livepilot 1.18.0 → 1.18.1

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,124 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.18.1 — Director HIGH-severity patches (April 23 2026)
+
+Patch release addressing 4 of the 12 known issues documented in v1.18.0.
+All three HIGH-severity bugs are fixed, plus 6 medium-severity items
+(data cleanups and doc clarifications). All fixes landed with
+regression-guard tests. 2779 project tests pass + 1 xfail (pre-existing).
+
+### High-severity fixes
+
+- **#1 `create_experiment` auto-proposal returned single-char move_ids.**
+  Python unpacking bug at `mcp_server/experiment/tools.py:267` —
+  `[m[0] for m, _ in scored]` indexed the first character of each
+  move_id string. Fix: `[move_id for move_id, _ in scored[:limit]]`.
+  Pre-fix, calling the director's Flow B with no explicit seeds/move_ids
+  would always fail at run_experiment with `"Move t not found"`.
+
+- **#2 `propose_composer_branches` ignored concept-packet arrangement
+  idioms.** Dub-techno prompts (referencing Basic Channel, Gas, etc.)
+  were collapsed to the generic techno template (Intro→Build→Drop→
+  Breakdown→Drop 2→Outro with 6 standard layers). Fix: "dub techno"
+  is now its own canonical genre in `GENRE_DEFAULTS` and
+  `SECTION_TEMPLATES`, with a continuous-evolution scaffold
+  (Dawn→Pulse→Chord→Depth→Withdraw→Return, 3-5 layers, energy 0.4).
+  Removed the `dub techno → techno` alias that was causing the
+  collapse; added `dub-techno` (hyphenated) as an alias to the new
+  canonical.
+
+- **#3 Director raw-tool-call path bypassed the action ledger.**
+  Min-effective doc fix: Phase 6 of `livepilot-creative-director`
+  now mandates `add_session_memory(category="move_executed", ...)`
+  after raw-tool execution batches, so anti-repetition detection on
+  subsequent creative turns isn't blind. Added a state-inference
+  fallback table in `anti-repetition-rules.md` for when the ledger
+  is still empty (infer recent family from loaded devices, non-default
+  mixer state, clip slot contents). Full architectural fix (route all
+  Phase 6 execution through `apply_semantic_move`/`commit_experiment`)
+  is deferred to v1.19.
+
+### Medium-severity fixes
+
+- **#4 Ping Pong Delay ghost packet.** `affordances/devices/ping-pong-delay.yaml`
+  previously described a standalone device that doesn't exist in
+  Live 12 (`search_browser` returned empty). Rewritten as an explicit
+  mode-alias for Echo with `Channel Mode = 1`. `echo.yaml` now prominently
+  documents the Channel Mode enum (0=Stereo, 1=Ping Pong, 2=Mid/Side).
+
+- **#5 Auto Filter affordance used legacy 20-135 Hz ranges.** Modern
+  `AutoFilter2` class (Live 12 default) uses 0-1 normalized for
+  Frequency, Resonance, and LFO Amount. Live-verified mapping (raw
+  0.45 → display 448 Hz) is now documented in the YAML. Legacy/modern
+  distinction clarified in the notes.
+
+- **#9 `propose_composer_branches` silent count degradation.** Explicit
+  `count=3` at `freshness<0.7` was silently returning 2 seeds because
+  `layer_contrast` was gated behind `freshness>=0.7`. Fix: explicit
+  `count>=3` now raises freshness internally to 0.7 to admit all
+  strategies. Default `count=2` (no override) still respects the
+  freshness gate — preserves the "freshness shapes default strategy
+  count" contract and the existing tests that assert it.
+
+- **#12 Low-novelty-budget escape hatch for 3-plan diversity rule.**
+  `move-family-diversity-rule.md` gained a dedicated section: when
+  `novelty_budget < 0.35` (user prompts like "keep the vibe, just
+  cleaner"), 1-2 family plans is acceptable and honest. Prevents the
+  rule from fighting cleanup requests.
+
+### Bonus fixes
+
+- **`batch_set_parameters` schema gotcha documented.** Core SKILL.md
+  Rule 15 now shows the correct dict-of-dicts shape:
+  `{"ParamName": {"value": v}}`. Live verification surfaced this during
+  v1.18.0 pressure testing.
+
+- **Convolution Reverb phantom `ir_length` already fixed in v1.18.0
+  commit 9** — regression test now guards against reintroduction.
+
+### Tests added
+
+- `test_create_experiment_auto_proposal_no_m0_bug` (source-pattern
+  regression guard)
+- `test_create_experiment_auto_proposal_functional` (mirror-logic
+  integration check)
+- `test_composer_dub_techno_prompt_avoids_drop_scaffold` (no Drop/Drop 2
+  on Basic Channel prompts)
+- `test_propose_composer_branches_honors_explicit_count` (count=3
+  returns 3 regardless of freshness)
+- `test_medium_freshness_count_3_unlocks_all_strategies` (renamed from
+  test encoding the pre-fix bug as desired behavior)
+- `test_medium_freshness_default_count_gives_two` (preserves
+  default-count-respects-freshness contract)
+- `test_ping_pong_delay_is_documented_as_echo_mode`
+- `test_auto_filter_ranges_are_normalized_for_modern_class`
+- `test_low_novelty_escape_hatch_documented`
+- `test_batch_set_parameters_schema_documented`
+- `test_director_phase6_records_ledger_marker`
+- `test_anti_repetition_has_state_inference_fallback`
+
+### Still open for v1.18.2 / v1.19
+
+8 items remain from the v1.18.0 Known Issues list:
+
+- **#7 Packet `avoid` list runtime enforcement** (currently advisory —
+  pre-flight check against tool args needed)
+- **#8 `locked_dimensions` runtime enforcement** (same pattern as #7)
+- **#10 Wonder Mode zero-variant degradation on empty session context**
+- **#11 Evaluation tie-break coarseness** (3-way ties at score 0.6)
+- **Experiment state continuity between branches** (before-snapshot
+  drift)
+- **Hybrid-packet compilation algorithm** (union/intersection logic
+  for "Basic Channel meets Dilla")
+- **~20 missing genre YAMLs** (downtempo, boom_bap, lo_fi, synthwave,
+  techno, etc.) — xfail test tracks this
+- **Full architectural fix for #3** (route director Phase 6 through
+  semantic_move commits, replacing the doc-level fix shipped here)
+
+These are each scoped for focused follow-up sessions — they need new
+infrastructure or architectural decisions not suitable for a patch
+release.
+
 ## 1.18.0 — Creative Director + concept packets + device affordances (April 23 2026)
 
 A structural feature release. Addresses the "agent doesn't variate

package/mcp_server/__init__.py

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """LivePilot MCP Server — bridges MCP protocol to Ableton Live."""
-__version__ = "1.18.0"
+__version__ = "1.18.1"

package/mcp_server/composer/branch_producer.py

@@ -124,7 +124,18 @@ def propose_composer_branches(
 
     intent = parse_prompt(request_text)
 
-    # Gate high-novelty strategies on freshness.
+    # v1.18.1 #9 fix: explicit count=3 overrides the freshness default.
+    # Pre-fix, count=3 at freshness=0.6 silently returned 2 (canonical +
+    # energy_shift only; layer_contrast was gated behind freshness>=0.7).
+    # Now: caller asking for all 3 strategies gets them by internally
+    # raising freshness to 0.7. Count=2 (the default) does NOT raise
+    # freshness — the freshness gate still caps at 1 on low-freshness
+    # runs, which is the documented "freshness cautiously shapes default
+    # strategy count" contract.
+    if count >= 3:
+        freshness = max(freshness, 0.7)
+
+    # Gate high-novelty strategies on (possibly-raised) freshness.
     if freshness < 0.4:
         strategies = [_STRATEGIES[0]]  # canonical only
     elif freshness < 0.7:

package/mcp_server/composer/layer_planner.py

@@ -172,6 +172,19 @@ SECTION_TEMPLATES: dict[str, list[dict]] = {
         {"name": "Drop 2",   "bars": 16, "layers": ["drums", "bass", "lead", "percussion", "vocal", "texture"]},
         {"name": "Outro",     "bars": 8,  "layers": ["drums:-6dB", "texture", "pad"]},
     ],
+    # Dub techno — continuous-evolution aesthetic. No Drop structure, no
+    # Build/Break cycle. Section names reflect dub-techno arrangement idioms:
+    # slow reveal, subtraction before addition, return deeper not louder.
+    # Source: concepts/artists/basic-channel.yaml arrangement_idioms +
+    # live-verification finding from v1.18.0 CHANGELOG #2. v1.18.1 #2 fix.
+    "dub techno": [
+        {"name": "Dawn",      "bars": 16, "layers": ["texture:-12dB"]},
+        {"name": "Pulse",     "bars": 16, "layers": ["drums:-6dB", "texture"]},
+        {"name": "Chord",     "bars": 32, "layers": ["drums", "bass", "pad:-6dB", "texture"]},
+        {"name": "Depth",     "bars": 32, "layers": ["drums", "bass", "pad", "texture"]},
+        {"name": "Withdraw",  "bars": 16, "layers": ["pad:-6dB", "texture:-6dB"]},
+        {"name": "Return",    "bars": 16, "layers": ["texture:-12dB"]},
+    ],
     "house": [
         {"name": "Intro",     "bars": 8,  "layers": ["drums:-6dB", "pad"]},
         {"name": "Verse",     "bars": 16, "layers": ["drums", "bass", "pad"]},

package/mcp_server/composer/prompt_parser.py

@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ GENRE_DEFAULTS: dict[str, dict] = {
         "tempo": 128, "keys": ["Am", "Cm"], "energy": 0.7,
         "layers_min": 5, "layers_max": 7,
     },
+    # Dub techno is its own canonical genre — continuous-evolution aesthetic
+    # referencing Basic Channel / Rhythm & Sound / Gas. Previously aliased to
+    # "techno" which defaulted to Drop-based scaffolds (v1.18.1 #2 fix).
+    "dub techno": {
+        "tempo": 125, "keys": ["Am", "Em"], "energy": 0.4,
+        "layers_min": 3, "layers_max": 5,
+    },
     "house": {
         "tempo": 124, "keys": ["Cm", "Fm"], "energy": 0.6,
         "layers_min": 5, "layers_max": 6,
@@ -93,7 +100,11 @@ _GENRE_ALIASES: dict[str, str] = {
     "industrial techno": "techno",
     "minimal techno": "techno",
     "detroit techno": "techno",
-    "dub techno": "techno",
+    # NOTE: "dub techno" is intentionally NOT aliased to "techno" —
+    # it's now its own canonical genre with dub-appropriate defaults
+    # (see GENRE_DEFAULTS above) and a non-Drop section template (see
+    # layer_planner.SECTION_TEMPLATES).  v1.18.1 #2 fix.
+    "dub-techno": "dub techno",
 }
 
 

package/mcp_server/experiment/tools.py

@@ -244,18 +244,22 @@ def create_experiment(
 
     # ── Mode 2/3: legacy move_ids path ──────────────────────────────────
     if not move_ids:
-        # Auto-propose moves from the registry
+        # Auto-propose moves from the registry by keyword overlap.
+        # v1.18.1 #1 fix: the previous selector indexed the first character
+        # of each move_id (a Python unpacking trap — the variable was
+        # already the full string, the [0] subscript sliced into it).
+        # Result pre-fix: single-char move_ids like 't', 'w', 'm' that
+        # failed at run_experiment with "Move t not found". Now the whole
+        # move_id string is kept.
         from ..semantic_moves import registry
-        from ..semantic_moves.tools import propose_next_best_move
-        # Use the propose function's logic directly
         all_moves = list(registry._REGISTRY.values())
         request_lower = request_text.lower()
-        scored = []
+        request_words = set(request_lower.split())
+        scored: list[tuple[str, float]] = []
         for move in all_moves:
             score = 0.0
             move_words = set(move.move_id.replace("_", " ").split())
             intent_words = set(move.intent.lower().split())
-            request_words = set(request_lower.split())
             overlap = request_words & (move_words | intent_words)
             score += len(overlap) * 0.3
             for dim in move.targets:
@@ -264,7 +268,7 @@ def create_experiment(
             if score > 0.1:
                 scored.append((move.move_id, score))
         scored.sort(key=lambda x: -x[1])
-        move_ids = [m[0] for m, _ in scored[:limit]] if scored else []
+        move_ids = [move_id for move_id, _ in scored[:limit]] if scored else []
 
     if not move_ids:
         return {"error": "No matching semantic moves found for this request"}

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "livepilot",
-  "version": "1.18.0",
+  "version": "1.18.1",
   "mcpName": "io.github.dreamrec/livepilot",
   "description": "Agentic production system for Ableton Live 12 — 427 tools, 52 domains. Device atlas (1305 devices), sample engine (Splice + browser + filesystem), auto-composition, spectral perception, technique memory, creative intelligence (12 engines)",
   "author": "Pilot Studio",

package/remote_script/LivePilot/__init__.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Entry point for the ControlSurface. Ableton calls create_instance(c_instance)
 when this script is selected in Preferences > Link, Tempo & MIDI.
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.18.0"
+__version__ = "1.18.1"
 
 from _Framework.ControlSurface import ControlSurface
 from . import router

package/server.json

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/dreamrec/LivePilot",
     "source": "github"
   },
-  "version": "1.18.0",
+  "version": "1.18.1",
   "packages": [
     {
       "registryType": "npm",
       "identifier": "livepilot",
-      "version": "1.18.0",
+      "version": "1.18.1",
       "transport": {
         "type": "stdio"
       }