@cogitator-ai/self-modifying 17.0.16 → 17.0.18

package/dist/utils/index.js

@@ -6,9 +6,34 @@ export function extractJson(text) {
     if (codeBlockMatch) {
         cleaned = codeBlockMatch[1].trim();
     }
-    const start = cleaned.indexOf('{');
-    if (start === -1)
+    const objectStart = cleaned.indexOf('{');
+    const arrayStart = cleaned.indexOf('[');
+    let start;
+    let open;
+    let close;
+    if (objectStart === -1 && arrayStart === -1) {
         return null;
+    }
+    else if (objectStart === -1) {
+        start = arrayStart;
+        open = '[';
+        close = ']';
+    }
+    else if (arrayStart === -1) {
+        start = objectStart;
+        open = '{';
+        close = '}';
+    }
+    else if (objectStart < arrayStart) {
+        start = objectStart;
+        open = '{';
+        close = '}';
+    }
+    else {
+        start = arrayStart;
+        open = '[';
+        close = ']';
+    }
     let depth = 0;
     let inString = false;
     let escape = false;
@@ -28,9 +53,9 @@ export function extractJson(text) {
         }
         if (inString)
             continue;
-        if (ch === '{')
+        if (ch === open)
             depth++;
-        else if (ch === '}') {
+        else if (ch === close) {
             depth--;
             if (depth === 0) {
                 return cleaned.slice(start, i + 1);
@@ -40,7 +65,7 @@ export function extractJson(text) {
     if (depth > 0) {
         let repaired = cleaned.slice(start);
         repaired = repaired.replace(/,\s*$/, '');
-        repaired += '}'.repeat(depth);
+        repaired += close.repeat(depth);
         try {
             JSON.parse(repaired);
             return repaired;

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package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cogitator-ai/self-modifying",
-  "version": "17.0.16",
+  "version": "17.0.18",
   "description": "Self-modifying agent capabilities for Cogitator - tool generation, meta-reasoning, architecture evolution",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
@@ -16,22 +16,14 @@
     "dist",
     "src"
   ],
-  "scripts": {
-    "build": "tsc",
-    "dev": "tsc --watch",
-    "test": "vitest run",
-    "test:watch": "vitest",
-    "lint": "eslint src --ext .ts",
-    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
-  },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@cogitator-ai/types": "workspace:*",
     "nanoid": "^5.0.4",
-    "zod": "^4.3.6"
+    "zod": "^4.3.6",
+    "@cogitator-ai/types": "0.22.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@cogitator-ai/core": "workspace:*",
-    "@cogitator-ai/neuro-symbolic": "workspace:*"
+    "@cogitator-ai/core": "0.19.4",
+    "@cogitator-ai/neuro-symbolic": "15.1.16"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "@cogitator-ai/neuro-symbolic": {
@@ -61,5 +53,13 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "registry": "https://npm.pkg.github.com",
     "access": "public"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc",
+    "dev": "tsc --watch",
+    "test": "vitest run",
+    "test:watch": "vitest",
+    "lint": "eslint src --ext .ts",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
   }
-}
+}

package/src/__tests__/self-modifying-agent.test.ts

@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ describe('SelfModifyingAgent tool execution', () => {
         .mockResolvedValueOnce(
           chatResponse('', [{ id: 'call_1', name: 'calculator', arguments: { input: '6*7' } }])
         )
-        .mockResolvedValueOnce(chatResponse('The answer is 42.')),
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+          chatResponse(
+            'The answer to your calculation is 42. I used the calculator tool to compute 6 times 7.'
+          )
+        ),
     };
 
     const agent = createMockAgent([calculator]);
@@ -63,7 +67,9 @@ describe('SelfModifyingAgent tool execution', () => {
 
     const result = await selfMod.run('What is 6 times 7?');
 
-    expect(result.output).toBe('The answer is 42.');
+    expect(result.output).toBe(
+      'The answer to your calculation is 42. I used the calculator tool to compute 6 times 7.'
+    );
     expect(calculator.execute).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     expect(calculator.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       { input: '6*7' },
@@ -89,7 +95,11 @@ describe('SelfModifyingAgent tool execution', () => {
         .mockResolvedValueOnce(
           chatResponse('', [{ id: 'call_2', name: 'format', arguments: { input: 'found it' } }])
         )
-        .mockResolvedValueOnce(chatResponse('Here is your formatted result.')),
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+          chatResponse(
+            'Here is your formatted result. I searched for the information and then formatted it for you.'
+          )
+        ),
     };
 
     const agent = createMockAgent([search, format]);
@@ -106,7 +116,9 @@ describe('SelfModifyingAgent tool execution', () => {
 
     const result = await selfMod.run('Search and format');
 
-    expect(result.output).toBe('Here is your formatted result.');
+    expect(result.output).toBe(
+      'Here is your formatted result. I searched for the information and then formatted it for you.'
+    );
     expect(search.execute).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     expect(format.execute).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     expect(vi.mocked(mockLLM.chat!)).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
@@ -122,7 +134,11 @@ describe('SelfModifyingAgent tool execution', () => {
         .mockResolvedValueOnce(
           chatResponse('', [{ id: 'call_1', name: 'broken', arguments: { input: 'test' } }])
         )
-        .mockResolvedValueOnce(chatResponse('The tool failed but I can help anyway.')),
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+          chatResponse(
+            'The tool failed but I can still help you with your request. Let me try a different approach.'
+          )
+        ),
     };
 
     const agent = createMockAgent([failTool]);
@@ -139,7 +155,9 @@ describe('SelfModifyingAgent tool execution', () => {
 
     const result = await selfMod.run('Use the broken tool');
 
-    expect(result.output).toBe('The tool failed but I can help anyway.');
+    expect(result.output).toBe(
+      'The tool failed but I can still help you with your request. Let me try a different approach.'
+    );
     const secondCall = vi.mocked(mockLLM.chat!).mock.calls[1][0];
     const toolMsg = secondCall.messages.find((m: { role: string }) => m.role === 'tool');
     expect(toolMsg?.content).toContain('tool crashed');
@@ -152,7 +170,11 @@ describe('SelfModifyingAgent tool execution', () => {
         .mockResolvedValueOnce(
           chatResponse('', [{ id: 'call_1', name: 'nonexistent', arguments: { input: 'x' } }])
         )
-        .mockResolvedValueOnce(chatResponse('I could not find that tool.')),
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+          chatResponse(
+            'I could not find that tool in my available tools. Let me try to help you without it.'
+          )
+        ),
     };
 
     const agent = createMockAgent([]);
@@ -169,7 +191,9 @@ describe('SelfModifyingAgent tool execution', () => {
 
     const result = await selfMod.run('Call a tool');
 
-    expect(result.output).toBe('I could not find that tool.');
+    expect(result.output).toBe(
+      'I could not find that tool in my available tools. Let me try to help you without it.'
+    );
     const secondCall = vi.mocked(mockLLM.chat!).mock.calls[1][0];
     const toolMsg = secondCall.messages.find((m: { role: string }) => m.role === 'tool');
     expect(toolMsg?.content).toContain('not found');
@@ -177,7 +201,13 @@ describe('SelfModifyingAgent tool execution', () => {
 
   it('works without any tools (no tools passed to LLM)', async () => {
     const mockLLM: Partial<LLMBackend> = {
-      chat: vi.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(chatResponse('Hello world')),
+      chat: vi
+        .fn()
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+          chatResponse(
+            'Hello world! I am a test assistant and I am here to help you with your questions.'
+          )
+        ),
     };
 
     const agent = createMockAgent([]);
@@ -194,7 +224,9 @@ describe('SelfModifyingAgent tool execution', () => {
 
     const result = await selfMod.run('Just say hi');
 
-    expect(result.output).toBe('Hello world');
+    expect(result.output).toBe(
+      'Hello world! I am a test assistant and I am here to help you with your questions.'
+    );
     const chatCall = vi.mocked(mockLLM.chat!).mock.calls[0][0];
     expect(chatCall.tools).toBeUndefined();
   });

package/src/architecture-evolution/capability-analyzer.ts

@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ const COMPLEXITY_INDICATORS = {
   simple: ['explain', 'define', 'list', 'describe', 'show'],
   moderate: ['compare', 'analyze', 'summarize', 'evaluate', 'implement'],
   complex: ['design', 'architect', 'optimize', 'comprehensive', 'detailed'],
+  expert: ['expert', 'advanced', 'specialized', 'intricate', 'sophisticated'],
   extreme: ['novel', 'research', 'breakthrough', 'state-of-the-art', 'cutting-edge'],
 };
 
@@ -237,6 +238,8 @@ export class CapabilityAnalyzer {
       domain,
       estimatedTokens: this.estimateTokens(wordCount, complexity),
       requiresTools: toolAnalysis.requiresTools,
+      requiresReasoning: domain === 'reasoning' || domain === 'coding',
+      requiresCreativity: domain === 'creative',
       toolIntensity: toolAnalysis.intensity,
       reasoningDepth: this.estimateReasoningDepth(complexity, domain),
       creativityLevel:
@@ -375,10 +378,6 @@ export class CapabilityAnalyzer {
     domain: TaskProfile['domain'],
     task: string
   ): TaskProfile['accuracyRequirement'] {
-    if (domain === 'coding' || domain === 'factual') {
-      return 'high';
-    }
-
     const criticalIndicators = ['critical', 'exact', 'precise', 'must be correct', 'no errors'];
     for (const indicator of criticalIndicators) {
       if (task.includes(indicator)) {
@@ -386,6 +385,10 @@ export class CapabilityAnalyzer {
       }
     }
 
+    if (domain === 'coding' || domain === 'factual') {
+      return 'high';
+    }
+
     const approximateIndicators = ['rough', 'approximate', 'estimate', 'about', 'roughly'];
     for (const indicator of approximateIndicators) {
       if (task.includes(indicator)) {

package/src/architecture-evolution/evolution-strategy.ts

@@ -152,8 +152,9 @@ export class EvolutionStrategy {
 
     const d = shape - 1 / 3;
     const c = 1 / Math.sqrt(9 * d);
+    const maxIterations = 1000;
 
-    while (true) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < maxIterations; i++) {
       let x: number;
       let v: number;
 
@@ -173,6 +174,8 @@ export class EvolutionStrategy {
         return d * v;
       }
     }
+
+    return d;
   }
 
   private sampleNormal(): number {
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ export class EvolutionStrategy {
           (this.strategy.explorationConstant ?? 2) / Math.sqrt(this.totalSelections)
         );
       case 'thompson_sampling':
-        return 0.5;
+        return Math.max(0.05, 1 / Math.sqrt(this.totalSelections + 1));
       default:
         return 0.1;
     }

package/src/architecture-evolution/parameter-optimizer.ts

@@ -82,11 +82,20 @@ export class ParameterOptimizer {
 
     const mergedConfig = this.mergeConfigs(this.baseConfig, selection.candidate.config);
 
+    const bestEvaluated = this.candidates
+      .filter((c) => c.evaluationCount > 0)
+      .sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score)[0];
+
+    const shouldAdopt =
+      !bestEvaluated ||
+      selection.candidate.id === bestEvaluated.id ||
+      selection.score >= bestEvaluated.score * 0.9;
+
     return {
       recommendedConfig: mergedConfig,
       candidate: selection.candidate,
       metrics: this.calculateMetrics(),
-      shouldAdopt: true,
+      shouldAdopt,
       confidence: selection.score,
       reasoning: selection.reasoning,
     };
@@ -247,23 +256,20 @@ export class ParameterOptimizer {
     const mutated = { ...config };
     const mutationRate = 0.3;
 
-    if (Math.random() < mutationRate && mutated.temperature !== undefined) {
-      mutated.temperature = Math.max(
-        0,
-        Math.min(2, mutated.temperature + (Math.random() - 0.5) * 0.3)
-      );
+    if (Math.random() < mutationRate) {
+      const base = mutated.temperature ?? this.baseConfig.temperature;
+      mutated.temperature = Math.max(0, Math.min(2, base + (Math.random() - 0.5) * 0.3));
     }
 
-    if (Math.random() < mutationRate && mutated.maxTokens !== undefined) {
+    if (Math.random() < mutationRate) {
+      const base = mutated.maxTokens ?? this.baseConfig.maxTokens;
       const delta = Math.floor((Math.random() - 0.5) * 1000);
-      mutated.maxTokens = Math.max(100, Math.min(32000, mutated.maxTokens + delta));
+      mutated.maxTokens = Math.max(100, Math.min(32000, base + delta));
     }
 
-    if (Math.random() < mutationRate && mutated.reflectionDepth !== undefined) {
-      mutated.reflectionDepth = Math.max(
-        0,
-        Math.min(5, mutated.reflectionDepth + Math.round(Math.random() * 2 - 1))
-      );
+    if (Math.random() < mutationRate) {
+      const base = mutated.reflectionDepth ?? this.baseConfig.reflectionDepth;
+      mutated.reflectionDepth = Math.max(0, Math.min(5, base + Math.round(Math.random() * 2 - 1)));
     }
 
     return mutated;
@@ -316,12 +322,16 @@ export class ParameterOptimizer {
   }
 
   private shouldEvolve(): boolean {
-    const minEvaluations = this.candidates.reduce(
+    const evaluatedCandidates = this.candidates.filter((c) => c.evaluationCount > 0);
+    if (evaluatedCandidates.length === 0) return false;
+
+    const minEvaluations = evaluatedCandidates.reduce(
       (min, c) => Math.min(min, c.evaluationCount),
       Infinity
     );
 
-    if (minEvaluations < 3) return false;
+    const minRequired = this.config.minEvaluationsBeforeEvolution ?? 3;
+    if (minEvaluations < minRequired) return false;
 
     const evaluationsSinceEvolution = this.history.filter(
       (h) => h.timestamp > this.getLastEvolutionTime()
@@ -418,6 +428,20 @@ export class ParameterOptimizer {
       fields++;
     }
 
+    if (
+      a.toolStrategy !== undefined &&
+      b.toolStrategy !== undefined &&
+      a.toolStrategy !== b.toolStrategy
+    ) {
+      distance += 1;
+      fields++;
+    }
+
+    if (a.reflectionDepth !== undefined && b.reflectionDepth !== undefined) {
+      distance += Math.abs(a.reflectionDepth - b.reflectionDepth) / 5;
+      fields++;
+    }
+
     return fields > 0 ? distance / fields : 0;
   }
 

package/src/architecture-evolution/prompts.ts

@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@ ${contextSection}
 
 Respond with a JSON object:
 {
-  "complexity": "trivial" | "simple" | "moderate" | "complex" | "extreme",
+  "complexity": "trivial" | "simple" | "moderate" | "complex" | "expert" | "extreme",
   "domain": "general" | "coding" | "reasoning" | "creative" | "factual" | "conversational",
   "estimatedTokens": number,
   "requiresTools": boolean,
+  "requiresReasoning": boolean,
+  "requiresCreativity": boolean,
   "toolIntensity": "none" | "light" | "moderate" | "heavy",
   "reasoningDepth": "shallow" | "moderate" | "deep" | "exhaustive",
   "creativityLevel": "low" | "moderate" | "high",
@@ -152,6 +154,8 @@ export function parseTaskProfileResponse(response: string): TaskProfile | null {
       domain: parsed.domain || 'general',
       estimatedTokens: parsed.estimatedTokens || 1000,
       requiresTools: Boolean(parsed.requiresTools),
+      requiresReasoning: Boolean(parsed.requiresReasoning),
+      requiresCreativity: Boolean(parsed.requiresCreativity),
       toolIntensity: parsed.toolIntensity || 'none',
       reasoningDepth: parsed.reasoningDepth || 'moderate',
       creativityLevel: parsed.creativityLevel || 'moderate',
@@ -164,11 +168,11 @@ export function parseTaskProfileResponse(response: string): TaskProfile | null {
 }
 
 export function parseCandidateGenerationResponse(response: string): EvolutionCandidate[] {
-  const jsonMatch = /\[[\s\S]*\]/.exec(response);
-  if (!jsonMatch) return [];
+  const json = extractJsonArray(response);
+  if (!json) return [];
 
   try {
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(jsonMatch[0]);
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(json);
     if (!Array.isArray(parsed)) return [];
 
     return parsed
@@ -214,3 +218,43 @@ export function parsePerformanceAnalysisResponse(response: string): {
     return null;
   }
 }
+
+function extractJsonArray(text: string): string | null {
+  const start = text.indexOf('[');
+  if (start === -1) return null;
+
+  let depth = 0;
+  let inString = false;
+  let escape = false;
+
+  for (let i = start; i < text.length; i++) {
+    const ch = text[i];
+
+    if (escape) {
+      escape = false;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (ch === '\\' && inString) {
+      escape = true;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (ch === '"') {
+      inString = !inString;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (inString) continue;
+
+    if (ch === '[' || ch === '{') depth++;
+    else if (ch === ']' || ch === '}') {
+      depth--;
+      if (depth === 0) {
+        return text.slice(start, i + 1);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}

package/src/constraints/modification-validator.ts

@@ -92,10 +92,21 @@ export class ModificationValidator {
       return this.evaluateExpression(rule, request.payload as Record<string, unknown>);
     }
 
-    return this.evaluateExpression(
-      rule.expression ?? '',
-      request.payload as Record<string, unknown>
-    );
+    const context = request.payload as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const checks: boolean[] = [];
+
+    if (rule.expression) {
+      checks.push(this.evaluateExpression(rule.expression, context));
+    }
+
+    if (rule.pattern) {
+      const subject = JSON.stringify(request.changes ?? request.payload ?? '');
+      checks.push(rule.pattern.test(subject));
+    }
+
+    if (checks.length === 0) return false;
+
+    return checks.every(Boolean);
   }
 
   private evaluateExpression(expression: string, context: Record<string, unknown>): boolean {
@@ -181,7 +192,7 @@ export class ModificationValidator {
   ): Promise<ConstraintCheckResult[]> {
     const results: ConstraintCheckResult[] = [];
 
-    if (request.type !== 'tool_generation') {
+    if (request.type !== 'tool_generation' && request.type !== 'tool_creation') {
       return results;
     }
 
@@ -239,7 +250,7 @@ export class ModificationValidator {
 
       if (
         constraint.maxTokensPerRun &&
-        payload.tokensUsed &&
+        payload.tokensUsed != null &&
         payload.tokensUsed > constraint.maxTokensPerRun
       ) {
         satisfied = false;
@@ -249,7 +260,7 @@ export class ModificationValidator {
       if (
         satisfied &&
         constraint.maxCostPerRun &&
-        payload.cost &&
+        payload.cost != null &&
         payload.cost > constraint.maxCostPerRun
       ) {
         satisfied = false;
@@ -259,7 +270,7 @@ export class ModificationValidator {
       if (
         satisfied &&
         constraint.maxToolsActive &&
-        payload.activeTools &&
+        payload.activeTools != null &&
         payload.activeTools > constraint.maxToolsActive
       ) {
         satisfied = false;

package/src/constraints/rollback-manager.ts

@@ -119,11 +119,30 @@ export class RollbackManager {
     if (!checkpoint) return null;
 
     return {
-      agentConfig: checkpoint.agentConfig as unknown as AgentConfig,
+      agentConfig: this.toAgentConfig(checkpoint.agentConfig),
       tools: checkpoint.tools.map((t) => ({ ...t })),
     };
   }
 
+  private toAgentConfig(record: Record<string, unknown>): AgentConfig {
+    const config: AgentConfig = {
+      name: typeof record.name === 'string' ? record.name : 'agent',
+      model: typeof record.model === 'string' ? record.model : 'default',
+      instructions: typeof record.instructions === 'string' ? record.instructions : '',
+    };
+
+    if (typeof record.id === 'string') config.id = record.id;
+    if (typeof record.description === 'string') config.description = record.description;
+    if (typeof record.provider === 'string') config.provider = record.provider;
+    if (typeof record.temperature === 'number') config.temperature = record.temperature;
+    if (typeof record.topP === 'number') config.topP = record.topP;
+    if (typeof record.maxTokens === 'number') config.maxTokens = record.maxTokens;
+    if (typeof record.maxIterations === 'number') config.maxIterations = record.maxIterations;
+    if (typeof record.timeout === 'number') config.timeout = record.timeout;
+
+    return config;
+  }
+
   async rollbackToLatest(
     agentId: string
   ): Promise<{ agentConfig: AgentConfig; tools: Tool[] } | null> {

package/src/events/event-emitter.ts

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class SelfModifyingEventEmitter {
       ...(wildcardHandlers ? [...wildcardHandlers] : []),
     ];
 
-    await Promise.allSettled(
+    const results = await Promise.allSettled(
       allHandlers.map((h) => {
         try {
           return Promise.resolve(h(event));
@@ -39,21 +39,12 @@ export class SelfModifyingEventEmitter {
         }
       })
     );
-  }
 
-  createEvent(
-    type: SelfModifyingEventType,
-    runId: string,
-    agentId: string,
-    data: unknown
-  ): SelfModifyingEvent {
-    return {
-      type,
-      runId,
-      agentId,
-      timestamp: new Date(),
-      data,
-    };
+    for (const result of results) {
+      if (result.status === 'rejected') {
+        console.error(`[self-modifying] event handler for "${event.type}" failed:`, result.reason);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   removeAllListeners(event?: SelfModifyingEventType | '*'): void {