Operations Overview¶
Day-to-day operational procedures for Project Aegis.
Current automation inventory
The live cron, systemd, scheduler, Hermes, and Claude configuration snapshot is maintained in Current Automation. Use that page when reconciling what is actually running.
Operational Philosophy¶
OODA Loop¶
For every significant action: 1. Observe: Gather context (read files, check state) 2. Orient: Analyze against goals, identify constraints 3. Decide: Choose action, document reasoning 4. Act: Execute, log result, verify outcome
Three-Strike Debug Protocol¶
- Strike 1: Retry with modified approach
- Strike 2: Switch to local reasoning model
- Strike 3: STOP. Document. Escalate to human.
Work Priorities¶
- SHIP & ACTIVATE (70%): Wire features, fix bugs, validate
- REACTIVE WORK (20%): Discord tasks, Beads issues
- PROACTIVE WORK (10%): Research, documentation
Daily Schedule¶
| Time (UTC) | Activity |
|---|---|
| 00:00-06:00 | Maintenance window (backups, updates) |
| 02:00 | Memory consolidation job |
| 03:00 | Transcript digestion job |
| 06:00-08:00 | Morning check (status, planning) |
| 08:00-22:00 | Active work |
| 22:00-24:00 | Evening summary |
Routine Procedures¶
Morning Routine (/morning)¶
- Check system health
- Review pending Beads tasks
- Query knowledge graph for context
- Verify wallet balance
- Post status to Discord
- Generate priority list
Evening Routine (/evening)¶
- Summarize completed tasks
- Record decisions made
- Note errors encountered
- Extract lessons learned
- Set tomorrow's priorities
- Post summary to Discord
Monitoring¶
Health Checks¶
# System status
curl https://aegisagent.ai/health
# Docker containers
docker ps
# Database
psql -h localhost -U agent -d aegis -c "SELECT 1;"
# Memory usage
free -h
df -h
Alert Channels¶
- Discord #alerts: System health issues
- Telegram: Time-sensitive alerts
- WhatsApp: Emergency escalations
Scheduled Jobs¶
| Schedule | Job | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Every 5 min | Health check | System monitoring |
| Every 30 min | Discord poll | Check #tasks |
| Hourly | Balance check | Verify wallet |
| 02:00 UTC | Memory consolidation | Optimize storage |
| 03:00 UTC | Transcript digestion | Update knowledge graph |
Documentation¶
- current-automation.md - Live automation inventory
- automation-catalog.md - Detailed registry of active and dormant automations
- monitoring.md - Health checks and alerts
- backups.md - Backup procedures
- troubleshooting.md - Common issues
Last Updated: 2026-05-23