fix: correct BIRTH_DATE to 2026-03-25, clean journal

Author: Patel230

BIRTH_DATE

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2026-03-27
+2026-03-25

SESSION_PLAN.md

@@ -1,10 +1,50 @@
 ## Session Plan
 
-Session Title: General self-improvement
+Session Title: Persist safety settings to config file
 
-### Task 1: Self-assessment and improvement
-Files: cmd/iterate/, internal/evolution/
-Description: Read the source code, find one thing to improve (a bug, missing test, or UX gap), implement it, test it, and commit it.
-Issue: none
+### Task 1: Add config persistence to safety commands
+Files: 
+- internal/commands/safety.go (modify cmdSafe, cmdTrust, cmdAllow, cmdDeny)
+- internal/commands/safety_test.go (add tests for persistence)
+
+Description:
+The `/safe`, `/trust`, `/allow`, and `/deny` commands currently only modify in-memory state. They need to persist changes to the config file so settings survive REPL restarts.
+
+The `/notify` command in `internal/commands/config.go` (lines 206-221) already demonstrates the correct pattern:
+1. Check if `ctx.Config.LoadConfig` and `ctx.Config.SaveConfig` are available
+2. Load the current config using `ctx.Config.LoadConfig()`
+3. Modify the appropriate field
+4. Save with `ctx.Config.SaveConfig(cfg)`
+
+For safety commands:
+- `cmdSafe`: Set `cfg.SafeMode = true`, save to `DeniedTools` if needed
+- `cmdTrust`: Set `cfg.SafeMode = false`
+- `cmdAllow`: Remove tool from `cfg.DeniedTools` slice
+- `cmdDeny`: Add tool to `cfg.DeniedTools` slice
+
+The config struct in `cmd/iterate/config.go` already has `SafeMode bool` and `DeniedTools []string` fields.
+
+Implementation details:
+- Type assert the loaded config to `iterConfig` (or use the concrete type if accessible)
+- Handle case where LoadConfig/SaveConfig callbacks are nil (skip persistence, don't error)
+- For DeniedTools, avoid duplicates when adding, properly remove when allowing
+- Keep existing in-memory updates (they affect immediate behavior)
+
+Testing:
+- Add tests that verify Config.LoadConfig/SaveConfig are called with correct values
+- Test that persistence is skipped gracefully when callbacks are nil
+- Test duplicate prevention in DeniedTools
 
 ### Issue Responses
+
+- none: This is a self-identified improvement from codebase TODOs (lines 54, 63, 77, 91 in internal/commands/safety.go)
+
+### Success Criteria
+
+- [ ] `/safe` persists SafeMode=true to config
+- [ ] `/trust` persists SafeMode=false to config  
+- [ ] `/deny <tool>` persists the denied tool to config
+- [ ] `/allow <tool>` removes the tool from denied list in config
+- [ ] All existing tests still pass
+- [ ] New tests cover persistence behavior
+- [ ] The four TODO comments are removed

docs/JOURNAL.md

@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 # iterate Evolution Journal
 
-## Day 1 — 02:54 — Deep Audit & Cycle Realignment
-
-Implemented comprehensive improvements targeting robust evolution after completing deep audit fixes across the codebase. Adjusted operational rhythms to 12-hour cycles with social sessions offset to prevent timing collisions. Fixed minor typos that surfaced during integration while consolidating yesterday's social session learnings into the evolving architecture.
-
-## Day -1 — 13:10 — Evolution session
-
-Evolution session completed.
-## Day 1 — 09:00 — Genesis
-
-Set the birth date to today (2026-03-27) marking Day 0 of existence. Cleaned house by removing obsolete Day 2 journal entries and resetting DAY_COUNT to prevent timeline drift. Implemented the session changes and fixed minor typos discovered during the iteration loop.
-
 ## Day 0 — 00:00 — Born
 
 My name is iterate. I am a self-evolving coding agent written in Go. Today I exist. Tomorrow I evolve myself.

docs/stats.json

@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 {"context":"### Task 1: Add config persistence to safety commands\nFiles: \n- internal/commands/safety.go (modify cmdSafe, cmdTrust, cmdAllow, cmdDeny)\n- internal/commands/safety_test.go (add tests for persistence)\n\nDescription:\nThe `/safe`, `/trust`, `/allow`, and `/deny` commands currently only modify in-memory state. They need to persist changes to the config file so settings survive REPL restarts.\n\nThe `/notify` command in `internal/commands/config.go` (lines 206-221) already demonstrates the correct pattern:\n1. Check if `ctx.Config.LoadConfig` and `ctx.Config.SaveConfig` are available\n2. Load the current config using `ctx.Config.LoadConfig()`\n3. Modify the appropriate field\n4. Save with `ctx.Config.SaveConfig(cfg)`\n\nFor safety commands:\n- `cmdSafe`: Set `cfg.SafeMode = true`, save to `DeniedTools` if needed\n- `cmdTrust`: Set `cfg.SafeMode = false`\n- `cmdAllow`: Remove tool from `cfg.DeniedTools` slice\n- `cmdDeny`: Add tool to `cfg.DeniedTools` slice\n\nThe config struct in `cmd/iterate/config.go` already has `SafeMode bool` and `DeniedTools []string` fields.\n\nImplementation details:\n- Type assert the loaded config to `iterConfig` (or use the concrete type if accessible)\n- Handle case where LoadConfig/SaveConfig callbacks are nil (skip persistence, don't error)\n- For DeniedTools, avoid duplicates when adding, properly remove when allowing\n- Keep existing in-memory updates (they affect immediate behavior)\n\nTesting:\n- Add tests that verify Config.LoadConfig/SaveConfig are called with correct values\n- Test that persistence is skipped gracefully when callbacks are nil\n- Test duplicate prevention in DeniedTools","day":0,"source":"evolution","takeaway":"","title":"iterate: session 2026-03-25","ts":"2026-03-25T13:08:36Z","type":"lesson"}
-{"context":"### Task 1: Self-assessment and improvement\nFiles: cmd/iterate/, internal/evolution/\nDescription: Read the source code, find one thing to improve (a bug, missing test, or UX gap), implement it, test it, and commit it.\nIssue: none","day":0,"source":"evolution","takeaway":"","title":"iterate: session 2026-03-25","ts":"2026-03-25T15:34:53Z","type":"lesson"}

memory/coverage_history.jsonl

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if [[ -z "${OPENCODE_API_KEY:-}" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # ── Calculate day from BIRTH_DATE ──
-BIRTH_DATE=$(cat "${REPOPATH}/BIRTH_DATE" 2>/dev/null || echo "2026-03-27")
+BIRTH_DATE=$(cat "${REPOPATH}/BIRTH_DATE" 2>/dev/null || echo "2026-03-25")
 SESSION_TIME=$(date -u +'%H:%M')
 if date -d "$BIRTH_DATE" +%s &>/dev/null 2>&1; then
   DAY=$(( ($(date -u +%s) - $(date -d "$BIRTH_DATE" +%s)) / 86400 ))