fix: refine bootstrap injections

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 - CLI: add `clawdbot agents` (list/add/delete) with wizarded workspace/setup, provider login, and full prune on delete.
 - Agent: treat compaction retry AbortError as a fallback trigger without swallowing non-abort errors. Thanks @erikpr1994 for PR #341.
 - Agent: deliver final replies for non-streaming models when block chunking is enabled. Thank you @mneves75 for PR #369!
+- Agent: trim bootstrap context injections and keep group guidance concise (emoji reactions allowed). Thanks @tobiasbischoff for PR #370.
 - Sub-agents: allow `sessions_spawn` model overrides and error on invalid models. Thanks @azade-c for PR #298.
 - Sub-agents: skip invalid model overrides with a warning and keep the run alive; tool exceptions now return tool errors instead of crashing the agent.
 - Heartbeat: default interval 30m; clarified default prompt usage and HEARTBEAT.md template behavior.

docs/concepts/agent.md

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ Inside `agent.workspace`, CLAWDBOT expects these user-editable files:
 
 On the first turn of a new session, CLAWDBOT injects the contents of these files directly into the agent context.
 
+Blank files are skipped. Large files are trimmed and truncated with a marker so prompts stay lean (read the file for full content).
+
 If a file is missing, CLAWDBOT injects a single “missing file” marker line (and `clawdbot setup` will create a safe default template).
 
 `BOOTSTRAP.md` is only created for a **brand new workspace** (no other bootstrap files present). If you delete it after completing the ritual, it should not be recreated on later restarts.

src/agents/pi-embedded-helpers.test.ts

@@ -1,77 +1,48 @@
-import type { AssistantMessage } from "@mariozechner/pi-ai";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import type { ThinkLevel } from "../auto-reply/thinking.js";
+
+import { buildBootstrapContextFiles } from "./pi-embedded-helpers.js";
 import {
-  isRateLimitAssistantError,
+  DEFAULT_AGENTS_FILENAME,
-  pickFallbackThinkingLevel,
+  type WorkspaceBootstrapFile,
-} from "./pi-embedded-helpers.js";
+} from "./workspace.js";
 
-const asAssistant = (overrides: Partial<AssistantMessage>) =>
+const makeFile = (
-  ({
+  overrides: Partial<WorkspaceBootstrapFile>,
-    role: "assistant",
+): WorkspaceBootstrapFile => ({
-    stopReason: "error",
+  name: DEFAULT_AGENTS_FILENAME,
-    ...overrides,
+  path: "/tmp/AGENTS.md",
-  }) as AssistantMessage;
+  content: "",
-
+  missing: false,
-describe("isRateLimitAssistantError", () => {
+  ...overrides,
-  it("detects 429 rate limit payloads", () => {
-    const msg = asAssistant({
-      errorMessage:
-        '429 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"rate_limit_error","message":"This request would exceed your account\'s rate limit. Please try again later."}}',
-    });
-    expect(isRateLimitAssistantError(msg)).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it("detects human-readable rate limit messages", () => {
-    const msg = asAssistant({
-      errorMessage: "Too many requests. Rate limit exceeded.",
-    });
-    expect(isRateLimitAssistantError(msg)).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it("detects quota exceeded messages", () => {
-    const msg = asAssistant({
-      errorMessage:
-        "You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details. For more information on this error, read the docs: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/error-codes/api-errors.",
-    });
-    expect(isRateLimitAssistantError(msg)).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it("returns false for non-error messages", () => {
-    const msg = asAssistant({
-      stopReason: "end_turn",
-      errorMessage: "rate limit",
-    });
-    expect(isRateLimitAssistantError(msg)).toBe(false);
-  });
 });
 
-describe("pickFallbackThinkingLevel", () => {
+describe("buildBootstrapContextFiles", () => {
-  it("selects the first supported thinking level", () => {
+  it("keeps missing markers", () => {
-    const attempted = new Set<ThinkLevel>(["low"]);
+    const files = [makeFile({ missing: true, content: undefined })];
-    const next = pickFallbackThinkingLevel({
+    expect(buildBootstrapContextFiles(files)).toEqual([
-      message:
+      {
-        "Unsupported value: 'low' is not supported with the 'gpt-5.2-pro' model. Supported values are: 'medium', 'high', and 'xhigh'.",
+        path: DEFAULT_AGENTS_FILENAME,
-      attempted,
+        content: "[MISSING] Expected at: /tmp/AGENTS.md",
-    });
+      },
-    expect(next).toBe("medium");
+    ]);
   });
 
-  it("skips already attempted levels", () => {
+  it("skips empty or whitespace-only content", () => {
-    const attempted = new Set<ThinkLevel>(["low", "medium"]);
+    const files = [makeFile({ content: "   \n  " })];
-    const next = pickFallbackThinkingLevel({
+    expect(buildBootstrapContextFiles(files)).toEqual([]);
-      message: "Supported values are: 'medium', 'high', and 'xhigh'.",
-      attempted,
-    });
-    expect(next).toBe("high");
   });
 
-  it("returns undefined when no supported values are found", () => {
+  it("truncates large bootstrap content", () => {
-    const attempted = new Set<ThinkLevel>(["low"]);
+    const head = `HEAD-${"a".repeat(6000)}`;
-    const next = pickFallbackThinkingLevel({
+    const tail = `${"b".repeat(3000)}-TAIL`;
-      message: "Request failed.",
+    const long = `${head}${tail}`;
-      attempted,
+    const files = [makeFile({ content: long })];
-    });
+    const [result] = buildBootstrapContextFiles(files);
-    expect(next).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(result?.content).toContain(
+      "[...truncated, read AGENTS.md for full content...]",
+    );
+    expect(result?.content.length).toBeLessThan(long.length);
+    expect(result?.content.startsWith(long.slice(0, 120))).toBe(true);
+    expect(result?.content.endsWith(long.slice(-120))).toBe(true);
   });
 });

src/agents/pi-embedded-helpers.ts

@@ -109,13 +109,18 @@ export function buildBootstrapContextFiles(
 ): EmbeddedContextFile[] {
   const result: EmbeddedContextFile[] = [];
   for (const file of files) {
-    if (file.missing) continue;
+    if (file.missing) {
-    const content = file.content ?? "";
+      result.push({
-    const trimmed = content.trimEnd();
+        path: file.name,
+        content: `[MISSING] Expected at: ${file.path}`,
+      });
+      continue;
+    }
+    const trimmed = trimBootstrapContent(file.content ?? "", file.name);
     if (!trimmed) continue;
     result.push({
       path: file.name,
-      content: trimBootstrapContent(trimmed, file.name),
+      content: trimmed,
     });
   }
   return result;

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

@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ describe("trigger handling", () => {
 
 describe("group intro prompts", () => {
   const groupParticipationNote =
-    "In groups, respond only when helpful; reactions are ok when available.";
+    "Be a good group participant: mostly lurk and follow the conversation; reply only when directly addressed or you can add clear value. Emoji reactions are welcome when available.";
   it("labels Discord groups using the surface metadata", async () => {
     await withTempHome(async (home) => {
       vi.mocked(runEmbeddedPiAgent).mockResolvedValue({

src/auto-reply/reply/groups.ts

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export function buildGroupIntro(params: {
       ? "Be extremely selective: reply only when directly addressed or clearly helpful. Otherwise stay silent."
       : undefined;
   const lurkLine =
-    "In groups, respond only when helpful; reactions are ok when available.";
+    "Be a good group participant: mostly lurk and follow the conversation; reply only when directly addressed or you can add clear value. Emoji reactions are welcome when available.";
   return [
     subjectLine,
     membersLine,

src/commands/status.ts

@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ export async function getStatusSummary(): Promise<StatusSummary> {
   const linked = await webAuthExists(account.authDir);
   const authAgeMs = getWebAuthAgeMs(account.authDir);
   const heartbeatSeconds = resolveHeartbeatSeconds(cfg, undefined);
-  const providerSummary = await buildProviderSummary(cfg);
+  const providerSummary = await buildProviderSummary(cfg, {
+    colorize: true,
+    includeAllowFrom: true,
+  });
   const queuedSystemEvents = peekSystemEvents();
 
   const resolved = resolveConfiguredModelRef({

src/infra/provider-summary.ts

@@ -1,20 +1,36 @@
+import chalk from "chalk";
 import { type ClawdbotConfig, loadConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import { resolveTelegramToken } from "../telegram/token.js";
+import { normalizeE164 } from "../utils.js";
 import {
   getWebAuthAgeMs,
   readWebSelfId,
   webAuthExists,
 } from "../web/session.js";
 
+export type ProviderSummaryOptions = {
+  colorize?: boolean;
+  includeAllowFrom?: boolean;
+};
+
+const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: Required<ProviderSummaryOptions> = {
+  colorize: false,
+  includeAllowFrom: false,
+};
+
 export async function buildProviderSummary(
   cfg?: ClawdbotConfig,
+  options?: ProviderSummaryOptions,
 ): Promise<string[]> {
   const effective = cfg ?? loadConfig();
   const lines: string[] = [];
+  const resolved = { ...DEFAULT_OPTIONS, ...options };
+  const tint = (value: string, color?: (input: string) => string) =>
+    resolved.colorize && color ? color(value) : value;
 
   const webEnabled = effective.web?.enabled !== false;
   if (!webEnabled) {
-    lines.push("WhatsApp: disabled");
+    lines.push(tint("WhatsApp: disabled", chalk.cyan));
   } else {
     const webLinked = await webAuthExists();
     const authAgeMs = getWebAuthAgeMs();
@@ -22,25 +38,30 @@ export async function buildProviderSummary(
     const { e164 } = readWebSelfId();
     lines.push(
       webLinked
-        ? `WhatsApp: linked${e164 ? ` ${e164}` : ""}${authAge}`
+        ? tint(
-        : "WhatsApp: not linked",
+            `WhatsApp: linked${e164 ? ` ${e164}` : ""}${authAge}`,
+            chalk.green,
+          )
+        : tint("WhatsApp: not linked", chalk.red),
     );
   }
 
   const telegramEnabled = effective.telegram?.enabled !== false;
   if (!telegramEnabled) {
-    lines.push("Telegram: disabled");
+    lines.push(tint("Telegram: disabled", chalk.cyan));
   } else {
     const { token: telegramToken } = resolveTelegramToken(effective);
     const telegramConfigured = Boolean(telegramToken?.trim());
     lines.push(
-      telegramConfigured ? "Telegram: configured" : "Telegram: not configured",
+      telegramConfigured
+        ? tint("Telegram: configured", chalk.green)
+        : tint("Telegram: not configured", chalk.cyan),
     );
   }
 
   const signalEnabled = effective.signal?.enabled !== false;
   if (!signalEnabled) {
-    lines.push("Signal: disabled");
+    lines.push(tint("Signal: disabled", chalk.cyan));
   } else {
     const signalConfigured =
       Boolean(effective.signal) &&
@@ -53,20 +74,33 @@ export async function buildProviderSummary(
           typeof effective.signal?.autoStart === "boolean",
       );
     lines.push(
-      signalConfigured ? "Signal: configured" : "Signal: not configured",
+      signalConfigured
+        ? tint("Signal: configured", chalk.green)
+        : tint("Signal: not configured", chalk.cyan),
     );
   }
 
   const imessageEnabled = effective.imessage?.enabled !== false;
   if (!imessageEnabled) {
-    lines.push("iMessage: disabled");
+    lines.push(tint("iMessage: disabled", chalk.cyan));
   } else {
     const imessageConfigured = Boolean(effective.imessage);
     lines.push(
-      imessageConfigured ? "iMessage: configured" : "iMessage: not configured",
+      imessageConfigured
+        ? tint("iMessage: configured", chalk.green)
+        : tint("iMessage: not configured", chalk.cyan),
     );
   }
 
+  if (resolved.includeAllowFrom) {
+    const allowFrom = effective.whatsapp?.allowFrom?.length
+      ? effective.whatsapp.allowFrom.map(normalizeE164).filter(Boolean)
+      : [];
+    if (allowFrom.length) {
+      lines.push(tint(`AllowFrom: ${allowFrom.join(", ")}`, chalk.cyan));
+    }
+  }
+
   return lines;
 }