Roots out the v0.2.x failure mode: Pi-extracted lessons routinely named
hallucinated skill ids (relocate.surface, choose.safe.surface,
survive.shelter, gather.visible_log, …). All 47 Pi-lessons in the live DB
had applied_count=0 because normalisePreferSkill couldn't find them.
Fix:
1. runtime/skill-registry.js — single source of truth derived from
skills/index.js. Exports listSkillIds, isRegistered, and a
prompt-ready block (skillRegistryPrompt) grouped by namespace.
2. Pi prompts (coach/postmortem, coach/reflect) embed the live registry
with a "USE ONLY THESE, never invent" instruction. Lessons are
filtered at write-time too — anything not in the registry and not a
known mode name gets dropped.
3. coach/advice.js — normalisePreferSkill now returns null for unknown
ids, hardening consult() against any hallucinations that slip
through. Warn-logged for visibility.
Also lays the LLM substrate for the rest of v0.3.0:
- runtime/llm/provider.js — OpenAI-compatible chat client. Configured
via PEPA_FAST_LLM_{BASE_URL,API_KEY,MODEL,TIMEOUT_MS}. Safe no-op
unless API_KEY is set. Supports JSON-mode.
- runtime/coach/fast-advisor.js — tactical advisor tier (scaffold).
Exposes advise() that asks the fast LLM what to do RIGHT NOW when
the reflex is wedged/stuck. Rejects hallucinated skill ids using the
registry. Rate-limited 6/h, 30s cooldown. Not auto-triggered yet —
wired into reflex in rc.3 (awareness layer).
Tests: 279 green (+24 vs rc.3): 5 registry, 9 provider, 10 advisor.
See dev/v0.3.0/PLAN.md for the full iteration design (manifesto needs
ladder, event-driven awareness, skill pre-emption) and STATUS.md for
shipped/pending tracking.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* v0.2.0-rc.3: pillar-up escape + advice everywhere + danger POI
Closes the gap rc.2 left open. Live observation showed:
- Pi-coach extracted 5 high-quality lessons (do not explore.far at
night near zombies, etc.) but none of them fired (applied_count=0
across the board). Root cause: dispatcher consulted advice only on
the main curriculum path; the bot was falling into the wander/
explore.far FALLBACK after each gather attempt bailed, which
bypassed consult().
- Bot was wedged in a pit on (608, 90) with stone walls. recovery.
tunnel-out kept failing ("Digging aborted") because mining stone
with fists takes ~10s/block; pathfinder watchdog kills it.
This patch:
1. survive.pillar-up (runtime/skills/pillar-up.js) — new escape skill.
Places a placeable block under the bot and jumps onto it; repeats
up to 8 steps. No pickaxe required. Works in dirt/cobble/planks/
sand/gravel/wool/etc. The bot's vertical exit from any pit it can
stand in.
2. Wedged-emergency reflex (runtime/reflex.js). At the top of
curriculumReflex, if noProgressReason is wedged-like AND position
hasn't shifted ≥16 blocks in 60s AND no hostile in 6m AND pillar
block in inventory → dispatch survive.pillar-up. 2-min cooldown
between attempts.
3. consult() now also runs on the WANDER/explore.far fallback path
(runtime/reflex.js curriculumReflex). Pi-coach lessons can finally
take effect. If the fallback skill is overridden to a non-eligible
skill but the bot has a placeable block, falls back to pillar-up.
Outcomes feed reportAdviceOutcome so confidence stays grounded.
4. recordPOI("danger") on death (runtime/coach/postmortem.js). Spatial
memory now flags where the bot died, expires after 6h. POI table
was empty in rc.2.
5. SAFE_OVERRIDES extended (runtime/coach/advice.js): adds
survive.pillar-up and village.choose-base so coach lessons can
route there.
Tests: 255/255 green (+9 pillar-up).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* v0.2.0-rc.3 fixup: relax wedged-escape trigger
Drop the WEDGED_REASONS check — noProgressReason is a string that
may or may not be set when the bot is stuck. Fire pillar-up purely on
"no horizontal progress ≥ 60s, no hostile in 6m, placeable block in
inv". Pillar-up is a constructive no-op when it's not needed (places
one dirt under self) so the false-positive cost is small.
Live observation: rc.3 was deployed and bot was wedged with tunnel-out
repeatedly aborted on stone, but wedged-escape never fired because
the runtime's noProgressReason wasn't in my whitelist. Removing the
gate lets the trigger actually engage.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Co-authored-by: Yuriy Mayatnikov <mayatnikov@me.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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