let the overseer oversee time itself. also prompt adjustment

server/src/services/overseerControlService/contextBuilder.js

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 const { evaluateTools } = require('./tools');
 
+function formatTimeContext(timestamp, now) {
+  const at = Number(timestamp);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(at) || at <= 0) return 'time=unknown';
+  return `at=${new Date(at).toISOString()} age_seconds=${Math.max(0, Math.floor((now - at) / 1000))}`;
+}
+
 function normalizeNeatoIssue(value) {
   const raw = String(value || '').trim();
   if (!raw) return 'none';
@@ -7,8 +13,12 @@ function normalizeNeatoIssue(value) {
   return raw;
 }
 
-function toStateUpdate({ mode, homeAssistantState, neatoState, liftState, roster, triggerReason }) {
+function toStateUpdate({ mode, homeAssistantState, neatoState, liftState, roster, triggerReason, now = Date.now(), previousRunAt }) {
   const lines = [];
+  const timezone = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone;
+  lines.push(`current_time: ${new Date(now).toISOString()}`);
+  lines.push(`local_time: ${new Date(now).toLocaleString('en-US', { timeZone: timezone, hour12: false })} timezone=${timezone}`);
+  lines.push(`previous_run: ${formatTimeContext(previousRunAt, now)}`);
   lines.push(`trigger: ${triggerReason || 'heartbeat'}`);
   lines.push(`mode: ${mode || 'unknown'}`);
   lines.push(`home_assistant_connected: ${homeAssistantState?.connected ? 'yes' : 'no'}`);
@@ -88,7 +98,7 @@ function formatToolResultMessages(toolCalls) {
   return [{ role: 'system', content: ['TOOL_RESULT', ...lines].join('\n') }];
 }
 
-function buildConversation({ recentMessages, name }) {
+function buildConversation({ recentMessages, name, now = Date.now() }) {
   const messages = [];
   (recentMessages || []).forEach((entry) => {
     const text = String(entry?.text || '').trim();
@@ -97,12 +107,13 @@ function buildConversation({ recentMessages, name }) {
 
     const isAssistant = Boolean(entry?.bot);
     const nickname = String(entry?.nickname || (isAssistant ? name || 'Overseer' : 'user')).trim();
+    const timing = `[${formatTimeContext(entry?.ts, now)}]`;
     if (isAssistant) {
-      if (text) messages.push({ role: 'assistant', content: text });
-      messages.push(...toolResultMessages);
+      if (text) messages.push({ role: 'assistant', content: `${timing} ${text}` });
+      messages.push(...toolResultMessages.map((message) => ({ ...message, content: `${message.content}\nmessage_time: ${timing}` })));
       return;
     }
-    if (text) messages.push({ role: 'user', content: `${nickname}: ${text}` });
+    if (text) messages.push({ role: 'user', content: `${timing} ${nickname}: ${text}` });
   });
   return messages;
 }
@@ -143,6 +154,7 @@ function buildModelMessages({
 }
 
 module.exports = {
+  formatTimeContext,
   toStateUpdate,
   buildToolState,
   buildConversation,

server/src/services/overseerControlService/index.js

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const {
   normalizeMs,
 } = require('./constants');
 const { isAdminRole, buildAdminState, buildFailureInfo } = require('./runtimeHelpers');
-const { toStateUpdate, buildToolState, buildConversation, buildModelMessages } = require('./contextBuilder');
+const { toStateUpdate, buildToolState, buildConversation, buildModelMessages, formatTimeContext } = require('./contextBuilder');
 const { buildOllamaTools, executeToolAction } = require('./tools');
 const { loadMemory, saveMemory, createDefaultMemory, summarizeMemory } = require('./memoryStore');
 
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ const runtime = {
   runHistory: [],
   liveToolCalls: [],
   pendingDirectAddressRun: false,
+  lastDecisionAt: null,
   memoryStore: loadMemory(),
   contextResetAt: Date.now(),
 };
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@ function buildToolCallFeedEntries(requestedActions = [], actionResults = []) {
   });
 }
 
-function buildRecentEventsSummary() {
+function buildRecentEventsSummary(now) {
   const events = (runtime.liveToolCalls || [])
     .filter((entry) => entry && (entry.phase === 'ok' || entry.phase === 'error' || entry.phase === 'blocked'))
     .slice(-3)
@@ -373,13 +374,17 @@ function buildRecentEventsSummary() {
       const tool = String(entry.tool || 'unknown');
       const phase = String(entry.phase || 'unknown');
       const err = entry.error ? ` error=${String(entry.error).slice(0, 60)}` : '';
-      return `- tool=${tool} phase=${phase}${err}`;
+      return `- ${formatTimeContext(entry.at, now)} tool=${tool} phase=${phase}${err}`;
     });
   if (!events.length) return '- none';
   return events.join('\n');
 }
 
 async function runDecision(triggerReason) {
+  // Use one reference time so all ages in this model request agree.
+  const now = Date.now();
+  const previousRunAt = runtime.lastDecisionAt;
+  runtime.lastDecisionAt = now;
   const runId = runtime.tickCount;
   updateStatus({ phase: 'context_build', currentRunId: runId, lastTriggerReason: triggerReason, lastError: null, lastErrorDetails: null });
 
@@ -389,7 +394,7 @@ async function runDecision(triggerReason) {
   const liftState = getLiftState();
   const roster = buildRosterSummary();
 
-  const stateUpdate = toStateUpdate({ mode, homeAssistantState, neatoState, liftState, roster, triggerReason });
+  const stateUpdate = toStateUpdate({ mode, homeAssistantState, neatoState, liftState, roster, triggerReason, now, previousRunAt });
   const toolState = buildToolState({ mode, homeAssistantState, neatoState, liftState });
 
   const recentConversation = getRecentMessages(MAX_CHAT_CONTEXT + MAX_BOT_CONTEXT + 20, { includeSystem: true })
@@ -399,14 +404,14 @@ async function runDecision(triggerReason) {
       return isPublicChatTargetId(entry.roverId);
     })
     .slice(-(MAX_CHAT_CONTEXT + MAX_BOT_CONTEXT));
-  const conversationMessages = buildConversation({ recentMessages: recentConversation, name });
+  const conversationMessages = buildConversation({ recentMessages: recentConversation, name, now });
 
   const systemPrompt = await readPrompt();
   const modelMessages = buildModelMessages({
     systemPrompt,
     stateUpdate,
     memorySummary: summarizeMemory(runtime.memoryStore),
-    recentEvents: buildRecentEventsSummary(),
+    recentEvents: buildRecentEventsSummary(now),
     conversationMessages,
     availableTools: toolState.available,
     blockedTools: toolState.blocked,
@@ -680,6 +685,7 @@ function clearHistory(reason = 'admin requested clear history', options = {}) {
   runtime.contextResetAt = Date.now();
   runtime.runHistory = [];
   runtime.liveToolCalls = [];
+  runtime.lastDecisionAt = null;
   runtime.generationCount = 0;
   runtime.generationTotalMs = 0;
   if (resetPersistentMemory) {