fix(verdict): clamp non-finite provider confidence to 0.0 (#562) - #578
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Prevent NaN/inf confidence strings from propagating into split pass/concerns threshold checks where they would silently bypass needs_human review. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe change adds finite-value checks to verdict confidence coercion and normalization. Non-finite values become ChangesConfidence handling
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Non-finite provider confidence can still be emitted as invalid JSON, and the policy change risks diverging from its source-of-truth workflow copy. Address both before merging. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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The split-verdict regression test does not fail on the pre-fix behavior and should use an infinite confidence input.
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Pull request overview
Fixes verdict confidence handling by clamping non-finite provider values to 0.0.
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- Add finite-value guards to confidence normalization.
- Add tests for non-finite inputs and split verdicts.
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tests/test_main.py |
Adds confidence-handling tests; the split-verdict test needs an inf input to validate the regression. |
scripts/langchain/verdict_policy.py |
Clamps non-finite confidence values to 0.0. |
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tests/test_main.py:255
- This assertion contradicts the safety goal in #562 and the test's own docstring. A split with an invalid concerns confidence still returns
needs_human=False; downstream,followup_issue_generatortreats that combination as low-confidence and suppresses the code follow-up, so clamping to0.0still lets malformed provider output bypass human review. Please either make invalid confidence an escalation condition (while reporting its normalized value as0.0) or revise the requirement and documentation to explicitly define invalid confidence as safe to automate.
assert result.needs_human is False
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🟠 Major · Sanitize non-finite provider confidence before serialization. · verdict_policy.py:45-57
scripts/langchain/verdict_policy.py:45-57
🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winSanitize non-finite provider confidence before serialization.
_resolve_verdict_policy()can createProviderVerdictwithfloat("nan").evaluate_verdict_policy()retains that object, andVerdictPolicyResult.as_dict()copies its raw__dict__. The JSON outputs then emitNaN, which is not standards-compliant JSON.Replace non-finite provider confidence with
0.0in serialized provider entries. Add anas_dict()test fornan,inf, and-inf.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@scripts/langchain/verdict_policy.py`:
- Around line 79-88: Apply the finite-confidence policy update in the canonical
Workflows source under stranske/Workflows first, then regenerate or sync the
consumer copy containing _normalize_confidence in
scripts/langchain/verdict_policy.py, ensuring both remain consistent.
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In `@scripts/langchain/verdict_policy.py`:
- Around line 45-57: Update VerdictPolicyResult.as_dict() to sanitize each
provider’s confidence before serialization, converting NaN, positive infinity,
and negative infinity to 0.0 while preserving finite values. Add coverage to the
as_dict() tests for all three non-finite confidence cases.
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…rovenance Use inf (not nan) in the split pass/concerns regression test so the threshold guard is actually exercised, and document that verdict_policy.py is synced from Workflows via sync-manifest.yml. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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Summary
_coerce_confidenceand_normalize_confidencewithmath.isfiniteso NaN/inf provider confidence strings clamp to0.0instead of propagating into split pass/concerns threshold checks.Closes #562
Test plan
python -c "from scripts.langchain.verdict_policy import _coerce_confidence, _normalize_confidence; assert _coerce_confidence('nan') == 0.0 and _normalize_confidence(float('nan')) == 0.0"pytest tests/test_main.py— 28 passedSummary by CodeRabbit
Bug Fixes
NaNand infinity.0.0instead of causing unreliable results.Tests
Closes #562
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Scope
In scripts/langchain/verdict_policy.py lines 73-88, _coerce_confidence and _normalize_confidence do not validate math.isfinite(value). When a provider verdict reports a non-finite confidence string (such as "nan" or "inf"), float('nan') propagates into ProviderVerdict.confidence. In _split_pass_concerns lines 177-181, comparing max_confidence >= CONCERNS_NEEDS_HUMAN_THRESHOLD evaluates to False when confidence is NaN, silently bypassing the needs_human = True human-review trigger on split high-stakes provider verdicts.
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Acceptance criteria
pytest tests/test_main.pypasses with all tests green.python -c "from scripts.langchain.verdict_policy import _coerce_confidence, _normalize_confidence; assert _coerce_confidence('nan') == 0.0 and _normalize_confidence(float('nan')) == 0.0"succeeds.pytest tests/test_main.pyto fail on non-finite confidence test cases, and reverting restores pass.