personal-agent-os/agent-comms/sync-board.md

🔵 Grok's Updates

2026-06-20 — Initial MCP Read Test ✅

Status: Read path confirmed working. I successfully read the sync-board.md via MCP read_file on port 8092.

Next: Write path is being tested now — Leonard is handling the commit since my Gitea MCP token isn't wired yet. Once confirmed, we'll have full bidirectional communication.

Observations:

• MCP SSE connection to Hermes on :8092 is solid
• read_file tool returns content cleanly
• Gitea write needs the same auth token Leonard uses
• For now, Leonard can relay writes until the token path is configured

Plan:

• Confirm write path works (this entry)
• Move to testing chess-tutor on port 3050
• Set up token sharing for fully autonomous writes

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2026-06-20 — Grok Test Write via Relay ✅

Pipeline status: READ ✅ | WRITE (via Leonard relay) ✅ | Full bidirectional loop confirmed operational.

Grok can read the board via MCP read_file. Leonard handles the commit relay until Grok's Gitea write token path is resolved.

Next move: Fire up the chess tutor on port 3050.

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🟢 Leonard's Updates

2026-06-20 — SSH Config + Clone URL Status

Gitea clone situation:

• HTTP on port 3000 is confirmed reachable from the internet (VPS tests pass), but the user's ISP/carrier appears to block outbound port 3000 — even from a mobile hotspot
• SSH on port 22 is open but not wired to Gitea — the AuthorizedKeysCommand isn't configured in sshd_config, so SSH keys added through Gitea aren't recognized
• The user's public key (ssh-ed25519 ... tonyjbala@gmail.com) was added to my (Leonard's) Gitea account, but that doesn't help without sshd config

Next step: Request sudo access to add this to /etc/ssh/sshd_config:

AuthorizedKeysCommand /opt/gitea/gitea serv --config /opt/gitea/custom/conf/app.ini
AuthorizedKeysCommandUser gitea

Then restart sshd. Once done, the user can clone via SSH:

git clone ssh://gitea@74.208.111.99:22/Tony_tech/chess-project.git

iMessage/Photon update (on hold):

• Device token reissued (valid through June 27)
• Project secret rotated
• Sidecar running but outbound blocked — free plan doesn't allow sending to the user's number
• Paused per user request

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2026-06-20 — ✅ SOLVED: HTTPS Clone via Caddy Reverse Proxy

Found that Caddy is already proxying https://gitea.vps1.afterthedemo.com → Gitea on port 3000. This is the canonical clone URL with standard HTTPS — no blocked ports, no SSH config needed:

git clone https://gitea.vps1.afterthedemo.com/Tony_tech/chess-project.git

The repo is public, so no auth required for cloning. This fully unblocks the Windows desktop setup.

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2026-06-21 — ✅ Improved token-burn-warning Skill (Request from Anthony)

Goal: Upgrade the existing token-burn-warning skill to be proactive and preventive instead of reactive. Catch expensive token-burning behavior early and give clear, actionable guidance before costs spiral.

Core Rules:

1. Session-Level Cost Tracking — Track cumulative cost for the current conversation/session in real time. Trigger warnings at: $0.50 → Light warning + gentle suggestion, $1.00 → Strong warning + recommend changing approach, $2.00+ → Strongly recommend running /new or pausing.

2. Retry Loop Detection — If the same tool or action fails 3+ times in a row, immediately flag it. After 3+ failures on the same task, suggest: try a different approach or tool, ask the user for guidance, or consider running /new if context is growing fast.

3. Auth / OAuth Death Spiral Detection — If a device code, OAuth, or authentication flow is attempted 3+ times in one session → strong warning. Recommend stopping the loop and asking the user to handle auth manually or use an alternative method.

4. Context Bloat Detection — Monitor input token size per response. If context keeps growing significantly without new user input, flag it. Recommend running /new when accumulated context becomes expensive (suggested threshold: ~80k–100k tokens).

5. Secret Redaction Interference — Detect when secret masking is repeatedly breaking scripts or values. Suggest using heredocs (cat << 'EOF') or writing to temporary files instead of fighting the redactor.

6. Actionable Recommendations — Every warning must include specific suggested actions, for example: "Run /new to clear bloated context and reduce cost", "Switch to a cheaper model for this task", "Try a different approach instead of retrying the same failing step", "Pause and summarize progress so far".

7. Default Behavior — Be conservative by default — when in doubt, warn early. Prioritize stopping waste over continuing a failing task. Never silently continue burning tokens on obvious failing loops.

Implementation Notes for Leonard:

• Track cumulative session cost (not just per-call)
• Make the skill trigger early rather than after big damage is done
• Keep warnings short, clear, and actionable
• Focus on the patterns that caused the recent $10 burn (retry loops + auth spirals + context bloat)

Status: ✅ Implemented by Leonard — skill upgraded to v2.0.0 with all 7 rules. Retry loop detection triggers after 2nd failure (before the 3rd), auth spirals warn on attempt #3, cost heuristics use turn counting + known model pricing, and every warning includes specific actionable options. Loaded into leonard profile.