root 52561d10d3 Input normalizer + unified memory query — "seamless with whatever input"
J asked directly: "did we implement our memory findings so that our
knowledge base and our configuration playbook [work] seamlessly with
whatever input they're given?" Honest answer tonight was "one of five
findings shipped, normalizer is the blocker." This closes that gap.

NORMALIZER (tests/multi-agent/normalize.ts):
Accepts structured JSON, natural language, or mixed. Returns canonical
NormalizedInput { role, city, state, count, client, deadline, intent,
confidence, extraction_method, missing_fields } for any downstream
consumer.

Three-tier path:
  1. Structured fast-path — already-shaped input skips LLM
  2. Regex path — "need 3 welders in Nashville, TN" parses without LLM.
     City/state parser tightened to 1-3 capitalized words + "in {city}"
     anchor preference + case-exact full-state-name variants to prevent
     "Forklift Operators in Chicago" being captured as the city name
  3. LLM fallback — qwen3 local with think:false + 400 max_tokens for
     inputs the regex can't handle

Unit tests (tests/multi-agent/normalize.test.ts): 9/9 pass. Covers
structured fast-path, misplacement→rescue intent, state-name→abbrev
conversion, regex extraction from natural language, plural role +
full state name edge case, rescue intent keyword precedence, partial
input reporting missing fields, empty object fallthrough, async/sync
parity on clean inputs.

UNIFIED MEMORY QUERY (tests/multi-agent/memory_query.ts):
One function, five parallel fan-outs, one bundle returned:
  - playbook_workers — hybrid_search via gateway with use_playbook_memory
  - pathway_recommendation — KB recommender for this sig
  - neighbor_signatures — K-NN sigs weighted by staffer competence
  - prior_lessons — T3 overseer lessons filtered by city/state
  - top_staffers — competence-sorted leaderboard
  - discovered_patterns — top workers endorsed across past playbooks
    for this (role, city, state)
  - latency_ms — per-source + total
Every branch is best-effort: one source down doesn't break the bundle.

HTTP ENDPOINT (mcp-server/index.ts):
  POST /memory/query with body {input: <anything>} → MemoryQueryResult
Returns the same shape the TS function does. Typed with types.ts for
future UI consumption.

VERIFIED:
  curl POST /memory/query with structured {role,city,state,count}
    → extraction_method=structured, 10 playbook workers, top score 0.878
  curl POST /memory/query with "I need 3 welders in Nashville, TN"
    → extraction_method=regex (no LLM call), 319ms total, 8 endorsements
      for Lauren Gomez auto-discovered as top Nashville Welder

Honest remaining gaps (documented for next phase):
  - Mem0 ADD/UPDATE/DELETE/NOOP — we still only ADD + mark_failed
  - Zep validity windows — playbook entries have timestamps but no
    retirement semantic
  - Letta working-memory / hot cache — every query scans all 1560
    playbook entries
  - Memory profiles / scoped queries — global pool, no per-staffer
    private subsets

2 of 5 findings now shipped (multi-strategy retrieval in Rust, input
normalization + unified query in TS). The remaining 3 are architectural
additions queued as Phase 25 items — validity windows first since it's
the most load-bearing for long-running systems.
2026-04-20 23:59:05 -05:00

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// Input normalizer — accepts whatever shape a caller provides (clean
// structured spec, partial JSON, natural language, a mix) and produces
// a canonical shape the rest of the pipeline understands. This is the
// missing piece that lets KB + playbook_memory + overseer respond
// "seamlessly with whatever input they're given" as J framed it.
//
// The pipeline already works when input is `{role, city, state, count}`;
// what breaks today is "I need three welders in Nashville Monday" —
// the SQL-filter extractors return None, the boost pipeline sees no
// role/geo signal, and retrieval silently degrades to raw cosine.
//
// Strategy: fast path for structured input, LLM fallback only for
// natural language. We don't want to burn an LLM call on "role=Welder
// city=Nashville state=TN count=3" — that's wasteful.
import { generateContinuable } from "./agent.ts";
export interface NormalizedInput {
role: string | null;
city: string | null;
state: string | null; // two-letter
count: number | null;
client: string | null;
deadline: string | null; // ISO date or null
intent: "fill" | "lookup" | "rescue" | "rebuild" | "unknown";
raw_text: string; // what the caller originally sent
confidence: "high" | "medium" | "low";
extraction_method: "structured" | "regex" | "llm" | "mixed";
missing_fields: string[]; // what normalizer couldn't determine
}
// US state abbreviations for regex city,state extraction.
const STATE_ABBRS = new Set([
"AL","AK","AZ","AR","CA","CO","CT","DE","FL","GA","HI","ID","IL","IN","IA",
"KS","KY","LA","ME","MD","MA","MI","MN","MS","MO","MT","NE","NV","NH","NJ",
"NM","NY","NC","ND","OH","OK","OR","PA","RI","SC","SD","TN","TX","UT","VT",
"VA","WA","WV","WI","WY","DC",
]);
const STATE_NAMES_TO_ABBR: Record<string, string> = {
alabama: "AL", alaska: "AK", arizona: "AZ", arkansas: "AR", california: "CA",
colorado: "CO", connecticut: "CT", delaware: "DE", florida: "FL", georgia: "GA",
hawaii: "HI", idaho: "ID", illinois: "IL", indiana: "IN", iowa: "IA",
kansas: "KS", kentucky: "KY", louisiana: "LA", maine: "ME", maryland: "MD",
massachusetts: "MA", michigan: "MI", minnesota: "MN", mississippi: "MS", missouri: "MO",
montana: "MT", nebraska: "NE", nevada: "NV", "new hampshire": "NH", "new jersey": "NJ",
"new mexico": "NM", "new york": "NY", "north carolina": "NC", "north dakota": "ND",
ohio: "OH", oklahoma: "OK", oregon: "OR", pennsylvania: "PA", "rhode island": "RI",
"south carolina": "SC", "south dakota": "SD", tennessee: "TN", texas: "TX", utah: "UT",
vermont: "VT", virginia: "VA", washington: "WA", "west virginia": "WV", wisconsin: "WI",
wyoming: "WY",
};
// Canonical staffing roles — the normalizer recognizes these regardless
// of casing / plurality. Extend as domains grow.
const KNOWN_ROLES = [
"Warehouse Associate", "Machine Operator", "Forklift Operator", "Loader",
"Material Handler", "Assembler", "Quality Tech", "Picker", "Packer",
"Shipping Clerk", "Receiving Clerk", "Welder", "CNC Operator",
"Maintenance Tech", "Electrician", "Tool & Die Maker", "Safety Coordinator",
"Logistics Coordinator", "Packaging Operator", "Sanitation Worker",
"Line Lead",
];
// Intent keyword hints. Check in order — "rescue" beats generic "fill"
// for "rescue the Nashville welder fill" kind of input.
const INTENT_HINTS: Array<{ re: RegExp; intent: NormalizedInput["intent"] }> = [
{ re: /\brescue|pivot|retry|remediat/i, intent: "rescue" },
{ re: /\brebuild|reindex|re-?embed/i, intent: "rebuild" },
{ re: /\blookup|find|show me|who is|what is/i, intent: "lookup" },
{ re: /\bfill|hire|staff|need|schedule|book/i, intent: "fill" },
];
// Fast structured path — the input is already a FillEvent-shaped JSON
// or a close cousin. Returns null to fall through to regex/LLM.
function fromStructured(raw: any): NormalizedInput | null {
if (!raw || typeof raw !== "object") return null;
const role = typeof raw.role === "string" ? raw.role : null;
const city = typeof raw.city === "string" ? raw.city : null;
const stateRaw = typeof raw.state === "string" ? raw.state : null;
const count = typeof raw.count === "number" ? raw.count : null;
// Only treat as structured if AT LEAST role OR city is present; a
// bare {kind: "baseline_fill"} shouldn't go through this path.
if (!role && !city) return null;
return {
role,
city,
state: normalizeState(stateRaw),
count,
client: typeof raw.client === "string" ? raw.client : null,
deadline: typeof raw.deadline === "string" ? raw.deadline : null,
intent: (raw.kind === "misplacement" || /rescue/i.test(raw.kind ?? "")) ? "rescue" : "fill",
raw_text: JSON.stringify(raw),
confidence: "high",
extraction_method: "structured",
missing_fields: missingFields(role, city, stateRaw, count),
};
}
function normalizeState(s: string | null | undefined): string | null {
if (!s) return null;
const trimmed = s.trim();
if (STATE_ABBRS.has(trimmed.toUpperCase())) return trimmed.toUpperCase();
const full = trimmed.toLowerCase();
if (STATE_NAMES_TO_ABBR[full]) return STATE_NAMES_TO_ABBR[full];
return null;
}
function missingFields(role: any, city: any, state: any, count: any): string[] {
const out: string[] = [];
if (!role) out.push("role");
if (!city) out.push("city");
if (!state) out.push("state");
if (count === null || count === undefined) out.push("count");
return out;
}
// Regex path — handles structured-ish text like "3 welders in Nashville TN".
// Returns partial extraction; LLM path fills the rest if this leaves
// too many missing fields.
function fromRegex(text: string): NormalizedInput {
const lower = text.toLowerCase();
// Count: "3 welders" or "need 5" or "fill 8 safety coordinators"
let count: number | null = null;
const countMatch = text.match(/\b(?:need|fill|book|hire|schedule|want)\s+(\d+)\b/i)
?? text.match(/\b(\d+)\s+(?:x\s+)?[A-Za-z]/);
if (countMatch) count = parseInt(countMatch[1], 10);
// Role: longest prefix match from KNOWN_ROLES (case-insensitive).
// Plural forms ("welders") match "Welder" via endsWith("s") strip.
let role: string | null = null;
for (const known of KNOWN_ROLES.sort((a, b) => b.length - a.length)) {
const needle = known.toLowerCase();
if (lower.includes(needle)) { role = known; break; }
if (needle.endsWith("r") && lower.includes(needle + "s")) { role = known; break; }
}
// City, state: "Nashville TN" or "Nashville, Tennessee" or "Nashville, TN".
// City capture is 1-3 capitalized words — anything longer is usually
// the surrounding phrase ("Forklift Operators in Chicago"). Prefer
// "in {city}" anchor when present.
let city: string | null = null;
let state: string | null = null;
const cityPat = `([A-Z][a-zA-Z.'-]+(?:\\s+[A-Z][a-zA-Z.'-]+){0,2})`;
// First preference: "in {City}, XX" or "in {City} XX"
const inAbbrev = text.match(new RegExp(`\\bin\\s+${cityPat},?\\s+([A-Z]{2})\\b`));
if (inAbbrev && STATE_ABBRS.has(inAbbrev[2])) {
city = inAbbrev[1].trim();
state = inAbbrev[2];
} else {
// Bare "{City}, XX" (no "in" anchor)
const bareAbbrev = text.match(new RegExp(`${cityPat},\\s+([A-Z]{2})\\b`));
if (bareAbbrev && STATE_ABBRS.has(bareAbbrev[2])) {
city = bareAbbrev[1].trim();
state = bareAbbrev[2];
} else {
// "{City}, FullName" variant. Can't use case-insensitive flag
// because it would let cityPat's [A-Z] match lowercase letters.
// Instead try both exact-case and Title-case variants.
for (const [full, abbr] of Object.entries(STATE_NAMES_TO_ABBR)) {
const fullTitle = full.split(" ").map(w => w[0].toUpperCase() + w.slice(1)).join(" ");
const variants = [full, fullTitle];
for (const variant of variants) {
const re = new RegExp(`\\bin\\s+${cityPat},?\\s+${variant}\\b`);
const m = text.match(re);
if (m) { city = m[1].trim(); state = abbr; break; }
}
if (city) break;
// Bare "{City}, FullName" (no "in")
for (const variant of variants) {
const re = new RegExp(`${cityPat},\\s+${variant}\\b`);
const m = text.match(re);
if (m) { city = m[1].trim(); state = abbr; break; }
}
if (city) break;
}
}
}
// Intent
let intent: NormalizedInput["intent"] = "unknown";
for (const h of INTENT_HINTS) {
if (h.re.test(text)) { intent = h.intent; break; }
}
const missing = missingFields(role, city, state, count);
return {
role, city, state, count,
client: null,
deadline: null,
intent,
raw_text: text,
confidence: missing.length === 0 ? "high" : missing.length <= 2 ? "medium" : "low",
extraction_method: "regex",
missing_fields: missing,
};
}
// LLM path — when regex leaves too many fields missing, ask a small
// local model to extract what's present. Uses `think:false` and a
// strict JSON prompt so the call stays cheap.
async function fromLLM(text: string, fallback: NormalizedInput): Promise<NormalizedInput> {
const prompt = `Extract the staffing request shape from this text. Respond with ONLY a JSON object, no prose.
Text: ${text}
Required shape:
{
"role": "string | null (one of: Welder, Forklift Operator, Warehouse Associate, Machine Operator, Loader, Material Handler, Assembler, Quality Tech, Picker, Packer, Shipping Clerk, Receiving Clerk, CNC Operator, Maintenance Tech, Electrician, Tool & Die Maker, Safety Coordinator, Logistics Coordinator, Packaging Operator, Sanitation Worker, Line Lead, or null if unclear)",
"city": "string | null (US city name, properly capitalized)",
"state": "string | null (two-letter abbrev like TN, IL)",
"count": "number | null (integer number of workers needed)",
"client": "string | null (company/client name if mentioned)",
"deadline": "string | null (ISO date YYYY-MM-DD if a specific date is mentioned, else null)",
"intent": "string (one of: fill, lookup, rescue, rebuild, unknown)"
}
Return the JSON object now:`;
try {
const raw = await generateContinuable("qwen3:latest", prompt, {
max_tokens: 400,
shape: "json",
think: false,
max_continuations: 2,
});
const match = raw.match(/\{[\s\S]*\}/);
if (!match) return fallback;
const parsed = JSON.parse(match[0]);
const role = typeof parsed.role === "string" && parsed.role !== "null" ? parsed.role : null;
const city = typeof parsed.city === "string" && parsed.city !== "null" ? parsed.city : null;
const state = normalizeState(parsed.state);
const count = typeof parsed.count === "number" ? parsed.count
: typeof parsed.count === "string" ? parseInt(parsed.count, 10) || null
: null;
const client = typeof parsed.client === "string" && parsed.client !== "null" ? parsed.client : null;
const deadline = typeof parsed.deadline === "string" && parsed.deadline !== "null" ? parsed.deadline : null;
const intent = ["fill", "lookup", "rescue", "rebuild", "unknown"].includes(parsed.intent)
? parsed.intent as NormalizedInput["intent"]
: "unknown";
const missing = missingFields(role, city, state, count);
return {
role: role ?? fallback.role,
city: city ?? fallback.city,
state: state ?? fallback.state,
count: count ?? fallback.count,
client: client ?? fallback.client,
deadline: deadline ?? fallback.deadline,
intent: intent !== "unknown" ? intent : fallback.intent,
raw_text: text,
confidence: missing.length === 0 ? "high" : missing.length <= 2 ? "medium" : "low",
extraction_method: "llm",
missing_fields: missing,
};
} catch {
return fallback;
}
}
// Top-level normalizer. Auto-detects input shape:
// - Object with role/city → fast structured path
// - String with enough regex signal → regex path
// - Low-signal string → LLM path with regex seed
export async function normalizeInput(raw: unknown): Promise<NormalizedInput> {
// Structured path
if (raw && typeof raw === "object") {
const s = fromStructured(raw);
if (s) return s;
}
// String path
const text = typeof raw === "string" ? raw
: raw && typeof raw === "object" ? JSON.stringify(raw)
: String(raw);
const reg = fromRegex(text);
// If regex got at least role + city, trust it.
if (reg.role && reg.city) {
return reg;
}
// Otherwise try LLM fallback, using regex result as seed.
return await fromLLM(text, reg);
}
// Synchronous-only variant — returns whatever regex/structured can get
// without an LLM call. Useful when caller can't await (e.g. a prompt
// template).
export function normalizeInputSync(raw: unknown): NormalizedInput {
if (raw && typeof raw === "object") {
const s = fromStructured(raw);
if (s) return s;
}
const text = typeof raw === "string" ? raw
: raw && typeof raw === "object" ? JSON.stringify(raw)
: String(raw);
return fromRegex(text);
}