fix: compact() leaves stale thoughts, ingestBatch() is sequential, trimToBudget() iterates unnecessarily #4

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jason.woltje · 2026-03-06T18:09:20Z

jason.woltje commented

2026-03-06 18:09:20 +00:00

Code review findings — must fix before production use:

1. compact() doesn't clean up summarized thoughts
After writing summary thought, original individual thoughts remain in OpenBrain.
Unbounded storage growth over time; listRecent() returns stale messages already covered by summaries.
Fix: after writing summary, delete or mark the thoughts that were summarized.

2. ingestBatch() is sequential
Awaits each ingest() call in a for loop. Bootstrapping 50 messages = 50 serial HTTP calls.
Fix: use Promise.all (with concurrency cap e.g. p-limit or simple batching).

3. trimToBudget() skips instead of stops
Uses continue instead of break when a message exceeds budget.
Iterates full array unnecessarily when budget is exhausted early.
Fix: break on first message that won't fit (iterating newest-to-oldest).

Code review findings — must fix before production use: **1. compact() doesn't clean up summarized thoughts** After writing summary thought, original individual thoughts remain in OpenBrain. Unbounded storage growth over time; listRecent() returns stale messages already covered by summaries. Fix: after writing summary, delete or mark the thoughts that were summarized. **2. ingestBatch() is sequential** Awaits each ingest() call in a for loop. Bootstrapping 50 messages = 50 serial HTTP calls. Fix: use Promise.all (with concurrency cap e.g. p-limit or simple batching). **3. trimToBudget() skips instead of stops** Uses continue instead of break when a message exceeds budget. Iterates full array unnecessarily when budget is exhausted early. Fix: break on first message that won't fit (iterating newest-to-oldest).

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2026-03-06 18:15:12 +00:00

jason.woltje referenced a pull request that will close this issue

2026-03-06 19:05:14 +00:00

fix: compact cleanup, ingestBatch parallelism, trimToBudget early exit #6

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Reference: mosaicstack/openclaw-openbrain-context#4