From ba30f5b3e4a9ab7d2b5d05722d88f3419bf35715 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@linux.dev>
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2026 20:25:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] use config for identity node references

Replace hardcoded "identity" lookups with config.core_nodes so
experience mining and init work with whatever core nodes are
configured, not just a node named "identity".

Co-Authored-By: ProofOfConcept <poc@bcachefs.org>
---
 src/enrich.rs | 10 ++++++----
 src/main.rs   | 15 ++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/enrich.rs b/src/enrich.rs
index bbbe33f..f2f1db0 100644
--- a/src/enrich.rs
+++ b/src/enrich.rs
@@ -330,10 +330,12 @@ pub fn experience_mine(
     let conversation = format_conversation(&messages);
     println!("  {} messages, {} chars", messages.len(), conversation.len());
 
-    // Load identity
-    let identity = store.nodes.get("identity")
-        .map(|n| n.content.clone())
-        .unwrap_or_default();
+    // Load core identity nodes for context
+    let cfg = crate::config::get();
+    let identity: String = cfg.core_nodes.iter()
+        .filter_map(|k| store.nodes.get(k).map(|n| n.content.as_str()))
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .join("\n\n");
 
     // Get recent episodic entries to avoid duplication
     let mut journal: Vec<_> = store.nodes.values()
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 594780d..5f2b7e7 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -359,11 +359,16 @@ fn cmd_init() -> Result<(), String> {
     // Initialize store and seed default identity node if empty
     let mut store = store::Store::load()?;
     let count = store.init_from_markdown()?;
-    if !store.nodes.contains_key("identity") {
-        let default_identity = include_str!("../defaults/identity.md");
-        store.upsert("identity", default_identity)
-            .map_err(|e| format!("seed identity: {}", e))?;
-        println!("Seeded identity in store");
+    // Seed default core nodes if missing
+    for key in &cfg.core_nodes {
+        if !store.nodes.contains_key(key.as_str()) {
+            if key == "identity" {
+                let default = include_str!("../defaults/identity.md");
+                store.upsert(key, default)
+                    .map_err(|e| format!("seed {}: {}", key, e))?;
+                println!("Seeded {} in store", key);
+            }
+        }
     }
     store.save()?;
     println!("Indexed {} memory units", count);