@misterhuydo/sentinel 1.0.99 → 1.1.1

package/.cairn/.hint-lock

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2026-03-23T07:27:36.554Z
+2026-03-23T08:08:15.205Z

package/.cairn/session.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "message": "Auto-checkpoint at 2026-03-23T07:47:01.705Z",
-  "checkpoint_at": "2026-03-23T07:47:01.706Z",
+  "message": "Auto-checkpoint at 2026-03-23T08:28:23.743Z",
+  "checkpoint_at": "2026-03-23T08:28:23.744Z",
   "active_files": [],
   "notes": [],
   "mtime_snapshot": {}

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@misterhuydo/sentinel",
-  "version": "1.0.99",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "Sentinel — Autonomous DevOps Agent installer and manager",
   "bin": {
     "sentinel": "./bin/sentinel.js"

package/python/sentinel/slack_bot.py

@@ -379,9 +379,9 @@ async def _run_turn(session: _Session, message: str, client, cfg_loader, store,
     if len(session.history) > _MAX_HISTORY_TURNS * 2:
         session.history = session.history[-(_MAX_HISTORY_TURNS * 2):]
 
-    # Typing indicator
+    # Post "thinking..." and keep its ts so we can replace it with the real reply
     session.busy = True
-    await _post(client, channel, "_thinking..._")
+    thinking_ts = await _post(client, channel, "_thinking..._")
 
     reply = ""
     is_done = True
@@ -401,20 +401,36 @@ async def _run_turn(session: _Session, message: str, client, cfg_loader, store,
     finally:
         session.busy = False
 
-    await _post(client, channel, reply)
+    if thinking_ts:
+        await _update(client, channel, thinking_ts, reply)
+    else:
+        await _post(client, channel, reply)
     # If session ended, save current history; if history was just cleared it will already be [] in DB
     store.save_conversation(session.user_id, session.history)
 
 
 # ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-async def _post(client, channel: str, text: str) -> None:
+async def _post(client, channel: str, text: str) -> str:
+    """Post a message and return its ts (for later update), or '' on failure."""
     if not text:
-        return
+        return ""
     try:
-        await client.chat_postMessage(channel=channel, text=text)
+        resp = await client.chat_postMessage(channel=channel, text=text)
+        return resp.get("ts", "")
     except Exception as e:
         logger.warning("Slack post failed: %s", e)
+        return ""
+
+
+async def _update(client, channel: str, ts: str, text: str) -> None:
+    """Delete the 'thinking...' message then post the real reply as a clean message."""
+    if ts:
+        try:
+            await client.chat_delete(channel=channel, ts=ts)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug("Could not delete thinking message: %s", e)
+    await _post(client, channel, text)
 
 
 async def _resolve_name(client, user_id: str) -> str: