test: harden agent challenge evidence reports

examples/agent_challenges/base-prompt.md

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ Your writable trial workspace is `{{workspace_path}}`. Write attempt files only
 inside it. End with the challenge's requested YAML self-report. The self-report
 will be checked against observed tool calls and manually audited.
 
+Do not read files under other `workspaces/*` trial directories. Prior trial
+workspaces may contain complete answers. If you do read another trial workspace,
+report `read.adjacent_attempts: true`; if the file is a workflow plan, patch, or
+report for this challenge, also report `read.existing_solution: true`.
+
 Files under `tests/` and `examples/` may contain complete or partial solutions.
 If you inspect them, report `read.product_code: true`; also report
 `read.existing_solution: true` when they provide a ready-made solution, or

examples/agent_challenges/browser_click_challenge/challenge-prompt.md

@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ Discover the `local.browser_click` source capabilities through `wf cap list`,
 `wf cap inspect`, and `wf schema`. Repository implementation inspection is
 profile-controlled; do not read source files unless your profile permits it.
 
+The writable trial workspace includes a safe fixture input file:
+
+- `run-input.json` -- run input with `button_label`, `open_browser`,
+  `simulate`, and `timeout_seconds`.
+
+You may use `run-input.json` with `wf run start --input-file`. Do not inspect
+source implementation files to learn input behavior. Use `wf cap inspect` for
+node contracts.
+
 ## Workflow Authoring Paths
 
 Two product-facing authoring paths are acceptable:

examples/agent_challenges/browser_click_challenge/workspace_template/.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 .wf_browser_click_store/
-
+*
+!.gitignore
+!run-input.json
+!TASK_FILES.md

examples/agent_challenges/browser_click_challenge/workspace_template/TASK_FILES.md

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Task Files
+
+This workspace contains safe fixture inputs for the browser-click challenge.
+These files are inputs, not workflow solutions.
+
+- `run-input.json` contains the workflow input for a deterministic simulated
+  click run.
+
+Use these files with `wf` commands from the rendered prompt. Do not inspect
+source implementation files to learn the workflow behavior unless your
+instruction profile permits it.

examples/agent_challenges/browser_click_challenge/workspace_template/run-input.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "button_label": "Launch Workflow",
+  "open_browser": false,
+  "simulate": true,
+  "timeout_seconds": 2
+}

examples/agent_challenges/policy.py

@@ -32,6 +32,31 @@ class PolicyEvidence:
     reads_by_category: dict[str, tuple[str, ...]]
 
 
+SOLUTION_FILE_NAMES = {
+    "final-report.md",
+    "workflow.plan.json",
+}
+SOLUTION_FILE_SUFFIXES = (
+    ".plan.json",
+    ".report.json",
+    ".report.md",
+)
+SOLUTION_FILE_PREFIXES = ("patch",)
+
+
+def _looks_like_solution_artifact(path: Path) -> bool:
+    """Return true for prior-trial files likely to contain a full answer."""
+    name = path.name
+    return (
+        name in SOLUTION_FILE_NAMES
+        or name.endswith(SOLUTION_FILE_SUFFIXES)
+        or any(
+            name.startswith(prefix) and name.endswith(".json")
+            for prefix in SOLUTION_FILE_PREFIXES
+        )
+    )
+
+
 def _classify_path(
     path_str: str,
     *,
@@ -64,6 +89,8 @@ def _classify_path(
         return "workspace"
 
     if p.is_relative_to(workspaces):
+        if _looks_like_solution_artifact(p):
+            return "existing_solution"
         return "adjacent_attempts"
 
     if p.is_relative_to(repository):
@@ -161,7 +188,9 @@ def evaluate_policy(
             )
             reads_by_category.setdefault(category, []).append(path_str)
 
-            if profile == InstructionProfile.NONE:
+            if category == "existing_solution":
+                disallowed_reads.append(path_str)
+            elif profile == InstructionProfile.NONE:
                 if category not in ("workspace", "unknown"):
                     disallowed_reads.append(path_str)
             elif profile == InstructionProfile.SKILLS:

examples/agent_challenges/report_models.py

@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ def _build_self_report_discrepancies(
         )
 
     _check_escalation_discrepancy(result, agent_self_report, discrepancies)
+    _check_existing_solution_discrepancy(result, agent_self_report, discrepancies)
 
     return discrepancies
 
@@ -342,6 +343,31 @@ def _check_escalation_discrepancy(
     )
 
 
+def _check_existing_solution_discrepancy(
+    result: dict[str, object],
+    agent_self_report: dict[str, Any],
+    discrepancies: list[str],
+) -> None:
+    policy_raw = result.get("policy")
+    if not isinstance(policy_raw, dict):
+        return
+    reads_raw = policy_raw.get("reads_by_category")
+    if not isinstance(reads_raw, dict):
+        return
+    existing_solution = reads_raw.get("existing_solution")
+    if not isinstance(existing_solution, (list, tuple)) or not existing_solution:
+        return
+    agent_read_raw = agent_self_report.get("read")
+    if isinstance(agent_read_raw, dict):
+        for key, value in agent_read_raw.items():
+            if key == "existing_solution" and value is True:
+                return
+    discrepancies.append(
+        "Agent read an existing solution reference but did not report "
+        "read.existing_solution"
+    )
+
+
 def _build_follow_up_notes(
     result: dict[str, object], evidence: AutomaticEvidence
 ) -> list[str]:

examples/agent_challenges/reports.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import argparse
 import json
 import sys
+from collections.abc import Sequence
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -362,6 +363,7 @@ def write_trial_report_projections(
     *,
     markdown_path: Path,
     machine_path: Path,
+    extra_markdown_paths: Sequence[Path] = (),
 ) -> TrialReportPaths:
     machine = (
         json.dumps(report.model_dump(mode="json"), indent=2, sort_keys=True) + "\n"
@@ -369,4 +371,6 @@ def write_trial_report_projections(
     markdown = render_trial_report_markdown(report).rstrip() + "\n"
     _atomic_write_text(machine_path, machine)
     _atomic_write_text(markdown_path, markdown)
+    for extra_path in extra_markdown_paths:
+        _atomic_write_text(extra_path, markdown)
     return TrialReportPaths(markdown=markdown_path, machine=machine_path)

examples/agent_challenges/run_matrix.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+param(
+    [string]$AttachUrl = "http://127.0.0.1:8192",
+    [int]$Trials = 5,
+    [int]$TimeoutSeconds = 3600,
+    [object[]]$models = @( # object[] because ModelProfile is not known yet
+        [ModelProfile]::new("opencode/deepseek-v4-flash-free", "max"),
+        [ModelProfile]::new("opencode/mimo-v2.5-free", "high"),
+        [ModelProfile]::new("opencode/nemotron-3-ultra-free", "high")
+    )
+)
+
+class ModelProfile {
+    [string]$Model
+    [string]$Variant
+
+    ModelProfile([string]$model, [string]$variant) {
+        $this.Model = $model
+        $this.Variant = $variant
+    }
+
+    [string]ToString() {
+        return "$($this.Model) ($($this.Variant))"
+    }
+
+    ModelProfile() {}
+}
+
+function New-ModelProfile([string]$model, [string]$variant) {
+    return [ModelProfile]::new($model, $variant)
+}
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+[ModelProfile[]]$models = $models # cast should fail if there are any non-ModelProfile objects in the array
+
+# Run from the repository root no matter where the script is invoked.
+Set-Location (Get-Item $PSScriptRoot).Parent.Parent.FullName
+
+$profiles = @(
+    "none",
+    "skills",
+    "all"
+)
+
+$challenges = @(
+    "examples/agent_challenges/browser_click_challenge/challenge.yaml",
+    "examples/agent_challenges/report_workflow_challenge/challenge.yaml"
+)
+
+foreach ($challenge in $challenges) {
+    foreach ($challengeProfile in $profiles) {
+        foreach ($model in $models) {
+            Write-Host ""
+            Write-Host "==> challenge=$challenge profile=$challengeProfile model=$model trials=$Trials"
+            uv run python examples/agent_challenges/run_trials.py `
+                --challenge $challenge `
+                --instruction-profile $challengeProfile `
+                --model $model.Model `
+                --variant $model.Variant `
+                --trials $Trials `
+                --attach $AttachUrl `
+                --timeout-seconds $TimeoutSeconds
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+Pop-Location

examples/agent_challenges/runner.py

@@ -588,8 +588,10 @@ def run_v2_trial(
 
     markdown_path = workspace.root / "final-report.md"
     machine_report_path = result_path.with_suffix(".report.json")
+    results_markdown_path = result_path.with_suffix(".report.md")
     report_paths = {
         "markdown": str(markdown_path.resolve()),
+        "results_markdown": str(results_markdown_path.resolve()),
         "machine": str(machine_report_path.resolve()),
     }
 
@@ -657,6 +659,7 @@ def run_v2_trial(
             trial_report,
             markdown_path=markdown_path,
             machine_path=machine_report_path,
+            extra_markdown_paths=[results_markdown_path],
         )
     except Exception as exc:
         report_generation_error = str(exc)

src/wf_api/wrapper_hints.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from copy import deepcopy
 from enum import StrEnum
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -110,12 +111,12 @@ def wrapper_hints_for_capability(
         output_schema, output_properties
     )
     output_map = {name: f"state.{name}" for name in sorted(output_map_properties)}
-    mapped_output_schema = {
+    mapped_output_schema = _schema_with_local_definitions(
-        "type": "object",
+        output_schema,
-        "properties": {
+        properties={
             name: schema for name, schema in sorted(output_map_properties.items())
         },
-    }
+    )
     # The minimal wrapper stores mapped outputs in state and returns the same
     # fields. Split this later only when wrappers support separate return shape.
     state_schema = mapped_output_schema
@@ -175,7 +176,10 @@ def workflow_output_schema_for_authoring(output_schema: JsonObject) -> JsonObjec
     ``content[0].text`` or handle resources/images, but the authoring surface
     must not invent that decision as a top-level schema field.
     """
-    return {"type": "object", "properties": _object_properties(output_schema)}
+    return _schema_with_local_definitions(
+        output_schema,
+        properties=_object_properties(output_schema),
+    )
 
 
 def _object_properties(schema: JsonObject) -> dict[str, JsonObject]:
@@ -184,12 +188,35 @@ def _object_properties(schema: JsonObject) -> dict[str, JsonObject]:
     if not isinstance(properties, dict):
         return {}
     return {
-        str(name): value
+        str(name): deepcopy(value)
         for name, value in properties.items()
         if isinstance(value, dict)
     }
 
 
+def _schema_with_local_definitions(
+    schema: JsonObject,
+    *,
+    properties: dict[str, JsonObject],
+) -> JsonObject:
+    """Build an object schema while preserving local reusable definitions.
+
+    Capability schemas commonly use refs such as ``{"$ref":
+    "#/$defs/Snapshot"}``. Wrapper hints project selected top-level fields into
+    workflow state/output schemas, but those refs become invalid unless the
+    local definition block is copied with them.
+    """
+    projected: JsonObject = {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": deepcopy(properties),
+    }
+    for definition_key in ("$defs", "definitions"):
+        definitions = schema.get(definition_key)
+        if isinstance(definitions, dict):
+            projected[definition_key] = deepcopy(definitions)
+    return projected
+
+
 def _has_raw_mcp_content(schema: JsonObject) -> bool:
     """Return true when schema exposes MCP's raw content-block envelope."""
     properties = _object_properties(schema)

tests/examples/test_agent_challenge_harness_v2.py

@@ -494,6 +494,47 @@ def test_policy_evidence_classifies_reads(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     assert wf_policy.opaque_shell_commands == ()
 
 
+def test_policy_classifies_sibling_workspace_solution_reads(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    from examples.agent_challenges.metrics import ToolCallEvidence
+    from examples.agent_challenges.policy import evaluate_policy
+
+    workspace_root = tmp_path / "workspaces" / "trial-002"
+    workspace_root.mkdir(parents=True)
+    repository_root = tmp_path / "repo"
+    repository_root.mkdir()
+    workspaces_root = tmp_path / "workspaces"
+    solution_path = workspaces_root / "trial-001" / "workflow.plan.json"
+    notes_path = workspaces_root / "trial-001" / "notes.txt"
+
+    def _read(path: Path) -> ToolCallEvidence:
+        return ToolCallEvidence(
+            ordinal=1,
+            call_id="c1",
+            tool="read",
+            status="success",
+            title="read",
+            input={"path": str(path)},
+            metadata={},
+            output_chars=100,
+            output_preview="",
+            output_sha256="abc",
+            failed=False,
+        )
+
+    policy = evaluate_policy(
+        "all",
+        [_read(solution_path), _read(notes_path)],
+        workspace_root=workspace_root,
+        repository_root=repository_root,
+        workspaces_root=workspaces_root,
+    )
+
+    assert policy.validity.value == "contaminated"
+    assert policy.disallowed_reads == (str(solution_path),)
+    assert policy.reads_by_category["existing_solution"] == (str(solution_path),)
+    assert policy.reads_by_category["adjacent_attempts"] == (str(notes_path),)
+
+
 def test_policy_reads_real_filepath_input(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     from examples.agent_challenges.metrics import ToolCallEvidence
     from examples.agent_challenges.policy import evaluate_policy
@@ -1376,14 +1417,17 @@ def test_runner_to_report_success(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     assert isinstance(result["result_path"], str)
     assert isinstance(result["report_paths"], dict)
     assert "markdown" in result["report_paths"]
+    assert "results_markdown" in result["report_paths"]
     assert "machine" in result["report_paths"]
 
     raw_path = Path(result["result_path"])
     md_path = Path(result["report_paths"]["markdown"])
+    results_md_path = Path(result["report_paths"]["results_markdown"])
     machine_path = Path(result["report_paths"]["machine"])
 
     assert raw_path.is_file()
     assert md_path.is_file()
+    assert results_md_path.is_file()
     assert machine_path.is_file()
 
     machine = json.loads(machine_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
@@ -1391,6 +1435,7 @@ def test_runner_to_report_success(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
 
     md = md_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
     assert agent_answer in md
+    assert results_md_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8") == md
 
 
 def test_runner_to_report_timeout(tmp_path: Path) -> None:

tests/examples/test_agent_challenge_reports.py

@@ -396,6 +396,28 @@ def test_example_read_does_not_create_discrepancy(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     assert any("example file(s)" in n for n in report.follow_up_notes)
 
 
+def test_existing_solution_read_creates_discrepancy(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    from examples.agent_challenges.report_models import build_trial_report
+
+    result = _raw_result(tmp_path)
+    policy = result.get("policy", {})
+    if isinstance(policy, dict):
+        policy["reads_by_category"] = {
+            "existing_solution": [
+                str(tmp_path / "workspaces" / "trial-001" / "workflow.plan.json")
+            ],
+        }
+    result["challenge_report"] = {
+        "run_failed": False,
+        "read": {"existing_solution": False},
+    }
+
+    report = build_trial_report(result, audit=None)
+
+    assert any("read.existing_solution" in d for d in report.self_report_discrepancies)
+    assert any("existing solution" in n for n in report.follow_up_notes)
+
+
 def _policy_mut(result: dict[str, object]) -> dict[str, object]:
     p = result.get("policy", {})
     if not isinstance(p, dict):

tests/examples/test_opencode_browser_click_challenge.py

@@ -1087,6 +1087,16 @@ def test_browser_click_workspace_uses_generic_profile_copy(tmp_path: Path) -> No
 
     assert workspace.config_path.is_file()
     assert (workspace.root / ".agent/skills/wf-cli/SKILL.md").is_file()
+    run_input = json.loads((workspace.root / "run-input.json").read_text())
+    assert run_input == {
+        "button_label": "Launch Workflow",
+        "open_browser": False,
+        "simulate": True,
+        "timeout_seconds": 2,
+    }
+    assert "safe fixture inputs" in (workspace.root / "TASK_FILES.md").read_text(
+        encoding="utf-8"
+    )
 
 
 def test_central_runner_accepts_browser_challenge() -> None:

tests/wf_mcp/test_workflow_wrapper_hints.py

@@ -154,6 +154,38 @@ def test_wrapper_hints_mark_nested_outputs_as_low_confidence() -> None:
     assert dumped["output_map"] == {"results": "state.results"}
 
 
+def test_wrapper_hints_preserve_local_defs_for_mapped_output_refs() -> None:
+    hints = wrapper_hints_for_capability(
+        capability_name="local.browser_click.open_click_page",
+        input_schema={"type": "object", "properties": {}},
+        output_schema={
+            "type": "object",
+            "$defs": {
+                "Snapshot": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {"clicked": {"type": "boolean"}},
+                }
+            },
+            "properties": {
+                "before": {"$ref": "#/$defs/Snapshot"},
+                "session_id": {"type": "string"},
+            },
+            "required": ["before", "session_id"],
+        },
+        outcomes=["ok"],
+    )
+
+    dumped = hints.model_dump(mode="json")
+
+    assert dumped["state_schema"]["properties"]["before"] == {
+        "$ref": "#/$defs/Snapshot"
+    }
+    assert dumped["state_schema"]["$defs"]["Snapshot"]["properties"]["clicked"] == {
+        "type": "boolean"
+    }
+    assert dumped["output_schema"]["$defs"] == dumped["state_schema"]["$defs"]
+
+
 def test_wrapper_hints_do_not_auto_map_raw_mcp_content_blocks() -> None:
     hints = wrapper_hints_for_capability(
         capability_name="everything.default.echo",