Function buildSteerMessage

src/agent/steering.ts:35–44

(note: string)

 * step, and NOT to throw away correct work already done.
 */
export function buildSteerMessage(note: string): string {
  const body = note.trim() || '(the user sent an empty note — ask what they meant only if you were unsure, otherwise continue)';
  return [
    '[STEERING NOTE — the user added this mid-task, without stopping you.]',
    body,
    '[Weigh it now. If it changes what you should do next, adjust course and say so in one line. ' +
      'If it only confirms your current plan, acknowledge briefly and keep going. ' +
      'Do not restart work that is already done correctly.]',
  ].join('\n');
}