---
id: 9700
title: Initialize Default Context Frontier Node on Database Boot
state: CLOSED
labels:
  - bug
  - ai
assignees:
  - tobiu
createdAt: '2026-04-04T17:01:57Z'
updatedAt: '2026-04-04T18:02:17Z'
githubUrl: 'https://github.com/neomjs/neo/issues/9700'
author: tobiu
commentsCount: 1
parentIssue: 9687
subIssues: []
subIssuesCompleted: 0
subIssuesTotal: 0
blockedBy: []
blocking: []
closedAt: '2026-04-04T18:02:17Z'
---
# Initialize Default Context Frontier Node on Database Boot

### Background
When booting the Native Graph Database for the first time, `GraphService.getContextFrontier()` attempts to read the `frontier` anchor node. Because the node hasn't been actively seeded in a fresh database, it returns `null`, causing the `MemoryService` and Agent OS loops to flag: `"No context frontier configured. Graph topology returns null."`

### Proposed Solution
We need an initialization step within our service layer (e.g. `GraphService`). When the Native Database boots, if the `frontier` anchor node does not currently exist, the graph should automatically inject a base structural anchor. This guarantees that agents booting into the environment always have a baseline focal point, mitigating cold-boot null reference errors.

*Note: This will be connected as a sub-task of Epic #9687 (Agent OS Subconscious Layer).*

## Timeline

- 2026-04-04T17:02:00Z @tobiu added the `bug` label
- 2026-04-04T17:02:00Z @tobiu added the `ai` label
- 2026-04-04T17:02:05Z @tobiu added parent issue #9687
- 2026-04-04T17:03:12Z @tobiu assigned to @tobiu
- 2026-04-04T17:12:40Z @tobiu referenced in commit `e504e9a` - "fix: ensure default frontier node on graph service boot (#9700)"
### @tobiu - 2026-04-04T18:02:16Z

Fixed via e504e9a9aeb6e885cba0759cb2f4f162842f5ba6

- 2026-04-04T18:02:17Z @tobiu closed this issue

