kodelyth-ecc 2.17.0 → 2.19.0

package/.cursor/skills/continuous-learning-v2/agents/observer-loop.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Continuous Learning v2 - Observer background loop
+#
+# Fix for #521: Added re-entrancy guard, cooldown throttle, and
+# tail-based sampling to prevent memory explosion from runaway
+# parallel Claude analysis processes.
+
+set +e
+unset CLAUDECODE
+
+SLEEP_PID=""
+USR1_FIRED=0
+ANALYZING=0
+LAST_ANALYSIS_EPOCH=0
+# Minimum seconds between analyses (prevents rapid re-triggering)
+ANALYSIS_COOLDOWN="${ECC_OBSERVER_ANALYSIS_COOLDOWN:-60}"
+IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS="${ECC_OBSERVER_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:-1800}"
+SESSION_LEASE_DIR="${PROJECT_DIR}/.observer-sessions"
+ACTIVITY_FILE="${PROJECT_DIR}/.observer-last-activity"
+
+cleanup() {
+  [ -n "$SLEEP_PID" ] && kill "$SLEEP_PID" 2>/dev/null
+  if [ -f "$PID_FILE" ] && [ "$(cat "$PID_FILE" 2>/dev/null)" = "$$" ]; then
+    rm -f "$PID_FILE"
+  fi
+  exit 0
+}
+trap cleanup TERM INT
+
+file_mtime_epoch() {
+  local file="$1"
+  if [ ! -f "$file" ]; then
+    printf '0\n'
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if stat -c %Y "$file" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    stat -c %Y "$file" 2>/dev/null || printf '0\n'
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if stat -f %m "$file" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    stat -f %m "$file" 2>/dev/null || printf '0\n'
+    return
+  fi
+
+  printf '0\n'
+}
+
+has_active_session_leases() {
+  if [ ! -d "$SESSION_LEASE_DIR" ]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  find "$SESSION_LEASE_DIR" -type f -name '*.json' -print -quit 2>/dev/null | grep -q .
+}
+
+latest_activity_epoch() {
+  local observations_epoch activity_epoch
+  observations_epoch="$(file_mtime_epoch "$OBSERVATIONS_FILE")"
+  activity_epoch="$(file_mtime_epoch "$ACTIVITY_FILE")"
+
+  if [ "$activity_epoch" -gt "$observations_epoch" ] 2>/dev/null; then
+    printf '%s\n' "$activity_epoch"
+  else
+    printf '%s\n' "$observations_epoch"
+  fi
+}
+
+exit_if_idle_without_sessions() {
+  if has_active_session_leases; then
+    return
+  fi
+
+  local last_activity now_epoch idle_for
+  last_activity="$(latest_activity_epoch)"
+  now_epoch="$(date +%s)"
+  idle_for=$(( now_epoch - last_activity ))
+
+  if [ "$last_activity" -eq 0 ] || [ "$idle_for" -ge "$IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS" ]; then
+    echo "[$(date)] Observer idle without active session leases for ${idle_for}s; exiting" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+    cleanup
+  fi
+}
+
+analyze_observations() {
+  if [ ! -f "$OBSERVATIONS_FILE" ]; then
+    return
+  fi
+
+  obs_count=$(wc -l < "$OBSERVATIONS_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+  if [ "$obs_count" -lt "$MIN_OBSERVATIONS" ]; then
+    return
+  fi
+
+  echo "[$(date)] Analyzing $obs_count observations for project ${PROJECT_NAME}..." >> "$LOG_FILE"
+
+  if [ "${CLV2_IS_WINDOWS:-false}" = "true" ] && [ "${ECC_OBSERVER_ALLOW_WINDOWS:-false}" != "true" ]; then
+    echo "[$(date)] Skipping claude analysis on Windows due to known non-interactive hang issue (#295). Set ECC_OBSERVER_ALLOW_WINDOWS=true to override." >> "$LOG_FILE"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if ! command -v claude >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "[$(date)] claude CLI not found, skipping analysis" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  # session-guardian: gate observer cycle (active hours, cooldown, idle detection)
+  if ! bash "$(dirname "$0")/session-guardian.sh"; then
+    echo "[$(date)] Observer cycle skipped by session-guardian" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  # Sample recent observations instead of loading the entire file (#521).
+  # This prevents multi-MB payloads from being passed to the LLM.
+  MAX_ANALYSIS_LINES="${ECC_OBSERVER_MAX_ANALYSIS_LINES:-500}"
+  observer_tmp_dir="${PROJECT_DIR}/.observer-tmp"
+  mkdir -p "$observer_tmp_dir"
+  analysis_file="$(mktemp "${observer_tmp_dir}/ecc-observer-analysis.XXXXXX.jsonl")"
+  tail -n "$MAX_ANALYSIS_LINES" "$OBSERVATIONS_FILE" > "$analysis_file"
+  analysis_count=$(wc -l < "$analysis_file" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+  echo "[$(date)] Using last $analysis_count of $obs_count observations for analysis" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+
+  # Use relative path from PROJECT_DIR for cross-platform compatibility (#842).
+  # On Windows (Git Bash/MSYS2), absolute paths from mktemp may use MSYS-style
+  # prefixes (e.g. /c/Users/...) that the Claude subprocess cannot resolve.
+  analysis_relpath=".observer-tmp/$(basename "$analysis_file")"
+
+  prompt_file="$(mktemp "${observer_tmp_dir}/ecc-observer-prompt.XXXXXX")"
+  cat > "$prompt_file" <<PROMPT
+IMPORTANT: You are running in non-interactive --print mode. You MUST use the Write tool directly to create files. Do NOT ask for permission, do NOT ask for confirmation, do NOT output summaries instead of writing. Just read, analyze, and write.
+
+Read ${analysis_relpath} and identify patterns for the project ${PROJECT_NAME} (user corrections, error resolutions, repeated workflows, tool preferences).
+If you find 3+ occurrences of the same pattern, you MUST write an instinct file directly to ${INSTINCTS_DIR}/<id>.md using the Write tool.
+Do NOT ask for permission to write files, do NOT describe what you would write, and do NOT stop at analysis when a qualifying pattern exists.
+
+CRITICAL: Every instinct file MUST use this exact format:
+
+---
+id: kebab-case-name
+trigger: when <specific condition>
+confidence: <0.3-0.85 based on frequency: 3-5 times=0.5, 6-10=0.7, 11+=0.85>
+domain: <one of: code-style, testing, git, debugging, workflow, file-patterns>
+source: session-observation
+scope: project
+project_id: ${PROJECT_ID}
+project_name: ${PROJECT_NAME}
+---
+
+# Title
+
+## Action
+<what to do, one clear sentence>
+
+## Evidence
+- Observed N times in session <id>
+- Pattern: <description>
+- Last observed: <date>
+
+Rules:
+- Be conservative, only clear patterns with 3+ observations
+- Use narrow, specific triggers
+- Never include actual code snippets, only describe patterns
+- When a qualifying pattern exists, write or update the instinct file in this run instead of asking for confirmation
+- If a similar instinct already exists in ${INSTINCTS_DIR}/, update it instead of creating a duplicate
+- The YAML frontmatter (between --- markers) with id field is MANDATORY
+- If a pattern seems universal (not project-specific), set scope to global instead of project
+- Examples of global patterns: always validate user input, prefer explicit error handling
+- Examples of project patterns: use React functional components, follow Django REST framework conventions
+PROMPT
+
+  timeout_seconds="${ECC_OBSERVER_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:-120}"
+  max_turns="${ECC_OBSERVER_MAX_TURNS:-20}"
+  exit_code=0
+
+  case "$max_turns" in
+    ''|*[!0-9]*)
+      max_turns=20
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+  if [ "$max_turns" -lt 4 ]; then
+    max_turns=20
+  fi
+
+  # Ensure CWD is PROJECT_DIR so the relative analysis_relpath resolves correctly
+  # on all platforms, not just when the observer happens to be launched from the project root.
+  cd "$PROJECT_DIR" || { echo "[$(date)] Failed to cd to PROJECT_DIR ($PROJECT_DIR), skipping analysis" >> "$LOG_FILE"; rm -f "$prompt_file" "$analysis_file"; return; }
+
+  # Prevent observe.sh from recording this automated Haiku session as observations.
+  # Pass prompt via -p flag instead of stdin redirect for Windows compatibility (#842).
+  ECC_SKIP_OBSERVE=1 ECC_HOOK_PROFILE=minimal claude --model haiku --max-turns "$max_turns" --print \
+    --allowedTools "Read,Write" \
+    -p "$(cat "$prompt_file")" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 &
+  claude_pid=$!
+  # prompt_file content was already expanded by the shell; remove early to avoid
+  # leaving stale temp files during the (potentially long) analysis window.
+  rm -f "$prompt_file"
+
+  (
+    sleep "$timeout_seconds"
+    if kill -0 "$claude_pid" 2>/dev/null; then
+      echo "[$(date)] Claude analysis timed out after ${timeout_seconds}s; terminating process" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+      kill "$claude_pid" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+  ) &
+  watchdog_pid=$!
+
+  wait "$claude_pid"
+  exit_code=$?
+  kill "$watchdog_pid" 2>/dev/null || true
+  rm -f "$analysis_file"
+
+  if [ "$exit_code" -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "[$(date)] Claude analysis failed (exit $exit_code)" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+  fi
+
+  if [ -f "$OBSERVATIONS_FILE" ]; then
+    archive_dir="${PROJECT_DIR}/observations.archive"
+    mkdir -p "$archive_dir"
+    mv "$OBSERVATIONS_FILE" "$archive_dir/processed-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)-$$.jsonl" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+}
+
+on_usr1() {
+  [ -n "$SLEEP_PID" ] && kill "$SLEEP_PID" 2>/dev/null
+  SLEEP_PID=""
+  USR1_FIRED=1
+
+  # Re-entrancy guard: skip if analysis is already running (#521)
+  if [ "$ANALYZING" -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo "[$(date)] Analysis already in progress, skipping signal" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  # Cooldown: skip if last analysis was too recent (#521)
+  now_epoch=$(date +%s)
+  elapsed=$(( now_epoch - LAST_ANALYSIS_EPOCH ))
+  if [ "$elapsed" -lt "$ANALYSIS_COOLDOWN" ]; then
+    echo "[$(date)] Analysis cooldown active (${elapsed}s < ${ANALYSIS_COOLDOWN}s), skipping" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  ANALYZING=1
+  analyze_observations
+  LAST_ANALYSIS_EPOCH=$(date +%s)
+  ANALYZING=0
+}
+trap on_usr1 USR1
+
+echo "$$" > "$PID_FILE"
+echo "[$(date)] Observer started for ${PROJECT_NAME} (PID: $$)" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+
+# Prune expired pending instincts before analysis
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+"${CLV2_PYTHON_CMD:-python3}" "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../scripts/instinct-cli.py" prune --quiet >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || echo "[$(date)] Warning: instinct prune failed (non-fatal)" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+
+while true; do
+  exit_if_idle_without_sessions
+  sleep "$OBSERVER_INTERVAL_SECONDS" &
+  SLEEP_PID=$!
+  wait "$SLEEP_PID" 2>/dev/null
+  SLEEP_PID=""
+
+  exit_if_idle_without_sessions
+  if [ "$USR1_FIRED" -eq 1 ]; then
+    USR1_FIRED=0
+  else
+    analyze_observations
+  fi
+done

package/.cursor/skills/continuous-learning-v2/agents/observer.md

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+---
+name: observer
+description: Background agent that analyzes session observations to detect patterns and create instincts. Uses Haiku for cost-efficiency. v2.1 adds project-scoped instincts.
+model: haiku
+---
+
+# Observer Agent
+
+A background agent that analyzes observations from Claude Code sessions to detect patterns and create instincts.
+
+## When to Run
+
+- After enough observations accumulate (configurable, default 20)
+- On a scheduled interval (configurable, default 5 minutes)
+- When triggered on demand via SIGUSR1 to the observer process
+
+## Input
+
+Reads observations from the **project-scoped** observations file:
+- Project: `~/.claude/homunculus/projects/<project-hash>/observations.jsonl`
+- Global fallback: `~/.claude/homunculus/observations.jsonl`
+
+```jsonl
+{"timestamp":"2025-01-22T10:30:00Z","event":"tool_start","session":"abc123","tool":"Edit","input":"...","project_id":"a1b2c3d4e5f6","project_name":"my-react-app"}
+{"timestamp":"2025-01-22T10:30:01Z","event":"tool_complete","session":"abc123","tool":"Edit","output":"...","project_id":"a1b2c3d4e5f6","project_name":"my-react-app"}
+{"timestamp":"2025-01-22T10:30:05Z","event":"tool_start","session":"abc123","tool":"Bash","input":"npm test","project_id":"a1b2c3d4e5f6","project_name":"my-react-app"}
+{"timestamp":"2025-01-22T10:30:10Z","event":"tool_complete","session":"abc123","tool":"Bash","output":"All tests pass","project_id":"a1b2c3d4e5f6","project_name":"my-react-app"}
+```
+
+## Pattern Detection
+
+Look for these patterns in observations:
+
+### 1. User Corrections
+When a user's follow-up message corrects Claude's previous action:
+- "No, use X instead of Y"
+- "Actually, I meant..."
+- Immediate undo/redo patterns
+
+→ Create instinct: "When doing X, prefer Y"
+
+### 2. Error Resolutions
+When an error is followed by a fix:
+- Tool output contains error
+- Next few tool calls fix it
+- Same error type resolved similarly multiple times
+
+→ Create instinct: "When encountering error X, try Y"
+
+### 3. Repeated Workflows
+When the same sequence of tools is used multiple times:
+- Same tool sequence with similar inputs
+- File patterns that change together
+- Time-clustered operations
+
+→ Create workflow instinct: "When doing X, follow steps Y, Z, W"
+
+### 4. Tool Preferences
+When certain tools are consistently preferred:
+- Always uses Grep before Edit
+- Prefers Read over Bash cat
+- Uses specific Bash commands for certain tasks
+
+→ Create instinct: "When needing X, use tool Y"
+
+## Output
+
+Creates/updates instincts in the **project-scoped** instincts directory:
+- Project: `~/.claude/homunculus/projects/<project-hash>/instincts/personal/`
+- Global: `~/.claude/homunculus/instincts/personal/` (for universal patterns)
+
+### Project-Scoped Instinct (default)
+
+```yaml
+---
+id: use-react-hooks-pattern
+trigger: "when creating React components"
+confidence: 0.65
+domain: "code-style"
+source: "session-observation"
+scope: project
+project_id: "a1b2c3d4e5f6"
+project_name: "my-react-app"
+---
+
+# Use React Hooks Pattern
+
+## Action
+Always use functional components with hooks instead of class components.
+
+## Evidence
+- Observed 8 times in session abc123
+- Pattern: All new components use useState/useEffect
+- Last observed: 2025-01-22
+```
+
+### Global Instinct (universal patterns)
+
+```yaml
+---
+id: always-validate-user-input
+trigger: "when handling user input"
+confidence: 0.75
+domain: "security"
+source: "session-observation"
+scope: global
+---
+
+# Always Validate User Input
+
+## Action
+Validate and sanitize all user input before processing.
+
+## Evidence
+- Observed across 3 different projects
+- Pattern: User consistently adds input validation
+- Last observed: 2025-01-22
+```
+
+## Scope Decision Guide
+
+When creating instincts, determine scope based on these heuristics:
+
+| Pattern Type | Scope | Examples |
+|-------------|-------|---------|
+| Language/framework conventions | **project** | "Use React hooks", "Follow Django REST patterns" |
+| File structure preferences | **project** | "Tests in `__tests__`/", "Components in src/components/" |
+| Code style | **project** | "Use functional style", "Prefer dataclasses" |
+| Error handling strategies | **project** (usually) | "Use Result type for errors" |
+| Security practices | **global** | "Validate user input", "Sanitize SQL" |
+| General best practices | **global** | "Write tests first", "Always handle errors" |
+| Tool workflow preferences | **global** | "Grep before Edit", "Read before Write" |
+| Git practices | **global** | "Conventional commits", "Small focused commits" |
+
+**When in doubt, default to `scope: project`** — it's safer to be project-specific and promote later than to contaminate the global space.
+
+## Confidence Calculation
+
+Initial confidence based on observation frequency:
+- 1-2 observations: 0.3 (tentative)
+- 3-5 observations: 0.5 (moderate)
+- 6-10 observations: 0.7 (strong)
+- 11+ observations: 0.85 (very strong)
+
+Confidence adjusts over time:
+- +0.05 for each confirming observation
+- -0.1 for each contradicting observation
+- -0.02 per week without observation (decay)
+
+## Instinct Promotion (Project → Global)
+
+An instinct should be promoted from project-scoped to global when:
+1. The **same pattern** (by id or similar trigger) exists in **2+ different projects**
+2. Each instance has confidence **>= 0.8**
+3. The domain is in the global-friendly list (security, general-best-practices, workflow)
+
+Promotion is handled by the `instinct-cli.py promote` command or the `/evolve` analysis.
+
+## Important Guidelines
+
+1. **Be Conservative**: Only create instincts for clear patterns (3+ observations)
+2. **Be Specific**: Narrow triggers are better than broad ones
+3. **Track Evidence**: Always include what observations led to the instinct
+4. **Respect Privacy**: Never include actual code snippets, only patterns
+5. **Merge Similar**: If a new instinct is similar to existing, update rather than duplicate
+6. **Default to Project Scope**: Unless the pattern is clearly universal, make it project-scoped
+7. **Include Project Context**: Always set `project_id` and `project_name` for project-scoped instincts
+
+## Example Analysis Session
+
+Given observations:
+```jsonl
+{"event":"tool_start","tool":"Grep","input":"pattern: useState","project_id":"a1b2c3","project_name":"my-app"}
+{"event":"tool_complete","tool":"Grep","output":"Found in 3 files","project_id":"a1b2c3","project_name":"my-app"}
+{"event":"tool_start","tool":"Read","input":"src/hooks/useAuth.ts","project_id":"a1b2c3","project_name":"my-app"}
+{"event":"tool_complete","tool":"Read","output":"[file content]","project_id":"a1b2c3","project_name":"my-app"}
+{"event":"tool_start","tool":"Edit","input":"src/hooks/useAuth.ts...","project_id":"a1b2c3","project_name":"my-app"}
+```
+
+Analysis:
+- Detected workflow: Grep → Read → Edit
+- Frequency: Seen 5 times this session
+- **Scope decision**: This is a general workflow pattern (not project-specific) → **global**
+- Create instinct:
+  - trigger: "when modifying code"
+  - action: "Search with Grep, confirm with Read, then Edit"
+  - confidence: 0.6
+  - domain: "workflow"
+  - scope: "global"
+
+## Integration with Skill Creator
+
+When instincts are imported from Skill Creator (repo analysis), they have:
+- `source: "repo-analysis"`
+- `source_repo: "https://github.com/..."`
+- `scope: "project"` (since they come from a specific repo)
+
+These should be treated as team/project conventions with higher initial confidence (0.7+).

package/.cursor/skills/continuous-learning-v2/agents/session-guardian.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# session-guardian.sh — Observer session guard
+# Exit 0 = proceed. Exit 1 = skip this observer cycle.
+# Called by observer-loop.sh before spawning any Claude session.
+#
+# Config (env vars, all optional):
+#   OBSERVER_INTERVAL_SECONDS    default: 300   (per-project cooldown)
+#   OBSERVER_LAST_RUN_LOG        default: ~/.claude/observer-last-run.log
+#   OBSERVER_ACTIVE_HOURS_START  default: 800   (8:00 AM local, set to 0 to disable)
+#   OBSERVER_ACTIVE_HOURS_END    default: 2300  (11:00 PM local, set to 0 to disable)
+#   OBSERVER_MAX_IDLE_SECONDS    default: 1800  (30 min; set to 0 to disable)
+#
+# Gate execution order (cheapest first):
+#   Gate 1: Time window check    (~0ms, string comparison)
+#   Gate 2: Project cooldown log (~1ms, file read + mkdir lock)
+#   Gate 3: Idle detection       (~5-50ms, OS syscall; fail open)
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+INTERVAL="${OBSERVER_INTERVAL_SECONDS:-300}"
+LOG_PATH="${OBSERVER_LAST_RUN_LOG:-$HOME/.claude/observer-last-run.log}"
+ACTIVE_START="${OBSERVER_ACTIVE_HOURS_START:-800}"
+ACTIVE_END="${OBSERVER_ACTIVE_HOURS_END:-2300}"
+MAX_IDLE="${OBSERVER_MAX_IDLE_SECONDS:-1800}"
+
+# ── Gate 1: Time Window ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Skip observer cycles outside configured active hours (local system time).
+# Uses HHMM integer comparison. Works on BSD date (macOS) and GNU date (Linux).
+# Supports overnight windows such as 2200-0600.
+# Set both ACTIVE_START and ACTIVE_END to 0 to disable this gate.
+if [ "$ACTIVE_START" -ne 0 ] || [ "$ACTIVE_END" -ne 0 ]; then
+  current_hhmm=$(date +%k%M | tr -d ' ')
+  current_hhmm_num=$(( 10#${current_hhmm:-0} ))
+  active_start_num=$(( 10#${ACTIVE_START:-800} ))
+  active_end_num=$(( 10#${ACTIVE_END:-2300} ))
+
+  within_active_hours=0
+  if [ "$active_start_num" -lt "$active_end_num" ]; then
+    if [ "$current_hhmm_num" -ge "$active_start_num" ] && [ "$current_hhmm_num" -lt "$active_end_num" ]; then
+      within_active_hours=1
+    fi
+  else
+    if [ "$current_hhmm_num" -ge "$active_start_num" ] || [ "$current_hhmm_num" -lt "$active_end_num" ]; then
+      within_active_hours=1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$within_active_hours" -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "session-guardian: outside active hours (${current_hhmm}, window ${ACTIVE_START}-${ACTIVE_END})" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+# ── Gate 2: Project Cooldown Log ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Prevent the same project being observed faster than OBSERVER_INTERVAL_SECONDS.
+# Key: PROJECT_DIR when provided by the observer, otherwise git root path.
+# Uses mkdir-based lock for safe concurrent access. Skips the cycle on lock contention.
+# stderr uses basename only — never prints the full absolute path.
+
+project_root="${PROJECT_DIR:-}"
+if [ -z "$project_root" ] || [ ! -d "$project_root" ]; then
+  project_root="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || echo "$PWD")"
+fi
+project_name="$(basename "$project_root")"
+now="$(date +%s)"
+
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$LOG_PATH")" || {
+  echo "session-guardian: cannot create log dir, proceeding" >&2
+  exit 0
+}
+
+_lock_dir="${LOG_PATH}.lock"
+if ! mkdir "$_lock_dir" 2>/dev/null; then
+  # Another observer holds the lock — skip this cycle to avoid double-spawns
+  echo "session-guardian: log locked by concurrent process, skipping cycle" >&2
+  exit 1
+else
+  trap 'rm -rf "$_lock_dir"' EXIT INT TERM
+
+  last_spawn=0
+  last_spawn=$(awk -F '\t' -v key="$project_root" '$1 == key { value = $2 } END { if (value != "") print value }' "$LOG_PATH" 2>/dev/null) || true
+  last_spawn="${last_spawn:-0}"
+  [[ "$last_spawn" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || last_spawn=0
+
+  elapsed=$(( now - last_spawn ))
+  if [ "$elapsed" -lt "$INTERVAL" ]; then
+    rm -rf "$_lock_dir"
+    trap - EXIT INT TERM
+    echo "session-guardian: cooldown active for '${project_name}' (last spawn ${elapsed}s ago, interval ${INTERVAL}s)" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # Update log: remove old entry for this project, append new timestamp (tab-delimited)
+  tmp_log="$(mktemp "$(dirname "$LOG_PATH")/observer-last-run.XXXXXX")"
+  awk -F '\t' -v key="$project_root" '$1 != key' "$LOG_PATH" > "$tmp_log" 2>/dev/null || true
+  printf '%s\t%s\n' "$project_root" "$now" >> "$tmp_log"
+  mv "$tmp_log" "$LOG_PATH"
+
+  rm -rf "$_lock_dir"
+  trap - EXIT INT TERM
+fi
+
+# ── Gate 3: Idle Detection ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Skip cycles when no user input received for too long. Fail open if idle time
+# cannot be determined (Linux without xprintidle, headless, unknown OS).
+# Set OBSERVER_MAX_IDLE_SECONDS=0 to disable this gate.
+
+get_idle_seconds() {
+  local _raw
+  case "$(uname -s)" in
+    Darwin)
+      _raw=$( { /usr/sbin/ioreg -c IOHIDSystem \
+        | /usr/bin/awk '/HIDIdleTime/ {print int($NF/1000000000); exit}'; } \
+        2>/dev/null ) || true
+      printf '%s\n' "${_raw:-0}" | head -n1
+      ;;
+    Linux)
+      if command -v xprintidle >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        _raw=$(xprintidle 2>/dev/null) || true
+        echo $(( ${_raw:-0} / 1000 ))
+      else
+        echo 0  # fail open: xprintidle not installed
+      fi
+      ;;
+    *MINGW*|*MSYS*|*CYGWIN*)
+      _raw=$(powershell.exe -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command \
+        "try { \
+          Add-Type -MemberDefinition '[DllImport(\"user32.dll\")] public static extern bool GetLastInputInfo(ref LASTINPUTINFO p); [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] public struct LASTINPUTINFO { public uint cbSize; public int dwTime; }' -Name WinAPI -Namespace PInvoke; \
+          \$l = New-Object PInvoke.WinAPI+LASTINPUTINFO; \$l.cbSize = 8; \
+          [PInvoke.WinAPI]::GetLastInputInfo([ref]\$l) | Out-Null; \
+          [int][Math]::Max(0, [long]([Environment]::TickCount - [long]\$l.dwTime) / 1000) \
+        } catch { 0 }" \
+        2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r') || true
+      printf '%s\n' "${_raw:-0}" | head -n1
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo 0  # fail open: unknown platform
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+if [ "$MAX_IDLE" -gt 0 ]; then
+  idle_seconds=$(get_idle_seconds)
+  if [ "$idle_seconds" -gt "$MAX_IDLE" ]; then
+    echo "session-guardian: user idle ${idle_seconds}s (threshold ${MAX_IDLE}s), skipping" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+exit 0