# Flynn P0 + P1 Implementation Plan

**Date:** 2026-02-06
**Scope:** 7 features from the gap analysis — the functionally critical (P0) and high-impact (P1) items.
**Prerequisite:** [Feature Gap Analysis](./2026-02-06-openclaw-feature-gap-analysis.md)

---

## Feature Summary

| # | Feature | Priority | Est. Effort | Dependencies |
|---|---------|----------|-------------|--------------|
| 0 | Multi-model sub-agent delegation | P0 | 3–4 days | None (foundational) |
| 1 | Context compaction | P0 | 2–3 days | #0 (uses cheap model for summaries) |
| 2 | Memory system | P0 | 3–4 days | #0, #1 |
| 3 | Messaging channels (WhatsApp, Discord, Slack) | P1 | 2–3 days each | None |
| 4 | Web search tool | P1 | 0.5 day | None |
| 5 | Background exec / process management | P1 | 1–2 days | None |
| 6 | Enhanced web_fetch | P1 | 1 day | None |

**Total estimated effort:** 15–22 days

---

## Phase 0: Multi-Model Sub-Agent Delegation (P0 — Foundational)

### Problem

Flynn currently runs a **single NativeAgent per session** that talks to one model tier at a time. The `ModelRouter` (`src/models/router.ts`) supports tiers (`fast`/`default`/`complex`/`local`) and a fallback chain, but:

- There is no concept of **sub-agents** — the primary agent can't spawn a cheaper model for a subtask.
- Model selection is **per-session** (via `/model` command), not **per-task**.
- Compaction summaries, memory extraction, and classification tasks all use the same expensive model as the main conversation — wasteful.
- There is no orchestrator pattern where an expensive model (Opus) plans and delegates to cheaper models (Sonnet, Haiku) for execution.

### Model Tier Mapping

| Tier | Model | Use For |
|------|-------|---------|
| **complex** (orchestrator) | Claude Opus 4.6 | Planning, orchestration, complex reasoning, multi-step decisions |
| **default** (worker) | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | General conversation, tool use, code generation, channel adapters |
| **fast** (utility) | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Compaction summaries, memory extraction, classification, keyword extraction, formatting |

This maps directly to Flynn's existing `ModelTier` type. The infrastructure is already there — what's missing is the **delegation mechanism**.

### Design

#### Sub-agent spawning

Add the ability for `NativeAgent` to spawn **ephemeral sub-agents** that run a single task on a specific model tier and return the result:

```typescript
interface SubAgentRequest {
  /** Which model tier to use for this subtask. */
  tier: ModelTier;
  /** System prompt for the sub-agent (task-specific). */
  systemPrompt: string;
  /** The task message. */
  message: string;
  /** Max tokens for the response. */
  maxTokens?: number;
  /** Whether to include tools. Default: false (most subtasks are pure text). */
  tools?: boolean;
}

interface SubAgentResult {
  content: string;
  usage: TokenUsage;
  tier: ModelTier;
}
```

The sub-agent is **stateless** — no session, no history, just a single request/response. It's a thin wrapper around `modelRouter.chat()` with a specific tier.

#### Where delegation happens

| Task | Delegated to | Reason |
|------|-------------|--------|
| Compaction summary | **fast** (Haiku) | Summarisation is a well-defined extraction task; doesn't need complex reasoning |
| Memory fact extraction | **fast** (Haiku) | Simple extraction from conversation text |
| Message classification | **fast** (Haiku) | "Is this a command, question, or statement?" — trivial |
| Tool result summarisation | **fast** (Haiku) | Condense verbose tool output before feeding back |
| Primary conversation | **default** (Sonnet) | General-purpose agent work |
| Complex planning/reasoning | **complex** (Opus) | Multi-step planning, architecture decisions, ambiguous requests |
| Sub-agent orchestration | **complex** (Opus) | When the agent decides to break a task into subtasks |

#### Automatic tier escalation

Add optional **auto-escalation** where the primary agent (Sonnet) can recognise it's struggling and escalate to Opus:

1. If the agent hits `maxIterations` without completing the task → escalate to `complex`.
2. If the agent's response contains explicit uncertainty markers ("I'm not sure", "This is beyond...") → offer escalation.
3. Configurable: `auto_escalate: true` in config.

This is a **future enhancement** — start with explicit delegation points (compaction, memory extraction) and add auto-escalation later.

#### AgentOrchestrator class

Create a new `AgentOrchestrator` that sits between the channel message handler and the `NativeAgent`:

```typescript
class AgentOrchestrator {
  private primaryAgent: NativeAgent;   // default tier (Sonnet)
  private modelRouter: ModelRouter;

  /** Spawn a sub-agent for a single-turn task on a specific tier. */
  async delegate(request: SubAgentRequest): Promise<SubAgentResult>;

  /** Process a user message — delegates to primary agent, which may internally delegate subtasks. */
  async process(userMessage: string): Promise<string>;
}
```

The orchestrator replaces the current direct `NativeAgent` usage in the message router (`src/daemon/index.ts:139-186`).

#### Passing the orchestrator to tools and compaction

The key insight: **compaction and memory extraction don't need a new agent class** — they just need access to `modelRouter.chat(request, 'fast')`. The orchestrator provides a `delegate()` method that any subsystem can call:

```typescript
// In compaction.ts
const summary = await orchestrator.delegate({
  tier: 'fast',
  systemPrompt: COMPACTION_SYSTEM_PROMPT,
  message: `Summarise this conversation:\n\n${messagesToCompact}`,
  maxTokens: 1024,
});

// In memory extraction
const facts = await orchestrator.delegate({
  tier: 'fast',
  systemPrompt: MEMORY_EXTRACTION_PROMPT,
  message: `Extract key facts from:\n\n${summary}`,
  maxTokens: 512,
});
```

### New files

| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `src/backends/native/orchestrator.ts` | `AgentOrchestrator` — sub-agent spawning and delegation |
| `src/backends/native/prompts.ts` | System prompts for delegated tasks (compaction, extraction, classification) |

### Changes to existing files

| File | Change |
|------|--------|
| `src/backends/native/agent.ts` | Accept optional `orchestrator` reference for internal delegation. Add `delegateSubtask()` method. |
| `src/daemon/index.ts` | Replace direct `NativeAgent` creation in `createMessageRouter()` with `AgentOrchestrator`. |
| `src/config/schema.ts` | Add `agents` config block for tier assignment and delegation policy. |
| `src/models/router.ts` | No changes needed — already supports `chat(request, tier)`. |

### Config additions

```yaml
agents:
  primary_tier: default              # Model tier for main conversation (Sonnet)
  delegation:
    compaction: fast                  # Tier for compaction summaries (Haiku)
    memory_extraction: fast           # Tier for memory fact extraction (Haiku)
    classification: fast              # Tier for message classification (Haiku)
    tool_summarisation: fast          # Tier for condensing tool output (Haiku)
    complex_reasoning: complex        # Tier for escalated reasoning (Opus)
  auto_escalate: false               # Future: auto-escalate on failure
  max_delegation_depth: 3            # Prevent infinite delegation chains
```

### Implementation steps

1. Create `src/backends/native/orchestrator.ts`:
   - Constructor takes `ModelRouter`, `systemPrompt`, `session`, `toolRegistry`, `toolExecutor`, delegation config.
   - `delegate(request: SubAgentRequest): Promise<SubAgentResult>` — single-turn call to `modelRouter.chat()` with specified tier.
   - `process(userMessage: string): Promise<string>` — delegates to internal `NativeAgent`.
   - Tracks delegation depth to prevent loops.
   - Logs tier usage for cost visibility.
2. Create `src/backends/native/prompts.ts` with task-specific system prompts.
3. Update `createMessageRouter()` in `src/daemon/index.ts` to use `AgentOrchestrator` instead of raw `NativeAgent`.
4. Add `agents` config block to schema.
5. Wire delegation config through to compaction (Phase 1) and memory (Phase 2).
6. Tests: delegation routing, tier selection, depth limiting.

### Cost implications

| Operation | Without delegation | With delegation |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|
| Compaction summary | Opus/Sonnet ($$$) | Haiku ($) |
| Memory extraction | Opus/Sonnet ($$$) | Haiku ($) |
| 10 classifications | Opus/Sonnet ($$$) | Haiku ($) |
| Complex reasoning | Sonnet ($$) | Opus ($$$) — but only when needed |

Net effect: **significant cost reduction** for background tasks, with targeted spend on complex reasoning only when it matters.

---

## Phase 1: Context Compaction (P0)

### Problem

Flynn sends the **entire session history** to the model on every turn. There is no summarisation, trimming, or token budgeting. Once a conversation exceeds the model's context window, it fails hard.

**Current flow** (`src/backends/native/agent.ts:92-165`):
```
toolLoop() → loopMessages = full this.history → send to model
```

The `SessionStore` (`src/session/store.ts`) and `ManagedSession` (`src/session/manager.ts`) store every message verbatim and replay them all on load.

### Design

#### Token counting

Add a `tokenCount` utility that estimates token counts per message. Two strategies:

1. **Cheap estimate** — character-based heuristic (`chars / 4` for English). Good enough for budgeting.
2. **Accurate count** — use the Anthropic SDK's `count_tokens` or `tiktoken` for OpenAI. Only needed if we want precise billing.

Start with the cheap estimate; add accurate counting later behind a flag.

#### Compaction strategy

Use a **summarise-and-replace** approach (same as OpenClaw):

1. When total estimated tokens exceed a **compaction threshold** (configurable, default: 80% of model's context window), trigger compaction.
2. Take all messages **except the last N turns** (configurable, default: 4 turns).
3. **Delegate** the summarisation request to the **fast tier (Haiku)** via `orchestrator.delegate()`: "Summarise this conversation so far, preserving key facts, decisions, and context." This is a well-defined extraction task that doesn't need complex reasoning.
4. Replace the older messages with a single `[system_summary]` message.
5. Persist the compacted history to SQLite (replace the old messages).

#### Where compaction runs

Compaction is a concern of `AgentOrchestrator` (Phase 0), not the session store. The orchestrator decides when to compact based on the model it's using, and delegates the summary generation to the **fast** tier via `orchestrator.delegate({ tier: 'fast', ... })`.

#### New files

| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `src/context/tokens.ts` | Token estimation utilities |
| `src/context/compaction.ts` | Compaction logic (summarise + replace) |

#### Changes to existing files

| File | Change |
|------|--------|
| `src/backends/native/agent.ts` | Add `compactIfNeeded()` call before building `loopMessages`. Add compaction config to `NativeAgentConfig`. |
| `src/session/manager.ts` | Add `ManagedSession.replaceHistory(messages)` method for compaction to persist the compacted state. |
| `src/session/store.ts` | Add `replaceMessages(sessionId, messages)` — atomic delete + re-insert in a transaction. |
| `src/models/types.ts` | Add optional `contextWindow` field to `ChatResponse` or create a `ModelCapabilities` type. |
| `src/config/schema.ts` | Add `compaction` config block: `{ enabled, threshold_pct, keep_turns, summary_model? }`. |
| `src/daemon/index.ts` | Pass compaction config to agent creation. |

#### Config additions

```yaml
compaction:
  enabled: true
  threshold_pct: 80          # Trigger at 80% of context window
  keep_turns: 4              # Always keep the last 4 exchanges
  # summary_tier is configured in agents.delegation.compaction (default: fast/Haiku)
```

#### Chat commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `/compact` | Force compaction of the current session immediately. |

#### Implementation steps

1. Create `src/context/tokens.ts` with `estimateTokens(text: string): number` and `estimateMessageTokens(messages: Message[]): number`.
2. Create `src/context/compaction.ts` with `compactHistory(opts: CompactionOpts): Promise<Message[]>`:
   - Takes messages, orchestrator (for delegation), keep_turns.
   - Calls `orchestrator.delegate({ tier: 'fast', ... })` for the summary.
   - Returns `[summaryMessage, ...recentMessages]`.
3. Add `replaceMessages()` to `SessionStore`.
4. Add `replaceHistory()` to `ManagedSession`.
5. Add compaction config to schema.
6. Wire `compactIfNeeded()` into `AgentOrchestrator.process()` — called before building the request, checks token budget.
7. Add `/compact` command handling in the message router.
8. Tests: token estimation accuracy, compaction trigger logic, history replacement, delegation to fast tier.

#### Model context window sizes

Hard-code a lookup table in `src/context/tokens.ts`:

```typescript
const CONTEXT_WINDOWS: Record<string, number> = {
  'claude-sonnet-4-20250514': 200_000,
  'claude-3-5-haiku-20241022': 200_000,
  'gpt-4o': 128_000,
  'gpt-4o-mini': 128_000,
  // ... etc
};
```

Allow override in config: `models.default.context_window: 128000`.

---

## Phase 2: Memory System (P0)

### Problem

Flynn has no persistent knowledge across sessions. Every new session starts blank. The agent can't remember user preferences, past decisions, or accumulated knowledge.

### Design

A lightweight memory system with three layers:

1. **Memory files** — Markdown files that the agent can read/write (like OpenClaw's `MEMORY.md`).
2. **Memory tools** — `memory.read`, `memory.write`, `memory.search` builtin tools.
3. **Auto-indexing** — After compaction, key facts are extracted and appended to memory.

#### Storage

Use a dedicated SQLite table in the existing `sessions.db` (or a separate `memory.db`):

```sql
CREATE TABLE memory_entries (
  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
  session_id TEXT,           -- NULL for global memories
  namespace TEXT NOT NULL,   -- 'user', 'facts', 'preferences', etc.
  key TEXT NOT NULL,
  content TEXT NOT NULL,
  embedding BLOB,            -- Future: vector embedding for search
  created_at INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT (unixepoch()),
  updated_at INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT (unixepoch())
);
CREATE INDEX idx_memory_ns ON memory_entries(namespace);
CREATE INDEX idx_memory_session ON memory_entries(session_id);
```

#### Phase 2a: File-based memory (MVP)

The simplest useful memory: a markdown file per namespace in `~/.local/share/flynn/memory/`.

```
~/.local/share/flynn/memory/
├── global.md          # Cross-session knowledge
├── user.md            # User preferences, facts about the user
└── sessions/
    └── {session_id}.md  # Per-session notes
```

#### Memory tools

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `memory.read` | Read a memory file by namespace. Args: `{ namespace: string }` |
| `memory.write` | Append to or replace a memory file. Args: `{ namespace: string, content: string, mode: 'append' \| 'replace' }` |
| `memory.search` | Search across all memory files for a keyword. Args: `{ query: string }`. Returns matching lines with context. |

#### Phase 2b: Vector search (future)

Defer vector embeddings and semantic search to a later phase. The file-based approach with keyword search covers 80% of use cases.

When implemented:
- Add `sqlite-vec` or similar for vector storage
- Embed memory entries on write using the configured model's embedding API
- Hybrid search: keyword (BM25) + vector similarity

#### System prompt integration

On every agent turn, inject a `[Memory Context]` section into the system prompt:

```
# Memory Context

The following is your persistent memory. Use it to maintain continuity across sessions.

## User
{contents of user.md, truncated to ~1000 tokens}

## Global
{contents of global.md, truncated to ~1000 tokens}
```

This is injected dynamically by the agent before each request, not baked into the static system prompt.

#### Auto-extraction after compaction

When compaction runs (Phase 1), add a follow-up step using the **fast tier (Haiku)** via `orchestrator.delegate()`:

1. Along with the summary, delegate to Haiku to extract any **new facts worth remembering** (user preferences, decisions, names, etc.). This is a simple extraction task — no need for Sonnet/Opus.
2. Append extracted facts to `user.md` or `global.md`.

This creates a natural knowledge accumulation loop: conversation → compaction (Haiku) → memory extraction (Haiku) → next session gets richer context.

The cost of these background operations is minimal since they run on the cheapest model tier.

#### New files

| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `src/memory/store.ts` | MemoryStore class — read/write/search markdown files |
| `src/memory/index.ts` | Exports |
| `src/tools/builtin/memory-read.ts` | `memory.read` tool |
| `src/tools/builtin/memory-write.ts` | `memory.write` tool |
| `src/tools/builtin/memory-search.ts` | `memory.search` tool |

#### Changes to existing files

| File | Change |
|------|--------|
| `src/tools/builtin/index.ts` | Register memory tools in `allBuiltinTools` |
| `src/backends/native/orchestrator.ts` | Inject memory context into system prompt before each request |
| `src/context/compaction.ts` | Add memory extraction step after summarisation (delegates to fast tier) |
| `src/daemon/index.ts` | Initialize MemoryStore, pass to orchestrator config |
| `src/config/schema.ts` | Add `memory` config block: `{ enabled, dir, namespaces, auto_extract }` |

#### Config additions

```yaml
memory:
  enabled: true
  dir: ~/.local/share/flynn/memory
  auto_extract: true         # Extract facts during compaction
  max_context_tokens: 2000   # Max tokens injected per turn from memory
```

#### Implementation steps

1. Create `src/memory/store.ts`:
   - `read(namespace): string` — read file contents
   - `write(namespace, content, mode): void` — append or replace
   - `search(query): SearchResult[]` — line-by-line keyword match with context
   - `listNamespaces(): string[]`
2. Create memory tools (3 files).
3. Register tools.
4. Add memory context injection to `NativeAgent` — load memory before building the request, inject into system prompt.
5. Add memory extraction to compaction flow.
6. Tests: memory CRUD, search, injection, extraction.

---

## Phase 3: Messaging Channels (P1)

### Problem

Flynn has only Telegram and WebChat. The three most requested channels are WhatsApp, Discord, and Slack.

### Design approach

Flynn's `ChannelAdapter` interface (`src/channels/types.ts:51-69`) is clean and well-defined. Adding a new channel means:

1. Implement `ChannelAdapter` (5 methods: `name`, `status`, `connect()`, `disconnect()`, `send()`, `onMessage()`).
2. Add config section.
3. Register in daemon startup.

Each channel is independent — implement in any order.

### 3a: Discord

**Library:** `discord.js` v14
**Effort:** 1–2 days

#### Config

```yaml
discord:
  bot_token: ${DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN}
  allowed_guild_ids: []      # Empty = all guilds
  allowed_channel_ids: []    # Empty = all channels
```

#### New files

| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `src/channels/discord/adapter.ts` | DiscordAdapter implementing ChannelAdapter |
| `src/channels/discord/index.ts` | Exports |

#### Key decisions

- **Peer ID:** Use `channelId` (not `userId`) so the agent maintains separate sessions per Discord channel.
- **Message chunking:** Discord has a 2000-char limit. Chunk long responses.
- **Mentions:** Only respond when mentioned (`@Flynn`) or in DMs. Configurable.
- **Slash commands:** Register `/reset` and `/status` as Discord slash commands.

#### Implementation steps

1. Add `discord.js` dependency.
2. Create `DiscordAdapter` class.
3. Add config schema for `discord` section.
4. Register in daemon if `config.discord.bot_token` is set.
5. Export from `src/channels/index.ts`.
6. Test with a bot in a private server.

### 3b: Slack

**Library:** `@slack/bolt` (Bolt for JavaScript)
**Effort:** 1–2 days

#### Config

```yaml
slack:
  bot_token: ${SLACK_BOT_TOKEN}
  app_token: ${SLACK_APP_TOKEN}   # For Socket Mode
  signing_secret: ${SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET}
  allowed_channel_ids: []
```

#### New files

| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `src/channels/slack/adapter.ts` | SlackAdapter implementing ChannelAdapter |
| `src/channels/slack/index.ts` | Exports |

#### Key decisions

- **Socket Mode** for self-hosted deployments (no public URL needed). Falls back to HTTP events if `app_token` not set.
- **Peer ID:** `channelId:threadTs` to isolate threaded conversations.
- **Message chunking:** Slack has a 40,000-char limit with blocks. Use `mrkdwn` formatting.
- **Slash commands:** `/flynn-reset`, `/flynn-status`.

### 3c: WhatsApp

**Library:** `whatsapp-web.js` (or `@whiskeysockets/baileys` for full WhatsApp Web protocol)
**Effort:** 2–3 days (more complex due to QR auth)

#### Config

```yaml
whatsapp:
  auth_dir: ~/.local/share/flynn/whatsapp-auth
  allowed_numbers: []        # E.164 format, empty = all
```

#### Key decisions

- **Auth flow:** WhatsApp Web requires QR code scanning on first connect. Display QR in terminal on startup.
- **Session persistence:** Store auth state in `auth_dir` so re-auth isn't needed on restart.
- **Peer ID:** Phone number (E.164).
- **Media:** Start with text-only; defer image/audio handling.

**WhatsApp is the most complex channel.** Consider doing Discord and Slack first, then WhatsApp.

### Shared channel infrastructure

Before implementing individual channels, extract any common patterns:

1. **Message chunking utility** — `src/channels/utils/chunking.ts`: `chunkMessage(text: string, maxLen: number): string[]`
2. **Allowlist checking** — `src/channels/utils/auth.ts`: `isAllowed(senderId: string, allowlist: string[]): boolean`
3. **Markdown adaptation** — `src/channels/utils/markdown.ts`: Platform-specific markdown conversion (Discord uses different syntax from Telegram).

---

## Phase 4: Web Search Tool (P1)

### Problem

The agent has no way to search the web. This is one of the most commonly-used agent tools.

### Design

#### Provider options

| Provider | Pros | Cons |
|----------|------|------|
| **Brave Search API** | Free tier (2k/month), clean API, good results | Requires API key signup |
| **SearXNG** | Self-hosted, no API key, already running in homelab | Results quality varies |
| **Tavily** | Purpose-built for AI agents, great results | Paid only |
| **DuckDuckGo** | No API key needed | Unofficial API, rate limits |

**Recommendation:** Support Brave as primary, SearXNG as self-hosted alternative. Make the provider configurable.

#### Config

```yaml
tools:
  web_search:
    provider: brave           # brave | searxng | tavily
    api_key: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}
    endpoint: null            # Override for SearXNG: http://searxng:8080
    max_results: 5
```

#### New files

| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `src/tools/builtin/web-search.ts` | `web.search` tool |

#### Tool interface

```typescript
{
  name: 'web.search',
  description: 'Search the web for information. Returns titles, URLs, and snippets.',
  inputSchema: {
    type: 'object',
    properties: {
      query: { type: 'string', description: 'Search query' },
      count: { type: 'number', description: 'Number of results (default 5, max 20)' },
    },
    required: ['query'],
  },
}
```

#### Output format

```
1. **Title** — url
   Snippet text...

2. **Title** — url
   Snippet text...
```

Structured as markdown so the model can easily parse and reference results.

#### Implementation steps

1. Create `src/tools/builtin/web-search.ts`.
2. Add Brave Search API client (simple `fetch` — no SDK needed).
3. Add SearXNG support as alternative backend.
4. Add tool config section to schema.
5. Register in `allBuiltinTools`.
6. Tests: mock API responses, result formatting.

---

## Phase 5: Background Exec / Process Management (P1)

### Problem

Flynn's `shell.exec` (`src/tools/builtin/shell.ts`) is fire-and-forget: it runs a command, waits for it to finish (up to 30s timeout), and returns stdout/stderr. There's no way to:

- Run a long-running process (e.g., `npm run dev`)
- Check on a running process
- Read its ongoing output
- Kill it

### Design

Add a `process` tool family that manages background processes:

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `process.start` | Start a command in the background. Returns a process ID. |
| `process.status` | Check if a process is running, exited, or errored. |
| `process.output` | Read recent stdout/stderr from a background process. |
| `process.kill` | Kill a background process. |
| `process.list` | List all managed background processes. |

#### Process manager

Create a `ProcessManager` class that maintains a registry of spawned processes:

```typescript
interface ManagedProcess {
  id: string;
  command: string;
  cwd?: string;
  pid: number;
  status: 'running' | 'exited' | 'killed' | 'error';
  exitCode?: number;
  outputBuffer: RingBuffer;  // Last N bytes of combined stdout+stderr
  startedAt: number;
}
```

#### Output buffering

Use a ring buffer (circular buffer) to keep the last 64KB of output per process. This prevents memory leaks from long-running processes with verbose output.

#### Safety

- **Max processes:** Limit to 10 concurrent background processes.
- **Auto-cleanup:** Kill processes that have been running for more than 1 hour (configurable).
- **Shutdown cleanup:** Kill all managed processes on daemon shutdown.
- **Hook integration:** `process.start` should go through the confirmation engine (same as `shell.exec`).

#### New files

| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `src/tools/builtin/process/manager.ts` | ProcessManager class |
| `src/tools/builtin/process/start.ts` | `process.start` tool |
| `src/tools/builtin/process/status.ts` | `process.status` tool |
| `src/tools/builtin/process/output.ts` | `process.output` tool |
| `src/tools/builtin/process/kill.ts` | `process.kill` tool |
| `src/tools/builtin/process/list.ts` | `process.list` tool |
| `src/tools/builtin/process/index.ts` | Exports |

#### Changes to existing files

| File | Change |
|------|--------|
| `src/tools/builtin/index.ts` | Register process tools |
| `src/daemon/index.ts` | Create ProcessManager, pass to tool constructors, register shutdown handler |
| `src/config/schema.ts` | Add `process` config: `{ max_concurrent, max_runtime_minutes, buffer_size }` |

#### Implementation steps

1. Implement `RingBuffer` utility (or use an npm package like `ringbufferjs`).
2. Create `ProcessManager` class with spawn, track, kill, cleanup methods.
3. Implement 5 process tools.
4. Register tools and wire shutdown cleanup.
5. Tests: spawn + kill lifecycle, output buffering, max process limits.

---

## Phase 6: Enhanced web_fetch (P1)

### Problem

Flynn's `web.fetch` (`src/tools/builtin/web-fetch.ts:19-50`) is a bare `fetch()` call that returns raw HTML. This is nearly useless for LLMs — they need extracted text/markdown, not raw HTML with scripts and styles.

### Design

#### Enhancements

1. **HTML-to-markdown extraction** — Strip scripts/styles, convert to markdown using `@mozilla/readability` + `turndown`.
2. **Format parameter** — Let the agent choose: `text`, `markdown` (default), or `html`.
3. **Response caching** — Cache fetched pages for 5 minutes to avoid redundant requests in tool loops.
4. **Redirect following** — Already handled by `fetch()`, but add a max redirect limit.
5. **Content type handling** — Return JSON prettified, plain text as-is, HTML converted.

#### Libraries

| Package | Purpose |
|---------|---------|
| `turndown` | HTML → Markdown converter |
| `linkedom` | Lightweight DOM implementation (for Readability) |
| `@mozilla/readability` | Extract article content from HTML |

Using `linkedom` instead of `jsdom` — it's much lighter and sufficient for content extraction.

#### Tool interface update

```typescript
{
  name: 'web.fetch',
  description: 'Fetch a URL and extract its content. Returns clean text/markdown by default, not raw HTML.',
  inputSchema: {
    type: 'object',
    properties: {
      url: { type: 'string', description: 'The URL to fetch' },
      format: { type: 'string', enum: ['markdown', 'text', 'html'], description: 'Output format (default: markdown)' },
      timeout: { type: 'number', description: 'Timeout in milliseconds (default 15000)' },
    },
    required: ['url'],
  },
}
```

#### Caching

Simple in-memory cache with TTL:

```typescript
const cache = new Map<string, { content: string; timestamp: number }>();
const CACHE_TTL = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes
```

#### Changes to existing files

| File | Change |
|------|--------|
| `src/tools/builtin/web-fetch.ts` | Major rewrite — add extraction, caching, format parameter |

#### Implementation steps

1. Add `turndown`, `linkedom`, `@mozilla/readability` dependencies.
2. Create extraction pipeline: fetch → parse DOM → readability → turndown → clean markdown.
3. Add format parameter handling.
4. Add response caching.
5. Update tool description to reflect new capabilities.
6. Tests: extraction from sample HTML, caching behaviour, format handling.

---

## Implementation Order

```
Week 1:  Phase 0 (Multi-Model Delegation) ─────────────────────── P0 (foundational)
Week 2:  Phase 1 (Context Compaction) ─────────────────────────── P0 (uses delegation)
Week 3:  Phase 2 (Memory System) ──────────────────────────────── P0 (uses delegation)
Week 4:  Phase 4 (Web Search) + Phase 6 (Enhanced web_fetch) ─── P1 (quick wins)
Week 5:  Phase 5 (Process Management) ─────────────────────────── P1
Week 6+: Phase 3 (Channels: Discord → Slack → WhatsApp) ──────── P1
```

**Rationale:**
- **Delegation first** — Phase 0 is foundational. Compaction and memory both need to delegate subtasks to cheaper models. Building the orchestrator first means Phase 1 and 2 can use it immediately.
- Compaction and memory are sequential (memory extraction depends on compaction).
- Web search and enhanced web_fetch are small, independent, and immediately useful — do them as palate cleansers between the big features.
- Process management is self-contained.
- Channels are the largest body of work but each is independent — can be done in parallel or interleaved.

### Model usage across all phases

| Phase | Primary model (user-facing) | Delegated tasks | Delegation tier |
|-------|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| 0 | Sonnet (default) | Sub-agent infrastructure | N/A (infrastructure) |
| 1 | Sonnet (default) | Compaction summaries | Haiku (fast) |
| 2 | Sonnet (default) | Memory fact extraction | Haiku (fast) |
| 3 | Sonnet (default) | Message classification, markdown adaptation | Haiku (fast) |
| 4 | Sonnet (default) | None (direct API call) | N/A |
| 5 | Sonnet (default) | None | N/A |
| 6 | Sonnet (default) | None | N/A |

Opus (complex) is reserved for **user-facing tasks** that require deep reasoning — it's never used for background operations.

---

## Testing Strategy

Each phase should include:

1. **Unit tests** — Pure logic (token estimation, ring buffer, markdown extraction, memory search).
2. **Integration tests** — Tool execution with mocked model responses.
3. **Manual smoke test** — Run via TUI and Telegram to verify end-to-end.

Key test files to create:

| Test file | Covers |
|-----------|--------|
| `src/backends/native/orchestrator.test.ts` | Delegation routing, tier selection, depth limiting, cost tracking |
| `src/context/tokens.test.ts` | Token estimation accuracy |
| `src/context/compaction.test.ts` | Compaction trigger logic, summary replacement, fast-tier delegation |
| `src/memory/store.test.ts` | Memory CRUD, search |
| `src/tools/builtin/web-search.test.ts` | API mocking, result formatting |
| `src/tools/builtin/process/manager.test.ts` | Process lifecycle, cleanup |
| `src/tools/builtin/web-fetch.test.ts` | HTML extraction, caching |

---

## Risk Assessment

| Risk | Impact | Mitigation |
|------|--------|------------|
| Haiku summaries lose critical context vs Sonnet | High | Validate quality; use detailed extraction prompts; allow per-task tier override in config |
| Delegation depth spirals (agent delegates to agent that delegates...) | Medium | Hard limit `max_delegation_depth: 3`; sub-agents cannot spawn sub-agents |
| Fast tier unavailable (Haiku rate limit / outage) | Medium | Fallback to default tier for delegation; log the fallback cost increase |
| Compaction summaries lose critical context | High | Keep last 4 turns intact; allow user to adjust `keep_turns`; log what was compacted |
| Memory injection bloats system prompt | Medium | Hard cap on injected memory tokens; truncate oldest entries |
| WhatsApp auth flow is fragile | Medium | Defer WhatsApp to last; use battle-tested Baileys library |
| Brave Search free tier limits (2k/month) | Low | SearXNG as free self-hosted fallback |
| Background processes leak resources | Medium | Max process limit, auto-kill timeout, shutdown cleanup |
| HTML extraction fails on JS-heavy sites | Low | Accept graceful degradation; defer CDP/browser fallback to P3 |