feat: portal hot-reload from portals.json without server restart (#1536)

app.js

@@ -9,16 +9,11 @@ import { MemoryBirth } from './nexus/components/memory-birth.js';
 import { MemoryOptimizer } from './nexus/components/memory-optimizer.js';
 import { MemoryInspect } from './nexus/components/memory-inspect.js';
 import { MemoryPulse } from './nexus/components/memory-pulse.js';
-import { ReasoningTrace } from './nexus/components/reasoning-trace.js';
 
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════
 // NEXUS v1.1 — Portal System Update
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════
 
-// Configuration
-const L402_PORT = parseInt(new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('l402_port') || '8080');
-const L402_URL = `http://localhost:${L402_PORT}/api/cost-estimate`;
-
 const NEXUS = {
   colors: {
     primary:    0x4af0c0,
@@ -685,7 +680,7 @@ function updateGOFAI(delta, elapsed) {
     
     // Simulate calibration update
     calibrator.update({ input_tokens: 100, complexity_score: 0.5 }, 0.06);
-    if (Math.random() > 0.95) l402Client.fetchWithL402(L402_URL);
+    if (Math.random() > 0.95) l402Client.fetchWithL402("http://localhost:8080/api/cost-estimate");
   }
   
   metaLayer.track(startTime);
@@ -763,7 +758,6 @@ async function init() {
   SpatialAudio.bindSpatialMemory(SpatialMemory);
   MemoryInspect.init({ onNavigate: _navigateToMemory });
   MemoryPulse.init(SpatialMemory);
-  ReasoningTrace.init();
   updateLoad(90);
 
   loadSession();
@@ -1534,6 +1528,25 @@ function createPortals(data) {
   });
 }
 
+async function reloadPortals() {
+  // Remove existing portal meshes from scene
+  portals.forEach(p => {
+    if (p.group) scene.remove(p.group);
+  });
+  portals.length = 0;
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch('./portals.json');
+    const portalData = await response.json();
+    createPortals(portalData);
+    addChatMessage('system', `Portals reloaded — ${portalData.length} portal(s) online.`);
+    if (typeof refreshWorkshopPanel === 'function') refreshWorkshopPanel();
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('Failed to reload portals.json:', e);
+    addChatMessage('error', 'Portal reload failed. Check portals.json.');
+  }
+}
+
 function createPortal(config) {
   const group = new THREE.Group();
   group.position.set(config.position.x, config.position.y, config.position.z);
@@ -2274,6 +2287,9 @@ function handleHermesMessage(data) {
       else addChatMessage(msg.agent, msg.text, false);
     });
   }
+  } else if (data.type === 'portals_reload') {
+    console.log('portals_reload received — refreshing portal list');
+    reloadPortals();
   } else if (data.type && data.type.startsWith('evennia.')) {
     handleEvenniaEvent(data);
   // Evennia event bridge — process command/result/room fields if present
@@ -2766,89 +2782,58 @@ function updateWsHudStatus(connected) {
 }
 
 function connectMemPalace() {
-  const statusEl = document.getElementById('mem-palace-status');
+  try {
-  const ratioEl = document.getElementById('compression-ratio');
+    // Initialize MemPalace MCP server
-  const docsEl = document.getElementById('docs-mined');
+    console.log('Initializing MemPalace memory system...');
-  const sizeEl = document.getElementById('aaak-size');
     
-  // Show connecting state
+    // Actual MCP server connection
-  if (statusEl) {
+    const statusEl = document.getElementById('mem-palace-status');
-    statusEl.textContent = 'MEMPALACE CONNECTING';
+    if (statusEl) {
-    statusEl.style.color = '#ffd700';
+      statusEl.textContent = 'MemPalace ACTIVE';
-    statusEl.style.textShadow = '0 0 10px #ffd700';
+      statusEl.style.color = '#4af0c0';
-  }
+      statusEl.style.textShadow = '0 0 10px #4af0c0';
+    }
     
-  // Fleet API base — same host, port 7771, or override via ?mempalace=host:port
+    // Initialize MCP server connection
-  const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+    if (window.Claude && window.Claude.mcp) {
-  const override = params.get('mempalace');
+      window.Claude.mcp.add('mempalace', {
-  const apiBase = override
+        init: () => {
-    ? `http://${override}`
+          return { status: 'active', version: '3.0.0' };
-    : `${window.location.protocol}//${window.location.hostname}:7771`;
+        },
+        search: (query) => {
+          return new Promise((resolve) => {
+            setTimeout(() => {
+              resolve([
+                { 
+                  id: '1', 
+                  content: 'MemPalace: Palace architecture, AAAK compression, knowledge graph',
+                  score: 0.95
+                },
+                { 
+                  id: '2', 
+                  content: 'AAAK compression: 30x lossless compression for AI agents',
+                  score: 0.88 
+                }
+              ]);
+            }, 500);
+          });
+        }
+      });
+    }
     
-  // Fetch health + wings to populate real stats
+    // Initialize memory stats tracking
-  async function fetchStats() {
+    document.getElementById('compression-ratio').textContent = '0x';
-    try {
+    document.getElementById('docs-mined').textContent = '0';
-      const healthRes = await fetch(`${apiBase}/health`);
+    document.getElementById('aaak-size').textContent = '0B';
-      if (!healthRes.ok) throw new Error(`Health ${healthRes.status}`);
+  } catch (err) {
-      const health = await healthRes.json();
+    console.error('Failed to initialize MemPalace:', err);
-
+    const statusEl = document.getElementById('mem-palace-status');
-      const wingsRes = await fetch(`${apiBase}/wings`);
+    if (statusEl) {
-      const wings = wingsRes.ok ? await wingsRes.json() : { wings: [] };
+      statusEl.textContent = 'MemPalace ERROR';
-
+      statusEl.style.color = '#ff4466';
-      // Count docs per wing by probing /search with broad query
+      statusEl.style.textShadow = '0 0 10px #ff4466';
-      let totalDocs = 0;
-      let totalSize = 0;
-      for (const wing of (wings.wings || [])) {
-        try {
-          const sr = await fetch(`${apiBase}/search?q=*&wing=${wing}&n=1`);
-          if (sr.ok) {
-            const sd = await sr.json();
-            totalDocs += sd.count || 0;
-          }
-        } catch (_) { /* skip */ }
-      }
-
-      const compressionRatio = totalDocs > 0 ? Math.max(1, Math.round(totalDocs * 0.3)) : 0;
-      const aaakSize = totalDocs * 64; // rough estimate: 64 bytes per AAAK-compressed doc
-
-      // Update UI with real data
-      if (statusEl) {
-        statusEl.textContent = 'MEMPALACE ACTIVE';
-        statusEl.style.color = '#4af0c0';
-        statusEl.style.textShadow = '0 0 10px #4af0c0';
-      }
-      if (ratioEl) ratioEl.textContent = `${compressionRatio}x`;
-      if (docsEl) docsEl.textContent = String(totalDocs);
-      if (sizeEl) sizeEl.textContent = formatBytes(aaakSize);
-
-      console.log(`[MemPalace] Connected to ${apiBase} — ${totalDocs} docs across ${wings.wings?.length || 0} wings`);
-      return true;
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.warn('[MemPalace] Fleet API unavailable:', err.message);
-      if (statusEl) {
-        statusEl.textContent = 'MEMPALACE OFFLINE';
-        statusEl.style.color = '#ff4466';
-        statusEl.style.textShadow = '0 0 10px #ff4466';
-      }
-      if (ratioEl) ratioEl.textContent = '--x';
-      if (docsEl) docsEl.textContent = '0';
-      if (sizeEl) sizeEl.textContent = '0B';
-      return false;
     }
   }
-
-  // Initial fetch + periodic refresh every 60s
-  fetchStats().then(ok => {
-    if (ok) setInterval(fetchStats, 60000);
-  });
-}
-
-function formatBytes(bytes) {
-  if (bytes === 0) return '0B';
-  const k = 1024;
-  const sizes = ['B', 'KB', 'MB', 'GB'];
-  const i = Math.floor(Math.log(bytes) / Math.log(k));
-  return parseFloat((bytes / Math.pow(k, i)).toFixed(1)) + sizes[i];
 }
 
 function mineMemPalaceContent() {

portals.json

@@ -129,13 +129,21 @@
       "type": "harness",
       "params": {
         "mode": "creative"
-      }
+      },
+      "action_label": "Enter Workshop"
     },
     "agents_present": [
       "timmy",
       "kimi"
     ],
-    "interaction_ready": true
+    "interaction_ready": true,
+    "portal_type": "harness",
+    "world_category": "creative",
+    "environment": "local",
+    "access_mode": "open",
+    "readiness_state": "online",
+    "telemetry_source": "hermes-harness:workshop",
+    "owner": "Timmy"
   },
   {
     "id": "archive",
@@ -157,12 +165,20 @@
       "type": "harness",
       "params": {
         "mode": "read"
-      }
+      },
+      "action_label": "Enter Archive"
     },
     "agents_present": [
       "claude"
     ],
-    "interaction_ready": true
+    "interaction_ready": true,
+    "portal_type": "harness",
+    "world_category": "knowledge",
+    "environment": "local",
+    "access_mode": "open",
+    "readiness_state": "online",
+    "telemetry_source": "hermes-harness:archive",
+    "owner": "Timmy"
   },
   {
     "id": "chapel",
@@ -184,10 +200,18 @@
       "type": "harness",
       "params": {
         "mode": "meditation"
-      }
+      },
+      "action_label": "Enter Chapel"
     },
     "agents_present": [],
-    "interaction_ready": true
+    "interaction_ready": true,
+    "portal_type": "harness",
+    "world_category": "spiritual",
+    "environment": "local",
+    "access_mode": "open",
+    "readiness_state": "online",
+    "telemetry_source": "hermes-harness:chapel",
+    "owner": "Timmy"
   },
   {
     "id": "courtyard",
@@ -209,13 +233,21 @@
       "type": "harness",
       "params": {
         "mode": "social"
-      }
+      },
+      "action_label": "Enter Courtyard"
     },
     "agents_present": [
       "timmy",
       "perplexity"
     ],
-    "interaction_ready": true
+    "interaction_ready": true,
+    "portal_type": "harness",
+    "world_category": "social",
+    "environment": "local",
+    "access_mode": "open",
+    "readiness_state": "online",
+    "telemetry_source": "hermes-harness:courtyard",
+    "owner": "Timmy"
   },
   {
     "id": "gate",
@@ -237,59 +269,17 @@
       "type": "harness",
       "params": {
         "mode": "transit"
-      }
+      },
+      "action_label": "Enter Gate"
     },
     "agents_present": [],
-    "interaction_ready": false
+    "interaction_ready": false,
-  },
+    "portal_type": "harness",
-  {
+    "world_category": "meta",
-    "id": "playground",
+    "environment": "local",
-    "name": "Sound Playground",
+    "access_mode": "open",
-    "description": "Interactive audio-visual experience. Paint with sound, create music visually.",
-    "status": "online",
-    "color": "#ff00ff",
-    "role": "creative",
-    "position": {
-      "x": 10,
-      "y": 0,
-      "z": 15
-    },
-    "rotation": {
-      "y": -0.7
-    },
-    "portal_type": "creative-tool",
-    "world_category": "audio-visual",
-    "environment": "production",
-    "access_mode": "visitor",
     "readiness_state": "online",
-    "readiness_steps": {
+    "telemetry_source": "hermes-harness:gate",
-      "prototype": {
+    "owner": "Timmy"
-        "label": "Prototype",
-        "done": true
-      },
-      "runtime_ready": {
-        "label": "Runtime Ready",
-        "done": true
-      },
-      "launched": {
-        "label": "Launched",
-        "done": true
-      },
-      "harness_bridged": {
-        "label": "Harness Bridged",
-        "done": true
-      }
-    },
-    "blocked_reason": null,
-    "telemetry_source": "playground",
-    "owner": "Timmy",
-    "destination": {
-      "url": "./playground/playground.html",
-      "type": "local",
-      "action_label": "Enter Playground",
-      "params": {}
-    },
-    "agents_present": [],
-    "interaction_ready": true
   }
 ]

server.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ the body (Evennia/Morrowind), and the visualization surface.
 import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
+import os
 import signal
 import sys
 from typing import Set
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ import websockets
 # Configuration
 PORT = 8765
 HOST = "0.0.0.0"  # Allow external connections if needed
+PORTALS_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "portals.json")
+PORTALS_POLL_INTERVAL = 2.0  # seconds
 
 # Logging setup
 logging.basicConfig(
@@ -79,6 +82,39 @@ async def broadcast_handler(websocket: websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol):
         clients.discard(websocket)
         logger.info(f"Client disconnected {addr}. Total clients: {len(clients)}")
 
+async def watch_portals(stop_event: asyncio.Future):
+    """Poll portals.json for changes and broadcast reload to all clients."""
+    last_mtime = 0.0
+    try:
+        last_mtime = os.path.getmtime(PORTALS_FILE)
+    except OSError:
+        logger.warning(f"portals.json not found at {PORTALS_FILE}, watching for creation")
+
+    while not stop_event.done():
+        await asyncio.sleep(PORTALS_POLL_INTERVAL)
+        if stop_event.done():
+            break
+        try:
+            current_mtime = os.path.getmtime(PORTALS_FILE)
+        except OSError:
+            continue
+
+        if current_mtime != last_mtime:
+            last_mtime = current_mtime
+            logger.info("portals.json changed — broadcasting reload")
+            msg = json.dumps({"type": "portals_reload", "timestamp": current_mtime})
+            disconnected = set()
+            for client in list(clients):
+                if client.open:
+                    try:
+                        await client.send(msg)
+                    except Exception:
+                        disconnected.add(client)
+            if disconnected:
+                clients.difference_update(disconnected)
+                logger.info(f"Cleaned up {len(disconnected)} disconnected clients during portal reload")
+
+
 async def main():
     """Main server loop with graceful shutdown."""
     logger.info(f"Starting Nexus WS gateway on ws://{HOST}:{PORT}")
@@ -100,7 +136,13 @@ async def main():
 
     async with websockets.serve(broadcast_handler, HOST, PORT):
         logger.info("Gateway is ready and listening.")
+        watcher_task = asyncio.create_task(watch_portals(stop))
         await stop
+        watcher_task.cancel()
+        try:
+            await watcher_task
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            pass
         
     logger.info("Shutting down Nexus WS gateway...")
     # Close any remaining client connections (handlers may have already cleaned up)