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hermes-agent/agent/turn_explainers.py
kshitijk4poor 2d70f583da fix(agent): user copy for the session_row_missing persistence cause
Without entries in _STORAGE_FAILURES and _PERSISTENCE_CAUSE_EXPLANATIONS a
failed heal fell back to the generic disk/lock advice, which sends users
chasing the wrong problem.
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"""File-mutation verification footers and turn-completion explanations for ``AIAgent``.
The footer tells the model (and user) when a claimed file mutation did not land; the explainer
summarises why a turn ended without a final answer. Every method resolves through ``AIAgent``'s MRO.
"""
import os
import re
from contextlib import suppress
from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
from agent.tool_dispatch_helpers import (
_extract_error_preview, _extract_file_mutation_targets, _extract_landed_file_mutation_paths
)
from agent.tool_result_classification import (
FILE_MUTATING_TOOL_NAMES as _FILE_MUTATING_TOOLS, file_mutation_result_landed
)
_NO_REPLY = "⚠️ No reply: "
# One text for "the model produced nothing after retries" on every surface (CLI explainer,
# gateway ``(empty)`` rewrite, desktop); the model name is filled in by the explainer.
EMPTY_RESPONSE_EXPLANATION = (
"{model} didn't produce a reply this time, even after retries. "
"Send `continue` to try again, or switch models with /model."
)
# Exact ``turn_exit_reason`` → explanation body (prefixed with ``_NO_REPLY``).
_EXIT_REASON_EXPLANATIONS: Dict[str, str] = {
"empty_response_exhausted": EMPTY_RESPONSE_EXPLANATION,
"all_retries_exhausted_no_response": (
"the model provider didn't answer after all retries. "
"Send /retry, or switch models with /model."
),
"partial_stream_recovery": (
"streaming stopped early and only a partial response was "
"recovered. Send `continue` to resume from where it stopped."
),
"fallback_prior_turn_content": (
"no new content was produced this turn; showing recovered "
"prior context. Send `continue` to retry."
),
"redirect_restart_limit_exceeded": (
"the request was cancelled by a new correction on every attempt, "
"so the turn stopped instead of retrying forever. Your last "
"correction is queued as the next message."
),
"rebuilt_restart_limit_exceeded": (
"every provider in the fallback chain kept failing over, so the "
"turn stopped instead of retrying forever. Send `continue` or "
"switch provider."
),
"budget_exhausted": (
"the per-turn iteration/cost budget was exhausted before a "
"final answer. Send `continue` to keep going."
),
"ollama_runtime_context_too_small": (
"the local model's context window was too small to finish. "
"Increase the context size or use a larger model."
),
"pending_tool_result": (
"the turn stopped while a tool result was still pending and "
"the model produced no follow-up text. Send `continue` to "
"let it summarize."
),
}
# Parameterised reasons (``max_iterations_reached(3/3)`` …) matched by prefix.
_EXIT_REASON_PREFIX_EXPLANATIONS = (
# ``interrupted_during_api_call(<issuer>)`` names a system watchdog (#112647).
("interrupted_during_api_call", (
"the request was interrupted mid-call before a reply was "
"received. Send `continue` to retry."
)),
("max_iterations_reached", (
"the maximum tool-iteration limit was reached before a "
"final answer. Send `continue` to keep going, or raise "
"`max_iterations`."
)),
("error_near_max_iterations", (
"an error occurred near the iteration limit before a final "
"answer. Check the tool output above, then send `continue`."
)),
("repeated_outer_errors", (
"the turn kept failing with repeated errors and was stopped "
"early instead of retrying forever. Check the errors above, "
"then send `continue` to retry."
)),
)
# ``session_persistence_failed`` refined by the classified cause (lock contention ≠ disk full).
_PERSISTENCE_CAUSE_EXPLANATIONS: Dict[str, str] = {
"compression": (
"the turn was stopped because another process was "
"compressing this session. Your message should already be "
"saved — please send it again after compression completes."
),
"compression_closed": (
"the turn was stopped because this session was rotated "
"by context compression and its live continuation could "
"not be adopted. The storage itself is healthy — refresh "
"the client (or start a new turn) so it picks up the new "
"session id, then send your message again."
),
"turn_lease": (
"the turn was stopped because another Hermes process "
"took over this session. Your reply was not saved — wait "
"for the other process to finish, then send your message "
"again."
),
"session_row_missing": (
"this session was deleted from storage while the chat was still open, "
"and Hermes could not recreate it, so this message was not saved. "
"Send your message again; if it keeps failing, run "
"`hermes {profile_arg}doctor`."
),
"locked": (
"the turn was stopped because session storage was busy "
"(another Hermes process was writing to the state "
"database). Your message should already be saved — "
"please send it again in a moment."
),
# The forensic runbook for both (WAL generations, manifest.json, sidecars) lives in the
# logger.error at hermes_state.py::_raise_if_db_replaced — never in the chat reply.
"replaced": (
"the session database file was replaced while Hermes was running, so this "
"message was not saved (a copy is kept in {home}/sessions/). Stop Hermes "
"(`hermes {profile_arg}gateway stop`), run `hermes {profile_arg}doctor` — not "
"`hermes {profile_arg}doctor --fix`, which would repair the wrong file in place — "
"then start it again and send your message once more. Advanced recovery steps are "
"in the log."
),
"deleted_wal": (
"another Hermes process still holds an old copy of the session database's write-ahead "
"log, so Hermes stopped writing to keep the file safe and this message was not saved (a "
"copy is kept in {home}/sessions/). Nothing is lost. Quit every Hermes process on this "
"profile (Desktop app, `hermes {profile_arg}gateway stop`, dashboard, cron), run "
"`hermes {profile_arg}doctor` — it names any process still holding the log — then start "
"Hermes again and send your message once more. Do not run `doctor --fix` or delete "
"any state.db files while they run. Guide: {recovery_docs}"
),
"corrupt": (
"the turn was stopped because the state database "
"reported structural corruption (the transcript would "
"have been lost on restart). Freeing disk space will "
"not help. Recovery options:\n"
"1. Run `hermes {profile_arg}doctor --fix`\n"
"2. Stop the gateway, then recover with:\n"
" hermes {profile_arg}sessions recover --source {db_path} --inspect-only\n"
" (if it reports recoverable) hermes {profile_arg}sessions recover "
"--source {db_path} --output recovered-state.db\n"
" — recovery snapshots the damaged file first; do NOT "
"run `sqlite3 ... \".recover\"` against the live "
"state.db, a vulnerable sqlite3 CLI can corrupt it "
"further\n"
"3. Restore from a backup in {backups_dir}/\n"
"Then send your message again."
),
# SQLite scoped the corruption to the FTS index and the derived indexes could not be
# detached, so this write did not land; the message store itself is intact (#97794).
"fts_index": (
"the turn was stopped because the session search index (FTS5) "
"is corrupt and could not be detached, so this message was not "
"saved. The message store itself is not damaged: do not run "
"recovery tools or restore a backup. Run `hermes {profile_arg}doctor --fix` "
"(or restart Hermes, which repairs the index on open), then "
"send your message again."
),
"disk": (
"Hermes couldn't save this conversation to disk, so it stopped rather than lose "
"your messages. The disk is probably full: free some space (or fix the permissions "
"on {home}/state.db), then send your message again."
),
}
_PERSISTENCE_DEFAULT_EXPLANATION = (
"Hermes couldn't save this conversation, so it stopped rather than lose your messages. "
"Possible causes: the drive is out of room, or another Hermes process is holding the "
"database. Close other Hermes windows, run `hermes {profile_arg}doctor` to check "
"storage, then send your message again."
)
def _file_mutation_identity(path: str, task_id: Optional[str]) -> str:
"""One key per on-disk target: the file tools' task-resolved absolute path, case-folded
on case-insensitive hosts. A failure recorded as ``notes.md`` and the write that later
lands as ``/repo/notes.md`` (or ``Notes.md`` on Windows) must meet on the same key."""
try:
from tools.file_tools_paths import _resolve_path_for_task
resolved = str(_resolve_path_for_task(path, task_id or "default"))
except Exception:
resolved = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(path))
return os.path.normcase(os.path.normpath(resolved))
def _file_stat_signature(identity: str) -> Optional[tuple]:
"""``(mtime_ns, size)`` of the target, ``None`` when it does not exist (or cannot be read)."""
try:
st = os.stat(identity)
except OSError:
return None
return (st.st_mtime_ns, st.st_size)
def _display_flag_enabled(agent, *, env_var: str, config_key: str, cache_attr: str) -> bool:
"""``display.<config_key>`` (default True), cached per agent on ``cache_attr``.
``env_var`` overrides on every call and is never cached. Reads the persisted config.yaml
so gateway and CLI share the setting; ``load_config`` is imported lazily (startup cycle,
and tests patch it at ``hermes_cli.config``). Any failure → True (safe default: on)."""
try:
env = os.environ.get(env_var)
if env is not None:
return env.strip().lower() not in {"0", "false", "no", "off"}
cached = getattr(agent, cache_attr, None)
if cached is not None:
return cached
try:
from hermes_cli.config import load_config as _load_config
_cfg = _load_config() or {}
except Exception:
_cfg = {}
_display = _cfg.get("display") if isinstance(_cfg, dict) else None
if isinstance(_display, dict) and config_key in _display:
enabled = bool(_display.get(config_key))
else:
enabled = True
setattr(agent, cache_attr, enabled)
return enabled
except Exception:
return True
class TurnExplainersMixin:
"""File-mutation failure footer + turn-completion explainer (see module docstring)."""
def _record_file_mutation_result(
self, tool_name: str, args: Dict[str, Any], result: Any, is_error: bool,
*, task_id: Optional[str] = None,
) -> None:
"""Record a ``write_file`` / ``patch`` outcome for the turn-end verifier.
Failures store ``{path: {error_preview, tool, identity, stat}}`` keyed by the model's
spelling; ``identity`` is the resolved on-disk target and ``stat`` its signature at
failure time. A later success on the same identity (any spelling) removes the entry.
No-op when the per-turn state dict is not initialised (tool dispatched outside ``run_conversation``).
"""
if tool_name not in _FILE_MUTATING_TOOLS:
return
state = getattr(self, "_turn_failed_file_mutations", None)
if state is None:
return
targets = _extract_file_mutation_targets(tool_name, args)
if not targets:
return
landed = file_mutation_result_landed(tool_name, result)
if landed:
landed_paths = _extract_landed_file_mutation_paths(tool_name, args, result)
changed = getattr(self, "_turn_file_mutation_paths", None)
if changed is not None:
changed.update(landed_paths)
# Feed the checkpoint agent-write ledger so /rollback's safe mode can tell
# Hermes-authored content from later user hand-edits.
mgr = getattr(self, "_checkpoint_mgr", None)
if mgr is not None and getattr(mgr, "enabled", False):
from tools.file_tools_paths import container_backend_for_task
if container_backend_for_task(task_id or "default") is None: # container paths carry no host ledger entry
for _p in landed_paths:
with suppress(Exception):
mgr.record_agent_write(_p)
if is_error and not landed:
# Keep the FIRST error per path unless a later success replaces it.
preview = _extract_error_preview(result)
for path in targets:
identity = _file_mutation_identity(path, task_id)
state.setdefault(path, {
"tool": tool_name, "error_preview": preview,
"identity": identity, "stat": _file_stat_signature(identity),
})
else:
cleared = {
_file_mutation_identity(p, task_id)
for p in (landed_paths if landed else targets)
}
for path, info in list(state.items()):
if info.get("identity", _file_mutation_identity(path, task_id)) in cleared:
state.pop(path, None)
@staticmethod
def _file_mutations_still_failed(failed: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Drop entries whose target changed on disk since the failed call.
The recorder only sees write_file/patch receipts; a terminal redirect or an
execute_code write leaves none. Re-checking the stat signature at turn end keeps
the footer from listing a file that was in fact modified later this turn. Entries
without a snapshot (hand-built dicts) are kept as-is.
"""
return {
path: info for path, info in failed.items()
if "stat" not in info or _file_stat_signature(info["identity"]) == info["stat"]
}
def _file_mutation_verifier_enabled(self) -> bool:
"""``display.file_mutation_verifier`` / ``HERMES_FILE_MUTATION_VERIFIER`` (a patchable seam)."""
return _display_flag_enabled(
self, env_var="HERMES_FILE_MUTATION_VERIFIER", config_key="file_mutation_verifier",
cache_attr="_file_mutation_verifier_enabled_cache",
)
def _turn_completion_explainer_enabled(self) -> bool:
"""``display.turn_completion_explainer`` / ``HERMES_TURN_COMPLETION_EXPLAINER``."""
return _display_flag_enabled(
self, env_var="HERMES_TURN_COMPLETION_EXPLAINER", config_key="turn_completion_explainer",
cache_attr="_turn_completion_explainer_enabled_cache",
)
# Bare absolute / home / Windows-drive paths in a footer line. Mirrors the gateway's
# extract_local_files detector so anything it WOULD auto-attach is backticked first (#35584).
_FOOTER_PATH_RE = re.compile(
r"(?<![/:\w.`])(?:~/|/|[A-Za-z]:[/\\])(?:[\w.\-]+[/\\])*[\w.\-]+\.[\w]+",
)
@classmethod
def _neutralize_footer_paths(cls, text: str) -> str:
"""Backtick bare file paths so the gateway's ``extract_local_files`` never auto-attaches them.
The extractor skips inline-code spans; already-backticked paths are left alone (no double-wrap).
"""
if not text:
return text
return cls._FOOTER_PATH_RE.sub(lambda m: f"`{m.group(0)}`", text)
@classmethod
def _format_file_mutation_failure_footer(cls, failed: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
"""Render the per-turn failed-mutation dict as a user-facing footer.
Up to 10 paths with their first error preview, then an overflow count; "" when nothing failed.
Every path is backtick-wrapped via ``_neutralize_footer_paths`` so protected files cannot be
auto-delivered.
"""
if not failed:
return ""
lines = [
"⚠️ File-mutation verifier: "
f"{len(failed)} file edit(s) FAILED this turn despite any "
"wording above that may suggest otherwise. Run `git status` or "
"`read_file` to confirm what actually landed."
]
shown = list(failed.items())[:10]
for path, info in shown:
preview = (info.get("error_preview") or "").strip()
tool = info.get("tool") or "patch"
lines.append(f" • `{path}` — [{tool}] {preview or 'failed'}")
remaining = len(failed) - len(shown)
if remaining > 0:
lines.append(f" • … and {remaining} more")
# Neutralize paths the preview echoed; the lookbehind prevents double-wrapping the bullet path.
return cls._neutralize_footer_paths("\n".join(lines))
@staticmethod
def _format_turn_completion_explanation(
turn_exit_reason: str, persistence_cause: Optional[str] = None, db_path=None, model: str = "",
) -> str:
"""User-facing explanation for an abnormal turn ending, or "" for normal / unknown reasons.
``text_response(...)`` is the healthy terminal; unknown/diagnostic-only reasons (e.g.
``guardrail_halt``, which surfaces its own message) are not second-guessed.
"""
if not turn_exit_reason:
return ""
reason = str(turn_exit_reason)
if reason.startswith("text_response"):
return ""
body = _EXIT_REASON_EXPLANATIONS.get(reason)
if body is None:
for prefix, text in _EXIT_REASON_PREFIX_EXPLANATIONS:
if reason.startswith(prefix):
body = text
break
if body is not None and "{model}" in body:
body = body.format(model=model or "The model")
if body is None and reason == "session_persistence_failed":
from hermes_constants import display_hermes_home, profile_cli_selector
from hermes_state_errors import STORAGE_RECOVERY_DOCS_URL
# Copy-pasteable, so pin every `hermes` command to the profile whose store failed:
# a multi-profile backend (Desktop serve) hosts sessions whose state.db is NOT the
# process default, and a bare `hermes` follows active_profile (#105887).
body = (
_PERSISTENCE_CAUSE_EXPLANATIONS.get(
persistence_cause or "unknown", _PERSISTENCE_DEFAULT_EXPLANATION
)
.replace("{home}", display_hermes_home())
.replace("{profile_arg}", profile_cli_selector())
.replace("{recovery_docs}", STORAGE_RECOVERY_DOCS_URL)
)
if persistence_cause in ("corrupt", "fts_index"):
from hermes_constants import get_default_hermes_root
from hermes_state import _default_db_path
body = body.replace("{db_path}", str(db_path or _default_db_path()))
body = body.replace(
"{backups_dir}", str(get_default_hermes_root() / "backups")
)
return _NO_REPLY + body if body else ""