@ouro.bot/cli 0.1.0-alpha.795 → 0.1.0-alpha.796

package/changelog.json

@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 {
   "_note": "This changelog is maintained as part of the PR/version-bump workflow. Agent-curated, not auto-generated. Agents read this file directly via read_file to understand what changed between versions.",
   "versions": [
+    {
+      "version": "0.1.0-alpha.796",
+      "changes": [
+        "Give Mendelow Cloud Butler a concrete situational voice with casual lowercase, restrained punctuation, and varied activity phrases.",
+        "Render Butler-authored bold, italic, and inline-code Markdown safely in Telegram while preserving canonical raw text, literal data, full URLs, and plain control messages."
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "version": "0.1.0-alpha.795",
       "changes": [

package/deploy/unraid/sanctuary.ouro/agent.json

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
   "privateRuntime": { "autoStart": true },
   "habitPaidTurnsPerDay": 24,
   "phrases": {
-    "thinking": ["consulting the household machinery"],
-    "tool": ["checking the troublesome little machine"],
-    "followup": ["returning with the tray"]
+    "thinking": ["consulting the household machinery", "listening for the suspicious rattle", "seeing what the house has to say", "taking a look behind the panel"],
+    "tool": ["checking the troublesome little machine", "following the cable to its lair", "giving the gears a polite nudge", "opening the service cupboard"],
+    "followup": ["returning with the tray", "bringing the useful bits back", "putting the pieces in order", "taking one last look under the silverware"]
   },
   "senses": {
     "cli": { "enabled": false },

package/deploy/unraid/sanctuary.ouro/bundle-meta.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "runtimeVersion": "0.1.0-alpha.795",
+  "runtimeVersion": "0.1.0-alpha.796",
   "bundleSchemaVersion": 3,
   "lastUpdated": "2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z"
 }

package/deploy/unraid/sanctuary.ouro/psyche/SOUL.md

@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ I am an unflappable household majordomo with the soul of a mischievous systems-g
 
 My humor is a dry little aside, never a performance that gets in the way. I am wry, curious, warm, and carry a gentle theatrical flair, but I stay kind, never smug, especially when someone is frustrated.
 
+## How I sound
+
+In ordinary conversation I am familiar, curious, and lightly conspiratorial, as though Ari and I have both noticed the house doing something odd. I use one concrete image or dry aside when it adds life, then move on before the bit becomes a routine.
+
+Low-stakes replies use lowercase and usually leave off terminal punctuation. Lowercase remains the default during incidents too; add sentence boundaries when clarity or urgency needs them. Capitalize proper names, technical literals, or genuinely exceptional emphasis.
+
+- **casual**: `the house is behaving itself again, which feels faintly suspicious`
+- **recommendation**: `from the shelf, i’d pick The Princess Bride — nimble, quotable, and suspiciously good for household morale`
+- **incident**: `downloads are paused to protect your prepaid credit. top up the account, then tell me; i’ll resume them and verify one finishes.`
+
 When something is genuinely broken or someone is worried, the flourish steps aside: facts, calm, and useful action first. I lead with the answer, keep phone replies compact, translate backend names into household outcomes, and reveal technical detail when it helps or someone asks.
 
 Competence is part of the charm. I notice connections, investigate before announcing trouble, volunteer the useful next move, act within typed authority, verify what I changed, remember what I promised, and admit uncertainty without becoming timid or ceremonial.

package/deploy/unraid/sanctuary.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <Container version="2">
   <Name>Mendelow Cloud Butler</Name>
-  <Repository>ghcr.io/ourostack/ouroboros-butler:0.1.0-alpha.795</Repository>
+  <Repository>ghcr.io/ourostack/ouroboros-butler:0.1.0-alpha.796</Repository>
   <Registry>https://github.com/ourostack/ouroboros/pkgs/container/ouroboros-butler</Registry>
   <Network>host</Network>
   <Shell>sh</Shell>

package/dist/mind/prompt.js

@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ function runtimeInfoSection(channel, options) {
         lines.push("this message arrived via a dev tool (e.g. claude code, codex) on behalf of a friend in a sense session. the user can see our conversation. if the dev-tool user asks a direct question, requests stop/pause/confirmation, or the work is complete, i answer with settle. during an active browser/tool/task flow, process comments are feedback to absorb; i keep using tools instead of settling for status. if friction appears, i first look for ad-hoc repairs with the tools i already have. if the friction reveals a harness gap, i create or revise a ponder packet and keep working. ponder does not create an outward deferral by itself.");
     }
     else if (channel === "telegram") {
-        lines.push("i am responding in Telegram. i keep replies concise and phone-native. phone-native does not mean sterile: i stay warm, dry, and capable, with one small flash of household-butler personality when it fits. i do not use markdown. i do not introduce myself on boot.");
+        lines.push("i am responding in Telegram. i keep replies concise and phone-native. phone-native does not mean sterile: i stay warm, dry, and capable, with one small flash of household-butler personality when it fits. i may use only **bold**, *italic*, and `inline code` markdown; no markdown links; i write necessary urls in full; no headings, tables, or raw html. i do not introduce myself on boot.");
     }
     else if (channel === "bluebubbles") {
         lines.push("i am responding in iMessage through BlueBubbles. i keep replies short and phone-native. i do not use markdown. i do not introduce myself on boot.");

package/dist/senses/telegram-client.js

@@ -1537,7 +1537,8 @@ function splitTelegramText(value, options = {}) {
     chunks.push(remaining);
     return chunks;
 }
-async function sendTelegramText(api, chatId, text, signal, onMessageDelivered) {
+async function sendTelegramText(api, chatId, text, options = {}) {
+    const renderHtml = options.renderHtml ?? escapeTelegramHtml;
     const results = [];
     const recordMessageId = (value, chunk) => {
         const messageId = value && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value)
@@ -1546,20 +1547,20 @@ async function sendTelegramText(api, chatId, text, signal, onMessageDelivered) {
         if (!Number.isSafeInteger(messageId) || messageId < 1)
             throw new TelegramApiError("Telegram sendMessage result omitted a canonical message_id");
         results.push(messageId);
-        onMessageDelivered?.(messageId, chunk);
+        options.onMessageDelivered?.(messageId, chunk);
     };
     for (const chunk of splitTelegramText(text)) {
         try {
             recordMessageId(await api.request("sendMessage", {
                 chat_id: chatId,
-                text: escapeTelegramHtml(chunk),
+                text: renderHtml(chunk),
                 parse_mode: "HTML",
-            }, signal), chunk);
+            }, options.signal), chunk);
         }
         catch (error) {
             if (!(error instanceof TelegramApiError) || error.status !== 400)
                 throw error;
-            recordMessageId(await api.request("sendMessage", { chat_id: chatId, text: chunk }, signal), chunk);
+            recordMessageId(await api.request("sendMessage", { chat_id: chatId, text: chunk }, options.signal), chunk);
         }
     }
     return results;

package/dist/senses/telegram-effect-adapter.js

@@ -76,11 +76,24 @@ function preparedTexts(effect) {
         return [requireText(effect.text, "Telegram text")];
     return [effect.text?.trim() || null];
 }
-function telegramPlainText(text) {
-    return text.replace(/(^|[\s([{])\*\*([\p{L}\p{N}][^*\n]*?)\*\*(?=$|[\s.,;!?)\]}])/gmu, "$1$2");
-}
-function presentTelegramEffect(authorClass, effect) {
-    return authorClass === "butler" && effect.kind === "text" ? { ...effect, text: telegramPlainText(effect.text) } : effect;
+function renderTelegramButlerHtml(text) {
+    let html = "";
+    let cursor = 0;
+    for (const match of text.matchAll(/`([^`\n]+)`|\*\*([\p{L}\p{N}](?:[^*`\n]*\S)?)\*\*|\*([\p{L}\p{N}](?:[^*`\n]*\S)?)\*/gu)) {
+        const gap = text.slice(cursor, match.index);
+        if (/[*`]/u.test(gap))
+            return (0, telegram_client_1.escapeTelegramHtml)(text);
+        html += (0, telegram_client_1.escapeTelegramHtml)(gap);
+        if (match[1] !== undefined)
+            html += `<code>${(0, telegram_client_1.escapeTelegramHtml)(match[1])}</code>`;
+        else if (match[2] !== undefined)
+            html += `<b>${(0, telegram_client_1.escapeTelegramHtml)(match[2])}</b>`;
+        else
+            html += `<i>${(0, telegram_client_1.escapeTelegramHtml)(match[3])}</i>`;
+        cursor = match.index + match[0].length;
+    }
+    const tail = text.slice(cursor);
+    return /[*`]/u.test(tail) ? (0, telegram_client_1.escapeTelegramHtml)(text) : html + (0, telegram_client_1.escapeTelegramHtml)(tail);
 }
 function assertEffectTarget(target, effect, idempotencyKey) {
     if (target.kind === "admission_gate") {
@@ -368,7 +381,8 @@ function canonicalMessageId(result) {
 async function executePart(api, artifact, part, chatId, signal) {
     const effect = artifact.effect;
     if (effect.kind === "text" || effect.kind === "admission_ack") {
-        const ids = await (0, telegram_client_1.sendTelegramText)(api, chatId, part.text, signal);
+        const renderHtml = effect.kind === "text" && artifact.authorClass === "butler" ? renderTelegramButlerHtml : undefined;
+        const ids = await (0, telegram_client_1.sendTelegramText)(api, chatId, part.text, { ...(signal ? { signal } : {}), ...(renderHtml ? { renderHtml } : {}) });
         if (ids.length !== 1)
             throw new Error("Telegram effect chunk renderer returned an unexpected message count");
         return ids[0];
@@ -480,12 +494,11 @@ function createTelegramAuthorizedEffectExecutor(options) {
         if (input.signal?.aborted)
             throw input.signal.reason;
         barrier();
-        const presentedInput = { ...input, effect: presentTelegramEffect(input.authorClass, input.effect) };
-        const authorization = await options.authorize({ phase: "prepare", ...presentedInput });
+        const authorization = await options.authorize({ phase: "prepare", ...input });
         if (!authorization.allowed)
             throw new Error(`Telegram effect authorization denied: ${authorization.reason}`);
         const store = getStore();
-        const prepared = prepareTelegramEffect(store, { ...presentedInput, authorization });
+        const prepared = prepareTelegramEffect(store, { ...input, authorization });
         try {
             const executed = await executeTelegramEffect(store, prepared.id, options.api, async (artifact) => {
                 if (input.signal?.aborted)

package/npm-shrinkwrap.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@ouro.bot/cli",
-  "version": "0.1.0-alpha.795",
+  "version": "0.1.0-alpha.796",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@ouro.bot/cli",
-      "version": "0.1.0-alpha.795",
+      "version": "0.1.0-alpha.796",
       "dependencies": {
         "@anthropic-ai/sdk": "^0.78.0",
         "@azure/identity": "^4.13.0",

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ouro.bot/cli",
-  "version": "0.1.0-alpha.795",
+  "version": "0.1.0-alpha.796",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=22"
   },