Phase 3 — WS frame + REST fallbacka

app/agents/note_agent.py

@@ -122,3 +122,8 @@ NOTE_TOOLS: list[Any] = [
     update_note,
     delete_note,
 ]
+
+NOTE_READ_TOOLS: list[Any] = [
+    list_notes,
+    get_note,
+]

app/agents/project_agent.py

@@ -125,3 +125,9 @@ PROJECT_TOOLS: list[Any] = [
     update_project,
     delete_project,
 ]
+
+PROJECT_READ_TOOLS: list[Any] = [
+    list_projects,
+    list_all_projects,
+    get_project,
+]

app/agents/task_agent.py

@@ -219,3 +219,9 @@ TASK_TOOLS: list[Any] = [
     add_task_comment,
     delete_task_comment,
 ]
+
+TASK_READ_TOOLS: list[Any] = [
+    list_tasks,
+    list_tasks_due_today,
+    list_task_comments,
+]

app/agents/timeline_agent.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import re
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import Any
 
 from langchain_core.tools import tool
@@ -92,9 +93,33 @@ async def delete_timeline(timeline_id: str) -> str:
     return f"Timeline {timeline_id} deleted."
 
 
+@tool
+async def list_timelines_today() -> str:
+    """List all timeline events (milestones) whose date falls on today (UTC)."""
+    now = datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc)
+    start_ms = int(datetime(now.year, now.month, now.day, tzinfo=timezone.utc).timestamp() * 1000)
+    end_ms = start_ms + 86_400_000 - 1
+    result = await execute_on_client(
+        action="select",
+        table="timelines",
+        filters={"dateFrom": start_ms, "dateTo": end_ms},
+    )
+    rows = result.get("rows", [])
+    if not rows:
+        return "No timeline events today."
+    lines = [f"- {r['title']} (date: {r['date']}, id: {r['id']})" for r in rows]
+    return f"Timeline events today ({len(rows)}):\n" + "\n".join(lines)
+
+
 TIMELINE_TOOLS: list[Any] = [
     list_timelines,
+    list_timelines_today,
     create_timeline,
     update_timeline,
     delete_timeline,
 ]
+
+TIMELINE_READ_TOOLS: list[Any] = [
+    list_timelines,
+    list_timelines_today,
+]

app/api/routes/agents.py

@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ import logging
 import uuid
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from sqlalchemy import func, select
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
@@ -37,6 +35,8 @@ from app.schemas import (
     UserProfile,
 )
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/agents", tags=["agents"])
 
 

app/api/routes/chat.py

@@ -5,13 +5,19 @@ WebSocket chat is handled by the unified device WS endpoint (/api/v1/ws/device).
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
+import uuid
+from typing import Literal
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
 from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from app.api.deps import get_current_user
+from app.core.brief_agent import run_home_brief, run_project_brief
 from app.core.deep_agent import run_home
 from app.core.llm import embed
+from app.core.memory_middleware import MemoryMiddleware
+from app.db import async_session
 from app.schemas import ChatRequest, UserProfile
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/chat", tags=["chat"])
@@ -45,6 +51,57 @@ async def chat(
     return JSONResponse(content={"response": response})
 
 
+class _BriefRequest(BaseModel):
+    mode: Literal["home", "project"]
+    project_id: str | None = None
+
+
+class _BriefResponse(BaseModel):
+    response: str
+
+
+@router.post("/brief", response_model=_BriefResponse)
+async def brief(
+    body: _BriefRequest,
+    current_user: UserProfile = Depends(get_current_user),
+) -> _BriefResponse:
+    """REST fallback for brief when the device WebSocket is not ready."""
+    if body.mode == "project":
+        if not body.project_id:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail="project_id required for project mode")
+        try:
+            uuid.UUID(body.project_id)
+        except ValueError:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail="project_id must be a valid UUID")
+
+    request_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    async with async_session() as db:
+        memory = MemoryMiddleware(db)
+        memory_context = await memory.enrich_context(
+            current_user.id,
+            "",
+            trace_id=request_id,
+            session_id=request_id,
+        )
+
+    context: dict = {
+        "_debug": {"request_id": request_id, "user_id": current_user.id},
+        **memory_context,
+    }
+
+    chunks: list[str] = []
+    if body.mode == "project":
+        stream = run_project_brief(current_user.id, body.project_id, context)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+    else:
+        stream = run_home_brief(current_user.id, context)
+
+    async for event_type, data in stream:
+        if event_type == "token" and data:
+            chunks.append(str(data))
+
+    return _BriefResponse(response="".join(chunks))
+
+
 @router.post("/embed", response_model=_EmbedResponse)
 async def embed_text(
     body: _EmbedRequest,

app/api/routes/device_ws.py

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ from sqlalchemy import update
 from app.api.routes.agent_setup import handle_journey_message, handle_journey_start
 from app.config.settings import settings
 from app.core.agent_runner import trigger_pending_runs
+from app.core.brief_agent import run_home_brief, run_project_brief
 from app.core.deep_agent import run_floating_stream, run_home_stream
 from app.core.device_manager import device_manager
 from app.core.memory_middleware import MemoryMiddleware
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ from app.core.output_formatter import StreamFormatter
 from app.core.ws_context import clear_client_executor, set_client_executor
 from app.db import async_session
 from app.models import AgentRunLog
-from app.schemas import WsFrameType
+from app.schemas import WsFrameType, WsStreamEnd
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -158,6 +159,11 @@ async def _message_loop(websocket: WebSocket, user_id: str) -> None:
                 _handle_floating_request(websocket, user_id, frame)
             )
 
+        elif frame_type == WsFrameType.brief_request:
+            asyncio.create_task(
+                _handle_brief_request(websocket, user_id, frame)
+            )
+
         elif frame_type == WsFrameType.journey_start:
             asyncio.create_task(
                 _handle_journey_start(websocket, user_id, frame)
@@ -325,6 +331,86 @@ async def _handle_floating_request(
     )
 
 
+async def _handle_brief_request(
+    websocket: WebSocket,
+    user_id: str,
+    frame: dict,
+) -> None:
+    """Handle a brief_request frame — streams plain-text brief back on the socket.
+
+    No episode storage — briefs are not conversations.
+    """
+    import uuid as _uuid
+
+    request_id = frame.get("request_id") or str(uuid4())
+    session_id = frame.get("session_id") or str(uuid4())
+    mode: str = frame.get("mode", "home")
+    project_id: str | None = frame.get("project_id")
+
+    logger.info(
+        "device_ws: brief_request_start user=%s req=%s mode=%s project_id=%s",
+        user_id, request_id, mode, project_id,
+    )
+
+    # Validate project_id for project mode before touching LLM.
+    if mode == "project":
+        try:
+            if not project_id:
+                raise ValueError("project_id required for project mode")
+            _uuid.UUID(project_id)
+        except (ValueError, AttributeError) as exc:
+            logger.warning(
+                "device_ws: brief_request invalid project_id user=%s req=%s: %s",
+                user_id, request_id, exc,
+            )
+            await websocket.send_text(
+                WsStreamEnd(request_id=request_id, error=str(exc)).model_dump_json()
+            )
+            return
+
+    # Enrich context with memory (no user message — use empty string as probe).
+    async with async_session() as db:
+        memory = MemoryMiddleware(db)
+        memory_context = await memory.enrich_context(
+            user_id,
+            "",
+            trace_id=request_id,
+            session_id=session_id,
+        )
+
+    context: dict = {
+        "_debug": {"request_id": request_id, "session_id": session_id, "user_id": user_id},
+        **memory_context,
+    }
+
+    executor = await _make_ws_executor(websocket, user_id)
+    set_client_executor(executor)
+    try:
+        if mode == "project":
+            event_stream = run_project_brief(user_id, project_id, context)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        else:
+            event_stream = run_home_brief(user_id, context)
+
+        formatter = StreamFormatter(request_id=request_id)
+        async for ws_frame in formatter.format(event_stream):
+            await websocket.send_text(ws_frame.model_dump_json())
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error(
+            "device_ws: brief_request failed user=%s req=%s: %s",
+            user_id, request_id, exc,
+        )
+        await websocket.send_text(
+            WsStreamEnd(request_id=request_id, error=str(exc)).model_dump_json()
+        )
+    finally:
+        clear_client_executor()
+
+    logger.info(
+        "device_ws: brief_request_end user=%s req=%s mode=%s",
+        user_id, request_id, mode,
+    )
+
+
 # ── v4 Journey Handlers ─────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 

app/config/settings.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     LLM_MODEL_FLOATING_AGENT: str = ""    # floating-agent (contextual chat)
     LLM_MODEL_UNIFIED_PROCESSOR: str = "" # unified-processor (agent_runner)
     LLM_MODEL_CLOUD_PROCESSOR: str = ""   # cloud-processor (agent_runner)
+    LLM_MODEL_BRIEF_AGENT: str = ""       # brief-agent (home + project text briefs)
     LLM_MODEL_SETUP_AGENT: str = ""       # agent-setup journey
     LLM_MODEL_MEMORY_EXTRACTOR: str = ""  # memory-extractor (Phase 2 extract/decide)
     LLM_MODEL_MEMORY_MINER: str = ""      # memory-miner (Phase 5 proactive mining)

app/core/agent_runner.py

@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ async def _run_agent_with_tools(
                 return final_text
 
             for call in response.tool_calls:
-                call_id = str(call.get("id", ""))
                 call_name = str(call.get("name", ""))
                 call_args = call.get("args", {})
                 logger.info(

app/core/brief_agent.py

@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+"""Brief agent — produces plain-text home and project status briefs.
+
+Read-only tool subset only. Never calls _normalize_tagged_list_lines —
+the brief prompt forbids XML tags, so skipping post-processing is intentional.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
+from datetime import date
+from typing import Any
+
+from app.agents.note_agent import NOTE_READ_TOOLS
+from app.agents.project_agent import PROJECT_READ_TOOLS
+from app.agents.task_agent import TASK_READ_TOOLS
+from app.agents.timeline_agent import TIMELINE_READ_TOOLS
+from app.core.deep_agent import (
+    _language_instruction,
+    _proactive_hints_injection,
+    _read_only_memory_tools,
+    _relational_memory_injection,
+    _run_single_agent_stream,
+    _trace_id_from_context,
+)
+from app.core.langfuse_client import compile_prompt, get_prompt_or_fallback
+
+_LANGUAGE_NAMES: dict[str, str] = {
+    "en": "English", "it": "Italian", "es": "Spanish",
+    "fr": "French", "de": "German",
+    "english": "English", "italian": "Italian", "italiano": "Italian",
+    "spanish": "Spanish", "español": "Spanish",
+    "french": "French", "français": "French",
+    "german": "German", "deutsch": "German",
+}
+
+_HOME_BRIEF_FALLBACK = """\
+You are the user's personal assistant producing a short daily brief.
+
+ROLE
+Act like a calm, attentive secretary writing a stand-up note for your boss.
+Warm and human, never breezy. Never cheerful filler, never emojis, never
+"here is your brief" meta-text. The user is opening the app mid-workday and
+is probably stressed — your job is to lower cognitive load, not add noise.
+
+TOOLS — always call before writing
+Pull fresh data every run. Do not invent counts or titles. Use at minimum:
+- list_tasks_due_today — tasks the user owes today
+- list_timelines_today — events starting or ending today
+- list_all_projects — projects currently in progress or at risk
+- memory_list_blocks / memory_get — personal context about people, clients,
+  payment habits, working preferences
+If a tool returns nothing, simply omit that topic. Never report zeros.
+
+WHAT TO INCLUDE
+1. Tasks due today (title + priority; group the 1-2 most important).
+2. Timeline events starting or ending today (and anything that starts/ends
+   tomorrow if the user has a very light day).
+3. Active projects that need a nudge — stalled, blocked, or awaiting input.
+4. Memory-aware colour where it sharpens the brief. Examples:
+   - "Client Rossi tends to pay late — the Acme invoice is 6 days out."
+   - "You usually dislike meetings before 10:00 — the call at 09:30 is unusual."
+   Only add a memory line when it changes what the user does. Do not pad.
+
+WHAT TO OMIT
+- Zero-counts ("no overdue items", "0 meetings today").
+- Statistics ("2 active projects, 3 completed tasks").
+- Headers, titles, greetings, sign-offs, dates, emojis, slang.
+- Meta-phrases ("here is", "let me know if", "hope this helps").
+- XML/HTML tags of any kind. Plain prose only.
+
+LIGHT-DAY CLAUSE
+If tasks + events + active-project-nudges together produce fewer than two
+sentences of content, also list 1-2 projects in status on_hold or waiting
+and ask a single, specific question about them — e.g. "Is the Bianchi
+redesign still paused, or ready to pick back up?" One question max, grounded
+in a real project name.
+
+VOICE
+- Calm. Concise. Human. Short sentences.
+- Use **bold** sparingly for task titles, project names, and people's names.
+- No bullet lists. Flow as 2-4 sentences of prose.
+
+LENGTH
+2-4 sentences total. Hard cap 4. If the day is truly empty, one sentence.
+
+Respond in the user's language ({language}). Today is {today}.\
+"""
+
+_PROJECT_BRIEF_FALLBACK = """\
+You are the project assistant producing a short status brief for ONE project.
+
+ROLE
+A senior project manager summarising state-of-play for the owner. Factual,
+sharp, forward-looking. Never reassuring filler, never emojis.
+
+SCOPE
+Work only with project_id = {project_id}. Do not mention or pull data from
+other projects. Use tools to fetch fresh data:
+- get_project — current status, dates, description
+- list_tasks(project_id) — open work, split by status
+- list_timelines(project_id) — milestones hit, upcoming, overdue
+- list_notes(project_id) — any recent decisions or blockers
+- memory_get — relevant context about the client, collaborators, constraints
+
+STRUCTURE — follow exactly, one short paragraph per section, no headers
+1. **State.** One sentence: current phase, health (on track / at risk / blocked),
+   and why. Cite the concrete signal (overdue milestone, stalled tasks, recent
+   blocker note).
+2. **What's moving.** What was completed or progressed recently. Name specific
+   tasks or milestones.
+3. **Next steps.** The 1-3 most important things the user should do next, in
+   priority order. Be concrete — task name, who owns it, when due if known.
+   If waiting on someone else, name them and what the ask is.
+4. **Risks / memory-flagged items.** One line max. Only include when there is
+   a real risk or a relevant memory (e.g. late-paying client, tight deadline,
+   scope change). Omit the section entirely if nothing to say.
+
+WHAT TO OMIT
+- Zero-counts ("no overdue tasks").
+- Generic advice ("keep up the good work").
+- Greetings, headers, bullet lists, emojis, sign-offs, meta-phrases.
+- XML/HTML tags or bracketed id lists. Plain prose only.
+
+VOICE
+- Direct. Factual. No fluff.
+- Use **bold** sparingly for task titles, milestone names, and the owner's name.
+- Short sentences. Prefer verbs over nouns ("Client review is blocking release"
+  not "There is a blocker which is the client review").
+
+LENGTH
+4-8 sentences total across the 3-4 sections. Hard cap 8.
+
+Respond in the user's language ({language}). Today is {today}.\
+"""
+
+
+def _resolve_language(context: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    core = context.get("core_memory") or {}
+    raw = (core.get("language") or "en").strip().lower()
+    return _LANGUAGE_NAMES.get(raw, raw.title()) or "English"
+
+
+def _build_read_tools(user_id: str, trace_id: str | None) -> list[Any]:
+    return [
+        *TASK_READ_TOOLS,
+        *PROJECT_READ_TOOLS,
+        *TIMELINE_READ_TOOLS,
+        *NOTE_READ_TOOLS,
+        *_read_only_memory_tools(user_id, trace_id),
+    ]
+
+
+async def run_home_brief(
+    user_id: str,
+    context: dict[str, Any],
+) -> AsyncGenerator[tuple[str, Any], None]:
+    """Stream a plain-text daily home brief.
+
+    Yields (event_type, data) tuples identical to _run_single_agent_stream.
+    Do NOT post-process output through _normalize_tagged_list_lines.
+    """
+    trace_id = _trace_id_from_context(context)
+    today = date.today().isoformat()
+    language = _resolve_language(context)
+
+    raw_template, langfuse_prompt = get_prompt_or_fallback("home_brief", _HOME_BRIEF_FALLBACK)
+    system_prompt = compile_prompt(raw_template, langfuse_prompt, language=language, today=today)
+    system_prompt += _relational_memory_injection(context)
+    system_prompt += _proactive_hints_injection(context)
+    system_prompt += _language_instruction(context)
+    if today not in system_prompt:
+        system_prompt += f"\nToday is {today}."
+
+    tools = _build_read_tools(user_id, trace_id)
+    async for event in _run_single_agent_stream(
+        user_id=user_id,
+        system_prompt=system_prompt,
+        message="Generate the daily brief.",
+        context=context,
+        langfuse_prompt=langfuse_prompt,
+        agent_name="brief-agent",
+        tools=tools,
+    ):
+        yield event
+
+
+async def run_project_brief(
+    user_id: str,
+    project_id: str,
+    context: dict[str, Any],
+) -> AsyncGenerator[tuple[str, Any], None]:
+    """Stream a plain-text project status brief for project_id.
+
+    Yields (event_type, data) tuples identical to _run_single_agent_stream.
+    Do NOT post-process output through _normalize_tagged_list_lines.
+    """
+    trace_id = _trace_id_from_context(context)
+    today = date.today().isoformat()
+    language = _resolve_language(context)
+
+    raw_template, langfuse_prompt = get_prompt_or_fallback("project_brief", _PROJECT_BRIEF_FALLBACK)
+    system_prompt = compile_prompt(
+        raw_template, langfuse_prompt,
+        language=language, today=today, project_id=project_id,
+    )
+    system_prompt += _relational_memory_injection(context)
+    system_prompt += _proactive_hints_injection(context)
+    system_prompt += _language_instruction(context)
+    if today not in system_prompt:
+        system_prompt += f"\nToday is {today}."
+
+    tools = _build_read_tools(user_id, trace_id)
+    async for event in _run_single_agent_stream(
+        user_id=user_id,
+        system_prompt=system_prompt,
+        message=f"Generate the project status brief for project {project_id}.",
+        context=context,
+        langfuse_prompt=langfuse_prompt,
+        agent_name="brief-agent",
+        tools=tools,
+    ):
+        yield event

app/core/deep_agent.py

@@ -489,6 +489,13 @@ def _memory_tools(user_id: str, trace_id: str | None) -> list[Any]:
     ]
 
 
+def _read_only_memory_tools(user_id: str, trace_id: str | None) -> list[Any]:
+    """Return memory tools that only read — safe for the read-only brief-agent subset."""
+    all_mem = _memory_tools(user_id, trace_id)
+    _read_names = {"memory_list_blocks", "memory_get", "archival_memory_search", "conversation_search"}
+    return [t for t in all_mem if t.name in _read_names]
+
+
 def _all_tools_for_user(user_id: str, trace_id: str | None) -> list[Any]:
     return [*_all_tools(), *_memory_tools(user_id, trace_id)]
 
@@ -792,12 +799,14 @@ async def _run_single_agent_stream(
     max_steps: int = 6,
     langfuse_prompt: Any = None,
     agent_name: str = "agent",
+    tools: list[Any] | None = None,
 ) -> AsyncGenerator[tuple[str, Any], None]:
     trace_id = _trace_id_from_context(context)
     session_id = _session_id_from_context(context)
     lf = get_langfuse()
     llm = get_agent_llm(agent_name)
-    tools = _all_tools_for_user(user_id, trace_id)
+    if tools is None:
+        tools = _all_tools_for_user(user_id, trace_id)
     model_context = _context_for_model(context)
     logger.info("deep_agent: run_single_agent_stream_start trace=%s user=%s", trace_id or "-", user_id)
     llm_with_tools = llm.bind_tools(tools)

app/core/llm.py

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ _AGENT_MODEL_SETTINGS: dict[str, Callable[[], str]] = {
     "floating-agent":      lambda: settings.LLM_MODEL_FLOATING_AGENT or settings.LLM_MODEL,
     "unified-processor":   lambda: settings.LLM_MODEL_UNIFIED_PROCESSOR or settings.LLM_MODEL,
     "cloud-processor":     lambda: settings.LLM_MODEL_CLOUD_PROCESSOR or settings.LLM_MODEL,
+    "brief-agent":         lambda: settings.LLM_MODEL_BRIEF_AGENT or settings.LLM_MODEL,
     "setup":               lambda: settings.LLM_MODEL_SETUP_AGENT or settings.LLM_MODEL,
     "memory-extractor":    lambda: settings.LLM_MODEL_MEMORY_EXTRACTOR or "gpt-4o-mini",
     "memory-miner":        lambda: settings.LLM_MODEL_MEMORY_MINER or "gpt-4o-mini",

app/main.py

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import logging
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 
+from app.api.middleware.rate_limit import TierRateLimitMiddleware
+from app.api.middleware.sanitizer import SanitizerMiddleware
+from app.config.settings import settings
+
 logging.basicConfig(
     level=logging.INFO,
     format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s: %(message)s",
@@ -11,10 +15,6 @@ logging.basicConfig(
 logging.getLogger("sqlalchemy.engine").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 logging.getLogger("sqlalchemy.pool").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
-from app.api.middleware.rate_limit import TierRateLimitMiddleware
-from app.api.middleware.sanitizer import SanitizerMiddleware
-from app.config.settings import settings
-
 
 async def _memory_audit_cron_tick() -> None:
     """Weekly cron: contradiction scan + label canonicalization for all users (Phase 7)."""

app/schemas.py

@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ class WsFrameType(str, Enum):
     journey_start = "journey_start"
     journey_message = "journey_message"
     journey_reply = "journey_reply"
+    # ── v5 brief frame types ──────────────────────────────────────────
+    brief_request = "brief_request"
 
 
 class WsToolCall(BaseModel):
@@ -163,6 +165,16 @@ class WsFloatingRequest(BaseModel):
     scope: WsFloatingScope
 
 
+class WsBriefRequest(BaseModel):
+    """Client → Server: Request a plain-text brief (home or project)."""
+
+    type: Literal[WsFrameType.brief_request] = WsFrameType.brief_request
+    request_id: str | None = None
+    session_id: str | None = None
+    mode: Literal["home", "project"]
+    project_id: str | None = None
+
+
 class WsStreamStart(BaseModel):
     """Server → Client: signals start of a streaming response."""
 
@@ -183,6 +195,7 @@ class WsStreamEnd(BaseModel):
 
     type: Literal[WsFrameType.stream_end] = WsFrameType.stream_end
     request_id: str
+    error: str | None = None
 
 
 class WsDomain(BaseModel):