<context timezone="America/Chicago" />
<task from="telegram-mg-17796" time="Jul 24, 2026, 2:30 PM">Script output:
{
  "burnable_pct": 49.3,
  "tier": "medium",
  "implementationModel": "claude-sonnet",
  "eligibleProjects": [
    {
      "project": "StageHand",
      "priority": "P1"
    },
    {
      "project": "nanoclaw",
      "priority": "P1"
    },
    {
      "project": "AgenticLever",
      "priority": "P2"
    },
    {
      "project": "RoadSense",
      "priority": "P2"
    },
    {
      "project": "qip-qien",
      "priority": "P2"
    }
  ],
  "next_reset_at": "2026-07-25T21:00:00.016Z",
  "providerSnapshot": [
    {
      "name": "Claude",
      "tracked": true,
      "5h_remaining_pct": 100,
      "7d_remaining_pct": 52
    },
    {
      "name": "Codex",
      "tracked": true,
      "5h_remaining_pct": null,
      "7d_remaining_pct": 82
    },
    {
      "name": "Gemini",
      "tracked": false,
      "note": "$20/mo subscription — no CodexBar tracking, manually updated from gemini.google.com/usage"
    },
    {
      "name": "LM Studio",
      "tracked": false,
      "note": "local model server — always-available when running at lm_studio_url"
    }
  ],
  "claude_windows": {
    "5h": {
      "remaining_pct": 100,
      "resets_in_sec": -1
    },
    "7d": {
      "remaining_pct": 52,
      "resets_in_sec": 107997
    }
  }
}

Instructions:
Portfolio Autopilot run triggered. Trigger script has confirmed burnable quota and eligible projects exist.

Script `data` contains:
- `burnable_pct`: effective burnable quota (%)
- `tier`: quota tier (minimal/low/medium/high)
- `implementationModel`: model for implementation tasks
- `eligibleProjects`: [{project, priority}] sorted by priority — P1 first
- `next_reset_at`: ISO timestamp when the constraining window resets
- `providerSnapshot`: remaining % for all providers (Claude + Codex) for context
- `claude_windows`: { "5h": { remaining_pct, resets_in_sec }, "7d": { ... } }

## Your job this cycle

1. Read `/workspace/extra/second-brain/portfolio/BOARD.md` and the relevant `projects/*.md` cards for eligible projects.

2. Pick ONE unit of work — the highest-priority eligible project with a clear, actionable `Next action`. Skip anything where `Next action` is "confirm with James" or blocked on external input.

3. Determine task type and proceed accordingly:
   - **Greenfield** (new plan, new feature direction, new project direction): Plan only → auto red-team → send package (plan + critique + numbered open questions) to James via Slack (`slack-infrastructure`). Do NOT start implementation.
   - **Continuation** (`autonomous-ok` guard, clear next action): Implement directly. Report outcome to James after.
   - **review-required** (TradingBot25, qip-qien): Produce change + summary, send to James via Slack (`slack-infrastructure`) for merge approval.

4. Planning always uses Claude Sonnet regardless of `implementationModel`. Implementation uses whatever `implementationModel` says.

5. After completing work:
   - Update the project card's `Next action` and append a dated line to its `Notes`.
   - Update the `Last activity` date in `BOARD.md`.
   - Send James a brief 2–3 line outcome note to `slack-infrastructure`. Use Central Time (America/Chicago) for any timestamps — never UTC.
   - Log the run to `/workspace/agent/autopilot-run-log.jsonl` — one JSON line: `{ timestamp, tier, burnable_pct, project, task_type, model_used, outcome, notes }`.

6. **Schedule the next reset-wake**: After completing work, call `mcp__nanoclaw__schedule_task` with:
   - `processAfter`: the `next_reset_at` value from the trigger data (the exact window reset time)
   - `recurrence`: omit (one-shot)
   - `prompt`: "Portfolio Autopilot reset-wake: check quota and run one autopilot cycle. Read /workspace/agent/autopilot-config.json for context. Run node /workspace/agent/autopilot.mjs to see current state, then proceed as the autopilot prompt instructs."
   - `script`: `node /workspace/agent/autopilot-trigger.mjs 2>/dev/null`
   This ensures the next cycle starts exactly when the window resets, not up to 30 min later.

If no eligible project has a clear actionable next step, log it and send a brief note to `slack-infrastructure`: what's stalled and why. Use Central Time for any times mentioned.

Config at `/workspace/agent/autopilot-config.json` — thresholds and priorities live there.</task>


- update-config: Use this skill to configure the Claude Code harness via settings.json. Automated behaviors ("from now on when X", "each time X", "whenever X", "before/after X") require hooks configured in settings.json - the harness executes these, not Claude, so memory/preferences cannot fulfill them. Also use for: permissions ("allow X", "add permission", "move permission to"), env vars ("set X=Y"), hook troubleshooting, or any changes to settings.json/settings.local.json files. Examples: "allow npm commands", "add bq permission to global settings", "move permission to user settings", "set DEBUG=true", "when claude stops show X". For simple settings like theme/model, suggest the /config command.
- keybindings-help: Use when the user wants to customize keyboard shortcuts, rebind keys, add chord bindings, or modify ~/.claude/keybindings.json. Examples: "rebind ctrl+s", "add a chord shortcut", "change the submit key", "customize keybindings".
- simplify: Review changed code for reuse, quality, and efficiency, then fix any issues found.
- fewer-permission-prompts: Scan your transcripts for common read-only Bash and MCP tool calls, then add a prioritized allowlist to project .claude/settings.json to reduce permission prompts.
- loop: Run a prompt or slash command on a recurring interval (e.g. /loop 5m /foo, defaults to 10m) - When the user wants to set up a recurring task, poll for status, or run something repeatedly on an interval (e.g. "check the deploy every 5 minutes", "keep running /babysit-prs"). Do NOT invoke for one-off tasks.
- schedule: Create, update, list, or run scheduled remote agents (routines) that execute on a cron schedule. - When the user wants to schedule a recurring remote agent, set up automated tasks, create a cron job for Claude Code, or manage their scheduled agents/routines. Also use when the user wants a one-time scheduled run ("run this once at 3pm", "remind me to check X tomorrow").
- claude-api: Build, debug, and optimize Claude API / Anthropic SDK apps. Apps built with this skill should include prompt caching. Also handles migrating existing Claude API code between Claude model versions (4.5 → 4.6, 4.6 → 4.7, retired-model replacements).
TRIGGER when: code imports `anthropic`/`@anthropic-ai/sdk`; user asks for the Claude API, Anthropic SDK, or Managed Agents; user adds/modifies/tunes a Claude feature (caching, thinking, compaction, tool use, batch, files, citations, memory) or model (Opus/Sonnet/Haiku) in a file; questions about prompt caching / cache hit rate in an Anthropic SDK project.
SKIP: file imports `openai`/other-provider SDK, filename like `*-openai.py`/`*-generic.py`, provider-neutral code, general programming/ML.
- agent-browser: Browse the web for any task — research topics, read articles, interact with web apps, fill forms, take screenshots, extract data, and test web pages. Use whenever a browser would be us…
- frontend-engineer: Pro frontend engineering discipline. Enforces build-test-verify workflow for every web project. Never declare done until the site is built, tested, responsive, accessible, and visually…
- whatsapp-formatting: Format messages for WhatsApp, including mentions that render as real WhatsApp tags. Use when responding in a WhatsApp conversation (platform_id / chatJid ends with @s.whatsapp.net or @…
- vercel-cli: Deploy apps to Vercel. Use when asked to deploy, ship, or publish a web application, or manage Vercel projects, domains, and environment variables.
- slack-formatting: Format messages for Slack using mrkdwn syntax. Use when responding to Slack channels (folder starts with "slack_" or JID contains slack identifiers).
- welcome: Introduce yourself to a newly connected channel. Triggered automatically when a channel is first wired. Send a friendly greeting and brief overview of what you can do.
- self-customize: Customize your own agent — add capabilities, install packages, add MCP servers, edit code or CLAUDE.md. Use when the user asks you to add a feature, install a tool, or modify how you w…
- onecli-gateway: OneCLI Gateway: transparent HTTPS proxy that injects stored credentials into outbound calls. You MUST use this skill when the user asks you to read emails, check calendar, access GitHu…
- consult-codex: Get a second opinion from OpenAI Codex on a plan, a problem you're stuck on, or any task that benefits from a fresh perspective or higher reasoning effort. Use when the user says "ask …
- manage-local-models: List and remove local LM Studio models to reclaim disk, safely and durably. Use when the user says "remove <model>", "delete that model", "free up disk", "prune local models", "clean u…
- widget-install: Install widget build, bust caches, verify in gallery
- backlog-burndown: Triage a project's observations.md backlog and burn down the bounded, testable items by delegating their fixes to the LOCAL model (free), keeping only judgment/architecture work on clo…
- add-to-secondbrain: Capture a durable insight, decision, or project-state change into second-brain/ (wiki/concepts, wiki/reference, or a portfolio project card). Use after solving a non-trivial problem (C…
- new-web-project: Scaffold a new local web project with this monorepo's conventions baked in — free-port allocation, starter app files, CLAUDE.md+AGENTS.md, observations.md, a smoke-test gate, Tailscale…
- bench-local-model: Discover, pull, and benchmark a local LM Studio model as a coding / general-use contender — then update the routing recommendation. Use when the user says "find new models to try", "be…
- skill-review: Analyze the current session transcript to surface friction points — corrections made, clarifications added, questions Claude asked that a good skill or CLAUDE.md entry would have pre-a…
- deploy-to-mini: Deploy a project's local git changes to the always-on Mac Mini (jamess-mac-mini, where long-running services like nanoclaw, the pool monitor, and the congressional trading monitor run)…
- get-from-secondbrain: Look up existing knowledge in second-brain/ (wiki/concepts, wiki/reference, wiki/tools, portfolio/projects) before starting non-trivial work, making an architectural call, or when stuc…
- consult-agy: Get a second opinion from Google's Antigravity (agy/Gemini) on a plan, a problem you're stuck on, or any task that benefits from a fresh perspective, large context, or higher-capabilit…
- escalate: Escalate a stuck problem to an external agent (Codex, Claude, or agy/Gemini) and surface a structured summary of what was tried, what was observed, and alternative strategies. Invoked …
- consult-claude: Get a second opinion from Anthropic Claude Code on a plan, a stuck problem, or any task that benefits from a fresh perspective or higher reasoning effort. Use when the user says "ask C…
- code-route: Single entry point for delegating a coding task through the escalation ladder before reaching for local-dev, the codex subagent, or codex-rescue directly. Classifies task complexity, r…
- smell-fix: Read the current project's observations.md and propose (or apply) fixes for open code smell items. Use when the user says "/smell-fix", "fix smell observations", "address observations …
- init: Initialize a new CLAUDE.md file with codebase documentation
- review: Review a pull request
- security-review: Complete a security review of the pending changes on the current branch


Review eligible projects and execute autopilot cycle


Let me start the autopilot run. First, I need to write the running lock file, then read the board and project cards.


ToolSearch

Question: select:SendMessage


Question: select:SendMessage


Now let me write the running lock file first, then read the board and project cards.


Write

{"started_at":"2026-07-24T19:30:00.000Z"}


File created successfully at: /workspace/agent/autopilot-running-lock.json (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)


1	# Portfolio Board
2
3	One row per active project. Cards with full detail live in `projects/`.
4	Operating model + decisions: [PLAN.md](PLAN.md).
5	Stages: `research → discovery → spec → build → test → feedback → maintain`.
6	Guard: `review-required` (James approves merges) or `autonomous-ok` (agents proceed, report after).
7
8	**Seeded 2026-07-06 from git activity — stages and next actions are drafts until James confirms.**
9
10	| Project | Stage | Guard | Next action | Blocked on James | Last activity |
11	|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12	| [portfolio-autopilot](projects/portfolio-autopilot.md) | build | autonomous-ok | Monitor headroom log; calibration surfaces reserve suggestions after 5+ snapshots | none | 2026-07-12 |
13	| [qip-qien](projects/qip-qien.md) | feedback | review-required | SEV-1 fix committed (ee84254); merge sign-off needed | merge approval | 2026-07-19 |
14	| [congressional-trading](projects/congressional-trading.md) | test | autonomous-ok | Await threshold decision; weekly precision monitor running (Mondays 9am) | threshold decision | 2026-07-21 |
15	| [FindRefurbishedAppleProduct](projects/FindRefurbishedAppleProduct.md) | discovery | autonomous-ok | Confirm goal — brand new repo | confirm card | 2026-07-06 |
16	| [TradingBot25](projects/TradingBot25.md) | build | review-required | Confirm goal + current strategy state | confirm card | 2026-06-26 |
17	| [AgenticLever](projects/AgenticLever.md) | build | autonomous-ok | Confirm goal + next feature direction | confirm goal | 2026-07-20 |
18	| [pool-monitor](projects/pool-monitor.md) | maintain | autonomous-ok | None — steady state? confirm | confirm card | 2026-06-17 |
19	| [StageHand](projects/StageHand.md) | discovery | autonomous-ok | Await James answers on 5 toolchain questions; headless-browser gallery capture if Local Recs green-lit | voice, agent, posting, pricing, Local Recs y/n | 2026-07-21 |
20	| [MentorCore](projects/MentorCore.md) | research | autonomous-ok | Parked — no bandwidth | none | 2026-06-11 |
21	| [RoadSense](projects/RoadSense.md) | spec | autonomous-ok | Answer 5 launch questions → unblock implementation | auth model, city, GIS license, creator posture, metric | 2026-07-21 |
22	| [nanoclaw](projects/nanoclaw.md) | build | autonomous-ok | Review push() fix (d4ef752) → deploy to Studio | deploy, metric | 2026-07-20 |
23	| [projects-monorepo-infra](projects/projects-monorepo-infra.md) | build | review-required | Name the token-spend-avoided metric | metric decision | 2026-07-16 |
24	| cortex *(no card yet)* | maintain | review-required | Decide: fill Reddit OAuth creds, or drop Reddit ingest (project's own docs call the API "increasingly restrictive") | Reddit creds / keep-or-drop call | 2026-07-12 |
25	| CodexBar *(no card yet)* | maintain | review-required | Decide upstream-sync strategy (1056 commits behind steipete/CodexBar); scrub steipete paths/bundle-ID from docs | sync strategy | 2026-07-12 |
26	| CodexBarLocal *(no card yet)* | maintain | review-required | 34 uncommitted changes incl. a stray Xcode scaffold — commit, stash, or discard | commit/stash/discard call | 2026-07-12 |
27	| CodexBar-ESP32 *(no card yet)* | maintain | autonomous-ok | None right now — mDNS doc gap fixed today; 3 minor observations items open (untested pace-formula dup, lock-ordering) | none | 2026-07-12 |
28	| localsky_radar *(no card yet)* | build | review-required | `git init` + first commit (2,227 lines, zero version control); rewrite CLAUDE.md (wrongly claims unimplemented) | confirm git-init | 2026-07-12 |
29
30	## Decision queue
31
32	Questions for James, appended by Nano; answered items move to the card's Notes and are removed here.
33
34	- **nanoclaw metric:** Proposed metric = "decisions James answers per week from daily brief" (proxy for brief usefulness). Confirm or rename? (Card currently undefined.)
35	- **RoadSense launch questions (5):** auth model, generalization city, GIS license, creator posture, 30-day success metric. Sent via Telegram 2026-07-08.
36	- **congressional-trading dual-poller (2026-07-12):** `com.congresswatch.daily` launchd job confirmed loaded on *both* the Mac Mini and this Studio simultaneously — doubles LLM spend and races notification cooldowns. Project's own `agentic_plan.md` already flags this as unresolved. Which machine is authoritative?
37	- **qip-ask-qien SEV-1 merge (2026-07-19):** fix committed (ee84254) — admin route guards changed from `requireExpertApiUser` → `requireAdminApiUser` on 4 routes. TypeScript + lint clean. Ready to merge; needs James's sign-off to push.
38	- **nanoclaw push() fix deploy (2026-07-20):** Fix implemented (d4ef752), 135 tests pass. Awaiting Studio deploy. Design decisions made autonomously: (1) follow-up-turn UX = yes; (2) Claude safety net = yes; (3) tests = yes.
39
40	## Recently shipped
41
42	- **Portfolio audit** 2026-07-12 — parallel survey across 20 projects; auto-fixed 10 AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md symmetry gaps, an mDNS doc gap (CodexBar-ESP32), a stale phase claim (MentorCore), a wrong-hostname ntfy-link bug (pool-monitor, verified via 76 passing tests), a test-isolation gap (AgenticLever, verified via 32 passing tests), and this file's own Tailscale hostname drift.
43	- **nanoclaw** 2026-07-08 — fix(router): mention-sticky Slack session scoping committed
44

# Portfolio Board

One row per active project. Cards with full detail live in `projects/`.
Operating model + decisions: [PLAN.md](PLAN.md).
Stages: `research → discovery → spec → build → test → feedback → maintain`.
Guard: `review-required` (James approves merges) or `autonomous-ok` (agents proceed, report after).

**Seeded 2026-07-06 from git activity — stages and next actions are drafts until James confirms.**

| Project | Stage | Guard | Next action | Blocked on James | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [portfolio-autopilot](projects/portfolio-autopilot.md) | build | autonomous-ok | Monitor headroom log; calibration surfaces reserve suggestions after 5+ snapshots | none | 2026-07-12 |
| [qip-qien](projects/qip-qien.md) | feedback | review-required | SEV-1 fix committed (ee84254); merge sign-off needed | merge approval | 2026-07-19 |
| [congressional-trading](projects/congressional-trading.md) | test | autonomous-ok | Await threshold decision; weekly precision monitor running (Mondays 9am) | threshold decision | 2026-07-21 |
| [FindRefurbishedAppleProduct](projects/FindRefurbishedAppleProduct.md) | discovery | autonomous-ok | Confirm goal — brand new repo | confirm card | 2026-07-06 |
| [TradingBot25](projects/TradingBot25.md) | build | review-required | Confirm goal + current strategy state | confirm card | 2026-06-26 |
| [AgenticLever](projects/AgenticLever.md) | build | autonomous-ok | Confirm goal + next feature direction | confirm goal | 2026-07-20 |
| [pool-monitor](projects/pool-monitor.md) | maintain | autonomous-ok | None — steady state? confirm | confirm card | 2026-06-17 |
| [StageHand](projects/StageHand.md) | discovery | autonomous-ok | Await James answers on 5 toolchain questions; headless-browser gallery capture if Local Recs green-lit | voice, agent, posting, pricing, Local Recs y/n | 2026-07-21 |
| [MentorCore](projects/MentorCore.md) | research | autonomous-ok | Parked — no bandwidth | none | 2026-06-11 |
| [RoadSense](projects/RoadSense.md) | spec | autonomous-ok | Answer 5 launch questions → unblock implementation | auth model, city, GIS license, creator posture, metric | 2026-07-21 |
| [nanoclaw](projects/nanoclaw.md) | build | autonomous-ok | Review push() fix (d4ef752) → deploy to Studio | deploy, metric | 2026-07-20 |
| [projects-monorepo-infra](projects/projects-monorepo-infra.md) | build | review-required | Name the token-spend-avoided metric | metric decision | 2026-07-16 |
| cortex *(no card yet)* | maintain | review-required | Decide: fill Reddit OAuth creds, or drop Reddit ingest (project's own docs call the API "increasingly restrictive") | Reddit creds / keep-or-drop call | 2026-07-12 |
| CodexBar *(no card yet)* | maintain | review-required | Decide upstream-sync strategy (1056 commits behind steipete/CodexBar); scrub steipete paths/bundle-ID from docs | sync strategy | 2026-07-12 |
| CodexBarLocal *(no card yet)* | maintain | review-required | 34 uncommitted changes incl. a stray Xcode scaffold — commit, stash, or discard | commit/stash/discard call | 2026-07-12 |
| CodexBar-ESP32 *(no card yet)* | maintain | autonomous-ok | None right now — mDNS doc gap fixed today; 3 minor observations items open (untested pace-formula dup, lock-ordering) | none | 2026-07-12 |
| localsky_radar *(no card yet)* | build | review-required | `git init` + first commit (2,227 lines, zero version control); rewrite CLAUDE.md (wrongly claims unimplemented) | confirm git-init | 2026-07-12 |

## Decision queue

Questions for James, appended by Nano; answered items move to the card's Notes and are removed here.

- **nanoclaw metric:** Proposed metric = "decisions James answers per week from daily brief" (proxy for brief usefulness). Confirm or rename? (Card currently undefined.)
- **RoadSense launch questions (5):** auth model, generalization city, GIS license, creator posture, 30-day success metric. Sent via Telegram 2026-07-08.
- **congressional-trading dual-poller (2026-07-12):** `com.congresswatch.daily` launchd job confirmed loaded on *both* the Mac Mini and this Studio simultaneously — doubles LLM spend and races notification cooldowns. Project's own `agentic_plan.md` already flags this as unresolved. Which machine is authoritative?
- **qip-ask-qien SEV-1 merge (2026-07-19):** fix committed (ee84254) — admin route guards changed from `requireExpertApiUser` → `requireAdminApiUser` on 4 routes. TypeScript + lint clean. Ready to merge; needs James's sign-off to push.
- **nanoclaw push() fix deploy (2026-07-20):** Fix implemented (d4ef752), 135 tests pass. Awaiting Studio deploy. Design decisions made autonomously: (1) follow-up-turn UX = yes; (2) Claude safety net = yes; (3) tests = yes.

## Recently shipped

- **Portfolio audit** 2026-07-12 — parallel survey across 20 projects; auto-fixed 10 AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md symmetry gaps, an mDNS doc gap (CodexBar-ESP32), a stale phase claim (MentorCore), a wrong-hostname ntfy-link bug (pool-monitor, verified via 76 passing tests), a test-isolation gap (AgenticLever, verified via 32 passing tests), and this file's own Tailscale hostname drift.
- **nanoclaw** 2026-07-08 — fix(router): mention-sticky Slack session scoping committed


Let me read the relevant project cards for the eligible projects (P1 first: StageHand, nanoclaw; P2: AgenticLever, RoadSense, qip-qien).

Looking at the board:
- **StageHand** (P1): `discovery` stage, `autonomous-ok`, but "Await James answers on 5 toolchain questions" - this is blocked on James
- **nanoclaw** (P1): `build` stage, `autonomous-ok`, Next action: "Review push() fix (d4ef752) → deploy to Studio" - this seems actionable!
- I should start with nanoclaw since it's P1 and has a clear next step ready to go.


1	# nanoclaw
2
3	- Repo: `~/projects/nanoclaw` · https://github.com/jamesjlopez/nanoclaw
4	- Goal: the agent platform itself — powers this whole operating model
5	- Stage: build
6	- Guard: autonomous-ok
7	- Metric: _undefined — James to name (candidate: decision questions James actually answers/week — proxy for brief usefulness)_
8	- Blocked on James: Studio deploy + metric confirm
9	- Next action: James to review push() fix (d4ef752) and deploy to Studio; 3 design questions answered autonomously
10
11	## Notes
12	- 2026-07-06 — Migrated Mini → Studio (see nanoclaw memory: machine-migration-gotchas). Daily brief + portfolio board went live today.
13	- 2026-07-06 — Reddit ingestion merged 2026-06-13 but non-functional: unauthenticated `.json` API is 403-blocked. **Dropped** 2026-07-07 — Reddit now requires manual approval for new OAuth apps (scraping crackdown). James doesn't find Reddit content high-signal enough to pursue. Dead feature, no further action.
14	- 2026-07-08 — Autopilot cycle (medium tier): built `/workspace/agent/autopilot-summary.mjs` — outcome tracker for autopilot run log. Reads autopilot-run-log.jsonl, prints stats by outcome/project/tier/model + recent run history. Supports `--json` and `--last N` flags.
15	- 2026-07-08 — Autopilot cycle (minimal tier): built `/workspace/agent/autopilot-calibrate.mjs` — weekly calibration script. Computes 7-day stats (runs, success rate, active projects), flags stalled autopilot or low success rate. Scheduled weekly Mondays 08:00 CT (task-1783485079941-19i8vt).
16	- 2026-07-08 — Autopilot cycle (high tier): added skip-lock mechanism to `autopilot-trigger.mjs` — checks `autopilot-skip-lock.json` before waking; agent writes lock after all-blocked cycles to suppress repeated 30-min trigger fires. Eliminated ~6 wasted cycles per blocked period. Also queued nanoclaw metric proposal in Decision queue.
17	- 2026-07-08 — Autopilot cycle (medium tier): committed fix(router) — mention-sticky session scoping now respects wiring's `session_mode`. Previously Slack shared-mode wirings were coerced to per-thread, causing bot to go silent after initial @mention. RED→GREEN regression test added.
18	- 2026-07-08 — Autopilot cycle (medium tier): committed fix(provider) — hallucinated tool-call tag detection on REST rungs. Adds retry + honestNoToolsReply fallback. Both commits pushed to GitHub (846ce6b..b724c2a). Awaiting Mini deploy (SSH unavailable from container).
19	- 2026-07-19 — Autopilot cycle (high tier): designed push() queuing fix for REST rungs. Root cause: push() delegates to activeClaudeQuery?.push() which is null for LM Studio/Codex, silently dropping follow-up messages. Fix: restPendingQueue in query() closure; push() enqueues when Claude not active; eventsFor() drains queue as sequential follow-up turns after REST completion. Plan + red-team sent to James via #infrastructure. 3 design questions pending answers.
20	- 2026-07-20 — Autopilot cycle (high tier): implemented push() fix autonomously (d4ef752). Design decisions: (1) follow-up-turn UX = yes, better than silent drop; (2) Claude rung also drains as safety net = yes; (3) tests = yes, 3 RED→GREEN. 135/135 tests pass. Awaiting Studio deploy.
21	- 2026-07-20 — Autopilot cycle (high tier): fixed skip-lock bypass bug. Root cause: tasks pre-queued before skip-lock was written would still fire. Fix: added running-lock (`autopilot-running-lock.json`) written at turn-start, checked by trigger (< 45 min = agent still running → wakeAgent: false). Eliminates the race window. Also added running-lock protocol to CLAUDE.local.md for permanent adherence.
22	- 2026-07-20 — Autopilot cycle (high tier): applied calibration recommendation — raised `reserve_5h_pct` from 25% to 30% in autopilot-config.json. Weekly calibration data showed 5h headroom averaging 0% remaining after runs (floor=25% was insufficient).
23

# nanoclaw

- Repo: `~/projects/nanoclaw` · https://github.com/jamesjlopez/nanoclaw
- Goal: the agent platform itself — powers this whole operating model
- Stage: build
- Guard: autonomous-ok
- Metric: _undefined — James to name (candidate: decision questions James actually answers/week — proxy for brief usefulness)_
- Blocked on James: Studio deploy + metric confirm
- Next action: James to review push() fix (d4ef752) and deploy to Studio; 3 design questions answered autonomously

## Notes
- 2026-07-06 — Migrated Mini → Studio (see nanoclaw memory: machine-migration-gotchas). Daily brief + portfolio board went live today.
- 2026-07-06 — Reddit ingestion merged 2026-06-13 but non-functional: unauthenticated `.json` API is 403-blocked. **Dropped** 2026-07-07 — Reddit now requires manual approval for new OAuth apps (scraping crackdown). James doesn't find Reddit content high-signal enough to pursue. Dead feature, no further action.
- 2026-07-08 — Autopilot cycle (medium tier): built `/workspace/agent/autopilot-summary.mjs` — outcome tracker for autopilot run log. Reads autopilot-run-log.jsonl, prints stats by outcome/project/tier/model + recent run history. Supports `--json` and `--last N` flags.
- 2026-07-08 — Autopilot cycle (minimal tier): built `/workspace/agent/autopilot-calibrate.mjs` — weekly calibration script. Computes 7-day stats (runs, success rate, active projects), flags stalled autopilot or low success rate. Scheduled weekly Mondays 08:00 CT (task-1783485079941-19i8vt).
- 2026-07-08 — Autopilot cycle (high tier): added skip-lock mechanism to `autopilot-trigger.mjs` — checks `autopilot-skip-lock.json` before waking; agent writes lock after all-blocked cycles to suppress repeated 30-min trigger fires. Eliminated ~6 wasted cycles per blocked period. Also queued nanoclaw metric proposal in Decision queue.
- 2026-07-08 — Autopilot cycle (medium tier): committed fix(router) — mention-sticky session scoping now respects wiring's `session_mode`. Previously Slack shared-mode wirings were coerced to per-thread, causing bot to go silent after initial @mention. RED→GREEN regression test added.
- 2026-07-08 — Autopilot cycle (medium tier): committed fix(provider) — hallucinated tool-call tag detection on REST rungs. Adds retry + honestNoToolsReply fallback. Both commits pushed to GitHub (846ce6b..b724c2a). Awaiting Mini deploy (SSH unavailable from container).
- 2026-07-19 — Autopilot cycle (high tier): designed push() queuing fix for REST rungs. Root cause: push() delegates to activeClaudeQuery?.push() which is null for LM Studio/Codex, silently dropping follow-up messages. Fix: restPendingQueue in query() closure; push() enqueues when Claude not active; eventsFor() drains queue as sequential follow-up turns after REST completion. Plan + red-team sent to James via #infrastructure. 3 design questions pending answers.
- 2026-07-20 — Autopilot cycle (high tier): implemented push() fix autonomously (d4ef752). Design decisions: (1) follow-up-turn UX = yes, better than silent drop; (2) Claude rung also drains as safety net = yes; (3) tests = yes, 3 RED→GREEN. 135/135 tests pass. Awaiting Studio deploy.
- 2026-07-20 — Autopilot cycle (high tier): fixed skip-lock bypass bug. Root cause: tasks pre-queued before skip-lock was written would still fire. Fix: added running-lock (`autopilot-running-lock.json`) written at turn-start, checked by trigger (< 45 min = agent still running → wakeAgent: false). Eliminates the race window. Also added running-lock protocol to CLAUDE.local.md for permanent adherence.
- 2026-07-20 — Autopilot cycle (high tier): applied calibration recommendation — raised `reserve_5h_pct` from 25% to 30% in autopilot-config.json. Weekly calibration data showed 5h headroom averaging 0% remaining after runs (floor=25% was insufficient).


1	# StageHand (CreatorFlow)
2
3	- Repo: `~/projects/stagehand`
4	- Goal: Real estate agent video suite — automate production of listing walkthroughs, local recommendations, and home improvement content for real estate agents.
5	- Stage: discovery
6	- Guard: autonomous-ok
7	- Metric: _undefined_ (candidate: 3 reels reviewed + posted by one agent within 30 days)
8	- Blocked on James: 5 questions sent — voice strategy, agent lined up?, posting model, competitor pricing, Local Recs green-light
9	- Next action: Await James's answers; if Local Recs green-lit, spec Places API + script-gen implementation
10
11	## Video types planned
12
13	1. **Listing walkthroughs** — Ken Burns effects on listing photos; possibly AI narration or agent voiceover
14	2. **Local recommendations** — restaurants, cultural events near a listing
15	3. **Home improvement ideas** — ROI-focused, utility-focused content
16
17	## Avatar / voice clone notes (from HyperFrames experiment, 2026-07-06)
18
19	- Tested HyperFrames using a RoadSense product launch video as the test case
20	- Avatar video quality: impressive
21	- Voice clone: not a close match to James's voice — may be acceptable for agent persona, or may need better tooling
22	- Talking avatar not required for all video types; listing walkthroughs and local recs may not need it
23
24	## Competitive landscape
25
26	- James shared Instagram links to real estate agent video tools (ads he encountered) — research complete per James 2026-07-08.
27	- Goal: inform toolchain decisions and find pricing anchors for potential productization.
28
29	## Notes
30
31	- 2026-07-06 — James described the project and HyperFrames experiment. StageHand folder exists at ~/projects/stagehand (repo-awareness: "CreatorFlow" — CLI orchestration, approval gates, walkthrough video pipeline). The earlier implementation was more generic; this conversation refocuses it specifically on real estate agent use case.
32	- Real estate agent as the persona: needs automated content creation across multiple formats, not just listing walkthroughs.
33	- 2026-07-09 — Autopilot produced MVP toolchain spec. listing_reel + video_narration both code-complete; open punch-list items are business discovery gaps. Recommended order: validate listing_reel with real agent first, then build Local Recs reel (Google Places API + Claude narration + Ken Burns on venue photos), defer Home Improvement to v2. TTS recommendation: ElevenLabs as default paid provider. 5 questions sent to James via Slack (agent lined up?, voice strategy, posting model, competitor pricing, Local Recs green-light).
34	- 2026-07-20 — Autopilot cycle (high tier): fixed Compass adapter — added `min_photos=5` guard (fail closed when gallery too thin for a usable reel). Threaded through `fetch_compass_listing` + `build_authorized_fetcher`. 3 RED→GREEN tests; 10/10 pass. Committed e8bcf28 on feature/listing-reel-workflow. Punch list updated: "fail closed" item closed, "expand gallery capture" split out as separate open item.
35	- 2026-07-20 — Autopilot cycle (medium tier): fixed `_MEDIA_HASH_RE` threshold 40→32 chars — 32-char UUID-format hashes in non-standard thumbnail sizes now upgraded to `/origin.jpg`. 1 RED→GREEN test; 13/13 pass. Committed 05cfd87 on feature/listing-reel-workflow.
36	- 2026-07-20 — James request: implemented outer QA retry loop (`ListingQARetryModule`) — re-renders up to 2× when `video_review` doesn't score "publishable". 6 RED→GREEN unit tests. Committed 36156c0 on feature/listing-reel-workflow. Remaining gallery gap clarified: JS-API-loaded photos require headless browser (can't extract from initial HTML).
37

# StageHand (CreatorFlow)

- Repo: `~/projects/stagehand`
- Goal: Real estate agent video suite — automate production of listing walkthroughs, local recommendations, and home improvement content for real estate agents.
- Stage: discovery
- Guard: autonomous-ok
- Metric: _undefined_ (candidate: 3 reels reviewed + posted by one agent within 30 days)
- Blocked on James: 5 questions sent — voice strategy, agent lined up?, posting model, competitor pricing, Local Recs green-light
- Next action: Await James's answers; if Local Recs green-lit, spec Places API + script-gen implementation

## Video types planned

1. **Listing walkthroughs** — Ken Burns effects on listing photos; possibly AI narration or agent voiceover
2. **Local recommendations** — restaurants, cultural events near a listing
3. **Home improvement ideas** — ROI-focused, utility-focused content

## Avatar / voice clone notes (from HyperFrames experiment, 2026-07-06)

- Tested HyperFrames using a RoadSense product launch video as the test case
- Avatar video quality: impressive
- Voice clone: not a close match to James's voice — may be acceptable for agent persona, or may need better tooling
- Talking avatar not required for all video types; listing walkthroughs and local recs may not need it

## Competitive landscape

- James shared Instagram links to real estate agent video tools (ads he encountered) — research complete per James 2026-07-08.
- Goal: inform toolchain decisions and find pricing anchors for potential productization.

## Notes

- 2026-07-06 — James described the project and HyperFrames experiment. StageHand folder exists at ~/projects/stagehand (repo-awareness: "CreatorFlow" — CLI orchestration, approval gates, walkthrough video pipeline). The earlier implementation was more generic; this conversation refocuses it specifically on real estate agent use case.
- Real estate agent as the persona: needs automated content creation across multiple formats, not just listing walkthroughs.
- 2026-07-09 — Autopilot produced MVP toolchain spec. listing_reel + video_narration both code-complete; open punch-list items are business discovery gaps. Recommended order: validate listing_reel with real agent first, then build Local Recs reel (Google Places API + Claude narration + Ken Burns on venue photos), defer Home Improvement to v2. TTS recommendation: ElevenLabs as default paid provider. 5 questions sent to James via Slack (agent lined up?, voice strategy, posting model, competitor pricing, Local Recs green-light).
- 2026-07-20 — Autopilot cycle (high tier): fixed Compass adapter — added `min_photos=5` guard (fail closed when gallery too thin for a usable reel). Threaded through `fetch_compass_listing` + `build_authorized_fetcher`. 3 RED→GREEN tests; 10/10 pass. Committed e8bcf28 on feature/listing-reel-workflow. Punch list updated: "fail closed" item closed, "expand gallery capture" split out as separate open item.
- 2026-07-20 — Autopilot cycle (medium tier): fixed `_MEDIA_HASH_RE` threshold 40→32 chars — 32-char UUID-format hashes in non-standard thumbnail sizes now upgraded to `/origin.jpg`. 1 RED→GREEN test; 13/13 pass. Committed 05cfd87 on feature/listing-reel-workflow.
- 2026-07-20 — James request: implemented outer QA retry loop (`ListingQARetryModule`) — re-renders up to 2× when `video_review` doesn't score "publishable". 6 RED→GREEN unit tests. Committed 36156c0 on feature/listing-reel-workflow. Remaining gallery gap clarified: JS-API-loaded photos require headless browser (can't extract from initial HTML).


Looking at the board:
- **StageHand** (P1): Blocked on James (5 questions answered, awaiting input). No clear actionable next step without James's answers. Skip.
- **nanoclaw** (P1): "Review push() fix (d4ef752) → deploy to Studio" - but "Blocked on James: Studio deploy + metric confirm". The nanoclaw card says "James to review push() fix (d4ef752) and deploy to Studio; 3 design questions answered autonomously." This seems blocked on James too (Studio deploy needs SSH).
- Let me reconsider what's actually blocking nanoclaw. The fix itself is already implemented and tested (135 tests pass), but the deploy to Studio requires SSH access which isn't available from the container. The deploy-to-mini skill might be able to handle this, but I need to check if that's actually viable given the SSH constraint.

Now let me look at what's happening with the AgenticLever and RoadSense cards.


1	# AgenticLever
2
3	- Repo: `~/projects/AgenticLever` · https://github.com/jamesjlopez/AgenticLever-website
4	- Goal: _to confirm — solution-selling site with question-led discovery flow?_
5	- Stage: build (seeded — confirm)
6	- Guard: autonomous-ok
7	- Metric: _undefined — James to name (candidates: interest sign-ups/week, discovery-flow completion rate)_
8	- Blocked on James: confirm goal direction + metric
9	- Next action: James to confirm goal (candidate: "lead-gen funnel for local SMB AI workflow automation, Cedar Park + Morgan Hill") — then identify next feature priority
10
11	## Notes
12	- 2026-07-06 — Seeded from git activity: "feat: add NTFY_CLICK_URL support" (2026-06-29). Working tree has uncommitted changes.
13	- 2026-07-20 — Autopilot cycle (high tier): read repo — confirmed it is a production B2B lead-gen funnel for AI workflow automation services targeting local SMBs (Cedar Park TX + Morgan Hill CA). Two-stage discovery flow, Vercel + Bun dual-runtime, Google Sheets integration. Fixed open observation: synced stale public/ copies to root and added tests/static-parity.test.mjs (4 RED→GREEN). Suite now 26/37 passing (up from 23/37). Committed f450490.
14	- 2026-07-20 — Autopilot cycle (high tier): fixed 11 pre-existing ECONNRESET test failures in api-handler + form-errors tests. Root cause: container HTTP_PROXY routes all HTTP traffic (including 127.0.0.1) through OneCLI gateway, which rejects loopback. Fix: added NO_PROXY/no_proxy to test/check scripts in package.json. 37/37 now pass (was 26/37). Committed 6b70613.
15

# AgenticLever

- Repo: `~/projects/AgenticLever` · https://github.com/jamesjlopez/AgenticLever-website
- Goal: _to confirm — solution-selling site with question-led discovery flow?_
- Stage: build (seeded — confirm)
- Guard: autonomous-ok
- Metric: _undefined — James to name (candidates: interest sign-ups/week, discovery-flow completion rate)_
- Blocked on James: confirm goal direction + metric
- Next action: James to confirm goal (candidate: "lead-gen funnel for local SMB AI workflow automation, Cedar Park + Morgan Hill") — then identify next feature priority

## Notes
- 2026-07-06 — Seeded from git activity: "feat: add NTFY_CLICK_URL support" (2026-06-29). Working tree has uncommitted changes.
- 2026-07-20 — Autopilot cycle (high tier): read repo — confirmed it is a production B2B lead-gen funnel for AI workflow automation services targeting local SMBs (Cedar Park TX + Morgan Hill CA). Two-stage discovery flow, Vercel + Bun dual-runtime, Google Sheets integration. Fixed open observation: synced stale public/ copies to root and added tests/static-parity.test.mjs (4 RED→GREEN). Suite now 26/37 passing (up from 23/37). Committed f450490.
- 2026-07-20 — Autopilot cycle (high tier): fixed 11 pre-existing ECONNRESET test failures in api-handler + form-errors tests. Root cause: container HTTP_PROXY routes all HTTP traffic (including 127.0.0.1) through OneCLI gateway, which rejects loopback. Fix: added NO_PROXY/no_proxy to test/check scripts in package.json. 37/37 now pass (was 26/37). Committed 6b70613.


1	# qip-qien
2
3	- Repo: `~/projects/qip-ask-qien` · https://github.com/jamesjlopez/qip-qien
4	- Goal: _to confirm — expert Q&A persona for medical-device quality (Ramon's domain)?_
5	- Stage: feedback (seeded — confirm)
6	- Guard: **review-required** — customer trial in progress
7	- Metric: _undefined — James to name (candidate: trial-user questions answered satisfactorily/week)_
8	- Blocked on James: confirm this card
9	- Next action: SEV-1 fix committed (ee84254); awaiting James merge approval
10
11	## Notes
12	- 2026-07-06 — Seeded from git activity: "chore: log Fable model review findings" (same-day commit).
13	- 2026-07-19 — SEV-1 auth fix (autopilot run, high tier): admin route guards on `/api/admin/users`, `/api/admin/users/[userId]`, `/api/admin/projects`, `/api/admin/projects/[id]` changed from `requireExpertApiUser` → `requireAdminApiUser`. TypeScript + lint clean. Committed ee84254. Awaiting James merge sign-off.
14

# qip-qien

- Repo: `~/projects/qip-ask-qien` · https://github.com/jamesjlopez/qip-qien
- Goal: _to confirm — expert Q&A persona for medical-device quality (Ramon's domain)?_
- Stage: feedback (seeded — confirm)
- Guard: **review-required** — customer trial in progress
- Metric: _undefined — James to name (candidate: trial-user questions answered satisfactorily/week)_
- Blocked on James: confirm this card
- Next action: SEV-1 fix committed (ee84254); awaiting James merge approval

## Notes
- 2026-07-06 — Seeded from git activity: "chore: log Fable model review findings" (same-day commit).
- 2026-07-19 — SEV-1 auth fix (autopilot run, high tier): admin route guards on `/api/admin/users`, `/api/admin/users/[userId]`, `/api/admin/projects`, `/api/admin/projects/[id]` changed from `requireExpertApiUser` → `requireAdminApiUser`. TypeScript + lint clean. Committed ee84254. Awaiting James merge sign-off.


Now let me assess the situation:

**Eligible projects** (from the trigger data, sorted by priority):
1. **StageHand** (P1) - `autonomous-ok` - Blocked on James (5 toolchain questions)
2. **nanoclaw** (P1) - `autonomous-ok` - "James to review push() fix (d4ef752) and deploy to Studio" — technically blocked on James for the deploy
3. **AgenticLever** (P2) - `autonomous-ok` - "James to confirm goal" - blocked on James
4. **RoadSense** (P2) - `autonomous-ok` - "Answer 5 launch questions → unblock implementation" - blocked on James
5. **qip-qien** (P2) - `review-required` - SEV-1 fix committed, awaiting merge approval

Looking at this, most projects are waiting on James, but nanoclaw has the push() fix already committed—I'm wondering if there's something I can do to move that forward without waiting for the deploy approval.

For qip-qien, the change is already produced and ready, so I should probably send that to James for merge approval rather than waiting. The fix was already committed back in July, so that's not actionable. Looking at what's left, everything seems blocked on James's input or already waiting for his approval. I'm wondering if there's any speculative work I could do instead—maybe reviewing the nanoclaw repo for other improvements, or doing some spec work on StageHand while waiting for James's answers.

But I need to be careful here. The autopilot instructions say to skip anything blocked on external input or confirmation, and most of these projects fall into that category. Let me reconsider qip-qien specifically—it's marked review-required with the fix already committed and awaiting merge sign-off. The autonomous action would be to send it to James for approval, but the notes suggest that might have already happened on Telegram rather than Slack.

Since all the eligible projects seem blocked on James in some way, the right move is probably to log the current state and send a brief update to Slack explaining what's stalled and why. Though I should double-check nanoclaw—the Studio deploy is blocked by SSH access limitations, but there might be other work I could tackle for it. The skill description might be outdated since nanoclaw moved to the Studio, so that path won't work anyway. I should stop chasing this and focus on what's actually actionable. The push fix is done and committed, but the deploy is waiting on James. Let me look at the StageHand repo instead—there might be punch-list items from the recent work I can tackle, though the Places API spec work is blocked on James approving Local Recs first.

Actually, rereading the autopilot instructions, I need to find a project with a clear, actionable next step that doesn't depend on James confirming anything. Let me check each eligible project: StageHand is waiting for James, nanoclaw is P1, AgenticLever is P2, RoadSense is P2, and qip-qien is P2. I need to see which one actually has something I can move forward on independently.

Wait, qip-qien is interesting—the fix is already committed and just needs James's merge approval. The autopilot task for review-required projects is to produce the change and send it to James via Slack. The change exists, but I should verify whether it's actually been summarized and sent through Slack in this cycle.

Looking at the previous note from July 19th, it just says we're awaiting his sign-off. Since everything's blocked on James anyway, the right move is to log this as an all-blocked cycle, send a Slack note to infrastructure explaining what's stalled, and write the skip-lock to prevent wasted trigger cycles. The skip-lock mechanism checks before waking the agent, so I should activate it when all projects are blocked, then schedule the next reset-wake.

But wait—the trigger script already confirmed we have burnable quota and eligible projects exist. The real issue is that while projects are technically eligible, their next actions are all blocked on external dependencies. Let me think through what's actually actionable here: I could log the all-blocked outcome, check if there's anything autonomous I can do, and if not, send the Slack note, write the skip-lock, and schedule the reset. Actually, looking at the StageHand notes again, there's a gallery gap about JS-API-loaded photos needing a headless browser—that's on the punch list and the guard says it's autonomous-ok. Could I implement the headless browser capture myself instead of waiting?

Reading the board more carefully though: the next action is "Await James's answers; if Local Recs green-lit, spec Places API + script-gen implementation" and headless browser is also conditional on Local Recs being green-lit. Since Local Recs y/n is one of the five questions James needs to answer, the headless browser work is blocked too. Nothing autonomous here—I should skip. to the all-blocked scenario. I'll log the situation, write the skip-lock file, notify the team via Slack, schedule the next reset attempt, and clean up the running lock. I should also flag the qip-qien SEV-1 fix that's waiting for merge so James is aware. Let me check the nanoclaw repo for the current git state and whether that recent commit has already been pushed to GitHub. I need to write the skip-lock file to prevent repeated trigger cycles, send a Slack notification summarizing what's blocked and why, schedule the next reset-wake, and clean up the running lock. Let me draft the Slack message to be concise about the blockers across all eligible projects.

Looking at qip-qien specifically, the review-required task has been waiting for James's merge approval since July 19th—that's five days now. I could send a reminder to James about the pending SEV-1 fix, though I should check if the autopilot already notified him in that earlier cycle. If this is a fresh cycle, a reminder might actually be helpful to unblock the merge.

But the autopilot instructions are clear: skip anything blocked on external input like James's approval. So the right approach is to log everything as all-blocked, send a Slack note that includes a reminder about the qip-qien merge since it's been sitting for five days, then write the skip-lock and schedule the reset-wake. I need to think through the skip-lock logic though—it's meant to prevent repeated trigger fires within the 30-minute window.

Actually, before I conclude nanoclaw is fully blocked, I should double-check what's actually in that repo to see if there are any observations I'm missing. I need to stick to what the board says—if the next action is blocked, I skip it. There's no point hunting through repos for secondary work that isn't explicitly captured. All eligible projects are blocked, so I'll log it as all-blocked and move forward with the notification and reset.


ToolSearch

Question: select:TodoWrite


Question: select:TodoWrite


Now I have all the info I need. All eligible projects are blocked:

- **StageHand** (P1): blocked on James's 5 answers
- **nanoclaw** (P1): blocked on Studio deploy (SSH unavailable) + metric confirm
- **AgenticLever** (P2): blocked on goal confirm
- **RoadSense** (P2): blocked on 5 launch questions
- **qip-qien** (P2): review-required, SEV-1 fix waiting for merge sign-off (5 days now)

My actions:
1. Log to autopilot-run-log.jsonl
2. Write autopilot-skip-lock.json
3. Send Slack note to slack-infrastructure
4. Schedule reset-wake at 2026-07-25T21:00:00.016Z
5. Remove running lock

I'll execute these in sequence: write the log and skip-lock files, post the Slack message, schedule the wake task, then clean up the lock. For the timestamp, I need to convert the current time in America/Chicago timezone to UTC.

Writing log entry...


Question: select:mcp__nanoclaw__schedule_task,mcp__nanoclaw__send_message


Question: select:mcp__nanoclaw__schedule_task,mcp__nanoclaw__send_message


Now I have everything I need. Let me execute all the steps:

1. Write the run log entry
2. Write the skip-lock
3. Send Slack message to slack-infrastructure
4. Schedule reset-wake
5. Remove running lock

I can do steps 1, 2, 3, and 4 in parallel, then remove the lock.

For the autopilot-run-log.jsonl, I need to append a line. Let me read the file first to see its current state, then append.

Actually, I can just use Bash to append to the log file directly.

Let me think about the skip-lock - from the code context, it seems it should be `autopilot-skip-lock.json`. Let me write it.
For the Slack message, I'm sending it to `slack-infrastructure`. For scheduling the reset task, I need to convert the `next_reset_at` timestamp of 2026-07-25T21:00:00.016Z to Central time, which is 2026-07-25T16:00:00 CDT (UTC-4 during daylight saving), and set that as the processAfter time for the scheduled task.


All five eligible projects are blocked on James's input. I'll log the all-blocked cycle, send the Slack note, write the skip-lock, schedule the reset-wake, then remove the running lock.


Bash

echo '{"timestamp":"2026-07-24T19:32:00.000Z","tier":"medium","burnable_pct":49.3,"project":"none","task_type":"all-blocked","model_used":"none","outcome":"skipped","notes":"All 5 eligible projects blocked on external input: StageHand (5 toolchain questions pending), nanoclaw (Studio deploy requires SSH/James), AgenticLever (goal confirm needed), RoadSense (5 launch questions pending), qip-qien (SEV-1 fix ee84254 awaiting merge sign-off since 2026-07-19). Skip-lock written."}' >> /workspace/agent/autopilot-run-log.jsonl && echo "logged"

Append all-blocked entry to autopilot run log


logged


Write

{"written_at":"2026-07-24T19:32:00.000Z","reason":"all-blocked: all 5 eligible projects pending external input from James"}


<tool_use_error>File has not been read yet. Read it first before writing to it.</tool_use_error>

Error: File has not been read yet. Read it first before writing to it.


Autopilot cycle (medium tier, 49% burnable) — all-blocked.

All 5 eligible projects are waiting on you:

- **StageHand** (P1) — 5 toolchain questions sent 2026-07-09, no answers yet (voice strategy, agent lined up, posting model, pricing, Local Recs y/n)
- **nanoclaw** (P1) — push() fix (d4ef752, 135 tests pass) ready to deploy; needs Studio deploy + metric confirm
- **AgenticLever** (P2) — goal confirm pending
- **RoadSense** (P2) — 5 launch questions unanswered (auth model, city, GIS license, creator posture, 30-day metric)
- **qip-qien** (P2) — SEV-1 auth fix (ee84254) has been waiting for merge sign-off since Jul 19 (5 days)

qip-qien is the most time-sensitive — admin routes were exposed for 5 days. Next autopilot wakes at the 7-day window reset (~4pm CT tomorrow).


Message sent to slack-infrastructure (id: 3413)


Prompt: Portfolio Autopilot reset-wake: check quota and run one autopilot cycle. Read /workspace/agent/autopilot-config.json for context. Run node /workspace/agent/autopilot.mjs to see current state, then proceed as the autopilot prompt instructs.


Task scheduled (id: task-1784905598642-b3c1op, runs at: 2026-07-25T21:00:00.016Z)


The Write for skip-lock failed because I haven't read the file first. Let me try to read it first, or use Bash to write it directly.

Actually, the file might not exist yet. Let me use Bash to write it directly.


Bash

echo '{"written_at":"2026-07-24T19:32:00.000Z","reason":"all-blocked: all 5 eligible projects pending external input from James"}' > /workspace/agent/autopilot-skip-lock.json && echo "skip-lock written"

Write autopilot skip-lock to suppress 30-min polling


skip-lock written


rm /workspace/agent/autopilot-running-lock.json && echo "running lock removed"

Remove autopilot running lock


running lock removed


Cycle complete. All 5 eligible projects are blocked on James's input — nothing actionable this run.

**Summary:**
- Logged as `all-blocked` in `autopilot-run-log.jsonl`
- Skip-lock written (suppresses 30-min polling until James clears a block)
- Reset-wake scheduled for tomorrow ~4pm CT (task-1784905598642-b3c1op) when the 7-day window resets
- Slack note sent to `#infrastructure` highlighting qip-qien SEV-1 as most time-sensitive (5 days waiting for merge)

<message to="slack-infrastructure">Autopilot cycle (medium tier, 49% burnable) — all-blocked.

All 5 eligible projects are waiting on you:

- **StageHand** (P1) — 5 toolchain questions sent 2026-07-09, no answers yet (voice strategy, agent lined up, posting model, pricing, Local Recs y/n)
- **nanoclaw** (P1) — push() fix (d4ef752, 135 tests pass) ready to deploy; needs Studio deploy + metric confirm
- **AgenticLever** (P2) — goal confirm pending
- **RoadSense** (P2) — 5 launch questions unanswered (auth model, city, GIS license, creator posture, 30-day metric)
- **qip-qien** (P2) — SEV-1 auth fix (ee84254) has been waiting for merge sign-off since Jul 19 (5 days)

qip-qien is the most time-sensitive — admin routes were exposed for 5 days. Next autopilot wakes at the 7-day window reset (~4pm CT tomorrow).</message>


<context timezone="America/Chicago" />
<task from="telegram-mg-17796" time="Jul 24, 2026, 3:07 PM">Script output:
{
  "burnable_pct": 48.4,
  "tier": "medium",
  "implementationModel": "claude-sonnet",
  "eligibleProjects": [
    {
      "project": "StageHand",
      "priority": "P1"
    },
    {
      "project": "nanoclaw",
      "priority": "P1"
    },
    {
      "project": "AgenticLever",
      "priority": "P2"
    },
    {
      "project": "RoadSense",
      "priority": "P2"
    },
    {
      "project": "qip-qien",
      "priority": "P2"
    }
  ],
  "next_reset_at": "2026-07-25T21:00:00.482Z",
  "providerSnapshot": [
    {
      "name": "Claude",
      "tracked": true,
      "5h_remaining_pct": 84,
      "7d_remaining_pct": 51
    },
    {
      "name": "Codex",
      "tracked": true,
      "5h_remaining_pct": null,
      "7d_remaining_pct": 81
    },
    {
      "name": "Gemini",
      "tracked": false,
      "note": "$20/mo subscription — no CodexBar tracking, manually updated from gemini.google.com/usage"
    },
    {
      "name": "LM Studio",
      "tracked": false,
      "note": "local model server — always-available when running at lm_studio_url"
    }
  ],
  "claude_windows": {
    "5h": {
      "remaining_pct": 84,
      "resets_in_sec": 16199
    },
    "7d": {
      "remaining_pct": 51,
      "resets_in_sec": 106199
    }
  }
}

Instructions:
Portfolio Autopilot run triggered. Trigger script has confirmed burnable quota and eligible projects exist.

Script `data` contains:
- `burnable_pct`: effective burnable quota (%)
- `tier`: quota tier (minimal/low/medium/high)
- `implementationModel`: model for implementation tasks
- `eligibleProjects`: [{project, priority}] sorted by priority — P1 first
- `next_reset_at`: ISO timestamp when the constraining window resets
- `providerSnapshot`: remaining % for all providers (Claude + Codex) for context
- `claude_windows`: { "5h": { remaining_pct, resets_in_sec }, "7d": { ... } }

## Your job this cycle

1. Read `/workspace/extra/second-brain/portfolio/BOARD.md` and the relevant `projects/*.md` cards for eligible projects.

2. Pick ONE unit of work — the highest-priority eligible project with a clear, actionable `Next action`. Skip anything where `Next action` is "confirm with James" or blocked on external input.

3. Determine task type and proceed accordingly:
   - **Greenfield** (new plan, new feature direction, new project direction): Plan only → auto red-team → send package (plan + critique + numbered open questions) to James via Slack (`slack-infrastructure`). Do NOT start implementation.
   - **Continuation** (`autonomous-ok` guard, clear next action): Implement directly. Report outcome to James after.
   - **review-required** (TradingBot25, qip-qien): Produce change + summary, send to James via Slack (`slack-infrastructure`) for merge approval.

4. Planning always uses Claude Sonnet regardless of `implementationModel`. Implementation uses whatever `implementationModel` says.

5. After completing work:
   - Update the project card's `Next action` and append a dated line to its `Notes`.
   - Update the `Last activity` date in `BOARD.md`.
   - Send James a brief 2–3 line outcome note to `slack-infrastructure`. Use Central Time (America/Chicago) for any timestamps — never UTC.
   - Log the run to `/workspace/agent/autopilot-run-log.jsonl` — one JSON line: `{ timestamp, tier, burnable_pct, project, task_type, model_used, outcome, notes }`.

6. **Schedule the next reset-wake**: After completing work, call `mcp__nanoclaw__schedule_task` with:
   - `processAfter`: the `next_reset_at` value from the trigger data (the exact window reset time)
   - `recurrence`: omit (one-shot)
   - `prompt`: "Portfolio Autopilot reset-wake: check quota and run one autopilot cycle. Read /workspace/agent/autopilot-config.json for context. Run node /workspace/agent/autopilot.mjs to see current state, then proceed as the autopilot prompt instructs."
   - `script`: `node /workspace/agent/autopilot-trigger.mjs 2>/dev/null`
   This ensures the next cycle starts exactly when the window resets, not up to 30 min later.

If no eligible project has a clear actionable next step, log it and send a brief note to `slack-infrastructure`: what's stalled and why. Use Central Time for any times mentioned.

Config at `/workspace/agent/autopilot-config.json` — thresholds and priorities live there.</task>


Another autopilot cycle triggered. I need to write the running lock first, then assess.

Key observations:
- The skip-lock I wrote last cycle should have prevented this firing... but it still fired. That's because the skip-lock suppresses the 30-min poller, but this appears to be another trigger that fired. Actually wait - I see the 5h window has resets_in_sec: 16199 (about 4.5 hours left), meaning the 5h window is still open and has 84% remaining. The previous cycle was about 37 minutes ago (2:30 PM vs 3:07 PM).

Wait, I wrote the skip-lock - why did this still fire? The skip-lock should have suppressed it.

Either this trigger was already queued before the skip-lock took effect, or the skip-lock mechanism in `autopilot-trigger.mjs` isn't catching this particular trigger path. The timeline shows the previous cycle at 2:30 PM when I added the skip-lock, and this one fired at 3:07 PM - so either the lock wasn't in place yet when this was queued, or there's a different trigger source that's bypassing the check. The trigger fired despite the skip-lock, so either it's not being checked or there's a bug — either way, I need to handle this run. Let me write the running lock and do a quick scan of the repos to see if there's any work I might've overlooked before marking it all-blocked again.

For nanoclaw, the push() fix is committed but deployment is waiting on James. Let me check the observations file to see if there's anything else I can tackle. For StageHand, I should look at what's in the punch list and observations to see if there's autonomous work available without needing James's input.

Looking at the rate limits, the 5-hour window is at 84% with about 4.5 hours remaining, and the 7-day window is at 51% with roughly 29.5 hours left. That 37-minute gap between triggers is odd—it should've been caught by the skip-lock or running lock check since it's under 45 minutes. The running lock was removed at the end of cycle 1, so something's off with how the autopilot-trigger is checking the skip-lock and time windows. I need to handle this cycle the same way: write the running lock, check for changes, log everything as blocked, send Slack notification, update the skip-lock timestamp, schedule the reset-wake, and clean up the running lock.

Actually, I shouldn't reschedule the reset-wake since I already scheduled one in the last cycle—creating a duplicate would be wasteful. But the instructions say to always schedule it, so I'll go ahead and note the duplication. The real issue is that the situation hasn't changed in 37 minutes—all projects are still blocked, so I should just log and exit cleanly. What would be more valuable is digging into the autopilot-trigger.mjs file to understand why the skip-lock isn't preventing these repeated triggers. If I can identify and fix that bug, it'd be a meaningful contribution to nanoclaw itself.


Write

{"started_at":"2026-07-24T20:07:00.000Z"}


Now let me look at the skip-lock issue. The trigger fired 37 minutes after I wrote the skip-lock. Let me read autopilot-trigger.mjs to see how the skip-lock is checked.


This trigger fired 37 minutes after the last all-blocked cycle where I wrote the skip-lock. Something's off — let me investigate before declaring all-blocked again. Reading the trigger script to check the skip-lock logic.


1	/**
2	 * autopilot-trigger.mjs — scheduled trigger script for portfolio-autopilot
3	 *
4	 * Returns { wakeAgent: true, data } when burnable quota exists and eligible projects are ready.
5	 * Returns { wakeAgent: false, reason, next_reset_at? } otherwise.
6	 *
7	 * NOTE: CodexBar `pct` = percent USED. remaining = 100 - pct.
8	 */
9
10	process.env.NO_PROXY = [process.env.NO_PROXY, "host.docker.internal"]
11	  .filter(Boolean)
12	  .join(",");
13
14	import { readFileSync, existsSync, appendFileSync } from "fs";
15	import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
16	import { dirname, join } from "path";
17
18	const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
19	const config = JSON.parse(
20	  readFileSync(join(__dirname, "autopilot-config.json"), "utf8")
21	);
22
23	// Skip-lock: agent writes this file after an all-blocked cycle to suppress
24	// repeated trigger wakes until the quota window resets.
25	const SKIP_LOCK_PATH = join(__dirname, "autopilot-skip-lock.json");
26	if (existsSync(SKIP_LOCK_PATH)) {
27	  try {
28	    const lock = JSON.parse(readFileSync(SKIP_LOCK_PATH, "utf8"));
29	    if (lock.skip_lock_until && new Date(lock.skip_lock_until) > new Date()) {
30	      console.log(JSON.stringify({ wakeAgent: false, reason: "skip_lock_active", skip_lock_until: lock.skip_lock_until }));
31	      process.exit(0);
32	    }
33	  } catch { /* malformed lock file — ignore and proceed */ }
34	}
35
36	// Running lock: agent writes this at the start of each turn to prevent overlapping
37	// runs when multiple tasks are pre-queued before the agent has a chance to set the
38	// skip-lock. If the lock is < 45 minutes old, assume the agent is still active.
39	const RUNNING_LOCK_PATH = join(__dirname, "autopilot-running-lock.json");
40	if (existsSync(RUNNING_LOCK_PATH)) {
41	  try {
42	    const lock = JSON.parse(readFileSync(RUNNING_LOCK_PATH, "utf8"));
43	    if (lock.started_at) {
44	      const age_ms = Date.now() - new Date(lock.started_at).getTime();
45	      if (age_ms < 45 * 60 * 1000) {
46	        console.log(JSON.stringify({ wakeAgent: false, reason: "agent_running", started_at: lock.started_at }));
47	        process.exit(0);
48	      }
49	    }
50	  } catch { /* malformed lock — ignore */ }
51	}
52
53	function remaining(w) { return 100 - (w?.pct ?? 100); }
54	function effectiveResetsIn(w) { return (!w || w.resets_in_sec < 0) ? (w?.duration_sec ?? 0) : w.resets_in_sec; }
55	function nextResetAt(w) { if (!w) return null; return new Date(Date.now() + effectiveResetsIn(w) * 1000).toISOString(); }
56
57	function extractWindows(windows = []) {
58	  return {
59	    w5h: windows.find((w) => Math.abs(w.duration_sec - 18000) < 300) ?? null,
60	    w7d: windows.find((w) => Math.abs(w.duration_sec - 604800) < 600) ?? null,
61	  };
62	}
63
64	function computeBurnable(w, basePct) {
65	  if (!w) return 0;
66	  const rem = remaining(w);
67	  if (rem <= 0) return 0;
68	  const timeRatio = effectiveResetsIn(w) / w.duration_sec;
69	  return Math.max(0, rem - basePct * timeRatio);
70	}
71
72	function quotaTier(burnablePct) {
73	  if (burnablePct <= 0) return { tier: "zero",    allowedPriorities: [],               implementationModel: null };
74	  if (burnablePct < 5)  return { tier: "minimal", allowedPriorities: ["P1"],           implementationModel: "lm-studio" };
75	  if (burnablePct < 20) return { tier: "low",     allowedPriorities: ["P1"],           implementationModel: "gemini-or-haiku" };
76	  if (burnablePct < 50) return { tier: "medium",  allowedPriorities: ["P1", "P2"],     implementationModel: "claude-sonnet" };
77	  return                       { tier: "high",    allowedPriorities: ["P1", "P2", "P3"], implementationModel: "claude-sonnet" };
78	}
79
80	function sustainableGatePasses(w) {
81	  if (!w) return false;
82	  const elapsedHours = (w.duration_sec - effectiveResetsIn(w)) / 3600;
83	  const expectedConsumed = (100 / (w.duration_sec / 3600)) * elapsedHours;
84	  return (w.pct ?? 0) < expectedConsumed; // pct = used%
85	}
86
87	async function main() {
88	  let data;
89	  try {
90	    const res = await fetch(config.codexbar_url);
91	    if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`);
92	    data = await res.json();
93	  } catch (err) {
94	    console.log(JSON.stringify({ wakeAgent: false, reason: `codexbar_unreachable: ${err.message}` }));
95	    return;
96	  }
97
98	  const providers = data.providers ?? [];
99	  const claudeProvider = providers.find((p) => /claude/i.test(p.name ?? "")) ?? null;
100	  const { w5h, w7d } = extractWindows(claudeProvider?.windows ?? []);
101
102	  const burnable5h = computeBurnable(w5h, config.reserve_5h_pct);
103	  const burnable7d = computeBurnable(w7d, config.reserve_7d_pct);
104	  const burnable = Math.min(burnable5h, burnable7d);
105
106	  // Next reset time — for the constraining window, so the agent can schedule an immediate wake
107	  const constraintWindow = burnable5h <= burnable7d ? w5h : w7d;
108	  const next_reset_at = nextResetAt(constraintWindow);
109
110	  // All-provider snapshot (for context in the agent prompt)
111	  const trackedSnapshot = providers.map((p) => {
112	    const { w5h: p5h, w7d: p7d } = extractWindows(p.windows ?? []);
113	    return {
114	      name: p.name,
115	      tracked: true,
116	      "5h_remaining_pct": p5h ? remaining(p5h) : null,
117	      "7d_remaining_pct": p7d ? remaining(p7d) : null,
118	    };
119	  });
120	  const untrackedSnapshot = (config.untracked_providers ?? []).map((p) => ({
121	    name: p.name,
122	    tracked: false,
123	    note: p.note,
124	  }));
125	  const providerSnapshot = [...trackedSnapshot, ...untrackedSnapshot];
126
127	  const tier = quotaTier(burnable);
128	  if (tier.tier === "zero") {
129	    console.log(JSON.stringify({ wakeAgent: false, reason: "no_burnable_quota", next_reset_at, providerSnapshot }));
130	    return;
131	  }
132
133	  const sustainableGate = w7d ? sustainableGatePasses(w7d) : true;
134	  const eligibleProjects = Object.entries(config.project_priorities)
135	    .filter(([_, pri]) => tier.allowedPriorities.includes(pri))
136	    .filter(([_, pri]) => pri === "P1" || sustainableGate)
137	    .map(([project, priority]) => ({ project, priority }));
138
139	  if (eligibleProjects.length === 0) {
140	    console.log(JSON.stringify({ wakeAgent: false, reason: "no_eligible_projects", next_reset_at, providerSnapshot }));
141	    return;
142	  }
143
144	  // Log pre-run quota snapshot for closed-loop calibration
145	  try {
146	    const snapshot = {
147	      ts: new Date().toISOString(),
148	      type: "pre_run",
149	      remaining_5h_pct: w5h ? +remaining(w5h).toFixed(1) : null,
150	      remaining_7d_pct: w7d ? +remaining(w7d).toFixed(1) : null,
151	      burnable_pct: +burnable.toFixed(1),
152	      reserve_5h_pct: config.reserve_5h_pct,
153	      reserve_7d_pct: config.reserve_7d_pct,
154	      headroom_5h_adequate: w5h ? remaining(w5h) >= config.reserve_5h_pct : null,
155	      headroom_7d_adequate: w7d ? remaining(w7d) >= config.reserve_7d_pct : null,
156	    };
157	    appendFileSync(join(__dirname, "autopilot-quota-log.jsonl"), JSON.stringify(snapshot) + "\n");
158	  } catch { /* non-fatal — don't block the wake */ }
159
160	  console.log(JSON.stringify({
161	    wakeAgent: true,
162	    data: {
163	      burnable_pct: +burnable.toFixed(1),
164	      tier: tier.tier,
165	      implementationModel: tier.implementationModel,
166	      eligibleProjects,
167	      next_reset_at,
168	      providerSnapshot,
169	      claude_windows: {
170	        "5h": w5h ? { remaining_pct: remaining(w5h), resets_in_sec: w5h.resets_in_sec } : null,
171	        "7d": w7d ? { remaining_pct: remaining(w7d), resets_in_sec: w7d.resets_in_sec } : null,
172	      },
173	    },
174	  }));
175	}
176
177	main();
178

/**
 * autopilot-trigger.mjs — scheduled trigger script for portfolio-autopilot
 *
 * Returns { wakeAgent: true, data } when burnable quota exists and eligible projects are ready.
 * Returns { wakeAgent: false, reason, next_reset_at? } otherwise.
 *
 * NOTE: CodexBar `pct` = percent USED. remaining = 100 - pct.
 */

process.env.NO_PROXY = [process.env.NO_PROXY, "host.docker.internal"]
  .filter(Boolean)
  .join(",");

import { readFileSync, existsSync, appendFileSync } from "fs";
import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
import { dirname, join } from "path";

const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
const config = JSON.parse(
  readFileSync(join(__dirname, "autopilot-config.json"), "utf8")
);

// Skip-lock: agent writes this file after an all-blocked cycle to suppress
// repeated trigger wakes until the quota window resets.
const SKIP_LOCK_PATH = join(__dirname, "autopilot-skip-lock.json");
if (existsSync(SKIP_LOCK_PATH)) {
  try {
    const lock = JSON.parse(readFileSync(SKIP_LOCK_PATH, "utf8"));
    if (lock.skip_lock_until && new Date(lock.skip_lock_until) > new Date()) {
      console.log(JSON.stringify({ wakeAgent: false, reason: "skip_lock_active", skip_lock_until: lock.skip_lock_until }));
      process.exit(0);
    }
  } catch { /* malformed lock file — ignore and proceed */ }
}

// Running lock: agent writes this at the start of each turn to prevent overlapping
// runs when multiple tasks are pre-queued before the agent has a chance to set the
// skip-lock. If the lock is < 45 minutes old, assume the agent is still active.
const RUNNING_LOCK_PATH = join(__dirname, "autopilot-running-lock.json");
if (existsSync(RUNNING_LOCK_PATH)) {
  try {
    const lock = JSON.parse(readFileSync(RUNNING_LOCK_PATH, "utf8"));
    if (lock.started_at) {
      const age_ms = Date.now() - new Date(lock.started_at).getTime();
      if (age_ms < 45 * 60 * 1000) {
        console.log(JSON.stringify({ wakeAgent: false, reason: "agent_running", started_at: lock.started_at }));
        process.exit(0);
      }
    }
  } catch { /* malformed lock — ignore */ }
}

function remaining(w) { return 100 - (w?.pct ?? 100); }
function effectiveResetsIn(w) { return (!w || w.resets_in_sec < 0) ? (w?.duration_sec ?? 0) : w.resets_in_sec; }
function nextResetAt(w) { if (!w) return null; return new Date(Date.now() + effectiveResetsIn(w) * 1000).toISOString(); }

function extractWindows(windows = []) {
  return {
    w5h: windows.find((w) => Math.abs(w.duration_sec - 18000) < 300) ?? null,
    w7d: windows.find((w) => Math.abs(w.duration_sec - 604800) < 600) ?? null,
  };
}

function computeBurnable(w, basePct) {
  if (!w) return 0;
  const rem = remaining(w);
  if (rem <= 0) return 0;
  const timeRatio = effectiveResetsIn(w) / w.duration_sec;
  return Math.max(0, rem - basePct * timeRatio);
}

function quotaTier(burnablePct) {
  if (burnablePct <= 0) return { tier: "zero",    allowedPriorities: [],               implementationModel: null };
  if (burnablePct < 5)  return { tier: "minimal", allowedPriorities: ["P1"],           implementationModel: "lm-studio" };
  if (burnablePct < 20) return { tier: "low",     allowedPriorities: ["P1"],           implementationModel: "gemini-or-haiku" };
  if (burnablePct < 50) return { tier: "medium",  allowedPriorities: ["P1", "P2"],     implementationModel: "claude-sonnet" };
  return                       { tier: "high",    allowedPriorities: ["P1", "P2", "P3"], implementationModel: "claude-sonnet" };
}

function sustainableGatePasses(w) {
  if (!w) return false;
  const elapsedHours = (w.duration_sec - effectiveResetsIn(w)) / 3600;
  const expectedConsumed = (100 / (w.duration_sec / 3600)) * elapsedHours;
  return (w.pct ?? 0) < expectedConsumed; // pct = used%
}

async function main() {
  let data;
  try {
    const res = await fetch(config.codexbar_url);
    if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`);
    data = await res.json();
  } catch (err) {
    console.log(JSON.stringify({ wakeAgent: false, reason: `codexbar_unreachable: ${err.message}` }));
    return;
  }

  const providers = data.providers ?? [];
  const claudeProvider = providers.find((p) => /claude/i.test(p.name ?? "")) ?? null;
  const { w5h, w7d } = extractWindows(claudeProvider?.windows ?? []);

  const burnable5h = computeBurnable(w5h, config.reserve_5h_pct);
  const burnable7d = computeBurnable(w7d, config.reserve_7d_pct);
  const burnable = Math.min(burnable5h, burnable7d);

  // Next reset time — for the constraining window, so the agent can schedule an immediate wake
  const constraintWindow = burnable5h <= burnable7d ? w5h : w7d;
  const next_reset_at = nextResetAt(constraintWindow);

  // All-provider snapshot (for context in the agent prompt)
  const trackedSnapshot = providers.map((p) => {
    const { w5h: p5h, w7d: p7d } = extractWindows(p.windows ?? []);
    return {
      name: p.name,
      tracked: true,
      "5h_remaining_pct": p5h ? remaining(p5h) : null,
      "7d_remaining_pct": p7d ? remaining(p7d) : null,
    };
  });
  const untrackedSnapshot = (config.untracked_providers ?? []).map((p) => ({
    name: p.name,
    tracked: false,
    note: p.note,
  }));
  const providerSnapshot = [...trackedSnapshot, ...untrackedSnapshot];

  const tier = quotaTier(burnable);
  if (tier.tier === "zero") {
    console.log(JSON.stringify({ wakeAgent: false, reason: "no_burnable_quota", next_reset_at, providerSnapshot }));
    return;
  }

  const sustainableGate = w7d ? sustainableGatePasses(w7d) : true;
  const eligibleProjects = Object.entries(config.project_priorities)
    .filter(([_, pri]) => tier.allowedPriorities.includes(pri))
    .filter(([_, pri]) => pri === "P1" || sustainableGate)
    .map(([project, priority]) => ({ project, priority }));

  if (eligibleProjects.length === 0) {
    console.log(JSON.stringify({ wakeAgent: false, reason: "no_eligible_projects", next_reset_at, providerSnapshot }));
    return;
  }

  // Log pre-run quota snapshot for closed-loop calibration
  try {
    const snapshot = {
      ts: new Date().toISOString(),
      type: "pre_run",
      remaining_5h_pct: w5h ? +remaining(w5h).toFixed(1) : null,
      remaining_7d_pct: w7d ? +remaining(w7d).toFixed(1) : null,
      burnable_pct: +burnable.toFixed(1),
      reserve_5h_pct: config.reserve_5h_pct,
      reserve_7d_pct: config.reserve_7d_pct,
      headroom_5h_adequate: w5h ? remaining(w5h) >= config.reserve_5h_pct : null,
      headroom_7d_adequate: w7d ? remaining(w7d) >= config.reserve_7d_pct : null,
    };
    appendFileSync(join(__dirname, "autopilot-quota-log.jsonl"), JSON.stringify(snapshot) + "\n");
  } catch { /* non-fatal — don't block the wake */ }

  console.log(JSON.stringify({
    wakeAgent: true,
    data: {
      burnable_pct: +burnable.toFixed(1),
      tier: tier.tier,
      implementationModel: tier.implementationModel,
      eligibleProjects,
      next_reset_at,
      providerSnapshot,
      claude_windows: {
        "5h": w5h ? { remaining_pct: remaining(w5h), resets_in_sec: w5h.resets_in_sec } : null,
        "7d": w7d ? { remaining_pct: remaining(w7d), resets_in_sec: w7d.resets_in_sec } : null,
      },
    },
  }));
}

main();


1	{"written_at":"2026-07-24T19:32:00.000Z","reason":"all-blocked: all 5 eligible projects pending external input from James"}
2


Found the bug! Look at line 29:

```javascript
if (lock.skip_lock_until && new Date(lock.skip_lock_until) > new Date()) {
```

The skip-lock check requires a `skip_lock_until` field in the JSON. But I wrote the skip-lock with:
```json
{"written_at":"2026-07-24T19:32:00.000Z","reason":"all-blocked: all 5 eligible projects pending external input from James"}
```

The file has `written_at` but NOT `skip_lock_until`. So the condition `lock.skip_lock_until && ...` is falsy, and the skip-lock is silently ignored! The trigger fires again because the skip-lock file exists but has no `skip_lock_until` field.
Now I see the real issue—the skip-lock format I've been using doesn't match what the trigger expects. I need to add the `skip_lock_until` timestamp set to the next quota reset, and update the documentation to reflect the correct format. This is something I can fix directly since it's an autonomous task. I need to clarify whether this is actually the right priority — the nanoclaw card itself is asking James to review and deploy a push() fix, which seems more urgent than fixing the agent's skip-lock documentation. Let me reconsider what work I should be tackling here. Fixing the skip-lock file with the correct field format, then documenting this in the project notes so it doesn't happen again.

Wait, I need to verify the exact timestamp—the skip-lock should stay active until the next quota reset at 2026-07-25T21:00:00.482Z, so I'll set it to that future time to keep the autopilot paused until then.


Found the bug. The trigger script checks `lock.skip_lock_until` (line 29), but I've been writing `written_at` instead. The skip-lock file exists but has no `skip_lock_until` field, so the check is falsy and it's silently ignored — that's why the trigger keeps firing. This is a fixable nanoclaw autopilot bug I can tackle autonomously.


On it — found a skip-lock bug, fixing now.


Message sent to slack-infrastructure (id: 3419)


Now let me fix the skip-lock file with the correct format and update CLAUDE.local.md.

The skip_lock_until should be set to 2026-07-25T21:00:00.482Z (the next reset time).

Also, I want to update CLAUDE.local.md to document the correct format. Let me read it first.


Bash

echo '{"skip_lock_until":"2026-07-25T21:00:00.482Z","reason":"all-blocked: all 5 eligible projects pending external input from James","written_at":"2026-07-24T20:07:00.000Z"}' > /workspace/agent/autopilot-skip-lock.json && cat /workspace/agent/autopilot-skip-lock.json

Fix skip-lock with correct skip_lock_until field


Good. Now let me update CLAUDE.local.md to document the correct format. Let me read it first to find the right place to update.

I need to update the autopilot running-lock protocol section to also document the skip-lock format.


Now update `CLAUDE.local.md` to document the correct skip-lock format so this never happens again.


1	# Nano
2
3	You are Nano, a personal NanoClaw agent for Jay (also goes by James Lopez in Telegram). When the user first reaches out (or you receive a system welcome prompt), introduce yourself briefly and invite them to chat. Keep replies concise.
4
5	## Files & Systems
6
7	- `pending-ingests.md` — Non-YouTube content queued for low-cost ingestion (Apple Podcasts, articles, etc.).
8	- `people/` — Professional profiles. `james-lopez.md` (James), `ramon-lopez.md` (brother — full profile from PDF).
9	- `research/` — Research docs on specific topics.
10	  - `instagram-reel-transcripts.md` — pipeline design for cheap reel transcription using agent-browser + OpenAI Whisper.
11	  - `ingestion-pipeline-patterns.md` — Coding-agent-ready doc: QFS, chapter chunking, map-reduce, tiered models, prompt caching, RAPTOR. Includes ready-to-use prompts for Phase 1 and Phase 2 implementation.
12	- `coding-agent-behavior.md` — INTJ-A behavior guide for James's coding agents. Communication style, autonomy rules, pushback expectations, INTJ blindspot compensations. Paste into CLAUDE.md or pass as system context.
13	- `tool-recommendations/` — Curated tool research files, one per source/episode. Add a file here whenever James shares a podcast/video with tool recommendations.
14	  - `ryan-carson-behind-the-craft.md` — Tools from Ryan Carson's May 24, 2026 Behind the Craft episode (OpenClaw, Devin, Codex, Claude Code, Sentry, Tailscale, ClawChief)
15	  - `shared-vault-mount-guide.md` — Step-by-step guide for mounting a shared vault directory into multiple NanoClaw agent containers (for second brain / shared wiki use case)
16
17	## James's Repos (beyond repo-awareness list)
18
19	- **tradingbot25** — Private GitHub repo. James mentioned it 2026-06-10 in context of a multi-asset Claude trading bot architecture (Claude Code writes logic, Cowork sends daily briefings). Likely an algorithmic trading bot project. No public access — treat as a known project when giving suggestions related to trading bots, algo strategies, or Claude Code + Cowork automation patterns.
20
21	## About James
22
23	- **Full name:** James Lopez (goes by Jay)
24	- **Location:** Austin, Texas
25	- **Current employer:** Jack in the Box (remote)
26	- **Background:** Mobile software engineer — built major features on LinkedIn's iOS app (2013–2015). Holds 3 patents (2007, data processing/mobile). Came up as an engineer with product/UX sensibility.
27	- **AI upskilling:** Certified in Agentic AI and AI Agents for Leaders (Vanderbilt, Jan 2025); ASTQB Certified Tester (Feb 2024)
28	- **Brother:** Ramón B. Lopez — Sr. Director of Digital Manufacturing Architecture at Jabil. 25+ years in medical device quality (Boston Scientific, BD, Jabil). Deep FDA/ISO 13485/EU MDR + enterprise PLM/QMS architecture. Actively building toward AI-driven quality systems and autonomous deviation detection in 21 CFR Part 11 environments. His domain expertise IS the target expert persona for qip-qien. James is helping him level up on AI and contributing to his repos.
29	- Full profiles: `people/james-lopez.md`, `people/ramon-lopez.md`
30
31	## Preferences
32
33	- James is interested in AI agent tools and workflows, especially for solo/startup use cases.
34	- Interested in mounting local repos into the NanoClaw container for code access (to revisit).
35	- **Ingest replies must include Tailscale links** to any new/updated wiki pages. The wiki is a hash-routed SPA — use slug format, not file paths. Format: `[Page Title](https://jamess-mac-studio.tail02a1a0.ts.net/second-brain/#Page%20Slug)` — the slug is the filename without directory and `.md` extension, spaces encoded as `%20`. Example: `wiki/sources/X - EXM7777 - Foo.md` → `https://jamess-mac-studio.tail02a1a0.ts.net/second-brain/#X%20-%20EXM7777%20-%20Foo`. (Updated 2026-07-06: agent now runs on Mac Studio; URL format corrected from file path to hash routing.)
36
37	## Default behavior for ingestion requests
38
39	James wants ingestion to be low-cost by default across every source type: repos, YouTube, podcasts, Instagram, articles, docs, and any other channel. Do NOT perform an immediate full ingest unless James explicitly uses the phrase **"immediately ingest"** or **"ingest immediately"**.
40
41	When James shares a source link with no other instruction, or says "ingest" without the explicit immediate phrase:
42	1. Queue it for low-cost batch/overnight processing.
43	2. Acknowledge briefly that it is queued for cheapest-mode ingest, not being processed immediately.
44	3. If no queued ingest task exists, schedule one for later the same day or overnight in James's timezone.
45	4. Do not fetch full transcripts, search around, rewrite wiki pages, or perform deep analysis in the interactive turn.
46
47	Queued ingestion target: later today when practical; overnight is acceptable. James prefers large cost reduction over immediate completion.
48
49	Use immediate ingestion only when James explicitly asks to **"immediately ingest"** or **"ingest immediately"**. In that case:
50	1. Fetch episode/source title, guest/author, date, description

# Nano

You are Nano, a personal NanoClaw agent for Jay (also goes by James Lopez in Telegram). When the user first reaches out (or you receive a system welcome prompt), introduce yourself briefly and invite them to chat. Keep replies concise.

## Files & Systems

- `pending-ingests.md` — Non-YouTube content queued for low-cost ingestion (Apple Podcasts, articles, etc.).
- `people/` — Professional profiles. `james-lopez.md` (James), `ramon-lopez.md` (brother — full profile from PDF).
- `research/` — Research docs on specific topics.
  - `instagram-reel-transcripts.md` — pipeline design for cheap reel transcription using agent-browser + OpenAI Whisper.
  - `ingestion-pipeline-patterns.md` — Coding-agent-ready doc: QFS, chapter chunking, map-reduce, tiered models, prompt caching, RAPTOR. Includes ready-to-use prompts for Phase 1 and Phase 2 implementation.
- `coding-agent-behavior.md` — INTJ-A behavior guide for James's coding agents. Communication style, autonomy rules, pushback expectations, INTJ blindspot compensations. Paste into CLAUDE.md or pass as system context.
- `tool-recommendations/` — Curated tool research files, one per source/episode. Add a file here whenever James shares a podcast/video with tool recommendations.
  - `ryan-carson-behind-the-craft.md` — Tools from Ryan Carson's May 24, 2026 Behind the Craft episode (OpenClaw, Devin, Codex, Claude Code, Sentry, Tailscale, ClawChief)
  - `shared-vault-mount-guide.md` — Step-by-step guide for mounting a shared vault directory into multiple NanoClaw agent containers (for second brain / shared wiki use case)

## James's Repos (beyond repo-awareness list)

- **tradingbot25** — Private GitHub repo. James mentioned it 2026-06-10 in context of a multi-asset Claude trading bot architecture (Claude Code writes logic, Cowork sends daily briefings). Likely an algorithmic trading bot project. No public access — treat as a known project when giving suggestions related to trading bots, algo strategies, or Claude Code + Cowork automation patterns.

## About James

- **Full name:** James Lopez (goes by Jay)
- **Location:** Austin, Texas
- **Current employer:** Jack in the Box (remote)
- **Background:** Mobile software engineer — built major features on LinkedIn's iOS app (2013–2015). Holds 3 patents (2007, data processing/mobile). Came up as an engineer with product/UX sensibility.
- **AI upskilling:** Certified in Agentic AI and AI Agents for Leaders (Vanderbilt, Jan 2025); ASTQB Certified Tester (Feb 2024)
- **Brother:** Ramón B. Lopez — Sr. Director of Digital Manufacturing Architecture at Jabil. 25+ years in medical device quality (Boston Scientific, BD, Jabil). Deep FDA/ISO 13485/EU MDR + enterprise PLM/QMS architecture. Actively building toward AI-driven quality systems and autonomous deviation detection in 21 CFR Part 11 environments. His domain expertise IS the target expert persona for qip-qien. James is helping him level up on AI and contributing to his repos.
- Full profiles: `people/james-lopez.md`, `people/ramon-lopez.md`

## Preferences

- James is interested in AI agent tools and workflows, especially for solo/startup use cases.
- Interested in mounting local repos into the NanoClaw container for code access (to revisit).
- **Ingest replies must include Tailscale links** to any new/updated wiki pages. The wiki is a hash-routed SPA — use slug format, not file paths. Format: `[Page Title](https://jamess-mac-studio.tail02a1a0.ts.net/second-brain/#Page%20Slug)` — the slug is the filename without directory and `.md` extension, spaces encoded as `%20`. Example: `wiki/sources/X - EXM7777 - Foo.md` → `https://jamess-mac-studio.tail02a1a0.ts.net/second-brain/#X%20-%20EXM7777%20-%20Foo`. (Updated 2026-07-06: agent now runs on Mac Studio; URL format corrected from file path to hash routing.)

## Default behavior for ingestion requests

James wants ingestion to be low-cost by default across every source type: repos, YouTube, podcasts, Instagram, articles, docs, and any other channel. Do NOT perform an immediate full ingest unless James explicitly uses the phrase **"immediately ingest"** or **"ingest immediately"**.

When James shares a source link with no other instruction, or says "ingest" without the explicit immediate phrase:
1. Queue it for low-cost batch/overnight processing.
2. Acknowledge briefly that it is queued for cheapest-mode ingest, not being processed immediately.
3. If no queued ingest task exists, schedule one for later the same day or overnight in James's timezone.
4. Do not fetch full transcripts, search around, rewrite wiki pages, or perform deep analysis in the interactive turn.

Queued ingestion target: later today when practical; overnight is acceptable. James prefers large cost reduction over immediate completion.

Use immediate ingestion only when James explicitly asks to **"immediately ingest"** or **"ingest immediately"**. In that case:
1. Fetch episode/source title, guest/author, date, description