everything-claude-code/skills/continuous-learning-v2/agents/observer-loop.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Continuous Learning v2 - Observer background loop
#
# Fix for #521: Added re-entrancy guard, cooldown throttle, and
# tail-based sampling to prevent memory explosion from runaway
# parallel Claude analysis processes.

set +e
unset CLAUDECODE

SLEEP_PID=""
USR1_FIRED=0
ANALYZING=0
LAST_ANALYSIS_EPOCH=0
# Minimum seconds between analyses (prevents rapid re-triggering)
ANALYSIS_COOLDOWN="${ECC_OBSERVER_ANALYSIS_COOLDOWN:-60}"

cleanup() {
  [ -n "$SLEEP_PID" ] && kill "$SLEEP_PID" 2>/dev/null
  if [ -f "$PID_FILE" ] && [ "$(cat "$PID_FILE" 2>/dev/null)" = "$$" ]; then
    rm -f "$PID_FILE"
  fi
  exit 0
}
trap cleanup TERM INT

analyze_observations() {
  if [ ! -f "$OBSERVATIONS_FILE" ]; then
    return
  fi

  obs_count=$(wc -l < "$OBSERVATIONS_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
  if [ "$obs_count" -lt "$MIN_OBSERVATIONS" ]; then
    return
  fi

  echo "[$(date)] Analyzing $obs_count observations for project ${PROJECT_NAME}..." >> "$LOG_FILE"

  if [ "${CLV2_IS_WINDOWS:-false}" = "true" ] && [ "${ECC_OBSERVER_ALLOW_WINDOWS:-false}" != "true" ]; then
    echo "[$(date)] Skipping claude analysis on Windows due to known non-interactive hang issue (#295). Set ECC_OBSERVER_ALLOW_WINDOWS=true to override." >> "$LOG_FILE"
    return
  fi

  if ! command -v claude >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "[$(date)] claude CLI not found, skipping analysis" >> "$LOG_FILE"
    return
  fi

  # session-guardian: gate observer cycle (active hours, cooldown, idle detection)
  if ! bash "$(dirname "$0")/session-guardian.sh"; then
    echo "[$(date)] Observer cycle skipped by session-guardian" >> "$LOG_FILE"
    return
  fi

  # Sample recent observations instead of loading the entire file (#521).
  # This prevents multi-MB payloads from being passed to the LLM.
  MAX_ANALYSIS_LINES="${ECC_OBSERVER_MAX_ANALYSIS_LINES:-500}"
  observer_tmp_dir="${PROJECT_DIR}/.observer-tmp"
  mkdir -p "$observer_tmp_dir"
  analysis_file="$(mktemp "${observer_tmp_dir}/ecc-observer-analysis.XXXXXX.jsonl")"
  tail -n "$MAX_ANALYSIS_LINES" "$OBSERVATIONS_FILE" > "$analysis_file"
  analysis_count=$(wc -l < "$analysis_file" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
  echo "[$(date)] Using last $analysis_count of $obs_count observations for analysis" >> "$LOG_FILE"

  # Use relative path from PROJECT_DIR for cross-platform compatibility (#842).
  # On Windows (Git Bash/MSYS2), absolute paths from mktemp may use MSYS-style
  # prefixes (e.g. /c/Users/...) that the Claude subprocess cannot resolve.
  analysis_relpath=".observer-tmp/$(basename "$analysis_file")"

  prompt_file="$(mktemp "${observer_tmp_dir}/ecc-observer-prompt.XXXXXX")"
  cat > "$prompt_file" <<PROMPT
IMPORTANT: You are running in non-interactive --print mode. You MUST use the Write tool directly to create files. Do NOT ask for permission, do NOT ask for confirmation, do NOT output summaries instead of writing. Just read, analyze, and write.

Read ${analysis_relpath} and identify patterns for the project ${PROJECT_NAME} (user corrections, error resolutions, repeated workflows, tool preferences).
If you find 3+ occurrences of the same pattern, you MUST write an instinct file directly to ${INSTINCTS_DIR}/<id>.md using the Write tool.
Do NOT ask for permission to write files, do NOT describe what you would write, and do NOT stop at analysis when a qualifying pattern exists.

CRITICAL: Every instinct file MUST use this exact format:

---
id: kebab-case-name
trigger: when <specific condition>
confidence: <0.3-0.85 based on frequency: 3-5 times=0.5, 6-10=0.7, 11+=0.85>
domain: <one of: code-style, testing, git, debugging, workflow, file-patterns>
source: session-observation
scope: project
project_id: ${PROJECT_ID}
project_name: ${PROJECT_NAME}
---

# Title

## Action
<what to do, one clear sentence>

## Evidence
- Observed N times in session <id>
- Pattern: <description>
- Last observed: <date>

Rules:
- Be conservative, only clear patterns with 3+ observations
- Use narrow, specific triggers
- Never include actual code snippets, only describe patterns
- When a qualifying pattern exists, write or update the instinct file in this run instead of asking for confirmation
- If a similar instinct already exists in ${INSTINCTS_DIR}/, update it instead of creating a duplicate
- The YAML frontmatter (between --- markers) with id field is MANDATORY
- If a pattern seems universal (not project-specific), set scope to global instead of project
- Examples of global patterns: always validate user input, prefer explicit error handling
- Examples of project patterns: use React functional components, follow Django REST framework conventions
PROMPT

  timeout_seconds="${ECC_OBSERVER_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:-120}"
  max_turns="${ECC_OBSERVER_MAX_TURNS:-10}"
  exit_code=0

  case "$max_turns" in
    ''|*[!0-9]*)
      max_turns=10
      ;;
  esac

  if [ "$max_turns" -lt 4 ]; then
    max_turns=10
  fi

  # Ensure CWD is PROJECT_DIR so the relative analysis_relpath resolves correctly
  # on all platforms, not just when the observer happens to be launched from the project root.
  cd "$PROJECT_DIR" || { echo "[$(date)] Failed to cd to PROJECT_DIR ($PROJECT_DIR), skipping analysis" >> "$LOG_FILE"; rm -f "$prompt_file" "$analysis_file"; return; }

  # Prevent observe.sh from recording this automated Haiku session as observations.
  # Pass prompt via -p flag instead of stdin redirect for Windows compatibility (#842).
  ECC_SKIP_OBSERVE=1 ECC_HOOK_PROFILE=minimal claude --model haiku --max-turns "$max_turns" --print \
    --allowedTools "Read,Write" \
    -p "$(cat "$prompt_file")" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 &
  claude_pid=$!
  # prompt_file content was already expanded by the shell; remove early to avoid
  # leaving stale temp files during the (potentially long) analysis window.
  rm -f "$prompt_file"

  (
    sleep "$timeout_seconds"
    if kill -0 "$claude_pid" 2>/dev/null; then
      echo "[$(date)] Claude analysis timed out after ${timeout_seconds}s; terminating process" >> "$LOG_FILE"
      kill "$claude_pid" 2>/dev/null || true
    fi
  ) &
  watchdog_pid=$!

  wait "$claude_pid"
  exit_code=$?
  kill "$watchdog_pid" 2>/dev/null || true
  rm -f "$analysis_file"

  if [ "$exit_code" -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "[$(date)] Claude analysis failed (exit $exit_code)" >> "$LOG_FILE"
  fi

  if [ -f "$OBSERVATIONS_FILE" ]; then
    archive_dir="${PROJECT_DIR}/observations.archive"
    mkdir -p "$archive_dir"
    mv "$OBSERVATIONS_FILE" "$archive_dir/processed-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)-$$.jsonl" 2>/dev/null || true
  fi
}

on_usr1() {
  [ -n "$SLEEP_PID" ] && kill "$SLEEP_PID" 2>/dev/null
  SLEEP_PID=""
  USR1_FIRED=1

  # Re-entrancy guard: skip if analysis is already running (#521)
  if [ "$ANALYZING" -eq 1 ]; then
    echo "[$(date)] Analysis already in progress, skipping signal" >> "$LOG_FILE"
    return
  fi

  # Cooldown: skip if last analysis was too recent (#521)
  now_epoch=$(date +%s)
  elapsed=$(( now_epoch - LAST_ANALYSIS_EPOCH ))
  if [ "$elapsed" -lt "$ANALYSIS_COOLDOWN" ]; then
    echo "[$(date)] Analysis cooldown active (${elapsed}s < ${ANALYSIS_COOLDOWN}s), skipping" >> "$LOG_FILE"
    return
  fi

  ANALYZING=1
  analyze_observations
  LAST_ANALYSIS_EPOCH=$(date +%s)
  ANALYZING=0
}
trap on_usr1 USR1

echo "$$" > "$PID_FILE"
echo "[$(date)] Observer started for ${PROJECT_NAME} (PID: $$)" >> "$LOG_FILE"

# Prune expired pending instincts before analysis
SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
"${CLV2_PYTHON_CMD:-python3}" "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../scripts/instinct-cli.py" prune --quiet >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || echo "[$(date)] Warning: instinct prune failed (non-fatal)" >> "$LOG_FILE"

while true; do
  sleep "$OBSERVER_INTERVAL_SECONDS" &
  SLEEP_PID=$!
  wait "$SLEEP_PID" 2>/dev/null
  SLEEP_PID=""

  if [ "$USR1_FIRED" -eq 1 ]; then
    USR1_FIRED=0
  else
    analyze_observations
  fi
done