@shanepadgett/tau-agent 0.11.0 → 0.12.0

package/extensions/attention/README.md

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # Attention
 
-Sends a terminal-driven attention notification when Tau is ready for input.
+Sends a terminal-driven attention notification when Tau is ready for input, finishes compacting a session, or summarizes an abandoned branch during tree navigation.
 
 ## Behavior
 
 - Emits an attention notification on `agent_end`.
+- Emits an attention notification on `session_compact`.
+- Emits an attention notification on `session_tree` when it includes a branch summary.
 - Listens for shared event `tau:agent.blocked` when Tau is waiting on user input.
 - Uses the terminal or host OS notification path that best fits the current environment.
 

package/extensions/attention/index.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { onTauEvent } from "../../shared/events.js";
 
 const DEFAULT_TITLE = "Tau";
 const DEFAULT_BODY = "Ready for input";
+const COMPACTION_BODY = "Compaction complete";
+const BRANCH_SUMMARY_BODY = "Branch summary complete";
 const MACOS_SOUND = "/System/Library/Sounds/Submarine.aiff";
 
 function oscText(value: string): string {
@@ -68,4 +70,14 @@ export default function attentionExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
 		if (ctx.mode === "print") return;
 		notify({ title: DEFAULT_TITLE, body: DEFAULT_BODY });
 	});
+
+	pi.on("session_compact", (_event, ctx) => {
+		if (ctx.mode === "print") return;
+		notify({ title: DEFAULT_TITLE, body: COMPACTION_BODY });
+	});
+
+	pi.on("session_tree", (event, ctx) => {
+		if (ctx.mode === "print" || !event.summaryEntry) return;
+		notify({ title: DEFAULT_TITLE, body: BRANCH_SUMMARY_BODY });
+	});
 }

package/extensions/explore/read.ts

@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ export function createExploreReadTool(
 		) {
 			rowState.watch(context.toolCallId, context.invalidate);
 			const text = (context.lastComponent as Text | undefined) ?? new Text("", 0, 0);
-			if (context.executionStarted) {
+			if (context.executionStarted || !context.isPartial) {
 				text.setText("");
 				return text;
 			}

package/extensions/publish/README.md

@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ Create a tagged Tau release and monitor its GitHub Actions npm publish run.
 ```
 
 `/publish` requires a clean Git working tree, authenticated GitHub CLI, and public approved npm package sources. It recommends a semantic version bump from commits since the previous release tag, asks for confirmation, then pushes a release tag. GitHub Actions publishes the TUI package before the agent package through npm trusted publishing.
+
+If publishing fails, the agent runs read-only diagnostics and recommends a solution. It does not apply the fix or retry the release.

package/extensions/publish/index.ts

@@ -42,7 +42,18 @@ export default function publishExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
 			try {
 				await publish(pi, ctx);
 			} catch (error) {
-				ctx.ui.notify(`Publish failed: ${errorText(error)}`, "error");
+				pi.sendMessage(
+					{
+						customType: "tau.publish-failure",
+						content: [
+							"The /publish command failed with this error:",
+							errorText(error),
+							"Investigate the failure using read-only diagnostics. Determine the likely cause and recommend a solution to the user. Do not change files, git state, package state, or remote state, and do not retry publishing.",
+						].join("\n\n"),
+						display: false,
+					},
+					{ triggerTurn: true },
+				);
 			}
 		},
 	});

package/extensions/subagent/agents/generalist.md

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 name: generalist
 description: Handle focused analysis, review, implementation, or mixed tasks when no narrower agent fits; specify scope and depth
 tools:
-  - read
-  - patch
-  - grep
-  - find
-  - ls
-model: openai-codex/gpt-5.5-sol
+   - read
+   - patch
+   - grep
+   - find
+   - ls
+model: openai-codex/gpt-5.6-sol
 thinking: high
 ---
 

package/extensions/subagent/index.ts

@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ export default function subagentExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
 			renderCall(args, theme, context) {
 				return renderSubagentCall(args, theme, {
 					executionStarted: context.executionStarted,
+					isPartial: context.isPartial,
 					lastComponent: context.lastComponent,
 					rowState,
 					rowId: context.toolCallId,

package/extensions/subagent/render.ts

@@ -1,29 +1,11 @@
 import type { Theme } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
-import { Text, truncateToWidth, type Component } from "@earendil-works/pi-tui";
+import { Text, type Component } from "@earendil-works/pi-tui";
 import { formatToolRowTitle, type ToolRowStateStore } from "../../shared/tool-row-state.js";
 import type { SubagentDetails } from "./run.ts";
 
 const cap = (text: string | undefined, length = 240) =>
 	!text ? "" : text.length <= length ? text : `${text.slice(0, length - 1)}…`;
-class SubagentText implements Component {
-	private readonly text = new Text("", 0, 0);
-	private value = "";
-	private truncate = false;
-	setText(value: string, truncate = false): void {
-		this.value = value;
-		this.text.setText(value);
-		this.truncate = truncate;
-	}
-	render(width: number): string[] {
-		return this.truncate
-			? this.value.split("\n").map((line) => truncateToWidth(line, width))
-			: this.text.render(width);
-	}
-	invalidate(): void {
-		this.text.invalidate();
-	}
-}
-const component = (last: unknown) => (last as SubagentText | undefined) ?? new SubagentText();
+const component = (last: unknown) => (last as Text | undefined) ?? new Text("", 0, 0);
 const title = (theme: Theme, rowState: ToolRowStateStore, rowId: string, invalidate: () => void) => {
 	rowState.watch(rowId, invalidate);
 	return formatToolRowTitle(rowState, rowId, "subagent", theme);
@@ -34,6 +16,7 @@ export function renderSubagentCall(
 	theme: Theme,
 	context: {
 		executionStarted: boolean;
+		isPartial: boolean;
 		lastComponent?: unknown;
 		rowState: ToolRowStateStore;
 		rowId: string;
@@ -41,14 +24,14 @@ export function renderSubagentCall(
 	},
 ): Component {
 	const text = component(context.lastComponent);
-	if (context.executionStarted) {
+	if (context.executionStarted || !context.isPartial) {
 		text.setText("");
 		return text;
 	}
-	text.setText(
-		`${title(theme, context.rowState, context.rowId, context.invalidate)}  ${theme.fg("accent", args.agent ?? "")} ${theme.fg("muted", args.task ?? "")}`.trimEnd(),
-		true,
-	);
+	const prefix =
+		`${title(theme, context.rowState, context.rowId, context.invalidate)}  ${theme.fg("accent", args.agent ?? "")}`.trimEnd();
+	const task = args.task?.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
+	text.setText(task ? `${prefix}  ${theme.fg("muted", task)}` : prefix);
 	return text;
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +49,7 @@ export function renderSubagentResult(
 	}
 	const header = `${title(theme, context.rowState, context.rowId, context.invalidate)}  ${theme.fg("accent", details.agent)}  ${theme.fg("muted", `$${details.usage.cost.toFixed(4)} · ${(details.durationMs / 1000).toFixed(1)}s · ${details.toolCalls} tools`)}`;
 	if (!expanded) {
-		text.setText(`${header}\n${theme.fg("muted", details.task)}`, true);
+		text.setText(`${header}  ${theme.fg("muted", details.task.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim())}`);
 		return text;
 	}
 	const lines = [header, theme.fg("muted", `Task: ${cap(details.task, 1000)}`)];

package/extensions/tau-help/help.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Gives the agent macOS window discovery, screenshots, and app activation tools fo
 
 ## attention
 
-Shows attention state when Tau needs the user to look at the chat.
+Shows attention state when Tau needs the user to look at the chat, finishes compacting a session, or summarizes an abandoned branch.
 
 ## auto-name
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Replaces separate edit/write operations with one multi-file `patch` tool. It can
 
 ## publish
 
-Adds `/publish` to create a tagged release, trigger trusted npm publishing in GitHub Actions, and show its status. It recommends a semantic version bump from commits since the prior release tag, but you must confirm the release type and publish action.
+Adds `/publish` to create a tagged release, trigger trusted npm publishing in GitHub Actions, and show its status. It recommends a semantic version bump from commits since the prior release tag, but you must confirm the release type and publish action. If publishing fails, the agent investigates with read-only diagnostics and recommends a solution without applying it or retrying the release.
 
 ## qna
 

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@shanepadgett/tau-agent",
-	"version": "0.11.0",
+	"version": "0.12.0",
 	"description": "Tau is a custom agentic harness built with pi extensions",
 	"type": "module",
 	"license": "MIT",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 		"README.md"
 	],
 	"dependencies": {
-		"@shanepadgett/tau-tui": "0.11.0",
+		"@shanepadgett/tau-tui": "0.12.0",
 		"@toon-format/toon": "2.3.0",
 		"smol-toml": "1.7.0"
 	},