@compile/daemon — Always-On Worker

Local Node process that turns Compile into an autonomous, multi-source-triggered agent. Pairs with the Convex deployment (flippant-rooster-604) which hosts triggers + state.

Why split (not full Convex)

Spike confirmed Convex Node runtime cannot bundle the tensorlake SDK (undici incompatibility — Ct.util.markAsUncloneable is not a function). Convex hosts triggers, state, UI subscriptions, sponsor surface. The daemon hosts the heavy compute that needs Tensorlake.

Trigger sources (all verified by npm run daemon:smoke)

| # | Trigger | Where | What fires it | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | TRIGGER:SCHEDULE | Convex crons.replayTick (1s) | Time-based replay tick | | 2 | TRIGGER:EVENT | Convex daemon/replay.tick | New trace inserted into proxy_traces | | 3 | TRIGGER:VOLUME | Convex daemon/ingest.ingestInline | Bucket count crosses THRESHOLD (30) | | 4 | TRIGGER:CODE_CHANGE | Local code-watch.ts (30s) | SHA of data/acme-agent/ changes | | 5 | TRIGGER:RECOVERY | Local worker.ts onRecovery hook | Tensorlake primary fails → fallback engages |

BOOT rows mark daemon startups; STEP rows mark pipeline transitions.

Statefulness

Memory is load-bearing. Removing vault_index causes duplicate VOLUME fires; removing replay_state rewinds the replay; removing daemon_heartbeat breaks heartbeat.status. All persisted in Convex.

Run

# one-time
npm run seed:convex                # load 250 seed traces

# daemon (long-running)
npm run dev:daemon                 # local Node worker

# control
npm run daemon:ctl status          # snapshot
npm run daemon:ctl pause | start
npm run daemon:ctl reset
npm run daemon:ctl speed 500
npm run daemon:ctl bump-sha        # trigger CODE_CHANGE
npm run daemon:ctl inject acme:classify_lead_tier:v1 5

# end-to-end smoke
npm run daemon:smoke

Pipeline

packages/daemon/src/fire-compile.ts orchestrates:

1. scanRepo("data/acme-agent") — Stage 1, instant
2. runStage2(...) — 1000 synthetic calls via Tensorlake (with local fallback)
3. axis-score gate — schema/det/oracle ≥ 0.95/0.95/0.90
4. stub customer agent → pre-baked envelope from fixtures.ts
5. write to Convex vault_index (cache); UI subscribes

Real 100K-call hero animation stays in the synchronous MCP demo path — the daemon's job is autonomous orchestration across many compiles, not the single hero animation.