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