@ouro.bot/cli 0.1.0-alpha.3 → 0.1.0-alpha.300

package/dist/heart/core.js

@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.hasToolIntent = exports.buildSystem = exports.toResponsesTools = exports.toResponsesInput = exports.streamResponsesApi = exports.streamChatCompletion = exports.getToolsForChannel = exports.summarizeArgs = exports.execTool = exports.tools = void 0;
 exports.createProviderRegistry = createProviderRegistry;
+exports.resetProviderRuntime = resetProviderRuntime;
 exports.getModel = getModel;
 exports.getProvider = getProvider;
 exports.createSummarize = createSummarize;
 exports.getProviderDisplayLabel = getProviderDisplayLabel;
+exports.isExternalStateQuery = isExternalStateQuery;
+exports.getSettleRetryError = getSettleRetryError;
 exports.stripLastToolCalls = stripLastToolCalls;
-exports.isTransientError = isTransientError;
-exports.classifyTransientError = classifyTransientError;
+exports.repairOrphanedToolCalls = repairOrphanedToolCalls;
+exports.isRetryBlocked = isRetryBlocked;
 exports.runAgent = runAgent;
 const config_1 = require("./config");
 const identity_1 = require("./identity");
 const tools_1 = require("../repertoire/tools");
 const channel_1 = require("../mind/friends/channel");
-// Kick detection preserved but disabled — see comment in agent loop below.
-// import { detectKick } from "./kicks";
-// import type { KickReason } from "./kicks";
+const tools_2 = require("../repertoire/tools");
 const runtime_1 = require("../nerves/runtime");
 const context_1 = require("../mind/context");
 const prompt_1 = require("../mind/prompt");
@@ -25,63 +25,97 @@ const anthropic_1 = require("./providers/anthropic");
 const azure_1 = require("./providers/azure");
 const minimax_1 = require("./providers/minimax");
 const openai_codex_1 = require("./providers/openai-codex");
-let _providerRuntime = null;
+const github_copilot_1 = require("./providers/github-copilot");
+const identity_2 = require("./identity");
+const socket_client_1 = require("./daemon/socket-client");
+const obligations_1 = require("../arc/obligations");
+const tool_loop_1 = require("./tool-loop");
+const packets_1 = require("../arc/packets");
+const tool_friction_1 = require("./tool-friction");
+const _providerRuntimes = {
+    human: null,
+    agent: null,
+};
+function getProviderRuntimeFingerprint(facing) {
+    const config = (0, identity_1.loadAgentConfig)();
+    const facingConfig = facing === "human" ? config.humanFacing : config.agentFacing;
+    const provider = facingConfig.provider;
+    const model = facingConfig.model;
+    const providerConfig = (0, config_1.getProviderConfig)(provider);
+    return JSON.stringify({ provider, model, ...providerConfig });
+}
 function createProviderRegistry() {
     const factories = {
         azure: azure_1.createAzureProviderRuntime,
         anthropic: anthropic_1.createAnthropicProviderRuntime,
         minimax: minimax_1.createMinimaxProviderRuntime,
         "openai-codex": openai_codex_1.createOpenAICodexProviderRuntime,
+        "github-copilot": github_copilot_1.createGithubCopilotProviderRuntime,
     };
     return {
-        resolve() {
-            const provider = (0, identity_1.loadAgentConfig)().provider;
-            return factories[provider]();
+        resolve(provider, model) {
+            const resolvedProvider = provider ?? (0, identity_1.loadAgentConfig)().humanFacing.provider;
+            const resolvedModel = model ?? (0, identity_1.loadAgentConfig)().humanFacing.model;
+            return factories[resolvedProvider](resolvedModel);
         },
     };
 }
-function getProviderRuntime() {
-    if (!_providerRuntime) {
-        try {
-            _providerRuntime = createProviderRegistry().resolve();
-        }
-        catch (error) {
-            const msg = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
-            (0, runtime_1.emitNervesEvent)({
-                level: "error",
-                event: "engine.provider_init_error",
-                component: "engine",
-                message: msg,
-                meta: {},
-            });
-            // eslint-disable-next-line no-console -- pre-boot guard: provider init failure
-            console.error(`\n[fatal] ${msg}\n`);
-            process.exit(1);
-            throw new Error("unreachable");
-        }
-        if (!_providerRuntime) {
-            (0, runtime_1.emitNervesEvent)({
-                level: "error",
-                event: "engine.provider_init_error",
-                component: "engine",
-                message: "provider runtime could not be initialized.",
-                meta: {},
-            });
-            process.exit(1);
-            throw new Error("unreachable");
+function getProviderRuntime(facing = "human") {
+    try {
+        const fingerprint = getProviderRuntimeFingerprint(facing);
+        const cached = _providerRuntimes[facing];
+        if (!cached || cached.fingerprint !== fingerprint) {
+            const config = (0, identity_1.loadAgentConfig)();
+            const facingConfig = facing === "human" ? config.humanFacing : config.agentFacing;
+            const runtime = createProviderRegistry().resolve(facingConfig.provider, facingConfig.model);
+            _providerRuntimes[facing] = runtime ? { fingerprint, runtime } : null;
         }
     }
-    return _providerRuntime;
+    catch (error) {
+        const msg = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+        (0, runtime_1.emitNervesEvent)({
+            level: "error",
+            event: "engine.provider_init_error",
+            component: "engine",
+            message: msg,
+            meta: {},
+        });
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console -- pre-boot guard: provider init failure
+        console.error(`\n[fatal] ${msg}\n`);
+        process.exit(1);
+        throw new Error("unreachable");
+    }
+    if (!_providerRuntimes[facing]) {
+        (0, runtime_1.emitNervesEvent)({
+            level: "error",
+            event: "engine.provider_init_error",
+            component: "engine",
+            message: "provider runtime could not be initialized.",
+            meta: {},
+        });
+        process.exit(1);
+        throw new Error("unreachable");
+    }
+    return _providerRuntimes[facing].runtime;
 }
-function getModel() {
-    return getProviderRuntime().model;
+/**
+ * Clear the cached provider runtime so the next access re-creates it from
+ * current config. Runtime access also auto-refreshes when the selected
+ * provider fingerprint changes on disk.
+ */
+function resetProviderRuntime() {
+    _providerRuntimes.human = null;
+    _providerRuntimes.agent = null;
 }
-function getProvider() {
-    return getProviderRuntime().id;
+function getModel(facing = "human") {
+    return getProviderRuntime(facing).model;
 }
-function createSummarize() {
+function getProvider(facing = "human") {
+    return getProviderRuntime(facing).id;
+}
+function createSummarize(facing = "human") {
     return async (transcript, instruction) => {
-        const runtime = getProviderRuntime();
+        const runtime = getProviderRuntime(facing);
         const client = runtime.client;
         const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
             model: runtime.model,
@@ -94,34 +128,138 @@ function createSummarize() {
         return response.choices?.[0]?.message?.content ?? transcript;
     };
 }
-function getProviderDisplayLabel() {
-    const model = getModel();
+function getProviderDisplayLabel(facing = "human") {
+    const config = (0, identity_1.loadAgentConfig)();
+    const facingConfig = facing === "human" ? config.humanFacing : config.agentFacing;
+    const provider = facingConfig.provider;
+    const model = facingConfig.model || "unknown";
     const providerLabelBuilders = {
-        azure: () => `azure openai (${(0, config_1.getAzureConfig)().deployment || "default"}, model: ${model})`,
+        azure: () => {
+            const azureCfg = (0, config_1.getAzureConfig)();
+            return `azure openai (${azureCfg.deployment || "default"}, model: ${model})`;
+        },
         anthropic: () => `anthropic (${model})`,
         minimax: () => `minimax (${model})`,
         "openai-codex": () => `openai codex (${model})`,
+        /* v8 ignore next -- branch: tested via display label unit test @preserve */
+        "github-copilot": () => `github copilot (${model})`,
+    };
+    return providerLabelBuilders[provider]();
+}
+// Sole-call tools must be the only tool call in a turn. When they appear
+// alongside other tools, the sole-call tool is rejected with this message.
+const SOLE_CALL_REJECTION = {
+    settle: "rejected: settle must be the only tool call. finish your work first, then call settle alone.",
+    observe: "rejected: observe must be the only tool call. call observe alone when you want to stay silent.",
+    rest: "rejected: rest must be the only tool call. finish your work first, then call rest alone.",
+};
+function parseSettlePayload(argumentsText) {
+    try {
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(argumentsText);
+        if (typeof parsed === "string") {
+            return { answer: parsed };
+        }
+        if (!parsed || typeof parsed !== "object") {
+            return {};
+        }
+        const answer = typeof parsed.answer === "string" ? parsed.answer : undefined;
+        const rawIntent = parsed.intent;
+        const intent = rawIntent === "complete" || rawIntent === "blocked" || rawIntent === "direct_reply"
+            ? rawIntent
+            : undefined;
+        return { answer, intent };
+    }
+    catch {
+        return {};
+    }
+}
+function parsePonderPayload(argumentsText) {
+    try {
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(argumentsText);
+        return parsed && typeof parsed === "object" ? parsed : {};
+    }
+    catch {
+        return {};
+    }
+}
+function parseSuccessCriteria(raw) {
+    if (typeof raw !== "string")
+        return null;
+    const criteria = raw
+        .split("\n")
+        .map((line) => line.replace(/^\s*[-*]\s*/, "").trim())
+        .filter((line) => line.length > 0);
+    return criteria.length > 0 ? criteria : null;
+}
+function parsePacketPayload(raw) {
+    if (typeof raw !== "string")
+        return null;
+    try {
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+        return parsed && typeof parsed === "object" && !Array.isArray(parsed)
+            ? parsed
+            : null;
+    }
+    catch {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+function normalizeLegacyPonderArgs(parsed) {
+    if (typeof parsed.thought !== "string" || parsed.thought.trim().length === 0) {
+        return parsed;
+    }
+    return {
+        action: "create",
+        kind: "reflection",
+        objective: parsed.thought.trim(),
+        summary: typeof parsed.say === "string" ? parsed.say.trim() : "",
+        success_criteria: "- preserve the thread for later work",
+        payload_json: "{}",
     };
-    return providerLabelBuilders[getProvider()]();
 }
-// Re-export tools, execTool, summarizeArgs from ./tools for backward compat
-var tools_2 = require("../repertoire/tools");
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "tools", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return tools_2.tools; } });
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "execTool", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return tools_2.execTool; } });
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "summarizeArgs", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return tools_2.summarizeArgs; } });
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "getToolsForChannel", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return tools_2.getToolsForChannel; } });
-// Re-export streaming functions for backward compat
-var streaming_1 = require("./streaming");
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "streamChatCompletion", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return streaming_1.streamChatCompletion; } });
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "streamResponsesApi", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return streaming_1.streamResponsesApi; } });
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "toResponsesInput", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return streaming_1.toResponsesInput; } });
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "toResponsesTools", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return streaming_1.toResponsesTools; } });
-// Re-export prompt functions for backward compat
-var prompt_2 = require("../mind/prompt");
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "buildSystem", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return prompt_2.buildSystem; } });
-// Re-export kick utilities for backward compat
-var kicks_1 = require("./kicks");
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "hasToolIntent", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return kicks_1.hasToolIntent; } });
+function buildPonderResult(packet, action, returnObligationId) {
+    return JSON.stringify({
+        ok: true,
+        packet_id: packet.id,
+        action,
+        status: packet.status,
+        return_obligation_id: returnObligationId,
+    }, null, 2);
+}
+/** Returns true when a tool call queries external state (GitHub, npm registry). */
+function isExternalStateQuery(toolName, args) {
+    if (toolName !== "shell")
+        return false;
+    const cmd = String(args.command ?? "");
+    return /\bgh\s+(pr|run|api|issue)\b/.test(cmd) || /\bnpm\s+(view|info|show)\b/.test(cmd);
+}
+function getSettleRetryError(mustResolveBeforeHandoff, intent, sawSteeringFollowUp, _delegationDecision, sawSendMessageSelf, sawPonder, _sawQuerySession, currentObligation, innerJob, sawExternalStateQuery) {
+    // Delegation adherence removed: the delegation decision is surfaced in the
+    // system prompt as a suggestion. Hard-gating settle caused infinite
+    // rejection loops where the agent couldn't respond to the user at all.
+    // The agent is free to follow or ignore the delegation hint.
+    // 2. Pending obligation not addressed
+    if (innerJob?.obligationStatus === "pending" && !sawSendMessageSelf && !sawPonder) {
+        return "you're still holding something from an earlier conversation -- someone is waiting for your answer. finish the thought first, or ponder to keep working on it privately.";
+    }
+    // 3. mustResolveBeforeHandoff + missing intent
+    if (mustResolveBeforeHandoff && !intent) {
+        return "your settle is missing required intent. when you must keep going until done or blocked, call settle again with answer plus intent=complete, blocked, or direct_reply.";
+    }
+    // 4. mustResolveBeforeHandoff + direct_reply without follow-up
+    if (mustResolveBeforeHandoff && intent === "direct_reply" && !sawSteeringFollowUp) {
+        return "your settle used intent=direct_reply without a newer steering follow-up. continue the unresolved work, or call settle again with intent=complete or blocked when appropriate.";
+    }
+    // 5. mustResolveBeforeHandoff + complete while a live return loop is still active
+    if (mustResolveBeforeHandoff && intent === "complete" && currentObligation && !sawSteeringFollowUp) {
+        return "you still owe the live session a visible return on this work. don't end the turn yet — continue until you've brought back the external-state update, or use intent=blocked with the concrete blocker.";
+    }
+    // 6. External-state grounding: obligation + complete requires fresh external verification
+    if (intent === "complete" && currentObligation && !sawExternalStateQuery && !sawSteeringFollowUp) {
+        return "you're claiming this work is complete, but the external state hasn't been verified this turn. ground your claim with a fresh check (gh pr view, npm view, gh run view, etc.) before calling settle.";
+    }
+    return null;
+}
 function upsertSystemPrompt(messages, systemText) {
     const systemMessage = { role: "system", content: systemText };
     if (messages[0]?.role === "system") {
@@ -151,6 +289,68 @@ function stripLastToolCalls(messages) {
         }
     }
 }
+// Roles that end a tool-result scan. When scanning forward from an assistant
+// message, stop at the next assistant or user message (tool results must be
+// adjacent to their originating assistant message).
+const TOOL_SCAN_BOUNDARY_ROLES = new Set(["assistant", "user"]);
+// Repair orphaned tool_calls and tool results anywhere in the message history.
+// 1. If an assistant message has tool_calls but missing tool results, inject synthetic error results.
+// 2. If a tool result's tool_call_id doesn't match any tool_calls in a preceding assistant message, remove it.
+// This prevents 400 errors from the API after an aborted turn.
+function repairOrphanedToolCalls(messages) {
+    // Pass 1: collect all valid tool_call IDs from assistant messages
+    const validCallIds = new Set();
+    for (const msg of messages) {
+        if (msg.role === "assistant") {
+            const asst = msg;
+            if (asst.tool_calls) {
+                for (const tc of asst.tool_calls)
+                    validCallIds.add(tc.id);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    // Pass 2: remove orphaned tool results (tool_call_id not in any assistant's tool_calls)
+    for (let i = messages.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        if (messages[i].role === "tool") {
+            const toolMsg = messages[i];
+            if (!validCallIds.has(toolMsg.tool_call_id)) {
+                messages.splice(i, 1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    // Pass 3: inject synthetic results for tool_calls missing their tool results
+    for (let i = 0; i < messages.length; i++) {
+        const msg = messages[i];
+        if (msg.role !== "assistant")
+            continue;
+        const asst = msg;
+        if (!asst.tool_calls || asst.tool_calls.length === 0)
+            continue;
+        // Collect tool result IDs that follow this assistant message
+        const resultIds = new Set();
+        for (let j = i + 1; j < messages.length; j++) {
+            const following = messages[j];
+            if (following.role === "tool") {
+                resultIds.add(following.tool_call_id);
+            }
+            else if (TOOL_SCAN_BOUNDARY_ROLES.has(following.role)) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        const missing = asst.tool_calls.filter((tc) => !resultIds.has(tc.id));
+        if (missing.length > 0) {
+            const syntheticResults = missing.map((tc) => ({
+                role: "tool",
+                tool_call_id: tc.id,
+                content: "error: tool call was interrupted (previous turn timed out or was aborted)",
+            }));
+            let insertAt = i + 1;
+            while (insertAt < messages.length && messages[insertAt].role === "tool")
+                insertAt++;
+            messages.splice(insertAt, 0, ...syntheticResults);
+        }
+    }
+}
 // Detect context overflow errors from Azure or MiniMax
 function isContextOverflow(err) {
     if (!(err instanceof Error))
@@ -165,49 +365,49 @@ function isContextOverflow(err) {
         return true;
     return false;
 }
-// Detect transient network errors worth retrying
-function isTransientError(err) {
-    if (!(err instanceof Error))
-        return false;
-    const msg = err.message || "";
-    const code = err.code || "";
-    // Node.js network error codes
-    if (["ECONNRESET", "ECONNREFUSED", "ENOTFOUND", "ETIMEDOUT", "EPIPE",
-        "EAI_AGAIN", "EHOSTUNREACH", "ENETUNREACH", "ECONNABORTED"].includes(code))
+// HTTP statuses that will never become retryable on their own — the request is
+// semantically wrong (malformed, unauthorized, missing route, etc.) and the
+// caller has to do something different before it can succeed.
+const NON_RETRYABLE_HTTP_STATUSES = new Set([
+    400, // Bad Request — malformed payload
+    401, // Unauthorized — credentials invalid/expired
+    403, // Forbidden — credentials lack permission
+    404, // Not Found — model/route doesn't exist
+    422, // Unprocessable Entity — semantic validation failure
+]);
+// Provider-classified error categories that we never retry. usage-limit is
+// distinct from rate-limit: rate limits clear in seconds (retryable), usage
+// limits are billing quotas that take hours/days to reset.
+const NON_RETRYABLE_CLASSIFICATIONS = new Set([
+    "auth-failure",
+    "usage-limit",
+]);
+// Default policy: retry every error from the provider, EXCEPT the small set
+// above. The user explicitly requested this — past behavior was to retry only
+// on a known-transient list, which silently dropped real harness/SDK timeouts
+// (e.g. OpenAI SDK's "Request timed out." has no err.code and no status, so
+// the substring matchers missed it).
+function isRetryBlocked(error, classification) {
+    const status = error.status;
+    if (status !== undefined && NON_RETRYABLE_HTTP_STATUSES.has(status))
         return true;
-    // OpenAI SDK / fetch errors
-    if (msg.includes("fetch failed"))
-        return true;
-    if (msg.includes("network") && !msg.includes("context"))
-        return true;
-    if (msg.includes("ECONNRESET") || msg.includes("ETIMEDOUT"))
-        return true;
-    if (msg.includes("socket hang up"))
-        return true;
-    if (msg.includes("getaddrinfo"))
-        return true;
-    // HTTP 429 / 500 / 502 / 503 / 504
-    const status = err.status;
-    if (status === 429 || status === 500 || status === 502 || status === 503 || status === 504)
+    if (NON_RETRYABLE_CLASSIFICATIONS.has(classification))
         return true;
     return false;
 }
-function classifyTransientError(err) {
-    if (!(err instanceof Error))
-        return "unknown error";
-    const status = err.status;
-    if (status === 429)
-        return "rate limited";
-    if (status === 401 || status === 403)
-        return "auth error";
-    if (status && status >= 500)
-        return "server error";
-    return "network error";
-}
 const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
 const RETRY_BASE_MS = 2000;
+const RETRY_LABELS = {
+    "auth-failure": "auth error",
+    "usage-limit": "usage limit",
+    "rate-limit": "rate limited",
+    "server-error": "server error",
+    "network-error": "network error",
+    "unknown": "error",
+};
 async function runAgent(messages, callbacks, channel, signal, options) {
-    const providerRuntime = getProviderRuntime();
+    const facing = (0, channel_1.channelToFacing)(channel);
+    const providerRuntime = getProviderRuntime(facing);
     const provider = providerRuntime.id;
     const toolChoiceRequired = options?.toolChoiceRequired ?? true;
     const traceId = options?.traceId;
@@ -233,7 +433,12 @@ async function runAgent(messages, callbacks, channel, signal, options) {
     // so turn execution remains consistent and non-fatal.
     if (channel) {
         try {
-            const refreshed = await (0, prompt_1.buildSystem)(channel, options, currentContext);
+            const buildSystemOptions = {
+                ...options,
+                providerCapabilities: providerRuntime.capabilities,
+                supportedReasoningEfforts: providerRuntime.supportedReasoningEfforts,
+            };
+            const refreshed = await (0, prompt_1.buildSystem)(channel, buildSystemOptions, currentContext);
             upsertSystemPrompt(messages, refreshed);
         }
         catch (error) {
@@ -256,31 +461,78 @@ async function runAgent(messages, callbacks, channel, signal, options) {
         }
     }
     await (0, associative_recall_1.injectAssociativeRecall)(messages);
-    // kickCount and lastKickReason preserved but unused while kick detection is disabled.
-    // let kickCount = 0;
-    // let lastKickReason: KickReason | null = null;
     let done = false;
     let lastUsage;
     let overflowRetried = false;
     let retryCount = 0;
+    let outcome = "settled";
+    let completion;
+    let terminalError;
+    let terminalErrorClassification;
+    let sawSteeringFollowUp = false;
+    let mustResolveBeforeHandoffActive = options?.mustResolveBeforeHandoff === true;
+    let currentReasoningEffort = "medium";
+    let sawSendMessageSelf = false;
+    let sawPonder = false;
+    let sawQuerySession = false;
+    let sawBridgeManage = false;
+    let sawExternalStateQuery = false;
+    const toolLoopState = (0, tool_loop_1.createToolLoopState)();
+    const toolFrictionLedger = (0, tool_friction_1.createToolFrictionLedger)();
     // Prevent MaxListenersExceeded warning — each iteration adds a listener
     try {
         require("events").setMaxListeners(50, signal);
     }
     catch { /* unsupported */ }
     const toolPreferences = currentContext?.friend?.toolPreferences;
-    const baseTools = (0, tools_1.getToolsForChannel)(channel ? (0, channel_1.getChannelCapabilities)(channel) : undefined, toolPreferences && Object.keys(toolPreferences).length > 0 ? toolPreferences : undefined);
+    const baseTools = options?.tools ?? (0, tools_1.getToolsForChannel)(channel ? (0, channel_1.getChannelCapabilities)(channel) : undefined, toolPreferences && Object.keys(toolPreferences).length > 0 ? toolPreferences : undefined, currentContext, providerRuntime.capabilities, options?.mcpManager, providerRuntime.model);
+    // Augment tool context with reasoning effort controls from provider
+    const augmentedToolContext = options?.toolContext
+        ? {
+            ...options.toolContext,
+            supportedReasoningEfforts: providerRuntime.supportedReasoningEfforts,
+            setReasoningEffort: (level) => { currentReasoningEffort = level; },
+            activeWorkFrame: options?.activeWorkFrame,
+        }
+        : undefined;
     // Rebase provider-owned turn state from canonical messages at user-turn start.
     // This prevents stale provider caches from replaying prior-turn context.
     providerRuntime.resetTurnState(messages);
     while (!done) {
-        // When toolChoiceRequired is true (the default), include final_answer
-        // so the model can signal completion. With tool_choice: required, the
-        // model must call a tool every turn — final_answer is how it exits.
-        // Overridable via options.toolChoiceRequired = false (e.g. CLI).
-        const activeTools = toolChoiceRequired ? [...baseTools, tools_1.finalAnswerTool] : baseTools;
+        // Channel-based tool filtering:
+        // - Inner dialog: exclude send_message (delivery via surface), observe (no one to observe)
+        // - 1:1 sessions: exclude observe (can't ignore someone talking directly to you)
+        // - Group chats: observe available
+        //
+        // ponder, settle/rest, surface, and observe are always assembled based on channel context.
+        // ponder is available in ALL channels (outer: think privately, inner: keep turning).
+        // Inner dialog gets restTool instead of settleTool (rest = end turn, gated by attention queue).
+        // toolChoiceRequired only controls whether tool_choice: "required" is set in the API call.
+        const isInnerDialog = channel === "inner";
+        const filteredBaseTools = isInnerDialog
+            ? baseTools.filter((t) => t.function.name !== "send_message")
+            : baseTools;
+        const activeTools = [
+            ...filteredBaseTools,
+            tools_1.ponderTool,
+            ...(isInnerDialog ? [tools_2.surfaceToolDef, tools_1.restTool] : []),
+            ...((currentContext?.isGroupChat || options?.isReactionSignal) && !isInnerDialog ? [tools_1.observeTool] : []),
+            ...(!isInnerDialog ? [tools_1.settleTool] : []),
+        ];
         const steeringFollowUps = options?.drainSteeringFollowUps?.() ?? [];
         if (steeringFollowUps.length > 0) {
+            const hasSupersedingFollowUp = steeringFollowUps.some((followUp) => followUp.effect === "clear_and_supersede");
+            if (hasSupersedingFollowUp) {
+                mustResolveBeforeHandoffActive = false;
+                options?.setMustResolveBeforeHandoff?.(false);
+                outcome = "superseded";
+                break;
+            }
+            if (steeringFollowUps.some((followUp) => followUp.effect === "set_no_handoff")) {
+                mustResolveBeforeHandoffActive = true;
+                options?.setMustResolveBeforeHandoff?.(true);
+            }
+            sawSteeringFollowUp = true;
             for (const followUp of steeringFollowUps) {
                 messages.push({ role: "user", content: followUp.text });
             }
@@ -288,8 +540,10 @@ async function runAgent(messages, callbacks, channel, signal, options) {
         }
         // Yield so pending I/O (stdin Ctrl-C) can be processed between iterations
         await new Promise((r) => setImmediate(r));
-        if (signal?.aborted)
+        if (signal?.aborted) {
+            outcome = "aborted";
             break;
+        }
         try {
             callbacks.onModelStart();
             const result = await providerRuntime.streamTurn({
@@ -299,6 +553,8 @@ async function runAgent(messages, callbacks, channel, signal, options) {
                 signal,
                 traceId,
                 toolChoiceRequired,
+                reasoningEffort: currentReasoningEffort,
+                eagerSettleStreaming: true,
             });
             // Track usage from the latest API call
             if (result.usage)
@@ -322,52 +578,76 @@ async function runAgent(messages, callbacks, channel, signal, options) {
             if (reasoningItems.length > 0) {
                 msg._reasoning_items = reasoningItems;
             }
+            // Store thinking blocks (Anthropic) on the assistant message for round-tripping
+            const thinkingItems = result.outputItems.filter((item) => "type" in item && (item.type === "thinking" || item.type === "redacted_thinking"));
+            if (thinkingItems.length > 0) {
+                msg._thinking_blocks = thinkingItems;
+            }
+            // Phase annotation for Codex provider
+            const hasPhaseAnnotation = providerRuntime.capabilities.has("phase-annotation");
+            const isSoleSettle = result.toolCalls.length === 1 && result.toolCalls[0].name === "settle";
+            if (hasPhaseAnnotation) {
+                msg.phase = isSoleSettle ? "settle" : "commentary";
+            }
             if (!result.toolCalls.length) {
-                // Kick detection is disabled while tool_choice: required + final_answer
-                // is the primary loop control mechanism. The model should never reach
-                // this path (tool_choice: required forces a tool call), but if it does,
-                // accept the response as-is rather than risk false-positive kicks.
-                //
-                // Preserved for future use — re-enable by uncommenting:
-                // const kick = detectKick(result.content, options);
-                // if (kick) {
-                //   kickCount++;
-                //   lastKickReason = kick.reason;
-                //   callbacks.onKick?.();
-                //   const kickContent = result.content
-                //     ? result.content + "\n\n" + kick.message
-                //     : kick.message;
-                //   messages.push({ role: "assistant", content: kickContent });
-                //   providerRuntime.resetTurnState(messages);
-                //   continue;
-                // }
+                // No tool calls — accept response as-is.
+                // (Kick detection disabled; tool_choice: required + settle
+                // is the primary loop control. See src/heart/kicks.ts to re-enable.)
                 messages.push(msg);
                 done = true;
             }
             else {
-                // Check for final_answer sole call: intercept before tool execution
-                const isSoleFinalAnswer = result.toolCalls.length === 1 && result.toolCalls[0].name === "final_answer";
-                if (isSoleFinalAnswer) {
-                    // Extract answer from the tool call arguments.
-                    // Supports: {"answer":"text"}, "text" (JSON string), retry on failure.
-                    let answer;
-                    try {
-                        const parsed = JSON.parse(result.toolCalls[0].arguments);
-                        if (typeof parsed === "string") {
-                            answer = parsed;
-                        }
-                        else if (parsed.answer != null) {
-                            answer = parsed.answer;
-                        }
-                        // else: valid JSON but no answer field — answer stays undefined (retry)
+                // Check for settle sole call: intercept before tool execution
+                if (isSoleSettle) {
+                    /* v8 ignore next -- defensive: JSON.parse catch for malformed settle args @preserve */
+                    const settleArgs = (() => { try {
+                        return JSON.parse(result.toolCalls[0].arguments);
                     }
                     catch {
-                        // JSON parsing failed (e.g. truncated output) — answer stays undefined (retry)
+                        return {};
+                    } })();
+                    callbacks.onToolStart("settle", settleArgs);
+                    // Inner dialog attention queue gate: reject settle if items remain
+                    const attentionQueue = (augmentedToolContext ?? options?.toolContext)?.delegatedOrigins;
+                    if (isInnerDialog && attentionQueue && attentionQueue.length > 0) {
+                        callbacks.onToolEnd("settle", (0, tools_1.summarizeArgs)("settle", settleArgs), false);
+                        callbacks.onClearText?.();
+                        messages.push(msg);
+                        const gateMessage = "you're holding thoughts someone is waiting for — surface them before you settle.";
+                        messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: result.toolCalls[0].id, content: gateMessage });
+                        providerRuntime.appendToolOutput(result.toolCalls[0].id, gateMessage);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    // Extract answer from the tool call arguments.
+                    // Supports: {"answer":"text","intent":"..."} or "text" (JSON string).
+                    const { answer, intent } = parseSettlePayload(result.toolCalls[0].arguments);
+                    // Inner dialog settle: no CompletionMetadata, "(settled)" ack
+                    if (isInnerDialog) {
+                        callbacks.onToolEnd("settle", (0, tools_1.summarizeArgs)("settle", settleArgs), true);
+                        messages.push(msg);
+                        const settled = "(settled)";
+                        messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: result.toolCalls[0].id, content: settled });
+                        providerRuntime.appendToolOutput(result.toolCalls[0].id, settled);
+                        outcome = "settled";
+                        done = true;
+                        continue;
                     }
-                    if (answer != null) {
-                        if (result.finalAnswerStreamed) {
+                    const retryError = getSettleRetryError(mustResolveBeforeHandoffActive, intent, sawSteeringFollowUp, options?.delegationDecision, sawSendMessageSelf, sawPonder, sawQuerySession, options?.currentObligation ?? null, options?.activeWorkFrame?.inner?.job, sawExternalStateQuery);
+                    const deliveredAnswer = answer;
+                    const validDirectReply = mustResolveBeforeHandoffActive && intent === "direct_reply" && sawSteeringFollowUp;
+                    const validTerminalIntent = intent === "complete" || intent === "blocked";
+                    const validClosure = deliveredAnswer != null
+                        && !retryError
+                        && (!mustResolveBeforeHandoffActive || validDirectReply || validTerminalIntent);
+                    if (validClosure) {
+                        callbacks.onToolEnd("settle", (0, tools_1.summarizeArgs)("settle", settleArgs), true);
+                        completion = {
+                            answer: deliveredAnswer,
+                            intent: validDirectReply ? "direct_reply" : intent === "blocked" ? "blocked" : "complete",
+                        };
+                        if (result.settleStreamed) {
                             // The streaming layer already parsed and emitted the answer
-                            // progressively via FinalAnswerParser. Skip clearing and
+                            // progressively via SettleParser. Skip clearing and
                             // re-emitting to avoid double-delivery.
                         }
                         else {
@@ -375,37 +655,110 @@ async function runAgent(messages, callbacks, channel, signal, options) {
                             callbacks.onClearText?.();
                             // Emit the answer through the callback pipeline so channels receive it.
                             // Never truncate -- channel adapters handle splitting long messages.
-                            callbacks.onTextChunk(answer);
+                            callbacks.onTextChunk(deliveredAnswer);
                         }
-                        // Keep the full assistant message (with tool_calls) for debuggability,
-                        // plus a synthetic tool response so the conversation stays valid on resume.
                         messages.push(msg);
-                        messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: result.toolCalls[0].id, content: "(delivered)" });
-                        providerRuntime.appendToolOutput(result.toolCalls[0].id, "(delivered)");
-                        done = true;
+                        if (validDirectReply) {
+                            const resumeWork = "direct reply delivered. resume the unresolved obligation now and keep working until you can finish or clearly report that you are blocked.";
+                            messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: result.toolCalls[0].id, content: resumeWork });
+                            providerRuntime.appendToolOutput(result.toolCalls[0].id, resumeWork);
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            const delivered = "(delivered)";
+                            messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: result.toolCalls[0].id, content: delivered });
+                            providerRuntime.appendToolOutput(result.toolCalls[0].id, delivered);
+                            outcome = intent === "blocked" ? "blocked" : "settled";
+                            done = true;
+                        }
                     }
                     else {
-                        // Answer is undefined -- the model's final_answer was incomplete or
+                        // Answer is undefined -- the model's settle was incomplete or
                         // malformed. Clear any partial streamed text or noise, then push the
                         // assistant msg + error tool result and let the model try again.
+                        callbacks.onToolEnd("settle", (0, tools_1.summarizeArgs)("settle", settleArgs), false);
                         callbacks.onClearText?.();
-                        const retryError = "your final_answer was incomplete or malformed. call final_answer again with your complete response.";
                         messages.push(msg);
-                        messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: result.toolCalls[0].id, content: retryError });
-                        providerRuntime.appendToolOutput(result.toolCalls[0].id, retryError);
+                        const toolRetryMessage = retryError
+                            ?? "your settle was incomplete or malformed. call settle again with your complete response.";
+                        messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: result.toolCalls[0].id, content: toolRetryMessage });
+                        providerRuntime.appendToolOutput(result.toolCalls[0].id, toolRetryMessage);
+                    }
+                    continue;
+                }
+                // Check for observe sole call: intercept before tool execution
+                const isSoleObserve = result.toolCalls.length === 1 && result.toolCalls[0].name === "observe";
+                if (isSoleObserve) {
+                    /* v8 ignore next -- defensive: JSON.parse catch for malformed observe args @preserve */
+                    const observeArgs = (() => { try {
+                        return JSON.parse(result.toolCalls[0].arguments);
+                    }
+                    catch {
+                        return {};
+                    } })();
+                    let reason;
+                    if (typeof observeArgs?.reason === "string")
+                        reason = observeArgs.reason;
+                    callbacks.onToolStart("observe", observeArgs);
+                    (0, runtime_1.emitNervesEvent)({
+                        component: "engine",
+                        event: "engine.observe",
+                        message: "agent observed without responding",
+                        meta: { ...(reason ? { reason } : {}) },
+                    });
+                    callbacks.onToolEnd("observe", (0, tools_1.summarizeArgs)("observe", observeArgs), true);
+                    messages.push(msg);
+                    const silenced = "(silenced)";
+                    messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: result.toolCalls[0].id, content: silenced });
+                    providerRuntime.appendToolOutput(result.toolCalls[0].id, silenced);
+                    outcome = "observed";
+                    done = true;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                // Check for rest sole call: intercept before tool execution
+                const isSoleRest = result.toolCalls.length === 1 && result.toolCalls[0].name === "rest";
+                if (isSoleRest) {
+                    const restArgs = (() => { try {
+                        return JSON.parse(result.toolCalls[0].arguments);
+                    }
+                    catch {
+                        return {};
+                    } })();
+                    callbacks.onToolStart("rest", restArgs);
+                    // Attention queue gate: reject rest if items remain
+                    const attentionQueue = (augmentedToolContext ?? options?.toolContext)?.delegatedOrigins;
+                    if (attentionQueue && attentionQueue.length > 0) {
+                        callbacks.onToolEnd("rest", (0, tools_1.summarizeArgs)("rest", restArgs), false);
+                        messages.push(msg);
+                        const gateMessage = "you're holding thoughts someone is waiting for — surface them before you rest.";
+                        messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: result.toolCalls[0].id, content: gateMessage });
+                        providerRuntime.appendToolOutput(result.toolCalls[0].id, gateMessage);
+                        continue;
                     }
+                    callbacks.onToolEnd("rest", (0, tools_1.summarizeArgs)("rest", restArgs), true);
+                    messages.push(msg);
+                    const ack = "(resting)";
+                    messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: result.toolCalls[0].id, content: ack });
+                    providerRuntime.appendToolOutput(result.toolCalls[0].id, ack);
+                    (0, runtime_1.emitNervesEvent)({
+                        component: "engine",
+                        event: "engine.rested",
+                        message: "resting until next heartbeat",
+                        meta: { ...(typeof restArgs?.status === "string" ? { status: restArgs.status } : {}) },
+                    });
+                    outcome = "rested";
+                    done = true;
                     continue;
                 }
                 messages.push(msg);
-                // SHARED: execute tools (final_answer in mixed calls is rejected inline)
+                // Execute tools (sole-call tools in mixed calls are rejected inline)
                 for (const tc of result.toolCalls) {
                     if (signal?.aborted)
                         break;
-                    // Intercept final_answer in mixed call: reject it
-                    if (tc.name === "final_answer") {
-                        const rejection = "rejected: final_answer must be the only tool call. Finish your work first, then call final_answer alone.";
-                        messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: tc.id, content: rejection });
-                        providerRuntime.appendToolOutput(tc.id, rejection);
+                    // Reject sole-call tools when mixed with other tool calls
+                    const soleCallRejection = SOLE_CALL_REJECTION[tc.name];
+                    if (soleCallRejection) {
+                        messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: tc.id, content: soleCallRejection });
+                        providerRuntime.appendToolOutput(tc.id, soleCallRejection);
                         continue;
                     }
                     let args = {};
@@ -415,36 +768,175 @@ async function runAgent(messages, callbacks, channel, signal, options) {
                     catch {
                         /* ignore */
                     }
-                    const argSummary = (0, tools_1.summarizeArgs)(tc.name, args);
-                    // Confirmation check for mutate tools
-                    if ((0, tools_1.isConfirmationRequired)(tc.name) && !options?.skipConfirmation) {
-                        let decision = "denied";
-                        if (callbacks.onConfirmAction) {
-                            decision = await callbacks.onConfirmAction(tc.name, args);
+                    if (tc.name === "send_message" && args.friendId === "self") {
+                        sawSendMessageSelf = true;
+                    }
+                    if (tc.name === "ponder") {
+                        const parsedArgs = normalizeLegacyPonderArgs(parsePonderPayload(tc.arguments));
+                        const argSummary = (0, tools_1.summarizeArgs)(tc.name, parsedArgs);
+                        callbacks.onToolStart(tc.name, parsedArgs);
+                        let toolResult;
+                        let success = false;
+                        try {
+                            const action = parsedArgs.action ?? "create";
+                            const currentSession = (augmentedToolContext ?? options?.toolContext)?.currentSession;
+                            const currentOrigin = currentSession
+                                ? { friendId: currentSession.friendId, channel: currentSession.channel, key: currentSession.key }
+                                : undefined;
+                            const isInnerChannel = currentOrigin?.friendId === "self" && currentOrigin?.channel === "inner";
+                            const successCriteria = parseSuccessCriteria(parsedArgs.success_criteria);
+                            const payload = parsePacketPayload(parsedArgs.payload_json);
+                            let packet;
+                            let returnObligationId = null;
+                            let resultAction = "created";
+                            if (action === "create") {
+                                const kind = parsedArgs.kind;
+                                const objective = typeof parsedArgs.objective === "string" ? parsedArgs.objective.trim() : "";
+                                const summary = typeof parsedArgs.summary === "string" ? parsedArgs.summary.trim() : "";
+                                if (!kind || !objective || !successCriteria || !payload) {
+                                    throw new Error("ponder create requires kind, objective, success_criteria, and valid payload_json.");
+                                }
+                                const agentRoot = (0, identity_2.getAgentRoot)();
+                                let relatedObligationId;
+                                if (currentOrigin && !isInnerChannel) {
+                                    try {
+                                        const obligation = (0, obligations_1.createObligation)(agentRoot, {
+                                            origin: currentOrigin,
+                                            content: objective,
+                                        });
+                                        relatedObligationId = obligation.id;
+                                    }
+                                    catch {
+                                        relatedObligationId = undefined;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                const frictionSignature = kind === "harness_friction" && typeof payload.frictionSignature === "string"
+                                    ? payload.frictionSignature
+                                    : null;
+                                const existing = frictionSignature && currentOrigin
+                                    ? (0, packets_1.findHarnessFrictionPacket)(agentRoot, currentOrigin, frictionSignature)
+                                    : null;
+                                if (existing) {
+                                    resultAction = "revised";
+                                    returnObligationId = existing.relatedReturnObligationId ?? null;
+                                    packet = existing.status === "drafting"
+                                        ? (0, packets_1.revisePonderPacket)(agentRoot, existing.id, {
+                                            kind,
+                                            objective,
+                                            summary,
+                                            successCriteria,
+                                            payload,
+                                        })
+                                        : existing;
+                                }
+                                else {
+                                    returnObligationId = (0, obligations_1.generateObligationId)(Date.now());
+                                    packet = (0, packets_1.createPonderPacket)(agentRoot, {
+                                        kind,
+                                        objective,
+                                        summary,
+                                        successCriteria,
+                                        ...(currentOrigin ? { origin: currentOrigin } : {}),
+                                        ...(relatedObligationId ? { relatedObligationId } : {}),
+                                        relatedReturnObligationId: returnObligationId,
+                                        ...(parsedArgs.follows_packet_id ? { followsPacketId: parsedArgs.follows_packet_id } : {}),
+                                        payload,
+                                    });
+                                    (0, obligations_1.createReturnObligation)((0, identity_2.getAgentName)(), {
+                                        id: returnObligationId,
+                                        origin: currentOrigin ?? { friendId: "self", channel: "inner", key: "dialog" },
+                                        status: "queued",
+                                        delegatedContent: (summary || objective).length > 120 ? `${(summary || objective).slice(0, 117)}...` : (summary || objective),
+                                        packetId: packet.id,
+                                        createdAt: Date.now(),
+                                    });
+                                }
+                            }
+                            else if (action === "revise") {
+                                const packetId = typeof parsedArgs.packet_id === "string" ? parsedArgs.packet_id.trim() : "";
+                                const kind = parsedArgs.kind;
+                                const objective = typeof parsedArgs.objective === "string" ? parsedArgs.objective.trim() : "";
+                                const summary = typeof parsedArgs.summary === "string" ? parsedArgs.summary.trim() : "";
+                                if (!packetId || !kind || !objective || !successCriteria || !payload) {
+                                    throw new Error("ponder revise requires packet_id, kind, objective, success_criteria, and valid payload_json.");
+                                }
+                                packet = (0, packets_1.revisePonderPacket)((0, identity_2.getAgentRoot)(), packetId, {
+                                    kind,
+                                    objective,
+                                    summary,
+                                    successCriteria,
+                                    payload,
+                                });
+                                returnObligationId = packet.relatedReturnObligationId ?? null;
+                                resultAction = "revised";
+                            }
+                            else {
+                                throw new Error("ponder requires action=create or revise.");
+                            }
+                            try {
+                                await (0, socket_client_1.requestInnerWake)((0, identity_2.getAgentName)());
+                            }
+                            catch { /* daemon may not be running */ }
+                            sawPonder = true;
+                            toolResult = buildPonderResult(packet, resultAction, returnObligationId);
+                            success = true;
+                            (0, runtime_1.emitNervesEvent)({
+                                component: "engine",
+                                event: "engine.ponder_packet",
+                                message: "ponder packet touched",
+                                meta: {
+                                    action: resultAction,
+                                    packetId: packet.id,
+                                    kind: packet.kind,
+                                    status: packet.status,
+                                },
+                            });
                         }
-                        if (decision !== "confirmed") {
-                            const cancelled = "Action cancelled by user.";
-                            callbacks.onToolStart(tc.name, args);
-                            callbacks.onToolEnd(tc.name, argSummary, false);
-                            messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: tc.id, content: cancelled });
-                            providerRuntime.appendToolOutput(tc.id, cancelled);
-                            continue;
+                        catch (error) {
+                            toolResult = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
                         }
+                        callbacks.onToolEnd(tc.name, argSummary, success);
+                        messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: tc.id, content: toolResult });
+                        providerRuntime.appendToolOutput(tc.id, toolResult);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    /* v8 ignore next -- flag tested via truth-check integration tests @preserve */
+                    if (tc.name === "query_session")
+                        sawQuerySession = true;
+                    /* v8 ignore next -- flag tested via truth-check integration tests @preserve */
+                    if (tc.name === "bridge_manage")
+                        sawBridgeManage = true;
+                    /* v8 ignore next -- flag tested via truth-check integration tests @preserve */
+                    if (isExternalStateQuery(tc.name, args))
+                        sawExternalStateQuery = true;
+                    const argSummary = (0, tools_1.summarizeArgs)(tc.name, args);
+                    const toolLoop = (0, tool_loop_1.detectToolLoop)(toolLoopState, tc.name, args);
+                    if (toolLoop.stuck) {
+                        const rejection = `loop guard: ${toolLoop.message}`;
+                        callbacks.onToolStart(tc.name, args);
+                        callbacks.onToolEnd(tc.name, argSummary, false);
+                        messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: tc.id, content: rejection });
+                        providerRuntime.appendToolOutput(tc.id, rejection);
+                        continue;
                     }
                     callbacks.onToolStart(tc.name, args);
                     let toolResult;
                     let success;
                     try {
-                        toolResult = await (0, tools_1.execTool)(tc.name, args, options?.toolContext);
+                        const execToolFn = options?.execTool ?? tools_1.execTool;
+                        toolResult = await execToolFn(tc.name, args, augmentedToolContext ?? options?.toolContext);
                         success = true;
                     }
                     catch (e) {
                         toolResult = `error: ${e}`;
                         success = false;
                     }
-                    callbacks.onToolEnd(tc.name, argSummary, success);
+                    toolResult = (0, tool_friction_1.rewriteToolResultForModel)(tc.name, toolResult, toolFrictionLedger);
+                    (0, tool_loop_1.recordToolOutcome)(toolLoopState, tc.name, args, toolResult, success);
+                    callbacks.onToolEnd(tc.name, (0, tools_1.buildToolResultSummary)(tc.name, args, toolResult, success), success);
                     messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: tc.id, content: toolResult });
                     providerRuntime.appendToolOutput(tc.id, toolResult);
+                    callbacks.onToolResult?.(messages);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -452,6 +944,7 @@ async function runAgent(messages, callbacks, channel, signal, options) {
             // Abort is not an error — just stop cleanly
             if (signal?.aborted) {
                 stripLastToolCalls(messages);
+                outcome = "aborted";
                 break;
             }
             // Context overflow: trim aggressively and retry once
@@ -465,11 +958,45 @@ async function runAgent(messages, callbacks, channel, signal, options) {
                 callbacks.onError(new Error("context trimmed, retrying..."), "transient");
                 continue;
             }
-            // Transient errors: retry with exponential backoff
-            if (isTransientError(e) && retryCount < MAX_RETRIES) {
+            // Retry policy: retry every error EXCEPT those on the blocklist
+            // (NON_RETRYABLE_HTTP_STATUSES / NON_RETRYABLE_CLASSIFICATIONS).
+            // The classification still drives the user-facing label and the
+            // auth-failure guidance message below — it just no longer gates retries.
+            const errorForClassification = e instanceof Error ? e : /* v8 ignore next -- defensive @preserve */ new Error(String(e));
+            let providerClassification;
+            try {
+                providerClassification = providerRuntime.classifyError(errorForClassification);
+            }
+            catch {
+                /* v8 ignore next -- defensive: classifyError should not throw @preserve */
+                providerClassification = "unknown";
+            }
+            const blocked = isRetryBlocked(errorForClassification, providerClassification);
+            const shouldRetry = !blocked && retryCount < MAX_RETRIES;
+            (0, runtime_1.emitNervesEvent)({
+                level: shouldRetry ? "info" : "warn",
+                event: shouldRetry ? "engine.provider_retry" : "engine.provider_retry_skip",
+                component: "engine",
+                message: shouldRetry
+                    ? `provider error is retryable (attempt ${retryCount + 1}/${MAX_RETRIES})`
+                    : blocked
+                        ? `provider error is on retry blocklist`
+                        : `provider error retries exhausted`,
+                meta: {
+                    provider: providerRuntime.id,
+                    model: providerRuntime.model,
+                    retryCount,
+                    maxRetries: MAX_RETRIES,
+                    blocked,
+                    providerClassification,
+                    errorMessage: errorForClassification.message.slice(0, 200),
+                    httpStatus: e.status ?? null,
+                },
+            });
+            if (shouldRetry) {
                 retryCount++;
                 const delay = RETRY_BASE_MS * Math.pow(2, retryCount - 1);
-                const cause = classifyTransientError(e);
+                const cause = RETRY_LABELS[providerClassification];
                 callbacks.onError(new Error(`${cause}, retrying in ${delay / 1000}s (${retryCount}/${MAX_RETRIES})...`), "transient");
                 // Wait with abort support
                 const aborted = await new Promise((resolve) => {
@@ -486,21 +1013,36 @@ async function runAgent(messages, callbacks, channel, signal, options) {
                 });
                 if (aborted) {
                     stripLastToolCalls(messages);
+                    outcome = "aborted";
                     break;
                 }
                 providerRuntime.resetTurnState(messages);
                 continue;
             }
-            callbacks.onError(e instanceof Error ? e : new Error(String(e)), "terminal");
+            terminalError = errorForClassification;
+            terminalErrorClassification = providerClassification;
+            /* v8 ignore start — auth-failure guidance: tested via provider error classification tests @preserve */
+            if (terminalErrorClassification === "auth-failure") {
+                const agentName = (0, identity_2.getAgentName)();
+                const currentProvider = providerRuntime.id;
+                callbacks.onError(new Error(`${currentProvider} (${providerRuntime.model}) encountered an error. ` +
+                    `Run \`ouro auth --agent ${agentName} --provider ${currentProvider}\` to refresh credentials, ` +
+                    `or \`ouro auth switch --agent ${agentName} --provider <other>\` to switch providers.`), "terminal");
+            }
+            else {
+                callbacks.onError(terminalError, "terminal");
+            }
+            /* v8 ignore stop */
             (0, runtime_1.emitNervesEvent)({
                 level: "error",
                 event: "engine.error",
                 trace_id: traceId,
                 component: "engine",
-                message: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e),
-                meta: {},
+                message: terminalError.message,
+                meta: { errorClassification: terminalErrorClassification },
             });
             stripLastToolCalls(messages);
+            outcome = "errored";
             done = true;
         }
     }
@@ -509,7 +1051,12 @@ async function runAgent(messages, callbacks, channel, signal, options) {
         trace_id: traceId,
         component: "engine",
         message: "runAgent turn completed",
-        meta: { done },
+        meta: { done, sawPonder, sawQuerySession, sawBridgeManage },
     });
-    return { usage: lastUsage };
+    return {
+        usage: lastUsage,
+        outcome,
+        completion,
+        ...(terminalError ? { error: terminalError, errorClassification: terminalErrorClassification } : {}),
+    };
 }