fix(ambient): handle string or u32 for Claude tool parameters (#133)

src/tool/ambient.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::safety::{self, PermissionRequest, PermissionResult, SafetySystem, Urg
 use anyhow::Result;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use chrono::Utc;
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer};
 use serde_json::{Map, Value, json};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, OnceLock};
@@ -119,10 +119,98 @@ impl EndAmbientCycleTool {
     }
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Custom deserializers: accept either a JSON number or a numeric string for
+// u32 fields. Claude tool calls occasionally serialize numeric arguments as
+// strings (e.g. {"compactions": "0"} instead of {"compactions": 0}), which
+// caused every ambient cycle to fail with `invalid type: string "0", expected
+// u32`. See issue #133 / upstream PR #173.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+fn deserialize_string_or_u32<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<u32, D::Error>
+where
+    D: Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    use serde::de::{self, Visitor};
+    struct StringOrU32;
+
+    impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for StringOrU32 {
+        type Value = u32;
+
+        fn expecting(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+            f.write_str("u32 or string representing u32")
+        }
+
+        fn visit_u64<E>(self, v: u64) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+        where
+            E: de::Error,
+        {
+            u32::try_from(v).map_err(E::custom)
+        }
+
+        fn visit_str<E>(self, v: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+        where
+            E: de::Error,
+        {
+            v.parse().map_err(E::custom)
+        }
+    }
+
+    deserializer.deserialize_any(StringOrU32)
+}
+
+fn deserialize_string_or_option_u32<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Option<u32>, D::Error>
+where
+    D: Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    use serde::de::{self, Visitor};
+    struct StringOrOptionU32;
+
+    impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for StringOrOptionU32 {
+        type Value = Option<u32>;
+
+        fn expecting(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+            f.write_str("optional u32 or string representing u32")
+        }
+
+        fn visit_none<E>(self) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+        where
+            E: de::Error,
+        {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+
+        fn visit_some<D>(self, deserializer: D) -> Result<Self::Value, D::Error>
+        where
+            D: Deserializer<'de>,
+        {
+            deserialize_string_or_u32(deserializer).map(Some)
+        }
+
+        fn visit_u64<E>(self, v: u64) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+        where
+            E: de::Error,
+        {
+            u32::try_from(v).map_err(E::custom).map(Some)
+        }
+
+        fn visit_str<E>(self, v: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+        where
+            E: de::Error,
+        {
+            v.parse().map_err(E::custom).map(Some)
+        }
+    }
+
+    deserializer.deserialize_option(StringOrOptionU32)
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct EndCycleInput {
     summary: String,
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_string_or_u32")]
     memories_modified: u32,
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_string_or_u32")]
     compactions: u32,
     #[serde(default)]
     proactive_work: Option<String>,
@@ -132,7 +220,7 @@ struct EndCycleInput {
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct NextScheduleInput {
-    #[serde(default)]
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_string_or_option_u32")]
     wake_in_minutes: Option<u32>,
     #[serde(default)]
     context: Option<String>,
@@ -280,7 +368,7 @@ impl ScheduleAmbientTool {
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct ScheduleInput {
-    #[serde(default)]
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_string_or_option_u32")]
     wake_in_minutes: Option<u32>,
     #[serde(default)]
     wake_at: Option<String>,
@@ -722,7 +810,7 @@ struct ScheduleToolInput {
     schedule_id: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default)]
     task: Option<String>,
-    #[serde(default)]
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_string_or_option_u32")]
     wake_in_minutes: Option<u32>,
     #[serde(default)]
     wake_at: Option<String>,

src/tool/ambient/tests.rs

@@ -445,3 +445,79 @@ async fn test_schedule_tool_requires_time() {
         .expect_err("should require wake_in_minutes or wake_at");
     assert!(err.to_string().contains("wake_in_minutes"));
 }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Regression tests for issue #133 / upstream PR #173:
+// Claude tool calls sometimes serialize numeric parameters as strings
+// (e.g. {"compactions": "0"}). Both number and string forms must deserialize.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[test]
+fn test_end_cycle_input_accepts_stringified_u32_fields() {
+    let input = json!({
+        "summary": "Compaction skipped",
+        "memories_modified": "3",
+        "compactions": "0",
+        "next_schedule": {
+            "wake_in_minutes": "20",
+            "context": "Recheck stale facts",
+            "priority": "normal"
+        }
+    });
+
+    let parsed: EndCycleInput = serde_json::from_value(input).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(parsed.memories_modified, 3);
+    assert_eq!(parsed.compactions, 0);
+    let ns = parsed.next_schedule.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(ns.wake_in_minutes, Some(20));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_end_cycle_input_still_accepts_native_u32_fields() {
+    // Make sure the new deserializer didn't break the existing JSON-number form.
+    let input = json!({
+        "summary": "All good",
+        "memories_modified": 7,
+        "compactions": 2,
+        "next_schedule": {
+            "wake_in_minutes": 15
+        }
+    });
+    let parsed: EndCycleInput = serde_json::from_value(input).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(parsed.memories_modified, 7);
+    assert_eq!(parsed.compactions, 2);
+    assert_eq!(parsed.next_schedule.unwrap().wake_in_minutes, Some(15));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_schedule_input_accepts_stringified_wake_in_minutes() {
+    let input = json!({
+        "wake_in_minutes": "45",
+        "context": "Verify CI"
+    });
+    let parsed: ScheduleInput = serde_json::from_value(input).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(parsed.wake_in_minutes, Some(45));
+    assert_eq!(parsed.context, "Verify CI");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_schedule_tool_input_accepts_stringified_wake_in_minutes() {
+    let input = json!({
+        "task": "Check on tests",
+        "wake_in_minutes": "60"
+    });
+    let parsed: ScheduleToolInput = serde_json::from_value(input).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(parsed.wake_in_minutes, Some(60));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_end_cycle_input_rejects_non_numeric_string() {
+    // Defensive: a non-numeric string must still be rejected, not silently
+    // treated as 0.
+    let input = json!({
+        "summary": "Bad input",
+        "memories_modified": "not-a-number",
+        "compactions": 0
+    });
+    assert!(serde_json::from_value::<EndCycleInput>(input).is_err());
+}