From 5857c0f60cd560c5a0ee27a0323f139c10f9e9fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Victor Giers <mail@victorgiers.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:01:58 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Refine fast path logic in router by enabling early exit for
 web search and cleaning up text processing

---
 backend/agent/router.py | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/agent/router.py b/backend/agent/router.py
index 23b7dc1..7afcdf1 100644
--- a/backend/agent/router.py
+++ b/backend/agent/router.py
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ def _fast_path(
         if vision:
             return _workflow_result(vision, confidence=1.0, reason="The request includes attachments.")
 
-    lowered = text.lower()
     mentions_knowledge = bool(_KNOWLEDGE_RE.search(text))
 
     if _REMEMBER_RE.search(text):
@@ -129,6 +128,9 @@ def _fast_path(
         if remember:
             return _workflow_result(remember, confidence=1.0, reason="The user explicitly asked Heimgeist to remember or save this.")
 
+    if web_search_enabled:
+        return None
+
     if library_slug and mentions_knowledge:
         knowledge = _manifest_by_slug(manifests, "knowledge-answer")
         if knowledge: