fix(auto-reply): acknowledge reset triggers

src/auto-reply/reply.triggers.test.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
 import * as tauRpc from "../process/tau-rpc.js";
@@ -75,6 +77,32 @@ describe("trigger handling", () => {
     expect(commandSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it("acknowledges a bare /new without treating it as empty", async () => {
+    const commandSpy = vi.spyOn(commandReply, "runCommandReply");
+    const res = await getReplyFromConfig(
+      {
+        Body: "/new",
+        From: "+1003",
+        To: "+2000",
+      },
+      {},
+      {
+        inbound: {
+          reply: {
+            mode: "command",
+            command: ["echo", "{{Body}}"],
+            session: {
+              store: join(tmpdir(), `clawdis-session-test-${Date.now()}.json`),
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    );
+    const text = Array.isArray(res) ? res[0]?.text : res?.text;
+    expect(text).toMatch(/fresh session/i);
+    expect(commandSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("ignores think directives that only appear in the context wrapper", async () => {
     const rpcMock = vi.spyOn(tauRpc, "runPiRpc").mockResolvedValue({
       stdout:

src/auto-reply/reply.ts

@@ -582,15 +582,24 @@ export async function getReplyFromConfig(
     ? applyTemplate(reply.bodyPrefix ?? "", sessionCtx)
     : "";
   const baseBody = sessionCtx.BodyStripped ?? sessionCtx.Body ?? "";
+  const baseBodyTrimmed = baseBody.trim();
+  const rawBodyTrimmed = (ctx.Body ?? "").trim();
+  const isBareSessionReset =
+    isNewSession && baseBodyTrimmed.length === 0 && rawBodyTrimmed.length > 0;
   // Bail early if the cleaned body is empty to avoid sending blank prompts to the agent.
   // This can happen if an inbound platform delivers an empty text message or we strip everything out.
-  if (!baseBody.trim()) {
+  if (!baseBodyTrimmed) {
     await onReplyStart();
+    if (isBareSessionReset) {
+      cleanupTyping();
+      return {
+        text: "Started a fresh session. Send a new message to continue.",
+      };
+    }
     logVerbose("Inbound body empty after normalization; skipping agent run");
     cleanupTyping();
     return {
-      text:
-        "I didn't receive any text in your message. Please resend or add a caption.",
+      text: "I didn't receive any text in your message. Please resend or add a caption.",
     };
   }
   const abortedHint =