--- title: Agent Workflows — Activity Log created: 2026-06-16 updated: 2026-07-13 type: log status: compiled namespace: agent-workflows --- # Agent Workflows — Activity Log > Append-only namespace log. ## 2026-07-13 update | Link outreach asks to Side Doors synthesis - Cross-linked `reader-centered-outreach-asks.md` to the illustrated Side Doors synthesis in `ai-native-product-surfaces` so message drafting remains connected to the broader specificity, public-proof, and opportunity-search model. ## 2026-07-09 create | Agentic Harness Engineering - Added compiled concept `wiki/concepts/agentic-harness-engineering.md` from the canonical Knowledge page and Eve docs/repo review. - Captured the transferable harness pattern: identity, tools, skills, channels, connections, subagents, schedules, sandbox, durable sessions, and evals should live in explicit slots with enforceable trust boundaries. - No public `pixi-wiki` deploy was pushed. ## 2026-07-07 update | Effective State Load to provenance-auditor bridge - Refreshed the compiled Effective State Load concept after the research repo handoff changed from in-flight work to complete program state. - Added the public-safe implementation bridge: a shadow-mode provenance auditor MVP that validates right-object checks on ToolDAG-B traces before moving to entity-mapping UX or real traces. - Kept private repo/build details out of public namespace pages while preserving the product direction. ## 2026-07-05 update | Effective State Load full report + Phase 3 verdict - Refreshed compiled concept `wiki/concepts/effective-state-load.md` after the `effective-state-load` repo reached commit `5fa535d` with Phase 3 complete. - Added compiled summary `wiki/summaries/effective-state-load-full-report.md` and mirrored the standalone full report under `assets/reports/esl-full-report.html` plus PDF. - Captured the current verdict: ESL generalizes as a metric family and calibration recipe, not as a portable formula; the product wedge is provenance guardrails for right-object writes. ## 2026-07-03 update | Effective State Load ToolDAG-B transfer - Refreshed compiled concept `wiki/concepts/effective-state-load.md` after the repo docs re-based Phase 3 on ToolDAG-B. - Preserved the current transfer decision: upstream `tool_dag` stays as an optional control, but the main transfer environment checks exact variable provenance/identity bindings because type-only validation is too weak a dependency stress. - Added the ToolDAG-B DD-sweep gate before full Phase 3 grid spend. ## 2026-07-03 update | Effective State Load repo-based ESL experiment - Refreshed compiled concept `wiki/concepts/effective-state-load.md` from the updated project and Knowledge notes. - Replaced the old five-factor starting formula with the current first-test hypothesis: `ESL = SC × DD`. - Captured the current run path: official `world-model-collapse` harness, OpenRouter smoke/grid, SC/DD heatmaps, ESL contour/bucket analysis, then ToolDAG-B transfer. ## 2026-07-03 create | Effective State Load - Added compiled concept `wiki/concepts/effective-state-load.md` from the canonical Knowledge page and private `effective-state-load` research repo. - Captured the ToolDAG/variable-graph experiment: measure when model-agent harnesses stop reliably maintaining typed tool variables and dependencies. - Linked ESL to future task slicing/statechart orchestration while preserving no-public-deploy boundary for this update. ## 2026-07-01 create | Agent workflow system summary - Added compiled summary `wiki/summaries/agent-workflow-system-summary.md` as a compact public summary of Jamie's agent workflow system: skills, tools, scheduling, delegation, Discord/GitHub control surfaces, verification, and durable knowledge routing. - Cross-linked Hermes Mission Control, Pixoid Crew Operating Model, Agent Skill Routing, Multi-Agent Multiplayer Boundaries, Agent Capability Route Pattern, Agent Tooling Plan, Markdown-First Agent Memory, Knowledge Pack Routing, and Hermes Capability Routing. - Kept the page focused on the agent workflow system itself and removed job-application-defensive framing. ## 2026-07-01 create | Reader-Centered Outreach Asks - Added compiled concept `wiki/concepts/reader-centered-outreach-asks.md` from the canonical Knowledge page and Jamie's supplied article about asking strangers for help. - Captured the cold outreach drafting contract for future agents: recipient mind first, proof of work over status, tiny context, specific low-friction bounded ask, easy no, and never lie. - Updated namespace README and index source roots for public Pixi Wiki rebuild/deploy. ## 2026-06-30 update | Agent Tooling Plan skill v1.0.1 - Mirrored the tightened `agent-tooling-plan` skill into compiled namespace source. - Added live-state-first planning, max-five grill questions, adjacent skill routing, a concrete email-triage mini-example, and the smallest proving loop guardrail. ## 2026-06-30 create | Agent Tooling Plan - Added compiled concept `wiki/concepts/agent-tooling-plan.md` from Jamie's Agent-as-tools Product Playbook and the reusable Hermes skill. - Captured the vague-vs-clear request split: vague requests produce a scaffold plus `/grill-me` or `/grill-with-docs` questions; clear requests produce a full task-bucket/tool/routing/memory/evaluation/permissions/feedback-loop plan. - Updated namespace README and index source roots for public Pixi Wiki rebuild/deploy. ## 2026-06-29 update | Discord worker mention allowlist - Recorded that Boba/Quill/Tinker worker gateways share Pixoid's approved Discord room allowlist but remain bounded by direct mentions in top-level channels. - Captured the paired safety rule: `discord.channel_allow_bots: none` blocks bot/status chatter in top-level shared channels, while `allow_bots: mentions` keeps thread handoffs possible. ## 2026-06-29 update | Discord council-mode hardening shipped - Updated compiled `agent-workflows` source pages after `pixiiidust/pixi-wiki` tracker #33–#41 closed for Discord council-mode hardening. - Captured the shipped coordinator-first contract: `@Crew`/crew aliases route to Pixoid, direct worker mentions stay specialist-only, bounded huddles close on all-replied-or-timeout, and Pixoid returns one final answer. - Added the live-loop lesson: prompt-level silence is insufficient; closed huddle worker/bot chatter must be suppressed at the adapter/gateway layer, reply pings must not reopen the loop without explicit textual mention/approved trigger, and top-level shared channels can use `discord.channel_allow_bots: none` while huddle threads preserve worker handoffs. - This update is intended for public `pixi-wiki` rebuild/deploy. ## 2026-06-29 create/update | Multi-agent multiplayer boundaries - Added compiled concept `wiki/concepts/multi-agent-multiplayer-boundaries.md` from the canonical Knowledge page and the Discord crew-edge-case analysis. - Captured the four-mode contract: coordinator mode, specialist mode, workbench council, and explicit direct multiplayer test mode. - Preserved edge cases for trigger parsing, turn-taking, identity proof, context/memory, authority, shared resources, handoffs, verification, UX, safety, and eval traces. - No public `pixi-wiki` deploy was pushed. ## 2026-06-29 update | Discord crew routing coordinator mode - Updated Hermes Mission Control and Pixoid Crew Operating Model with the settled Discord contract: `@Crew`/crew aliases wake Pixoid as coordinator, direct worker mentions wake individual profiles, and visible crew discussion belongs in topic-specific `#agent-workbench` threads. - Captured the live failure mode: assigning the shared `Crew` role to every bot makes Boba/Quill/Tinker/Pixoid independently inspect and reply, causing duplicated work and noisy threads. - Recorded the role-mention/human-mention adapter lesson without treating it as sufficient for true multiplayer; the remaining open thread is a coordinator-mediated council protocol. ## 2026-06-27 update | Agent Output Decision Artifacts crosslink - Added cross-namespace routing to `ai-native-product-surfaces/wiki/concepts/agent-output-decision-artifacts.md` from the workflow index and Visual Plan Review Surfaces page. - Preserved `agent-workflows` as the workflow layer while keeping the primary concept home under `ai-native-product-surfaces`. ## 2026-06-27 create | Compound Engineering skill layer - Added compiled concept `wiki/concepts/compound-engineering-skill-layer.md` from the canonical Knowledge page and the installed EveryInc `compound-engineering-plugin`. - Captured `ce-*` and `lfg` routing, how CE compares with Jamie's Pocock/product/review/vault skills, the Discord invocation caveat for `/ce-*` shorthand, and the approval boundaries around autopilot use. - Updated namespace README and index source roots. - No public `pixi-wiki` deploy was pushed. ## 2026-06-26 update | Hermes capability routing crosslink - Added cross-namespace routing to `hermes-agent/wiki/concepts/hermes-capability-routing.md` so crew workflow readers can choose the right Hermes surface before turning work into skills, subagents, cron, profile/kanban routes, or publishing steps. - Updated namespace README and index source roots. - No Daily Notes were copied or compiled, and no public `pixi-wiki` deploy was pushed. ## 2026-06-26 create | High agency work levels - Added compiled concept `wiki/concepts/high-agency-work-levels.md` from Jamie's Level 4+ agency framework and the patched `agent-workflow-os` skill. - Captured the operating rule: Pixoid defaults to Level 4, moves to Level 5 only when safe/scoped/approved, and uses Level 6 for repeated failure classes. - Updated namespace README and index source roots. ## 2026-06-26 create/update | Visual plan review surfaces - Added compiled concept `wiki/concepts/visual-plan-review-surfaces.md` from the canonical Knowledge page and the local `visual-plan` Hermes skill. - Updated `agent-skill-routing` and `matt-pocock-sdlc-rhythm` routing so PRDs and implementation plans can become local/private MDX review surfaces before code. - Preserved the boundary that hosted share/comment links and public `pixi-wiki` deploys require explicit opt-in. ## 2026-06-24 create/update | Creative ideation routing - Added compiled concept `wiki/concepts/creative-ideation-routing.md` from the canonical Knowledge page and the `creative-ideation` Hermes skill. - Updated `agent-skill-routing` so open-ended inspiration, brainstorming, project ideas, and option generation route through `creative-ideation` by default. - Updated namespace README and index source roots. - No Daily Notes were copied or compiled, and no public `pixi-wiki` deploy was pushed. ## 2026-06-23 create | Agent skill routing contract - Added compiled concept `wiki/concepts/agent-skill-routing.md` from the canonical Knowledge page and the new `jamie-skill-router` Hermes skill. - Captured the rule that Pixoid chooses the skill stack by default and passes active skill constraints into delegated subagent context. - Added edge cases for explicit user-invoked modes, ambiguous routing, unavailable tools, public deploy approval, and context overload. - Updated namespace README and index source roots. ## 2026-06-16 create | Namespace scaffold initialized - Created README, CLAUDE instructions, raw folder, index/log, and typed wiki folders. - Source routing comes from `Wiki Compiler Maps/Namespace Wiki Compiler Map.md`. - No Daily Notes were copied or compiled. ## 2026-06-16 update | Pilot compiled namespace page - Added pilot entity `wiki/entities/hermes-mission-control.md` and crosslink to Eval Trace context-overfitting concept. - Source pages remained in `Knowledge/` and `Projects/`. - No Daily Notes were copied or compiled. ## 2026-06-16 update | Compile agent-workflows content pack v1 - Added compiled concept pages for profile memory boundaries, runtime memory knowledge routing, self-improving agent systems, and peer profiles vs child processes. - Added synthesis `wiki/syntheses/pixoid-crew-operating-model.md`. - Updated namespace index. - Source pages remain in `Knowledge/` and `Projects/`. - No Daily Notes were copied or compiled. ## 2026-06-16 update | Add KPR and clean publishing gate content - Promoted `agent-workflows` from scaffold to active namespace overview. - Added concept pages for `knowledge-pack-routing`, `agent-entrypoint-mesh`, and `static-retrieval-evals`. - Added synthesis `wiki/syntheses/markdown-first-agent-memory.md`. - Expanded `Hermes Mission Control` as a compiled entity page with crew role boundaries and source routing. - Updated namespace index and source roots. - Final public publish remains gated by the clean `pixi-wiki` rebuild. - No Daily Notes were copied or compiled. ## 2026-06-18 update | Add Ponytail minimal-code discipline concept - Added compiled concept `wiki/concepts/ponytail-minimal-code-discipline.md` from the canonical Knowledge page and Hermes skill. - Updated namespace README and index source roots. - No Daily Notes were copied or compiled. ## 2026-06-18 update | Crosslink external Hermes import routing - Added cross-namespace pointer to the Hermes Agent external wiki import review so workflow-specific candidates route through Agent Workflows instead of duplicating Hermes setup content. - No Daily Notes were copied or compiled. ## 2026-06-18 update | Publish local Hermes KB workflow concepts - Added compiled concept pages for `agent-capability-route-pattern`, `hermes-soul-md-wiring`, `matt-pocock-sdlc-rhythm`, and `bounded-context-tree-pattern`. - Refreshed `peer-profiles-vs-child-processes` from the verified local Hermes KB closure synthesis. - Updated namespace index so the public Pixi Wiki can expose the closed tracker concepts. - Preserved no-auto-trigger and no profile/cron/gateway/MCP/RAG/deploy authorization boundaries. ## 2026-06-19 create | Matt Pocock skills best practices - Added compiled concept `wiki/concepts/matt-pocock-skills-best-practices.md` from the canonical Knowledge page and upstream `mattpocock/skills` README. - Cross-linked `matt-pocock-sdlc-rhythm` so the generalized SDLC rhythm points back to the source-backed best-practices pattern. - Updated namespace README and index source roots. - No Daily Notes were copied or compiled. ## 2026-06-23 update | Interaction Mode Routing crosslink - Added cross-namespace routing to `ai-native-product-surfaces/wiki/concepts/interaction-mode-routing.md`. - Updated `wiki/entities/hermes-mission-control.md` with the Pixoid Review Surface pattern. - Updated namespace README and index source roots. - No Daily Notes were copied or compiled. ## 2026-07-09 update | Matt Pocock skills v1.1 refresh - Refreshed compiled `matt-pocock-sdlc-rhythm`, `matt-pocock-skills-best-practices`, `visual-plan-review-surfaces`, and `compound-engineering-skill-layer` for the upstream v1.1 rename: `/to-spec`, `/to-tickets`, `/wayfinder`, `/research`, `/diagnosing-bugs`, and local Hermes `/review` alias. - Updated namespace index wording; no Daily Notes were copied or compiled.