alvin-bot 4.13.1 → 4.14.0

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,106 @@
 
 All notable changes to Alvin Bot are documented here.
 
+## [4.14.0] — 2026-04-16
+
+### ✨ Sub-agent dispatch on Slack, Discord, WhatsApp (Telegram unchanged)
+
+v4.13.0 shipped truly-detached sub-agents via the `mcp__alvin__dispatch_agent` MCP tool, but only Telegram passed the required `alvinDispatchContext` to the provider. Slack/Discord/WhatsApp users couldn't trigger background sub-agents — the tool was visible to Claude but effectively unreachable.
+
+v4.14 wires the same dispatch path through the non-Telegram handler (`src/handlers/platform-message.ts`) and adds a platform-aware delivery router so results come back on the same platform they were dispatched from.
+
+**Telegram is untouched.** The v4.13.0 Telegram pipeline (message.ts → Claude SDK → alvin_dispatch_agent → watcher → grammy-api delivery) is bit-for-bit identical. Only the types widened (`chatId: number | string`, `platform?: ...`), and the new code paths activate only when `platform !== "telegram"`.
+
+### Technical details
+
+**Type widening** (`src/services/async-agent-watcher.ts`, `src/services/alvin-dispatch.ts`, `src/services/alvin-mcp-tools.ts`, `src/providers/types.ts`, `src/services/subagents.ts`):
+- `PendingAsyncAgent.chatId` / `userId`: `number` → `number | string`
+- `PendingAsyncAgent.platform?: "telegram" | "slack" | "discord" | "whatsapp"` (optional, undefined = telegram)
+- `SubAgentInfo.parentChatId`: same widening
+- `SubAgentInfo.platform?: ...` new field
+- `DispatchInput`, `AlvinDispatchContext`, `QueryOptions.alvinDispatchContext`: same widening + `platform` field
+
+Pre-v4.14 persisted `async-agents.json` entries keep working — missing `platform` field defaults to `telegram`, numeric `chatId` still routes through grammy.
+
+**New module** `src/services/delivery-registry.ts`:
+- `registerDeliveryAdapter({ platform, sendText, sendDocument? })` — called by each platform module at startup
+- `getDeliveryAdapter(platform)` — watcher lookup
+- Tiny surface: sendText + optional sendDocument, string | number chatId, no Markdown or live-stream
+
+**Delivery router** `src/services/subagent-delivery.ts` `deliverSubAgentResult()`:
+- Branches on `info.platform ?? "telegram"`:
+  - `telegram` → existing grammy path (unchanged Markdown parsing, file uploads, 3800-char chunking)
+  - `slack`/`discord`/`whatsapp` → new `deliverViaRegistry()` path — plain text (no Markdown), 3800-char chunks, optional file upload via adapter.sendDocument
+
+**Adapter registration** in `src/platforms/slack.ts`, `src/platforms/discord.ts`, `src/platforms/whatsapp.ts`:
+- Each platform's `start()` now calls `registerDeliveryAdapter` at the end
+- The adapter's `sendText` wraps the existing platform `sendText` (no duplicate code)
+
+**Handler wiring** `src/handlers/platform-message.ts`:
+- When the active provider is SDK, `alvinDispatchContext: { chatId, userId, sessionKey, platform }` is passed in queryOpts — mirrors the Telegram handler's v4.13.0 behavior
+- Claude sees the same `mcp__alvin__dispatch_agent` tool and uses it the same way
+
+### Testing
+
+- **Baseline**: 483 tests (v4.13.2)
+- **New**:
+  - `test/delivery-registry.test.ts` — 4 tests (register/get roundtrip, unregistered returns null, re-register replaces, per-platform isolation)
+  - `test/subagent-delivery-platform-routing.test.ts` — 5 tests (slack routes via registry not grammy, telegram defaults still use grammy, discord routes correctly, orphan platform skips gracefully, long output chunks on non-telegram adapters)
+- **Total**: 492 tests, all green, TSC clean
+- **Telegram regression guard**: the routing test explicitly verifies `info.platform=undefined` still hits grammy, and `info.platform='slack'` never touches grammy. That's the load-bearing invariant.
+
+### Files changed
+
+- **NEW**: `src/services/delivery-registry.ts`, `test/delivery-registry.test.ts`, `test/subagent-delivery-platform-routing.test.ts`
+- **Modified**: `src/services/async-agent-watcher.ts` (chatId widening + platform field), `src/services/subagent-delivery.ts` (platform router + plain-text banner variant), `src/services/alvin-dispatch.ts` (type widening), `src/services/alvin-mcp-tools.ts` (context pass-through), `src/services/subagents.ts` (SubAgentInfo.platform + widened parentChatId), `src/providers/types.ts` (QueryOptions.alvinDispatchContext extended), `src/handlers/platform-message.ts` (dispatch context), `src/platforms/slack.ts` / `discord.ts` / `whatsapp.ts` (adapter registration)
+- **Version**: `package.json` 4.13.2 → 4.14.0 (minor bump — new public surface: delivery-registry, platform field)
+
+### Known limitations
+
+- **Slack slash command context**: when a user invokes `/alvin <prompt>` in Slack, dispatch works (same codepath), but the sub-agent result delivery lands as a persistent channel message, not an ephemeral slash-command response. If you want ephemeral replies, use DM.
+- **Discord/WhatsApp not smoke-tested**: the code paths match Slack, and the adapter registration is symmetric, but I only end-to-end tested Slack. YMMV until you run a real test.
+
+---
+
+## [4.13.2] — 2026-04-16
+
+### ✨ Slack: `/alvin` slash commands + rewritten setup guide
+
+**Bug (carried over from v4.13.1):** Slash commands didn't work on Slack. When a user typed `/status` in a DM with the bot, Slack either hit its built-in `/status` (user status setter) or showed "Not a valid command" — nothing reached the bot. The Slack adapter only registered `message` + `app_mention` event handlers, no `command` handler; the manifest declared no slash commands.
+
+**Why it was a gotcha**: Slack treats slash commands as a separate event type (`command`), not as message text. Apps must explicitly register each command in their manifest AND add a `app.command(...)` handler to receive the events. None of this had been set up.
+
+**Fix**: v4.13.2 introduces a single namespaced command `/alvin` that takes a subcommand argument. Users type `/alvin status`, `/alvin new`, `/alvin effort high`, `/alvin help` — the Slack adapter parses the subcommand from `command.text` and forwards it as a `/status`/`/new`/etc. message through the existing `handlePlatformCommand` pipeline. Unknown subcommands fall through to normal LLM handling so `/alvin what's the weather` also works as a free-form query.
+
+### Technical details
+
+**New parser** `src/platforms/slack-slash-parser.ts`: pure `parseSlackSlashCommand(text)` helper. Empty text → `/help`. Single word → `/<word>`. Word + args → `/<word> <args>`. Lowercases subcommand, preserves arg capitalization, strips defensive leading slash, collapses extra whitespace. 8 unit tests.
+
+**Adapter change** `src/platforms/slack.ts`: new `app.command("/alvin", ...)` registration in `start()` (guarded with `typeof app.command === "function"` for test-mock compat). `ack()` fires immediately to meet Slack's 3-second requirement. New `handleSlashCommand(command)` method synthesizes an `IncomingMessage` with the translated `text` and the command's `channel_id`/`user_id` and forwards to the same `this.handler(...)` path as regular DMs. Response goes back via `chat.postMessage` (persistent, visible in channel history) rather than slash-command-native `respond()` (ephemeral) — matches DM behavior.
+
+**Slack app manifest**: requires a new `features.slash_commands` entry declaring `/alvin` and a new `commands` OAuth scope. Both are in the manifest JSON the setup guide pastes in — no manual per-field config. Existing installations need a one-time re-install to pick up the new `commands` scope (Slack shows a yellow banner after manifest save).
+
+**Setup guide rewrite** `src/web/setup-api.ts` Slack `setupSteps[]`: replaces the old 7-step "click-through every section" sequence with a 9-step manifest-paste flow that actually matches how the bot is currently set up (Messages Tab, Events, Socket Mode, slash commands — all covered in one JSON paste). Includes the full manifest JSON inline. New users get a working Slack app in ~2 minutes instead of hunting through the Slack API UI.
+
+### Testing
+
+- **Baseline**: 475 tests (v4.13.1)
+- **New**: `test/slack-slash-command.test.ts` — 8 tests (empty → /help, single word, args preservation, whitespace collapse, case insensitivity on subcommand, case preservation on args, defensive leading slash handling)
+- **Total**: 483 tests, all green, TSC clean
+- **Live smoke verification**: manifest pushed via Chrome browser automation, reinstall completed, Slack adapter re-registered with `app.command("/alvin")`. Live test of `/alvin status` pending user confirmation.
+
+### Files changed
+
+- **NEW**: `src/platforms/slack-slash-parser.ts`, `test/slack-slash-command.test.ts`
+- **Modified**: `src/platforms/slack.ts` (command registration + handler), `src/web/setup-api.ts` (slack setupSteps rewrite), `package.json` (4.13.1 → 4.13.2)
+
+### Known limitations
+
+- **One command namespace only**: we register `/alvin` not individual `/status`/`/new` etc. because `/status` conflicts with Slack's built-in command. Side effect: slightly more typing for users (`/alvin status` vs `/status`). Alternative namespaces considered (`/alvin-status` as multiple commands each) would work too but require more manifest boilerplate; deferred unless users complain.
+- **Channel responses are public**: when `/alvin status` is invoked in a channel, the bot's response is a normal `chat.postMessage` visible to the whole channel. If you want private responses there, use DM or switch the sendText call to use Slack's `response_url` (ephemeral). Deferred as enhancement — DM is the primary use case.
+
+---
+
 ## [4.13.1] — 2026-04-16
 
 ### 🐛 Patch: Slack Test Connection + PM2 → launchd migration for Maintenance UI

package/dist/handlers/platform-message.js

@@ -171,6 +171,18 @@ export async function handlePlatformMessage(msg, adapter) {
             effort: session.effort,
             sessionId: isSDK ? session.sessionId : null,
             history: !isSDK ? session.history : undefined,
+            // v4.14 — Expose alvin_dispatch_agent MCP tool on non-Telegram
+            // platforms too (Slack/Discord/WhatsApp). The watcher routes the
+            // eventual delivery via the platform's registered DeliveryAdapter.
+            // Only for SDK provider (where MCP tools are supported).
+            alvinDispatchContext: isSDK
+                ? {
+                    chatId: msg.chatId,
+                    userId: msg.userId,
+                    sessionKey,
+                    platform: msg.platform,
+                }
+                : undefined,
         };
         if (!isSDK) {
             addToHistory(sessionKey, { role: "user", content: fullText });

package/dist/platforms/discord.js

@@ -83,6 +83,20 @@ export class DiscordAdapter {
             });
             await this.client.login(this.token);
             console.log(`🎮 Discord adapter started (${this.client.user?.tag})`);
+            // v4.14 — Register with the delivery registry so the async-agent
+            // watcher can deliver background sub-agent results back to Discord.
+            try {
+                const { registerDeliveryAdapter } = await import("../services/delivery-registry.js");
+                registerDeliveryAdapter({
+                    platform: "discord",
+                    sendText: async (chatId, text) => {
+                        await this.sendText(String(chatId), text);
+                    },
+                });
+            }
+            catch (err) {
+                console.warn("[discord] failed to register delivery adapter:", err);
+            }
         }
         catch (err) {
             _discordState.status = "error";

package/dist/platforms/slack-slash-parser.js

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/**
+ * v4.13.2 — Parse Slack `/alvin <subcommand> [args...]` slash command
+ * text into the platform-agnostic `/<subcommand> [args]` format that
+ * handlePlatformCommand already knows.
+ *
+ * Pure function — tested in isolation. Called from the Slack adapter's
+ * `app.command('/alvin')` handler.
+ *
+ * Rules:
+ *   - Empty text → `/help` (useful default, shows the commands list)
+ *   - Subcommand is lowercased for case-insensitive matching
+ *   - Args are kept verbatim (preserve user capitalization)
+ *   - A literal leading `/` on the subcommand is stripped defensively
+ *     (handles `/alvin /status` which becomes just `/status`, not `//status`)
+ */
+export function parseSlackSlashCommand(text) {
+    const trimmed = text.trim();
+    if (trimmed.length === 0)
+        return "/help";
+    // Split on first whitespace run — head is the subcommand, tail is args
+    const match = trimmed.match(/^(\S+)(?:\s+(.*))?$/);
+    if (!match)
+        return "/help";
+    let sub = (match[1] || "").toLowerCase();
+    // Strip a literal leading slash the user might have typed
+    if (sub.startsWith("/"))
+        sub = sub.slice(1);
+    if (sub.length === 0)
+        return "/help";
+    const args = (match[2] || "").trim();
+    return args ? `/${sub} ${args}` : `/${sub}`;
+}

package/dist/platforms/slack.js

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  *   7. Set env vars and restart bot
  */
 import fs from "fs";
+import { parseSlackSlashCommand } from "./slack-slash-parser.js";
 let _slackState = {
     status: "disconnected",
     botName: null,
@@ -80,10 +81,50 @@ export class SlackAdapter {
             this.app.event("app_mention", async ({ event, say, client }) => {
                 await this.handleMention(event, say, client);
             });
+            // v4.13.2 — Handle the /alvin slash command.
+            //
+            // Slack sends slash commands as their own "command" event type
+            // (not as regular messages), so without this handler users who
+            // type /status see "Not a valid command" from Slack's built-in
+            // /status (which sets their user status). We register /alvin as
+            // a namespaced parent and parse the subcommand from command.text.
+            //
+            // CRITICAL: Slack requires ack() within 3 seconds or the user
+            // sees "/alvin didn't respond". We ack FIRST, then do the work
+            // asynchronously via the normal handler pipeline.
+            //
+            // Defensive: older/mocked Bolt versions might not expose .command().
+            // Skip registration silently rather than crashing start().
+            if (typeof this.app.command === "function") {
+                this.app.command("/alvin", async ({ command, ack }) => {
+                    await ack();
+                    try {
+                        await this.handleSlashCommand(command);
+                    }
+                    catch (err) {
+                        console.error("[slack] /alvin command failed:", err);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
             await this.app.start();
             _slackState.status = "connected";
             _slackState.connectedAt = Date.now();
             console.log(`\uD83D\uDCAC Slack connected (${_slackState.botName} @ ${_slackState.teamName})`);
+            // v4.14 — Register this adapter with the delivery registry so the
+            // async-agent watcher can deliver background sub-agent results
+            // back to Slack. The registry accepts string channel IDs directly.
+            try {
+                const { registerDeliveryAdapter } = await import("../services/delivery-registry.js");
+                registerDeliveryAdapter({
+                    platform: "slack",
+                    sendText: async (chatId, text) => {
+                        await this.sendText(String(chatId), text);
+                    },
+                });
+            }
+            catch (err) {
+                console.warn("[slack] failed to register delivery adapter:", err);
+            }
         }
         catch (err) {
             _slackState.status = "error";
@@ -160,6 +201,43 @@ export class SlackAdapter {
         };
         await this.handler(incoming);
     }
+    /**
+     * v4.13.2 — Handle /alvin slash command.
+     *
+     * Slack delivers these with command.text containing the part after
+     * "/alvin " (so "/alvin status" arrives with text="status"). We
+     * translate into a platform-agnostic "/<sub>[ args]" string and
+     * forward through the normal message handler — handlePlatformCommand
+     * picks it up since it starts with "/".
+     *
+     * The response goes back via the same sendText path as regular
+     * messages (chat.postMessage in command.channel_id). Slack allows
+     * this in addition to the slash-command-native respond() mechanism,
+     * and it keeps the codepath identical to message.im responses.
+     */
+    async handleSlashCommand(command) {
+        if (!this.handler)
+            return;
+        const translated = parseSlackSlashCommand(command.text || "");
+        const channelId = command.channel_id || "";
+        const userId = command.user_id || "";
+        const userName = command.user_name || userId;
+        const incoming = {
+            platform: "slack",
+            messageId: `cmd-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8)}`,
+            chatId: channelId,
+            userId,
+            userName,
+            text: translated,
+            // Slack slash commands are always issued 1:1 in the sense of
+            // "one user invoking". isGroup reflects the CHANNEL context
+            // (channel_name=directmessage is a DM, otherwise channel/group).
+            isGroup: command.channel_name && command.channel_name !== "directmessage",
+            isMention: false,
+            isReplyToBot: false,
+        };
+        await this.handler(incoming);
+    }
     async handleMention(event, _say, client) {
         if (!this.handler)
             return;

package/dist/platforms/whatsapp.js

@@ -217,6 +217,20 @@ export class WhatsAppAdapter {
             connectedAt: null, error: null, info: null,
         };
         await this.connect();
+        // v4.14 — Register with the delivery registry so the async-agent
+        // watcher can deliver background sub-agent results back to WhatsApp.
+        try {
+            const { registerDeliveryAdapter } = await import("../services/delivery-registry.js");
+            registerDeliveryAdapter({
+                platform: "whatsapp",
+                sendText: async (chatId, text) => {
+                    await this.sendText(String(chatId), text);
+                },
+            });
+        }
+        catch (err) {
+            console.warn("[whatsapp] failed to register delivery adapter:", err);
+        }
     }
     async connect() {
         let baileys;

package/dist/services/alvin-dispatch.js

@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ export function dispatchDetachedAgent(input) {
         userId: input.userId,
         toolUseId: null,
         sessionKey: input.sessionKey,
+        platform: input.platform,
     });
     // Increment the session's pendingBackgroundCount so the main handler
     // knows a background task is in flight (same signal path as SDK's

package/dist/services/alvin-mcp-tools.js

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export function buildAlvinMcpServer(ctx) {
                         chatId: ctx.chatId,
                         userId: ctx.userId,
                         sessionKey: ctx.sessionKey,
+                        platform: ctx.platform,
                         cwd: ctx.cwd,
                     });
                     return {

package/dist/services/async-agent-watcher.js

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export function registerPendingAgent(input) {
         giveUpAt: input.giveUpAt ?? now + MAX_AGENT_AGE_MS,
         toolUseId: input.toolUseId,
         sessionKey: input.sessionKey,
+        platform: input.platform,
     };
     pending.set(input.agentId, entry);
     saveToDisk();
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ async function deliverAsCompleted(entry, output, tokensUsed) {
         source: "cron", // Reuse cron banner format — fits async background agents.
         depth: 0,
         parentChatId: entry.chatId,
+        platform: entry.platform,
     };
     const result = {
         id: entry.agentId,
@@ -202,6 +204,7 @@ async function deliverAsFailure(entry, status, error) {
         source: "cron",
         depth: 0,
         parentChatId: entry.chatId,
+        platform: entry.platform,
     };
     const result = {
         id: entry.agentId,

package/dist/services/delivery-registry.js

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const adapters = new Map();
+/**
+ * Register (or replace) an adapter for a platform. Idempotent —
+ * registering the same platform twice replaces the previous entry
+ * (handles platform-module reload during dev).
+ */
+export function registerDeliveryAdapter(adapter) {
+    adapters.set(adapter.platform, adapter);
+}
+/** Look up the adapter for a platform. Returns null if not registered. */
+export function getDeliveryAdapter(platform) {
+    return adapters.get(platform) ?? null;
+}
+/** List all registered adapters — used for /status and diagnostics. */
+export function listDeliveryAdapters() {
+    return [...adapters.values()];
+}
+/** Test-only — reset the registry between tests. */
+export function __resetForTest() {
+    adapters.clear();
+}

package/dist/services/subagent-delivery.js

@@ -244,7 +244,11 @@ export function createLiveStream(chatId, agentName) {
  * config default), then dispatches to the source-specific renderer.
  *
  * Errors are logged but never thrown — delivery must not break the sub-agent
- * lifecycle. A failed Telegram send falls through silently.
+ * lifecycle. A failed send falls through silently.
+ *
+ * v4.14 — routes by `info.platform`:
+ *   - "telegram" (default) → existing grammy pipeline (unchanged)
+ *   - "slack" / "discord" / "whatsapp" → delivery-registry lookup
  */
 export async function deliverSubAgentResult(info, result, opts = {}) {
     // Implicit spawns: the Task-tool bridge in the main stream has already
@@ -254,17 +258,28 @@ export async function deliverSubAgentResult(info, result, opts = {}) {
     const effective = opts.visibility ?? getVisibility();
     if (effective === "silent")
         return;
-    // "live" mode is handled inline by runSubAgent via LiveStream. If we
-    // get here with "live" visibility it means the live-stream path wasn't
-    // applicable (wrong source, missing editMessageText, etc.) — fall
-    // through to the normal banner+final behavior below.
+    if (!info.parentChatId) {
+        console.warn(`[subagent-delivery] missing parentChatId for ${info.name} (source=${info.source})`);
+        return;
+    }
+    // v4.14 — Platform routing. Telegram is the default path (unchanged).
+    const platform = info.platform ?? "telegram";
+    if (platform !== "telegram") {
+        await deliverViaRegistry(platform, info, result);
+        return;
+    }
+    // ── Telegram path (v4.12.x behavior, unchanged) ──────────────────
     const api = getBotApi();
     if (!api) {
         console.warn(`[subagent-delivery] no bot api available for ${info.name}`);
         return;
     }
-    if (!info.parentChatId) {
-        console.warn(`[subagent-delivery] missing parentChatId for ${info.name} (source=${info.source})`);
+    // Telegram's chatId is always a number at runtime; defensive cast.
+    const tgChatId = typeof info.parentChatId === "number"
+        ? info.parentChatId
+        : Number(info.parentChatId);
+    if (!Number.isFinite(tgChatId)) {
+        console.warn(`[subagent-delivery] invalid telegram chatId for ${info.name}`);
         return;
     }
     const banner = buildBanner(info, result);
@@ -272,32 +287,103 @@ export async function deliverSubAgentResult(info, result, opts = {}) {
     try {
         // Case 1: very long output → file upload with a short banner
         if (body.length > FILE_UPLOAD_THRESHOLD) {
-            await sendWithMarkdownFallback(api, info.parentChatId, banner);
+            await sendWithMarkdownFallback(api, tgChatId, banner);
             try {
                 const { InputFile } = await import("grammy");
                 const buf = Buffer.from(body, "utf-8");
-                await api.sendDocument(info.parentChatId, new InputFile(buf, `${info.name}.md`));
+                await api.sendDocument(tgChatId, new InputFile(buf, `${info.name}.md`));
             }
             catch (err) {
                 console.error(`[subagent-delivery] file upload failed:`, err);
-                await api.sendMessage(info.parentChatId, body.slice(0, MAX_TG_CHUNK));
+                await api.sendMessage(tgChatId, body.slice(0, MAX_TG_CHUNK));
             }
             return;
         }
         // Case 2: fits in a single message → banner + body joined
         if (body.length + banner.length + 2 <= MAX_TG_CHUNK) {
-            await sendWithMarkdownFallback(api, info.parentChatId, `${banner}\n\n${body}`);
+            await sendWithMarkdownFallback(api, tgChatId, `${banner}\n\n${body}`);
             return;
         }
         // Case 3: medium output → banner as its own message, body chunked
-        await sendWithMarkdownFallback(api, info.parentChatId, banner);
+        await sendWithMarkdownFallback(api, tgChatId, banner);
         for (let i = 0; i < body.length; i += MAX_TG_CHUNK) {
             // Body chunks are always sent as plain text — markdown across
             // arbitrary chunk boundaries would be inconsistent anyway.
-            await api.sendMessage(info.parentChatId, body.slice(i, i + MAX_TG_CHUNK));
+            await api.sendMessage(tgChatId, body.slice(i, i + MAX_TG_CHUNK));
         }
     }
     catch (err) {
         console.error(`[subagent-delivery] send failed for ${info.name}:`, err);
     }
 }
+/**
+ * v4.14 — Delivery path for non-Telegram platforms. Uses the adapter
+ * registered in delivery-registry (populated by each platform module
+ * at startup). Simpler than the Telegram path: no Markdown parsing,
+ * no live-stream mode, plain text only, chunked to a conservative
+ * 3800-char cap that all three platforms handle.
+ */
+async function deliverViaRegistry(platform, info, result) {
+    const { getDeliveryAdapter } = await import("./delivery-registry.js");
+    const adapter = getDeliveryAdapter(platform);
+    if (!adapter) {
+        console.warn(`[subagent-delivery] no ${platform} adapter registered for ${info.name} — skipping delivery`);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (info.parentChatId === undefined)
+        return;
+    // Registry adapters accept string | number chatId directly.
+    const chatId = info.parentChatId;
+    const banner = buildBannerPlain(info, result);
+    const body = result.output?.trim() || `(empty output)`;
+    const NON_TG_CHUNK = 3800;
+    const FILE_THRESHOLD = 20_000;
+    try {
+        // Very long output → file upload if supported, else truncated text
+        if (body.length > FILE_THRESHOLD) {
+            await adapter.sendText(chatId, banner);
+            if (adapter.sendDocument) {
+                try {
+                    await adapter.sendDocument(chatId, Buffer.from(body, "utf-8"), `${info.name}.md`);
+                    return;
+                }
+                catch (err) {
+                    console.error(`[subagent-delivery] ${platform} file upload failed:`, err);
+                }
+            }
+            // Fallback: chunked text if no file upload or upload failed
+            for (let i = 0; i < body.length; i += NON_TG_CHUNK) {
+                await adapter.sendText(chatId, body.slice(i, i + NON_TG_CHUNK));
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+        // Fits in one message → combined
+        if (body.length + banner.length + 2 <= NON_TG_CHUNK) {
+            await adapter.sendText(chatId, `${banner}\n\n${body}`);
+            return;
+        }
+        // Medium — banner first, then chunked body
+        await adapter.sendText(chatId, banner);
+        for (let i = 0; i < body.length; i += NON_TG_CHUNK) {
+            await adapter.sendText(chatId, body.slice(i, i + NON_TG_CHUNK));
+        }
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+        console.error(`[subagent-delivery] ${platform} send failed for ${info.name}:`, err);
+    }
+}
+/**
+ * v4.14 — Plain-text banner variant for non-Telegram platforms.
+ * No Markdown (some platforms render it inconsistently), just emoji +
+ * clean labels. Matches the info layout of buildBanner.
+ */
+function buildBannerPlain(info, result) {
+    const truncated = result.status === "completed" &&
+        (!result.output || result.output.trim().length === 0);
+    const icon = truncated ? "⚠️" : statusIcon(result.status);
+    const statusLabel = truncated ? "completed · empty output" : result.status;
+    const dur = formatDuration(result.duration);
+    const ti = formatTokens(result.tokensUsed.input);
+    const to = formatTokens(result.tokensUsed.output);
+    return `${icon} ${info.name} — ${statusLabel} · ${dur} · ${ti} in / ${to} out`;
+}

package/dist/web/setup-api.js

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ const PLATFORMS = [
         id: "slack",
         name: "Slack",
         icon: "💼",
-        description: "Slack workspace integration via Socket Mode (no public URL needed). DMs and @mentions in channels.",
+        description: "Slack workspace integration via Socket Mode (no public URL needed). DMs, @mentions in channels, and the `/alvin` slash command for /status, /new, /effort, /help (v4.13.2+).",
         envVars: [
             { key: "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN", label: "Bot Token (xoxb-...)", placeholder: "xoxb-...", secret: true },
             { key: "SLACK_APP_TOKEN", label: "App Token (xapp-...)", placeholder: "xapp-...", secret: true },
@@ -126,13 +126,15 @@ const PLATFORMS = [
         npmPackages: ["@slack/bolt"],
         setupUrl: "https://api.slack.com/apps",
         setupSteps: [
-            "Create a new App at api.slack.com/apps (From scratch)",
-            "Enable Socket Mode (Settings → Socket Mode → Enable)",
-            "Generate App-Level Token with 'connections:write' scope → copy as SLACK_APP_TOKEN",
-            "Go to OAuth & Permissions → add Bot Token Scopes: chat:write, channels:history, groups:history, im:history, mpim:history, app_mentions:read, files:write, reactions:write",
-            "Install App to Workspace → copy Bot User OAuth Token as SLACK_BOT_TOKEN",
-            "Subscribe to Events: message.im, message.groups, message.channels, app_mention",
-            "Invite the bot to channels with /invite @botname",
+            "Go to https://api.slack.com/apps and click 'Create New App' → 'From an app manifest'. Choose your workspace.",
+            "Paste the full manifest JSON below into the JSON tab (replaces the template). This sets scopes, events, Messages Tab, Socket Mode, and the /alvin slash command in one go:\n\n{\n  \"display_information\": { \"name\": \"Alvin\" },\n  \"features\": {\n    \"app_home\": {\n      \"home_tab_enabled\": false,\n      \"messages_tab_enabled\": true,\n      \"messages_tab_read_only_enabled\": false\n    },\n    \"bot_user\": { \"display_name\": \"Alvin\", \"always_online\": false },\n    \"slash_commands\": [\n      {\n        \"command\": \"/alvin\",\n        \"description\": \"Alvin bot commands\",\n        \"usage_hint\": \"new | status | effort low|medium|high|max | help\",\n        \"should_escape\": false\n      }\n    ]\n  },\n  \"oauth_config\": {\n    \"scopes\": {\n      \"bot\": [\n        \"app_mentions:read\", \"mpim:read\", \"chat:write\",\n        \"channels:history\", \"groups:history\", \"im:history\", \"mpim:history\",\n        \"files:write\", \"reactions:write\", \"files:read\",\n        \"commands\"\n      ]\n    },\n    \"pkce_enabled\": true\n  },\n  \"settings\": {\n    \"event_subscriptions\": {\n      \"bot_events\": [\n        \"app_mention\", \"message.channels\", \"message.groups\",\n        \"message.im\", \"message.mpim\"\n      ]\n    },\n    \"interactivity\": { \"is_enabled\": true },\n    \"org_deploy_enabled\": false,\n    \"socket_mode_enabled\": true,\n    \"token_rotation_enabled\": false\n  }\n}",
+            "Click Create. Slack creates the App with all the correct config pre-wired.",
+            "Go to Settings → Basic Information → App-Level Tokens → 'Generate Token and Scopes'. Name it 'socket', pick scope 'connections:write', click Generate. Copy the xapp-... token into SLACK_APP_TOKEN below.",
+            "Go to Settings → Install App → Install to Workspace → Allow. Copy the 'Bot User OAuth Token' (xoxb-...) into SLACK_BOT_TOKEN below.",
+            "Save both tokens here (click 'Save') and then click 'Test Connection' — you should see '@alvin on <Workspace>'.",
+            "Click 'Restart bot' in Maintenance → the Slack adapter connects automatically (look for '💬 Slack connected' in the logs).",
+            "In Slack: open the app in the sidebar, click 'Messages' tab, send a DM. Or use the slash command: /alvin status, /alvin new, /alvin effort high, /alvin help.",
+            "To use in channels: invite the bot with /invite @alvin and then @mention it (e.g. '@alvin what's the weather in Berlin?').",
         ],
     },
     {

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "alvin-bot",
-  "version": "4.13.1",
+  "version": "4.14.0",
   "description": "Alvin Bot \u2014 Your personal AI agent on Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, Signal, and Web.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",

package/test/delivery-registry.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/**
+ * v4.14 — delivery-registry module tests.
+ *
+ * Registers platform adapters (slack/discord/whatsapp) so the sub-agent
+ * watcher can route delivery to the right one based on
+ * PendingAsyncAgent.platform. Telegram does NOT go through this registry
+ * — it continues to use the existing grammy-bot path via attachBotApi.
+ */
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from "vitest";
+
+beforeEach(() => vi.resetModules());
+
+describe("delivery-registry (v4.14)", () => {
+  it("register + get roundtrip", async () => {
+    const { registerDeliveryAdapter, getDeliveryAdapter, __resetForTest } =
+      await import("../src/services/delivery-registry.js");
+    __resetForTest();
+
+    const fake = {
+      platform: "slack" as const,
+      sendText: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+    };
+    registerDeliveryAdapter(fake);
+    expect(getDeliveryAdapter("slack")).toBe(fake);
+  });
+
+  it("returns null for unregistered platform", async () => {
+    const { getDeliveryAdapter, __resetForTest } = await import(
+      "../src/services/delivery-registry.js"
+    );
+    __resetForTest();
+    expect(getDeliveryAdapter("slack")).toBeNull();
+    expect(getDeliveryAdapter("discord")).toBeNull();
+    expect(getDeliveryAdapter("telegram")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("re-register replaces the existing adapter (handles platform reload)", async () => {
+    const {
+      registerDeliveryAdapter,
+      getDeliveryAdapter,
+      __resetForTest,
+    } = await import("../src/services/delivery-registry.js");
+    __resetForTest();
+
+    const first = { platform: "slack" as const, sendText: vi.fn(async () => {}) };
+    const second = { platform: "slack" as const, sendText: vi.fn(async () => {}) };
+    registerDeliveryAdapter(first);
+    registerDeliveryAdapter(second);
+    expect(getDeliveryAdapter("slack")).toBe(second);
+  });
+
+  it("adapters are isolated per platform", async () => {
+    const {
+      registerDeliveryAdapter,
+      getDeliveryAdapter,
+      __resetForTest,
+    } = await import("../src/services/delivery-registry.js");
+    __resetForTest();
+
+    const slack = { platform: "slack" as const, sendText: vi.fn(async () => {}) };
+    const discord = {
+      platform: "discord" as const,
+      sendText: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+    };
+    registerDeliveryAdapter(slack);
+    registerDeliveryAdapter(discord);
+    expect(getDeliveryAdapter("slack")).toBe(slack);
+    expect(getDeliveryAdapter("discord")).toBe(discord);
+    expect(getDeliveryAdapter("whatsapp")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});

package/test/slack-slash-command.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/**
+ * v4.13.2 — Slack slash command parser tests.
+ *
+ * Users on Slack type `/alvin <subcommand> [args...]` which Bolt
+ * delivers via app.command('/alvin') with `command.text` containing
+ * the part after `/alvin `. We parse it into a platform-agnostic
+ * "/subcommand [args]" text that handlePlatformCommand already knows
+ * how to route (/new, /status, /effort, /help).
+ *
+ * Empty text → `/help` (most helpful default).
+ * Pass-through for everything else — unknown subcommand falls through
+ * to normal LLM prompt handling.
+ */
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { parseSlackSlashCommand } from "../src/platforms/slack-slash-parser.js";
+
+describe("parseSlackSlashCommand (v4.13.2)", () => {
+  it("empty text maps to /help", () => {
+    expect(parseSlackSlashCommand("")).toBe("/help");
+    expect(parseSlackSlashCommand("   ")).toBe("/help");
+  });
+
+  it("single-word subcommand becomes /<subcommand>", () => {
+    expect(parseSlackSlashCommand("status")).toBe("/status");
+    expect(parseSlackSlashCommand("new")).toBe("/new");
+    expect(parseSlackSlashCommand("help")).toBe("/help");
+  });
+
+  it("subcommand with args preserves the args", () => {
+    expect(parseSlackSlashCommand("effort high")).toBe("/effort high");
+    expect(parseSlackSlashCommand("effort low")).toBe("/effort low");
+  });
+
+  it("multi-word args are preserved verbatim", () => {
+    expect(parseSlackSlashCommand("ask what is the weather in berlin")).toBe(
+      "/ask what is the weather in berlin",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("collapses extra whitespace around subcommand", () => {
+    expect(parseSlackSlashCommand("   status   ")).toBe("/status");
+    expect(parseSlackSlashCommand("  effort    max   ")).toBe("/effort max");
+  });
+
+  it("lowercases the subcommand for case-insensitive matching", () => {
+    expect(parseSlackSlashCommand("Status")).toBe("/status");
+    expect(parseSlackSlashCommand("HELP")).toBe("/help");
+  });
+
+  it("does NOT lowercase the args (preserve user intent)", () => {
+    expect(parseSlackSlashCommand("ask What is THIS")).toBe(
+      "/ask What is THIS",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("handles leading slash defensively — strips duplicate", () => {
+    // If a user literally types `/alvin /status`, Slack delivers text="/status"
+    expect(parseSlackSlashCommand("/status")).toBe("/status");
+    expect(parseSlackSlashCommand("/effort max")).toBe("/effort max");
+  });
+});

package/test/subagent-delivery-platform-routing.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+/**
+ * v4.14 — subagent-delivery platform routing tests.
+ *
+ * Covers the new v4.14 behavior: deliveries with `info.platform` other
+ * than "telegram" go through the delivery-registry adapter instead of
+ * the grammy bot API. Telegram path is unchanged and still uses the
+ * injected grammy-compatible API.
+ */
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from "vitest";
+
+interface CapturedMsg {
+  chatId: string | number;
+  text: string;
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => vi.resetModules());
+
+async function loadModules() {
+  const delivery = await import("../src/services/subagent-delivery.js");
+  const registry = await import("../src/services/delivery-registry.js");
+  registry.__resetForTest();
+  return { delivery, registry };
+}
+
+describe("subagent-delivery platform routing (v4.14)", () => {
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    const { delivery, registry } = await loadModules();
+    delivery.__setBotApiForTest(null);
+    registry.__resetForTest();
+  });
+
+  it("info.platform='slack' routes via delivery-registry (NOT grammy api)", async () => {
+    const { delivery, registry } = await loadModules();
+
+    // Register fake Slack adapter
+    const sent: CapturedMsg[] = [];
+    registry.registerDeliveryAdapter({
+      platform: "slack",
+      sendText: async (chatId, text) => {
+        sent.push({ chatId, text });
+      },
+    });
+
+    // Set a grammy api that SHOULD NOT be called
+    const grammyCalls: CapturedMsg[] = [];
+    delivery.__setBotApiForTest({
+      sendMessage: async (chatId: number, text: string) => {
+        grammyCalls.push({ chatId, text });
+        return { message_id: 1 };
+      },
+      sendDocument: async () => ({ message_id: 1 }),
+    });
+
+    await delivery.deliverSubAgentResult(
+      {
+        id: "a1",
+        name: "Research task",
+        status: "completed",
+        startedAt: Date.now() - 5000,
+        source: "cron",
+        depth: 0,
+        parentChatId: "C012SLACKCH",
+        platform: "slack",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "a1",
+        name: "Research task",
+        status: "completed",
+        output: "Result body",
+        tokensUsed: { input: 100, output: 50 },
+        duration: 5000,
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(sent).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(sent[0].chatId).toBe("C012SLACKCH");
+    expect(sent[0].text).toContain("Research task");
+    expect(sent[0].text).toContain("Result body");
+    // grammy must NOT have been touched
+    expect(grammyCalls).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("info.platform='telegram' (default) still uses grammy api — behavior unchanged", async () => {
+    const { delivery, registry } = await loadModules();
+
+    // Register Slack adapter that SHOULD NOT be called
+    const slackCalls: CapturedMsg[] = [];
+    registry.registerDeliveryAdapter({
+      platform: "slack",
+      sendText: async (chatId, text) => slackCalls.push({ chatId, text }),
+    });
+
+    const grammyCalls: CapturedMsg[] = [];
+    delivery.__setBotApiForTest({
+      sendMessage: async (chatId: number, text: string) => {
+        grammyCalls.push({ chatId, text });
+        return { message_id: 1 };
+      },
+      sendDocument: async () => ({ message_id: 1 }),
+    });
+
+    await delivery.deliverSubAgentResult(
+      {
+        id: "a2",
+        name: "Telegram task",
+        status: "completed",
+        startedAt: Date.now() - 3000,
+        source: "cron",
+        depth: 0,
+        parentChatId: 8425689727,
+        // platform undefined → defaults to telegram
+      },
+      {
+        id: "a2",
+        name: "Telegram task",
+        status: "completed",
+        output: "Telegram body",
+        tokensUsed: { input: 10, output: 5 },
+        duration: 3000,
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(grammyCalls).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(grammyCalls[0].chatId).toBe(8425689727);
+    expect(grammyCalls[0].text).toContain("Telegram body");
+    // Slack adapter must NOT have been touched
+    expect(slackCalls).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("info.platform='discord' routes to discord adapter", async () => {
+    const { delivery, registry } = await loadModules();
+
+    const discordCalls: CapturedMsg[] = [];
+    registry.registerDeliveryAdapter({
+      platform: "discord",
+      sendText: async (chatId, text) =>
+        discordCalls.push({ chatId, text }),
+    });
+
+    await delivery.deliverSubAgentResult(
+      {
+        id: "a3",
+        name: "Discord task",
+        status: "completed",
+        startedAt: Date.now() - 1000,
+        source: "cron",
+        depth: 0,
+        parentChatId: "1234567890123456",
+        platform: "discord",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "a3",
+        name: "Discord task",
+        status: "completed",
+        output: "Discord body",
+        tokensUsed: { input: 1, output: 1 },
+        duration: 1000,
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(discordCalls).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(discordCalls[0].chatId).toBe("1234567890123456");
+  });
+
+  it("non-telegram platform with NO registered adapter skips delivery (no crash)", async () => {
+    const { delivery } = await loadModules();
+
+    await expect(
+      delivery.deliverSubAgentResult(
+        {
+          id: "a4",
+          name: "Orphan",
+          status: "completed",
+          startedAt: Date.now(),
+          source: "cron",
+          depth: 0,
+          parentChatId: "C999",
+          platform: "slack",
+        },
+        {
+          id: "a4",
+          name: "Orphan",
+          status: "completed",
+          output: "x",
+          tokensUsed: { input: 1, output: 1 },
+          duration: 100,
+        },
+      ),
+    ).resolves.not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("long output triggers chunking on non-Telegram adapter", async () => {
+    const { delivery, registry } = await loadModules();
+
+    const sent: string[] = [];
+    registry.registerDeliveryAdapter({
+      platform: "slack",
+      sendText: async (_chatId, text) => {
+        sent.push(text);
+      },
+    });
+
+    // Build ~8000 chars of output (forces chunking at 3800)
+    const longBody = "x".repeat(8000);
+
+    await delivery.deliverSubAgentResult(
+      {
+        id: "a5",
+        name: "Long task",
+        status: "completed",
+        startedAt: Date.now(),
+        source: "cron",
+        depth: 0,
+        parentChatId: "C1",
+        platform: "slack",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "a5",
+        name: "Long task",
+        status: "completed",
+        output: longBody,
+        tokensUsed: { input: 1, output: 1 },
+        duration: 100,
+      },
+    );
+
+    // Expect: 1 banner + multiple body chunks
+    expect(sent.length).toBeGreaterThan(1);
+    const bodyBytes = sent.slice(1).join("").length;
+    expect(bodyBytes).toBe(longBody.length);
+  });
+});