fix(runtime): guard carry-forward prompts and support inbound IPC injection

src/ipc-message-forwarding.ts

@@ -15,8 +15,24 @@ export async function forwardAuthorizedIpcMessage(
     senderRole?: string,
     runId?: string,
   ) => Promise<void>,
+  injectInboundMessage?: (payload: {
+    chatJid: string;
+    text: string;
+    sender?: string;
+    senderName?: string;
+    messageId?: string;
+    timestamp?: string;
+    treatAsHuman: boolean;
+    sourceKind?: import('./types.js').MessageSourceKind;
+  }) => Promise<void>,
 ): Promise<IpcMessageForwardResult> {
-  if (!(msg.type === 'message' && msg.chatJid && msg.text)) {
+  if (
+    !(
+      (msg.type === 'message' || msg.type === 'inject_inbound_message') &&
+      msg.chatJid &&
+      msg.text
+    )
+  ) {
     return { outcome: 'ignored', senderRole: msg.senderRole ?? null };
   }
 
@@ -34,6 +50,35 @@ export async function forwardAuthorizedIpcMessage(
     };
   }
 
+  if (msg.type === 'inject_inbound_message') {
+    if (!injectInboundMessage) {
+      return {
+        outcome: 'ignored',
+        chatJid: msg.chatJid,
+        targetGroup: targetGroup?.folder ?? null,
+        isMainOverride,
+        senderRole: msg.senderRole ?? null,
+      };
+    }
+    await injectInboundMessage({
+      chatJid: msg.chatJid,
+      text: msg.text,
+      sender: msg.sender,
+      senderName: msg.senderName,
+      messageId: msg.messageId,
+      timestamp: msg.timestamp,
+      treatAsHuman: msg.treatAsHuman === true,
+      sourceKind: msg.sourceKind,
+    });
+    return {
+      outcome: 'sent',
+      chatJid: msg.chatJid,
+      targetGroup: targetGroup?.folder ?? null,
+      isMainOverride,
+      senderRole: msg.senderRole ?? null,
+    };
+  }
+
   await sendMessage(msg.chatJid, msg.text, msg.senderRole, msg.runId);
   return {
     outcome: 'sent',

src/ipc.ts

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export function startIpcWatcher(deps: IpcDeps): void {
                 isMain,
                 roomBindings,
                 deps.sendMessage,
+                deps.injectInboundMessage,
               );
               if (forwardResult.outcome === 'sent') {
                 logger.info(

src/message-runtime-prompts.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import {
+  buildOwnerPendingPrompt,
+  buildPairedTurnPrompt,
+  buildReviewerPendingPrompt,
+} from './message-runtime-prompts.js';
+import type { NewMessage, PairedTurnOutput } from './types.js';
+
+const CARRY_FORWARD_MARKER =
+  '[Carried forward context from the previous task: latest owner final]';
+
+function makeHumanMessage(content: string): NewMessage {
+  return {
+    id: `msg-${content}`,
+    chat_jid: 'group@test',
+    sender: 'user@test',
+    sender_name: 'User',
+    content,
+    timestamp: '2026-04-20T01:00:00.000Z',
+    is_bot_message: false,
+    is_from_me: false,
+  };
+}
+
+function makeTurnOutput(outputText: string): PairedTurnOutput {
+  return {
+    id: 1,
+    task_id: 'task-1',
+    turn_number: 0,
+    role: 'owner',
+    output_text: outputText,
+    created_at: '2026-04-20T00:59:00.000Z',
+  };
+}
+
+describe('message-runtime-prompts carry-forward guidance', () => {
+  it('prepends a carry-forward warning to paired turn prompts', () => {
+    const prompt = buildPairedTurnPrompt({
+      taskId: 'task-1',
+      chatJid: 'group@test',
+      timezone: 'UTC',
+      missedMessages: [makeHumanMessage('새 질문')],
+      labeledFallbackMessages: [makeHumanMessage('새 질문')],
+      turnOutputs: [
+        makeTurnOutput(`${CARRY_FORWARD_MARKER}\nDONE\n이전 owner final`),
+      ],
+    });
+
+    expect(prompt.startsWith('System note:\nIf you see a message beginning with')).toBe(true);
+    expect(prompt).toContain(CARRY_FORWARD_MARKER);
+    expect(prompt).toContain('Respond only to the latest human request and the current task.');
+  });
+
+  it('prepends a carry-forward warning to reviewer pending prompts', () => {
+    const prompt = buildReviewerPendingPrompt({
+      chatJid: 'group@test',
+      timezone: 'UTC',
+      turnOutputs: [
+        makeTurnOutput(`${CARRY_FORWARD_MARKER}\nDONE\n이전 owner final`),
+      ],
+      recentHumanMessages: [makeHumanMessage('이제 새 질문')],
+      lastHumanMessage: '이제 새 질문',
+    });
+
+    expect(prompt.startsWith('System note:\nIf you see a message beginning with')).toBe(true);
+    expect(prompt).toContain('Do not repeat, continue, or answer that carried-forward final directly.');
+  });
+
+  it('prepends a carry-forward warning to owner pending prompts', () => {
+    const prompt = buildOwnerPendingPrompt({
+      chatJid: 'group@test',
+      timezone: 'UTC',
+      turnOutputs: [
+        makeTurnOutput(`${CARRY_FORWARD_MARKER}\nDONE\n이전 owner final`),
+      ],
+      recentHumanMessages: [makeHumanMessage('새 owner 질문')],
+      lastHumanMessage: '새 owner 질문',
+    });
+
+    expect(prompt.startsWith('System note:\nIf you see a message beginning with')).toBe(true);
+    expect(prompt).toContain('Respond only to the latest human request and the current task.');
+  });
+
+  it('does not prepend the warning when there is no carried-forward turn output', () => {
+    const prompt = buildPairedTurnPrompt({
+      taskId: 'task-1',
+      chatJid: 'group@test',
+      timezone: 'UTC',
+      missedMessages: [makeHumanMessage('그냥 새 질문')],
+      labeledFallbackMessages: [makeHumanMessage('그냥 새 질문')],
+      turnOutputs: [makeTurnOutput('DONE\n일반 owner final')],
+    });
+
+    expect(prompt.startsWith('System note:\nIf you see a message beginning with')).toBe(false);
+  });
+});

src/message-runtime-prompts.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ import { buildArbiterContextPrompt } from './arbiter-context.js';
 import { formatMessages } from './router.js';
 import type { NewMessage, PairedTask, PairedTurnOutput } from './types.js';
 
+const CARRIED_FORWARD_OWNER_FINAL_MARKER =
+  '[Carried forward context from the previous task: latest owner final]';
+
+const CARRIED_FORWARD_OWNER_FINAL_GUIDANCE = `System note:
+If you see a message beginning with "${CARRIED_FORWARD_OWNER_FINAL_MARKER}", treat it as background only. Do not repeat, continue, or answer that carried-forward final directly. Respond only to the latest human request and the current task.`;
+
 function turnOutputsToMessages(
   outputs: PairedTurnOutput[],
   chatJid: string,
@@ -29,6 +35,22 @@ function mergeHumanAndTurnOutputMessages(
   ].sort((a, b) => a.timestamp.localeCompare(b.timestamp));
 }
 
+function hasCarriedForwardOwnerFinal(outputs: PairedTurnOutput[]): boolean {
+  return outputs.some((output) =>
+    output.output_text.startsWith(CARRIED_FORWARD_OWNER_FINAL_MARKER),
+  );
+}
+
+function prependCarriedForwardGuidance(
+  prompt: string,
+  turnOutputs: PairedTurnOutput[],
+): string {
+  if (!hasCarriedForwardOwnerFinal(turnOutputs)) {
+    return prompt;
+  }
+  return `${CARRIED_FORWARD_OWNER_FINAL_GUIDANCE}\n\n${prompt}`;
+}
+
 export function buildPairedTurnPrompt(args: {
   taskId: string;
   chatJid: string;
@@ -44,13 +66,16 @@ export function buildPairedTurnPrompt(args: {
   const humanMessages = args.missedMessages.filter(
     (message) => !message.is_bot_message,
   );
-  return formatMessages(
-    mergeHumanAndTurnOutputMessages(
-      args.chatJid,
-      humanMessages,
-      args.turnOutputs,
+  return prependCarriedForwardGuidance(
+    formatMessages(
+      mergeHumanAndTurnOutputMessages(
+        args.chatJid,
+        humanMessages,
+        args.turnOutputs,
+      ),
+      args.timezone,
     ),
-    args.timezone,
+    args.turnOutputs,
   );
 }
 
@@ -62,13 +87,16 @@ export function buildReviewerPendingPrompt(args: {
   lastHumanMessage: string | null | undefined;
 }): string {
   if (args.turnOutputs.length > 0) {
-    return formatMessages(
-      mergeHumanAndTurnOutputMessages(
-        args.chatJid,
-        args.recentHumanMessages,
-        args.turnOutputs,
+    return prependCarriedForwardGuidance(
+      formatMessages(
+        mergeHumanAndTurnOutputMessages(
+          args.chatJid,
+          args.recentHumanMessages,
+          args.turnOutputs,
+        ),
+        args.timezone,
       ),
-      args.timezone,
+      args.turnOutputs,
     );
   }
 
@@ -87,13 +115,16 @@ export function buildOwnerPendingPrompt(args: {
   lastHumanMessage: string | null | undefined;
 }): string {
   if (args.turnOutputs.length > 0) {
-    return formatMessages(
-      mergeHumanAndTurnOutputMessages(
-        args.chatJid,
-        args.recentHumanMessages,
-        args.turnOutputs,
+    return prependCarriedForwardGuidance(
+      formatMessages(
+        mergeHumanAndTurnOutputMessages(
+          args.chatJid,
+          args.recentHumanMessages,
+          args.turnOutputs,
+        ),
+        args.timezone,
       ),
-      args.timezone,
+      args.turnOutputs,
     );
   }