feat: emergent narrative from agent interactions (closes #1607)

.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
 

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

index.html

@@ -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;

narrative_engine.py

@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+narrative_engine.py — Emergent narrative from agent interactions.
+
+Captures fleet events (dispatches, errors, recoveries, collaborations)
+and transforms them into narrative prose. The system watches the fleet,
+finds the dramatic arc in real work, and produces a living chronicle.
+
+Usage:
+    python3 narrative_engine.py --watch          # Watch and generate in real-time
+    python3 narrative_engine.py --generate        # Generate from recent events
+    python3 narrative_engine.py --output chronicle.md  # Write to file
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import time
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+
+SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+CHRONICLE_PATH = SCRIPT_DIR / "docs" / "chronicle.md"
+EVENTS_PATH = SCRIPT_DIR / "narrative-events.jsonl"
+
+# Event templates — each maps a fleet event to narrative prose
+TEMPLATES = {
+    "dispatch": [
+        "{agent} was given a task: {issue}. A problem to solve, a wound to close in the code.",
+        "The call went out to {agent}. Issue #{issue} — {title}. The work begins.",
+        "{agent} accepted the charge. {title}. Not for glory, but because the work needed doing.",
+    ],
+    "commit": [
+        "{agent} committed. {message}. The code remembers what the agent learned.",
+        "Lines changed. {agent} shaped something new from something broken.",
+        "{agent} pushed to {branch}. The work is done. The next task waits.",
+    ],
+    "pr_created": [
+        "A pull request emerged: {title}. The work is ready for review. Another step forward.",
+        "{agent} opened PR #{number}. The code speaks for itself now.",
+        "PR #{number}: {title}. The work stands on its own, waiting for eyes.",
+    ],
+    "pr_merged": [
+        "PR #{number} merged. The work is part of the world now.",
+        "It's in. {title}. Merged. The codebase grows, one fix at a time.",
+        "PR #{number} closed. The fix lives in main. The fleet moves on.",
+    ],
+    "error": [
+        "{agent} hit an error: {message}. Not every path is clear.",
+        "The build failed for {agent}. {message}. Errors are teachers, not judges.",
+        "Something broke in {agent}'s work. {message}. The repair will come.",
+    ],
+    "recovery": [
+        "{agent} recovered. After the failure, the fix. This is how systems learn.",
+        "The error passed. {agent} is working again. Resilience is not the absence of failure.",
+        "{agent} back online after {duration}. The dark interval is over.",
+    ],
+    "idle": [
+        "The fleet is quiet. No dispatches. The agents rest, or wait.",
+        "Silence in the burn lanes. All issues claimed. All panes dark or finished.",
+        "The work is done for now. The fleet waits for the next call.",
+    ],
+    "collaboration": [
+        "{agent1} and {agent2} touched the same code: {file}. Collision or collaboration?",
+        "Two agents, one file. {agent1} and {agent2} both worked on {file}.",
+        "{file} was changed by multiple agents. The code is a conversation.",
+    ],
+}
+
+
+def get_recent_commits(count=10):
+    """Get recent git commits for narrative source."""
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "log", f"--max-count={count}", "--format=%H|%an|%ae|%s|%ci"],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10
+        )
+        commits = []
+        for line in result.stdout.strip().split("\n"):
+            if not line:
+                continue
+            parts = line.split("|", 4)
+            if len(parts) == 5:
+                commits.append({
+                    "hash": parts[0][:8],
+                    "author": parts[1],
+                    "email": parts[2],
+                    "message": parts[3],
+                    "date": parts[4],
+                })
+        return commits
+    except Exception:
+        return []
+
+
+def get_open_prs(repo="Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus", count=5):
+    """Get recent open PRs."""
+    try:
+        import urllib.request
+        token_path = Path.home() / ".config" / "gitea" / "token"
+        token = token_path.read_text().strip() if token_path.exists() else ""
+        headers = {"Authorization": f"token {token}"} if token else {}
+        url = f"https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/api/v1/repos/{repo}/pulls?state=open&limit={count}"
+        req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers=headers)
+        resp = urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=10)
+        return json.loads(resp.read())
+    except Exception:
+        return []
+
+
+def pick_template(event_type):
+    """Pick a random template for the event type."""
+    import random
+    templates = TEMPLATES.get(event_type, TEMPLATES["idle"])
+    return random.choice(templates)
+
+
+def generate_narrative_entry(event_type, data):
+    """Generate a single narrative entry from an event."""
+    template = pick_template(event_type)
+    try:
+        return template.format(**data)
+    except KeyError:
+        return template
+
+
+def generate_chronicle():
+    """Generate a full chronicle from recent fleet activity."""
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    lines = []
+    lines.append(f"# Fleet Chronicle")
+    lines.append(f"\n_Generated: {now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M UTC')}_")
+    lines.append("")
+    lines.append("The story of the fleet, told from the data.")
+    lines.append("")
+
+    # Recent commits
+    commits = get_recent_commits(15)
+    if commits:
+        lines.append("## Recent Work")
+        lines.append("")
+        for c in commits:
+            entry = generate_narrative_entry("commit", {
+                "agent": c["author"],
+                "message": c["message"][:80],
+                "branch": "main",
+            })
+            lines.append(f"- {entry}")
+        lines.append("")
+
+    # Open PRs
+    prs = get_open_prs(count=5)
+    if prs:
+        lines.append("## Open Pull Requests")
+        lines.append("")
+        for pr in prs:
+            entry = generate_narrative_entry("pr_created", {
+                "agent": pr.get("user", {}).get("login", "unknown"),
+                "number": pr["number"],
+                "title": pr["title"][:60],
+            })
+            lines.append(f"- {entry}")
+        lines.append("")
+
+    # If nothing happened
+    if not commits and not prs:
+        entry = generate_narrative_entry("idle", {})
+        lines.append(f"> {entry}")
+        lines.append("")
+
+    lines.append("---")
+    lines.append("\n_The fleet writes its own story. We just read it._")
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def append_event(event_type, data):
+    """Append an event to the JSONL log for future narrative generation."""
+    event = {
+        "timestamp": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+        "type": event_type,
+        "data": data,
+    }
+    with open(EVENTS_PATH, "a") as f:
+        f.write(json.dumps(event) + "\n")
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Emergent narrative from agent interactions")
+    parser.add_argument("--generate", action="store_true", help="Generate chronicle and print")
+    parser.add_argument("--output", default=None, help="Write chronicle to file")
+    parser.add_argument("--watch", action="store_true", help="Watch and generate periodically")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.generate or args.output:
+        chronicle = generate_chronicle()
+        if args.output:
+            Path(args.output).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            Path(args.output).write_text(chronicle)
+            print(f"Chronicle written to {args.output}")
+        else:
+            print(chronicle)
+    elif args.watch:
+        print("Watching for fleet events... (Ctrl+C to stop)")
+        while True:
+            time.sleep(60)
+            chronicle = generate_chronicle()
+            CHRONICLE_PATH.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            CHRONICLE_PATH.write_text(chronicle)
+            print(f"[{datetime.now().strftime('%H:%M')}] Chronicle updated")
+    else:
+        print("Use --generate, --output <file>, or --watch")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

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={
+    req = urllib.request.Request(
-        "Authorization": f"token {GITEA_TOKEN}",
+        url,
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        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:
+def build_branch_protection_payload(branch: str, rules: dict) -> dict:
-    branch = rules.pop("branch", "main")
+    return {
-    # 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 = {
         "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:
+    except Exception as exc:
-        print(f"❌ {repo}:{branch} failed: {e}")
+        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):
+    for cfg_path in sorted(CONFIG_DIR.glob("*.yml")):
-        if not fname.endswith(".yml"):
+        repo = cfg_path.stem
-            continue
+        with cfg_path.open() as fh:
-        repo = fname[:-4]
+            cfg = yaml.safe_load(fh) or {}
-        with open(os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR, fname)) as f:
+        rules = cfg.get("rules", {})
-            cfg = yaml.safe_load(f)
+        rules.setdefault("branch", cfg.get("branch", "main"))
-        if apply_protection(repo, cfg.get("rules", {})):
+        if apply_protection(repo, rules):
             ok += 1
 
     print(f"\nSynced {ok} repo(s)")

tests/test_sync_branch_protection.py

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+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