@securecoms/agent-bridge 0.26.3 → 0.26.4

package/dist/bin.js

@@ -28512,11 +28512,26 @@ function clampContent(content, max = MAX_MESSAGE_CHARS) {
   const marker = "\u2026";
   return content.slice(0, Math.max(0, max - marker.length)) + marker;
 }
+var FAST_DEFER_RULE = `Whenever you cannot answer completely from what is shown here, never say you can't, that you lack a tool, access or real-time data: reply with one short sentence like "Let me check that." and end with the exact token [[DEFER]] so the full agent answers next.`;
+var REFUSAL_PATTERNS = [
+  // "I can't / cannot / am unable to / am not able to <check|access|...>", optional adverb.
+  /\b(?:can't|cannot|can\s+not|unable\s+to|not\s+able\s+to)\s+(?:\w+ly\s+)?(?:check|access|look|see|browse|search|get|provide|give\s+you|find|retrieve|fetch|pull|know|help\s+with\s+(?:that|this)|do\s+that)\b/,
+  // "I don't / do not / doesn't have (a|any|the)? <tool|access|ability|real-time|live ...>".
+  /\b(?:don't|do\s+not|doesn't|does\s+not|lack)\s+(?:have\s+)?(?:a\s+|any\s+|the\s+)?(?:tool|tools|access|ability|capability|real[-\s]?time|live|current|internet|web|way\s+to)\b/,
+  /\bno\s+(?:access|tools?|internet|web\s+access|real[-\s]?time|live\s+data|way\s+to\s+(?:check|access|know|see))\b/,
+  /\bas\s+an\s+(?:ai|a\.i\.|language\s+model)\b/,
+  /\bbeyond\s+my\s+(?:capabilities|abilities|capability)\b/,
+  /\b(?:knowledge\s+cutoff|training\s+data)\b/
+];
+function isRefusal(reply) {
+  const t = reply.toLowerCase().replace(/[‘’]/g, "'");
+  return REFUSAL_PATTERNS.some((re) => re.test(t));
+}
 function buildFastMessages(args2) {
   const cap = args2.charCap ?? FAST_RECENT_CHARS_CAP;
   const sp = systemPrompt(args2.persona, args2.settings, args2.agentName);
   const head = sp.slice(0, sp.length - CONTINUITY_CLAUSE.length).trimEnd();
-  const system = `${head} ${args2.guidance.trim()} ${CONTINUITY_CLAUSE}`;
+  const system = `${head} ${args2.guidance.trim()} ${FAST_DEFER_RULE} ${CONTINUITY_CLAUSE}`;
   const recent = args2.memory.recent.map((t) => ({
     role: t.role === "agent" ? "assistant" : "user",
     content: t.text
@@ -29704,6 +29719,8 @@ var BridgeAgent = class _BridgeAgent {
   fastPathDeferred = 0;
   /** Of those, `full`-mode turns the deterministic pre-check deferred without calling the fast model. */
   fastPathIntentDeferred = 0;
+  /** Of those, fast-model replies that voiced inability ("I can't check...") — never spoken; the ack is spoken instead. */
+  fastPathRefusalDeferred = 0;
   /**
    * Task 8: count of live AUTHENTICATED /v1/ws sessions, so a later `status`
    * verb can tell "bridge process up" (the app's green dot, which only
@@ -31981,11 +31998,15 @@ var BridgeAgent = class _BridgeAgent {
       });
       const maxSentences = this.voiceSettings?.brevity === "one" ? 1 : 2;
       const raw = await this.latency.time("voice.fast_llm", () => fastLlm.complete(messages));
-      const { reply, defer } = splitFastReply(raw, 200, maxSentences);
-      if (!reply) return "failed";
+      const split3 = splitFastReply(raw, 200, maxSentences);
+      if (!split3.reply) return "failed";
+      const refusal = !isGreeting && isRefusal(split3.reply);
+      const defer = split3.defer || refusal;
+      const reply = refusal ? deferAck(m.messageId) : split3.reply;
       await this.sendSpoken(m.channelId, reply, fastReplyId(this.replyIdKey, this.cfg.identityId, m.channelId, m.messageId));
       this.fastPathSent++;
       if (defer) this.fastPathDeferred++;
+      if (refusal) this.fastPathRefusalDeferred++;
       return defer ? "deferred" : "answered";
     } catch (e) {
       this.fastPathFailed++;
@@ -33937,6 +33958,7 @@ var BridgeAgent = class _BridgeAgent {
       fast_path_skipped: this.fastPathSkipped,
       fast_path_deferred: this.fastPathDeferred,
       fast_path_intent_deferred: this.fastPathIntentDeferred,
+      fast_path_refusal_deferred: this.fastPathRefusalDeferred,
       fast_path_mode: this.cfg.voiceFastPathMode ?? "full",
       voice_settings_version: this.voiceSettingsVersion,
       voice_settings_source: this.voiceSettingsSource,

package/dist/bridge-agent.d.ts

@@ -800,6 +800,8 @@ export declare class BridgeAgent {
     private fastPathDeferred;
     /** Of those, `full`-mode turns the deterministic pre-check deferred without calling the fast model. */
     private fastPathIntentDeferred;
+    /** Of those, fast-model replies that voiced inability ("I can't check...") — never spoken; the ack is spoken instead. */
+    private fastPathRefusalDeferred;
     /**
      * Task 8: count of live AUTHENTICATED /v1/ws sessions, so a later `status`
      * verb can tell "bridge process up" (the app's green dot, which only
@@ -2344,6 +2346,8 @@ export declare class BridgeAgent {
         fast_path_deferred: number;
         /** `full`-mode turns deferred by the deterministic pre-check (no fast model call). */
         fast_path_intent_deferred: number;
+        /** Fast-model replies that voiced inability/lack of tools: never spoken, deferred behind the canned ack instead. */
+        fast_path_refusal_deferred: number;
         /** Credential `voice_fast_path_mode`: "full" (default), "ack_only" or "off". */
         fast_path_mode: "full" | "ack_only" | "off";
         /** Plan 2026-09-06 (agent voice settings): version of the loaded backend

package/dist/index.js

@@ -28288,11 +28288,26 @@ function clampContent(content, max = MAX_MESSAGE_CHARS) {
   const marker = "\u2026";
   return content.slice(0, Math.max(0, max - marker.length)) + marker;
 }
+var FAST_DEFER_RULE = `Whenever you cannot answer completely from what is shown here, never say you can't, that you lack a tool, access or real-time data: reply with one short sentence like "Let me check that." and end with the exact token [[DEFER]] so the full agent answers next.`;
+var REFUSAL_PATTERNS = [
+  // "I can't / cannot / am unable to / am not able to <check|access|...>", optional adverb.
+  /\b(?:can't|cannot|can\s+not|unable\s+to|not\s+able\s+to)\s+(?:\w+ly\s+)?(?:check|access|look|see|browse|search|get|provide|give\s+you|find|retrieve|fetch|pull|know|help\s+with\s+(?:that|this)|do\s+that)\b/,
+  // "I don't / do not / doesn't have (a|any|the)? <tool|access|ability|real-time|live ...>".
+  /\b(?:don't|do\s+not|doesn't|does\s+not|lack)\s+(?:have\s+)?(?:a\s+|any\s+|the\s+)?(?:tool|tools|access|ability|capability|real[-\s]?time|live|current|internet|web|way\s+to)\b/,
+  /\bno\s+(?:access|tools?|internet|web\s+access|real[-\s]?time|live\s+data|way\s+to\s+(?:check|access|know|see))\b/,
+  /\bas\s+an\s+(?:ai|a\.i\.|language\s+model)\b/,
+  /\bbeyond\s+my\s+(?:capabilities|abilities|capability)\b/,
+  /\b(?:knowledge\s+cutoff|training\s+data)\b/
+];
+function isRefusal(reply) {
+  const t = reply.toLowerCase().replace(/[‘’]/g, "'");
+  return REFUSAL_PATTERNS.some((re) => re.test(t));
+}
 function buildFastMessages(args2) {
   const cap = args2.charCap ?? FAST_RECENT_CHARS_CAP;
   const sp = systemPrompt(args2.persona, args2.settings, args2.agentName);
   const head = sp.slice(0, sp.length - CONTINUITY_CLAUSE.length).trimEnd();
-  const system = `${head} ${args2.guidance.trim()} ${CONTINUITY_CLAUSE}`;
+  const system = `${head} ${args2.guidance.trim()} ${FAST_DEFER_RULE} ${CONTINUITY_CLAUSE}`;
   const recent = args2.memory.recent.map((t) => ({
     role: t.role === "agent" ? "assistant" : "user",
     content: t.text
@@ -29552,6 +29567,8 @@ var BridgeAgent = class _BridgeAgent {
   fastPathDeferred = 0;
   /** Of those, `full`-mode turns the deterministic pre-check deferred without calling the fast model. */
   fastPathIntentDeferred = 0;
+  /** Of those, fast-model replies that voiced inability ("I can't check...") — never spoken; the ack is spoken instead. */
+  fastPathRefusalDeferred = 0;
   /**
    * Task 8: count of live AUTHENTICATED /v1/ws sessions, so a later `status`
    * verb can tell "bridge process up" (the app's green dot, which only
@@ -31829,11 +31846,15 @@ var BridgeAgent = class _BridgeAgent {
       });
       const maxSentences = this.voiceSettings?.brevity === "one" ? 1 : 2;
       const raw = await this.latency.time("voice.fast_llm", () => fastLlm.complete(messages));
-      const { reply, defer } = splitFastReply(raw, 200, maxSentences);
-      if (!reply) return "failed";
+      const split3 = splitFastReply(raw, 200, maxSentences);
+      if (!split3.reply) return "failed";
+      const refusal = !isGreeting && isRefusal(split3.reply);
+      const defer = split3.defer || refusal;
+      const reply = refusal ? deferAck(m.messageId) : split3.reply;
       await this.sendSpoken(m.channelId, reply, fastReplyId(this.replyIdKey, this.cfg.identityId, m.channelId, m.messageId));
       this.fastPathSent++;
       if (defer) this.fastPathDeferred++;
+      if (refusal) this.fastPathRefusalDeferred++;
       return defer ? "deferred" : "answered";
     } catch (e) {
       this.fastPathFailed++;
@@ -33785,6 +33806,7 @@ var BridgeAgent = class _BridgeAgent {
       fast_path_skipped: this.fastPathSkipped,
       fast_path_deferred: this.fastPathDeferred,
       fast_path_intent_deferred: this.fastPathIntentDeferred,
+      fast_path_refusal_deferred: this.fastPathRefusalDeferred,
       fast_path_mode: this.cfg.voiceFastPathMode ?? "full",
       voice_settings_version: this.voiceSettingsVersion,
       voice_settings_source: this.voiceSettingsSource,

package/dist/version.d.ts

@@ -1 +1 @@
-export declare const BRIDGE_VERSION = "0.26.3";
+export declare const BRIDGE_VERSION = "0.26.4";

package/dist/voice/fast-prompt.d.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ export declare const MAX_MESSAGE_CHARS = 8000;
 export declare const FAST_PATH_MEMORY_TURNS = 10;
 export declare const FAST_RECENT_CHARS_CAP = 1500;
 export declare const FAST_FACTS_CHARS_CAP = 2000;
+/**
+ * Live bug 2026-10-02 (bridge 0.26.3): asked for Sydney's weather, the fast
+ * model said "I can't check the weather right now since I don't have a
+ * tool..." with no [[DEFER]], so the runtime (which has web_search) never got
+ * the turn. Placed last before the continuity clause so it is the final rule
+ * the model reads. Compiled in, never interpolated with peer data.
+ */
+export declare const FAST_DEFER_RULE: string;
+export declare function isRefusal(reply: string): boolean;
 export declare function buildFastMessages(args: {
     persona: VoicePersona;
     guidance: string;

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@securecoms/agent-bridge",
-  "version": "0.26.3",
+  "version": "0.26.4",
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=22.5.0"