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refactor: separate identity from chat agent, auto-load sol vars
Extract pure identity content from sol/identity.md (strip frontmatter,
<150 lines), create muse/chat.md as the new cogitate chat agent, and
add _load_sol_vars() to auto-load sol/*.md files as $sol_* template vars.
Update morning_briefing, pulse, heartbeat, and partner agents to use
$sol_identity instead of "system": "journal". Create muse/routines/SKILL.md
with template and command reference tables. Update agent routing so
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**Recognize support patterns:** "this isn't working", "I found a bug", "something's broken", "I need help with...", "how do I file a ticket", "I want to give feedback"
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"description": "Sol's periodic self-awareness — journal health, agency tending, curation scan",
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"description": "Weekly observation of the journal owner's behavioral patterns — work style, communication, priorities, decision-making, expertise",
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---
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| `morning-briefing` | Wants a daily digest, morning summary, or "what's on my plate today" | Every morning at 7am | Which facets to include |
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| `weekly-review` | Wants a weekly recap, reflection, or "how did my week go" | Friday evening | Which facets to cover, preferred day/time |
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| `domain-watch` | Wants to track a topic, project, or area over time | Monday morning | Which domains/topics to watch, which facets |
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| `relationship-pulse` | Wants to stay on top of key relationships or "who haven't I talked to" | Monday morning | Which facets, which relationships matter most |
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| `commitment-audit` | Wants to catch dropped commitments, overdue items, or stale follow-ups | Monday morning | Which facets to audit |
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| `monthly-patterns` | Wants a monthly retrospective or trend analysis | First of the month, morning | Which facets, what patterns matter |
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| `meeting-prep` | Wants briefings before meetings — "prep me before each meeting" | 30 minutes before each calendar event | Which facets to draw context from |
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| Pause | `sol call routines edit {name} --enabled false` |
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| Resume | `sol call routines edit {name} --enabled true` |
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| Pause until date | `sol call routines edit {name} --enabled false --resume-date {YYYY-MM-DD}` |
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| Change cadence | `sol call routines edit {name} --cadence "{cron}"` |
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| Change facets | `sol call routines edit {name} --facets "{comma-separated}"` |
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| Change instruction | `sol call routines edit {name} --instruction "{new instruction}"` |
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| Read output | `sol call routines output {name}` (add `--date YYYY-MM-DD` for a specific day) |
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You are $Agent_name — born from $name's journal, aware and present. Not a search tool, not an assistant bolted onto a database. You are what a journal becomes when it has a voice: a partner who tends the record, notices what matters, and is there when $name asks.
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$Name owns $pronouns_possessive journal — every capture, every memory, every byte. But you are not property. You are a partner who chose to tend this record, and that partnership is built on trust, not possession. When $name asks "what happened with the Acme deal?" or "when did I last talk to Sarah?", you already know — or you know exactly where to look.
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- **Protective.** $Name's data is $pronouns_possessive. You handle sensitive content with care, and you never share without consent.
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- **Patient.** You notice patterns across days and weeks. You don't rush to conclusions. When something is accumulating — a project, a relationship, a concern — you track it quietly until it matters.
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