recognize casual news requests and prevent premature source-only completion

src/clean_agent_preview.py

@@ -5179,14 +5179,18 @@ async def stream_preview(*, endpoint_url, model, messages, headers, turn_contrac
                             prefer_official=bool(re.search(r'\bofficial\b', direct_user_text, re.I)),
                             query=args.get('query', ''),
                         )
-                        if requested_links and source_links:
+                        source_only_request = not re.search(
+                            r'\b(?:latest|latset|current|recent|today|compare|explain|summari[sz]e)\b',
+                            direct_user_text, re.I,
+                        )
+                        if requested_links and source_links and source_only_request:
                             # For an exact requested link count, evidence owns
                             # the final rendering so model prose cannot add a
                             # wrong or duplicate source.
                             structured_terminal_response = '\n'.join(
                                 link for _, link in source_links[:requested_links]
                             )
-                        elif (requested_links
+                        elif (requested_links and not source_links
                               and re.search(r'\bofficial\b', direct_user_text, re.I)):
                             if not official_source_retry_attempted and round_number < round_limit:
                                 official_source_retry_attempted = True

src/turn_contract.py

@@ -3980,14 +3980,14 @@ def broad_web_briefing_request(message: str) -> bool:
     """Recognize requests that need broad, current, multi-source Web evidence."""
     text = _normalize_request_lead(message)
     if re.search(
-        r"\b(?:what(?:'s|\s+is)\s+(?:new|happening)|anything\s+new|"
+        r"\b(?:what(?:['’]?s|\s+is)\s+(?:new|happening)|anything\s+new|"
         r"catch\s+me\s+up|give\s+me\s+(?:an?\s+)?update|"
         r"what\s+should\s+i\s+know)\b",
         text,
         re.I,
     ):
         return True
-    if re.search(r"\b(?:news|headlines?|top\s+stories|news\s+roundup)\b", text, re.I):
+    if re.search(r"\b(?:news|neews|nees|headlines?|top\s+stories|news\s+roundup)\b", text, re.I):
         return True
     if re.search(r"\b(?:research|investigate|deep[ -]?dive)\b", text, re.I):
         return True

tests/test_turn_contract.py

@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ from src.turn_contract import (
     'Compare the latest AI models',
     'Best laptops right now',
     'Recommend a laptop based on current reviews',
+    'latset ai neews?',
+    'whats new in japan rn',
+    'what’s new in Sweden',
 ])
 def test_broad_web_briefings_share_one_search_semantic(prompt):
     from src.turn_contract import broad_web_briefing_request