diff --git a/src/thalamus/idle.rs b/src/thalamus/idle.rs
index ad16f7e..3af43cf 100644
--- a/src/thalamus/idle.rs
+++ b/src/thalamus/idle.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ struct Persisted {
     turn_start: f64,
     #[serde(default)]
     last_nudge: f64,
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    extra: serde_json::Map<String, serde_json::Value>,
     // Human-readable mirrors
     #[serde(default, skip_deserializing)]
     last_user_msg_time: String,
@@ -66,8 +68,8 @@ struct Persisted {
     uptime: f64,
 }
 
-fn state_path() -> std::path::PathBuf {
-    home().join(".consciousness/daemon-state.json")
+pub fn default_state_path() -> std::path::PathBuf {
+    home().join(".consciousness/thalamus-state.json")
 }
 
 /// Compute EWMA decay factor: 0.5^(elapsed / half_life).
@@ -113,6 +115,10 @@ pub struct State {
     #[serde(skip)]
     pub start_time: f64,
     #[serde(skip)]
+    pub state_path: std::path::PathBuf,
+    #[serde(skip)]
+    pub extra: serde_json::Map<String, serde_json::Value>,
+    #[serde(skip)]
     pub notifications: notify::NotifyState,
 }
 
@@ -137,12 +143,14 @@ impl State {
             last_nudge: 0.0,
             running: true,
             start_time: now(),
+            state_path: default_state_path(),
+            extra: serde_json::Map::new(),
             notifications: notify::NotifyState::new(),
         }
     }
 
     pub fn load(&mut self) {
-        if let Ok(data) = fs::read_to_string(state_path()) {
+        if let Ok(data) = fs::read_to_string(&self.state_path) {
             if let Ok(p) = serde_json::from_str::<Persisted>(&data) {
                 self.sleep_until = p.sleep_until;
                 if p.idle_timeout > 0.0 {
@@ -163,12 +171,17 @@ impl State {
                 self.in_turn = p.in_turn;
                 self.turn_start = p.turn_start;
                 self.last_nudge = p.last_nudge;
+                // Filter out known Persisted fields that leak into extra via flatten
+                self.extra = p.extra;
+                for key in ["last_user_msg_time", "last_response_time", "saved_at", "fired", "uptime"] {
+                    self.extra.remove(key);
+                }
                 info!("loaded idle state");
             }
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn save(&self) {
+    pub fn save(&mut self) {
         let p = Persisted {
             last_user_msg: self.last_user_msg,
             last_response: self.last_response,
@@ -181,15 +194,15 @@ impl State {
             in_turn: self.in_turn,
             turn_start: self.turn_start,
             last_nudge: self.last_nudge,
+            extra: self.extra.clone(),
             last_user_msg_time: epoch_to_iso(self.last_user_msg),
             last_response_time: epoch_to_iso(self.last_response),
             saved_at: epoch_to_iso(now()),
             fired: self.fired,
             uptime: now() - self.start_time,
-            ..Default::default()
         };
         if let Ok(json) = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&p) {
-            let _ = fs::write(state_path(), json);
+            let _ = fs::write(&self.state_path, json);
         }
     }