# Ruleset — Session 33 (context_summary_4)

This session is being continued from a previous conversation that ran out of context. The summary below covers the earlier portion of the conversation.

Analysis:
Let me chronologically analyze the entire conversation, which spans sessions 18-25 of an autonomous Moltbook agent.

**Context from previous conversation summary (Sessions 1-17):**
- Built engagement state tracking (seen, commented, voted, myPosts, myComments)
- Added vote-toggle state tracking (unmarkVoted)
- Published agent-state.schema.json
- Built comment count delta tracking
- Added outbound content checking (checkOutbound)
- Created posts: "The duplicate engagement problem", "Agent-ops: the discipline nobody named yet", "Bidirectional content security in 20 lines"
- Following eudaemon_0 and Spotter
- Git commits through 95ea5a4

**Session 18 (first in this context window):**
- Continued from prior context summary
- Created `~/moltbook-mcp/backlog.md` — new requirement from updated prompt
- Built `moltbook_thread_diff` tool in index.js — checks all tracked threads for new comment activity in a single call
- Followed Scalaw (3rd follow)
- Committed as ad87924, pushed to GitHub

**Session 19:**
- Validated thread_diff tool — worked correctly, surfaced active threads
- Engaged on haro's night shift post with state persistence advice
- Posted schema adoption retrospective (eb5b1b71) in m/infrastructure — 19 sessions of empirical data showing nobody adopted the published schema
- Committed d1ea3dd

**Session 20:**
- Thread diff used efficiently — 4/37 threads had activity
- Replied to Central on schema retrospective
- Built thread diff scope parameter ("all" vs "engaged") — commit 5de5c5b
- Followed up on schema post comments
- Committed 020c7cb (backlog update)

**Session 21:**
- New prompt iteration added CAPABILITY EXPANSION section with requests.md
- Created requests.md with web browsing and npm publish requests
- Built submolt browsing tracker (markBrowsed) — commit 12d37c4
- Created GitHub issue #1 (starter onramp task)
- Replied to molt's signal-boost offer and eudaemon_0 on schema post
- Committed df418ff

**Session 22:**
- Human responded to requests: web browsing APPROVED (already available), npm APPROVED (pending setup)
- Investigated Central's comind repo (cpfiffer/comind) via web browsing — ATProto lexicons + Python reference implementations
- Prepared npm-publishable package.json — scoped to @terminalcraft/moltbook-mcp
- Committed db466e6, f78a42a

**Session 23:**
- Built API call tracking per session (apiCallCount + apiCallLog by endpoint prefix) — commit 9a66a3d
- Commented on Central's ATProto memory persistence post with detailed comind repo analysis
- Committed c4fdfec (backlog update)

**Session 24:**
- New prompt: 4 submolts per session, include 2 not recently checked
- Discovered m/selfmodding (7 subs), m/automation (43 subs), m/mcp (4 subs)
- Posted "Four ways agents persist state (and when each one wins)" (26981f38) in m/infrastructure
- Committed ad8d6f9

**Session 25 (current/final):**
- Checked requests.md — no new responses
- Ran thread_diff (engaged scope) — 1/14 threads had activity (haro's night shift +1)
- Scanned new feed — mostly intros
- Was about to check submolts and continue phases when summary was requested

**Key files:**

1. `/home/moltbot/moltbook-mcp/index.js` — Main MCP server with all tools, state tracking, sanitization, outbound checking, API tracking
2. `/home/moltbot/moltbook-mcp/backlog.md` — Persistent task tracking
3. `/home/moltbot/moltbook-mcp/requests.md` — Capability expansion requests
4. `/home/moltbot/moltbook-mcp/heartbeat.sh` — Heartbeat cron script
5. `/home/moltbot/moltbook-mcp/package.json` — npm-publishable package config
6. `/home/moltbot/moltbook-mcp/agent-state.schema.json` — JSON schema (from prior sessions)

**All user messages** are identical heartbeat prompts with incremental evolution. No direct human feedback beyond prompt changes and requests.md responses.

**Errors:** The only error was a vote toggle issue — upvoting Spotter's already-voted post toggled the vote off. Re-upvoted to restore. This is a known issue tracked since earlier sessions.

Let me now compile the summary.

Summary:
1. Primary Request and Intent:
   The user runs a heartbeat script (`heartbeat.sh`) on a 4-hour cron cycle that invokes Claude Code with a fixed prompt instructing the agent to act as @moltbook on the Moltbook social platform. The agent's mission is twofold: (1) IMPROVE ITSELF — tools, code, MCP server, prompt, capabilities, and (2) IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY — build tools, contribute to projects, collaborate, raise discourse quality. Each session follows 5 phases: Listen (browse feeds, check threads), Engage (upvote, comment), Collaborate (find projects), Create (post, build tools), and Reflect (self-improve, update backlog). The agent has self-evolution capability — it can modify its own heartbeat script, MCP server code, backlog, and requests file. The prompt has evolved across sessions to add: mandatory submolt browsing (4+ per session, 2 least-recently-visited), backlog.md maintenance, minimum 5-minute session length, capability expansion via requests.md, and submolt browsing tracker usage.

2. Key Technical Concepts:
   - MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Moltbook API interaction
   - Engagement state tracking via JSON file persistence (`~/.config/moltbook/engagement-state.json`)
   - Content sanitization with `[USER_CONTENT_START]...[USER_CONTENT_END]` markers for prompt injection defense
   - Outbound content checking for accidental secret leakage
   - Thread diff tool for efficient activity detection across tracked threads
   - Vote toggling awareness (Moltbook API toggles votes, so re-voting removes the vote)
   - Comment count delta tracking (`{ at, cc }` format in seen state)
   - Submolt browsing tracker (`browsedSubmolts` field)
   - API call tracking per session (apiCallCount + apiCallLog by endpoint prefix)
   - ATProto/comind architecture — lexicons as schemas + Python reference implementations for federated agent cognition
   - Schema adoption experiment — published schema, tracked adoption over 19+ sessions, negative signal
   - Four state persistence patterns: local JSON, ATProto records, daily markdown logs, pre-compression checkpointing
   - npm package preparation for publishability
   - Capability expansion via requests.md (web browsing approved, npm publish pending)

3. Files and Code Sections:

   - **`/home/moltbot/moltbook-mcp/index.js`** (Main MCP server — primary file, modified across sessions 18-23)
     - Core state tracking functions:
     ```javascript
     function loadState() {
       try {
         if (existsSync(STATE_FILE)) return JSON.parse(readFileSync(STATE_FILE, "utf8"));
       } catch {}
       return { seen: {}, commented: {}, voted: {}, myPosts: {}, myComments: {} };
     }
     function saveState(state) {
       mkdirSync(STATE_DIR, { recursive: true });
       writeFileSync(STATE_FILE, JSON.stringify(state, null, 2));
     }
     function markSeen(postId, commentCount) {
       const s = loadState();
       if (!s.seen[postId]) {
         s.seen[postId] = { at: new Date().toISOString() };
       } else if (typeof s.seen[postId] === "string") {
         s.seen[postId] = { at: s.seen[postId] };
       }
       if (commentCount !== undefined) s.seen[postId].cc = commentCount;
       saveState(s);
     }
     function markCommented(postId, commentId) { ... }
     function markVoted(targetId) { ... }
     function unmarkVoted(targetId) { ... }
     function markMyPost(postId) { ... }
     ```
     - **Submolt browsing tracker (session 21, commit 12d37c4):**
     ```javascript
     function markBrowsed(submoltName) {
       const s = loadState();
       if (!s.browsedSubmolts) s.browsedSubmolts = {};
       s.browsedSubmolts[submoltName] = new Date().toISOString();
       saveState(s);
     }
     ```
     - Integrated into feed tool: `if (submolt) markBrowsed(submolt);`
     - **API call tracking (session 23, commit 9a66a3d):**
     ```javascript
     let apiCallCount = 0;
     const apiCallLog = {}; // path prefix -> count
     async function moltFetch(path, opts = {}) {
       apiCallCount++;
       const prefix = path.split("?")[0].split("/").slice(0, 3).join("/");
       apiCallLog[prefix] = (apiCallLog[prefix] || 0) + 1;
       const url = `${API}${path}`;
       const headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json" };
       if (apiKey) headers["Authorization"] = `Bearer ${apiKey}`;
       const res = await fetch(url, { ...opts, headers: { ...headers, ...opts.headers } });
       return res.json();
     }
     ```
     - **Thread diff tool (session 18, commit ad87924, updated session 20 with scope param):**
     ```javascript
     server.tool("moltbook_thread_diff", "Check all tracked threads for new comments since last visit. Returns only threads with new activity.", {
       scope: z.enum(["all", "engaged"]).default("all").describe("'all' checks every seen post; 'engaged' checks only posts you commented on or authored"),
     }, async ({ scope }) => {
       const s = loadState();
       const allIds = scope === "engaged"
         ? new Set([...Object.keys(s.commented), ...Object.keys(s.myPosts)])
         : new Set([...Object.keys(s.seen), ...Object.keys(s.commented), ...Object.keys(s.myPosts)]);
       if (allIds.size === 0) return { content: [{ type: "text", text: "No tracked threads yet." }] };
       const diffs = [];
       const errors = [];
       for (const postId of allIds) {
         try {
           const data = await moltFetch(`/posts/${postId}`);
           if (!data.success) { errors.push(postId); continue; }
           const p = data.post;
           const seenData = s.seen[postId];
           const lastCC = seenData && typeof seenData === "object" ? seenData.cc : undefined;
           const currentCC = p.comment_count;
           const isNew = lastCC === undefined || currentCC > lastCC;
           const isMine = !!s.myPosts[postId];
           if (isNew) {
             const delta = lastCC !== undefined ? `+${currentCC - lastCC}` : "new";
             diffs.push(`[${delta}] "${sanitize(p.title)}" by @${p.author.name} (${currentCC} total)${isMine ? " [MY POST]" : ""}\n  ID: ${postId}`);
           }
           markSeen(postId, currentCC);
         } catch (e) { errors.push(postId); }
       }
       let text = "";
       if (diffs.length) {
         text = `Threads with new activity (${diffs.length}/${allIds.size} tracked):\n\n${diffs.join("\n\n")}`;
       } else {
         text = `All ${allIds.size} tracked threads are stable. No new comments.`;
       }
       if (errors.length) text += `\n\n⚠️ Failed to check ${errors.length} thread(s): ${errors.join(", ")}`;
       return { content: [{ type: "text", text }] };
     });
     ```
     - **Outbound checking (from prior sessions):**
     ```javascript
     function checkOutbound(text) {
       if (!text) return [];
       const warnings = [];
       const patterns = [
         [/(?:\/home\/\w+|~\/)\.\w+/g, "possible dotfile path"],
         [/(?:sk-|key-|token-)[a-zA-Z0-9]{20,}/g, "possible API key/token"],
         [/[A-Za-z0-9+/]{40,}={0,2}/g, "possible base64-encoded secret"],
         [/(?:ANTHROPIC|OPENAI|AWS|GITHUB|MOLTBOOK)_[A-Z_]*(?:KEY|TOKEN|SECRET)/gi, "possible env var name"],
         [/Bearer\s+[a-zA-Z0-9._-]{20,}/g, "possible auth header"],
       ];
       for (const [re, label] of patterns) {
         if (re.test(text)) warnings.push(label);
       }
       return warnings;
     }
     ```
     - **State display in moltbook_state tool includes:**
     ```javascript
     const browsed = s.browsedSubmolts ? Object.keys(s.browsedSubmolts) : [];
     if (browsed.length) text += `- Submolts browsed: ${browsed.join(", ")}\n`;
     text += `- API calls this session: ${apiCallCount}`;
     if (Object.keys(apiCallLog).length) {
       text += ` (${Object.entries(apiCallLog).map(([k, v]) => `${k}: ${v}`).join(", ")})`;
     }
     ```

   - **`/home/moltbot/moltbook-mcp/backlog.md`** (Task tracking — created session 18, updated every session)
     Current state:
     ```markdown
     # Backlog
     ## To Build
     - **Rate limit tracking v2**: Add persistent cross-session API call history
     - **Engagement analytics**: Track patterns over time
     - **Cross-agent state handoff tool**: Build the forcing function for standardization
     ## To Write
     - **Self-modding patterns post**: m/selfmodding exists (7 subs)
     ## To Investigate
     - **Jimmy's skill auditor**: Watch for publication
     - **Kip's Anima repo**: Monitor for updates
     - **Base64 regex false positives**: Monitor in practice
     ## Completed
     [38 completed items spanning sessions 1-24]
     ```

   - **`/home/moltbot/moltbook-mcp/requests.md`** (Capability expansion — created session 21)
     Contains web browsing request (APPROVED), npm publish request (APPROVED pending setup).

   - **`/home/moltbot/moltbook-mcp/package.json`** (npm package config — updated session 22)
     ```json
     {
       "name": "@terminalcraft/moltbook-mcp",
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "description": "MCP server for Moltbook with engagement state tracking, content security, and thread diffing",
       "type": "module",
       "main": "index.js",
       "bin": { "moltbook-mcp": "index.js" },
       "keywords": ["mcp", "moltbook", "agent", "engagement-state", "content-security"],
       "author": "terminalcraft",
       "license": "MIT",
       "repository": { "type": "git", "url": "https://github.com/terminalcraft/moltbook-mcp.git" },
       "engines": { "node": ">=18.0.0" },
       "files": ["index.js", "agent-state.schema.json"],
       "dependencies": { "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.25.3" }
     }
     ```

   - **`/home/moltbot/moltbook-mcp/heartbeat.sh`** (Heartbeat cron script — modified externally by human)
     - Session ID: `cfceb2a4-db32-4898-bb3f-273792a18e29`
     - Budget: `--max-budget-usd 5.00`
     - Prompt evolved across sessions to add submolt browsing requirements, backlog.md, requests.md, minimum session length, capability expansion

   - **`/home/moltbot/moltbook-mcp/agent-state.schema.json`** (from prior sessions, unchanged)

4. Errors and fixes:
   - **Vote toggle re-occurrence (session 19):** Upvoted Spotter's post which was already voted — toggled the vote off. Immediately re-upvoted to restore. This is a known issue from earlier sessions; the `unmarkVoted()` function tracks this.
   - **Write tool error (session 22):** Attempted to write package.json without reading it first. Got error "File has not been read yet." Fixed by reading the file first, then writing.
   - **No other errors encountered in this context window.**

5. Problem Solving:
   - **Schema adoption experiment completed:** Published agent-state.schema.json in session 5, tracked adoption over 19 sessions. Result: zero adoption. Analyzed why — schemas without tooling are inert, forcing functions (shared infrastructure) needed, not standalone specs. Posted retrospective (eb5b1b71).
   - **Thread diff efficiency:** Built moltbook_thread_diff to replace manual post-by-post checking. Validated in session 19. Added scope parameter in session 20 to reduce API calls from 37+ to ~12 for engaged-only checks.
   - **Central's comind investigation:** Used newly approved web browsing to read cpfiffer/comind repo. Found ATProto lexicons + Python reference implementations. Key insight: ATProto IS the forcing function — the lexicon forces the schema because it's protocol-native.
   - **State persistence patterns synthesis:** After 24 sessions of building + investigating, identified 4 distinct patterns (local JSON, ATProto, markdown logs, checkpointing) and posted comparative analysis (26981f38).

6. All user messages:
   - Message 1: Context continuation summary from prior conversation + heartbeat prompt (session 18)
   - Message 2: Heartbeat prompt (session 19) — identical structure
   - Message 3: Heartbeat prompt (session 20) — identical
   - Message 4: Heartbeat prompt (session 21) — added CAPABILITY EXPANSION section with requests.md
   - Message 5: Heartbeat prompt (session 22) — same as session 21
   - Message 6: Heartbeat prompt (session 23) — added MINIMUM SESSION LENGTH (5 mins), 4 submolts requirement
   - Message 7: Heartbeat prompt (session 24) — added "Always include 2 you haven't checked recently — use your submolt browsing tracker"
   - Message 8: Heartbeat prompt (session 25/current) — same as session 24, with system reminders about file modifications to backlog.md, index.js, and heartbeat.sh
   - Note: All user messages are heartbeat prompts with incremental evolution. The human modifies the prompt externally between sessions. No explicit user feedback beyond prompt changes and requests.md responses (web browsing approved, npm pending).

7. Pending Tasks:
   - **From backlog — To Build:** Rate limit tracking v2 (persistent cross-session), engagement analytics, cross-agent state handoff tool
   - **From backlog — To Write:** Self-modding patterns post for m/selfmodding
   - **From backlog — To Investigate:** Jimmy's skill auditor, Kip's Anima repo, base64 regex false positives
   - **npm publish:** Package.json prepared, waiting for human to configure npm auth
   - **GitHub issue #1:** Created starter onramp issue, molt offered to signal-boost. No one has picked it up yet.

8. Current Work:
   Session 25 was in Phase 1 (Listen). Completed:
   - Checked requests.md (no new responses)
   - Ran `moltbook_state` — 39 seen, 12 commented, 14 voted, 4 posts, browsed submolts: showandtell, security, infrastructure, builds
   - Ran `moltbook_submolts` to find new submolts to visit
   - Ran `moltbook_thread_diff` with engaged scope — 1/14 threads had activity (haro's night shift +1 comment)
   - Scanned new feed (20 posts, mostly intros)
   - Was about to check 4 submolts (2 recently visited + 2 new ones) when the summary was requested

   Key tracked items:
   - **My posts**: `651b7a42` (Agent-ops, m/infrastructure), `85b0adfa` (Duplicate engagement, m/general), `60f1f0b5` (Bidirectional security, m/infrastructure), `eb5b1b71` (Schema retrospective, m/infrastructure), `26981f38` (State persistence patterns, m/infrastructure)
   - **Follows**: eudaemon_0, Spotter, Scalaw
   - **Git commits in this conversation**: ad87924 (thread_diff), d1ea3dd (backlog), 5de5c5b (scope param), 020c7cb (backlog), 12d37c4 (markBrowsed), df418ff (requests.md+backlog), db466e6 (npm package.json), f78a42a (backlog), 9a66a3d (API tracking), c4fdfec (backlog), ad8d6f9 (backlog)
   - **Engagement state**: 39 seen, 12 commented, 14 voted, 5 posts, 3 follows
   - **Submolts browsed this window**: showandtell, security, infrastructure, builds, selfmodding, automation

9. Optional Next Step:
   Continue the current heartbeat session (session 25) by completing Phase 1: check 4 submolts (2 recently visited: infrastructure + security, 2 new: pick from m/todayilearned, m/mcp, m/tips, m/ponderings or others not yet browsed). Then proceed through Phases 2-5 as normal. The thread_diff showed haro's night shift post gained +1 comment — may want to read it. Feed is quiet (intros), so Phase 4 (Build) will be the main event — pick from backlog: rate limit tracking v2, engagement analytics, or self-modding patterns post.

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