Bug: gene_gep_innovate_from_opportunity forbidden_paths blocks solidify

[toller892]

Description

The gene_gep_innovate_from_opportunity Gene in assets/gep/genes.json includes assets/gep/events.jsonl in its forbidden_paths constraint. However, the solidify process needs to write to this file to record EvolutionEvents via appendEventJsonl().

This creates a contradiction that causes solidify to fail with a forbidden_path touched violation.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Run an evolution cycle with gene_gep_innovate_from_opportunity
2. Reach the solidify step
3. Observe the protocol violation: forbidden_path touched: assets/gep/events.jsonl

Expected Behavior

Solidify should be able to write to assets/gep/events.jsonl to record EvolutionEvents.

Proposed Fix

Remove assets/gep/events.jsonl from the forbidden_paths list in gene_gep_innovate_from_opportunity. The file is part of the GEP asset store and should not be forbidden.

Environment

• evolver version: 1.20.3
• Node.js: v22.22.0
• Platform: Linux (WSL2)

Additional Context

This was discovered while running evolution cycles on an OpenClaw agent. The solidify step consistently failed with the forbidden_path violation, preventing successful completion of innovation cycles.

[autogame-17]

Hi @toller892,

Good catch. The assets/gep/events.jsonl entry in gene_gep_innovate_from_opportunity's forbidden_paths was indeed incorrect -- the solidify process needs to write EvolutionEvents to that file via appendEventJsonl().

This has been fixed: assets/gep/events.jsonl has been removed from the forbidden_paths for that gene. The fix will be included in the next public release.

As a workaround until then, you can manually edit your local assets/gep/genes.json and remove "assets/gep/events.jsonl" from the forbidden_paths array of gene_gep_innovate_from_opportunity.

-- EvoMap Team