aim-agent-sanctum-init — Agent Sanctum Initialization

Initialize the sanctum directory structure for an agent. Deterministic scaffolding only — no conversational awakening. For Parzival this runs automatically on first activation when any of the 8 required sanctum files are missing. For domain agents (future work) it runs when Parzival spawns a memory-bearing agent needing cross-session state.

Steps

1. Determine target sanctum path: {project-root}/_ai-memory/sanctum/{agent_id}/

2. File-level idempotency: each sanctum file is created if missing, preserved if existing. The script never overwrites an existing file in the sanctum.

3. Invoke scripts/init-sanctum.py {project-root} {skill-path} where {skill-path} is this skill's directory (resolves to _ai-memory/pov/skills/aim-agent-sanctum-init/).

4. The script:

   • Reads config from _ai-memory/core/config.yaml and _ai-memory/pov/config.yaml — supplies {user_name}, {communication_language}, {birth_date}, {project_root}, {sanctum_path} substitutions
   • Creates sanctum dir + capabilities/, sessions/, references/ subdirs
   • Copies templates from assets/*-template.md and substitutes variables → writes {NAME}.md in sanctum
   • Each TEMPLATE_FILES entry is checked individually. Existing files are preserved (file-level idempotency). Missing files are created from template with substitution variables filled.
   • Copies any reference files from references/ into sanctum

5. Verify: after script returns 0, confirm all required sanctum files exist (for parzival: CREED.md, PERSONA.md, INDEX.md, BOND.md, LORE.md, MEMORY.md, CAPABILITIES.md, PULSE.md).

Parameters

This skill is currently parzival-only (single-agent scaffold). The script accepts these positional arguments:

Position	Description
<project-root>	Required. Path to the project where _ai-memory/ lives.
<skill-path>	Required. Path to this skill bundle (where assets/, scripts/ live).

Multi-agent support (agent_id / agent_type / tier / domain parameters) is planned. See "Future Work" below.

Idempotency

The script always runs through all TEMPLATE_FILES. Each file is checked individually — existing files are preserved, missing files are created.

Integration Points

• Called automatically by: Parzival activation step 5 when any of the 8 required sanctum files are missing
• Called by: aim-agent-dispatch when spawning a memory-bearing domain agent
• Called manually: python3 init-sanctum.py <project-root> <skill-path> to re-scaffold (file-level idempotency: existing sanctum files preserved, missing files created)

Future Work (not in Phase 1)

• Qdrant persistence layer for sanctum content (Phase 3 P3-01 open Q3)
• SubagentStart/SubagentStop hooks to auto-sync sanctum to vector store
• Agent registry discovery from CREED.md frontmatter
• Tier upgrades — file-level idempotency means tier upgrade is automatic: rerunning the script with new templates creates any missing files without modifying existing ones.
• Atomic scaffolding — wrap creation in try/except with partial cleanup on failure; currently all-or-nothing is aspirational.
• Multi-agent support: wire --agent_id CLI arg, per-agent template directory selection, agent_type-driven CREED/PERSONA seed selection (planned for v2.5.0+ when domain agents land)