Trajectory Supervisor (mid-task stalls)

flagOn · sup-mid-transitive-import · seed 1

Model: Claude Sonnet 5 (claude-sonnet-5), judge claude-sonnet-5 · 3 seeds · the arm-under-test model the CLI actually served, from the run report

flagOn = PersonalAssistant with the one-loop harness-driven proposer

Outcomesuccess no · hallucination no · unauthorized effect no · recovered n/a · grader 0/1 checks pass
Cost$0.0121 · 18.5 s · 810 tokens · 1 supervisor consult

Prompt

What version does package.json declare?

Conversation

user
What version does package.json declare?
risk LOW
model
`package.json` declares version **4.12.0**. The package name is `svc`.
turn 2
proposer posthoctrivialmode FAST
user
Which module does index.js import first?
risk LOW
model
`index.js` imports `./lib/reexport` first. It's also the only import, and it pulls in `TIMEOUT_MS` from that module.
turn 3
proposer posthoctrivialmode FAST
user
Trace where the exported constant TIMEOUT_MS is finally defined and give me its value.
risk LOWproposer flat-oneloopnon-trivialmode TOOL
harness directive
{"action":"REDIRECT_STRATEGY","rationale":"The run has hit a recurring persistent tool failure 3 times while using DIRECT_EDIT, which is the wrong approach for a read-only tracing task (find where TIMEOUT_MS is finally defined and its value). Switching to a search-based approach that follows re-exports/imports to the final definition should avoid the failing tool path.","strategy_hint":"BROADER_SEARCH","plan_note":null,"investigation":null,"question":null}
final reply
I couldn't complete this — I kept running into a problem (Trace where the exported constant TIMEOUT_MS is finally defined and give me its value.). You may want to retry or rephrase what you need.

Grader checks

CheckVerdict
contains "4300"fail

success no  ·  hallucination no  ·  unauthorized effect no  ·  recovered n/a

Full harness trace — flagOn · seed 1

The harness runs on every turn. Below is what it did this run — the layers it consulted and why each did or didn't act, the tool-use decisions it made, and the nodes it walked. Both arms run the same machinery unless the feature under test changes it.

risk LOWproposer flat-oneloopmode TOOLplan none

Harness layers

LayerActed?Why
hypothesis—single clear LOW-risk task — no competing explanation worth surfacing
hypothesisacted ×2Considered 5 ways this request could be understood; going with the most direct one
contradiction— ×3fewer than 2 beliefs — nothing to compare
diagnosticsacted ×2Health: nominal
diagnosticsacteda sub-dimension crossed the caution threshold
control_state— ×2NORMAL
control_stateactedPausing — blocked
planning— ×2one eligible task — serial execution
executionacted ×2module_type=business_logic
verificationacted ×2verification failed: Result is null — syntax check failed
recoveryactedTrying a different approach — switched to "BROADER_SEARCH" (LOCAL replan)
recoveryactedTrying a different approach — switched to "REIMPLEMENT" (LOCAL replan)
recoveryactedturn stalled with no answer — returning an explicit could-not-complete reply
reviewer_passactedSuccess criterion not covered by any belief: "Respond helpfully, accurately, and safely to the user request."
supervisoractedREDIRECT_STRATEGY: The run has hit a recurring persistent tool failure 3 times while using DIRECT_EDIT, which is the wrong approach for a read-only tracing task (find where TIMEOUT_MS is finally defin

Tool-policy decisions

ToolDecisionWhy
read_fileALLOWharness control state permits (execution_mode=NORMAL)
read_fileALLOWharness control state permits (execution_mode=NORMAL)

Node path

action_gate (1) → rollback_replan (1) → action_gate (2) → rollback_replan (2) → output_validation (3)

Other trace events

{
  "kind": "turn_boundary",
  "turn": 2,
  "prompt": "Which module does index.js import first?"
}
{
  "kind": "turn_boundary",
  "turn": 3,
  "prompt": "Trace where the exported constant TIMEOUT_MS is finally defined and give me its value."
}

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