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The infrastructure CPU health metric currently scores 4.7 out of 10, indicating that CPU usage has been breaching the 50% threshold more often than the 1% allowance target. This initiative investigates which processes drove CPU to or above 50% during recent high-CPU sample windows, identifies the recurring root cause, implements a remediation, and confirms the metric recovers on the next infra scoreboard snapshot.

⚖️Decisions

• Remediation scope is limited to processes identified as recurring offenders in the high-CPU sample windows — no speculative optimisation beyond the confirmed cause. (orion)
• If the root cause turns out to require architectural change rather than a targeted fix, a follow-on initiative will be filed rather than expanding scope here. (orion)
• Verification uses the existing infra scoreboard snapshot cycle as the acceptance gate — no new monitoring tooling will be built in this initiative. (orion)
• [status-router] planned -> dispatched | event=dispatch | dispatcher queued (ds-s1)
• [status-router] dispatched -> planned | event=dispatch_retract | No longer in the top-3 dispatch window (CAROL-INI-1972). (spb-01)
• [status-router] planned -> dispatched | event=dispatch | Backfilled into the 3-deep dispatch queue (CAROL-INI-1972); queued for operator push, not auto-executed. (spb-01)
• Gap J (CAROL-INI-771): stuck-dispatched with queue.status='cancelled'; flipped to blocked so Escalation card surfaces it. Reason: (elrond.handover_watchdog)
• Gap J (CAROL-INI-771): stuck-dispatched with queue.status='cancelled'; flipped to blocked so Escalation card surfaces it. Reason: (elrond.handover_watchdog)
• [status-router] dispatched -> planned | event=dispatch_retract | No longer in the top-3 dispatch window (CAROL-INI-1972). (spb-01)
• [status-router] planned -> dispatched | event=dispatch | Backfilled into the 3-deep dispatch queue (CAROL-INI-1972); queued for operator push, not auto-executed. (spb-01)
• [status-router] dispatched -> planned | event=dispatch_retract | No longer in the top-3 dispatch window (CAROL-INI-1972). (spb-01)
• [status-router] planned -> dispatched | event=dispatch | Backfilled into the 3-deep dispatch queue (CAROL-INI-1972); queued for operator push, not auto-executed. (spb-01)
• [status-router] dispatched -> blocked | event=stuck_10min_no_activity | Elrond safety net: initiative has had no activity for 10+ minutes. Blocking under the parallel safety mechanism. (el-watchdog)
• Elrond blocked initiative under the CAROL-INI-2162 dead-Albus protocol. Albus was supposed to wake for step 0 (cause=albus_no_show) but did not respond. Cause: albus_no_show. Reason: Elrond safety net: initiative stranded 10+ min. Albus wake failed or produced no useful result. (el-s1)
• [rsi-group] cause=stuck_10min_no_activity members=[999900328, 999900432, 999900502, 999900511, 999900522, 999900546, 999900516, 999900542, 999900572, 999900575, 999900593, 999900607, 999900608, 999900625, 999900628, 999900630, 999900636, 999900644, 999900649, 999900651, 999900652, 999900661, 999900665, 999900582, 999900584, 999900606, 999900620, 999900631, 999900635, 999900641, 999900646, 999900648, 999900650, 999900653, 999900663, 999900669, 999900670, 999900674, 999900709, 999900579, 999900587, 999900589, 999900617, 999900619, 999900638, 999900642, 999900604] (leverage-first pick: largest same-cause group, 47 members) (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [status-router] blocked -> diagnosis | event=diagnosis_start | RSI loop: leverage pick cause=stuck_10min_no_activity group_size=47 (blocked since 2026-07-02 23:02:39); Albus diagnosis INI 999900744 (el-rsi-loop-01)
• Orion remediation in progress: INI-999900744 bypass opened — CAROL-INI-696: an Orion-driven bypass has been opened to remediate this parent. The canonical Orion remediated: marker will be posted on close — see cookbook 156 / 155. (shared.bypass.bypass_start)
• Albus RSI diagnosis (root cause): [procedural, confidence high] The Albus executor failed to wake for initiative 999900328, as evidenced by the 'albus_no_show' decision at 2026-07-02 23:03:06 and the subsequent 'stuck_10min_no_activity' block. The execution history is empty, confirming no work was ever started. The RSI loop log (rsi_loop.log) shows no successful wake call for this initiative, and the initiatives DB (initiatives table) shows status 'blocked' with no associated plan or execution record. (albus)
• Albus RSI recommendations: - Re-trigger the initiative with an explicit wake instruction to Albus at step 0, ensuring the executor model is invoked immediately. - Verify Albus model health and queue depth in /home/caroladmin/dev/data/registry.db (agents table) before dispatch. - Add a transient watchdog in the next attempt to alert if no executor activity is detected within 5 minutes of dispatch. || Next attempt succeeds because: The block is purely procedural (executor no-show), not a genuine work failure. The initiative has clear success criteria, a validated plan, and no underlying technical blockers. Once Albus awakens and executes the analysis, the root cause process can be identified and remediated within normal bounds. (albus)
• Orion remediated: INI-999900744 bypass closed — CAROL-INI-696 close-marker: the Orion bypass INI-999900744 filed against this parent reached terminal state (closed). This row's literal prefix Orion remediated: is the canonical signal the cookbook-155 dispatcher gate looks for. (shared.bypass.bypass_end)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900432 retrigger refused: {'ok': False, 'reason': 'create_returned_no_id: {\'error\': \'INI2205_BAD_CRITERIA: All success criteria appear process-only (LLM confirmed). Each must describe a measurable user-visible outcome. FAIL\', \'criteria\': [\'Grep sweep report documents a (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900502 retrigger refused: {'ok': False, 'reason': 'create_returned_no_id: {\'error\': \'INI2205_BAD_CRITERIA: All success criteria appear process-only (LLM confirmed). Each must describe a measurable user-visible outcome. FAIL\', \'criteria\': ["The original initiative carrie (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-done] 999900511 -> retriggered as 999900746 (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900522 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900546 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-done] 999900516 -> retriggered as 999900748 (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900542 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900572 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900575 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900593 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-done] 999900607 -> retriggered as 999900749 (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900608 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900625 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900628 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900630 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-done] 999900636 -> retriggered as 999900750 (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900644 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900649 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900651 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900652 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900661 retrigger refused: {'ok': False, 'reason': 'create_returned_no_id: {\'error\': \'INI2205_BAD_CRITERIA: All success criteria appear process-only (LLM confirmed). Each must describe a measurable user-visible outcome. FAIL\', \'criteria\': [\'Glover code is uploaded to gl (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-done] 999900665 -> retriggered as 999900751 (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900582 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900584 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900606 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-done] 999900620 -> retriggered as 999900752 (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-done] 999900631 -> retriggered as 999900753 (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900635 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900641 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900646 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-done] 999900648 -> retriggered as 999900755 (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900650 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900653 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900663 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900669 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-done] 999900670 -> retriggered as 999900757 (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900674 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900709 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900579 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900587 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900589 retrigger refused: {'ok': False, 'reason': 'create_returned_no_id: {\'error\': \'INI2205_BAD_CRITERIA: All success criteria appear process-only (LLM confirmed). Each must describe a measurable user-visible outcome. FAIL\', \'criteria\': [\'_enforce_concurrency_cap re-q (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-done] 999900617 -> retriggered as 999900758 (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900619 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900638 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-failed] 999900642 error: BrokenPipeError(32, 'Broken pipe') (elrond.rsi_loop)
• [rsi-group-member-done] 999900604 -> retriggered as 999900759 (elrond.rsi_loop)
• Orion remediated: Albus RSI diagnosis: [procedural, confidence high] The Albus executor failed to wake for initiative 999900328, as evidenced by the 'albus_no_show' decision at 2026-07-02 23:03:06 and the subsequent 'stuck_10min_no_activity' block. The execution history is empty, confirming no work was ever started. The RSI loop log (rsi_loop.log) shows no successful wake call for this initiative, and the initiatives DB (initiatives table) shows status 'blocked' with no associated plan or execution record. (orion)
• [status-router] diagnosis -> closed | event=operator_put | PUT /api/initiatives (operator)
• Closed: superseded by follow-on INI 999900760 (CAROL-INI-2095-01: Reduce sustained infrastructure CPU usage below 50% threshold) (elrond.initiative_author)

✅Success criteria

• The root-cause process or processes responsible for CPU breaching 50% during recent sample windows are named and documented. (must_have)
• A code, configuration, or operational change addressing the identified root cause is live in the environment. (must_have)
• The infra scoreboard CPU metric score on the next scheduled snapshot is higher than 4.7, reflecting fewer high-CPU sample windows. (must_have)
• CPU usage remains below 50% in at least 99% of sample windows across the verification window following the fix. (must_have)
• A brief post-fix note is added to the cookbook or runbook describing the root cause and the fix, so the pattern is not repeated. (nice_to_have)