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  1. package/agents/argent-environment-inspector.md +7 -7
  2. package/agents/references/quality-control-checklist.md +14 -14
  3. package/assets/manifest.json +2 -2
  4. package/bin/argent-android-devtools-0.3.0.apk +0 -0
  5. package/bin/darwin/ax-service +0 -0
  6. package/bin/darwin/simulator-server +0 -0
  7. package/bin/darwin/tvos-ax-service +0 -0
  8. package/bin/darwin/tvos-hid-daemon +0 -0
  9. package/bin/linux/simulator-server +0 -0
  10. package/bin/linux-arm64/simulator-server +0 -0
  11. package/bin/tcp/ax-service +0 -0
  12. package/bin/win32/simulator-server.exe +0 -0
  13. package/dist/cli-cmds.mjs +4 -1
  14. package/dist/client.d.ts +18 -0
  15. package/dist/client.js +3 -0
  16. package/dist/installer.mjs +9 -2
  17. package/dist/mcp-server.mjs +13 -1
  18. package/dist/tool-args.generated.d.ts +87 -77
  19. package/dist/tool-server.cjs +947 -370
  20. package/dylibs/libArgentInjectionBootstrap.dylib +0 -0
  21. package/dylibs/libKeyboardPatch.dylib +0 -0
  22. package/dylibs/libNativeDevtoolsIos.dylib +0 -0
  23. package/dylibs/tcp/libArgentInjectionBootstrap.dylib +0 -0
  24. package/dylibs/tcp/libKeyboardPatch.dylib +0 -0
  25. package/dylibs/tcp/libNativeDevtoolsIos.dylib +0 -0
  26. package/dylibs/tvos/libArgentInjectionBootstrap.dylib +0 -0
  27. package/dylibs/tvos/libKeyboardPatch.dylib +0 -0
  28. package/dylibs/tvos/libNativeDevtoolsIos.dylib +0 -0
  29. package/package.json +1 -1
  30. package/rules/argent.md +16 -16
  31. package/skills/argent-android-emulator-setup/SKILL.md +9 -9
  32. package/skills/argent-create-flow/references/flow-yaml.md +11 -11
  33. package/skills/argent-create-flow/references/live-authoring.md +11 -11
  34. package/skills/argent-create-flow/references/reliability-and-recovery.md +13 -13
  35. package/skills/argent-device-interact/SKILL.md +47 -47
  36. package/skills/argent-device-interact/references/chromium.md +1 -1
  37. package/skills/argent-device-interact/references/gesture-examples.md +7 -7
  38. package/skills/argent-device-interact/references/secrets.md +6 -6
  39. package/skills/argent-lens/SKILL.md +21 -21
  40. package/skills/argent-metro-debugger/SKILL.md +24 -24
  41. package/skills/argent-metro-debugger/references/failure-scenarios.md +11 -11
  42. package/skills/argent-metro-debugger/references/source-maps.md +4 -4
  43. package/skills/argent-native-profiler/SKILL.md +13 -13
  44. package/skills/argent-qa-flows/SKILL.md +3 -3
  45. package/skills/argent-react-native-app-workflow/SKILL.md +18 -18
  46. package/skills/argent-react-native-optimization/SKILL.md +12 -12
  47. package/skills/argent-react-native-optimization/references/fix-reference.md +10 -10
  48. package/skills/argent-react-native-optimization/references/lint-rules.md +1 -1
  49. package/skills/argent-react-native-profiler/SKILL.md +25 -25
  50. package/skills/argent-react-native-profiler/references/diagnostic-tools.md +19 -19
  51. package/skills/argent-screen-recording/SKILL.md +14 -14
  52. package/skills/argent-test-ui-flow/SKILL.md +9 -9
  53. package/skills/argent-tv-interact/SKILL.md +19 -19
  54. package/bin/argent-android-devtools-0.2.0.apk +0 -0
@@ -7,30 +7,30 @@ description: Interact with an iOS simulator, Android emulator, or Chromium (CDP)
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  All interaction tools below accept a `udid` parameter and auto-dispatch iOS vs Android based on its shape (UUID → iOS simulator, `chromium-cdp-<port>` → Chromium (CDP) app, anything else → Android adb serial). You use the same tool names on every platform.
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- **Chromium (CDP) app** = an Electron app or a Chromium-family browser (Chrome/Brave/Edge) exposing a Chrome DevTools Protocol endpoint. The same describe/tap/keyboard/screenshot surface drives it, but scrolling, tabs, cookies and storage differ — **read `references/chromium.md` before driving a `chromium` target.**
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+ **Chromium (CDP) app** = an Electron app or a Chromium-family browser (Chrome/Brave/Edge) exposing a Chrome DevTools Protocol endpoint. The same describe/tap/keyboard/screenshot surface drives it, but scrolling, tabs, cookies and storage differ: **read `references/chromium.md` before driving a `chromium` target.**
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  ## 1. Before You Start
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- Use `list-devices` to get a target id. Results are tagged with `platform` (`ios`, `android`, or `chromium`); booted/ready devices come first. Pick the first entry that matches the platform you need — if none are ready, call `boot-device` with `udid` (iOS), `avdName` (Android), or `electronAppPath` (boots an Electron app as a `chromium` device). A Chromium browser already running with a CDP port shows up directly — no `boot-device` needed. See `argent-ios-simulator-setup` / `argent-android-emulator-setup` for full setup flow.
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+ Use `list-devices` to get a target id. Results are tagged with `platform` (`ios`, `android`, or `chromium`); booted/ready devices come first. Pick the first entry that matches the platform you need; if none are ready, call `boot-device` with `udid` (iOS), `avdName` (Android), or `electronAppPath` (boots an Electron app as a `chromium` device). A Chromium browser already running with a CDP port shows up directly; no `boot-device` needed. See `argent-ios-simulator-setup` / `argent-android-emulator-setup` for full setup flow.
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- **Load tool schemas before first use.** Gesture tools (`gesture-tap`, `gesture-swipe`, `gesture-pinch`, `gesture-rotate`, `gesture-custom`) may be deferred — their parameter schemas are not loaded until fetched. Always use ToolSearch to load the schemas of all gesture tools you plan to use **before** calling any of them. If you skip this step, parameters may be coerced to strings instead of numbers, causing validation errors.
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+ **Load tool schemas before first use.** Gesture tools (`gesture-tap`, `gesture-swipe`, `gesture-pinch`, `gesture-rotate`, `gesture-custom`) may be deferred: their parameter schemas are not loaded until fetched. Always use ToolSearch to load the schemas of all gesture tools you plan to use **before** calling any of them. If you skip this step, parameters may be coerced to strings instead of numbers, causing validation errors.
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+ 3. **Use `gesture-swipe` for lists/scrolling**, not `gesture-custom`, unless you need non-linear movement. On Chromium use `gesture-scroll` instead; `gesture-swipe` is touch-only. Consider whether you need multiple swipes, if yes - use `run-sequence`. Pass `momentum: false` when the swipe should decelerate before ending for a precise movement.
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+ | Permission / system modal overlay | `describe` | `describe` detects system dialogs automatically and returns dialog buttons with tap coordinates. Fall back to `screenshot` only if `describe` does not expose the controls |
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+ > **Prefer the dialog over the Settings tool.** When the app triggers its own permission prompt, answering it here is the real user path; do that. Reach for the `settings-permissions` tool only when you can't get to the change through the app: pre-authorize/deny a permission _before_ the app asks, re-enable one the user already denied (iOS won't re-prompt), or reset it so the prompt reappears. See the `argent-settings-permissions` skill.
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+ The `udid` is shared; do **not** include it in each step's `args`. Optional `delayMs` per step (default 100ms).
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+ Add an `await-ui-element` step to gate a later tap on a screen transition (e.g. tap → wait for the next screen's button → tap it). If its condition is **not** met before the timeout, the sequence stops at that step and the following steps do **not** run, so a mistimed tap can't fire against a screen that never settled.
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14
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+ - The result echoes the placeholder, never the value. An unknown name fails with the list of available secret _names_ and every source it looked in, with paths; read that list before asking the user anything.
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+ - The auto-screenshot after the call is skipped so the typed value cannot re-enter your context as pixels. Do **not** `describe` or `screenshot` a non-secure field you just filled with a secret; submit or navigate away first, then verify the resulting screen. To submit, put the text step and the Enter step in **one `run-sequence`**. The skip covers a whole batch that contains the placeholder, but a second bare `keyboard` call gets its own screenshot of the filled field.
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+ > **Prerequisite: feature flag.** This workflow is gated behind the `argent-lens` flag (off by default). Run `argent enable argent-lens` once before using it. If `propose_variant` / `await_user_selection` come back not-found, the flag is off; enable it and retry.
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  You implement several candidate designs, capture each one running on the device, and stage them with `propose_variant`. Each proposed element shows up as a floating card next to the live simulator stream in the Argent Lens window (a native window that opens automatically), connected by a thin line to the real element. The human picks per element, optionally pins free-form comments to elements, and presses **Complete selection**. `await_user_selection` is the single blocking call that returns their decision.
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+ **The golden rule: one variant = one real, _distinct_ screenshot.** A proposal is only useful if its `previewImage` shows the variant actually rendered on the device, captured AFTER that specific variant was applied. Never propose a variant you have not built and seen on screen, and never point two variants at the same file path: if two captures end up byte-identical you have not actually changed anything and the Argent Lens degenerates to identical thumbnails. Plan → build → navigate → screenshot → propose, repeated for every variant of every element, then await once.
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+ **Always pass `udid`** (the same simulator/emulator id you screenshotted and described with). The preview window then streams _that_ device directly: the human never has to pick a simulator. Set it on the first `propose_variant` of a round; later calls may omit it (the last value wins).
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+ - **At least two variants per element.** A choice needs alternatives: every element you propose must have ≥2 distinct variants (call `propose_variant` at least twice for it). If you only have one look for an element, either produce a real alternative or don't propose that element at all; a lone variant isn't a choice.
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+ - **Distinct screenshot per variant.** Reusing a `previewImage` path across two variants (or capturing two paths whose bytes turn out identical) defeats the whole point of the Argent Lens. If you can't produce visibly different captures (e.g. the app is read-only, accessibility is broken so you can't navigate, the bundle won't hot-reload), STOP and tell the user instead of staging duplicates.
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+ All tools accept `port` (default 8081) AND `device_id` (the iOS Simulator UDID, Android serial, or Vega serial, a.k.a. `logicalDeviceId`, the CDP-reported id that matches the device). Vega's legacy inspector reports no `logicalDeviceId`, so there keep passing the serial.
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