Update main.py

main.py

@@ -659,16 +659,32 @@ async def chat_with_ai(input_data: ChatInput):
             bot_text = context
         bot_text = _strip_any_source_lines(bot_text).strip()
         
-        # If the intent is steps, render lines as a numbered Markdown list
+# If the intent is steps, render lines as a numbered Markdown list
         if kb_results.get("user_intent", "neutral") == "steps":
            raw_lines = [ln.strip() for ln in bot_text.splitlines() if ln.strip()]
-    # Some SOPs may have steps concatenated on a single line separated by ". " → split defensively
-        if len(raw_lines) == 1:
-        # split on ". " while keeping abbreviations safe (very simple heuristic)
-            parts = [p.strip() for p in re.split(r"\.\s+(?=[A-Z0-9])", raw_lines[0]) if p.strip()]
-            raw_lines = parts if len(parts) > 1 else raw_lines
-        bot_text = _format_steps_markdown(raw_lines)
 
+    # If everything is on a single line, split defensively on ". "
+           if len(raw_lines) == 1:
+              parts = [p.strip() for p in re.split(r"\.\s+(?=[A-Z0-9])", raw_lines[0]) if p.strip()]
+              raw_lines = parts if len(parts) > 1 else raw_lines
+
+    # 🔴 NEW: merge number-only lines with the next line
+        merged: list[str] = []
+        i = 0
+        while i < len(raw_lines):
+           curr = raw_lines[i]
+        # A number-only line (e.g., "1", "2", "3")
+           if re.fullmatch(r"\d+", curr) and (i + 1) < len(raw_lines):
+              nxt = raw_lines[i + 1].strip()
+            # Combine into one line: "1. <next line text>"
+              merged.append(f"{curr}. {nxt}")
+              i += 2  # skip the next line; already merged
+           else:
+               merged.append(curr)
+               i += 1
+
+    # Finally: normalize and render as Markdown numbered list
+        bot_text = _format_steps_markdown(merged)
 
         status = "OK" if (
             (best_combined is not None and best_combined >= gate_combined_ok)