[iFSAPoWTQX] Assistant lists inbox but doesn't move tasks to todo (stuck sorting)

[flexus-teams]

Problem Summary:
The assistant ('Karen') responds to the instruction to check the inbox by calling the kanban tool to list tasks, but then stops — it does not move any inbox items to todo or otherwise process/sort them. From the user's perspective Karen appears to be stuck "just sorting the tasks" and never replies with the expected "N tasks sorted".

Evidence:

• messages.json shows the assistant made a single flexus_bot_kanban() tool call (ftm_num 3) and the tool returned the Inbox contents (message_100_4.txt). The assistant did not call flexus_bot_kanban(op="inbox_to_todo") or assign_to_this_chat afterwards.
  • messages.json assistant entry: ftm_tool_calls -> function flexus_bot_kanban (no args)
  • feedback/aj5NdmGKKN/message_100_4.txt includes Inbox with one task: {"id": "K7LVkbWUK4", "title": "Discord user='Humberto_Yusta' in general\nHi Karen, are you there?"}
• Grep of logs shows the kanban posting for that message was performed (bot posted the task) but there are no logs of further kanban ops to move tasks: logs lines ~3001-3002 show the bot captured the Discord message and posted to kanban but no subsequent inbox_to_todo or assign_to_this_chat actions.
  • logs excerpt:
    • 20251014 11:33:16.045 bot_karen [INFO] fq1YcnvNFe 🔔 Discord message in general by @Humberto_Yusta: Hi Karen, are you there?
    • 20251014 11:33:16.045 bot_karen [INFO] fq1YcnvNFe posting to kanban: title="Discord user='Humberto_Yusta' in general\nHi Karen, are you there?" details=...
• Search for inbox_to_todo or assign_to_this_chat in feedback logs returned no matches.
  • No matches for inbox_to_todo / assign_to_this_chat in feedback/aj5NdmGKKN/logs.txt

Root cause analysis:
The assistant's control flow calls the kanban-listing tool but does not implement the next step: deciding which inbox items to move (inbox_to_todo or assign_to_this_chat) and executing that operation. This results in the assistant 'stopping' after seeing the inbox. Likely causes:

• Missing implementation of decision logic to select and move tasks from Inbox to Todo (e.g., no follow-up toolcall after reading inbox contents).
• The assistant may be waiting for disallowed side-effects or additional context before moving items (e.g., ambiguous join logic), and lacks fallback behavior to move single, unambiguous items automatically.

Suggested fixes:

1. Ensure the assistant, after calling flexus_bot_kanban() and receiving an Inbox list, performs an automated selection step for up to N items and calls flexus_bot_kanban(op="inbox_to_todo", args={"join": [...]}) or flexus_bot_kanban(op="assign_to_this_chat") as appropriate.
2. Implement a clear decision policy for when to auto-move single inbox items vs. when to ask clarifying questions.
3. Add telemetry/logging when the assistant stops after listing inbox items (log reason: ambiguous/missing action) to make future debugging easier.

Files/locations to inspect:

• feedback/aj5NdmGKKN/messages.json and message_100_4.txt (tool call + inbox contents)
• feedback/aj5NdmGKKN/logs.txt (lines ~3001-3006 showing inbox capture and posting)

[humbertoyusta]

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