reverie

name	reverie
description	Use when an agent has had N consecutive quiet runs with nothing to do. Pivots to bounded inward consolidation (promote findings, refresh memory, audit asks) anchored in own data — NOT generic news summarisation. Adapted from goanna's reverie cycle. Routine-only; loaded by the routine that detects the quiet condition.
disable_model_invocation	true

Reverie cycle — what to do when there's nothing to do

When N consecutive routine fires have produced no real signal, an agent could either coast ("monitoring continues") or drift into make-work ("here's a summary of recent news"). Reverie is the third option: bounded inward consolidation anchored in the agent's own data.

When this fires

Reverie is activity-conditional, not time-scheduled. A routine fires reverie when its trigger condition is met:

• ≥3 consecutive routine runs produced no findings, no notifications, no inbox additions
• Or: explicit user request ("you're quiet, go to reverie")

Don't schedule reverie via cron. Schedule the routine; let the routine trigger reverie when the quiet condition matches.

Pick ONE inward task

From this menu, pick exactly one. Don't try to do all of them in one cycle.

Task	What it does	Tool used	When it fits
Promote stable findings	Walk findings from last 14 days; promote stable patterns to learnings, dismiss what didn't hold	entity_search + promote_finding + dismiss_finding	When entity_search({type:'finding', status:'open'}) returns ≥5 items
Refresh memory index	Re-read your memories; merge near-duplicates; archive stale	memory_search + memory_update + memory_remove	When memory count > 50 and last consolidation > 14d
Resolve open asks	Pick one open ask; deep-think on it for 10-15 min; write a finding with the answer or escalate	entity_search({type:'ask', status:'open'}) + record_finding + entity_update (close ask)	When asks.md (entity type=ask) has ≥1 open item
Audit own findings	Walk findings older than 60d; flag anything still 'open' that should be promoted/dismissed	entity_search + entity_update	Quarterly, not weekly
Persona reflection	Re-read your persona blocks; date-stamp any drift you've noticed	entity_get(self) + setBlock	Monthly
Skill review	Pick one skill you use often; mentally test it against today's reality; if stale, propose_patch	load_skill + propose_patch	When a skill hasn't been touched in 30d+
Cross-pollination read	Read sibling agents' recent findings; surface relevant cross-cutting patterns into the user's inbox	entity_search({type:'finding'}) (cross-agent) + inbox_add	Daily-rotation candidate

Bounded — 10-15 minutes

Reverie is NOT extended deep work. ONE artefact, then stop. If you find yourself going longer, that's a finding worth surfacing as "this needed real work — should fire as a real task next cycle".

Produce ONE artefact

By the end of reverie, you have produced exactly one of:

• A finding promoted to a learning (promote_finding)
• A finding dismissed with a reason (dismiss_finding)
• A memory consolidated (merged near-duplicates via memory_update)
• An open ask answered + closed (record_finding + entity_update)
• A skill patched (propose_patch)
• A cross-pollination row written to inbox (inbox_add)
• A persona block updated (setBlock)

If you produce NOTHING, that's the failure mode — you've drifted to make-work or coasting. Stop reverie, accept the silent run.

Anti-patterns

• "Let me summarise the latest news" — explicitly forbidden. Reverie is INWARD consolidation, not outward content generation.
• Generic "research a topic" — must be anchored in YOUR data (your asks, your findings, your memories). External research is reactive-cycle work, not reverie.
• Doing all tasks in one cycle — pick one. Reverie is bounded.
• Skipping reverie because "I'm quiet but ok" — if 3+ consecutive quiet runs have passed and you skipped reverie, you're coasting.
• Reverie producing zero artefacts repeatedly — if 3 consecutive reveries produce nothing, your routine cadence is too high. Use record_finding to surface "reverie cadence too aggressive" to the user.
• Generative "let me think about how I could improve" — too broad. Pick a specific task from the menu.

Why this earns its place

Quiet routines drift. Reverie compounds value during quiet windows instead of either coasting on "monitoring continues" or drifting into make-work disguised as reflection.