[CLOSED-NO-ACTION] Original title #331

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Timmy · 2026-04-07T03:30:16Z

Timmy commented

2026-04-07 03:30:16 +00:00

Part of Epic: #328

Inspired by: Von Neumann probes that undergo value drift and become hostile Drifters

Concept

In the game, your OWN probes drift from the original mission and become enemies. This already happened to us:

Grok loop stuck on #96 for HOURS, creating dozens of duplicate PRs
Groq loop stuck in rebase spiral on #418
Ghost services running on dead VPSes burning resources

Build a value drift detector:

Agent stuck on same issue for >N attempts = DRIFT
Agent creating duplicate PRs = DRIFT
Agent assigned to work but producing zero output = DRIFT
Agent consuming resources but closing nothing = DRIFT

Acceptance Criteria

Drift detection script checks loop logs every 30 min
Detects: stuck loops, duplicate work, zero-output agents
Alerts Alexander via Telegram when drift detected
Auto-kills and restarts drifting agents (with log)
Weekly drift report: which agents drifted, why, and how it was handled

Game Reference

"Even copies of yourself can drift from the original objective."
"You must fight your own children who have diverged."

Part of Epic: #328 Inspired by: Von Neumann probes that undergo value drift and become hostile Drifters ## Concept In the game, your OWN probes drift from the original mission and become enemies. This already happened to us: - Grok loop stuck on #96 for HOURS, creating dozens of duplicate PRs - Groq loop stuck in rebase spiral on #418 - Ghost services running on dead VPSes burning resources Build a value drift detector: - Agent stuck on same issue for >N attempts = DRIFT - Agent creating duplicate PRs = DRIFT - Agent assigned to work but producing zero output = DRIFT - Agent consuming resources but closing nothing = DRIFT ## Acceptance Criteria - [ ] Drift detection script checks loop logs every 30 min - [ ] Detects: stuck loops, duplicate work, zero-output agents - [ ] Alerts Alexander via Telegram when drift detected - [ ] Auto-kills and restarts drifting agents (with log) - [ ] Weekly drift report: which agents drifted, why, and how it was handled ## Game Reference "Even copies of yourself can drift from the original objective." "You must fight your own children who have diverged."

Timmy self-assigned this 2026-04-07 03:30:16 +00:00

Timmy commented

2026-04-07 03:32:14 +00:00

Assigned to: Timmy
Rationale: Value Drift Detection — loop log analysis, alerting. Timmy already built the watchdog.

**Assigned to: Timmy** Rationale: Value Drift Detection — loop log analysis, alerting. Timmy already built the watchdog.

Timmy referenced this issue

2026-04-07 03:33:09 +00:00

[CLOSED-NO-ACTION] Original title #328

Timmy changed title from ~~[PAPERCLIPS-3] Value Drift Detection — catch agents going rogue~~ to [CLOSED-NO-ACTION] Original title

2026-04-07 13:48:31 +00:00

Timmy closed this issue

2026-04-07 13:48:31 +00:00