When Paperclip wakes the CEO and the model issues an mcp__legal-ai__*
call within ~10s of session init, Claude Code sometimes returns
"No such tool available" because the legal-ai MCP server hasn't
finished bringing up its tool catalog yet. Observed twice today on
CMPA precedent-extraction wakeups (sessions 9989fbaf and a9c61801);
the agent fell back to bash + .venv/bin/python and finished the work,
but the race needed fixing on the server side.
Three changes that close the window:
1. Lazy schema init (services/db.py + server.py)
`init_schema()` was awaited inside the FastMCP lifespan, blocking
the `initialize`/`tools/list` handshake until ~10 CREATE TABLE IF
NOT EXISTS statements ran. Under contention (two CEOs waking at
once for different companies) this stretched. Now the lifespan
returns immediately and `get_pool()` runs the schema migrations
exactly once on first DB access, guarded by an asyncio.Lock.
tools/list is answered in milliseconds regardless of DB state.
2. Lazy heavy imports
- services/embeddings.py: voyageai (~450ms) loaded only inside
_get_client()
- services/extractor.py: google.cloud.vision (~550ms) loaded only
inside _get_vision_client() and _ocr_with_google_vision()
These two were being imported at module top from
legal_mcp.tools.documents -> services.processor -> services.{
extractor,embeddings}, so the FastMCP server couldn't even start
responding until both finished. Cold start dropped from 2.7s to
1.17s end-to-end (init + tools/list response).
3. Agent-side warmup + retry guidance (.claude/agents/legal-ceo.md)
Even with a fast server, the model can still race on the very
first call. The precedent-extraction section now tells the CEO
to call workflow_status as a warmup probe and to retry after a
short sleep if it sees "No such tool available", before falling
back to the python bypass.
Also expanded the precedent-tool whitelists on the sub-agents that
delegate halacha/library work (commits 4a9a6b7 + 7ee90dc added the
tools to the MCP server but only the CEO got them in its allowed
list). Added to: legal-researcher (full extraction set), legal-analyst
(library_get/list + halacha review), legal-writer (library lookups +
halacha_review), legal-qa (library_get + halacha_review), and the two
that the CEO was already missing (halacha_review, halachot_pending).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds a third corpus of legal authority distinct from style_corpus
(Daphna's prior decisions for voice) and case_precedents (chair-attached
quotes per case). The new corpus holds chair-uploaded court rulings and
other appeals committee decisions, with binding rules (הלכות) extracted
automatically and queued for chair approval.
Pipeline (web/app.py + services/precedent_library.py):
file → extract → chunk → Voyage embed → halacha_extractor → store +
publish progress over the existing Redis SSE channel.
Schema V7 (services/db.py): extends case_law with source_kind +
extraction status fields under a CHECK constraint pinning practice_area
to the three appeals committee domains (rishuy_uvniya, betterment_levy,
compensation_197). New precedent_chunks (vector(1024)) and halachot
tables (vector(1024) over rule_statement, IVFFlat indexes, gin on
practice_areas/subject_tags). Halachot start as pending_review; only
approved/published rows are visible to search_precedent_library.
Agents: legal-writer, legal-researcher, legal-analyst, legal-ceo,
legal-qa get search_precedent_library. legal-writer prompt explains
the three-corpus distinction and CREAC use; legal-qa now verifies that
every cited halacha resolves to an approved row in the corpus.
UI: /precedents page with four tabs — library / semantic search /
pending review (J/K nav, A/R/E shortcuts, badge count) / stats.
Reuses the existing upload-sheet progress + SSE pattern.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The retry loop bug we fixed in legal-analyst yesterday existed in every
single sub-agent skill. They all post a comment + wake the CEO + exit,
leaving their own issue in `in_progress`. Paperclip's "in_progress with
no live execution" watchdog then re-wakes them, repeating until something
external transitions the issue. Watched it happen on CMPA-17 (researcher)
today — 4 iterations + manual SIGTERM + manual PATCH.
Same fix applied to all 5 remaining agents:
• legal-researcher.md
• legal-writer.md
• legal-qa.md
• legal-exporter.md
• legal-proofreader.md (file was incomplete — also added the missing
שלב 5: דיווח and wake-CEO sections to bring it to parity with the
other agents)
Each gets a "סגור את ה-issue של עצמך — חובה!" section with two PATCH
templates: one for `done` after a successful run, one for `blocked` if
checks fail or output is incomplete. The section sits before the
wake-CEO block, with an explicit reference to the CMPA-17 incident so
the rule has a concrete anchor.
Result: every agent now has the same close-issue contract. No more
zombie in_progress issues, no more 4× wakeup loops.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Three new voice docs based on deep reading of 1033-25 (full-acceptance) and
7 representative cases for block-zayin (claims summary):
- daphna-acceptance-architecture.md: 5 distinct templates for case acceptance
(A: internal flaw + voiding; B: remand to committee; C: corrections in
request; D: substantive 8xxx; E: appraiser remand). Fixes the wrong
reference in architecture-by-outcome that treated full-acceptance as a
variation of partial-acceptance.
- daphna-block-zayin-claims.md: rules for claims summary block — order by
procedural role, neutrality, sub-headings per party, anti-patterns
(numbered lists, evaluation words, premature conclusion).
- daphna-decision-tree.md: operational tool that unifies all 5 voice docs
into a short analytical process. Starts with the decisive question:
"what is the winning evidence?". Decision trees for architecture
selection, opening mode, citation choice, length by weight.
Updates legal-writer.md to read decision-tree first, then the 5 voice docs,
plus block-zayin.md before block ז.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
After reading all 23 1xxx decisions from style_corpus DB (in addition to
the 10 training files and 1130-25/1194-25 deep reads), synthesized two
new operational documents:
docs/daphna-precedent-network.md
- Maps each legal issue to the specific precedent Daphna cites
- 9 threshold issues (standing, השפר, סעיף 152, קנייני, פגמי פרסום,
פסילה, עבירות בנייה) with her preferred quotes for each
- 8 substantive issues (תכנון נקודתי vs כולל, חיקוק תכנית, סטייה ניכרת,
62א, חניה, תמ"א 38, תכניות ישנות, שימוש חורג)
- Lists ~30 external precedents she cites consistently + ~15 personal
precedents (her own canon — 1110/20 בעלז, 1112/22 שקופה, 1181/22 אדלר,
1130-25, etc.)
- Distinguishes precedents she cites vs. those she does NOT cite
docs/daphna-architecture-by-outcome.md
- 7 distinct block-yod architectures keyed to outcome type:
1. Pure rejection (short, 555-2000 words)
2. Rejection after complex analysis (2500-4500)
3. Threshold dismissal + merits "ועל מנת לא לצאת בחסר" (mode F)
4. Three or more distinct issues (sub-headings)
5. Partial acceptance (full funnel architecture)
6. Joined appeals
7. Remand follow-up
- Decision tree for the agent (4 questions → architecture choice)
- Internal proportions table (opening 5-10%, doctrine 15-25%, etc.)
- Costs matrix with 6 scenarios
Updated docs/daphna-voice-fingerprint.md with section 6 (additions from
23-file corpus read): 2 new opening modes (F: threshold+merits, G:
remand follow-up), nuanced sub-heading rule, self-citation of full
analytical blocks, 10 new "we" verbs, 11 traditional phrases with
sources, expanded costs matrix, transparency about petition outcomes,
warning that 1015-24 is dissent (not Daphna's voice).
Updated .claude/agents/legal-writer.md to require reading all 4 voice
docs before block-yod (the "voice quartet"), with explicit decision
tree integration.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
After analyzing all 24 building_permit decisions in style_corpus DB
(not just the 2 local files), refined two anti-patterns:
1. Sub-headings: actually permitted when block-yod handles 3+ distinct
legal issues (e.g., 1079-24 had "הבקשות לפסילה" / "מעמד המבקשת
וזכות עמידה" / "עותרים ציבוריים"). The earlier rule of "no
sub-headings except academic cases" was too strict — based only on
small local sample.
2. Paragraph numbering: discovered it's an evolutionary pattern, not
a static rule. Pre-2025 decisions had sequential paragraph numbers
(1, 2, 3 throughout); recent decisions (1126-25, 1128-25, 1130-25,
1194-25) abandoned it for narrative flow. The agent should NOT add
paragraph numbers — the new style.
The (1)...(2)...(3)... in-paragraph enumeration ban remains absolute —
0/33 final decisions used it. Distinction now made explicit:
in-paragraph enumeration ≠ paragraph-level numbering (former always
forbidden; latter is evolutionary).
Updated:
- docs/daphna-voice-fingerprint.md — corpus stats, refined anti-patterns
- .claude/agents/legal-writer.md — checklist with new distinctions
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Synthesized two voice documents from corpus reading:
- docs/voice-1130-25.md: deep read of case 1130-25 block-yod (5000 words),
extracting the 9-movement funnel architecture, 8 reasoning templates,
10 'we' verbs with their distinct functions, the 'akhen...ulam' pattern,
pacing/silence principles, and the deliberative meta-narrative.
- docs/daphna-voice-fingerprint.md: cross-corpus synthesis of 10 finals
(1 planning + 9 appraisal levy). Identifies 10 invariants, 5 opening
modes mapped to outcome certainty, mandatory ברמ 3644/13 preamble for
shamai cases, copy-paste templates, and 7 anti-patterns to avoid.
Updated .claude/agents/legal-writer.md:
- Added voice docs as MUST-READ before block-yod (was missing the deep
voice layer; only had surface style_guide patterns)
- Replaced the ' (1)...(2)...(3)...' enumeration template with the 5 opening
modes (the enumeration was a known anti-pattern Daphna always removes)
- Added the 'we' verbs catalog with explicit functions
- Made 'אכן...אולם' pattern mandatory for issues with substantial
counter-arguments (was vaguely 'אמנם...אולם')
- Added mandatory ברמ 3644/13 preamble for 8xxx shamai cases
- Added self-citation triple-mode (refer/defer/distinguish) — Daphna's
emerging practice of building personal jurisprudence
- Added 8-item anti-patterns checklist for post-write review
- Replaced block-yod-alef section with proper 4-paragraph closing
template (process narrative → outcome → costs → date)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Fixes critical bug in 1033-25: user-uploaded עריכה-*.docx files were
orphaned on disk while exports kept rebuilding from stale DB blocks.
New architecture:
- User-uploaded DOCX becomes the source of truth (cases.active_draft_path)
- System edits via XML surgery with real Word <w:ins>/<w:del> revisions
- User can Accept/Reject each change from within Word
Components:
- docx_reviser.py: XML surgery for Track Changes (15 tests)
- docx_retrofit.py: retroactive bookmark injection with Hebrew marker
detection + heading heuristic (9 tests)
- docx_exporter.py: emits bookmarks around each of the 12 blocks
- 3 new MCP tools: apply_user_edit, list_bookmarks, revise_draft
- 4 new/updated endpoints: upload (auto-registers active draft),
/exports/revise, /exports/bookmarks, /exports/{filename}/retrofit,
/active-draft
- DB migration: cases.active_draft_path column
- UI: correct banner using real v-numbers, "מקור האמת" badge,
detailed upload toast with bookmarks_added/missing_blocks
- agents: legal-exporter (3 export modes), legal-ceo (stage G for
revision handling), legal-writer (revision mode)
Multi-tenancy:
- Works for both CMP (1xxx cases) and CMPA (8xxx/9xxx cases)
- New revise-draft skill added to both companies
- deploy-track-changes.sh syncs skills CMP ↔ CMPA
- retrofit_case.py: one-off retrofit of existing files
Tests: 34 passing (15 reviser + 9 retrofit + 4 exporter bookmarks + 6 e2e)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- legal-analyst: opus 4.6 → opus 4.7
- legal-proofreader: opus 4.6 → opus 4.7
- legal-writer: sonnet 4.6 → opus 4.7 (complex block writing benefits from stronger model)
- block_writer MODEL_MAP: updated opus ID to 4.7
Opus 4.7 brings: high-res images (2576px), better file-based memory,
improved DOCX generation, and task budgets for agentic loops.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The agents used /api/agents/{id}/wake (404) with a fallback of INSERT
INTO agent_wakeup_requests. The DB insert creates only the wakeup
record without a heartbeat_run, so the Paperclip dispatcher never
processes it — agents get stuck in queued forever.
Fix:
- All agents: /wake → /wakeup (correct Paperclip API endpoint)
- Remove all DB INSERT fallbacks, replace with warning
- Document the rule in CLAUDE.md: always API, never DB insert
- Save to memory for future conversations
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
When a user comments on a Paperclip issue, the built-in automation wakes
the assigned agent directly, bypassing the CEO. This meant user instructions
(like "read the uploaded draft and route to the right agent") were ignored.
Changes:
- Plugin: add issue.comment.created event handler that wakes the CEO agent
with the comment context (plugin-legal-ai, separate repo)
- HEARTBEAT: add steps 2b (read recent user comments) and 2c (check
attachments) before agents start working
- CEO agent: add comment-routing section — read, check attachments, route
- Writer agent: add step 0 — check for uploaded DOCX drafts before writing
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Install git in Docker image and wrap all subprocess git calls in
try/except so a missing or failing git binary never kills an upload
that already succeeded.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Every agent now has explicit instructions in its own definition file,
not just in HEARTBEAT.md. An agent following only its own step-by-step
instructions will do the right thing on any new case.
All 6 non-CEO agents: explicit wakeup CEO block in completion step
(curl API + psql fallback, with agent name customized)
legal-ceo.md: issue template for analyst with 5 mandatory items
(document mapping table, no-extract list, split large docs,
wakeup CEO, blocked if failed)
legal-writer.md: explicit Read of decision-methodology.md as step 1
(before case_get, not just "read before starting")
legal-qa.md: methodology_compliance severity → critical
(was warning — decisions without syllogisms/steel-man now blocked)
legal-proofreader.md: added case_update tool + status='proofread'
(was missing entirely — CEO couldn't know proofreading was done)
legal-researcher.md: added case_update + mail notification
(was missing — CEO couldn't know research was done)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
"בית ספר להחלטות" Phase 2 — the system now has formal analytical
methodology for building quasi-judicial decisions, separate from
Dafna's writing style (SKILL.md) and content checklists.
What was done:
- Downloaded 5 authoritative sources (~341K words): FJC Judicial
Writing Manual (1991+2020), Garner Legal Writing in Plain English,
Posner How Judges Think, Scalia/Garner Making Your Case
- Extracted principles from all sources into intermediate docs
- Synthesized into docs/decision-methodology.md (3,400 words,
12 sections, 10 guiding principles)
- Integrated methodology into block-yod prompt via {methodology_guidance}
- Restructured legal-writer agent workflow to follow analytical stages
- Made "answer all claims" flexible (bundle/skip via chair_directions)
- Added methodology compliance check (#7) to legal-qa agent
- Updated all knowledge files (CLAUDE.md, SKILL.md, lessons, corpus)
Three-layer architecture:
1. Methodology (decision-methodology.md) — universal, how to think
2. Content checklists (lessons.py) — specific per appeal subtype
3. Style (SKILL.md) — Dafna's personal writing patterns
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Closes the loop so דפנה's positions (written inline in the UI and
saved to analysis-and-research.md) automatically become binding
direction for the legal-writer agent — no manual copy-paste,
no bypass.
Backend:
- research_md.extract_chair_directions(path) returns a compact dict
with status (missing/empty/partial/complete), filled_count,
empty_count, and a reduced list of threshold_claims + issues each
with {id, number, title, direction}. Designed to be directly usable
as direction_doc by the writer.
- New MCP tool: drafting.get_chair_directions(case_number) wraps the
helper, resolves the case research file path via config.find_case_dir,
returns formatted JSON.
- Registered in server.py as mcp__legal-ai__get_chair_directions.
legal-writer agent update:
- Adds get_chair_directions to the tools list.
- New mandatory "שלב 1ב" before any block writing: call
get_chair_directions, branch on status.
- missing → halt, report "legal-analyst לא רץ עדיין"
- empty → halt, instruct Dafna to fill positions via the UI URL
- partial → halt unless user confirms; write only filled sections
- complete → proceed
- New "שלב 1ג" constructs an internal direction_doc from the
received chair rulings before writing block י.
- Block י section expanded with 5 binding rules:
1. Open each discussion with Dafna's ruling as the thesis
2. Frame the reasoning in her style (use get_style_guide phrases)
3. Match her tone (decisive vs nuanced)
4. Must NOT contradict her position — if she disagreed with your
own inclination, her position rules
5. Use legal_questions from the analysis file as the analytical
structure (principle question first, concrete application second)
- New bullet section for block יא: summarize each chair ruling
briefly, state final outcome, close with the signed date formula.
Verified all four status paths (missing/empty/partial/complete) via
local test. Now Dafna's workflow is fully end-to-end: she reads the
analyst report in the UI, fills "עמדת ועדת הערר" in each card, hits
blur to auto-save, then triggers legal-writer — which picks up her
positions as direction without any file shuffle.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Two issues that caused QA agent to fail:
1. save_block_content saved to DB only — now also rebuilds drafts/decision.md
2. legal-writer.md now has explicit mandatory step: case_update(status="drafted")
Without these, workflow_status reports has_draft=false and QA can't run.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Complete agent pipeline for decision writing:
1. legal-analyst (existing) — extract claims/responses/replies
2. legal-researcher (new) — analyze precedents, plans, protocols
3. legal-writer (new) — write decision blocks in Dafna's style
4. legal-qa (new) — validate before export (6 checks)
All agents use claude_local adapter (Claude Code session, zero API cost).
Each has YAML frontmatter with specific tools and detailed Hebrew instructions.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
