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Upstream tester-army/e2e#1344 (af1ebd5) found that putting Test: <title> in the agent context made every test's system prompt differ, so provider prompt caching no longer spanned tests. It moves the line to the opening of the user message and hands a custom executor the title path as ctx.attempt.titlePath. The port still joined the title into ResolvedAgent.Context (the system prompt) and kept a KeyedContext just to keep it out of the cache key. This ports the fix.

Closes #625

Changes

  • Prompts.TestTitleLine (new src/E2E/Agent/Prompts.cs, upstream testTitleLine in agent/prompts.ts).
  • The act prompt (DefaultAgent.Opening), the extract prompt and the judgment prompt open with Test: <title> and a blank line. The system message no longer carries it.
  • ExecutorAttempt.TitlePath (upstream ExecutorAttempt.titlePath), set in ActContext from AttemptScope.TitlePath, redacted per step; empty outside a test (no TestFile).
  • ResolvedAgent.KeyedContext removed (upstream removed keyedContext); ClaimKey digests Context. WithTestContext joins only the agent and test contexts (upstream joinAgentContext(config, test)).
  • Explore wording: the goal is "on the Test: line" (Explore/Body.cs, Explore/Executor.cs).
  • Docs: skills/e2e-dotnet/SKILL.md, references/agent.md, COMPATIBILITY.md.

Ported tests

  • AgentEntryPrompt/TheBuiltInAgentFromItsAgentsEntryTests: the act and judgment title tests renamed as upstream and checking the user message, the same system message across tests, and the new redaction test.
  • PlainStringSecrets/*: executor test reads TitlePath and a context without the title (marked Partial as before); the built-in agent test checks the prompt.
  • Explore/E2eExploreTests: prompt instead of system.
  • TraceCacheReplay comment updated.

Not ported / report

  • Upstream explore.test.ts "never runs under explore" new assertion (call.prompt does not contain the goal): the port has no such test at all (pre-existing gap).
  • Upstream test helpers (fake-model.ts, sdk-types.ts, other titlePath: [] fixture edits) have no .NET counterpart; the port's tests build contexts differently.
  • Upstream's buildPrompt also puts the title in the repair prompt; the port builds the repair as a follow-up message in the same conversation, so the title opens the first message only.
  • .NET-only symbols: AttemptScope.TitlePath (the port keeps one title string plus TestFile, where upstream keeps test.titlePath) and Agent.TitleOpening (private; upstream builds the judgment prompts in buildPrompt, the port builds them inline). The three renamed/new AgentEntryPrompt tests carry upstream's new it texts.
  • Same as upstream, not changed: a ToolLoop-based custom executor whose BuildPrompt ignores Attempt.TitlePath no longer sees the title; an empty title with a test file gives a bare Test: line.
  • Upstream differences seen, not touched: the port's act prompt says Goal: where upstream says Execute this test step:.

Verification

  • E2E.Tests: 2145/2149; 4 failures were load-related timeouts (clear action, AgentPolicy); the ones I reran pass.
  • RealModel (E2E.Agent.Tests, E2E.NUnit.Tests, samples): pass (one E2E.Agent.Tests failure passed on rerun). Mobile/WinApp benchmark projects fail for lack of a device/desktop, as on main.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Built-in test and judge prompts now begin with the test title, helping clarify which test a prompt relates to. Explore prompts use the Test: goal as their guide.
    • Custom executors can access the redacted test title path separately from agent context.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Test titles are redacted in prompts, and no title line is added when running without a test file.

…tests (upstream #1344)

The Test: <title> line moves from the agent context (system message) to the
opening of the user message of every act, assert, waitFor and extract call, and
the executor reads the title path as Attempt.TitlePath. Upstream
af1ebd5 / tester-army/e2e#1344.

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Walkthrough

Test titles now appear in opening prompts instead of agent context. Executor attempts expose redacted title paths separately, and cache-key context uses agent context without the title. Explore guidance and tests now refer to the Test: line in prompt content.

Changes: Test-title prompt placement

Layer / File(s) Summary
Separate titles from agent context
src/E2E/Run/E2ESession.cs, src/E2E/Agent/AgentOptions.cs, src/E2E/Agent/DefaultAgent.cs, src/E2E/Agent/Agent.cs, src/E2E/Agent/Prompts.cs, src/E2E/Agent/Executor.cs, skills/e2e-dotnet/SKILL.md, skills/e2e-dotnet/references/agent.md, tests/E2E.Tests/AgentEntryPrompt/*, tests/E2E.Tests/PlainStringSecrets/ASecretValuePassedAsAPlainStringToTheBuiltInAgentTests.cs
Agent resolution no longer adds the test title to agent context. Built-in and other agent prompts add the title to their opening message when available. Tests check the prompt and system message separately, including title redaction and the no-test case.
Expose title paths and update cache context
src/E2E/Agent/Executor.cs, src/E2E/Agent/ActContext.cs, src/E2E/Agent/Agent.cs, skills/e2e-dotnet/references/agent.md, tests/E2E.Tests/PlainStringSecrets/ASecretValuePassedAsAPlainStringTests.cs, tests/E2E.Tests/TraceCacheConfig/FlushStagedTracesTests.cs, tests/E2E.Tests/TraceCacheReplay/TraceCacheStrictCacheFailsAStepWhoseKeyChangedUnderItsRecordingTests.cs
ExecutorAttempt now carries redacted title segments separately from agent context. Cache-key context uses redacted agent.Context. Tests verify title-path redaction and update cache-related setup and commentary.
Update Explore prompt guidance
src/E2E/Explore/Body.cs, src/E2E/Explore/Executor.cs, COMPATIBILITY.md, tests/E2E.Tests/Explore/E2eExploreTests.cs
Explore guidance now points to the Test: line for the goal. Tests check prompt message content for the goal and its redacted form.

Priority: Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related issues

  • hardkoded/e2e-dotnet#625: The changes move the test title out of agent context and into opening prompts, as described in the issue.

Possibly related PRs

  • hardkoded/e2e-dotnet#601: This PR changes the title-context implementation introduced there by moving titles into opening messages and removing KeyedContext.
  • hardkoded/e2e-dotnet#595: This PR changes the replay-cache context contract and implementation described there.
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Security architecture risk: Low · up to f11be

The change separates test labels from shared configuration while preserving per-test replay identity and secret filtering. No introduced security issue was established, but third-party integration coverage remains incomplete.

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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The changed exposure concerns test-title data delivered to configured executors and external inference requests within the existing test execution environment. The inspected delta adds metadata and changes text placement; it does not add action capabilities, credentials or a new network destination.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — The changed title paths apply redaction before executor or inference consumption. The redactor preserves known markers, and the built-in opening applies a final redaction pass. Trace recording separately redacts recorded system and message text.
  • observed — Not every title-bearing field is covered by the new redacted contract: ExecutorAttempt.TestId still receives raw TestTitle. This assignment predates the PR and is unchanged, so it is not an introduced concern. Its downstream consumers remain outside the completed coverage; TitlePath redaction must not be generalized to all executor metadata.

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Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Upstream Parity Error Point 4 remains unmet. The PR changes user-visible prompt placement and adds public ExecutorAttempt.TitlePath in src/E2E/Agent/Executor.cs; the authoritative diff updates skills/e2e-dotnet/ and … Add the equivalent documentation under docs/ for the title in the user message, the title-free AgentContext, and ExecutorAttempt.TitlePath, using the upstream wording in C# terms. Keep the existing skills and COMPATIBILITY.md update…
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Description Check Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check Passed The title clearly and specifically summarizes the main change: moving the test title out of the system prompt to allow prompt caching across tests.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #625 requires the upstream #1344 behavior: keep Test: <title> out of the system prompt and place it in the user prompt. The change adds Prompts.TestTitleLine, removes title text from `WithTe…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes remain connected to the #625 port. TitlePath, title redaction, and KeyedContext removal implement the upstream data-flow and cache-key changes. Explore wording, documentation, and test…
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Explanation

Issue #625 requires the upstream #1344 behavior: keep Test: &lt;title&gt; out of the system prompt and place it in the user prompt. The change adds Prompts.TestTitleLine, removes title text from WithTestContext, and adds the title to act, extract, and judgment prompts. ExecutorAttempt.TitlePath supplies the title path to custom executors. Updated tests check user-message placement, unchanged system prompts, and title redaction. The reported Explore assertion gap and repair-prompt difference are not requirements in #625.

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Explanation

The changes remain connected to the #625 port. TitlePath, title redaction, and KeyedContext removal implement the upstream data-flow and cache-key changes. Explore wording, documentation, and tests update the new prompt contract. The TraceCacheReplay comment and helper change follow the cache-context change. No unrelated change is demonstrated.

Full details: Upstream Parity

Explanation

Point 4 remains unmet. The PR changes user-visible prompt placement and adds public ExecutorAttempt.TitlePath in src/E2E/Agent/Executor.cs; the authoritative diff updates skills/e2e-dotnet/ and COMPATIBILITY.md but changes no file under docs/. The PR description now names Agent.TitleOpening and AttemptScope.TitlePath as .NET-only with reasons, so the prior point 1 concern is addressed. The skipped Explore assertion is named with a reason.

Resolution

Add the equivalent documentation under docs/ for the title in the user message, the title-free AgentContext, and ExecutorAttempt.TitlePath, using the upstream wording in C# terms. Keep the existing skills and COMPATIBILITY.md updates.

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Review comments at @skills/e2e-dotnet/references/agent.md:
- Line 82: Qualify the title-prompt guarantee in the agent guidance and SKILL.md
as applying only to built-in prompts. Clarify that custom executors such as the
ToolLoop example build their own prompts and must use context.Attempt.TitlePath
if they need the test title; the example using context.Step.Instruction alone
does not guarantee a “Test:” prefix.
- Line 87: Update the wording near AttemptScope.ClaimKey to say the context
digest leaves the test title out, not the replay key. Preserve the distinction
that TestTitle is passed separately to CacheKeys.Create and therefore changing
the title changes the replay key.

Review comments at @src/E2E/Explore/Executor.cs:
- Line 34: Update the XML summary for ExploreRules to describe the current
prompt contract: the goal appears as the title on the Test: line, not as agent
context. Leave the prompt text and other summary details unchanged.

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