context_loader.load_context() now accepts a mode param ("chat"|"otr").
In OTR mode, the --- System --- block gains a second line:
Current mode: Off The Record — this conversation is private
and will not be logged or included in memory distillation
routers/chat.py passes mode="otr" when req.off_record is True.
Normal chat and all orchestrator calls stay at mode="chat" (no change
to the System block). The System block consolidates date/time and mode
in one place, matching the existing timestamp pattern.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Each role can now disable the current date/time header injected into the
system prompt. Default is true (all existing roles unchanged). Useful for
pure processing roles (summarizer, classifier, translator) where temporal
context is irrelevant or could cause unexpected model behavior.
Changes:
- model_registry: set_role_config/get_role_config gain inject_datetime field
- context_loader: load_context gains inject_datetime param (default True)
- orchestrator router: passes inject_datetime from role_cfg to load_context
- local_llm router: reads inject_datetime from POST body, passes to registry;
role_config_data_js includes the field
- local_llm.html: checkbox in role config panel; populate on open, save on submit
Session logs still timestamp every turn (HH:MM header in YYYY-MM-DD.md files)
regardless of this setting — the toggle only affects the system prompt header.
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reminders_add now accepts optional due: YYYY-MM-DD parameter.
Due date stored as first line of section body in REMINDERS.md.
context_loader.py calls load_due_reminders() instead of loading REMINDERS.md
wholesale — future-dated reminders are suppressed in the system prompt until
their date arrives. Undated reminders always surface (backward compatible).
reminders_list shows due status per entry: [OVERDUE by N days], [due TODAY],
or [due: YYYY-MM-DD] for future items. All reminders visible via the tool
regardless of date; only context surfacing is filtered.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Distillation was silently operating on scott/inara for all users due to
ContextVar defaults. All three distill endpoints now require ?user=&persona=
query params and validate them via persona.validate(). Memory distiller
signatures changed from Optional to required positional args — no more
global settings fallback. Scheduler now iterates all users/personas instead
of hardcoding the primary user.
- context_loader: inject current date/time as first system prompt section
- session_logger: use get_user()/get_persona() from context instead of
settings globals so Holly/Brian sessions show correct speaker labels
- memory_distiller: system prompts now reference u.title()/p.title()
instead of settings.user_name/settings.agent_name
- distill router: Query(...) enforces params; _resolve() validates persona
- scheduler: _all_personas() helper iterates every user/persona for distill
- app.js: runDistill() now appends ?user=&persona= via _fileParams
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Each role in model_registry.json can now carry two optional keys:
system_append — injected into the system prompt at position 7 (after
memory, closest to the turn) for the active chat_role
tools — explicit tool allow-list; intersected with the user's
access-level filter so it can only restrict, never elevate
No changes needed for existing users — missing keys fall back to current
behavior. Add keys to a role to give it a specialty focus:
"coder": {
"primary": "claude_cli",
"system_append": "You are in code-specialist mode...",
"tools": ["web_search", "file_read", "shell_exec", "scratch_write"]
}
Changes:
- model_registry.py: get_role_config() returns system_append + tools
- context_loader.py: role_append param appended as "--- Role Context ---"
- tools/__init__.py: get_tools_for_role/get_openai_tools_for_role accept
optional tool_list and intersect with access-level filter
- orchestrator_engine.py: tool_list threaded through run/resume/checkpoint
- openai_orchestrator.py: tool_list threaded through run/resume/checkpoint;
_build_client now calls get_openai_tools_for_role instead of returning
unfiltered OPENAI_TOOL_SCHEMAS
- routers/orchestrator.py: pulls role_cfg for chat_role, passes both
role_append and tool_list to context loader and engine
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- cortex/static/TOOLS.md — tool reference extracted from HELP.md; uses ##
headers so each category is collapsible. All 30 tools with descriptions.
- cortex/static/HELP.md — UI guide only; tools section replaced with a
one-line pointer to the Tools tab.
- help.html — three tabs (UI Guide / Tools / Persona); tab choice persists
in localStorage. Tools tab defaults all sections open. Persona tab shows
home/{user}/persona/{name}/HELP.md with an empty-state message if unset.
- context_loader.py — loads cortex/static/TOOLS.md into context at tier 2+
(replaces the previously empty persona HELP.md load). Persona HELP.md
still loaded if non-empty, as persona-specific additions.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add cortex/persona.py: ContextVar-based per-request routing with
path traversal protection and persona validation
- Migrate inara/ → personas/inara/ (git history preserved via git mv)
- config.py: add personas_root(), inara_path() delegates to personas/inara
- All 14 settings.inara_path() call sites replaced with persona_path()
- ChatRequest + OrchestrateRequest: add persona field (default: "inara")
with validation at request entry before any processing
- memory_distiller: add optional persona param for future per-persona distill
- cron_runner/tools/cron: stamp persona on jobs, prefix APScheduler IDs
(persona:job_id) to prevent collisions across personas
- scheduler: _load_user_crons() iterates all personas at startup
Adding a new persona: create personas/<name>/ with IDENTITY.md + SOUL.md.
Auth: handled at nginx level (inject X-Cortex-Persona header per subdomain).
Future: persona maps to Aether account_id_random for full integration.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- static/index.html: reduced to 127-line HTML shell
- static/style.css: all styles extracted (~900 lines) + help modal styles
+ shared markdown rendering for file-preview and help-modal-body
including tables (previously missing)
- static/app.js: all JS extracted (~900 lines) + help modal fetch/render
- index.html: adds ? help button + help modal HTML
- inara/HELP.md: comprehensive reference doc covering all features,
keyboard shortcuts, API endpoints, memory system, planned items
- routers/files.py: HELP.md added to ALLOWED set
- context_loader.py: HELP.md loaded at tier 2+ (after PROTOCOLS.md)
so Inara can reference it when helping Scott with the interface
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Cortex: FastAPI backend serving Inara via Claude/Gemini CLI backends.
Includes SSE streaming chat, session persistence, Google Chat webhook
handler, and Docker support.
Inara: Identity files (persona, soul, protocols, memory, context tiers)
mounted read-only into the container at runtime.
Features in initial cut:
- /chat endpoint with SSE keepalive + LLM fallback
- Session store with rolling history window
- Markdown rendering, copy-to-clipboard, links open in new tab
- Stacked right-column input controls (height selector, enter toggle,
note mode with public/private) — semi-hidden until textarea grows
- /note endpoint for injecting public context into session history
- Docker Compose config (local dev runs natively; Docker for server)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
