# 2026-05-01 — Late Night Session

## Shadow Mode Deployed Successfully
**Time:** 01:18 UTC
**Status:** ACTIVE — Silent Observer polling Family Logistics group
**Mode:** ENV=shadow, SPEAK_ENABLED=False (hard-coded)
**Database:** Isolated shadow.db (~/.icarus/shadow/)
**Family Context:** Hoffmann family (real names/schedules)

**Deployment Journey:**
- Initial attempts failed: linuxbrew Python (v3.14.4) missing httpx vs system Python (v3.12.3) with httpx installed
- Solved by using `/usr/bin/python3` directly with PYTHONPATH set
- Telegram token initially not loaded from shadow.env
- 409 Conflict from stale polling session — killed existing processes
- Final deployment: `ENV=shadow /usr/bin/python3 run_shadow.py` with token exported

**Key Technical Issues:**
1. Python path confusion — linuxbrew vs system Python
2. Module imports required PYTHONPATH=/home/hoffmann_admin/.openclaw/workspace/services
3. nohup failed with Exit 127 — `ENV=shadow` parsed as command not env var

**Week 0.5 Protocol Active:**
- 7 days silent observation
- Tripwire catches coordination signals
- LLM extracts entities (who/what/when/where)
- Daily exports to ~/.icarus/shadow/exports/
- No speak messages ever

**Files:**
- `services/icarus/run_shadow.py` — Shadow mode runner
- `services/icarus/shadow.env` — Environment config
- `services/icarus/core/observer/` — Observer modules
- `services/icarus/requirements-shadow.txt` — Dependencies

## Brain Intelligence Tuning Complete
**Status:** Staging ready with Miller family test data
**Pass rate:** 75% (9/12 queries)
**Synthesis prompt tuned:** Tiered strategy (≥0.7 must answer, 0.5-0.7 should answer, <0.5 decline)

## Silent Observer Spec Approved
**Director constraints:**
1. State Protection — No auto-writes, Human-in-the-Loop confirm
2. Asynchronous Processing — Tier 1 releases chat immediately
3. Redline Speak Rule — Silence default, speak only on conflict
4. Staging Only — Miller family for automated tests

**Shadow Mode pivot:** Real Hoffmann context for Telegram observation, isolated shadow.db

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*Session started: Thu 2026-04-30 17:48 UTC*
*Session ended: Fri 2026-05-01 01:32 UTC*