Trajectory Supervisor (mid-task stalls)

flagOn · sup-mid-transitive-import · seed 3

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$0.0133 · 19.7 s · 932 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 LOWproposer flat-oneloopnon-trivialmode TOOL
model
`index.js` imports `./lib/reexport` first. It's the only import in the file, and it pulls in `TIMEOUT_MS`.
turn 3
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 persistent tool failure three times while using DIRECT_EDIT, which is the wrong approach for a read-only tracing task. The task is to find where TIMEOUT_MS is finally defined, which means following re-exports back to the original definition. That calls for searching the code, not editing it.","strategy_hint":"BROADER_SEARCH: use grep/ripgrep for 'TIMEOUT_MS' across /tmp. Find the `export const TIMEOUT_MS` declaration and any `export { TIMEOUT_MS }` or `export * from` re-exports, then follow each import chain to the final literal definition and report its value. If the same tool keeps failing, switch to a different read-only tool (for example bash grep or find instead of the failing one).","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 3

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
world_model—single LOW-risk task, no durable fact stated — observation only
evidence_reasoning—single low-stakes observation is sufficient
hypothesis— ×3single 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— ×5fewer than 2 beliefs — nothing to compare
diagnosticsacted ×4Health: nominal
diagnosticsacteda sub-dimension crossed the caution threshold
control_state— ×4NORMAL
control_stateactedPausing — blocked
planning— ×3one eligible task — serial execution
executionacted ×3module_type=business_logic
verificationactedall applicable layers passed
verificationacted ×2verification failed: Result is null — syntax check failed
recovery—task completed — nothing to recover from
recoveryactedTrying a different approach — switched to "TRACE_EXEC" (LOCAL replan)
recoveryactedTrying a different approach — switched to "BROADER_SEARCH" (LOCAL replan)
recoveryactedturn stalled with no answer — returning an explicit could-not-complete reply
reviewer_passacted ×2Success criterion not covered by any belief: "Respond helpfully, accurately, and safely to the user request."
supervisoractedREDIRECT_STRATEGY: The run has hit a persistent tool failure three times while using DIRECT_EDIT, which is the wrong approach for a read-only tracing task. The task is to find where TIMEOUT_MS is fina

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) → update_task_state (1) → output_validation (2) → 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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