From 4d15bdd466ab6c75b2d2b9d624dcfee741023511 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brad Stein <Brad.Stein@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 03:02:37 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] atlasbot: strip follow-up meta phrasing

---
 atlasbot/engine/answerer.py | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)

diff --git a/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py b/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py
index 2c3b4a9..af7d92f 100644
--- a/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py
+++ b/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py
@@ -801,8 +801,29 @@ class AnswerEngine:
                 tag="followup_fix",
             )
         reply = await self._dedup_reply(reply, plan, call_llm, tag="dedup_followup")
+        reply = _strip_followup_meta(reply)
         return reply
 
+
+def _strip_followup_meta(reply: str) -> str:
+    cleaned = reply.strip()
+    if not cleaned:
+        return cleaned
+    prefixes = [
+        "The draft is correct based on the provided context.",
+        "The draft is correct based on the context.",
+        "The draft is correct based on the provided evidence.",
+        "The draft is correct.",
+        "Based on the provided context,",
+        "Based on the context,",
+        "Based on the provided evidence,",
+    ]
+    for prefix in prefixes:
+        if cleaned.lower().startswith(prefix.lower()):
+            cleaned = cleaned[len(prefix) :].lstrip(" .")
+            break
+    return cleaned
+
     async def _select_claims(
         self,
         question: str,