arkaos 3.3.0 → 3.5.0

package/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3.0
+3.5.0

package/core/agents/string_suggester.py

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+"""AI-assisted single-string suggester (PR83c v3.5.0).
+
+Sibling to `core/agents/field_suggester` but for fields that hold ONE
+string value (not a list). Used by the ✨ Generate button next to
+fields like `communication.tone`, `communication.preferred_format`,
+and `communication.language`.
+
+Where the list suggester APPENDS, this one REPLACES. The caller is
+expected to swap the field's existing value with the result.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from core.runtime.llm_provider import LLMProvider, LLMUnavailable, get_llm_provider
+
+
+_VALID_FIELDS: tuple[str, ...] = ("tone", "preferred_format", "language")
+
+_SYSTEM = (
+    "You suggest concise single-string values for behavioural agent and "
+    "persona profile fields. Return ONLY the value as plain text — no "
+    "JSON, no fences, no quotes, no explanations."
+)
+
+_FIELD_HINTS: dict[str, str] = {
+    "tone": (
+        "Return 2-4 adjectives separated by commas describing the "
+        "profile's voice (e.g. 'Direct, analytical, crisp'). "
+        "Max 60 characters."
+    ),
+    "preferred_format": (
+        "Return a short noun phrase listing the formats this profile "
+        "prefers (e.g. 'Briefs, tables, ASCII diagrams'). Max 80 characters."
+    ),
+    "language": (
+        "Return a comma-separated list of IETF language tags this profile "
+        "writes in (e.g. 'en' or 'en, pt-PT'). Max 20 characters."
+    ),
+}
+
+_MAX_LEN: dict[str, int] = {"tone": 60, "preferred_format": 80, "language": 20}
+
+
+class StringSuggestionError(RuntimeError):
+    """LLM produced unusable output or could not be reached."""
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class StringSuggestionResult:
+    value: str
+    provider_name: str
+
+
+def suggest_string_field(
+    field: str,
+    context: dict,
+    *,
+    provider: LLMProvider | None = None,
+) -> StringSuggestionResult:
+    """Return an AI-suggested single-string value for `field`."""
+    if field not in _VALID_FIELDS:
+        raise StringSuggestionError(f"unknown field: {field!r}")
+    llm = provider or get_llm_provider()
+    prompt = _build_prompt(field, context)
+    try:
+        resp = llm.complete(prompt, max_tokens=200, system=_SYSTEM)
+    except LLMUnavailable as exc:
+        raise StringSuggestionError(str(exc)) from exc
+    value = _clean(resp.text, field)
+    if not value:
+        raise StringSuggestionError("LLM returned an empty value")
+    return StringSuggestionResult(value=value, provider_name=llm.name())
+
+
+def _build_prompt(field: str, context: dict) -> str:
+    name = (context.get("name") or "").strip() or "the entity"
+    role = (context.get("role") or context.get("title") or "").strip()
+    department = (context.get("department") or "").strip()
+    current = (context.get("current") or "").strip()
+    lines = [f"Suggest a {field.replace('_', ' ')} for {name}."]
+    if role:
+        lines.append(f"Role: {role}.")
+    if department:
+        lines.append(f"Department: {department}.")
+    if current:
+        lines.append(f"Current value (to be replaced, do not repeat verbatim): {current}.")
+    lines.append(_FIELD_HINTS[field])
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def _clean(text: str, field: str) -> str:
+    """Strip fences, quotes, leading bullets and trim to the field's max."""
+    cleaned = text.strip()
+    cleaned = re.sub(r"^```(?:\w+)?\s*|\s*```$", "", cleaned, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+    cleaned = cleaned.strip()
+    # Remove surrounding quotes the LLM may add.
+    if len(cleaned) >= 2 and cleaned[0] in '"\'`' and cleaned[-1] == cleaned[0]:
+        cleaned = cleaned[1:-1].strip()
+    # Drop a leading bullet/numbering.
+    cleaned = re.sub(r"^[-*•·]\s+", "", cleaned)
+    cleaned = re.sub(r"^\d+[.)]\s+", "", cleaned)
+    # Single-line: collapse internal whitespace, drop trailing punctuation.
+    cleaned = " ".join(cleaned.split())
+    cleaned = cleaned.rstrip(".")
+    max_len = _MAX_LEN[field]
+    if len(cleaned) > max_len:
+        cleaned = cleaned[:max_len].rstrip(", ").rstrip()
+    return cleaned

package/dashboard/app/components/AgentEditDrawer.vue

@@ -115,6 +115,52 @@ function csvToList(value: string): string[] {
 type SuggestField = 'mental_models_primary' | 'frameworks' | 'expertise_domains' | 'communication_avoid'
 const suggestingField = ref<SuggestField | null>(null)
 
+// PR83c v3.5.0 — single-string suggester.
+type StringField = 'tone' | 'preferred_format'
+const suggestingString = ref<StringField | null>(null)
+
+async function suggestString(field: StringField) {
+  if (!draft.value || !props.agent) return
+  const current
+    = field === 'tone' ? draft.value.communication.tone : draft.value.communication.preferred_format
+  suggestingString.value = field
+  try {
+    const res = await $fetch<{ value: string, provider_name: string, error?: string }>(
+      `${apiBase}/api/agents/suggest-string`,
+      {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          field,
+          context: {
+            name: props.agent.name,
+            role: props.agent.role,
+            department: props.agent.department,
+            current,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    )
+    if (res.error) throw new Error(res.error)
+    if (field === 'tone') draft.value.communication.tone = res.value
+    else draft.value.communication.preferred_format = res.value
+    markDirty()
+    toast.add({
+      title: 'Generated',
+      description: `via ${res.provider_name}`,
+      color: 'success',
+      icon: 'i-lucide-sparkles',
+    })
+  } catch (err) {
+    toast.add({
+      title: 'Generate failed',
+      description: err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'unknown error',
+      color: 'error',
+    })
+  } finally {
+    suggestingString.value = null
+  }
+}
+
 async function suggest(field: SuggestField) {
   if (!draft.value || !props.agent) return
   const backendField = field === 'mental_models_primary' ? 'mental_models' : field
@@ -424,6 +470,18 @@ const vocabOptions = [
             <h3 class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-muted">Communication</h3>
             <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-3">
               <UFormField label="Tone">
+                <template #hint>
+                  <UButton
+                    label="Generate"
+                    icon="i-lucide-sparkles"
+                    size="xs"
+                    color="primary"
+                    variant="soft"
+                    :loading="suggestingString === 'tone'"
+                    :disabled="suggestingString !== null"
+                    @click="suggestString('tone')"
+                  />
+                </template>
                 <UInput v-model="draft.communication.tone" class="w-full" @update:model-value="markDirty" />
               </UFormField>
               <UFormField label="Vocabulary level">
@@ -435,6 +493,18 @@ const vocabOptions = [
                 />
               </UFormField>
               <UFormField label="Preferred format">
+                <template #hint>
+                  <UButton
+                    label="Generate"
+                    icon="i-lucide-sparkles"
+                    size="xs"
+                    color="primary"
+                    variant="soft"
+                    :loading="suggestingString === 'preferred_format'"
+                    :disabled="suggestingString !== null"
+                    @click="suggestString('preferred_format')"
+                  />
+                </template>
                 <UInput v-model="draft.communication.preferred_format" class="w-full" @update:model-value="markDirty" />
               </UFormField>
               <UFormField label="Language">

package/dashboard/app/pages/agents/index.vue

@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ const tierColor = (tier: number) => {
 }
 
 const columns: TableColumn<Agent>[] = [
+  { id: 'select',              header: '' },
   { accessorKey: 'name',       header: 'Name' },
   { accessorKey: 'role',       header: 'Role' },
   { accessorKey: 'department', header: 'Department' },
@@ -155,6 +156,78 @@ const columns: TableColumn<Agent>[] = [
 function goToAgent(id: string) {
   navigateTo(`/agents/${id}`)
 }
+
+// PR83b v3.4.0 — bulk selection + delete.
+const confirmDialog = useConfirmDialog()
+const selected = ref<Set<string>>(new Set())
+const bulkDeleting = ref(false)
+
+function toggleSelected(id: string) {
+  if (selected.value.has(id)) selected.value.delete(id)
+  else selected.value.add(id)
+  selected.value = new Set(selected.value)
+}
+
+function toggleAllVisible() {
+  const visibleIds = paginatedAgents.value.map((a) => a.id)
+  const allSelected = visibleIds.every((id) => selected.value.has(id))
+  const next = new Set(selected.value)
+  for (const id of visibleIds) {
+    if (allSelected) next.delete(id)
+    else next.add(id)
+  }
+  selected.value = next
+}
+
+const allVisibleSelected = computed(() => {
+  const visibleIds = paginatedAgents.value.map((a) => a.id)
+  return visibleIds.length > 0 && visibleIds.every((id) => selected.value.has(id))
+})
+
+function clearSelection() {
+  selected.value = new Set()
+}
+
+async function bulkDelete() {
+  if (selected.value.size === 0) return
+  const ids = Array.from(selected.value)
+  const ok = await confirmDialog({
+    title: `Delete ${ids.length} agent${ids.length === 1 ? '' : 's'}?`,
+    description: 'YAML files will be removed from disk. This cannot be undone. Tier 0 agents are protected and will be skipped.',
+    confirmLabel: `Delete ${ids.length}`,
+    cancelLabel: 'Cancel',
+    variant: 'danger',
+  })
+  if (!ok) return
+  bulkDeleting.value = true
+  const results = await Promise.allSettled(
+    ids.map((id) =>
+      $fetch<{ deleted?: boolean, error?: string }>(`${apiBase}/api/agents/${id}`, {
+        method: 'DELETE',
+      }),
+    ),
+  )
+  const successes = results.filter(
+    (r) => r.status === 'fulfilled' && r.value.deleted,
+  ).length
+  const failures = ids.length - successes
+  if (successes > 0) {
+    toast.add({
+      title: `Deleted ${successes} agent${successes === 1 ? '' : 's'}`,
+      description: failures > 0 ? `${failures} skipped (Tier 0 or missing)` : undefined,
+      color: failures > 0 ? 'warning' : 'success',
+    })
+  } else {
+    toast.add({
+      title: 'Nothing deleted',
+      description: 'All targets were protected or missing.',
+      color: 'error',
+    })
+  }
+  clearSelection()
+  bulkDeleting.value = false
+  await refreshAll()
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -233,6 +306,21 @@ function goToAgent(id: string) {
             td: 'border-b border-default'
           }"
         >
+          <template #select-header>
+            <UCheckbox
+              :model-value="allVisibleSelected"
+              aria-label="Select all visible"
+              @update:model-value="toggleAllVisible"
+            />
+          </template>
+          <template #select-cell="{ row }">
+            <UCheckbox
+              :model-value="selected.has(row.original.id)"
+              :aria-label="`Select ${row.original.name}`"
+              @update:model-value="() => toggleSelected(row.original.id)"
+              @click.stop
+            />
+          </template>
           <template #name-cell="{ row }">
             <button class="text-left font-medium text-primary hover:underline" @click="goToAgent(row.original.id)">
               {{ row.original.name }}
@@ -277,6 +365,39 @@ function goToAgent(id: string) {
           </template>
         </UTable>
 
+        <Transition
+          enter-active-class="transition ease-out duration-150"
+          enter-from-class="translate-y-4 opacity-0"
+          enter-to-class="translate-y-0 opacity-100"
+          leave-active-class="transition ease-in duration-100"
+          leave-from-class="translate-y-0 opacity-100"
+          leave-to-class="translate-y-4 opacity-0"
+        >
+          <div
+            v-if="selected.size > 0"
+            class="fixed bottom-6 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 z-50 flex items-center gap-3 rounded-xl border border-default bg-elevated shadow-lg px-4 py-2"
+          >
+            <span class="text-sm font-semibold">
+              {{ selected.size }} selected
+            </span>
+            <UButton
+              label="Clear"
+              variant="ghost"
+              size="xs"
+              @click="clearSelection"
+            />
+            <div class="h-5 w-px bg-default" />
+            <UButton
+              label="Delete"
+              icon="i-lucide-trash-2"
+              color="error"
+              size="sm"
+              :loading="bulkDeleting"
+              @click="bulkDelete"
+            />
+          </div>
+        </Transition>
+
         <div v-if="totalPages > 1" class="flex items-center justify-center mt-6">
           <UPagination
             :page="page"

package/dashboard/app/pages/agents/new.vue

@@ -88,6 +88,56 @@ const draft = ref<AgentDraft>({
 
 const saving = ref(false)
 
+// PR83c v3.5.0 — single-string suggester.
+type StringField = 'tone' | 'preferred_format'
+const suggestingString = ref<StringField | null>(null)
+
+async function suggestString(field: StringField) {
+  if (!draft.value.name.trim() || !draft.value.role.trim()) {
+    toast.add({
+      title: 'Add a name and role first',
+      color: 'warning',
+    })
+    return
+  }
+  const current = field === 'tone' ? draft.value.comm_tone : draft.value.comm_format
+  suggestingString.value = field
+  try {
+    const res = await $fetch<{ value: string, provider_name: string, error?: string }>(
+      `${apiBase}/api/agents/suggest-string`,
+      {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          field,
+          context: {
+            name: draft.value.name,
+            role: draft.value.role,
+            department: draft.value.department,
+            current,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    )
+    if (res.error) throw new Error(res.error)
+    if (field === 'tone') draft.value.comm_tone = res.value
+    else draft.value.comm_format = res.value
+    toast.add({
+      title: 'Generated',
+      description: `via ${res.provider_name}`,
+      color: 'success',
+      icon: 'i-lucide-sparkles',
+    })
+  } catch (err) {
+    toast.add({
+      title: 'Generate failed',
+      description: err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'unknown error',
+      color: 'error',
+    })
+  } finally {
+    suggestingString.value = null
+  }
+}
+
 // PR82b v3.1.0 — AI draft from description.
 const description = ref('')
 const drafting = ref(false)
@@ -544,12 +594,36 @@ const bigFiveKeys = ['openness', 'conscientiousness', 'extraversion', 'agreeable
           <h3 class="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-muted">Communication</h3>
           <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-3">
             <UFormField label="Tone">
+              <template #hint>
+                <UButton
+                  label="Generate"
+                  icon="i-lucide-sparkles"
+                  size="xs"
+                  color="primary"
+                  variant="soft"
+                  :loading="suggestingString === 'tone'"
+                  :disabled="suggestingString !== null"
+                  @click="suggestString('tone')"
+                />
+              </template>
               <UInput v-model="draft.comm_tone" class="w-full" placeholder="Analytical, calm" />
             </UFormField>
             <UFormField label="Vocabulary level">
               <USelect v-model="draft.comm_vocab" :items="vocabOptions" class="w-full" />
             </UFormField>
             <UFormField label="Preferred format">
+              <template #hint>
+                <UButton
+                  label="Generate"
+                  icon="i-lucide-sparkles"
+                  size="xs"
+                  color="primary"
+                  variant="soft"
+                  :loading="suggestingString === 'preferred_format'"
+                  :disabled="suggestingString !== null"
+                  @click="suggestString('preferred_format')"
+                />
+              </template>
               <UInput v-model="draft.comm_format" class="w-full" placeholder="Briefs, tables, charts" />
             </UFormField>
             <UFormField label="Language">

package/dashboard/app/pages/personas/[id].vue

@@ -226,6 +226,48 @@ function csvToList(value: string): string[] {
 type SuggestField = 'mental_models' | 'frameworks' | 'expertise_domains' | 'communication_avoid' | 'key_quotes'
 const suggestingField = ref<SuggestField | null>(null)
 
+// PR83c v3.5.0 — single-string suggester (tone for personas).
+const suggestingString = ref<'tone' | null>(null)
+
+async function suggestString(field: 'tone') {
+  if (!draft.value || !detail.value) return
+  const current = draft.value.communication.tone
+  suggestingString.value = field
+  try {
+    const res = await $fetch<{ value: string, provider_name: string, error?: string }>(
+      `${apiBase}/api/personas/suggest-string`,
+      {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          field,
+          context: {
+            name: detail.value.name,
+            title: detail.value.title,
+            current,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    )
+    if (res.error) throw new Error(res.error)
+    draft.value.communication.tone = res.value
+    markDirty()
+    toast.add({
+      title: 'Generated',
+      description: `via ${res.provider_name}`,
+      color: 'success',
+      icon: 'i-lucide-sparkles',
+    })
+  } catch (err) {
+    toast.add({
+      title: 'Generate failed',
+      description: err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'unknown error',
+      color: 'error',
+    })
+  } finally {
+    suggestingString.value = null
+  }
+}
+
 async function suggest(field: SuggestField) {
   if (!draft.value || !detail.value) return
   const current
@@ -754,6 +796,18 @@ const vocabOptions = [
                     <h3 class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-muted">Communication</h3>
                     <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-3">
                       <UFormField label="Tone">
+                        <template #hint>
+                          <UButton
+                            label="Generate"
+                            icon="i-lucide-sparkles"
+                            size="xs"
+                            color="primary"
+                            variant="soft"
+                            :loading="suggestingString === 'tone'"
+                            :disabled="suggestingString !== null"
+                            @click="suggestString('tone')"
+                          />
+                        </template>
                         <UInput v-model="draft.communication.tone" class="w-full" @update:model-value="markDirty" />
                       </UFormField>
                       <UFormField label="Vocabulary level">

package/dashboard/app/pages/personas/index.vue

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import type { TableColumn } from '@nuxt/ui'
 import type { Persona } from '~/types'
 
-const { fetchApi } = useApi()
+const { fetchApi, apiBase } = useApi()
 
 const { data, status, error, refresh } = await fetchApi<{
   personas: Persona[]
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ function agentCount(personaId: string): number {
 }
 
 const columns: TableColumn<Persona>[] = [
+  { id: 'select',              header: '' },
   { accessorKey: 'name',       header: 'Name' },
   { accessorKey: 'title',      header: 'Title' },
   { accessorKey: 'source',     header: 'Source' },
@@ -131,6 +132,78 @@ const columns: TableColumn<Persona>[] = [
 function goToPersona(id: string) {
   navigateTo(`/personas/${id}`)
 }
+
+// PR83b v3.4.0 — bulk selection + delete.
+const toast = useToast()
+const confirmDialog = useConfirmDialog()
+const selected = ref<Set<string>>(new Set())
+const bulkDeleting = ref(false)
+
+function toggleSelected(id: string) {
+  if (selected.value.has(id)) selected.value.delete(id)
+  else selected.value.add(id)
+  selected.value = new Set(selected.value)
+}
+
+function toggleAllVisible() {
+  const visibleIds = paginatedPersonas.value.map((p) => p.id)
+  const allSelected = visibleIds.every((id) => selected.value.has(id))
+  const next = new Set(selected.value)
+  for (const id of visibleIds) {
+    if (allSelected) next.delete(id)
+    else next.add(id)
+  }
+  selected.value = next
+}
+
+const allVisibleSelected = computed(() => {
+  const visibleIds = paginatedPersonas.value.map((p) => p.id)
+  return visibleIds.length > 0 && visibleIds.every((id) => selected.value.has(id))
+})
+
+function clearSelection() {
+  selected.value = new Set()
+}
+
+async function bulkDelete() {
+  if (selected.value.size === 0) return
+  const ids = Array.from(selected.value)
+  const ok = await confirmDialog({
+    title: `Delete ${ids.length} persona${ids.length === 1 ? '' : 's'}?`,
+    description: 'Personas will be removed from the JSON store and the Obsidian vault. This cannot be undone.',
+    confirmLabel: `Delete ${ids.length}`,
+    cancelLabel: 'Cancel',
+    variant: 'danger',
+  })
+  if (!ok) return
+  bulkDeleting.value = true
+  const results = await Promise.allSettled(
+    ids.map((id) =>
+      $fetch<{ deleted?: boolean, error?: string }>(`${apiBase}/api/personas/${id}`, {
+        method: 'DELETE',
+      }),
+    ),
+  )
+  const successes = results.filter(
+    (r) => r.status === 'fulfilled' && r.value.deleted,
+  ).length
+  const failures = ids.length - successes
+  if (successes > 0) {
+    toast.add({
+      title: `Deleted ${successes} persona${successes === 1 ? '' : 's'}`,
+      description: failures > 0 ? `${failures} failed` : undefined,
+      color: failures > 0 ? 'warning' : 'success',
+    })
+  } else {
+    toast.add({
+      title: 'Nothing deleted',
+      color: 'error',
+    })
+  }
+  clearSelection()
+  bulkDeleting.value = false
+  await refreshAll()
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -218,6 +291,21 @@ function goToPersona(id: string) {
           }"
           @select="(row: Persona) => goToPersona(row.id)"
         >
+          <template #select-header>
+            <UCheckbox
+              :model-value="allVisibleSelected"
+              aria-label="Select all visible"
+              @update:model-value="toggleAllVisible"
+            />
+          </template>
+          <template #select-cell="{ row }">
+            <UCheckbox
+              :model-value="selected.has(row.original.id)"
+              :aria-label="`Select ${row.original.name}`"
+              @update:model-value="() => toggleSelected(row.original.id)"
+              @click.stop
+            />
+          </template>
           <template #name-cell="{ row }">
             <span class="font-medium">{{ row.original.name }}</span>
           </template>
@@ -282,6 +370,39 @@ function goToPersona(id: string) {
           </template>
         </UTable>
 
+        <Transition
+          enter-active-class="transition ease-out duration-150"
+          enter-from-class="translate-y-4 opacity-0"
+          enter-to-class="translate-y-0 opacity-100"
+          leave-active-class="transition ease-in duration-100"
+          leave-from-class="translate-y-0 opacity-100"
+          leave-to-class="translate-y-4 opacity-0"
+        >
+          <div
+            v-if="selected.size > 0"
+            class="fixed bottom-6 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 z-50 flex items-center gap-3 rounded-xl border border-default bg-elevated shadow-lg px-4 py-2"
+          >
+            <span class="text-sm font-semibold">
+              {{ selected.size }} selected
+            </span>
+            <UButton
+              label="Clear"
+              variant="ghost"
+              size="xs"
+              @click="clearSelection"
+            />
+            <div class="h-5 w-px bg-default" />
+            <UButton
+              label="Delete"
+              icon="i-lucide-trash-2"
+              color="error"
+              size="sm"
+              :loading="bulkDeleting"
+              @click="bulkDelete"
+            />
+          </div>
+        </Transition>
+
         <div v-if="totalPages > 1" class="flex items-center justify-center mt-6">
           <UPagination
             :page="page"

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "arkaos",
-  "version": "3.3.0",
+  "version": "3.5.0",
   "description": "The Operating System for AI Agent Teams",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {

package/pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "arkaos-core"
-version = "3.3.0"
+version = "3.5.0"
 description = "Core engine for ArkaOS — The Operating System for AI Agent Teams"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {text = "MIT"}

package/scripts/dashboard-api.py

@@ -1094,6 +1094,55 @@ def persona_clone(persona_id: str, body: dict = {}):
     return {"agent_id": agent_id, "department": department, "file": f"departments/{department}/agents/{agent_id}.yaml"}
 
 
+@app.delete("/api/agents/{agent_id}")
+def agent_delete(agent_id: str):
+    """PR83b v3.4.0 — delete an agent's YAML file.
+
+    Refuses to delete Tier 0 (C-Suite) agents — those are governance
+    fixtures and need direct YAML removal to make the intent explicit.
+
+    Resolves the YAML location two ways:
+      1. From the cached registry (covers seeded agents)
+      2. By scanning departments/*/agents/<id>.yaml (covers
+         freshly-created agents that aren't in the registry yet)
+    """
+    yaml_file = _resolve_agent_yaml(agent_id)
+    if yaml_file is None:
+        return {"error": "Agent not found"}
+    tier = _agent_tier_from_yaml(yaml_file)
+    if tier == 0:
+        return {"error": "Cannot delete Tier 0 (C-Suite) agents from the dashboard"}
+    try:
+        yaml_file.unlink()
+    except OSError as exc:
+        return {"error": f"delete failed: {exc}"}
+    return {"deleted": True, "id": agent_id, "yaml_path": str(yaml_file)}
+
+
+def _resolve_agent_yaml(agent_id: str) -> Optional[Path]:
+    # 1. Check the cached registry first.
+    for a in _load_agents():
+        if a.get("id") == agent_id:
+            candidate = ARKAOS_ROOT / a.get("file", "")
+            if candidate.exists():
+                return candidate
+    # 2. Filesystem scan — covers freshly-created files.
+    dept_root = ARKAOS_ROOT / "departments"
+    if dept_root.exists():
+        for path in dept_root.glob(f"*/agents/{agent_id}.yaml"):
+            return path
+    return None
+
+
+def _agent_tier_from_yaml(yaml_file: Path) -> int:
+    try:
+        import yaml as _yaml
+        raw = _yaml.safe_load(yaml_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")) or {}
+    except Exception:
+        return 99
+    return int(raw.get("tier") or 99)
+
+
 @app.delete("/api/personas/{persona_id}")
 def persona_delete(persona_id: str):
     mgr = _get_persona_manager()
@@ -1900,6 +1949,33 @@ def agents_draft(body: dict):
     return {"draft": res.draft, "provider_name": res.provider_name}
 
 
+# --- AI single-string suggester (PR83c v3.5.0) ---
+
+@app.post("/api/agents/suggest-string")
+def agents_suggest_string(body: dict):
+    """Suggest a single-string value (tone, preferred_format, language)."""
+    return _do_string_suggest(body, source="agent")
+
+
+@app.post("/api/personas/suggest-string")
+def personas_suggest_string(body: dict):
+    return _do_string_suggest(body, source="persona")
+
+
+def _do_string_suggest(body: dict, *, source: str) -> dict:
+    from core.agents.string_suggester import (
+        StringSuggestionError,
+        suggest_string_field,
+    )
+    field = (body.get("field") or "").strip()
+    context = body.get("context") or {}
+    try:
+        res = suggest_string_field(field, context)
+    except StringSuggestionError as exc:
+        return {"error": str(exc)}
+    return {"value": res.value, "provider_name": res.provider_name, "source": source}
+
+
 # --- AI list-field suggester (PR81 v2.99.0) ---
 
 @app.post("/api/agents/suggest")