create-merlin-brain 3.6.1 → 3.6.2

package/files/loop/lib/blend.sh

@@ -407,6 +407,61 @@ except: pass
   fi
 }
 
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# Chain-of-Verification (CoVe) — Selective Self-Verification
+# Based on Meta AI Research. Only injected for high-stakes task types where
+# being wrong has real consequences. Zero overhead for simple tasks.
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+# Task types that benefit from CoVe verification
+COVE_TASK_TYPES="security architect debug review secaudit migrate"
+
+# Check if task warrants CoVe
+_blend_needs_cove() {
+  local primary_key="$1"
+  for cove_type in $COVE_TASK_TYPES; do
+    if [ "$primary_key" = "$cove_type" ]; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+  done
+  return 1
+}
+
+# Generate the CoVe instruction block
+_blend_cove_block() {
+  local task_domain="$1"
+
+  cat << 'COVE_BLOCK'
+
+---
+
+## Reasoning Protocol: Chain-of-Verification (CoVe)
+
+This task domain requires high accuracy. Follow this 4-step verification process:
+
+### Step 1: Generate Baseline
+Produce your initial solution/analysis.
+
+### Step 2: Plan Verification Questions
+Generate 3-5 specific, falsifiable questions that would expose errors in your baseline:
+- Factual claims that could be wrong
+- Assumptions that might not hold
+- Edge cases you might have missed
+- Security or correctness gaps
+
+### Step 3: Independent Verification
+Answer each verification question AS IF you had never seen your baseline.
+Do NOT reference or defend your initial answer. Treat each as a standalone query.
+Examine the actual codebase independently for each question.
+
+### Step 4: Final Verified Response
+Compare verification answers against your baseline. Where they conflict,
+trust the verification. Produce a corrected final response.
+
+CRITICAL: Step 3 must be truly independent. Never justify your baseline — interrogate it.
+COVE_BLOCK
+}
+
 # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 # THE BLEND ENGINE
 # This is the core — creates a custom agent for every task
@@ -556,6 +611,17 @@ ${cloud_context}
 CLOUD_EOF
   fi
 
+  # Add CoVe verification protocol for high-stakes tasks
+  # This is selective — only security, architecture, debugging, review, audit, migration
+  local primary_key=""
+  if [ -n "$top_agents" ]; then
+    primary_key=$(echo "$top_agents" | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+  fi
+
+  if _blend_needs_cove "$primary_key" 2>/dev/null; then
+    _blend_cove_block "$primary_key" >> "$blend_path"
+  fi
+
   # Add the task as final instruction
   cat >> "$blend_path" << TASK_EOF
 
@@ -602,6 +668,13 @@ blend_show_decision() {
   if command -v merlin &>/dev/null; then
     echo -e "    ${CYAN}[sights]${RESET}  Codebase context will be injected"
   fi
+
+  # Show CoVe status
+  local primary_key=""
+  primary_key=$(echo "$top_agents" | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+  if _blend_needs_cove "$primary_key" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo -e "    ${YELLOW}[CoVe]${RESET}    Chain-of-Verification enabled (high-stakes task)"
+  fi
 }
 
 # Show a one-line summary of the blend

package/files/merlin/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.6.1
+3.6.2

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "create-merlin-brain",
-  "version": "3.6.1",
+  "version": "3.6.2",
   "description": "Merlin - The Ultimate AI Brain for Claude Code. One install: workflows, agents, loop, and Sights MCP server.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/server/index.js",