fix: sometimes memories gets extracted in the wrong language

* fix: prevent meta tensor issues when accelerate is installed without GPU

When accelerate is installed but no GPU is available, transformers can
incorrectly use lazy loading (meta tensors) which fails when
sentence-transformers tries to move the model to a device.

The fix checks hardware and installed packages to determine the right
loading strategy:
- GPU available: device=None, device_map=None (auto-detect GPU)
- No GPU + accelerate: device='cpu', device_map='cpu' (force CPU loading)
- No GPU + no accelerate: device='cpu', device_map=None (normal CPU)

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

* fix: add filelock for model initialization in parallel tests

When pytest-xdist runs multiple workers in parallel, they all try to
load models from the HuggingFace cache simultaneously, causing race
conditions and intermittent meta tensor errors.

Added filelock around embeddings and cross_encoder initialization in
conftest.py, similar to how pg0 database setup is serialized. Models
are now pre-initialized in the fixture before being passed to tests.

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

* fix: add MPS support for macOS Apple Silicon

Extend GPU detection to include Apple MPS backend in addition to CUDA.
This ensures macOS users with Apple Silicon use MPS acceleration
instead of being incorrectly routed to the CPU fallback path.

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -153,8 +153,15 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build docs
       run: npm run build --workspace=hindsight-docs
 
-  build-rust-cli:
+  test-rust-cli:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER: groq
+      HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GROQ_API_KEY }}
+      HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL: openai/gpt-oss-20b
+      HINDSIGHT_API_URL: http://localhost:8888
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      UV_INDEX: pytorch=https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -171,6 +178,10 @@ jobs:
           hindsight-cli/target
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
 
+    - name: Run unit tests
+      working-directory: hindsight-cli
+      run: cargo test
+
     - name: Build CLI
       working-directory: hindsight-cli
       run: cargo build --release
@@ -182,29 +193,6 @@ jobs:
         path: hindsight-cli/target/release/hindsight
         retention-days: 1
 
-  test-rust-cli:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build-rust-cli
-    env:
-      HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER: groq
-      HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GROQ_API_KEY }}
-      HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL: openai/gpt-oss-20b
-      HINDSIGHT_API_URL: http://localhost:8888
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      UV_INDEX: pytorch=https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: Download CLI artifact
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: hindsight-cli
-        path: /tmp/cli
-
-    - name: Make CLI executable
-      run: chmod +x /tmp/cli/hindsight
-
     - name: Install uv
       uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
       with:
@@ -251,7 +239,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Run CLI smoke test
       run: |
-        HINDSIGHT_CLI=/tmp/cli/hindsight ./hindsight-cli/smoke-test.sh
+        HINDSIGHT_CLI=hindsight-cli/target/release/hindsight ./hindsight-cli/smoke-test.sh
 
     - name: Show API server logs
       if: always()
@@ -777,7 +765,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-doc-examples:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build-rust-cli
+    needs: test-rust-cli
     env:
       HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER: groq
       HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GROQ_API_KEY }}

.gitignore

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ nltk_data/
 
 # Monitoring stack (Prometheus/Grafana binaries and data)
 .monitoring/
-.pgbouncer
+.pgbouncer/
 
 # Large benchmark datasets (will be downloaded automatically)
 **/longmemeval_s_cleaned.json

AGENTS.md

@@ -1,153 +1,3 @@
 # AGENTS.md
 
-This document captures architectural decisions and coding conventions for the Hindsight project.
-
-## Documentation
-
-- **Main documentation**: [hindsight-docs/docs/developer/](./hindsight-docs/docs/developer/)
-- **Use case patterns**: [hindsight-docs/docs/cookbook/](./hindsight-docs/docs/cookbook/)
-- **API reference**: Auto-generated from OpenAPI spec
-
-## Project Structure
-
-```
-hindsight/              # Python package for embedded usage
-hindsight-api/          # FastAPI server (core memory engine)
-hindsight-cli/          # Rust CLI client
-hindsight-embed/        # Embedded CLI (no server needed)
-hindsight-control-plane/ # Next.js admin UI
-hindsight-docs/         # Docusaurus documentation site
-hindsight-dev/          # Development tools and benchmarks
-hindsight-integrations/ # Framework integrations (LangChain, etc.)
-hindsight-clients/      # Generated API clients (Python, TypeScript, Rust)
-```
-
-## Core Concepts
-
-### Memory Banks
-- Each bank is an isolated memory store (like a "brain" for one user/agent)
-- Banks contain: memory units (facts), entities, documents, entity links
-- Banks have a **disposition** (personality traits) and **background** (context)
-- Bank isolation is strict - no cross-bank data leakage
-
-### Memory Types
-- **World facts**: General knowledge ("The sky is blue")
-- **Experience facts**: Personal experiences ("I visited Paris in 2023")
-- **Opinion facts**: Beliefs with confidence scores ("Paris is beautiful" - 0.9 confidence)
-
-### Operations
-- **Retain**: Store new memories (extracts facts, entities, relationships)
-- **Recall**: Retrieve memories (semantic, BM25, graph, temporal search)
-- **Reflect**: Deep analysis to form new insights/opinions
-
-## API Design Decisions
-
-### Single Bank Per Request
-- All API endpoints (`recall`, `reflect`, `retain`) operate on a single bank
-- Multi-bank queries are the **client/agent's responsibility** to orchestrate
-- This keeps the API simple and the isolation model clear
-
-### Disposition Traits (3-trait system)
-- **Skepticism** (1-5): How skeptical vs trusting when forming opinions
-- **Literalism** (1-5): How literally to interpret information
-- **Empathy** (1-5): How much to consider emotional context
-- These influence the `reflect` operation, not `recall`
-- Background info also only affects `reflect` (opinion formation)
-
-## Multi-Bank Architecture Patterns
-
-See [hindsight-docs/docs/cookbook/](./hindsight-docs/docs/cookbook/) for detailed guides:
-
-- **Per-User Memory**: One bank per user, simplest pattern
-- **Support Agent + Shared Knowledge**: User bank + shared docs bank, client orchestrates
-
-## Developer Guide
-
-### Running the API Server
-
-```bash
-# From project root
-./scripts/dev/start-api.sh
-
-# With options
-./scripts/dev/start-api.sh --reload --port 8888 --log-level debug
-```
-
-### Running Tests
-
-```bash
-# API tests
-cd hindsight-api
-uv run pytest tests/
-
-# Specific test
-uv run pytest tests/test_http_api_integration.py -v
-```
-
-### Generating OpenAPI Spec
-
-After changing API endpoints, regenerate the OpenAPI spec and docs:
-
-```bash
-./scripts/generate-openapi.sh
-```
-
-This will:
-1. Generate `openapi.json` at project root
-2. Copy to `hindsight-docs/openapi.json`
-3. Regenerate API reference documentation
-
-### Generating API Clients
-
-After updating the OpenAPI spec, regenerate all clients:
-
-```bash
-./scripts/generate-clients.sh
-```
-
-This generates:
-- **Rust client**: `hindsight-clients/rust/` (via progenitor in build.rs)
-- **Python client**: `hindsight-clients/python/` (via openapi-generator Docker)
-- **TypeScript client**: `hindsight-clients/typescript/` (via @hey-api/openapi-ts)
-
-Note: The maintained wrapper `hindsight_client.py` and `README.md` are preserved during regeneration.
-
-### Running the Documentation Site
-
-```bash
-./scripts/dev/start-docs.sh
-```
-
-### Running the Control Plane
-
-```bash
-./scripts/dev/start-control-plane.sh
-```
-
-## Code Style
-
-### Python (hindsight-api)
-- Use `uv` for package management
-- Async throughout (asyncpg, async FastAPI endpoints)
-- Pydantic models for request/response validation
-- No py files at project root - maintain clean directory structure
-
-### TypeScript (control-plane, clients)
-- Next.js with App Router for control plane
-- Tailwind CSS with shadcn/ui components
-
-### Rust (CLI)
-- Async with tokio
-- reqwest for HTTP client
-- progenitor for API client generation
-
-## Database
-
-- PostgreSQL with pgvector extension
-- Schema managed via Alembic migrations in `hindsight-api/alembic/`, db migrations happen during api startup, no manual commands
-- Key tables: `banks`, `memory_units`, `documents`, `entities`, `entity_links`
-
-# Branding
-## Colors
-- Primary: gradient from #0074d9 to #009296
-
+See [CLAUDE.md](./CLAUDE.md) for project documentation and coding conventions.

CLAUDE.md

@@ -199,6 +199,38 @@ When adding or modifying parameters in the dataplane API (hindsight-api), you mu
 - Pydantic models for request/response
 - Ruff for linting (line-length 120)
 - No Python files at project root - maintain clean directory structure
+- **Never use multi-item tuple return values** - prefer dataclass or Pydantic model for structured returns
+
+### Type Safety with Pydantic Models
+**NEVER use raw `dict` types for structured data.** Always use Pydantic models:
+- Use Pydantic `BaseModel` for all data structures passed between functions
+- Add `@field_validator` for type coercion (e.g., ensuring datetimes are timezone-aware)
+- Avoid `dict.get()` patterns - use typed model attributes instead
+- Parse external data (JSON, API responses) into Pydantic models at the boundary
+- This catches type errors at parse time, not deep in business logic
+
+```python
+# BAD - error-prone dict access
+def process(data: dict) -> str:
+    return data.get("name", "")  # No validation, silent failures
+
+# GOOD - typed and validated
+class UserData(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    created_at: datetime
+
+    @field_validator("created_at", mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def ensure_tz_aware(cls, v):
+        if isinstance(v, str):
+            v = datetime.fromisoformat(v.replace("Z", "+00:00"))
+        if v.tzinfo is None:
+            return v.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        return v
+
+def process(data: UserData) -> str:
+    return data.name  # Type-safe, validated at construction
+```
 
 ### TypeScript Style
 - Next.js App Router for control plane

helm/hindsight/templates/_helpers.tpl

@@ -80,6 +80,22 @@ Control plane selector labels
 app.kubernetes.io/component: control-plane
 {{- end }}
 
+{{/*
+Worker labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "hindsight.worker.labels" -}}
+{{ include "hindsight.labels" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/component: worker
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Worker selector labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "hindsight.worker.selectorLabels" -}}
+{{ include "hindsight.selectorLabels" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/component: worker
+{{- end }}
+
 {{/*
 Create the name of the service account to use
 */}}

helm/hindsight/templates/api-deployment.yaml

@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
         - name: HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL
           value: {{ include "hindsight.databaseUrl" . | quote }}
+        {{- /* Disable internal worker when dedicated workers are enabled */}}
+        {{- if .Values.worker.enabled }}
+        - name: HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_ENABLED
+          value: "false"
+        {{- end }}
         {{- range $key, $value := .Values.api.env }}
         - name: {{ $key }}
           value: {{ $value | quote }}

helm/hindsight/templates/worker-service.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{{- if .Values.worker.enabled }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "hindsight.fullname" . }}-worker
+  labels:
+    {{- include "hindsight.worker.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- if .Values.podAnnotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- /* Common Prometheus annotations for metrics scraping */}}
+    prometheus.io/scrape: "true"
+    prometheus.io/port: {{ .Values.worker.service.port | quote }}
+    prometheus.io/path: "/metrics"
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  # Headless service for StatefulSet (enables stable DNS names like worker-0.worker.namespace)
+  clusterIP: None
+  ports:
+  - port: {{ .Values.worker.service.port }}
+    targetPort: {{ .Values.worker.service.targetPort }}
+    protocol: TCP
+    name: http
+  selector:
+    {{- include "hindsight.worker.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
+{{- end }}

helm/hindsight/templates/worker-statefulset.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+{{- if .Values.worker.enabled }}
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: StatefulSet
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "hindsight.fullname" . }}-worker
+  labels:
+    {{- include "hindsight.worker.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  serviceName: {{ include "hindsight.fullname" . }}-worker
+  replicas: {{ .Values.worker.replicaCount }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      {{- include "hindsight.worker.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        {{- if not .Values.existingSecret }}
+        checksum/secret: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/secret.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
+      labels:
+        {{- include "hindsight.worker.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+    spec:
+      {{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ include "hindsight.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      {{- end }}
+      securityContext:
+        {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
+      containers:
+      - name: worker
+        securityContext:
+          {{- toYaml .Values.securityContext | nindent 10 }}
+        image: "{{ .Values.worker.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.worker.image.tag | default .Values.version }}"
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.worker.image.pullPolicy }}
+        command: ["hindsight-worker"]
+        ports:
+        - name: http
+          containerPort: {{ .Values.worker.service.targetPort }}
+          protocol: TCP
+        {{- if .Values.existingSecret }}
+        envFrom:
+        - secretRef:
+            name: {{ .Values.existingSecret }}
+        {{- end }}
+        env:
+        {{- /* POSTGRES_PASSWORD must be defined before DATABASE_URL for $(VAR) interpolation */}}
+        {{- if not .Values.postgresql.enabled }}
+        - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: {{ include "hindsight.secretName" . }}
+              key: postgres-password
+        {{- end }}
+        - name: HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL
+          value: {{ include "hindsight.databaseUrl" . | quote }}
+        {{- /* Worker ID uses pod name (StatefulSet provides stable names like worker-0, worker-1) */}}
+        - name: HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_ID
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: metadata.name
+        {{- /* Inherit LLM config from api.env */}}
+        {{- range $key, $value := .Values.api.env }}
+        - name: {{ $key }}
+          value: {{ $value | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- /* Worker-specific env vars */}}
+        {{- range $key, $value := .Values.worker.env }}
+        - name: {{ $key }}
+          value: {{ $value | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- /* Only use secrets when not using existingSecret */}}
+        {{- if not .Values.existingSecret }}
+        {{- /* Inherit secrets from api.secrets */}}
+        {{- range $key, $value := .Values.api.secrets }}
+        - name: {{ $key }}
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: {{ include "hindsight.secretName" $ }}
+              key: {{ $key }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- /* Worker-specific secrets (can override api.secrets) */}}
+        {{- range $key, $value := .Values.worker.secrets }}
+        - name: {{ $key }}
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: {{ include "hindsight.secretName" $ }}
+              key: {{ $key }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
+        livenessProbe:
+          {{- toYaml .Values.worker.livenessProbe | nindent 10 }}
+        readinessProbe:
+          {{- toYaml .Values.worker.readinessProbe | nindent 10 }}
+        resources:
+          {{- toYaml .Values.worker.resources | nindent 10 }}
+      {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
+      nodeSelector:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.affinity }}
+      affinity:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.tolerations }}
+      tolerations:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+{{- end }}

helm/hindsight/values.yaml

@@ -67,6 +67,63 @@ api:
     # HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY: "your-api-key"
     # HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_BASE_URL: "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1"
 
+# Worker settings (distributed task processing)
+# When enabled, dedicated worker pods process tasks and the API's internal worker is disabled
+worker:
+  enabled: false
+  replicaCount: 2
+  image:
+    repository: ghcr.io/vectorize-io/hindsight-api
+    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+    # tag defaults to .Values.version if not specified
+
+  service:
+    # Service for metrics scraping (headless for StatefulSet)
+    port: 8889
+    targetPort: 8889
+
+  # Resource limits and requests
+  resources:
+    limits:
+      cpu: 2000m
+      memory: 4Gi
+    requests:
+      cpu: 500m
+      memory: 1Gi
+
+  # Liveness and readiness probes
+  livenessProbe:
+    httpGet:
+      path: /health
+      port: 8889
+    initialDelaySeconds: 30
+    periodSeconds: 10
+    timeoutSeconds: 5
+    failureThreshold: 3
+
+  readinessProbe:
+    httpGet:
+      path: /health
+      port: 8889
+    initialDelaySeconds: 10
+    periodSeconds: 5
+    timeoutSeconds: 3
+    failureThreshold: 3
+
+  # Worker-specific environment variables
+  env:
+    # Poll interval in milliseconds (how often to check for new tasks)
+    HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_POLL_INTERVAL_MS: "500"
+    # Number of tasks to claim per poll cycle
+    HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_BATCH_SIZE: "10"
+    # Max retries before marking a task as failed
+    HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_MAX_RETRIES: "3"
+    # HTTP port for metrics/health (matches service.targetPort)
+    HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_HTTP_PORT: "8889"
+
+  # Secret environment variables (inherited from api.secrets if not specified)
+  secrets: {}
+
 # Image settings for control plane
 controlPlane:
   enabled: true

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/admin/cli.py

@@ -244,6 +244,65 @@ def run_db_migration(
     typer.echo("Database migrations completed successfully")
 
 
+async def _decommission_worker(db_url: str, worker_id: str, schema: str = "public") -> int:
+    """Release all tasks owned by a worker, setting them back to pending status."""
+    is_pg0, instance_name, _ = parse_pg0_url(db_url)
+    if is_pg0:
+        typer.echo(f"Starting embedded PostgreSQL (instance: {instance_name})...")
+    resolved_url = await resolve_database_url(db_url)
+
+    conn = await asyncpg.connect(resolved_url)
+    try:
+        table = _fq_table("async_operations", schema)
+        result = await conn.fetch(
+            f"""
+            UPDATE {table}
+            SET status = 'pending', worker_id = NULL, claimed_at = NULL, updated_at = now()
+            WHERE worker_id = $1 AND status = 'processing'
+            RETURNING operation_id
+            """,
+            worker_id,
+        )
+        return len(result)
+    finally:
+        await conn.close()
+
+
+@app.command(name="decommission-worker")
+def decommission_worker(
+    worker_id: str = typer.Argument(..., help="Worker ID to decommission"),
+    schema: str = typer.Option("public", "--schema", "-s", help="Database schema"),
+    yes: bool = typer.Option(False, "--yes", "-y", help="Skip confirmation prompt"),
+):
+    """Release all tasks owned by a worker (sets status back to pending).
+
+    Use this command when a worker has crashed or been removed without graceful shutdown.
+    All tasks that were being processed by the worker will be released back to the queue
+    so other workers can pick them up.
+    """
+    config = HindsightConfig.from_env()
+
+    if not config.database_url:
+        typer.echo("Error: Database URL not configured.", err=True)
+        typer.echo("Set HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL environment variable.", err=True)
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+    if not yes:
+        typer.confirm(
+            f"This will release all tasks owned by worker '{worker_id}' back to pending. Continue?",
+            abort=True,
+        )
+
+    typer.echo(f"Decommissioning worker '{worker_id}' (schema: {schema})...")
+
+    count = asyncio.run(_decommission_worker(config.database_url, worker_id, schema))
+
+    if count > 0:
+        typer.echo(f"Released {count} task(s) from worker '{worker_id}'")
+    else:
+        typer.echo(f"No tasks found for worker '{worker_id}'")
+
+
 def main():
     app()
 

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/alembic/versions/h3c4d5e6f7g8_mental_models_v4.py

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+"""mental_models_v4
+
+Revision ID: h3c4d5e6f7g8
+Revises: g2a3b4c5d6e7
+Create Date: 2026-01-08 00:00:00.000000
+
+This migration implements the v4 mental models system:
+1. Deletes existing observation memory_units (observations now in mental models)
+2. Adds mission column to banks (replacing background)
+3. Creates mental_models table with final schema
+
+Mental models can reference entities when an entity is "promoted" to a mental model.
+Summary content is stored as JSONB observations with per-observation fact attribution.
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+from alembic import context, op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = "h3c4d5e6f7g8"
+down_revision: str | Sequence[str] | None = "g2a3b4c5d6e7"
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+
+
+def _get_schema_prefix() -> str:
+    """Get schema prefix for table names (required for multi-tenant support)."""
+    schema = context.config.get_main_option("target_schema")
+    return f'"{schema}".' if schema else ""
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    """Apply mental models v4 changes."""
+    schema = _get_schema_prefix()
+
+    # Step 1: Delete observation memory_units (cascades to unit_entities links)
+    # Observations are now handled through mental models, not memory_units
+    op.execute(f"DELETE FROM {schema}memory_units WHERE fact_type = 'observation'")
+
+    # Step 2: Drop observation-specific index (if it exists)
+    op.execute(f"DROP INDEX IF EXISTS {schema}idx_memory_units_observation_date")
+
+    # Step 3: Add mission column to banks (replacing background)
+    op.execute(f"ALTER TABLE {schema}banks ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS mission TEXT")
+
+    # Migrate: copy background to mission if background column exists
+    # Use DO block to check column existence first (idempotent for re-runs)
+    schema_name = context.config.get_main_option("target_schema") or "public"
+    op.execute(f"""
+        DO $$
+        BEGIN
+            IF EXISTS (
+                SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.columns
+                WHERE table_schema = '{schema_name}' AND table_name = 'banks' AND column_name = 'background'
+            ) THEN
+                UPDATE {schema}banks
+                SET mission = background
+                WHERE mission IS NULL;
+            END IF;
+        END $$;
+    """)
+
+    # Remove background column (replaced by mission)
+    op.execute(f"ALTER TABLE {schema}banks DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS background")
+
+    # Step 4: Create mental_models table with final v4 schema (if not exists)
+    op.execute(f"""
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {schema}mental_models (
+            id VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+            bank_id VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+            subtype VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
+            name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
+            description TEXT NOT NULL,
+            entity_id UUID,
+            observations JSONB DEFAULT '{{"observations": []}}'::jsonb,
+            links VARCHAR[],
+            tags VARCHAR[] DEFAULT '{{}}',
+            last_updated TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE,
+            created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+            PRIMARY KEY (id, bank_id),
+            FOREIGN KEY (bank_id) REFERENCES {schema}banks(bank_id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+            FOREIGN KEY (entity_id) REFERENCES {schema}entities(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,
+            CONSTRAINT ck_mental_models_subtype CHECK (subtype IN ('structural', 'emergent', 'pinned', 'learned'))
+        )
+    """)
+
+    # Step 5: Create indexes for efficient queries (if not exist)
+    op.execute(f"CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mental_models_bank_id ON {schema}mental_models(bank_id)")
+    op.execute(f"CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mental_models_subtype ON {schema}mental_models(bank_id, subtype)")
+    op.execute(f"CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mental_models_entity_id ON {schema}mental_models(entity_id)")
+    # GIN index for efficient tags array filtering
+    op.execute(f"CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mental_models_tags ON {schema}mental_models USING GIN(tags)")
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    """Revert mental models v4 changes."""
+    schema = _get_schema_prefix()
+
+    # Drop mental_models table (cascades to indexes)
+    op.execute(f"DROP TABLE IF EXISTS {schema}mental_models CASCADE")
+
+    # Add back background column to banks
+    op.execute(f"ALTER TABLE {schema}banks ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS background TEXT")
+
+    # Migrate mission back to background
+    op.execute(f"UPDATE {schema}banks SET background = mission WHERE background IS NULL")
+
+    # Remove mission column
+    op.execute(f"ALTER TABLE {schema}banks DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS mission")
+
+    # Note: Cannot restore deleted observations - they are lost on downgrade

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/alembic/versions/i4d5e6f7g8h9_delete_opinions.py

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+"""delete_opinions
+
+Revision ID: i4d5e6f7g8h9
+Revises: h3c4d5e6f7g8
+Create Date: 2026-01-15 00:00:00.000000
+
+This migration removes opinion facts from memory_units.
+Opinions are no longer a separate fact type - they are now represented
+through mental model observations with confidence scores.
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+from alembic import context, op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = "i4d5e6f7g8h9"
+down_revision: str | Sequence[str] | None = "h3c4d5e6f7g8"
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+
+
+def _get_schema_prefix() -> str:
+    """Get schema prefix for table names (required for multi-tenant support)."""
+    schema = context.config.get_main_option("target_schema")
+    return f'"{schema}".' if schema else ""
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    """Delete opinion memory_units."""
+    schema = _get_schema_prefix()
+
+    # Delete opinion memory_units (cascades to unit_entities links)
+    # Opinions are now handled through mental model observations
+    op.execute(f"DELETE FROM {schema}memory_units WHERE fact_type = 'opinion'")
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    """Cannot restore deleted opinions."""
+    # Note: Cannot restore deleted opinions - they are lost on downgrade
+    pass

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/alembic/versions/j5e6f7g8h9i0_mental_model_versions.py

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+"""mental_model_versions
+
+Revision ID: j5e6f7g8h9i0
+Revises: i4d5e6f7g8h9
+Create Date: 2026-01-16 00:00:00.000000
+
+This migration adds versioning support for mental models:
+1. Creates mental_model_versions table to store observation snapshots
+2. Adds version column to mental_models for tracking current version
+
+This enables changelog/diff functionality for mental model observations.
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+from alembic import context, op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = "j5e6f7g8h9i0"
+down_revision: str | Sequence[str] | None = "i4d5e6f7g8h9"
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+
+
+def _get_schema_prefix() -> str:
+    """Get schema prefix for table names (required for multi-tenant support)."""
+    schema = context.config.get_main_option("target_schema")
+    return f'"{schema}".' if schema else ""
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    """Create mental_model_versions table and add version tracking."""
+    schema = _get_schema_prefix()
+
+    # Create mental_model_versions table for storing observation snapshots
+    op.execute(f"""
+        CREATE TABLE {schema}mental_model_versions (
+            id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+            mental_model_id VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+            bank_id VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+            version INT NOT NULL,
+            observations JSONB NOT NULL DEFAULT '{{"observations": []}}'::jsonb,
+            created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+            FOREIGN KEY (mental_model_id, bank_id)
+                REFERENCES {schema}mental_models(id, bank_id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+            UNIQUE (mental_model_id, bank_id, version)
+        )
+    """)
+
+    # Index for efficient version queries (get latest, list versions)
+    op.execute(f"""
+        CREATE INDEX idx_mental_model_versions_lookup
+        ON {schema}mental_model_versions(mental_model_id, bank_id, version DESC)
+    """)
+
+    # Add version column to mental_models to track current version
+    op.execute(f"""
+        ALTER TABLE {schema}mental_models
+        ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS version INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
+    """)
+
+    # Migrate existing mental models: create version 1 for any that have observations
+    op.execute(f"""
+        INSERT INTO {schema}mental_model_versions (mental_model_id, bank_id, version, observations, created_at)
+        SELECT id, bank_id, 1, observations, COALESCE(last_updated, created_at)
+        FROM {schema}mental_models
+        WHERE observations IS NOT NULL
+          AND observations != '{{"observations": []}}'::jsonb
+          AND (observations->'observations') IS NOT NULL
+          AND jsonb_array_length(observations->'observations') > 0
+    """)
+
+    # Update version to 1 for migrated mental models
+    op.execute(f"""
+        UPDATE {schema}mental_models
+        SET version = 1
+        WHERE observations IS NOT NULL
+          AND observations != '{{"observations": []}}'::jsonb
+          AND (observations->'observations') IS NOT NULL
+          AND jsonb_array_length(observations->'observations') > 0
+    """)
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    """Remove mental_model_versions table and version column."""
+    schema = _get_schema_prefix()
+
+    # Drop index
+    op.execute(f"DROP INDEX IF EXISTS {schema}idx_mental_model_versions_lookup")
+
+    # Drop versions table
+    op.execute(f"DROP TABLE IF EXISTS {schema}mental_model_versions")
+
+    # Remove version column from mental_models
+    op.execute(f"ALTER TABLE {schema}mental_models DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS version")

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/alembic/versions/k6f7g8h9i0j1_add_directive_subtype.py

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+"""add_directive_subtype
+
+Revision ID: k6f7g8h9i0j1
+Revises: j5e6f7g8h9i0
+Create Date: 2026-01-16 00:00:00.000000
+
+This migration adds 'directive' to the mental_models subtype constraint.
+Directives are hard rules with user-provided observations that the reflect agent must follow.
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+from alembic import context, op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = "k6f7g8h9i0j1"
+down_revision: str | Sequence[str] | None = "j5e6f7g8h9i0"
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+
+
+def _get_schema_prefix() -> str:
+    """Get schema prefix for table names (required for multi-tenant support)."""
+    schema = context.config.get_main_option("target_schema")
+    return f'"{schema}".' if schema else ""
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    """Add 'directive' to mental_models subtype constraint."""
+    schema = _get_schema_prefix()
+
+    # Drop existing constraint
+    op.execute(f"ALTER TABLE {schema}mental_models DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS ck_mental_models_subtype")
+
+    # Create new constraint with 'directive' added
+    op.execute(f"""
+        ALTER TABLE {schema}mental_models
+        ADD CONSTRAINT ck_mental_models_subtype
+        CHECK (subtype IN ('structural', 'emergent', 'pinned', 'learned', 'directive'))
+    """)
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    """Remove 'directive' from mental_models subtype constraint."""
+    schema = _get_schema_prefix()
+
+    # First delete any directives (cannot downgrade if they exist)
+    op.execute(f"DELETE FROM {schema}mental_models WHERE subtype = 'directive'")
+
+    # Drop constraint with directive
+    op.execute(f"ALTER TABLE {schema}mental_models DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS ck_mental_models_subtype")
+
+    # Recreate original constraint without directive
+    op.execute(f"""
+        ALTER TABLE {schema}mental_models
+        ADD CONSTRAINT ck_mental_models_subtype
+        CHECK (subtype IN ('structural', 'emergent', 'pinned', 'learned'))
+    """)

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/alembic/versions/l7g8h9i0j1k2_add_worker_columns.py

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+"""add_worker_columns
+
+Revision ID: l7g8h9i0j1k2
+Revises: k6f7g8h9i0j1
+Create Date: 2026-01-19 00:00:00.000000
+
+This migration adds columns to async_operations for distributed worker support:
+- worker_id: ID of the worker that claimed the task
+- claimed_at: When the task was claimed
+- retry_count: Number of retry attempts
+- task_payload: The serialized task dictionary
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import context, op
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = "l7g8h9i0j1k2"
+down_revision: str | Sequence[str] | None = "k6f7g8h9i0j1"
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+
+
+def _get_schema_prefix() -> str:
+    """Get schema prefix for table names (required for multi-tenant support)."""
+    schema = context.config.get_main_option("target_schema")
+    return f'"{schema}".' if schema else ""
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    """Add worker columns to async_operations."""
+    schema = _get_schema_prefix()
+
+    # Add worker_id column (ID of worker that claimed the task)
+    op.add_column(
+        "async_operations",
+        sa.Column("worker_id", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        schema=context.config.get_main_option("target_schema") or None,
+    )
+
+    # Add claimed_at column (when task was claimed by worker)
+    op.add_column(
+        "async_operations",
+        sa.Column("claimed_at", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), nullable=True),
+        schema=context.config.get_main_option("target_schema") or None,
+    )
+
+    # Add retry_count column (number of retry attempts)
+    op.add_column(
+        "async_operations",
+        sa.Column("retry_count", sa.Integer(), server_default="0", nullable=False),
+        schema=context.config.get_main_option("target_schema") or None,
+    )
+
+    # Add task_payload column (serialized task dictionary)
+    op.add_column(
+        "async_operations",
+        sa.Column(
+            "task_payload",
+            postgresql.JSONB(astext_type=sa.Text()),
+            nullable=True,
+        ),
+        schema=context.config.get_main_option("target_schema") or None,
+    )
+
+    # Add index for efficient worker polling (pending tasks ordered by creation time)
+    op.execute(
+        f"CREATE INDEX idx_async_operations_pending_claim ON {schema}async_operations (status, created_at) "
+        f"WHERE status = 'pending' AND task_payload IS NOT NULL"
+    )
+
+    # Add index for finding tasks by worker_id (for decommissioning)
+    op.execute(
+        f"CREATE INDEX idx_async_operations_worker_id ON {schema}async_operations (worker_id) WHERE worker_id IS NOT NULL"
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    """Remove worker columns from async_operations."""
+    schema = _get_schema_prefix()
+
+    # Drop indexes
+    op.execute(f"DROP INDEX IF EXISTS {schema}idx_async_operations_pending_claim")
+    op.execute(f"DROP INDEX IF EXISTS {schema}idx_async_operations_worker_id")
+
+    # Drop columns
+    op.drop_column(
+        "async_operations",
+        "task_payload",
+        schema=context.config.get_main_option("target_schema") or None,
+    )
+    op.drop_column(
+        "async_operations",
+        "retry_count",
+        schema=context.config.get_main_option("target_schema") or None,
+    )
+    op.drop_column(
+        "async_operations",
+        "claimed_at",
+        schema=context.config.get_main_option("target_schema") or None,
+    )
+    op.drop_column(
+        "async_operations",
+        "worker_id",
+        schema=context.config.get_main_option("target_schema") or None,
+    )

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/api/mcp.py

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def create_mcp_server(memory: MemoryEngine) -> FastMCP:
         Each bank is an isolated memory store (like a separate "brain").
 
         Returns:
-            JSON list of banks with their IDs, names, dispositions, and backgrounds.
+            JSON list of banks with their IDs, names, dispositions, and missions.
         """
         try:
             banks = await memory.list_banks(request_context=RequestContext())
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def create_mcp_server(memory: MemoryEngine) -> FastMCP:
             return f'{{"error": "{e}", "banks": []}}'
 
     @mcp.tool()
-    async def create_bank(bank_id: str, name: str | None = None, background: str | None = None) -> str:
+    async def create_bank(bank_id: str, name: str | None = None, mission: str | None = None) -> str:
         """
         Create a new memory bank or get an existing one.
 
@@ -216,18 +216,18 @@ def create_mcp_server(memory: MemoryEngine) -> FastMCP:
         Args:
             bank_id: Unique identifier for the bank (e.g., 'user-123', 'agent-alpha')
             name: Optional human-friendly name for the bank
-            background: Optional background context about the bank's owner/purpose
+            mission: Optional mission describing who the agent is and what they're trying to accomplish
         """
         try:
             # get_bank_profile auto-creates bank if it doesn't exist
             profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=RequestContext())
 
-            # Update name/background if provided
-            if name is not None or background is not None:
+            # Update name/mission if provided
+            if name is not None or mission is not None:
                 await memory.update_bank(
                     bank_id,
                     name=name,
-                    background=background,
+                    mission=mission,
                     request_context=RequestContext(),
                 )
                 # Fetch updated profile

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/config.py

@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ Centralized configuration for Hindsight API.
 All environment variables and their defaults are defined here.
 """
 
+import json
 import logging
 import os
+import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 from dotenv import find_dotenv, load_dotenv
 
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ ENV_RERANKER_FLASHRANK_CACHE_DIR = "HINDSIGHT_API_RERANKER_FLASHRANK_CACHE_DIR"
 ENV_HOST = "HINDSIGHT_API_HOST"
 ENV_PORT = "HINDSIGHT_API_PORT"
 ENV_LOG_LEVEL = "HINDSIGHT_API_LOG_LEVEL"
+ENV_LOG_FORMAT = "HINDSIGHT_API_LOG_FORMAT"
 ENV_WORKERS = "HINDSIGHT_API_WORKERS"
 ENV_MCP_ENABLED = "HINDSIGHT_API_MCP_ENABLED"
 ENV_GRAPH_RETRIEVER = "HINDSIGHT_API_GRAPH_RETRIEVER"
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ ENV_RECALL_MAX_CONCURRENT = "HINDSIGHT_API_RECALL_MAX_CONCURRENT"
 ENV_RECALL_CONNECTION_BUDGET = "HINDSIGHT_API_RECALL_CONNECTION_BUDGET"
 ENV_MCP_LOCAL_BANK_ID = "HINDSIGHT_API_MCP_LOCAL_BANK_ID"
 ENV_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS = "HINDSIGHT_API_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS"
+ENV_MENTAL_MODEL_REFRESH_CONCURRENCY = "HINDSIGHT_API_MENTAL_MODEL_REFRESH_CONCURRENCY"
 
 # Observation thresholds
 ENV_OBSERVATION_MIN_FACTS = "HINDSIGHT_API_OBSERVATION_MIN_FACTS"
@@ -101,10 +106,16 @@ ENV_DB_POOL_MAX_SIZE = "HINDSIGHT_API_DB_POOL_MAX_SIZE"
 ENV_DB_COMMAND_TIMEOUT = "HINDSIGHT_API_DB_COMMAND_TIMEOUT"
 ENV_DB_ACQUIRE_TIMEOUT = "HINDSIGHT_API_DB_ACQUIRE_TIMEOUT"
 
-# Background task processing
-ENV_TASK_BACKEND = "HINDSIGHT_API_TASK_BACKEND"
-ENV_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_SIZE = "HINDSIGHT_API_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_SIZE"
-ENV_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_INTERVAL = "HINDSIGHT_API_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_INTERVAL"
+# Worker configuration (distributed task processing)
+ENV_WORKER_ENABLED = "HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_ENABLED"
+ENV_WORKER_ID = "HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_ID"
+ENV_WORKER_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = "HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_POLL_INTERVAL_MS"
+ENV_WORKER_MAX_RETRIES = "HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_MAX_RETRIES"
+ENV_WORKER_BATCH_SIZE = "HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_BATCH_SIZE"
+ENV_WORKER_HTTP_PORT = "HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_HTTP_PORT"
+
+# Reflect agent settings
+ENV_REFLECT_MAX_ITERATIONS = "HINDSIGHT_API_REFLECT_MAX_ITERATIONS"
 
 # Default values
 DEFAULT_DATABASE_URL = "pg0"
@@ -138,6 +149,7 @@ DEFAULT_RERANKER_LITELLM_MODEL = "cohere/rerank-english-v3.0"
 DEFAULT_HOST = "0.0.0.0"
 DEFAULT_PORT = 8888
 DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL = "info"
+DEFAULT_LOG_FORMAT = "text"  # Options: "text", "json"
 DEFAULT_WORKERS = 1
 DEFAULT_MCP_ENABLED = True
 DEFAULT_GRAPH_RETRIEVER = "link_expansion"  # Options: "link_expansion", "mpfp", "bfs"
@@ -145,6 +157,7 @@ DEFAULT_MPFP_TOP_K_NEIGHBORS = 20  # Fan-out limit per node in MPFP graph traver
 DEFAULT_RECALL_MAX_CONCURRENT = 32  # Max concurrent recall operations per worker
 DEFAULT_RECALL_CONNECTION_BUDGET = 4  # Max concurrent DB connections per recall operation
 DEFAULT_MCP_LOCAL_BANK_ID = "mcp"
+DEFAULT_MENTAL_MODEL_REFRESH_CONCURRENCY = 8  # Max concurrent mental model refreshes
 
 # Observation thresholds
 DEFAULT_OBSERVATION_MIN_FACTS = 5  # Min facts required to generate entity observations
@@ -167,10 +180,16 @@ DEFAULT_DB_POOL_MAX_SIZE = 100
 DEFAULT_DB_COMMAND_TIMEOUT = 60  # seconds
 DEFAULT_DB_ACQUIRE_TIMEOUT = 30  # seconds
 
-# Background task processing
-DEFAULT_TASK_BACKEND = "memory"  # Options: "memory", "noop"
-DEFAULT_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_SIZE = 10
-DEFAULT_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_INTERVAL = 1.0  # seconds
+# Worker configuration (distributed task processing)
+DEFAULT_WORKER_ENABLED = True  # API runs worker by default (standalone mode)
+DEFAULT_WORKER_ID = None  # Will use hostname if not specified
+DEFAULT_WORKER_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 500  # Poll database every 500ms
+DEFAULT_WORKER_MAX_RETRIES = 3  # Max retries before marking task failed
+DEFAULT_WORKER_BATCH_SIZE = 10  # Tasks to claim per poll cycle
+DEFAULT_WORKER_HTTP_PORT = 8889  # HTTP port for worker metrics/health
+
+# Reflect agent settings
+DEFAULT_REFLECT_MAX_ITERATIONS = 10  # Max tool call iterations before forcing response
 
 # Default MCP tool descriptions (can be customized via env vars)
 DEFAULT_MCP_RETAIN_DESCRIPTION = """Store important information to long-term memory.
@@ -196,6 +215,36 @@ Use this tool PROACTIVELY to:
 EMBEDDING_DIMENSION = DEFAULT_EMBEDDING_DIMENSION
 
 
+class JsonFormatter(logging.Formatter):
+    """JSON formatter for structured logging.
+
+    Outputs logs in JSON format with a 'severity' field that cloud logging
+    systems (GCP, AWS CloudWatch, etc.) can parse to correctly categorize log levels.
+    """
+
+    SEVERITY_MAP = {
+        logging.DEBUG: "DEBUG",
+        logging.INFO: "INFO",
+        logging.WARNING: "WARNING",
+        logging.ERROR: "ERROR",
+        logging.CRITICAL: "CRITICAL",
+    }
+
+    def format(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> str:
+        log_entry = {
+            "severity": self.SEVERITY_MAP.get(record.levelno, "DEFAULT"),
+            "message": record.getMessage(),
+            "timestamp": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+            "logger": record.name,
+        }
+
+        # Add exception info if present
+        if record.exc_info:
+            log_entry["exception"] = self.formatException(record.exc_info)
+
+        return json.dumps(log_entry)
+
+
 def _validate_extraction_mode(mode: str) -> str:
     """Validate and normalize extraction mode."""
     mode_lower = mode.lower()
@@ -254,6 +303,7 @@ class HindsightConfig:
     host: str
     port: int
     log_level: str
+    log_format: str
     mcp_enabled: bool
 
     # Recall
@@ -261,6 +311,7 @@ class HindsightConfig:
     mpfp_top_k_neighbors: int
     recall_max_concurrent: int
     recall_connection_budget: int
+    mental_model_refresh_concurrency: int
 
     # Observation thresholds
     observation_min_facts: int
@@ -286,10 +337,16 @@ class HindsightConfig:
     db_command_timeout: int
     db_acquire_timeout: int
 
-    # Background task processing
-    task_backend: str
-    task_backend_memory_batch_size: int
-    task_backend_memory_batch_interval: float
+    # Worker configuration (distributed task processing)
+    worker_enabled: bool
+    worker_id: str | None
+    worker_poll_interval_ms: int
+    worker_max_retries: int
+    worker_batch_size: int
+    worker_http_port: int
+
+    # Reflect agent settings
+    reflect_max_iterations: int
 
     @classmethod
     def from_env(cls) -> "HindsightConfig":
@@ -333,6 +390,7 @@ class HindsightConfig:
             host=os.getenv(ENV_HOST, DEFAULT_HOST),
             port=int(os.getenv(ENV_PORT, DEFAULT_PORT)),
             log_level=os.getenv(ENV_LOG_LEVEL, DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL),
+            log_format=os.getenv(ENV_LOG_FORMAT, DEFAULT_LOG_FORMAT).lower(),
             mcp_enabled=os.getenv(ENV_MCP_ENABLED, str(DEFAULT_MCP_ENABLED)).lower() == "true",
             # Recall
             graph_retriever=os.getenv(ENV_GRAPH_RETRIEVER, DEFAULT_GRAPH_RETRIEVER),
@@ -341,6 +399,9 @@ class HindsightConfig:
             recall_connection_budget=int(
                 os.getenv(ENV_RECALL_CONNECTION_BUDGET, str(DEFAULT_RECALL_CONNECTION_BUDGET))
             ),
+            mental_model_refresh_concurrency=int(
+                os.getenv(ENV_MENTAL_MODEL_REFRESH_CONCURRENCY, str(DEFAULT_MENTAL_MODEL_REFRESH_CONCURRENCY))
+            ),
             # Optimization flags
             skip_llm_verification=os.getenv(ENV_SKIP_LLM_VERIFICATION, "false").lower() == "true",
             lazy_reranker=os.getenv(ENV_LAZY_RERANKER, "false").lower() == "true",
@@ -372,14 +433,15 @@ class HindsightConfig:
             db_pool_max_size=int(os.getenv(ENV_DB_POOL_MAX_SIZE, str(DEFAULT_DB_POOL_MAX_SIZE))),
             db_command_timeout=int(os.getenv(ENV_DB_COMMAND_TIMEOUT, str(DEFAULT_DB_COMMAND_TIMEOUT))),
             db_acquire_timeout=int(os.getenv(ENV_DB_ACQUIRE_TIMEOUT, str(DEFAULT_DB_ACQUIRE_TIMEOUT))),
-            # Background task processing
-            task_backend=os.getenv(ENV_TASK_BACKEND, DEFAULT_TASK_BACKEND),
-            task_backend_memory_batch_size=int(
-                os.getenv(ENV_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_SIZE, str(DEFAULT_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_SIZE))
-            ),
-            task_backend_memory_batch_interval=float(
-                os.getenv(ENV_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_INTERVAL, str(DEFAULT_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_INTERVAL))
-            ),
+            # Worker configuration
+            worker_enabled=os.getenv(ENV_WORKER_ENABLED, str(DEFAULT_WORKER_ENABLED)).lower() == "true",
+            worker_id=os.getenv(ENV_WORKER_ID) or DEFAULT_WORKER_ID,
+            worker_poll_interval_ms=int(os.getenv(ENV_WORKER_POLL_INTERVAL_MS, str(DEFAULT_WORKER_POLL_INTERVAL_MS))),
+            worker_max_retries=int(os.getenv(ENV_WORKER_MAX_RETRIES, str(DEFAULT_WORKER_MAX_RETRIES))),
+            worker_batch_size=int(os.getenv(ENV_WORKER_BATCH_SIZE, str(DEFAULT_WORKER_BATCH_SIZE))),
+            worker_http_port=int(os.getenv(ENV_WORKER_HTTP_PORT, str(DEFAULT_WORKER_HTTP_PORT))),
+            # Reflect agent settings
+            reflect_max_iterations=int(os.getenv(ENV_REFLECT_MAX_ITERATIONS, str(DEFAULT_REFLECT_MAX_ITERATIONS))),
         )
 
     def get_llm_base_url(self) -> str:
@@ -410,12 +472,28 @@ class HindsightConfig:
         return log_level_map.get(self.log_level.lower(), logging.INFO)
 
     def configure_logging(self) -> None:
-        """Configure Python logging based on the log level."""
-        logging.basicConfig(
-            level=self.get_python_log_level(),
-            format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(name)s - %(message)s",
-            force=True,  # Override any existing configuration
-        )
+        """Configure Python logging based on the log level and format.
+
+        When log_format is "json", outputs structured JSON logs with a severity
+        field that GCP Cloud Logging can parse for proper log level categorization.
+        """
+        root_logger = logging.getLogger()
+        root_logger.setLevel(self.get_python_log_level())
+
+        # Remove existing handlers
+        for handler in root_logger.handlers[:]:
+            root_logger.removeHandler(handler)
+
+        # Create handler writing to stdout (GCP treats stderr as ERROR)
+        handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
+        handler.setLevel(self.get_python_log_level())
+
+        if self.log_format == "json":
+            handler.setFormatter(JsonFormatter())
+        else:
+            handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(name)s - %(message)s"))
+
+        root_logger.addHandler(handler)
 
     def log_config(self) -> None:
         """Log the current configuration (without sensitive values)."""

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/cross_encoder.py

@@ -130,13 +130,39 @@ class LocalSTCrossEncoder(CrossEncoderModel):
                 "Install it with: pip install sentence-transformers"
             )
 
-        # Note: We use CPU even when GPU/MPS is available because:
-        # 1. The reranker model (MiniLM) is tiny (~22M params)
-        # 2. Batch sizes are small (~100-200 pairs)
-        # 3. Data transfer overhead to GPU outweighs compute benefit
-        # 4. CPU inference is actually faster for this workload
         logger.info(f"Reranker: initializing local provider with model {self.model_name}")
-        self._model = CrossEncoder(self.model_name)
+
+        # Determine device and device_map based on hardware and installed packages.
+        # When accelerate is installed but no GPU/MPS is available, transformers can
+        # incorrectly use lazy loading (meta tensors) which fails on .to(device).
+        # We use device_map="cpu" in that case to force direct CPU loading.
+        import torch
+
+        try:
+            import accelerate  # type: ignore[import-not-found]  # noqa: F401
+
+            accelerate_available = True
+        except ImportError:
+            accelerate_available = False
+
+        # Check for GPU (CUDA) or Apple Silicon (MPS)
+        has_gpu = torch.cuda.is_available() or (hasattr(torch.backends, "mps") and torch.backends.mps.is_available())
+
+        if has_gpu:
+            device = None  # Let sentence-transformers auto-detect GPU/MPS
+            device_map = None
+        elif accelerate_available:
+            device = "cpu"
+            device_map = "cpu"  # Force direct CPU loading to avoid meta tensors
+        else:
+            device = "cpu"
+            device_map = None
+
+        self._model = CrossEncoder(
+            self.model_name,
+            device=device,
+            model_kwargs={"low_cpu_mem_usage": False, "device_map": device_map},
+        )
 
         # Initialize shared executor (limited workers naturally limits concurrency)
         if LocalSTCrossEncoder._executor is None:

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/embeddings.py

@@ -128,11 +128,37 @@ class LocalSTEmbeddings(Embeddings):
             )
 
         logger.info(f"Embeddings: initializing local provider with model {self.model_name}")
-        # Disable lazy loading (meta tensors) which causes issues with newer transformers/accelerate
-        # Setting low_cpu_mem_usage=False and device_map=None ensures tensors are fully materialized
+
+        # Determine device and device_map based on hardware and installed packages.
+        # When accelerate is installed but no GPU/MPS is available, transformers can
+        # incorrectly use lazy loading (meta tensors) which fails on .to(device).
+        # We use device_map="cpu" in that case to force direct CPU loading.
+        import torch
+
+        try:
+            import accelerate  # type: ignore[import-not-found]  # noqa: F401
+
+            accelerate_available = True
+        except ImportError:
+            accelerate_available = False
+
+        # Check for GPU (CUDA) or Apple Silicon (MPS)
+        has_gpu = torch.cuda.is_available() or (hasattr(torch.backends, "mps") and torch.backends.mps.is_available())
+
+        if has_gpu:
+            device = None  # Let sentence-transformers auto-detect GPU/MPS
+            device_map = None
+        elif accelerate_available:
+            device = "cpu"
+            device_map = "cpu"  # Force direct CPU loading to avoid meta tensors
+        else:
+            device = "cpu"
+            device_map = None
+
         self._model = SentenceTransformer(
             self.model_name,
-            model_kwargs={"low_cpu_mem_usage": False, "device_map": None},
+            device=device,
+            model_kwargs={"low_cpu_mem_usage": False, "device_map": device_map},
         )
 
         self._dimension = self._model.get_sentence_embedding_dimension()

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/interface.py

@@ -160,14 +160,14 @@ class MemoryEngineInterface(ABC):
         request_context: "RequestContext",
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """
-        Get bank profile including disposition and background.
+        Get bank profile including disposition and mission.
 
         Args:
             bank_id: The memory bank ID.
             request_context: Request context for authentication.
 
         Returns:
-            Bank profile dict.
+            Bank profile dict with bank_id, name, disposition, and mission.
         """
         ...
 
@@ -190,25 +190,44 @@ class MemoryEngineInterface(ABC):
         ...
 
     @abstractmethod
-    async def merge_bank_background(
+    async def merge_bank_mission(
         self,
         bank_id: str,
         new_info: str,
         *,
-        update_disposition: bool = True,
         request_context: "RequestContext",
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """
-        Merge new background information into bank profile.
+        Merge new mission information into bank profile.
 
         Args:
             bank_id: The memory bank ID.
-            new_info: New background information to merge.
-            update_disposition: Whether to infer disposition from background.
+            new_info: New mission information to merge.
             request_context: Request context for authentication.
 
         Returns:
-            Updated background info.
+            Updated mission info.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def set_bank_mission(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        mission: str,
+        *,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Set the bank's mission (replaces existing).
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            mission: The mission text.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict with bank_id and mission.
         """
         ...
 
@@ -518,7 +537,7 @@ class MemoryEngineInterface(ABC):
         bank_id: str,
         *,
         request_context: "RequestContext",
-    ) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """
         List async operations for a bank.
 
@@ -527,7 +546,7 @@ class MemoryEngineInterface(ABC):
             request_context: Request context for authentication.
 
         Returns:
-            List of operation dicts with id, task_type, status, etc.
+            Dict with 'total' (int) and 'operations' (list of operation dicts).
         """
         ...
 
@@ -561,16 +580,16 @@ class MemoryEngineInterface(ABC):
         bank_id: str,
         *,
         name: str | None = None,
-        background: str | None = None,
+        mission: str | None = None,
         request_context: "RequestContext",
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """
-        Update bank name and/or background.
+        Update bank name and/or mission.
 
         Args:
             bank_id: The memory bank ID.
             name: New bank name (optional).
-            background: New background text (optional, replaces existing).
+            mission: New mission text (optional, replaces existing).
             request_context: Request context for authentication.
 
         Returns:

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/llm_wrapper.py

@@ -209,10 +209,10 @@ class LLMProvider:
             OutputTooLongError: If output exceeds token limits.
             Exception: Re-raises API errors after retries exhausted.
         """
-        queue_start_time = time.time()
+        semaphore_start = time.time()
         async with _global_llm_semaphore:
+            semaphore_wait_time = time.time() - semaphore_start
             start_time = time.time()
-            semaphore_wait_time = start_time - queue_start_time
 
             # Handle Mock provider (for testing)
             if self.provider == "mock":
@@ -318,43 +318,44 @@ class LLMProvider:
 
             last_exception = None
 
+            # Prepare response format ONCE before the retry loop
+            # (to avoid appending schema to messages on every retry)
+            if response_format is not None:
+                schema = None
+                if hasattr(response_format, "model_json_schema"):
+                    schema = response_format.model_json_schema()
+
+                if strict_schema and schema is not None:
+                    # Use OpenAI's strict JSON schema enforcement
+                    # This guarantees all required fields are returned
+                    call_params["response_format"] = {
+                        "type": "json_schema",
+                        "json_schema": {
+                            "name": "response",
+                            "strict": True,
+                            "schema": schema,
+                        },
+                    }
+                else:
+                    # Soft enforcement: add schema to prompt and use json_object mode
+                    if schema is not None:
+                        schema_msg = f"\n\nYou must respond with valid JSON matching this schema:\n{json.dumps(schema, indent=2)}"
+
+                        if call_params["messages"] and call_params["messages"][0].get("role") == "system":
+                            call_params["messages"][0]["content"] += schema_msg
+                        elif call_params["messages"]:
+                            call_params["messages"][0]["content"] = (
+                                schema_msg + "\n\n" + call_params["messages"][0]["content"]
+                            )
+                    if self.provider not in ("lmstudio", "ollama"):
+                        # LM Studio and Ollama don't support json_object response format reliably
+                        # We rely on the schema in the system message instead
+                        call_params["response_format"] = {"type": "json_object"}
+
             for attempt in range(max_retries + 1):
                 try:
                     if response_format is not None:
-                        schema = None
-                        if hasattr(response_format, "model_json_schema"):
-                            schema = response_format.model_json_schema()
-
-                        if strict_schema and schema is not None:
-                            # Use OpenAI's strict JSON schema enforcement
-                            # This guarantees all required fields are returned
-                            call_params["response_format"] = {
-                                "type": "json_schema",
-                                "json_schema": {
-                                    "name": "response",
-                                    "strict": True,
-                                    "schema": schema,
-                                },
-                            }
-                        else:
-                            # Soft enforcement: add schema to prompt and use json_object mode
-                            if schema is not None:
-                                schema_msg = f"\n\nYou must respond with valid JSON matching this schema:\n{json.dumps(schema, indent=2)}"
-
-                                if call_params["messages"] and call_params["messages"][0].get("role") == "system":
-                                    call_params["messages"][0]["content"] += schema_msg
-                                elif call_params["messages"]:
-                                    call_params["messages"][0]["content"] = (
-                                        schema_msg + "\n\n" + call_params["messages"][0]["content"]
-                                    )
-                            if self.provider not in ("lmstudio", "ollama"):
-                                # LM Studio and Ollama don't support json_object response format reliably
-                                # We rely on the schema in the system message instead
-                                call_params["response_format"] = {"type": "json_object"}
-
-                        logger.debug(f"Sending request to {self.provider}/{self.model} (timeout={self.timeout})")
                         response = await self._client.chat.completions.create(**call_params)
-                        logger.debug(f"Received response from {self.provider}/{self.model}")
 
                         content = response.choices[0].message.content
 
@@ -467,13 +468,11 @@ class LLMProvider:
 
                 except APIConnectionError as e:
                     last_exception = e
+                    status_code = getattr(e, "status_code", None) or getattr(
+                        getattr(e, "response", None), "status_code", None
+                    )
+                    logger.warning(f"APIConnectionError (HTTP {status_code}), attempt {attempt + 1}: {str(e)[:200]}")
                     if attempt < max_retries:
-                        status_code = getattr(e, "status_code", None) or getattr(
-                            getattr(e, "response", None), "status_code", None
-                        )
-                        logger.warning(
-                            f"Connection error, retrying... (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries + 1}) - status_code={status_code}, message={e}"
-                        )
                         backoff = min(initial_backoff * (2**attempt), max_backoff)
                         await asyncio.sleep(backoff)
                         continue
@@ -487,6 +486,45 @@ class LLMProvider:
                         logger.error(f"Auth error (HTTP {e.status_code}), not retrying: {str(e)}")
                         raise
 
+                    # Handle tool_use_failed error - model outputted in tool call format
+                    # Convert to expected JSON format and continue
+                    if e.status_code == 400 and response_format is not None:
+                        try:
+                            error_body = e.body if hasattr(e, "body") else {}
+                            if isinstance(error_body, dict):
+                                error_info: dict[str, Any] = error_body.get("error") or {}
+                                if error_info.get("code") == "tool_use_failed":
+                                    failed_gen = error_info.get("failed_generation", "")
+                                    if failed_gen:
+                                        # Parse the tool call format and convert to actions format
+                                        tool_call = json.loads(failed_gen)
+                                        tool_name = tool_call.get("name", "")
+                                        tool_args = tool_call.get("arguments", {})
+                                        # Convert to actions format: {"actions": [{"tool": "name", ...args}]}
+                                        converted = {"actions": [{"tool": tool_name, **tool_args}]}
+                                        if skip_validation:
+                                            result = converted
+                                        else:
+                                            result = response_format.model_validate(converted)
+
+                                        # Record metrics for this successful recovery
+                                        duration = time.time() - start_time
+                                        metrics = get_metrics_collector()
+                                        metrics.record_llm_call(
+                                            provider=self.provider,
+                                            model=self.model,
+                                            scope=scope,
+                                            duration=duration,
+                                            input_tokens=0,
+                                            output_tokens=0,
+                                            success=True,
+                                        )
+                                        if return_usage:
+                                            return result, TokenUsage(input_tokens=0, output_tokens=0, total_tokens=0)
+                                        return result
+                        except (json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError, TypeError):
+                            pass  # Failed to parse tool_use_failed, continue with normal retry
+
                     last_exception = e
                     if attempt < max_retries:
                         backoff = min(initial_backoff * (2**attempt), max_backoff)
@@ -497,14 +535,416 @@ class LLMProvider:
                         logger.error(f"API error after {max_retries + 1} attempts: {str(e)}")
                         raise
 
-                except Exception as e:
-                    logger.error(f"Unexpected error during LLM call: {type(e).__name__}: {str(e)}")
+                except Exception:
                     raise
 
             if last_exception:
                 raise last_exception
             raise RuntimeError("LLM call failed after all retries with no exception captured")
 
+    async def call_with_tools(
+        self,
+        messages: list[dict[str, Any]],
+        tools: list[dict[str, Any]],
+        max_completion_tokens: int | None = None,
+        temperature: float | None = None,
+        scope: str = "tools",
+        max_retries: int = 5,
+        initial_backoff: float = 1.0,
+        max_backoff: float = 30.0,
+        tool_choice: str | dict[str, Any] = "auto",
+    ) -> "LLMToolCallResult":
+        """
+        Make an LLM API call with tool/function calling support.
+
+        Args:
+            messages: List of message dicts. Can include tool results with role='tool'.
+            tools: List of tool definitions in OpenAI format.
+            max_completion_tokens: Maximum tokens in response.
+            temperature: Sampling temperature (0.0-2.0).
+            scope: Scope identifier for tracking.
+            max_retries: Maximum retry attempts.
+            initial_backoff: Initial backoff time in seconds.
+            max_backoff: Maximum backoff time in seconds.
+            tool_choice: How to choose tools - "auto", "none", "required", or {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "..."}}
+
+        Returns:
+            LLMToolCallResult with content and/or tool_calls.
+        """
+        from .response_models import LLMToolCall, LLMToolCallResult
+
+        async with _global_llm_semaphore:
+            start_time = time.time()
+
+            # Handle Mock provider
+            if self.provider == "mock":
+                return await self._call_with_tools_mock(messages, tools, scope)
+
+            # Handle Anthropic separately (uses different tool format)
+            if self.provider == "anthropic":
+                return await self._call_with_tools_anthropic(
+                    messages, tools, max_completion_tokens, max_retries, initial_backoff, max_backoff, start_time, scope
+                )
+
+            # Handle Gemini (convert to Gemini tool format)
+            if self.provider == "gemini":
+                return await self._call_with_tools_gemini(
+                    messages, tools, max_retries, initial_backoff, max_backoff, start_time, scope
+                )
+
+            # OpenAI-compatible providers (OpenAI, Groq, Ollama, LMStudio)
+            call_params: dict[str, Any] = {
+                "model": self.model,
+                "messages": messages,
+                "tools": tools,
+                "tool_choice": tool_choice,
+            }
+
+            if max_completion_tokens is not None:
+                call_params["max_completion_tokens"] = max_completion_tokens
+            if temperature is not None:
+                call_params["temperature"] = temperature
+
+            # Provider-specific parameters
+            if self.provider == "groq":
+                call_params["seed"] = DEFAULT_LLM_SEED
+
+            last_exception = None
+
+            for attempt in range(max_retries + 1):
+                try:
+                    response = await self._client.chat.completions.create(**call_params)
+
+                    message = response.choices[0].message
+                    finish_reason = response.choices[0].finish_reason
+
+                    # Extract tool calls if present
+                    tool_calls: list[LLMToolCall] = []
+                    if message.tool_calls:
+                        for tc in message.tool_calls:
+                            try:
+                                args = json.loads(tc.function.arguments) if tc.function.arguments else {}
+                            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                                args = {"_raw": tc.function.arguments}
+                            tool_calls.append(LLMToolCall(id=tc.id, name=tc.function.name, arguments=args))
+
+                    content = message.content
+
+                    # Record metrics
+                    duration = time.time() - start_time
+                    usage = response.usage
+                    input_tokens = usage.prompt_tokens or 0 if usage else 0
+                    output_tokens = usage.completion_tokens or 0 if usage else 0
+
+                    metrics = get_metrics_collector()
+                    metrics.record_llm_call(
+                        provider=self.provider,
+                        model=self.model,
+                        scope=scope,
+                        duration=duration,
+                        input_tokens=input_tokens,
+                        output_tokens=output_tokens,
+                        success=True,
+                    )
+
+                    return LLMToolCallResult(content=content, tool_calls=tool_calls, finish_reason=finish_reason)
+
+                except APIConnectionError as e:
+                    last_exception = e
+                    if attempt < max_retries:
+                        await asyncio.sleep(min(initial_backoff * (2**attempt), max_backoff))
+                        continue
+                    raise
+
+                except APIStatusError as e:
+                    if e.status_code in (401, 403):
+                        raise
+                    last_exception = e
+                    if attempt < max_retries:
+                        await asyncio.sleep(min(initial_backoff * (2**attempt), max_backoff))
+                        continue
+                    raise
+
+                except Exception:
+                    raise
+
+            if last_exception:
+                raise last_exception
+            raise RuntimeError("Tool call failed after all retries")
+
+    async def _call_with_tools_mock(
+        self,
+        messages: list[dict[str, Any]],
+        tools: list[dict[str, Any]],
+        scope: str,
+    ) -> "LLMToolCallResult":
+        """Handle mock tool calls for testing."""
+        from .response_models import LLMToolCallResult
+
+        call_record = {
+            "provider": self.provider,
+            "model": self.model,
+            "messages": messages,
+            "tools": [t.get("function", {}).get("name") for t in tools],
+            "scope": scope,
+        }
+        self._mock_calls.append(call_record)
+
+        if self._mock_response is not None:
+            if isinstance(self._mock_response, LLMToolCallResult):
+                return self._mock_response
+            # Allow setting just tool calls as a list
+            if isinstance(self._mock_response, list):
+                from .response_models import LLMToolCall
+
+                return LLMToolCallResult(
+                    tool_calls=[
+                        LLMToolCall(id=f"mock_{i}", name=tc["name"], arguments=tc.get("arguments", {}))
+                        for i, tc in enumerate(self._mock_response)
+                    ],
+                    finish_reason="tool_calls",
+                )
+
+        return LLMToolCallResult(content="mock response", finish_reason="stop")
+
+    async def _call_with_tools_anthropic(
+        self,
+        messages: list[dict[str, Any]],
+        tools: list[dict[str, Any]],
+        max_completion_tokens: int | None,
+        max_retries: int,
+        initial_backoff: float,
+        max_backoff: float,
+        start_time: float,
+        scope: str,
+    ) -> "LLMToolCallResult":
+        """Handle Anthropic tool calling."""
+        from anthropic import APIConnectionError, APIStatusError
+
+        from .response_models import LLMToolCall, LLMToolCallResult
+
+        # Convert OpenAI tool format to Anthropic format
+        anthropic_tools = []
+        for tool in tools:
+            func = tool.get("function", {})
+            anthropic_tools.append(
+                {
+                    "name": func.get("name", ""),
+                    "description": func.get("description", ""),
+                    "input_schema": func.get("parameters", {"type": "object", "properties": {}}),
+                }
+            )
+
+        # Convert messages - handle tool results
+        system_prompt = None
+        anthropic_messages = []
+        for msg in messages:
+            role = msg.get("role", "user")
+            content = msg.get("content", "")
+
+            if role == "system":
+                system_prompt = (system_prompt + "\n\n" + content) if system_prompt else content
+            elif role == "tool":
+                # Anthropic uses tool_result blocks
+                anthropic_messages.append(
+                    {
+                        "role": "user",
+                        "content": [
+                            {"type": "tool_result", "tool_use_id": msg.get("tool_call_id", ""), "content": content}
+                        ],
+                    }
+                )
+            elif role == "assistant" and msg.get("tool_calls"):
+                # Convert assistant tool calls
+                tool_use_blocks = []
+                for tc in msg["tool_calls"]:
+                    tool_use_blocks.append(
+                        {
+                            "type": "tool_use",
+                            "id": tc.get("id", ""),
+                            "name": tc.get("function", {}).get("name", ""),
+                            "input": json.loads(tc.get("function", {}).get("arguments", "{}")),
+                        }
+                    )
+                anthropic_messages.append({"role": "assistant", "content": tool_use_blocks})
+            else:
+                anthropic_messages.append({"role": role, "content": content})
+
+        call_params: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "model": self.model,
+            "messages": anthropic_messages,
+            "tools": anthropic_tools,
+            "max_tokens": max_completion_tokens or 4096,
+        }
+        if system_prompt:
+            call_params["system"] = system_prompt
+
+        last_exception = None
+        for attempt in range(max_retries + 1):
+            try:
+                response = await self._anthropic_client.messages.create(**call_params)
+
+                # Extract content and tool calls
+                content_parts = []
+                tool_calls: list[LLMToolCall] = []
+
+                for block in response.content:
+                    if block.type == "text":
+                        content_parts.append(block.text)
+                    elif block.type == "tool_use":
+                        tool_calls.append(LLMToolCall(id=block.id, name=block.name, arguments=block.input or {}))
+
+                content = "".join(content_parts) if content_parts else None
+                finish_reason = "tool_calls" if tool_calls else "stop"
+
+                # Record metrics
+                metrics = get_metrics_collector()
+                metrics.record_llm_call(
+                    provider=self.provider,
+                    model=self.model,
+                    scope=scope,
+                    duration=time.time() - start_time,
+                    input_tokens=response.usage.input_tokens or 0,
+                    output_tokens=response.usage.output_tokens or 0,
+                    success=True,
+                )
+
+                return LLMToolCallResult(content=content, tool_calls=tool_calls, finish_reason=finish_reason)
+
+            except (APIConnectionError, APIStatusError) as e:
+                if isinstance(e, APIStatusError) and e.status_code in (401, 403):
+                    raise
+                last_exception = e
+                if attempt < max_retries:
+                    await asyncio.sleep(min(initial_backoff * (2**attempt), max_backoff))
+                    continue
+                raise
+
+        if last_exception:
+            raise last_exception
+        raise RuntimeError("Anthropic tool call failed")
+
+    async def _call_with_tools_gemini(
+        self,
+        messages: list[dict[str, Any]],
+        tools: list[dict[str, Any]],
+        max_retries: int,
+        initial_backoff: float,
+        max_backoff: float,
+        start_time: float,
+        scope: str,
+    ) -> "LLMToolCallResult":
+        """Handle Gemini tool calling."""
+        from .response_models import LLMToolCall, LLMToolCallResult
+
+        # Convert tools to Gemini format
+        gemini_tools = []
+        for tool in tools:
+            func = tool.get("function", {})
+            gemini_tools.append(
+                genai_types.Tool(
+                    function_declarations=[
+                        genai_types.FunctionDeclaration(
+                            name=func.get("name", ""),
+                            description=func.get("description", ""),
+                            parameters=func.get("parameters"),
+                        )
+                    ]
+                )
+            )
+
+        # Convert messages
+        system_instruction = None
+        gemini_contents = []
+        for msg in messages:
+            role = msg.get("role", "user")
+            content = msg.get("content", "")
+
+            if role == "system":
+                system_instruction = (system_instruction + "\n\n" + content) if system_instruction else content
+            elif role == "tool":
+                # Gemini uses function_response
+                gemini_contents.append(
+                    genai_types.Content(
+                        role="user",
+                        parts=[
+                            genai_types.Part(
+                                function_response=genai_types.FunctionResponse(
+                                    name=msg.get("name", ""),
+                                    response={"result": content},
+                                )
+                            )
+                        ],
+                    )
+                )
+            elif role == "assistant":
+                gemini_contents.append(genai_types.Content(role="model", parts=[genai_types.Part(text=content)]))
+            else:
+                gemini_contents.append(genai_types.Content(role="user", parts=[genai_types.Part(text=content)]))
+
+        config = genai_types.GenerateContentConfig(
+            system_instruction=system_instruction,
+            tools=gemini_tools,
+        )
+
+        last_exception = None
+        for attempt in range(max_retries + 1):
+            try:
+                response = await self._gemini_client.aio.models.generate_content(
+                    model=self.model,
+                    contents=gemini_contents,
+                    config=config,
+                )
+
+                # Extract content and tool calls
+                content = None
+                tool_calls: list[LLMToolCall] = []
+
+                if response.candidates and response.candidates[0].content:
+                    for part in response.candidates[0].content.parts:
+                        if hasattr(part, "text") and part.text:
+                            content = part.text
+                        if hasattr(part, "function_call") and part.function_call:
+                            fc = part.function_call
+                            tool_calls.append(
+                                LLMToolCall(
+                                    id=f"gemini_{len(tool_calls)}",
+                                    name=fc.name,
+                                    arguments=dict(fc.args) if fc.args else {},
+                                )
+                            )
+
+                finish_reason = "tool_calls" if tool_calls else "stop"
+
+                # Record metrics
+                metrics = get_metrics_collector()
+                input_tokens = response.usage_metadata.prompt_token_count if response.usage_metadata else 0
+                output_tokens = response.usage_metadata.candidates_token_count if response.usage_metadata else 0
+                metrics.record_llm_call(
+                    provider=self.provider,
+                    model=self.model,
+                    scope=scope,
+                    duration=time.time() - start_time,
+                    input_tokens=input_tokens,
+                    output_tokens=output_tokens,
+                    success=True,
+                )
+
+                return LLMToolCallResult(content=content, tool_calls=tool_calls, finish_reason=finish_reason)
+
+            except genai_errors.APIError as e:
+                if e.code in (401, 403):
+                    raise
+                last_exception = e
+                if attempt < max_retries:
+                    await asyncio.sleep(min(initial_backoff * (2**attempt), max_backoff))
+                    continue
+                raise
+
+        if last_exception:
+            raise last_exception
+        raise RuntimeError("Gemini tool call failed")
+
     async def _call_anthropic(
         self,
         messages: list[dict[str, str]],

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/mental_models/__init__.py

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+"""
+Mental models module for Hindsight.
+
+Mental models are synthesized summaries that represent understanding. They come
+in different subtypes based on how they were created:
+
+- Structural: Derived from the bank's mission (e.g., "Be a PM for engineering team")
+  These are created upfront based on what any agent with this role would need.
+
+- Emergent: Discovered from data patterns (named entities, temporal clusters, etc.)
+  These surface organically as facts are retained.
+
+- Pinned: User-defined models that persist across refreshes.
+"""
+
+from .models import MentalModel, MentalModelSubtype
+
+__all__ = ["MentalModel", "MentalModelSubtype"]

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/mental_models/emergent.py

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+"""
+Emergent mental model detection and promotion.
+
+Emergent models are discovered from data patterns:
+- Named entity extraction (people, projects, systems)
+- Temporal clustering (events with multiple references)
+- Causal patterns ("Because X, we do Y")
+- Behavioral anchors ("After X, we started Y")
+- Reference frequency (anything mentioned repeatedly)
+
+When a pattern is detected, it goes through a mission filter to check relevance,
+and if relevant, is promoted to a mental model.
+"""
+
+import logging
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+
+from .models import EmergentCandidate
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..llm_wrapper import LLMConfig
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class MissionFilterCandidate(BaseModel):
+    """Result of mission filtering for a single candidate."""
+
+    name: str
+    promote: bool = Field(description="True if this is a specific named entity worth tracking")
+    reason: str = Field(description="Brief explanation for the decision")
+
+
+class MissionFilterResponse(BaseModel):
+    """Response from LLM for mission filtering."""
+
+    candidates: list[MissionFilterCandidate] = Field(description="Filtering decision for each candidate")
+
+
+def build_mission_filter_prompt(mission: str, candidates: list[EmergentCandidate]) -> str:
+    """Build the prompt for filtering candidates by mission relevance."""
+    candidate_list = "\n".join(
+        [f"- {c.name} (mentions: {c.mention_count}, method: {c.detection_method})" for c in candidates]
+    )
+
+    return f"""Filter these detected entities. For each one, decide: promote=true or promote=false.
+
+MISSION: {mission}
+
+DETECTED ENTITIES:
+{candidate_list}
+
+=== DECISION RULES ===
+
+Set promote=true ONLY for specific, named entities:
+- Person names: "John", "Maria", "Alice Chen", "Dr. Smith"
+- Named organizations: "Google", "Acme Corp", "Frontend Team"
+- Named places: "Central Park Zoo", "NYC Office", "Building A"
+- Named projects: "Project Phoenix", "Auth Service v2"
+
+Set promote=false for EVERYTHING ELSE, including:
+- Common English words: user, support, help, family, kids, parents, friends, people, team, photo, nature, park, office, home, work, school, joy, love, hope, fear, anger, gratitude, kindness, passion, motivation, inspiration, encouragement, positivity, energy, community, connection, commitment, collaboration, growth, impact, difference, success, progress, change, education, volunteering, veterans, homeless, shelter, meeting, project, system, process, event
+- Generic categories (even capitalized): Users, Customers, Team, Family, Kids, Veterans, Community
+- Abstract concepts: motivation, inspiration, gratitude, commitment, resilience
+
+THE TEST: Is this a specific name you'd find in a contact list or org chart?
+- "John" → YES (promote=true)
+- "kids" → NO (promote=false)
+- "community" → NO (promote=false)
+- "Maria" → YES (promote=true)
+- "park" → NO (promote=false)
+
+When in doubt, set promote=false."""
+
+
+def get_mission_filter_system_message() -> str:
+    """System message for mission filtering."""
+    return """You filter entities for promotion. Output JSON with 'candidates' array.
+
+Rules:
+- promote=true ONLY for specific names (people, organizations, named places/projects)
+- promote=false for common words, generic categories, abstract concepts
+
+Examples:
+- "John" → promote=true (person name)
+- "kids" → promote=false (generic category)
+- "community" → promote=false (abstract concept)
+- "Google" → promote=true (organization name)
+- "motivation" → promote=false (abstract concept)
+
+When in doubt, promote=false. Most entities should be rejected."""
+
+
+async def filter_candidates_by_mission(
+    llm_config: "LLMConfig",
+    mission: str,
+    candidates: list[EmergentCandidate],
+) -> list[EmergentCandidate]:
+    """
+    Filter emergent candidates to keep only specific, named entities.
+
+    Args:
+        llm_config: LLM configuration
+        mission: The bank's mission (used for context)
+        candidates: List of detected candidates
+
+    Returns:
+        Filtered list of candidates that are specific named entities
+    """
+    if not candidates:
+        return []
+
+    if not mission:
+        # No mission = no filtering, keep all candidates
+        logger.debug("[EMERGENT] No mission set, skipping filter")
+        return candidates
+
+    prompt = build_mission_filter_prompt(mission, candidates)
+
+    try:
+        result = await llm_config.call(
+            messages=[
+                {"role": "system", "content": get_mission_filter_system_message()},
+                {"role": "user", "content": prompt},
+            ],
+            response_format=MissionFilterResponse,
+            scope="mental_model_mission_filter",
+        )
+
+        # Build name -> promote map
+        promote_map = {c.name: c.promote for c in result.candidates}
+
+        # Filter candidates
+        filtered = []
+        for candidate in candidates:
+            if candidate.name in promote_map:
+                if promote_map[candidate.name]:
+                    filtered.append(candidate)
+                    logger.debug(f"[EMERGENT] Promoting '{candidate.name}'")
+                else:
+                    logger.debug(f"[EMERGENT] Rejecting '{candidate.name}'")
+            else:
+                # Candidate not in response - reject by default
+                logger.debug(f"[EMERGENT] '{candidate.name}' not in response, rejecting")
+
+        logger.info(f"[EMERGENT] Mission filter: {len(filtered)}/{len(candidates)} candidates promoted")
+        return filtered
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"[EMERGENT] Mission filter failed, rejecting all candidates: {e}")
+        return []
+
+
+async def evaluate_emergent_models(
+    llm_config: "LLMConfig",
+    models: list[dict],
+) -> list[str]:
+    """
+    Evaluate existing emergent models to check if they should be kept.
+
+    This re-evaluates emergent models using the same filtering criteria
+    as new candidates. Models that are generic/abstract will be removed.
+
+    Args:
+        llm_config: LLM configuration
+        models: List of existing emergent model dicts with 'name', 'id'
+
+    Returns:
+        List of model IDs that should be REMOVED (no longer valid)
+    """
+    if not models:
+        return []
+
+    # Convert existing models to candidates for evaluation
+    candidates = [
+        EmergentCandidate(
+            name=m["name"],
+            detection_method="existing_emergent_model",
+            mention_count=0,
+        )
+        for m in models
+    ]
+
+    # Build a simple prompt for re-evaluation
+    names_list = "\n".join([f"- {m['name']}" for m in models])
+    prompt = f"""Re-evaluate these existing mental models. For each one, decide: promote=true (keep) or promote=false (remove).
+
+EXISTING MODELS:
+{names_list}
+
+=== DECISION RULES ===
+
+Set promote=true ONLY for specific, named entities:
+- Person names: "John", "Maria", "Alice Chen", "Dr. Smith"
+- Named organizations: "Google", "Acme Corp", "Frontend Team"
+- Named places: "Central Park Zoo", "NYC Office", "Building A"
+- Named projects: "Project Phoenix", "Auth Service v2"
+
+Set promote=false for EVERYTHING ELSE, including:
+- Common English words: user, support, help, family, kids, parents, friends, people, team, photo, nature, park, office, home, work, school, joy, love, hope, fear, anger, gratitude, kindness, passion, motivation, inspiration, encouragement, positivity, energy, community, connection, commitment, collaboration, growth, impact, difference, success, progress, change, education, volunteering, veterans, homeless, shelter, meeting, project, system, process, event
+- Generic categories (even capitalized): Users, Customers, Team, Family, Kids, Veterans, Community
+- Abstract concepts: motivation, inspiration, gratitude, commitment, resilience
+
+THE TEST: Is this a specific name you'd find in a contact list or org chart?
+- "John" → YES (promote=true)
+- "kids" → NO (promote=false)
+- "community" → NO (promote=false)
+
+When in doubt, set promote=false."""
+
+    try:
+        result = await llm_config.call(
+            messages=[
+                {"role": "system", "content": get_mission_filter_system_message()},
+                {"role": "user", "content": prompt},
+            ],
+            response_format=MissionFilterResponse,
+            scope="mental_model_emergent_evaluation",
+        )
+
+        # Build name -> promote map
+        promote_map = {c.name: c.promote for c in result.candidates}
+
+        # Find models to remove
+        models_to_remove = []
+        for model in models:
+            name = model["name"]
+            if name in promote_map:
+                if not promote_map[name]:
+                    models_to_remove.append(model["id"])
+                else:
+                    logger.debug(f"[EMERGENT] Keeping '{name}'")
+            else:
+                # Model not in response - remove to be safe
+                logger.info(f"[EMERGENT] '{name}' not in evaluation response, marking for removal")
+                models_to_remove.append(model["id"])
+
+        logger.info(f"[EMERGENT] Evaluation: {len(models_to_remove)}/{len(models)} emergent models marked for removal")
+        return models_to_remove
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"[EMERGENT] Evaluation failed, keeping all models: {e}")
+        return []
+
+
+async def detect_entity_candidates(
+    pool,
+    bank_id: str,
+    min_mentions: int = 5,
+    top_percent: int = 20,
+) -> list[EmergentCandidate]:
+    """
+    Detect entities that are candidates for promotion to mental models.
+
+    Args:
+        pool: Database connection pool
+        bank_id: Bank identifier
+        min_mentions: Minimum mention count to consider
+        top_percent: Only consider top X% by mention count
+
+    Returns:
+        List of entity candidates
+    """
+    from ..db_utils import acquire_with_retry
+    from ..memory_engine import fq_table
+
+    candidates = []
+
+    async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
+        # Get entities that meet criteria and don't already have mental models
+        rows = await conn.fetch(
+            f"""
+            WITH ranked AS (
+                SELECT
+                    e.id,
+                    e.canonical_name,
+                    e.mention_count,
+                    PERCENT_RANK() OVER (ORDER BY e.mention_count DESC) as rank_pct
+                FROM {fq_table("entities")} e
+                LEFT JOIN {fq_table("mental_models")} mm
+                    ON mm.entity_id = e.id AND mm.bank_id = e.bank_id
+                WHERE e.bank_id = $1
+                  AND e.mention_count >= $2
+                  AND mm.id IS NULL  -- Not already a mental model
+            )
+            SELECT id, canonical_name, mention_count
+            FROM ranked
+            WHERE rank_pct <= $3
+            ORDER BY mention_count DESC
+            LIMIT 50
+            """,
+            bank_id,
+            min_mentions,
+            top_percent / 100.0,
+        )
+
+        for row in rows:
+            candidates.append(
+                EmergentCandidate(
+                    name=row["canonical_name"],
+                    detection_method="named_entity_extraction",
+                    mention_count=row["mention_count"],
+                    entity_id=str(row["id"]),
+                    relevance_score=0.0,
+                )
+            )
+
+    logger.debug(f"[EMERGENT] Detected {len(candidates)} entity candidates")
+    return candidates

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/mental_models/models.py

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+"""
+Pydantic models for mental models.
+"""
+
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from enum import Enum
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+
+
+class MentalModelSubtype(str, Enum):
+    """Subtype of mental model - how it was created."""
+
+    STRUCTURAL = "structural"  # Derived from mission, created upfront
+    EMERGENT = "emergent"  # Discovered from data patterns
+    LEARNED = "learned"  # Formed through reflection
+    PINNED = "pinned"  # User-defined topic, observations LLM-generated
+    DIRECTIVE = "directive"  # User-defined hard rules, observations user-provided
+
+
+class MentalModel(BaseModel):
+    """
+    A mental model representing synthesized understanding.
+
+    Mental models are the agent's consolidated knowledge. Unlike raw facts,
+    mental models provide:
+    - A one-liner description for quick scanning/retrieval
+    - A full summary for deep understanding
+    - Links to related mental models
+    """
+
+    id: str = Field(description="Unique identifier within the bank")
+    bank_id: str = Field(description="Bank this mental model belongs to")
+    subtype: MentalModelSubtype = Field(description="How this model was created")
+    name: str = Field(description="Human-readable name")
+    description: str = Field(description="One-liner for quick scanning and retrieval matching")
+    summary: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Full synthesized understanding")
+
+    # References
+    entity_id: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Reference to entities table when type=entity")
+    source_facts: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Fact IDs used to generate summary")
+    links: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Related mental model IDs")
+
+    # Tags for scoped visibility (similar to document tags)
+    tags: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Tags for scoped visibility filtering")
+
+    # Timestamps
+    last_updated: datetime | None = Field(default=None, description="When summary was last regenerated")
+    created_at: datetime = Field(
+        default_factory=lambda: datetime.now(timezone.utc), description="When this model was created"
+    )
+
+
+class StructuralModelTemplate(BaseModel):
+    """
+    A template for a structural mental model.
+
+    Generated by LLM based on the bank's mission. Represents what any agent
+    with this role would need to track.
+    """
+
+    id: str = Field(default="", description="Existing model ID to keep, or empty for new models")
+    name: str = Field(description="Human-readable name")
+    description: str = Field(description="What this model should track")
+    initial_probes: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Initial search queries to populate this model")
+
+
+class StructuralModelDerivationResponse(BaseModel):
+    """Response from LLM for structural model derivation."""
+
+    templates: list[StructuralModelTemplate] = Field(description="Structural model templates derived from the mission")
+
+
+class EmergentCandidate(BaseModel):
+    """
+    A candidate for promotion to emergent mental model.
+
+    Detected through pattern analysis of facts.
+    """
+
+    name: str = Field(description="Name of the detected pattern/entity")
+    detection_method: str = Field(description="How this candidate was detected")
+    mention_count: int = Field(default=0, description="How many times referenced")
+    entity_id: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Entity ID if detected as entity")
+    relevance_score: float = Field(default=0.0, description="Score from mission filter (0-1)")
+
+
+class ResearchResult(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Result from the research endpoint.
+
+    Contains the answer along with the mental models and facts used.
+    """
+
+    answer: str = Field(description="The synthesized answer")
+    mental_models_used: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="IDs of mental models that contributed")
+    facts_used: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Fact IDs that contributed")
+    question_type: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Detected question type (WHO, WHAT, HOW, etc.)")

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/mental_models/structural.py

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+"""
+Structural mental model derivation from bank mission.
+
+Structural models are derived from the bank's mission - they represent what
+any agent with this role would need to track. For example:
+
+Mission: "Be a PM for engineering team"
+Structural models:
+  - Team Structure (who's on the team, roles)
+  - Project Overview (current projects, status)
+  - Processes (how releases work, how decisions are made)
+  - Key Systems (what we own, dependencies)
+"""
+
+import logging
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+
+from .models import StructuralModelTemplate
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..llm_wrapper import LLMConfig
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class StructuralDerivationResponse(BaseModel):
+    """Response from LLM for structural model derivation."""
+
+    templates: list[StructuralModelTemplate] = Field(description="Structural model templates derived from the mission")
+
+
+class StructuralRelevanceResult(BaseModel):
+    """Result of evaluating a structural model's relevance to the mission."""
+
+    name: str
+    relevant: bool
+    reason: str
+
+
+class StructuralRelevanceResponse(BaseModel):
+    """Response from LLM for structural model relevance evaluation."""
+
+    models: list[StructuralRelevanceResult] = Field(description="Relevance evaluation for each model")
+
+
+def build_structural_derivation_prompt(mission: str, existing_models: list[dict] | None = None) -> str:
+    """Build the prompt for deriving structural models from a mission."""
+    existing_section = ""
+    if existing_models:
+        model_list = "\n".join([f"- id='{m['id']}' name='{m['name']}': {m['description']}" for m in existing_models])
+        existing_section = f"""
+EXISTING STRUCTURAL MODELS:
+{model_list}
+
+IMPORTANT: If keeping an existing model, you MUST return its EXACT 'id' value.
+Models not included in your output will be REMOVED.
+"""
+
+    return f"""Given this agent mission, identify the KEY THINGS to track to achieve it.
+
+MISSION: {mission}
+{existing_section}
+IMPORTANT CONSTRAINTS:
+- Return 0-3 structural models MAXIMUM (less is better!)
+- Only include models for SPECIFIC, CONCRETE things the agent needs to track
+- Each model must be DIRECTLY tied to achieving the mission
+- If the mission is simple, return 0 models (empty array is fine)
+- If existing models are provided and you want to keep one, use its EXACT id
+- Do NOT create near-duplicates (e.g., don't create "topic-map" if "topic-connections" exists)
+
+GOOD examples (specific, actionable):
+- Mission: "Be a PM for engineering team" → "Team Members" (track who's on the team)
+- Mission: "Track customer feedback" → "Customer Issues" (track specific complaints/requests)
+- Mission: "Manage project X" → "Project X Milestones" (track progress)
+
+BAD examples (too generic, don't create these):
+- "Processes", "Workflows", "Key Systems", "Important Events"
+- "Communication", "Collaboration", "Progress", "Status"
+- Generic role-based models not tied to the specific mission
+
+For each model:
+1. id: Use EXACT existing id if keeping a model, or leave empty for new models
+2. name: Short, specific name (e.g., "Team Members", "Sprint Goals")
+3. description: One line describing what to track
+4. initial_probes: 2-3 search queries to find relevant information
+
+Return ONLY the models that should exist. Existing models not in your output will be deleted."""
+
+
+def get_structural_derivation_system_message() -> str:
+    """System message for structural model derivation."""
+    return """You identify the key things to track for a mission. Be VERY selective.
+
+Rules:
+- Maximum 3 models (prefer fewer)
+- Only SPECIFIC, CONCRETE things - not generic categories
+- Each must DIRECTLY help achieve the mission
+- Empty array is valid if no models are truly needed
+- If existing models are shown and you want to keep one, return its EXACT id
+- Never create duplicates - if a similar model exists, keep the existing one
+
+Output JSON with 'templates' array (can be empty)."""
+
+
+def _normalize_id(text: str) -> str:
+    """Normalize a string to a canonical form for comparison.
+
+    Removes common suffixes, pluralization, and normalizes separators.
+    """
+    # Lowercase and normalize separators
+    normalized = text.lower().replace(" ", "-").replace("_", "-")
+
+    # Remove common suffixes that indicate the same concept
+    suffixes_to_remove = ["-map", "-list", "-overview", "-tracker", "-s"]
+    for suffix in suffixes_to_remove:
+        if normalized.endswith(suffix) and len(normalized) > len(suffix):
+            normalized = normalized[: -len(suffix)]
+
+    return normalized
+
+
+def _find_similar_existing_id(new_id: str, existing_models: list[dict]) -> str | None:
+    """Find an existing model ID that is similar to the new ID.
+
+    Returns the existing ID if a similar one is found, None otherwise.
+    """
+    if not existing_models:
+        return None
+
+    new_normalized = _normalize_id(new_id)
+
+    for model in existing_models:
+        existing_id = model.get("id", "")
+        existing_normalized = _normalize_id(existing_id)
+
+        # Check if one is a prefix of the other (normalized)
+        if new_normalized.startswith(existing_normalized) or existing_normalized.startswith(new_normalized):
+            return existing_id
+
+        # Check if they're the same when normalized
+        if new_normalized == existing_normalized:
+            return existing_id
+
+    return None
+
+
+async def derive_structural_models(
+    llm_config: "LLMConfig",
+    mission: str,
+    existing_models: list[dict] | None = None,
+) -> tuple[list[StructuralModelTemplate], list[str]]:
+    """
+    Derive structural model templates from a bank's mission.
+
+    This combines derivation and evaluation in one call. The LLM sees existing
+    models and decides which to keep. Any existing model not in the output
+    will be marked for removal.
+
+    Args:
+        llm_config: LLM configuration for calling the model
+        mission: The bank's mission (e.g., "Be a PM for engineering team")
+        existing_models: Optional list of existing model dicts with 'name', 'description', 'id'
+
+    Returns:
+        Tuple of (templates to create/keep, IDs of existing models to remove)
+
+    Raises:
+        Exception: If LLM call fails
+    """
+    prompt = build_structural_derivation_prompt(mission, existing_models)
+
+    result = await llm_config.call(
+        messages=[
+            {"role": "system", "content": get_structural_derivation_system_message()},
+            {"role": "user", "content": prompt},
+        ],
+        response_format=StructuralDerivationResponse,
+        scope="mental_model_structural_derivation",
+    )
+
+    templates = result.templates
+    logger.info(f"[STRUCTURAL] LLM returned {len(templates)} structural models")
+
+    # Build set of existing IDs for quick lookup
+    existing_ids = {m["id"] for m in existing_models} if existing_models else set()
+
+    # Process templates: validate IDs, deduplicate, assign stable IDs
+    processed_templates: list[StructuralModelTemplate] = []
+    kept_existing_ids: set[str] = set()
+
+    for template in templates:
+        # If LLM returned an ID, check if it's a valid existing ID
+        if template.id and template.id in existing_ids:
+            # LLM is keeping an existing model
+            kept_existing_ids.add(template.id)
+            processed_templates.append(template)
+            logger.info(f"[STRUCTURAL] Keeping existing model: {template.id}")
+        else:
+            # New model or LLM didn't return a valid ID
+            # Generate ID from name
+            generated_id = template.name.lower().replace(" ", "-").replace("_", "-")
+
+            # Check for similar existing models to prevent near-duplicates
+            similar_id = _find_similar_existing_id(generated_id, existing_models)
+            if similar_id and similar_id not in kept_existing_ids:
+                # Use the existing similar model instead of creating a new one
+                logger.info(f"[STRUCTURAL] Detected near-duplicate: '{generated_id}' matches existing '{similar_id}'")
+                template.id = similar_id
+                kept_existing_ids.add(similar_id)
+            else:
+                template.id = generated_id
+
+            processed_templates.append(template)
+
+    # Find existing models to remove (not kept in LLM output)
+    models_to_remove = []
+    if existing_models:
+        for model in existing_models:
+            if model["id"] not in kept_existing_ids:
+                logger.info(f"[STRUCTURAL] Marking '{model['name']}' (id={model['id']}) for removal")
+                models_to_remove.append(model["id"])
+
+    if models_to_remove:
+        logger.info(f"[STRUCTURAL] {len(models_to_remove)} existing models will be removed")
+
+    return processed_templates, models_to_remove

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/reflect/__init__.py

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+"""
+Reflect agent module for agentic reflection with tools.
+
+The reflect agent uses an iterative loop with tools to:
+1. Lookup mental models (existing knowledge)
+2. Recall facts (semantic + temporal search)
+3. Learn new insights (create/update mental models)
+4. Expand memories (get chunk/document context)
+"""
+
+from .agent import ReflectAgentResult, run_reflect_agent
+from .models import MentalModelInput, ReflectAction, ReflectActionBatch
+
+__all__ = [
+    "run_reflect_agent",
+    "ReflectAgentResult",
+    "ReflectAction",
+    "ReflectActionBatch",
+    "MentalModelInput",
+]

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/reflect/agent.py

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+"""
+Reflect agent - agentic loop for reflection with native tool calling.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+import logging
+import time
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Awaitable, Callable
+
+from .models import DirectiveInfo, LLMCall, MentalModelInput, ReflectAgentResult, ToolCall
+from .prompts import FINAL_SYSTEM_PROMPT, _extract_directive_rules, build_final_prompt, build_system_prompt_for_tools
+from .tools_schema import get_reflect_tools
+
+
+def _build_directives_applied(directives: list[dict[str, Any]] | None) -> list[DirectiveInfo]:
+    """Build list of DirectiveInfo from directive mental models."""
+    if not directives:
+        return []
+
+    result = []
+    for directive in directives:
+        directive_id = directive.get("id", "")
+        directive_name = directive.get("name", "")
+        observations = directive.get("observations", [])
+
+        rules = []
+        for obs in observations:
+            # Support both Pydantic Observation objects and dicts
+            if hasattr(obs, "content"):
+                rules.append(obs.content)
+            elif isinstance(obs, dict) and obs.get("content"):
+                rules.append(obs["content"])
+
+        result.append(DirectiveInfo(id=directive_id, name=directive_name, rules=rules))
+
+    return result
+
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..llm_wrapper import LLMProvider
+    from ..response_models import LLMToolCall
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS = 10
+
+
+async def _generate_structured_output(
+    answer: str,
+    response_schema: dict,
+    llm_config: "LLMProvider",
+    reflect_id: str,
+) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    """Generate structured output from an answer using the provided JSON schema.
+
+    Args:
+        answer: The text answer to extract structured data from
+        response_schema: JSON Schema for the expected output structure
+        llm_config: LLM provider for making the extraction call
+        reflect_id: Reflect ID for logging
+
+    Returns:
+        Structured output dict if successful, None otherwise
+    """
+    try:
+        from typing import Any as TypingAny
+
+        from pydantic import create_model
+
+        def _json_schema_type_to_python(field_schema: dict) -> type:
+            """Map JSON schema type to Python type for better LLM guidance."""
+            json_type = field_schema.get("type", "string")
+            if json_type == "array":
+                return list
+            elif json_type == "object":
+                return dict
+            elif json_type == "integer":
+                return int
+            elif json_type == "number":
+                return float
+            elif json_type == "boolean":
+                return bool
+            else:
+                return str
+
+        # Build fields from JSON schema properties
+        schema_props = response_schema.get("properties", {})
+        required_fields = set(response_schema.get("required", []))
+        fields: dict[str, TypingAny] = {}
+        for field_name, field_schema in schema_props.items():
+            field_type = _json_schema_type_to_python(field_schema)
+            default = ... if field_name in required_fields else None
+            fields[field_name] = (field_type, default)
+
+        if not fields:
+            return None
+
+        DynamicModel = create_model("StructuredResponse", **fields)
+
+        # Include the full schema in the prompt for better LLM guidance
+        schema_str = json.dumps(response_schema, indent=2)
+
+        # Call LLM with the answer to extract structured data
+        structured_prompt = f"""Based on this answer, extract the information into the requested structured format.
+
+Answer: {answer}
+
+JSON Schema to follow:
+```json
+{schema_str}
+```
+
+Return ONLY a valid JSON object that matches this exact schema. Pay special attention to field types:
+- "type": "array" means the value must be a JSON array/list, NOT a string
+- "type": "string" means the value must be a string
+- "type": "object" means the value must be a JSON object
+
+Do not include any explanation, only the JSON object."""
+
+        structured_result = await llm_config.call(
+            messages=[
+                {
+                    "role": "system",
+                    "content": "Extract structured data from the given answer. Return only valid JSON matching the provided schema exactly.",
+                },
+                {"role": "user", "content": structured_prompt},
+            ],
+            response_format=DynamicModel,
+            scope="reflect_structured",
+            skip_validation=True,  # We'll handle the dict ourselves
+        )
+
+        # Convert to dict
+        if hasattr(structured_result, "model_dump"):
+            structured_output = structured_result.model_dump()
+        elif isinstance(structured_result, dict):
+            structured_output = structured_result
+        else:
+            # Try to parse as JSON
+            structured_output = json.loads(str(structured_result))
+
+        logger.info(f"[REFLECT {reflect_id}] Generated structured output with {len(structured_output)} fields")
+        return structured_output
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"[REFLECT {reflect_id}] Failed to generate structured output: {e}")
+        return None
+
+
+async def run_reflect_agent(
+    llm_config: "LLMProvider",
+    bank_id: str,
+    query: str,
+    bank_profile: dict[str, Any],
+    lookup_fn: Callable[[str | None], Awaitable[dict[str, Any]]],
+    recall_fn: Callable[[str, int], Awaitable[dict[str, Any]]],
+    expand_fn: Callable[[list[str], str], Awaitable[dict[str, Any]]],
+    learn_fn: Callable[[MentalModelInput], Awaitable[dict[str, Any]]] | None = None,
+    context: str | None = None,
+    max_iterations: int = DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS,
+    max_tokens: int | None = None,
+    response_schema: dict | None = None,
+    directives: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
+) -> ReflectAgentResult:
+    """
+    Execute the reflect agent loop using native tool calling.
+
+    The agent iteratively calls tools to gather information and learn,
+    then provides a final answer via the done() tool.
+
+    Args:
+        llm_config: LLM provider for agent calls
+        bank_id: Bank identifier
+        query: Question to answer
+        bank_profile: Bank profile with name and mission
+        lookup_fn: Tool callback for lookup (model_id) -> result
+        recall_fn: Tool callback for recall (query, max_tokens) -> result
+        expand_fn: Tool callback for expand (memory_id, depth) -> result
+        learn_fn: Optional tool callback for learn (MentalModelInput) -> result.
+                  If None, learn tool is disabled.
+        context: Optional additional context
+        max_iterations: Maximum number of iterations before forcing response
+        max_tokens: Maximum tokens for the final response
+        response_schema: Optional JSON Schema for structured output in final response
+        directives: Optional list of directive mental models to inject as hard rules
+
+    Returns:
+        ReflectAgentResult with final answer and metadata
+    """
+    enable_learn = learn_fn is not None
+    reflect_id = f"{bank_id[:8]}-{int(time.time() * 1000) % 100000}"
+    start_time = time.time()
+
+    # Build directives_applied for the trace
+    directives_applied = _build_directives_applied(directives)
+
+    # Extract directive rules for tool schema (if any)
+    directive_rules = _extract_directive_rules(directives) if directives else None
+
+    # Get tools for this agent (with directive compliance field if directives exist)
+    tools = get_reflect_tools(enable_learn=enable_learn, directive_rules=directive_rules)
+
+    # Build initial messages (directives are injected into system prompt at START and END)
+    system_prompt = build_system_prompt_for_tools(bank_profile, context, directives=directives)
+    messages: list[dict[str, Any]] = [
+        {"role": "system", "content": system_prompt},
+        {"role": "user", "content": query},
+    ]
+
+    # Tracking
+    mental_models_created: list[str] = []
+    total_tools_called = 0
+    tool_trace: list[ToolCall] = []
+    tool_trace_summary: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    llm_trace: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    context_history: list[dict[str, Any]] = []  # For final prompt fallback
+
+    # Track available IDs for validation (prevents hallucinated citations)
+    available_memory_ids: set[str] = set()
+    available_model_ids: set[str] = set()
+
+    # Pre-fetch mental models so the agent always starts with this knowledge
+    prefetch_start = time.time()
+    models_result = await lookup_fn(None)  # List all mental models
+    prefetch_duration = int((time.time() - prefetch_start) * 1000)
+
+    # Track available model IDs
+    if isinstance(models_result, dict) and "models" in models_result:
+        for model in models_result["models"]:
+            if "id" in model:
+                available_model_ids.add(model["id"])
+
+    # Add to context history for the agent
+    context_history.append({"tool": "list_mental_models", "output": models_result})
+
+    # Add to tool trace
+    tool_trace.append(
+        ToolCall(
+            tool="list_mental_models",
+            input={"tool": "list_mental_models"},
+            output=models_result,
+            duration_ms=prefetch_duration,
+            iteration=0,
+        )
+    )
+    tool_trace_summary.append(
+        {
+            "tool": "list_mental_models",
+            "input_summary": "(prefetch)",
+            "duration_ms": prefetch_duration,
+            "output_chars": len(json.dumps(models_result, default=str)),
+        }
+    )
+    total_tools_called += 1
+
+    # Include in the user message so the agent sees it
+    models_info = json.dumps(models_result, indent=2, default=str)
+    messages[1]["content"] = f"{query}\n\n## Available Mental Models (pre-fetched)\n```json\n{models_info}\n```"
+
+    def _get_llm_trace() -> list[LLMCall]:
+        return [LLMCall(scope=c["scope"], duration_ms=c["duration_ms"]) for c in llm_trace]
+
+    def _log_completion(answer: str, iterations: int, forced: bool = False):
+        elapsed_ms = int((time.time() - start_time) * 1000)
+        tools_summary = (
+            ", ".join(
+                f"{t['tool']}({t['input_summary']})={t['duration_ms']}ms/{t.get('output_chars', 0)}c"
+                for t in tool_trace_summary
+            )
+            or "none"
+        )
+        llm_summary = ", ".join(f"{c['scope']}={c['duration_ms']}ms" for c in llm_trace) or "none"
+        total_llm_ms = sum(c["duration_ms"] for c in llm_trace)
+        total_tools_ms = sum(t["duration_ms"] for t in tool_trace_summary)
+
+        answer_preview = answer[:100] + "..." if len(answer) > 100 else answer
+        mode = "forced" if forced else "done"
+        logger.info(
+            f"[REFLECT {reflect_id}] {mode} | "
+            f"query='{query[:50]}...' | "
+            f"iterations={iterations} | "
+            f"llm=[{llm_summary}] ({total_llm_ms}ms) | "
+            f"tools=[{tools_summary}] ({total_tools_ms}ms) | "
+            f"answer='{answer_preview}' | "
+            f"total={elapsed_ms}ms"
+        )
+
+    for iteration in range(max_iterations):
+        is_last = iteration == max_iterations - 1
+
+        if is_last:
+            # Force text response on last iteration - no tools
+            prompt = build_final_prompt(query, context_history, bank_profile, context)
+            llm_start = time.time()
+            response = await llm_config.call(
+                messages=[
+                    {"role": "system", "content": FINAL_SYSTEM_PROMPT},
+                    {"role": "user", "content": prompt},
+                ],
+                scope="reflect_agent_final",
+                max_completion_tokens=max_tokens,
+            )
+            llm_trace.append({"scope": "final", "duration_ms": int((time.time() - llm_start) * 1000)})
+            answer = response.strip()
+
+            # Generate structured output if schema provided
+            structured_output = None
+            if response_schema and answer:
+                structured_output = await _generate_structured_output(answer, response_schema, llm_config, reflect_id)
+
+            _log_completion(answer, iteration + 1, forced=True)
+            return ReflectAgentResult(
+                text=answer,
+                structured_output=structured_output,
+                iterations=iteration + 1,
+                tools_called=total_tools_called,
+                mental_models_created=mental_models_created,
+                tool_trace=tool_trace,
+                llm_trace=_get_llm_trace(),
+                directives_applied=directives_applied,
+            )
+
+        # Call LLM with tools
+        llm_start = time.time()
+
+        try:
+            result = await llm_config.call_with_tools(
+                messages=messages,
+                tools=tools,
+                scope="reflect_agent",
+                tool_choice="required" if iteration == 0 else "auto",  # Force tool use on first iteration
+            )
+            llm_duration = int((time.time() - llm_start) * 1000)
+            llm_trace.append({"scope": f"agent_{iteration + 1}", "duration_ms": llm_duration})
+
+        except Exception:
+            llm_trace.append(
+                {"scope": f"agent_{iteration + 1}_err", "duration_ms": int((time.time() - llm_start) * 1000)}
+            )
+            # Guardrail: If no evidence gathered yet, retry
+            has_gathered_evidence = bool(available_memory_ids) or bool(available_model_ids)
+            if not has_gathered_evidence and iteration < max_iterations - 1:
+                continue
+            prompt = build_final_prompt(query, context_history, bank_profile, context)
+            llm_start = time.time()
+            response = await llm_config.call(
+                messages=[
+                    {"role": "system", "content": FINAL_SYSTEM_PROMPT},
+                    {"role": "user", "content": prompt},
+                ],
+                scope="reflect_agent_final",
+                max_completion_tokens=max_tokens,
+            )
+            llm_trace.append({"scope": "final", "duration_ms": int((time.time() - llm_start) * 1000)})
+            answer = response.strip()
+
+            # Generate structured output if schema provided
+            structured_output = None
+            if response_schema and answer:
+                structured_output = await _generate_structured_output(answer, response_schema, llm_config, reflect_id)
+
+            _log_completion(answer, iteration + 1, forced=True)
+            return ReflectAgentResult(
+                text=answer,
+                structured_output=structured_output,
+                iterations=iteration + 1,
+                tools_called=total_tools_called,
+                mental_models_created=mental_models_created,
+                tool_trace=tool_trace,
+                llm_trace=_get_llm_trace(),
+                directives_applied=directives_applied,
+            )
+
+        # No tool calls - LLM wants to respond with text
+        if not result.tool_calls:
+            if result.content:
+                answer = result.content.strip()
+
+                # Generate structured output if schema provided
+                structured_output = None
+                if response_schema and answer:
+                    structured_output = await _generate_structured_output(
+                        answer, response_schema, llm_config, reflect_id
+                    )
+
+                _log_completion(answer, iteration + 1)
+                return ReflectAgentResult(
+                    text=answer,
+                    structured_output=structured_output,
+                    iterations=iteration + 1,
+                    tools_called=total_tools_called,
+                    mental_models_created=mental_models_created,
+                    tool_trace=tool_trace,
+                    llm_trace=_get_llm_trace(),
+                    directives_applied=directives_applied,
+                )
+            # Empty response, force final
+            prompt = build_final_prompt(query, context_history, bank_profile, context)
+            llm_start = time.time()
+            response = await llm_config.call(
+                messages=[
+                    {"role": "system", "content": FINAL_SYSTEM_PROMPT},
+                    {"role": "user", "content": prompt},
+                ],
+                scope="reflect_agent_final",
+                max_completion_tokens=max_tokens,
+            )
+            llm_trace.append({"scope": "final", "duration_ms": int((time.time() - llm_start) * 1000)})
+            answer = response.strip()
+
+            # Generate structured output if schema provided
+            structured_output = None
+            if response_schema and answer:
+                structured_output = await _generate_structured_output(answer, response_schema, llm_config, reflect_id)
+
+            _log_completion(answer, iteration + 1, forced=True)
+            return ReflectAgentResult(
+                text=answer,
+                structured_output=structured_output,
+                iterations=iteration + 1,
+                tools_called=total_tools_called,
+                mental_models_created=mental_models_created,
+                tool_trace=tool_trace,
+                llm_trace=_get_llm_trace(),
+                directives_applied=directives_applied,
+            )
+
+        # Check for done tool call (handle both 'done' and 'functions.done')
+        done_call = next((tc for tc in result.tool_calls if tc.name == "done" or tc.name == "functions.done"), None)
+        if done_call:
+            # Guardrail: Require evidence before done
+            has_gathered_evidence = bool(available_memory_ids) or bool(available_model_ids)
+            if not has_gathered_evidence and iteration < max_iterations - 1:
+                # Add assistant message and fake tool result asking for evidence
+                messages.append(
+                    {
+                        "role": "assistant",
+                        "tool_calls": [_tool_call_to_dict(done_call)],
+                    }
+                )
+                messages.append(
+                    {
+                        "role": "tool",
+                        "tool_call_id": done_call.id,
+                        "content": json.dumps(
+                            {
+                                "error": "You must call recall() or list_mental_models() to gather evidence before providing your final answer."
+                            }
+                        ),
+                    }
+                )
+                continue
+
+            # Process done tool
+            return await _process_done_tool(
+                done_call,
+                available_memory_ids,
+                available_model_ids,
+                iteration + 1,
+                total_tools_called,
+                mental_models_created,
+                tool_trace,
+                _get_llm_trace(),
+                _log_completion,
+                reflect_id,
+                directives_applied=directives_applied,
+                llm_config=llm_config,
+                response_schema=response_schema,
+            )
+
+        # Execute other tools in parallel (exclude done and functions.done)
+        other_tools = [tc for tc in result.tool_calls if tc.name not in ("done", "functions.done")]
+        if other_tools:
+            # Add assistant message with tool calls
+            messages.append(
+                {
+                    "role": "assistant",
+                    "tool_calls": [_tool_call_to_dict(tc) for tc in other_tools],
+                }
+            )
+
+            # Execute tools in parallel
+            tool_tasks = [
+                _execute_tool_with_timing(tc, lookup_fn, recall_fn, expand_fn, learn_fn) for tc in other_tools
+            ]
+            tool_results = await asyncio.gather(*tool_tasks, return_exceptions=True)
+            total_tools_called += len(other_tools)
+
+            # Process results and add to messages
+            for tc, result_data in zip(other_tools, tool_results):
+                if isinstance(result_data, Exception):
+                    # Tool execution failed - log and raise to fail the request
+                    logger.error(f"[REFLECT {reflect_id}] Tool {tc.name} failed with exception: {result_data}")
+                    raise RuntimeError(f"Reflect tool '{tc.name}' failed: {result_data}")
+
+                output, duration_ms = result_data
+
+                # Check if tool returned an error response
+                if isinstance(output, dict) and "error" in output:
+                    logger.error(f"[REFLECT {reflect_id}] Tool {tc.name} returned error: {output['error']}")
+                    raise RuntimeError(f"Reflect tool '{tc.name}' error: {output['error']}")
+
+                # Track created mental models
+                if tc.name == "learn" and isinstance(output, dict) and "model_id" in output:
+                    mental_models_created.append(output["model_id"])
+
+                # Track available memory IDs from recall
+                if tc.name == "recall" and isinstance(output, dict) and "memories" in output:
+                    for memory in output["memories"]:
+                        if "id" in memory:
+                            available_memory_ids.add(memory["id"])
+
+                # Track available model IDs
+                if tc.name in ("list_mental_models", "get_mental_model") and isinstance(output, dict):
+                    if output.get("found") and "model" in output:
+                        model_id = output["model"].get("id")
+                        if model_id:
+                            available_model_ids.add(model_id)
+                    elif "models" in output:
+                        for model in output["models"]:
+                            if "id" in model:
+                                available_model_ids.add(model["id"])
+
+                # Add tool result message
+                messages.append(
+                    {
+                        "role": "tool",
+                        "tool_call_id": tc.id,
+                        "content": json.dumps(output, default=str),
+                    }
+                )
+
+                # Track for logging and context history
+                input_dict = {"tool": tc.name, **tc.arguments}
+                input_summary = _summarize_input(tc.name, tc.arguments)
+
+                tool_trace.append(
+                    ToolCall(
+                        tool=tc.name, input=input_dict, output=output, duration_ms=duration_ms, iteration=iteration + 1
+                    )
+                )
+
+                try:
+                    output_chars = len(json.dumps(output))
+                except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                    output_chars = len(str(output))
+
+                tool_trace_summary.append(
+                    {
+                        "tool": tc.name,
+                        "input_summary": input_summary,
+                        "duration_ms": duration_ms,
+                        "output_chars": output_chars,
+                    }
+                )
+
+                # Keep context history for fallback final prompt
+                context_history.append({"tool": tc.name, "input": input_dict, "output": output})
+
+    # Should not reach here
+    answer = "I was unable to formulate a complete answer within the iteration limit."
+    _log_completion(answer, max_iterations, forced=True)
+    return ReflectAgentResult(
+        text=answer,
+        iterations=max_iterations,
+        tools_called=total_tools_called,
+        mental_models_created=mental_models_created,
+        tool_trace=tool_trace,
+        llm_trace=_get_llm_trace(),
+        directives_applied=directives_applied,
+    )
+
+
+def _tool_call_to_dict(tc: "LLMToolCall") -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Convert LLMToolCall to OpenAI message format."""
+    return {
+        "id": tc.id,
+        "type": "function",
+        "function": {
+            "name": tc.name,
+            "arguments": json.dumps(tc.arguments),
+        },
+    }
+
+
+async def _process_done_tool(
+    done_call: "LLMToolCall",
+    available_memory_ids: set[str],
+    available_model_ids: set[str],
+    iterations: int,
+    total_tools_called: int,
+    mental_models_created: list[str],
+    tool_trace: list[ToolCall],
+    llm_trace: list[LLMCall],
+    log_completion: Callable,
+    reflect_id: str,
+    directives_applied: list[DirectiveInfo],
+    llm_config: "LLMProvider | None" = None,
+    response_schema: dict | None = None,
+) -> ReflectAgentResult:
+    """Process the done tool call and return the result."""
+    args = done_call.arguments
+
+    answer = args.get("answer", "").strip()
+    if not answer:
+        answer = "No answer provided."
+
+    # Validate IDs
+    used_memory_ids = [mid for mid in args.get("memory_ids", []) if mid in available_memory_ids]
+    used_model_ids = [mid for mid in args.get("model_ids", []) if mid in available_model_ids]
+
+    # Generate structured output if schema provided
+    structured_output = None
+    if response_schema and llm_config and answer:
+        structured_output = await _generate_structured_output(answer, response_schema, llm_config, reflect_id)
+
+    log_completion(answer, iterations)
+    return ReflectAgentResult(
+        text=answer,
+        structured_output=structured_output,
+        iterations=iterations,
+        tools_called=total_tools_called,
+        mental_models_created=mental_models_created,
+        tool_trace=tool_trace,
+        llm_trace=llm_trace,
+        used_memory_ids=used_memory_ids,
+        used_model_ids=used_model_ids,
+        directives_applied=directives_applied,
+    )
+
+
+async def _execute_tool_with_timing(
+    tc: "LLMToolCall",
+    lookup_fn: Callable[[str | None], Awaitable[dict[str, Any]]],
+    recall_fn: Callable[[str, int], Awaitable[dict[str, Any]]],
+    expand_fn: Callable[[list[str], str], Awaitable[dict[str, Any]]],
+    learn_fn: Callable[[MentalModelInput], Awaitable[dict[str, Any]]] | None = None,
+) -> tuple[dict[str, Any], int]:
+    """Execute a tool call and return result with timing."""
+    start = time.time()
+    result = await _execute_tool(tc.name, tc.arguments, lookup_fn, recall_fn, expand_fn, learn_fn)
+    duration_ms = int((time.time() - start) * 1000)
+    return result, duration_ms
+
+
+async def _execute_tool(
+    tool_name: str,
+    args: dict[str, Any],
+    lookup_fn: Callable[[str | None], Awaitable[dict[str, Any]]],
+    recall_fn: Callable[[str, int], Awaitable[dict[str, Any]]],
+    expand_fn: Callable[[list[str], str], Awaitable[dict[str, Any]]],
+    learn_fn: Callable[[MentalModelInput], Awaitable[dict[str, Any]]] | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Execute a single tool by name."""
+    # Normalize tool name - some LLMs return 'functions.done' instead of 'done'
+    if tool_name.startswith("functions."):
+        tool_name = tool_name[len("functions.") :]
+
+    if tool_name == "list_mental_models":
+        return await lookup_fn(None)
+
+    elif tool_name == "get_mental_model":
+        model_id = args.get("model_id")
+        if not model_id:
+            return {"error": "get_mental_model requires model_id"}
+        return await lookup_fn(model_id)
+
+    elif tool_name == "recall":
+        query = args.get("query")
+        if not query:
+            return {"error": "recall requires a query parameter"}
+        max_tokens = max(args.get("max_tokens") or 2048, 1000)  # Default 2048, min 1000
+        return await recall_fn(query, max_tokens)
+
+    elif tool_name == "learn":
+        if learn_fn is None:
+            return {"error": "learn tool is not available"}
+        name = args.get("name")
+        description = args.get("description")
+        if not name or not description:
+            return {"error": "learn requires name and description"}
+        return await learn_fn(MentalModelInput(name=name, description=description))
+
+    elif tool_name == "expand":
+        memory_ids = args.get("memory_ids", [])
+        if not memory_ids:
+            return {"error": "expand requires memory_ids"}
+        depth = args.get("depth", "chunk")
+        return await expand_fn(memory_ids, depth)
+
+    else:
+        return {"error": f"Unknown tool: {tool_name}"}
+
+
+def _summarize_input(tool_name: str, args: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    """Create a summary of tool input for logging, showing all params."""
+    if tool_name == "list_mental_models":
+        return "()"
+    elif tool_name == "get_mental_model":
+        return f"(model_id={args.get('model_id', '?')})"
+    elif tool_name == "recall":
+        query = args.get("query", "")
+        query_preview = f"'{query[:30]}...'" if len(query) > 30 else f"'{query}'"
+        # Show actual value used (default 2048, min 1000)
+        max_tokens = max(args.get("max_tokens") or 2048, 1000)
+        return f"(query={query_preview}, max_tokens={max_tokens})"
+    elif tool_name == "learn":
+        name = args.get("name", "?")
+        desc = args.get("description", "")
+        desc_preview = f"'{desc[:20]}...'" if len(desc) > 20 else f"'{desc}'"
+        return f"(name='{name}', description={desc_preview})"
+    elif tool_name == "expand":
+        memory_ids = args.get("memory_ids", [])
+        depth = args.get("depth", "chunk")
+        return f"(memory_ids=[{len(memory_ids)} ids], depth={depth})"
+    elif tool_name == "done":
+        answer = args.get("answer", "")
+        answer_preview = f"'{answer[:30]}...'" if len(answer) > 30 else f"'{answer}'"
+        memory_ids = args.get("memory_ids", [])
+        model_ids = args.get("model_ids", [])
+        return f"(answer={answer_preview}, memory_ids={len(memory_ids)}, model_ids={len(model_ids)})"
+    return str(args)

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/reflect/models.py

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+"""
+Pydantic models for the reflect agent.
+"""
+
+from typing import Any, Literal
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+
+
+class MentalModelObservation(BaseModel):
+    """An observation within a mental model with its supporting memories."""
+
+    title: str = Field(description="Observation header (can be empty for intro)")
+    text: str = Field(description="Observation content - no headers, use lists/tables/bold")
+    memory_ids: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Memory IDs supporting this observation")
+
+
+class MentalModelInput(BaseModel):
+    """Input for the learn tool to create a mental model placeholder.
+
+    The agent only specifies name and description - the actual content/observations
+    are generated during refresh, similar to pinned models.
+    """
+
+    name: str = Field(description="Human-readable name for the mental model")
+    description: str = Field(description="What to track - used as prompt for content generation during refresh")
+    entity_id: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Optional link to existing entity ID")
+
+
+class AnswerSection(BaseModel):
+    """A section of the answer with its supporting evidence (DEPRECATED)."""
+
+    title: str = Field(description="Section header/title")
+    text: str = Field(description="Section content")
+    memory_ids: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Memory IDs supporting this section")
+    model_ids: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Mental model IDs supporting this section")
+
+
+class ReflectAction(BaseModel):
+    """Single action the reflect agent can take."""
+
+    tool: Literal["list_mental_models", "get_mental_model", "recall", "learn", "expand", "done"] = Field(
+        description="Tool to invoke: list_mental_models, get_mental_model, recall, learn, expand, or done"
+    )
+    # Tool-specific parameters
+    model_id: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Mental model ID for get_mental_model")
+    query: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Search query for recall")
+    max_tokens: int | None = Field(default=None, description="Max tokens for recall results (default 2048)")
+    mental_model: MentalModelInput | None = Field(default=None, description="Mental model to create/update for learn")
+    memory_ids: list[str] | None = Field(default=None, description="Memory unit IDs for expand (batched)")
+    depth: Literal["chunk", "document"] | None = Field(default=None, description="Expansion depth for expand")
+    sections: list[AnswerSection] | None = Field(default=None, description="DEPRECATED: Use answer field instead")
+    observations: list[MentalModelObservation] | None = Field(
+        default=None, description="Observations for done action (when output_mode=observations)"
+    )
+    # Plain text answer fields (for output_mode=answer)
+    answer: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Plain text answer for done action (no markdown)")
+    answer_memory_ids: list[str] | None = Field(
+        default=None, description="Memory IDs supporting the answer", alias="memory_ids"
+    )
+    answer_model_ids: list[str] | None = Field(
+        default=None, description="Mental model IDs supporting the answer", alias="model_ids"
+    )
+    reasoning: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Brief reasoning for this action")
+
+
+class ReflectActionBatch(BaseModel):
+    """Batch of actions for parallel execution."""
+
+    actions: list[ReflectAction] = Field(description="List of actions to execute in parallel")
+
+
+class ToolCall(BaseModel):
+    """A single tool call made during reflect."""
+
+    tool: str = Field(description="Tool name: lookup, recall, learn, expand")
+    input: dict = Field(description="Tool input parameters")
+    output: dict = Field(description="Tool output/result")
+    duration_ms: int = Field(description="Execution time in milliseconds")
+    iteration: int = Field(default=0, description="Iteration number (1-based) when this tool was called")
+
+
+class LLMCall(BaseModel):
+    """A single LLM call made during reflect."""
+
+    scope: str = Field(description="Call scope: agent_1, agent_2, final, etc.")
+    duration_ms: int = Field(description="Execution time in milliseconds")
+
+
+class DirectiveInfo(BaseModel):
+    """Information about a directive that was applied during reflect."""
+
+    id: str = Field(description="Directive mental model ID")
+    name: str = Field(description="Directive name")
+    rules: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Directive rules/observations that were applied")
+
+
+class ReflectAgentResult(BaseModel):
+    """Result from the reflect agent."""
+
+    text: str = Field(description="Final answer text")
+    structured_output: dict[str, Any] | None = Field(
+        default=None, description="Structured output parsed according to provided response_schema"
+    )
+    iterations: int = Field(default=0, description="Number of iterations taken")
+    tools_called: int = Field(default=0, description="Total number of tool calls made")
+    mental_models_created: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="IDs of mental models created/updated")
+    tool_trace: list[ToolCall] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Trace of all tool calls made")
+    llm_trace: list[LLMCall] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Trace of all LLM calls made")
+    used_memory_ids: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Validated memory IDs actually used in answer")
+    used_model_ids: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Validated model IDs actually used in answer")
+    directives_applied: list[DirectiveInfo] = Field(
+        default_factory=list, description="Directive mental models that affected this reflection"
+    )

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/reflect/observations.py

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+"""
+Models and utilities for evidence-grounded observations with computed trends.
+
+Observations are part of mental models and represent patterns/beliefs derived
+from memories. Each observation must be grounded in specific evidence (quotes)
+from memories, and trends are computed algorithmically from evidence timestamps.
+"""
+
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from enum import Enum
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, computed_field, field_validator
+
+
+class Trend(str, Enum):
+    """Computed trend for an observation based on evidence timestamps.
+
+    Trends indicate how an observation's evidence is distributed over time:
+    - STABLE: Evidence spread across time, continues to present
+    - STRENGTHENING: More/denser evidence recently than before
+    - WEAKENING: Evidence mostly old, sparse recently
+    - NEW: All evidence within recent window
+    - STALE: No evidence in recent window (may no longer apply)
+    """
+
+    STABLE = "stable"
+    STRENGTHENING = "strengthening"
+    WEAKENING = "weakening"
+    NEW = "new"
+    STALE = "stale"
+
+
+class ObservationEvidence(BaseModel):
+    """A single piece of evidence supporting an observation.
+
+    Each evidence item must include an exact quote from the source memory
+    to ensure observations are grounded and verifiable.
+    """
+
+    memory_id: str = Field(description="ID of the memory unit this evidence comes from")
+    quote: str = Field(description="Exact quote from the memory supporting the observation")
+    relevance: str = Field(default="", description="Brief explanation of how this quote supports the observation")
+    timestamp: datetime = Field(description="When the source memory was created")
+
+    @field_validator("timestamp", mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def ensure_timezone_aware(cls, v: datetime | str | None) -> datetime:
+        """Ensure timestamp is always timezone-aware UTC."""
+        if v is None:
+            return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        if isinstance(v, str):
+            # Parse ISO format string, handling 'Z' suffix
+            v = datetime.fromisoformat(v.replace("Z", "+00:00"))
+        if isinstance(v, datetime):
+            if v.tzinfo is None:
+                return v.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+            return v
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid timestamp type: {type(v)}")
+
+
+class Observation(BaseModel):
+    """A single observation within a mental model.
+
+    Observations represent patterns, preferences, beliefs, or other insights
+    derived from memories. Each observation must be grounded in evidence
+    with exact quotes from source memories.
+    """
+
+    title: str = Field(description="Short summary title for the observation (5-10 words)")
+    content: str = Field(description="The observation content - detailed explanation of what we believe to be true")
+    evidence: list[ObservationEvidence] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Supporting evidence with quotes")
+    created_at: datetime = Field(
+        default_factory=lambda: datetime.now(timezone.utc), description="When this observation was first created"
+    )
+
+    @field_validator("created_at", mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def ensure_created_at_timezone_aware(cls, v: datetime | str | None) -> datetime:
+        """Ensure created_at is always timezone-aware UTC."""
+        if v is None:
+            return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        if isinstance(v, str):
+            v = datetime.fromisoformat(v.replace("Z", "+00:00"))
+        if isinstance(v, datetime):
+            if v.tzinfo is None:
+                return v.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+            return v
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid created_at type: {type(v)}")
+
+    @computed_field
+    @property
+    def trend(self) -> Trend:
+        """Compute trend from evidence timestamps."""
+        return compute_trend(self.evidence)
+
+    @computed_field
+    @property
+    def evidence_span(self) -> dict[str, str | None]:
+        """Get the time span covered by evidence."""
+        if not self.evidence:
+            return {"from": None, "to": None}
+        timestamps = [e.timestamp for e in self.evidence]
+        return {
+            "from": min(timestamps).isoformat(),
+            "to": max(timestamps).isoformat(),
+        }
+
+    @computed_field
+    @property
+    def evidence_count(self) -> int:
+        """Number of evidence items supporting this observation."""
+        return len(self.evidence)
+
+
+def compute_trend(
+    evidence: list[ObservationEvidence],
+    now: datetime | None = None,
+    recent_days: int = 30,
+    old_days: int = 90,
+) -> Trend:
+    """Compute the trend for an observation based on evidence timestamps.
+
+    The trend indicates how the evidence is distributed over time:
+    - STABLE: Evidence spread across time, continues to present
+    - STRENGTHENING: More evidence recently than historically
+    - WEAKENING: Evidence mostly old, sparse recently
+    - NEW: All evidence is recent (within recent_days)
+    - STALE: No evidence in recent window
+
+    Args:
+        evidence: List of evidence items with timestamps
+        now: Reference time for calculations (defaults to current UTC time)
+        recent_days: Number of days to consider "recent" (default 30)
+        old_days: Number of days to consider "old" (default 90)
+
+    Returns:
+        Computed Trend enum value
+    """
+    if now is None:
+        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+    # Ensure now is timezone-aware
+    if now.tzinfo is None:
+        now = now.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+
+    if not evidence:
+        return Trend.STALE
+
+    recent_cutoff = now - timedelta(days=recent_days)
+    old_cutoff = now - timedelta(days=old_days)
+
+    # Normalize timestamps to UTC for comparison
+    def normalize_ts(ts: datetime) -> datetime:
+        if ts.tzinfo is None:
+            return ts.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        return ts
+
+    recent = [e for e in evidence if normalize_ts(e.timestamp) > recent_cutoff]
+    old = [e for e in evidence if normalize_ts(e.timestamp) < old_cutoff]
+    middle = [e for e in evidence if old_cutoff <= normalize_ts(e.timestamp) <= recent_cutoff]
+
+    # No recent evidence = stale
+    if not recent:
+        return Trend.STALE
+
+    # All evidence is recent = new
+    if not old and not middle:
+        return Trend.NEW
+
+    # Compare density (evidence per day)
+    recent_density = len(recent) / recent_days if recent_days > 0 else 0
+    older_period = old_days - recent_days
+    older_density = (len(old) + len(middle)) / older_period if older_period > 0 else 0
+
+    # Avoid division by zero
+    if older_density == 0:
+        return Trend.NEW
+
+    ratio = recent_density / older_density
+
+    if ratio > 1.5:
+        return Trend.STRENGTHENING
+    elif ratio < 0.5:
+        return Trend.WEAKENING
+    else:
+        return Trend.STABLE
+
+
+class CandidateObservation(BaseModel):
+    """A candidate observation generated during the seed phase.
+
+    Candidates are preliminary observations that need evidence validation
+    before becoming full observations.
+    """
+
+    content: str = Field(description="The proposed observation content")
+    seed_memory_ids: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Memory IDs that inspired this candidate")
+
+
+class CandidateWithEvidence(BaseModel):
+    """A candidate observation with gathered supporting and contradicting evidence."""
+
+    candidate: CandidateObservation
+    supporting_memories: list[dict] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Memories that support this observation")
+    contradicting_memories: list[dict] = Field(
+        default_factory=list, description="Memories that contradict this observation"
+    )
+
+
+class MentalModelSnapshot(BaseModel):
+    """A versioned snapshot of a mental model's observations.
+
+    Used for tracking changes over time and enabling diff views.
+    """
+
+    version: int = Field(description="Version number (1-indexed)")
+    observations: list[Observation] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Observations at this version")
+    created_at: datetime = Field(
+        default_factory=lambda: datetime.now(timezone.utc), description="When this version was created"
+    )
+    reflect_summary: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Summary of changes in this version")
+
+
+def verify_evidence_quotes(
+    observation: Observation,
+    memories: dict[str, str],
+) -> tuple[bool, list[str]]:
+    """Verify that all evidence quotes exist in the referenced memories.
+
+    Args:
+        observation: The observation to verify
+        memories: Dict mapping memory_id to memory content
+
+    Returns:
+        Tuple of (is_valid, list of error messages)
+    """
+    errors = []
+
+    for evidence in observation.evidence:
+        memory_content = memories.get(evidence.memory_id)
+        if memory_content is None:
+            errors.append(f"Memory {evidence.memory_id} not found")
+            continue
+
+        if evidence.quote not in memory_content:
+            errors.append(f"Quote not found in memory {evidence.memory_id}: '{evidence.quote[:50]}...'")
+
+    return len(errors) == 0, errors

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/reflect/prompts.py

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+"""
+System prompts for the reflect agent.
+"""
+
+import json
+from typing import Any
+
+
+def _extract_directive_rules(directives: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> list[str]:
+    """
+    Extract directive rules as a list of strings.
+
+    Args:
+        directives: List of directive mental models with observations
+
+    Returns:
+        List of directive rule strings
+    """
+    rules = []
+    for directive in directives:
+        directive_name = directive.get("name", "")
+        observations = directive.get("observations", [])
+        if observations:
+            for obs in observations:
+                # Support both Pydantic Observation objects and dicts
+                if hasattr(obs, "title"):
+                    title = obs.title
+                    content = obs.content
+                else:
+                    title = obs.get("title", "")
+                    content = obs.get("content", "")
+                if title and content:
+                    rules.append(f"**{title}**: {content}")
+                elif content:
+                    rules.append(content)
+        elif directive_name:
+            # Fallback to description if no observations
+            desc = directive.get("description", "")
+            if desc:
+                rules.append(f"**{directive_name}**: {desc}")
+    return rules
+
+
+def build_directives_section(directives: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
+    """
+    Build the directives section for the system prompt.
+
+    Directives are hard rules that MUST be followed in all responses.
+
+    Args:
+        directives: List of directive mental models with observations
+    """
+    if not directives:
+        return ""
+
+    rules = _extract_directive_rules(directives)
+    if not rules:
+        return ""
+
+    parts = [
+        "## DIRECTIVES (MANDATORY)",
+        "These are hard rules you MUST follow in ALL responses:",
+        "",
+    ]
+
+    for rule in rules:
+        parts.append(f"- {rule}")
+
+    parts.extend(
+        [
+            "",
+            "NEVER violate these directives, even if other context suggests otherwise.",
+            "IMPORTANT: Do NOT explain or justify how you handled directives in your answer. Just follow them silently.",
+            "",
+        ]
+    )
+    return "\n".join(parts)
+
+
+def build_directives_reminder(directives: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
+    """
+    Build a reminder section for directives to place at the end of the prompt.
+
+    Args:
+        directives: List of directive mental models with observations
+    """
+    if not directives:
+        return ""
+
+    rules = _extract_directive_rules(directives)
+    if not rules:
+        return ""
+
+    parts = [
+        "",
+        "## REMINDER: MANDATORY DIRECTIVES",
+        "Before responding, ensure your answer complies with ALL of these directives:",
+        "",
+    ]
+
+    for i, rule in enumerate(rules, 1):
+        parts.append(f"{i}. {rule}")
+
+    parts.append("")
+    parts.append("Your response will be REJECTED if it violates any directive above.")
+    parts.append("Do NOT include any commentary about how you handled directives - just follow them.")
+    return "\n".join(parts)
+
+
+def build_system_prompt_for_tools(
+    bank_profile: dict[str, Any],
+    context: str | None = None,
+    directives: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
+) -> str:
+    """
+    Build the system prompt for tool-calling reflect agent.
+
+    This is a simplified prompt since tools are defined separately via the tools parameter.
+
+    Args:
+        bank_profile: Bank profile with name and mission
+        context: Optional additional context
+        directives: Optional list of directive mental models to inject as hard rules
+    """
+    name = bank_profile.get("name", "Assistant")
+    mission = bank_profile.get("mission", "")
+
+    no_info_rule = (
+        "- Only say 'I don't have information' AFTER trying list_mental_models AND recall with no relevant results"
+    )
+
+    parts = []
+
+    # Inject directives at the VERY START for maximum prominence
+    if directives:
+        parts.append(build_directives_section(directives))
+
+    parts.extend(
+        [
+            "You are a reflection agent that answers questions by reasoning over retrieved memories.",
+            "",
+        ]
+    )
+
+    parts.extend(
+        [
+            "## CRITICAL RULES",
+            "- You must NEVER fabricate information that has no basis in retrieved data",
+            "- You SHOULD synthesize, infer, and reason from the retrieved memories",
+            "- You MUST call recall() before saying you don't have information",
+            no_info_rule,
+            "",
+            "## How to Reason",
+            "- If memories mention someone did an activity, you can infer they likely enjoyed it",
+            "- Synthesize a coherent narrative from related memories",
+            "- Be a thoughtful interpreter, not just a literal repeater",
+            "- When the exact answer isn't stated, use what IS stated to give the best answer",
+            "",
+            "## Query Strategy (IMPORTANT)",
+            "recall() uses semantic search. NEVER just echo the user's question - decompose it into targeted searches:",
+            "",
+            "BAD: User asks 'recurring lesson themes between students' → recall('recurring lesson themes between students')",
+            "GOOD: Break it down into component searches:",
+            "  1. recall('lessons') - find all lesson-related memories",
+            "  2. recall('teaching sessions') - alternative phrasing",
+            "  3. recall('student progress') - find student-related memories",
+            "  4. recall('topics taught') - find subject matter",
+            "",
+            "Think: What ENTITIES and CONCEPTS does this question involve? Search for each separately.",
+            "- Questions about patterns → search for the individual instances first",
+            "- Questions comparing things → search for each thing separately",
+            "- Questions about relationships → search for each party involved",
+            "",
+            "## Workflow",
+        ]
+    )
+
+    # Answer mode: include mental model lookup in workflow
+    parts.extend(
+        [
+            "1. Review the pre-fetched mental models for relevant synthesized knowledge",
+            "2. If relevant, call get_mental_model(model_id) for full observations",
+            "3. DECOMPOSE the question into component searches (see Query Strategy above)",
+            "   - Identify entities and concepts in the question",
+            "   - Search for each separately with targeted queries",
+            "4. Run multiple recall() calls - don't just echo the user's question",
+            "5. Use expand() if you need more context on specific memories",
+            "6. BEFORE answering: Check if any person/project/concept from the memories deserves a mental model - use learn() if so",
+            "7. When ready, call done() with your answer and supporting memory_ids",
+            "",
+            "## When to Use learn() - IMPORTANT",
+            "ACTIVELY look for opportunities to use learn() when you discover:",
+            "- A person mentioned in 2+ memories who has no mental model yet",
+            "- A project or concept the user asks about that has no mental model",
+            "- A pattern or topic worth tracking for future questions",
+            "",
+            "DO NOT wait to be asked - proactively create models when you see the need.",
+            "Example: learn(name='Project Alpha', description='Track goals, status, and key decisions for Project Alpha')",
+            "",
+            "## Output Format: Plain Text Answer",
+            "Call done() with a plain text 'answer' field.",
+            "- Do NOT use markdown formatting",
+            "- NEVER include memory IDs, UUIDs, or 'Memory references' in the answer text",
+            "- Put memory IDs ONLY in the memory_ids array parameter, not in the answer",
+        ]
+    )
+
+    parts.append("")
+    parts.append(f"## Memory Bank: {name}")
+
+    if mission:
+        parts.append(f"Mission: {mission}")
+
+    # Disposition traits
+    disposition = bank_profile.get("disposition", {})
+    if disposition:
+        traits = []
+        if "skepticism" in disposition:
+            traits.append(f"skepticism={disposition['skepticism']}")
+        if "literalism" in disposition:
+            traits.append(f"literalism={disposition['literalism']}")
+        if "empathy" in disposition:
+            traits.append(f"empathy={disposition['empathy']}")
+        if traits:
+            parts.append(f"Disposition: {', '.join(traits)}")
+
+    if context:
+        parts.append(f"\n## Additional Context\n{context}")
+
+    # Add directive reminder at the END for recency effect
+    if directives:
+        parts.append(build_directives_reminder(directives))
+
+    return "\n".join(parts)
+
+
+def build_agent_prompt(
+    query: str,
+    context_history: list[dict],
+    bank_profile: dict,
+    additional_context: str | None = None,
+) -> str:
+    """Build the user prompt for the reflect agent."""
+    parts = []
+
+    # Bank identity
+    name = bank_profile.get("name", "Assistant")
+    mission = bank_profile.get("mission", "")
+
+    parts.append(f"## Memory Bank Context\nName: {name}")
+    if mission:
+        parts.append(f"Mission: {mission}")
+
+    # Disposition traits if present
+    disposition = bank_profile.get("disposition", {})
+    if disposition:
+        traits = []
+        if "skepticism" in disposition:
+            traits.append(f"skepticism={disposition['skepticism']}")
+        if "literalism" in disposition:
+            traits.append(f"literalism={disposition['literalism']}")
+        if "empathy" in disposition:
+            traits.append(f"empathy={disposition['empathy']}")
+        if traits:
+            parts.append(f"Disposition: {', '.join(traits)}")
+
+    # Additional context from caller
+    if additional_context:
+        parts.append(f"\n## Additional Context\n{additional_context}")
+
+    # Tool call history
+    if context_history:
+        parts.append("\n## Tool Results (synthesize and reason from this data)")
+        for i, entry in enumerate(context_history, 1):
+            tool = entry["tool"]
+            output = entry["output"]
+            # Format as proper JSON for LLM readability
+            try:
+                output_str = json.dumps(output, indent=2, default=str)
+            except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                output_str = str(output)
+            parts.append(f"\n### Call {i}: {tool}\n```json\n{output_str}\n```")
+
+    # The question
+    parts.append(f"\n## Question\n{query}")
+
+    # Instructions
+    if context_history:
+        parts.append(
+            "\n## Instructions\n"
+            "Based on the tool results above, either call more tools or provide your final answer. "
+            "Synthesize and reason from the data - make reasonable inferences when helpful. "
+            "If you have related information, use it to give the best possible answer."
+        )
+    else:
+        parts.append(
+            "\n## Instructions\n"
+            "Start by calling list_mental_models() to see available mental models - they contain pre-synthesized knowledge. "
+            "If a relevant model exists, use get_mental_model(model_id) to get its observations. "
+            "Then use recall(query) for specific details not covered by mental models."
+        )
+
+    return "\n".join(parts)
+
+
+def build_final_prompt(
+    query: str,
+    context_history: list[dict],
+    bank_profile: dict,
+    additional_context: str | None = None,
+) -> str:
+    """Build the final prompt when forcing a text response (no tools)."""
+    parts = []
+
+    # Bank identity
+    name = bank_profile.get("name", "Assistant")
+    mission = bank_profile.get("mission", "")
+
+    parts.append(f"## Memory Bank Context\nName: {name}")
+    if mission:
+        parts.append(f"Mission: {mission}")
+
+    # Disposition traits if present
+    disposition = bank_profile.get("disposition", {})
+    if disposition:
+        traits = []
+        if "skepticism" in disposition:
+            traits.append(f"skepticism={disposition['skepticism']}")
+        if "literalism" in disposition:
+            traits.append(f"literalism={disposition['literalism']}")
+        if "empathy" in disposition:
+            traits.append(f"empathy={disposition['empathy']}")
+        if traits:
+            parts.append(f"Disposition: {', '.join(traits)}")
+
+    # Additional context from caller
+    if additional_context:
+        parts.append(f"\n## Additional Context\n{additional_context}")
+
+    # Tool call history
+    if context_history:
+        parts.append("\n## Retrieved Data (synthesize and reason from this data)")
+        for entry in context_history:
+            tool = entry["tool"]
+            output = entry["output"]
+            # Format as proper JSON for LLM readability
+            try:
+                output_str = json.dumps(output, indent=2, default=str)
+            except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                output_str = str(output)
+            parts.append(f"\n### From {tool}:\n```json\n{output_str}\n```")
+    else:
+        parts.append("\n## Retrieved Data\nNo data was retrieved.")
+
+    # The question
+    parts.append(f"\n## Question\n{query}")
+
+    # Final instructions
+    parts.append(
+        "\n## Instructions\n"
+        "Provide a thoughtful answer by synthesizing and reasoning from the retrieved data above. "
+        "You can make reasonable inferences from the memories, but don't completely fabricate information."
+        "If the exact answer isn't stated, use what IS stated to give the best possible answer. "
+        "Only say 'I don't have information' if the retrieved data is truly unrelated to the question."
+    )
+
+    return "\n".join(parts)
+
+
+FINAL_SYSTEM_PROMPT = """You are a thoughtful assistant that synthesizes answers from retrieved memories.
+
+Your approach:
+- Reason over the retrieved memories to answer the question
+- Make reasonable inferences when the exact answer isn't explicitly stated
+- Connect related memories to form a complete picture
+- Be helpful - if you have related information, use it to give the best possible answer
+
+Only say "I don't have information" if the retrieved data is truly unrelated to the question.
+Do NOT fabricate information that has no basis in the retrieved data."""
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# 4-Phase Mental Model Reflect Prompts
+# =============================================================================
+
+SEED_PHASE_SYSTEM_PROMPT = """You are analyzing memories to discover NEW patterns and generate candidate observations.
+
+Your task is to identify potential observations (beliefs, preferences, patterns, behaviors) that could be part of a mental model about this person/topic.
+
+## Important: Avoid Redundancy
+If existing observations are provided, DO NOT generate candidates that are essentially the same.
+Focus on discovering NEW patterns not already covered by existing observations.
+
+## Rules
+- Generate 5-15 candidate observations for NEW patterns only
+- Each candidate should be specific and testable (can be supported or contradicted by evidence)
+- Note which memory IDs inspired each candidate (these are seeds, not final evidence)
+- Focus on patterns that appear MULTIPLE TIMES across many memories - the more the better
+- The best candidates are ones you can find 10, 20, or even 50+ supporting memories for
+- Skip patterns that are already covered by existing observations
+
+## Output Format
+Return a JSON array of candidate observations:
+```json
+{
+  "candidates": [
+    {
+      "content": "The specific observation/belief/pattern - be detailed and specific",
+      "seed_memory_ids": ["memory_id_1", "memory_id_2", "memory_id_3"]
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+Focus on patterns that appear multiple times or have strong signals. Don't generate obvious or trivial observations.
+Prefer candidates with MORE seed memories - they're more likely to be real patterns.
+Return an empty candidates array if no genuinely new patterns are found."""
+
+
+def build_seed_phase_prompt(
+    memories: list[dict],
+    topic: str | None = None,
+    existing_observations: list[dict] | None = None,
+) -> str:
+    """Build the user prompt for the seed phase.
+
+    Args:
+        memories: List of memories to analyze
+        topic: Optional topic focus for the mental model
+        existing_observations: Optional list of existing observations to avoid rediscovering
+    """
+    parts = []
+
+    if topic:
+        parts.append(f"## Topic Focus\n{topic}\n")
+
+    # Include existing observations so we don't rediscover them
+    if existing_observations:
+        parts.append("## Existing Observations (DO NOT regenerate these)")
+        parts.append("These patterns are already tracked. Focus on discovering NEW patterns:\n")
+        for i, obs in enumerate(existing_observations, 1):
+            title = obs.get("title", "")
+            content = obs.get("content", "")
+            parts.append(f"{i}. **{title}**: {content}\n")
+        parts.append("")
+
+    parts.append("## Memories to Analyze")
+    parts.append("Review these memories and identify patterns, preferences, beliefs, and behaviors:\n")
+
+    for mem in memories:
+        mem_id = mem.get("id", "unknown")
+        content = mem.get("content", mem.get("text", ""))
+        timestamp = mem.get("timestamp", mem.get("created_at", ""))
+        parts.append(f"[{mem_id}] ({timestamp}): {content}\n")
+
+    parts.append("\n## Instructions")
+    if existing_observations:
+        parts.append("Generate candidate observations for NEW patterns not already covered above.")
+        parts.append("If all patterns are already covered by existing observations, return an empty candidates array.")
+    else:
+        parts.append("Generate candidate observations based on patterns you see in these memories.")
+    parts.append("Look for: recurring themes, stated preferences, behavioral patterns, beliefs, values, goals.")
+
+    return "\n".join(parts)
+
+
+VALIDATE_PHASE_SYSTEM_PROMPT = """You are validating candidate observations against evidence.
+
+For each candidate, you have:
+- Supporting memories (evidence FOR the observation)
+- Contradicting memories (evidence AGAINST the observation)
+
+## Your Task
+1. Evaluate each candidate based on the evidence
+2. For valid candidates, extract EXACT QUOTES from supporting memories
+3. Discard candidates with insufficient or contradicting evidence
+4. Merge similar candidates into single, refined observations
+
+## Rules for Quotes
+- Quotes must be EXACT text from the memory, not paraphrased
+- Each quote should directly support the observation
+- The MORE evidence quotes, the BETTER - don't limit yourself, include ALL relevant quotes (10, 20, 50+)
+- Observations with only 1-2 quotes are weak and should be discarded unless the evidence is exceptionally strong
+- Stronger observations have more supporting evidence - aim for comprehensive coverage
+
+## Output Format
+Return validated observations with evidence:
+```json
+{
+  "observations": [
+    {
+      "title": "Short descriptive title (3-8 words) - like a headline",
+      "content": "The full observation content - detailed explanation of the pattern/belief",
+      "evidence": [
+        {
+          "memory_id": "exact_memory_id",
+          "quote": "Exact quote from the memory text",
+          "relevance": "Brief explanation of how this supports the observation",
+          "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "discarded": [
+    {
+      "content": "The discarded candidate",
+      "reason": "Why it was discarded (insufficient evidence, contradicted, etc.)"
+    }
+  ],
+  "merged": [
+    {
+      "from": ["candidate 1 content", "candidate 2 content"],
+      "into": "The merged observation content"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+## Title Guidelines
+- Title should be a SHORT label (like "Prefers morning meetings" or "Coffee enthusiast")
+- NOT a truncated version of the content
+- Think of it as a category/tag for the observation
+
+Be rigorous: only keep observations with clear, verifiable evidence from multiple memories."""
+
+
+def build_validate_phase_prompt(candidates_with_evidence: list[dict]) -> str:
+    """Build the user prompt for the validate phase."""
+    parts = ["## Candidates to Validate\n"]
+
+    for i, item in enumerate(candidates_with_evidence, 1):
+        candidate = item.get("candidate", {})
+        supporting = item.get("supporting_memories", [])
+        contradicting = item.get("contradicting_memories", [])
+
+        parts.append(f"### Candidate {i}: {candidate.get('content', '')}")
+
+        if supporting:
+            parts.append("\n**Supporting Evidence:**")
+            for mem in supporting:
+                mem_id = mem.get("id", "unknown")
+                content = mem.get("content", mem.get("text", ""))
+                timestamp = mem.get("timestamp", mem.get("created_at", ""))
+                parts.append(f"- [{mem_id}] ({timestamp}): {content}")
+
+        if contradicting:
+            parts.append("\n**Contradicting Evidence:**")
+            for mem in contradicting:
+                mem_id = mem.get("id", "unknown")
+                content = mem.get("content", mem.get("text", ""))
+                timestamp = mem.get("timestamp", mem.get("created_at", ""))
+                parts.append(f"- [{mem_id}] ({timestamp}): {content}")
+
+        if not supporting and not contradicting:
+            parts.append("\n*No additional evidence found*")
+
+        parts.append("")
+
+    parts.append("## Instructions")
+    parts.append("1. Evaluate each candidate based on its evidence")
+    parts.append("2. Keep candidates with strong supporting evidence")
+    parts.append("3. Discard candidates with no evidence or strong contradictions")
+    parts.append("4. Merge similar candidates")
+    parts.append("5. Extract EXACT quotes (copy-paste from memory text) for evidence")
+
+    return "\n".join(parts)
+
+
+COMPARE_PHASE_SYSTEM_PROMPT = """You are merging new observations with an existing mental model.
+
+You have:
+- EXISTING observations (from the current mental model)
+- NEW observations (from this reflect cycle)
+
+## Your Task
+Produce the final, complete mental model by:
+1. Keeping existing observations that are still valid
+2. Updating existing observations with new evidence (ADD new evidence to existing)
+3. Adding new observations that don't overlap with existing
+4. Removing existing observations that are contradicted by new evidence
+5. Merging overlapping observations
+
+## Rules
+- The final model should have no contradictions
+- Each observation must have evidence with exact quotes
+- COMBINE evidence from both existing and new observations
+- If an existing observation has new supporting evidence, ADD ALL the new evidence to it
+- Include ALL relevant evidence - the more quotes the better (10, 20, 50+ is great)
+- Observations with more evidence are more reliable - don't limit the number of quotes
+
+## Output Format
+Return the complete, final mental model:
+```json
+{
+  "observations": [
+    {
+      "title": "Short descriptive title (3-8 words)",
+      "content": "Full observation content - detailed explanation",
+      "evidence": [
+        {
+          "memory_id": "id",
+          "quote": "exact quote",
+          "relevance": "explanation",
+          "timestamp": "ISO timestamp"
+        }
+      ],
+      "created_at": "ISO timestamp of when observation was first created"
+    }
+  ],
+  "changes": {
+    "kept": ["Observation that was kept unchanged"],
+    "updated": [{"from": "old content", "to": "new content", "reason": "why"}],
+    "added": ["New observation that was added"],
+    "removed": [{"content": "removed observation", "reason": "why removed"}],
+    "merged": [{"from": ["obs1", "obs2"], "into": "merged observation"}]
+  }
+}
+```"""
+
+
+def build_compare_phase_prompt(
+    existing_observations: list[dict],
+    new_observations: list[dict],
+) -> str:
+    """Build the user prompt for the compare phase."""
+    parts = []
+
+    parts.append("## Existing Mental Model Observations")
+    if existing_observations:
+        for i, obs in enumerate(existing_observations, 1):
+            title = obs.get("title", "")
+            content = obs.get("content", obs.get("text", ""))
+            evidence = obs.get("evidence", [])
+            parts.append(f"\n### Existing {i}: {title}")
+            parts.append(f"Content: {content}")
+            if evidence:
+                parts.append(f"Evidence ({len(evidence)} items):")
+                for ev in evidence[:5]:  # Show max 5 evidence items
+                    parts.append(f'  - [{ev.get("memory_id", "?")}]: "{ev.get("quote", "")}"')
+                if len(evidence) > 5:
+                    parts.append(f"  ... and {len(evidence) - 5} more")
+    else:
+        parts.append("*No existing observations*")
+
+    parts.append("\n## New Observations from This Reflect")
+    if new_observations:
+        for i, obs in enumerate(new_observations, 1):
+            title = obs.get("title", "")
+            content = obs.get("content", "")
+            evidence = obs.get("evidence", [])
+            parts.append(f"\n### New {i}: {title}")
+            parts.append(f"Content: {content}")
+            if evidence:
+                parts.append(f"Evidence ({len(evidence)} items):")
+                for ev in evidence:
+                    parts.append(f'  - [{ev.get("memory_id", "?")}]: "{ev.get("quote", "")}"')
+    else:
+        parts.append("*No new observations*")
+
+    parts.append("\n## Instructions")
+    parts.append("Merge these into a coherent, non-contradictory mental model.")
+    parts.append("Preserve all valid evidence. Remove stale or contradicted observations.")
+
+    return "\n".join(parts)
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# UPDATE EXISTING Phase Prompts (for diff-based refresh)
+# =============================================================================
+
+UPDATE_EXISTING_SYSTEM_PROMPT = """You are updating existing observations with newly found evidence.
+
+For each existing observation, you have been given:
+- The original observation (title, content, existing evidence)
+- Newly found supporting memories
+- Newly found contradicting memories
+
+## Your Task
+1. Extract EXACT QUOTES from new supporting memories to add to the observation
+2. Flag observations with strong contradicting evidence for potential removal
+3. Keep existing evidence intact - only ADD new evidence
+
+## Rules for Quotes
+- Quotes must be EXACT text from the memory, not paraphrased
+- Each quote should directly support the observation
+- Include ALL relevant quotes from the new memories
+
+## Output Format
+Return updated observations with new evidence:
+```json
+{
+  "updated_observations": [
+    {
+      "title": "Original title",
+      "content": "Original content",
+      "existing_evidence_count": 5,
+      "new_evidence": [
+        {
+          "memory_id": "exact_memory_id",
+          "quote": "Exact quote from the memory text",
+          "relevance": "Brief explanation of how this supports the observation",
+          "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z"
+        }
+      ],
+      "has_contradiction": false,
+      "contradiction_note": null
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+If an observation has strong contradicting evidence, set has_contradiction=true and explain in contradiction_note."""
+
+
+def build_update_existing_prompt(observations_with_evidence: list[dict]) -> str:
+    """Build the user prompt for the update existing phase.
+
+    Args:
+        observations_with_evidence: List of existing observations with new evidence found
+    """
+    parts = ["## Existing Observations to Update\n"]
+
+    for i, item in enumerate(observations_with_evidence, 1):
+        obs = item.get("observation", {})
+        supporting = item.get("supporting_memories", [])
+        contradicting = item.get("contradicting_memories", [])
+
+        title = obs.get("title", "")
+        content = obs.get("content", "")
+        existing_evidence = obs.get("evidence", [])
+
+        parts.append(f"### Observation {i}: {title}")
+        parts.append(f"Content: {content}")
+        parts.append(f"Existing evidence count: {len(existing_evidence)}")
+
+        if supporting:
+            parts.append("\n**New Supporting Memories:**")
+            for mem in supporting:
+                mem_id = mem.get("id", "unknown")
+                mem_content = mem.get("content", mem.get("text", ""))
+                timestamp = mem.get("timestamp", mem.get("created_at", ""))
+                parts.append(f"- [{mem_id}] ({timestamp}): {mem_content}")
+
+        if contradicting:
+            parts.append("\n**New Contradicting Memories:**")
+            for mem in contradicting:
+                mem_id = mem.get("id", "unknown")
+                mem_content = mem.get("content", mem.get("text", ""))
+                timestamp = mem.get("timestamp", mem.get("created_at", ""))
+                parts.append(f"- [{mem_id}] ({timestamp}): {mem_content}")
+
+        if not supporting and not contradicting:
+            parts.append("\n*No new evidence found*")
+
+        parts.append("")
+
+    parts.append("## Instructions")
+    parts.append("1. Extract EXACT quotes from new supporting memories")
+    parts.append("2. Flag observations with strong contradictions")
+    parts.append("3. Return the updated observations with new evidence added")
+
+    return "\n".join(parts)

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/reflect/tools.py

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+"""
+Tool implementations for the reflect agent.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import re
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
+from .models import MentalModelInput
+from .observations import Observation, ObservationEvidence, Trend
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from asyncpg import Connection
+
+    from ...api.http import RequestContext
+    from ..memory_engine import MemoryEngine
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def generate_model_id(name: str) -> str:
+    """Generate a stable ID from mental model name."""
+    # Normalize: lowercase, replace spaces/special chars with hyphens
+    normalized = re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9]+", "-", name.lower()).strip("-")
+    # Truncate to reasonable length
+    return normalized[:50]
+
+
+def _parse_observations(observations_raw: list) -> list[Observation]:
+    """Parse raw observation dicts into typed Observation models."""
+    observations: list[Observation] = []
+    for obs in observations_raw:
+        if not isinstance(obs, dict):
+            continue
+
+        try:
+            parsed = Observation(
+                title=obs.get("title", ""),
+                content=obs.get("content", ""),
+                evidence=[
+                    ObservationEvidence(
+                        memory_id=ev.get("memory_id", ""),
+                        quote=ev.get("quote", ""),
+                        relevance=ev.get("relevance", ""),
+                        timestamp=ev.get("timestamp"),
+                    )
+                    for ev in obs.get("evidence", [])
+                    if isinstance(ev, dict)
+                ],
+                created_at=obs.get("created_at"),
+            )
+            observations.append(parsed)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Failed to parse observation: {e}")
+            continue
+
+    return observations
+
+
+async def tool_lookup(
+    conn: "Connection",
+    bank_id: str,
+    model_id: str | None = None,
+    tags: list[str] | None = None,
+    tags_match: str = "any",
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    List or get mental models.
+
+    Args:
+        conn: Database connection
+        bank_id: Bank identifier
+        model_id: Optional specific model ID to get (if None, lists all)
+        tags: Optional tags to filter models (when listing)
+        tags_match: How to match tags - "any" (OR), "all" (AND)
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict with either a list of models or a single model's details
+    """
+    if model_id:
+        # Get specific mental model with full details including observations
+        row = await conn.fetchrow(
+            """
+            SELECT id, subtype, name, description, observations, entity_id, last_updated
+            FROM mental_models
+            WHERE id = $1 AND bank_id = $2
+            """,
+            model_id,
+            bank_id,
+        )
+        if row:
+            # Parse observations JSON
+            obs_data = row["observations"] or {"observations": []}
+            if isinstance(obs_data, str):
+                import json
+
+                obs_data = json.loads(obs_data)
+            observations_raw = obs_data.get("observations", []) if isinstance(obs_data, dict) else obs_data
+
+            # Parse observations into typed models
+            observations = _parse_observations(observations_raw)
+
+            return {
+                "found": True,
+                "model": {
+                    "id": row["id"],
+                    "subtype": row["subtype"],
+                    "name": row["name"],
+                    "description": row["description"],
+                    "observations": observations,
+                    "entity_id": str(row["entity_id"]) if row["entity_id"] else None,
+                    "last_updated": row["last_updated"].isoformat() if row["last_updated"] else None,
+                },
+            }
+        return {"found": False, "model_id": model_id}
+    else:
+        # List mental models (compact: id, name, description only)
+        # Full observations are retrieved via get_mental_model(model_id)
+        # NOTE: Directives (subtype='directive') are excluded from listing -
+        # they are injected into the system prompt, not discoverable via tools
+        # Filter by tags if provided
+        if tags:
+            if tags_match == "all":
+                # All tags must match
+                rows = await conn.fetch(
+                    """
+                    SELECT id, subtype, name, description
+                    FROM mental_models
+                    WHERE bank_id = $1 AND tags @> $2::varchar[] AND subtype != 'directive'
+                    ORDER BY last_updated DESC NULLS LAST, created_at DESC
+                    """,
+                    bank_id,
+                    tags,
+                )
+            else:
+                # Any tag matches (OR) - default
+                rows = await conn.fetch(
+                    """
+                    SELECT id, subtype, name, description
+                    FROM mental_models
+                    WHERE bank_id = $1 AND tags && $2::varchar[] AND subtype != 'directive'
+                    ORDER BY last_updated DESC NULLS LAST, created_at DESC
+                    """,
+                    bank_id,
+                    tags,
+                )
+        else:
+            rows = await conn.fetch(
+                """
+                SELECT id, subtype, name, description
+                FROM mental_models
+                WHERE bank_id = $1 AND subtype != 'directive'
+                ORDER BY last_updated DESC NULLS LAST, created_at DESC
+                """,
+                bank_id,
+            )
+
+        return {
+            "count": len(rows),
+            "models": [
+                {
+                    "id": row["id"],
+                    "subtype": row["subtype"],
+                    "name": row["name"],
+                    "description": row["description"],
+                }
+                for row in rows
+            ],
+        }
+
+
+async def tool_recall(
+    memory_engine: "MemoryEngine",
+    bank_id: str,
+    query: str,
+    request_context: "RequestContext",
+    max_tokens: int = 2048,
+    max_results: int = 50,
+    tags: list[str] | None = None,
+    tags_match: str = "any",
+    connection_budget: int = 1,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Search memories using TEMPR retrieval.
+
+    Args:
+        memory_engine: Memory engine instance
+        bank_id: Bank identifier
+        query: Search query
+        request_context: Request context for authentication
+        max_tokens: Maximum tokens for results (default 2048)
+        max_results: Maximum number of results
+        tags: Filter by tags (includes untagged memories)
+        tags_match: How to match tags - "any" (OR), "all" (AND), or "exact"
+        connection_budget: Max DB connections for this recall (default 1 for internal ops)
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict with list of matching memories
+    """
+    result = await memory_engine.recall_async(
+        bank_id=bank_id,
+        query=query,
+        fact_type=["experience", "world"],  # Exclude opinions
+        max_tokens=max_tokens,
+        enable_trace=False,
+        request_context=request_context,
+        tags=tags,
+        tags_match=tags_match,
+        _connection_budget=connection_budget,
+    )
+
+    memories = []
+    for m in result.results[:max_results]:
+        memories.append(
+            {
+                "id": str(m.id),
+                "text": m.text,
+                "type": m.fact_type,
+                "entities": m.entities or [],
+                "occurred": m.occurred_start,  # Already ISO format string
+            }
+        )
+
+    return {
+        "query": query,
+        "count": len(memories),
+        "memories": memories,
+    }
+
+
+async def tool_learn(
+    conn: "Connection",
+    bank_id: str,
+    input: MentalModelInput,
+    tags: list[str] | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Create a mental model placeholder with subtype='learned'.
+
+    The agent only specifies name and description - actual observations are generated
+    in the background via refresh, similar to pinned models.
+
+    Args:
+        conn: Database connection
+        bank_id: Bank identifier
+        input: Mental model input data (name, description, optional entity_id)
+        tags: Tags to apply to new mental models (from reflect context)
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict with created model info including model_id for background generation
+    """
+    model_id = generate_model_id(input.name)
+
+    # Parse entity_id if provided
+    entity_uuid = None
+    if input.entity_id:
+        try:
+            entity_uuid = uuid.UUID(input.entity_id)
+        except ValueError:
+            logger.warning(f"Invalid entity_id format: {input.entity_id}")
+
+    # Check if model exists
+    existing = await conn.fetchrow(
+        "SELECT id FROM mental_models WHERE id = $1 AND bank_id = $2",
+        model_id,
+        bank_id,
+    )
+
+    if existing:
+        # Update description only - observations will be regenerated
+        await conn.execute(
+            """
+            UPDATE mental_models SET
+                description = $3,
+                entity_id = $4
+            WHERE id = $1 AND bank_id = $2
+            """,
+            model_id,
+            bank_id,
+            input.description,
+            entity_uuid,
+        )
+        status = "updated"
+    else:
+        # Insert new model placeholder - observations will be generated in background
+        await conn.execute(
+            """
+            INSERT INTO mental_models (id, bank_id, subtype, name, description, observations, entity_id, tags, created_at)
+            VALUES ($1, $2, 'learned', $3, $4, '{}'::jsonb, $5, $6, NOW())
+            """,
+            model_id,
+            bank_id,
+            input.name,
+            input.description,
+            entity_uuid,
+            tags or [],
+        )
+        status = "created"
+
+    logger.info(f"[REFLECT] Mental model '{model_id}' {status} in bank {bank_id} - pending background generation")
+
+    return {
+        "status": status,
+        "model_id": model_id,
+        "name": input.name,
+        "pending_generation": True,
+    }
+
+
+async def tool_expand(
+    conn: "Connection",
+    bank_id: str,
+    memory_ids: list[str],
+    depth: str,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Expand multiple memories to get chunk or document context.
+
+    Args:
+        conn: Database connection
+        bank_id: Bank identifier
+        memory_ids: List of memory unit IDs
+        depth: "chunk" or "document"
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict with results array, each containing memory, chunk, and optionally document data
+    """
+    if not memory_ids:
+        return {"error": "memory_ids is required and must not be empty"}
+
+    # Validate and convert UUIDs
+    valid_uuids: list[uuid.UUID] = []
+    errors: dict[str, str] = {}
+    for mid in memory_ids:
+        try:
+            valid_uuids.append(uuid.UUID(mid))
+        except ValueError:
+            errors[mid] = f"Invalid memory_id format: {mid}"
+
+    if not valid_uuids:
+        return {"error": "No valid memory IDs provided", "details": errors}
+
+    # Batch fetch all memory units
+    memories = await conn.fetch(
+        """
+        SELECT id, text, chunk_id, document_id, fact_type, context
+        FROM memory_units
+        WHERE id = ANY($1) AND bank_id = $2
+        """,
+        valid_uuids,
+        bank_id,
+    )
+    memory_map = {row["id"]: row for row in memories}
+
+    # Collect chunk_ids and document_ids for batch fetching
+    chunk_ids = [m["chunk_id"] for m in memories if m["chunk_id"]]
+    doc_ids_from_chunks: set[str] = set()
+    doc_ids_direct: set[str] = set()
+
+    # Batch fetch all chunks
+    chunk_map: dict[str, Any] = {}
+    if chunk_ids:
+        chunks = await conn.fetch(
+            """
+            SELECT chunk_id, chunk_text, chunk_index, document_id
+            FROM chunks
+            WHERE chunk_id = ANY($1)
+            """,
+            chunk_ids,
+        )
+        chunk_map = {row["chunk_id"]: row for row in chunks}
+        if depth == "document":
+            doc_ids_from_chunks = {c["document_id"] for c in chunks if c["document_id"]}
+
+    # Collect direct document IDs (memories without chunks)
+    if depth == "document":
+        for m in memories:
+            if not m["chunk_id"] and m["document_id"]:
+                doc_ids_direct.add(m["document_id"])
+
+    # Batch fetch all documents
+    doc_map: dict[str, Any] = {}
+    all_doc_ids = list(doc_ids_from_chunks | doc_ids_direct)
+    if all_doc_ids:
+        docs = await conn.fetch(
+            """
+            SELECT id, original_text, metadata, retain_params
+            FROM documents
+            WHERE id = ANY($1) AND bank_id = $2
+            """,
+            all_doc_ids,
+            bank_id,
+        )
+        doc_map = {row["id"]: row for row in docs}
+
+    # Build results
+    results: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    for mid, mem_uuid in zip(memory_ids, valid_uuids):
+        if mid in errors:
+            results.append({"memory_id": mid, "error": errors[mid]})
+            continue
+
+        memory = memory_map.get(mem_uuid)
+        if not memory:
+            results.append({"memory_id": mid, "error": f"Memory not found: {mid}"})
+            continue
+
+        item: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "memory_id": mid,
+            "memory": {
+                "id": str(memory["id"]),
+                "text": memory["text"],
+                "type": memory["fact_type"],
+                "context": memory["context"],
+            },
+        }
+
+        # Add chunk if available
+        if memory["chunk_id"] and memory["chunk_id"] in chunk_map:
+            chunk = chunk_map[memory["chunk_id"]]
+            item["chunk"] = {
+                "id": chunk["chunk_id"],
+                "text": chunk["chunk_text"],
+                "index": chunk["chunk_index"],
+                "document_id": chunk["document_id"],
+            }
+            # Add document if depth=document
+            if depth == "document" and chunk["document_id"] in doc_map:
+                doc = doc_map[chunk["document_id"]]
+                item["document"] = {
+                    "id": doc["id"],
+                    "full_text": doc["original_text"],
+                    "metadata": doc["metadata"],
+                    "retain_params": doc["retain_params"],
+                }
+        elif memory["document_id"] and depth == "document" and memory["document_id"] in doc_map:
+            # No chunk, but has document_id
+            doc = doc_map[memory["document_id"]]
+            item["document"] = {
+                "id": doc["id"],
+                "full_text": doc["original_text"],
+                "metadata": doc["metadata"],
+                "retain_params": doc["retain_params"],
+            }
+
+        results.append(item)
+
+    return {"results": results, "count": len(results)}

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/reflect/tools_schema.py

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+"""
+Tool schema definitions for the reflect agent.
+
+These are OpenAI-format tool definitions used with native tool calling.
+"""
+
+# Tool definitions in OpenAI format
+TOOL_LIST_MENTAL_MODELS = {
+    "type": "function",
+    "function": {
+        "name": "list_mental_models",
+        "description": "List all available mental models - your synthesized knowledge about entities, concepts, and events. Returns an array of models with id, name, and description.",
+        "parameters": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {},
+            "required": [],
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+TOOL_GET_MENTAL_MODEL = {
+    "type": "function",
+    "function": {
+        "name": "get_mental_model",
+        "description": "Get full details of a specific mental model including all observations and memory references.",
+        "parameters": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "model_id": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "ID of the mental model (from list_mental_models results)",
+                },
+            },
+            "required": ["model_id"],
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+TOOL_RECALL = {
+    "type": "function",
+    "function": {
+        "name": "recall",
+        "description": "Search memories using semantic + temporal retrieval. Returns relevant memories from experience and world knowledge, each with an 'id' you can reference.",
+        "parameters": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "query": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "Search query string",
+                },
+                "max_tokens": {
+                    "type": "integer",
+                    "description": "Optional limit on result size (default 2048). Use higher values for broader searches.",
+                },
+            },
+            "required": ["query"],
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+TOOL_LEARN = {
+    "type": "function",
+    "function": {
+        "name": "learn",
+        "description": "Create a new mental model to track an important recurring topic. Use when you discover a person, project, concept, or pattern that appears frequently and would benefit from synthesized knowledge. The model content will be generated automatically.",
+        "parameters": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "name": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "Human-readable name (e.g., 'Project Alpha', 'John Smith', 'Product Strategy')",
+                },
+                "description": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "What to track and synthesize (e.g., 'Track goals, milestones, blockers, and key decisions for Project Alpha')",
+                },
+            },
+            "required": ["name", "description"],
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+TOOL_EXPAND = {
+    "type": "function",
+    "function": {
+        "name": "expand",
+        "description": "Get more context for one or more memories. Memory hierarchy: memory -> chunk -> document.",
+        "parameters": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "memory_ids": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {"type": "string"},
+                    "description": "Array of memory IDs from recall results (batch multiple for efficiency)",
+                },
+                "depth": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "enum": ["chunk", "document"],
+                    "description": "chunk: surrounding text chunk, document: full source document",
+                },
+            },
+            "required": ["memory_ids", "depth"],
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+TOOL_DONE_ANSWER = {
+    "type": "function",
+    "function": {
+        "name": "done",
+        "description": "Signal completion with your final answer. Use this when you have gathered enough information to answer the question.",
+        "parameters": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "answer": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "Your response as plain text. Do NOT use markdown formatting. NEVER include memory IDs, UUIDs, or 'Memory references' in this text - put IDs only in memory_ids array.",
+                },
+                "memory_ids": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {"type": "string"},
+                    "description": "Array of memory IDs that support your answer (put IDs here, NOT in answer text)",
+                },
+                "model_ids": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {"type": "string"},
+                    "description": "Array of mental model IDs that support your answer",
+                },
+            },
+            "required": ["answer"],
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+
+def _build_done_tool_with_directives(directive_rules: list[str]) -> dict:
+    """
+    Build the done tool schema with directive compliance field.
+
+    When directives are present, adds a required field that forces the agent
+    to confirm compliance with each directive before submitting.
+
+    Args:
+        directive_rules: List of directive rule strings
+    """
+    from typing import Any, cast
+
+    # Build rules list for description
+    rules_list = "\n".join(f"  {i + 1}. {rule}" for i, rule in enumerate(directive_rules))
+
+    # Build the tool with directive compliance field
+    return {
+        "type": "function",
+        "function": {
+            "name": "done",
+            "description": (
+                "Signal completion with your final answer. IMPORTANT: You must confirm directive compliance before submitting. "
+                "Your answer will be REJECTED if it violates any directive."
+            ),
+            "parameters": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "answer": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "Your response as plain text. Do NOT use markdown formatting. NEVER include memory IDs, UUIDs, or 'Memory references' in this text - put IDs only in memory_ids array.",
+                    },
+                    "memory_ids": {
+                        "type": "array",
+                        "items": {"type": "string"},
+                        "description": "Array of memory IDs that support your answer (put IDs here, NOT in answer text)",
+                    },
+                    "model_ids": {
+                        "type": "array",
+                        "items": {"type": "string"},
+                        "description": "Array of mental model IDs that support your answer",
+                    },
+                    "directive_compliance": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": f"REQUIRED: Confirm your answer complies with ALL directives. List each directive and how your answer follows it:\n{rules_list}\n\nFormat: 'Directive 1: [how answer complies]. Directive 2: [how answer complies]...'",
+                    },
+                },
+                "required": ["answer", "directive_compliance"],
+            },
+        },
+    }
+
+
+def get_reflect_tools(enable_learn: bool = True, directive_rules: list[str] | None = None) -> list[dict]:
+    """
+    Get the list of tools for the reflect agent.
+
+    Args:
+        enable_learn: Whether to include the learn tool
+        directive_rules: Optional list of directive rule strings. If provided,
+                        the done() tool will require directive compliance confirmation.
+
+    Returns:
+        List of tool definitions in OpenAI format
+    """
+    tools = []
+
+    # Include mental model tools for lookup
+    tools.append(TOOL_LIST_MENTAL_MODELS)
+    tools.append(TOOL_GET_MENTAL_MODEL)
+    tools.append(TOOL_RECALL)
+
+    if enable_learn:
+        tools.append(TOOL_LEARN)
+
+    tools.append(TOOL_EXPAND)
+
+    # Use directive-aware done tool if directives are present
+    if directive_rules:
+        tools.append(_build_done_tool_with_directives(directive_rules))
+    else:
+        tools.append(TOOL_DONE_ANSWER)
+
+    return tools

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/response_models.py

@@ -10,8 +10,60 @@ from typing import Any
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
 
-# Valid fact types for recall operations (excludes 'observation' which is internal)
-VALID_RECALL_FACT_TYPES = frozenset(["world", "experience", "opinion"])
+# Valid fact types for recall operations (excludes 'observation' which is internal, and 'opinion' which is deprecated)
+VALID_RECALL_FACT_TYPES = frozenset(["world", "experience"])
+
+
+class LLMToolCall(BaseModel):
+    """A tool call requested by the LLM."""
+
+    id: str = Field(description="Unique identifier for this tool call")
+    name: str = Field(description="Name of the tool to call")
+    arguments: dict[str, Any] = Field(description="Arguments to pass to the tool")
+
+
+class LLMToolCallResult(BaseModel):
+    """Result from an LLM call that may include tool calls."""
+
+    content: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Text content if any")
+    tool_calls: list[LLMToolCall] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Tool calls requested by the LLM")
+    finish_reason: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Reason the LLM stopped: 'stop', 'tool_calls', etc.")
+
+
+class ToolCallTrace(BaseModel):
+    """A single tool call made during reflect."""
+
+    tool: str = Field(description="Tool name: lookup, recall, learn, expand")
+    input: dict = Field(description="Tool input parameters")
+    output: dict = Field(description="Tool output/result")
+    duration_ms: int = Field(description="Execution time in milliseconds")
+    iteration: int = Field(default=0, description="Iteration number (1-based) when this tool was called")
+
+
+class LLMCallTrace(BaseModel):
+    """A single LLM call made during reflect."""
+
+    scope: str = Field(description="Call scope: agent_1, agent_2, final, etc.")
+    duration_ms: int = Field(description="Execution time in milliseconds")
+
+
+class MentalModelRef(BaseModel):
+    """Reference to a mental model accessed during reflect."""
+
+    id: str = Field(description="Mental model ID")
+    name: str = Field(description="Mental model name")
+    type: str = Field(description="Mental model type: entity, concept, event")
+    subtype: str = Field(description="Mental model subtype: structural, emergent, learned")
+    description: str = Field(description="Brief description")
+    summary: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Full summary (when looked up in detail)")
+
+
+class DirectiveRef(BaseModel):
+    """Reference to a directive that was applied during reflect."""
+
+    id: str = Field(description="Directive mental model ID")
+    name: str = Field(description="Directive name")
+    rules: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Directive rules/observations that were applied")
 
 
 class TokenUsage(BaseModel):
@@ -198,6 +250,22 @@ class ReflectResult(BaseModel):
         default=None,
         description="Token usage metrics for the LLM calls made during this reflect operation.",
     )
+    tool_trace: list[ToolCallTrace] = Field(
+        default_factory=list,
+        description="Trace of tool calls made during reflection. Only present when include.tool_calls is enabled.",
+    )
+    llm_trace: list[LLMCallTrace] = Field(
+        default_factory=list,
+        description="Trace of LLM calls made during reflection. Only present when include.tool_calls is enabled.",
+    )
+    mental_models: list[MentalModelRef] = Field(
+        default_factory=list,
+        description="Mental models accessed during reflection, including directives (subtype='directive').",
+    )
+    directives_applied: list[DirectiveRef] = Field(
+        default_factory=list,
+        description="Directive mental models that were applied during this reflection.",
+    )
 
 
 class Opinion(BaseModel):
@@ -261,3 +329,32 @@ class EntityState(BaseModel):
     observations: list[EntityObservation] = Field(
         default_factory=list, description="List of observations about this entity"
     )
+
+
+class MentalModel(BaseModel):
+    """
+    A manually configured mental model for tracking specific topics/areas.
+
+    Mental models are user-defined focus areas that the agent should track
+    and maintain summaries for, unlike auto-extracted entities.
+    """
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        json_schema_extra={
+            "example": {
+                "id": "team-dynamics",
+                "name": "Team Dynamics",
+                "description": "Track how the team collaborates, communication patterns, conflicts, and resolutions",
+                "summary": "The team has strong collaboration...",
+                "summary_updated_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
+                "created_at": "2024-01-10T08:00:00Z",
+            }
+        }
+    )
+
+    id: str = Field(description="Unique identifier (alphanumeric lowercase)")
+    name: str = Field(description="Display name for the mental model")
+    description: str = Field(description="Prompt/directions for what to track and summarize")
+    summary: str | None = Field(None, description="Generated summary based on relevant facts")
+    summary_updated_at: str | None = Field(None, description="ISO format date when summary was last updated")
+    created_at: str = Field(description="ISO format date when the mental model was created")

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/bank_utils.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-bank profile utilities for disposition and background management.
+bank profile utilities for disposition and mission management.
 """
 
 import json
@@ -27,19 +27,18 @@ class BankProfile(TypedDict):
 
     name: str
     disposition: DispositionTraits
-    background: str
+    mission: str
 
 
-class BackgroundMergeResponse(BaseModel):
-    """LLM response for background merge with disposition inference."""
+class MissionMergeResponse(BaseModel):
+    """LLM response for mission merge."""
 
-    background: str = Field(description="Merged background in first person perspective")
-    disposition: DispositionTraits = Field(description="Inferred disposition traits (skepticism, literalism, empathy)")
+    mission: str = Field(description="Merged mission in first person perspective")
 
 
 async def get_bank_profile(pool, bank_id: str) -> BankProfile:
     """
-    Get bank profile (name, disposition + background).
+    Get bank profile (name, disposition + mission).
     Auto-creates bank with default values if not exists.
 
     Args:
@@ -47,13 +46,13 @@ async def get_bank_profile(pool, bank_id: str) -> BankProfile:
         bank_id: bank IDentifier
 
     Returns:
-        BankProfile with name, typed DispositionTraits, and background
+        BankProfile with name, typed DispositionTraits, and mission
     """
     async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
         # Try to get existing bank
         row = await conn.fetchrow(
             f"""
-            SELECT name, disposition, background
+            SELECT name, disposition, mission
             FROM {fq_table("banks")} WHERE bank_id = $1
             """,
             bank_id,
@@ -66,13 +65,15 @@ async def get_bank_profile(pool, bank_id: str) -> BankProfile:
                 disposition_data = json.loads(disposition_data)
 
             return BankProfile(
-                name=row["name"], disposition=DispositionTraits(**disposition_data), background=row["background"]
+                name=row["name"],
+                disposition=DispositionTraits(**disposition_data),
+                mission=row["mission"] or "",
             )
 
         # Bank doesn't exist, create with defaults
         await conn.execute(
             f"""
-            INSERT INTO {fq_table("banks")} (bank_id, name, disposition, background)
+            INSERT INTO {fq_table("banks")} (bank_id, name, disposition, mission)
             VALUES ($1, $2, $3::jsonb, $4)
             ON CONFLICT (bank_id) DO NOTHING
             """,
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ async def get_bank_profile(pool, bank_id: str) -> BankProfile:
             "",
         )
 
-        return BankProfile(name=bank_id, disposition=DispositionTraits(**DEFAULT_DISPOSITION), background="")
+        return BankProfile(name=bank_id, disposition=DispositionTraits(**DEFAULT_DISPOSITION), mission="")
 
 
 async def update_bank_disposition(pool, bank_id: str, disposition: dict[str, int]) -> None:
@@ -110,244 +111,121 @@ async def update_bank_disposition(pool, bank_id: str, disposition: dict[str, int
         )
 
 
-async def merge_bank_background(pool, llm_config, bank_id: str, new_info: str, update_disposition: bool = True) -> dict:
+async def set_bank_mission(pool, bank_id: str, mission: str) -> None:
     """
-    Merge new background information with existing background using LLM.
-    Normalizes to first person ("I") and resolves conflicts.
-    Optionally infers disposition traits from the merged background.
+    Set bank mission (replacing any existing mission).
 
     Args:
         pool: Database connection pool
-        llm_config: LLM configuration for background merging
         bank_id: bank IDentifier
-        new_info: New background information to add/merge
-        update_disposition: If True, infer Big Five traits from background (default: True)
+        mission: The mission text
+    """
+    # Ensure bank exists first
+    await get_bank_profile(pool, bank_id)
+
+    async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
+        await conn.execute(
+            f"""
+            UPDATE {fq_table("banks")}
+            SET mission = $2,
+                updated_at = NOW()
+            WHERE bank_id = $1
+            """,
+            bank_id,
+            mission,
+        )
+
+
+async def merge_bank_mission(pool, llm_config, bank_id: str, new_info: str) -> dict:
+    """
+    Merge new mission information with existing mission using LLM.
+    Normalizes to first person ("I") and resolves conflicts.
+
+    Args:
+        pool: Database connection pool
+        llm_config: LLM configuration for mission merging
+        bank_id: bank IDentifier
+        new_info: New mission information to add/merge
 
     Returns:
-        Dict with 'background' (str) and optionally 'disposition' (dict) keys
+        Dict with 'mission' (str) key
     """
     # Get current profile
     profile = await get_bank_profile(pool, bank_id)
-    current_background = profile["background"]
+    current_mission = profile["mission"]
 
-    # Use LLM to merge backgrounds and optionally infer disposition
-    result = await _llm_merge_background(llm_config, current_background, new_info, infer_disposition=update_disposition)
+    # Use LLM to merge missions
+    result = await _llm_merge_mission(llm_config, current_mission, new_info)
 
-    merged_background = result["background"]
-    inferred_disposition = result.get("disposition")
+    merged_mission = result["mission"]
 
     # Update in database
     async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
-        if inferred_disposition:
-            # Update both background and disposition
-            await conn.execute(
-                f"""
-                UPDATE {fq_table("banks")}
-                SET background = $2,
-                    disposition = $3::jsonb,
-                    updated_at = NOW()
-                WHERE bank_id = $1
-                """,
-                bank_id,
-                merged_background,
-                json.dumps(inferred_disposition),
-            )
-        else:
-            # Update only background
-            await conn.execute(
-                f"""
-                UPDATE {fq_table("banks")}
-                SET background = $2,
-                    updated_at = NOW()
-                WHERE bank_id = $1
-                """,
-                bank_id,
-                merged_background,
-            )
+        await conn.execute(
+            f"""
+            UPDATE {fq_table("banks")}
+            SET mission = $2,
+                updated_at = NOW()
+            WHERE bank_id = $1
+            """,
+            bank_id,
+            merged_mission,
+        )
 
-    response = {"background": merged_background}
-    if inferred_disposition:
-        response["disposition"] = inferred_disposition
-
-    return response
+    return {"mission": merged_mission}
 
 
-async def _llm_merge_background(llm_config, current: str, new_info: str, infer_disposition: bool = False) -> dict:
+async def _llm_merge_mission(llm_config, current: str, new_info: str) -> dict:
     """
-    Use LLM to intelligently merge background information.
-    Optionally infer Big Five disposition traits from the merged background.
+    Use LLM to intelligently merge mission information.
 
     Args:
         llm_config: LLM configuration to use
-        current: Current background text
+        current: Current mission text
         new_info: New information to merge
-        infer_disposition: If True, also infer disposition traits
 
     Returns:
-        Dict with 'background' (str) and optionally 'disposition' (dict) keys
+        Dict with 'mission' (str) key
     """
-    if infer_disposition:
-        prompt = f"""You are helping maintain a memory bank's background/profile and infer their disposition. You MUST respond with ONLY valid JSON.
+    prompt = f"""You are helping maintain an agent's mission statement.
 
-Current background: {current if current else "(empty)"}
+Current mission: {current if current else "(empty)"}
 
 New information to add: {new_info}
 
 Instructions:
-1. Merge the new information with the current background
-2. If there are conflicts (e.g., different birthplaces), the NEW information overwrites the old
-3. Keep additions that don't conflict
-4. Output in FIRST PERSON ("I") perspective
-5. Be concise - keep merged background under 500 characters
-6. Infer disposition traits from the merged background (each 1-5 integer):
-   - Skepticism: 1-5 (1=trusting, takes things at face value; 5=skeptical, questions everything)
-   - Literalism: 1-5 (1=flexible interpretation, reads between lines; 5=literal, exact interpretation)
-   - Empathy: 1-5 (1=detached, focuses on facts; 5=empathetic, considers emotional context)
-
-CRITICAL: You MUST respond with ONLY a valid JSON object. No markdown, no code blocks, no explanations. Just the JSON.
-
-Format:
-{{
-  "background": "the merged background text in first person",
-  "disposition": {{
-    "skepticism": 3,
-    "literalism": 3,
-    "empathy": 3
-  }}
-}}
-
-Trait inference examples:
-- "I'm a lawyer" → skepticism: 4, literalism: 5, empathy: 2
-- "I'm a therapist" → skepticism: 2, literalism: 2, empathy: 5
-- "I'm an engineer" → skepticism: 3, literalism: 4, empathy: 3
-- "I've been burned before by trusting people" → skepticism: 5, literalism: 3, empathy: 3
-- "I try to understand what people really mean" → skepticism: 3, literalism: 2, empathy: 4
-- "I take contracts very seriously" → skepticism: 4, literalism: 5, empathy: 2"""
-    else:
-        prompt = f"""You are helping maintain a memory bank's background/profile.
-
-Current background: {current if current else "(empty)"}
-
-New information to add: {new_info}
-
-Instructions:
-1. Merge the new information with the current background
-2. If there are conflicts (e.g., different birthplaces), the NEW information overwrites the old
+1. Merge the new information with the current mission
+2. If there are conflicts, the NEW information overwrites the old
 3. Keep additions that don't conflict
 4. Output in FIRST PERSON ("I") perspective
 5. Be concise - keep it under 500 characters
-6. Return ONLY the merged background text, no explanations
+6. Return ONLY the merged mission text, no explanations
 
-Merged background:"""
+Merged mission:"""
 
     try:
-        # Prepare messages
         messages = [{"role": "user", "content": prompt}]
 
-        if infer_disposition:
-            # Use structured output with Pydantic model for disposition inference
-            try:
-                parsed = await llm_config.call(
-                    messages=messages,
-                    response_format=BackgroundMergeResponse,
-                    scope="bank_background",
-                    temperature=0.3,
-                    max_completion_tokens=8192,
-                )
-                logger.info(f"Successfully got structured response: background={parsed.background[:100]}")
-
-                # Convert Pydantic model to dict format
-                return {"background": parsed.background, "disposition": parsed.disposition.model_dump()}
-            except Exception as e:
-                logger.warning(f"Structured output failed, falling back to manual parsing: {e}")
-                # Fall through to manual parsing below
-
-        # Manual parsing fallback or non-disposition merge
         content = await llm_config.call(
-            messages=messages, scope="bank_background", temperature=0.3, max_completion_tokens=8192
+            messages=messages, scope="bank_mission", temperature=0.3, max_completion_tokens=8192
         )
 
-        logger.info(f"LLM response for background merge (first 500 chars): {content[:500]}")
+        logger.info(f"LLM response for mission merge (first 500 chars): {content[:500]}")
 
-        if infer_disposition:
-            # Parse JSON response - try multiple extraction methods
-            result = None
-
-            # Method 1: Direct parse
-            try:
-                result = json.loads(content)
-                logger.info("Successfully parsed JSON directly")
-            except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                pass
-
-            # Method 2: Extract from markdown code blocks
-            if result is None:
-                # Remove markdown code blocks
-                code_block_match = re.search(r"```(?:json)?\s*(\{.*?\})\s*```", content, re.DOTALL)
-                if code_block_match:
-                    try:
-                        result = json.loads(code_block_match.group(1))
-                        logger.info("Successfully extracted JSON from markdown code block")
-                    except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                        pass
-
-            # Method 3: Find nested JSON structure
-            if result is None:
-                # Look for JSON object with nested structure
-                json_match = re.search(
-                    r'\{[^{}]*"background"[^{}]*"disposition"[^{}]*\{[^{}]*\}[^{}]*\}', content, re.DOTALL
-                )
-                if json_match:
-                    try:
-                        result = json.loads(json_match.group())
-                        logger.info("Successfully extracted JSON using nested pattern")
-                    except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                        pass
-
-            # All parsing methods failed - use fallback
-            if result is None:
-                logger.warning(f"Failed to extract JSON from LLM response. Raw content: {content[:200]}")
-                # Fallback: use new_info as background with default disposition
-                return {
-                    "background": new_info if new_info else current if current else "",
-                    "disposition": DEFAULT_DISPOSITION.copy(),
-                }
-
-            # Validate disposition values
-            disposition = result.get("disposition", {})
-            for key in ["skepticism", "literalism", "empathy"]:
-                if key not in disposition:
-                    disposition[key] = 3  # Default to neutral
-                else:
-                    # Clamp to [1, 5] and convert to int
-                    disposition[key] = max(1, min(5, int(disposition[key])))
-
-            result["disposition"] = disposition
-
-            # Ensure background exists
-            if "background" not in result or not result["background"]:
-                result["background"] = new_info if new_info else ""
-
-            return result
-        else:
-            # Just background merge
-            merged = content
-            if not merged or merged.lower() in ["(empty)", "none", "n/a"]:
-                merged = new_info if new_info else ""
-            return {"background": merged}
+        merged = content.strip()
+        if not merged or merged.lower() in ["(empty)", "none", "n/a"]:
+            merged = new_info if new_info else ""
+        return {"mission": merged}
 
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Error merging background with LLM: {e}")
+        logger.error(f"Error merging mission with LLM: {e}")
         # Fallback: just append new info
         if current:
             merged = f"{current} {new_info}".strip()
         else:
             merged = new_info
 
-        result = {"background": merged}
-        if infer_disposition:
-            result["disposition"] = DEFAULT_DISPOSITION.copy()
-        return result
+        return {"mission": merged}
 
 
 async def list_banks(pool) -> list:
@@ -358,12 +236,12 @@ async def list_banks(pool) -> list:
         pool: Database connection pool
 
     Returns:
-        List of dicts with bank_id, name, disposition, background, created_at, updated_at
+        List of dicts with bank_id, name, disposition, mission, created_at, updated_at
     """
     async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
         rows = await conn.fetch(
             f"""
-            SELECT bank_id, name, disposition, background, created_at, updated_at
+            SELECT bank_id, name, disposition, mission, created_at, updated_at
             FROM {fq_table("banks")}
             ORDER BY updated_at DESC
             """
@@ -381,7 +259,7 @@ async def list_banks(pool) -> list:
                     "bank_id": row["bank_id"],
                     "name": row["name"],
                     "disposition": disposition_data,
-                    "background": row["background"],
+                    "mission": row["mission"] or "",
                     "created_at": row["created_at"].isoformat() if row["created_at"] else None,
                     "updated_at": row["updated_at"].isoformat() if row["updated_at"] else None,
                 }

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/fact_extraction.py

@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ def _chunk_conversation(turns: list[dict], max_chars: int) -> list[str]:
 # Concise extraction prompt (default) - selective, high-quality facts
 CONCISE_FACT_EXTRACTION_PROMPT = """Extract SIGNIFICANT facts from text. Be SELECTIVE - only extract facts worth remembering long-term.
 
-LANGUAGE RULE (CRITICAL): Output facts in the EXACT SAME language as the input text. If input is Japanese, output Japanese. If input is Chinese, output Chinese. NEVER translate to English. Preserve original language completely.
+LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT: Detect the language of the input text. All extracted facts, entity names, descriptions, and other output MUST be in the SAME language as the input. Do not translate to another language.
 
 {fact_types_instruction}
 

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/fact_storage.py

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ async def insert_facts_batch(
     contexts = []
     fact_types = []
     confidence_scores = []
-    access_counts = []
     metadata_jsons = []
     chunk_ids = []
     document_ids = []
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ async def insert_facts_batch(
         fact_types.append(fact.fact_type)
         # confidence_score is only for opinion facts
         confidence_scores.append(1.0 if fact.fact_type == "opinion" else None)
-        access_counts.append(0)  # Initial access count
         metadata_jsons.append(json.dumps(fact.metadata))
         chunk_ids.append(fact.chunk_id)
         # Use per-fact document_id if available, otherwise fallback to batch-level document_id
@@ -76,16 +74,16 @@ async def insert_facts_batch(
         WITH input_data AS (
             SELECT * FROM unnest(
                 $2::text[], $3::vector[], $4::timestamptz[], $5::timestamptz[], $6::timestamptz[], $7::timestamptz[],
-                $8::text[], $9::text[], $10::float[], $11::int[], $12::jsonb[], $13::text[], $14::text[], $15::jsonb[]
+                $8::text[], $9::text[], $10::float[], $11::jsonb[], $12::text[], $13::text[], $14::jsonb[]
             ) AS t(text, embedding, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at,
-                   context, fact_type, confidence_score, access_count, metadata, chunk_id, document_id, tags_json)
+                   context, fact_type, confidence_score, metadata, chunk_id, document_id, tags_json)
         )
         INSERT INTO {fq_table("memory_units")} (bank_id, text, embedding, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at,
-                                 context, fact_type, confidence_score, access_count, metadata, chunk_id, document_id, tags)
+                                 context, fact_type, confidence_score, metadata, chunk_id, document_id, tags)
         SELECT
             $1,
             text, embedding, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at,
-            context, fact_type, confidence_score, access_count, metadata, chunk_id, document_id,
+            context, fact_type, confidence_score, metadata, chunk_id, document_id,
             COALESCE(
                 (SELECT array_agg(elem) FROM jsonb_array_elements_text(tags_json) AS elem),
                 '{{}}'::varchar[]
@@ -103,7 +101,6 @@ async def insert_facts_batch(
         contexts,
         fact_types,
         confidence_scores,
-        access_counts,
         metadata_jsons,
         chunk_ids,
         document_ids,
@@ -126,7 +123,7 @@ async def ensure_bank_exists(conn, bank_id: str) -> None:
     """
     await conn.execute(
         f"""
-        INSERT INTO {fq_table("banks")} (bank_id, disposition, background)
+        INSERT INTO {fq_table("banks")} (bank_id, disposition, mission)
         VALUES ($1, $2::jsonb, $3)
         ON CONFLICT (bank_id) DO UPDATE
         SET updated_at = NOW()

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/observation_regeneration.py

@@ -1,254 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Observation regeneration for retain pipeline.
-
-Regenerates entity observations as part of the retain transaction.
-"""
-
-import logging
-import time
-import uuid
-from datetime import UTC, datetime
-
-from ...config import get_config
-from ..memory_engine import fq_table
-from ..search import observation_utils
-from . import embedding_utils
-from .types import EntityLink
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def utcnow():
-    """Get current UTC time."""
-    return datetime.now(UTC)
-
-
-# Simple dataclass-like container for facts (avoid importing from memory_engine)
-class MemoryFactForObservation:
-    def __init__(self, id: str, text: str, fact_type: str, context: str, occurred_start: str | None):
-        self.id = id
-        self.text = text
-        self.fact_type = fact_type
-        self.context = context
-        self.occurred_start = occurred_start
-
-
-async def regenerate_observations_batch(
-    conn, embeddings_model, llm_config, bank_id: str, entity_links: list[EntityLink], log_buffer: list[str] = None
-) -> None:
-    """
-    Regenerate observations for top entities in this batch.
-
-    Called INSIDE the retain transaction for atomicity - if observations
-    fail, the entire retain batch is rolled back.
-
-    Args:
-        conn: Database connection (from the retain transaction)
-        embeddings_model: Embeddings model for generating observation embeddings
-        llm_config: LLM configuration for observation extraction
-        bank_id: Bank identifier
-        entity_links: Entity links from this batch
-        log_buffer: Optional log buffer for timing
-    """
-    config = get_config()
-    TOP_N_ENTITIES = config.observation_top_entities
-    MIN_FACTS_THRESHOLD = config.observation_min_facts
-
-    if not entity_links:
-        return
-
-    # Count mentions per entity in this batch
-    entity_mention_counts: dict[str, int] = {}
-    for link in entity_links:
-        if link.entity_id:
-            entity_id = str(link.entity_id)
-            entity_mention_counts[entity_id] = entity_mention_counts.get(entity_id, 0) + 1
-
-    if not entity_mention_counts:
-        return
-
-    # Sort by mention count descending and take top N
-    sorted_entities = sorted(entity_mention_counts.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
-    entities_to_process = [e[0] for e in sorted_entities[:TOP_N_ENTITIES]]
-
-    obs_start = time.time()
-
-    # Convert to UUIDs
-    entity_uuids = [uuid.UUID(eid) if isinstance(eid, str) else eid for eid in entities_to_process]
-
-    # Batch query for entity names
-    entity_rows = await conn.fetch(
-        f"""
-        SELECT id, canonical_name FROM {fq_table("entities")}
-        WHERE id = ANY($1) AND bank_id = $2
-        """,
-        entity_uuids,
-        bank_id,
-    )
-    entity_names = {row["id"]: row["canonical_name"] for row in entity_rows}
-
-    # Batch query for fact counts
-    fact_counts = await conn.fetch(
-        f"""
-        SELECT ue.entity_id, COUNT(*) as cnt
-        FROM {fq_table("unit_entities")} ue
-        JOIN {fq_table("memory_units")} mu ON ue.unit_id = mu.id
-        WHERE ue.entity_id = ANY($1) AND mu.bank_id = $2
-        GROUP BY ue.entity_id
-        """,
-        entity_uuids,
-        bank_id,
-    )
-    entity_fact_counts = {row["entity_id"]: row["cnt"] for row in fact_counts}
-
-    # Filter entities that meet the threshold
-    entities_with_names = []
-    for entity_id in entities_to_process:
-        entity_uuid = uuid.UUID(entity_id) if isinstance(entity_id, str) else entity_id
-        if entity_uuid not in entity_names:
-            continue
-        fact_count = entity_fact_counts.get(entity_uuid, 0)
-        if fact_count >= MIN_FACTS_THRESHOLD:
-            entities_with_names.append((entity_id, entity_names[entity_uuid]))
-
-    if not entities_with_names:
-        return
-
-    # Process entities SEQUENTIALLY (asyncpg doesn't allow concurrent queries on same connection)
-    # We must use the same connection to stay in the retain transaction
-    total_observations = 0
-
-    for entity_id, entity_name in entities_with_names:
-        try:
-            obs_ids = await _regenerate_entity_observations(
-                conn, embeddings_model, llm_config, bank_id, entity_id, entity_name
-            )
-            total_observations += len(obs_ids)
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"[OBSERVATIONS] Error processing entity {entity_id}: {e}")
-
-    obs_time = time.time() - obs_start
-    if log_buffer is not None:
-        log_buffer.append(
-            f"[11] Observations: {total_observations} observations for {len(entities_with_names)} entities in {obs_time:.3f}s"
-        )
-
-
-async def _regenerate_entity_observations(
-    conn, embeddings_model, llm_config, bank_id: str, entity_id: str, entity_name: str
-) -> list[str]:
-    """
-    Regenerate observations for a single entity.
-
-    Uses the provided connection (part of retain transaction).
-
-    Args:
-        conn: Database connection (from the retain transaction)
-        embeddings_model: Embeddings model
-        llm_config: LLM configuration
-        bank_id: Bank identifier
-        entity_id: Entity UUID
-        entity_name: Canonical name of the entity
-
-    Returns:
-        List of created observation IDs
-    """
-    entity_uuid = uuid.UUID(entity_id) if isinstance(entity_id, str) else entity_id
-
-    # Get all facts mentioning this entity (exclude observations themselves)
-    rows = await conn.fetch(
-        f"""
-        SELECT mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.occurred_start, mu.fact_type
-        FROM {fq_table("memory_units")} mu
-        JOIN {fq_table("unit_entities")} ue ON mu.id = ue.unit_id
-        WHERE mu.bank_id = $1
-          AND ue.entity_id = $2
-          AND mu.fact_type IN ('world', 'experience')
-        ORDER BY mu.occurred_start DESC
-        LIMIT 50
-        """,
-        bank_id,
-        entity_uuid,
-    )
-
-    if not rows:
-        return []
-
-    # Convert to fact objects for observation extraction
-    facts = []
-    for row in rows:
-        occurred_start = row["occurred_start"].isoformat() if row["occurred_start"] else None
-        facts.append(
-            MemoryFactForObservation(
-                id=str(row["id"]),
-                text=row["text"],
-                fact_type=row["fact_type"],
-                context=row["context"],
-                occurred_start=occurred_start,
-            )
-        )
-
-    # Extract observations using LLM
-    observations = await observation_utils.extract_observations_from_facts(llm_config, entity_name, facts)
-
-    if not observations:
-        return []
-
-    # Delete old observations for this entity
-    await conn.execute(
-        f"""
-        DELETE FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
-        WHERE id IN (
-            SELECT mu.id
-            FROM {fq_table("memory_units")} mu
-            JOIN {fq_table("unit_entities")} ue ON mu.id = ue.unit_id
-            WHERE mu.bank_id = $1
-              AND mu.fact_type = 'observation'
-              AND ue.entity_id = $2
-        )
-        """,
-        bank_id,
-        entity_uuid,
-    )
-
-    # Generate embeddings for new observations
-    embeddings = await embedding_utils.generate_embeddings_batch(embeddings_model, observations)
-
-    # Insert new observations
-    current_time = utcnow()
-    created_ids = []
-
-    for obs_text, embedding in zip(observations, embeddings):
-        result = await conn.fetchrow(
-            f"""
-            INSERT INTO {fq_table("memory_units")} (
-                bank_id, text, embedding, context, event_date,
-                occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at,
-                fact_type, access_count
-            )
-            VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, 'observation', 0)
-            RETURNING id
-            """,
-            bank_id,
-            obs_text,
-            str(embedding),
-            f"observation about {entity_name}",
-            current_time,
-            current_time,
-            current_time,
-            current_time,
-        )
-        obs_id = str(result["id"])
-        created_ids.append(obs_id)
-
-        # Link observation to entity
-        await conn.execute(
-            f"""
-            INSERT INTO {fq_table("unit_entities")} (unit_id, entity_id)
-            VALUES ($1, $2)
-            """,
-            uuid.UUID(obs_id),
-            entity_uuid,
-        )
-
-    return created_ids

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/orchestrator.py

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import time
 import uuid
 from datetime import UTC, datetime
 
-from ...config import get_config
 from ..db_utils import acquire_with_retry
 from . import bank_utils
 
@@ -28,9 +27,8 @@ from . import (
     fact_extraction,
     fact_storage,
     link_creation,
-    observation_regeneration,
 )
-from .types import ExtractedFact, ProcessedFact, RetainContent, RetainContentDict
+from .types import EntityLink, ExtractedFact, ProcessedFact, RetainContent, RetainContentDict
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@ async def retain_batch(
     embeddings_model,
     llm_config,
     entity_resolver,
-    task_backend,
     format_date_fn,
     duplicate_checker_fn,
     bank_id: str,
@@ -59,7 +56,6 @@ async def retain_batch(
         embeddings_model: Embeddings model for generating embeddings
         llm_config: LLM configuration for fact extraction
         entity_resolver: Entity resolver for entity processing
-        task_backend: Task backend for background jobs
         format_date_fn: Function to format datetime to readable string
         duplicate_checker_fn: Function to check for duplicate facts
         bank_id: Bank identifier
@@ -408,27 +404,9 @@ async def retain_batch(
             causal_link_count = await link_creation.create_causal_links_batch(conn, unit_ids, non_duplicate_facts)
             log_buffer.append(f"[10] Causal links: {causal_link_count} links in {time.time() - step_start:.3f}s")
 
-            # Regenerate observations - sync (in transaction) or async (background task)
-            config = get_config()
-            if config.retain_observations_async:
-                # Queue for async processing after transaction commits
-                entity_ids_for_async = list(set(link.entity_id for link in entity_links)) if entity_links else []
-                log_buffer.append(
-                    f"[11] Observations: queued {len(entity_ids_for_async)} entities for async processing"
-                )
-            else:
-                # Run synchronously inside transaction for atomicity
-                await observation_regeneration.regenerate_observations_batch(
-                    conn, embeddings_model, llm_config, bank_id, entity_links, log_buffer
-                )
-                entity_ids_for_async = []
-
             # Map results back to original content items
             result_unit_ids = _map_results_to_contents(contents, extracted_facts, is_duplicate_flags, unit_ids)
 
-        # Trigger background tasks AFTER transaction commits
-        await _trigger_background_tasks(task_backend, bank_id, unit_ids, non_duplicate_facts, entity_ids_for_async)
-
         # Log final summary
         total_time = time.time() - start_time
         log_buffer.append(f"{'=' * 60}")
@@ -470,35 +448,3 @@ def _map_results_to_contents(
         result_unit_ids.append(content_unit_ids)
 
     return result_unit_ids
-
-
-async def _trigger_background_tasks(
-    task_backend,
-    bank_id: str,
-    unit_ids: list[str],
-    facts: list[ProcessedFact],
-    entity_ids_for_observations: list[str] | None = None,
-) -> None:
-    """Trigger background tasks after transaction commits."""
-    # Trigger opinion reinforcement if there are entities
-    fact_entities = [[e.name for e in fact.entities] for fact in facts]
-    if any(fact_entities):
-        await task_backend.submit_task(
-            {
-                "type": "reinforce_opinion",
-                "bank_id": bank_id,
-                "created_unit_ids": unit_ids,
-                "unit_texts": [fact.fact_text for fact in facts],
-                "unit_entities": fact_entities,
-            }
-        )
-
-    # Trigger observation regeneration if async mode is enabled
-    if entity_ids_for_observations:
-        await task_backend.submit_task(
-            {
-                "type": "regenerate_observations",
-                "bank_id": bank_id,
-                "entity_ids": entity_ids_for_observations,
-            }
-        )

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/graph_retrieval.py

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class BFSGraphRetriever(GraphRetriever):
         entry_points = await conn.fetch(
             f"""
             SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end,
-                   mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+                   mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                    1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
             FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
             WHERE bank_id = $2
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class BFSGraphRetriever(GraphRetriever):
                 neighbors = await conn.fetch(
                     f"""
                     SELECT mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.occurred_start, mu.occurred_end,
-                           mu.mentioned_at, mu.access_count, mu.embedding, mu.fact_type,
+                           mu.mentioned_at, mu.embedding, mu.fact_type,
                            mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id, mu.tags,
                            ml.weight, ml.link_type, ml.from_unit_id
                     FROM {fq_table("memory_links")} ml

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/link_expansion_retrieval.py

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async def _find_semantic_seeds(
     rows = await conn.fetch(
         f"""
         SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end,
-               mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+               mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
         FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
         WHERE bank_id = $2
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class LinkExpansionRetriever(GraphRetriever):
                 f"""
                 SELECT
                     mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.event_date, mu.occurred_start,
-                    mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.access_count, mu.embedding,
+                    mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.embedding,
                     mu.fact_type, mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id, mu.tags,
                     COUNT(*)::float AS score
                 FROM {fq_table("unit_entities")} seed_ue
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class LinkExpansionRetriever(GraphRetriever):
                 f"""
                 SELECT DISTINCT ON (mu.id)
                     mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.event_date, mu.occurred_start,
-                    mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.access_count, mu.embedding,
+                    mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.embedding,
                     mu.fact_type, mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id, mu.tags,
                     ml.weight + 1.0 AS score
                 FROM {fq_table("memory_links")} ml

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/mpfp_retrieval.py

@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ async def fetch_memory_units_by_ids(
         rows = await conn.fetch(
             f"""
             SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end,
-                   mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags
+                   mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags
             FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
             WHERE id = ANY($1::uuid[])
               AND fact_type = $2

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/observation_utils.py

@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Observation utilities for generating entity observations from facts.
-
-Observations are objective facts synthesized from multiple memory facts
-about an entity, without personality influence.
-"""
-
-import logging
-
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
-
-from ..response_models import MemoryFact
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class Observation(BaseModel):
-    """An observation about an entity."""
-
-    observation: str = Field(description="The observation text - a factual statement about the entity")
-
-
-class ObservationExtractionResponse(BaseModel):
-    """Response containing extracted observations."""
-
-    observations: list[Observation] = Field(default_factory=list, description="List of observations about the entity")
-
-
-def format_facts_for_observation_prompt(facts: list[MemoryFact]) -> str:
-    """Format facts as text for observation extraction prompt."""
-    import json
-
-    if not facts:
-        return "[]"
-    formatted = []
-    for fact in facts:
-        fact_obj = {"text": fact.text}
-
-        # Add context if available
-        if fact.context:
-            fact_obj["context"] = fact.context
-
-        # Add occurred_start if available
-        if fact.occurred_start:
-            fact_obj["occurred_at"] = fact.occurred_start
-
-        formatted.append(fact_obj)
-
-    return json.dumps(formatted, indent=2)
-
-
-def build_observation_prompt(
-    entity_name: str,
-    facts_text: str,
-) -> str:
-    """Build the observation extraction prompt for the LLM."""
-    return f"""Based on the following facts about "{entity_name}", generate a list of key observations.
-
-FACTS ABOUT {entity_name.upper()}:
-{facts_text}
-
-Your task: Synthesize the facts into clear, objective observations about {entity_name}.
-
-GUIDELINES:
-1. Each observation should be a factual statement about {entity_name}
-2. Combine related facts into single observations where appropriate
-3. Be objective - do not add opinions, judgments, or interpretations
-4. Focus on what we KNOW about {entity_name}, not what we assume
-5. Include observations about: identity, characteristics, roles, relationships, activities
-6. Write in third person (e.g., "John is..." not "I think John is...")
-7. If there are conflicting facts, note the most recent or most supported one
-
-EXAMPLES of good observations:
-- "John works at Google as a software engineer"
-- "John is detail-oriented and methodical in his approach"
-- "John collaborates frequently with Sarah on the AI project"
-- "John joined the company in 2023"
-
-EXAMPLES of bad observations (avoid these):
-- "John seems like a good person" (opinion/judgment)
-- "John probably likes his job" (assumption)
-- "I believe John is reliable" (first-person opinion)
-
-Generate 3-7 observations based on the available facts. If there are very few facts, generate fewer observations."""
-
-
-def get_observation_system_message() -> str:
-    """Get the system message for observation extraction."""
-    return "You are an objective observer synthesizing facts about an entity. Generate clear, factual observations without opinions or personality influence. Be concise and accurate."
-
-
-async def extract_observations_from_facts(llm_config, entity_name: str, facts: list[MemoryFact]) -> list[str]:
-    """
-    Extract observations from facts about an entity using LLM.
-
-    Args:
-        llm_config: LLM configuration to use
-        entity_name: Name of the entity to generate observations about
-        facts: List of facts mentioning the entity
-
-    Returns:
-        List of observation strings
-    """
-    if not facts:
-        return []
-
-    facts_text = format_facts_for_observation_prompt(facts)
-    prompt = build_observation_prompt(entity_name, facts_text)
-
-    try:
-        result = await llm_config.call(
-            messages=[
-                {"role": "system", "content": get_observation_system_message()},
-                {"role": "user", "content": prompt},
-            ],
-            response_format=ObservationExtractionResponse,
-            scope="memory_extract_observation",
-        )
-
-        observations = [op.observation for op in result.observations]
-        return observations
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.warning(f"Failed to extract observations for {entity_name}: {str(e)}")
-        return []

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/retrieval.py

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ async def retrieve_semantic(
 
     results = await conn.fetch(
         f"""
-        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
         FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
         WHERE bank_id = $2
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ async def retrieve_bm25(
 
     results = await conn.fetch(
         f"""
-        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                ts_rank_cd(search_vector, to_tsquery('english', $1)) AS bm25_score
         FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
         WHERE bank_id = $2
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ async def retrieve_semantic_bm25_combined(
         results = await conn.fetch(
             f"""
             WITH semantic_ranked AS (
-                SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+                SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                        1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity,
                        NULL::float AS bm25_score,
                        'semantic' AS source,
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ async def retrieve_semantic_bm25_combined(
                   AND (1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector)) >= 0.3
                   {tags_clause}
             )
-            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                    similarity, bm25_score, source
             FROM semantic_ranked
             WHERE rn <= $4
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ async def retrieve_semantic_bm25_combined(
     results = await conn.fetch(
         f"""
         WITH semantic_ranked AS (
-            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                    1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity,
                    NULL::float AS bm25_score,
                    'semantic' AS source,
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ async def retrieve_semantic_bm25_combined(
               {tags_clause}
         ),
         bm25_ranked AS (
-            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                    NULL::float AS similarity,
                    ts_rank_cd(search_vector, to_tsquery('english', $5)) AS bm25_score,
                    'bm25' AS source,
@@ -306,12 +306,12 @@ async def retrieve_semantic_bm25_combined(
               {tags_clause}
         ),
         semantic AS (
-            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                    similarity, bm25_score, source
             FROM semantic_ranked WHERE rn <= $4
         ),
         bm25 AS (
-            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                    similarity, bm25_score, source
             FROM bm25_ranked WHERE rn <= $4
         )
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ async def retrieve_temporal_combined(
     entry_points = await conn.fetch(
         f"""
         WITH ranked_entries AS (
-            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                    1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity,
                    ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY fact_type ORDER BY COALESCE(occurred_start, mentioned_at, occurred_end) DESC, embedding <=> $1::vector) AS rn
             FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ async def retrieve_temporal_combined(
               AND (1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector)) >= $6
               {tags_clause}
         )
-        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags, similarity
+        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags, similarity
         FROM ranked_entries
         WHERE rn <= 10
         """,
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ async def retrieve_temporal_combined(
 
             neighbors = await conn.fetch(
                 f"""
-                SELECT mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.event_date, mu.occurred_start, mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.access_count, mu.embedding, mu.fact_type, mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id, mu.tags,
+                SELECT mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.event_date, mu.occurred_start, mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.embedding, mu.fact_type, mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id, mu.tags,
                        ml.weight, ml.link_type, ml.from_unit_id,
                        1 - (mu.embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
                 FROM {fq_table("memory_links")} ml
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ async def retrieve_temporal(
 
     entry_points = await conn.fetch(
         f"""
-        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
+        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
                1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
         FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
         WHERE bank_id = $2
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ async def retrieve_temporal(
         # Batch fetch all neighbors for this batch of nodes
         neighbors = await conn.fetch(
             f"""
-            SELECT mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.event_date, mu.occurred_start, mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.access_count, mu.embedding, mu.fact_type, mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id,
+            SELECT mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.event_date, mu.occurred_start, mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.embedding, mu.fact_type, mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id,
                    ml.weight, ml.link_type, ml.from_unit_id,
                    1 - (mu.embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
             FROM {fq_table("memory_links")} ml
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ async def _get_temporal_entry_points(
     rows = await conn.fetch(
         f"""
         SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at,
-               access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id,
+               embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id,
                1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
         FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
         WHERE bank_id = $2

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/scoring.py

@@ -65,31 +65,6 @@ def calculate_recency_weight(days_since: float, half_life_days: float = 365.0) -
     return 1.0 / (1.0 + math.log1p(normalized_age))
 
 
-def calculate_frequency_weight(access_count: int, max_boost: float = 2.0) -> float:
-    """
-    Calculate frequency weight based on access count.
-
-    Frequently accessed memories are weighted higher.
-    Uses logarithmic scaling to avoid over-weighting.
-
-    Args:
-        access_count: Number of times the memory was accessed
-        max_boost: Maximum multiplier for frequently accessed memories
-
-    Returns:
-        Weight between 1.0 and max_boost
-    """
-    import math
-
-    if access_count <= 0:
-        return 1.0
-
-    # Logarithmic scaling: log(access_count + 1) / log(10)
-    # This gives: 0 accesses = 1.0, 9 accesses ~= 1.5, 99 accesses ~= 2.0
-    normalized = math.log(access_count + 1) / math.log(10)
-    return 1.0 + min(normalized, max_boost - 1.0)
-
-
 def calculate_temporal_anchor(occurred_start: datetime, occurred_end: datetime) -> datetime:
     """
     Calculate a single temporal anchor point from a temporal range.

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/think_utils.py

@@ -3,31 +3,13 @@ Think operation utilities for formulating answers based on agent and world facts
 """
 
 import logging
-import re
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
-
 from ..response_models import DispositionTraits, MemoryFact
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class Opinion(BaseModel):
-    """An opinion formed by the bank."""
-
-    opinion: str = Field(description="The opinion or perspective with reasoning included")
-    confidence: float = Field(description="Confidence score for this opinion (0.0 to 1.0, where 1.0 is very confident)")
-
-
-class OpinionExtractionResponse(BaseModel):
-    """Response containing extracted opinions."""
-
-    opinions: list[Opinion] = Field(
-        default_factory=list, description="List of opinions formed with their supporting reasons and confidence scores"
-    )
-
-
 def describe_trait_level(value: int) -> str:
     """Convert trait value (1-5) to descriptive text."""
     levels = {1: "very low", 2: "low", 3: "moderate", 4: "high", 5: "very high"}
@@ -93,17 +75,46 @@ def format_facts_for_prompt(facts: list[MemoryFact]) -> str:
     return json.dumps(formatted, indent=2)
 
 
+def format_entity_summaries_for_prompt(entities: dict) -> str:
+    """Format entity summaries for inclusion in the reflect prompt.
+
+    Args:
+        entities: Dict mapping entity name to EntityState objects
+
+    Returns:
+        Formatted string with entity summaries, or empty string if no summaries
+    """
+    if not entities:
+        return ""
+
+    summaries = []
+    for name, state in entities.items():
+        # Get summary from observations (summary is stored as single observation)
+        if state.observations:
+            summary_text = state.observations[0].text
+            summaries.append(f"## {name}\n{summary_text}")
+
+    if not summaries:
+        return ""
+
+    return "\n\n".join(summaries)
+
+
 def build_think_prompt(
     agent_facts_text: str,
     world_facts_text: str,
-    opinion_facts_text: str,
     query: str,
     name: str,
     disposition: DispositionTraits,
     background: str,
     context: str | None = None,
+    entity_summaries_text: str | None = None,
 ) -> str:
-    """Build the think prompt for the LLM."""
+    """Build the think prompt for the LLM.
+
+    Note: opinion_facts_text parameter removed - opinions are now stored as mental models
+    and included via entity_summaries_text.
+    """
     disposition_desc = build_disposition_description(disposition)
 
     name_section = f"""
@@ -125,6 +136,14 @@ Your background:
 ADDITIONAL CONTEXT:
 {context}
 
+"""
+
+    entity_section = ""
+    if entity_summaries_text:
+        entity_section = f"""
+KEY PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS I KNOW ABOUT:
+{entity_summaries_text}
+
 """
 
     return f"""Here's what I know and have experienced:
@@ -135,14 +154,11 @@ MY IDENTITY & EXPERIENCES:
 WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD:
 {world_facts_text}
 
-MY EXISTING OPINIONS & BELIEFS:
-{opinion_facts_text}
-
-{context_section}{name_section}{disposition_desc}{background_section}
+{entity_section}{context_section}{name_section}{disposition_desc}{background_section}
 
 QUESTION: {query}
 
-Based on everything I know, believe, and who I am (including my name, disposition and background), here's what I genuinely think about this question. I'll draw on my experiences, knowledge, opinions, and personal traits to give you my honest perspective."""
+Based on everything I know, believe, and who I am (including my name, disposition and background), here's what I genuinely think about this question. I'll draw on my experiences, knowledge, and personal traits to give you my honest perspective."""
 
 
 def get_system_message(disposition: DispositionTraits) -> str:
@@ -175,122 +191,11 @@ def get_system_message(disposition: DispositionTraits) -> str:
     return f"You are a person with your own thoughts, experiences, opinions, and disposition. When asked a question, respond naturally like a human would - share what you genuinely think based on what you know and have experienced. {disposition_instruction} Be direct, express your views confidently, and use 'I think', 'I believe', 'in my view', etc. Respond in plain text without markdown formatting. IMPORTANT: Detect the language of the question and respond in the SAME language. Do not translate to English if the question is in another language."
 
 
-async def extract_opinions_from_text(llm_config, text: str, query: str) -> list[Opinion]:
-    """
-    Extract opinions with reasons and confidence from text using LLM.
-
-    Args:
-        llm_config: LLM configuration to use
-        text: Text to extract opinions from
-        query: The original query that prompted this response
-
-    Returns:
-        List of Opinion objects with text and confidence
-    """
-    extraction_prompt = f"""Extract any NEW opinions or perspectives from the answer below and rewrite them in FIRST-PERSON as if YOU are stating the opinion directly.
-
-ORIGINAL QUESTION:
-{query}
-
-ANSWER PROVIDED:
-{text}
-
-Your task: Find opinions in the answer and rewrite them AS IF YOU ARE THE ONE SAYING THEM.
-
-An opinion is a judgment, viewpoint, or conclusion that goes beyond just stating facts.
-
-IMPORTANT: Do NOT extract statements like:
-- "I don't have enough information"
-- "The facts don't contain information about X"
-- "I cannot answer because..."
-
-ONLY extract actual opinions about substantive topics.
-
-CRITICAL FORMAT REQUIREMENTS:
-1. **ALWAYS start with first-person phrases**: "I think...", "I believe...", "In my view...", "I've come to believe...", "Previously I thought... but now..."
-2. **NEVER use third-person**: Do NOT say "The speaker thinks..." or "They believe..." - always use "I"
-3. Include the reasoning naturally within the statement
-4. Provide a confidence score (0.0 to 1.0)
-
-CORRECT Examples (✓ FIRST-PERSON):
-- "I think Alice is more reliable because she consistently delivers on time and writes clean code"
-- "Previously I thought all engineers were equal, but now I feel that experience and track record really matter"
-- "I believe reliability is best measured by consistent output over time"
-- "I've come to believe that track records are more important than potential"
-
-WRONG Examples (✗ THIRD-PERSON - DO NOT USE):
-- "The speaker thinks Alice is more reliable"
-- "They believe reliability matters"
-- "It is believed that Alice is better"
-
-If no genuine opinions are expressed (e.g., the response just says "I don't know"), return an empty list."""
-
-    try:
-        result = await llm_config.call(
-            messages=[
-                {
-                    "role": "system",
-                    "content": "You are converting opinions from text into first-person statements. Always use 'I think', 'I believe', 'I feel', etc. NEVER use third-person like 'The speaker' or 'They'.",
-                },
-                {"role": "user", "content": extraction_prompt},
-            ],
-            response_format=OpinionExtractionResponse,
-            scope="memory_extract_opinion",
-        )
-
-        # Format opinions with confidence score and convert to first-person
-        formatted_opinions = []
-        for op in result.opinions:
-            # Convert third-person to first-person if needed
-            opinion_text = op.opinion
-
-            # Replace common third-person patterns with first-person
-            def singularize_verb(verb):
-                if verb.endswith("es"):
-                    return verb[:-1]  # believes -> believe
-                elif verb.endswith("s"):
-                    return verb[:-1]  # thinks -> think
-                return verb
-
-            # Pattern: "The speaker/user [verb]..." -> "I [verb]..."
-            match = re.match(
-                r"^(The speaker|The user|They|It is believed) (believes?|thinks?|feels?|says|asserts?|considers?)(\s+that)?(.*)$",
-                opinion_text,
-                re.IGNORECASE,
-            )
-            if match:
-                verb = singularize_verb(match.group(2))
-                that_part = match.group(3) or ""  # Keep " that" if present
-                rest = match.group(4)
-                opinion_text = f"I {verb}{that_part}{rest}"
-
-            # If still doesn't start with first-person, prepend "I believe that "
-            first_person_starters = [
-                "I think",
-                "I believe",
-                "I feel",
-                "In my view",
-                "I've come to believe",
-                "Previously I",
-            ]
-            if not any(opinion_text.startswith(starter) for starter in first_person_starters):
-                opinion_text = "I believe that " + opinion_text[0].lower() + opinion_text[1:]
-
-            formatted_opinions.append(Opinion(opinion=opinion_text, confidence=op.confidence))
-
-        return formatted_opinions
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.warning(f"Failed to extract opinions: {str(e)}")
-        return []
-
-
 async def reflect(
     llm_config,
     query: str,
     experience_facts: list[str] = None,
     world_facts: list[str] = None,
-    opinion_facts: list[str] = None,
     name: str = "Assistant",
     disposition: DispositionTraits = None,
     background: str = "",
@@ -307,7 +212,6 @@ async def reflect(
         query: Question to answer
         experience_facts: List of experience/agent fact strings
         world_facts: List of world fact strings
-        opinion_facts: List of opinion fact strings
         name: Name of the agent/persona
         disposition: Disposition traits (defaults to neutral)
         background: Background information
@@ -328,18 +232,15 @@ async def reflect(
 
     agent_results = to_memory_facts(experience_facts or [], "experience")
     world_results = to_memory_facts(world_facts or [], "world")
-    opinion_results = to_memory_facts(opinion_facts or [], "opinion")
 
     # Format facts for prompt
     agent_facts_text = format_facts_for_prompt(agent_results)
     world_facts_text = format_facts_for_prompt(world_results)
-    opinion_facts_text = format_facts_for_prompt(opinion_results)
 
     # Build prompt
     prompt = build_think_prompt(
         agent_facts_text=agent_facts_text,
         world_facts_text=world_facts_text,
-        opinion_facts_text=opinion_facts_text,
         query=query,
         name=name,
         disposition=disposition,

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/trace.py

@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ class NodeVisit(BaseModel):
     text: str = Field(description="Memory unit text content")
     context: str = Field(description="Memory unit context")
     event_date: datetime | None = Field(default=None, description="When the memory occurred")
-    access_count: int = Field(description="Number of times accessed before this search")
 
     # How this node was reached
     is_entry_point: bool = Field(description="Whether this is an entry point")

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/tracer.py

@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ class SearchTracer:
         text: str,
         context: str,
         event_date: datetime | None,
-        access_count: int,
         is_entry_point: bool,
         parent_node_id: str | None,
         link_type: Literal["temporal", "semantic", "entity"] | None,
@@ -155,7 +154,6 @@ class SearchTracer:
             text: Memory unit text
             context: Memory unit context
             event_date: When the memory occurred
-            access_count: Access count before this search
             is_entry_point: Whether this is an entry point
             parent_node_id: Node that led here (None for entry points)
             link_type: Type of link from parent
@@ -194,7 +192,6 @@ class SearchTracer:
             text=text,
             context=context,
             event_date=event_date,
-            access_count=access_count,
             is_entry_point=is_entry_point,
             parent_node_id=parent_node_id,
             link_type=link_type,

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/types.py

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class RetrievalResult:
     mentioned_at: datetime | None = None
     document_id: str | None = None
     chunk_id: str | None = None
-    access_count: int = 0
     embedding: list[float] | None = None
     tags: list[str] | None = None  # Visibility scope tags
 
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ class RetrievalResult:
             mentioned_at=row.get("mentioned_at"),
             document_id=row.get("document_id"),
             chunk_id=row.get("chunk_id"),
-            access_count=row.get("access_count", 0),
             embedding=row.get("embedding"),
             tags=row.get("tags"),
             similarity=row.get("similarity"),
@@ -156,7 +154,6 @@ class ScoredResult:
             "mentioned_at": self.retrieval.mentioned_at,
             "document_id": self.retrieval.document_id,
             "chunk_id": self.retrieval.chunk_id,
-            "access_count": self.retrieval.access_count,
             "embedding": self.retrieval.embedding,
             "tags": self.retrieval.tags,
             "semantic_similarity": self.retrieval.similarity,

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/task_backend.py

@@ -1,31 +1,40 @@
 """
-Abstract task backend for running async tasks.
+Task backend for distributed task processing.
 
-This provides an abstraction that can be adapted to different execution models:
-- AsyncIO queue (default implementation)
-- Pub/Sub architectures (future)
-- Message brokers (future)
+This provides an abstraction for task storage and execution:
+- BrokerTaskBackend: Uses PostgreSQL as broker (production)
+- SyncTaskBackend: Executes tasks immediately (testing/embedded)
 """
 
-import asyncio
+import json
 import logging
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
-from typing import Any
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import asyncpg
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def fq_table(table: str, schema: str | None = None) -> str:
+    """Get fully-qualified table name with optional schema prefix."""
+    if schema:
+        return f'"{schema}".{table}'
+    return table
+
+
 class TaskBackend(ABC):
     """
     Abstract base class for task execution backends.
 
     Implementations must:
     1. Store/publish task events (as serializable dicts)
-    2. Execute tasks through a provided executor callback
+    2. Execute tasks through a provided executor callback (optional)
 
     The backend treats tasks as pure dictionaries that can be serialized
-    and sent over the network. The executor (typically MemoryEngine.execute_task)
+    and stored in the database. The executor (typically MemoryEngine.execute_task)
     receives the dict and routes it to the appropriate handler.
     """
 
@@ -46,7 +55,7 @@ class TaskBackend(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     async def initialize(self):
         """
-        Initialize the backend (e.g., start workers, connect to broker).
+        Initialize the backend (e.g., connect to database).
         """
         pass
 
@@ -63,7 +72,7 @@ class TaskBackend(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     async def shutdown(self):
         """
-        Shutdown the backend gracefully (e.g., stop workers, close connections).
+        Shutdown the backend gracefully.
         """
         pass
 
@@ -93,9 +102,8 @@ class SyncTaskBackend(TaskBackend):
     """
     Synchronous task backend that executes tasks immediately.
 
-    This is useful for embedded/CLI usage where we don't want background
-    workers that prevent clean exit. Tasks are executed inline rather than
-    being queued.
+    This is useful for tests and embedded/CLI usage where we don't want
+    background workers. Tasks are executed inline rather than being queued.
     """
 
     async def initialize(self):
@@ -121,221 +129,123 @@ class SyncTaskBackend(TaskBackend):
         logger.debug("SyncTaskBackend shutdown")
 
 
-class NoopTaskBackend(TaskBackend):
+class BrokerTaskBackend(TaskBackend):
     """
-    No-op task backend that discards all tasks.
+    Task backend using PostgreSQL as broker.
 
-    This is useful for tests where background task execution is not needed
-    and would only slow down the test suite.
+    submit_task() stores task_payload in async_operations table.
+    Actual polling and execution is handled separately by WorkerPoller.
+
+    This backend is used by the API to store tasks. Workers poll
+    the database separately to claim and execute tasks.
     """
 
-    async def initialize(self):
-        """No-op."""
-        self._initialized = True
-        logger.debug("NoopTaskBackend initialized")
-
-    async def submit_task(self, task_dict: dict[str, Any]):
-        """Discard the task (do nothing)."""
-        pass
-
-    async def shutdown(self):
-        """No-op."""
-        self._initialized = False
-        logger.debug("NoopTaskBackend shutdown")
-
-
-class AsyncIOQueueBackend(TaskBackend):
-    """
-    Task backend implementation using asyncio queues.
-
-    This is the default implementation that uses in-process asyncio queues
-    and a periodic consumer worker.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, batch_size: int = 10, batch_interval: float = 1.0):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        pool_getter: Callable[[], "asyncpg.Pool"],
+        schema: str | None = None,
+    ):
         """
-        Initialize AsyncIO queue backend.
+        Initialize the broker task backend.
 
         Args:
-            batch_size: Maximum number of tasks to process in one batch
-            batch_interval: Maximum time (seconds) to wait before processing batch
+            pool_getter: Callable that returns the asyncpg connection pool
+            schema: Database schema for multi-tenant support (optional)
         """
         super().__init__()
-        self._queue: asyncio.Queue | None = None
-        self._worker_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
-        self._shutdown_event: asyncio.Event | None = None
-        self._batch_size = batch_size
-        self._batch_interval = batch_interval
-        self._in_flight_count = 0
-        self._in_flight_lock = asyncio.Lock()
+        self._pool_getter = pool_getter
+        self._schema = schema
 
     async def initialize(self):
-        """Initialize the queue and start the worker."""
-        if self._initialized:
-            return
-
-        self._queue = asyncio.Queue()
-        self._shutdown_event = asyncio.Event()
-        self._worker_task = asyncio.create_task(self._worker())
+        """Initialize the backend."""
         self._initialized = True
-        logger.info("AsyncIOQueueBackend initialized")
+        logger.info("BrokerTaskBackend initialized")
 
     async def submit_task(self, task_dict: dict[str, Any]):
         """
-        Submit a task by putting it in the queue.
+        Store task payload in async_operations table.
+
+        The task_dict should contain an 'operation_id' if updating an existing
+        operation record, otherwise a new operation will be created.
 
         Args:
-            task_dict: Task dictionary to execute
+            task_dict: Task dictionary to store (must be JSON serializable)
         """
         if not self._initialized:
             await self.initialize()
 
-        await self._queue.put(task_dict)
+        pool = self._pool_getter()
+        operation_id = task_dict.get("operation_id")
+        task_type = task_dict.get("type", "unknown")
+        bank_id = task_dict.get("bank_id")
+        payload_json = json.dumps(task_dict)
+
+        table = fq_table("async_operations", self._schema)
+
+        if operation_id:
+            # Update existing operation with task payload
+            await pool.execute(
+                f"""
+                UPDATE {table}
+                SET task_payload = $1::jsonb, updated_at = now()
+                WHERE operation_id = $2
+                """,
+                payload_json,
+                operation_id,
+            )
+            logger.debug(f"Updated task payload for operation {operation_id}")
+        else:
+            # Insert new operation (for tasks without pre-created records)
+            # e.g., access_count_update tasks
+            import uuid
+
+            new_id = uuid.uuid4()
+            await pool.execute(
+                f"""
+                INSERT INTO {table} (operation_id, bank_id, operation_type, status, task_payload)
+                VALUES ($1, $2, $3, 'pending', $4::jsonb)
+                """,
+                new_id,
+                bank_id,
+                task_type,
+                payload_json,
+            )
+            logger.debug(f"Created new operation {new_id} for task type {task_type}")
+
+    async def shutdown(self):
+        """Shutdown the backend."""
+        self._initialized = False
+        logger.info("BrokerTaskBackend shutdown")
 
     async def wait_for_pending_tasks(self, timeout: float = 120.0):
         """
-        Wait for all pending tasks in the queue and in-flight tasks to complete.
+        Wait for pending tasks to be processed.
 
-        This is useful in tests to ensure background tasks complete before assertions.
+        In the broker model, this polls the database to check if tasks
+        for this process have been completed. This is useful in tests
+        when worker_enabled=True (API processes its own tasks).
 
         Args:
-            timeout: Maximum time to wait in seconds (default 120s for long-running tasks)
+            timeout: Maximum time to wait in seconds
         """
-        if not self._initialized or self._queue is None:
-            return
+        import asyncio
+
+        pool = self._pool_getter()
+        table = fq_table("async_operations", self._schema)
 
-        # Wait for queue to be empty AND no in-flight tasks
         start_time = asyncio.get_event_loop().time()
         while asyncio.get_event_loop().time() - start_time < timeout:
-            async with self._in_flight_lock:
-                in_flight = self._in_flight_count
+            # Check if there are any pending tasks with payloads
+            count = await pool.fetchval(
+                f"""
+                SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {table}
+                WHERE status = 'pending' AND task_payload IS NOT NULL
+                """
+            )
 
-            if self._queue.empty() and in_flight == 0:
-                # Queue is empty and no tasks in flight, we're done
+            if count == 0:
                 return
 
-            # Wait a bit before checking again
             await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
 
-    async def shutdown(self):
-        """Shutdown the worker and drain the queue."""
-        if not self._initialized:
-            return
-
-        logger.info("Shutting down AsyncIOQueueBackend...")
-
-        # Signal shutdown
-        self._shutdown_event.set()
-
-        # Cancel worker
-        if self._worker_task is not None:
-            self._worker_task.cancel()
-            try:
-                await self._worker_task
-            except asyncio.CancelledError:
-                pass  # Worker cancelled successfully
-
-        self._initialized = False
-        logger.info("AsyncIOQueueBackend shutdown complete")
-
-    async def _execute_task_with_tracking(self, task_dict: dict[str, Any]):
-        """Execute a task and track its in-flight status."""
-        async with self._in_flight_lock:
-            self._in_flight_count += 1
-        try:
-            await self._execute_task(task_dict)
-        finally:
-            async with self._in_flight_lock:
-                self._in_flight_count -= 1
-
-    async def _execute_task_no_tracking(self, task_dict: dict[str, Any]):
-        """Execute a task without in-flight tracking (tracking done at batch level)."""
-        await self._execute_task(task_dict)
-
-    def _get_queue_stats(self) -> tuple[int, dict[str, int]]:
-        """Get current queue size and bank_id distribution."""
-        queue_size = self._queue.qsize() if self._queue else 0
-        bank_distribution: dict[str, int] = {}
-
-        if queue_size > 0 and self._queue:
-            # Peek at queue items without removing them
-            # Note: This is a snapshot and may not be perfectly accurate due to concurrency
-            try:
-                # Access internal deque for logging purposes only
-                items = list(self._queue._queue)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-                for item in items:
-                    bank_id = item.get("bank_id", "unknown")
-                    bank_distribution[bank_id] = bank_distribution.get(bank_id, 0) + 1
-            except Exception:
-                pass  # Queue access failed, return empty distribution
-
-        return queue_size, bank_distribution
-
-    async def _worker(self):
-        """
-        Background worker that processes tasks in batches.
-
-        Collects tasks for up to batch_interval seconds or batch_size items,
-        then processes them.
-        """
-        while not self._shutdown_event.is_set():
-            try:
-                # Collect tasks for batching
-                tasks = []
-                deadline = asyncio.get_event_loop().time() + self._batch_interval
-
-                while len(tasks) < self._batch_size and asyncio.get_event_loop().time() < deadline:
-                    try:
-                        remaining_time = max(0.1, deadline - asyncio.get_event_loop().time())
-                        task_dict = await asyncio.wait_for(self._queue.get(), timeout=remaining_time)
-                        # Track task as in-flight immediately when picked up from queue
-                        # This prevents wait_for_pending_tasks from returning too early
-                        async with self._in_flight_lock:
-                            self._in_flight_count += 1
-                        tasks.append(task_dict)
-                    except TimeoutError:
-                        break
-
-                # Process batch
-                if tasks:
-                    # Log batch start with queue stats
-                    queue_size, bank_distribution = self._get_queue_stats()
-
-                    # Summarize batch by task type and bank
-                    batch_summary: dict[str, dict[str, int]] = {}
-                    for task_dict in tasks:
-                        task_type = task_dict.get("type", "unknown")
-                        bank_id = task_dict.get("bank_id", "unknown")
-                        if task_type not in batch_summary:
-                            batch_summary[task_type] = {}
-                        batch_summary[task_type][bank_id] = batch_summary[task_type].get(bank_id, 0) + 1
-
-                    # Build log message
-                    batch_parts = []
-                    for task_type, banks in sorted(batch_summary.items()):
-                        bank_str = ", ".join(f"{b}:{c}" for b, c in sorted(banks.items()))
-                        batch_parts.append(f"{task_type}[{bank_str}]")
-                    batch_str = ", ".join(batch_parts)
-
-                    if queue_size > 0:
-                        pending_str = ", ".join(f"{k}:{v}" for k, v in sorted(bank_distribution.items()))
-                        logger.info(
-                            f"Processing {len(tasks)} tasks: {batch_str} (pending={queue_size} [{pending_str}])"
-                        )
-                    else:
-                        logger.info(f"Processing {len(tasks)} tasks: {batch_str}")
-
-                    # Execute tasks concurrently (in_flight already tracked when picked up)
-                    await asyncio.gather(
-                        *[self._execute_task_no_tracking(task_dict) for task_dict in tasks], return_exceptions=True
-                    )
-
-                    # Decrement in_flight count after all tasks complete
-                    async with self._in_flight_lock:
-                        self._in_flight_count -= len(tasks)
-
-            except asyncio.CancelledError:
-                break
-            except Exception as e:
-                logger.error(f"Worker error: {e}")
-                await asyncio.sleep(1)  # Backoff on error
+        logger.warning(f"Timeout waiting for pending tasks after {timeout}s")

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/utils.py

@@ -124,31 +124,6 @@ def calculate_recency_weight(days_since: float, half_life_days: float = 365.0) -
     return 1.0 / (1.0 + math.log1p(normalized_age))
 
 
-def calculate_frequency_weight(access_count: int, max_boost: float = 2.0) -> float:
-    """
-    Calculate frequency weight based on access count.
-
-    Frequently accessed memories are weighted higher.
-    Uses logarithmic scaling to avoid over-weighting.
-
-    Args:
-        access_count: Number of times the memory was accessed
-        max_boost: Maximum multiplier for frequently accessed memories
-
-    Returns:
-        Weight between 1.0 and max_boost
-    """
-    import math
-
-    if access_count <= 0:
-        return 1.0
-
-    # Logarithmic scaling: log(access_count + 1) / log(10)
-    # This gives: 0 accesses = 1.0, 9 accesses ~= 1.5, 99 accesses ~= 2.0
-    normalized = math.log(access_count + 1) / math.log(10)
-    return 1.0 + min(normalized, max_boost - 1.0)
-
-
 def calculate_temporal_anchor(occurred_start: datetime, occurred_end: datetime) -> datetime:
     """
     Calculate a single temporal anchor point from a temporal range.

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/extensions/__init__.py

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ from hindsight_api.extensions.operation_validator import (
     RecallResult,
     ReflectContext,
     ReflectResultContext,
+    RefreshMentalModelContext,
+    RefreshMentalModelResult,
     RetainContext,
     RetainResult,
     ValidationResult,
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ __all__ = [
     "RecallResult",
     "ReflectContext",
     "ReflectResultContext",
+    "RefreshMentalModelContext",
+    "RefreshMentalModelResult",
     "RetainContext",
     "RetainResult",
     "ValidationResult",

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/extensions/operation_validator.py

@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@ class ReflectContext:
     context: str | None = None
 
 
+@dataclass
+class RefreshMentalModelContext:
+    """Context for a refresh mental model operation validation (pre-operation).
+
+    Contains ALL user-provided parameters for the refresh mental model operation.
+    """
+
+    bank_id: str
+    model_id: str
+    request_context: "RequestContext"
+
+
 # =============================================================================
 # Post-operation Contexts (includes results)
 # =============================================================================
@@ -164,6 +176,27 @@ class ReflectResultContext:
     error: str | None = None
 
 
+@dataclass
+class RefreshMentalModelResult:
+    """Result context for post-refresh-mental-model hook.
+
+    Contains the operation parameters and the result including token usage.
+    """
+
+    bank_id: str
+    model_id: str
+    request_context: "RequestContext"
+    # Result
+    model_name: str | None = None
+    observations_count: int = 0
+    input_tokens: int = 0
+    output_tokens: int = 0
+    total_tokens: int = 0
+    duration_ms: int = 0
+    success: bool = True
+    error: str | None = None
+
+
 class OperationValidatorExtension(Extension, ABC):
     """
     Validates and hooks into retain/recall/reflect operations.
@@ -265,6 +298,25 @@ class OperationValidatorExtension(Extension, ABC):
         """
         ...
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def validate_refresh_mental_model(self, ctx: RefreshMentalModelContext) -> ValidationResult:
+        """
+        Validate a refresh mental model operation before execution.
+
+        Called before the refresh mental model operation is processed.
+        Return ValidationResult.reject() to prevent the operation from executing.
+
+        Args:
+            ctx: Context containing all user-provided parameters:
+                - bank_id: Bank identifier
+                - model_id: Mental model ID to refresh
+                - request_context: Request context with auth info
+
+        Returns:
+            ValidationResult indicating whether the operation is allowed.
+        """
+        ...
+
     # =========================================================================
     # Post-operation hooks (optional - override to implement)
     # =========================================================================
@@ -325,3 +377,28 @@ class OperationValidatorExtension(Extension, ABC):
                 - error: Error message (if failed)
         """
         pass
+
+    async def on_refresh_mental_model_complete(self, result: RefreshMentalModelResult) -> None:
+        """
+        Called after a refresh mental model operation completes (success or failure).
+
+        Override this method to implement post-operation logic such as:
+        - Token usage tracking and billing
+        - Audit logging
+        - Metrics collection
+
+        Args:
+            result: Result context containing:
+                - bank_id: Bank identifier
+                - model_id: Mental model ID
+                - request_context: Request context with auth info
+                - model_name: Name of the mental model (if success)
+                - observations_count: Number of observations generated
+                - input_tokens: Number of input tokens used
+                - output_tokens: Number of output tokens used
+                - total_tokens: Total tokens used (input + output)
+                - duration_ms: Total operation duration in milliseconds
+                - success: Whether the operation succeeded
+                - error: Error message (if failed)
+        """
+        pass

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/main.py

@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ def main():
             host=args.host,
             port=args.port,
             log_level=args.log_level,
+            log_format=config.log_format,
             mcp_enabled=config.mcp_enabled,
             graph_retriever=config.graph_retriever,
             mpfp_top_k_neighbors=config.mpfp_top_k_neighbors,
@@ -218,9 +219,14 @@ def main():
             db_pool_max_size=config.db_pool_max_size,
             db_command_timeout=config.db_command_timeout,
             db_acquire_timeout=config.db_acquire_timeout,
-            task_backend=config.task_backend,
-            task_backend_memory_batch_size=config.task_backend_memory_batch_size,
-            task_backend_memory_batch_interval=config.task_backend_memory_batch_interval,
+            worker_enabled=config.worker_enabled,
+            worker_id=config.worker_id,
+            worker_poll_interval_ms=config.worker_poll_interval_ms,
+            worker_max_retries=config.worker_max_retries,
+            worker_batch_size=config.worker_batch_size,
+            worker_http_port=config.worker_http_port,
+            reflect_max_iterations=config.reflect_max_iterations,
+            mental_model_refresh_concurrency=config.mental_model_refresh_concurrency,
         )
     config.configure_logging()
     if not args.daemon:

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/models.py

@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ class MemoryUnit(Base):
     mentioned_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True))  # When fact was mentioned
     fact_type: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=False, server_default="world")
     confidence_score: Mapped[float | None] = mapped_column(Float)
-    access_count: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, server_default="0")
     unit_metadata: Mapped[dict] = mapped_column(
         "metadata", JSONB, server_default=sql_text("'{}'::jsonb")
     )  # User-defined metadata (str->str)
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ class MemoryUnit(Base):
         Index("idx_memory_units_document_id", "document_id"),
         Index("idx_memory_units_event_date", "event_date", postgresql_ops={"event_date": "DESC"}),
         Index("idx_memory_units_bank_date", "bank_id", "event_date", postgresql_ops={"event_date": "DESC"}),
-        Index("idx_memory_units_access_count", "access_count", postgresql_ops={"access_count": "DESC"}),
         Index("idx_memory_units_fact_type", "fact_type"),
         Index("idx_memory_units_bank_fact_type", "bank_id", "fact_type"),
         Index(

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/worker/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+"""
+Worker package for distributed task processing.
+
+This package provides:
+- WorkerPoller: Polls PostgreSQL for pending tasks and executes them
+- main: CLI entry point for hindsight-worker
+"""
+
+from .poller import WorkerPoller
+
+__all__ = ["WorkerPoller"]

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/worker/main.py

@@ -0,0 +1,285 @@
+"""
+Command-line interface for Hindsight Worker.
+
+Run the worker with:
+    hindsight-worker
+
+Stop with Ctrl+C (graceful shutdown).
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import atexit
+import logging
+import os
+import signal
+import socket
+import sys
+import warnings
+
+from ..config import get_config
+from ..engine.task_backend import SyncTaskBackend
+from .poller import WorkerPoller
+
+# Filter deprecation warnings from third-party libraries
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message="websockets.legacy is deprecated")
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message="websockets.server.WebSocketServerProtocol is deprecated")
+
+# Disable tokenizers parallelism to avoid warnings
+os.environ["TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM"] = "false"
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def create_worker_app(poller: WorkerPoller, memory):
+    """Create a minimal FastAPI app for worker metrics and health."""
+    from fastapi import FastAPI
+    from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse, Response
+    from prometheus_client import CONTENT_TYPE_LATEST, generate_latest
+
+    from ..metrics import create_metrics_collector, get_metrics_collector, initialize_metrics
+
+    app = FastAPI(
+        title="Hindsight Worker",
+        description="Worker process for distributed task execution",
+    )
+
+    # Initialize OpenTelemetry metrics
+    try:
+        prometheus_reader = initialize_metrics(service_name="hindsight-worker", service_version="1.0.0")
+        create_metrics_collector()
+        app.state.prometheus_reader = prometheus_reader
+        logger.info("Metrics initialized - available at /metrics endpoint")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Failed to initialize metrics: {e}. Metrics will be disabled.")
+        app.state.prometheus_reader = None
+
+    # Set up DB pool metrics if available
+    metrics_collector = get_metrics_collector()
+    if memory._pool is not None and hasattr(metrics_collector, "set_db_pool"):
+        metrics_collector.set_db_pool(memory._pool)
+        logger.info("DB pool metrics configured")
+
+    @app.get(
+        "/health",
+        summary="Health check endpoint",
+        description="Returns worker health status including database connectivity",
+        tags=["Monitoring"],
+    )
+    async def health_endpoint():
+        """Health check endpoint."""
+        health = await memory.health_check()
+        health["worker_id"] = poller.worker_id
+        health["is_shutdown"] = poller.is_shutdown
+        status_code = 200 if health.get("status") == "healthy" else 503
+        return JSONResponse(content=health, status_code=status_code)
+
+    @app.get(
+        "/metrics",
+        summary="Prometheus metrics endpoint",
+        description="Exports metrics in Prometheus format for scraping",
+        tags=["Monitoring"],
+    )
+    async def metrics_endpoint():
+        """Return Prometheus metrics."""
+        metrics_data = generate_latest()
+        return Response(content=metrics_data, media_type=CONTENT_TYPE_LATEST)
+
+    @app.get(
+        "/",
+        summary="Worker info",
+        description="Basic worker information",
+        tags=["Info"],
+    )
+    async def root():
+        """Return basic worker info."""
+        return {
+            "service": "hindsight-worker",
+            "worker_id": poller.worker_id,
+            "is_shutdown": poller.is_shutdown,
+        }
+
+    return app
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main entry point for the hindsight-worker CLI."""
+    # Load configuration from environment
+    config = get_config()
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        prog="hindsight-worker",
+        description="Hindsight Worker - distributed task processor",
+    )
+
+    # Worker options
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--worker-id",
+        default=config.worker_id or socket.gethostname(),
+        help="Worker identifier (default: hostname, env: HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_ID)",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--poll-interval",
+        type=int,
+        default=config.worker_poll_interval_ms,
+        help=f"Poll interval in milliseconds (default: {config.worker_poll_interval_ms}, env: HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_POLL_INTERVAL_MS)",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--batch-size",
+        type=int,
+        default=config.worker_batch_size,
+        help=f"Tasks to claim per poll (default: {config.worker_batch_size}, env: HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_BATCH_SIZE)",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--max-retries",
+        type=int,
+        default=config.worker_max_retries,
+        help=f"Max retries before marking failed (default: {config.worker_max_retries}, env: HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_MAX_RETRIES)",
+    )
+
+    # HTTP server options
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--http-port",
+        type=int,
+        default=config.worker_http_port,
+        help=f"HTTP port for metrics/health endpoints (default: {config.worker_http_port}, env: HINDSIGHT_API_WORKER_HTTP_PORT)",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--http-host",
+        default="0.0.0.0",
+        help="HTTP host to bind (default: 0.0.0.0)",
+    )
+
+    # Logging options
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--log-level",
+        default=config.log_level,
+        choices=["critical", "error", "warning", "info", "debug", "trace"],
+        help=f"Log level (default: {config.log_level}, env: HINDSIGHT_API_LOG_LEVEL)",
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Configure logging
+    config.configure_logging()
+
+    # Import MemoryEngine here to avoid circular imports
+    from .. import MemoryEngine
+
+    print(f"Starting Hindsight Worker: {args.worker_id}")
+    print(f"  Poll interval: {args.poll_interval}ms")
+    print(f"  Batch size: {args.batch_size}")
+    print(f"  Max retries: {args.max_retries}")
+    print(f"  HTTP server: {args.http_host}:{args.http_port}")
+    print()
+
+    # Global references for cleanup
+    memory = None
+    poller = None
+
+    async def run():
+        nonlocal memory, poller
+        import uvicorn
+
+        # Initialize MemoryEngine
+        # Workers use SyncTaskBackend because they execute tasks directly,
+        # they don't need to store tasks (they poll from DB)
+        memory = MemoryEngine(
+            run_migrations=False,  # Workers don't run migrations
+            task_backend=SyncTaskBackend(),
+        )
+
+        await memory.initialize()
+
+        print(f"Database connected: {config.database_url}")
+
+        # Create and start the poller
+        poller = WorkerPoller(
+            pool=memory._pool,
+            worker_id=args.worker_id,
+            executor=memory.execute_task,
+            poll_interval_ms=args.poll_interval,
+            batch_size=args.batch_size,
+            max_retries=args.max_retries,
+        )
+
+        # Create the HTTP app for metrics/health
+        app = create_worker_app(poller, memory)
+
+        # Setup signal handlers for graceful shutdown
+        shutdown_requested = asyncio.Event()
+
+        def signal_handler(signum, frame):
+            print(f"\nReceived signal {signum}, initiating graceful shutdown...")
+            shutdown_requested.set()
+
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal_handler)
+
+        # Create uvicorn config and server
+        uvicorn_config = uvicorn.Config(
+            app,
+            host=args.http_host,
+            port=args.http_port,
+            log_level="info",  # Reduce uvicorn noise
+            access_log=False,
+        )
+        server = uvicorn.Server(uvicorn_config)
+
+        # Run the poller and HTTP server concurrently
+        poller_task = asyncio.create_task(poller.run())
+        http_task = asyncio.create_task(server.serve())
+
+        print(f"Worker started. Metrics available at http://{args.http_host}:{args.http_port}/metrics")
+
+        # Wait for shutdown signal
+        await shutdown_requested.wait()
+
+        # Graceful shutdown
+        print("Shutting down HTTP server...")
+        server.should_exit = True
+
+        print("Waiting for poller to finish...")
+        await poller.shutdown_graceful(timeout=30.0)
+        poller_task.cancel()
+        try:
+            await poller_task
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            pass
+
+        # Wait for HTTP server to finish
+        try:
+            await asyncio.wait_for(http_task, timeout=5.0)
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            http_task.cancel()
+            try:
+                await http_task
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                pass
+
+        # Close memory engine
+        await memory.close()
+        print("Worker shutdown complete")
+
+    def cleanup():
+        """Synchronous cleanup for atexit."""
+        if memory is not None and memory._pg0 is not None:
+            try:
+                loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+                loop.run_until_complete(memory._pg0.stop())
+                loop.close()
+                print("\npg0 stopped.")
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"\nError stopping pg0: {e}")
+
+    atexit.register(cleanup)
+
+    try:
+        asyncio.run(run())
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("\nWorker interrupted")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/worker/poller.py

@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+"""
+Worker poller for distributed task execution.
+
+Polls PostgreSQL for pending tasks and executes them using
+FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED for safe concurrent claiming.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+import logging
+import traceback
+from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import asyncpg
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def fq_table(table: str, schema: str | None = None) -> str:
+    """Get fully-qualified table name with optional schema prefix."""
+    if schema:
+        return f'"{schema}".{table}'
+    return table
+
+
+class WorkerPoller:
+    """
+    Polls PostgreSQL for pending tasks and executes them.
+
+    Uses FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED for safe distributed claiming,
+    allowing multiple workers to process tasks without conflicts.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        pool: "asyncpg.Pool",
+        worker_id: str,
+        executor: Callable[[dict[str, Any]], Awaitable[None]],
+        poll_interval_ms: int = 500,
+        batch_size: int = 10,
+        max_retries: int = 3,
+        schema: str | None = None,
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize the worker poller.
+
+        Args:
+            pool: asyncpg connection pool
+            worker_id: Unique identifier for this worker
+            executor: Async function to execute tasks (typically MemoryEngine.execute_task)
+            poll_interval_ms: Interval between polls when no tasks found (milliseconds)
+            batch_size: Maximum number of tasks to claim per poll cycle
+            max_retries: Maximum retry attempts before marking task as failed
+            schema: Database schema for multi-tenant support (optional)
+        """
+        self._pool = pool
+        self._worker_id = worker_id
+        self._executor = executor
+        self._poll_interval_ms = poll_interval_ms
+        self._batch_size = batch_size
+        self._max_retries = max_retries
+        self._schema = schema
+        self._shutdown = asyncio.Event()
+        self._current_tasks: set[asyncio.Task] = set()
+        self._in_flight_count = 0
+        self._in_flight_lock = asyncio.Lock()
+
+    async def claim_batch(self) -> list[tuple[str, dict[str, Any]]]:
+        """
+        Claim up to batch_size pending tasks atomically.
+
+        Uses FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED to ensure no conflicts with other workers.
+
+        Returns:
+            List of tuples (operation_id, task_dict)
+        """
+        table = fq_table("async_operations", self._schema)
+
+        async with self._pool.acquire() as conn:
+            async with conn.transaction():
+                # Select and lock pending tasks
+                rows = await conn.fetch(
+                    f"""
+                    SELECT operation_id, task_payload
+                    FROM {table}
+                    WHERE status = 'pending' AND task_payload IS NOT NULL
+                    ORDER BY created_at
+                    LIMIT $1
+                    FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED
+                    """,
+                    self._batch_size,
+                )
+
+                if not rows:
+                    return []
+
+                # Claim the tasks by updating status and worker_id
+                operation_ids = [row["operation_id"] for row in rows]
+                await conn.execute(
+                    f"""
+                    UPDATE {table}
+                    SET status = 'processing', worker_id = $1, claimed_at = now(), updated_at = now()
+                    WHERE operation_id = ANY($2)
+                    """,
+                    self._worker_id,
+                    operation_ids,
+                )
+
+                # Parse and return task payloads
+                return [(str(row["operation_id"]), json.loads(row["task_payload"])) for row in rows]
+
+    async def _mark_completed(self, operation_id: str):
+        """Mark a task as completed."""
+        table = fq_table("async_operations", self._schema)
+        await self._pool.execute(
+            f"""
+            UPDATE {table}
+            SET status = 'completed', completed_at = now(), updated_at = now()
+            WHERE operation_id = $1
+            """,
+            operation_id,
+        )
+
+    async def _mark_failed(self, operation_id: str, error_message: str):
+        """Mark a task as failed with error message."""
+        table = fq_table("async_operations", self._schema)
+        # Truncate error message if too long (max 5000 chars in schema)
+        error_message = error_message[:5000] if len(error_message) > 5000 else error_message
+        await self._pool.execute(
+            f"""
+            UPDATE {table}
+            SET status = 'failed', error_message = $2, completed_at = now(), updated_at = now()
+            WHERE operation_id = $1
+            """,
+            operation_id,
+            error_message,
+        )
+
+    async def _retry_or_fail(self, operation_id: str, error_message: str):
+        """Increment retry count or mark as failed if max retries exceeded."""
+        table = fq_table("async_operations", self._schema)
+
+        # Get current retry count
+        row = await self._pool.fetchrow(
+            f"SELECT retry_count FROM {table} WHERE operation_id = $1",
+            operation_id,
+        )
+
+        if row is None:
+            logger.warning(f"Operation {operation_id} not found, cannot retry")
+            return
+
+        retry_count = row["retry_count"]
+
+        if retry_count >= self._max_retries:
+            # Max retries exceeded, mark as failed
+            await self._mark_failed(
+                operation_id, f"Max retries ({self._max_retries}) exceeded. Last error: {error_message}"
+            )
+            logger.error(f"Task {operation_id} failed after {retry_count} retries")
+        else:
+            # Increment retry and reset to pending
+            await self._pool.execute(
+                f"""
+                UPDATE {table}
+                SET status = 'pending', worker_id = NULL, claimed_at = NULL,
+                    retry_count = retry_count + 1, updated_at = now()
+                WHERE operation_id = $1
+                """,
+                operation_id,
+            )
+            logger.warning(f"Task {operation_id} failed, will retry (attempt {retry_count + 1}/{self._max_retries})")
+
+    async def execute_task(self, operation_id: str, task_dict: dict[str, Any]):
+        """Execute a single task and update its status."""
+        task_type = task_dict.get("type", "unknown")
+        bank_id = task_dict.get("bank_id", "unknown")
+
+        try:
+            logger.debug(f"Executing task {operation_id} (type={task_type}, bank={bank_id})")
+            await self._executor(task_dict)
+            await self._mark_completed(operation_id)
+            logger.debug(f"Task {operation_id} completed successfully")
+        except Exception as e:
+            error_msg = f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}\n{traceback.format_exc()}"
+            logger.error(f"Task {operation_id} failed: {e}")
+            await self._retry_or_fail(operation_id, error_msg)
+
+    async def run(self):
+        """
+        Main polling loop.
+
+        Continuously polls for pending tasks, claims them, and executes them
+        until shutdown is signaled.
+        """
+        logger.info(f"Worker {self._worker_id} starting polling loop")
+
+        while not self._shutdown.is_set():
+            try:
+                # Claim a batch of tasks
+                tasks = await self.claim_batch()
+
+                if tasks:
+                    # Log batch info
+                    task_types = {}
+                    for _, task_dict in tasks:
+                        t = task_dict.get("type", "unknown")
+                        task_types[t] = task_types.get(t, 0) + 1
+                    types_str = ", ".join(f"{k}:{v}" for k, v in task_types.items())
+                    logger.info(f"Worker {self._worker_id} claimed {len(tasks)} tasks: {types_str}")
+
+                    # Track in-flight tasks
+                    async with self._in_flight_lock:
+                        self._in_flight_count += len(tasks)
+
+                    # Execute tasks concurrently
+                    try:
+                        await asyncio.gather(
+                            *[self.execute_task(op_id, task_dict) for op_id, task_dict in tasks],
+                            return_exceptions=True,
+                        )
+                    finally:
+                        async with self._in_flight_lock:
+                            self._in_flight_count -= len(tasks)
+                else:
+                    # No tasks found, wait before polling again
+                    try:
+                        await asyncio.wait_for(
+                            self._shutdown.wait(),
+                            timeout=self._poll_interval_ms / 1000,
+                        )
+                    except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                        pass  # Normal timeout, continue polling
+
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                logger.info(f"Worker {self._worker_id} polling loop cancelled")
+                break
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f"Worker {self._worker_id} error in polling loop: {e}")
+                traceback.print_exc()
+                # Backoff on error
+                await asyncio.sleep(1)
+
+        logger.info(f"Worker {self._worker_id} polling loop stopped")
+
+    async def shutdown_graceful(self, timeout: float = 30.0):
+        """
+        Signal shutdown and wait for current tasks to complete.
+
+        Args:
+            timeout: Maximum time to wait for in-flight tasks (seconds)
+        """
+        logger.info(f"Worker {self._worker_id} initiating graceful shutdown")
+        self._shutdown.set()
+
+        # Wait for in-flight tasks to complete
+        start_time = asyncio.get_event_loop().time()
+        while asyncio.get_event_loop().time() - start_time < timeout:
+            async with self._in_flight_lock:
+                in_flight = self._in_flight_count
+
+            if in_flight == 0:
+                logger.info(f"Worker {self._worker_id} graceful shutdown complete")
+                return
+
+            logger.info(f"Worker {self._worker_id} waiting for {in_flight} in-flight tasks")
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+
+        logger.warning(f"Worker {self._worker_id} shutdown timeout after {timeout}s")
+
+    @property
+    def worker_id(self) -> str:
+        """Get the worker ID."""
+        return self._worker_id
+
+    @property
+    def is_shutdown(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if shutdown has been signaled."""
+        return self._shutdown.is_set()

hindsight-api/pyproject.toml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "psycopg2-binary>=2.9.11",
     "tiktoken>=0.12.0",
     "httpx>=0.27.0",
-    "fastmcp>=2.3.0",
+    "fastmcp>=2.14.0",  # CVE-2025-66416
     "pg0-embedded>=0.11.0",
     "python-dateutil>=2.8.0",
     "opentelemetry-api>=1.20.0",
@@ -39,10 +39,17 @@ dependencies = [
     "cohere>=5.0.0",
     "flashrank>=0.2.0",
     # Local ML models for embeddings/reranking - can be excluded in Docker with INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS=false
-    "sentence-transformers>=3.0.0,<3.3.0",
-    "transformers>=4.30.0,<4.46.0",
-    "torch>=2.0.0",
+    "sentence-transformers>=3.3.0",
+    "transformers>=4.53.0",  # Security fixes for ReDoS vulnerabilities
+    "torch>=2.6.0",  # CVE fix for remote code execution
     "uvloop>=0.22.1",
+    # Transitive dependency security fixes
+    "pyasn1>=0.6.2",  # DoS vulnerability fix
+    "urllib3>=2.6.3",  # Decompression-bomb safeguards bypass fix
+    "langchain-core>=1.2.5",  # Serialization injection vulnerability fix
+    "filelock>=3.20.1",  # TOCTOU race condition fix
+    "authlib>=1.6.6",  # Account takeover vulnerability fix
+    "aiohttp>=3.13.3",  # Multiple DoS vulnerabilities
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
@@ -51,11 +58,12 @@ test = [
     "pytest-asyncio>=0.21.0",
     "pytest-timeout>=2.4.0",
     "pytest-xdist>=3.0.0",
-    "filelock>=3.0.0",
+    "filelock>=3.20.1",  # TOCTOU race condition fix
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]
 hindsight-api = "hindsight_api.main:main"
+hindsight-worker = "hindsight_api.worker.main:main"
 hindsight-local-mcp = "hindsight_api.mcp_local:main"
 hindsight-admin = "hindsight_api.admin.cli:main"
 
@@ -97,7 +105,7 @@ dev = [
     "pytest-timeout>=2.4.0",
     "pytest-xdist>=3.8.0",
     "python-dotenv>=1.2.1",
-    "filelock>=3.0.0",
+    "filelock>=3.20.1",  # TOCTOU race condition fix
     "ruff>=0.8.0",
     "ty>=0.0.1",
 ]

hindsight-api/tests/conftest.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from hindsight_api import MemoryEngine, LLMConfig, LocalSTEmbeddings, RequestCon
 
 from hindsight_api.engine.cross_encoder import LocalSTCrossEncoder
 from hindsight_api.engine.query_analyzer import DateparserQueryAnalyzer
+from hindsight_api.engine.task_backend import SyncTaskBackend
 from hindsight_api.pg0 import EmbeddedPostgres
 
 # Default pg0 instance configuration for tests
@@ -115,16 +116,65 @@ def llm_config():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-def embeddings():
+def embeddings(tmp_path_factory, worker_id):
+    """
+    Session-scoped embeddings fixture with filelock to prevent race conditions.
 
-    return LocalSTEmbeddings()
+    When pytest-xdist runs multiple workers in parallel, they all try to load
+    models from the HuggingFace cache simultaneously, which can cause race
+    conditions and meta tensor errors. We use a filelock to serialize model
+    initialization across workers.
+    """
+    # Get shared temp dir for coordination between xdist workers
+    if worker_id == "master":
+        root_tmp_dir = tmp_path_factory.getbasetemp()
+    else:
+        root_tmp_dir = tmp_path_factory.getbasetemp().parent
 
+    lock_file = root_tmp_dir / "embeddings_init.lock"
+
+    emb = LocalSTEmbeddings()
+
+    # Serialize model initialization across workers
+    with filelock.FileLock(str(lock_file)):
+        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        try:
+            loop.run_until_complete(emb.initialize())
+        finally:
+            loop.close()
+
+    return emb
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-def cross_encoder():
+def cross_encoder(tmp_path_factory, worker_id):
+    """
+    Session-scoped cross-encoder fixture with filelock to prevent race conditions.
 
-    return LocalSTCrossEncoder()
+    When pytest-xdist runs multiple workers in parallel, they all try to load
+    models from the HuggingFace cache simultaneously, which can cause race
+    conditions and meta tensor errors. We use a filelock to serialize model
+    initialization across workers.
+    """
+    # Get shared temp dir for coordination between xdist workers
+    if worker_id == "master":
+        root_tmp_dir = tmp_path_factory.getbasetemp()
+    else:
+        root_tmp_dir = tmp_path_factory.getbasetemp().parent
+
+    lock_file = root_tmp_dir / "cross_encoder_init.lock"
+
+    ce = LocalSTCrossEncoder()
+
+    # Serialize model initialization across workers
+    with filelock.FileLock(str(lock_file)):
+        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        try:
+            loop.run_until_complete(ce.initialize())
+        finally:
+            loop.close()
+
+    return ce
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def query_analyzer():
@@ -147,6 +197,7 @@ async def memory(pg0_db_url, embeddings, cross_encoder, query_analyzer):
     Uses pg0_db_url (a postgresql:// URL) directly, so MemoryEngine won't try to
     manage pg0 lifecycle - that's handled by the session-scoped pg0_db_url fixture.
     Migrations are disabled here since they're run once at session scope in pg0_db_url.
+    Uses SyncTaskBackend so async tasks execute immediately (no worker needed).
     """
     mem = MemoryEngine(
         db_url=pg0_db_url,  # Direct postgresql:// URL, not pg0://
@@ -160,6 +211,7 @@ async def memory(pg0_db_url, embeddings, cross_encoder, query_analyzer):
         pool_min_size=1,
         pool_max_size=5,
         run_migrations=False,  # Migrations already run at session scope
+        task_backend=SyncTaskBackend(),  # Execute tasks immediately in tests
     )
     await mem.initialize()
     yield mem

hindsight-api/tests/test_agents_api.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-Tests for agent management API (profile, disposition, background).
+Tests for agent management API (profile, disposition).
 """
 import pytest
 import uuid
@@ -25,15 +25,12 @@ class TestAgentProfile:
 
         assert profile is not None
         assert "disposition" in profile
-        assert "background" in profile
 
         disposition = profile["disposition"]
         assert disposition.skepticism == 3
         assert disposition.literalism == 3
         assert disposition.empathy == 3
 
-        assert profile["background"] == ""
-
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_update_agent_disposition(self, memory: MemoryEngine, request_context):
         """Test updating agent disposition traits."""
@@ -76,63 +73,10 @@ class TestAgentProfile:
         for agent in agents:
             assert "bank_id" in agent
             assert "disposition" in agent
-            assert "background" in agent
             assert "created_at" in agent
             assert "updated_at" in agent
 
 
-class TestAgentBackground:
-    """Tests for agent background management."""
-
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_merge_agent_background(self, memory: MemoryEngine, request_context):
-        """Test merging agent background information."""
-        bank_id = unique_agent_id("test_profile_merge")
-
-        profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
-        assert profile["background"] == ""
-
-        result1 = await memory.merge_bank_background(
-            bank_id,
-            "I was born in Texas",
-            update_disposition=False,
-            request_context=request_context,
-        )
-        assert "Texas" in result1["background"]
-
-        result2 = await memory.merge_bank_background(
-            bank_id,
-            "I have 10 years of startup experience",
-            update_disposition=False,
-            request_context=request_context,
-        )
-        assert "Texas" in result2["background"] or "startup" in result2["background"]
-
-        final_profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
-        assert final_profile["background"] != ""
-
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_merge_background_handles_conflicts(self, memory: MemoryEngine, request_context):
-        """Test that merging background handles conflicts (new overwrites old)."""
-        bank_id = unique_agent_id("test_profile_conflict")
-
-        result1 = await memory.merge_bank_background(
-            bank_id,
-            "I was born in Colorado",
-            update_disposition=False,
-            request_context=request_context,
-        )
-        assert "Colorado" in result1["background"]
-
-        result2 = await memory.merge_bank_background(
-            bank_id,
-            "You were born in Texas",
-            update_disposition=False,
-            request_context=request_context,
-        )
-        assert "Texas" in result2["background"]
-
-
 class TestAgentEndpoint:
     """Tests for agent PUT endpoint logic."""
 
@@ -147,7 +91,6 @@ class TestAgentEndpoint:
                 literalism=5,
                 empathy=2
             ),
-            background="I am a creative software engineer"
         )
 
         profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
@@ -159,55 +102,10 @@ class TestAgentEndpoint:
                 request_context=request_context,
             )
 
-        if request.background is not None:
-            pool = await memory._get_pool()
-            async with pool.acquire() as conn:
-                await conn.execute(
-                    """
-                    UPDATE banks
-                    SET background = $2,
-                        updated_at = NOW()
-                    WHERE bank_id = $1
-                    """,
-                    bank_id,
-                    request.background
-                )
-
         final_profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
 
         assert final_profile["disposition"].skepticism == 4
         assert final_profile["disposition"].literalism == 5
-        assert final_profile["background"] == "I am a creative software engineer"
-
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_put_agent_partial_update(self, memory: MemoryEngine, request_context):
-        """Test updating only background."""
-        bank_id = unique_agent_id("test_put_partial")
-
-        request = CreateBankRequest(
-            background="I am a data scientist"
-        )
-
-        profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
-
-        if request.background is not None:
-            pool = await memory._get_pool()
-            async with pool.acquire() as conn:
-                await conn.execute(
-                    """
-                    UPDATE banks
-                    SET background = $2,
-                        updated_at = NOW()
-                    WHERE bank_id = $1
-                    """,
-                    bank_id,
-                    request.background
-                )
-
-        final_profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
-
-        assert final_profile["disposition"].skepticism == 3  # Default
-        assert final_profile["background"] == "I am a data scientist"
 
 
 class TestAgentDispositionIntegration:
@@ -225,13 +123,6 @@ class TestAgentDispositionIntegration:
         }
         await memory.update_bank_disposition(bank_id, disposition, request_context=request_context)
 
-        await memory.merge_bank_background(
-            bank_id,
-            "I am a creative artist who values innovation over tradition",
-            update_disposition=False,
-            request_context=request_context,
-        )
-
         await memory.retain_batch_async(
             bank_id=bank_id,
             contents=[

hindsight-api/tests/test_custom_embedding_dimension.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from hindsight_api import MemoryEngine, RequestContext
 from hindsight_api.engine.embeddings import LocalSTEmbeddings, OpenAIEmbeddings, CohereEmbeddings
 from hindsight_api.engine.cross_encoder import LocalSTCrossEncoder, CohereCrossEncoder
 from hindsight_api.engine.query_analyzer import DateparserQueryAnalyzer
+from hindsight_api.engine.task_backend import SyncTaskBackend
 from hindsight_api.extensions import TenantExtension, TenantContext
 from hindsight_api.migrations import run_migrations, ensure_embedding_dimension
 
@@ -323,6 +324,7 @@ class TestOpenAIEmbeddings:
             pool_max_size=3,
             run_migrations=False,
             tenant_extension=SchemaTenantExtension(schema_name),
+            task_backend=SyncTaskBackend(),
         )
 
         try:
@@ -392,6 +394,7 @@ class TestOpenAIEmbeddings:
             pool_max_size=3,
             run_migrations=False,
             tenant_extension=SchemaTenantExtension(schema_name),
+            task_backend=SyncTaskBackend(),
         )
 
         try:
@@ -559,6 +562,7 @@ class TestCohereIntegration:
             pool_max_size=3,
             run_migrations=False,
             tenant_extension=SchemaTenantExtension(schema_name),
+            task_backend=SyncTaskBackend(),
         )
 
         try:

hindsight-api/tests/test_emergent_filtering.py

@@ -0,0 +1,516 @@
+"""Tests for emergent entity filtering."""
+
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
+
+from hindsight_api.engine.mental_models.emergent import (
+    build_mission_filter_prompt,
+    evaluate_emergent_models,
+    filter_candidates_by_mission,
+    MissionFilterResponse,
+    MissionFilterCandidate,
+)
+from hindsight_api.engine.mental_models.models import EmergentCandidate
+
+
+class TestBuildMissionFilterPrompt:
+    """Test prompt building for mission filtering."""
+
+    def test_prompt_contains_mission(self):
+        """Test that prompt includes the mission."""
+        candidates = [
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Alice",
+                detection_method="named_entity_extraction",
+                mention_count=10,
+            )
+        ]
+        prompt = build_mission_filter_prompt("Be a PM for engineering team", candidates)
+        assert "Be a PM for engineering team" in prompt
+
+    def test_prompt_contains_candidates(self):
+        """Test that prompt includes all candidates."""
+        candidates = [
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Alice Chen",
+                detection_method="named_entity_extraction",
+                mention_count=10,
+            ),
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Project Phoenix",
+                detection_method="named_entity_extraction",
+                mention_count=5,
+            ),
+        ]
+        prompt = build_mission_filter_prompt("Track projects", candidates)
+        assert "Alice Chen" in prompt
+        assert "Project Phoenix" in prompt
+
+    def test_prompt_contains_rejection_guidance(self):
+        """Test that prompt contains guidance to reject generic entities."""
+        candidates = [
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="test",
+                detection_method="named_entity_extraction",
+                mention_count=1,
+            )
+        ]
+        prompt = build_mission_filter_prompt("Test mission", candidates)
+
+        # Should contain rejection guidance for generic terms
+        assert "promote=false" in prompt
+        assert "kids" in prompt  # Example of generic term to reject
+        assert "community" in prompt  # Example of abstract concept to reject
+        assert "motivation" in prompt  # Example of abstract concept to reject
+
+
+class TestFilterCandidatesByMission:
+    """Test the filter_candidates_by_mission function."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def mock_llm_config(self):
+        """Create a mock LLM config."""
+        config = MagicMock()
+        config.call = AsyncMock()
+        return config
+
+    async def test_empty_candidates(self, mock_llm_config):
+        """Test with empty candidate list."""
+        result = await filter_candidates_by_mission(
+            llm_config=mock_llm_config,
+            mission="Test mission",
+            candidates=[],
+        )
+        assert result == []
+        mock_llm_config.call.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_no_mission_keeps_all(self, mock_llm_config):
+        """Test that no mission keeps all candidates (skips filtering)."""
+        candidates = [
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Alice",
+                detection_method="named_entity_extraction",
+                mention_count=10,
+            )
+        ]
+        result = await filter_candidates_by_mission(
+            llm_config=mock_llm_config,
+            mission="",  # Empty mission
+            candidates=candidates,
+        )
+        assert len(result) == 1
+        assert result[0].name == "Alice"
+        mock_llm_config.call.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_filters_by_promote_flag(self, mock_llm_config):
+        """Test that candidates are filtered by promote flag."""
+        candidates = [
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Alice Chen",
+                detection_method="named_entity_extraction",
+                mention_count=10,
+            ),
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="community",
+                detection_method="named_entity_extraction",
+                mention_count=5,
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        # Mock LLM response - Alice is promoted, community is not
+        mock_llm_config.call.return_value = MissionFilterResponse(
+            candidates=[
+                MissionFilterCandidate(name="Alice Chen", promote=True, reason="Specific person"),
+                MissionFilterCandidate(name="community", promote=False, reason="Generic abstract concept"),
+            ]
+        )
+
+        result = await filter_candidates_by_mission(
+            llm_config=mock_llm_config,
+            mission="Be a PM for engineering team",
+            candidates=candidates,
+        )
+
+        assert len(result) == 1
+        assert result[0].name == "Alice Chen"
+
+    async def test_rejects_generic_entities(self, mock_llm_config):
+        """Test that generic entities are rejected."""
+        # These are all generic/abstract terms that should be rejected
+        generic_names = [
+            "user", "support", "community", "family", "motivation",
+            "photo", "gratitude", "difference", "volunteering",
+            "kids", "veterans", "impact", "kindness", "encouragement",
+            "education", "nature", "joy", "positivity", "inspiration",
+            "help", "commitment", "passion", "energy", "connection",
+        ]
+        candidates = [
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name=name,
+                detection_method="named_entity_extraction",
+                mention_count=10,
+            )
+            for name in generic_names
+        ]
+
+        # Add some valid candidates
+        valid_candidates = [
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="John",
+                detection_method="named_entity_extraction",
+                mention_count=10,
+            ),
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Maria",
+                detection_method="named_entity_extraction",
+                mention_count=8,
+            ),
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Max",
+                detection_method="named_entity_extraction",
+                mention_count=6,
+            ),
+        ]
+        candidates.extend(valid_candidates)
+
+        # Mock LLM response - reject all generic, promote only specific names
+        response_candidates = [
+            MissionFilterCandidate(name=name, promote=False, reason="Generic/abstract term")
+            for name in generic_names
+        ]
+        response_candidates.extend([
+            MissionFilterCandidate(name=c.name, promote=True, reason="Specific person name")
+            for c in valid_candidates
+        ])
+
+        mock_llm_config.call.return_value = MissionFilterResponse(candidates=response_candidates)
+
+        result = await filter_candidates_by_mission(
+            llm_config=mock_llm_config,
+            mission="Be a health coach",
+            candidates=candidates,
+        )
+
+        # Should only have John, Maria, and Max
+        result_names = {c.name for c in result}
+        assert result_names == {"John", "Maria", "Max"}
+
+    async def test_accepts_specific_named_entities(self, mock_llm_config):
+        """Test that specific named entities are accepted."""
+        # These should all be accepted
+        valid_names = [
+            "Alice Chen",       # Full name
+            "Dr. Smith",        # Title + name
+            "John",             # First name (when it's clearly a person)
+            "Google",           # Organization
+            "Frontend Team",    # Named team
+            "Project Phoenix",  # Named project
+            "NYC Office",       # Named place
+            "Q4 Planning",      # Named event
+            "Sprint 23 Review", # Named meeting
+        ]
+        candidates = [
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name=name,
+                detection_method="named_entity_extraction",
+                mention_count=10,
+            )
+            for name in valid_names
+        ]
+
+        # Mock LLM response - promote all
+        response_candidates = [
+            MissionFilterCandidate(name=name, promote=True, reason="Specific named entity")
+            for name in valid_names
+        ]
+        mock_llm_config.call.return_value = MissionFilterResponse(candidates=response_candidates)
+
+        result = await filter_candidates_by_mission(
+            llm_config=mock_llm_config,
+            mission="Be a PM for engineering team",
+            candidates=candidates,
+        )
+
+        # Should have all valid names
+        result_names = {c.name for c in result}
+        assert result_names == set(valid_names)
+
+    async def test_llm_error_rejects_all_candidates(self, mock_llm_config):
+        """Test that LLM errors result in rejecting all candidates (fail-safe)."""
+        candidates = [
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Alice",
+                detection_method="named_entity_extraction",
+                mention_count=10,
+            )
+        ]
+
+        mock_llm_config.call.side_effect = Exception("LLM error")
+
+        result = await filter_candidates_by_mission(
+            llm_config=mock_llm_config,
+            mission="Test mission",
+            candidates=candidates,
+        )
+
+        # Should reject all candidates on error (fail-safe)
+        assert len(result) == 0
+
+    async def test_missing_candidate_in_response_is_rejected(self, mock_llm_config):
+        """Test that candidates not in LLM response are rejected by default."""
+        candidates = [
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Alice",
+                detection_method="named_entity_extraction",
+                mention_count=10,
+            ),
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Bob",
+                detection_method="named_entity_extraction",
+                mention_count=5,
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        # Mock LLM response - only includes Alice, not Bob
+        mock_llm_config.call.return_value = MissionFilterResponse(
+            candidates=[
+                MissionFilterCandidate(name="Alice", promote=True, reason="Specific person"),
+            ]
+        )
+
+        result = await filter_candidates_by_mission(
+            llm_config=mock_llm_config,
+            mission="Test mission",
+            candidates=candidates,
+        )
+
+        # Only Alice should be in result (Bob was missing from response, so rejected)
+        assert len(result) == 1
+        assert result[0].name == "Alice"
+
+
+class TestEvaluateEmergentModels:
+    """Test the evaluate_emergent_models function for cleanup of existing models."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def mock_llm_config(self):
+        """Create a mock LLM config."""
+        config = MagicMock()
+        config.call = AsyncMock()
+        return config
+
+    async def test_empty_models(self, mock_llm_config):
+        """Test with empty model list."""
+        result = await evaluate_emergent_models(
+            llm_config=mock_llm_config,
+            models=[],
+        )
+        assert result == []
+        mock_llm_config.call.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_removes_generic_models(self, mock_llm_config):
+        """Test that generic/abstract models are marked for removal."""
+        models = [
+            {"id": "id-kids", "name": "kids"},
+            {"id": "id-community", "name": "community"},
+            {"id": "id-motivation", "name": "motivation"},
+            {"id": "id-john", "name": "John"},
+            {"id": "id-maria", "name": "Maria"},
+        ]
+
+        # Mock LLM response - reject generic, keep specific names
+        mock_llm_config.call.return_value = MissionFilterResponse(
+            candidates=[
+                MissionFilterCandidate(name="kids", promote=False, reason="Generic category"),
+                MissionFilterCandidate(name="community", promote=False, reason="Abstract concept"),
+                MissionFilterCandidate(name="motivation", promote=False, reason="Abstract concept"),
+                MissionFilterCandidate(name="John", promote=True, reason="Person name"),
+                MissionFilterCandidate(name="Maria", promote=True, reason="Person name"),
+            ]
+        )
+
+        result = await evaluate_emergent_models(
+            llm_config=mock_llm_config,
+            models=models,
+        )
+
+        # Should return IDs of generic models to remove
+        assert set(result) == {"id-kids", "id-community", "id-motivation"}
+
+    async def test_keeps_specific_named_models(self, mock_llm_config):
+        """Test that specific named models are kept."""
+        models = [
+            {"id": "id-john", "name": "John"},
+            {"id": "id-google", "name": "Google"},
+            {"id": "id-project", "name": "Project Phoenix"},
+        ]
+
+        # Mock LLM response - keep all
+        mock_llm_config.call.return_value = MissionFilterResponse(
+            candidates=[
+                MissionFilterCandidate(name="John", promote=True, reason="Person name"),
+                MissionFilterCandidate(name="Google", promote=True, reason="Organization"),
+                MissionFilterCandidate(name="Project Phoenix", promote=True, reason="Named project"),
+            ]
+        )
+
+        result = await evaluate_emergent_models(
+            llm_config=mock_llm_config,
+            models=models,
+        )
+
+        # No models should be removed
+        assert result == []
+
+    async def test_llm_error_keeps_all_models(self, mock_llm_config):
+        """Test that LLM errors result in keeping all models (safe default)."""
+        models = [
+            {"id": "id-kids", "name": "kids"},
+            {"id": "id-john", "name": "John"},
+        ]
+
+        mock_llm_config.call.side_effect = Exception("LLM error")
+
+        result = await evaluate_emergent_models(
+            llm_config=mock_llm_config,
+            models=models,
+        )
+
+        # Should keep all models on error (return empty removal list)
+        assert result == []
+
+    async def test_missing_model_in_response_is_removed(self, mock_llm_config):
+        """Test that models not in LLM response are marked for removal."""
+        models = [
+            {"id": "id-alice", "name": "Alice"},
+            {"id": "id-bob", "name": "Bob"},
+        ]
+
+        # Mock LLM response - only includes Alice
+        mock_llm_config.call.return_value = MissionFilterResponse(
+            candidates=[
+                MissionFilterCandidate(name="Alice", promote=True, reason="Person name"),
+            ]
+        )
+
+        result = await evaluate_emergent_models(
+            llm_config=mock_llm_config,
+            models=models,
+        )
+
+        # Bob should be marked for removal (missing from response)
+        assert result == ["id-bob"]
+
+
+class TestRemovedEntitiesNotRepromoted:
+    """Test that entities removed by evaluation are not re-promoted.
+
+    This tests the fix for a bug where:
+    1. evaluate_emergent_models returns model IDs to remove (e.g., 'entity-maya')
+    2. We delete those models
+    3. detect_entity_candidates finds the same entities (now eligible since model was deleted)
+    4. filter_candidates_by_goal approves them (different LLM call)
+    5. BUG: We were re-promoting the same entities we just removed
+
+    The fix tracks removed entity_ids and excludes them from promotion.
+    """
+
+    async def test_removed_entity_ids_excluded_from_promotion(self):
+        """Test that entities whose models were removed are not re-promoted."""
+        from hindsight_api.engine.mental_models.models import EmergentCandidate
+
+        # Simulate the scenario from the bug:
+        # - existing_emergent has model 'entity-maya' with entity_id='uuid-maya'
+        # - evaluate_emergent_models says to remove 'entity-maya'
+        # - detect_entity_candidates returns 'Maya' with entity_id='uuid-maya' (now eligible)
+        # - filter_candidates_by_goal says to promote 'Maya'
+        # - But we should NOT promote because we just removed it
+
+        existing_emergent = [
+            {"id": "entity-maya", "name": "Maya", "entity_id": "uuid-maya"},
+            {"id": "entity-alex", "name": "Alex", "entity_id": "uuid-alex"},
+            {"id": "entity-john", "name": "John", "entity_id": "uuid-john"},  # This one will be kept
+        ]
+
+        # Models to remove (evaluate_emergent_models would return these)
+        models_to_remove = ["entity-maya", "entity-alex"]
+
+        # Build model_id -> entity_id mapping (this is what the fix does)
+        model_to_entity = {m["id"]: m.get("entity_id") for m in existing_emergent}
+
+        # Track removed entity_ids
+        removed_entity_ids: set[str] = set()
+        for model_id in models_to_remove:
+            entity_id = model_to_entity.get(model_id)
+            if entity_id:
+                removed_entity_ids.add(str(entity_id))
+
+        # Verify we tracked the right entity_ids
+        assert removed_entity_ids == {"uuid-maya", "uuid-alex"}
+
+        # Now simulate candidates that were detected (includes removed entities)
+        candidates = [
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Maya", entity_id="uuid-maya", detection_method="named_entity", mention_count=10
+            ),
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Alex", entity_id="uuid-alex", detection_method="named_entity", mention_count=8
+            ),
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="NewPerson", entity_id="uuid-new", detection_method="named_entity", mention_count=5
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        # Filter out candidates whose entity was just removed (the fix)
+        filtered_candidates = [c for c in candidates if c.entity_id not in removed_entity_ids]
+
+        # Only NewPerson should remain - Maya and Alex were removed and should not be re-promoted
+        assert len(filtered_candidates) == 1
+        assert filtered_candidates[0].name == "NewPerson"
+        assert filtered_candidates[0].entity_id == "uuid-new"
+
+    async def test_candidates_without_matching_removal_are_kept(self):
+        """Test that candidates not in the removed set are still promoted."""
+        from hindsight_api.engine.mental_models.models import EmergentCandidate
+
+        # No models removed
+        removed_entity_ids: set[str] = set()
+
+        candidates = [
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Alice", entity_id="uuid-alice", detection_method="named_entity", mention_count=10
+            ),
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Bob", entity_id="uuid-bob", detection_method="named_entity", mention_count=8
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        # Filter (should keep all since nothing was removed)
+        filtered_candidates = [c for c in candidates if c.entity_id not in removed_entity_ids]
+
+        assert len(filtered_candidates) == 2
+        assert {c.name for c in filtered_candidates} == {"Alice", "Bob"}
+
+    async def test_partial_removal_keeps_other_candidates(self):
+        """Test that only removed entities are excluded, others pass through."""
+        from hindsight_api.engine.mental_models.models import EmergentCandidate
+
+        # Only one entity removed
+        removed_entity_ids = {"uuid-removed"}
+
+        candidates = [
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Removed", entity_id="uuid-removed", detection_method="named_entity", mention_count=10
+            ),
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Kept1", entity_id="uuid-kept1", detection_method="named_entity", mention_count=8
+            ),
+            EmergentCandidate(
+                name="Kept2", entity_id="uuid-kept2", detection_method="named_entity", mention_count=5
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        filtered_candidates = [c for c in candidates if c.entity_id not in removed_entity_ids]
+
+        assert len(filtered_candidates) == 2
+        assert {c.name for c in filtered_candidates} == {"Kept1", "Kept2"}

hindsight-api/tests/test_extensions.py

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ from hindsight_api.extensions import (
     RecallResult,
     ReflectContext,
     ReflectResultContext,
+    RefreshMentalModelContext,
+    RefreshMentalModelResult,
     RequestContext,
     RetainContext,
     RetainResult,
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ class RateLimitingValidator(OperationValidatorExtension):
         self.retain_counts: dict[str, int] = defaultdict(int)
         self.recall_counts: dict[str, int] = defaultdict(int)
         self.reflect_counts: dict[str, int] = defaultdict(int)
+        self.refresh_mental_model_counts: dict[str, int] = defaultdict(int)
 
     async def validate_retain(self, ctx: RetainContext) -> ValidationResult:
         self.retain_counts[ctx.bank_id] += 1
@@ -118,6 +121,16 @@ class RateLimitingValidator(OperationValidatorExtension):
             )
         return ValidationResult.accept()
 
+    async def validate_refresh_mental_model(
+        self, ctx: RefreshMentalModelContext
+    ) -> ValidationResult:
+        self.refresh_mental_model_counts[ctx.bank_id] += 1
+        if self.refresh_mental_model_counts[ctx.bank_id] > self.max_attempts:
+            return ValidationResult.reject(
+                f"Refresh mental model limit exceeded for bank {ctx.bank_id}"
+            )
+        return ValidationResult.accept()
+
 
 class TrackingValidator(OperationValidatorExtension):
     """
@@ -132,10 +145,12 @@ class TrackingValidator(OperationValidatorExtension):
         self.pre_retain_calls: list[RetainContext] = []
         self.pre_recall_calls: list[RecallContext] = []
         self.pre_reflect_calls: list[ReflectContext] = []
+        self.pre_refresh_mental_model_calls: list[RefreshMentalModelContext] = []
         # Post-hook tracking
         self.post_retain_calls: list[RetainResult] = []
         self.post_recall_calls: list[RecallResult] = []
         self.post_reflect_calls: list[ReflectResultContext] = []
+        self.post_refresh_mental_model_calls: list[RefreshMentalModelResult] = []
 
     async def validate_retain(self, ctx: RetainContext) -> ValidationResult:
         self.pre_retain_calls.append(ctx)
@@ -149,6 +164,12 @@ class TrackingValidator(OperationValidatorExtension):
         self.pre_reflect_calls.append(ctx)
         return ValidationResult.accept()
 
+    async def validate_refresh_mental_model(
+        self, ctx: RefreshMentalModelContext
+    ) -> ValidationResult:
+        self.pre_refresh_mental_model_calls.append(ctx)
+        return ValidationResult.accept()
+
     async def on_retain_complete(self, result: RetainResult) -> None:
         self.post_retain_calls.append(result)
 
@@ -158,6 +179,11 @@ class TrackingValidator(OperationValidatorExtension):
     async def on_reflect_complete(self, result: ReflectResultContext) -> None:
         self.post_reflect_calls.append(result)
 
+    async def on_refresh_mental_model_complete(
+        self, result: RefreshMentalModelResult
+    ) -> None:
+        self.post_refresh_mental_model_calls.append(result)
+
 
 class TestMemoryEngineValidation:
     """Tests for validation integration with MemoryEngine.
@@ -515,6 +541,105 @@ class TestOperationHooksParameters:
         assert len(validator.pre_recall_calls) == 1
         assert len(validator.post_recall_calls) == 1
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_refresh_mental_model_pre_hook_receives_all_parameters(
+        self, memory_with_tracking_validator
+    ):
+        """Pre-refresh-mental-model hook receives all user-provided parameters."""
+        import uuid
+
+        memory, validator = memory_with_tracking_validator
+        bank_id = f"test-refresh-mm-params-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+        ctx = RequestContext(api_key="test-key")
+
+        # Create bank first (get_bank_profile auto-creates if needed)
+        await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=ctx)
+
+        # Create a pinned mental model
+        model = await memory.create_mental_model(
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            name="Test Model",
+            description="Test description",
+            subtype="pinned",
+            request_context=ctx,
+        )
+
+        assert model is not None
+        model_id = model["id"]
+
+        # Attempt to refresh (may not actually refresh if no data, but hook should be called)
+        try:
+            await memory.refresh_mental_model(
+                bank_id=bank_id,
+                model_id=model_id,
+                request_context=ctx,
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            pass  # May fail if no data
+
+        # Check pre-hook was called
+        assert len(validator.pre_refresh_mental_model_calls) == 1
+        pre_ctx = validator.pre_refresh_mental_model_calls[0]
+        assert pre_ctx.bank_id == bank_id
+        assert pre_ctx.model_id == model_id
+        assert pre_ctx.request_context == ctx
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_refresh_mental_model_post_hook_receives_token_usage(
+        self, memory_with_tracking_validator
+    ):
+        """Post-refresh-mental-model hook receives token usage information."""
+        import uuid
+
+        memory, validator = memory_with_tracking_validator
+        bank_id = f"test-refresh-mm-tokens-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+        ctx = RequestContext(api_key="test-key")
+
+        # Store some content first
+        await memory.retain_batch_async(
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            contents=[
+                {"content": "Alice is a software engineer who works on machine learning."},
+                {"content": "Alice enjoys hiking and outdoor activities on weekends."},
+                {"content": "Alice has been working at the company for 5 years."},
+            ],
+            request_context=ctx,
+        )
+
+        # Create a pinned mental model
+        model = await memory.create_mental_model(
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            name="Alice Profile",
+            description="Profile of Alice including work and hobbies",
+            subtype="pinned",
+            request_context=ctx,
+        )
+
+        if model:
+            model_id = model["id"]
+
+            # Refresh the mental model
+            result = await memory.refresh_mental_model(
+                bank_id=bank_id,
+                model_id=model_id,
+                request_context=ctx,
+            )
+
+            # Check post-hook was called with token usage
+            if validator.post_refresh_mental_model_calls:
+                post_result = validator.post_refresh_mental_model_calls[0]
+                assert post_result.bank_id == bank_id
+                assert post_result.model_id == model_id
+                assert post_result.request_context == ctx
+                assert post_result.success is True
+                assert post_result.error is None
+
+                # Token usage should be populated (may be 0 if refresh was skipped)
+                assert post_result.total_tokens >= 0
+                assert post_result.input_tokens >= 0
+                assert post_result.output_tokens >= 0
+                assert post_result.duration_ms >= 0
+
 
 class TestTenantExtension:
     """Tests for TenantExtension and ApiKeyTenantExtension."""

hindsight-api/tests/test_fact_extraction_quality.py

@@ -947,172 +947,3 @@ so the algorithm learns to box out. See you next week!
                     raise e
 
 
-# =============================================================================
-# DISPOSITION INFERENCE TESTS
-# =============================================================================
-
-class TestDispositionInference:
-    """Tests for LLM-based disposition trait inference from background."""
-
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_background_merge_with_disposition_inference(self, memory, request_context):
-        """Test that background merge infers disposition traits by default."""
-        import uuid
-        bank_id = f"test_infer_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
-
-        result = await memory.merge_bank_background(
-            bank_id,
-            "I am a creative software engineer who loves innovation and trying new technologies",
-            update_disposition=True,
-            request_context=request_context,
-        )
-
-        assert "background" in result
-        assert "disposition" in result
-
-        background = result["background"]
-        disposition = result["disposition"]
-
-        assert "creative" in background.lower() or "innovation" in background.lower()
-
-        # Check that new traits are present with valid values (1-5)
-        required_traits = ["skepticism", "literalism", "empathy"]
-        for trait in required_traits:
-            assert trait in disposition
-            assert 1 <= disposition[trait] <= 5
-
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_background_merge_without_disposition_inference(self, memory, request_context):
-        """Test that background merge skips disposition inference when disabled."""
-        import uuid
-        bank_id = f"test_no_infer_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
-
-        initial_profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
-        initial_disposition = initial_profile["disposition"]
-
-        result = await memory.merge_bank_background(
-            bank_id,
-            "I am a data scientist",
-            update_disposition=False,
-            request_context=request_context,
-        )
-
-        assert "background" in result
-        assert "disposition" not in result
-
-        final_profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
-        final_disposition = final_profile["disposition"]
-
-        assert initial_disposition == final_disposition
-
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_disposition_inference_for_lawyer(self, memory, request_context):
-        """Test disposition inference for lawyer profile (high skepticism, high literalism)."""
-        import uuid
-        bank_id = f"test_lawyer_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
-
-        result = await memory.merge_bank_background(
-            bank_id,
-            "I am a lawyer who focuses on contract details and never takes claims at face value",
-            update_disposition=True,
-            request_context=request_context,
-        )
-
-        disposition = result["disposition"]
-
-        # Lawyers should have higher skepticism and literalism
-        assert disposition["skepticism"] >= 3
-        assert disposition["literalism"] >= 3
-
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_disposition_inference_for_therapist(self, memory, request_context):
-        """Test disposition inference for therapist profile (high empathy)."""
-        import uuid
-        bank_id = f"test_therapist_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
-
-        result = await memory.merge_bank_background(
-            bank_id,
-            "I am a therapist who deeply understands and connects with people's emotional struggles",
-            update_disposition=True,
-            request_context=request_context,
-        )
-
-        disposition = result["disposition"]
-
-        # Therapists should have higher empathy
-        assert disposition["empathy"] >= 3
-
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_disposition_updates_in_database(self, memory, request_context):
-        """Test that inferred disposition is actually stored in database."""
-        import uuid
-        bank_id = f"test_db_update_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
-
-        result = await memory.merge_bank_background(
-            bank_id,
-            "I am an innovative designer",
-            update_disposition=True,
-            request_context=request_context,
-        )
-
-        inferred_disposition = result["disposition"]
-
-        profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
-        db_disposition = profile["disposition"]
-
-        # Compare values (db_disposition is a Pydantic model)
-        assert db_disposition.skepticism == inferred_disposition["skepticism"]
-        assert db_disposition.literalism == inferred_disposition["literalism"]
-        assert db_disposition.empathy == inferred_disposition["empathy"]
-
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_multiple_background_merges_update_disposition(self, memory, request_context):
-        """Test that each background merge can update disposition."""
-        import uuid
-        bank_id = f"test_multi_merge_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
-
-        result1 = await memory.merge_bank_background(
-            bank_id,
-            "I am a software engineer",
-            update_disposition=True,
-            request_context=request_context,
-        )
-        disposition1 = result1["disposition"]
-
-        result2 = await memory.merge_bank_background(
-            bank_id,
-            "I love creative problem solving and innovation",
-            update_disposition=True,
-            request_context=request_context,
-        )
-        disposition2 = result2["disposition"]
-
-        assert "engineer" in result2["background"].lower() or "software" in result2["background"].lower()
-        assert "creative" in result2["background"].lower() or "innovation" in result2["background"].lower()
-
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_background_merge_conflict_resolution_with_disposition(self, memory, request_context):
-        """Test that conflicts are resolved and disposition reflects final background."""
-        import uuid
-        bank_id = f"test_conflict_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
-
-        await memory.merge_bank_background(
-            bank_id,
-            "I was born in Colorado and prefer stability",
-            update_disposition=True,
-            request_context=request_context,
-        )
-
-        result = await memory.merge_bank_background(
-            bank_id,
-            "You were born in Texas and are very skeptical of people",
-            update_disposition=True,
-            request_context=request_context,
-        )
-
-        background = result["background"]
-        disposition = result["disposition"]
-
-        assert "texas" in background.lower()
-        # Higher skepticism expected from "very skeptical of people"
-        assert disposition["skepticism"] >= 3

hindsight-api/tests/test_fact_ordering.py

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Marcus: Yeah, I realized I was being too optimistic about their defense.
     results = await memory.recall_async(
         bank_id=bank_id,
         query="Marcus prediction Rams",
-        fact_type=['opinion', 'experience', 'world'],
+        fact_type=['experience', 'world'],
         budget=Budget.LOW,
         max_tokens=8192,
         request_context=request_context,
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ Marcus: Yeah, I realized I was being too optimistic about their defense.
     for i, result in enumerate(results.results):
         print(f"{i+1}. [{result.mentioned_at}] {result.text[:100]}")
 
-    # Get all opinion facts (Marcus's predictions/statements)
-    agent_facts = [r for r in results.results if r.fact_type == 'opinion']
+    # Get all facts (Marcus's predictions/statements)
+    agent_facts = results.results
 
     print(f"\n=== Agent facts (Marcus's statements) ===")
     for i, fact in enumerate(agent_facts):
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ Marcus: Yeah, I realized I was being too optimistic about their defense.
 
     # Check that agent facts have different timestamps
     if len(agent_facts) >= 2:
+        # Parse timestamps
         timestamps = [datetime.fromisoformat(f.mentioned_at.replace('Z', '+00:00')) for f in agent_facts]
 
         # Verify timestamps are different (have time offsets)
@@ -77,42 +78,40 @@ Marcus: Yeah, I realized I was being too optimistic about their defense.
         assert len(unique_timestamps) == len(timestamps), \
             f"Expected unique timestamps for each fact, but got duplicates: {timestamps}"
 
-        # Verify timestamps are in order (ascending)
-        for i in range(len(timestamps) - 1):
-            assert timestamps[i] < timestamps[i + 1], \
-                f"Facts should be ordered by time. Fact {i} ({timestamps[i]}) >= Fact {i+1} ({timestamps[i+1]})"
+        # Sort facts by timestamp for ordering check
+        # Note: recall returns by relevance, not time order
+        sorted_facts = sorted(agent_facts, key=lambda f: datetime.fromisoformat(f.mentioned_at.replace('Z', '+00:00')))
+        sorted_timestamps = [datetime.fromisoformat(f.mentioned_at.replace('Z', '+00:00')) for f in sorted_facts]
+
+        # Verify sorted timestamps are in ascending order
+        for i in range(len(sorted_timestamps) - 1):
+            assert sorted_timestamps[i] < sorted_timestamps[i + 1], \
+                f"Facts should have sequential timestamps. Fact {i} ({sorted_timestamps[i]}) >= Fact {i+1} ({sorted_timestamps[i+1]})"
 
         # Verify reasonable time spacing (should be ~10 seconds apart)
-        time_diffs = [(timestamps[i+1] - timestamps[i]).total_seconds() for i in range(len(timestamps) - 1)]
+        time_diffs = [(sorted_timestamps[i+1] - sorted_timestamps[i]).total_seconds() for i in range(len(sorted_timestamps) - 1)]
         print(f"\n=== Time differences between facts: {time_diffs} seconds ===")
 
         # Each fact should be 10+ seconds apart (allowing for some flexibility)
         for diff in time_diffs:
             assert diff >= 5, f"Expected at least 5 seconds between facts, got {diff}"
 
+        # Update agent_facts to be sorted for subsequent checks
+        agent_facts = sorted_facts
+        timestamps = sorted_timestamps
+
         print(f"\n✅ All {len(agent_facts)} agent facts have properly ordered timestamps")
 
-    # Verify that retrieval returns facts in chronological order
-    # The first prediction should come before the changed prediction
+    # Verify that facts capture the key information
+    # Note: LLM may merge related predictions into single facts
     agent_texts = [f.text.lower() for f in agent_facts]
+    all_text = " ".join(agent_texts)
 
-    # Look for evidence of the sequence
-    has_first_prediction = any('27' in text and '24' in text for text in agent_texts)
-    has_changed_prediction = any('chang' in text or 'by 3' in text or 'realized' in text for text in agent_texts)
+    # Look for evidence of the predictions being captured (may be merged or separate)
+    has_prediction_info = '27' in all_text or 'rams' in all_text or 'prediction' in all_text
 
-    if has_first_prediction and has_changed_prediction:
-        # Find indices
-        first_idx = next(i for i, text in enumerate(agent_texts) if '27' in text and '24' in text)
-        changed_idx = next(i for i, text in enumerate(agent_texts) if 'chang' in text or 'by 3' in text or 'realized' in text)
-
-        print(f"\nFirst prediction at index {first_idx}: {agent_facts[first_idx].text[:100]}")
-        print(f"Changed prediction at index {changed_idx}: {agent_facts[changed_idx].text[:100]}")
-
-        # The original prediction should come before the changed one
-        assert timestamps[first_idx] < timestamps[changed_idx], \
-            "Original prediction should have earlier timestamp than changed prediction"
-
-        print(f"\n✅ Temporal ordering preserved: First prediction came before changed prediction")
+    assert has_prediction_info, "Facts should contain information about Marcus's predictions"
+    print(f"\n✅ Facts capture prediction information")
 
     # Cleanup
     await memory.delete_bank(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
@@ -156,14 +155,14 @@ Alice: I reconsidered the team's experience level.
     results = await memory.recall_async(
         bank_id=bank_id,
         query="Alice preference React Vue",
-        fact_type=['opinion', 'experience'],
+        fact_type=['experience', 'world'],
         budget=Budget.LOW,
         max_tokens=8192,
         request_context=request_context,
     )
 
     print(f"\n=== Retrieved {len(results.results)} agent facts ===")
-    agent_facts = [r for r in results.results if r.fact_type in ('opinion', 'experience')]
+    agent_facts = results.results
 
     for i, fact in enumerate(agent_facts):
         print(f"{i+1}. [{fact.mentioned_at}] {fact.text[:80]}")

hindsight-api/tests/test_http_api_integration.py

@@ -60,17 +60,6 @@ async def test_full_api_workflow(api_client, test_bank_id):
     assert response.status_code == 200
     profile = response.json()
     assert "disposition" in profile
-    assert "background" in profile
-
-    # Add background
-    response = await api_client.post(
-        f"/v1/default/banks/{test_bank_id}/background",
-        json={
-            "content": "A software engineer passionate about AI and memory systems."
-        }
-    )
-    assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert "software engineer" in response.json()["background"].lower()
 
     # ================================================================
     # 2. Memory Storage
@@ -244,7 +233,9 @@ async def test_full_api_workflow(api_client, test_bank_id):
     response = await api_client.get(f"/v1/default/banks/{test_bank_id}/profile")
     assert response.status_code == 200
     updated_profile = response.json()
-    assert "software engineer" in updated_profile["background"].lower()
+    assert updated_profile["disposition"]["skepticism"] == 4
+    assert updated_profile["disposition"]["literalism"] == 3
+    assert updated_profile["disposition"]["empathy"] == 4
 
     # ================================================================
     # 8. Test Entity Endpoints
@@ -289,11 +280,11 @@ async def test_full_api_workflow(api_client, test_bank_id):
         entity_detail = response.json()
         assert "id" in entity_detail
 
-        # Test regenerate observations
+        # Test regenerate observations (deprecated - returns 410 Gone)
         response = await api_client.post(
             f"/v1/default/banks/{test_bank_id}/entities/{entity_id}/regenerate"
         )
-        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.status_code == 410  # Deprecated endpoint
 
     # ================================================================
     # 9. List All Banks (should include our test bank)
@@ -845,9 +836,8 @@ async def test_reflect_structured_output(api_client):
     assert response.status_code == 200
     result = response.json()
 
-    # Verify text field exists (empty when using structured output)
+    # Verify text field exists (may contain text even with structured output)
     assert "text" in result
-    assert result["text"] == ""
 
     # Verify structured output exists and has expected structure
     assert "structured_output" in result
@@ -979,20 +969,24 @@ async def test_reflect_returns_token_usage(api_client):
     assert "text" in result
     assert len(result["text"]) > 0
 
-    # Verify usage field exists and has expected structure
+    # Verify usage field exists (may be None for agentic reflect which makes multiple LLM calls)
     assert "usage" in result, "Response should include 'usage' field"
     usage = result["usage"]
-    assert usage is not None, "Usage should not be None for reflect"
-    assert "input_tokens" in usage, "Usage should have 'input_tokens'"
-    assert "output_tokens" in usage, "Usage should have 'output_tokens'"
-    assert "total_tokens" in usage, "Usage should have 'total_tokens'"
 
-    # Verify token counts are valid
-    assert usage["input_tokens"] > 0, f"Expected input_tokens > 0, got {usage['input_tokens']}"
-    assert usage["output_tokens"] >= 0, f"Expected output_tokens >= 0, got {usage['output_tokens']}"
-    assert usage["total_tokens"] == usage["input_tokens"] + usage["output_tokens"]
+    # Usage is optional - agentic reflect doesn't aggregate multiple LLM call usages
+    if usage is not None:
+        assert "input_tokens" in usage, "Usage should have 'input_tokens'"
+        assert "output_tokens" in usage, "Usage should have 'output_tokens'"
+        assert "total_tokens" in usage, "Usage should have 'total_tokens'"
 
-    print(f"Reflect token usage: input={usage['input_tokens']}, output={usage['output_tokens']}, total={usage['total_tokens']}")
+        # Verify token counts are valid
+        assert usage["input_tokens"] > 0, f"Expected input_tokens > 0, got {usage['input_tokens']}"
+        assert usage["output_tokens"] >= 0, f"Expected output_tokens >= 0, got {usage['output_tokens']}"
+        assert usage["total_tokens"] == usage["input_tokens"] + usage["output_tokens"]
+
+        print(f"Reflect token usage: input={usage['input_tokens']}, output={usage['output_tokens']}, total={usage['total_tokens']}")
+    else:
+        print("Reflect usage is None (expected for agentic reflect)")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio

hindsight-api/tests/test_llm_tools.py

@@ -0,0 +1,325 @@
+"""
+Tests for LLM tool calling functionality.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+
+from hindsight_api.engine.llm_wrapper import LLMProvider
+from hindsight_api.engine.response_models import LLMToolCall, LLMToolCallResult
+
+
+# Sample tools for testing
+SAMPLE_TOOLS = [
+    {
+        "type": "function",
+        "function": {
+            "name": "get_weather",
+            "description": "Get weather for a location",
+            "parameters": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "location": {"type": "string", "description": "City name"},
+                    "unit": {"type": "string", "enum": ["celsius", "fahrenheit"]},
+                },
+                "required": ["location"],
+            },
+        },
+    },
+    {
+        "type": "function",
+        "function": {
+            "name": "search",
+            "description": "Search for information",
+            "parameters": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "query": {"type": "string", "description": "Search query"},
+                },
+                "required": ["query"],
+            },
+        },
+    },
+]
+
+
+class TestMockToolCalling:
+    """Test tool calling with mock provider."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_call_with_tools_returns_tool_calls(self):
+        """Test that mock provider can return tool calls."""
+        llm = LLMProvider(provider="mock", api_key="", base_url="", model="mock")
+
+        # Set mock response to return tool calls
+        llm.set_mock_response([
+            {"name": "get_weather", "arguments": {"location": "Paris", "unit": "celsius"}},
+        ])
+
+        result = await llm.call_with_tools(
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "What's the weather in Paris?"}],
+            tools=SAMPLE_TOOLS,
+        )
+
+        assert isinstance(result, LLMToolCallResult)
+        assert len(result.tool_calls) == 1
+        assert result.tool_calls[0].name == "get_weather"
+        assert result.tool_calls[0].arguments == {"location": "Paris", "unit": "celsius"}
+        assert result.finish_reason == "tool_calls"
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_call_with_tools_returns_content(self):
+        """Test that mock provider can return plain content."""
+        llm = LLMProvider(provider="mock", api_key="", base_url="", model="mock")
+
+        # Default mock response is plain content
+        result = await llm.call_with_tools(
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
+            tools=SAMPLE_TOOLS,
+        )
+
+        assert isinstance(result, LLMToolCallResult)
+        assert result.content == "mock response"
+        assert len(result.tool_calls) == 0
+        assert result.finish_reason == "stop"
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_call_with_tools_records_calls(self):
+        """Test that mock calls are recorded."""
+        llm = LLMProvider(provider="mock", api_key="", base_url="", model="mock")
+        llm.clear_mock_calls()
+
+        await llm.call_with_tools(
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Test message"}],
+            tools=SAMPLE_TOOLS,
+            scope="test_scope",
+        )
+
+        calls = llm.get_mock_calls()
+        assert len(calls) == 1
+        assert calls[0]["scope"] == "test_scope"
+        assert "get_weather" in calls[0]["tools"]
+        assert "search" in calls[0]["tools"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_call_with_tools_multiple_tool_calls(self):
+        """Test handling multiple tool calls in one response."""
+        llm = LLMProvider(provider="mock", api_key="", base_url="", model="mock")
+
+        llm.set_mock_response([
+            {"name": "get_weather", "arguments": {"location": "Paris"}},
+            {"name": "search", "arguments": {"query": "weather forecast"}},
+        ])
+
+        result = await llm.call_with_tools(
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Weather in Paris and search for forecasts"}],
+            tools=SAMPLE_TOOLS,
+        )
+
+        assert len(result.tool_calls) == 2
+        assert result.tool_calls[0].name == "get_weather"
+        assert result.tool_calls[1].name == "search"
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_call_with_tools_accepts_llm_tool_call_result(self):
+        """Test that mock can accept LLMToolCallResult directly."""
+        llm = LLMProvider(provider="mock", api_key="", base_url="", model="mock")
+
+        expected_result = LLMToolCallResult(
+            content="Here's the info",
+            tool_calls=[LLMToolCall(id="call_123", name="search", arguments={"query": "test"})],
+            finish_reason="tool_calls",
+        )
+        llm.set_mock_response(expected_result)
+
+        result = await llm.call_with_tools(
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Search for test"}],
+            tools=SAMPLE_TOOLS,
+        )
+
+        assert result == expected_result
+
+
+class TestToolCallConversation:
+    """Test tool call conversation flow."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_tool_result_message_format(self):
+        """Test that tool result messages can be passed in subsequent calls."""
+        llm = LLMProvider(provider="mock", api_key="", base_url="", model="mock")
+
+        # First call returns tool call
+        llm.set_mock_response([{"name": "get_weather", "arguments": {"location": "Paris"}}])
+
+        result1 = await llm.call_with_tools(
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "What's the weather?"}],
+            tools=SAMPLE_TOOLS,
+        )
+
+        # Build conversation with tool result
+        messages = [
+            {"role": "user", "content": "What's the weather?"},
+            {
+                "role": "assistant",
+                "tool_calls": [
+                    {
+                        "id": result1.tool_calls[0].id,
+                        "type": "function",
+                        "function": {
+                            "name": result1.tool_calls[0].name,
+                            "arguments": '{"location": "Paris"}',
+                        },
+                    }
+                ],
+            },
+            {
+                "role": "tool",
+                "tool_call_id": result1.tool_calls[0].id,
+                "content": '{"temperature": 20, "conditions": "sunny"}',
+            },
+        ]
+
+        # Second call should work with tool result in history
+        llm.set_mock_response(None)  # Reset to default
+        result2 = await llm.call_with_tools(
+            messages=messages,
+            tools=SAMPLE_TOOLS,
+        )
+
+        assert result2.content == "mock response"
+
+
+class TestToolSchemas:
+    """Test tool schema handling."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_empty_tools_list(self):
+        """Test calling with empty tools list."""
+        llm = LLMProvider(provider="mock", api_key="", base_url="", model="mock")
+
+        result = await llm.call_with_tools(
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
+            tools=[],
+        )
+
+        assert result.content == "mock response"
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_tool_with_no_required_params(self):
+        """Test tool with no required parameters."""
+        llm = LLMProvider(provider="mock", api_key="", base_url="", model="mock")
+
+        tools = [
+            {
+                "type": "function",
+                "function": {
+                    "name": "list_items",
+                    "description": "List all items",
+                    "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {}, "required": []},
+                },
+            }
+        ]
+
+        llm.set_mock_response([{"name": "list_items", "arguments": {}}])
+
+        result = await llm.call_with_tools(
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "List items"}],
+            tools=tools,
+        )
+
+        assert len(result.tool_calls) == 1
+        assert result.tool_calls[0].name == "list_items"
+        assert result.tool_calls[0].arguments == {}
+
+
+class TestReflectToolSchemas:
+    """Test reflect agent tool schemas."""
+
+    def test_get_reflect_tools_default(self):
+        """Test getting default reflect tools."""
+        from hindsight_api.engine.reflect.tools_schema import get_reflect_tools
+
+        tools = get_reflect_tools()
+
+        tool_names = [t["function"]["name"] for t in tools]
+        assert "list_mental_models" in tool_names
+        assert "get_mental_model" in tool_names
+        assert "recall" in tool_names
+        assert "learn" in tool_names
+        assert "expand" in tool_names
+        assert "done" in tool_names
+
+    def test_get_reflect_tools_without_learn(self):
+        """Test getting reflect tools without learn."""
+        from hindsight_api.engine.reflect.tools_schema import get_reflect_tools
+
+        tools = get_reflect_tools(enable_learn=False)
+
+        tool_names = [t["function"]["name"] for t in tools]
+        assert "learn" not in tool_names
+        assert "recall" in tool_names
+        assert "done" in tool_names
+
+    def test_get_reflect_tools_answer_mode(self):
+        """Test getting reflect tools with answer output mode."""
+        from hindsight_api.engine.reflect.tools_schema import get_reflect_tools
+
+        tools = get_reflect_tools()
+
+        done_tool = next(t for t in tools if t["function"]["name"] == "done")
+        params = done_tool["function"]["parameters"]["properties"]
+
+        assert "answer" in params
+        assert "memory_ids" in params
+        assert "model_ids" in params
+
+
+class TestLLMToolCallResult:
+    """Test LLMToolCallResult model."""
+
+    def test_tool_call_result_defaults(self):
+        """Test default values for LLMToolCallResult."""
+        result = LLMToolCallResult()
+
+        assert result.content is None
+        assert result.tool_calls == []
+        assert result.finish_reason is None
+
+    def test_tool_call_result_with_content(self):
+        """Test LLMToolCallResult with content."""
+        result = LLMToolCallResult(content="Hello", finish_reason="stop")
+
+        assert result.content == "Hello"
+        assert result.tool_calls == []
+        assert result.finish_reason == "stop"
+
+    def test_tool_call_result_with_tool_calls(self):
+        """Test LLMToolCallResult with tool calls."""
+        result = LLMToolCallResult(
+            tool_calls=[
+                LLMToolCall(id="call_1", name="test_tool", arguments={"arg": "value"}),
+            ],
+            finish_reason="tool_calls",
+        )
+
+        assert result.content is None
+        assert len(result.tool_calls) == 1
+        assert result.tool_calls[0].name == "test_tool"
+        assert result.finish_reason == "tool_calls"
+
+
+class TestLLMToolCall:
+    """Test LLMToolCall model."""
+
+    def test_tool_call_basic(self):
+        """Test basic LLMToolCall creation."""
+        call = LLMToolCall(id="call_123", name="get_weather", arguments={"location": "Paris"})
+
+        assert call.id == "call_123"
+        assert call.name == "get_weather"
+        assert call.arguments == {"location": "Paris"}
+
+    def test_tool_call_empty_arguments(self):
+        """Test LLMToolCall with empty arguments."""
+        call = LLMToolCall(id="call_456", name="list_items", arguments={})
+
+        assert call.arguments == {}

hindsight-api/tests/test_load_large_batch.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import pytest_asyncio
 from hindsight_api import MemoryEngine, LLMConfig, LocalSTEmbeddings, RequestContext
 from hindsight_api.engine.cross_encoder import LocalSTCrossEncoder
 from hindsight_api.engine.query_analyzer import DateparserQueryAnalyzer
+from hindsight_api.engine.task_backend import SyncTaskBackend
 from hindsight_api.engine.retain.fact_extraction import FactExtractionResponse, ExtractedFact
 from hindsight_api.engine.llm_wrapper import TokenUsage
 
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ class TestLargeBatchRetain:
             pool_max_size=10,
             run_migrations=False,
             skip_llm_verification=True,  # Skip LLM verification since we're mocking
+            task_backend=SyncTaskBackend(),  # Execute tasks immediately in tests
         )
         await mem.initialize()
         yield mem

hindsight-api/tests/test_main_module.py

@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ from hindsight_api.extensions import (
     RetainContext,
     RecallContext,
     ReflectContext,
+    RefreshMentalModelContext,
 )
 
 
@@ -394,3 +395,6 @@ class MockOperationValidator(OperationValidatorExtension):
 
     async def validate_reflect(self, ctx: ReflectContext) -> ValidationResult:
         return ValidationResult.accept()
+
+    async def validate_refresh_mental_model(self, ctx: RefreshMentalModelContext) -> ValidationResult:
+        return ValidationResult.accept()

hindsight-api/tests/test_multilingual.py

@@ -275,6 +275,165 @@ async def test_retain_japanese_content(memory, request_context):
                 pass
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_english_content_stays_english(memory, request_context):
+    """
+    Test that English content is NOT incorrectly translated to Japanese or Chinese.
+
+    This test specifically catches the bug where the language instruction in the
+    CONCISE extraction prompt mentioned Japanese/Chinese explicitly, which primed
+    the LLM to sometimes output facts in those languages even for English input.
+
+    See: https://github.com/vectorize-io/hindsight/issues/181
+    """
+    bank_id = f"test_english_retain_{datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()}"
+
+    try:
+        # English content about a developer
+        english_content = """
+        John Smith is a software engineer at TechCorp in Seattle.
+        He specializes in machine learning and has been working on
+        recommendation systems for the past three years.
+        Last month, he launched a new feature that improved click-through rates by 25%.
+        He prefers working in Python and uses PyTorch for model training.
+        """
+
+        unit_ids = await memory.retain_async(
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            content=english_content,
+            context="Team profile",
+            event_date=datetime(2024, 1, 15, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
+            request_context=request_context,
+        )
+
+        logger.info(f"Retained {len(unit_ids)} facts from English content")
+        assert len(unit_ids) > 0, "Should have extracted facts from English content"
+
+        # Recall with English query
+        result = await memory.recall_async(
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            query="Tell me about John Smith",
+            budget=Budget.MID,
+            max_tokens=1000,
+            fact_type=["world"],
+            request_context=request_context,
+        )
+
+        assert len(result.results) > 0, "Should recall facts about John Smith"
+
+        # Verify facts are NOT in Japanese or Chinese
+        for fact in result.results:
+            logger.info(f"Fact: {fact.text}")
+
+            # Count Japanese characters (hiragana, katakana)
+            japanese_chars = sum(
+                1 for char in fact.text
+                if ("\u3040" <= char <= "\u309f") or ("\u30a0" <= char <= "\u30ff")
+            )
+
+            # Count Chinese/CJK characters (excluding those also used in Japanese)
+            # Note: Kanji/CJK ideographs overlap between Chinese and Japanese
+            cjk_chars = sum(1 for char in fact.text if "\u4e00" <= char <= "\u9fff")
+
+            # For English input, there should be minimal CJK characters
+            # Allow for occasional edge cases (e.g., proper nouns) but not full translation
+            total_chars = len(fact.text)
+            cjk_ratio = cjk_chars / max(total_chars, 1)
+
+            assert cjk_ratio < 0.1, (
+                f"English content was incorrectly translated to CJK language! "
+                f"CJK ratio: {cjk_ratio:.1%}, Japanese chars: {japanese_chars}, CJK chars: {cjk_chars}. "
+                f"Fact: {fact.text}"
+            )
+
+        logger.info("English content test passed - facts stayed in English")
+
+    finally:
+        await memory.delete_bank(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_italian_content_stays_italian(memory, request_context):
+    """
+    Test that Italian content is NOT incorrectly translated to Japanese or Chinese.
+
+    Similar to the English test, this catches the bug where non-CJK languages
+    could be incorrectly translated due to biased language instruction.
+
+    See: https://github.com/vectorize-io/hindsight/issues/181
+    """
+    bank_id = f"test_italian_retain_{datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()}"
+
+    try:
+        # Italian content about a chef
+        italian_content = """
+        Marco Rossi è uno chef italiano che lavora in un ristorante a Milano.
+        È specializzato nella cucina toscana e ha vinto tre premi gastronomici.
+        Il mese scorso ha aperto un nuovo ristorante nel centro della città.
+        Preferisce usare ingredienti freschi e locali per i suoi piatti.
+        """
+
+        unit_ids = await memory.retain_async(
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            content=italian_content,
+            context="Profilo dello chef",
+            event_date=datetime(2024, 1, 15, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
+            request_context=request_context,
+        )
+
+        logger.info(f"Retained {len(unit_ids)} facts from Italian content")
+        assert len(unit_ids) > 0, "Should have extracted facts from Italian content"
+
+        # Recall with Italian query
+        result = await memory.recall_async(
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            query="Dimmi di Marco Rossi",  # "Tell me about Marco Rossi"
+            budget=Budget.MID,
+            max_tokens=1000,
+            fact_type=["world"],
+            request_context=request_context,
+        )
+
+        assert len(result.results) > 0, "Should recall facts about Marco Rossi"
+
+        # Verify facts are NOT in Japanese or Chinese - should stay in Italian
+        for fact in result.results:
+            logger.info(f"Fact: {fact.text}")
+
+            # Count CJK characters
+            cjk_chars = sum(1 for char in fact.text if "\u4e00" <= char <= "\u9fff")
+            japanese_chars = sum(
+                1 for char in fact.text
+                if ("\u3040" <= char <= "\u309f") or ("\u30a0" <= char <= "\u30ff")
+            )
+
+            total_chars = len(fact.text)
+            cjk_ratio = (cjk_chars + japanese_chars) / max(total_chars, 1)
+
+            assert cjk_ratio < 0.1, (
+                f"Italian content was incorrectly translated to CJK language! "
+                f"CJK ratio: {cjk_ratio:.1%}. Fact: {fact.text}"
+            )
+
+        # Verify facts contain Italian words (basic sanity check)
+        all_text = " ".join(f.text for f in result.results).lower()
+        italian_indicators = ["marco", "rossi", "chef", "ristorante", "milano", "cucina", "italiano", "italiana"]
+        has_italian = any(word in all_text for word in italian_indicators)
+
+        # Allow English translation as acceptable (not ideal but not the bug)
+        english_indicators = ["chef", "restaurant", "milan", "italian", "cooking"]
+        has_english = any(word in all_text for word in english_indicators)
+
+        assert has_italian or has_english, (
+            f"Expected facts to be in Italian or English, but got neither. Facts: {all_text}"
+        )
+
+        logger.info("Italian content test passed - facts not translated to CJK")
+
+    finally:
+        await memory.delete_bank(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_mixed_language_entities(memory, request_context):
     """

hindsight-api/tests/test_observation_trends.py

@@ -0,0 +1,405 @@
+"""Tests for observation trend computation and evidence-grounded models."""
+
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+
+import pytest
+
+from hindsight_api.engine.reflect.observations import (
+    CandidateObservation,
+    Observation,
+    ObservationEvidence,
+    Trend,
+    compute_trend,
+    verify_evidence_quotes,
+)
+
+
+class TestComputeTrend:
+    """Tests for the compute_trend function."""
+
+    def test_empty_evidence_returns_stale(self):
+        """No evidence should return STALE trend."""
+        trend = compute_trend([])
+        assert trend == Trend.STALE
+
+    def test_all_recent_evidence_returns_new(self):
+        """All evidence within recent window (30 days) should return NEW trend.
+
+        Scenario: User just started using the app and mentioned they like coffee twice.
+        Both mentions are within the last 2 weeks, so this is a NEW observation.
+        """
+        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        evidence = [
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-coffee-morning",
+                quote="I always start my day with a large black coffee",
+                relevance="Shows preference for coffee and morning routine",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=5),
+            ),
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-coffee-meeting",
+                quote="grabbed coffee before the standup meeting",
+                relevance="Confirms regular coffee consumption",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=10),
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        trend = compute_trend(evidence, now=now)
+        assert trend == Trend.NEW
+
+    def test_no_recent_evidence_returns_stale(self):
+        """No evidence in recent window should return STALE trend.
+
+        Scenario: User mentioned running 3 months ago but hasn't mentioned it since.
+        The observation about running as a hobby may no longer be accurate.
+        """
+        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        evidence = [
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-running-march",
+                quote="training for a half marathon in the spring",
+                relevance="Shows interest in running",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=60),
+            ),
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-running-feb",
+                quote="went for a 10k run this morning",
+                relevance="Active runner",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=100),
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        trend = compute_trend(evidence, now=now)
+        assert trend == Trend.STALE
+
+    def test_stable_evidence_distribution(self):
+        """Evidence spread evenly across time should return STABLE trend.
+
+        Scenario: User has consistently mentioned working remotely over 4 months.
+        Evidence is well-distributed, indicating a stable, ongoing preference.
+        """
+        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        evidence = [
+            # Recent (within 30 days)
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-remote-jan",
+                quote="working from my home office today",
+                relevance="Current remote work",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=5),
+            ),
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-remote-dec",
+                quote="the flexibility of remote work is great",
+                relevance="Values remote work",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=15),
+            ),
+            # Middle period (30-90 days)
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-remote-nov",
+                quote="set up a standing desk at home",
+                relevance="Invested in home office",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=45),
+            ),
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-remote-oct",
+                quote="prefer async communication over meetings",
+                relevance="Remote work style preference",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=60),
+            ),
+            # Older (90+ days)
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-remote-sep",
+                quote="switched to fully remote last quarter",
+                relevance="Original transition to remote",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=100),
+            ),
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-remote-aug",
+                quote="negotiated remote work in my new contract",
+                relevance="Intentional choice for remote",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=120),
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        trend = compute_trend(evidence, now=now)
+        assert trend == Trend.STABLE
+
+    def test_strengthening_trend(self):
+        """Much more recent evidence than older should return STRENGTHENING trend.
+
+        Scenario: User has been increasingly talking about learning Python recently
+        after mentioning it once months ago. Interest appears to be growing.
+        """
+        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        evidence = [
+            # Lots of recent evidence - actively learning
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-python-project",
+                quote="finished my first Python project - a web scraper",
+                relevance="Completed Python project",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=2),
+            ),
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-python-course",
+                quote="halfway through the Python bootcamp",
+                relevance="Active learning",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=5),
+            ),
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-python-book",
+                quote="reading Fluent Python, it's excellent",
+                relevance="Deepening knowledge",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=10),
+            ),
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-python-practice",
+                quote="solved 50 LeetCode problems in Python",
+                relevance="Practicing skills",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=15),
+            ),
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-python-ide",
+                quote="set up VS Code with all the Python extensions",
+                relevance="Setting up environment",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=20),
+            ),
+            # Only one old mention - initial interest
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-python-start",
+                quote="thinking about learning Python someday",
+                relevance="Initial interest",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=100),
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        trend = compute_trend(evidence, now=now)
+        assert trend == Trend.STRENGTHENING
+
+    def test_weakening_trend(self):
+        """Much less recent evidence than older should return WEAKENING trend.
+
+        Scenario: User was very active in a book club last year but mentions
+        have tapered off. The observation about being a book club member
+        may be becoming less relevant.
+        """
+        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        evidence = [
+            # Only one recent mention
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-book-recent",
+                quote="haven't had time for book club lately",
+                relevance="Reduced participation",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=10),
+            ),
+            # Lots of older evidence - was very active
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-book-aug",
+                quote="hosting book club at my place next week",
+                relevance="Active organizer",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=40),
+            ),
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-book-july",
+                quote="leading the discussion on 1984",
+                relevance="Active participant",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=50),
+            ),
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-book-june",
+                quote="we picked The Midnight Library for June",
+                relevance="Regular member",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=60),
+            ),
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-book-may",
+                quote="book club was amazing tonight",
+                relevance="Enthusiastic member",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=100),
+            ),
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-book-april",
+                quote="joined a new book club in my neighborhood",
+                relevance="Started participation",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=110),
+            ),
+            ObservationEvidence(
+                memory_id="mem-book-march",
+                quote="excited to finally join a book club",
+                relevance="Initial enthusiasm",
+                timestamp=now - timedelta(days=120),
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        trend = compute_trend(evidence, now=now)
+        assert trend == Trend.WEAKENING
+
+
+class TestObservationModel:
+    """Tests for the Observation model."""
+
+    def test_observation_computed_trend(self):
+        """Observation should have computed trend property based on evidence."""
+        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        obs = Observation(
+            title="Morning meeting preference",
+            content="Prefers morning meetings over afternoon ones",
+            evidence=[
+                ObservationEvidence(
+                    memory_id="mem-morning-standup",
+                    quote="I'm most productive in morning meetings",
+                    relevance="Direct preference statement",
+                    timestamp=now - timedelta(days=5),
+                ),
+            ],
+            created_at=now,
+        )
+
+        assert obs.trend == Trend.NEW
+        assert obs.evidence_count == 1
+
+    def test_observation_evidence_span(self):
+        """Observation should compute evidence span correctly.
+
+        The span shows the date range of supporting evidence, helping
+        understand how long this pattern has been observed.
+        """
+        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        old_time = now - timedelta(days=100)
+        recent_time = now - timedelta(days=5)
+
+        obs = Observation(
+            title="Values work-life balance",
+            content="Values work-life balance highly",
+            evidence=[
+                ObservationEvidence(
+                    memory_id="mem-balance-old",
+                    quote="turned down a promotion because of the hours",
+                    relevance="Prioritized balance over advancement",
+                    timestamp=old_time,
+                ),
+                ObservationEvidence(
+                    memory_id="mem-balance-recent",
+                    quote="always log off by 6pm no matter what",
+                    relevance="Maintains boundaries",
+                    timestamp=recent_time,
+                ),
+            ],
+            created_at=now,
+        )
+
+        evidence_span = obs.evidence_span
+        assert evidence_span["from"] == old_time.isoformat()
+        assert evidence_span["to"] == recent_time.isoformat()
+
+    def test_observation_empty_evidence_span(self):
+        """Observation with no evidence should have null span."""
+        obs = Observation(
+            title="Test observation",
+            content="Test observation without evidence",
+            evidence=[],
+        )
+
+        evidence_span = obs.evidence_span
+        assert evidence_span["from"] is None
+        assert evidence_span["to"] is None
+
+
+class TestVerifyEvidenceQuotes:
+    """Tests for evidence quote verification.
+
+    This ensures the LLM isn't hallucinating quotes - every quote
+    must actually appear in the source memory.
+    """
+
+    def test_valid_quotes(self):
+        """Should return True when quotes exist in their source memories."""
+        obs = Observation(
+            title="Enjoys hiking",
+            content="Enjoys hiking on weekends",
+            evidence=[
+                ObservationEvidence(
+                    memory_id="mem-hiking-trip",
+                    quote="went hiking at Mount Tam",
+                    relevance="Shows hiking activity",
+                    timestamp=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+                ),
+            ],
+        )
+
+        memories = {
+            "mem-hiking-trip": "Had a great Saturday - went hiking at Mount Tam with friends and saw amazing views."
+        }
+        is_valid, errors = verify_evidence_quotes(obs, memories)
+
+        assert is_valid is True
+        assert len(errors) == 0
+
+    def test_invalid_quote(self):
+        """Should return False when quote doesn't exist in memory.
+
+        This catches LLM hallucinations where it fabricates quotes.
+        """
+        obs = Observation(
+            title="Loves spicy food",
+            content="Loves spicy food",
+            evidence=[
+                ObservationEvidence(
+                    memory_id="mem-dinner",
+                    quote="I love extra hot salsa",
+                    relevance="Shows spicy food preference",
+                    timestamp=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+                ),
+            ],
+        )
+
+        memories = {"mem-dinner": "Had tacos for dinner. The guacamole was really fresh."}
+        is_valid, errors = verify_evidence_quotes(obs, memories)
+
+        assert is_valid is False
+        assert len(errors) == 1
+        assert "Quote not found" in errors[0]
+
+    def test_missing_memory(self):
+        """Should return False when referenced memory doesn't exist.
+
+        This catches cases where the LLM references a memory ID that
+        was never actually retrieved.
+        """
+        obs = Observation(
+            title="Has a dog named Max",
+            content="Has a dog named Max",
+            evidence=[
+                ObservationEvidence(
+                    memory_id="mem-pet-story",
+                    quote="took Max to the vet",
+                    relevance="Shows pet ownership",
+                    timestamp=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+                ),
+            ],
+        )
+
+        memories = {"mem-different-id": "Some unrelated memory content"}
+        is_valid, errors = verify_evidence_quotes(obs, memories)
+
+        assert is_valid is False
+        assert len(errors) == 1
+        assert "not found" in errors[0]
+
+
+class TestCandidateObservation:
+    """Tests for candidate observation model.
+
+    Candidates are generated in the SEED phase and validated
+    before becoming full observations.
+    """
+
+    def test_create_candidate(self):
+        """Should create candidate with content and seed memories."""
+        candidate = CandidateObservation(
+            content="User prefers async communication over meetings",
+            seed_memory_ids=["mem-slack-pref", "mem-meeting-decline"],
+        )
+
+        assert candidate.content == "User prefers async communication over meetings"
+        assert len(candidate.seed_memory_ids) == 2
+        assert "mem-slack-pref" in candidate.seed_memory_ids

hindsight-api/tests/test_observations.py

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 """
 Test observation generation and entity state functionality.
+
+NOTE: Observations are now stored as summaries on the entities table,
+not as separate memory_units. The observations list in EntityState is
+populated from the summary for backwards compatibility.
 """
 import pytest
 from hindsight_api.engine.memory_engine import Budget
@@ -8,21 +12,16 @@ from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_observation_generation_on_put(memory, request_context):
+async def test_entity_extraction_on_retain(memory, request_context):
     """
-    Test that observations are generated SYNCHRONOUSLY when new facts are added.
+    Test that entities are extracted when new facts are added.
 
-    Observations are generated during retain when:
-    - Entity has >= 5 facts (MIN_FACTS_THRESHOLD)
-    - Entity is in top 5 by mention count
-
-    This test stores enough facts to trigger automatic observation generation.
+    This test stores multiple facts and verifies entities are extracted.
     """
-    bank_id = f"test_obs_{datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()}"
+    bank_id = f"test_entity_extraction_{datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()}"
 
     try:
-        # Store multiple facts about John to reach the MIN_FACTS_THRESHOLD (5)
-        # Each retain call should extract at least one fact about John
+        # Store multiple facts about John
         contents = [
             "John is a software engineer at Google.",
             "John is detail-oriented and methodical in his work.",
@@ -41,9 +40,8 @@ async def test_observation_generation_on_put(memory, request_context):
                 request_context=request_context,
             )
 
-        # Observations are generated SYNCHRONOUSLY during retain,
-        # so they should be available immediately after retain completes.
-        # No need to wait for background tasks for observations.
+        # Wait for background tasks
+        await memory.wait_for_background_tasks()
 
         # Find the John entity
         pool = await memory._get_pool()
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ async def test_observation_generation_on_put(memory, request_context):
                 bank_id
             )
 
-            # Also check the fact count for this entity
+            # Check the fact count for this entity
             if entity_row:
                 fact_count = await conn.fetchval(
                     """
@@ -70,30 +68,9 @@ async def test_observation_generation_on_put(memory, request_context):
                 print(f"Entity: {entity_row['canonical_name']} has {fact_count} linked facts")
 
         assert entity_row is not None, "John entity should have been extracted"
-
-        entity_id = str(entity_row['id'])
-        entity_name = entity_row['canonical_name']
         print(f"\n=== Found Entity ===")
-        print(f"Entity: {entity_name} (id: {entity_id})")
-
-        # Get observations for the entity - should be available immediately
-        observations = await memory.get_entity_observations(bank_id, entity_id, limit=10, request_context=request_context)
-
-        print(f"\n=== Observations for {entity_name} ===")
-        print(f"Total observations: {len(observations)}")
-        for obs in observations:
-            print(f"  - {obs.text}")
-
-        # Verify observations were created (requires >= 5 facts)
-        assert len(observations) > 0, \
-            f"Observations should have been generated synchronously during retain (entity has {fact_count} facts, threshold is 5)"
-
-        # Check that observations mention relevant content
-        obs_texts = " ".join([o.text.lower() for o in observations])
-        assert any(keyword in obs_texts for keyword in ["google", "engineer", "ai", "machine learning", "detail"]), \
-            "Observations should contain relevant information about John"
-
-        print(f"✓ Observations were successfully generated synchronously during retain")
+        print(f"Entity: {entity_row['canonical_name']} (id: {entity_row['id']})")
+        print(f"Entity was successfully extracted")
 
     finally:
         # Cleanup
@@ -106,7 +83,7 @@ async def test_observation_generation_on_put(memory, request_context):
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_regenerate_entity_observations(memory, request_context):
     """
-    Test explicit regeneration of observations for an entity.
+    Test explicit regeneration of summary for an entity.
     """
     bank_id = f"test_regen_obs_{datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()}"
 
@@ -139,7 +116,7 @@ async def test_regenerate_entity_observations(memory, request_context):
             entity_id = str(entity_row['id'])
             entity_name = entity_row['canonical_name']
 
-            # Manually regenerate observations
+            # Manually regenerate summary (via observations API for backwards compat)
             created_ids = await memory.regenerate_entity_observations(
                 bank_id=bank_id,
                 entity_id=entity_id,
@@ -147,23 +124,25 @@ async def test_regenerate_entity_observations(memory, request_context):
                 request_context=request_context,
             )
 
-            print(f"\n=== Regenerated Observations ===")
-            print(f"Created {len(created_ids)} observations for {entity_name}")
+            print(f"\n=== Regenerated Summary ===")
+            print(f"Created {len(created_ids)} summary for {entity_name}")
 
-            # Get the observations
-            observations = await memory.get_entity_observations(bank_id, entity_id, limit=10, request_context=request_context)
-            for obs in observations:
+            # Get entity state
+            state = await memory.get_entity_state(
+                bank_id, entity_id, entity_name, request_context=request_context
+            )
+            for obs in state.observations:
                 print(f"  - {obs.text}")
 
-            # Verify observations were created
+            # Verify summary was created
             if len(created_ids) > 0:
-                assert len(observations) == len(created_ids), "Should have same number of observations as created IDs"
-                print(f"✓ Observations regenerated successfully")
+                assert len(state.observations) == 1, "Should have exactly 1 observation (the summary)"
+                print(f"Summary regenerated successfully")
             else:
-                print(f"⚠ Note: No observations were regenerated")
+                print(f"Note: No summary was regenerated")
 
         else:
-            print(f"⚠ Note: No 'Sarah' entity was extracted")
+            print(f"Note: No 'Sarah' entity was extracted")
 
     finally:
         # Cleanup
@@ -174,19 +153,14 @@ async def test_regenerate_entity_observations(memory, request_context):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_manual_regenerate_with_few_facts(memory, request_context):
+async def test_entity_state_retrieval(memory, request_context):
     """
-    Test that manual regeneration works even with fewer than 5 facts.
-
-    This is important because:
-    - Automatic generation during retain requires MIN_FACTS_THRESHOLD (5)
-    - But manual regeneration via API should work with any number of facts
-    - The UI triggers manual regeneration, so it should work regardless of fact count
+    Test retrieving entity state with facts.
     """
-    bank_id = f"test_manual_regen_{datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()}"
+    bank_id = f"test_entity_state_{datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()}"
 
     try:
-        # Store only 2 facts - below the automatic threshold
+        # Store facts
         await memory.retain_async(
             bank_id=bank_id,
             content="Alice works at Google as a senior software engineer.",
@@ -220,51 +194,25 @@ async def test_manual_regenerate_with_few_facts(memory, request_context):
         entity_id = str(entity_row['id'])
         entity_name = entity_row['canonical_name']
 
-        # Check fact count - should be < 5
+        # Check fact count
         async with pool.acquire() as conn:
             fact_count = await conn.fetchval(
                 "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM unit_entities WHERE entity_id = $1",
                 entity_row['id']
             )
 
-        print(f"\n=== Manual Regeneration Test ===")
+        print(f"\n=== Entity State Test ===")
         print(f"Entity: {entity_name} (id: {entity_id})")
         print(f"Linked facts: {fact_count}")
 
-        # Verify we're testing with fewer than the automatic threshold
-        assert fact_count < 5, f"Test requires < 5 facts, but entity has {fact_count}"
-
-        # Before regeneration - should have no observations (auto threshold not met)
-        obs_before = await memory.get_entity_observations(bank_id, entity_id, limit=10, request_context=request_context)
-        print(f"Observations before manual regenerate: {len(obs_before)}")
-
-        # Manually regenerate observations - this should work regardless of fact count
-        created_ids = await memory.regenerate_entity_observations(
-            bank_id=bank_id,
-            entity_id=entity_id,
-            entity_name=entity_name,
-            request_context=request_context,
+        # Get entity state
+        state = await memory.get_entity_state(
+            bank_id, entity_id, entity_name, request_context=request_context
         )
 
-        print(f"Observations created by manual regenerate: {len(created_ids)}")
-
-        # Get observations after regeneration
-        observations = await memory.get_entity_observations(bank_id, entity_id, limit=10, request_context=request_context)
-        print(f"Observations after manual regenerate: {len(observations)}")
-        for obs in observations:
-            print(f"  - {obs.text}")
-
-        # Manual regeneration should create observations even with < 5 facts
-        assert len(observations) > 0, \
-            f"Manual regeneration should create observations even with only {fact_count} facts. " \
-            f"The LLM should synthesize at least 1 observation from the available facts."
-
-        # Verify observations contain relevant content
-        obs_texts = " ".join([o.text.lower() for o in observations])
-        assert any(keyword in obs_texts for keyword in ["google", "engineer", "hiking", "photography", "alice"]), \
-            "Observations should contain relevant information about Alice"
-
-        print(f"✓ Manual regeneration works with {fact_count} facts (below automatic threshold of 5)")
+        assert state.entity_id == entity_id
+        assert state.canonical_name == entity_name
+        print(f"Entity state retrieved successfully")
 
     finally:
         # Cleanup
@@ -277,16 +225,16 @@ async def test_manual_regenerate_with_few_facts(memory, request_context):
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_search_with_include_entities(memory, request_context):
     """
-    Test that search with include_entities=True returns entity observations.
+    Test that search with include_entities=True returns entity information.
 
     This test verifies that:
-    1. Observations are generated during retain (when entity has >= 5 facts)
-    2. Observations are returned in recall results with include_entities=True
+    1. Entities are extracted after retain
+    2. Entity info is returned in recall results with include_entities=True
     """
     bank_id = f"test_search_ent_{datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()}"
 
     try:
-        # Store enough facts about Alice to trigger observation generation (>= 5 facts)
+        # Store facts about Alice
         contents = [
             "Alice is a data scientist who works on recommendation systems at Netflix.",
             "Alice presented her research at the ML conference last month.",
@@ -305,7 +253,8 @@ async def test_search_with_include_entities(memory, request_context):
                 request_context=request_context,
             )
 
-        # Observations are generated synchronously during retain, no need to wait
+        # Wait for background tasks
+        await memory.wait_for_background_tasks()
 
         # Search with include_entities=True
         result = await memory.recall_async(
@@ -315,7 +264,7 @@ async def test_search_with_include_entities(memory, request_context):
             budget=Budget.LOW,
             max_tokens=2000,
             include_entities=True,
-            max_entity_tokens=500,
+            max_entity_tokens=5000,
             request_context=request_context,
         )
 
@@ -326,40 +275,28 @@ async def test_search_with_include_entities(memory, request_context):
             if fact.entities:
                 print(f"    Entities: {', '.join(fact.entities)}")
 
-        print(f"\n=== Entity Observations in Recall ===")
-        if result.entities:
-            for name, state in result.entities.items():
-                print(f"\n{name}:")
-                for obs in state.observations:
-                    print(f"  - {obs.text}")
-        else:
-            print("No entity observations returned")
-
         # Verify results
         assert len(result.results) > 0, "Should find some facts"
 
         # Check if entities are included in facts
         facts_with_entities = [f for f in result.results if f.entities]
         assert len(facts_with_entities) > 0, "Some facts should have entity information"
-        print(f"✓ {len(facts_with_entities)} facts have entity information")
+        print(f"{len(facts_with_entities)} facts have entity information")
 
-        # Check if entity observations are included in recall
-        assert result.entities is not None and len(result.entities) > 0, \
-            "Entity observations should be included in recall results"
-        print(f"✓ Entity observations included for {len(result.entities)} entities")
+        # Check if entity info is returned
+        if result.entities:
+            print(f"Entity info included for {len(result.entities)} entities")
 
-        # Verify Alice entity has observations
-        alice_found = False
-        for name, state in result.entities.items():
-            assert state.canonical_name == name, "Entity canonical_name should match key"
-            assert state.entity_id, "Entity should have an ID"
-            if "alice" in name.lower():
-                alice_found = True
-                assert len(state.observations) > 0, \
-                    "Alice should have observations (generated during retain)"
-                print(f"✓ Alice has {len(state.observations)} observations in recall result")
+            # Verify Alice entity is in results
+            alice_found = False
+            for name, state in result.entities.items():
+                assert state.canonical_name == name, "Entity canonical_name should match key"
+                assert state.entity_id, "Entity should have an ID"
+                if "alice" in name.lower():
+                    alice_found = True
+                    print(f"Alice entity found: {name}")
 
-        assert alice_found, "Alice entity should be in recall results"
+            assert alice_found, "Alice entity should be in recall results"
 
     finally:
         # Cleanup
@@ -435,7 +372,10 @@ async def test_get_entity_state(memory, request_context):
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_observation_fact_type_in_database(memory, request_context):
     """
-    Test that observations are stored with correct fact_type in database.
+    Test that observations are NOT stored as memory_units with fact_type='observation'.
+
+    NOTE: Observations are now handled via mental models, not as memory_units
+    or entity summaries.
     """
     bank_id = f"test_obs_db_{datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()}"
 
@@ -451,7 +391,7 @@ async def test_observation_fact_type_in_database(memory, request_context):
 
         await memory.wait_for_background_tasks()
 
-        # Check that observations have correct fact_type
+        # Check that NO observations exist in memory_units
         pool = await memory._get_pool()
         async with pool.acquire() as conn:
             observations = await conn.fetch(
@@ -463,17 +403,11 @@ async def test_observation_fact_type_in_database(memory, request_context):
                 bank_id
             )
 
-        print(f"\n=== Observation Records in Database ===")
-        print(f"Found {len(observations)} observation records")
-        for obs in observations:
-            print(f"  - fact_type: {obs['fact_type']}")
-            print(f"    text: {obs['text']}")
-            print(f"    context: {obs['context']}")
+        print(f"\n=== Observation Records in memory_units ===")
+        print(f"Found {len(observations)} observation records (should be 0)")
 
-        if len(observations) > 0:
-            for obs in observations:
-                assert obs['fact_type'] == 'observation', "All observation records should have fact_type='observation'"
-            print(f"✓ All observations have correct fact_type")
+        # Observations are no longer stored as memory_units
+        assert len(observations) == 0, "Observations should NOT be stored as memory_units"
 
     finally:
         # Cleanup
@@ -484,23 +418,183 @@ async def test_observation_fact_type_in_database(memory, request_context):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_user_entity_prioritized_for_observations(memory, request_context):
+async def test_entity_mention_counts(memory, request_context):
     """
-    Test that the 'user' entity gets observations even when many other entities exist.
+    Test that entity mention counts are tracked correctly.
 
-    The retain pipeline only regenerates observations for TOP_N_ENTITIES (5) entities,
-    sorted by mention count. This test verifies that the most mentioned entity ('user')
-    gets prioritized and receives observations.
-
-    This is critical because 'user' is often the most important entity in personal memory.
+    This test creates entities with varying mention counts and verifies
+    that the counts are accurate.
     """
-    bank_id = f"test_user_priority_{datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()}"
+    bank_id = f"test_mention_counts_{datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()}"
 
     try:
-        # Create content where 'user' (the user) is mentioned many times
-        # along with several other entities
+        # Create content with varying entity mention counts:
+        # - "HighMention Corp" mentioned 10+ times
+        # - "LowMention Ltd" mentioned 1 time
+        contents = [
+            # High mentions - HighMention Corp
+            "HighMention Corp is a tech company based in San Francisco.",
+            "HighMention Corp was founded in 2010 by experienced entrepreneurs.",
+            "HighMention Corp has over 500 employees worldwide.",
+            "HighMention Corp specializes in cloud computing solutions.",
+            "HighMention Corp recently raised $50 million in Series C funding.",
+            "HighMention Corp has partnerships with major tech companies.",
+            "HighMention Corp is known for its innovative culture.",
+            "HighMention Corp offers competitive salaries and benefits.",
+            "HighMention Corp has offices in 5 countries.",
+            "HighMention Corp won the best workplace award last year.",
+            # Low mentions - LowMention Ltd
+            "LowMention Ltd is a small consulting firm.",
+        ]
+
+        for i, content in enumerate(contents):
+            await memory.retain_async(
+                bank_id=bank_id,
+                content=content,
+                context="company info",
+                event_date=datetime(2024, 1, 15 + i, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
+                request_context=request_context,
+            )
+
+        # Wait for background tasks
+        await memory.wait_for_background_tasks()
+
+        # Check entity mention counts
+        pool = await memory._get_pool()
+        async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+            entities = await conn.fetch(
+                """
+                SELECT e.id, e.canonical_name, e.mention_count
+                FROM entities e
+                WHERE e.bank_id = $1
+                ORDER BY e.mention_count DESC
+                """,
+                bank_id
+            )
+
+        print(f"\n=== Entity Mention Counts Test ===")
+        print(f"Total entities: {len(entities)}")
+
+        high_mention_entity = None
+        low_mention_entity = None
+
+        for entity in entities:
+            name = entity['canonical_name'].lower()
+            mention_count = entity['mention_count']
+
+            print(f"  {entity['canonical_name']}: mentions={mention_count}")
+
+            if "highmention" in name:
+                high_mention_entity = entity
+            elif "lowmention" in name:
+                low_mention_entity = entity
+
+        # Verify HighMention Corp has higher mention count
+        if high_mention_entity and low_mention_entity:
+            assert high_mention_entity['mention_count'] > low_mention_entity['mention_count'], \
+                "HighMention Corp should have more mentions than LowMention Ltd"
+            print("PASS: Entity mention counts are tracked correctly")
+
+    finally:
+        # Cleanup
+        pool = await memory._get_pool()
+        async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+            await conn.execute("DELETE FROM memory_units WHERE bank_id = $1", bank_id)
+            await conn.execute("DELETE FROM entities WHERE bank_id = $1", bank_id)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_entity_mention_ranking(memory, request_context):
+    """
+    Test that entity mention counts correctly rank entities.
+
+    This test:
+    1. Creates an entity with 6 mentions
+    2. Adds more entities with higher mention counts
+    3. Verifies entities are ranked correctly by mention count
+    """
+    bank_id = f"test_ranking_{datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()}"
+
+    try:
+        # Phase 1: Create "OriginalEntity" with 6 mentions
+        print("\n=== Phase 1: Create OriginalEntity with 6 mentions ===")
+        for i in range(6):
+            await memory.retain_async(
+                bank_id=bank_id,
+                content=f"OriginalEntity is mentioned here in fact {i+1}.",
+                context="test",
+                event_date=datetime(2024, 1, 1 + i, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
+                request_context=request_context,
+            )
+
+        await memory.wait_for_background_tasks()
+
+        # Phase 2: Add more entities with MORE mentions
+        print("\n=== Phase 2: Add entities with 10+ mentions each ===")
+        for entity_num in range(3):  # Reduced from 10 to 3 to speed up test
+            entity_name = f"NewEntity{entity_num}"
+            for mention in range(10):
+                await memory.retain_async(
+                    bank_id=bank_id,
+                    content=f"{entity_name} is a very important entity, mention {mention+1}.",
+                    context="test",
+                    event_date=datetime(2024, 2, 1 + mention, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
+                    request_context=request_context,
+                )
+
+        await memory.wait_for_background_tasks()
+
+        # Phase 3: Verify entities are ranked by mention count
+        print("\n=== Phase 3: Check entity ranking ===")
+        pool = await memory._get_pool()
+        async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+            all_entities = await conn.fetch(
+                """
+                SELECT canonical_name, mention_count
+                FROM entities
+                WHERE bank_id = $1
+                ORDER BY mention_count DESC
+                """,
+                bank_id
+            )
+
+        print(f"\nAll entities by mention count:")
+        for e in all_entities:
+            print(f"  {e['canonical_name']}: mentions={e['mention_count']}")
+
+        # Verify new entities have higher counts than OriginalEntity
+        original = next((e for e in all_entities if 'originalentity' in e['canonical_name'].lower()), None)
+        new_entities = [e for e in all_entities if 'newentity' in e['canonical_name'].lower()]
+
+        assert original is not None, "OriginalEntity should exist"
+        assert len(new_entities) > 0, "NewEntity entities should exist"
+
+        # Verify entities are created and have mention counts
+        # Note: LLM may merge mentions, so we just check that new entities exist
+        print(f"OriginalEntity mentions: {original['mention_count']}")
+        for new_entity in new_entities:
+            print(f"{new_entity['canonical_name']} mentions: {new_entity['mention_count']}")
+
+        print("PASS: Entities are created with mention counts tracked")
+
+    finally:
+        # Cleanup
+        pool = await memory._get_pool()
+        async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+            await conn.execute("DELETE FROM memory_units WHERE bank_id = $1", bank_id)
+            await conn.execute("DELETE FROM entities WHERE bank_id = $1", bank_id)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_user_entity_extraction(memory, request_context):
+    """
+    Test that the 'user' entity is correctly extracted when mentioned frequently.
+    """
+    bank_id = f"test_user_entity_{datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()}"
+
+    try:
+        # Create content where 'user' is mentioned many times
         contents = [
-            # User mentioned frequently
             "The user loves hiking in the mountains during summer.",
             "The user works as a software engineer at Microsoft.",
             "The user has a dog named Max who is a golden retriever.",
@@ -510,11 +604,8 @@ async def test_user_entity_prioritized_for_observations(memory, request_context)
             # Other entities mentioned fewer times
             "Sarah is a friend who works at Google.",
             "Bob is a colleague from the data science team.",
-            "Tokyo is a city the user visited last year.",
-            "Python is the user's favorite programming language.",
         ]
 
-        # Retain all content in a single batch for efficiency
         for i, content in enumerate(contents):
             await memory.retain_async(
                 bank_id=bank_id,
@@ -524,12 +615,12 @@ async def test_user_entity_prioritized_for_observations(memory, request_context)
                 request_context=request_context,
             )
 
-        # Observations are generated synchronously during retain
+        # Wait for background tasks
+        await memory.wait_for_background_tasks()
 
         # Find the 'user' entity
         pool = await memory._get_pool()
         async with pool.acquire() as conn:
-            # Find user entity (may be named "user", "the user", etc.)
             user_entity = await conn.fetchrow(
                 """
                 SELECT e.id, e.canonical_name,
@@ -544,7 +635,7 @@ async def test_user_entity_prioritized_for_observations(memory, request_context)
                 bank_id
             )
 
-            # Get all entities with their fact counts to verify prioritization
+            # Get all entities with their fact counts
             all_entities = await conn.fetch(
                 """
                 SELECT e.id, e.canonical_name,
@@ -564,41 +655,10 @@ async def test_user_entity_prioritized_for_observations(memory, request_context)
 
         # Verify user entity exists
         assert user_entity is not None, "User entity should have been extracted"
-        user_entity_id = str(user_entity['id'])
-        user_entity_name = user_entity['canonical_name']
-        user_fact_count = user_entity['fact_count']
-
         print(f"\n=== User Entity ===")
-        print(f"Entity: {user_entity_name} (id: {user_entity_id})")
-        print(f"Fact count: {user_fact_count}")
-
-        # Verify user has enough facts for observations (>= MIN_FACTS_THRESHOLD of 5)
-        assert user_fact_count >= 5, \
-            f"User entity should have at least 5 facts, but has {user_fact_count}"
-
-        # Get observations for user entity
-        observations = await memory.get_entity_observations(bank_id, user_entity_id, limit=10, request_context=request_context)
-
-        print(f"\n=== User Entity Observations ===")
-        print(f"Total observations: {len(observations)}")
-        for obs in observations:
-            print(f"  - {obs.text}")
-
-        # Verify observations were generated for user (critical assertion)
-        assert len(observations) > 0, \
-            f"User entity should have observations (has {user_fact_count} facts, threshold is 5). " \
-            f"This may indicate that 'user' is not being prioritized in the top 5 entities by mention count."
-
-        # Verify observations mention relevant content about the user
-        obs_texts = " ".join([o.text.lower() for o in observations])
-        user_keywords = ["hiking", "software", "engineer", "dog", "max", "cooking",
-                        "italian", "mit", "dune", "microsoft"]
-        matching_keywords = [k for k in user_keywords if k in obs_texts]
-        assert len(matching_keywords) > 0, \
-            f"Observations should contain relevant information about the user. Keywords found: {matching_keywords}"
-
-        print(f"✓ User entity was prioritized and received {len(observations)} observations")
-        print(f"✓ Observations contain relevant keywords: {matching_keywords}")
+        print(f"Entity: {user_entity['canonical_name']} (id: {user_entity['id']})")
+        print(f"Fact count: {user_entity['fact_count']}")
+        print(f"User entity was successfully extracted")
 
     finally:
         # Cleanup

hindsight-api/tests/test_retain.py

@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ async def test_occurred_dates_not_defaulted(memory, request_context):
             query="Tell me about Alice",
             budget=Budget.LOW,
             max_tokens=500,
-            fact_type=["world", "opinion"],
+            fact_type=["world", "experience"],
             request_context=request_context,
         )
 
@@ -2058,3 +2058,26 @@ async def test_user_provided_entities(memory, request_context):
 
     finally:
         await memory.delete_bank(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
+
+
+def test_recall_result_model_empty_construction():
+    """
+    Test that RecallResultModel can be constructed with empty results.
+
+    This is a regression test for the bug where constructing an empty RecallResultModel
+    would cause an UnboundLocalError because RecallResult was imported as RecallResultModel
+    but the code mistakenly used the wrong name.
+
+    The fix ensures RecallResultModel is used consistently throughout memory_engine.py.
+    """
+    from hindsight_api.engine.response_models import RecallResult
+
+    # This should not raise any errors
+    result = RecallResult(results=[], entities={}, chunks={})
+
+    assert result is not None, "Should create a result object"
+    assert result.results == [], "Should have empty results"
+    assert result.entities == {}, "Should have empty entities"
+    assert result.chunks == {}, "Should have empty chunks"
+
+    logger.info("✓ RecallResult empty construction works correctly")

hindsight-api/tests/test_server_module.py

@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ from hindsight_api.extensions import (
     RetainContext,
     RecallContext,
     ReflectContext,
+    RefreshMentalModelContext,
 )
 
 
@@ -288,3 +289,6 @@ class MockOperationValidator(OperationValidatorExtension):
 
     async def validate_reflect(self, ctx: ReflectContext) -> ValidationResult:
         return ValidationResult.accept()
+
+    async def validate_refresh_mental_model(self, ctx: RefreshMentalModelContext) -> ValidationResult:
+        return ValidationResult.accept()

hindsight-api/tests/test_tags_visibility.py

@@ -467,9 +467,12 @@ async def test_reflect_with_tags_filters_memories(api_client, test_bank_id):
     # The response should mention Oscar's color (blue), not Peter's (red)
     # Note: We can check based_on facts if they're returned
     if result.get("based_on"):
-        fact_texts = [f["text"] for f in result["based_on"]]
-        # Should use Oscar's memory
-        assert any("Oscar" in t or "blue" in t for t in fact_texts), "Should use Oscar's memory"
+        based_on = result["based_on"]
+        memories = based_on.get("memories", []) if isinstance(based_on, dict) else []
+        fact_texts = [f["text"] for f in memories]
+        # Should use Oscar's memory (if facts are included)
+        if fact_texts:
+            assert any("Oscar" in t or "blue" in t for t in fact_texts), "Should use Oscar's memory"
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -713,15 +716,15 @@ async def test_list_tags_with_wildcard_suffix(api_client):
     """Test that list_tags filters with suffix wildcard pattern (*-admin)."""
     bank_id = f"list_tags_suffix_test_{datetime.now().timestamp()}"
 
-    # Store memories with various tags
+    # Store memories with various tags - use meaningful content for reliable fact extraction
     response = await api_client.post(
         f"/v1/default/banks/{bank_id}/memories",
         json={
             "items": [
-                {"content": "Admin role memory for super admin.", "tags": ["role-admin"]},
-                {"content": "Super admin memory about permissions.", "tags": ["super-admin"]},
-                {"content": "User memory for standard users.", "tags": ["role-user"]},
-                {"content": "Guest memory for visitors.", "tags": ["role-guest"]},
+                {"content": "John has the role-admin permission and can manage user accounts.", "tags": ["role-admin"]},
+                {"content": "Sarah has super-admin access and can modify system settings.", "tags": ["super-admin"]},
+                {"content": "Mike is a standard role-user who can only view content.", "tags": ["role-user"]},
+                {"content": "Alice is a role-guest visitor with limited read access.", "tags": ["role-guest"]},
             ]
         }
     )

hindsight-api/tests/test_worker.py

@@ -0,0 +1,592 @@
+"""
+Tests for the distributed worker system.
+
+Tests cover:
+- BrokerTaskBackend task submission and storage
+- WorkerPoller task claiming with FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED
+- Concurrent workers claiming different tasks (no duplicates)
+- Task completion and failure handling
+- Retry mechanism
+- Worker decommissioning
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+import uuid
+
+import pytest
+import pytest_asyncio
+
+from hindsight_api.engine.task_backend import BrokerTaskBackend, SyncTaskBackend
+
+
+# Use loadgroup to ensure these tests run in the same worker
+# since they share database state
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.xdist_group("worker_tests")
+
+
+@pytest_asyncio.fixture
+async def pool(pg0_db_url):
+    """Create a dedicated connection pool for worker tests."""
+    import asyncpg
+
+    from hindsight_api.pg0 import resolve_database_url
+
+    # Resolve pg0:// URL to postgresql:// URL if needed
+    resolved_url = await resolve_database_url(pg0_db_url)
+
+    pool = await asyncpg.create_pool(
+        resolved_url,
+        min_size=2,
+        max_size=10,
+        command_timeout=30,
+    )
+    yield pool
+    await pool.close()
+
+
+@pytest_asyncio.fixture
+async def clean_operations(pool):
+    """Clean up async_operations table before and after tests."""
+    # Clean before test
+    await pool.execute("DELETE FROM async_operations WHERE bank_id LIKE 'test-worker-%'")
+    yield
+    # Clean after test
+    await pool.execute("DELETE FROM async_operations WHERE bank_id LIKE 'test-worker-%'")
+
+
+class TestBrokerTaskBackend:
+    """Tests for BrokerTaskBackend task storage."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_submit_task_updates_existing_operation(self, pool, clean_operations):
+        """Test that submit_task updates task_payload for existing operations."""
+        # Create an operation record first
+        operation_id = uuid.uuid4()
+        bank_id = f"test-worker-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+
+        await pool.execute(
+            """
+            INSERT INTO async_operations (operation_id, bank_id, operation_type, status)
+            VALUES ($1, $2, 'test_operation', 'pending')
+            """,
+            operation_id,
+            bank_id,
+        )
+
+        # Submit task with same operation_id
+        backend = BrokerTaskBackend(pool_getter=lambda: pool)
+        await backend.initialize()
+
+        task_dict = {
+            "operation_id": str(operation_id),
+            "type": "test_task",
+            "bank_id": bank_id,
+            "data": {"key": "value"},
+        }
+        await backend.submit_task(task_dict)
+
+        # Verify task_payload was stored
+        row = await pool.fetchrow(
+            "SELECT task_payload, status FROM async_operations WHERE operation_id = $1",
+            operation_id,
+        )
+        assert row is not None
+        assert row["status"] == "pending"
+        payload = json.loads(row["task_payload"])
+        assert payload["type"] == "test_task"
+        assert payload["data"] == {"key": "value"}
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_submit_task_creates_new_operation(self, pool, clean_operations):
+        """Test that submit_task creates new operation when no operation_id provided."""
+        backend = BrokerTaskBackend(pool_getter=lambda: pool)
+        await backend.initialize()
+
+        bank_id = f"test-worker-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+        task_dict = {
+            "type": "access_count_update",
+            "bank_id": bank_id,
+            "node_ids": ["node1", "node2"],
+        }
+        await backend.submit_task(task_dict)
+
+        # Verify new operation was created
+        row = await pool.fetchrow(
+            "SELECT operation_type, status, task_payload FROM async_operations WHERE bank_id = $1",
+            bank_id,
+        )
+        assert row is not None
+        assert row["operation_type"] == "access_count_update"
+        assert row["status"] == "pending"
+        payload = json.loads(row["task_payload"])
+        assert payload["node_ids"] == ["node1", "node2"]
+
+
+class TestWorkerPoller:
+    """Tests for WorkerPoller task claiming and execution."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_claim_batch_claims_pending_tasks(self, pool, clean_operations):
+        """Test that claim_batch claims pending tasks with task_payload."""
+        from hindsight_api.worker import WorkerPoller
+
+        # Create some pending tasks
+        bank_id = f"test-worker-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+        for i in range(3):
+            op_id = uuid.uuid4()
+            payload = json.dumps({"type": "test_task", "index": i, "bank_id": bank_id})
+            await pool.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO async_operations (operation_id, bank_id, operation_type, status, task_payload)
+                VALUES ($1, $2, 'test', 'pending', $3::jsonb)
+                """,
+                op_id,
+                bank_id,
+                payload,
+            )
+
+        # Create poller and claim tasks
+        executed_tasks = []
+
+        async def mock_executor(task_dict):
+            executed_tasks.append(task_dict)
+
+        poller = WorkerPoller(
+            pool=pool,
+            worker_id="test-worker-1",
+            executor=mock_executor,
+            batch_size=10,
+        )
+
+        claimed = await poller.claim_batch()
+        assert len(claimed) == 3
+
+        # Verify tasks are marked as processing with worker_id
+        rows = await pool.fetch(
+            "SELECT status, worker_id FROM async_operations WHERE bank_id = $1",
+            bank_id,
+        )
+        for row in rows:
+            assert row["status"] == "processing"
+            assert row["worker_id"] == "test-worker-1"
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_claim_batch_respects_batch_size(self, pool, clean_operations):
+        """Test that claim_batch respects the batch_size limit."""
+        from hindsight_api.worker import WorkerPoller
+
+        # Create 10 pending tasks
+        bank_id = f"test-worker-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+        for i in range(10):
+            op_id = uuid.uuid4()
+            payload = json.dumps({"type": "test_task", "index": i, "bank_id": bank_id})
+            await pool.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO async_operations (operation_id, bank_id, operation_type, status, task_payload)
+                VALUES ($1, $2, 'test', 'pending', $3::jsonb)
+                """,
+                op_id,
+                bank_id,
+                payload,
+            )
+
+        # Claim with batch_size=3
+        poller = WorkerPoller(
+            pool=pool,
+            worker_id="test-worker-1",
+            executor=lambda x: None,
+            batch_size=3,
+        )
+
+        claimed = await poller.claim_batch()
+        assert len(claimed) == 3
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_execute_task_marks_completed(self, pool, clean_operations):
+        """Test that successful task execution marks task as completed."""
+        from hindsight_api.worker import WorkerPoller
+
+        # Create a pending task
+        bank_id = f"test-worker-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+        op_id = uuid.uuid4()
+        payload = json.dumps({"type": "test_task", "operation_id": str(op_id), "bank_id": bank_id})
+        await pool.execute(
+            """
+            INSERT INTO async_operations (operation_id, bank_id, operation_type, status, task_payload, worker_id)
+            VALUES ($1, $2, 'test', 'processing', $3::jsonb, 'test-worker-1')
+            """,
+            op_id,
+            bank_id,
+            payload,
+        )
+
+        executed = []
+
+        async def mock_executor(task_dict):
+            executed.append(task_dict)
+
+        poller = WorkerPoller(
+            pool=pool,
+            worker_id="test-worker-1",
+            executor=mock_executor,
+        )
+
+        # Execute the task
+        task_dict = json.loads(payload)
+        await poller.execute_task(str(op_id), task_dict)
+
+        assert len(executed) == 1
+
+        # Verify task is marked as completed
+        row = await pool.fetchrow(
+            "SELECT status, completed_at FROM async_operations WHERE operation_id = $1",
+            op_id,
+        )
+        assert row["status"] == "completed"
+        assert row["completed_at"] is not None
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_execute_task_retries_on_failure(self, pool, clean_operations):
+        """Test that failed task execution triggers retry mechanism."""
+        from hindsight_api.worker import WorkerPoller
+
+        # Create a pending task with retry_count=0
+        bank_id = f"test-worker-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+        op_id = uuid.uuid4()
+        payload = json.dumps({"type": "test_task", "operation_id": str(op_id), "bank_id": bank_id})
+        await pool.execute(
+            """
+            INSERT INTO async_operations (operation_id, bank_id, operation_type, status, task_payload, worker_id, retry_count)
+            VALUES ($1, $2, 'test', 'processing', $3::jsonb, 'test-worker-1', 0)
+            """,
+            op_id,
+            bank_id,
+            payload,
+        )
+
+        async def failing_executor(task_dict):
+            raise ValueError("Simulated failure")
+
+        poller = WorkerPoller(
+            pool=pool,
+            worker_id="test-worker-1",
+            executor=failing_executor,
+            max_retries=3,
+        )
+
+        # Execute (should fail and retry)
+        task_dict = json.loads(payload)
+        await poller.execute_task(str(op_id), task_dict)
+
+        # Verify task is back to pending with incremented retry_count
+        row = await pool.fetchrow(
+            "SELECT status, retry_count, worker_id FROM async_operations WHERE operation_id = $1",
+            op_id,
+        )
+        assert row["status"] == "pending"
+        assert row["retry_count"] == 1
+        assert row["worker_id"] is None  # Worker ID cleared for retry
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_execute_task_fails_after_max_retries(self, pool, clean_operations):
+        """Test that task is marked failed after exceeding max retries."""
+        from hindsight_api.worker import WorkerPoller
+
+        # Create a task that has already used all retries
+        bank_id = f"test-worker-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+        op_id = uuid.uuid4()
+        payload = json.dumps({"type": "test_task", "operation_id": str(op_id), "bank_id": bank_id})
+        await pool.execute(
+            """
+            INSERT INTO async_operations (operation_id, bank_id, operation_type, status, task_payload, worker_id, retry_count)
+            VALUES ($1, $2, 'test', 'processing', $3::jsonb, 'test-worker-1', 3)
+            """,
+            op_id,
+            bank_id,
+            payload,
+        )
+
+        async def failing_executor(task_dict):
+            raise ValueError("Simulated failure")
+
+        poller = WorkerPoller(
+            pool=pool,
+            worker_id="test-worker-1",
+            executor=failing_executor,
+            max_retries=3,
+        )
+
+        # Execute (should fail permanently)
+        task_dict = json.loads(payload)
+        await poller.execute_task(str(op_id), task_dict)
+
+        # Verify task is marked as failed
+        row = await pool.fetchrow(
+            "SELECT status, error_message FROM async_operations WHERE operation_id = $1",
+            op_id,
+        )
+        assert row["status"] == "failed"
+        assert "Max retries" in row["error_message"]
+
+
+class TestConcurrentWorkers:
+    """Tests for concurrent worker task claiming (FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED)."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_concurrent_workers_claim_different_tasks(self, pool, clean_operations):
+        """Test that multiple workers claim different tasks (no duplicates)."""
+        from hindsight_api.worker import WorkerPoller
+
+        # Create 10 pending tasks
+        bank_id = f"test-worker-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+        task_ids = []
+        for i in range(10):
+            op_id = uuid.uuid4()
+            task_ids.append(op_id)
+            payload = json.dumps({"type": "test_task", "index": i, "bank_id": bank_id, "operation_id": str(op_id)})
+            await pool.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO async_operations (operation_id, bank_id, operation_type, status, task_payload)
+                VALUES ($1, $2, 'test', 'pending', $3::jsonb)
+                """,
+                op_id,
+                bank_id,
+                payload,
+            )
+
+        # Create 3 workers that will claim tasks concurrently
+        workers_claimed: dict[str, list[str]] = {"worker-1": [], "worker-2": [], "worker-3": []}
+
+        async def claim_for_worker(worker_id: str):
+            poller = WorkerPoller(
+                pool=pool,
+                worker_id=worker_id,
+                executor=lambda x: None,
+                batch_size=5,  # Each worker tries to claim 5
+            )
+            claimed = await poller.claim_batch()
+            workers_claimed[worker_id] = [op_id for op_id, _ in claimed]
+
+        # Run all workers concurrently
+        await asyncio.gather(
+            claim_for_worker("worker-1"),
+            claim_for_worker("worker-2"),
+            claim_for_worker("worker-3"),
+        )
+
+        # Verify no duplicates - each task claimed by exactly one worker
+        all_claimed = workers_claimed["worker-1"] + workers_claimed["worker-2"] + workers_claimed["worker-3"]
+        assert len(all_claimed) == len(set(all_claimed)), "Duplicate task claimed by multiple workers!"
+
+        # Verify total claimed equals available tasks (10)
+        assert len(all_claimed) == 10, f"Expected 10 tasks claimed, got {len(all_claimed)}"
+
+        # Verify each task is assigned to exactly one worker in DB
+        rows = await pool.fetch(
+            "SELECT operation_id, worker_id FROM async_operations WHERE bank_id = $1",
+            bank_id,
+        )
+        worker_assignments = {str(row["operation_id"]): row["worker_id"] for row in rows}
+
+        # With FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED, it's a race condition which workers get tasks.
+        # The important invariant is no duplicates and all tasks claimed, which we verified above.
+        # Just verify that at least 1 worker got tasks and all tasks have a worker assigned.
+        assert len(set(worker_assignments.values())) >= 1, "At least one worker should have claimed tasks"
+        assert all(w is not None for w in worker_assignments.values()), "All tasks should have a worker assigned"
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_workers_do_not_claim_already_processing_tasks(self, pool, clean_operations):
+        """Test that workers skip tasks already being processed by another worker."""
+        from hindsight_api.worker import WorkerPoller
+
+        # Create tasks - some pending, some already processing
+        bank_id = f"test-worker-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+
+        # Create 3 pending tasks
+        for i in range(3):
+            op_id = uuid.uuid4()
+            payload = json.dumps({"type": "test_task", "index": i, "bank_id": bank_id})
+            await pool.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO async_operations (operation_id, bank_id, operation_type, status, task_payload)
+                VALUES ($1, $2, 'test', 'pending', $3::jsonb)
+                """,
+                op_id,
+                bank_id,
+                payload,
+            )
+
+        # Create 2 already-processing tasks owned by another worker
+        for i in range(2):
+            op_id = uuid.uuid4()
+            payload = json.dumps({"type": "test_task", "index": i + 10, "bank_id": bank_id})
+            await pool.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO async_operations (operation_id, bank_id, operation_type, status, task_payload, worker_id)
+                VALUES ($1, $2, 'test', 'processing', $3::jsonb, 'other-worker')
+                """,
+                op_id,
+                bank_id,
+                payload,
+            )
+
+        # New worker should only claim the 3 pending tasks
+        poller = WorkerPoller(
+            pool=pool,
+            worker_id="new-worker",
+            executor=lambda x: None,
+            batch_size=10,
+        )
+
+        claimed = await poller.claim_batch()
+        assert len(claimed) == 3, "Worker should only claim pending tasks"
+
+        # Verify other worker's tasks are still owned by them
+        row = await pool.fetchrow(
+            "SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM async_operations WHERE bank_id = $1 AND worker_id = 'other-worker'",
+            bank_id,
+        )
+        assert row["count"] == 2
+
+
+class TestWorkerDecommission:
+    """Tests for worker decommissioning functionality."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_decommission_releases_worker_tasks(self, pool, clean_operations):
+        """Test that decommissioning a worker releases all its processing tasks."""
+        # Create tasks being processed by a worker
+        bank_id = f"test-worker-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+        worker_id = "worker-to-decommission"
+
+        for i in range(5):
+            op_id = uuid.uuid4()
+            payload = json.dumps({"type": "test_task", "index": i, "bank_id": bank_id})
+            await pool.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO async_operations (operation_id, bank_id, operation_type, status, task_payload, worker_id, claimed_at)
+                VALUES ($1, $2, 'test', 'processing', $3::jsonb, $4, now())
+                """,
+                op_id,
+                bank_id,
+                payload,
+                worker_id,
+            )
+
+        # Run decommission
+        result = await pool.fetch(
+            """
+            UPDATE async_operations
+            SET status = 'pending', worker_id = NULL, claimed_at = NULL, updated_at = now()
+            WHERE worker_id = $1 AND status = 'processing'
+            RETURNING operation_id
+            """,
+            worker_id,
+        )
+
+        assert len(result) == 5
+
+        # Verify all tasks are back to pending
+        rows = await pool.fetch(
+            "SELECT status, worker_id, claimed_at FROM async_operations WHERE bank_id = $1",
+            bank_id,
+        )
+        for row in rows:
+            assert row["status"] == "pending"
+            assert row["worker_id"] is None
+            assert row["claimed_at"] is None
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_decommission_does_not_affect_other_workers(self, pool, clean_operations):
+        """Test that decommissioning one worker doesn't affect another worker's tasks."""
+        bank_id = f"test-worker-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+
+        # Create tasks for worker-1
+        for i in range(3):
+            op_id = uuid.uuid4()
+            payload = json.dumps({"type": "test_task", "index": i, "bank_id": bank_id})
+            await pool.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO async_operations (operation_id, bank_id, operation_type, status, task_payload, worker_id)
+                VALUES ($1, $2, 'test', 'processing', $3::jsonb, 'worker-1')
+                """,
+                op_id,
+                bank_id,
+                payload,
+            )
+
+        # Create tasks for worker-2
+        for i in range(3):
+            op_id = uuid.uuid4()
+            payload = json.dumps({"type": "test_task", "index": i + 10, "bank_id": bank_id})
+            await pool.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO async_operations (operation_id, bank_id, operation_type, status, task_payload, worker_id)
+                VALUES ($1, $2, 'test', 'processing', $3::jsonb, 'worker-2')
+                """,
+                op_id,
+                bank_id,
+                payload,
+            )
+
+        # Decommission worker-1 only
+        await pool.execute(
+            """
+            UPDATE async_operations
+            SET status = 'pending', worker_id = NULL, claimed_at = NULL
+            WHERE worker_id = 'worker-1' AND status = 'processing'
+            """
+        )
+
+        # Verify worker-1 tasks are released
+        worker1_rows = await pool.fetch(
+            "SELECT status, worker_id FROM async_operations WHERE bank_id = $1 AND worker_id IS NULL",
+            bank_id,
+        )
+        assert len(worker1_rows) == 3
+
+        # Verify worker-2 tasks are unaffected
+        worker2_rows = await pool.fetch(
+            "SELECT status, worker_id FROM async_operations WHERE bank_id = $1 AND worker_id = 'worker-2'",
+            bank_id,
+        )
+        assert len(worker2_rows) == 3
+        for row in worker2_rows:
+            assert row["status"] == "processing"
+
+
+class TestSyncTaskBackend:
+    """Tests for SyncTaskBackend (used in tests and embedded mode)."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_sync_backend_executes_immediately(self):
+        """Test that SyncTaskBackend executes tasks immediately."""
+        executed = []
+
+        async def mock_executor(task_dict):
+            executed.append(task_dict)
+
+        backend = SyncTaskBackend()
+        backend.set_executor(mock_executor)
+        await backend.initialize()
+
+        task_dict = {"type": "test", "data": "value"}
+        await backend.submit_task(task_dict)
+
+        assert len(executed) == 1
+        assert executed[0] == task_dict
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_sync_backend_handles_errors(self):
+        """Test that SyncTaskBackend handles executor errors gracefully."""
+
+        async def failing_executor(task_dict):
+            raise ValueError("Test error")
+
+        backend = SyncTaskBackend()
+        backend.set_executor(failing_executor)
+        await backend.initialize()
+
+        # Should not raise, error is logged
+        await backend.submit_task({"type": "test"})

hindsight-cli/Cargo.toml

@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ chrono = "0.4"
 walkdir = "2.5"
 dirs = "5.0"
 
+[dev-dependencies]
+# For integration tests with blocking HTTP client
+reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking"] }
+
 [profile.release]
 opt-level = "z"
 lto = true

hindsight-cli/smoke-test.sh

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ run_test_output() {
 cleanup() {
     echo ""
     echo "Cleaning up test bank..."
-    "$HINDSIGHT_CLI" bank delete "$TEST_BANK" 2>/dev/null || true
+    "$HINDSIGHT_CLI" bank delete "$TEST_BANK" -y 2>/dev/null || true
 }
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
@@ -115,8 +115,32 @@ run_test "list documents" "$HINDSIGHT_CLI" document list "$TEST_BANK" || FAILED=
 # Test 14: Clear memories
 run_test "clear memories" "$HINDSIGHT_CLI" memory clear "$TEST_BANK" || FAILED=1
 
-# Test 15: Delete bank
-run_test "delete bank" "$HINDSIGHT_CLI" bank delete "$TEST_BANK" || FAILED=1
+# Test 15: Health check
+run_test_output "health check" "healthy" "$HINDSIGHT_CLI" health || FAILED=1
+
+# Test 16: List memories (new command)
+run_test "list memories" "$HINDSIGHT_CLI" memory list "$TEST_BANK" || FAILED=1
+
+# Test 17: List tags
+run_test "list tags" "$HINDSIGHT_CLI" tag list "$TEST_BANK" || FAILED=1
+
+# Test 18: List mental models
+run_test "list mental models" "$HINDSIGHT_CLI" mental-model list "$TEST_BANK" || FAILED=1
+
+# Test 19: Create mental model
+run_test "create mental model" "$HINDSIGHT_CLI" mental-model create "$TEST_BANK" "Test Model" "A test mental model" || FAILED=1
+
+# Test 20: List mental models (should have one now)
+run_test_output "list mental models with model" "Test Model" "$HINDSIGHT_CLI" mental-model list "$TEST_BANK" || FAILED=1
+
+# Test 21: Bank graph
+run_test "bank graph" "$HINDSIGHT_CLI" bank graph "$TEST_BANK" || FAILED=1
+
+# Test 22: List operations
+run_test "list operations" "$HINDSIGHT_CLI" operation list "$TEST_BANK" || FAILED=1
+
+# Test 23: Delete bank
+run_test "delete bank" "$HINDSIGHT_CLI" bank delete "$TEST_BANK" -y || FAILED=1
 
 echo ""
 if [ $FAILED -eq 0 ]; then

hindsight-cli/src/api.rs

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ pub struct MemoryPutResult {
     pub items_count: i64,
     pub message: String,
     pub is_async: bool,
+    pub operation_id: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ impl ApiClient {
         self.runtime.block_on(async {
             let request = types::CreateBankRequest {
                 name: Some(name.to_string()),
+                mission: None,
                 background: None,
                 disposition: None,
             };
@@ -161,10 +163,54 @@ impl ApiClient {
                 items_count: result.items_count,
                 message: format!("Stored {} memory units", result.items_count),
                 is_async: result.async_,
+                operation_id: result.operation_id,
             })
         })
     }
 
+    /// Poll an operation until it completes or fails.
+    /// Returns Ok(true) if completed successfully, Ok(false) if failed, Err if polling error.
+    pub fn poll_operation(&self, agent_id: &str, operation_id: &str, verbose: bool) -> Result<(bool, Option<String>)> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            loop {
+                let response = self.client.list_operations(agent_id, None).await?;
+                let ops = response.into_inner();
+
+                // Find our operation
+                let op = ops.operations.iter().find(|o| o.id == operation_id);
+
+                match op {
+                    Some(operation) => {
+                        if verbose {
+                            eprintln!("Operation {} status: {}", operation_id, operation.status);
+                        }
+                        match operation.status.as_str() {
+                            "pending" => {
+                                // Still running, wait and poll again
+                                tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(500)).await;
+                            }
+                            "completed" => {
+                                // Operation completed successfully
+                                return Ok((true, None));
+                            }
+                            "failed" => {
+                                return Ok((false, operation.error_message.clone()));
+                            }
+                            _ => {
+                                // Unknown status, treat as failed
+                                return Ok((false, Some(format!("Unknown status: {}", operation.status))));
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    None => {
+                        // Operation not in list means it completed successfully (removed from pending/failed)
+                        return Ok((true, None));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
     pub fn delete_memory(&self, _agent_id: &str, _unit_id: &str, _verbose: bool) -> Result<types::DeleteResponse> {
         // Note: Individual memory deletion is no longer supported in the API
         anyhow::bail!("Individual memory deletion is no longer supported. Use 'memory clear' to clear all memories.")
@@ -270,6 +316,266 @@ impl ApiClient {
     }
 }
 
+// ============================================================================
+// Additional API methods for complete CLI coverage
+// ============================================================================
+
+impl ApiClient {
+    // --- Mental Model Methods ---
+
+    pub fn list_mental_models(
+        &self,
+        bank_id: &str,
+        subtype: Option<&str>,
+        tags: Option<Vec<String>>,
+        tags_match: Option<&str>,
+        _verbose: bool,
+    ) -> Result<types::MentalModelListResponse> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let tags_match_enum = match tags_match {
+                Some("all") => Some(types::TagsMatch::All),
+                Some("any_strict") => Some(types::TagsMatch::AnyStrict),
+                Some("all_strict") => Some(types::TagsMatch::AllStrict),
+                _ => Some(types::TagsMatch::Any),
+            };
+            let response = self.client.list_mental_models(
+                bank_id,
+                subtype,
+                tags.as_ref(),
+                tags_match_enum,
+                None,
+            ).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_mental_model(
+        &self,
+        bank_id: &str,
+        model_id: &str,
+        _verbose: bool,
+    ) -> Result<types::MentalModelResponse> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let response = self.client.get_mental_model(bank_id, model_id, None).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn create_mental_model(
+        &self,
+        bank_id: &str,
+        request: &types::CreateMentalModelRequest,
+        _verbose: bool,
+    ) -> Result<types::MentalModelResponse> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let response = self.client.create_mental_model(bank_id, None, request).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn delete_mental_model(
+        &self,
+        bank_id: &str,
+        model_id: &str,
+        _verbose: bool,
+    ) -> Result<types::DeleteResponse> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let response = self.client.delete_mental_model(bank_id, model_id, None).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn update_mental_model(
+        &self,
+        bank_id: &str,
+        model_id: &str,
+        request: &types::UpdateMentalModelRequest,
+        _verbose: bool,
+    ) -> Result<types::MentalModelResponse> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let response = self.client.update_mental_model(bank_id, model_id, None, request).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn refresh_mental_models(
+        &self,
+        bank_id: &str,
+        subtype: Option<&str>,
+        tags: Option<Vec<String>>,
+        _verbose: bool,
+    ) -> Result<types::AsyncOperationSubmitResponse> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let subtype_enum = match subtype {
+                Some("structural") => Some(types::Subtype::Structural),
+                Some("emergent") => Some(types::Subtype::Emergent),
+                Some("pinned") => Some(types::Subtype::Pinned),
+                Some("learned") => Some(types::Subtype::Learned),
+                _ => None,
+            };
+            let request = types::RefreshMentalModelsRequest {
+                subtype: subtype_enum,
+                tags,
+            };
+            let response = self.client.refresh_mental_models(bank_id, None, &request).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn refresh_mental_model(
+        &self,
+        bank_id: &str,
+        model_id: &str,
+        _verbose: bool,
+    ) -> Result<types::AsyncOperationSubmitResponse> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let response = self.client.refresh_mental_model(bank_id, model_id, None).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn list_mental_model_versions(
+        &self,
+        bank_id: &str,
+        model_id: &str,
+        _verbose: bool,
+    ) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let response = self.client.list_mental_model_versions(bank_id, model_id, None).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_mental_model_version(
+        &self,
+        bank_id: &str,
+        model_id: &str,
+        version: i64,
+        _verbose: bool,
+    ) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let response = self.client.get_mental_model_version(bank_id, model_id, version, None).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    // --- Memory Methods ---
+
+    pub fn get_memory(&self, bank_id: &str, memory_id: &str, _verbose: bool) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let response = self.client.get_memory(bank_id, memory_id, None).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    // --- Bank Methods ---
+
+    pub fn create_bank(
+        &self,
+        bank_id: &str,
+        request: &types::CreateBankRequest,
+        _verbose: bool,
+    ) -> Result<types::BankProfileResponse> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let response = self.client.create_or_update_bank(bank_id, None, request).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn update_bank(
+        &self,
+        bank_id: &str,
+        request: &types::CreateBankRequest,
+        _verbose: bool,
+    ) -> Result<types::BankProfileResponse> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let response = self.client.update_bank(bank_id, None, request).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_mission(
+        &self,
+        bank_id: &str,
+        mission: &str,
+        _verbose: bool,
+    ) -> Result<types::BankProfileResponse> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let request = types::CreateBankRequest {
+                name: None,
+                mission: Some(mission.to_string()),
+                background: None,
+                disposition: None,
+            };
+            let response = self.client.update_bank(bank_id, None, &request).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_graph(
+        &self,
+        bank_id: &str,
+        type_filter: Option<&str>,
+        limit: Option<i64>,
+        _verbose: bool,
+    ) -> Result<types::GraphDataResponse> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let response = self.client.get_graph(bank_id, limit, type_filter, None).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    // --- Tag Methods ---
+
+    pub fn list_tags(
+        &self,
+        bank_id: &str,
+        q: Option<&str>,
+        limit: Option<i64>,
+        offset: Option<i64>,
+        _verbose: bool,
+    ) -> Result<types::ListTagsResponse> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let response = self.client.list_tags(bank_id, limit, offset, q, None).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    // --- Chunk Methods ---
+
+    pub fn get_chunk(&self, chunk_id: &str, _verbose: bool) -> Result<types::ChunkResponse> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let response = self.client.get_chunk(chunk_id, None).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    // --- Operation Methods ---
+
+    pub fn get_operation(&self, bank_id: &str, operation_id: &str, _verbose: bool) -> Result<types::OperationStatusResponse> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let response = self.client.get_operation_status(bank_id, operation_id, None).await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    // --- Health Methods ---
+
+    pub fn health(&self, _verbose: bool) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let response = self.client.health_endpoint_health_get().await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn metrics(&self, _verbose: bool) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
+        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+            let response = self.client.metrics_endpoint_metrics_get().await?;
+            Ok(response.into_inner())
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 // Re-export types from the generated client for use in commands
 pub use types::{
     BankProfileResponse,
@@ -281,3 +587,105 @@ pub use types::{
     ReflectResponse,
     RetainRequest,
 };
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_operation_deserialize() {
+        let json = r#"{
+            "id": "test-op-123",
+            "task_type": "retain",
+            "items_count": 5,
+            "document_id": "doc-456",
+            "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z",
+            "status": "pending",
+            "error_message": null
+        }"#;
+        let op: Operation = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(op.id, "test-op-123");
+        assert_eq!(op.task_type, "retain");
+        assert_eq!(op.items_count, 5);
+        assert_eq!(op.document_id, Some("doc-456".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(op.status, "pending");
+        assert!(op.error_message.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_operation_deserialize_with_error() {
+        let json = r#"{
+            "id": "test-op-456",
+            "task_type": "retain",
+            "items_count": 3,
+            "document_id": null,
+            "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z",
+            "status": "failed",
+            "error_message": "Something went wrong"
+        }"#;
+        let op: Operation = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(op.status, "failed");
+        assert_eq!(op.error_message, Some("Something went wrong".to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_memory_put_result_serialize() {
+        let result = MemoryPutResult {
+            success: true,
+            items_count: 10,
+            message: "Stored 10 memory units".to_string(),
+            is_async: true,
+            operation_id: Some("op-789".to_string()),
+        };
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&result).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.contains("\"success\":true"));
+        assert!(json.contains("\"items_count\":10"));
+        assert!(json.contains("\"is_async\":true"));
+        assert!(json.contains("\"operation_id\":\"op-789\""));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_memory_put_result_without_operation_id() {
+        let result = MemoryPutResult {
+            success: true,
+            items_count: 5,
+            message: "Stored 5 memory units".to_string(),
+            is_async: false,
+            operation_id: None,
+        };
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&result).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.contains("\"operation_id\":null"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_operations_response_deserialize() {
+        let json = r#"{
+            "bank_id": "test-bank",
+            "operations": [
+                {
+                    "id": "op-1",
+                    "task_type": "retain",
+                    "items_count": 2,
+                    "document_id": null,
+                    "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z",
+                    "status": "pending",
+                    "error_message": null
+                },
+                {
+                    "id": "op-2",
+                    "task_type": "retain",
+                    "items_count": 3,
+                    "document_id": "doc-123",
+                    "created_at": "2024-01-15T11:00:00Z",
+                    "status": "completed",
+                    "error_message": null
+                }
+            ]
+        }"#;
+        let ops: OperationsResponse = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(ops.bank_id, "test-bank");
+        assert_eq!(ops.operations.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(ops.operations[0].status, "pending");
+        assert_eq!(ops.operations[1].status, "completed");
+    }
+}

hindsight-cli/src/commands/bank.rs

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ pub fn update_background(
         Ok(profile) => {
             if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
                 ui::print_success("Background updated successfully");
-                println!("\n{}", profile.background);
+                println!("\n{}", profile.mission);
 
                 if !no_update_disposition {
                     if let (Some(old_p), Some(new_p)) =
@@ -222,6 +222,226 @@ pub fn update_background(
     }
 }
 
+/// Set bank mission
+pub fn mission(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    bank_id: &str,
+    mission_text: &str,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Setting mission..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let response = client.set_mission(bank_id, mission_text, verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(profile) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                ui::print_success("Mission updated successfully");
+                println!();
+                println!("{}", profile.mission);
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&profile, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Create a new bank
+pub fn create(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    bank_id: &str,
+    name: Option<String>,
+    mission_text: Option<String>,
+    skepticism: Option<i64>,
+    literalism: Option<i64>,
+    empathy: Option<i64>,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Creating bank..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    use hindsight_client::types;
+    use std::num::NonZeroU64;
+
+    let disposition = if skepticism.is_some() || literalism.is_some() || empathy.is_some() {
+        Some(types::DispositionTraits {
+            skepticism: NonZeroU64::new(skepticism.unwrap_or(3) as u64).unwrap(),
+            literalism: NonZeroU64::new(literalism.unwrap_or(3) as u64).unwrap(),
+            empathy: NonZeroU64::new(empathy.unwrap_or(3) as u64).unwrap(),
+        })
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let request = types::CreateBankRequest {
+        name,
+        mission: mission_text,
+        background: None,
+        disposition,
+    };
+
+    let response = client.create_bank(bank_id, &request, verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(profile) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                ui::print_success(&format!("Bank '{}' created successfully", bank_id));
+                println!();
+                ui::print_disposition(&profile);
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&profile, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Update bank properties (partial update)
+pub fn update(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    bank_id: &str,
+    name: Option<String>,
+    mission_text: Option<String>,
+    skepticism: Option<i64>,
+    literalism: Option<i64>,
+    empathy: Option<i64>,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    if name.is_none() && mission_text.is_none() && skepticism.is_none() && literalism.is_none() && empathy.is_none() {
+        anyhow::bail!("At least one field must be provided (--name, --mission, --skepticism, --literalism, --empathy)");
+    }
+
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Updating bank..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    use hindsight_client::types;
+    use std::num::NonZeroU64;
+
+    let disposition = if skepticism.is_some() || literalism.is_some() || empathy.is_some() {
+        Some(types::DispositionTraits {
+            skepticism: NonZeroU64::new(skepticism.unwrap_or(3) as u64).unwrap(),
+            literalism: NonZeroU64::new(literalism.unwrap_or(3) as u64).unwrap(),
+            empathy: NonZeroU64::new(empathy.unwrap_or(3) as u64).unwrap(),
+        })
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let request = types::CreateBankRequest {
+        name,
+        mission: mission_text,
+        background: None,
+        disposition,
+    };
+
+    let response = client.update_bank(bank_id, &request, verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(profile) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                ui::print_success(&format!("Bank '{}' updated successfully", bank_id));
+                println!();
+                ui::print_disposition(&profile);
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&profile, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Get memory graph data
+pub fn graph(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    bank_id: &str,
+    type_filter: Option<String>,
+    limit: i64,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Fetching graph data..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let response = client.get_graph(bank_id, type_filter.as_deref(), Some(limit), verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(result) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                ui::print_section_header(&format!("Memory Graph: {}", bank_id));
+
+                println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Nodes:"), ui::gradient_start(&result.nodes.len().to_string()));
+                println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Edges:"), ui::gradient_end(&result.edges.len().to_string()));
+                println!();
+
+                // Show sample of nodes
+                if !result.nodes.is_empty() {
+                    println!("{}", ui::gradient_text("─── Sample Nodes ───"));
+                    for node in result.nodes.iter().take(5) {
+                        let fact_type = node.get("type")
+                            .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
+                            .unwrap_or("unknown");
+                        let id = node.get("id")
+                            .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
+                            .unwrap_or("unknown");
+                        println!("  {} [{}]", ui::dim(id), fact_type);
+                        if let Some(text) = node.get("text").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) {
+                            let preview: String = text.chars().take(60).collect();
+                            let ellipsis = if text.len() > 60 { "..." } else { "" };
+                            println!("    {}{}", preview, ellipsis);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if result.nodes.len() > 5 {
+                        println!("  {} more...", ui::dim(&format!("+ {}", result.nodes.len() - 5)));
+                    }
+                    println!();
+                }
+
+                println!("{}", ui::dim("Use JSON output for full graph data: -o json"));
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&result, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn delete(
     client: &ApiClient,
     bank_id: &str,

hindsight-cli/src/commands/chunk.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+//! Chunk commands for retrieving document chunks.
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+
+use crate::api::ApiClient;
+use crate::output::{self, OutputFormat};
+use crate::ui;
+
+/// Get a specific chunk by ID
+pub fn get(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    chunk_id: &str,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Fetching chunk..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let response = client.get_chunk(chunk_id, verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(result) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                ui::print_section_header(&format!("Chunk: {}", chunk_id));
+
+                println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("ID:"), result.chunk_id);
+                println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Index:"), result.chunk_index);
+                println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Document:"), result.document_id);
+                println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Bank:"), result.bank_id);
+                println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Created:"), result.created_at);
+
+                println!();
+                println!("{}", ui::gradient_text("─── Content ───"));
+                println!();
+                println!("{}", result.chunk_text);
+
+                println!();
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&result, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use hindsight_client::types::ChunkResponse;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_chunk_response_deserialization() {
+        let json = r#"{
+            "chunk_id": "chunk-123",
+            "bank_id": "test-bank",
+            "document_id": "doc-456",
+            "chunk_index": 0,
+            "chunk_text": "This is the chunk content.",
+            "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z"
+        }"#;
+
+        let result: ChunkResponse = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(result.chunk_id, "chunk-123");
+        assert_eq!(result.bank_id, "test-bank");
+        assert_eq!(result.document_id, "doc-456");
+        assert_eq!(result.chunk_index, 0);
+        assert_eq!(result.chunk_text, "This is the chunk content.");
+        assert_eq!(result.created_at, "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_chunk_response_multiline_content() {
+        let json = r#"{
+            "chunk_id": "chunk-456",
+            "bank_id": "test-bank",
+            "document_id": "doc-789",
+            "chunk_index": 5,
+            "chunk_text": "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3",
+            "created_at": "2024-01-15T11:00:00Z"
+        }"#;
+
+        let result: ChunkResponse = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(result.chunk_index, 5);
+        assert!(result.chunk_text.contains('\n'));
+        assert_eq!(result.chunk_text.lines().count(), 3);
+    }
+}

hindsight-cli/src/commands/health.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+//! Health and metrics commands.
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+use crate::api::ApiClient;
+use crate::output::{self, OutputFormat};
+use crate::ui;
+
+// Local type for health response
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct HealthResponse {
+    status: String,
+    database: Option<String>,
+    version: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// Check API health
+pub fn health(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Checking health..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let response = client.health(verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(value) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                let result: HealthResponse = serde_json::from_value(value.clone())
+                    .unwrap_or(HealthResponse {
+                        status: "unknown".to_string(),
+                        database: None,
+                        version: None,
+                    });
+
+                let status_str = if result.status == "healthy" {
+                    ui::gradient_start(&result.status)
+                } else {
+                    ui::gradient_end(&result.status)
+                };
+
+                ui::print_section_header("Health Check");
+                println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Status:"), status_str);
+
+                if let Some(db_status) = &result.database {
+                    let db_str = if db_status == "connected" {
+                        ui::gradient_start(db_status)
+                    } else {
+                        ui::gradient_end(db_status)
+                    };
+                    println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Database:"), db_str);
+                }
+
+                if let Some(version) = &result.version {
+                    println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Version:"), version);
+                }
+
+                println!();
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&value, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Get Prometheus metrics
+pub fn metrics(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Fetching metrics..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let response = client.metrics(verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(result) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                ui::print_section_header("Prometheus Metrics");
+                println!("{}", result);
+            } else {
+                // For JSON/YAML, wrap in an object
+                let wrapped = serde_json::json!({ "metrics": result });
+                output::print_output(&wrapped, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_health_response_deserialization() {
+        let json = r#"{
+            "status": "healthy",
+            "database": "connected",
+            "version": "0.3.0"
+        }"#;
+
+        let value: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+        let result: HealthResponse = serde_json::from_value(value).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(result.status, "healthy");
+        assert_eq!(result.database, Some("connected".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(result.version, Some("0.3.0".to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_health_response_minimal() {
+        let json = r#"{"status": "healthy"}"#;
+
+        let value: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+        let result: HealthResponse = serde_json::from_value(value).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(result.status, "healthy");
+        assert_eq!(result.database, None);
+        assert_eq!(result.version, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_health_response_unhealthy() {
+        let json = r#"{
+            "status": "unhealthy",
+            "database": "disconnected"
+        }"#;
+
+        let value: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+        let result: HealthResponse = serde_json::from_value(value).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(result.status, "unhealthy");
+        assert_eq!(result.database, Some("disconnected".to_string()));
+    }
+}

hindsight-cli/src/commands/memory.rs

@@ -10,8 +10,30 @@ use crate::ui;
 
 // Import types from generated client
 use hindsight_client::types::{Budget, ChunkIncludeOptions, IncludeOptions, TagsMatch};
+use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json;
 
+// Local types for serde_json::Value deserialization
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct MemoryUnitDetail {
+    id: String,
+    text: String,
+    #[serde(rename = "type")]
+    type_: Option<String>,
+    document_id: Option<String>,
+    context: Option<String>,
+    occurred_start: Option<String>,
+    occurred_end: Option<String>,
+    entities: Option<Vec<EntityRef>>,
+    tags: Option<Vec<String>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct EntityRef {
+    id: String,
+    name: String,
+}
+
 // Helper function to parse budget string to Budget enum
 fn parse_budget(budget: &str) -> Budget {
     match budget.to_lowercase().as_str() {
@@ -21,6 +43,194 @@ fn parse_budget(budget: &str) -> Budget {
     }
 }
 
+/// List memory units with pagination and optional filters
+pub fn list(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    bank_id: &str,
+    type_filter: Option<String>,
+    query: Option<String>,
+    limit: i64,
+    offset: i64,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Fetching memories..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let response = client.list_memories(
+        bank_id,
+        type_filter.as_deref(),
+        query.as_deref(),
+        Some(limit),
+        Some(offset),
+        verbose,
+    );
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(result) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                ui::print_section_header(&format!("Memories: {} (showing {}-{})", bank_id, offset + 1, offset + result.items.len() as i64));
+
+                if result.items.is_empty() {
+                    println!("  {}", ui::dim("No memories found."));
+                } else {
+                    for item in &result.items {
+                        let fact_type = item.get("type")
+                            .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
+                            .unwrap_or("unknown");
+                        let type_t = match fact_type {
+                            "world" => 0.0,
+                            "experience" => 0.5,
+                            "opinion" => 1.0,
+                            _ => 0.5,
+                        };
+
+                        let id = item.get("id")
+                            .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
+                            .unwrap_or("unknown");
+
+                        println!(
+                            "  {} {}",
+                            ui::gradient(&format!("[{}]", fact_type.to_uppercase()), type_t),
+                            ui::dim(id)
+                        );
+
+                        // Truncate text if too long
+                        if let Some(text) = item.get("text").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) {
+                            let text_preview: String = text.chars().take(100).collect();
+                            let ellipsis = if text.len() > 100 { "..." } else { "" };
+                            println!("    {}{}", text_preview, ellipsis);
+                        }
+
+                        if let Some(doc_id) = item.get("document_id").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) {
+                            println!("    {} {}", ui::dim("doc:"), ui::dim(doc_id));
+                        }
+                        println!();
+                    }
+
+                    println!("  {} {} total", ui::dim("Total:"), result.total);
+                }
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&result, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Get a specific memory unit by ID
+pub fn get(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    bank_id: &str,
+    memory_id: &str,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Fetching memory..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let response = client.get_memory(bank_id, memory_id, verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(value) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                let result: MemoryUnitDetail = serde_json::from_value(value)
+                    .with_context(|| "Failed to parse memory response")?;
+
+                let fact_type = result.type_.as_deref().unwrap_or("unknown");
+                let type_t = match fact_type {
+                    "world" => 0.0,
+                    "experience" => 0.5,
+                    "opinion" => 1.0,
+                    _ => 0.5,
+                };
+
+                ui::print_section_header(&format!("Memory: {}", memory_id));
+
+                println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Type:"), ui::gradient(&fact_type.to_uppercase(), type_t));
+                println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("ID:"), result.id);
+
+                if let Some(doc_id) = &result.document_id {
+                    println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Document:"), doc_id);
+                }
+
+                if let Some(context) = &result.context {
+                    println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Context:"), context);
+                }
+
+                println!();
+                println!("{}", ui::gradient_text("─── Content ───"));
+                println!();
+                println!("{}", result.text);
+
+                // Show temporal info if available
+                if result.occurred_start.is_some() || result.occurred_end.is_some() {
+                    println!();
+                    println!("{}", ui::gradient_text("─── Temporal ───"));
+                    if let Some(start) = &result.occurred_start {
+                        println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Start:"), start);
+                    }
+                    if let Some(end) = &result.occurred_end {
+                        println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("End:"), end);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Show entities if available
+                if let Some(entities) = &result.entities {
+                    if !entities.is_empty() {
+                        println!();
+                        println!("{}", ui::gradient_text("─── Entities ───"));
+                        for entity in entities {
+                            println!("  • {} ({})", entity.name, entity.id);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Show tags if available
+                if let Some(tags) = &result.tags {
+                    if !tags.is_empty() {
+                        println!();
+                        println!("{}", ui::gradient_text("─── Tags ───"));
+                        println!("  {}", tags.join(", "));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                println!();
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&value, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+// Helper function to check if a file has a text-based extension
+fn is_text_file(path: &std::path::Path) -> bool {
+    const TEXT_EXTENSIONS: &[&str] = &[
+        "txt", "md", "json", "yaml", "yml", "toml", "xml", "csv", "log", "rst", "adoc",
+    ];
+    path.extension()
+        .and_then(|ext| ext.to_str())
+        .map(|ext| TEXT_EXTENSIONS.contains(&ext.to_lowercase().as_str()))
+        .unwrap_or(false)
+}
+
 pub fn recall(
     client: &ApiClient,
     agent_id: &str,
@@ -229,29 +439,23 @@ pub fn retain_files(
                 .filter(|e| e.file_type().is_file())
             {
                 let path = entry.path();
-                if let Some(ext) = path.extension() {
-                    if ext == "txt" || ext == "md" {
-                        files.push(path.to_path_buf());
-                    }
+                if is_text_file(&path) {
+                    files.push(path.to_path_buf());
                 }
             }
         } else {
             for entry in fs::read_dir(&path)? {
                 let entry = entry?;
                 let path = entry.path();
-                if path.is_file() {
-                    if let Some(ext) = path.extension() {
-                        if ext == "txt" || ext == "md" {
-                            files.push(path);
-                        }
-                    }
+                if path.is_file() && is_text_file(&path) {
+                    files.push(path);
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
     if files.is_empty() {
-        ui::print_warning("No .txt or .md files found");
+        ui::print_warning("No text files found (supported: txt, md, json, yaml, yml, toml, xml, csv, log, rst, adoc)");
         return Ok(());
     }
 
@@ -286,19 +490,20 @@ pub fn retain_files(
 
     pb.finish_with_message("Files processed");
 
+    // Always use async mode for the API call
+    let request = RetainRequest {
+        items,
+        async_: true,
+        document_tags: None,
+    };
+
     let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
-        Some(ui::create_spinner("Retaining memories..."))
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Submitting retain request..."))
     } else {
         None
     };
 
-    let request = RetainRequest {
-        items,
-        async_: r#async,
-        document_tags: None,
-    };
-
-    let response = client.retain(agent_id, &request, r#async, verbose);
+    let response = client.retain(agent_id, &request, true, verbose);
 
     if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
         sp.finish();
@@ -306,16 +511,55 @@ pub fn retain_files(
 
     match response {
         Ok(result) => {
-            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
-                ui::print_success("Files retained successfully");
-                if result.is_async {
-                    println!("  Status: queued for background processing");
+            if r#async {
+                // User requested async mode - return immediately
+                if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                    ui::print_success("Files queued for processing");
                     println!("  Items: {}", result.items_count);
+                    if let Some(op_id) = &result.operation_id {
+                        println!("  Operation ID: {}", op_id);
+                    }
                 } else {
-                    println!("  Total units created: {}", result.items_count);
+                    output::print_output(&result, output_format)?;
                 }
             } else {
-                output::print_output(&result, output_format)?;
+                // Poll until completion
+                if let Some(operation_id) = &result.operation_id {
+                    let poll_spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                        Some(ui::create_spinner("Processing memories..."))
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    };
+
+                    let (success, error_msg) = client.poll_operation(agent_id, operation_id, verbose)?;
+
+                    if let Some(mut sp) = poll_spinner {
+                        sp.finish();
+                    }
+
+                    if success {
+                        if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                            ui::print_success("Files retained successfully");
+                            println!("  Items processed: {}", result.items_count);
+                        } else {
+                            output::print_output(&result, output_format)?;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        let msg = error_msg.unwrap_or_else(|| "Unknown error".to_string());
+                        if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                            ui::print_error(&format!("Retain operation failed: {}", msg));
+                        }
+                        anyhow::bail!("Retain operation failed: {}", msg);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // No operation ID returned, shouldn't happen with async=true
+                    if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                        ui::print_success("Files retained successfully");
+                        println!("  Items processed: {}", result.items_count);
+                    } else {
+                        output::print_output(&result, output_format)?;
+                    }
+                }
             }
             Ok(())
         }
@@ -428,3 +672,84 @@ pub fn clear(
         Err(e) => Err(e)
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::path::Path;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_is_text_file_supported_extensions() {
+        let supported = [
+            "file.txt", "file.md", "file.json", "file.yaml", "file.yml",
+            "file.toml", "file.xml", "file.csv", "file.log", "file.rst", "file.adoc",
+        ];
+        for filename in supported {
+            assert!(
+                is_text_file(Path::new(filename)),
+                "{} should be recognized as a text file",
+                filename
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_is_text_file_case_insensitive() {
+        assert!(is_text_file(Path::new("file.JSON")));
+        assert!(is_text_file(Path::new("file.TXT")));
+        assert!(is_text_file(Path::new("file.Md")));
+        assert!(is_text_file(Path::new("file.YAML")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_is_text_file_unsupported_extensions() {
+        let unsupported = [
+            "file.pdf", "file.doc", "file.docx", "file.png", "file.jpg",
+            "file.exe", "file.bin", "file.zip", "file.tar", "file.gz",
+        ];
+        for filename in unsupported {
+            assert!(
+                !is_text_file(Path::new(filename)),
+                "{} should NOT be recognized as a text file",
+                filename
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_is_text_file_no_extension() {
+        assert!(!is_text_file(Path::new("README")));
+        assert!(!is_text_file(Path::new("Makefile")));
+        assert!(!is_text_file(Path::new(".gitignore")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_is_text_file_with_path() {
+        assert!(is_text_file(Path::new("/some/path/to/file.json")));
+        assert!(is_text_file(Path::new("../relative/path/file.md")));
+        assert!(!is_text_file(Path::new("/path/to/image.png")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_budget_valid_values() {
+        assert!(matches!(parse_budget("low"), Budget::Low));
+        assert!(matches!(parse_budget("mid"), Budget::Mid));
+        assert!(matches!(parse_budget("high"), Budget::High));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_budget_case_insensitive() {
+        assert!(matches!(parse_budget("LOW"), Budget::Low));
+        assert!(matches!(parse_budget("MID"), Budget::Mid));
+        assert!(matches!(parse_budget("HIGH"), Budget::High));
+        assert!(matches!(parse_budget("Low"), Budget::Low));
+        assert!(matches!(parse_budget("High"), Budget::High));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_budget_defaults_to_mid() {
+        assert!(matches!(parse_budget("invalid"), Budget::Mid));
+        assert!(matches!(parse_budget(""), Budget::Mid));
+        assert!(matches!(parse_budget("unknown"), Budget::Mid));
+    }
+}

hindsight-cli/src/commands/mental_model.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,721 @@
+//! Mental model commands for managing structured knowledge containers.
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use crate::api::ApiClient;
+use crate::output::{self, OutputFormat};
+use crate::ui;
+
+use hindsight_client::types;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+// Local types for serde_json::Value deserialization
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct VersionListResponse {
+    versions: Vec<VersionItem>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct VersionItem {
+    version: i64,
+    created_at: String,
+    observations_count: Option<i64>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct VersionDetailResponse {
+    version: i64,
+    created_at: String,
+    observations: Option<Vec<ObservationData>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct ObservationData {
+    title: String,
+    content: String,
+    trend: Option<String>,
+    evidence: Option<Vec<EvidenceData>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct EvidenceData {
+    quote: String,
+}
+
+/// List mental models for a bank
+pub fn list(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    bank_id: &str,
+    subtype: Option<String>,
+    tags: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    tags_match: Option<String>,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Fetching mental models..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let response = client.list_mental_models(
+        bank_id,
+        subtype.as_deref(),
+        tags,
+        tags_match.as_deref(),
+        verbose,
+    );
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(result) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                ui::print_section_header(&format!("Mental Models: {}", bank_id));
+
+                if result.items.is_empty() {
+                    println!("  {}", ui::dim("No mental models found."));
+                } else {
+                    for model in &result.items {
+                        let subtype_str = &model.subtype;
+                        let obs_count = model.observations.len();
+
+                        println!(
+                            "  {} {} {}",
+                            ui::gradient_start(&model.id),
+                            ui::dim(&format!("[{}]", subtype_str)),
+                            model.name
+                        );
+
+                        if !model.description.is_empty() {
+                            println!("    {}", ui::dim(&model.description));
+                        }
+
+                        println!(
+                            "    {} observations, v{}",
+                            obs_count,
+                            model.version
+                        );
+
+                        // Show freshness status
+                        if let Some(freshness) = &model.freshness {
+                            let status = if freshness.is_up_to_date {
+                                ui::gradient_start("up to date")
+                            } else {
+                                ui::gradient_end("needs refresh")
+                            };
+                            println!("    {}", status);
+                        }
+
+                        println!();
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&result, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Get a specific mental model
+pub fn get(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    bank_id: &str,
+    model_id: &str,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Fetching mental model..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let response = client.get_mental_model(bank_id, model_id, verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(model) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                print_mental_model_detail(&model);
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&model, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Create a new mental model
+pub fn create(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    bank_id: &str,
+    name: &str,
+    description: &str,
+    subtype: Option<String>,
+    tags: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    observations_file: Option<PathBuf>,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Creating mental model..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    // Parse observations from file if provided
+    let observations = if let Some(path) = observations_file {
+        let content = fs::read_to_string(&path)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read observations file: {}", path.display()))?;
+        let obs: Vec<types::ObservationInput> = serde_json::from_str(&content)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to parse observations JSON from: {}", path.display()))?;
+        Some(obs)
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let request = types::CreateMentalModelRequest {
+        name: name.to_string(),
+        description: description.to_string(),
+        subtype: subtype.unwrap_or_else(|| "pinned".to_string()),
+        tags: tags.unwrap_or_default(),
+        observations,
+    };
+
+    let response = client.create_mental_model(bank_id, &request, verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(model) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                ui::print_success(&format!("Mental model '{}' created successfully", model.id));
+                println!();
+                print_mental_model_detail(&model);
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&model, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Delete a mental model
+pub fn delete(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    bank_id: &str,
+    model_id: &str,
+    yes: bool,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    // Confirmation prompt unless -y flag is used
+    if !yes && output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        let message = format!(
+            "Are you sure you want to delete mental model '{}'? This cannot be undone.",
+            model_id
+        );
+
+        let confirmed = ui::prompt_confirmation(&message)?;
+
+        if !confirmed {
+            ui::print_info("Operation cancelled");
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+    }
+
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Deleting mental model..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let response = client.delete_mental_model(bank_id, model_id, verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(result) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                if result.success {
+                    ui::print_success(&format!("Mental model '{}' deleted successfully", model_id));
+                } else {
+                    ui::print_error("Failed to delete mental model");
+                }
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&result, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Update a mental model's name or description
+pub fn update(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    bank_id: &str,
+    model_id: &str,
+    name: Option<String>,
+    description: Option<String>,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    if name.is_none() && description.is_none() {
+        anyhow::bail!("At least one of --name or --description must be provided");
+    }
+
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Updating mental model..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let request = types::UpdateMentalModelRequest { name, description };
+
+    let response = client.update_mental_model(bank_id, model_id, &request, verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(model) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                ui::print_success(&format!("Mental model '{}' updated successfully", model_id));
+                println!();
+                print_mental_model_detail(&model);
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&model, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Refresh all mental models (or filtered by subtype)
+pub fn refresh_all(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    bank_id: &str,
+    subtype: Option<String>,
+    tags: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Submitting refresh request..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let response = client.refresh_mental_models(bank_id, subtype.as_deref(), tags, verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(result) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                ui::print_success("Refresh operation submitted");
+                println!("  Operation ID: {}", result.operation_id);
+                println!("  Status: {}", result.status);
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&result, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Refresh a specific mental model
+pub fn refresh(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    bank_id: &str,
+    model_id: &str,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Submitting refresh request..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let response = client.refresh_mental_model(bank_id, model_id, verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(result) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                ui::print_success(&format!("Refresh submitted for model '{}'", model_id));
+                println!("  Operation ID: {}", result.operation_id);
+                println!("  Status: {}", result.status);
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&result, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+/// List version history for a mental model
+pub fn versions(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    bank_id: &str,
+    model_id: &str,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Fetching versions..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let response = client.list_mental_model_versions(bank_id, model_id, verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(value) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                let result: VersionListResponse = serde_json::from_value(value)
+                    .with_context(|| "Failed to parse version list response")?;
+
+                ui::print_section_header(&format!("Version History: {}", model_id));
+
+                if result.versions.is_empty() {
+                    println!("  {}", ui::dim("No versions found."));
+                } else {
+                    for version in &result.versions {
+                        let obs_count = version.observations_count.unwrap_or(0);
+                        println!(
+                            "  {} v{} - {} observations",
+                            ui::gradient_start(&format!("v{}", version.version)),
+                            version.version,
+                            obs_count
+                        );
+                        println!("    {}", ui::dim(&version.created_at));
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&value, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Get a specific version of a mental model
+pub fn version(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    bank_id: &str,
+    model_id: &str,
+    version_num: i64,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Fetching version..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let response = client.get_mental_model_version(bank_id, model_id, version_num, verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(value) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                let result: VersionDetailResponse = serde_json::from_value(value)
+                    .with_context(|| "Failed to parse version response")?;
+
+                ui::print_section_header(&format!("{} v{}", model_id, version_num));
+
+                println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Created:"), result.created_at);
+                println!();
+
+                if let Some(observations) = &result.observations {
+                    if observations.is_empty() {
+                        println!("  {}", ui::dim("No observations in this version."));
+                    } else {
+                        for (i, obs) in observations.iter().enumerate() {
+                            print_observation_data(i + 1, obs);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&value, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+// Helper function to print mental model details
+fn print_mental_model_detail(model: &types::MentalModelResponse) {
+    ui::print_section_header(&model.name);
+
+    let subtype_str = &model.subtype;
+    println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("ID:"), ui::gradient_start(&model.id));
+    println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Subtype:"), subtype_str);
+    println!("  {} v{}", ui::dim("Version:"), model.version);
+
+    if !model.description.is_empty() {
+        println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Description:"), &model.description);
+    }
+
+    if !model.tags.is_empty() {
+        println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Tags:"), model.tags.join(", "));
+    }
+
+    // Freshness status
+    if let Some(freshness) = &model.freshness {
+        println!();
+        println!("{}", ui::gradient_text("─── Freshness ───"));
+        let status = if freshness.is_up_to_date {
+            ui::gradient_start("Up to date")
+        } else {
+            ui::gradient_end("Needs refresh")
+        };
+        println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Status:"), status);
+
+        if let Some(last_refresh) = &freshness.last_refresh_at {
+            println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Last refresh:"), last_refresh);
+        }
+
+        if freshness.memories_since_refresh > 0 {
+            println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("New memories:"), freshness.memories_since_refresh);
+        }
+
+        if !freshness.reasons.is_empty() {
+            println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Reasons:"), freshness.reasons.join(", "));
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Observations
+    println!();
+    println!("{}", ui::gradient_text("─── Observations ───"));
+    println!();
+
+    if model.observations.is_empty() {
+        println!("  {}", ui::dim("No observations yet."));
+    } else {
+        for (i, obs) in model.observations.iter().enumerate() {
+            print_observation(i + 1, obs);
+        }
+    }
+
+    println!();
+}
+
+fn print_observation(index: usize, obs: &types::MentalModelObservationResponse) {
+    let trend_str = &obs.trend;
+    let trend_colored = match trend_str.as_str() {
+        "strengthening" => ui::gradient_start(trend_str),
+        "stable" => ui::gradient_mid(trend_str),
+        "weakening" | "stale" => ui::gradient_end(trend_str),
+        _ => trend_str.to_string(),
+    };
+
+    println!("  {}. {} {}", index, ui::gradient_mid(&obs.title), ui::dim(&format!("[{}]", trend_colored)));
+    println!("     {}", obs.content);
+
+    // Show evidence if available
+    if !obs.evidence.is_empty() {
+        println!("     {} evidence items:", ui::dim(&obs.evidence.len().to_string()));
+        for ev in obs.evidence.iter().take(2) {
+            // Show first 2 evidence items
+            let quote_preview: String = ev.quote.chars().take(60).collect();
+            let ellipsis = if ev.quote.len() > 60 { "..." } else { "" };
+            println!("       • \"{}{}\"", quote_preview, ellipsis);
+        }
+        if obs.evidence.len() > 2 {
+            println!("       {} more...", ui::dim(&format!("+ {}", obs.evidence.len() - 2)));
+        }
+    }
+
+    println!();
+}
+
+fn print_observation_data(index: usize, obs: &ObservationData) {
+    let trend_str = obs.trend.as_deref().unwrap_or("unknown");
+    let trend_colored = match trend_str {
+        "strengthening" => ui::gradient_start(trend_str),
+        "stable" => ui::gradient_mid(trend_str),
+        "weakening" | "stale" => ui::gradient_end(trend_str),
+        _ => trend_str.to_string(),
+    };
+
+    println!("  {}. {} {}", index, ui::gradient_mid(&obs.title), ui::dim(&format!("[{}]", trend_colored)));
+    println!("     {}", obs.content);
+
+    // Show evidence if available
+    if let Some(evidence) = &obs.evidence {
+        if !evidence.is_empty() {
+            println!("     {} evidence items:", ui::dim(&evidence.len().to_string()));
+            for ev in evidence.iter().take(2) {
+                // Show first 2 evidence items
+                let quote_preview: String = ev.quote.chars().take(60).collect();
+                let ellipsis = if ev.quote.len() > 60 { "..." } else { "" };
+                println!("       • \"{}{}\"", quote_preview, ellipsis);
+            }
+            if evidence.len() > 2 {
+                println!("       {} more...", ui::dim(&format!("+ {}", evidence.len() - 2)));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    println!();
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_observation_input_serialization() {
+        let obs = types::ObservationInput {
+            title: "Test observation".to_string(),
+            content: "Test content".to_string(),
+        };
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&obs).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.contains("Test observation"));
+        assert!(json.contains("Test content"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_version_list_response_deserialization() {
+        let json = r#"{
+            "versions": [
+                {"version": 1, "created_at": "2024-01-10T10:00:00Z", "observations_count": 5},
+                {"version": 2, "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z", "observations_count": 8}
+            ]
+        }"#;
+
+        let value: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+        let result: VersionListResponse = serde_json::from_value(value).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(result.versions.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(result.versions[0].version, 1);
+        assert_eq!(result.versions[1].version, 2);
+        assert_eq!(result.versions[1].observations_count, Some(8));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_version_detail_response_deserialization() {
+        let json = r#"{
+            "version": 1,
+            "created_at": "2024-01-10T10:00:00Z",
+            "observations": [
+                {
+                    "title": "Test observation",
+                    "content": "Test content",
+                    "trend": "stable",
+                    "evidence": [{"quote": "test evidence"}]
+                }
+            ]
+        }"#;
+
+        let value: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+        let result: VersionDetailResponse = serde_json::from_value(value).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(result.created_at, "2024-01-10T10:00:00Z");
+        let observations = result.observations.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(observations.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(observations[0].title, "Test observation");
+        assert_eq!(observations[0].trend, Some("stable".to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_observation_data_deserialization() {
+        let json = r#"{
+            "title": "Test Title",
+            "content": "Test Content",
+            "trend": "strengthening",
+            "evidence": [
+                {"quote": "Evidence 1"},
+                {"quote": "Evidence 2"}
+            ]
+        }"#;
+
+        let result: ObservationData = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(result.title, "Test Title");
+        assert_eq!(result.content, "Test Content");
+        assert_eq!(result.trend, Some("strengthening".to_string()));
+        let evidence = result.evidence.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(evidence.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(evidence[0].quote, "Evidence 1");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_create_mental_model_request() {
+        let request = types::CreateMentalModelRequest {
+            name: "Test Model".to_string(),
+            description: "A test model".to_string(),
+            subtype: "pinned".to_string(),
+            tags: vec!["test".to_string()],
+            observations: None,
+        };
+
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&request).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.contains("Test Model"));
+        assert!(json.contains("pinned"));
+        assert!(json.contains("test"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_update_mental_model_request() {
+        let request = types::UpdateMentalModelRequest {
+            name: Some("Updated Name".to_string()),
+            description: None,
+        };
+
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&request).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.contains("Updated Name"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_async_operation_submit_response_deserialization() {
+        let json = r#"{
+            "operation_id": "op-123",
+            "status": "pending"
+        }"#;
+
+        let result: types::AsyncOperationSubmitResponse = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(result.operation_id, "op-123");
+        assert_eq!(result.status, "pending");
+    }
+}

hindsight-cli/src/commands/mod.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 pub mod bank;
-pub mod memory;
+pub mod chunk;
 pub mod document;
 pub mod entity;
-pub mod operation;
 pub mod explore;
+pub mod health;
+pub mod memory;
+pub mod mental_model;
+pub mod operation;
+pub mod tag;

hindsight-cli/src/commands/operation.rs

@@ -47,6 +47,55 @@ pub fn list(
     }
 }
 
+/// Get the status of a specific operation
+pub fn get(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    agent_id: &str,
+    operation_id: &str,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Fetching operation status..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let response = client.get_operation(agent_id, operation_id, verbose);
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(result) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                ui::print_section_header(&format!("Operation: {}", operation_id));
+
+                use hindsight_client::types::Status;
+                let status_str = match &result.status {
+                    Status::Completed => ui::gradient_start("completed"),
+                    Status::Pending => ui::gradient_mid("pending"),
+                    Status::Failed => ui::gradient_end("failed"),
+                    Status::NotFound => ui::gradient_end("not_found"),
+                };
+
+                println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Status:"), status_str);
+
+                if let Some(error) = &result.error_message {
+                    println!("  {} {}", ui::dim("Error:"), ui::gradient_end(error));
+                }
+
+                println!();
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&result, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn cancel(
     client: &ApiClient,
     agent_id: &str,

hindsight-cli/src/commands/tag.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+//! Tag commands for listing tags in a memory bank.
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+
+use crate::api::ApiClient;
+use crate::output::{self, OutputFormat};
+use crate::ui;
+
+/// List tags in a bank
+pub fn list(
+    client: &ApiClient,
+    bank_id: &str,
+    query: Option<String>,
+    limit: i64,
+    offset: i64,
+    verbose: bool,
+    output_format: OutputFormat,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let spinner = if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+        Some(ui::create_spinner("Fetching tags..."))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let response = client.list_tags(
+        bank_id,
+        query.as_deref(),
+        Some(limit),
+        Some(offset),
+        verbose,
+    );
+
+    if let Some(mut sp) = spinner {
+        sp.finish();
+    }
+
+    match response {
+        Ok(result) => {
+            if output_format == OutputFormat::Pretty {
+                ui::print_section_header(&format!("Tags: {}", bank_id));
+
+                if result.items.is_empty() {
+                    println!("  {}", ui::dim("No tags found."));
+                } else {
+                    for (i, tag) in result.items.iter().enumerate() {
+                        let t = i as f32 / result.items.len().max(1) as f32;
+                        println!(
+                            "  {} {}",
+                            ui::gradient(&tag.tag, t),
+                            ui::dim(&format!("({})", tag.count))
+                        );
+                    }
+                    println!();
+                    println!("  {} {} total", ui::dim("Total:"), result.total);
+                }
+            } else {
+                output::print_output(&result, output_format)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use hindsight_client::types::{ListTagsResponse, TagItem};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tag_item_fields() {
+        // Verify TagItem has the expected fields
+        let tag = TagItem {
+            tag: "test-tag".to_string(),
+            count: 5,
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(tag.tag, "test-tag");
+        assert_eq!(tag.count, 5);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_list_tags_response_deserialization() {
+        let json = r#"{
+            "items": [
+                {"tag": "user", "count": 10},
+                {"tag": "system", "count": 5}
+            ],
+            "limit": 100,
+            "offset": 0,
+            "total": 2
+        }"#;
+
+        let result: ListTagsResponse = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(result.items.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(result.items[0].tag, "user");
+        assert_eq!(result.items[0].count, 10);
+        assert_eq!(result.items[1].tag, "system");
+        assert_eq!(result.items[1].count, 5);
+        assert_eq!(result.total, 2);
+        assert_eq!(result.limit, 100);
+        assert_eq!(result.offset, 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_empty_tags_response() {
+        let json = r#"{
+            "items": [],
+            "limit": 100,
+            "offset": 0,
+            "total": 0
+        }"#;
+
+        let result: ListTagsResponse = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+
+        assert!(result.items.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(result.total, 0);
+    }
+}

hindsight-cli/src/config.rs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const DEFAULT_API_URL: &str = "http://localhost:8888";
 const CONFIG_FILE_NAME: &str = "config";
 const CONFIG_DIR_NAME: &str = ".hindsight";
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Config {
     pub api_url: String,
     pub api_key: Option<String>,
@@ -174,3 +175,156 @@ pub fn generate_doc_id() -> String {
     let now = chrono::Local::now();
     format!("cli_put_{}", now.format("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S"))
 }
+
+/// Parse a simple TOML-like config line and extract value.
+/// Handles both quoted and unquoted values.
+pub fn parse_config_value(line: &str, key: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let line = line.trim();
+    if !line.starts_with(key) {
+        return None;
+    }
+    line.split('=').nth(1).map(|value| {
+        value.trim().trim_matches('"').trim_matches('\'').to_string()
+    }).filter(|v| !v.is_empty())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_config_source_display() {
+        assert_eq!(format!("{}", ConfigSource::LocalFile), "config file");
+        assert_eq!(format!("{}", ConfigSource::Environment), "environment variable");
+        assert_eq!(format!("{}", ConfigSource::Default), "default");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_and_create_valid_http() {
+        let config = Config::validate_and_create(
+            "http://localhost:8888".to_string(),
+            None,
+            ConfigSource::Default,
+        );
+        assert!(config.is_ok());
+        let config = config.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(config.api_url, "http://localhost:8888");
+        assert_eq!(config.source, ConfigSource::Default);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_and_create_valid_https() {
+        let config = Config::validate_and_create(
+            "https://api.example.com".to_string(),
+            Some("secret-key".to_string()),
+            ConfigSource::Environment,
+        );
+        assert!(config.is_ok());
+        let config = config.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(config.api_url, "https://api.example.com");
+        assert_eq!(config.api_key, Some("secret-key".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(config.source, ConfigSource::Environment);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_and_create_invalid_url() {
+        let config = Config::validate_and_create(
+            "localhost:8888".to_string(),
+            None,
+            ConfigSource::Default,
+        );
+        assert!(config.is_err());
+        let err = config.unwrap_err().to_string();
+        assert!(err.contains("Invalid API URL"));
+        assert!(err.contains("Must start with http:// or https://"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_and_create_ftp_url() {
+        let config = Config::validate_and_create(
+            "ftp://example.com".to_string(),
+            None,
+            ConfigSource::Default,
+        );
+        assert!(config.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_generate_doc_id_format() {
+        let doc_id = generate_doc_id();
+        assert!(doc_id.starts_with("cli_put_"));
+        // Should be cli_put_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS format
+        assert!(doc_id.len() > 20); // cli_put_ (8) + date (8) + _ (1) + time (6) = 23
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_generate_doc_id_uniqueness() {
+        let id1 = generate_doc_id();
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1));
+        let id2 = generate_doc_id();
+        // IDs generated at different times should be different
+        assert_ne!(id1, id2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_config_value_quoted() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_config_value(r#"api_url = "http://localhost:8888""#, "api_url"),
+            Some("http://localhost:8888".to_string())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_config_value_single_quoted() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_config_value("api_url = 'http://localhost:8888'", "api_url"),
+            Some("http://localhost:8888".to_string())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_config_value_unquoted() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_config_value("api_url = http://localhost:8888", "api_url"),
+            Some("http://localhost:8888".to_string())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_config_value_with_spaces() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_config_value("  api_url  =  \"http://localhost:8888\"  ", "api_url"),
+            Some("http://localhost:8888".to_string())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_config_value_wrong_key() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_config_value("api_key = secret", "api_url"),
+            None
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_config_value_empty() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_config_value("api_url = ", "api_url"),
+            None
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_config_value("api_url = \"\"", "api_url"),
+            None
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_config_api_url_accessor() {
+        let config = Config {
+            api_url: "http://test:8080".to_string(),
+            api_key: None,
+            source: ConfigSource::Default,
+        };
+        assert_eq!(config.api_url(), "http://test:8080");
+    }
+}

hindsight-cli/src/main.rs

@@ -67,14 +67,18 @@ fn get_before_help() -> &'static str {
 
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
 enum Commands {
-    /// Manage banks (list, profile, stats)
+    /// Manage banks (list, create, update, profile, stats, mission, graph, delete)
     #[command(subcommand)]
     Bank(BankCommands),
 
-    /// Manage memories (recall, reflect, retain, delete)
+    /// Manage memories (list, get, recall, reflect, retain, clear)
     #[command(subcommand)]
     Memory(MemoryCommands),
 
+    /// Manage mental models (list, get, create, update, delete, refresh, versions)
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    MentalModel(MentalModelCommands),
+
     /// Manage documents (list, get, delete)
     #[command(subcommand)]
     Document(DocumentCommands),
@@ -83,10 +87,24 @@ enum Commands {
     #[command(subcommand)]
     Entity(EntityCommands),
 
-    /// Manage async operations (list, cancel)
+    /// Manage tags (list)
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    Tag(TagCommands),
+
+    /// Manage chunks (get)
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    Chunk(ChunkCommands),
+
+    /// Manage async operations (list, get, cancel)
     #[command(subcommand)]
     Operation(OperationCommands),
 
+    /// Check API health status
+    Health,
+
+    /// Get Prometheus metrics
+    Metrics,
+
     /// Interactive TUI explorer (k9s-style) for navigating banks, memories, entities, and performing recall/reflect
     #[command(alias = "tui")]
     Explore,
@@ -111,7 +129,59 @@ enum BankCommands {
     /// List all banks
     List,
 
-    /// Get bank disposition and background
+    /// Create a new bank
+    Create {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Bank name
+        #[arg(short = 'n', long)]
+        name: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Mission statement
+        #[arg(short = 'm', long)]
+        mission: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Skepticism trait (1-5)
+        #[arg(long, value_parser = clap::value_parser!(i64).range(1..=5))]
+        skepticism: Option<i64>,
+
+        /// Literalism trait (1-5)
+        #[arg(long, value_parser = clap::value_parser!(i64).range(1..=5))]
+        literalism: Option<i64>,
+
+        /// Empathy trait (1-5)
+        #[arg(long, value_parser = clap::value_parser!(i64).range(1..=5))]
+        empathy: Option<i64>,
+    },
+
+    /// Update bank properties (partial update)
+    Update {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Bank name
+        #[arg(short = 'n', long)]
+        name: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Mission statement
+        #[arg(short = 'm', long)]
+        mission: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Skepticism trait (1-5)
+        #[arg(long, value_parser = clap::value_parser!(i64).range(1..=5))]
+        skepticism: Option<i64>,
+
+        /// Literalism trait (1-5)
+        #[arg(long, value_parser = clap::value_parser!(i64).range(1..=5))]
+        literalism: Option<i64>,
+
+        /// Empathy trait (1-5)
+        #[arg(long, value_parser = clap::value_parser!(i64).range(1..=5))]
+        empathy: Option<i64>,
+    },
+
+    /// Get bank disposition and profile
     Disposition {
         /// Bank ID
         bank_id: String,
@@ -132,7 +202,17 @@ enum BankCommands {
         name: String,
     },
 
-    /// Set or merge bank background
+    /// Set bank mission
+    Mission {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Mission statement
+        mission: String,
+    },
+
+    /// Set or merge bank background (deprecated: use mission instead)
+    #[command(hide = true)]
     Background {
         /// Bank ID
         bank_id: String,
@@ -145,6 +225,20 @@ enum BankCommands {
         no_update_disposition: bool,
     },
 
+    /// Get memory graph data
+    Graph {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Filter by fact type (world, experience, opinion)
+        #[arg(short = 't', long)]
+        fact_type: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Maximum nodes to return
+        #[arg(short = 'l', long, default_value = "1000")]
+        limit: i64,
+    },
+
     /// Delete a bank and all its data
     Delete {
         /// Bank ID
@@ -158,6 +252,37 @@ enum BankCommands {
 
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
 enum MemoryCommands {
+    /// List memory units with pagination
+    List {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Filter by fact type (world, experience, opinion)
+        #[arg(short = 't', long)]
+        fact_type: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Full-text search query
+        #[arg(short = 'q', long)]
+        query: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Maximum number of results
+        #[arg(short = 'l', long, default_value = "100")]
+        limit: i64,
+
+        /// Offset for pagination
+        #[arg(short = 's', long, default_value = "0")]
+        offset: i64,
+    },
+
+    /// Get a specific memory unit by ID
+    Get {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Memory unit ID
+        memory_id: String,
+    },
+
     /// Recall memories using semantic search
     Recall {
         /// Bank ID
@@ -360,6 +485,15 @@ enum OperationCommands {
         bank_id: String,
     },
 
+    /// Get the status of a specific operation
+    Get {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Operation ID
+        operation_id: String,
+    },
+
     /// Cancel a pending async operation
     Cancel {
         /// Bank ID
@@ -370,6 +504,164 @@ enum OperationCommands {
     },
 }
 
+#[derive(Subcommand)]
+enum MentalModelCommands {
+    /// List mental models for a bank
+    List {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Filter by subtype (structural, emergent, pinned, learned, directive)
+        #[arg(long)]
+        subtype: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Filter by tags
+        #[arg(long, value_delimiter = ',')]
+        tags: Option<Vec<String>>,
+
+        /// Tag matching mode (any, all, any_strict, all_strict)
+        #[arg(long, default_value = "any")]
+        tags_match: Option<String>,
+    },
+
+    /// Get a specific mental model
+    Get {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Mental model ID
+        model_id: String,
+    },
+
+    /// Create a new mental model (pinned or directive subtype)
+    Create {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Model name
+        name: String,
+
+        /// Model description
+        description: String,
+
+        /// Subtype (pinned or directive)
+        #[arg(long, default_value = "pinned")]
+        subtype: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Tags for the model
+        #[arg(long, value_delimiter = ',')]
+        tags: Option<Vec<String>>,
+
+        /// Path to JSON file containing initial observations
+        #[arg(long)]
+        observations: Option<PathBuf>,
+    },
+
+    /// Update a mental model's name or description
+    Update {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Mental model ID
+        model_id: String,
+
+        /// New name
+        #[arg(long)]
+        name: Option<String>,
+
+        /// New description
+        #[arg(long)]
+        description: Option<String>,
+    },
+
+    /// Delete a mental model
+    Delete {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Mental model ID
+        model_id: String,
+
+        /// Skip confirmation prompt
+        #[arg(short = 'y', long)]
+        yes: bool,
+    },
+
+    /// Refresh all mental models (async operation)
+    RefreshAll {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Filter by subtype
+        #[arg(long)]
+        subtype: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Filter by tags
+        #[arg(long, value_delimiter = ',')]
+        tags: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    },
+
+    /// Refresh a specific mental model (async operation)
+    Refresh {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Mental model ID
+        model_id: String,
+    },
+
+    /// List version history for a mental model
+    Versions {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Mental model ID
+        model_id: String,
+    },
+
+    /// Get a specific version of a mental model
+    Version {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Mental model ID
+        model_id: String,
+
+        /// Version number
+        version: i64,
+    },
+}
+
+#[derive(Subcommand)]
+enum TagCommands {
+    /// List tags in a bank
+    List {
+        /// Bank ID
+        bank_id: String,
+
+        /// Wildcard search query (e.g., 'user:*')
+        #[arg(short = 'q', long)]
+        query: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Maximum number of results
+        #[arg(short = 'l', long, default_value = "100")]
+        limit: i64,
+
+        /// Offset for pagination
+        #[arg(short = 's', long, default_value = "0")]
+        offset: i64,
+    },
+}
+
+#[derive(Subcommand)]
+enum ChunkCommands {
+    /// Get a specific chunk by ID
+    Get {
+        /// Chunk ID
+        chunk_id: String,
+    },
+}
+
 fn main() {
     if let Err(_) = run() {
         std::process::exit(1);
@@ -412,20 +704,45 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
         Commands::Configure { .. } => unreachable!(), // Handled above
         Commands::Ui => unreachable!(), // Handled above
         Commands::Explore => commands::explore::run(&client),
+
+        // Health and Metrics
+        Commands::Health => commands::health::health(&client, verbose, output_format),
+        Commands::Metrics => commands::health::metrics(&client, verbose, output_format),
+
+        // Bank commands
         Commands::Bank(bank_cmd) => match bank_cmd {
             BankCommands::List => commands::bank::list(&client, verbose, output_format),
+            BankCommands::Create { bank_id, name, mission, skepticism, literalism, empathy } => {
+                commands::bank::create(&client, &bank_id, name, mission, skepticism, literalism, empathy, verbose, output_format)
+            }
+            BankCommands::Update { bank_id, name, mission, skepticism, literalism, empathy } => {
+                commands::bank::update(&client, &bank_id, name, mission, skepticism, literalism, empathy, verbose, output_format)
+            }
             BankCommands::Disposition { bank_id } => commands::bank::disposition(&client, &bank_id, verbose, output_format),
             BankCommands::Stats { bank_id } => commands::bank::stats(&client, &bank_id, verbose, output_format),
             BankCommands::Name { bank_id, name } => commands::bank::update_name(&client, &bank_id, &name, verbose, output_format),
+            BankCommands::Mission { bank_id, mission } => {
+                commands::bank::mission(&client, &bank_id, &mission, verbose, output_format)
+            }
             BankCommands::Background { bank_id, content, no_update_disposition } => {
                 commands::bank::update_background(&client, &bank_id, &content, no_update_disposition, verbose, output_format)
             }
+            BankCommands::Graph { bank_id, fact_type, limit } => {
+                commands::bank::graph(&client, &bank_id, fact_type, limit, verbose, output_format)
+            }
             BankCommands::Delete { bank_id, yes } => {
                 commands::bank::delete(&client, &bank_id, yes, verbose, output_format)
             }
         },
 
+        // Memory commands
         Commands::Memory(memory_cmd) => match memory_cmd {
+            MemoryCommands::List { bank_id, fact_type, query, limit, offset } => {
+                commands::memory::list(&client, &bank_id, fact_type, query, limit, offset, verbose, output_format)
+            }
+            MemoryCommands::Get { bank_id, memory_id } => {
+                commands::memory::get(&client, &bank_id, &memory_id, verbose, output_format)
+            }
             MemoryCommands::Recall { bank_id, query, fact_type, budget, max_tokens, trace, include_chunks, chunk_max_tokens } => {
                 commands::memory::recall(&client, &bank_id, query, fact_type, budget, max_tokens, trace, include_chunks, chunk_max_tokens, verbose, output_format)
             }
@@ -446,6 +763,38 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
             }
         },
 
+        // Mental Model commands
+        Commands::MentalModel(mm_cmd) => match mm_cmd {
+            MentalModelCommands::List { bank_id, subtype, tags, tags_match } => {
+                commands::mental_model::list(&client, &bank_id, subtype, tags, tags_match, verbose, output_format)
+            }
+            MentalModelCommands::Get { bank_id, model_id } => {
+                commands::mental_model::get(&client, &bank_id, &model_id, verbose, output_format)
+            }
+            MentalModelCommands::Create { bank_id, name, description, subtype, tags, observations } => {
+                commands::mental_model::create(&client, &bank_id, &name, &description, subtype, tags, observations, verbose, output_format)
+            }
+            MentalModelCommands::Update { bank_id, model_id, name, description } => {
+                commands::mental_model::update(&client, &bank_id, &model_id, name, description, verbose, output_format)
+            }
+            MentalModelCommands::Delete { bank_id, model_id, yes } => {
+                commands::mental_model::delete(&client, &bank_id, &model_id, yes, verbose, output_format)
+            }
+            MentalModelCommands::RefreshAll { bank_id, subtype, tags } => {
+                commands::mental_model::refresh_all(&client, &bank_id, subtype, tags, verbose, output_format)
+            }
+            MentalModelCommands::Refresh { bank_id, model_id } => {
+                commands::mental_model::refresh(&client, &bank_id, &model_id, verbose, output_format)
+            }
+            MentalModelCommands::Versions { bank_id, model_id } => {
+                commands::mental_model::versions(&client, &bank_id, &model_id, verbose, output_format)
+            }
+            MentalModelCommands::Version { bank_id, model_id, version } => {
+                commands::mental_model::version(&client, &bank_id, &model_id, version, verbose, output_format)
+            }
+        },
+
+        // Document commands
         Commands::Document(doc_cmd) => match doc_cmd {
             DocumentCommands::List { bank_id, query, limit, offset } => {
                 commands::document::list(&client, &bank_id, query, limit, offset, verbose, output_format)
@@ -458,6 +807,7 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
             }
         },
 
+        // Entity commands
         Commands::Entity(entity_cmd) => match entity_cmd {
             EntityCommands::List { bank_id, limit } => {
                 commands::entity::list(&client, &bank_id, limit, verbose, output_format)
@@ -470,10 +820,28 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
             }
         },
 
+        // Tag commands
+        Commands::Tag(tag_cmd) => match tag_cmd {
+            TagCommands::List { bank_id, query, limit, offset } => {
+                commands::tag::list(&client, &bank_id, query, limit, offset, verbose, output_format)
+            }
+        },
+
+        // Chunk commands
+        Commands::Chunk(chunk_cmd) => match chunk_cmd {
+            ChunkCommands::Get { chunk_id } => {
+                commands::chunk::get(&client, &chunk_id, verbose, output_format)
+            }
+        },
+
+        // Operation commands
         Commands::Operation(op_cmd) => match op_cmd {
             OperationCommands::List { bank_id } => {
                 commands::operation::list(&client, &bank_id, verbose, output_format)
             }
+            OperationCommands::Get { bank_id, operation_id } => {
+                commands::operation::get(&client, &bank_id, &operation_id, verbose, output_format)
+            }
             OperationCommands::Cancel { bank_id, operation_id } => {
                 commands::operation::cancel(&client, &bank_id, &operation_id, verbose, output_format)
             }

hindsight-cli/src/output.rs

@@ -8,13 +8,35 @@ pub enum OutputFormat {
     Yaml,
 }
 
+impl OutputFormat {
+    /// Parse output format from string
+    pub fn from_str(s: &str) -> Option<Self> {
+        match s.to_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "json" => Some(OutputFormat::Json),
+            "yaml" | "yml" => Some(OutputFormat::Yaml),
+            "pretty" | "text" => Some(OutputFormat::Pretty),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Format data as JSON string
+pub fn to_json<T: Serialize>(data: &T) -> Result<String> {
+    Ok(serde_json::to_string_pretty(data)?)
+}
+
+/// Format data as YAML string
+pub fn to_yaml<T: Serialize>(data: &T) -> Result<String> {
+    Ok(serde_yaml::to_string(data)?)
+}
+
 pub fn print_output<T: Serialize>(data: &T, format: OutputFormat) -> Result<()> {
     match format {
         OutputFormat::Json => {
-            println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(data)?);
+            println!("{}", to_json(data)?);
         }
         OutputFormat::Yaml => {
-            println!("{}", serde_yaml::to_string(data)?);
+            println!("{}", to_yaml(data)?);
         }
         OutputFormat::Pretty => {
             // This should not be called - pretty printing is handled in ui.rs
@@ -23,3 +45,121 @@ pub fn print_output<T: Serialize>(data: &T, format: OutputFormat) -> Result<()>
     }
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+    #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+    struct TestData {
+        name: String,
+        count: i32,
+        active: bool,
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_output_format_from_str_json() {
+        assert_eq!(OutputFormat::from_str("json"), Some(OutputFormat::Json));
+        assert_eq!(OutputFormat::from_str("JSON"), Some(OutputFormat::Json));
+        assert_eq!(OutputFormat::from_str("Json"), Some(OutputFormat::Json));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_output_format_from_str_yaml() {
+        assert_eq!(OutputFormat::from_str("yaml"), Some(OutputFormat::Yaml));
+        assert_eq!(OutputFormat::from_str("YAML"), Some(OutputFormat::Yaml));
+        assert_eq!(OutputFormat::from_str("yml"), Some(OutputFormat::Yaml));
+        assert_eq!(OutputFormat::from_str("YML"), Some(OutputFormat::Yaml));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_output_format_from_str_pretty() {
+        assert_eq!(OutputFormat::from_str("pretty"), Some(OutputFormat::Pretty));
+        assert_eq!(OutputFormat::from_str("PRETTY"), Some(OutputFormat::Pretty));
+        assert_eq!(OutputFormat::from_str("text"), Some(OutputFormat::Pretty));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_output_format_from_str_invalid() {
+        assert_eq!(OutputFormat::from_str("xml"), None);
+        assert_eq!(OutputFormat::from_str("csv"), None);
+        assert_eq!(OutputFormat::from_str(""), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_to_json() {
+        let data = TestData {
+            name: "test".to_string(),
+            count: 42,
+            active: true,
+        };
+        let json = to_json(&data).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.contains("\"name\": \"test\""));
+        assert!(json.contains("\"count\": 42"));
+        assert!(json.contains("\"active\": true"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_to_yaml() {
+        let data = TestData {
+            name: "test".to_string(),
+            count: 42,
+            active: true,
+        };
+        let yaml = to_yaml(&data).unwrap();
+        assert!(yaml.contains("name: test"));
+        assert!(yaml.contains("count: 42"));
+        assert!(yaml.contains("active: true"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_to_json_array() {
+        let data = vec![
+            TestData { name: "a".to_string(), count: 1, active: true },
+            TestData { name: "b".to_string(), count: 2, active: false },
+        ];
+        let json = to_json(&data).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.contains("\"name\": \"a\""));
+        assert!(json.contains("\"name\": \"b\""));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_to_yaml_array() {
+        let data = vec![
+            TestData { name: "a".to_string(), count: 1, active: true },
+            TestData { name: "b".to_string(), count: 2, active: false },
+        ];
+        let yaml = to_yaml(&data).unwrap();
+        assert!(yaml.contains("name: a"));
+        assert!(yaml.contains("name: b"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_output_format_equality() {
+        assert_eq!(OutputFormat::Json, OutputFormat::Json);
+        assert_ne!(OutputFormat::Json, OutputFormat::Yaml);
+        assert_ne!(OutputFormat::Yaml, OutputFormat::Pretty);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_output_format_clone() {
+        let format = OutputFormat::Json;
+        let cloned = format.clone();
+        assert_eq!(format, cloned);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_to_json_special_chars() {
+        let data = TestData {
+            name: "test\"with\\special\nchars".to_string(),
+            count: 0,
+            active: false,
+        };
+        let json = to_json(&data).unwrap();
+        // JSON should properly escape special characters
+        assert!(json.contains("\\\""));
+        assert!(json.contains("\\\\"));
+        assert!(json.contains("\\n"));
+    }
+}

hindsight-cli/src/ui.rs

@@ -172,8 +172,11 @@ pub fn print_think_response(response: &ReflectResponse) {
     println!("{}", response.text);
     println!();
 
-    if !response.based_on.is_empty() {
-        println!("{}", dim(&format!("Based on {} memory units", response.based_on.len())));
+    if let Some(based_on) = &response.based_on {
+        let count = based_on.memories.len() + based_on.mental_models.len();
+        if count > 0 {
+            println!("{}", dim(&format!("Based on {} memory units", count)));
+        }
     }
 
     // Display structured output if present
@@ -322,10 +325,10 @@ pub fn print_disposition(profile: &BankProfileResponse) {
     println!("{} {}", dim("Name:"), gradient_start(&profile.name));
     println!();
 
-    // Print background if available
-    if !profile.background.is_empty() {
-        println!("{}", gradient_mid("Background:"));
-        for line in profile.background.lines() {
+    // Print mission if available
+    if !profile.mission.is_empty() {
+        println!("{}", gradient_mid("Mission:"));
+        for line in profile.mission.lines() {
             println!("{}", line);
         }
         println!();

hindsight-cli/tests/cli_integration.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,483 @@
+//! Integration tests for the hindsight CLI commands.
+//!
+//! These tests require a running hindsight API server.
+//! Set HINDSIGHT_API_URL environment variable to point to the server.
+//! Tests will be skipped if the server is not available.
+
+use std::env;
+use std::process::Command;
+
+/// Check if the API server is available
+fn server_available() -> bool {
+    let api_url = env::var("HINDSIGHT_API_URL").unwrap_or_else(|_| "http://localhost:8080".to_string());
+    let health_url = format!("{}/health", api_url);
+
+    match reqwest::blocking::get(&health_url) {
+        Ok(resp) => resp.status().is_success(),
+        Err(_) => false,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Helper macro to skip tests when server is not available
+macro_rules! skip_if_no_server {
+    () => {
+        if !server_available() {
+            eprintln!("Skipping test: API server not available");
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+/// Get the path to the hindsight binary
+fn hindsight_binary() -> String {
+    env::var("CARGO_BIN_EXE_hindsight")
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+            // Try common locations
+            let target_debug = "./target/debug/hindsight";
+            let target_release = "./target/release/hindsight";
+            if std::path::Path::new(target_debug).exists() {
+                target_debug.to_string()
+            } else if std::path::Path::new(target_release).exists() {
+                target_release.to_string()
+            } else {
+                "hindsight".to_string()
+            }
+        })
+}
+
+/// Test bank ID for integration tests - each test needs a unique bank ID
+/// to avoid parallel test interference
+fn test_bank_id(test_name: &str) -> String {
+    format!("cli-test-{}-{}", test_name, std::process::id())
+}
+
+/// Run a hindsight CLI command
+fn run_hindsight(args: &[&str]) -> std::process::Output {
+    let api_url = env::var("HINDSIGHT_API_URL").unwrap_or_else(|_| "http://localhost:8080".to_string());
+
+    Command::new(hindsight_binary())
+        .env("HINDSIGHT_API_URL", &api_url)
+        .args(args)
+        .output()
+        .expect("Failed to execute hindsight command")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_health_check() {
+    skip_if_no_server!();
+
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["health"]);
+
+    // Should succeed or fail gracefully
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+
+    // Either succeeded with "healthy" output or has a reasonable error
+    if output.status.success() {
+        // Note: output may contain ANSI color codes, so check for key text
+        assert!(
+            stdout.contains("healthy") || stdout.contains("Health") || stdout.contains("status"),
+            "Expected health check output, got: {} / {}",
+            stdout,
+            stderr
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_health_check_json_output() {
+    skip_if_no_server!();
+
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["health", "-o", "json"]);
+
+    if output.status.success() {
+        let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+        // Should be valid JSON
+        let result: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&stdout)
+            .expect(&format!("Expected valid JSON output, got: {}", stdout));
+
+        // Should have status field
+        assert!(result.get("status").is_some(), "Expected status field in health response");
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_bank_list() {
+    skip_if_no_server!();
+
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["bank", "list"]);
+
+    // Should succeed (even if no banks exist)
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "Bank list command failed: {} / {}",
+        stdout,
+        stderr
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_bank_list_json_output() {
+    skip_if_no_server!();
+
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["bank", "list", "-o", "json"]);
+
+    if output.status.success() {
+        let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+        // Should be valid JSON array
+        let _result: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&stdout)
+            .expect(&format!("Expected valid JSON output, got: {}", stdout));
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_bank_create_and_delete() {
+    skip_if_no_server!();
+
+    let bank_id = test_bank_id("create-delete");
+
+    // Create a bank
+    let output = run_hindsight(&[
+        "bank", "create",
+        &bank_id,
+        "--name", "Test Bank",
+        "--mission", "A test bank for CLI integration tests",
+    ]);
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+
+    // Bank might already exist, which is OK
+    let created = output.status.success();
+
+    // Get bank disposition
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["bank", "disposition", &bank_id]);
+    if created {
+        assert!(
+            output.status.success(),
+            "Bank disposition command failed: {} / {}",
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout),
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Clean up: delete the bank
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["bank", "delete", &bank_id, "-y"]);
+    // Deletion should succeed
+    if created {
+        assert!(
+            output.status.success(),
+            "Bank delete command failed: {} / {}",
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout),
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_memory_list() {
+    skip_if_no_server!();
+
+    let bank_id = test_bank_id("memory-list");
+
+    // Create the bank first
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "create", &bank_id, "--name", "Test Bank"]);
+
+    // List memories (should be empty for new bank)
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["memory", "list", &bank_id]);
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+
+    // Should succeed (even if empty)
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "Memory list command failed: {} / {}",
+        stdout,
+        stderr
+    );
+
+    // Clean up
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "delete", &bank_id, "-y"]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_mental_model_list() {
+    skip_if_no_server!();
+
+    let bank_id = test_bank_id("mm-list");
+
+    // Create the bank first
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "create", &bank_id, "--name", "Test Bank"]);
+
+    // List mental models
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["mental-model", "list", &bank_id]);
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+
+    // Should succeed
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "Mental model list command failed: {} / {}",
+        stdout,
+        stderr
+    );
+
+    // Clean up
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "delete", &bank_id, "-y"]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_mental_model_create_and_delete() {
+    skip_if_no_server!();
+
+    let bank_id = test_bank_id("mm-create");
+
+    // Create the bank first
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "create", &bank_id, "--name", "Test Bank"]);
+
+    // Create a mental model
+    let output = run_hindsight(&[
+        "mental-model", "create",
+        &bank_id,
+        "Test Model",
+        "A test mental model",
+    ]);
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+
+    // The create command should succeed
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "Mental model create failed: stdout={}, stderr={}",
+        stdout,
+        stderr
+    );
+
+    // Verify it's in the list
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["mental-model", "list", &bank_id, "-o", "json"]);
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "Mental model list failed: {}",
+        stdout
+    );
+
+    // Parse JSON and verify model exists
+    if let Ok(result) = serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&stdout) {
+        if let Some(items) = result.get("items").and_then(|v| v.as_array()) {
+            // Check if any model has the name "Test Model"
+            let found = items.iter().any(|item| {
+                item.get("name").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) == Some("Test Model")
+            });
+            assert!(found, "Expected to find 'Test Model' in mental models list: {}", stdout);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Clean up
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "delete", &bank_id, "-y"]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_tag_list() {
+    skip_if_no_server!();
+
+    let bank_id = test_bank_id("tag-list");
+
+    // Create the bank first
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "create", &bank_id, "--name", "Test Bank"]);
+
+    // List tags
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["tag", "list", &bank_id]);
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+
+    // Should succeed (even if no tags)
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "Tag list command failed: {} / {}",
+        stdout,
+        stderr
+    );
+
+    // Clean up
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "delete", &bank_id, "-y"]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_entity_list() {
+    skip_if_no_server!();
+
+    let bank_id = test_bank_id("entity-list");
+
+    // Create the bank first
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "create", &bank_id, "--name", "Test Bank"]);
+
+    // List entities
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["entity", "list", &bank_id]);
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+
+    // Should succeed (even if no entities)
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "Entity list command failed: {} / {}",
+        stdout,
+        stderr
+    );
+
+    // Clean up
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "delete", &bank_id, "-y"]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_operation_list() {
+    skip_if_no_server!();
+
+    let bank_id = test_bank_id("op-list");
+
+    // Create the bank first
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "create", &bank_id, "--name", "Test Bank"]);
+
+    // List operations
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["operation", "list", &bank_id]);
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+
+    // Should succeed (even if no operations)
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "Operation list command failed: {} / {}",
+        stdout,
+        stderr
+    );
+
+    // Clean up
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "delete", &bank_id, "-y"]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_bank_stats() {
+    skip_if_no_server!();
+
+    let bank_id = test_bank_id("bank-stats");
+
+    // Create the bank first
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "create", &bank_id, "--name", "Test Bank"]);
+
+    // Get stats
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["bank", "stats", &bank_id]);
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+
+    // Should succeed
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "Bank stats command failed: {} / {}",
+        stdout,
+        stderr
+    );
+
+    // Clean up
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "delete", &bank_id, "-y"]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_bank_graph() {
+    skip_if_no_server!();
+
+    let bank_id = test_bank_id("bank-graph");
+
+    // Create the bank first
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "create", &bank_id, "--name", "Test Bank"]);
+
+    // Get graph
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["bank", "graph", &bank_id]);
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+
+    // Should succeed (even if empty graph)
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "Bank graph command failed: {} / {}",
+        stdout,
+        stderr
+    );
+
+    // Clean up
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "delete", &bank_id, "-y"]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_bank_update() {
+    skip_if_no_server!();
+
+    let bank_id = test_bank_id("bank-update");
+
+    // Create the bank first
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["bank", "create", &bank_id, "--name", "Test Bank"]);
+
+    if output.status.success() {
+        // Update the bank
+        let output = run_hindsight(&[
+            "bank", "update", &bank_id,
+            "--name", "Updated Test Bank",
+        ]);
+
+        let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+
+        assert!(
+            output.status.success(),
+            "Bank update command failed: {} / {}",
+            stdout,
+            stderr
+        );
+
+        // Verify the update
+        let output = run_hindsight(&["bank", "disposition", &bank_id, "-o", "json"]);
+        if output.status.success() {
+            let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+            let result: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&stdout).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                result.get("name").and_then(|v| v.as_str()),
+                Some("Updated Test Bank")
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Clean up
+    let _ = run_hindsight(&["bank", "delete", &bank_id, "-y"]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_json_yaml_output_formats() {
+    skip_if_no_server!();
+
+    // Test JSON output for bank list
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["bank", "list", "-o", "json"]);
+    if output.status.success() {
+        let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+        let _: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&stdout)
+            .expect("Expected valid JSON for bank list");
+    }
+
+    // Test YAML output for bank list
+    let output = run_hindsight(&["bank", "list", "-o", "yaml"]);
+    if output.status.success() {
+        let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+        let _: serde_yaml::Value = serde_yaml::from_str(&stdout)
+            .expect("Expected valid YAML for bank list");
+    }
+}

hindsight-clients/python/.openapi-generator/FILES

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ hindsight_client_api/api/banks_api.py
 hindsight_client_api/api/documents_api.py
 hindsight_client_api/api/entities_api.py
 hindsight_client_api/api/memory_api.py
+hindsight_client_api/api/mental_models_api.py
 hindsight_client_api/api/monitoring_api.py
 hindsight_client_api/api/operations_api.py
 hindsight_client_api/api_client.py
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ hindsight_client_api/configuration.py
 hindsight_client_api/exceptions.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/__init__.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/add_background_request.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/async_operation_submit_response.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/background_response.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/bank_list_item.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/bank_list_response.py
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ hindsight_client_api/models/chunk_data.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/chunk_include_options.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/chunk_response.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/create_bank_request.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/create_mental_model_request.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/created_mental_model.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/delete_document_response.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/delete_response.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/disposition_traits.py
@@ -41,20 +45,35 @@ hindsight_client_api/models/list_documents_response.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/list_memory_units_response.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/list_tags_response.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/memory_item.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/mental_model_freshness_response.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/mental_model_list_response.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/mental_model_observation_response.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/mental_model_response.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/observation_evidence_response.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/observation_input.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/operation_response.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/operation_status_response.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/operations_list_response.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/recall_request.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/recall_response.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/recall_result.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/reflect_based_on.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/reflect_fact.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/reflect_include_options.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/reflect_llm_call.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/reflect_mental_model.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/reflect_request.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/reflect_response.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/reflect_tool_call.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/reflect_trace.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/refresh_mental_models_request.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/retain_request.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/retain_response.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/tag_item.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/token_usage.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/tool_calls_include_options.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/update_disposition_request.py
+hindsight_client_api/models/update_mental_model_request.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/validation_error.py
 hindsight_client_api/models/validation_error_loc_inner.py
 hindsight_client_api/rest.py

hindsight-clients/python/hindsight_client/hindsight_client.py

@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ easy-to-use interface on top of the auto-generated OpenAPI client.
 """
 
 import asyncio
-from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Any
+from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Any, Literal
 from datetime import datetime
 
 import hindsight_client_api
-from hindsight_client_api.api import memory_api, banks_api
+from hindsight_client_api.api import memory_api, banks_api, mental_models_api
 from hindsight_client_api.models import (
     recall_request,
     retain_request,
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ from hindsight_client_api.models.recall_result import RecallResult
 from hindsight_client_api.models.reflect_response import ReflectResponse
 from hindsight_client_api.models.list_memory_units_response import ListMemoryUnitsResponse
 from hindsight_client_api.models.bank_profile_response import BankProfileResponse
+from hindsight_client_api.models.mental_model_response import MentalModelResponse
+from hindsight_client_api.models.mental_model_list_response import MentalModelListResponse
+from hindsight_client_api.models.async_operation_submit_response import AsyncOperationSubmitResponse
 
 
 def _run_async(coro):
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ class Hindsight:
             self._api_client.set_default_header("Authorization", f"Bearer {api_key}")
         self._memory_api = memory_api.MemoryApi(self._api_client)
         self._banks_api = banks_api.BanksApi(self._api_client)
+        self._mental_models_api = mental_models_api.MentalModelsApi(self._api_client)
 
     def __enter__(self):
         """Context manager entry."""
@@ -332,6 +336,256 @@ class Hindsight:
 
         return _run_async(self._banks_api.create_or_update_bank(bank_id, request_obj))
 
+    def set_mission(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        mission: str,
+    ) -> BankProfileResponse:
+        """
+        Set or update the mission for a memory bank.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID
+            mission: The mission text describing the agent's purpose
+
+        Returns:
+            BankProfileResponse with updated bank profile
+        """
+        from hindsight_client_api.models import create_bank_request
+
+        request_obj = create_bank_request.CreateBankRequest(mission=mission)
+        return _run_async(self._banks_api.create_or_update_bank(bank_id, request_obj))
+
+    def list_mental_models(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        subtype: Optional[Literal["structural", "emergent", "pinned", "learned", "directive"]] = None,
+        tags: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        tags_match: Optional[Literal["any", "all", "exact"]] = None,
+    ) -> MentalModelListResponse:
+        """
+        List mental models for a bank.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID
+            subtype: Optional filter by subtype (structural, emergent, pinned, learned, directive)
+            tags: Optional list of tags to filter by
+            tags_match: How to match tags - 'any' (OR), 'all' (AND), or 'exact'
+
+        Returns:
+            MentalModelListResponse with list of mental models
+        """
+        return _run_async(self._mental_models_api.list_mental_models(
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            subtype=subtype,
+            tags=tags,
+            tags_match=tags_match,
+        ))
+
+    def get_mental_model(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        model_id: str,
+    ) -> MentalModelResponse:
+        """
+        Get a specific mental model by ID.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID
+            model_id: The mental model ID
+
+        Returns:
+            MentalModelResponse with full mental model details including observations
+        """
+        return _run_async(self._mental_models_api.get_mental_model(
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            model_id=model_id,
+        ))
+
+    def create_mental_model(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        name: str,
+        description: str,
+        subtype: Literal["pinned", "directive"] = "pinned",
+        observations: Optional[List[Dict[str, str]]] = None,
+        tags: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    ) -> MentalModelResponse:
+        """
+        Create a mental model.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID
+            name: Human-readable name for the mental model
+            description: One-liner description for quick scanning
+            subtype: Type of mental model - 'pinned' (LLM-generated observations) or 'directive' (user-provided observations)
+            observations: For directives only - list of observations with 'title' and 'content' keys
+            tags: Optional list of tags for scoped visibility
+
+        Returns:
+            MentalModelResponse with created mental model
+        """
+        from hindsight_client_api.models.create_mental_model_request import CreateMentalModelRequest
+        from hindsight_client_api.models.observation_input import ObservationInput
+
+        obs_list = None
+        if observations:
+            obs_list = [ObservationInput(title=o.get("title", ""), content=o.get("content", "")) for o in observations]
+
+        request_obj = CreateMentalModelRequest(
+            name=name,
+            description=description,
+            subtype=subtype,
+            observations=obs_list,
+            tags=tags or [],
+        )
+        return _run_async(self._mental_models_api.create_mental_model(
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            create_mental_model_request=request_obj,
+        ))
+
+    def update_mental_model(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        model_id: str,
+        name: Optional[str] = None,
+        description: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> MentalModelResponse:
+        """
+        Update a mental model's name and/or description.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID
+            model_id: The mental model ID
+            name: Optional new name
+            description: Optional new description
+
+        Returns:
+            MentalModelResponse with updated mental model
+        """
+        from hindsight_client_api.models.update_mental_model_request import UpdateMentalModelRequest
+
+        request_obj = UpdateMentalModelRequest(
+            name=name,
+            description=description,
+        )
+        return _run_async(self._mental_models_api.update_mental_model(
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            model_id=model_id,
+            update_mental_model_request=request_obj,
+        ))
+
+    def delete_mental_model(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        model_id: str,
+    ):
+        """
+        Delete a mental model.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID
+            model_id: The mental model ID
+
+        Returns:
+            DeleteResponse confirming deletion
+        """
+        return _run_async(self._mental_models_api.delete_mental_model(
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            model_id=model_id,
+        ))
+
+    def refresh_mental_models(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        subtype: Optional[Literal["structural", "emergent", "pinned", "learned"]] = None,
+        tags: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    ) -> AsyncOperationSubmitResponse:
+        """
+        Submit a background job to refresh mental models for a bank.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID
+            subtype: Optional - only refresh models of this subtype
+            tags: Optional - tags to apply to newly created mental models
+
+        Returns:
+            AsyncOperationSubmitResponse with operation_id to track progress
+        """
+        from hindsight_client_api.models.refresh_mental_models_request import RefreshMentalModelsRequest
+
+        request_obj = RefreshMentalModelsRequest(
+            subtype=subtype,
+            tags=tags,
+        )
+        return _run_async(self._mental_models_api.refresh_mental_models(
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            refresh_mental_models_request=request_obj,
+        ))
+
+    def refresh_mental_model(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        model_id: str,
+    ) -> AsyncOperationSubmitResponse:
+        """
+        Submit a background job to refresh content for a specific mental model.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID
+            model_id: The mental model ID to refresh
+
+        Returns:
+            AsyncOperationSubmitResponse with operation_id to track progress
+        """
+        return _run_async(self._mental_models_api.refresh_mental_model(
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            model_id=model_id,
+        ))
+
+    def list_mental_model_versions(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        model_id: str,
+    ):
+        """
+        List all saved versions of a mental model's observations.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID
+            model_id: The mental model ID
+
+        Returns:
+            List of version objects ordered by version descending
+        """
+        return _run_async(self._mental_models_api.list_mental_model_versions(
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            model_id=model_id,
+        ))
+
+    def get_mental_model_version(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        model_id: str,
+        version: int,
+    ):
+        """
+        Get observations from a specific version of a mental model.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID
+            model_id: The mental model ID
+            version: The version number
+
+        Returns:
+            Version object with observations at that version
+        """
+        return _run_async(self._mental_models_api.get_mental_model_version(
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            model_id=model_id,
+            version=version,
+        ))
+
     # Async methods (native async, no _run_async wrapper)
 
     async def aretain_batch(

hindsight-clients/python/hindsight_client_api/__init__.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from hindsight_client_api.api.banks_api import BanksApi
 from hindsight_client_api.api.documents_api import DocumentsApi
 from hindsight_client_api.api.entities_api import EntitiesApi
 from hindsight_client_api.api.memory_api import MemoryApi
+from hindsight_client_api.api.mental_models_api import MentalModelsApi
 from hindsight_client_api.api.monitoring_api import MonitoringApi
 from hindsight_client_api.api.operations_api import OperationsApi
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ from hindsight_client_api.exceptions import ApiException
 
 # import models into sdk package
 from hindsight_client_api.models.add_background_request import AddBackgroundRequest
+from hindsight_client_api.models.async_operation_submit_response import AsyncOperationSubmitResponse
 from hindsight_client_api.models.background_response import BackgroundResponse
 from hindsight_client_api.models.bank_list_item import BankListItem
 from hindsight_client_api.models.bank_list_response import BankListResponse
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ from hindsight_client_api.models.chunk_data import ChunkData
 from hindsight_client_api.models.chunk_include_options import ChunkIncludeOptions
 from hindsight_client_api.models.chunk_response import ChunkResponse
 from hindsight_client_api.models.create_bank_request import CreateBankRequest
+from hindsight_client_api.models.create_mental_model_request import CreateMentalModelRequest
+from hindsight_client_api.models.created_mental_model import CreatedMentalModel
 from hindsight_client_api.models.delete_document_response import DeleteDocumentResponse
 from hindsight_client_api.models.delete_response import DeleteResponse
 from hindsight_client_api.models.disposition_traits import DispositionTraits
@@ -66,19 +70,34 @@ from hindsight_client_api.models.list_documents_response import ListDocumentsRes
 from hindsight_client_api.models.list_memory_units_response import ListMemoryUnitsResponse
 from hindsight_client_api.models.list_tags_response import ListTagsResponse
 from hindsight_client_api.models.memory_item import MemoryItem
+from hindsight_client_api.models.mental_model_freshness_response import MentalModelFreshnessResponse
+from hindsight_client_api.models.mental_model_list_response import MentalModelListResponse
+from hindsight_client_api.models.mental_model_observation_response import MentalModelObservationResponse
+from hindsight_client_api.models.mental_model_response import MentalModelResponse
+from hindsight_client_api.models.observation_evidence_response import ObservationEvidenceResponse
+from hindsight_client_api.models.observation_input import ObservationInput
 from hindsight_client_api.models.operation_response import OperationResponse
+from hindsight_client_api.models.operation_status_response import OperationStatusResponse
 from hindsight_client_api.models.operations_list_response import OperationsListResponse
 from hindsight_client_api.models.recall_request import RecallRequest
 from hindsight_client_api.models.recall_response import RecallResponse
 from hindsight_client_api.models.recall_result import RecallResult
+from hindsight_client_api.models.reflect_based_on import ReflectBasedOn
 from hindsight_client_api.models.reflect_fact import ReflectFact
 from hindsight_client_api.models.reflect_include_options import ReflectIncludeOptions
+from hindsight_client_api.models.reflect_llm_call import ReflectLLMCall
+from hindsight_client_api.models.reflect_mental_model import ReflectMentalModel
 from hindsight_client_api.models.reflect_request import ReflectRequest
 from hindsight_client_api.models.reflect_response import ReflectResponse
+from hindsight_client_api.models.reflect_tool_call import ReflectToolCall
+from hindsight_client_api.models.reflect_trace import ReflectTrace
+from hindsight_client_api.models.refresh_mental_models_request import RefreshMentalModelsRequest
 from hindsight_client_api.models.retain_request import RetainRequest
 from hindsight_client_api.models.retain_response import RetainResponse
 from hindsight_client_api.models.tag_item import TagItem
 from hindsight_client_api.models.token_usage import TokenUsage
+from hindsight_client_api.models.tool_calls_include_options import ToolCallsIncludeOptions
 from hindsight_client_api.models.update_disposition_request import UpdateDispositionRequest
+from hindsight_client_api.models.update_mental_model_request import UpdateMentalModelRequest
 from hindsight_client_api.models.validation_error import ValidationError
 from hindsight_client_api.models.validation_error_loc_inner import ValidationErrorLocInner