From e548cd6b0ee387203abb0f559b66fba7440d5e27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Your Name <joshualitt@google.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 21:58:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] tidy triggers

---
 packages/core/src/context/sidecar/orchestrator.test.ts      | 4 ++--
 packages/core/src/context/sidecar/orchestrator.ts           | 4 ++--
 packages/core/src/context/sidecar/profiles.ts               | 4 ++--
 packages/core/src/context/sidecar/schema.ts                 | 2 +-
 packages/core/src/context/sidecar/types.ts                  | 5 ++---
 .../core/src/context/system-tests/lifecycle.golden.test.ts  | 6 +++---
 6 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/orchestrator.test.ts b/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/orchestrator.test.ts
index d0fb1acffb..f5d6a2ab27 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/orchestrator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/orchestrator.test.ts
@@ -262,12 +262,12 @@ describe('PipelineOrchestrator (Component)', () => {
     expect(result).toStrictEqual(episodes);
   });
 
-  it('automatically binds to budget_exceeded trigger via EventBus', () => {
+  it('automatically binds to retained_exceeded trigger via EventBus', () => {
     const config = createConfig([
       {
         name: 'PressureRelief',
         execution: 'background',
-        triggers: ['budget_exceeded'],
+        triggers: ['retained_exceeded'],
         processors: [
           { processorId: 'DummyAsyncProcessor' } as unknown as ProcessorConfig,
         ],
diff --git a/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/orchestrator.ts b/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/orchestrator.ts
index 3241952329..7cae3b88e6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/orchestrator.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/orchestrator.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class PipelineOrchestrator {
             // If needed, we will pass it via event bus.
           }, trigger.intervalMs);
           this.activeTimers.push(timer);
-        } else if (trigger === 'budget_exceeded') {
+        } else if (trigger === 'retained_exceeded') {
           this.eventBus.onConsolidationNeeded((event) => {
             const state: ContextAccountingState = {
               currentTokens: 0,
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export class PipelineOrchestrator {
             };
             void this.executePipelineAsync(pipeline, event.episodes, state);
           });
-        } else if (trigger === 'on_turn') {
+        } else if (trigger === 'new_message') {
           this.eventBus.onChunkReceived((event) => {
             const state: ContextAccountingState = {
               currentTokens: 0,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/profiles.ts b/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/profiles.ts
index 8a40e939b3..1f7f0205e0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/profiles.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/profiles.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const defaultSidecarProfile: SidecarConfig = {
   pipelines: [
     {
       name: 'Immediate Sanitization',
-      triggers: ['on_turn'],
+      triggers: ['new_message'],
       execution: 'blocking',
       processors: [
         {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const defaultSidecarProfile: SidecarConfig = {
     },
     {
       name: 'Deep Background Compression',
-      triggers: [{ type: 'timer', intervalMs: 5000 }, 'budget_exceeded'],
+      triggers: [{ type: 'timer', intervalMs: 5000 }, 'retained_exceeded'],
       execution: 'background',
       processors: [
         {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/schema.ts b/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/schema.ts
index a7f6f185ff..b3fd83bd5d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/schema.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function getSidecarConfigSchema(registry: ProcessorRegistry) {
                 anyOf: [
                   {
                     type: 'string',
-                    enum: ['on_turn', 'post_turn', 'budget_exceeded'],
+                    enum: ['new_message', 'retained_exceeded', 'gc_backstop'],
                   },
                   {
                     type: 'object',
diff --git a/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/types.ts b/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/types.ts
index ab238bc863..eb75c24f9b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/context/sidecar/types.ts
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ export type ProcessorConfig =
     };
 
 export type PipelineTrigger =
-  | 'on_turn'
-  | 'post_turn'
-  | 'budget_exceeded'
+  | 'new_message'
+  | 'retained_exceeded'
   | 'gc_backstop'
   | { type: 'timer'; intervalMs: number };
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/context/system-tests/lifecycle.golden.test.ts b/packages/core/src/context/system-tests/lifecycle.golden.test.ts
index 2efe55d061..1209120983 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/context/system-tests/lifecycle.golden.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/context/system-tests/lifecycle.golden.test.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ describe('System Lifecycle Golden Tests', () => {
     budget: { maxTokens: 4000, retainedTokens: 2000 }, // Extremely tight limits
     pipelines: [
       {
-        name: 'Pressure Relief', // Emits from eventBus 'budget_exceeded'
+        name: 'Pressure Relief', // Emits from eventBus 'retained_exceeded'
         execution: 'background',
-        triggers: ['budget_exceeded'],
+        triggers: ['retained_exceeded'],
         processors: [
           { processorId: 'BlobDegradationProcessor' },
           {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('System Lifecycle Golden Tests', () => {
       {
         name: 'Immediate Sanitization', // The magic string the projector is hardcoded to use
         execution: 'blocking',
-        triggers: ['budget_exceeded'],
+        triggers: ['retained_exceeded'],
         processors: [
           { processorId: 'EmergencyTruncationProcessor', options: {} },
         ],