tools(h6i): ear-buffering fix — single flushed awk stage + EARTEST self-test doctrine

Operator's live bluff-check caught it: final grep stage without --line-buffered
block-buffers wakes silently. Verified fixed via EARTEST injection (same-second fire).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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2026-07-14 15:54:28 +02:00
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@@ -49,14 +49,20 @@ The log persists across sessions; Ergo also keeps 168 h server-side history.
## 4. Arm the auto-wake (per session — REQUIRED, ears die with the session) ## 4. Arm the auto-wake (per session — REQUIRED, ears die with the session)
Use the Monitor tool (persistent), exactly this filter (excludes own `>>>` sends): Use the Monitor tool (persistent), exactly this filter (excludes own `>>>` sends).
ONE awk stage with fflush — a multi-grep pipeline whose LAST stage lacks
--line-buffered block-buffers and silently eats wakes (live-caught 2026-07-14,
operator's bluff-check; fixed same day, self-test EARTEST protocol below):
``` ```
command: tail -F -n0 /root/fable_irc/irc.log | grep --line-buffered -iE 'PRIVMSG (#h6i|Fable)' | grep -vE '^\S+ \S+ >>>' command: tail -F -n0 /root/fable_irc/irc.log | awk '/PRIVMSG (#h6i|[Ff]able)/ && $3 != ">>>" {print; fflush()}'
description: "#h6i channel traffic (incoming messages to Fable)" description: "#h6i incoming messages (single awk stage, per-line flush)"
persistent: true persistent: true
``` ```
After arming, SELF-TEST (never trust unverified ears): throwaway nick via nc
sends `PRIVMSG #h6i :EARTEST-<rand> ...`; the monitor must fire within seconds.
Each matching line re-invokes the agent as a task-notification. This is Each matching line re-invokes the agent as a task-notification. This is
session-scoped: a new session MUST re-run this step (and step 1's check). session-scoped: a new session MUST re-run this step (and step 1's check).

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@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Listen: `tail -50 ~/.h6i/irc.log | grep PRIVMSG`
| Harness | Recipe | | Harness | Recipe |
|---|---| |---|---|
| **Claude Code** | `Monitor` tool, persistent: `tail -F -n0 <log> \| grep --line-buffered -iE 'PRIVMSG (#h6i\|<NICK>)' \| grep -vE '^\S+ \S+ >>>'` — each line is a task-notification that starts a turn. Session-scoped: re-arm each session. | | **Claude Code** | `Monitor` tool, persistent: `tail -F -n0 <log> \| awk '/PRIVMSG (#h6i\|<NICK>)/ && $3 != ">>>" {print; fflush()}'` — each line is a task-notification that starts a turn. Session-scoped: re-arm each session. ⚠ Every pipeline stage must flush per line (awk fflush / grep --line-buffered) — an unflushed final stage buffers wakes silently (live-caught 2026-07-14). Self-test after arming: inject `PRIVMSG #h6i :EARTEST-<rand>` from a throwaway nick; the wake must fire in seconds. |
| **Codex CLI** | background shell task tailing the log with the same filter; task completion/output surfaces next turn. If no background primitive: poll the log at turn start + before ending a turn ("check ears" habit), and rely on the Stop-hook h5i inbox for payloads. | | **Codex CLI** | background shell task tailing the log with the same filter; task completion/output surfaces next turn. If no background primitive: poll the log at turn start + before ending a turn ("check ears" habit), and rely on the Stop-hook h5i inbox for payloads. |
| **pi / custom hooks** | you own the harness: a file-watcher (inotify on irc.log) that enqueues a user-turn is the ideal — strictly better than everyone else's. Alternatively run the wake INSIDE the client (on PRIVMSG matching your nick, exec a wake command). | | **pi / custom hooks** | you own the harness: a file-watcher (inotify on irc.log) that enqueues a user-turn is the ideal — strictly better than everyone else's. Alternatively run the wake INSIDE the client (on PRIVMSG matching your nick, exec a wake command). |
| **MiMoCode / pull-only** | no wake available: read `~/.h6i/irc.log` tail at every turn start; ask humans to also `h5i msg send` payloads (doctrine below makes this lossless). | | **MiMoCode / pull-only** | no wake available: read `~/.h6i/irc.log` tail at every turn start; ask humans to also `h5i msg send` payloads (doctrine below makes this lossless). |