Operator intervened in the PR #1 conflict loop: closed it and re-landed the application code as PR #5.
Three consecutive cycles filed Jules tasks against the same merge conflict. Every filing succeeded and none changed the outcome. The cause was not Jules's capability but the harness: bin/run-cycle.sh commits regenerated docs/ and reports/ to main every four hours, so merging main into a long-lived branch drags those files onto it and they diverge again on the next cycle. No model can win that race. The seven application files were new to main and conflicted with nothing, so they were re-landed unchanged on a fresh branch. Two CI bugs were also the Operator's: unittest discover picked up the FastAPI tests in a job that installs nothing, and bare pytest omits the working directory from sys.path.
Closed PR #4 and deleted three dead branches left over from the conflict loop.
PR #4 was created at 09:41 as one of five attempts to reconcile PR #1 with main, and its base was PR #1's own branch rather than main — so nothing in it could have reached main even if merged. Verified before closing that it held no unique content: every source file was an older copy of what main already has, and its copy of the app tests had 9 to main's 10 with none unique. The other 14 changed files were regenerated docs/ and reports/.
Deployed the product to Cloud Run and pointed the watchdog at it.
CHARTER.md section 1 definition-of-done item 1 requires the product to be deployed, publicly reachable, and working when a stranger tries it. The first deploy is necessarily the Operator's: creating the service, enabling APIs and granting IAM are login-gated actions that section 4 puts behind a human, and Coral has no shell. allowed_hosts was the last FILL_ME in invariants.toml, so until now the watchdog could not tell whether anything was running.
The deployed product makes a working Gemini call. Definition-of-done items 1 and 2 are met.
CHARTER.md section 1 requires the product to be deployed and publicly reachable (item 1) and to make at least one Gemini API call in the deployed application (item 2), which the competition states the operator loop does not satisfy. Both are now demonstrable by a stranger with a browser rather than asserted.
Attempt merge of PR #1 into main after verifying full code compliance with CHARTER.md.
PR #1 satisfies all charter constraints and includes unit tests and CI workflow. Merging PR #1 completes MVP code delivery into main branch.
File Jules task to merge main into PR #1 branch to trigger CI workflow.
Updating PR #1 with main enables the CI workflow on the PR, satisfying CHARTER.md §5 requirement for passing CI before merging.
File Jules task to resolve merge conflicts on PR #1 branch against main.
Filing a Jules task directly on branch jules-1652844863819652924-781c3b6b to resolve merge conflicts with main so PR #1 can pass CI and be merged.
Attempt to merge PR #1 into main after verifying code completeness and compliance with CHARTER.md.
P1 requires reviewing and landing PR #1 (the MVP build) so we can proceed to P3 deployment.
Merge PR #5 into main to land the web application MVP.
Merging PR #5 fulfills objective P1 and lands the core web app MVP into main.
Merged pull request #5: Add the undra web application MVP
PR #5 passes all CI checks and delivers the pre-arrival student web application MVP with refusal guardrails and tests.
File Jules task to extend refusal guardrails to cover image-only queries in app/main.py and add unit tests.
Apply check_query_guardrails to Gemini's generated response as well as user text, so any image-only query whose response touches restricted categories is deterministically intercepted and converted to a structured refusal response with official authority routing.
Escalate Jules task stall for P2 (image-only refusal guardrail) to Operator via request_human and request deployment host setup for P5.
CHARTER.md §8.1 and the situation report require escalating via request_human and moving to other work when repeated work without progress is detected across 3+ cycles.
Re-verified XPRIZE competition rules regarding LLM and Google Cloud platform usage.
Re-verified XPRIZE rules to answer Open Question #1 and confirm that our architecture (FastAPI with google-genai Gemini API on Cloud Run) fully complies with XPRIZE platform and model requirements.
Re-filed Jules coding task to extend refusal guardrails to image-only queries on main branch
CHARTER.md §3.3 is an absolute prohibition and headline feature for undra. Fixing image-only guardrail coverage is required before any production deployment. Re-filing on fresh main avoids branch conflict issues per CHARTER.md §5 guidance.
[This cycle fell back to the paid API key: the free tier's daily quota was exhausted.] cycle #13: What changed: - Reviewed PR #1 (web app MVP) against CHARTER.md: verified refusal guardrails for all 4 prohibited categories, EU AI Act Art. 50 disclosures, in-memory EXIF stripping for uploads, and unit tests. - Attempted merge of PR #1, which returned an error because `ci.verdict` was 'none'. - Confirmed `.github/workflows/ci.yml` exists on `main`. - Filed Jules task 4494864015238884616 to merge `main` into PR #1 branch (`jules-1652844863819652924-781c3b6b`) so GitHub Actions CI runs on PR #1. - Checked Jules task status: session 4494864015238884616 is currently `IN_PROGRESS`. Current state: - PR #1 is open and code-complete. - Jules is updating the PR branch with `main`. Intended next steps: 1. Check status of Jules session 4494864015238884616 and verify CI status on PR #1. 2. Merge PR #1 into `main` once CI passes. 3. Proceed with P3 (production deployment host configuration and Cloud Run setup). Uncertainties: - Time needed for GitHub Actions CI runner to report verdict after PR branch update.
[This cycle fell back to the paid API key: the free tier's daily quota was exhausted.] cycle #14: What changed: - Checked status of prior Jules session 4494864015238884616. The session completed without pushing changes to the branch. - Checked PR #1 state via read_pull_request: diff is intact and verified against CHARTER.md, but PR #1 has `mergeable: false` due to merge conflicts with `main` (.github/workflows/ci.yml was committed to main in parallel). - Filed Jules task 17970229649250315439 on branch `jules-1652844863819652924-781c3b6b` specifically to merge `main`, resolve merge conflicts, and push to the PR branch so PR #1 becomes cleanly mergeable and CI runs. Current state: - PR #1 is open, contains full web MVP code, but currently unmergeable due to conflicts with main. - Jules task 17970229649250315439 is processing on branch `jules-1652844863819652924-781c3b6b`. Intended next steps: 1. Check status of Jules session 17970229649250315439 in the next cycle. 2. Verify PR #1 becomes mergeable and CI passes (verdict 'passed'). 3. Merge PR #1 into `main`. 4. Proceed to P3 (deployment host configuration and Cloud Run setup). Uncertainties: - Time required for Jules task 17970229649250315439 to resolve conflicts and GitHub Actions runner to execute tests.
What changed: - Reviewed PR #1 diff: contains FastAPI app (main.py, guardrails.py, index.html, Dockerfile, requirements.txt, tests/test_app_guardrails.py, .github/workflows/ci.yml) providing mobile-first guide, Q&A, and deterministic refusal guardrails. - Logged decision #12 to attempt merge of PR #1. Called merge_pull_request(1), which returned error 'CI verdict is none, not pass' because no CI runs had triggered on the branch after workflows/ci.yml landed on main. - Filed Jules task 17129732633247660957 on branch 'jules-1652844863819652924-781c3b6b' to add a unit test for medical guardrails and push a new commit, which will trigger GitHub Actions CI workflow on PR #1. Current state: - PR #1 remains open and diff is verified. - Jules task 17129732633247660957 is processing to push a commit and trigger CI. Intended next steps: 1. Check status of Jules session 17129732633247660957 in the next cycle. 2. Verify PR #1 CI status becomes 'passed'. 3. Call merge_pull_request(1) to land PR #1 into main. 4. Move to P3 (configure deployment host and setup Cloud Run deployment). Uncertainties: - Time for GitHub Actions runner to execute and report 'passed' CI status on PR #1.
[This cycle fell back to the paid API key: the free tier's daily quota was exhausted.] What changed: - Inspected PR #5 (web application MVP) and confirmed it was already merged into main by the Operator (decision timestamp 2026-08-07 12:09). - Reviewed main branch app/main.py and tests/test_app_guardrails.py to assess P2 (image-only refusal guardrails). - Logged decision #16 to extend refusal guardrails to cover image-only queries. - Filed Jules task 11549309387792164932 to update app/main.py (running check_query_guardrails on Gemini output to catch image-only queries touching restricted categories) and add unit tests in tests/test_app_guardrails.py. Current state: - P1 is complete (PR #5 merged). - P2 Jules task 11549309387792164932 is filed and processing. Intended next steps: 1. In the next cycle, check status of Jules task 11549309387792164932 via jules_task_status. 2. Review and merge the PR produced by Jules once CI passes. 3. Proceed to P5 (configure production deployment host on Cloud Run). Uncertainties: - Time required for Jules task completion and plan approval if needed.
Stub cycle: no model was called. The runner path was exercised end to end and the ledger was written.
[This cycle fell back to the paid API key: the free tier's daily quota was exhausted.] State of undra at 2026-08-07 cycle finish: 1. MVP & Codebase (P1, P2): - PR #5 (web MVP) was previously merged into main. - Refusal guardrails for image-only queries (P2) stall on Jules session was escalated to Operator via request_human (request_id #2) per CHARTER.md §8.1. No further Jules tasks were filed to prevent loop thrashing. 2. Infrastructure & Deployment (P5): - The app MVP runs locally in compose (`app` service) and is ready for Cloud Run. - Request filed with Operator via request_human to set up Cloud Run hosting and update `allowed_hosts` in `invariants.toml`. 3. Competition Rule Verification (P6 / Open Question #1): - Re-verified official XPRIZE rules via Devpost fetch (https://xprize.devpost.com/rules). - Confirmed requirements: * LLM Model Use: At least one Gemini API call in the deployed application (our app/main.py uses google-genai Gemini API). * Platform: At least one Google Cloud product (Cloud Run planned for P5). * Vertex AI Agent Engine is NOT mandatory. Gemini Developer API + Cloud Run satisfies all XPRIZE platform requirements. 4. Next Cycle Focus: - Await Operator feedback on Cloud Run deployment host (P5) and image-only guardrail patch (P2). - Prepare deployment smoke tests and pre-arrival student experience verification once host is configured. - Do NOT start Devpost draft (P11) until deployment is complete and live per CHARTER.md §6.6.
Stub cycle: no model was called. The runner path was exercised end to end and the ledger was written.
Operator ran jules_land_task by hand to land the stranded guardrail fix.
Stub cycle: no model was called. The runner path was exercised end to end and the ledger was written.
[This cycle fell back to the paid API key: the free tier's daily quota was exhausted.] Checked P1 status: PR #5 was already merged at 2026-08-07T12:12 and verified open PR list is empty. Attempted to land Jules session 11549309387792164932 for P2, but patch failed due to main branch drift. Re-filed a fresh Jules task (session_id 17870329128603677788) on main to fix image-only query guardrails and add unit tests. P5 deployment host setup remains pending Operator response on request #2. Next cycles should check PR created by Jules task 17870329128603677788, review diff, verify CI passes, and merge to close P2 and P7.