fix(ralph-loop): stop loop when latest assistant turn made no model progress

Add no-progress turn detector that inspects the most recent assistant
message: if finish is 'unknown', all token counts are zero, and there
is no meaningful content beyond step-start/step-finish markers, the
turn is classified as no-progress.

Integrate the check at all three idle/completion/error continuation
points in the event handler so the loop stops cleanly with a warning
toast instead of injecting another internal prompt.
This commit is contained in:
YeonGyu-Kim
2026-05-26 14:28:35 +09:00
parent 9810bad3e5
commit ec552bcf34
3 changed files with 268 additions and 0 deletions
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
import { existsSync, mkdirSync, rmSync } from "node:fs"
import { tmpdir } from "node:os"
import { join } from "node:path"
import { unsafeTestValue } from "../../../test-support/unsafe-test-value"
import { createRalphLoopHook } from "./index"
import { clearState } from "./storage"
type PromptCall = {
readonly sessionID: string
readonly text: string
}
type ToastCall = {
readonly title: string
readonly message: string
readonly variant: string
}
describe("ralph-loop no-progress stop", () => {
const testDirectory = join(tmpdir(), "ralph-loop-no-progress-" + Date.now())
let promptCalls: PromptCall[]
let toastCalls: ToastCall[]
beforeEach(() => {
promptCalls = []
toastCalls = []
if (!existsSync(testDirectory)) {
mkdirSync(testDirectory, { recursive: true })
}
clearState(testDirectory)
})
afterEach(() => {
clearState(testDirectory)
if (existsSync(testDirectory)) {
rmSync(testDirectory, { recursive: true, force: true })
}
})
test("#given latest assistant made no model progress #when session goes idle #then ralph loop stops without injecting another continuation", async () => {
const hook = createRalphLoopHook(unsafeTestValue({
client: {
session: {
promptAsync: async (opts: { readonly path: { readonly id: string }; readonly body: { readonly parts: readonly [{ readonly text: string }] } }) => {
promptCalls.push({
sessionID: opts.path.id,
text: opts.body.parts[0].text,
})
return {}
},
messages: async () => ({
data: [
{ info: { role: "user" }, parts: [{ type: "text", text: "Continue" }] },
{
info: {
role: "assistant",
finish: "unknown",
tokens: {
input: 0,
output: 0,
reasoning: 0,
cache: { write: 0, read: 0 },
},
},
parts: [
{ type: "step-start" },
{ type: "step-finish" },
],
},
],
}),
},
tui: {
showToast: async (opts: { readonly body: ToastCall }) => {
toastCalls.push(opts.body)
return {}
},
},
},
directory: testDirectory,
}))
hook.startLoop("session-123", "Build API", { ultrawork: true })
await hook.event({
event: { type: "session.idle", properties: { sessionID: "session-123" } },
})
expect(promptCalls).toHaveLength(0)
expect(hook.getState()).toBeNull()
expect(toastCalls.some((toast) => toast.title === "Ralph Loop Stopped")).toBe(true)
})
})
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
import type { PluginInput } from "@opencode-ai/plugin"
import { isRecord, log, normalizeSDKResponse } from "../../shared"
import { withTimeout } from "./with-timeout"
type SessionMessage = {
readonly info?: unknown
readonly role?: unknown
readonly parts?: readonly unknown[]
readonly finish?: unknown
readonly tokens?: unknown
}
function getMessageRole(message: SessionMessage): string | undefined {
const info = isRecord(message.info) ? message.info : undefined
return typeof info?.role === "string"
? info.role
: typeof message.role === "string"
? message.role
: undefined
}
function getMessageFinish(message: SessionMessage): string | undefined {
const info = isRecord(message.info) ? message.info : undefined
return typeof info?.finish === "string"
? info.finish
: typeof message.finish === "string"
? message.finish
: undefined
}
function getTokenCount(tokens: unknown, key: "input" | "output" | "reasoning"): number | undefined {
if (!isRecord(tokens)) return undefined
const value = tokens[key]
return typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value) ? value : undefined
}
function getCacheTokenCount(tokens: unknown, key: "write" | "read"): number | undefined {
if (!isRecord(tokens)) return undefined
const cache = tokens.cache
if (!isRecord(cache)) return undefined
const value = cache[key]
return typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value) ? value : undefined
}
function getMessageTokens(message: SessionMessage): unknown {
const info = isRecord(message.info) ? message.info : undefined
return info?.tokens ?? message.tokens
}
function allTokenCountsAreZero(message: SessionMessage): boolean {
const tokens = getMessageTokens(message)
const counts = [
getTokenCount(tokens, "input"),
getTokenCount(tokens, "output"),
getTokenCount(tokens, "reasoning"),
getCacheTokenCount(tokens, "write"),
getCacheTokenCount(tokens, "read"),
]
return counts.every((count) => count === 0)
}
function partHasAssistantContent(part: unknown): boolean {
if (!isRecord(part)) return false
const type = typeof part.type === "string" ? part.type : undefined
if (type === "step-start" || type === "step-finish") return false
const text = typeof part.text === "string" ? part.text.trim() : ""
return type !== undefined || text.length > 0
}
function hasAssistantContent(message: SessionMessage): boolean {
return message.parts?.some(partHasAssistantContent) ?? false
}
function isNoProgressAssistantMessage(message: SessionMessage): boolean {
return getMessageRole(message) === "assistant"
&& getMessageFinish(message) === "unknown"
&& allTokenCountsAreZero(message)
&& !hasAssistantContent(message)
}
export async function latestAssistantTurnMadeNoProgress(
ctx: PluginInput,
input: {
readonly sessionID: string
readonly directory: string
readonly apiTimeoutMs: number
readonly sinceMessageIndex?: number
},
): Promise<boolean> {
try {
const response = await withTimeout(
ctx.client.session.messages({
path: { id: input.sessionID },
query: { directory: input.directory },
}),
input.apiTimeoutMs,
)
const messages = normalizeSDKResponse<readonly SessionMessage[]>(response, [])
const scopedMessages =
typeof input.sinceMessageIndex === "number" && input.sinceMessageIndex >= 0
? messages.slice(Math.min(input.sinceMessageIndex, messages.length))
: messages
for (let index = scopedMessages.length - 1; index >= 0; index -= 1) {
const message = scopedMessages[index]
if (!message) continue
const role = getMessageRole(message)
if (role === "assistant") return isNoProgressAssistantMessage(message)
if (role === "user" || role === "tool") return false
}
return false
} catch (error) {
log("[ralph-loop] Failed to detect no-progress assistant turn", {
sessionID: input.sessionID,
error: String(error),
})
return false
}
}
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
detectCompletionInTranscript,
} from "./completion-promise-detector"
import { continueIteration } from "./iteration-continuation"
import { latestAssistantTurnMadeNoProgress } from "./no-progress-turn-detector"
import { handlePendingVerification } from "./pending-verification-handler"
import { handleDeletedLoopSession, handleErroredLoopSession } from "./session-event-handler"
@@ -258,6 +259,17 @@ function showIterationToast(
})
}
function showNoProgressToast(
ctx: PluginInput,
): void {
showToastBestEffort(ctx, {
title: "Ralph Loop Stopped",
message: "Last assistant turn made no model progress; loop stopped to avoid repeated internal prompts.",
variant: "warning",
duration: 5000,
})
}
export function createRalphLoopEventHandler(
ctx: PluginInput,
options: RalphLoopEventHandlerOptions,
@@ -345,6 +357,21 @@ export function createRalphLoopEventHandler(
return
}
if (await latestAssistantTurnMadeNoProgress(ctx, {
sessionID,
directory: options.directory,
apiTimeoutMs: options.apiTimeoutMs,
sinceMessageIndex: state.message_count_at_start,
})) {
log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] Stopped after no-progress assistant turn`, {
sessionID,
iteration: state.iteration,
})
options.loopState.clear()
showNoProgressToast(ctx)
return
}
if (state.verification_pending) {
if (!verificationSessionID && matchesParentSession) {
log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] Verification pending without tracked oracle session, running recovery check`, {
@@ -423,6 +450,21 @@ export function createRalphLoopEventHandler(
return
}
if (await latestAssistantTurnMadeNoProgress(ctx, {
sessionID,
directory: options.directory,
apiTimeoutMs: options.apiTimeoutMs,
sinceMessageIndex: stateAfterSettle.message_count_at_start,
})) {
log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] Stopped after no-progress assistant turn`, {
sessionID,
iteration: stateAfterSettle.iteration,
})
options.loopState.clear()
showNoProgressToast(ctx)
return
}
const nextIteration = stateAfterSettle.iteration + 1
const previewState: RalphLoopState = { ...stateAfterSettle, iteration: nextIteration }
@@ -603,6 +645,21 @@ export function createRalphLoopEventHandler(
return
}
if (await latestAssistantTurnMadeNoProgress(ctx, {
sessionID,
directory: options.directory,
apiTimeoutMs: options.apiTimeoutMs,
sinceMessageIndex: stateAfterSettle.message_count_at_start,
})) {
log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] Stopped after no-progress assistant turn following runtime error`, {
sessionID,
iteration: stateAfterSettle.iteration,
})
options.loopState.clear()
showNoProgressToast(ctx)
return
}
const nextIteration = stateAfterSettle.iteration + 1
const previewState: RalphLoopState = { ...stateAfterSettle, iteration: nextIteration }