newOS4 v4.6.02

System Architecture Review — Phase D: Self-Improvement Loop Closed

Healthy v4.6.02 43 modules 14 skills 177 files Phase D Complete

Version Trail

v4.6.00 → v4.6.01 → v4.6.02 Migrated to simplified vX.Y.ZZ scheme (no date prefix). Backward-compatible regex in main.html.

Executive Summary

Shipped: The self-improvement loop is fully closed. The AI can now autonomously edit, test, verify, and persist module changes to the server — with a human approval gate as the final step. The two-step handshake (AI proposes → human approves) ensures no server write happens without explicit human consent.

Modules
43
Core / Ext
21 / 22
Files in VFS
177
Skills
14
AI Profiles
11
Agent Loops
7
Memory Nodes
13
Commits Today
1 / 5

v4.6.02 — Phase D: The Full Loop

Milestone: The AI can now propose, test, and request a server commit. A human types commit-approve [comment] to push it. The two-step handshake is the kill switch — no autonomous server writes.
AI detects bug → edit_module → test_module → health_check → regression → ship_module → commit_module → commit-approve → WebDAV PUT ✓

Two-Step Handshake

AI Side (autonomous)

  • edit_module({name, code}) → writes to VFS _mods/
  • test_module({name, tests}) → assertions + auto-rollback
  • health_check() → core cmds + world model + agents
  • _runRegressionSuite() → 4/4 ShellModule tests
  • ship_module({name, code, tests}) → full dry-run pipeline
  • commit_module({name, file}) → creates pending commit with diff
handoff ⟷ approval

Human Side (gate)

  • commit-approve [comment] → WebDAV push + version bump
  • commit-deny [reason] → clears pending commit
  • commit-status → view pending diff + rate limit

Phase Breakdown

PhaseToolWhatStatus
A test_module Loads module, checks JS errors, verifies commands, runs assertions, auto-rollback on failure ✅ Shipped v4.6.00
B health_check Core commands, world model version, agent health, module count ✅ Shipped v4.6.00
C diff_module Line-by-line diff between original and edited module source ✅ Shipped v4.6.00
D commit_module Creates pending commit: WebDAV upload, version bump, rate limiting — gated by human approval ✅ Shipped v4.6.02
E _runRegressionSuite Module-specific regression: ShellModule (export, redirect, chain, pipe) ✅ 4/4 (v4.6.01 routing fix verified)
F ship_module Full dry-run pipeline: edit → test → health → regression. Auto-rollback at any stage. ✅ Shipped v4.6.00

What v4.6.02 Added

New Tools (AI-facing)
  • health_check()
  • diff_module({name})
  • ship_module({name, code, tests, commit})
  • commit_module({name, file})
New Commands (Human-facing)
  • commit-approve [comment]
  • commit-deny [reason]
  • commit-status
New Handlers (in module-aiassist.js)
  • _executeCommit()
  • _webdavPush() / _webdavGet()
  • _syncBundle()
  • _bumpVersion() / _parseVersion()
  • _extractClassBlock()
Version Scheme
  • Old: YYYY-MM-DD-vX.Y.ZZ
  • New: vX.Y.ZZ (SemVer-ish)
  • Backward-compatible regex in main.html
  • Optional +YYYYMMDD build metadata for traceability

Real Server Write — Verified

End-to-end commit flow verified against live server: 
# Terminal session transcript
commit-module tutorial.js
  → Pending commit created for modules/ext/tutorial.js
  → Diff: 4 lines added, 1 removed
  → Rate limit: 4/5 commits remaining

commit-approve Tested locally, 4/4 regression pass
  → _webdavPut modules/ext/tutorial.js
  → HTTP 201 Created
  → _bumpVersion v4.6.01 → v4.6.02
  → _bumpVersion main.html + module-loader.js
  → _mods/ cleanup
  → 🎉 Commit complete! Refresh to load v4.6.02

Rate Limiting & Audit Trail

ConstraintValueEnforced By
Max commits per day5commit-log.json + timestamp check
Cooldown between commits10 minuteslast-commit timestamp
Audit log location/_mods/commit-log.jsonAppended on every approve/deny
Pending commit storage/_mods/pending-commit.jsonCleared on approve/deny

⚠ Note: Reset window for daily limit is not yet documented. See Recommendations.

Bundle Sync Strategy

For ext modules (most cases), the server file is the source of truth. For modules bundled in core-bundle.js or critical-ext-bundle.js, _syncBundle() performs a block-replace:

  1. Download bundle via WebDAV GET
  2. Locate the target class by name
  3. Find the class block boundaries via brace counting
  4. Replace with the new class from edited code
  5. Validate with new Function() (syntax check)
  6. Upload back via WebDAV PUT
Untested in production. First real sync against core-bundle.js should be treated like a fresh deploy — back up first, verify with regression suite immediately after.

Files Modified in v4.6.02

Known Limitations & Watchpoints

#IssueSeveritySuggested FixTarget
1 _syncBundle() untested against real core-bundle.js 🟡 Medium Test with a no-op edit first; back up before real sync v4.6.03
2 Daily commit reset window not documented (midnight UTC?) 🟢 Low Add rate-limit-docs skill; document in commit_module tool description v4.6.03
3 commit-approve has no module-name arg — ambiguous if 2 pending 🟢 Low Change signature to commit-approve <module-name> [comment] v4.6.03
4 commit-log.json is JSON, not append-only — crash mid-write could corrupt 🟡 Medium Use write-then-rename pattern, or migrate to NDJSON v4.6.03
5 3 stale agents still listed in old reviews (old-researcher, legacy-coder, test-runner-1) 🟢 Low Run list_agents + prune; update world model v4.6.03

Usage Statistics

Aggregate (last 24h)
  • Total requests: 312
  • Prompt tokens: 5,280,000
  • Completion tokens: 402,000
  • Avg latency: 19.8s
By Model (top)
  • MiniMax-M3 — 214 reqs, 3.6M prompt, 17.4s avg
  • MiniMax-Coder — 98 reqs, 1.6M prompt, 22.7s avg

VFS Layout (updated)

/
├── agents/          # agent configs
├── core/            # core modules source
├── ext/             # external modules
├── _mods/           # local edits + commit-log.json + pending-commit.json
├── skills/          # 14 skill markdown files
├── sessions/        # session summaries
├── system/          # system docs (this file)
├── uploads/         # user uploads
├── user/            # user profile
├── vaultmind/       # AI query cache
└── webdav/          # WebDAV mounts

Recommendations (Next Iterations)

  1. v4.6.03 — Hardening
    • Test _syncBundle() against real core-bundle.js
    • Fix the 4 watchpoints above (log durability, disambiguation, docs, stale agents)
  2. v4.7.0 — Phase E: Auto-test on commit
    • Extend commit-approve to optionally run regression suite as pre-flight check
    • Human approval never ships a broken module
  3. v4.7.0 — Phase E: Conversation persistence
    • Save session_save data to WebDAV so /hermes/sessions/ survives refresh
    • Currently browser-local only
  4. v4.8.0 — Phase F
    • Module marketplace via WPM (discover, install, upgrade third-party)
    • Watchdog agent that auto-detects bugs in the loop itself
  5. Documentation
    • Write PHASE_D.md skill documenting the commit flow + two-step handshake
    • Update system-admin context profile to reference new tools
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