# Policy

## Goal

Define how reply-end choices influence later assistant behavior.

## Policy rules

### If `lastChoice = continue`

- assistant/runtime may continue normal follow-up behavior
- assistant may keep short-term task momentum

### If `lastChoice = stop`

- assistant should not proactively extend the previous thread
- assistant should avoid unnecessary follow-up prompts
- assistant should treat the prior exchange as closed

### If user types a new message

- typed input takes priority over button state
- the new message may implicitly reopen the interaction

## V1 constraint

V1 only needs to influence continuation behavior.

It does not need to redesign routing, tool permissions, or long-term memory behavior.