/caddy-mute

Suppress a Caddy hint class for a bounded window. State lives in memory/CADDY_MUTES.json. daemons/caddy.sh reads it on every UserPromptSubmit and skips matching class hints when active.

Classes

• memory — [CADDY:memory] MEMDB, DIGEST hints
• context — [CADDY:context] CTX, CAPSULE hints
• body — [CADDY:body] BODY-CHECK hint
• routing — [CADDY:routing] ROUTE, /orient, STYLE, DICT hints
• all — nuclear; mutes every class

Usage

/caddy-mute --class memory               # 4h default
/caddy-mute --class memory --hours 1     # 1h
/caddy-mute --class memory --forever     # explicit permanent (rare)
/caddy-mute --class all                  # nuclear
/caddy-mute --class memory --reason "design session, hint fatigue"

If no --hours and no --forever: default 4 hours.

Implementation

Compute muted_until and Edit memory/CADDY_MUTES.json:

{
  "memory": {
    "muted_until": "2026-05-03T18:00:00Z",
    "reason": "design session, hint fatigue",
    "default_duration_hours": 4
  }
}

For --forever: set muted_until to 9999-12-31T23:59:59Z. Surface to the operator when setting forever ("muted memory class indefinitely — confirm?") so it doesn't drift into permanent silence by accident.

For --class all: write a single all block; caddy.sh class_muted checks all in addition to the requested class.

Inverse

To unmute early, Edit memory/CADDY_MUTES.json and remove the class entry, or set muted_until to the past. There's no /caddy-unmute skill yet — the entry self-expires at muted_until, which is the point.

When NOT to mute

• Standing rules (CTX heavy-bash, STYLE comms voice) exist because they prevent recurring drift. Muting them more than 4h means the rule isn't actually a standing rule and should be downgraded or deleted.
• Don't mute all for >24h. If you need all muted longer than that, the hint surface itself is broken and Caddy needs editing, not silencing.

Doctrine link

Spec: [[concepts/Somatic v0.4.1 Wiring]] §6. Class taxonomy and 4h default were Codex+aigent-OS joint design decisions in the 2026-05-02 session.