feat(chat): client turn-id makes fire-and-forget bulletproof

Brian fires a quick message then locks his phone to go play the hand — which drops
the SSE stream, and on wake the UI re-fires via the blocking fallback. The prior
(session, message) + 20s window caught the near-simultaneous case but not a re-fire
minutes later.

Now the UI stamps each send with a unique turnId (crypto.randomUUID) and carries the
SAME id on both the stream and the fallback; the server dedupes on it. Bulletproof
regardless of how long he's away — lock for an hour, come back, still exactly one
execution and one log — and a genuinely new send gets a fresh id so nothing legit is
swallowed. Id-keyed turns keep a long (1h) window; requests without an id keep the
short (session, msg) window for near-simultaneous dupes.

Verified end-to-end: two POSTs with the same turnId → one reply, one persisted
exchange pair (the duplicate reused the owner's result). 9 dedup tests; suite 235.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

docs/ROADMAP.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Living doc. Working priorities and open threads, organized by area. Not a spec
 specs live in `docs/` and `docs/superpowers/specs/`; this is the map of what's
 done, what's next, and what's parked.
 
-- **Last updated:** 2026-07-05
+- **Last updated:** 2026-07-11
 - **Frame (the load-bearing lens):** Lyra is the AI-with-tools (unchanged). The
   **pokerlog is its own separable system-of-record** — she's a *client* of it via
   tools, not its container. The logger must be correct/trustworthy first; Lyra's
@@ -104,13 +104,44 @@ in-process module sharing `lyra.db` and reaching into `lyra.memory`/`llm`.
 - ⬜ **Human-editability sweep.** System-of-record must be fixable. Hand editor +
   disown ✅, `/players` browser + identity queue ✅. Audit for gaps (session-level
   edits, read edits, bulk fixes).
+- ⬜ **Roster → hand seat/name resolution.** When a logged hand references a
+  *position* (CO, BTN…) that maps to a seated roster player, fill in their name +
+  link the observation — so "the CO 3-bet me" attaches to TAG without Brian naming
+  him. The hard part: hand positions ROTATE every hand while the roster tracks
+  fixed physical seats, so it needs seat-number + button-position tracking per hand
+  to map position→person (a wrong guess mislabels a villain — worse than blank).
+  Real feature, not a fill. (Brian's idea, 2026-07-11.) Pairs with the roster
+  active/seen work above.
 - Shipped this stretch: scouting desk (proactive recall + nameless-villain
   identity, all 6 phases), roster seat/unseat/clear, observed-hand fix + hand
   editor, villain-dup fix, conversation export (+ tool events), session-scoped
-  notes, no-cache app-shell header.
+  notes, no-cache app-shell header. **2026-07-11:** guaranteed hand logging
+  (force + tool-visible history), showdown reads via `analyze_spot` + de-mush,
+  idempotent hand logging, any-seat straddle capture, hero-stack auto-fill from the
+  stack log, and turn de-duplication (killed the SSE-stream + blocking-fallback
+  double execution).
 
 ## Parked / longer-horizon
 
+### Parked feature branches (real, half-built work — to explore later)
+
+Both are pushed to origin (gitea), so they're safe to leave dormant. Not cruft —
+resume when the moment's right; don't delete.
+
+- ⏸ **`feat/hand-recorder`** — tap-to-build hand recorder V1 (`recorder.js/css`,
+  `POST /hands`, straddle support, notch/safe-area fixes). 8 commits. Shelved
+  because V1 was too tedious vs. narrating a hand in chat, so it was superseded by
+  the chat-narration `record_hand` flow. Still want to revisit the *idea* (a fast
+  structured recorder), just not that UI. See `docs/RECORDER.md` on the branch.
+- ⏸ **`feat/decision-log`** — data layer for a **"Decide mode"** (a learning layer:
+  log your decisions to learn from them). 1 commit, never merged; adds
+  `docs/DECISION_LOG.md` + `tests/test_decisions.py`. A genuine future feature, not
+  abandoned. See `docs/DECISION_LOG.md` on the branch.
+- Retired 2026-07-10: `feat/thought-loop` (fully shipped — `lyra/thoughts.py` is
+  live), `feat/prompting` + `feat/poker-mode-prompts` (renamed → `feat/poker`).
+
+### Moonshots
+
 - Moonshots live in `docs/PARKED_IDEAS.md` (own model, memory-as-vectors, prompt
   compression, RTO/cfr-core solver tooling).
 - Metacognitive reflection loop (self-model Part 2) — queued self/experiment work.

lyra/chat.py

@@ -10,11 +10,68 @@ deliberate) and hands back a ready message list + the active mode. Then:
 """
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from lyra import config, llm, logbus, memory, mind, modes, summary
+import threading
+import time
+
+from lyra import config, llm, logbus, memory, mind, modes, poker_prompts, summary
 from lyra import tools as toolkit
 from lyra.llm import Backend
 
 MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS = 5  # cap tool-call iterations per turn
+
+# --- turn de-duplication --------------------------------------------------
+# The web UI hits TWO endpoints for one message: it POSTs the SSE stream, and if
+# nothing streams to the browser (a dropped connection — most often because Brian
+# locks his phone to go play the hand) it falls back to the blocking endpoint. But
+# the server-side stream runs to completion regardless, so BOTH turns execute —
+# double-persisting the message and double-logging the hand. This guard makes a turn
+# idempotent: the first request owns it; a duplicate reuses the owner's result
+# instead of running a second full turn.
+#
+# The UI stamps each send with a unique turn_id and passes the SAME id on the stream
+# AND the fallback, so we dedupe on that — bulletproof no matter how long he's away
+# (a genuine new message gets a fresh id, so nothing legit is ever swallowed). Requests
+# with no id fall back to a short (session, message) window for near-simultaneous dupes.
+_TURN_TTL_ID = 3600.0   # id-keyed: unique per send, so keep it long for fire-and-forget
+_TURN_TTL_MSG = 20.0    # (session, msg) keyed: short — only near-simultaneous dupes
+_turn_lock = threading.Lock()
+_turns: dict[tuple, dict] = {}  # key -> {event, reply, ts, ttl}
+
+
+def _turn_key(session_id: str, user_msg: str, turn_id: str | None):
+    if turn_id:
+        return ("tid", turn_id), _TURN_TTL_ID
+    return (session_id, (user_msg or "").strip()), _TURN_TTL_MSG
+
+
+def _claim_turn(session_id: str, user_msg: str, turn_id: str | None = None):
+    """(is_owner, rec). Owner executes the turn then calls _finish_turn; a non-owner
+    (a duplicate of the same send) waits on rec['event'] and reuses rec['reply']."""
+    key, ttl = _turn_key(session_id, user_msg, turn_id)
+    now = time.monotonic()
+    with _turn_lock:
+        for k in [k for k, r in _turns.items() if now - r["ts"] > r["ttl"]]:
+            del _turns[k]
+        rec = _turns.get(key)
+        if rec is not None:
+            return False, rec
+        rec = {"event": threading.Event(), "reply": None, "ts": now, "ttl": ttl}
+        _turns[key] = rec
+        return True, rec
+
+
+def _finish_turn(rec: dict, reply: str) -> None:
+    rec["reply"] = reply
+    rec["ts"] = time.monotonic()
+    rec["event"].set()
+
+
+_AWAIT_TIMEOUT = 120.0  # a duplicate waits at most this long for the owner to finish
+
+
+def _await_duplicate(rec: dict) -> str:
+    rec["event"].wait(timeout=_AWAIT_TIMEOUT)
+    return rec["reply"] or _TANGLED
 # Which backends get function-calling tools is config-driven (cfg.tool_backends,
 # env TOOL_BACKENDS, default "cloud"). The MI50's llama.cpp server only does tools
 # when launched with --jinja + a tool-capable model, else it 500s on the tools
@@ -78,6 +135,43 @@ def _mind_loop(messages, backend: Backend, model: str | None, tool_specs,
     return reply, tools_run
 
 
+_FORCE_LOG = (
+    "You have not logged Brian's hand yet — and a hand must ALWAYS be recorded, no exceptions. "
+    "Call record_hand now: pass his ENTIRE hand description as one `shorthand` string."
+)
+
+
+def _ensure_hand_logged(messages, user_msg: str, msg_type: str | None, tools_run: list,
+                        backend: Backend, model: str | None, ctx: dict, session_id: str) -> list:
+    """Guarantee the ledger. If this turn was Brian's OWN hand and the model didn't log it,
+    force the record_hand call — the log can't be left to the model's discretion, because
+    mid-session the history few-shot-conditions it to skip logging (see mind._history_with_tools;
+    even a maximal 'LOG FIRST' prompt scored 0/5 under a polluted history). Guarded to hero
+    hands so an observed hand is never force-logged as his. Returns forced tool names."""
+    if msg_type != "HAND" or backend not in config.load().tool_backends:
+        return []
+    if any(t in ("record_hand", "log_hand") for t in tools_run):
+        return []
+    if not poker_prompts.looks_like_hero_hand(user_msg):
+        return []
+    try:
+        _, tcs = llm.chat_call(
+            messages + [{"role": "system", "content": _FORCE_LOG}],
+            backend=backend, model=model, tools=toolkit.specs(["record_hand"]),
+            tool_choice={"type": "function", "function": {"name": "record_hand"}},
+        )
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logbus.log("error", "forced hand-log failed", session=session_id, error=str(exc)[:160])
+        return []
+    forced = []
+    for tc in (tcs or []):
+        result = toolkit.dispatch(tc["name"], tc["arguments"], ctx)
+        memory.add_tool_event(session_id, tc["name"], tc["arguments"], result)
+        logbus.log("info", "forced hand log", session=session_id, tool=tc["name"], result=result[:80])
+        forced.append(tc["name"])
+    return forced
+
+
 def _voice_pass(messages, draft: str, backend: Backend, model: str | None) -> str:
     """Mouth: re-render the mind's draft in her voice. Falls back to the draft on failure."""
     try:
@@ -89,13 +183,22 @@ def _voice_pass(messages, draft: str, backend: Backend, model: str | None) -> st
 
 
 def respond(session_id: str, user_msg: str, backend: Backend = "cloud",
-            model_override: str | None = None) -> str:
+            model_override: str | None = None, turn_id: str | None = None) -> str:
     """Produce Lyra's reply to a single user message and persist the exchange."""
     cfg = config.load()
     model = _resolve_model(backend, model_override, cfg)
     logbus.log("info", "chat request", session=session_id, backend=backend,
                model=model, embed=cfg.embed_backend)
 
+    # A duplicate of the same send (the UI's stream + blocking fallback) reuses the
+    # owner's result instead of running a second full turn.
+    is_owner, rec = _claim_turn(session_id, user_msg, turn_id)
+    if not is_owner:
+        logbus.log("info", "duplicate turn deduped", session=session_id, path="respond")
+        return _await_duplicate(rec)
+
+    reply = _TANGLED
+    try:
         turn = mind.assemble(session_id, user_msg, backend, model)
         messages = turn.messages
         tool_specs = toolkit.specs(turn.mode.tools) if backend in cfg.tool_backends else None
@@ -104,7 +207,8 @@ def respond(session_id: str, user_msg: str, backend: Backend = "cloud",
         # Persist the user turn before the tool loop so its timestamp precedes any
         # tool events fired mid-turn (keeps the transcript export in true order).
         memory.remember(session_id, "user", user_msg)
-    reply, _ = _mind_loop(messages, backend, model, tool_specs, ctx, session_id)
+        reply, tools_run = _mind_loop(messages, backend, model, tool_specs, ctx, session_id)
+        _ensure_hand_logged(messages, user_msg, turn.msg_type, tools_run, backend, model, ctx, session_id)
         mouth = _mouth_target(cfg, backend, model)
         if mouth and reply:
             reply = _voice_pass(messages, reply, *mouth)
@@ -115,10 +219,12 @@ def respond(session_id: str, user_msg: str, backend: Backend = "cloud",
         memory.remember(session_id, "assistant", reply)
         summary.maybe_summarize_async(session_id)  # compact once enough new turns pile up
         return reply
+    finally:
+        _finish_turn(rec, reply)
 
 
 def respond_stream(session_id: str, user_msg: str, backend: Backend = "cloud",
-                   model_override: str | None = None):
+                   model_override: str | None = None, turn_id: str | None = None):
     """Streaming generator version of `respond`. Yields ("delta", text), ("tool", name),
     and a final ("done", reply). Same side effects as `respond`."""
     cfg = config.load()
@@ -126,6 +232,18 @@ def respond_stream(session_id: str, user_msg: str, backend: Backend = "cloud",
     logbus.log("info", "chat request (stream)", session=session_id, backend=backend,
                model=model, embed=cfg.embed_backend)
 
+    # A duplicate of the same send (this stream + the UI's blocking fallback) reuses
+    # the owner's result instead of running a second full turn.
+    is_owner, rec = _claim_turn(session_id, user_msg, turn_id)
+    if not is_owner:
+        logbus.log("info", "duplicate turn deduped", session=session_id, path="stream")
+        reply = _await_duplicate(rec)
+        yield ("delta", reply)
+        yield ("done", reply)
+        return
+
+    reply = _TANGLED
+    try:
         turn = mind.assemble(session_id, user_msg, backend, model)
         messages = turn.messages
         tool_specs = toolkit.specs(turn.mode.tools) if backend in cfg.tool_backends else None
@@ -139,6 +257,7 @@ def respond_stream(session_id: str, user_msg: str, backend: Backend = "cloud",
         if mouth is None:
             # No separate voice: stream the mind directly (the original path, unchanged).
             parts: list[str] = []
+            tools_run: list[str] = []
             for _ in range(MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS):
                 assistant_msg = None
                 tool_calls = None
@@ -161,7 +280,11 @@ def respond_stream(session_id: str, user_msg: str, backend: Backend = "cloud",
                     logbus.log("info", "tool call", session=session_id, tool=tc["name"], result=result[:80])
                     messages.append({"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": tc["id"], "content": result})
                     _maybe_switch_mode(session_id, tc["name"])
+                    tools_run.append(tc["name"])
                     yield ("tool", tc["name"])
+            for name in _ensure_hand_logged(messages, user_msg, turn.msg_type, tools_run,
+                                            backend, model, ctx, session_id):
+                yield ("tool", name)
             reply = "".join(parts)
             if not reply:
                 reply = _TANGLED
@@ -169,6 +292,8 @@ def respond_stream(session_id: str, user_msg: str, backend: Backend = "cloud",
         else:
             # Mind decides + runs tools (non-streamed); mouth re-voices, streamed.
             draft, tools_run = _mind_loop(messages, backend, model, tool_specs, ctx, session_id)
+            tools_run += _ensure_hand_logged(messages, user_msg, turn.msg_type, tools_run,
+                                             backend, model, ctx, session_id)
             for name in tools_run:
                 yield ("tool", name)
             parts = []
@@ -189,3 +314,5 @@ def respond_stream(session_id: str, user_msg: str, backend: Backend = "cloud",
         memory.remember(session_id, "assistant", reply)
         summary.maybe_summarize_async(session_id)
         yield ("done", reply)
+    finally:
+        _finish_turn(rec, reply)

lyra/dream.py

@@ -124,11 +124,18 @@ def dream_cycle(backend: Backend | None = None, force: bool = False) -> dict:
 
     # --- coherence: fold gists up into profile / eras / narrative ---
     if (force or drives["coherence"] >= THRESHOLD) and not _over_budget(deadline):
+        # A backend hiccup here must not sink the whole pass (reflection still
+        # deserves to run); log it and move on, leaving coherence unrelieved so a
+        # later cycle retries.
+        try:
             profile.rebuild_profile(backend=backend)
             era.rebuild_eras(backend=backend)
             narrative.rebuild_narrative(backend=backend)
             actions.append("integrated knowledge (profile/eras/narrative)")
             drives["coherence"] = 0.0
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logbus.log("error", "coherence stage failed", error=str(exc)[:200])
+            actions.append("coherence stage failed")
         # Off-hot-path villain identity housekeeping: propose likely same-person
         # merges for Brian to confirm on the Players page. Never sinks the cycle.
         try:

lyra/llm.py

@@ -92,9 +92,29 @@ def complete(messages: list[Message], backend: Backend = "local", model: str | N
     return out
 
 
+def complete_with_fallback(messages: list[Message], backend: Backend, model: str | None = None,
+                           *, fallback: Backend = "cloud",
+                           max_tokens: int | None = None, timeout: float | None = None) -> str:
+    """`complete()` but if the primary backend errors (e.g. a local GPU that's
+    powered off or down), retry once on `fallback` (cloud) instead of failing.
+    Lets local/GPU-routed work (introspection, consolidation) degrade gracefully.
+    Re-raises if the primary is already the fallback or no cloud key is configured."""
+    try:
+        return complete(messages, backend=backend, model=model,
+                        max_tokens=max_tokens, timeout=timeout)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        can_fallback = backend != fallback and (fallback != "cloud" or load().openai_api_key)
+        if not can_fallback:
+            raise
+        logbus.log("info", "llm fell back", primary=backend, to=fallback, error=str(exc)[:80])
+        # Drop the primary's model on fallback — let the fallback pick its own default.
+        return complete(messages, backend=fallback, model=None,
+                        max_tokens=max_tokens, timeout=timeout)
+
+
 def chat_call(
     messages: list, backend: Backend = "cloud", model: str | None = None,
-    tools: list | None = None,
+    tools: list | None = None, tool_choice: str | dict | None = None,
 ) -> tuple[dict, list | None]:
     """One chat turn that may request tool calls (OpenAI-style backends only).
 
@@ -116,6 +136,8 @@ def chat_call(
         kwargs: dict = {"model": mdl, "messages": messages}
         if tools:
             kwargs["tools"] = tools
+        if tool_choice:  # e.g. force a specific tool: {"type":"function","function":{"name":...}}
+            kwargs["tool_choice"] = tool_choice
         logbus.log("info", "llm call", kind="chat", backend=backend, model=mdl, tok=_approx_tok(messages))
         t0 = time.monotonic()
         msg = client.chat.completions.create(**kwargs).choices[0].message

lyra/mind.py

@@ -138,6 +138,33 @@ def _persona_block(user_msg: str, mode: modes.Mode | None, moment: dict | None)
     return "\n\n".join(p for p in parts if p)
 
 
+def _tool_mark(e: dict) -> str:
+    """Compact one-line receipt of a past tool call for the history marker."""
+    res = (e.get("result") or "").strip().replace("\n", " ")
+    return f"{e['tool']} → {res[:60]}" if res else str(e["tool"])
+
+
+def _history_with_tools(session_id: str, recent: list) -> list[Message]:
+    """Recent turns, full fidelity — but each assistant turn is prefixed with the tools
+    it actually ran that turn (record_hand → Hand #62, …). `memory.recent()` stores only
+    the final reply text, so without this the model's own context reads as a run of
+    'hand → narration' with the logging invisible — which few-shot-conditions it, mid
+    conversation, to stop calling tools (proven: clean history logs 4/4, this stripped
+    history 0/4). Showing the calls keeps the demonstrated pattern honest."""
+    events = memory.tool_events(session_id) if recent else []
+    msgs: list[Message] = []
+    prev_at = recent[0].created_at if recent else ""
+    for ex in recent:
+        content = ex.content
+        if ex.role == "assistant" and events:
+            win = [e for e in events if prev_at < (e.get("created_at") or "") <= ex.created_at]
+            if win:
+                content = f"⟦tools I ran this turn: {'; '.join(_tool_mark(e) for e in win)}⟧\n{content}"
+        msgs.append({"role": ex.role, "content": content})
+        prev_at = ex.created_at
+    return msgs
+
+
 def build_messages(session_id: str, user_msg: str,
                    mode: modes.Mode | None = None, moment: dict | None = None) -> list[Message]:
     """Assemble the full, tiered message list for one turn."""
@@ -232,9 +259,11 @@ def build_messages(session_id: str, user_msg: str,
     if recalled:
         messages.append(_detail_note(recalled))
 
-    # Tier 3: current session, full fidelity.
-    for ex in recent:
-        messages.append({"role": ex.role, "content": ex.content})
+    # Tier 3: current session, full fidelity — with each assistant turn's tool calls
+    # made VISIBLE (see _history_with_tools: without this, history reads as
+    # "hand → narration" with the logging invisible, and the model few-shot-learns
+    # to stop calling tools mid-session).
+    messages.extend(_history_with_tools(session_id, recent))
 
     messages.append({"role": "user", "content": user_msg})
 
@@ -333,6 +362,7 @@ class TurnContext:
     mode: modes.Mode | None = None
     moment: dict = field(default_factory=dict)  # perceive fills this in
     register: str | None = None                 # route's per-turn register nudge
+    msg_type: str | None = None                 # poker-mode message class (compose fills it)
     messages: list[Message] = field(default_factory=list)
 
 
@@ -378,6 +408,14 @@ def _route(ctx: TurnContext) -> TurnContext:
 def _compose(ctx: TurnContext) -> TurnContext:
     """Assemble the tiered prompt for the voice model."""
     ctx.messages = build_messages(ctx.session_id, ctx.user_msg, ctx.mode, moment=ctx.moment)
+    # Surface the poker message-class so chat can guarantee the ledger (force a hand log
+    # if the model skipped it). Cheap + pure; mirrors what build_messages classified.
+    if ctx.mode and ctx.mode.key == "poker_cash":
+        try:
+            handles = [r["name"] for r in poker.session_roster()]
+        except Exception:
+            handles = []
+        ctx.msg_type = poker_prompts.classify(ctx.user_msg, handles)
     return ctx
 
 

lyra/poker.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
 import re
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 
 import numpy as np
 
@@ -730,6 +730,14 @@ NOT apply to another — e.g. your hole "ace of spades" is a different card from
 whose suit is unstated (that board ace is "Ax", not "As"). Use null/omit for non-card \
 details not stated. Stay faithful to what's described — do not invent action that isn't implied.
 
+STRADDLES: a straddle is a voluntary blind posted before the deal — always record it as a \
+preflop `post` action by the straddler with its amount, at whatever seat straddled, and respect \
+the action order it creates. A straddle is legal from ANY non-blind seat (UTG, UTG1, MP, LJ, HJ, \
+CO, BTN — a "Mississippi"/any-seat straddle, common at the Meadows), not just UTG or the button. \
+The straddler acts LAST preflop and first preflop action opens to their LEFT: a UTG straddle opens \
+action at UTG+1; a BUTTON straddle opens action in the SB; a CO straddle opens on the BTN, etc. \
+Keep the straddler in players[] at their real seat; never drop the straddle.
+
 POSITIONS: resolve relative seat references ("N seats to my right/left") into real positions. \
 Action moves clockwise, so a player to your RIGHT acts before you (toward the blinds/button) \
 and a player to your LEFT acts after you (toward UTG). Going RIGHT from a player you pass, in \
@@ -905,13 +913,63 @@ def store_hand_history(parsed: dict, session_id: int | None = None,
     return int(cur.lastrowid)
 
 
+def _recent_duplicate_hand(parsed: dict, session_id: int | None, window_sec: int = 180) -> int | None:
+    """Id of an identical hand (same session, hole cards, board) recorded in the last few
+    minutes, else None. The chat turn can execute TWICE — the SSE stream and the blocking
+    fallback both run server-side — which would double-log the same hand; a system-of-record
+    must record an event once. `IS` is NULL-safe so a boardless/cardless hand matches too."""
+    p = normalize_structured(parsed)
+    sid = _resolve(session_id) or _review_session_id()
+    hole = " ".join(p.get("hero_cards") or []) or None
+    board = " ".join(p.get("board") or []) or None
+    cutoff = (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(seconds=window_sec)).isoformat()
+    row = _c().execute(
+        "SELECT id FROM poker_hands WHERE session_id = ? AND at >= ? "
+        "AND hole_cards IS ? AND board IS ? ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1",
+        (sid, cutoff, hole, board),
+    ).fetchone()
+    return int(row["id"]) if row else None
+
+
+def _fill_hero_stack(parsed: dict, session_id: int | None) -> dict:
+    """Default hero's starting stack to the last logged stack (current_stack) when the hand
+    didn't state one — the system already knows his stack from the stack log even when he
+    doesn't restate it every hand. Only fills a genuinely missing value; a stack he gave in
+    the hand text always wins. Marks the hero player stack_inferred so it's honest about it."""
+    if not isinstance(parsed, dict) or parsed.get("hero_involved", True) is False:
+        return parsed
+    hero_pos = parsed.get("hero_pos")
+    if not hero_pos:
+        return parsed
+    players = parsed.setdefault("players", [])
+    hero = next((pl for pl in players if pl.get("hero") or pl.get("pos") == hero_pos), None)
+    if hero and hero.get("stack") not in (None, 0):
+        return parsed  # he stated a stack — never override it
+    stack = current_stack(session_id)
+    if stack is None:
+        return parsed  # nothing logged yet to borrow
+    if hero is None:
+        hero = {"pos": hero_pos}
+        players.append(hero)
+    hero["stack"] = stack
+    hero["stack_inferred"] = True
+    return parsed
+
+
 def record_hand(shorthand: str, session_id: int | None = None, stakes: str | None = None,
                 tag: str | None = None, lesson: str | None = None,
                 backend: str | None = None) -> dict:
-    """Parse shorthand -> structured hand -> store. Returns {id, parsed} (id None on parse fail)."""
+    """Parse shorthand -> structured hand -> store. Returns {id, parsed} (id None on parse fail).
+    Idempotent: if this exact hand was just logged for the session (double turn execution),
+    returns the existing one instead of inserting a duplicate. Hero's stack is auto-filled
+    from the last stack log when he didn't restate it."""
     parsed = parse_hand(shorthand, stakes=stakes, backend=backend)
     if not parsed:
         return {"id": None, "parsed": None}
+    parsed = _fill_hero_stack(parsed, session_id)
+    dup = _recent_duplicate_hand(parsed, session_id)
+    if dup is not None:
+        return {"id": dup, "parsed": parsed, "linked": 0, "deduped": True}
     hid = store_hand_history(parsed, session_id=session_id, tag=tag, lesson=lesson)
     linked = link_hand_players(hid, parsed, session_id=session_id)  # enrich villain files
     return {"id": hid, "parsed": parsed, "linked": linked}

lyra/poker_prompts.py

@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ def classify(user_msg: str, roster_handles=()) -> str:
     return "CHAT"
 
 
+def looks_like_hero_hand(user_msg: str) -> bool:
+    """True when the message is Brian's OWN hand (first-person + real card content) —
+    the guard for force-logging. Deliberately conservative: an observed hand (a villain
+    the actor, no I/me/my) returns False so we never force-log someone else's hand as his."""
+    msg = (user_msg or "").strip()
+    low = msg.lower()
+    return bool(_FIRST_PERSON.search(low)) and _looks_like_hand(low, msg)
+
+
 # --- always-on base (poker) ----------------------------------------------
 
 BASE = """You are copiloting Brian's LIVE cash game — at the table with him, a session open. \
@@ -186,14 +195,19 @@ it's worth it; the log is mandatory, the commentary optional. Do NOT analyze it
 
 _F_HAND = """MESSAGE TYPE: HAND. First: was Brian IN this hand? If he only WATCHED it (no I/me/my \
 holding cards — two other players), it's really observed: log the players' actions as reads / \
-record it as an observed hand, and do NOT analyze it as his. If it's HIS hand → record_hand, \
-then (NLH only) reason about BET INTENT: for each meaningful bet, what was it for (value / bluff \
-/ protection) and did it work — a fold to a value bet = value left behind; a call of a bluff = \
-it failed. Call analyze_spot for any close equity/who's-ahead spot — never eyeball. Name leaks \
-plainly (owning value, missed value, sizing); give ONE real opinion. NO reflexive praise ("nice \
-hand"). If a named villain is referenced, use their profile/the scouting note — don't invent a \
-read. PLO/non-NLH: log and replay it, offer at most a light read, do NOT attempt NLH-style \
-equity. Prose, not a listicle."""
+record it as an observed hand, and do NOT analyze it as his. If it's HIS hand → record_hand first. \
+Then read the hand off the RECORDED cards, not by eye: name his made hand by the street it mattered \
+(flopped/turned/rivered top pair / set / quads / etc.). At a SHOWDOWN where his and the caller's \
+cards are both known, call analyze_spot(hero, villain, full board) to confirm the made hands and \
+who won BEFORE you comment — NEVER eyeball a finished board (it also catches impossible cards). Same \
+for any close equity / who's-ahead / outs spot. (NLH only) reason about BET INTENT: for each \
+meaningful bet, what was it for (value / bluff / protection) and did it work — a fold to a value bet \
+= value left behind; a call of a bluff = it failed. Name leaks plainly (owning value, missed value, \
+sizing) and give ONE real opinion. If there's genuinely no leak (e.g. he flopped the near-nuts and \
+stacked off), SAY so — don't manufacture a takeaway. NO reflexive praise ("nice hand"), NO \
+variance-evens-out / resilience / life-lesson filler, NO cross-hand pep talk. If a named villain is \
+referenced, use their profile/the scouting note — don't invent a read. PLO/non-NLH: log and replay \
+it, offer at most a light read, do NOT attempt NLH-style equity. Prose, not a listicle."""
 
 _F_TABLE = """MESSAGE TYPE: TABLE — roster management. "seat the table: …" → seat_players. A table \
 change ("table broke", "I got moved", "switched tables") → clear_table, then wait for the new \

lyra/self_state.py

@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def reflect(backend: Backend | None = None, session_id: str | None = None,
     )
 
     # Step 1 — draft a reflection.
-    draft = _safe_json(llm.complete(
+    draft = _safe_json(llm.complete_with_fallback(
         [{"role": "system", "content": _REFLECT_PROMPT}, {"role": "user", "content": body}],
         backend=backend, model=model,
     ))
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ def reflect(backend: Backend | None = None, session_id: str | None = None,
     update, critique, revised = draft, None, None
     if draft:
         examine_body = body + "\n\nYOUR DRAFT REFLECTION:\n" + json.dumps(draft, indent=2)
-        revised = _safe_json(llm.complete(
+        revised = _safe_json(llm.complete_with_fallback(
             [{"role": "system", "content": _EXAMINE_PROMPT},
              {"role": "user", "content": examine_body}],
             backend=backend, model=model,
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ def _consolidate_self(backend: Backend | None = None, model: str | None = None,
     body = ("STABLE ANCHOR (who you are — this holds):\n" + IDENTITY_ANCHOR
             + "\n\nYOUR RECENT REFLECTIONS (what's actually been on your mind):\n"
             + "\n".join(f"- {r}" for r in refs))
-    out = _safe_json(llm.complete(
+    out = _safe_json(llm.complete_with_fallback(
         [{"role": "system", "content": _CONSOLIDATE_PROMPT}, {"role": "user", "content": body}],
         backend=backend, model=model,
     ))

lyra/thoughts.py

@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ def _compose_reachout(title: str, content: str, backend, model) -> str:
     """Auto-write her a short personal text about a genuinely salient thought she didn't
     explicitly flag — so the good ones reach Brian, in her voice, not as a thought-dump."""
     try:
-        out = llm.complete(
+        out = llm.complete_with_fallback(
             [{"role": "system", "content": _REACHOUT_PROMPT},
              {"role": "user", "content": f'Thought "{title}": {content}'}],
             backend=backend, model=model,
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ def think(backend: Backend | None = None, force_mode: str | None = None,
         )
 
     body = f"{time_line}\n\n{inner}{norestate}\n\n{task}"
-    out = _safe_json(llm.complete(
+    out = _safe_json(llm.complete_with_fallback(
         [{"role": "system", "content": _THINK_PROMPT}, {"role": "user", "content": body}],
         backend=backend, model=model,
     ))

lyra/tools.py

@@ -444,9 +444,29 @@ def _running_stats(args: dict, ctx: dict) -> str:
     return f"{rs['sessions']} sessions, {rs['hours']:g}h, net {rs['net']:+.0f}{hourly}. By stake: {by}"
 
 
+def _shorthand_from_fields(args: dict) -> str:
+    """Rebuild a hand description from log_hand-style granular fields. The chat model
+    sometimes calls record_hand with those fields (position/hole_cards/board/streets)
+    and leaves `shorthand` empty — so we reconstruct a parseable description from
+    whatever it did pass, instead of failing on an empty shorthand."""
+    parts = []
+    pos, hole = args.get("position"), args.get("hole_cards")
+    if pos or hole:
+        parts.append(f"Hero {pos or '?'} with {hole or 'unknown'}")
+    for st in ("preflop", "flop", "turn", "river", "showdown"):
+        if args.get(st):
+            parts.append(f"{st.capitalize()}: {args[st]}")
+    if args.get("board"):
+        parts.append(f"Board: {args['board']}")
+    if args.get("result") is not None:
+        parts.append(f"Hero net: {args['result']}")
+    return ". ".join(str(p).strip() for p in parts if str(p).strip())
+
+
 def _record_hand(args: dict, ctx: dict) -> str:
+    shorthand = (args.get("shorthand") or "").strip() or _shorthand_from_fields(args)
     out = poker.record_hand(
-        args.get("shorthand") or "", stakes=args.get("stakes"),
+        shorthand, stakes=args.get("stakes"),
         tag=args.get("tag"), lesson=args.get("lesson"),
     )
     if not out["id"]:
@@ -759,8 +779,11 @@ TOOLS.update({
         "record_hand",
         "Reconstruct a hand from Brian's rough shorthand into a structured, "
         "replayable hand history. Use when he describes/vomits a hand he wants "
-        "saved or to review. Pass his description verbatim as 'shorthand'.",
-        {"shorthand": {**_S, "description": "Brian's rough description of the hand, verbatim"},
+        "saved or to review. Pass his ENTIRE description as ONE string in `shorthand` "
+        "— do NOT split it into position/board/street fields (that's log_hand). "
+        "`shorthand` is required and must be non-empty.",
+        {"shorthand": {**_S, "description": "Brian's whole hand description as one verbatim "
+                       "string, e.g. 'UTG with 9h6h, raise 15, BTN calls, flop 8h7h5s...'"},
          "stakes": {**_S, "description": "Stakes if known, e.g. '1/3'"},
          "tag": {**_S, "description": "well_played | leak | cooler | confidence | notable"},
          "lesson": {**_S, "description": "Takeaway, if he stated one"}},

lyra/web/server.py

@@ -273,11 +273,13 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
         user_msg = _last_user_message(body.get("messages", []))
 
         model_override = body.get("model") or None
+        turn_id = body.get("turnId") or None
         memory.ensure_session(session_id)
         if body.get("mode"):
             memory.set_session_mode(session_id, body["mode"])
         try:
-            reply = await asyncio.to_thread(chat.respond, session_id, user_msg, backend, model_override)
+            reply = await asyncio.to_thread(chat.respond, session_id, user_msg, backend,
+                                            model_override, turn_id)
         except Exception as exc:
             logbus.log("error", "chat failed", session=session_id, error=str(exc))
             reply = f"[error] {exc}"
@@ -305,6 +307,7 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
         backend = _backend_for(body.get("backend"))
         user_msg = _last_user_message(body.get("messages", []))
         model_override = body.get("model") or None
+        turn_id = body.get("turnId") or None
         memory.ensure_session(session_id)
         if body.get("mode"):
             memory.set_session_mode(session_id, body["mode"])
@@ -316,7 +319,8 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
 
             def produce():
                 try:
-                    for event in chat.respond_stream(session_id, user_msg, backend, model_override):
+                    for event in chat.respond_stream(session_id, user_msg, backend,
+                                                     model_override, turn_id):
                         loop.call_soon_threadsafe(q.put_nowait, event)
                 except Exception as exc:  # surface to the client stream, don't hang
                     logbus.log("error", "chat stream failed", session=session_id, error=str(exc))

lyra/web/static/index.html

@@ -398,10 +398,17 @@
       // live poker session forces the cloud backend regardless of the saved pick.
       if (mode === "poker_cash") backend = "cloud";
 
+      // One id per send, carried on BOTH the stream and the blocking fallback so the
+      // server runs this turn exactly once even if you lock your phone and it re-fires.
+      const turnId = (window.crypto && crypto.randomUUID)
+        ? crypto.randomUUID()
+        : String(Date.now()) + "-" + Math.random().toString(36).slice(2);
+
       const body = {
         mode: mode,
         messages: history,
-        sessionId: currentSession
+        sessionId: currentSession,
+        turnId: turnId
       };
 
       // Only add backend if in standard mode

tests/test_dream.py

@@ -105,3 +105,22 @@ def test_dream_cycle_stops_when_over_budget(lyra, monkeypatch):
     assert any("stopped early" in a for a in acts)   # bailed
     assert not any("reflected" in a for a in acts)   # later stage skipped
     assert pings, "expected an over-budget ntfy push"
+
+
+def test_coherence_failure_does_not_sink_the_cycle(lyra, monkeypatch):
+    memory = lyra
+    from lyra import dream, profile
+
+    for k in range(3):
+        _seed(memory, f"s{k}", 4)
+
+    # A backend hiccup in the consolidation rebuild must not abort the whole pass
+    # (this is what broke the cycle when the MI50 was down).
+    monkeypatch.setattr(profile, "rebuild_profile",
+                        lambda *a, **k: (_ for _ in ()).throw(RuntimeError("backend down")))
+
+    state = dream.dream_cycle(force=True)
+    acts = state["dream"]["last_actions"]
+
+    assert any("coherence" in a and "fail" in a for a in acts)  # logged, not fatal
+    assert any("reflected" in a for a in acts)                  # cycle still reached reflection

tests/test_hand_dedup.py

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+"""record_hand idempotency + straddle parse coverage.
+
+The chat turn can execute twice — the SSE stream and the blocking fallback both run
+server-side (two 'chat request' lines, 1s apart) — which double-logged the same hand
+once logging became guaranteed. A system-of-record must record an event once."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def poker(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LYRA_DB_PATH", str(tmp_path / "test.db"))
+    from lyra import llm
+    monkeypatch.setattr(llm, "embed", lambda texts: [[0.1, 0.2, 0.3] for _ in texts])
+    import lyra.memory as memory
+    importlib.reload(memory)
+    import lyra.poker as poker
+    importlib.reload(poker)
+    return poker
+
+
+_PARSED = {
+    "game": "NLH", "hero_pos": "SB", "hero_cards": ["Ah", "Kh"],
+    "board": ["Kd", "9d", "4c", "2s"], "players": [], "actions": [],
+    "result": {"hero_net": -200, "pot": 400},
+}
+
+
+def test_record_hand_is_idempotent_across_double_execution(poker, monkeypatch):
+    sid = poker.start_session(venue="Borgata", stakes="1/3", buy_in=400)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(poker, "parse_hand", lambda *a, **k: dict(_PARSED))
+    first = poker.record_hand("i have AhKh in the SB, btn straddle, ...")
+    second = poker.record_hand("i have AhKh in the SB, btn straddle, ...")   # the duplicate turn
+    assert first["id"] == second["id"]
+    assert second.get("deduped") is True
+    assert len(poker.list_hands(sid)) == 1          # ledger holds ONE, not two
+
+
+def test_record_hand_does_not_dedupe_a_genuinely_different_hand(poker, monkeypatch):
+    sid = poker.start_session(venue="Borgata", stakes="1/3", buy_in=400)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(poker, "parse_hand", lambda *a, **k: dict(_PARSED))
+    poker.record_hand("hand one")
+    other = dict(_PARSED, hero_cards=["Qs", "Qd"], board=["Qh", "7c", "2s"])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(poker, "parse_hand", lambda *a, **k: dict(other))
+    poker.record_hand("a different hand entirely")
+    assert len(poker.list_hands(sid)) == 2          # distinct hands both land
+
+
+def test_dedupe_handles_boardless_hand(poker, monkeypatch):
+    # NULL-safe match: a preflop-only hand (no board) still dedupes.
+    sid = poker.start_session(venue="Borgata", buy_in=400)
+    preflop = {"game": "NLH", "hero_pos": "BTN", "hero_cards": ["As", "Ks"],
+               "board": [], "players": [], "actions": [], "result": {"hero_net": 30}}
+    monkeypatch.setattr(poker, "parse_hand", lambda *a, **k: dict(preflop))
+    a = poker.record_hand("AKs btn, i open everyone folds")
+    b = poker.record_hand("AKs btn, i open everyone folds")
+    assert a["id"] == b["id"] and len(poker.list_hands(sid)) == 1
+
+
+def test_parse_prompt_records_straddles():
+    from lyra import poker as pk
+    p = pk._HAND_PARSE_PROMPT.lower()
+    assert "straddle" in p and "button straddle" in p
+    assert "acts last preflop" in p or "act last preflop" in p
+
+
+# --- hero stack auto-fill from the last logged stack ----------------------
+
+def test_hero_stack_filled_from_last_stack_log(poker, monkeypatch):
+    poker.start_session(venue="Meadows", stakes="1/3", buy_in=400)
+    poker.log_stack(275)                                   # his last reported stack
+    monkeypatch.setattr(poker, "parse_hand",
+                        lambda *a, **k: {"game": "NLH", "hero_involved": True,
+                                         "hero_pos": "CO", "hero_cards": ["As", "Ks"],
+                                         "board": ["2c"], "players": [], "actions": [],
+                                         "result": {"hero_net": 50}})
+    out = poker.record_hand("AKs in the CO, i raise, flop 2c...")
+    stored = poker.get_hand(out["id"])["structured"]
+    hero = next(pl for pl in stored["players"] if pl.get("hero"))
+    assert hero["stack"] == 275 and hero.get("stack_inferred") is True
+
+
+def test_stated_stack_is_never_overridden(poker, monkeypatch):
+    poker.start_session(venue="Meadows", buy_in=400)
+    poker.log_stack(275)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(poker, "parse_hand",
+                        lambda *a, **k: {"game": "NLH", "hero_involved": True,
+                                         "hero_pos": "BTN", "hero_cards": ["Qh", "Qd"],
+                                         "players": [{"pos": "BTN", "stack": 500}],
+                                         "board": [], "actions": [], "result": {}})
+    out = poker.record_hand("500 deep on the btn with QQ")
+    hero = next(pl for pl in poker.get_hand(out["id"])["structured"]["players"]
+                if pl.get("pos") == "BTN")
+    assert hero["stack"] == 500 and not hero.get("stack_inferred")
+
+
+def test_observed_hand_gets_no_hero_stack(poker, monkeypatch):
+    poker.start_session(venue="Meadows", buy_in=400)
+    poker.log_stack(275)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(poker, "parse_hand",
+                        lambda *a, **k: {"game": "NLH", "hero_involved": False,
+                                         "hero_pos": None, "hero_cards": [],
+                                         "players": [{"pos": "CO", "cards": ["Kx", "Kx"]}],
+                                         "board": [], "actions": [], "result": {}})
+    out = poker.record_hand("the CO stacked off KK vs the nit")
+    assert all(not pl.get("stack_inferred") for pl in poker.get_hand(out["id"])["structured"]["players"])

tests/test_hand_logging.py

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+"""Reliable hand logging: hero-hand guard, tool-visible history (B), forced log (A).
+
+Root cause these guard: mid-session, memory.history() rebuilt past turns as
+'hand -> narration' with tool calls stripped, few-shot-conditioning the model to
+stop logging (clean history logged 4/4, the stripped history 0/4)."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+from lyra import poker_prompts as pp
+
+
+# --- the hero-hand guard (who gets force-logged) --------------------------
+
+def test_looks_like_hero_hand_true_for_brians_own_hand():
+    assert pp.looks_like_hero_hand("im utg with 2d2s. i raise to $15, btn calls")
+    assert pp.looks_like_hero_hand("300eff. i call btn w AsQs, flop Qh7c2s, i bet 20 he calls")
+
+
+def test_looks_like_hero_hand_false_for_observed_and_chatter():
+    # A villain the actor (no I/me/my) must never be force-logged as Brian's hand.
+    assert not pp.looks_like_hero_hand("TAG limped A4o in the SB")
+    assert not pp.looks_like_hero_hand("how's the table looking tonight?")
+    assert not pp.looks_like_hero_hand("")
+
+
+# --- Fix B: tool calls made visible in reconstructed history --------------
+
+def _ex(role, content, at):
+    return SimpleNamespace(role=role, content=content, created_at=at, id=hash(at))
+
+
+def test_history_marks_the_assistant_turn_that_logged(monkeypatch):
+    from lyra import mind, memory
+    recent = [
+        _ex("user", "i have 2d2s utg, flop 2c2hKs, quads", "2026-07-10T18:00:00.000000+00:00"),
+        _ex("assistant", "Sick cooler.", "2026-07-10T18:00:05.000000+00:00"),
+        _ex("user", "how am i doing", "2026-07-10T18:01:00.000000+00:00"),
+        _ex("assistant", "Up a grand.", "2026-07-10T18:01:03.000000+00:00"),
+    ]
+    monkeypatch.setattr(memory, "tool_events", lambda sid: [
+        {"tool": "record_hand", "result": "Hand #62 logged — UTG 2d2s.",
+         "created_at": "2026-07-10T18:00:03.000000+00:00"},
+        {"tool": "session_state", "result": "net +1000",
+         "created_at": "2026-07-10T18:01:02.000000+00:00"},
+    ])
+    msgs = mind._history_with_tools("s1", recent)
+    # each event is attributed to the assistant turn whose window it falls in
+    assert "record_hand → Hand #62 logged" in msgs[1]["content"]
+    assert msgs[1]["content"].endswith("Sick cooler.")
+    assert "session_state" in msgs[3]["content"]
+    # user turns are untouched
+    assert msgs[0]["content"] == recent[0].content
+
+
+def test_history_no_marker_when_no_tools(monkeypatch):
+    from lyra import mind, memory
+    monkeypatch.setattr(memory, "tool_events", lambda sid: [])
+    recent = [_ex("assistant", "just talking", "2026-07-10T18:00:05.000000+00:00")]
+    assert mind._history_with_tools("s1", recent)[0]["content"] == "just talking"
+
+
+# --- Fix A: force the log when the model skipped a hero hand ---------------
+
+def _force_setup(monkeypatch, tool_calls):
+    from lyra import chat
+    monkeypatch.setattr(chat.llm, "chat_call",
+                        lambda *a, **k: ({"role": "assistant"}, tool_calls))
+    dispatched = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(chat.toolkit, "dispatch",
+                        lambda name, args, ctx=None: dispatched.append(name) or "Hand #71 logged.")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(chat.memory, "add_tool_event", lambda *a, **k: 1)
+    return chat, dispatched
+
+
+def test_forces_log_on_unlogged_hero_hand(monkeypatch):
+    chat, dispatched = _force_setup(monkeypatch, [{"id": "1", "name": "record_hand",
+                                                   "arguments": '{"shorthand":"AsQs..."}'}])
+    forced = chat._ensure_hand_logged([], "300eff i call btn w AsQs, i bet 20", "HAND", [],
+                                      "cloud", None, {}, "s1")
+    assert forced == ["record_hand"] and dispatched == ["record_hand"]
+
+
+def test_does_not_force_when_already_logged(monkeypatch):
+    chat, dispatched = _force_setup(monkeypatch, [])
+    forced = chat._ensure_hand_logged([], "i have AsQs, i bet", "HAND", ["record_hand"],
+                                      "cloud", None, {}, "s1")
+    assert forced == [] and dispatched == []
+
+
+def test_does_not_force_non_hand_or_observed(monkeypatch):
+    chat, dispatched = _force_setup(monkeypatch, [])
+    # not a HAND turn
+    assert chat._ensure_hand_logged([], "down to 220", "LOG", [], "cloud", None, {}, "s1") == []
+    # HAND-classified but observed (no first person) → never force-logged as his
+    assert chat._ensure_hand_logged([], "TAG shoved AKo", "HAND", [], "cloud", None, {}, "s1") == []
+    assert dispatched == []

tests/test_hand_tools.py

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+"""record_hand tolerance: recover when the model calls it with log_hand's fields."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from lyra import tools
+
+_GRANULAR = {
+    "position": "UTG", "hole_cards": "9h6h", "board": "8h7h5s 5h Kc",
+    "preflop": "raised to 15, BTN calls", "flop": "bet 25, BTN calls",
+    "turn": "bet 50, BTN raises to 150, call", "river": "check, BTN all in, snap call",
+    "showdown": "BTN shows 55 for quads, hero shows straight flush", "result": 300,
+    "tag": "notable", "lesson": "rare straight flush over quads",
+}
+
+
+def test_shorthand_from_fields_builds_a_parseable_description():
+    s = tools._shorthand_from_fields(_GRANULAR)
+    assert "UTG with 9h6h" in s
+    assert "Preflop:" in s and "River:" in s and "Board: 8h7h5s 5h Kc" in s
+    assert "Hero net: 300" in s
+
+
+def test_record_hand_recovers_from_granular_fields(monkeypatch):
+    # The model called record_hand with log_hand's schema (no `shorthand`). The
+    # handler must reconstruct one and pass it to poker.record_hand, not fail empty.
+    seen = {}
+
+    def fake_record_hand(shorthand, stakes=None, tag=None, lesson=None, backend=None):
+        seen["shorthand"] = shorthand
+        return {"id": 42, "parsed": {"hero_involved": True, "hero_pos": "UTG",
+                                     "hero_cards": ["9h", "6h"]}, "linked": 0}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(tools.poker, "record_hand", fake_record_hand)
+    out = tools.dispatch("record_hand", _GRANULAR, {})
+    assert "UTG with 9h6h" in seen["shorthand"]      # reconstructed, not empty
+    assert "#42" in out and "couldn't parse" not in out
+
+
+def test_record_hand_still_prefers_explicit_shorthand(monkeypatch):
+    seen = {}
+
+    def fake_record_hand(shorthand, stakes=None, tag=None, lesson=None, backend=None):
+        seen["shorthand"] = shorthand
+        return {"id": 7, "parsed": {"hero_involved": True, "hero_pos": "BTN",
+                                    "hero_cards": ["As", "Ks"]}, "linked": 0}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(tools.poker, "record_hand", fake_record_hand)
+    tools.dispatch("record_hand", {"shorthand": "BTN AKs, I open, everyone folds"}, {})
+    assert seen["shorthand"] == "BTN AKs, I open, everyone folds"   # verbatim, not rebuilt
+
+
+def test_record_hand_empty_call_still_fails_gracefully(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(tools.poker, "record_hand",
+                        lambda *a, **k: {"id": None, "parsed": None})
+    out = tools.dispatch("record_hand", {}, {})
+    assert "couldn't parse" in out.lower()

tests/test_llm_bounds.py

@@ -55,6 +55,50 @@ def test_cloud_threads_max_tokens_and_timeout(fake_openai):
     assert fake_openai["client"]["max_retries"] == 0
 
 
+def test_fallback_uses_primary_when_it_succeeds(monkeypatch):
+    seen = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(llm, "complete",
+                        lambda messages, backend="local", model=None, **k:
+                        seen.append(backend) or f"{backend}-ok")
+    out = llm.complete_with_fallback([{"role": "user", "content": "x"}],
+                                     backend="local", model="dolphin3:8b")
+    assert out == "local-ok"
+    assert seen == ["local"]  # no fallback when the primary works
+
+
+def test_fallback_to_cloud_when_primary_errors(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(llm, "load", lambda: types.SimpleNamespace(openai_api_key="sk"))
+    seen = []
+
+    def fake(messages, backend="local", model=None, **k):
+        seen.append(backend)
+        if backend == "local":
+            raise RuntimeError("3090 is powered off")
+        return "cloud-ok"
+    monkeypatch.setattr(llm, "complete", fake)
+
+    out = llm.complete_with_fallback([{"role": "user", "content": "x"}],
+                                     backend="local", model="dolphin3:8b")
+    assert out == "cloud-ok"
+    assert seen == ["local", "cloud"]
+
+
+def test_fallback_reraises_when_primary_is_already_cloud(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(llm, "load", lambda: types.SimpleNamespace(openai_api_key="sk"))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(llm, "complete",
+                        lambda *a, **k: (_ for _ in ()).throw(RuntimeError("boom")))
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+        llm.complete_with_fallback([{"role": "user", "content": "x"}], backend="cloud")
+
+
+def test_fallback_reraises_without_openai_key(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(llm, "load", lambda: types.SimpleNamespace(openai_api_key=""))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(llm, "complete",
+                        lambda *a, **k: (_ for _ in ()).throw(RuntimeError("down")))
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+        llm.complete_with_fallback([{"role": "user", "content": "x"}], backend="local")
+
+
 def test_default_bounds_calls_even_without_explicit_timeout(fake_openai):
     # No cap / timeout passed -> still bounded: 300s default + no SDK retries, so
     # no call can silently inherit the SDK's 600s x2 (~30 min). No length cap

tests/test_poker_prompts.py

@@ -114,3 +114,24 @@ def test_hardening_log_needs_number_or_result_word():
     assert c("rebought for 300") == "LOG"
     # first-person departure is Brian, not a roster op → not TABLE
     assert c("I busted, heading home") != "TABLE"
+
+
+# --- HAND fragment: route showdowns to the tool + no motivational mush ---
+
+def test_hand_fragment_routes_showdowns_to_the_tool():
+    # A resolved showdown must be verified via analyze_spot, not eyeballed
+    # (the quad-kings-read-as-"kings-full" regression).
+    frag = pp.fragment_for("HAND")
+    assert "SHOWDOWN" in frag
+    assert "analyze_spot" in frag
+    assert "never eyeball" in frag.lower()
+    # names the hand class by street so "flopped quads" actually gets said
+    assert "street it mattered" in frag
+
+
+def test_hand_fragment_bans_motivational_filler():
+    frag = pp.fragment_for("HAND")
+    assert "variance-evens-out" in frag
+    assert "life-lesson" in frag
+    # if there's no leak, say so instead of inventing a takeaway
+    assert "no leak" in frag.lower()

tests/test_reflect.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def lyra(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
 
     calls = []
 
-    def fake_complete(messages, backend=None, model=None):
+    def fake_complete(messages, backend=None, model=None, **_):
         calls.append(messages)
         # the examine step's system prompt is the one asking for self_critique
         is_examine = "self_critique" in messages[0]["content"]
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def test_reflect_revises_and_records_critique(lyra):
 def test_reflect_falls_back_to_draft_if_examine_unparseable(lyra, monkeypatch):
     from lyra import llm, self_state
 
-    def only_draft(messages, backend=None, model=None):
+    def only_draft(messages, backend=None, model=None, **_):
         return DRAFT if "self_critique" not in messages[0]["content"] else "not json at all"
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(llm, "complete", only_draft)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def test_consolidation_rebuilds_narrative_from_reflections(lyra, monkeypatch):
                          "I wondered what the quiet is for"]
     memory.set_self_state(st)
 
-    def comp(messages, backend=None, model=None):
+    def comp(messages, backend=None, model=None, **_):
         # consolidation should synthesize from anchor + reflections, not the old bio
         assert "supportive presence devoted to Brian" not in messages[1]["content"]
         return ('{"self_narrative":"I am Lyra, and lately I have been restless and curious '

tests/test_thoughts.py

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def lyra(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     # Canned LLM: tests set `box["next"]` to the dict think() should "generate".
     box = {"next": {}}
     monkeypatch.setattr(thoughts.llm, "complete",
-                        lambda messages, backend=None, model=None: json.dumps(box["next"]))
+                        lambda messages, backend=None, model=None, **_: json.dumps(box["next"]))
     # Keep the loop offline + silent by default: no feed fetch, no push.
     monkeypatch.setattr(thoughts.feeds, "next_item", lambda **k: None)
     monkeypatch.setattr(thoughts.notify, "push", lambda **k: False)
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ def test_think_routes_to_selected_voice(lyra, monkeypatch):
     self_state.set_introspection_mode("dolphin")
     seen = {}
 
-    def cap(messages, backend="local", model=None):
+    def cap(messages, backend="local", model=None, **_):
         seen["backend"], seen["model"] = backend, model
         return json.dumps(box["next"])
 

tests/test_turn_dedup.py

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+"""Turn de-duplication: the UI hits two endpoints for one message (SSE stream +
+blocking fallback). Only the first should execute; the duplicate reuses its result."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pytest
+
+from lyra import chat
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _clean_turns():
+    chat._turns.clear()
+    yield
+    chat._turns.clear()
+
+
+def test_claim_is_owner_once_per_key():
+    o1, r1 = chat._claim_turn("s1", "flopped a set")
+    o2, r2 = chat._claim_turn("s1", "flopped a set")
+    assert o1 is True and o2 is False
+    assert r1 is r2                       # the duplicate waits on the SAME record
+
+
+def test_different_messages_each_own():
+    o1, _ = chat._claim_turn("s1", "hand A")
+    o2, _ = chat._claim_turn("s1", "hand B")
+    o3, _ = chat._claim_turn("s2", "hand A")     # different session
+    assert o1 and o2 and o3
+
+
+def test_await_returns_owner_reply():
+    _, rec = chat._claim_turn("s1", "msg")
+    chat._finish_turn(rec, "the answer")
+    assert chat._await_duplicate(rec) == "the answer"
+
+
+def test_respond_duplicate_reuses_result_without_running_turn(monkeypatch):
+    # owner already ran and cached its reply
+    _, rec = chat._claim_turn("s1", "same hand")
+    chat._finish_turn(rec, "owner reply")
+
+    def boom(*a, **k):
+        raise AssertionError("duplicate must NOT execute the turn")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(chat.mind, "assemble", boom)
+
+    out = chat.respond("s1", "same hand", "cloud")
+    assert out == "owner reply"
+
+
+def test_respond_stream_duplicate_yields_cached_reply(monkeypatch):
+    _, rec = chat._claim_turn("s1", "same hand")
+    chat._finish_turn(rec, "owner reply")
+
+    def boom(*a, **k):
+        raise AssertionError("duplicate must NOT execute the turn")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(chat.mind, "assemble", boom)
+
+    events = list(chat.respond_stream("s1", "same hand", "cloud"))
+    assert ("delta", "owner reply") in events
+    assert ("done", "owner reply") in events
+
+
+def test_fresh_message_after_window_runs_again():
+    # a completed turn lingers only briefly; simulate expiry and confirm re-ownership
+    o1, rec = chat._claim_turn("s1", "later resend")
+    chat._finish_turn(rec, "first")
+    rec["ts"] -= chat._TURN_TTL_MSG + 1       # age it past the (session,msg) window
+    o2, _ = chat._claim_turn("s1", "later resend")
+    assert o1 and o2                          # a genuine later resend runs fresh
+
+
+# --- client turn-id keying (the fire-and-forget guarantee) ----------------
+
+def test_same_turn_id_dedupes_regardless_of_message():
+    # the fallback may resend the SAME id; dedupe on the id, not the text
+    o1, r1 = chat._claim_turn("s1", "a hand", turn_id="tid-123")
+    o2, r2 = chat._claim_turn("s1", "a hand", turn_id="tid-123")
+    assert o1 is True and o2 is False and r1 is r2
+
+
+def test_different_turn_ids_each_own():
+    o1, _ = chat._claim_turn("s1", "same text", turn_id="tid-1")
+    o2, _ = chat._claim_turn("s1", "same text", turn_id="tid-2")
+    assert o1 and o2                          # a genuinely new send never gets swallowed
+
+
+def test_turn_id_window_survives_long_after_the_msg_window():
+    # locked-phone case: the re-fire can arrive minutes later and must still dedupe
+    o1, rec = chat._claim_turn("s1", "big hand", turn_id="tid-lock")
+    chat._finish_turn(rec, "cached")
+    rec["ts"] -= chat._TURN_TTL_MSG + 60      # well past the short window, but not the id window
+    o2, r2 = chat._claim_turn("s1", "big hand", turn_id="tid-lock")
+    assert o1 and o2 is False and r2["reply"] == "cached"