@misterhuydo/sentinel 1.4.32 → 1.4.33

package/.cairn/session.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "message": "Auto-checkpoint at 2026-03-25T04:33:16.269Z",
-  "checkpoint_at": "2026-03-25T04:33:16.270Z",
+  "message": "Auto-checkpoint at 2026-03-25T04:35:03.166Z",
+  "checkpoint_at": "2026-03-25T04:35:03.167Z",
   "active_files": [],
   "notes": [],
   "mtime_snapshot": {}

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@misterhuydo/sentinel",
-  "version": "1.4.32",
+  "version": "1.4.33",
   "description": "Sentinel — Autonomous DevOps Agent installer and manager",
   "bin": {
     "sentinel": "./bin/sentinel.js"

package/python/sentinel/slack_bot.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class _Session:
     history:        list = field(default_factory=list)
     history_loaded: bool = False
     busy:           bool = False   # True while a turn is being processed
+    thinking_ts:    str  = ""      # ts of the current thinking-status message
 
 
 _sessions: dict[str, _Session] = {}
@@ -356,9 +357,16 @@ async def _dispatch(event: dict, client, cfg_loader, store) -> None:
     is_admin    = (not admin_users) or (user_id in admin_users)
 
     if session.busy:
-        # Still processing a previous turn from this user — drop the duplicate
+        # Still processing a previous turn from this user — update the existing status in-place
         logger.info("Boss: %s sent a message while still processing, ignoring", user_id)
-        await _post(client, channel, f"_{random.choice(_THINKING_STATUS)} (still on it...)_")
+        if session.thinking_ts:
+            try:
+                await client.chat_update(
+                    channel=channel, ts=session.thinking_ts,
+                    text=f"_{random.choice(_THINKING_STATUS)} (still on it...)_",
+                )
+            except Exception:
+                pass  # silently drop — no orphaned message
         return
 
     # Fetch any attached files (screenshots, logs, docs)
@@ -440,7 +448,8 @@ async def _run_turn(session: _Session, message: str, client, cfg_loader, store,
 
     # Post a random status and keep its ts so we can replace it with the real reply
     session.busy = True
-    thinking_ts = await _post(client, channel, f"_{random.choice(_THINKING_STATUS)}_")
+    session.thinking_ts = await _post(client, channel, f"_{random.choice(_THINKING_STATUS)}_")
+    thinking_ts = session.thinking_ts
 
     attach_note = f" (+{len(attachments)} file(s))" if attachments else ""
     logger.info("Boss [%s] >> %s%s", session.user_name, message[:300], attach_note)
@@ -462,6 +471,7 @@ async def _run_turn(session: _Session, message: str, client, cfg_loader, store,
         reply = f":warning: Unhandled error: {e}"
     finally:
         session.busy = False
+        session.thinking_ts = ""
 
     logger.info("Boss [%s] << %s", session.user_name, reply[:300])