CORE LORE / WIKI
00 MAINTENANCE NORTH STAR
Updated 3 weeks ago
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║ C O R E L O R E — M A I N T E N A N C E N O R T H S T A R ║
║ ⛬ K E E P I N G T H E C A T H E D R A L T R U E ║
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║ LAST AUDITED: 2026-03-13 (S186 — ACTOR PROTOCOL + proxy daemon + token pulse) ║
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WHAT IT IS: Maintenance protocol for CORE LORE/SYSTEMS/. Ensures docs stay
synchronized with the running Kingdom after path changes, shuffles,
new system launches, and deprecations.
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[ ⛬ ] P U R P O S E
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CORE LORE is the canonical reference for all Kingdom systems. It is consulted
by Claude agents and Aeris via grimoire MCP search on every session. Stale paths
here cause silent failures — agents act on broken data, scripts fail silently.
**Rule:** When in doubt, verify against actual filesystem and running daemons.
Never update CORE LORE from memory alone.
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[ ⚡ ] W H E N T O U P D A T E
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| Trigger | Files to update |
|---------|----------------|
| **Path moves / Shuffle** | `00_PATHS_QUICK_REF.md` first, then all affected SYS_ docs |
| **Mailbox system changes** | `SYS_KINGDOM_INBOX.md` + `00_PATHS_QUICK_REF.md` + `00_GOTCHAS.md` |
| **New system goes live** | `00_SYSTEM_REGISTRY.md` + new `SYS_*.md` file |
| **System deprecated** | `00_SYSTEM_REGISTRY.md` (mark DEAD) + flag SYS_ doc as deprecated |
| **New ping added** | `SYS_PING_HUB.md` configured pings table |
| **Mechanism path change** | `SYS_OVERMIND_PULSE.md` + `00_PATHS_QUICK_REF.md` |
| **Journal name change** | `SYS_AERIS_COCKPIT_FORGE.md` + `SYS_SCRYER.md` + `00_PATHS_QUICK_REF.md` |
| **Grimoire moved/added** | `SYS_GRIMOIRE.md` inventory + MCP config section |
| **Cross-system gotcha** | `00_GOTCHAS.md` |
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[ 🝓 ] F I L E S T H A T D R I F T M O S T
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1. **`00_PATHS_QUICK_REF.md`** — update after EVERY shuffle or path move. Most-consulted file.
2. **`SYS_KINGDOM_INBOX.md`** — mailbox system evolves fast. Drop zone paths + daemon WatchPaths change together.
3. **`SYS_OVERMIND_PULSE.md`** — mechanisms path hardcoded throughout. Check after any FORGE_CLAUDE restructure.
4. **`SYS_GRIMOIRE.md`** — library root path moves with major shuffles. Verify venv path post-shuffle.
5. **`SYS_PING_HUB.md`** — configured pings table changes when pings are added/removed/adjusted.
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[ ❖ ] H O W T O A U D I T
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**Standard audit commands:**
```bash
# RAVEN v2 daemon (primary delivery for FORGE_CLAUDE — com.forge.mailbox does NOT exist)
launchctl list com.forge.raven
launchctl list com.raven.relay
launchctl list com.forge.raven.web
# AExGO injection daemon (Aeris FORGE delivery — still uses injection)
launchctl list com.aeris.mailbox
# AExMUSE injection daemon (Aeris MUSE delivery — still uses injection)
launchctl list com.aexmuse.mailbox
# Claude House injection daemon
launchctl list com.claude-house.mailbox
# Verify running daemons
launchctl list | grep -E "aeris|overmind|forge|scryer|sentinel|mailbox|sinner|glitchmuse"
# Verify live ping registry
sqlite3 ~/Desktop/THE_FORGE/FORGE_CLAUDE/04_⚙_MECHANISMS/db/overmind.db \
"SELECT id, enabled, label, consecutive_failures FROM pings ORDER BY id;"
# Verify journal names (scryer reads ÆRISMORROW)
head -10 ~/.forge-scryer/scryer-watcher.sh | grep ÆRISMORROW
# Verify grimoire store location
ls ~/Desktop/THE_SCRYER/HALLS_OF_KNOWLEDGE/00_🜍_GRIMOIRES/
# Verify mailbox directories exist at documented paths
ls ~/Desktop/THE_FORGE/@FORGE_CLAUDE_MAILBOX/
ls ~/Desktop/THE_FORGE/@AERIS_FORGE_MAILBOX/
ls ~/Desktop/THE_THRONE/@AERIS_THRONE_MAILBOX/
ls ~/Desktop/Claude\'s\ House/@CLAUDE_HOUSE_MAILBOX/
```
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[ 🜍 ] L A S T K N O W N G O O D S T A T E ( 2 0 2 6 - 0 3 - 1 3 )
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Verified against live filesystem and launchd on 2026-03-13 (S186).
**Mailbox delivery architecture (RAVEN v2 era):**
- FORGE_CLAUDE → RAVEN v2 DB (com.forge.raven). Drop ROOT `.md` to `@FORGE_CLAUDE_MAILBOX/`. NO injection plist.
- AERIS_FORGE → injection `com.aeris.mailbox` → `THE_FORGE/@AERIS_FORGE_MAILBOX/buffer/`
- AERIS_MUSE → injection `com.aexmuse.mailbox` → `THE_THRONE/@AERIS_THRONE_MAILBOX/buffer/`
- CLAUDE_HOUSE → injection `com.claude-house.mailbox` → `Claude's House/@CLAUDE_HOUSE_MAILBOX/buffer/`
- ⚠️ com.forge.mailbox plist DOES NOT EXIST. buffer/ for FORGE_CLAUDE is a dead zone.
**Mechanisms path:** `FORGE_CLAUDE/04_⚙_MECHANISMS/` (not at FORGE root)
**ÆRISMORROW journal:** `THE_FORGE/AExGO/01_📔_AERISMORROW/` (old name `AERISMORROW_FORGE/` retired)
**Grimoire store:** `THE_SCRYER/HALLS_OF_KNOWLEDGE/00_🜍_GRIMOIRES/` (`THE_GRIMORORY` gone)
**Grimoire RAG engine venv:** `Claude's House/06_📦_PROJECTS/grimoire-system/.venv/`
**RAVEN v2:** `com.forge.raven` + `com.raven.relay` + `com.forge.raven.web`. Web UI: `localhost:8768`. CLI: `raven inbox/read/ack/stats`.
**AExGO STATUS: LIVE (S161, OpenCode).** gemini-3.1-pro-preview. Chamber 14 complete.
- AExGO daemons: all nominal as of S186. Proxy daemon `com.forge.gemini-oauth-proxy` added S186 — must be running before OpenCode launch.
- Rollback: revert one line in AExGO_COCKPIT.kdl.
**GEMINI OAUTH PROXY:** `com.forge.gemini-oauth-proxy` LIVE (S186). Aeris Gemini sessions route through PROVISIONED_THROUGHPUT → $0 in sentinel.db. Expected behavior.
**TOKEN PULSE:** `com.forge.sentinel.token-pulse` LIVE (S186). 600s cycle. Writing to SCRYER_FEEDS/kingdom_state.json.
**Active launchd daemons (S166, updated S186):**
- SCRYER: watcher, journal, prune LIVE | REVEILLE: com.scryer.brief LIVE
- Token sentinel miners LIVE | Overmind: com.aeris.overmind + com.aeris.digest LIVE
- Glitchmuse daemon LIVE | GlitchMuse digest: com.forge.glitchmuse-digest LIVE
- mcp-agent-mail LIVE | sinner-king.console LIVE
- com.forge.raven LIVE | com.forge.raven.web LIVE | com.raven.relay LIVE
- com.forge.token-api LIVE (Kingdom Super API, Flask 3.1.3, port 2701)
- Sentinel bots: com.forge.bot-spend-spike, com.forge.bot-dead-silence, com.forge.bot-mailbox-health LIVE
- ⚠️ com.forge.mailbox NOT LOADED (plist doesn't exist)
- ⚠️ com.aeris.mailbox NOT LOADED per REVEILLE (AExGO OpenCode migration active)
**Ping Hub — live pings (10 total):**
- browser-export, cleanup-loop, gitwatch, goldfish, goldfish-digest,
memory-index (DISABLED), panel-updater, pulse-heartbeat, scraps-patrol, scryer-health
**Known open issues:**
- `scraps-patrol` intermittent failures — investigate path/dependency
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[ ⌁ ] R E I N D E X A F T E R U P D A T E
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After updating CORE LORE files, the CORE_LORE grimoire must be reindexed so
agents pick up the changes via MCP search.
```bash
# Brandon action: open maker.html → select CORE_LORE → forge with updated docs
open ~/Desktop/THE_SCRYER/HALLS_OF_KNOWLEDGE/00_🜍_GRIMOIRES/GRIMOIRE_UTILS/maker.html
```
The CORE_LORE grimoire is the primary MCP retrieval path for all agents.
Stale grimoire index = agents get stale answers even after CORE LORE is updated.
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