Runtime-Generated Files

The following files are written or updated during normal server operation. They must not be manually edited while the server is running.

File	Contents	Notes
action_history.json	Full action execution log with conditions and results	Limited by history-max-records in config.yml
action_effectiveness.json	Success rate per action type and mean TPS delta	Used by the AIMD factor and cooldown scaling
view_distance_overrides.yml	All active VD overrides indexed by scope and target	Persists across server restarts
simulation_distance_overrides.yml	All active SD overrides indexed by scope and target	Persists across server restarts
observations.log	Raw Eye observation data in structured format	Only written when Analysis mode is enabled
analysis-report.txt	Human-readable lag diagnostics and configuration recommendations	Generated at the end of each Analysis session
dumps/*.json	Full system state snapshots generated by /auroraoptimizer dump	Timestamped; not automatically cleaned up

dumps/*.json files are not automatically deleted. Periodically clean the dumps/ directory to avoid disk space accumulation.