Fix: task executes before response, craft parses single word

- 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

@@ -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 = [

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
+        # Short acknowledgment ONLY — no AI call, just a quick "on it" type response
-        ack_prompt = (
+        # The real response comes after the task completes or fails
-            f"{sender} asked you to: {message}. "
+        if self._ws_client:
-            f"You understood and are now doing it. Acknowledge briefly."
+            ack = random.choice([
-        )
+                "On it.", "Got it.", "Sure.", "Okay.", "Alright.",
-        self._generate_response("SYSTEM", f"[Command: {cmd.action}] {ack_prompt}")
+                "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 ──