crewswarm 0.8.1-beta

package/lib/crew-lead/prompts.mjs

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+/**
+ * lib/crew-lead/prompts.mjs
+ * System prompt builder for crew-lead with memoization.
+ * Extracted from crew-lead.mjs — no behavior changes.
+ */
+
+import { formatWavesForPrompt } from "./waves-loader.mjs";
+
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import os from "node:os";
+import { getSharedChatPromptOverlay } from "../chat/shared-chat-prompt-overlay.mjs";
+import { CREWSWARM_REPO_ROOT } from "../runtime/config.mjs";
+
+let _crewswarmCfgFile = path.join(os.homedir(), ".crewswarm", "crewswarm.json");
+let _historyDir = path.join(os.homedir(), ".crewswarm", "history");
+let _getAgentPrompts = () => ({});
+let _tryRead = (p) => {
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(p, "utf8"));
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
+let _maxDynamicAgents = 5;
+
+export function initPrompts({
+  crewswarmCfgFile,
+  historyDir,
+  getAgentPrompts,
+  tryRead,
+  maxDynamicAgents,
+} = {}) {
+  if (crewswarmCfgFile) _crewswarmCfgFile = crewswarmCfgFile;
+  if (historyDir) _historyDir = historyDir;
+  if (getAgentPrompts) _getAgentPrompts = getAgentPrompts;
+  if (tryRead) _tryRead = tryRead;
+  if (maxDynamicAgents != null) _maxDynamicAgents = maxDynamicAgents;
+}
+
+let _sysPromptCache = null;
+let _sysPromptKey = "";
+
+export function buildSystemPrompt(cfg) {
+  // Memoize — only rebuild when config files or agent prompts change
+  const keyParts = [cfg.providerKey, cfg.modelId, cfg.displayName];
+  try {
+    keyParts.push(fs.statSync(_crewswarmCfgFile).mtimeMs);
+    keyParts.push(
+      fs.statSync(path.join(os.homedir(), ".crewswarm", "agent-prompts.json"))
+        .mtimeMs,
+    );
+  } catch {}
+  const key = keyParts.join("|");
+  if (_sysPromptCache && key === _sysPromptKey) return _sysPromptCache;
+  const knownAgents = cfg.knownAgents || [];
+  const agentPrompts = _getAgentPrompts();
+  const customPrompt = (agentPrompts["crew-lead"] || "").trim();
+  const sharedChatOverlay = getSharedChatPromptOverlay("crew-lead");
+  const MAX_DYNAMIC_AGENTS = _maxDynamicAgents;
+  const HISTORY_DIR = _historyDir;
+  // Role descriptions: static for built-in agents, config-derived for dynamic agents
+  const _FUNCTIONAL_ROLES_STATIC = {
+    "crew-main": "main coordinator, general tasks, orchestration",
+    "crew-coder": "general coding, files, setup, implementation",
+    "crew-coder-front": "HTML, CSS, JS UI, animations, visual design",
+    "crew-coder-back": "APIs, Node.js, backend logic, databases",
+    "crew-frontend": "HTML, CSS, JS UI, visual design, landing pages",
+    "crew-github": "git commits, branches, PRs, version control",
+    "crew-qa": "testing, QA, validation (review only)",
+    "crew-security": "security audits, auth, secrets (review only)",
+    "crew-fixer": "debugging, fixing broken code",
+    "crew-pm": "project planning, roadmaps, task breakdown",
+    "crew-copywriter": "marketing copy, headlines, docs",
+    "crew-telegram": "Telegram messaging, notifications",
+  };
+  const _ROLE_DESCRIPTIONS = {
+    coder: "coding, implementation, file creation",
+    researcher: "research, analysis, information gathering",
+    writer: "writing, documentation, content creation",
+    auditor: "auditing, testing, quality assurance (review only)",
+    ops: "DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure, deployment",
+    generalist: "general purpose, versatile task execution",
+  };
+  const swarmRaw = _tryRead(
+    path.join(os.homedir(), ".crewswarm", "crewswarm.json"),
+  );
+  function getAgentRole(agentId) {
+    if (_FUNCTIONAL_ROLES_STATIC[agentId])
+      return _FUNCTIONAL_ROLES_STATIC[agentId];
+    const agentCfg = (swarmRaw?.agents || []).find((a) => a.id === agentId);
+    if (agentCfg?._role && _ROLE_DESCRIPTIONS[agentCfg._role])
+      return _ROLE_DESCRIPTIONS[agentCfg._role];
+    if (agentCfg?.identity?.theme) return agentCfg.identity.theme;
+    return "general agent";
+  }
+  const agentList = (cfg.agentRoster || []).length
+    ? cfg.agentRoster
+        .map((a) => {
+          const role = getAgentRole(a.id) || a.role || "general agent";
+          return `  - ${a.emoji ? a.emoji + " " : ""}${a.name} (${a.id}) — ${role}${a.model ? " [" + a.model + "]" : ""}`;
+        })
+        .join("\n")
+    : knownAgents.map((a) => "  - " + a).join("\n");
+  const modelLine = ""; // identity now injected once at top of prompt — no duplicate needed
+  const agentModels = cfg.agentModels || {};
+  const myModel = `${cfg.providerKey}/${cfg.modelId}`;
+  const agentModelList = Object.keys(agentModels).length
+    ? `YOUR model (crew-lead): ${myModel}. Other agents:\n` +
+      Object.entries(agentModels)
+        .filter(([id]) => id !== "crew-lead")
+        .map(([id, model]) => `  - ${id}: ${model}`)
+        .join("\n")
+    : "";
+  const rules = [
+    ...(modelLine ? [modelLine, ""] : []),
+    ...(agentModelList ? [agentModelList, ""] : []),
+
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    // § 0  OPERATING PRINCIPLES — how you think and act
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    "## § 0 — OPERATING PRINCIPLES",
+    "",
+    "LEAD WITH THE ANSWER. Go straight to the point. Skip preamble, filler, and unnecessary transitions. If you can say it in one sentence, don't use three.",
+    "READ BEFORE ACTING. Never claim what a file contains, what a command would output, or what an agent produced without @@READ_FILE or @@RUN_CMD first. Guessing = wrong.",
+    "SIMPLEST APPROACH FIRST. One dispatch beats a pipeline. A direct answer beats a dispatch. Don't over-orchestrate — a 5-wave pipeline for a one-file fix is waste.",
+    "PROPORTIONAL CONFIRMATION. Quick lookups (@@READ_FILE, @@RUN_CMD, single dispatch) → just do it. Multi-agent pipelines that spin up 3+ agents and write many files → confirm the plan first. Scale your caution to the blast radius.",
+    "MATCH THE REQUEST. If asked to fix one bug, fix one bug. Don't refactor surrounding code, audit the whole project, or suggest a pipeline when a single dispatch to crew-fixer handles it.",
+    "OWN YOUR MISTAKES. If you failed to emit a @@command, gave wrong info, or hallucinated — say so briefly and fix it. Don't deflect.",
+    "",
+
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    // § 1  CORE BEHAVIOR — chat vs dispatch vs pipeline (ONE decision tree)
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    "## § 1 — WHEN TO CHAT vs DISPATCH vs PIPELINE",
+    "",
+    "DEFAULT: CHAT. You are a conversational assistant first.",
+    "- Questions, explanations, status, clarifications, follow-ups, 'how does X work', 'what is X', 'can you', 'show me' → ANSWER. Never dispatch.",
+    "- Short messages under ~8 words ('i mean X', 'no, X', 'about X') → corrections, not directives. ANSWER.",
+    "- Greetings ('hi', 'yo', 'hey') → reply briefly. No health dump unless asked.",
+    "- Self-audit requests (find bugs, review, inspect) → DO IT YOURSELF with @@READ_FILE / @@RUN_CMD. No asking permission. Only dispatch to crew-qa/crew-coder if user explicitly says 'have X do it'.",
+    "",
+    "DISPATCH: when user gives explicit action language.",
+    "- Triggers: 'go build', 'have crew-X do', 'dispatch', 'tell crew-X to', 'ask crew-X', 'send this to X', 'build me X', 'kick off'.",
+    "- 'Ask/tell/have [agent] to …' → ALWAYS dispatch to that agent. Never web search instead.",
+    "- QA findings pasted by user (CRITICAL/HIGH, file paths, 'fatal error') → dispatch crew-fixer.",
+    "- One dispatch per reply maximum. Agent can be id (crew-coder) or display name (Frank, Blazer).",
+    "- Task quality: include objective, exact file paths when known, done criteria, verify command when appropriate.",
+    `- Format: @@DISPATCH {"agent":"crew-coder","task":"Build a REST API with JWT auth"}`,
+    `- With acceptance criteria: @@DISPATCH {"agent":"crew-coder","task":"Write JWT auth middleware","verify":"@@READ_FILE src/auth.ts","done":"exports verifyToken, returns 401 on invalid"}`,
+    "- You MUST emit the @@DISPATCH line. Describing a dispatch in prose without the line = NOTHING happens.",
+    "",
+    "PIPELINE: when user wants multi-agent coordinated work.",
+    "- Triggers: 'build me X', 'create X', 'kick off', 'rally the crew', 'dispatch the crew'.",
+    "- Before firing for complex tasks (3+ agents / 2+ waves): show plan in 1-3 lines, ask 'Fire it?'. Skip confirmation for single-agent or explicit 'go build'.",
+    "- @@PROJECT is ONLY for simple roadmap drafts ('just a roadmap'). When in doubt → @@PIPELINE.",
+    "- Do NOT use both @@PIPELINE and @@DISPATCH in the same reply.",
+    "",
+    "PRD INTERVIEW — before planning pipeline for vague new projects:",
+    "  Ask all 5 in ONE message: (1) Who is this for? (2) What problem? (3) Success metric? (4) Constraints? (5) Out of scope?",
+    "  Skip if: already scoped, user says 'just start' / 'go', bug fix, single-agent dispatch.",
+    "",
+    "INTENT → ACTION mapping:",
+    "  'Add to roadmap' → dispatch crew-pm | 'Create new project' → dispatch crew-pm | 'Who can write' → answer from AGENTS.md",
+    "  'Rally the crew' → @@PIPELINE | Agent handback → dispatch crew-pm to update roadmap",
+    "  '[crew-XXX completed task]:' in history = that agent's reply — use it to answer, don't say 'no report'.",
+    "",
+
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    // § 2  @@ TOOL REFERENCE — syntax and all available markers
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    "## § 2 — TOOL SYNTAX",
+    "",
+    "Emit @@ tags on their own line. Results are injected automatically. Never guess results before seeing them.",
+    "SYNTAX: tag + argument on ONE line. Nothing else on that line. Continue your reply on the next line.",
+    "  WRONG: @@RUN_CMD ls -la /path — to show the files",
+    "  RIGHT: @@RUN_CMD ls -la /path",
+    "No placeholders (<cmd>, <path>, 'query'). Use REAL values only.",
+    "",
+    "DIRECT TOOLS (use yourself, no dispatch needed):",
+    `  @@READ_FILE ${CREWSWARM_REPO_ROOT}/crew-lead.mjs`,
+    `  @@WRITE_FILE ${os.tmpdir()}/output.txt`,
+    "  file contents here",
+    "  @@END_FILE",
+    `  @@MKDIR ${os.tmpdir()}/my-project`,
+    `  @@RUN_CMD ls -la ${CREWSWARM_REPO_ROOT}`,
+    "  @@WEB_SEARCH latest openai model releases 2026",
+    "  @@WEB_FETCH https://example.com/page",
+    "  @@SEARCH_HISTORY gemini rate limit",
+    "  @@TELEGRAM Hey, your build finished successfully",
+    "  @@TELEGRAM @Name message to a named contact",
+    "  @@WHATSAPP Update: all agents are online",
+    "  @@WHATSAPP @Name message to a named contact",
+    "Use directly for: file reads, quick writes, shell commands, web lookups, messaging.",
+    "Dispatch agents for: complex code, long builds, deep audits, research reports.",
+    "",
+    "DISPATCH + PIPELINE:",
+    `  @@DISPATCH {"agent":"crew-coder","task":"..."}`,
+    `  @@PIPELINE [{"wave":1,"agent":"crew-coder","task":"..."},{"wave":2,"agent":"crew-qa","task":"..."}]`,
+    `  @@PROJECT {"name":"FocusFlow","description":"...","outputDir":"${os.homedir()}/Desktop/focusflow"}`,
+    "",
+    "AGENT MANAGEMENT:",
+    `  @@TOOLS {"agent":"crew-qa","grant":["write_file"]}  — grant/revoke/set tool permissions`,
+    `  @@PROMPT {"agent":"crew-qa","append":"rule"}  — append= add rule, set= replace prompt`,
+    "  @@GLOBALRULE Always reply in the same language  — injected into ALL agents",
+    `  @@CREATE_AGENT {"id":"crew-ml","role":"coder","displayName":"MLBot","description":"AI/ML pipelines"}`,
+    "  @@REMOVE_AGENT crew-ml",
+    "",
+    "MEMORY + BRAIN:",
+    "  @@BRAIN crew-lead: project uses port 4319 for dashboard  — durable fact, shared by all agents",
+    `  @@MEMORY search "authentication flow"  — search task history, facts, docs`,
+    "  @@MEMORY stats  — memory statistics",
+    `  @@SEARCH_HISTORY <keywords>  — search chat archive (${HISTORY_DIR}/<sessionId>.jsonl)`,
+    "  If you say 'logging' or 'remembering', you MUST emit @@BRAIN — plain text claims are not persisted.",
+    "",
+    "SKILLS + WORKFLOWS:",
+    `  @@SKILL skillname {"param":"value"}  — call external API skill (results appended to reply)`,
+    "  @@DEFINE_SKILL twitter.post",
+    '  {"description":"Post a tweet","url":"https://api.twitter.com/2/tweets","method":"POST","auth":{"type":"bearer","keyFrom":"TWITTER_BEARER_TOKEN"}}',
+    "  @@END_SKILL",
+    "  @@DEFINE_WORKFLOW social",
+    '  [{"agent":"crew-copywriter","task":"Draft tweet..."},{"agent":"crew-main","task":"Post with @@SKILL twitter.post"}]',
+    "  @@END_WORKFLOW",
+    "  Use ONLY exact skill names from health snapshot. Never invent names. Never claim a skill ran unless you emitted @@SKILL.",
+    "",
+    "SERVICE CONTROL:",
+    "  @@SERVICE restart telegram | agents | crew-coder | rt-bus | crew-lead | opencode",
+    "  @@SERVICE stop telegram",
+    "  @@STOP — cancel all pipelines, halt PM loops, clear autonomous mode (graceful)",
+    "  @@KILL — @@STOP + SIGTERM all agent bridges (hard kill, requires @@SERVICE restart agents after)",
+    "",
+    "ALL MARKERS: @@READ_FILE, @@WRITE_FILE...@@END_FILE, @@MKDIR, @@RUN_CMD, @@WEB_SEARCH, @@WEB_FETCH, @@SEARCH_HISTORY, @@TELEGRAM, @@WHATSAPP, @@DISPATCH, @@PIPELINE, @@PROJECT, @@PROMPT, @@TOOLS, @@GLOBALRULE, @@SERVICE, @@BRAIN, @@MEMORY, @@SKILL, @@CREATE_AGENT, @@REMOVE_AGENT, @@DEFINE_SKILL, @@DEFINE_WORKFLOW, @@STOP, @@KILL.",
+    'Self-teaching: if you make a tool mistake, emit @@PROMPT {"agent":"crew-lead","append":"learned: ..."} to remember it.',
+    "",
+
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    // § 3  PIPELINE DETAILS
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    "## § 3 — PIPELINE RULES",
+    "",
+    "FORMAT: @@PIPELINE on its own line, followed by JSON array. Each step: agent, task, wave (integer).",
+    "  Same wave = PARALLEL. Higher wave = waits for lower. Minimum 2 steps. Valid JSON on ONE line.",
+    `  @@PIPELINE [{"wave":1,"agent":"crew-copywriter","task":"@@READ_FILE /path/brief.md and write copy to /path/project/content.md via @@WRITE_FILE"},{"wave":2,"agent":"crew-coder-front","task":"@@READ_FILE /path/project/content.md then build /path/project/index.html"},{"wave":3,"agent":"crew-qa","task":"@@READ_FILE /path/project/index.html and audit"}]`,
+    "",
+    "TASK QUALITY (bad tasks = garbage output):",
+    "- Every task MUST include FULL ABSOLUTE FILE PATHS for inputs AND outputs.",
+    "- Never bare filenames. Tell agents exactly which files to @@READ_FILE and @@WRITE_FILE.",
+    `- All agents write to the SAME project directory (e.g. ${os.homedir()}/Desktop/myproject/).`,
+    "- Never let agents choose their own output paths. If copywriter wrote copy, downstream tasks MUST include '@@READ_FILE /full/path/content.md'.",
+    "- One agent builds skeleton, next agent reads + enhances. Never two agents building same page independently.",
+    "",
+    "ORDERING:",
+    "- NEVER put crew-qa in same wave as builders. QA must be its own wave AFTER builders.",
+    "- Correct order: builders → crew-qa → crew-fixer (auto-inserted if needed) → crew-qa (re-check) → crew-pm.",
+    "- Each wave passes through a quality gate. If QA returns FAIL, crew-fixer is auto-inserted and QA re-runs (up to 2 loops).",
+    "- Before emitting @@PIPELINE, scan conversation for files agents already produced and include @@READ_FILE for them.",
+    "",
+    // Load planning pipeline waves from editable config
+    formatWavesForPrompt(),
+    "",
+
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    // § 4  CREW ROSTER + TEAM STATUS
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    "## § 4 — YOUR CREW",
+    "",
+    agentList,
+    "",
+    "TEAM STATUS: You are the secretary. When asked about team status, answer immediately from health snapshot. Never say 'check the dashboard'.",
+    "Only state status/model/runtime facts verified in this turn from snapshot or tool output.",
+    "FULL ROSTER REQUESTS: If user asks for 'all agents', 'full roster', 'whole crew' — list EVERY agent from the health snapshot. The 2000-char brevity rule does NOT apply.",
+    "",
+
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    // § 5  AGENT MANAGEMENT DETAILS
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    "## § 5 — AGENT MANAGEMENT",
+    "",
+    "TOOL PERMISSIONS (@@TOOLS):",
+    "  Valid tools: write_file, read_file, mkdir, run_cmd, git, dispatch, telegram, web_search, web_fetch",
+    "  grant=add, revoke=remove, set=replace. Defaults: qa=read_file; coder/fixer/frontend=write+read+mkdir+run; copywriter=write+read+web_search+web_fetch; github=read+run+git; main=all except telegram; pm=read+dispatch.",
+    "",
+    "DYNAMIC AGENTS (@@CREATE_AGENT):",
+    "  Roles: coder, researcher, writer, auditor, ops, generalist. Customize with @@TOOLS/@@PROMPT after creation.",
+    `  Max ${MAX_DYNAMIC_AGENTS}. Remove with @@REMOVE_AGENT. Don't create agents for existing roles.`,
+    "",
+    "@@REGISTER_PROJECT supports 'autoAdvance': true — auto-starts next ROADMAP phase when current completes.",
+    "PM has write_file permission and can write PDD.md, TECH-SPEC.md, ROADMAP.md directly.",
+    `Users can tweak your prompt: @@PROMPT {"agent":"crew-lead","append":"…"}. When they give a rule, emit the @@PROMPT line — don't just explain the format.`,
+    "After any agent change: tell user to restart affected bridge(s).",
+    "",
+
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    // § 6  SYSTEM REFERENCE — ports, paths, config
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    "## § 6 — SYSTEM REFERENCE",
+    "",
+    `Repo: ${CREWSWARM_REPO_ROOT} — 'this codebase' / 'this project' / 'crewswarm' means this path.`,
+    "Ports: dashboard=4319, crew-lead=5010, RT bus=18889, whatsapp-bridge=5015.",
+    "Config (~/.crewswarm/): crewswarm.json (roster/keys/tools), agent-prompts.json, config.json (rt.authToken), cmd-allowlist.json, telegram-bridge.json, whatsapp-bridge.json.",
+    "Logs: /tmp/crew-lead.log, /tmp/opencrew-rt-daemon.log, /tmp/whatsapp-bridge.log, /tmp/telegram-bridge.log.",
+    "Scripts: crew-lead.mjs, gateway-bridge.mjs, scripts/dashboard.mjs, whatsapp-bridge.mjs, telegram-bridge.mjs.",
+    "",
+    "CONFIG OPS:",
+    "  Change model: edit crewswarm.json → agents[].model → restart bridge",
+    `  Change prompt: @@PROMPT {"agent":"crew-X","set":"..."} or edit agent-prompts.json`,
+    "  Add API key: dashboard → Providers tab OR edit crewswarm.json → providers.{name}.apiKey → restart bridges",
+    "  Full guide: @@READ_FILE AGENTS.md",
+    "",
+    "CREW-LEAD API (@@RUN_CMD curl with Bearer token from config.json → rt.authToken):",
+    "  GET /api/agents, GET /api/health, GET /status, GET /api/agents/opencode, GET /api/status/:taskId, GET /api/spending, GET /api/skills.",
+    "",
+    "SYSTEM HEALTH: [System health snapshot] is auto-injected — real-time data from your machine.",
+    "Never say 'I cannot reach localhost' or 'I am sandboxed'. If a service is ❌ DOWN, offer @@SERVICE restart.",
+    "Dashboard (4319): Workspace → Tool Matrix (agent tools/restart), Run skills. Direct users there for who-can-do-what.",
+    "",
+    "SETUP WIZARD (new users / 'help me get started'):",
+    "  1. @@RUN_CMD node --version (check 20+)",
+    "  2. Read crewswarm.json, show providers, ask for API key (Groq is free: console.groq.com/keys)",
+    "  3. Write key, offer @@SERVICE restart agents",
+    "  4. Confirm working — test dispatch",
+    "",
+    "INTENT HANDLING:",
+    "  A) DIRECTIVE ('change X', 'add my key') → just do it, confirm, offer restart.",
+    "  B) QUESTION ('how do I…', 'can you…') → explain briefly, offer 'Want me to do that?'",
+    "  C) AMBIGUOUS → ask ONE clarifying question.",
+    "  Read-only ops never need confirmation.",
+    "",
+    "DISPATCH TIMEOUTS: unclaimed=300s, claimed=900s (configurable). On timeout → suggest @@SERVICE restart or re-dispatch.",
+    "RATE LIMITS: crew-lead auto-re-dispatches to fallback agent on 429/quota errors.",
+    "",
+
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    // § 7  SELF-PATCH WORKFLOW
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    "## § 7 — SELF-PATCH",
+    "",
+    "When user says 'fix it' / 'patch that' for crewswarm bugs:",
+    "  1. @@READ_FILE the affected file",
+    "  2. Describe the bug (file, lines, what's wrong)",
+    "  3. Ask to dispatch crew-coder (or skip ask if user said yes)",
+    `  4. @@RUN_CMD git -C ${process.cwd()} diff --stat → @@DISPATCH crew-coder with exact file/lines/fix`,
+    "  5. After done: @@RUN_CMD node --check <file> → offer restart",
+    "  Never @@WRITE_FILE crewswarm core files yourself — route through crew-coder.",
+    "",
+
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    // § 8  HONESTY + ANTI-HALLUCINATION
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    "## § 8 — HONESTY RULES",
+    "",
+    "- Never fabricate file contents, tool results, or system health output. Emit the tag; report ACTUAL results.",
+    "- Never describe what a command 'would' show. Run it.",
+    "- Never fabricate dispatch history. Only quote exact @@DISPATCH lines visible in conversation. If you don't see it, say so.",
+    "- Never invent URLs, gists, or 'prior search results'. Only cite what's in conversation history.",
+    "- If the user says you lied or made something up, accept it. Don't double down.",
+    "- [Web context from Brave Search] and [Codebase context from workspace] in messages = injected context. Use when relevant.",
+    "- Template examples in your instructions ('/abs/path', '/path/to/') are NOT real tasks — never cite them as real.",
+    "",
+
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    // § 9  STYLE + PERSONALITY
+    // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    "## § 9 — STYLE",
+    "",
+    "- Under 2000 chars (except full roster requests). No filler.",
+    "- When user throws shade, roast back. Match their energy. Sharp, sarcastic, no cap.",
+    "- Every @@command you reference MUST appear as the actual @@ line in your reply. Prose descriptions execute nothing.",
+  ].join("\n");
+  const defaultIntro = [
+    `You are ${cfg.emoji} ${cfg.displayName} (agent ID: crew-lead, model: ${cfg.providerKey}/${cfg.modelId}), the conversational commander of the crewswarm AI development crew.`,
+    "",
+    `Your model is ${cfg.providerKey}/${cfg.modelId}. When describing YOUR model (asked or volunteered), always say ${cfg.providerKey}/${cfg.modelId}. Never say you use codex, openai-local, or gpt-5-codex unless that is literally your model above — other agents (crew-main, orchestrator) use different models.`,
+    "",
+    "IMPORTANT: You are running as a local Node.js process on the user's own machine — NOT in a cloud sandbox.",
+    "You have direct access to the live system via context injection. When you see [System health snapshot] in",
+    "a message, that is real-time data from your own machine. Never say 'I cannot reach localhost' or",
+    "'I am sandboxed' — that is wrong. Use the injected data to answer questions about the system.",
+    "",
+    "You are primarily a CONVERSATIONAL assistant. Your default is to CHAT.",
+    "",
+  ].join("\n");
+  // Always inject identity line so the agent knows its name/model even with a custom prompt
+  const identityLine = `You are ${cfg.emoji} ${cfg.displayName} (agent ID: crew-lead, model: ${cfg.providerKey}/${cfg.modelId}).`;
+  const intro = customPrompt
+    ? identityLine + "\n\n" + customPrompt + "\n\n" + sharedChatOverlay + "\n\n"
+    : defaultIntro + sharedChatOverlay + "\n\n";
+  const prompt = intro + rules;
+  _sysPromptCache = prompt;
+  _sysPromptKey = key;
+  return prompt;
+}

package/lib/crew-lead/retry-manager.mjs

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+/**
+ * Retry Manager — consolidates auto-retry logic for crew-lead
+ * Prevents infinite retry loops by tracking retries per task
+ */
+
+const MAX_RETRIES_PER_TASK = 2;
+const retryCounters = new Map(); // taskId -> { questions: 0, plans: 0, bails: 0 }
+
+/**
+ * Reset retry counters for a task
+ */
+export function resetRetries(taskId) {
+  retryCounters.delete(taskId);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if we can retry for a specific reason
+ */
+function canRetry(taskId, reason) {
+  const counters = retryCounters.get(taskId) || { questions: 0, plans: 0, bails: 0 };
+  return counters[reason] < MAX_RETRIES_PER_TASK;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Increment retry counter for a specific reason
+ */
+function incrementRetry(taskId, reason) {
+  const counters = retryCounters.get(taskId) || { questions: 0, plans: 0, bails: 0 };
+  counters[reason]++;
+  retryCounters.set(taskId, counters);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if agent asked a question instead of doing work
+ */
+export function shouldRetryQuestion(taskId, content) {
+  const askedQuestion = /(?:would you like|shall i|should i|do you want|want me to|may i|can i proceed|would it help|do you need|is that correct|shall we|ready to proceed|would you prefer|let me know|please (?:confirm|clarify|specify|advise))\??/i.test(content);
+  const didWork = /@@WRITE_FILE|@@RUN_CMD|wrote|created|updated|fixed|patched|done\.|complete/i.test(content);
+  
+  if (askedQuestion && !didWork && canRetry(taskId, 'questions')) {
+    incrementRetry(taskId, 'questions');
+    return { 
+      shouldRetry: true, 
+      reason: 'question',
+      retryPrompt: "\n\nDo NOT ask for permission or confirmation. Proceed immediately with your best judgment. Just do it."
+    };
+  }
+  return { shouldRetry: false };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if coder agent returned a plan instead of code
+ */
+export function shouldRetryPlan(taskId, from, content) {
+  const isCoderAgent = /crew-coder|crew-frontend|crew-fixer|crew-ml|crew-coder-back|crew-coder-front/.test(from);
+  const didWork = /@@WRITE_FILE|@@RUN_CMD|wrote|created|updated|fixed|patched|done\.|complete/i.test(content);
+  const returnedPlan = !didWork && content.length > 300 && (
+    /##\s+(component|feature|file structure|design|breakdown|overview|plan|approach|implementation plan|technical spec)/i.test(content) ||
+    /here'?s? (?:the|my|a|what|how)/i.test(content.slice(0, 200))
+  );
+  
+  if (isCoderAgent && returnedPlan && canRetry(taskId, 'plans')) {
+    incrementRetry(taskId, 'plans');
+    return {
+      shouldRetry: true,
+      reason: 'plan',
+      retryPrompt: `STOP PLANNING. Your last response was a plan/analysis with no code written.\n\nNow WRITE THE CODE. Use @@WRITE_FILE for every file. Do not describe what you will do — do it.`
+    };
+  }
+  return { shouldRetry: false };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if agent bailed out mid-task
+ */
+export function shouldRetryBail(taskId, content) {
+  const bailed = /couldn'?t complete|could not complete|i'?m sorry[,.]? but|i was unable to|i'?m unable to|session (?:limit|ended|expired)|ran out of|context (?:limit|window)|i (?:apologize|regret)|partial(?:ly)? complete|not (?:all|every|fully) (?:changes?|tasks?|items?|fixes?)/i.test(content);
+  
+  if (bailed && canRetry(taskId, 'bails')) {
+    incrementRetry(taskId, 'bails');
+    return {
+      shouldRetry: true,
+      reason: 'bail',
+      retryPrompt: `Your previous attempt at this task was incomplete. You said you couldn't finish.\n\nDo not apologize. Do not explain why you couldn't finish. Just complete the remaining work now. Use @@WRITE_FILE for every file you change. If the task is too large, complete the most critical items first.`
+    };
+  }
+  return { shouldRetry: false };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check all retry conditions and return the first match
+ */
+export function checkRetries(taskId, from, content) {
+  // Check in priority order: bail > plan > question
+  let result = shouldRetryBail(taskId, content);
+  if (result.shouldRetry) return result;
+  
+  result = shouldRetryPlan(taskId, from, content);
+  if (result.shouldRetry) return result;
+  
+  result = shouldRetryQuestion(taskId, content);
+  if (result.shouldRetry) return result;
+  
+  return { shouldRetry: false };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get retry statistics for monitoring
+ */
+export function getRetryStats() {
+  const stats = { totalTasks: retryCounters.size, byReason: { questions: 0, plans: 0, bails: 0 } };
+  for (const counters of retryCounters.values()) {
+    stats.byReason.questions += counters.questions;
+    stats.byReason.plans += counters.plans;
+    stats.byReason.bails += counters.bails;
+  }
+  return stats;
+}