Independent review of the first candidate¶
An independent reviewer rejected the first candidate pending correction. Read
the current diff and BOOK_SELF_EVOLUTION_REPORT.md, then address these exact
findings without expanding scope:
- The request-local status is not prefix-stable across the tool loop. On call
1 it is appended to the user API copy; on call 2 that historical user copy
loses the status. On later calls, the previous tool result loses its old
status before the newest tool result gains a new one. This changes prior
wire bytes and invalidates the cached suffix, conflicting with Hermes'
byte-stability rule. Use a persistent-append design (for example, stable
api_contentsidecars) or another design that proves previously sent wire messages remain byte-identical. Keep clean transcript content unchanged. - The tests exercise only the formatter. Add behavior-contract coverage for the actual attachment/replay mechanism over at least three successive API requests. Assert that each earlier wire message is byte-identical in every later request and that the newest status is closest to generation.
- Correct the report's contradictory verification wording: the repository
wrapper was blocked because its environment lacked pytest, but the focused
tests did execute and pass through
uv run --with pytest.
Run the focused tests, relevant existing replay/cache tests, compilation, and
git diff --check. Update the report with the review round and exact results.
Do not claim end-to-end benefit without an ablation campaign, do not push or
commit, and do not edit the book repository.