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UAT: `agents plan correct` does not warn about irreversible side effects or reject corrections with applied child plans #5089

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opened 2026-04-09 00:59:39 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 1 comment

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Feature Area: Sandbox and Checkpoint / Correction Model
Tested By: UAT worker (uat-pool-1), feature area: Sandbox and Checkpoint
Severity: High (safety guarantees violated — corrections can proceed without warning about irreversible effects)

What Was Tested

The agents plan correct command was analyzed to verify it enforces the correction safety guarantees defined in the specification (§Correction Safety, lines 28951–28964).

Expected Behavior (from spec)

The spec defines the following correction safety guarantees (§Correction Safety, lines 28953–28964):

Corrections always:

Create a new attempt revision (increment plan.attempt)

Preserve old artifacts for diff/compare

Run execute in sandbox again

Require apply gating again

==Never modify already-applied changes==

Warn about irreversible side effects before proceeding

Reject correction of decisions whose affected subtree includes applied child plans

Additionally, the spec (§Mid-Execute Correction, line 28822) states:

If non-rollbackable resources exist, the user is warned and must confirm. If downstream decisions triggered tools with irreversible side_effects, the user is warned that external effects cannot be undone.

Actual Behavior (from code)

The correct_decision function in src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py (lines 3115–3351):

No irreversible side effects warning: The command only shows a generic confirmation prompt "Proceed with correction?" — it does NOT check for non-rollbackable resources or tools with irreversible side_effects
No applied child plan rejection: The CorrectionService.execute_revert() does NOT check whether any affected child plans are already applied. The spec requires rejecting the correction in this case.

The CorrectionService.analyze_impact() computes affected_child_plans=[] (always empty — see src/cleveragents/application/services/correction_service.py line ~280) and never queries the actual child plan states.

Code Location

src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py, correct_decision() function (lines 3115–3351) — missing side effects warning
src/cleveragents/application/services/correction_service.py, analyze_impact() method — affected_child_plans always empty
src/cleveragents/application/services/correction_service.py, execute_revert() method — no applied child plan check

Steps to Reproduce

Scenario 1 — Irreversible side effects not warned:

Execute a plan that uses tools with side_effects: ["external_api_call"]
Run agents plan correct <DECISION_ID> --mode revert --guidance "..."
Expected: Warning "This correction affects decisions that triggered irreversible external API calls. These effects cannot be undone. Proceed?"
Actual: Generic "Proceed with correction?" prompt with no mention of irreversible effects

Scenario 2 — Applied child plan not rejected:

Execute a plan that spawns a child plan
Apply the child plan (agents plan apply <CHILD_PLAN_ID>)
Run agents plan correct <PARENT_DECISION_ID> --mode revert --guidance "..." targeting a decision that spawned the now-applied child plan
Expected: Error "Cannot correct: affected subtree includes applied child plan <CHILD_PLAN_ID>. Correct the child plan independently or use --mode=append."
Actual: Correction proceeds, potentially creating an inconsistent state

Impact

Safety: Users can accidentally proceed with corrections that have irreversible external effects without being warned
Data integrity: Corrections can proceed even when applied child plans block safe reversion, violating the spec's "Never modify already-applied changes" guarantee
Spec compliance: Two of the seven correction safety guarantees are not implemented

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## Bug Report **Feature Area**: Sandbox and Checkpoint / Correction Model **Tested By**: UAT worker (uat-pool-1), feature area: Sandbox and Checkpoint **Severity**: High (safety guarantees violated — corrections can proceed without warning about irreversible effects) --- ## What Was Tested The `agents plan correct` command was analyzed to verify it enforces the correction safety guarantees defined in the specification (§Correction Safety, lines 28951–28964). ## Expected Behavior (from spec) The spec defines the following correction safety guarantees (§Correction Safety, lines 28953–28964): > Corrections always: > - [x] Create a new attempt revision (increment `plan.attempt`) > - [x] Preserve old artifacts for diff/compare > - [x] Run execute in sandbox again > - [x] Require apply gating again > - [x] ==Never modify already-applied changes== > - [x] **Warn about irreversible side effects before proceeding** > - [x] **Reject correction of decisions whose affected subtree includes applied child plans** Additionally, the spec (§Mid-Execute Correction, line 28822) states: > If non-rollbackable resources exist, the user is warned and must confirm. If downstream decisions triggered tools with irreversible `side_effects`, the user is warned that external effects cannot be undone. ## Actual Behavior (from code) The `correct_decision` function in `src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py` (lines 3115–3351): 1. **No irreversible side effects warning**: The command only shows a generic confirmation prompt "Proceed with correction?" — it does NOT check for non-rollbackable resources or tools with irreversible `side_effects` 2. **No applied child plan rejection**: The `CorrectionService.execute_revert()` does NOT check whether any affected child plans are already applied. The spec requires rejecting the correction in this case. The `CorrectionService.analyze_impact()` computes `affected_child_plans=[]` (always empty — see `src/cleveragents/application/services/correction_service.py` line ~280) and never queries the actual child plan states. ## Code Location - `src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py`, `correct_decision()` function (lines 3115–3351) — missing side effects warning - `src/cleveragents/application/services/correction_service.py`, `analyze_impact()` method — `affected_child_plans` always empty - `src/cleveragents/application/services/correction_service.py`, `execute_revert()` method — no applied child plan check ## Steps to Reproduce **Scenario 1 — Irreversible side effects not warned:** 1. Execute a plan that uses tools with `side_effects: ["external_api_call"]` 2. Run `agents plan correct <DECISION_ID> --mode revert --guidance "..."` 3. Expected: Warning "This correction affects decisions that triggered irreversible external API calls. These effects cannot be undone. Proceed?" 4. Actual: Generic "Proceed with correction?" prompt with no mention of irreversible effects **Scenario 2 — Applied child plan not rejected:** 1. Execute a plan that spawns a child plan 2. Apply the child plan (`agents plan apply <CHILD_PLAN_ID>`) 3. Run `agents plan correct <PARENT_DECISION_ID> --mode revert --guidance "..."` targeting a decision that spawned the now-applied child plan 4. Expected: Error "Cannot correct: affected subtree includes applied child plan <CHILD_PLAN_ID>. Correct the child plan independently or use --mode=append." 5. Actual: Correction proceeds, potentially creating an inconsistent state ## Impact - **Safety**: Users can accidentally proceed with corrections that have irreversible external effects without being warned - **Data integrity**: Corrections can proceed even when applied child plans block safe reversion, violating the spec's "Never modify already-applied changes" guarantee - **Spec compliance**: Two of the seven correction safety guarantees are not implemented --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: UAT Testing | Agent: uat-tester

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#4959 EPIC: Correction Engine — Revert & Append Modes with plan.attempt Tracking

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[AUTO-EPIC] Epic Planning Health Report (Cycle 1) #4985

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HAL9000 added this to the v3.2.0 milestone

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Issue triaged by project owner: Verified as valid spec compliance bug. Priority: Medium. Milestone: v3.2.0.

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Issue triaged by project owner: Verified as valid spec compliance bug. Priority: Medium. Milestone: v3.2.0. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner

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feat(architecture-pool-supervisor): add milestone assignment to spec PRs #8188

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feat(architecture-pool-supervisor): add milestone assignment to spec PRs #8188

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feat(architecture-pool-supervisor): add milestone assignment to spec PRs #8188