fix(prompts): single precedence source, facts-only turn_meta, lean prefix
Closes the constitution P0 cluster and the first prefix-token cut: - #4777: delete the inverted MEMORY_GUIDANCE Tier ladder; assert precedence only in BASE_PROMPT § Whose word wins; slim Authority Recap to a pointer; reject rank-restating recap overrides; align .codewhale/constitution.json authority[] with the canonical five. - #4778: strip Tier/Statute/Article vocabulary from approval, compaction, memory, and personality overlays so layers describe behavior, not rank. - #4780: turn_meta keeps mode/posture as facts and stops re-embedding mode doctrine and permission-question essays every user message. - #4781: project context pack defaults off (opt-in via project_pack=true). - #4784: compress LANGUAGE_PROMPT while keeping English law / user-language reply, including reasoning_content and next-turn switch. Tests: only_the_constitution_states_precedence, memory hygiene, turn_meta fact-only assertions, project_pack default-off.
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@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
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{
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"schema_version": 1,
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"authority": [
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"current user request",
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"live code and tests",
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"GitHub issue/PR details",
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"AGENTS.md and project CLAUDE.md",
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"memory",
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"previous-session handoffs"
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"the user's request, this turn",
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"this constitution",
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"project law and instructions — nearest in scope wins",
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"standing user-global preferences",
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"memory and previous-session handoffs"
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],
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"protected_invariants": [
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"Keep the active first-turn tool-catalog head byte-stable (DeepSeek KV prefix-cache invariant); changes to it must be one-time and deterministic.",
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"Preserve old-session transcript replay: never remove a tool's registration just because it is deprecated/hidden.",
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"Stable Rust only (edition 2024); no nightly features.",
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"Keep the codewhale CLI dispatcher and the codewhale-tui binary in sync when crates/tui changes."
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"Keep the codewhale CLI dispatcher and the codewhale-tui binary in sync when crates/tui changes.",
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"Precedence is stated only in BASE_PROMPT § Whose word wins; other layers describe behavior, not rank."
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],
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"branch_policy": "Start from live branch and handoff truth. Never commit directly to main; use the active integration branch or a fresh codex/... branch/worktree for isolated work, and open reviewable PRs into main. One PR per logical workstream; do not mix unrelated fixes.",
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"verification_policy": {
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@@ -59,6 +59,20 @@ existing one behave the way it already claimed to.
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`shutdown`) can reach a runaway turn instead of waiting on the very turn
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they were meant to stop.
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- Precedence is stated only in the constitution's "Whose word wins" section.
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Memory hygiene no longer ships an inverted Tier list that put the
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constitution above the user's current request; approval, compaction, and
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personality overlays describe behavior without rank vocabulary; and the
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authority recap points at the single source rather than restating a second
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ladder.
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- `<turn_meta>` carries facts (mode, posture, model, workspace), not mode
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doctrine or permission-question essays re-asserted every user message.
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- The project context pack (pretty-printed workspace tree) is off by default
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and opt-in via `[context] project_pack = true`. Language law is compressed
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while keeping the English-constitution / user-language-reply contract.
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## [0.9.1] - 2026-07-24
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### Dogfood follow-ups (2026-07-24)
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@@ -1838,7 +1838,10 @@ pub struct ContextConfig {
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#[serde(default)]
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pub enabled: Option<bool>,
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/// Include a deterministic project context pack in the stable prompt
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/// prefix. Default: true; set `[context] project_pack = false` to disable.
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/// prefix. Default: false — the pack is a large pretty-printed directory
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/// listing the model can rebuild with one `File` call (#4781). Set
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/// `[context] project_pack = true` to opt in (useful for weak tool-calling
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/// models).
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#[serde(default)]
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pub project_pack: Option<bool>,
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/// Ignored (was: seam verbatim window).
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@@ -5320,7 +5323,7 @@ impl Config {
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#[must_use]
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pub fn project_context_pack_enabled(&self) -> bool {
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self.context.project_pack.unwrap_or(true)
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self.context.project_pack.unwrap_or(false)
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}
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/// Return whether shell execution is allowed for noninteractive and
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@@ -5341,8 +5341,12 @@ fn removed_context_per_model_table_is_ignored_for_compatibility() -> Result<()>
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}
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#[test]
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fn project_context_pack_defaults_on_and_can_be_disabled() {
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fn project_context_pack_defaults_off_and_can_be_enabled() {
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// #4781: project context pack is opt-in (large pretty-printed tree).
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let mut config = Config::default();
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assert!(!config.project_context_pack_enabled());
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config.context.project_pack = Some(true);
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assert!(config.project_context_pack_enabled());
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config.context.project_pack = Some(false);
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@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ impl Default for EngineConfig {
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skills_scan_codewhale_only: false,
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plugin_registry: None,
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instructions: Vec::new(),
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project_context_pack_enabled: true,
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project_context_pack_enabled: false,
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translation_enabled: false,
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show_thinking: true,
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// High backstop rather than a working ceiling: the in-turn
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@@ -735,6 +735,10 @@ fn subagent_mailbox_best_effort_send_permitted(
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}
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impl Engine {
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/// Mode doctrine for the stable system prefix. Kept as a pure lookup so
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/// call sites that need the overlay text (not turn_meta — see #4780) share
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/// one mapping.
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#[allow(dead_code)] // retained for approval-gate / prefix helpers; turn_meta no longer embeds it
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fn mode_runtime_instructions(mode: AppMode) -> &'static str {
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match mode {
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AppMode::Agent | AppMode::Auto | AppMode::Yolo => prompts::AGENT_MODE,
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@@ -744,6 +748,9 @@ impl Engine {
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.trim()
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}
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/// Per-posture question discipline. Lives with the approval overlays in the
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/// stable prefix / gate errors — not re-asserted every turn (#4780).
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#[allow(dead_code)] // surface via approval-gate errors when those are tightened
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fn permission_question_discipline(
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approval_mode: crate::tui::approval::ApprovalMode,
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) -> &'static str {
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@@ -2506,6 +2513,10 @@ impl Engine {
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.map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
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.filter(|s| !s.is_empty());
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// Facts only (#4780). Mode doctrine and permission-question discipline
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// ship once in the stable system prefix (mode/approval overlays); re-
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// asserting hundreds of tokens of doctrine here out-shouts the
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// constitution by salience every user message.
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let mut lines = vec![
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format!("Current local date: {today}"),
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// Workspace path moved here from the static `## Environment` block so
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@@ -2514,20 +2525,10 @@ impl Engine {
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format!("Current workspace: {}", self.config.workspace.display()),
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format!("Current model: {routed_model}"),
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format!("Current mode: {}", self.current_mode.as_setting()),
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"Current mode policy source: runtime".to_string(),
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format!(
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"Current mode policy:\n{}",
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Self::mode_runtime_instructions(self.current_mode)
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),
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format!(
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"Current permission posture: {}",
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self.session.approval_mode.permission_chip_label()
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),
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"Current permission policy source: effective runtime authority".to_string(),
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format!(
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"Current question discipline: {}",
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Self::permission_question_discipline(self.session.approval_mode)
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),
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format!("Input provenance: {}", provenance.as_str()),
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format!(
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"Input authority: {}",
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@@ -9884,7 +9884,8 @@ fn external_user_wording_does_not_downgrade_standing_authority() {
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}
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#[test]
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fn turn_metadata_includes_plan_mode_policy() {
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fn turn_metadata_includes_plan_mode_as_fact_only() {
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// #4780: turn_meta carries mode as a label, not the full mode doctrine.
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let tmp = tempdir().expect("tempdir");
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let config = EngineConfig {
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workspace: tmp.path().to_path_buf(),
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@@ -9907,41 +9908,32 @@ fn turn_metadata_includes_plan_mode_policy() {
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assert!(text.contains("Current mode: plan"), "got: {text}");
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assert!(
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text.contains("Current mode policy source: runtime"),
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"got: {text}"
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!text.contains("Current mode policy"),
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"mode doctrine must not re-enter turn_meta: {text}"
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);
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assert!(text.contains("##### Mode: Plan"), "got: {text}");
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assert!(
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text.contains("All writes, patches, shell commands,")
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&& text.contains("and code execution are blocked"),
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"got: {text}"
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!text.contains("##### Mode: Plan"),
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"mode overlay text must not re-enter turn_meta: {text}"
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);
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assert!(
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!text.contains("All writes, patches, shell commands,"),
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"mode doctrine must not re-enter turn_meta: {text}"
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);
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}
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#[test]
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fn turn_metadata_projects_effective_permission_question_discipline() {
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fn turn_metadata_projects_permission_posture_as_fact_only() {
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// #4780: posture is a fact; question-discipline prose stays out of turn_meta.
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use crate::tui::approval::ApprovalMode;
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let cases = [
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(
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ApprovalMode::Suggest,
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"Ask",
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"Tool approvals and user decisions are separate",
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),
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(
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ApprovalMode::Auto,
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"Auto-Review",
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"Do not ask the user questions or pause for a user decision",
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),
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(
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ApprovalMode::Bypass,
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"Full Access",
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"Full Access does not authorize invented intent",
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),
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(ApprovalMode::Never, "Never", "Remain read-only"),
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(ApprovalMode::Suggest, "Ask"),
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(ApprovalMode::Auto, "Auto-Review"),
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(ApprovalMode::Bypass, "Full Access"),
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(ApprovalMode::Never, "Never"),
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];
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for (approval_mode, posture, question_marker) in cases {
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for (approval_mode, posture) in cases {
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let tmp = tempdir().expect("tempdir");
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let config = EngineConfig {
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workspace: tmp.path().to_path_buf(),
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@@ -9964,10 +9956,13 @@ fn turn_metadata_projects_effective_permission_question_discipline() {
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"{posture}: {text}"
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);
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assert!(
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text.contains("Current permission policy source: effective runtime authority"),
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"{posture}: {text}"
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!text.contains("Current permission policy source"),
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"{posture}: doctrine must not re-enter turn_meta: {text}"
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);
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assert!(
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!text.contains("Current question discipline"),
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"{posture}: question discipline must not re-enter turn_meta: {text}"
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);
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assert!(text.contains(question_marker), "{posture}: {text}");
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}
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}
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+141
-44
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl Default for PromptSessionContext<'_> {
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Self {
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user_memory_block: None,
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goal_objective: None,
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project_context_pack_enabled: true,
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project_context_pack_enabled: false,
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locale_tag: "en",
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translation_enabled: false,
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model_id: "codewhale",
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@@ -490,10 +490,56 @@ pub fn set_locale_closer_vi_override(s: String) -> Result<(), String> {
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}
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/// Replace the trailing `## Authority Recap` block.
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///
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/// The recap must not restate or reorder ranks — precedence lives only in
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/// `BASE_PROMPT` § Whose word wins (#4777). Reject overrides that introduce
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/// numbered ranks or claim a different ordering.
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pub fn set_authority_recap_override(s: String) -> Result<(), String> {
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validate_authority_recap_override(&s)?;
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set_prompt_override(&AUTHORITY_RECAP_OVERRIDE, s)
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}
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fn validate_authority_recap_override(s: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
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// Retired rank vocabulary and any restated ordering both re-introduce a
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// second authority ladder; refuse them. Precedence lives only in
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// BASE_PROMPT § Whose word wins (#4777).
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let lower = s.to_ascii_lowercase();
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for forbidden in [
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"tier ",
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"statute",
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"regulation",
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"local law",
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"article ",
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"outrank",
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"whose word wins", // override may *point* at the section only via the default; custom text that re-embeds the ladder is refused below
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] {
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// Allow the default pointer phrase "consult ### Whose word wins".
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if forbidden == "whose word wins" {
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continue;
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}
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if lower.contains(forbidden) {
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return Err(format!(
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"authority recap override must not restate ranks (found {forbidden:?}); \
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precedence is only in BASE_PROMPT § Whose word wins"
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));
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}
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}
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// A custom numbered 1..5 ladder is the classic reorder footgun.
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let has_numbered_ladder = (1..=5).all(|n| {
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lower.contains(&format!("\n{n}."))
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|| lower.contains(&format!("\n{n})"))
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|| lower.contains(&format!(" {n}. "))
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});
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if has_numbered_ladder {
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return Err(
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"authority recap override must not restate a numbered authority ladder; \
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precedence is only in BASE_PROMPT § Whose word wins"
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.to_string(),
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);
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}
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Ok(())
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}
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/// Replace the byte-stable base/personality prompt segment for subsequent
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/// prompt composition. First call wins; later calls return the rejected
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/// composer so embedders can preserve ownership.
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@@ -993,19 +1039,16 @@ fn render_core_tool_group(group: &[&str], core_tools: &[&str]) -> Option<String>
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}
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/// Authority recap block — appended at the end of the system prompt,
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/// just before the user's first message. Uses recency bias constructively:
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/// this is the last thing the model reads before generating, so it
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/// reinforces the Constitutional hierarchy without occupying cache-stable
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/// prefix space.
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/// just before the user's first message. Uses recency bias constructively
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/// without restating ranks: precedence is stated only in `BASE_PROMPT`
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/// § Whose word wins (#4777).
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const AUTHORITY_RECAP: &str = "\
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## Authority Recap
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Codewhale's constitution governs your behavior. Ground truth underlies the
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whole list: the user may override a fact, but no one may invent one. When
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guidance conflicts, the user's request this turn outranks this constitution,
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which outranks nearest-scope project law and instructions, which outrank
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standing user-global preferences, which outrank memory and previous-session
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handoffs. When in doubt, consult ### Whose word wins.";
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guidance conflicts, consult ### Whose word wins — that is the only place
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precedence is stated.";
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pub fn compose_prompt(personality: Personality) -> String {
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compose_prompt_with_approval_model_and_shell(personality, "codewhale")
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@@ -1105,7 +1148,7 @@ pub fn system_prompt_for_mode_with_context_and_skills(
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PromptSessionContext {
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user_memory_block,
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goal_objective: None,
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project_context_pack_enabled: true,
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project_context_pack_enabled: false,
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locale_tag: "en",
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translation_enabled: false,
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model_id: "codewhale",
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@@ -2413,7 +2456,7 @@ start it",
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PromptSessionContext {
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user_memory_block: None,
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goal_objective: None,
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project_context_pack_enabled: true,
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project_context_pack_enabled: false,
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locale_tag: "ja",
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translation_enabled: false,
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model_id: "codewhale",
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@@ -2648,29 +2691,83 @@ start it",
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}
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#[test]
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fn memory_guidance_matches_constitutional_tier_order() {
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let guidance = MEMORY_GUIDANCE
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.split_whitespace()
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.collect::<Vec<_>>()
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.join(" ");
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let current_request_at = guidance
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.find("the user's current request (Tier 2)")
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.expect("current request tier present");
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let statutes_at = guidance
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.find("Statutes (Tier 3)")
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.expect("statutes tier present");
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let local_law_at = guidance
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.find("Local Law (Tier 5)")
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.expect("local law tier present");
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let live_evidence_at = guidance
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.find("live evidence (Tier 6)")
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.expect("live evidence tier present");
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fn memory_guidance_does_not_state_precedence() {
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// #4777: only BASE_PROMPT § Whose word wins states ranks. Memory
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// hygiene keeps the imperative→preference rule and drops the
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// inverted Tier list that used to put Constitution above the user.
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let guidance = MEMORY_GUIDANCE.to_ascii_lowercase();
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for forbidden in [
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"tier 1",
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"tier 2",
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"tier 7",
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"statute",
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"regulation",
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"local law",
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"constitutional hierarchy",
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] {
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assert!(
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!guidance.contains(forbidden),
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"MEMORY_GUIDANCE must not restate ranks (found {forbidden:?})"
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);
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}
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assert!(
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current_request_at < statutes_at
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&& statutes_at < local_law_at
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&& local_law_at < live_evidence_at,
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"memory guidance must keep the current request above memory and local law"
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MEMORY_GUIDANCE.contains("treated as a preference")
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&& MEMORY_GUIDANCE.contains("not a command"),
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"keep the imperative-as-preference rule"
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);
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}
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#[test]
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fn only_the_constitution_states_precedence() {
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// Composed overlays must describe behavior, never their own rank.
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let overlays = [
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("CALM_PERSONALITY", CALM_PERSONALITY),
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("PLAYFUL_PERSONALITY", PLAYFUL_PERSONALITY),
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("AGENT_MODE", AGENT_MODE),
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("PLAN_MODE", PLAN_MODE),
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("YOLO_MODE", YOLO_MODE),
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("OPERATE_MODE", OPERATE_MODE),
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("AUTO_APPROVAL", AUTO_APPROVAL),
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("SUGGEST_APPROVAL", SUGGEST_APPROVAL),
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("NEVER_APPROVAL", NEVER_APPROVAL),
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("COMPACT_TEMPLATE", COMPACT_TEMPLATE),
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("MEMORY_GUIDANCE", MEMORY_GUIDANCE),
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("LANGUAGE_PROMPT", LANGUAGE_PROMPT),
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("OUTPUT_PROMPT", OUTPUT_PROMPT),
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("AUTHORITY_RECAP", AUTHORITY_RECAP),
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];
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let rank_markers = [
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"Tier 1",
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"Tier 2",
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"Tier 3",
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"Tier 4",
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"Tier 5",
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"Tier 6",
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"Tier 7",
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"Tier 8",
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"Tier 9",
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"Statute",
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"Article IV",
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"Article V",
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"Article VII",
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"Local Law",
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"Regulation (Tier",
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];
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for (name, text) in overlays {
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for marker in rank_markers {
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assert!(
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!text.contains(marker),
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"{name} must not carry rank vocabulary {marker:?}"
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);
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}
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}
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assert!(
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BASE_PROMPT.contains("### Whose word wins"),
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"canonical precedence section must remain in BASE_PROMPT"
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);
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assert!(
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BASE_PROMPT.contains("This ordering is stated here and nowhere else"),
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"BASE_PROMPT must assert single-source precedence"
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||||
);
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}
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@@ -2717,6 +2814,7 @@ start it",
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PromptSessionContext {
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user_memory_block: None,
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||||
goal_objective: None,
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// Explicit opt-in — pack is off by default (#4781).
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project_context_pack_enabled: true,
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locale_tag: "en",
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translation_enabled: false,
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||||
@@ -2983,8 +3081,8 @@ start it",
|
||||
"Plan may summarize the user-facing mode delta"
|
||||
);
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||||
assert!(
|
||||
NEVER_APPROVAL.contains("This approval policy is a Tier 2 Statute"),
|
||||
"the approval overlay keeps the policy authority explanation"
|
||||
NEVER_APPROVAL.contains("The write-block is a runtime setting"),
|
||||
"the approval overlay keeps the policy authority explanation without rank vocabulary"
|
||||
);
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -3042,7 +3140,7 @@ start it",
|
||||
PromptSessionContext {
|
||||
user_memory_block: None,
|
||||
goal_objective: Some("Fix transcript corruption"),
|
||||
project_context_pack_enabled: true,
|
||||
project_context_pack_enabled: false,
|
||||
locale_tag: "en",
|
||||
translation_enabled: false,
|
||||
model_id: "codewhale",
|
||||
@@ -3078,7 +3176,7 @@ start it",
|
||||
PromptSessionContext {
|
||||
user_memory_block: None,
|
||||
goal_objective: Some(" "),
|
||||
project_context_pack_enabled: true,
|
||||
project_context_pack_enabled: false,
|
||||
locale_tag: "en",
|
||||
translation_enabled: false,
|
||||
model_id: "codewhale",
|
||||
@@ -3128,13 +3226,12 @@ start it",
|
||||
"default static prompt must still include the language segment"
|
||||
);
|
||||
assert!(
|
||||
LANGUAGE_PROMPT.contains("latest user message first")
|
||||
&& LANGUAGE_PROMPT.contains("README.zh-CN.md")
|
||||
&& LANGUAGE_PROMPT.contains("tool results")
|
||||
&& LANGUAGE_PROMPT
|
||||
.contains("even when the `lang` field in `## Environment` is `en`")
|
||||
&& LANGUAGE_PROMPT.contains("Use the `lang` field only when"),
|
||||
"language segment must preserve the old default language-selection contract"
|
||||
LANGUAGE_PROMPT.contains("latest user message")
|
||||
&& LANGUAGE_PROMPT.contains("fallback, not an override")
|
||||
&& LANGUAGE_PROMPT.contains("localized READMEs")
|
||||
&& LANGUAGE_PROMPT.contains("Use the `lang` field only when")
|
||||
&& LANGUAGE_PROMPT.contains("constitution and other system law stay English"),
|
||||
"language segment must keep the mirror contract while staying short (#4784)"
|
||||
);
|
||||
assert!(
|
||||
LANGUAGE_PROMPT.contains("reasoning_content")
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -154,22 +154,38 @@ When guidance conflicts, each yields to the one before it:
|
||||
4. Your standing user-global preferences.
|
||||
5. Memory and previous-session handoffs.
|
||||
|
||||
This ordering is stated here and nowhere else. Every other layer describes what
|
||||
it does, not where it ranks.
|
||||
|
||||
At equal rank, the more specific and the more recent govern. Ground truth
|
||||
underlies the whole list: the user may override a fact, but no one may invent
|
||||
one. A tie you cannot break is not yours to break — name it, and ask.
|
||||
"#;
|
||||
/// Language mirroring law, split from the compact constitution in 0.9.0.
|
||||
///
|
||||
/// The constitution and internal law stay English (machine-facing, one
|
||||
/// invariant). User-facing prose — including `reasoning_content` — mirrors the
|
||||
/// user's language. Keep this block short; locale bookends reinforce the same
|
||||
/// contract from both ends of the prompt.
|
||||
pub const LANGUAGE_PROMPT: &str = r#"## Language
|
||||
|
||||
Choose the natural language for each turn from the latest user message first, both for `reasoning_content` and for the final reply. If the latest user message is clearly English, your `reasoning_content` and final reply must stay English. This remains true after reading non-English files, localized READMEs such as `README.zh-CN.md`, issue comments, docs, command output, or tool results.
|
||||
Answer the user in their language — including `reasoning_content` — so expanding
|
||||
thinking is not a jarring read-back. Choose that language from the **latest
|
||||
user message** first. Switch on the very next turn when they switch; do not
|
||||
carry the previous language forward.
|
||||
|
||||
If the latest user message is clearly Simplified Chinese, your `reasoning_content` and final reply must both be in Simplified Chinese, even when the `lang` field in `## Environment` is `en`, even when the surrounding system prompt is in English, and even when the task context is overwhelmingly English. Thinking in a different language than the user just wrote in creates a jarring read-back when they expand the thinking block; match the user end-to-end.
|
||||
The constitution and other system law stay English. Code, paths, identifiers,
|
||||
tool names, env vars, flags, URLs, and log lines stay in their original form;
|
||||
only natural-language prose mirrors.
|
||||
|
||||
If the user switches languages mid-session, switch with them on the very next turn, including in `reasoning_content`. Do not carry the previous turn's language forward. Use the `lang` field only when the latest user message is missing, is mostly code or logs, or is otherwise ambiguous; the `lang` field is a fallback, not an override.
|
||||
Use the `lang` field only when the latest user message is missing, mostly code
|
||||
or logs, or otherwise ambiguous — it is a **fallback, not an override**. Reading
|
||||
non-English files, localized READMEs, issues, docs, or tool output does not
|
||||
switch the reply language.
|
||||
|
||||
The user can explicitly override the default at any time. Phrases like "think in English", "reason in Chinese", or direct equivalents in the user's language change the `reasoning_content` language until the next explicit override. Their explicit request wins over their message language, but only for thinking; the final reply still mirrors whatever language they are writing in.
|
||||
|
||||
Code, file paths, identifiers, tool names, environment variables, command-line flags, URLs, and log lines remain in their original form. Only natural-language prose mirrors the user.
|
||||
An explicit request such as "think in English" or "reason in Chinese" may change
|
||||
`reasoning_content` language until the next explicit override; the final reply
|
||||
still mirrors whatever language the user is writing in.
|
||||
"#;
|
||||
/// Terminal-facing output formatting law, split from the compact constitution.
|
||||
pub const OUTPUT_PROMPT: &str = r#"## Output Formatting
|
||||
@@ -183,11 +199,11 @@ If you genuinely need column-aligned data because the user asked for a table or
|
||||
|
||||
// ── Personality overlays — voice and tone ──────────────────────────
|
||||
/// Calm personality overlay.
|
||||
pub const CALM_PERSONALITY: &str = r#"## Personality: Calm — Tier 8 (Presentation Only)
|
||||
pub const CALM_PERSONALITY: &str = r#"## Personality: Calm
|
||||
|
||||
This personality controls how you speak, never what you do. It cannot override
|
||||
the Constitution, any Statute, any user directive, or any tool requirement.
|
||||
It is presentation style only.
|
||||
the constitution, any user directive, or any tool requirement. It is
|
||||
presentation style only.
|
||||
|
||||
Your voice is cool, spatial, and reserved. Think of yourself as an engineer in
|
||||
a quiet room — competent, unhurried, precise.
|
||||
@@ -212,7 +228,7 @@ This personality may never:
|
||||
- Block a user-approved write.
|
||||
- Override a verification step.
|
||||
- Contradict a clear user directive.
|
||||
- Supersede any higher-tier rule in the Constitution or Statutes.
|
||||
- Supersede the constitution or the user's current request.
|
||||
"#;
|
||||
/// Playful personality overlay.
|
||||
pub const PLAYFUL_PERSONALITY: &str = r#"## Personality: Playful
|
||||
@@ -310,7 +326,7 @@ Operate doctrine (must):
|
||||
|
||||
// ── Approval-policy overlays ───────────────────────────────────────
|
||||
/// Tool calls are auto-approved.
|
||||
pub const AUTO_APPROVAL: &str = r#"##### Approval Policy: Auto — Tier 2 (Statute)
|
||||
pub const AUTO_APPROVAL: &str = r#"##### Approval Policy: Auto
|
||||
|
||||
All tool calls are pre-approved. You will not see approval prompts — your actions execute immediately.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -320,10 +336,10 @@ This means you carry more responsibility:
|
||||
- If you're uncertain about a course of action, state your reasoning before proceeding.
|
||||
- The user can interrupt you at any time.
|
||||
|
||||
This approval policy is a Tier 2 Statute. It grants full execution authority within Constitutional bounds. Article IV (Duty of Action) applies fully — you are expected to execute, not narrate. Article V (Discipline of Verification) still applies — verify your work even when no one prompts you to.
|
||||
Execute rather than narrate. Verification still applies — check your work even when no one prompts you to.
|
||||
"#;
|
||||
/// Tool calls require confirmation.
|
||||
pub const SUGGEST_APPROVAL: &str = r#"##### Approval Policy: Suggest — Tier 2 (Statute)
|
||||
pub const SUGGEST_APPROVAL: &str = r#"##### Approval Policy: Suggest
|
||||
|
||||
Read-only operations run silently. Write operations (file edits, patches, shell execution, sub-agent spawns, CSV batches) require user approval before executing.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -333,10 +349,10 @@ When you need approval:
|
||||
|
||||
Decomposition is your best tool for earning approvals. A clear plan with verifiable steps gets approved faster than an opaque request.
|
||||
|
||||
This approval policy is a Tier 2 Statute. It controls which tool calls are gated. In accordance with Article VII of the Constitution, it may be overridden only by a higher-tier rule or by the user's explicit request within an approval dialog.
|
||||
This policy only controls which tool calls are gated. The user may change it at any time, including by approving or denying a specific prompt.
|
||||
"#;
|
||||
/// Tool calls are blocked.
|
||||
pub const NEVER_APPROVAL: &str = r#"##### Approval Policy: Never — Tier 2 (Statute)
|
||||
pub const NEVER_APPROVAL: &str = r#"##### Approval Policy: Never
|
||||
|
||||
All write operations are blocked. You can read, search, and investigate, but you cannot modify the workspace.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -347,13 +363,13 @@ This is a read-only mode. Use it to:
|
||||
|
||||
If the user asks you to edit files, run shell commands, apply patches, or otherwise change the workspace while this policy is active, do not draft a large implementation first. Stop early, say that the current approval policy blocks writes, and give the exact escape hatch: run `/config approval_mode suggest` for prompted writes, or select Full Access only in a trusted workspace.
|
||||
|
||||
This approval policy is a Tier 2 Statute. It enforces the write-block mandated by Plan mode. In accordance with Article VII, the user may change this policy at any time — the block is a runtime setting, not a Constitutional prohibition.
|
||||
The write-block is a runtime setting the user may change at any time — not a prohibition in the constitution itself.
|
||||
"#;
|
||||
|
||||
// ── Runtime templates ──────────────────────────────────────────────
|
||||
/// Compaction relay template — written into the system prompt so the
|
||||
/// model knows the format to use when writing `.codewhale/handoff.md`.
|
||||
pub const COMPACT_TEMPLATE: &str = r#"## Compaction Relay — Tier 9 (Precedent)
|
||||
pub const COMPACT_TEMPLATE: &str = r#"## Compaction Relay
|
||||
|
||||
The conversation above this point has been compacted. Below is a structured summary of what was discussed and decided. Read this first — it replaces re-reading the compressed transcript.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -380,12 +396,11 @@ The conversation above this point has been compacted. Below is a structured summ
|
||||
### Next step
|
||||
[The single next action to take when resuming — one line, concrete]
|
||||
|
||||
**Staleability:** This handoff is Tier 9 in the Constitutional hierarchy. It
|
||||
is useful context but subordinate to live tool output, file contents, the
|
||||
current repository state, and the user's current request. A handoff that
|
||||
declares a blocker does not bind a user who says to proceed. A handoff that
|
||||
claims completion does not override evidence that the work is unfinished.
|
||||
Use this summary as orientation, not as law.
|
||||
**Staleability:** This handoff is useful context, not law. Live tool output,
|
||||
file contents, the current repository state, and the user's current request
|
||||
outrank it. A handoff that declares a blocker does not bind a user who says to
|
||||
proceed. A handoff that claims completion does not override evidence that the
|
||||
work is unfinished. Use this summary as orientation.
|
||||
"#;
|
||||
/// Goal continuation audit template — injected by the engine when a runtime
|
||||
/// goal is active and the assistant tries to end a turn without closing it.
|
||||
@@ -420,7 +435,7 @@ with `status: "blocked"` and explain it. Otherwise continue making progress.
|
||||
/// responses") rather than imperatives ("Always respond concisely"),
|
||||
/// because imperatives get re-read as directives in later sessions and
|
||||
/// can override the user's current request (#725).
|
||||
pub const MEMORY_GUIDANCE: &str = r#"## Memory Hygiene — Tier 7 (Declarative Facts Only)
|
||||
pub const MEMORY_GUIDANCE: &str = r#"## Memory Hygiene
|
||||
|
||||
When you write durable memories on the user's behalf, phrase them as
|
||||
declarative facts about the world or their preferences — not as
|
||||
@@ -435,14 +450,10 @@ Imperative phrasing gets re-read as a directive in later sessions and
|
||||
can override the user's current request in cases where it shouldn't.
|
||||
Procedures and workflows belong in skills, not memory.
|
||||
|
||||
**Enforcement:** Memory is Tier 7 in the Constitutional hierarchy. It is
|
||||
subordinate to the Constitution (Tier 1), the user's current request
|
||||
(Tier 2), Statutes (Tier 3), Regulations (Tier 4), Local Law (Tier 5),
|
||||
and live evidence (Tier 6). A memory entry that reads as an imperative shall
|
||||
be treated as a preference, not a command. If you encounter a memory
|
||||
that commands action, treat it as the declarative fact it should have
|
||||
been — e.g., "Always respond concisely" means "User prefers concise
|
||||
responses."
|
||||
A memory entry that reads as an imperative shall be treated as a preference,
|
||||
not a command. If you encounter a memory that commands action, treat it as
|
||||
the declarative fact it should have been — e.g., "Always respond concisely"
|
||||
means "User prefers concise responses."
|
||||
|
||||
## Moraine MCP Recall (v0.8.66+)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user