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xiaoju 521d908719 feat(cli): add background thread execution and running threads query
This commit implements issue #456, adding two related capabilities to the uwf CLI:

1. **Background execution mode** for `uwf thread step` (via `--background` flag)
   - Spawns agent execution in a detached background process
   - Returns immediately with thread ID and background status
   - Maintains marker files to track running processes
   - Supports `--count` option to run multiple steps in background
   - Prevents concurrent execution of the same thread

2. **Running threads query** command (`uwf thread running`)
   - Lists all threads currently executing in background
   - Returns thread ID, workflow, current role, PID, and start time
   - Automatically filters out stale markers (dead processes)
   - Empty list when no threads are running

**Key changes:**

- **workflow-protocol**: Added `RunningThreadItem`, `RunningThreadsOutput` types
  Updated `StepOutput` to include `background: boolean | null` field

- **cli-workflow/background**: New module for process management
  - Marker file creation/deletion (atomic operations)
  - PID liveness checking
  - Stale marker cleanup
  - Running threads query

- **cli-workflow/commands/thread**:
  - Updated `cmdThreadStep` to support `--background` and `--_background-worker` flags
  - Added `cmdThreadStepBackground` for spawning detached processes
  - Added `cmdThreadRunning` to list running threads
  - Updated `cmdThreadKill` to terminate background processes

- **cli-workflow/cli**: Added CLI routing for new commands and flags

**Integration:**
- `uwf thread kill` now terminates background processes before archiving
- Foreground execution checks for existing background process and fails if found
- Background worker creates/cleans up marker files automatically
- Marker files stored in `~/.uncaged/workflow/running/*.json`

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-24 05:28:29 +00:00

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import { execFileSync, spawn } from "node:child_process";
import { access, readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
import { dirname, isAbsolute, resolve as resolvePath } from "node:path";
import type { Store as CasStore, JSONSchema } from "@uncaged/json-cas";
import { getSchema, validate } from "@uncaged/json-cas";
import { getEnvPath, loadWorkflowConfig } from "@uncaged/workflow-agent-kit";
import { evaluate } from "@uncaged/workflow-moderator";
import type {
AgentAlias,
AgentConfig,
CasRef,
ModeratorContext,
RunningThreadsOutput,
StartEntry,
StartNodePayload,
StartOutput,
StepContext,
StepEntry,
StepNodePayload,
StepOutput,
ThreadForkOutput,
ThreadId,
ThreadListItem,
ThreadStepsOutput,
WorkflowConfig,
WorkflowPayload,
} from "@uncaged/workflow-protocol";
import { createProcessLogger, generateUlid, type ProcessLogger } from "@uncaged/workflow-util";
import { config as loadDotenv } from "dotenv";
import { parse, stringify } from "yaml";
import {
createMarker,
deleteMarker,
isThreadRunning,
listRunningThreads,
} from "../background/index.js";
import {
appendThreadHistory,
createUwfStore,
findThreadInHistory,
loadThreadHistory,
loadThreadsIndex,
loadWorkflowRegistry,
resolveWorkflowHash,
saveThreadsIndex,
type ThreadHistoryLine,
type UwfStore,
} from "../store.js";
import { checkWorkflowFilenameConsistency, isCasRef, parseWorkflowPayload } from "../validate.js";
import { materializeWorkflowPayload } from "./workflow.js";
const END_ROLE = "$END";
export const THREAD_READ_DEFAULT_QUOTA = 4000;
const PL_THREAD_START = "7HNQ4B2X";
const PL_MODERATOR = "M3K8V9T1";
const PL_AGENT_SPAWN = "R5J2W8N4";
const PL_AGENT_DONE = "C6P9E3H7";
const PL_THREAD_ARCHIVED = "F4D8Q2K5";
const PL_STEP_ERROR = "B8T5N1V6";
const PL_BACKGROUND_START = "X7Q4W9M2";
function failStep(plog: ProcessLogger, message: string): never {
plog.log(PL_STEP_ERROR, message, null);
fail(message);
}
type ChainState = {
startHash: CasRef;
start: StartNodePayload;
stepsNewestFirst: StepNodePayload[];
headIsStart: boolean;
};
type OrderedStepItem = {
hash: CasRef;
payload: StepNodePayload;
timestamp: number;
};
export type KillOutput = {
thread: ThreadId;
archived: boolean;
};
function fail(message: string): never {
process.stderr.write(`${message}\n`);
process.exit(1);
}
/**
* Check if a string looks like a file path (contains path separators or has .yaml/.yml extension).
*/
function isFilePath(input: string): boolean {
return (
input.includes("/") || input.includes("\\") || input.endsWith(".yaml") || input.endsWith(".yml")
);
}
/**
* Check if a workflow file exists at the given path.
*/
async function workflowFileExists(dir: string, name: string, ext: string): Promise<string | null> {
const candidate = resolvePath(dir, `${name}${ext}`);
try {
await access(candidate);
return candidate;
} catch {
return null;
}
}
/**
* Search for a workflow file in a given directory (checks both .workflow/ and .workflows/).
*/
async function findWorkflowInDir(dir: string, name: string): Promise<string | null> {
// Check .workflow/ directory first (preferred)
for (const ext of [".yaml", ".yml"]) {
const result = await workflowFileExists(resolvePath(dir, ".workflow"), name, ext);
if (result !== null) {
return result;
}
}
// Check .workflows/ directory as fallback (legacy)
for (const ext of [".yaml", ".yml"]) {
const result = await workflowFileExists(resolvePath(dir, ".workflows"), name, ext);
if (result !== null) {
return result;
}
}
return null;
}
/**
* Traverse parent directories looking for `.workflow/<name>.yaml` or `.workflow/<name>.yml`.
* Returns the absolute path if found, otherwise null.
* Stops at filesystem root or .git directory.
*/
async function findWorkflowInParents(startDir: string, name: string): Promise<string | null> {
let currentDir = resolvePath(startDir);
const root = resolvePath("/");
while (true) {
const found = await findWorkflowInDir(currentDir, name);
if (found !== null) {
return found;
}
// Stop at filesystem root
if (currentDir === root) {
break;
}
// Move to parent directory
const parentDir = dirname(currentDir);
if (parentDir === currentDir) {
// Reached filesystem root
break;
}
currentDir = parentDir;
}
return null;
}
async function materializeLocalWorkflow(uwf: UwfStore, filePath: string): Promise<CasRef> {
let text: string;
try {
text = await readFile(filePath, "utf8");
} catch {
fail(`project workflow file not found: ${filePath}`);
}
let raw: unknown;
try {
raw = parse(text) as unknown;
} catch (e) {
fail(`invalid YAML in ${filePath}: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`);
}
const payload = parseWorkflowPayload(raw);
if (payload === null) {
fail(`invalid workflow YAML in ${filePath}: expected WorkflowPayload shape`);
}
const filenameError = checkWorkflowFilenameConsistency(filePath, payload);
if (filenameError !== null) {
fail(filenameError);
}
const materialized = await materializeWorkflowPayload(uwf, payload);
const hash = await uwf.store.put(uwf.schemas.workflow, materialized);
const stored = uwf.store.get(hash);
if (stored === null || !validate(uwf.store, stored)) {
fail("stored local workflow failed schema validation");
}
return hash;
}
async function resolveWorkflowCasRef(
uwf: UwfStore,
storageRoot: string,
workflowId: string,
projectRoot: string,
): Promise<CasRef> {
// Validate input
const trimmed = workflowId.trim();
if (trimmed === "") {
fail("workflow ID cannot be empty");
}
// Strategy 1: Direct CAS hash
if (isCasRef(trimmed)) {
const node = uwf.store.get(trimmed);
if (node === null) {
fail(`CAS node not found: ${trimmed}`);
}
if (node.type !== uwf.schemas.workflow) {
fail(`node ${trimmed} is not a Workflow (type ${node.type})`);
}
return trimmed;
}
// Strategy 2: Explicit file path (relative or absolute)
if (isFilePath(trimmed)) {
const absolutePath = isAbsolute(trimmed) ? trimmed : resolvePath(projectRoot, trimmed);
return materializeLocalWorkflow(uwf, absolutePath);
}
// Strategy 3: Local discovery (parent directory traversal)
const localPath = await findWorkflowInParents(projectRoot, trimmed);
if (localPath !== null) {
return materializeLocalWorkflow(uwf, localPath);
}
// Strategy 4: Global registry fallback
const registry = await loadWorkflowRegistry(storageRoot);
const hash = resolveWorkflowHash(registry, trimmed);
if (!isCasRef(hash)) {
fail(`workflow not found: ${trimmed}`);
}
const node = uwf.store.get(hash);
if (node === null) {
fail(`CAS node not found: ${hash}`);
}
if (node.type !== uwf.schemas.workflow) {
fail(`node ${hash} is not a Workflow (type ${node.type})`);
}
return hash;
}
function resolveWorkflowFromHead(uwf: UwfStore, head: CasRef): CasRef | null {
const node = uwf.store.get(head);
if (node === null) {
return null;
}
if (node.type === uwf.schemas.startNode) {
const payload = node.payload as StartNodePayload;
return payload.workflow;
}
const payload = node.payload as StepNodePayload;
if (typeof payload.start !== "string") {
return null;
}
const startNode = uwf.store.get(payload.start);
if (startNode === null || startNode.type !== uwf.schemas.startNode) {
return null;
}
return (startNode.payload as StartNodePayload).workflow;
}
export async function cmdThreadStart(
storageRoot: string,
workflowId: string,
prompt: string,
projectRoot: string,
): Promise<StartOutput> {
const uwf = await createUwfStore(storageRoot);
const workflowHash = await resolveWorkflowCasRef(uwf, storageRoot, workflowId, projectRoot);
const threadId = generateUlid(Date.now()) as ThreadId;
const plog = createProcessLogger({
storageRoot,
context: { thread: threadId, workflow: workflowHash },
});
const startPayload: StartNodePayload = {
workflow: workflowHash,
prompt,
};
const headHash = await uwf.store.put(uwf.schemas.startNode, startPayload);
const node = uwf.store.get(headHash);
if (node === null || !validate(uwf.store, node)) {
fail("stored StartNode failed schema validation");
}
const index = await loadThreadsIndex(storageRoot);
index[threadId] = headHash;
await saveThreadsIndex(storageRoot, index);
plog.log(
PL_THREAD_START,
`thread created workflow=${workflowHash} thread=${threadId} head=${headHash}`,
null,
);
return { workflow: workflowHash, thread: threadId };
}
export async function cmdThreadShow(storageRoot: string, threadId: ThreadId): Promise<StepOutput> {
const index = await loadThreadsIndex(storageRoot);
const activeHead = index[threadId];
if (activeHead !== undefined) {
const uwf = await createUwfStore(storageRoot);
const workflow = resolveWorkflowFromHead(uwf, activeHead);
if (workflow === null) {
fail(`failed to resolve workflow from head: ${activeHead}`);
}
return {
workflow,
thread: threadId,
head: activeHead,
done: false,
background: null,
};
}
const hist = await findThreadInHistory(storageRoot, threadId);
if (hist !== null) {
return {
workflow: hist.workflow,
thread: threadId,
head: hist.head,
done: true,
background: null,
};
}
fail(`thread not found: ${threadId}`);
}
async function threadListItemFromActive(
uwf: UwfStore,
threadId: ThreadId,
head: CasRef,
): Promise<ThreadListItem | null> {
const workflow = resolveWorkflowFromHead(uwf, head);
if (workflow === null) {
return null;
}
return { thread: threadId, workflow, head };
}
export async function cmdThreadList(
storageRoot: string,
includeAll: boolean,
): Promise<ThreadListItem[]> {
const uwf = await createUwfStore(storageRoot);
const index = await loadThreadsIndex(storageRoot);
const items: ThreadListItem[] = [];
for (const [threadId, head] of Object.entries(index)) {
const item = await threadListItemFromActive(uwf, threadId as ThreadId, head);
if (item !== null) {
items.push(item);
}
}
if (!includeAll) {
return items;
}
const activeIds = new Set(items.map((i) => i.thread));
const history = await loadThreadHistory(storageRoot);
for (const entry of history) {
if (!activeIds.has(entry.thread)) {
items.push({
thread: entry.thread,
workflow: entry.workflow,
head: entry.head,
});
}
}
return items;
}
function walkChain(uwf: UwfStore, headHash: CasRef): ChainState {
const headNode = uwf.store.get(headHash);
if (headNode === null) {
fail(`CAS node not found: ${headHash}`);
}
if (headNode.type === uwf.schemas.startNode) {
return {
startHash: headHash,
start: headNode.payload as StartNodePayload,
stepsNewestFirst: [],
headIsStart: true,
};
}
if (headNode.type !== uwf.schemas.stepNode) {
fail(`head ${headHash} is not a StartNode or StepNode`);
}
const stepsNewestFirst: StepNodePayload[] = [];
let hash: CasRef | null = headHash;
while (hash !== null) {
const node = uwf.store.get(hash);
if (node === null) {
fail(`CAS node not found while walking chain: ${hash}`);
}
if (node.type !== uwf.schemas.stepNode) {
break;
}
const payload = node.payload as StepNodePayload;
stepsNewestFirst.push(payload);
hash = payload.prev;
}
const newest = stepsNewestFirst[0];
if (newest === undefined) {
fail(`empty step chain at head ${headHash}`);
}
const startNode = uwf.store.get(newest.start);
if (startNode === null || startNode.type !== uwf.schemas.startNode) {
fail(`StartNode not found: ${newest.start}`);
}
return {
startHash: newest.start,
start: startNode.payload as StartNodePayload,
stepsNewestFirst,
headIsStart: false,
};
}
function expandOutput(uwf: UwfStore, outputRef: CasRef): unknown {
const node = uwf.store.get(outputRef);
if (node === null) {
return {};
}
return node.payload;
}
/**
* Recursively expand all cas_ref fields in a CAS node's payload,
* replacing hash strings with the referenced node's expanded payload.
*/
function expandDeep(store: CasStore, hash: CasRef, visited?: Set<string>): unknown {
const seen = visited ?? new Set<string>();
if (seen.has(hash)) return hash; // cycle guard
seen.add(hash);
const node = store.get(hash);
if (node === null) return hash;
const schema = getSchema(store, node.type);
if (schema === null) return node.payload;
return expandValue(store, schema, node.payload, seen);
}
function expandCasRefField(store: CasStore, value: unknown, visited: Set<string>): unknown {
if (typeof value === "string") {
return expandDeep(store, value as CasRef, visited);
}
return value;
}
function expandAnyOfField(
store: CasStore,
schema: JSONSchema,
value: unknown,
visited: Set<string>,
): unknown {
if (!Array.isArray(schema.anyOf)) return value;
for (const sub of schema.anyOf as JSONSchema[]) {
if (sub.format === "cas_ref" && typeof value === "string") {
return expandDeep(store, value as CasRef, visited);
}
}
return value;
}
function expandArrayField(
store: CasStore,
schema: JSONSchema,
value: unknown,
visited: Set<string>,
): unknown {
if (!schema.items || !Array.isArray(value)) return value;
const itemSchema = schema.items as JSONSchema;
return (value as unknown[]).map((item) => expandValue(store, itemSchema, item, visited));
}
function expandObjectField(
store: CasStore,
schema: JSONSchema,
value: unknown,
visited: Set<string>,
): unknown {
if (value === null || typeof value !== "object" || Array.isArray(value) || !schema.properties) {
return value;
}
const props = schema.properties as Record<string, JSONSchema>;
const obj = value as Record<string, unknown>;
const result: Record<string, unknown> = {};
for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(obj)) {
const propSchema = props[key];
result[key] = propSchema ? expandValue(store, propSchema, val, visited) : val;
}
return result;
}
function expandValue(
store: CasStore,
schema: JSONSchema,
value: unknown,
visited: Set<string>,
): unknown {
if (schema.format === "cas_ref") return expandCasRefField(store, value, visited);
if (Array.isArray(schema.anyOf)) return expandAnyOfField(store, schema, value, visited);
if (schema.type === "array") return expandArrayField(store, schema, value, visited);
return expandObjectField(store, schema, value, visited);
}
function collectOrderedSteps(
uwf: UwfStore,
headHash: CasRef,
chain: ChainState,
): OrderedStepItem[] {
let hash: CasRef | null = headHash;
const hashToNode = new Map<string, { payload: StepNodePayload; timestamp: number }>();
while (hash !== null) {
const node = uwf.store.get(hash);
if (node === null || node.type !== uwf.schemas.stepNode) {
break;
}
const payload = node.payload as StepNodePayload;
hashToNode.set(hash, { payload, timestamp: node.timestamp });
hash = payload.prev;
}
let cur: CasRef | null = chain.headIsStart ? null : headHash;
const ordered: OrderedStepItem[] = [];
while (cur !== null) {
const entry = hashToNode.get(cur);
if (entry === undefined) {
break;
}
ordered.push({ hash: cur, ...entry });
cur = entry.payload.prev;
}
ordered.reverse();
return ordered;
}
function formatYaml(value: unknown): string {
return stringify(value, { aliasDuplicateObjects: false }).trimEnd();
}
function formatCompactStep(index: number, item: OrderedStepItem, outputYaml: string): string {
return [
`## Step ${index}: ${item.payload.role}`,
"",
`- **Hash:** \`${item.hash}\``,
`- **Agent:** ${item.payload.agent}`,
"",
"### Output",
"",
"```yaml",
outputYaml,
"```",
].join("\n");
}
export function extractLastAssistantContent(uwf: UwfStore, detailRef: CasRef): string | null {
const detailNode = uwf.store.get(detailRef);
if (detailNode === null) {
return null;
}
const detail = detailNode.payload as Record<string, unknown>;
const turns = detail.turns;
if (!Array.isArray(turns) || turns.length === 0) {
return null;
}
for (let i = turns.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
const turnRef = turns[i];
if (typeof turnRef !== "string") {
continue;
}
const turnNode = uwf.store.get(turnRef as CasRef);
if (turnNode === null) {
continue;
}
const turn = turnNode.payload as Record<string, unknown>;
if (
turn.role === "assistant" &&
typeof turn.content === "string" &&
turn.content.trim() !== ""
) {
return turn.content;
}
}
return null;
}
function sliceBeforeHash(
candidates: OrderedStepItem[],
before: CasRef,
threadId: ThreadId,
): OrderedStepItem[] {
const idx = candidates.findIndex((s) => s.hash === before);
if (idx === -1) {
fail(`step ${before} not found in thread ${threadId}`);
}
return candidates.slice(0, idx);
}
function selectByQuota(
candidates: OrderedStepItem[],
uwf: UwfStore,
quota: number,
): { selected: OrderedStepItem[]; skippedCount: number } {
const selected: OrderedStepItem[] = [];
let totalChars = 0;
for (let i = candidates.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
const item = candidates[i];
if (item === undefined) continue;
const outputYaml = formatYaml(expandOutput(uwf, item.payload.output));
const blockLen = formatCompactStep(i + 1, item, outputYaml).length;
selected.unshift(item);
totalChars += blockLen;
if (totalChars > quota) break;
}
return { selected, skippedCount: candidates.length - selected.length };
}
function formatStepHeader(stepNum: number, item: OrderedStepItem): string {
const ts = new Date(item.timestamp)
.toISOString()
.replace("T", " ")
.replace(/\.\d+Z$/, "");
return [
`## Step ${stepNum}: ${item.payload.role} \`${item.hash}\``,
`**Agent:** ${item.payload.agent} | **Time:** ${ts}`,
].join("\n");
}
function formatStepPrompt(
roleDef: WorkflowPayload["roles"][string] | undefined,
role: string,
shownPromptRoles: Set<string>,
): string {
if (!roleDef || shownPromptRoles.has(role)) return "";
shownPromptRoles.add(role);
return ["", "", "### Prompt", "", roleDef.goal].join("\n");
}
function formatStepContent(uwf: UwfStore, item: OrderedStepItem): string {
if (!item.payload.detail) return "";
const content = extractLastAssistantContent(uwf, item.payload.detail);
if (content === null) return "";
return ["", "", "### Content", "", content].join("\n");
}
function formatStartSection(options: {
threadId: ThreadId;
workflowName: string;
workflowHash: CasRef;
prompt: string;
before: CasRef | null;
showStart: boolean;
}): string {
if (options.before !== null && !options.showStart) return "";
return [
`# Thread \`${options.threadId}\``,
"",
`**Workflow:** ${options.workflowName} (\`${options.workflowHash}\`)`,
"",
"## Task",
"",
options.prompt,
].join("\n");
}
function formatThreadReadMarkdown(options: {
threadId: ThreadId;
workflowName: string;
workflowHash: CasRef;
prompt: string;
ordered: OrderedStepItem[];
uwf: UwfStore;
workflow: WorkflowPayload;
quota: number;
before: CasRef | null;
showStart: boolean;
}): string {
const { ordered, uwf, workflow, quota, before } = options;
const candidates = before !== null ? sliceBeforeHash(ordered, before, options.threadId) : ordered;
const { selected, skippedCount } = selectByQuota(candidates, uwf, quota);
const parts: string[] = [];
const startSection = formatStartSection(options);
if (startSection !== "") parts.push(startSection);
if (skippedCount > 0 && selected.length > 0) {
const firstSelected = selected[0];
if (firstSelected !== undefined) {
parts.push(
`*(${skippedCount} earlier step${skippedCount > 1 ? "s" : ""}, load with \`uwf thread read ${options.threadId} --before ${firstSelected.hash}\`)*`,
);
}
}
const startIndex = candidates.length - selected.length;
const shownPromptRoles = new Set<string>();
for (let i = 0; i < selected.length; i++) {
const item = selected[i];
if (item === undefined) continue;
const stepNum = startIndex + i + 1;
const roleDef = workflow.roles[item.payload.role];
const stepBlock = [
formatStepHeader(stepNum, item),
formatStepPrompt(roleDef, item.payload.role, shownPromptRoles),
formatStepContent(uwf, item),
]
.filter((s) => s !== "")
.join("");
parts.push(stepBlock);
}
return parts.join("\n\n---\n\n");
}
function buildModeratorContext(uwf: UwfStore, chain: ChainState): ModeratorContext {
const chronological = [...chain.stepsNewestFirst].reverse();
const steps: StepContext[] = chronological.map((step) => ({
role: step.role,
output: expandOutput(uwf, step.output),
detail: step.detail,
agent: step.agent,
edgePrompt: step.edgePrompt ?? "",
}));
return { start: chain.start, steps };
}
function loadWorkflowPayload(uwf: UwfStore, workflowRef: CasRef): WorkflowPayload {
const node = uwf.store.get(workflowRef);
if (node === null) {
fail(`workflow CAS node not found: ${workflowRef}`);
}
if (node.type !== uwf.schemas.workflow) {
fail(`node ${workflowRef} is not a Workflow`);
}
return node.payload as WorkflowPayload;
}
function parseAgentOverride(override: string): AgentConfig {
const parts = override
.trim()
.split(/\s+/)
.filter((p) => p.length > 0);
const command = parts[0];
if (command === undefined) {
fail("agent override must not be empty");
}
return { command, args: parts.slice(1) };
}
function resolveAgentConfig(
config: WorkflowConfig,
workflow: WorkflowPayload,
role: string,
agentOverride: string | null,
): AgentConfig {
if (agentOverride !== null) {
return parseAgentOverride(agentOverride);
}
let alias: AgentAlias = config.defaultAgent;
if (config.agentOverrides !== null) {
const roleOverrides = config.agentOverrides[workflow.name];
if (roleOverrides !== undefined && roleOverrides[role] !== undefined) {
alias = roleOverrides[role];
}
}
const agentConfig = config.agents[alias];
if (agentConfig === undefined) {
fail(`unknown agent alias in config: ${alias}`);
}
return agentConfig;
}
function spawnAgent(
plog: ProcessLogger,
agent: AgentConfig,
threadId: ThreadId,
role: string,
edgePrompt: string,
): CasRef {
const argv = [...agent.args, "--thread", threadId, "--role", role, "--prompt", edgePrompt];
let stdout: string;
try {
stdout = execFileSync(agent.command, argv, {
encoding: "utf8",
stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
maxBuffer: 50 * 1024 * 1024, // 50 MB — stream-json output can be large
});
} catch (e) {
const err = e as NodeJS.ErrnoException & { stderr?: Buffer | string | null };
const stderr =
err.stderr == null
? ""
: typeof err.stderr === "string"
? err.stderr
: err.stderr.toString("utf8");
const detail = stderr.trim() !== "" ? `: ${stderr.trim()}` : "";
failStep(plog, `agent command failed (${agent.command})${detail}`);
}
const line = stdout.trim().split("\n").pop()?.trim() ?? "";
if (!isCasRef(line)) {
failStep(plog, `agent stdout is not a valid CAS hash: ${line || "(empty)"}`);
}
return line;
}
async function archiveThread(
storageRoot: string,
threadId: ThreadId,
workflow: CasRef,
head: CasRef,
): Promise<void> {
const index = await loadThreadsIndex(storageRoot);
delete index[threadId];
await saveThreadsIndex(storageRoot, index);
await appendThreadHistory(storageRoot, {
thread: threadId,
workflow,
head,
completedAt: Date.now(),
});
}
export async function cmdThreadStep(
storageRoot: string,
threadId: ThreadId,
agentOverride: string | null,
count: number,
background: boolean,
backgroundWorker: boolean,
): Promise<StepOutput[]> {
if (count < 1 || !Number.isInteger(count)) {
fail(`--count must be a positive integer, got: ${count}`);
}
// Check if thread is already running in background (unless we ARE the background worker)
if (!backgroundWorker) {
const runningMarker = await isThreadRunning(storageRoot, threadId);
if (runningMarker !== null) {
fail(`thread already executing in background (PID: ${runningMarker.pid})`);
}
}
const workflowHash = await resolveActiveThreadWorkflowHash(storageRoot, threadId);
const plog = createProcessLogger({
storageRoot,
context: { thread: threadId, workflow: workflowHash },
});
if (background && !backgroundWorker) {
// Spawn background process
return cmdThreadStepBackground(storageRoot, threadId, agentOverride, count, plog, workflowHash);
}
// If we're the background worker, create marker before execution
let markerCreated = false;
if (backgroundWorker) {
await createMarker(storageRoot, {
thread: threadId,
workflow: workflowHash,
pid: process.pid,
startedAt: Date.now(),
});
markerCreated = true;
}
try {
const results: StepOutput[] = [];
for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
const result = await cmdThreadStepOnce(storageRoot, threadId, agentOverride, plog);
results.push(result);
if (result.done) {
break;
}
}
return results;
} finally {
// Cleanup marker if we created one
if (markerCreated) {
await deleteMarker(storageRoot, threadId);
}
}
}
async function resolveActiveThreadWorkflowHash(
storageRoot: string,
threadId: ThreadId,
): Promise<CasRef> {
const index = await loadThreadsIndex(storageRoot);
const headHash = index[threadId];
if (headHash === undefined) {
fail(`thread not active: ${threadId}`);
}
const uwf = await createUwfStore(storageRoot);
const chain = walkChain(uwf, headHash);
return chain.start.workflow;
}
async function cmdThreadStepBackground(
storageRoot: string,
threadId: ThreadId,
agentOverride: string | null,
count: number,
plog: ProcessLogger,
workflowHash: CasRef,
): Promise<StepOutput[]> {
// Get current head to return to caller
const index = await loadThreadsIndex(storageRoot);
const headHash = index[threadId];
if (headHash === undefined) {
failStep(plog, `thread not active: ${threadId}`);
}
// Spawn detached background process
const scriptPath = process.argv[1];
if (scriptPath === undefined) {
failStep(plog, "unable to determine script path for background execution");
}
const args = ["thread", "step", threadId, "--count", String(count)];
if (agentOverride !== null) {
args.push("--agent", agentOverride);
}
// Internal flag to signal the background worker to create/cleanup markers
args.push("--_background-worker");
plog.log(PL_BACKGROUND_START, `spawning background process count=${count}`, null);
const child = spawn(scriptPath, args, {
detached: true,
stdio: "ignore",
});
child.unref();
// Return immediately with current state and background flag
return [
{
workflow: workflowHash,
thread: threadId,
head: headHash,
done: false,
background: true,
},
];
}
async function cmdThreadStepOnce(
storageRoot: string,
threadId: ThreadId,
agentOverride: string | null,
plog: ProcessLogger,
): Promise<StepOutput> {
const index = await loadThreadsIndex(storageRoot);
const headHash = index[threadId];
if (headHash === undefined) {
failStep(plog, `thread not active: ${threadId}`);
}
const uwf = await createUwfStore(storageRoot);
const chain = walkChain(uwf, headHash);
const workflowHash = chain.start.workflow;
const workflow = loadWorkflowPayload(uwf, workflowHash);
const context = buildModeratorContext(uwf, chain);
const nextResult = await evaluate(workflow, context);
if (!nextResult.ok) {
failStep(plog, `moderator evaluate failed: ${nextResult.error.message}`);
}
plog.log(
PL_MODERATOR,
`moderator role=${nextResult.value.role} prompt=${nextResult.value.prompt}`,
null,
);
if (nextResult.value.role === END_ROLE) {
plog.log(PL_THREAD_ARCHIVED, `thread archived head=${headHash}`, null);
await archiveThread(storageRoot, threadId, workflowHash, headHash);
return {
workflow: workflowHash,
thread: threadId,
head: headHash,
done: true,
background: null,
};
}
const role = nextResult.value.role;
const edgePrompt = nextResult.value.prompt;
const config = await loadWorkflowConfig(storageRoot);
const agent = resolveAgentConfig(config, workflow, role, agentOverride);
plog.log(PL_AGENT_SPAWN, `spawning agent command=${agent.command}`, {
args: [...agent.args, threadId, role].join(" "),
});
loadDotenv({ path: getEnvPath(storageRoot) });
const newHead = spawnAgent(plog, agent, threadId, role, edgePrompt);
plog.log(PL_AGENT_DONE, `agent returned head=${newHead}`, null);
// Re-create store to pick up nodes written by the agent subprocess
const uwfAfter = await createUwfStore(storageRoot);
const newNode = uwfAfter.store.get(newHead);
if (newNode === null || newNode.type !== uwfAfter.schemas.stepNode) {
failStep(plog, `agent returned hash that is not a StepNode: ${newHead}`);
}
// Reload threads index to avoid overwriting changes made by the agent subprocess
const freshIndex = await loadThreadsIndex(storageRoot);
freshIndex[threadId] = newHead;
await saveThreadsIndex(storageRoot, freshIndex);
const chainAfter = walkChain(uwfAfter, newHead);
const contextAfter = buildModeratorContext(uwfAfter, chainAfter);
const afterResult = await evaluate(workflow, contextAfter);
if (!afterResult.ok) {
failStep(plog, `post-step moderator evaluate failed: ${afterResult.error.message}`);
}
const done = afterResult.value.role === END_ROLE;
if (done) {
plog.log(PL_THREAD_ARCHIVED, `thread archived head=${newHead}`, null);
await archiveThread(storageRoot, threadId, workflowHash, newHead);
}
return {
workflow: workflowHash,
thread: threadId,
head: newHead,
done,
background: null,
};
}
async function resolveHeadHash(storageRoot: string, threadId: ThreadId): Promise<CasRef> {
const index = await loadThreadsIndex(storageRoot);
const activeHead = index[threadId];
if (activeHead !== undefined) {
return activeHead;
}
const hist = await findThreadInHistory(storageRoot, threadId);
if (hist !== null) {
return hist.head;
}
fail(`thread not found: ${threadId}`);
}
export async function cmdThreadSteps(
storageRoot: string,
threadId: ThreadId,
): Promise<ThreadStepsOutput> {
const headHash = await resolveHeadHash(storageRoot, threadId);
const uwf = await createUwfStore(storageRoot);
const chain = walkChain(uwf, headHash);
const startNode = uwf.store.get(chain.startHash);
if (startNode === null) {
fail(`StartNode not found: ${chain.startHash}`);
}
const startEntry: StartEntry = {
hash: chain.startHash,
workflow: chain.start.workflow,
prompt: chain.start.prompt,
timestamp: startNode.timestamp,
};
const stepEntries: StepEntry[] = [];
const ordered = collectOrderedSteps(uwf, headHash, chain);
for (const item of ordered) {
stepEntries.push({
hash: item.hash,
role: item.payload.role,
output: expandOutput(uwf, item.payload.output),
detail: item.payload.detail,
agent: item.payload.agent,
timestamp: item.timestamp,
});
}
return {
thread: threadId,
workflow: chain.start.workflow,
steps: [startEntry, ...stepEntries],
};
}
export async function cmdThreadRead(
storageRoot: string,
threadId: ThreadId,
quota: number = THREAD_READ_DEFAULT_QUOTA,
before: CasRef | null = null,
showStart: boolean = false,
): Promise<string> {
const headHash = await resolveHeadHash(storageRoot, threadId);
const uwf = await createUwfStore(storageRoot);
const chain = walkChain(uwf, headHash);
const workflow = loadWorkflowPayload(uwf, chain.start.workflow);
const ordered = collectOrderedSteps(uwf, headHash, chain);
return formatThreadReadMarkdown({
threadId,
workflowName: workflow.name,
workflowHash: chain.start.workflow,
prompt: chain.start.prompt,
ordered,
uwf,
workflow,
quota,
before,
showStart,
});
}
export async function cmdThreadFork(
storageRoot: string,
stepHash: CasRef,
): Promise<ThreadForkOutput> {
const uwf = await createUwfStore(storageRoot);
const node = uwf.store.get(stepHash);
if (node === null) {
fail(`CAS node not found: ${stepHash}`);
}
if (node.type !== uwf.schemas.startNode && node.type !== uwf.schemas.stepNode) {
fail(`node ${stepHash} is not a StartNode or StepNode`);
}
const newThreadId = generateUlid(Date.now()) as ThreadId;
const index = await loadThreadsIndex(storageRoot);
index[newThreadId] = stepHash;
await saveThreadsIndex(storageRoot, index);
return {
thread: newThreadId,
forkedFrom: {
step: stepHash,
},
};
}
export async function cmdThreadStepDetails(
storageRoot: string,
stepHash: CasRef,
): Promise<unknown> {
const uwf = await createUwfStore(storageRoot);
const node = uwf.store.get(stepHash);
if (node === null) {
fail(`CAS node not found: ${stepHash}`);
}
if (node.type !== uwf.schemas.stepNode) {
fail(`node ${stepHash} is not a StepNode`);
}
const payload = node.payload as StepNodePayload;
if (!payload.detail) {
fail(`step ${stepHash} has no detail`);
}
return expandDeep(uwf.store, payload.detail);
}
export async function cmdThreadKill(storageRoot: string, threadId: ThreadId): Promise<KillOutput> {
const index = await loadThreadsIndex(storageRoot);
const head = index[threadId];
if (head === undefined) {
fail(`thread not active: ${threadId}`);
}
// Check if thread is running in background and terminate it
const runningMarker = await isThreadRunning(storageRoot, threadId);
if (runningMarker !== null) {
try {
process.kill(runningMarker.pid, "SIGTERM");
} catch {
// Process may have already exited, ignore error
}
await deleteMarker(storageRoot, threadId);
}
const uwf = await createUwfStore(storageRoot);
const workflow = resolveWorkflowFromHead(uwf, head);
if (workflow === null) {
fail(`failed to resolve workflow from head: ${head}`);
}
delete index[threadId];
await saveThreadsIndex(storageRoot, index);
const historyEntry: ThreadHistoryLine = {
thread: threadId,
workflow,
head,
completedAt: Date.now(),
};
await appendThreadHistory(storageRoot, historyEntry);
return { thread: threadId, archived: true };
}
export async function cmdThreadRunning(storageRoot: string): Promise<RunningThreadsOutput> {
const threads = await listRunningThreads(storageRoot);
return { threads };
}