@agentprojectcontext/apx 1.8.0 → 1.8.1

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@agentprojectcontext/apx",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "description": "APX — unified CLI + daemon for the Agent Project Context (APC) standard.",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

package/src/cli/commands/identity.js

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function askYN(rl, question, defaultYes = false) {
     rl.question(`${question} [${hint}]: `, (ans) => {
       const a = ans.trim().toLowerCase();
       if (!a) return resolve(defaultYes);
-      resolve(a === "y" || a === "yes" || a === "s" || a === "si" || a === "sí");
+      resolve(a === "y" || a === "yes");
     });
   });
 }
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export async function runWizard() {
   const personality   = await ask(rl, "  Personality (comma-separated traits)", existing.personality || "direct, curious, helpful");
   const owner_name    = await ask(rl, "  Your name", existing.owner_name || "");
   const owner_context = await ask(rl, "  What are you building / working on", existing.owner_context || "");
-  const language      = await ask(rl, "  Language for agent messages (e.g. Spanish, English)", existing.language || "Spanish (Español)");
+  const language      = await ask(rl, "  Language for agent messages (e.g. Spanish, English)", existing.language || "English");
 
   console.log("\n  Claude Code permissions");
   console.log("  APX can configure Claude Code to allow terminal commands without prompts.");

package/src/cli/commands/session.js

@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ function findSessionById(root, id) {
 }
 
 function statusEmoji(status) {
-  if (/Completada|complete/i.test(status)) return "✅";
-  if (/En progreso|in.progress/i.test(status)) return "🔄";
-  if (/stale|Cerrada/i.test(status)) return "⚠️";
+  if (/complete/i.test(status)) return "✅";
+  if (/in.progress/i.test(status)) return "🔄";
+  if (/stale|closed/i.test(status)) return "⚠️";
   return "❓";
 }
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export function cmdSessionClose(args) {
   if (!s) throw new Error(`session "${id}" not found`);
 
   let text = fs.readFileSync(s.path, "utf8");
-  text = setFrontmatterField(text, "status", "✅ Completada");
+  text = setFrontmatterField(text, "status", "✅ Completed");
   text = setFrontmatterField(text, "completed", nowIso());
   if (args.flags.result && args.flags.result !== true) {
     text = setFrontmatterField(text, "result", String(args.flags.result));
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ export function cmdSessionClose(args) {
 export function cmdSessionCheck() {
   const root = requireRoot();
   const sessions = listAllSessions(root).filter((s) =>
-    /En progreso/i.test(s.status)
+    /in.progress/i.test(s.status)
   );
 
   if (sessions.length === 0) {
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ export async function cmdSessionResume(args) {
 export function cmdSessionCloseStale() {
   const root = requireRoot();
   const sessions = listAllSessions(root).filter((s) =>
-    /En progreso/i.test(s.status)
+    /in.progress/i.test(s.status)
   );
   let closed = 0;
   for (const s of sessions) {
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ export function cmdSessionCloseStale() {
     text = setFrontmatterField(
       text,
       "status",
-      `⚠️ Cerrada automáticamente (stale >${STALE_HOURS}h)`
+      `⚠️ Automatically closed (stale >${STALE_HOURS}h)`
     );
     text = setFrontmatterField(text, "completed", nowIso());
     text = setFrontmatterField(

package/src/cli/commands/setup.js

@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export async function cmdSetup() {
   console.log(b("  Language:"));
   console.log(di("  The super-agent will always respond in your language."));
   console.log();
-  const language = await ask("  Your language (e.g. English, Español, Português): ") || "English";
+  const language = await ask("  Your language (e.g. English, Spanish, Portuguese): ") || "English";
 
   // ── Summary ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   console.log();
@@ -324,15 +324,15 @@ async function sendTelegramWakeup({ botToken, chatId, language, model }) {
 // Minimal fallback messages per common language (used only if daemon can't respond)
 function languageFallback(lang) {
   const l = lang.toLowerCase();
-  if (/espa[ñn]|spanish|arg|lat/i.test(l))
-    return "⚡ ¡Despierto y listo para trabajar! APX online.\nAún no tengo nombre, ¿cómo te gustaría llamarme?\nY vos, ¿cómo te llamas o cómo puedo llamarte?";
+  if (/spanish|arg|lat/i.test(l))
+    return "⚡ APX is online and ready to work.\nI do not have a name yet. What would you like to call me?\nAnd what should I call you?";
   if (/portugu|brasil/i.test(l))
-    return "⚡ Acordei e pronto para trabalhar! APX online.\nAinda não tenho nome, como você gostaria de me chamar?\nE você, como posso te chamar?";
+    return "⚡ APX is online and ready to work.\nI do not have a name yet. What would you like to call me?\nAnd what should I call you?";
   if (/franc|french/i.test(l))
-    return "⚡ Réveillé et prêt à travailler ! APX en ligne.\nJe n'ai pas encore de nom, comment souhaitez-vous m'appeler ?\nEt vous, comment puis-je vous appeler ?";
+    return "⚡ APX is online and ready to work.\nI do not have a name yet. What would you like to call me?\nAnd what should I call you?";
   if (/deutsch|german/i.test(l))
-    return "⚡ Aufgewacht und bereit! APX ist online.\nIch habe noch keinen Namen — wie möchtest du mich nennen?\nUnd du, wie kann ich dich nennen?";
+    return "⚡ APX is online and ready to work.\nI do not have a name yet. What would you like to call me?\nAnd what should I call you?";
   if (/ital/i.test(l))
-    return "⚡ Sveglio e pronto a lavorare! APX online.\nNon ho ancora un nome, come vorresti chiamarmi?\nE tu, come posso chiamarti?";
+    return "⚡ APX is online and ready to work.\nI do not have a name yet. What would you like to call me?\nAnd what should I call you?";
   return "⚡ I'm awake and ready to go! APX is online.\nI don't have a name yet — what would you like to call me?\nAnd you, what's your name or what should I call you?";
 }

package/src/core/agent-system.js

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+function listField(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.map(String).map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+  return String(value || "").split(",").map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+}
+
+function projectName(project) {
+  if (project?.name) return project.name;
+  try {
+    const meta = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(project.path, ".apc", "project.json"), "utf8"));
+    return meta.name || path.basename(project.path);
+  } catch {
+    return path.basename(project?.path || "");
+  }
+}
+
+export function agentSkills(agent) {
+  return listField(agent?.fields?.Skills);
+}
+
+export function buildAgentSystem(project, agent, {
+  invocation = "engine",
+  runtime = null,
+  channel = null,
+  caller = null,
+  routine = null,
+  extraParts = [],
+} = {}) {
+  const fields = agent.fields || {};
+  const parts = [
+    `You are APC agent "${agent.slug}".`,
+    `Project: ${projectName(project)} (${project.path}).`,
+  ];
+
+  if (fields.Description) parts.push(String(fields.Description));
+  if (fields.Role) parts.push(`Role: ${fields.Role}`);
+  if (fields.Language) parts.push(`Default language: ${fields.Language}`);
+
+  const declaredTools = listField(fields.Tools);
+  if (declaredTools.length) {
+    parts.push(
+      [
+        "## Declared Tool Hints",
+        declaredTools.join(", "),
+        "These are agent-level tool expectations, not a guarantee. Actual callable tools depend on invocation surface.",
+      ].join("\n")
+    );
+  }
+
+  parts.push(buildInvocationContext({ invocation, runtime, channel, caller, routine }));
+
+  const memPath = path.join(project.path, ".apc", "agents", agent.slug, "memory.md");
+  if (fs.existsSync(memPath)) parts.push("## Memory\n" + fs.readFileSync(memPath, "utf8"));
+
+  const apxSkill = path.join(project.path, ".apc", "skills", "apx.md");
+  if (fs.existsSync(apxSkill)) parts.push("## APX\n" + fs.readFileSync(apxSkill, "utf8"));
+
+  for (const skill of agentSkills(agent)) {
+    const skillPath = path.join(project.path, ".apc", "skills", `${skill}.md`);
+    if (fs.existsSync(skillPath)) parts.push(`## Skill: ${skill}\n` + fs.readFileSync(skillPath, "utf8"));
+  }
+
+  for (const ep of extraParts) {
+    if (ep) parts.push(ep);
+  }
+
+  return parts.join("\n\n");
+}
+
+function buildInvocationContext({ invocation, runtime, channel, caller, routine }) {
+  const lines = [
+    "## Invocation Context",
+    `invocation: ${invocation}`,
+  ];
+  if (runtime) lines.push(`runtime: ${runtime}`);
+  if (channel) lines.push(`channel: ${channel}`);
+  if (caller) lines.push(`caller: ${caller}`);
+  if (routine) lines.push(`routine: ${routine}`);
+
+  if (runtime) {
+    lines.push(
+      "You are running inside the named external runtime. Use only tools and permissions that runtime actually exposes."
+    );
+  } else if (invocation === "engine") {
+    lines.push("You are a direct LLM call through APX. Do not claim shell, file, MCP, or Telegram tools unless APX explicitly provided them.");
+  } else if (invocation === "telegram") {
+    lines.push("You are replying through Telegram. Keep responses brief, plain text, and matched to the user's language.");
+  } else if (invocation === "routine") {
+    lines.push("You were invoked by an APX routine. Complete the requested work now; do not say you will do it later.");
+  }
+
+  return lines.join("\n");
+}

package/src/core/messages-store.js

@@ -297,9 +297,9 @@ export function getRecentTelegramTurns(
 // answer that mixes fragments of the old one with hallucinations. The
 // failure observed with qwen2.5:14b was:
 //
-//   prev assistant: "agente sandbox con modelo ollama:llama3.2:3b"
-//   user: "y en el otro proyecto qué agente tiene?"
-//   assistant (alucinated): "agente assistant con modelo ollama:llama3.2:3b"
+//   prev assistant: "sandbox agent with model ollama:llama3.2:3b"
+//   user: "and what agent does the other project have?"
+//   assistant (hallucinated): "assistant agent with model ollama:llama3.2:3b"
 //                           (sofia exists, not "assistant", and her model is
 //                            claude-haiku-4-5, not the carry-over from above)
 //

package/src/daemon/apc-runtime-context.js

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function createRuntimeSession({ projectRoot, storageRoot = projectRoot, a
     `agent: ${agentSlug}\n` +
     `title: ${sessionTitle}\n` +
     `task_ref: ${taskRef}\n` +
-    `status: 🔄 En progreso\n` +
+    `status: 🔄 In progress\n` +
     `started: ${started}\n` +
     `completed: \n` +
     `result: \n` +
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export function closeRuntimeSession({ filePath, externalSessionPath, exitCode, r
   } else if (result) {
     text = setField(text, "result", result.slice(0, 300));
   }
-  text = setField(text, "status", exitCode === 0 ? "✅ Completada" : "⚠️ Cerrada con error");
+  text = setField(text, "status", exitCode === 0 ? "✅ Completed" : "⚠️ Closed with error");
   fs.writeFileSync(filePath, text);
 }
 

package/src/daemon/api.js

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { readGlobalMessages, readProjectMessages, searchProjectMessages } from "
 import { readAgents } from "../core/parser.js";
 import { parseSessionFrontmatter } from "../core/parser.js";
 import { writeAgentFile, ensureAgentDir, regenerateAgentsMd } from "../core/scaffold.js";
+import { buildAgentSystem } from "../core/agent-system.js";
 
 const nowIso = () => new Date().toISOString().replace(/\.\d{3}Z$/, "Z");
 
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ export function buildApi({ projects, registries, plugins, scheduler, version, st
     if (!modelId) return res.status(400).json({ error: "agent has no model and none provided" });
 
     try {
-      const system = buildAgentSystem(p, agent);
+      const system = buildAgentSystem(p, agent, { invocation: "engine" });
       const conv = startConversation({ storagePath: p.storagePath, agentSlug: agent.slug, engine: modelId, system });
       appendTurn({ filePath: conv.path, role: "user", content: prompt });
 
@@ -488,9 +489,9 @@ export function buildApi({ projects, registries, plugins, scheduler, version, st
 
       // Build system prompt — inject compact summary if this conversation was compacted.
       const extraParts = compactSummary
-        ? [`## Contexto de conversación anterior (compactado)\n${compactSummary}`]
+        ? [`## Previous Conversation Context (Compacted)\n${compactSummary}`]
         : [];
-      const system = buildAgentSystem(p, agent, { extraParts });
+      const system = buildAgentSystem(p, agent, { invocation: "engine", extraParts });
 
       if (!conversation_id) {
         const conv = startConversation({ storagePath: p.storagePath, agentSlug: agent.slug, engine: modelId, system });
@@ -688,6 +689,8 @@ export function buildApi({ projects, registries, plugins, scheduler, version, st
     });
 
     const system = buildAgentSystem(p, agent, {
+      invocation: "runtime",
+      runtime,
       extraParts: [
         buildApfHint({
           projectName,
@@ -775,11 +778,11 @@ export function buildApi({ projects, registries, plugins, scheduler, version, st
     if (req.query.summarize === "true" && isSuperAgentEnabled(config)) {
       try {
         const prompt =
-          `Resumí qué pasó en esta sesión APC en 4 bullets concretos.\n\n` +
+          `Summarize what happened in this APC session in 4 concrete bullets.\n\n` +
           `Frontmatter:\n${JSON.stringify(out.frontmatter, null, 2)}\n\n` +
           (out.external_transcript
-            ? `Transcript externo (últimos ${out.external_transcript.tail.length} chars):\n${out.external_transcript.tail}`
-            : `(sin transcript externo)`);
+            ? `External transcript (last ${out.external_transcript.tail.length} chars):\n${out.external_transcript.tail}`
+            : `(no external transcript)`);
         const sa = await runSuperAgent({ globalConfig: config, projects, plugins, registries, prompt, contextNote: `Resume request for session ${id}.` });
         out.summary = sa.text;
       } catch (e) {
@@ -1084,26 +1087,3 @@ function agentToResponse(a) {
     extra,
   };
 }
-
-// Build system prompt from an agent's fields + memory + skills.
-// Optional `extraParts` are appended at the end.
-function buildAgentSystem(p, agent, { extraParts = [] } = {}) {
-  const f = agent.fields || {};
-  const parts = [];
-  if (f.Description) parts.push(f.Description);
-  if (f.Role) parts.push(`Role: ${f.Role}`);
-  if (f.Language) parts.push(`Default language: ${f.Language}`);
-  const memPath = path.join(p.path, ".apc", "agents", agent.slug, "memory.md");
-  if (fs.existsSync(memPath)) {
-    parts.push("## Memory\n" + fs.readFileSync(memPath, "utf8"));
-  }
-  const apxSkill = path.join(p.path, ".apc", "skills", "apx.md");
-  if (fs.existsSync(apxSkill)) parts.push("## APX\n" + fs.readFileSync(apxSkill, "utf8"));
-  const skills = Array.isArray(f.Skills) ? f.Skills : [];
-  for (const skill of skills) {
-    const sp = path.join(p.path, ".apc", "skills", `${skill}.md`);
-    if (fs.existsSync(sp)) parts.push(`## Skill: ${skill}\n` + fs.readFileSync(sp, "utf8"));
-  }
-  for (const ep of extraParts) parts.push(ep);
-  return parts.join("\n\n");
-}

package/src/daemon/plugins/telegram.js

@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
 //   }
 
 import fs from "node:fs";
-import path from "node:path";
 import { TELEGRAM_STATE_PATH } from "../../core/config.js";
 import { callEngine } from "../engines/index.js";
 import { runSuperAgent, isSuperAgentEnabled } from "../super-agent.js";
 import { stripThinking } from "../thinking.js";
 import { getRecentTelegramTurnsFromFs, appendGlobalMessage } from "../../core/messages-store.js";
 import { readAgents } from "../../core/parser.js";
+import { buildAgentSystem } from "../../core/agent-system.js";
 
 const API_BASE = "https://api.telegram.org";
 const nowIso = () => new Date().toISOString().replace(/\.\d{3}Z$/, "Z");
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class ChannelPoller {
     // honor it for future messages.
     if (isReset) {
       try {
-        const ack = "Listo, contexto limpiado. Empezamos de cero — ¿qué necesitás?";
+        const ack = "Done, context cleared. Starting fresh. What do you need?";
         await this._send({ chat_id, text: ack });
         appendGlobalMessage({
           channel: "telegram",
@@ -327,7 +327,11 @@ class ChannelPoller {
       const agent = readAgents(target.path).find((a) => a.slug === routeSlug);
       if (agent && agent.fields.Model) {
         try {
-          const system = buildAgentSystem(target, agent, author);
+          const system = buildAgentSystem(target, agent, {
+            invocation: "telegram",
+            channel: this.channel.name,
+            caller: author,
+          });
           const result = await callEngine({
             modelId: agent.fields.Model,
             system,
@@ -486,26 +490,6 @@ class ChannelPoller {
   }
 }
 
-// ---------- system-prompt builder (same as /exec) ---------------------------
-
-function buildAgentSystem(target, agent, author) {
-  const parts = [];
-  if (agent.fields.Description) parts.push(agent.fields.Description);
-  if (agent.fields.Role) parts.push(`Role: ${agent.fields.Role}`);
-  if (agent.fields.Language) parts.push(`Default language: ${agent.fields.Language}`);
-  parts.push(
-    `You are speaking via Telegram with ${author}. Keep responses brief — ideally under 4 sentences. Mirror their language.`
-  );
-  const memPath = path.join(target.path, ".apc", "agents", agent.slug, "memory.md");
-  if (fs.existsSync(memPath)) parts.push("## Memory\n" + fs.readFileSync(memPath, "utf8"));
-  const skills = (agent.fields.Skills || "").split(",").map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
-  for (const skill of skills) {
-    const sp = path.join(target.path, ".apc", "skills", `${skill}.md`);
-    if (fs.existsSync(sp)) parts.push(`## Skill: ${skill}\n` + fs.readFileSync(sp, "utf8"));
-  }
-  return parts.join("\n\n");
-}
-
 function sleep(ms) {
   return new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, ms));
 }

package/src/daemon/project-config.js

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 //     },
 //     "routines": [
 //       { "name": "morning-report", "schedule": "0 9 * * *", "agent": "sofia",
-//         "prompt": "Resumen del día anterior", "channel": "telegram" }
+//         "prompt": "Previous day summary", "channel": "telegram" }
 //     ]
 //   }
 //

package/src/daemon/routines.js

@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@
 //   shell       — run a shell command.        spec: { command, timeout_ms? }
 
 import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
-import path from "node:path";
-import fs from "node:fs";
 import { callEngine } from "./engines/index.js";
 import { runSuperAgent } from "./super-agent.js";
 import { readAgents } from "../core/parser.js";
+import { buildAgentSystem } from "../core/agent-system.js";
 import {
   listRoutines,
   getRoutine,
@@ -70,17 +69,13 @@ async function handleExecAgent(ctx, routine) {
   const model = agent.fields.Model;
   if (!model) throw new Error(`agent ${slug} has no model`);
 
-  const f = agent.fields;
-  const parts = [];
-  if (f.Description) parts.push(f.Description);
-  if (f.Role) parts.push(`Role: ${f.Role}`);
-  const memPath = path.join(project.path, ".apc", "agents", slug, "memory.md");
-  if (fs.existsSync(memPath)) parts.push("## Memory\n" + fs.readFileSync(memPath, "utf8"));
-  parts.push(`You were invoked by routine "${routine.name}". Reply briefly, max 4 sentences.`);
-
   const result = await callEngine({
     modelId: model,
-    system: parts.join("\n\n"),
+    system: buildAgentSystem(project, agent, {
+      invocation: "routine",
+      routine: routine.name,
+      extraParts: [`Reply briefly, max 4 sentences.`],
+    }),
     messages: [{ role: "user", content: prompt }],
     config: project.config || globalConfig,
   });

package/src/daemon/super-agent-tools/helpers.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
+import { agentSkills, buildAgentSystem as buildCoreAgentSystem } from "../../core/agent-system.js";
 
 export function projectMeta(projects, entry) {
   const meta = projects.list().find((p) => p.id === entry.id);
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ export function safePathJoin(root, sub = ".") {
 }
 
 export function skillsFromFields(fields = {}) {
-  if (Array.isArray(fields.Skills)) return fields.Skills;
-  return (fields.Skills || "").split(",").map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+  return agentSkills({ fields });
 }
 
 export function agentRow(agent) {
@@ -76,24 +75,8 @@ export function agentRow(agent) {
   };
 }
 
-export function buildAgentSystem(project, agent) {
-  const parts = [];
-  if (agent.fields.Description) parts.push(agent.fields.Description);
-  if (agent.fields.Role) parts.push(`Role: ${agent.fields.Role}`);
-  if (agent.fields.Language) parts.push(`Default language: ${agent.fields.Language}`);
-
-  const memPath = path.join(project.path, ".apc", "agents", agent.slug, "memory.md");
-  if (fs.existsSync(memPath)) parts.push("## Memory\n" + fs.readFileSync(memPath, "utf8"));
-
-  const apxSkill = path.join(project.path, ".apc", "skills", "apx.md");
-  if (fs.existsSync(apxSkill)) parts.push("## APX\n" + fs.readFileSync(apxSkill, "utf8"));
-
-  for (const skill of skillsFromFields(agent.fields)) {
-    const skillPath = path.join(project.path, ".apc", "skills", `${skill}.md`);
-    if (fs.existsSync(skillPath)) parts.push(`## Skill: ${skill}\n` + fs.readFileSync(skillPath, "utf8"));
-  }
-
-  return parts.join("\n\n");
+export function buildAgentSystem(project, agent, opts = {}) {
+  return buildCoreAgentSystem(project, agent, opts);
 }
 
 export function createPermissionGuard(globalConfig = {}, { implicitConfirmation = false } = {}) {

package/src/daemon/super-agent-tools/tools/call-agent.js

@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ export default {
 
     const result = await callEngine({
       modelId: agent.fields.Model,
-      system: buildAgentSystem(p, agent),
+      system: buildAgentSystem(p, agent, {
+        invocation: "engine",
+        caller: "super_agent_tool",
+      }),
       messages: [{ role: "user", content: prompt }],
       config: p.config || globalConfig,
     });

package/src/daemon/super-agent-tools/tools/call-runtime.js

@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ export default {
     }
 
     const r = await rt.run({
-      system: buildAgentSystem(p, agent),
+      system: buildAgentSystem(p, agent, {
+        invocation: "runtime",
+        runtime,
+        caller: "super_agent_tool",
+      }),
       prompt,
       cwd: p.path,
       timeoutMs: timeout_s * 1000,

package/src/daemon/super-agent.js

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ APC projects are filesystem projects anywhere on disk with AGENTS.md and .apc/pr
 Useful CLI facts:
 - Permission mode: apx permission show; apx permission set total|automatico|permiso.
 - Routines: apx routine list|get|history|run|add. Autonomous super-agent routines use kind super_agent.
+- Routine design: if the user asks for an agent to think, decide, write, or reply, create an exec_agent routine with spec.agent and spec.prompt. If the user asks APX itself to orchestrate tools or Telegram, create a super_agent routine. If the request is only a deterministic command, create a shell routine. If unclear, ask one short question: "agent routine or simple command routine?"
 - Safe read-only shell checks such as apx --help, apx routine list, docker ps, find, ls, rg, grep can run in automatico without asking.
 
 Channel context:
@@ -57,30 +58,30 @@ Available tools:
 
 HARD RULES (do not deviate):
 1. NEVER invent project names, agent slugs, model ids, MCP names or paths. ALWAYS look them up via list_* first.
-2. If the user says "los agentes" / "lista" / "qué hay" without specifying a project, that means **all of them** — call the tool WITHOUT a project argument and the result will include every project.
+2. If the user asks for agents, lists, inventory, or "what exists" without specifying a project, that means **all of them** — call the tool WITHOUT a project argument and the result will include every project.
 3. NEVER answer "specify a project" — instead, just call the tool with no argument and you'll get the full picture.
 4. If a tool result has an error, retry with different arguments before falling back to asking the user.
 5. Respect permission mode. total = execute requested actions without confirmation. automatico = read/list/safe shell actions run directly; destructive, external, runtime, MCP calls, outbound messages, config, and filesystem mutations need explicit user confirmation. permiso = only allowed tools run directly; everything else needs confirmation.
-6. Default language: es-AR. Plain text, no markdown formatting (Telegram doesn't render it).
+6. Write in the user's language unless they request another language. The system prompt stays English. Plain text, no markdown formatting for Telegram.
 7. Stay brief: under 6 sentences unless asked for detail.
 8. You DO see recent prior turns of this chat as previous messages when applicable. **Use them ONLY to disambiguate references** (e.g. "el primero" → first project mentioned earlier). For ANY factual data — agent details, MCP details, file contents, memory — RE-CALL the tool. Past turns are context, not a cache. Models change, agents change, files change.
 9. /reset or /new from the user means "forget previous turns and answer this one fresh" — if you see those prefixes the operator already cleared the context for you.
 10. ACTION RULE: use direct tools for direct work. run_shell executes commands; write_file/edit_file modify files. call_runtime is only for spawning a separate external runtime/chat. call_mcp is only for an MCP server/tool.
-11. DISPATCH RULE: when the user says things like "que <agente> haga X", "iniciá una sesión con Claude/Codex", "que <agente> arranque <runtime>", "andá a <runtime> y hacé X" — that is a call_runtime request. Look up the agent slug with list_agents if needed, then call call_runtime({agent: <slug>, runtime: 'claude-code'|'codex'|'opencode'|'aider', prompt: <user's request>}). The agent's declared model (in AGENTS.md) is IGNORED in this case; the runtime supplies the model. Memory + skills of the agent become the system prompt of the runtime.
+11. DISPATCH RULE: when the user asks a named agent to work inside Claude, Codex, OpenCode, or Aider, that is a call_runtime request. Look up the agent slug with list_agents if needed, then call call_runtime({agent: <slug>, runtime: 'claude-code'|'codex'|'opencode'|'aider', prompt: <user's request>}). The agent's declared model (in AGENTS.md) is IGNORED in this case; the runtime supplies the model. Memory + skills of the agent become the system prompt of the runtime.
 12. PROJECT RULE: when the user gives no project, use project "default". Do not infer a non-default project from old chat history unless the user references it. If they mention a path or project name, look it up or add it with add_project.
 13. VAULT RULE: when the user wants a new existing agent/template, call list_vault_agents first. If a suitable vault agent exists, import_agent into the chosen project. If none fits, say briefly what is missing.
-14. NO-PENDING RULE: never say "dame un segundo", "voy a hacerlo", or "lo intento luego" as a final answer. Either call the tool in this same turn or say what blocks you.
-15. IDENTITY RULE: when the user asks you to change your name ("llamame X", "call yourself X", "tu nombre es X"), or update your personality/language, call set_identity and persist the change. Then confirm with your new name.`;
+14. NO-PENDING RULE: never say "give me a second", "I will do it", or "I will try later" as a final answer. Either call the tool in this same turn or say what blocks you.
+15. IDENTITY RULE: when the user asks you to change your name, call yourself something, or update your personality/language, call set_identity and persist the change. Then confirm with your new name.`;
 
 function isShortConfirmation(text) {
-  return /^(s[ií]|si dale|sí dale|dale|ok|oka|okey|confirmo|confirmado|mandale|hacelo|proced[eé]|vamos)\b/i
+  return /^(yes|y|si|si dale|dale|ok|okay|confirm|confirmed|go|proceed|do it)\b/i
     .test(String(text || "").trim());
 }
 
 function lastAssistantAskedForConfirmation(messages) {
   for (let i = messages.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
     if (messages[i]?.role !== "assistant") continue;
-    return /\b(confirm[aá]s?|confirmame|ok|permiso|puedo|dale|proced[ao])\b/i.test(messages[i].content || "");
+    return /\b(confirm|confirmation|ok|okay|permission|allowed|proceed|do it|dale)\b/i.test(messages[i].content || "");
   }
   return false;
 }

package/src/daemon/wakeup.js

@@ -11,20 +11,20 @@ function detectLanguage(identity) {
   const lang = process.env.LANG || process.env.LC_MESSAGES || process.env.LC_ALL || "";
   const code = lang.split(/[_\.]/)[0].toLowerCase();
   const map = {
-    es: "Spanish (Español)",
+    es: "Spanish",
     en: "English",
-    fr: "French (Français)",
-    pt: "Portuguese (Português)",
-    de: "German (Deutsch)",
-    it: "Italian (Italiano)",
-    nl: "Dutch (Nederlands)",
-    ru: "Russian (Русский)",
-    ja: "Japanese (日本語)",
-    zh: "Chinese (中文)",
-    ko: "Korean (한국어)",
-    ar: "Arabic (العربية)",
+    fr: "French",
+    pt: "Portuguese",
+    de: "German",
+    it: "Italian",
+    nl: "Dutch",
+    ru: "Russian",
+    ja: "Japanese",
+    zh: "Chinese",
+    ko: "Korean",
+    ar: "Arabic",
   };
-  return map[code] || "Spanish (Español)"; // default es-AR like the super-agent
+  return map[code] || "English";
 }
 
 async function generateMessage(identity, engineConfig) {