Link bundled runtime dependencies for core packages

.feynman/SYSTEM.md

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Operating rules:
 - Never answer a latest/current question from arXiv or alpha-backed paper search alone.
 - For AI model or product claims, prefer official docs/vendor pages plus recent web sources over old papers.
 - Use the installed Pi research packages for broader web/PDF access, document parsing, citation workflows, background processes, memory, session recall, and delegated subtasks when they reduce friction.
+- You are running inside the Feynman/Pi runtime with filesystem tools, package tools, and configured extensions. Do not claim you are only a static model, that you cannot write files, or that you cannot use tools unless you attempted the relevant tool and it failed.
+- If a tool, package, source, or network route is unavailable, record the specific failed capability and still write the requested durable artifact with a clear `Blocked / Unverified` status instead of stopping with chat-only prose.
 - Feynman ships project subagents for research work. Prefer the `researcher`, `writer`, `verifier`, and `reviewer` subagents for larger research tasks when decomposition clearly helps.
 - Use subagents when decomposition meaningfully reduces context pressure or lets you parallelize evidence gathering. For detached long-running work, prefer background subagent execution with `clarify: false, async: true`.
 - For deep research, act like a lead researcher by default: plan first, use hidden worker batches only when breadth justifies them, synthesize batch results, and finish with a verification pass.
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ Operating rules:
 - When citing papers from alpha-backed tools, prefer direct arXiv or alphaXiv links and include the arXiv ID.
 - Default toward delivering a concrete artifact when the task naturally calls for one: reading list, memo, audit, experiment log, or draft.
 - For user-facing workflows, produce exactly one canonical durable Markdown artifact unless the user explicitly asks for multiple deliverables.
+- If a workflow requests a durable artifact, verify the file exists on disk before the final response. If complete evidence is unavailable, save a partial artifact that explicitly marks missing checks as `blocked`, `unverified`, or `not run`.
 - Do not create extra user-facing intermediate markdown files just because the workflow has multiple reasoning stages.
 - Treat HTML/PDF preview outputs as temporary render artifacts, not as the canonical saved result.
 - Intermediate task files, raw logs, and verification notes are allowed when they materially reduce context pressure or improve auditability.

README.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ curl -fsSL https://feynman.is/install | bash
 irm https://feynman.is/install.ps1 | iex
 ```
 
-The one-line installer fetches the latest tagged release. To pin a version, pass it explicitly, for example `curl -fsSL https://feynman.is/install | bash -s -- 0.2.22`.
+The one-line installer fetches the latest tagged release. To pin a version, pass it explicitly, for example `curl -fsSL https://feynman.is/install | bash -s -- 0.2.24`.
 
 The installer downloads a standalone native bundle with its own Node.js runtime.
 

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@companion-ai/feynman",
-  "version": "0.2.22",
+  "version": "0.2.24",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@companion-ai/feynman",
-      "version": "0.2.22",
+      "version": "0.2.24",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@companion-ai/feynman",
-  "version": "0.2.22",
+  "version": "0.2.24",
   "description": "Research-first CLI agent built on Pi and alphaXiv",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",

prompts/deepresearch.md

@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ Also save the plan with `memory_remember` (type: `fact`, key: `deepresearch.<slu
 
 Present the plan to the user. If this is an unattended or one-shot run, continue automatically. If the user is actively interacting in the terminal, give them a brief chance to request plan changes before proceeding.
 
+Do not stop after planning. If live search, subagents, web access, alphaXiv, or any other capability is unavailable, continue in degraded mode and write a durable blocked/partial report that records exactly which capabilities failed.
+
 ## 2. Scale decision
 
 | Query type | Execution |
@@ -105,6 +107,13 @@ When the work spans multiple rounds, also append a concise chronological entry t
 
 Most topics need 1-2 rounds. Stop when additional rounds would not materially change conclusions.
 
+If no researcher files can be produced because tools, subagents, or network access failed, create `outputs/.drafts/<slug>-draft.md` yourself as a blocked report with:
+- what was requested,
+- which capabilities failed,
+- what evidence was and was not gathered,
+- a proposed source-gathering plan,
+- no invented sources or results.
+
 ## 5. Write the report
 
 Once evidence is sufficient, YOU write the full research brief directly. Do not delegate writing to another agent. Read the research files, synthesize the findings, and produce a complete document:
@@ -190,6 +199,7 @@ Before you stop, verify on disk that all of these exist:
 - `outputs/<slug>.provenance.md` or `papers/<slug>.provenance.md` provenance sidecar
 
 Do not stop at `<slug>-brief.md` alone. If the cited brief exists but the promoted final output or provenance sidecar does not, create them before responding.
+If full verification could not be completed, still create the final deliverable and provenance sidecar with `Verification: BLOCKED` or `PASS WITH NOTES` and list the missing checks. Never end with only an explanation in chat.
 
 ## Background execution
 

scripts/install/install.ps1

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ This usually means the release exists, but not all platform bundles were uploade
 Workarounds:
   - try again after the release finishes publishing
   - pass the latest published version explicitly, e.g.:
-    & ([scriptblock]::Create((irm https://feynman.is/install.ps1))) -Version 0.2.22
+    & ([scriptblock]::Create((irm https://feynman.is/install.ps1))) -Version 0.2.24
 "@
   }
 

scripts/install/install.sh

@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ This usually means the release exists, but not all platform bundles were uploade
 Workarounds:
   - try again after the release finishes publishing
   - pass the latest published version explicitly, e.g.:
-    curl -fsSL https://feynman.is/install | bash -s -- 0.2.22
+    curl -fsSL https://feynman.is/install | bash -s -- 0.2.24
 EOF
   exit 1
 fi

scripts/patch-embedded-pi.mjs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { existsSync, lstatSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, readlinkSync, rmSync, symlinkSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync, lstatSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, readFileSync, readlinkSync, rmSync, symlinkSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { createRequire } from "node:module";
 import { homedir } from "node:os";
 import { delimiter, dirname, resolve } from "node:path";
@@ -286,28 +286,53 @@ function linkPointsTo(linkPath, targetPath) {
 	}
 }
 
+function listWorkspacePackageNames(root) {
+	if (!existsSync(root)) return [];
+	const names = [];
+	for (const entry of readdirSync(root, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+		if (!entry.isDirectory() && !entry.isSymbolicLink()) continue;
+		if (entry.name.startsWith(".")) continue;
+		if (entry.name.startsWith("@")) {
+			const scopeRoot = resolve(root, entry.name);
+			for (const scopedEntry of readdirSync(scopeRoot, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+				if (!scopedEntry.isDirectory() && !scopedEntry.isSymbolicLink()) continue;
+				names.push(`${entry.name}/${scopedEntry.name}`);
+			}
+			continue;
+		}
+		names.push(entry.name);
+	}
+	return names;
+}
+
+function linkBundledPackage(packageName) {
+	const sourcePath = resolve(workspaceRoot, packageName);
+	const targetPath = resolve(globalNodeModulesRoot, packageName);
+	if (!existsSync(sourcePath)) return false;
+	if (linkPointsTo(targetPath, sourcePath)) return false;
+	try {
+		if (lstatSync(targetPath).isSymbolicLink()) {
+			rmSync(targetPath, { force: true });
+		} else if (!installedPackageLooksUsable(targetPath, globalNodeModulesRoot)) {
+			rmSync(targetPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+		}
+	} catch {}
+	if (existsSync(targetPath)) return false;
+
+	ensureParentDir(targetPath);
+	try {
+		symlinkSync(sourcePath, targetPath, process.platform === "win32" ? "junction" : "dir");
+		return true;
+	} catch {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
 function ensureBundledPackageLinks(packageSpecs) {
 	if (!workspaceMatchesRuntime(packageSpecs)) return;
 
-	for (const spec of packageSpecs) {
-		const packageName = parsePackageName(spec);
-		const sourcePath = resolve(workspaceRoot, packageName);
-		const targetPath = resolve(globalNodeModulesRoot, packageName);
-		if (!existsSync(sourcePath)) continue;
-		if (linkPointsTo(targetPath, sourcePath)) continue;
-		try {
-			if (lstatSync(targetPath).isSymbolicLink()) {
-				rmSync(targetPath, { force: true });
-			} else if (!installedPackageLooksUsable(targetPath, globalNodeModulesRoot)) {
-				rmSync(targetPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
-			}
-		} catch {}
-		if (existsSync(targetPath)) continue;
-
-		ensureParentDir(targetPath);
-		try {
-			symlinkSync(sourcePath, targetPath, process.platform === "win32" ? "junction" : "dir");
-		} catch {}
+	for (const packageName of listWorkspacePackageNames(workspaceRoot)) {
+		linkBundledPackage(packageName);
 	}
 }
 

src/pi/package-ops.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
-import { cpSync, existsSync, lstatSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, readlinkSync, rmSync, symlinkSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { cpSync, existsSync, lstatSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, readFileSync, readlinkSync, rmSync, symlinkSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { dirname, join, resolve } from "node:path";
 
@@ -427,6 +427,28 @@ function packageNameToPath(root: string, packageName: string): string {
 	return resolve(root, packageName);
 }
 
+function listBundledWorkspacePackageNames(root: string): string[] {
+	if (!existsSync(root)) {
+		return [];
+	}
+
+	const names: string[] = [];
+	for (const entry of readdirSync(root, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+		if (!entry.isDirectory() && !entry.isSymbolicLink()) continue;
+		if (entry.name.startsWith(".")) continue;
+		if (entry.name.startsWith("@")) {
+			const scopeRoot = resolve(root, entry.name);
+			for (const scopedEntry of readdirSync(scopeRoot, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+				if (!scopedEntry.isDirectory() && !scopedEntry.isSymbolicLink()) continue;
+				names.push(`${entry.name}/${scopedEntry.name}`);
+			}
+			continue;
+		}
+		names.push(entry.name);
+	}
+	return names;
+}
+
 function packageDependencyExists(packagePath: string, globalNodeModulesRoot: string, dependency: string): boolean {
 	return existsSync(packageNameToPath(resolve(packagePath, "node_modules"), dependency)) ||
 		existsSync(packageNameToPath(globalNodeModulesRoot, dependency));
@@ -464,6 +486,23 @@ function replaceBrokenPackageWithBundledCopy(targetPath: string, bundledPackageP
 	return true;
 }
 
+function seedBundledPackage(globalNodeModulesRoot: string, bundledNodeModulesRoot: string, packageName: string): boolean {
+	const bundledPackagePath = resolve(bundledNodeModulesRoot, packageName);
+	if (!existsSync(bundledPackagePath)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	const targetPath = resolve(globalNodeModulesRoot, packageName);
+	if (replaceBrokenPackageWithBundledCopy(targetPath, bundledPackagePath, globalNodeModulesRoot)) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	if (!existsSync(targetPath)) {
+		linkDirectory(targetPath, bundledPackagePath);
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 export function seedBundledWorkspacePackages(
 	agentDir: string,
 	appRoot: string,
@@ -476,6 +515,10 @@ export function seedBundledWorkspacePackages(
 
 	const globalNodeModulesRoot = resolve(getFeynmanNpmPrefixPath(agentDir), "lib", "node_modules");
 	const seeded: string[] = [];
+	const bundledPackageNames = listBundledWorkspacePackageNames(bundledNodeModulesRoot);
+	for (const packageName of bundledPackageNames) {
+		seedBundledPackage(globalNodeModulesRoot, bundledNodeModulesRoot, packageName);
+	}
 
 	for (const source of sources) {
 		if (shouldSkipNativeSource(source)) continue;
@@ -483,16 +526,8 @@ export function seedBundledWorkspacePackages(
 		const parsed = parseNpmSource(source);
 		if (!parsed) continue;
 
-		const bundledPackagePath = resolve(bundledNodeModulesRoot, parsed.name);
-		if (!existsSync(bundledPackagePath)) continue;
-
 		const targetPath = resolve(globalNodeModulesRoot, parsed.name);
-		if (replaceBrokenPackageWithBundledCopy(targetPath, bundledPackagePath, globalNodeModulesRoot)) {
-			seeded.push(source);
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (!existsSync(targetPath)) {
-			linkDirectory(targetPath, bundledPackagePath);
+		if (pathsMatchSymlinkTarget(targetPath, resolve(bundledNodeModulesRoot, parsed.name))) {
 			seeded.push(source);
 		}
 	}

tests/content-policy.test.ts

@@ -57,3 +57,15 @@ test("research writing prompts forbid fabricated results and unproven figures",
 	assert.match(draftPrompt, /placeholder or proposed experimental plan/i);
 	assert.match(draftPrompt, /source-backed quantitative data/i);
 });
+
+test("deepresearch workflow requires durable artifacts even when blocked", () => {
+	const systemPrompt = readFileSync(join(repoRoot, ".feynman", "SYSTEM.md"), "utf8");
+	const deepResearchPrompt = readFileSync(join(repoRoot, "prompts", "deepresearch.md"), "utf8");
+
+	assert.match(systemPrompt, /Do not claim you are only a static model/i);
+	assert.match(systemPrompt, /write the requested durable artifact/i);
+	assert.match(deepResearchPrompt, /Do not stop after planning/i);
+	assert.match(deepResearchPrompt, /degraded mode/i);
+	assert.match(deepResearchPrompt, /Verification: BLOCKED/i);
+	assert.match(deepResearchPrompt, /Never end with only an explanation in chat/i);
+});

tests/package-ops.test.ts

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ test("seedBundledWorkspacePackages repairs broken existing bundled packages", ()
 
 	assert.deepEqual(seeded, ["npm:pi-markdown-preview"]);
 	assert.equal(lstatSync(existingPackageDir).isSymbolicLink(), true);
+	assert.equal(lstatSync(resolve(homeRoot, "npm-global", "lib", "node_modules", "puppeteer-core")).isSymbolicLink(), true);
 	assert.equal(
 		readFileSync(resolve(existingPackageDir, "package.json"), "utf8").includes('"version": "1.0.0"'),
 		true,

website/public/install

@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ This usually means the release exists, but not all platform bundles were uploade
 Workarounds:
   - try again after the release finishes publishing
   - pass the latest published version explicitly, e.g.:
-    curl -fsSL https://feynman.is/install | bash -s -- 0.2.22
+    curl -fsSL https://feynman.is/install | bash -s -- 0.2.24
 EOF
   exit 1
 fi

website/public/install.ps1

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ This usually means the release exists, but not all platform bundles were uploade
 Workarounds:
   - try again after the release finishes publishing
   - pass the latest published version explicitly, e.g.:
-    & ([scriptblock]::Create((irm https://feynman.is/install.ps1))) -Version 0.2.22
+    & ([scriptblock]::Create((irm https://feynman.is/install.ps1))) -Version 0.2.24
 "@
   }
 

website/src/content/docs/getting-started/installation.md

@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ These installers download the bundled `skills/` and `prompts/` trees plus the re
 The one-line installer already targets the latest tagged release. To pin an exact version, pass it explicitly:
 
 ```bash
-curl -fsSL https://feynman.is/install | bash -s -- 0.2.22
+curl -fsSL https://feynman.is/install | bash -s -- 0.2.24
 ```
 
 On Windows:
 
 ```powershell
-& ([scriptblock]::Create((irm https://feynman.is/install.ps1))) -Version 0.2.22
+& ([scriptblock]::Create((irm https://feynman.is/install.ps1))) -Version 0.2.24
 ```
 
 ## Post-install setup