diff --git a/components/settings/agent-section.tsx b/components/settings/agent-section.tsx
index 32346ed..307b8fe 100644
--- a/components/settings/agent-section.tsx
+++ b/components/settings/agent-section.tsx
@@ -131,19 +131,6 @@ export function composeGraphTools(agent: AgentSettings | undefined, on: boolean)
return { ...agent, graphTools: { enabled: on } };
}
-/** The research tool runs on the search port — the teacher registry DROPS
- * it when no engine is live (chat-handler's searchAvailable, the same
- * /api/search signal the section fetches). Pure — exported for tests.
- * Teacher-stream flag 2026-09-22: the settings row grays on the SAME
- * signal, so the row and the actual registry availability can never
- * disagree. `search === null` (loading/failed) grays NOTHING. */
-export function researchToolUnavailable(
- toolId: string,
- search: { available: boolean } | null,
-): boolean {
- return toolId === "research" && search !== null && !search.available;
-}
-
/** Compose: one slot's model/thinking override. Empty model = absent
* override (Default — falls to the factory pin); empty thinking = the
* tier keeps its resolved thinking budget. Per-field independence, same
@@ -792,28 +779,19 @@ export function AgentSection({
);
})()}
- {TOGGLE_TOOLS.map((id) => {
- // Research needs a live search engine; the row + toggle gray
- // on the same signal the registry drops the tool on (see
- // researchToolUnavailable). The reason rides as the hint.
- const searchDown = researchToolUnavailable(id, search);
- return (
-
- onSectionChange(composeTool(agent, id, on))}
- />
-
- );
- })}
+ {TOGGLE_TOOLS.map((id) => (
+
+ onSectionChange(composeTool(agent, id, on))}
+ />
+
+ ))}
{(() => {
const engine = agent?.search?.engine ?? null;
const anyKey = engineKeys.tavily === true || engineKeys.brave === true;
diff --git a/src/agent/subagents/researcher.ts b/src/agent/subagents/researcher.ts
index 943d900..c3a979f 100644
--- a/src/agent/subagents/researcher.ts
+++ b/src/agent/subagents/researcher.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ Tool outputs may be error strings (e.g. search unconfigured, a page that failed
Adapt: try another URL or another search angle; if research is genuinely impossible, say so
in the brief instead of inventing facts.
+If web_search reports that search is unavailable because credentials are missing, do not retry it with different queries. Use web_fetch when you have source URLs, and continue with any other available sources. If the missing search capability materially limits your work, state the limitation and the missing-key setup needed in your brief. Never invent search results or sources.
+
Your FINAL assistant message is your entire deliverable — it must stand alone, using this format:
## Summary
@@ -70,8 +72,7 @@ export interface ResearcherRunOptions {
/** The search seam (search port wave, 2026-09-20): resolves the LIVE
* provider per call, null = honestly unavailable (the web_search tool
* reports that in its output — no crash, no silent fallback). Absent
- * seam reads as unavailable: the server wiring always injects one; the
- * dispatch-level drop (jobTools) keeps doomed jobs from even starting. */
+ * seam reads as unavailable; web_fetch remains usable without it. */
search?: () => SearchProvider | null;
/** The researcher's PDF dir (PDF wave, 2026-10-07): when present, the
* toolset gains web_fetch_pdf + pdf_info/pdf_extract/pdf_search scoped
diff --git a/src/agent/subagents/runner.ts b/src/agent/subagents/runner.ts
index 042796f..41a3d40 100644
--- a/src/agent/subagents/runner.ts
+++ b/src/agent/subagents/runner.ts
@@ -82,9 +82,8 @@ export interface JobRunnerDeps {
/** The search seam (search port wave, 2026-09-20): resolves the LIVE
* provider fresh per job — server/search.ts composition injected by
* the wiring; null = honestly unavailable (the researcher's web_search
- * reports it). Absent seam (tests) reads the same. The dispatch-level
- * drop (jobTools' searchAvailable) uses the same signal — jobs already
- * in flight when a key disappears still fail honestly, never crash. */
+ * reports it as recoverable text). Absent seam (tests) reads the same;
+ * research dispatch and web_fetch do not require search credentials. */
searchProvider?: () => SearchProvider | null;
/** Key-presence gate (provider-key interlude, 2026-09-25): given the
* resolved engine's provider + the kind's slot tier, return the
diff --git a/src/agent/tools.ts b/src/agent/tools.ts
index a9cc81b..e0d8d3f 100644
--- a/src/agent/tools.ts
+++ b/src/agent/tools.ts
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@ export interface ProberToolContext extends ProbeDoneContext {
jobStore: JobStore;
/** Fire the background runner for a freshly created job. */
spawn: (job: JobRecord, input: ResearchInput | DemoInput | VisualInput | PdfInput) => void;
- /** Search availability — the research dispatch tool's honest-disable
- * signal (same gate as the teacher's). Absent = available. */
+ /** Retained search-status seam; research dispatch is available keylessly. */
searchAvailable?: () => boolean;
/** The prober's graph-map reader (wave 7): present = the two map tools
* (list_sessions / list_propositions) are registered. The composition
@@ -331,13 +330,12 @@ export function createProberTools(
// research + pdf are ALWAYS available in every phase — the
// prober can verify facts or read learner PDFs while assessing.
// demo/visual stay teach-phase-only (they need the lesson's plan
- // context). Same gating as the teacher: toggle-filtered here,
- // research subject to the searchAvailable gate (honestly absent
- // when no engine is live).
+ // context). Same user-toggle filtering as the teacher; research
+ // remains available without a search-provider key.
...(jobs.research ? { research: jobs.research } : {}),
pdf: jobs.pdf!,
// The map reader (wave 7): present only when the settings gate
- // opened — same registration-time drop as the search gate.
+ // opened.
...(ctx.graphStore
? proberGraphTools({ chatStore: ctx.chatStore, graphStore: ctx.graphStore })
: {}),
@@ -400,9 +398,7 @@ export interface TeacherToolContext extends PlanToolContext {
* rides along — the spawn fires mid-stream, before the tool part is
* persisted to the transcript (a transcript scan would race it). */
spawn: (job: JobRecord, input: ResearchInput | DemoInput | VisualInput | PdfInput) => void;
- /** Search availability (search port wave, 2026-09-20): the research
- * dispatch tool's honest-disable signal — no live engine = the tool
- * drops from this registry (JobToolContext.searchAvailable). */
+ /** Retained search-status seam; research dispatch is available keylessly. */
searchAvailable?: () => boolean;
}
@@ -462,10 +458,6 @@ export function createTeacherTools(
find: findTool,
grep: grepTool,
...planTools(ctx),
- // Fix wave (2026-09-20): searchAvailable was RECEIVED here but
- // DROPPED when building the inner JobToolContext — the drop-gate
- // always took its ?? true default. Threaded now: the live signal
- // reaches jobTools' research gate.
...jobTools({ chatId: ctx.chatId, jobStore: ctx.jobStore, spawn: ctx.spawn, searchAvailable: ctx.searchAvailable }),
},
withoutMechanics(enabled),
diff --git a/src/agent/tools/jobs.ts b/src/agent/tools/jobs.ts
index edbb9d1..00a78ca 100644
--- a/src/agent/tools/jobs.ts
+++ b/src/agent/tools/jobs.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,9 @@ export interface JobToolContext {
* input rides along because the spawn happens MID-STREAM, before
* onFinish persists the tool part — a transcript scan would race it. */
spawn: (job: JobRecord, input: ResearchInput | DemoInput | VisualInput | PdfInput) => void;
- /** Search availability (search port wave, 2026-09-20): the honest
- * disable signal for the research dispatch tool — no live engine
- * means NO research tool in the registry (owner decision: registry-
- * level drop, no doomed dispatch, no silent fallback). Absent =
- * available (tests + any seam without search wiring). */
+ /** Search-provider availability, retained for existing composition seams.
+ * Research dispatch does not depend on it: web_fetch is keyless and
+ * web_search reports a missing provider as a recoverable tool result. */
searchAvailable?: () => boolean;
}
@@ -127,25 +125,20 @@ const PDF_DESCRIPTION =
* context (chatId + jobStore + the spawn seam), so concurrent chats never
* share state. chat-handler wires it each turn; tests wire their own.
*
- * The research tool drops from the registry when ctx.searchAvailable reports
- * no live engine (2026-09-20) — the teacher never sees it, so a keyless
- * server can't dispatch doomed research jobs. Jobs ALREADY in flight when
- * a key disappears still run to their honest failure (runner backstop).
+ * Research remains available without a search-provider key; the role's
+ * existing user-toggle filtering still applies outside this registry.
*/
export function jobTools(ctx: JobToolContext): Record> {
- const searchOn = ctx.searchAvailable?.() ?? true;
return {
- ...(searchOn && {
- research: {
- name: "research",
- label: "research",
- description: RESEARCH_DESCRIPTION,
- parameters: researchInputSchema,
- execute: serverExecute("research", researchInputSchema, (input, { toolCallId }) =>
- dispatch(ctx, "research", toolCallId, RESEARCH_ACK, input),
- ),
- },
- }),
+ research: {
+ name: "research",
+ label: "research",
+ description: RESEARCH_DESCRIPTION,
+ parameters: researchInputSchema,
+ execute: serverExecute("research", researchInputSchema, (input, { toolCallId }) =>
+ dispatch(ctx, "research", toolCallId, RESEARCH_ACK, input),
+ ),
+ },
demo: {
name: "demo",
label: "demo",
diff --git a/src/agent/tools/practice.ts b/src/agent/tools/practice.ts
index b257c19..a3eca54 100644
--- a/src/agent/tools/practice.ts
+++ b/src/agent/tools/practice.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ export interface PracticeToolContext {
graphNodes?: () => ReadonlyArray>;
/** THE RARELY-NEEDED SET (owner round 10, 2026-10-05): the map readers
* behind the SAME settings gate as the prober's (graphToolsEnabled at
- * the composition root); the research + pdf jobs with the honest
- * searchAvailable drop. Each absent (tests) = absent from the registry. */
+ * the composition root); the research + pdf jobs (both keyless).
+ * Each absent context (tests) = absent from the registry. */
graph?: GraphToolContext;
jobs?: JobToolContext;
}
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ export function practiceTools(ctx: PracticeToolContext): Record {
assert.deepEqual(search.queries, ["sigma.js latest version (5)"]);
});
+ it("a keyless fetch-only researcher still completes and delivers a sourced job result", async () => {
+ const url = "https://example.com/supplied-source";
+ const brief = `## Summary\nVerified supplied source. [Source](${url})\n\n## Sources\n- Source (${url})`;
+ const input = { question: `Verify ${url}` };
+ const chat = chatStore.createChat("Test: keyless fetch-only research");
+ trackChat(chat.id);
+ chatStore.saveMessages(chat.id, nativeToolMessages("verify supplied URL", "research", "call-keyless", input));
+ const job = jobStore.createJob({ kind: "research", chatId: chat.id, toolCallId: "call-keyless" });
+ trackJob(job.id);
+ const delivery = fakeDeliver();
+ const runner = createJobRunner({ chatStore, jobStore, deliver: delivery.deliver, searchProvider: () => null });
+ const fetched: string[] = [];
+ const realFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+ globalThis.fetch = (async (source) => {
+ fetched.push(String(source));
+ assert.equal(String(source), url);
+ return new Response("Synthetic verified source content", { headers: { "content-type": "text/plain" } });
+ }) as typeof fetch;
+ researchModelOverride.current = fauxEngine([
+ fauxAssistantMessage([fauxToolCall("web_fetch", { url }, { id: "keyless-fetch" })], { stopReason: "toolUse" }),
+ fauxAssistantMessage([fauxText(brief)]),
+ ]);
+ try {
+ await runner.runJob(job.id);
+ } finally {
+ researchModelOverride.current = undefined;
+ globalThis.fetch = realFetch;
+ }
+ assert.deepEqual(fetched, [url]);
+ const done = jobStore.getJob(job.id)!;
+ assert.equal(done.status, "done");
+ assert.equal((done.result as ResearchResult).brief, brief);
+ assert.ok((done.result as ResearchResult).sources.some((s) => s.url === url));
+ assert.equal(delivery.steers.length, 1);
+ assert.equal(isSubagentFailure("research", done.result as ResearchResult), false);
+ });
+
it("a failing runner still steers (the teacher learns the outcome) and the job lands error", async () => {
const chat = chatStore.createChat("Test: runner failure");
trackChat(chat.id);
diff --git a/tests/practice-agents.test.ts b/tests/practice-agents.test.ts
index ecaa9b4..5606e17 100644
--- a/tests/practice-agents.test.ts
+++ b/tests/practice-agents.test.ts
@@ -208,14 +208,15 @@ describe("the practice agent", () => {
const jobs = { chatId: "c1", jobStore: null as never, spawn: (() => {}) as never, searchAvailable: () => false };
const graph = { chatStore: null as never, graphStore: null as never };
const tools = practiceTools({ ...ctxOf([]), jobs, graph });
- // research honestly absent (no search engine live); pdf always; the
- // prober's two map readers behind the settings gate.
+ // Both jobs remain available keylessly; the prober's two map
+ // readers stay behind their existing settings gate. Practice does
+ // not apply the teacher/prober user tool-toggle filter.
assert.deepEqual(
Object.keys(tools).sort(),
- ["conclude", "find", "grep", "list_propositions", "list_sessions", "ls", "pdf", "problem", "read"],
+ ["conclude", "find", "grep", "list_propositions", "list_sessions", "ls", "pdf", "problem", "read", "research"],
);
const withSearch = practiceTools({ ...ctxOf([]), jobs: { ...jobs, searchAvailable: () => true }, graph });
- assert.ok(withSearch.research, "a live engine adds research");
+ assert.ok(withSearch.research, "a live engine also keeps research");
});
it("constructs with exactly the two practice tools", () => {
diff --git a/tests/research-settings.test.tsx b/tests/research-settings.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ec1bf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/research-settings.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import React, { act } from "react";
+(globalThis as Record).React = React;
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { it } from "node:test";
+import { parseHTML } from "linkedom";
+import { AgentSection } from "../components/settings/agent-section.tsx";
+import type { AgentSettings } from "../src/core/index.ts";
+
+it("keyless settings keep Research interactive while search-engine setup retains its own disabled state", async () => {
+ const dom = parseHTML("");
+ const globals = globalThis as Record;
+ const previous = new Map();
+ const reason = "No search engine is configured.";
+ const bodies: Record = {
+ "/api/search": { available: false, engine: null, reason },
+ "/api/keys": { keys: [{ id: "TAVILY_API_KEY", present: false }, { id: "BRAVE_API_KEY", present: false }] },
+ "/api/models": { models: [], slots: { strong: null, cheap: null, vision: null } },
+ "/api/settings/prompts": { prober: [], teacher: [] },
+ };
+ for (const [key, value] of Object.entries({
+ window: dom.window,
+ document: dom.document,
+ navigator: globals.navigator ?? { userAgent: "", platform: "" },
+ HTMLElement: dom.window.HTMLElement,
+ IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT: true,
+ fetch: async (url: string) => {
+ assert.ok(url in bodies, `unexpected request: ${url}`);
+ return new Response(JSON.stringify(bodies[url]));
+ },
+ })) {
+ previous.set(key, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, key));
+ Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, { configurable: true, writable: true, value });
+ }
+ const { createRoot } = await import("react-dom/client");
+ const root = createRoot(document.getElementById("root")!);
+ let written: AgentSettings | undefined;
+ try {
+ await act(async () => {
+ root.render( { written = next; }}
+ onModelsChange={() => {}}
+ onCompactionChange={() => {}}
+ />);
+ });
+ const row = document.querySelector('[data-testid="tool-row-research"]')!;
+ const toggle = row.querySelector('[data-testid="toggle-tool-research"]')!;
+ assert.ok(toggle);
+ assert.equal(toggle.hasAttribute("disabled"), false);
+ assert.equal(toggle.getAttribute("aria-checked"), "true");
+ assert.ok(!row.className.includes("opacity-40"));
+ assert.ok(!row.textContent?.includes(reason), "search setup hint is no longer a research-disable hint");
+ act(() => { toggle.click(); });
+ assert.equal(written?.tools?.research, false, "the keyless toggle emits the same stored boolean");
+ const engine = document.querySelector('[data-testid="search-engine-trigger"]')!;
+ assert.ok(engine.className.includes("cursor-not-allowed"), "search engine preference retains its own key gate");
+ act(() => { engine.click(); });
+ assert.equal(document.querySelector('[data-testid="search-engine-menu"]'), null, "keyless engine preference does not open");
+ assert.ok(document.querySelector('[data-testid="search-engine-row"]')?.textContent?.includes(reason));
+ } finally {
+ act(() => { root.unmount(); });
+ for (const [key, descriptor] of previous) {
+ if (descriptor) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, descriptor);
+ else delete globals[key];
+ }
+ }
+});
diff --git a/tests/settings-pure.test.ts b/tests/settings-pure.test.ts
index 80a241b..d629349 100644
--- a/tests/settings-pure.test.ts
+++ b/tests/settings-pure.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import {
composeSlotModel,
composeTool,
composeQuizMechanics,
- researchToolUnavailable,
sectionedSegments,
} from "../components/settings/agent-section.tsx";
import { nextOverrides } from "../components/settings/keyboard-section.tsx";
@@ -328,21 +327,6 @@ describe("first-run gate — slotsConfigured + setupStage (model-slots wave)", (
});
});
-describe("researchToolUnavailable — the row grays on the registry's own signal", () => {
- it("research grays exactly when the live search status says unavailable", () => {
- // the SAME /api/search signal chat-handler's searchAvailable uses —
- // the row and the registry can never disagree (Teacher flag 2026-09-22)
- assert.equal(researchToolUnavailable("research", { available: false }), true);
- assert.equal(researchToolUnavailable("research", { available: true }), false);
- // loading/failed fetch grays nothing (never a false-negative row)
- assert.equal(researchToolUnavailable("research", null), false);
- // only research — the other tools never touch the search port
- for (const id of ["demo", "visual", "pdf"]) {
- assert.equal(researchToolUnavailable(id, { available: false }), false);
- }
- });
-});
-
describe("sectionedSegments — the prompts overhaul (2026-09-26)", () => {
// The server contract: BOTH per-agent lists include the shared
// segments (same paths) — the view must list them ONCE.
diff --git a/tests/web-search.test.ts b/tests/web-search.test.ts
index 62ba397..46a7248 100644
--- a/tests/web-search.test.ts
+++ b/tests/web-search.test.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,14 @@
-/**
- * Search rewiring (search port wave, 2026-09-20) — the web_search tool's
- * port injection + the research dispatch tool's registry-level drop.
- *
- * Google CSE is dead: the tool runs on the injected search port
- * (core/search.ts), the runner threads the seam (searchProvider — covered
- * end-to-end in jobs.test.ts), and jobTools drops the research tool when
- * ctx.searchAvailable reports no live engine (owner decision: registry
- * drop, no doomed dispatch, no silent fallback).
- *
+/** Keyless research availability + the injected search port.
* No network, no shared data files — the jobStore fake below is in-memory.
+ * A missing search key is a recoverable tool result, not a dispatch gate.
*/
import assert from "node:assert/strict";
import { describe, it } from "node:test";
import { createWebTools } from "../src/agent/tools/web.ts";
import { jobTools } from "../src/agent/tools/jobs.ts";
+import { runResearcherAgent } from "../src/agent/subagents/researcher.ts";
+import { createFauxCore, fauxAssistantMessage, fauxText, fauxToolCall, type FauxResponseStep } from "@earendil-works/pi-ai";
import type { JobStore } from "../src/core/ports.ts";
import type { JobRecord } from "../src/core/contracts.ts";
import type { SearchHit, SearchProvider } from "../src/core/search.ts";
@@ -31,9 +25,13 @@ function stubProvider(hits: SearchHit[] = [{ title: "t", url: "https://e.com/",
describe("web_search on the injected port (web.ts)", () => {
it("null provider → the honest unavailability string, never a crash", async () => {
const { web_search } = createWebTools(() => null);
+ assert.ok(web_search, "web_search is still exposed without a provider");
const out = await web_search!.execute!("c1", { query: "anything" });
- assert.match(String(out.details), /not available: no search engine is configured/);
- assert.match(String(out.details), /Tavily or Brave/);
+ const missing = "web_search is not available: no search engine is configured. " +
+ "Set a Tavily or Brave search API key in settings. Report in your brief that web search is unavailable.";
+ assert.equal(out.details, missing);
+ assert.deepEqual(out.content, [{ type: "text", text: missing }]);
+ assert.notEqual(out.isError, true, "missing keys remain ordinary recoverable text, not a native error");
});
it("a live provider returns its hits (count defaults to 5)", async () => {
@@ -110,11 +108,86 @@ describe("web_search on the injected port (web.ts)", () => {
});
});
-/** Minimal in-memory JobStore — the drop tests never touch the fs. */
+describe("keyless researcher loop", () => {
+ it("sends the exact approved missing-credentials guidance in the researcher system prompt", async () => {
+ const approved = "If web_search reports that search is unavailable because credentials are missing, do not retry it with different queries. Use web_fetch when you have source URLs, and continue with any other available sources. If the missing search capability materially limits your work, state the limitation and the missing-key setup needed in your brief. Never invent search results or sources.";
+ const faux = createFauxCore({});
+ faux.setResponses([(context) => {
+ const system = context.messages.find((m) => m.role === "system");
+ assert.ok(system && system.role === "system");
+ assert.equal(typeof system.content, "string");
+ const prompt = system.content as string;
+ assert.ok(prompt.split("\n\n").includes(approved), "approved paragraph is passed verbatim");
+ assert.match(prompt, /Break the question into 2-4 searchable facets/);
+ assert.match(prompt, /## Gaps/);
+ assert.ok(system.toolsAdded?.some((t) => t.name === "web_search"));
+ assert.ok(system.toolsAdded?.some((t) => t.name === "web_fetch"));
+ return fauxAssistantMessage([fauxText("Prompt verified; no model behavior inferred.")]);
+ }]);
+ assert.equal(await runResearcherAgent("Check the prompt only", {
+ engine: { model: faux.getModel(), streamFn: faux.streamSimple },
+ }), "Prompt verified; no model behavior inferred.");
+ });
+
+ // These scripts prove tool/loop mechanics, not real-model compliance.
+ for (const searchFirst of [true, false]) {
+ it(searchFirst ? "recovers from missing search keys by fetching a supplied URL" : "fetch-only research needs no search credentials", async () => {
+ const url = "https://example.com/supplied-source";
+ const brief = `## Summary\nVerified supplied source. [Source](${url})`;
+ const steps: FauxResponseStep[] = [];
+ const fetchCall = () => fauxAssistantMessage(
+ [fauxToolCall("web_fetch", { url }, { id: "fetch1" })], { stopReason: "toolUse" },
+ );
+ if (searchFirst) {
+ steps.push(
+ () => {
+ return fauxAssistantMessage(
+ [fauxToolCall("web_search", { query: "supplied source" }, { id: "search1" })], { stopReason: "toolUse" },
+ );
+ },
+ (context) => {
+ const result = context.messages.find((m) => m.role === "toolResult" && m.toolCallId === "search1");
+ assert.ok(result && result.role === "toolResult");
+ assert.equal(result.isError, false, "missing keys do not abort the native loop");
+ assert.match(JSON.stringify(result.content), /no search engine is configured/);
+ return fetchCall();
+ },
+ );
+ } else steps.push(fetchCall());
+ steps.push((context) => {
+ const result = context.messages.find((m) => m.role === "toolResult" && m.toolCallId === "fetch1");
+ assert.ok(result && result.role === "toolResult");
+ assert.equal(result.isError, false);
+ assert.match(JSON.stringify(result.content), /Synthetic verified source content/);
+ return fauxAssistantMessage([fauxText(brief)]);
+ });
+ const faux = createFauxCore({});
+ faux.setResponses(steps);
+ const realFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+ const fetched: string[] = [];
+ globalThis.fetch = (async (input) => {
+ fetched.push(String(input));
+ assert.equal(String(input), url, "only the supplied URL is fetched");
+ return new Response("Synthetic verified source content", { headers: { "content-type": "text/plain" } });
+ }) as typeof fetch;
+ try {
+ assert.equal(await runResearcherAgent(`Verify ${url}`, {
+ engine: { model: faux.getModel(), streamFn: faux.streamSimple },
+ // No search seam: this is the keyless backstop, not a search stub.
+ }), brief);
+ assert.deepEqual(fetched, [url]);
+ } finally {
+ globalThis.fetch = realFetch;
+ }
+ });
+ }
+});
+
+/** Minimal in-memory JobStore — registry tests never touch the fs. */
function fakeJobStore(): JobStore {
const jobs = new Map();
return {
- createJob(init) {
+ createJob(init) {
const job: JobRecord = {
id: `job_${jobs.size + 1}`,
kind: init.kind,
@@ -149,13 +222,28 @@ function fakeCtx(available?: () => boolean) {
};
}
-describe("the research registry drop (jobTools)", () => {
- it("searchUnavailable: false → research drops from the registry (the other job tools stay)", () => {
+describe("keyless research dispatch (jobTools)", () => {
+ it("searchAvailable: false → research remains in the registry", () => {
const tools = jobTools(fakeCtx(() => false));
- assert.equal("research" in tools, false, "no research tool — no doomed dispatch");
+ assert.ok(tools.research, "research can fetch supplied URLs without a search provider");
assert.ok(tools.demo && tools.visual && tools.pdf, "the search-less server keeps its other sub-agents");
});
+ it("keyless dispatch preserves the async job acknowledgement and spawn contract", async () => {
+ const ctx = fakeCtx(() => false);
+ const spawned: Array<{ job: JobRecord; input: unknown }> = [];
+ const tools = jobTools({ ...ctx, spawn: (job, input) => { spawned.push({ job, input }); } });
+ const input = { question: "Verify the supplied URL", context: "https://example.com/source" };
+ const out = await tools.research!.execute!("keyless-call", input);
+ assert.match(String(out.details), /^Dispatched \(job job_1\)\./);
+ assert.match(String(out.details), /fire-and-forget/);
+ assert.equal(spawned.length, 1);
+ assert.equal(spawned[0]!.job.kind, "research");
+ assert.equal(spawned[0]!.job.toolCallId, "keyless-call");
+ assert.equal(spawned[0]!.job.status, "running");
+ assert.deepEqual(spawned[0]!.input, input);
+ });
+
it("searchAvailable: true → research present", () => {
const tools = jobTools(fakeCtx(() => true));
assert.ok(tools.research, "a keyed server exposes research");
@@ -167,12 +255,8 @@ describe("the research registry drop (jobTools)", () => {
});
});
-// ─── the threaded gate (fix wave, 2026-09-20) ────────────────────────────────
-//
-// The fix: createTeacherTools/createProberTools used to DROP searchAvailable
-// when building the inner JobToolContext, so jobTools' gate always took its
-// ?? true default even when the live wiring said unavailable. These pins
-// hold the THREADED path (the registry factories, not jobTools directly).
+// Exercise live registry factories too: search status must not override
+// the existing per-role/user-toggle policy.
import { createProberTools, createTeacherTools } from "../src/agent/tools.ts";
import type { ChatStore } from "../src/core/ports.ts";
@@ -186,19 +270,19 @@ const fakeChatStore = {
const ctxBase = { chatId: "chat-gate-test", chatStore: fakeChatStore };
-describe("the threaded searchAvailable gate (registry factories)", () => {
- it("createTeacherTools: unavailable drops research on the live wiring path", () => {
+describe("keyless role registries", () => {
+ it("createTeacherTools: unavailable keeps research on the live wiring path", () => {
const tools = createTeacherTools({
...ctxBase,
jobStore: fakeJobStore(),
spawn: () => {},
searchAvailable: () => false,
});
- assert.equal("research" in tools, false, "the threaded signal reached jobTools' gate");
+ assert.ok(tools.research, "no search key is required to dispatch research");
assert.ok(tools.demo && tools.visual && tools.pdf, "the other job tools survive");
});
- it("createTeacherTools: available keeps research (the gate reads the signal both ways)", () => {
+ it("createTeacherTools: available keeps research", () => {
const tools = createTeacherTools({
...ctxBase,
jobStore: fakeJobStore(),
@@ -208,7 +292,7 @@ describe("the threaded searchAvailable gate (registry factories)", () => {
assert.ok(tools.research, "a keyed server exposes research through the teacher");
});
- it("createProberTools: research + pdf are phase-omnipresent; the gate drops research only", () => {
+ it("createProberTools: research + pdf remain phase-omnipresent with or without search keys", () => {
const on = createProberTools({
...ctxBase,
deliver: () => {},
@@ -225,16 +309,25 @@ describe("the threaded searchAvailable gate (registry factories)", () => {
spawn: () => {},
searchAvailable: () => false,
});
- assert.equal("research" in off, false, "no engine = no research dispatch in the prober either");
+ assert.ok(off.research, "keyless research dispatch is available in the prober too");
assert.ok(off.pdf && off.probe_done, "pdf is keyless — it survives; probe_done always-on");
});
- it("createProberTools: the user toggle drops research independently of the gate", () => {
+ it("createProberTools: the user toggle still drops research without search keys", () => {
const tools = createProberTools(
- { ...ctxBase, deliver: () => {}, jobStore: fakeJobStore(), spawn: () => {}, searchAvailable: () => true },
+ { ...ctxBase, deliver: () => {}, jobStore: fakeJobStore(), spawn: () => {}, searchAvailable: () => false },
{ research: false },
);
assert.equal("research" in tools, false, "toggle-filtered like the teacher side");
assert.ok(tools.pdf, "pdf unaffected by a research toggle");
});
+
+ it("createTeacherTools: the user toggle still drops research without search keys", () => {
+ const tools = createTeacherTools(
+ { ...ctxBase, jobStore: fakeJobStore(), spawn: () => {}, searchAvailable: () => false },
+ { research: false },
+ );
+ assert.equal("research" in tools, false);
+ assert.ok(tools.pdf && tools.demo && tools.visual);
+ });
});