brainclaw 1.5.5 → 1.7.0

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  1. package/README.md +5 -4
  2. package/dist/brainclaw-vscode.vsix +0 -0
  3. package/dist/cli.js +124 -7
  4. package/dist/commands/bootstrap-loop.js +206 -0
  5. package/dist/commands/loop.js +156 -0
  6. package/dist/commands/loops-handlers.js +110 -55
  7. package/dist/commands/mcp-read-handlers.js +37 -0
  8. package/dist/commands/mcp-schemas.generated.js +33 -0
  9. package/dist/commands/mcp.js +661 -207
  10. package/dist/commands/questions.js +180 -0
  11. package/dist/commands/reply.js +190 -0
  12. package/dist/commands/session-end.js +105 -3
  13. package/dist/commands/session-start.js +32 -53
  14. package/dist/commands/setup.js +64 -13
  15. package/dist/commands/switch.js +17 -1
  16. package/dist/core/agent-capability.js +19 -0
  17. package/dist/core/agent-files.js +86 -0
  18. package/dist/core/agent-integrations.js +34 -0
  19. package/dist/core/agent-inventory.js +27 -0
  20. package/dist/core/agentrun-reconciler.js +130 -0
  21. package/dist/core/ai-agent-detection.js +17 -1
  22. package/dist/core/claims.js +54 -3
  23. package/dist/core/dirty-scope.js +242 -0
  24. package/dist/core/dispatch-status.js +219 -0
  25. package/dist/core/entity-operations.js +128 -9
  26. package/dist/core/execution-adapters.js +38 -2
  27. package/dist/core/facade-schema.js +71 -0
  28. package/dist/core/federation-cloud.js +27 -12
  29. package/dist/core/federation-materialize.js +57 -0
  30. package/dist/core/instruction-templates.js +2 -0
  31. package/dist/core/loops/bootstrap-acquire.js +195 -0
  32. package/dist/core/loops/facade-schema.js +68 -1
  33. package/dist/core/loops/hooks/bootstrap-write.js +144 -0
  34. package/dist/core/loops/hooks/notify-operator.js +148 -0
  35. package/dist/core/loops/hooks/survey-source-reader.js +256 -0
  36. package/dist/core/loops/index.js +8 -2
  37. package/dist/core/loops/next-expected.js +63 -0
  38. package/dist/core/loops/presets/bootstrap.js +75 -0
  39. package/dist/core/loops/presets/index.js +16 -0
  40. package/dist/core/loops/store.js +224 -4
  41. package/dist/core/loops/types.js +346 -1
  42. package/dist/core/loops/verbs.js +739 -6
  43. package/dist/core/schema.js +30 -2
  44. package/dist/core/state.js +62 -0
  45. package/dist/core/worktree.js +58 -0
  46. package/dist/facts.js +360 -5
  47. package/dist/facts.json +359 -4
  48. package/docs/cli.md +10 -7
  49. package/docs/concepts/dispatch-lifecycle.md +228 -0
  50. package/docs/concepts/loop-engine.md +55 -0
  51. package/docs/concepts/multi-agent-workflows.md +167 -166
  52. package/docs/concepts/troubleshooting.md +36 -2
  53. package/docs/index.md +4 -3
  54. package/docs/integrations/hermes.md +78 -0
  55. package/docs/integrations/overview.md +22 -18
  56. package/docs/mcp-schema-changelog.md +8 -1
  57. package/docs/quickstart-existing-project.md +1 -1
  58. package/package.json +5 -4
package/dist/facts.json CHANGED
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  {
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- "version": "1.5.5",
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- "generated_at": "2026-05-13T19:24:16.549Z",
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+ "version": "1.7.0",
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+ "generated_at": "2026-05-28T00:12:31.140Z",
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  "tools": {
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- "count": 60,
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- "published_count": 59,
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+ "count": 62,
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+ "published_count": 61,
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  "names": [
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  "bclaw_check_security",
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  "bclaw_read_inbox",
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+ "bclaw_dispatch_status",
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  "bclaw_dispatch",
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  "bclaw_send_message",
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  "bclaw_ack_message",
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  "bclaw_setup",
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+ "bclaw_init_project",
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  "bclaw_write_note",
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  "bclaw_claim",
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  "action": "act",
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  "cross_project_link": "xpl"
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  }
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+ },
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+ "agent_integrations": {
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+ "count": 19,
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+ "names": [
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+ "antigravity",
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+ "claude-code",
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+ "claude-sonnet",
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+ "cline",
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+ "codex",
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+ "continue",
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+ "cursor",
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+ "github-copilot",
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+ "hermes",
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+ "kilocode",
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+ "mistral-vibe",
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+ "nanoclaw",
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+ "nemoclaw",
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+ "openclaw",
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+ "opencode",
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+ "picoclaw",
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+ "roo",
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+ "windsurf",
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+ "zeroclaw"
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+ ],
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+ "profiles": [
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+ {
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+ "name": "antigravity",
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+ "category": "code-agent",
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+ "workflow_model": "interactive",
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+ "tier": "B",
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+ "has_mcp": true,
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+ "has_hooks": false,
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+ "has_skills": false,
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+ "has_rules": true,
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+ "instruction_file": "GEMINI.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "machine",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ "execute",
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+ "consult"
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 2
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "name": "claude-code",
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+ "category": "code-agent",
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+ "workflow_model": "interactive",
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+ "tier": "A",
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+ "has_mcp": true,
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+ "has_hooks": true,
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+ "has_skills": true,
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+ "has_rules": true,
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+ "instruction_file": "CLAUDE.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "both",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ "execute",
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+ "coordinate",
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+ "review",
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+ "consult"
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 3
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "name": "claude-sonnet",
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+ "category": "code-agent",
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+ "workflow_model": "interactive",
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+ "tier": "A",
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+ "has_mcp": true,
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+ "has_hooks": true,
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+ "has_skills": true,
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+ "has_rules": true,
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+ "instruction_file": "CLAUDE.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "both",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ "execute",
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+ "coordinate",
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+ "review",
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+ "consult"
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 6
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "name": "cline",
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+ "category": "code-agent",
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+ "workflow_model": "interactive",
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+ "tier": "A",
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+ "has_mcp": true,
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+ "has_hooks": true,
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+ "has_skills": true,
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+ "has_rules": true,
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+ "instruction_file": ".clinerules/brainclaw.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "project",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ "execute",
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+ "review"
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 3
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "name": "codex",
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+ "category": "code-agent",
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+ "workflow_model": "task-based",
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+ "tier": "A",
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+ "has_mcp": true,
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+ "has_hooks": true,
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+ "has_skills": true,
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+ "has_rules": true,
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+ "instruction_file": "AGENTS.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "machine",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ "execute",
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+ "review"
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 5
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "name": "continue",
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+ "category": "code-agent",
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+ "workflow_model": "interactive",
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+ "tier": "B",
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+ "has_mcp": true,
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+ "has_hooks": false,
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+ "has_skills": false,
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+ "has_rules": true,
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+ "instruction_file": ".continue/rules/brainclaw.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "both",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ "execute",
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+ "consult"
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 2
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "name": "cursor",
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+ "category": "code-agent",
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+ "workflow_model": "interactive",
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+ "tier": "A",
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+ "has_mcp": true,
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+ "has_hooks": true,
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+ "has_skills": true,
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+ "has_rules": true,
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+ "instruction_file": ".cursor/rules/brainclaw.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "machine",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ "execute",
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+ "review"
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 1
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "name": "github-copilot",
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+ "category": "code-agent",
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+ "workflow_model": "interactive",
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+ "tier": "A",
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+ "has_mcp": true,
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+ "has_hooks": true,
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+ "has_skills": true,
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+ "has_rules": true,
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+ "instruction_file": ".github/copilot-instructions.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "project",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ "execute",
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+ "review",
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+ "consult"
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 1
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "name": "hermes",
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+ "category": "autonomous-agent",
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+ "workflow_model": "task-based",
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+ "tier": "B",
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+ "has_mcp": true,
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+ "has_hooks": false,
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+ "has_skills": true,
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+ "has_rules": false,
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+ "instruction_file": "AGENTS.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "machine",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ "execute",
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+ "review",
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+ "consult"
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 1
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "name": "kilocode",
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+ "category": "code-agent",
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+ "workflow_model": "interactive",
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+ "tier": "B",
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+ "has_mcp": true,
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+ "has_hooks": false,
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+ "has_skills": true,
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+ "has_rules": true,
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+ "instruction_file": ".kilo/rules/brainclaw.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "project",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ "execute",
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+ "review",
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+ "consult"
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 2
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "name": "mistral-vibe",
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+ "category": "code-agent",
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+ "workflow_model": "task-based",
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+ "tier": "B",
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+ "has_mcp": true,
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+ "has_hooks": false,
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+ "has_skills": true,
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+ "has_rules": false,
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+ "instruction_file": "AGENTS.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "both",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ "execute",
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+ "review",
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+ "consult"
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 2
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "name": "nanoclaw",
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+ "category": "autonomous-agent",
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+ "workflow_model": "task-based",
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+ "tier": "C",
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+ "has_mcp": false,
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+ "has_hooks": false,
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+ "has_skills": true,
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+ "has_rules": false,
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+ "instruction_file": "skills/nanoclaw/SKILL.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "none",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ "execute"
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 1
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "name": "nemoclaw",
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+ "category": "autonomous-agent",
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+ "workflow_model": "task-based",
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+ "tier": "C",
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+ "has_mcp": false,
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+ "has_hooks": false,
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+ "has_skills": true,
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+ "has_rules": false,
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+ "instruction_file": "skills/nemoclaw/SKILL.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "none",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ "execute"
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 1
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "name": "openclaw",
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+ "category": "autonomous-agent",
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+ "workflow_model": "task-based",
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+ "tier": "B",
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+ "has_mcp": true,
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+ "has_hooks": false,
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+ "has_skills": true,
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+ "has_rules": false,
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+ "instruction_file": "skills/openclaw/SKILL.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "machine",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ "coordinate"
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 1
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+ },
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+ "workflow_model": "interactive",
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+ "tier": "B",
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+ "has_mcp": true,
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+ "has_hooks": false,
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+ "has_skills": false,
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+ "has_rules": true,
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+ "instruction_file": "AGENTS.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "project",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ "execute",
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+ "review"
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 2
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+ },
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+ "workflow_model": "scheduled",
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+ "tier": "C",
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+ "has_mcp": false,
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+ "has_hooks": false,
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+ "has_skills": true,
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+ "has_rules": false,
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+ "instruction_file": "skills/picoclaw/SKILL.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "none",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ "execute"
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 1
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "category": "code-agent",
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+ "workflow_model": "interactive",
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+ "tier": "B",
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+ "has_mcp": true,
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+ "has_hooks": false,
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+ "has_skills": false,
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+ "has_rules": true,
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+ "instruction_file": ".roo/rules/brainclaw.md",
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+ "mcp_config_scope": "project",
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+ "role_capabilities": [
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+ ],
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+ "max_concurrent_tasks": 2
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+ },
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+ {
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package/docs/cli.md CHANGED
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+ └──────────┘ └─────────────┘ └────────────┘
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+ (pln#476) (pln#504) (pln#504)
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+ ```
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+ | Entity | Prefix | Created by | Owner | Purpose |
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+ | `candidate` | `cnd_` | the coordinate facade (review/ideate) | the dispatcher agent | Review payload that the loop references. Stays after the loop closes. |
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+ | `loop` | `lop_` | `bclaw_coordinate(open_loop=true)` or `bclaw_loop(intent="open")` | the dispatcher | Multi-turn thread of structured work. Has its own FSM. |
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+ | `assignment` | `asgn_` | dispatcher when targeting an agent | the **target** agent | Lifecycle event for that agent's turn. The only entity whose FSM tracks the WORKER's progress. |
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+ | `message` | `msg_` | dispatcher | the dispatcher | The brief delivered to the target's inbox. |
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+ | `claim` | `clm_` | dispatcher (or `bclaw_claim` directly) | the target agent | Worktree advisory lock. Released when the work is done or the agent gives up. |
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+ | `agent_run` | `run_` | the CLI execution adapter, only when an OS-level spawn actually happens | the target agent | OS-level subprocess record. Status FSM tracks the LIFETIME of the process — but only the parts brainclaw can observe (see [§Liveness limits](#liveness-limits) below). |
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+ Plus two filesystem-only artefacts created by the worker shell wrapper:
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+ - **Brief-ack sentinel**: `.brainclaw/coordination/runtime/ack/<assignment_id>.ack` — touched by the spawn wrapper BEFORE the agent binary runs (pln#476). Proves the spawn shell got far enough to execute `touch`. Does NOT prove the agent binary itself succeeded.
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+ - **stdout/stderr logs** (pln#504): `.brainclaw/coordination/runtime/log/<assignment_id>.{stdout,stderr}.log` — opened by the parent before the spawn, the child inherits dup'd fds and writes its streams there. This is the only window onto what a sandboxed worker actually said before dying.
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+ ---
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+ ## FSM cheatsheet
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+ ### `loop.status`
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+ ```
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+ open ──▶ paused ──▶ open (pause / resume)
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+ ├──▶ completed (stop_condition met)
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+ ├──▶ cancelled (manual close — use when the loop dies abnormally)
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+ └──▶ blocked (external blocker; intent to resume later)
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+ ```
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+ `bclaw_loop(intent="close")` accepts **only** `completed | cancelled | blocked` as `status`. **Not `failed`** — map crashed/dead loops to `cancelled` with a `reason`.
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+ ### `assignment.status`
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+ ```
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+ created ──▶ offered ──▶ accepted ──▶ started ──▶ completed
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+ │ │ │ │
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+ │ │ │ └──▶ failed (worker self-reported)
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+ │ │ │ └──▶ blocked (worker needs supervisor)
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+ │ │ │ └──▶ cancelled (rerouted away)
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+ │ │ └──▶ acceptance_ttl expired (default 15min) → cancelled
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+ │ └──▶ heartbeat_ttl expired (default 30min while running) → cancelled
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+ └──▶ removed by `bclaw_assignment_admin` (rare)
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+ ```
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+ Transitions past `offered` require the assigned agent itself (or `bclaw_assignment_admin`). A coordinator that didn't create the assignment **cannot** update it — `Agent X cannot update assignment owned by Y` is the canonical rejection.
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+ ### `agent_run.status`
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+ ```
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+ launching ──▶ running ──▶ completed
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+ │ ──▶ failed (non-zero exit, worker reported)
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+ │ ──▶ interrupted (TTL/heartbeat expiry, see below)
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+ └──▶ failed (spawn returned no pid, brief-ack timeout)
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+ ```
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+ **Liveness limits** {#liveness-limits}: `last_event_at` is bumped only when the worker writes a lifecycle event (via MCP or via the wrap shell). A worker that crashes before its first output keeps `status=running` and `last_event_at == launched_at` until reconciled. Since pln#503 phase 3.2, **any read of `agent_run` via `bclaw_find` / `bclaw_get` triggers a lazy reconciliation pass**: open runs past the 60s grace window get their pid checked, and dead workers transition to `failed` (`status_reason='silent_termination_no_evidence'`) once past the 30min stale threshold.
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+ For a single consolidated check (run + assignment + claim + loop + pid + log tails + verdict in one response), use **`bclaw_dispatch_status(target_id)`** (pln#503 phase 3.1).
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+ ### `claim.status`
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+ ```
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+ active ──▶ released
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+ └──▶ adopted (another session inherited the claim, e.g. reconnect)
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+ ```
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+ Releasing a claim does NOT cancel its assignment / agent_run / loop — those are independent entities. You generally need to clean up all of them together when aborting a dispatch.
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+ ---
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+ ## Observability decision tree
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+ You called `bclaw_coordinate(intent="review", open_loop=true, …)` and got back `execution_status: "delivered_and_started"`. What does that actually mean?
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+ **Fast path** (recommended since pln#503 phase 3.1): call `bclaw_dispatch_status(target_id="<asgn_…>")` and read its `diagnosis.health` + `diagnosis.recommended_next_action`. The tool consolidates the steps below into a single response — entity fan-out, pid liveness, log tails, verdict, recommended next action.
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+ **Long path** (for understanding or when the tool isn't available):
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+ ```
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+ 1. execution_status = "delivered_and_started"
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+ ├──▶ Means: the spawn wrapper touched the brief-ack sentinel
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+ └──▶ Does NOT mean: the worker is doing useful work
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+ 2. Verify the spawn is alive — check the agent_run record
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+ bclaw_find(entity="agent_run", filter={assignment_id: "<asgn>"})
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+ ├──▶ status="running" AND pid alive on OS AND last_event_at < 5min ago → healthy
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+ ├──▶ status="running" AND pid alive AND last_event_at == launched_at → stalled (worker never produced output)
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+ ├──▶ status="running" AND pid dead → silently died (see logs)
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+ └──▶ status="completed" / "failed" / "interrupted" → terminal, read status_reason
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+ ├──▶ Contains an error → root cause found
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+ └──▶ Empty → worker died before any write OR launched without log capture (legacy path)
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+ 4. If the worker is alive but doing nothing useful for 15+ min
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+ → most likely sandbox / MCP / capability mismatch with the brief
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+ → see ../integrations/<agent>.md "Caveats" for per-agent gotchas
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+ ```
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+ ## Diagnostic playbook
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+ When a dispatch hangs, work top-down through these checks. For the symptom-driven variant see [troubleshooting.md#inbox-messages-stuck--brief-ack-never-arrived](troubleshooting.md#inbox-messages-stuck--brief-ack-never-arrived).
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+ ### Quick triage (≤5s)
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+ ```bash
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+ # Single call covers process liveness + ack + log tails + entity state + verdict
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+ bclaw_dispatch_status(target_id="<asgn>") # or clm_/lop_/run_
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+ ```
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+ Read `diagnosis.health` (`healthy` | `stalled` | `silent_death` | `terminal` | `not_dispatched` | `unknown`) and `diagnosis.recommended_next_action` — usually that's all you need.
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+ ### Manual triage (≤30s — when `bclaw_dispatch_status` isn't available)
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+ ```bash
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+ # 1. Is the OS-level process alive?
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+ ```
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+ ### Deeper (1-5min)
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+ ```bash
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+ # Full entity state — same fan-out bclaw_dispatch_status does for you
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+ bclaw_get(entity="assignment", id="<asgn>") # owner, ttls, status_reason
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+ bclaw_get(entity="agent_run", id="<run>") # pid, started_at, last_event_at
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+ bclaw_get(entity="claim", id="<clm>") # worktree, agent
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+ bclaw_get(entity="loop", id="<lop>") # current_phase, slot states
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+ git -C <worktree> log --oneline -5 # any new commits?
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+ git -C <worktree> status # uncommitted work?
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+ ```
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+ ### Abort a dispatch cleanly
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+ 1. Stop-Process -Id <pid> # if pid still alive
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+ 2. bclaw_loop(intent="close", loop_id="<lop>", status="cancelled", reason="...")
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+ 3. bclaw_release_claim(id="<clm>")
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+ 4. (optional) bclaw_assignment_admin or leave assignment as `offered`
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+ — only the owning agent can transition assignment.status, and a
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+ ```
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+ ## Per-agent spawn semantics
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+ Spawn behaviour varies by agent. The capability profile in `src/core/agent-capability.ts` describes each agent's prompt delivery, sandbox model, and MCP availability. Per-agent caveats:
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+ - [codex.md](../integrations/codex.md#caveats) — `--sandbox workspace-write` required; spawned codex may not have brainclaw MCP wired; stdin_pipe prompt delivery; brief-ack required for headless dispatch detection.
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+ - [claude-code.md](../integrations/claude-code.md) — interactive vs `-p` headless modes; tools whitelist.
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+ - [copilot.md](../integrations/copilot.md), [windsurf.md](../integrations/windsurf.md), [cline.md](../integrations/cline.md), [opencode.md](../integrations/opencode.md), [roo.md](../integrations/roo.md), [kilocode.md](../integrations/kilocode.md), [continue.md](../integrations/continue.md) — per-agent specifics.
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+ - [mistral-vibe.md](../integrations/mistral-vibe.md) — EU/GDPR self-hosted option.
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## See also
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+
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+ - [troubleshooting.md](troubleshooting.md) — symptom-driven diagnostic playbooks
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+ - [loop-engine.md](loop-engine.md) — multi-turn loop protocol, locks, advance gates
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+ - [multi-agent-workflows.md](multi-agent-workflows.md) — high-level coordination scenarios
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+ - [../integrations/overview.md](../integrations/overview.md) — index of supported agents
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+ - [../integrations/mcp.md](../integrations/mcp.md) — full MCP tool catalog