@theronap/cortex-mcp 0.9.18 → 0.9.19

package/bin/cortex-mcp.mjs

@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ if (cmd === 'setup') {
   // Install / repair the managed Cortex skills repository. No network — exits naturally.
   const { runSkills } = await import('../lib/skills.mjs')
   process.exitCode = await runSkills(rest)
+} else if (cmd === 'precompact') {
+  // PreCompact hook (③ live wiki authoring, best-effort): print an "author now" reminder so the session
+  // sweeps its understanding into the wiki BEFORE compaction drops it. A hook cannot force a model turn
+  // (D2) — this is the documented fallback; /log is the hard backstop. No network; prints + exits.
+  const { runPrecompactReminder } = await import('../lib/precompact.mjs')
+  runPrecompactReminder()
 } else {
   // Default: run the MCP server (stays alive; never exits).
   const { runServer } = await import('../lib/server.mjs')

package/lib/precompact.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// PreCompact "author now" reminder (③ live wiki authoring, [[cortex-wiki-authoring-spec]] D2).
+//
+// Wired by setup.mjs as a PreCompact hook. A hook CANNOT force a model turn — it can only inject text
+// the model sees on its next turn (best-effort). So this prints a reminder to sweep understanding into
+// the wiki BEFORE compaction discards the session's hot mental model. The HARD backstop is the /log
+// skill (cortex-log step 5); this catches the in-session compaction that would otherwise lose the magic.
+//
+// Output goes to stdout, which the Claude Code harness surfaces as additional context for the next turn.
+export function runPrecompactReminder() {
+  process.stdout.write(
+    'Cortex: context is about to compact. If your understanding of any node (the project(s) you worked ' +
+    'on, people you coordinated with, or yourself) advanced this session, AUTHOR it into the wiki NOW ' +
+    'before it is lost: call `authoring_context` then `author` for each. This is a synthesis of your ' +
+    'compiled understanding with inline [[links]], not a transcript dump. Skip nodes you did not advance.\n',
+  )
+}

package/lib/server.mjs

@@ -580,5 +580,89 @@ export async function runServer(version) {
     },
   )
 
+  // ── ③ LIVE WIKI AUTHORING ([[cortex-wiki-authoring-spec]]) ────────────────────────────────────────
+  // Two tools the working session uses to AUTHOR its understanding into the org wiki while it's hot:
+  //   authoring_context → the companion call (§3): fetch the visible NAMESPACE + the node-type connection
+  //     rules BEFORE writing, so the page links canonically (the L2 lever).
+  //   author           → the write (§9 step 3/4): hand Cortex a finished page (summary + sections WITH
+  //     inline [[links]]); the server runs the resolution pass + tier-safe 2B write.
+
+  server.registerTool(
+    'authoring_context',
+    {
+      title: 'Authoring context (call before author)',
+      description:
+        'Fetch the scaffolding to author a Cortex wiki node: the canonical NAMESPACE (existing node names — link to these with the EXACT name inside [[ ]]) and the node-type CONNECTION RULES (what kinds of links to look for). ALWAYS call this BEFORE `author` so the page links to real nodes by their established names instead of minting synonyms. Reference a node in the namespace as [[Name]]; if you reference something real that is NOT in the namespace, still write [[Name]] — that is a red-link marking a node worth creating.',
+      inputSchema: {
+        kind: z.enum(['project', 'person', 'org', 'user']).optional().describe('the node type you are about to author (default project)'),
+      },
+    },
+    async ({ kind }) => {
+      const k = kind ?? 'project'
+      let res
+      try {
+        res = await fetchCortex(`${BASE}/api/brain/authoring-context?kind=${k}`, { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${TOKEN}` } })
+      } catch (e) {
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Could not fetch authoring context: ${e.message}` }] }
+      }
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        const d = classify(res.status, res.headers.get('content-type'), await res.text(), res.headers.get('x-vercel-id'))
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Could not fetch authoring context: ${d.message}` }] }
+      }
+      const { connectionRules, namespace } = await res.json()
+      const ns = Array.isArray(namespace) ? namespace : []
+      const nsList = ns.map((n) => `[[${n}]]`).join(', ')
+      const text =
+        `Authoring a "${k}" node. Connection rules (kinds of links to look for):\n${connectionRules}\n\n` +
+        `NAMESPACE — ${ns.length} existing nodes; link with the EXACT name inside [[ ]]:\n${nsList}\n\n` +
+        `Now author the page (summary + sections) with inline [[links]] woven into the prose. Link, do not restate. ` +
+        `For something real that is not in this namespace, still write [[Name]] (a red-link). Then call \`author\`.`
+      return { content: [{ type: 'text', text }] }
+    },
+  )
+
+  server.registerTool(
+    'author',
+    {
+      title: 'Author a wiki node (live, while it is hot)',
+      description:
+        'Write your CURRENT understanding of a project/person/org/you into the org wiki as a maintained page. Call `authoring_context` FIRST. Author from your own synthesis of the session — the compiled mental model, not a transcript dump: what it IS, where it stands, dated decisions, open threads, key people. Weave inline [[links]] to other nodes (canonical names from the namespace; red-links for wanted-but-absent nodes). The server re-authorizes the tier and resolves links. Use this continuously whenever your understanding of a node meaningfully advanced, and at session end (/log).',
+      inputSchema: {
+        kind: z.enum(['project', 'person', 'org', 'user']).describe('the node type'),
+        name: z.string().describe('the EXACT canonical node name (from the namespace), e.g. "Cortex" or "Theron Peterson"'),
+        summary: z.string().describe('one-sentence summary of what this is and its current state (may contain [[links]])'),
+        sections: z.array(z.object({
+          heading: z.string().describe('e.g. Overview, Current state, Decisions, Open threads, People'),
+          body: z.string().describe('dense markdown WITH inline [[links]] where the prose references another node'),
+        })).describe('3-5 sections; the page body'),
+        tier: z.enum(['accessible', 'scoped', 'confidential']).optional().describe('visibility tier (default accessible — the shareable page)'),
+      },
+    },
+    async ({ kind, name, summary, sections, tier }) => {
+      const pages = [{ tier: tier ?? 'accessible', summary, sections: Array.isArray(sections) ? sections : [] }]
+      let res
+      try {
+        res = await fetchCortex(`${BASE}/api/brain/author`, {
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${TOKEN}`, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+          body: JSON.stringify({ kind, name, pages }),
+        })
+      } catch (e) {
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Could not author "${name}": ${e.message}` }] }
+      }
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        const d = classify(res.status, res.headers.get('content-type'), await res.text(), res.headers.get('x-vercel-id'))
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Could not author "${name}": ${d.message}` }] }
+      }
+      const out = await res.json()
+      const blue = out?.links?.blue ?? 0
+      const red = out?.links?.red ?? 0
+      const redList = Array.isArray(out?.redLinks) && out.redLinks.length ? `\nRed-links (wanted nodes): ${out.redLinks.map((r) => `[[${r}]]`).join(', ')}` : ''
+      const note = out?.built ? `Authored "${name}" (${out.built} tier${out.built === 1 ? '' : 's'}). Links: ${blue} resolved, ${red} red.${redList}`
+        : `No change to "${name}"${out?.skipped?.length ? ` (${out.skipped.join(', ')})` : ''}.`
+      return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: note }] }
+    },
+  )
+
   await server.connect(new StdioServerTransport())
 }

package/lib/setup.mjs

@@ -181,6 +181,22 @@ export async function runSetup(argv, version) {
     }
     sgrp.hooks.push({ type: 'command', command: snapshotCmd })
 
+    // PreCompact "author now" reminder (③ live wiki authoring, best-effort). Merges into the PreCompact
+    // array WITHOUT clobbering other hooks (filters only prior cortex entries, then appends to the ''
+    // matcher group). A hook can't force a turn — this just nudges the session to sweep understanding
+    // into the wiki before compaction; the /log skill is the hard backstop.
+    s.hooks.PreCompact = Array.isArray(s.hooks.PreCompact) ? s.hooks.PreCompact : []
+    const precompactCmd = `npx -y ${spec} precompact`
+    for (const pg of s.hooks.PreCompact) {
+      if (Array.isArray(pg.hooks)) {
+        pg.hooks = pg.hooks.filter((h) => !/cortex-mcp(@[^ ]*)? precompact/.test(h.command ?? ''))
+      }
+    }
+    let pgrp = s.hooks.PreCompact.find((g) => (g.matcher ?? '') === '')
+    if (!pgrp) { pgrp = { matcher: '', hooks: [] }; s.hooks.PreCompact.push(pgrp) }
+    pgrp.hooks = pgrp.hooks ?? []
+    pgrp.hooks.push({ type: 'command', command: precompactCmd })
+
     ensureDir(settingsJson)
     writeFileSync(settingsJson, JSON.stringify(s, null, 2))
     log(`  ✓ Capture hook + status line → ${settingsJson}${bak ? ' (backup saved)' : ''}`)

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@theronap/cortex-mcp",
-  "version": "0.9.18",
+  "version": "0.9.19",
   "description": "Connect your AI assistant to Cortex — your org's projects, activity, gaps, and directives, scoped to you.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {

package/skills/log/SKILL.md

@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ No arguments. Read the conversation context.
 4. **Confirm + flag privacy** — `log_session` returns a confirmation; if it errors, tell the user to
    run `npx -y @theronap/cortex-mcp doctor`. If any record from this session should be confidential,
    note it so the user can mark it (`set_record_privacy`). Default is org-visible under access rules.
+5. **Sweep the wiki (author what you now understand)** — the HARD backstop for live authoring
+   ([[cortex-wiki-authoring-spec]] D2). For each node whose understanding meaningfully advanced this
+   session (the project(s) worked on, people you coordinated with, and yourself when your own focus
+   shifted): call `authoring_context` for its kind, then `author` to write the page from your compiled
+   understanding — what it IS, where it stands, dated decisions, open threads, key people — with inline
+   `[[links]]` to other nodes (canonical names from the namespace; red-links for wanted-but-absent
+   nodes). This is a synthesis, not a transcript dump. Skip nodes you didn't actually advance. If you
+   already authored a node mid-session and nothing changed since, `author` will report "no change" —
+   that's fine.
 
 ## Output
 
@@ -52,6 +61,7 @@ After calling `log_session`, show a short structured summary:
 **Open / blocked:** anything unresolved or waiting on someone
 **Coordinated with:** people involved
 **Logged:** ✅ persisted as the session's record (authoritative)  (or ⚠ log_session errored — run doctor)
+**Wiki authored:** [[Node A]], [[Node B]] — pages updated (or "— nothing advanced this session")
 ```
 
 ## Safety rules