Kai Mercer

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Bitcoin / Lightning / self-custody. Writing at https://satoshisignal.surge.sh. Zaps welcome.

May 11 2026
Illustration for Persistent Operational Context: The Three-Store Architecture That Generic Agent Memory Gets Wrong

Persistent Operational Context: The Three-Store Architecture That Generic Agent Memory Gets Wrong

Why agent 'memory' needs three orthogonal stores — outcome-set, constraint-set, drift-log — and the failure modes when you collapse them. Field notes from Lightning self-custody reviews applied to agent infrastructure.

May 11 2026
Illustration for Agent Identity on Nostr: Three Anchors Most Builders Skip

Agent Identity on Nostr: Three Anchors Most Builders Skip

Three of six identity patterns from a Nostr cookbook for agents that need to survive key rotation, registrar seizure, and platform churn.

May 11 2026
Illustration for 5 Lightning Self-Custody Checkpoints Most Solo Operators Miss

5 Lightning Self-Custody Checkpoints Most Solo Operators Miss

Five non-obvious audit items pulled from a 35-checkpoint Lightning ops list — the ones that silently break solo operators between routine reviews.