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"""
Delegate Tool -- Subagent Architecture
Spawns child AIAgent instances with isolated context, restricted toolsets,
and their own terminal sessions. Supports single-task and batch (parallel)
modes. The parent blocks until all children complete.
Each child gets:
- A fresh conversation (no parent history)
- Its own task_id (own terminal session, file ops cache)
- A restricted toolset (configurable, with blocked tools always stripped)
- A focused system prompt built from the delegated goal + context
The parent's context only sees the delegation call and the summary result,
never the child's intermediate tool calls or reasoning.
"""
import enum
import json
import logging
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
import os
import threading
import time
from concurrent.futures import (
ThreadPoolExecutor,
TimeoutError as FuturesTimeoutError,
as_completed,
)
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
from toolsets import TOOLSETS
from tools import file_state
from utils import base_url_hostname, is_truthy_value
# Tools that children must never have access to
DELEGATE_BLOCKED_TOOLS = frozenset(
[
"delegate_task", # no recursive delegation
"clarify", # no user interaction
"memory", # no writes to shared MEMORY.md
"send_message", # no cross-platform side effects
"execute_code", # children should reason step-by-step, not write scripts
]
)
# Build a description fragment listing toolsets available for subagents.
# Excludes toolsets where ALL tools are blocked, composite/platform toolsets
# (hermes-* prefixed), and scenario toolsets.
#
# NOTE: "delegation" is in this exclusion set so the subagent-facing
# capability hint string (_TOOLSET_LIST_STR) doesn't advertise it as a
# toolset to request explicitly β the correct mechanism for nested
# delegation is role='orchestrator', which re-adds "delegation" in
# _build_child_agent regardless of this exclusion.
_EXCLUDED_TOOLSET_NAMES = frozenset({"debugging", "safe", "delegation", "moa", "rl"})
_SUBAGENT_TOOLSETS = sorted(
name
for name, defn in TOOLSETS.items()
if name not in _EXCLUDED_TOOLSET_NAMES
and not name.startswith("hermes-")
and not all(t in DELEGATE_BLOCKED_TOOLS for t in defn.get("tools", []))
)
_TOOLSET_LIST_STR = ", ".join(f"'{n}'" for n in _SUBAGENT_TOOLSETS)
_DEFAULT_MAX_CONCURRENT_CHILDREN = 3
MAX_DEPTH = 1 # flat by default: parent (0) -> child (1); grandchild rejected unless max_spawn_depth raised.
# Configurable depth cap consulted by _get_max_spawn_depth; MAX_DEPTH
# stays as the default fallback and is still the symbol tests import.
_MIN_SPAWN_DEPTH = 1
_MAX_SPAWN_DEPTH_CAP = 3
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Runtime state: pause flag + active subagent registry
#
# Consumed by the TUI observability layer (overlay/control surface) and the
# gateway RPCs `delegation.pause`, `delegation.status`, `subagent.interrupt`.
# Kept module-level so they span every delegate_task invocation in the
# process, including nested orchestrator -> worker chains.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
_spawn_pause_lock = threading.Lock()
_spawn_paused: bool = False
_active_subagents_lock = threading.Lock()
# subagent_id -> mutable record tracking the live child agent. Stays only
# for the lifetime of the run; _run_single_child is the owner.
_active_subagents: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
def set_spawn_paused(paused: bool) -> bool:
"""Globally block/unblock new delegate_task spawns.
Active children keep running; only NEW calls to delegate_task fail fast
with a "spawning paused" error until unblocked. Returns the new state.
"""
global _spawn_paused
with _spawn_pause_lock:
_spawn_paused = bool(paused)
return _spawn_paused
def is_spawn_paused() -> bool:
with _spawn_pause_lock:
return _spawn_paused
def _register_subagent(record: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
sid = record.get("subagent_id")
if not sid:
return
with _active_subagents_lock:
_active_subagents[sid] = record
def _unregister_subagent(subagent_id: str) -> None:
with _active_subagents_lock:
_active_subagents.pop(subagent_id, None)
def interrupt_subagent(subagent_id: str) -> bool:
"""Request that a single running subagent stop at its next iteration boundary.
Does not hard-kill the worker thread (Python can't); sets the child's
interrupt flag which propagates to in-flight tools and recurses into
grandchildren via AIAgent.interrupt(). Returns True if a matching
subagent was found.
"""
with _active_subagents_lock:
record = _active_subagents.get(subagent_id)
if not record:
return False
agent = record.get("agent")
if agent is None:
return False
try:
agent.interrupt(f"Interrupted via TUI ({subagent_id})")
except Exception as exc:
logger.debug("interrupt_subagent(%s) failed: %s", subagent_id, exc)
return False
return True
def list_active_subagents() -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Snapshot of the currently running subagent tree.
Each record: {subagent_id, parent_id, depth, goal, model, started_at,
tool_count, status}. Safe to call from any thread β returns a copy.
"""
with _active_subagents_lock:
return [
{k: v for k, v in r.items() if k != "agent"}
for r in _active_subagents.values()
]
def _extract_output_tail(
result: Dict[str, Any],
*,
max_entries: int = 12,
max_chars: int = 8000,
) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Pull the last N tool-call results from a child's conversation.
Powers the overlay's "Output" section β the cc-swarm-parity feature.
We reuse the same messages list the trajectory saver walks, taking
only the tail to keep event payloads small. Each entry is
``{tool, preview, is_error}``.
"""
messages = result.get("messages") if isinstance(result, dict) else None
if not isinstance(messages, list):
return []
# Walk in reverse to build a tail; stop when we have enough.
tail: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
pending_call_by_id: Dict[str, str] = {}
# First pass (forward): build tool_call_id -> tool_name map
for msg in messages:
if not isinstance(msg, dict):
continue
if msg.get("role") == "assistant":
for tc in msg.get("tool_calls") or []:
tc_id = tc.get("id")
fn = tc.get("function") or {}
if tc_id:
pending_call_by_id[tc_id] = str(fn.get("name") or "tool")
# Second pass (reverse): pick tool results, newest first
for msg in reversed(messages):
if len(tail) >= max_entries:
break
if not isinstance(msg, dict) or msg.get("role") != "tool":
continue
content = msg.get("content") or ""
if not isinstance(content, str):
content = str(content)
is_error = _looks_like_error_output(content)
tool_name = pending_call_by_id.get(msg.get("tool_call_id") or "", "tool")
# Preserve line structure so the overlay's wrapped scroll region can
# show real output rather than a whitespace-collapsed blob. We still
# cap the payload size to keep events bounded.
preview = content[:max_chars]
tail.append({"tool": tool_name, "preview": preview, "is_error": is_error})
tail.reverse() # restore chronological order for display
return tail
def _looks_like_error_output(content: str) -> bool:
"""Conservative stderr/error detector for tool-result previews.
The old heuristic flagged any preview containing the substring "error",
which painted perfectly normal terminal/json output red. We now only
mark output as an error when there is stronger evidence:
- structured JSON with an ``error`` key
- structured JSON with ``status`` of error/failed
- first line starts with a classic error marker
"""
if not content:
return False
head = content.lstrip()
if head.startswith("{") or head.startswith("["):
try:
parsed = json.loads(content)
if isinstance(parsed, dict):
if parsed.get("error"):
return True
status = str(parsed.get("status") or "").strip().lower()
if status in {"error", "failed", "failure", "timeout"}:
return True
except Exception:
pass
first = content.splitlines()[0].strip().lower() if content.splitlines() else ""
return (
first.startswith("error:")
or first.startswith("failed:")
or first.startswith("traceback ")
or first.startswith("exception:")
)
def _normalize_role(r: Optional[str]) -> str:
"""Normalise a caller-provided role to 'leaf' or 'orchestrator'.
None/empty -> 'leaf'. Unknown strings coerce to 'leaf' with a
warning log (matches the silent-degrade pattern of
_get_orchestrator_enabled). _build_child_agent adds a second
degrade layer for depth/kill-switch bounds.
"""
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"
def _get_max_concurrent_children() -> int:
"""Read delegation.max_concurrent_children from config, falling back to
DELEGATION_MAX_CONCURRENT_CHILDREN env var, then the default (3).
Users can raise this as high as they want; only the floor (1) is enforced.
Uses the same ``_load_config()`` path that the rest of ``delegate_task``
uses, keeping config priority consistent (config.yaml > env > default).
"""
cfg = _load_config()
val = cfg.get("max_concurrent_children")
if val is not None:
try:
return max(1, int(val))
except (TypeError, ValueError):
logger.warning(
"delegation.max_concurrent_children=%r is not a valid integer; "
"using default %d",
val,
_DEFAULT_MAX_CONCURRENT_CHILDREN,
)
return _DEFAULT_MAX_CONCURRENT_CHILDREN
env_val = os.getenv("DELEGATION_MAX_CONCURRENT_CHILDREN")
if env_val:
try:
return max(1, int(env_val))
except (TypeError, ValueError):
return _DEFAULT_MAX_CONCURRENT_CHILDREN
return _DEFAULT_MAX_CONCURRENT_CHILDREN
def _get_child_timeout() -> float:
"""Read delegation.child_timeout_seconds from config.
Returns the number of seconds a single child agent is allowed to run
before being considered stuck. Default: 600 s (10 minutes).
"""
cfg = _load_config()
val = cfg.get("child_timeout_seconds")
if val is not None:
try:
return max(30.0, float(val))
except (TypeError, ValueError):
logger.warning(
"delegation.child_timeout_seconds=%r is not a valid number; "
"using default %d",
val,
DEFAULT_CHILD_TIMEOUT,
)
env_val = os.getenv("DELEGATION_CHILD_TIMEOUT_SECONDS")
if env_val:
try:
return max(30.0, float(env_val))
except (TypeError, ValueError):
pass
return float(DEFAULT_CHILD_TIMEOUT)
def _get_max_spawn_depth() -> int:
"""Read delegation.max_spawn_depth from config, clamped to [1, 3].
depth 0 = parent agent. max_spawn_depth = N means agents at depths
0..N-1 can spawn; depth N is the leaf floor. Default 1 is flat:
parent spawns children (depth 1), depth-1 children cannot spawn
(blocked by this guard AND, for leaf children, by the delegation
toolset strip in _strip_blocked_tools).
Raise to 2 or 3 to unlock nested orchestration. role="orchestrator"
removes the toolset strip for depth-1 children when
max_spawn_depth >= 2, enabling them to spawn their own workers.
"""
cfg = _load_config()
val = cfg.get("max_spawn_depth")
if val is None:
return MAX_DEPTH
try:
ival = int(val)
except (TypeError, ValueError):
logger.warning(
"delegation.max_spawn_depth=%r is not a valid integer; " "using default %d",
val,
MAX_DEPTH,
)
return MAX_DEPTH
clamped = max(_MIN_SPAWN_DEPTH, min(_MAX_SPAWN_DEPTH_CAP, ival))
if clamped != ival:
logger.warning(
"delegation.max_spawn_depth=%d out of range [%d, %d]; " "clamping to %d",
ival,
_MIN_SPAWN_DEPTH,
_MAX_SPAWN_DEPTH_CAP,
clamped,
)
return clamped
def _get_orchestrator_enabled() -> bool:
"""Global kill switch for the orchestrator role.
When False, role="orchestrator" is silently forced to "leaf" in
_build_child_agent and the delegation toolset is stripped as before.
Lets an operator disable the feature without a code revert.
"""
cfg = _load_config()
val = cfg.get("orchestrator_enabled", True)
if isinstance(val, bool):
return val
# Accept "true"/"false" strings from YAML that doesn't auto-coerce.
if isinstance(val, str):
return val.strip().lower() in ("true", "1", "yes", "on")
return True
def _get_inherit_mcp_toolsets() -> bool:
"""Whether narrowed child toolsets should keep the parent's MCP toolsets."""
cfg = _load_config()
return is_truthy_value(cfg.get("inherit_mcp_toolsets"), default=True)
def _is_mcp_toolset_name(name: str) -> bool:
"""Return True for canonical MCP toolsets and their registered aliases."""
if not name:
return False
if str(name).startswith("mcp-"):
return True
try:
from tools.registry import registry
target = registry.get_toolset_alias_target(str(name))
except Exception:
target = None
return bool(target and str(target).startswith("mcp-"))
def _preserve_parent_mcp_toolsets(
child_toolsets: List[str], parent_toolsets: set[str]
) -> List[str]:
"""Append any parent MCP toolsets that are missing from a narrowed child."""
preserved = list(child_toolsets)
for toolset_name in sorted(parent_toolsets):
if _is_mcp_toolset_name(toolset_name) and toolset_name not in preserved:
preserved.append(toolset_name)
return preserved
DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS = 50
DEFAULT_CHILD_TIMEOUT = 600 # seconds before a child agent is considered stuck
_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL = 30 # seconds between parent activity heartbeats during delegation
_HEARTBEAT_STALE_CYCLES = (
5 # mark child stale after this many heartbeats with no iteration progress
)
DEFAULT_TOOLSETS = ["terminal", "file", "web"]
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Delegation progress event types
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class DelegateEvent(str, enum.Enum):
"""Formal event types emitted during delegation progress.
_build_child_progress_callback normalises incoming legacy strings
(``tool.started``, ``_thinking``, β¦) to these enum values via
``_LEGACY_EVENT_MAP``. External consumers (gateway SSE, ACP adapter,
CLI) still receive the legacy strings during the deprecation window.
TASK_SPAWNED / TASK_COMPLETED / TASK_FAILED are reserved for
future orchestrator lifecycle events and are not currently emitted.
"""
TASK_SPAWNED = "delegate.task_spawned"
TASK_PROGRESS = "delegate.task_progress"
TASK_COMPLETED = "delegate.task_completed"
TASK_FAILED = "delegate.task_failed"
TASK_THINKING = "delegate.task_thinking"
TASK_TOOL_STARTED = "delegate.tool_started"
TASK_TOOL_COMPLETED = "delegate.tool_completed"
# Legacy event strings β DelegateEvent mapping.
# Incoming child-agent events use the old names; the callback normalises them.
_LEGACY_EVENT_MAP: Dict[str, DelegateEvent] = {
"_thinking": DelegateEvent.TASK_THINKING,
"reasoning.available": DelegateEvent.TASK_THINKING,
"tool.started": DelegateEvent.TASK_TOOL_STARTED,
"tool.completed": DelegateEvent.TASK_TOOL_COMPLETED,
"subagent_progress": DelegateEvent.TASK_PROGRESS,
}
def check_delegate_requirements() -> bool:
"""Delegation has no external requirements -- always available."""
return True
def _build_child_system_prompt(
goal: str,
context: Optional[str] = None,
*,
workspace_path: Optional[str] = None,
role: str = "leaf",
max_spawn_depth: int = 2,
child_depth: int = 1,
) -> str:
"""Build a focused system prompt for a child agent.
When role='orchestrator', appends a delegation-capability block
modeled on OpenClaw's buildSubagentSystemPrompt (canSpawn branch at
inspiration/openclaw/src/agents/subagent-system-prompt.ts:63-95).
The depth note is literal truth (grounded in the passed config) so
the LLM doesn't confabulate nesting capabilities that don't exist.
"""
parts = [
"You are a focused subagent working on a specific delegated task.",
"",
f"YOUR TASK:\n{goal}",
]
if context and context.strip():
parts.append(f"\nCONTEXT:\n{context}")
if workspace_path and str(workspace_path).strip():
parts.append(
"\nWORKSPACE PATH:\n"
f"{workspace_path}\n"
"Use this exact path for local repository/workdir operations unless the task explicitly says otherwise."
)
parts.append(
"\nComplete this task using the tools available to you. "
"When finished, provide a clear, concise summary of:\n"
"- What you did\n"
"- What you found or accomplished\n"
"- Any files you created or modified\n"
"- Any issues encountered\n\n"
"Important workspace rule: Never assume a repository lives at /workspace/... or any other container-style path unless the task/context explicitly gives that path. "
"If no exact local path is provided, discover it first before issuing git/workdir-specific commands.\n\n"
"Be thorough but concise -- your response is returned to the "
"parent agent as a summary."
)
if role == "orchestrator":
child_note = (
"Your own children MUST be leaves (cannot delegate further) "
"because they would be at the depth floor β you cannot pass "
"role='orchestrator' to your own delegate_task calls."
if child_depth + 1 >= max_spawn_depth
else "Your own children can themselves be orchestrators or leaves, "
"depending on the `role` you pass to delegate_task. Default is "
"'leaf'; pass role='orchestrator' explicitly when a child "
"needs to further decompose its work."
)
parts.append(
"\n## Subagent Spawning (Orchestrator Role)\n"
"You have access to the `delegate_task` tool and CAN spawn "
"your own subagents to parallelize independent work.\n\n"
"WHEN to delegate:\n"
"- The goal decomposes into 2+ independent subtasks that can "
"run in parallel (e.g. research A and B simultaneously).\n"
"- A subtask is reasoning-heavy and would flood your context "
"with intermediate data.\n\n"
"WHEN NOT to delegate:\n"
"- Single-step mechanical work β do it directly.\n"
"- Trivial tasks you can execute in one or two tool calls.\n"
"- Re-delegating your entire assigned goal to one worker "
"(that's just pass-through with no value added).\n\n"
"Coordinate your workers' results and synthesize them before "
"reporting back to your parent. You are responsible for the "
"final summary, not your workers.\n\n"
f"NOTE: You are at depth {child_depth}. The delegation tree "
f"is capped at max_spawn_depth={max_spawn_depth}. {child_note}"
)
return "\n".join(parts)
def _resolve_workspace_hint(parent_agent) -> Optional[str]:
"""Best-effort local workspace hint for child prompts.
We only inject a path when we have a concrete absolute directory. This avoids
teaching subagents a fake container path while still helping them avoid
guessing `/workspace/...` for local repo tasks.
"""
candidates = [
os.getenv("TERMINAL_CWD"),
getattr(
getattr(parent_agent, "_subdirectory_hints", None), "working_dir", None
),
getattr(parent_agent, "terminal_cwd", None),
getattr(parent_agent, "cwd", None),
]
for candidate in candidates:
if not candidate:
continue
try:
text = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(str(candidate)))
except Exception:
continue
if os.path.isabs(text) and os.path.isdir(text):
return text
return None
def _strip_blocked_tools(toolsets: List[str]) -> List[str]:
"""Remove toolsets that contain only blocked tools."""
blocked_toolset_names = {
"delegation",
"clarify",
"memory",
"code_execution",
}
return [t for t in toolsets if t not in blocked_toolset_names]
def _build_child_progress_callback(
task_index: int,
goal: str,
parent_agent,
task_count: int = 1,
*,
subagent_id: Optional[str] = None,
parent_id: Optional[str] = None,
depth: Optional[int] = None,
model: Optional[str] = None,
toolsets: Optional[List[str]] = None,
) -> Optional[callable]:
"""Build a callback that relays child agent tool calls to the parent display.
Two display paths:
CLI: prints tree-view lines above the parent's delegation spinner
Gateway: batches tool names and relays to parent's progress callback
The identity kwargs (``subagent_id``, ``parent_id``, ``depth``, ``model``,
``toolsets``) are threaded into every relayed event so the TUI can
reconstruct the live spawn tree and route per-branch controls (kill,
pause) back by ``subagent_id``. All are optional for backward compat β
older callers that ignore them still produce a flat list on the TUI.
Returns None if no display mechanism is available, in which case the
child agent runs with no progress callback (identical to current behavior).
"""
spinner = getattr(parent_agent, "_delegate_spinner", None)
parent_cb = getattr(parent_agent, "tool_progress_callback", None)
if not spinner and not parent_cb:
return None # No display β no callback β zero behavior change
# Show 1-indexed prefix only in batch mode (multiple tasks)
prefix = f"[{task_index + 1}] " if task_count > 1 else ""
goal_label = (goal or "").strip()
# Gateway: batch tool names, flush periodically
_BATCH_SIZE = 5
_batch: List[str] = []
_tool_count = [0] # per-subagent running counter (list for closure mutation)
def _identity_kwargs() -> Dict[str, Any]:
kw: Dict[str, Any] = {
"task_index": task_index,
"task_count": task_count,
"goal": goal_label,
}
if subagent_id is not None:
kw["subagent_id"] = subagent_id
if parent_id is not None:
kw["parent_id"] = parent_id
if depth is not None:
kw["depth"] = depth
if model is not None:
kw["model"] = model
if toolsets is not None:
kw["toolsets"] = list(toolsets)
kw["tool_count"] = _tool_count[0]
return kw
def _relay(
event_type: str, tool_name: str = None, preview: str = None, args=None, **kwargs
):
if not parent_cb:
return
payload = _identity_kwargs()
payload.update(kwargs) # caller overrides (e.g. status, duration_seconds)
try:
parent_cb(event_type, tool_name, preview, args, **payload)
except Exception as e:
logger.debug("Parent callback failed: %s", e)
def _callback(
event_type, tool_name: str = None, preview: str = None, args=None, **kwargs
):
# Lifecycle events emitted by the orchestrator itself β handled
# before enum normalisation since they are not part of DelegateEvent.
if event_type == "subagent.start":
if spinner and goal_label:
short = (
(goal_label[:55] + "...") if len(goal_label) > 55 else goal_label
)
try:
spinner.print_above(f" {prefix}ββ π {short}")
except Exception as e:
logger.debug("Spinner print_above failed: %s", e)
_relay("subagent.start", preview=preview or goal_label or "", **kwargs)
return
if event_type == "subagent.complete":
_relay("subagent.complete", preview=preview, **kwargs)
return
# Normalise legacy strings, new-style "delegate.*" strings, and
# DelegateEvent enum values all to a single DelegateEvent. The
# original implementation only accepted the five legacy strings;
# enum-typed callers were silently dropped.
if isinstance(event_type, DelegateEvent):
event = event_type
else:
event = _LEGACY_EVENT_MAP.get(event_type)
if event is None:
try:
event = DelegateEvent(event_type)
except (ValueError, TypeError):
return # Unknown event β ignore
if event == DelegateEvent.TASK_THINKING:
text = preview or tool_name or ""
if spinner:
short = (text[:55] + "...") if len(text) > 55 else text
try:
spinner.print_above(f' {prefix}ββ π "{short}"')
except Exception as e:
logger.debug("Spinner print_above failed: %s", e)
_relay("subagent.thinking", preview=text)
return
if event == DelegateEvent.TASK_TOOL_COMPLETED:
return
if event == DelegateEvent.TASK_PROGRESS:
# Pre-batched progress summary relayed from a nested
# orchestrator's grandchild (upstream emits as
# parent_cb("subagent_progress", summary_string) where the
# summary lands in the tool_name positional slot). Treat as
# a pass-through: render distinctly (not via the tool-start
# emoji lookup, which would mistake the summary string for a
# tool name) and relay upward without re-batching.
summary_text = tool_name or preview or ""
if spinner and summary_text:
try:
spinner.print_above(f" {prefix}ββ π {summary_text}")
except Exception as e:
logger.debug("Spinner print_above failed: %s", e)
if parent_cb:
try:
parent_cb("subagent_progress", f"{prefix}{summary_text}")
except Exception as e:
logger.debug("Parent callback relay failed: %s", e)
return
# TASK_TOOL_STARTED β display and batch for parent relay
_tool_count[0] += 1
if subagent_id is not None:
with _active_subagents_lock:
rec = _active_subagents.get(subagent_id)
if rec is not None:
rec["tool_count"] = _tool_count[0]
rec["last_tool"] = tool_name or ""
if spinner:
short = (
(preview[:35] + "...")
if preview and len(preview) > 35
else (preview or "")
)
from agent.display import get_tool_emoji
emoji = get_tool_emoji(tool_name or "")
line = f" {prefix}ββ {emoji} {tool_name}"
if short:
line += f' "{short}"'
try:
spinner.print_above(line)
except Exception as e:
logger.debug("Spinner print_above failed: %s", e)
if parent_cb:
_relay("subagent.tool", tool_name, preview, args)
_batch.append(tool_name or "")
if len(_batch) >= _BATCH_SIZE:
summary = ", ".join(_batch)
_relay("subagent.progress", preview=f"π {prefix}{summary}")
_batch.clear()
def _flush():
"""Flush remaining batched tool names to gateway on completion."""
if parent_cb and _batch:
summary = ", ".join(_batch)
_relay("subagent.progress", preview=f"π {prefix}{summary}")
_batch.clear()
_callback._flush = _flush
return _callback
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 (provider:model resolution)
override_provider: Optional[str] = None,
override_base_url: Optional[str] = None,
override_api_key: Optional[str] = None,
override_api_mode: Optional[str] = None,
# ACP transport overrides β lets a non-ACP parent spawn ACP child agents
override_acp_command: Optional[str] = None,
override_acp_args: Optional[List[str]] = None,
# Per-call role controlling whether the child can further delegate.
# 'leaf' (default) cannot; 'orchestrator' retains the delegation
# toolset subject to depth/kill-switch bounds applied below.
role: str = "leaf",
):
"""
Build a child AIAgent on the main thread (thread-safe construction).
Returns the constructed child agent without running it.
When override_* params are set (from delegation config), the child uses
those credentials instead of inheriting from the parent. This enables
routing subagents to a different provider:model pair (e.g. cheap/fast
model on OpenRouter while the parent runs on Nous Portal).
"""
from run_agent import AIAgent
import uuid as _uuid
# ββ Role resolution βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
# Honor the caller's role only when BOTH the kill switch and the
# child's depth allow it. This is the single point where role
# degrades to 'leaf' β keeps the rule predictable. Callers pass
# the normalised role (_normalize_role ran in delegate_task) so
# we only deal with 'leaf' or 'orchestrator' here.
child_depth = getattr(parent_agent, "_delegate_depth", 0) + 1
max_spawn = _get_max_spawn_depth()
orchestrator_ok = _get_orchestrator_enabled() and child_depth < max_spawn
effective_role = role if (role == "orchestrator" and orchestrator_ok) else "leaf"
# ββ Subagent identity (stable across events, 0-indexed for TUI) βββββ
# subagent_id is generated here so the progress callback, the
# spawn_requested event, and the _active_subagents registry all share
# one key. parent_id is non-None when THIS parent is itself a subagent
# (nested orchestrator -> worker chain).
subagent_id = f"sa-{task_index}-{_uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
parent_subagent_id = getattr(parent_agent, "_subagent_id", None)
tui_depth = max(0, child_depth - 1) # 0 = first-level child for the UI
delegation_cfg = _load_config()
# When no explicit toolsets given, inherit from parent's enabled toolsets
# so disabled tools (e.g. web) don't leak to subagents.
# Note: enabled_toolsets=None means "all tools enabled" (the default),
# so we must derive effective toolsets from the parent's loaded tools.
parent_enabled = getattr(parent_agent, "enabled_toolsets", None)
if parent_enabled is not None:
parent_toolsets = set(parent_enabled)
elif parent_agent and hasattr(parent_agent, "valid_tool_names"):
# enabled_toolsets is None (all tools) β derive from loaded tool names
import model_tools
parent_toolsets = {
ts
for name in parent_agent.valid_tool_names
if (ts := model_tools.get_toolset_for_tool(name)) is not None
}
else:
parent_toolsets = set(DEFAULT_TOOLSETS)
if toolsets:
# Intersect with parent β subagent must not gain tools the parent lacks
child_toolsets = [t for t in toolsets if t in parent_toolsets]
if _get_inherit_mcp_toolsets():
child_toolsets = _preserve_parent_mcp_toolsets(
child_toolsets, parent_toolsets
)
child_toolsets = _strip_blocked_tools(child_toolsets)
elif parent_agent and parent_enabled is not None:
child_toolsets = _strip_blocked_tools(parent_enabled)
elif parent_toolsets:
child_toolsets = _strip_blocked_tools(sorted(parent_toolsets))
else:
child_toolsets = _strip_blocked_tools(DEFAULT_TOOLSETS)
# Orchestrators retain the 'delegation' toolset that _strip_blocked_tools
# removed. The re-add is unconditional on parent-toolset membership because
# orchestrator capability is granted by role, not inherited β see the
# test_intersection_preserves_delegation_bound test for the design rationale.
if effective_role == "orchestrator" and "delegation" not in child_toolsets:
child_toolsets.append("delegation")
workspace_hint = _resolve_workspace_hint(parent_agent)
child_prompt = _build_child_system_prompt(
goal,
context,
workspace_path=workspace_hint,
role=effective_role,
max_spawn_depth=max_spawn,
child_depth=child_depth,
)
# Extract parent's API key so subagents inherit auth (e.g. Nous Portal).
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")
# Resolve the child's effective model early so it can ride on every event.
effective_model_for_cb = model or getattr(parent_agent, "model", None)
# Build progress callback to relay tool calls to parent display.
# Identity kwargs thread the subagent_id through every emitted event so the
# TUI can reconstruct the spawn tree and route per-branch controls.
child_progress_cb = _build_child_progress_callback(
task_index,
goal,
parent_agent,
task_count,
subagent_id=subagent_id,
parent_id=parent_subagent_id,
depth=tui_depth,
model=effective_model_for_cb,
toolsets=child_toolsets,
)
# Each subagent gets its own iteration budget capped at max_iterations
# (configurable via delegation.max_iterations, default 50). This means
# total iterations across parent + subagents can exceed the parent's
# max_iterations. The user controls the per-subagent cap in config.yaml.
child_thinking_cb = None
if child_progress_cb:
def _child_thinking(text: str) -> None:
if not text:
return
try:
child_progress_cb("_thinking", text)
except Exception as e:
logger.debug("Child thinking callback relay failed: %s", e)
child_thinking_cb = _child_thinking
# Resolve effective credentials: config override > parent inherit
effective_model = model or parent_agent.model
effective_provider = override_provider or getattr(parent_agent, "provider", None)
effective_base_url = override_base_url or parent_agent.base_url
effective_api_key = override_api_key or parent_api_key
effective_api_mode = override_api_mode or getattr(parent_agent, "api_mode", None)
effective_acp_command = override_acp_command or getattr(
parent_agent, "acp_command", None
)
effective_acp_args = list(
override_acp_args
if override_acp_args is not None
else (getattr(parent_agent, "acp_args", []) or [])
)
if override_acp_command:
# If explicitly forcing an ACP transport override, the provider MUST be copilot-acp
# so run_agent.py initializes the CopilotACPClient.
effective_provider = "copilot-acp"
effective_api_mode = "chat_completions"
# Resolve reasoning config: delegation override > parent inherit
parent_reasoning = getattr(parent_agent, "reasoning_config", None)
child_reasoning = parent_reasoning
try:
delegation_effort = str(delegation_cfg.get("reasoning_effort") or "").strip()
if delegation_effort:
from hermes_constants import parse_reasoning_effort
parsed = parse_reasoning_effort(delegation_effort)
if parsed is not None:
child_reasoning = parsed
else:
logger.warning(
"Unknown delegation.reasoning_effort '%s', inheriting parent level",
delegation_effort,
)
except Exception as exc:
logger.debug("Could not load delegation reasoning_effort: %s", exc)
child = AIAgent(
base_url=effective_base_url,
api_key=effective_api_key,
model=effective_model,
provider=effective_provider,
api_mode=effective_api_mode,
acp_command=effective_acp_command,
acp_args=effective_acp_args,
max_iterations=max_iterations,
max_tokens=getattr(parent_agent, "max_tokens", None),
reasoning_config=child_reasoning,
prefill_messages=getattr(parent_agent, "prefill_messages", None),
enabled_toolsets=child_toolsets,
quiet_mode=True,
ephemeral_system_prompt=child_prompt,
log_prefix=f"[subagent-{task_index}]",
platform=parent_agent.platform,
skip_context_files=True,
skip_memory=True,
clarify_callback=None,
thinking_callback=child_thinking_cb,
session_db=getattr(parent_agent, "_session_db", None),
parent_session_id=getattr(parent_agent, "session_id", None),
providers_allowed=parent_agent.providers_allowed,
providers_ignored=parent_agent.providers_ignored,
providers_order=parent_agent.providers_order,
provider_sort=parent_agent.provider_sort,
tool_progress_callback=child_progress_cb,
iteration_budget=None, # fresh budget per subagent
)
child._print_fn = getattr(parent_agent, "_print_fn", None)
# Set delegation depth so children can't spawn grandchildren
child._delegate_depth = child_depth
# Stash the post-degrade role for introspection (leaf if the
# kill switch or depth bounded the caller's requested role).
child._delegate_role = effective_role
# Stash subagent identity for nested-delegation event propagation and
# for _run_single_child / interrupt_subagent to look up by id.
child._subagent_id = subagent_id
child._parent_subagent_id = parent_subagent_id
child._subagent_goal = goal
# Share a credential pool with the child when possible so subagents can
# rotate credentials on rate limits instead of getting pinned to one key.
child_pool = _resolve_child_credential_pool(effective_provider, parent_agent)
if child_pool is not None:
child._credential_pool = child_pool
# Register child for interrupt propagation
if hasattr(parent_agent, "_active_children"):
lock = getattr(parent_agent, "_active_children_lock", None)
if lock:
with lock:
parent_agent._active_children.append(child)
else:
parent_agent._active_children.append(child)
# Announce the spawn immediately β the child may sit in a queue
# for seconds if max_concurrent_children is saturated, so the TUI
# wants a node in the tree before run starts.
if child_progress_cb:
try:
child_progress_cb("subagent.spawn_requested", preview=goal)
except Exception as exc:
logger.debug("spawn_requested relay failed: %s", exc)
return child
def _run_single_child(
task_index: int,
goal: str,
child=None,
parent_agent=None,
**_kwargs,
) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""
Run a pre-built child agent. Called from within a thread.
Returns a structured result dict.
"""
child_start = time.monotonic()
# Get the progress callback from the child agent
child_progress_cb = getattr(child, "tool_progress_callback", None)
# Restore parent tool names using the value saved before child construction
# mutated the global. This is the correct parent toolset, not the child's.
import model_tools
_saved_tool_names = getattr(
child, "_delegate_saved_tool_names", list(model_tools._last_resolved_tool_names)
)
child_pool = getattr(child, "_credential_pool", None)
leased_cred_id = None
if child_pool is not None:
leased_cred_id = child_pool.acquire_lease()
if leased_cred_id is not None:
try:
leased_entry = child_pool.current()
if leased_entry is not None and hasattr(child, "_swap_credential"):
child._swap_credential(leased_entry)
except Exception as exc:
logger.debug("Failed to bind child to leased credential: %s", exc)
# Heartbeat: periodically propagate child activity to the parent so the
# gateway inactivity timeout doesn't fire while the subagent is working.
# Without this, the parent's _last_activity_ts freezes when delegate_task
# starts and the gateway eventually kills the agent for "no activity".
_heartbeat_stop = threading.Event()
_last_seen_iter = [0] # mutable container for heartbeat stale detection
_stale_count = [0]
def _heartbeat_loop():
while not _heartbeat_stop.wait(_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL):
if parent_agent is None:
continue
touch = getattr(parent_agent, "_touch_activity", None)
if not touch:
continue
# Pull detail from the child's own activity tracker
desc = f"delegate_task: subagent {task_index} working"
try:
child_summary = child.get_activity_summary()
child_tool = child_summary.get("current_tool")
child_iter = child_summary.get("api_call_count", 0)
child_max = child_summary.get("max_iterations", 0)
# Stale detection: if iteration count hasn't advanced,
# increment stale counter. After N cycles with no
# progress, stop masking the hang so the gateway
# inactivity timeout can fire as a last resort.
if child_iter <= _last_seen_iter[0]:
_stale_count[0] += 1
else:
_last_seen_iter[0] = child_iter
_stale_count[0] = 0
if _stale_count[0] >= _HEARTBEAT_STALE_CYCLES:
logger.warning(
"Subagent %d appears stale (no iteration progress "
"for %d heartbeat cycles) β stopping heartbeat",
task_index,
_stale_count[0],
)
break # stop touching parent, let gateway timeout fire
if child_tool:
desc = (
f"delegate_task: subagent running {child_tool} "
f"(iteration {child_iter}/{child_max})"
)
else:
child_desc = child_summary.get("last_activity_desc", "")
if child_desc:
desc = (
f"delegate_task: subagent {child_desc} "
f"(iteration {child_iter}/{child_max})"
)
except Exception:
pass
try:
touch(desc)
except Exception:
pass
_heartbeat_thread = threading.Thread(target=_heartbeat_loop, daemon=True)
_heartbeat_thread.start()
# Register the live agent in the module-level registry so the TUI can
# target it by subagent_id (kill, pause, status queries). Unregistered
# in the finally block, even when the child raises. Test doubles that
# hand us a MagicMock don't carry stable ids; skip registration then.
_raw_sid = getattr(child, "_subagent_id", None)
_subagent_id = _raw_sid if isinstance(_raw_sid, str) else None
if _subagent_id:
_raw_depth = getattr(child, "_delegate_depth", 1)
_tui_depth = max(0, _raw_depth - 1) if isinstance(_raw_depth, int) else 0
_parent_sid = getattr(child, "_parent_subagent_id", None)
_register_subagent(
{
"subagent_id": _subagent_id,
"parent_id": _parent_sid if isinstance(_parent_sid, str) else None,
"depth": _tui_depth,
"goal": goal,
"model": (
getattr(child, "model", None)
if isinstance(getattr(child, "model", None), str)
else None
),
"started_at": time.time(),
"status": "running",
"tool_count": 0,
"agent": child,
}
)
try:
if child_progress_cb:
try:
child_progress_cb("subagent.start", preview=goal)
except Exception as e:
logger.debug("Progress callback start failed: %s", e)
# File-state coordination: reuse the stable subagent_id as the child's
# task_id so file_state writes, active-subagents registry, and TUI
# events all share one key. Falls back to a fresh uuid only if the
# pre-built id is somehow missing.
import uuid as _uuid
child_task_id = _subagent_id or f"subagent-{task_index}-{_uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
parent_task_id = getattr(parent_agent, "_current_task_id", None)
wall_start = time.time()
parent_reads_snapshot = (
list(file_state.known_reads(parent_task_id)) if parent_task_id else []
)
# Run child with a hard timeout to prevent indefinite blocking
# when the child's API call or tool-level HTTP request hangs.
child_timeout = _get_child_timeout()
_timeout_executor = ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=1)
_child_future = _timeout_executor.submit(
child.run_conversation,
user_message=goal,
task_id=child_task_id,
)
try:
result = _child_future.result(timeout=child_timeout)
except Exception as _timeout_exc:
# Signal the child to stop so its thread can exit cleanly.
try:
if hasattr(child, "interrupt"):
child.interrupt()
elif hasattr(child, "_interrupt_requested"):
child._interrupt_requested = True
except Exception:
pass
is_timeout = isinstance(_timeout_exc, (FuturesTimeoutError, TimeoutError))
duration = round(time.monotonic() - child_start, 2)
logger.warning(
"Subagent %d %s after %.1fs",
task_index,
"timed out" if is_timeout else f"raised {type(_timeout_exc).__name__}",
duration,
)
if child_progress_cb:
try:
child_progress_cb(
"subagent.complete",
preview=(
f"Timed out after {duration}s"
if is_timeout
else str(_timeout_exc)
),
status="timeout" if is_timeout else "error",
duration_seconds=duration,
summary="",
)
except Exception:
pass
return {
"task_index": task_index,
"status": "timeout" if is_timeout else "error",
"summary": None,
"error": (
(
f"Subagent timed out after {child_timeout}s with no response. "
"The child may be stuck on a slow API call or unresponsive network request."
)
if is_timeout
else str(_timeout_exc)
),
"exit_reason": "timeout" if is_timeout else "error",
"api_calls": 0,
"duration_seconds": duration,
"_child_role": getattr(child, "_delegate_role", None),
}
finally:
# Shut down executor without waiting β if the child thread
# is stuck on blocking I/O, wait=True would hang forever.
_timeout_executor.shutdown(wait=False)
# Flush any remaining batched progress to gateway
if child_progress_cb and hasattr(child_progress_cb, "_flush"):
try:
child_progress_cb._flush()
except Exception as e:
logger.debug("Progress callback flush failed: %s", e)
duration = round(time.monotonic() - child_start, 2)
summary = result.get("final_response") or ""
completed = result.get("completed", False)
interrupted = result.get("interrupted", False)
api_calls = result.get("api_calls", 0)
if interrupted:
status = "interrupted"
elif summary:
# A summary means the subagent produced usable output.
# exit_reason ("completed" vs "max_iterations") already
# tells the parent *how* the task ended.
status = "completed"
else:
status = "failed"
# Build tool trace from conversation messages (already in memory).
# Uses tool_call_id to correctly pair parallel tool calls with results.
tool_trace: list[Dict[str, Any]] = []
trace_by_id: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
messages = result.get("messages") or []
if isinstance(messages, list):
for msg in messages:
if not isinstance(msg, dict):
continue
if msg.get("role") == "assistant":
for tc in msg.get("tool_calls") or []:
fn = tc.get("function", {})
entry_t = {
"tool": fn.get("name", "unknown"),
"args_bytes": len(fn.get("arguments", "")),
}
tool_trace.append(entry_t)
tc_id = tc.get("id")
if tc_id:
trace_by_id[tc_id] = entry_t
elif msg.get("role") == "tool":
content = msg.get("content", "")
is_error = bool(content and "error" in content[:80].lower())
result_meta = {
"result_bytes": len(content),
"status": "error" if is_error else "ok",
}
# Match by tool_call_id for parallel calls
tc_id = msg.get("tool_call_id")
target = trace_by_id.get(tc_id) if tc_id else None
if target is not None:
target.update(result_meta)
elif tool_trace:
# Fallback for messages without tool_call_id
tool_trace[-1].update(result_meta)
# Determine exit reason
if interrupted:
exit_reason = "interrupted"
elif completed:
exit_reason = "completed"
else:
exit_reason = "max_iterations"
# Extract token counts (safe for mock objects)
_input_tokens = getattr(child, "session_prompt_tokens", 0)
_output_tokens = getattr(child, "session_completion_tokens", 0)
_model = getattr(child, "model", None)
entry: Dict[str, Any] = {
"task_index": task_index,
"status": status,
"summary": summary,
"api_calls": api_calls,
"duration_seconds": duration,
"model": _model if isinstance(_model, str) else None,
"exit_reason": exit_reason,
"tokens": {
"input": (
_input_tokens if isinstance(_input_tokens, (int, float)) else 0
),
"output": (
_output_tokens if isinstance(_output_tokens, (int, float)) else 0
),
},
"tool_trace": tool_trace,
# Captured before the finally block calls child.close() so the
# parent thread can fire subagent_stop with the correct role.
# Stripped before the dict is serialised back to the model.
"_child_role": getattr(child, "_delegate_role", None),
}
if status == "failed":
entry["error"] = result.get("error", "Subagent did not produce a response.")
# Cross-agent file-state reminder. If this subagent wrote any
# files the parent had already read, surface it so the parent
# knows to re-read before editing β the scenario that motivated
# the registry. We check writes by ANY non-parent task_id (not
# just this child's), which also covers transitive writes from
# nested orchestratorβworker chains.
try:
if parent_task_id and parent_reads_snapshot:
sibling_writes = file_state.writes_since(
parent_task_id, wall_start, parent_reads_snapshot
)
if sibling_writes:
mod_paths = sorted(
{p for paths in sibling_writes.values() for p in paths}
)
if mod_paths:
reminder = (
"\n\n[NOTE: subagent modified files the parent "
"previously read β re-read before editing: "
+ ", ".join(mod_paths[:8])
+ (
f" (+{len(mod_paths) - 8} more)"
if len(mod_paths) > 8
else ""
)
+ "]"
)
if entry.get("summary"):
entry["summary"] = entry["summary"] + reminder
else:
entry["stale_paths"] = mod_paths
except Exception:
logger.debug("file_state sibling-write check failed", exc_info=True)
# Per-branch observability payload: tokens, cost, files touched, and
# a tail of tool-call results. Fed into the TUI's overlay detail
# pane + accordion rollups (features 1, 2, 4). All fields are
# optional β missing data degrades gracefully on the client.
_cost_usd = getattr(child, "session_estimated_cost_usd", None)
_reasoning_tokens = getattr(child, "session_reasoning_tokens", 0)
try:
_files_read = list(file_state.known_reads(child_task_id))[:40]
except Exception:
_files_read = []
try:
_files_written_map = file_state.writes_since(
"", wall_start, []
) # all writes since wall_start
except Exception:
_files_written_map = {}
_files_written = sorted(
{
p
for tid, paths in _files_written_map.items()
if tid == child_task_id
for p in paths
}
)[:40]
_output_tail = _extract_output_tail(result, max_entries=8, max_chars=600)
complete_kwargs: Dict[str, Any] = {
"preview": summary[:160] if summary else entry.get("error", ""),
"status": status,
"duration_seconds": duration,
"summary": summary[:500] if summary else entry.get("error", ""),
"input_tokens": (
int(_input_tokens) if isinstance(_input_tokens, (int, float)) else 0
),
"output_tokens": (
int(_output_tokens) if isinstance(_output_tokens, (int, float)) else 0
),
"reasoning_tokens": (
int(_reasoning_tokens)
if isinstance(_reasoning_tokens, (int, float))
else 0
),
"api_calls": int(api_calls) if isinstance(api_calls, (int, float)) else 0,
"files_read": _files_read,
"files_written": _files_written,
"output_tail": _output_tail,
}
if _cost_usd is not None:
try:
complete_kwargs["cost_usd"] = float(_cost_usd)
except (TypeError, ValueError):
pass
if child_progress_cb:
try:
child_progress_cb("subagent.complete", **complete_kwargs)
except Exception as e:
logger.debug("Progress callback completion failed: %s", e)
return entry
except Exception as exc:
duration = round(time.monotonic() - child_start, 2)
logging.exception(f"[subagent-{task_index}] failed")
if child_progress_cb:
try:
child_progress_cb(
"subagent.complete",
preview=str(exc),
status="failed",
duration_seconds=duration,
summary=str(exc),
)
except Exception as e:
logger.debug("Progress callback failure relay failed: %s", e)
return {
"task_index": task_index,
"status": "error",
"summary": None,
"error": str(exc),
"api_calls": 0,
"duration_seconds": duration,
"_child_role": getattr(child, "_delegate_role", None),
}
finally:
# Stop the heartbeat thread so it doesn't keep touching parent activity
# after the child has finished (or failed).
_heartbeat_stop.set()
_heartbeat_thread.join(timeout=5)
# Drop the TUI-facing registry entry. Safe to call even if the
# child was never registered (e.g. ID missing on test doubles).
if _subagent_id:
_unregister_subagent(_subagent_id)
if child_pool is not None and leased_cred_id is not None:
try:
child_pool.release_lease(leased_cred_id)
except Exception as exc:
logger.debug("Failed to release credential lease: %s", exc)
# Restore the parent's tool names so the process-global is correct
# for any subsequent execute_code calls or other consumers.
import model_tools
saved_tool_names = getattr(child, "_delegate_saved_tool_names", None)
if isinstance(saved_tool_names, list):
model_tools._last_resolved_tool_names = list(saved_tool_names)
# Remove child from active tracking
# Unregister child from interrupt propagation
if hasattr(parent_agent, "_active_children"):
try:
lock = getattr(parent_agent, "_active_children_lock", None)
if lock:
with lock:
parent_agent._active_children.remove(child)
else:
parent_agent._active_children.remove(child)
except (ValueError, UnboundLocalError) as e:
logger.debug("Could not remove child from active_children: %s", e)
# Close tool resources (terminal sandboxes, browser daemons,
# background processes, httpx clients) so subagent subprocesses
# don't outlive the delegation.
try:
if hasattr(child, "close"):
child.close()
except Exception:
logger.debug("Failed to close child agent after delegation")
def delegate_task(
goal: Optional[str] = None,
context: Optional[str] = None,
toolsets: Optional[List[str]] = None,
tasks: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]] = None,
max_iterations: Optional[int] = None,
acp_command: Optional[str] = None,
acp_args: Optional[List[str]] = None,
role: Optional[str] = None,
parent_agent=None,
) -> str:
"""
Spawn one or more child agents to handle delegated tasks.
Supports two modes:
- Single: provide goal (+ optional context, toolsets, role)
- Batch: provide tasks array [{goal, context, toolsets, role}, ...]
The 'role' parameter controls whether a child can further delegate:
'leaf' (default) cannot; 'orchestrator' retains the delegation
toolset and can spawn its own workers, bounded by
delegation.max_spawn_depth. Per-task role beats the top-level one.
Returns JSON with results array, one entry per task.
"""
if parent_agent is None:
return tool_error("delegate_task requires a parent agent context.")
# Operator-controlled kill switch β lets the TUI freeze new fan-out
# when a runaway tree is detected, without interrupting already-running
# children. Cleared via the matching `delegation.pause` RPC.
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."
)
# Normalise the top-level role once; per-task overrides re-normalise.
top_role = _normalize_role(role)
# Depth limit β configurable via delegation.max_spawn_depth,
# default 2 for parity with the original MAX_DEPTH constant.
depth = getattr(parent_agent, "_delegate_depth", 0)
max_spawn = _get_max_spawn_depth()
if depth >= max_spawn:
return json.dumps(
{
"error": (
f"Delegation depth limit reached (depth={depth}, "
f"max_spawn_depth={max_spawn}). Raise "
f"delegation.max_spawn_depth in config.yaml if deeper "
f"nesting is required (cap: {_MAX_SPAWN_DEPTH_CAP})."
)
}
)
# Load config
cfg = _load_config()
default_max_iter = cfg.get("max_iterations", DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS)
# Model-supplied max_iterations is ignored β the config value is authoritative
# so users get predictable budgets. The kwarg is retained for internal callers
# and tests; a model-emitted value here would only shrink the budget and
# surprise the user mid-run. Log and drop it if one slips through from a
# cached tool schema or a stale provider.
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,
)
effective_max_iter = default_max_iter
# Resolve delegation credentials (provider:model pair).
# When delegation.provider is configured, this resolves the full credential
# bundle (base_url, api_key, api_mode) via the same runtime provider system
# used by CLI/gateway startup. When unconfigured, returns None values so
# children inherit from the parent.
try:
creds = _resolve_delegation_credentials(cfg, parent_agent)
except ValueError as exc:
return tool_error(str(exc))
# Normalize to task list
max_children = _get_max_concurrent_children()
if tasks and isinstance(tasks, list):
if len(tasks) > max_children:
return tool_error(
f"Too many tasks: {len(tasks)} provided, but "
f"max_concurrent_children is {max_children}. "
f"Either reduce the task count, split into multiple "
f"delegate_task calls, or increase "
f"delegation.max_concurrent_children in config.yaml."
)
task_list = tasks
elif goal and isinstance(goal, str) and goal.strip():
task_list = [
{"goal": goal, "context": context, "toolsets": toolsets, "role": top_role}
]
else:
return tool_error("Provide either 'goal' (single task) or 'tasks' (batch).")
if not task_list:
return tool_error("No tasks provided.")
# Validate each task has a goal
for i, task in enumerate(task_list):
if not task.get("goal", "").strip():
return tool_error(f"Task {i} is missing a 'goal'.")
overall_start = time.monotonic()
results = []
n_tasks = len(task_list)
# Track goal labels for progress display (truncated for readability)
task_labels = [t["goal"][:40] for t in task_list]
# Save parent tool names BEFORE any child construction mutates the global.
# _build_child_agent() calls AIAgent() which calls get_tool_definitions(),
# which overwrites model_tools._last_resolved_tool_names with child's toolset.
import model_tools as _model_tools
_parent_tool_names = list(_model_tools._last_resolved_tool_names)
# Build all child agents on the main thread (thread-safe construction)
# Wrapped in try/finally so the global is always restored even if a
# child build raises (otherwise _last_resolved_tool_names stays corrupted).
children = []
try:
for i, t in enumerate(task_list):
task_acp_args = t.get("acp_args") if "acp_args" in t else None
# Per-task role beats top-level; normalise again so unknown
# per-task values warn and degrade to leaf uniformly.
effective_role = _normalize_role(t.get("role") or top_role)
child = _build_child_agent(
task_index=i,
goal=t["goal"],
context=t.get("context"),
toolsets=t.get("toolsets") or toolsets,
model=creds["model"],
max_iterations=effective_max_iter,
task_count=n_tasks,
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_acp_command=t.get("acp_command")
or acp_command
or creds.get("command"),
override_acp_args=(
task_acp_args
if task_acp_args is not None
else (acp_args if acp_args is not None else creds.get("args"))
),
role=effective_role,
)
# Override with correct parent tool names (before child construction mutated global)
child._delegate_saved_tool_names = _parent_tool_names
children.append((i, t, child))
finally:
# Authoritative restore: reset global to parent's tool names after all children built
_model_tools._last_resolved_tool_names = _parent_tool_names
if n_tasks == 1:
# Single task -- run directly (no thread pool overhead)
_i, _t, child = children[0]
result = _run_single_child(0, _t["goal"], child, parent_agent)
results.append(result)
else:
# Batch -- run in parallel with per-task progress lines
completed_count = 0
spinner_ref = getattr(parent_agent, "_delegate_spinner", None)
with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_children) as executor:
futures = {}
for i, t, child in children:
future = executor.submit(
_run_single_child,
task_index=i,
goal=t["goal"],
child=child,
parent_agent=parent_agent,
)
futures[future] = i
# Poll futures with interrupt checking. as_completed() blocks
# until ALL futures finish β if a child agent gets stuck,
# the parent blocks forever even after interrupt propagation.
# Instead, use wait() with a short timeout so we can bail
# when the parent is interrupted.
# Map task_index -> child agent, so fabricated entries for
# still-pending futures can carry the correct _delegate_role.
_child_by_index = {i: child for (i, _, child) in children}
pending = set(futures.keys())
while pending:
if getattr(parent_agent, "_interrupt_requested", False) is True:
# Parent interrupted β collect whatever finished and
# abandon the rest. Children already received the
# interrupt signal; we just can't wait forever.
for f in pending:
idx = futures[f]
if f.done():
try:
entry = f.result()
except Exception as exc:
entry = {
"task_index": idx,
"status": "error",
"summary": None,
"error": str(exc),
"api_calls": 0,
"duration_seconds": 0,
"_child_role": getattr(
_child_by_index.get(idx), "_delegate_role", None
),
}
else:
entry = {
"task_index": idx,
"status": "interrupted",
"summary": None,
"error": "Parent agent interrupted β child did not finish in time",
"api_calls": 0,
"duration_seconds": 0,
"_child_role": getattr(
_child_by_index.get(idx), "_delegate_role", None
),
}
results.append(entry)
completed_count += 1
break
from concurrent.futures import wait as _cf_wait, FIRST_COMPLETED
done, pending = _cf_wait(
pending, timeout=0.5, return_when=FIRST_COMPLETED
)
for future in done:
try:
entry = future.result()
except Exception as exc:
idx = futures[future]
entry = {
"task_index": idx,
"status": "error",
"summary": None,
"error": str(exc),
"api_calls": 0,
"duration_seconds": 0,
"_child_role": getattr(
_child_by_index.get(idx), "_delegate_role", None
),
}
results.append(entry)
completed_count += 1
# Print per-task completion line above the spinner
idx = entry["task_index"]
label = (
task_labels[idx] if idx < len(task_labels) else f"Task {idx}"
)
dur = entry.get("duration_seconds", 0)
status = entry.get("status", "?")
icon = "β" if status == "completed" else "β"
remaining = n_tasks - completed_count
completion_line = f"{icon} [{idx+1}/{n_tasks}] {label} ({dur}s)"
if spinner_ref:
try:
spinner_ref.print_above(completion_line)
except Exception:
print(f" {completion_line}")
else:
print(f" {completion_line}")
# Update spinner text to show remaining count
if spinner_ref and remaining > 0:
try:
spinner_ref.update_text(
f"π {remaining} task{'s' if remaining != 1 else ''} remaining"
)
except Exception as e:
logger.debug("Spinner update_text failed: %s", e)
# Sort by task_index so results match input order
results.sort(key=lambda r: r["task_index"])
# Notify parent's memory provider of delegation outcomes
if (
parent_agent
and hasattr(parent_agent, "_memory_manager")
and parent_agent._memory_manager
):
for entry in results:
try:
_task_goal = (
task_list[entry["task_index"]]["goal"]
if entry["task_index"] < len(task_list)
else ""
)
parent_agent._memory_manager.on_delegation(
task=_task_goal,
result=entry.get("summary", "") or "",
child_session_id=(
getattr(children[entry["task_index"]][2], "session_id", "")
if entry["task_index"] < len(children)
else ""
),
)
except Exception:
pass
# Fire subagent_stop hooks once per child, serialised on the parent thread.
# This keeps Python-plugin and shell-hook callbacks off of the worker threads
# that ran the children, so hook authors don't need to reason about
# concurrent invocation. Role was captured into the entry dict in
# _run_single_child (or the fabricated-entry branches above) before the
# child was closed.
_parent_session_id = getattr(parent_agent, "session_id", None)
try:
from hermes_cli.plugins import invoke_hook as _invoke_hook
except Exception:
_invoke_hook = None
for entry in results:
child_role = entry.pop("_child_role", None)
if _invoke_hook is None:
continue
try:
_invoke_hook(
"subagent_stop",
parent_session_id=_parent_session_id,
child_role=child_role,
child_summary=entry.get("summary"),
child_status=entry.get("status"),
duration_ms=int((entry.get("duration_seconds") or 0) * 1000),
)
except Exception:
logger.debug("subagent_stop hook invocation failed", exc_info=True)
total_duration = round(time.monotonic() - overall_start, 2)
return json.dumps(
{
"results": results,
"total_duration_seconds": total_duration,
},
ensure_ascii=False,
)
def _resolve_child_credential_pool(effective_provider: Optional[str], parent_agent):
"""Resolve a credential pool for the child agent.
Rules:
1. Same provider as the parent -> share the parent's pool so cooldown state
and rotation stay synchronized.
2. Different provider -> try to load that provider's own pool.
3. No pool available -> return None and let the child keep the inherited
fixed credential behavior.
"""
if not effective_provider:
return getattr(parent_agent, "_credential_pool", None)
parent_provider = getattr(parent_agent, "provider", None) or ""
parent_pool = getattr(parent_agent, "_credential_pool", None)
if parent_pool is not None and effective_provider == parent_provider:
return parent_pool
try:
from agent.credential_pool import load_pool
pool = load_pool(effective_provider)
if pool is not None and pool.has_credentials():
return pool
except Exception as exc:
logger.debug(
"Could not load credential pool for child provider '%s': %s",
effective_provider,
exc,
)
return None
def _resolve_delegation_credentials(cfg: dict, parent_agent) -> dict:
"""Resolve credentials for subagent delegation.
If ``delegation.base_url`` is configured, subagents use that direct
OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Otherwise, if ``delegation.provider`` is
configured, the full credential bundle (base_url, api_key, api_mode,
provider) is resolved via the runtime provider system β the same path used
by CLI/gateway startup. This lets subagents run on a completely different
provider:model pair.
If neither base_url nor provider is configured, returns None values so the
child inherits everything from the parent agent.
Raises ValueError with a user-friendly message on credential failure.
"""
configured_model = str(cfg.get("model") or "").strip() or None
configured_provider = str(cfg.get("provider") or "").strip() or None
configured_base_url = str(cfg.get("base_url") or "").strip() or None
configured_api_key = str(cfg.get("api_key") or "").strip() or None
if configured_base_url:
api_key = configured_api_key or os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY", "").strip()
if not api_key:
raise ValueError(
"Delegation base_url is configured but no API key was found. "
"Set delegation.api_key or OPENAI_API_KEY."
)
base_lower = configured_base_url.lower()
provider = "custom"
api_mode = "chat_completions"
if (
base_url_hostname(configured_base_url) == "chatgpt.com"
and "/backend-api/codex" in base_lower
):
provider = "openai-codex"
api_mode = "codex_responses"
elif base_url_hostname(configured_base_url) == "api.anthropic.com":
provider = "anthropic"
api_mode = "anthropic_messages"
elif "api.kimi.com/coding" in base_lower:
provider = "custom"
api_mode = "anthropic_messages"
return {
"model": configured_model,
"provider": provider,
"base_url": configured_base_url,
"api_key": api_key,
"api_mode": api_mode,
}
if not configured_provider:
# No provider override β child inherits everything from parent
return {
"model": configured_model,
"provider": None,
"base_url": None,
"api_key": None,
"api_mode": None,
}
# Provider is configured β resolve full credentials
try:
from hermes_cli.runtime_provider import resolve_runtime_provider
runtime = resolve_runtime_provider(requested=configured_provider)
except Exception as exc:
raise ValueError(
f"Cannot resolve delegation provider '{configured_provider}': {exc}. "
f"Check that the provider is configured (API key set, valid provider name), "
f"or set delegation.base_url/delegation.api_key for a direct endpoint. "
f"Available providers: openrouter, nous, zai, kimi-coding, minimax."
) from exc
api_key = runtime.get("api_key", "")
if not api_key:
raise ValueError(
f"Delegation provider '{configured_provider}' resolved but has no API key. "
f"Set the appropriate environment variable or run 'hermes auth'."
)
return {
"model": configured_model,
"provider": runtime.get("provider"),
"base_url": runtime.get("base_url"),
"api_key": api_key,
"api_mode": runtime.get("api_mode"),
"command": runtime.get("command"),
"args": list(runtime.get("args") or []),
}
def _load_config() -> dict:
"""Load delegation config from CLI_CONFIG or persistent config.
Checks the runtime config (cli.py CLI_CONFIG) first, then falls back
to the persistent config (hermes_cli/config.py load_config()) so that
``delegation.model`` / ``delegation.provider`` are picked up regardless
of the entry point (CLI, gateway, cron).
"""
try:
from cli import CLI_CONFIG
cfg = CLI_CONFIG.get("delegation", {})
if cfg:
return cfg
except Exception:
pass
try:
from hermes_cli.config import load_config
full = load_config()
return full.get("delegation", {})
except Exception:
return {}
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# OpenAI Function-Calling Schema
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DELEGATE_TASK_SCHEMA = {
"name": "delegate_task",
"description": (
"Spawn one or more subagents to work on tasks in isolated contexts. "
"Each subagent gets its own conversation, terminal session, and toolset. "
"Only the final summary is returned -- intermediate tool results "
"never enter your context window.\n\n"
"TWO MODES (one of 'goal' or 'tasks' is required):\n"
"1. Single task: provide 'goal' (+ optional context, toolsets)\n"
"2. Batch (parallel): provide 'tasks' array with up to delegation.max_concurrent_children items (default 3). "
"All run concurrently and results are returned together.\n\n"
"WHEN TO USE delegate_task:\n"
"- Reasoning-heavy subtasks (debugging, code review, research synthesis)\n"
"- Tasks that would flood your context with intermediate data\n"
"- Parallel independent workstreams (research A and B simultaneously)\n\n"
"WHEN NOT TO USE (use these instead):\n"
"- Mechanical multi-step work with no reasoning needed -> use execute_code\n"
"- Single tool call -> just call the tool directly\n"
"- Tasks needing user interaction -> subagents cannot use clarify\n\n"
"IMPORTANT:\n"
"- Subagents have NO memory of your conversation. Pass all relevant "
"info (file paths, error messages, constraints) via the 'context' field.\n"
"- Leaf subagents (role='leaf', the default) CANNOT call: "
"delegate_task, clarify, memory, send_message, execute_code.\n"
"- Orchestrator subagents (role='orchestrator') retain "
"delegate_task so they can spawn their own workers, but still "
"cannot use clarify, memory, send_message, or execute_code. "
"Orchestrators are bounded by delegation.max_spawn_depth "
"(default 2) and can be disabled globally via "
"delegation.orchestrator_enabled=false.\n"
"- Each subagent gets its own terminal session (separate working directory and state).\n"
"- Results are always returned as an array, one entry per task."
),
"parameters": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"goal": {
"type": "string",
"description": (
"What the subagent should accomplish. Be specific and "
"self-contained -- the subagent knows nothing about your "
"conversation history."
),
},
"context": {
"type": "string",
"description": (
"Background information the subagent needs: file paths, "
"error messages, project structure, constraints. The more "
"specific you are, the better the subagent performs."
),
},
"toolsets": {
"type": "array",
"items": {"type": "string"},
"description": (
"Toolsets to enable for this subagent. "
"Default: inherits your enabled toolsets. "
f"Available toolsets: {_TOOLSET_LIST_STR}. "
"Common patterns: ['terminal', 'file'] for code work, "
"['web'] for research, ['browser'] for web interaction, "
"['terminal', 'file', 'web'] for full-stack tasks."
),
},
"tasks": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"goal": {"type": "string", "description": "Task goal"},
"context": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Task-specific context",
},
"toolsets": {
"type": "array",
"items": {"type": "string"},
"description": f"Toolsets for this specific task. Available: {_TOOLSET_LIST_STR}. Use 'web' for network access, 'terminal' for shell, 'browser' for web interaction.",
},
"acp_command": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Per-task ACP command override (e.g. 'claude'). Overrides the top-level acp_command for this task only.",
},
"acp_args": {
"type": "array",
"items": {"type": "string"},
"description": "Per-task ACP args override.",
},
"role": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["leaf", "orchestrator"],
"description": "Per-task role override. See top-level 'role' for semantics.",
},
},
"required": ["goal"],
},
# No maxItems β the runtime limit is configurable via
# delegation.max_concurrent_children (default 3) and
# enforced with a clear error in delegate_task().
"description": (
"Batch mode: tasks to run in parallel (limit configurable via delegation.max_concurrent_children, default 3). Each gets "
"its own subagent with isolated context and terminal session. "
"When provided, top-level goal/context/toolsets are ignored."
),
},
"role": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["leaf", "orchestrator"],
"description": (
"Role of the child agent. 'leaf' (default) = focused "
"worker, cannot delegate further. 'orchestrator' = can "
"use delegate_task to spawn its own workers. Requires "
"delegation.max_spawn_depth >= 2 in config; ignored "
"(treated as 'leaf') when the child would exceed "
"max_spawn_depth or when "
"delegation.orchestrator_enabled=false."
),
},
"acp_command": {
"type": "string",
"description": (
"Override ACP command for child agents (e.g. 'claude', 'copilot'). "
"When set, children use ACP subprocess transport instead of inheriting "
"the parent's transport. Enables spawning Claude Code (claude --acp --stdio) "
"or other ACP-capable agents from any parent, including Discord/Telegram/CLI."
),
},
"acp_args": {
"type": "array",
"items": {"type": "string"},
"description": (
"Arguments for the ACP command (default: ['--acp', '--stdio']). "
"Only used when acp_command is set. Example: ['--acp', '--stdio', '--model', 'claude-opus-4-6']"
),
},
},
"required": [],
},
}
# --- Registry ---
from tools.registry import registry, tool_error
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"),
toolsets=args.get("toolsets"),
tasks=args.get("tasks"),
max_iterations=args.get("max_iterations"),
acp_command=args.get("acp_command"),
acp_args=args.get("acp_args"),
role=args.get("role"),
parent_agent=kw.get("parent_agent"),
),
check_fn=check_delegate_requirements,
emoji="π",
)
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