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What this fixes

replaceSection in packages/core/src/okf/bundle.ts only matches top-level # headings. Any ##/### target silently falls into the append path and produces a duplicated top-level section — the same silent-corruption class as #34 (no error raised, health checks still pass).

Two independent reports of the class are on record:

  • replaceSection corrupts H2/H3 sections by silently appending duplicates #34 (this issue) — our consumer-deployment hotfix surfaced the related failure mode: the matched heading is retained and the supplied content is inserted verbatim, so an agent caller that re-includes the heading line as the first line of its replacement produces two identical adjacent headings in place.
  • 2026-09-20 comment (Guribo) — a second consumer's agent logged the top-level-only matching: "replace_section only matches top-level # headings. Against a ## heading ... it may append a new top-level section instead, creating a duplicated-heading defect."

Changes (packages/core/src/okf/bundle.ts)

  • Match headings of any level (# through ######)
  • A section ends at the next same-or-higher level heading (deeper subsections stay inside)
  • Throw on ambiguous multi-match instead of silently editing the first hit
  • Strip a leading content line that duplicates the target heading (title equality at any level), since callers routinely re-include the heading line

Behavior when the section is absent (append a top-level # heading section) is unchanged.

Testing

This is the hotfix that has been running in our production deployment (consumer of the MCP agent tools) without incidents since 2026-09-19; the PR is the same change applied to the TypeScript source.

Adds regression tests to packages/core/test/okf.test.ts for each failure mode: ## replacement in place, level-aware section bounds, duplicated-heading strip, the ambiguity throw, and the unchanged append path. Verified locally against the full suite: pnpm -r build and pnpm test green (core 63 + server 7).

Fixes #34.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved section replacement to support Markdown headings at all levels.
    • Recognizes optional closing hash sequences while preserving them in output.
    • Preserves nested content while replacing the selected section.
    • Prevents ambiguous replacements when duplicate headings exist.
    • Removes duplicate target headings from replacement content.
    • Continues appending missing sections as top-level sections.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for closing-hash headings and nested section replacement.

replaceSection only recognized top-level (#) headings. A call
targeting a ## or ### heading fell through to the append path
and silently created a duplicated top-level section (thecodacus#34).
A second consumer reproduced the same corruption independently.

- match headings of any level (# through ######)
- end a section at the next same-or-higher level heading
- throw on ambiguous multi-match instead of editing the first hit
- strip a leading content line that duplicates the target
  heading, since callers routinely re-include the heading line
  in the replacement content

This is the hotfix that has run without incidents in our
production deployment since 2026-09-19. Adds regression tests
for each failure mode.
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replaceSection now matches Markdown headings at levels 1–6, handles optional ATX closing hashes, preserves matched heading text, and removes duplicated headings from replacement content. The tool contract and tests reflect these behaviors.

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Section replacement behavior

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Heading matching and replacement validation
packages/core/src/okf/bundle.ts, packages/core/src/agent/tools.ts, packages/core/test/okf.test.ts
replaceSection normalizes headings with whitespace-delimited closing hashes and supports heading levels 1–6. It preserves closing hashes in output, removes duplicated leading replacement headings, retains nested-section boundaries, and validates the updated tool contract. Tests cover the new heading forms and replacement behavior.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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The implementation is broadly mergeable, but the parent tool description should be corrected so users understand that headings at all supported levels can be replaced.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy Issue #34. replaceSection matches headings from H1 through H6, detects the next same-or-higher heading as the boundary, preserves deeper subsections, and raises an error for mult…
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In `@packages/core/src/okf/bundle.ts`:
- Line 258: Update the heading matching logic in replaceSection to use the same
canonical heading-title parser as duplicate-heading removal, including removal
of optional closing ATX markers only when the # sequence is preceded by
whitespace. Ensure headings such as “## Goals ##” normalize to “Goals” so
section replacement matches existing headings without appending duplicates.
- Line 287: Update replaceSection so replacing a parent heading preserves all
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replaceSection treated a trailing ATX closing sequence as part of
the title, so '## Goals ##' (legal CommonMark) did not match
'Goals' and fell into the append path, producing the duplicated
top-level section this PR exists to remove.

Strip a trailing '#+' sequence only when preceded by whitespace
(CommonMark requires the space; 'Goals##' is the literal title
'Goals##') in both the match loop and the duplicate-strip, with
regression tests.

Also rename a test whose name contradicted its assertion, and
refresh the replace_section schema description, which still
described top-level-only matching after the previous commit.

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🟡 Minor · Update the parent tool description to match the expanded heading contract. · tools.ts:106

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Update the parent tool description to match the expanded heading contract.

replace_section.heading supports headings from H1 through H6, but patch_concept.description still says “one top-level '# Section'”. Replace that wording so tool consumers do not assume that only top-level sections are supported.

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In `@packages/core/src/agent/tools.ts` at line 106, Update the patch_concept tool
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section at any supported level from H1 through H6, instead of limiting it to one
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patch_concept's tool description and the patchConcept doc comment
still said replace_section handles one top-level '# Section'.
Agent callers read these strings as the contract, so update both
to any heading level (H1-H6) to match the schema and the
implementation (thecodacus#34).
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