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## Problem Analysis - WHOOSH service was failing to start due to BACKBEAT NATS connectivity issues - Containers were unable to resolve "backbeat-nats" hostname from DNS - Service was stuck in deployment loops with all replicas failing - Root cause: Missing WHOOSH_BACKBEAT_NATS_URL environment variable configuration ## Solution Implementation ### 1. BACKBEAT Configuration Fix - **Added explicit WHOOSH BACKBEAT environment variables** to docker-compose.yml: - `WHOOSH_BACKBEAT_ENABLED: "false"` (temporarily disabled for stability) - `WHOOSH_BACKBEAT_CLUSTER_ID: "chorus-production"` - `WHOOSH_BACKBEAT_AGENT_ID: "whoosh"` - `WHOOSH_BACKBEAT_NATS_URL: "nats://backbeat-nats:4222"` ### 2. Service Deployment Improvements - **Removed rosewood node constraints** across all services (gaming PC intermittency) - **Simplified network configuration** by removing unused `whoosh-backend` network - **Improved health check configuration** for postgres service - **Streamlined service placement** for better distribution ### 3. Code Quality Improvements - **Fixed code formatting** inconsistencies in HTTP server - **Updated service comments** from "Bzzz" to "CHORUS" for clarity - **Standardized import grouping** and spacing ## Results Achieved ### ✅ WHOOSH Service Operational - **Service successfully running** on walnut node (1/2 replicas healthy) - **Health checks passing** - API accessible on port 8800 - **Database connectivity restored** - migrations completed successfully - **Council formation working** - teams being created and tasks assigned ### ✅ Core Functionality Verified - **Agent discovery active** - CHORUS agents being detected and registered - **Task processing operational** - autonomous team formation working - **API endpoints responsive** - `/health` returning proper status - **Service integration** - discovery of multiple CHORUS agent endpoints ## Technical Details ### Service Configuration - **Environment**: Production Docker Swarm deployment - **Database**: PostgreSQL with automatic migrations - **Networking**: Internal chorus_net overlay network - **Load Balancing**: Traefik routing with SSL certificates - **Monitoring**: Prometheus metrics collection enabled ### Deployment Status ``` CHORUS_whoosh.2.nej8z6nbae1a@walnut Running 31 seconds ago - Health checks: ✅ Passing (200 OK responses) - Database: ✅ Connected and migrated - Agent Discovery: ✅ Active (multiple agents detected) - Council Formation: ✅ Functional (teams being created) ``` ### Key Log Evidence ``` {"service":"whoosh","status":"ok","version":"0.1.0-mvp"} 🚀 Task successfully assigned to team 🤖 Discovered CHORUS agent with metadata ✅ Database migrations completed 🌐 Starting HTTP server on :8080 ``` ## Next Steps - **BACKBEAT Integration**: Re-enable once NATS connectivity fully stabilized - **Multi-Node Deployment**: Investigate ironwood node DNS resolution issues - **Performance Monitoring**: Verify scaling behavior under load - **Integration Testing**: Full project ingestion and council formation workflows 🎯 **Mission Accomplished**: WHOOSH is now operational and ready for autonomous development team orchestration testing. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
CHORUS – Container-First Context Platform (Alpha)
CHORUS is the runtime that ties the CHORUS ecosystem together: libp2p mesh, DHT-backed storage, council/task coordination, and (eventually) SLURP contextual intelligence. The repository you are looking at is the in-progress container-first refactor. Several core systems boot today, but higher-level services (SLURP, SHHH, full HMMM routing) are still landing.
Current Status
| Area | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| libp2p node + PubSub | ✅ Running | internal/runtime/shared.go spins up the mesh, hypercore logging, availability broadcasts. |
| DHT + DecisionPublisher | ✅ Running | Encrypted storage wired through pkg/dht; decisions written via ucxl.DecisionPublisher. |
| Leader Election System | ✅ FULLY FUNCTIONAL | 🎉 MILESTONE: Complete admin election with consensus, discovery protocol, heartbeats, and SLURP activation! |
| SLURP (context intelligence) | 🚧 Stubbed | pkg/slurp/slurp.go contains TODOs for resolver, temporal graphs, intelligence. Leader integration scaffolding exists but uses placeholder IDs/request forwarding. |
| SHHH (secrets sentinel) | 🚧 Sentinel live | pkg/shhh redacts hypercore + PubSub payloads with audit + metrics hooks (policy replay TBD). |
| HMMM routing | 🚧 Partial | PubSub topics join, but capability/role announcements and HMMM router wiring are placeholders (internal/runtime/agent_support.go). |
See docs/progress/CHORUS-WHOOSH-development-plan.md for the detailed build plan and docs/progress/CHORUS-WHOOSH-roadmap.md for sequencing.
Quick Start (Alpha)
The container-first workflows are still evolving; expect frequent changes.
git clone https://gitea.chorus.services/tony/CHORUS.git
cd CHORUS
cp docker/chorus.env.example docker/chorus.env
# adjust env vars (KACHING license, bootstrap peers, etc.)
docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up --build
You’ll get a single agent container with:
- libp2p networking (mDNS + configured bootstrap peers)
- election heartbeat
- DHT storage (AGE-encrypted)
- HTTP API + health endpoints
Missing today: SLURP context resolution, advanced SHHH policy replay, HMMM per-issue routing. Expect log warnings/TODOs for those paths.
🎉 Leader Election System (NEW!)
CHORUS now features a complete, production-ready leader election system:
Core Features
- Consensus-based election with weighted scoring (uptime, capabilities, resources)
- Admin discovery protocol for network-wide leader identification
- Heartbeat system with automatic failover (15-second intervals)
- Concurrent election prevention with randomized delays
- SLURP activation on elected admin nodes
How It Works
- Bootstrap: Nodes start in idle state, no admin known
- Discovery: Nodes send discovery requests to find existing admin
- Election trigger: If no admin found after grace period, trigger election
- Candidacy: Eligible nodes announce themselves with capability scores
- Consensus: Network selects winner based on highest score
- Leadership: Winner starts heartbeats, activates SLURP functionality
- Monitoring: Nodes continuously verify admin health via heartbeats
Debugging
Use these log patterns to monitor election health:
# Monitor WHOAMI messages and leader identification
docker service logs CHORUS_chorus | grep "🤖 WHOAMI\|👑\|📡.*Discovered"
# Track election cycles
docker service logs CHORUS_chorus | grep "🗳️\|📢.*candidacy\|🏆.*winner"
# Watch discovery protocol
docker service logs CHORUS_chorus | grep "📩\|📤\|📥"
Roadmap Highlights
- Security substrate – land SHHH sentinel, finish SLURP leader-only operations, validate COOEE enrolment (see roadmap Phase 1).
- Autonomous teams – coordinate with WHOOSH for deployment telemetry + SLURP context export.
- UCXL + KACHING – hook runtime telemetry into KACHING and enforce UCXL validator.
Track progress via the shared roadmap and weekly burndown dashboards.
Related Projects
- WHOOSH – council/team orchestration
- KACHING – telemetry/licensing
- SLURP – contextual intelligence prototypes
- HMMM – meta-discussion layer
Contributing
This repo is still alpha. Please coordinate via the roadmap tickets before landing changes. Major security/runtime decisions should include a Decision Record with a UCXL address so SLURP/BUBBLE can ingest it later.