@cursor/july 0.1.7 → 0.1.8

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cursor/july",
-  "version": "0.1.7",
+  "version": "0.1.8",
   "description": "(early alpha) Filesystem-first framework for defining Cursor agents as markdown and TypeScript and serving them over channels with the Cursor SDK.",
   "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md",
   "repository": {
@@ -124,6 +124,20 @@
       "import": "./dist/storage.js",
       "default": "./dist/storage.js"
     },
+    "./storage/file-kv": {
+      "anysphere-source": "./src/storage-backends/file-kv.ts",
+      "bun": "./src/storage-backends/file-kv.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/storage-backends/file-kv.d.ts",
+      "import": "./dist/storage-backends/file-kv.js",
+      "default": "./dist/storage-backends/file-kv.js"
+    },
+    "./storage/postgres-kv": {
+      "anysphere-source": "./src/storage-backends/postgres-kv.ts",
+      "bun": "./src/storage-backends/postgres-kv.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/storage-backends/postgres-kv.d.ts",
+      "import": "./dist/storage-backends/postgres-kv.js",
+      "default": "./dist/storage-backends/postgres-kv.js"
+    },
     "./package.json": {
       "anysphere-source": "./package.json",
       "bun": "./package.json",

package/skills/framework-map/SKILL.md

@@ -97,10 +97,12 @@ Two handles, two owners:
 - **sessionId** — runtime-owned handle for streaming/inspection
   (`GET /v1/session/:id/stream?startIndex=N`, durable NDJSON replay).
 
-A follow-up to a busy session **interrupts the in-flight turn** and waits
-for it to settle before the new turn sends. `POST /v1/session/:id/stop`
-interrupts without sending. Session-bound deterministic tool calls are
-rejected with `409 session_busy` while a turn runs.
+A follow-up to a busy HTTP/MCP session **interrupts the in-flight turn**
+and waits for it to settle before the new turn sends. Slack uses
+**coalesce** instead (enqueue + boundary drain; see
+`docs/reference/sessions.md`). `POST /v1/session/:id/stop` interrupts
+without sending. Session-bound deterministic tool calls are rejected with
+`409 session_busy` while a turn runs.
 
 Key built-in routes (each agent, under `/<slug>` in multi-agent mode):
 `POST /v1/session`, `POST /v1/session/:id`, `GET /v1/session/:id/stream`,

package/src/bin/agent-serve.ts

@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ Usage:
   ${CLI} call        <tool> [--input <json>] [--dir <path> | --url <baseUrl> | --prod]
                           [--session <id>] [--slug <slug>] [--team <id>]
   ${CLI} init        [dir] [--json]
+  ${CLI} mcp         --prod [--slug <slug>] [--team <id>] [--dir <path>]
+                          | --url <baseUrl> [--bearer-token <t>]
+  ${CLI} mcp install [--name <serverName>] [--print] [--json]
+                          (same target flags as mcp)
   ${CLI} eval        [--dir <path>] [evalId...] [--list] [--json]
                           [--tag <tag>]... [--verbose] [--timeout-ms <n>]
                           [--no-stream] [--no-wait]
@@ -158,6 +162,15 @@ Commands:
               run login when unsigned, then print next steps. --json is
               machine-readable and never blocks on login. No directory:
               print the setup guide.
+  mcp         Serve this agent's MCP endpoint over stdio for MCP clients
+              that spawn local servers (e.g. Cursor). Proxies
+              newline-delimited JSON-RPC to <target>/v1/mcp. --prod resolves
+              the hosted deployment with the signed-in Cursor account and
+              re-mints short-lived engine credentials as they expire;
+              --url targets a running server. stdout is reserved for the
+              MCP wire. \`mcp install\` writes the matching entry into
+              ~/.cursor/mcp.json (--print to preview; --name to override
+              the server name).
   eval        Run filesystem evals under evals/**/*.eval.ts (streams on a TTY).
               Default: ephemeral local harness against evals on disk. Pass
               --prod to kick off the batch on the team's hosted deployment
@@ -418,8 +431,9 @@ async function main(argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
   const dir = values.dir ?? ".";
 
   // Best-effort, cached, and silent on failure. `update` does its own fresh
-  // lookup, and --json runs stay quiet for machine consumers.
-  if (command !== "update" && values.json !== true) {
+  // lookup, --json runs stay quiet for machine consumers, and `mcp` skips it
+  // so MCP client spawns stay fast (stdout there is the protocol wire).
+  if (command !== "update" && command !== "mcp" && values.json !== true) {
     await warnIfOutdated();
   }
 
@@ -486,6 +500,22 @@ async function main(argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
       });
     }
 
+    case "mcp": {
+      const { cmdMcp } = await import("../internal/cli-mcp.js");
+      return cmdMcp(positionals[0], {
+        dir,
+        slug: values.slug,
+        team: values.team,
+        apiKey: values["api-key"],
+        url: values.url,
+        prod: values.prod,
+        bearerToken: values["bearer-token"],
+        name: values.name,
+        print: values.print,
+        json: values.json,
+      });
+    }
+
     case "login": {
       const { cmdLogin } = await import("../internal/cli-cursor.js");
       return cmdLogin({

package/src/channels/slack/channel-watch.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
  * - Top-level posts only by default; thread replies never dispatch unless
  *   `posts: "all"` is configured.
  * - Posts that @mention the bot are skipped here (the `app_mention` path
- *   owns them), and bot-authored posts are dropped upstream in parsing.
+ *   owns them).
+ * - Bot-authored posts are dropped unless `includeBotPosts` is configured
+ *   (alert feeds / webhook integrations); the watching bot's own posts are
+ *   always dropped either way (loop safety).
  * - An optional debounce window lets rapid edits settle: edits update the
  *   pending text, deleting the post cancels the dispatch.
  */
@@ -114,11 +117,14 @@ export function createChannelPostWatcher(args: {
   allowlist: SlackChannelAllowlist;
   /** Bot user id (from `auth.test`) so bot mentions route via app_mention. */
   getBotUserId: () => string | undefined;
+  /** This app's own `bot_id` (from `auth.test`) for self-post loop safety. */
+  getBotId?: () => string | undefined;
   dispatch: (message: SlackMessage, eventId?: string) => void;
   log?: SlackLog;
 }): ChannelPostWatcher {
   const log = args.log ?? defaultSlackLog;
   const includeReplies = args.options.posts === "all";
+  const includeBotPosts = args.options.includeBotPosts === true;
   const debounceMs = args.options.debounceMs ?? 0;
   const pending = new Map<
     string,
@@ -185,6 +191,27 @@ export function createChannelPostWatcher(args: {
         return skip("thread reply (posts: top-level)", message);
       }
       const botUserId = args.getBotUserId();
+      const author = message.author;
+      if (author?.isBot === true) {
+        if (!includeBotPosts) {
+          return skip("bot-authored post (includeBotPosts off)", message);
+        }
+        const selfBotId = args.getBotId?.();
+        if (selfBotId === undefined && botUserId === undefined) {
+          return skip(
+            "bot-authored post (bot identity unknown; loop safety)",
+            message
+          );
+        }
+        if (
+          (selfBotId !== undefined && author.botId === selfBotId) ||
+          (botUserId !== undefined &&
+            author.userId !== "" &&
+            author.userId === botUserId)
+        ) {
+          return skip("own post (loop safety)", message);
+        }
+      }
       if (botUserId !== undefined && message.text.includes(`<@${botUserId}>`)) {
         return skip("bot mention (app_mention path owns it)", message);
       }

package/src/channels/slack/cursor-account.ts

@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ export async function dispatchCursorSlackEnvelope(args: {
   envelope: CursorSlackEnvelope;
   send: SendMessageFn;
   host: HostContext;
+  hasContinuationSession?: (continuationToken: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+  isContinuationBusy?: (continuationToken: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+  getContinuationLastBotMessageTs?: (
+    continuationToken: string
+  ) => Promise<string | undefined>;
+  interruptContinuation?: (continuationToken: string) => Promise<boolean>;
 }): Promise<void> {
   const { runtime, envelope } = args;
   const log = runtime.getLog();
@@ -161,6 +167,20 @@ export async function dispatchCursorSlackEnvelope(args: {
     credentials: runtime.credentials,
     host: args.host,
     log,
+    ...(args.hasContinuationSession === undefined
+      ? {}
+      : { hasContinuationSession: args.hasContinuationSession }),
+    ...(args.isContinuationBusy === undefined
+      ? {}
+      : { isContinuationBusy: args.isContinuationBusy }),
+    ...(args.getContinuationLastBotMessageTs === undefined
+      ? {}
+      : {
+          getContinuationLastBotMessageTs: args.getContinuationLastBotMessageTs,
+        }),
+    ...(args.interruptContinuation === undefined
+      ? {}
+      : { interruptContinuation: args.interruptContinuation }),
     ...(envelope.eventId === undefined ? {} : { eventId: envelope.eventId }),
   });
 }

package/src/channels/slack/defaults.ts

@@ -26,28 +26,51 @@ import type {
   SlackSuggestedPrompt,
 } from "./types.js";
 
-const defaultOnInbound: SlackMessageHandler = async (ctx, message) => {
-  await ctx.thread.startTyping("Thinking…");
-  const auth = defaultSlackAuth(message, ctx);
-  return auth === null ? null : { auth };
-};
+function resolveLoadingMessages(
+  loadingMessages: readonly string[] | undefined
+): string[] {
+  if (loadingMessages !== undefined && loadingMessages.length > 0) {
+    return [...loadingMessages];
+  }
+  return [...SLACK_DEFAULT_LOADING_MESSAGES];
+}
 
-export const defaultOnAppMention: SlackMessageHandler = defaultOnInbound;
-export const defaultOnDirectMessage: SlackMessageHandler = defaultOnInbound;
+/** Default mention/DM inbound handler (optional custom loading rotation). */
+export function createDefaultOnInbound(
+  loadingMessages?: readonly string[]
+): SlackMessageHandler {
+  const rotating = resolveLoadingMessages(loadingMessages);
+  return async (ctx, message) => {
+    await ctx.thread.startTyping("Thinking…", rotating);
+    const auth = defaultSlackAuth(message, ctx);
+    return auth === null ? null : { auth };
+  };
+}
 
 /**
- * Default watched-channel-post handler: same thread-scoped principal as
- * mentions (so a later @mention continues the session), tagged with an
- * `engagement: "channel_post"` attribute for auth policies.
+ * Default watched-channel-post handler (optional custom loading rotation).
+ * Same thread-scoped principal as mentions, tagged with
+ * `engagement: "channel_post"` for auth policies.
  */
-export const defaultOnChannelPost: SlackMessageHandler = async (
-  ctx,
-  message
-) => {
-  await ctx.thread.startTyping("Thinking…");
-  const auth = defaultSlackAuth(message, ctx, { engagement: "channel_post" });
-  return auth === null ? null : { auth };
-};
+export function createDefaultOnChannelPost(
+  loadingMessages?: readonly string[]
+): SlackMessageHandler {
+  const rotating = resolveLoadingMessages(loadingMessages);
+  return async (ctx, message) => {
+    await ctx.thread.startTyping("Thinking…", rotating);
+    const auth = defaultSlackAuth(message, ctx, {
+      engagement: "channel_post",
+    });
+    return auth === null ? null : { auth };
+  };
+}
+
+export const defaultOnAppMention: SlackMessageHandler =
+  createDefaultOnInbound();
+export const defaultOnDirectMessage: SlackMessageHandler =
+  createDefaultOnInbound();
+export const defaultOnChannelPost: SlackMessageHandler =
+  createDefaultOnChannelPost();
 
 export interface BuildDefaultEventsOptions {
   credentials?: SlackCredentials;
@@ -55,6 +78,8 @@ export interface BuildDefaultEventsOptions {
   thinkingSteps?: boolean;
   suggestedPrompts?: SlackSuggestedPrompt[];
   suggestedPromptsTitle?: string;
+  /** Rotating assistant status lines; defaults to pack constants. */
+  loadingMessages?: readonly string[];
   /** Resolved per-call so channel onStart can rebind the server logger. */
   getLog?: () => SlackLog;
 }
@@ -74,6 +99,7 @@ export function buildDefaultEvents(
   const thinkingSteps = options.thinkingSteps !== false;
   const suggestedPrompts = options.suggestedPrompts ?? [];
   const suggestedPromptsTitle = options.suggestedPromptsTitle;
+  const loadingMessages = resolveLoadingMessages(options.loadingMessages);
   const botToken = credentials?.botToken;
   const getLog = options.getLog ?? (() => defaultSlackLog);
   const strategy = createStreamDeliveryStrategy({ botToken, getLog });
@@ -87,6 +113,7 @@ export function buildDefaultEvents(
       channel.state.streamTs = null;
       channel.state.streamChannelId = null;
       channel.state.lastPostedText = null;
+      // Keep lastBotMessageTs across turns — warm delta watermark.
       channel.state.approvalMessageByCallId = {};
 
       const state = channel.state;
@@ -106,7 +133,7 @@ export function buildDefaultEvents(
         channelId: state.channelId,
         threadTs: state.threadTs,
         status: "Working…",
-        loadingMessages: [...SLACK_DEFAULT_LOADING_MESSAGES],
+        loadingMessages,
       });
 
       // Retry streaming each turn unless a prior call proved the feature
@@ -178,7 +205,10 @@ export function buildDefaultEvents(
         channelId: channel.state.channelId,
         threadTs: channel.state.threadTs,
         status,
-        loadingMessages: [status, ...SLACK_DEFAULT_LOADING_MESSAGES],
+        loadingMessages: [
+          status,
+          ...loadingMessages.filter((message) => message !== status),
+        ],
       });
       channel.state.lastReasoningTypingAtMs = now;
       channel.state.lastReasoningTypingStatus = status;
@@ -337,6 +367,7 @@ export function buildDefaultEvents(
           threadTs: state.threadTs,
         });
         channel.state.lastPostedText = event.data.text;
+        channel.state.lastBotMessageTs = posted.ts;
         log.info("reply delivered via postMessage", {
           channel: state.channelId,
           thread_ts: state.threadTs,

package/src/channels/slack/dispatch.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * Shared inbound dispatch for Slack Events API bodies and Socket Mode.
  */
 
-import { SessionBusyError } from "../../internal/session-engine.js";
 import type { HostContext, JsonValue, SendMessageFn } from "../../types.js";
 import { buildSlackBinding, slackContinuationKey } from "./api.js";
 import { firstLineTitle, maybeSetThreadTitle } from "./assistant.js";
@@ -15,6 +14,11 @@ import {
   parseDirectMessageEvent,
 } from "./inbound.js";
 import { defaultSlackLog, type SlackLog } from "./log.js";
+import { isWholeMessageStop } from "./stop.js";
+import {
+  loadSlackThreadContextBlock,
+  loadSlackThreadDeltaBlock,
+} from "./thread-context.js";
 import type {
   SlackChannelState,
   SlackCredentials,
@@ -23,8 +27,7 @@ import type {
   SlackMessageHandler,
 } from "./types.js";
 
-const BUSY_REPLY =
-  "I'm still working on your previous message in this thread — I'll reply when that finishes. Send another message after that.";
+const FOLLOWUP_TYPING = "Saw your follow-up…";
 
 /** Blank per-session adapter state. */
 export function emptySlackChannelState(
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ export function emptySlackChannelState(
     streamTs: null,
     streamChannelId: null,
     lastPostedText: null,
+    lastBotMessageTs: null,
     streamingUnavailable: false,
     approvalMessageByCallId: {},
     ...patch,
@@ -62,6 +66,37 @@ export interface SlackInboundDispatchDeps {
   directMessagesEnabled?: boolean;
   /** Opt-in channel watch; absent = channel posts are ignored. */
   channelWatch?: ChannelPostWatcher;
+  /**
+   * When set, full-thread hydration runs only for cold-start turns (no
+   * existing session). Warm turns load a `<slack_thread_delta>` instead.
+   */
+  hasContinuationSession?: (continuationToken: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+  /** True when a turn is already running for this Slack continuation. */
+  isContinuationBusy?: (continuationToken: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+  /**
+   * Warm-delta watermark from session channel state (`lastBotMessageTs`).
+   * When absent, delta falls back to the last matching bot post in-thread.
+   */
+  getContinuationLastBotMessageTs?: (
+    continuationToken: string
+  ) => Promise<string | undefined>;
+  /** Cancel the active turn + clear coalesced nudges for this continuation. */
+  interruptContinuation?: (continuationToken: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+}
+
+function triggeringMergeMessage(
+  message: SlackMessage
+): Record<string, unknown> {
+  return {
+    ts: message.ts,
+    ...(message.author?.userId === undefined || message.author.userId === ""
+      ? {}
+      : { user: message.author.userId }),
+    ...(message.author?.botId === undefined
+      ? {}
+      : { bot_id: message.author.botId }),
+    text: message.text,
+  };
 }
 
 export async function dispatchInboundMessage(args: {
@@ -71,6 +106,12 @@ export async function dispatchInboundMessage(args: {
   send: SendMessageFn;
   credentials: SlackCredentials | undefined;
   host: HostContext;
+  hasContinuationSession?: (continuationToken: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+  isContinuationBusy?: (continuationToken: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+  getContinuationLastBotMessageTs?: (
+    continuationToken: string
+  ) => Promise<string | undefined>;
+  interruptContinuation?: (continuationToken: string) => Promise<boolean>;
   log?: SlackLog;
   eventId?: string;
 }): Promise<void> {
@@ -95,6 +136,38 @@ export async function dispatchInboundMessage(args: {
     team: message.teamId,
   });
 
+  const continuation = slackContinuationKey(
+    message.channelId,
+    message.threadTs
+  );
+
+  // Whole-message stop: cancel active turn + clear nudges (Benny parity).
+  if (
+    isWholeMessageStop(message.text) ||
+    isWholeMessageStop(message.markdown)
+  ) {
+    log.info("stop directive", {
+      kind,
+      channel: message.channelId,
+      thread_ts: message.threadTs,
+      continuation,
+      event_id: args.eventId,
+    });
+    await args.host.slackNudges?.clear(continuation);
+    const interrupted =
+      args.interruptContinuation === undefined
+        ? false
+        : await args.interruptContinuation(continuation);
+    try {
+      await binding.thread.startTyping(
+        interrupted ? "Stopped." : "Nothing to stop."
+      );
+    } catch {
+      // best-effort status
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (message.ts === message.threadTs) {
     await maybeSetThreadTitle({
       botToken: args.credentials?.botToken,
@@ -127,7 +200,67 @@ export async function dispatchInboundMessage(args: {
     return;
   }
 
+  // Reply-once / delayed parent: claim channel:ts after the handler accepts.
+  const claimed = await args.host.slackNudges?.tryClaimAsk(
+    message.channelId,
+    message.ts
+  );
+  if (claimed === false) {
+    log.info("inbound ask dedupe drop", {
+      kind,
+      channel: message.channelId,
+      message_ts: message.ts,
+      continuation,
+      event_id: args.eventId,
+    });
+    return;
+  }
+
   const userText = decision.message ?? message.markdown;
+  const excludeThreadTimestamps = [
+    message.ts,
+    ...(decision.excludeThreadTimestamps ?? []),
+  ];
+  const hasSession =
+    args.hasContinuationSession === undefined
+      ? false
+      : await args.hasContinuationSession(continuation);
+  const mergeMessages = [triggeringMergeMessage(message)];
+  const afterTs =
+    hasSession && args.getContinuationLastBotMessageTs !== undefined
+      ? await args.getContinuationLastBotMessageTs(continuation)
+      : undefined;
+
+  // Cold start: full <slack_thread>. Warm: <slack_thread_delta> since last
+  // agent post (session watermark), else last matching bot post in-thread.
+  const threadContext = hasSession
+    ? await loadSlackThreadDeltaBlock({
+        botToken: args.credentials?.botToken,
+        channelId: message.channelId,
+        threadTs: message.threadTs,
+        ...(afterTs === undefined ? {} : { afterTs }),
+        excludeTs: excludeThreadTimestamps,
+        mergeMessages,
+        log,
+      })
+    : await loadSlackThreadContextBlock({
+        botToken: args.credentials?.botToken,
+        channelId: message.channelId,
+        threadTs: message.threadTs,
+        excludeTs: excludeThreadTimestamps,
+        mergeMessages,
+        log,
+      });
+  if (threadContext !== undefined) {
+    log.info(hasSession ? "thread delta loaded" : "thread context loaded", {
+      kind,
+      channel: message.channelId,
+      thread_ts: message.threadTs,
+      chars: threadContext.length,
+      event_id: args.eventId,
+      ...(afterTs === undefined ? {} : { after_ts: afterTs }),
+    });
+  }
   const prompt = [
     formatSlackContextBlock({
       userId: message.author?.userId ?? "",
@@ -138,6 +271,7 @@ export async function dispatchInboundMessage(args: {
         : { userName: message.author.userName }),
       ...(message.teamId === undefined ? {} : { teamId: message.teamId }),
     }),
+    ...(threadContext === undefined ? [] : [threadContext]),
     ...(decision.context ?? []),
     "",
     userText,
@@ -145,39 +279,43 @@ export async function dispatchInboundMessage(args: {
     .filter((part) => part.length > 0)
     .join("\n");
 
-  const continuation = slackContinuationKey(
-    message.channelId,
-    message.threadTs
-  );
+  const sendOptions = {
+    auth: decision.auth,
+    continuationToken: continuation,
+    admission: "coalesce" as const,
+    coalesceSourceTs: message.ts,
+    state: emptySlackChannelState({
+      channelId: message.channelId,
+      threadTs: message.threadTs,
+      teamId: message.teamId ?? null,
+      triggeringUserId: message.author?.userId ?? null,
+    }) as unknown as JsonValue,
+    title: decision.title ?? `slack:${message.channelId}:${message.threadTs}`,
+    workspaceDir: decision.workspaceDir,
+    workspaceFiles: decision.workspaceFiles,
+    cloud: decision.cloud,
+    sdkAgentId: decision.sdkAgentId,
+  };
 
   try {
-    const session = await args.send(prompt, {
-      auth: decision.auth,
-      continuationToken: continuation,
-      state: emptySlackChannelState({
-        channelId: message.channelId,
-        threadTs: message.threadTs,
-        teamId: message.teamId ?? null,
-        triggeringUserId: message.author?.userId ?? null,
-      }) as unknown as JsonValue,
-      title: decision.title ?? `slack:${message.channelId}:${message.threadTs}`,
-      workspaceDir: decision.workspaceDir,
-      workspaceFiles: decision.workspaceFiles,
-      cloud: decision.cloud,
-      sdkAgentId: decision.sdkAgentId,
-    });
-    log.info("session start", {
-      kind,
-      session: session.id,
-      is_new: session.isNew,
-      continuation,
-      channel: message.channelId,
-      thread_ts: message.threadTs,
-      event_id: args.eventId,
-    });
-  } catch (error) {
-    if (error instanceof SessionBusyError) {
-      log.info("session busy; notifying thread", {
+    const session = await args.send(prompt, sendOptions);
+    log.info(
+      session.coalesced === true ? "session coalesced" : "session start",
+      {
+        kind,
+        session: session.id,
+        is_new: session.isNew,
+        coalesced: session.coalesced === true,
+        continuation,
+        channel: message.channelId,
+        thread_ts: message.threadTs,
+        event_id: args.eventId,
+      }
+    );
+    // Coalesce admits leave the active turn running; follow-ups drain into one
+    // boundary turn when it finishes (no mid-turn tool/hook inject).
+    if (session.coalesced === true) {
+      log.info("session busy; coalescing follow-up", {
         kind,
         channel: message.channelId,
         thread_ts: message.threadTs,
@@ -185,11 +323,13 @@ export async function dispatchInboundMessage(args: {
         event_id: args.eventId,
       });
       try {
-        await binding.thread.post(BUSY_REPLY);
-      } catch (postError) {
+        await binding.thread.startTyping(FOLLOWUP_TYPING);
+      } catch (typingError) {
         log.error(
-          `busy reply failed: ${
-            postError instanceof Error ? postError.message : String(postError)
+          `follow-up typing failed: ${
+            typingError instanceof Error
+              ? typingError.message
+              : String(typingError)
           }`,
           {
             channel: message.channelId,
@@ -198,8 +338,9 @@ export async function dispatchInboundMessage(args: {
           }
         );
       }
-      return;
     }
+  } catch (error) {
+    await args.host.slackNudges?.releaseAsk(message.channelId, message.ts);
     log.error(
       `${kind} delivery failed: ${
         error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
@@ -252,6 +393,21 @@ export function dispatchInboundFromEventBody(
         credentials: deps.credentials,
         host: deps.host,
         log,
+        ...(deps.hasContinuationSession === undefined
+          ? {}
+          : { hasContinuationSession: deps.hasContinuationSession }),
+        ...(deps.isContinuationBusy === undefined
+          ? {}
+          : { isContinuationBusy: deps.isContinuationBusy }),
+        ...(deps.getContinuationLastBotMessageTs === undefined
+          ? {}
+          : {
+              getContinuationLastBotMessageTs:
+                deps.getContinuationLastBotMessageTs,
+            }),
+        ...(deps.interruptContinuation === undefined
+          ? {}
+          : { interruptContinuation: deps.interruptContinuation }),
         ...(eventId === undefined ? {} : { eventId }),
       })
     );
@@ -275,6 +431,21 @@ export function dispatchInboundFromEventBody(
         credentials: deps.credentials,
         host: deps.host,
         log,
+        ...(deps.hasContinuationSession === undefined
+          ? {}
+          : { hasContinuationSession: deps.hasContinuationSession }),
+        ...(deps.isContinuationBusy === undefined
+          ? {}
+          : { isContinuationBusy: deps.isContinuationBusy }),
+        ...(deps.getContinuationLastBotMessageTs === undefined
+          ? {}
+          : {
+              getContinuationLastBotMessageTs:
+                deps.getContinuationLastBotMessageTs,
+            }),
+        ...(deps.interruptContinuation === undefined
+          ? {}
+          : { interruptContinuation: deps.interruptContinuation }),
         ...(eventId === undefined ? {} : { eventId }),
       })
     );
@@ -282,7 +453,11 @@ export function dispatchInboundFromEventBody(
   }
 
   if (deps.channelWatch !== undefined) {
-    const channelEvent = parseChannelMessageEvent(body);
+    // Parse keeps bot-authored posts; the watcher enforces the per-channel
+    // policy (includeBotPosts, own-post loop safety) with skip logging.
+    const channelEvent = parseChannelMessageEvent(body, {
+      includeBotAuthored: true,
+    });
     if (channelEvent !== null) {
       return deps.channelWatch.handle(channelEvent, eventId);
     }