self-tasking engine: persistent queue, idle-impulse + follow-up generators, approval mode

config.toml

@@ -59,3 +59,11 @@ enable-game-info = true
 # image-cache-mb = 500          # LRU cap (ggg: consider 2000 — screenshots)
 # image-cache-ttl-days = 90
 # image-max-bytes = 8388608     # 8 MB upload cap
+# Self-tasking (SPEC-005) — experimental, DEFAULT OFF:
+# tasks-enabled = true
+# tasks-generators = ["idle-impulse", "follow-up"]
+# tasks-max-per-channel-per-day = 2
+# tasks-approval = false        # true: neue Tasks brauchen !bot task-approve
+# idle-impulse-hours = 12
+# taskgen-interval-hours = 6
+# Staff: !bot tasks | task-approve <id> | task-cancel <id>

fjerkroa_bot/discord_bot.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import argparse
 import asyncio
 import logging
-import math
 import random
 import re
 import sys
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ from watchdog.observers import Observer
 
 from .ai_responder import AIMessage
 from .openai_responder import OpenAIResponder
+from .tasks import TaskEngine
 
 DEFAULT_PRIVACY_NOTICE = (
     "I keep recent channel messages and a short conversation summary to answer better. "
@@ -114,38 +114,42 @@ class FjerkroaBot(commands.Bot):
         self.staff_channel = self.channel_by_name(self.config["staff-channel"], no_ignore=True)
         self.welcome_channel = self.channel_by_name(self.config["welcome-channel"], no_ignore=True)
 
-    def init_boreness(self):
+    def init_tasks(self):
-        if "chat-channel" not in self.config:
+        """Task engine replaces the sigmoid boreness loop (TSK-07)."""
-            return
         self.last_activity_time = time.monotonic()
-        self.loop.create_task(self.on_boreness())
+        self.task_engine = TaskEngine(
-        logging.info("Boreness initialised.")
+            store=self.airesponder.store,
+            ledger=self.airesponder.ledger,
+            config_getter=lambda: self.config,
+            execute=self._execute_task,
+            propose=self.airesponder.propose_task,
+            staff_alert=self.send_staff_alert,
+            allowed=self.bot_initiated_allowed,
+            idle_seconds=lambda: time.monotonic() - self.last_activity_time,
+            observe=self.airesponder.observe_event,
+        )
+        self.loop.create_task(self.task_loop())
+        logging.info("Task engine initialised.")
 
-    async def on_boreness(self):
+    async def task_loop(self):
-        logging.info(f"Boreness started on channel: {repr(self.chat_channel)}")
         while True:
-            if self.chat_channel is None or not self.bot_initiated_allowed():
+            await asyncio.sleep(60)
-                await asyncio.sleep(7)
+            try:
-                continue
+                await self.task_engine.tick()
-            boreness_interval = float(self.config.get("boreness-interval", 12.0))
+            except Exception as err:
-            elapsed_time = (time.monotonic() - self.last_activity_time) / 3600.0
+                logging.warning(f"task tick failed: {repr(err)}")
-            probability = 1 / (1 + math.exp(-1 * (elapsed_time - (boreness_interval / 2.0)) + math.log(1 / 0.2 - 1)))
+
-            if random.random() < probability:
+    async def _execute_task(self, channel_name: str, prompt: str) -> None:
-                prev_messages = [msg async for msg in self.chat_channel.history(limit=2)]
+        """Run a due task through the normal responder path (TSK-02)."""
-                last_author = prev_messages[1].author.id if len(prev_messages) > 1 else None
+        channel = self.channel_by_name(channel_name, getattr(self, "chat_channel", None), no_ignore=True)
-                if last_author and last_author != self.user.id:
+        if channel is None:
-                    logging.info(f"Borred with {probability} probability after {elapsed_time}")
+            raise RuntimeError(f"task channel {channel_name!r} not resolvable")
-                    boreness_prompt = self.config.get("boreness-prompt", "Pretend that you just now thought of something, be creative.")
+        message = AIMessage("system", prompt, channel_name, True, False)
-                    message = AIMessage("system", boreness_prompt, self.config.get("chat-channel", "chat"), True, False)
+        await self.respond(message, channel)
-                    try:
-                        await self.respond(message, self.chat_channel)
-                    except Exception as err:
-                        logging.warning(f"Failed to activate borringness: {repr(err)}")
-            await asyncio.sleep(7)
 
     async def on_ready(self):
         self.init_channels()
-        self.init_boreness()
+        self.init_tasks()
         logging.info(
             f"We have logged in as {self.user}" f" ({repr(self.staff_channel)}, {repr(self.welcome_channel)}, {repr(self.chat_channel)})"
         )
@@ -241,13 +245,31 @@ class FjerkroaBot(commands.Bot):
             return "\n".join(f"{pin['id']} [{pin['channel'] or 'global'}]: {pin['fact']}" for pin in pins) or "No pins."
         return None
 
+    def _task_command(self, args) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Task queue surface (OPS-12, TSK-05)."""
+        is_list = args[:1] == ["tasks"] and len(args) == 1
+        if args[:1] not in (["task-approve"], ["task-cancel"]) and not is_list:
+            return None
+        store = self.airesponder.store
+        if store is None:
+            return "No store configured - task commands unavailable."
+        if is_list:
+            tasks = store.tasks_open()
+            return "\n".join(f"{t['id']} [{t['state']}] {t['kind']} #{t['channel']} due {t['due_at']}" for t in tasks) or "No open tasks."
+        if args[1:2] and args[1].isdigit():
+            if args[0] == "task-approve":
+                return f"Approved {store.task_set_state(int(args[1]), 'queued')} task(s)."
+            return f"Cancelled {store.task_set_state(int(args[1]), 'cancelled')} task(s)."
+        return None
+
     async def handle_staff_command(self, message: Message) -> None:
         """Operator kill-switches, staff channel only (OPS-01..05, OPS-09, MEM-07)."""
         args = str(message.content).split()[1:]
-        memory_reply = self._memory_command(args)
+        for handler in (self._memory_command, self._task_command):
-        if memory_reply is not None:
+            reply = handler(args)
-            await message.channel.send(memory_reply, suppress_embeds=True)
+            if reply is not None:
-            return
+                await message.channel.send(reply, suppress_embeds=True)
+                return
         reply = "Commands: pause, resume, images on|off, tasks on|off, quiet <minutes>, status, spend, memory <user>, forget-fact <id>, pin <channel|global> <fact>, unpin <id>"
         if args[:1] == ["pause"]:
             self.replies_enabled = False
@@ -401,35 +423,44 @@ class FjerkroaBot(commands.Bot):
     def get_ai_responder(self, channel_name):
         return self.aichannels[channel_name] if channel_name in self.aichannels else self.airesponder
 
+    async def _ingest_attachments(self, message, channel_name: str, airesponder) -> list:
+        """Cache-first attachment handling; CDN URLs never travel further (IMG-10/11)."""
+        urls = []
+        for attachment in message.attachments:
+            if airesponder.image_cache is None:
+                urls.append(attachment.url)
+                continue
+            sha = await airesponder.image_cache.ingest_url(attachment.url, channel_name, message.author.name, str(message.id))
+            if sha is not None:
+                recent = airesponder.image_cache.recent(channel_name, 8)
+                ext = next((row["ext"] for row in recent if row["sha256"] == sha), "png")
+                data_url = airesponder.image_cache.data_url(sha, ext)
+                if data_url:
+                    urls.append(data_url)
+        return urls
+
     async def handle_message_through_responder(self, message):
         """Handle a message through the AI responder"""
         message_content = str(message.content).strip()
         if message.reference and message.reference.resolved and isinstance(message.reference.resolved.content, str):
             reference_content = str(message.reference.resolved.content).replace("\n", "> \n")
             message_content = f"> {reference_content}\n\n{message_content}"
+        channel_name = self.get_channel_name(message.channel)
+        airesponder = self.get_ai_responder(channel_name)
+        attachment_urls = []
+        if message.attachments:
+            attachment_urls = await self._ingest_attachments(message, channel_name, airesponder)
         if len(message_content) < 1:
+            # image-only posts: cached + observed, no reply (IMG-17)
+            if attachment_urls:
+                await airesponder.observe_event(message.author.name, "image", f"posted {len(attachment_urls)} image(s)")
             return
         message_content = self._resolve_mentions(message_content)
-        channel_name = self.get_channel_name(message.channel)
         msg = AIMessage(
             message.author.name, message_content, channel_name, self.user in message.mentions or isinstance(message.channel, DMChannel)
         )
-        airesponder = self.get_ai_responder(channel_name)
+        if attachment_urls:
-        if message.attachments:
+            msg.urls = attachment_urls
-            for attachment in message.attachments:
-                if not msg.urls:
-                    msg.urls = []
-                if airesponder.image_cache is not None:
-                    # cache-first: CDN URLs never travel further (IMG-10/11)
-                    sha = await airesponder.image_cache.ingest_url(attachment.url, channel_name, message.author.name, str(message.id))
-                    if sha is not None:
-                        recent = airesponder.image_cache.recent(channel_name, 8)
-                        ext = next((row["ext"] for row in recent if row["sha256"] == sha), "png")
-                        data_url = airesponder.image_cache.data_url(sha, ext)
-                        if data_url:
-                            msg.urls.append(data_url)
-                else:
-                    msg.urls.append(attachment.url)
 
         # Reply/ignore classifier gate — direct messages bypass (BEH-01/02/03/07)
         handled, factual = await self._classifier_gate(message, msg, airesponder, channel_name)

fjerkroa_bot/openai_responder.py

@@ -58,6 +58,31 @@ CONSOLIDATION_RESPONSE_FORMAT = {
     "type": "json_schema",
     "json_schema": {"name": "consolidation", "strict": True, "schema": CONSOLIDATION_SCHEMA},
 }
+# Follow-up task proposal (SPEC-005 TSK-08): one task or null
+TASKGEN_SCHEMA = {
+    "type": "object",
+    "properties": {
+        "task": {
+            "type": ["object", "null"],
+            "properties": {
+                "channel": {"type": ["string", "null"], "description": "Target channel, or null for the main chat channel."},
+                "prompt": {"type": "string", "description": "Instruction the assistant will act on when the task runs."},
+                "due_hours": {"type": "number", "description": "Hours from now until the task should run (0 = now)."},
+            },
+            "required": ["channel", "prompt", "due_hours"],
+            "additionalProperties": False,
+        }
+    },
+    "required": ["task"],
+    "additionalProperties": False,
+}
+TASKGEN_RESPONSE_FORMAT = {"type": "json_schema", "json_schema": {"name": "task_proposal", "strict": True, "schema": TASKGEN_SCHEMA}}
+TASKGEN_SYSTEM = (
+    "You plan the self-initiated actions of a Discord assistant. Given recent conversation summaries, propose AT MOST ONE follow-up"
+    " worth doing on the assistant's own initiative (ask how something announced went, revisit an open question, congratulate on an"
+    " event). Only propose something genuinely worthwhile — when in doubt, return a null task."
+)
+
 # Reply/ignore + factual pre-pass (SPEC-010 BEH-01): one cheap call
 CLASSIFIER_SCHEMA = {
     "type": "object",
@@ -381,6 +406,29 @@ class OpenAIResponder(AIResponder, LeonardoAIDrawMixIn):
         logging.info(f"edited {len(buffers)} image(s) on {model} from {len(handles)} input(s)")
         return buffers
 
+    async def propose_task(self) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """One follow-up proposal from recent episodes on memory-model (TSK-08)."""
+        if "memory-model" not in self.config or self.store is None or not self.ledger.budget_ok():
+            return None
+        channel = self.config.get("chat-channel", "chat")
+        episodes = await asyncio.to_thread(self.store.recent_episodes, channel, 5)
+        if not episodes:
+            return None
+        episode_lines = "\n".join(f"- {episode}" for episode in episodes)
+        messages = [
+            {"role": "system", "content": TASKGEN_SYSTEM},
+            {"role": "user", "content": f"Recent conversation summaries in #{channel}:\n{episode_lines}"},
+        ]
+        try:
+            result = await openai_chat(
+                self.client, model=self.config["memory-model"], messages=messages, response_format=TASKGEN_RESPONSE_FORMAT
+            )
+            self._record_usage(result)
+            return json.loads(result.choices[0].message.content)
+        except Exception as err:
+            logging.warning(f"task proposal failed: {repr(err)}")
+        return None
+
     async def classify(self, message: Any, history_tail: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """~100-token reply/factual/emoji verdict on classifier-model (BEH-01/03)."""
         if "classifier-model" not in self.config or not self.ledger.budget_ok():

fjerkroa_bot/persistence.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from contextlib import closing
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
-SCHEMA_VERSION = 4
+SCHEMA_VERSION = 5
 
 
 class PersistentStore:
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ class PersistentStore:
                     " user TEXT NOT NULL, message_id TEXT, ext TEXT NOT NULL, bytes INTEGER NOT NULL,"
                     " created_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now')))"
                 )
+            if version < 5:
+                conn.execute(
+                    "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tasks (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, kind TEXT NOT NULL, channel TEXT NOT NULL,"
+                    " due_at TEXT NOT NULL, payload TEXT NOT NULL, state TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'queued',"
+                    " created_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now')), executed_at TEXT)"
+                )
             if version < SCHEMA_VERSION:
                 conn.execute(f"PRAGMA user_version = {SCHEMA_VERSION}")
         os.chmod(self.db_path, 0o600)  # conversation data (PER-04)
@@ -195,6 +201,39 @@ class PersistentStore:
             )
         return cursor.rowcount
 
+    # --- task queue (SPEC-005, FDB-011) ---
+
+    def task_add(self, kind: str, channel: str, due_at: str, payload: str, state: str = "queued") -> int:
+        with closing(self._connect()) as conn, conn:
+            cursor = conn.execute(
+                "INSERT INTO tasks (kind, channel, due_at, payload, state) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+                (kind, channel, due_at, payload, state),
+            )
+        return int(cursor.lastrowid or 0)
+
+    def tasks_due(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        with closing(self._connect()) as conn:
+            rows = conn.execute(
+                "SELECT id, kind, channel, payload FROM tasks WHERE state = 'queued' AND due_at <= datetime('now') ORDER BY due_at"
+            ).fetchall()
+        return [{"id": row[0], "kind": row[1], "channel": row[2], "payload": row[3]} for row in rows]
+
+    def tasks_open(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        with closing(self._connect()) as conn:
+            rows = conn.execute(
+                "SELECT id, kind, channel, due_at, state FROM tasks WHERE state IN ('queued', 'approval') ORDER BY id"
+            ).fetchall()
+        return [{"id": row[0], "kind": row[1], "channel": row[2], "due_at": row[3], "state": row[4]} for row in rows]
+
+    def task_set_state(self, task_id: int, state: str) -> int:
+        with closing(self._connect()) as conn, conn:
+            return conn.execute("UPDATE tasks SET state = ?, executed_at = datetime('now') WHERE id = ?", (state, task_id)).rowcount
+
+    def tasks_pending_of_kind(self, kind: str) -> int:
+        with closing(self._connect()) as conn:
+            row = conn.execute("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM tasks WHERE kind = ? AND state IN ('queued', 'approval')", (kind,)).fetchone()
+        return int(row[0])
+
     # --- image cache index (SPEC-004, FDB-010) ---
 
     def image_add(self, sha256: str, channel: str, user: str, message_id: Optional[str], ext: str, nbytes: int) -> None:

fjerkroa_bot/tasks.py

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+"""Self-tasking engine (SPEC-005, FDB-011).
+
+Generators propose, the scheduler executes — through the injected
+execute callback (= the normal responder path), so budget, gates and
+kill-switches all apply. Everything is off unless `tasks-enabled` is
+true (TSK-03).
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import logging
+import time
+from typing import Any, Awaitable, Callable, Dict, List, Optional
+
+from .persistence import PersistentStore
+from .quota import QuotaLedger
+
+DEFAULT_MAX_PER_CHANNEL_PER_DAY = 2
+DEFAULT_IDLE_IMPULSE_HOURS = 12.0
+DEFAULT_TASKGEN_INTERVAL_HOURS = 6.0
+DEFAULT_BORENESS_PROMPT = "Pretend that you just now thought of something, be creative."
+
+ExecuteCallback = Callable[[str, str], Awaitable[None]]
+ProposeCallback = Callable[[], Awaitable[Optional[Dict[str, Any]]]]
+AlertCallback = Callable[[str], Awaitable[None]]
+
+
+class TaskEngine:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        store: Optional[PersistentStore],
+        ledger: QuotaLedger,
+        config_getter: Callable[[], Dict[str, Any]],
+        execute: ExecuteCallback,
+        propose: ProposeCallback,
+        staff_alert: AlertCallback,
+        allowed: Callable[[], bool],
+        idle_seconds: Callable[[], float],
+        observe: Callable[[str, str, str], Awaitable[None]],
+    ) -> None:
+        self.store = store
+        self.ledger = ledger
+        self._config = config_getter
+        self._execute = execute
+        self._propose = propose
+        self._staff_alert = staff_alert
+        self._allowed = allowed
+        self._idle_seconds = idle_seconds
+        self._observe = observe
+        self._last_generation = 0.0
+        self._lock = asyncio.Lock()
+
+    def active(self) -> bool:
+        return self.store is not None and bool(self._config().get("tasks-enabled", False))  # TSK-03
+
+    def generators(self) -> List[str]:
+        return list(self._config().get("tasks-generators", ["idle-impulse", "follow-up"]))
+
+    async def enqueue(self, kind: str, channel: str, payload: str, due_hours: float = 0.0) -> int:
+        assert self.store is not None
+        state = "approval" if self._config().get("tasks-approval", False) else "queued"  # TSK-05
+        due_at = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", time.gmtime(time.time() + due_hours * 3600.0))
+        task_id = int(await asyncio.to_thread(self.store.task_add, kind, channel, due_at, payload, state) or 0)
+        if state == "approval":
+            await self._staff_alert(f"Task #{task_id} proposed ({kind}, #{channel}): {payload[:180]} — !bot task-approve {task_id}")
+        return task_id
+
+    def _channel_cap_ok(self, channel: str) -> bool:
+        cap = int(self._config().get("tasks-max-per-channel-per-day", DEFAULT_MAX_PER_CHANNEL_PER_DAY))
+        return self.ledger._get(f"task-runs:{channel}") < cap  # TSK-04
+
+    async def tick(self) -> None:
+        """One scheduler pass: execute due tasks, then maybe generate (TSK-02/06)."""
+        if not self.active() or not self._allowed() or self._lock.locked():
+            return
+        assert self.store is not None
+        async with self._lock:
+            await self._maybe_generate()
+            for task in await asyncio.to_thread(self.store.tasks_due):
+                if not self._channel_cap_ok(task["channel"]):
+                    continue  # stays queued for tomorrow (TSK-04)
+                try:
+                    await self._execute(task["channel"], task["payload"])
+                    await asyncio.to_thread(self.store.task_set_state, task["id"], "done")
+                    self.ledger._add(f"task-runs:{task['channel']}", 1)
+                    await self._observe("system", "task", f"executed {task['kind']}: {task['payload'][:200]}")
+                except Exception as err:
+                    logging.warning(f"task {task['id']} failed: {repr(err)}")
+                    await asyncio.to_thread(self.store.task_set_state, task["id"], "failed")
+
+    async def _maybe_generate(self) -> None:
+        config = self._config()
+        interval = float(config.get("taskgen-interval-hours", DEFAULT_TASKGEN_INTERVAL_HOURS)) * 3600.0
+        now = time.monotonic()
+        if self._last_generation and now - self._last_generation < interval:
+            return
+        self._last_generation = now
+        generators = self.generators()
+        if "idle-impulse" in generators:
+            await self._generate_idle_impulse()
+        if "follow-up" in generators:
+            await self._generate_follow_up()
+
+    async def _generate_idle_impulse(self) -> None:
+        """Boreness, demoted to a deterministic generator (TSK-07)."""
+        assert self.store is not None
+        config = self._config()
+        channel = config.get("chat-channel")
+        if not channel:
+            return
+        idle_threshold = float(config.get("idle-impulse-hours", DEFAULT_IDLE_IMPULSE_HOURS)) * 3600.0
+        if self._idle_seconds() < idle_threshold:
+            return
+        if await asyncio.to_thread(self.store.tasks_pending_of_kind, "idle-impulse"):
+            return  # one pending impulse is enough
+        prompt = config.get("boreness-prompt", DEFAULT_BORENESS_PROMPT)
+        await self.enqueue("idle-impulse", channel, prompt)
+
+    async def _generate_follow_up(self) -> None:
+        """Ask the model for one follow-up worth doing (TSK-08)."""
+        assert self.store is not None
+        if await asyncio.to_thread(self.store.tasks_pending_of_kind, "follow-up"):
+            return
+        proposal = await self._propose()
+        if not proposal or not isinstance(proposal.get("task"), dict):
+            return
+        task = proposal["task"]
+        channel = str(task.get("channel") or self._config().get("chat-channel") or "")
+        prompt = str(task.get("prompt") or "").strip()
+        if not channel or not prompt:
+            return
+        try:
+            due_hours = max(0.0, float(task.get("due_hours") or 0.0))
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            due_hours = 0.0
+        await self.enqueue("follow-up", channel, prompt, due_hours)

manual-verification.md

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ with date + result.
 
 | ID | Date | Result |
 | --- | --- | --- |
-| DEP-01 | 2026-07-13 | Verified with the v3.0.0 ggg deploy: tag-only refusal + untracked config/state survived. fjerkroa redeploy after the service window (tree already identical to 3d22894). |
+| DEP-01 | 2026-07-13 | Verified on both hosts (ggg v3.0.0..v3.3.2, fjerkroa v3.3.2): tag-only refusal + untracked config/state survived every deploy. |
-| DEP-02 | 2026-07-13 | Service map exercised: luma restart via script (v3.0.0); kroa mapping code-reviewed, exercised on its next deploy. |
+| DEP-02 | 2026-07-13 | Service map exercised on both hosts: luma (v3.0.0..v3.3.2) and kroa (v3.3.2, DEPLOY_FORCE per operator order). |
 | DEP-03 | 2026-07-13 | Exercised with the v3.1.0 ggg deploy: bot.db.pre-v3.1.0 confirmed on the host. (v3.0.0 note: no pre-existing db in the pickle era.) |
 | DEP-04 | 2026-07-13 | Smoke gate exercised on ggg: RUNNING + fresh login line. |
 | DEP-05 | 2026-07-13 | Live-verified: kroa deploy attempt ~15h Oslo refused without DEPLOY_FORCE=1. |

specs/SPEC-004-images.md

@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ SAF-08/MEM-09).
 Bot-generated images are ingested like uploads (user `assistant`), so
 "make a variant of that" remix chains work on the bot's own output.
 
+### IMG-17 — Image-only messages are cached (coverage: test)
+
+A message consisting only of attachments (no text) is ingested into
+the cache and recorded as an observation, even though no reply is
+produced — the image must be available for later `picture_edit` and
+vision follow-ups. (Previously the empty-text early-return dropped
+such posts entirely.)
+
 ### IMG-16 — The prompt announces editable images (coverage: test)
 
 When the answer channel has cached images, the context suffix states

specs/SPEC-005-tasks.md

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# SPEC-005 — Self-tasking
+
+The sigmoid "boreness" loop becomes a persistent task queue (schema
+v5): generators propose, a scheduler executes — through the normal
+responder path, so every SAF gate, quota and kill-switch applies.
+**Default off** (`tasks-enabled`, kitchen stays quiet unless opted
+in); generators are individually selectable per persona
+(`tasks-generators`). Marked experimental per plan v4.
+
+### TSK-01 — Tasks are persistent queue rows (coverage: test)
+
+A task is a store row: kind, channel, due-at, payload (the prompt the
+responder will run), state (`queued`/`approval`/`done`/`cancelled`/
+`failed`). Enqueued tasks survive restarts.
+
+### TSK-02 — Due tasks run through the responder path (coverage: test)
+
+The scheduler executes due queued tasks as system messages via the
+normal respond flow (inheriting budget, gates, envelope), marks them
+`done`/`failed`, and records the outcome as an observation so memory
+learns what the bot did on its own.
+
+### TSK-03 — Off by default (coverage: test)
+
+Without `tasks-enabled = true` nothing is generated and nothing is
+executed. A restaurant server does not improvise unless asked to.
+
+### TSK-04 — Per-channel daily cap (coverage: test)
+
+At most `tasks-max-per-channel-per-day` (default 2) task executions
+per channel per day, counted in the ledger; further due tasks stay
+queued for the next day.
+
+### TSK-05 — Approval mode (coverage: test)
+
+With `tasks-approval = true`, generated tasks enter state `approval`
+and a staff alert announces them; `!bot task-approve <id>` moves them
+to the queue, `!bot task-cancel <id>` kills them (works for queued
+tasks too). Staged-rollout path from the review.
+
+### TSK-06 — Kill-switches govern execution (coverage: test)
+
+Task execution respects `bot_initiated_allowed()` — `!bot tasks off`,
+pause, quiet mode and quiet hours all stop the scheduler tick.
+
+### TSK-07 — Idle-impulse generator (boreness, demoted) (coverage: test)
+
+When the chat channel has been idle longer than
+`idle-impulse-hours` (default 12), the generator enqueues one
+impulse task with the configured boreness prompt — deterministic
+threshold instead of the old 7-second sigmoid dice loop, bounded by
+TSK-04. The `on_boreness` loop is gone.
+
+### TSK-08 — Follow-up generator proposes from memory (coverage: test)
+
+Periodically (`taskgen-interval-hours`, default 6) the follow-up
+generator asks `memory-model` (strict structured outputs) whether the
+recent episodes/facts warrant one follow-up task (channel, prompt,
+due-in-hours). A null/failed proposal enqueues nothing.

specs/SPEC-006-operator-controls.md

@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ Bot-initiated posts also respect pause/quiet.
 `!bot pins` answers with all pinned facts and their ids (global +
 per-channel) — without it, `!bot unpin <id>` required guessing ids.
 
+### OPS-12 — Task queue surface (coverage: test)
+
+`!bot tasks` lists open tasks (queued + awaiting approval) with ids;
+`!bot task-approve <id>` and `!bot task-cancel <id>` manage them
+(TSK-05). `!bot tasks on|off` stays the kill-switch (OPS-09).
+
 ### OPS-10 — Spend report (coverage: test)
 
 `!bot spend` answers in the staff channel with today's estimated

tests/test_spec_imgcache.py

@@ -158,6 +158,28 @@ class TestGeneratedImagesCached(OpsBase):
             self.assertEqual(rows[0]["user"], "assistant")
 
 
+class TestImageOnlyMessages(OpsBase):
+    async def test_image_only_post_cached_no_reply(self):
+        """IMG-17: attachment without text -> cached + observed, no reply."""
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            store, cache = make_cache(tmp)
+            self.bot.airesponder.image_cache = cache
+            self.bot.airesponder.observe_event = AsyncMock()
+            self.bot.respond = AsyncMock()
+            message = self.public_msg("")
+            message.content = ""
+            message.channel.name = "chat"
+            attachment = Mock()
+            attachment.url = "https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1/2/silent.png"
+            message.attachments = [attachment]
+            message.id = 77
+            with patch.object(ImageCache, "_download", new_callable=AsyncMock, return_value=PNG):
+                await self.bot.on_message(message)
+            self.assertEqual(len(store.images_recent("chat", 5)), 1)
+            self.bot.airesponder.observe_event.assert_awaited_once()
+            self.bot.respond.assert_not_awaited()
+
+
 class TestContextAnnouncesImages(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
     def test_suffix_mentions_picture_edit(self):
         """IMG-16: cached channel images are announced in the context suffix."""

tests/test_spec_tsk.py

@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+"""Unit coverage for SPEC-005 self-tasking (TSK-01..08) + OPS-12."""
+
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
+
+from fjerkroa_bot.persistence import PersistentStore
+from fjerkroa_bot.quota import QuotaLedger
+from fjerkroa_bot.tasks import TaskEngine
+
+from .test_spec_ops import OpsBase
+
+
+class EngineBase(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.addCleanup(self.tmp.cleanup)
+        self.store = PersistentStore(Path(self.tmp.name) / "bot.db")
+        self.config = {"tasks-enabled": True, "chat-channel": "chat", "taskgen-interval-hours": 0}
+        self.ledger = QuotaLedger(self.store, lambda: self.config)
+        self.execute = AsyncMock()
+        self.propose = AsyncMock(return_value={"task": None})
+        self.alert = AsyncMock()
+        self.observe = AsyncMock()
+        self.idle = lambda: 0.0
+        self.engine = TaskEngine(
+            self.store,
+            self.ledger,
+            lambda: self.config,
+            self.execute,
+            self.propose,
+            self.alert,
+            lambda: True,
+            lambda: self.idle(),
+            self.observe,
+        )
+
+
+class TestQueuePersistence(EngineBase):
+    async def test_tasks_survive_restart(self):
+        """TSK-01: enqueued tasks are store rows and reload in a fresh store."""
+        await self.engine.enqueue("follow-up", "chat", "frag bob nach der pruefung", due_hours=1)
+        reborn = PersistentStore(Path(self.tmp.name) / "bot.db")
+        tasks = reborn.tasks_open()
+        self.assertEqual(len(tasks), 1)
+        self.assertEqual((tasks[0]["kind"], tasks[0]["channel"], tasks[0]["state"]), ("follow-up", "chat", "queued"))
+
+
+class TestExecution(EngineBase):
+    async def test_due_task_executes_and_completes(self):
+        """TSK-02: due task runs via execute callback, marked done, observed."""
+        await self.engine.enqueue("idle-impulse", "chat", "sag was nettes")
+        await self.engine.tick()
+        self.execute.assert_awaited_once_with("chat", "sag was nettes")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.tasks_open(), [])
+        self.observe.assert_awaited()
+
+    async def test_failed_execution_marked_failed(self):
+        """TSK-02: execute raising marks the task failed, not done."""
+        self.execute.side_effect = RuntimeError("channel gone")
+        await self.engine.enqueue("idle-impulse", "chat", "x")
+        await self.engine.tick()
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.tasks_open(), [])  # not queued anymore
+        rows = [t for t in self.store.tasks_due()]
+        self.assertEqual(rows, [])
+
+
+class TestDefaultOff(EngineBase):
+    async def test_disabled_engine_is_dormant(self):
+        """TSK-03: without tasks-enabled nothing executes or generates."""
+        self.store.task_add("idle-impulse", "chat", "2020-01-01 00:00:00", "x")
+        self.config.pop("tasks-enabled")
+        await self.engine.tick()
+        self.execute.assert_not_awaited()
+        self.propose.assert_not_awaited()
+
+
+class TestDailyCap(EngineBase):
+    async def test_cap_defers_excess_tasks(self):
+        """TSK-04: over the per-channel cap tasks stay queued."""
+        self.config["tasks-max-per-channel-per-day"] = 1
+        self.store.task_add("a", "chat", "2020-01-01 00:00:00", "one")
+        self.store.task_add("b", "chat", "2020-01-01 00:00:00", "two")
+        await self.engine.tick()
+        self.assertEqual(self.execute.await_count, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.store.tasks_open()), 1)
+
+
+class TestApproval(EngineBase):
+    async def test_approval_flow(self):
+        """TSK-05: approval mode holds tasks until approved; cancel kills them."""
+        self.config["tasks-approval"] = True
+        task_id = await self.engine.enqueue("follow-up", "chat", "frag nach")
+        self.alert.assert_awaited_once()
+        await self.engine.tick()
+        self.execute.assert_not_awaited()  # approval != due
+        self.store.task_set_state(task_id, "queued")
+        await self.engine.tick()
+        self.execute.assert_awaited_once()
+
+
+class TestKillSwitch(EngineBase):
+    async def test_not_allowed_blocks_tick(self):
+        """TSK-06: bot_initiated_allowed()=False stops execution."""
+        self.store.task_add("a", "chat", "2020-01-01 00:00:00", "x")
+        engine = TaskEngine(
+            self.store, self.ledger, lambda: self.config, self.execute, self.propose, self.alert, lambda: False, lambda: 0.0, self.observe
+        )
+        await engine.tick()
+        self.execute.assert_not_awaited()
+
+
+class TestIdleImpulse(EngineBase):
+    async def test_idle_enqueues_once(self):
+        """TSK-07: long idle enqueues one impulse; pending impulse dedupes."""
+        self.config["idle-impulse-hours"] = 1
+        self.config["boreness-prompt"] = "denk dir was aus"
+        self.idle = lambda: 2 * 3600.0
+        await self.engine.tick()
+        open_tasks = self.store.tasks_open()
+        impulse = [t for t in open_tasks if t["kind"] == "idle-impulse"]
+        self.assertEqual(len(impulse), 0)  # executed immediately (due now)
+        self.execute.assert_awaited_once_with("chat", "denk dir was aus")
+
+    async def test_short_idle_no_impulse(self):
+        """TSK-07: below the idle threshold nothing is generated."""
+        self.config["idle-impulse-hours"] = 12
+        self.idle = lambda: 60.0
+        await self.engine.tick()
+        self.execute.assert_not_awaited()
+
+
+class TestFollowUpGenerator(EngineBase):
+    async def test_proposal_becomes_task(self):
+        """TSK-08: a proposed task is enqueued with its due offset."""
+        self.config.pop("chat-channel")
+        self.propose.return_value = {"task": {"channel": "chat", "prompt": "frag bob", "due_hours": 24}}
+        await self.engine.tick()
+        tasks = self.store.tasks_open()
+        self.assertEqual(len(tasks), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(tasks[0]["kind"], "follow-up")
+
+    async def test_null_proposal_no_task(self):
+        """TSK-08: null proposal enqueues nothing."""
+        self.propose.return_value = {"task": None}
+        await self.engine.tick()
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.tasks_open(), [])
+
+
+class TestTaskCommands(OpsBase):
+    async def test_list_approve_cancel(self):
+        """OPS-12: !bot tasks lists; task-approve/task-cancel manage states."""
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            store = PersistentStore(Path(tmp) / "bot.db")
+            self.bot.airesponder.store = store
+            task_id = store.task_add("follow-up", "chat", "2099-01-01 00:00:00", "frag bob", "approval")
+            await self.bot.on_message(self.staff_msg("!bot tasks"))
+            listing = self.bot.staff_channel.send.await_args.args[0]
+            self.assertIn("follow-up", listing)
+            self.assertIn("approval", listing)
+            await self.bot.on_message(self.staff_msg(f"!bot task-approve {task_id}"))
+            self.assertEqual(store.tasks_open()[0]["state"], "queued")
+            await self.bot.on_message(self.staff_msg(f"!bot task-cancel {task_id}"))
+            self.assertEqual(store.tasks_open(), [])