UAT: `AutomationProfileService._DEFAULT_PROFILE = 'manual'` uses wrong default — spec requires 'supervised' #4012

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opened 2026-04-06 08:36:00 +00:00 by freemo · 0 comments

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Branch: fix/automation-profile-default-supervised
Commit Message: fix(automation-profile): change default profile fallback from manual to supervised per spec
Milestone: (none — backlog)
Parent Epic: #3370

Bug Report

What Was Tested

The AutomationProfileService default profile fallback was analyzed against the specification's global configuration defaults.

Expected Behavior (from spec)

Per docs/specification.md line 30541 (Global Configuration Keys table):

| `core.automation-profile` | string | `supervised` | `CLEVERAGENTS_AUTOMATION_PROFILE` | The default automation profile applied to new plans when no profile is specified at the plan, action, or project level. |

The default value for core.automation-profile is supervised.

Actual Behavior

src/cleveragents/application/services/automation_profile_service.py, line 41:

_DEFAULT_PROFILE = "manual"

The AutomationProfileService uses "manual" as the hardcoded fallback when:

No global_default is passed to the constructor
The CLEVERAGENTS_AUTOMATION_PROFILE environment variable is not set

This means in environments where neither the config service nor the env var is configured, the system defaults to "manual" (maximum human approval for every action) instead of "supervised" (automatic planning, manual execution review).

Additionally, PlanLifecycleService._resolve_plan_profile_ref() at line 1151-1152 has the same issue:

if not settings_fallback or settings_fallback not in BUILTIN_PROFILES:
    settings_fallback = "manual"

This also falls back to "manual" instead of "supervised".

Impact

New installations without explicit config will use "manual" profile (all thresholds at 1.0 — every action requires human approval)
The spec-intended default of "supervised" (automatic planning, manual execution) is never applied
Users who rely on the documented default behavior will experience unexpected behavior

Code Locations

src/cleveragents/application/services/automation_profile_service.py line 41
src/cleveragents/application/services/plan_lifecycle_service.py line 1152

Fix Required

Change _DEFAULT_PROFILE = "manual" to _DEFAULT_PROFILE = "supervised" in automation_profile_service.py.
Change the fallback at line 1152 in plan_lifecycle_service.py from "manual" to "supervised".

Subtasks

Update _DEFAULT_PROFILE = "manual" to _DEFAULT_PROFILE = "supervised" in automation_profile_service.py
Update fallback in plan_lifecycle_service.py line 1152 from "manual" to "supervised"
Update BDD scenarios that assert the default profile is "manual" to expect "supervised"
Verify no other hardcoded "manual" defaults exist in the codebase

Definition of Done

Default automation profile when no config is set is "supervised" as specified
All subtasks completed
PR merged with issue closed
All nox stages pass
Coverage >= 97%

Backlog note: This issue was discovered during autonomous operation
on milestone . It does not block milestone completion and has been
placed in the backlog for human review and future milestone assignment.

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## Metadata - **Branch**: `fix/automation-profile-default-supervised` - **Commit Message**: `fix(automation-profile): change default profile fallback from manual to supervised per spec` - **Milestone**: *(none — backlog)* - **Parent Epic**: #3370 ## Bug Report ### What Was Tested The `AutomationProfileService` default profile fallback was analyzed against the specification's global configuration defaults. ### Expected Behavior (from spec) Per `docs/specification.md` line 30541 (Global Configuration Keys table): ``` | `core.automation-profile` | string | `supervised` | `CLEVERAGENTS_AUTOMATION_PROFILE` | The default automation profile applied to new plans when no profile is specified at the plan, action, or project level. | ``` The default value for `core.automation-profile` is `supervised`. ### Actual Behavior **`src/cleveragents/application/services/automation_profile_service.py`, line 41:** ```python _DEFAULT_PROFILE = "manual" ``` The `AutomationProfileService` uses `"manual"` as the hardcoded fallback when: 1. No `global_default` is passed to the constructor 2. The `CLEVERAGENTS_AUTOMATION_PROFILE` environment variable is not set This means in environments where neither the config service nor the env var is configured, the system defaults to `"manual"` (maximum human approval for every action) instead of `"supervised"` (automatic planning, manual execution review). Additionally, `PlanLifecycleService._resolve_plan_profile_ref()` at line 1151-1152 has the same issue: ```python if not settings_fallback or settings_fallback not in BUILTIN_PROFILES: settings_fallback = "manual" ``` This also falls back to `"manual"` instead of `"supervised"`. ### Impact - New installations without explicit config will use `"manual"` profile (all thresholds at 1.0 — every action requires human approval) - The spec-intended default of `"supervised"` (automatic planning, manual execution) is never applied - Users who rely on the documented default behavior will experience unexpected behavior ### Code Locations - `src/cleveragents/application/services/automation_profile_service.py` line 41 - `src/cleveragents/application/services/plan_lifecycle_service.py` line 1152 ### Fix Required Change `_DEFAULT_PROFILE = "manual"` to `_DEFAULT_PROFILE = "supervised"` in `automation_profile_service.py`. Change the fallback at line 1152 in `plan_lifecycle_service.py` from `"manual"` to `"supervised"`. ## Subtasks - [ ] Update `_DEFAULT_PROFILE = "manual"` to `_DEFAULT_PROFILE = "supervised"` in `automation_profile_service.py` - [ ] Update fallback in `plan_lifecycle_service.py` line 1152 from `"manual"` to `"supervised"` - [ ] Update BDD scenarios that assert the default profile is `"manual"` to expect `"supervised"` - [ ] Verify no other hardcoded `"manual"` defaults exist in the codebase ## Definition of Done - [ ] Default automation profile when no config is set is `"supervised"` as specified - [ ] All subtasks completed - [ ] PR merged with issue closed - All nox stages pass - Coverage >= 97% > **Backlog note:** This issue was discovered during autonomous operation > on milestone <M>. It does not block milestone completion and has been > placed in the backlog for human review and future milestone assignment. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: UAT Testing | Agent: ca-new-issue-creator

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#3370 Epic: Automation Profile & Safety Profile CLI — Cost Budgets, Guard Enforcement, and Profile Management

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