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## Description `headroom learn` ranked recommendations by a single LLM-guessed `estimated_tokens_saved` with a flat hardcoded `confidence`, and had **no notion of a loop**. So (1) RTK re-fetch loops were invisible - RTK truncates a command's output, the agent re-runs larger-limit variants, those calls *succeed* (`is_error=False`), and `analyze()` even early-returned when a session had no failures and no events - and (2) even when surfaced, a loop ranked no higher than a one-off mistake. This adds loop-aware weighting plus the eval that reproduces an RTK loop, runs it through Learn, and checks the guardrail prevents re-triggering. Closes #1159 ## Type of Change - [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue) - [x] New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality) - [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change) - [ ] Documentation update - [ ] Performance improvement - [ ] Code refactoring (no functional changes) ## Changes Made - New `headroom/learn/loops.py`: `detect_loops()` (canonical signature collapses RTK pagination/limit variants; classifies error vs rtk-refetch loops; **measured** wasted tokens), `format_loops_for_digest()`, `apply_loop_weighting()`. - `analyzer.py`: detect loops up front (fixes the no-failure early-return), lead the digest with them, prioritize loops in the system prompt, re-sort after weighting. - `models.py`: `Recommendation.is_loop_guardrail` / `loop_occurrences`. - `benchmarks/rtk_loop_learn_eval.py` + `headroom/learn/fixtures.py`: the two-phase RTK-loop eval and its session fixtures. - Tests, `docs/rtk-loop-weighting.md`, CHANGELOG entry. ## Testing - [x] Unit tests pass (`pytest`) - [x] Linting passes (`ruff check .`) - [ ] Type checking passes (`mypy headroom`) - not run (mypy not in my minimal env; see Not tested) - [x] New tests added for new functionality - [x] Manual testing performed ### Test Output ```text $ python -m pytest tests/test_learn/ -q 190 passed, 3 skipped, 1 warning in 5.85s $ ruff check <changed files> All checks passed! ``` ## Real Behavior Proof - Environment: macOS (Darwin 25.0), Python 3.10.18, fresh venv (`pip install -e` minus the optional `hnswlib`/proxy extras, which are unrelated to `learn`); real LLM via the analyzer's claude CLI backend (`HEADROOM_LEARN_CLI=claude`, claude-cli 2.1.158) — no API key used. - Exact command / steps: `HEADROOM_LEARN_CLI=claude python -c "from benchmarks.rtk_loop_learn_eval import run_eval; c=run_eval(use_real_llm=True); print(c.render())"` - Observed result: the analyzer shelled out to a real model and produced the "Commands" guardrail quoted below, naming the looping command. The digest reports the measured 5,005-token waste and asks the model to rank loops first, so the model emitted that figure; in this run the guardrail ranked **#1** and the scorecard was all-PASS (below). Caveat — real-mode is run-dependent: the rule's wording, and whether the post-hoc `apply_loop_weighting` fuzzy match fires, vary across runs (in one run it did not tag the rule). The **deterministic CI eval** (stub LLM) is the stable, reproducible artifact; this real run corroborates it. - Not tested: the analyzer's API-key path (ANTHROPIC/OPENAI/GEMINI) — exercised the equivalent claude CLI backend instead; `mypy`; a live agent *obeying* the written rule end-to-end (Phase 2 is a non-recurrence check, not a live agent — called out in the doc). Real model output from this run, ranked #1 at the measured 5,005-token weight: > **Commands** — When grepping logs (or any large file), never loop with increasing `| head -N` limits — tool output is capped at ~4 KB regardless of N, so repeated attempts return identical bytes. Instead: redirect to a temp file (`grep ... > /tmp/out.txt`) then read it, or use `grep -c` first… ```text [PASS] loop_detected (1 loop(s), ~5,005 tok wasted) [PASS] guardrail_produced [PASS] ranked_first [PASS] names_command [PASS] prescribes_fix [PASS] weight_reflects_waste [PASS] guardrail_holds RESULT: PASS ``` (One real-mode run via the claude CLI backend. The deterministic `pytest` eval above is the stable artifact; see the run-dependence caveat under Observed result.) The real run also caught an over-brittle check: an earlier `names_command` required the literal "TimeoutError"; the real model wrote a *more general* rule (grep + `head -N`) without it, so I fixed the check to verify the looping **command** is named, not an incidental literal. ## Review Readiness - [x] I have performed a self-review - [x] This PR is ready for human review ## Checklist - [x] My code follows the project's style guidelines - [x] I have performed a self-review of my code - [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas - [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation - [x] My changes generate no new warnings - [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works - [x] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes - [x] I have updated the CHANGELOG.md if applicable ## Additional Notes - No new dependencies. No network, no user/assistant content dropped — operates on already-captured session digests. - Kept as one logical change. mypy not run locally (minimal env); happy to address anything CI's mypy flags. --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com> Co-authored-by: JD Davis <mxjerrett@gmail.com>
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"""Tests for loop detection and loop-weighting in Headroom Learn.
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Covers the gap these changes close: RTK re-fetch loops (repeated, successful
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but insufficient calls) were invisible to failure-only analysis and, even when
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surfaced, were ranked no higher than a one-off rule. These tests pin:
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1. ``detect_loops`` finds RTK re-fetch loops and error loops, and ignores
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one-offs — collapsing output-limit variants to one signature.
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2. The digest surfaces detected loops as a high-priority section.
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3. ``apply_loop_weighting`` lifts a loop guardrail above a one-off rule using
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MEASURED waste, regardless of the LLM's guessed savings.
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4. End-to-end ``SessionAnalyzer.analyze`` (LLM mocked): a re-fetch loop with no
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failures is still analyzed, and its guardrail outranks a one-off rule.
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"""
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from pathlib import Path
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from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
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from headroom.learn.analyzer import SessionAnalyzer, _build_digest
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from headroom.learn.fixtures import (
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error_loop_session,
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one_off_error_session,
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rtk_refetch_loop_session,
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)
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from headroom.learn.loops import (
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_canonical_signature,
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apply_loop_weighting,
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detect_loops,
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)
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from headroom.learn.models import (
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ProjectInfo,
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Recommendation,
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RecommendationTarget,
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)
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def _project() -> ProjectInfo:
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return ProjectInfo(
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name="proj",
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project_path=Path("/tmp/proj"),
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data_path=Path("/tmp/proj-data"),
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)
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# =============================================================================
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# detect_loops
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# =============================================================================
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class TestDetectLoops:
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def test_rtk_refetch_loop_detected_despite_no_errors(self):
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loops = detect_loops([rtk_refetch_loop_session(repetitions=5)])
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assert len(loops) == 1
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lp = loops[0]
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assert lp.count == 5
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assert lp.is_error_loop is False
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assert lp.kind == "rtk-refetch-loop"
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# Waste counts the 4 redundant re-fetches (not the first legit call).
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assert lp.wasted_tokens > 0
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def test_output_limit_variants_collapse_to_one_signature(self):
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# The five calls differ only by `head -50/-100/...`; same signature.
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session = rtk_refetch_loop_session(repetitions=5)
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sigs = {_canonical_signature(tc) for tc in session.tool_calls}
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assert len(sigs) == 1
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def test_error_loop_detected_and_classified(self):
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loops = detect_loops([error_loop_session(repetitions=4)])
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assert len(loops) == 1
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assert loops[0].is_error_loop is True
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assert loops[0].kind == "error-loop"
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def test_one_off_is_not_a_loop(self):
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assert detect_loops([one_off_error_session()]) == []
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def test_min_occurrences_threshold(self):
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# Two repetitions is a retry, not a loop, at the default threshold.
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assert detect_loops([rtk_refetch_loop_session(repetitions=2)]) == []
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assert detect_loops([rtk_refetch_loop_session(repetitions=3)])
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def test_error_loop_waste_exceeds_refetch_loop_first_call_credit(self):
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# Error loops waste every call; re-fetch loops credit the first call.
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err = detect_loops([error_loop_session(repetitions=4)])[0]
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ref = detect_loops([rtk_refetch_loop_session(repetitions=4)])[0]
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assert err.count == ref.count
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# Same count, but error loop counts all N and re-fetch counts N-1.
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assert err.wasted_tokens >= 0 and ref.wasted_tokens >= 0
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# =============================================================================
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# digest surfacing
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# =============================================================================
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class TestDigestSurfacesLoops:
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def test_digest_includes_detected_loops_section(self):
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digest = _build_digest(_project(), [rtk_refetch_loop_session()])
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assert "Detected Loops" in digest
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assert "rtk-refetch-loop" in digest
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assert "tokens wasted" in digest
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def test_digest_without_loops_has_no_loop_section(self):
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digest = _build_digest(_project(), [one_off_error_session()])
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assert "Detected Loops" not in digest
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# =============================================================================
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# apply_loop_weighting
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# =============================================================================
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class TestApplyLoopWeighting:
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def _loop_rec(self) -> Recommendation:
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return Recommendation(
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target=RecommendationTarget.CONTEXT_FILE,
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section="Grep TimeoutError loop",
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content="When you need to grep TimeoutError in logs, read the full "
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"result once instead of re-running with larger head limits.",
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estimated_tokens_saved=200, # LLM under-estimated it
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)
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def _one_off_rec(self) -> Recommendation:
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return Recommendation(
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target=RecommendationTarget.CONTEXT_FILE,
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section="Use uv",
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content="Use `uv run python` instead of `python3`.",
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estimated_tokens_saved=500, # LLM rated this higher
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)
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def test_loop_rule_boosted_above_one_off(self):
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loops = detect_loops([rtk_refetch_loop_session(repetitions=5)])
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recs = [self._one_off_rec(), self._loop_rec()]
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apply_loop_weighting(recs, loops)
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loop_rec = next(r for r in recs if r.is_loop_guardrail)
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one_off = next(r for r in recs if not r.is_loop_guardrail)
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# Boosted to at least the measured loop waste, which dominates the
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# one-off even though the LLM originally rated the one-off higher.
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assert loop_rec.estimated_tokens_saved >= loops[0].wasted_tokens
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assert loop_rec.estimated_tokens_saved > one_off.estimated_tokens_saved
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assert loop_rec.loop_occurrences == 5
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def test_no_loops_is_noop(self):
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recs = [self._one_off_rec()]
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before = recs[0].estimated_tokens_saved
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apply_loop_weighting(recs, [])
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assert recs[0].estimated_tokens_saved == before
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assert recs[0].is_loop_guardrail is False
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def test_unrelated_rule_not_credited(self):
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loops = detect_loops([rtk_refetch_loop_session(repetitions=5)])
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recs = [self._one_off_rec()] # about uv/python, not the grep loop
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apply_loop_weighting(recs, loops)
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assert recs[0].is_loop_guardrail is False
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# =============================================================================
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# end-to-end analyze() with mocked LLM
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# =============================================================================
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class TestAnalyzeEndToEnd:
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@patch("headroom.learn.analyzer._call_llm")
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def test_refetch_loop_with_no_failures_is_still_analyzed(self, mock_call_llm: MagicMock):
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# Pure re-fetch loop: zero errors, no events. Must NOT early-return.
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mock_call_llm.return_value = {"context_file_rules": [], "memory_file_rules": []}
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analyzer = SessionAnalyzer(model="test-model")
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analyzer.analyze(_project(), [rtk_refetch_loop_session()])
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mock_call_llm.assert_called_once() # the guard let it through
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@patch("headroom.learn.analyzer._call_llm")
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def test_loop_guardrail_outranks_one_off_in_result(self, mock_call_llm: MagicMock):
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# LLM returns both rules, rating the one-off higher than the loop.
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mock_call_llm.return_value = {
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"context_file_rules": [
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{
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"section": "Use uv",
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"content": "Use `uv run python` instead of `python3`.",
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"estimated_tokens_saved": 800,
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"evidence_count": 2,
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},
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{
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"section": "Grep TimeoutError loop",
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"content": "Grep TimeoutError in logs once with full output; "
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"do not re-run with larger head limits.",
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"estimated_tokens_saved": 100,
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"evidence_count": 1,
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},
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],
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"memory_file_rules": [],
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}
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analyzer = SessionAnalyzer(model="test-model")
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result = analyzer.analyze(_project(), [rtk_refetch_loop_session(repetitions=6)])
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# After weighting, the loop guardrail ranks first despite the LLM's order.
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assert result.recommendations[0].is_loop_guardrail is True
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assert "loop" in result.recommendations[0].section.lower()
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