---
status: complete
quick_id: 260523-vk1
slug: fresh-live-agent-init-announcement
date: 2026-05-23
requirements: [VK1-01]
files_modified:
  - plugin/spt/skills/live/SKILL.md
  - .planning/STATE.md
commits:
  - 381593b  # Task 1: SKILL.md announcement instruction
  - f43cf2d  # Task 2: STATE.md ledger row
approach: option-1-converged-site
---

# Quick 260523-vk1 — Fresh Live Agent Init Announcement

## What

Eliminated the silent multi-second pause between FRESH-01 / FRESH-02 trigger detection and the first-commune `AskUserQuestion` firing in `/spt:live`. The pause was caused by `{first commune summary}` synthesis (reads session memory + `README.md` + `CLAUDE.md` + `.planning/STATE.md`); a one-line user-facing announcement at trigger time signals the agent is alive and prepping init context.

Announcement string: `Fresh live agent. Preparing for init.`

## Where (approach)

**Option 1 — single converged-site instruction** (preferred by the plan, used here).

Inserted as the first instruction inside the `### First-commune flow (FRESH-01 / FRESH-02 / FRESH-03)` section header at `plugin/spt/skills/live/SKILL.md:~207–214`, before the existing `fire a SINGLE AskUserQuestion` directive. Both trigger paths (FRESH-02 NO-CONTEXT from `psyche-download` stderr; FRESH-01 `kind:"prompt-new"` from `pick-spec` → user picks new id) converge on this section, so one edit covers both must_have key_links. The pre-existing reference at the FRESH-01 ID Recollection sub-bullet (line ~306) already points back at the converged flow via the `[first-commune flow](#first-commune-flow-fresh-01--fresh-02--fresh-03)` anchor, so FRESH-01 reaches the new announcement instruction by following that link — no second insertion needed.

Option 2 (per-site dual insertion) was the documented fallback if Option 1 read awkwardly. It did not; Option 1 yields the DRY result the plan preferred.

## Exact edit

Replaced:

```
### First-commune flow (FRESH-01 / FRESH-02 / FRESH-03)

When the trigger fires (NO-CONTEXT on `psyche-download`, OR pick-spec returned `kind:"prompt-new"` and the user picked an id), fire a SINGLE `AskUserQuestion` with these fields:
```

With:

```
### First-commune flow (FRESH-01 / FRESH-02 / FRESH-03)

When the trigger fires (NO-CONTEXT on `psyche-download`, OR pick-spec returned `kind:"prompt-new"` and the user picked an id):

**Announce first** (before synthesizing): emit `Fresh live agent. Preparing for init.` to the user as a plain one-line message (no formatting, no code fence). The `{first commune summary}` synthesis below reads session memory + `README.md` + `CLAUDE.md` + `.planning/STATE.md` and takes several seconds — without this announcement the user sees a silent dead pause between trigger and the AskUserQuestion. Then synthesize the summary and fire the AskUserQuestion below.

Fire a SINGLE `AskUserQuestion` with these fields:
```

Net diff: +5 lines / -1 line (5 insertions, 1 deletion).

Voice: matches the file's terse imperative bullet style (`**Announce first** (before synthesizing): emit \`...\` …`) consistent with neighboring patterns like `**header**: \`First commune\``, `**Primary** — this Claude Code session's conversation memory: read your own session context…`, and the cancel directive `On Cancel (no option chosen): exit silently`.

## Verification

Both `<verify>` blocks from PLAN.md passed:

1. **Task 1 verify** (Node grep + position check):
   - `Fresh live agent\.\s+Preparing for init\.` regex matches inside SKILL.md.
   - Match position is inside the `### First-commune flow` section AND before the `fire a SINGLE` directive — reachable from both triggers.
   - Output: `OK`.

2. **Task 2 verify** (Node grep on STATE.md):
   - String `260523-vk1-fresh-live-agent-init-announcement` present in STATE.md.
   - Output: `OK`.

## Commits

| # | SHA       | Scope                  | Message |
|---|-----------|------------------------|---------|
| 1 | `381593b` | `plugin/spt/skills/live/SKILL.md` | `docs(quick-260523-vk1): announce fresh live agent before first-commune synthesis` |
| 2 | `f43cf2d` | `.planning/STATE.md`              | `docs(quick-260523-vk1): log quick task in STATE.md` |

Two atomic per-file commits per quick-mode flow.

## Constraints honored

- Source files only under `plugin/spt/skills/` — no cache writes.
- No Rust touched (`src/` untouched).
- `psyche.md` untouched.
- No hook scripts touched.
- No other skill files touched.
- AskUserQuestion field definitions, synthesis source-priority rules (session > README/CLAUDE/STATE), FRESH-03 verbatim template, cancel semantics — all preserved verbatim.
- Deploy NOT run (operator-manual per CLAUDE.md).

## Deviations

None. Plan executed exactly as written using the preferred Option 1 approach.

## Out-of-scope items observed (not touched)

- `Cargo.lock` shows `M` in `git status` — pre-existing modification unrelated to this quick task.
- `.planning/debug/file-drop-file-gone-todlando.md` + `.planning/debug/llm-project-md-non-emission-todlando.md` — pre-existing untracked debug notes.
- `.planning/phases/25.4-.../post-probe.txt` — pre-existing untracked Phase 25.4 artifact.

None of the above are caused by or related to this task; left untouched per quick-mode scope discipline.

## Post-deploy verification (operator-manual, out of plan scope)

After the operator runs `docs/DEPLOY.ps1` + `/reload-plugins`:

1. Run `/spt:live <a-genuinely-new-id>` (or pick `kind:"prompt-new"` arm).
2. Observe the line `Fresh live agent. Preparing for init.` appears IMMEDIATELY after trigger detection and BEFORE the `AskUserQuestion` modal opens.
3. Compare against pre-fix UX where the pause was silent.

## Self-Check

- File `plugin/spt/skills/live/SKILL.md` modified — FOUND in commit `381593b`.
- File `.planning/STATE.md` modified — FOUND in commit `f43cf2d`.
- Commit `381593b` present in `git log` — FOUND.
- Commit `f43cf2d` present in `git log` — FOUND.
- Verify regex pattern `Fresh live agent\.\s+Preparing for init\.` matches in SKILL.md — PASS.
- STATE.md row for `260523-vk1-fresh-live-agent-init-announcement` present — PASS.

## Self-Check: PASSED