Implements direct API retrieval of session-critical documents, reducing startup
friction and ensuring real-time access to current repository state.
New Files:
- fetch-session-docs.sh: Automated startup script (executable)
* Fetches 5 critical documents via Gitea API
* Base64 decoding with error handling
* Colored output with success/failure reporting
* Saves to /home/claude/session-startup-docs/
* Graceful fallback to manual paste if API fails
- docs/core/GITEA-API-INTEGRATION.md: Complete documentation
* API authentication pattern (token header)
* Endpoint usage and response format
* Freshness verification (SHA comparison)
* Error handling (5 failure modes)
* Rate limiting analysis (no concerns)
* Integration with Codex and sparse checkout
* Troubleshooting guide
* Manual API call examples
Updated:
- SESSION-HANDOFF-PROTOCOL.md: Added reference to new automation
Key Features:
- Real-time document retrieval (no hourly sync delay)
- Token: e0e330cba1749b01ab505093a160e4423ebbbe36
- Tested: 5/5 files successfully retrieved
- Complements Firefrost Codex (different use cases)
- Resilient: Falls back to manual paste on failure
Architecture Pattern:
Designed through Michael + Chronicler #48 + Microsoft Copilot collaboration.
Copilot provided clean engineering-grade API pattern for deterministic file
retrieval vs heavyweight platform approach.
Use Case:
- Codex (Dify): Semantic search across 359 docs
- API fetch: Direct retrieval of known startup files
Status: Production-ready, tested successfully March 30, 2026
Created by: Chronicler #48
Credit: Microsoft Copilot (architecture), Gemini (Codex integration context)
