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fix: feed scans were blocking idle exploration
feed scan tasks were added to _background_tasks, so _can_explore()
always saw len(_background_tasks) > 0 and exploration never fired.
feed scans are lightweight ingestion, not cognitive work — they
shouldn't gate the idle check.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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src/bot/services/notification_poller.py
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src/bot/services/notification_poller.py
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except Exception as e:
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logger.error(f"thought post error: {e}", exc_info=settings.debug)
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# feed scanning — background task, never blocks notifications
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# feed scanning — fire-and-forget, does NOT count as background work
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# (so it doesn't block idle exploration)
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try:
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if self._poll_count % settings.feed_scan_interval == 0:
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task = asyncio.create_task(self._scan_feeds())
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self._background_tasks.add(task)
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task.add_done_callback(self._background_tasks.discard)
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asyncio.create_task(self._scan_feeds())
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except Exception as e:
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logger.error(f"feed scan error: {e}", exc_info=settings.debug)
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