01 — Memory Streak Counter

Author: CC (Block B design pass) Date: 2026-05-01 Status: AWAITING_RATIFICATION Estimate: ~180 LOC + ~3-4h wall-clock Touches: apps/web (3 files), packages/server (1 route), packages/core (1 store)

User story

As a user, when I save a memory or have a meaningful chat session, I want to see a visible streak counter (🔥 5 days in a row) somewhere I'll glance at often, so I'm reinforced to come back tomorrow.

Acceptance criteria

Streak chip renders in the desktop StatusBar (bottom-right cluster), wrapped in a HintTooltip explaining the rules.
Streak count = consecutive days with at least one memory frame committed (any source: chat, harvest, manual).
Streak resets if 24h pass with zero new frames AND zero qualifying activity (configurable). Default: pure 24h gap = reset.
Optional "weekend skip" toggle in Settings → Behavior → "Streaks count weekdays only" (default OFF; international users decide).
Visible cold-start path: streak=0 day 1 hides chip; streak=1 shows "🔥 1 day"; streak=N shows "🔥 N days" with subtle pulse animation when count increments live.
Live increment fires when a new frame lands today and streak.lastBumpAt was a previous day — no full-day debounce, but client throttles repeat re-renders to once/min.

UI sketch

StatusBar bottom-right (existing cluster):
  [memory icon] 12 mem  [chat icon] 5 sessions  🔥 5 days  [time]

Hover tooltip:
  Memory streak: 5 days
  Save at least one memory each day to keep it going.
  (Settings → Behavior to skip weekends.)

Day-1 user: chip suppressed entirely (no shame for a 0-streak); appears at streak=1 onwards.

Streak break: chip flashes amber for 4 hours after reset, copy reads "Streak broken — start fresh today" with action Got it.

Data model

New table streaks in personal mind:

id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
streak_kind TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (streak_kind IN ('memory','chat')),
current_count INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
last_bump_at TEXT NOT NULL,        -- ISO date YYYY-MM-DD (no time)
longest_count INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
weekend_skip INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
updated_at TEXT NOT NULL

One row per streak_kind per personal mind. v1 ships only memory kind; chat reserved.

Server route: GET /api/streaks → { memory: {current, longest, lastBumpAt, weekendSkip} }. POST /api/streaks/bump (called by frame-store on every frame insert) — server-side computes current_count by checking lastBumpAt vs today.

Implementation notes

Bump trigger: hook into FrameStore.createIFrame() callsite OR via a SQLite trigger on INSERT ON memory_frames. Trigger is cleaner — no orchestrator changes needed.
Reset detection: pure read-time computation. When client fetches /api/streaks, server compares lastBumpAt to today; if gap > 1 day (or > 1 weekday with weekendSkip), reset current to 0 before returning.
StatusBar wiring: existing agentStatus-style hook → new useStreaks() hook polling /api/streaks every 2 min + on waggle:frame-saved event.

Estimate

Server route + SQLite migration: ~50 LOC
useStreaks() hook + StatusBar render: ~60 LOC
Settings toggle: ~30 LOC
Tests (server bump logic, reset boundary, weekend-skip math): ~40 LOC
Total ~180 LOC, ~3-4h with verification.

Risks + open questions

Timezone — bump uses server's local TZ (new Date().toISOString().slice(0,10)). Travelers crossing dates lose/gain a day. Acceptable v1; document.
What counts as a frame? — currently any frame insert. PM may want to exclude temporary importance from bumps. Default: count all non-deprecated frames. Open question.
Streak breakage notification — silent reset, or a one-time toast "Streak broken — yesterday you missed it"? PM call.
Cosmetic — emoji 🔥 may clash with Hive DS aesthetic. Alternative: bg-amber-500 flame icon from lucide-react. PM call.
Migration risk — adds new SQLite table. Use migration framework. Idempotent CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS.

Out of scope (v1)

Per-workspace streaks (just personal-mind global v1).
Calendar heatmap (GitHub-style activity grid).
Streak leaderboards across team. (TEAMS tier only later.)
Streak freeze / "streak protector" purchases. (Anti-pattern in Waggle DS — no buyable shortcuts.)

PM decisions needed

GO / MODIFY / SKIP
Frame inclusion rule (all / non-temporary / >threshold importance)
Weekend-skip default (OFF / ON / detect locale)
Reset notification (silent / toast / amber flash)
Emoji vs Lucide icon

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