fix(server): transcription cleanup asks for the JSON reply it decodes#32046

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Transcript cleanup expects { "transcription": string }, but its prompt asks for plain text. Prompt-only providers can follow that instruction and return a reply T3 rejects as invalid structured output, leaving the user with the raw transcript.

Request the JSON response at the end of the prompt, give it precedence over custom output-format instructions, and remove the conflicting plain-text instruction from the default cleanup settings.

Replace the wording-only test with two regression cases in the voice-cleanup eval. The eval now supports T3's production OpenCode 2 adapter without schema enforcement and records decode failures as failed samples. Existing correction, selection-replacement, and literal-cue cases provide controls.

Fixes #32049.

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Compared the pre-fix source at 6577c6b and the fixed prompt using OpenCode 2.2.5 with opencode/deepseek-v4.1-flash-free: five cases, three samples each. Before: 0/15 replies decoded. After: 15/15 decoded.
Reviewed all fixed outputs against the rubrics. Meaning is preserved, spoken corrections work, and surrounding composer text is excluded. JSON also wins when custom instructions explicitly request plain text.
vp run check:changed upstream/main --concurrency 1 passed: format, lint, both knip checks, generated GraphQL, typechecks for 36 affected packages, and focused tests in two files.
After the final eval report-format adjustment, the eval package typecheck and runner lint passed again. Commit hooks also passed format, lint, and knip.
GitHub CI for head 47028781 currently reports action_required with no jobs started; CI validation of this revision is pending.

The eval uses synthetic text, a separate OpenCode server, and temporary workspaces. Run commands are in evals/voice-cleanup/README.md. Microphone/audio inference and Antigravity were not exercised; the transcription latency in #32050 remains separate.

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Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — The cleanup prompt now requests the JSON shape already expected by transcription processing. Existing cleanup rules and data handling remain unchanged, with no material expansion of risk.

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The transcription post-processing prompts now request a JSON object containing a transcription string. The voice-cleanup evaluation adds response-format cases, supports Codex and OpenCode, and records decoded responses or errors.

Changes: Transcription cleanup response format

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Set and exercise the JSON response contract `apps/server/src/textGeneration/TranscriptionPostProcessing.ts`, `packages/contracts/src/speech.ts`, `evals/voice-cleanup/cases.ts`, `evals/voice-cleanup/run.ts`	The prompts request a JSON object with a single `transcription` string. Evaluation cases check this format, including when custom instructions request plain text.

Voice-cleanup evaluation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Add OpenCode evaluation support `evals/voice-cleanup/opencode.ts`, `evals/voice-cleanup/run.ts`	The runner accepts Codex or OpenCode and selects the matching text-generation service. The OpenCode setup uses the supplied working directory and environment.
Record and document evaluation outcomes `evals/voice-cleanup/run.ts`, `evals/voice-cleanup/README.md`	Evaluation rows record decoded text or errors with a pass flag. The README describes provider usage, evaluation cases, and run results.

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related PRs

pingdotgg/t3code#34091: Changes the cleanup prompt to require a JSON object with a transcription field and includes coverage for custom instructions.
pingdotgg/t3code#30625: Introduces the speech post-processing flow and its structured output contract.
pingdotgg/t3code#33007: Routes the shared cleanup prompt through direct cleanup APIs or text-generation providers.

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Title check	Passed	The title is concise, uses the conventional commit format, and clearly describes the main fix: requesting the JSON reply that transcription cleanup decodes.
Description check	Passed	The description clearly explains the problem, the change, the regression coverage, validation results, and remaining CI limitations. It does not use the exact template headings and does not provide a …
Linked Issues check	Passed	[`#32049`] `buildTranscriptionPostProcessingPrompt` now ends with a JSON object requirement for one `transcription` string. The prompt states that this format overrides earlier output-format instruction…
Out of Scope Changes check	Passed	The changed source, default settings, eval cases, OpenCode adapter, runner, and README all support the `#32049` format-mismatch fix or its regression coverage. No unrelated change is established.

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[#32049] buildTranscriptionPostProcessingPrompt now ends with a JSON object requirement for one transcription string. The prompt states that this format overrides earlier output-format instructions. DEFAULT_SPEECH_POST_PROCESSING_PROMPT no longer requests plain text. The eval adds prompt-only and conflicting-custom-instruction cases. The runner uses the OpenCode adapter without schema enforcement and records decode failures.

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11	transcription. Compare the sample results against the pre-fix prompt, and treat
12	decode failures as failed samples; do not rely on an output schema for this
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17	- Line 32: Update the transcription prompt around ${placement} to remove any
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apps/server/src/textGeneration/TranscriptionPostProcessing.tsline 32Outdated · 9ea47d6Open thread

…	…	@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export function buildTranscriptionPostProcessingPrompt(
30	30		</transcript>
31	31
32		-	${placement} Use the composer draft and insertion position to resolve ambiguity and correct likely recognition errors in the transcript. The draft can clarify the topic, references, terminology, and how the new speech fits with nearby text. Prefer an interpretation supported by the draft when the speech plausibly matches it. Do not invent content, change clear speech, or include existing composer text in the result. Return only the cleaned transcript.
	32	+	${placement} Use the composer draft and insertion position to resolve ambiguity and correct likely recognition errors in the transcript. The draft can clarify the topic, references, terminology, and how the new speech fits with nearby text. Prefer an interpretation supported by the draft when the speech plausibly matches it. Do not invent content, change clear speech, or include existing composer text in the result. Return only a JSON object with key: transcription, whose value is the cleaned transcript.

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3	nl -ba apps/server/src/textGeneration/TranscriptionPostProcessing.ts
4	printf '\n--- tests ---\n'
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6	printf '\n--- speech prompt and related uses ---\n'
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2	printf '\n--- candidate operations and service files ---\n'
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Resolve the conflicting response instructions.

Default mode asks for both a cleaned transcript and a JSON object. If a prompt-only provider returns plain text, decoding fails and cleanup cannot complete. Remove the default instruction that requests plain text, and state that the JSON format takes precedence over custom instructions.

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6	Review comment at @apps/server/src/textGeneration/TranscriptionPostProcessing.ts
7	at line 32:
8	Update the transcription prompt around ${placement} to remove any default
9	instruction requesting a plain-text response and explicitly state that the
10	required JSON format takes precedence over custom instructions. Keep the
11	response limited to a JSON object with the transcription key.
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✅ Addressed in commit 4702878

apps/server/src/textGeneration/TranscriptionPostProcessing.test.tsline 19Outdated · 9ea47d6Open thread

…	…	@@ -12,4 +12,10 @@ describe("buildTranscriptionPostProcessingPrompt", () => {
	16	+	it("asks for the JSON reply shape the operation decodes", () => {
	17	+	const draft = { text: "", selection: { start: 0, end: 0 } };
	18	+	const prompt = buildTranscriptionPostProcessingPrompt("Clean.", "hello", draft);
	19	+	expect(prompt).toContain("Return only a JSON object with key: transcription");

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Cover the provider behavior in the eval.

The prompt-text assertion cannot detect a plain-text provider response. The existing voice-cleanup eval uses Codex with an output schema, so it does not cover the prompt-only path.

Replace the copy-text assertion with an eval case that uses a prompt-only provider and checks the decoded transcription. Compare samples against the pre-fix prompt, and record decode failures as failed samples.

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7	@apps/server/src/textGeneration/TranscriptionPostProcessing.test.ts at line 19:
8	Replace the prompt-text assertion in the transcription post-processing eval with
9	a prompt-only provider case that checks the decoded transcription. Compare the
10	sample results against the pre-fix prompt, and treat decode failures as failed
11	samples; do not rely on an output schema for this case.
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fix(server): resolve cleanup format conflicts and evaluate OpenCode replies4702878

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Vvibhor11024d ago

@juliusmarminge Satisfied the reviewer checks now. Is something else pending on my part to get the label "pr gate failed" refreshed?

Vvibhor11021d ago

@maria-rcks This PR is ready as well, idk why pr gate-failed hasn't been refreshed and removed, but your agents can probably evaluate it now as well.

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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/transcription-cleanup-json-promptf070eee
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10		-	Use `--case <id> --samples 1` for a smoke run. By default the three cases run three times each (nine short model calls). Read `review.json` against each rubric before opening the answer key. Allow cosmetic punctuation differences; do not accept changed meaning or existing draft text copied into the result. Add cases to `cases.ts` when an actual cleanup failure exposes a missing behavior.
	11	+	Codex is the default and enforces an output schema. `--provider opencode` runs the `opencode` on PATH, which must be OpenCode 2, through T3's text generation without schema enforcement, so it shows whether the prompt alone yields the JSON reply the server decodes. It starts its own server in a temporary workspace and uses the CLI's configured credentials; T3's server and database are not touched. Free OpenCode models cost nothing.
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	13	+	Use `--case <id> --samples 1` for a smoke run. By default the five cases run three times each (15 short model calls). Replies that fail to decode are recorded as failed samples; the decoded count measures response format only.

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Distinguish provider failures from decode failures.

The runner also counts generation errors as failed samples. A timeout can therefore reduce the decoded count even when no reply was received. Clarify this and ask readers to rerun provider failures before comparing response formats. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Evidence

Send hello world to the real cleanup endpoint with an empty draft, first using default instructions and then custom instructions requesting plain text and prohibiting JSON. Both sides used fresh isolated databases and the same real OpenCode model.

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b3fdf2b10f	ce6cc8b540
Both requests returned HTTP 500: OpenCode returned invalid structured output. Runtime transcript	Both requests returned HTTP 200 with `{"text":"Hello, world."}`. Runtime transcript

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Scope: server cleanup behavior verified; microphone recording, composer insertion and warning UI were not exercised. AI-assisted; verified with the tests and tools listed above.

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The complete dictation interaction, composer insertion and fallback warning were not captured; requests supplied the synthetic transcript directly to the real cleanup endpoint.
No screenshots or interaction recordings were captured; uploaded evidence consists of sanitized runtime transcripts and the request driver.
The replay scenario runner was not used because this reproduction depends on OpenCode's real response-format behavior.