feat(cli): add currentRole field to thread show and thread list output (#571)

Add currentRole: string | null to StepOutput and ThreadListItemWithStatus.
- idle/running: derives next role via evaluate() on workflow graph
- completed/cancelled: null
-  as next role: null

Includes 9 test cases covering all status combinations and conditional routing.

packages/cli-workflow/src/__tests__/current-role.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,442 @@
+import { mkdir, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { putSchema } from "@uncaged/json-cas";
+import type { CasRef, ThreadId } from "@uncaged/workflow-protocol";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { createMarker, deleteMarker } from "../background/index.js";
+import { cmdThreadList, cmdThreadShow, cmdThreadStart } from "../commands/thread.js";
+import {
+  appendThreadHistory,
+  createUwfStore,
+  loadThreadsIndex,
+  saveThreadsIndex,
+} from "../store.js";
+
+const OUTPUT_SCHEMA = {
+  type: "object" as const,
+  properties: {
+    $status: { type: "string" as const },
+  },
+};
+
+const SIMPLE_WORKFLOW_YAML = `
+name: test-current-role
+description: Test workflow for currentRole
+roles:
+  roleA:
+    description: First role
+    goal: Do A
+    capabilities: ["coding"]
+    procedure: Do A
+    output: |
+      $status: "ready"
+    frontmatter:
+      type: object
+      required: ["$status"]
+      properties:
+        $status: { type: string, enum: ["ready", "not-ready"] }
+  roleB:
+    description: Second role
+    goal: Do B
+    capabilities: ["coding"]
+    procedure: Do B
+    output: |
+      $status: "done"
+    frontmatter:
+      type: object
+      required: ["$status"]
+      properties:
+        $status: { type: string }
+graph:
+  $START:
+    _:
+      role: roleA
+      prompt: "Do A"
+      location: null
+  roleA:
+    ready:
+      role: roleB
+      prompt: "Do B"
+      location: null
+    not-ready:
+      role: roleA
+      prompt: "Try again"
+      location: null
+  roleB:
+    _:
+      role: $END
+      prompt: "Done"
+      location: null
+`;
+
+const CONDITIONAL_WORKFLOW_YAML = `
+name: test-conditional-role
+description: Conditional routing workflow
+roles:
+  roleA:
+    description: First role
+    goal: Do A
+    capabilities: ["coding"]
+    procedure: Do A
+    output: |
+      $status: "pass"
+    frontmatter:
+      type: object
+      required: ["$status"]
+      properties:
+        $status: { type: string, enum: ["pass", "fail"] }
+  roleB:
+    description: Pass role
+    goal: Do B
+    capabilities: ["coding"]
+    procedure: Do B
+    output: |
+      $status: "done"
+    frontmatter:
+      type: object
+      required: ["$status"]
+      properties:
+        $status: { type: string }
+  roleC:
+    description: Fail role
+    goal: Do C
+    capabilities: ["coding"]
+    procedure: Do C
+    output: |
+      $status: "done"
+    frontmatter:
+      type: object
+      required: ["$status"]
+      properties:
+        $status: { type: string }
+graph:
+  $START:
+    _:
+      role: roleA
+      prompt: "Do A"
+      location: null
+  roleA:
+    pass:
+      role: roleB
+      prompt: "Do B (pass)"
+      location: null
+    fail:
+      role: roleC
+      prompt: "Do C (fail)"
+      location: null
+  roleB:
+    _:
+      role: $END
+      prompt: "Done"
+      location: null
+  roleC:
+    _:
+      role: $END
+      prompt: "Done"
+      location: null
+`;
+
+const SINGLE_ROLE_WORKFLOW_YAML = `
+name: test-single-role
+description: Single role that goes to END
+roles:
+  worker:
+    description: Worker
+    goal: Work
+    capabilities: ["coding"]
+    procedure: Work
+    output: |
+      $status: "done"
+    frontmatter:
+      type: object
+      required: ["$status"]
+      properties:
+        $status: { type: string }
+graph:
+  $START:
+    _:
+      role: worker
+      prompt: "Work"
+      location: null
+  worker:
+    _:
+      role: $END
+      prompt: "Done"
+      location: null
+`;
+
+/** Helper: insert a completed step node after the current head. */
+async function insertStepNode(
+  storageRoot: string,
+  threadId: ThreadId,
+  role: string,
+  outputPayload: Record<string, unknown>,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const uwf = await createUwfStore(storageRoot);
+  const index = await loadThreadsIndex(storageRoot);
+  const head = index[threadId];
+  if (head === undefined) throw new Error(`thread ${threadId} not in index`);
+
+  const outputSchemaHash = await putSchema(uwf.store, OUTPUT_SCHEMA);
+  const outputHash = await uwf.store.put(outputSchemaHash, outputPayload);
+
+  // Use text schema for detail (simple placeholder)
+  const detailHash = await uwf.store.put(uwf.schemas.text, "detail-placeholder");
+
+  // Resolve start hash from head
+  const headNode = uwf.store.get(head);
+  if (headNode === null) throw new Error(`head ${head} not found`);
+  const isStart = headNode.type === uwf.schemas.startNode;
+  const startHash = isStart ? head : (headNode.payload as { start: CasRef }).start;
+
+  const stepHash = (await uwf.store.put(uwf.schemas.stepNode, {
+    start: startHash,
+    prev: isStart ? null : head,
+    role,
+    prompt: `Do ${role}`,
+    output: outputHash,
+    detail: detailHash,
+  })) as CasRef;
+
+  index[threadId] = stepHash;
+  await saveThreadsIndex(storageRoot, index);
+}
+
+describe("currentRole field", () => {
+  let tmpDir: string;
+  let storageRoot: string;
+
+  async function setup() {
+    tmpDir = join(
+      tmpdir(),
+      `uwf-test-current-role-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`,
+    );
+    storageRoot = join(tmpDir, "storage");
+    await mkdir(storageRoot, { recursive: true });
+  }
+
+  async function teardown() {
+    if (tmpDir) {
+      await rm(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // T1: idle at start — currentRole = first role from graph
+  test("thread show — idle at start returns first role as currentRole", async () => {
+    await setup();
+    try {
+      const wf = join(tmpDir, "test-current-role.yaml");
+      await writeFile(wf, SIMPLE_WORKFLOW_YAML, "utf8");
+      const { thread } = await cmdThreadStart(storageRoot, wf, "test", tmpDir);
+
+      const result = await cmdThreadShow(storageRoot, thread as ThreadId);
+      expect(result.status).toBe("idle");
+      expect(result.currentRole).toBe("roleA");
+    } finally {
+      await teardown();
+    }
+  });
+
+  // T2: idle after one step — currentRole = next role
+  test("thread show — idle after step returns next role as currentRole", async () => {
+    await setup();
+    try {
+      const wf = join(tmpDir, "test-current-role.yaml");
+      await writeFile(wf, SIMPLE_WORKFLOW_YAML, "utf8");
+      const { thread } = await cmdThreadStart(storageRoot, wf, "test", tmpDir);
+
+      await insertStepNode(storageRoot, thread as ThreadId, "roleA", { $status: "ready" });
+
+      const result = await cmdThreadShow(storageRoot, thread as ThreadId);
+      expect(result.status).toBe("idle");
+      expect(result.currentRole).toBe("roleB");
+    } finally {
+      await teardown();
+    }
+  });
+
+  // T3: completed → currentRole = null
+  test("thread show — completed thread returns null currentRole", async () => {
+    await setup();
+    try {
+      const wf = join(tmpDir, "test-current-role.yaml");
+      await writeFile(wf, SIMPLE_WORKFLOW_YAML, "utf8");
+      const { thread, workflow } = await cmdThreadStart(storageRoot, wf, "test", tmpDir);
+      const tid = thread as ThreadId;
+
+      const index = await loadThreadsIndex(storageRoot);
+      const head = index[tid]!;
+      delete index[tid];
+      await saveThreadsIndex(storageRoot, index);
+      await appendThreadHistory(storageRoot, {
+        thread: tid,
+        workflow,
+        head,
+        completedAt: Date.now(),
+        reason: "completed",
+      });
+
+      const result = await cmdThreadShow(storageRoot, tid);
+      expect(result.status).toBe("completed");
+      expect(result.currentRole).toBe(null);
+    } finally {
+      await teardown();
+    }
+  });
+
+  // T4: cancelled → currentRole = null
+  test("thread show — cancelled thread returns null currentRole", async () => {
+    await setup();
+    try {
+      const wf = join(tmpDir, "test-current-role.yaml");
+      await writeFile(wf, SIMPLE_WORKFLOW_YAML, "utf8");
+      const { thread, workflow } = await cmdThreadStart(storageRoot, wf, "test", tmpDir);
+      const tid = thread as ThreadId;
+
+      const index = await loadThreadsIndex(storageRoot);
+      const head = index[tid]!;
+      delete index[tid];
+      await saveThreadsIndex(storageRoot, index);
+      await appendThreadHistory(storageRoot, {
+        thread: tid,
+        workflow,
+        head,
+        completedAt: Date.now(),
+        reason: "cancelled",
+      });
+
+      const result = await cmdThreadShow(storageRoot, tid);
+      expect(result.status).toBe("cancelled");
+      expect(result.currentRole).toBe(null);
+    } finally {
+      await teardown();
+    }
+  });
+
+  // T5: running → currentRole = role being executed
+  test("thread show — running thread returns current role", async () => {
+    await setup();
+    try {
+      const wf = join(tmpDir, "test-current-role.yaml");
+      await writeFile(wf, SIMPLE_WORKFLOW_YAML, "utf8");
+      const { thread, workflow } = await cmdThreadStart(storageRoot, wf, "test", tmpDir);
+      const tid = thread as ThreadId;
+
+      await createMarker(storageRoot, {
+        thread: tid,
+        workflow,
+        pid: process.pid,
+        startedAt: Date.now(),
+      });
+
+      try {
+        const result = await cmdThreadShow(storageRoot, tid);
+        expect(result.status).toBe("running");
+        expect(result.currentRole).toBe("roleA");
+      } finally {
+        await deleteMarker(storageRoot, tid);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      await teardown();
+    }
+  });
+
+  // T6: thread list — mixed statuses with correct currentRole
+  test("thread list — returns correct currentRole for each status", async () => {
+    await setup();
+    try {
+      const wf = join(tmpDir, "test-current-role.yaml");
+      await writeFile(wf, SIMPLE_WORKFLOW_YAML, "utf8");
+
+      // idle thread
+      const idle = await cmdThreadStart(storageRoot, wf, "idle", tmpDir);
+      const idleId = idle.thread as ThreadId;
+
+      // completed thread
+      const comp = await cmdThreadStart(storageRoot, wf, "completed", tmpDir);
+      const compId = comp.thread as ThreadId;
+      const index = await loadThreadsIndex(storageRoot);
+      const compHead = index[compId]!;
+      delete index[compId];
+      await saveThreadsIndex(storageRoot, index);
+      await appendThreadHistory(storageRoot, {
+        thread: compId,
+        workflow: comp.workflow,
+        head: compHead,
+        completedAt: Date.now(),
+        reason: "completed",
+      });
+
+      const list = await cmdThreadList(storageRoot, null, null, null, 0, 100);
+
+      const idleItem = list.find((i) => i.thread === idleId);
+      expect(idleItem).toBeDefined();
+      expect(idleItem!.currentRole).toBe("roleA");
+
+      const compItem = list.find((i) => i.thread === compId);
+      expect(compItem).toBeDefined();
+      expect(compItem!.currentRole).toBe(null);
+    } finally {
+      await teardown();
+    }
+  });
+
+  // T7: thread list — idle at start has correct currentRole
+  test("thread list — idle thread at start has correct currentRole", async () => {
+    await setup();
+    try {
+      const wf = join(tmpDir, "test-current-role.yaml");
+      await writeFile(wf, SIMPLE_WORKFLOW_YAML, "utf8");
+      const { thread } = await cmdThreadStart(storageRoot, wf, "test", tmpDir);
+
+      const list = await cmdThreadList(storageRoot, null, null, null, 0, 100);
+      const item = list.find((i) => i.thread === (thread as ThreadId));
+      expect(item).toBeDefined();
+      expect(item!.currentRole).toBe("roleA");
+    } finally {
+      await teardown();
+    }
+  });
+
+  // T8: conditional routing — $status=pass vs fail
+  test("thread show — conditional routing selects correct next role", async () => {
+    await setup();
+    try {
+      const wf = join(tmpDir, "test-conditional-role.yaml");
+      await writeFile(wf, CONDITIONAL_WORKFLOW_YAML, "utf8");
+
+      // pass path
+      const t1 = await cmdThreadStart(storageRoot, wf, "pass test", tmpDir);
+      await insertStepNode(storageRoot, t1.thread as ThreadId, "roleA", { $status: "pass" });
+      const r1 = await cmdThreadShow(storageRoot, t1.thread as ThreadId);
+      expect(r1.currentRole).toBe("roleB");
+
+      // fail path
+      const t2 = await cmdThreadStart(storageRoot, wf, "fail test", tmpDir);
+      await insertStepNode(storageRoot, t2.thread as ThreadId, "roleA", { $status: "fail" });
+      const r2 = await cmdThreadShow(storageRoot, t2.thread as ThreadId);
+      expect(r2.currentRole).toBe("roleC");
+    } finally {
+      await teardown();
+    }
+  });
+
+  // T9: next role is $END → currentRole = null
+  test("thread show — when next is $END, currentRole is null", async () => {
+    await setup();
+    try {
+      const wf = join(tmpDir, "test-single-role.yaml");
+      await writeFile(wf, SINGLE_ROLE_WORKFLOW_YAML, "utf8");
+
+      const { thread } = await cmdThreadStart(storageRoot, wf, "test", tmpDir);
+      // worker → _ maps to $END
+      await insertStepNode(storageRoot, thread as ThreadId, "worker", {});
+
+      const result = await cmdThreadShow(storageRoot, thread as ThreadId);
+      expect(result.currentRole).toBe(null);
+    } finally {
+      await teardown();
+    }
+  });
+});

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/thread.ts

@@ -57,6 +57,21 @@ const END_ROLE = "$END";
 const START_ROLE = "$START";
 export const THREAD_READ_DEFAULT_QUOTA = 4000;
 
+/**
+ * Derive the current/next role from the workflow graph and chain state.
+ * Returns null when the next role is $END or evaluation fails.
+ */
+function resolveCurrentRole(uwf: UwfStore, head: CasRef, workflowRef: CasRef): string | null {
+  const chain = walkChain(uwf, head);
+  const { lastRole, lastOutput } = resolveEvaluateArgs(uwf, chain);
+  const workflow = loadWorkflowPayload(uwf, workflowRef);
+  const result = evaluate(workflow.graph, lastRole, lastOutput);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return result.value.role === END_ROLE ? null : result.value.role;
+}
+
 const PL_THREAD_START = "7HNQ4B2X";
 const PL_MODERATOR = "M3K8V9T1";
 const PL_AGENT_SPAWN = "R5J2W8N4";
@@ -321,12 +336,14 @@ export async function cmdThreadShow(storageRoot: string, threadId: ThreadId): Pr
     // Check if thread is running
     const runningMarker = await isThreadRunning(storageRoot, threadId);
     const status: ThreadStatus = runningMarker !== null ? "running" : "idle";
+    const currentRole = resolveCurrentRole(uwf, activeHead, workflow);
 
     return {
       workflow,
       thread: threadId,
       head: activeHead,
       status,
+      currentRole,
       done: false,
       background: null,
     };
@@ -341,6 +358,7 @@ export async function cmdThreadShow(storageRoot: string, threadId: ThreadId): Pr
       thread: threadId,
       head: hist.head,
       status,
+      currentRole: null,
       done: true,
       background: null,
     };
@@ -351,6 +369,7 @@ export async function cmdThreadShow(storageRoot: string, threadId: ThreadId): Pr
 
 export type ThreadListItemWithStatus = ThreadListItem & {
   status: ThreadStatus;
+  currentRole: string | null;
 };
 
 async function threadListItemFromActive(
@@ -368,7 +387,13 @@ async function threadListItemFromActive(
   const runningMarker = await isThreadRunning(storageRoot, threadId);
   const status: ThreadStatus = runningMarker !== null ? "running" : "idle";
 
-  return { thread: threadId, workflow, head, status };
+  return {
+    thread: threadId,
+    workflow,
+    head,
+    status,
+    currentRole: resolveCurrentRole(uwf, head, workflow),
+  };
 }
 
 async function collectActiveThreads(
@@ -406,6 +431,7 @@ async function collectCompletedThreads(
         workflow: entry.workflow,
         head: entry.head,
         status: entry.reason === "cancelled" ? "cancelled" : "completed",
+        currentRole: null,
       });
     }
   }
@@ -938,6 +964,8 @@ async function cmdThreadStepBackground(
     failStep(plog, `thread not active: ${threadId}`);
   }
 
+  const uwf = await createUwfStore(storageRoot);
+
   // Spawn detached background process
   const scriptPath = process.argv[1];
   if (scriptPath === undefined) {
@@ -969,6 +997,7 @@ async function cmdThreadStepBackground(
       thread: threadId,
       head: headHash,
       status: "running",
+      currentRole: resolveCurrentRole(uwf, headHash, workflowHash),
       done: false,
       background: true,
     },
@@ -1012,6 +1041,7 @@ async function cmdThreadStepOnce(
       thread: threadId,
       head: headHash,
       status: "completed",
+      currentRole: null,
       done: true,
       background: null,
     };
@@ -1067,12 +1097,14 @@ async function cmdThreadStepOnce(
 
   // Determine status based on whether thread is done and running state
   const status: ThreadStatus = done ? "completed" : "idle";
+  const currentRole = done ? null : afterResult.value.role;
 
   return {
     workflow: workflowHash,
     thread: threadId,
     head: newHead,
     status,
+    currentRole,
     done,
     background: null,
   };

packages/workflow-protocol/src/types.ts

@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ export type StepOutput = {
   thread: ThreadId;
   head: CasRef;
   status: ThreadStatus;
+  /** The current or next role. Null when completed, cancelled, or next is $END. */
+  currentRole: string | null;
   done: boolean;
   background: boolean | null;
 };