feat(skills): add artifact presenter

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- Plan before we implement. Investigate the codebase, do research, and grill me with questions. I'd rather spend some time answering questions first and get a result I am happy with rather than something we'd have to do again.
- Prototype or create PoCs for large features first. If we can identify if something will or will not work early, that will save time in the long run.
- Do not touch production or live databases unless explicitly instructed to do so.
- When presenting any single local file for my review, or a structured long-form report, plan, ADR, review, or summary, load the [`artifact-presenter`](../skills/document/artifact-presenter/SKILL.md) skill and open the complete file with mcat in its reusable Herdr pane instead of returning the full artifact inline.
## Subagents and Parallel work
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"scripts": {
"prepare": "effect-tsgo patch",
"typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
"test": "npm run test:runner && npm run test:dictate-service && npm run test:links && node --test --experimental-strip-types extensions/dictate/index.test.ts extensions/firecrawl-search/index.test.ts extensions/shared/*.test.ts extensions/subagents/by-the-way.test.ts extensions/subagents/context-usage.test.ts extensions/subagents/manager.test.ts extensions/subagents/result-delivery.test.ts extensions/subagents/takeover.test.ts extensions/_workflows/*.test.ts extensions/pi-workflow/*.test.ts && vitest run extensions/file-search/index.spec.ts",
"test": "npm run test:runner && npm run test:artifact-presenter && npm run test:dictate-service && npm run test:links && node --test --experimental-strip-types extensions/dictate/index.test.ts extensions/firecrawl-search/index.test.ts extensions/shared/*.test.ts extensions/subagents/by-the-way.test.ts extensions/subagents/context-usage.test.ts extensions/subagents/manager.test.ts extensions/subagents/result-delivery.test.ts extensions/subagents/takeover.test.ts extensions/_workflows/*.test.ts extensions/pi-workflow/*.test.ts && vitest run extensions/file-search/index.spec.ts",
"test:runner": "python -m unittest discover -s scripts -p 'test_*.py'",
"test:artifact-presenter": "python -m unittest discover -s skills/document/artifact-presenter/tests -p 'test_*.py'",
"test:dictate-service": "PYTHONPATH=services/dictate/src python -m unittest discover -s services/dictate/tests -p 'test_*.py'",
"test:links": "node --test scripts/pi-links.test.mjs",
"test:live": "node --test --experimental-strip-types extensions/subagents/claude.test.ts extensions/subagents/codex.test.ts"
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---
name: artifact-presenter
description: Present any single local file the user needs to review, including documents, source, archives, PDFs, images, and videos, through mcat in a reusable Herdr pane. Also use for structured long-form reports, plans, ADRs, reviews, and summaries unless the user requests inline chat.
---
# Artifact presenter
Present reviewable files and substantial generated content in a reusable terminal document pane instead of duplicating the complete artifact in chat.
## Choose the artifact
Use this workflow in either case:
- The user needs to review one local file, regardless of its length or format.
- The expected deliverable is a structured report, plan, ADR, review, or summary with several substantive sections or roughly 1,000 words.
Treat an explicit destination and format as authoritative. For generated content without a requested destination:
- Use `/tmp/pi-present/<descriptive-slug>.<extension>`.
- Default structured prose to Markdown when no other format is implied.
- Create `/tmp/pi-present/` when needed.
- Add a timestamp only when replacing an earlier artifact would lose useful information.
Keep ordinary explanations, code diffs, logs, multi-file comparisons, and user-requested inline responses in chat. Present a file only when it is a user-facing review artifact, not merely because the agent read it during investigation.
Completion criterion: select exactly one existing or generated artifact path before presentation.
## Prepare generated content
Write the complete deliverable to the selected path. Keep it self-contained: the reader must not need omitted chat text to understand it.
Preserve repository documentation conventions. Creating a presentation artifact under `/tmp` does not authorize editing repository files when the request is otherwise read-only.
When presenting an existing file, pass the original file directly to mcat. Do not create a converted copy merely for display.
Completion criterion: the selected file exists and contains the complete review artifact.
## Present with mcat
Run the helper using its absolute path resolved from this skill directory:
```bash
python3 <skill-directory>/scripts/present.py <artifact-path>
```
The helper reuses the pane labeled `artifact presenter` in the current Herdr workspace. When none exists, it creates a right split without taking focus. It invokes `mcat <artifact-path>` directly so mcat can infer and display documents, source, archives, PDFs, images, and videos. It falls back to artifact-only delivery when Herdr or mcat is unavailable.
Completion criterion: capture whether the helper opened, reused, or skipped the viewer pane.
## Convert only when requested
Use mcat's conversion pipeline when the user requests a derivative artifact:
```bash
mcat <input> --output md > <output.md>
mcat <input> --output html > <output.html>
mcat <input> --output image > <output.png>
```
Use an explicit output path and preserve the source file. Present the resulting single file through the helper when the user needs to review it.
## Respond concisely
Return:
- a one- to three-sentence result summary;
- the artifact path;
- whether the reusable mcat pane was opened or reused, or why presentation fell back to the file only.
Do not repeat the complete artifact in chat. Honor a later request to paste any section inline.
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Open one review artifact in a reusable right-side Herdr mcat pane."""
from __future__ import annotations
import argparse
import json
import os
import shutil
import subprocess
from dataclasses import dataclass
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Callable, Mapping, Sequence
PANE_LABEL = "artifact presenter"
RunCommand = Callable[..., subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]]
FindExecutable = Callable[[str], str | None]
@dataclass(frozen=True)
class PresentationResult:
status: str
artifact: Path
pane_id: str | None = None
reason: str | None = None
def message(self) -> str:
if self.status == "artifact-only":
return f"artifact-only: {self.reason}; {self.artifact}"
return f"{self.status}: pane {self.pane_id}; {self.artifact}"
def run_json(
executable: str,
args: Sequence[str],
run: RunCommand,
) -> dict[str, object]:
completed = run(
[executable, *args],
check=True,
capture_output=True,
text=True,
)
value = json.loads(completed.stdout)
if not isinstance(value, dict):
raise ValueError("Herdr returned a non-object response")
return value
def panes_with_label(response: Mapping[str, object]) -> list[str]:
result = response.get("result")
if not isinstance(result, dict):
return []
panes = result.get("panes")
if not isinstance(panes, list):
return []
pane_ids: list[str] = []
for pane in panes:
if not isinstance(pane, dict) or pane.get("label") != PANE_LABEL:
continue
pane_id = pane.get("pane_id")
if isinstance(pane_id, str) and pane_id:
pane_ids.append(pane_id)
return pane_ids
def created_pane_id(response: Mapping[str, object]) -> str:
result = response.get("result")
pane = result.get("pane") if isinstance(result, dict) else None
pane_id = pane.get("pane_id") if isinstance(pane, dict) else None
if not isinstance(pane_id, str) or not pane_id:
raise ValueError("Herdr split response is missing result.pane.pane_id")
return pane_id
def run_mcat(
herdr: str,
mcat: str,
pane_id: str,
artifact: Path,
run: RunCommand,
) -> None:
run(
[herdr, "pane", "run", pane_id, mcat, str(artifact)],
check=True,
capture_output=True,
text=True,
)
def present_document(
document: Path,
*,
env: Mapping[str, str] = os.environ,
which: FindExecutable = shutil.which,
run: RunCommand = subprocess.run,
) -> PresentationResult:
artifact = document.expanduser().resolve()
if not artifact.is_file():
raise ValueError(f"artifact is not a file: {artifact}")
herdr = which("herdr")
mcat = which("mcat")
workspace_id = env.get("HERDR_WORKSPACE_ID")
source_pane_id = env.get("HERDR_PANE_ID")
if not herdr:
return PresentationResult("artifact-only", artifact, reason="herdr is unavailable")
if not mcat:
return PresentationResult("artifact-only", artifact, reason="mcat is unavailable")
if not workspace_id or not source_pane_id:
return PresentationResult("artifact-only", artifact, reason="not running in a Herdr pane")
try:
pane_list = run_json(herdr, ["pane", "list", "--workspace", workspace_id], run)
existing_panes = panes_with_label(pane_list)
except (json.JSONDecodeError, OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError, ValueError) as error:
return PresentationResult("artifact-only", artifact, reason=f"could not list Herdr panes: {error}")
for existing_pane in existing_panes:
try:
run_mcat(herdr, mcat, existing_pane, artifact, run)
return PresentationResult("reused", artifact, pane_id=existing_pane)
except (OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
try:
run(
[herdr, "pane", "rename", existing_pane, f"{PANE_LABEL} stale"],
check=False,
capture_output=True,
text=True,
)
except OSError:
pass
try:
split = run_json(
herdr,
[
"pane",
"split",
"--pane",
source_pane_id,
"--direction",
"right",
"--cwd",
str(artifact.parent),
"--no-focus",
],
run,
)
pane_id = created_pane_id(split)
except (json.JSONDecodeError, OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError, ValueError) as error:
return PresentationResult("artifact-only", artifact, reason=f"could not create Herdr viewer: {error}")
try:
run(
[herdr, "pane", "rename", pane_id, PANE_LABEL],
check=True,
capture_output=True,
text=True,
)
run_mcat(herdr, mcat, pane_id, artifact, run)
return PresentationResult("opened", artifact, pane_id=pane_id)
except (OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError) as error:
try:
run(
[herdr, "pane", "close", pane_id],
check=False,
capture_output=True,
text=True,
)
except OSError:
pass
return PresentationResult("artifact-only", artifact, reason=f"could not initialize Herdr viewer: {error}")
def create_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
parser.add_argument("artifact", type=Path, help="Local file to present with mcat")
return parser
def main() -> int:
args = create_parser().parse_args()
try:
result = present_document(args.artifact)
except ValueError as error:
print(error, file=os.sys.stderr)
return 2
print(result.message())
return 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
raise SystemExit(main())
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from __future__ import annotations
import importlib.util
import json
import subprocess
import sys
import tempfile
import unittest
from pathlib import Path
MODULE_PATH = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "scripts" / "present.py"
SPEC = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("artifact_presenter", MODULE_PATH)
assert SPEC and SPEC.loader
MODULE = importlib.util.module_from_spec(SPEC)
sys.modules[SPEC.name] = MODULE
SPEC.loader.exec_module(MODULE)
class FakeRunner:
def __init__(
self,
panes: list[dict[str, str]] | None = None,
*,
failed_run_panes: set[str] | None = None,
fail_rename: bool = False,
) -> None:
self.panes = panes or []
self.failed_run_panes = failed_run_panes or set()
self.fail_rename = fail_rename
self.calls: list[list[str]] = []
def __call__(self, command, **_kwargs):
argv = [str(value) for value in command]
self.calls.append(argv)
if argv[1:3] == ["pane", "run"] and argv[3] in self.failed_run_panes:
raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, argv)
if argv[1:3] == ["pane", "rename"] and self.fail_rename:
raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, argv)
if argv[1:3] == ["pane", "list"]:
output = {"result": {"panes": self.panes}}
elif argv[1:3] == ["pane", "split"]:
output = {"result": {"pane": {"pane_id": "workspace:p-new"}}}
else:
output = {}
return subprocess.CompletedProcess(argv, 0, json.dumps(output), "")
class ArtifactPresenterTests(unittest.TestCase):
def setUp(self) -> None:
self.tempdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
self.artifact = Path(self.tempdir.name) / "report.md"
self.artifact.write_text("# Report\n", encoding="utf-8")
self.env = {
"HERDR_WORKSPACE_ID": "workspace",
"HERDR_PANE_ID": "workspace:p-source",
}
self.executables = {"herdr": "/usr/bin/herdr", "mcat": "/usr/bin/mcat"}
def tearDown(self) -> None:
self.tempdir.cleanup()
def which(self, name: str) -> str | None:
return self.executables.get(name)
def test_reuses_named_pane(self) -> None:
runner = FakeRunner(
[{"pane_id": "workspace:p-viewer", "label": MODULE.PANE_LABEL}],
)
result = MODULE.present_document(
self.artifact,
env=self.env,
which=self.which,
run=runner,
)
self.assertEqual(result.status, "reused")
self.assertEqual(result.pane_id, "workspace:p-viewer")
self.assertIn(
[
"/usr/bin/herdr",
"pane",
"run",
"workspace:p-viewer",
"/usr/bin/mcat",
str(self.artifact.resolve()),
],
runner.calls,
)
self.assertFalse(any(call[1:3] == ["pane", "split"] for call in runner.calls))
def test_tries_each_named_pane_before_creating_another(self) -> None:
runner = FakeRunner(
[
{"pane_id": "workspace:p-stale", "label": MODULE.PANE_LABEL},
{"pane_id": "workspace:p-viewer", "label": MODULE.PANE_LABEL},
],
failed_run_panes={"workspace:p-stale"},
)
result = MODULE.present_document(
self.artifact,
env=self.env,
which=self.which,
run=runner,
)
self.assertEqual(result.status, "reused")
self.assertEqual(result.pane_id, "workspace:p-viewer")
self.assertIn(
[
"/usr/bin/herdr",
"pane",
"rename",
"workspace:p-stale",
f"{MODULE.PANE_LABEL} stale",
],
runner.calls,
)
self.assertFalse(any(call[1:3] == ["pane", "split"] for call in runner.calls))
def test_presents_non_markdown_file_directly_with_mcat(self) -> None:
video = self.artifact.with_name("review.mp4")
video.write_bytes(b"video fixture")
runner = FakeRunner(
[{"pane_id": "workspace:p-viewer", "label": MODULE.PANE_LABEL}],
)
result = MODULE.present_document(
video,
env=self.env,
which=self.which,
run=runner,
)
self.assertEqual(result.status, "reused")
self.assertIn(
[
"/usr/bin/herdr",
"pane",
"run",
"workspace:p-viewer",
"/usr/bin/mcat",
str(video.resolve()),
],
runner.calls,
)
def test_creates_right_pane_when_viewer_is_absent(self) -> None:
runner = FakeRunner()
result = MODULE.present_document(
self.artifact,
env=self.env,
which=self.which,
run=runner,
)
self.assertEqual(result.status, "opened")
split = next(call for call in runner.calls if call[1:3] == ["pane", "split"])
self.assertEqual(
split,
[
"/usr/bin/herdr",
"pane",
"split",
"--pane",
"workspace:p-source",
"--direction",
"right",
"--cwd",
str(self.artifact.parent.resolve()),
"--no-focus",
],
)
self.assertIn(
[
"/usr/bin/herdr",
"pane",
"rename",
"workspace:p-new",
MODULE.PANE_LABEL,
],
runner.calls,
)
def test_closes_new_pane_when_rename_fails(self) -> None:
runner = FakeRunner(fail_rename=True)
result = MODULE.present_document(
self.artifact,
env=self.env,
which=self.which,
run=runner,
)
self.assertEqual(result.status, "artifact-only")
self.assertIn("could not initialize Herdr viewer", result.reason)
self.assertIn(
["/usr/bin/herdr", "pane", "close", "workspace:p-new"],
runner.calls,
)
def test_falls_back_to_artifact_when_mcat_is_unavailable(self) -> None:
self.executables.pop("mcat")
result = MODULE.present_document(
self.artifact,
env=self.env,
which=self.which,
run=FakeRunner(),
)
self.assertEqual(result.status, "artifact-only")
self.assertEqual(result.reason, "mcat is unavailable")
def test_rejects_missing_artifact(self) -> None:
with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "artifact is not a file"):
MODULE.present_document(
self.artifact.with_name("missing.md"),
env=self.env,
which=self.which,
run=FakeRunner(),
)
if __name__ == "__main__":
unittest.main()