fix(keyword-detector): always trigger ultrawork keywords

src/hooks/keyword-detector/hook-ralph-loop.test.ts

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe("keyword-detector ralph-loop activation", () => {
     expect(output.parts[0]?.text).toContain("please ulw fix the flaky keyword tests")
   })
 
-  test("#given question about ultrawork #when chat.message fires #then ralph-loop startLoop is not invoked", async () => {
+  test("#given question about ultrawork #when chat.message fires #then ralph-loop startLoop is invoked", async () => {
     // given
     setMainSession("main-session")
     const startLoopCalls: StartLoopCall[] = []
@@ -121,8 +121,9 @@ describe("keyword-detector ralph-loop activation", () => {
     await hook["chat.message"]({ sessionID: "main-session", agent: "sisyphus" }, output)
 
     // then
-    expect(startLoopCalls).toHaveLength(0)
-    expect(output.parts[0]?.text).toBe("what is ultrawork?")
+    expect(startLoopCalls).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(startLoopCalls[0].prompt).toBe("what is ?")
+    expect(output.parts[0]?.text).toContain("what is ultrawork?")
   })
 
   test("#given non-ulw message #when chat.message fires #then ralph-loop startLoop is not invoked", async () => {

src/hooks/keyword-detector/hook.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import { parseRalphLoopArguments } from "../ralph-loop/command-arguments"
 
 const ULTRAWORK_LONGHAND_PATTERN = /\bultrawork\b/i
 const ULW_SHORTHAND_PATTERN = /\bulw\b/i
-const LEADING_ULTRAWORK_PATTERN = /^\s*(ultrawork|ulw)\b/i
 const GREETING_PREFIX_ULTRAWORK_PATTERN = /^\s*(?:hi|hello|hey|hiya|greetings)(?:\s+there)?(?:[!,.:;-]+\s*|\s+)(ultrawork|ulw)\b/i
 
 function normalizeUltraworkTask(taskText: string): string {
@@ -38,12 +37,6 @@ function extractUltraworkTask(cleanText: string): string {
   return normalizeUltraworkTask(cleanText.replace(ULTRAWORK_LONGHAND_PATTERN, " "))
 }
 
-function shouldAllowUltraworkKeyword(cleanText: string): boolean {
-  return ULW_SHORTHAND_PATTERN.test(cleanText)
-    || LEADING_ULTRAWORK_PATTERN.test(cleanText)
-    || GREETING_PREFIX_ULTRAWORK_PATTERN.test(cleanText)
-}
-
 export function createKeywordDetectorHook(
   ctx: PluginInput,
   _collector?: ContextCollector,
@@ -99,16 +92,6 @@ export function createKeywordDetectorHook(
         }
       }
 
-      if (!shouldAllowUltraworkKeyword(cleanText)) {
-        const preFilterCount = detectedKeywords.length
-        detectedKeywords = detectedKeywords.filter((k) => k.type !== "ultrawork")
-        if (preFilterCount > detectedKeywords.length) {
-          log(`[keyword-detector] Filtered disallowed ultrawork keyword`, {
-            sessionID: input.sessionID,
-          })
-        }
-      }
-
       if (detectedKeywords.length === 0) {
         return
       }

src/hooks/keyword-detector/ultrawork-edge-trigger.test.ts

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ describe("keyword-detector ultrawork edge trigger", () => {
     expect(output.parts[0]?.text).toContain("please ulw fix the flaky keyword tests")
   })
 
-  test("#given trailing ultrawork reference without punctuation #when chat.message fires #then ultrawork stays disabled", async () => {
+  test("#given trailing ultrawork reference without punctuation #when chat.message fires #then ultrawork still activates", async () => {
     // given
     const toastCalls: string[] = []
     const startLoopCalls: StartLoopCall[] = []
@@ -150,8 +150,9 @@ describe("keyword-detector ultrawork edge trigger", () => {
     await hook["chat.message"]({ sessionID: "main-session", agent: "sisyphus" }, output)
 
     // then
-    expect(toastCalls).not.toContain("Ultrawork Mode Activated")
-    expect(startLoopCalls).toHaveLength(0)
-    expect(output.parts[0]?.text).toBe("what is ultrawork")
+    expect(toastCalls).toContain("Ultrawork Mode Activated")
+    expect(startLoopCalls).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(startLoopCalls[0]?.prompt).toBe("what is")
+    expect(output.parts[0]?.text).toContain("what is ultrawork")
   })
 })