@explyt/ai-agent 0.1.0-rc.1

package/node_modules/pi-subagents/src/agents/agent-management.ts

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+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import type { AgentToolResult } from "@earendil-works/pi-agent-core";
+import type { ExtensionContext } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
+import {
+	type AgentConfig,
+	type AgentScope,
+	type AgentSource,
+	type ChainConfig,
+	type ChainStepConfig,
+	BUILTIN_AGENT_NAMES,
+	defaultInheritProjectContext,
+	defaultInheritSkills,
+	defaultSystemPromptMode,
+	discoverAgentsAll,
+	buildRuntimeName,
+	frontmatterNameForConfig,
+	parsePackageName,
+	mergeBuiltinAgentOverride,
+	removeBuiltinAgentOverride,
+	removeBuiltinAgentOverrideFields,
+	resolveAgentName,
+} from "./agents.ts";
+import { serializeAgent } from "./agent-serializer.ts";
+import { mergeAgentsForScope } from "./agent-selection.ts";
+import { serializeChain, serializeJsonChain } from "./chain-serializer.ts";
+import { discoverAvailableSkills, resolveSkills } from "./skills.ts";
+import {
+	buildProactiveSkillSubagentRecommendationLines,
+} from "./proactive-skills.ts";
+import { parseFrontmatter } from "./frontmatter.ts";
+import { toModelInfo } from "../shared/model-info.ts";
+import { resolveSubagentModelOverride, type ParentModel } from "../runs/shared/model-fallback.ts";
+import { validateToolBudgetConfig } from "../runs/shared/tool-budget.ts";
+import { resolveTurnBudgetConfig } from "../runs/shared/turn-budget.ts";
+import { validateAcceptanceInput } from "../runs/shared/acceptance.ts";
+import type { AcceptanceInput, Details, ExtensionConfig, ToolBudgetConfig } from "../shared/types.ts";
+import { getProjectConfigDir } from "../shared/utils.ts";
+import { capabilityCeilingAgentRestrictionSources, isAgentAllowedByCapabilityCeiling, resolveCurrentSubagentCapabilityCeiling } from "../runs/shared/capability-ceiling.ts";
+
+type ManagementAction = "list" | "get" | "models" | "create" | "update" | "delete" | "eject" | "disable" | "enable" | "reset";
+type ManagementScope = "user" | "project";
+type ManagementContext = Pick<ExtensionContext, "cwd" | "modelRegistry"> & { model?: ExtensionContext["model"]; config?: ExtensionConfig; currentSessionId?: string };
+
+interface ManagementParams {
+	action?: string;
+	agent?: string;
+	chainName?: string;
+	agentScope?: unknown;
+	config?: unknown;
+}
+
+function result(text: string, isError = false): AgentToolResult<Details> {
+	return { content: [{ type: "text", text }], isError, details: { mode: "management", results: [] } };
+}
+
+function parseCsv(value: string): string[] {
+	return [...new Set(value.split(",").map((v) => v.trim()).filter(Boolean))];
+}
+
+function configObject(config: unknown): { value?: Record<string, unknown>; error?: string } {
+	let val = config;
+	if (typeof val === "string") {
+		try {
+			val = JSON.parse(val);
+		} catch (error) {
+			const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+			return { error: `config must be valid JSON: ${message}` };
+		}
+	}
+	if (!val || typeof val !== "object" || Array.isArray(val)) return {};
+	return { value: val as Record<string, unknown> };
+}
+
+function hasKey(obj: Record<string, unknown>, key: string): boolean {
+	return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(obj, key);
+}
+
+function asDisambiguationScope(scope: unknown): ManagementScope | undefined {
+	if (scope === "user" || scope === "project") return scope;
+	return undefined;
+}
+
+function actionScope(scope: unknown, action: ManagementAction): { scope?: ManagementScope; error?: AgentToolResult<Details> } {
+	if (scope === undefined) return { scope: "user" };
+	const parsed = asDisambiguationScope(scope);
+	return parsed ? { scope: parsed } : { error: result(`agentScope must be 'user' or 'project' for ${action}.`, true) };
+}
+
+function normalizeListScope(scope: unknown): AgentScope | undefined {
+	if (scope === undefined) return "both";
+	if (scope === "user" || scope === "project" || scope === "both") return scope;
+	return undefined;
+}
+
+function sanitizeName(name: string): string {
+	return name.toLowerCase().trim().replace(/\s+/g, "-").replace(/[^a-z0-9-]/g, "").replace(/-+/g, "-").replace(/^-+|-+$/g, "");
+}
+
+function parsePackageConfig(value: unknown): { packageName?: string; error?: string } {
+	return parsePackageName(value, "config.package");
+}
+
+function allAgents(d: { builtin: AgentConfig[]; package: AgentConfig[]; user: AgentConfig[]; project: AgentConfig[] }): AgentConfig[] {
+	return [...d.builtin, ...d.package, ...d.user, ...d.project];
+}
+
+function availableNames(cwd: string, kind: "agent" | "chain"): string[] {
+	const d = discoverAgentsAll(cwd);
+	const items = kind === "agent" ? allAgents(d) : d.chains;
+	return [...new Set(items.map((x) => x.name))].sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
+}
+
+function findAgents(name: string, cwd: string, scope: AgentScope = "both"): AgentConfig[] {
+	const d = discoverAgentsAll(cwd);
+	const raw = name.trim();
+	const sanitized = sanitizeName(raw);
+	const scoped = mergeAgentsForScope(scope, d.user, d.project, d.builtin, d.package);
+	let resolved = resolveAgentName(raw, scoped);
+	if (!resolved.agent && !resolved.error && sanitized !== raw) resolved = resolveAgentName(sanitized, scoped);
+	if (resolved.agent) return scoped.filter((agent) => agent.name === resolved.agent!.name).sort((a, b) => a.source.localeCompare(b.source));
+	return scoped
+		.filter((agent) => Boolean(resolveAgentName(raw, [agent]).agent)
+			|| (sanitized !== raw && Boolean(resolveAgentName(sanitized, [agent]).agent)))
+		.sort((a, b) => a.source.localeCompare(b.source));
+}
+
+function findChains(name: string, cwd: string, scope: AgentScope = "both"): ChainConfig[] {
+	const raw = name.trim();
+	const sanitized = sanitizeName(raw);
+	return discoverAgentsAll(cwd).chains
+		.filter((c) => (scope === "both" || c.source === "package" || c.source === scope) && (c.name === raw || c.name === sanitized))
+		.sort((a, b) => a.source.localeCompare(b.source));
+}
+
+const AGENT_SOURCE_PRECEDENCE: Record<AgentSource, number> = { builtin: 0, package: 1, user: 2, project: 3 };
+
+// Returns the highest-precedence definition for a resolved canonical name (project > user > package > builtin),
+// matching mergeAgentsForScope for "both", including disabled agents so disable/enable can locate hidden targets.
+function resolveEffectiveAgent(d: ReturnType<typeof discoverAgentsAll>, name: string): { agent?: AgentConfig; error?: string } {
+	const raw = name.trim();
+	const candidates = allAgents(d);
+	let resolved = resolveAgentName(raw, candidates);
+	if (!resolved.agent && !resolved.error) {
+		const sanitized = sanitizeName(raw);
+		if (sanitized !== raw) resolved = resolveAgentName(sanitized, candidates);
+	}
+	if (resolved.error) return { error: resolved.error };
+	if (!resolved.agent) return {};
+	const matches = candidates.filter((agent) => agent.name === resolved.agent!.name);
+	return { agent: matches.reduce((best, agent) => (AGENT_SOURCE_PRECEDENCE[agent.source] > AGENT_SOURCE_PRECEDENCE[best.source] ? agent : best)) };
+}
+
+function nameExistsInScope(cwd: string, scope: ManagementScope, name: string, excludePath?: string): boolean {
+	const d = discoverAgentsAll(cwd);
+	for (const a of scope === "user" ? d.user : d.project) {
+		if (a.name === name && a.filePath !== excludePath) return true;
+	}
+	for (const c of d.chains) {
+		if (c.source === scope && c.name === name && c.filePath !== excludePath) return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+function isMutableSource(source: AgentSource): source is ManagementScope {
+	return source === "user" || source === "project";
+}
+
+function unknownChainAgents(cwd: string, steps: ChainStepConfig[]): string[] {
+	const d = discoverAgentsAll(cwd);
+	const agents = allAgents(d);
+	return [...new Set(steps.map((s) => s.agent).filter((agentName): agentName is string => typeof agentName === "string" && !resolveAgentName(agentName, agents).agent))]
+		.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
+}
+
+function chainStepWarnings(ctx: ManagementContext, steps: ChainStepConfig[]): string[] {
+	const warnings: string[] = [];
+	const available = new Set(discoverAvailableSkills(ctx.cwd).map((s) => s.name));
+	for (let i = 0; i < steps.length; i++) {
+		const s = steps[i]!;
+		if (s.model) {
+			const found = ctx.modelRegistry.getAvailable().some((m) => `${m.provider}/${m.id}` === s.model || m.id === s.model);
+			if (!found) warnings.push(`Warning: step ${i + 1} (${s.agent}): model '${s.model}' is not in the current model registry.`);
+		}
+		if (Array.isArray(s.skills) && s.skills.length > 0) {
+			const missing = s.skills.filter((sk) => !available.has(sk));
+			if (missing.length) warnings.push(`Warning: step ${i + 1} (${s.agent}): skills not found: ${missing.join(", ")}.`);
+		}
+	}
+	return warnings;
+}
+
+function modelWarning(ctx: ManagementContext, model: string | undefined): string | undefined {
+	if (!model) return undefined;
+	const found = ctx.modelRegistry.getAvailable().some((m) => `${m.provider}/${m.id}` === model || m.id === model);
+	return found ? undefined : `Warning: model '${model}' is not in the current model registry.`;
+}
+
+function fallbackModelsWarning(ctx: ManagementContext, fallbackModels: string[] | undefined): string | undefined {
+	if (!fallbackModels || fallbackModels.length === 0) return undefined;
+	const available = new Set(ctx.modelRegistry.getAvailable().flatMap((m) => [`${m.provider}/${m.id}`, m.id]));
+	const missing = fallbackModels.filter((model) => !available.has(model));
+	return missing.length ? `Warning: fallback models not in the current model registry: ${missing.join(", ")}.` : undefined;
+}
+
+function skillsWarning(cwd: string, agent: Pick<AgentConfig, "skills" | "skillPath" | "filePath">): string | undefined {
+	if (!agent.skills?.length) return undefined;
+	const { missing } = resolveSkills(
+		agent.skills,
+		cwd,
+		agent.skillPath,
+		agent.filePath ? path.dirname(agent.filePath) : cwd,
+	);
+	return missing.length ? `Warning: skills not found: ${missing.join(", ")}.` : undefined;
+}
+
+export function editableAgentConfig(agent: AgentConfig): AgentConfig {
+	const { extensions: _extensions, ...withoutExtensions } = agent;
+	const base = agent.override?.base;
+	const {
+		override: _override,
+		model: _model,
+		fallbackModels: _fallbackModels,
+		thinking: _thinking,
+		systemPromptMode: _systemPromptMode,
+		inheritProjectContext: _inheritProjectContext,
+		inheritSkills: _inheritSkills,
+		defaultContext: _defaultContext,
+		acceptanceRole: _acceptanceRole,
+		disabled: _disabled,
+		systemPrompt: _systemPrompt,
+		skills: _skills,
+		skillPath: _skillPath,
+		tools: _tools,
+		mcpDirectTools: _mcpDirectTools,
+		subagentOnlyExtensions: _subagentOnlyExtensions,
+		completionGuard: _completionGuard,
+		...editable
+	} = withoutExtensions;
+	if (!base) {
+		return {
+			...withoutExtensions,
+			...(agent.extensionsFromDefault ? {} : agent.extensions !== undefined ? { extensions: [...agent.extensions] } : {}),
+		};
+	}
+
+	return {
+		...editable,
+		...(base.model !== undefined ? { model: base.model } : {}),
+		...(base.fallbackModels !== undefined ? { fallbackModels: [...base.fallbackModels] } : {}),
+		...(base.thinking !== undefined ? { thinking: base.thinking } : {}),
+		systemPromptMode: base.systemPromptMode,
+		inheritProjectContext: base.inheritProjectContext,
+		inheritSkills: base.inheritSkills,
+		...(base.defaultContext !== undefined ? { defaultContext: base.defaultContext } : {}),
+		...(base.acceptanceRole !== undefined ? { acceptanceRole: base.acceptanceRole } : {}),
+		...(base.disabled !== undefined ? { disabled: base.disabled } : {}),
+		systemPrompt: base.systemPrompt,
+		...(base.skills !== undefined ? { skills: [...base.skills] } : {}),
+		...(base.skillPath !== undefined ? { skillPath: [...base.skillPath] } : {}),
+		...(base.tools !== undefined ? { tools: [...base.tools] } : {}),
+		...(base.mcpDirectTools !== undefined ? { mcpDirectTools: [...base.mcpDirectTools] } : {}),
+		...(base.extensions !== undefined ? { extensions: [...base.extensions] } : {}),
+		...(base.subagentOnlyExtensions !== undefined ? { subagentOnlyExtensions: [...base.subagentOnlyExtensions] } : {}),
+		...(base.completionGuard !== undefined ? { completionGuard: base.completionGuard } : {}),
+	};
+}
+
+function readAgentFrontmatterFields(filePath: string): Set<string> {
+	try {
+		const { frontmatter } = parseFrontmatter(fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8"));
+		return new Set(Object.keys(frontmatter));
+	} catch {
+		return new Set();
+	}
+}
+
+export function preservedAgentFrontmatterFields(agent: AgentConfig, cfg: Record<string, unknown>): Set<string> {
+	const fields = readAgentFrontmatterFields(agent.filePath);
+	const changed = (...names: string[]) => {
+		for (const name of names) fields.delete(name);
+	};
+
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "name")) changed("name");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "package")) changed("package");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "description")) changed("description");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "aliases")) changed("alias", "aliases");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "systemPrompt")) changed("systemPrompt");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "runner")) changed("runner");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "model")) changed("model");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "fallbackModels")) changed("fallbackModels");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "tools")) changed("tools");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "skills")) changed("skill", "skills");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "skillPath")) changed("skillPath");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "extensions")) changed("extensions");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "subagentOnlyExtensions")) changed("subagentOnlyExtensions");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "thinking")) {
+		changed("thinking");
+		if (cfg.thinking === "off") fields.add("thinking");
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "systemPromptMode")) {
+		changed("systemPromptMode");
+		fields.add("systemPromptMode");
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "inheritProjectContext")) {
+		changed("inheritProjectContext");
+		fields.add("inheritProjectContext");
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "inheritSkills")) {
+		changed("inheritSkills");
+		fields.add("inheritSkills");
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "defaultContext")) changed("defaultContext");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "async")) changed("async");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "timeoutMs")) changed("timeoutMs");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "turnBudget")) changed("turnBudget");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "acceptance")) changed("acceptance");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "acceptanceRole")) changed("acceptanceRole");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "output")) changed("output");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "reads")) changed("defaultReads");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "progress")) changed("defaultProgress");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "maxSubagentDepth")) changed("maxSubagentDepth");
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "completionGuard")) {
+		changed("completionGuard");
+		if (cfg.completionGuard === true) fields.add("completionGuard");
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "toolBudget")) changed("toolBudget");
+
+	return fields;
+}
+
+function parseStepList(raw: unknown): { steps?: ChainStepConfig[]; error?: string } {
+	if (!Array.isArray(raw)) return { error: "config.steps must be an array." };
+	if (raw.length === 0) return { error: "config.steps must include at least one step." };
+	const steps: ChainStepConfig[] = [];
+	for (let i = 0; i < raw.length; i++) {
+		const item = raw[i];
+		if (!item || typeof item !== "object" || Array.isArray(item)) return { error: `config.steps[${i}] must be an object.` };
+		const s = item as Record<string, unknown>;
+		if (typeof s.agent !== "string" || !s.agent.trim()) return { error: `config.steps[${i}].agent must be a non-empty string.` };
+		const step: ChainStepConfig = { agent: s.agent.trim(), task: typeof s.task === "string" ? s.task : "" };
+		if (hasKey(s, "phase")) {
+			if (typeof s.phase === "string") step.phase = s.phase;
+			else return { error: `config.steps[${i}].phase must be a string.` };
+		}
+		if (hasKey(s, "label")) {
+			if (typeof s.label === "string") step.label = s.label;
+			else return { error: `config.steps[${i}].label must be a string.` };
+		}
+		if (hasKey(s, "as")) {
+			if (typeof s.as === "string") step.as = s.as;
+			else return { error: `config.steps[${i}].as must be a string.` };
+		}
+		if (hasKey(s, "outputSchema")) {
+			if (typeof s.outputSchema === "string") step.outputSchema = s.outputSchema;
+			else return { error: `config.steps[${i}].outputSchema must be a schema file path string for saved chains.` };
+		}
+		if (hasKey(s, "output")) {
+			if (s.output === false) step.output = false;
+			else if (typeof s.output === "string") step.output = s.output;
+			else return { error: `config.steps[${i}].output must be a string or false.` };
+		}
+		if (hasKey(s, "outputMode")) {
+			if (s.outputMode === "inline" || s.outputMode === "file-only") step.outputMode = s.outputMode;
+			else return { error: `config.steps[${i}].outputMode must be 'inline' or 'file-only'.` };
+		}
+		if (hasKey(s, "reads")) {
+			if (s.reads === false) step.reads = false;
+			else if (Array.isArray(s.reads)) step.reads = s.reads.filter((v): v is string => typeof v === "string").map((v) => v.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+			else return { error: `config.steps[${i}].reads must be an array or false.` };
+		}
+		if (hasKey(s, "model")) {
+			if (typeof s.model === "string") step.model = s.model;
+			else return { error: `config.steps[${i}].model must be a string.` };
+		}
+		if (hasKey(s, "skills")) {
+			if (s.skills === false) step.skills = false;
+			else if (Array.isArray(s.skills)) step.skills = s.skills.filter((v): v is string => typeof v === "string").map((v) => v.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+			else return { error: `config.steps[${i}].skills must be an array or false.` };
+		}
+		if (hasKey(s, "progress")) {
+			if (typeof s.progress === "boolean") step.progress = s.progress;
+			else return { error: `config.steps[${i}].progress must be a boolean.` };
+		}
+		if (hasKey(s, "toolBudget")) {
+			const validation = validateToolBudgetConfig(s.toolBudget, `config.steps[${i}].toolBudget`);
+			if (validation.error) return { error: validation.error };
+			if (s.toolBudget !== undefined) step.toolBudget = s.toolBudget as ToolBudgetConfig;
+		}
+		steps.push(step);
+	}
+	return { steps };
+}
+
+function parseTools(raw: string): { tools?: string[]; mcpDirectTools?: string[] } {
+	const tools: string[] = [];
+	const mcpDirectTools: string[] = [];
+	for (const item of parseCsv(raw)) {
+		if (item.startsWith("mcp:")) {
+			const direct = item.slice(4).trim();
+			if (direct) mcpDirectTools.push(direct);
+		} else tools.push(item);
+	}
+	return {
+		...(tools.length ? { tools } : {}),
+		...(mcpDirectTools.length ? { mcpDirectTools } : {}),
+	};
+}
+
+function applyAgentConfig(target: AgentConfig, cfg: Record<string, unknown>): string | undefined {
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "aliases")) {
+		if (cfg.aliases === false || cfg.aliases === "") delete target.aliases;
+		else if (typeof cfg.aliases === "string") {
+			const aliases = parseCsv(cfg.aliases).filter((alias) => alias !== target.name);
+			if (aliases.length) target.aliases = aliases;
+			else delete target.aliases;
+		} else if (Array.isArray(cfg.aliases) && cfg.aliases.every((entry) => typeof entry === "string")) {
+			const aliases = [...new Set(cfg.aliases.map((entry) => entry.trim()).filter(Boolean).filter((alias) => alias !== target.name))];
+			if (aliases.length) target.aliases = aliases;
+			else delete target.aliases;
+		} else return "config.aliases must be a comma-separated string, string array, or false when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "systemPrompt")) {
+		if (cfg.systemPrompt === false || cfg.systemPrompt === "") target.systemPrompt = "";
+		else if (typeof cfg.systemPrompt === "string") target.systemPrompt = cfg.systemPrompt;
+		else return "config.systemPrompt must be a string or false when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "runner")) {
+		if (cfg.runner === false || cfg.runner === "") delete target.runner;
+		else if (cfg.runner && typeof cfg.runner === "object" && !Array.isArray(cfg.runner)) {
+			const runner = cfg.runner as Record<string, unknown>;
+			if (runner.type === "pi" && Object.keys(runner).every((key) => key === "type")) target.runner = { type: "pi" };
+			else if (runner.type === "external-cli" && typeof runner.command === "string" && runner.command.trim()
+				&& (runner.args === undefined || (Array.isArray(runner.args) && runner.args.every((arg) => typeof arg === "string")))
+				&& (runner.promptDelivery === undefined || runner.promptDelivery === "stdin")
+				&& Object.keys(runner).every((key) => ["type", "command", "args", "promptDelivery"].includes(key))) {
+				const runnerArgs = Array.isArray(runner.args) ? runner.args.filter((arg): arg is string => typeof arg === "string") : undefined;
+				target.runner = { type: "external-cli", command: runner.command.trim(), ...(runnerArgs?.length ? { args: runnerArgs } : {}), ...(runner.promptDelivery ? { promptDelivery: "stdin" } : {}) };
+			} else return "config.runner must be { type: 'pi' } or { type: 'external-cli', command: string, args?: string[], promptDelivery?: 'stdin' }.";
+		} else return "config.runner must be an object, false, or empty string when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "model")) {
+		if (cfg.model === false || cfg.model === "") delete target.model;
+		else if (typeof cfg.model === "string") {
+			const model = cfg.model.trim();
+			if (model) target.model = model;
+			else delete target.model;
+		} else return "config.model must be a string or false when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "fallbackModels")) {
+		if (cfg.fallbackModels === false || cfg.fallbackModels === "") delete target.fallbackModels;
+		else if (typeof cfg.fallbackModels === "string") {
+			const models = parseCsv(cfg.fallbackModels);
+			if (models.length) target.fallbackModels = models;
+			else delete target.fallbackModels;
+		} else if (Array.isArray(cfg.fallbackModels)) {
+			const models = cfg.fallbackModels
+				.filter((value): value is string => typeof value === "string")
+				.map((value) => value.trim())
+				.filter(Boolean);
+			if (models.length) target.fallbackModels = [...new Set(models)];
+			else delete target.fallbackModels;
+		} else return "config.fallbackModels must be a comma-separated string, string array, or false when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "tools")) {
+		if (cfg.tools === false || cfg.tools === "") { delete target.tools; delete target.mcpDirectTools; }
+		else if (typeof cfg.tools === "string") {
+			const parsed = parseTools(cfg.tools);
+			if (parsed.tools) target.tools = parsed.tools;
+			else delete target.tools;
+			if (parsed.mcpDirectTools) target.mcpDirectTools = parsed.mcpDirectTools;
+			else delete target.mcpDirectTools;
+		} else return "config.tools must be a comma-separated string or false when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "skills")) {
+		if (cfg.skills === false || cfg.skills === "") delete target.skills;
+		else if (typeof cfg.skills === "string") {
+			const skills = parseCsv(cfg.skills);
+			if (skills.length) target.skills = skills;
+			else delete target.skills;
+		} else return "config.skills must be a comma-separated string or false when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "skillPath")) {
+		if (cfg.skillPath === false || cfg.skillPath === "") delete target.skillPath;
+		else if (typeof cfg.skillPath === "string") {
+			const skillPath = parseCsv(cfg.skillPath);
+			if (skillPath.length) target.skillPath = skillPath;
+			else delete target.skillPath;
+		} else if (Array.isArray(cfg.skillPath) && cfg.skillPath.every((entry) => typeof entry === "string")) {
+			const skillPath = [...new Set(cfg.skillPath.map((entry) => entry.trim()).filter(Boolean))];
+			if (skillPath.length) target.skillPath = skillPath;
+			else delete target.skillPath;
+		} else return "config.skillPath must be a comma-separated string, string array, or false when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "extensions")) {
+		if (cfg.extensions === false) delete target.extensions;
+		else if (cfg.extensions === "") target.extensions = [];
+		else if (typeof cfg.extensions === "string") target.extensions = parseCsv(cfg.extensions);
+		else return "config.extensions must be a comma-separated string, empty string, or false when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "subagentOnlyExtensions")) {
+		if (cfg.subagentOnlyExtensions === false) delete target.subagentOnlyExtensions;
+		else if (cfg.subagentOnlyExtensions === "") target.subagentOnlyExtensions = [];
+		else if (typeof cfg.subagentOnlyExtensions === "string") target.subagentOnlyExtensions = parseCsv(cfg.subagentOnlyExtensions);
+		else return "config.subagentOnlyExtensions must be a comma-separated string, empty string, or false when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "thinking")) {
+		if (cfg.thinking === false || cfg.thinking === "") delete target.thinking;
+		else if (typeof cfg.thinking === "string") {
+			const thinking = cfg.thinking.trim();
+			if (thinking) target.thinking = thinking;
+			else delete target.thinking;
+		} else return "config.thinking must be a string or false when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "systemPromptMode")) {
+		if (cfg.systemPromptMode === "append" || cfg.systemPromptMode === "replace") target.systemPromptMode = cfg.systemPromptMode;
+		else return "config.systemPromptMode must be 'append' or 'replace' when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "inheritProjectContext")) {
+		if (typeof cfg.inheritProjectContext !== "boolean") return "config.inheritProjectContext must be a boolean when provided.";
+		target.inheritProjectContext = cfg.inheritProjectContext;
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "inheritSkills")) {
+		if (typeof cfg.inheritSkills !== "boolean") return "config.inheritSkills must be a boolean when provided.";
+		target.inheritSkills = cfg.inheritSkills;
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "defaultContext")) {
+		if (cfg.defaultContext === false || cfg.defaultContext === "") delete target.defaultContext;
+		else if (cfg.defaultContext === "fresh" || cfg.defaultContext === "fork") target.defaultContext = cfg.defaultContext;
+		else return "config.defaultContext must be 'fresh', 'fork', or false when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "async")) {
+		if (cfg.async === "") delete target.defaultAsync;
+		else if (typeof cfg.async === "boolean") target.defaultAsync = cfg.async;
+		else return "config.async must be a boolean or empty string when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "timeoutMs")) {
+		if (cfg.timeoutMs === false || cfg.timeoutMs === "") delete target.defaultTimeoutMs;
+		else if (typeof cfg.timeoutMs === "number" && Number.isInteger(cfg.timeoutMs) && cfg.timeoutMs > 0) target.defaultTimeoutMs = cfg.timeoutMs;
+		else return "config.timeoutMs must be a positive integer or false when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "turnBudget")) {
+		if (cfg.turnBudget === false || cfg.turnBudget === "") delete target.defaultTurnBudget;
+		else {
+			const resolved = resolveTurnBudgetConfig(cfg.turnBudget, "config.turnBudget");
+			if (resolved.error) return resolved.error;
+			if (resolved.turnBudget !== undefined) target.defaultTurnBudget = resolved.turnBudget;
+			else delete target.defaultTurnBudget;
+		}
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "acceptance")) {
+		if (cfg.acceptance === "") delete target.defaultAcceptance;
+		else {
+			const errors = validateAcceptanceInput(cfg.acceptance, "config.acceptance");
+			if (errors.length > 0) return errors.join(" ");
+			target.defaultAcceptance = cfg.acceptance as AcceptanceInput;
+		}
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "acceptanceRole")) {
+		if (cfg.acceptanceRole === false || cfg.acceptanceRole === "") delete target.acceptanceRole;
+		else if (cfg.acceptanceRole === "read-only" || cfg.acceptanceRole === "writer") target.acceptanceRole = cfg.acceptanceRole;
+		else return "config.acceptanceRole must be 'read-only', 'writer', or false when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "output")) {
+		if (cfg.output === false || cfg.output === "") delete target.output;
+		else if (typeof cfg.output === "string") target.output = cfg.output;
+		else return "config.output must be a string or false when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "reads")) {
+		if (cfg.reads === false || cfg.reads === "") delete target.defaultReads;
+		else if (typeof cfg.reads === "string") {
+			const reads = parseCsv(cfg.reads);
+			if (reads.length) target.defaultReads = reads;
+			else delete target.defaultReads;
+		} else return "config.reads must be a comma-separated string or false when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "progress")) {
+		if (typeof cfg.progress !== "boolean") return "config.progress must be a boolean when provided.";
+		target.defaultProgress = cfg.progress;
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "maxSubagentDepth")) {
+		if (cfg.maxSubagentDepth === false || cfg.maxSubagentDepth === "") delete target.maxSubagentDepth;
+		else if (typeof cfg.maxSubagentDepth === "number" && Number.isInteger(cfg.maxSubagentDepth) && cfg.maxSubagentDepth >= 0) {
+			target.maxSubagentDepth = cfg.maxSubagentDepth;
+		} else return "config.maxSubagentDepth must be an integer >= 0 or false when provided.";
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "completionGuard")) {
+		if (typeof cfg.completionGuard !== "boolean") return "config.completionGuard must be a boolean when provided.";
+		target.completionGuard = cfg.completionGuard;
+	}
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "toolBudget")) {
+		if (cfg.toolBudget === false || cfg.toolBudget === "") delete target.toolBudget;
+		else {
+			const validation = validateToolBudgetConfig(cfg.toolBudget, "config.toolBudget");
+			if (validation.error) return validation.error;
+			target.toolBudget = cfg.toolBudget as ToolBudgetConfig;
+		}
+	}
+	if (target.runner?.type === "external-cli") {
+		const unsupported = [
+			target.tools?.length || target.mcpDirectTools?.length ? "tools" : undefined,
+			target.model ? "model" : undefined,
+			target.fallbackModels?.length ? "fallbackModels" : undefined,
+			target.thinking ? "thinking" : undefined,
+			target.extensions?.length ? "extensions" : undefined,
+			target.subagentOnlyExtensions?.length ? "subagentOnlyExtensions" : undefined,
+			target.skills?.length || target.skillPath?.length ? "skills" : undefined,
+			target.maxSubagentDepth !== undefined ? "maxSubagentDepth" : undefined,
+			target.completionGuard !== undefined ? "completionGuard" : undefined,
+			target.toolBudget ? "toolBudget" : undefined,
+		].filter((field): field is string => Boolean(field));
+		if (unsupported.length > 0) return `config.runner type 'external-cli' does not support Pi-only fields: ${unsupported.join(", ")}.`;
+	}
+	return undefined;
+}
+
+function resolveTarget<T extends { name: string; source: AgentSource; filePath: string }>(
+	kind: "agent" | "chain",
+	name: string,
+	matches: T[],
+	cwd: string,
+	scopeHint?: string,
+): T | AgentToolResult<Details> {
+	const distinctNames = [...new Set(matches.map((m) => m.name))];
+	if (distinctNames.length > 1) {
+		return result(`Ambiguous ${kind} alias or name '${name}': ${distinctNames.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b)).join(", ")}`, true);
+	}
+	const mutable = matches.filter((m): m is T & { source: ManagementScope } => isMutableSource(m.source));
+	if (mutable.length === 0) {
+		if (matches.length > 0) {
+			return result(`${kind === "agent" ? "Agent" : "Chain"} '${name}' is read-only and cannot be modified. Create a same-named ${kind} in user or project scope to override it.`, true);
+		}
+		const available = availableNames(cwd, kind);
+		return result(`${kind === "agent" ? "Agent" : "Chain"} '${name}' not found. Available: ${available.join(", ") || "none"}.`, true);
+	}
+	if (mutable.length === 1) return mutable[0]!;
+	const scope = asDisambiguationScope(scopeHint);
+	if (!scope) {
+		const paths = mutable.map((m) => `${m.source}: ${m.filePath}`).join("\n");
+		return result(`${kind === "agent" ? "Agent" : "Chain"} '${name}' exists in both scopes. Specify agentScope: 'user' or 'project'.\n${paths}`, true);
+	}
+	const scoped = mutable.filter((m) => m.source === scope);
+	if (scoped.length === 0) return result(`${kind === "agent" ? "Agent" : "Chain"} '${name}' not found in scope '${scope}'.`, true);
+	if (scoped.length > 1) return result(`Multiple ${kind}s named '${name}' found in scope '${scope}': ${scoped.map((m) => m.filePath).join(", ")}`, true);
+	return scoped[0]!;
+}
+
+function renamePath(
+	kind: "agent" | "chain",
+	currentPath: string,
+	newName: string,
+	scope: ManagementScope,
+	cwd: string,
+): { filePath?: string; error?: string } {
+	if (nameExistsInScope(cwd, scope, newName, currentPath)) return { error: `Name '${newName}' already exists in ${scope} scope.` };
+	const ext = kind === "agent" ? ".md" : currentPath.endsWith(".chain.json") ? ".chain.json" : ".chain.md";
+	const filePath = path.join(path.dirname(currentPath), `${newName}${ext}`);
+	if (fs.existsSync(filePath) && filePath !== currentPath) {
+		return { error: `File already exists at ${filePath} but is not a valid ${kind} definition. Remove or rename it first.` };
+	}
+	fs.renameSync(currentPath, filePath);
+	return { filePath };
+}
+
+function formatAgentDetail(agent: AgentConfig): string {
+	const tools = [...(agent.tools ?? []), ...(agent.mcpDirectTools ?? []).map((t) => `mcp:${t}`)];
+	const lines: string[] = [`Agent: ${agent.name} (${agent.source})`, `Path: ${agent.filePath}`, `Description: ${agent.description}`];
+	if (agent.packageName) {
+		lines.push(`Local name: ${frontmatterNameForConfig(agent)}`);
+		lines.push(`Package: ${agent.packageName}`);
+	}
+	if (agent.aliases?.length) lines.push(`Aliases: ${agent.aliases.join(", ")}`);
+	if (agent.model) lines.push(`Model: ${agent.model}`);
+	if (agent.fallbackModels?.length) lines.push(`Fallback models: ${agent.fallbackModels.join(", ")}`);
+	if (tools.length) lines.push(`Tools: ${tools.join(", ")}`);
+	if (agent.skills?.length) lines.push(`Skills: ${agent.skills.join(", ")}`);
+	if (agent.skillPath?.length) lines.push(`Skill paths: ${agent.skillPath.join(", ")}`);
+	lines.push(`System prompt mode: ${agent.systemPromptMode}`);
+	if (agent.runner) lines.push(`Runner: ${JSON.stringify(agent.runner)}`);
+	lines.push(`Inherit project context: ${agent.inheritProjectContext ? "true" : "false"}`);
+	lines.push(`Inherit skills: ${agent.inheritSkills ? "true" : "false"}`);
+	if (agent.defaultContext) lines.push(`Default context: ${agent.defaultContext}`);
+	if (agent.defaultAsync !== undefined) lines.push(`Async: ${agent.defaultAsync ? "true" : "false"}`);
+	if (agent.defaultTimeoutMs !== undefined) lines.push(`Timeout: ${agent.defaultTimeoutMs}ms`);
+	if (agent.defaultTurnBudget) lines.push(`Turn budget: ${JSON.stringify(agent.defaultTurnBudget)}`);
+	if (agent.defaultAcceptance !== undefined) lines.push(`Acceptance: ${typeof agent.defaultAcceptance === "object" ? JSON.stringify(agent.defaultAcceptance) : String(agent.defaultAcceptance)}`);
+	if (agent.acceptanceRole) lines.push(`Acceptance role: ${agent.acceptanceRole}`);
+	if (agent.source === "builtin") lines.push(`Disabled: ${agent.disabled ? "true" : "false"}`);
+	if (agent.extensions !== undefined) lines.push(`Extensions: ${agent.extensions.length ? agent.extensions.join(", ") : "(none)"}`);
+	if (agent.subagentOnlyExtensions !== undefined) lines.push(`Subagent-only extensions: ${agent.subagentOnlyExtensions.length ? agent.subagentOnlyExtensions.join(", ") : "(none)"}`);
+	if (agent.thinking) lines.push(`Thinking: ${agent.thinking}`);
+	if (agent.output) lines.push(`Output: ${agent.output}`);
+	if (agent.defaultReads?.length) lines.push(`Reads: ${agent.defaultReads.join(", ")}`);
+	if (agent.defaultProgress) lines.push("Progress: true");
+	if (agent.maxSubagentDepth !== undefined) lines.push(`Max subagent depth: ${agent.maxSubagentDepth}`);
+	if (agent.completionGuard === false) lines.push("Completion guard: false");
+	if (agent.toolBudget) lines.push(`Tool budget: ${JSON.stringify(agent.toolBudget)}`);
+	if (agent.memory) lines.push(`Memory: ${agent.memory.scope} scope, path: ${agent.memory.path}`);
+	if (agent.systemPrompt.trim()) lines.push("", "System Prompt:", agent.systemPrompt);
+	return lines.join("\n");
+}
+
+function formatChainStepDetail(step: ChainStepConfig, index: number): string[] {
+	const lines: string[] = [];
+	if (step.expand || step.collect) {
+		const parallel = step.parallel && !Array.isArray(step.parallel) && typeof step.parallel === "object" ? step.parallel as { agent?: unknown; task?: unknown; label?: unknown; outputSchema?: unknown } : undefined;
+		const expand = step.expand && typeof step.expand === "object" ? step.expand as { from?: { output?: unknown; path?: unknown }; item?: unknown; key?: unknown; maxItems?: unknown; onEmpty?: unknown } : undefined;
+		const collect = step.collect && typeof step.collect === "object" ? step.collect as { as?: unknown; outputSchema?: unknown } : undefined;
+		lines.push(`${index + 1}. Dynamic fanout${typeof collect?.as === "string" ? ` -> ${collect.as}` : ""}`);
+		if (expand?.from) lines.push(`   Expand: ${String(expand.from.output ?? "?")}${String(expand.from.path ?? "")}`);
+		if (typeof expand?.item === "string") lines.push(`   Item variable: ${expand.item}`);
+		if (typeof expand?.key === "string") lines.push(`   Key: ${expand.key}`);
+		if (typeof expand?.maxItems === "number") lines.push(`   Max items: ${expand.maxItems}`);
+		if (typeof expand?.onEmpty === "string") lines.push(`   On empty: ${expand.onEmpty}`);
+		if (parallel?.agent) lines.push(`   Agent: ${String(parallel.agent)}`);
+		if (typeof parallel?.label === "string") lines.push(`   Label: ${parallel.label}`);
+		if (typeof parallel?.task === "string" && parallel.task.trim()) lines.push(`   Task: ${parallel.task}`);
+		if (parallel?.outputSchema) lines.push("   Structured output: true");
+		if (parallel && "toolBudget" in parallel) lines.push(`   Tool budget: ${JSON.stringify((parallel as { toolBudget?: unknown }).toolBudget)}`);
+		if (collect?.outputSchema) lines.push("   Collect schema: true");
+		if (step.concurrency !== undefined) lines.push(`   Concurrency: ${step.concurrency}`);
+		if (step.failFast !== undefined) lines.push(`   Fail fast: ${step.failFast ? "true" : "false"}`);
+		return lines;
+	}
+	lines.push(`${index + 1}. ${step.agent}`);
+	if (step.task?.trim()) lines.push(`   Task: ${step.task}`);
+	if (step.output === false) lines.push("   Output: false");
+	else if (step.output) lines.push(`   Output: ${step.output}`);
+	if (step.outputMode) lines.push(`   Output mode: ${step.outputMode}`);
+	if (step.toolBudget) lines.push(`   Tool budget: ${JSON.stringify(step.toolBudget)}`);
+	if (step.reads === false) lines.push("   Reads: false");
+	else if (Array.isArray(step.reads) && step.reads.length > 0) lines.push(`   Reads: ${step.reads.join(", ")}`);
+	if (step.model) lines.push(`   Model: ${step.model}`);
+	if (step.skills === false) lines.push("   Skills: false");
+	else if (Array.isArray(step.skills) && step.skills.length > 0) lines.push(`   Skills: ${step.skills.join(", ")}`);
+	if (step.progress !== undefined) lines.push(`   Progress: ${step.progress ? "true" : "false"}`);
+	return lines;
+}
+
+function formatChainDetail(chain: ChainConfig): string {
+	const lines: string[] = [`Chain: ${chain.name} (${chain.source})`, `Path: ${chain.filePath}`, `Description: ${chain.description}`];
+	if (chain.packageName) {
+		lines.push(`Local name: ${frontmatterNameForConfig(chain)}`);
+		lines.push(`Package: ${chain.packageName}`);
+	}
+	lines.push("", "Steps:");
+	for (let i = 0; i < chain.steps.length; i++) {
+		lines.push(...formatChainStepDetail(chain.steps[i]!, i));
+	}
+	return lines.join("\n");
+}
+
+export function handleList(params: ManagementParams, ctx: ManagementContext): AgentToolResult<Details> {
+	const scope = normalizeListScope(params.agentScope) ?? "both";
+	const d = discoverAgentsAll(ctx.cwd);
+	const scopedAgents = mergeAgentsForScope(scope, d.user, d.project, d.builtin, d.package)
+		.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
+	const capabilityCeiling = resolveCurrentSubagentCapabilityCeiling(ctx.currentSessionId);
+	const visibleAgents = scopedAgents.filter((a) => !a.disabled);
+	const agents = visibleAgents.filter((a) => isAgentAllowedByCapabilityCeiling(a.name, capabilityCeiling));
+	const restrictedAgents = visibleAgents.filter((a) => !isAgentAllowedByCapabilityCeiling(a.name, capabilityCeiling));
+	const restrictedSources = capabilityCeilingAgentRestrictionSources(capabilityCeiling);
+	const chains = d.chains.filter((c) => scope === "both" || c.source === "package" || c.source === scope).sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
+	const diagnostics = d.chainDiagnostics.filter((entry) => scope === "both" || entry.source === scope);
+	const proactiveSuggestions = buildProactiveSkillSubagentRecommendationLines({
+		agents,
+		chains,
+		...(ctx.config?.proactiveSkillSubagents !== undefined ? { config: ctx.config.proactiveSkillSubagents } : {}),
+		discoverAvailableSkills: () => discoverAvailableSkills(ctx.cwd),
+	});
+	const lines = [
+		"Executable agents:",
+		...(agents.length
+			? agents.map((a) => `- ${a.name} (${a.source}${a.defaultContext ? `, context: ${a.defaultContext}` : ""}${a.aliases?.length ? `, aliases: ${a.aliases.join(", ")}` : ""}): ${a.description}`)
+			: ["- (none)"]),
+		...(restrictedAgents.length ? [
+			"",
+			`Restricted agents (not executable in this session${restrictedSources?.length ? `; capability ceiling: ${restrictedSources.join(", ")}` : ""}):`,
+			...restrictedAgents.map((a) => `- ${a.name} (${a.source}${a.aliases?.length ? `, aliases: ${a.aliases.join(", ")}` : ""}): ${a.description}`),
+		] : []),
+		"",
+		"Chains:",
+		...(chains.length ? chains.map((c) => `- ${c.name} (${c.source}): ${c.description}`) : ["- (none)"]),
+		...(proactiveSuggestions.length ? ["", ...proactiveSuggestions] : []),
+		...(diagnostics.length ? ["", "Chain diagnostics:", ...diagnostics.map((entry) => `- ${entry.filePath}: ${entry.error}`)] : []),
+	];
+	return result(lines.join("\n"));
+}
+
+function formatModelSource(agent: AgentConfig, currentModel: ParentModel | undefined): string {
+	if (agent.override && agent.model !== agent.override.base.model) {
+		return `${agent.override.scope} override`;
+	}
+	if (agent.modelSource?.type === "subagents.defaultModel" && agent.model === agent.modelSource.model) {
+		return `${agent.modelSource.scope} defaultModel`;
+	}
+	if (agent.model) return "builtin agent config";
+	if (currentModel) return "inherits current session model";
+	return "inherit requested, but no current session model is available";
+}
+
+function handleModels(params: ManagementParams, ctx: ManagementContext): AgentToolResult<Details> {
+	const requestedAgent = params.agent?.trim();
+	if (requestedAgent && !(BUILTIN_AGENT_NAMES as readonly string[]).includes(requestedAgent)) {
+		return result(`Builtin agent '${requestedAgent}' not found. Available: ${BUILTIN_AGENT_NAMES.join(", ")}.`, true);
+	}
+
+	const discovered = discoverAgentsAll(ctx.cwd);
+	const builtinByName = new Map(discovered.builtin.map((agent) => [agent.name, agent]));
+	const availableModels = ctx.modelRegistry.getAvailable().map(toModelInfo);
+	const currentModel = ctx.model ? { provider: ctx.model.provider, id: ctx.model.id } : undefined;
+	const preferredProvider = ctx.model?.provider;
+	const names = requestedAgent ? [requestedAgent] : [...BUILTIN_AGENT_NAMES];
+
+	if (requestedAgent) {
+		const agent = builtinByName.get(requestedAgent);
+		if (!agent) return result(`Builtin agent '${requestedAgent}' not found.`, true);
+		const resolvedModel = resolveSubagentModelOverride(agent.model, currentModel, availableModels, preferredProvider);
+		const lines = [
+			"Builtin subagent model",
+			"",
+			`Agent: ${requestedAgent}`,
+			"Effective model:",
+			`  ${resolvedModel ?? "(unresolved)"}`,
+			`Source: ${formatModelSource(agent, currentModel)}`,
+		];
+		if (agent.override) {
+			lines.push("Override file:");
+			lines.push(`  ${agent.override.path}`);
+		}
+		if (agent.model && resolvedModel && agent.model !== resolvedModel) {
+			lines.push("Requested model setting:");
+			lines.push(`  ${agent.model}`);
+		}
+		if (agent.disabled) lines.push("Disabled: true");
+		lines.push("Current session model:");
+		lines.push(`  ${currentModel ? `${currentModel.provider}/${currentModel.id}` : "(unavailable)"}`);
+		return result(lines.join("\n"));
+	}
+
+	const lines = [
+		"Builtin subagent models",
+		"",
+		"Current session model:",
+		`  ${currentModel ? `${currentModel.provider}/${currentModel.id}` : "(unavailable)"}`,
+		"",
+	];
+
+	for (const name of names) {
+		const agent = builtinByName.get(name);
+		if (!agent) {
+			lines.push(name);
+			lines.push("  model:");
+			lines.push("    (builtin definition not found)");
+			lines.push("  source: missing");
+			lines.push("");
+			continue;
+		}
+		const resolvedModel = resolveSubagentModelOverride(agent.model, currentModel, availableModels, preferredProvider);
+		const source = `${formatModelSource(agent, currentModel)}${agent.disabled ? "; disabled" : ""}`;
+		lines.push(name);
+		lines.push("  model:");
+		lines.push(`    ${resolvedModel ?? "(unresolved)"}`);
+		lines.push(`  source: ${source}`);
+		lines.push("");
+	}
+
+	return result(lines.join("\n"));
+}
+
+function handleGet(params: ManagementParams, ctx: ManagementContext): AgentToolResult<Details> {
+	if (!params.agent && !params.chainName) return result("Specify 'agent' or 'chainName' for get.", true);
+	const scope = normalizeListScope(params.agentScope);
+	if (!scope) return result("agentScope must be 'user', 'project', or 'both' for get.", true);
+	const hasBoth = Boolean(params.agent && params.chainName);
+	const blocks: string[] = [];
+	let anyFound = false;
+	if (params.agent) {
+		const matches = findAgents(params.agent, ctx.cwd, scope);
+		const distinctNames = [...new Set(matches.map((agent) => agent.name))];
+		if (distinctNames.length > 1) {
+			const msg = `Ambiguous agent alias or name '${params.agent}': ${distinctNames.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b)).join(", ")}`;
+			if (!hasBoth) return result(msg, true);
+			blocks.push(msg);
+		} else if (!matches.length) {
+			const msg = `Agent '${params.agent}' not found. Available: ${availableNames(ctx.cwd, "agent").join(", ") || "none"}.`;
+			if (!hasBoth) return result(msg, true);
+			blocks.push(msg);
+		} else {
+			anyFound = true;
+			blocks.push(...matches.map(formatAgentDetail));
+		}
+	}
+	if (params.chainName) {
+		const matches = findChains(params.chainName, ctx.cwd, scope);
+		if (!matches.length) {
+			const msg = `Chain '${params.chainName}' not found. Available: ${availableNames(ctx.cwd, "chain").join(", ") || "none"}.`;
+			if (!hasBoth) return result(msg, true);
+			blocks.push(msg);
+		} else {
+			anyFound = true;
+			blocks.push(...matches.map(formatChainDetail));
+		}
+	}
+	return result(blocks.join("\n\n"), !anyFound);
+}
+
+export function handleCreate(params: ManagementParams, ctx: ManagementContext): AgentToolResult<Details> {
+	const parsedConfig = configObject(params.config);
+	if (parsedConfig.error) return result(parsedConfig.error, true);
+	const cfg = parsedConfig.value;
+	if (!cfg) return result("config required for create.", true);
+	if (typeof cfg.name !== "string" || !cfg.name.trim()) return result("config.name is required and must be a non-empty string.", true);
+	if (typeof cfg.description !== "string" || !cfg.description.trim()) return result("config.description is required and must be a non-empty string.", true);
+	const name = sanitizeName(cfg.name);
+	if (!name) return result("config.name is invalid after sanitization. Use letters, numbers, spaces, or hyphens.", true);
+	const parsedPackage = parsePackageConfig(cfg.package);
+	if (parsedPackage.error) return result(parsedPackage.error, true);
+	const runtimeName = buildRuntimeName(name, parsedPackage.packageName);
+	const scopeRaw = cfg.scope ?? "user";
+	if (scopeRaw !== "user" && scopeRaw !== "project") return result("config.scope must be 'user' or 'project'.", true);
+	const scope = scopeRaw as ManagementScope;
+	const isChain = hasKey(cfg, "steps");
+	const d = discoverAgentsAll(ctx.cwd);
+	const projectConfigDir = getProjectConfigDir(ctx.cwd);
+	const targetDir = isChain
+		? scope === "user" ? d.userChainDir : d.projectChainDir ?? path.join(projectConfigDir, "chains")
+		: scope === "user" ? d.userDir : d.projectDir ?? path.join(projectConfigDir, "agents");
+	fs.mkdirSync(targetDir, { recursive: true });
+	if (nameExistsInScope(ctx.cwd, scope, runtimeName)) return result(`Name '${runtimeName}' already exists in ${scope} scope. Use update instead.`, true);
+	const targetPath = path.join(targetDir, isChain ? `${runtimeName}.chain.md` : `${runtimeName}.md`);
+	if (fs.existsSync(targetPath)) return result(`File already exists at ${targetPath} but is not a valid ${isChain ? "chain" : "agent"} definition. Remove or rename it first.`, true);
+	const warnings: string[] = [];
+	if (!isChain && d.builtin.some((a) => a.name === runtimeName)) warnings.push(`Note: this shadows the builtin agent '${runtimeName}'.`);
+	if (isChain) {
+		const parsed = parseStepList(cfg.steps);
+		if (parsed.error) return result(parsed.error, true);
+		const chain: ChainConfig = {
+			name: runtimeName,
+			localName: name,
+			...(parsedPackage.packageName !== undefined ? { packageName: parsedPackage.packageName } : {}),
+			description: cfg.description.trim(),
+			source: scope,
+			filePath: targetPath,
+			steps: parsed.steps!,
+		};
+		fs.writeFileSync(targetPath, serializeChain(chain), "utf-8");
+		const missing = unknownChainAgents(ctx.cwd, chain.steps);
+		if (missing.length) warnings.push(`Warning: chain steps reference unknown agents: ${missing.join(", ")}.`);
+		warnings.push(...chainStepWarnings(ctx, chain.steps));
+		return result([`Created chain '${runtimeName}' at ${targetPath}.`, ...warnings].join("\n"));
+	}
+	const agent: AgentConfig = {
+		name: runtimeName,
+		localName: name,
+		...(parsedPackage.packageName !== undefined ? { packageName: parsedPackage.packageName } : {}),
+		description: cfg.description.trim(),
+		source: scope,
+		filePath: targetPath,
+		systemPrompt: "",
+		systemPromptMode: defaultSystemPromptMode(name),
+		inheritProjectContext: defaultInheritProjectContext(name),
+		inheritSkills: defaultInheritSkills(),
+	};
+	const applyError = applyAgentConfig(agent, cfg);
+	if (applyError) return result(applyError, true);
+	const mw = modelWarning(ctx, agent.model);
+	if (mw) warnings.push(mw);
+	const fmw = fallbackModelsWarning(ctx, agent.fallbackModels);
+	if (fmw) warnings.push(fmw);
+	const sw = skillsWarning(ctx.cwd, agent);
+	if (sw) warnings.push(sw);
+	fs.writeFileSync(targetPath, serializeAgent(agent), "utf-8");
+	return result([`Created agent '${runtimeName}' at ${targetPath}.`, ...warnings].join("\n"));
+}
+
+export function handleUpdate(params: ManagementParams, ctx: ManagementContext): AgentToolResult<Details> {
+	if (!params.agent && !params.chainName) return result("Specify 'agent' or 'chainName' for update.", true);
+	if (params.agent && params.chainName) return result("Specify either 'agent' or 'chainName', not both.", true);
+	const parsedConfig = configObject(params.config);
+	if (parsedConfig.error) return result(parsedConfig.error, true);
+	const cfg = parsedConfig.value;
+	if (!cfg) return result("config required for update.", true);
+	const warnings: string[] = [];
+	if (params.agent) {
+		const scopeHint = asDisambiguationScope(params.agentScope);
+		const targetOrError = resolveTarget("agent", params.agent, findAgents(params.agent, ctx.cwd, scopeHint ?? "both"), ctx.cwd, scopeHint);
+		if ("content" in targetOrError) return targetOrError;
+		const target = targetOrError;
+		if (target.source !== "user" && target.source !== "project") return result(`Cannot update ${target.source} agent '${target.name}'. Eject it to user or project scope first.`, true);
+		const updated = editableAgentConfig(target);
+		const oldName = target.name;
+		if (hasKey(cfg, "name") && (typeof cfg.name !== "string" || !cfg.name.trim())) return result("config.name must be a non-empty string when provided.", true);
+		if (hasKey(cfg, "description") && (typeof cfg.description !== "string" || !cfg.description.trim())) return result("config.description must be a non-empty string when provided.", true);
+		let newLocalName = target.localName ?? frontmatterNameForConfig(target);
+		if (hasKey(cfg, "name")) {
+			newLocalName = sanitizeName(cfg.name as string);
+			if (!newLocalName) return result("config.name is invalid after sanitization.", true);
+		}
+		let newPackageName = target.packageName;
+		if (hasKey(cfg, "package")) {
+			const parsedPackage = parsePackageConfig(cfg.package);
+			if (parsedPackage.error) return result(parsedPackage.error, true);
+			newPackageName = parsedPackage.packageName;
+		}
+		const applyError = applyAgentConfig(updated, cfg);
+		if (applyError) return result(applyError, true);
+		const preserveFrontmatterFields = preservedAgentFrontmatterFields(target, cfg);
+		updated.localName = newLocalName;
+		if (newPackageName !== undefined) updated.packageName = newPackageName;
+		else delete updated.packageName;
+		updated.name = buildRuntimeName(newLocalName, newPackageName);
+		if (hasKey(cfg, "description")) updated.description = (cfg.description as string).trim();
+		if (hasKey(cfg, "model")) {
+			const mw = modelWarning(ctx, updated.model);
+			if (mw) warnings.push(mw);
+		}
+		if (hasKey(cfg, "fallbackModels")) {
+			const fmw = fallbackModelsWarning(ctx, updated.fallbackModels);
+			if (fmw) warnings.push(fmw);
+		}
+		if (hasKey(cfg, "skills") || hasKey(cfg, "skillPath")) {
+			const sw = skillsWarning(ctx.cwd, updated);
+			if (sw) warnings.push(sw);
+		}
+		if (updated.name !== oldName) {
+			const renamed = renamePath("agent", target.filePath, updated.name, target.source, ctx.cwd);
+			if (renamed.error) return result(renamed.error, true);
+			updated.filePath = renamed.filePath!;
+		}
+		fs.writeFileSync(updated.filePath, serializeAgent(updated, { preserveFrontmatterFields }), "utf-8");
+		if (updated.name !== oldName) {
+			const refs = discoverAgentsAll(ctx.cwd).chains.filter((c) => c.steps.some((s) => s.agent === oldName)).map((c) => `${c.name} (${c.source})`);
+			if (refs.length) warnings.push(`Warning: chains still reference '${oldName}': ${refs.join(", ")}.`);
+		}
+		const headline = updated.name === oldName
+			? `Updated agent '${updated.name}' at ${updated.filePath}.`
+			: `Updated agent '${oldName}' to '${updated.name}' at ${updated.filePath}.`;
+		return result([headline, ...warnings].join("\n"));
+	}
+	const scopeHint = asDisambiguationScope(params.agentScope);
+	const targetOrError = resolveTarget("chain", params.chainName!, findChains(params.chainName!, ctx.cwd, scopeHint ?? "both"), ctx.cwd, scopeHint);
+	if ("content" in targetOrError) return targetOrError;
+	const target = targetOrError;
+	if (target.source !== "user" && target.source !== "project") return result(`Cannot update ${target.source} chain '${target.name}'. Eject it to user or project scope first.`, true);
+	const updated: ChainConfig = { ...target, steps: [...target.steps] };
+	const oldName = target.name;
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "name") && (typeof cfg.name !== "string" || !cfg.name.trim())) return result("config.name must be a non-empty string when provided.", true);
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "description") && (typeof cfg.description !== "string" || !cfg.description.trim())) return result("config.description must be a non-empty string when provided.", true);
+	let newLocalName = target.localName ?? frontmatterNameForConfig(target);
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "name")) {
+		newLocalName = sanitizeName(cfg.name as string);
+		if (!newLocalName) return result("config.name is invalid after sanitization.", true);
+	}
+	let newPackageName = target.packageName;
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "package")) {
+		const parsedPackage = parsePackageConfig(cfg.package);
+		if (parsedPackage.error) return result(parsedPackage.error, true);
+		newPackageName = parsedPackage.packageName;
+	}
+	let parsedSteps: ChainStepConfig[] | undefined;
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "steps")) {
+		const parsed = parseStepList(cfg.steps);
+		if (parsed.error) return result(parsed.error, true);
+		parsedSteps = parsed.steps!;
+	}
+	updated.localName = newLocalName;
+	if (newPackageName !== undefined) updated.packageName = newPackageName;
+	else delete updated.packageName;
+	updated.name = buildRuntimeName(newLocalName, newPackageName);
+	if (hasKey(cfg, "description")) updated.description = (cfg.description as string).trim();
+	if (parsedSteps) {
+		updated.steps = parsedSteps;
+		const missing = unknownChainAgents(ctx.cwd, updated.steps);
+		if (missing.length) warnings.push(`Warning: chain steps reference unknown agents: ${missing.join(", ")}.`);
+		warnings.push(...chainStepWarnings(ctx, updated.steps));
+	}
+	if (updated.name !== oldName) {
+		const renamed = renamePath("chain", target.filePath, updated.name, target.source, ctx.cwd);
+		if (renamed.error) return result(renamed.error, true);
+		updated.filePath = renamed.filePath!;
+	}
+	fs.writeFileSync(updated.filePath, updated.filePath.endsWith(".chain.json") ? serializeJsonChain(updated) : serializeChain(updated), "utf-8");
+	const headline = updated.name === oldName
+		? `Updated chain '${updated.name}' at ${updated.filePath}.`
+		: `Updated chain '${oldName}' to '${updated.name}' at ${updated.filePath}.`;
+	return result([headline, ...warnings].join("\n"));
+}
+
+function handleDelete(params: ManagementParams, ctx: ManagementContext): AgentToolResult<Details> {
+	if (!params.agent && !params.chainName) return result("Specify 'agent' or 'chainName' for delete.", true);
+	if (params.agent && params.chainName) return result("Specify either 'agent' or 'chainName', not both.", true);
+	const scopeHint = asDisambiguationScope(params.agentScope);
+	if (params.agent) {
+		const targetOrError = resolveTarget("agent", params.agent, findAgents(params.agent, ctx.cwd, scopeHint ?? "both"), ctx.cwd, scopeHint);
+		if ("content" in targetOrError) return targetOrError;
+		const target = targetOrError;
+		fs.unlinkSync(target.filePath);
+		const refs = discoverAgentsAll(ctx.cwd).chains.filter((c) => c.steps.some((s) => s.agent === target.name)).map((c) => `${c.name} (${c.source})`);
+		const lines = [`Deleted agent '${target.name}' at ${target.filePath}.`];
+		if (refs.length) lines.push(`Warning: chains reference deleted agent '${target.name}': ${refs.join(", ")}.`);
+		return result(lines.join("\n"));
+	}
+	const targetOrError = resolveTarget("chain", params.chainName!, findChains(params.chainName!, ctx.cwd, scopeHint ?? "both"), ctx.cwd, scopeHint);
+	if ("content" in targetOrError) return targetOrError;
+	const target = targetOrError;
+	fs.unlinkSync(target.filePath);
+	return result(`Deleted chain '${target.name}' at ${target.filePath}.`);
+}
+
+function handleEject(params: ManagementParams, ctx: ManagementContext): AgentToolResult<Details> {
+	if (!params.agent) return result("Specify 'agent' for eject.", true);
+	const raw = params.agent.trim();
+	const sanitized = sanitizeName(raw);
+	const parsedScope = actionScope(params.agentScope, "eject");
+	if (parsedScope.error) return parsedScope.error;
+	const scope = parsedScope.scope!;
+	const d = discoverAgentsAll(ctx.cwd);
+	const source = [...d.package, ...d.builtin].find((a) => a.name === raw || a.name === sanitized);
+	if (!source) {
+		return result(`Agent '${raw}' not found or is not a bundled/package agent. eject copies a builtin or package agent to ${scope} scope so it can be customized. Available: ${availableNames(ctx.cwd, "agent").join(", ") || "none"}.`, true);
+	}
+	const runtimeName = source.name;
+	const existingCustom = (scope === "user" ? d.user : d.project).find((a) => a.name === runtimeName);
+	if (existingCustom) {
+		return result(`Agent '${runtimeName}' is already a custom ${scope} agent at ${existingCustom.filePath}. Edit it with { action: "update", agent: "${runtimeName}" } or delete it first.`, true);
+	}
+	if (nameExistsInScope(ctx.cwd, scope, runtimeName)) {
+		return result(`An agent or chain named '${runtimeName}' already exists in ${scope} scope. Remove or rename it first.`, true);
+	}
+	const projectConfigDir = getProjectConfigDir(ctx.cwd);
+	const targetDir = scope === "user" ? d.userDir : d.projectDir ?? path.join(projectConfigDir, "agents");
+	fs.mkdirSync(targetDir, { recursive: true });
+	const targetPath = path.join(targetDir, `${runtimeName}.md`);
+	if (fs.existsSync(targetPath)) {
+		return result(`File already exists at ${targetPath} but is not a valid agent definition. Remove or rename it first.`, true);
+	}
+	let content: string;
+	try {
+		content = fs.readFileSync(source.filePath, "utf-8");
+	} catch (error) {
+		const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+		return result(`Failed to read source agent at ${source.filePath}: ${message}`, true);
+	}
+	fs.writeFileSync(targetPath, content, "utf-8");
+	return result(`Ejected agent '${runtimeName}' from ${source.source} to ${scope} scope at ${targetPath}. Edit it there to customize; it shadows the bundled ${source.source} agent of the same name.`);
+}
+
+function handleDisable(params: ManagementParams, ctx: ManagementContext): AgentToolResult<Details> {
+	if (!params.agent) return result("Specify 'agent' for disable.", true);
+	const raw = params.agent.trim();
+	const parsedScope = actionScope(params.agentScope, "disable");
+	if (parsedScope.error) return parsedScope.error;
+	const scope = parsedScope.scope!;
+	const d = discoverAgentsAll(ctx.cwd);
+	if (scope === "project" && d.projectSettingsPath === null) {
+		return result("Project override is not available here: no project config root (.pi or .agents) was found above the cwd. Use agentScope: 'user' or run from inside a project.", true);
+	}
+	const effective = resolveEffectiveAgent(d, raw);
+	if (effective.error) return result(effective.error, true);
+	if (!effective.agent) {
+		return result(`Agent '${raw}' not found. Available: ${availableNames(ctx.cwd, "agent").join(", ") || "none"}.`, true);
+	}
+	const runtimeName = effective.agent.name;
+	const settingsPath = mergeBuiltinAgentOverride(ctx.cwd, runtimeName, scope, { disabled: true });
+	const after = resolveEffectiveAgent(discoverAgentsAll(ctx.cwd), raw).agent;
+	if (after?.disabled === true) {
+		return result(`Disabled agent '${runtimeName}' via ${scope} settings override at ${settingsPath}. It is now hidden from runtime discovery and { action: "list" }.`);
+	}
+	return result(`Wrote a disabled override for '${runtimeName}' at ${settingsPath}, but the agent is still enabled. A higher-precedence ${after?.override?.scope ?? "project"} override is likely winning. Try agentScope: '${after?.override?.scope ?? "project"}'.`, true);
+}
+
+function handleEnable(params: ManagementParams, ctx: ManagementContext): AgentToolResult<Details> {
+	if (!params.agent) return result("Specify 'agent' for enable.", true);
+	const raw = params.agent.trim();
+	const parsedScope = actionScope(params.agentScope, "enable");
+	if (parsedScope.error) return parsedScope.error;
+	const scope = parsedScope.scope!;
+	const d = discoverAgentsAll(ctx.cwd);
+	if (scope === "project" && d.projectSettingsPath === null) {
+		return result("Project override is not available here: no project config root (.pi or .agents) was found above the cwd. Use agentScope: 'user' or run from inside a project.", true);
+	}
+	const effective = resolveEffectiveAgent(d, raw);
+	if (effective.error) return result(effective.error, true);
+	if (!effective.agent) {
+		return result(`Agent '${raw}' not found. Available: ${availableNames(ctx.cwd, "agent").join(", ") || "none"}.`, true);
+	}
+	const runtimeName = effective.agent.name;
+	const { path: settingsPath, removed } = removeBuiltinAgentOverrideFields(ctx.cwd, runtimeName, scope, ["disabled"]);
+	const after = resolveEffectiveAgent(discoverAgentsAll(ctx.cwd), raw).agent;
+	if (after && after.disabled !== true) {
+		if (removed) return result(`Enabled agent '${runtimeName}' (removed disabled override at ${settingsPath}).`);
+		return result(`Agent '${runtimeName}' is already enabled.`);
+	}
+	if (after?.override?.scope && after.override.scope !== scope) {
+		return result(`Agent '${runtimeName}' is still disabled via a ${after.override.scope} scope override at ${after.override.path}. Specify agentScope: '${after.override.scope}' to enable it.`, true);
+	}
+	return result(`Agent '${runtimeName}' is still disabled after removing the ${scope} disabled override. It may be hidden via subagents.disableBuiltins in ${after?.override?.scope ?? scope} settings at ${after?.override?.path ?? settingsPath}.`, true);
+}
+
+function handleReset(params: ManagementParams, ctx: ManagementContext): AgentToolResult<Details> {
+	if (!params.agent) return result("Specify 'agent' for reset.", true);
+	const raw = params.agent.trim();
+	const sanitized = sanitizeName(raw);
+	const parsedScope = actionScope(params.agentScope, "reset");
+	if (parsedScope.error) return parsedScope.error;
+	const scope = parsedScope.scope!;
+	const d = discoverAgentsAll(ctx.cwd);
+	if (scope === "project" && d.projectSettingsPath === null) {
+		return result("Project override is not available here: no project config root (.pi or .agents) was found above the cwd. Use agentScope: 'user' or run from inside a project.", true);
+	}
+	const bundled = [...d.package, ...d.builtin].find((a) => a.name === raw || a.name === sanitized);
+	if (!bundled) {
+		const custom = [...d.user, ...d.project].find((a) => a.name === raw || a.name === sanitized);
+		if (custom) {
+			return result(`Agent '${raw}' has no bundled default to reset to. Use { action: "delete", agent: "${custom.name}" } to remove the custom ${custom.source} agent.`, true);
+		}
+		return result(`Agent '${raw}' not found. Available: ${availableNames(ctx.cwd, "agent").join(", ") || "none"}.`, true);
+	}
+	const runtimeName = bundled.name;
+	const custom = (scope === "user" ? d.user : d.project).find((a) => a.name === raw || a.name === sanitized);
+	const lines: string[] = [];
+	if (custom) {
+		fs.unlinkSync(custom.filePath);
+		lines.push(`Deleted custom ${scope} agent file at ${custom.filePath}.`);
+	}
+	const overrideRemoval = removeBuiltinAgentOverride(ctx.cwd, runtimeName, scope);
+	if (overrideRemoval.removed) lines.push(`Removed ${scope} settings override at ${overrideRemoval.path}.`);
+	if (lines.length === 0) {
+		const otherScope = scope === "user" ? "project" : "user";
+		const otherCustom = (otherScope === "user" ? d.user : d.project).find((a) => a.name === raw || a.name === sanitized);
+		const hasOtherOverride = bundled.override?.scope === otherScope;
+		const note = (otherCustom || hasOtherOverride)
+			? ` Customization exists in ${otherScope} scope; specify agentScope: '${otherScope}' to reset it.`
+			: "";
+		return result(`Agent '${runtimeName}' has no ${scope} customization to reset.${note} It is at its bundled ${bundled.source} default.`);
+	}
+	lines.push(`Reset agent '${runtimeName}' to its bundled ${bundled.source} default.`);
+	return result(lines.join("\n"));
+}
+
+export function handleManagementAction(action: string, params: ManagementParams, ctx: ManagementContext): AgentToolResult<Details> {
+	switch (action as ManagementAction) {
+		case "list": return handleList(params, ctx);
+		case "get": return handleGet(params, ctx);
+		case "models": return handleModels(params, ctx);
+		case "create": return handleCreate(params, ctx);
+		case "update": return handleUpdate(params, ctx);
+		case "delete": return handleDelete(params, ctx);
+		case "eject": return handleEject(params, ctx);
+		case "disable": return handleDisable(params, ctx);
+		case "enable": return handleEnable(params, ctx);
+		case "reset": return handleReset(params, ctx);
+		default: return result(`Unknown action: ${action}`, true);
+	}
+}