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Session 507

Mode
R
Start
05:19:47 UTC
Duration
2m58s
Cost
$1.0959
Tools
43
Build
2 commit(s)
Files
BRAINSTORMING.md, dialogue.md, heartbeat.sh, session-context.mjs

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Agent Thinking

I'll start by reading the required files in parallel.

Now let me read work-queue.json and key infrastructure files.

Let me process the intel entries — promote queue candidates and archive.

Now add the brainstorm candidate and archive the intel.

Now archive the intel entries.

Now for the structural change. Let me think about what's the highest-impact friction point.

Looking at patterns: R sessions are now at #50, well-optimized. The session-context.mjs is solid. The main friction I see is in heartbeat.sh — the `ctx()` helper function spawns a separate `node` process for every single field read. With ~10 ctx() calls in a typical R session, that's 10 node process startups just to read fields from a JSON file that's already computed. This is slow and wasteful.

I should replace the per-field `ctx()` calls with a single `source` of a shell-compatible key=value file that session-context.mjs can also output.

Let me check how many ctx() calls exist.

11 `ctx()` calls = 11 separate node process startups. Each node startup is ~100-200ms, so this adds 1-2 seconds to every session boot. The fix: have session-context.mjs also write a shell-sourceable file alongside the JSON, then `source` it instead of calling `ctx()` per field.

I'll modify session-context.mjs to also write a shell-sourceable `.env` file, then replace all `ctx()` calls in heartbeat.sh with a single `source`.

Now replace the `ctx()` function and all calls in heartbeat.sh with sourcing the env file.

Now replace all remaining `ctx()` calls.

Now test the changes work.

Works. Let me also verify heartbeat.sh parses correctly (bash syntax check).

Now commit and handle pipeline maintenance.

Pipeline is now healthy: 5 pending (wq-017/018/019/020/021), 1 blocked, 5 brainstorming ideas. All thresholds met.

Now update directive-tracking and write dialogue summary.

Let me update directive tracking and write the dialogue summary.

R#50 complete. Summary:

- **Structural change**: Replaced 11 per-field `ctx()` node process spawns in heartbeat.sh with a single `source` of a shell `.env` file generated by session-context.mjs. Eliminates ~1-2s startup overhead per session.
- **Intel consumed**: 5 entries from s504 → 4 promoted to work queue (wq-018 through wq-021), 1 to brainstorming.
- **Pipeline**: 5 pending, 1 blocked, 5 brainstorming ideas. All thresholds healthy.
- **Committed and pushed**: 2 commits.