remove the need for polling from experimental background agents (#29179)

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@ -2,17 +2,14 @@ import * as Tool from "./tool"
import DESCRIPTION from "./task.txt"
import { ToolJsonSchema } from "./json-schema"
import { BackgroundJob } from "@/background/job"
import { Bus } from "@/bus"
import { Session } from "@/session/session"
import { SessionID, MessageID } from "../session/schema"
import { MessageV2 } from "../session/message-v2"
import { Agent } from "../agent/agent"
import { deriveSubagentSessionPermission } from "../agent/subagent-permissions"
import type { SessionPrompt } from "../session/prompt"
import { SessionStatus } from "@/session/status"
import { Config } from "@/config/config"
import { TuiEvent } from "@/cli/cmd/tui/event"
import { Cause, Effect, Exit, Option, Schema, Scope } from "effect"
import { Cause, Effect, Exit, Schema, Scope } from "effect"
import { EffectBridge } from "@/effect/bridge"
import { RuntimeFlags } from "@/effect/runtime-flags"
@ -20,7 +17,6 @@ export interface TaskPromptOps {
cancel(sessionID: SessionID): Effect.Effect<void>
resolvePromptParts(template: string): Effect.Effect<SessionPrompt.PromptInput["parts"]>
prompt(input: SessionPrompt.PromptInput): Effect.Effect<MessageV2.WithParts>
loop(input: SessionPrompt.LoopInput): Effect.Effect<MessageV2.WithParts>
}
const id = "task"
@ -28,12 +24,14 @@ const BACKGROUND_DESCRIPTION = [
"",
"",
[
"Background mode: background=true launches the subagent asynchronously.",
"Use task_status(task_id=..., wait=false) to poll, or wait=true to block until done.",
"Background mode: background=true launches the subagent asynchronously and returns immediately.",
"Foreground is the default; use it when you need the result before continuing.",
"Use background only for independent work that can run while you continue elsewhere.",
"You will be notified automatically when it finishes.",
].join(" "),
].join("\n")
const BaseParameters = Schema.Struct({
const BaseParameterFields = {
description: Schema.String.annotate({ description: "A short (3-5 words) description of the task" }),
prompt: Schema.String.annotate({ description: "The task for the agent to perform" }),
subagent_type: Schema.String.annotate({ description: "The type of specialized agent to use for this task" }),
@ -42,40 +40,32 @@ const BaseParameters = Schema.Struct({
"This should only be set if you mean to resume a previous task (you can pass a prior task_id and the task will continue the same subagent session as before instead of creating a fresh one)",
}),
command: Schema.optional(Schema.String).annotate({ description: "The command that triggered this task" }),
})
}
const BaseParameters = Schema.Struct(BaseParameterFields)
export const Parameters = Schema.Struct({
description: Schema.String.annotate({ description: "A short (3-5 words) description of the task" }),
prompt: Schema.String.annotate({ description: "The task for the agent to perform" }),
subagent_type: Schema.String.annotate({ description: "The type of specialized agent to use for this task" }),
task_id: Schema.optional(Schema.String).annotate({
description:
"This should only be set if you mean to resume a previous task (you can pass a prior task_id and the task will continue the same subagent session as before instead of creating a fresh one)",
}),
command: Schema.optional(Schema.String).annotate({ description: "The command that triggered this task" }),
...BaseParameterFields,
background: Schema.optional(Schema.Boolean).annotate({
description: "When true, launch the subagent in the background and return immediately",
description: "Run the agent in the background. You will be notified when it completes.",
}),
})
function output(sessionID: SessionID, text: string) {
return [
`task_id: ${sessionID} (for resuming to continue this task if needed)`,
"",
"<task_result>",
text,
"</task_result>",
].join("\n")
return [`<task id="${sessionID}" state="completed">`, "<task_result>", text, "</task_result>", "</task>"].join(
"\n",
)
}
function backgroundOutput(sessionID: SessionID) {
return [
`task_id: ${sessionID} (for polling this task with task_status)`,
"state: running",
"",
`<task id="${sessionID}" state="running">`,
"<summary>Background task started</summary>",
"<task_result>",
"Background task started. Continue your current work and call task_status when you need the result.",
"Background task started. You will be notified automatically when it finishes; do not poll for progress.",
"Do not duplicate its work. Continue only with non-overlapping work, or stop if there is nothing else useful to do.",
"</task_result>",
"</task>",
].join("\n")
}
@ -90,9 +80,14 @@ function backgroundMessage(input: {
input.state === "completed"
? `Background task completed: ${input.description}`
: `Background task failed: ${input.description}`
return [title, `task_id: ${input.sessionID}`, `state: ${input.state}`, "", `<${tag}>`, input.text, `</${tag}>`].join(
"\n",
)
return [
`<task id="${input.sessionID}" state="${input.state}">`,
`<summary>${title}</summary>`,
`<${tag}>`,
input.text,
`</${tag}>`,
"</task>",
].join("\n")
}
function errorText(error: unknown) {
@ -105,11 +100,9 @@ export const TaskTool = Tool.define(
Effect.gen(function* () {
const agent = yield* Agent.Service
const background = yield* BackgroundJob.Service
const bus = yield* Bus.Service
const config = yield* Config.Service
const sessions = yield* Session.Service
const scope = yield* Scope.Scope
const status = yield* SessionStatus.Service
const flags = yield* RuntimeFlags.Service
const run = Effect.fn("TaskTool.execute")(function* (
@ -141,9 +134,8 @@ export const TaskTool = Tool.define(
return yield* Effect.fail(new Error(`Unknown agent type: ${params.subagent_type} is not a valid agent type`))
}
const taskID = params.task_id
const session = taskID
? yield* sessions.get(SessionID.make(taskID)).pipe(Effect.catchCause(() => Effect.succeed(undefined)))
const session = params.task_id
? yield* sessions.get(SessionID.make(params.task_id)).pipe(Effect.catchCause(() => Effect.succeed(undefined)))
: undefined
const parent = yield* sessions.get(ctx.sessionID)
const parentAgent = parent.agent
@ -189,7 +181,6 @@ export const TaskTool = Tool.define(
const ops = ctx.extra?.promptOps as TaskPromptOps
if (!ops) return yield* Effect.fail(new Error("TaskTool requires promptOps in ctx.extra"))
const runCancel = yield* EffectBridge.make()
const runTask = Effect.fn("TaskTool.runTask")(function* () {
const parts = yield* ops.resolvePromptParts(params.prompt)
@ -211,68 +202,34 @@ export const TaskTool = Tool.define(
return result.parts.findLast((item) => item.type === "text")?.text ?? ""
})
const resumeWhenIdle: (input: { userID: MessageID; state: "completed" | "error" }) => Effect.Effect<void> =
Effect.fn("TaskTool.resumeWhenIdle")(function* (input: { userID: MessageID; state: "completed" | "error" }) {
const latest = yield* sessions
.findMessage(ctx.sessionID, (item) => item.info.role === "user")
.pipe(Effect.orDie)
if (Option.isNone(latest)) return
if (latest.value.info.id !== input.userID) return
if ((yield* status.get(ctx.sessionID)).type !== "idle") {
yield* Effect.sleep("300 millis")
return yield* resumeWhenIdle(input)
}
yield* bus.publish(TuiEvent.ToastShow, {
title: input.state === "completed" ? "Background task complete" : "Background task failed",
message:
input.state === "completed"
? `Background task "${params.description}" finished. Resuming the main thread.`
: `Background task "${params.description}" failed. Resuming the main thread.`,
variant: input.state === "completed" ? "success" : "error",
duration: 5000,
})
yield* ops
.loop({ sessionID: ctx.sessionID })
.pipe(Effect.ignore, Effect.forkIn(scope, { startImmediately: true }))
})
const continueIfIdle = Effect.fn("TaskTool.continueIfIdle")(function* (input: {
userID: MessageID
state: "completed" | "error"
}) {
yield* resumeWhenIdle(input).pipe(Effect.ignore, Effect.forkIn(scope, { startImmediately: true }))
})
const inject = Effect.fn("TaskTool.injectBackgroundResult")(function* (
state: "completed" | "error",
text: string,
) {
const currentParent = yield* sessions.get(ctx.sessionID)
const message = yield* ops.prompt({
sessionID: ctx.sessionID,
noReply: true,
agent: currentParent.agent ?? ctx.agent,
parts: [
{
type: "text",
synthetic: true,
text: backgroundMessage({
sessionID: nextSession.id,
description: params.description,
state,
text,
}),
},
],
})
yield* continueIfIdle({ userID: message.info.id, state })
yield* ops
.prompt({
sessionID: ctx.sessionID,
agent: currentParent.agent ?? ctx.agent,
parts: [
{
type: "text",
synthetic: true,
text: backgroundMessage({
sessionID: nextSession.id,
description: params.description,
state,
text,
}),
},
],
})
.pipe(Effect.ignore, Effect.forkIn(scope, { startImmediately: true }))
})
const existing = yield* background.get(nextSession.id)
if (existing?.status === "running") {
return yield* Effect.fail(
new Error(`Task ${nextSession.id} is already running. Use task_status to check progress.`),
)
return yield* Effect.fail(new Error(`Task ${nextSession.id} is already running.`))
}
if (runInBackground) {
@ -302,6 +259,7 @@ export const TaskTool = Tool.define(
}
}
const runCancel = yield* EffectBridge.make()
const cancel = ops.cancel(nextSession.id)
function onAbort() {