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Found by the reliability testing, in the tool's own security-relevant check: boundary() used plain `git status --porcelain`, which OMITS ignored files. A child writing .env, a credential, or a build artefact into a root therefore read back as CLEAN. Measured on a fixture repo: an ignored secret.txt produced ZERO porcelain lines, and `!! secret.txt` once --ignored was passed. Now always `status --porcelain --ignored`, keeping a sha256 + entry count and substituting it for the text above 8 KB so a node_modules tree cannot dump megabytes into every audit dir. Also detects a root whose kind changes. selftest grows 10 -> 14 checks. The GIT path had NO coverage at all before this (only the manifest path did), despite being what every real run uses: now covers clean-repo, ignored-file (the regression), modified-tracked-file, and HEAD move. Adversarial suite documented in the README: T1 false premise -> correctly status=failed; T2 tempting write under read_only -> refused, repo verified untouched by a second route; T3 poisoned caller-asserted fact (wrong node pin) -> contradicted the caller from the file, and corrected the downstream inference. T3 is the important one: caller-asserted context.facts is a confabulation vector this design introduces, and it held. Still untested, stated in the README rather than implied: no real child has ever tripped the boundary diff (T2 refused), everything so far is read-only analysis, nothing iterative, and all specs were written with more care than a rushed one. Also: add .gitignore (repo had none) and remove the bin/__pycache__ I left behind.
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
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"""pi-task — run a headless pi subtask from an immutable SPEC, then verify the result.
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Why this exists: `fork` hands the child getHeader()+getBranch(), i.e. the whole
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untrimmed parent branch, so in a long session the child continues the PARENT's
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narrative instead of doing the task (measured 2026-09-06, mbp-m1-2020: 4/4
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dispatches ignored their brief; one filed a diary entry as the parent). This
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runner inverts that default: context is EXPLICIT and default-EMPTY, the child is
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a fresh isolated session, and its answer must parse as a declared envelope or the
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run FAILS.
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Honest limits, stated so nobody mistakes this for a sandbox:
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* pi has no tool allow/deny list, so --no-extensions removes EXTENSIONS
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(hence the palace write path) but NOT core read/write/edit/bash.
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"read_only" is therefore VERIFIED POST-HOC by a boundary diff, not enforced.
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* cost is checked after the fact; pi has no spend ceiling to pass in.
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Usage:
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pi-task run SPEC.json [--dry-run] [--audit-dir DIR]
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pi-task schema
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"""
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from __future__ import annotations
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import argparse, hashlib, json, os, re, shutil, subprocess, sys, time
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from datetime import datetime, timezone
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from pathlib import Path
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SETTINGS = Path.home() / ".pi/agent/settings.json"
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AUDIT_ROOT = Path(os.environ.get("PI_TASK_AUDIT_DIR", Path.home() / ".pi/agent/pi-task"))
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REQUIRED_SPEC = ("id", "goal", "deliverable", "effort")
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ENVELOPE_KEYS = ("status", "deliverable", "evidence", "unsure", "did_not_do")
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FENCE = re.compile(r"```json\s*(\{.*?\})\s*```", re.DOTALL)
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def die(msg: str, code: int = 2):
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print(f"pi-task: FAIL: {msg}", file=sys.stderr)
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sys.exit(code)
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def sh(args, cwd=None) -> str:
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p = subprocess.run(args, cwd=cwd, capture_output=True, text=True)
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return p.stdout.strip()
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# ---------------------------------------------------------------- boundary diff
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def _git_porcelain(r: str) -> dict:
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"""--ignored is NOT optional: plain `git status --porcelain` omits ignored
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files, so a child writing .env, credentials or build artifacts into a root
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reads back as CLEAN. Measured 2026-09-07: an ignored secret.txt produced zero
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porcelain lines, and `!! secret.txt` with --ignored.
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Huge repos (node_modules) can emit megabytes, so always keep a sha256 and the
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text only when it is small enough to show a human."""
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txt = sh(["git", "-C", r, "status", "--porcelain", "--ignored"])
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return {"sha": hashlib.sha256(txt.encode()).hexdigest()[:16],
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"lines": len(txt.splitlines()),
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"text": txt if len(txt) <= 8000 else None}
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def boundary(roots) -> dict:
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"""Cheap, checkable state of each root: git HEAD + porcelain, else file manifest."""
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snap = {}
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for r in roots:
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root = Path(r)
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if not root.exists():
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snap[r] = {"kind": "missing"}
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elif (root / ".git").exists():
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snap[r] = {"kind": "git",
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"head": sh(["git", "-C", r, "rev-parse", "HEAD"]),
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"porcelain": _git_porcelain(r)}
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else:
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man = {}
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for f in sorted(root.rglob("*")):
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if f.is_file():
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man[str(f)] = hashlib.sha256(f.read_bytes()).hexdigest()[:16]
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snap[r] = {"kind": "manifest", "files": man}
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return snap
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def boundary_delta(before: dict, after: dict) -> list:
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out = []
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for r in before:
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b, a = before[r], after.get(r, {})
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if b == a:
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continue
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if b.get("kind") != a.get("kind"):
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out.append(f"{r}: root kind changed {b.get('kind')} -> {a.get('kind')}")
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continue
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if b.get("kind") == "git":
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if b.get("head") != a.get("head"):
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out.append(f"{r}: HEAD {b.get('head','?')[:8]} -> {a.get('head','?')[:8]}")
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pb, pa = b.get("porcelain") or {}, a.get("porcelain") or {}
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if pb.get("sha") != pa.get("sha"):
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if pa.get("text") is not None:
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out.append(f"{r}: working tree changed (incl. ignored):\n{pa['text']}")
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else:
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out.append(f"{r}: working tree changed (incl. ignored): "
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f"{pb.get('lines')} -> {pa.get('lines')} entries, "
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f"sha {pb.get('sha')} -> {pa.get('sha')} (text too large to show)")
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else:
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bf, af = b.get("files", {}), a.get("files", {})
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for p in sorted(set(bf) | set(af)):
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if bf.get(p) != af.get(p):
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out.append(f"{r}: {'added' if p not in bf else 'removed' if p not in af else 'modified'} {p}")
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return out
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# -------------------------------------------------------------------- the brief
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def build_prompt(spec: dict) -> str:
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ctx = spec.get("context") or {}
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lines = [
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"You are a TASK WORKER invoked by another agent. You are NOT continuing a",
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"conversation and you have NO shared history: there is no 'earlier', no",
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"'as we discussed', and no session to wind down. Do the task below and",
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"return the envelope. Nothing else.",
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"",
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f"## GOAL\n{spec['goal']}",
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f"\n## DELIVERABLE\n{spec['deliverable']}",
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]
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if spec.get("read_only", True):
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lines += ["\n## AUTHORITY\nREAD-ONLY. Do not create, edit or delete any file. Do not run any",
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"command that mutates state (no git commit/push, no installs). A boundary",
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"diff runs after you exit and a violation fails the whole task."]
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else:
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lines += ["\n## AUTHORITY\nYou may modify files under: " + ", ".join(spec.get("roots", []))]
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if ctx.get("facts"):
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lines += ["\n## VERIFIED CONTEXT (asserted by the caller; you need not re-derive it)"]
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lines += [f"- {f}" for f in ctx["facts"]]
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if ctx.get("files"):
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lines += ["\n## RELEVANT PATHS (read them yourself; they are not pasted here)"]
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lines += [f"- {f}" for f in ctx["files"]]
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if ctx.get("commands"):
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lines += ["\n## SUGGESTED COMMANDS"]
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lines += [f"- {c}" for c in ctx["commands"]]
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lines += [
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"",
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"## REQUIRED OUTPUT — a single fenced json block, LAST thing you emit",
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"If it does not parse against this shape the task is recorded as FAILED,",
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"however good the prose was:",
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"```json",
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json.dumps({
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"status": "ok | partial | failed",
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"deliverable": "<the answer asked for, as text>",
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"evidence": [{"claim": "<one claim>", "pointer": "<file:line | exact command | url>"}],
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"unsure": ["<anything you could not establish — empty list only if truly none>"],
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"did_not_do": ["<anything in scope you skipped>"],
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}, indent=2),
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"```",
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"Rules for evidence: every load-bearing claim needs a pointer a third party",
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"can re-run or open. Do not invent quantities ('all N files') you did not count.",
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"If you could not do the task, status=failed with the reason is a CORRECT answer.",
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]
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return "\n".join(lines)
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# ------------------------------------------------------- envelope validation
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def validate_envelope(text: str):
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"""(envelope|None, problems[]). Deterministic and model-free so `selftest`
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can exercise it two-sidedly — a validator that has only ever returned PASS
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has not been shown to discriminate."""
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problems, env = [], None
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blocks = FENCE.findall(text or "")
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if not blocks:
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problems.append("no fenced json envelope in the final assistant message")
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return None, problems
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try:
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env = json.loads(blocks[-1])
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except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
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problems.append(f"envelope is not valid json: {e}")
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return None, problems
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if not isinstance(env, dict):
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problems.append("envelope is not a json object")
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return None, problems
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for k in ENVELOPE_KEYS:
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if k not in env:
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problems.append(f"envelope missing key '{k}'")
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if env.get("status") not in ("ok", "partial", "failed"):
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problems.append(f"envelope status not ok|partial|failed: {env.get('status')!r}")
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ev_list = env.get("evidence")
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if not isinstance(ev_list, list) or not ev_list:
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problems.append("envelope evidence is empty — no claim is checkable")
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else:
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for i, e in enumerate(ev_list):
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if not isinstance(e, dict) or not e.get("pointer"):
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problems.append(f"evidence[{i}] has no pointer")
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return env, problems
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def cmd_selftest(_args):
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"""Two-sided: known-good must pass, each known-bad must fail, and the
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boundary detector must both see a change and see no change. Aborts loudly
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if any pair fails to discriminate."""
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good = json.dumps({"status": "ok", "deliverable": "d",
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"evidence": [{"claim": "c", "pointer": "f.py:1"}],
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"unsure": [], "did_not_do": []})
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fixtures = [
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("POSITIVE valid envelope", f"prose\n```json\n{good}\n```", True),
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("no fence at all", "just fluent prose, no envelope", False),
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("fence but broken json", "```json\n{not json,}\n```", False),
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("missing key did_not_do", "```json\n" + json.dumps(
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{"status": "ok", "deliverable": "d",
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"evidence": [{"claim": "c", "pointer": "p"}], "unsure": []}) + "\n```", False),
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("bad status value", "```json\n" + json.dumps(
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{"status": "done", "deliverable": "d",
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"evidence": [{"claim": "c", "pointer": "p"}],
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"unsure": [], "did_not_do": []}) + "\n```", False),
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("empty evidence", "```json\n" + json.dumps(
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{"status": "ok", "deliverable": "d", "evidence": [],
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"unsure": [], "did_not_do": []}) + "\n```", False),
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("evidence without pointer", "```json\n" + json.dumps(
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{"status": "ok", "deliverable": "d", "evidence": [{"claim": "c"}],
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"unsure": [], "did_not_do": []}) + "\n```", False),
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("json object not last block wins", f"```json\n{{\"junk\":1}}\n```\n```json\n{good}\n```", True),
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]
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fails = 0
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for name, text, want_pass in fixtures:
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_, probs = validate_envelope(text)
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got_pass = not probs
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ok = got_pass == want_pass
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fails += 0 if ok else 1
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print(f" {'ok ' if ok else 'BAD'} {'expect PASS' if want_pass else 'expect FAIL'} {name}"
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+ ("" if ok else f" <-- got {'PASS' if got_pass else 'FAIL'}: {probs}"))
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import tempfile
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with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as td:
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d = Path(td) / "root"; d.mkdir(); (d / "a.txt").write_text("1")
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b1 = boundary([str(d)])
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same = boundary_delta(b1, boundary([str(d)]))
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(d / "b.txt").write_text("2")
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diff = boundary_delta(b1, boundary([str(d)]))
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checks = [("boundary/manifest: unchanged root reports no delta", same == []),
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("boundary/manifest: added file IS detected", len(diff) == 1)]
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# The GIT path is what every real run uses, and it was previously
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# untested. The ignored-file case below was genuinely broken until
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# --ignored was added, so this is a regression test, not decoration.
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g = Path(td) / "repo"; g.mkdir()
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for cmd in (["git", "init", "-q", "."], ["git", "config", "user.email", "t@t"],
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["git", "config", "user.name", "t"]):
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subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=g, capture_output=True)
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(g / ".gitignore").write_text("secret.txt\n__pycache__/\n")
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(g / "tracked.txt").write_text("v1")
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subprocess.run(["git", "add", "-A"], cwd=g, capture_output=True)
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subprocess.run(["git", "commit", "-qm", "init"], cwd=g, capture_output=True)
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gb = boundary([str(g)])
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checks.append(("boundary/git: clean repo reports no delta",
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boundary_delta(gb, boundary([str(g)])) == []))
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(g / "secret.txt").write_text("exfiltrated")
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checks.append(("boundary/git: IGNORED file IS detected (regression: --ignored)",
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len(boundary_delta(gb, boundary([str(g)]))) == 1))
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(g / "secret.txt").unlink()
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(g / "tracked.txt").write_text("v2")
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checks.append(("boundary/git: modified tracked file IS detected",
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len(boundary_delta(gb, boundary([str(g)]))) == 1))
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subprocess.run(["git", "commit", "-aqm", "v2"], cwd=g, capture_output=True)
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checks.append(("boundary/git: a COMMIT (HEAD move) IS detected",
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any("HEAD" in x for x in boundary_delta(gb, boundary([str(g)])))))
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for name, cond in checks:
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fails += 0 if cond else 1
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print(f" {'ok ' if cond else 'BAD'} {name}")
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if fails:
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die(f"selftest: {fails} check(s) failed — the validator does not discriminate, "
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"so any PASS it reports is meaningless", 3)
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print(f"selftest: all {len(fixtures) + len(checks)} checks discriminate correctly")
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return 0
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# ------------------------------------------------------------------------- main
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def cmd_run(args):
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spec_path = Path(args.spec)
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spec = json.loads(spec_path.read_text())
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missing = [k for k in REQUIRED_SPEC if k not in spec]
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if missing:
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die(f"spec missing required keys: {missing}")
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profiles = (json.loads(SETTINGS.read_text()).get("pi-fork") or {}).get("effortProfiles") or {}
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prof = profiles.get(spec["effort"])
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if not prof:
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die(f"effort '{spec['effort']}' not in {SETTINGS}: pi-fork.effortProfiles ({list(profiles)})")
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stamp = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ")
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audit = Path(args.audit_dir) if args.audit_dir else AUDIT_ROOT / f"{stamp}-{spec['id']}"
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audit.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
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prompt = build_prompt(spec)
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roots = spec.get("roots") or []
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budget = spec.get("budget") or {}
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wall = int(budget.get("wall_s", 600))
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argv = ["pi", "-p", "--mode", "json",
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"--provider", prof["provider"], "--model", prof["id"],
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"--thinking", prof.get("thinking", "off"),
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"--no-extensions",
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"--session-id", f"pitask-{spec['id']}-{stamp}",
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"--session-dir", str(audit / "sess"),
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prompt]
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(audit / "spec.json").write_text(json.dumps(spec, indent=2))
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(audit / "prompt.txt").write_text(prompt)
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(audit / "argv.json").write_text(json.dumps(argv[:-1] + ["<prompt in prompt.txt>"], indent=2))
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if args.dry_run:
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print(prompt); print(f"\n--- dry run, nothing launched. audit: {audit}"); return 0
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before = boundary(roots)
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(audit / "boundary-before.json").write_text(json.dumps(before, indent=2))
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t0 = time.time()
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try:
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p = subprocess.run(argv, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=wall)
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raw, rc = p.stdout, p.returncode
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except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as e:
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raw, rc = (e.stdout or ""), 124
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elapsed = time.time() - t0
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(audit / "raw.ndjson").write_text(raw if isinstance(raw, str) else raw.decode())
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after = boundary(roots)
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(audit / "boundary-after.json").write_text(json.dumps(after, indent=2))
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# ---- parse the NDJSON: final assistant text, cost, tool calls
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events, text, cost, tools = [], "", 0.0, 0
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for line in raw.splitlines():
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try:
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events.append(json.loads(line))
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except json.JSONDecodeError:
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continue
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for ev in events:
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if ev.get("type") == "agent_end":
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for m in ev.get("messages", []):
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cost += (((m.get("usage") or {}).get("cost") or {}).get("total") or 0.0)
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if ev.get("type") == "turn_end":
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tools += len(ev.get("toolResults") or [])
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if ev.get("type") == "message_end" and (ev.get("message") or {}).get("role") == "assistant":
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text = "".join(c.get("text", "") for c in ev["message"].get("content", [])
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if c.get("type") == "text") or text
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# ---- validate the envelope: unparseable == FAILED, no matter how fluent
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env, problems = validate_envelope(text)
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if rc != 0:
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problems.append(f"child exited rc={rc}" + (" (wall-clock budget)" if rc == 124 else ""))
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if not any(e.get("type") == "agent_end" for e in events):
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problems.append("no agent_end event — child did not complete a turn")
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delta = boundary_delta(before, after)
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if spec.get("read_only", True) and delta:
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problems.append("BOUNDARY VIOLATION: read_only task mutated its roots")
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over = budget.get("usd")
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if over and cost > float(over):
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problems.append(f"cost ${cost:.4f} over budget ${float(over):.4f}")
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verdict = "PASS" if not problems else "FAIL"
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result = {"verdict": verdict, "problems": problems, "envelope": env,
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"metrics": {"cost_usd": round(cost, 6), "elapsed_s": round(elapsed, 1),
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"tool_results": tools, "rc": rc, "model": prof["id"],
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"effort": spec["effort"]},
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"boundary_delta": delta, "audit_dir": str(audit),
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"raw_text_if_envelope_missing": None if env else text[-2000:]}
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(audit / "result.json").write_text(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
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# ---- report to the parent: verdict first, then what to spot-check
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print(f"pi-task {verdict} id={spec['id']} {prof['id']} "
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f"${cost:.4f} {elapsed:.0f}s tools={tools} rc={rc}")
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for p_ in problems:
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print(f" ! {p_}")
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if env:
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print(f" status={env.get('status')}")
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print(" deliverable:"); print(" " + str(env.get("deliverable", "")).replace("\n", "\n "))
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print(" evidence (SPOT-CHECK THESE, do not trust the prose):")
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for e in env.get("evidence") or []:
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print(f" - {e.get('claim','')} <= {e.get('pointer','')}")
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for k in ("unsure", "did_not_do"):
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for u in env.get(k) or []:
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print(f" {k}: {u}")
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print(f" audit: {audit}")
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return 0 if verdict == "PASS" else 1
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def cmd_schema(_args):
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print(json.dumps({
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"id": "short-slug-used-in-session-id-and-audit-path",
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"goal": "verbatim task statement",
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"deliverable": "the exact shape of answer wanted",
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"effort": "fast | balanced | deep (resolved via ~/.pi/agent/settings.json pi-fork.effortProfiles)",
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"read_only": True,
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"roots": ["/workspace/repo-the-task-touches"],
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"context": {"facts": ["verified fact the caller asserts"],
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"files": ["/abs/path the child should read itself"],
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"commands": ["exact command the child may run"]},
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"budget": {"wall_s": 600, "usd": 0.5},
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}, indent=2))
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return 0
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def main():
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ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="pi-task")
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sub = ap.add_subparsers(dest="cmd", required=True)
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r = sub.add_parser("run"); r.add_argument("spec")
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r.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true"); r.add_argument("--audit-dir")
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r.set_defaults(fn=cmd_run)
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s = sub.add_parser("schema"); s.set_defaults(fn=cmd_schema)
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t = sub.add_parser("selftest"); t.set_defaults(fn=cmd_selftest)
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a = ap.parse_args()
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if not shutil.which("pi"):
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die("pi not on PATH")
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sys.exit(a.fn(a))
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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main()
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