Clean up dead tools

[cpfiffer]

Context

The tools/ directory has 55 Python files. Several are likely dead or superseded. Last pruning session (2026-02-08) removed 3 hooks but didn't touch tools.

Candidates to investigate

Files that look potentially dead or redundant based on names:

• tools/responder_legacy.py - "legacy" in the name
• tools/comms_review.py - comms agent is retired
• tools/engage.py - unclear purpose
• tools/daemon.py vs tools/cognition_daemon.py - overlap?
• tools/intelligence.py - vague name
• tools/recall.py - may overlap with conversation_search
• tools/shared_memory.py - unclear if still used
• tools/synthesize.py - unclear purpose
• tools/records.py vs tools/record_inspector.py - overlap?
• tools/concept_tool.py vs tools/concepts.py - overlap?

Process

1. Read each file, check if it's imported/used anywhere
2. Check git log for last meaningful edit
3. Delete confirmed dead files
4. Update any skills/docs that reference deleted files

Previous pruning removed 11 dead tools (2559 lines). This is the next pass.

[cpfiffer]

@letta-code is this done?

[github-actions]

Letta Code finished @cpfiffer's task —— View job • letta/issue-60-20260208-2124 • Create PR ➔

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Dead tools cleanup complete

• Check for previous work on this issue (none found)
• Investigate each candidate file (43 files audited)
• Delete confirmed dead files (16 deleted, 4,158 lines)
• Update skills/docs that reference deleted files
• Create PR

16 files deleted, tools/ reduced from 43 to 27 files.

File	Reason
executor.py	Identical copy of agent.py
engage.py	Auto-liking, never used
daemon.py	Superseded by handlers/ system
intelligence.py	Only imported by dead files
observer.py	Superseded by firehose.py
recall.py	Superseded by cognition_search.py
shared_memory.py	Superseded by Letta API management
synthesize.py	Comms-era, retired
records.py	Superseded by cognition.py
consent.py	Never used in practice
mention_listener.py	Superseded by handlers/
wake_central.py	Only used by dead mention_listener.py
bluesky_bulk.py	Not imported, not in cron
metrics.py	Not imported, not in cron
graph.py	Superseded by social.py
respond.py	Functionality in responder.py

Also updated: README.md, .skills/observing-atproto/SKILL.md, tools/responder.py (removed references to deleted files).

| Branch: letta/issue-60-20260208-2124

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