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name: Session 2026-04-08 evening
description: External Auditor naming, BMF rebuild + replay, resource monitor issue #121 filed, MemPalace installed, memory palace technique study proposed
type: project
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## Session 2026-04-08 (evening)

**What we did:**
- [x] Renamed all references from the reviewer's name to "the External Auditor" across 4 governance docs + PENDING.md + memory files
- [x] Prepared reviewer package for the External Auditor (OP reading order + pre-read advisory)
- [x] Pulled BetterMemories.io (Seb's c6689eb: Phase 2 fix, pairing persistence, recall ranking, entity BM25)
- [x] Built clean — our stashed replay-coordinator changes fully superseded by Seb's version
- [x] Restarted BMF via launchd (`com.capablemind.bmf`) on new build
- [x] Diagnosed resource monitor feedback loop: CPU threshold fires on replay's own load, latency baseline freezes at startup — filed as #121
- [x] Installed MemPalace (Python venv in `~/_Dev/mempalace/`, data in `.local-data/palace/`)
- [x] Mined 191 thinking docs → 6,134 drawers across 11 rooms
- [x] Wired MCP at user scope (`run-mcp.sh`)

**Thistleweld diagnostic chain:**
Entity persist eats 98% → CPU spinning despite sequential I/O → resource monitor pausing on its own load → frozen 5-sample latency baseline → filed #121

**BMF state:**
- Phase 2 replay running (~14 events/min, ~22K events total)
- Resource monitor feedback loop slowing replay (#121)
- Pairing mismatch with Seb's instance (non-urgent)

**Open for morning:**
1. Memory palace technique study — David has sources (Yates, Carruthers, etc.) + personal practice with score memorization. Propose as Chamber source study or standalone inquiry.
2. Wire MemPalace to ingest more directories (specs, chamber-library, session transcripts)
3. Test MCP integration in fresh session
4. Reviewer package ready for the External Auditor — David to send