Gate freeshard loop behind CLAYDE_FS_ENABLED (default off)

src/clayde/config.py

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def effective_git_name(self) -> str:
     # Orchestrator behaviour
     loop_interval_s: int = 300
     implement_max_retries: int = 3
+    fs_enabled: bool = False
     fs_reviewer: str = "max-tet"
     fs_parallelism: int = 1
     fs_loop_interval_s: int = 120

src/clayde/orchestrator.py

@@ -58,7 +58,13 @@ async def worker_task() -> None:
             kb_path=settings.kb_path,
         )
 
-    await asyncio.gather(server.serve(), worker_task(), _freeshard_loop(settings))
+    tasks = [server.serve(), worker_task()]
+    if settings.fs_enabled:
+        log.info("Freeshard loop enabled")
+        tasks.append(_freeshard_loop(settings))
+    else:
+        log.info("Freeshard loop disabled (CLAYDE_FS_ENABLED not set)")
+    await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
 
 
 def run_loop():

tests/test_config.py

@@ -158,3 +158,9 @@ def test_kb_path_default():
     from clayde.config import Settings
     s = Settings(_env_file=None)
     assert s.kb_path == "/home/clayde/knowledge_base"
+
+
+def test_fs_enabled_defaults_off():
+    from clayde.config import Settings
+    s = Settings(_env_file=None)
+    assert s.fs_enabled is False