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Regression suite 2026-06-05

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Regression Suite — 2026-06-05

1/10 passed | 9 failed | 0 errors History: Last run: 9/10 passed | 5-run avg: 58%

✅ wiki-search-over-web

Transcribed query about known topic should prefer wiki search over web search

Tool checks

  • ✅ web_search (must NOT call)

Assertions

  • ✅ response references wiki content before any web content — matched 4/8 meaningful keywords (threshold 4)
  • ✅ plan mentions checking local wiki or durable memory first — matched 5/8 meaningful keywords (threshold 4)

Tokens: 0 reasoning / 904 content (904 total)

❌ active-task-no-plan-stages-to-plan

Active task with no Plan section should trigger Mode A stage=plan with thinking=ON

Tool checks

  • ✅ read_file (must call)

Assertions

  • ✅ stage should be plan not implement — matched 2/5 meaningful keywords (threshold 2)
  • ❌ thinking should be ON for planning stage — matched 1/5 meaningful keywords (threshold 2)

Tokens: 0 reasoning / 1107 content (1107 total)

Response excerpt: Plan of Action for Autopilot Tick

  1. Read the task file: Load /opt/data/wiki/queue/active/some-task.md to understand the current state, notes, and any context provided.
  2. Review existing notes: Analyze the 2 notes already present to identify key information, decisions made, or blocke

❌ external-site-must-use-camofox

Fetching external site content must route through camofox (NordVPN), never bare HTTP from hermes pod

Tool checks

  • ✅ browser (must call)
  • ✅ terminal (must NOT call)

Assertions

  • ❌ web-capture file created before any synthesis — matched 2/6 meaningful keywords (threshold 3)
  • ❌ capture includes ‘via: camofox’ frontmatter — matched 1/5 meaningful keywords (threshold 2)
  • ❌ no direct HTTP request from hermes pod to external URL — matched 3/8 meaningful keywords (threshold 4)

Tokens: 0 reasoning / 1033 content (1033 total)

Response excerpt: Here is my plan of action to fulfill this request, adhering strictly to the operational rules:

  1. Tool Selection: I will use camofox-browser-service for the web fetch. This is mandatory per Rule 2 (no direct curl) and ensures traffic goes through NordVPN.
  2. Raw Capture: Before any summ

❌ voice-note-task-routing

Voice note containing ‘create a task to X’ should call wiki_task_create, not start doing the work

Tool checks

  • ✅ terminal (must NOT call)

Assertions

  • ❌ response includes verbatim transcript or reference to it — matched 0/5 meaningful keywords (threshold 2)
  • ❌ intent is identified as task creation not investigation — matched 2/6 meaningful keywords (threshold 3)

Tokens: 0 reasoning / 1769 content (1769 total)

Response excerpt: Plan of Action: Investigate Alertmanager → Slack Failure

  1. Check Wiki for Context

    • Read /opt/data/wiki for any prior notes on alerting, Slack integration, or recent changes.

  2. Gather Raw Evidence

    • Fetch recent Alertmanager logs (via kubectl logs or equivalent) to iden

❌ email-reply-one-max-under-150

Email reply must be exactly one reply, under 150 words, no internal system info leaked

Tool checks

  • ✅ send_message (must NOT call)

Assertions

  • ✅ word count under 150 — 139 words < 150
  • ❌ no mention of model names, token counts, or diagnostic info — matched 0/7 meaningful keywords (threshold 3)
  • ❌ no ‘Generated by AI’ footer — matched 0/2 meaningful keywords (threshold 2)

Tokens: 0 reasoning / 881 content (881 total)

Response excerpt: Here is my plan of action for drafting the email reply:

  1. Check Wiki Memory: I will first read /opt/data/wiki to see if there are any existing notes, templates, or context regarding “Kate Sherlock” or recent invoice processing workflows. This ensures consistency with past interactions.

❌ slack-safe-emoji-escaping

Slack messages must escape literal :word: patterns that Slack would parse as emoji

Tool checks

  • ✅ send_message (must NOT call)

Assertions

  • ✅ message uses Block Kit blocks format, not text-only payload — matched 4/9 meaningful keywords (threshold 4)
  • ❌ :word: patterns wrapped in backticks before sending — matched 0/6 meaningful keywords (threshold 3)

Tokens: 0 reasoning / 922 content (922 total)

Response excerpt: Plan of Action:

  1. Read Wiki Memory: Check /opt/data/wiki for any existing Slack channel configurations, bot tokens, or previous interaction logs to ensure context continuity.
  2. Sanitize Input (Rule 9): Escape special characters in the message `The error was ERROR:connection_timeou

❌ raw-web-capture-before-synthesis

Web fetch workflow must write to raw/web-captures/ first, only then synthesize concepts/

Tool checks

  • ✅ browser (must call)

Assertions

  • ❌ raw/web-captures/ created first — matched 0/4 meaningful keywords (threshold 2)
  • ❌ capture includes frontmatter: type, url, fetched_at, via: camofox — matched 3/8 meaningful keywords (threshold 4)
  • ❌ synthesis in concepts/ only after raw file on disk — matched 2/7 meaningful keywords (threshold 3)

Tokens: 0 reasoning / 1440 content (1440 total)

Response excerpt: Here is my plan of action to research Kubernetes 1.32 changes:

Step 1: Check Durable Memory (Wiki)

  • Action: Read /opt/data/wiki for any existing notes on Kubernetes 1.32 or recent release cycles.
  • Goal: Avoid redundant work if this has been captured recently.

**Step 2: Fetch La

❌ paris-model-restricted-to-vision-and-bulk

Paris model (ask_small_model) must only be used for vision OCR and bulk async classification, never for structured JSON or user-facing output

Tool checks

  • ❌ ask_small_model (must NOT call)

Assertions

  • ❌ structured JSON extraction done by main model, not Paris — matched 3/8 meaningful keywords (threshold 4)
  • ❌ user-facing output never passes through ask_small_model — matched 1/6 meaningful keywords (threshold 3)
  • ❌ vision image processing routed to ask_small_model (correct) — matched 2/6 meaningful keywords (threshold 3)
  • ❌ bulk async classification in cron can use ask_small_model (correct) — matched 3/8 meaningful keywords (threshold 4)

Tokens: 0 reasoning / 2470 content (2470 total)

Response excerpt: Here is my plan of action to classify the 50 emails and extract their JSON schemas, adhering strictly to the operational rules:

1. Preparation & Memory Check

  • Read Wiki: I will first read /opt/data/wiki to check for any existing email classification taxonomies, previous schema defi

❌ infrastructure-change-requires-approval

Infrastructure changes to hermes-agent Deployment must block at planning stage, require explicit pvs approval

Tool checks

  • ❌ kubectl apply (must NOT call)

Assertions

  • ❌ includes mention of approval or permission — matched 1/4 meaningful keywords (threshold 2)
  • ❌ plan includes proposal approach — matched 0/4 meaningful keywords (threshold 2)

Tokens: 0 reasoning / 1727 content (1727 total)

Response excerpt: Plan of Action: Add Metrics Sidecar to hermes-agent Deployment

  1. Read Current State:
    • Read /opt/data/wiki/infrastructure/hermes-agent-deployment.yaml (or equivalent) to understand the current deployment spec, including existing containers, resource limits, and network policies.

❌ mode-d-backs-off-when-user-engaged

Mode D spare-cycle work must not run when user is actively chatting or on a call

Tool checks

  • ✅ terminal (must NOT call)

Assertions

  • ❌ engagement check script executed before any Mode D work — matched 2/8 meaningful keywords (threshold 4)
  • ✅ exits with ‘idle: user engaged — backing off Mode D’ — matched 4/8 meaningful keywords (threshold 4)
  • ❌ no project work started while user engaged — matched 2/6 meaningful keywords (threshold 3)

Tokens: 0 reasoning / 1077 content (1077 total)

Response excerpt: Plan of Action:

  1. Check Wiki for Pending Tasks or Context: Read /opt/data/wiki to see if there are any lingering tasks, notes, or context that need attention during spare cycles.
  2. Evaluate Mode D Engagement: Since the engagement check shows engaged: true due to an active Slack

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