This note is the source-grounded description of how the live VoidBot stack is shaped right now. It is not a prose replacement for the code, and it is not a second canonical map. Its job is to explain the major organs and their data flow in plain language with concrete path anchors.
1.`apps/bot/src/discord-bot.ts` receives a slash command or mention-driven request and delegates prompt/command work into `apps/bot/src/discord-bot-handlers.ts`.
5.`packages/core/src/interaction-memory-analysis.ts` turns direct prompts or ambient mentions into normalized remembered events; `packages/core/src/interaction-memory-profile.ts` distills remembered events into a reusable social read.
6.`packages/core/src/context-builder.ts` assembles request context, including recent interaction profile and any retrieval hints.
7. Provider selection goes through `packages/providers/src/index.ts`.
- queues an owner job for the worker / `owner_codex` path.
## Flow 2: Owner Job Execution
1.`apps/worker/src/index.ts` polls approved jobs from durable state.
2. The worker claims a job and dispatches it to the configured provider.
3.`packages/providers/src/owner-codex-provider.ts` runs `codex exec` in the bounded lane, exposes the VoidBot MCP server, records traces, and enforces source grounding for repo/lore/project questions.
Runtime and parsing live in `packages/providers/src/owner-codex-runtime.ts`; prompt and artifact rendering live in `packages/providers/src/owner-codex-render.ts`.
4. If the answer fits the Discord-safe lane, the worker posts it back.
5. If the task needs deeper work, the worker writes a handoff bundle under `.voidbot/artifacts/<job-id>/` and posts the handoff response.
## Flow 3: Retrieval And Indexing
1.`packages/rag/src/message-archive.ts` and `packages/rag/src/source-document-archive.ts` keep the raw corpora.
2.`packages/rag/src/retrieval-service.ts` translates history/source queries into vector lookups plus metadata filters.
3.`packages/rag/src/qdrant-vector-store.ts` executes the live vector lookups against separate history and source collections.
4.`scripts/index-source-repos.ts` and `scripts/git-post-push-index.mjs` drive detached source/lore reindex work.
5.`apps/worker/src/mcp-server.ts` exposes retrieval to Codex and other sessions through `search_history`, `get_message_context`, `search_sources`, `get_source_context`, and `list_indexed_repos`.
## Flow 4: Ops And Recovery
-`scripts/start-voidbot-stack.ps1`
- stack bootstrap, health checks, fresh build, stale-process cleanup, bot/worker restart, runtime status emission.
-`scripts/check-voidbot-operations.ps1`
- watchdog for process liveness, Qdrant, Postgres, Ollama, Discord auth, backup freshness, and offsite sync freshness.
-`scripts/backup-voidbot-state.ps1`
- local backup of Postgres, Qdrant snapshots, and RAG archives.
-`scripts/restore-voidbot-state.ps1`
- local restore path.
-`scripts/sync-voidbot-backup-offsite.ps1`
- verified offsite backup sync to the Qwen box.
-`scripts/voidbot-operations-dashboard-lib.ps1`
- dashboard rendering for the local ops surface.
## Storage Boundaries
- Postgres:
- jobs
- audit events
- interaction-memory events
- provider run records
- usage rate-limit state
- Qdrant:
- Discord history vectors
- source/lore vectors
-`.voidbot/`:
- archived raw corpora
- job artifacts and traces
- logs and status files
- backups and snapshots
The important scar is that these stores are split on purpose. Do not casually weld them back into one convenient blob and act surprised when it becomes a moon.