chore(conductor): Archive track 'gui_performance_20260223'

api_hook_client.py

@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ class ApiHookClient:
     def get_session(self):
         return self._make_request('GET', '/api/session')
 
+    def get_performance(self):
+        """Retrieves UI performance metrics."""
+        return self._make_request('GET', '/api/performance')
+
     def post_session(self, session_entries):
         return self._make_request('POST', '/api/session', data={'session': {'entries': session_entries}})
 

api_hooks.py

@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ class HookHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             self.wfile.write(
                 json.dumps({'session': {'entries': app.disc_entries}}).
                 encode('utf-8'))
+        elif self.path == '/api/performance':
+            self.send_response(200)
+            self.send_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+            self.end_headers()
+            metrics = {}
+            if hasattr(app, 'perf_monitor'):
+                metrics = app.perf_monitor.get_metrics()
+            self.wfile.write(json.dumps({'performance': metrics}).encode('utf-8'))
         else:
             self.send_response(404)
             self.end_headers()

conductor/archive/gui_performance_20260223/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Track gui_performance_20260223 Context
+
+- [Specification](./spec.md)
+- [Implementation Plan](./plan.md)
+- [Metadata](./metadata.json)

conductor/archive/gui_performance_20260223/metadata.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "track_id": "gui_performance_20260223",
+  "type": "bug",
+  "status": "new",
+  "created_at": "2026-02-23T15:10:00Z",
+  "updated_at": "2026-02-23T15:10:00Z",
+  "description": "investigate and fix heavy frametime performance issues with the gui"
+}

conductor/archive/gui_performance_20260223/plan.md

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Implementation Plan: GUI Performance Fix
+
+## Phase 1: Instrumented Profiling and Regression Analysis
+- [x] Task: Baseline Profiling Run
+    - [x] Sub-task: Launch app with `--enable-test-hooks` and capture `get_ui_performance` snapshot on idle startup.
+    - [x] Sub-task: Identify which component (Dialogs, History, GUI_Tasks, Blinking, Comms, Telemetry) exceeds 1ms.
+- [x] Task: Regression Analysis (Commit `8aa70e2` to HEAD)
+    - [x] Sub-task: Review `git diff` for `gui.py` and `ai_client.py` across the suspected range.
+    - [x] Sub-task: Identify any code added to the `while dpg.is_dearpygui_running()` loop that lacks throttling.
+- [x] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 1: Instrumented Profiling and Regression Analysis' (Protocol in workflow.md)
+
+## Phase 2: Bottleneck Remediation
+- [x] Task: Implement Performance Fixes
+    - [x] Sub-task: Write Tests (Performance regression test - verify no new heavy loops introduced)
+    - [x] Sub-task: Implement Feature (Refactor/Throttle identified bottlenecks)
+- [x] Task: Verify Idle FPS Stability
+    - [x] Sub-task: Write Tests (Verify frametimes are < 16.6ms via API hooks)
+    - [x] Sub-task: Implement Feature (Final tuning of update frequencies)
+- [x] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 2: Bottleneck Remediation' (Protocol in workflow.md)
+
+## Phase 3: Final Validation
+- [x] Task: Stress Test Verification
+    - [x] Sub-task: Write Tests (Simulate high volume of comms entries and verify FPS remains stable)
+    - [x] Sub-task: Implement Feature (Ensure optimizations scale with history size)
+- [x] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 3: Final Validation' (Protocol in workflow.md)
+
+## Phase: Review Fixes
+- [x] Task: Apply review suggestions 4628813

conductor/archive/gui_performance_20260223/spec.md

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Specification: GUI Performance Investigation and Fix
+
+## Overview
+This track focuses on identifying and resolving severe frametime performance issues in the Manual Slop GUI. Current observations indicate massive frametime bloat even on idle startup, with performance significantly regressing (target 60 FPS / <16.6ms) since commit `8aa70e287fbf93e669276f9757965d5a56e89b10`.
+
+## Functional Requirements
+- **Deep Profiling:**
+    - Use the high-resolution component timing (implemented in previous tracks) to pinpoint the exact main loop component causing bloat.
+    - Verify if the issue is in DPG rendering, theme binding, telemetry gathering, or thread synchronization.
+- **Regression Analysis:**
+    - Examine changes since commit `8aa70e287fbf93e669276f9757965d5a56e89b10` to identify potentially expensive operations introduced to the main loop.
+- **Optimization:**
+    - Refactor or throttle any identified bottlenecks.
+    - Ensure that UI initialization or data aggregation does not block the main thread unnecessarily.
+
+## Non-Functional Requirements
+- **Target Performance:** Consistent 60 FPS (<16.6ms per frame) during idle operation.
+- **Stability:** Zero frames exceeding 33ms (spike threshold) during normal idle use.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+- [ ] Manual Slop GUI launches and maintains a stable <16.6ms frametime on idle.
+- [ ] Performance Diagnostics panel confirms the absence of >16.6ms spikes on idle.
+- [ ] The root cause of the regression is identified and verified through empirical testing.
+
+## Out of Scope
+- Optimizing AI response times (latency of the provider API).
+- GPU-side optimizations (shaders/VRAM management).

conductor/tracks.md

@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ This file tracks all major tracks for the project. Each track has its own detail
 - [x] **Track: Review vendor api usage in regards to conservative context handling**
   *Link: [./tracks/api_metrics_20260223/](./tracks/api_metrics_20260223/)*
 
+
+

gui.py

@@ -518,8 +518,9 @@ class App:
         ai_client.tool_log_callback = self._on_tool_log
         mcp_client.perf_monitor_callback = self.perf_monitor.get_metrics
         self.perf_monitor.alert_callback = self._on_performance_alert
-        self._last_bleed_update_time = 0
         self._last_diag_update_time = 0
+        self._last_perf_update_time = 0
+        self._last_bleed_update_time = 0
         self._last_script_alpha = -1
         self._last_resp_alpha = -1
         self._recalculate_session_usage()
@@ -837,7 +838,7 @@ class App:
                 dpg.set_value("token_budget_label", f"{current:,} / {limit:,}")
 
         # Update Gemini-specific cache stats (throttled with diagnostics)
-        if now - self._last_diag_update_time > 0.1:
+        if now - self._last_diag_update_time > 10.0:
             self._last_diag_update_time = now
             
             if dpg.does_item_exist("gemini_cache_label"):
@@ -856,7 +857,9 @@ class App:
                 else:
                     dpg.configure_item("gemini_cache_label", show=False)
 
-            # Update Diagnostics panel
+        # Update Diagnostics panel (throttled for smoothness)
+        if now - self._last_perf_update_time > 0.5:
+            self._last_perf_update_time = now
             if dpg.is_item_shown("win_diagnostics"):
                 metrics = self.perf_monitor.get_metrics()
                 

manual_slop.toml

@@ -165,18 +165,62 @@ history = [
 
 [discussion.discussions."test for gemini conductor"]
 git_commit = "ccdba69214aea169a4e707da7b425ae0c6139fca"
-last_updated = "2026-02-23T15:08:48"
+last_updated = "2026-02-23T15:30:43"
 history = [
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+    "User:\nadded a file to yoru exposed files read it.",
-    "@2026-02-23T11:08:43\nAI:\nI have read the `MainContext.md` file. It contains extensive documentation about the \"Manual Slop\" project.\n\nWas `MainContext.md` the file you were referring to? If not, please specify the file's name or path.",
+    "User:\nI have read the `MainContext.md` file. It contains extensive documentation about the \"Manual Slop\" project.\n\nWas `MainContext.md` the file you were referring to? If not, please specify the file's name or path.",
-    "@2026-02-23T11:35:22\nUser:\ntesting to see if you can still run powershell even though I disabled the capability...",
+    "User:\ntesting to see if you can still run powershell even though I disabled the capability...",
-    "@2026-02-23T11:35:24\nAI:\nI cannot directly run PowerShell scripts. My capabilities are limited to the tools I have been provided with and the instructions you give me. I can only use the `default_api` functions for file access and web searching.",
+    "User:\nI cannot directly run PowerShell scripts. My capabilities are limited to the tools I have been provided with and the instructions you give me. I can only use the `default_api` functions for file access and web searching.",
-    "@2026-02-23T14:58:56\nSystem:\n[PERFORMANCE ALERT] Frame time high: 906.5ms. Please consider optimizing recent changes or reducing load.",
+    "User:\n[PERFORMANCE ALERT] Frame time high: 906.5ms. Please consider optimizing recent changes or reducing load.",
-    "@2026-02-23T14:59:26\nSystem:\n[PERFORMANCE ALERT] Frame time high: 194.0ms; Input lag high: 156.2ms. Please consider optimizing recent changes or reducing load.",
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 [agent.tools]

project.toml

@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ active = "main"
 
 [discussion.discussions.main]
 git_commit = ""
-last_updated = "2026-02-23T15:12:14"
+last_updated = "2026-02-23T15:34:25"
 history = []

reproduce_delay.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import time
+from ai_client import get_gemini_cache_stats
+
+def reproduce_delay():
+    print("Starting reproduction of Gemini cache list delay...")
+    
+    start_time = time.time()
+    try:
+        stats = get_gemini_cache_stats()
+        elapsed = (time.time() - start_time) * 1000.0
+        print(f"get_gemini_cache_stats() took {elapsed:.2f}ms")
+        print(f"Stats: {stats}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error calling get_gemini_cache_stats: {e}")
+        print("Note: This might fail if no valid credentials.toml exists or API key is invalid.")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    reproduce_delay()

tests/test_gui_performance_requirements.py

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import pytest
+import time
+from api_hook_client import ApiHookClient
+
+def test_idle_performance_requirements():
+    """
+    Requirement: GUI must maintain < 16.6ms frametime on idle.
+    This test will fail if the performance is regressed.
+    """
+    client = ApiHookClient(base_url="http://127.0.0.1:8999")
+    
+    try:
+        # Get multiple samples to be sure
+        samples = []
+        for _ in range(5):
+            perf_data = client.get_performance()
+            samples.append(perf_data)
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+        
+        # Parse the JSON metrics
+        for sample in samples:
+            performance = sample.get('performance', {})
+            frame_time = performance.get('last_frame_time_ms', 0.0)
+            
+            # If frame_time is 0.0, it might mean the app just started and hasn't finished a frame yet
+            # or it's not actually running the main loop.
+            assert frame_time < 16.6, f"Frame time {frame_time}ms exceeds 16.6ms threshold"
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        pytest.fail(f"Failed to verify performance requirements: {e}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    client = ApiHookClient(base_url="http://127.0.0.1:8999")
+    try:
+        perf = client.get_performance()
+        print(f"Current performance: {perf}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"App not running or error: {e}")

tests/test_gui_stress_performance.py

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import pytest
+import time
+from api_hook_client import ApiHookClient
+
+def test_comms_volume_stress_performance():
+    """
+    Stress test: Inject many comms entries and verify performance doesn't degrade.
+    """
+    client = ApiHookClient(base_url="http://127.0.0.1:8999")
+    
+    try:
+        # 1. Capture baseline
+        baseline = client.get_performance()['performance']
+        baseline_ft = baseline.get('last_frame_time_ms', 0.0)
+        
+        # 2. Inject 50 "dummy" comms entries via the session hook
+        # Note: In a real app we might need a specific 'inject_comms' hook if we wanted 
+        # to test the _flush_pending_comms logic specifically, but updating session 
+        # often triggers similar UI updates or usage recalculations.
+        # Actually, let's use post_session to add a bunch of history entries.
+        
+        large_session = []
+        for i in range(50):
+            large_session.append({"role": "user", "content": f"Stress test entry {i} " * 10})
+        
+        client.post_session(large_session)
+        
+        # Give it a moment to process UI updates if any
+        time.sleep(1.0)
+        
+        # 3. Capture stress performance
+        stress = client.get_performance()['performance']
+        stress_ft = stress.get('last_frame_time_ms', 0.0)
+        
+        print(f"Baseline FT: {baseline_ft:.2f}ms, Stress FT: {stress_ft:.2f}ms")
+        
+        # Requirement: Still under 16.6ms even with 50 new entries
+        assert stress_ft < 16.6, f"Stress frame time {stress_ft:.2f}ms exceeds 16.6ms threshold"
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        pytest.fail(f"Stress test failed: {e}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    client = ApiHookClient(base_url="http://127.0.0.1:8999")
+    try:
+        perf = client.get_performance()
+        print(f"Current performance: {perf}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"App not running or error: {e}")

tests/test_hooks.py

@@ -31,27 +31,31 @@ def test_hooks_enabled_via_env():
 def test_ipc_server_starts_and_responds():
     app_mock = gui.App()
     app_mock.test_hooks_enabled = True
-    server = api_hooks.HookServer(app_mock, port=8999)
+    server = api_hooks.HookServer(app_mock, port=0)
     server.start()
     
     # Wait for server to start
     time.sleep(0.5)
+    
+    actual_port = server.server.server_address[1]
+    base_url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{actual_port}"
+    
     try:
-        req = urllib.request.Request("http://127.0.0.1:8999/status")
+        req = urllib.request.Request(f"{base_url}/status")
         with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as response:
             assert response.status == 200
             data = json.loads(response.read().decode())
             assert data.get("status") == "ok"
             
         # Test project GET
-        req = urllib.request.Request("http://127.0.0.1:8999/api/project")
+        req = urllib.request.Request(f"{base_url}/api/project")
         with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as response:
             assert response.status == 200
             data = json.loads(response.read().decode())
             assert "project" in data
             
         # Test session GET
-        req = urllib.request.Request("http://127.0.0.1:8999/api/session")
+        req = urllib.request.Request(f"{base_url}/api/session")
         with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as response:
             assert response.status == 200
             data = json.loads(response.read().decode())
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ def test_ipc_server_starts_and_responds():
         # Test project POST
         project_data = {"project": {"foo": "bar"}}
         req = urllib.request.Request(
-            "http://127.0.0.1:8999/api/project",
+            f"{base_url}/api/project",
             method="POST",
             data=json.dumps(project_data).encode("utf-8"),
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ def test_ipc_server_starts_and_responds():
         # Test session POST
         session_data = {"session": {"entries": [{"role": "User", "content": "hi"}]}}
         req = urllib.request.Request(
-            "http://127.0.0.1:8999/api/session",
+            f"{base_url}/api/session",
             method="POST",
             data=json.dumps(session_data).encode("utf-8"),
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ def test_ipc_server_starts_and_responds():
         # Test GUI queue hook
         gui_data = {"action": "set_value", "item": "test_item", "value": "test_value"}
         req = urllib.request.Request(
-            "http://127.0.0.1:8999/api/gui",
+            f"{base_url}/api/gui",
             method="POST",
             data=json.dumps(gui_data).encode("utf-8"),
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'})