From 77ae48b82ad219cd48db983f65afb2609ee3dff9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Meta Vens <rwvens@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:29:59 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Gate Void turns behind their owning organ

---
 packages/config/src/index.ts        |  3 +++
 scripts/run-repo-face-heartbeats.ts | 14 +++++++-------
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/config/src/index.ts b/packages/config/src/index.ts
index d38e2e3..cecee54 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/index.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ const envSchema = z.object({
   BIFROST_CULTMESH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT_MS: z.coerce.number().int().positive().default(30000),
   BIFROST_CULTMESH_COMMAND_PUMP_ENABLED: booleanFromEnv.default(true),
   REPO_FACE_HEARTBEATS_ENABLED: booleanFromEnv.default(false),
+  VOIDBOT_MODERATION_HEARTBEAT_ENABLED: booleanFromEnv.default(false),
   REPO_FACE_HEARTBEAT_STATE_PATH: z.string().min(1).default(".voidbot/status/repo-face-heartbeats.json"),
   REPO_FACE_HEARTBEAT_TASK_NAME: z.string().min(1).default("VoidBot Repo Face Heartbeats"),
   REPO_FACE_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL_MINUTES: z.coerce.number().int().min(1).default(5),
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ export interface AppConfig {
     timeoutMs: number;
     pumpEnabled: boolean;
   };
+  voidModerationHeartbeatEnabled: boolean;
   repoFaceHeartbeats: {
     enabled: boolean;
     statePath: string;
@@ -535,6 +537,7 @@ export function loadConfig(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): AppConfig {
       timeoutMs: parsed.BIFROST_CULTMESH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT_MS,
       pumpEnabled: parsed.BIFROST_CULTMESH_COMMAND_PUMP_ENABLED,
     },
+    voidModerationHeartbeatEnabled: parsed.VOIDBOT_MODERATION_HEARTBEAT_ENABLED,
     repoFaceHeartbeats: {
       enabled: parsed.REPO_FACE_HEARTBEATS_ENABLED,
       statePath: resolve(parsed.REPO_FACE_HEARTBEAT_STATE_PATH),
diff --git a/scripts/run-repo-face-heartbeats.ts b/scripts/run-repo-face-heartbeats.ts
index 3ed584e..2d6aee5 100644
--- a/scripts/run-repo-face-heartbeats.ts
+++ b/scripts/run-repo-face-heartbeats.ts
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   const completedThisTick = new Set<string>();
   state.participants = reconcileParticipants(
     state.participants,
-    buildParticipantSpecs(registry.identities),
+    buildParticipantSpecs(registry.identities, config.voidModerationHeartbeatEnabled),
     config.repoFaceHeartbeats.defaultChannelId,
     config.repoFaceHeartbeats.speedOverrides,
     config.repoFaceHeartbeats.heatOverrides,
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   });
   await applySemanticResponsePressure({
     state,
-    specs: buildParticipantSpecs(registry.identities),
+    specs: buildParticipantSpecs(registry.identities, config.voidModerationHeartbeatEnabled),
     messages: idleCooling.observedHumanMessages,
     restStates,
     completedThisTick,
@@ -478,17 +478,17 @@ interface ParticipantSpec {
   identity?: RepoDiscordIdentity;
 }
 
-function buildParticipantSpecs(identities: RepoDiscordIdentity[]): ParticipantSpec[] {
+function buildParticipantSpecs(identities: RepoDiscordIdentity[], includeVoid: boolean): ParticipantSpec[] {
   return [
-    {
+    ...(includeVoid ? [{
       id: "void",
-      participantKind: "system_agent",
-      turnKind: "void_moderation",
+      participantKind: "system_agent" as const,
+      turnKind: "void_moderation" as const,
       repoName: "VoidBot",
       displayName: "Void",
       allowedChannelIds: [],
       channelSpeedMultiplier: 1,
-    },
+    }] : []),
     ...identities.map((identity) => ({
       id: identity.id,
       participantKind: identity.identityKind === "native_persona"