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Compact a long capsule chain. Walks parent_capsule_id backward from a head capsule; if chain >= 5, summarizes oldest 3 into a chain-summary capsule. Manual invocation.
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Based on SOC occupation classification
| name | capsule-compact |
| agent | none |
| description | Compact a long capsule chain. Walks parent_capsule_id backward from a head capsule; if chain >= 5, summarizes oldest 3 into a chain-summary capsule. Manual invocation. |
| allowed-tools | Bash, Read |
| user-invocable | true |
| triggers | ["capsule compact","compact chain","chain compaction","compact capsules","/capsule-compact","chain too long"] |
Run python3 daemons/capsule-compact.py <head_capsule_id> from the vault root.
The script:
parent_capsule_id chain backward from the headchain-summary-<head>-<date>.md capsulecompacted_into: <summary_id> (they stay on disk for archeology)[CADDY:context] CHAIN — capsule chain length N when threshold hitOverride via --threshold N and --summarize-count N flags.
compacted_into: marker.The capsule verb, invoked explicitly — reconcile from the live memory, write a resume-ready capsule, then stop. Mid-session checkpoint or completion capsule; a rolling best-effort version of the same write also runs automatically on every Stop event via daemons/stop-capsule-writer.mjs.
The resume verb, invoked explicitly — load the newest valid capsule by created_at, re-ground against live memory, then ACT on waiting_on. Mid-session or on explicit ask; the post-clear boot fires the same procedure automatically via daemons/resume-verb.mjs.
Run the volunteering ledger before declaring work done. Forces surfacing of what changed/didn't, what was noticed-but-not-fixed, what was guessed, and what tradeoffs were made on the principal's behalf. The standard - the principal should never be surprised later by something the agent knew at the time.
Capture a confident agent claim (Phase 1) or resolve one as right/wrong (Phase 2) in vault/memory/TRUST_DECAY.md. Builds the longitudinal record of agent calibration over time. Pairs with /honesty-check (which should reduce Phase 1 frequency) and /diagnose (which surfaces causes that often reveal Phase 2 events).
One evidence-gated pass that sequences /dream, /reconcile, /sweep-now, and /digest over your own vault, with a /system-check gate and a ledger-review pass over the measurement layer (Honesty Ledger, Trust Decay, Failure Modes). Stays exactly as human-gated as the legs it calls -- stages, never auto-applies. Skips a leg gracefully when there is nothing to do; every leg that runs leaves an evidence line.
Dispatch Hestia to run all 3 vault sweeps (DELEGATION_TRACKER stale items, HEAT_INDEX dormant flips, broken wikilinks) and append the result to HESTIA_SWEEP_LOG.