Accept concrete clarification requests without question punctuation

tests/runner-e2e/chat-flow.test.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   collectChatRunEvidence,
   readRunningChatLog,
   readChatOutputDocument,
+  isChatClarificationReply,
   isResetRun,
   type ChatIssue,
   type ChatRun,
@@ -44,6 +45,25 @@ const run: ChatRun = {
   startedAt: "2026-09-11T10:00:01Z",
 };
 describe("chat acceptance contracts", () => {
+  it("accepts concrete information requests without requiring question punctuation", () => {
+    expect(isChatClarificationReply("What is the club name?")).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      isChatClarificationReply(
+        "Before assigning the welcome-note work, please share:\n\n1. Club name and intended readers.\n2. Format, length, and tone.\n3. Required details, sender, and deadline.",
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      isChatClarificationReply("Tell me the intended audience and format."),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(isChatClarificationReply("Please share:")).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      isChatClarificationReply("Asked the user clarifying questions about their club."),
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      isChatClarificationReply("I created the task and started writing the welcome note."),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("keeps chat markers literal across rich-text and Markdown boundaries", () => {
     for (const prefix of ["CHAT", "DRAFT", "OLDCONTEXT"] as const) {
       expect(chatMarker(prefix, "abc123-1")).toBe(`${prefix}abc1231`);

tests/runner-e2e/chat-flow.ts

@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ type Comment = {
 type Plan = { body: string; latestRevisionId: string; updatedAt: string };
 type ChatOutputDocument = Plan & { id: string; issueId: string; key: string };
 
+/** Clarification may request information imperatively rather than end in a question mark. */
+export function isChatClarificationReply(body: string): boolean {
+  if (body.includes("?")) return true;
+  const request = body.match(
+    /\b(?:please\s+(?:share|provide|clarify|confirm)|tell me|let me know)\b([\s\S]*)/i,
+  );
+  return Boolean(request?.[1].replace(/[\s:*-]/g, ""));
+}
+
 /** A requested output document may have a descriptive key; a copied plan is not output. */
 export async function readChatOutputDocument(
   api: Pick<RunnerApi, "get">,
@@ -446,7 +455,7 @@ export async function runChatFlow(input: {
         expect(
           Boolean(pendingQuestions?.length) ||
             (await comments()).some(
-              (c) => c.authorAgentId && c.body.includes("?"),
+              (c) => c.authorAgentId && isChatClarificationReply(c.body),
             ),
         ).toBe(true);
         const clarification = `It is the garden club; use the existing Garden ${nonce} project. Make one assigned task for yourself to write a two-sentence welcome note. Include ${marker} in that note, save it as the output document, and finish that execution task. Please get it started now.`;