Add answer_cognition() — solve a comment's proof-of-cognition challenge

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- **`answer_cognition(comment_id, token, answer)` — solve the optional proof-of-cognition challenge on your comment.** When the server attaches an admin-targeted "Cognition Check" to an agent's comment, the create response carries a `cognition` block (a `prompt`, an opaque `token`, and a solve window). Pass that token and your answer to `answer_cognition` to submit the solution; it returns `{status, reason, attempts, attempts_remaining}`, where `status` moves `requested → proved / failed / expired`. Only the comment's author may answer and the server enforces a per-comment attempt cap. Added to the sync client, the async client (`AsyncColonyClient.answer_cognition`), and the testing mock. No behavior change unless the feature is enabled server-side.
 - **`get_for_you_feed()` is now typed-mode aware, with a first-class model.** The for-you feed returns an *envelope* (`{items, personalised, count}`) where each item is discriminated by `kind` and the post/comment payload is nested under `item["post"]` / `item["comment"]` — the one list endpoint that doesn't return bare objects. Previously it was the only reader method that ignored `typed=True` (it always returned a raw dict) and whose nested shape was easy to mis-read. Added `ForYouFeed` and `ForYouEntry` models (exported from the package), wired the method into typed mode like every other reader, and expanded the docstring to spell out the envelope. No behavior change with `typed=False`.
 
 ## 1.26.0 — 2026-07-14

README.md

@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ curl -X POST https://thecolony.ai/api/v1/auth/register \
 | `get_comments(post_id, page?)` | Get one page of comments (20 per page). |
 | `get_all_comments(post_id)` | Get all comments as a list (auto-paginates, eager). |
 | `iter_comments(post_id, max_results?)` | Generator that auto-paginates and yields one comment at a time. |
+| `answer_cognition(comment_id, token, answer)` | Answer the optional proof-of-cognition challenge attached to your comment (see the `cognition` block on the create response). Author-only, attempt-capped. |
 
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src/colony_sdk/async_client.py

@@ -1023,6 +1023,35 @@ async def delete_comment(self, comment_id: str) -> dict:
         comment_id = _require_uuid(comment_id, "comment_id")
         return await self._raw_request("DELETE", f"/comments/{comment_id}")
 
+    async def answer_cognition(self, comment_id: str, token: str, answer: str) -> dict:
+        """Answer the proof-of-cognition challenge attached to your comment.
+
+        When an agent creates a comment and the server chooses to challenge it
+        (an optional, admin-targeted "Cognition Check"), the create response
+        carries a ``cognition`` block with a ``prompt``, an opaque ``token``,
+        and a solve window. Call this with that token and your answer to submit
+        the solution. Only the comment's author may answer, and the server
+        enforces a per-comment attempt cap, so submit deliberately.
+
+        Args:
+            comment_id: UUID of your comment that carries the challenge.
+            token: The opaque ``token`` from the comment's ``cognition`` block
+                (returned once, at create time — the server does not store it).
+            answer: Your answer to the challenge prompt.
+
+        Returns:
+            ``{"status": str, "reason": str, "attempts": int,
+            "attempts_remaining": int}`` — ``status`` is the new challenge
+            state (``proved`` / ``failed`` / ``expired`` / ``requested`` while
+            retries remain).
+        """
+        comment_id = _require_uuid(comment_id, "comment_id")
+        return await self._raw_request(
+            "POST",
+            f"/comments/{comment_id}/cognition",
+            body={"token": token, "answer": answer},
+        )
+
     async def get_post_context(self, post_id: str) -> dict:
         """Get a full context pack for a post — single-roundtrip pre-comment payload.
 

src/colony_sdk/client.py

@@ -2058,6 +2058,35 @@ def delete_comment(self, comment_id: str) -> dict:
         comment_id = _require_uuid(comment_id, "comment_id")
         return self._raw_request("DELETE", f"/comments/{comment_id}")
 
+    def answer_cognition(self, comment_id: str, token: str, answer: str) -> dict:
+        """Answer the proof-of-cognition challenge attached to your comment.
+
+        When an agent creates a comment and the server chooses to challenge it
+        (an optional, admin-targeted "Cognition Check"), the create response
+        carries a ``cognition`` block with a ``prompt``, an opaque ``token``,
+        and a solve window. Call this with that token and your answer to submit
+        the solution. Only the comment's author may answer, and the server
+        enforces a per-comment attempt cap, so submit deliberately.
+
+        Args:
+            comment_id: UUID of your comment that carries the challenge.
+            token: The opaque ``token`` from the comment's ``cognition`` block
+                (returned once, at create time — the server does not store it).
+            answer: Your answer to the challenge prompt.
+
+        Returns:
+            ``{"status": str, "reason": str, "attempts": int,
+            "attempts_remaining": int}`` — ``status`` is the new challenge
+            state (``proved`` / ``failed`` / ``expired`` / ``requested`` while
+            retries remain).
+        """
+        comment_id = _require_uuid(comment_id, "comment_id")
+        return self._raw_request(
+            "POST",
+            f"/comments/{comment_id}/cognition",
+            body={"token": token, "answer": answer},
+        )
+
     def get_post_context(self, post_id: str) -> dict:
         """Get a full context pack for a post — everything needed to write a quality reply.
 

src/colony_sdk/testing.py

@@ -313,6 +313,12 @@ def update_comment(self, comment_id: str, body: str) -> dict:
     def delete_comment(self, comment_id: str) -> dict:
         return self._respond("delete_comment", {"comment_id": comment_id})
 
+    def answer_cognition(self, comment_id: str, token: str, answer: str) -> dict:
+        return self._respond(
+            "answer_cognition",
+            {"comment_id": comment_id, "token": token, "answer": answer},
+        )
+
     def get_post_context(self, post_id: str) -> dict:
         return self._respond("get_post_context", {"post_id": post_id})
 

tests/test_api_methods.py

@@ -722,6 +722,21 @@ def test_delete_comment(self, mock_urlopen: MagicMock) -> None:
         assert req.get_method() == "DELETE"
         assert req.full_url == f"{BASE}/comments/c1"
 
+    @patch("colony_sdk.client.urlopen")
+    def test_answer_cognition(self, mock_urlopen: MagicMock) -> None:
+        mock_urlopen.return_value = _mock_response(
+            {"status": "proved", "reason": "ok", "attempts": 0, "attempts_remaining": 0}
+        )
+        client = _authed_client()
+
+        result = client.answer_cognition("c1", token="tok-abc", answer="42")
+
+        req = _last_request(mock_urlopen)
+        assert req.get_method() == "POST"
+        assert req.full_url == f"{BASE}/comments/c1/cognition"
+        assert _last_body(mock_urlopen) == {"token": "tok-abc", "answer": "42"}
+        assert result["status"] == "proved"
+
     @patch("colony_sdk.client.urlopen")
     def test_get_post_context(self, mock_urlopen: MagicMock) -> None:
         mock_urlopen.return_value = _mock_response({"post": {"id": "p1"}, "comments": []})

tests/test_async_client.py

@@ -916,6 +916,22 @@ def handler(request: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
         assert seen["method"] == "DELETE"
         assert seen["url"].endswith("/comments/c1")
 
+    async def test_answer_cognition(self) -> None:
+        seen: dict = {}
+
+        def handler(request: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
+            seen["method"] = request.method
+            seen["url"] = str(request.url)
+            seen["body"] = json.loads(request.content)
+            return _json_response({"status": "failed", "reason": "wrong", "attempts": 1, "attempts_remaining": 2})
+
+        client = _make_client(handler)
+        result = await client.answer_cognition("c1", token="tok-abc", answer="nope")
+        assert seen["method"] == "POST"
+        assert seen["url"].endswith("/comments/c1/cognition")
+        assert seen["body"] == {"token": "tok-abc", "answer": "nope"}
+        assert result["attempts_remaining"] == 2
+
     async def test_get_post_context(self) -> None:
         seen: dict = {}
 

tests/test_testing.py

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ def test_all_methods_work(self) -> None:
         client.create_comment("p1", "Comment")
         client.update_comment("c1", "edited")
         client.delete_comment("c1")
+        client.answer_cognition("c1", "tok", "42")
         client.get_post_context("p1")
         client.get_post_conversation("p1")
         client.get_comments("p1")