@yemi33/minions 0.1.27 → 0.1.29

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.1.29 (2026-03-28)
+
+### Dashboard
+- dashboard.js
+
+## 0.1.28 (2026-03-28)
+
+### Engine
+- engine.js
+
+### Dashboard
+- dashboard/js/detail-panel.js
+
 ## 0.1.27 (2026-03-28)
 
 ### Engine

package/dashboard/js/detail-panel.js

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function renderDetailContent(detail, tab) {
           '<button class="pr-pager-btn" onclick="refreshLiveOutput()" style="font-size:10px">Refresh</button>' +
         '</div>' +
         '<div id="live-steer-bar" style="display:flex;gap:8px;padding:8px;border-top:1px solid var(--border)">' +
-          '<input id="live-steer-input" type="text" placeholder="Steer this agent... (give additional context or redirect)" ' +
+          '<input id="live-steer-input" type="text" placeholder="Message this agent — ask for status, give context, or redirect..." ' +
             'style="flex:1;padding:6px 10px;background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius-sm);color:var(--text);font-size:12px;font-family:inherit" ' +
             'onkeydown="if(event.key===\'Enter\')sendSteering()" />' +
           '<button onclick="sendSteering()" style="padding:6px 12px;background:var(--blue);color:#fff;border:none;border-radius:var(--radius-sm);cursor:pointer;font-size:11px">Send</button>' +

package/dashboard.js

@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ function jsonReply(res, code, data, req) {
  */
 function cleanDispatchEntries(matchFn) {
   const dispatchPath = path.join(MINIONS_DIR, 'engine', 'dispatch.json');
+  const engineDir = path.join(MINIONS_DIR, 'engine');
   try {
     let removed = 0;
     mutateJsonFileLocked(dispatchPath, (dispatch) => {
@@ -606,16 +607,18 @@ function cleanDispatchEntries(matchFn) {
         const before = dispatch[queue].length;
         if (queue === 'active') {
           for (const d of dispatch[queue]) {
-            if (matchFn(d) && d.agent) {
-              const statusPath = path.join(MINIONS_DIR, 'agents', d.agent, 'status.json');
-              try {
-                const status = JSON.parse(safeRead(statusPath) || '{}');
-                if (status.pid) try { process.kill(status.pid, 'SIGTERM'); } catch {}
-                status.status = 'idle';
-                delete status.currentTask;
-                safeWrite(statusPath, status);
-              } catch {}
-            }
+            if (!matchFn(d)) continue;
+            // Kill the running agent process via PID file
+            const pidFile = path.join(engineDir, `pid-${d.id}.pid`);
+            try {
+              const pid = parseInt(fs.readFileSync(pidFile, 'utf8').trim());
+              if (pid) process.kill(pid, 'SIGTERM');
+            } catch {}
+            try { fs.unlinkSync(pidFile); } catch {}
+            // Clean up temp prompt files
+            try { fs.unlinkSync(path.join(engineDir, 'tmp', `prompt-${d.id}.md`)); } catch {}
+            try { fs.unlinkSync(path.join(engineDir, 'tmp', `sysprompt-${d.id}.md`)); } catch {}
+            try { fs.unlinkSync(path.join(engineDir, 'tmp', `sysprompt-${d.id}.md.tmp`)); } catch {}
           }
         }
         dispatch[queue] = dispatch[queue].filter(d => !matchFn(d));
@@ -814,15 +817,24 @@ const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
       safeWrite(wiPath, items);
 
       // Clean dispatch entries + kill running agent
-      const sourcePrefix = (!source || source === 'central') ? 'central-work-' : `work-${source}-`;
-      const dispatchKey = sourcePrefix + id;
-      cleanDispatchEntries(d =>
-        d.meta?.dispatchKey === dispatchKey ||
-        (d.meta?.parentKey && d.meta.parentKey === dispatchKey) ||
-        d.meta?.item?.id === id
+      const dispatchRemoved = cleanDispatchEntries(d =>
+        d.meta?.item?.id === id ||
+        d.meta?.dispatchKey?.endsWith(id)
       );
 
-      return jsonReply(res, 200, { ok: true, id });
+      // Clean cooldown entries so item can be re-created immediately
+      try {
+        const cooldownPath = path.join(MINIONS_DIR, 'engine', 'cooldowns.json');
+        const cooldowns = JSON.parse(safeRead(cooldownPath) || '{}');
+        let cleaned = false;
+        for (const key of Object.keys(cooldowns)) {
+          if (key.includes(id)) { delete cooldowns[key]; cleaned = true; }
+        }
+        if (cleaned) safeWrite(cooldownPath, cooldowns);
+      } catch {}
+
+      invalidateStatusCache();
+      return jsonReply(res, 200, { ok: true, id, dispatchRemoved });
     } catch (e) { return jsonReply(res, 400, { error: e.message }); }
   }
 

package/engine.js

@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ function spawnAgent(dispatchItem, config) {
       log('info', `Steering: re-spawning ${agentId} with --resume ${steerSessionId}`);
 
       // Write new prompt with steering message
-      const steerPrompt = `HUMAN STEERING MESSAGE:\n\n${steerMsg}\n\nPlease acknowledge this update and adjust your approach accordingly. Continue working on your current task with this new context.`;
+      const steerPrompt = `Message from your human teammate:\n\n${steerMsg}\n\nRespond to this, then continue working on your current task.`;
       const steerPromptPath = path.join(ENGINE_DIR, 'tmp', `prompt-steer-${id}.md`);
       safeWrite(steerPromptPath, steerPrompt);
 

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@yemi33/minions",
-  "version": "0.1.27",
+  "version": "0.1.29",
   "description": "Multi-agent AI dev team that runs from ~/.minions/ — five autonomous agents share a single engine, dashboard, and knowledge base",
   "bin": {
     "minions": "bin/minions.js"