From 09464043bf55997be2ff7fb5e2773f10d0f89494 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: roberts <w.r.tx@icloud.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:37:53 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix: task executes before response, craft parses single word
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- Commands now get a quick "On it" / "Got it" acknowledgment
- No AI call before task runs — Doug does the task FIRST
- Craft regex captures single word only ("sticks" not "sticks with")

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 dougbot/core/command_parser.py |  2 +-
 dougbot/gui/main_window.py     | 20 +++++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dougbot/core/command_parser.py b/dougbot/core/command_parser.py
index 53ae1fb..0e3bb7b 100644
--- a/dougbot/core/command_parser.py
+++ b/dougbot/core/command_parser.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class CommandParser:
     ]
 
     CRAFT_PATTERNS = [
-        r"(?:craft|make|build|create)\s+(?:a\s+|an\s+|some\s+|me\s+)?(\w+(?:\s+\w+)?)",
+        r"(?:craft|make|build|create)\s+(?:a\s+|an\s+|some\s+|me\s+)?(\w+)",
     ]
 
     MINE_PATTERNS = [
diff --git a/dougbot/gui/main_window.py b/dougbot/gui/main_window.py
index 1b08c56..6cb4085 100644
--- a/dougbot/gui/main_window.py
+++ b/dougbot/gui/main_window.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Main application window - handles screen switching and Doug lifecycle.
 """
 
+import random
+
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QMainWindow, QStackedWidget, QMessageBox
 from PySide6.QtCore import QTimer, Signal
 
@@ -427,16 +429,20 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         if not task:
             return False
 
-        # Add task to brain's queue
+        # Add task to brain's queue — task runs first, then Doug responds
         self._brain._tasks.add(task)
         log.info(f"Command from {sender}: {cmd.action} → task '{task.name}'")
 
-        # Generate a personality-appropriate acknowledgment via AI
-        ack_prompt = (
-            f"{sender} asked you to: {message}. "
-            f"You understood and are now doing it. Acknowledge briefly."
-        )
-        self._generate_response("SYSTEM", f"[Command: {cmd.action}] {ack_prompt}")
+        # Short acknowledgment ONLY — no AI call, just a quick "on it" type response
+        # The real response comes after the task completes or fails
+        if self._ws_client:
+            ack = random.choice([
+                "On it.", "Got it.", "Sure.", "Okay.", "Alright.",
+                "Yep.", "One sec.", "Working on it.", "Right.",
+            ])
+            self._ws_client.send_chat(ack)
+            self.dashboard.log_viewer.append_chat(self._active_doug.name, ack)
+
         return True
 
     # ── Brain Chat ──