Phase 52's first pass shipped `position: sticky; bottom` on `.composer` and
called the phase done, but the owner's requirement — "the chat message-input
textarea should be at the bottom of the screen" — still failed in the browser:
on an empty/short chat the input rested just under the empty state (~57% of
the viewport) with a dead band down to the footer.
`position: sticky` can only pull a box UP toward the scrollport's bottom edge;
it can never push a box DOWN to meet it, so on a page that does not overflow
it is a no-op. The old story suite only exercised an overflowing conversation
(one test even asserted the buggy resting position as expected), which is why
the half-fix passed.
- `.messages { flex: 1 1 auto }` — absorbs a short page's free space so the
composer's resting in-flow position is the bottom of the full-height column
(body min-height:100dvh -> .app-main flex:1 -> .chat-shell flex:1); basis
stays `auto`, no height cap, no overflow — the document stays the scroller
- `.composer { bottom: env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0) }` — the explicit 0
fallback replaces the env()-only offset, which degraded to `auto` (no pin)
wherever env() is unsupported
- E2E: `test_empty_chat_composer_sits_in_normal_flow` ->
`..._at_the_screen_bottom` (chrome-only band below the resting composer);
the phone suite now checks the resting position as well as the pinned one
- Unit pins: the flex-grow half and the full-height column are pinned, so the
fix cannot silently regress to sticky-only
Still CSS-only — no DOM change, no JS, no new scroll call site (phase 42
never-auto-scroll contract intact), no z-index.
Verified: 1019 unit/integration tests pass (app/ coverage 99%), ruff and
pyright clean; tests/e2e/test_pinned_composer.py green in isolation (4), plus
the stop/autoscroll/persistence/mobile-nav suites and 14 layout/scroll
neighbours green in isolation.
Phase 47 (owner permission 2026-08-27, TODO.md L10–11, roadmap R1): the
full Podman quadlet family (.container, .network, .volume, .image,
.pod, .kube, .swap, .os, .endpoint) and .j2 Jinja templates join the
allowed + default A9 import formats, chunked as plain text (owner
decision — no TOML/Jinja-aware splitter). No env configuration needed:
a default import now indexes them.
- app/config.py: _ALLOWED_IMPORT_EXTENSIONS + the default
import_extensions CSV gain the ten names (the original seven first);
the never-widen BOR_IMPORT_EXTENSIONS validator is untouched and
still rejects truly unknown extensions.
- app/rag/chunker.py: ten _FORMAT_CHUNKERS entries -> chunk_text
(HARD_MAX_CHARS 1200 honored, unknown-suffix fallback unchanged);
docstring/comments cite the A9 revision 2026-08-27.
- tests/fixtures/docs/homelab/: quadlet/compose.container (realistic
quadlet TOML, >1500 chars, [Unit]/[Service]/[Container] sections,
RESE-QUADLET-SENTINEL-77aa), quadlet/lan.network,
quadlet/cache.volume, templates/deploy.j2 (for/set/if Jinja
constructs + RESE-JINJA-SENTINEL-33dd). Every suite that seeds the
fixture tree updates its 9 -> 13 document-count constants.
- tests/unit/test_config.py: allowed set carries all seventeen formats,
default CSV + dotted import_extension_set include the ten, the
validator accepts the new names and still rejects unknowns.
- tests/unit/test_chunker.py: dispatch parity with chunk_text for every
new suffix (parametrized), the .container fixture chunks >=2 under
the cap with the sentinel surviving, the .j2 fixture keeps {{ }}
verbatim, the unknown-suffix fallback is unchanged.
- tests/unit/test_importer.py: a default-extensions walk over a temp
tree indexes exactly the ten new files (unknown/hidden/excluded
filtered), the original seven still walk, stem-title fallback holds.
- tests/integration/test_import_quadlet_jinja.py (new): import_sources
over a temp tree with .container/.volume/.j2 -> documents + chunks
rows with stem titles; delta re-import updates only the changed .j2
doc; prune drops the deleted .volume doc with cascade.
- tests/e2e/test_quadlet_jinja_import.py (new, story suite, mock-only,
isolation): GET /api/docs (admin session) lists the four new-format
docs with non-zero chunk counts and stem titles; the Sources table
renders a row + .doc-link per file; the phase-26 modal shows the
.container TOML ([Container] section + sentinel) with stem title and
the container format badge; a RESE-JINJA-SENTINEL-33dd question
FTS-matches the .j2 chunk -> honest-positive (A8: LOW requires zero
FTS hits) — the bubble is not .is-deflected and a source chip names
templates/deploy.j2.
- README.md + .env.example: the extended default format set (A9
revised 2026-08-27, plain-text chunking, narrow-only rule intact).
- .agent/PLAN.md: the A9 revision (owner-locked R1) — A9 row status,
the revision note under the anchors table, and the §5 chunking-policy
+ §11 workflow lines. The only PLAN edit this phase.
Gates: uv run pytest 795 passed; app/ coverage TOTAL 99% (>90%);
ruff check + pyright clean; story E2E 4/4 in isolation (DB up);
regression E2E suites test_import_documents (3) / test_sync_button
(3) / test_git_sources_admin (6) green in isolation.
Also records the 47_quadlet_jinja_import task-file moves (01–03)
todo/ -> complete/.
TODO.md L9 (owner permission 2026-08-27, roadmap A5): "The navbar on
mobile is way too squished. Make it a hamburger dropdown menu with a
nice animation." At <=640px the nav links leave the bar — a 44px
#nav-toggle opens #app-nav as an animated (180ms slide+fade)
edge-to-edge dropdown with comfortable rows and the auth visibility
contract intact inside the menu; at >640px the bar is byte-identical
to pre-phase-46 (hamburger absent, inline pills as before).
- frontend/*.html (all six pages): the shared bar gains the
#nav-toggle button (type=button, aria-expanded=false,
aria-controls="app-nav", aria-label="Menu", aria-hidden 3-line
SVG icon) immediately before the nav, and the nav gains
id="app-nav" — one <nav>, no duplicated links, so the whoami reveal
works inside the menu unchanged (phase-34 same-bar contract intact).
- frontend/assets/styles.css: .nav-toggle is display:none outside media
queries (desktop untouched); the <=640px block adds the 44px toggle
(+hover in the .steering-toggle:hover family, sized 20px icon), turns
.app-nav into the dropdown (absolute top:100% edge-to-edge under the
sticky header, surface + hairline + --shadow-lg, z-index 21 =
header+1, closed state invisible + non-interactive with the 180ms
opacity/transform/visibility-delayed pair, .is-open the only
opener), and comfortable 1rem/0.75rem menu rows — superseding the
phase-34/35 pill-squeeze rules for .nav-link/.app-nav (the 900px
tablet block, action pills, and 58px bar height untouched). The
reduced-motion block stills BOTH the closed and .is-open states: the
.is-open rule (0,2,0) out-specifies a bare .app-nav (0,1,0), so the
override must name both — verified live in Chromium (task 03).
- frontend/assets/header.js: ONE module-owned binding (import-time,
null-safe like the sign-out binding): click toggles .is-open +
aria-expanded in sync, a delegated nav-link click closes, Esc closes
and refocuses the toggle, and matchMedia("(max-width: 640px)")
change drops the state on resize back to desktop. The binding
touches only the container — ship-hidden whoami links stay hidden.
- tests/unit/test_hamburger_nav.py (new): the markup/CSS/JS contract
pins (six identical toggles in the shared row, desktop byte-
identical, dropdown + .is-open + 180ms + reduced-motion rules, the
superseded squeeze rules gone, the one-binding behavior).
- tests/e2e/test_shared_header.py: assert_shared_bar gains mobile=True
(at <=640px the bar shows the hamburger + the closed nav; the
per-role menu contents are pinned by the story suite).
- tests/e2e/test_mobile_hamburger_nav.py (new, story suite, 375x812):
toggle is a visible >=44px target, menu closed (opacity 0 /
visibility hidden), no horizontal overflow; anonymous menu shows
exactly "Chat" (admin-only links stay hidden inside); admin menu
shows all four links (whoami reveal inside the menu); a link click
navigates + the arrival page ships closed; Esc closes and refocuses
the toggle (outside click does NOT close — accepted: the locked
close set is Esc + link + resize, no backdrop); the 180ms
opacity/transform pair is live and reducedMotion:reduce stills both
states with open/close still working; 1280x800 regression — toggle
display:none, all four inline links inside the header band.
Gates: unit+integration 773 passed; app/ coverage TOTAL 99%
(unchanged — frontend-only phase); story E2E 7 passed in isolation
(mock LLM, DB up); regression suites test_nav_consistency (6) /
test_header_consistency (3) / test_shared_header (6) /
test_responsive_polish (7) / test_tuning_nav_link (4) all pass in
isolation; ruff check + pyright clean. A11 honored: no CDN, no new
assets.
Also records the 46_mobile_hamburger_nav todo/ -> complete/ move.
Phase 45 (owner permission 2026-08-27, TODO.md L8: "allow the LLM
to make as many tool calls as it wants"): the phase-37 per-turn tool
budgets (BOR_AGENT_LIST_CALLS / BOR_AGENT_READ_CALLS, default 1 each)
and their exhaustion refusals are removed — a grounded turn now offers
list_documents / read_document for the whole turn (re-lists included),
bounded only by the round cap:
- app/config.py: agent_max_rounds (BOR_AGENT_MAX_ROUNDS, default 10,
negative rejected) replaces agent_list_calls / agent_read_calls;
.env.example + README document the single knob; app/rag/prompts.py
docstrings follow.
- app/rag/agent.py: the loop runs tools until the model answers or
rounds >= max_rounds, at which point it forces one final no-tools
answer (the cap is the only forced exit); 0 = no tools — exactly one
tools=None request, byte-identical to the pre-phase-37 path (the
kill switch). Rejected calls (unknown tool / missing args /
already-in-context / unknown path) still consume a round, so
pathological rejected-call streams are bounded by the cap. The
per-call log line is now tool/args/round=N/M; the per-turn
tool_calls=N field and the tool SSE event are unchanged.
- tests/e2e/mock_llm.py: MULTI_READ_TRIGGER ("read two documents") —
the deterministic list -> read #1 -> read #2 -> forced-answer flow
(byte-stable "I read <sp1> and <sp2>." line), classified by the
count of tool-role read results; the phase-37 single-read flow stays
byte-identical (unit-pinned in tests/unit/test_mock_tool_flow.py).
- tests/e2e/test_agent_unlimited_tools.py (new, story suite,
mock-only): three tool frames/lines in order (one list, two reads —
the second read is what the old read budget refused) + the
both-named non-deflected answer; done.sources + chips = retrieval
doc + both reads, deduped; no budget refusal rendered; the
single-read marker flow regression (exactly one read, single tool
pair).
- .agent/PLAN.md: the phase-45 SSE revision note (owner-locked, R2) —
the only PLAN edit this phase; the phase-37 note's budget clause is
marked removed.
Unit/integration rewrites (test_agent.py round-cap matrix incl. the
kill switch and rejected-call spam, test_config.py, test_chat_api.py
agent_max_rounds=0 fixtures) landed with the server core so every gate
stays green.
uv run pytest: 756 passed, app/ coverage 99%; ruff + pyright clean;
story E2E 4/4 in isolation (ran twice); regression E2E suites
(agent_document_tools unmodified, chat_rag, smoke) green in isolation.
Also records the 45_agent_unlimited_tools todo/ -> complete/ task-file
moves (00/01/02 pending in the working tree, task 03 moves on success).
#steering-toggle (the header 'Tuning' button) shipped visible in all
six pages and was only removed after /api/whoami resolved, so
anonymous visitors saw it flash for the whole round-trip (TODO.md L3).
It now ships hidden on every page and initSharedHeader unhides it only
for admin — the same ship-hidden / reveal-for-admin contract as the
admin-only nav links; the anonymous end-state (removed from the DOM,
phase-16 'absent, not hidden') is unchanged.
Adds the story E2E suite (MutationObserver proves zero visible frames
for anonymous on every page, admin reveal + panel + count badge,
nav-contract regression) and the source-level unit pins. Also fixes
test_steering.py's BASE_SCRIPT_COUNT (2 → 3: brand.js + markdown.js +
app.js, since phase 39).
Converts the 9 TODO items into an executable phase roadmap (Protocol B,
appended after phase 39):
- 40 tuning toggle anonymous flash (TODO L3)
- 41 sync fail-fast + modal when a model is down (TODO L4)
- 42 no reply autoscroll (TODO L5)
- 43 thinking scroll back — user scroll + gated autoscroll (TODO L7)
- 44 markdown tables (TODO L6)
- 45 agent unlimited tool calls behind BOR_AGENT_MAX_ROUNDS (TODO L8)
- 46 mobile hamburger nav (TODO L9)
- 47 quadlet + jinja import formats, A9 revision (TODO L10–L11)
Each phase carries a user story, a dedicated Playwright E2E suite plan,
and owner-locked decisions (R1 A9 format extension, R2 phase-37 budget
revision, A1–A5 scope decisions) confirmed 2026-08-27.
Also records the completed phases 30–39 todo/ -> complete/ moves that
were pending in the working tree. TODO.md is cleared (items now live in
.agent/phases/todo/).
One env var (BOR_APP_NAME, default "Brain of Reese") now drives the app's
display name everywhere (TODO.md L12 — owner ask: "a way to customize the
name for 'Brain of'. Should be an env var."). The existing app_name setting
is the source of truth (phase locked decision — no new variable, no rename);
with the variable unset the app is byte-identical to before.
Endpoint (A10 public/stateless, no secrets):
GET /api/config → exactly {app_name, version} (app/api/config.py, the
health.py pattern; registered before the static mount). Integration tests:
anonymous 200, default values, a Settings override follows, key set is
exactly two keys — no other setting may leak in later.
Frontend brand layer (A11 — runtime fetch, static templates stay static):
assets/brand.js — a CLASSIC script, first on all six pages, so its top
level runs at parse time: window.BOR_BRAND = "Brain of Reese"
synchronously (the default renders immediately, no blank flash), then a
no-store fetch of /api/config applies the name — document.title (global
replace), every .brand-text (a name starting "Brain of " keeps the bold
split Brain of <strong>rest</strong>, any other name renders plain; the
operator-controlled name is HTML-escaped before innerHTML), a TreeWalker
over text nodes (script/style rejected — page source never rewritten),
and the aria-label/placeholder/meta-content attributes. Fetch failure
keeps the default + console.warn (the loadHealth house style).
app.js (status labels, typing label, elapsed-hint aria, tool labels) and
document.js (viewer titles) read window.BOR_BRAND at CALL time via
brand() — a label set after the fetch lands carries the configured name.
Containerfile: esbuild minify line for brand.js (classic, like markdown.js);
the phase-33 ?v= cache-busting picks the new asset ref up automatically.
E2E (A16 — one story, one file, isolated): test_configurable_brand.py boots
a SECOND app instance (same DB/mock-LLM/admin-auth env block, port APP_PORT+1,
BOR_APP_NAME="Brain of Testy") — the shared conftest server keeps the
default name so every other suite's title/label assertions stay untouched —
and asserts /api/config on both instances, the index title/brand/greeting/
#messages aria-label, the sources + login page titles, and one pre-token
chat turn (think out loud marker) whose #send-status reads "Brain of Testy
is thinking"; the no-op regression pins the shared server's default bytes.
Docs: .env.example App section + README configuration reference — what it
affects (titles, header brand, status labels, aria text), the default, the
bold-split rendering rule.
Gates: 695 unit+integration passed, app/ coverage 99% (>90%), story E2E
green in isolation (two consecutive runs), brand-string suites (smoke,
shared header, header consistency, chat persistence) green, ruff + pyright
clean.
Phase 33 (story: .agent/user_stories/cache-busting.md).
- app/core/caching.py: asset_version() — git short SHA (a commit is a
deploy), stable content-hash fallback for non-git checkouts, "dev"
for a missing static dir; computed once per process. CachingMiddleware
— the five HTML pages revalidate (no-cache) with ?v=<token> asset refs
rewritten in flight; /assets/* is public, max-age=31536000, immutable;
everything else (all /api/*, the SSE chat stream in particular) passes
through byte-identical.
- tests/e2e/test_cache_busting.py: fresh-Chromium wire assertions —
document no-cache, versioned CSS/JS request URLs sharing one token,
immutable asset headers, /api/health baseline headers, SSE chat to
done (mock LLM).
- README 'Caching / deploys' section + story file.
Also fixed two prod-image defects surfaced by this phase's podman smoke
(the full app would not boot):
- Containerfile: ship the scripts/ package — app/api/sync.py (phase 32)
imports scripts.git_sync / scripts.import_docs at module level, so the
container crashed on boot (ModuleNotFoundError: No module named
'scripts').
- compose.yaml: pass BOR_ADMIN_PASSWORD / BOR_SESSION_SECRET through to
the app service (:- defaults keep 'podman compose up -d db' working;
the app's own fail-loud gate still names missing admin auth).
Smoke: podman compose --profile prod up -d on a fresh image + a fresh
Chromium profile — /, /sources.html and /login.html all served
Cache-Control: no-cache; all 8 asset requests versioned with one shared
token (content-hash fallback inside the image — no .git there);
/assets/* immutable for a year.
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