#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ Delegate Tool -- Subagent Architecture Spawns child AIAgent instances with a fresh conversation, their own task_id (terminal session, file-ops cache), the parent's toolsets minus child-blocked tools, and a focused system prompt built from goal + context. Single-task and batch (parallel) modes; top-level model calls run in the background while orchestrator children wait for their own workers. The parent only ever sees the delegation call and the summary result, never the child's intermediate tool calls or reasoning. """ import logging import time import weakref from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional from tools.terminal_tool import set_approval_callback as _set_subagent_approval_cb # noqa: F401 (used via _await_child) from utils import is_truthy_value logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) # The delegate_tool_* siblings hold the pieces split out of this module; every # moved name is re-imported so ``tools.delegate_tool.`` keeps resolving for # callers and patching tests. Mutable flag globals live only in their owning module. from tools.delegate_tool_child_run import ( # noqa: F401 _WorktreeReporter, _append_missed_steer, _append_sibling_write_reminder, _attach_child, _finish_failed_entry, _await_child, _build_result_entry, _cleanup_child_run, _dump_subagent_timeout_diagnostic, _emit_child_complete, _fabricated_entry, _lease_child_credential, _make_text_relay, _merge_late_steer, _register_child, _seed_child_workspace, _start_heartbeat, _validate_child_output_schema, ) from tools.delegate_tool_config import ( # noqa: F401 _DEFAULT_MAX_CONCURRENT_CHILDREN, _get_child_timeout, _get_inherit_mcp_toolsets, _get_max_async_children, _get_max_concurrent_children, _get_max_spawn_depth, _get_orchestrator_enabled, _get_subagent_approval_callback, _get_worktree_isolation, _inherit_parent_base_url, _inherit_parent_capabilities, _load_config, _merge_request_overrides, _resolve_child_credential_pool, _require_pinned_command, _resolve_child_runtime, _resolve_delegation_credentials, _subagent_auto_approve, _subagent_auto_deny, ) from tools.delegate_tool_dispatch import ( # noqa: F401 _Batch, _announce_batch, _capture_origin, _dispatch_background, _execute_and_aggregate, _run_batch, _run_children_parallel, ) from tools.delegate_tool_progress import ( # noqa: F401 DelegateEvent, SUBAGENT_FAILURE_STATUSES, _batch_prefix, _build_child_progress_callback, _build_child_system_prompt, _clean_error_text, _emit_parent_console, _quiet, _resolve_workspace_hint, _safe_progress, format_batch_tag, format_subagent_failure_line, ) from tools.delegate_tool_registry import ( # noqa: F401 _CONTROL_ACTIONS, _active_subagents, _active_subagents_lock, _capture_gateway_steer_authority, _close_subagent_steering, _handle_control_action, _is_descendant_of, _owns_subagent_record, _register_subagent, _unregister_subagent, get_subagent_attribution, interrupt_subagent, is_spawn_paused, list_active_subagents, set_spawn_paused, steer_subagent, ) from tools.delegate_tool_tasks import _coerce_task_schemas, _normalize_task_list # noqa: F401 from tools.delegate_tool_toolsets import ( # noqa: F401 DEFAULT_TOOLSETS, DELEGATE_BLOCKED_TOOLS, _expand_parent_toolsets, _resolve_child_toolsets, _strip_blocked_tools, ) from tools.delegate_tool_results import ( # noqa: F401 _apply_summary_budget, _build_child_preserving_parent_tools, _finalize_child_results, _run_child_lifecycle, _summarize_tool_arguments, ) # Nested delegation is granted by depth/role in _build_child_agent, never by the # model naming toolsets (there is no model-facing toolsets argument). def _normalize_role(r: Optional[str]) -> str: """'leaf' | 'orchestrator'; None/empty/unknown -> 'leaf' (unknown warns).""" if r is None or not r: return "leaf" r_norm = str(r).strip().lower() if r_norm in {"leaf", "orchestrator"}: return r_norm logger.warning("Unknown delegate_task role=%r, coercing to 'leaf'", r) return "leaf" DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS = 250 _HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL = 30 # seconds between parent activity heartbeats during delegation # Stale-heartbeat thresholds (cycles of _HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL with no progress). # Progress = iteration, current_tool OR last_activity_ts advancing; an in-flight # model wait refreshes last_activity_ts, so slow models are not "idle". Idle # stays tight so a truly wedged child doesn't mask the gateway timeout; in-tool # is much higher so legitimately long tools can finish. _HEARTBEAT_STALE_CYCLES_IDLE = 15 # 450s idle between turns → stale _HEARTBEAT_STALE_CYCLES_IN_TOOL = 40 # 1200s stuck on same tool → stale def check_delegate_requirements() -> bool: """Delegation has no external requirements -- always available.""" return True def _open_child_session_db(parent_agent) -> Any: """DEDICATED SessionDB handle for the child, or None. The parent's handle can be closed by its own lifecycle while a background child still flushes (transcript silently dropped). It MUST open the same db FILE as the parent's handle (non-launch profiles), else lineage / session_search break; released by the child's close() via _owns_session_db. """ parent_session_db = getattr(parent_agent, "_session_db", None) if parent_session_db is None: return None with _quiet("subagent: failed to open dedicated SessionDB; child persistence disabled", exc_info=True): from hermes_state import get_shared_session_db _parent_db_path = getattr(parent_session_db, "db_path", None) return get_shared_session_db(_parent_db_path) if _parent_db_path is not None else get_shared_session_db() return None def _build_child_agent( task_index: int, goal: str, context: Optional[str], toolsets: Optional[List[str]], model: Optional[str], max_iterations: int, task_count: int, parent_agent, # Credential overrides from delegation config override_provider: Optional[str] = None, override_base_url: Optional[str] = None, override_api_key: Optional[str] = None, override_api_mode: Optional[str] = None, override_request_overrides: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, override_max_tokens: Optional[int] = None, # ACP transport overrides from trusted delegation config. override_acp_command: Optional[str] = None, override_acp_args: Optional[List[str]] = None, # Legacy; accepted for wire compat but ignored (capability is depth-derived). role: str = "leaf", ): """Build (don't run) a child AIAgent on the main thread. override_* (from delegation config) replace parent inheritance so children can run on a different provider:model pair. """ import uuid as _uuid from run_agent import AIAgent from agent.delegation_context import delegated_child_context # Role is depth-derived: a child may delegate iff the kill switch is on and # depth budget remains below max_spawn_depth. The `role` arg is ignored. child_depth = getattr(parent_agent, "_delegate_depth", 0) + 1 max_spawn = _get_max_spawn_depth() effective_role = "orchestrator" if _get_orchestrator_enabled() and child_depth < max_spawn else "leaf" # One subagent_id shared by the progress callback, spawn_requested event and # the live registry; parent_id is set when THIS parent is itself a subagent. subagent_id = f"sa-{task_index}-{_uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}" parent_subagent_id = getattr(parent_agent, "_subagent_id", None) delegation_cfg = _load_config() child_toolsets, child_disabled_toolsets = _resolve_child_toolsets(parent_agent, toolsets, effective_role) child_prompt = _build_child_system_prompt( goal, context, workspace_path=_resolve_workspace_hint(parent_agent), role=effective_role, max_spawn_depth=max_spawn, child_depth=child_depth, ) parent_api_key = getattr(parent_agent, "api_key", None) if (not parent_api_key) and hasattr(parent_agent, "_client_kwargs"): parent_api_key = parent_agent._client_kwargs.get("api_key") # Shared ref: session_id once the child exists, delegation_id once # delegate_task stamps it — both ride on every relayed event. child_session_ref: Dict[str, Any] = {} child_progress_cb = _build_child_progress_callback( task_index, goal, parent_agent, task_count, subagent_id=subagent_id, parent_id=parent_subagent_id, depth=max(0, child_depth - 1), # 0 = first-level child for the UI model=model or getattr(parent_agent, "model", None), toolsets=child_toolsets, session_ref=child_session_ref, ) rt = _resolve_child_runtime( parent_agent, delegation_cfg, parent_api_key, model=model, override_provider=override_provider, override_base_url=override_base_url, override_api_key=override_api_key, override_api_mode=override_api_mode, override_max_tokens=override_max_tokens, override_acp_command=override_acp_command, override_acp_args=override_acp_args, ) if override_request_overrides is not None: # honored whenever set, incl. the inherit branch where # _resolve_delegation_credentials already merged OVER the parent's request_overrides = dict(override_request_overrides) else: request_overrides = {} if override_provider else dict(getattr(parent_agent, "request_overrides", {}) or {}) child_session_db = _open_child_session_db(parent_agent) with delegated_child_context(): try: child = AIAgent( **rt, max_iterations=max_iterations, prefill_messages=getattr(parent_agent, "prefill_messages", None), enabled_toolsets=child_toolsets, disabled_toolsets=child_disabled_toolsets, quiet_mode=True, ephemeral_system_prompt=child_prompt, log_prefix=f"[subagent-{task_index}]", platform="subagent", skip_context_files=True, skip_memory=True, clarify_callback=None, thinking_callback=( (lambda text: _safe_progress(child_progress_cb, "_thinking", text) if text else None) if child_progress_cb else None ), session_db=child_session_db, parent_session_id=getattr(parent_agent, "session_id", None), request_overrides=request_overrides, tool_progress_callback=child_progress_cb, iteration_budget=None, # fresh budget per subagent ) except BaseException: # No child close() will ever run: release the dedicated handle here. if child_session_db is not None: with _quiet(None): from hermes_state import release_or_close release_or_close(child_session_db) raise child._print_fn = getattr(parent_agent, "_print_fn", None) if child_session_db is not None: child._owns_session_db = True # released by the child's close(), never by the parent child_session_ref["session_id"] = getattr(child, "session_id", "") or "" child._progress_identity_ref = child_session_ref child._delegate_depth = child_depth child._delegate_role = effective_role # post-degrade role child._subagent_id = subagent_id child._parent_subagent_id = parent_subagent_id # Ownership chain for action=list/steer/stop; weakref so a finished parent # can be collected while a detached child record lingers in the registry. try: child._delegate_parent_ref = weakref.ref(parent_agent) except TypeError: child._delegate_parent_ref = None # non-weakref-able test doubles # Sidebar marker: subagent sessions stay out of session pickers even when a # parent delete orphans them (mirrors /branch's ``_branched_from``). parent_sid = getattr(parent_agent, "session_id", None) if parent_sid and getattr(child, "_session_init_model_config", None) is not None: child._session_init_model_config["_delegate_from"] = parent_sid # Shared pool lets children rotate credentials on rate limits. child_pool = _resolve_child_credential_pool(rt["provider"], parent_agent, rt["base_url"]) if child_pool is not None: child._credential_pool = child_pool _attach_child(parent_agent, child) # interrupt propagation # spawn_requested now — the child may queue for seconds when the pool is # saturated — then the subagent_start lifecycle hook. _safe_progress(child_progress_cb, "subagent.spawn_requested", preview=goal) with _quiet("subagent_start hook invocation failed", exc_info=True): from hermes_cli.lifecycle import invoke_hook as _invoke_hook _invoke_hook( "subagent_start", parent_session_id=parent_sid, parent_turn_id=getattr(parent_agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "", parent_subagent_id=parent_subagent_id, child_session_id=getattr(child, "session_id", None), child_subagent_id=subagent_id, child_role=effective_role, child_goal=goal, ) return child def _run_single_child( task_index: int, goal: str, child=None, parent_agent=None, *, owner_session_id: Optional[str] = None, owner_transport: Any = None, owner_session_record: Any = None, **_kwargs, ) -> Dict[str, Any]: """Run a pre-built child agent (called from a worker thread) and return its result entry. Contract, derived from the child's structured completion fields: status ∈ {completed, interrupted, failed} — a structured failure (failed=True / non-empty error) or an invalid terminal state is "failed" even when a summary exists. exit_reason ∈ {completed, max_iterations, interrupted, error} — "max_iterations" only for genuine budget exhaustion (completed=False with no failure fields), never for errors. truncated == (exit_reason == "max_iterations"). """ child_start = time.monotonic() # Set when a timed-out Future still owns the child: closing it from this # thread before the worker settles races the conversation's finally path. _child_close_deferred = False child_progress_cb = getattr(child, "tool_progress_callback", None) child_pool, leased_cred_id = _lease_child_credential(child) # Heartbeat keeps the parent's _last_activity_ts moving so the gateway # inactivity timeout doesn't fire while the child works; it stops itself # once the child looks stale (see _HEARTBEAT_STALE_CYCLES_*). heartbeat = _start_heartbeat(child, parent_agent, task_index) # TUI/RPC registry entry (kill/pause/status by subagent_id); None for test # doubles without a stable id. Unregistered in the finally block. _subagent_id = _register_child( child, parent_agent, goal, owner_session_id=owner_session_id, owner_transport=owner_transport, owner_session_record=owner_session_record, ) worktree = _WorktreeReporter() try: heartbeat[1].start() _safe_progress(child_progress_cb, "subagent.start", preview=goal) ws = _seed_child_workspace(child, parent_agent, goal, task_index, _subagent_id, worktree) goal = ws.goal _relay_child_text = _make_text_relay(child_progress_cb) result, failure = _await_child( child, goal, ws, _relay_child_text, task_index=task_index, subagent_id=_subagent_id, child_start=child_start, child_progress_cb=child_progress_cb, worktree=worktree, ) if failure is not None: _child_close_deferred = failure.close_deferred return failure.entry schema = _validate_child_output_schema(child, result, task_index, ws.child_task_id, _relay_child_text) _merge_late_steer(result, _subagent_id, child) # Flush any remaining batched progress to gateway if child_progress_cb and hasattr(child_progress_cb, "_flush"): with _quiet("Progress callback flush failed: %s"): child_progress_cb._flush() duration = round(time.monotonic() - child_start, 2) entry = _build_result_entry(child, result, task_index, duration, schema) _append_sibling_write_reminder(entry, ws) _emit_child_complete(child, result, entry, ws, duration, child_progress_cb) worktree.attach(entry) return entry except Exception as exc: # Close steer acceptance before any completion callback (see _merge_late_steer). _late_pending_steer = (_close_subagent_steering(_subagent_id, child) if _subagent_id else None) duration = round(time.monotonic() - child_start, 2) logging.exception(f"[subagent-{task_index}] failed") return _finish_failed_entry( _fabricated_entry(task_index, "error", str(exc), child, duration), _late_pending_steer, child_progress_cb, worktree, preview=str(exc), summary=str(exc), status="failed", ) finally: _cleanup_child_run( child, parent_agent, subagent_id=_subagent_id, heartbeat=heartbeat, child_pool=child_pool, leased_cred_id=leased_cred_id, close_deferred=_child_close_deferred, ) def _build_children( task_list: List[Dict[str, Any]], task_schemas: List[Optional[Dict[str, Any]]], creds: Dict[str, Any], *, top_role: str, max_iterations: int, parent_agent, live_deleg_id: Optional[str], live_writers: list, ) -> tuple[List[tuple], Optional[str]]: """Build every child on the main thread (construction is not thread-safe); ``(children, None)`` or ``([], error)`` on an explicit-pin preflight failure.""" from tools.delegation_live_log import wrap_progress_callback children = [] for i, t in enumerate(task_list): _task_schema = task_schemas[i] if i < len(task_schemas) else None _child_context = t.get("context") if _task_schema is not None: from tools.delegation_output_schema import append_output_contract _child_context = append_output_contract(_child_context, _task_schema) try: child = _build_child_preserving_parent_tools( task_index=i, goal=t["goal"], context=_child_context, toolsets=None, # always inherit the parent's toolsets model=creds["model"], max_iterations=max_iterations, task_count=len(task_list), parent_agent=parent_agent, override_provider=creds["provider"], override_base_url=creds["base_url"], override_api_key=creds["api_key"], override_api_mode=creds["api_mode"], override_request_overrides=creds.get("request_overrides"), override_max_tokens=creds.get("max_output_tokens"), override_acp_command=creds.get("command"), override_acp_args=creds.get("args"), role=_normalize_role(t.get("role") or top_role), ) except ValueError as exc: return [], str(exc) if _task_schema is not None: with _quiet("Could not attach output schema to child %d", i): child._delegate_output_schema = _task_schema # Tee progress events into the live transcript (wrapper keeps the # _flush contract and swallows writer failures). _writer = live_writers[i] if i < len(live_writers) else None if _writer is not None: child.tool_progress_callback = wrap_progress_callback(getattr(child, "tool_progress_callback", None), _writer) child._live_transcript_path = str(_writer.path) if live_deleg_id: setattr(child, "_delegation_id", live_deleg_id) _ident_ref = getattr(child, "_progress_identity_ref", None) if isinstance(_ident_ref, dict): _ident_ref["delegation_id"] = live_deleg_id children.append((i, t, child)) return children, None def delegate_task( goal: Optional[str] = None, context: Optional[str] = None, tasks: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]] = None, max_iterations: Optional[int] = None, role: Optional[str] = None, background: Optional[bool] = None, output_schema: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, action: Optional[str] = None, subagent_id: Optional[str] = None, message: Optional[str] = None, parent_agent=None, credentials_cfg: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, ) -> str: """Spawn child agents (single ``goal`` or ``tasks=[...]`` batch) or control running ones. ``action`` list/steer/stop run synchronously and bypass the pause gate, depth limit and async dispatch. ``role`` is legacy (per-task beats top-level; capability is depth-derived). Returns JSON with one results entry per task, or a dispatch handle when running in the background. """ if parent_agent is None: return tool_error("delegate_task requires a parent agent context.") normalized_action = (action or "").strip().lower() if normalized_action in _CONTROL_ACTIONS: return _handle_control_action(normalized_action, subagent_id, message, parent_agent) if normalized_action and normalized_action != "spawn": return tool_error(f"Unknown action '{action}'. Use spawn (default), list, steer, or stop.") # Operator kill switch (TUI / delegation.pause RPC): blocks NEW spawns only. if is_spawn_paused(): return tool_error( "Delegation spawning is paused. Clear the pause via the TUI " "(`p` in /agents) or the `delegation.pause` RPC before retrying." ) top_role = _normalize_role(role) # background applies to single tasks AND batches: a batch is ONE async unit # that joins on every child and re-enters as a single consolidated message. background = is_truthy_value(background, default=False) if background is not None else False depth = getattr(parent_agent, "_delegate_depth", 0) max_spawn = _get_max_spawn_depth() if depth >= max_spawn: return tool_error( f"Delegation depth limit reached (depth={depth}, max_spawn_depth={max_spawn}). Raise " f"delegation.max_spawn_depth in config.yaml if deeper nesting is required (no hard ceiling, but each level " f"multiplies API cost)." ) cfg = _load_config() default_max_iter = cfg.get("max_iterations", DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS) # Caller-supplied max_iterations is ignored: the config value is authoritative # so budgets stay predictable (kwarg kept for internal callers/tests). if max_iterations is not None and max_iterations != default_max_iter: logger.debug( "delegate_task: ignoring caller-supplied max_iterations=%s; using delegation.max_iterations=%s from config", max_iterations, default_max_iter, ) # credentials_cfg (internal callers only, e.g. /review → auxiliary.review) is # a per-call override shaped like the delegation config section. try: creds = _resolve_delegation_credentials(credentials_cfg if credentials_cfg else cfg, parent_agent) except ValueError as exc: return tool_error(str(exc)) max_children = _get_max_concurrent_children() task_list, err = _normalize_task_list(goal, context, tasks, output_schema, top_role, max_children) if err: return tool_error(err) task_schemas, err = _coerce_task_schemas(task_list, output_schema) if err: return tool_error(err) overall_start = time.monotonic() # Live transcripts: cache/delegation/live//task-.log per task, a # side channel with zero effect on message content or prompt caching. # Best-effort: on failure live_paths is empty and delegation proceeds. from tools.delegation_live_log import create_live_transcripts live_deleg_id, live_writers, live_paths = create_live_transcripts( task_list, context, model=creds.get("model"), provider=creds.get("provider") ) _announce_batch(parent_agent, len(task_list), live_deleg_id) origin = _capture_origin() children, err = _build_children( task_list, task_schemas, creds, top_role=top_role, max_iterations=default_max_iter, parent_agent=parent_agent, live_deleg_id=live_deleg_id, live_writers=live_writers, ) if err: return tool_error(err) batch = _Batch( task_list, children, parent_agent, creds, context, top_role, max_children, live_deleg_id, live_writers, live_paths, *origin, overall_start, ) return _run_batch(batch, background) # ── OpenAI function-calling schema ────────────────────────────────────────── def _build_top_level_description() -> str: """delegate_task description: ONLY guidance stated nowhere else in the schema (limits live in the 'tasks' parameter description, rebuilt per get_definitions()).""" try: orchestration_available = _get_max_spawn_depth() >= 2 and _get_orchestrator_enabled() except Exception: orchestration_available = False # Mention recursion only where it's actually available. send_message is # deliberately not named (gateway-internal vocabulary); model_tools # session-filters the list to tools the session has. if orchestration_available: restrictions_rule = ( "- Children cannot call clarify, memory, or cronjob.\n" "- Children can themselves delegate while depth remains " f"(max_spawn_depth={_get_max_spawn_depth()}); the runtime " "derives this from depth automatically.\n" ) else: restrictions_rule = ("- Children cannot call delegate_task, clarify, memory, or " "cronjob.\n") return ( "Spawn subagents in isolated contexts; each gets its own conversation, " "terminal session, and toolset, and only its final summary returns to " "you. Pass every task in `tasks` — one entry spawns one subagent, " "several run in parallel (limit in the tasks description).\n\n" "Runs in the background: dispatch returns immediately with live " "transcript paths, and the completed result (one consolidated message, " "results in task order) re-enters the conversation on its own. Do NOT " "wait or poll; continue other work. While children run, `action` " "(list/steer/stop) controls them live — steer when a transcript shows " "a child drifting.\n\n" "USE FOR: reasoning-heavy subtasks, work that would flood your context " "with intermediate data, or independent parallel workstreams.\n" "DO NOT USE FOR (use these instead):\n" "- Mechanical multi-step work with no reasoning needed -> execute_code\n" "- A single tool call -> call the tool directly\n" "- Tasks needing user interaction -> subagents cannot ask questions\n" "- Durable work that must survive this session -> cronjob or " "terminal(background=True, notify=True); /stop, /new, or " "process exit discards running subagents.\n\n" "RULES:\n" "- Children know nothing of this conversation: pass everything needed " "via 'context', including any required output language, tone, or " "style (e.g. \"respond in Chinese\").\n" "- Child summaries are SELF-REPORTS, not verified facts: a child " "claiming \"uploaded successfully\" or \"file written\" may be wrong. " "For external side effects (uploads, remote writes, publishing), " "require a verifiable handle (URL, ID, absolute path) and verify it " "yourself before telling the user the operation succeeded.\n" + restrictions_rule + "- Children inherit the parent model unless pinned via delegation.provider / delegation.model in config.yaml." ) def _build_tasks_param_description() -> str: """Compose the 'tasks' parameter description with current concurrency limit.""" try: max_children = _get_max_concurrent_children() except Exception: max_children = _DEFAULT_MAX_CONCURRENT_CHILDREN return ( f"The task(s), up to {max_children} in parallel for this user (set " "via delegation.max_concurrent_children). Each entry spawns one " "subagent with isolated context and terminal session; a single task " "is a one-entry array. Required when spawning." ) def _build_dynamic_schema_overrides() -> dict: """Per-call schema overrides (ToolEntry.dynamic_schema_overrides): every get_definitions() pass rewrites the descriptions to the user's actual limits.""" overrides_params = {**DELEGATE_TASK_SCHEMA["parameters"]} # Copy properties so the static schema dict is never mutated. overrides_params["properties"] = {k: dict(v) for k, v in DELEGATE_TASK_SCHEMA["parameters"]["properties"].items()} overrides_params["properties"]["tasks"]["description"] = _build_tasks_param_description() return {"description": _build_top_level_description(), "parameters": overrides_params} DELEGATE_TASK_SCHEMA = { "name": "delegate_task", # description / tasks.description are placeholders: the real text is built per # get_definitions() call by _build_dynamic_schema_overrides() so the model sees # the user's actual max_concurrent_children / max_spawn_depth. Lazy (not at # import) so cli.CLI_CONFIG isn't forced to load before the test conftest # redirects HERMES_HOME. "description": ( "Spawn one or more subagents in isolated contexts. " "Description is rebuilt at every get_definitions() call to reflect the user's current delegation limits." ), "parameters": { "type": "object", "properties": { # The handler also accepts the legacy single-goal shape (top-level # `goal`/`context`/`output_schema`), wrapped into a one-entry batch at # dispatch. Unadvertised on purpose (old transcripts only); do not re-add. "tasks": { "type": "array", "minItems": 1, "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "goal": { "type": "string", "description": ( "What this subagent should accomplish. Be specific and self-contained — it knows " "nothing about your conversation history." ), }, "context": { "type": "string", "description": ( "Background THIS child needs: file paths, error messages, constraints. Each child " "sees only its own context — repeat shared background in every task that needs it." ), }, "output_schema": { "type": "object", "description": ( "Optional JSON Schema this child's final answer must validate against (told to the " "child up front; parent validates with one bounded correction retry; result gains " "schema_valid, plus schema_errors on failure). Keep it forgiving — require only " "fields you will read." ), }, }, "required": ["goal"], }, # No maxItems — the runtime limit (delegation.max_concurrent_children) # is enforced with a clear error in delegate_task(). A per-task `role` # is also accepted — legacy, ignored (capability is depth-derived); # unadvertised on purpose, do not re-add. "description": "(rebuilt at get_definitions() time)", }, # `background` (bool) is also accepted — DEPRECATED, ignored: top-level # delegations always run in the background. Unadvertised; do not re-add. "action": { "type": "string", "enum": ["spawn", "list", "steer", "stop"], "description": ( "Default 'spawn'. Live control of running children: " "'list' = ids/goals/status/transcripts; 'steer' = queue " "course-correction text into one child (subagent_id + " "message) without stopping it; 'stop' = end one child " "early (subagent_id; partial result still returns). " "Control actions return immediately; goal/tasks are ignored unless spawning." ), }, "subagent_id": { "type": "string", "description": ("Target for action='steer'/'stop' (ids from the spawn response or action='list')."), }, "message": { "type": "string", "description": ( "For action='steer': the course correction, appended to " "the child's next tool result mid-run. Be directive and specific." ), }, }, "required": [], }, } # --- Registry --- from tools.registry import registry, tool_error def _model_background_value(args: dict, parent_agent=None) -> bool: """Background flag for the MODEL-facing dispatch path (registry fallback). Top-level delegations always run in the background — the model does not choose — for single tasks and fan-out batches alike (one async unit, one consolidated result). The exception is an orchestrator subagent (depth > 0), which needs its workers' results within its own turn. The live path is ``run_agent._dispatch_delegate_task``; this mirrors it for the rare case the intercept is bypassed. Direct Python callers keep the synchronous default. """ return not getattr(parent_agent, "_delegate_depth", 0) > 0 _MODEL_HIDDEN_TASK_FIELDS = {"acp_command", "acp_args"} def _strip_model_hidden_task_fields(tasks: Any) -> Any: """Drop trusted-config-only task fields from model-supplied tasks (same list object back when nothing changed).""" if not isinstance(tasks, list) or not any(isinstance(t, dict) and _MODEL_HIDDEN_TASK_FIELDS & t.keys() for t in tasks): return tasks return [{k: v for k, v in t.items() if k not in _MODEL_HIDDEN_TASK_FIELDS} if isinstance(t, dict) else t for t in tasks] registry.register( name="delegate_task", toolset="delegation", schema=DELEGATE_TASK_SCHEMA, handler=lambda args, **kw: delegate_task( goal=args.get("goal"), context=args.get("context"), tasks=_strip_model_hidden_task_fields(args.get("tasks")), max_iterations=args.get("max_iterations"), role=args.get("role"), background=_model_background_value(args, kw.get("parent_agent")), output_schema=args.get("output_schema"), action=args.get("action"), subagent_id=args.get("subagent_id"), message=args.get("message"), parent_agent=kw.get("parent_agent"), ), check_fn=check_delegate_requirements, emoji="🔀", dynamic_schema_overrides=_build_dynamic_schema_overrides, )