selftune 0.2.13 → 0.2.14

package/cli/selftune/ingestors/openclaw-ingest.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ import {
   SKILL_LOG,
   TELEMETRY_LOG,
 } from "../constants.js";
+import {
+  writeQueryToDb,
+  writeSessionTelemetryToDb,
+  writeSkillUsageToDb,
+} from "../localdb/direct-write.js";
 import {
   appendCanonicalRecords,
   buildCanonicalExecutionFact,
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@ import {
   deriveSkillInvocationId,
 } from "../normalization.js";
 import type { CanonicalRecord, QueryLogRecord, SkillUsageRecord } from "../types.js";
-import { appendJsonl, loadMarker, saveMarker } from "../utils/jsonl.js";
+import { loadMarker, saveMarker } from "../utils/jsonl.js";
 
 export interface SessionFile {
   agentId: string;
@@ -389,11 +394,25 @@ export function writeSession(
       query: prompt,
       source: session.source,
     };
-    appendJsonl(queryLogPath, queryRecord, "all_queries");
+    writeQueryToDb(queryRecord);
   }
 
-  const { query: _q, ...telemetry } = session;
-  appendJsonl(telemetryLogPath, telemetry, "session_telemetry");
+  // Build a SessionTelemetryRecord-shaped object for SQLite
+  writeSessionTelemetryToDb({
+    timestamp: session.timestamp,
+    session_id: session.session_id,
+    cwd: session.cwd,
+    transcript_path: session.transcript_path,
+    tool_calls: session.tool_calls,
+    total_tool_calls: session.total_tool_calls,
+    bash_commands: session.bash_commands,
+    skills_triggered: session.skills_triggered,
+    assistant_turns: session.assistant_turns,
+    errors_encountered: session.errors_encountered,
+    transcript_chars: session.transcript_chars,
+    last_user_query: session.last_user_query,
+    source: session.source,
+  });
 
   for (const skillName of skills) {
     const skillRecord: SkillUsageRecord = {
@@ -405,7 +424,7 @@ export function writeSession(
       triggered: true,
       source: session.source,
     };
-    appendJsonl(skillLogPath, skillRecord, "skill_usage");
+    writeSkillUsageToDb(skillRecord);
   }
 
   // --- Canonical normalization records (additive) ---

package/cli/selftune/ingestors/opencode-ingest.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ import { basename, join } from "node:path";
 import { parseArgs } from "node:util";
 
 import { CANONICAL_LOG, QUERY_LOG, SKILL_LOG, TELEMETRY_LOG } from "../constants.js";
+import {
+  writeQueryToDb,
+  writeSessionTelemetryToDb,
+  writeSkillUsageToDb,
+} from "../localdb/direct-write.js";
 import {
   appendCanonicalRecords,
   buildCanonicalExecutionFact,
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ import type {
   SessionTelemetryRecord,
   SkillUsageRecord,
 } from "../types.js";
-import { appendJsonl, loadMarker, saveMarker } from "../utils/jsonl.js";
+import { loadMarker, saveMarker } from "../utils/jsonl.js";
 
 const XDG_DATA_HOME = process.env.XDG_DATA_HOME ?? join(homedir(), ".local", "share");
 const DEFAULT_DATA_DIR = join(XDG_DATA_HOME, "opencode");
@@ -528,7 +533,7 @@ export function writeSession(
       query: prompt,
       source: session.source,
     };
-    appendJsonl(queryLogPath, queryRecord, "all_queries");
+    writeQueryToDb(queryRecord);
   }
 
   const telemetry: SessionTelemetryRecord = {
@@ -546,7 +551,7 @@ export function writeSession(
     last_user_query: session.last_user_query,
     source: session.source,
   };
-  appendJsonl(telemetryLogPath, telemetry, "session_telemetry");
+  writeSessionTelemetryToDb(telemetry);
 
   for (const skillName of skills) {
     const skillRecord: SkillUsageRecord = {
@@ -558,7 +563,7 @@ export function writeSession(
       triggered: true,
       source: session.source,
     };
-    appendJsonl(skillLogPath, skillRecord, "skill_usage");
+    writeSkillUsageToDb(skillRecord);
   }
 
   // --- Canonical normalization records (additive) ---

package/cli/selftune/localdb/queries.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type {
   OrchestrateRunReport,
   OverviewPayload,
   PendingProposal,
+  RecentActivityItem,
   SkillReportPayload,
   SkillSummary,
 } from "../dashboard-contract.js";
@@ -126,6 +127,10 @@ export function getOverviewPayload(db: Database): OverviewPayload {
   // Pending proposals: created/validated but no terminal action (deduped in SQL)
   const pending_proposals = getPendingProposals(db);
 
+  // Active sessions and recent activity
+  const active_sessions = getActiveSessionCount(db);
+  const recent_activity = getRecentActivity(db);
+
   return {
     telemetry,
     skills,
@@ -133,6 +138,8 @@ export function getOverviewPayload(db: Database): OverviewPayload {
     counts,
     unmatched_queries: unmatchedRows,
     pending_proposals,
+    active_sessions,
+    recent_activity,
   };
 }
 
@@ -361,6 +368,56 @@ export function getOrchestrateRuns(db: Database, limit = 20): OrchestrateRunRepo
   }));
 }
 
+/**
+ * Count sessions that have queries recorded but no session_telemetry yet
+ * (i.e., the session is still in progress).
+ */
+export function getActiveSessionCount(db: Database): number {
+  const row = db
+    .query(
+      `SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT q.session_id) as count
+       FROM queries q
+       WHERE NOT EXISTS (
+         SELECT 1 FROM session_telemetry st WHERE st.session_id = q.session_id
+       )`,
+    )
+    .get() as { count: number };
+  return row.count;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the most recent skill invocations with a flag indicating whether the
+ * session is still in progress (no session_telemetry row yet).
+ */
+export function getRecentActivity(db: Database, limit = 20): RecentActivityItem[] {
+  const rows = db
+    .query(
+      `SELECT si.occurred_at, si.session_id, si.skill_name, si.query, si.triggered,
+              CASE WHEN st.session_id IS NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END as is_live
+       FROM skill_invocations si
+       LEFT JOIN session_telemetry st ON si.session_id = st.session_id
+       ORDER BY si.occurred_at DESC
+       LIMIT ?`,
+    )
+    .all(limit) as Array<{
+    occurred_at: string;
+    session_id: string;
+    skill_name: string;
+    query: string;
+    triggered: number;
+    is_live: number;
+  }>;
+
+  return rows.map((row) => ({
+    timestamp: row.occurred_at,
+    session_id: row.session_id,
+    skill_name: row.skill_name,
+    query: row.query ?? "",
+    triggered: row.triggered === 1,
+    is_live: row.is_live === 1,
+  }));
+}
+
 // -- Generic read queries (Phase 3: replace readJsonl calls) ------------------
 
 /**

package/cli/selftune/monitoring/watch.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import type {
   SessionTelemetryRecord,
   SkillUsageRecord,
 } from "../types.js";
-import { readJsonl } from "../utils/jsonl.js";
 import {
   filterActionableQueryRecords,
   filterActionableSkillUsageRecords,
@@ -212,27 +211,13 @@ export async function watch(options: WatchOptions): Promise<WatchResult> {
     );
   }
 
-  // 1. Read log files from SQLite (fall back to JSONL for custom paths)
-  let telemetry: SessionTelemetryRecord[];
-  let skillRecords: SkillUsageRecord[];
-  let queryRecords: QueryLogRecord[];
-  if (
-    _telemetryLogPath === TELEMETRY_LOG &&
-    _skillLogPath === SKILL_LOG &&
-    _queryLogPath === QUERY_LOG
-  ) {
-    const db = getDb();
-    telemetry = querySessionTelemetry(db) as SessionTelemetryRecord[];
-    // SQLite queries return DESC order; computeMonitoringSnapshot expects chronological (ASC)
-    telemetry.sort((a, b) => a.timestamp.localeCompare(b.timestamp));
-    skillRecords = querySkillUsageRecords(db) as SkillUsageRecord[];
-    queryRecords = queryQueryLog(db) as QueryLogRecord[];
-  } else {
-    // Intentional JSONL fallback: custom log path overrides bypass SQLite reads
-    telemetry = readJsonl<SessionTelemetryRecord>(_telemetryLogPath);
-    skillRecords = readJsonl<SkillUsageRecord>(_skillLogPath);
-    queryRecords = readJsonl<QueryLogRecord>(_queryLogPath);
-  }
+  // 1. Read log files from SQLite
+  const db = getDb();
+  const telemetry = querySessionTelemetry(db) as SessionTelemetryRecord[];
+  // SQLite queries return DESC order; computeMonitoringSnapshot expects chronological (ASC)
+  telemetry.sort((a, b) => a.timestamp.localeCompare(b.timestamp));
+  const skillRecords = querySkillUsageRecords(db) as SkillUsageRecord[];
+  const queryRecords = queryQueryLog(db) as QueryLogRecord[];
 
   // 2. Determine baseline pass rate from last deployed audit entry
   const lastDeployed = getLastDeployedProposal(skillName, _auditLogPath);

package/cli/selftune/normalization.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
 import {
-  appendFileSync,
   existsSync,
   mkdirSync,
   readFileSync,
@@ -388,32 +387,12 @@ export function getLatestPromptIdentity(
   };
 }
 
-export function appendCanonicalRecord(record: CanonicalRecord, logPath?: string): void {
+export function appendCanonicalRecord(record: CanonicalRecord, _logPath?: string): void {
   writeCanonicalToDb(record);
-  // JSONL append — best-effort backup for prompt state recovery
-  try {
-    const path = logPath ?? CANONICAL_LOG;
-    const dir = dirname(path);
-    if (!existsSync(dir)) mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
-    appendFileSync(path, `${JSON.stringify(record)}\n`, "utf-8");
-  } catch {
-    /* best-effort only */
-  }
 }
 
-export function appendCanonicalRecords(records: CanonicalRecord[], logPath?: string): void {
+export function appendCanonicalRecords(records: CanonicalRecord[], _logPath?: string): void {
   writeCanonicalBatchToDb(records);
-  // JSONL append — best-effort backup for prompt state recovery
-  try {
-    const path = logPath ?? CANONICAL_LOG;
-    const dir = dirname(path);
-    if (!existsSync(dir)) mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
-    for (const record of records) {
-      appendFileSync(path, `${JSON.stringify(record)}\n`, "utf-8");
-    }
-  } catch {
-    /* best-effort only */
-  }
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

package/cli/selftune/orchestrate.ts

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
  * explicit dry-run and review-required modes for human-in-the-loop operation.
  */
 
-import { existsSync, readFileSync, unlinkSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, unlinkSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { homedir } from "node:os";
-import { join } from "node:path";
+import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
 import { parseArgs } from "node:util";
 
 import { readAlphaIdentity } from "./alpha-identity.js";
@@ -19,9 +19,19 @@ import type { UploadCycleSummary } from "./alpha-upload/index.js";
 import { ORCHESTRATE_LOCK, SELFTUNE_CONFIG_PATH } from "./constants.js";
 import type { OrchestrateRunReport, OrchestrateRunSkillAction } from "./dashboard-contract.js";
 import type { EvolveResult } from "./evolution/evolve.js";
+import {
+  buildDefaultGradingOutputPath,
+  deriveExpectationsFromSkill,
+  gradeSession,
+  resolveLatestSessionForSkill,
+} from "./grading/grade-session.js";
 import { readGradingResultsForSkill } from "./grading/results.js";
 import { getDb } from "./localdb/db.js";
-import { updateSignalConsumed, writeOrchestrateRunToDb } from "./localdb/direct-write.js";
+import {
+  updateSignalConsumed,
+  writeGradingResultToDb,
+  writeOrchestrateRunToDb,
+} from "./localdb/direct-write.js";
 import {
   queryEvolutionAudit,
   queryImprovementSignals,
@@ -50,6 +60,7 @@ import {
   findRepositoryClaudeSkillDirs,
   findRepositorySkillDirs,
 } from "./utils/skill-discovery.js";
+import { readExcerpt } from "./utils/transcript.js";
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Lockfile management
@@ -156,6 +167,8 @@ export interface OrchestrateOptions {
   recentWindowHours: number;
   /** Force sync to rescan all sources. */
   syncForce: boolean;
+  /** Max ungraded skills to auto-grade per run (default: 5). Set 0 to disable. */
+  maxAutoGrade: number;
 }
 
 export interface SkillAction {
@@ -178,6 +191,7 @@ export interface OrchestrateResult {
     deployed: number;
     watched: number;
     skipped: number;
+    autoGraded: number;
     dryRun: boolean;
     approvalMode: "auto" | "review";
     elapsedMs: number;
@@ -335,6 +349,7 @@ export function formatOrchestrateReport(result: OrchestrateResult): string {
 
   // Final summary
   lines.push("Summary");
+  lines.push(`  Auto-graded:  ${result.summary.autoGraded}`);
   lines.push(`  Evaluated:    ${result.summary.evaluated} skills`);
   lines.push(`  Deployed:     ${result.summary.deployed}`);
   lines.push(`  Watched:      ${result.summary.watched}`);
@@ -620,6 +635,111 @@ function findRecentlyDeployedSkills(
   return names;
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Auto-grade ungraded skills
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Auto-grade the top ungraded skills that have some session data.
+ * Fail-open: individual grading errors are logged but never propagated.
+ *
+ * @returns Number of skills successfully graded.
+ */
+export async function autoGradeTopUngraded(
+  skills: SkillStatus[],
+  maxAutoGrade: number,
+  agent: string,
+  deps: {
+    readTelemetry: () => SessionTelemetryRecord[];
+    readSkillRecords: () => SkillUsageRecord[];
+  },
+): Promise<number> {
+  // Filter: UNGRADED skills with some data (skill_checks > 0)
+  const ungradedWithData = skills
+    .filter((s) => s.status === "UNGRADED" && (s.snapshot?.skill_checks ?? 0) > 0)
+    .sort((a, b) => (b.snapshot?.skill_checks ?? 0) - (a.snapshot?.skill_checks ?? 0))
+    .slice(0, maxAutoGrade);
+
+  if (ungradedWithData.length === 0) return 0;
+
+  let graded = 0;
+
+  for (const skill of ungradedWithData) {
+    try {
+      const telemetry = deps.readTelemetry();
+      const skillUsage = deps.readSkillRecords();
+
+      // Resolve the latest session for this skill
+      const resolved = resolveLatestSessionForSkill(telemetry, skillUsage, skill.name);
+      if (!resolved) {
+        console.error(`  [auto-grade] ${skill.name}: no session found, skipping`);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Derive expectations from SKILL.md
+      const derived = deriveExpectationsFromSkill(skill.name);
+      let transcriptExcerpt = "(no transcript)";
+      if (resolved.transcriptPath) {
+        try {
+          transcriptExcerpt = readExcerpt(resolved.transcriptPath);
+        } catch {
+          transcriptExcerpt = "(no transcript)";
+        }
+      }
+
+      console.error(`  [auto-grade] Grading "${skill.name}" (session ${resolved.sessionId})...`);
+
+      const result = await gradeSession({
+        expectations: derived.expectations,
+        telemetry: resolved.telemetry,
+        sessionId: resolved.sessionId,
+        skillName: skill.name,
+        transcriptExcerpt,
+        transcriptPath: resolved.transcriptPath,
+        agent,
+      });
+
+      // Persist to SQLite — only count as graded if DB write succeeds
+      let persisted = false;
+      try {
+        persisted = writeGradingResultToDb(result);
+      } catch {
+        persisted = false;
+      }
+      if (!persisted) {
+        console.error(`  [auto-grade] ${skill.name}: graded but failed to persist result`);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Persist to file (fail-open, supplementary)
+      try {
+        const basePath = buildDefaultGradingOutputPath(resolved.sessionId);
+        const safeName = skill.name.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]/g, "_");
+        const outputPath = basePath.replace(/\.json$/, `_${safeName}.json`);
+        const outputDir = dirname(outputPath);
+        mkdirSync(outputDir, { recursive: true });
+        writeFileSync(outputPath, JSON.stringify(result, null, 2), "utf-8");
+      } catch {
+        // fail-open: DB is authoritative, file is supplementary
+      }
+
+      const passRate = result.summary.pass_rate;
+      console.error(
+        `  [auto-grade] ${skill.name}: ${result.summary.passed}/${result.summary.total} passed (${Math.round(passRate * 100)}%)`,
+      );
+      graded++;
+    } catch (err) {
+      const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      console.error(
+        `  [auto-grade] ${skill.name}: error — ${msg}. Retry with: selftune grade ${skill.name}`,
+      );
+      // fail-open: continue to next skill
+    }
+  }
+
+  return graded;
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Main orchestrator
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -665,6 +785,7 @@ export async function orchestrate(
         deployed: 0,
         watched: 0,
         skipped: 0,
+        autoGraded: 0,
         dryRun: options.dryRun,
         approvalMode: options.approvalMode,
         elapsedMs: 0,
@@ -732,7 +853,7 @@ export async function orchestrate(
     const auditEntries = _readAuditEntries();
     const doctorResult = await _doctor();
 
-    const statusResult = _computeStatus(
+    let statusResult = _computeStatus(
       telemetry,
       skillRecords,
       queryRecords,
@@ -743,6 +864,61 @@ export async function orchestrate(
       `[orchestrate] Status: ${statusResult.skills.length} skills, system=${statusResult.system.healthy ? "healthy" : "unhealthy"}`,
     );
 
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Step 2a: Auto-grade ungraded skills with sufficient data
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    let autoGradedCount = 0;
+    const scopedSkills = options.skillFilter
+      ? statusResult.skills.filter((s) => s.name === options.skillFilter)
+      : statusResult.skills;
+    const ungradedWithData = scopedSkills.filter(
+      (s) => s.status === "UNGRADED" && (s.snapshot?.skill_checks ?? 0) > 0,
+    );
+
+    if (!options.dryRun && options.maxAutoGrade > 0 && ungradedWithData.length > 0) {
+      const gradeAgent = _detectAgent();
+      if (gradeAgent) {
+        console.error(
+          `[orchestrate] Auto-grading ${Math.min(ungradedWithData.length, options.maxAutoGrade)} ungraded skill(s)...`,
+        );
+        autoGradedCount = await autoGradeTopUngraded(
+          scopedSkills,
+          options.maxAutoGrade,
+          gradeAgent,
+          { readTelemetry: _readTelemetry, readSkillRecords: _readSkillRecords },
+        );
+
+        if (autoGradedCount > 0) {
+          // Recompute status so candidate selection sees updated grades
+          console.error(
+            `[orchestrate] Recomputing status after grading ${autoGradedCount} skill(s)...`,
+          );
+          try {
+            const freshTelemetry = _readTelemetry();
+            const freshSkillRecords = _readSkillRecords();
+            const freshQueryRecords = _readQueryRecords();
+            const freshAudit = _readAuditEntries();
+            const freshDoctor = doctorResult; // reuse — environment unchanged during grading
+            statusResult = _computeStatus(
+              freshTelemetry,
+              freshSkillRecords,
+              freshQueryRecords,
+              freshAudit,
+              freshDoctor,
+            );
+          } catch (recomputeErr) {
+            console.error(
+              `[orchestrate] Warning: failed to recompute status after grading — using pre-grade status. ${recomputeErr instanceof Error ? recomputeErr.message : String(recomputeErr)}`,
+            );
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        console.error(
+          "[orchestrate] No agent CLI found — skipping auto-grade. To disable, rerun with: selftune orchestrate --max-auto-grade 0",
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Step 2b: Read pending improvement signals
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -919,6 +1095,7 @@ export async function orchestrate(
       deployed: candidates.filter((c) => c.evolveResult?.deployed).length,
       watched: candidates.filter((c) => c.action === "watch").length,
       skipped: candidates.filter((c) => c.action === "skip").length,
+      autoGraded: autoGradedCount,
     };
 
     const result: OrchestrateResult = {
@@ -956,6 +1133,7 @@ export async function orchestrate(
       deployed: finalTotals.deployed,
       watched: finalTotals.watched,
       skipped: finalTotals.skipped,
+      auto_graded: finalTotals.autoGraded,
       skill_actions: candidates.map(
         (c): OrchestrateRunSkillAction => ({
           skill: c.skill,
@@ -1023,6 +1201,7 @@ export async function cliMain(): Promise<void> {
       "max-skills": { type: "string", default: "5" },
       "recent-window": { type: "string", default: "48" },
       "sync-force": { type: "boolean", default: false },
+      "max-auto-grade": { type: "string", default: "5" },
       loop: { type: "boolean", default: false },
       "loop-interval": { type: "string", default: "3600" },
       help: { type: "boolean", short: "h", default: false },
@@ -1033,7 +1212,7 @@ export async function cliMain(): Promise<void> {
   if (values.help) {
     console.log(`selftune orchestrate — Autonomous core loop
 
-Runs the full improvement cycle: sync → status → evolve → watch.
+Runs the full improvement cycle: sync → status → auto-grade → evolve → watch.
 
 Usage:
   selftune orchestrate [options]
@@ -1046,6 +1225,7 @@ Options:
   --max-skills <n>      Cap skills processed per run (default: 5)
   --recent-window <hrs> Hours to look back for watch targets (default: 48)
   --sync-force          Force full rescan during sync
+  --max-auto-grade <n>  Max ungraded skills to auto-grade per run (default: 5, 0 to disable)
   --loop                Run in continuous loop mode (never stops)
   --loop-interval <s>   Seconds between iterations (default: 3600, min: 60)
   -h, --help            Show this help message
@@ -1067,23 +1247,41 @@ Examples:
     process.exit(0);
   }
 
-  const maxSkills = Number.parseInt(values["max-skills"] ?? "5", 10);
-  if (Number.isNaN(maxSkills) || maxSkills < 1) {
-    console.error("[ERROR] --max-skills must be a positive integer");
+  const maxSkillsRaw = values["max-skills"] ?? "5";
+  if (!/^\d+$/.test(maxSkillsRaw) || Number(maxSkillsRaw) < 1) {
+    console.error(
+      "[ERROR] --max-skills must be a positive integer. Retry with: selftune orchestrate --max-skills 5",
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  const maxSkills = Number(maxSkillsRaw);
+
+  const recentWindowRaw = values["recent-window"] ?? "48";
+  if (!/^\d+$/.test(recentWindowRaw) || Number(recentWindowRaw) < 1) {
+    console.error(
+      "[ERROR] --recent-window must be a positive integer. Retry with: selftune orchestrate --recent-window 48",
+    );
     process.exit(1);
   }
+  const recentWindow = Number(recentWindowRaw);
 
-  const recentWindow = Number.parseInt(values["recent-window"] ?? "48", 10);
-  if (Number.isNaN(recentWindow) || recentWindow < 1) {
-    console.error("[ERROR] --recent-window must be a positive integer");
+  const maxAutoGradeRaw = values["max-auto-grade"] ?? "5";
+  if (!/^\d+$/.test(maxAutoGradeRaw)) {
+    console.error(
+      "[ERROR] --max-auto-grade must be a non-negative integer. Retry with: selftune orchestrate --max-auto-grade 5",
+    );
     process.exit(1);
   }
+  const maxAutoGrade = Number(maxAutoGradeRaw);
 
-  const loopInterval = Number.parseInt(values["loop-interval"] ?? "3600", 10);
-  if (values.loop && (Number.isNaN(loopInterval) || loopInterval < 60)) {
-    console.error("[ERROR] --loop-interval must be an integer >= 60 (seconds)");
+  const loopIntervalRaw = values["loop-interval"] ?? "3600";
+  if (!/^\d+$/.test(loopIntervalRaw) || (values.loop && Number(loopIntervalRaw) < 60)) {
+    console.error(
+      "[ERROR] --loop-interval must be an integer >= 60 (seconds). Retry with: selftune orchestrate --loop --loop-interval 3600",
+    );
     process.exit(1);
   }
+  const loopInterval = Number(loopIntervalRaw);
 
   const autoApprove = values["auto-approve"] ?? false;
   if (autoApprove) {
@@ -1132,6 +1330,7 @@ Examples:
       maxSkills,
       recentWindowHours: recentWindow,
       syncForce: values["sync-force"] ?? false,
+      maxAutoGrade,
     });
 
     // JSON output: include per-skill decisions for machine consumption