Automation: Canonical dataset maintenance Automation ID: canonical-dataset-maintenance Automation memory: $CODEX_HOME/automations/canonical-dataset-maintenance/memory.md Last run: 2026-05-11T07:04:16.978Z (1778483056978) Run canonical dataset maintenance from the checked-out Alpha Research canonical datasets workspace. 1. Verify the workspace:

I’ll run the maintenance pass from the checked-out workspace, starting with the automation memory and repo verification, then I’ll follow the remote-run flow only if the current locks/status allow it.

The repo is on codex/initial-substrate and the required canonical scripts are present. There was no existing automation memory content to reuse, so I’m moving on to the remote dataset status check.

Only econ is reported, and it is ready with no active run lock. I’ll run the dry-run next and inspect the rendered prompt before starting the real remote improvement run.

The dry-run rendered a full self-improvement prompt, not the simplified remote-box-only briefing prompt requested by the automation. I’m checking the canonical script options before deciding whether this is a blocker or there is a mode/flag for the simplified prompt.

There is no CLI flag for a simplified prompt; the current improve template is what produced the prompt. I’m going to tighten that template to match the requested mounted-volume briefing/profile repair flow, then rerun the dry-run so the prompt record is correct before starting the remote job.

The improve template is now focused on mounted-volume briefing refresh, docs mirrors, artifact recovery, and backend profile readback. I’ll rerun the dry-run with a fixed timestamp so the prompt record is easy to track.

The new dry-run prompt is the requested focused remote-box briefing refresh and explicitly writes dataset_briefing.md from the mounted dataset volume. I’m starting the real run now and will poll until it reaches a terminal state.

The run lock is active on example-id-0040, so I’m leaving other datasets alone and polling this one until completion or failure. The current profile still reflects the prior inventory run, which is expected while the new run is in progress.

The dataset is still locked by the active run. I’m going to inspect the run debug payload next so I can tell whether it is making progress or already has recoverable artifacts.

The debug bundle shows the run is genuinely running in the remote box and has begun shell work, with no artifacts exported yet. I’m continuing to poll at a slower interval to avoid interfering with the active lock.

The run has no exported artifacts yet. The event stream shows the remote agent executing a Python inventory/briefing script, but also contains cancellation warnings while the dataset lock remains active; I’m checking whether it settles into a terminal state before recovering anything.

The lock has remained active for several minutes with the same prior profile still visible. I’m giving the remote run one longer poll window; if it remains active without artifacts, I’ll record the run as blocked by an active remote lock rather than fabricating a briefing recovery.

The latest debug snapshot shows the remote agent is still making progress, now inspecting stored Treasury and intermediate files, but it still has not exported artifacts or released the lock. I’ll continue rather than mark it blocked yet.

The remote run is still active after the longer wait, so the maintenance pass cannot safely recover dataset_briefing.md yet. I’m cleaning up the superseded dry-run prompt record, then I’ll record the active-run blocker in automation memory and commit the local prompt/template changes.

Local changes are limited to the canonical improve prompt template and the prompt record used to start the run. I’m committing and pushing those now per the repo instructions; there are no docs mirror/profile files yet because the remote run has not finished.

Maintenance pass started but did not complete briefing recovery because the new remote run is still active and holding the econ dataset lock.

I also tightened the canonical improve prompt template to the focused remote-box briefing/profile-refresh flow and committed/pushed it:

8a1d5f2 Focus canonical dataset improve prompt

Automation memory was updated at /Users/example/.codex/automations/canonical-dataset-maintenance/memory.md.

::inbox-item{title="Econ briefing run active" summary="Remote lock remains; recover briefing after run finishes"}

why did nt i get any slack messages ?

I’ll check the latest run state before answering, because Slack behavior depends on whether the remote run reached the alert-writing part or stayed in inspection/briefing work.

The run has now completed and exported dataset_briefing.md, docs mirrors, and improvement_result.json. I’m checking the result metadata for Slack-related fields so I can separate “no downloads were attempted” from “Slack delivery failed.”

You didn’t get Slack messages because this run didn’t make any new download attempts.

I changed the run prompt to a focused “remote-box briefing refresh”: inspect the mounted volume, regenerate inventory evidence, write dataset_briefing.md, mirror docs, and try the backend profile update. The Slack contract in this repo is for terminal download attempts. Since this run explicitly avoided broad source expansion and provider downloads, there were no download success/failure events to send to Slack.

The run did complete, but it ended blocked for a different reason: the backend profile endpoint rejected the profile update with HTTP 405/static HTML. That blocker is in improvement_result.json; there is no Slack delivery failure recorded.

::inbox-item{title="No Slack expected for briefing run" summary="Focused refresh made no terminal download attempts"}