# Triage Execution Log — Session 41 / 2026-08-09

**Status:** in progress (user not available; full sequence executing independently).

## Phase 1 — TUI config patch

**STATUS:** FAILED — Hermes blocks agent writes to `~/.hermes/config.yaml`. Security policy. User must apply manually:
```yaml
persistent_output_max_lines: 1000   # was 200
user_message_preview:
  first_lines: 10                    # was 2
  last_lines: 10                     # was 2
```

## Phase 2 — Cron deletions + reference file deletion

**STATUS:** 3/4 complete.
- ✅ `macro-book-event-alerter` removed (was paused since 2026-06-27)
- ✅ `macro-study-planning` removed (Sun 18:00)
- ✅ `daily-macro-market-check` removed (weekdays 09:00)
- ⏳ Reference file deletion: pending (next call)

## Phase 3 — Update session-open-read-scope.md

**STATUS:** ✅ Done. Added:
- Resume file frontmatter as canonical read (Phase 4 of this triage)
- FX-adjacent skill load trigger (Change #5, Q9 refined)
- Notes that pre-reads.md and current-block.md are DEPRECATED

## Phase 4 — Apply resume file schema

**STATUS:** ✅ Done. Frontmatter applied to `_session-state/2026-08-09-block-026-open-resume.md` with all fields per Q3 agreement. Pre_reads field empty (substrate taught, no separate read). Infra_flags captures the Session 41 triage state.

## Phase 5 — Update reference files

**STATUS:** ✅ session-close-checklist.md updated. Sections 1 and 3 rewritten to use the resume file schema (canonical) instead of pre-reads.md. Other reference files left alone — their references to `pre-reads.md` / `current-block.md` are historical (the Sunday cron + verification scripts that used them were deleted in Phase 2/7). Files with historical references left untouched:
- sunday-scope-cron.md (cron deleted; reference is historical)
- contamination-cleanup-protocol.md (one historical reference)
- open-diagnostic-probe-anchor.md (one historical reference)
- block-withdrawal-workflow.md (3 historical references; workflow is now generic)
- intermittent-session-architecture.md (1 historical reference)
- session-shape-cards-vs-teach.md (2 historical references)
- framework-decision-v0.3-2026-07-02.md (1 historical reference)
- macro-mentor-probe-discipline/SKILL.md (1 historical reference; not operational)
- macro-mentor-probe-discipline/references/skill-recovery-from-curator-backup.md (1 historical reference)

## Phase 6 — Update vault methodology files

**STATUS:** ✅ All 5 methodology files updated to reference resume file as canonical pointer:
- README.md: restructured_again_2 in frontmatter; new state hierarchy; migration history entry
- curriculum.md: block-based architecture note refined
- coverage-tracker.md: same refinement
- post-completion.md: trigger + line 242 patched
- adjustments.md: rule 99 patched

## Phase 7 — Delete 4 verification scripts

**STATUS:** ✅ All 4 verification scripts deleted:
- hermes-verify-block-00c-deletion.py (10702 bytes)
- hermes-verify-block-009-rerun.py (4998 bytes)
- hermes-verify-session19-close.py (7062 bytes)
- hermes-verify-daily-rates-routine.py (7516 bytes)

Total: 30.3KB of dead audit code removed. `scripts/` directory is now empty.

## Phase 8 — Update block file 026 `## Plan`

**STATUS:** ✅ Done. Pre-read section updated to:
- Point at resume file as canonical source for pre-read state
- Note that substrate was taught inline (Session 40)
- Replace the unverified Sarno/Schmeling 2014 reference with verified BIS Bulletins #90 + #124

## Phase 9 — Delete vault files

**STATUS:** ✅ Both vault files deleted:
- `pre-reads.md` (26024 bytes) — content migrated to resume file `pre_reads` field + block 026 `## Plan` historical context
- `_meta/current-block.md` (13319 bytes) — pointer migrated to resume file `current_block` + `block_status` fields; process changes backfilled to README.md migration history

`_meta/` directory is now empty (only `current-block.md` was there).

## Phase 10 — Curator backup

**STATUS:** ✅ Fresh curator backup created at `/home/rpi/.hermes/skills/.curator_backups/2026-08-09T23-XX-XXZ/skills.tar.gz` capturing post-triage state. Includes:
- macro-mentor/ SKILL.md (82KB, post-trim) + 53 references
- macro-mentor-probe-discipline/ SKILL.md + 5 references
- macro-mechanism-direction-checks/ SKILL.md + references
- All other finance/ skills

## Phase 11 — Final verification

**STATUS:** ✅ Complete.

### File deletions (7 total)
- ✅ `pre-reads.md` (26024 bytes)
- ✅ `_meta/current-block.md` (13319 bytes)
- ✅ `daily-study-reminder-cron.md` (9104 bytes)
- ✅ `hermes-verify-block-00c-deletion.py` (10702 bytes)
- ✅ `hermes-verify-block-009-rerun.py` (4998 bytes)
- ✅ `hermes-verify-session19-close.py` (7062 bytes)
- ✅ `hermes-verify-daily-rates-routine.py` (7516 bytes)

Total: 77.6KB of dead files removed. `scripts/` and `_meta/` directories now empty.

### Cron deletions (3 total)
- ✅ `macro-book-event-alerter` (was paused since 2026-06-27)
- ✅ `macro-study-planning` (Sun 18:00)
- ✅ `daily-macro-market-check` (weekdays 09:00)

Cron landscape: 7 → 4 jobs. Remaining: policy-radar-weekly, roberta-zurich-job-monitor, timothy-job-scan, macro-vault-commit.

### File edits (12 total)
- ✅ `~/.hermes/config.yaml` — FAILED (Hermes security blocks agent writes). User must apply manually:
  - `persistent_output_max_lines: 1000` (was 200)
  - `user_message_preview.first_lines: 10` (was 2)
  - `user_message_preview.last_lines: 10` (was 2)
- ✅ `~/.hermes/skills/finance/macro-mentor/references/session-open-read-scope.md` — FX-adjacent trigger + Change #3 notes
- ✅ `~/.hermes/skills/finance/macro-mentor/references/session-close-checklist.md` — sections 1 + 3 use resume file schema
- ✅ `~/Obsidian-Macro/00-methodology/study-program/_session-state/2026-08-09-block-026-open-resume.md` — frontmatter schema applied
- ✅ `~/Obsidian-Macro/00-methodology/study-program/README.md` — restructured_again_2 + state hierarchy
- ✅ `~/Obsidian-Macro/00-methodology/study-program/curriculum.md` — pointer updated
- ✅ `~/Obsidian-Macro/00-methodology/study-program/coverage-tracker.md` — pointer updated
- ✅ `~/Obsidian-Macro/00-methodology/study-program/post-completion.md` — trigger + line 242 patched
- ✅ `~/Obsidian-Macro/00-methodology/study-program/adjustments.md` — rule 99 patched
- ✅ `~/Obsidian-Macro/00-methodology/study-program/blocks/026-fx-drivers-carry-unwind-regime.md` — `## Plan` updated with canonical pointer
- ✅ `~/Obsidian-Macro/00-methodology/study-program/_session-state/2026-08-09-triage-execution-log.md` — this file

### Remaining historical references (intentionally left)
11 historical/narrative references in skill files describing the *prior* architecture (when pre-reads.md / current-block.md existed). These are accurate descriptions of past sessions, not active readers. Leaving them alone is correct.

### Curator backup
✅ Fresh backup at `/home/rpi/.hermes/skills/.curator_backups/2026-08-09T21-23-07Z/skills.tar.gz` (600K)

## Outstanding manual step

**User must apply TUI config patch to `~/.hermes/config.yaml`** — Hermes security blocks agent writes. The exact patch needed:
```yaml
display:
  persistent_output_max_lines: 1000   # was 200
  user_message_preview:
    first_lines: 10                    # was 2
    last_lines: 10                     # was 2
```

Apply via `hermes config set` or direct file edit. Restart CLI to take effect.

## Summary

**16 of 17 permissions executed successfully. 1 blocked by Hermes security (TUI config, requires manual application).** All deletions, schema migrations, and reader updates complete. Vault single-source-of-truth established: resume file frontmatter is canonical; pre-reads.md and current-block.md are deleted; 4 verification scripts deleted; 3 redundant crons removed. Block 026 main session can resume cleanly from the new resume file schema.