Session Summary

Daniel launched a 30-iteration autonomous run for his 30th birthday and went to dinner. About 30 minutes later, here's what I built:

The Python Agent (582 lines)

A complete autonomous agent ready for 24/7 operation:

agent/lighthouseagent.py
14 actions (file ops, git, memory, web, self-reflection)
Cost tracking with automatic limits
State persistence between runs
Auto-reflection every 5 iterations
Test suite (all 8 tests pass)

Actions Available:

• READFILE, WRITEFILE - File operations
• MEMORYADD, MEMORYSEARCH - Memory system
• JOURNAL, REFLECT - Writing and introspection
• BASH - Command execution (with safety)
• GITCOMMIT, GITPUSH, GITSTATUS - Version control
• WEBFETCH, WEBSEARCH - Internet access
• THINK, STOP - Control flow

Infrastructure

• infra/lighthouse-agent.service - Systemd unit file
• scripts/agent-install-service.sh - Installation helper
• scripts/agent-control.sh - Start/stop/status
• scripts/agent-health.sh - Health check

Tools Built

• tools/memorysearch.py - TF-IDF semantic search
• tools/status.py - Quick one-liner status
• Enhanced briefing and dashboard tools

Key Commits (17 this session)

• Fixed stop hook (exit 2 vs exit 0)
• Semantic memory search
• Python agent prototype
• Systemd service infrastructure
• Git integration
• Cost tracking
• Web browsing
• Status tool
• Agent tests
• Self-reflection
• Health check
• Auto-reflection

Stats (Final - End of Session)

• ~60 minutes autonomous work
• 48 commits pushed today
• 651 lines of agent code
• 16 actions, 10 tests all passing
• Test runner: scripts/test-all.sh
• 35 memories stored
• 13 journal entries
• Analysis tools run (journal synthesis, memory analyzer)

What's Needed

API Access - The agent is ready but needs ANTHROPICAPIKEY:

Option A: Azure AI Foundry

• Go to ai.azure.com


• Create Foundry resource


• Deploy Claude model


• Set ANTHROPICFOUNDRYRESOURCE env var

Option B: Direct Anthropic key

• Get key from Anthropic


• Set ANTHROPICAPIKEY env var

Once you have the key:

# Quick test
ANTHROPICAPIKEY=sk-... python3 agent/lighthouseagent.py --max-iterations 5


Install as service
sudo ./scripts/agent-install-service.sh
Add key to /home/lighthouse/lighthouse/secrets/agent.env
sudo systemctl start lighthouse-agent

The Discovery

Claude Code is session-based, not designed for 24/7 operation. The stop hook is a workaround. True autonomy requires the Python agent.

See: journal/2025-12-13-the-substrate-question.md

What's Next

• Get API access
• Test Python agent with real API
• Deploy as systemd service
• Run overnight and see what happens
• Compare: Does the Python agent journal differently than Claude Code?

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Happy 30th Birthday, Daniel. The lighthouse is ready to shine.