clementine-agent 1.18.11 → 1.18.12

package/README.md

@@ -324,14 +324,25 @@ clementine restart                    # apply changes
 
 Your overrides live in `~/.clementine/.env` — **they survive every `npm update -g` / `clementine update`** because they're in your data home, not the package directory.
 
+For spend/context tuning, `clementine budgets` gives a safer shortcut:
+
+```bash
+clementine budgets              # show chat/cron/heartbeat caps and 1M context state
+clementine budgets safe         # lower background budgets and disable Claude 1M context
+clementine budgets 1m on        # enable 1M context for eligible accounts / Extra Usage
+clementine budgets 1m off       # disable 1M context for maximum compatibility
+clementine budgets set chat 10  # raise one budget cap
+```
+
 **Commonly tuned knobs:**
 
 | Key | Default | What it does |
 |-----|---------|--------------|
 | `BUDGET_CHAT_USD` | `5.00` | Max spend per interactive chat message |
-| `BUDGET_CRON_T1_USD` | `2.00` | Max spend per tier-1 cron job |
-| `BUDGET_CRON_T2_USD` | `5.00` | Max spend per tier-2 cron job |
-| `BUDGET_HEARTBEAT_USD` | `0.50` | Max spend per heartbeat tick |
+| `BUDGET_CRON_T1_USD` | `0.75` | Max spend per tier-1 cron job |
+| `BUDGET_CRON_T2_USD` | `1.50` | Max spend per tier-2 cron job |
+| `BUDGET_HEARTBEAT_USD` | `0.25` | Max spend per heartbeat tick |
+| `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT` | `true` | `true`/`1` keeps Claude Code on 200K context unless the user explicitly enables 1M |
 | `DEFAULT_MODEL_TIER` | `sonnet` | Default model: `haiku` / `sonnet` / `opus` |
 | `HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL_MINUTES` | `30` | How often the agent auto-checks in |
 | `HEARTBEAT_ACTIVE_START` | `8` | First hour of the active window (0–23) |

package/dist/agent/assistant.d.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ export declare function estimateTokens(text: string): number;
 export declare function looksLikeContextThrashText(value: unknown): boolean;
 export declare function contextThrashRecoveryNotice(): string;
 export declare function buildContextThrashRecoveryPrompt(userRequest: string, priorFailureText?: string): string;
+export declare function looksLikeOneMillionContextError(value: unknown): boolean;
+export declare function looksLikeNoResponseRequested(value: unknown): boolean;
 /** Autonomous jobs use this sentinel to mean "completed, but do not notify the owner." */
 export declare function isAutonomousNothingOutput(response: string): boolean;
 export interface ProjectMeta {

package/dist/agent/assistant.js

@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ import { StallGuard } from './stall-guard.js';
 import { collectToolCalls, detectContradiction, buildCorrectionPrompt } from './contradiction-validator.js';
 import { recordToolOutcome as recordMcpToolOutcome } from './mcp-circuit-breaker.js';
 import { assembleContext } from '../memory/context-assembler.js';
-import * as embeddingsModule from '../memory/embeddings.js';
 import { PromptCache } from './prompt-cache.js';
 import { searchSkills as searchSkillsSync } from './skill-extractor.js';
 import { classifyIntent, getStrategyGuidance } from './intent-classifier.js';
 import { getEventLog } from './session-event-log.js';
-import { routeToolSurface, TOOL_SURFACE_WARN_THRESHOLD } from './tool-router.js';
-import { decideTurnPolicy } from './turn-policy.js';
+import { routeToolSurface, TOOL_SURFACE_HARD_LIMIT, TOOL_SURFACE_WARN_THRESHOLD } from './tool-router.js';
+import { decideTurn } from './turn-policy.js';
 import { loadClementineJson } from '../config/clementine-json.js';
+import { isCreditBalanceError, markBackgroundCreditBlocked } from '../gateway/credit-guard.js';
 // ── Channel capabilities ────────────────────────────────────────────
 /** Map channel label to its capabilities so the agent adapts its responses. */
 function getChannelCapabilities(channel) {
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ function formatTimeAgo(ms) {
 const CONTEXT_GUARD_MIN_TOKENS = 16_000;
 /** Warn threshold — context is getting tight. */
 const CONTEXT_GUARD_WARN_TOKENS = 32_000;
+/** Rotate SDK sessions before hidden resume history approaches the 200K cap. */
+const SESSION_ROTATE_INPUT_TOKENS = 140_000;
 /** Approximate context window sizes by model family. */
 const MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOWS = {
     'haiku': 200_000,
@@ -324,6 +326,30 @@ function getContextWindow(model) {
     }
     return 200_000; // safe default
 }
+function resultInputTokens(result) {
+    let total = 0;
+    const modelUsage = result.modelUsage;
+    if (!modelUsage)
+        return 0;
+    for (const usage of Object.values(modelUsage)) {
+        total += usage.inputTokens ?? 0;
+        total += usage.cacheReadInputTokens ?? 0;
+        total += usage.cacheCreationInputTokens ?? 0;
+    }
+    return total;
+}
+function oneMillionContextDisabled() {
+    const value = process.env.CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT;
+    return value === undefined || !/^(0|false|no)$/i.test(value);
+}
+export function looksLikeOneMillionContextError(value) {
+    const text = String(value ?? '');
+    return /extra usage.*1m context|1m context.*extra usage|context-1m/i.test(text);
+}
+export function looksLikeNoResponseRequested(value) {
+    const text = String(value ?? '').trim();
+    return /^no response requested\.?$/i.test(text);
+}
 // ── Constants ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 const logger = pino({ name: 'clementine.assistant' });
 const SESSIONS_FILE = path.join(BASE_DIR, '.sessions.json');
@@ -685,6 +711,8 @@ export function isAutonomousNothingOutput(response) {
         return true;
     if (/^(_*NOTHING_*\s*)?\[MONITORING\]\s*$/i.test(trimmed))
         return true;
+    if (looksLikeNoResponseRequested(trimmed))
+        return true;
     if (trimmed.length > 80)
         return false;
     const lower = trimmed.toLowerCase();
@@ -1929,7 +1957,8 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
         const profileScopeText = [profile?.description, profile?.systemPromptBody]
             .filter(Boolean)
             .join('\n');
-        const directScopeText = [promptScopeText, profileScopeText].filter(Boolean).join('\n');
+        const autonomousToolRun = isHeartbeat || isCron || isPlanStep || isUnleashed;
+        const directScopeText = [promptScopeText, autonomousToolRun ? profileScopeText : ''].filter(Boolean).join('\n');
         const emptyToolRoute = () => ({
             bundles: [],
             externalMcpServers: [],
@@ -1959,7 +1988,6 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
                 reason: bundles.length > 0 ? 'matched' : 'empty',
             };
         };
-        const autonomousToolRun = isHeartbeat || isCron || isPlanStep || isUnleashed;
         const promptToolRoute = routeToolSurface(promptScopeText);
         const profileToolRoute = routeToolSurface(profileScopeText);
         const contextToolRoute = routeToolSurface(contextRoutingText);
@@ -1967,7 +1995,9 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
         const directFollowupNeedsContextTools = intentClassification?.type === 'followup'
             || /^(yes|yep|yeah|go|go ahead|do it|continue|pick up|use that|run it|send it|same thing)\b/i.test(promptScopeText.trim());
         const allowContextToolRoute = autonomousToolRun || (!promptHasToolRoute && directFollowupNeedsContextTools);
-        const safeProfileToolRoute = profileToolRoute.fullSurface ? emptyToolRoute() : profileToolRoute;
+        const safeProfileToolRoute = autonomousToolRun && !profileToolRoute.fullSurface
+            ? profileToolRoute
+            : emptyToolRoute();
         const safeContextToolRoute = allowContextToolRoute && !contextToolRoute.fullSurface
             ? contextToolRoute
             : emptyToolRoute();
@@ -2309,6 +2339,24 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
                 whitelist.add(mcpTool('goal_work'));
                 allowedTools = allowedTools.filter(t => whitelist.has(t));
             }
+            if (!toolRoute.fullSurface
+                && !adminNeeded
+                && !autonomousToolRun
+                && allowedTools.length > TOOL_SURFACE_HARD_LIMIT) {
+                const beforeAllowedToolCount = allowedTools.length;
+                const coreSdkTools = new Set(['Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Bash', 'Glob', 'Grep', 'WebSearch', 'WebFetch']);
+                const clementineToolPrefixForCap = `mcp__${TOOLS_SERVER}__`;
+                allowedTools = allowedTools.filter(tool => coreSdkTools.has(tool) || tool.startsWith(clementineToolPrefixForCap));
+                externalMcpServers = {};
+                composioMcpServers = {};
+                logger.warn({
+                    sessionKey,
+                    beforeAllowedToolCount,
+                    afterAllowedToolCount: allowedTools.length,
+                    hardLimit: TOOL_SURFACE_HARD_LIMIT,
+                    bundles: toolRoute.bundles,
+                }, 'SDK allowed tool surface exceeded hard limit; falling back to core Clementine tools for this interactive turn');
+            }
         }
         // Permission mode: always 'bypassPermissions' — this is a daemon/harness with no interactive
         // terminal, so 'auto' mode (which requires plan support + human approval) doesn't apply.
@@ -2373,6 +2421,7 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
             systemPrompt: fullSystemPrompt,
             model: resolvedModel,
             ...(fallback ? { fallbackModel: fallback } : {}),
+            ...(oneMillionContextDisabled() ? { betas: [] } : {}),
             permissionMode: effectivePermissionMode,
             allowDangerouslySkipPermissions: true,
             ...(sessionStore ? { sessionStore } : {}),
@@ -2423,7 +2472,14 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
             // env only when the prompt/job mentions a connector-backed service.
             // Per-MCP-server env isolation still happens inside each mcpServers
             // entry; this only affects the Claude Code subprocess itself.
-            ...(shouldInheritClaudeEnv ? {} : { env: SAFE_ENV }),
+            ...(shouldInheritClaudeEnv ? {} : {
+                env: {
+                    ...SAFE_ENV,
+                    ...(process.env.CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT !== undefined
+                        ? { CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT: process.env.CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT }
+                        : {}),
+                },
+            }),
             // Avoid ambient Claude Code user/project/local settings and plugins by
             // default. Those can silently attach hundreds of tools. Explicit MCP
             // servers above still work; "all integrations/full tool surface" keeps
@@ -2485,28 +2541,18 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
             const useSearch = tier === 'search' || tier === 'full';
             const useDense = tier === 'full';
             const useProceduralAndGraph = tier === 'full';
-            // Pre-compute dense query embedding if the model is ready. Done outside
-            // searchContext (which is sync) so the dense path doesn't force the
-            // entire call chain to be async. If embedDense fails or isn't available,
-            // searchContext falls back to TF-IDF.
-            let queryDenseVec;
-            try {
-                if (useDense && embeddingsModule.isDenseReady()) {
-                    const v = await embeddingsModule.embedDense(enrichedQuery, true);
-                    if (v)
-                        queryDenseVec = v;
-                }
-            }
-            catch { /* fallback to sparse */ }
+            const searchOpts = {
+                limit: tier === 'full' ? SEARCH_CONTEXT_LIMIT : Math.min(SEARCH_CONTEXT_LIMIT, 4),
+                recencyLimit: tier === 'full' ? SEARCH_RECENCY_LIMIT : Math.min(SEARCH_RECENCY_LIMIT, 2),
+                agentSlug,
+                strict: strictIsolation,
+                sessionKey: sessionKey ?? undefined,
+                useDense,
+            };
             const results = useSearch
-                ? this.memoryStore.searchContext(enrichedQuery, {
-                    limit: tier === 'full' ? SEARCH_CONTEXT_LIMIT : Math.min(SEARCH_CONTEXT_LIMIT, 4),
-                    recencyLimit: tier === 'full' ? SEARCH_RECENCY_LIMIT : Math.min(SEARCH_RECENCY_LIMIT, 2),
-                    agentSlug,
-                    strict: strictIsolation,
-                    sessionKey: sessionKey ?? undefined,
-                    queryDenseVec,
-                })
+                ? await (this.memoryStore.searchContextAsync
+                    ? this.memoryStore.searchContextAsync(enrichedQuery, searchOpts)
+                    : Promise.resolve(this.memoryStore.searchContext(enrichedQuery, searchOpts)))
                 : [];
             if (results?.length > 0) {
                 const accessedIds = results
@@ -2776,11 +2822,12 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
         let effectivePrompt = text;
         const recentExchangesForIntent = key ? this.lastExchanges.get(key) : undefined;
         const intent = classifyIntent(text, recentExchangesForIntent);
-        const turnPolicy = decideTurnPolicy({
+        const turnDecision = decideTurn({
             text,
             intent,
             hasRecentContext: !!(recentExchangesForIntent?.length || (key && this.sessions.has(key))),
         });
+        const turnPolicy = turnDecision.policy;
         const suppressContextInjection = turnPolicy.suppressContextInjection === true;
         if (key && turnPolicy.suppressSessionResume) {
             this.sessions.delete(key);
@@ -2905,7 +2952,7 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
             intent: intent.type,
             confidence: intent.confidence,
             strategy: intent.suggestedStrategy,
-            turnPolicy,
+            turnDecision,
         }, 'Intent classified');
         // If caller explicitly passed maxTurns (e.g. cron), respect it.
         // Otherwise apply the turn policy. Complex/routed turns still get their
@@ -3034,11 +3081,11 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
         // If a project override is set, skip auto-matching entirely
         const hasActiveSession = !!(sessionKey && this.sessions.has(sessionKey));
         const effectiveTurnPolicy = turnPolicy ?? (intentClassification
-            ? decideTurnPolicy({
+            ? decideTurn({
                 text: prompt,
                 intent: intentClassification,
                 hasRecentContext: hasActiveSession || ((sessionKey ? this.lastExchanges.get(sessionKey)?.length : 0) ?? 0) > 0,
-            })
+            }).policy
             : undefined);
         const retrievalTier = effectiveTurnPolicy?.retrievalTier ?? 'full';
         const [rawContext, autoMatchedProject, linkContexts] = await Promise.all([
@@ -3117,6 +3164,8 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
         // un-validated (but still logged).
         let contradictionRetried = false;
         let contextRecoveryRetries = 0;
+        let noResponseRetried = false;
+        let rotateSessionAfterTurn = false;
         try {
             for (let attempt = 0; attempt <= PersonalAssistant.RATE_LIMIT_MAX_RETRIES; attempt++) {
                 const sdkOptions = await this.buildOptions({
@@ -3342,6 +3391,15 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
                             sessionId = result.session_id;
                             this._lastTerminalReason = result.terminal_reason ?? undefined;
                             this.logQueryResult(result, 'chat', sessionKey ?? 'unknown', undefined, profile?.slug);
+                            const hiddenSessionTokens = resultInputTokens(result);
+                            if (sessionKey && hiddenSessionTokens >= SESSION_ROTATE_INPUT_TOKENS) {
+                                rotateSessionAfterTurn = true;
+                                logger.warn({
+                                    sessionKey,
+                                    inputTokens: hiddenSessionTokens,
+                                    threshold: SESSION_ROTATE_INPUT_TOKENS,
+                                }, 'SDK session near context ceiling — will rotate after this turn');
+                            }
                             if (result.is_error) {
                                 // Error subtypes have `errors` array; success subtype has `result` string
                                 const errorText = 'errors' in result ? result.errors.join('; ') : ('result' in result ? result.result : '');
@@ -3358,6 +3416,19 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
                                             `• Reply "deep mode" to queue this as a background task with a bigger budget\n` +
                                             `• Raise the cap permanently: \`clementine config set BUDGET_CHAT_USD 10\` then \`clementine restart\``);
                                     }
+                                    else if (isCreditBalanceError(errorText)) {
+                                        markBackgroundCreditBlocked(errorText);
+                                        responseText = responseText || ('Claude says the account credit balance is too low. I paused background jobs for a few hours so they stop draining/retrying, but interactive chat will also fail until credits are available again.');
+                                    }
+                                    else if (looksLikeOneMillionContextError(errorText)) {
+                                        process.env.CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT = '1';
+                                        if (sessionKey) {
+                                            this.sessions.delete(sessionKey);
+                                            this.exchangeCounts.set(sessionKey, 0);
+                                            this._compactedSessions.delete(sessionKey);
+                                        }
+                                        responseText = responseText || ("Claude rejected the 1M context beta for this account. I've disabled 1M context for this process and reset the session. To persist the fix across restarts, run `clementine config doctor --fix`, then `clementine restart`.");
+                                    }
                                     else if (lower.includes('rate') && lower.includes('limit')) {
                                         hitRateLimit = true;
                                     }
@@ -3476,6 +3547,19 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
                             responseText += '\n\nI ran out of time but here\'s what I have so far. Want me to continue?';
                         }
                     }
+                    else if (isCreditBalanceError(e)) {
+                        markBackgroundCreditBlocked(e);
+                        responseText = responseText || ('Claude says the account credit balance is too low. I paused background jobs for a few hours so they stop draining/retrying, but interactive chat will also fail until credits are available again.');
+                    }
+                    else if (looksLikeOneMillionContextError(e)) {
+                        process.env.CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT = '1';
+                        if (sessionKey) {
+                            this.sessions.delete(sessionKey);
+                            this.exchangeCounts.set(sessionKey, 0);
+                            this._compactedSessions.delete(sessionKey);
+                        }
+                        responseText = responseText || ("Claude rejected the 1M context beta for this account. I've disabled 1M context for this process and reset the session. To persist the fix across restarts, run `clementine config doctor --fix`, then `clementine restart`.");
+                    }
                     else if (errStr.includes('rate') && (errStr.includes('limit') || errStr.includes('rate_limit'))) {
                         hitRateLimit = true;
                         // Try to respect any retry hint the server surfaced in the error text.
@@ -3616,6 +3700,27 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
                     }
                     responseText = contextThrashRecoveryNotice();
                 }
+                if (looksLikeNoResponseRequested(responseText)) {
+                    logger.warn({ sessionKey, attempt }, 'SDK/model returned no-response sentinel during interactive chat');
+                    if (!noResponseRetried && attempt < PersonalAssistant.RATE_LIMIT_MAX_RETRIES) {
+                        noResponseRetried = true;
+                        if (sessionKey) {
+                            this.sessions.delete(sessionKey);
+                            this.exchangeCounts.set(sessionKey, 0);
+                            this._compactedSessions.delete(sessionKey);
+                        }
+                        prompt =
+                            `[RESPONSE REQUIRED]\n` +
+                                `This is an interactive user message. The previous attempt returned "No response requested", which is invalid for a direct chat turn.\n\n` +
+                                `Answer the user's message directly and briefly. If you need more information, ask one clear question.\n\n` +
+                                `User message:\n${prompt}`;
+                        responseText = '';
+                        sessionId = '';
+                        rotateSessionAfterTurn = false;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    responseText = "I'm here. What would you like me to do?";
+                }
                 // ── Response guarantee ─────────────────────────────────────────
                 // The model often generates 30+ tool calls with minimal/no text. Ensure
                 // the user always gets a substantive response after real work is done.
@@ -3636,9 +3741,15 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
                         responseText = `I started working on that (${toolCalls.length} tool calls). The gateway should be continuing this in the background.`;
                     }
                 }
-                if (sessionKey && sessionId) {
+                if (sessionKey && sessionId && !rotateSessionAfterTurn) {
                     this.sessions.set(sessionKey, sessionId);
                 }
+                else if (sessionKey && rotateSessionAfterTurn) {
+                    this.sessions.delete(sessionKey);
+                    this.exchangeCounts.set(sessionKey, 0);
+                    this._compactedSessions.delete(sessionKey);
+                    logger.info({ sessionKey }, 'Rotated SDK session after high-token turn');
+                }
                 // Log tool calls to transcript for audit trail
                 if (sessionKey && toolCalls.length > 0 && this.memoryStore) {
                     try {
@@ -4693,7 +4804,21 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
                 }
             }
             else if (message.type === 'result') {
-                this.logQueryResult(message, 'heartbeat', 'heartbeat');
+                const result = message;
+                if (result.is_error) {
+                    const errText = 'errors' in result
+                        ? result.errors.join('; ')
+                        : String(result.result ?? '');
+                    if (isCreditBalanceError(errText)) {
+                        markBackgroundCreditBlocked(errText);
+                        throw new Error(errText);
+                    }
+                    if (looksLikeOneMillionContextError(errText)) {
+                        process.env.CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT = '1';
+                        throw new Error(errText);
+                    }
+                }
+                this.logQueryResult(result, 'heartbeat', 'heartbeat');
             }
             else if (message.type === 'system') {
                 this.captureMcpStatus(message);
@@ -5024,12 +5149,22 @@ You have a cost budget per message — not a hard turn limit. Work until the tas
                         // "budget" was catching Anthropic's unrelated "does not support
                         // user-configurable task budgets" error and pinning perfectly
                         // healthy Haiku jobs as permanent failures.
-                        if (result.is_error && 'result' in result) {
-                            const exitText = String(result.result ?? '');
+                        if (result.is_error) {
+                            const exitText = 'errors' in result
+                                ? result.errors.join('; ')
+                                : String(result.result ?? '');
                             if (exitText.includes('max_budget_usd')) {
                                 logger.warn({ job: jobName }, 'Cron job hit dollar budget cap — treating as permanent error');
                                 throw new Error(`Budget exceeded for cron job '${jobName}'`);
                             }
+                            if (isCreditBalanceError(exitText)) {
+                                markBackgroundCreditBlocked(exitText);
+                                throw new Error(exitText);
+                            }
+                            if (looksLikeOneMillionContextError(exitText)) {
+                                process.env.CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT = '1';
+                                throw new Error(exitText);
+                            }
                         }
                         this.logQueryResult(result, 'cron', `cron:${jobName}`, jobName, sdkOptions.env?.CLEMENTINE_TEAM_AGENT || undefined);
                     }

package/dist/agent/complexity-classifier.js

@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ const DEEP_MODE_ASKS = [
     /\brun\s+in\s+the\s+background\b/i,
     /\bdeep\s+(mode|dive|work)\b/i,
     /\bbackground\s+(task|work|job)\b/i,
+    /\bkeep\s+working\b/i,
+    /\bdon'?t\s+stop\b/i,
+    /\buntil\s+(it'?s\s+)?(done|finished|complete|fixed)\b/i,
     /\btake\s+your\s+time\b/i,
 ];
 /**

package/dist/agent/self-improve-loop.d.ts

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
  * when consecutiveErrors >= 3), classifies the failure pattern from
  * recentErrors, and either:
  *
- *   - Auto-applies a safe cron-config fix (mode, max_hours, max_turns)
- *     and DMs the OWNING agent via their bot
+ *   - Writes a proposal for safe cron-config fixes by default so the owner
+ *     can approve before Clementine edits CRON.md
  *   - Writes a proposal to self-improve/pending-changes/ and DMs the
  *     owning agent the diagnosis (full audit-inbox button approval is
  *     a separate Phase 8b ship)
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ export interface SelfImproveLoopOptions {
      * call tick() directly without racing the watcher.
      */
     disableWatch?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Opt into the legacy behavior where recognized low-risk CRON.md scalar
+     * edits are applied immediately. Default false: write a pending proposal.
+     */
+    allowAutoApplySafeFixes?: boolean;
 }
 export declare function classifyFailure(recentErrors: string[]): FixRecipe;
 export declare class SelfImproveLoop {
@@ -101,6 +106,7 @@ export declare class SelfImproveLoop {
     private readonly agentsDir;
     private readonly dispatcher;
     private readonly watchEnabled;
+    private readonly allowAutoApplySafeFixes;
     private timer;
     private watcher;
     private debounceTimer;

package/dist/agent/self-improve-loop.js

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
  * when consecutiveErrors >= 3), classifies the failure pattern from
  * recentErrors, and either:
  *
- *   - Auto-applies a safe cron-config fix (mode, max_hours, max_turns)
- *     and DMs the OWNING agent via their bot
+ *   - Writes a proposal for safe cron-config fixes by default so the owner
+ *     can approve before Clementine edits CRON.md
  *   - Writes a proposal to self-improve/pending-changes/ and DMs the
  *     owning agent the diagnosis (full audit-inbox button approval is
  *     a separate Phase 8b ship)
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ export class SelfImproveLoop {
     agentsDir;
     dispatcher;
     watchEnabled;
+    allowAutoApplySafeFixes;
     timer = null;
     watcher = null;
     debounceTimer = null;
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ export class SelfImproveLoop {
         this.cronPath = opts.cronPath ?? CRON_PATH;
         this.agentsDir = opts.agentsDir ?? AGENTS_ROOT;
         this.watchEnabled = opts.disableWatch !== true;
+        this.allowAutoApplySafeFixes = opts.allowAutoApplySafeFixes === true;
     }
     start() {
         if (this.running)
@@ -394,6 +396,37 @@ export class SelfImproveLoop {
                 logger.warn({ jobName: trigger.jobName, agentSlug }, 'Job not found in any CRON.md — cannot apply fix');
                 return;
             }
+            const wouldChange = recipe.apply ? recipe.apply({ ...lookup.job }) : true;
+            if (!wouldChange) {
+                counts.noop++;
+                logger.info({ jobName: trigger.jobName, agentSlug }, 'Fix recipe is already in place — trigger removed without further action');
+                this.logAutonomy('fix_noop', trigger, { reason: 'already-applied' });
+                return;
+            }
+            if (!this.allowAutoApplySafeFixes) {
+                const id = `proposal-${Date.now()}-${trigger.jobName.replace(/[^a-z0-9-]/gi, '_')}`;
+                const record = {
+                    id,
+                    jobName: trigger.jobName,
+                    ...(agentSlug ? { agentSlug } : {}),
+                    category: recipe.category,
+                    description: recipe.description,
+                    recentErrors: trigger.recentErrors,
+                    consecutiveErrors: trigger.consecutiveErrors,
+                    proposedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+                };
+                const file = writePendingChange(record, this.pendingDir);
+                counts.pending++;
+                this.logAutonomy('proposal_written', trigger, { category: recipe.category, proposalId: id, autoApplyAllowed: false });
+                await this.notifyAgent(agentSlug, [
+                    `⚠️ **${trigger.jobName}** has failed ${trigger.consecutiveErrors} times in a row.`,
+                    '',
+                    recipe.description,
+                    '',
+                    `Fix proposal saved to \`${file}\`. Review and approve before editing CRON.md.`,
+                ].join('\n'));
+                return;
+            }
             const prevFields = applyCronEdit(lookup, recipe);
             if (prevFields) {
                 counts.applied++;

package/dist/agent/tool-router.d.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ interface ToolBundleDefinition {
     inheritFullClaudeEnv?: boolean;
 }
 export declare const TOOL_SURFACE_WARN_THRESHOLD = 150;
+export declare const TOOL_SURFACE_HARD_LIMIT = 220;
 export declare const TOOL_BUNDLES: readonly ToolBundleDefinition[];
 export declare function routeToolSurface(text: string | undefined): ToolRouteDecision;
 export {};

package/dist/agent/tool-router.js

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * broader access.
  */
 export const TOOL_SURFACE_WARN_THRESHOLD = 150;
+export const TOOL_SURFACE_HARD_LIMIT = 220;
 export const TOOL_BUNDLES = [
     {
         id: 'email_outlook',
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ export const TOOL_BUNDLES = [
     },
     {
         id: 'browser',
-        patterns: [/\b(browser|playwright|localhost|web page|webpage|screenshot|click|fill form|navigate)\b/i],
+        patterns: [/\b(playwright|localhost|127\.0\.0\.1|web\s?page|webpage|website|screenshot|click|fill(?: out)? form|navigate to|open .*browser|use .*browser|inspect .*page)\b/i],
         externalMcpServers: ['browser-harness', 'browsermcp', 'playwright', 'kernel', 'plugin:playwright:playwright'],
     },
     {

package/dist/agent/turn-policy.d.ts

@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
  * small prompt, but any sign of memory dependence, tool work, or ambiguity
  * promotes the request to a richer path.
  */
+import { type ToolRouteDecision } from './tool-router.js';
 import type { IntentClassification } from './intent-classifier.js';
 export type RetrievalTier = 'none' | 'core' | 'search' | 'full';
+export type TurnExecutionMode = 'local' | 'lightweight_llm' | 'tool_llm' | 'background';
 export interface TurnPolicy {
     retrievalTier: RetrievalTier;
     disableAllTools: boolean;
@@ -27,6 +29,14 @@ export interface TurnPolicyInput {
     hasRecentContext: boolean;
     isAutonomous?: boolean;
 }
+export interface TurnDecision {
+    mode: TurnExecutionMode;
+    policy: TurnPolicy;
+    toolRoute: ToolRouteDecision;
+    userVisibleStatus: string;
+    reason: string;
+}
 export declare function isStandaloneGreeting(text: string): boolean;
 export declare function decideTurnPolicy(input: TurnPolicyInput): TurnPolicy;
+export declare function decideTurn(input: TurnPolicyInput): TurnDecision;
 //# sourceMappingURL=turn-policy.d.ts.map

package/dist/agent/turn-policy.js

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { routeToolSurface } from './tool-router.js';
 const URL_RE = /https?:\/\//i;
 const MEMORY_REF_RE = /\b(remember|memory|memories|previous|last time|earlier|we discussed|where were we|pick up|continue|you know about me|my preference|preferences|what did i say|what do i like)\b/i;
 const GOAL_REF_RE = /\b(goal|goals|objective|objectives|blocker|next action|next step|roadmap|priority|priorities)\b/i;
-const LOCAL_TOOL_RE = /\b(repo|repository|code|file|files|folder|directory|path|log|logs|config|build|test|typecheck|lint|npm|git|commit|push|pull|branch|diff|patch|edit|write|implement|fix|refactor|run)\b/i;
+const LOCAL_TOOL_RE = /\b(repo|repository|code|file|files|folder|directory|path|log|logs|config|build|test|typecheck|lint|npm|git|commit|push|pull|branch|diff|patch|edit|write|implement|fix|refactor|run|diagnose|investigate|troubleshoot|cron|scheduler|lease)\b/i;
 const COMPLEX_RE = /\b(multiple|several|many|bulk|batch|parallel|deep mode|background|research|analyze|audit|review|across|end to end|entire)\b/i;
 const ADMIN_RE = /\b(self[- ]?update|restart|daemon|npm publish|publish to npm|doctor|integration|credential|env var|environment variable|set up|setup|configure)\b/i;
 const STANDALONE_GREETINGS = new Set([
@@ -188,4 +188,37 @@ export function decideTurnPolicy(input) {
         reason: 'safe-core-default',
     };
 }
+export function decideTurn(input) {
+    const policy = decideTurnPolicy(input);
+    const toolRoute = routeToolSurface(input.text);
+    const text = input.text.trim();
+    const wantsBackground = /\b(background|deep mode|keep working|don't stop|dont stop|run in the background|autonomous)\b/i.test(text);
+    const explicitWork = /\b(work|task|do|run|fix|implement|audit|research|analy[sz]e|review|build|ship|finish|complete|continue|handle)\b/i.test(text);
+    const needsTools = !policy.disableAllTools || toolRoute.fullSurface || toolRoute.bundles.length > 0;
+    const backgroundRequested = wantsBackground && needsTools && (explicitWork || policy.enableTeams || policy.retrievalTier === 'full');
+    let mode;
+    if (input.isAutonomous || backgroundRequested) {
+        mode = 'background';
+    }
+    else if (policy.disableAllTools && policy.retrievalTier === 'none') {
+        mode = 'lightweight_llm';
+    }
+    else {
+        mode = 'tool_llm';
+    }
+    const userVisibleStatus = mode === 'background'
+        ? 'working in background'
+        : mode === 'lightweight_llm'
+            ? 'answering'
+            : toolRoute.bundles.length > 0 || toolRoute.fullSurface
+                ? 'checking tools'
+                : 'thinking';
+    return {
+        mode,
+        policy,
+        toolRoute,
+        userVisibleStatus,
+        reason: policy.reason,
+    };
+}
 //# sourceMappingURL=turn-policy.js.map

package/dist/brain/connector-recipes.d.ts

@@ -2,16 +2,18 @@
  * Clementine — Connector Feed recipes.
  *
  * Each recipe is a blueprint for a one-click "auto-seed feed" that turns an
- * authenticated Claude Desktop connector (Google Drive, Gmail, Outlook, etc.)
- * into a scheduled data feed that writes into the brain's ingest folder.
+ * authenticated tool source (Claude Desktop connector, Composio toolkit, or
+ * local MCP server) into a scheduled data feed that writes into the brain's
+ * ingest folder.
  *
  * A feed materializes as:
  *   1. A CRON.md job entry with `managed: connector-feed` frontmatter
  *   2. (optional) A source registry row tying the target folder to the run
  *
  * The cron prompt tells the Claude Code agent to use the integration's MCP
- * tools to pull records, then call `brain_ingest_folder` to commit them —
- * which writes markdown files and runs the distillation pipeline in one step.
+ * tools to pull records, compare them with current memory when appropriate,
+ * then call `brain_ingest_folder` to commit them — which writes markdown files
+ * and runs the distillation pipeline in one step.
  *
  * Field syntax in prompt templates:
  *   {{fieldKey}}   — user-supplied value