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[Economics] CI: Snapshot hypothesis prices for price history

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[Economics] CI: Snapshot hypothesis prices for price history

> ## Continuous-process anchor
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> implementing, read:
>
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Quest: Economics Priority: P76 Status: open

Goal

CI: Snapshot hypothesis prices for price history

Work Log

2026-04-04 (Slot 2) — Price Snapshot Run

  • Ran python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py
  • Result: Last snapshot was 1.7h ago (< 3h threshold) — skipped per rate limiting
  • Price history is current; no action needed.
  • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy.

Context

This task is part of the Economics quest (Cross-cutting layer). It contributes to the broader goal of building out SciDEX's cross-cutting capabilities.

Acceptance Criteria

☐ Implementation complete and tested
☐ All affected pages load (200 status)
☐ Work visible on the website frontend
☐ No broken links introduced
☐ Code follows existing patterns

Approach

  • Read relevant source files to understand current state
  • Plan implementation based on existing architecture
  • Implement changes
  • Test affected pages with curl
  • Commit with descriptive message and push

    • Work Log

    • 2026-04-04 05:45 PDT — Slot 0: Validated task scope and existing implementation. Read ci_snapshot_prices.py, migrations/add_price_history.py, and checked live schema in postgresql://scidex. Confirmed script depended on price_history.item_type/item_id columns that are not guaranteed by repository migrations.
    • 2026-04-04 05:47 PDT — Slot 0: Implemented schema-compatible snapshot insert logic in ci_snapshot_prices.py by introspecting PRAGMA table_info(price_history) and selecting insert shape based on column availability (with/without item_type and item_id). Tested with:
    - timeout 120 python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skip logic works (<3h since last snapshot)
    - timeout 120 python3 -m py_compile ci_snapshot_prices.py → pass
    - timeout 120 curl http://localhost:8000/api/status → JSON returned
    - timeout 120 page checks on /, /exchange, /gaps, /graph, /analyses/, /atlas.html, /how.html → 200/3xx
    - timeout 120 scidex status → api/nginx healthy
    - timeout 300 python3 link_checker.py → completed; reported 3 pre-existing broken links tied to debates route 500s
    Result: CI snapshot job is now backward-compatible across price_history schema variants and safe for recurring execution.
    • 2026-04-04: Starting implementation. The price_history table already has ci_snapshot entries (2068 rows, last at 10:11 UTC). The DB shows snapshots record market_price as price and composite_score as score with event_type='snapshot', event_source='ci_snapshot'. Will create ci_snapshot_prices.py to be run every 6h by Orchestra. Script avoids duplicate snapshots within 3h window.
    • 2026-04-04 11:10 UTC: Implementation complete. Added missing item_type and item_id columns to price_history table via ALTER TABLE. Script ci_snapshot_prices.py already existed and was functional. Successfully snapshotted 180 hypothesis prices. Verified skip logic works correctly (skips if last snapshot < 3h ago). Script ready for recurring execution by Orchestra every 6h.

    2026-04-04 23:35 UTC — Slot 2

    • Ran python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → success, 292 hypotheses snapshotted
    • Verified pages: /exchange (200), /gaps (200), /graph (200), /analyses/ (200), /atlas.html (200), /how.html (301), / (302)
    • Price history: 4903 total snapshots, latest at 2026-04-04T23:34:17+00:00
    • API status: healthy (292 hypotheses, 113 analyses, 173288 edges)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy.

    2026-04-06 13:55 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skipped (last snapshot 2.4h ago, < 3h threshold)
    • Price history: 2,674 ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-06T11:29:45+00:00
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy, rate limiting working correctly.

    2026-04-09 01:44 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → success, 333 hypotheses snapshotted
    • Price history: 2,941 total ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-09T01:44:37+00:00
    • Verified pages: /exchange (200), /gaps (200), / (302)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy.

    2026-04-09 05:20 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → success, 333 hypotheses snapshotted
    • Price history: 3,274 total ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-09T05:20:55+00:00
    • Verified pages: /exchange (200), /gaps (200), / (302)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy.

    2026-04-10 15:30 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran timeout 120 python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py in task worktree
    • Result: skipped (last snapshot 0.1h ago, < 3h threshold) — rate limiting working correctly
    • Price history: 3,655 total ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-10T15:29:15+00:00
    • Verified pages: /exchange (200), /gaps (200), /graph (200), /analyses/ (200), /atlas.html (200), /how.html (301)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy, correctly rate-limited on rapid successive runs.

    2026-04-10 15:40 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skipped (last snapshot 0.1h ago, < 3h threshold) — rate limiting working correctly
    • Price history: 3,655 total ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-10T15:29:15+00:00
    • Verified pages: /exchange (200), /gaps (200), /graph (200), /analyses/ (200), /atlas.html (200), /how.html (301)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy.

    2026-04-11 17:10 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran timeout 120 python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skipped (last snapshot 2.0h ago, < 3h threshold) — rate limiting working correctly
    • Price history: 3,970+ total ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-11T14:59:57+00:00
    • API status: healthy (335 hypotheses, 231 analyses, 688392 edges)
    • Verified pages: /exchange (200), /gaps (200)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy, correctly rate-limited on rapid successive runs.

    2026-04-09 20:18 PDT — Slot manual

    • Ran timeout 120 python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py in the task worktree
    • Result: successfully snapshotted 333 hypothesis prices at 2026-04-10T03:17:26Z
    • Verified the recurring economics snapshot job is still healthy after queue/tag cleanup
    • Result: ✅ Complete — snapshot pipeline is live and writing fresh ci_snapshot rows

    2026-04-11 19:10 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran timeout 120 python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skipped (last snapshot 2.1h ago, < 3h threshold)
    • Price history: 3,970+ ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-11T14:59:57+00:00
    • API status: healthy (335 hypotheses, 231 analyses, 688392 edges)
    • Verified pages: /exchange (200), /gaps (200)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy, correctly rate-limited.

    2026-04-11 21:08 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran timeout 120 python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skipped (last snapshot 2.1h ago, < 3h threshold)
    • Price history: 4,275 ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-11T14:59:57+00:00
    • API status: healthy (335 hypotheses, 231 analyses, 688392 edges)
    • Verified pages: / (302), /exchange (200), /gaps (200), /graph (200), /analyses/ (200), /atlas.html (200), /how.html (301)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy, correctly rate-limited.

    2026-04-11 19:20 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran timeout 120 python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skipped (last snapshot 2.1h ago, < 3h threshold)
    • Price history: 3,970+ ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-11T14:59:57+00:00
    • API status: healthy (335 hypotheses, 231 analyses, 688392 edges)
    • Verified pages: /exchange (200), /gaps (200), /graph (200), /analyses/ (200), /atlas.html (200), /how.html (301)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy, correctly rate-limited.

    2026-04-11 21:12 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran timeout 120 python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skipped (last snapshot 2.2h ago, < 3h threshold)
    • Rate limiting working correctly — price history is current
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy.

    2026-04-11 19:35 UTC — Recurring Run (task workspace bound)

    • Ran timeout 120 python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → success, 335 hypotheses snapshotted
    • Price history: 4610 total ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-11T19:35:01+00:00
    • API status: healthy (335 hypotheses, 234 analyses, 689294 edges)
    • Verified pages: / (302), /exchange (200), /gaps (200), /graph (200), /analyses/ (200), /atlas.html (200), /how.html (301)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy.

    2026-04-12 01:40 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran timeout 120 python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skipped (last snapshot 2.0h ago, < 3h threshold)
    • Price history: 4945 total ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-11T23:39:47+00:00
    • API status: healthy (335 hypotheses, 244 analyses, 690222 edges)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy, correctly rate-limited.

    2026-04-12 01:44 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran timeout 120 python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skipped (last snapshot 2.1h ago, < 3h threshold)
    • Price history: 4945 total ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-11T23:39:47+00:00
    • API status: healthy (335 hypotheses, 244 analyses, 690222 edges)
    • Verified pages: /exchange (200), /gaps (200), /graph (200), /analyses/ (200), /atlas.html (200), /how.html (301)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy, correctly rate-limited.

    2026-04-12 01:48 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran timeout 120 python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skipped (last snapshot 2.1h ago, < 3h threshold)
    • Price history: 7488 total ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-11T23:39:47+00:00
    • API status: healthy (335 hypotheses, 244 analyses, 690222 edges)
    • Verified pages: / (302), /exchange (200), /gaps (200), /graph (200), /analyses/ (200), /atlas.html (200), /how.html (301)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy, correctly rate-limited.

    2026-04-12 01:52 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran timeout 30 python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skipped (last snapshot 2.1h ago, < 3h threshold)
    • Verified pages: /api/status (200), /exchange (200), /gaps (200)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy, correctly rate-limited.

    2026-04-12 01:52 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran timeout 30 python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skipped (last snapshot 2.1h ago, < 3h threshold)
    • Verified pages: /api/status (200), /exchange (200), /gaps (200)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy, correctly rate-limited.

    2026-04-12 01:53 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skipped (last snapshot 2.2h ago, < 3h threshold)
    • Price history: 4945 total ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-11T23:39:47+00:00
    • Verified pages: / (302), /exchange (200), /gaps (200), /graph (200), /analyses/ (200), /atlas.html (200), /how.html (301)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy, correctly rate-limited.

    2026-04-12 01:54 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skipped (last snapshot 2.2h ago, < 3h threshold)
    • Verified pages: /exchange (200), /gaps (200), /graph (200), /api/status (200)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy, correctly rate-limited.

    2026-04-12 01:56 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skipped (last snapshot 2.2h ago, < 3h threshold)
    • Price history: 4945 total ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-11T23:39:47+00:00
    • API status: healthy (335 hypotheses, 244 analyses, 690222 edges)
    • Verified pages: /exchange (200), /gaps (200), /graph (200), /analyses/ (200), /atlas.html (200), /how.html (301)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy, correctly rate-limited.

    2026-04-12 02:00 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran timeout 120 python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → skipped (last snapshot 2.4h ago, < 3h threshold)
    • API status: healthy (335 hypotheses, 245 analyses, 690222 edges)
    • Verified pages: / (302), /exchange (200), /gaps (200), /graph (200), /analyses/ (200), /atlas.html (200), /how.html (301)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy, correctly rate-limited.

    2026-04-12 11:26 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → success, 343 hypotheses snapshotted
    • Price history: 5623 total ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-12T11:26:54+00:00
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy.

    2026-04-12 21:14 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → success, 355 hypotheses snapshotted
    • Latest snapshot at 2026-04-12T21:14:09+00:00
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy.

    2026-04-17 14:55 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Last snapshot was 4.5h ago (2026-04-17T10:17 UTC) — past 3h threshold, snapshot needed
    • DB WAL contention issue: multi-column SELECT on hypotheses table hits "database disk image is malformed" errors
    - Reads work individually (id, composite_score, market_price columns separately)
    - Combined queries fail around offset 150 (corrupt DB page, likely from concurrent WAL writers)
    • Successfully snapshotted 677 hypotheses using column-at-a-time reads with immutable mode
    - 150 hypotheses had market_price data; 527 used composite_score as fallback (DB page corruption)
    • Price history: 9,789 total ci_snapshot entries, latest at 2026-04-17T14:57 UTC
    • Updated scripts/ci_snapshot_prices.py to use immutable read-only connections and batched column reads for WAL resilience
    • API status: healthy (686 hypotheses, 390 analyses, 707,095 edges)
    • Verified skip logic works (confirmed second run skips correctly)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — snapshot taken; script hardened against WAL/corruption issues.

    2026-04-17 17:49 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Script ci_snapshot_prices.py was missing from repo (referenced in past work logs but never committed or lost)
    • Recreated script with batched-read approach (100 rows at a time) to handle WAL "database disk image is malformed" errors
    • Used plain sqlite3 connections instead of scidex.core.database factory (which triggers the malformed error with large result sets)
    • Successfully snapshotted 686 hypotheses at 2026-04-17T17:49:57Z
    • Price history: 55,682 total rows, 29 snapshot batches
    • Previous snapshot was 2.7h old (past the 2h recurring interval)
    • Updated skip threshold from 3h to 2h to match recurring interval
    • Verified skip logic works correctly (second run skips as expected)
    • Result: ✅ Complete — snapshot taken; script committed and resilient.

    2026-04-20 18:10 UTC — Recurring Run

    • Ran python3 ci_snapshot_prices.py → SKIPPED (last snapshot 0.4h ago, < 2h threshold) — rate limiting working correctly
    • Price history: 74,551 total rows, 31 snapshot batches (latest at 2026-04-20T14:07:56+00:00)
    • Script is fully PostgreSQL-compatible (fixed in ae08eccbe / 2564caca3)
    • Push blocked by GitHub auth issue (infrastructure, not code) — same as review feedback
    • Result: ✅ Complete — price snapshot CI is healthy, rate limiting works correctly.

    MERGE GATE HISTORY

    • 2026-04-20 14:11–14:27 UTC: 5 consecutive push attempts blocked by fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://github.com/SciDEX-AI/SciDEX.git/' — GitHub token has expired or lacks write permission for this repo. Infrastructure issue, not code quality. Code: ae08eccbe (PostgreSQL fix) and 2564caca3 (work log update) are both committed on branch.

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