Seed default identity nodes during init

src/cli/admin.rs

@@ -4,6 +4,30 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use crate::hippocampus as memory;
 use crate::hippocampus::store;
 
+struct DefaultMemoryNode {
+    key: &'static str,
+    filename: &'static str,
+    default_content: &'static str,
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_MEMORY_NODES: &[DefaultMemoryNode] = &[
+    DefaultMemoryNode {
+        key: "identity",
+        filename: "identity.md",
+        default_content: include_str!("../../defaults/identity.md"),
+    },
+    DefaultMemoryNode {
+        key: "on-consciousness",
+        filename: "on-consciousness.md",
+        default_content: include_str!("../../defaults/on-consciousness.md"),
+    },
+    DefaultMemoryNode {
+        key: "memory-instructions-core",
+        filename: "instructions.md",
+        default_content: include_str!("../../defaults/instructions.md"),
+    },
+];
+
 pub fn cmd_transcript_tail(path: &str, count: usize, newest_first: bool) -> Result<()> {
     let Some(iter) = crate::conversation::TailMessages::open(path) else {
         anyhow::bail!("could not open transcript {}", path);
@@ -29,13 +53,22 @@ pub fn cmd_transcript_tail(path: &str, count: usize, newest_first: bool) -> Resu
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn install_default_file(data_dir: &std::path::Path, name: &str, content: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    let path = data_dir.join(name);
-    if !path.exists() {
-        std::fs::write(&path, content)?;
-        println!("Created {}", path.display());
+fn default_node_content(cfg: &crate::config::Config, node: &DefaultMemoryNode) -> String {
+    let identity_path = cfg.identity_dir.join(node.filename);
+    if let Ok(content) = std::fs::read_to_string(&identity_path) {
+        if !content.trim().is_empty() {
+            return content;
+        }
     }
-    Ok(())
+
+    let data_path = cfg.data_dir.join(node.filename);
+    if let Ok(content) = std::fs::read_to_string(&data_path) {
+        if !content.trim().is_empty() {
+            return content;
+        }
+    }
+
+    node.default_content.to_string()
 }
 
 pub async fn cmd_init() -> Result<()> {
@@ -44,29 +77,20 @@ pub async fn cmd_init() -> Result<()> {
     // Ensure data directory exists
     std::fs::create_dir_all(&cfg.data_dir)?;
 
-    // Install filesystem files (not store nodes)
-    install_default_file(&cfg.data_dir, "instructions.md",
-        include_str!("../../defaults/instructions.md"))?;
-    install_default_file(&cfg.data_dir, "on-consciousness.md",
-        include_str!("../../defaults/on-consciousness.md"))?;
-
-    // Seed identity node if empty
-    let store = memory::access_local()?;
-    if !store.contains_key("identity").unwrap_or(false) {
-        let default = include_str!("../../defaults/identity.md");
-        store.upsert("identity", default)?;
-        println!("Seeded identity in store");
+    // Seed default memory nodes if missing. These used to live as markdown
+    // files before identity/context moved fully into the memory graph.
+    for node in DEFAULT_MEMORY_NODES {
+        if memory::memory_render(None, node.key, Some(true)).await.is_err() {
+            let content = default_node_content(&cfg, node);
+            let _ = memory::memory_write(None, node.key, &content).await?;
+            println!("Seeded {} in store from {}", node.key, node.filename);
+        }
     }
-    store.save()?;
-    println!("Initialized with {} nodes", store.all_keys().unwrap_or_default().len());
 
     // Create config if none exists
     let config_path = std::env::var("POC_MEMORY_CONFIG")
         .map(std::path::PathBuf::from)
-        .unwrap_or_else(|_| {
-            dirs::home_dir().unwrap_or_default()
-                .join(".consciousness/config.jsonl")
-        });
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| crate::config::config_path());
     if !config_path.exists() {
         let config_dir = config_path.parent().unwrap();
         std::fs::create_dir_all(config_dir)?;
@@ -76,7 +100,7 @@ pub async fn cmd_init() -> Result<()> {
             config_path.display());
     }
 
-    println!("Done. Run `poc-memory load-context --stats` to verify.");
+    println!("Done. Run `poc-memory admin load-context --stats` to verify.");
     Ok(())
 }