danielmiessler
Title: Is the UOCS History System fully implemented? (Learnings/Research/Decisions not being captured)
Summary
The HistorySystem.md documentation describes a comprehensive Universal Output Capture System (UOCS) that automatically captures Learnings, Research, Decisions, and Execution outputs. However, after investigation, it appears only the raw event logging and session metadata are actually implemented.
What the documentation claims
According to Skills/CORE/HistorySystem.md:
- Stop hook (stop-hook.ts) should analyze responses for learning indicators and write to Learnings/
- SubagentStop hook (subagent-stop-hook.ts) should categorize by agent type:
- Architect → Decisions/
- Engineer → Execution/Features|Bugs|Refactors/
- Researchers → Research/
- etc.
What actually happens
After reading both hook files:
| Hook | Documented Behavior | Actual Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| stop-hook.ts | Write to Learnings/ or Sessions/ | Only sends voice notification + sets tab title |
| subagent-stop-hook.ts | Write to Research/, Decisions/, Execution/ | Only sends voice notification |
Evidence
The History directories are empty except for what capture-all-events.ts and capture-session-summary.ts write:
History/ ├── Learnings/ ← Empty (just .gitkeep) ├── Research/ ← Empty (just .gitkeep) ├── Decisions/ ← Empty (just .gitkeep) ├── Execution/ ← Empty subdirs (just .gitkeep) ├── raw-outputs/2025-12/ ← Has data (capture-all-events.ts works) └── sessions/2025-12/ ← Has data (capture-session-summary.ts works)
Questions
- Was the full UOCS system ever implemented, or is HistorySystem.md describing planned/aspirational functionality?
- If it was implemented, is there a missing hook registration or configuration step?
- Should the documentation be updated to reflect current reality, or is implementing the missing capture functionality planned?
Environment
- PAI version: (current main branch)
- Hooks verified: stop-hook.ts, subagent-stop-hook.ts
@sti0 I just read your issues, and i'm not sure I understand, is the capturning in the histories directories to Learnings and Research working. Because I can't find in hook files any code that writes to those directories?
Just wanted to mention that I addressed this in the past.
With the latest changes the whole system is broken imho (see #226). As @danielmiessler stated there will be a hugh update to the repo. Therefore I think all opened issues will be closed soon without any fix of the current codebase.
See the announcement in the discussions for further information.
Hopefully Santa Daniel is coming to town 🎅🚀
PAI 2.0 Migration Notice
Thank you for reporting this! We've recently released PAI v2.0, which takes a fundamentally different approach from v1.x.
What changed: PAI v1.x tried to mirror the entire Kai system as an installable template. That approach created too many interconnected dependencies—change one piece, and others broke. v2.0 shifts to modular packs: self-contained, independently installable capabilities that work without understanding the whole system.
This issue: Because the architecture is now fundamentally different, we're closing all open v1.x PRs and issues. This isn't us dismissing your report—we appreciate it! The system has changed so significantly that we need to revisit concerns within the new context.
Next steps:
- Read the updated README (especially "The Journey: PAI v1.x → v2.0")
- Check out the new PAI Packs system
- If this issue still exists in 2.0, please open a new issue with context for the new architecture
We're absolutely happy to address these concerns—just within the 2.0 framework. Thanks for your patience! 🙏
