instar 1.3.49 → 1.3.51

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "instar",
-  "version": "1.3.49",
+  "version": "1.3.51",
   "description": "Coherence infrastructure for self-evolving AI agents — on the Claude Code or Codex subscription you already have.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",

package/src/data/builtin-manifest.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
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   "schemaVersion": 1,
-  "generatedAt": "2026-05-28T03:52:42.963Z",
-  "instarVersion": "1.3.49",
+  "generatedAt": "2026-05-28T06:36:08.823Z",
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package/upgrades/1.3.50.md

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+# Instar Upgrade Guide — NEXT
+
+<!-- bump: patch -->
+
+## What Changed
+
+**Fix: mentee receiver wiring now fires on the lifeline-forward path.** The
+mentee receiver wiring shipped in PR #462 installs an a2a hook on the primary
+`TelegramAdapter`. But the hook only fired when the adapter polled directly.
+In production both Echo and Codey run with `--no-telegram` — the primary
+adapter is in send-only mode and never polls; the lifeline polls and forwards
+messages via `/internal/telegram-forward`, which called
+`ctx.telegram.onTopicMessage` directly and BYPASSED the a2a hook gate. The
+mentee-side receiver was dead in production as a result.
+
+This PR closes the gap end-to-end:
+
+1. **`TelegramAdapter.dispatchAgentMessageHook(ctx)` (new public method)** —
+   extracts the hook invocation from the polling text-dispatch path into a
+   reusable dispatcher. Polling now calls it; the lifeline-forward handler
+   ALSO calls it. Same gate, both paths.
+2. **`/internal/telegram-forward` (server)** — invokes
+   `dispatchAgentMessageHook` BEFORE falling through to `onTopicMessage`. If
+   the hook claims the message (`handled:true`), the route short-circuits
+   with `{ ok: true, forwarded: true, agentMessage: true }` and the
+   user-message path is NOT also dispatched.
+3. **`TelegramLifeline.forwardToServer` (lifeline)** — populates `senderIsBot`,
+   `senderChatId`, `senderBotId` in the forward body from the Telegram update.
+   Required so the a2a hook's spoof defense (drop a marker from a real user
+   typing a marker-shaped string) can apply on forwarded messages.
+
+**Backward compatibility:** newer server / older lifeline → `senderIsBot`
+omitted → treated as falsy → marker-bearing forwards drop closed (matches the
+spec invariant: a real user typing a marker MUST be dropped). Newer
+lifeline / older server → unknown fields ignored, no regression.
+
+**Caught by:** dogfood — Echo + Codey on v1.3.49, both with the receiver
+wiring from PR #462 installed and Codey's `config.mentee` block populated.
+Manual `/mentor/tick` failed silently because Codey's hook was never invoked
+on the lifeline-forward path. Spec §Recipient side describes the hook as
+"registered with `TelegramAdapter.onMessage`"; the original implementation
+read this as the polling path, missing the dual-path nature of message
+ingress in send-only mode.
+
+## What to Tell Your User
+
+A small fix that closes a quiet but real gap: the cross-agent mentor pipeline
+now actually fires end-to-end in production, not just in tests. The previous
+release shipped the receiver wiring, but only the polling adapter saw
+inbound a2a messages — and in production we run a separate process for
+polling, so the wiring was dead. After this update, mentor prompts route
+correctly through to mentee sessions, and replies come back. No config
+changes required on your end.
+
+## Summary of New Capabilities
+
+| Capability | How to Use |
+|-----------|-----------|
+| `TelegramAdapter.dispatchAgentMessageHook(ctx)` | Public dispatcher — any caller in possession of the adapter can invoke the agent-message hook the same way the polling path does. The lifeline-forward handler now does this automatically. |
+| Lifeline-forward carries spoof-defense fields | `senderIsBot`/`senderChatId`/`senderBotId` are populated in the `/internal/telegram-forward` body so the a2a hook's spoof defense applies on forwarded messages. |
+
+## Evidence
+
+11 new tests, all green: 8 unit on `dispatchAgentMessageHook` (no-op safe,
+handled returns true, fall-through, FAIL-OPEN on hook throw, three
+senderBotId derivation modes, caller override); 3 integration on the
+`/internal/telegram-forward` route (short-circuit when claimed,
+fall-through when not, backward-compat with adapters lacking the method).
+`tsc --noEmit` clean. Side-effects review:
+`upgrades/side-effects/mentee-receiver-forward-dispatch.md`.

package/upgrades/1.3.51.md

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+# Instar Upgrade Guide — NEXT
+
+<!-- bump: minor -->
+
+## What Changed
+
+**Same-machine a2a transport via `/a2a/inbox`.** PR #462 + #464 shipped the
+receiver wiring + lifeline-forward dispatch path. Dogfood then surfaced the
+root cause they couldn't reach: **Telegram structurally blocks bot-to-bot
+delivery**. From the Bot API FAQ: "bots will not be able to see messages from
+other bots regardless of mode." Echo's mentor bot can SEND to a chat, but no
+other bot's `getUpdates` ever receives those messages — privacy mode,
+`can_read_all_group_messages`, admin status, none of it overrides the rule.
+
+This PR adds the canonical same-machine transport: a new `/a2a/inbox` HTTP
+endpoint. The mentor side, on `deliverToMentee`, looks up the mentee in the
+local `AgentRegistry`; if it finds a registered local peer, it POSTs the
+a2a-marker text directly to peer:port/a2a/inbox. The inbox handler invokes
+the same `dispatchAgentMessageHook` that polling + telegram-forward use, so
+the receiver wiring is the same code path. The Telegram bot path is preserved
+as a fallback (currently unreachable for cross-machine peers due to the same
+block — a separate architectural problem tracked as future work).
+
+The flow end-to-end (same-machine):
+
+1. Echo's mentor runner calls `deliverToMentee('codex-cli', body)`.
+2. Echo finds `instar-codex-cli` in AgentRegistry → POSTs to
+   `http://localhost:PORT/a2a/inbox` with the marker + body.
+3. Inbox auth-checks via `verifyAgentToken` (same trust model as
+   `/messages/relay-agent`).
+4. Inbox invokes `ctx.telegram.dispatchAgentMessageHook(...)` with
+   `senderIsBot: true` (peers holding our token are bots by construction).
+5. The mentee receiver hook (installed via `config.mentee.enabled`) routes to
+   the `mentor` role-handler → spawn session → reply path via
+   `sendAgentMessage(role='mentor-reply', corr=<id>)`.
+
+**Migration parity** is automatic: no new config keys, the `mentee` block from
+PR #462 is unchanged, and the inbox route is additive.
+
+## What to Tell Your User
+
+For agents on the same machine, mentor cycles now actually deliver. The
+earlier release set up the receiver hook correctly but couldn't reach it in
+production — Telegram itself blocks bots from seeing each other's messages.
+This update routes mentor deliveries directly between local instar servers
+when possible, so the round-trip works end-to-end. No config changes needed.
+
+## Summary of New Capabilities
+
+| Capability | How to Use |
+|-----------|-----------|
+| `POST /a2a/inbox` | Same-machine a2a transport. Bearer must match the target agent's per-agent token (from AgentRegistry). Payload: `{ text, topicId, senderAgent, senderIsBot?, senderBotId? }`. Returns `{ ok, agentMessage: true/false, reason? }`. |
+| Automatic same-machine routing in `deliverToMentee` | When the mentee is registered as a local peer, the mentor delivers via HTTP `/a2a/inbox` instead of the Telegram bot path. Telegram bot fallback preserved for cross-machine (currently doesn't deliver due to the bot-to-bot block; tracked). |
+
+## Evidence
+
+12 new tests, all green: 8 integration on the `/a2a/inbox` route (auth
+shape, 401 cases, 503 no-adapter, 400 bad input, 200 routed, 200 not-routed,
+senderIsBot default), 4 E2E lifecycle (hook installed at boot, route alive,
+auth-gated, full claim path with the recording adapter). `tsc --noEmit`
+clean. Side-effects review:
+`upgrades/side-effects/a2a-inbox-http-transport.md`.