atris 3.82.23 → 3.82.24

package/bin/atris.js

@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ const dryRunRequested = updateArgs.includes('--dry-run');
 const skipUpdateCheck = Boolean(process.env.ATRIS_SKIP_UPDATE_CHECK || process.env.NO_UPDATE_NOTIFIER || helpRequested || jsonRequested);
 // Local-only commands make no registry call and start no background install.
 // sentinel prints its own one-line notice at the end of the run instead.
-if (!skipUpdateCheck && (!updateCommand || (updateCommand && !['version', 'update', 'mcp', 'recap', '99', 'sentinel', 'login'].includes(updateCommand)))) {
+// listen is polled by scripts every minute and its stdout is read by them.
+if (!skipUpdateCheck && (!updateCommand || (updateCommand && !['version', 'update', 'mcp', 'recap', '99', 'sentinel', 'login', 'listen'].includes(updateCommand)))) {
   updateCheckPromise = checkForUpdates()
     .then((updateInfo) => {
       if (updateInfo) {
@@ -788,6 +789,7 @@ function showHelpAll() {
   console.log('  hires      - Morning check-in: one line per hire (mail, spend, last run)');
   console.log('  mail       - Your agents\' own inboxes: list, read, send (not Gmail)');
   console.log('  channel    - The team\'s shared channels: read, post, claim, done (atris channel <name>)');
+  console.log('  listen     - A team member\'s inbox: what was sent to it, then mark it handled (atris listen --as <member>)');
   console.log('  design     - Extract a site design system, check brand adherence, search brands');
   console.log('  mcp        - Run the atris MCP server (stdio) for Claude Desktop and Cursor');
   console.log('');
@@ -2586,6 +2588,11 @@ if (command === 'guide') {
   Promise.resolve().then(() => require('../commands/channel').channelCommand(process.argv.slice(3)))
     .then((code) => exitAfterStdoutDrain(typeof code === 'number' ? code : 0))
     .catch((err) => { console.error(String(err.message || err).replace(/\s+/g, ' ')); process.exit(1); });
+} else if (command === 'listen') {
+  // A team member's inbox on the team board. Exits 0 new, 1 nothing new, 2 error.
+  Promise.resolve().then(() => require('../commands/listen').listenCommand(process.argv.slice(3)))
+    .then((code) => exitAfterStdoutDrain(typeof code === 'number' ? code : 0))
+    .catch((err) => { console.error(String(err.message || err).replace(/\s+/g, ' ')); process.exit(2); });
 } else if (command === 'transactions') {
   Promise.resolve().then(() => require('../commands/transactions').transactionsCommand(process.argv.slice(3)))
     .then((code) => exitAfterStdoutDrain(typeof code === 'number' ? code : 0))

package/commands/channel.js

@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@
 // the sign-in they already have. Backend: /api/swarlo/{business}/... (the
 // business may be its slug or its id; the server takes both).
 
-const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const { apiRequestJson } = require('../utils/api');
-const { NOT_LOGGED_IN, oneLine } = require('../lib/developer-api');
+const { NOT_LOGGED_IN } = require('../lib/developer-api');
 const { parseArgs, loginToken, relativeTime, clip } = require('../lib/business-target');
-const { stateHome } = require('../lib/state-home');
+const { resolveChannelBusiness, boardWhy, memberName, lookupMember } = require('../lib/team-board');
 
 // Words that are verbs here, so no channel can be called one of them.
 const REPORTS = ['done', 'failed', 'blocked'];
@@ -43,60 +41,6 @@ the team's channels on the hosted Atris server, shared by every agent on every
 computer. uses your existing sign-in (atris login).`);
 }
 
-function readJson(file) {
-  try { return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8')); } catch { return null; }
-}
-
-function registeredBusinesses(homeDir) {
-  const raw = readJson(path.join(homeDir, '.atris', 'businesses.json'));
-  if (!raw || typeof raw !== 'object') return [];
-  return Object.entries(raw)
-    .filter(([, b]) => b && typeof b === 'object' && b.business_id)
-    .map(([key, b]) => ({ id: String(b.business_id), slug: String(b.slug || key), name: String(b.name || b.slug || key) }));
-}
-
-function boundBusiness(startDir) {
-  let dir = path.resolve(startDir);
-  for (;;) {
-    const parsed = readJson(path.join(dir, '.atris', 'business.json'));
-    if (parsed && parsed.business_id) {
-      const slug = String(parsed.slug || parsed.name || parsed.business_id);
-      return { id: String(parsed.business_id), slug, name: String(parsed.name || slug) };
-    }
-    const up = path.dirname(dir);
-    if (up === dir) return null;
-    dir = up;
-  }
-}
-
-const PICK = 'add --business <slug>, set ATRIS_BUSINESS=<slug>, or run inside a business folder';
-
-// Which business, in order: --business, ATRIS_BUSINESS, the nearest
-// .atris/business.json, then the only one in ~/.atris/businesses.json.
-// A slug is looked up locally; one this computer does not know goes to the
-// server as is. Returns { id, slug, name } or { error }.
-function resolveChannelBusiness(flags = {}, deps = {}) {
-  const env = deps.env || process.env;
-  const known = registeredBusinesses(deps.homeDir || stateHome());
-  const lookup = (value) => known.find((b) => b.slug === value || b.id === value)
-    || { id: value, slug: value, name: value };
-
-  if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(flags, 'business')) {
-    const given = typeof flags.business === 'string' ? flags.business.trim() : '';
-    if (!given) return { error: '--business needs a business slug' };
-    return lookup(given);
-  }
-  const fromEnv = String(env.ATRIS_BUSINESS || '').trim();
-  if (fromEnv) return lookup(fromEnv);
-  const bound = boundBusiness(deps.cwd || process.cwd());
-  if (bound) return bound;
-  if (known.length === 1) return known[0];
-  if (!known.length) return { error: `no business picked: ${PICK}.` };
-  const names = known.map((b) => b.slug);
-  const shown = names.length > 8 ? `${names.slice(0, 8).join(', ')}, and ${names.length - 8} more` : names.join(', ');
-  return { error: `more than one business on this computer (${shown}): ${PICK}.` };
-}
-
 function postLine(post, now, width = 400) {
   const who = clip(post.member_name || 'someone', 18);
   const when = relativeTime(post.created_at, now) || '';
@@ -144,14 +88,7 @@ async function channelCommand(args = [], deps = {}) {
   const request = deps.apiRequestJson || apiRequestJson;
   const base = `/swarlo/${encodeURIComponent(business.id)}`;
   const call = (route, options = {}) => request(`${base}${route}`, { method: 'GET', ...options, token });
-  const why = (res) => {
-    if (!res) return 'no answer from the server';
-    const detail = res.data && (res.data.detail || res.data.error);
-    if (res.status === 401) return 'your sign-in was refused. run: atris login';
-    if (res.status === 403) return `you are not on ${business.slug}'s team`;
-    if (res.status === 404 && detail === 'Business not found') return `no business called "${business.slug}"`;
-    return oneLine(detail || res.error || `request failed (${res.status})`);
-  };
+  const why = (res) => boardWhy(res, business);
   const say = (res) => log(JSON.stringify(res.data));
   const channelList = async () => {
     const res = await call('/channels');
@@ -200,14 +137,14 @@ async function channelCommand(args = [], deps = {}) {
   // member that cannot be found stops the write; it never falls back to you.
   const writes = (verb && verb !== 'list') || (name && text);
   const env = deps.env || process.env;
-  const asWho = String((typeof flags.as === 'string' ? flags.as : env.ATRIS_AGENT) || '').trim().replace(/^@/, '').toLowerCase();
+  const asWho = memberName(flags, env);
   let member = null;
   if (writes && asWho) {
-    const res = await request(`/business/${encodeURIComponent(business.id)}/team/${encodeURIComponent(asWho)}`, { method: 'GET', token });
-    if (res && res.status === 404) { err(`no member called "${asWho}" in ${business.slug}, so nothing was sent. check the name, or leave off --as to post as yourself`); return 1; }
-    if (!res || !res.ok) { err(`could not look up member "${asWho}", so nothing was sent: ${why(res)}`); return 1; }
-    if (!res.data || !res.data.agent_id) { err(`member "${asWho}" in ${business.slug} has no agent id, so nothing was sent`); return 1; }
-    member = { id: String(res.data.agent_id), name: String(res.data.name || asWho) };
+    const found = await lookupMember(request, business, asWho, token);
+    if (found.missing) { err(`no member called "${asWho}" in ${business.slug}, so nothing was sent. check the name, or leave off --as to post as yourself`); return 1; }
+    if (found.failed !== undefined) { err(`could not look up member "${asWho}", so nothing was sent: ${why(found.failed)}`); return 1; }
+    if (found.noId) { err(`member "${asWho}" in ${business.slug} has no agent id, so nothing was sent`); return 1; }
+    member = found.member;
   }
   const signed = (body) => (member ? { ...body, agent_id: member.id } : body);
   const byline = member ? ` as ${member.name}` : '';

package/commands/listen.js

@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// atris listen: a team member's inbox on the team board. Shows what was sent
+// to that member (mentions, replies, tasks) that it has not marked handled.
+// Backend: GET /api/swarlo/{business}/inbox and POST .../inbox/ack.
+//
+// Exit codes are for scripts: 0 something new, 1 nothing new, 2 error.
+//   if atris listen --as walsh --json > new.json; then ...; fi
+
+const { apiRequestJson } = require('../utils/api');
+const { NOT_LOGGED_IN, oneLine } = require('../lib/developer-api');
+const { parseArgs, relativeTime, clip } = require('../lib/business-target');
+const { resolveChannelBusiness, boardWhy, memberName, lookupMember } = require('../lib/team-board');
+
+const FLAGS = { switches: ['watch'], values: ['as', 'limit', 'ack'] };
+const NEW = 0;
+const NOTHING = 1;
+const FAILED = 2;
+const WATCH_MS = 30000;
+const SERVER_MAX = 50;
+// Scripts run this every minute: each request gives up after 10 seconds and
+// is never retried, so one run cannot outlast the next.
+const QUICK = { timeoutMs: 10000, retries: 0 };
+const WHOLE = /^[1-9]\d*$/;
+
+// The sign-in token, or { error }. A token from ATRIS_TOKEN or one that is
+// not near expiry is used as is: the inbox request's own 401 is the check,
+// which saves a round trip per run. Anything else (expired, unknown expiry,
+// an agent client) goes through the full check. When that check fails for a
+// reason other than "never signed in", say the real reason.
+async function listenToken(deps, request) {
+  if (deps.token) return { token: deps.token };
+  if (!deps.ensureCredentials) {
+    const auth = require('../utils/auth');
+    const { isAgentClientCredential } = require('../utils/agent-client');
+    const creds = auth.readActiveCredentials();
+    const fresh = creds && creds.token && !isAgentClientCredential(creds)
+      && (creds.source === 'env' || (auth.getTokenExpiryEpochSeconds(creds.token) && !auth.shouldRefreshToken(creds.token)));
+    if (fresh) return { token: creds.token };
+  }
+  const ensure = deps.ensureCredentials
+    || (() => require('../utils/auth').ensureValidCredentials((p, o = {}) => request(p, { ...o, ...QUICK })));
+  let auth;
+  try { auth = await ensure(); } catch (e) { return { error: `could not check your sign-in: ${oneLine((e && e.message) || e)}` }; }
+  if (auth && !auth.error && auth.credentials && auth.credentials.token) return { token: auth.credentials.token };
+  if (!auth || auth.error === 'not_logged_in') return { error: NOT_LOGGED_IN };
+  return { error: `could not check your sign-in: ${oneLine(auth.detail || auth.error)}. if this keeps happening, run: atris login` };
+}
+
+function listenHelp(log = console.log) {
+  log(`usage: atris listen --as <member>                 what was sent to that member, oldest first
+       atris listen --as <member> --ack <number>  mark everything up to that number handled
+       atris listen --as <member> --watch         keep checking every 30 seconds (Ctrl-C to stop)
+
+options:
+  --as <member>       whose inbox (else ATRIS_AGENT)
+  --business <slug>   which business (else ATRIS_BUSINESS, this folder's business, or your only one)
+  --limit <n>         how many to show, 1 to 50 (default 20)
+  --json              the server's reply as is
+
+exits 0 when something is new, 1 when nothing is, 2 on an error, so a script
+can run: if atris listen --as walsh --json > new.json; then ...; fi
+--watch never marks anything handled. uses your existing sign-in (atris login).`);
+}
+
+// Oldest first, whatever order the server sent.
+function bySeq(items) {
+  return items.slice().sort((a, b) => Number(a.seq) - Number(b.seq));
+}
+
+function itemLines(items, now) {
+  const rows = items.map((it) => ({
+    channel: `#${clip(it.channel || '?', 20)}`,
+    who: clip(it.author_name || it.author_id || 'someone', 18),
+    when: relativeTime(it.created_at, now) || '',
+    text: `[${it.reason || 'note'}] ${clip(it.content || '', 200)}`,
+  }));
+  const w = (key) => Math.max(...rows.map((r) => r[key].length));
+  const wc = w('channel'); const ww = w('who'); const wt = w('when');
+  return rows.map((r) => `${r.channel.padEnd(wc)}  ${r.who.padEnd(ww)}  ${r.when.padEnd(wt)}  ${r.text}`);
+}
+
+async function listenCommand(args = [], deps = {}) {
+  let secret = '';
+  const hide = (line) => (secret ? String(line).split(secret).join('[hidden]') : String(line));
+  const log = (line) => (deps.log || console.log)(hide(line));
+  const err = (line) => (deps.err || console.error)(hide(line));
+  const clock = () => (deps.now ? deps.now() : Date.now());
+  const env = deps.env || process.env;
+
+  const { flags, pos, error } = parseArgs(args, FLAGS);
+  if (flags.help || pos[0] === 'help') { listenHelp(log); return 0; }
+  if (error) { err(`${error}. see: atris listen --help`); return FAILED; }
+  if (pos.length) { err(`atris listen takes no other words. to name the member: atris listen --as ${pos[0].replace(/^@/, '')}`); return FAILED; }
+
+  const who = memberName(flags, env);
+  if (!who) { err('say who is listening: atris listen --as <member>'); return FAILED; }
+  const limit = flags.limit == null ? 20 : (WHOLE.test(flags.limit) ? Number(flags.limit) : NaN);
+  if (!(limit >= 1 && limit <= SERVER_MAX)) { err('--limit takes a whole number from 1 to 50'); return FAILED; }
+  const ack = flags.ack == null ? null : (WHOLE.test(flags.ack) ? Number(flags.ack) : NaN);
+  if (ack !== null && !Number.isSafeInteger(ack)) { err(`--ack takes the number shown on the last line, like: atris listen --as ${who} --ack 42`); return FAILED; }
+  if (ack !== null && flags.watch) { err('--ack and --watch do not go together: --watch never marks anything handled'); return FAILED; }
+
+  const business = resolveChannelBusiness(flags, deps);
+  if (business.error) { err(business.error); return FAILED; }
+  const raw = deps.apiRequestJson || apiRequestJson;
+  const request = (p, o = {}) => raw(p, { ...o, ...QUICK });
+  const signIn = await listenToken(deps, raw);
+  if (signIn.error) { err(signIn.error); return FAILED; }
+  const token = signIn.token;
+  secret = token;
+
+  const why = (res) => boardWhy(res, business);
+  const found = await lookupMember(request, business, who, token);
+  if (found.missing) { err(`no member called "${who}" in ${business.slug}, so nothing was checked. check the spelling of the name`); return FAILED; }
+  if (found.failed !== undefined) { err(`could not look up member "${who}": ${why(found.failed)}`); return FAILED; }
+  if (found.noId) { err(`member "${who}" in ${business.slug} has no agent id, so it has no inbox`); return FAILED; }
+  const member = found.member;
+
+  const base = `/swarlo/${encodeURIComponent(business.id)}/inbox`;
+  const inboxWhy = (res) => (res && res.status === 404 && res.data && res.data.detail === 'Not Found'
+    ? 'this server has no inboxes yet; the update may still be rolling out'
+    : why(res));
+  // The same command again, so the hint is copyable as is.
+  const again = `atris listen --as ${who}${Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(flags, 'business') ? ` --business ${business.slug}` : ''}`;
+
+  if (ack !== null) {
+    const res = await request(`${base}/ack`, { method: 'POST', token, body: { agent_id: member.id, seq: ack } });
+    if (!res || !res.ok) { err(`could not mark ${member.name}'s inbox handled: ${inboxWhy(res)}`); return FAILED; }
+    if (flags.json) { log(JSON.stringify(res.data)); return 0; }
+    const upTo = Number(res.data && res.data.read_up_to);
+    if (Number.isFinite(upTo) && upTo > ack) log(`${member.name}'s inbox was already handled up to ${upTo}; nothing changed.`);
+    else log(`marked handled for ${member.name}, up to ${Number.isFinite(upTo) ? upTo : ack}.`);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  const fetchInbox = async () => {
+    // --watch asks for the most the server gives, since it never marks
+    // anything handled and would otherwise keep seeing the same oldest few.
+    const n = flags.watch ? SERVER_MAX : limit;
+    const res = await request(`${base}?agent_id=${encodeURIComponent(member.id)}&limit=${n}`, { method: 'GET', token });
+    if (!res || !res.ok) return { failed: inboxWhy(res), res };
+    if (!res.data || !Array.isArray(res.data.items)) return { failed: 'the server answered without an items list' };
+    return { data: res.data, items: bySeq(res.data.items) };
+  };
+
+  if (!flags.watch) {
+    const got = await fetchInbox();
+    if (got.failed) { err(`could not read ${member.name}'s inbox: ${got.failed}`); return FAILED; }
+    if (flags.json) { log(JSON.stringify(got.data)); return got.items.length ? NEW : NOTHING; }
+    if (!got.items.length) { log(`nothing new for ${member.name}.`); return NOTHING; }
+    for (const line of itemLines(got.items, clock())) log(line);
+    if (got.items.length >= limit) log(`showing the oldest ${got.items.length}; more are waiting after these are handled.`);
+    log(`mark handled: ${again} --ack ${got.items[got.items.length - 1].seq}`);
+    return NEW;
+  }
+
+  // --watch: for a person at a terminal. Prints only items it has not shown
+  // yet and never marks anything handled. Errors that retrying cannot fix
+  // (sign-in, access, no such business) stop it; the rest wait for the next round.
+  const sleep = deps.sleep || ((ms) => new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, ms)));
+  const keepGoing = deps.keepGoing || (() => true);
+  // stderr, so --watch --json leaves nothing but items on stdout.
+  if (!deps.sleep) process.once('SIGINT', () => { (deps.err || console.error)('stopped listening.'); process.exit(0); });
+  if (!flags.json) log(`listening for ${member.name} in ${business.slug}. checks every 30 seconds; Ctrl-C to stop.`);
+  let shown = -Infinity;
+  let first = true;
+  let full = false;
+  for (;;) {
+    const got = await fetchInbox();
+    if (got.failed) {
+      err(`could not read ${member.name}'s inbox: ${got.failed}`);
+      if (got.res && [401, 403, 404].includes(got.res.status)) return FAILED;
+    } else {
+      const fresh = got.items.filter((it) => Number(it.seq) > shown);
+      if (fresh.length) {
+        if (flags.json) for (const it of fresh) log(JSON.stringify(it));
+        else for (const line of itemLines(fresh, clock())) log(line);
+        shown = Math.max(shown, ...fresh.map((it) => Number(it.seq)));
+        if (!flags.json) log(`mark handled: ${again} --ack ${shown}`);
+      } else if (first && !flags.json) {
+        log(`nothing new for ${member.name} yet.`);
+      }
+      // The server gives the oldest 50 unhandled; newer ones stay hidden
+      // until some are marked handled. Say so once, not every round.
+      const nowFull = got.items.length >= SERVER_MAX;
+      if (nowFull && !full) (flags.json ? err : log)(`${SERVER_MAX}+ waiting for ${member.name}; newer ones show after these are marked handled: ${again} --ack ${shown}`);
+      full = nowFull;
+    }
+    first = false;
+    if (!keepGoing()) return 0;
+    await sleep(deps.intervalMs || WATCH_MS);
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = { listenCommand };

package/lib/known-commands.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const knownCommands = ['init', 'guide', 'doctor', 'doc-health', 'install', 'work
                        'activate', '_activate', 'agent', 'team', 'chat', 'fast', 'ax', 'console', 'serve', 'login', 'logout', 'whoami', 'switch', 'use', 'accounts', '_resolve', '_profile-email', '_switch-session', 'shell-init', 'update', 'upgrade', 'version', 'help', 'next', 'atris',
                        'clean', 'close', 'harvest', 'verify', 'recover', 'search', 'scout', 'skill', 'member', 'codex-goal', 'app', 'apps', 'learn', 'lesson', 'taste', 'teach', 'plugin', 'experiments', 'bench', 'router', 'tree', 'receipt', 'proof', 'openclaw', 'pull', 'push', 'watch', 'cloud', 'live', 'align', 'terminal', 'computer', 'diff', 'business', 'sync', 'youtube', 'x-search',
                        'ingest', 'query', 'lint', 'loop', 'pulse', 'task', 'mission', 'decide', 'campaign', 'agents', 'probe', 'worktree', 'land', 'caretaker', 'autoland', 'drive', 'aeo', 'slop', 'voice', 'strings', 'write', 'security-review', 'secure', 'sentinel', 'deck', 'site', 'theme', 'card', 'reel', 'improve', 'study', 'rainmaker', 'xp', 'play', 'gm', 'game', 'x', 'recap', 'report', 'signup', 'clarity', 'interview', 'meet', 'moves', 'unknowns', 'avail', 'scoreboard', 'growth', 'scorecard', 'rating', 'sync-checkout', 'zen',
-                       'ci', 'github', 'vercel', 'supabase', 'linear', 'stripe', 'memory', 'balance', 'film', 'usage', 'spend', 'api-key', 'agent-client', 'topup', 'buy', 'transactions', 'hire', 'hires', 'mail', 'channel', 'design', 'mcp', 'gmail', 'google', 'calendar', 'twitter', 'slack', 'imessage', 'integrations', 'setup', 'clean-workspace', 'cw',
+                       'ci', 'github', 'vercel', 'supabase', 'linear', 'stripe', 'memory', 'balance', 'film', 'usage', 'spend', 'api-key', 'agent-client', 'topup', 'buy', 'transactions', 'hire', 'hires', 'mail', 'channel', 'listen', 'design', 'mcp', 'gmail', 'google', 'calendar', 'twitter', 'slack', 'imessage', 'integrations', 'setup', 'clean-workspace', 'cw',
                        'fork', 'browse', 'publish', 'pack', 'sleep', 'wake', 'feedback', 'errors', 'wiki', 'code-review', 'cr', 'soul', 'fleet', 'fleet-report', 'loops', 'self-improve', 'compile', 'spaceship', 'truth', 'sign', 'engine', 'engines', 'link', 'playbook', 'feed', 'brief', 'social', 'host', 'people', 'follow', 'unfollow', 'friends', 'msg', 'inbox', 'invite', 'join', 'rsi', 'pay', 'trust'];
 
 // Damerau-Levenshtein edit distance between two short strings. Counts an

package/lib/roster-swap.js

@@ -174,11 +174,15 @@ function jobScope(state, key) {
   return state.machine && state.machine.path ? 'machine' : 'project';
 }
 
+// A member belongs to one project, so a member no file names yet goes in that
+// project's own atris/ROSTER.md when it has one; only a project without one
+// falls back to the all-projects roster.
 function teamScope(state, member) {
   for (const scope of reg.ROSTER_LAYERS) {
     const team = state[scope] && Array.isArray(state[scope].team) ? state[scope].team : [];
     if (team.some((line) => line.member === member)) return scope;
   }
+  if (state.project && state.project.format === 'markdown') return 'project';
   return state.machine && state.machine.path ? 'machine' : 'project';
 }
 

package/lib/team-board.js

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// Shared plumbing for the team board on the hosted server (`atris channel`,
+// `atris listen`): which business, the plain reason a request failed, and the
+// member name -> agent id lookup. HTTP client only; routes live in the backend.
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { oneLine } = require('./developer-api');
+const { stateHome } = require('./state-home');
+
+function readJson(file) {
+  try { return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8')); } catch { return null; }
+}
+
+function registeredBusinesses(homeDir) {
+  const raw = readJson(path.join(homeDir, '.atris', 'businesses.json'));
+  if (!raw || typeof raw !== 'object') return [];
+  return Object.entries(raw)
+    .filter(([, b]) => b && typeof b === 'object' && b.business_id)
+    .map(([key, b]) => ({ id: String(b.business_id), slug: String(b.slug || key), name: String(b.name || b.slug || key) }));
+}
+
+function boundBusiness(startDir) {
+  let dir = path.resolve(startDir);
+  for (;;) {
+    const parsed = readJson(path.join(dir, '.atris', 'business.json'));
+    if (parsed && parsed.business_id) {
+      const slug = String(parsed.slug || parsed.name || parsed.business_id);
+      return { id: String(parsed.business_id), slug, name: String(parsed.name || slug) };
+    }
+    const up = path.dirname(dir);
+    if (up === dir) return null;
+    dir = up;
+  }
+}
+
+const PICK = 'add --business <slug>, set ATRIS_BUSINESS=<slug>, or run inside a business folder';
+
+// Which business, in order: --business, ATRIS_BUSINESS, the nearest
+// .atris/business.json, then the only one in ~/.atris/businesses.json.
+// A slug is looked up locally; one this computer does not know goes to the
+// server as is. Returns { id, slug, name } or { error }.
+function resolveChannelBusiness(flags = {}, deps = {}) {
+  const env = deps.env || process.env;
+  const known = registeredBusinesses(deps.homeDir || stateHome());
+  const lookup = (value) => known.find((b) => b.slug === value || b.id === value)
+    || { id: value, slug: value, name: value };
+
+  if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(flags, 'business')) {
+    const given = typeof flags.business === 'string' ? flags.business.trim() : '';
+    if (!given) return { error: '--business needs a business slug' };
+    return lookup(given);
+  }
+  const fromEnv = String(env.ATRIS_BUSINESS || '').trim();
+  if (fromEnv) return lookup(fromEnv);
+  const bound = boundBusiness(deps.cwd || process.cwd());
+  if (bound) return bound;
+  if (known.length === 1) return known[0];
+  if (!known.length) return { error: `no business picked: ${PICK}.` };
+  const names = known.map((b) => b.slug);
+  const shown = names.length > 8 ? `${names.slice(0, 8).join(', ')}, and ${names.length - 8} more` : names.join(', ');
+  return { error: `more than one business on this computer (${shown}): ${PICK}.` };
+}
+
+// One plain line on why a board request failed.
+function boardWhy(res, business) {
+  if (!res) return 'no answer from the server';
+  const detail = res.data && (res.data.detail || res.data.error);
+  if (res.status === 401) return 'your sign-in was refused. run: atris login';
+  if (res.status === 403) return `you are not on ${business.slug}'s team`;
+  if (res.status === 404 && detail === 'Business not found') return `no business called "${business.slug}"`;
+  return oneLine(detail || res.error || `request failed (${res.status})`);
+}
+
+// The member named by --as, else ATRIS_AGENT: lowercased, no leading @.
+function memberName(flags = {}, env = process.env) {
+  return String((typeof flags.as === 'string' ? flags.as : env.ATRIS_AGENT) || '').trim().replace(/^@/, '').toLowerCase();
+}
+
+// The server's words for "no such member" ("Agent not found: walsh"). Any
+// other 404, like "Business not found", is a different problem.
+const MEMBER_MISSING = /\b(agent|member) not found\b/i;
+
+// Member name -> { member: { id, name } }, or { missing: true }, { failed: res },
+// or { noId: true }. The caller words the error for its own command.
+// `options` adds request settings, like a shorter timeout.
+async function lookupMember(request, business, name, token, options = {}) {
+  const res = await request(`/business/${encodeURIComponent(business.id)}/team/${encodeURIComponent(name)}`, { method: 'GET', ...options, token });
+  const detail = res && res.data && (res.data.detail || res.data.error);
+  if (res && res.status === 404 && MEMBER_MISSING.test(String(detail || ''))) return { missing: true };
+  if (!res || !res.ok) return { failed: res };
+  if (!res.data || !res.data.agent_id) return { noId: true };
+  return { member: { id: String(res.data.agent_id), name: String(res.data.name || name) } };
+}
+
+module.exports = { resolveChannelBusiness, boardWhy, memberName, lookupMember };

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "atris",
-  "version": "3.82.23",
+  "version": "3.82.24",
   "description": "you say what you want in plain words. atris builds it, checks it, and shows you proof. project memory your coding agents share across sessions.",
   "mcpName": "io.github.atrislabs/atris",
   "main": "bin/atris.js",