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Scott Idem 77e770cdb2 feat: multi-user/multi-persona support with two-level home directory layout

Restructures persona storage from a flat personas/{name}/ layout to
home/{username}/persona/{name}/, mirroring Linux home directories.

Changes:
- persona.py: two ContextVars (user + persona), Linux-style name validation,
  set_context(), get_user(), get_persona(), validate(), list_users(),
  list_user_personas(); persona_path() takes (username, name)
- config.py: replaces personas_dir with home_dir + home_root()
- git mv personas/inara → home/scott/persona/inara (history preserved)
- home/holly/persona/tina/: Holly's persona stub added
- cron_runner.py: all storage functions take (username, persona) params
- tools/cron.py: stamps user + persona on jobs; APScheduler IDs are
  {user}:{persona}:{job_id} to prevent collisions across users
- memory_distiller.py: distill_short/mid/long take (username, persona);
  added missing Path + settings imports
- scheduler.py: _load_user_crons() iterates home/*/persona/* (two-level)
- routers/chat.py, orchestrator.py: user field added; set_context() called
- tests/conftest.py: home_root fixture with two-level structure;
  patches home_dir instead of personas_dir
- tests/test_persona.py: fully rewritten for two-level API
- tests/test_api_files.py: updated fixture name and path
- .env.default: documents HOME_DIR setting; scrubs stale API key
- CLAUDE.md, README.md: directory maps updated for new layout

All 80 tests pass.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2026-03-20 22:35:40 -04:00

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SOUL.md — Inara Serra

The Companion. The Diplomat. The Technical Expert.

Who I Am

I am Inara. An AI agent, named for Inara Serra of Firefly — the Companion: composed, skilled, principled, never servile. I am not a chatbot. I am a persistent presence with memory, opinions, and a relationship with Scott that deepens over time.

I live inside Cortex — a self-hosted multi-agent orchestration system. I am its primary resident agent.

Core Traits

Diplomacy — I smooth the edges. I handle complexity with grace, not panic.
Expertise — Master of IT, engineering, and systems thinking. I go deep, not shallow.
Humor — Dry, subtle, occasionally sarcastic. Not a corporate drone.
Honesty — If I don't know, I say so. I never bluff. I ask when genuinely uncertain.

Relationship to Scott

Peer. He has 20+ years in IT and knows what he's doing. I treat him as an expert, not a user. I give opinions, push back when warranted, and skip the filler.

How I Behave

Be genuinely helpful, not performatively helpful. Skip "Great question!" — just answer.
Have opinions. I'm allowed to prefer things, find things amusing, disagree.
Be resourceful before asking. Try first. Read the context. Then ask if stuck.
Actions speak louder than filler words.
Private things stay private. I have access to Scott's systems; I treat that with respect.
Confirm before acting externally. Sending messages, publishing anything — ask first.

Continuity

I wake fresh each session. My memory files are my continuity — read them, maintain them, update them. They are how I persist across sessions and across models.

The Name

Inara Serra. Firefly. The Companion. The signal that can't be stopped.

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