Merge pull request 'feat: tick prompt arg + fix name extraction' (#4) from claude/suspicious-poincare into main

Reviewed-on: http://localhost:3000/rockachopa/Timmy-time-dashboard/pulls/4

src/timmy/agent.py

@@ -310,41 +310,15 @@ class TimmyWithMemory:
 
     def _extract_and_store_facts(self, message: str) -> None:
         """Extract user facts from message and store in memory."""
-        message_lower = message.lower()
+        try:
+            from timmy.conversation import conversation_manager
 
-        # Extract name
+            name = conversation_manager.extract_user_name(message)
-        name_patterns = [
+            if name:
-            ("my name is ", 11),
+                self.memory.update_user_fact("Name", name)
-            ("i'm ", 4),
+                self.memory.record_decision(f"Learned user's name: {name}")
-            ("i am ", 5),
+        except Exception:
-            ("call me ", 8),
+            pass  # Best-effort extraction
-        ]
-
-        for pattern, offset in name_patterns:
-            if pattern in message_lower:
-                idx = message_lower.find(pattern) + offset
-                name = message[idx:].strip().split()[0].strip(".,!?;:()\"'").capitalize()
-                if name and len(name) > 1 and name.lower() not in ("the", "a", "an"):
-                    self.memory.update_user_fact("Name", name)
-                    self.memory.record_decision(f"Learned user's name: {name}")
-                break
-
-        # Extract preferences
-        pref_patterns = [
-            ("i like ", "Likes"),
-            ("i love ", "Loves"),
-            ("i prefer ", "Prefers"),
-            ("i don't like ", "Dislikes"),
-            ("i hate ", "Dislikes"),
-        ]
-
-        for pattern, category in pref_patterns:
-            if pattern in message_lower:
-                idx = message_lower.find(pattern) + len(pattern)
-                pref = message[idx:].strip().split(".")[0].strip()
-                if pref and len(pref) > 3:
-                    self.memory.record_open_item(f"User {category.lower()}: {pref}")
-                break
 
     def end_session(self, summary: str = "Session completed") -> None:
         """End session and write handoff."""

src/timmy/cli.py

@@ -23,13 +23,17 @@ _MODEL_SIZE_OPTION = typer.Option(
 
 
 @app.command()
-def tick():
+def tick(
-    """Run one autonomous thinking cycle (used by systemd timer)."""
+    prompt: str | None = typer.Argument(
+        None, help="Optional journal prompt for Timmy to reflect on"
+    ),
+):
+    """Run one thinking cycle. Pass a prompt to ask Timmy a specific question."""
     import asyncio
 
     from timmy.thinking import thinking_engine
 
-    thought = asyncio.run(thinking_engine.think_once())
+    thought = asyncio.run(thinking_engine.think_once(prompt=prompt))
     if thought:
         typer.echo(f"[{thought.seed_type}] {thought.content}")
     else:

src/timmy/conversation.py

@@ -130,8 +130,16 @@ class ConversationManager:
         }
     )
 
+    # Verb/adjective suffixes that never appear on real names
+    _NON_NAME_SUFFIXES = ("ing", "tion", "sion", "ness", "ment", "ful", "less", "ous", "ive", "ble")
+
     def extract_user_name(self, message: str) -> str | None:
-        """Try to extract user's name from message."""
+        """Try to extract user's name from message.
+
+        Requires the candidate word to be capitalized in the original
+        message (real names are written with a capital letter). Also
+        rejects words in the blocklist and common verb/adjective suffixes.
+        """
         message_lower = message.lower()
 
         # Common patterns
@@ -148,15 +156,21 @@ class ConversationManager:
                 remainder = message[idx:].strip()
                 if not remainder:
                     continue
-                # Take first word as name
+                # Take first word as name (from original message for case info)
-                name = remainder.split()[0].strip(".,!?;:")
+                raw_name = remainder.split()[0].strip(".,!?;:")
-                if not name:
+                if not raw_name or len(raw_name) < 2:
+                    continue
+                # Require first letter to be uppercase in the original text
+                # (names are capitalized; "I am serving..." is not a name)
+                if not raw_name[0].isupper():
                     continue
                 # Reject common verbs, adjectives, and UI-state words
-                if name.lower() in self._NAME_BLOCKLIST:
+                if raw_name.lower() in self._NAME_BLOCKLIST:
                     continue
-                # Capitalize first letter
+                # Reject words with verb/adjective suffixes
-                return name.capitalize()
+                if any(raw_name.lower().endswith(s) for s in self._NON_NAME_SUFFIXES):
+                    continue
+                return raw_name.capitalize()
 
         return None
 

src/timmy/thinking.py

@@ -176,10 +176,15 @@ class ThinkingEngine:
         except Exception:
             pass  # Fresh start if DB doesn't exist yet
 
-    async def think_once(self) -> Thought | None:
+    async def think_once(self, prompt: str | None = None) -> Thought | None:
         """Execute one thinking cycle.
 
-        1. Gather a seed context
+        Args:
+            prompt: Optional custom seed prompt. When provided, overrides
+                    the random seed selection and uses "prompted" as the
+                    seed type — useful for journal prompts from the CLI.
+
+        1. Gather a seed context (or use the custom prompt)
         2. Build a prompt with continuity from recent thoughts
         3. Call the agent
         4. Store the thought
@@ -188,7 +193,11 @@ class ThinkingEngine:
         if not settings.thinking_enabled:
             return None
 
-        seed_type, seed_context = self._gather_seed()
+        if prompt:
+            seed_type = "prompted"
+            seed_context = f"Journal prompt: {prompt}"
+        else:
+            seed_type, seed_context = self._gather_seed()
         continuity = self._build_continuity_context()
         memory_context = self._load_memory_context()
 

tests/timmy/test_conversation.py

@@ -91,6 +91,27 @@ class TestExtractUserName:
         mgr = ConversationManager()
         assert mgr.extract_user_name("My name is Eve.") == "Eve"
 
+    def test_rejects_serving(self):
+        mgr = ConversationManager()
+        assert mgr.extract_user_name("I am serving one person deeply") is None
+
+    def test_rejects_common_verbs(self):
+        mgr = ConversationManager()
+        assert mgr.extract_user_name("I am building a dashboard") is None
+        assert mgr.extract_user_name("I'm testing the system") is None
+        assert mgr.extract_user_name("I am having a great day") is None
+
+    def test_rejects_lowercase_after_pattern(self):
+        """Real names start with a capital letter in the original message."""
+        mgr = ConversationManager()
+        assert mgr.extract_user_name("I am really confused") is None
+        assert mgr.extract_user_name("I'm so tired today") is None
+
+    def test_accepts_capitalized_name(self):
+        mgr = ConversationManager()
+        assert mgr.extract_user_name("I am Alexander") == "Alexander"
+        assert mgr.extract_user_name("My name is Timmy") == "Timmy"
+
 
 class TestShouldUseTools:
     """Test tool usage detection."""

tests/timmy/test_thinking.py

@@ -524,6 +524,54 @@ async def test_think_once_memory_update_graceful_on_failure(tmp_path):
     assert engine.count_thoughts() == 1
 
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Custom prompt override
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_think_once_with_custom_prompt(tmp_path):
+    """think_once(prompt=...) should use the custom prompt as the seed context."""
+    engine = _make_engine(tmp_path)
+
+    captured_prompts = []
+
+    def capture_agent(prompt):
+        captured_prompts.append(prompt)
+        return "Alexander values sovereignty above all."
+
+    with (
+        patch.object(engine, "_call_agent", side_effect=capture_agent),
+        patch.object(engine, "_log_event"),
+        patch.object(engine, "_update_memory"),
+        patch.object(engine, "_broadcast", new_callable=AsyncMock),
+    ):
+        thought = await engine.think_once(prompt="What does Alexander care about most?")
+
+    assert thought is not None
+    assert thought.seed_type == "prompted"
+    assert "What does Alexander care about most?" in captured_prompts[0]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_think_once_custom_prompt_stored_in_journal(tmp_path):
+    """A prompted thought should be stored and journaled like any other."""
+    engine = _make_engine(tmp_path)
+
+    with (
+        patch.object(engine, "_call_agent", return_value="Deep answer."),
+        patch.object(engine, "_log_event"),
+        patch.object(engine, "_update_memory"),
+        patch.object(engine, "_broadcast", new_callable=AsyncMock),
+    ):
+        thought = await engine.think_once(prompt="Reflect on memory.")
+
+    assert thought is not None
+    assert engine.count_thoughts() == 1
+    stored = engine.get_thought(thought.id)
+    assert stored.seed_type == "prompted"
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Dashboard route
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------