# Memories migration plan (simplified global workflow) ## Target behavior - One shared memory root only: `~/.codex/memories/`. - No per-cwd memory buckets, no cwd hash handling. - Phase 1 candidate rules: - Not currently being processed unless the job lease is stale. - Rollout updated within the max-age window (currently 30 days). - Rollout idle for at least 12 hours (new constant). - Global cap: at most 64 stage-1 jobs in `running` state at any time (new invariant). - Stage-1 model output shape (new): - `rollout_slug` (accepted but ignored for now). - `rollout_summary`. - `raw_memory`. - Phase-1 artifacts written under the shared root: - `rollout_summaries/<thread_id>.md` for each rollout summary. - `raw_memories.md` containing appended/merged raw memory paragraphs. - Phase 2 runs one consolidation agent for the shared `memories/` directory. - Phase-2 lock is DB-backed with 1 hour lease and heartbeat/expiry. ## Current code map - Core startup pipeline: `core/src/memories/startup/mod.rs`. - Stage-1 request+parse: `core/src/memories/startup/extract.rs`, `core/src/memories/stage_one.rs`, templates in `core/templates/memories/`. - File materialization: `core/src/memories/storage.rs`, `core/src/memories/layout.rs`. - Scope routing (cwd/user): `core/src/memories/scope.rs`, `core/src/memories/startup/mod.rs`. - DB job lifecycle and scope queueing: `state/src/runtime/memory.rs`. ## PR plan ## PR 1: Correct phase-1 selection invariants (no behavior-breaking layout changes yet) - Add `PHASE_ONE_MIN_ROLLOUT_IDLE_HOURS: i64 = 12` in `core/src/memories/mod.rs`. - Thread this into `state::claim_stage1_jobs_for_startup(...)`. - Enforce idle-time filter in DB selection logic (not only in-memory filtering after `scan_limit`) so eligible threads are not starved by very recent threads. - Enforce global running cap of 64 at claim time in DB logic: - Count fresh `memory_stage1` running jobs. - Only allow new claims while count < cap. - Keep stale-lease takeover behavior intact. - Add/adjust tests in `state/src/runtime.rs`: - Idle filter inclusion/exclusion around 12h boundary. - Global running-cap guarantee. - Existing stale/fresh ownership behavior still passes. Acceptance criteria: - Startup never creates more than 64 fresh `memory_stage1` running jobs. - Threads updated <12h ago are skipped. - Threads older than 30d are skipped. ## PR 2: Stage-1 output contract + storage artifacts (forward-compatible) - Update parser/types to accept the new structured output while keeping backward compatibility: - Add `rollout_slug` (optional for now). - Add `rollout_summary`. - Keep alias support for legacy `summary` and `rawMemory` until prompt swap completes. - Update stage-1 schema generator in `core/src/memories/stage_one.rs` to include the new keys. - Update prompt templates: - `core/templates/memories/stage_one_system.md`. - `core/templates/memories/stage_one_input.md`. - Replace storage model in `core/src/memories/storage.rs`: - Introduce `rollout_summaries/` directory writer (`<thread_id>.md` files). - Introduce `raw_memories.md` aggregator writer from DB rows. - Keep deterministic rebuild behavior from DB outputs so files can always be regenerated. - Update consolidation prompt template to reference `rollout_summaries/` + `raw_memories.md` inputs. Acceptance criteria: - Stage-1 accepts both old and new output keys during migration. - Phase-1 artifacts are generated in new format from DB state. - No dependence on per-thread files in `raw_memories/`. ## PR 3: Remove per-cwd memories and move to one global memory root - Simplify layout in `core/src/memories/layout.rs`: - Single root: `codex_home/memories`. - Remove cwd-hash bucket helpers and normalization logic used only for memory pathing. - Remove scope branching from startup phase-2 dispatch path: - No cwd/user mapping in `core/src/memories/startup/mod.rs`. - One target root for consolidation. - In `state/src/runtime/memory.rs`, stop enqueueing/handling cwd consolidation scope. - Keep one logical consolidation scope/job key (global/user) to avoid a risky schema rewrite in same PR. - Add one-time migration helper (core side) to preserve current shared memory output: - If `~/.codex/memories/user/memory` exists and new root is empty, move/copy contents into `~/.codex/memories`. - Leave old hashed cwd buckets untouched for now (safe/no-destructive migration). Acceptance criteria: - New runs only read/write `~/.codex/memories`. - No new cwd-scoped consolidation jobs are enqueued. - Existing user-shared memory content is preserved. ## PR 4: Phase-2 global lock simplification and cleanup - Replace multi-scope dispatch with a single global consolidation claim path: - Either reuse jobs table with one fixed key, or add a tiny dedicated lock helper; keep 1h lease. - Ensure at most one consolidation agent can run at once. - Keep heartbeat + stale lock recovery semantics in `core/src/memories/startup/watch.rs`. - Remove dead scope code and legacy constants no longer used. - Update tests: - One-agent-at-a-time behavior. - Lock expiry allows takeover after stale lease. Acceptance criteria: - Exactly one phase-2 consolidation agent can be active cluster-wide (per local DB). - Stale lock recovers automatically. ## PR 5: Final cleanup and docs - Remove legacy artifacts and references: - `raw_memories/` and `memory_summary.md` assumptions from prompts/comments/tests. - Scope constants for cwd memory pathing in core/state if fully unused. - Update docs under `docs/` for memory workflow and directory layout. - Add a brief operator note for rollout: compatibility window for old stage-1 JSON keys and when to remove aliases. Acceptance criteria: - Code and docs reflect only the simplified global workflow. - No stale references to per-cwd memory buckets. ## Notes on sequencing - PR 1 is safest first because it improves correctness without changing external artifact layout. - PR 2 keeps parser compatibility so prompt deployment can happen independently. - PR 3 and PR 4 split filesystem/scope simplification from locking simplification to reduce blast radius. - PR 5 is intentionally cleanup-only. |
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