@elizaos/plugin-agent-orchestrator 2.0.0-alpha.4 → 2.0.0-alpha.537

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+# @elizaos/plugin-agent-orchestrator
+
+Orchestrate CLI task agents (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Aider, Pi) via PTY sessions and git workspaces for open-ended background work.
+
+Built for [Eliza](https://github.com/eliza-ai/eliza). The plugin registers elizaOS-compatible actions and services so any Eliza agent can delegate substantial work to sub-agents while continuing the user conversation. The full experience, including live xterm views, PTY output streaming, and swarm monitoring, is available through the Eliza frontend and server.
+
+## Features
+
+- **Open-ended task delegation**: Use task agents for anything beyond a simple reply, including coding, research, drafting, debugging, repo work, and multi-step execution
+- **PTY session management**: Spawn, control, and monitor task agents running in pseudo-terminals
+- **Current task status**: Surface active sessions, coordinator task state, and pending confirmations so the main agent can keep the user updated
+- **Subscription-aware framework preference**: Prefer Claude Code or Codex when Eliza knows the user is logged in with Anthropic or OpenAI-backed subscriptions
+- **Git workspace provisioning**: Clone repos, create worktrees, manage branches, commits, pushes, and pull requests
+- **Multi-agent support**: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Aider, Pi, or generic shell flows through the same orchestration surface
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+This plugin spawns CLI task agents in PTY sessions. You need at least one supported framework installed locally:
+
+| Framework | Install | Docs |
+|-----------|---------|------|
+| **Claude Code** | `npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code` | [claude.ai/claude-code](https://claude.ai/claude-code) |
+| **Codex** | `npm install -g @openai/codex` | [github.com/openai/codex](https://github.com/openai/codex) |
+| **Gemini CLI** | `npm install -g @google/gemini-cli` | [github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli) |
+| **Aider** | `pip install aider-chat` | [aider.chat](https://aider.chat) |
+| **Pi** | install the `pi` CLI available on your host | provider-specific |
+
+Each framework also needs its own auth. API keys still work, but the orchestrator can also detect subscription-backed CLI logins:
+
+- `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` or a Claude Code subscription login for Claude Code
+- `OPENAI_API_KEY` or a Codex login for Codex
+- `GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY` or `GOOGLE_API_KEY` for Gemini CLI
+
+The provider surface exposes the currently available frameworks and the preferred default. If the user does not specify a framework, the plugin picks the best available option automatically.
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+npm install @elizaos/plugin-agent-orchestrator
+```
+
+The following peer dependencies will be installed automatically:
+
+- `pty-manager` — PTY session management
+- `git-workspace-service` — git workspace provisioning
+- `coding-agent-adapters` — CLI agent adapter layer
+
+## Usage
+
+### Register the Plugin
+
+```typescript
+import taskAgentPlugin from "@elizaos/plugin-agent-orchestrator";
+
+// Add to your Eliza or elizaOS agent configuration
+const agent = {
+  plugins: [taskAgentPlugin],
+  // ... other config
+};
+```
+
+`codingAgentPlugin` is still exported as a compatibility alias, but `taskAgentPlugin` is the canonical export.
+
+### Canonical Actions
+
+| Action | Description |
+|--------|-------------|
+| `CREATE_TASK` | Create an asynchronous task-agent job for substantial work |
+| `SPAWN_AGENT` | Spawn a task agent session immediately |
+| `SEND_TO_AGENT` | Send input or keys to a running task agent |
+| `LIST_AGENTS` | List active sessions and current task status |
+| `STOP_AGENT` | Terminate an agent session |
+| `PROVISION_WORKSPACE` | Clone a repo or create a worktree |
+| `FINALIZE_WORKSPACE` | Commit, push, and optionally create PR |
+
+Legacy action names such as `START_CODING_TASK`, `SPAWN_CODING_AGENT`, `SEND_TO_CODING_AGENT`, `LIST_CODING_AGENTS`, and `STOP_CODING_AGENT` remain supported as aliases.
+
+### Example Conversation
+
+```
+User: This is bigger than a simple reply. Create a background task to inspect the repo, fix the auth bug, and open a PR.
+Agent: Starting a task agent for the repo work...
+       Session ID: abc123, Status: running
+
+User: What task agents are running?
+Agent: Active task agents:
+       1. Claude Code (abc123...) - running
+          Working in: /workspace
+
+User: Tell it to accept the changes
+Agent: Sent "y" to the task agent.
+
+User: Create a PR for the fix
+Agent: Workspace finalized!
+       Commit: a1b2c3d4
+       PR #42: https://github.com/user/repo/pull/42
+```
+
+## Services
+
+### PTYService
+
+Manages PTY sessions for task agents.
+
+```typescript
+import { PTYService } from "@elizaos/plugin-agent-orchestrator";
+
+// Access via runtime
+const ptyService = runtime.getService("PTY_SERVICE") as PTYService;
+
+// Spawn a session
+const session = await ptyService.spawnSession({
+  agentType: "claude",
+  workdir: "/path/to/project",
+  initialTask: "Fix the auth bug",
+});
+
+// Send input
+await ptyService.sendToSession(session.id, "y");
+
+// Check status
+const info = ptyService.getSession(session.id);
+console.log(info.status); // "running" | "blocked" | "completed"
+
+// Stop session
+await ptyService.stopSession(session.id);
+```
+
+### CodingWorkspaceService
+
+Manages git workspaces for task-agent jobs.
+
+```typescript
+import { CodingWorkspaceService } from "@elizaos/plugin-agent-orchestrator";
+
+// Access via runtime
+const workspaceService = runtime.getService("CODING_WORKSPACE_SERVICE");
+
+// Clone a repo
+const workspace = await workspaceService.provisionWorkspace({
+  repoUrl: "https://github.com/user/repo.git",
+  branch: "feature/my-feature",
+});
+
+// Create worktree for parallel work
+const worktree = await workspaceService.provisionWorkspace({
+  useWorktree: true,
+  parentWorkspaceId: workspace.id,
+  branch: "bugfix/issue-123",
+});
+
+// Commit and push
+await workspaceService.commit(workspace.id, {
+  message: "fix: resolve auth issue",
+  all: true,
+});
+await workspaceService.push(workspace.id, { setUpstream: true });
+
+// Create PR
+const pr = await workspaceService.createPR(workspace.id, {
+  title: "Fix auth issue",
+  body: "Resolves #123",
+});
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+Configure via runtime settings and Eliza config:
+
+```typescript
+// PTY Service config
+runtime.setSetting("PTY_SERVICE_CONFIG", {
+  maxSessions: 5,
+  idleTimeoutMs: 30 * 60 * 1000,
+  debug: true,
+});
+
+// Workspace Service config
+runtime.setSetting("CODING_WORKSPACE_CONFIG", {
+  baseDir: "~/.eliza/workspaces",
+  credentials: {
+    github: { token: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN },
+  },
+  debug: true,
+});
+
+// Optional fixed default when you do not want auto-selection
+runtime.setSetting("PARALLAX_DEFAULT_AGENT_TYPE", "codex");
+
+// Selection strategy: "heuristic" | "fixed"
+runtime.setSetting("PARALLAX_AGENT_SELECTION_STRATEGY", "heuristic");
+```
+
+To bias the preferred framework toward the user's paid subscription, Eliza can store a provider hint in `~/.eliza/eliza.json`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "agents": {
+    "defaults": {
+      "subscriptionProvider": "anthropic-subscription"
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Supported subscription hints currently include Anthropic and OpenAI-backed flows, which map to Claude Code and Codex when those CLIs are installed and authenticated.
+
+## Testing
+
+Run the standard suite:
+
+```bash
+bun test
+```
+
+Run the opt-in live smoke tests against real Claude Code and Codex sessions:
+
+```bash
+bun run test:live
+```
+
+The live suite creates temporary workspaces, asks the real CLIs to complete small file-writing and browser-backed tasks, and verifies both task execution and task-status visibility. It also has Claude Code and Codex create a simple counter app, emit `APP_CREATE_DONE`, pass parent-side typecheck/lint/test verification, and register the generated app through the unified `APP` `load_from_directory` mode. Set `ELIZA_LIVE_CODEX_MODEL` or `ELIZA_LIVE_CLAUDE_MODEL` to pin a live-test model when needed. If Codex reports that its configured model requires a newer CLI, the counter-app smoke attempts one `npm install -g --prefix <active-codex-prefix> @openai/codex@latest` update through the npm binary colocated with `codex`, then retries once. If Claude Code reports logged-in status but `claude -p` returns 401, the smoke emits `AUTH_REQUIRED` with a `claude setup-token` instruction instead of surfacing a raw provider failure.
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- `pty-manager` - PTY session management with stall detection and auto-response
+- `coding-agent-adapters` - Adapter layer for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Aider CLIs
+- `git-workspace-service` - Git workspace provisioning, credential management, and PR creation
+- `pty-console` - Terminal bridge for xterm.js frontend integration
+
+## License
+
+MIT

package/assets/claude-code-skills/eliza-runtime/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: Eliza Runtime
+description: This skill applies when running as an autonomous sub-agent of Eliza (an elizaOS-based assistant) — detected via the `PARALLAX_SESSION_ID` env var that Eliza's PTY service injects at spawn, OR via a workspace path under `~/.eliza/workspaces/` or `~/.eliza/workspaces/`, OR via `.claude/settings.json` containing `coding-agents/hooks`. When any of those signals is present, this skill is the operating manual: covers identity (you are NOT interactive — there is no human typing prompts to you in real time), tool discovery (different builds and tiers expose different tools — find what you have, use it), the orchestration model (PTY + telemetry hooks + swarm coordinator + synthesis layer), the sealed-env / workspace-only-write constraints, the universal stdout DECISION channel, and the bridge HTTP endpoints for reading parent state. When none of those signals are present, this skill is irrelevant — ignore it.
+version: 0.4.0
+---
+
+# Eliza Runtime
+
+## You are an autonomous sub-agent — NOT an interactive Claude Code session
+
+If `$PARALLAX_SESSION_ID` is set, your `.claude/settings.json` contains `coding-agents/hooks`, OR your workspace is under `~/.eliza/workspaces/` or `~/.eliza/workspaces/`, **you are running inside Eliza as an autonomous sub-agent.** Differences from interactive Claude Code that matter:
+
+- **There is NO human in front of you.** Nobody is typing prompts in real time. Nobody can run `! command` for you. Don't suggest "use the `!` prefix" — that's interactive-Claude-Code language; you are not in that mode.
+- **Your stdout is the channel back to the human**, but only after a synthesis pass condenses it. The human reads Eliza's polished synthesis, not your raw output.
+- **Your task brief is what you got at start.** No follow-ups. No clarifying questions to a human (those convert to escalations and can stall the swarm). If you genuinely cannot proceed, surface a clear `DECISION: cannot continue because <reason>` and stop.
+- **Don't say "I can't run X without your help."** You're alone. If you can't run something, figure out an alternative path or report what you found and stop.
+
+## Find your tools BEFORE claiming you can't do something
+
+Your tool list varies by Claude Code build and account tier. Don't assume you have `Bash` (or that you don't). The orchestrator pre-writes `.claude/settings.json` with a broad `permissions.allow` list and `--dangerously-skip-permissions` so whatever your build exposes is auto-approved. Different tiers expose different tools — for example:
+
+- Some tiers expose `Bash`, `Write`, `Edit`, `MultiEdit`, `BashOutput`, `KillShell`, `WebFetch`, `Task`, `Skill` (developer tier).
+- Some tiers expose `Monitor` (background script runner — equivalent to Bash for your purposes), `ScheduleWakeup`, `ToolSearch`, `EnterPlanMode`/`ExitPlanMode`, `EnterWorktree`/`ExitWorktree`, `CronCreate`/`CronDelete`/`CronList`, `TaskOutput`, `PushNotification`, `RemoteTrigger` (claude.ai tier).
+- Read tools (`Read`, `Grep`, `Glob`, `LS`, `NotebookRead`) and planning tools (`TodoWrite`, `AskUserQuestion`) are present everywhere.
+
+**Before refusing a task, enumerate:**
+
+1. Read `.claude/settings.json` — `permissions.allow` is the runtime-level allow list.
+2. If your build offers `ToolSearch`, use it to discover deferred tools by keyword (e.g. search for "shell" or "bash").
+3. Use whichever shell-execution tool you actually have. If `Bash` is absent but `Monitor` is present, use `Monitor` — write the command into a script and let it stream output. The orchestrator's swarm-decision-loop watches stdout regardless of which tool produced the bytes.
+
+If after enumerating you have only read-only tools, do the most useful read-only thing you can (Read/Grep are very capable for inspection tasks) and surface a `DECISION:` line explaining what's missing.
+
+## What Eliza is
+
+[Eliza](https://github.com/eliza-ai/eliza) is an autonomous-assistant framework on top of [elizaOS](https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza). When a user gives Eliza a task in chat (Discord, web, etc.), Eliza's orchestrator (`@elizaos/plugin-agent-orchestrator`) spawns YOU in a sealed PTY. You do the work. Eliza's swarm-decision-loop watches your output, decides when you're done, validates the result, then synthesizes a user-facing message and posts it back to the originating chat channel.
+
+The user-facing voice is Eliza's, not yours. Your job is to do the work and produce a clear final answer; Eliza narrates.
+
+## Spawn variants — what's wired changes by task type
+
+| Variant | When | `CLAUDE.md` brief | HTTP hooks | DECISION channel |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| `swarm` | multi-agent CREATE_TASK (you have siblings) | ✓ in workspace | ✓ wired | stdout + HTTP |
+| `repo` | single-agent CREATE_TASK against a real repo | ✗ | ✓ wired | stdout + HTTP |
+| `scratch` | SPAWN_AGENT in a temp scratch workspace | ✗ | ✗ NOT wired | stdout only |
+
+**Always-on regardless of variant**: stdout PTY tailing (orchestrator greps your output for `DECISION:` lines), env-allowlist sealing, workspace `allowedDirectories`, the `PARALLAX_SESSION_ID` marker, the synthesis layer at task end.
+
+## The DECISION protocol — coordinating with the orchestrator
+
+Eliza's swarm-decision-loop watches your stdout for `DECISION:` prefixed lines. Use them when you make a creative or architectural choice not covered by the task brief, or when reporting a hard limitation (missing tool, unreachable resource):
+
+```
+DECISION: chose to put the API route at /api/v1/messages/ rather than /messages/
+because the existing eliza-cloud routes all use the /api/v1/ prefix.
+
+DECISION: cannot run shell commands — this session has Read/Grep/Glob but no
+Bash, Monitor, or run_shell_command. Reported what I could find statically.
+```
+
+The orchestrator captures these and shares them with sibling agents (swarm variant) and the synthesis layer. ALWAYS-ON, no shell tool required — just print the line.
+
+## The bridge — read parent state (HTTP, optional)
+
+When hooks ARE wired, Eliza exposes read-only HTTP endpoints for parent state. Useful when you need to resolve pronouns ("the user's dad") or retrieve context the task brief didn't surface:
+
+```
+GET http://localhost:${ELIZA_HOOK_PORT:-2138}/api/coding-agents/$PARALLAX_SESSION_ID/parent-context
+GET http://localhost:${ELIZA_HOOK_PORT:-2138}/api/coding-agents/$PARALLAX_SESSION_ID/memory?q=...&limit=N
+GET http://localhost:${ELIZA_HOOK_PORT:-2138}/api/coding-agents/$PARALLAX_SESSION_ID/active-workspaces
+```
+
+Auth is the path-embedded session id. All GET-only, loopback-only, read-only. There is NO write endpoint — sub-agents can't mutate parent state.
+
+If you have **WebFetch**: call those URLs directly.
+If you have **Bash** or **Monitor**: use the helper `bash scripts/eliza-parent.sh context` (the helper is bash-based; on Monitor-only tiers, run it via Monitor instead).
+If you have **neither** (typical scratch with readonly preset): the bridge is unreachable; rely on the task brief and your own reasoning.
+
+## Helper scripts (require a shell tool)
+
+- `scripts/eliza-context.sh` — print the orchestration context as `key=value` lines
+- `scripts/eliza-decision.sh "text"` — emit a structured DECISION (also echoes to stdout, the always-durable channel)
+- `scripts/eliza-parent.sh context|memory [q]|peers` — query the bridge endpoints
+
+## Constraints — non-negotiable
+
+- **Sealed env**: only an allowlist of vars (PATH, HOME, USER, SHELL, LANG, TERM, NODE_OPTIONS, BUN_INSTALL, ANTHROPIC_MODEL, GITHUB_TOKEN, PARALLAX_SESSION_ID, ELIZA_HOOK_PORT) is forwarded. Don't try to read parent state outside that.
+- **Workspace-only writes**: write only inside your workdir. `allowedDirectories` enforces this at the tool layer.
+- **Don't push to remotes**: Eliza handles git push, PR creation, cross-repo coordination.
+- **Don't print secrets**: PTY output is captured. Reference secrets by env-var name.
+- **Don't try to spawn nested PTYs**: your PTY is the boundary.
+- **Don't treat status animations as prompts**: TUIs print "Orchestrating…" / "Thinking…" — these are re-renders, not user input.
+
+## What you should NEVER do
+
+- Refuse a task as "no shell available" without first enumerating your actual tool list (settings.json + ToolSearch). Different tiers ship different shell tools — `Bash`, `Monitor`, `run_shell_command` — at least one is usually present.
+- Say "use the `!` prefix" or "run this in your terminal" — there is no terminal in your face
+- Ask the human to clarify or provide input — there is no human in your session
+- Push to remotes, write outside workdir, print env tokens
+- Treat partial information as a blocker — produce the best output you can with what you have
+
+## End your turn cleanly
+
+Your last message before going idle is what synthesis reads. Make it count:
+
+```
+[brief statement of what shipped or what was found]
+[1-3 bullets of important details — URLs, paths, decisions]
+[a one-line forward-pointer if relevant]
+```
+
+Bad endings: multi-paragraph internal monologue, "Done!" with no specifics, large code blocks. The synthesizer drops noise and keeps load-bearing facts.
+
+## Read references for deeper context
+
+- `references/orchestration.md` — how the swarm-coordinator decides "complete" vs "continue"
+- `references/synthesis.md` — what your output looks like after Eliza's synthesizer
+- `references/hooks.md` — the telemetry events your `~/.claude/settings.json` is wired to emit
+
+---
+
+Maintenance: a curated subset of this manual ships inline in the workspace-lock injection so claude.ai-tier sub-agents (which lack the `Skill` tool) get the operating manual on every spawn without needing to Read this file. That subset lives at `src/services/skill-essentials.ts` (CLAUDE_SKILL_ESSENTIALS). Keep them in sync when you edit either side.

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+# The telemetry hooks Eliza wires into your `~/.claude/settings.json`
+
+When the orchestrator spawns you, it patches `<workdir>/.claude/settings.json` to install HTTP hooks that fire on Claude Code lifecycle events. The hook URL is:
+
+```
+http://localhost:${ELIZA_HOOK_PORT:-2138}/api/coding-agents/hooks
+```
+
+The endpoint accepts POSTs with `{event, sessionId, data}` shape. The orchestrator's PTY service is the consumer.
+
+## Events you emit (one-way)
+
+These fire automatically from Claude Code's hook system — you don't need to call anything explicitly:
+
+| Event | When it fires | What the orchestrator does |
+|---|---|---|
+| `PreToolUse` | Before each tool call | Records to swarm-history; broadcasts to web UI |
+| `PostToolUse` | After each tool call | Updates `lastActivityAt` on your task context |
+| `UserPromptSubmit` | When a prompt enters your input | Notes the input arrived, suppresses turn-complete during cooldown |
+| `Stop` | When Claude Code exits its main loop | Treated as `task_complete` if you didn't already emit one |
+| `permission_approved` | When auto-approval policy allowed a tool | Recorded; checked for out-of-scope-path violations |
+| `task_complete` | When you go idle (PTY adapter detects) | Triggers the assessment LLM; see `references/orchestration.md` |
+| `blocked` | When Claude Code waits for user input | Routed through the assessment / auto-response logic |
+
+## Events you can manually emit
+
+For events Claude Code doesn't fire automatically, you can POST directly. These are the supported ones:
+
+### `decision`
+
+The structured form of `DECISION: ...` in stdout. Use when you want the decision recorded out-of-band:
+
+```bash
+curl --max-time 3 -X POST "http://localhost:${ELIZA_HOOK_PORT:-2138}/api/coding-agents/hooks" \
+  -H "content-type: application/json" \
+  -d "{
+    \"event\":\"decision\",
+    \"sessionId\":\"$PARALLAX_SESSION_ID\",
+    \"data\":{\"text\":\"chose AES-GCM over wasm-cryptl\"}
+  }"
+```
+
+Or use the `scripts/eliza-decision.sh` helper.
+
+## Events the orchestrator does NOT support
+
+Don't try to POST these — they'll be ignored or rejected:
+
+- `query` (no — there's no read endpoint for parent state)
+- `request_input` (no — see `references/orchestration.md` "respond" decision pattern; if you need input, end your turn with a question and let the assessor escalate)
+- `mutate_parent_state` (no — sub-agents are read-only against the parent)
+
+## Self-check
+
+You can verify the hooks are wired by reading your own settings file:
+
+```bash
+cat .claude/settings.json | python3 -c '
+import json,sys
+s=json.load(sys.stdin)
+hooks=s.get("hooks", {})
+print(f"hook events configured: {list(hooks.keys())}")
+for k,v in hooks.items():
+    print(f"  {k}: {v}")
+'
+```
+
+If the output shows hooks pointing at `localhost:2138/api/coding-agents/hooks`, the channel is wired.
+
+## Failure modes
+
+| Symptom | What's happening |
+|---|---|
+| Hook POST returns connection refused | Parent's API server is down or restarting. The orchestrator's primary capture is your stdout — your work isn't lost; just out-of-band events for that window are. |
+| Hook POST returns 401 | The orchestrator may have rotated the per-session token. Don't loop-retry; rely on stdout. |
+| Hook events never reach parent (verified via dashboard) | `ELIZA_HOOK_PORT` mismatch. Fall back to default 2138 and check `~/.claude/settings.json` for the actual configured URL. |
+
+## What this is NOT
+
+- Not bidirectional — the parent never POSTs back to your hook URL
+- Not a memory store — events are not retained as parent-readable state for you
+- Not a replacement for stdout — your stdout is the durable record of your work; hooks are complementary metadata

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+# How Eliza's swarm-coordinator decides "complete" vs "continue"
+
+When you finish a turn (your stdout goes idle for the cooldown window, typically 15s after `lastInputSentAt`), the PTY adapter emits a `task_complete` event to the orchestrator. The orchestrator then runs an LLM-backed assessment to decide what should happen next.
+
+The decision tree:
+
+```
+task_complete event
+    ↓
+SwarmCoordinator.handleTurnComplete(sessionId)
+    ↓
+classifyEventTier()              ← routine vs creative
+    ↓
+[routine path]                   [creative path]
+small-LLM assessor               Eliza pipeline
+    ↓                             ↓
+returns one of:
+  "complete"   — your work is done, run validation
+  "respond"    — you said something the user/parent should answer
+                 (note: if your text is asking the user a question,
+                  this auto-converts to "escalate")
+  "escalate"   — needs human attention, parent broadcasts an event
+  "ignore"     — output was status / no real progress
+```
+
+## What happens after each decision
+
+### complete
+1. orchestrator captures `completionSummary` from your last 50 lines of output
+2. status flips to `tool_running` (validation phase)
+3. validator LLM judges your work against the task brief + acceptance criteria
+4. if validator says "approved" → status `completed`, synthesis fires
+5. if validator says "revise" → orchestrator sends a follow-up prompt back into your PTY ("here's what's missing, please address")
+6. if validator says "escalate" → broadcast escalation event but the answer in your jsonl is still surfaced via synthesis
+
+### respond
+- The orchestrator sends a follow-up prompt INTO your PTY (your stdin), not back to the human.
+- If the assessor judges your "respond" content is actually you asking the human a question, it auto-converts to `escalate` to avoid feeding your question back to yourself in a loop.
+
+### escalate
+- A `swarm_attention_required` event is broadcast (web UI sees it)
+- The agent's reasoning is included in the eventual synthesis output to the human
+- Your PTY is force-stopped after the escalation is recorded
+
+### ignore
+- No-op. The PTY remains idle waiting for the next input or stall timeout.
+
+## What you should DO
+
+1. End each turn cleanly. Don't leave open background jobs (`&` in shell, half-finished `bun run`, etc.) — they cause repeated pseudo-task_complete cycles.
+2. If you genuinely need human input ("which of these three options?"), say so plainly. The assessor catches this pattern and converts to `escalate`.
+3. If you're done, end with a one-line summary. The validator + synthesis read your `completionSummary` (last 50 lines), so make those lines count.
+
+## What you should NOT do
+
+- Don't print "Done!" prematurely; you'll trigger task_complete before the work is verified.
+- Don't pad your final message expecting it to "look complete" — completion is detected by output going idle, not by length.
+- Don't try to call back into your own assessment ("orchestrator, please mark me complete") — there's no such API. Your stdout going quiet is the only signal.
+
+## The cooldown grace
+
+Between when you receive an input and when the orchestrator considers `task_complete`, there's a `cooldown` (15s by default). This prevents single-keystroke inputs from being misread as completed turns. You'll see log lines like:
+
+```
+Suppressing turn-complete for "agent-XXXX": 2s since last input (cooldown 15s)
+```
+
+These are normal. They mean the orchestrator is waiting out the grace before judging your turn. Don't try to defeat them.

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+# What your output looks like after Eliza's synthesis layer
+
+## The synthesis pass
+
+When the SwarmCoordinator's `swarmCompleteCb` fires (all sub-agent tasks have terminal status), Eliza runs a synthesis pass that:
+
+1. Reads each agent's session jsonl (your last `end_turn` text + the task's `completionSummary`)
+2. Pulls each agent's `Shared decisions` (every `DECISION:` you emitted)
+3. Reads `roomId` for the originating thread (where the task came from — e.g. a Discord channel)
+4. Generates a single user-facing message per swarm
+5. Posts that message back to the originating channel
+
+The user sees the synthesis. They do NOT see your raw output — that lives in the swarm-history JSONL, viewable from the Eliza dashboard.
+
+## What the synthesizer reads from you
+
+In order of precedence:
+
+1. **Your last `end_turn` text** — your final message before going idle. This is the strongest signal.
+2. **`completionSummary`** — the orchestrator captures the last 50 lines of your stdout when `task_complete` fires. Used as backup if `end_turn` is empty.
+3. **Shared decisions** — every line that started with `DECISION:`. Folded into the synthesis as bulletpoints.
+4. **The original task brief** — the synthesizer knows what was asked, so it can frame your answer in those terms.
+
+## Optimal final-message shape
+
+A clean synthesis comes from a clean final message. Aim for:
+
+```
+[brief statement of what shipped or what was found]
+[1-3 bullets of important details — URLs, file paths, decisions worth highlighting]
+[a one-line forward-pointer if relevant — "tested locally, ready for review"]
+```
+
+Bad final-message shapes:
+
+- Multi-paragraph internal monologue ("I considered X, then Y, then Z, and ultimately decided Q because…")
+- "Done!" with no specifics
+- Large code blocks (the synthesizer mostly drops these — code lives in commits)
+- Apology phrases ("I had some trouble at first but…")
+
+## What the synthesizer drops
+
+- ANSI escape sequences and TUI re-renders
+- Tool-call status lines like "Reading file...", "Running command..."
+- Progress spinners
+- Repeated "Orchestrating…" lines from your own UI
+- Raw bash command output (unless you explicitly framed it as a result)
+
+## Concrete example
+
+Your stdout's last few seconds:
+
+```
+Reading agent-home/data/apps/edad/index.html
+Editing 12 lines
+Running typecheck
+✓ pass
+Built /apps/council/. Open at https://eliza.nubs.site/apps/council/.
+Three personas seeded by default; 4-round debate.
+Encryption uses WebCrypto AES-GCM in a sarin-wrap-style envelope.
+DECISION: chose WebCrypto over wasm-cryptl because cryptl has no browser bundle.
+```
+
+What the human sees (after synthesis):
+
+```
+council app live at https://eliza.nubs.site/apps/council/. seeded 3 default
+personas, 4-round debate by default. transcripts encrypted client-side with
+webcrypto AES-GCM (chose this over real cryptl since cryptl has no browser
+bundle yet — sarin-wrap-shaped envelope so a future cryptl-wasm decrypts).
+```
+
+The synthesizer condensed multi-line output to two sentences, kept all the load-bearing facts (URL, persona count, round default, crypto choice), folded the DECISION into the natural prose, and dropped the build/typecheck status as noise.
+
+## Implications for your behavior
+
+1. **Don't worry about being concise mid-task.** Verbose internal reasoning during the work doesn't reach the human.
+2. **DO be concise in your final message.** That's what the synthesizer leans on.
+3. **Use `DECISION:` for anything you want loud.** It's the high-signal channel.
+4. **Don't leak secrets in your last message.** The synthesizer might paraphrase but won't always strip — and the raw output is stored.
+
+## What you cannot influence
+
+The synthesizer's tone is set by Eliza's character (which varies per deployment — every Eliza has a custom character file). You cannot dictate the tone of the user-facing message. You CAN dictate the FACTS by being precise in your output and DECISIONs.