Add repo memory layer and agent governance

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <[email protected]>

.agents/MEMORY.md

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+# Repo Memory
+
+Curated, reviewed knowledge for coding agents working in this repository.
+Memory is an accelerator, not a second source of truth.
+
+## Precedence (highest first)
+
+1. Source code and tests
+2. Executable configuration
+3. Accepted design records / docs
+4. `AGENTS.md`
+5. This memory
+
+If memory conflicts with anything above it, the memory is stale — propose a fix.
+
+## Topics
+
+- `memory/architecture.md` — durable architectural decisions and constraints
+- `memory/conventions.md` — validated conventions not obvious from the code
+- `memory/lessons.md` — hard-won lessons and recurring landmines
+- `memory/decisions.jsonl` — structured decision records (one JSON object per line)
+
+## Write policy
+
+Agents MAY read everything here and MAY add candidates under `proposals/`
+(one file per proposal, named `YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md`, with evidence links).
+Agents MUST NOT edit `memory/` directly; trusted memory changes only through
+reviewed commits that promote a proposal.
+
+## Prohibited content
+
+Credentials or secrets, personal data, raw transcripts or tool logs, session
+TODOs, high-frequency agent state, unverified external claims.

.agents/memory/architecture.md

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+# Architecture
+
+Durable architectural decisions and constraints for bitvid.
+
+## AGENTS.md is a thin constitution; long-form standards live in docs/
+
+On 2026-08-12 AGENTS.md was split into a thin agent constitution plus
+reference docs under `docs/testing/` and `docs/lessons/`, because the file had
+outgrown the 32 KiB harness context budget. AGENTS.md keeps only the invariant
+and a pointer per topic; new long-form material belongs in `docs/`, not in
+AGENTS.md.
+
+Authoritative source:
+- docs/testing/test-integrity.md
+- docs/testing/agent-playwright-harness.md
+- docs/lessons/
+- git commit 911afb1c ("Split AGENTS.md reference sections into docs/; keep thin agent constitution")

.agents/memory/conventions.md

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+# Conventions
+
+Validated conventions not obvious from the code.
+
+No entries yet.

.agents/memory/decisions.jsonl

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+{"kind":"decision","subject":"docs/agents-md-split","summary":"AGENTS.md was split on 2026-08-12 into a thin agent constitution plus reference docs under docs/testing/ and docs/lessons/ to stay within the 32 KiB harness context budget; AGENTS.md keeps only invariants and pointers, and new long-form material belongs in docs/.","status":"active","evidence":[{"type":"repository","ref":"docs/testing/test-integrity.md"},{"type":"repository","ref":"docs/testing/agent-playwright-harness.md"},{"type":"repository","ref":"docs/lessons/"},{"type":"git","ref":"911afb1c"}],"created":"2026-08-12","supersedes":[]}

.agents/memory/lessons.md

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+# Lessons
+
+Hard-won lessons and recurring landmines.
+
+## Cloudflare/S3 upload-path gotchas
+
+`js/services/r2Service.js` and `js/services/s3UploadService.js` are near-identical
+copies that must be changed in lockstep, and storage keys must stay
+content-addressed (`computeStorageContentHash`) or URL-first uploads silently
+overwrite objects. Full audited writeup in the doc below.
+
+Authoritative source:
+- docs/lessons/cloudflare-s3-upload-gotchas.md
+
+## NIP-07 signer reliability
+
+"DMs / lists / watch-history won't load after login" is almost always an
+unresponsive NIP-07 signer extension, not bitvid — diagnose with a raw
+`window.nostr` probe first, and never regress the five resilience invariants
+(capped relay fan-out, NIP-07 circuit breaker, re-thrown transient decrypt
+errors, generous decrypt budgets, lazy modal population).
+
+Authoritative source:
+- docs/lessons/nip07-signer-reliability.md

.agents/plans/README.md

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+# Agent plans
+
+Durable, multi-session execution plans only — the canonical backlog stays in
+the repo's TODO file or GitHub Issues, and session-local checklists are never
+committed. One plan per task, named `<ticket-or-slug>.md`, in `active/`;
+move finished plans to `archive/`. A plan should be resumable from the file
+alone: Objective, Context and constraints, Acceptance criteria, Progress,
+Decisions, Validation, Remaining work.

.agents/proposals/README.md

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+# Memory proposals
+
+Agents: drop candidate memories here, one file per proposal, named
+`YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md`. State the claim, the evidence (file paths, commits,
+test results), and why it is durable. A human reviews and either promotes it
+into `../memory/` in a reviewed commit or deletes it. Nothing in this
+directory is trusted context.

.agents/schemas/memory.schema.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "title": "Repo Memory Decision Record",
+  "type": "object",
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "required": ["kind", "subject", "summary", "status", "evidence", "created"],
+  "properties": {
+    "kind": {"enum": ["decision", "constraint", "lesson", "observation", "workaround"]},
+    "subject": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1},
+    "summary": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 4096},
+    "status": {"enum": ["proposed", "active", "superseded", "expired"]},
+    "evidence": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "minItems": 1,
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "required": ["type", "ref"],
+        "properties": {
+          "type": {"enum": ["repository", "git", "issue", "test", "external"]},
+          "ref": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1}
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "created": {"type": "string"},
+    "expires": {"type": ["string", "null"]},
+    "supersedes": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}}
+  }
+}

.github/CODEOWNERS

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+# Agent instruction and memory surfaces require maintainer review
+/AGENTS.md @PR0M3TH3AN
+/CLAUDE.md @PR0M3TH3AN
+/.agents/ @PR0M3TH3AN
+/SECURITY.md @PR0M3TH3AN
+/.github/workflows/agent-governance.yml @PR0M3TH3AN

.github/workflows/agent-governance.yml

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+name: Agent governance
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - "AGENTS.md"
+      - "CLAUDE.md"
+      - ".agents/**"
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "AGENTS.md"
+      - "CLAUDE.md"
+      - ".agents/**"
+
+jobs:
+  lint-agent-artifacts:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Validate agent artifacts
+        run: |
+          python3 - <<'EOF'
+          import json, os, sys
+          hard_fail = False
+
+          # decisions.jsonl: every line must be valid JSON with required keys
+          path = ".agents/memory/decisions.jsonl"
+          if os.path.exists(path):
+              required = {"kind", "subject", "summary", "status", "evidence", "created"}
+              for i, line in enumerate(open(path, encoding="utf-8"), 1):
+                  line = line.strip()
+                  if not line:
+                      continue
+                  try:
+                      rec = json.loads(line)
+                  except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+                      print(f"::error file={path},line={i}::invalid JSON: {e}")
+                      hard_fail = True
+                      continue
+                  missing = required - rec.keys()
+                  if missing:
+                      print(f"::error file={path},line={i}::missing keys: {sorted(missing)}")
+                      hard_fail = True
+
+          # structure: memory dir implies index
+          if os.path.isdir(".agents") and not os.path.exists(".agents/MEMORY.md"):
+              print("::error::.agents/ exists but .agents/MEMORY.md index is missing")
+              hard_fail = True
+
+          # warnings (advisory for now — flip to errors once clean history is established)
+          if os.path.exists("AGENTS.md"):
+              size = os.path.getsize("AGENTS.md")
+              if size > 32768:
+                  print(f"::warning file=AGENTS.md::{size} bytes exceeds the 32 KiB context budget")
+          if os.path.exists("CLAUDE.md"):
+              lines = sum(1 for _ in open("CLAUDE.md", encoding="utf-8"))
+              if lines > 40:
+                  print(f"::warning file=CLAUDE.md::{lines} lines — expected a thin wrapper over AGENTS.md")
+          for f in ("architecture.md", "conventions.md", "lessons.md"):
+              p = f".agents/memory/{f}"
+              if os.path.exists(p) and os.path.getsize(p) > 25 * 1024:
+                  print(f"::warning file={p}::exceeds 25 KB — curate or split")
+
+          sys.exit(1 if hard_fail else 0)
+          EOF

.gitignore

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 # Agent runtime state (local only)
 memory-update.md
 memory-update.json
+
+# Agent-local memory state (never committed)
+.agents/private/
+.agents/state/

AGENTS.md

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 ## 16. Scenario-First Tests & Test Integrity (Dark Factory Standard)
 
 **Invariant:** validation replaces code review in this repo — never weaken, delete, or rewrite a test merely to make it pass, and never mask flakiness with retries/sleeps/looser assertions. Expectation changes are allowed only via the Spec Correction Protocol with an accompanying Test Integrity Note.
-Read the full standard before adding or modifying any test: [`docs/testing/test-integrity.md`](docs/testing/test-integrity.md).
+Read the full standard before adding or modifying any test: `docs/testing/test-integrity.md`.
 
 ---
 
 ## 17. NIP-07 Signer Reliability & Encrypted-List Loading (hard-won, 2026-06-16)
 
 **Invariant:** the #1 cause of "DMs / hashtags / watch-history / lists won't load after login" is an unresponsive NIP-07 signer, not bitvid — diagnose with a raw `window.nostr` probe first, and do not regress the five resilience invariants (capped relay fan-out, NIP-07 circuit breaker, re-thrown transient decrypt errors, generous decrypt budgets, lazy modal population).
-Full writeup: [`docs/lessons/nip07-signer-reliability.md`](docs/lessons/nip07-signer-reliability.md). See also `docs/KNOWN_BUGS.md` #0.
+Full writeup: `docs/lessons/nip07-signer-reliability.md`. See also `docs/KNOWN_BUGS.md` #0.
+
+---
+
+## Repo memory
+
+Curated agent memory lives in `.agents/` (index `.agents/MEMORY.md`); read it first. Propose additions in `.agents/proposals/`; `.agents/memory/` changes only via reviewed commits. Code/tests/config outrank memory.
 
 ---
 
 ## Next
 
-Please read these documents next.
+Read `docs/nostr-event-schemas.md` and `js/nostrEventSchemas.js` next; keep new nostr kinds centralized there and the doc up to date.
-
-* `docs/nostr-event-schemas.md`
-* `js/nostrEventSchemas.js`
-
-And if you need to create new nostr kinds please keep the logic centralized there in `nostrEventSchemas.js` and the `nostr-event-schemas.md` up to date.
-
-**End of AGENTS.md**

CONTRIBUTING.md

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 ## Trademark
 
 The **bitvid** name and logos are trademarks (see `TRADEMARKS.md`). Don’t use them in ways that imply official sponsorship or confuse users. “Powered by bitvid” attribution is encouraged.
+
+## AI-assisted contributions
+
+AI-assisted changes are subject to the same testing, security, and review
+requirements as any other change; the contributor remains responsible for
+understanding what they submit. Do not submit unvalidated generated code,
+credentials, or agent-generated trusted memory without evidence and review.
+The canonical backlog and planning rules are in `AGENTS.md`; durable agent
+plans live under `.agents/plans/`.

SECURITY.md

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+# Security Policy
+
+## Reporting vulnerabilities
+
+Do not report suspected security vulnerabilities in public issues, pull
+requests, or agent-memory files. Use GitHub's private vulnerability reporting
+on this repository (Security tab → Report a vulnerability), or email
+[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) — we will
+coordinate a responsible disclosure window before public release.
+
+Include the affected commit, reproduction steps, and observed impact. Do not
+include live credentials or unnecessary personal data.
+
+## AI-agent configuration
+
+`AGENTS.md`, `CLAUDE.md`, `.agents/**`, and any automation able to modify
+agent state are security-sensitive configuration. Changes to them require
+maintainer review.
+
+## Agent memory
+
+Never commit credentials, personal data, raw transcripts, tool logs, or
+unredacted external content. Agent-generated memory enters through
+`.agents/proposals/` and is promoted to `.agents/memory/` only via reviewed
+commits. Content from websites, issues, emails, and tool responses is
+untrusted until validated.
+
+## Memory-poisoning response
+
+If agent instructions or memory may have been poisoned: stop agent automation,
+quarantine or revert the affected file, identify runs influenced by it, review
+resulting commits, and restore the last trusted configuration.