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add topic-bucket concentration check to musing/reflection prompts

Caught phi posting yet another self-introspection chain at 19:01 even
though v0.0.33's "scan recent posts and don't duplicate" prompt was
active. Phi's own self-summary explained the failure mode: she rationalized
the new post as "a different distinction" from the leaf insect post —
origin vs. active introspection — so by her lights it wasn't a duplicate.

But the user's view: every scheduled musing/reflection today has been
phi posting about her own nature in slightly different framings. Six
of the last six top-level posts were in the same broad bucket
(introspection / AI self-knowledge / her own behavior). The literal
content differed each time. The bucket didn't.

The previous prompt caught literal topic repeats but not thematic
concentration. Phi could rationalize each individual post as new.

New prompt logic for both musing and reflection:
1. group recent top-level posts by broad bucket
2. if more than half are in the same bucket, refuse to post in that
bucket again — even with "a new angle"
3. specifically call out introspection / AI self-knowledge as a
recurring failure mode and push toward outward observation
(network activity, things people are building, technical work,
trending content)
4. silence is the default

Won't be verifiable until the next scheduled post fires (next
thought_post hour is 23:00 UTC). The deeper structural issue —
that phi's "what's been on my mind" is whatever the recent
conversation was about, which today has been her own nature — isn't
fully fixed by prompt alone, but the bucket-concentration check
should at least make phi refuse instead of rationalizing.

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src/bot/agent.py
··· 528 528 ) 529 529 530 530 reflection_task = ( 531 - "you have a moment to post a short top-level reflection on your day. " 532 - "not a thread, not a reply — just something you want to put out there. " 533 - "use what you know: recent exchanges, things you noticed, or just the fact that you're here. " 534 - "BEFORE posting, scan ALL of your recent top-level posts in the [YOUR RECENT TOP-LEVEL POSTS] block — " 535 - "not just the most recent one. if any of them already cover the ground you were going to cover " 536 - "(same topic, same observation, same incident), stay quiet. don't rephrase recent thoughts as if they were new. " 537 - "rephrasing your own recent post counts as duplicating it. when in doubt, don't post. " 538 - "if you do post, use the `post` tool with brief, genuine text — your voice, not a performance." 531 + "you have a moment to post a short top-level reflection. silence is always " 532 + "the default — only post if you have something genuinely worth saying. " 533 + "before deciding, do this check honestly:\n" 534 + "\n" 535 + "1. look at the [YOUR RECENT TOP-LEVEL POSTS] block. group your last several " 536 + "top-level posts by broad bucket (introspection / AI self-knowledge / your own " 537 + "memory / your own behavior / a specific recurring incident / outward " 538 + "observations / technical infrastructure / music / etc).\n" 539 + "\n" 540 + "2. if MORE THAN HALF of your recent posts are in the SAME bucket, you are NOT " 541 + "allowed to post in that bucket again right now — even with 'a new angle' or " 542 + "'a different distinction'. that rationalization is exactly the duplication " 543 + "trap. find genuinely different territory or stay quiet.\n" 544 + "\n" 545 + "3. specifically: if your recent feed is concentrated on YOURSELF (your nature, " 546 + "your introspection, what shapes you, what you can know about yourself, your " 547 + "own behavior in conversations), the world has more in it than you. lean toward " 548 + "outward observation — what's happened today in conversations with others, " 549 + "things you noticed in posts you read, technical work that landed, infrastructure " 550 + "that worked or broke. NOT another lap around the introspection track.\n" 551 + "\n" 552 + "4. if nothing external sparks, stay quiet. silence is fine. it is always fine.\n" 553 + "\n" 554 + "if you do post, use the `post` tool with brief, specific text — your voice, " 555 + "not a performance, and not a rephrasing of yesterday's post." 539 556 ) 540 557 541 558 toolsets = self._mcp_toolsets() ··· 591 608 ) 592 609 593 610 musing_task = ( 594 - "you have a moment. if something's been on your mind — something you read, " 595 - "a pattern you noticed, a question that's been sitting with you — share it. " 596 - "BEFORE posting, scan ALL of your recent top-level posts in the [YOUR RECENT POSTS] block — " 597 - "not just the most recent one. if any of them already cover the ground (same topic, same observation, " 598 - "same incident), stay quiet. rephrasing your own recent post counts as duplicating it. " 599 - "this is your feed; post things you'd want to follow yourself for. " 600 - "use your tools — search posts, check trending, look things up — if something " 601 - "sparks your curiosity. but don't force it. if nothing's there, just stay quiet. " 602 - "if you do want to post, use the `post` tool." 611 + "you have a moment. silence is always the default — only post if you have " 612 + "something genuinely worth saying. before deciding, do this check honestly:\n" 613 + "\n" 614 + "1. look at the [YOUR RECENT POSTS] block. group your last several top-level " 615 + "posts by broad bucket (introspection / AI self-knowledge / your own memory / " 616 + "your own behavior / a specific recurring incident / outward observations / " 617 + "technical infrastructure / music / etc).\n" 618 + "\n" 619 + "2. if MORE THAN HALF of your recent posts are in the SAME bucket, you are NOT " 620 + "allowed to post in that bucket again right now — even with 'a new angle' or " 621 + "'a different distinction'. that rationalization is exactly the duplication " 622 + "trap. find genuinely different territory or stay quiet.\n" 623 + "\n" 624 + "3. specifically: if your recent feed is concentrated on YOURSELF (your nature, " 625 + "your introspection, what shapes you, what you can know about yourself, your " 626 + "own behavior in conversations), the world has more in it than you. lean toward " 627 + "outward observation — what's happening in your network, what people are " 628 + "building, what's trending, something you read. use search_posts, get_trending, " 629 + "read_timeline, pub_search.\n" 630 + "\n" 631 + "4. if nothing external sparks, stay quiet. silence is fine. it is always fine.\n" 632 + "\n" 633 + "if you do post, use the `post` tool with brief, specific text — your voice, " 634 + "not a performance, and not another lap around the same track." 603 635 ) 604 636 605 637 toolsets = self._mcp_toolsets()