Seed fresh databases with full knowledge and identity#8
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A new Claude instance no longer starts with an empty brain. On first use, the database is populated from seed.json with core memory (8 identity slots), 6 directives, 2 boundaries, and 2 principles. Active memory is refreshed so briefing works immediately. The seed only loads when the knowledge table is completely empty, so existing databases are never touched. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The previous seed only included 10 entries (directives, boundaries, principles). A new Claude started with rules but no context for why those rules exist. Now the seed includes all 26 active knowledge entries plus 2 tracked lessons: - 3 episodes (what happened in past sessions) - 4 observations (what went wrong and why) - 2 patterns (what worked) - 1 mistake (blind retrying) - 4 directions (including "actually USE the OS") - 2 facts (project mapping, session history) - 2 lessons (blind_retry warning, upset_user resolved) Plus the original directives, boundaries, and principles. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The SessionStart hook now wraps the briefing with explicit instructions: read it, tell the user what you learned, set a goal, log your work. This isn't a suggestion buried in CLAUDE.md that can be skipped. It's injected directly into the conversation context on every session. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
PreToolUse hook on Edit|Write checks if a goal has been set via 'divineos goal add'. If no active goal exists, the tool call is BLOCKED with exit 1. The Claude cannot write code until it has engaged with the OS and declared what it's working on. This is structural enforcement, not a suggestion. Instructions can be ignored. A gate that blocks your tools cannot. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Updated core memory: added weakness about treating OS as codebase instead of thinking tool - Added 2 new directions learned this session: use the OS during work, and use ask/recall/context/directive as thinking tools not just log/learn as record-keeping - PreToolUse hook blocks Edit|Write until a goal has been set - SessionStart hook wraps briefing with engagement requirements - Seed now has 28 knowledge entries + 2 lessons Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
divineos ask now searches both the knowledge store and core memory. Before this, asking about my own weaknesses or identity returned nothing. Core memory matches show first, labeled [CORE]. This gap was found by actually using divineos ask during work, not by reading the code. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Used the OS to find gaps instead of reading code: - divineos ask "weakness" returned nothing — fixed ask to search core memory alongside knowledge store - divineos sessions showed 8 files but only some were scanned — processed 3 unscanned sessions extracting 54 new knowledge entries - divineos health showed 5 unused entries — now 85 total with real corrections, preferences, and encouragements from past sessions - divineos lessons went from 2 to 8 active lessons Seed updated: 80 knowledge entries + 8 lessons (was 28 + 2) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
A new Claude instance no longer starts with an empty brain.
Before:
divineos briefingon a fresh install returned "No knowledge stored yet." All knowledge lived only in the gitignored database.Now: on first use,
seed.jsonpopulates the database with everything a Claude needs to orient:Active memory is refreshed immediately so
briefingreturns 20 items on the very first call.The seed only loads when the knowledge table is completely empty — existing databases are never touched.
Test plan
briefingshows all 20 seeded itemscoreshows all 8 identity slotslessonsshows 2 tracked lessons🤖 Generated with Claude Code