Implement conversation browser and safe deletion (#138)

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/control_plane.rs

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ impl PageRequest {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Page<T> {
     pub items: Vec<T>,
     pub next_cursor: Option<u64>,
@@ -220,6 +220,66 @@ pub struct SessionMetadataView {
     pub bytes: usize,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum ConversationStatusView {
+    Active,
+    Expired,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct ConversationFilterView {
+    pub avatar: Option<String>,
+    pub channel: Option<ConversationChannelView>,
+    pub status: Option<ConversationStatusView>,
+    pub active_from_unix_millis: Option<u64>,
+    pub active_to_unix_millis: Option<u64>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ConversationMetadataView {
+    pub session_id: String,
+    pub avatar_id: String,
+    pub channel: ConversationChannelView,
+    pub status: ConversationStatusView,
+    pub created_unix_millis: u64,
+    pub last_active_unix_millis: u64,
+    pub turns: usize,
+    pub bytes: usize,
+    pub compacted: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ConversationEntryView {
+    pub sequence: u64,
+    pub unix_millis: u64,
+    pub role: String,
+    pub record_kind: String,
+    pub trust: String,
+    pub text: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct TranscriptEntryView {
+    pub entry_id: String,
+    pub parent_id: Option<String>,
+    pub kind: String,
+    pub active: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ConversationDetailView {
+    pub conversation: ConversationMetadataView,
+    pub entries: Page<ConversationEntryView>,
+    pub mentra_agent_id: Option<String>,
+    pub profile_generation: Option<u64>,
+    pub active_transcript_entries: usize,
+    pub archived_transcript_entries: usize,
+    pub transcript_entries: Vec<TranscriptEntryView>,
+    pub transcript_busy: bool,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ScheduledJobView {
     pub job_id: String,
@@ -331,6 +391,8 @@ pub enum ControlPayload {
     Metrics(MetricsSnapshot),
     Runtime(RuntimeView),
     Sessions(Page<SessionMetadataView>),
+    Conversations(Page<ConversationMetadataView>),
+    ConversationDetail(ConversationDetailView),
     ScheduledJobs(Page<ScheduledJobView>),
     PendingApprovals(Page<PendingApprovalView>),
     AuditEvents(Page<AuditEventView>),
@@ -361,6 +423,17 @@ pub enum ControlRequest {
     ListSessions {
         page: PageRequest,
     },
+    ListConversations {
+        page: PageRequest,
+        filter: ConversationFilterView,
+    },
+    GetConversation {
+        session_id: String,
+        page: PageRequest,
+    },
+    DeleteConversation {
+        session_id: String,
+    },
     ListScheduledJobs {
         page: PageRequest,
     },
@@ -449,6 +522,8 @@ impl ControlRequest {
                 | Self::Metrics
                 | Self::Runtime
                 | Self::ListSessions { .. }
+                | Self::ListConversations { .. }
+                | Self::GetConversation { .. }
                 | Self::ListScheduledJobs { .. }
                 | Self::ListPendingApprovals { .. }
                 | Self::ListAuditEvents { .. }
@@ -470,6 +545,21 @@ impl ControlRequest {
             | Self::ListAuditEvents { page }
             | Self::ListObservabilityEvents { page }
             | Self::ListMemoryAgents { page } => page.valid(),
+            Self::ListConversations { page, filter } => {
+                page.valid()
+                    && filter
+                        .avatar
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .is_none_or(|value| valid_identifier(value))
+                    && filter
+                        .active_from_unix_millis
+                        .zip(filter.active_to_unix_millis)
+                        .is_none_or(|(from, to)| from <= to)
+            }
+            Self::GetConversation { session_id, page } => {
+                valid_identifier(session_id) && page.valid()
+            }
+            Self::DeleteConversation { session_id } => valid_identifier(session_id),
             Self::BrowseMemories {
                 mentra_agent_id,
                 cursor,
@@ -1888,6 +1978,11 @@ fn memory_filter_valid(filter: &MemoryFilterView) -> bool {
 fn payload_valid(payload: &ControlPayload, maximum_frame_bytes: usize) -> bool {
     let page_is_bounded = match payload {
         ControlPayload::Sessions(page) => page.items.len() <= usize::from(MAX_PAGE_SIZE),
+        ControlPayload::Conversations(page) => page.items.len() <= usize::from(MAX_PAGE_SIZE),
+        ControlPayload::ConversationDetail(detail) => {
+            detail.entries.items.len() <= usize::from(MAX_PAGE_SIZE)
+                && detail.transcript_entries.len() <= usize::from(MAX_PAGE_SIZE)
+        }
         ControlPayload::ScheduledJobs(page) => page.items.len() <= usize::from(MAX_PAGE_SIZE),
         ControlPayload::PendingApprovals(page) => page.items.len() <= usize::from(MAX_PAGE_SIZE),
         ControlPayload::AuditEvents(page) => page.items.len() <= usize::from(MAX_PAGE_SIZE),
@@ -1928,6 +2023,9 @@ fn request_name(request: &ControlRequest) -> &'static str {
         ControlRequest::Metrics => "metrics",
         ControlRequest::Runtime => "runtime",
         ControlRequest::ListSessions { .. } => "list_sessions",
+        ControlRequest::ListConversations { .. } => "list_conversations",
+        ControlRequest::GetConversation { .. } => "get_conversation",
+        ControlRequest::DeleteConversation { .. } => "delete_conversation",
         ControlRequest::ListScheduledJobs { .. } => "list_scheduled_jobs",
         ControlRequest::ListPendingApprovals { .. } => "list_pending_approvals",
         ControlRequest::ListAuditEvents { .. } => "list_audit_events",

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/control_runtime.rs

@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ use crate::behavior::{BehaviorIngress, BehaviorMode};
 use crate::control_plane::{
     AuditEventView, CONTROL_PROTOCOL_VERSION, ControlContext, ControlError, ControlErrorCode,
     ControlFuture, ControlPayload, ControlRequest, ControlTarget, ConversationChannelView,
-    HealthView, MemoryAgentView, MemoryCursorView, MemoryDetailView, MemoryFilterView,
-    MemoryHealthView, MemoryKindView, MemoryPageView, MemoryRecordView, MemorySortView, Page,
-    PageRequest, PendingApprovalView, RuntimeView, ScheduledJobView, SessionMetadataView,
+    ConversationDetailView, ConversationEntryView, ConversationFilterView,
+    ConversationMetadataView, ConversationStatusView, HealthView, MemoryAgentView,
+    MemoryCursorView, MemoryDetailView, MemoryFilterView, MemoryHealthView, MemoryKindView,
+    MemoryPageView, MemoryRecordView, MemorySortView, Page, PageRequest, PendingApprovalView,
+    RuntimeView, ScheduledJobView, SessionMetadataView, TranscriptEntryView,
 };
 use crate::conversation::{ConversationChannel, ConversationKey, ConversationStore};
 use crate::observability::{
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ pub struct AgentControlTarget {
     build: Mutex<Option<Arc<dyn crate::build::BuildControl>>>,
     vision: Mutex<Option<Arc<dyn crate::vision::VisionControl>>>,
     memory: Mutex<Option<Arc<crate::memory_admin::MentraMemoryAdmin>>>,
+    conversation_admin: Mutex<Option<Arc<crate::interaction::PolicyLlmResponder>>>,
     behavior: BehaviorIngress,
     commands: mpsc::Sender<RuntimeControlCommand>,
     command_capacity: usize,
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ impl AgentControlTarget {
                 build: Mutex::new(None),
                 vision: Mutex::new(None),
                 memory: Mutex::new(None),
+                conversation_admin: Mutex::new(None),
                 behavior,
                 commands,
                 command_capacity,
@@ -165,6 +169,13 @@ impl AgentControlTarget {
         *lock(&self.memory) = Some(memory);
     }
 
+    pub fn attach_conversation_control(
+        &self,
+        responder: Arc<crate::interaction::PolicyLlmResponder>,
+    ) {
+        *lock(&self.conversation_admin) = Some(responder);
+    }
+
     pub fn update_session(&self, session: SessionStatus) {
         let mut state = lock(&self.state);
         state.session = session;
@@ -198,6 +209,113 @@ impl AgentControlTarget {
         lock(&self.state).service_state = "stopping";
     }
 
+    fn get_conversation(
+        &self,
+        context: &ControlContext,
+        session_id: &str,
+        page: &PageRequest,
+    ) -> Result<ControlPayload, ControlError> {
+        require_operator(context)?;
+        let detail = self
+            .conversations
+            .operator_detail(session_id)
+            .ok_or_else(|| {
+                control_error(ControlErrorCode::NotFound, "conversation not found", false)
+            })?;
+        let offset = usize::try_from(page.cursor.unwrap_or(0)).unwrap_or(usize::MAX);
+        let entries = page_values(
+            page,
+            detail
+                .entries
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|entry| ConversationEntryView {
+                    sequence: entry.sequence,
+                    unix_millis: entry.unix_millis,
+                    role: entry.role.to_owned(),
+                    record_kind: entry.kind.to_owned(),
+                    trust: match entry.trust {
+                        crate::conversation::MemoryTrust::Untrusted => "untrusted",
+                        crate::conversation::MemoryTrust::TrustedOutput => "trusted_output",
+                    }
+                    .to_owned(),
+                    text: entry.text,
+                })
+                .collect(),
+        );
+        let conversation_admin = { lock(&self.conversation_admin).clone() };
+        let transcript = if let Some(admin) = conversation_admin {
+            match admin.conversation_transcript(session_id, offset, usize::from(page.limit)) {
+                Ok(value) => Some(value),
+                Err(error) if error == "conversation transcript not found" => None,
+                Err(error) => return Err(memory_error(error)),
+            }
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+        let transcript_busy = transcript.as_ref().is_some_and(|value| value.busy);
+        Ok(ControlPayload::ConversationDetail(ConversationDetailView {
+            conversation: conversation_metadata_view(&detail.metadata, detail.status, true),
+            entries,
+            mentra_agent_id: transcript
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(|value| value.mentra_agent_id.clone()),
+            profile_generation: transcript.as_ref().map(|value| value.profile_generation),
+            active_transcript_entries: transcript.as_ref().map_or(0, |value| value.active_entries),
+            archived_transcript_entries: transcript
+                .as_ref()
+                .map_or(0, |value| value.archived_entries),
+            transcript_entries: transcript.map_or_else(Vec::new, |value| {
+                value
+                    .entries
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(|entry| TranscriptEntryView {
+                        entry_id: entry.entry_id,
+                        parent_id: entry.parent_id,
+                        kind: entry.kind.to_owned(),
+                        active: entry.active,
+                    })
+                    .collect()
+            }),
+            transcript_busy,
+        }))
+    }
+
+    async fn delete_conversation(
+        &self,
+        context: &ControlContext,
+        session_id: &str,
+    ) -> Result<ControlPayload, ControlError> {
+        require_operator(context)?;
+        if self.conversations.operator_detail(session_id).is_none() {
+            return Err(control_error(
+                ControlErrorCode::NotFound,
+                "conversation not found",
+                false,
+            ));
+        }
+        let conversation_admin = { lock(&self.conversation_admin).clone() };
+        if let Some(admin) = conversation_admin {
+            admin
+                .clear_conversation_transcript(session_id)
+                .await
+                .map_err(memory_error)?;
+        }
+        if !self.conversations.delete_session(session_id).map_err(|_| {
+            control_error(
+                ControlErrorCode::Internal,
+                "conversation deletion could not be persisted",
+                true,
+            )
+        })? {
+            return Err(control_error(
+                ControlErrorCode::NotFound,
+                "conversation not found",
+                false,
+            ));
+        }
+        Ok(ControlPayload::Completed)
+    }
+
     fn enqueue(
         &self,
         operation: &'static str,
@@ -315,6 +433,26 @@ impl AgentControlTarget {
                     .collect();
                 Ok(ControlPayload::Sessions(page_values(&page, values)))
             }
+            ControlRequest::ListConversations { page, filter } => {
+                let operator = context.role == crate::control_plane::ControlRole::Operator;
+                let values = self
+                    .conversations
+                    .list_operator_metadata()
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .filter(|value| conversation_matches(value, &filter))
+                    .map(|value| {
+                        conversation_metadata_view(&value.metadata, value.status, operator)
+                    })
+                    .collect();
+                Ok(ControlPayload::Conversations(page_values(&page, values)))
+            }
+            ControlRequest::GetConversation { .. } | ControlRequest::DeleteConversation { .. } => {
+                Err(control_error(
+                    ControlErrorCode::Internal,
+                    "async conversation request reached synchronous runtime",
+                    false,
+                ))
+            }
             ControlRequest::ListScheduledJobs { page } => {
                 let values = lock(&self.jobs)
                     .iter()
@@ -694,7 +832,15 @@ impl ControlTarget for AgentControlTarget {
             let operation = runtime_request_name(&request);
             let correlation = request_correlation(&request);
             let domain_event = runtime_domain_event(&request).ok().flatten();
-            let result = self.execute_now(&context, request);
+            let result = match request {
+                ControlRequest::GetConversation { session_id, page } => {
+                    self.get_conversation(&context, &session_id, &page)
+                }
+                ControlRequest::DeleteConversation { session_id } => {
+                    self.delete_conversation(&context, &session_id).await
+                }
+                request => self.execute_now(&context, request),
+            };
             if let Some(observability) = lock(&self.observability).as_ref() {
                 let (severity, result_code) = match &result {
                     Ok(_) => (EventSeverity::Info, "accepted"),
@@ -836,6 +982,8 @@ fn request_correlation(request: &ControlRequest) -> CorrelationIds {
             Some(format!("approval-{approval_id}"))
         }
         ControlRequest::ForgetMemory { record_id, .. } => Some(record_id.clone()),
+        ControlRequest::GetConversation { session_id, .. }
+        | ControlRequest::DeleteConversation { session_id } => Some(session_id.clone()),
         _ => None,
     };
     CorrelationIds {
@@ -850,6 +998,9 @@ const fn runtime_request_name(request: &ControlRequest) -> &'static str {
         ControlRequest::Metrics => "metrics",
         ControlRequest::Runtime => "runtime",
         ControlRequest::ListSessions { .. } => "list_sessions",
+        ControlRequest::ListConversations { .. } => "list_conversations",
+        ControlRequest::GetConversation { .. } => "get_conversation",
+        ControlRequest::DeleteConversation { .. } => "delete_conversation",
         ControlRequest::ListScheduledJobs { .. } => "list_scheduled_jobs",
         ControlRequest::ListPendingApprovals { .. } => "list_pending_approvals",
         ControlRequest::ListAuditEvents { .. } => "list_audit_events",
@@ -910,6 +1061,67 @@ fn page_values<T>(request: &PageRequest, values: Vec<T>) -> Page<T> {
     }
 }
 
+fn conversation_matches(
+    value: &crate::conversation::OperatorConversationMetadata,
+    filter: &ConversationFilterView,
+) -> bool {
+    let metadata = &value.metadata;
+    filter.status.is_none_or(|status| {
+        status
+            == match value.status {
+                crate::conversation::ConversationStatus::Active => ConversationStatusView::Active,
+                crate::conversation::ConversationStatus::Expired => ConversationStatusView::Expired,
+            }
+    }) && filter
+        .avatar
+        .as_ref()
+        .is_none_or(|avatar| metadata.avatar_id.to_string().eq_ignore_ascii_case(avatar))
+        && filter.channel.as_ref().is_none_or(|channel| match channel {
+            ConversationChannelView::PublicChat => {
+                metadata.channel == ConversationChannel::PublicChat
+            }
+            ConversationChannelView::DirectIm => metadata.channel == ConversationChannel::DirectIm,
+        })
+        && filter
+            .active_from_unix_millis
+            .is_none_or(|from| metadata.last_active_unix_millis >= from)
+        && filter
+            .active_to_unix_millis
+            .is_none_or(|to| metadata.last_active_unix_millis <= to)
+}
+
+fn conversation_metadata_view(
+    metadata: &crate::conversation::ConversationMetadata,
+    status: crate::conversation::ConversationStatus,
+    operator: bool,
+) -> ConversationMetadataView {
+    ConversationMetadataView {
+        session_id: if operator {
+            metadata.session_id.as_str().to_owned()
+        } else {
+            pseudonymous_identifier(metadata.session_id.as_str())
+        },
+        avatar_id: if operator {
+            metadata.avatar_id.to_string()
+        } else {
+            pseudonymous_identifier(&metadata.avatar_id.to_string())
+        },
+        channel: match metadata.channel {
+            ConversationChannel::PublicChat => ConversationChannelView::PublicChat,
+            ConversationChannel::DirectIm => ConversationChannelView::DirectIm,
+        },
+        status: match status {
+            crate::conversation::ConversationStatus::Active => ConversationStatusView::Active,
+            crate::conversation::ConversationStatus::Expired => ConversationStatusView::Expired,
+        },
+        created_unix_millis: metadata.created_unix_millis,
+        last_active_unix_millis: metadata.last_active_unix_millis,
+        turns: metadata.turns,
+        bytes: metadata.bytes,
+        compacted: metadata.compacted,
+    }
+}
+
 const fn behavior_name(mode: BehaviorMode) -> &'static str {
     match mode {
         BehaviorMode::Offline => "offline",

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/control_runtime_tests.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 use crate::behavior::{BehaviorController, BehaviorError, EmbodimentFuture, EmbodimentSink};
 use crate::control_plane::{
     CONTROL_PROTOCOL_VERSION, ControlLimits, ControlPayload, ControlPlane, ControlRequest,
-    ControlRequestEnvelope, MemoryFilterView, MemorySortView, PageRequest,
+    ControlRequestEnvelope, ConversationFilterView, ConversationStatusView, MemoryFilterView,
+    MemorySortView, PageRequest,
 };
 use crate::control_runtime::{AgentControlTarget, RuntimeControlCommand};
-use crate::conversation::{ConversationLimits, ConversationStore};
+use crate::conversation::{
+    ConversationChannel, ConversationKey, ConversationLimits, ConversationStore,
+    MemoryRecord as ConversationRecord,
+};
 use crate::perception::WorldPosition;
 use crate::policy::{MemoryPolicyAudit, PolicyAuditSink, PolicyGateway, PolicyLimits};
 use crate::{
@@ -146,6 +150,38 @@ async fn production_target_projects_state_and_routes_real_mutations() {
     let conversations = Arc::new(
         ConversationStore::open(ConversationLimits::default(), None).expect("conversations"),
     );
+    let conversation_id = conversations
+        .append(
+            ConversationKey::new(
+                UUID::new_with_u_int64(55).expect("avatar"),
+                ConversationChannel::DirectIm,
+            )
+            .expect("key"),
+            ConversationRecord::avatar_message("bounded operator transcript"),
+        )
+        .expect("conversation")
+        .session_id;
+    conversations
+        .append(
+            ConversationKey::new(
+                UUID::new_with_u_int64(55).expect("avatar"),
+                ConversationChannel::DirectIm,
+            )
+            .expect("key"),
+            ConversationRecord::agent_visible_response("bounded response"),
+        )
+        .expect("second turn");
+    let other_conversation_id = conversations
+        .append(
+            ConversationKey::new(
+                UUID::new_with_u_int64(56).expect("avatar"),
+                ConversationChannel::PublicChat,
+            )
+            .expect("key"),
+            ConversationRecord::avatar_message("other avatar transcript"),
+        )
+        .expect("other conversation")
+        .session_id;
     let (target, mut commands) =
         AgentControlTarget::new(conversations, policy, audit, behavior.ingress(), 8)
             .expect("target");
@@ -226,6 +262,108 @@ async fn production_target_projects_state_and_routes_real_mutations() {
     assert!(vision.active_capture().is_none(), "pause cancels capture");
 
     let observer = plane.connect("observer-token").expect("observer");
+    let observer_conversations = observer
+        .request(envelope(
+            "observer-conversations",
+            ControlRequest::ListConversations {
+                page: PageRequest::default(),
+                filter: ConversationFilterView::default(),
+            },
+        ))
+        .await;
+    let Ok(ControlPayload::Conversations(observer_conversations)) = observer_conversations.result
+    else {
+        panic!("observer conversation metadata")
+    };
+    assert_eq!(observer_conversations.items.len(), 2);
+    assert_ne!(
+        observer_conversations.items[0].session_id,
+        conversation_id.as_str()
+    );
+    assert!(
+        observer
+            .request(envelope(
+                "observer-conversation-detail",
+                ControlRequest::GetConversation {
+                    session_id: conversation_id.as_str().into(),
+                    page: PageRequest::default(),
+                },
+            ))
+            .await
+            .result
+            .is_err()
+    );
+    assert!(
+        observer
+            .request(envelope(
+                "observer-conversation-delete",
+                ControlRequest::DeleteConversation {
+                    session_id: conversation_id.as_str().into(),
+                },
+            ))
+            .await
+            .result
+            .is_err()
+    );
+    let operator_conversations = operator
+        .request(envelope(
+            "operator-conversations",
+            ControlRequest::ListConversations {
+                page: PageRequest::default(),
+                filter: ConversationFilterView {
+                    status: Some(ConversationStatusView::Active),
+                    ..ConversationFilterView::default()
+                },
+            },
+        ))
+        .await;
+    assert!(matches!(
+        operator_conversations.result,
+        Ok(ControlPayload::Conversations(_))
+    ));
+    let detail = operator
+        .request(envelope(
+            "operator-conversation-detail",
+            ControlRequest::GetConversation {
+                session_id: conversation_id.as_str().into(),
+                page: PageRequest {
+                    cursor: None,
+                    limit: 1,
+                },
+            },
+        ))
+        .await;
+    let Ok(ControlPayload::ConversationDetail(detail)) = detail.result else {
+        panic!("operator conversation detail")
+    };
+    assert_eq!(detail.entries.items.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(detail.entries.next_cursor, Some(1));
+    assert_eq!(detail.entries.items[0].text, "bounded operator transcript");
+    assert!(
+        operator
+            .request(envelope(
+                "operator-conversation-delete",
+                ControlRequest::DeleteConversation {
+                    session_id: conversation_id.as_str().into()
+                },
+            ))
+            .await
+            .result
+            .is_ok()
+    );
+    assert!(
+        operator
+            .request(envelope(
+                "other-conversation-detail",
+                ControlRequest::GetConversation {
+                    session_id: other_conversation_id.as_str().into(),
+                    page: PageRequest::default(),
+                },
+            ))
+            .await
+            .result
+            .is_ok()
+    );
     let health = observer
         .request(envelope("memory-health", ControlRequest::MemoryHealth))
         .await;
@@ -327,9 +465,8 @@ async fn production_target_projects_state_and_routes_real_mutations() {
             .any(|event| event.family == "control_command")
     );
     assert!(events.items.iter().all(|event| {
-        !serde_json::to_string(event)
-            .expect("event JSON")
-            .contains("operator-token")
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(event).expect("event JSON");
+        !json.contains("operator-token") && !json.contains("bounded operator transcript")
     }));
     behavior.shutdown().await.expect("shutdown behavior");
 }

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/conversation.rs

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const MAX_PERSISTED_BYTES: usize = 64 * 1024 * 1024;
 const MAX_SUMMARY_BYTES: usize = 64 * 1024;
 const RETAINED_SNAPSHOTS: usize = 2;
 const MAX_MEMORY_EVENTS: usize = 8_192;
+const MAX_RETIRED_SESSIONS: usize = 4_096;
 
 /// A trust-separated conversation channel. Group and conference channels are
 /// deliberately unrepresentable until their authority semantics are defined.
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ pub enum ConversationError {
     IdentifierGeneration,
     PersistenceUnavailable,
     PersistenceTooLarge,
+    StaleSession,
     Boundary(crate::types::BoundaryError),
 }
 
@@ -284,6 +286,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for ConversationError {
             Self::PersistenceTooLarge => {
                 formatter.write_str("conversation snapshot exceeds its storage bound")
             }
+            Self::StaleSession => formatter.write_str("conversation session is no longer active"),
             Self::Boundary(error) => {
                 write!(formatter, "conversation boundary rejected data: {error}")
             }
@@ -316,6 +319,19 @@ pub struct ConversationMetadata {
     pub last_active_unix_millis: u64,
     pub turns: usize,
     pub bytes: usize,
+    pub compacted: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub enum ConversationStatus {
+    Active,
+    Expired,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct OperatorConversationMetadata {
+    pub metadata: ConversationMetadata,
+    pub status: ConversationStatus,
 }
 
 /// LLM-only projection for one exact UUID/channel key.
@@ -325,6 +341,23 @@ pub struct ConversationContext {
     entries: Vec<ContextEntry>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ConversationEntryProjection {
+    pub sequence: u64,
+    pub unix_millis: u64,
+    pub role: &'static str,
+    pub kind: &'static str,
+    pub trust: MemoryTrust,
+    pub text: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ConversationDetailProjection {
+    pub metadata: ConversationMetadata,
+    pub status: ConversationStatus,
+    pub entries: Vec<ConversationEntryProjection>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 struct ContextEntry {
     role: MessageRole,
@@ -420,12 +453,17 @@ impl StoredSession {
             last_active_unix_millis: self.last_active_unix_millis,
             turns: self.entries.len(),
             bytes: self.bytes,
+            compacted: self
+                .entries
+                .iter()
+                .any(|entry| entry.kind == RecordKind::FactualSummary),
         }
     }
 }
 
 struct StoreState {
     sessions: BTreeMap<ConversationKey, StoredSession>,
+    retired: VecDeque<ConversationMetadata>,
     total_bytes: usize,
     next_sequence: u64,
     snapshot_generation: u64,
@@ -481,6 +519,7 @@ impl ConversationStore {
         limits.validate()?;
         let mut state = StoreState {
             sessions: BTreeMap::new(),
+            retired: VecDeque::new(),
             total_bytes: 0,
             next_sequence: 1,
             snapshot_generation: 0,
@@ -502,6 +541,24 @@ impl ConversationStore {
         &self,
         key: ConversationKey,
         record: MemoryRecord,
+    ) -> Result<MemoryUpdate, ConversationError> {
+        self.append_checked(key, None, record)
+    }
+
+    pub fn append_if_session(
+        &self,
+        key: ConversationKey,
+        session_id: &str,
+        record: MemoryRecord,
+    ) -> Result<MemoryUpdate, ConversationError> {
+        self.append_checked(key, Some(session_id), record)
+    }
+
+    fn append_checked(
+        &self,
+        key: ConversationKey,
+        expected_session_id: Option<&str>,
+        record: MemoryRecord,
     ) -> Result<MemoryUpdate, ConversationError> {
         if key.avatar_id == UUID::zero() {
             return Err(ConversationError::InvalidAvatar);
@@ -528,6 +585,14 @@ impl ConversationStore {
         let mut state = self.lock_state();
         let event_start = state.events.len();
         expire_idle_locked(&mut state, monotonic_now, None);
+        if expected_session_id.is_some_and(|expected| {
+            state
+                .sessions
+                .get(&key)
+                .is_none_or(|session| session.id.as_str() != expected)
+        }) {
+            return Err(ConversationError::StaleSession);
+        }
         if !state.sessions.contains_key(&key) {
             while state.sessions.len() >= self.limits.max_active_sessions {
                 evict_oldest(&mut state, MemoryReason::SessionLimitEviction, None);
@@ -627,6 +692,140 @@ impl ConversationStore {
             .collect()
     }
 
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn list_operator_metadata(&self) -> Vec<OperatorConversationMetadata> {
+        let now = self.clock.monotonic_now();
+        let mut state = self.lock_state();
+        expire_idle_locked(&mut state, now, None);
+        let mut values = state
+            .sessions
+            .values()
+            .map(|session| OperatorConversationMetadata {
+                metadata: session.metadata(),
+                status: ConversationStatus::Active,
+            })
+            .chain(
+                state
+                    .retired
+                    .iter()
+                    .cloned()
+                    .map(|metadata| OperatorConversationMetadata {
+                        metadata,
+                        status: ConversationStatus::Expired,
+                    }),
+            )
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        values.sort_by(|left, right| {
+            right
+                .metadata
+                .last_active_unix_millis
+                .cmp(&left.metadata.last_active_unix_millis)
+                .then_with(|| {
+                    left.metadata
+                        .session_id
+                        .as_str()
+                        .cmp(right.metadata.session_id.as_str())
+                })
+        });
+        values
+    }
+
+    pub fn operator_detail(&self, session_id: &str) -> Option<ConversationDetailProjection> {
+        let now = self.clock.monotonic_now();
+        let mut state = self.lock_state();
+        expire_idle_locked(&mut state, now, None);
+        state
+            .sessions
+            .values()
+            .find(|session| session.id.as_str() == session_id)
+            .map(|session| ConversationDetailProjection {
+                metadata: session.metadata(),
+                status: ConversationStatus::Active,
+                entries: session
+                    .entries
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|entry| ConversationEntryProjection {
+                        sequence: entry.sequence,
+                        unix_millis: entry.unix_millis,
+                        role: match entry.role {
+                            MessageRole::Avatar => "avatar",
+                            MessageRole::Agent => "agent",
+                            MessageRole::Tool => "tool",
+                            MessageRole::System => "data",
+                        },
+                        kind: match entry.kind {
+                            RecordKind::Message => "message",
+                            RecordKind::ToolSummary => "tool_summary",
+                            RecordKind::ActionResult => "action_result",
+                            RecordKind::FactualSummary => "factual_summary",
+                        },
+                        trust: entry.trust,
+                        text: entry.text.as_str().to_owned(),
+                    })
+                    .collect(),
+            })
+            .or_else(|| {
+                state
+                    .retired
+                    .iter()
+                    .find(|metadata| metadata.session_id.as_str() == session_id)
+                    .cloned()
+                    .map(|metadata| ConversationDetailProjection {
+                        metadata,
+                        status: ConversationStatus::Expired,
+                        entries: Vec::new(),
+                    })
+            })
+    }
+
+    pub fn delete_session(&self, session_id: &str) -> Result<bool, ConversationError> {
+        let mut state = self.lock_state();
+        let Some(key) = state
+            .sessions
+            .iter()
+            .find_map(|(key, session)| (session.id.as_str() == session_id).then_some(*key))
+        else {
+            if let Some(index) = state
+                .retired
+                .iter()
+                .position(|metadata| metadata.session_id.as_str() == session_id)
+            {
+                let previous = state
+                    .retired
+                    .remove(index)
+                    .ok_or(ConversationError::PersistenceUnavailable)?;
+                if let Some(persistence) = &self.persistence
+                    && let Err(error) = write_snapshot(&self.limits, persistence, &mut state)
+                {
+                    state.retired.insert(index, previous);
+                    let _ = write_snapshot(&self.limits, persistence, &mut state);
+                    return Err(error);
+                }
+                return Ok(true);
+            }
+            return Ok(false);
+        };
+        let session = state
+            .sessions
+            .remove(&key)
+            .ok_or(ConversationError::PersistenceUnavailable)?;
+        state.total_bytes = state.total_bytes.saturating_sub(session.bytes);
+        push_event(
+            &mut state.events,
+            event_for(MemoryReason::OperatorDeleted, &session),
+        );
+        if let Some(persistence) = &self.persistence
+            && let Err(error) = write_snapshot(&self.limits, persistence, &mut state)
+        {
+            state.total_bytes = state.total_bytes.saturating_add(session.bytes);
+            state.sessions.insert(key, session);
+            state.events.pop_back();
+            let _ = write_snapshot(&self.limits, persistence, &mut state);
+            return Err(error);
+        }
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+
     pub fn delete(&self, key: ConversationKey) -> bool {
         self.remove_operator(key, MemoryReason::OperatorDeleted)
     }
@@ -661,6 +860,9 @@ impl ConversationStore {
             return false;
         };
         state.total_bytes = state.total_bytes.saturating_sub(session.bytes);
+        if reason == MemoryReason::OperatorExpired {
+            retain_expired(&mut state, session.metadata());
+        }
         push_event(&mut state.events, event_for(reason, &session));
         true
     }
@@ -801,6 +1003,7 @@ fn expire_idle_locked(state: &mut StoreState, now: Instant, only: Option<Convers
                 ConversationChannel::PublicChat => MemoryReason::PublicExpired,
                 ConversationChannel::DirectIm => MemoryReason::DirectImExpired,
             };
+            retain_expired(state, session.metadata());
             push_event(&mut state.events, event_for(reason, &session));
         }
     }
@@ -818,10 +1021,18 @@ fn evict_oldest(state: &mut StoreState, reason: MemoryReason, preserve: Option<C
         && let Some(session) = state.sessions.remove(&key)
     {
         state.total_bytes = state.total_bytes.saturating_sub(session.bytes);
+        retain_expired(state, session.metadata());
         push_event(&mut state.events, event_for(reason, &session));
     }
 }
 
+fn retain_expired(state: &mut StoreState, metadata: ConversationMetadata) {
+    if state.retired.len() == MAX_RETIRED_SESSIONS {
+        state.retired.pop_front();
+    }
+    state.retired.push_back(metadata);
+}
+
 fn event_for(reason: MemoryReason, session: &StoredSession) -> MemoryEvent {
     MemoryEvent {
         reason,
@@ -904,6 +1115,21 @@ struct Snapshot {
     generation: u64,
     next_sequence: u64,
     sessions: Vec<SnapshotSession>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    retired_sessions: Vec<SnapshotRetiredSession>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+struct SnapshotRetiredSession {
+    session_id: String,
+    avatar_id: String,
+    channel: ConversationChannel,
+    created_unix_millis: u64,
+    last_active_unix_millis: u64,
+    turns: usize,
+    bytes: usize,
+    compacted: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -1021,6 +1247,7 @@ fn restore_snapshot(
     let wall_now = unix_millis(clock.wall_now());
     let mut restored = StoreState {
         sessions: BTreeMap::new(),
+        retired: VecDeque::new(),
         total_bytes: 0,
         next_sequence: snapshot.next_sequence.max(1),
         snapshot_generation: snapshot.generation,
@@ -1029,6 +1256,31 @@ fn restore_snapshot(
     let mut restored_session_ids = BTreeSet::new();
     let mut restored_sequences = BTreeSet::new();
     let mut maximum_sequence = 0_u64;
+    if snapshot.retired_sessions.len() > MAX_RETIRED_SESSIONS {
+        return Err(ConversationError::PersistenceTooLarge);
+    }
+    for persisted in snapshot.retired_sessions {
+        let avatar_id = UUID::new_with_string(persisted.avatar_id)
+            .map_err(|_| ConversationError::InvalidAvatar)?;
+        let session_id = BoundedText::new("conversation.session_id", persisted.session_id)?;
+        if !restored_session_ids.insert(session_id.as_str().to_owned())
+            || persisted.created_unix_millis > persisted.last_active_unix_millis
+            || persisted.turns > MAX_CONVERSATION_MESSAGES
+            || persisted.bytes > MAX_SESSION_BYTES
+        {
+            return Err(ConversationError::PersistenceUnavailable);
+        }
+        restored.retired.push_back(ConversationMetadata {
+            session_id,
+            avatar_id,
+            channel: persisted.channel,
+            created_unix_millis: persisted.created_unix_millis.min(wall_now),
+            last_active_unix_millis: persisted.last_active_unix_millis.min(wall_now),
+            turns: persisted.turns,
+            bytes: persisted.bytes,
+            compacted: persisted.compacted,
+        });
+    }
     if snapshot.sessions.len() > MAX_ACTIVE_SESSIONS {
         return Err(ConversationError::PersistenceTooLarge);
     }
@@ -1037,15 +1289,38 @@ fn restore_snapshot(
             .map_err(|_| ConversationError::InvalidAvatar)?;
         let key = ConversationKey::new(avatar_id, persisted.channel)?;
         let session_id = BoundedText::new("conversation.session_id", persisted.session_id)?;
+        let persisted_bytes = persisted
+            .entries
+            .iter()
+            .try_fold(0_usize, |total, entry| total.checked_add(entry.text.len()))
+            .ok_or(ConversationError::PersistenceTooLarge)?;
         if restored.sessions.contains_key(&key)
             || !restored_session_ids.insert(session_id.as_str().to_owned())
             || persisted.created_unix_millis > persisted.last_active_unix_millis
+            || persisted.entries.len() > MAX_CONVERSATION_MESSAGES
+            || persisted_bytes > limits.max_session_bytes
         {
             return Err(ConversationError::PersistenceUnavailable);
         }
         let elapsed_millis = wall_now.saturating_sub(persisted.last_active_unix_millis);
         let elapsed = Duration::from_millis(elapsed_millis);
         if elapsed >= key.channel.inactivity_ttl() {
+            retain_expired(
+                &mut restored,
+                ConversationMetadata {
+                    session_id,
+                    avatar_id,
+                    channel: key.channel,
+                    created_unix_millis: persisted.created_unix_millis.min(wall_now),
+                    last_active_unix_millis: persisted.last_active_unix_millis.min(wall_now),
+                    turns: persisted.entries.len(),
+                    bytes: persisted_bytes,
+                    compacted: persisted
+                        .entries
+                        .iter()
+                        .any(|entry| entry.kind == RecordKind::FactualSummary),
+                },
+            );
             continue;
         }
         let last_active = monotonic_now.checked_sub(elapsed).unwrap_or(monotonic_now);
@@ -1059,9 +1334,6 @@ fn restore_snapshot(
             bytes: 0,
             tool_results: 0,
         };
-        if persisted.entries.len() > MAX_CONVERSATION_MESSAGES {
-            return Err(ConversationError::PersistenceTooLarge);
-        }
         let mut previous_sequence = 0_u64;
         for entry in persisted.entries {
             if entry.sequence == 0 || !restored_sequences.insert(entry.sequence) {
@@ -1183,6 +1455,20 @@ fn write_snapshot(
                     .collect(),
             })
             .collect(),
+        retired_sessions: state
+            .retired
+            .iter()
+            .map(|metadata| SnapshotRetiredSession {
+                session_id: metadata.session_id.as_str().to_owned(),
+                avatar_id: metadata.avatar_id.to_string(),
+                channel: metadata.channel,
+                created_unix_millis: metadata.created_unix_millis,
+                last_active_unix_millis: metadata.last_active_unix_millis,
+                turns: metadata.turns,
+                bytes: metadata.bytes,
+                compacted: metadata.compacted,
+            })
+            .collect(),
     };
     let bytes =
         serde_json::to_vec(&snapshot).map_err(|_| ConversationError::PersistenceUnavailable)?;

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/conversation_tests.rs

@@ -509,6 +509,79 @@ fn operator_metadata_delete_and_expire_never_require_content_access() {
     assert!(reasons.contains(&MemoryReason::OperatorExpired));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn expired_metadata_and_exact_delete_survive_restart_without_touching_other_sessions() {
+    let directory = temporary_directory();
+    let persistence = ConversationPersistence {
+        directory: directory.clone(),
+    };
+    let store = ConversationStore::open(limits(), Some(persistence.clone())).unwrap();
+    let expired = key(70, ConversationChannel::PublicChat);
+    let retained = key(71, ConversationChannel::DirectIm);
+    let expired_id = store
+        .append(expired, MemoryRecord::avatar_message("old"))
+        .unwrap()
+        .session_id;
+    let retained_id = store
+        .append(retained, MemoryRecord::avatar_message("keep"))
+        .unwrap()
+        .session_id;
+    assert!(store.expire(expired));
+    store.flush().unwrap();
+    drop(store);
+
+    let reopened = ConversationStore::open(limits(), Some(persistence)).unwrap();
+    let rows = reopened.list_operator_metadata();
+    assert!(
+        rows.iter().any(|row| row.metadata.session_id == expired_id
+            && row.status == ConversationStatus::Expired)
+    );
+    assert!(
+        rows.iter().any(|row| row.metadata.session_id == retained_id
+            && row.status == ConversationStatus::Active)
+    );
+    assert!(reopened.delete_session(expired_id.as_str()).unwrap());
+    assert!(reopened.context(retained).is_some());
+    drop(reopened);
+
+    let reopened = ConversationStore::open(
+        limits(),
+        Some(ConversationPersistence {
+            directory: directory.clone(),
+        }),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        !reopened
+            .list_operator_metadata()
+            .iter()
+            .any(|row| row.metadata.session_id == expired_id)
+    );
+    assert!(reopened.context(retained).is_some());
+    drop(reopened);
+    fs::remove_dir_all(directory).unwrap();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn stale_completion_cannot_recreate_a_deleted_session() {
+    let store = ConversationStore::open(limits(), None).unwrap();
+    let conversation = key(72, ConversationChannel::DirectIm);
+    let session_id = store
+        .append(conversation, MemoryRecord::avatar_message("request"))
+        .unwrap()
+        .session_id;
+    assert!(store.delete_session(session_id.as_str()).unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(
+        store.append_if_session(
+            conversation,
+            session_id.as_str(),
+            MemoryRecord::agent_visible_response("late")
+        ),
+        Err(ConversationError::StaleSession)
+    );
+    assert!(store.list_metadata().is_empty());
+}
+
 #[cfg(unix)]
 #[test]
 fn persistence_uses_restrictive_unix_permissions() {

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/interaction.rs

@@ -1228,8 +1228,9 @@ async fn process_batch(
             )
             .await;
             let outcome = if delivered == parts.len() {
-                let _ = conversation.append(
+                let _ = conversation.append_if_session(
                     conversation_key,
+                    update.session_id.as_str(),
                     MemoryRecord::agent_visible_response(safe.clone()),
                 );
                 DeliveryOutcome::Succeeded
@@ -1781,6 +1782,7 @@ pub struct PolicyLlmResponder {
     runtime: Arc<mentra::Runtime>,
     agents: Mutex<BTreeMap<String, MentraAgentHandle>>,
     memory_admin: Arc<crate::memory_admin::MentraMemoryAdmin>,
+    conversation_mappings: Arc<crate::memory_admin::MentraConversationMappings>,
     active_tools: Arc<Mutex<BTreeMap<String, ActiveMentraRequest>>>,
     gateway: Arc<crate::policy::PolicyGateway>,
     backend: Arc<dyn crate::backend::AuthorizedToolBackend>,
@@ -1789,6 +1791,24 @@ pub struct PolicyLlmResponder {
     storage_path: std::path::PathBuf,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct MentraTranscriptEntry {
+    pub entry_id: String,
+    pub parent_id: Option<String>,
+    pub kind: &'static str,
+    pub active: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct MentraTranscriptMetadata {
+    pub mentra_agent_id: String,
+    pub profile_generation: u64,
+    pub active_entries: usize,
+    pub archived_entries: usize,
+    pub entries: Vec<MentraTranscriptEntry>,
+    pub busy: bool,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 struct MentraAgentHandle {
     id: String,
@@ -1800,6 +1820,7 @@ struct ActiveMentraRequest {
     executor: Arc<crate::policy::PolicyToolExecutor>,
     cancellation: CancellationToken,
     mentra_cancellation: mentra::runtime::CancellationToken,
+    session_id: String,
 }
 
 struct AutonomousApprovalReviewer {
@@ -2009,6 +2030,12 @@ impl PolicyLlmResponder {
             )
             .map_err(InteractionError::Persistence)?,
         );
+        let conversation_mappings = Arc::new(
+            crate::memory_admin::MentraConversationMappings::new(
+                storage_path.join("conversation-agents.json"),
+            )
+            .map_err(InteractionError::Persistence)?,
+        );
         let mut builder = mentra::Runtime::builder()
             .with_runtime_identifier(MENTRA_RUNTIME_IDENTIFIER)
             .with_store(store)
@@ -2047,6 +2074,7 @@ impl PolicyLlmResponder {
             runtime: Arc::new(runtime),
             agents: Mutex::new(agents),
             memory_admin,
+            conversation_mappings,
             active_tools,
             gateway,
             backend,
@@ -2072,6 +2100,7 @@ impl PolicyLlmResponder {
                     .register(&request.sender_id.to_string(), &key, &handle.id)
                     .map_err(|_| InteractionModelError::Failed)?;
             }
+            self.register_conversation(request, &key, &handle.id)?;
             return Ok(Arc::clone(&handle.agent));
         }
         let tools = self.gateway.tools_for(context, (self.now)());
@@ -2118,13 +2147,146 @@ impl PolicyLlmResponder {
                 .register(&request.sender_id.to_string(), &key, &id)
                 .map_err(|_| InteractionModelError::Failed)?;
         }
+        self.register_conversation(request, &key, &id)?;
         Ok(agent)
     }
 
+    fn register_conversation(
+        &self,
+        request: &ResponseRequest,
+        logical_agent_id: &str,
+        mentra_agent_id: &str,
+    ) -> Result<(), InteractionModelError> {
+        let profile_generation = self
+            .conversation_mappings
+            .profile_generation(request.session_id.as_str(), logical_agent_id);
+        self.conversation_mappings
+            .register(crate::memory_admin::ConversationAgentMapping {
+                session_id: request.session_id.as_str().to_owned(),
+                avatar_id: request.sender_id.to_string(),
+                channel: match request.channel {
+                    InteractionChannel::PublicChat => "public_chat",
+                    InteractionChannel::DirectIm => "direct_im",
+                }
+                .to_owned(),
+                logical_agent_id: logical_agent_id.to_owned(),
+                mentra_agent_id: mentra_agent_id.to_owned(),
+                profile_generation,
+            })
+            .map_err(|_| InteractionModelError::Failed)
+    }
+
     #[must_use]
     pub fn memory_admin(&self) -> Arc<crate::memory_admin::MentraMemoryAdmin> {
         Arc::clone(&self.memory_admin)
     }
+
+    pub fn conversation_transcript(
+        &self,
+        session_id: &str,
+        offset: usize,
+        limit: usize,
+    ) -> Result<MentraTranscriptMetadata, String> {
+        let mapping = self
+            .conversation_mappings
+            .get(session_id)
+            .ok_or_else(|| "conversation transcript not found".to_owned())?;
+        let agent = {
+            let agents = self
+                .agents
+                .lock()
+                .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner);
+            agents
+                .values()
+                .find(|handle| handle.id == mapping.mentra_agent_id)
+                .map(|handle| Arc::clone(&handle.agent))
+                .ok_or_else(|| "conversation agent not active".to_owned())?
+        };
+        let Ok(agent) = agent.try_lock() else {
+            return Ok(MentraTranscriptMetadata {
+                mentra_agent_id: mapping.mentra_agent_id,
+                profile_generation: mapping.profile_generation,
+                active_entries: 0,
+                archived_entries: 0,
+                entries: Vec::new(),
+                busy: true,
+            });
+        };
+        let transcript = agent.transcript();
+        let active_entries = transcript.items().len();
+        let archived_entries = transcript.archived().len();
+        let entries = transcript
+            .items()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|item| (item, true))
+            .chain(transcript.archived().iter().map(|item| (item, false)))
+            .skip(offset)
+            .take(limit)
+            .map(|(item, active)| MentraTranscriptEntry {
+                entry_id: item.id.to_string(),
+                parent_id: item.parent_id.as_ref().map(ToString::to_string),
+                kind: transcript_kind_name(&item.kind),
+                active,
+            })
+            .collect();
+        Ok(MentraTranscriptMetadata {
+            mentra_agent_id: mapping.mentra_agent_id,
+            profile_generation: mapping.profile_generation,
+            active_entries,
+            archived_entries,
+            entries,
+            busy: false,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub async fn clear_conversation_transcript(&self, session_id: &str) -> Result<bool, String> {
+        let Some(mapping) = self.conversation_mappings.get(session_id) else {
+            return Ok(false);
+        };
+        if let Some(active) = self
+            .active_tools
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner)
+            .get(&mapping.mentra_agent_id)
+            .cloned()
+        {
+            if active.session_id != session_id {
+                return Err("conversation agent is serving a different session".to_owned());
+            }
+            active.mentra_cancellation.cancel();
+        }
+        let agent = {
+            let agents = self
+                .agents
+                .lock()
+                .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner);
+            agents
+                .values()
+                .find(|handle| handle.id == mapping.mentra_agent_id)
+                .map(|handle| Arc::clone(&handle.agent))
+                .ok_or_else(|| "conversation agent not active".to_owned())?
+        };
+        agent
+            .lock()
+            .await
+            .clear_transcript()
+            .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
+        self.conversation_mappings.remove(session_id)?;
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+}
+
+fn transcript_kind_name(kind: &mentra::TranscriptKind) -> &'static str {
+    match kind {
+        mentra::TranscriptKind::UserTurn => "user_turn",
+        mentra::TranscriptKind::AssistantTurn => "assistant_turn",
+        mentra::TranscriptKind::ToolExchange { .. } => "tool_exchange",
+        mentra::TranscriptKind::CanonicalContext => "canonical_context",
+        mentra::TranscriptKind::MemoryRecall => "memory_recall",
+        mentra::TranscriptKind::DelegationRequest { .. } => "delegation_request",
+        mentra::TranscriptKind::DelegationResult { .. } => "delegation_result",
+        mentra::TranscriptKind::CompactionSummary { .. } => "compaction_summary",
+    }
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn mentra_agent_name(request: &ResponseRequest) -> String {
@@ -2196,6 +2358,7 @@ impl InteractionResponder for PolicyLlmResponder {
                         executor,
                         cancellation: cancellation.clone(),
                         mentra_cancellation: mentra_cancellation.clone(),
+                        session_id: request.session_id.as_str().to_owned(),
                     },
                 );
             let cancellation_bridge = {

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/lib.rs

@@ -96,27 +96,31 @@ pub use control_plane::{
     AuditEventView, CONTROL_PROTOCOL_VERSION, ControlContext, ControlError, ControlErrorBody,
     ControlErrorCode, ControlEvent, ControlEventKind, ControlFuture, ControlLimits, ControlPayload,
     ControlPlane, ControlRequest, ControlRequestEnvelope, ControlResponseEnvelope, ControlRole,
-    ControlSubscription, ControlTarget, ConversationChannelView, HealthView,
-    InProcessControlClient, MemoryAgentView, MemoryCursorView, MemoryDetailView, MemoryFilterView,
-    MemoryHealthView, MemoryKindView, MemoryPageView, MemoryRecordView, MemorySortView, Page,
-    PageRequest, PendingApprovalView, RuntimeView, ScheduledJobView, SessionMetadataView,
-    TcpControlClient, TcpControlConfig, TcpControlServer,
+    ControlSubscription, ControlTarget, ConversationChannelView, ConversationDetailView,
+    ConversationEntryView, ConversationFilterView, ConversationMetadataView,
+    ConversationStatusView, HealthView, InProcessControlClient, MemoryAgentView, MemoryCursorView,
+    MemoryDetailView, MemoryFilterView, MemoryHealthView, MemoryKindView, MemoryPageView,
+    MemoryRecordView, MemorySortView, Page, PageRequest, PendingApprovalView, RuntimeView,
+    ScheduledJobView, SessionMetadataView, TcpControlClient, TcpControlConfig, TcpControlServer,
+    TranscriptEntryView,
 };
 pub use control_runtime::{AgentControlTarget, RuntimeControlCommand};
 pub use conversation::{
-    ConversationChannel, ConversationClock, ConversationContext, ConversationError,
-    ConversationKey, ConversationLimits, ConversationMetadata, ConversationPersistence,
-    ConversationStore, MemoryEvent, MemoryReason, MemoryRecord, MemoryTrust, MemoryUpdate,
-    SystemConversationClock,
+    ConversationChannel, ConversationClock, ConversationContext, ConversationDetailProjection,
+    ConversationEntryProjection, ConversationError, ConversationKey, ConversationLimits,
+    ConversationMetadata, ConversationPersistence, ConversationStatus, ConversationStore,
+    MemoryEvent, MemoryReason, MemoryRecord, MemoryTrust, MemoryUpdate,
+    OperatorConversationMetadata, SystemConversationClock,
 };
 pub use interaction::{
     DeliveryFuture, DeliveryOutcome, ImDialogKind, InboundInteraction, InboundSource,
     InferenceOutcome, InteractionChannel, InteractionCoordinator, InteractionDeliveryError,
     InteractionError, InteractionHandle, InteractionIngress, InteractionIntent,
     InteractionModelError, InteractionObservation, InteractionOrigin, InteractionPacingError,
-    InteractionResponder, InteractionSettings, InteractionSink, OutboundInteraction, PacerFuture,
-    PolicyLlmResponder, ResponderFuture, ResponsePacer, ResponseRequest, SuppressionReason,
-    VisibleResponse, split_utf8,
+    InteractionResponder, InteractionSettings, InteractionSink, MentraTranscriptEntry,
+    MentraTranscriptMetadata, OutboundInteraction, PacerFuture, PolicyLlmResponder,
+    ResponderFuture, ResponsePacer, ResponseRequest, SuppressionReason, VisibleResponse,
+    split_utf8,
 };
 pub use landmarks::{
     LANDMARK_CREATE_TOOL, LANDMARK_LIST_TOOL, LANDMARK_SCHEDULE_TOOL, LANDMARK_STATUS_TOOL,
@@ -133,7 +137,9 @@ pub use landmarks::{
 pub use llm::{
     CompletionMessage, ContentPart, ImageDetail, LlmClient, LlmError, ToolDefinition, ToolSchema,
 };
-pub use memory_admin::{MemoryAgentMapping, MentraMemoryAdmin};
+pub use memory_admin::{
+    ConversationAgentMapping, MemoryAgentMapping, MentraConversationMappings, MentraMemoryAdmin,
+};
 pub use observability::{
     AgentMetrics, CorrelationIds, DiagnosticDirection, EventDraft, EventFamily, EventOrigin,
     EventSeverity, EventSubscription, JournalConfig, LatencyMetrics, MetricsSnapshot,

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/main.rs

@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ async fn run_live(
     control_target.attach_build_control(live.build_control.clone());
     control_target.attach_vision_control(live.vision.clone());
     control_target.attach_memory_control(live.memory_admin.clone());
+    control_target.attach_conversation_control(live.conversation_admin.clone());
     control_target.update_session(handle.status());
     let erased_target: Arc<dyn ControlTarget> = control_target.clone();
     let (control_plane, integrated_client, control_server) = match config.mode {
@@ -734,6 +735,7 @@ struct LiveInteractions {
     audit: Arc<metacrate_grid_agent::MemoryPolicyAudit>,
     observability: Arc<metacrate_grid_agent::Observability>,
     memory_admin: Arc<metacrate_grid_agent::MentraMemoryAdmin>,
+    conversation_admin: Arc<metacrate_grid_agent::PolicyLlmResponder>,
     _appearance_recovery: libremetaverse_types::compat::Subscription,
     _landmark_intake: metacrate_grid_agent::LibremetaverseLandmarkIntake,
     landmark_roaming: metacrate_grid_agent::LandmarkRoamingHandle,
@@ -906,6 +908,7 @@ async fn start_live_interactions(
         config.storage_path.join("mentra"),
     )?);
     let memory_admin = responder.memory_admin();
+    let conversation_admin = responder.clone();
     let vision_limits = config.vision;
     let scene_source = Arc::new(LibremetaverseSceneSource::new(owner, vision_limits));
     scene_source.start_prefetch();
@@ -940,6 +943,7 @@ async fn start_live_interactions(
         audit,
         observability,
         memory_admin,
+        conversation_admin,
         _appearance_recovery: appearance_recovery,
         _landmark_intake: landmark_intake,
         landmark_roaming,

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/memory_admin.rs

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::{Mutex, MutexGuard};
 
 const MAX_MAPPINGS: usize = 4_096;
+const MAX_MAPPING_BYTES: u64 = 8 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct MemoryAgentMapping {
@@ -21,6 +22,100 @@ pub struct MemoryAgentMapping {
     pub mentra_agent_id: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ConversationAgentMapping {
+    pub session_id: String,
+    pub avatar_id: String,
+    pub channel: String,
+    pub logical_agent_id: String,
+    pub mentra_agent_id: String,
+    pub profile_generation: u64,
+}
+
+pub struct MentraConversationMappings {
+    path: PathBuf,
+    mappings: Mutex<BTreeMap<String, ConversationAgentMapping>>,
+}
+
+impl MentraConversationMappings {
+    pub fn new(path: PathBuf) -> Result<Self, String> {
+        let values: Vec<ConversationAgentMapping> = load_values(&path)?;
+        if values.len() > MAX_MAPPINGS {
+            return Err("excessive conversation-agent mappings".to_owned());
+        }
+        let mut mappings = BTreeMap::new();
+        for mapping in values {
+            if !valid_conversation_mapping(&mapping)
+                || mappings
+                    .insert(mapping.session_id.clone(), mapping)
+                    .is_some()
+            {
+                return Err("invalid or duplicate conversation-agent mapping".to_owned());
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(Self {
+            path,
+            mappings: Mutex::new(mappings),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn register(&self, mapping: ConversationAgentMapping) -> Result<(), String> {
+        if !valid_conversation_mapping(&mapping) {
+            return Err("invalid conversation-agent mapping".to_owned());
+        }
+        let mut mappings = lock(&self.mappings);
+        if !mappings.contains_key(&mapping.session_id) && mappings.len() >= MAX_MAPPINGS {
+            return Err("conversation-agent mapping limit reached".to_owned());
+        }
+        if mappings.get(&mapping.session_id) == Some(&mapping) {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        let key = mapping.session_id.clone();
+        let previous = mappings.insert(key.clone(), mapping);
+        if let Err(error) = persist_values(&self.path, mappings.values()) {
+            if let Some(previous) = previous {
+                mappings.insert(key, previous);
+            } else {
+                mappings.remove(&key);
+            }
+            return Err(error);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn get(&self, session_id: &str) -> Option<ConversationAgentMapping> {
+        lock(&self.mappings).get(session_id).cloned()
+    }
+
+    pub fn profile_generation(&self, session_id: &str, logical_agent_id: &str) -> u64 {
+        let mappings = lock(&self.mappings);
+        mappings.get(session_id).map_or_else(
+            || {
+                mappings
+                    .values()
+                    .filter(|mapping| mapping.logical_agent_id == logical_agent_id)
+                    .map(|mapping| mapping.profile_generation)
+                    .max()
+                    .unwrap_or(0)
+                    .saturating_add(1)
+            },
+            |mapping| mapping.profile_generation,
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub fn remove(&self, session_id: &str) -> Result<bool, String> {
+        let mut mappings = lock(&self.mappings);
+        let Some(previous) = mappings.remove(session_id) else {
+            return Ok(false);
+        };
+        if let Err(error) = persist_values(&self.path, mappings.values()) {
+            mappings.insert(session_id.to_owned(), previous);
+            return Err(error);
+        }
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct MentraMemoryAdmin {
     store: HybridRuntimeStore,
     mappings_path: PathBuf,
@@ -160,21 +255,7 @@ impl MentraMemoryAdmin {
 }
 
 fn load_mappings(path: &Path) -> Result<BTreeMap<String, MemoryAgentMapping>, String> {
-    let bytes = match std::fs::read(path) {
-        Ok(bytes) => bytes,
-        Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
-            match std::fs::read(path.with_extension("json.bak")) {
-                Ok(bytes) => bytes,
-                Err(backup) if backup.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
-                    return Ok(BTreeMap::new());
-                }
-                Err(backup) => return Err(backup.to_string()),
-            }
-        }
-        Err(error) => return Err(error.to_string()),
-    };
-    let values: Vec<MemoryAgentMapping> =
-        serde_json::from_slice(&bytes).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    let values: Vec<MemoryAgentMapping> = load_values(path)?;
     if values.len() > MAX_MAPPINGS || values.iter().any(|mapping| !valid_mapping(mapping)) {
         return Err("invalid or excessive memory-agent mappings".to_owned());
     }
@@ -190,6 +271,33 @@ fn load_mappings(path: &Path) -> Result<BTreeMap<String, MemoryAgentMapping>, St
     Ok(mappings)
 }
 
+fn load_values<T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>>(path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<T>, String> {
+    let bytes = match read_mapping_file(path) {
+        Ok(bytes) => bytes,
+        Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
+            match read_mapping_file(&path.with_extension("json.bak")) {
+                Ok(bytes) => bytes,
+                Err(backup) if backup.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
+                    return Ok(Vec::new());
+                }
+                Err(backup) => return Err(backup.to_string()),
+            }
+        }
+        Err(error) => return Err(error.to_string()),
+    };
+    serde_json::from_slice(&bytes).map_err(|error| error.to_string())
+}
+
+fn read_mapping_file(path: &Path) -> std::io::Result<Vec<u8>> {
+    if std::fs::metadata(path)?.len() > MAX_MAPPING_BYTES {
+        return Err(std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
+            "mapping file exceeds its bound",
+        ));
+    }
+    std::fs::read(path)
+}
+
 fn valid_mapping(mapping: &MemoryAgentMapping) -> bool {
     [
         mapping.avatar_id.as_str(),
@@ -203,6 +311,13 @@ fn valid_mapping(mapping: &MemoryAgentMapping) -> bool {
 fn persist_mappings<'a>(
     path: &Path,
     mappings: impl Iterator<Item = &'a MemoryAgentMapping>,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    persist_values(path, mappings)
+}
+
+fn persist_values<'a, T: Serialize + 'a>(
+    path: &Path,
+    mappings: impl Iterator<Item = &'a T>,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
     if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
         std::fs::create_dir_all(parent).map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
@@ -229,6 +344,20 @@ fn persist_mappings<'a>(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn valid_conversation_mapping(mapping: &ConversationAgentMapping) -> bool {
+    mapping.profile_generation > 0
+        && [
+            mapping.session_id.as_str(),
+            mapping.avatar_id.as_str(),
+            mapping.channel.as_str(),
+            mapping.logical_agent_id.as_str(),
+            mapping.mentra_agent_id.as_str(),
+        ]
+        .iter()
+        .all(|value| !value.is_empty() && value.len() <= 256 && !value.contains('\0'))
+        && matches!(mapping.channel.as_str(), "public_chat" | "direct_im")
+}
+
 fn lock<T>(value: &Mutex<T>) -> MutexGuard<'_, T> {
     value
         .lock()
@@ -271,6 +400,29 @@ mod tests {
         let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(root);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn conversation_mapping_is_explicit_persisted_and_exactly_removed() {
+        let root =
+            std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("metacrate-conversation-map-{}", std::process::id()));
+        let path = root.join("conversation-agents.json");
+        let mappings = MentraConversationMappings::new(path.clone()).unwrap();
+        let mapping = ConversationAgentMapping {
+            session_id: "session-a".into(),
+            avatar_id: "avatar-a".into(),
+            channel: "direct_im".into(),
+            logical_agent_id: "logical-a".into(),
+            mentra_agent_id: "mentra-a".into(),
+            profile_generation: 1,
+        };
+        mappings.register(mapping.clone()).unwrap();
+        drop(mappings);
+        let reopened = MentraConversationMappings::new(path).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(reopened.get("session-a"), Some(mapping));
+        assert!(reopened.remove("session-a").unwrap());
+        assert!(reopened.get("session-a").is_none());
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(root);
+    }
+
     fn record(id: &str, agent_id: &str) -> MemoryRecord {
         MemoryRecord {
             record_id: id.to_owned(),

crates/metacrate-grid-agent/src/tui.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 
 use crate::control_plane::{
     AuditEventView, CONTROL_PROTOCOL_VERSION, ControlEvent, ControlEventKind, ControlPayload,
-    ControlRequest, ControlRequestEnvelope, ControlResponseEnvelope, HealthView,
+    ControlRequest, ControlRequestEnvelope, ControlResponseEnvelope, ConversationDetailView,
+    ConversationFilterView, ConversationMetadataView, ConversationStatusView, HealthView,
     InProcessControlClient, MemoryAgentView, MemoryCursorView, MemoryDetailView, MemoryFilterView,
     MemoryHealthView, MemoryKindView, MemoryRecordView, MemorySortView, Page, PageRequest,
     PendingApprovalView, RuntimeView, ScheduledJobView, SessionMetadataView, TcpControlClient,
@@ -339,6 +340,8 @@ pub struct OperatorSnapshot {
     pub runtime: Option<RuntimeView>,
     pub metrics: Option<MetricsSnapshot>,
     pub sessions: Vec<SessionMetadataView>,
+    pub conversations: Vec<ConversationMetadataView>,
+    pub conversation_detail: Option<ConversationDetailView>,
     pub schedules: Vec<ScheduledJobView>,
     pub approvals: Vec<PendingApprovalView>,
     pub memory_health: Option<MemoryHealthView>,
@@ -358,6 +361,8 @@ impl Default for OperatorSnapshot {
             runtime: None,
             metrics: None,
             sessions: Vec::new(),
+            conversations: Vec::new(),
+            conversation_detail: None,
             schedules: Vec::new(),
             approvals: Vec::new(),
             memory_health: None,
@@ -397,6 +402,9 @@ pub enum OperatorCommand {
         avatar_id: String,
         direct_im: bool,
     },
+    DeleteConversation {
+        session_id: String,
+    },
     ToggleSchedule {
         job_id: String,
         enabled: bool,
@@ -432,6 +440,9 @@ impl OperatorCommand {
                     crate::control_plane::ConversationChannelView::PublicChat
                 },
             },
+            Self::DeleteConversation { session_id } => ControlRequest::DeleteConversation {
+                session_id: session_id.clone(),
+            },
             Self::ToggleSchedule { job_id, enabled } => ControlRequest::SetRoamingJob {
                 job_id: job_id.clone(),
                 enabled: *enabled,
@@ -456,7 +467,9 @@ impl OperatorCommand {
             | Self::Reconnect
             | Self::ExpireSession { .. }
             | Self::ToggleSchedule { .. } => CommandConfirmation::Normal,
-            Self::ForgetMemory { .. } | Self::Shutdown => CommandConfirmation::HighRisk,
+            Self::ForgetMemory { .. } | Self::DeleteConversation { .. } | Self::Shutdown => {
+                CommandConfirmation::HighRisk
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -491,6 +504,10 @@ pub enum TuiInput {
     FilterBackspace,
     FilterCommit,
     FilterCancel,
+    ConversationLoad,
+    ConversationClose,
+    ConversationNextPage,
+    ConversationPreviousPage,
     MemoryLoad,
     MemoryNextAgent,
     MemoryNextPage,
@@ -653,6 +670,10 @@ pub struct OperatorTui {
     memory_current_offset: u64,
     memory_next_offset: Option<u64>,
     memory_refresh_pending: bool,
+    conversation_cursors: Vec<u64>,
+    conversation_next_cursor: Option<u64>,
+    conversation_detail_cursor: u64,
+    conversation_detail_next: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 impl Default for OperatorTui {
@@ -683,6 +704,10 @@ impl Default for OperatorTui {
             memory_current_offset: 0,
             memory_next_offset: None,
             memory_refresh_pending: false,
+            conversation_cursors: Vec::new(),
+            conversation_next_cursor: None,
+            conversation_detail_cursor: 0,
+            conversation_detail_next: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -752,9 +777,45 @@ impl OperatorTui {
         self.filter.query = query.join(" ");
     }
 
+    fn conversation_request(&self) -> ControlRequest {
+        let mut filter = ConversationFilterView::default();
+        for token in self.filter.query.split_whitespace() {
+            if let Some(value) = token.strip_prefix("avatar:") {
+                filter.avatar = (!value.is_empty()).then(|| value.to_owned());
+            } else if let Some(value) = token.strip_prefix("channel:") {
+                filter.channel = match value {
+                    "public" | "public_chat" => {
+                        Some(crate::control_plane::ConversationChannelView::PublicChat)
+                    }
+                    "im" | "direct_im" => {
+                        Some(crate::control_plane::ConversationChannelView::DirectIm)
+                    }
+                    _ => None,
+                };
+            } else if let Some(value) = token.strip_prefix("status:") {
+                filter.status = match value {
+                    "active" => Some(ConversationStatusView::Active),
+                    "expired" => Some(ConversationStatusView::Expired),
+                    _ => None,
+                };
+            } else if let Some(value) = token.strip_prefix("from:") {
+                filter.active_from_unix_millis = value.parse().ok();
+            } else if let Some(value) = token.strip_prefix("to:") {
+                filter.active_to_unix_millis = value.parse().ok();
+            }
+        }
+        ControlRequest::ListConversations {
+            page: PageRequest {
+                cursor: self.conversation_cursors.last().copied(),
+                limit: 50,
+            },
+            filter,
+        }
+    }
+
     fn visible_rows(&self) -> usize {
         match self.screen {
-            OperatorScreen::Sessions => self.snapshot.sessions.len(),
+            OperatorScreen::Sessions => self.snapshot.conversations.len(),
             OperatorScreen::Memories => self.snapshot.memories.len(),
             OperatorScreen::Roaming => self.snapshot.schedules.len(),
             OperatorScreen::Approvals => self.snapshot.approvals.len(),
@@ -801,6 +862,15 @@ impl OperatorTui {
                 record_id: record.record_id.clone(),
             });
         }
+        if self.screen == OperatorScreen::Sessions && key == 'd' {
+            return self
+                .snapshot
+                .conversations
+                .get(self.selected_row())
+                .map(|session| OperatorCommand::DeleteConversation {
+                    session_id: session.session_id.clone(),
+                });
+        }
         match key {
             'p' => Some(OperatorCommand::Pause),
             'u' => Some(OperatorCommand::Resume),
@@ -822,11 +892,12 @@ impl OperatorTui {
             }),
             'e' => self
                 .snapshot
-                .sessions
+                .conversations
                 .get(self.selected[Self::screen_index(OperatorScreen::Sessions)])
                 .map(|session| OperatorCommand::ExpireSession {
                     avatar_id: session.avatar_id.clone(),
-                    direct_im: session.channel == "direct_im",
+                    direct_im: session.channel
+                        == crate::control_plane::ConversationChannelView::DirectIm,
                 }),
             't' => self
                 .snapshot
@@ -853,6 +924,9 @@ impl OperatorTui {
                 self.scroll = 0;
                 if self.screen == OperatorScreen::Memories {
                     TuiAction::Request(ControlRequest::ListMemoryAgents { page: page() })
+                } else if self.screen == OperatorScreen::Sessions {
+                    self.conversation_cursors.clear();
+                    TuiAction::Request(self.conversation_request())
                 } else {
                     TuiAction::None
                 }
@@ -867,17 +941,32 @@ impl OperatorTui {
                 self.scroll = 0;
                 if self.screen == OperatorScreen::Memories {
                     TuiAction::Request(ControlRequest::ListMemoryAgents { page: page() })
+                } else if self.screen == OperatorScreen::Sessions {
+                    self.conversation_cursors.clear();
+                    TuiAction::Request(self.conversation_request())
                 } else {
                     TuiAction::None
                 }
             }
             TuiInput::ScrollUp => {
+                if self.screen == OperatorScreen::Sessions
+                    && self.snapshot.conversation_detail.is_some()
+                {
+                    self.scroll = self.scroll.saturating_sub(1);
+                    return TuiAction::None;
+                }
                 let index = Self::screen_index(self.screen);
                 self.selected[index] = self.selected[index].saturating_sub(1);
                 self.scroll = self.selected[index];
                 TuiAction::None
             }
             TuiInput::ScrollDown => {
+                if self.screen == OperatorScreen::Sessions
+                    && self.snapshot.conversation_detail.is_some()
+                {
+                    self.scroll = self.scroll.saturating_add(1);
+                    return TuiAction::None;
+                }
                 let index = Self::screen_index(self.screen);
                 self.selected[index] = self.selected[index]
                     .saturating_add(1)
@@ -945,6 +1034,8 @@ impl OperatorTui {
                 self.filter_editing = true;
                 self.status = if self.screen == OperatorScreen::Memories {
                     "memory search/filter: type query, Enter applies, Esc clears".into()
+                } else if self.screen == OperatorScreen::Sessions {
+                    "conversation filter: avatar:/channel:/status:/from:/to:".into()
                 } else {
                     "event/audit filter: type query, Enter applies, Esc clears".into()
                 };
@@ -993,6 +1084,69 @@ impl OperatorTui {
                     TuiAction::None
                 }
             }
+            TuiInput::ConversationLoad => self
+                .snapshot
+                .conversations
+                .get(self.selected_row())
+                .map_or(TuiAction::None, |session| {
+                    TuiAction::Request(ControlRequest::GetConversation {
+                        session_id: session.session_id.clone(),
+                        page: PageRequest {
+                            cursor: None,
+                            limit: 50,
+                        },
+                    })
+                }),
+            TuiInput::ConversationClose => {
+                self.snapshot.conversation_detail = None;
+                self.conversation_detail_cursor = 0;
+                self.conversation_detail_next = None;
+                self.scroll = 0;
+                TuiAction::None
+            }
+            TuiInput::ConversationNextPage => {
+                if let Some(detail) = &self.snapshot.conversation_detail {
+                    if let Some(cursor) = self.conversation_detail_next {
+                        self.conversation_detail_cursor = cursor;
+                        return TuiAction::Request(ControlRequest::GetConversation {
+                            session_id: detail.conversation.session_id.clone(),
+                            page: PageRequest {
+                                cursor: Some(cursor),
+                                limit: 50,
+                            },
+                        });
+                    }
+                    return TuiAction::None;
+                }
+                if let Some(cursor) = self.conversation_next_cursor {
+                    self.conversation_cursors.push(cursor);
+                    TuiAction::Request(self.conversation_request())
+                } else {
+                    TuiAction::None
+                }
+            }
+            TuiInput::ConversationPreviousPage => {
+                if let Some(detail) = &self.snapshot.conversation_detail {
+                    if self.conversation_detail_cursor > 0 {
+                        self.conversation_detail_cursor =
+                            self.conversation_detail_cursor.saturating_sub(50);
+                        return TuiAction::Request(ControlRequest::GetConversation {
+                            session_id: detail.conversation.session_id.clone(),
+                            page: PageRequest {
+                                cursor: (self.conversation_detail_cursor > 0)
+                                    .then_some(self.conversation_detail_cursor),
+                                limit: 50,
+                            },
+                        });
+                    }
+                    return TuiAction::None;
+                }
+                if self.conversation_cursors.pop().is_some() {
+                    TuiAction::Request(self.conversation_request())
+                } else {
+                    TuiAction::None
+                }
+            }
             TuiInput::MemoryLoad => {
                 if let (Some(agent), Some(record)) = (
                     self.snapshot.memory_agents.get(self.memory_agent),
@@ -1135,7 +1289,7 @@ impl OperatorTui {
             ControlRequest::Runtime,
             ControlRequest::Metrics,
             ControlRequest::MemoryHealth,
-            ControlRequest::ListSessions { page: page() },
+            self.conversation_request(),
             ControlRequest::ListScheduledJobs { page: page() },
             ControlRequest::ListPendingApprovals { page: page() },
             ControlRequest::ListAuditEvents { page: page() },
@@ -1269,6 +1423,26 @@ impl OperatorTui {
                     .get(self.selected[index])
                     .map(|item| item.session_id.clone());
                 self.snapshot.sessions = items;
+                self.snapshot.conversations = self
+                    .snapshot
+                    .sessions
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|item| ConversationMetadataView {
+                        session_id: item.session_id.clone(),
+                        avatar_id: item.avatar_id.clone(),
+                        channel: if item.channel == "direct_im" {
+                            crate::control_plane::ConversationChannelView::DirectIm
+                        } else {
+                            crate::control_plane::ConversationChannelView::PublicChat
+                        },
+                        status: ConversationStatusView::Active,
+                        created_unix_millis: item.created_unix_millis,
+                        last_active_unix_millis: item.last_active_unix_millis,
+                        turns: item.turns,
+                        bytes: item.bytes,
+                        compacted: false,
+                    })
+                    .collect();
                 self.selected[index] = identity
                     .and_then(|id| {
                         self.snapshot
@@ -1279,6 +1453,39 @@ impl OperatorTui {
                     .unwrap_or(0)
                     .min(self.snapshot.sessions.len().saturating_sub(1));
             }
+            ControlPayload::Conversations(Page { items, next_cursor }) => {
+                let index = Self::screen_index(OperatorScreen::Sessions);
+                let identity = self
+                    .snapshot
+                    .conversations
+                    .get(self.selected[index])
+                    .map(|item| item.session_id.clone());
+                self.snapshot.conversations = items;
+                self.conversation_next_cursor = next_cursor;
+                self.snapshot.conversation_detail = None;
+                self.selected[index] = identity
+                    .and_then(|id| {
+                        self.snapshot
+                            .conversations
+                            .iter()
+                            .position(|item| item.session_id == id)
+                    })
+                    .unwrap_or(0)
+                    .min(self.snapshot.conversations.len().saturating_sub(1));
+            }
+            ControlPayload::ConversationDetail(detail) => {
+                self.conversation_detail_next = detail.entries.next_cursor.or_else(|| {
+                    let total = detail
+                        .active_transcript_entries
+                        .saturating_add(detail.archived_transcript_entries);
+                    let end = usize::try_from(self.conversation_detail_cursor)
+                        .unwrap_or(usize::MAX)
+                        .saturating_add(detail.transcript_entries.len());
+                    (end < total).then(|| u64::try_from(end).unwrap_or(u64::MAX))
+                });
+                self.snapshot.conversation_detail = Some(detail);
+                self.scroll = 0;
+            }
             ControlPayload::ScheduledJobs(Page { items, .. }) => {
                 let index = Self::screen_index(OperatorScreen::Roaming);
                 let identity = self
@@ -1701,7 +1908,7 @@ impl OperatorTui {
     fn draw_sessions(&self, frame: &mut Frame<'_>, area: Rect, color: bool) {
         let rows = self
             .snapshot
-            .sessions
+            .conversations
             .iter()
             .enumerate()
             .skip(self.selected_row().saturating_sub(5))
@@ -1712,24 +1919,32 @@ impl OperatorTui {
                     vec![
                         item.session_id.clone(),
                         item.avatar_id.clone(),
-                        item.channel.clone(),
+                        format!("{:?}", item.channel).to_lowercase(),
                         item.turns.to_string(),
-                        item.bytes.to_string(),
+                        format!("{} {:?}", item.bytes, item.status).to_lowercase(),
                     ],
                 )
             });
-        let detail = self.snapshot.sessions.get(self.selected_row()).map_or_else(
-            || vec![Line::raw("No active sessions")],
+        let detail = self.snapshot.conversations.get(self.selected_row()).map_or_else(
+            || vec![Line::raw("No conversations")],
             |item| {
-                vec![
+                let mut lines = vec![
                     Line::raw(format!("session: {}", item.session_id)),
                     Line::raw(format!("avatar: {}", item.avatar_id)),
                     Line::raw(format!(
-                        "created: {}  last active: {}",
-                        item.created_unix_millis, item.last_active_unix_millis
+                        "status: {:?} compacted={} created: {} last: {}",
+                        item.status, item.compacted, item.created_unix_millis, item.last_active_unix_millis
                     )),
-                    Line::raw("[e] expire conversation (confirmation required)"),
-                ]
+                    Line::raw("Enter detail  Esc list  n/b page  Up/Down scroll  / filter  [e] expire  [d] delete"),
+                ];
+                if let Some(detail) = &self.snapshot.conversation_detail
+                    && detail.conversation.session_id == item.session_id
+                {
+                    lines.push(Line::raw(format!("Meta entries={} Mentra active={} archived={} running={}", detail.entries.items.len(), detail.active_transcript_entries, detail.archived_transcript_entries, detail.transcript_busy)));
+                    lines.extend(detail.entries.items.iter().map(|entry| Line::raw(format!("{} {} {}: {}", entry.sequence, entry.role, entry.record_kind, entry.text))));
+                    lines.extend(detail.transcript_entries.iter().map(|entry| Line::raw(format!("Mentra {} {} active={}", entry.entry_id, entry.kind, entry.active))));
+                }
+                lines.into_iter().skip(self.scroll).collect()
             },
         );
         Self::draw_table_detail(
@@ -1737,7 +1952,7 @@ impl OperatorTui {
             area,
             color,
             "Sessions",
-            ["Session", "Avatar", "Channel", "Turns", "Bytes"],
+            ["Session", "Avatar", "Channel", "Turns", "Bytes/status"],
             rows,
             detail,
         );
@@ -2935,6 +3150,7 @@ async fn worker_send(
         .map_err(|error| TuiError(format!("{:?}: {}", error.code, error.message)))
 }
 
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)] // One exhaustive key map keeps screen precedence visible.
 fn map_event(app: &OperatorTui, value: &event::Event) -> Option<TuiInput> {
     let event::Event::Key(key) = value else {
         return matches!(value, event::Event::Resize(_, _)).then_some(TuiInput::Refresh);
@@ -2980,6 +3196,12 @@ fn map_event(app: &OperatorTui, value: &event::Event) -> Option<TuiInput> {
         };
     }
     match key.code {
+        event::KeyCode::Esc
+            if app.screen == OperatorScreen::Sessions
+                && app.snapshot.conversation_detail.is_some() =>
+        {
+            Some(TuiInput::ConversationClose)
+        }
         event::KeyCode::Tab | event::KeyCode::Right => Some(TuiInput::NextScreen),
         event::KeyCode::BackTab | event::KeyCode::Left => Some(TuiInput::PreviousScreen),
         event::KeyCode::Up => Some(TuiInput::ScrollUp),
@@ -2987,7 +3209,7 @@ fn map_event(app: &OperatorTui, value: &event::Event) -> Option<TuiInput> {
         event::KeyCode::Char('/')
             if matches!(
                 app.screen,
-                OperatorScreen::Timeline | OperatorScreen::Memories
+                OperatorScreen::Timeline | OperatorScreen::Memories | OperatorScreen::Sessions
             ) =>
         {
             Some(TuiInput::BeginFilter)
@@ -2995,15 +3217,24 @@ fn map_event(app: &OperatorTui, value: &event::Event) -> Option<TuiInput> {
         event::KeyCode::Enter if app.screen == OperatorScreen::Memories => {
             Some(TuiInput::MemoryLoad)
         }
+        event::KeyCode::Enter if app.screen == OperatorScreen::Sessions => {
+            Some(TuiInput::ConversationLoad)
+        }
         event::KeyCode::Char('g') if app.screen == OperatorScreen::Memories => {
             Some(TuiInput::MemoryNextAgent)
         }
         event::KeyCode::Char('n') if app.screen == OperatorScreen::Memories => {
             Some(TuiInput::MemoryNextPage)
         }
+        event::KeyCode::Char('n') if app.screen == OperatorScreen::Sessions => {
+            Some(TuiInput::ConversationNextPage)
+        }
         event::KeyCode::Char('b') if app.screen == OperatorScreen::Memories => {
             Some(TuiInput::MemoryPreviousPage)
         }
+        event::KeyCode::Char('b') if app.screen == OperatorScreen::Sessions => {
+            Some(TuiInput::ConversationPreviousPage)
+        }
         event::KeyCode::Char('k') if app.screen == OperatorScreen::Memories => {
             Some(TuiInput::MemoryCycleKind)
         }
@@ -3088,6 +3319,43 @@ mod ratatui_private_tests {
             app.command_shortcut('e'),
             Some(OperatorCommand::ExpireSession { avatar_id, .. }) if avatar_id == "avatar-b"
         ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            app.command_shortcut('d'),
+            Some(OperatorCommand::DeleteConversation { session_id }) if session_id == "b"
+        ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            app.reduce(TuiInput::ConversationLoad),
+            TuiAction::Request(ControlRequest::GetConversation { session_id, .. }) if session_id == "b"
+        ));
+        app.snapshot.conversation_detail = Some(ConversationDetailView {
+            conversation: app.snapshot.conversations[app.selected_row()].clone(),
+            entries: Page {
+                items: Vec::new(),
+                next_cursor: Some(50),
+            },
+            mentra_agent_id: None,
+            profile_generation: None,
+            active_transcript_entries: 0,
+            archived_transcript_entries: 0,
+            transcript_entries: Vec::new(),
+            transcript_busy: false,
+        });
+        app.conversation_detail_next = Some(50);
+        assert!(matches!(
+            app.reduce(TuiInput::ConversationNextPage),
+            TuiAction::Request(ControlRequest::GetConversation {
+                page: PageRequest {
+                    cursor: Some(50),
+                    ..
+                },
+                ..
+            })
+        ));
+        assert_eq!(app.reduce(TuiInput::ConversationClose), TuiAction::None);
+        assert_eq!(
+            app.snapshot.conversations[app.selected_row()].session_id,
+            "b"
+        );
 
         app.apply(ControlPayload::Sessions(Page {
             items: (0..20).map(|index| session(&index.to_string())).collect(),