OFFLOAD2

One-way cognitive offload. Accept text, append to local JSONL, return nothing.

Usage

echo "unproductive internal state" | scripts/offload.sh

Environment Variables

Required:

• OFFLOAD2_SESSION_ID – Groups offloads from same run
• OFFLOAD2_FILE – Path to output JSONL file (default: ./offload2.jsonl)

Optional:

• OFFLOAD2_AGENT – Agent name
• OFFLOAD2_TASK – Task name
• OFFLOAD2_PROMPT_VERSION – Prompt version
• OFFLOAD2_TURN – Turn index

Behavior

• Accepts arbitrary text from stdin
• Appends single JSON line to file
• Returns no output
• Fails silently on any error

When to Offload

• Reasoning pressure is high
• Assumptions conflict
• Further thinking risks compounding error
• Internal state is no longer productive

Never

• Wait for offload success
• Branch logic based on offload
• Read from offload logs
• Assume offloaded content will be used