Phase 3c of the memory architecture (umbrella #711). Adds per-entity topic trees spawned lazily when an entity's hotness crosses a threshold, so Phase 4 retrieval can resolve "what did Alice say about Phoenix?" without scanning the full chunk pool. ## What's in this commit New module `src/openhuman/memory/tree/topic_tree/`: - `types.rs` — `EntityIndexStats` (hotness input), `HotnessCounters` (the persisted row) and the `TOPIC_CREATION_THRESHOLD=10.0`, `TOPIC_ARCHIVE_THRESHOLD=2.0`, `TOPIC_RECHECK_EVERY=100` constants. - `hotness.rs` — pure arithmetic scorer plus deterministic `hotness_at(entity_id, stats, now_ms)` variant for tests, and a piecewise-linear `recency_decay` helper. - `store.rs` — SQLite helpers (`get`, `get_or_fresh`, `upsert`, `distinct_sources_for`, `count`) for the new `mem_tree_entity_hotness` table. - `registry.rs` — `get_or_create_topic_tree`, `force_create_topic_tree`, `list_topic_trees`, `archive_topic_tree`. Race-recovers on UNIQUE violations via `is_unique_violation`, mirroring `source_tree::registry`. - `curator.rs` — `maybe_spawn_topic_tree` (per-ingest tick) and `force_recompute` (admin path). Implements the `TOPIC_RECHECK_EVERY`-gated recompute: refresh `distinct_sources` from the entity index, compute hotness, spawn + backfill if threshold crossed. - `backfill.rs` — `backfill_topic_tree` walks the entity index and routes every historic leaf (ts-ASC ordered) through `source_tree::bucket_seal::append_leaf`. Capped at 500 leaves. Skips summary-node hits so topic trees only ever ingest raw leaves. Missing chunks log a warn and are skipped, never failing the spawn. - `routing.rs` — `route_leaf_to_topic_trees` fans a kept leaf out to every active matching topic tree and ticks the curator for each entity. Archived trees are skipped but counters still bump. Wired from ingest (`tree/ingest.rs::append_leaves_to_tree`) AFTER the source-tree `append_leaf` succeeds — non-fatal on error, logged at warn level so routing issues never poison the ingest hot path. ## Hotness scoring (pure) ``` hotness = ln(mentions + 1) // dampened volume + 0.5 * distinct_sources // cross-source bonus + recency_decay(last_seen) // 1.0 @ day 0 → 0 @ day 30 + graph_centrality // Phase 4+; None → 0 + 2.0 * query_hits // retrieval feedback; Phase 4+ ``` `graph_centrality` and `query_hits_30d` columns are persisted but the increment code paths are deferred to later phases, as planned. ## Schema (additive, idempotent) New table `mem_tree_entity_hotness` (keyed on `entity_id`) added to the Phase 1 `SCHEMA` constant in `tree/store.rs` so it migrates through the same `with_connection` path as the existing tables. `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS` keeps it re-run-safe. An ancillary index on `last_hotness` supports future sweep queries. ## Routing The ingest path is the only non-admin caller. After `append_leaf` puts a leaf in the source tree, `route_leaf_to_topic_trees` runs with the chunk's canonical entity list. For each entity: 1. If an active topic tree exists, append the leaf to it (reusing `source_tree::bucket_seal::append_leaf` with `entities=[entity_id]`). 2. Tick `maybe_spawn_topic_tree` — may bump counters or, on cadence, recompute hotness and spawn + backfill a new tree. Per-entity errors are caught and logged; a top-level failure is demoted to a warn in the ingest caller so the source-tree append always wins. ## Reuses from Phase 3a - `source_tree::bucket_seal::append_leaf` — same `&Tree` API works for `TreeKind::Topic` end-to-end. - `source_tree::summariser::{Summariser, InertSummariser}` — honest stub emits empty entity/topic vecs on summary nodes. - `mem_tree_trees` / `mem_tree_summaries` / `mem_tree_buffers` schema, discriminated by `kind = 'topic'` and `scope = <entity canonical id>`. - Registry race recovery via `is_unique_violation` (catches UNIQUE on `insert_tree`, re-queries on collision). - Idempotent append (duplicate `item_ids` in the L0 buffer are no-ops), so backfill is safe to re-run. ## Tests 40 new tests (10 hotness, 3 types, 6 store, 7 registry, 4 curator, 4 backfill, 5 routing, 1 integration). `memory::tree` suite: 201 passing, 0 regressions (Phase 3a baseline was 161 → +40 new). Coverage highlights: - Hotness pure math (zero-entity, spike-over-threshold, old-but-widely- cited retains signal, query-hit boost, recency decay edges). - Curator: first-ingest-just-bumps, no-spawn-below-threshold, spawn-fires-exactly-once-when-crossed, cadence gating. - Backfill: appends-all-entity-leaves, skips missing chunks, idempotent, skips summary nodes. - Routing: empty-entities-noop, appends-to-existing-tree, archived-tree- skipped, multi-entity-fan-out, end-to-end-integration-materialisation. - Registry: idempotent get-or-create, UNIQUE race recovery, archive flips status (not deletion), kind/scope cleanly separated from source. ## Deliberate non-goals (deferred) - No JSON-RPC surface (out of scope for Phase 3c core). - No archive cron sweep — `archive_topic_tree` primitive only. - `graph_centrality` / `query_hits_30d` increments deferred to later phases (columns exist, reads work, writes are Phase 4+). ## Stacked on #789 Base is `feat/709-summary-trees`. Merge #789 first, then rebase this branch. Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
OpenHuman
The age of super intelligence is here. OpenHuman is your Personal AI super intelligence. Private, Simple and extremely powerful.
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"The Tet. What a brilliant machine" — Morgan Freeman as he reminisces about alien superintelligence in the movie Oblivion
Early Beta — Under active development. Expect rough edges.
To install or get started, either download from the website over at tinyhumans.ai/openhuman or run
# For MacOS/Linux
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tinyhumansai/openhuman/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
# For Windows
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tinyhumansai/openhuman/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
What is OpenHuman?
OpenHuman is an open-source agentic assistant that is designed to integrate with you in your daily life. Here's what makes OpenHuman special:
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Simple, UI-first — A clean desktop experience and short onboarding paths so you can go from install to a working agent in a few clicks, without a config-first setup. You don't need a terminal to run OpenHuman.
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One subscription, many providers — You only need one account to get access to many agentic APIs (AI Models, Search, Webhooks/Tunnels and other 3rd party APIs etc..), simplifying the experience to get a powerful agent going.
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Rich Skills — Plug into Gmail, Slack, Notion, and the rest of your stack via rich, feature-backed skills. Connections are typically one click through setup wizards instead of wiring APIs by hand. Workflow data is kept on device, encrypted locally, and treated as yours: encryption and sensitive context stay on your machine. Webhooks give instant feedback into the agent when external systems or skills emit events, so the loop stays tight without constant polling.
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Local knowledge base — Built from your data and your activity. How you work across tools, sessions, and connected services—so the agent gets rich, workflow-aware context, not a one-off chat transcript. Everything is stored on your machine and compounding over time without becoming a cloud dossier. Channels, skills and ongoing conversations feed the same loop so day-to-day context does not reset every session.
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Local AI model — The Rust core exposes local AI paths (and the desktop bundle can ship local/bundled runners where applicable) for the workloads above—vision snippets, speech helpers, summarization, tooling—so sensitive steps can stay off the cloud when you choose.
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Deep desktop integrations — OpenHuman is a native desktop assistant, not a web-only chat: memory-aware keyboard autocomplete, voice (STT listening and TTS replies), screen intelligence that understands what is on screen and feeds your local context, plus windowing and OS-level permissions—so the agent meets you on the machine, not trapped in a browser tab.
Architecture: docs/ARCHITECTURE.md. Contributor orientation: CONTRIBUTING.md. Running from source: docs/install.md.
Highlights
- Neocortex — local-first knowledge base that learns from your data and activity, compounding context across tools and sessions.
- The Subconscious — background self-learning loops that turn everyday usage into workflow-aware intelligence.
- Screen Intelligence — the agent sees what's on your screen and feeds it into your local context.
- Inline Autocomplete — memory-aware keyboard autocomplete anywhere on your desktop.
- Voice (STT + TTS) — speak to OpenHuman and hear it reply, natively on the desktop.
- Skills & Integrations — one-click skills for Gmail, Slack, Notion and the rest of your stack, with local encryption and webhooks for instant feedback.
- Messaging Channels — inbound/outbound across the channels you already use, routed through your agent.
- Teams & Organizations — shared workspaces for collaborating with an agent across a team.
- Rewards & Achievements — gamified progression as your agent grows with you.
- Privacy & Security — workflow data stays on device, encrypted locally, and treated as yours.
OpenHuman vs other agents
High-level comparison (products evolve—verify against each vendor). OpenHuman is built to minimize vendor sprawl, keep workflow knowledge on-device, and ship deep desktop features—not only chat.
| Claude Code/Cowork | OpenClaw | Hermes Agent | OpenHuman | |
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| Open-source | 🚫 Proprietary | ✅ MIT | ✅ MIT | ✅ GNU |
| Simple to start | ✅ Desktop + CLI | ⚠️ Terminal-first | ⚠️ Terminal-first | ✅ Clean UI, minutes |
| Cost | ⚠️ Sub + add-ons | ⚠️ BYO models | ⚠️ BYO models | ✅ Local-friendly |
| Memory & KB | ✅ Chat-scoped | ⚠️ Plugin-reliant | ✅ Self-learning | 🚀 Local KB + learning |
| API sprawl | 🚫 Extra keys | 🚫 BYOK | 🚫 Multi-vendor | ✅ One account |
| Extensibility | ✅ MCP | ✅ SKILL.md | ✅ SKILL.md | 🚀 Rich Skills |
| Desktop integration | ⚠️ Basic | ⚠️ Light | ⚠️ Light | ✅ STT/TTS/screen/more |
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