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Patrick Buckley b0ed67aa60 refactor(skills): move applied-skill body out of the identity system message
Step 3 of the skill/persona split: an applied skill (including default skills)
is CAPABILITY context, so its body no longer sits in the identity system
message. It rides its own message (user role) after the identity block, with a
short intro naming the active skill. The <available-skills> discovery catalog
stays in the system message.

Two consequences:
- The cached identity prefix (persona BASE + ENV + POLICIES + catalogs) stays
  stable across skills(load): loading/clearing a skill changes only the
  trailing capability message, not the identity block.
- The task_agent base (_agent_system_messages) is snapshotted BEFORE the skill
  block, so a parent's applied skill no longer leaks into the sub-agent prefix
  (the sub-agent supplies its own persona identity and skill via _exec_task).

PRE-MERGE GATE: the design gates this on a model-adherence eval (this branch vs
main) verifying the model follows a skill as well from a context message as it
did from the system message (design section 7 Q1; ASSUMED-neutral, UNVERIFIED).
That eval is not runnable in-tree and MUST clear before this branch merges.
Mechanical structure is pinned by TestSkillContextPlacement.

Deferred follow-up: sub-agent (task_agent) skill-resource materialization, so
${TURNSTONE_SKILL_DIR} stays literal on that path (unchanged since step 1).

Test helpers (_sys_content) now read the full prompt prefix (identity + skill
context) so placement-agnostic assertions keep working.
2026-07-03 19:16:36 -07:00

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"""Tests for prompt template runtime wiring into ChatSession."""
from __future__ import annotations
import threading
from unittest.mock import MagicMock
from turnstone.core.session import ChatSession, _render_template
class NullUI:
"""UI adapter that discards all output."""
def on_turn_start(self):
pass
def on_turn_committed(self):
pass
def on_thinking_start(self):
pass
def on_thinking_stop(self):
pass
def on_reasoning_token(self, text):
pass
def on_content_token(self, text):
pass
def on_stream_end(self):
pass
def approve_tools(self, items):
return True, None
def on_tool_result(self, call_id, name, output, **kwargs):
pass
def on_tool_output_chunk(self, call_id, chunk):
pass
def on_status(self, usage, context_window, effort):
pass
def on_info(self, message):
pass
def on_error(self, message):
pass
def on_state_change(self, state):
pass
def on_rename(self, name):
pass
def on_output_warning(self, call_id, assessment):
pass
def record_output_assessment(
self,
call_id,
assessment,
*,
tier="heuristic",
reasoning="",
judge_model="",
latency_ms=0,
confidence=0.0,
):
pass
def _make_session(**kwargs):
defaults = dict(
client=MagicMock(),
model="test-model",
ui=NullUI(),
instructions=None,
temperature=0.5,
max_tokens=4096,
tool_timeout=30,
)
defaults.update(kwargs)
return ChatSession(**defaults)
def _sys_content(session: ChatSession) -> str:
"""Full prompt prefix: identity system message + any skill context message."""
assert session.system_messages
return "\n".join(m["content"] for m in session.system_messages)
def _create_template(db, template_id, name, content, is_default=False, **kwargs):
"""Helper to create a prompt template in storage."""
db.create_prompt_template(
template_id=template_id,
name=name,
category=kwargs.get("category", "general"),
content=content,
variables=kwargs.get("variables", "[]"),
is_default=is_default,
org_id=kwargs.get("org_id", ""),
created_by=kwargs.get("created_by", "test"),
origin=kwargs.get("origin", "manual"),
mcp_server=kwargs.get("mcp_server", ""),
readonly=kwargs.get("readonly", False),
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# _render_template unit tests
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestRenderTemplate:
def test_basic_substitution(self):
result = _render_template("Hello {{name}}", {"name": "world"})
assert result == "Hello world"
def test_multiple_variables(self):
result = _render_template(
"Model: {{model}}, WS: {{ws_id}}", {"model": "gpt-5", "ws_id": "abc123"}
)
assert result == "Model: gpt-5, WS: abc123"
def test_unresolvable_variable_kept(self):
result = _render_template("Hello {{unknown}}", {"model": "gpt-5"})
assert result == "Hello {{unknown}}"
def test_empty_context(self):
result = _render_template("No vars here", {})
assert result == "No vars here"
def test_duplicate_placeholder(self):
result = _render_template("{{x}} and {{x}}", {"x": "val"})
assert result == "val and val"
def test_no_cross_variable_injection(self):
# If model contains {{ws_id}}, it must NOT be expanded
result = _render_template("Model: {{model}}", {"model": "{{ws_id}}", "ws_id": "secret"})
assert result == "Model: {{ws_id}}"
assert "secret" not in result
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Default templates in system message
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestDefaultTemplates:
def test_default_templates_in_system_message(self, tmp_db):
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(db, "t1", "alpha", "You are a helpful assistant.", is_default=True)
_create_template(db, "t2", "beta", "Always be concise.", is_default=True)
session = _make_session()
content = _sys_content(session)
assert "You are a helpful assistant." in content
assert "Always be concise." in content
def test_default_templates_ordered_by_name(self, tmp_db):
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(db, "t2", "b-template", "SECOND", is_default=True)
_create_template(db, "t1", "a-template", "FIRST", is_default=True)
session = _make_session()
content = _sys_content(session)
first_pos = content.index("FIRST")
second_pos = content.index("SECOND")
assert first_pos < second_pos
def test_no_default_templates(self, tmp_db):
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(db, "t1", "alpha", "Not default.", is_default=False)
session = _make_session()
content = _sys_content(session)
assert "Not default." not in content
def test_default_template_delivered_as_context_after_identity(self, tmp_db):
"""Default templates are CAPABILITY context (step 3): delivered in a
separate message after the identity system message (which carries user
instructions), not interleaved into the identity block."""
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(db, "t1", "tpl", "TEMPLATE_CONTENT", is_default=True)
session = _make_session(instructions="USER_INSTRUCTIONS")
msgs = session.system_messages
# Instructions live in the identity system message; the template body
# does NOT.
assert "USER_INSTRUCTIONS" in msgs[0]["content"]
assert "TEMPLATE_CONTENT" not in msgs[0]["content"]
# Default template content rides the trailing skill capability message.
assert msgs[-1]["role"] == "user"
assert "TEMPLATE_CONTENT" in msgs[-1]["content"]
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Explicit template selection
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestExplicitTemplate:
def test_explicit_template_replaces_defaults(self, tmp_db):
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(db, "t1", "default-tpl", "DEFAULT_CONTENT", is_default=True)
_create_template(db, "t2", "specific-tpl", "SPECIFIC_CONTENT", is_default=False)
session = _make_session(skill="specific-tpl")
content = _sys_content(session)
assert "SPECIFIC_CONTENT" in content
assert "DEFAULT_CONTENT" not in content
def test_explicit_template_not_found(self, tmp_db):
session = _make_session(skill="nonexistent")
content = _sys_content(session)
# Graceful degradation — no template content injected
assert "nonexistent" not in content
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Variable substitution in templates
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestTemplateVariables:
def test_model_and_ws_id_substituted(self, tmp_db):
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(db, "t1", "vars-tpl", "Model: {{model}}, WS: {{ws_id}}", is_default=True)
session = _make_session()
content = _sys_content(session)
assert "Model: test-model" in content
assert f"WS: {session.ws_id}" in content
def test_node_id_substituted(self, tmp_db):
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(db, "t1", "node-tpl", "Node: {{node_id}}", is_default=True)
session = _make_session(node_id="node-42")
content = _sys_content(session)
assert "Node: node-42" in content
def test_unknown_variable_preserved(self, tmp_db):
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(db, "t1", "unknown-tpl", "Val: {{unknown_var}}", is_default=True)
session = _make_session()
content = _sys_content(session)
assert "Val: {{unknown_var}}" in content
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Template persistence and resume
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestTemplatePersistence:
def test_template_persisted_in_config(self, tmp_db):
from turnstone.core.memory import load_workstream_config
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(db, "t1", "my-tpl", "TPL_CONTENT", is_default=False)
session = _make_session(skill="my-tpl")
config = load_workstream_config(session.ws_id)
assert config["skill"] == "my-tpl"
def test_template_restored_on_resume(self, tmp_db):
from turnstone.core.memory import save_message
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(db, "t1", "my-tpl", "PERSISTED_TEMPLATE", is_default=False)
# Create session with skill, save a message so resume has history
session1 = _make_session(skill="my-tpl")
ws_id = session1.ws_id
save_message(ws_id, "user", "hello")
# New session without template, then resume
session2 = _make_session()
assert session2._skill_name is None
resumed = session2.resume(ws_id)
assert resumed
assert session2._skill_name == "my-tpl"
content = _sys_content(session2)
assert "PERSISTED_TEMPLATE" in content
def test_empty_template_config_means_defaults(self, tmp_db):
from turnstone.core.memory import load_workstream_config
session = _make_session()
config = load_workstream_config(session.ws_id)
assert config["skill"] == ""
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# /template slash command
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestTemplateSlashCommand:
def test_template_set(self, tmp_db):
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(db, "t1", "my-tpl", "SLASH_TEMPLATE", is_default=False)
session = _make_session()
content_before = _sys_content(session)
assert "SLASH_TEMPLATE" not in content_before
session.handle_command("/skill my-tpl")
assert session._skill_name == "my-tpl"
content_after = _sys_content(session)
assert "SLASH_TEMPLATE" in content_after
def test_template_clear(self, tmp_db):
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(db, "t1", "my-tpl", "EXPLICIT_TEMPLATE", is_default=False)
_create_template(db, "t2", "default-tpl", "DEFAULT_TEMPLATE", is_default=True)
session = _make_session(skill="my-tpl")
assert "EXPLICIT_TEMPLATE" in _sys_content(session)
assert "DEFAULT_TEMPLATE" not in _sys_content(session)
session.handle_command("/skill clear")
assert session._skill_name is None
assert "DEFAULT_TEMPLATE" in _sys_content(session)
assert "EXPLICIT_TEMPLATE" not in _sys_content(session)
def test_template_not_found(self, tmp_db):
ui = NullUI()
ui.on_error = MagicMock()
session = _make_session(ui=ui)
session.handle_command("/skill nonexistent")
ui.on_error.assert_called_once()
assert "not found" in ui.on_error.call_args[0][0].lower()
def test_template_show_current(self, tmp_db):
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(db, "t1", "my-tpl", "content", is_default=False)
ui = NullUI()
ui.on_info = MagicMock()
session = _make_session(ui=ui, skill="my-tpl")
session.handle_command("/skill")
ui.on_info.assert_called_once()
assert "my-tpl" in ui.on_info.call_args[0][0]
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# MCP-origin templates
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestMCPTemplates:
def test_mcp_readonly_template_as_default(self, tmp_db):
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(
db,
"t1",
"mcp__server__prompt",
"MCP_CONTENT",
is_default=True,
origin="mcp",
mcp_server="server",
readonly=True,
)
session = _make_session()
content = _sys_content(session)
assert "MCP_CONTENT" in content
def test_mcp_template_selectable_explicitly(self, tmp_db):
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(
db,
"t1",
"mcp__server__code",
"MCP_EXPLICIT",
is_default=False,
origin="mcp",
mcp_server="server",
readonly=True,
)
session = _make_session(skill="mcp__server__code")
content = _sys_content(session)
assert "MCP_EXPLICIT" in content
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Resume with deleted template
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestResumeDeletedTemplate:
def test_resume_with_deleted_template_degrades_gracefully(self, tmp_db, caplog):
from turnstone.core.memory import save_message
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(db, "t1", "ephemeral-tpl", "EPHEMERAL_CONTENT", is_default=False)
# Create session with template, save a message so resume has history
session1 = _make_session(skill="ephemeral-tpl")
ws_id = session1.ws_id
save_message(ws_id, "user", "hello")
assert "EPHEMERAL_CONTENT" in _sys_content(session1)
# Delete the template from storage
db.delete_prompt_template("t1")
# Resume into a new session
session2 = _make_session()
resumed = session2.resume(ws_id)
assert resumed
assert session2._skill_name == "ephemeral-tpl"
assert session2._skill_content is None
# System message should not contain the deleted template content
content = _sys_content(session2)
assert "EPHEMERAL_CONTENT" not in content
# Warning should be logged via structlog
assert "not_found" in caplog.text
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Threading safety
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestSkillFactoryPassthrough:
def test_skill_passed_through_workstream_create(self, tmp_db):
"""SessionManager.create(skill=...) propagates to session factory."""
import queue
from turnstone.core.adapters.interactive_adapter import InteractiveAdapter
from turnstone.core.session_manager import SessionManager
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(db, "t1", "factory-tpl", "FACTORY_CONTENT", is_default=False)
captured_skill = None
def factory(ui, model_alias=None, ws_id=None, *, skill=None, **_kwargs):
nonlocal captured_skill
captured_skill = skill
return _make_session(skill=captured_skill)
gq: queue.Queue[dict] = queue.Queue(maxsize=1000)
adapter = InteractiveAdapter(
global_queue=gq,
ui_factory=lambda ws: NullUI(),
session_factory=factory,
)
mgr = SessionManager(adapter, storage=MagicMock(), max_active=10, event_emitter=adapter)
ws = mgr.create(user_id="", name="test", skill="factory-tpl")
assert captured_skill == "factory-tpl"
assert ws.session is not None
assert ws.session._skill_name == "factory-tpl"
assert "FACTORY_CONTENT" in _sys_content(ws.session)
def test_skill_none_uses_defaults(self, tmp_db):
"""SessionManager.create() without skill passes None."""
import queue
from turnstone.core.adapters.interactive_adapter import InteractiveAdapter
from turnstone.core.session_manager import SessionManager
captured_skill = "sentinel"
def factory(ui, model_alias=None, ws_id=None, *, skill=None, **_kwargs):
nonlocal captured_skill
captured_skill = skill
return _make_session(skill=skill)
gq: queue.Queue[dict] = queue.Queue(maxsize=1000)
adapter = InteractiveAdapter(
global_queue=gq,
ui_factory=lambda ws: NullUI(),
session_factory=factory,
)
mgr = SessionManager(adapter, storage=MagicMock(), max_active=10, event_emitter=adapter)
mgr.create(user_id="", name="test")
assert captured_skill is None
class TestTemplateThreadSafety:
def test_concurrent_template_and_system_message_init(self, tmp_db):
from turnstone.core.storage import get_storage
db = get_storage()
_create_template(db, "t1", "thread-tpl", "THREAD_TEMPLATE", is_default=False)
session = _make_session(skill="thread-tpl")
errors: list[Exception] = []
stop = threading.Event()
iterations = 200
def init_loop():
"""Simulate MCP callback repeatedly calling _init_system_messages."""
try:
for _ in range(iterations):
if stop.is_set():
break
session._init_system_messages()
# system_messages must always be a valid list
msgs = session.system_messages
assert isinstance(msgs, list)
assert len(msgs) > 0
except Exception as exc:
errors.append(exc)
t = threading.Thread(target=init_loop, daemon=True)
t.start()
# Main thread toggles template on/off
try:
for i in range(iterations):
if i % 2 == 0:
session.set_skill("thread-tpl")
else:
session.set_skill(None)
finally:
stop.set()
t.join(timeout=5)
assert not errors, f"Thread raised: {errors}"
# Final state: system_messages is a valid list
msgs = session.system_messages
assert isinstance(msgs, list)
assert len(msgs) > 0