# Aura v1.9.5 Worker Loop Stability

Worker Loop Stability

• Added Worker Flow ratchets that temporarily restrict broad re-orientation tools after inventory is locked.
• Added recoverable blocks for stale broad-read tool calls.
• Enforced validation before final after successful Worker writes.
• Suppressed noisy Worker tool-call preamble from the visible chat stream.

Worker UX

• Removed confusing “Done with caveats” language from Worker final cards.
• Final cards now show calm completion status while details remain available in Worker Log.

Harness Refactors

• Extracted Worker Flow helper logic.
• Extracted ToolRunner terminal policy helpers.
• Extracted Worker final-report message builders.
• Extracted patch_file state recovery policy from ConversationManager.
• Added focused tests for Worker Flow ratchets.
• Added tests for validation-before-final behavior.
• Added tests for Worker card caveat suppression.
• Added tests for extracted manager recovery helpers.