feat: return agent snapshots from cancel and clear-attention RPCs

Convert cancel_agent_request and clear_agent_attention from
fire-and-forget to request/response RPCs that return the authoritative
agent snapshot. This enables client-side self-healing when agent_update
messages are missed (e.g. agent appears stuck running when it isn't).

packages/server/src/client/daemon-client.ts

@@ -1187,8 +1187,28 @@ export class DaemonClient {
     }
   }
 
-  clearAgentAttention(agentId: string | string[]): void {
+  async clearAgentAttention(agentId: string | string[]): Promise<void> {
-    this.sendSessionMessage({ type: "clear_agent_attention", agentId });
+    const requestId = this.createRequestId();
+    const message = SessionInboundMessageSchema.parse({
+      type: "clear_agent_attention",
+      agentId,
+      requestId,
+    });
+    await this.sendRequest({
+      requestId,
+      message,
+      timeout: 15000,
+      options: { skipQueue: true },
+      select: (msg) => {
+        if (msg.type !== "clear_agent_attention_response") {
+          return null;
+        }
+        if (msg.payload.requestId !== requestId) {
+          return null;
+        }
+        return msg.payload;
+      },
+    });
   }
 
   sendHeartbeat(params: {
@@ -1692,7 +1712,27 @@ export class DaemonClient {
   }
 
   async cancelAgent(agentId: string): Promise<void> {
-    this.sendSessionMessage({ type: "cancel_agent_request", agentId });
+    const requestId = this.createRequestId();
+    const message = SessionInboundMessageSchema.parse({
+      type: "cancel_agent_request",
+      agentId,
+      requestId,
+    });
+    await this.sendRequest({
+      requestId,
+      message,
+      timeout: 15000,
+      options: { skipQueue: true },
+      select: (msg) => {
+        if (msg.type !== "cancel_agent_response") {
+          return null;
+        }
+        if (msg.payload.requestId !== requestId) {
+          return null;
+        }
+        return msg.payload;
+      },
+    });
   }
 
   async setAgentMode(agentId: string, modeId: string): Promise<void> {

packages/server/src/server/session.ts

@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ export class Session {
             break;
 
           case "cancel_agent_request":
-            await this.handleCancelAgentRequest(msg.agentId);
+            await this.handleCancelAgentRequest(msg.agentId, msg.requestId);
             break;
 
           case "restart_server_request":
@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@ export class Session {
             break;
 
           case "clear_agent_attention":
-            await this.handleClearAgentAttention(msg.agentId);
+            await this.handleClearAgentAttention(msg.agentId, msg.requestId);
             break;
 
           case "client_heartbeat":
@@ -3189,11 +3189,23 @@ export class Session {
     }
   }
 
-  private async handleCancelAgentRequest(agentId: string): Promise<void> {
+  private async handleCancelAgentRequest(agentId: string, requestId?: string): Promise<void> {
     this.sessionLogger.info({ agentId }, `Cancel request received for agent ${agentId}`);
 
     try {
       await this.interruptAgentIfRunning(agentId);
+      if (requestId) {
+        const agent = this.agentManager.getAgent(agentId);
+        const payload = agent ? await this.buildAgentPayload(agent) : null;
+        this.emit({
+          type: "cancel_agent_response",
+          payload: {
+            requestId,
+            agentId,
+            agent: payload,
+          },
+        });
+      }
     } catch (error) {
       this.handleAgentRunError(agentId, error, "Failed to cancel running agent on request");
     }
@@ -3857,11 +3869,32 @@ export class Session {
   /**
    * Handle clearing agent attention flag
    */
-  private async handleClearAgentAttention(agentId: string | string[]): Promise<void> {
+  private async handleClearAgentAttention(
+    agentId: string | string[],
+    requestId?: string,
+  ): Promise<void> {
     const agentIds = Array.isArray(agentId) ? agentId : [agentId];
 
     try {
       await Promise.all(agentIds.map((id) => this.agentManager.clearAgentAttention(id)));
+      if (requestId) {
+        const agents = (
+          await Promise.all(
+            agentIds.map(async (id) => {
+              const agent = this.agentManager.getAgent(id);
+              return agent ? this.buildAgentPayload(agent) : null;
+            }),
+          )
+        ).filter((payload): payload is NonNullable<typeof payload> => payload !== null);
+        this.emit({
+          type: "clear_agent_attention_response",
+          payload: {
+            requestId,
+            agentId,
+            agents,
+          },
+        });
+      }
     } catch (error: any) {
       this.sessionLogger.error({ err: error, agentIds }, "Failed to clear agent attention");
       // Don't throw - this is not critical

packages/server/src/shared/messages.ts

@@ -876,6 +876,7 @@ export const RefreshAgentRequestMessageSchema = z.object({
 export const CancelAgentRequestMessageSchema = z.object({
   type: z.literal("cancel_agent_request"),
   agentId: z.string(),
+  requestId: z.string().optional(),
 });
 
 export const RestartServerRequestMessageSchema = z.object({
@@ -1307,6 +1308,7 @@ export const FileDownloadTokenRequestSchema = z.object({
 export const ClearAgentAttentionMessageSchema = z.object({
   type: z.literal("clear_agent_attention"),
   agentId: z.union([z.string(), z.array(z.string())]),
+  requestId: z.string().optional(),
 });
 
 export const ClientHeartbeatMessageSchema = z.object({
@@ -2102,6 +2104,24 @@ export const FetchAgentTimelineResponseMessageSchema = z.object({
   }),
 });
 
+export const CancelAgentResponseMessageSchema = z.object({
+  type: z.literal("cancel_agent_response"),
+  payload: z.object({
+    requestId: z.string(),
+    agentId: z.string(),
+    agent: AgentSnapshotPayloadSchema.nullable(),
+  }),
+});
+
+export const ClearAgentAttentionResponseMessageSchema = z.object({
+  type: z.literal("clear_agent_attention_response"),
+  payload: z.object({
+    requestId: z.string(),
+    agentId: z.string().or(z.array(z.string())),
+    agents: z.array(AgentSnapshotPayloadSchema),
+  }),
+});
+
 export const SendAgentMessageResponseMessageSchema = z.object({
   type: z.literal("send_agent_message_response"),
   payload: z.object({
@@ -2771,6 +2791,8 @@ export const SessionOutboundMessageSchema = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [
   ArchiveWorkspaceResponseMessageSchema,
   FetchAgentResponseMessageSchema,
   FetchAgentTimelineResponseMessageSchema,
+  CancelAgentResponseMessageSchema,
+  ClearAgentAttentionResponseMessageSchema,
   SendAgentMessageResponseMessageSchema,
   SetVoiceModeResponseMessageSchema,
   GetDaemonConfigResponseMessageSchema,
@@ -2883,6 +2905,7 @@ export type FetchAgentResponseMessage = z.infer<typeof FetchAgentResponseMessage
 export type FetchAgentTimelineResponseMessage = z.infer<
   typeof FetchAgentTimelineResponseMessageSchema
 >;
+export type CancelAgentResponseMessage = z.infer<typeof CancelAgentResponseMessageSchema>;
 export type SendAgentMessageResponseMessage = z.infer<typeof SendAgentMessageResponseMessageSchema>;
 export type SetVoiceModeResponseMessage = z.infer<typeof SetVoiceModeResponseMessageSchema>;
 export type SetAgentModeResponseMessage = z.infer<typeof SetAgentModeResponseMessageSchema>;
@@ -3048,6 +3071,9 @@ export type FileDownloadTokenResponse = z.infer<typeof FileDownloadTokenResponse
 export type RestartServerRequestMessage = z.infer<typeof RestartServerRequestMessageSchema>;
 export type ShutdownServerRequestMessage = z.infer<typeof ShutdownServerRequestMessageSchema>;
 export type ClearAgentAttentionMessage = z.infer<typeof ClearAgentAttentionMessageSchema>;
+export type ClearAgentAttentionResponseMessage = z.infer<
+  typeof ClearAgentAttentionResponseMessageSchema
+>;
 export type ClientHeartbeatMessage = z.infer<typeof ClientHeartbeatMessageSchema>;
 export type ListCommandsRequest = z.infer<typeof ListCommandsRequestSchema>;
 export type ListCommandsResponse = z.infer<typeof ListCommandsResponseSchema>;