@tritard/waterbrother 0.15.15 → 0.15.17

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tritard/waterbrother",
-  "version": "0.15.15",
+  "version": "0.15.17",
   "description": "Waterbrother: bring-your-own-model coding CLI with local tools, sessions, operator modes, and approval controls",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {

package/src/cli.js

@@ -5527,7 +5527,10 @@ async function promptLoop(agent, session, context) {
     context.costTracker = createCostTracker();
   }
   if (!("traceMode" in context.runtime)) {
-    context.runtime.traceMode = "on";
+    // Standard/guide: traces off by default (clean CC-like output)
+    // Expert/auditor: traces on by default (SWE visibility)
+    const mode = agent.getExperienceMode();
+    context.runtime.traceMode = (mode === "expert" || mode === "auditor") ? "on" : "off";
   }
   if (!("receiptMode" in context.runtime)) {
     context.runtime.receiptMode = "auto";
@@ -5783,13 +5786,25 @@ async function promptLoop(agent, session, context) {
     // Product builder intake: detect creation intent, ask permission before oneshotting
     const currentMode = agent.getExperienceMode();
     if (detectProductRequest(line)) {
-      // Ask: oneshot or work through it?
-      console.log(dim("  oneshot it → blueprint + build in one go"));
-      console.log(dim("  work through it → start coding naturally"));
+      // Ask permission conversationally — model asks, not system
+      const prevTools = agent.enableTools;
+      agent.enableTools = false;
+      try {
+        await runTextTurnInteractive({
+          agent, currentSession, context,
+          promptText: `The user said: "${line}". They want to build something. Ask them ONE short question: do they want you to oneshot the whole thing (blueprint + build everything automatically), or would they rather talk through it and build step by step? Keep it casual and brief — one or two sentences max. Do NOT use any tools.`,
+          pendingInput: line,
+          spinnerLabel: "thinking..."
+        });
+      } finally {
+        agent.enableTools = prevTools;
+      }
+
+      // Wait for their answer
       let choice = "";
       try {
         choice = await readInteractiveLine({
-          getFooterText() { return "oneshot · work through it"; }
+          getFooterText() { return ""; }
         });
         choice = (choice || "").trim().toLowerCase().replace(/[.!?,;:]+$/, "");
       } catch {