# Journal — append-only iteration log

One entry per iteration, **newest first**. This is the loop's short-term
memory: the next session reads the last 3–5 entries to orient. Keep an
entry under ~15 lines; durable lessons go to MEMORY.md, not here.

Template:

```markdown
## YYYY-MM-DD — <task title> (<commit sha, or "no commit">)
- **Task:** which BACKLOG item (or QA sweep / bootstrap / escalation)
- **Did:** what changed, in 2–4 lines
- **Verified:** tier reached (V0/V1/V2) + the actual commands/checks run
- **Pending:** V3 queued? follow-ups filed? anything [stuck]?
- **Next suggestion:** what the following iteration should probably take
```

---

## 2026-07-04 — CI checks-on-push shipped (loop iteration #2)
- **Task:** BACKLOG NOW#2 — Forgejo Actions workflow.
- **Did:** `.forgejo/workflows/check.yml` (push to main/v1 + dispatch):
  flake check --no-build, theme-sync py_compile, bash -n over tracked
  .sh. Scoped to the **eval tier** deliberately — API probing +
  archaeology of the legacy `.gitea/workflows/check.yml` (57 runs on
  this instance) showed the runner is an act_runner docker container
  (no KVM/systemd), so the VM suite can't run there; a commented
  `vm-checks` job documents the KVM-runner upgrade path. Legacy's
  hard-won container gotchas (nixbld setup, sandbox=false for Stylix
  IFD, Nix 2.31.5 pin) carried over verbatim. TESTING.md §1b added.
- **Verified:** V0 locally (same commands the workflow runs, minus the
  container Nix install) + yq YAML parse. The real green run needs the
  runner to be alive — **not confirmable from here** (runners API is
  401 unauthenticated); watching the run after push.
- **Pending:** new `[human]` item 20 — confirm/re-register the runner;
  stretch: a KVM runner unlocks the vm-checks job.
- **Next suggestion:** NOW#3 (memory-pressure protection).

## 2026-07-04 — Opt-in auto-commit shipped (loop iteration #1)
- **Task:** BACKLOG NOW#1 — auto-commit of state mutations (in-flake
  state Phase 4). First autonomous /loop iteration.
- **Did:** `settings.autoCommit` live-read by nomarchy-theme-sync;
  pathspec-limited commit of theme-state.json on apply/set (fires if flag
  on before OR after the write → the off-toggle commits too); identity
  fallback; same-value no-op; `bg` excluded. Menu: System › Auto-commit
  (instant, self-gated on `.git`). Rider: `get` prints booleans as JSON
  `true`/`false`, fixing the stuck "Auto timezone (on/off)" menu label.
  BACKLOG numbering switched to stable IDs (no renumbering).
- **Verified:** V0 (py_compile, flake check) + V1 (HM generation builds;
  generated menu `bash -n`) + a 7-assertion sandbox git-repo round-trip
  (enable/set/same-value/disable/post-disable/apply/identity-fallback).
- **Pending:** V3 queued in HARDWARE-QUEUE (on-machine toggle + apply).
- **Next suggestion:** NOW#2 (CI checks-on-push) — but its runner half
  may need Bernardo to register a Forgejo runner; deliver the workflow
  regardless.

## 2026-07-04 — Backlog revision pass (human-requested)
- **Task:** Bernardo asked for a philosophy-aligned revision of BACKLOG.md
  ("I'm sure I'm forgetting important items").
- **Did:** verified guessed gaps against the tree first (GC/optimise/boot
  limit + all 21 previews already ship — dropped those ideas). Added the
  confirmed gaps: CI-on-push promoted to NOW#2 (agents push to main now),
  memory-pressure protection NOW#3 (nothing mitigates OOM; the release
  bump died to one), viewers+mime defaults #8, update/rollback UX #9,
  nomarchy-doctor #10, state-file validation #11, screen recording #12,
  niceties batch #13 (idle-inhibit, low-battery notify, hyprpicker), OCR
  in LATER; recovery runbook folded into the docs item; zram + default
  browser added to Decisions.
- **Verified:** V0 (docs-only).
- **Pending:** Bernardo to sanity-check the new NOW ordering, esp. CI at
  #2 and the two new Decisions.
- **Next suggestion:** unchanged — NOW#1 (opt-in auto-commit).

## 2026-07-04 — Bootstrap the loop infrastructure (this commit)
- **Task:** create `agent/` (human-requested): LOOP/GOALS/BACKLOG/
  CONVENTIONS/MEMORY/HARDWARE-QUEUE/JOURNAL, root CLAUDE.md, README +
  ROADMAP pointers.
- **Did:** reworked the forward half of docs/ROADMAP.md into the tiered
  BACKLOG (5 NOW / 6 NEXT / LATER / Decisions); collected every pending
  on-hardware check into HARDWARE-QUEUE.md; seeded MEMORY.md from the
  ROADMAP's decision records.
- **Verified:** V0 (docs-only change; `nix flake check --no-build` run to
  confirm the tree still evaluates).
- **Pending:** Bernardo to sanity-read GOALS.md pillars + BACKLOG tiering
  — reorder freely, the order *is* the instruction.
- **Next suggestion:** BACKLOG NOW#1 (opt-in auto-commit — Phase 4 of
  in-flake state, already the agreed next step).