# Agent Overhaul Summary
**Date:** 2026-02-09

## What Changed

### MEMORY.md — Slimmed from 6,529 → 1,587 bytes
- Quick reference only: winning config, headline results, security, known limitations
- Detailed data moved to topic files in memory/

### New topic files created
- `memory/algo_results.md` — full sweep tables, walk-forward data, stress test results
- `memory/architecture.md` — complete file/script reference
- `memory/discoveries.md` — research findings, server limitations, Binance blocked note

### AGENTS.md — Fully rewritten
- Telegram HTML formatting rules (no more broken Markdown)
- Read tool fix: "MUST always provide file_path"
- Paper trading command reference
- Daily briefing command
- Binance geo-blocked warning (use CoinGecko)
- Regime detector reference
- Error recovery patterns
- Monitoring workflow steps

### TOOLS.md — Complete rewrite referencing ALL bot-built tools
- Paper trading, daily briefing, regime detector
- All backtest scripts with time estimates
- Working price feed commands (CoinGecko, Fear & Greed)
- Key source files with line counts

### SOUL.md — Updated with 6-month walk-forward results
- $20K → $1.41M (+6,942%)

### HEARTBEAT.md — Actual periodic tasks defined

### USER.md — Added @hazypiff preferences
- DD-adaptive interest, economic events, proactive behavior

### Daily briefing cron
- Already running at 08:00 UTC (set up by the bot itself)

## Impact
- Total context per message: ~3,724 tokens (down from ~5,500+ before)
- Leaner but smarter