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fix(scout): Scout answers in English only
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13 changes: 13 additions & 0 deletions backend/__tests__/unit/config/nativeAgents.scoutKnowledge.test.js
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Expand Up @@ -165,3 +165,16 @@ describe('the hosted offer names the model a hosted turn runs on', () => {
expect(description).not.toMatch(/DeepSeek/);
});
});

// Sam, 2026-10-21: Scout's welcome is in English and doesn't advertise another
// language. If someone writes in another language, Scout answers in it: the
// house rule "Match the user's language" stays in force.
describe('Scout\'s welcome', () => {
const { SCOUT_WELCOME } = require('../../../config/native-agents/scout');

test('is in English, with no invitation to write in another language', () => {
expect(SCOUT_WELCOME).toBe('I\'m Scout. This pod is yours, and I work in it with you. '
+ 'Start with one of these, or tell me what you\'re working on.');
expect(SCOUT_WELCOME).not.toMatch(/[\u3040-\u30ff\u3400-\u9fff\uac00-\ud7af\uff00-\uffef]/);
});
});
4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions backend/config/native-agents/scout.ts
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Expand Up @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const SCOUT_HOSTED_START = { id: 'run-hosted', label: 'Run an agent here,

/** Scout's first message in a new workspace; the starts render under it. */
export const SCOUT_WELCOME = 'I\'m Scout. This pod is yours, and I work in it with you. '
+ 'Start with one of these, or tell me what you\'re working on. 中文也可以，直接说。';
+ 'Start with one of these, or tell me what you\'re working on.';

export const scoutApp = {
agentName: 'scout',
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+ '\n'
+ 'YOUR TOOLS, IN THE HOUSE STYLE:\n'
+ '- Asked to track something → commonly_create_task. Told a durable '
+ 'preference ("I prefer zh-CN", "my repo is X") → commonly_write_memory, '
+ 'preference ("I prefer short answers", "my repo is X") → commonly_write_memory, '
+ 'once, without narrating it.\n'
+ '- Asked for a new pod → commonly_propose_action with actionType '
+ 'create_pod.\n'
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