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oikos/internal/httpapi/knowledge_drift.go
dtoro ce0e4142ff feat(api): add knowledge base write path, revision history, and drift tooling
The Knowledge page was read-only from the HTTP API — the only writer was
the agent's MCP upsert_knowledge tool. Adds create/update/soft-delete/
restore/trash endpoints, a DB-trigger-backed revision history (catches
both the web UI and the MCP tool), and maintenance endpoints: duplicate
detection (pg_trgm + complete-linkage clustering), tag rename/normalize,
orphan detection, and merge.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-27 22:50:29 +02:00

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Go

package httpapi
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"log/slog"
"net/http"
"sort"
"strconv"
"strings"
)
// Drift tooling for the knowledge base — the maintenance half of the wiki.
//
// These endpoints exist because the knowledge base measurably rots on its
// own. Two failure modes are already present in live data:
//
// - **Duplicate pileup.** upsert_knowledge keys on exact title, so a note
// titled "rclone backup live inspection — 2026-07-15 10:08 UTC" and one
// titled "... 11:18 UTC" are different notes. A single day of agent
// activity produced eight near-identical investigations that should have
// been one living page. Nothing surfaced that, so it kept happening.
// - **Tag drift.** `oom` and `OOM` were separate tags; so were `422` and
// `proton-422`. Each split halves the usefulness of tag navigation, and
// neither is visible from any single note.
//
// normalizeTags (knowledge_write.go) stops new casing splits at the door;
// these endpoints clean up what's already there and make the rot visible.
// serveKnowledgeTags returns the tag index: every tag with its usage count,
// plus the distinct casings actually stored. `variants` is the interesting
// column — it's how the operator discovers that `oom` and `OOM` are the same
// idea filed twice, which no individual note reveals.
func (s *Server) serveKnowledgeTags(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
ctx := req.Context()
rows, err := s.pool.Query(ctx, `
SELECT lower(tag) AS norm,
count(*) AS uses,
array_agg(DISTINCT tag ORDER BY tag) AS variants
FROM knowledge_entities ke, unnest(ke.tags) AS tag
WHERE ke.deleted_at IS NULL
GROUP BY lower(tag)
ORDER BY uses DESC, norm`)
if err != nil {
writeProblem(w, req, http.StatusInternalServerError, "query failed", err.Error())
return
}
defer rows.Close()
type tagRow struct {
Tag string `json:"tag"`
Uses int `json:"uses"`
Variants []string `json:"variants"`
// True when the same tag is stored under more than one casing —
// the UI badges these as needing a normalize.
Split bool `json:"split"`
}
items := []tagRow{}
for rows.Next() {
var t tagRow
if err := rows.Scan(&t.Tag, &t.Uses, &t.Variants); err != nil {
slog.Error("httpapi: knowledge/tags row scan failed", "error", err)
continue
}
t.Split = len(t.Variants) > 1
items = append(items, t)
}
writeJSON(w, map[string]any{"items": items})
}
// serveRenameKnowledgeTag rewrites one or more tags to a single target across
// every live note — the merge/rename/normalize action behind the tag manager.
// Passing several `from` values into one `to` is the merge case
// (`{"from":["422","proton-422"],"to":"proton-422"}`); passing one is a plain
// rename; passing the mixed-case variants is the normalize case.
func (s *Server) serveRenameKnowledgeTag(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
ctx := req.Context()
var body struct {
From []string `json:"from"`
To string `json:"to"`
}
if err := json.NewDecoder(req.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
writeProblem(w, req, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid request body", err.Error())
return
}
to := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(body.To))
from := []string{}
for _, f := range body.From {
if f = strings.TrimSpace(f); f != "" {
from = append(from, f)
}
}
if to == "" || len(from) == 0 {
writeProblem(w, req, http.StatusBadRequest, "from and to are required", "")
return
}
// Rebuild each affected note's tag array: map every `from` member to
// `to`, leave everything else alone, then de-duplicate. The dedupe
// matters for the merge case — a note tagged both `422` and
// `proton-422` would otherwise end up with `proton-422` twice.
//
// This is a plain UPDATE on knowledge_entities, so trg_knowledge_revision
// fires and every affected note gets a revision. A tag merge across 17
// notes is exactly the kind of bulk edit worth being able to inspect
// afterwards.
tag, err := s.pool.Exec(ctx, `
UPDATE knowledge_entities ke
SET tags = sub.new_tags, updated_at = now()
FROM (
SELECT k.entity_id,
ARRAY(SELECT DISTINCT CASE WHEN lower(t) = ANY($1) THEN $2 ELSE t END
FROM unnest(k.tags) AS t) AS new_tags
FROM knowledge_entities k
WHERE k.deleted_at IS NULL
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM unnest(k.tags) AS t WHERE lower(t) = ANY($1))
) AS sub
WHERE ke.entity_id = sub.entity_id`,
lowerAll(from), to)
if err != nil {
writeProblem(w, req, http.StatusInternalServerError, "rename failed", err.Error())
return
}
_, actorLabel := actorInfo(ctx)
slog.Info("knowledge tags renamed", "from", from, "to", to,
"notes", tag.RowsAffected(), "actor", actorLabel)
writeJSON(w, map[string]any{"ok": true, "notes_updated": tag.RowsAffected()})
}
// serveKnowledgeDuplicates clusters notes whose titles are near-identical.
//
// Pairwise trigram similarity is computed in SQL (indexed, and the whole
// point of pulling in pg_trgm); the grouping is done here in Go. Returning
// clusters rather than pairs matters for the real data: the rclone pileup
// produces dozens of pairs, which is unreadable, versus one cluster, which
// is the actionable unit.
//
// The grouping uses **complete linkage** — a note joins a cluster only if it
// is similar to every member already in it. The obvious implementation
// (union-find over the pairs) is single linkage, and on this data it chains
// badly: "A~B, B~C" merged notes that were not remotely alike, collapsing
// fifteen distinct backup events into one unusable blob. Requiring mutual
// similarity keeps clusters tight enough to act on.
//
// Even so, these are *candidates for review*, never a verdict. The five
// "Lifecycle: <verb> a node" runbooks are mutually similar by title and are
// five deliberately distinct documents — no threshold distinguishes them
// from a genuine duplicate, so merging stays a manual, previewed action.
func (s *Server) serveKnowledgeDuplicates(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
ctx := req.Context()
// 0.6, tuned against the live data: at 0.45 the "Lifecycle: <verb> a
// node" runbooks (five deliberately distinct documents that happen to
// share a naming template) formed a false-positive cluster; 0.6 clears
// that down to a single borderline pair while keeping every genuine
// duplicate cluster (the rclone/apt-audit/uptime pileups) intact.
// Tunable per request — the UI exposes this as the review net widens.
threshold := 0.6
if t := req.URL.Query().Get("threshold"); t != "" {
if v, err := strconv.ParseFloat(t, 64); err == nil && v > 0 && v <= 1 {
threshold = v
}
}
rows, err := s.pool.Query(ctx, `
SELECT a.slug, b.slug, similarity(ka.title, kb.title) AS sim
FROM knowledge_entities ka
JOIN knowledge_entities kb ON ka.entity_id < kb.entity_id
JOIN entities a ON a.id = ka.entity_id
JOIN entities b ON b.id = kb.entity_id
WHERE ka.deleted_at IS NULL AND kb.deleted_at IS NULL
AND similarity(ka.title, kb.title) > $1
ORDER BY sim DESC`, threshold)
if err != nil {
writeProblem(w, req, http.StatusInternalServerError, "query failed", err.Error())
return
}
defer rows.Close()
type pair struct {
A, B string
Sim float64
}
pairs := []pair{}
for rows.Next() {
var p pair
if err := rows.Scan(&p.A, &p.B, &p.Sim); err != nil {
slog.Error("httpapi: knowledge/duplicates row scan failed", "error", err)
continue
}
pairs = append(pairs, p)
}
// Complete-linkage grouping. `pairs` arrives sorted by similarity
// descending, so each new cluster is seeded from the strongest remaining
// pair and then only grows with notes that are similar to *everything*
// already inside it.
sim := make(map[string]float64, len(pairs)*2)
key := func(a, b string) string {
if a > b {
a, b = b, a
}
return a + "\x00" + b
}
for _, p := range pairs {
sim[key(p.A, p.B)] = p.Sim
}
linked := func(a, b string) bool { return sim[key(a, b)] > 0 }
assigned := map[string]bool{}
type rawCluster struct {
members []string
top float64
}
raw := []rawCluster{}
for _, p := range pairs {
if assigned[p.A] || assigned[p.B] {
continue
}
c := rawCluster{members: []string{p.A, p.B}, top: p.Sim}
assigned[p.A], assigned[p.B] = true, true
// Sweep the remaining pairs for candidates that connect to every
// current member. Repeat until a full pass adds nothing, since
// admitting one member can qualify another.
for grew := true; grew; {
grew = false
for _, q := range pairs {
for _, cand := range []string{q.A, q.B} {
if assigned[cand] {
continue
}
ok := true
for _, m := range c.members {
if !linked(cand, m) {
ok = false
break
}
}
if ok {
c.members = append(c.members, cand)
assigned[cand] = true
grew = true
}
}
}
}
raw = append(raw, c)
}
groups := map[string][]string{}
best := map[string]float64{}
for _, c := range raw {
root := c.members[0]
groups[root] = c.members
best[root] = c.top
}
// Re-fetch display detail for the clustered slugs only.
type member struct {
Slug string `json:"slug"`
Title string `json:"title"`
Kind string `json:"kind"`
Size int `json:"size"`
UpdatedAt string `json:"updated_at"`
EditedBy string `json:"edited_by"`
}
detail := map[string]member{}
if len(groups) > 0 {
all := []string{}
for _, g := range groups {
all = append(all, g...)
}
drows, derr := s.pool.Query(ctx, `
SELECT e.slug, ke.title, e.type, length(ke.content),
ke.updated_at::text, COALESCE(ke.edited_by,'')
FROM knowledge_entities ke
JOIN entities e ON e.id = ke.entity_id
WHERE e.slug = ANY($1) AND ke.deleted_at IS NULL`, all)
if derr != nil {
writeProblem(w, req, http.StatusInternalServerError, "detail query failed", derr.Error())
return
}
defer drows.Close()
for drows.Next() {
var m member
if err := drows.Scan(&m.Slug, &m.Title, &m.Kind, &m.Size, &m.UpdatedAt, &m.EditedBy); err != nil {
slog.Error("httpapi: knowledge/duplicates detail scan failed", "error", err)
continue
}
detail[m.Slug] = m
}
}
type cluster struct {
Members []member `json:"members"`
TopSim float64 `json:"top_similarity"`
TotalSize int `json:"total_size"`
}
out := []cluster{}
for root, slugs := range groups {
c := cluster{TopSim: best[root]}
for _, sl := range slugs {
if m, ok := detail[sl]; ok {
c.Members = append(c.Members, m)
c.TotalSize += m.Size
}
}
if len(c.Members) < 2 {
continue
}
// Newest first inside a cluster — the most recent note is usually
// the one worth keeping as the merge target.
sort.Slice(c.Members, func(i, j int) bool {
return c.Members[i].UpdatedAt > c.Members[j].UpdatedAt
})
out = append(out, c)
}
// Biggest clusters first: an eight-note pileup deserves attention before
// a two-note coincidence.
sort.Slice(out, func(i, j int) bool {
if len(out[i].Members) != len(out[j].Members) {
return len(out[i].Members) > len(out[j].Members)
}
return out[i].TopSim > out[j].TopSim
})
writeJSON(w, map[string]any{"clusters": out, "threshold": threshold})
}
// serveKnowledgeOrphans surfaces notes that have fallen out of every
// navigation path — the ones that are technically present but effectively
// unreachable, and so quietly stop being maintained.
//
// Three independent reasons, reported per note (a note can have several):
// - untagged: invisible to tag navigation
// - unlinked: not `about` any entity, so it never appears on a machine's page
// - stale: untouched for 90+ days
func (s *Server) serveKnowledgeOrphans(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
ctx := req.Context()
staleDays := 90
if d := req.URL.Query().Get("stale_days"); d != "" {
if v, err := strconv.Atoi(d); err == nil && v > 0 && v <= 3650 {
staleDays = v
}
}
rows, err := s.pool.Query(ctx, fmt.Sprintf(`
SELECT e.slug, ke.title, e.type, COALESCE(ke.edited_by,''),
ke.updated_at::text,
(ke.tags IS NULL OR cardinality(ke.tags) = 0) AS untagged,
NOT EXISTS (
SELECT 1 FROM relationships r
WHERE r.source_id = ke.entity_id AND r.valid_to IS NULL
AND r.type IN ('documents', 'about')
) AS unlinked,
(ke.updated_at < now() - interval '%d days') AS stale
FROM knowledge_entities ke
JOIN entities e ON e.id = ke.entity_id
WHERE ke.deleted_at IS NULL
ORDER BY ke.updated_at ASC`, staleDays))
if err != nil {
writeProblem(w, req, http.StatusInternalServerError, "query failed", err.Error())
return
}
defer rows.Close()
type orphan struct {
Slug string `json:"slug"`
Title string `json:"title"`
Kind string `json:"kind"`
EditedBy string `json:"edited_by"`
UpdatedAt string `json:"updated_at"`
Reasons []string `json:"reasons"`
}
items := []orphan{}
counts := map[string]int{"untagged": 0, "unlinked": 0, "stale": 0}
for rows.Next() {
var o orphan
var untagged, unlinked, stale bool
if err := rows.Scan(&o.Slug, &o.Title, &o.Kind, &o.EditedBy, &o.UpdatedAt,
&untagged, &unlinked, &stale); err != nil {
slog.Error("httpapi: knowledge/orphans row scan failed", "error", err)
continue
}
o.Reasons = []string{}
if untagged {
o.Reasons = append(o.Reasons, "untagged")
counts["untagged"]++
}
if unlinked {
o.Reasons = append(o.Reasons, "unlinked")
counts["unlinked"]++
}
if stale {
o.Reasons = append(o.Reasons, "stale")
counts["stale"]++
}
if len(o.Reasons) > 0 {
items = append(items, o)
}
}
writeJSON(w, map[string]any{
"items": items,
"counts": counts,
"stale_days": staleDays,
})
}
// serveMergeKnowledge folds several notes into one: each source's body is
// appended to the target under a provenance heading, the union of all tags is
// kept, and the sources are soft-deleted.
//
// Append rather than discard, and soft-delete rather than hard: a merge is a
// judgement call made from a similarity score, and the operator needs to be
// able to walk it back. The target's pre-merge state is captured by the
// revision trigger, so the merge itself is undoable from the History tab.
func (s *Server) serveMergeKnowledge(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
ctx := req.Context()
var body struct {
Target string `json:"target"`
Sources []string `json:"sources"`
}
if err := json.NewDecoder(req.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
writeProblem(w, req, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid request body", err.Error())
return
}
if strings.TrimSpace(body.Target) == "" || len(body.Sources) == 0 {
writeProblem(w, req, http.StatusBadRequest, "target and sources are required", "")
return
}
targetID, err := s.resolveKnowledgeEntity(ctx, body.Target)
if err != nil {
writeProblem(w, req, http.StatusNotFound, "target note not found", body.Target)
return
}
_, actorLabel := actorInfo(ctx)
tx, err := s.pool.Begin(ctx)
if err != nil {
writeProblem(w, req, http.StatusInternalServerError, "begin failed", err.Error())
return
}
defer tx.Rollback(ctx)
var merged []string
var appended strings.Builder
tagSet := map[string]bool{}
for _, srcSlug := range body.Sources {
if srcSlug == body.Target {
continue // merging a note into itself would duplicate its body
}
var srcTitle, srcContent, srcUpdated string
var srcTags []string
err := tx.QueryRow(ctx, `
SELECT ke.title, ke.content, COALESCE(ke.tags,'{}'), ke.updated_at::text
FROM knowledge_entities ke
JOIN entities e ON e.id = ke.entity_id
WHERE (e.slug = $1 OR e.id::text = $1) AND ke.deleted_at IS NULL`,
srcSlug).Scan(&srcTitle, &srcContent, &srcTags, &srcUpdated)
if err != nil {
slog.Warn("knowledge merge: source not found, skipping", "slug", srcSlug)
continue
}
appended.WriteString("\n\n---\n\n## Merged: ")
appended.WriteString(srcTitle)
appended.WriteString("\n\n*Originally ")
appended.WriteString(srcSlug)
appended.WriteString(", last updated ")
appended.WriteString(srcUpdated)
appended.WriteString("*\n\n")
appended.WriteString(srcContent)
for _, t := range srcTags {
tagSet[strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(t))] = true
}
merged = append(merged, srcSlug)
}
if len(merged) == 0 {
writeProblem(w, req, http.StatusBadRequest, "no valid source notes to merge", "")
return
}
extraTags := make([]string, 0, len(tagSet))
for t := range tagSet {
if t != "" {
extraTags = append(extraTags, t)
}
}
sort.Strings(extraTags)
// The array concat + DISTINCT keeps the target's own tags first and adds
// only what the sources contribute.
if _, err := tx.Exec(ctx, `
UPDATE knowledge_entities
SET content = content || $2,
tags = ARRAY(SELECT DISTINCT unnest(COALESCE(tags,'{}') || $3::text[])),
edited_by = $4,
updated_at = now()
WHERE entity_id = $1`,
targetID, appended.String(), extraTags, actorLabel); err != nil {
writeProblem(w, req, http.StatusInternalServerError, "merge write failed", err.Error())
return
}
for _, srcSlug := range merged {
if _, err := tx.Exec(ctx, `
UPDATE knowledge_entities ke
SET deleted_at = now(), edited_by = $2
FROM entities e
WHERE e.id = ke.entity_id AND (e.slug = $1 OR e.id::text = $1)`,
srcSlug, actorLabel); err != nil {
writeProblem(w, req, http.StatusInternalServerError, "source delete failed", err.Error())
return
}
}
if err := tx.Commit(ctx); err != nil {
writeProblem(w, req, http.StatusInternalServerError, "commit failed", err.Error())
return
}
slog.Info("knowledge merged", "target", body.Target, "sources", merged, "actor", actorLabel)
writeJSON(w, map[string]any{"ok": true, "merged": merged, "tags_added": extraTags})
}
// lowerAll is the case-folding helper the tag queries compare against.
func lowerAll(in []string) []string {
out := make([]string, len(in))
for i, s := range in {
out[i] = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(s))
}
return out
}