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Closes #283
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Nerve Architecture

Observation engine for autonomous agents — sense the world, react to changes, run workflows.

Core Pipeline

External World → Sense → Signal → Workflow → Log
                           ↑
                     compute() returns
                     { signal, workflow }

Causality is one-directional. Logs are the end of the chain — they cannot trigger further Senses (prevents feedback loops).

Two Extension Points

Extension Question Nature
Sense What to observe & when to react compute() pure function + YAML config (interval / on)
Workflow What to do Roles + Moderator

Senses own both the "what" (compute logic) and the "when" (config-driven scheduling). A Sense can trigger a Workflow directly by returning { signal, workflow: { name, prompt } }.

Two Event Types

  • Signal — from Sense compute (non-null return). Pure fact, no intent. Drives the front half (perception).
  • Command Event — inside Workflow Threads. Has causal chain, must be responded to. Drives the back half (action).

Process Isolation

  • One worker per Sense group (long-lived)
  • One worker per Workflow type (on-demand)
  • Workers never talk to each other
  • All user code runs in isolated Workers; kernel never loads user code directly
  • WorkerRuntime (packages/daemon/src/worker-runtime.ts) centralizes fork lifecycle for both sense groups (worker-pool.ts) and workflow types (workflow-manager.ts); see .knowledge/worker-isolation.md

Storage Systems

  • Log Store — SQLite with WAL mode for audit trails and workflow state
  • Sense Databases — Isolated SQLite per sense group for private data
  • Knowledge Store — Vector search index for project context
  • Blob Store — Content-addressable storage for large artifacts

Signal Flow

Sense compute outputs are routed through signal routing logic that determines whether to emit a signal or trigger a workflow—never both simultaneously.