human behavior: classifier gate, pacing, splitting, quiet hours, stable prompt prefix

tests/test_spec_env.py

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ def entry(channel: str, text: str = "x"):
 
 
 class TestSystemPromptTemplate(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_template_substitution(self):
-        """ENV-10: {date}/{memory} substituted; missing news file leaves {news} literal."""
+    def test_dynamic_context_in_suffix(self):
+        """ENV-10: date/memory reach the system message via the context suffix (ENV-20)."""
         config = {"system": "Date {date} memory {memory} news {news}", "history-limit": 5, "news": "/nonexistent/news.txt"}
         responder = AIResponder(config, "chat")
         responder.memory = "MEMSTR"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TestSystemPromptTemplate(unittest.TestCase):
         system = messages[0]["content"]
         self.assertIn(time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"), system)
         self.assertIn("MEMSTR", system)
-        self.assertIn("{news}", system)  # left literal — file does not exist
+        self.assertNotIn("{news}", system)  # placeholders stripped since ENV-20
 
 
 class TestHistoryShrink(unittest.TestCase):