@misterhuydo/sentinel 1.4.55 → 1.4.57

package/.cairn/session.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "message": "Auto-checkpoint at 2026-03-25T12:06:52.775Z",
-  "checkpoint_at": "2026-03-25T12:06:52.777Z",
+  "message": "Auto-checkpoint at 2026-03-25T12:11:43.792Z",
+  "checkpoint_at": "2026-03-25T12:11:43.793Z",
   "active_files": [],
   "notes": [],
   "mtime_snapshot": {}

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@misterhuydo/sentinel",
-  "version": "1.4.55",
+  "version": "1.4.57",
   "description": "Sentinel — Autonomous DevOps Agent installer and manager",
   "bin": {
     "sentinel": "./bin/sentinel.js"

package/python/sentinel/sentinel_boss.py

@@ -2492,6 +2492,7 @@ async def _run_tool(name: str, inputs: dict, cfg_loader, store, slack_client=Non
 
     if name == "install_tool":
         import subprocess as _sp
+        import os as _os
         tool_name = inputs.get("tool_name", "").strip()
         if not tool_name:
             return json.dumps({"error": "tool_name is required"})
@@ -2715,9 +2716,12 @@ async def _handle_with_cli(
     if not reply:
         if tools_ran:
             reply = f":white_check_mark: Done ({', '.join(tools_ran)})."
-        else:
+        elif len(message.strip()) <= 12 and not any(c.isalpha() and c not in 'helo wrdHELOWRD' for c in message):
+            # Only greet on bare hello/hi/empty — never on real commands
             greeting = f"Hi {user_name}! " if user_name else "Hi! "
             reply = f"{greeting}I'm Sentinel, your autonomous DevOps agent. How can I help you?"
+        else:
+            reply = ":thinking_face: I didn't produce a response — please try rephrasing."
 
     history.append({"role": "user",      "content": message})
     history.append({"role": "assistant", "content": reply})
@@ -2891,9 +2895,11 @@ async def _handle_with_api(
                 )
                 if tools_ran_this_session:
                     reply = ":white_check_mark: Done."
-                else:
+                elif len(message.strip()) <= 12:
                     greeting = f"Hi {user_name}! " if user_name else "Hi! "
                     reply = f"{greeting}I'm Sentinel, your autonomous DevOps agent. How can I help you?"
+                else:
+                    reply = ":thinking_face: I didn't produce a response — please try rephrasing."
             # Heuristic override: if reply ends with a question, Claude is waiting for input
             if is_done and re.search(r'\?\s*$', reply):
                 is_done = False