nanobot/agent/context.py

@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ Skills with available="false" need dependencies installed first - you can try in
     
     def _get_identity(self) -> str:
         """Get the core identity section with runtime context."""
-        from datetime import datetime
-        import time as _time
-        now = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M (%A)")
-        tz = _time.strftime("%Z") or "UTC"
         workspace_path = str(self.workspace.expanduser().resolve())
         system = platform.system()
         runtime = f"{'macOS' if system == 'Darwin' else system} {platform.machine()}, Python {platform.python_version()}"
@@ -69,9 +65,6 @@ Skills with available="false" need dependencies installed first - you can try in
 - Send messages to users on chat channels
 - Spawn subagents for complex background tasks
 
-## Current Time
-{now} ({tz})
-
 ## Runtime
 {runtime}
 

nanobot/agent/loop.py

@@ -293,8 +293,11 @@ class AgentLoop:
         if isinstance(cron_tool, CronTool):
             cron_tool.set_context(msg.channel, msg.chat_id)
         
-        # Prepend time-gap notice if >5 minutes since last user message
-        current_message = msg.content
+        # Prepend current time + optional time-gap notice to every user message
+        now_dt = datetime.now()
+        tz = time.strftime("%Z") or "UTC"
+        time_str = now_dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M (%A)")
+        current_message = f"[Current time: {time_str} {tz}]\n{msg.content}"
         last_user_ts = None
         for m in reversed(session.messages):
             if m.get("role") == "user":
@@ -303,7 +306,6 @@ class AgentLoop:
         if last_user_ts:
             try:
                 last_dt = datetime.fromisoformat(last_user_ts)
-                now_dt = datetime.now()
                 elapsed_seconds = (now_dt - last_dt).total_seconds()
                 if elapsed_seconds > 300:  # 5 minutes
                     if elapsed_seconds < 3600:
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@ class AgentLoop:
                         gap_str = f"{int(elapsed_seconds // 3600)} hours"
                     else:
                         gap_str = f"{int(elapsed_seconds // 86400)} days"
-                    current_message = f"[SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENT: {gap_str} have elapsed since last user message; take this into account when replying to user]\n\n{msg.content}"
+                    current_message = f"[SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENT: {gap_str} have elapsed since last user message; take this into account when replying to user. Ask about it if appropriate]\n\n{current_message}"
             except (ValueError, TypeError):
                 pass  # Malformed timestamp — skip silently