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import type { ExtensionAPI, ExtensionContext } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
import { keyHint } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
import { Type, type Static } from "@sinclair/typebox";
import { Box, Text, truncateToWidth, visibleWidth } from "@mariozechner/pi-tui";
import { dirname, join, resolve } from "node:path";
import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
import {
readdirSync,
readFileSync,
writeFileSync,
existsSync,
mkdirSync,
copyFileSync,
unlinkSync,
} from "node:fs";
import { homedir } from "node:os";
import {
isMuxAvailable,
muxSetupHint,
createSurface,
sendCommand,
sendLongCommand,
pollForExit,
closeSurface,
getMuxBackend,
shellEscape,
readScreen,
} from "./cmux.ts";
import {
findLastAssistantMessage,
getNewEntries,
getSessionId,
resolveSessionFileById,
seedSubagentSessionFile,
summarizeSessionStats,
type SessionStats,
} from "./session.ts";
import {
type StatusSnapshot,
type SubagentStatusState,
advanceStatusState,
capStatusLines,
classifyStatus,
createStatusState,
forceStatusAfterInterrupt,
formatStatusAggregate,
formatTransitionLine,
observeStatus,
loadStatusConfig,
} from "./status.ts";
import {
getSubagentActivityFile,
readSubagentActivityFile,
type ActivityReadResult,
type SubagentActivityState,
} from "./activity.ts";
/** Absolute path to `pi-extension/subagents`. https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/37845 */
const SUBAGENTS_DIR = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
// Survive /reload: clear timers and abort poll loops from the previous module load.
// /reload re-imports this file, giving fresh module-level state, but closures from
// the old module keep running. See https://github.com/HazAT/pi-interactive-subagents/issues/5
const WIDGET_INTERVAL_KEY = Symbol.for("pi-subagents/widget-interval");
const STATUS_INTERVAL_KEY = Symbol.for("pi-subagents/status-interval");
const POLL_ABORT_KEY = Symbol.for("pi-subagents/poll-abort-controller");
{
const prevInterval = (globalThis as any)[WIDGET_INTERVAL_KEY];
if (prevInterval) {
clearInterval(prevInterval);
(globalThis as any)[WIDGET_INTERVAL_KEY] = null;
}
const prevStatusInterval = (globalThis as any)[STATUS_INTERVAL_KEY];
if (prevStatusInterval) {
clearInterval(prevStatusInterval);
(globalThis as any)[STATUS_INTERVAL_KEY] = null;
}
const prevAbort = (globalThis as any)[POLL_ABORT_KEY] as AbortController | undefined;
if (prevAbort) prevAbort.abort();
(globalThis as any)[POLL_ABORT_KEY] = new AbortController();
}
function getModuleAbortSignal(): AbortSignal {
return ((globalThis as any)[POLL_ABORT_KEY] as AbortController).signal;
}
const SubagentParams = Type.Object({
name: Type.String({
description:
"Display label for this subagent's pane only — it does NOT select an agent profile. " +
"To run a specific agent (scout, researcher, etc.) you MUST set the `agent` field; `name` is purely cosmetic.",
}),
task: Type.String({ description: "Task/prompt for the sub-agent" }),
agent: Type.Optional(
Type.String({
description:
"Which agent profile to spawn (e.g. 'worker', 'scout', 'researcher'). " +
"This is what loads the agent's model, tools, and system prompt from <name>.md. " +
"Set this whenever you want a specific agent — do NOT put the agent name in `name` and leave this empty, " +
"or the child launches with NO restrictions (full default toolset) instead of the agent's profile.",
}),
),
systemPrompt: Type.Optional(
Type.String({ description: "Appended to system prompt (role instructions)" }),
),
model: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Model override (overrides agent default)" })),
skills: Type.Optional(
Type.String({ description: "Comma-separated skills (overrides agent default)" }),
),
tools: Type.Optional(
Type.String({ description: "Comma-separated tools (overrides agent default)" }),
),
cwd: Type.Optional(
Type.String({
description:
"Working directory for the sub-agent. The agent starts in this folder and picks up its local .pi/ config, CLAUDE.md, skills, and extensions. Use for role-specific subfolders.",
}),
),
fork: Type.Optional(
Type.Boolean({
description:
"Force the full-context fork mode for this spawn. The sub-agent inherits the current session conversation, overriding any agent frontmatter session-mode.",
}),
),
interactive: Type.Optional(
Type.Boolean({
description:
"Mark the subagent as interactive (long-running, user drives the conversation in its own pane). When true, the main session is not woken by status transitions (stalled/recovered) for this subagent. If omitted, falls back to the agent's `interactive` frontmatter, otherwise the inverse of `auto-exit` (agents that auto-exit are autonomous and get stall pings; agents that don't are interactive and stay quiet).",
}),
),
resumeSessionId: Type.Optional(
Type.String({
description:
"Resume a previous Claude Code session by its ID. Loads the conversation history and continues where it left off. The session ID is returned in details of every claude tool call. Use this to retry cancelled runs or ask follow-up questions.",
}),
),
});
type SubagentSessionMode = "standalone" | "lineage-only" | "fork";
interface AgentDefaults {
model?: string;
tools?: string;
skills?: string;
thinking?: string;
/**
* If set (non-empty), this agent is granted the full subagent spawning
* toolset and may only spawn the listed agents. Presence of this field —
* not the `tools` list — is what grants spawning. Enforced in the child via
* the PI_SUBAGENT_ALLOWED env var.
*/
subagentAgents?: string[];
autoExit?: boolean;
interactive?: boolean;
systemPromptMode?: "append" | "replace";
sessionMode?: SubagentSessionMode;
cwd?: string;
cli?: string;
body?: string;
disableModelInvocation?: boolean;
}
type AgentSource = "package" | "global" | "project";
interface AgentDefinition extends AgentDefaults {
name: string;
description?: string;
disableModelInvocation: boolean;
}
interface ListedAgentDefinition extends AgentDefinition {
source: AgentSource;
}
/**
* The full subagent lifecycle/spawning toolset registered by this extension.
* An agent is granted these (and this extension is loaded into its child
* process) only when its frontmatter declares a non-empty `subagent_agents`.
*/
const SPAWNING_TOOLS = [
"subagent",
"subagent_message",
"subagents_list",
] as const;
/** Built-in tools pi provides natively — no extension needs to be loaded. */
const BUILTIN_TOOLS = new Set(["read", "write", "edit", "bash", "grep", "find", "ls"]);
/** Resolve the global agent config directory, respecting PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR. */
function getAgentConfigDir(): string {
return process.env.PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR ?? join(homedir(), ".pi", "agent");
}
/**
* Map a custom (non-built-in) tool name to the pi-extension file that
* registers it. Used to build the child's `--extension` whitelist after
* `--no-extensions` disables global discovery. Returns undefined for built-in
* tools and for unknown names (which simply won't be granted).
*/
function getToolExtensionPath(tool: string): string | undefined {
if (BUILTIN_TOOLS.has(tool)) return undefined;
// The four spawning tools are registered by THIS extension.
if ((SPAWNING_TOOLS as readonly string[]).includes(tool)) {
return fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
}
const extBase = join(getAgentConfigDir(), "extensions");
const map: Record<string, string> = {
web_search: join(extBase, "web-search", "index.ts"),
web_fetch: join(extBase, "web-fetch", "index.ts"),
video_extract: join(extBase, "video-extract", "index.ts"),
youtube_search: join(extBase, "youtube-search", "index.ts"),
google_image_search: join(extBase, "google-image-search", "index.ts"),
safe_bash: join(SUBAGENTS_DIR, "tools", "safe-bash.ts"),
};
return map[tool];
}
/**
* When this process was spawned as a restricted subagent, the parent pins the
* set of agents it may itself spawn via PI_SUBAGENT_ALLOWED. `null` means no
* restriction (top-level session, or an unrestricted child).
*/
const SUBAGENT_ALLOWLIST: Set<string> | null = (() => {
const raw = process.env.PI_SUBAGENT_ALLOWED;
if (!raw) return null;
const list = raw.split(",").map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
return list.length > 0 ? new Set(list) : null;
})();
function getBundledAgentsDir(): string {
return join(SUBAGENTS_DIR, "../../agents");
}
function getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter: string, key: string): string | undefined {
const match = frontmatter.match(new RegExp(`^${key}:\\s*(.+)$`, "m"));
return match ? match[1].trim() : undefined;
}
function parseOptionalBoolean(value: string | undefined): boolean | undefined {
return value != null ? value === "true" : undefined;
}
/** Parse a comma-separated frontmatter value into a trimmed list (or undefined). */
function parseCommaList(value: string | undefined): string[] | undefined {
if (value == null) return undefined;
const list = value.split(",").map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
return list.length > 0 ? list : undefined;
}
function parseSessionMode(value: string | undefined): SubagentSessionMode | undefined {
if (value === "standalone" || value === "lineage-only" || value === "fork") {
return value;
}
return undefined;
}
function parseAgentDefinition(content: string, fallbackName: string): AgentDefinition | null {
const match = content.match(/^---\n([\s\S]*?)\n---/);
if (!match) return null;
const frontmatter = match[1];
const body = content.replace(/^---\n[\s\S]*?\n---\n*/, "").trim();
const systemPromptMode = getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter, "system-prompt");
return {
name: getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter, "name") ?? fallbackName,
description: getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter, "description"),
model: getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter, "model"),
tools: getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter, "tools"),
systemPromptMode:
systemPromptMode === "replace"
? "replace"
: systemPromptMode === "append"
? "append"
: undefined,
skills: getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter, "skill") ?? getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter, "skills"),
thinking: getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter, "thinking"),
subagentAgents: parseCommaList(getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter, "subagent_agents")),
autoExit: parseOptionalBoolean(getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter, "auto-exit")),
interactive: parseOptionalBoolean(getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter, "interactive")),
sessionMode: parseSessionMode(getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter, "session-mode")),
cwd: getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter, "cwd"),
cli: getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter, "cli"),
body: body || undefined,
disableModelInvocation:
getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter, "disable-model-invocation")?.toLowerCase() === "true",
};
}
function discoverAgentDefinitions(): ListedAgentDefinition[] {
const agents = new Map<string, ListedAgentDefinition>();
const dirs: Array<{ path: string; source: AgentSource }> = [
{ path: getBundledAgentsDir(), source: "package" },
{ path: join(getAgentConfigDir(), "agents"), source: "global" },
{ path: join(process.cwd(), ".pi", "agents"), source: "project" },
];
for (const { path: dir, source } of dirs) {
if (!existsSync(dir)) continue;
for (const file of readdirSync(dir).filter((entry) => entry.endsWith(".md"))) {
const parsed = parseAgentDefinition(
readFileSync(join(dir, file), "utf8"),
file.replace(/\.md$/, ""),
);
if (!parsed) continue;
agents.set(parsed.name, { ...parsed, source });
}
}
// When this process is itself a restricted subagent, only expose the agents
// it is permitted to spawn (PI_SUBAGENT_ALLOWED). Top-level sessions see all.
const all = [...agents.values()];
return SUBAGENT_ALLOWLIST ? all.filter((a) => SUBAGENT_ALLOWLIST.has(a.name)) : all;
}
function resolveSubagentPaths(
params: Static<typeof SubagentParams>,
agentDefs: AgentDefaults | null,
): { effectiveCwd: string | null; localAgentDir: string | null; effectiveAgentDir: string } {
const rawCwd = params.cwd ?? agentDefs?.cwd ?? null;
const cwdIsFromAgent = !params.cwd && agentDefs?.cwd != null;
const cwdBase = cwdIsFromAgent ? getAgentConfigDir() : process.cwd();
const effectiveCwd = rawCwd
? rawCwd.startsWith("/")
? rawCwd
: join(cwdBase, rawCwd)
: null;
const localAgentDir = effectiveCwd ? join(effectiveCwd, ".pi", "agent") : null;
const effectiveAgentDir =
localAgentDir && existsSync(localAgentDir) ? localAgentDir : getAgentConfigDir();
return { effectiveCwd, localAgentDir, effectiveAgentDir };
}
function getDefaultSessionDirFor(cwd: string, agentDir: string): string {
const safePath = `--${cwd.replace(/^[/\\]/, "").replace(/[/\\:]/g, "-")}--`;
const sessionDir = join(agentDir, "sessions", safePath);
if (!existsSync(sessionDir)) {
mkdirSync(sessionDir, { recursive: true });
}
return sessionDir;
}
function resolveEffectiveSessionMode(
params: Static<typeof SubagentParams>,
agentDefs: AgentDefaults | null,
): SubagentSessionMode {
if (params.fork) return "fork";
return agentDefs?.sessionMode ?? "standalone";
}
function resolveLaunchBehavior(
params: Static<typeof SubagentParams>,
agentDefs: AgentDefaults | null,
): {
sessionMode: SubagentSessionMode;
seededSessionMode: "lineage-only" | "fork" | null;
inheritsConversationContext: boolean;
taskDelivery: "direct" | "artifact";
} {
const sessionMode = resolveEffectiveSessionMode(params, agentDefs);
const inheritsConversationContext = sessionMode === "fork";
return {
sessionMode,
seededSessionMode: sessionMode === "standalone" ? null : sessionMode,
inheritsConversationContext,
taskDelivery: inheritsConversationContext ? "direct" : "artifact",
};
}
/**
* Decide whether a subagent is interactive (user-driven, long-running).
*
* Resolution order:
* 1. Explicit `interactive` tool parameter wins.
* 2. Explicit `interactive` frontmatter field on the agent.
* 3. Default: the inverse of `auto-exit`. Agents that auto-exit are
* autonomous (scout, worker, reviewer) and the parent session should be
* woken on stall/recovery transitions. Agents that don't auto-exit are
* driven by the user in their own pane (planner, iterate/fork) and
* stall pings are noise.
*
* When no agent defs exist at all (bare `subagent({ name, task })` call,
* typical for `/iterate` with `fork: true`), `autoExit` is undefined and the
* subagent is treated as interactive — matching the intent of iterate.
*/
function resolveEffectiveInteractive(
params: Static<typeof SubagentParams>,
agentDefs: AgentDefaults | null,
): boolean {
if (params.interactive != null) return params.interactive;
if (agentDefs?.interactive != null) return agentDefs.interactive;
return !(agentDefs?.autoExit ?? false);
}
function loadAgentDefaults(agentName: string): AgentDefaults | null {
const configDir = getAgentConfigDir();
const paths = [
join(process.cwd(), ".pi", "agents", `${agentName}.md`),
join(configDir, "agents", `${agentName}.md`),
join(getBundledAgentsDir(), `${agentName}.md`),
];
for (const p of paths) {
if (!existsSync(p)) continue;
const parsed = parseAgentDefinition(readFileSync(p, "utf8"), agentName);
if (parsed) return parsed;
}
return null;
}
function formatElapsed(seconds: number): string {
if (seconds < 60) return `${seconds}s`;
const m = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
const s = seconds % 60;
return `${m}m ${s}s`;
}
/** Compact token count: 850, 3.2k, 45k. */
function formatTokens(n: number): string {
return n < 1000 ? String(n) : n < 10000 ? `${(n / 1000).toFixed(1)}k` : `${Math.round(n / 1000)}k`;
}
/**
* Known context-window sizes by model id substring, used for the context-usage
* gauge. Unknown models fall back to a window-less "Nk ctx" label.
*/
function contextWindowFor(model: string | null | undefined): number | undefined {
if (!model) return undefined;
const m = model.toLowerCase();
if (m.includes("claude")) return 200_000;
if (m.includes("gpt-4.1") || m.includes("gpt-4o")) return 128_000;
if (m.includes("gemini")) return 1_000_000;
return undefined;
}
/** Context-usage gauge: "18.0%/200k" when window known, else "37k ctx". */
function formatContextUsage(tokens: number, contextWindow: number | undefined): string {
if (!contextWindow) return `${formatTokens(tokens)} ctx`;
const pct = (tokens / contextWindow) * 100;
const maxStr =
contextWindow >= 1_000_000
? `${(contextWindow / 1_000_000).toFixed(1)}M`
: `${Math.round(contextWindow / 1000)}k`;
return `${pct.toFixed(1)}%/${maxStr}`;
}
/**
* Build the dim usage line for a completed subagent, mirroring the format of
* the in-process subagents extension: "↑in ↓out R… W… $cost · ctx".
* `theme.fg` is applied by the caller; this returns plain segments joined.
*/
function formatUsageSegments(stats: SessionStats): string[] {
const segs: string[] = [];
if (stats.inputTokens) segs.push(`↑${formatTokens(stats.inputTokens)}`);
if (stats.outputTokens) segs.push(`↓${formatTokens(stats.outputTokens)}`);
if (stats.cacheReadTokens) segs.push(`R${formatTokens(stats.cacheReadTokens)}`);
if (stats.cacheWriteTokens) segs.push(`W${formatTokens(stats.cacheWriteTokens)}`);
if (stats.cost) segs.push(`$${stats.cost.toFixed(3)}`);
return segs;
}
/** ANSI colors for widget status icons (raw, since the widget bypasses theme). */
const ICON_GREEN = "\x1b[38;2;126;186;103m";
const ICON_YELLOW = "\x1b[38;2;214;181;94m";
const ICON_RED = "\x1b[38;2;224;108;117m";
const ICON_DIM = "\x1b[38;2;128;128;128m";
/** Map a live status kind to a colored single-char icon for the widget. */
function widgetIcon(kind: StatusSnapshot["kind"]): string {
switch (kind) {
case "active":
case "running":
return `${ICON_YELLOW}⟳${RST}`;
case "stalled":
return `${ICON_RED}⟳${RST}`;
case "waiting":
case "starting":
default:
return `${ICON_DIM}○${RST}`;
}
}
/**
* Wait long enough for a freshly created pane to finish shell startup.
*
* Some environments do extra shell-init work before the prompt is ready
* (for example direnv/devenv), so the delay is configurable for users who hit
* dropped commands. Keep the historical default at 500ms.
*/
function getShellReadyDelayMs(): number {
const raw = process.env.PI_SUBAGENT_SHELL_READY_DELAY_MS?.trim();
const parsed = raw ? Number.parseInt(raw, 10) : Number.NaN;
return Number.isFinite(parsed) && parsed >= 0 ? parsed : 500;
}
function muxUnavailableResult() {
return {
content: [
{
type: "text" as const,
text: `Subagents require a supported terminal multiplexer. ${muxSetupHint()}`,
},
],
details: { error: "mux not available" },
};
}
/**
* Build the internal artifact directory path for the current session.
* Used by the subagents extension to stash task files, system prompts, and
* launch scripts for sub-agents. Path convention:
* <sessionDir>/artifacts/<session-id>/
*/
function getArtifactDir(sessionDir: string, sessionId: string): string {
return join(sessionDir, "artifacts", sessionId);
}
const statusConfig = loadStatusConfig();
function formatWidgetRightLabel(snapshot: StatusSnapshot): string {
if (snapshot.kind === "starting") return " starting… ";
if (snapshot.kind === "running") return ` running ${snapshot.elapsedText} `;
if (snapshot.kind === "active") {
const label = snapshot.activityLabel ?? snapshot.activeScope;
const duration = snapshot.activeDurationText ? ` ${snapshot.activeDurationText}` : "";
return label ? ` active · ${label}${duration} ` : " active ";
}
if (snapshot.kind === "waiting") {
const duration = snapshot.waitingDurationText ? ` ${snapshot.waitingDurationText}` : "";
const detail = snapshot.statusLabel ? ` · ${snapshot.statusLabel}` : "";
return ` waiting${duration}${detail} `;
}
const detail = snapshot.statusLabel ? ` · ${snapshot.statusLabel}` : "";
const duration = snapshot.snapshotProblemText ? ` ${snapshot.snapshotProblemText}` : "";
return ` stalled${detail}${duration} `;
}
function resolveResultPresentation(
result: Pick<
SubagentResult,
"exitCode" | "elapsed" | "summary" | "sessionFile" | "sessionId" | "errorMessage"
>,
name: string,
): string {
const sessionRef = result.sessionId
? `\n\nSession id: ${result.sessionId}\nFollow up with subagent_message({ sessionId: "${result.sessionId}", message: "…" })`
: "";
if (result.errorMessage) {
// Auto-retry exhausted or other agent-loop error. The subagent did not
// produce a usable result — surface the underlying provider/network
// failure so the orchestrator can decide whether to retry, resume, or
// change approach instead of silently treating the run as completed.
return (
`Sub-agent "${name}" failed after ${formatElapsed(result.elapsed)} ` +
`(provider/agent error — auto-retry exhausted).\n\n` +
`Error: ${result.errorMessage}\n\n` +
`The subagent did not produce a result. You can retry by spawning a new ` +
`subagent or resume the session with subagent_message.${sessionRef}`
);
}
return result.exitCode !== 0
? `Sub-agent "${name}" failed (exit code ${result.exitCode}).\n\n${result.summary}${sessionRef}`
: `Sub-agent "${name}" completed (${formatElapsed(result.elapsed)}).\n\n${result.summary}${sessionRef}`;
}
/**
* Result from running a single subagent.
*/
interface SubagentResult {
name: string;
task: string;
summary: string;
sessionFile?: string;
/** Canonical session header id, used for follow-ups via subagent_message. */
sessionId?: string;
claudeSessionId?: string;
exitCode: number;
elapsed: number;
error?: string;
/** Provider/agent error message when auto-retry exhausted (overload, rate limit, etc.). */
errorMessage?: string;
ping?: { name: string; message: string };
/** Aggregate usage/model/tool stats parsed from the completed session file. */
stats?: SessionStats;
}
/**
* State for a launched (but not yet completed) subagent.
*/
interface RunningSubagent {
id: string;
name: string;
task: string;
agent?: string;
surface: string;
startTime: number;
sessionFile: string;
launchScriptFile?: string;
activityFile?: string;
activity?: SubagentActivityState;
activityRead?: {
ok: boolean;
reason?: "missing" | "invalid" | "wrong-id";
error?: string;
};
abortController?: AbortController;
cli?: string;
sentinelFile?: string;
statusState: SubagentStatusState;
/**
* When true, status transitions (stalled/recovered) do not wake the parent
* session via a steer message. The widget still updates locally. Used for
* long-running agents where the user drives the conversation in the
* subagent's pane (e.g. planner).
*/
interactive: boolean;
}
/** All currently running subagents, keyed by id. */
const runningSubagents = new Map<string, RunningSubagent>();
// ── Widget management ──
/** Latest ExtensionContext from session_start, used for widget updates. */
let latestCtx: ExtensionContext | null = null;
/** Interval timer for widget re-renders. */
let widgetInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
/** Interval timer for status transition checks. */
let statusInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
function formatElapsedMMSS(startTime: number): string {
const seconds = Math.floor((Date.now() - startTime) / 1000);
const m = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
const s = seconds % 60;
return `${String(m).padStart(2, "0")}:${String(s).padStart(2, "0")}`;
}
const ACCENT = "\x1b[38;2;77;163;255m";
const RST = "\x1b[0m";
/**
* Build a bordered content line: │left right│
* Left content is truncated if needed, right is preserved, padded to fill width.
*/
function borderLine(left: string, right: string, width: number): string {
if (width <= 0) return "";
if (width === 1) return `${ACCENT}│${RST}`;
// width = total visible chars for the whole line including │ and │
const contentWidth = Math.max(0, width - 2); // space inside the two │ chars
const rightVis = visibleWidth(right);
// If the status chunk alone is too wide, prefer preserving it in compact form
// rather than overflowing the terminal.
if (rightVis >= contentWidth) {
const truncRight = truncateToWidth(right, contentWidth);
const rightPad = Math.max(0, contentWidth - visibleWidth(truncRight));
return `${ACCENT}│${RST}${truncRight}${" ".repeat(rightPad)}${ACCENT}│${RST}`;
}
const maxLeft = Math.max(0, contentWidth - rightVis);
const truncLeft = truncateToWidth(left, maxLeft);
const leftVis = visibleWidth(truncLeft);
const pad = Math.max(0, contentWidth - leftVis - rightVis);
return `${ACCENT}│${RST}${truncLeft}${" ".repeat(pad)}${right}${ACCENT}│${RST}`;
}
/**
* Build the bordered top line: ╭─ Title ──── info ─╮
* All chars are accounted for within `width`.
*/
function borderTop(title: string, info: string, width: number): string {
if (width <= 0) return "";
if (width === 1) return `${ACCENT}╭${RST}`;
// ╭─ Title ───...─── info ─╮
// overhead: ╭─ (2) + space around title (2) + space around info (2) + ─╮ (2) = but we simplify
const inner = Math.max(0, width - 2); // inside ╭ and ╮
const titlePart = `─ ${title} `;
const infoPart = ` ${info} ─`;
const fillLen = Math.max(0, inner - titlePart.length - infoPart.length);
const fill = "─".repeat(fillLen);
const content = `${titlePart}${fill}${infoPart}`.slice(0, inner).padEnd(inner, "─");
return `${ACCENT}╭${content}╮${RST}`;
}
/**
* Build the bordered bottom line: ╰──────────────────╯
*/
function borderBottom(width: number): string {
if (width <= 0) return "";
if (width === 1) return `${ACCENT}╰${RST}`;
const inner = Math.max(0, width - 2);
return `${ACCENT}╰${"─".repeat(inner)}╯${RST}`;
}
function renderSubagentWidgetLines(agents: RunningSubagent[], width: number): string[] {
const count = agents.length;
const title = "Subagents";
const info = `${count} running`;
const lines: string[] = [borderTop(title, info, width)];
for (const agent of agents) {
const elapsed = formatElapsedMMSS(agent.startTime);
const agentTag = agent.agent ? ` (${agent.agent})` : "";
const snapshot = classifyStatus(agent.statusState, Date.now());
const icon = widgetIcon(snapshot.kind);
const left = ` ${icon} ${elapsed} ${agent.name}${agentTag} `;
const right = statusConfig.enabled
? formatWidgetRightLabel(snapshot)
: agent.cli === "claude"
? " running… "
: " starting… ";
lines.push(borderLine(left, right, width));
}
lines.push(borderBottom(width));
return lines;
}
function updateWidget() {
if (!latestCtx?.hasUI) return;
if (runningSubagents.size === 0) {
latestCtx.ui.setWidget("subagent-status", undefined);
if (widgetInterval) {
clearInterval(widgetInterval);
widgetInterval = null;
(globalThis as any)[WIDGET_INTERVAL_KEY] = null;
}
return;
}
latestCtx.ui.setWidget(
"subagent-status",
(_tui: any, _theme: any) => {
return {
invalidate() {},
render(width: number) {
return renderSubagentWidgetLines(Array.from(runningSubagents.values()), width);
},
};
},
{ placement: "aboveEditor" },
);
}
/**
* Build the positional prompt args for a Pi CLI subagent launch.
*
* In artifact-backed launches (lineage-only, standalone), Pi's buildInitialMessage()
* concatenates @file content with messages[0] into one initial prompt. That breaks
* /skill: expansion because the message no longer starts with "/skill:". Only
* messages[1..] are sent as separate follow-up prompts where /skill: is recognized.
*
* When there are skill prompts AND artifact-backed delivery, we prepend an empty
* first positional message so that /skill: args land in messages[1..] and arrive
* as standalone prompts in the child session.
*/
const SUBAGENT_CONTROL_TOOLS = ["caller_ping", "subagent_done"] as const;
/**
* Build the child --tools allowlist.
*
* Pi 0.70+ applies --tools to built-in, extension, and custom tools. If a
* subagent definition restricts tools to e.g. "read,bash,write", the child
* control tools from subagent-done.ts would otherwise be hidden, leaving a
* manually resumed or user-touched subagent unable to call subagent_done.
*/
function buildSubagentToolAllowlist(
effectiveTools?: string,
opts?: { grantSpawning?: boolean },
): string | null {
const requested = (effectiveTools ?? "")
.split(",")
.map((tool) => tool.trim())
.filter(Boolean);
const grantSpawning = opts?.grantSpawning ?? false;
// No explicit tool restriction and no spawning grant → don't pass --tools at
// all (the child keeps its default toolset).
if (requested.length === 0 && !grantSpawning) return null;
const allow = new Set(requested);
if (grantSpawning) {
for (const tool of SPAWNING_TOOLS) allow.add(tool);
}
for (const tool of SUBAGENT_CONTROL_TOOLS) {
allow.add(tool);
}
return [...allow].join(",");
}
function buildPiPromptArgs(params: {
effectiveSkills?: string;
taskDelivery: "direct" | "artifact";
taskArg: string;
}): string[] {
const skillPrompts = (params.effectiveSkills ?? "")
.split(",")
.map((s) => s.trim())
.filter(Boolean)
.map((skill) => `/skill:${skill}`);
const needsSeparator = params.taskDelivery === "artifact" && skillPrompts.length > 0;
return [
...(needsSeparator ? [""] : []),
...skillPrompts,
params.taskArg,
];
}
function activityLabel(activity: SubagentActivityState): string | undefined {
if (activity.phase !== "active") return undefined;
if (activity.activeScope === "tool") return activity.toolName ?? "tool";
if (activity.activeScope === "provider") return "provider";
if (activity.activeScope === "streaming") return "streaming";
return activity.activeScope;
}
function observeRunningSubagent(running: RunningSubagent, observedAt = Date.now()) {
if (running.cli === "claude") return;
const activityFile = running.activityFile;
const read: ActivityReadResult = activityFile
? readSubagentActivityFile(activityFile, running.id)
: { ok: false, reason: "missing" };
running.activityRead = read.ok
? { ok: true }
: { ok: false, reason: read.reason, error: read.error };
if (read.ok) {
running.activity = read.activity;
running.statusState = observeStatus(running.statusState, {
snapshot: "present",
updatedAt: read.activity.updatedAt,
sequence: read.activity.sequence,
phase: read.activity.phase,
active: read.activity.phase === "active",
activeScope: read.activity.activeScope,
activeSince: read.activity.activeSince,
waitingSince: read.activity.waitingSince,
latestEvent: read.activity.latestEvent,
activityLabel: activityLabel(read.activity),
}, observedAt);
return;
}
running.statusState = observeStatus(running.statusState, {
snapshot: read.reason,
snapshotError: read.error,
}, observedAt);
}
function resolveRunningByName(name: string):
| { running: RunningSubagent }
| { error: string } {
const requestedName = name.trim();
if (!requestedName) {
return { error: "Provide the exact display name of a running subagent." };
}
const matches = Array.from(runningSubagents.values()).filter((running) => running.name === requestedName);
if (matches.length === 1) return { running: matches[0] };
if (matches.length === 0) {
const names = Array.from(runningSubagents.values()).map((r) => r.name);
const hint = names.length
? ` Currently running: ${[...new Set(names)].join(", ")}.`
: " No subagents are currently running.";
return { error: `No running subagent named "${requestedName}".${hint}` };
}
const candidates = matches.map((running) => `${running.name} [${running.id}]`).join(", ");
return { error: `Ambiguous subagent name "${requestedName}". Matches: ${candidates}` };
}
/**
* Type a follow-up message into a running subagent's live pane. Newlines are
* collapsed to spaces because each newline submits a turn in the child's TUI
* editor; a multi-line message would otherwise fire as several partial turns.
*/
function steerSubagent(
running: RunningSubagent,
message: string,
send: (surface: string, command: string) => void = sendCommand,
): { ok: true } | { error: string } {
const flattened = message.replace(/\s*\n\s*/g, " ").trim();
try {
send(running.surface, flattened);
return { ok: true };
} catch (error: any) {
const backend = getMuxBackend() ?? "unknown";
return {
error:
`Failed to deliver message to subagent "${running.name}" via ${backend}: ` +
`${error?.message ?? String(error)}`,
};
}
}
function handleSubagentSteer(
params: { name?: string; message?: string },
send: (surface: string, command: string) => void = sendCommand,
) {
const message = params.message?.trim();
if (!message) {
const err = "`message` is required to steer a running subagent.";
return { content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: err }], details: { error: err } };
}
const resolved = resolveRunningByName(params.name ?? "");
if ("error" in resolved) {
return {
content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: resolved.error }],
details: { error: resolved.error },
};
}
const running = resolved.running;
const now = Date.now();
observeRunningSubagent(running, now);
const steer = steerSubagent(running, message, send);
if ("error" in steer) {
return {
content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: steer.error }],
details: { error: steer.error, id: running.id, name: running.name },
};
}
running.statusState = forceStatusAfterInterrupt(running.statusState, now);
updateWidget();
return {
content: [{
type: "text" as const,
text:
`Message delivered to running subagent "${running.name}". It picks this up at its next ` +
`turn boundary. If it exits, its result still arrives as a steer message.`,
}],
details: { id: running.id, name: running.name, status: "steered" },
};
}
function startStatusRefresh(pi: ExtensionAPI) {
if (!statusConfig.enabled || statusInterval) return;
statusInterval = setInterval(() => {
if (runningSubagents.size === 0) {
if (statusInterval) {
clearInterval(statusInterval);
statusInterval = null;
(globalThis as any)[STATUS_INTERVAL_KEY] = null;
}
return;
}
const transitionLines: string[] = [];
const now = Date.now();
let shouldRefreshWidget = false;
for (const running of runningSubagents.values()) {
observeRunningSubagent(running, now);
const { nextState, snapshot, transition } = advanceStatusState(running.statusState, now);
if (nextState.currentKind !== running.statusState.currentKind) {
shouldRefreshWidget = true;
}
running.statusState = nextState;
// Interactive subagents (long-running, user-driven) intentionally don't
// wake the parent session on stalled/recovered transitions — the user is
// working in the subagent's pane, and a steer message here would burn an
// orchestrator turn on a no-op "still waiting" ping. Widget still updates.
if (transition && !running.interactive) {
transitionLines.push(formatTransitionLine(running.name, snapshot, transition));
}
}
if (shouldRefreshWidget) updateWidget();
if (transitionLines.length > 0) {
const capped = capStatusLines(transitionLines, statusConfig.lineLimit);
pi.sendMessage(
{
customType: "subagent_status",
content: formatStatusAggregate(transitionLines, statusConfig.lineLimit),
display: true,
details: { lines: capped.visibleLines, overflow: capped.overflow },
},
{ triggerTurn: true, deliverAs: "steer" },
);
}
}, 1000);
(globalThis as any)[STATUS_INTERVAL_KEY] = statusInterval;
}
function resolveResumeLaunchBehavior(params: { autoExit?: boolean }): { autoExit: boolean; interactive: boolean } {
const autoExit = params.autoExit ?? true;
return { autoExit, interactive: !autoExit };
}
export const __test__ = {
borderLine,
getShellReadyDelayMs,
renderSubagentWidgetLines,
loadAgentDefaults,
discoverAgentDefinitions,
resolveEffectiveSessionMode,
resolveLaunchBehavior,
resolveEffectiveInteractive,
buildSubagentToolAllowlist,
buildPiPromptArgs,
formatWidgetRightLabel,
observeRunningSubagent,
getToolExtensionPath,
resolveRunningByName,
steerSubagent,
handleSubagentSteer,
resolveResultPresentation,
resolveResumeLaunchBehavior,
runningSubagents,
formatElapsed,
formatTokens,
formatContextUsage,
contextWindowFor,
formatUsageSegments,
widgetIcon,
};
function startWidgetRefresh() {
if (widgetInterval) return;
updateWidget(); // immediate first render
widgetInterval = setInterval(() => {
updateWidget();
}, 1000);
(globalThis as any)[WIDGET_INTERVAL_KEY] = widgetInterval;
}
/**
* Launch a subagent: creates the multiplexer pane, builds the command, and
* sends it. Returns a RunningSubagent — does NOT poll.
*
* Call watchSubagent() on the returned object to observe completion.
*/
async function launchSubagent(
params: typeof SubagentParams.static,
ctx: { sessionManager: { getSessionFile(): string | null; getSessionId(): string; getSessionDir(): string }; cwd: string },
options?: { surface?: string },
): Promise<RunningSubagent> {
const startTime = Date.now();
const id = Math.random().toString(16).slice(2, 10);
const agentDefs = params.agent ? loadAgentDefaults(params.agent) : null;
const effectiveModel = params.model ?? agentDefs?.model;
const effectiveTools = params.tools ?? agentDefs?.tools;
const effectiveSkills = params.skills ?? agentDefs?.skills;
const effectiveThinking = agentDefs?.thinking;
const effectiveInteractive = resolveEffectiveInteractive(params, agentDefs);
const sessionFile = ctx.sessionManager.getSessionFile();
if (!sessionFile) throw new Error("No session file");
const sessionId = ctx.sessionManager.getSessionId();
const artifactDir = getArtifactDir(ctx.sessionManager.getSessionDir(), sessionId);
const { effectiveCwd, localAgentDir, effectiveAgentDir } = resolveSubagentPaths(params, agentDefs);
const targetCwdForSession = effectiveCwd ?? ctx.cwd;
const sessionDir = getDefaultSessionDirFor(targetCwdForSession, effectiveAgentDir);
// Generate a deterministic session file path for this subagent.
// This eliminates race conditions when multiple agents launch simultaneously —
// each agent knows exactly which file is theirs.
const timestamp = new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, "-").slice(0, 23) + "Z";
const uuid = [
id,
Math.random().toString(16).slice(2, 10),
Math.random().toString(16).slice(2, 10),
Math.random().toString(16).slice(2, 6),
].join("-");
const subagentSessionFile = join(sessionDir, `${timestamp}_${uuid}.jsonl`);
// Use pre-created surface (parallel mode) or create a new one.
// For new surfaces, pause briefly so the shell is ready before sending the command.
const surfacePreCreated = !!options?.surface;
const surface = options?.surface ?? createSurface(params.name);
if (!surfacePreCreated) {
await new Promise<void>((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, getShellReadyDelayMs()));
}
const launchBehavior = resolveLaunchBehavior(params, agentDefs);
if (launchBehavior.seededSessionMode) {
seedSubagentSessionFile({
mode: launchBehavior.seededSessionMode,
parentSessionFile: sessionFile,
childSessionFile: subagentSessionFile,
childCwd: targetCwdForSession,
});
}
const activityFile = getSubagentActivityFile(artifactDir, id);
mkdirSync(dirname(activityFile), { recursive: true });
const { inheritsConversationContext } = launchBehavior;
// Build the task message
// Only full-context fork mode inherits prior conversation state.
// Blank-session modes need the wrapper instructions and artifact-backed handoff.
const modeHint = agentDefs?.autoExit
? "Complete your task autonomously."
: "Complete your task. When finished, call the subagent_done tool. The user can interact with you at any time.";
const summaryInstruction = agentDefs?.autoExit
? "Your FINAL assistant message should summarize what you accomplished."
: "Your FINAL assistant message (before calling subagent_done or before the user exits) should summarize what you accomplished.";
// An agent with a non-empty subagent_agents list is granted the spawning
// toolset and may only spawn the listed agents (enforced via PI_SUBAGENT_ALLOWED).
const grantSpawning = !!(agentDefs?.subagentAgents && agentDefs.subagentAgents.length > 0);
const identity = agentDefs?.body ?? params.systemPrompt ?? null;
const systemPromptMode = agentDefs?.systemPromptMode;
const identityInSystemPrompt = systemPromptMode && identity;
const roleBlock = identity && !identityInSystemPrompt ? `\n\n${identity}` : "";
const fullTask = inheritsConversationContext
? params.task
: `${roleBlock}\n\n${modeHint}\n\n${params.task}\n\n${summaryInstruction}`;
// ── Claude Code CLI path ──
if (agentDefs?.cli === "claude") {
const sentinelFile = `/tmp/pi-claude-${id}-done`;
const pluginDir = join(SUBAGENTS_DIR, "plugin");
const cmdParts: string[] = [];
cmdParts.push(`PI_CLAUDE_SENTINEL=${shellEscape(sentinelFile)}`);
cmdParts.push("claude");
cmdParts.push("--dangerously-skip-permissions");
if (existsSync(pluginDir)) {
cmdParts.push("--plugin-dir", shellEscape(pluginDir));
}
if (effectiveModel) {
cmdParts.push("--model", shellEscape(effectiveModel));
}
const sp = params.systemPrompt ?? agentDefs.body;
if (sp) {
cmdParts.push("--append-system-prompt", shellEscape(sp));
}
if (params.resumeSessionId) {
cmdParts.push("--resume", shellEscape(params.resumeSessionId));
}
// Always pass the task as the prompt — even for resumed sessions,
// the caller's task is the follow-up instruction.
cmdParts.push(shellEscape(params.task));
const cdPrefix = effectiveCwd ? `cd ${shellEscape(effectiveCwd)} && ` : "";
const command = `${cdPrefix}${cmdParts.join(" ")}; echo '__SUBAGENT_DONE_'$?'__'`;
const launchScriptName = `${(params.name || "subagent")
.toLowerCase()
.replace(/[^a-z0-9\s-]/g, "")
.replace(/\s+/g, "-")
.replace(/-+/g, "-")
.replace(/^-|-$/g, "") || "subagent"}-${id}.sh`;
const launchScriptFile = join(artifactDir, "subagent-scripts", launchScriptName);
sendLongCommand(surface, command, {
scriptPath: launchScriptFile,
scriptPreamble: [
`# Claude Code subagent launch script for ${params.name}`,
`# Generated: ${new Date().toISOString()}`,
`# Surface: ${surface}`,
].join("\n"),
});
const running: RunningSubagent = {
id,
name: params.name,
task: params.task,
agent: params.agent,
surface,
startTime,
sessionFile: subagentSessionFile,
launchScriptFile,
cli: "claude",
sentinelFile,
interactive: effectiveInteractive,
statusState: createStatusState({
source: "claude",
startTimeMs: startTime,
}),
};
runningSubagents.set(id, running);
return running;
}
// ── Pi CLI path ──
// Build pi command
const parts: string[] = ["pi"];
parts.push("--session", shellEscape(subagentSessionFile));
const subagentDonePath = join(SUBAGENTS_DIR, "subagent-done.ts");
parts.push("-e", shellEscape(subagentDonePath));
if (effectiveModel) {
const model = effectiveThinking ? `${effectiveModel}:${effectiveThinking}` : effectiveModel;
parts.push("--model", shellEscape(model));
}
// Pass agent body as system prompt via file to avoid shell escaping issues
// with multiline content. Pi's --append-system-prompt and --system-prompt
// auto-detect file paths and read their contents.
if (identityInSystemPrompt && identity) {
const flag = systemPromptMode === "replace" ? "--system-prompt" : "--append-system-prompt";
const spTimestamp = new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, "-").slice(0, 19);
const spSafeName = params.name
.toLowerCase()
.replace(/[^a-z0-9\s-]/g, "")
.replace(/\s+/g, "-")
.replace(/-+/g, "-")
.replace(/^-|-$/g, "");
const syspromptPath = join(artifactDir, `context/${spSafeName || "subagent"}-sysprompt-${spTimestamp}.md`);
mkdirSync(dirname(syspromptPath), { recursive: true });
writeFileSync(syspromptPath, identity, "utf8");
parts.push(flag, shellEscape(syspromptPath));
}
// Default-deny model: when an agent restricts its tools (or is granted the
// spawning toolset), we disable global extension discovery and re-enable only
// the extensions backing the whitelisted tools. Bare/fork spawns with no tool
// restriction keep their full default toolset and all global extensions.
const toolAllowlist = buildSubagentToolAllowlist(effectiveTools, { grantSpawning });
if (toolAllowlist) {
parts.push("--no-extensions");
parts.push("--tools", shellEscape(toolAllowlist));
const extPaths = new Set<string>();
for (const tool of toolAllowlist.split(",")) {
const extPath = getToolExtensionPath(tool);
// Skip extensions that can't be resolved on disk so a missing optional
// extension never breaks the launch (the tool simply won't be available).
if (extPath && existsSync(extPath)) extPaths.add(extPath);
}
for (const extPath of extPaths) {
parts.push("-e", shellEscape(extPath));
}
}
// Build env prefix: subagent identity + config dir propagation + spawn allowlist
const envParts: string[] = [];
// If the target cwd has its own .pi/agent/, use that as the config root.
// Otherwise propagate the current/global agent dir.
if (localAgentDir && existsSync(localAgentDir)) {
envParts.push(`PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR=${shellEscape(localAgentDir)}`);
} else if (process.env.PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR) {
envParts.push(`PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR=${shellEscape(process.env.PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR)}`);
}
if (grantSpawning && agentDefs?.subagentAgents) {
envParts.push(`PI_SUBAGENT_ALLOWED=${shellEscape(agentDefs.subagentAgents.join(","))}`);
}
envParts.push(`PI_SUBAGENT_NAME=${shellEscape(params.name)}`);
if (params.agent) {
envParts.push(`PI_SUBAGENT_AGENT=${shellEscape(params.agent)}`);
}
if (agentDefs?.autoExit) {
envParts.push(`PI_SUBAGENT_AUTO_EXIT=1`);
}
envParts.push(`PI_SUBAGENT_SESSION=${shellEscape(subagentSessionFile)}`);
envParts.push(`PI_SUBAGENT_ID=${shellEscape(id)}`);
envParts.push(`PI_SUBAGENT_ACTIVITY_FILE=${shellEscape(activityFile)}`);
envParts.push(`PI_SUBAGENT_SURFACE=${shellEscape(surface)}`);
const envPrefix = envParts.join(" ") + " ";
// Pass task and skill prompts to the sub-agent.
// Only full-context fork mode gets a direct task argument because it already
// inherits the parent conversation. Blank-session modes use artifact-backed
// handoff so the wrapper instructions arrive as the initial user message.
let taskArg: string;
if (launchBehavior.taskDelivery === "direct") {
taskArg = fullTask;
} else {
const timestamp = new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, "-").slice(0, 19);
const safeName = params.name
.toLowerCase()
.replace(/[^a-z0-9\s-]/g, "") // strip everything except alphanumeric, spaces, hyphens
.replace(/\s+/g, "-") // spaces to hyphens
.replace(/-+/g, "-") // collapse multiple hyphens
.replace(/^-|-$/g, ""); // trim leading/trailing hyphens
const artifactName = `context/${safeName || "subagent"}-${timestamp}.md`;
const artifactPath = join(artifactDir, artifactName);
mkdirSync(dirname(artifactPath), { recursive: true });
writeFileSync(artifactPath, fullTask, "utf8");
taskArg = `@${artifactPath}`;
}
for (const promptArg of buildPiPromptArgs({
effectiveSkills,
taskDelivery: launchBehavior.taskDelivery,
taskArg,
})) {
parts.push(shellEscape(promptArg));
}
// Resolve cwd — param overrides agent default, supports absolute and relative paths.
// This was already computed above so session placement, PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR, and cd agree.
const cdPrefix = effectiveCwd ? `cd ${shellEscape(effectiveCwd)} && ` : "";
const piCommand = cdPrefix + envPrefix + parts.join(" ");
const command = `${piCommand}; echo '__SUBAGENT_DONE_'$?'__'`;
const launchScriptName = `${(params.name || "subagent")
.toLowerCase()
.replace(/[^a-z0-9\s-]/g, "")
.replace(/\s+/g, "-")
.replace(/-+/g, "-")
.replace(/^-|-$/g, "") || "subagent"}-${id}.sh`;
const launchScriptFile = join(artifactDir, "subagent-scripts", launchScriptName);
sendLongCommand(surface, command, {
scriptPath: launchScriptFile,
scriptPreamble: [
`# Subagent launch script for ${params.name}`,
`# Generated: ${new Date().toISOString()}`,
`# Session: ${subagentSessionFile}`,
`# Surface: ${surface}`,
].join("\n"),
});
const running: RunningSubagent = {
id,
name: params.name,
task: params.task,
agent: params.agent,
surface,
startTime,
sessionFile: subagentSessionFile,
launchScriptFile,
activityFile,
interactive: effectiveInteractive,
statusState: createStatusState({
source: "pi",
startTimeMs: startTime,
}),
};
runningSubagents.set(id, running);
return running;
}
/**
* Watch a launched subagent until it exits. Polls for completion, extracts
* the summary from the session file, cleans up the surface,
* and removes the entry from runningSubagents.
*/
const CLAUDE_SESSIONS_DIR = join(
process.env.HOME ?? "/tmp",
".pi", "agent", "sessions", "claude-code",
);
function copyClaudeSession(sentinelFile: string): string | null {
try {
const transcriptFile = sentinelFile + ".transcript";
if (!existsSync(transcriptFile)) return null;
const transcriptPath = readFileSync(transcriptFile, "utf-8").trim();
if (!transcriptPath || !existsSync(transcriptPath)) return null;
mkdirSync(CLAUDE_SESSIONS_DIR, { recursive: true });
const filename = transcriptPath.split("/").pop() ?? `claude-${Date.now()}.jsonl`;
const dest = join(CLAUDE_SESSIONS_DIR, filename);
copyFileSync(transcriptPath, dest);
return filename;
} catch {
return null;
}
}
async function watchSubagent(
running: RunningSubagent,
signal: AbortSignal,
): Promise<SubagentResult> {
const { name, task, surface, startTime, sessionFile } = running;
try {
const result = await pollForExit(surface, AbortSignal.any([signal, getModuleAbortSignal()]), {
interval: 1000,
sessionFile,
sentinelFile: running.sentinelFile,
onTick() {
observeRunningSubagent(running);
},
});
const elapsed = Math.floor((Date.now() - startTime) / 1000);
if (running.cli === "claude") {
// Claude Code result extraction
let summary = "";
if (running.sentinelFile) {
try {
summary = readFileSync(running.sentinelFile, "utf-8").trim();
} catch {}
}
if (!summary) {
summary = readScreen(surface, 200)
.replace(/__SUBAGENT_DONE_\d+__/, "")
.trimEnd();
}
if (!summary) {
summary = result.exitCode !== 0
? `Claude Code exited with code ${result.exitCode}`
: "Claude Code exited without output";
}
// Copy Claude session transcript
let sessionId: string | null = null;
if (running.sentinelFile) {
sessionId = copyClaudeSession(running.sentinelFile);
try { unlinkSync(running.sentinelFile); } catch {}
try { unlinkSync(running.sentinelFile + ".transcript"); } catch {}
}
closeSurface(surface);
runningSubagents.delete(running.id);
return { name, task, summary, exitCode: result.exitCode, elapsed, ...(sessionId ? { claudeSessionId: sessionId } : {}) };
}
// Pi subagent result extraction
let summary: string;
if (existsSync(sessionFile)) {
const allEntries = getNewEntries(sessionFile, 0);
summary =
findLastAssistantMessage(allEntries) ??
(result.errorMessage
? `Subagent error: ${result.errorMessage}`
: result.exitCode !== 0
? `Sub-agent exited with code ${result.exitCode}`
: "Sub-agent exited without output");
} else {
summary = result.errorMessage
? `Subagent error: ${result.errorMessage}`
: result.exitCode !== 0
? `Sub-agent exited with code ${result.exitCode}`
: "Sub-agent exited without output";
}
const stats = existsSync(sessionFile) ? summarizeSessionStats(sessionFile) : null;
const subagentSessionId = existsSync(sessionFile) ? getSessionId(sessionFile) : null;
closeSurface(surface);
runningSubagents.delete(running.id);
return {
name,
task,
summary,
sessionFile,
...(subagentSessionId ? { sessionId: subagentSessionId } : {}),
exitCode: result.exitCode,
elapsed,
ping: result.ping,
...(result.errorMessage ? { errorMessage: result.errorMessage } : {}),
...(stats ? { stats } : {}),
};
} catch (err: any) {
try {
closeSurface(surface);
} catch {}
runningSubagents.delete(running.id);
if (signal.aborted) {
return {
name,
task,
summary: "Subagent cancelled.",
exitCode: 1,
elapsed: Math.floor((Date.now() - startTime) / 1000),
error: "cancelled",
sessionFile,
};
}
return {
name,
task,
summary: `Subagent error: ${err?.message ?? String(err)}`,
exitCode: 1,
elapsed: Math.floor((Date.now() - startTime) / 1000),
error: err?.message ?? String(err),
};
}
}
export default function subagentsExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI) {
// Capture the UI context for widget updates
pi.on("session_start", (_event, ctx) => {
latestCtx = ctx;
});
// Clean up on session shutdown
pi.on("session_shutdown", (_event, _ctx) => {
if (widgetInterval) {
clearInterval(widgetInterval);
widgetInterval = null;
(globalThis as any)[WIDGET_INTERVAL_KEY] = null;
}
if (statusInterval) {
clearInterval(statusInterval);
statusInterval = null;
(globalThis as any)[STATUS_INTERVAL_KEY] = null;
}
const moduleAbort = (globalThis as any)[POLL_ABORT_KEY] as AbortController | undefined;
if (moduleAbort) moduleAbort.abort();
for (const [_id, agent] of runningSubagents) {
agent.abortController?.abort();
}
runningSubagents.clear();
});
// The spawning tools are always registered here. Whether a child process can
// actually see/use them is governed by the parent's `--tools` allowlist and
// by which extensions are loaded into the child (default-deny --no-extensions
// + explicit -e). See launchSubagent().
// ── subagent tool ──
pi.registerTool({
name: "subagent",
label: "Subagent",
description:
"Spawn a sub-agent in a dedicated terminal multiplexer pane. " +
"This is a fire-and-forget async tool: the call returns immediately with only an acknowledgement. " +
"When the sub-agent finishes, the harness AUTOMATICALLY delivers its result as a steer message that wakes you up and starts a new turn — you do not need to do anything to receive it. " +
"DO NOT write polling loops, sleep/wait commands, tail/watch scripts, or repeatedly read session/log files to detect completion. DO NOT call subagents_list or any other tool to 'check' status. All of that is wasted work — the harness handles delivery for you. " +
"DO NOT fabricate, assume, or summarize results after calling this tool. " +
"After spawning, either end your turn immediately, or work on other independent tasks (including spawning more subagents in parallel). The harness will wake you with the result when it is ready.",
promptSnippet:
"Spawn a sub-agent in a dedicated terminal multiplexer pane. " +
"This is a fire-and-forget async tool: the call returns immediately with only an acknowledgement. " +
"When the sub-agent finishes, the harness AUTOMATICALLY delivers its result as a steer message that wakes you up and starts a new turn — you do not need to do anything to receive it. " +
"DO NOT write polling loops, sleep/wait commands, tail/watch scripts, or repeatedly read session/log files to detect completion. DO NOT call subagents_list or any other tool to 'check' status. All of that is wasted work — the harness handles delivery for you. " +
"DO NOT fabricate, assume, or summarize results after calling this tool. " +
"After spawning, either end your turn immediately, or work on other independent tasks (including spawning more subagents in parallel). The harness will wake you with the result when it is ready.",
parameters: SubagentParams,
async execute(_toolCallId, params, _signal, _onUpdate, ctx) {
// Prevent self-spawning (e.g. planner spawning another planner)
const currentAgent = process.env.PI_SUBAGENT_AGENT;
if (params.agent && currentAgent && params.agent === currentAgent) {
return {
content: [
{
type: "text",
text: `You are the ${currentAgent} agent — do not start another ${currentAgent}. You were spawned to do this work yourself. Complete the task directly.`,
},
],
details: { error: "self-spawn blocked" },
};
}
// Strict whitelist at every depth. The caller's permitted set is:
// • a restricted subagent (PI_SUBAGENT_ALLOWED) → only its pinned agents;
// • a top-level session → every discoverable agent, i.e. exactly what
// `subagents_list` shows.
// Every spawn must name an agent in that set. The lone exception is a
// top-level `fork: true` clone, which has no role and inherits the
// caller's own already-trusted toolset. Without this guard a missing or
// unknown `agent` silently launches an unrestricted, full-toolset child.
const permittedAgents = SUBAGENT_ALLOWLIST
? [...SUBAGENT_ALLOWLIST]
: discoverAgentDefinitions().map((a) => a.name);
const permittedSet = new Set(permittedAgents);
const permittedList = permittedAgents.join(", ") || "(none)";
if (!params.agent) {
const forkAllowed = !SUBAGENT_ALLOWLIST && params.fork === true;
if (!forkAllowed) {
return {
content: [
{
type: "text",
text:
`You must specify which agent to spawn via the "agent" field. ` +
`Available agents: ${permittedList}. ` +
`(The "name" field is just a display label — set "agent" to one of the available agents.)`,
},
],
details: { error: "agent required" },
};
}
} else if (!permittedSet.has(params.agent)) {
return {
content: [
{
type: "text",
text:
`You may not spawn the "${params.agent}" agent — it is not ` +
`${SUBAGENT_ALLOWLIST ? "in your allowlist" : "a known agent"}. ` +
`Available agents: ${permittedList}.`,
},
],
details: {
error: SUBAGENT_ALLOWLIST ? "agent not in allowlist" : "unknown agent",
},
};
}
// Validate prerequisites
if (!isMuxAvailable()) {
return muxUnavailableResult();
}
if (!ctx.sessionManager.getSessionFile()) {
return {
content: [
{
type: "text",
text: "Error: no session file. Start pi with a persistent session to use subagents.",
},
],
details: { error: "no session file" },
};
}
// Launch the subagent (creates pane, sends command)
const running = await launchSubagent(params, ctx);
// Create a separate AbortController for the watcher
// (the tool's signal completes when we return)
const watcherAbort = new AbortController();
running.abortController = watcherAbort;
// Start widget refresh and status supervision when the first agent launches
startWidgetRefresh();
startStatusRefresh(pi);
// Fire-and-forget: start watching in background
watchSubagent(running, watcherAbort.signal)
.then((result) => {
updateWidget(); // reflect removal from Map immediately
if (result.ping) {
// Subagent is requesting help — steer a ping with its session id so
// the orchestrator can reply via subagent_message.
const sessionRef = result.sessionId
? `\n\nSession id: ${result.sessionId}\nReply with subagent_message({ name: "${result.ping.name}", message: "…" }) while it runs, or sessionId after it exits.`
: "";
pi.sendMessage(
{
customType: "subagent_ping",
content: `Sub-agent "${result.ping.name}" needs help (${formatElapsed(result.elapsed)}):\n\n${result.ping.message}${sessionRef}`,
display: true,
details: {
name: result.ping.name,
message: result.ping.message,
agent: running.agent,
sessionFile: result.sessionFile,
...(result.sessionId ? { sessionId: result.sessionId } : {}),
},
},
{ triggerTurn: true, deliverAs: "steer" },
);
return;
}
const presentation = resolveResultPresentation(result, running.name);
pi.sendMessage(
{
customType: "subagent_result",
content: presentation,
display: true,
details: {
name: running.name,
task: running.task,
agent: running.agent,
exitCode: result.exitCode,
elapsed: result.elapsed,
sessionFile: result.sessionFile,
...(result.sessionId ? { sessionId: result.sessionId } : {}),
...(result.errorMessage ? { errorMessage: result.errorMessage } : {}),
...(result.claudeSessionId ? { claudeSessionId: result.claudeSessionId } : {}),
...(result.stats ? { stats: result.stats } : {}),
},
},
{ triggerTurn: true, deliverAs: "steer" },
);
})
.catch((err) => {
updateWidget();
pi.sendMessage(
{
customType: "subagent_result",
content: `Sub-agent "${running.name}" error: ${err?.message ?? String(err)}`,
display: true,
details: { name: running.name, task: running.task, error: err?.message },
},
{ triggerTurn: true, deliverAs: "steer" },
);
});
// Return immediately
return {
content: [
{
type: "text",
text:
`Sub-agent "${params.name}" launched and is now running in the background. ` +
`Do NOT generate or assume any results — you have no idea what the sub-agent will do or produce. ` +
`The results will be delivered to you automatically as a steer message when the sub-agent finishes. ` +
`Until then, move on to other work or tell the user you're waiting.`,
},
],
details: {
id: running.id,
name: params.name,
task: params.task,
agent: params.agent,
sessionFile: running.sessionFile,
launchScriptFile: running.launchScriptFile,
status: "started",
},
};
},
renderCall(args, theme) {
const partialArgs = args as Record<string, unknown>;
const name = typeof partialArgs.name === "string" && partialArgs.name ? partialArgs.name : "(unnamed)";
const task = typeof partialArgs.task === "string" ? partialArgs.task : "";
const agent = typeof partialArgs.agent === "string" && partialArgs.agent
? theme.fg("dim", ` (${partialArgs.agent})`)
: "";
const cwdHint = typeof partialArgs.cwd === "string" && partialArgs.cwd
? theme.fg("dim", ` in ${partialArgs.cwd}`)
: "";
let text =
"○ " +
theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold(name)) +
agent +
cwdHint;
// Show a one-line task preview. renderCall is called repeatedly as the
// LLM generates tool arguments, so args.task grows token by token.
// We keep it compact here — Ctrl+O on renderResult expands the full content.
if (task) {
const firstLine = task.split("\n").find((l: string) => l.trim()) ?? "";
const preview = firstLine.length > 100 ? firstLine.slice(0, 100) + "…" : firstLine;
if (preview) {
text += "\n" + theme.fg("toolOutput", preview);
}
const totalLines = task.split("\n").length;
if (totalLines > 1) {
text += theme.fg("muted", ` (${totalLines} lines)`);
}
}
return new Text(text, 0, 0);
},
renderResult(result, _opts, theme) {
const details = result.details as any;
const name = details?.name ?? "(unnamed)";
// "Started" result — tool returned immediately
if (details?.status === "started") {
return new Text(
theme.fg("accent", "⟳") +
" " +
theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold(name)) +
theme.fg("dim", " — started"),
0,
0,
);
}
// Fallback (shouldn't happen)
const text = typeof result.content[0]?.text === "string" ? result.content[0].text : "";
return new Text(theme.fg("dim", text), 0, 0);
},
});
// ── subagents_list tool ──
pi.registerTool({
name: "subagents_list",
label: "List Subagents",
description:
"List all available subagent definitions. " +
"Scans project-local .pi/agents/ and global ~/.pi/agent/agents/. " +
"Project-local agents override global ones with the same name.",
promptSnippet:
"List all available subagent definitions. " +
"Scans project-local .pi/agents/ and global ~/.pi/agent/agents/. " +
"Project-local agents override global ones with the same name.",
parameters: Type.Object({}),
async execute() {
const list = discoverAgentDefinitions().filter((agent) => !agent.disableModelInvocation);
if (list.length === 0) {
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: "No subagent definitions found." }],
details: { agents: [] },
};
}
const lines = list.map((a) => {
const badge = a.source === "project" ? " (project)" : "";
const desc = a.description ? ` — ${a.description}` : "";
const model = a.model ? ` [${a.model}]` : "";
return `• ${a.name}${badge}${model}${desc}`;
});
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: lines.join("\n") }],
details: { agents: list },
};
},
renderResult(result, _opts, theme) {
const details = result.details as any;
const agents = details?.agents ?? [];
if (agents.length === 0) {
return new Text(theme.fg("dim", "No subagent definitions found."), 0, 0);
}
const lines = agents.map((a: any) => {
const badge = a.source === "project" ? theme.fg("accent", " (project)") : "";
const desc = a.description ? theme.fg("dim", ` — ${a.description}`) : "";
const model = a.model ? theme.fg("dim", ` [${a.model}]`) : "";
return ` ${theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold(a.name))}${badge}${model}${desc}`;
});
return new Text(lines.join("\n"), 0, 0);
},
});
// ── subagent_message tool ──
pi.registerTool({
name: "subagent_message",
label: "Message Subagent",
description:
"Send a message to a subagent — either steer one that is still running, or resume a finished one. " +
"Provide exactly ONE of: `name` (the display name of a currently-running subagent, to inject a follow-up instruction into its live session) " +
"or `sessionId` (the id returned in a completed subagent's result, to relaunch that session and continue it). " +
"`message` is always required. " +
"Steering a running subagent returns immediately with a local acknowledgement and does NOT, by itself, emit a new result. " +
"Resuming is a fire-and-forget async call: when the resumed sub-agent finishes, the harness AUTOMATICALLY delivers its result as a steer message that wakes you up. " +
"DO NOT poll, sleep, tail logs, or read session files to detect completion — the harness handles delivery. " +
"DO NOT fabricate or assume results. After calling, either end your turn or work on other independent tasks.",
promptSnippet:
"Message a subagent: steer a running one (by name) or resume a finished one (by sessionId). " +
"`message` is required. Steering returns immediately; resuming delivers its result later as a steer message. " +
"Do not poll or fabricate results.",
parameters: Type.Object({
name: Type.Optional(
Type.String({
description:
"Exact display name of a currently-running subagent to steer. Mutually exclusive with sessionId.",
}),
),
sessionId: Type.Optional(
Type.String({
description:
"Session id (or id prefix) of a finished subagent to resume, as returned in its result. Mutually exclusive with name.",
}),
),
message: Type.String({
description:
"The message to deliver: a follow-up instruction for a running subagent, or the next task for a resumed session.",
}),
autoExit: Type.Optional(
Type.Boolean({
description:
"Resume only: whether the resumed session should automatically exit after completing its response. Defaults to true for autonomous follow-up work; set false for interactive resumed sessions.",
}),
),
}),
renderCall(args, theme) {
const target = args.name ?? args.sessionId ?? "(unknown)";
const verb = args.name ? " — steering" : " — resuming session";
return new Text(
"○ " + theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold(target)) + theme.fg("dim", verb),
0,
0,
);
},
renderResult(result, _opts, theme) {
const details = result.details as any;
if (details?.status === "steered") {
return new Text(
theme.fg("success", "✓") +
" " +
theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold(details.name ?? "subagent")) +
theme.fg("dim", " — message delivered"),
0,
0,
);
}
if (details?.status === "started") {
return new Text(
theme.fg("accent", "⟳") +
" " +
theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold(details.name ?? "Resume")) +
theme.fg("dim", " — resumed"),
0,
0,
);
}
// Fallback / error
const text = typeof result.content[0]?.text === "string" ? result.content[0].text : "";
return new Text(theme.fg("dim", text), 0, 0);
},
async execute(_toolCallId, params, _signal, _onUpdate, ctx) {
const hasName = !!params.name?.trim();
const hasSession = !!params.sessionId?.trim();
if (hasName === hasSession) {
const err =
"Provide exactly one of `name` (steer a running subagent) or `sessionId` (resume a finished session).";
return { content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: err }], details: { error: err } };
}
if (!isMuxAvailable()) {
return muxUnavailableResult();
}
// ── Steer a running subagent ──
if (hasName) {
return handleSubagentSteer({ name: params.name, message: params.message });
}
// ── Resume a finished session ──
const requestedId = params.sessionId!.trim();
const message = params.message;
const name = params.name ?? "Resume";
const { autoExit, interactive } = resolveResumeLaunchBehavior(params);
const startTime = Date.now();
const id = Math.random().toString(16).slice(2, 10);
// Resolve the id (or path) to a concrete session file.
const sessionsRoot = dirname(ctx.sessionManager.getSessionDir());
const sessionPath =
requestedId.includes("/") || requestedId.includes("\\") || requestedId.endsWith(".jsonl")
? requestedId
: resolveSessionFileById(requestedId, sessionsRoot);
if (!sessionPath || !existsSync(sessionPath)) {
const err = `No session found for id "${requestedId}". Use the session id returned in a completed subagent's result.`;
return { content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: err }], details: { error: err } };
}
// Guard: never resume a session that is still running — two processes
// mutating the same .jsonl corrupts it. Steer it by name instead.
for (const r of runningSubagents.values()) {
if (resolve(r.sessionFile) === resolve(sessionPath)) {
const err = `Session "${requestedId}" is still running as "${r.name}". Use name: "${r.name}" to steer it instead of resuming.`;
return { content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: err }], details: { error: err } };
}
}
const resumedSessionId = getSessionId(sessionPath) ?? requestedId;
// Record entry count before resuming so we can extract new messages
const entryCountBefore = getNewEntries(sessionPath, 0).length;
const surface = createSurface(name);
await new Promise<void>((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, getShellReadyDelayMs()));
// Build pi resume command
const parts = ["pi", "--session", shellEscape(sessionPath)];
// Load subagent-done extension so the agent can self-terminate if needed
const subagentDonePath = join(SUBAGENTS_DIR, "subagent-done.ts");
parts.push("-e", shellEscape(subagentDonePath));
const sessionId = ctx.sessionManager.getSessionId();
const artifactDir = getArtifactDir(ctx.sessionManager.getSessionDir(), sessionId);
const activityFile = getSubagentActivityFile(artifactDir, id);
mkdirSync(dirname(activityFile), { recursive: true });
let resumeMsgFile: string | undefined;
if (params.message) {
const msgTimestamp = new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, "-").slice(0, 19);
resumeMsgFile = join(
artifactDir,
"subagent-resume",
`${name
.toLowerCase()
.replace(/[^a-z0-9\s-]/g, "")
.replace(/\s+/g, "-")
.replace(/-+/g, "-")
.replace(/^-|-$/g, "") || "resume"}-${msgTimestamp}.md`,
);
mkdirSync(dirname(resumeMsgFile), { recursive: true });
writeFileSync(resumeMsgFile, message, "utf8");
parts.push(shellEscape(`@${resumeMsgFile}`));
}
// Build env prefix — propagate PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR for config isolation
const resumeEnvParts: string[] = [];
if (process.env.PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR) {
resumeEnvParts.push(`PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR=${shellEscape(process.env.PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR)}`);
}
resumeEnvParts.push(`PI_SUBAGENT_NAME=${shellEscape(name)}`);
resumeEnvParts.push(`PI_SUBAGENT_SESSION=${shellEscape(sessionPath)}`);
resumeEnvParts.push(`PI_SUBAGENT_ID=${shellEscape(id)}`);
resumeEnvParts.push(`PI_SUBAGENT_ACTIVITY_FILE=${shellEscape(activityFile)}`);
if (autoExit) {
resumeEnvParts.push(`PI_SUBAGENT_AUTO_EXIT=1`);
}
const resumeEnvPrefix = resumeEnvParts.join(" ") + " ";
const command = `${resumeEnvPrefix}${parts.join(" ")}; echo '__SUBAGENT_DONE_'$?'__'`;
const launchScriptFile = join(
artifactDir,
"subagent-scripts",
`${name
.toLowerCase()
.replace(/[^a-z0-9\s-]/g, "")
.replace(/\s+/g, "-")
.replace(/-+/g, "-")
.replace(/^-|-$/g, "") || "resume"}-resume-${Date.now()}.sh`,
);
sendLongCommand(surface, command, {
scriptPath: launchScriptFile,
scriptPreamble: [
`# Subagent resume script for ${name}`,
`# Generated: ${new Date().toISOString()}`,
`# Session: ${sessionPath}`,
`# Surface: ${surface}`,
...(resumeMsgFile ? [`# Resume message file: ${resumeMsgFile}`] : []),
].join("\n"),
});
// Register as a running subagent for widget tracking
const running: RunningSubagent = {
id,
name,
task: message,
surface,
startTime,
sessionFile: sessionPath,
launchScriptFile,
activityFile,
interactive,
statusState: createStatusState({
source: "pi",
startTimeMs: startTime,
}),
};
runningSubagents.set(id, running);
startWidgetRefresh();
startStatusRefresh(pi);
// Fire-and-forget watcher
const watcherAbort = new AbortController();
running.abortController = watcherAbort;
watchSubagent(running, watcherAbort.signal)
.then((result) => {
updateWidget();
if (result.ping) {
const sessionRef = `\n\nSession id: ${resumedSessionId}\nReply with subagent_message({ name: "${result.ping.name}", message: "…" }) while it runs, or sessionId after it exits.`;
pi.sendMessage(
{
customType: "subagent_ping",
content: `Sub-agent "${result.ping.name}" needs help (${formatElapsed(result.elapsed)}):\n\n${result.ping.message}${sessionRef}`,
display: true,
details: {
name: result.ping.name,
message: result.ping.message,
sessionFile: sessionPath,
sessionId: resumedSessionId,
},
},
{ triggerTurn: true, deliverAs: "steer" },
);
return;
}
const allEntries = getNewEntries(sessionPath, entryCountBefore);
const summary = findLastAssistantMessage(allEntries) ??
(result.errorMessage
? `Subagent error: ${result.errorMessage}`
: result.exitCode !== 0
? `Resumed session exited with code ${result.exitCode}`
: "Resumed session exited without new output");
const presentation = resolveResultPresentation(
{ ...result, summary, sessionFile: sessionPath, sessionId: resumedSessionId },
name,
);
pi.sendMessage(
{
customType: "subagent_result",
content: presentation,
display: true,
details: {
name,
task: message,
exitCode: result.exitCode,
elapsed: result.elapsed,
sessionFile: sessionPath,
sessionId: resumedSessionId,
...(result.errorMessage ? { errorMessage: result.errorMessage } : {}),
},
},
{ triggerTurn: true, deliverAs: "steer" },
);
})
.catch((err) => {
updateWidget();
pi.sendMessage(
{
customType: "subagent_result",
content: `Resume error: ${err?.message ?? String(err)}`,
display: true,
details: { name, error: err?.message },
},
{ triggerTurn: true, deliverAs: "steer" },
);
});
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: `Session "${name}" resumed.` }],
details: {
id,
name,
sessionId: resumedSessionId,
sessionFile: sessionPath,
launchScriptFile,
status: "started",
},
};
},
});
// /subagent command — spawn a subagent by name
pi.registerCommand("subagent", {
description: "Spawn a subagent: /subagent <agent> <task>",
handler: async (args, ctx) => {
const trimmed = args.trim();
if (!trimmed) {
ctx.ui.notify("Usage: /subagent <agent> [task]", "warning");
return;
}
const spaceIdx = trimmed.indexOf(" ");
const agentName = spaceIdx === -1 ? trimmed : trimmed.slice(0, spaceIdx);
const task = spaceIdx === -1 ? "" : trimmed.slice(spaceIdx + 1).trim();
const defs = loadAgentDefaults(agentName);
if (!defs) {
ctx.ui.notify(
`Agent "${agentName}" not found in ~/.pi/agent/agents/ or .pi/agents/`,
"error",
);
return;
}
const taskText = task || `You are the ${agentName} agent. Wait for instructions.`;
const displayName = agentName[0].toUpperCase() + agentName.slice(1);
const toolCall = `Use subagent with agent: "${agentName}", name: "${displayName}", task: ${JSON.stringify(taskText)}`;
pi.sendUserMessage(toolCall);
},
});
// ── subagent_result message renderer ──
pi.registerMessageRenderer("subagent_result", (message, options, theme) => {
const details = message.details as any;
if (!details) return undefined;
return {
render(width: number): string[] {
const name = details.name ?? "subagent";
const exitCode = details.exitCode ?? 0;
const errorMessage = typeof details.errorMessage === "string" ? details.errorMessage : "";
const failed = exitCode !== 0 || !!errorMessage;
const elapsed = details.elapsed != null ? formatElapsed(details.elapsed) : "?";
const bgFn = failed
? (text: string) => theme.bg("toolErrorBg", text)
: (text: string) => theme.bg("toolSuccessBg", text);
const stats = (details.stats ?? null) as SessionStats | null;
const icon = failed
? theme.fg("error", "✗")
: theme.fg("success", "✓");
const agentTag = details.agent ? theme.fg("dim", ` (${details.agent})`) : "";
const modelTag = stats?.model ? theme.fg("dim", ` (${stats.model})`) : "";
const titleSegment = `${icon} ${theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold(name))}${agentTag}${modelTag} ${theme.fg("dim", "—")} `;
// Success: icon already conveys "completed", so show "N tools · duration"
// like the in-process extension. Failure: surface the failure reason.
let header: string;
if (failed) {
const reason = errorMessage ? "failed (provider/agent error)" : `failed (exit ${exitCode})`;
header = `${titleSegment}${theme.fg("error", reason)} ${theme.fg("dim", `· ${elapsed}`)}`;
} else {
const toolPart = stats ? `${stats.toolCount} tools · ${elapsed}` : elapsed;
header = `${titleSegment}${theme.fg("dim", toolPart)}`;
}
// Usage line: ↑in ↓out R… W… $cost · context-gauge (color-coded by %).
let usageLine: string | null = null;
if (stats) {
const segs = formatUsageSegments(stats).map((s) => theme.fg("dim", s));
if (stats.contextTokens > 0) {
const window = contextWindowFor(stats.model);
const ctxStr = formatContextUsage(stats.contextTokens, window);
const pct = window ? (stats.contextTokens / window) * 100 : 0;
const coloredCtx =
pct > 90 ? theme.fg("error", ctxStr) : pct > 70 ? theme.fg("warning", ctxStr) : theme.fg("dim", ctxStr);
segs.push(coloredCtx);
}
if (segs.length > 0) usageLine = segs.join(theme.fg("dim", " "));
}
const rawContent = typeof message.content === "string" ? message.content : "";
// Clean summary (remove session ref and leading label for display)
const summary = rawContent
.replace(/\n\nSession id: [\s\S]+$/, "")
.replace(`Sub-agent "${name}" completed (${elapsed}).\n\n`, "")
.replace(`Sub-agent "${name}" failed (exit code ${exitCode}).\n\n`, "")
.replace(
new RegExp(
`^Sub-agent "${name.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&")}" failed after ${elapsed} \\(provider/agent error — auto-retry exhausted\\)\\.\\n\\n`,
),
"",
);
// Build content for the box
const contentLines = [header];
if (usageLine) contentLines.push(usageLine);
if (options.expanded) {
// Full view: complete summary + session info
if (summary) {
for (const line of summary.split("\n")) {
contentLines.push(line.slice(0, width - 6));
}
}
if (details.sessionId || details.sessionFile) {
contentLines.push("");
if (details.sessionId) {
contentLines.push(theme.fg("dim", `Session id: ${details.sessionId}`));
contentLines.push(
theme.fg(
"dim",
`Follow up: subagent_message({ sessionId: "${details.sessionId}", message: "…" })`,
),
);
}
if (details.sessionFile) {
contentLines.push(theme.fg("muted", `Session file: ${details.sessionFile}`));
}
}
} else {
// Collapsed: preview + expand hint
if (summary) {
const previewLines = summary.split("\n").slice(0, 5);
for (const line of previewLines) {
contentLines.push(theme.fg("dim", line.slice(0, width - 6)));
}
const totalLines = summary.split("\n").length;
if (totalLines > 5) {
contentLines.push(theme.fg("muted", `… ${totalLines - 5} more lines`));
}
}
contentLines.push(theme.fg("muted", keyHint("app.tools.expand", "to expand")));
}
// Render via Box for background + padding, with blank line above for separation
const box = new Box(1, 1, bgFn);
box.addChild(new Text(contentLines.join("\n"), 0, 0));
return ["", ...box.render(width)];
},
};
});
// ── subagent_status message renderer ──
pi.registerMessageRenderer("subagent_status", (message, options, theme) => {
const details = message.details as any;
const lines = Array.isArray(details?.lines) ? details.lines : [];
const overflow = typeof details?.overflow === "number" ? details.overflow : 0;
if (lines.length === 0 && overflow === 0) return undefined;
return {
render(width: number): string[] {
const lineWidth = Math.max(0, width - 6);
const contentLines = [
`${theme.fg("accent", "•")} ${theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold("Subagent status"))}`,
...lines.map((line: string) => theme.fg("dim", truncateToWidth(line, lineWidth))),
];
if (overflow > 0) {
contentLines.push(theme.fg("muted", `+${overflow} more running.`));
}
if (!options.expanded) {
contentLines.push(theme.fg("muted", keyHint("app.tools.expand", "to expand")));
}
const box = new Box(1, 1, (text: string) => theme.bg("customMessageBg", text));
box.addChild(new Text(contentLines.join("\n"), 0, 0));
return ["", ...box.render(width)];
},
};
});
// ── subagent_ping message renderer ──
pi.registerMessageRenderer("subagent_ping", (message, options, theme) => {
const details = message.details as any;
if (!details) return undefined;
return {
render(width: number): string[] {
const name = details.name ?? "subagent";
const agentTag = details.agent ? theme.fg("dim", ` (${details.agent})`) : "";
const bgFn = (text: string) => theme.bg("toolSuccessBg", text);
const icon = theme.fg("accent", "?");
const header = `${icon} ${theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold(name))}${agentTag} ${theme.fg("dim", "— needs help")}`;
const contentLines = [header];
if (options.expanded) {
contentLines.push("");
contentLines.push(details.message ?? "");
if (details.sessionFile) {
contentLines.push("");
contentLines.push(theme.fg("dim", `Session: ${details.sessionFile}`));
}
} else {
const preview = (details.message ?? "").split("\n")[0].slice(0, width - 10);
contentLines.push(theme.fg("dim", preview));
contentLines.push(theme.fg("muted", keyHint("app.tools.expand", "to expand")));
}
const box = new Box(1, 1, bgFn);
box.addChild(new Text(contentLines.join("\n"), 0, 0));
return ["", ...box.render(width)];
},
};
});
}
// test