From 45d3e83ad15db87269c2b446e4dd955cbe8664a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erosika <eri@plasticlabs.ai>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:27:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(honcho): normalize legacy recallMode values like 'auto'
 to 'hybrid'

---
 honcho_integration/cli.py    |  3 ++-
 honcho_integration/client.py | 12 +++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/honcho_integration/cli.py b/honcho_integration/cli.py
index 9526b1a14..270c4b36e 100644
--- a/honcho_integration/cli.py
+++ b/honcho_integration/cli.py
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ def cmd_setup(args) -> None:
         hermes_host["writeFrequency"] = new_wf if new_wf in ("async", "turn", "session") else "async"
 
     # Recall mode
-    current_recall = hermes_host.get("recallMode") or cfg.get("recallMode", "hybrid")
+    _raw_recall = hermes_host.get("recallMode") or cfg.get("recallMode", "hybrid")
+    current_recall = "hybrid" if _raw_recall not in ("hybrid", "context", "tools") else _raw_recall
     print(f"\n  Recall mode options:")
     print("    hybrid  — auto-injected context + Honcho tools available (default)")
     print("    context — auto-injected context only, Honcho tools hidden")
diff --git a/honcho_integration/client.py b/honcho_integration/client.py
index 446176bce..507fc9d4f 100644
--- a/honcho_integration/client.py
+++ b/honcho_integration/client.py
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ GLOBAL_CONFIG_PATH = Path.home() / ".honcho" / "config.json"
 HOST = "hermes"
 
 
+_RECALL_MODE_ALIASES = {"auto": "hybrid"}
+_VALID_RECALL_MODES = {"hybrid", "context", "tools"}
+
+
+def _normalize_recall_mode(val: str) -> str:
+    """Normalize legacy recall mode values (e.g. 'auto' → 'hybrid')."""
+    val = _RECALL_MODE_ALIASES.get(val, val)
+    return val if val in _VALID_RECALL_MODES else "hybrid"
+
+
 def _resolve_memory_mode(
     global_val: str | dict,
     host_val: str | dict | None,
@@ -222,7 +232,7 @@ class HonchoClientConfig:
                 or raw.get("dialecticMaxChars")
                 or 600
             ),
-            recall_mode=(
+            recall_mode=_normalize_recall_mode(
                 host_block.get("recallMode")
                 or raw.get("recallMode")
                 or "hybrid"