Merge pull request #795 from joshuavial/fix/auto-attach-mol-polecat-work

fix(sling): allow auto-attach mol-polecat-work on open polecat beads

.beads/formulas/mol-deacon-patrol.formula.toml

@@ -665,46 +665,71 @@ Skip dispatch - system is healthy.
 
 [[steps]]
 id = "costs-digest"
-title = "Aggregate daily costs"
+title = "Aggregate daily costs [DISABLED]"
 needs = ["session-gc"]
 description = """
-**DAILY DIGEST** - Aggregate yesterday's session cost wisps.
+**⚠️ DISABLED** - Skip this step entirely.
 
-Session costs are recorded as ephemeral wisps (not exported to JSONL) to avoid
+Cost tracking is temporarily disabled because Claude Code does not expose
-log-in-database pollution. This step aggregates them into a permanent daily
+session costs in a way that can be captured programmatically.
-"Cost Report YYYY-MM-DD" bead for audit purposes.
+
+**Why disabled:**
+- The `gt costs` command uses tmux capture-pane to find costs
+- Claude Code displays costs in the TUI status bar, not in scrollback
+- All sessions show $0.00 because capture-pane can't see TUI chrome
+- The infrastructure is sound but has no data source
+
+**What we need from Claude Code:**
+- Stop hook env var (e.g., `$CLAUDE_SESSION_COST`)
+- Or queryable file/API endpoint
+
+**Re-enable when:** Claude Code exposes cost data via API or environment.
+
+See: GH#24, gt-7awfj
+
+**Exit criteria:** Skip this step - proceed to next."""
+
+[[steps]]
+id = "patrol-digest"
+title = "Aggregate daily patrol digests"
+needs = ["costs-digest"]
+description = """
+**DAILY DIGEST** - Aggregate yesterday's patrol cycle digests.
+
+Patrol cycles (Deacon, Witness, Refinery) create ephemeral per-cycle digests
+to avoid JSONL pollution. This step aggregates them into a single permanent
+"Patrol Report YYYY-MM-DD" bead for audit purposes.
 
 **Step 1: Check if digest is needed**
 ```bash
-# Preview yesterday's costs (dry run)
+# Preview yesterday's patrol digests (dry run)
-gt costs digest --yesterday --dry-run
+gt patrol digest --yesterday --dry-run
 ```
 
-If output shows "No session cost wisps found", skip to Step 3.
+If output shows "No patrol digests found", skip to Step 3.
 
 **Step 2: Create the digest**
 ```bash
-gt costs digest --yesterday
+gt patrol digest --yesterday
 ```
 
 This:
-- Queries all session.ended wisps from yesterday
+- Queries all ephemeral patrol digests from yesterday
-- Creates a single "Cost Report YYYY-MM-DD" bead with aggregated data
+- Creates a single "Patrol Report YYYY-MM-DD" bead with aggregated data
-- Deletes the source wisps
+- Deletes the source digests
 
 **Step 3: Verify**
-The digest appears in `gt costs --week` queries.
+Daily patrol digests preserve audit trail without per-cycle pollution.
-Daily digests preserve audit trail without per-session pollution.
 
 **Timing**: Run once per morning patrol cycle. The --yesterday flag ensures
 we don't try to digest today's incomplete data.
 
-**Exit criteria:** Yesterday's costs digested (or no wisps to digest)."""
+**Exit criteria:** Yesterday's patrol digests aggregated (or none to aggregate)."""
 
 [[steps]]
 id = "log-maintenance"
 title = "Rotate logs and prune state"
-needs = ["costs-digest"]
+needs = ["patrol-digest"]
 description = """
 Maintain daemon logs and state files.
 

internal/beads/handoff.go

@@ -158,8 +158,12 @@ func (b *Beads) AttachMolecule(pinnedBeadID, moleculeID string) (*Issue, error)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fetching pinned bead: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// Allow pinned beads OR open polecat agent beads (polecats have a lifecycle, not permanent)
 	if issue.Status != StatusPinned {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("issue %s is not pinned (status: %s)", pinnedBeadID, issue.Status)
+		_, role, _, ok := ParseAgentBeadID(pinnedBeadID)
+		if !(issue.Status == "open" && ok && role == "polecat") {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("issue %s is not pinned or open polecat (status: %s)", pinnedBeadID, issue.Status)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Build attachment fields with current timestamp

internal/cmd/sling.go

@@ -508,8 +508,10 @@ func runSling(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	updateAgentHookBead(targetAgent, beadID, hookWorkDir, townBeadsDir)
 
 	// Auto-attach mol-polecat-work to polecat agent beads
-	// This ensures polecats have the standard work molecule attached for guidance
+	// This ensures polecats have the standard work molecule attached for guidance.
-	if strings.Contains(targetAgent, "/polecats/") {
+	// Only do this for bare beads (no --on formula), since formula-on-bead
+	// mode already attaches the formula as a molecule.
+	if formulaName == "" && strings.Contains(targetAgent, "/polecats/") {
 		if err := attachPolecatWorkMolecule(targetAgent, hookWorkDir, townRoot); err != nil {
 			// Warn but don't fail - polecat will still work without molecule
 			fmt.Printf("%s Could not attach work molecule: %v\n", style.Dim.Render("Warning:"), err)

internal/formula/formulas/mol-deacon-patrol.formula.toml

@@ -665,46 +665,71 @@ Skip dispatch - system is healthy.
 
 [[steps]]
 id = "costs-digest"
-title = "Aggregate daily costs"
+title = "Aggregate daily costs [DISABLED]"
 needs = ["session-gc"]
 description = """
-**DAILY DIGEST** - Aggregate yesterday's session cost wisps.
+**⚠️ DISABLED** - Skip this step entirely.
 
-Session costs are recorded as ephemeral wisps (not exported to JSONL) to avoid
+Cost tracking is temporarily disabled because Claude Code does not expose
-log-in-database pollution. This step aggregates them into a permanent daily
+session costs in a way that can be captured programmatically.
-"Cost Report YYYY-MM-DD" bead for audit purposes.
+
+**Why disabled:**
+- The `gt costs` command uses tmux capture-pane to find costs
+- Claude Code displays costs in the TUI status bar, not in scrollback
+- All sessions show $0.00 because capture-pane can't see TUI chrome
+- The infrastructure is sound but has no data source
+
+**What we need from Claude Code:**
+- Stop hook env var (e.g., `$CLAUDE_SESSION_COST`)
+- Or queryable file/API endpoint
+
+**Re-enable when:** Claude Code exposes cost data via API or environment.
+
+See: GH#24, gt-7awfj
+
+**Exit criteria:** Skip this step - proceed to next."""
+
+[[steps]]
+id = "patrol-digest"
+title = "Aggregate daily patrol digests"
+needs = ["costs-digest"]
+description = """
+**DAILY DIGEST** - Aggregate yesterday's patrol cycle digests.
+
+Patrol cycles (Deacon, Witness, Refinery) create ephemeral per-cycle digests
+to avoid JSONL pollution. This step aggregates them into a single permanent
+"Patrol Report YYYY-MM-DD" bead for audit purposes.
 
 **Step 1: Check if digest is needed**
 ```bash
-# Preview yesterday's costs (dry run)
+# Preview yesterday's patrol digests (dry run)
-gt costs digest --yesterday --dry-run
+gt patrol digest --yesterday --dry-run
 ```
 
-If output shows "No session cost wisps found", skip to Step 3.
+If output shows "No patrol digests found", skip to Step 3.
 
 **Step 2: Create the digest**
 ```bash
-gt costs digest --yesterday
+gt patrol digest --yesterday
 ```
 
 This:
-- Queries all session.ended wisps from yesterday
+- Queries all ephemeral patrol digests from yesterday
-- Creates a single "Cost Report YYYY-MM-DD" bead with aggregated data
+- Creates a single "Patrol Report YYYY-MM-DD" bead with aggregated data
-- Deletes the source wisps
+- Deletes the source digests
 
 **Step 3: Verify**
-The digest appears in `gt costs --week` queries.
+Daily patrol digests preserve audit trail without per-cycle pollution.
-Daily digests preserve audit trail without per-session pollution.
 
 **Timing**: Run once per morning patrol cycle. The --yesterday flag ensures
 we don't try to digest today's incomplete data.
 
-**Exit criteria:** Yesterday's costs digested (or no wisps to digest)."""
+**Exit criteria:** Yesterday's patrol digests aggregated (or none to aggregate)."""
 
 [[steps]]
 id = "log-maintenance"
 title = "Rotate logs and prune state"
-needs = ["costs-digest"]
+needs = ["patrol-digest"]
 description = """
 Maintain daemon logs and state files.