Scott Idem 6316ffa1d4 feat: cron job system for Inara (remind + note types)
- cron_runner.py: job storage (CRONS.json), schedule parsing, execution
- tools/cron.py: cron_list/add/remove/toggle + reminders_clear tools
- scheduler.py: load user crons at startup, expose get_scheduler() for
  live add/remove without restarts
- context_loader.py: auto-include REMINDERS.md in system prompt (tier 2+)
  so cron reminders surface automatically without Inara having to poll
- inara/CRONS.json + REMINDERS.md: backing files (initially empty)

Schedule formats: hourly | daily | daily:HH:MM | weekly:DOW | weekly:DOW:HH:MM
Job types: remind (→ REMINDERS.md) | note (→ SCRATCH.md)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-20 21:17:49 -04:00

Cortex / Inara — Project Root

Owner: Scott Idem (One Sky IT / Danger Zone) Started: 2026-03-04 Status: Active development

"You can't stop the signal."

Cortex is a self-hosted multi-agent orchestration layer. Inara is the primary conversational agent that lives inside it.


Quick Orientation

Directory What it is
cortex/ FastAPI service — dispatcher, routing, LLM backends, session management
inara/ Inara identity, memory, context, and help files
docs/ Integration reference docs (NC Talk bot, etc.)
documentation/ Architecture decisions, project plans, agent task lists

Running Cortex

Cortex runs as a systemd user service (no sudo required).

# Start / stop / restart
systemctl --user start cortex
systemctl --user stop cortex
systemctl --user restart cortex

# Status and logs
systemctl --user status cortex
journalctl --user -u cortex -f

# Web UI
http://localhost:8000   (or cortex.dgrzone.com on WireGuard)

The service starts automatically at boot via loginctl enable-linger. Service file: ~/.config/systemd/user/cortex.service

Config lives in cortex/config.py and a .env file at the project root (not tracked — see .env.default).


Key Documentation

File Purpose
documentation/TODO__Agents.md Active task list — read first
documentation/ARCH__Intelligence_Layer.md Intelligence layer architecture (orchestrator, dev agents, knowledge)
docs/NEXTCLOUD_TALK_BOT.md NC Talk bot setup
inara/IDENTITY.md Inara persona and identity
inara/HELP.md In-app help content (rendered in UI)
inara/PROTOCOLS.md Inara behavioral protocols
~/agents_sync/projects/CORTEX.md High-level project vision and phases

Architecture at a Glance

[User / Cron / Webhook]
        ↓
  Cortex Dispatcher  (FastAPI, cortex/)
        ↓
  LLM Backend(s)
  • Claude CLI   — primary reasoning, coding, long-context
  • Gemini CLI   — secondary / cost routing
  • Ollama       — offline/private (scott_gaming, future)
        ↓
  Inara  (identity + memory in inara/)

See documentation/ARCH__Intelligence_Layer.md for the evolving orchestrator/responder and dev-agent architecture.


Inara

Inara is not tied to a specific model. The name is fixed; the backend may vary. Her identity and behavioral files live in inara/ and are loaded at startup via cortex/context_loader.py.


Project Path
Aether Platform API ~/OSIT_dev/aether_api_fastapi/
Aether Frontend ~/OSIT_dev/aether_app_sveltekit/
Fleet coordination ~/agents_sync/
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