From 79d8c6773ec92abd8a9e1c11acf53fa20fdcd8a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Loes <163129+eloe@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:49:28 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(doctor): treat disabled retrieval reflex as intentional
 (#2459)

---
 src/commands/doctor.ts               | 4 ++--
 test/doctor-retrieval-reflex.test.ts | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/commands/doctor.ts b/src/commands/doctor.ts
index 134646dc5..7fb94fe6b 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor.ts
@@ -4096,8 +4096,8 @@ export function buildRetrievalReflexCheck(skillsDir: string | null): Check {
     if (!enabled) {
       return {
         name,
-        status: 'warn',
-        message: 'retrieval reflex disabled (config/env) — entity pointer layer off',
+        status: 'ok',
+        message: 'retrieval reflex intentionally disabled (config/env) — entity pointer layer off',
         details: { enabled: false, engine: engineKind, policy_skill_installed: skillInstalled },
       };
     }
diff --git a/test/doctor-retrieval-reflex.test.ts b/test/doctor-retrieval-reflex.test.ts
index 6718dea76..2c9be1247 100644
--- a/test/doctor-retrieval-reflex.test.ts
+++ b/test/doctor-retrieval-reflex.test.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import { buildRetrievalReflexCheck } from '../src/commands/doctor.ts';
 import { withEnv } from './helpers/with-env.ts';
 
 describe('buildRetrievalReflexCheck', () => {
-  test('disabled via env → warn, names the right check', async () => {
+  test('disabled via env → ok intentional-off, names the right check', async () => {
     await withEnv({ GBRAIN_RETRIEVAL_REFLEX: 'false' }, async () => {
       const c = buildRetrievalReflexCheck(null);
       expect(c.name).toBe('retrieval_reflex_health');
-      expect(c.status).toBe('warn');
-      expect(c.message).toContain('disabled');
+      expect(c.status).toBe('ok');
+      expect(c.message).toContain('intentionally disabled');
       expect((c.details as any)?.enabled).toBe(false);
     });
   });