feat(prompts): composeInstructions honors overrides — the P2 segment reconciliation

The other half-wired seam: Platform's settings 'agent.prompts' switches
had no consumer in the agent layer, and their effectivePromptSegments
mirrored the PRE-sources-v1 loader — the shared/ fragments dir (the
learner-files doctrine) was invisible to it, so a naive delegation would
have silently dropped the segment from both agents' prompts.

- src/core/prompt-segments.ts (NEW, pure): the mirror-layout path
  grammar + segment types, defined exactly once; core stays zero-IO.
- src/agent/prompt-segments.ts (NEW, the CANONICAL discovery): base +
  shared/ + per-agent fragments, override resolution, allSegmentPaths.
  Composition is an agent concern; the agent layer reads its own tree
  (the architecture law pins agent and store apart — the first direct
  refactor attempt tripped the enforced import/no-restricted-paths
  zone, hence the three-layer split).
- src/store/prompt-overrides.ts: slimmed to the override-file CRUD
  behind the core port; shares the core grammar. Its doc no longer
  claims to be the canonical mirror.
- teacher-agent: composeInstructions(kind, switches?) composes through
  effectivePromptSegments — a segment whose switch is ON and whose
  override file exists composes the override text. Switches-less calls
  use the cached pure-source composition (byte-identical to the old
  loader, pinned by test); AgentBuildOptions.promptSwitches threads
  effective.agent.prompts per turn, composing fresh so override-file
  writes flip the very next turn.
- server barrel: re-exports the agent module's resolution for the
  settings routes (server→agent, the lawful direction).

Tests: byte-identical source pin, override swap-in (on/off/file-absent),
shared/ overridability in both agents, agent-construction threading,
updated segment-list pins with shared/ in composition order. This file
keeps owning PROMPTS_OVERRIDE_DIR (parallel-test discipline).

Gates: 671/671, typecheck, lint, build.
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/**
* THE canonical prompt-segment discovery + override resolution (P2
* reconciliation, 2026-09-19). The agent layer owns it because composition
* lives here: composeInstructions (teacher-agent.ts) composes through
* effectivePromptSegments, and the discovery reads THIS layer's own tree
* (src/agent/prompts — base, shared/, per-agent fragments) — the exact
* rules the pre-P2 loader used, now in one place.
*
* The architecture law pins the layout: the agent layer never imports the
* store adapters, so the override-file READ lives here too (config-anchored
* static file, same discipline as reading the source fragments); the
* override-file CRUD (write/delete/list — the mutating store behind the
* core port) stays in src/store/prompt-overrides.ts. Both sides share the
* pure path grammar (src/core/prompt-segments.ts).
*
* SEGMENTS: the SHARED base (src/agent/system-prompt.md), the shared/
* fragments directory (composed by BOTH agents between the base and their
* own fragments — sources v1 2026-09-19), plus every numeric-prefix *.md
* fragment in the agent's own directory, sorted by filename. The segment
* list adapts to the code: an override keyed to a segment the source no
* longer ships stops composing automatically.
*
* OVERRIDES: override files mirror the source layout under
* config.PROMPTS_OVERRIDE_DIR — "system-prompt.md" at the root,
* "shared/<file>", "teacher/<file>" / "prober/<file>". File presence is NOT
* the override: the settings SWITCH is (owner decision) — the user keeps
* their file and flips back to the source default to compare.
*/
import fs from "node:fs";
import path from "node:path";
import { PATHS, PROMPTS_OVERRIDE_DIR } from "../../config.ts";
import { FRAGMENT_RE, isValidSegmentPath, type PromptAgent, type PromptSegmentInfo } from "../core/prompt-segments.ts";
const PROMPTS_DIR = path.join(PATHS.root, "src", "agent", "prompts");
/** Absolute path for an override file (unchecked — validate first). */
function overrideFileFor(segmentPath: string): string {
return path.join(PROMPTS_OVERRIDE_DIR, ...segmentPath.split("/"));
}
/** Read one override file, or null when absent/invalid — the composition
* side's reader (the store's readOverride is the same mirror layout,
* kept separate because the layers may not import each other). */
export function readPromptOverride(segmentPath: string): string | null {
if (!isValidSegmentPath(segmentPath)) return null;
try {
return fs.readFileSync(overrideFileFor(segmentPath), "utf-8");
} catch {
return null;
}
}
/** List the SOURCE segments for one agent, in composition order — the
* shared base, then the shared/ fragments, then the agent's own sorted
* by filename (the exact order composeInstructions composes them in). */
export function listSourceSegments(agent: PromptAgent): Array<{ path: string; shared: boolean; file: string }> {
const segments: Array<{ path: string; shared: boolean; file: string }> = [
{ path: "system-prompt.md", shared: true, file: PATHS.teacherPrompt },
];
const sharedDir = path.join(PROMPTS_DIR, "shared");
if (fs.existsSync(sharedDir)) {
const sharedFragments = fs.readdirSync(sharedDir).filter((f) => FRAGMENT_RE.test(f)).sort();
for (const f of sharedFragments) {
segments.push({ path: `shared/${f}`, shared: true, file: path.join(sharedDir, f) });
}
}
const dir = path.join(PROMPTS_DIR, agent);
if (fs.existsSync(dir)) {
const fragments = fs.readdirSync(dir).filter((f) => FRAGMENT_RE.test(f)).sort();
for (const f of fragments) {
segments.push({ path: `${agent}/${f}`, shared: false, file: path.join(dir, f) });
}
}
return segments;
}
/**
* The effective segment view for one agent — every segment with its source
* text, override text, and effective switch state. `switches` is the
* settings record's agent.prompts map (absent key = off); enabled =
* switch on AND the override file exists.
*/
export function effectivePromptSegments(
agent: PromptAgent,
switches: Record<string, boolean>,
): PromptSegmentInfo[] {
return listSourceSegments(agent).map((segment) => {
let sourceText: string;
try {
sourceText = fs.readFileSync(segment.file, "utf-8");
} catch {
sourceText = ""; // source unreadable — the agent loader would crash anyway
}
const overrideText = readPromptOverride(segment.path);
return {
path: segment.path,
sourceText,
overrideText,
enabled: switches[segment.path] === true && overrideText !== null,
shared: segment.shared,
};
});
}
/** Every known segment path across both agents (route validation). */
export function allSegmentPaths(): string[] {
const paths = new Set<string>();
for (const agent of ["prober", "teacher"] as const) {
for (const segment of listSourceSegments(agent)) paths.add(segment.path);
}
return [...paths].sort();
}
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import * as fs from "node:fs";
import * as path from "node:path";
import { Agent } from "@earendil-works/pi-agent-core";
import type { AgentEvent, AgentMessage, AgentTool } from "@earendil-works/pi-agent-core";
import type { Usage } from "@earendil-works/pi-ai";
import { PATHS } from "../../config.ts";
import { MODELS } from "../../config.ts";
import { piEngineFor, thinkingLevelFor, openRouterApiKey, type PiEngine } from "./models.ts";
import { effectivePromptSegments } from "./prompt-segments.ts";
import {
askUserQuestionTool,
createProberTools,
@@ -42,32 +41,40 @@ import { QUESTION_TOOLS, type EnabledTools } from "../core/pending.ts";
/** Which agent's prompt directory to compose. */
export type AgentKind = "prober" | "teacher";
const PROMPTS_DIR = path.join(PATHS.root, "src", "agent", "prompts");
/** A prompt fragment: numeric order key + .md (e.g. 20-teaching.md). Nothing else loads. */
const FRAGMENT_RE = /^\d+-[\w.-]+\.md$/;
/** Load one directory's fragments (sorted filename order, trimmed,
* empty ones dropped) — the loader enforces the numeric prefix. */
function loadFragments(dir: string): string[] {
if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) return [];
return fs
.readdirSync(dir)
.filter((f) => FRAGMENT_RE.test(f))
.sort()
.map((f) => fs.readFileSync(path.join(dir, f), "utf-8").trim())
.filter(Boolean);
}
// P2 (2026-09-19): segment discovery + override resolution live in ONE
// canonical place now — src/store/prompt-overrides.ts (listSourceSegments
// mirrors this loader's rules, shared/ included). The agent imports it for
// the static-file seam; the local fragment discovery helpers are retired.
/** Exported for tests: assert what composes into the model's prompt.
* Composition order: shared base → shared/ fragments (both agents, the
* sources-v1 seam for cross-agent doctrine) → the agent's own fragments. */
export function composeInstructions(kind: AgentKind): string {
const base = fs.readFileSync(PATHS.teacherPrompt, "utf-8");
const fragments = [...loadFragments(path.join(PROMPTS_DIR, "shared")), ...loadFragments(path.join(PROMPTS_DIR, kind))];
return [base.trim(), ...fragments].join("\n\n---\n\n");
* sources-v1 seam for cross-agent doctrine) → the agent's own fragments.
*
* P2 reconciliation (2026-09-19): composition is DELEGATED to the store
* module's effectivePromptSegments — one canonical segment-discovery
* rule (its listSourceSegments mirrors this loader's, now including
* shared/) — so per-segment OVERRIDES ride the same path: a segment
* whose switch is ON and whose override file exists composes the
* override text instead of the source. `switches` is the settings
* record's agent.prompts map (absent key = off), threaded per turn via
* AgentBuildOptions.promptSwitches; a switches-less call composes pure
* source (byte-identical to the pre-refactor loader — pinned in
* tests/prompt-overrides.test.ts). Overrides are a static-file read
* through config paths, not request state — the store import carries no
* chat/job machinery. */
export function composeInstructions(kind: AgentKind, switches?: Record<string, boolean>): string {
const segments = effectivePromptSegments(kind, switches ?? {});
return segments
.map((s) => (s.enabled ? s.overrideText! : s.sourceText))
.map((t) => t.trim())
.filter(Boolean)
.join("\n\n---\n\n");
}
// The switch-free source composition, cached per kind (module-load once).
// With promptSwitches provided, baseAgentOptions composes FRESH per turn —
// an override file written while its switch is ON must flip the next
// turn's composition; the cache serves only the switches-less path.
const composedInstructions: Record<AgentKind, string> = {
prober: composeInstructions("prober"),
teacher: composeInstructions("teacher"),
@@ -97,6 +104,12 @@ export interface AgentBuildOptions {
* THE DEFINITIVE toggleable set is TOGGLEABLE_TOOLS (job tools only);
* the filtering is generic, but writes validate against the list). */
toolToggles?: EnabledTools;
/** Per-segment system-prompt override SWITCHES (the settings record's
* agent.prompts map, absent key = off — same keys the settings routes
* and effectivePromptSegments use). Provided → the prompt composes
* fresh per turn, honoring enabled overrides (switch on + file
* exists); absent → the cached pure-source composition. */
promptSwitches?: Record<string, boolean>;
}
/**
@@ -133,9 +146,12 @@ function makeStopper(maxTurns: number) {
function baseAgentOptions(kind: AgentKind, opts: AgentBuildOptions, tools: AgentTool<any, any>[]) {
const engine = opts.engine ?? piEngineFor(kind);
const stopper = makeStopper(opts.maxTurns ?? 20);
const systemPrompt = opts.promptSwitches
? composeInstructions(kind, opts.promptSwitches)
: composedInstructions[kind]!;
const agent = new Agent({
initialState: {
systemPrompt: composedInstructions[kind],
systemPrompt,
model: engine.model,
thinkingLevel: thinkingLevelFor(kind),
tools,
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export * from "./plan-tree.ts";
export * from "./phases.ts";
export * from "./pending.ts";
export * from "./prompt-segments.ts";
export * from "./math-delims.ts";
export * from "./ui-message.ts";
export * from "./tool-parts.ts";
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/**
* The pure prompt-segment grammar (P2 reconciliation, 2026-09-19):
* segment-path validation + the shared segment types, ZERO fs. Discovery
* (reading the agent's prompt tree) lives in the agent layer
* (src/agent/prompt-segments.ts — the canonical loader composeInstructions
* composes through); the override-file CRUD lives in the store adapter
* (src/store/prompt-overrides.ts). Both import THIS grammar so the
* mirror-layout rules are defined exactly once.
*
* Path grammar: "system-prompt.md" (the shared base), "shared/<fragment>"
* (sources v1: fragments composed by BOTH agents), "prober/<fragment>" /
* "teacher/<fragment>" — where <fragment> is numeric-prefixed + .md
* (e.g. 20-teaching.md). POSIX-relative, no traversal, no nesting.
*/
/** A prompt fragment: numeric order key + .md (e.g. 20-teaching.md). Nothing else loads. */
export const FRAGMENT_RE = /^\d+-[\w.-]+\.md$/;
/** Which agent's prompt directory to compose. */
export type PromptAgent = "prober" | "teacher";
/** One segment of one agent's composed prompt. */
export interface PromptSegmentInfo {
/** The override/store key — mirrors the source layout ("system-prompt.md",
* "shared/05-learner-files.md", "teacher/20-teaching.md"). Stable across
* agents: the base and shared/ fragments use the SAME path in both
* agents' lists. */
path: string;
/** The source text (what the segment runs without an override). */
sourceText: string;
/** The user's override text, or null when no file exists on disk. */
overrideText: string | null;
/** Effective state: the settings switch AND the file both present. */
enabled: boolean;
/** True for segments BOTH agents compose — the base and shared/ fragments. */
shared: boolean;
}
/** Validate a segment path against the mirror-layout rules (see module
* doc). Exported for the routes, which also check membership in the
* CURRENT source segment list. */
export function isValidSegmentPath(segmentPath: string): boolean {
if (segmentPath === "system-prompt.md") return true;
const m = /^(prober|teacher|shared)\/([\w.-]+\.md)$/.exec(segmentPath);
if (!m || m[2] === undefined) return false;
return FRAGMENT_RE.test(m[2]);
}
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messages: recordToPiMessages(outgoing),
onUsage: collectUsage,
toolToggles: effective.agent.tools,
// The prompt-override switches (P2, 2026-09-19): same resolution
// point as the tool delta — the agent layer composes the system
// prompt fresh per turn, swapping in any enabled override segments.
promptSwitches: effective.agent.prompts,
};
const constructed: TeachingAgent = buildAgent
? buildAgent(outgoing)
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@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ export {
writeSettings as writeSettingsRecord,
settingsStore,
} from "../store/settings.ts";
export {
promptOverrides,
effectivePromptSegments,
allSegmentPaths,
isValidSegmentPath,
} from "../store/prompt-overrides.ts";
export { promptOverrides } from "../store/prompt-overrides.ts";
export { isValidSegmentPath } from "../core/prompt-segments.ts";
// The canonical segment discovery/resolution lives in the agent layer
// (composition is an agent concern); the barrel re-exports it for the
// routes — server→agent is the lawful direction (chat-handler precedent).
export { effectivePromptSegments, allSegmentPaths, readPromptOverride } from "../agent/prompt-segments.ts";
export * from "./settings-body.ts";
export * from "./turn-liveness.ts";
export * from "./observability.ts";
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/**
* Per-segment system-prompt overrides (settings-storage wave, 2026-09-19)
* — the storage + the SOURCE-DERIVED segment list.
* The prompt-override STORE (settings-storage wave, 2026-09-19; P2
* reconciliation same day): the override-file CRUD behind the core port —
* list/read/write/delete under config.PROMPTS_OVERRIDE_DIR.
*
* SEGMENTS: a prompt composes from source at runtime exactly as
* teacher-agent.ts's composeInstructions does — the SHARED base
* (src/agent/system-prompt.md) plus every numeric-prefix *.md fragment in
* the agent's directory (src/agent/prompts/prober/ or teacher/), sorted by
* filename. The user may override ANY segment individually (the shared
* base in one edit changes both agents). This module re-implements the
* discovery rules (FRAGMENT_RE + sort) deliberately rather than importing
* src/agent (parallel-stream lane discipline); the Teacher stream is free
* to refactor composeInstructions onto listSourceSegments later — the
* definitions here are the canonical mirror until then.
* The CANONICAL segment discovery + resolution (listSourceSegments,
* effectivePromptSegments, allSegmentPaths) lives in the agent layer
* (src/agent/prompt-segments.ts) — composition is an agent concern, and
* the architecture law pins the layers apart (store may not import agent;
* agent may not import store). Both sides share the pure path grammar
* (src/core/prompt-segments.ts); the store's readOverride and the agent's
* readPromptOverride read the SAME mirror layout.
*
* SEGMENTS: a prompt composes from the SHARED base
* (src/agent/system-prompt.md), the shared/ fragments (composed by both
* agents), plus every numeric-prefix *.md fragment in the agent's own
* directory — see the agent module for the full rules.
*
* OVERRIDES: override files mirror the source layout under
* config.PROMPTS_OVERRIDE_DIR — "system-prompt.md" at the root,
* "teacher/<file>" / "prober/<file>" for fragments (POSIX-relative paths,
* the same keys as the settings record's agent.prompts switches). File
* presence is NOT the override: the switch is (owner decision) — the user
* keeps their file and flips back to the source default to compare. An
* override keyed to a segment the SOURCE no longer ships (fragment removed
* or renamed upstream) stops composing automatically — the segment list
* adapts to the code, never the reverse; the orphaned file stays on disk.
* "shared/<file>", "teacher/<file>" / "prober/<file>" (POSIX-relative
* paths, the same keys as the settings record's agent.prompts switches).
* File presence is NOT the override: the switch is (owner decision) — the
* user keeps their file and flips back to the source default to compare.
*
* Path discipline: only .md under the override dir, no traversal (no "..",
* absolute, or empty segments) — a hand-crafted path outside the mirror
@@ -30,40 +30,10 @@
import fs from "node:fs";
import path from "node:path";
import { PATHS, PROMPTS_OVERRIDE_DIR } from "../../config.ts";
import { PROMPTS_OVERRIDE_DIR } from "../../config.ts";
import { isValidSegmentPath } from "../core/prompt-segments.ts";
import type { PromptOverrideStore } from "../core/ports.ts";
/** Same fragment rule as composeInstructions: numeric order prefix + .md. */
const FRAGMENT_RE = /^\d+-[\w.-]+\.md$/;
export type PromptAgent = "prober" | "teacher";
/** One segment of one agent's composed prompt. */
export interface PromptSegmentInfo {
/** The override/store key — mirrors the source layout ("system-prompt.md",
* "teacher/20-teaching.md"). Stable across agents: the shared base uses
* the SAME path in both agents' lists. */
path: string;
/** The source text (what the segment runs without an override). */
sourceText: string;
/** The user's override text, or null when no file exists on disk. */
overrideText: string | null;
/** Effective state: the settings switch AND the file both present. */
enabled: boolean;
/** True for the shared base — the segment both agents compose. */
shared: boolean;
}
/** Validate a segment path against the mirror-layout rules (see module
* doc). Exported for the routes, which also check membership in the
* CURRENT source segment list. */
export function isValidSegmentPath(segmentPath: string): boolean {
if (segmentPath === "system-prompt.md") return true;
const m = /^(prober|teacher)\/([\w.-]+\.md)$/.exec(segmentPath);
if (!m || m[2] === undefined) return false;
return FRAGMENT_RE.test(m[2]);
}
/** Absolute path for an override file (unchecked — validate first). */
function overrideFileFor(segmentPath: string): string {
return path.join(PROMPTS_OVERRIDE_DIR, ...segmentPath.split("/"));
@@ -115,60 +85,3 @@ export const promptOverrides: PromptOverrideStore = {
}
},
};
/** List the SOURCE segments for one agent, in composition order — the
* shared base first, then the agent's fragments sorted by filename.
* Adapts automatically when the code ships/renames/removes fragments. */
function listSourceSegments(agent: PromptAgent): Array<{ path: string; shared: boolean; file: string }> {
const segments: Array<{ path: string; shared: boolean; file: string }> = [
{ path: "system-prompt.md", shared: true, file: PATHS.teacherPrompt },
];
const dir = path.join(PATHS.root, "src", "agent", "prompts", agent);
if (fs.existsSync(dir)) {
const fragments = fs
.readdirSync(dir)
.filter((f) => FRAGMENT_RE.test(f))
.sort();
for (const f of fragments) {
segments.push({ path: `${agent}/${f}`, shared: false, file: path.join(dir, f) });
}
}
return segments;
}
/**
* The effective segment view for one agent — every segment with its source
* text, override text, and effective switch state. `switches` is the
* settings record's agent.prompts map (absent key = off); enabled =
* switch on AND the override file exists.
*/
export function effectivePromptSegments(
agent: PromptAgent,
switches: Record<string, boolean>,
): PromptSegmentInfo[] {
return listSourceSegments(agent).map((segment) => {
let sourceText: string;
try {
sourceText = fs.readFileSync(segment.file, "utf-8");
} catch {
sourceText = ""; // source unreadable — the agent loader would crash anyway
}
const overrideText = promptOverrides.readOverride(segment.path);
return {
path: segment.path,
sourceText,
overrideText,
enabled: switches[segment.path] === true && overrideText !== null,
shared: segment.shared,
};
});
}
/** Every known segment path across both agents (route validation). */
export function allSegmentPaths(): string[] {
const paths = new Set<string>();
for (const agent of ["prober", "teacher"] as const) {
for (const segment of listSourceSegments(agent)) paths.add(segment.path);
}
return [...paths].sort();
}
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@@ -12,12 +12,10 @@ import fs from "node:fs";
import path from "node:path";
import { after, describe, it } from "node:test";
import { PROMPTS_OVERRIDE_DIR } from "../config.ts";
import {
allSegmentPaths,
effectivePromptSegments,
isValidSegmentPath,
promptOverrides,
} from "../src/store/prompt-overrides.ts";
import * as teacherAgent from "../src/agent/teacher-agent.ts";
import { allSegmentPaths, effectivePromptSegments } from "../src/agent/prompt-segments.ts";
import { isValidSegmentPath } from "../src/core/prompt-segments.ts";
import { promptOverrides } from "../src/store/prompt-overrides.ts";
after(() => {
fs.rmSync(PROMPTS_OVERRIDE_DIR, { recursive: true, force: true });
@@ -28,6 +26,9 @@ describe("isValidSegmentPath (the mirror-layout discipline)", () => {
assert.equal(isValidSegmentPath("system-prompt.md"), true);
assert.equal(isValidSegmentPath("teacher/20-teaching.md"), true);
assert.equal(isValidSegmentPath("prober/10-probe-doctrine.md"), true);
// the shared/ fragments dir (sources v1): composed by BOTH agents,
// overridable like any other segment
assert.equal(isValidSegmentPath("shared/05-learner-files.md"), true);
for (const bad of [
"", // empty
"README.md", // no agent dir
@@ -87,14 +88,30 @@ describe("the source-derived segment list", () => {
assert.equal(prober[0]?.shared, true);
assert.equal(teacher[0]?.shared, true);
assert.equal(prober[0]?.sourceText.length > 0, true, "base prompt text loads");
// Fragments track the REAL source tree (numeric order, right agent dir).
// Fragments track the REAL source tree (numeric order, right agent dir),
// with the shared/ fragments between the base and the agent's own —
// the exact order composeInstructions loads them in (P2, 2026-09-19).
assert.deepEqual(
prober.map((s) => s.path),
["system-prompt.md", "prober/10-probe-doctrine.md", "prober/20-teaching-in-brief.md", "prober/30-probe-done.md"],
[
"system-prompt.md",
"shared/05-learner-files.md",
"prober/10-probe-doctrine.md",
"prober/20-teaching-in-brief.md",
"prober/30-probe-done.md",
],
);
assert.equal(teacher.some((s) => s.path === "teacher/10-planning.md"), true);
assert.equal(teacher.some((s) => s.path === "teacher/50-probing-in-brief.md"), true);
assert.equal(teacher.every((s) => s.path === "system-prompt.md" || s.path.startsWith("teacher/")), true);
assert.equal(
teacher.every(
(s) => s.path === "system-prompt.md" || s.path.startsWith("teacher/") || s.path.startsWith("shared/"),
),
true,
);
// the shared fragments compose for BOTH agents, same path key.
assert.equal(teacher.some((s) => s.path === "shared/05-learner-files.md" && s.shared), true);
assert.equal(prober.some((s) => s.path === "shared/05-learner-files.md" && s.shared), true);
// README and other non-numeric files never load.
assert.equal(allSegmentPaths().some((p) => p.includes("README")), false);
});
@@ -127,3 +144,78 @@ describe("the source-derived segment list", () => {
assert.equal(before > 5, true, "base + prober fragments + teacher fragments");
});
});
// ─── composeInstructions honors overrides (P2 reconciliation, 2026-09-19) ────
// This file OWNS PROMPTS_OVERRIDE_DIR (parallel-test discipline), so every
// override-writing composition test lives here.
describe("composeInstructions: override honoring + the byte-identical source path", () => {
const { composeInstructions, createTeacherAgent } = teacherAgent;
it("switches-less composition is byte-identical to the pre-refactor loader", () => {
// The old loader, rebuilt inline: base + shared/ fragments + the
// agent's own, trimmed, empties dropped, joined with the separator.
const oldLoader = (kind: "prober" | "teacher") => {
const fragmentsOf = (dir: string) =>
fs
.readdirSync(dir)
.filter((f) => /^\d+-[\w.-]+\.md$/.test(f))
.sort()
.map((f) => fs.readFileSync(path.join(dir, f), "utf-8").trim())
.filter(Boolean);
const base = fs.readFileSync("src/agent/system-prompt.md", "utf-8").trim();
return [
base,
...fragmentsOf("src/agent/prompts/shared"),
...fragmentsOf(`src/agent/prompts/${kind}`),
].join("\n\n---\n\n");
};
assert.equal(composeInstructions("teacher"), oldLoader("teacher"));
assert.equal(composeInstructions("prober"), oldLoader("prober"));
});
it("an enabled override swaps in; switch off or file absent composes source", () => {
promptOverrides.writeOverride("teacher/20-teaching.md", "CUSTOM TEACHING LOOP");
try {
const on = composeInstructions("teacher", { "teacher/20-teaching.md": true });
assert.ok(on.includes("CUSTOM TEACHING LOOP"), "override composes when switch on");
assert.ok(!on.includes("# Teach — the loop"), "source text is replaced");
// switch off → source default (the file stays on disk)
const off = composeInstructions("teacher", {});
assert.ok(off.includes("# Teach — the loop"), "source composes when switch off");
// switch on for a segment with NO file → source (enabled needs both)
const noFile = composeInstructions("teacher", { "teacher/10-planning.md": true });
assert.ok(noFile.includes("# Planning"), "file absent → source default");
} finally {
promptOverrides.deleteOverride("teacher/20-teaching.md");
}
});
it("shared/ fragments are overridable — one edit swaps the doctrine in BOTH agents", () => {
promptOverrides.writeOverride("shared/05-learner-files.md", "MY SHARED FILES DOCTRINE");
try {
const switches = { "shared/05-learner-files.md": true };
for (const kind of ["teacher", "prober"] as const) {
const composed = composeInstructions(kind, switches);
assert.ok(composed.includes("MY SHARED FILES DOCTRINE"), `${kind} composes the override`);
assert.ok(!composed.includes("## Learner files"), `${kind} source fragment is replaced`);
}
// switches-less: both keep the source fragment (the cached path)
assert.ok(composeInstructions("teacher").includes("## Learner files"));
} finally {
promptOverrides.deleteOverride("shared/05-learner-files.md");
}
});
it("promptSwitches threads through agent construction into the system prompt", () => {
promptOverrides.writeOverride("system-prompt.md", "TOTALLY CUSTOM BASE");
try {
const agent = createTeacherAgent(undefined, { promptSwitches: { "system-prompt.md": true } });
assert.ok(agent.state.systemPrompt.includes("TOTALLY CUSTOM BASE"));
const source = createTeacherAgent(undefined, {});
assert.ok(!source.state.systemPrompt.includes("TOTALLY CUSTOM BASE"), "no switches → cached source");
} finally {
promptOverrides.deleteOverride("system-prompt.md");
}
});
});