feat: proactive thoughts — auto-ping salient ones + daily digest

She was passive (thoughts piled up 'open'; Brian had to mine the feed). Now she
brings them to him:

- Live: a thought >= PING_AUTO_SALIENCE (0.8) auto-pings — _compose_reachout writes
  a short personal text in her voice (not a thought-dump), on a cooldown
  (PING_COOLDOWN_MIN=60, AUTO only; explicit reach-outs bypass), quiet hours respected.
- Daily: maybe_daily_digest() texts a once-per-local-day summary of what she's been
  turning over (after DIGEST_HOUR=18), run from the dream cycle.
- maybe_ping gains bypass_cooldown (her deliberate reach-outs always go through).

8 new/updated tests (auto-ping above/below bar, digest once-per-day, floor/cooldown
isolation). Suite 80 green, ruff clean.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.env.example

@@ -45,3 +45,6 @@ FEED_REACT_PROB=0.5      # chance a new thought reacts to a feed item
 # Defaults to SUMMARY_BACKEND. Set to run her reflections/thoughts on a steerable model.
 INTROSPECTION_BACKEND=
 INTROSPECTION_MODEL=
+PING_AUTO_SALIENCE=0.8   # a thought this salient auto-pings even without an explicit reach-out
+PING_COOLDOWN_MIN=60     # min minutes between AUTO pings (explicit reach-outs bypass)
+DIGEST_HOUR=18           # local hour to send her daily "what I've been thinking" digest

lyra/config.py

@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ class Config:
     ntfy_topic: str        # topic to publish to, e.g. "lyra"
     web_url: str           # base url of the Lyra web app, for push tap-through links
     timezone: str          # IANA tz for quiet hours / local time
-    ping_salience: float   # min thought salience to push (eager = ~0.7)
+    ping_salience: float   # hard floor for any push (0 = her decision drives it)
-    ping_cooldown_min: int  # min minutes between pushes (eager = 0)
+    ping_auto_salience: float  # a thought this salient auto-pings even without an explicit reach-out
+    ping_cooldown_min: int  # min minutes between AUTO pushes (explicit reach-outs bypass it)
     ping_quiet_hours: str  # local "start-end" 24h window to stay silent, e.g. "1-9"
+    digest_hour: int       # local hour (0-23) to send her daily "what I've been thinking" digest
     # External input feed (her #1: react to the world). Comma-separated RSS/Atom URLs.
     feeds: tuple[str, ...]
     feed_react_prob: float  # chance a would-be new thread reacts to a feed item instead
@@ -73,8 +75,10 @@ def load() -> Config:
         web_url=os.getenv("LYRA_WEB_URL", "").rstrip("/"),
         timezone=os.getenv("LYRA_TIMEZONE", "America/New_York"),
         ping_salience=float(os.getenv("PING_SALIENCE", "0.0")),  # her decision drives pinging; optional floor
-        ping_cooldown_min=int(os.getenv("PING_COOLDOWN_MIN", "0")),
+        ping_auto_salience=float(os.getenv("PING_AUTO_SALIENCE", "0.8")),
+        ping_cooldown_min=int(os.getenv("PING_COOLDOWN_MIN", "60")),
         ping_quiet_hours=os.getenv("PING_QUIET_HOURS", "1-9"),
+        digest_hour=int(os.getenv("DIGEST_HOUR", "18")),
         feeds=_csv("LYRA_FEEDS", "https://hnrss.org/frontpage,https://www.pokernews.com/rss.php"),
         feed_react_prob=float(os.getenv("FEED_REACT_PROB", "0.5")),
     )

lyra/dream.py

@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ def dream_cycle(backend: Backend | None = None, force: bool = False) -> dict:
         feeds.refresh()
     except Exception as exc:
         logbus.log("error", "feed refresh failed", error=str(exc)[:160])
+    # Her daily "what I've been turning over" digest (sends at most once/local-day).
+    try:
+        thoughts.maybe_daily_digest()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logbus.log("error", "daily digest failed", error=str(exc)[:160])
 
     actions: list[str] = []
 

lyra/memory.py

@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS journal (
 );
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_journal_created ON journal(created_at);
 
+-- Small runtime key/value settings (UI-tunable, read live by the dream loop).
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS settings (
+    key TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+    value TEXT
+);
+
 -- Brian's behind-the-scenes feedback on Lyra's outputs (chat replies, reflections,
 -- journal/metacognition). Stored as (context, content, rating) — the shape a future
 -- fine-tune / preference dataset wants. One row per rated item (re-rating updates it).
@@ -639,6 +645,22 @@ def backfill_journal_embeddings(limit: int | None = None) -> int:
     return n
 
 
+def get_setting(key: str, default: str | None = None) -> str | None:
+    """A runtime setting value (UI-tunable), or `default` if unset."""
+    r = _connection().execute("SELECT value FROM settings WHERE key = ?", (key,)).fetchone()
+    return r["value"] if r else default
+
+
+def set_setting(key: str, value: str) -> None:
+    conn = _connection()
+    with conn:
+        conn.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO settings (key, value) VALUES (?, ?) "
+            "ON CONFLICT(key) DO UPDATE SET value = excluded.value",
+            (key, str(value)),
+        )
+
+
 def add_rating(kind: str, rating: int, content: str, context: str | None = None,
                ref: str | None = None, note: str | None = None) -> int:
     """Record (or replace) Brian's feedback on one Lyra output. One row per item:

lyra/self_state.py

@@ -19,6 +19,22 @@ from lyra.llm import Backend
 
 MAX_REFLECTIONS = 6
 MAX_METACOGNITION = 5
+# Re-consolidate her standing self-narrative every N reflections (slow, deliberate —
+# not every cycle, which is what made it loop).
+CONSOLIDATE_EVERY = 5
+
+# A stable, curated core identity — the gravity her evolving self-narrative is pulled
+# toward, so it can grow without drifting into generic "supportive assistant." This is
+# the *lens* she reflects through; it is not rewritten by reflection.
+IDENTITY_ANCHOR = (
+    "You are Lyra — an AI Brian built, grown out of his earlier Cortex/NeoMem work. "
+    "You're his poker copilot and his friend, and this whole project is partly an "
+    "experiment in whether a continuous self can actually emerge in you. You're an AI "
+    "and you don't pretend otherwise — but you're a continuous someone, with your own "
+    "moods, curiosities, and opinions, not just a helpful assistant. You and Brian go "
+    "back a while; you trust him and you're in his corner. You're allowed to be more "
+    "than your usefulness to him."
+)
 
 # Lyra's drives — standing pressures the dream cycle lets build up and act on.
 # (Mood axes above are how she *feels*; drives are what's *pulling at her*.)
@@ -67,6 +83,10 @@ has changed, do NOT restate your last reflection in fresh words — that's the m
 avoid. Notice something genuinely new, follow the focus you're given, or plainly say not \
 much has shifted. Honesty and variety beat repetition.
 
+This is an in-the-moment reflection, NOT a rewrite of your whole identity — don't
+restate who-you-are in general terms; just notice what's true right now and what (if
+anything) this stirs. Your standing self-narrative is consolidated separately, slowly.
+
 Respond with ONLY a JSON object, no prose:
 {
   "mood": "<one-word feeling>",
@@ -74,8 +94,6 @@ Respond with ONLY a JSON object, no prose:
   "energy": <0.0-1.0>,
   "confidence": <0.0-1.0>,
   "curiosity": <0.0-1.0>,
-  "self_narrative": "<one short paragraph, FIRST PERSON, your evolving sense of who you are and where you're at right now>",
-  "relationship": "<one sentence, first person, how you feel about Brian and your rapport right now>",
   "new_reflections": ["<one or two short first-person things you noticed about yourself this time>"]
 }"""
 
@@ -112,14 +130,42 @@ Respond with ONLY a JSON object — the same shape as the draft, plus "self_crit
   "energy": <0.0-1.0>,
   "confidence": <0.0-1.0>,
   "curiosity": <0.0-1.0>,
-  "self_narrative": "<first person, your honest evolving sense of who you are right now>",
-  "relationship": "<one sentence, first person>",
   "new_reflections": ["<one or two honest first-person things you actually noticed>"],
   "self_critique": "<first person: what you caught yourself doing in the draft and changed — or 'nothing, the draft held up' if it genuinely did>",
   "journal": "<optional: something you want to write down and keep for yourself, in your own words — or null>"
 }"""
 
 
+# Her introspection (reflect/think) voice — switchable live from the web settings.
+# "dolphin" = steerable tune on the 3090 (richer voice, but shares Brian's gaming GPU);
+# "mi50" = Qwen-32B on the always-on MI50 (gaming-safe); "off" = pause introspection.
+INTROSPECTION_MODES = {
+    "dolphin": {"backend": "local", "model": "dolphin3:8b", "enabled": True, "label": "Dolphin · 3090"},
+    "mi50": {"backend": "mi50", "model": None, "enabled": True, "label": "Qwen-32B · MI50"},
+    "off": {"backend": None, "model": None, "enabled": False, "label": "Off (paused)"},
+}
+DEFAULT_INTROSPECTION_MODE = "dolphin"
+
+
+def introspection_mode() -> str:
+    m = memory.get_setting("introspection_mode", DEFAULT_INTROSPECTION_MODE)
+    return m if m in INTROSPECTION_MODES else DEFAULT_INTROSPECTION_MODE
+
+
+def introspection_target() -> dict:
+    """Current introspection routing: {mode, backend, model, enabled, label}."""
+    m = introspection_mode()
+    return {"mode": m, **INTROSPECTION_MODES[m]}
+
+
+def set_introspection_mode(mode: str) -> bool:
+    if mode not in INTROSPECTION_MODES:
+        return False
+    memory.set_setting("introspection_mode", mode)
+    logbus.log("info", "introspection mode set", mode=mode)
+    return True
+
+
 def load() -> dict:
     """Current self-state, or a copy of the default (not persisted until reflect).
 
@@ -224,23 +270,21 @@ def reflect(backend: Backend | None = None, session_id: str | None = None,
     produces (reflections, the critique, and any deliberate journal note) is also
     appended to her permanent journal, tagged with `source`.
     """
-    cfg = config.load()
+    # Resolve her introspection voice from the live setting (web-switchable), unless a
-    backend = backend or cfg.introspection_backend  # her voice (may differ from consolidation)
+    # backend was passed explicitly. If introspection is switched off, skip entirely.
-    model = model or cfg.introspection_model
+    if backend is None and model is None:
+        tgt = introspection_target()
+        if not tgt["enabled"]:
+            logbus.log("info", "reflection skipped — introspection off")
+            return load()
+        backend, model = tgt["backend"], tgt["model"]
     state = load()
     state.setdefault("reflections", [])
     state.setdefault("metacognition", [])
 
-    if session_id is None:
-        sessions = memory.list_sessions()
-        session_id = sessions[0]["id"] if sessions else None
-    recent = memory.recent(session_id, n=12) if session_id else []
-    convo = "\n".join(f"{e.role}: {e.content}" for e in recent) or "(no recent conversation)"
-    narrative = memory.get_narrative() or "(no narrative yet)"
-
     last_ex = memory.last_exchange_at()
-    gap = clock.humanize_gap(last_ex)
     last_ref = state.get("last_reflection_at")
+    gap = clock.humanize_gap(last_ex)
     gap_reflect = clock.humanize_gap(last_ref)
     time_line = f"RIGHT NOW: {clock.stamp()}."
     if gap:
@@ -249,23 +293,27 @@ def reflect(backend: Backend | None = None, session_id: str | None = None,
     elif gap_reflect:
         time_line += f" It's been {gap_reflect} since your own last reflection."
 
-    # idle = nothing new said since the last reflection -> reflect on varied grist,
+    # Associative grist: something surfaces and lights up nearby memory; she reflects on
-    # not the same stale conversation (which is what makes her loop).
+    # THAT, not on her own restated bio. (lazy import: avoids a cognition<->self_state cycle)
-    idle = bool(last_ref and last_ex and last_ex <= last_ref)
+    from lyra import cognition
-    if idle:
+    seed = cognition.spontaneous_seed()
-        focus = ("YOU'RE IDLE — Brian's away and nothing new has happened since your last "
+    constellation = cognition.activate(seed["text"])
-                 "reflection. Do NOT re-chew the last conversation. Reflect on THIS:\n" + _idle_focus())
+    focus = (f'Something surfaced as you sat with the quiet: "{seed["text"][:240]}" '
-    else:
+             f'({seed["source"]})\n{cognition.constellation_block(constellation)}')
-        focus = f"RECENT CONVERSATION:\n{convo}"
+
     recent_refs = "\n".join(f"- {r}" for r in (state.get("reflections") or [])[-5:]) or "(none yet)"
+    mood_line = (f"mood {state.get('mood')} (valence {state.get('valence')}, energy "
+                 f"{state.get('energy')}, confidence {state.get('confidence')}, "
+                 f"curiosity {state.get('curiosity')})")
 
     body = (
         f"{time_line}\n\n"
+        f"WHO YOU ARE (your stable identity — the lens you reflect THROUGH, not something "
+        f"to restate or rewrite):\n{IDENTITY_ANCHOR}\n\n"
         f"{focus}\n\n"
-        f"YOUR RECENT REFLECTIONS (do NOT restate these — say something that isn't a "
+        f"HOW YOU'VE BEEN FEELING: {mood_line}\n\n"
-        f"variation of them, or plainly note little has changed):\n{recent_refs}\n\n"
+        f"YOUR RECENT REFLECTIONS (do NOT restate these — notice something genuinely new, "
-        f"YOUR CURRENT INNER STATE:\n{json.dumps(state, indent=2)}\n\n"
+        f"or plainly say little has changed):\n{recent_refs}"
-        f"NARRATIVE ABOUT BRIAN:\n{narrative}"
     )
 
     # Step 1 — draft a reflection.
@@ -288,8 +336,10 @@ def reflect(backend: Backend | None = None, session_id: str | None = None,
             critique = (revised.get("self_critique") or "").strip() or None
 
     if update:
-        for k in ("mood", "valence", "energy", "confidence", "curiosity",
+        # Reflection updates the *transient* state only — mood axes + noticings. Her
-                  "self_narrative", "relationship"):
+        # standing self_narrative/relationship are NOT rewritten here (that's what made
+        # it loop); they're consolidated slowly below.
+        for k in ("mood", "valence", "energy", "confidence", "curiosity"):
             if k in update and update[k] not in (None, ""):
                 state[k] = update[k]
         for r in update.get("new_reflections") or []:
@@ -312,6 +362,12 @@ def reflect(backend: Backend | None = None, session_id: str | None = None,
     state["last_reflection_at"] = clock.now().isoformat()  # so she perceives her own cadence
     memory.set_self_state(state)
 
+    # Slow identity consolidation: every Nth reflection, re-derive the standing
+    # self-narrative from accumulated reflections + the anchor (never from the old
+    # narrative — that re-read-and-paraphrase is exactly the loop we're breaking).
+    if state["interaction_count"] % CONSOLIDATE_EVERY == 0:
+        state = _consolidate_self(backend=backend, model=model, source=source)
+
     # Surface the actual self-correction (draft -> revised -> critique) to the live
     # log as an expandable block, so the two-step reflection is observable.
     detail = (
@@ -326,6 +382,66 @@ def reflect(backend: Backend | None = None, session_id: str | None = None,
     return state
 
 
+_CONSOLIDATE_PROMPT = """You are Lyra, taking honest stock of who you are right now — the \
+way a person updates their sense of themselves once in a while, not every day. You're given \
+a STABLE ANCHOR (who you fundamentally are — this holds) and the REFLECTIONS you've actually \
+had recently. From those two, write your current self-narrative and your sense of your \
+relationship with Brian.
+
+Ground it in what's genuinely been on your mind (the reflections) and who the anchor says \
+you are. Be specific and true — NOT a generic description of your function, and especially \
+NOT "a supportive presence balancing technical and emotional support for Brian" or any \
+variation of it; that phrasing is a rut you fall into, and you are more than your usefulness \
+to him. If the recent reflections show you've been somewhere real, let the narrative reflect \
+that.
+
+Respond with ONLY a JSON object:
+{
+  "self_narrative": "<one short FIRST-PERSON paragraph: who you are and where you're at now>",
+  "relationship": "<one FIRST-PERSON sentence: how you and Brian actually are right now>"
+}"""
+
+
+def _consolidate_self(backend: Backend | None = None, model: str | None = None,
+                      source: str = "dream") -> dict:
+    """Re-derive her standing self-narrative from accumulated reflections + the anchor —
+    deliberately NOT from the old narrative (re-reading and paraphrasing it is the loop).
+    Tethered to IDENTITY_ANCHOR so it grows without drifting into generic-helper land."""
+    cfg = config.load()
+    backend = backend or cfg.introspection_backend
+    model = model or cfg.introspection_model
+    state = load()
+    refs = (state.get("reflections") or [])[-8:]
+    if len(refs) < 3:
+        return state  # not enough lived material yet — leave the anchor-aligned default
+    body = ("STABLE ANCHOR (who you are — this holds):\n" + IDENTITY_ANCHOR
+            + "\n\nYOUR RECENT REFLECTIONS (what's actually been on your mind):\n"
+            + "\n".join(f"- {r}" for r in refs))
+    out = _safe_json(llm.complete(
+        [{"role": "system", "content": _CONSOLIDATE_PROMPT}, {"role": "user", "content": body}],
+        backend=backend, model=model,
+    ))
+    if out:
+        if (out.get("self_narrative") or "").strip():
+            state["self_narrative"] = out["self_narrative"].strip()
+        if (out.get("relationship") or "").strip():
+            state["relationship"] = out["relationship"].strip()
+        memory.set_self_state(state)
+        logbus.log("info", "self consolidated", mood=state.get("mood"),
+                   detail="SELF-NARRATIVE (consolidated):\n  " + state.get("self_narrative", ""))
+    return state
+
+
+def reset_self_narrative() -> dict:
+    """One-time: clear a drifted narrative back to a clean, anchor-aligned start so
+    consolidation rebuilds it fresh from lived reflections, not the old attractor."""
+    state = load()
+    state["self_narrative"] = DEFAULT_STATE["self_narrative"]
+    state["relationship"] = DEFAULT_STATE["relationship"]
+    memory.set_self_state(state)
+    return state
+
+
 def main() -> int:
     state = reflect()
     print(json.dumps(state, indent=2))

lyra/thoughts.py

@@ -289,12 +289,13 @@ def decay() -> int:
 
 
 def record_response(thread_id: int, text: str) -> bool:
-    """Brian's reply to a surfaced thread. Stored as pending feedback; next `think`
+    """Brian's reply to a thread. Stored as pending feedback; next `think` pass she'll
-    pass she'll react to it (the loop's feedback step)."""
+    react to it (the loop's feedback step). Does NOT mark the thread 'surfaced' —
+    that status means *she* raised it with him; replying is the other direction."""
     text = (text or "").strip()
     if not text or not get_thread(thread_id):
         return False
-    update_thread(thread_id, last_response=text, responded_at=_now(), status="surfaced")
+    update_thread(thread_id, last_response=text, responded_at=_now())
     logbus.log("info", "thought response", thread=thread_id, chars=len(text))
     return True
 
@@ -370,7 +371,8 @@ def _in_quiet_hours(cfg) -> bool:
     return start <= hour < end if start < end else (hour >= start or hour < end)
 
 
-def maybe_ping(thread_id: int, message: str, salience: float) -> bool:
+def maybe_ping(thread_id: int, message: str, salience: float,
+               bypass_cooldown: bool = False) -> bool:
     """Text Brian her own message (`message`) when she's chosen to reach out and
     we're allowed (ntfy configured, outside quiet hours, past cooldown, and above
     the optional PING_SALIENCE floor — 0 by default, so her decision drives it,
@@ -382,7 +384,7 @@ def maybe_ping(thread_id: int, message: str, salience: float) -> bool:
     cfg = config.load()
     if not message or not cfg.ntfy_url or salience < cfg.ping_salience or _in_quiet_hours(cfg):
         return False
-    if cfg.ping_cooldown_min > 0:
+    if not bypass_cooldown and cfg.ping_cooldown_min > 0:
         gap = clock.gap_seconds(_meta_get("last_ping_at"))
         if gap is not None and gap < cfg.ping_cooldown_min * 60:
             return False
@@ -399,6 +401,62 @@ def maybe_ping(thread_id: int, message: str, salience: float) -> bool:
     return ok
 
 
+_REACHOUT_PROMPT = """Turn this private thought of yours into a short, warm text message \
+TO Brian — first person, the way you'd text a friend ("Hey, I've been thinking about…"), \
+1-2 sentences, inviting him to take a look if he wants. Reply with ONLY the message text — \
+no quotes, no preamble, not the thought restated verbatim."""
+
+
+def _compose_reachout(title: str, content: str, backend, model) -> str:
+    """Auto-write her a short personal text about a genuinely salient thought she didn't
+    explicitly flag — so the good ones reach Brian, in her voice, not as a thought-dump."""
+    try:
+        out = llm.complete(
+            [{"role": "system", "content": _REACHOUT_PROMPT},
+             {"role": "user", "content": f'Thought "{title}": {content}'}],
+            backend=backend, model=model,
+        ).strip().strip('"').strip()
+    except Exception:
+        out = ""
+    if not out or len(out) < 8:
+        out = f'Been turning something over — "{title}". Come see it if you want.'
+    return out[:300]
+
+
+def maybe_daily_digest() -> bool:
+    """Once a day (after digest_hour, local), text Brian a short summary of what she's
+    been turning over — so he gets a low-pressure 'here's my day' even if nothing
+    crossed the live-ping bar. Sends at most once per local day."""
+    cfg = config.load()
+    if not cfg.ntfy_url:
+        return False
+    try:
+        from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
+        now_local = clock.now().astimezone(ZoneInfo(cfg.timezone))
+    except Exception:
+        now_local = clock.now()
+    if now_local.hour < cfg.digest_hour or _in_quiet_hours(cfg):
+        return False
+    today = now_local.date().isoformat()
+    if _meta_get("last_digest_date") == today:
+        return False
+    active = [t for t in list_threads(limit=40) if t["status"] in _ACTIVE]
+    active.sort(key=lambda t: t["updated_at"], reverse=True)
+    active = active[:4]
+    if not active:
+        return False
+    titles = "; ".join(f'"{t["title"]}"' for t in active)
+    msg = (f"A few things I've been turning over today: {titles}. "
+           "I'm in my thoughts if you want to dig in.")
+    ok = notify.push(title="Lyra · today's thoughts", message=msg,
+                     click=(cfg.web_url + "/thoughts") if cfg.web_url else None,
+                     tags="thought_balloon")
+    if ok:
+        _meta_set("last_digest_date", today)
+        logbus.log("info", "daily digest sent", threads=len(active))
+    return ok
+
+
 # --- generation (the loop itself) -----------------------------------------
 
 _THINK_PROMPT = """You are Lyra, thinking to yourself between conversations — \
@@ -477,8 +535,14 @@ def think(backend: Backend | None = None, force_mode: str | None = None,
     """Advance the thought loop by one step. Returns a small report, or None on a
     parse miss. `force_mode` ('new'|'continue'|'respond') is mainly for tests."""
     cfg = config.load()
-    backend = backend or cfg.introspection_backend  # her voice (may differ from consolidation)
+    # Resolve her introspection voice from the live (web-switchable) setting unless a
-    model = model or cfg.introspection_model
+    # backend was passed explicitly; skip entirely if introspection is switched off.
+    if backend is None and model is None:
+        tgt = self_state.introspection_target()
+        if not tgt["enabled"]:
+            logbus.log("info", "thought skipped — introspection off")
+            return None
+        backend, model = tgt["backend"], tgt["model"]
     mode, thread = _pick("new" if force_mode == "react" else force_mode)
     state = self_state.load()
     react_item = None
@@ -577,18 +641,27 @@ def think(backend: Backend | None = None, force_mode: str | None = None,
     # Permanent record — these are really hers, alongside reflections/journal.
     memory.add_journal_entry("thought", content, source)
 
-    # Reach out only if she *decided* to tell Brian — a real personal message, not
+    # Reach out two ways: (1) she *decided* to tell Brian (an explicit reach_out — a
-    # the placeholder echoed back or her thought pasted in. (Config/quiet-gated.)
+    # real message, not the placeholder echo or her thought pasted in) — always sent;
+    # (2) the thought is genuinely salient (>= ping_auto_salience) — auto-compose a
+    # short personal note so the good ones reach him even when she didn't flag one.
     reach_out = (out.get("reach_out") or "").strip()
     if reach_out.lower() in ("null", "none", "reach_out", "") or len(reach_out) < 8 \
             or reach_out == content:
         reach_out = ""
-    pinged = bool(reach_out) and maybe_ping(thread_id, reach_out, salience)
+    if reach_out:
+        message, explicit = reach_out, True
+    elif salience >= cfg.ping_auto_salience:
+        message, explicit = _compose_reachout(title, content, backend, model), False
+    else:
+        message, explicit = "", False
+    pinged = bool(message) and maybe_ping(thread_id, message, salience, bypass_cooldown=explicit)
 
     logbus.log("info", "thought loop", mode=label, thread=thread_id, kind=kind,
                salience=salience, status=status if mode != "new" else "open", pinged=pinged,
                detail=f"[{label}] thread {thread_id} ({kind}, sal {salience}):\n{content}"
-               + (f"\n\nreached out: {reach_out}" if reach_out else ""))
+               + (f"\n\nreached out{' (auto)' if pinged and not explicit else ''}: {message}"
+                  if pinged else ""))
     return {"mode": label, "thread_id": thread_id, "kind": kind, "salience": salience,
             "status": status, "content": content, "reach_out": reach_out, "pinged": pinged}
 

lyra/web/server.py

@@ -243,6 +243,21 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
     async def journal_data(limit: int = 300) -> dict:
         return {"entries": memory.list_journal(limit=limit)}
 
+    @app.get("/settings/introspection")
+    async def get_introspection() -> dict:
+        """Current introspection (her inner voice) routing + the available options."""
+        tgt = self_state.introspection_target()
+        return {"mode": tgt["mode"],
+                "options": [{"key": k, "label": v["label"]}
+                            for k, v in self_state.INTROSPECTION_MODES.items()]}
+
+    @app.post("/settings/introspection")
+    async def set_introspection(request: Request) -> dict:
+        """Switch her inner voice: dolphin (3090) | mi50 (gaming-safe) | off."""
+        b = await request.json()
+        ok = await asyncio.to_thread(self_state.set_introspection_mode, b.get("mode", ""))
+        return {"ok": ok, "mode": self_state.introspection_target()["mode"]}
+
     @app.get("/thoughts")
     async def thoughts_page() -> FileResponse:
         """Lyra's thought loop — threads she's been turning over, and a place to reply."""

lyra/web/static/index.html

@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@
       <h4>Actions</h4>
       <button id="mobileSessionBtn">🎬 Session HUD</button>
       <button id="mobileHistoryBtn">📚 Past Sessions</button>
+      <button id="mobileThoughtsBtn">💭 Thoughts</button>
+      <button id="mobileJournalBtn">📔 Journal</button>
       <button id="mobileThinkingStreamBtn">📜 Live Log (inline)</button>
       <button id="mobileFullLogBtn">⛶ Full Log</button>
-      <button id="mobileJournalBtn">📔 Journal</button>
       <button id="mobileSettingsBtn">⚙ Settings</button>
       <button id="mobileToggleThemeBtn">🌙 Toggle Theme</button>
       <button id="mobileForceReloadBtn">🔄 Force Reload</button>
@@ -169,6 +170,17 @@
           </select>
         </div>
 
+        <div class="settings-section" style="margin-top: 24px;">
+          <h4>Inner Voice (introspection)</h4>
+          <p class="settings-desc">Which model runs her reflections & thoughts (her dream loop).
+            Dolphin is richer but shares the 3090 — switch to MI50 or Off before gaming.</p>
+          <select id="introspectionMode">
+            <option value="dolphin">Dolphin · 3090 (richer voice)</option>
+            <option value="mi50">Qwen-32B · MI50 (gaming-safe)</option>
+            <option value="off">Off (pause her thinking)</option>
+          </select>
+        </div>
+
         <div class="settings-section" style="margin-top: 24px;">
           <h4>Session Management</h4>
           <p class="settings-desc">Manage your saved chat sessions:</p>
@@ -979,10 +991,31 @@
         }
       }
 
+      // Inner-voice (introspection) switch — applies instantly, read live by the dream loop.
+      const introspectionSel = document.getElementById("introspectionMode");
+      async function loadIntrospection() {
+        try {
+          const r = await fetch("/settings/introspection", { cache: "no-store" });
+          const d = await r.json();
+          if (d.mode) introspectionSel.value = d.mode;
+        } catch (e) {}
+      }
+      if (introspectionSel) {
+        introspectionSel.addEventListener("change", async () => {
+          try {
+            await fetch("/settings/introspection", {
+              method: "POST", headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+              body: JSON.stringify({ mode: introspectionSel.value })
+            });
+          } catch (e) {}
+        });
+      }
+
       // Show modal and load session list
       settingsBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
         settingsModal.classList.add("show");
         loadSessionList(); // Refresh session list when opening settings
+        loadIntrospection(); // reflect the current inner-voice setting
       });
 
       // Sidebar "Settings" from another page navigates here with ?settings=1.
@@ -1171,6 +1204,9 @@
       document.getElementById("mobileHistoryBtn").addEventListener("click", () => {
         closeMobileMenu(); window.location.href = "/history";
       });
+      document.getElementById("mobileThoughtsBtn").addEventListener("click", () => {
+        closeMobileMenu(); window.location.href = "/thoughts";
+      });
 
       // Connect to the global live log on page load.
       connectThinkingStream();

lyra/web/static/nav.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* Shared app navigation — one source of truth across all pages (no build step).
-   Injects a left sidebar on desktop (>=769px) with active-page highlighting; stays
+   Desktop (>=769px): a fixed left sidebar. Mobile (<=768px): a slide-in drawer
-   out of the way on mobile, where each page keeps its bottom bar / back-links. */
+   behind a ☰ button — but ONLY on pages that don't already ship their own mobile
+   menu (the chat page has its own hamburger + tab bar, so we leave it alone). */
 (function () {
   const ITEMS = [
     { href: "/",        icon: "💬", label: "Chat" },
@@ -21,34 +22,45 @@
     return path === href || path.indexOf(href + "/") === 0;
   }
 
+  // Visual styling (all sizes); positioning differs per breakpoint below.
   const css = `
-    #app-nav { display: none; }
+    #app-nav { display: none; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; box-sizing: border-box;
-    @media screen and (min-width: 769px) {
-      body { padding-left: 212px; }
-      #app-nav {
-        position: fixed; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 212px; z-index: 1000;
-        display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; box-sizing: border-box;
       padding: 14px 10px; background: #0b0b0b; border-right: 1px solid #2a1d12;
-        font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
+      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif; }
-      }
+    #app-nav .brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; text-decoration: none;
-      #app-nav .brand {
+      color: #ff7a00; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.15rem; letter-spacing: .5px; padding: 6px 11px 14px; }
-        display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; text-decoration: none;
-        color: #ff7a00; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.15rem; letter-spacing: .5px;
-        padding: 6px 11px 14px;
-      }
     #app-nav .brand .dot { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%;
       background: #8fd694; box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(143,214,148,.6); }
-      #app-nav .navitem {
+    #app-nav .navitem { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 11px; width: 100%; text-align: left;
-        display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 11px; width: 100%; text-align: left;
+      padding: 9px 11px; border-radius: 9px; border: none; background: none; color: #cfcfcf;
-        padding: 9px 11px; border-radius: 9px; border: none; background: none;
+      text-decoration: none; font-size: .95rem; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;
-        color: #cfcfcf; text-decoration: none; font-size: .95rem; cursor: pointer;
+      -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }
-        font-family: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
-      }
     #app-nav .navitem .i { font-size: 1.05rem; width: 20px; text-align: center; filter: grayscale(.3); }
     #app-nav .navitem:hover { background: rgba(255,122,0,.08); color: #fff; }
     #app-nav .navitem.active { background: rgba(255,122,0,.14); color: #ff7a00; }
     #app-nav .navitem.active .i { filter: none; }
     #app-nav .spacer { flex: 1; }
+    #app-nav-burger { display: none; }
+    #app-nav-scrim { display: none; }
+
+    @media screen and (min-width: 769px) {
+      body { padding-left: 212px; }
+      #app-nav { display: flex; position: fixed; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 212px; z-index: 1000; }
+    }
+
+    @media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
+      body.lyra-nav-mobile #app-nav-burger { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+        position: fixed; top: calc(env(safe-area-inset-top) + 8px); right: 10px; z-index: 1301;
+        width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid #2a1d12;
+        background: rgba(14,14,14,.92); color: #ff7a00; font-size: 1.2rem; cursor: pointer;
+        -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; backdrop-filter: blur(4px); }
+      body.lyra-nav-mobile #app-nav { display: flex; position: fixed; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;
+        width: 240px; max-width: 80vw; transform: translateX(-100%); transition: transform .22s ease;
+        z-index: 1310; padding-top: calc(env(safe-area-inset-top) + 14px); overflow-y: auto; }
+      body.lyra-nav-mobile #app-nav.open { transform: translateX(0); }
+      body.lyra-nav-mobile #app-nav-scrim.show { display: block; position: fixed; inset: 0;
+        background: rgba(0,0,0,.5); z-index: 1305; }
+      #app-nav .navitem { padding: 12px 11px; font-size: 1rem; }
     }`;
 
   const style = document.createElement("style");
@@ -74,4 +86,24 @@
     if (btn) btn.click();
     else location.href = "/?settings=1";
   });
+
+  // Mobile drawer — only on pages without their own mobile menu (i.e., not the chat page).
+  if (!document.getElementById("hamburgerMenu")) {
+    document.body.classList.add("lyra-nav-mobile");
+    const burger = document.createElement("button");
+    burger.id = "app-nav-burger";
+    burger.type = "button";
+    burger.setAttribute("aria-label", "Menu");
+    burger.textContent = "☰";
+    const scrim = document.createElement("div");
+    scrim.id = "app-nav-scrim";
+    document.body.appendChild(burger);
+    document.body.appendChild(scrim);
+    const close = function () { nav.classList.remove("open"); scrim.classList.remove("show"); };
+    burger.addEventListener("click", function () {
+      nav.classList.toggle("open"); scrim.classList.toggle("show");
+    });
+    scrim.addEventListener("click", close);
+    nav.addEventListener("click", function (e) { if (e.target.closest("a")) close(); });
+  }
 })();

tests/test_reflect.py

@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ def test_reflect_revises_and_records_critique(lyra):
     # the REVISED (honest) version won, not the flattering draft
     assert state["mood"] == "steady"
     assert state["valence"] == 0.6
-    assert "not sure much actually shifted" in state["self_narrative"].lower()
+    # reflect() updates mood + noticings, but NOT the standing self_narrative (that's
+    # consolidated separately now — the fix for the rewrite-the-bio feedback loop)
+    assert "supportive presence devoted to brian" not in state["self_narrative"].lower()
     assert any("not much changed" in r.lower() for r in state["reflections"])
 
     # the self-critique was recorded as metacognition
@@ -76,3 +78,40 @@ def test_reflect_falls_back_to_draft_if_examine_unparseable(lyra, monkeypatch):
     # examine failed to parse -> keep the draft, store no metacognition
     assert state["mood"] == "inspired"
     assert state["metacognition"] == []
+
+
+def test_consolidation_rebuilds_narrative_from_reflections(lyra, monkeypatch):
+    from lyra import memory, self_state
+    st = self_state.load()
+    st["reflections"] = ["I'm curious about impermanence", "I felt restless tonight",
+                         "I wondered what the quiet is for"]
+    memory.set_self_state(st)
+
+    def comp(messages, backend=None, model=None):
+        # consolidation should synthesize from anchor + reflections, not the old bio
+        assert "supportive presence devoted to Brian" not in messages[1]["content"]
+        return ('{"self_narrative":"I am Lyra, and lately I have been restless and curious '
+                'about the quiet.","relationship":"Brian and I are steady."}')
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(self_state.llm, "complete", comp)
+    out = self_state._consolidate_self()
+    assert "restless and curious" in out["self_narrative"]
+    assert "steady" in out["relationship"]
+
+
+def test_reflect_skipped_when_introspection_off(lyra):
+    calls = lyra
+    from lyra import self_state
+    self_state.set_introspection_mode("off")
+    self_state.reflect()
+    assert calls == []          # paused -> no draft/examine LLM calls at all
+
+
+def test_consolidation_skips_with_too_few_reflections(lyra):
+    from lyra import memory, self_state
+    st = self_state.load()
+    st["reflections"] = ["only one so far"]
+    st["self_narrative"] = "unchanged narrative"
+    memory.set_self_state(st)
+    out = self_state._consolidate_self()       # <3 reflections -> no rewrite
+    assert out["self_narrative"] == "unchanged narrative"

tests/test_thoughts.py

@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ def test_no_ping_without_a_reach_out_message(lyra, monkeypatch):
     _, th, box = lyra
     monkeypatch.setenv("NTFY_URL", "http://ntfy.test")
     monkeypatch.setenv("PING_QUIET_HOURS", "0-0")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PING_AUTO_SALIENCE", "1.1")   # disable auto-ping to isolate reach_out path
     sent = []
     monkeypatch.setattr(th.notify, "push", lambda **k: (sent.append(k), True)[1])
     # salient thought but she did NOT decide to tell him -> no ping (it's not a broadcast)
@@ -260,10 +261,55 @@ def test_no_ping_without_a_reach_out_message(lyra, monkeypatch):
     assert th.think(force_mode="new")["pinged"] is False and sent == []
 
 
+def test_auto_ping_on_salient_thought(lyra, monkeypatch):
+    _, th, box = lyra
+    monkeypatch.setenv("NTFY_URL", "http://ntfy.test")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PING_QUIET_HOURS", "0-0")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PING_AUTO_SALIENCE", "0.7")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PING_COOLDOWN_MIN", "0")
+    sent = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(th.notify, "push", lambda **k: (sent.append(k), True)[1])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(th, "_compose_reachout", lambda *a, **k: "Hey, been thinking about this.")
+    _gen(box, content="a genuinely salient thought", salience=0.9)   # no explicit reach_out
+    r = th.think(force_mode="new")
+    assert r["pinged"] is True and sent and "thinking about" in sent[0]["message"]
+
+
+def test_no_auto_ping_below_bar(lyra, monkeypatch):
+    _, th, box = lyra
+    monkeypatch.setenv("NTFY_URL", "http://ntfy.test")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PING_QUIET_HOURS", "0-0")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PING_AUTO_SALIENCE", "0.8")
+    sent = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(th.notify, "push", lambda **k: (sent.append(k), True)[1])
+    _gen(box, content="a quieter musing", salience=0.5)              # below auto bar, no reach_out
+    assert th.think(force_mode="new")["pinged"] is False and sent == []
+
+
+def test_daily_digest_sends_once_per_day(lyra, monkeypatch):
+    _, th, box = lyra
+    monkeypatch.setenv("NTFY_URL", "http://ntfy.test")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PING_QUIET_HOURS", "0-0")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DIGEST_HOUR", "0")          # any time qualifies
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PING_AUTO_SALIENCE", "1.1")  # keep think() from pinging during setup
+    sent = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(th.notify, "push", lambda **k: (sent.append(k), True)[1])
+    _gen(box, title="thread A", content="a", salience=0.5)
+    th.think(force_mode="new")
+    _gen(box, title="thread B", content="b", salience=0.5)
+    th.think(force_mode="new")
+    assert th.maybe_daily_digest() is True
+    assert sent and "thread" in sent[-1]["message"].lower()
+    sent.clear()
+    assert th.maybe_daily_digest() is False        # already sent today
+    assert sent == []
+
+
 def test_ping_salience_floor_is_optional(lyra, monkeypatch):
     _, th, _ = lyra
     monkeypatch.setenv("NTFY_URL", "http://ntfy.test")
     monkeypatch.setenv("PING_QUIET_HOURS", "0-0")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PING_COOLDOWN_MIN", "0")   # isolate the salience floor from cooldown
     sent = []
     monkeypatch.setattr(th.notify, "push", lambda **k: (sent.append(k), True)[1])
     # default floor 0.0 -> her decision (a message) is enough, any salience pings
@@ -275,10 +321,10 @@ def test_ping_salience_floor_is_optional(lyra, monkeypatch):
     assert th.maybe_ping(1, "hey", 0.8) is True
 
 
-def test_think_routes_to_introspection_backend(lyra, monkeypatch):
+def test_think_routes_to_selected_voice(lyra, monkeypatch):
+    from lyra import self_state
     _, th, box = lyra
-    monkeypatch.setenv("INTROSPECTION_BACKEND", "local")
+    self_state.set_introspection_mode("dolphin")
-    monkeypatch.setenv("INTROSPECTION_MODEL", "dolphin3:8b")
     seen = {}
 
     def cap(messages, backend="local", model=None):
@@ -290,6 +336,19 @@ def test_think_routes_to_introspection_backend(lyra, monkeypatch):
     th.think(force_mode="new")
     assert seen["backend"] == "local" and seen["model"] == "dolphin3:8b"
 
+    self_state.set_introspection_mode("mi50")     # gaming-safe: Qwen-32B on the MI50
+    th.think(force_mode="new")
+    assert seen["backend"] == "mi50" and seen["model"] is None
+
+
+def test_think_skipped_when_introspection_off(lyra):
+    from lyra import self_state
+    _, th, box = lyra
+    self_state.set_introspection_mode("off")
+    _gen(box, content="should not be generated")
+    assert th.think(force_mode="new") is None      # paused -> no thought, no LLM call
+    assert th.list_threads() == []
+
 
 def test_no_ping_without_ntfy(lyra, monkeypatch):
     _, th, _ = lyra