hermes-agent/agent/verification_stop.py
Brooklyn Nicholson 2f1a47b90e feat(agent): require verification before finishing edits
Make verification closure the default coding behavior after landed file edits while keeping bounded retries and config/env switches for users who need to disable it.
2026-06-24 23:02:48 -05:00

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"""Turn-end verification guard for coding edits.
This module is intentionally policy-only. It never runs checks itself; it turns
the passive verification ledger into a bounded follow-up when the model tries to
finish immediately after editing code without fresh evidence.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import os
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any, Iterable
_MAX_CHANGED_PATHS_IN_NUDGE = 8
def verify_on_stop_enabled(config: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> bool:
"""Return whether edit -> verify-before-finish behavior is enabled."""
env = os.environ.get("HERMES_VERIFY_ON_STOP")
if env is not None:
return env.strip().lower() not in {"0", "false", "no", "off"}
if config is None:
try:
from hermes_cli.config import load_config
config = load_config()
except Exception:
config = {}
agent_cfg = (config or {}).get("agent") if isinstance(config, dict) else None
if isinstance(agent_cfg, dict) and "verify_on_stop" in agent_cfg:
return bool(agent_cfg.get("verify_on_stop"))
return True
def _candidate_cwds(paths: Iterable[str]) -> list[Path]:
candidates: list[Path] = []
seen: set[str] = set()
for raw in paths:
if not raw:
continue
try:
path = Path(raw).expanduser()
candidate = path if path.is_dir() else path.parent
resolved = str(candidate.resolve())
except Exception:
continue
if resolved not in seen:
seen.add(resolved)
candidates.append(Path(resolved))
return candidates
def _verification_snapshot(
*,
session_id: str | None,
changed_paths: list[str],
) -> tuple[dict[str, Any], dict[str, Any]] | None:
"""Return ``(status, facts)`` for the first edited workspace needing proof."""
try:
from agent.coding_context import project_facts_for
from agent.verification_evidence import verification_status
except Exception:
return None
first_snapshot: tuple[dict[str, Any], dict[str, Any]] | None = None
for cwd in _candidate_cwds(changed_paths):
facts = project_facts_for(cwd)
if not facts:
continue
status = verification_status(session_id=session_id, cwd=cwd)
snapshot = (status, facts)
if first_snapshot is None:
first_snapshot = snapshot
if str(status.get("status") or "unverified") != "passed":
return snapshot
return first_snapshot
def _format_changed_paths(paths: list[str]) -> str:
shown = paths[:_MAX_CHANGED_PATHS_IN_NUDGE]
lines = [f"- `{path}`" for path in shown]
remaining = len(paths) - len(shown)
if remaining > 0:
lines.append(f"- ... and {remaining} more")
return "\n".join(lines)
def _status_detail(status: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
state = str(status.get("status") or "unverified")
evidence = status.get("evidence") if isinstance(status.get("evidence"), dict) else None
if not evidence:
return state
command = evidence.get("canonical_command") or evidence.get("command")
summary = str(evidence.get("output_summary") or "").strip()
parts = [state]
if command:
parts.append(f"last command `{command}`")
if summary:
max_summary = 1200
if len(summary) > max_summary:
summary = summary[:max_summary].rstrip() + "\n... [truncated]"
parts.append(f"last output:\n{summary}")
return "\n".join(parts)
def build_verify_on_stop_nudge(
*,
session_id: str | None,
changed_paths: Iterable[str],
attempts: int = 0,
max_attempts: int = 2,
) -> str | None:
"""Return a synthetic follow-up when edited code lacks fresh verification."""
paths = sorted({str(p) for p in changed_paths if p})
if not paths or attempts >= max_attempts:
return None
snapshot = _verification_snapshot(session_id=session_id, changed_paths=paths)
if snapshot is None:
return None
status, facts = snapshot
verify_commands = [
str(cmd).strip()
for cmd in (facts.get("verifyCommands") or [])
if str(cmd).strip()
]
if not verify_commands:
return None
state = str(status.get("status") or "unverified")
if state == "passed":
return None
command_hint = ", ".join(f"`{cmd}`" for cmd in verify_commands[:3])
if len(verify_commands) > 3:
command_hint += ", ..."
return (
"[System: You edited code in this turn, but the workspace does not have "
"fresh passing verification evidence yet.\n\n"
f"Verification status: {_status_detail(status)}\n\n"
f"Changed paths:\n{_format_changed_paths(paths)}\n\n"
f"Run the relevant verification command now ({command_hint}), read any "
"failure, repair the code, and summarize what passed. If verification "
"is not possible, explain the concrete blocker instead of claiming the "
"work is fully verified.]"
)
__all__ = ["build_verify_on_stop_nudge", "verify_on_stop_enabled"]