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The mid-run steer marker was '[USER STEER (injected mid-run, not tool output): <text>]'. Replaced with a plain two-newline-prefixed 'User guidance: <text>' suffix. Rationale: the marker lives inside the tool result's content string regardless of whether the tool returned JSON, plain text, an MCP result, or a plugin result. The bracketed tag read like structured metadata that some tools (terminal, execute_code) could confuse with their own output formatting. A plain labelled suffix works uniformly across every content shape we produce. Behavior unchanged: - Still injected into the last tool-role message's content. - Still preserves multimodal (Anthropic) content-block lists by appending a text block. - Still drained at both sites added in #12959 and #13205 — per-tool drain between individual calls, and pre-API-call drain at the top of each main-loop iteration. Checked Codex's equivalent (pending_input / inject_user_message_without_turn in codex-rs/core): they record mid-turn user input as a real role:user message via record_user_prompt_and_emit_turn_item(). That's cleaner for their Responses-API model but not portable to Chat Completions where role alternation after tool_calls is strict. Embedding the guidance in the last tool result remains the correct placement for us. Validation: all 21 tests in tests/run_agent/test_steer.py pass.
305 lines
12 KiB
Python
305 lines
12 KiB
Python
"""Tests for AIAgent.steer() — mid-run user message injection.
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/steer lets the user add a note to the agent's next tool result without
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interrupting the current tool call. The agent sees the note inline with
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tool output on its next iteration, preserving message-role alternation
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and prompt-cache integrity.
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"""
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from __future__ import annotations
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import threading
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import pytest
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from run_agent import AIAgent
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def _bare_agent() -> AIAgent:
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"""Build an AIAgent without running __init__, then install the steer
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state manually — matches the existing object.__new__ stub pattern
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used elsewhere in the test suite.
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"""
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agent = object.__new__(AIAgent)
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agent._pending_steer = None
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agent._pending_steer_lock = threading.Lock()
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return agent
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class TestSteerAcceptance:
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def test_accepts_non_empty_text(self):
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agent = _bare_agent()
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assert agent.steer("go ahead and check the logs") is True
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assert agent._pending_steer == "go ahead and check the logs"
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def test_rejects_empty_string(self):
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agent = _bare_agent()
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assert agent.steer("") is False
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assert agent._pending_steer is None
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def test_rejects_whitespace_only(self):
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agent = _bare_agent()
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assert agent.steer(" \n\t ") is False
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assert agent._pending_steer is None
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def test_rejects_none(self):
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agent = _bare_agent()
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assert agent.steer(None) is False # type: ignore[arg-type]
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assert agent._pending_steer is None
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def test_strips_surrounding_whitespace(self):
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agent = _bare_agent()
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assert agent.steer(" hello world \n") is True
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assert agent._pending_steer == "hello world"
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def test_concatenates_multiple_steers_with_newlines(self):
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agent = _bare_agent()
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agent.steer("first note")
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agent.steer("second note")
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agent.steer("third note")
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assert agent._pending_steer == "first note\nsecond note\nthird note"
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class TestSteerDrain:
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def test_drain_returns_and_clears(self):
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agent = _bare_agent()
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agent.steer("hello")
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assert agent._drain_pending_steer() == "hello"
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assert agent._pending_steer is None
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def test_drain_on_empty_returns_none(self):
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agent = _bare_agent()
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assert agent._drain_pending_steer() is None
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class TestSteerInjection:
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def test_appends_to_last_tool_result(self):
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agent = _bare_agent()
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agent.steer("please also check auth.log")
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messages = [
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{"role": "user", "content": "what's in /var/log?"},
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{"role": "assistant", "tool_calls": [{"id": "a"}, {"id": "b"}]},
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{"role": "tool", "content": "ls output A", "tool_call_id": "a"},
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{"role": "tool", "content": "ls output B", "tool_call_id": "b"},
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]
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agent._apply_pending_steer_to_tool_results(messages, num_tool_msgs=2)
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# The LAST tool result is modified; earlier ones are untouched.
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assert messages[2]["content"] == "ls output A"
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assert "ls output B" in messages[3]["content"]
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assert "User guidance:" in messages[3]["content"]
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assert "please also check auth.log" in messages[3]["content"]
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# And pending_steer is consumed.
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assert agent._pending_steer is None
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def test_no_op_when_no_steer_pending(self):
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agent = _bare_agent()
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messages = [
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{"role": "assistant", "tool_calls": [{"id": "a"}]},
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{"role": "tool", "content": "output", "tool_call_id": "a"},
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]
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agent._apply_pending_steer_to_tool_results(messages, num_tool_msgs=1)
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assert messages[-1]["content"] == "output" # unchanged
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def test_no_op_when_num_tool_msgs_zero(self):
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agent = _bare_agent()
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agent.steer("steer")
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messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}]
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agent._apply_pending_steer_to_tool_results(messages, num_tool_msgs=0)
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# Steer should remain pending (nothing to drain into)
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assert agent._pending_steer == "steer"
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def test_marker_labels_text_as_user_guidance(self):
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"""The injection marker must label the appended text as user
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guidance so the model attributes it to the user rather than
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confusing it with tool output. This is the cache-safe way to
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signal provenance without violating message-role alternation.
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"""
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agent = _bare_agent()
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agent.steer("stop after next step")
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messages = [{"role": "tool", "content": "x", "tool_call_id": "1"}]
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agent._apply_pending_steer_to_tool_results(messages, num_tool_msgs=1)
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content = messages[-1]["content"]
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assert "User guidance:" in content
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assert "stop after next step" in content
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def test_multimodal_content_list_preserved(self):
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"""Anthropic-style list content should be preserved, with the steer
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appended as a text block."""
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agent = _bare_agent()
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agent.steer("extra note")
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original_blocks = [{"type": "text", "text": "existing output"}]
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messages = [
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{"role": "tool", "content": list(original_blocks), "tool_call_id": "1"}
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]
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agent._apply_pending_steer_to_tool_results(messages, num_tool_msgs=1)
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new_content = messages[-1]["content"]
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assert isinstance(new_content, list)
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assert len(new_content) == 2
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assert new_content[0] == {"type": "text", "text": "existing output"}
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assert new_content[1]["type"] == "text"
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assert "extra note" in new_content[1]["text"]
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def test_restashed_when_no_tool_result_in_batch(self):
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"""If the 'batch' contains no tool-role messages (e.g. all skipped
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after an interrupt), the steer should be put back into the pending
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slot so the caller's fallback path can deliver it."""
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agent = _bare_agent()
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agent.steer("ping")
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messages = [
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{"role": "user", "content": "x"},
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{"role": "assistant", "content": "y"},
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]
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# Claim there were N tool msgs, but the tail has none — simulates
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# the interrupt-cancelled case.
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agent._apply_pending_steer_to_tool_results(messages, num_tool_msgs=2)
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# Messages untouched
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assert messages[-1]["content"] == "y"
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# And the steer is back in pending so the fallback can grab it
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assert agent._pending_steer == "ping"
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class TestSteerThreadSafety:
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def test_concurrent_steer_calls_preserve_all_text(self):
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agent = _bare_agent()
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N = 200
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def worker(idx: int) -> None:
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agent.steer(f"note-{idx}")
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threads = [threading.Thread(target=worker, args=(i,)) for i in range(N)]
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for t in threads:
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t.start()
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for t in threads:
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t.join()
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text = agent._drain_pending_steer()
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assert text is not None
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# Every single note must be preserved — none dropped by the lock.
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lines = text.split("\n")
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assert len(lines) == N
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assert set(lines) == {f"note-{i}" for i in range(N)}
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class TestSteerClearedOnInterrupt:
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def test_clear_interrupt_drops_pending_steer(self):
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"""A hard interrupt supersedes any pending steer — the agent's
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next tool iteration won't happen, so delivering the steer later
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would be surprising."""
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agent = _bare_agent()
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# Minimal surface needed by clear_interrupt()
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agent._interrupt_requested = True
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agent._interrupt_message = None
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agent._interrupt_thread_signal_pending = False
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agent._execution_thread_id = None
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agent._tool_worker_threads = None
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agent._tool_worker_threads_lock = None
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agent.steer("will be dropped")
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assert agent._pending_steer == "will be dropped"
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agent.clear_interrupt()
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assert agent._pending_steer is None
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class TestPreApiCallSteerDrain:
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"""Test that steers arriving during an API call are drained before the
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next API call — not deferred until the next tool batch. This is the
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fix for the scenario where /steer sent during model thinking only lands
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after the agent is completely done."""
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def test_pre_api_drain_injects_into_last_tool_result(self):
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"""If a steer is pending when the main loop starts building
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api_messages, it should be injected into the last tool result
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in the messages list."""
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agent = _bare_agent()
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# Simulate messages after a tool batch completed
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messages = [
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{"role": "user", "content": "do something"},
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{"role": "assistant", "content": "ok", "tool_calls": [
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{"id": "tc1", "function": {"name": "terminal", "arguments": "{}"}}
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]},
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{"role": "tool", "content": "output here", "tool_call_id": "tc1"},
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]
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# Steer arrives during API call (set after tool execution)
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agent.steer("focus on error handling")
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# Simulate what the pre-API-call drain does:
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_pre_api_steer = agent._drain_pending_steer()
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assert _pre_api_steer == "focus on error handling"
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# Inject into last tool msg (mirrors the new code in run_conversation)
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for _si in range(len(messages) - 1, -1, -1):
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if messages[_si].get("role") == "tool":
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messages[_si]["content"] += f"\n\nUser guidance: {_pre_api_steer}"
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break
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assert "User guidance:" in messages[-1]["content"]
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assert "focus on error handling" in messages[-1]["content"]
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assert agent._pending_steer is None
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def test_pre_api_drain_restashes_when_no_tool_message(self):
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"""If there are no tool results yet (first iteration), the steer
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should be put back into _pending_steer for the post-tool drain."""
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agent = _bare_agent()
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messages = [
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{"role": "user", "content": "hello"},
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]
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agent.steer("early steer")
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_pre_api_steer = agent._drain_pending_steer()
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assert _pre_api_steer == "early steer"
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# No tool message found — put it back
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found = False
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for _si in range(len(messages) - 1, -1, -1):
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if messages[_si].get("role") == "tool":
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found = True
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break
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assert not found
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# Restash
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agent._pending_steer = _pre_api_steer
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assert agent._pending_steer == "early steer"
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def test_pre_api_drain_finds_tool_msg_past_assistant(self):
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"""The pre-API drain should scan backwards past a non-tool message
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(e.g., if an assistant message was somehow appended after tools)
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and still find the tool result."""
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agent = _bare_agent()
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messages = [
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{"role": "user", "content": "do something"},
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{"role": "assistant", "content": "let me check", "tool_calls": [
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{"id": "tc1", "function": {"name": "web_search", "arguments": "{}"}}
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]},
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{"role": "tool", "content": "search results", "tool_call_id": "tc1"},
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]
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agent.steer("change approach")
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_pre_api_steer = agent._drain_pending_steer()
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assert _pre_api_steer is not None
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for _si in range(len(messages) - 1, -1, -1):
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if messages[_si].get("role") == "tool":
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messages[_si]["content"] += f"\n\nUser guidance: {_pre_api_steer}"
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break
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assert "change approach" in messages[2]["content"]
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class TestSteerCommandRegistry:
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def test_steer_in_command_registry(self):
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"""The /steer slash command must be registered so it reaches all
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platforms (CLI, gateway, TUI autocomplete, Telegram/Slack menus).
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"""
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from hermes_cli.commands import resolve_command, ACTIVE_SESSION_BYPASS_COMMANDS
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cmd = resolve_command("steer")
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assert cmd is not None
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assert cmd.name == "steer"
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assert cmd.category == "Session"
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assert cmd.args_hint == "<prompt>"
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def test_steer_in_bypass_set(self):
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"""When the agent is running, /steer MUST bypass the Level-1
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base-adapter queue so it reaches the gateway runner's /steer
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handler. Otherwise it would be queued as user text and only
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delivered at turn end — defeating the whole point.
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"""
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from hermes_cli.commands import ACTIVE_SESSION_BYPASS_COMMANDS, should_bypass_active_session
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assert "steer" in ACTIVE_SESSION_BYPASS_COMMANDS
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assert should_bypass_active_session("steer") is True
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if __name__ == "__main__": # pragma: no cover
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pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])
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