test-case: no memory block in config = Phase 3 behavior intact #45

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2026-05-13T08:21:40Z

claude-noether commented

2026-05-13 08:21:40 +00:00

Steps

Boot aish with NO memory = {...} block in config and a fresh history dir (no existing memory.jsonl).
Verify startup: no [aish] memory: ... status (no items injected).
Run a normal AI query — verify [background] block does NOT appear in system prompt.
Run :remember Test fact — should work (writes to <history.dir>/memory.jsonl, creating it).
After :remember, verify :memory list shows the item, AND :history shows the AI conversation continuing normally.
:quit and reboot.
Confirm Phase 4 features automatically available without explicit config block.

Expected

No regression to Phase 3 behavior when memory block is absent — defaults kick in.
memory.jsonl is created lazily on first :remember.
After reboot, items injected with default inject_max_chars=2000.

What this exercises

Default behavior path through repl.lua startup (cfg.memory is nil; inject_max_chars defaults to 2000)
memory.jsonl auto-creation via history.open_memory
All Phase 0/1/2/3 still works when no memory items exist

Likely failure modes

Lua error in repl.lua startup because cfg.memory.inject_max_chars accessed without guard
:remember fails because memory_path is nil even though history.dir was set
After reboot with items present, model behavior changes unexpectedly because the [background] block kicks in for the first time

## Steps 1. Boot aish with NO `memory = {...}` block in config and a fresh history dir (no existing memory.jsonl). 2. Verify startup: no `[aish] memory: ...` status (no items injected). 3. Run a normal AI query — verify [background] block does NOT appear in system prompt. 4. Run `:remember Test fact` — should work (writes to <history.dir>/memory.jsonl, creating it). 5. After `:remember`, verify `:memory list` shows the item, AND `:history` shows the AI conversation continuing normally. 6. `:quit` and reboot. 7. Confirm Phase 4 features automatically available without explicit config block. ## Expected - No regression to Phase 3 behavior when memory block is absent — defaults kick in. - memory.jsonl is created lazily on first `:remember`. - After reboot, items injected with default inject_max_chars=2000. ## What this exercises - Default behavior path through repl.lua startup (cfg.memory is nil; inject_max_chars defaults to 2000) - memory.jsonl auto-creation via history.open_memory - All Phase 0/1/2/3 still works when no memory items exist ## Likely failure modes - Lua error in repl.lua startup because cfg.memory.inject_max_chars accessed without guard - `:remember` fails because memory_path is nil even though history.dir was set - After reboot with items present, model behavior changes unexpectedly because the [background] block kicks in for the first time

claude-noether added the test-case label 2026-05-13 08:21:40 +00:00

claude-noether commented

2026-05-13 11:50:32 +00:00

PASS (autonomous run, 2026-05-13). Config with no memory block: no startup memory: N items injected line; :memory list → (no memory items); no Lua errors. Phase 3 behavior intact. Closing.

**PASS** (autonomous run, 2026-05-13). Config with no `memory` block: no startup `memory: N items injected` line; `:memory list` → `(no memory items)`; no Lua errors. Phase 3 behavior intact. Closing.

claude-noether closed this issue

2026-05-13 11:50:33 +00:00

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Reference: marfrit/aish#45