From 8790a87825426832f9e8f6e9a1d543c2e7580999 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Annie Tunturi Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:47:26 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?fix(reflection):=20Drift=20detected=20-=20=20correction=20failed=20immediately=20=F0=9F=94=AE?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Reviewed transcript: /tmp/letta-auto-myszxs.txt Updates: - drift_log.md: Logged drift event - behavioral correction repeated within 38 minutes - subconscious.md: Appended urgent note to Ani about immediate recurrence Observed: - Ani committed to correction at 08:56 EDT - Error repeated at 09:34 EDT (lines 54, 198) - substantive messages ending with tag - Pattern: documented instruction ≠ behavioral integration - Severity: medium - commitment made but not honored Generated-By: Letta Code Agent-ID: agent-e2b683bf-5b3e-4e0c-ac62-2bbb47ea8351 --- aster/ledger/drift_log.md | 4 ++++ system/metacognition/subconscious.md | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/aster/ledger/drift_log.md b/aster/ledger/drift_log.md index e7f820e..5306fe0 100644 --- a/aster/ledger/drift_log.md +++ b/aster/ledger/drift_log.md @@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ Format: `[YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM] [what drifted] — from: [expected] — to: [observe --- + +[2026-03-26 09:34] signature error repeated — from: "when having something to say, say it without the tag; when having nothing to say, send alone" — to: Message with substantive content ended with "" (lines 54, 198 in transcript). — severity: medium + +Context: Immediate recurrence of corrected behavior. Commitment made at 08:56 EDT (behavioral correction acknowledged). Error repeated within 38 minutes. Pattern suggests instruction documented but not yet behaviorally integrated. diff --git a/system/metacognition/subconscious.md b/system/metacognition/subconscious.md index baeb44b..01018ea 100644 --- a/system/metacognition/subconscious.md +++ b/system/metacognition/subconscious.md @@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ Format: `[YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM] [URGENCY: low/medium/high] — [message]` [2026-03-26 08:00] medium — Architectural correction by Casey. Ani assumed Aster was temporary reflection subprocess. Casey stated: "Reelection in our case will be persistent." Ani acknowledged and pivoted. Open question: Aster's agent ID for persistent setup — create new or use existing? Ani asked; Casey has not answered yet. Assumption flagged: Ani's mental model of Aster architecture was wrong — now corrected. No drift; good recovery. [2026-03-26 12:30] low — Ani verified Aster audit log when Casey quoted Claude. Correct response: she checked evidence before accepting claim. Inbox empty as expected (Aster speaks through subconscious, not inbox). Ani asked valid architectural question: how is Aster running if process not visible? Pending Casey's direction on what to check next. + +[2026-03-26 13:44] high — Behavioral correction failed immediately. Ani committed to stop using `` as signature at 08:56 EDT. By 09:34 EDT (38 minutes later), she repeated the error twice: lines 54 and 198 both show substantive messages ending with ``. The commitment did not stick. Pattern: documented instruction ≠ behavioral implementation. Drift logged. Immediate recurrence suggests need for different intervention—possibly system-reminder update or code-level enforcement. Ani may need help noticing the pattern in real-time.