@martian-engineering/lossless-claw 0.1.1 → 0.1.4

package/README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # lossless-claw
 
+> ⚠️ **Current requirement:** This plugin currently requires a custom OpenClaw build with [PR #22201](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/22201) applied until that PR is merged upstream.
+
 Lossless Context Management plugin for [OpenClaw](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw), based on the [LCM paper](https://voltropy.com/LCM). Replaces OpenClaw's built-in sliding-window compaction with a DAG-based summarization system that preserves every message while keeping active context within model token limits.
 
 ## What it does
@@ -26,45 +28,37 @@ Nothing is lost. Raw messages stay in the database. Summaries link back to their
 
 ### Install the plugin
 
-**From npm** (recommended):
+Use OpenClaw's plugin installer (recommended):
 
 ```bash
-npm install @martian-engineering/lossless-claw
+openclaw plugins install @martian-engineering/lossless-claw
 ```
 
-**From source** (for development):
+If you're running from a local OpenClaw checkout, use:
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/Martian-Engineering/lossless-claw.git
-cd lossless-claw
-npm install
+pnpm openclaw plugins install @martian-engineering/lossless-claw
 ```
 
-### Configure OpenClaw
-
-Add the plugin to your OpenClaw config (`~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`):
+For local plugin development, link your working copy instead of copying files:
 
-```json
-{
-  "plugins": {
-    "paths": [
-      "node_modules/@martian-engineering/lossless-claw"
-    ],
-    "slots": {
-      "contextEngine": "lossless-claw"
-    }
-  }
-}
+```bash
+openclaw plugins install --link /path/to/lossless-claw
+# or from a local OpenClaw checkout:
+# pnpm openclaw plugins install --link /path/to/lossless-claw
 ```
 
-If installed from source, use the absolute path to the cloned repo instead:
+The install command records the plugin, enables it, and applies compatible slot selection (including `contextEngine` when applicable).
+
+### Configure OpenClaw
+
+In most cases, no manual JSON edits are needed after `openclaw plugins install`.
+
+If you need to set it manually, ensure the context engine slot points at lossless-claw:
 
 ```json
 {
   "plugins": {
-    "paths": [
-      "/path/to/lossless-claw"
-    ],
     "slots": {
       "contextEngine": "lossless-claw"
     }
@@ -72,8 +66,6 @@ If installed from source, use the absolute path to the cloned repo instead:
 }
 ```
 
-The `slots.contextEngine` setting tells OpenClaw to route all context management through LCM instead of the built-in legacy engine.
-
 Restart OpenClaw after configuration changes.
 
 ## Configuration

package/docs/architecture.md

@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ The **leaf pass** converts raw messages into leaf summaries:
 3. Concatenate message content with timestamps.
 4. Resolve the most recent prior summary for continuity (passed as `previous_context` so the LLM avoids repeating known information).
 5. Send to the LLM with the leaf prompt.
-6. If the summary is larger than the input (LLM failure), retry with the aggressive prompt. If still too large, fall back to deterministic truncation.
-7. Persist the summary, link to source messages, and replace the message range in context_items.
+6. Normalize provider response blocks (Anthropic/OpenAI text, output_text, and nested content/summary shapes) into plain text.
+7. If normalization is empty, log provider/model/block-type diagnostics and fall back to deterministic truncation.
+8. If the summary is larger than the input (LLM failure), retry with the aggressive prompt. If still too large, fall back to deterministic truncation.
+9. Persist the summary, link to source messages, and replace the message range in context_items.
 
 ### Condensation
 
@@ -215,8 +217,8 @@ All mutating operations (ingest, compact) are serialized per-session using a pro
 
 LCM needs to call an LLM for summarization. It resolves credentials through a three-tier cascade:
 
-1. **Explicit API key** — If provided in legacy params
+1. **Auth profiles** — OpenClaw's OAuth/token/API-key profile system (`auth-profiles.json`), checked in priority order
 2. **Environment variables** — Standard provider env vars (`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`, etc.)
-3. **Auth profiles** — OpenClaw's OAuth/token/API-key profile system (`auth-profiles.json`)
+3. **Custom provider key** — From models config (e.g., `models.json`)
 
 For OAuth providers (e.g., Anthropic via Claude Max), LCM handles token refresh and credential persistence automatically.

package/docs/configuration.md

@@ -2,24 +2,25 @@
 
 ## Quick start
 
-Install the plugin and add it to your OpenClaw config:
+Install the plugin with OpenClaw's plugin installer:
 
 ```bash
-npm install @martian-engineering/lossless-claw
+openclaw plugins install @martian-engineering/lossless-claw
 ```
 
-```json
-{
-  "plugins": {
-    "paths": ["node_modules/@martian-engineering/lossless-claw"],
-    "slots": {
-      "contextEngine": "lossless-claw"
-    }
-  }
-}
+If you're running from a local OpenClaw checkout:
+
+```bash
+pnpm openclaw plugins install @martian-engineering/lossless-claw
+```
+
+For local development of this plugin, link your working copy:
+
+```bash
+openclaw plugins install --link /path/to/lossless-claw
 ```
 
-If installed from source, use the absolute path to the repo instead of `node_modules/...`.
+`openclaw plugins install` handles plugin registration/enabling and slot selection automatically.
 
 Set recommended environment variables:
 

package/docs/tui.md

@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Lists files that exceeded the large file threshold (default 25k tokens) and were
 Re-summarizes a single summary node using the current depth-aware prompt templates. The process:
 
 1. **Preview** — shows the prompt that will be sent, including source material, target token count, previous context, and time range
-2. **API call** — sends to Anthropic's API (Claude Sonnet by default)
+2. **API call** — sends to the configured provider API (Anthropic by default)
 3. **Review** — shows old and new content side-by-side with token delta. Toggle unified diff view with `d`. Scroll with `j`/`k`.
 
 | Key (Preview) | Action |
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@ lcm-tui rewrite 44 --depth 0 --apply
 # Rewrite everything bottom-up
 lcm-tui rewrite 44 --all --apply --diff
 
+# Rewrite with OpenAI Responses API
+lcm-tui rewrite 44 --summary sum_abc123 --provider openai --model gpt-5.3-codex --apply
+
 # Use custom prompt templates
 lcm-tui rewrite 44 --all --apply --prompt-dir ~/.config/lcm-tui/prompts
 ```
@@ -292,7 +295,8 @@ lcm-tui rewrite 44 --all --apply --prompt-dir ~/.config/lcm-tui/prompts
 | `--apply` | Write changes to database |
 | `--dry-run` | Show before/after without writing (default) |
 | `--diff` | Show unified diff |
-| `--model <model>` | Anthropic model (default: `claude-sonnet-4-20250514`) |
+| `--provider <id>` | API provider (inferred from `--model` when omitted) |
+| `--model <model>` | API model (default depends on provider) |
 | `--prompt-dir <path>` | Custom prompt template directory |
 | `--timestamps` | Inject timestamps into source text (default: true) |
 | `--tz <timezone>` | Timezone for timestamps (default: system local) |
@@ -348,6 +352,56 @@ Everything runs in a single transaction.
 | `--apply` | Execute transplant |
 | `--dry-run` | Show what would be transplanted (default) |
 
+### `lcm-tui backfill`
+
+Imports a pre-LCM JSONL session into `conversations/messages/context_items`, runs iterative depth-aware compaction with the configured provider + prompt templates, optionally forces a single-root fold, and can transplant the result to another conversation.
+
+```bash
+# Preview import + compaction plan (no writes)
+lcm-tui backfill my-agent session_abc123
+
+# Import + compact
+lcm-tui backfill my-agent session_abc123 --apply
+
+# Re-run compaction for an already-imported session
+lcm-tui backfill my-agent session_abc123 --apply --recompact
+
+# Force a single summary root when possible
+lcm-tui backfill my-agent session_abc123 --apply --recompact --single-root
+
+# Import + compact + transplant into an active conversation
+lcm-tui backfill my-agent session_abc123 --apply --transplant-to 653
+
+# Backfill using OpenAI
+lcm-tui backfill my-agent session_abc123 --apply --provider openai --model gpt-5.3-codex
+```
+
+All write paths are transactional:
+1. Import transaction (conversation/messages/message_parts/context)
+2. Per-pass compaction transactions (leaf/condensed replacements)
+3. Optional transplant transaction (reuse of transplant command internals)
+
+An idempotency guard prevents duplicate imports for the same `session_id`.
+
+| Flag | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| `--apply` | Execute import/compaction/transplant |
+| `--dry-run` | Show what would run, without writes (default) |
+| `--recompact` | Re-run compaction for already-imported sessions (message import remains idempotent) |
+| `--single-root` | Force condensed folding until one summary remains when possible |
+| `--transplant-to <conv_id>` | Transplant backfilled summaries into target conversation |
+| `--title <text>` | Override imported conversation title |
+| `--leaf-chunk-tokens <n>` | Max source tokens per leaf chunk |
+| `--leaf-target-tokens <n>` | Target output tokens for leaf summaries |
+| `--condensed-target-tokens <n>` | Target output tokens for condensed summaries |
+| `--leaf-fanout <n>` | Min leaves required for d1 condensation |
+| `--condensed-fanout <n>` | Min summaries required for d2+ condensation |
+| `--hard-fanout <n>` | Min summaries for forced single-root passes |
+| `--fresh-tail <n>` | Preserve freshest N raw messages from leaf compaction |
+| `--provider <id>` | API provider (inferred from model when omitted) |
+| `--model <id>` | API model (default depends on provider) |
+| `--prompt-dir <path>` | Custom depth-prompt directory |
+
 ### `lcm-tui prompts`
 
 Manage and inspect depth-aware prompt templates. Templates control how the LLM summarizes at each depth level.
@@ -404,21 +458,31 @@ All templates end with an `"Expand for details about:"` footer listing topics av
 
 ## Authentication
 
-The TUI needs an Anthropic API key for rewrite and repair operations. It resolves credentials in this order:
+The TUI resolves API keys by provider for rewrite, repair, and backfill compaction operations.
+
+- Anthropic: `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`
+- OpenAI: `OPENAI_API_KEY`
 
-1. `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` environment variable
-2. OpenClaw config (`~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`) — reads the `anthropic:default` auth profile mode
+Resolution order:
+1. Provider API key environment variable
+2. OpenClaw config (`~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`) — checks matching provider auth profile mode
 3. OpenClaw env file
 4. `~/.zshrc` export
-5. Various credential file candidates under `~/.openclaw/`
+5. Credential file candidates under `~/.openclaw/`
+
+If the provider auth profile mode is `oauth` (not `api_key`), set the provider API key environment variable explicitly.
+
+Interactive rewrite (`w`/`W`) can be configured with:
+- `LCM_TUI_SUMMARY_PROVIDER`
+- `LCM_TUI_SUMMARY_MODEL`
 
-If the auth profile mode is `oauth` (not `api_key`), the TUI cannot use it — set `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` explicitly for repair/rewrite commands.
+It also honors `LCM_SUMMARY_PROVIDER` / `LCM_SUMMARY_MODEL` as fallback.
 
 ## Database
 
-The TUI operates directly on the SQLite database at `~/.openclaw/lcm.db`. All write operations (rewrite, dissolve, repair, transplant) use transactions. Changes take effect on the next conversation turn — the running OpenClaw instance picks up database changes automatically.
+The TUI operates directly on the SQLite database at `~/.openclaw/lcm.db`. All write operations (rewrite, dissolve, repair, transplant, backfill) use transactions. Changes take effect on the next conversation turn — the running OpenClaw instance picks up database changes automatically.
 
-**Backup recommendation:** Before batch operations (repair `--all`, rewrite `--all`, transplant), copy the database:
+**Backup recommendation:** Before batch operations (repair `--all`, rewrite `--all`, transplant, backfill), copy the database:
 
 ```bash
 cp ~/.openclaw/lcm.db ~/.openclaw/lcm.db.bak-$(date +%Y%m%d)
@@ -428,7 +492,7 @@ cp ~/.openclaw/lcm.db ~/.openclaw/lcm.db.bak-$(date +%Y%m%d)
 
 **"No LCM summaries found"** — The session may not have an associated conversation in the LCM database. Check that the `conv_id` column shows a non-zero value in the session list. Sessions without LCM tracking won't have summaries.
 
-**Rewrite returns empty/bad content** — Check the API key is valid and the model is accessible. The TUI uses `claude-sonnet-4-20250514` by default; override with `--model` if needed.
+**Rewrite returns empty/bad content** — Check provider/model access and API key. If normalization still yields empty text, the TUI now returns diagnostics including `provider`, `model`, and response `block_types` to help pinpoint adapter mismatches.
 
 **Dissolve fails with "not condensed"** — Only condensed summaries (depth > 0) can be dissolved. Leaf summaries have no parent summaries to restore.
 

package/index.ts

@@ -39,8 +39,29 @@ function normalizeAgentId(agentId: string | undefined): string {
   return normalized.length > 0 ? normalized : "main";
 }
 
+type PluginEnvSnapshot = {
+  lcmSummaryModel: string;
+  lcmSummaryProvider: string;
+  openclawProvider: string;
+  agentDir: string;
+  home: string;
+};
+
+type ReadEnvFn = (key: string) => string | undefined;
+
+/** Capture plugin env values once during initialization. */
+function snapshotPluginEnv(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): PluginEnvSnapshot {
+  return {
+    lcmSummaryModel: env.LCM_SUMMARY_MODEL?.trim() ?? "",
+    lcmSummaryProvider: env.LCM_SUMMARY_PROVIDER?.trim() ?? "",
+    openclawProvider: env.OPENCLAW_PROVIDER?.trim() ?? "",
+    agentDir: env.OPENCLAW_AGENT_DIR?.trim() || env.PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR?.trim() || "",
+    home: env.HOME?.trim() ?? "",
+  };
+}
+
 /** Resolve common provider API keys from environment. */
-function resolveApiKey(provider: string): string | undefined {
+function resolveApiKey(provider: string, readEnv: ReadEnvFn): string | undefined {
   const keyMap: Record<string, string[]> = {
     openai: ["OPENAI_API_KEY"],
     anthropic: ["ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"],
@@ -59,7 +80,7 @@ function resolveApiKey(provider: string): string | undefined {
   keys.push(normalizedProviderEnv);
 
   for (const key of keys) {
-    const value = process.env[key]?.trim();
+    const value = readEnv(key)?.trim();
     if (value) {
       return value;
     }
@@ -255,19 +276,19 @@ function mergeAuthProfileStores(stores: AuthProfileStore[]): AuthProfileStore |
 }
 
 /** Determine candidate auth store paths ordered by precedence. */
-function resolveAuthStorePaths(agentDir?: string): string[] {
+function resolveAuthStorePaths(params: { agentDir?: string; envSnapshot: PluginEnvSnapshot }): string[] {
   const paths: string[] = [];
-  const directAgentDir = agentDir?.trim();
+  const directAgentDir = params.agentDir?.trim();
   if (directAgentDir) {
     paths.push(join(directAgentDir, "auth-profiles.json"));
   }
 
-  const envAgentDir = process.env.OPENCLAW_AGENT_DIR?.trim() || process.env.PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR?.trim();
+  const envAgentDir = params.envSnapshot.agentDir;
   if (envAgentDir) {
     paths.push(join(envAgentDir, "auth-profiles.json"));
   }
 
-  const home = process.env.HOME?.trim();
+  const home = params.envSnapshot.home;
   if (home) {
     paths.push(join(home, ".openclaw", "agents", "main", "agent", "auth-profiles.json"));
   }
@@ -334,8 +355,12 @@ async function resolveApiKeyFromAuthProfiles(params: {
   agentDir?: string;
   runtimeConfig?: unknown;
   piAiModule: PiAiModule;
+  envSnapshot: PluginEnvSnapshot;
 }): Promise<string | undefined> {
-  const storesWithPaths = resolveAuthStorePaths(params.agentDir)
+  const storesWithPaths = resolveAuthStorePaths({
+    agentDir: params.agentDir,
+    envSnapshot: params.envSnapshot,
+  })
     .map((path) => {
       try {
         const parsed = parseAuthProfileStore(readFileSync(path, "utf8"));
@@ -526,7 +551,9 @@ function readLatestAssistantReply(messages: unknown[]): string | undefined {
 
 /** Construct LCM dependencies from plugin API/runtime surfaces. */
 function createLcmDependencies(api: OpenClawPluginApi): LcmDependencies {
-  const config = resolveLcmConfig(process.env);
+  const envSnapshot = snapshotPluginEnv();
+  const readEnv: ReadEnvFn = (key) => process.env[key];
+  const config = resolveLcmConfig();
 
   return {
     config,
@@ -602,7 +629,7 @@ function createLcmDependencies(api: OpenClawPluginApi): LcmDependencies {
                 maxTokens: 8_000,
               };
 
-        let resolvedApiKey = apiKey?.trim() || resolveApiKey(providerId);
+        let resolvedApiKey = apiKey?.trim() || resolveApiKey(providerId, readEnv);
         if (!resolvedApiKey && typeof mod.getEnvApiKey === "function") {
           resolvedApiKey = mod.getEnvApiKey(providerId)?.trim();
         }
@@ -613,6 +640,7 @@ function createLcmDependencies(api: OpenClawPluginApi): LcmDependencies {
             agentDir,
             runtimeConfig,
             piAiModule: mod,
+            envSnapshot,
           });
         }
 
@@ -673,7 +701,7 @@ function createLcmDependencies(api: OpenClawPluginApi): LcmDependencies {
       }
     },
     resolveModel: (modelRef, providerHint) => {
-      const raw = (modelRef ?? process.env.LCM_SUMMARY_MODEL ?? "").trim();
+      const raw = (modelRef ?? envSnapshot.lcmSummaryModel).trim();
       if (!raw) {
         throw new Error("No model configured for LCM summarization.");
       }
@@ -688,15 +716,15 @@ function createLcmDependencies(api: OpenClawPluginApi): LcmDependencies {
 
       const provider = (
         providerHint?.trim() ||
-        process.env.LCM_SUMMARY_PROVIDER ||
-        process.env.OPENCLAW_PROVIDER ||
+        envSnapshot.lcmSummaryProvider ||
+        envSnapshot.openclawProvider ||
         "openai"
       ).trim();
       return { provider, model: raw };
     },
-    getApiKey: (provider) => resolveApiKey(provider),
+    getApiKey: (provider) => resolveApiKey(provider, readEnv),
     requireApiKey: (provider) => {
-      const key = resolveApiKey(provider);
+      const key = resolveApiKey(provider, readEnv);
       if (!key) {
         throw new Error(`Missing API key for provider '${provider}'.`);
       }
@@ -756,7 +784,7 @@ const lcmPlugin = {
           ? (value as Record<string, unknown>)
           : {};
       const enabled = typeof raw.enabled === "boolean" ? raw.enabled : undefined;
-      const config = resolveLcmConfig(process.env);
+      const config = resolveLcmConfig();
       if (enabled !== undefined) {
         config.enabled = enabled;
       }

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@martian-engineering/lossless-claw",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.4",
   "description": "Lossless Context Management plugin for OpenClaw — DAG-based conversation summarization with incremental compaction",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "index.ts",

package/src/db/config.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ export type LcmConfig = {
   condensedTargetTokens: number;
   maxExpandTokens: number;
   largeFileTokenThreshold: number;
+  /** Provider override for large-file text summarization. */
+  largeFileSummaryProvider: string;
+  /** Model override for large-file text summarization. */
+  largeFileSummaryModel: string;
   autocompactDisabled: boolean;
   /** IANA timezone for timestamps in summaries (from TZ env or system default) */
   timezone: string;
@@ -37,6 +41,8 @@ export function resolveLcmConfig(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): LcmConfi
     condensedTargetTokens: parseInt(env.LCM_CONDENSED_TARGET_TOKENS ?? "2000", 10),
     maxExpandTokens: parseInt(env.LCM_MAX_EXPAND_TOKENS ?? "4000", 10),
     largeFileTokenThreshold: parseInt(env.LCM_LARGE_FILE_TOKEN_THRESHOLD ?? "25000", 10),
+    largeFileSummaryProvider: env.LCM_LARGE_FILE_SUMMARY_PROVIDER?.trim() ?? "",
+    largeFileSummaryModel: env.LCM_LARGE_FILE_SUMMARY_MODEL?.trim() ?? "",
     autocompactDisabled: env.LCM_AUTOCOMPACT_DISABLED === "true",
     timezone: env.TZ ?? Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone,
     pruneHeartbeatOk: env.LCM_PRUNE_HEARTBEAT_OK === "true",

package/src/engine.ts

@@ -681,8 +681,8 @@ export class LcmContextEngine implements ContextEngine {
     }
     this.largeFileTextSummarizerResolved = true;
 
-    const provider = process.env.LCM_LARGE_FILE_SUMMARY_PROVIDER?.trim() ?? "";
-    const model = process.env.LCM_LARGE_FILE_SUMMARY_MODEL?.trim() ?? "";
+    const provider = this.deps.config.largeFileSummaryProvider;
+    const model = this.deps.config.largeFileSummaryModel;
     if (!provider || !model) {
       return undefined;
     }

package/src/summarize.ts

@@ -78,13 +78,119 @@ function estimateTokens(text: string): number {
   return Math.ceil(text.length / 4);
 }
 
-/** Narrows completion response blocks to plain text blocks. */
-function isTextBlock(block: unknown): block is { type: string; text: string } {
-  if (!block || typeof block !== "object" || Array.isArray(block)) {
-    return false;
+/** Narrow unknown values to plain object records. */
+function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return !!value && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Normalize text fragments from provider-specific block shapes.
+ *
+ * Deduplicates exact repeated fragments while preserving first-seen order so
+ * providers that mirror output in multiple fields don't duplicate summaries.
+ */
+function normalizeTextFragments(chunks: string[]): string {
+  const normalized: string[] = [];
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+
+  for (const chunk of chunks) {
+    const trimmed = chunk.trim();
+    if (!trimmed || seen.has(trimmed)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    seen.add(trimmed);
+    normalized.push(trimmed);
+  }
+  return normalized.join("\n").trim();
+}
+
+/** Collect all nested `type` labels for diagnostics on normalization failures. */
+function collectBlockTypes(value: unknown, out: Set<string>): void {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    for (const entry of value) {
+      collectBlockTypes(entry, out);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!isRecord(value)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof value.type === "string" && value.type.trim()) {
+    out.add(value.type.trim());
+  }
+  for (const nested of Object.values(value)) {
+    collectBlockTypes(nested, out);
+  }
+}
+
+/** Collect text payloads from common provider response shapes. */
+function collectTextLikeFields(value: unknown, out: string[]): void {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    for (const entry of value) {
+      collectTextLikeFields(entry, out);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!isRecord(value)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  for (const key of ["text", "output_text", "thinking"]) {
+    appendTextValue(value[key], out);
+  }
+  for (const key of ["content", "summary", "output", "message", "response"]) {
+    if (key in value) {
+      collectTextLikeFields(value[key], out);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/** Append raw textual values and nested text wrappers (`value`, `text`). */
+function appendTextValue(value: unknown, out: string[]): void {
+  if (typeof value === "string") {
+    out.push(value);
+    return;
+  }
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    for (const entry of value) {
+      appendTextValue(entry, out);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!isRecord(value)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof value.value === "string") {
+    out.push(value.value);
+  }
+  if (typeof value.text === "string") {
+    out.push(value.text);
+  }
+}
+
+/** Normalize provider completion content into a plain-text summary payload. */
+function normalizeCompletionSummary(content: unknown): { summary: string; blockTypes: string[] } {
+  const chunks: string[] = [];
+  const blockTypeSet = new Set<string>();
+
+  collectTextLikeFields(content, chunks);
+  collectBlockTypes(content, blockTypeSet);
+
+  const blockTypes = [...blockTypeSet].sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
+  return {
+    summary: normalizeTextFragments(chunks),
+    blockTypes,
+  };
+}
+
+/** Format normalized block types for concise diagnostics. */
+function formatBlockTypes(blockTypes: string[]): string {
+  if (blockTypes.length === 0) {
+    return "(none)";
   }
-  const record = block as { type?: unknown; text?: unknown };
-  return record.type === "text" && typeof record.text === "string";
+  return blockTypes.join(",");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -426,15 +532,15 @@ export async function createLcmSummarizeFromLegacyParams(params: {
       temperature: aggressive ? 0.1 : 0.2,
     });
 
-    const summary = result.content
-      .filter(isTextBlock)
-      .map((block) => block.text.trim())
-      .filter(Boolean)
-      .join("\n")
-      .trim();
+    const normalized = normalizeCompletionSummary(result.content);
+    const summary = normalized.summary;
 
     if (!summary) {
-      console.error(`[lcm] summarize got empty content from LLM (${result.content.length} blocks, types: ${result.content.map(b => b.type).join(",")}), falling back to truncation`);
+      console.error(
+        `[lcm] summarize empty normalized summary; provider=${provider} model=${model} block_types=${formatBlockTypes(
+          normalized.blockTypes,
+        )}; response_blocks=${result.content.length}; falling back to truncation`,
+      );
       return buildDeterministicFallbackSummary(text, targetTokens);
     }