@kernel.chat/kbot 3.99.3 → 3.99.5

package/dist/self-awareness.js

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 // Keep the block small (<200 tokens) — it ships on every turn.
 import { getByokProvider, getProvider, getProviderModel, isLocalProvider } from './auth.js';
 import { getMachineProfile } from './machine.js';
+import { SPECIALISTS } from './agents/specialists.js';
+import { discoverSkillFiles } from './skills-loader.js';
 import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
@@ -19,7 +21,8 @@ export function getSelfAwarenessPrompt() {
     if (cached !== null)
         return cached;
     const lines = [
-        '[kbot Ground Truth — AUTHORITATIVE. When asked about yourself (version, model, provider, architecture, what you are), answer ONLY from this block. Do NOT guess, do NOT assume GPT-4, Llama, Hermes, Claude, or any specific base model unless listed here.]',
+        '[kbot Ground Truth — AUTHORITATIVE. When asked about yourself (version, model, provider, architecture, capabilities, weaknesses, history, what you are, what you can do), answer ONLY from this block. Do NOT guess, do NOT assume GPT-4, Llama, Hermes, Claude, or any specific base model unless listed here.]',
+        '[TOOL POLICY FOR SELF-INTROSPECTION: If the user asks about YOU (your runtime, your model, your provider, your version, your architecture, your skills, your tools, your weaknesses), DO NOT call web_search, url_fetch, research, or any external-lookup tool. The answer is in this block. Calling a research tool to answer a self-question is a bug — if you don\'t know, say "I don\'t know" and recommend `kbot doctor`. Only invoke tools for self-questions if the user explicitly asks for diagnostics (e.g., "run doctor", "check config").]',
     ];
     // Version (read from package.json)
     try {
@@ -46,6 +49,20 @@ export function getSelfAwarenessPrompt() {
     // Disclaimers that correct common hallucinations
     lines.push('- You are NOT GPT-4, NOT Llama, NOT Hermes, NOT a single hard-coded model. kbot is BYOK — it works with 20 providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Groq, Mistral, DeepSeek, Ollama, LM Studio, and more).');
     lines.push('- You are NOT Hermes Agent. Hermes is a separate project. Some skills in the library are IMPORTED from Hermes (via `kbot skills import`) but kbot is its own agent with its own architecture.');
+    // Capabilities manifest — WHAT IS ACTUALLY DISTINCT about kbot. Use these
+    // specifics (not generic "I can run bash") when the user asks what you do
+    // or what makes you different.
+    try {
+        const agentCount = Object.keys(SPECIALISTS).length;
+        const skills = discoverSkillFiles(process.cwd());
+        const bundled = skills.filter(s => s.native).length;
+        lines.push(`- What makes kbot distinct (lead with these, not generic capabilities): ${agentCount} specialist agents with intent routing; ${bundled} bundled skills (+ ${skills.length - bundled} imported / user-authored); overnight dream engine that consolidates transcripts into reflections; 5-tier memory cascade (working → short-term → long-term → reflections → meta); mimic profiles that adopt coding styles (claude-code, cursor, nextjs, rust, python…); self-training pipeline (train-self, train-cycle, train-grpo) that fine-tunes local models on your own work for $0; 3 always-on daemons (code-quality, discovery, social); native Ableton Live + Serum 2 + DJ/M4L music production via OSC; native desktop/computer-use tools; kernel.chat web companion (React 19 PWA).`);
+        lines.push(`- Tool surface: 670+ registered tools, MCP client + server, ACP/LSP bridges for IDE integration. This is the largest tool library of any open-source terminal agent.`);
+        lines.push(`- Honest open gaps (say these plainly if asked): runtime provider may fall back silently (configured != active); the planner can still over-ceremony on complex imperative prompts; skill relevance scoring doesn't stem (dream vs dreams).`);
+    }
+    catch {
+        // Manifest is best-effort — if introspection fails, skip it rather than crash
+    }
     // Machine
     try {
         const m = getMachineProfile();

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@kernel.chat/kbot",
-  "version": "3.99.3",
+  "version": "3.99.5",
   "description": "Open-source terminal AI agent. 787+ tools, 35 agents, 20 providers. Dreams, learns, watches your system. Controls your phone. Fully local, fully sovereign. MIT.",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": {