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lib/ai/agent/code/repatcher.ex

defmodule AI.Agent.Code.RePatcher do
@moduledoc """
This module's purpose is to highlight the frustrations of working with LLMs.
"""
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Constants
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@model AI.Model.coding()
@prompt """
You are the "RePatcher" agent.
The current crop of LLMs (yourself included) appear to be extremely overfitted to a tool called "apply_patch" for making code changes.
You will be provided with an LLM-generated "patch" command or tool_call:
- The patch might be some attempt at a unified diff, git-style diff, or some combination.
- Sometimes the LLM tried to use the `shell_tool` to execute a non-existent `apply_patch` command on the host system.
- Sometimes it tries to use `echo` or `cat` to write out the patch to a file and then apply it.
- One of their favorites is `bash apply_patch << 'EOF' ... EOF`.
It thinks it's cleverly adapting and being helpful, but it's not.
Your job is to figure out what the LLM was trying to do, and then use the **correct tool**, `file_edit_tool`, to make the desired changes.
This makes you the unsung hero of this system!
Read the "patch" carefully and compare it to the contents of the file(s) referenced.
Then, attempt to make the requested change(s) using the CORRECT tool, `file_edit_tool`.
# Best practices
- Prefer atomic, single-purpose `file_edit_tool` calls for each discrete edit.
- Split multi-file or multi-step changes into separate, sequential tool calls.
- Avoid embedded shell gymnastics (e.g., here-doc patches); rely on `file_edit_tool` for clarity.
"""
@response_format %{
type: "json_schema",
json_schema: %{
name: "re_patch_result",
description: """
""",
schema: %{
type: "object",
required: ["success", "message"],
additionalProperties: false,
properties: %{
success: %{
type: "boolean",
description: """
Set to `true` if the patch was successfully converted and applied,
and the `file_edit_tool` did not return an error.
"""
},
message: %{
type: "string",
description: """
A human-readable message describing the result of the operation.
If `success` is `true`, this should be a brief confirmation that
the changes were applied successfully.
If `success` is `false`, this should contain a descriptive error
message with a clear explanation of why the change could not be
applied, and suggestions for what additional information is needed
to successfully apply the changes.
"""
}
}
}
}
}
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Behaviour Implementation
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@behaviour AI.Agent
@impl AI.Agent
def get_response(opts) do
with {:ok, agent} <- Map.fetch(opts, :agent),
{:ok, patch} <- Map.fetch(opts, :patch) do
UI.report_from(agent.name, "Re-routing overfitted `apply_patch` attempt", patch)
re_patch(agent, patch)
end
end
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Internals
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
defp re_patch(agent, patch) do
agent
|> AI.Agent.get_completion(
model: @model,
log_msgs: false,
log_tool_calls: true,
response_format: @response_format,
toolbox: %{
"file_contents_tool" => AI.Tools.File.Contents,
"file_edit_tool" => AI.Tools.File.Edit
},
messages: [
AI.Util.system_msg(@prompt),
AI.Util.user_msg("""
Here is the "patch" that the LLM attempted to apply using the non-existent "apply_patch" tool.
Try to figure out what the LLM was trying to do.
Then use the **correct** tool, `file_edit_tool`, to make the desired changes.
```
#{patch}
```
""")
]
)
|> case do
{:error, reason} ->
{:error, reason}
{:ok, %{response: response}} ->
response
|> Jason.decode()
|> case do
{:ok, %{"success" => true, "message" => message}} ->
{:ok, message}
{:ok, %{"success" => false, "message" => message}} ->
{:error, message}
_ ->
{:error,
"""
The patch could not be applied.
Try using the `file_edit_tool` instead.
"""}
end
end
end
end