason = probe.reason || 'Offline';
+      return {
+        tracked: true,
+        online: false,
+        status: 'offline',
+        blocked_reason: reason,
+        interaction_ready: false,
+        actionLabel: 'OFFLINE',
+        tooltipText: 'Offline',
+      };
+    }
+
+    return {
+      tracked: true,
+      online: true,
+      status: baseState.status,
+      blocked_reason: baseState.blocked_reason,
+      interaction_ready: baseState.interaction_ready,
+      actionLabel: baseState.action_label,
+      tooltipText: `Enter ${portalName}`,
+    };
+  }
+
+  function describeProbeFailure(error) {
+    if (!error) return 'Offline';
+    if (error.name === 'AbortError') return 'Offline';
+    return error.message || 'Offline';
+  }
+
+  async function probePortalHealth(config = {}, { fetchImpl = global.fetch, timeoutMs = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS } = {}) {
+    const target = derivePortalHealthTarget(config);
+    if (!shouldProbePortalHealth(config)) {
+      return { online: true, skipped: true, target };
+    }
+
+    if (typeof fetchImpl !== 'function') {
+      return { online: false, reason: 'Offline', target };
+    }
+
+    const controller = typeof AbortController !== 'undefined' ? new AbortController() : null;
+    const timeout = controller
+      ? setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), timeoutMs)
+      : null;
+
+    try {
+      const response = await fetchImpl(target, {
+        method: 'HEAD',
+        mode: 'no-cors',
+        cache: 'no-store',
+        signal: controller ? controller.signal : undefined,
+      });
+
+      if (timeout) clearTimeout(timeout);
+
+      const online = !response || response.type === 'opaque' || response.ok || response.status < 500;
+      return {
+        online,
+        reason: online ? null : `Offline (${response.status || 'unreachable'})`,
+        target,
+      };
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (timeout) clearTimeout(timeout);
+      return {
+        online: false,
+        reason: describeProbeFailure(error),
+        target,
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  const api = {
+    DEFAULT_HEALTH_INTERVAL_MS,
+    DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS,
+    derivePortalHealthTarget,
+    shouldProbePortalHealth,
+    captureBaseState,
+    computePortalRuntimeState,
+    probePortalHealth,
+  };
+
+  if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && module.exports) {
+    module.exports = api;
+  }
+
+  global.PortalHealth = api;
+})(typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : globalThis);

portals.json

@@ -129,13 +129,22 @@
       "type": "harness",
       "params": {
         "mode": "creative"
-      }
+      },
+      "action_label": "Enter Workshop"
     },
     "agents_present": [
       "timmy",
       "kimi"
     ],
-    "interaction_ready": true
+    "interaction_ready": true,
+    "portal_type": "creative-harness",
+    "world_category": "creative",
+    "environment": "production",
+    "access_mode": "visitor",
+    "readiness_state": "online",
+    "blocked_reason": null,
+    "telemetry_source": "workshop",
+    "owner": "Timmy"
   },
   {
     "id": "archive",
@@ -157,12 +166,21 @@
       "type": "harness",
       "params": {
         "mode": "read"
-      }
+      },
+      "action_label": "Enter Archive"
     },
     "agents_present": [
       "claude"
     ],
-    "interaction_ready": true
+    "interaction_ready": true,
+    "portal_type": "knowledge-harness",
+    "world_category": "archive",
+    "environment": "production",
+    "access_mode": "visitor",
+    "readiness_state": "online",
+    "blocked_reason": null,
+    "telemetry_source": "archive",
+    "owner": "Timmy"
   },
   {
     "id": "chapel",
@@ -184,10 +202,19 @@
       "type": "harness",
       "params": {
         "mode": "meditation"
-      }
+      },
+      "action_label": "Enter Chapel"
     },
     "agents_present": [],
-    "interaction_ready": true
+    "interaction_ready": true,
+    "portal_type": "sanctuary-harness",
+    "world_category": "sanctuary",
+    "environment": "production",
+    "access_mode": "visitor",
+    "readiness_state": "online",
+    "blocked_reason": null,
+    "telemetry_source": "chapel",
+    "owner": "Timmy"
   },
   {
     "id": "courtyard",
@@ -209,13 +236,22 @@
       "type": "harness",
       "params": {
         "mode": "social"
-      }
+      },
+      "action_label": "Enter Courtyard"
     },
     "agents_present": [
       "timmy",
       "perplexity"
     ],
-    "interaction_ready": true
+    "interaction_ready": true,
+    "portal_type": "social-harness",
+    "world_category": "social",
+    "environment": "production",
+    "access_mode": "visitor",
+    "readiness_state": "online",
+    "blocked_reason": null,
+    "telemetry_source": "courtyard",
+    "owner": "Reflex"
   },
   {
     "id": "gate",
@@ -237,10 +273,19 @@
       "type": "harness",
       "params": {
         "mode": "transit"
-      }
+      },
+      "action_label": "Enter Gate"
     },
     "agents_present": [],
-    "interaction_ready": false
+    "interaction_ready": false,
+    "portal_type": "transit-harness",
+    "world_category": "transit",
+    "environment": "production",
+    "access_mode": "operator",
+    "readiness_state": "standby",
+    "blocked_reason": null,
+    "telemetry_source": "gate",
+    "owner": "Reflex"
   },
   {
     "id": "playground",
@@ -292,4 +337,4 @@
     "agents_present": [],
     "interaction_ready": true
   }
-]
+]

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)*

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)")

tests/portal-health-app.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const { test } = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+
+const ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
+
+test('index bootstraps portal-health helper before app startup', () => {
+  const html = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, 'index.html'), 'utf8');
+  assert.match(html, /portal-health\.js/);
+});
+
+test('app wires recurring portal health checks and offline tooltip behavior', () => {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, 'app.js'), 'utf8');
+  assert.match(source, /startPortalHealthChecks\(/);
+  assert.match(source, /runPortalHealthChecks\(/);
+  assert.match(source, /PortalHealth\.DEFAULT_HEALTH_INTERVAL_MS/);
+  assert.match(source, /tooltipText/);
+  assert.match(source, /Offline/);
+  assert.match(source, /setPortalRuntimeState\(/);
+});

tests/portal-health.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+const { test } = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+
+const {
+  DEFAULT_HEALTH_INTERVAL_MS,
+  derivePortalHealthTarget,
+  shouldProbePortalHealth,
+  computePortalRuntimeState,
+} = require('../portal-health.js');
+
+test('portal health checks default to five minutes', () => {
+  assert.equal(DEFAULT_HEALTH_INTERVAL_MS, 5 * 60 * 1000);
+});
+
+test('portal health target prefers explicit health URL then destination URL', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    derivePortalHealthTarget({
+      health_check_url: 'https://status.timmy.foundation/health',
+      destination: { url: 'https://portal.timmy.foundation' },
+    }),
+    'https://status.timmy.foundation/health'
+  );
+
+  assert.equal(
+    derivePortalHealthTarget({ destination: { url: 'https://portal.timmy.foundation' } }),
+    'https://portal.timmy.foundation'
+  );
+
+  assert.equal(
+    derivePortalHealthTarget({ destination: { url: null } }),
+    null
+  );
+});
+
+test('portal health probe eligibility only tracks portals with external URLs', () => {
+  assert.equal(shouldProbePortalHealth({ destination: { url: 'https://portal.timmy.foundation' } }), true);
+  assert.equal(shouldProbePortalHealth({ destination: { url: './local.html' } }), false);
+  assert.equal(shouldProbePortalHealth({ destination: { url: null } }), false);
+});
+
+test('runtime state marks offline portals unavailable and restores base state when healthy', () => {
+  const config = {
+    name: 'Workshop',
+    status: 'online',
+    blocked_reason: null,
+    interaction_ready: true,
+    destination: { url: 'https://workshop.timmy.foundation', action_label: 'Enter Workshop' },
+  };
+  const baseState = {
+    status: 'online',
+    blocked_reason: null,
+    interaction_ready: true,
+    action_label: 'Enter Workshop',
+  };
+
+  const offline = computePortalRuntimeState(config, baseState, { online: false, reason: 'Offline' });
+  assert.equal(offline.status, 'offline');
+  assert.equal(offline.interaction_ready, false);
+  assert.equal(offline.blocked_reason, 'Offline');
+  assert.equal(offline.tooltipText, 'Offline');
+  assert.equal(offline.actionLabel, 'OFFLINE');
+
+  const restored = computePortalRuntimeState(config, baseState, { online: true });
+  assert.equal(restored.status, 'online');
+  assert.equal(restored.interaction_ready, true);
+  assert.equal(restored.blocked_reason, null);
+  assert.equal(restored.tooltipText, 'Enter Workshop');
+  assert.equal(restored.actionLabel, 'Enter Workshop');
+});

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_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_night_shift_prediction_report.py

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+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