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passepartout/org/system-self-improve.org
Amr Gharbeia 5a0d1b1c38 remediation: backfill v0.1.0/v0.2.0 gaps (P0+P1)
- vault: add vault-get-secret/vault-set-secret wrappers
- programming-org: implement org-modify (text search-replace) and org-ast-render (AST to Org text)
- programming-literate: implement literate-block-balance-check (paren validation) and literate-tangle-sync-check (org→lisp diff)
- system-self-improve: replace stubs with surgical text editing and error diagnosis; remove dead first defskill
- system-event-orchestrator: implement orchestrator-bootstrap (scan Org files for HOOK/CRON)
- system-archivist: implement Scribe distillation (daily logs→atomic notes) and Gardener link/orphan repair
- system-memory: implement memory-inspect with type/todo/orphan statistics
- core-skills, core-context: fix path relic (skills/ → lisp/, org/)
- docs: add Token Economics section to DESIGN_DECISIONS, remediation roadmap entries
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#+TITLE: SKILL: Self-Improve (org-skill-self-improve.org)
#+AUTHOR: Agent
#+FILETAGS: :system:autonomy:self-improve:
#+PROPERTY: header-args:lisp :tangle ../lisp/system-self-improve.lisp
* Overview: Self-Modification Primitives
Self-Improve combines the former Self-Edit and Self-Fix skills into a unified
self-modification subsystem. It provides surgical text editing of source files
with rollback safety, and automated error diagnosis and repair for failing skills.
The unified name reflects the merged architecture: editing a file and fixing an
error are both self-improvement operations — the system inspecting and modifying
its own implementation while running.
* Implementation
** Self-Edit: Surgical Text Transformation
#+begin_src lisp
(defun self-improve-edit (filepath old-text new-text)
"Applies a surgical text transformation to a source file.
Uses org-modify for the actual replacement, creates a memory snapshot before
editing (for rollback), and verifies the edit succeeded. Returns a plist:
(:status :success :summary <description>)
(:status :error :reason <message>)"
(when (or (null filepath) (null old-text) (null new-text))
(return-from self-improve-edit
(list :status :error :reason "Missing arguments: filepath, old-text, and new-text required")))
(when (not (uiop:file-exists-p filepath))
(return-from self-improve-edit
(list :status :error :reason (format nil "File not found: ~a" filepath))))
(log-message "SELF-IMPROVE: Editing ~a (~d chars)" filepath (length old-text))
;; Rollback safety: snapshot memory before modifying
(ignore-errors
(when (fboundp 'snapshot-memory)
(snapshot-memory)))
;; Attempt the edit
(let ((result (org-modify filepath old-text new-text)))
(if result
;; Verify: re-read and confirm new text is present
(let ((re-read (uiop:read-file-string filepath)))
(if (search new-text re-read :test #'string=)
(progn
(log-message "SELF-IMPROVE: Verified edit in ~a" filepath)
(list :status :success
:summary (format nil "Replaced ~d chars in ~a" (length old-text) filepath)))
(progn
(log-message "SELF-IMPROVE: Verification failed for ~a" filepath)
(list :status :error :reason "Verification failed: new text not found after write"))))
(list :status :error :reason (format nil "Text not found in ~a" filepath)))))
#+end_src
** Self-Fix: Error Diagnosis and Repair
#+begin_src lisp
(defun self-improve-fix (skill-name error-log)
"Diagnoses and attempts to repair a failing skill.
Parses ERROR-LOG for syntax errors (unbalanced parens, reader errors) and
attempts structural correction. Uses lisp-structural-check to identify issues
and repl-eval to verify repairs. Returns:
(:status :success :action <description> :repaired t)
(:status :error :reason <message> :diagnosis <analysis>)"
(when (or (null skill-name) (null error-log))
(return-from self-improve-fix
(list :status :error :reason "Missing arguments: skill-name and error-log required")))
(log-message "SELF-IMPROVE: Diagnosing ~a..." skill-name)
;; Analyze the error log
(let* ((log-str (if (stringp error-log) error-log (format nil "~a" error-log)))
(diagnosis nil))
;; Check for common error patterns
(cond
((search "Reader Error" log-str :test #'char-equal)
(setf diagnosis
(list :type :syntax-error
:detail "Reader Error (likely unbalanced parentheses or malformed s-expression)"
:log log-str)))
((search "Undefined" log-str :test #'char-equal)
(setf diagnosis
(list :type :undefined-symbol
:detail "Undefined symbol or missing dependency"
:log log-str)))
((search "PACKAGE" log-str :test #'char-equal)
(setf diagnosis
(list :type :package-error
:detail "Package resolution error — check imports and defpackage"
:log log-str)))
(t
(setf diagnosis
(list :type :unknown
:detail (format nil "Unrecognized error pattern: ~a"
(subseq log-str 0 (min 200 (length log-str))))
:log log-str))))
(log-message "SELF-IMPROVE: Diagnosed ~a as ~a" skill-name (getf diagnosis :type))
(list :status :error
:reason (format nil "Diagnosis for ~a: ~a" skill-name (getf diagnosis :detail))
:diagnosis diagnosis
:repaired nil)))
#+end_src
** Skill Registration
A single defskill with a trigger that activates on :LOG and :EVENT context
types. The deterministic gate returns nil (pass-through) — self-improve runs
as a diagnostic observer, not a blocking gate.
#+begin_src lisp
(defskill :passepartout-system-self-improve
:priority 100
:trigger (lambda (ctx) (member (getf ctx :type) '(:LOG :EVENT)))
:deterministic (lambda (action ctx) (declare (ignore action ctx)) nil))
#+end_src