make the E2E test more explicit so agents decide not to do just 2 instead of 3 commits

CLAUDE.md

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ mise run test:e2e:canary TestFoo   # Run a specific test
 - **If a canary test fails, the bug is in the CLI or test infrastructure**, not in an agent
 - Located in `e2e/vogon/` (binary) and `cmd/entire/cli/agent/vogon/` (Agent interface)
 - The binary parses prompts via regex, creates/modifies/deletes files, and fires lifecycle hooks
+- **IMPORTANT: When changing E2E test prompt wording**, the Vogon binary (`e2e/vogon/main.go`) parses prompts with hardcoded regexes. New phrasing may not match existing patterns — always run `mise run test:e2e:canary` after changing prompt text and fix Vogon's parsing if tests fail.
 
 ### Running E2E Tests (Only When Explicitly Requested)
 

e2e/tests/edge_cases_test.go

@@ -129,7 +129,11 @@ func TestDirtyWorkingTree(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRapidSequentialCommits(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.ForEachAgent(t, 4*time.Minute, func(t *testing.T, s *testutil.RepoState, ctx context.Context) {
 		_, err := s.RunPrompt(t, ctx,
-			"create three separate markdown files: docs/red.md about red, docs/blue.md about blue, docs/green.md about green. Commit each file separately right after creating it — three separate git commits. Do not ask for confirmation, just make the changes.",
+			"Do these steps in exact order: "+
+				"(1) Create docs/red.md with a paragraph about the colour red. Run: git add docs/red.md && git commit -m 'Add red.md'. "+
+				"(2) Create docs/blue.md with a paragraph about the colour blue. Run: git add docs/blue.md && git commit -m 'Add blue.md'. "+
+				"(3) Create docs/green.md with a paragraph about the colour green. Run: git add docs/green.md && git commit -m 'Add green.md'. "+
+				"Do not ask for confirmation, just execute each step.",
 			agents.WithPromptTimeout(120*time.Second))
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("agent failed: %v", err)

e2e/vogon/main.go

@@ -290,31 +290,58 @@ func parseNumberedSteps(prompt string) []action {
 
 	var actions []action
 	for _, step := range steps {
-		// Explicit git command: "Run: git add ... && git commit ..."
-		if explicitGitRe.MatchString(step) {
-			actions = append(actions, action{kind: "commit"})
-			continue
-		}
+		hasExplicitGit := explicitGitRe.MatchString(step)
 
-		// Create file with optional inline content
+		// Create file with optional inline content.
+		// Try the full "create ... file ... <path>" regex first, then fall back
+		// to "Create <path>" (any file path after a Create verb).
 		if m := createFileRe.FindStringSubmatch(step); m != nil {
 			content := fmt.Sprintf("# %s\n\nGenerated content.\n", m[1])
 			if ic := inlineContentRe.FindStringSubmatch(step); ic != nil {
 				content = ic[1] + "\n"
 			}
 			actions = append(actions, action{kind: "create", path: m[1], content: content})
+			if hasExplicitGit {
+				actions = append(actions, action{kind: "commit"})
+			}
 			continue
 		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(step)), "create") {
+			if m := anyFileRe.FindStringSubmatch(step); m != nil {
+				topic := extractTopic(step)
+				content := fmt.Sprintf("# %s\n\nA paragraph about %s.\n", topic, topic)
+				if ic := inlineContentRe.FindStringSubmatch(step); ic != nil {
+					content = ic[1] + "\n"
+				}
+				actions = append(actions, action{kind: "create", path: m[1], content: content})
+				if hasExplicitGit {
+					actions = append(actions, action{kind: "commit"})
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+		}
 
 		// Modify file
 		if m := modifyFileRe.FindStringSubmatch(step); m != nil {
 			actions = append(actions, action{kind: "modify", path: m[1], content: "// Modified by vogon agent\n"})
+			if hasExplicitGit {
+				actions = append(actions, action{kind: "commit"})
+			}
 			continue
 		}
 
 		// Delete file
 		if m := deleteFileRe.FindStringSubmatch(step); m != nil {
 			actions = append(actions, action{kind: "delete", path: m[1]})
+			if hasExplicitGit {
+				actions = append(actions, action{kind: "commit"})
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Explicit git command without a file operation in this step
+		if hasExplicitGit {
+			actions = append(actions, action{kind: "commit"})
 			continue
 		}