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M4.4: an unreachable build VM blocks its projects until it's back (#137)
M4.3's block, with new triggers and a way out. A VM out of reach at the
check before a run, in a run (which ends there: the driver, a toolchain
step and a requested step), or while preparing the workspace blocks every
project on it; the item stays ready, waiting on no one. On the intake round
it is tried again every tuning.build_vm.retry_s (300), and once it answers
it must still answer settle_s (180) later; then the work a lost run left
there is parked (pushed), the VM unblocked, and that said once.

A changed host key, at the check or on a retry, blocks the VM too, until
the operator's `vm ready`, which trusts the new key: `trust new host key`
is retired, and the message says it's a key problem that may be an
impersonation. Questions are answered while a VM is blocked, without it.
Starting the agent with a VM down no longer fails.

The walk breaks the VM's SSH, now or partway through a run, and checks that
no model works on a VM that is down; loop.qnt models the VM going and
coming back (unblocked_only_when_up). Together they found: a lost run's
work set aside by the next item there; a question left behind a block; a
lost VM swallowed while the toolchain step checked or recorded it; and a
remark waiting to be answered that outlived its PR's merge. All fixed.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01J5Utyfzw7gF7UhjRDEtjTk
2026-10-08 21:06:05 +00:00

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# Example configuration for nisse-dev. Copy to nisse-dev.yaml (or point
# NISSE_CONFIG at your copy) and edit.
#
# - Structure lives here. Secrets do not: write them as ${VARIABLE} references,
# resolved from the environment (or .env, see .env.example) at startup.
# - Keep this file outside the workspace clone. Startup refuses otherwise,
# because the agent commits and pushes everything in the clone.
# - Unknown keys are errors, so a misspelt knob fails at startup instead of
# silently doing nothing.
state_db: ~/nisse-demo-workspace/state.db
# loop: new # the new conversational loop (M2.1); default old (control.py)
# D8: one entry per project. A second project is a second entry (the old loop
# runs exactly one). Changed by PR like the rest of this file.
projects:
demo:
repo: owner/demo-repo
base_branch: main
workspace: /root/work/demo # the clone, on the build host
build_host: # L13: every command runs here, over SSH
address: build-demo.example
key: ~/.ssh/nisse-dev # the agent's key for the build host
# user: root
# port: 22
push_key: ~/.ssh/push-demo-repo # a deploy key with write access (D4)
# labels: [discuss] # added to every issue's own (D1)
# secrets: # by name; values only by reference (D7)
# DATABASE_URL: {value: "${DEMO_DATABASE_URL}", visible: commands}
# DEPLOY_TOKEN: {value: "${DEMO_DEPLOY_TOKEN}", visible: harness}
# egress: [pypi.org] # beyond the default; recorded, not yet enforced
# trust: # the trust dial (L3, D5)
# merge: approved # I merge PRs an operator approved; default operator.
# # Needs protection: approvals only operators can give,
# # stale approvals dismissed, me on the merge whitelist.
llm: # L9: LiteLLM is the only LLM destination
base_url: http://litellm.example:4000
token: ${NISSE_LLM_TOKEN}
# Ceiling on each response. The model's own max_output_tokens in LiteLLM
# caps it further, which is where to hold a local model to less.
max_output_tokens: 16384
# How long one request may take before it is abandoned. A safety net for a
# hung connection; slow local models can take minutes over a long answer.
request_timeout_s: 600
roles: # L9: role -> LiteLLM model alias
# Each work item pins the mapping when it opens.
driver: claude-opus-5-5 # drives the loop: talks, restates, works
helper: claude-opus-5-5 # takes over what the driver got stuck on
expert: claude-haiku-5-5 # one question at a time, no tools: cheap is enough
# Reads go-aheads and judges actions the fast path doesn't know (L4); unset,
# the expert's. It never sees the transcript, so the driver's model is fine.
classifier: qwen3.8-27b
# Capability profiles (L9), from benchmarks: what one role is told about
# another (never a model's name). Optional; a model without one is briefed as
# "no profile recorded".
profiles:
qwen3.8-27b:
tools: reliable (37/40 on the executor benchmark, PR #55)
strengths: careful multi-step edits that follow a clear brief
weaknesses: speed (minutes per hard task) and open-ended design
claude-haiku-5-5:
tools: reliable
strengths: quick, well-scoped changes and short answers
# Measured on its predecessor, claude-haiku-4-5; not benchmarked yet.
weaknesses: long multi-file work (15/20 on the harder benchmark tasks, as 4.5)
claude-opus-5-5:
tools: reliable
strengths: design, debugging, and work other models got stuck on
weaknesses: cost; use it for what needs it
matrix: # L5
homeserver: https://matrix.example
user_id: "@nisse-dev:example"
token: ${NISSE_MATRIX_TOKEN}
room_id: "!roomid:example"
operators: ["@you:example"]
gitea: # D4, D5
url: https://gitea.example
token: ${NISSE_GITEA_TOKEN}
operators: [your-gitea-login]
# What each knob does, and how to choose a value: docs/Tuning-Guide.md.
# These are the defaults; the section can be left out entirely. The file is
# read at startup, so a change takes effect on the next restart.
tuning:
driver:
max_turns: 40 # model calls per driver run before it stops as capped
failure_limit: 2 # consecutive failed commands before escalating (L9)
preflight: # the toolchain step (D3)
max_turns: 20 # model calls one toolchain step may make
command_timeout_s: 900 # one command in it: installs take a while
expert:
consult_budget: 3 # ask_expert calls per milestone (L9)
delegation: # hard caps on one delegation (L9)
max_turns: 30
max_tokens: 200000
wall_clock_s: 900
tools:
command_timeout_s: 120 # one run_command before it is killed
max_output_chars: 4000 # tool output kept for the model, head and tail
context: # fitting each request into the model's window
keep_recent_turns: 6 # turns never cut or dropped
safety_margin: 0.1 # fraction of the window held back
loop: # the new loop (loop: new)
bug_grace_s: 600 # a `bug` restatement proceeds after this long unanswered
general_idle_s: 86400 # a conversation closes after this long without a message
build_vm: # an unreachable build VM (D3, #137)
retry_s: 300 # how often it is tried again
settle_s: 180 # once it answers, how long until work goes on