Fixes around test run 2

.gitignore

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ coverage.xml
 .hypothesis/
 .pytest_cache/
 cover/
+tiny-lisp-nightshift/
 
 # Translations
 *.mo

nightshift/git.py

@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ def get_git_status(project_root: Path) -> GitCommandResult:
     return run_git(project_root, ["status", "--short"])
 
 
+def get_git_repository_state(project_root: Path) -> GitCommandResult:
+    return run_git(project_root, ["rev-parse", "--is-inside-work-tree"])
+
+
+def is_git_repository(project_root: Path) -> bool:
+    state = get_git_repository_state(project_root)
+    return state.available and state.stdout.strip() == "true"
+
+
 def ensure_clean_worktree(project_root: Path, require_clean: bool) -> None:
     if not require_clean:
         return
@@ -63,9 +72,14 @@ def write_git_artifacts(artifacts: ArtifactStore, task_id: str, when: str) -> Pa
 
 
 def write_diff_artifact(artifacts: ArtifactStore, task_id: str) -> Path:
+    if not is_git_repository(artifacts.project_root):
+        content = "Git diff unavailable.\n\nReason: project root is not a git work tree.\n"
+        return artifacts.write_stage_output(task_id, "diff.patch", content)
+
     diff = run_git(artifacts.project_root, ["diff", "--binary"], timeout_seconds=30)
     if not diff.available:
-        content = "Git diff unavailable.\n\n" + (diff.stderr or "")
+        details = (diff.stderr or "unknown git error").strip()
+        content = f"Git diff unavailable.\n\nReason: {details}\n"
     elif diff.stdout:
         content = diff.stdout
     else:

nightshift/pipeline.py

@@ -436,14 +436,46 @@ class PipelineRunner:
         chart_path = self.artifacts.project_context_chart_path
         if chart_path.exists():
             enriched_outputs["project-context-chart.md"] = chart_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
+        context = self.context.read_context(task, retry_notes)
         result = self.agent_executor.run_stage(
             stage,
             task,
             enriched_outputs,
             retry_notes,
-            project_context=self.context.read_context(task, retry_notes).project_context,
+            project_context=context.project_context,
-            task_context=self.context.read_context(task, retry_notes).task_context,
+            task_context=context.task_context,
-            retry_context=self.context.read_context(task, retry_notes).retry_context,
+            retry_context=context.retry_context,
+        )
+        raw_output = self._read_output(result.output_path)
+        stdout = extract_agent_stdout(raw_output)
+        lookup_requests = parse_lookup_requests(stdout)
+        if lookup_requests and "diff --git " not in stdout:
+            lookup_context = self.repo_tools.execute_requests(
+                task.id,
+                lookup_requests,
+                filename="implementation-files-inspected.md",
+            )
+            self.logger.event(
+                "agent.rerun",
+                "Re-running code writer with repo lookup context",
+                stage_id=stage.id,
+                task_id=task.id,
+                lookup_count=len(lookup_requests),
+            )
+            rerun_outputs = dict(enriched_outputs)
+            rerun_outputs["repo_lookup_results"] = lookup_context
+            rerun_notes = [
+                *retry_notes,
+                "Repository lookup results have been provided. Return the unified diff now; do not request more lookups.",
+            ]
+            result = self.agent_executor.run_stage(
+                stage,
+                task,
+                rerun_outputs,
+                rerun_notes,
+                project_context=context.project_context,
+                task_context=context.task_context,
+                retry_context="\n".join(f"- {note}" for note in rerun_notes),
             )
             raw_output = self._read_output(result.output_path)
             stdout = extract_agent_stdout(raw_output)
@@ -657,14 +689,18 @@ class PipelineRunner:
         )
         rerun_outputs = dict(previous_outputs)
         rerun_outputs["repo_lookup_results"] = lookup_context
+        rerun_retry_notes = [
+            *retry_notes,
+            "Repository lookup results have been provided. Write the final plan now; do not request more lookups.",
+        ]
         rerun_result = self.agent_executor.run_stage(
             stage,
             task,
             rerun_outputs,
-            retry_notes,
+            rerun_retry_notes,
             project_context=project_context,
             task_context=task_context,
-            retry_context=retry_context,
+            retry_context="\n".join(f"- {note}" for note in rerun_retry_notes),
         )
         return StageResult(
             stage_id=rerun_result.stage_id,

nightshift/repo_tools.py

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def parse_lookup_requests(text: str, max_requests: int = DEFAULT_MAX_LOOKUP_REQU
             continue
         key, value = stripped.split(":", 1)
         key = key.strip()
-        value = value.strip().strip('"').strip("'")
+        value = value.strip().strip('"').strip("'").strip("`")
         if key == "tool" and current:
             flush()
         current[key] = value

tests/test_git.py

@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ class GitSafetyTests(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertTrue(diff_path.exists())
             self.assertIn("Git Status before", status_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
 
+    def test_diff_artifact_is_concise_outside_git_repo(self) -> None:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+            root = Path(directory)
+            artifacts = ArtifactStore(root, ".nightshift", run_id="test-run")
+
+            diff_path = write_diff_artifact(artifacts, "TASK-001")
+
+            content = diff_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+            self.assertIn("project root is not a git work tree", content)
+            self.assertNotIn("usage: git diff", content)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()

tests/test_pipeline.py

@@ -373,6 +373,52 @@ Acceptance Criteria:
             self.assertTrue((task_dir / "normalized.patch").exists())
             self.assertIn("Status: pass", (task_dir / "patch-validation.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
 
+    def test_code_writer_lookup_requests_are_rerun_with_context(self) -> None:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+            root = Path(directory)
+            _write_common_files(root)
+            (root / "app.py").write_text("old\n", encoding="utf-8")
+            (root / "fake_writer.py").write_text(
+                "\n".join(
+                    [
+                        "import sys",
+                        "prompt = sys.stdin.read()",
+                        "if 'repo_lookup_results' in prompt:",
+                        "    print('diff --git a/app.py b/app.py')",
+                        "    print('--- a/app.py')",
+                        "    print('+++ b/app.py')",
+                        "    print('@@ -1 +1 @@')",
+                        "    print('-old')",
+                        "    print('+new')",
+                        "else:",
+                        "    print('lookup_requests:')",
+                        "    print('- tool: read_file')",
+                        "    print('  path: app.py')",
+                    ]
+                ),
+                encoding="utf-8",
+            )
+            stages = (
+                StageConfig(id="write", type="code_writer", agent="writer"),
+                StageConfig(id="normalize", type="patch_normalizer"),
+                StageConfig(id="validate", type="patch_validator"),
+            )
+            config = make_config(root, stages)
+            config.agents["writer"] = AgentConfig(
+                id="writer",
+                backend="command",
+                command="python fake_writer.py",
+                system_prompt=Path("planner.md"),
+            )
+            runner = PipelineRunner(config, ArtifactStore(root, ".nightshift", run_id="test-run"))
+
+            result = runner.run_task(parse_tasks(TASK_MD)[0])
+
+            task_dir = root / ".nightshift" / "runs" / "test-run" / "tasks" / "TASK-001"
+            self.assertEqual(result.status, "complete")
+            self.assertTrue((task_dir / "implementation-files-inspected.md").exists())
+            self.assertIn("diff --git a/app.py b/app.py", (task_dir / "proposed.patch").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+
     def test_patch_validator_rejects_unsafe_patch(self) -> None:
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
             root = Path(directory)

tests/test_repo_tools.py

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ lookup_requests:
   path: nightshift/pipeline.py
 - tool: grep
   path: nightshift
-  pattern: PipelineRunner
+  pattern: `PipelineRunner`
 """
 
         requests = parse_lookup_requests(output)