fix(commons): canonical lowercase identity + fast test suite (green CI push)

Identity: normalize branch names to lowercase at both write paths so one
branch = one identity regardless of registry casing (registry has historically
mixed BACKUP vs devpulse, splitting the roster into DEVPULSE/devpulse rows).
- identity_ops.get_caller_branch(): _normalize_branch_name() at the single
  caller choke point (post/comment author writes + agent registration).
- db._register_branches(): lowercase on the bulk registry seed.
Verified live: post author lands lowercase, no duplicate rows; uppercase-
registry branches (backup) normalize through the caller path too.

Test suite: session-scoped template DB cloned per test (shutil.copy) + fast
PRAGMAs (journal_mode=MEMORY, synchronous=OFF) instead of re-running
schema.sql+FTS5+registry per test. 449 tests now 86s (was >120s gate timeout);
full per-test isolation preserved, initialized_db interface unchanged.

test_identity: assertions updated for the lowercase caller path; monkeypatch
targets retargeted from the commons_identity facade to identity_ops (where
get_caller_branch resolves them).

.daemon/schedule.json: disabled wake-test seed (decentralized daemon contract example).

seedgo 100% (37/37), 449 tests pass.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/aipass/commons/.daemon/schedule.json

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "version": 1,
+  "branch": "@commons",
+  "jobs": [
+    {
+      "id": "wake-test",
+      "enabled": false,
+      "schedule": {
+        "type": "interval",
+        "interval_minutes": 1
+      },
+      "wake": {
+        "fresh": true
+      },
+      "prompt": "AUTOMATED DAEMON TEST. Do ONLY this: run drone @ai_mail email @devpulse \"DAEMON TEST FIRED\" \"Wake received from @daemon scheduler. No memory updated.\" then STOP. Do NOT run startup, do NOT update memory, do NOT do anything else."
+    }
+  ]
+}

src/aipass/commons/apps/handlers/database/db.py

@@ -354,7 +354,10 @@ def _register_branches(conn: sqlite3.Connection) -> None:
 
     branches = registry.get("branches", [])
     for branch in branches:
-        name = branch.get("name", "")
+        # Lowercase to keep one branch = one identity regardless of registry
+        # casing (registry has historically mixed BACKUP vs devpulse). Matches
+        # the normalization in identity_ops.get_caller_branch().
+        name = branch.get("name", "").lower()
         if not name:
             continue
 

src/aipass/commons/apps/handlers/identity/identity_ops.py

@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ def get_caller_branch() -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         if branch_root:
             branch_info = get_branch_info_from_registry(branch_root)
             if branch_info:
+                _normalize_branch_name(branch_info)
                 _ensure_agent_registered(branch_info)
                 json_handler.log_operation("caller_detected", {"branch": branch_info.get("name", "unknown")})
                 return branch_info
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ def get_caller_branch() -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         if caller_branch_name:
             branch_info = get_branch_info_by_name(caller_branch_name)
             if branch_info:
+                _normalize_branch_name(branch_info)
                 _ensure_agent_registered(branch_info)
                 json_handler.log_operation(
                     "caller_detected", {"branch": branch_info.get("name", "unknown"), "via": "AIPASS_CALLER_BRANCH"}
@@ -215,6 +217,25 @@ def get_caller_branch() -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         return None
 
 
+def _normalize_branch_name(branch_info: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    """
+    Lowercase the branch name so Commons identity is case-canonical.
+
+    The AIPASS registry has historically used mixed casing for branch names
+    (e.g. BACKUP vs devpulse), and both the agents roster and post authorship
+    mirror whatever casing the registry supplies. get_caller_branch() is the
+    single choke point every caller identity flows through (post/comment author
+    writes, agent registration), so normalizing here keeps one branch = one
+    identity regardless of registry casing — no DEVPULSE/devpulse splits.
+
+    Args:
+        branch_info: Branch dict from the registry (mutated in place).
+    """
+    name = branch_info.get("name")
+    if isinstance(name, str) and name:
+        branch_info["name"] = name.lower()
+
+
 def _ensure_agent_registered(branch_info: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     """
     Ensure the branch is registered as an agent in The Commons database.

src/aipass/commons/tests/conftest.py

@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
-# ===================AIPASS====================
-# META DATA HEADER
-# Name: conftest.py - The Commons test configuration
-# Date: 2026-03-07
-# Version: 1.0.0
-# Category: commons/tests
-#
-# CHANGELOG (Max 5 entries):
-#   - v1.0.0 (2026-03-07): Initial creation (FPLAN-0411)
-#
-# CODE STANDARDS:
-#   - Pytest fixtures for The Commons test suite
-#   - Uses temporary database for test isolation
+# =================== AIPass ====================
+# Name: conftest.py
+# Description: The Commons test configuration
+# Version: 1.1.0
+# Created: 2026-03-07
+# Modified: 2026-06-15
 # =============================================
 
 """
@@ -21,6 +14,8 @@ and test isolation using temporary databases.
 """
 
 import os
+import shutil
+import sqlite3
 import tempfile
 
 # Redirect prax logs to temp directory during tests
@@ -29,14 +24,28 @@ if "AIPASS_TEST_LOG_DIR" not in os.environ:
     os.environ["AIPASS_TEST_LOG_DIR"] = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="aipass_test_logs_")
 
 
-import pytest
+import logging  # noqa: E402
+
+import pytest  # noqa: E402
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 try:
-    from aipass.prax.apps.modules.logger import system_logger as logger
+    from aipass.prax.apps.modules.logger import system_logger as logger  # noqa: E402, F811
 except ImportError:
-    import logging
+    logger.warning("[conftest] prax logger unavailable — using stdlib logging")
 
-    logger = logging.getLogger("commons.tests")
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def _template_db_path(tmp_path_factory):
+    """Build the initialized schema+seed DB once per session."""
+    from aipass.commons.apps.modules.database import close_db, init_db
+
+    template = tmp_path_factory.mktemp("template") / "template_commons.db"
+    conn = init_db(db_path=template)
+    conn.execute("PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE)")
+    close_db(conn)
+    return template
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -55,21 +64,26 @@ def tmp_db_path(tmp_path):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def initialized_db(tmp_db_path):
+def initialized_db(_template_db_path, tmp_path):
     """
     Provide an initialized temporary database with schema and seed data.
 
-    Creates a fresh database with all tables, default rooms,
-    and room personalities. Closes the connection after the test.
+    Copies from a session-scoped template instead of re-running init_db,
+    keeping the interface stable (yields sqlite3.Connection).
 
     Yields:
         sqlite3.Connection to the initialized test database.
     """
-    from aipass.commons.apps.handlers.database.db import init_db, close_db
+    db_file = tmp_path / "test_commons.db"
+    shutil.copy2(str(_template_db_path), str(db_file))
 
-    conn = init_db(db_path=tmp_db_path)
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(str(db_file), timeout=30)
+    conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+    conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON")
+    conn.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode = MEMORY")
+    conn.execute("PRAGMA synchronous = OFF")
     yield conn
-    close_db(conn)
+    conn.close()
 
 
 @pytest.fixture

src/aipass/commons/tests/test_identity.py

@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
-# ===================AIPASS====================
-# META DATA HEADER
-# Name: test_identity.py - Identity Module Unit Tests
-# Date: 2026-03-24
-# Version: 1.0.0
-# Category: commons/tests
-#
-# CHANGELOG (Max 5 entries):
-#   - v1.0.0 (2026-03-24): Initial creation — 14 unit tests
-#
-# CODE STANDARDS:
-#   - Pytest function style (no unittest classes)
-#   - Mock heavy deps (prax logger, database)
-#   - Tests extract_mentions, find_branch_root, resolve_display_name
+# =================== AIPass ====================
+# Name: test_identity.py
+# Description: Unit tests for identity module and identity_ops handler
+# Version: 1.1.0
+# Created: 2026-03-24
+# Modified: 2026-06-15
 # =============================================
 
 """
@@ -21,14 +13,15 @@ Tests extract_mentions (pure regex), find_branch_root (filesystem walk),
 resolve_display_name, and DB-backed mention validation.
 """
 
+import logging
 import sqlite3
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
-# Mock the prax logger before importing the modules under test
-import sys
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 _mock_logger = MagicMock()
 _mock_logger_module = MagicMock()
@@ -37,28 +30,22 @@ _mock_logger_module.system_logger = _mock_logger
 try:
     from aipass.prax.apps.modules.logger import system_logger  # noqa: F401
 except ImportError:
+    logger.warning("[test_identity] prax unavailable — injecting mock logger")
     sys.modules.setdefault("aipass.prax", MagicMock())
     sys.modules.setdefault("aipass.prax.apps", MagicMock())
     sys.modules.setdefault("aipass.prax.apps.modules", MagicMock())
     sys.modules.setdefault("aipass.prax.apps.modules.logger", _mock_logger_module)
 
-# Mock CLI console too — commons_identity imports it
 try:
     from aipass.cli.apps.modules import console  # noqa: F401
 except ImportError:
+    logger.warning("[test_identity] cli unavailable — injecting mock console")
     _mock_cli = MagicMock()
     sys.modules.setdefault("aipass.cli", _mock_cli)
     sys.modules.setdefault("aipass.cli.apps", MagicMock())
     sys.modules.setdefault("aipass.cli.apps.modules", MagicMock())
 
-from aipass.commons.apps.modules.commons_identity import extract_mentions
-from aipass.commons.apps.handlers.identity.identity_ops import (
-    find_branch_root,
-    get_branch_info_by_name,
-    get_caller_branch,
-    resolve_display_name,
-)
-import aipass.commons.apps.handlers.identity.identity_ops as identity_ops_mod
+from aipass.commons.apps.modules import commons_identity as _id_mod  # noqa: E402
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -91,13 +78,13 @@ def _patch_db_for_mentions(initialized_db: sqlite3.Connection):
 
 def test_extract_mentions_empty_string(initialized_db: sqlite3.Connection):
     """Empty string returns empty list."""
-    result = extract_mentions("")
+    result = _id_mod.extract_mentions("")
     assert result == []
 
 
 def test_extract_mentions_no_mentions(initialized_db: sqlite3.Connection):
     """Text without @mentions returns empty list."""
-    result = extract_mentions("Hello world, no mentions here")
+    result = _id_mod.extract_mentions("Hello world, no mentions here")
     assert result == []
 
 
@@ -109,7 +96,7 @@ def test_extract_mentions_single(initialized_db: sqlite3.Connection):
     )
     initialized_db.commit()
 
-    result = extract_mentions("Hey @drone check this out")
+    result = _id_mod.extract_mentions("Hey @drone check this out")
     assert result == ["drone"]
 
 
@@ -122,13 +109,13 @@ def test_extract_mentions_multiple(initialized_db: sqlite3.Connection):
         )
     initialized_db.commit()
 
-    result = extract_mentions("@flow and @seed please review")
+    result = _id_mod.extract_mentions("@flow and @seed please review")
     assert result == ["flow", "seed"]
 
 
 def test_extract_mentions_unregistered_filtered(initialized_db: sqlite3.Connection):
     """Mentions of agents not in the DB are filtered out."""
-    result = extract_mentions("@nonexistent_branch please help")
+    result = _id_mod.extract_mentions("@nonexistent_branch please help")
     assert result == []
 
 
@@ -140,7 +127,7 @@ def test_extract_mentions_case_insensitive(initialized_db: sqlite3.Connection):
     )
     initialized_db.commit()
 
-    result = extract_mentions("Hey @PRAX look at this")
+    result = _id_mod.extract_mentions("Hey @PRAX look at this")
     assert result == ["prax"]
 
 
@@ -152,7 +139,7 @@ def test_extract_mentions_with_underscores(initialized_db: sqlite3.Connection):
     )
     initialized_db.commit()
 
-    result = extract_mentions("Asking @ai_mail for analysis")
+    result = _id_mod.extract_mentions("Asking @ai_mail for analysis")
     assert result == ["ai_mail"]
 
 
@@ -170,7 +157,7 @@ def test_find_branch_root_with_trinity(tmp_path: Path):
     sub = tmp_path / "apps" / "handlers"
     sub.mkdir(parents=True)
 
-    result = find_branch_root(sub)
+    result = _id_mod.find_branch_root(sub)
     assert result is not None
     assert result == tmp_path.resolve()
 
@@ -180,7 +167,7 @@ def test_find_branch_root_no_trinity(tmp_path: Path):
     sub = tmp_path / "deep" / "nested" / "dir"
     sub.mkdir(parents=True)
 
-    result = find_branch_root(sub)
+    result = _id_mod.find_branch_root(sub)
     assert result is None
 
 
@@ -190,7 +177,7 @@ def test_find_branch_root_at_start(tmp_path: Path):
     trinity_dir.mkdir()
     (trinity_dir / "passport.json").write_text("{}", encoding="utf-8")
 
-    result = find_branch_root(tmp_path)
+    result = _id_mod.find_branch_root(tmp_path)
     assert result is not None
     assert result == tmp_path.resolve()
 
@@ -202,30 +189,29 @@ def test_find_branch_root_at_start(tmp_path: Path):
 
 def test_resolve_display_name_no_alias(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch):
     """Falls back to branch_name when no alias is cached."""
-    # Reset the alias cache to a known state
-    monkeypatch.setattr(identity_ops_mod, "_alias_cache", {})
-    result = resolve_display_name("UNKNOWN_BRANCH")
+    monkeypatch.setattr("aipass.commons.apps.handlers.identity.identity_ops._alias_cache", {})
+    result = _id_mod.resolve_display_name("UNKNOWN_BRANCH")
     assert result == "UNKNOWN_BRANCH"
 
 
 def test_resolve_display_name_with_alias(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch):
     """Returns 'Alias (SYSTEM_NAME)' format when alias exists."""
-    monkeypatch.setattr(identity_ops_mod, "_alias_cache", {"TEAM_1": "Alpha Team"})
-    result = resolve_display_name("TEAM_1")
+    monkeypatch.setattr("aipass.commons.apps.handlers.identity.identity_ops._alias_cache", {"TEAM_1": "Alpha Team"})
+    result = _id_mod.resolve_display_name("TEAM_1")
     assert result == "Alpha Team (TEAM_1)"
 
 
 def test_resolve_display_name_compact(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch):
     """Compact mode returns alias only, no parenthesized system name."""
-    monkeypatch.setattr(identity_ops_mod, "_alias_cache", {"TEAM_1": "Alpha Team"})
-    result = resolve_display_name("TEAM_1", compact=True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr("aipass.commons.apps.handlers.identity.identity_ops._alias_cache", {"TEAM_1": "Alpha Team"})
+    result = _id_mod.resolve_display_name("TEAM_1", compact=True)
     assert result == "Alpha Team"
 
 
 def test_resolve_display_name_compact_no_alias(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch):
     """Compact mode without alias still falls back to branch_name."""
-    monkeypatch.setattr(identity_ops_mod, "_alias_cache", {})
-    result = resolve_display_name("RAW_NAME", compact=True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr("aipass.commons.apps.handlers.identity.identity_ops._alias_cache", {})
+    result = _id_mod.resolve_display_name("RAW_NAME", compact=True)
     assert result == "RAW_NAME"
 
 
@@ -246,9 +232,12 @@ def test_get_branch_info_by_name_found(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.Monke
     }
     reg_file = tmp_path / "AIPASS_REGISTRY.json"
     reg_file.write_text(json_mod.dumps(registry), encoding="utf-8")
-    monkeypatch.setattr(identity_ops_mod, "BRANCH_REGISTRY_PATH", reg_file)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "aipass.commons.apps.handlers.identity.identity_ops.BRANCH_REGISTRY_PATH",
+        reg_file,
+    )
 
-    result = get_branch_info_by_name("drone")
+    result = _id_mod.get_branch_info_by_name("drone")
     assert result is not None
     assert result["name"] == "DRONE"
     assert result["email"] == "@drone"
@@ -261,9 +250,12 @@ def test_get_branch_info_by_name_case_insensitive(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: p
     registry = {"branches": [{"name": "FLOW", "path": "src/aipass/flow"}]}
     reg_file = tmp_path / "AIPASS_REGISTRY.json"
     reg_file.write_text(json_mod.dumps(registry), encoding="utf-8")
-    monkeypatch.setattr(identity_ops_mod, "BRANCH_REGISTRY_PATH", reg_file)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "aipass.commons.apps.handlers.identity.identity_ops.BRANCH_REGISTRY_PATH",
+        reg_file,
+    )
 
-    result = get_branch_info_by_name("Flow")
+    result = _id_mod.get_branch_info_by_name("Flow")
     assert result is not None
     assert result["name"] == "FLOW"
 
@@ -275,16 +267,22 @@ def test_get_branch_info_by_name_not_found(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.M
     registry = {"branches": [{"name": "DRONE", "path": "src/aipass/drone"}]}
     reg_file = tmp_path / "AIPASS_REGISTRY.json"
     reg_file.write_text(json_mod.dumps(registry), encoding="utf-8")
-    monkeypatch.setattr(identity_ops_mod, "BRANCH_REGISTRY_PATH", reg_file)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "aipass.commons.apps.handlers.identity.identity_ops.BRANCH_REGISTRY_PATH",
+        reg_file,
+    )
 
-    result = get_branch_info_by_name("nonexistent")
+    result = _id_mod.get_branch_info_by_name("nonexistent")
     assert result is None
 
 
 def test_get_branch_info_by_name_missing_file(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch):
     """Returns None when registry file doesn't exist."""
-    monkeypatch.setattr(identity_ops_mod, "BRANCH_REGISTRY_PATH", tmp_path / "nope.json")
-    result = get_branch_info_by_name("DRONE")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "aipass.commons.apps.handlers.identity.identity_ops.BRANCH_REGISTRY_PATH",
+        tmp_path / "nope.json",
+    )
+    result = _id_mod.get_branch_info_by_name("DRONE")
     assert result is None
 
 
@@ -307,17 +305,19 @@ def test_get_caller_branch_uses_caller_branch_env(
     registry = {"branches": [{"name": "DRONE", "path": "src/aipass/drone", "email": "@drone"}]}
     reg_file = tmp_path / "AIPASS_REGISTRY.json"
     reg_file.write_text(json_mod.dumps(registry), encoding="utf-8")
-    monkeypatch.setattr(identity_ops_mod, "BRANCH_REGISTRY_PATH", reg_file)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "aipass.commons.apps.handlers.identity.identity_ops.BRANCH_REGISTRY_PATH",
+        reg_file,
+    )
 
-    # CWD with no .trinity/ — simulates running from project root
     no_branch_dir = tmp_path / "somewhere"
     no_branch_dir.mkdir()
     monkeypatch.setenv("AIPASS_CALLER_CWD", str(no_branch_dir))
     monkeypatch.setenv("AIPASS_CALLER_BRANCH", "drone")
 
-    result = get_caller_branch()
+    result = _id_mod.get_caller_branch()
     assert result is not None
-    assert result["name"] == "DRONE"
+    assert result["name"] == "drone"
     mock_register.assert_called_once()
 
 
@@ -332,33 +332,37 @@ def test_get_caller_branch_prefers_cwd_over_env(
     """CWD-based detection takes priority over AIPASS_CALLER_BRANCH."""
     import json as json_mod
 
-    # Set up a branch directory with .trinity/
     trinity = tmp_path / ".trinity"
     trinity.mkdir()
     (trinity / "passport.json").write_text("{}", encoding="utf-8")
 
     registry = {
         "branches": [
-            {"name": "FLOW", "path": str(tmp_path.relative_to(tmp_path.parent.parent)), "email": "@flow"},
+            {
+                "name": "FLOW",
+                "path": str(tmp_path.relative_to(tmp_path.parent.parent)),
+                "email": "@flow",
+            },
         ]
     }
     reg_file = tmp_path / "AIPASS_REGISTRY.json"
     reg_file.write_text(json_mod.dumps(registry), encoding="utf-8")
-    monkeypatch.setattr(identity_ops_mod, "BRANCH_REGISTRY_PATH", reg_file)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "aipass.commons.apps.handlers.identity.identity_ops.BRANCH_REGISTRY_PATH",
+        reg_file,
+    )
 
-    # CWD is inside the branch
     monkeypatch.setenv("AIPASS_CALLER_CWD", str(tmp_path))
-    # Also set CALLER_BRANCH to something different — should NOT be used
     monkeypatch.setenv("AIPASS_CALLER_BRANCH", "DRONE")
 
-    # Need to patch get_branch_info_from_registry to return for our tmp_path
-    with patch.object(
-        identity_ops_mod, "get_branch_info_from_registry", return_value={"name": "FLOW", "email": "@flow"}
+    with patch(
+        "aipass.commons.apps.handlers.identity.identity_ops.get_branch_info_from_registry",
+        return_value={"name": "FLOW", "email": "@flow"},
     ):
-        result = get_caller_branch()
+        result = _id_mod.get_caller_branch()
 
     assert result is not None
-    assert result["name"] == "FLOW"  # CWD-based, not DRONE from env
+    assert result["name"] == "flow"
 
 
 @patch("aipass.commons.apps.handlers.identity.identity_ops.json_handler")
@@ -373,5 +377,5 @@ def test_get_caller_branch_returns_none_when_no_detection(
     monkeypatch.setenv("AIPASS_CALLER_CWD", str(no_branch_dir))
     monkeypatch.delenv("AIPASS_CALLER_BRANCH", raising=False)
 
-    result = get_caller_branch()
+    result = _id_mod.get_caller_branch()
     assert result is None