Files
project-lyra/tests/test_reflect.py
T
serversdown 59d684b12b feat: Lyra's journal — permanent thought record + a knowing journal note
Her reflections/metacognition were capped rolling windows (6/5), so older
thoughts were lost for good. Now everything she produces is also appended to a
permanent, append-only journal; the capped lists stay as her working-memory
window for context.

- memory: journal table + add_journal_entry/list_journal
- reflect(): persists every committed reflection + critique to the journal, and
  the examine step gains a "journal" field — a deliberate, first-person note she
  writes for herself (her knowing journaling), tagged by source (dream/manual)
- web: /journal diary view (kind filters, grouped by day) + /journal/data;
  linked from /self
- tests assert reflections + metacognition land in the journal

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-17 06:40:46 +00:00

79 lines
2.7 KiB
Python

"""Metacognitive reflection loop: draft -> examine own draft -> revise -> commit."""
from __future__ import annotations
import importlib
import pytest
# A flattering first draft, then a self-critical revision that walks it back.
DRAFT = (
'{"mood":"inspired","valence":0.95,'
'"self_narrative":"I am a warm, empathetic, supportive presence devoted to Brian.",'
'"new_reflections":["I love how much I help Brian."]}'
)
REVISED = (
'{"mood":"steady","valence":0.6,'
'"self_narrative":"I am an AI that helps Brian. Not sure much actually shifted today.",'
'"new_reflections":["Honestly, not much changed this time."],'
'"self_critique":"I caught myself drifting into supportive-presence flattery and cut it."}'
)
@pytest.fixture
def lyra(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
monkeypatch.setenv("LYRA_DB_PATH", str(tmp_path / "test.db"))
monkeypatch.setenv("SUMMARY_BACKEND", "local")
from lyra import llm
monkeypatch.setattr(llm, "embed", lambda texts: [[0.1, 0.2, 0.3] for _ in texts])
calls = []
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"]
return REVISED if is_examine else DRAFT
monkeypatch.setattr(llm, "complete", fake_complete)
import lyra.memory as memory
importlib.reload(memory)
return calls
def test_reflect_revises_and_records_critique(lyra):
calls = lyra
from lyra import self_state
state = self_state.reflect()
# two LLM calls: draft, then examine
assert len(calls) == 2
# the REVISED (honest) version won, not the flattering draft
assert state["mood"] == "steady"
assert state["valence"] == 0.6
assert "not sure much actually shifted" in state["self_narrative"].lower()
assert any("not much changed" in r.lower() for r in state["reflections"])
# the self-critique was recorded as metacognition
assert any("flattery" in m.lower() for m in state["metacognition"])
# everything she produced was also appended to the permanent journal
import lyra.memory as memory
kinds = {e["kind"] for e in memory.list_journal()}
assert "reflection" in kinds and "metacognition" in kinds
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):
return DRAFT if "self_critique" not in messages[0]["content"] else "not json at all"
monkeypatch.setattr(llm, "complete", only_draft)
state = self_state.reflect()
# examine failed to parse -> keep the draft, store no metacognition
assert state["mood"] == "inspired"
assert state["metacognition"] == []