From 00bcfaca53fcdf8f4d0631711d10955fa6acf16f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthew Jackson <matthew@pq.io>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 11:06:38 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] feat: include select options in unknown field reports and
 Telegram messages

When a required select has no answer, the unknown field now includes
the available options. Telegram notification shows them so the user
knows exactly what to reply with.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 job_applier.mjs     |  6 ++++--
 lib/form_filler.mjs | 10 ++++++++--
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/job_applier.mjs b/job_applier.mjs
index 6f69ff2..72445d2 100644
--- a/job_applier.mjs
+++ b/job_applier.mjs
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ async function handleResult(job, result, results, settings, profile, apiKey) {
 
     case 'needs_answer': {
       const questionText = pending_question?.label || pending_question || 'Unknown question';
-      console.log(`    💬 Unknown question — asking Claude: "${questionText}"`);
+      const questionOptions = pending_question?.options || [];
+      console.log(`    💬 Unknown question — asking Claude: "${questionText}"${questionOptions.length ? ` (options: ${questionOptions.join(', ')})` : ''}`);
 
       const aiAnswer = await generateAnswer(questionText, profile, apiKey, { title, company });
 
@@ -209,13 +210,14 @@ async function handleResult(job, result, results, settings, profile, apiKey) {
         `❓ *New question* — ${company} / ${title}`,
         ``,
         `*Question:* ${questionText}`,
+        questionOptions.length ? `*Options:* ${questionOptions.join(' | ')}` : '',
         ``,
         aiAnswer
           ? `*AI answer:*\n${aiAnswer}`
           : `_AI could not generate an answer._`,
         ``,
         `Reply with your answer to store it, or reply *ACCEPT* to use the AI answer.`,
-      ].join('\n');
+      ].filter(Boolean).join('\n');
 
       await sendTelegram(settings, msg);
       results.needs_answer++;
diff --git a/lib/form_filler.mjs b/lib/form_filler.mjs
index 538a854..39c1f75 100644
--- a/lib/form_filler.mjs
+++ b/lib/form_filler.mjs
@@ -306,8 +306,14 @@ export class FormFiller {
             }
           }
         } else if (await this.isRequired(sel)) {
-          // Non-EEO required select with no answer — report as unknown
-          unknown.push(lbl);
+          // Non-EEO required select with no answer — report as unknown with options
+          const opts = await sel.$$('option');
+          const options = [];
+          for (const opt of opts) {
+            const text = (await opt.textContent().catch(() => '') || '').trim();
+            if (text && !/^select/i.test(text)) options.push(text);
+          }
+          unknown.push({ label: lbl, type: 'select', options });
         }
       }
     }