src/flask/brewing.py

@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ class Reading:
     # Mongo, so the brewer's own comment is never overwritten.
     advice: str = ""
     advice_ok: bool = True
+    # Marks this generation of the reading.  Every edit writes a fresh
+    # one, so an advice thread working on an earlier version of the
+    # reading can be told apart from the current one.
+    advice_token: str = ""
 
     @property
     def sg_decimal(self) -> float | None:
@@ -177,6 +181,7 @@ class Reading:
             _id=str(doc.get("_id") or ""),
             advice=(doc.get("advice") or "").strip(),
             advice_ok=bool(doc.get("advice_ok", True)),
+            advice_token=str(doc.get("advice_token") or ""),
         )
 
 

src/flask/mongo/repository.py

@@ -209,13 +209,20 @@ class BeerRepository:
                 "final_reading": "True" if final_reading else "False",
                 "comment": str(comment),
             },
-            # The advice was written for the gravity that was there when
+            # The advice was written for the reading that was there when
             # it was generated.  If the reading has been edited, that
             # advice no longer describes it, so it is cleared and a fresh
             # one is generated.  (Advice is only ever cleared here - never
             # the brewer's comment.)
             "$unset": {"advice": "", "advice_ok": "", "advice_at": ""},
         }
+        # A fresh token marks this generation of the reading.  The advice
+        # thread carries the token it was given, so a thread that is
+        # still working on an EARLIER version of the reading finds a
+        # token that no longer matches and its write is refused.  The
+        # gravity alone is not enough - a comment-only correction leaves
+        # the gravity unchanged.
+        update["$set"]["advice_token"] = _new_token()
         result = self.readings.update_one(query, update, upsert=True)
         if result.upserted_id is not None:
             return str(result.upserted_id)
@@ -224,22 +231,32 @@ class BeerRepository:
 
     def set_reading_advice(self, reading_id: str, advice: str,
                             ok: bool = True,
-                            expected_sg: int | None = None) -> int:
+                            expected_sg: int | None = None,
+                            expected_token: str | None = None) -> int:
         """Attach the LLM's advice to a reading.
 
         The advice lives in its own field, so the brewer's own comment is
         never overwritten.  ``ok`` says whether the advice was actually
         generated or is a note explaining that it could not be.
 
-        ``expected_sg`` is the gravity the advice was generated FOR.  The
-        write only happens if the reading still holds that gravity.
+        The write is CONDITIONAL, so a slow advice thread cannot
+        overwrite a correction:
+
+        - ``expected_token`` is the editing token of the reading at the
+          moment the advice was generated.  Every edit writes a fresh
+          token, so a late thread's token no longer matches.
+        - ``expected_sg`` is the gravity the advice was generated for,
+          as a second check.
 
         This matters because the advice is generated in the background: if
         the brewer corrects a reading while the advice for the old value
         is still being generated, the slow thread would land afterwards
         and overwrite the fresh advice with advice about a reading that
-        no longer exists.  Without the guard the run ends up with the
-        final gravity from the correction and the advice from before it.
+        no longer exists.
+
+        The token is needed as well as the gravity, because a
+        comment-only correction leaves the gravity unchanged - the token
+        is what tells the two generations apart.
         """
         doc_id = _as_doc_id(reading_id)
         if not doc_id:
@@ -248,6 +265,8 @@ class BeerRepository:
         query: dict = {"_id": {"$in": doc_id}}
         if expected_sg is not None:
             query["sg"] = str(expected_sg)
+        if expected_token is not None:
+            query["advice_token"] = str(expected_token)
 
         # `$in` matches either form.  A plain list would be an exact
         # ARRAY match in Mongo, which is not what is wanted here.
@@ -485,6 +504,13 @@ def hash_password(password: str) -> str:
     return generate_password_hash(password)
 
 
+def _new_token() -> str:
+    """A fresh token, to mark one generation of a reading from the next."""
+    import secrets
+
+    return secrets.token_hex(8)
+
+
 def _now_iso() -> str:
     from datetime import datetime, timezone
 

src/flask/views/brews.py

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ def _start_advice(run_id: str, reading_id: str, corrected: bool = False) -> None
             points = reading.sg_points
             readings.append({
                 "_id": str(reading._id),
+                "advice_token": reading.advice_token,
                 "date": reading.date.isoformat() if reading.date else "",
                 "sg": points,
                 "sg_decimal": reading.sg_decimal,
@@ -113,10 +114,11 @@ def _start_advice(run_id: str, reading_id: str, corrected: bool = False) -> None
         log.exception("could not gather the reading for the advice")
         return
 
-    # The gravity the advice is about.  The write is conditional on the
-    # reading still holding it, so a slow advice thread cannot overwrite
-    # a correction with advice about the old value.
+    # The gravity and the editing token of the reading being advised
+    # about.  The write is conditional on both, so a slow advice thread
+    # cannot overwrite a correction with advice about the old value.
     advice_sg = latest.get("sg")
+    advice_token = latest.get("advice_token")
 
     def write(read_id: str, ok: bool, text: str) -> None:
         # The client is SHARED, not built per reading.  A MongoClient
@@ -131,8 +133,11 @@ def _start_advice(run_id: str, reading_id: str, corrected: bool = False) -> None
 
         try:
             shared = get_shared_repository()
-            written = shared.set_reading_advice(read_id, text, ok,
-                                                expected_sg=advice_sg)
+            written = shared.set_reading_advice(
+                read_id, text, ok,
+                expected_sg=advice_sg,
+                expected_token=advice_token,
+            )
             if not written:
                 # The reading was corrected while the advice was being
                 # generated, so the advice no longer matches it.  That is

tests/test_brew_advice.py

@@ -600,6 +600,46 @@ def test_stale_advice_cannot_overwrite_a_correction(repo):
     )
 
 
+def test_a_comment_only_correction_cannot_be_overwritten(repo):
+    """A comment-only correction leaves the gravity unchanged.
+
+    So the gravity alone cannot tell the two generations apart - a late
+    thread for the old advice would still match and overwrite the fresh
+    one.  The editing token is what tells them apart.
+    """
+    # Written through upsert_reading, so it has an editing token.
+    reading_id = repo.upsert_reading(beer_run_id="1", beer_type="Ale", sg=1050,
+                                     reading_date="2026-01-01",
+                                     final_reading=False, comment="first comment")
+    doc = repo.readings.find_one({"beer_run_id": "1"})
+    token = doc.get("advice_token")
+    assert token, "the reading has no editing token"
+
+    # The advice thread starts on this generation.
+    # The brewer corrects the COMMENT only - the gravity is unchanged.
+    repo.upsert_reading(beer_run_id="1", beer_type="Ale", sg=1050,
+                         reading_date="2026-01-01", final_reading=False,
+                         comment="corrected comment")
+    assert repo.readings.find_one({"beer_run_id": "1"}).get("advice_token") != token, (
+        "the correction did not write a fresh token"
+    )
+
+    # The fresh advice lands.
+    fresh_token = repo.readings.find_one({"beer_run_id": "1"}).get("advice_token")
+    assert repo.set_reading_advice(reading_id, "FRESH ADVICE", True,
+                                    expected_sg=1050,
+                                    expected_token=fresh_token) == 1
+
+    # The late thread for the OLD generation finally lands.
+    stale = repo.set_reading_advice(reading_id, "STALE ADVICE", True,
+                                     expected_sg=1050, expected_token=token)
+    assert stale == 0, "the stale advice overwrote the correction"
+
+    after = repo.readings.find_one({"beer_run_id": "1"})
+    assert after["advice"] == "FRESH ADVICE"
+    assert after["comment"] == "corrected comment"
+
+
 def test_a_reply_cut_off_at_the_token_ceiling_is_marked(repo):
     """A reply that stopped at the token limit is incomplete.