What happens
On goodwe-addon SAFETY-129 (router task T192, round 2, 2026-11-06), the verifier (Opus) answered with a fenced ```json block {"verdict": "PASS", "issues": [], "rewrite_brief": ""} followed by prose. The router reported "FAIL again ... Verifier reply was not valid JSON" and ordered a rewrite on a new Opus agent. The owner overrode it.
Where hooks/router.tsparseVerdict() (v0.4.4, lines 186-198). The regex /\{[\s\S]*\}/ is greedy: it spans from the first { to the LAST } in the whole reply. Likely cause (not proven, the full reply was not kept): the prose after the JSON contained a }, so JSON.parse got JSON + prose and threw. Any unreadable reply counts as FAIL, which escalates to a rewrite.
Wanted
Read a ```json fenced block first, then the first balanced {...} object that parses and has a verdict key; tolerate prose before and after.
An unreadable reply is not a FAIL that escalates: re-ask the verifier once for the JSON only, then hand back to the manager with "verdict unreadable". Never auto-rewrite on a parse error.
The posted message shows the parsed verdict, or the first 300 chars plus "unreadable".
Acceptance tests/router.test.ts: fenced JSON + prose containing } -> PASS; bare JSON -> PASS; FAIL with issues; garbage -> re-ask, then hand-back, no rewrite.
Priority P2, size S.
Trello: TOOL-02 https://trello.com/c/6aee55de45577a3362fb97ba
**What happens**
On goodwe-addon SAFETY-129 (router task T192, round 2, 2026-11-06), the verifier (Opus) answered with a fenced ```json block `{"verdict": "PASS", "issues": [], "rewrite_brief": ""}` followed by prose. The router reported "FAIL again ... Verifier reply was not valid JSON" and ordered a rewrite on a new Opus agent. The owner overrode it.
**Where**
`hooks/router.ts` `parseVerdict()` (v0.4.4, lines 186-198). The regex `/\{[\s\S]*\}/` is greedy: it spans from the first `{` to the LAST `}` in the whole reply. Likely cause (not proven, the full reply was not kept): the prose after the JSON contained a `}`, so `JSON.parse` got JSON + prose and threw. Any unreadable reply counts as FAIL, which escalates to a rewrite.
**Wanted**
- Read a ```json fenced block first, then the first balanced `{...}` object that parses and has a `verdict` key; tolerate prose before and after.
- An unreadable reply is not a FAIL that escalates: re-ask the verifier once for the JSON only, then hand back to the manager with "verdict unreadable". Never auto-rewrite on a parse error.
- The posted message shows the parsed verdict, or the first 300 chars plus "unreadable".
**Acceptance**
`tests/router.test.ts`: fenced JSON + prose containing `}` -> PASS; bare JSON -> PASS; FAIL with issues; garbage -> re-ask, then hand-back, no rewrite.
Priority P2, size S.
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Trello: TOOL-02 https://trello.com/c/6aee55de45577a3362fb97ba
What happens
On goodwe-addon SAFETY-129 (router task T192, round 2, 2026-11-06), the verifier (Opus) answered with a fenced ```json block
{"verdict": "PASS", "issues": [], "rewrite_brief": ""}followed by prose. The router reported "FAIL again ... Verifier reply was not valid JSON" and ordered a rewrite on a new Opus agent. The owner overrode it.Where
hooks/router.tsparseVerdict()(v0.4.4, lines 186-198). The regex/\{[\s\S]*\}/is greedy: it spans from the first{to the LAST}in the whole reply. Likely cause (not proven, the full reply was not kept): the prose after the JSON contained a}, soJSON.parsegot JSON + prose and threw. Any unreadable reply counts as FAIL, which escalates to a rewrite.Wanted
{...}object that parses and has averdictkey; tolerate prose before and after.Acceptance
tests/router.test.ts: fenced JSON + prose containing}-> PASS; bare JSON -> PASS; FAIL with issues; garbage -> re-ask, then hand-back, no rewrite.Priority P2, size S.
Fixed in v0.4.5 (
05f9663). Installed into ~/projects/goodwe/tools/model-router and reloaded in the goodwe session 2026-11-07.