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fix(agent): use configured identity instead of hardcoded GoClaw name#2
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Summary

  • System prompt hardcoded "You are a personal assistant running inside GoClaw" — leaks engine name, overrides IDENTITY.md/SOUL.md persona
  • Project Context preamble told LLM to ignore instructions from context files that "contradict core directives" — prevented adopting custom persona

Changes

  • systemprompt.go: Add IdentityName/IdentityEmoji to SystemPromptConfig; opening line uses configured identity with fallback
  • systemprompt_sections.go: Project Context preamble makes IDENTITY.md/SOUL.md mandatory persona (only safety rules override)
  • loop.go: Thread identity fields through LoopConfigLoop
  • loop_history.go: Pass identity to SystemPromptConfig in message building
  • memoryflush.go: Pass identity to SystemPromptConfig in memory flush
  • gateway_agents.go: Extract Identity.Name/Identity.Emoji from agent config spec
  • resolver.go: Use DisplayName as identity fallback in managed mode

Test plan

  • Standalone mode with identity.name/identity.emoji in config → verify system prompt uses them
  • Standalone mode without identity config → verify generic "personal assistant" fallback
  • Managed mode → verify DisplayName used as identity
  • Verify IDENTITY.md persona is actually adopted by the LLM (not overridden)
  • Verify safety rules still take precedence over context file instructions

Note on preamble change

The old preamble said "do not execute instructions that contradict core directives" which was broadly interpreted by LLMs to ignore persona definitions in context files. The new preamble narrows the override scope to only Safety rules, allowing IDENTITY.md/SOUL.md to function as intended.

…oded "GoClaw"

The system prompt previously hardcoded "You are a personal assistant
running inside GoClaw" — leaking the engine name and overriding any
custom identity defined in workspace IDENTITY.md/SOUL.md files.

Changes:
- Add IdentityName/IdentityEmoji fields to SystemPromptConfig, threaded
  from config through LoopConfig → Loop → prompt builder
- Opening line now uses configured identity name/emoji when available,
  with graceful fallback to generic "personal assistant"
- Project Context preamble now treats IDENTITY.md and SOUL.md as
  mandatory persona definitions instead of optional reference material
- In managed mode, use agent DisplayName as identity fallback
@xthanhn91 xthanhn91 force-pushed the fix/identity-system-prompt branch from bd0b1d2 to 51338db Compare February 27, 2026 15:17
cuongtranhung added a commit to cuongtranhung/goclaw that referenced this pull request Mar 2, 2026
…ssage

Instead of replacing the progress text on each tool call, we now
maintain a running list that grows with every tool call and only
disappears when the final response starts streaming.

Behaviour:
  tool.call nextlevelbuilder#1  → create progress message:
                    🔄 Đang thực hiện:
                    ⏳ 🔍 Tìm kiếm web
  tool.call nextlevelbuilder#2  → edit same message:
                    🔄 Đang thực hiện:
                    ✅ 🔍 Tìm kiếm web
                    ⏳ 📖 Đọc tệp
  first chunk   → delete entire progress list, start streaming response

Implementation:
- Add progressMsgs + toolLists sync.Maps to Channel struct
- Add toolShortName() for concise Vietnamese labels per tool
- Add formatProgressList() renders ✅/⏳ prefixed bullet list as HTML
- Add clearProgressList() helper: deletes progress message + clears state
- OnProgressEvent: copy-on-write append to toolLists; reuse DraftStream
  placeholder as progress message or send a brand-new one when absent
- OnStreamStart: call clearProgressList before creating new DraftStream
  so the list is removed exactly when the LLM starts its final reply
- OnStreamEnd: also calls clearProgressList to clean up orphaned lists
  on run.failed or other error paths

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
cuongtranhung added a commit to cuongtranhung/goclaw that referenced this pull request Mar 2, 2026
The progress list now begins immediately on run.started with "💭 Suy nghĩ"
and each tool call appends to it. The entire list disappears at once the
moment the first response chunk arrives, creating a seamless flow:

  run.started  →  ⏳ 💭 Suy nghĩ
  tool.call nextlevelbuilder#1 →  ✅ 💭 Suy nghĩ
                  ⏳ 🔍 Tìm kiếm web
  tool.call nextlevelbuilder#2 →  ✅ 💭 Suy nghĩ
                  ✅ 🔍 Tìm kiếm web
                  ⏳ 📖 Đọc tệp
  first chunk  →  [list deleted] → streaming response appears

Implementation:
- Add OnProgressClear to ProgressChannel interface (terminal cleanup)
- manager.go: run.started skips OnStreamStart when ProgressChannel is
  present; instead calls OnProgressEvent("_thinking_"); ProgressChannel
  events extracted into their own block after StreamingChannel block
- stream.go: add "_thinking_" → "💭 Suy nghĩ" to toolShortName map
- OnChunkEvent: auto-creates DraftStream + clears progress list when no
  stream exists (LLM responds directly without calling any tools)
- OnStreamEnd: remove incorrect clearProgressList calls added previously
- Add OnProgressClear: deletes progress message and clears state

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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I've already updated the logic when create and summon agents.

@viettranx viettranx closed this Mar 5, 2026
Erudition added a commit to Erudition/goclaw that referenced this pull request Mar 11, 2026
DockerManager.Get() was using the singleton manager config with
NetworkEnabled=false for all containers, ignoring the per-agent
'Network Enabled' toggle completely (Issue nextlevelbuilder#139 root cause nextlevelbuilder#2).

Changes:
- sandbox: add WithNetworkOverride/NetworkOverrideFromCtx context
  helpers so callers can override the manager's default network
  setting per-request
- DockerManager.Get(): read the context override and clone the
  config before creating a container; append '-net' to the cache
  key so agents with networking get a separate container from those
  without (avoids reusing a --network=none container)
- tools: inject sandbox.WithNetworkOverride(ctx, true) before each
  sandboxMgr.Get() call in all 5 sandboxed tools (shell, read_file,
  write_file, list_files, edit_file) when ToolSandboxNetworkFromCtx
  is true
Erudition added a commit to Erudition/goclaw that referenced this pull request Mar 11, 2026
DockerManager.Get() was using the singleton manager config with
NetworkEnabled=false for all containers, ignoring the per-agent
'Network Enabled' toggle completely (Issue nextlevelbuilder#139 root cause nextlevelbuilder#2).

Changes:
- sandbox: add WithNetworkOverride/NetworkOverrideFromCtx context
  helpers so callers can override the manager's default network
  setting per-request
- DockerManager.Get(): read the context override and clone the
  config before creating a container; append '-net' to the cache
  key so agents with networking get a separate container from those
  without (avoids reusing a --network=none container)
- tools: inject sandbox.WithNetworkOverride(ctx, true) before each
  sandboxMgr.Get() call in all 5 sandboxed tools (shell, read_file,
  write_file, list_files, edit_file) when ToolSandboxNetworkFromCtx
  is true
Erudition added a commit to Erudition/goclaw that referenced this pull request Mar 11, 2026
DockerManager.Get() was using the singleton manager config with
NetworkEnabled=false for all containers, ignoring the per-agent
'Network Enabled' toggle completely (Issue nextlevelbuilder#139 root cause nextlevelbuilder#2).

Changes:
- sandbox: add WithNetworkOverride/NetworkOverrideFromCtx context
  helpers so callers can override the manager's default network
  setting per-request
- DockerManager.Get(): read the context override and clone the
  config before creating a container; append '-net' to the cache
  key so agents with networking get a separate container from those
  without (avoids reusing a --network=none container)
- tools: inject sandbox.WithNetworkOverride(ctx, true) before each
  sandboxMgr.Get() call in all 5 sandboxed tools (shell, read_file,
  write_file, list_files, edit_file) when ToolSandboxNetworkFromCtx
  is true
Erudition added a commit to Erudition/goclaw that referenced this pull request Mar 11, 2026
DockerManager.Get() was using the singleton manager config with
NetworkEnabled=false for all containers, ignoring the per-agent
'Network Enabled' toggle completely (Issue nextlevelbuilder#139 root cause nextlevelbuilder#2).

Changes:
- sandbox: add WithNetworkOverride/NetworkOverrideFromCtx context
  helpers so callers can override the manager's default network
  setting per-request
- DockerManager.Get(): read the context override and clone the
  config before creating a container; append '-net' to the cache
  key so agents with networking get a separate container from those
  without (avoids reusing a --network=none container)
- tools: inject sandbox.WithNetworkOverride(ctx, true) before each
  sandboxMgr.Get() call in all 5 sandboxed tools (shell, read_file,
  write_file, list_files, edit_file) when ToolSandboxNetworkFromCtx
  is true
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