toolnexus 0.5.0 → 0.6.0

package/README.md

@@ -61,6 +61,41 @@ console.log(text)
 await tk.close()               // disconnect MCP servers
 ```
 
+## Suspension — login / approval / input (`Pending` / `waitFor`)
+
+Some tools can't finish in one shot: they need an **out-of-band, async resolution** — a human
+logs in, approves a trade, types a value. That's one idea, not one feature: *login* is just the
+`kind:"authorization"` case. A tool returns **`Pending(request)`**; the client calls your
+**`waitFor(request) → answer`**, then **retries the tool** with `ctx.answer`, and the model gets
+the real answer. Everything crossing a boundary is plain data, so it works the same across
+processes, agents, and restarts — and identically in all five language ports.
+
+```ts
+import { authRequired } from "toolnexus"
+
+// a tool that needs login the first time:
+defineTool({
+  name: "get_balance", description: "…", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: {} },
+  run: (_args, ctx) =>
+    authed ? `balance: ₹67,417` : authRequired("https://example.com/login", "Log in to continue"),
+})
+
+// the host supplies ONE function — how the link reaches the human is your call:
+const agent = createClient({
+  baseUrl, style: "openai", model,
+  waitFor: async (request) => {          // interactive: open a browser + poll
+    open(request.url); await pollUntilLoggedIn(); return { id: request.id, ok: true }
+  },
+  // headless desk: waitFor = send request.url to your channel + poll
+  // another agent: waitFor = forward the request over A2A, await its answer
+})
+```
+
+Omit `waitFor` for a **durable** host: `run()` doesn't hang — it returns
+`{ status: "pending", pending: request }`, so you can deliver the link out-of-band (file, HTTP,
+channel) and resume later, even in another process. `stream()` emits a `{ type: "pending", request }`
+event so a channel can push the link in real time. Runnable demo: `examples/pending.ts`.
+
 ## Conversations / memory
 
 `run()` is stateless — each call starts fresh. To keep a thread's history, use `ask()` with an

package/dist/client.d.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Toolkit. See ../../SPEC.md §8.
  */
 import type { Toolkit } from "./toolkit.js";
-import type { ToolResult } from "./types.js";
+import type { ToolResult, Request, Answer } from "./types.js";
 export type ClientStyle = "openai" | "anthropic";
 export interface ClientOptions {
     baseUrl: string;
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ export interface ClientOptions {
     /** Observability sink — receives semantic metric events ({event:"llm"|"tool"|"run"…}) as the
      * loop runs (§8 Observability). Forward to statsd/logs/OTel/anything. No cost when unset. */
     onMetric?: (ev: MetricEvent) => void;
+    /** §10 Suspension resolver. When a tool returns Pending (metadata.pending), the client calls
+     * this, then retries the tool with Context.answer = the resolution. Its interior is unconstrained
+     * (open a browser, message a channel, watch a file, forward to another agent). Omit for a durable
+     * host: run() does not hang — it returns { status:"pending", pending:request } to resume later. */
+    waitFor?: (request: Request) => Promise<Answer>;
 }
 /**
  * Semantic observability events (§8). NOT counter/histogram primitives — readable records the
@@ -148,6 +153,10 @@ export interface RunResult {
     usage: Usage;
     /** The model used. */
     model: string;
+    /** "done" normally; "pending" iff a tool suspended and no waitFor was configured (§10). */
+    status: "done" | "pending";
+    /** The unresolved suspension — present iff status === "pending" (§10). */
+    pending?: Request;
 }
 /** Events yielded by client.stream(). */
 export type StreamEvent = {
@@ -167,6 +176,9 @@ export type StreamEvent = {
 } | {
     type: "usage";
     usage: Usage;
+} | {
+    type: "pending";
+    request: Request;
 } | {
     type: "done";
     result: RunResult;
@@ -229,6 +241,14 @@ export declare class Client {
     private llmCallJson;
     private runOpenAI;
     private result;
+    /** §10: a run halted because a tool suspended and no `waitFor` was configured. */
+    private pendingRun;
+    /**
+     * §10: resolve a suspended tool result. Calls `waitFor(request)`, and on `ok` re-executes the
+     * tool once with `Context.answer = answer`. Returns the resolved result, or `{ halted }` when
+     * no `waitFor` is configured (the run should stop and surface the request).
+     */
+    private resolvePending;
     private runAnthropic;
     private streamOpenAI;
     private streamAnthropic;

package/dist/client.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { pendingOf } from "./types.js";
 /** Default conversation provider — keeps transcripts in memory for the client's lifetime. */
 export class InMemoryConversationStore {
     map = new Map();
@@ -342,12 +343,22 @@ export class Client {
                 if (calls.length === 0)
                     return this.endRun(runStart, msg.content ?? "", messages, toolCalls, turns, usage);
                 // execute all tool calls in this turn concurrently (true parallel tool calling)
+                let halted;
                 const results = await Promise.all(calls.map(async (call) => {
-                    const { args, result } = await this.runTool(toolkit, call.function.name, safeJson(call.function.arguments), call.id, turn);
+                    let { args, result } = await this.runTool(toolkit, call.function.name, safeJson(call.function.arguments), call.id, turn);
+                    const req = pendingOf(result);
+                    if (req) {
+                        const r = await this.resolvePending(toolkit, call.function.name, args, req, call.id, turn);
+                        result = r.result;
+                        if (r.halted)
+                            halted = r.halted;
+                    }
                     toolCalls.push({ name: call.function.name, args, output: result.output, isError: result.isError, metadata: result.metadata });
                     return { role: "tool", tool_call_id: call.id, content: result.output };
                 }));
                 messages.push(...results);
+                if (halted)
+                    return this.pendingRun(runStart, halted, messages, toolCalls, turns, usage);
             }
             return this.endRun(runStart, lastText(messages), messages, toolCalls, turns, usage);
         }
@@ -357,7 +368,35 @@ export class Client {
         }
     }
     result(text, messages, toolCalls, turns, usage) {
-        return { text, messages, toolCalls, toolCallCount: toolCalls.length, turns, usage, model: this.opts.model };
+        return { text, messages, toolCalls, toolCallCount: toolCalls.length, turns, usage, model: this.opts.model, status: "done" };
+    }
+    /** §10: a run halted because a tool suspended and no `waitFor` was configured. */
+    pendingRun(runStart, request, messages, toolCalls, turns, usage) {
+        this.emit({ event: "run", model: this.opts.model, turns, toolCalls: toolCalls.length, totalTokens: usage.totalTokens, ms: Date.now() - runStart });
+        return { text: request.prompt, messages, toolCalls, toolCallCount: toolCalls.length, turns, usage, model: this.opts.model, status: "pending", pending: request };
+    }
+    /**
+     * §10: resolve a suspended tool result. Calls `waitFor(request)`, and on `ok` re-executes the
+     * tool once with `Context.answer = answer`. Returns the resolved result, or `{ halted }` when
+     * no `waitFor` is configured (the run should stop and surface the request).
+     */
+    async resolvePending(toolkit, name, args, request, id, turn) {
+        if (!this.opts.waitFor)
+            return { result: { output: request.prompt, isError: true }, halted: request };
+        const answer = await this.opts.waitFor(request);
+        if (!answer?.ok)
+            return { result: { output: `declined/expired: ${request.prompt}`, isError: true } };
+        const t0 = Date.now();
+        let result = await toolkit.execute(name, args, { answer });
+        if (this.opts.hooks?.afterTool) {
+            const ov = await this.opts.hooks.afterTool({ name, args, result, id, turn });
+            if (ov?.result)
+                result = ov.result;
+        }
+        this.emit({ event: "tool", tool: name, source: toolkit.get(name)?.source ?? "custom", isError: result.isError, ms: Date.now() - t0 });
+        if (pendingOf(result))
+            result = { output: `unresolved: ${request.prompt}`, isError: true }; // never loop forever
+        return { result };
     }
     // ---- Anthropic-style: POST {baseUrl}/messages ----
     async runAnthropic(prompt, toolkit, external, history) {
@@ -402,12 +441,22 @@ export class Client {
                     return this.endRun(runStart, text, messages, toolCalls, turns, usage);
                 }
                 // execute all tool_use blocks in this turn concurrently (true parallel tool calling)
+                let halted;
                 const results = await Promise.all(uses.map(async (use) => {
-                    const { args, result } = await this.runTool(toolkit, use.name, use.input ?? {}, use.id, turn);
+                    let { args, result } = await this.runTool(toolkit, use.name, use.input ?? {}, use.id, turn);
+                    const req = pendingOf(result);
+                    if (req) {
+                        const r = await this.resolvePending(toolkit, use.name, args, req, use.id, turn);
+                        result = r.result;
+                        if (r.halted)
+                            halted = r.halted;
+                    }
                     toolCalls.push({ name: use.name, args, output: result.output, isError: result.isError, metadata: result.metadata });
                     return { type: "tool_result", tool_use_id: use.id, content: result.output, is_error: result.isError };
                 }));
                 messages.push({ role: "user", content: results });
+                if (halted)
+                    return this.pendingRun(runStart, halted, messages, toolCalls, turns, usage);
             }
             return this.endRun(runStart, "", messages, toolCalls, turns, usage);
         }
@@ -500,7 +549,20 @@ export class Client {
                     yield { type: "tool_call", id: c.id, name: c.name, args: safeJson(c.args) };
                 const settled = await Promise.all(calls.map((c) => this.runTool(toolkit, c.name, safeJson(c.args), c.id, turn)));
                 for (let i = 0; i < calls.length; i++) {
-                    const c = calls[i], { args, result } = settled[i];
+                    const c = calls[i];
+                    let { args, result } = settled[i];
+                    const req = pendingOf(result);
+                    if (req) {
+                        yield { type: "pending", request: req }; // surface BEFORE waitFor so a channel can push the link
+                        const r = await this.resolvePending(toolkit, c.name, args, req, c.id, turn);
+                        result = r.result;
+                        if (r.halted) {
+                            toolCalls.push({ name: c.name, args, output: result.output, isError: result.isError, metadata: result.metadata });
+                            messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: c.id, content: result.output });
+                            yield { type: "done", result: this.pendingRun(runStart, r.halted, messages, toolCalls, turns, usage) };
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    }
                     toolCalls.push({ name: c.name, args, output: result.output, isError: result.isError, metadata: result.metadata });
                     messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: c.id, content: result.output });
                     yield { type: "tool_result", id: c.id, name: c.name, output: result.output, isError: result.isError };
@@ -594,7 +656,21 @@ export class Client {
                 const settled = await Promise.all(uses.map((u) => this.runTool(toolkit, u.name, u.input ?? {}, u.id, turn)));
                 const results = [];
                 for (let i = 0; i < uses.length; i++) {
-                    const u = uses[i], { args, result } = settled[i];
+                    const u = uses[i];
+                    let { args, result } = settled[i];
+                    const req = pendingOf(result);
+                    if (req) {
+                        yield { type: "pending", request: req };
+                        const r = await this.resolvePending(toolkit, u.name, args, req, u.id, turn);
+                        result = r.result;
+                        if (r.halted) {
+                            toolCalls.push({ name: u.name, args, output: result.output, isError: result.isError, metadata: result.metadata });
+                            results.push({ type: "tool_result", tool_use_id: u.id, content: result.output, is_error: result.isError });
+                            messages.push({ role: "user", content: results });
+                            yield { type: "done", result: this.pendingRun(runStart, r.halted, messages, toolCalls, turns, usage) };
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    }
                     toolCalls.push({ name: u.name, args, output: result.output, isError: result.isError, metadata: result.metadata });
                     results.push({ type: "tool_result", tool_use_id: u.id, content: result.output, is_error: result.isError });
                     yield { type: "tool_result", id: u.id, name: u.name, output: result.output, isError: result.isError };

package/dist/types.d.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,35 @@ export interface ToolResult {
 export interface ToolContext {
     signal?: AbortSignal;
     timeout?: number;
+    /** Present ONLY on a post-waitFor retry (§10): the resolution of a prior suspension. */
+    answer?: Answer;
 }
+/**
+ * §10 Suspension. A tool that needs an out-of-band, async resolution (login, approval,
+ * input) returns a normal ToolResult carrying `metadata.pending = Request`. Byte-identical
+ * wire data — it crosses languages, processes, and agents unchanged.
+ */
+export interface Request {
+    id: string;
+    kind: string;
+    prompt: string;
+    url?: string;
+    data?: Record<string, unknown>;
+    expiresAt?: string;
+}
+export interface Answer {
+    id: string;
+    ok: boolean;
+    data?: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+/** Producer helper: return a suspension. A ToolResult with `metadata.pending` = a Request. */
+export declare function pending(request: Omit<Request, "id"> & {
+    id?: string;
+}): ToolResult;
+/** Sugar for the common case: `kind:"authorization"` at a login URL. */
+export declare function authRequired(url: string, prompt?: string): ToolResult;
+/** Read the suspension off a result, if any. */
+export declare function pendingOf(result: ToolResult): Request | undefined;
 export interface Tool {
     name: string;
     description: string;

package/dist/types.js

@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 /**
  * Shared contract types. See ../../SPEC.md.
  */
+let _pendingSeq = 0;
+/** Producer helper: return a suspension. A ToolResult with `metadata.pending` = a Request. */
+export function pending(request) {
+    const id = request.id ?? `pnd-${Date.now().toString(36)}-${++_pendingSeq}`;
+    const req = { ...request, id };
+    return {
+        output: req.prompt + (req.url ? `\n${req.url}` : ""),
+        isError: true,
+        metadata: { pending: req },
+    };
+}
+/** Sugar for the common case: `kind:"authorization"` at a login URL. */
+export function authRequired(url, prompt = "Authorization required to continue") {
+    return pending({ kind: "authorization", prompt, url });
+}
+/** Read the suspension off a result, if any. */
+export function pendingOf(result) {
+    return result.metadata?.pending;
+}
 /** Replace anything outside [a-zA-Z0-9_-] with "_" (same as opencode). */
 export const sanitize = (value) => value.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]/g, "_");

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "toolnexus",
-  "version": "0.5.0",
+  "version": "0.6.0",
   "description": "Dynamic MCP servers + agent skills as uniform tools for any LLM (opencode-style).",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",

package/src/client.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
  * Toolkit. See ../../SPEC.md §8.
  */
 import type { Toolkit } from "./toolkit.js"
-import type { ToolResult } from "./types.js"
+import type { ToolResult, Request, Answer } from "./types.js"
+import { pendingOf } from "./types.js"
 
 export type ClientStyle = "openai" | "anthropic"
 
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ export interface ClientOptions {
   /** Observability sink — receives semantic metric events ({event:"llm"|"tool"|"run"…}) as the
    * loop runs (§8 Observability). Forward to statsd/logs/OTel/anything. No cost when unset. */
   onMetric?: (ev: MetricEvent) => void
+  /** §10 Suspension resolver. When a tool returns Pending (metadata.pending), the client calls
+   * this, then retries the tool with Context.answer = the resolution. Its interior is unconstrained
+   * (open a browser, message a channel, watch a file, forward to another agent). Omit for a durable
+   * host: run() does not hang — it returns { status:"pending", pending:request } to resume later. */
+  waitFor?: (request: Request) => Promise<Answer>
 }
 
 /**
@@ -117,6 +123,10 @@ export interface RunResult {
   usage: Usage
   /** The model used. */
   model: string
+  /** "done" normally; "pending" iff a tool suspended and no waitFor was configured (§10). */
+  status: "done" | "pending"
+  /** The unresolved suspension — present iff status === "pending" (§10). */
+  pending?: Request
 }
 
 /** Events yielded by client.stream(). */
@@ -125,6 +135,7 @@ export type StreamEvent =
   | { type: "tool_call"; id: string; name: string; args: Record<string, unknown> }
   | { type: "tool_result"; id: string; name: string; output: string; isError: boolean }
   | { type: "usage"; usage: Usage }
+  | { type: "pending"; request: Request }
   | { type: "done"; result: RunResult }
 
 function addUsage(acc: Usage, raw: any, style: ClientStyle): void {
@@ -458,14 +469,22 @@ export class Client {
         const calls = msg.tool_calls ?? []
         if (calls.length === 0) return this.endRun(runStart, msg.content ?? "", messages, toolCalls, turns, usage)
         // execute all tool calls in this turn concurrently (true parallel tool calling)
+        let halted: Request | undefined
         const results = await Promise.all(
           calls.map(async (call: any) => {
-            const { args, result } = await this.runTool(toolkit, call.function.name, safeJson(call.function.arguments), call.id, turn)
+            let { args, result } = await this.runTool(toolkit, call.function.name, safeJson(call.function.arguments), call.id, turn)
+            const req = pendingOf(result)
+            if (req) {
+              const r = await this.resolvePending(toolkit, call.function.name, args, req, call.id, turn)
+              result = r.result
+              if (r.halted) halted = r.halted
+            }
             toolCalls.push({ name: call.function.name, args, output: result.output, isError: result.isError, metadata: result.metadata })
             return { role: "tool", tool_call_id: call.id, content: result.output }
           }),
         )
         messages.push(...results)
+        if (halted) return this.pendingRun(runStart, halted, messages, toolCalls, turns, usage)
       }
       return this.endRun(runStart, lastText(messages), messages, toolCalls, turns, usage)
     } catch (e) {
@@ -475,7 +494,35 @@ export class Client {
   }
 
   private result(text: string, messages: any[], toolCalls: ToolCallRecord[], turns: number, usage: Usage): RunResult {
-    return { text, messages, toolCalls, toolCallCount: toolCalls.length, turns, usage, model: this.opts.model }
+    return { text, messages, toolCalls, toolCallCount: toolCalls.length, turns, usage, model: this.opts.model, status: "done" }
+  }
+
+  /** §10: a run halted because a tool suspended and no `waitFor` was configured. */
+  private pendingRun(runStart: number, request: Request, messages: any[], toolCalls: ToolCallRecord[], turns: number, usage: Usage): RunResult {
+    this.emit({ event: "run", model: this.opts.model, turns, toolCalls: toolCalls.length, totalTokens: usage.totalTokens, ms: Date.now() - runStart })
+    return { text: request.prompt, messages, toolCalls, toolCallCount: toolCalls.length, turns, usage, model: this.opts.model, status: "pending", pending: request }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * §10: resolve a suspended tool result. Calls `waitFor(request)`, and on `ok` re-executes the
+   * tool once with `Context.answer = answer`. Returns the resolved result, or `{ halted }` when
+   * no `waitFor` is configured (the run should stop and surface the request).
+   */
+  private async resolvePending(
+    toolkit: Toolkit, name: string, args: Record<string, unknown>, request: Request, id: string | undefined, turn: number,
+  ): Promise<{ result: ToolResult; halted?: Request }> {
+    if (!this.opts.waitFor) return { result: { output: request.prompt, isError: true }, halted: request }
+    const answer = await this.opts.waitFor(request)
+    if (!answer?.ok) return { result: { output: `declined/expired: ${request.prompt}`, isError: true } }
+    const t0 = Date.now()
+    let result = await toolkit.execute(name, args, { answer })
+    if (this.opts.hooks?.afterTool) {
+      const ov = await this.opts.hooks.afterTool({ name, args, result, id, turn })
+      if (ov?.result) result = ov.result
+    }
+    this.emit({ event: "tool", tool: name, source: toolkit.get(name)?.source ?? "custom", isError: result.isError, ms: Date.now() - t0 })
+    if (pendingOf(result)) result = { output: `unresolved: ${request.prompt}`, isError: true } // never loop forever
+    return { result }
   }
 
   // ---- Anthropic-style: POST {baseUrl}/messages ----
@@ -519,14 +566,22 @@ export class Client {
           return this.endRun(runStart, text, messages, toolCalls, turns, usage)
         }
         // execute all tool_use blocks in this turn concurrently (true parallel tool calling)
+        let halted: Request | undefined
         const results = await Promise.all(
           uses.map(async (use: any) => {
-            const { args, result } = await this.runTool(toolkit, use.name, use.input ?? {}, use.id, turn)
+            let { args, result } = await this.runTool(toolkit, use.name, use.input ?? {}, use.id, turn)
+            const req = pendingOf(result)
+            if (req) {
+              const r = await this.resolvePending(toolkit, use.name, args, req, use.id, turn)
+              result = r.result
+              if (r.halted) halted = r.halted
+            }
             toolCalls.push({ name: use.name, args, output: result.output, isError: result.isError, metadata: result.metadata })
             return { type: "tool_result", tool_use_id: use.id, content: result.output, is_error: result.isError }
           }),
         )
         messages.push({ role: "user", content: results })
+        if (halted) return this.pendingRun(runStart, halted, messages, toolCalls, turns, usage)
       }
       return this.endRun(runStart, "", messages, toolCalls, turns, usage)
     } catch (e) {
@@ -605,7 +660,20 @@ export class Client {
         for (const c of calls) yield { type: "tool_call", id: c.id, name: c.name, args: safeJson(c.args) }
         const settled = await Promise.all(calls.map((c) => this.runTool(toolkit, c.name, safeJson(c.args), c.id, turn)))
         for (let i = 0; i < calls.length; i++) {
-          const c = calls[i], { args, result } = settled[i]
+          const c = calls[i]
+          let { args, result } = settled[i]
+          const req = pendingOf(result)
+          if (req) {
+            yield { type: "pending", request: req } // surface BEFORE waitFor so a channel can push the link
+            const r = await this.resolvePending(toolkit, c.name, args, req, c.id, turn)
+            result = r.result
+            if (r.halted) {
+              toolCalls.push({ name: c.name, args, output: result.output, isError: result.isError, metadata: result.metadata })
+              messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: c.id, content: result.output })
+              yield { type: "done", result: this.pendingRun(runStart, r.halted, messages, toolCalls, turns, usage) }
+              return
+            }
+          }
           toolCalls.push({ name: c.name, args, output: result.output, isError: result.isError, metadata: result.metadata })
           messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: c.id, content: result.output })
           yield { type: "tool_result", id: c.id, name: c.name, output: result.output, isError: result.isError }
@@ -683,7 +751,21 @@ export class Client {
         const settled = await Promise.all((uses as any[]).map((u) => this.runTool(toolkit, u.name, u.input ?? {}, u.id, turn)))
         const results: any[] = []
         for (let i = 0; i < uses.length; i++) {
-          const u = uses[i] as any, { args, result } = settled[i]
+          const u = uses[i] as any
+          let { args, result } = settled[i]
+          const req = pendingOf(result)
+          if (req) {
+            yield { type: "pending", request: req }
+            const r = await this.resolvePending(toolkit, u.name, args, req, u.id, turn)
+            result = r.result
+            if (r.halted) {
+              toolCalls.push({ name: u.name, args, output: result.output, isError: result.isError, metadata: result.metadata })
+              results.push({ type: "tool_result", tool_use_id: u.id, content: result.output, is_error: result.isError })
+              messages.push({ role: "user", content: results })
+              yield { type: "done", result: this.pendingRun(runStart, r.halted, messages, toolCalls, turns, usage) }
+              return
+            }
+          }
           toolCalls.push({ name: u.name, args, output: result.output, isError: result.isError, metadata: result.metadata })
           results.push({ type: "tool_result", tool_use_id: u.id, content: result.output, is_error: result.isError })
           yield { type: "tool_result", id: u.id, name: u.name, output: result.output, isError: result.isError }

package/src/types.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,50 @@ export interface ToolResult {
 export interface ToolContext {
   signal?: AbortSignal
   timeout?: number
+  /** Present ONLY on a post-waitFor retry (§10): the resolution of a prior suspension. */
+  answer?: Answer
+}
+
+/**
+ * §10 Suspension. A tool that needs an out-of-band, async resolution (login, approval,
+ * input) returns a normal ToolResult carrying `metadata.pending = Request`. Byte-identical
+ * wire data — it crosses languages, processes, and agents unchanged.
+ */
+export interface Request {
+  id: string
+  kind: string // "authorization" | "approval" | "input" | ... (open vocabulary)
+  prompt: string
+  url?: string
+  data?: Record<string, unknown>
+  expiresAt?: string
+}
+
+export interface Answer {
+  id: string
+  ok: boolean
+  data?: Record<string, unknown>
+}
+
+let _pendingSeq = 0
+/** Producer helper: return a suspension. A ToolResult with `metadata.pending` = a Request. */
+export function pending(request: Omit<Request, "id"> & { id?: string }): ToolResult {
+  const id = request.id ?? `pnd-${Date.now().toString(36)}-${++_pendingSeq}`
+  const req: Request = { ...request, id }
+  return {
+    output: req.prompt + (req.url ? `\n${req.url}` : ""),
+    isError: true,
+    metadata: { pending: req },
+  }
+}
+
+/** Sugar for the common case: `kind:"authorization"` at a login URL. */
+export function authRequired(url: string, prompt = "Authorization required to continue"): ToolResult {
+  return pending({ kind: "authorization", prompt, url })
+}
+
+/** Read the suspension off a result, if any. */
+export function pendingOf(result: ToolResult): Request | undefined {
+  return (result.metadata as { pending?: Request } | undefined)?.pending
 }
 
 export interface Tool {