fix(core): compare numeric strings in visibility gt/lt

packages/core/src/visibility.test.ts

@@ -316,6 +316,57 @@ describe("evaluateVisibility", () => {
         ),
       ).toBe(false);
     });
+
+    it("compares numeric strings with numbers", () => {
+      expect(
+        evaluateVisibility(
+          { $state: "/count", gt: 3 },
+          { stateModel: { count: "5" } },
+        ),
+      ).toBe(true);
+      expect(
+        evaluateVisibility(
+          { $state: "/count", gte: 5 },
+          { stateModel: { count: "5" } },
+        ),
+      ).toBe(true);
+      expect(
+        evaluateVisibility(
+          { $state: "/count", lt: 5 },
+          { stateModel: { count: "3" } },
+        ),
+      ).toBe(true);
+      expect(
+        evaluateVisibility(
+          { $state: "/count", lte: 5 },
+          { stateModel: { count: "5" } },
+        ),
+      ).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("compares two numeric strings", () => {
+      expect(
+        evaluateVisibility(
+          { $state: "/count", gt: { $state: "/limit" } },
+          { stateModel: { count: "10", limit: "3" } },
+        ),
+      ).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("still returns false for empty and non-numeric strings", () => {
+      expect(
+        evaluateVisibility(
+          { $state: "/count", gt: 0 },
+          { stateModel: { count: "" } },
+        ),
+      ).toBe(false);
+      expect(
+        evaluateVisibility(
+          { $state: "/count", gt: 0 },
+          { stateModel: { count: "10px" } },
+        ),
+      ).toBe(false);
+    });
   });
 
   describe("dynamic path references in comparison", () => {

packages/core/src/visibility.ts

@@ -225,6 +225,33 @@ function resolveConditionValue(
   return getByPath(ctx.stateModel, (cond as StateCondition).$state);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Coerce a comparison operand to a finite number.
+ * Accepts numbers and numeric strings (`"10"`) so LLM/YAML quoted counts
+ * still work with gt/gte/lt/lte. Empty strings, booleans, and `"10px"`
+ * are not numbers.
+ */
+function toComparableNumber(value: unknown): number | undefined {
+  if (typeof value === "number") {
+    return Number.isFinite(value) ? value : undefined;
+  }
+  if (typeof value === "string" && value.trim() !== "") {
+    const n = Number(value);
+    return Number.isFinite(n) ? n : undefined;
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+function compareNumbers(
+  value: unknown,
+  rhs: unknown,
+  op: (a: number, b: number) => boolean,
+): boolean {
+  const left = toComparableNumber(value);
+  const right = toComparableNumber(rhs);
+  return left !== undefined && right !== undefined ? op(left, right) : false;
+}
+
 /**
  * Evaluate a single condition against the context.
  *
@@ -254,34 +281,22 @@ function evaluateCondition(
   // Greater than
   else if (cond.gt !== undefined) {
     const rhs = resolveComparisonValue(cond.gt, ctx);
-    result =
-      typeof value === "number" && typeof rhs === "number"
-        ? value > rhs
-        : false;
+    result = compareNumbers(value, rhs, (a, b) => a > b);
   }
   // Greater than or equal
   else if (cond.gte !== undefined) {
     const rhs = resolveComparisonValue(cond.gte, ctx);
-    result =
-      typeof value === "number" && typeof rhs === "number"
-        ? value >= rhs
-        : false;
+    result = compareNumbers(value, rhs, (a, b) => a >= b);
   }
   // Less than
   else if (cond.lt !== undefined) {
     const rhs = resolveComparisonValue(cond.lt, ctx);
-    result =
-      typeof value === "number" && typeof rhs === "number"
-        ? value < rhs
-        : false;
+    result = compareNumbers(value, rhs, (a, b) => a < b);
   }
   // Less than or equal
   else if (cond.lte !== undefined) {
     const rhs = resolveComparisonValue(cond.lte, ctx);
-    result =
-      typeof value === "number" && typeof rhs === "number"
-        ? value <= rhs
-        : false;
+    result = compareNumbers(value, rhs, (a, b) => a <= b);
   }
   // Truthiness (no operator)
   else {