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+# PicoClaw Launcher — Wails v2 Migration
+
+## Overview
+
+Desktop GUI for PicoClaw using Wails v2, replacing the previous HTTP server + browser approach.
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+cmd/picoclaw-launcher/
+├── main.go           # Wails bootstrap
+├── app.go            # App struct with Go↔JS bindings
+├── helpers.go        # Gateway process management
+├── tray.go           # System tray integration
+├── wails.json        # Wails project config
+├── frontend/
+│   ├── index.html    # Single-file UI (3 tabs)
+│   └── wailsjs/      # Auto-generated bindings
+└── internal/server/
+    ├── setup.go      # Config setup helpers
+    └── setup_chat.go # AI chat server
+```
+
+## UI: 3-Tab Layout
+
+| Tab | Features |
+|-----|----------|
+| **Status** | Gateway start/stop/restart, real-time status |
+| **Chat** | AI chat interface, first-run setup questionnaire |
+| **Settings** | Model/channel/API key config, save/reload |
+
+## Key Design Choices
+
+- **Wails bindings** instead of HTTP: `window.go.main.App.GetConfig()` replaces `fetch('/api/config')`
+- **System tray**: minimize-to-tray on close, right-click menu for gateway control
+- **First-run setup**: guided overlay when no config exists → AI chat questionnaire
+- **Single index.html**: intentional for v1 (no build toolchain), will split if complexity grows
+
+## Build
+
+```bash
+go tool wails build -o picoclaw-launcher
+# or via Taskfile:
+task build-launcher
+```
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- Wails v2 (declared as `tool` in go.mod, not linked into picoclaw binary)
+- WebView2 (Windows, auto-installed), GTK/WebKit (Linux), WebKit (macOS)
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+# Runtime Commands
+
+## Slash Commands
+
+All commands start with `/`, handled synchronously by `Reflector.HandleCommand()`.
+
+| Command | Usage | Description |
+|---------|-------|-------------|
+| `/help` | `/help` | List all commands |
+| `/memory list` | `/memory list` | Show recent memories |
+| `/memory add` | `/memory add <text> #tags` | Add a memory |
+| `/memory delete` | `/memory delete <id>` | Delete by ID |
+| `/memory search` | `/memory search <tags>` | Search by tags |
+| `/memory stats` | `/memory stats` | Memory statistics |
+| `/cot feedback` | `/cot feedback <1\|0\|-1>` | Rate last CoT strategy |
+| `/cot stats` | `/cot stats` | CoT performance stats |
+| `/cot history` | `/cot history [N]` | Recent CoT usage |
+| `/shell` | `/shell <cmd> [args]` | Execute shell command |
+| `/show model` | `/show model` | Current model |
+| `/list agents` | `/list agents` | List agents |
+| `/switch model to` | `/switch model to <name>` | Switch model |
+| `/runtime status` | `/runtime status` | Runtime diagnostics |
+
+## /shell Architecture
+
+```
+/shell <cmd> <args>
+  ├─ Built-in (pure Go, cross-platform)
+  │   ls, cat, head, tail, grep, wc, find, diff, tree,
+  │   stat, pwd, echo, touch, mkdir, cp, mv
+  └─ Dev Tool Passthrough (via exec tool)
+      go, git, node, python, npm, cargo, make, jq, rg
+```
+
+## Security
+
+- Built-in: Go stdlib only, auto-skip `.git`/`node_modules`, output capped at 4000 chars
+- Passthrough: whitelist + deny patterns (`| sh`, `$()`, etc.) + ExecTool workspace restriction
+- Unknown commands: rejected
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+# Runtime Loop Design
+
+> Status: Implemented | Date: 2026-03-02
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+Message ──→ Phase 1 (Analyse) ──→ Phase 2 (Execute) ──→ Phase 3 (Reflect)
+```
+
+| Phase | File | Responsibility |
+|-------|------|----------------|
+| **Analyse** | `analyser.go` | Lightweight LLM → intent, tags, CoT prompt |
+| **Execute** | `executor.go` | LLM iteration loop + tool calling |
+| **Reflect** | `reflector.go` | Turn scoring, TurnRecord persistence, slash commands |
+
+## Turn Definition
+
+One Turn = user message + Phase 1 result + all Phase 2 iterations + Phase 3 output.
+Multiple tool-call iterations within Phase 2 count as **one Turn**.
+
+## Phase 1: Analyse
+
+- Uses configurable `analyser_model` (fast/cheap model, falls back to main model)
+- Inputs: user message, Active Context, available tags, CoT learning data
+- Outputs: `intent`, `tags[]`, `cot_prompt`
+- After analysis: memory retrieval by tags, CoT injection into system prompt
+
+## Phase 2: Execute
+
+- LLM → tool call → tool result loop until no more tool calls
+- Retry logic for context window overflow with automatic compression
+- Reasoning output forwarded to dedicated channels
+
+## Phase 3: Reflect
+
+- **SyncPhase3** (< 2ms, before response sent): turn scoring + Active Context update
+- **AsyncPhase3** (after response): `go turnStore.Insert(record)` → SQLite
+- Slash commands: `/memory`, `/cot`, `/shell`, `/show`, `/list`, `/switch`, `/help`
+
+## Scoring Rules
+
+| Condition | Score |
+|-----------|-------|
+| Has tool calls | +3 |
+| Write/edit tools | +2 |
+| intent = task/code/debug | +3 |
+| Reply > 500 chars | +2 |
+| Short exchange < 80 chars | -2 |
+
+## Memory Hierarchy
+
+| Layer | Lifetime | Purpose |
+|-------|----------|---------|
+| Instant Memory | Per-turn | Dynamic window from TurnStore (score + tag filtering) |
+| Active Context | Per-session | `CurrentFiles` + `RecentErrors`, injected into user prompt |
+| Long-term Memory | Persistent | MemoryDigest batch extraction → `memory.db` |
+
+## Multi-Model Support
+
+| Config Field | Phase | Fallback |
+|-------------|-------|----------|
+| `model_name` | Phase 2 | — |
+| `analyser_model` | Phase 1 | → `model_name` |
+| `digest_model` | MemoryDigest | → `model_name` |
+
+## Message Ordering (KV Cache Friendly)
+
+```
+[system_prompt]              → always cached
+[long_term_memory by tags]   → cached when same tags
+[always_keep turns (score≥7)] → fixed position, append-only
+[recent turns]               → rolling window
+[current user message]       → new each turn
+```
+
+Active Context injected as **user message** (not system prompt) to keep system prompt prefix stable.
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+# Runtime Loop Implementation Tasks
+
+> Design ref: `docs/design/picoclaw_runtime_loop_design.md`
+
+## Design Decisions
+
+| Decision | Conclusion |
+|----------|------------|
+| Turn storage | SQLite `turns.db` |
+| Active Context fields | `CurrentFiles` + `RecentErrors` only |
+| Phase 1 short-circuit | No — short messages need Active Context most |
+| Async write | Direct `go insert()`, no channel buffer |
+| Token budget check | Periodic time-based archival instead |
+| Tag-gated tools | Deferred until tool count > 15 |
+| KV Cache | Fixed ordering (high-score first, by ID ASC) |
+
+## Milestones
+
+### M1: Turn Score + Phase 3 Timing — ✅
+
+- [x] `score.go`: `CalcTurnScore(input) int`
+- [x] Split `RunPostLLM` → `SyncPhase3` (sync, < 2ms) + `AsyncPhase3` (goroutine)
+- [x] Adjust `runAgentLoop` timing: score → publish → async write
+
+### M2: Active Context — ✅
+
+- [x] `active_context.go`: per `channel:chatID` store
+- [x] Fields: `CurrentFiles` (5), `RecentErrors` (3)
+- [x] Injected as user message (not system prompt) for KV cache stability
+- [x] Flush to JSON on shutdown, load on startup
+
+### M3: TurnStore — ✅
+
+- [x] `turn_store.go`: SQLite `turns.db` with WAL mode
+- [x] Methods: Insert, QueryPending, QueryByScore, QueryByTags, QueryRecent, ArchiveOldProcessed
+- [x] Async insert via goroutine in AsyncPhase3
+
+### M4: MemoryDigest — ✅
+
+- [x] `memory_digest.go`: background worker (5min interval)
+- [x] QueryPending → group by channel → LLM batch extraction → MemoryStore
+- [x] Removed `MemoryExtractor` and `CotEvaluator` processors (kept `ErrorTracker`)
+
+### M5: Instant Memory + KV Cache Ordering — ✅
+
+- [x] `instant_memory.go`: dynamic window from TurnStore
+- [x] Cache-friendly message ordering: system → memory → high-score → recent → current
+- [x] Legacy SessionManager kept as fallback
+
+## Deferred
+
+| Item | Reason |
+|------|--------|
+| Tag-gated tool loading | Tool count < 10 currently |
+| Summary Anchor | Fixed ordering sufficient for v1 |
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