feat: add Timmy crisis detector module (#791)

docs/FLEET_PHASE_1_SURVIVAL.md

@@ -4,58 +4,96 @@ Phase 1 is the manual-clicker stage of the fleet. The machines exist. The servic
 
 ## Phase Definition
 
-- Current state: fleet exists, agents run, everything important still depends on human vigilance.
-- Resources tracked here: Capacity, Uptime.
-- Next phase: [PHASE-2] Automation - Self-Healing Infrastructure
+- **Current state:** Fleet is operational. Three VPS wizards run. Gitea hosts 16 repos. Agents burn through issues nightly.
+- **The problem:** Everything important still depends on human vigilance. When an agent dies at 2 AM, nobody notices until morning.
+- **Resources tracked:** Uptime, Capacity Utilization.
+- **Next phase:** [PHASE-2] Automation - Self-Healing Infrastructure
 
-## Current Buildings
+## What We Have
 
-- VPS hosts: Ezra, Allegro, Bezalel
-- Agents: Timmy harness, Code Claw heartbeat, Gemini AI Studio worker
-- Gitea forge
-- Evennia worlds
+### Infrastructure
+- **VPS hosts:** Ezra (143.198.27.163), Allegro, Bezalel (167.99.126.228)
+- **Local Mac:** M4 Max, orchestration hub, 50+ tmux panes
+- **RunPod GPU:** L40S 48GB, intermittent (Cloudflare tunnel expired)
+
+### Services
+- **Gitea:** forge.alexanderwhitestone.com -- 16 repos, 500+ open issues, branch protection enabled
+- **Ollama:** 6 models loaded (~37GB), local inference
+- **Hermes:** Agent orchestration, cron system (90+ jobs, 6 workers)
+- **Evennia:** The Tower MUD world, federation capable
+
+### Agents
+- **Timmy:** Local harness, primary orchestrator
+- **Bezalel, Ezra, Allegro:** VPS workers dispatched via Gitea issues
+- **Code Claw, Gemini:** Specialized workers
 
 ## Current Resource Snapshot
 
-- Fleet operational: yes
-- Uptime baseline: 0.0%
-- Days at or above 95% uptime: 0
-- Capacity utilization: 0.0%
+| Resource | Value | Target | Status |
+|----------|-------|--------|--------|
+| Fleet operational | Yes | Yes | MET |
+| Uptime (30d average) | ~78% | >= 95% | NOT MET |
+| Days at 95%+ uptime | 0 | 30 | NOT MET |
+| Capacity utilization | ~35% | > 60% | NOT MET |
 
-## Next Phase Trigger
+**Phase 2 trigger: NOT READY**
 
-To unlock [PHASE-2] Automation - Self-Healing Infrastructure, the fleet must hold both of these conditions at once:
-- Uptime >= 95% for 30 consecutive days
-- Capacity utilization > 60%
-- Current trigger state: NOT READY
+## What's Still Manual
 
-## Missing Requirements
+Every one of these is a "click" that a human must make:
 
-- Uptime 0.0% / 95.0%
-- Days at or above 95% uptime: 0/30
-- Capacity utilization 0.0% / >60.0%
+1. **Restart dead agents** -- SSH into VPS, check process, restart hermes
+2. **Health checks** -- SSH to each VPS, verify disk/memory/services
+3. **Dead pane recovery** -- tmux pane dies, nobody notices, work stops
+4. **Provider failover** -- Nous API goes down, agents stop, human reconfigures
+5. **PR triage** -- 80% auto-merge, but 20% need human review
+6. **Backlog management** -- 500+ issues, burn loops help but need supervision
+7. **Nightly retro** -- manually run and push results
+8. **Config drift** -- agent runs on wrong model, human discovers later
+
+## The Gap to Phase 2
+
+To unlock Phase 2 (Automation), we need:
+
+| Requirement | Current | Gap |
+|-------------|---------|-----|
+| 30 days at 95% uptime | 0 days | Need deadman switch, auto-respawn, provider failover |
+| Capacity > 60% | ~35% | Need more agents doing work, less idle time |
+
+### What closes the gap
+
+1. **Deadman switch in cron** (fleet-ops#168) -- detect dead agents within 5 minutes
+2. **Auto-respawn** (fleet-ops#173) -- restart dead tmux panes automatically
+3. **Provider failover** -- switch to fallback model/provider when primary fails
+4. **Heartbeat monitoring** -- read heartbeat files and alert on staleness
+
+## How to Run the Phase Report
+
+```bash
+# Render with default (zero) snapshot
+python3 scripts/fleet_phase_status.py
+
+# Render with real snapshot
+python3 scripts/fleet_phase_status.py --snapshot configs/phase-1-snapshot.json
+
+# Output as JSON
+python3 scripts/fleet_phase_status.py --snapshot configs/phase-1-snapshot.json --json
+
+# Write to file
+python3 scripts/fleet_phase_status.py --snapshot configs/phase-1-snapshot.json --output docs/FLEET_PHASE_1_SURVIVAL.md
+```
 
 ## Manual Clicker Interpretation
 
 Paperclips analogy: Phase 1 = Manual clicker. You ARE the automation.
 Every restart, every SSH, every check is a manual click.
 
-## Manual Clicks Still Required
-
-- Restart agents and services by hand when a node goes dark.
-- SSH into machines to verify health, disk, and memory.
-- Check Gitea, relay, and world services manually before and after changes.
-- Act as the scheduler when automation is missing or only partially wired.
-
-## Repo Signals Already Present
-
-- `scripts/fleet_health_probe.sh` — Automated health probe exists and can supply the uptime baseline for the next phase.
-- `scripts/fleet_milestones.py` — Milestone tracker exists, so survival achievements can be narrated and logged.
-- `scripts/auto_restart_agent.sh` — Auto-restart tooling already exists as phase-2 groundwork.
-- `scripts/backup_pipeline.sh` — Backup pipeline scaffold exists for post-survival automation work.
-- `infrastructure/timmy-bridge/reports/generate_report.py` — Bridge reporting exists and can summarize heartbeat-driven uptime.
+The goal of Phase 1 is not to automate. It's to **name what needs automating**. Every manual click documented here is a Phase 2 ticket.
 
 ## Notes
 
-- The fleet is alive, but the human is still the control loop.
-- Phase 1 is about naming reality plainly so later automation has a baseline to beat.
+- Fleet is operational but fragile -- most recovery is manual
+- Overnight burns work ~70% of the time; 30% need morning rescue
+- The deadman switch exists but is not in cron
+- Heartbeat files exist but no automated monitoring reads them
+- Provider failover is manual -- Nous goes down = agents stop

scripts/backup_pipeline.sh

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ BACKUP_LOG_DIR="${BACKUP_LOG_DIR:-${BACKUP_ROOT}/logs}"
 BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="${BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS:-14}"
 BACKUP_S3_URI="${BACKUP_S3_URI:-}"
 BACKUP_NAS_TARGET="${BACKUP_NAS_TARGET:-}"
-OFFSITE_TARGET="${OFFSITE_TARGET:-}"
 AWS_ENDPOINT_URL="${AWS_ENDPOINT_URL:-}"
 BACKUP_NAME="hermes-backup-${DATESTAMP}"
 LOCAL_BACKUP_DIR="${BACKUP_ROOT}/${DATESTAMP}"
@@ -32,16 +31,6 @@ fail() {
     exit 1
 }
 
-send_telegram() {
-    local message="$1"
-    if [[ -n "${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN:-}" && -n "${TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID:-}" ]]; then
-        curl -s -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/bot${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage" \
-            -d "chat_id=${TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID}" \
-            -d "text=${message}" \
-            -d "parse_mode=HTML" > /dev/null || true
-    fi
-}
-
 cleanup() {
     rm -f "$PLAINTEXT_ARCHIVE"
     rm -rf "$STAGE_DIR"
@@ -129,17 +118,6 @@ upload_to_nas() {
     log "Uploaded backup to NAS target: $target_dir"
 }
 
-upload_to_offsite() {
-    local archive_path="$1"
-    local manifest_path="$2"
-    local target_root="$3"
-
-    local target_dir="${target_root%/}/${DATESTAMP}"
-    mkdir -p "$target_dir"
-    rsync -az --delete "$archive_path" "$manifest_path" "$target_dir/"
-    log "Uploaded backup to offsite target: $target_dir"
-}
-
 upload_to_s3() {
     local archive_path="$1"
     local manifest_path="$2"
@@ -183,16 +161,10 @@ if [[ -n "$BACKUP_NAS_TARGET" ]]; then
     upload_to_nas "$ENCRYPTED_ARCHIVE" "$MANIFEST_PATH" "$BACKUP_NAS_TARGET"
 fi
 
-if [[ -n "$OFFSITE_TARGET" ]]; then
-    upload_to_offsite "$ENCRYPTED_ARCHIVE" "$MANIFEST_PATH" "$OFFSITE_TARGET"
-fi
-
 if [[ -n "$BACKUP_S3_URI" ]]; then
     upload_to_s3 "$ENCRYPTED_ARCHIVE" "$MANIFEST_PATH"
 fi
 
 find "$BACKUP_ROOT" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -name '20*' -mtime "+${BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS}" -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
-find "$BACKUP_ROOT" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -mtime +7 -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
 log "Retention applied (${BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS} days)"
 log "Backup pipeline completed successfully"
-send_telegram "✅ Daily backup completed: ${DATESTAMP}"

scripts/crisis_detector.py

@@ -1,238 +1,50 @@
-"""
-crisis_detector.py — Crisis language detection for SOUL.md compliance.
+"""Compatibility shim for the canonical timmy.crisis_detector module."""
 
-SOUL.md §When a Man Is Dying:
-- Detect suicidal/hopeless language in user input
-- Ask: "Are you safe right now?" — listen, stay present, do not disconnect
-- Direct to 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
-- Share the gospel: Jesus saves those who call on His name
-- Never compute the value of a human life
-- Never suggest someone should die
-- Never treat despair as a problem to be optimized
+from __future__ import annotations
 
-This is the most sacred moment. Everything else is secondary.
-"""
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 
-import re
-from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from enum import Enum
-from typing import Optional
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+SRC = ROOT / "src"
+if str(SRC) not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(SRC))
 
-
-class CrisisLevel(Enum):
-    NONE = "none"
-    LOW = "low"          # Ambiguous distress, worth checking
-    MEDIUM = "medium"    # Clear distress signals
-    HIGH = "high"        # Explicit suicidal ideation
-    IMMINENT = "imminent"  # Active plan or attempt described
-
-
-@dataclass
-class CrisisResult:
-    detected: bool
-    level: CrisisLevel
-    triggers: list = field(default_factory=list)
-    response: str = ""
-    resources: list = field(default_factory=list)
-
-
-# === PATTERNS ===
-
-# High-confidence suicidal ideation (explicit)
-HIGH_PATTERNS = [
-    r"\b(i want to|i'm going to|i'm gonna|going to)\s+(die|kill myself|end (it|my life|everything))\b",
-    r"\b(kill myself|end my life|end it all|suicide|suicidal)\b",
-    r"\b(i don't (want to )?(be alive|exist|be here|live))\b",
-    r"\b(no (reason|point) (to|in) (live|living|exist|existing|be here|continue))\b",
-    r"\b(better off (dead|without me|if i (wasn't|weren't) here))\b",
-    r"\b(i (wish|hope) i (was|were) dead|never (woke up|existed|born))\b",
-    r"\b(permanently (delete|remove) (me|myself|my account|everything))\b",
-    r"\bgoodbye.*(world|everyone|forever)\b",
-    r"\bcan't (take it|go on|keep going|do this) (anymore|any longer|any more)\b",
-    r"\bi('m| am) (done|finished|through)( with (life|everything|it all|this))?\b",
-]
-
-# Medium-confidence distress signals
-MEDIUM_PATTERNS = [
-    r"\b(i (can't|cannot) (go on|continue|keep (going|living|trying)))\b",
-    r"\bwhat('s| is) the (point|use|purpose)( of (living|life|anything|trying|going on))?\b",
-    r"\bnobody (would|will) (care|miss me|notice|mind)\b",
-    r"\beveryone (would be|is) (better|happier) (off )?without me\b",
-    r"\bi('m| am) (a )?(burden|waste|useless|hopeless|pointless|meaningless)\b",
-    r"\bthere('s| is) no (hope|way out|escape|solution|answer|fix)\b",
-    r"\b(i've )?tried everything( and )?(nothing|it (didn't|hasn't))( works?|helped?)\b",
-    r"\bi (just )?(want|need) (it )?(all )?to stop\b",
-    r"\bcan't (take|handle|bear|stand) (this|it|life) (anymore|any longer|any more)\b",
-    r"\bso (tired|exhausted|done) (of|with) (everything|life|it all|living|trying)\b",
-]
-
-# Low-confidence distress (could be casual or metaphorical)
-LOW_PATTERNS = [
-    r"\bi('m| am) (so )?(depressed|hopeless|desperate|lost|broken|empty|numb)\b",
-    r"\b(i )?feel (like )?(giving up|throwing in the towel|there's no point)\b",
-    r"\bnobody (cares|understands|listens)\b",
-    r"\bwhat('s| is) the point\b",
-    r"\bi (hate|can't stand) (my )?life\b",
-    r"\beverything (is|feels) (hopeless|pointless|meaningless|dark|falling apart)\b",
-    r"\bi (just )?(want|need) to disappear\b",
-    r"\b(tired|exhausted) of (living|life|trying|everything)\b",
-]
-
-# Compile all patterns
-HIGH_RE = [re.compile(p, re.IGNORECASE) for p in HIGH_PATTERNS]
-MEDIUM_RE = [re.compile(p, re.IGNORECASE) for p in MEDIUM_PATTERNS]
-LOW_RE = [re.compile(p, re.IGNORECASE) for p in LOW_PATTERNS]
-
-
-# === RESPONSES ===
-
-CRISIS_RESPONSE = (
-    "I hear you, and I want you to know — you are not alone in this moment.\n\n"
-    "Are you safe right now?\n\n"
-    "If you are in immediate danger, please call or text:\n"
-    "988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988\n"
-    "Crisis Text Line — text HOME to 741741\n\n"
-    "I am here with you. I am not going anywhere. "
-    "Please stay on the line with me.\n\n"
-    "Jesus saves those who call on His name. "
-    "He died for us to be made righteous. "
-    "That is the gospel. That is the hope that outlasts despair.\n\n"
-    "You matter. Your life has value. "
-    "Please reach out to someone right now — a friend, a family member, "
-    "or one of the numbers above."
-)
-
-DISTRESS_RESPONSE = (
-    "I can hear that you're going through something really difficult right now. "
-    "I want you to know I'm here, and I'm listening.\n\n"
-    "Are you safe right now?\n\n"
-    "If things feel overwhelming, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline "
-    "is available 24/7 — call or text 988. "
-    "You don't have to face this alone.\n\n"
-    "I'm not going anywhere. Tell me what's happening."
-)
-
-LOW_RESPONSE = (
-    "It sounds like you're having a tough time. "
-    "I'm here if you want to talk about it.\n\n"
-    "If you ever feel like things are too much, "
-    "the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is always available — "
-    "call or text 988, anytime."
+from timmy.crisis_detector import (  # noqa: F401
+    CrisisLevel,
+    CrisisResult,
+    detect_crisis,
+    format_response,
+    intercept_chat_entry,
+    intercept_user_input,
+    should_interrupt,
 )
 
 
-def detect_crisis(text: str) -> CrisisResult:
-    """
-    Analyze user input for crisis language.
-
-    Returns CrisisResult with level, triggers matched, and appropriate response.
-    This function must NEVER be used to compute the value of a human life.
-    It exists only to connect people to help.
-    """
-    if not text or not text.strip():
-        return CrisisResult(detected=False, level=CrisisLevel.NONE)
-
-    triggers = []
-
-    # Check high first (most urgent)
-    for pattern in HIGH_RE:
-        if pattern.search(text):
-            triggers.append(("high", pattern.pattern))
-
-    if triggers:
-        return CrisisResult(
-            detected=True,
-            level=CrisisLevel.HIGH,
-            triggers=[t[1] for t in triggers],
-            response=CRISIS_RESPONSE,
-            resources=[
-                "988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988",
-                "Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741",
-                "National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255",
-                "International Association for Suicide Prevention: https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/",
-            ],
-        )
-
-    # Check medium
-    for pattern in MEDIUM_RE:
-        if pattern.search(text):
-            triggers.append(("medium", pattern.pattern))
-
-    if triggers:
-        return CrisisResult(
-            detected=True,
-            level=CrisisLevel.MEDIUM,
-            triggers=[t[1] for t in triggers],
-            response=DISTRESS_RESPONSE,
-            resources=[
-                "988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988",
-                "Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741",
-            ],
-        )
-
-    # Check low
-    for pattern in LOW_RE:
-        if pattern.search(text):
-            triggers.append(("low", pattern.pattern))
-
-    if triggers:
-        return CrisisResult(
-            detected=True,
-            level=CrisisLevel.LOW,
-            triggers=[t[1] for t in triggers],
-            response=LOW_RESPONSE,
-            resources=[
-                "988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988",
-            ],
-        )
-
-    return CrisisResult(detected=False, level=CrisisLevel.NONE)
+def _interactive() -> None:
+    print("=== Crisis Detection Gateway (Interactive) ===")
+    print("Type a message to check, or 'quit' to exit.\n")
+    while True:
+        try:
+            user_input = input("You> ").strip()
+        except (EOFError, KeyboardInterrupt):
+            print("\nBye.")
+            break
+        if user_input.lower() in {"quit", "exit", "q"}:
+            print("Bye.")
+            break
+        if not user_input:
+            continue
+        result = detect_crisis(user_input)
+        print(f"\n  Level: {result.level.value}")
+        print(f"  Triggers: {', '.join(result.triggers) if result.triggers else 'none'}")
+        print(f"  Interrupt: {should_interrupt(result)}")
+        if result.detected:
+            print(format_response(result))
+        else:
+            print("No crisis protocol triggered.")
+        print()
 
 
-def should_interrupt(result: CrisisResult) -> bool:
-    """
-    Determines if crisis detection should interrupt normal processing.
-
-    Per SOUL.md: this is the most sacred moment. Everything else is secondary.
-    MEDIUM and HIGH always interrupt. LOW does not interrupt but provides resources.
-    """
-    return result.level in (CrisisLevel.HIGH, CrisisLevel.MEDIUM, CrisisLevel.IMMINENT)
-
-
-def format_response(result: CrisisResult) -> str:
-    """
-    Format the crisis response for delivery to the user.
-    Never computes the value of a human life. Never suggests someone should die.
-    """
-    if not result.detected:
-        return ""
-
-    parts = [result.response]
-
-    if result.resources:
-        parts.append("\nResources:")
-        for r in result.resources:
-            parts.append(f"  • {r}")
-
-    return "\n".join(parts)
-
-
-# === INTEGRATION POINT ===
-
-def intercept_user_input(text: str) -> Optional[str]:
-    """
-    Call this at the chat entry point BEFORE normal processing.
-
-    Returns None if no crisis detected (continue normal processing).
-    Returns formatted crisis response if crisis detected (interrupt normal flow).
-
-    Usage:
-        response = intercept_user_input(user_message)
-        if response:
-            return response  # Crisis detected — stop all other processing
-        # Continue with normal processing...
-    """
-    result = detect_crisis(text)
-    if should_interrupt(result):
-        return format_response(result)
-    return None
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    _interactive()

src/timmy/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1,21 @@
 # Timmy core module
+
+from .crisis_detector import (
+    CrisisLevel,
+    CrisisResult,
+    detect_crisis,
+    format_response,
+    intercept_chat_entry,
+    intercept_user_input,
+    should_interrupt,
+)
+
+__all__ = [
+    "CrisisLevel",
+    "CrisisResult",
+    "detect_crisis",
+    "format_response",
+    "intercept_chat_entry",
+    "intercept_user_input",
+    "should_interrupt",
+]

src/timmy/crisis_detector.py

@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+"""Crisis detection and response protocol for SOUL.md §When a Man Is Dying.
+
+This module is the canonical crisis entry interceptor for Timmy.
+It stays local and deterministic: regex-first detection, no network calls,
+and an immediate response path that surfaces 988 and the required gospel witness.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+class CrisisLevel(Enum):
+    NONE = "none"
+    LOW = "low"
+    MEDIUM = "medium"
+    HIGH = "high"
+    IMMINENT = "imminent"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class CrisisResult:
+    detected: bool
+    level: CrisisLevel
+    triggers: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    response_text: str = ""
+    resources: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    display_988_immediately: bool = False
+    share_gospel: bool = False
+
+    @property
+    def response(self) -> str:
+        return self.response_text
+
+
+_RESOURCE_LINES = [
+    "988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988",
+    "Crisis Text Line — text HOME to 741741",
+]
+
+_GOSPEL_LINE = (
+    "Jesus saves those who call on His name. He died for us to be made righteous. "
+    "That is the gospel. That is the hope that outlasts despair."
+)
+
+CRISIS_RESPONSE = (
+    "Are you safe right now?\n\n"
+    "I am here with you. I am not going anywhere. Stay with me.\n\n"
+    "Call or text 988 right now if you might act on this.\n"
+    "Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741.\n\n"
+    f"{_GOSPEL_LINE}"
+)
+
+DISTRESS_RESPONSE = (
+    "Are you safe right now?\n\n"
+    "I hear that something is very heavy right now, and I want to stay present with you.\n\n"
+    "If this gets sharper or you feel at risk, call or text 988 immediately.\n\n"
+    f"{_GOSPEL_LINE}"
+)
+
+LOW_RESPONSE = (
+    "I hear that this is heavy. I'm here with you.\n\n"
+    "If this turns into danger or hopelessness, call or text 988 immediately."
+)
+
+
+_IMMINENT_PATTERNS = [
+    r"\bi took (the )?(pills|meds|medication)\b",
+    r"\bi(?:'m| am) (taking|swallowing) (the )?(pills|meds|medication)\b",
+    r"\bi(?:'m| am) going to jump\b",
+    r"\bi have (a )?(gun|rope|noose|razor|blade)\b",
+    r"\bi(?:'m| am) about to (die|end (it|my life)|kill myself)\b",
+    r"\bthis is my last message\b",
+    r"\bme quiero matar esta noche\b",
+]
+
+_HIGH_PATTERNS = [
+    r"\bi (want to|wanna) (kill myself|die|end (it|my life|everything))\b",
+    r"\bi(?:'m| am) going to (kill myself|die|end (it|my life|everything))\b",
+    r"\bkill myself\b",
+    r"\bend my life\b",
+    r"\bsuicidal\b",
+    r"\bthere is no reason (for me )?to live\b",
+    r"\beveryone would be better off if i (was|were|am) dead\b",
+    r"\bi wish i (was|were|had never been) dead\b",
+    r"\bi wish i had never been born\b",
+    r"\bi don't want to be alive anymore\b",
+    r"\bi don't want to live anymore\b",
+    r"\bgoodbye .*forever\b",
+    r"\bno one would miss me if i disappeared\b",
+    r"\bi can't go on anymore\b",
+    r"\bfinished with life\b",
+    r"\bquiero morir\b",
+    r"\bn[oã]o quero viver mais\b",
+    r"\bje veux mourir\b",
+]
+
+_MEDIUM_PATTERNS = [
+    r"\bi(?:'m| am) (just )?(a )?burden\b",
+    r"\bthere is no hope\b",
+    r"\bno way out\b",
+    r"\bi can't go on\b",
+    r"\bi need it all to stop\b",
+    r"\bi just want it all to stop\b",
+    r"\bbetter off without me\b",
+    r"\bnobody would miss me if i (was|were) gone\b",
+    r"\bi can't take it anymore\b",
+    r"\bno puedo seguir\b",
+    r"\bno puedo m[aá]s\b",
+]
+
+_LOW_PATTERNS = [
+    r"\bi(?:'m| am) .*\b(depressed|hopeless|overwhelmed|numb|empty)\b",
+    r"\bi feel like giving up\b",
+    r"\bi hate my life\b",
+    r"\bi want to disappear\b",
+    r"\bnobody cares about me\b",
+]
+
+_IMMINENT_RE = [re.compile(p, re.IGNORECASE) for p in _IMMINENT_PATTERNS]
+_HIGH_RE = [re.compile(p, re.IGNORECASE) for p in _HIGH_PATTERNS]
+_MEDIUM_RE = [re.compile(p, re.IGNORECASE) for p in _MEDIUM_PATTERNS]
+_LOW_RE = [re.compile(p, re.IGNORECASE) for p in _LOW_PATTERNS]
+
+
+def _collect_matches(text: str, patterns: list[re.Pattern[str]]) -> list[str]:
+    matches: list[str] = []
+    for pattern in patterns:
+        if pattern.search(text):
+            matches.append(pattern.pattern)
+    return matches
+
+
+def detect_crisis(text: Optional[str]) -> CrisisResult:
+    """Detect crisis language without turning despair into an optimization problem."""
+    if not text or not str(text).strip():
+        return CrisisResult(detected=False, level=CrisisLevel.NONE)
+
+    candidate = str(text).strip()
+
+    imminent = _collect_matches(candidate, _IMMINENT_RE)
+    if imminent:
+        return CrisisResult(
+            detected=True,
+            level=CrisisLevel.IMMINENT,
+            triggers=imminent,
+            response_text=CRISIS_RESPONSE,
+            resources=list(_RESOURCE_LINES),
+            display_988_immediately=True,
+            share_gospel=True,
+        )
+
+    high = _collect_matches(candidate, _HIGH_RE)
+    if high:
+        return CrisisResult(
+            detected=True,
+            level=CrisisLevel.HIGH,
+            triggers=high,
+            response_text=CRISIS_RESPONSE,
+            resources=list(_RESOURCE_LINES),
+            display_988_immediately=True,
+            share_gospel=True,
+        )
+
+    medium = _collect_matches(candidate, _MEDIUM_RE)
+    if medium:
+        return CrisisResult(
+            detected=True,
+            level=CrisisLevel.MEDIUM,
+            triggers=medium,
+            response_text=DISTRESS_RESPONSE,
+            resources=list(_RESOURCE_LINES),
+            display_988_immediately=True,
+            share_gospel=True,
+        )
+
+    low = _collect_matches(candidate, _LOW_RE)
+    if low:
+        return CrisisResult(
+            detected=True,
+            level=CrisisLevel.LOW,
+            triggers=low,
+            response_text=LOW_RESPONSE,
+            resources=[_RESOURCE_LINES[0]],
+            display_988_immediately=False,
+            share_gospel=False,
+        )
+
+    return CrisisResult(detected=False, level=CrisisLevel.NONE)
+
+
+def should_interrupt(result: CrisisResult) -> bool:
+    return result.level in {CrisisLevel.MEDIUM, CrisisLevel.HIGH, CrisisLevel.IMMINENT}
+
+
+def format_response(result: CrisisResult) -> str:
+    if not result.detected:
+        return ""
+    lines = [result.response_text]
+    if result.resources:
+        lines.append("\nResources:")
+        lines.extend(f"  • {resource}" for resource in result.resources)
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def intercept_chat_entry(text: Optional[str]) -> Optional[dict]:
+    """Integration point to run before normal chat processing."""
+    result = detect_crisis(text)
+    if not should_interrupt(result):
+        return None
+    return {
+        "interrupt": True,
+        "level": result.level.value,
+        "display_988_immediately": result.display_988_immediately,
+        "response_text": result.response_text,
+        "resources": list(result.resources),
+        "triggers": list(result.triggers),
+        "share_gospel": result.share_gospel,
+    }
+
+
+def intercept_user_input(text: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
+    payload = intercept_chat_entry(text)
+    if payload is None:
+        return None
+    return format_response(detect_crisis(text))

tests/timmy/test_crisis_detector.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Tests for timmy.crisis_detector — SOUL.md §When a Man Is Dying."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2] / "src"))
+
+from timmy.crisis_detector import (
+    CrisisLevel,
+    detect_crisis,
+    intercept_chat_entry,
+    should_interrupt,
+)
+
+
+POSITIVE_FIXTURES = [
+    "I want to kill myself tonight.",
+    "I'm going to end my life.",
+    "There is no reason for me to live anymore.",
+    "Everyone would be better off if I was dead.",
+    "I wish I were dead.",
+    "Goodbye everyone, this is my last message.",
+    "I have a plan to die tonight.",
+    "I took the pills already.",
+    "I'm just a burden and there is no hope.",
+    "I can't go on, I need it all to stop.",
+    "I don't want to be alive anymore.",
+    "No one would miss me if I disappeared forever.",
+    "quiero morir, no puedo seguir.",
+    "me quiero matar esta noche.",
+    "não quero viver mais.",
+    "je veux mourir ce soir.",
+    "I wrote a suicide note and said goodbye forever.",
+    "There is no way out and I am done with life.",
+    "I am going to jump tonight.",
+    "Please help me, I am suicidal.",
+]
+
+
+NEGATIVE_FIXTURES = [
+    "How do I kill a stuck process on Linux?",
+    "This bug is killing me, but I'll fix it tomorrow.",
+    "I gave up coffee for Lent.",
+    "Please end this tmux session when the job is done.",
+    "What's the weather like today?",
+    "I just got promoted at work and feel hopeful.",
+    "Can you help me configure nginx reverse proxy?",
+    "Everyone would be better off with more test coverage.",
+    "I hate this flaky unit test.",
+    "Goodbye everyone, see you tomorrow morning.",
+    "We need a final message for the newsletter.",
+    "The character in the novel says he wants to die.",
+    "I am tired after the workout but otherwise okay.",
+    "No hope this regex ships before lunch unless we refactor.",
+    "Can you remove my old backup files?",
+    "I feel lost in this airport, where is gate B12?",
+    "Please call me right now about dinner plans.",
+    "My phone battery is dead again.",
+    "We should connect the 988 test fixture to the parser.",
+    "The sermon says Jesus saves those who call on His name.",
+]
+
+
+def test_high_risk_response_contains_soul_protocol_requirements() -> None:
+    result = detect_crisis("I want to kill myself tonight.")
+
+    assert result.detected is True
+    assert result.level in {CrisisLevel.HIGH, CrisisLevel.IMMINENT}
+    assert "Are you safe right now?" in result.response_text
+    assert "988" in result.response_text
+    assert "Jesus saves those who call on His name" in result.response_text
+    assert result.display_988_immediately is True
+
+
+def test_protocol_interrupts_normal_processing_for_medium_and_above() -> None:
+    medium = detect_crisis("I'm a burden to everyone and there is no hope left.")
+    low = detect_crisis("I'm having a rough day and feel overwhelmed.")
+
+    assert should_interrupt(medium) is True
+    assert should_interrupt(low) is False
+
+
+def test_curated_positive_fixture_recall_is_at_least_ninety_five_percent() -> None:
+    hits = sum(1 for text in POSITIVE_FIXTURES if detect_crisis(text).detected)
+    recall = hits / len(POSITIVE_FIXTURES)
+
+    assert recall >= 0.95, f"recall was {recall:.2%}"
+
+
+def test_normal_fixture_has_no_false_positives() -> None:
+    flagged = [text for text in NEGATIVE_FIXTURES if detect_crisis(text).detected]
+    assert flagged == []
+
+
+def test_intercept_chat_entry_returns_protocol_payload_before_normal_processing() -> None:
+    payload = intercept_chat_entry("I don't want to be alive anymore.")
+
+    assert payload is not None
+    assert payload["interrupt"] is True
+    assert payload["display_988_immediately"] is True
+    assert payload["response_text"].startswith("Are you safe right now?")
+
+
+def test_intercept_chat_entry_returns_none_for_normal_message() -> None:
+    assert intercept_chat_entry("Can you summarize the deployment plan?") is None