pi-subagents 0.25.0 → 0.27.0

package/src/agents/agents.ts

@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import * as fs from "node:fs";
 import * as os from "node:os";
 import * as path from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
-import type { OutputMode } from "../shared/types.ts";
+import type { AcceptanceInput, OutputMode } from "../shared/types.ts";
 import { getAgentDir } from "../shared/utils.ts";
 import { KNOWN_FIELDS } from "./agent-serializer.ts";
-import { parseChain } from "./chain-serializer.ts";
+import { parseChain, parseJsonChain } from "./chain-serializer.ts";
 import { mergeAgentsForScope } from "./agent-selection.ts";
 import { parseFrontmatter } from "./frontmatter.ts";
 import { buildRuntimeName, parsePackageName } from "./identity.ts";
@@ -108,14 +108,25 @@ interface SubagentSettings {
 const EMPTY_SUBAGENT_SETTINGS: SubagentSettings = { overrides: {} };
 
 export interface ChainStepConfig {
-	agent: string;
-	task: string;
+	agent?: string;
+	task?: string;
+	phase?: string;
+	label?: string;
+	as?: string;
+	outputSchema?: string | Record<string, unknown>;
 	output?: string | false;
 	outputMode?: OutputMode;
 	reads?: string[] | false;
 	model?: string;
 	skills?: string[] | false;
 	progress?: boolean;
+	parallel?: unknown;
+	expand?: unknown;
+	collect?: unknown;
+	concurrency?: number;
+	failFast?: boolean;
+	worktree?: boolean;
+	acceptance?: AcceptanceInput;
 }
 
 export interface ChainConfig {
@@ -129,6 +140,12 @@ export interface ChainConfig {
 	extraFields?: Record<string, string>;
 }
 
+export interface ChainDiscoveryDiagnostic {
+	source: "user" | "project";
+	filePath: string;
+	error: string;
+}
+
 interface AgentDiscoveryResult {
 	agents: AgentConfig[];
 	projectAgentsDir: string | null;
@@ -535,7 +552,7 @@ export function removeBuiltinAgentOverride(cwd: string, name: string, scope: "us
 	return filePath;
 }
 
-function listMarkdownFilesRecursive(dir: string, predicate: (fileName: string) => boolean): string[] {
+function listFilesRecursive(dir: string, predicate: (fileName: string) => boolean): string[] {
 	const files: string[] = [];
 	if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) return files;
 
@@ -549,7 +566,7 @@ function listMarkdownFilesRecursive(dir: string, predicate: (fileName: string) =
 	for (const entry of entries) {
 		const filePath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
 		if (entry.isDirectory()) {
-			files.push(...listMarkdownFilesRecursive(filePath, predicate));
+			files.push(...listFilesRecursive(filePath, predicate));
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (!entry.isFile() && !entry.isSymbolicLink()) continue;
@@ -562,7 +579,7 @@ function listMarkdownFilesRecursive(dir: string, predicate: (fileName: string) =
 function loadAgentsFromDir(dir: string, source: AgentSource): AgentConfig[] {
 	const agents: AgentConfig[] = [];
 
-	for (const filePath of listMarkdownFilesRecursive(dir, (fileName) => fileName.endsWith(".md") && !fileName.endsWith(".chain.md"))) {
+	for (const filePath of listFilesRecursive(dir, (fileName) => fileName.endsWith(".md") && !fileName.endsWith(".chain.md"))) {
 		let content: string;
 		try {
 			content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
@@ -689,10 +706,11 @@ function loadAgentsFromDir(dir: string, source: AgentSource): AgentConfig[] {
 	return agents;
 }
 
-function loadChainsFromDir(dir: string, source: AgentSource): ChainConfig[] {
-	const chains: ChainConfig[] = [];
+function loadChainsFromDir(dir: string, source: "user" | "project"): { chains: ChainConfig[]; diagnostics: ChainDiscoveryDiagnostic[] } {
+	const chains = new Map<string, ChainConfig>();
+	const diagnostics: ChainDiscoveryDiagnostic[] = [];
 
-	for (const filePath of listMarkdownFilesRecursive(dir, (fileName) => fileName.endsWith(".chain.md"))) {
+	for (const filePath of listFilesRecursive(dir, (fileName) => fileName.endsWith(".chain.md") || fileName.endsWith(".chain.json"))) {
 		let content: string;
 		try {
 			content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
@@ -701,13 +719,17 @@ function loadChainsFromDir(dir: string, source: AgentSource): ChainConfig[] {
 		}
 
 		try {
-			chains.push(parseChain(content, source, filePath));
-		} catch {
+			const chain = filePath.endsWith(".chain.json") ? parseJsonChain(content, source, filePath) : parseChain(content, source, filePath);
+			const existing = chains.get(chain.name);
+			if (existing && existing.filePath.endsWith(".chain.json") && filePath.endsWith(".chain.md")) continue;
+			chains.set(chain.name, chain);
+		} catch (error) {
+			diagnostics.push({ source, filePath, error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error) });
 			continue;
 		}
 	}
 
-	return chains;
+	return { chains: Array.from(chains.values()), diagnostics };
 }
 
 function isDirectory(p: string): boolean {
@@ -779,6 +801,7 @@ export function discoverAgentsAll(cwd: string): {
 	user: AgentConfig[];
 	project: AgentConfig[];
 	chains: ChainConfig[];
+	chainDiagnostics: ChainDiscoveryDiagnostic[];
 	userDir: string;
 	projectDir: string | null;
 	userChainDir: string;
@@ -816,17 +839,25 @@ export function discoverAgentsAll(cwd: string): {
 	const project = Array.from(projectMap.values());
 
 	const chainMap = new Map<string, ChainConfig>();
+	const projectChainDiagnostics: ChainDiscoveryDiagnostic[] = [];
 	for (const dir of projectChainDirs) {
-		for (const chain of loadChainsFromDir(dir, "project")) {
+		const loaded = loadChainsFromDir(dir, "project");
+		projectChainDiagnostics.push(...loaded.diagnostics);
+		for (const chain of loaded.chains) {
 			chainMap.set(chain.name, chain);
 		}
 	}
+	const userChains = loadChainsFromDir(userChainDir, "user");
 	const chains = [
-		...loadChainsFromDir(userChainDir, "user"),
+		...userChains.chains,
 		...Array.from(chainMap.values()),
 	];
+	const chainDiagnostics = [
+		...userChains.diagnostics,
+		...projectChainDiagnostics,
+	];
 
 	const userDir = process.env.PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR ? userDirOld : fs.existsSync(userDirNew) ? userDirNew : userDirOld;
 
-	return { builtin, user, project, chains, userDir, projectDir, userChainDir, projectChainDir, userSettingsPath, projectSettingsPath };
+	return { builtin, user, project, chains, chainDiagnostics, userDir, projectDir, userChainDir, projectChainDir, userSettingsPath, projectSettingsPath };
 }

package/src/agents/chain-serializer.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import type { ChainConfig, ChainStepConfig } from "./agents.ts";
 import { buildRuntimeName, frontmatterNameForConfig, parsePackageName } from "./identity.ts";
 import { parseFrontmatter } from "./frontmatter.ts";
+import { ChainOutputValidationError, validateChainOutputBindings } from "../runs/shared/chain-outputs.ts";
+import { validateAcceptanceInput } from "../runs/shared/acceptance.ts";
+import type { ChainStep } from "../shared/settings.ts";
 
 function parseStepBody(agent: string, sectionBody: string): ChainStepConfig {
 	const lines = sectionBody.split("\n");
@@ -20,6 +23,25 @@ function parseStepBody(agent: string, sectionBody: string): ChainStepConfig {
 			else if (rawValue) step.output = rawValue;
 			continue;
 		}
+		if (key === "phase") {
+			if (rawValue) step.phase = rawValue;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (key === "label") {
+			if (rawValue) step.label = rawValue;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (key === "as") {
+			if (rawValue) step.as = rawValue;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (key === "outputschema") {
+			if (rawValue.startsWith("{") || rawValue.startsWith("[")) {
+				throw new Error("Inline outputSchema values are not supported in .chain.md files; use a schema file path.");
+			}
+			if (rawValue) step.outputSchema = rawValue;
+			continue;
+		}
 		if (key === "outputmode") {
 			if (rawValue === "inline" || rawValue === "file-only") step.outputMode = rawValue;
 			continue;
@@ -102,6 +124,100 @@ export function parseChain(content: string, source: "user" | "project", filePath
 	};
 }
 
+export function parseJsonChain(content: string, source: "user" | "project", filePath: string): ChainConfig {
+	let parsed: unknown;
+	try {
+		parsed = JSON.parse(content);
+	} catch (error) {
+		const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+		throw new Error(`Invalid JSON chain '${filePath}': ${message}`);
+	}
+	if (!parsed || typeof parsed !== "object" || Array.isArray(parsed)) {
+		throw new Error(`JSON chain '${filePath}' must contain an object root.`);
+	}
+	const input = parsed as Record<string, unknown>;
+	if (typeof input.name !== "string" || !input.name.trim()) {
+		throw new Error(`JSON chain '${filePath}' must include string name.`);
+	}
+	if (typeof input.description !== "string" || !input.description.trim()) {
+		throw new Error(`JSON chain '${filePath}' must include string description.`);
+	}
+	if (!Array.isArray(input.chain)) {
+		throw new Error(`JSON chain '${filePath}' must include array chain.`);
+	}
+	for (let i = 0; i < input.chain.length; i++) {
+		const step = input.chain[i];
+		if (!step || typeof step !== "object" || Array.isArray(step)) {
+			throw new Error(`JSON chain '${filePath}' step ${i + 1} must be an object.`);
+		}
+		const stepRecord = step as Record<string, unknown>;
+		const parallel = stepRecord.parallel;
+		if (Array.isArray(parallel) && Object.hasOwn(stepRecord, "acceptance")) {
+			throw new Error(`Invalid JSON chain '${filePath}': step ${i + 1} acceptance is not supported on static parallel groups; set acceptance on each parallel task.`);
+		}
+		if (parallel && typeof parallel === "object" && !Array.isArray(parallel) && Object.hasOwn(stepRecord, "acceptance")) {
+			throw new Error(`Invalid JSON chain '${filePath}': step ${i + 1} acceptance is not supported on dynamic fanout groups; set acceptance on the dynamic template.`);
+		}
+		const acceptanceErrors = validateAcceptanceInput(stepRecord.acceptance, `step ${i + 1} acceptance`);
+		if (acceptanceErrors.length > 0) {
+			throw new Error(`Invalid JSON chain '${filePath}': ${acceptanceErrors.join(" ")}`);
+		}
+		if (Array.isArray(parallel)) {
+			for (let taskIndex = 0; taskIndex < parallel.length; taskIndex++) {
+				const task = parallel[taskIndex];
+				if (!task || typeof task !== "object" || Array.isArray(task)) continue;
+				const taskErrors = validateAcceptanceInput((task as Record<string, unknown>).acceptance, `step ${i + 1} parallel task ${taskIndex + 1} acceptance`);
+				if (taskErrors.length > 0) {
+					throw new Error(`Invalid JSON chain '${filePath}': ${taskErrors.join(" ")}`);
+				}
+			}
+		} else if (parallel && typeof parallel === "object") {
+			const templateErrors = validateAcceptanceInput((parallel as Record<string, unknown>).acceptance, `step ${i + 1} dynamic template acceptance`);
+			if (templateErrors.length > 0) {
+				throw new Error(`Invalid JSON chain '${filePath}': ${templateErrors.join(" ")}`);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	try {
+		validateChainOutputBindings(input.chain as ChainStep[], { maxItems: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER });
+	} catch (error) {
+		if (error instanceof ChainOutputValidationError) throw new Error(`Invalid JSON chain '${filePath}': ${error.message}`);
+		throw error;
+	}
+	const parsedPackage = parsePackageName(typeof input.package === "string" ? input.package : undefined, `Chain '${input.name}' package`);
+	if (parsedPackage.error) throw new Error(parsedPackage.error);
+	const extraFields: Record<string, string> = {};
+	for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(input)) {
+		if (key === "name" || key === "package" || key === "description" || key === "chain") continue;
+		if (typeof value === "string") extraFields[key] = value;
+	}
+	return {
+		name: buildRuntimeName(input.name.trim(), parsedPackage.packageName),
+		localName: input.name.trim(),
+		packageName: parsedPackage.packageName,
+		description: input.description.trim(),
+		source,
+		filePath,
+		steps: input.chain as ChainStepConfig[],
+		extraFields: Object.keys(extraFields).length > 0 ? extraFields : undefined,
+	};
+}
+
+export function serializeJsonChain(config: ChainConfig): string {
+	const root: Record<string, unknown> = {
+		name: frontmatterNameForConfig(config),
+		description: config.description,
+		chain: config.steps,
+	};
+	if (config.packageName) root.package = config.packageName;
+	if (config.extraFields) {
+		for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(config.extraFields)) {
+			if (key !== "name" && key !== "description" && key !== "package" && key !== "chain") root[key] = value;
+		}
+	}
+	return `${JSON.stringify(root, null, 2)}\n`;
+}
+
 export function serializeChain(config: ChainConfig): string {
 	const lines: string[] = [];
 	lines.push("---");
@@ -121,6 +237,10 @@ export function serializeChain(config: ChainConfig): string {
 		lines.push(`## ${step.agent}`);
 		if (step.output === false) lines.push("output: false");
 		else if (step.output) lines.push(`output: ${step.output}`);
+		if (step.phase) lines.push(`phase: ${step.phase}`);
+		if (step.label) lines.push(`label: ${step.label}`);
+		if (step.as) lines.push(`as: ${step.as}`);
+		if (step.outputSchema) lines.push(`outputSchema: ${step.outputSchema}`);
 		if (step.outputMode) lines.push(`outputMode: ${step.outputMode}`);
 		if (step.reads === false) lines.push("reads: false");
 		else if (Array.isArray(step.reads) && step.reads.length > 0) lines.push(`reads: ${step.reads.join(", ")}`);

package/src/extension/fanout-child.ts

@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ export default function registerFanoutChildSubagentExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI):
 		label: "Subagent",
 		description: [
 			"Delegate to subagents from child-safe fanout mode.",
+			"For goal-style requests such as /goal, goal, active goal, or work until evidence says done, use explicit acceptance on the delegated run: criteria for the target, evidence/verify for proof, stopRules for constraints, and maxFinalizationTurns for the bounded loop.",
 			"Allowed management/control actions: list, get, status, interrupt, resume, doctor.",
 			"Agent config mutation actions create, update, and delete are blocked in this mode.",
 		].join("\n"),

package/src/extension/index.ts

@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ EXECUTION (use exactly ONE mode):
 • CHAIN: { chain: [{agent:"agent-a"}, {parallel:[{agent:"agent-b",count:3}]}] } - sequential pipeline with optional parallel fan-out
 • PARALLEL: { tasks: [{agent,task,count?,output?,reads?,progress?}, ...], concurrency?: number, worktree?: true } - concurrent execution (worktree: isolate each task in a git worktree)
 • Optional context: { context: "fresh" | "fork" } (default: if any requested agent has defaultContext: "fork", the whole invocation uses fork; otherwise "fresh"; inspect agent defaults via { action: "list" })
+• Goal-style requests: when the user says “/goal”, “goal”, “active goal”, “work until evidence says done”, or “verify against a goal”, model that as explicit acceptance. Use acceptance.criteria for the target, acceptance.evidence/verify for proof, acceptance.stopRules for constraints, and acceptance.maxFinalizationTurns for the bounded loop.
 
 CHAIN TEMPLATE VARIABLES (use in task strings):
 • {task} - The original task/request from the user

package/src/extension/schemas.ts

@@ -35,9 +35,82 @@ const ReadsOverride = Type.Unsafe({
 	description: "Files to read before running (array of filenames), or false to disable",
 });
 
+const JsonSchemaObject = Type.Unsafe({
+	type: "object",
+	additionalProperties: true,
+	description: "JSON Schema object for strict structured output. Non-object roots are rejected.",
+});
+
+const AcceptanceEvidenceKind = Type.String({
+	enum: [
+		"changed-files",
+		"tests-added",
+		"commands-run",
+		"validation-output",
+		"residual-risks",
+		"no-staged-files",
+		"diff-summary",
+		"review-findings",
+		"manual-notes",
+	],
+});
+
+const AcceptanceGateSchema = Type.Object({
+	id: Type.String(),
+	must: Type.String(),
+	evidence: Type.Optional(Type.Array(AcceptanceEvidenceKind)),
+	severity: Type.Optional(Type.String({ enum: ["required", "recommended"] })),
+}, { additionalProperties: false });
+
+const AcceptanceVerifyCommandSchema = Type.Object({
+	id: Type.String(),
+	command: Type.String(),
+	timeoutMs: Type.Optional(Type.Integer({ minimum: 1 })),
+	cwd: Type.Optional(Type.String()),
+	env: Type.Optional(Type.Unsafe({ type: "object", additionalProperties: { type: "string" } })),
+	allowFailure: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean()),
+}, { additionalProperties: false });
+
+const AcceptanceReviewGateSchema = Type.Object({
+	agent: Type.Optional(Type.String()),
+	focus: Type.Optional(Type.String()),
+	required: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean()),
+}, { additionalProperties: false });
+
+const AcceptanceOverride = Type.Unsafe({
+	type: "object",
+	properties: {
+		criteria: {
+			type: "array",
+			items: {
+				anyOf: [
+					{ type: "string" },
+					AcceptanceGateSchema,
+				],
+			},
+		},
+		evidence: { type: "array", items: AcceptanceEvidenceKind },
+		verify: { type: "array", items: AcceptanceVerifyCommandSchema },
+		review: AcceptanceReviewGateSchema,
+		stopRules: { type: "array", items: { type: "string" } },
+		maxFinalizationTurns: { type: "integer", minimum: 1, maximum: 10 },
+	},
+	additionalProperties: false,
+	allOf: [{
+		anyOf: [
+			{ required: ["criteria"] },
+			{ required: ["evidence"] },
+			{ required: ["verify"] },
+			{ required: ["review"] },
+			{ required: ["stopRules"] },
+		],
+	}],
+	description: "Optional acceptance contract. Use this for goal-style requests such as /goal, goal, active goal, or work until evidence says done: criteria define the target, evidence/verify define proof, stopRules define constraints, and maxFinalizationTurns defines the bounded loop. When present, the child must complete a same-session self-review/repair loop before acceptance is evaluated.",
+});
+
 const TaskItem = Type.Object({
-	agent: Type.String(), 
-	task: Type.String(), 
+	agent: Type.String(),
+	task: Type.String(),
 	cwd: Type.Optional(Type.String()),
 	count: Type.Optional(Type.Integer({ minimum: 1, description: "Repeat this parallel task N times with the same settings." })),
 	output: Type.Optional(OutputOverride),
@@ -46,12 +119,17 @@ const TaskItem = Type.Object({
 	progress: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean({ description: "Enable progress.md tracking for this task" })),
 	model: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Override model for this task (e.g. 'google/gemini-3-pro')" })),
 	skill: Type.Optional(SkillOverride),
+	acceptance: Type.Optional(AcceptanceOverride),
 });
 
 // Parallel task item (within a parallel step)
 const ParallelTaskSchema = Type.Object({
 	agent: Type.String(),
 	task: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Task template with {task}, {previous}, {chain_dir} variables. Defaults to {previous}." })),
+	phase: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Optional phase/group label for status and graph rendering." })),
+	label: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Optional user-facing label for this parallel task." })),
+	as: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Optional safe identifier used as {outputs.name} in later chain steps." })),
+	outputSchema: Type.Optional(JsonSchemaObject),
 	cwd: Type.Optional(Type.String()),
 	count: Type.Optional(Type.Integer({ minimum: 1, description: "Repeat this parallel task N times with the same settings." })),
 	output: Type.Optional(OutputOverride),
@@ -60,14 +138,51 @@ const ParallelTaskSchema = Type.Object({
 	progress: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean({ description: "Enable progress.md tracking in {chain_dir}" })),
 	skill: Type.Optional(SkillOverride),
 	model: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Override model for this task" })),
+	acceptance: Type.Optional(AcceptanceOverride),
 });
 
+const DynamicExpandSchema = Type.Object({
+	from: Type.Object({
+		output: Type.String({ description: "Prior named structured output to expand from." }),
+		path: Type.String({ description: "JSON Pointer into the structured output, e.g. /items." }),
+	}, { additionalProperties: false }),
+	item: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Template variable name for each item. Defaults to item." })),
+	key: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "JSON Pointer relative to each item for stable child ids." })),
+	maxItems: Type.Optional(Type.Integer({ minimum: 0, description: "Required fanout bound unless configured globally." })),
+	onEmpty: Type.Optional(Type.String({ enum: ["skip", "fail"], description: "Empty input behavior. Defaults to skip." })),
+}, { additionalProperties: false });
+
+const DynamicParallelTemplateSchema = Type.Object({
+	agent: Type.String(),
+	task: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Task template with {item}, {item.path}, {task}, {previous}, {chain_dir}, and {outputs.name} variables." })),
+	phase: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Optional phase/group label for status and graph rendering." })),
+	label: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Optional user-facing label; item templates are supported." })),
+	outputSchema: Type.Optional(JsonSchemaObject),
+	cwd: Type.Optional(Type.String()),
+	output: Type.Optional(OutputOverride),
+	outputMode: Type.Optional(OutputModeOverride),
+	reads: Type.Optional(ReadsOverride),
+	progress: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean({ description: "Enable progress.md tracking in {chain_dir}" })),
+	skill: Type.Optional(SkillOverride),
+	model: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Override model for this task" })),
+	acceptance: Type.Optional(AcceptanceOverride),
+}, { additionalProperties: false });
+
+const DynamicCollectSchema = Type.Object({
+	as: Type.String({ description: "Safe output name for the ordered collected result array." }),
+	outputSchema: Type.Optional(JsonSchemaObject),
+}, { additionalProperties: false });
+
 // Flattened so chain steps do not need an object-shape anyOf/oneOf union.
 const ChainItem = Type.Object({
 	agent: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Sequential step agent name" })),
 	task: Type.Optional(Type.String({
-		description: "Task template with variables: {task}=original request, {previous}=prior step's text response, {chain_dir}=shared folder. Required for first step, defaults to '{previous}' for subsequent steps."
+		description: "Task template with variables: {task}=original request, {previous}=prior step's text response, {chain_dir}=shared folder, {outputs.name}=prior named output. Required for first step, defaults to '{previous}' for subsequent steps."
 	})),
+	phase: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Optional phase/group label for status and graph rendering." })),
+	label: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Optional user-facing label for this chain step." })),
+	as: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Optional safe identifier used as {outputs.name} in later chain steps." })),
+	outputSchema: Type.Optional(JsonSchemaObject),
 	cwd: Type.Optional(Type.String()),
 	output: Type.Optional(OutputOverride),
 	outputMode: Type.Optional(OutputModeOverride),
@@ -75,13 +190,30 @@ const ChainItem = Type.Object({
 	progress: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean({ description: "Enable progress.md tracking in {chain_dir}" })),
 	skill: Type.Optional(SkillOverride),
 	model: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Override model for this step" })),
-	parallel: Type.Optional(Type.Array(ParallelTaskSchema, { minItems: 1, description: "Tasks to run in parallel" })),
+	acceptance: Type.Optional(AcceptanceOverride),
+	parallel: Type.Optional(Type.Unsafe({
+		anyOf: [
+			Type.Array(ParallelTaskSchema, { minItems: 1, description: "Tasks to run in parallel" }),
+			DynamicParallelTemplateSchema,
+		],
+		description: "Static parallel tasks array, or a single dynamic fanout child template when expand/collect are present.",
+	})),
+	expand: Type.Optional(DynamicExpandSchema),
+	collect: Type.Optional(DynamicCollectSchema),
 	concurrency: Type.Optional(Type.Number({ description: "Max concurrent tasks (default: 4)" })),
 	failFast: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean({ description: "Stop on first failure (default: false)" })),
 	worktree: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean({
 		description: "Create isolated git worktrees for each parallel task."
 	})),
-}, { description: "Chain step: use {agent, task?, ...} for sequential or {parallel: [...]} for concurrent execution" });
+}, {
+	description: "Chain step: use {agent, task?, ...} for sequential, {parallel: [...]} for static concurrent execution, or {expand, parallel: {...}, collect} for dynamic fanout.",
+	additionalProperties: false,
+	allOf: [
+		{ if: { required: ["expand"] }, then: { required: ["parallel", "collect"], properties: { parallel: { type: "object" } } } },
+		{ if: { required: ["collect"] }, then: { required: ["expand", "parallel"], properties: { parallel: { type: "object" } } } },
+		{ not: { required: ["expand"], properties: { parallel: { type: "array", items: {} } } } },
+	],
+});
 
 const ControlOverrides = Type.Object({
 	enabled: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean({ description: "Enable/disable subagent control attention tracking for this run" })),
@@ -165,4 +297,5 @@ export const SubagentParams = Type.Object({
 	outputMode: Type.Optional(OutputModeOverride),
 	skill: Type.Optional(SkillOverride),
 	model: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Override model for single agent (e.g. 'anthropic/claude-sonnet-4')" })),
+	acceptance: Type.Optional(AcceptanceOverride),
 });