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feat: GBrain v0.7.0 — Integration Recipes + SKILLPACK Breakout (#39)

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* docs: break SKILLPACK into 17 individual guides

The 1,281-line SKILLPACK monolith is now 17 individually linkable guides
in docs/guides/, organized by category: core patterns, data pipelines,
operations, search, and administration.

GBRAIN_SKILLPACK.md becomes a structured index with categorized tables
linking to each guide. The URL stays stable for backward compatibility.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: add integration guides, architecture docs, and ethos

New documentation directories:
- docs/integrations/ — "Getting Data In" landing page, credential gateway,
  meeting webhooks. Includes recipe format documentation.
- docs/architecture/ — Infrastructure layer doc (import, chunk, embed, search)
- docs/ethos/ — "Thin Harness, Fat Skills" essay with agent decision guide
- docs/designs/ — "Homebrew for Personal AI" 10-star vision document

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: add gbrain integrations command + voice-to-brain recipe

New CLI command: gbrain integrations (list/show/status/doctor/stats/test)
- Standalone command, no database connection needed
- Uses gray-matter directly for recipe parsing (not parseMarkdown)
- --json flag on every subcommand for agent-parseable output
- Bare command shows senses/reflexes dashboard
- Health heartbeat via ~/.gbrain/integrations/<id>/heartbeat.jsonl

First recipe: recipes/twilio-voice-brain.md
- Phone calls create brain pages via Twilio + OpenAI Realtime
- Opinionated defaults: caller screening, brain-first lookup, quiet hours
- Outbound call smoke test (GBrain calls the user to prove it works)
- Validate-as-you-go credential testing
- Twilio signature validation for webhook security

Migration file for v0.7.0 with agent-readable changelog.
13 unit tests covering parseRecipe, CLI routing, and recipe validation.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: add Getting Data In to README, update CLAUDE.md and manifest

README: voice calls in intro bullet list, new "Getting Data In" section
with integration table (voice, email, X, calendar) and recipe philosophy.

CLAUDE.md: reference new files (integrations.ts, recipes/, docs/guides/,
docs/integrations/, docs/architecture/, docs/ethos/).

manifest.json: bump to v0.7.0, add recipes_dir field.

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* docs: v0.7.0 CHANGELOG, TODOS, VERSION bump

CHANGELOG: v0.7.0 entry covering integration recipes, voice-to-brain,
gbrain integrations command, SKILLPACK breakout, and new documentation.

TODOS: 3 new items from CEO/DX reviews (constrained health_check DSL,
community recipe submission, always-on deployment recipes).

VERSION + package.json: bump to 0.7.0.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: rewrite voice recipe with agent instructions and verified links

Major improvements to recipes/twilio-voice-brain.md:

- Agent preamble: explains WHY sequential execution matters (each step
  depends on the previous), defines 4 stop points where the agent MUST
  pause and verify, tells agent to never say "something went wrong"
  but instead explain the exact error and fix

- User actions are now specific: exact URLs for every credential
  (Twilio console, OpenAI API keys page, ngrok dashboard), what
  buttons to click, what fields to copy, common failure modes

- All URLs verified via web search against current 2026 documentation:
  Twilio SID/token at twilio.com/console, OpenAI keys at
  platform.openai.com/api-keys, ngrok token at
  dashboard.ngrok.com/get-started/your-authtoken

- Cost estimate corrected: OpenAI Realtime is $0.06/min input +
  $0.24/min output (was understated), total ~$20-22/mo for 100 min

- Validate-as-you-go: each credential tested immediately with exact
  curl commands, failure messages explain what went wrong and how to fix

- Smoke test flow: tells user exactly what to say, verifies ALL
  three outputs (messaging notification + brain page + search result)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: add "Homebrew for Personal AI" essay (markdown is code)

New essay at docs/ethos/MARKDOWN_SKILLS_AS_RECIPES.md — the distribution
corollary to "Thin Harness, Fat Skills." Argues that markdown skill files
are simultaneously documentation, specification, package, and source code.
The agent is the package manager. The git repo is the app store.

Referenced from SKILLPACK index and CLAUDE.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: rewrite agent instructions as command language, promote skills

The OpenClaw/Hermes install block is now a drill sergeant, not a tour guide.
Every step is an imperative command with exact verification criteria and
explicit stop-on-failure behavior. No FYI, no suggestions, just rails.

Key changes:
- 11-step setup with STOP points after each step
- Exact user instructions for Supabase connection string (what to click,
  what NOT to give the agent, what the string looks like)
- "Verify: run X. You must see Y. If not: Z" after every step
- Skills table now links to both skill files AND guide docs
- Integration recipes table simplified (no "coming soon" placeholders)
- Docs section reorganized: for agents / for humans / reference

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: 4 codex findings + add email-to-brain recipe

Codex review found 4 issues, all fixed:

1. getStatus() returned "configured" if ANY secret was set (e.g. just
   OPENAI_API_KEY). Now requires ALL required secrets before marking
   configured. Prevents false "configured" status and spurious doctor runs.

2. Twilio health check hit unauthenticated endpoint (always 401). Now
   uses authenticated curl with SID:token, matching the setup validation.

3. README anchor docs/GBRAIN_SKILLPACK.md#the-dream-cycle broken after
   SKILLPACK rewrite. Updated to point to docs/guides/cron-schedule.md.

4. Compiled binary can't find recipes/ via import.meta.dir. Added
   GBRAIN_RECIPES_DIR env var override + global bun install path fallback.

Also adds recipes/email-to-brain.md: Gmail deterministic collector pattern
with ClawVisor credential gateway, validate-as-you-go, agent instructions.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: add email, X, calendar, and meeting sync recipes

Four new integration recipes extracted from production wintermute patterns:

- recipes/email-to-brain.md: Gmail via ClawVisor, deterministic collector
  pattern (code pulls emails with baked-in links, agent does judgment),
  noise filtering, signature detection, digest generation

- recipes/x-to-brain.md: X API v2, timeline + mentions + keyword search,
  deletion detection (diffs previous run, verifies 404), engagement
  velocity tracking, rate limit awareness

- recipes/calendar-to-brain.md: Google Calendar via ClawVisor, historical
  backfill (years of data), daily markdown files with attendees + locations,
  attendee enrichment for brain pages

- recipes/meeting-sync.md: Circleback API, transcript import with speaker
  labels, attendee detection + filtering, entity propagation to people/
  company pages, action item extraction, idempotent by source_id

All recipes follow the same format: agent preamble with sequential execution
rules, validate-as-you-go credentials, exact URLs for API key setup,
stop-on-failure verification, and heartbeat logging.

Updated README, SKILLPACK index, and integrations landing page with all 5 recipes.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: add Google OAuth as alternative to ClawVisor in email + calendar recipes

Both recipes now offer two auth options:
- Option A: ClawVisor (recommended, handles OAuth + token refresh)
- Option B: Google OAuth2 directly (no extra service, you manage tokens)

Option B includes step-by-step instructions for Google Cloud Console:
exact URLs, which buttons to click, which scopes to add, how to enable
the API, and the OAuth flow for token exchange.

This removes ClawVisor as a hard dependency for getting started.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: add implementation guides with pseudocode and test suggestions

Every recipe now includes an "Implementation Guide" section with:

- Production-tested pseudocode the agent can follow to build each collector
- Edge cases and failure modes discovered in real deployment
- Non-obvious implementation details (why the 48h staleness heuristic,
  why Gmail links need authuser, why SSE responses need double-parsing)
- Test suggestions: what the agent should verify after setup

email-to-brain: noise filtering algorithm, signature detection patterns,
  Gmail link generation (authuser is critical), sent-mail dedup

x-to-brain: deletion detection with 3 heuristics (7-day, 48h staleness,
  API verification), engagement velocity thresholds (50 min for 2x, 100
  absolute jump), atomic writes, stdout contract, rate limit handling

calendar-to-brain: smart chunking (monthly for sparse years, weekly for
  dense), attendee filtering (rooms, groups, distros), merge-with-existing
  (only replace ## Calendar section), date/time parsing edge cases

meeting-sync: SSE double-JSON parsing, idempotency double-check (grep +
  filename), auto-tagging from meeting names, git commit after sync

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: 6 new guides from production patterns (wintermute extraction)

New guides extracted and generalized from production deployment:

- repo-architecture.md: Two-repo pattern (agent behavior vs world knowledge).
  Strict boundary rules, decision tree, hard rule: never write knowledge
  to the agent repo.

- sub-agent-routing.md: Model routing table by task type. Signal detector
  pattern (spawn Sonnet on every message). Research pipeline pattern
  (Opus plans, DeepSeek executes, Opus synthesizes). Cost optimization.

- skill-development.md: 5-step cycle (concept, prototype, evaluate, codify,
  cron). MECE discipline (no overlapping skills). Quality bar checklist.
  "If you ask twice, it should already be a skill."

- idea-capture.md: Originality distribution rating (0-100 across 4
  populations). Depth test ("could someone unfamiliar understand WHY?").
  Deep cross-linking mandate. Notability filtering.

- quiet-hours.md: Hold notifications 11pm-8am local time. Held messages
  directory pattern. Timezone-aware delivery. Morning briefing pickup.

- diligence-ingestion.md: 9-step pipeline for data room materials. Detection
  patterns (PDF filenames, spreadsheet tabs, user language). Index.md
  template with bull/bear case. Company page enrichment.

All PII scrubbed. Patterns generalized for any user.
SKILLPACK index updated with 6 new entries. CLAUDE.md references added.
All 37 SKILLPACK links verified.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: upgrade all guides to operational playbooks with pseudocode

Every guide now follows the playbook structure:
- Goal: one sentence, what this achieves
- What the User Gets: without this / with this
- Implementation: pseudocode with actual gbrain commands
- Tricky Spots: production-tested gotchas
- How to Verify: test steps the agent runs after setup

Guides upgraded (15 files):
- brain-agent-loop: on_message() loop with read/write/sync pseudocode
- brain-first-lookup: 4-step lookup cascade with exact commands
- brain-vs-memory: routing algorithm for 3 knowledge layers
- compiled-truth: page structure + rewrite vs append rules
- content-media: 3 ingest patterns (YouTube, social, PDFs)
- cron-schedule: full schedule table + dream cycle pseudocode
- enrichment-pipeline: 7-step protocol with tier classification
- entity-detection: spawn pattern + detection prompt + notability filter
- executive-assistant: 3 workflow algorithms (triage, prep, post-inbox)
- meeting-ingestion: 6-step transcript-to-brain flow
- operational-disciplines: 5 executable discipline blocks
- originals-folder: detection + exact-phrasing capture + cross-linking
- search-modes: decision tree for keyword vs hybrid vs direct
- source-attribution: citation format + hierarchy + conflict resolution
- Plus Goal/What User Gets headers on 6 newer guides

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: add WebRTC to voice recipe + ngrok Hobby setup guide

Voice recipe updates:
- Added WebRTC endpoint (POST /session, GET /call, POST /tool) for
  browser-based calling with RNNoise noise suppression
- WebRTC pseudocode with the 4 non-obvious gotchas from production
  (voice under audio.output.voice, no turn_detection, no session.update
  on connect, trigger greeting via data channel)
- Recommend ngrok Hobby ($8/mo) for fixed domain instead of free tier
- Fixed domain means URLs never change, Twilio never breaks

New guide: docs/mcp/NGROK_SETUP.md
- How to set up ngrok Hobby for both MCP and voice agent
- Fixed domain setup, watchdog pattern, AI client configuration
- Claude Desktop requires Settings > Integrations (not JSON config)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: add dependency graph + ngrok-tunnel + credential-gateway recipes

Recipes now have real dependencies via the `requires` field:
- voice-to-brain requires ngrok-tunnel (needs public URL for Twilio)
- email-to-brain requires credential-gateway (needs Gmail access)
- calendar-to-brain requires credential-gateway (needs Calendar access)
- x-to-brain and meeting-sync are standalone (direct API keys)

Two new infrastructure recipes:
- ngrok-tunnel: fixed public URL for MCP + voice. Recommends Hobby
  ($8/mo) for a domain that never changes. Includes watchdog pattern.
- credential-gateway: secure Google service access via ClawVisor
  (recommended) or direct OAuth2. One setup, all Google recipes use it.

Moved ngrok from docs/mcp/ to recipes/ — it's shared infrastructure,
not MCP-specific.

README and integrations landing page show dependency chains.
When agent installs voice-to-brain, it sets up ngrok-tunnel first.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: add infra category, fix dashboard alignment, show dependencies

DX audit found two bugs in gbrain integrations dashboard:

1. Column alignment broken — IDs > 18 chars ran into descriptions
   with no space. Fixed: pad to 22 chars.

2. ngrok-tunnel and credential-gateway showed as SENSES but they're
   infrastructure. Added 'infra' category. Dashboard now shows three
   sections: INFRASTRUCTURE (set up first), SENSES, REFLEXES.

3. Dependencies now shown inline: "AVAILABLE (needs credential-gateway)"

Also added 'requires' field to JSON output for agent consumption.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: add frontier model requirement disclaimer to README

GBrain's markdown-is-code approach requires models capable of
interpreting intent and implementing from architecture descriptions.
Tested with Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.4 Thinking. Smaller models
will struggle with the recipe format.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: add PGLite → Supabase upgrade path to README

Clarify the database progression: start with PGLite (Postgres as WASM,
zero infrastructure, pgvector built in, nothing to install). Graduate
to Supabase or self-hosted Postgres when you need connection pooling,
concurrency, and remote MCP access from Claude Desktop, Cowork,
ChatGPT, Perplexity Computer, or any MCP-compatible agent.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: revert PGLite mention (coming in next branch)

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* docs: make all 23 guides consistent (Goal/Impl/Tricky/Verify)

Every guide now has exactly these sections in this order:
- ## Goal (one sentence)
- ## What the User Gets (without this / with this)
- ## Implementation (pseudocode with gbrain commands)
- ## Tricky Spots (3-5 numbered gotchas)
- ## How to Verify (3-5 numbered test steps)

11 guides restructured from non-standard headings:
- deterministic-collectors, live-sync, upgrades-auto-update (full rewrites)
- entity-detection, diligence-ingestion, idea-capture, quiet-hours,
  repo-architecture, skill-development, sub-agent-routing (restructured)

23/23 guides now pass consistency audit.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: restructure README around the #1 blocker (getting data in)

The README was leading with Postgres and database architecture. Most
users are stuck at step zero: "I have an agent but it doesn't know
anything about my life."

New structure:
1. The Problem — your agent doesn't know your life
2. Getting Data In — integration recipes, front and center
3. The Compounding Thesis — why this matters
4. How this happened — credibility, origin story
5. When you need Postgres — scale, not starting point

Postgres is de-emphasized from a full section to two paragraphs:
"You don't need Postgres to start" and "When you need Postgres"
(1,000+ files, remote MCP access, multiple AI clients).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: move Install to top of README, remove duplicate section

Install now appears right after Getting Data In (line 38), not buried
at line 295. The user sees: Problem → Getting Data In → Install.

Removed the duplicate Install section (262 lines) that was lower in
the README. The agent instructions block, CLI quickstart, and all
content is now in the single Install section near the top.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: move agent install block to first thing in README

"Start here: paste this into your agent" is now the first section,
right after the one-line pitch. No scrolling, no context, no preamble.
User opens the README, sees the paste block, copies it into OpenClaw
or Hermes, and the agent takes over.

Flow: pitch → paste block → Getting Data In → Compounding Thesis → origin story

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: compress install block from 11 steps to 5

The agent install block was 102 lines and 11 steps. Now it's 40 lines
and 5 steps. Same coverage, half the text.

Changes:
- Merged "prove keyword search" + "embed" + "prove hybrid search"
  into one SEARCH step (the user doesn't care about the intermediate)
- Merged skillpack, sync, auto-update, integrations, verification
  into one GO LIVE step with sub-items (post-install polish, not install)
- Shortened database instructions (one line instead of 5 sub-steps)
- Removed redundant preamble ("YOU MUST COMPLETE EVERY STEP" is now
  just "Do not skip steps. Verify each step.")

The 5 steps: INSTALL → DATABASE → IMPORT → SEARCH → GO LIVE

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* security: gitignore all .env files, not just specific ones

CSO audit found .gitignore covered .env.testing and .env.production
but not bare .env. A user creating .env with database credentials
could accidentally commit it.

Fix: .env and .env.* are now gitignored. .env.*.example files are
explicitly un-ignored so templates remain tracked.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* security: scrub PII from essay and recipe examples

- 510-MY-GARRY phone mnemonic → "Your Phone Number"
- "Garry → Authenticated Mode" → "Owner → Authenticated Mode"
- "Telegram" → "secure channel" in auth example
- @garrytan → @yourhandle in X recipe example

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# Reference Cron Schedule
## Goal
A production brain runs 20+ recurring jobs that keep it alive, current, and
compounding. This guide shows the schedule, the patterns, and how to set it up.
## What the User Gets
Without this: the brain only updates when you manually ingest data. Pages go
stale, entities are thin, citations break, and the agent answers from old context.
With this: the brain maintains itself. Email, social, calendar, and meetings
flow in automatically. Thin pages get enriched overnight. Broken citations get
fixed. You wake up and the brain is smarter than when you went to sleep.
## The Schedule
| Frequency | Job | Brain Interaction | Recipe |
|-----------|-----|-------------------|--------|
| Every 30 min | Email monitoring | Search sender, update people pages | [email-to-brain](../../recipes/email-to-brain.md) |
| Every 30 min | X/Twitter collection | Create/update media pages, entity extraction | [x-to-brain](../../recipes/x-to-brain.md) |
| 3x/day (weekdays) | Meeting sync | Full ingestion + attendee propagation | [meeting-sync](../../recipes/meeting-sync.md) |
| Weekly | Calendar sync | Daily files + attendee enrichment | [calendar-to-brain](../../recipes/calendar-to-brain.md) |
| Daily AM | Morning briefing | Search calendar attendees, deal status, active threads | [briefing skill](../../skills/briefing/SKILL.md) |
| Weekly | Brain maintenance | `gbrain doctor`, embed stale, orphan detection | [maintain skill](../../skills/maintain/SKILL.md) |
| Nightly | Dream cycle | Entity sweep, enrich thin spots, fix citations | See below |
## Implementation: Setting Up Cron Jobs
```bash
# Email collector — every 30 minutes
*/30 * * * * cd /path/to/email-collector && node email-collector.mjs collect && node email-collector.mjs digest
# X/Twitter collector — every 30 minutes
*/30 * * * * cd /path/to/x-collector && node x-collector.mjs collect >> /tmp/x-collector.log 2>&1
# Meeting sync — 10 AM, 4 PM, 9 PM on weekdays
0 10,16,21 * * 1-5 cd /path/to/meeting-sync && node meeting-sync.mjs >> /tmp/meeting-sync.log 2>&1
# Calendar sync — Sundays at 10 AM
0 10 * * 0 cd /path/to/calendar-sync && node calendar-sync.mjs --start $(date -v-7d +%Y-%m-%d) --end $(date +%Y-%m-%d)
# Brain health — weekly Mondays at 6 AM
0 6 * * 1 gbrain doctor --json >> /tmp/gbrain-health.log 2>&1 && gbrain embed --stale
# Dream cycle — nightly at 2 AM
0 2 * * * /path/to/dream-cycle.sh
```
### Quiet Hours Gate (MANDATORY)
Every cron job that sends notifications MUST check quiet hours first.
See [Quiet Hours](quiet-hours.md) for the full pattern.
```bash
# In every cron script:
if ! bash scripts/quiet-hours-gate.sh; then
mkdir -p /tmp/cron-held
echo "$OUTPUT" > /tmp/cron-held/$(basename "$0" .sh).md
exit 0
fi
# Not quiet hours — send normally
```
### Travel-Aware Timezone Handling
The agent reads your calendar for flights, hotels, and out-of-office blocks to
infer your current location and timezone. All times shown in YOUR local timezone.
```
// Example: user flew to Tokyo
// 2 PM Pacific = 3 AM Tokyo = quiet hours
// Hold the notification, fold into morning briefing
get_user_timezone():
calendar = gbrain search "flight" --type calendar --recent 7d
if recent_flight:
return infer_timezone(flight.destination)
return config.default_timezone // fallback: US/Pacific
```
When you travel: cron jobs that would fire during your waking hours at home but
hit your sleeping hours at the destination get held and folded into the next
morning briefing. Zero config change needed.
## The Dream Cycle
The most important cron job. Runs while you sleep.
### What It Does
```
dream_cycle():
// Phase 1: Entity Sweep
conversations = get_todays_conversations()
for message in conversations:
entities = detect_entities(message)
for entity in entities:
page = gbrain search "{entity.name}"
if not page:
create_page(entity) // new entity, create + enrich
elif page.is_thin():
enrich_page(entity) // thin page, fill it out
else:
update_timeline(entity) // existing page, add today's mentions
// Phase 2: Fix Broken Citations
pages = gbrain list --type person --limit 100
for page in pages:
for entry in page.timeline:
if not entry.has_source_attribution():
fix_citation(entry) // add [Source: ...] where missing
if entry.has_tweet_url() and not entry.url_is_valid():
fix_url(entry) // broken tweet links
// Phase 3: Consolidate Memory
patterns = detect_patterns_across_conversations()
for pattern in patterns:
promote_to_memory(pattern) // ephemeral → durable knowledge
// Phase 4: Sync
gbrain sync --no-pull --no-embed
gbrain embed --stale
```
### Setting Up the Dream Cycle
**OpenClaw:** Ships with DREAMS.md as a default skill. Three phases (light,
deep, REM) run automatically during quiet hours.
**Hermes Agent:**
```bash
/cron add "0 2 * * *" "Dream cycle: search today's sessions for
entities I mentioned. For each person, company, or idea: check
if a brain page exists (gbrain search), create or update it if
thin. Fix any broken citations. Then consolidate: read MEMORY.md,
promote important signals, remove stale entries."
--name "nightly-dream-cycle"
```
**Claude Code / Custom agents:** Create a script:
```bash
#!/bin/bash
# dream-cycle.sh
# Check quiet hours (should be quiet — that's when we run)
echo "Dream cycle starting at $(date)"
# Phase 1: Entity sweep (spawn sub-agent)
# Read today's conversation logs, extract entities, update brain
# Phase 2: Citation hygiene
gbrain doctor --json | jq '.checks[] | select(.status=="warn")'
# Phase 3: Embed any stale content
gbrain embed --stale
echo "Dream cycle complete at $(date)"
```
## Tricky Spots
1. **The dream cycle is NOT optional.** Without it, signal leaks out of every
conversation. With it, nothing is lost. This is the difference between an
agent that forgets and one that remembers.
2. **Quiet hours gate on EVERY notification job.** If you skip it, the user
gets pinged at 3 AM. One 3 AM ping and they'll disable the whole system.
3. **Don't over-cron.** 20+ jobs sounds like a lot. Start with: email (30 min),
dream cycle (nightly), brain health (weekly). Add more as you add
integration recipes.
4. **Timezone changes are automatic.** Don't make the user reconfigure cron
when they travel. Read the calendar, infer the timezone, adjust delivery.
5. **Held messages MUST be picked up.** If quiet hours hold a notification,
the morning briefing MUST include it. Otherwise information is lost.
## How to Verify
1. **Quiet hours:** Set quiet hours to current hour. Run a notification cron.
Verify output went to `/tmp/cron-held/`, not to messaging.
2. **Dream cycle:** Run the dream cycle manually. Check that thin entity pages
got enriched and broken citations were fixed.
3. **Email collector cron:** Wait 30 minutes. Check `data/digests/` for new digest.
4. **Morning briefing:** Check that held messages appear in the briefing.
5. **Health check:** Run `gbrain doctor --json`. All checks should pass.
---
*Part of the [GBrain Skillpack](../GBRAIN_SKILLPACK.md). See also: [Quiet Hours](quiet-hours.md), [Operational Disciplines](operational-disciplines.md)*