alita-sdk 0.3.257__py3-none-any.whl → 0.3.562__py3-none-any.whl

alita_sdk/cli/agents.py

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+"""
+Agent commands for Alita CLI.
+
+Provides commands to work with agents interactively or in handoff mode,
+supporting both platform agents and local agent definition files.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import click
+import json
+import logging
+import sqlite3
+import sys
+import re
+from typing import Optional, Dict, Any, List
+from pathlib import Path
+from datetime import datetime
+import yaml
+
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.panel import Panel
+from rich.table import Table
+from rich.markdown import Markdown
+from rich import box
+from rich.text import Text
+from rich.status import Status
+from rich.live import Live
+
+from .cli import get_client
+# Import from refactored modules
+from .agent_ui import print_welcome, print_help, display_output, extract_output_from_result
+from .agent_loader import load_agent_definition
+from .agent_executor import create_llm_instance, create_agent_executor, create_agent_executor_with_mcp
+from .toolkit_loader import load_toolkit_config, load_toolkit_configs
+from .callbacks import create_cli_callback, CLICallbackHandler
+from .input_handler import get_input_handler, styled_input, styled_selection_input
+# Context management for chat history
+from .context import CLIContextManager, CLIMessage, purge_old_sessions as purge_context_sessions
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Create a rich console for beautiful output
+console = Console()
+
+
+def resolve_toolkit_config_path(config_path_str: str, test_file: Path, test_cases_dir: Path) -> Optional[str]:
+    """
+    Resolve toolkit configuration file path from test case.
+    
+    Tries multiple locations in order:
+    1. Absolute path
+    2. Relative to test case file directory
+    3. Relative to test cases directory
+    4. Relative to workspace root
+    
+    Args:
+        config_path_str: Config path from test case
+        test_file: Path to the test case file
+        test_cases_dir: Path to test cases directory
+        
+    Returns:
+        Absolute path to config file if found, None otherwise
+    """
+    if not config_path_str:
+        return None
+    
+    # Normalize path separators
+    config_path_str = config_path_str.replace('\\', '/')
+    
+    # Try absolute path first
+    config_path = Path(config_path_str)
+    if config_path.is_absolute() and config_path.exists():
+        return str(config_path)
+    
+    # Try relative to test case file directory
+    config_path = test_file.parent / config_path_str
+    if config_path.exists():
+        return str(config_path)
+    
+    # Try relative to test_cases_dir
+    config_path = test_cases_dir / config_path_str
+    if config_path.exists():
+        return str(config_path)
+    
+    # Try relative to workspace root
+    workspace_root = Path.cwd()
+    config_path = workspace_root / config_path_str
+    if config_path.exists():
+        return str(config_path)
+    
+    return None
+
+
+def parse_test_case(test_case_path: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Parse a test case markdown file to extract configuration, steps, and expectations.
+    
+    Args:
+        test_case_path: Path to the test case markdown file
+        
+    Returns:
+        Dictionary containing:
+        - name: Test case name
+        - objective: Test objective
+        - config_path: Path to toolkit config file
+        - generate_test_data: Boolean flag indicating if test data generation is needed (default: True)
+        - test_data_config: Dictionary of test data configuration from table
+        - prerequisites: Pre-requisites section text
+        - variables: List of variable placeholders found (e.g., {{TEST_PR_NUMBER}})
+        - steps: List of test steps with their descriptions
+        - expectations: List of expectations/assertions
+    """
+    path = Path(test_case_path)
+    if not path.exists():
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"Test case not found: {test_case_path}")
+    
+    content = path.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
+    
+    # Extract test case name from the first heading
+    name_match = re.search(r'^#\s+(.+)$', content, re.MULTILINE)
+    name = name_match.group(1) if name_match else path.stem
+    
+    # Extract objective
+    objective_match = re.search(r'##\s+Objective\s*\n\n(.+?)(?=\n\n##|\Z)', content, re.DOTALL)
+    objective = objective_match.group(1).strip() if objective_match else ""
+    
+    # Extract config path and generateTestData flag
+    config_section_match = re.search(r'##\s+Config\s*\n\n(.+?)(?=\n\n##|\Z)', content, re.DOTALL)
+    config_path = None
+    generate_test_data = True  # Default to True if not specified
+    
+    if config_section_match:
+        config_section = config_section_match.group(1)
+        # Extract path
+        path_match = re.search(r'path:\s*(.+?)(?=\n|$)', config_section, re.MULTILINE)
+        if path_match:
+            config_path = path_match.group(1).strip()
+        
+        # Extract generateTestData flag
+        gen_data_match = re.search(r'generateTestData\s*:\s*(true|false)', config_section, re.IGNORECASE)
+        if gen_data_match:
+            generate_test_data = gen_data_match.group(1).lower() == 'true'
+    
+    # Extract Test Data Configuration table
+    test_data_config = {}
+    config_section_match = re.search(r'##\s+Test Data Configuration\s*\n(.+?)(?=\n##|\Z)', content, re.DOTALL)
+    if config_section_match:
+        config_section = config_section_match.group(1)
+        # Parse markdown table (format: | Parameter | Value | Description |)
+        table_rows = re.findall(r'\|\s*\*\*([^*]+)\*\*\s*\|\s*`?([^|`]+)`?\s*\|', config_section)
+        for param, value in table_rows:
+            test_data_config[param.strip()] = value.strip()
+    
+    # Extract Pre-requisites section
+    prerequisites = ""
+    prereq_match = re.search(r'##\s+Pre-requisites\s*\n\n(.+?)(?=\n\n##|\Z)', content, re.DOTALL)
+    if prereq_match:
+        prerequisites = prereq_match.group(1).strip()
+    
+    # Find all variable placeholders ({{VARIABLE_NAME}})
+    variables = list(set(re.findall(r'\{\{([A-Z_]+)\}\}', content)))
+    
+    # Extract test steps and expectations
+    steps = []
+    expectations = []
+    
+    # Find all Step sections
+    step_pattern = r'###\s+Step\s+(\d+):\s+(.+?)\n\n(.+?)(?=\n\n###|\n\n##|\Z)'
+    for step_match in re.finditer(step_pattern, content, re.DOTALL):
+        step_num = step_match.group(1)
+        step_title = step_match.group(2).strip()
+        step_content = step_match.group(3).strip()
+        
+        # Extract the actual instruction (first paragraph before "Expectation:")
+        instruction_match = re.search(r'(.+?)(?=\n\n\*\*Expectation:\*\*|\Z)', step_content, re.DOTALL)
+        instruction = instruction_match.group(1).strip() if instruction_match else step_content
+        
+        # Extract expectation if present
+        expectation_match = re.search(r'\*\*Expectation:\*\*\s+(.+)', step_content, re.DOTALL)
+        expectation = expectation_match.group(1).strip() if expectation_match else None
+        
+        steps.append({
+            'number': int(step_num),
+            'title': step_title,
+            'instruction': instruction,
+            'expectation': expectation
+        })
+        
+        if expectation:
+            expectations.append({
+                'step': int(step_num),
+                'description': expectation
+            })
+    
+    return {
+        'name': name,
+        'objective': objective,
+        'config_path': config_path,
+        'generate_test_data': generate_test_data,
+        'test_data_config': test_data_config,
+        'prerequisites': prerequisites,
+        'variables': variables,
+        'steps': steps,
+        'expectations': expectations
+    }
+
+
+def validate_test_output(output: str, expectation: str) -> tuple[bool, str]:
+    """
+    Validate test output against expectations.
+    
+    Args:
+        output: The actual output from the agent
+        expectation: The expected result description
+        
+    Returns:
+        Tuple of (passed: bool, details: str)
+    """
+    # Simple keyword-based validation
+    # Extract key phrases from expectation
+    
+    # Common patterns in expectations
+    if "contains" in expectation.lower():
+        # Extract what should be contained
+        contains_match = re.search(r'contains.*?["`]([^"`]+)["`]', expectation, re.IGNORECASE)
+        if contains_match:
+            expected_text = contains_match.group(1)
+            if expected_text in output:
+                return True, f"Output contains expected text: '{expected_text}'"
+            else:
+                return False, f"Output does not contain expected text: '{expected_text}'"
+    
+    if "without errors" in expectation.lower() or "runs without errors" in expectation.lower():
+        # Check for common error indicators
+        error_indicators = ['error', 'exception', 'failed', 'traceback']
+        has_error = any(indicator in output.lower() for indicator in error_indicators)
+        if not has_error:
+            return True, "Execution completed without errors"
+        else:
+            return False, "Execution encountered errors"
+    
+    # Default: assume pass if output is non-empty
+    if output and len(output.strip()) > 0:
+        return True, "Output generated successfully"
+    
+    return False, "No output generated"
+
+
+def _build_bulk_data_gen_prompt(parsed_test_cases: list) -> str:
+    """Build consolidated requirements text for bulk test data generation."""
+    requirements = []
+    for idx, tc in enumerate(parsed_test_cases, 1):
+        test_case = tc['data']
+        test_file = tc['file']
+        
+        parts = [f"Test Case #{idx}: {test_case['name']}", f"File: {test_file.name}", ""]
+        
+        if test_case.get('test_data_config'):
+            parts.append("Test Data Configuration:")
+            for param, value in test_case['test_data_config'].items():
+                parts.append(f"  - {param}: {value}")
+        
+        if test_case.get('prerequisites'):
+            parts.append(f"\nPre-requisites:\n{test_case['prerequisites']}")
+        
+        if test_case.get('variables'):
+            parts.append(f"\nVariables to generate: {', '.join(test_case['variables'])}")
+        
+        requirements.append("\n".join(parts))
+    
+    return f"""{'='*60}
+
+{chr(10).join(requirements)}
+
+{'='*60}"""
+
+
+def _build_bulk_execution_prompt(parsed_test_cases: list) -> str:
+    """Build consolidated prompt for bulk test execution."""
+    parts = []
+    
+    for idx, tc_info in enumerate(parsed_test_cases, 1):
+        test_case = tc_info['data']
+        test_file = tc_info['file']
+        
+        parts.append(f"\n{'='*80}\nTEST CASE #{idx}: {test_case['name']}\nFile: {test_file.name}\n{'='*80}")
+        
+        if test_case['steps']:
+            for step in test_case['steps']:
+                parts.append(f"\nStep {step['number']}: {step['title']}\n{step['instruction']}")
+                if step['expectation']:
+                    parts.append(f"Expected Result: {step['expectation']}")
+        else:
+            parts.append("\n(No steps defined)")
+    
+    return "\n".join(parts)
+
+
+def _build_validation_prompt(parsed_test_cases: list, execution_output: str) -> str:
+    """Build prompt for bulk validation of test results."""
+    parts = ["You are a test validator. Review the test execution results and validate each test case.\n\nTest Cases to Validate:\n"]
+    
+    for idx, tc_info in enumerate(parsed_test_cases, 1):
+        test_case = tc_info['data']
+        parts.append(f"\nTest Case #{idx}: {test_case['name']}")
+        if test_case['steps']:
+            for step in test_case['steps']:
+                parts.append(f"  Step {step['number']}: {step['title']}")
+                if step['expectation']:
+                    parts.append(f"  Expected: {step['expectation']}")
+    
+    parts.append(f"\n\nActual Execution Results:\n{execution_output}\n")
+    parts.append(f"""\nBased on the execution results above, validate each test case.
+
+Respond with valid JSON in this EXACT format:
+{{
+  "test_cases": [
+    {{
+      "test_number": 1,
+      "test_name": "<test case name>",
+      "steps": [
+        {{"step_number": 1, "title": "<step title>", "passed": true/false, "details": "<brief explanation>"}},
+        {{"step_number": 2, "title": "<step title>", "passed": true/false, "details": "<brief explanation>"}}
+      ]
+    }},
+    {{
+      "test_number": 2,
+      "test_name": "<test case name>",
+      "steps": [...]
+    }}
+  ]
+}}
+
+Validate all {len(parsed_test_cases)} test cases and their steps.""")
+    
+    return "\n".join(parts)
+
+
+def _extract_json_from_text(text: str) -> dict:
+    """Extract JSON object from text using brace counting."""
+    start_idx = text.find('{')
+    if start_idx == -1:
+        raise ValueError("No JSON found in text")
+    
+    brace_count = 0
+    end_idx = -1
+    for i, char in enumerate(text[start_idx:], start=start_idx):
+        if char == '{':
+            brace_count += 1
+        elif char == '}':
+            brace_count -= 1
+            if brace_count == 0:
+                end_idx = i + 1
+                break
+    
+    if end_idx == -1:
+        raise ValueError("Could not find matching closing brace")
+    
+    return json.loads(text[start_idx:end_idx])
+
+
+def _create_fallback_results(parsed_test_cases: list) -> tuple[list, int, int, int]:
+    """Create fallback results when execution/validation fails."""
+    test_results = []
+    for tc_info in parsed_test_cases:
+        test_results.append({
+            'title': tc_info['data']['name'],
+            'passed': False,
+            'file': tc_info['file'].name,
+            'step_results': []
+        })
+    return test_results, len(parsed_test_cases), 0, len(parsed_test_cases)
+
+
+def _get_alita_system_prompt(config) -> str:
+    """
+    Get the Alita system prompt from user config or fallback to default.
+    
+    Checks for $ALITA_DIR/agents/default.agent.md first, then falls back
+    to the built-in DEFAULT_PROMPT.
+    
+    Returns:
+        The system prompt string for Alita
+    """
+    from .agent.default import DEFAULT_PROMPT
+    
+    # Check for user-customized prompt
+    custom_prompt_path = Path(config.agents_dir) / 'default.agent.md'
+    
+    if custom_prompt_path.exists():
+        try:
+            content = custom_prompt_path.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
+            # Parse the agent.md file - extract system_prompt from frontmatter or use content
+            if content.startswith('---'):
+                # Has YAML frontmatter, try to parse
+                try:
+                    parts = content.split('---', 2)
+                    if len(parts) >= 3:
+                        frontmatter = yaml.safe_load(parts[1])
+                        body = parts[2].strip()
+                        # Use system_prompt from frontmatter if present, otherwise use body
+                        return frontmatter.get('system_prompt', body) if frontmatter else body
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+            # No frontmatter or parsing failed, use entire content as prompt
+            return content.strip()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"Failed to load custom Alita prompt from {custom_prompt_path}: {e}")
+    
+    return DEFAULT_PROMPT
+
+
+def _get_inventory_system_prompt(config) -> str:
+    """
+    Get the Inventory agent system prompt from user config or fallback to default.
+    
+    Checks for $ALITA_DIR/agents/inventory.agent.md first, then falls back
+    to the default prompt with inventory-specific instructions.
+    
+    Returns:
+        The system prompt string for Inventory agent
+    """
+    from .agent.default import DEFAULT_PROMPT
+    
+    # Check for user-customized prompt
+    custom_prompt_path = Path(config.agents_dir) / 'inventory.agent.md'
+    
+    if custom_prompt_path.exists():
+        try:
+            content = custom_prompt_path.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
+            # Parse the agent.md file - extract system_prompt from frontmatter or use content
+            if content.startswith('---'):
+                try:
+                    parts = content.split('---', 2)
+                    if len(parts) >= 3:
+                        frontmatter = yaml.safe_load(parts[1])
+                        body = parts[2].strip()
+                        return frontmatter.get('system_prompt', body) if frontmatter else body
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+            return content.strip()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"Failed to load custom Inventory prompt from {custom_prompt_path}: {e}")
+    
+    # Use default prompt + inventory toolkit instructions
+    inventory_context = """
+
+## Inventory Knowledge Graph
+
+You have access to the Inventory toolkit for querying a knowledge graph of software entities and relationships.
+Use these tools to help users understand their codebase:
+
+- **search_entities**: Find entities by name, type, or path patterns
+- **get_entity**: Get full details of a specific entity
+- **get_relationships**: Find relationships from/to an entity
+- **impact_analysis**: Analyze what depends on an entity (useful for change impact)
+- **get_graph_stats**: Get statistics about the knowledge graph
+
+When answering questions about the codebase, use these tools to provide accurate, citation-backed answers.
+"""
+    return DEFAULT_PROMPT + inventory_context
+
+
+def _resolve_inventory_path(path: str, work_dir: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[str]:
+    """
+    Resolve an inventory/knowledge graph file path.
+    
+    Tries locations in order:
+    1. Absolute path
+    2. Relative to current working directory (or work_dir if provided)
+    3. Relative to .alita/inventory/ in current directory
+    4. Relative to .alita/inventory/ in work_dir (if different)
+    
+    Args:
+        path: The path to resolve (can be relative or absolute)
+        work_dir: Optional workspace directory to check
+        
+    Returns:
+        Absolute path to the file if found, None otherwise
+    """
+    # Expand user home directory
+    path = str(Path(path).expanduser())
+    
+    # Try absolute path first
+    if Path(path).is_absolute() and Path(path).exists():
+        return str(Path(path).resolve())
+    
+    # Try relative to current working directory
+    cwd = Path.cwd()
+    cwd_path = cwd / path
+    if cwd_path.exists():
+        return str(cwd_path.resolve())
+    
+    # Try .alita/inventory/ in current directory
+    alita_inventory_path = cwd / '.alita' / 'inventory' / path
+    if alita_inventory_path.exists():
+        return str(alita_inventory_path.resolve())
+    
+    # If work_dir is different from cwd, try there too
+    if work_dir:
+        work_path = Path(work_dir)
+        if work_path != cwd:
+            # Try relative to work_dir
+            work_rel_path = work_path / path
+            if work_rel_path.exists():
+                return str(work_rel_path.resolve())
+            
+            # Try .alita/inventory/ in work_dir
+            work_alita_path = work_path / '.alita' / 'inventory' / path
+            if work_alita_path.exists():
+                return str(work_alita_path.resolve())
+    
+    return None
+
+
+def _build_inventory_config(path: str, work_dir: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Build an inventory toolkit configuration from a file path.
+    
+    The toolkit name is derived from the filename (stem).
+    All available tools are included.
+    
+    Args:
+        path: Path to the knowledge graph JSON file
+        work_dir: Optional workspace directory for path resolution
+        
+    Returns:
+        Toolkit configuration dict if file found, None otherwise
+    """
+    # Resolve the path
+    resolved_path = _resolve_inventory_path(path, work_dir)
+    if not resolved_path:
+        return None
+    
+    # Validate it's a JSON file
+    if not resolved_path.endswith('.json'):
+        return None
+    
+    # Validate file exists and is readable
+    try:
+        with open(resolved_path, 'r') as f:
+            # Just check it's valid JSON
+            json.load(f)
+    except (IOError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+        return None
+    
+    # Extract toolkit name from filename (e.g., 'alita' from 'alita.json')
+    toolkit_name = Path(resolved_path).stem
+    
+    # Build configuration with all available tools
+    from .toolkit_loader import INVENTORY_TOOLS
+    
+    return {
+        'type': 'inventory',
+        'toolkit_name': toolkit_name,
+        'graph_path': resolved_path,
+        'base_directory': work_dir,
+        'selected_tools': INVENTORY_TOOLS,
+    }
+
+
+def _get_inventory_json_files(work_dir: Optional[str] = None) -> List[str]:
+    """
+    Get list of .json files for inventory path completion.
+    
+    Searches:
+    1. Current working directory (*.json files)
+    2. .alita/inventory/ directory (*.json files)
+    3. work_dir and work_dir/.alita/inventory/ if different from cwd
+    
+    Args:
+        work_dir: Optional workspace directory
+        
+    Returns:
+        List of relative or display paths for completion
+    """
+    suggestions = []
+    seen = set()
+    
+    cwd = Path.cwd()
+    
+    # Current directory .json files
+    for f in cwd.glob('*.json'):
+        if f.name not in seen:
+            suggestions.append(f.name)
+            seen.add(f.name)
+    
+    # .alita/inventory/ directory
+    alita_inv = cwd / '.alita' / 'inventory'
+    if alita_inv.exists():
+        for f in alita_inv.glob('*.json'):
+            display = f'.alita/inventory/{f.name}'
+            if display not in seen:
+                suggestions.append(display)
+                seen.add(display)
+    
+    # work_dir if different
+    if work_dir:
+        work_path = Path(work_dir)
+        if work_path != cwd:
+            for f in work_path.glob('*.json'):
+                if f.name not in seen:
+                    suggestions.append(f.name)
+                    seen.add(f.name)
+            
+            work_alita_inv = work_path / '.alita' / 'inventory'
+            if work_alita_inv.exists():
+                for f in work_alita_inv.glob('*.json'):
+                    display = f'.alita/inventory/{f.name}'
+                    if display not in seen:
+                        suggestions.append(display)
+                        seen.add(display)
+    
+    return sorted(suggestions)
+
+
+def _load_mcp_tools(agent_def: Dict[str, Any], mcp_config_path: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Load MCP tools from agent definition with tool-level filtering.
+    
+    Args:
+        agent_def: Agent definition dictionary containing mcps list
+        mcp_config_path: Path to mcp.json configuration file (workspace-level)
+        
+    Returns:
+        List of toolkit configurations for MCP servers
+    """
+    from .mcp_loader import load_mcp_tools
+    return load_mcp_tools(agent_def, mcp_config_path)
+
+
+def _setup_local_agent_executor(client, agent_def: Dict[str, Any], toolkit_config: tuple,
+                                config, model: Optional[str], temperature: Optional[float],
+                                max_tokens: Optional[int], memory, allowed_directories: Optional[List[str]],
+                                plan_state: Optional[Dict] = None):
+    """Setup local agent executor with all configurations.
+    
+    Args:
+        allowed_directories: List of allowed directories for filesystem access.
+                           First directory is the primary/base directory.
+    
+    Returns:
+        Tuple of (agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools)
+    """
+    # Load toolkit configs
+    toolkit_configs = load_toolkit_configs(agent_def, toolkit_config)
+    
+    # Load MCP tools
+    mcp_toolkit_configs = _load_mcp_tools(agent_def, config.mcp_config_path)
+    toolkit_configs.extend(mcp_toolkit_configs)
+    
+    # Create LLM instance
+    llm, llm_model, llm_temperature, llm_max_tokens = create_llm_instance(
+        client, model, agent_def, temperature, max_tokens
+    )
+    
+    # Add filesystem tools if directories are provided
+    filesystem_tools = None
+    terminal_tools = None
+    if allowed_directories:
+        from .tools import get_filesystem_tools, get_terminal_tools
+        preset = agent_def.get('filesystem_tools_preset')
+        include_tools = agent_def.get('filesystem_tools_include')
+        exclude_tools = agent_def.get('filesystem_tools_exclude')
+        
+        # First directory is the primary base directory
+        base_dir = allowed_directories[0]
+        extra_dirs = allowed_directories[1:] if len(allowed_directories) > 1 else None
+        filesystem_tools = get_filesystem_tools(base_dir, include_tools, exclude_tools, preset, extra_dirs)
+        
+        # Terminal tools use primary directory as cwd
+        terminal_tools = get_terminal_tools(base_dir)
+        
+        tool_count = len(filesystem_tools) + len(terminal_tools)
+        if len(allowed_directories) == 1:
+            access_msg = f"✓ Granted filesystem & terminal access to: {base_dir} ({tool_count} tools)"
+        else:
+            access_msg = f"✓ Granted filesystem & terminal access to {len(allowed_directories)} directories ({tool_count} tools)"
+        if preset:
+            access_msg += f" [preset: {preset}]"
+        if include_tools:
+            access_msg += f" [include: {', '.join(include_tools)}]"
+        if exclude_tools:
+            access_msg += f" [exclude: {', '.join(exclude_tools)}]"
+        console.print(f"[dim]{access_msg}[/dim]")
+    
+    # Add planning tools (always available)
+    planning_tools = None
+    plan_state_obj = None
+    if plan_state is not None:
+        from .tools import get_planning_tools, PlanState
+        # Create a plan callback to update the dict when plan changes
+        def plan_callback(state: PlanState):
+            plan_state['title'] = state.title
+            plan_state['steps'] = state.to_dict()['steps']
+            plan_state['session_id'] = state.session_id
+        
+        # Get session_id from plan_state dict if provided
+        session_id = plan_state.get('session_id')
+        planning_tools, plan_state_obj = get_planning_tools(
+            plan_state=None,
+            plan_callback=plan_callback,
+            session_id=session_id
+        )
+        console.print(f"[dim]✓ Planning tools enabled ({len(planning_tools)} tools) [session: {plan_state_obj.session_id}][/dim]")
+    
+    # Check if we have tools
+    has_tools = bool(agent_def.get('tools') or toolkit_configs or filesystem_tools or terminal_tools or planning_tools)
+    has_mcp = any(tc.get('toolkit_type') == 'mcp' for tc in toolkit_configs)
+    
+    if not has_tools:
+        return None, None, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools
+    
+    # Create agent executor with or without MCP
+    mcp_session_manager = None
+    if has_mcp:
+        # Create persistent event loop for MCP tools
+        from alita_sdk.runtime.tools.llm import LLMNode
+        if not hasattr(LLMNode, '_persistent_loop') or \
+           LLMNode._persistent_loop is None or \
+           LLMNode._persistent_loop.is_closed():
+            LLMNode._persistent_loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+            console.print("[dim]Created persistent event loop for MCP tools[/dim]")
+        
+        # Load MCP tools using persistent loop
+        loop = LLMNode._persistent_loop
+        asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+        agent_executor, mcp_session_manager = loop.run_until_complete(
+            create_agent_executor_with_mcp(
+                client, agent_def, toolkit_configs,
+                llm, llm_model, llm_temperature, llm_max_tokens, memory,
+                filesystem_tools=filesystem_tools,
+                terminal_tools=terminal_tools,
+                planning_tools=planning_tools
+            )
+        )
+    else:
+        agent_executor = create_agent_executor(
+            client, agent_def, toolkit_configs,
+            llm, llm_model, llm_temperature, llm_max_tokens, memory,
+            filesystem_tools=filesystem_tools,
+            terminal_tools=terminal_tools,
+            planning_tools=planning_tools
+        )
+    
+    return agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools
+
+
+def _select_model_interactive(client) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Show interactive menu to select a model from available models.
+    
+    Returns:
+        Selected model info dict or None if cancelled
+    """
+    console.print("\n🔧 [bold cyan]Select a model:[/bold cyan]\n")
+    
+    try:
+        # Use the new get_available_models API
+        models = client.get_available_models()
+        if not models:
+            console.print("[yellow]No models available from the platform.[/yellow]")
+            return None
+        
+        # Build models list - API returns items[].name
+        models_list = []
+        for model in models:
+            model_name = model.get('name')
+            if model_name:
+                models_list.append({
+                    'name': model_name,
+                    'id': model.get('id'),
+                    'model_data': model
+                })
+        
+        if not models_list:
+            console.print("[yellow]No models found.[/yellow]")
+            return None
+        
+        # Display models with numbers
+        table = Table(show_header=True, header_style="bold cyan", box=box.SIMPLE)
+        table.add_column("#", style="dim", width=4)
+        table.add_column("Model", style="cyan")
+        
+        for i, model in enumerate(models_list, 1):
+            table.add_row(str(i), model['name'])
+        
+        console.print(table)
+        console.print(f"\n[dim]0. Cancel[/dim]")
+        
+        # Get user selection using styled input
+        while True:
+            try:
+                choice = styled_selection_input("Select model number")
+                
+                if choice == '0':
+                    return None
+                
+                idx = int(choice) - 1
+                if 0 <= idx < len(models_list):
+                    selected = models_list[idx]
+                    console.print(f"✓ [green]Selected:[/green] [bold]{selected['name']}[/bold]")
+                    return selected
+                else:
+                    console.print(f"[yellow]Invalid selection. Please enter a number between 0 and {len(models_list)}[/yellow]")
+            except ValueError:
+                console.print("[yellow]Please enter a valid number[/yellow]")
+            except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
+                return None
+                
+    except Exception as e:
+        console.print(f"[red]Error fetching models: {e}[/red]")
+        return None
+
+
+def _select_mcp_interactive(config) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Show interactive menu to select an MCP server from mcp.json.
+    
+    Returns:
+        Selected MCP server config dict or None if cancelled
+    """
+    from .mcp_loader import load_mcp_config
+    
+    console.print("\n🔌 [bold cyan]Select an MCP server to add:[/bold cyan]\n")
+    
+    mcp_config = load_mcp_config(config.mcp_config_path)
+    mcp_servers = mcp_config.get('mcpServers', {})
+    
+    if not mcp_servers:
+        console.print(f"[yellow]No MCP servers found in {config.mcp_config_path}[/yellow]")
+        return None
+    
+    servers_list = list(mcp_servers.items())
+    
+    # Display servers with numbers
+    table = Table(show_header=True, header_style="bold cyan", box=box.SIMPLE)
+    table.add_column("#", style="dim", width=4)
+    table.add_column("Server", style="cyan")
+    table.add_column("Type", style="dim")
+    table.add_column("Command/URL", style="dim")
+    
+    for i, (name, server_config) in enumerate(servers_list, 1):
+        server_type = server_config.get('type', 'stdio')
+        cmd_or_url = server_config.get('url') or server_config.get('command', '')
+        table.add_row(str(i), name, server_type, cmd_or_url[:40])
+    
+    console.print(table)
+    console.print(f"\n[dim]0. Cancel[/dim]")
+    
+    # Get user selection using styled input
+    while True:
+        try:
+            choice = styled_selection_input("Select MCP server number")
+            
+            if choice == '0':
+                return None
+            
+            idx = int(choice) - 1
+            if 0 <= idx < len(servers_list):
+                name, server_config = servers_list[idx]
+                console.print(f"✓ [green]Selected:[/green] [bold]{name}[/bold]")
+                return {'name': name, 'config': server_config}
+            else:
+                console.print(f"[yellow]Invalid selection. Please enter a number between 0 and {len(servers_list)}[/yellow]")
+        except ValueError:
+            console.print("[yellow]Please enter a valid number[/yellow]")
+        except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
+            return None
+
+
+def _select_toolkit_interactive(config) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Show interactive menu to select a toolkit from $ALITA_DIR/tools.
+    
+    Returns:
+        Selected toolkit config dict or None if cancelled
+    """
+    console.print("\n🧰 [bold cyan]Select a toolkit to add:[/bold cyan]\n")
+    
+    tools_dir = Path(config.tools_dir)
+    
+    if not tools_dir.exists():
+        console.print(f"[yellow]Tools directory not found: {tools_dir}[/yellow]")
+        return None
+    
+    # Find all toolkit config files
+    toolkit_files = []
+    for pattern in ['*.json', '*.yaml', '*.yml']:
+        toolkit_files.extend(tools_dir.glob(pattern))
+    
+    if not toolkit_files:
+        console.print(f"[yellow]No toolkit configurations found in {tools_dir}[/yellow]")
+        return None
+    
+    # Load toolkit info
+    toolkits_list = []
+    for file_path in toolkit_files:
+        try:
+            config_data = load_toolkit_config(str(file_path))
+            toolkits_list.append({
+                'file': str(file_path),
+                'name': config_data.get('toolkit_name') or config_data.get('name') or file_path.stem,
+                'type': config_data.get('toolkit_type') or config_data.get('type', 'unknown'),
+                'config': config_data
+            })
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"Failed to load toolkit config {file_path}: {e}")
+    
+    if not toolkits_list:
+        console.print(f"[yellow]No valid toolkit configurations found in {tools_dir}[/yellow]")
+        return None
+    
+    # Display toolkits with numbers
+    table = Table(show_header=True, header_style="bold cyan", box=box.SIMPLE)
+    table.add_column("#", style="dim", width=4)
+    table.add_column("Toolkit", style="cyan")
+    table.add_column("Type", style="dim")
+    table.add_column("File", style="dim")
+    
+    for i, toolkit in enumerate(toolkits_list, 1):
+        table.add_row(str(i), toolkit['name'], toolkit['type'], Path(toolkit['file']).name)
+    
+    console.print(table)
+    console.print(f"\n[dim]0. Cancel[/dim]")
+    
+    # Get user selection using styled input
+    while True:
+        try:
+            choice = styled_selection_input("Select toolkit number")
+            
+            if choice == '0':
+                return None
+            
+            idx = int(choice) - 1
+            if 0 <= idx < len(toolkits_list):
+                selected = toolkits_list[idx]
+                console.print(f"✓ [green]Selected:[/green] [bold]{selected['name']}[/bold]")
+                return selected
+            else:
+                console.print(f"[yellow]Invalid selection. Please enter a number between 0 and {len(toolkits_list)}[/yellow]")
+        except ValueError:
+            console.print("[yellow]Please enter a valid number[/yellow]")
+        except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
+            return None
+
+
+def _list_available_toolkits(config) -> List[str]:
+    """
+    List names of all available toolkits in $ALITA_DIR/tools.
+    
+    Returns:
+        List of toolkit names
+    """
+    tools_dir = Path(config.tools_dir)
+    
+    if not tools_dir.exists():
+        return []
+    
+    toolkit_names = []
+    for pattern in ['*.json', '*.yaml', '*.yml']:
+        for file_path in tools_dir.glob(pattern):
+            try:
+                config_data = load_toolkit_config(str(file_path))
+                name = config_data.get('toolkit_name') or config_data.get('name') or file_path.stem
+                toolkit_names.append(name)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+    
+    return toolkit_names
+
+
+def _find_toolkit_by_name(config, toolkit_name: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Find a toolkit by name in $ALITA_DIR/tools.
+    
+    Args:
+        config: CLI configuration
+        toolkit_name: Name of the toolkit to find (case-insensitive)
+        
+    Returns:
+        Toolkit config dict or None if not found
+    """
+    tools_dir = Path(config.tools_dir)
+    
+    if not tools_dir.exists():
+        return None
+    
+    toolkit_name_lower = toolkit_name.lower()
+    
+    for pattern in ['*.json', '*.yaml', '*.yml']:
+        for file_path in tools_dir.glob(pattern):
+            try:
+                config_data = load_toolkit_config(str(file_path))
+                name = config_data.get('toolkit_name') or config_data.get('name') or file_path.stem
+                
+                # Match by name (case-insensitive) or file stem
+                if name.lower() == toolkit_name_lower or file_path.stem.lower() == toolkit_name_lower:
+                    return {
+                        'file': str(file_path),
+                        'name': name,
+                        'type': config_data.get('toolkit_type') or config_data.get('type', 'unknown'),
+                        'config': config_data
+                    }
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+    
+    return None
+
+
+def _select_agent_interactive(client, config) -> Optional[str]:
+    """
+    Show interactive menu to select an agent from platform and local agents.
+    
+    Returns:
+        Agent source (name/id for platform, file path for local, '__direct__' for direct chat,
+        '__inventory__' for inventory agent) or None if cancelled
+    """
+    from .config import CLIConfig
+    
+    console.print("\n🤖 [bold cyan]Select an agent to chat with:[/bold cyan]\n")
+    
+    # Built-in agents
+    console.print(f"1. [[bold]💬 Alita[/bold]] [cyan]Chat directly with LLM (no agent)[/cyan]")
+    console.print(f"   [dim]Direct conversation with the model without agent configuration[/dim]")
+    console.print(f"2. [[bold]📊 Inventory[/bold]] [cyan]Knowledge graph builder agent[/cyan]")
+    console.print(f"   [dim]Build inventories from connected toolkits (use --toolkit-config to add sources)[/dim]")
+    
+    agents_list = []
+    
+    # Load platform agents
+    try:
+        platform_agents = client.get_list_of_apps()
+        for agent in platform_agents:
+            agents_list.append({
+                'type': 'platform',
+                'name': agent['name'],
+                'source': agent['name'],
+                'description': agent.get('description', '')[:60]
+            })
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug(f"Failed to load platform agents: {e}")
+    
+    # Load local agents
+    agents_dir = config.agents_dir
+    search_dir = Path(agents_dir)
+    
+    if search_dir.exists():
+        for pattern in ['*.agent.md', '*.agent.yaml', '*.agent.yml', '*.agent.json']:
+            for file_path in search_dir.rglob(pattern):
+                try:
+                    agent_def = load_agent_definition(str(file_path))
+                    agents_list.append({
+                        'type': 'local',
+                        'name': agent_def.get('name', file_path.stem),
+                        'source': str(file_path),
+                        'description': agent_def.get('description', '')[:60]
+                    })
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.debug(f"Failed to load {file_path}: {e}")
+    
+    # Display agents with numbers using rich (starting from 3 since 1-2 are built-in)
+    for i, agent in enumerate(agents_list, 3):
+        agent_type = "📦 Platform" if agent['type'] == 'platform' else "📁 Local"
+        console.print(f"{i}. [[bold]{agent_type}[/bold]] [cyan]{agent['name']}[/cyan]")
+        if agent['description']:
+            console.print(f"   [dim]{agent['description']}[/dim]")
+    
+    console.print(f"\n[dim]0. Cancel[/dim]")
+    
+    # Get user selection using styled input
+    while True:
+        try:
+            choice = styled_selection_input("Select agent number")
+            
+            if choice == '0':
+                return None
+            
+            if choice == '1':
+                console.print(f"✓ [green]Selected:[/green] [bold]Alita[/bold]")
+                return '__direct__'
+            
+            if choice == '2':
+                console.print(f"✓ [green]Selected:[/green] [bold]Inventory[/bold]")
+                return '__inventory__'
+            
+            idx = int(choice) - 3  # Offset by 3 since 1-2 are built-in agents
+            if 0 <= idx < len(agents_list):
+                selected = agents_list[idx]
+                console.print(f"✓ [green]Selected:[/green] [bold]{selected['name']}[/bold]")
+                return selected['source']
+            else:
+                console.print(f"[yellow]Invalid selection. Please enter a number between 0 and {len(agents_list) + 2}[/yellow]")
+        except ValueError:
+            console.print("[yellow]Please enter a valid number[/yellow]")
+        except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
+            console.print("\n[dim]Cancelled.[/dim]")
+            return None
+
+
+@click.group()
+def agent():
+    """Agent testing and interaction commands."""
+    pass
+
+
+@agent.command('list')
+@click.option('--local', is_flag=True, help='List local agent definition files')
+@click.option('--directory', default=None, help='Directory to search for local agents (defaults to AGENTS_DIR from .env)')
+@click.pass_context
+def agent_list(ctx, local: bool, directory: Optional[str]):
+    """
+    List available agents.
+    
+    By default, lists agents from the platform.
+    Use --local to list agent definition files in the local directory.
+    """
+    formatter = ctx.obj['formatter']
+    config = ctx.obj['config']
+    
+    try:
+        if local:
+            # List local agent definition files
+            if directory is None:
+                directory = config.agents_dir
+            search_dir = Path(directory)
+            
+            if not search_dir.exists():
+                console.print(f"[red]Directory not found: {directory}[/red]")
+                return
+            
+            agents = []
+            
+            # Find agent definition files
+            for pattern in ['*.agent.md', '*.agent.yaml', '*.agent.yml', '*.agent.json']:
+                for file_path in search_dir.rglob(pattern):
+                    try:
+                        agent_def = load_agent_definition(str(file_path))
+                        # Use relative path if already relative, otherwise make it relative to cwd
+                        try:
+                            display_path = str(file_path.relative_to(Path.cwd()))
+                        except ValueError:
+                            display_path = str(file_path)
+                        
+                        agents.append({
+                            'name': agent_def.get('name', file_path.stem),
+                            'file': display_path,
+                            'description': agent_def.get('description', '')[:80]
+                        })
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        logger.debug(f"Failed to load {file_path}: {e}")
+            
+            if not agents:
+                console.print(f"\n[yellow]No agent definition files found in {directory}[/yellow]")
+                return
+            
+            # Display local agents in a table
+            table = Table(
+                title=f"Local Agent Definitions in {directory}",
+                show_header=True,
+                header_style="bold cyan",
+                border_style="cyan",
+                box=box.ROUNDED
+            )
+            table.add_column("Name", style="bold cyan", no_wrap=True)
+            table.add_column("File", style="dim")
+            table.add_column("Description", style="white")
+            
+            for agent_info in sorted(agents, key=lambda x: x['name']):
+                table.add_row(
+                    agent_info['name'],
+                    agent_info['file'],
+                    agent_info['description'] or "-"
+                )
+            
+            console.print("\n")
+            console.print(table)
+            console.print(f"\n[green]Total: {len(agents)} local agents[/green]")
+            
+        else:
+            # List platform agents
+            client = get_client(ctx)
+            
+            agents = client.get_list_of_apps()
+            
+            if formatter.__class__.__name__ == 'JSONFormatter':
+                click.echo(formatter._dump({'agents': agents, 'total': len(agents)}))
+            else:
+                table = Table(
+                    title="Available Platform Agents",
+                    show_header=True,
+                    header_style="bold cyan",
+                    border_style="cyan",
+                    box=box.ROUNDED
+                )
+                table.add_column("ID", style="yellow", no_wrap=True)
+                table.add_column("Name", style="bold cyan")
+                table.add_column("Description", style="white")
+                
+                for agent_info in agents:
+                    table.add_row(
+                        str(agent_info['id']),
+                        agent_info['name'],
+                        agent_info.get('description', '')[:80] or "-"
+                    )
+                
+                console.print("\n")
+                console.print(table)
+                console.print(f"\n[green]Total: {len(agents)} agents[/green]")
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.exception("Failed to list agents")
+        error_panel = Panel(
+            str(e),
+            title="Error",
+            border_style="red",
+            box=box.ROUNDED
+        )
+        console.print(error_panel, style="red")
+        raise click.Abort()
+
+
+@agent.command('show')
+@click.argument('agent_source')
+@click.option('--version', help='Agent version (for platform agents)')
+@click.pass_context
+def agent_show(ctx, agent_source: str, version: Optional[str]):
+    """
+    Show agent details.
+    
+    AGENT_SOURCE can be:
+    - Platform agent ID or name (e.g., "123" or "my-agent")
+    - Path to local agent file (e.g., ".github/agents/sdk-dev.agent.md")
+    """
+    formatter = ctx.obj['formatter']
+    
+    try:
+        # Check if it's a file path
+        if Path(agent_source).exists():
+            # Local agent file
+            agent_def = load_agent_definition(agent_source)
+            
+            if formatter.__class__.__name__ == 'JSONFormatter':
+                click.echo(formatter._dump(agent_def))
+            else:
+                # Create details panel
+                details = Text()
+                details.append("File: ", style="bold")
+                details.append(f"{agent_source}\n", style="cyan")
+                
+                if agent_def.get('description'):
+                    details.append("\nDescription: ", style="bold")
+                    details.append(f"{agent_def['description']}\n", style="white")
+                
+                if agent_def.get('model'):
+                    details.append("Model: ", style="bold")
+                    details.append(f"{agent_def['model']}\n", style="cyan")
+                
+                if agent_def.get('tools'):
+                    details.append("Tools: ", style="bold")
+                    details.append(f"{', '.join(agent_def['tools'])}\n", style="cyan")
+                
+                if agent_def.get('temperature') is not None:
+                    details.append("Temperature: ", style="bold")
+                    details.append(f"{agent_def['temperature']}\n", style="cyan")
+                
+                panel = Panel(
+                    details,
+                    title=f"Local Agent: {agent_def.get('name', 'Unknown')}",
+                    title_align="left",
+                    border_style="cyan",
+                    box=box.ROUNDED
+                )
+                console.print("\n")
+                console.print(panel)
+                
+                if agent_def.get('system_prompt'):
+                    console.print("\n[bold]System Prompt:[/bold]")
+                    console.print(Panel(agent_def['system_prompt'][:500] + "...", border_style="dim", box=box.ROUNDED))
+        
+        else:
+            # Platform agent
+            client = get_client(ctx)
+            
+            # Try to find agent by ID or name
+            agents = client.get_list_of_apps()
+            
+            agent = None
+            try:
+                agent_id = int(agent_source)
+                agent = next((a for a in agents if a['id'] == agent_id), None)
+            except ValueError:
+                agent = next((a for a in agents if a['name'] == agent_source), None)
+            
+            if not agent:
+                raise click.ClickException(f"Agent '{agent_source}' not found")
+            
+            # Get details
+            details = client.get_app_details(agent['id'])
+            
+            if formatter.__class__.__name__ == 'JSONFormatter':
+                click.echo(formatter._dump(details))
+            else:
+                # Create platform agent details panel
+                content = Text()
+                content.append("ID: ", style="bold")
+                content.append(f"{details['id']}\n", style="yellow")
+                
+                if details.get('description'):
+                    content.append("\nDescription: ", style="bold")
+                    content.append(f"{details['description']}\n", style="white")
+                
+                panel = Panel(
+                    content,
+                    title=f"Agent: {details['name']}",
+                    title_align="left",
+                    border_style="cyan",
+                    box=box.ROUNDED
+                )
+                console.print("\n")
+                console.print(panel)
+                
+                # Display versions in a table
+                if details.get('versions'):
+                    console.print("\n[bold]Versions:[/bold]")
+                    versions_table = Table(box=box.ROUNDED, border_style="dim")
+                    versions_table.add_column("Name", style="cyan")
+                    versions_table.add_column("ID", style="yellow")
+                    for ver in details.get('versions', []):
+                        versions_table.add_row(ver['name'], str(ver['id']))
+                    console.print(versions_table)
+    
+    except click.ClickException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.exception("Failed to show agent details")
+        error_panel = Panel(
+            str(e),
+            title="Error",
+            border_style="red",
+            box=box.ROUNDED
+        )
+        console.print(error_panel, style="red")
+        raise click.Abort()
+
+
+@agent.command('chat')
+@click.argument('agent_source', required=False)
+@click.option('--version', help='Agent version (for platform agents)')
+@click.option('--toolkit-config', multiple=True, type=click.Path(exists=True),
+              help='Toolkit configuration files (can specify multiple)')
+@click.option('--inventory', 'inventory_path', type=str,
+              help='Load inventory/knowledge graph from JSON file (e.g., alita.json or .alita/inventory/alita.json)')
+@click.option('--thread-id', help='Continue existing conversation thread')
+@click.option('--model', help='Override LLM model')
+@click.option('--temperature', type=float, help='Override temperature')
+@click.option('--max-tokens', type=int, help='Override max tokens')
+@click.option('--dir', 'work_dir', type=click.Path(exists=True, file_okay=False, dir_okay=True),
+              help='Grant agent filesystem access to this directory')
+@click.option('--verbose', '-v', type=click.Choice(['quiet', 'default', 'debug']), default='default',
+              help='Output verbosity level: quiet (final output only), default (tool calls + outputs), debug (all including LLM calls)')
+@click.option('--recursion-limit', type=int, default=50,
+              help='Maximum number of tool execution steps per turn')
+@click.pass_context
+def agent_chat(ctx, agent_source: Optional[str], version: Optional[str], 
+               toolkit_config: tuple, inventory_path: Optional[str], thread_id: Optional[str],
+               model: Optional[str], temperature: Optional[float], 
+               max_tokens: Optional[int], work_dir: Optional[str],
+               verbose: str, recursion_limit: Optional[int]):
+    """Start interactive chat with an agent.
+    
+    \b
+    Examples:
+      alita chat                      # Interactive agent selection
+      alita chat my-agent             # Chat with platform agent
+      alita chat ./agent.md           # Chat with local agent file
+      alita chat --inventory alita.json
+      alita chat my-agent --dir ./src
+      alita chat my-agent --thread-id abc123
+      alita chat my-agent -v quiet    # Hide tool calls
+      alita chat my-agent -v debug    # Show all LLM calls
+      alita chat __inventory__ --toolkit-config jira.json
+    """
+    formatter = ctx.obj['formatter']
+    config = ctx.obj['config']
+    client = get_client(ctx)
+    
+    # Setup verbose level
+    show_verbose = verbose != 'quiet'
+    debug_mode = verbose == 'debug'
+    
+    try:
+        # If no agent specified, start with direct chat by default
+        if not agent_source:
+            agent_source = '__direct__'
+        
+        # Check for built-in agent modes
+        is_direct = agent_source == '__direct__'
+        is_inventory = agent_source == '__inventory__'
+        is_builtin = is_direct or is_inventory
+        is_local = not is_builtin and Path(agent_source).exists()
+        
+        # Get defaults from config
+        default_model = config.default_model or 'gpt-4o'
+        default_temperature = config.default_temperature if config.default_temperature is not None else 0.1
+        default_max_tokens = config.default_max_tokens or 4096
+        
+        # Initialize variables for dynamic updates
+        current_model = model
+        current_temperature = temperature
+        current_max_tokens = max_tokens
+        added_mcp_configs = []
+        added_toolkit_configs = list(toolkit_config) if toolkit_config else []
+        mcp_session_manager = None
+        llm = None
+        agent_executor = None
+        agent_def = {}
+        filesystem_tools = None
+        terminal_tools = None
+        planning_tools = None
+        plan_state = None
+        
+        # Handle --inventory option: add inventory toolkit config at startup
+        if inventory_path:
+            inventory_config = _build_inventory_config(inventory_path, work_dir)
+            if inventory_config:
+                added_toolkit_configs.append(inventory_config)
+                console.print(f"[dim]✓ Loading inventory: {inventory_config['toolkit_name']} ({inventory_config['graph_path']})[/dim]")
+            else:
+                console.print(f"[yellow]Warning: Inventory file not found: {inventory_path}[/yellow]")
+                console.print("[dim]Searched in current directory and .alita/inventory/[/dim]")
+        
+        # Approval mode: 'always' (confirm each tool), 'auto' (no confirmation), 'yolo' (no safety checks)
+        approval_mode = 'always'
+        allowed_directories = [work_dir] if work_dir else []  # Track allowed directories for /dir command
+        current_agent_file = agent_source if is_local else None  # Track agent file for /reload command
+        
+        if is_direct:
+            # Direct chat mode - no agent, just LLM with Alita instructions
+            agent_name = "Alita"
+            agent_type = "Direct LLM"
+            alita_prompt = _get_alita_system_prompt(config)
+            agent_def = {
+                'model': model or default_model,
+                'temperature': temperature if temperature is not None else default_temperature,
+                'max_tokens': max_tokens or default_max_tokens,
+                'system_prompt': alita_prompt
+            }
+        elif is_inventory:
+            # Inventory agent mode - knowledge graph builder with inventory toolkit
+            agent_name = "Inventory"
+            agent_type = "Built-in Agent"
+            inventory_prompt = _get_inventory_system_prompt(config)
+            agent_def = {
+                'name': 'inventory-agent',
+                'model': model or default_model,
+                'temperature': temperature if temperature is not None else 0.3,
+                'max_tokens': max_tokens or default_max_tokens,
+                'system_prompt': inventory_prompt,
+                # Include inventory toolkit by default
+                'toolkit_configs': [
+                    {'type': 'inventory', 'graph_path': './knowledge_graph.json'}
+                ]
+            }
+        elif is_local:
+            agent_def = load_agent_definition(agent_source)
+            agent_name = agent_def.get('name', Path(agent_source).stem)
+            agent_type = "Local Agent"
+        else:
+            # Platform agent - find it
+            agents = client.get_list_of_apps()
+            agent = None
+            
+            try:
+                agent_id = int(agent_source)
+                agent = next((a for a in agents if a['id'] == agent_id), None)
+            except ValueError:
+                agent = next((a for a in agents if a['name'] == agent_source), None)
+            
+            if not agent:
+                raise click.ClickException(f"Agent '{agent_source}' not found")
+            
+            agent_name = agent['name']
+            agent_type = "Platform Agent"
+        
+        # Get model and temperature for welcome banner
+        llm_model_display = current_model or agent_def.get('model', default_model)
+        llm_temperature_display = current_temperature if current_temperature is not None else agent_def.get('temperature', default_temperature)
+        
+        # Print nice welcome banner
+        print_welcome(agent_name, llm_model_display, llm_temperature_display, approval_mode)
+        
+        # Initialize conversation
+        chat_history = []
+        
+        # Initialize session for persistence (memory + plan)
+        from .tools import generate_session_id, create_session_memory, save_session_metadata, to_portable_path
+        current_session_id = generate_session_id()
+        plan_state = {'session_id': current_session_id}
+        
+        # Create persistent memory for agent (stored in session directory)
+        memory = create_session_memory(current_session_id)
+        
+        # Save session metadata with agent source for session resume
+        agent_source_portable = to_portable_path(current_agent_file) if current_agent_file else None
+        # Filter out transient inventory configs (dicts) - only save file paths
+        serializable_toolkit_configs = [tc for tc in added_toolkit_configs if isinstance(tc, str)]
+        # Extract inventory graph path if present
+        inventory_graph = None
+        for tc in added_toolkit_configs:
+            if isinstance(tc, dict) and tc.get('type') == 'inventory':
+                inventory_graph = tc.get('graph_path')
+                break
+        save_session_metadata(current_session_id, {
+            'agent_name': agent_name,
+            'agent_type': agent_type if 'agent_type' in dir() else 'Direct LLM',
+            'agent_source': agent_source_portable,
+            'model': llm_model_display,
+            'temperature': llm_temperature_display,
+            'work_dir': work_dir,
+            'is_direct': is_direct,
+            'is_local': is_local,
+            'is_inventory': is_inventory,
+            'added_toolkit_configs': serializable_toolkit_configs,
+            'inventory_graph': inventory_graph,
+            'added_mcps': [m if isinstance(m, str) else m.get('name') for m in agent_def.get('mcps', [])],
+        })
+        console.print(f"[dim]Session: {current_session_id}[/dim]")
+        
+        # Initialize context manager for chat history management
+        context_config = config.context_management
+        ctx_manager = CLIContextManager(
+            session_id=current_session_id,
+            max_context_tokens=context_config.get('max_context_tokens', 8000),
+            preserve_recent=context_config.get('preserve_recent_messages', 5),
+            pruning_method=context_config.get('pruning_method', 'oldest_first'),
+            enable_summarization=context_config.get('enable_summarization', True),
+            summary_trigger_ratio=context_config.get('summary_trigger_ratio', 0.8),
+            summaries_limit=context_config.get('summaries_limit_count', 5),
+            llm=None  # Will be set after LLM creation
+        )
+        
+        # Purge old sessions on startup (cleanup task)
+        try:
+            purge_context_sessions(
+                sessions_dir=config.sessions_dir,
+                max_age_days=context_config.get('session_max_age_days', 30),
+                max_sessions=context_config.get('max_sessions', 100)
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"Session cleanup failed: {e}")
+        
+        # Create agent executor
+        if is_direct or is_local or is_inventory:
+            # Setup local agent executor (handles all config, tools, MCP, etc.)
+            try:
+                agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+                    client, agent_def, tuple(added_toolkit_configs), config, current_model, current_temperature, current_max_tokens, memory, work_dir, plan_state
+                )
+            except Exception:
+                return
+        else:
+            # Platform agent
+            details = client.get_app_details(agent['id'])
+            
+            if version:
+                version_obj = next((v for v in details['versions'] if v['name'] == version), None)
+                if not version_obj:
+                    raise click.ClickException(f"Version '{version}' not found")
+                version_id = version_obj['id']
+            else:
+                # Use first version
+                version_id = details['versions'][0]['id']
+            
+            # Display configuration
+            console.print()
+            console.print("✓ [green]Connected to platform agent[/green]")
+            console.print()
+            
+            agent_executor = client.application(
+                application_id=agent['id'],
+                application_version_id=version_id,
+                memory=memory,
+                chat_history=chat_history
+            )
+            llm = None  # Platform agents don't use direct LLM
+        
+        # Set LLM on context manager for summarization
+        if llm is not None:
+            ctx_manager.llm = llm
+        
+        # Initialize input handler for readline support
+        input_handler = get_input_handler()
+        
+        # Set up toolkit names callback for tab completion
+        from .input_handler import set_toolkit_names_callback, set_inventory_files_callback
+        set_toolkit_names_callback(lambda: _list_available_toolkits(config))
+        
+        # Set up inventory files callback for /inventory tab completion
+        set_inventory_files_callback(lambda: _get_inventory_json_files(allowed_directories[0] if allowed_directories else None))
+        
+        # Interactive chat loop
+        while True:
+            try:
+                # Get context info for the UI indicator
+                context_info = ctx_manager.get_context_info()
+                
+                # Get input with styled prompt (prompt is part of input() for proper readline handling)
+                user_input = styled_input(context_info=context_info).strip()
+                
+                if not user_input:
+                    continue
+                
+                # Handle commands
+                if user_input.lower() in ['exit', 'quit']:
+                    # Save final session state before exiting
+                    try:
+                        from .tools import update_session_metadata, to_portable_path
+                        update_session_metadata(current_session_id, {
+                            'agent_source': to_portable_path(current_agent_file) if current_agent_file else None,
+                            'model': current_model or llm_model_display,
+                            'temperature': current_temperature if current_temperature is not None else llm_temperature_display,
+                            'allowed_directories': allowed_directories,
+                            'added_toolkit_configs': list(added_toolkit_configs),
+                            'added_mcps': [m if isinstance(m, str) else m.get('name') for m in agent_def.get('mcps', [])],
+                        })
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        logger.debug(f"Failed to save session state on exit: {e}")
+                    console.print("\n[bold cyan]👋 Goodbye![/bold cyan]\n")
+                    break
+                
+                if user_input == '/clear':
+                    chat_history = []
+                    ctx_manager.clear()
+                    console.print("[green]✓ Conversation history cleared.[/green]")
+                    continue
+                
+                if user_input == '/history':
+                    if not chat_history:
+                        console.print("[yellow]No conversation history yet.[/yellow]")
+                    else:
+                        console.print("\n[bold cyan]── Conversation History ──[/bold cyan]")
+                        for i, msg in enumerate(chat_history, 1):
+                            role = msg.get('role', 'unknown')
+                            content = msg.get('content', '')
+                            role_color = 'blue' if role == 'user' else 'green'
+                            included_marker = "" if ctx_manager.is_message_included(i - 1) else " [dim](pruned)[/dim]"
+                            console.print(f"\n[bold {role_color}]{i}. {role.upper()}:[/bold {role_color}] {content[:100]}...{included_marker}")
+                    continue
+                
+                if user_input == '/save':
+                    console.print("[yellow]Save to file (default: conversation.json):[/yellow] ", end="")
+                    filename = input().strip()
+                    filename = filename or "conversation.json"
+                    with open(filename, 'w') as f:
+                        json.dump({'history': chat_history}, f, indent=2)
+                    console.print(f"[green]✓ Conversation saved to {filename}[/green]")
+                    continue
+                
+                if user_input == '/help':
+                    print_help()
+                    continue
+                
+                # /model command - switch model
+                if user_input == '/model':
+                    if not (is_direct or is_local):
+                        console.print("[yellow]Model switching is only available for local agents and direct chat.[/yellow]")
+                        continue
+                    
+                    selected_model = _select_model_interactive(client)
+                    if selected_model:
+                        current_model = selected_model['name']
+                        agent_def['model'] = current_model
+                        
+                        # Recreate LLM and agent executor - use session memory to preserve history
+                        from .tools import create_session_memory, update_session_metadata
+                        memory = create_session_memory(current_session_id)
+                        try:
+                            agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+                                client, agent_def, tuple(added_toolkit_configs), config, current_model, current_temperature, current_max_tokens, memory, allowed_directories, plan_state
+                            )
+                            # Persist model change to session
+                            update_session_metadata(current_session_id, {
+                                'model': current_model,
+                                'temperature': current_temperature if current_temperature is not None else agent_def.get('temperature', 0.7)
+                            })
+                            console.print(Panel(
+                                f"[cyan]ℹ Model switched to [bold]{current_model}[/bold]. Agent state reset, chat history preserved.[/cyan]",
+                                border_style="cyan",
+                                box=box.ROUNDED
+                            ))
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            console.print(f"[red]Error switching model: {e}[/red]")
+                    continue
+                
+                # /reload command - reload agent definition from file
+                if user_input == '/reload':
+                    if not is_local:
+                        if is_direct or is_inventory:
+                            console.print("[yellow]Cannot reload built-in agent mode - no agent file to reload.[/yellow]")
+                        else:
+                            console.print("[yellow]Reload is only available for local agents (file-based).[/yellow]")
+                        continue
+                    
+                    if not current_agent_file or not Path(current_agent_file).exists():
+                        console.print("[red]Agent file not found. Cannot reload.[/red]")
+                        continue
+                    
+                    try:
+                        # Reload agent definition from file
+                        new_agent_def = load_agent_definition(current_agent_file)
+                        
+                        # Preserve runtime additions (MCPs, tools added via commands)
+                        if 'mcps' in agent_def and agent_def['mcps']:
+                            # Merge MCPs: file MCPs + runtime added MCPs
+                            file_mcps = new_agent_def.get('mcps', [])
+                            for mcp in agent_def['mcps']:
+                                mcp_name = mcp if isinstance(mcp, str) else mcp.get('name')
+                                file_mcp_names = [m if isinstance(m, str) else m.get('name') for m in file_mcps]
+                                if mcp_name not in file_mcp_names:
+                                    file_mcps.append(mcp)
+                            new_agent_def['mcps'] = file_mcps
+                        
+                        # Update agent_def with new values (preserving model/temp overrides)
+                        old_system_prompt = agent_def.get('system_prompt', '')
+                        new_system_prompt = new_agent_def.get('system_prompt', '')
+                        
+                        agent_def.update(new_agent_def)
+                        
+                        # Restore runtime overrides
+                        if current_model:
+                            agent_def['model'] = current_model
+                        if current_temperature is not None:
+                            agent_def['temperature'] = current_temperature
+                        if current_max_tokens:
+                            agent_def['max_tokens'] = current_max_tokens
+                        
+                        # Recreate agent executor with reloaded definition
+                        from .tools import create_session_memory
+                        memory = create_session_memory(current_session_id)
+                        agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+                            client, agent_def, tuple(added_toolkit_configs), config, current_model, current_temperature, current_max_tokens, memory, allowed_directories, plan_state
+                        )
+                        
+                        # Show what changed
+                        prompt_changed = old_system_prompt != new_system_prompt
+                        agent_name = agent_def.get('name', Path(current_agent_file).stem)
+                        
+                        if prompt_changed:
+                            console.print(Panel(
+                                f"[green]✓ Reloaded agent: [bold]{agent_name}[/bold][/green]\n"
+                                f"[dim]System prompt updated ({len(new_system_prompt)} chars)[/dim]",
+                                border_style="green",
+                                box=box.ROUNDED
+                            ))
+                        else:
+                            console.print(Panel(
+                                f"[cyan]ℹ Reloaded agent: [bold]{agent_name}[/bold][/cyan]\n"
+                                f"[dim]No changes detected in system prompt[/dim]",
+                                border_style="cyan",
+                                box=box.ROUNDED
+                            ))
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        console.print(f"[red]Error reloading agent: {e}[/red]")
+                    continue
+                
+                # /add_mcp command - add MCP server
+                if user_input == '/add_mcp':
+                    if not (is_direct or is_local or is_inventory):
+                        console.print("[yellow]Adding MCP is only available for local agents and built-in agents.[/yellow]")
+                        continue
+                    
+                    selected_mcp = _select_mcp_interactive(config)
+                    if selected_mcp:
+                        mcp_name = selected_mcp['name']
+                        # Add MCP to agent definition
+                        if 'mcps' not in agent_def:
+                            agent_def['mcps'] = []
+                        if mcp_name not in [m if isinstance(m, str) else m.get('name') for m in agent_def.get('mcps', [])]:
+                            agent_def['mcps'].append(mcp_name)
+                        
+                        # Recreate agent executor with new MCP - use session memory to preserve history
+                        from .tools import create_session_memory, update_session_metadata
+                        memory = create_session_memory(current_session_id)
+                        try:
+                            agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+                                client, agent_def, tuple(added_toolkit_configs), config, current_model, current_temperature, current_max_tokens, memory, allowed_directories, plan_state
+                            )
+                            # Persist added MCPs to session
+                            update_session_metadata(current_session_id, {
+                                'added_mcps': [m if isinstance(m, str) else m.get('name') for m in agent_def.get('mcps', [])]
+                            })
+                            console.print(Panel(
+                                f"[cyan]ℹ Added MCP: [bold]{mcp_name}[/bold]. Agent state reset, chat history preserved.[/cyan]",
+                                border_style="cyan",
+                                box=box.ROUNDED
+                            ))
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            console.print(f"[red]Error adding MCP: {e}[/red]")
+                    continue
+                
+                # /add_toolkit command - add toolkit
+                if user_input == '/add_toolkit' or user_input.startswith('/add_toolkit '):
+                    if not (is_direct or is_local or is_inventory):
+                        console.print("[yellow]Adding toolkit is only available for local agents and built-in agents.[/yellow]")
+                        continue
+                    
+                    parts = user_input.split(maxsplit=1)
+                    if len(parts) == 2:
+                        # Direct toolkit selection by name
+                        toolkit_name_arg = parts[1].strip()
+                        selected_toolkit = _find_toolkit_by_name(config, toolkit_name_arg)
+                        if not selected_toolkit:
+                            console.print(f"[yellow]Toolkit '{toolkit_name_arg}' not found.[/yellow]")
+                            # Show available toolkits
+                            available = _list_available_toolkits(config)
+                            if available:
+                                console.print(f"[dim]Available toolkits: {', '.join(available)}[/dim]")
+                            continue
+                    else:
+                        # Interactive selection
+                        selected_toolkit = _select_toolkit_interactive(config)
+                    
+                    if selected_toolkit:
+                        toolkit_name = selected_toolkit['name']
+                        toolkit_file = selected_toolkit['file']
+                        
+                        # Add toolkit config path
+                        if toolkit_file not in added_toolkit_configs:
+                            added_toolkit_configs.append(toolkit_file)
+                        
+                        # Recreate agent executor with new toolkit - use session memory to preserve history
+                        from .tools import create_session_memory, update_session_metadata
+                        memory = create_session_memory(current_session_id)
+                        try:
+                            agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+                                client, agent_def, tuple(added_toolkit_configs), config, current_model, current_temperature, current_max_tokens, memory, allowed_directories, plan_state
+                            )
+                            # Persist added toolkits to session
+                            update_session_metadata(current_session_id, {
+                                'added_toolkit_configs': list(added_toolkit_configs)
+                            })
+                            console.print(Panel(
+                                f"[cyan]ℹ Added toolkit: [bold]{toolkit_name}[/bold]. Agent state reset, chat history preserved.[/cyan]",
+                                border_style="cyan",
+                                box=box.ROUNDED
+                            ))
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            console.print(f"[red]Error adding toolkit: {e}[/red]")
+                    continue
+                
+                # /rm_mcp command - remove MCP server
+                if user_input == '/rm_mcp' or user_input.startswith('/rm_mcp '):
+                    if not (is_direct or is_local or is_inventory):
+                        console.print("[yellow]Removing MCP is only available for local agents and built-in agents.[/yellow]")
+                        continue
+                    
+                    current_mcps = agent_def.get('mcps', [])
+                    if not current_mcps:
+                        console.print("[yellow]No MCP servers are currently loaded.[/yellow]")
+                        continue
+                    
+                    # Get list of MCP names
+                    mcp_names = [m if isinstance(m, str) else m.get('name') for m in current_mcps]
+                    
+                    parts = user_input.split(maxsplit=1)
+                    if len(parts) == 2:
+                        # Direct removal by name
+                        mcp_name_to_remove = parts[1].strip()
+                        if mcp_name_to_remove not in mcp_names:
+                            console.print(f"[yellow]MCP '{mcp_name_to_remove}' not found.[/yellow]")
+                            console.print(f"[dim]Loaded MCPs: {', '.join(mcp_names)}[/dim]")
+                            continue
+                    else:
+                        # Interactive selection
+                        console.print("\n🔌 [bold cyan]Remove MCP Server[/bold cyan]\n")
+                        for i, name in enumerate(mcp_names, 1):
+                            console.print(f"  [bold]{i}[/bold]. {name}")
+                        console.print(f"  [bold]0[/bold]. [dim]Cancel[/dim]")
+                        console.print()
+                        
+                        try:
+                            choice = int(input("Select MCP to remove: ").strip())
+                            if choice == 0:
+                                continue
+                            if 1 <= choice <= len(mcp_names):
+                                mcp_name_to_remove = mcp_names[choice - 1]
+                            else:
+                                console.print("[yellow]Invalid selection.[/yellow]")
+                                continue
+                        except (ValueError, KeyboardInterrupt):
+                            continue
+                    
+                    # Remove the MCP
+                    agent_def['mcps'] = [m for m in current_mcps if (m if isinstance(m, str) else m.get('name')) != mcp_name_to_remove]
+                    
+                    # Recreate agent executor without the MCP
+                    from .tools import create_session_memory, update_session_metadata
+                    memory = create_session_memory(current_session_id)
+                    try:
+                        agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+                            client, agent_def, tuple(added_toolkit_configs), config, current_model, current_temperature, current_max_tokens, memory, allowed_directories, plan_state
+                        )
+                        # Persist updated MCPs to session
+                        update_session_metadata(current_session_id, {
+                            'added_mcps': [m if isinstance(m, str) else m.get('name') for m in agent_def.get('mcps', [])]
+                        })
+                        console.print(Panel(
+                            f"[cyan]ℹ Removed MCP: [bold]{mcp_name_to_remove}[/bold]. Agent state reset, chat history preserved.[/cyan]",
+                            border_style="cyan",
+                            box=box.ROUNDED
+                        ))
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        console.print(f"[red]Error removing MCP: {e}[/red]")
+                    continue
+                
+                # /rm_toolkit command - remove toolkit
+                if user_input == '/rm_toolkit' or user_input.startswith('/rm_toolkit '):
+                    if not (is_direct or is_local or is_inventory):
+                        console.print("[yellow]Removing toolkit is only available for local agents and built-in agents.[/yellow]")
+                        continue
+                    
+                    if not added_toolkit_configs:
+                        console.print("[yellow]No toolkits are currently loaded.[/yellow]")
+                        continue
+                    
+                    # Get toolkit names from config files
+                    toolkit_info = []  # List of (name, file_path)
+                    for toolkit_file in added_toolkit_configs:
+                        try:
+                            with open(toolkit_file, 'r') as f:
+                                tk_config = json.load(f)
+                                tk_name = tk_config.get('toolkit_name', Path(toolkit_file).stem)
+                                toolkit_info.append((tk_name, toolkit_file))
+                        except Exception:
+                            toolkit_info.append((Path(toolkit_file).stem, toolkit_file))
+                    
+                    parts = user_input.split(maxsplit=1)
+                    if len(parts) == 2:
+                        # Direct removal by name
+                        toolkit_name_to_remove = parts[1].strip()
+                        matching = [(name, path) for name, path in toolkit_info if name == toolkit_name_to_remove]
+                        if not matching:
+                            console.print(f"[yellow]Toolkit '{toolkit_name_to_remove}' not found.[/yellow]")
+                            console.print(f"[dim]Loaded toolkits: {', '.join(name for name, _ in toolkit_info)}[/dim]")
+                            continue
+                        toolkit_file_to_remove = matching[0][1]
+                    else:
+                        # Interactive selection
+                        console.print("\n🔧 [bold cyan]Remove Toolkit[/bold cyan]\n")
+                        for i, (name, _) in enumerate(toolkit_info, 1):
+                            console.print(f"  [bold]{i}[/bold]. {name}")
+                        console.print(f"  [bold]0[/bold]. [dim]Cancel[/dim]")
+                        console.print()
+                        
+                        try:
+                            choice = int(input("Select toolkit to remove: ").strip())
+                            if choice == 0:
+                                continue
+                            if 1 <= choice <= len(toolkit_info):
+                                toolkit_name_to_remove, toolkit_file_to_remove = toolkit_info[choice - 1]
+                            else:
+                                console.print("[yellow]Invalid selection.[/yellow]")
+                                continue
+                        except (ValueError, KeyboardInterrupt):
+                            continue
+                    
+                    # Remove the toolkit
+                    added_toolkit_configs.remove(toolkit_file_to_remove)
+                    
+                    # Recreate agent executor without the toolkit
+                    from .tools import create_session_memory, update_session_metadata
+                    memory = create_session_memory(current_session_id)
+                    try:
+                        agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+                            client, agent_def, tuple(added_toolkit_configs), config, current_model, current_temperature, current_max_tokens, memory, allowed_directories, plan_state
+                        )
+                        # Persist updated toolkits to session
+                        update_session_metadata(current_session_id, {
+                            'added_toolkit_configs': list(added_toolkit_configs)
+                        })
+                        console.print(Panel(
+                            f"[cyan]ℹ Removed toolkit: [bold]{toolkit_name_to_remove}[/bold]. Agent state reset, chat history preserved.[/cyan]",
+                            border_style="cyan",
+                            box=box.ROUNDED
+                        ))
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        console.print(f"[red]Error removing toolkit: {e}[/red]")
+                    continue
+                
+                # /mode command - set approval mode
+                if user_input == '/mode' or user_input.startswith('/mode '):
+                    parts = user_input.split(maxsplit=1)
+                    if len(parts) == 1:
+                        # Show current mode and options
+                        mode_info = {
+                            'always': ('yellow', 'Confirm before each tool execution'),
+                            'auto': ('green', 'Execute tools without confirmation'),
+                            'yolo': ('red', 'No confirmations, skip safety warnings')
+                        }
+                        console.print("\n🔧 [bold cyan]Approval Mode:[/bold cyan]\n")
+                        for mode_name, (color, desc) in mode_info.items():
+                            marker = "●" if mode_name == approval_mode else "○"
+                            console.print(f"  [{color}]{marker}[/{color}] [bold]{mode_name}[/bold] - {desc}")
+                        console.print(f"\n[dim]Usage: /mode <always|auto|yolo>[/dim]")
+                    else:
+                        new_mode = parts[1].lower().strip()
+                        if new_mode in ['always', 'auto', 'yolo']:
+                            approval_mode = new_mode
+                            mode_colors = {'always': 'yellow', 'auto': 'green', 'yolo': 'red'}
+                            console.print(f"✓ [green]Mode set to[/green] [{mode_colors[new_mode]}][bold]{new_mode}[/bold][/{mode_colors[new_mode]}]")
+                        else:
+                            console.print(f"[yellow]Unknown mode: {new_mode}. Use: always, auto, or yolo[/yellow]")
+                    continue
+                
+                # /dir command - manage allowed directories
+                if user_input == '/dir' or user_input.startswith('/dir '):
+                    parts = user_input.split()
+                    
+                    if len(parts) == 1:
+                        # /dir - list all allowed directories
+                        if allowed_directories:
+                            console.print("📁 [bold cyan]Allowed directories:[/bold cyan]")
+                            for i, d in enumerate(allowed_directories):
+                                marker = "●" if i == 0 else "○"
+                                label = " [dim](primary)[/dim]" if i == 0 else ""
+                                console.print(f"  {marker} {d}{label}")
+                        else:
+                            console.print("[yellow]No directories allowed.[/yellow]")
+                        console.print("[dim]Usage: /dir [add|rm|remove] /path/to/directory[/dim]")
+                        continue
+                    
+                    action = parts[1].lower()
+                    
+                    # Handle /dir add /path or /dir /path (add is default)
+                    if action in ['add', 'rm', 'remove']:
+                        if len(parts) < 3:
+                            console.print(f"[yellow]Missing path. Usage: /dir {action} /path/to/directory[/yellow]")
+                            continue
+                        dir_path = parts[2]
+                    else:
+                        # /dir /path - default to add
+                        action = 'add'
+                        dir_path = parts[1]
+                    
+                    dir_path = str(Path(dir_path).expanduser().resolve())
+                    
+                    if action == 'add':
+                        if not Path(dir_path).exists():
+                            console.print(f"[red]Directory not found: {dir_path}[/red]")
+                            continue
+                        if not Path(dir_path).is_dir():
+                            console.print(f"[red]Not a directory: {dir_path}[/red]")
+                            continue
+                        
+                        if dir_path in allowed_directories:
+                            console.print(f"[yellow]Directory already allowed: {dir_path}[/yellow]")
+                            continue
+                        
+                        allowed_directories.append(dir_path)
+                        
+                        # Recreate agent executor with updated directories
+                        if is_direct or is_local or is_inventory:
+                            from .tools import create_session_memory
+                            memory = create_session_memory(current_session_id)
+                            try:
+                                agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+                                    client, agent_def, tuple(added_toolkit_configs), config, current_model, current_temperature, current_max_tokens, memory, allowed_directories, plan_state
+                                )
+                                console.print(Panel(
+                                    f"[cyan]✓ Added directory: [bold]{dir_path}[/bold]\n   Total allowed: {len(allowed_directories)}[/cyan]",
+                                    border_style="cyan",
+                                    box=box.ROUNDED
+                                ))
+                            except Exception as e:
+                                allowed_directories.remove(dir_path)  # Rollback
+                                console.print(f"[red]Error adding directory: {e}[/red]")
+                        else:
+                            console.print("[yellow]Directory mounting is only available for local agents and built-in agents.[/yellow]")
+                    
+                    elif action in ['rm', 'remove']:
+                        if dir_path not in allowed_directories:
+                            console.print(f"[yellow]Directory not in allowed list: {dir_path}[/yellow]")
+                            if allowed_directories:
+                                console.print("[dim]Currently allowed:[/dim]")
+                                for d in allowed_directories:
+                                    console.print(f"[dim]  - {d}[/dim]")
+                            continue
+                        
+                        if len(allowed_directories) == 1:
+                            console.print("[yellow]Cannot remove the last directory. Use /dir add first to add another.[/yellow]")
+                            continue
+                        
+                        allowed_directories.remove(dir_path)
+                        
+                        # Recreate agent executor with updated directories
+                        if is_direct or is_local or is_inventory:
+                            from .tools import create_session_memory
+                            memory = create_session_memory(current_session_id)
+                            try:
+                                agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+                                    client, agent_def, tuple(added_toolkit_configs), config, current_model, current_temperature, current_max_tokens, memory, allowed_directories, plan_state
+                                )
+                                console.print(Panel(
+                                    f"[cyan]✓ Removed directory: [bold]{dir_path}[/bold]\n   Remaining: {len(allowed_directories)}[/cyan]",
+                                    border_style="cyan",
+                                    box=box.ROUNDED
+                                ))
+                            except Exception as e:
+                                allowed_directories.append(dir_path)  # Rollback
+                                console.print(f"[red]Error removing directory: {e}[/red]")
+                        else:
+                            console.print("[yellow]Directory mounting is only available for local agents and built-in agents.[/yellow]")
+                    continue
+                
+                # /inventory command - load inventory/knowledge graph from path
+                if user_input == '/inventory' or user_input.startswith('/inventory '):
+                    if not (is_direct or is_local or is_inventory):
+                        console.print("[yellow]Loading inventory is only available for local agents and built-in agents.[/yellow]")
+                        continue
+                    
+                    parts = user_input.split(maxsplit=1)
+                    if len(parts) == 1:
+                        # Show current inventory and available files
+                        current_inventory = None
+                        for tc in added_toolkit_configs:
+                            if isinstance(tc, dict) and tc.get('type') == 'inventory':
+                                current_inventory = tc.get('graph_path')
+                                break
+                            elif isinstance(tc, str):
+                                try:
+                                    with open(tc, 'r') as f:
+                                        cfg = json.load(f)
+                                        if cfg.get('type') == 'inventory':
+                                            current_inventory = cfg.get('graph_path')
+                                            break
+                                except Exception:
+                                    pass
+                        
+                        if current_inventory:
+                            console.print(f"📊 [bold cyan]Current inventory:[/bold cyan] {current_inventory}")
+                        else:
+                            console.print("[yellow]No inventory loaded.[/yellow]")
+                        
+                        # Show available .json files
+                        primary_dir = allowed_directories[0] if allowed_directories else None
+                        available = _get_inventory_json_files(primary_dir)
+                        if available:
+                            console.print(f"[dim]Available files: {', '.join(available[:10])}")
+                            if len(available) > 10:
+                                console.print(f"[dim]  ... and {len(available) - 10} more[/dim]")
+                        console.print("[dim]Usage: /inventory <path/to/graph.json>[/dim]")
+                    else:
+                        inventory_path = parts[1].strip()
+                        
+                        # Build inventory config from path
+                        primary_dir = allowed_directories[0] if allowed_directories else None
+                        inventory_config = _build_inventory_config(inventory_path, primary_dir)
+                        if not inventory_config:
+                            console.print(f"[red]Inventory file not found: {inventory_path}[/red]")
+                            # Show search locations
+                            console.print("[dim]Searched in:[/dim]")
+                            console.print(f"[dim]  - {Path.cwd()}[/dim]")
+                            console.print(f"[dim]  - {Path.cwd() / '.alita' / 'inventory'}[/dim]")
+                            if primary_dir:
+                                console.print(f"[dim]  - {primary_dir}[/dim]")
+                                console.print(f"[dim]  - {Path(primary_dir) / '.alita' / 'inventory'}[/dim]")
+                            continue
+                        
+                        # Remove any existing inventory toolkit configs
+                        new_toolkit_configs = []
+                        removed_inventory = None
+                        for tc in added_toolkit_configs:
+                            if isinstance(tc, dict) and tc.get('type') == 'inventory':
+                                removed_inventory = tc.get('toolkit_name', 'inventory')
+                                continue  # Skip existing inventory
+                            elif isinstance(tc, str):
+                                try:
+                                    with open(tc, 'r') as f:
+                                        cfg = json.load(f)
+                                        if cfg.get('type') == 'inventory':
+                                            removed_inventory = cfg.get('toolkit_name', Path(tc).stem)
+                                            continue  # Skip existing inventory
+                                except Exception:
+                                    pass
+                            new_toolkit_configs.append(tc)
+                        
+                        # Add new inventory config
+                        new_toolkit_configs.append(inventory_config)
+                        added_toolkit_configs = new_toolkit_configs
+                        
+                        # Recreate agent executor with new inventory
+                        from .tools import create_session_memory, update_session_metadata
+                        memory = create_session_memory(current_session_id)
+                        try:
+                            agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+                                client, agent_def, tuple(added_toolkit_configs), config, current_model, current_temperature, current_max_tokens, memory, allowed_directories, plan_state
+                            )
+                            # Persist updated toolkits to session (exclude transient inventory configs)
+                            serializable_configs = [tc for tc in added_toolkit_configs if isinstance(tc, str)]
+                            update_session_metadata(current_session_id, {
+                                'added_toolkit_configs': serializable_configs,
+                                'inventory_graph': inventory_config.get('graph_path')  # Save just the graph path
+                            })
+                            
+                            toolkit_name = inventory_config['toolkit_name']
+                            graph_path = inventory_config['graph_path']
+                            if removed_inventory:
+                                console.print(Panel(
+                                    f"[cyan]ℹ Replaced inventory [bold]{removed_inventory}[/bold] with [bold]{toolkit_name}[/bold]\n"
+                                    f"   Graph: {graph_path}[/cyan]",
+                                    border_style="cyan",
+                                    box=box.ROUNDED
+                                ))
+                            else:
+                                console.print(Panel(
+                                    f"[cyan]✓ Loaded inventory: [bold]{toolkit_name}[/bold]\n"
+                                    f"   Graph: {graph_path}[/cyan]",
+                                    border_style="cyan",
+                                    box=box.ROUNDED
+                                ))
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            console.print(f"[red]Error loading inventory: {e}[/red]")
+                    continue
+                
+                # /session command - list or resume sessions
+                if user_input == '/session' or user_input.startswith('/session '):
+                    from .tools import list_sessions, PlanState
+                    parts = user_input.split(maxsplit=2)
+                    
+                    if len(parts) == 1 or parts[1] == 'list':
+                        # List all sessions with plans
+                        sessions = list_sessions()
+                        if not sessions:
+                            console.print("[dim]No saved sessions found.[/dim]")
+                            console.print("[dim]Sessions are created when you start chatting.[/dim]")
+                        else:
+                            console.print("\n📋 [bold cyan]Saved Sessions:[/bold cyan]\n")
+                            from datetime import datetime
+                            for i, sess in enumerate(sessions[:10], 1):  # Show last 10
+                                modified = datetime.fromtimestamp(sess['modified']).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')
+                                
+                                # Build session info line
+                                agent_info = sess.get('agent_name', 'unknown')
+                                model_info = sess.get('model', '')
+                                if model_info:
+                                    agent_info = f"{agent_info} ({model_info})"
+                                
+                                # Check if this is current session
+                                is_current = sess['session_id'] == current_session_id
+                                current_marker = " [green]◀ current[/green]" if is_current else ""
+                                
+                                # Plan progress if available
+                                if sess.get('steps_total', 0) > 0:
+                                    progress = f"[{sess['steps_completed']}/{sess['steps_total']}]"
+                                    status = "✓" if sess['steps_completed'] == sess['steps_total'] else "○"
+                                    plan_info = f" - {sess.get('title', 'Untitled')} {progress}"
+                                else:
+                                    status = "●"
+                                    plan_info = ""
+                                
+                                console.print(f"  {status} [cyan]{sess['session_id']}[/cyan]{plan_info}")
+                                console.print(f"      [dim]{agent_info} • {modified}[/dim]{current_marker}")
+                            console.print(f"\n[dim]Usage: /session resume <session_id>[/dim]")
+                    
+                    elif parts[1] == 'resume' and len(parts) > 2:
+                        session_id = parts[2].strip()
+                        from .tools import load_session_metadata, create_session_memory, from_portable_path
+                        
+                        # Check if session exists (either plan or metadata)
+                        loaded_state = PlanState.load(session_id)
+                        session_metadata = load_session_metadata(session_id)
+                        
+                        if loaded_state or session_metadata:
+                            # Update current session to use this session_id
+                            current_session_id = session_id
+                            
+                            # Restore memory from session SQLite (reuses existing memory.db file)
+                            memory = create_session_memory(session_id)
+                            
+                            # Update plan state if available
+                            if loaded_state:
+                                plan_state.update(loaded_state.to_dict())
+                                resume_info = f"\n\n{loaded_state.render()}"
+                            else:
+                                plan_state['session_id'] = session_id
+                                resume_info = ""
+                            
+                            # Restore agent source and reload agent definition if available
+                            restored_agent = False
+                            if session_metadata:
+                                agent_source = session_metadata.get('agent_source')
+                                if agent_source:
+                                    agent_file_path = from_portable_path(agent_source)
+                                    if Path(agent_file_path).exists():
+                                        try:
+                                            agent_def = load_agent_definition(agent_file_path)
+                                            current_agent_file = agent_file_path
+                                            agent_name = agent_def.get('name', Path(agent_file_path).stem)
+                                            is_local = True
+                                            is_direct = False
+                                            restored_agent = True
+                                        except Exception as e:
+                                            console.print(f"[yellow]Warning: Could not reload agent from {agent_source}: {e}[/yellow]")
+                                
+                                # Restore added toolkit configs
+                                restored_toolkit_configs = session_metadata.get('added_toolkit_configs', [])
+                                if restored_toolkit_configs:
+                                    added_toolkit_configs.clear()
+                                    added_toolkit_configs.extend(restored_toolkit_configs)
+                                
+                                # Restore added MCPs to agent_def
+                                restored_mcps = session_metadata.get('added_mcps', [])
+                                if restored_mcps and restored_agent:
+                                    if 'mcps' not in agent_def:
+                                        agent_def['mcps'] = []
+                                    for mcp_name in restored_mcps:
+                                        if mcp_name not in [m if isinstance(m, str) else m.get('name') for m in agent_def.get('mcps', [])]:
+                                            agent_def['mcps'].append(mcp_name)
+                                
+                                # Restore model/temperature overrides
+                                if session_metadata.get('model'):
+                                    current_model = session_metadata['model']
+                                    if restored_agent:
+                                        agent_def['model'] = current_model
+                                if session_metadata.get('temperature') is not None:
+                                    current_temperature = session_metadata['temperature']
+                                    if restored_agent:
+                                        agent_def['temperature'] = current_temperature
+                                
+                                # Restore allowed directories
+                                if session_metadata.get('allowed_directories'):
+                                    allowed_directories = session_metadata['allowed_directories']
+                                elif session_metadata.get('work_dir'):
+                                    # Backward compatibility with old sessions
+                                    allowed_directories = [session_metadata['work_dir']]
+                            
+                            # Reinitialize context manager with resumed session_id to load chat history
+                            ctx_manager = CLIContextManager(
+                                session_id=session_id,
+                                max_context_tokens=context_config.get('max_context_tokens', 8000),
+                                preserve_recent=context_config.get('preserve_recent_messages', 5),
+                                pruning_method=context_config.get('pruning_method', 'oldest_first'),
+                                enable_summarization=context_config.get('enable_summarization', True),
+                                summary_trigger_ratio=context_config.get('summary_trigger_ratio', 0.8),
+                                summaries_limit=context_config.get('summaries_limit_count', 5),
+                                llm=llm if 'llm' in dir() else None
+                            )
+                            
+                            # Show session info
+                            agent_info = session_metadata.get('agent_name', 'unknown') if session_metadata else 'unknown'
+                            model_info = session_metadata.get('model', '') if session_metadata else ''
+                            
+                            console.print(Panel(
+                                f"[green]✓ Resumed session:[/green] [bold]{session_id}[/bold]\n"
+                                f"[dim]Agent: {agent_info}" + (f" • Model: {model_info}" if model_info else "") + f"[/dim]"
+                                f"{resume_info}",
+                                border_style="green",
+                                box=box.ROUNDED
+                            ))
+                            
+                            # Display restored chat history
+                            chat_history_export = ctx_manager.export_chat_history(include_only=False)
+                            if chat_history_export:
+                                preserve_recent = context_config.get('preserve_recent_messages', 5)
+                                total_messages = len(chat_history_export)
+                                
+                                if total_messages > preserve_recent:
+                                    console.print(f"\n[dim]... {total_messages - preserve_recent} earlier messages in context[/dim]")
+                                    messages_to_show = chat_history_export[-preserve_recent:]
+                                else:
+                                    messages_to_show = chat_history_export
+                                
+                                for msg in messages_to_show:
+                                    role = msg.get('role', 'user')
+                                    content = msg.get('content', '')[:200]  # Truncate for display
+                                    if len(msg.get('content', '')) > 200:
+                                        content += '...'
+                                    role_color = 'cyan' if role == 'user' else 'green'
+                                    role_label = 'You' if role == 'user' else 'Assistant'
+                                    console.print(f"[dim][{role_color}]{role_label}:[/{role_color}] {content}[/dim]")
+                                console.print()
+                            
+                            # Recreate agent executor with restored tools if we have a local/built-in agent
+                            if (is_direct or is_local or is_inventory) and restored_agent:
+                                try:
+                                    agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+                                        client, agent_def, tuple(added_toolkit_configs), config, current_model, current_temperature, current_max_tokens, memory, allowed_directories, plan_state
+                                    )
+                                    ctx_manager.llm = llm  # Update LLM for summarization
+                                    
+                                    # Warn about MCP state loss
+                                    if restored_mcps:
+                                        console.print("[yellow]Note: MCP connections re-initialized (stateful server state like browser sessions are lost)[/yellow]")
+                                except Exception as e:
+                                    console.print(f"[red]Error recreating agent executor: {e}[/red]")
+                                    console.print("[yellow]Session state loaded but agent not fully restored. Some tools may not work.[/yellow]")
+                            elif is_direct or is_local or is_inventory:
+                                # Just update planning tools if we couldn't restore agent
+                                try:
+                                    from .tools import get_planning_tools
+                                    if loaded_state:
+                                        planning_tools, _ = get_planning_tools(loaded_state)
+                                except Exception as e:
+                                    console.print(f"[yellow]Warning: Could not reload planning tools: {e}[/yellow]")
+                        else:
+                            console.print(f"[red]Session not found: {session_id}[/red]")
+                    else:
+                        console.print("[dim]Usage: /session [list] or /session resume <session_id>[/dim]")
+                    continue
+                
+                # /agent command - switch to a different agent
+                if user_input == '/agent':
+                    selected_agent = _select_agent_interactive(client, config)
+                    if selected_agent and selected_agent != '__direct__' and selected_agent != '__inventory__':
+                        # Load the new agent
+                        new_is_local = Path(selected_agent).exists()
+                        
+                        if new_is_local:
+                            agent_def = load_agent_definition(selected_agent)
+                            agent_name = agent_def.get('name', Path(selected_agent).stem)
+                            agent_type = "Local Agent"
+                            is_local = True
+                            is_direct = False
+                            is_inventory = False
+                            current_agent_file = selected_agent  # Track for /reload
+                        else:
+                            # Platform agent
+                            agents = client.get_list_of_apps()
+                            new_agent = None
+                            try:
+                                agent_id = int(selected_agent)
+                                new_agent = next((a for a in agents if a['id'] == agent_id), None)
+                            except ValueError:
+                                new_agent = next((a for a in agents if a['name'] == selected_agent), None)
+                            
+                            if new_agent:
+                                agent_name = new_agent['name']
+                                agent_type = "Platform Agent"
+                                is_local = False
+                                is_direct = False
+                                current_agent_file = None  # No file for platform agents
+                                
+                                # Setup platform agent
+                                details = client.get_app_details(new_agent['id'])
+                                version_id = details['versions'][0]['id']
+                                agent_executor = client.application(
+                                    application_id=new_agent['id'],
+                                    application_version_id=version_id,
+                                    memory=memory,
+                                    chat_history=chat_history
+                                )
+                                console.print(Panel(
+                                    f"[cyan]ℹ Switched to agent: [bold]{agent_name}[/bold] ({agent_type}). Chat history preserved.[/cyan]",
+                                    border_style="cyan",
+                                    box=box.ROUNDED
+                                ))
+                                continue
+                        
+                        # For local agents, recreate executor
+                        if new_is_local:
+                            from .tools import create_session_memory
+                            memory = create_session_memory(current_session_id)
+                            added_toolkit_configs = []
+                            try:
+                                agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+                                    client, agent_def, tuple(added_toolkit_configs), config, current_model, current_temperature, current_max_tokens, memory, allowed_directories, plan_state
+                                )
+                                console.print(Panel(
+                                    f"[cyan]ℹ Switched to agent: [bold]{agent_name}[/bold] ({agent_type}). Agent state reset, chat history preserved.[/cyan]",
+                                    border_style="cyan",
+                                    box=box.ROUNDED
+                                ))
+                            except Exception as e:
+                                console.print(f"[red]Error switching agent: {e}[/red]")
+                    elif selected_agent == '__direct__':
+                        # Switch back to direct mode
+                        is_direct = True
+                        is_local = False
+                        is_inventory = False
+                        current_agent_file = None  # No file for direct mode
+                        agent_name = "Alita"
+                        agent_type = "Direct LLM"
+                        alita_prompt = _get_alita_system_prompt(config)
+                        agent_def = {
+                            'model': current_model or default_model,
+                            'temperature': current_temperature if current_temperature is not None else default_temperature,
+                            'max_tokens': current_max_tokens or default_max_tokens,
+                            'system_prompt': alita_prompt
+                        }
+                        from .tools import create_session_memory
+                        memory = create_session_memory(current_session_id)
+                        try:
+                            agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+                                client, agent_def, tuple(added_toolkit_configs), config, current_model, current_temperature, current_max_tokens, memory, allowed_directories, plan_state
+                            )
+                            console.print(Panel(
+                                f"[cyan]ℹ Switched to [bold]Alita[/bold]. Agent state reset, chat history preserved.[/cyan]",
+                                border_style="cyan",
+                                box=box.ROUNDED
+                            ))
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            console.print(f"[red]Error switching to direct mode: {e}[/red]")
+                    elif selected_agent == '__inventory__':
+                        # Switch to inventory mode
+                        is_direct = False
+                        is_local = False
+                        is_inventory = True
+                        current_agent_file = None  # No file for inventory mode
+                        agent_name = "Inventory"
+                        agent_type = "Built-in Agent"
+                        inventory_prompt = _get_inventory_system_prompt(config)
+                        agent_def = {
+                            'name': 'inventory-agent',
+                            'model': current_model or default_model,
+                            'temperature': current_temperature if current_temperature is not None else 0.3,
+                            'max_tokens': current_max_tokens or default_max_tokens,
+                            'system_prompt': inventory_prompt,
+                            'toolkit_configs': [
+                                {'type': 'inventory', 'graph_path': './knowledge_graph.json'}
+                            ]
+                        }
+                        from .tools import create_session_memory
+                        memory = create_session_memory(current_session_id)
+                        try:
+                            agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+                                client, agent_def, tuple(added_toolkit_configs), config, current_model, current_temperature, current_max_tokens, memory, allowed_directories, plan_state
+                            )
+                            console.print(Panel(
+                                f"[cyan]ℹ Switched to [bold]Inventory[/bold] agent. Use /add_toolkit to add source toolkits.[/cyan]",
+                                border_style="cyan",
+                                box=box.ROUNDED
+                            ))
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            console.print(f"[red]Error switching to inventory mode: {e}[/red]")
+                    continue
+                
+                # Execute agent
+                # Track if history was already added during continuation handling
+                history_already_added = False
+                original_user_input = user_input  # Preserve for history tracking
+                
+                if (is_direct or is_local or is_inventory) and agent_executor is None:
+                    # Local agent without tools: use direct LLM call with streaming
+                    system_prompt = agent_def.get('system_prompt', '')
+                    messages = []
+                    if system_prompt:
+                        messages.append({"role": "system", "content": system_prompt})
+                    
+                    # Build pruned context from context manager
+                    context_messages = ctx_manager.build_context()
+                    for msg in context_messages:
+                        messages.append(msg)
+                    
+                    # Add user message
+                    messages.append({"role": "user", "content": user_input})
+                    
+                    try:
+                        # Try streaming if available
+                        if hasattr(llm, 'stream'):
+                            output_chunks = []
+                            first_chunk = True
+                            
+                            # Show spinner until first token arrives
+                            status = console.status("[yellow]Thinking...[/yellow]", spinner="dots")
+                            status.start()
+                            
+                            # Stream the response token by token
+                            for chunk in llm.stream(messages):
+                                if hasattr(chunk, 'content'):
+                                    token = chunk.content
+                                else:
+                                    token = str(chunk)
+                                
+                                if token:
+                                    # Stop spinner and show agent name on first token
+                                    if first_chunk:
+                                        status.stop()
+                                        console.print(f"\n[bold bright_cyan]{agent_name}:[/bold bright_cyan]\n", end="")
+                                        first_chunk = False
+                                    
+                                    console.print(token, end="", markup=False)
+                                    output_chunks.append(token)
+                            
+                            # Stop status if still running (no tokens received)
+                            if first_chunk:
+                                status.stop()
+                                console.print(f"\n[bold bright_cyan]{agent_name}:[/bold bright_cyan]\n", end="")
+                            
+                            output = ''.join(output_chunks)
+                            console.print()  # New line after streaming
+                        else:
+                            # Fallback to non-streaming with spinner
+                            with console.status("[yellow]Thinking...[/yellow]", spinner="dots"):
+                                response = llm.invoke(messages)
+                                if hasattr(response, 'content'):
+                                    output = response.content
+                                else:
+                                    output = str(response)
+                            
+                            # Display response after spinner stops
+                            console.print(f"\n[bold bright_cyan]{agent_name}:[/bold bright_cyan]")
+                            if any(marker in output for marker in ['```', '**', '##', '- ', '* ']):
+                                console.print(Markdown(output))
+                            else:
+                                console.print(output)
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        console.print(f"\n[red]✗ Error: {e}[/red]\n")
+                        continue
+                else:
+                    # Agent with tools or platform agent: use agent executor
+                    # Setup callback for verbose output
+                    from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableConfig
+                    from langgraph.errors import GraphRecursionError
+                    
+                    # Initialize invoke_config with thread_id for checkpointing
+                    # This ensures the same thread is used across continuations
+                    invoke_config = RunnableConfig(
+                        configurable={"thread_id": current_session_id}
+                    )
+                    # always proceed with continuation enabled
+                    invoke_config["should_continue"] = True
+                    # Set recursion limit for tool executions
+                    logger.debug(f"Setting tool steps limit to {recursion_limit}")
+                    invoke_config["recursion_limit"] = recursion_limit
+                    cli_callback = None
+                    if show_verbose:
+                        cli_callback = create_cli_callback(verbose=True, debug=debug_mode)
+                        invoke_config["callbacks"] = [cli_callback]
+                    
+                    # Track recursion continuation state
+                    continue_from_recursion = False
+                    recursion_attempts = 0
+                    tool_limit_attempts = 0  # Track tool limit continuation attempts
+                    max_recursion_continues = 5  # Prevent infinite continuation loops
+                    output = None  # Initialize output before loop
+                    result = None  # Initialize result before loop
+                    
+                    while True:
+                        try:
+                            # Always start with a thinking spinner
+                            status = console.status("[yellow]Thinking...[/yellow]", spinner="dots")
+                            status.start()
+                            
+                            # Pass status to callback so it can stop it when tool calls start
+                            if cli_callback:
+                                cli_callback.status = status
+                            
+                            try:
+                                result = agent_executor.invoke(
+                                    {
+                                        "input": [user_input] if not is_local else user_input,
+                                        "chat_history": ctx_manager.build_context()
+                                    },
+                                    config=invoke_config
+                                )
+                            finally:
+                                # Make sure spinner is stopped
+                                try:
+                                    status.stop()
+                                except Exception:
+                                    pass
+                            
+                            # Extract output from result
+                            if result is not None:
+                                output = extract_output_from_result(result)
+                            
+                            # Check if max tool iterations were reached and prompt user
+                            if output and "Maximum tool execution iterations" in output and "reached" in output:
+                                tool_limit_attempts += 1
+                                
+                                console.print()
+                                console.print(Panel(
+                                    f"[yellow]⚠ Tool execution limit reached[/yellow]\n\n"
+                                    f"The agent has executed the maximum number of tool calls in a single turn.\n"
+                                    f"This usually happens with complex tasks that require many sequential operations.\n\n"
+                                    f"[dim]Attempt {tool_limit_attempts}/{max_recursion_continues}[/dim]",
+                                    title="Tool Limit Reached",
+                                    border_style="yellow",
+                                    box=box.ROUNDED
+                                ))
+                                
+                                if tool_limit_attempts >= max_recursion_continues:
+                                    console.print("[red]Maximum continuation attempts reached. Please break down your request into smaller tasks.[/red]")
+                                    break
+                                
+                                console.print("\nWhat would you like to do?")
+                                console.print("  [bold cyan]c[/bold cyan] - Continue execution (tell agent to resume)")
+                                console.print("  [bold cyan]s[/bold cyan] - Stop and keep partial results")
+                                console.print("  [bold cyan]n[/bold cyan] - Start a new request")
+                                console.print()
+                                
+                                try:
+                                    choice = input_handler.get_input("Choice [c/s/n]: ").strip().lower()
+                                except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
+                                    choice = 's'
+                                
+                                if choice == 'c':
+                                    # Continue - send a follow-up message to resume
+                                    console.print("\n[cyan]Continuing execution...[/cyan]\n")
+                                    
+                                    # Clean up the output - remove the tool limit warning message
+                                    clean_output = output
+                                    if "Maximum tool execution iterations" in output:
+                                        # Strip the warning from the end of the output
+                                        lines = output.split('\n')
+                                        clean_lines = [l for l in lines if "Maximum tool execution iterations" not in l and "Stopping tool execution" not in l]
+                                        clean_output = '\n'.join(clean_lines).strip()
+                                    
+                                    # Add current output to history first (without the warning)
+                                    # Use original user input for first continuation, current for subsequent
+                                    history_input = original_user_input if not history_already_added else user_input
+                                    if clean_output:
+                                        chat_history.append({"role": "user", "content": history_input})
+                                        chat_history.append({"role": "assistant", "content": clean_output})
+                                        ctx_manager.add_message("user", history_input)
+                                        ctx_manager.add_message("assistant", clean_output)
+                                        history_already_added = True
+                                    
+                                    # CRITICAL: Use a new thread_id when continuing to avoid corrupted
+                                    # checkpoint state. The tool limit may have left the checkpoint with
+                                    # an AIMessage containing tool_calls without corresponding ToolMessages.
+                                    # Using a new thread_id starts fresh with our clean context manager state.
+                                    import uuid
+                                    continuation_thread_id = f"{current_session_id}-cont-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+                                    invoke_config = RunnableConfig(
+                                        configurable={"thread_id": continuation_thread_id}
+                                    )
+                                    invoke_config["should_continue"] = True
+                                    invoke_config["recursion_limit"] = recursion_limit
+                                    if cli_callback:
+                                        invoke_config["callbacks"] = [cli_callback]
+                                    
+                                    # Set new input to continue with a more explicit continuation message
+                                    # Include context about the task limit to help the agent understand
+                                    user_input = (
+                                        "The previous response was interrupted due to reaching the tool execution limit. "
+                                        "Continue from where you left off and complete the remaining steps of the original task. "
+                                        "Focus on what still needs to be done - do not repeat completed work."
+                                    )
+                                    continue  # Retry the invoke in this inner loop
+                                    
+                                elif choice == 's':
+                                    console.print("\n[yellow]Stopped. Partial work has been completed.[/yellow]")
+                                    break  # Exit retry loop and show output
+                                    
+                                else:  # 'n' or anything else
+                                    console.print("\n[dim]Skipped. Enter a new request.[/dim]")
+                                    output = None
+                                    break  # Exit retry loop
+                            
+                            # Success - exit the retry loop
+                            break
+                            
+                        except GraphRecursionError as e:
+                            recursion_attempts += 1
+                            step_limit = getattr(e, 'recursion_limit', 25)
+                            
+                            console.print()
+                            console.print(Panel(
+                                f"[yellow]⚠ Step limit reached ({step_limit} steps)[/yellow]\n\n"
+                                f"The agent has executed the maximum number of steps allowed.\n"
+                                f"This usually happens with complex tasks that require many tool calls.\n\n"
+                                f"[dim]Attempt {recursion_attempts}/{max_recursion_continues}[/dim]",
+                                title="Step Limit Reached",
+                                border_style="yellow",
+                                box=box.ROUNDED
+                            ))
+                            
+                            if recursion_attempts >= max_recursion_continues:
+                                console.print("[red]Maximum continuation attempts reached. Please break down your request into smaller tasks.[/red]")
+                                output = f"[Step limit reached after {recursion_attempts} continuation attempts. The task may be too complex - please break it into smaller steps.]"
+                                break
+                            
+                            # Prompt user for action
+                            console.print("\nWhat would you like to do?")
+                            console.print("  [bold cyan]c[/bold cyan] - Continue execution (agent will resume from checkpoint)")
+                            console.print("  [bold cyan]s[/bold cyan] - Stop and get partial results")
+                            console.print("  [bold cyan]n[/bold cyan] - Start a new request")
+                            console.print()
+                            
+                            try:
+                                choice = input_handler.get_input("Choice [c/s/n]: ").strip().lower()
+                            except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
+                                choice = 's'
+                            
+                            if choice == 'c':
+                                # Continue - Use a new thread_id to avoid corrupted checkpoint state.
+                                # GraphRecursionError may have left the checkpoint with an AIMessage
+                                # containing tool_calls without corresponding ToolMessages.
+                                # Using a new thread_id starts fresh with our clean context manager state.
+                                continue_from_recursion = True
+                                console.print("\n[cyan]Continuing with fresh context...[/cyan]\n")
+                                
+                                # Add current progress to history if we have it
+                                # (GraphRecursionError doesn't give us partial output, but context may have been updated)
+                                history_input = original_user_input if not history_already_added else user_input
+                                ctx_manager.add_message("user", history_input)
+                                ctx_manager.add_message("assistant", "[Previous task interrupted - continuing...]")
+                                history_already_added = True
+                                
+                                # Create new thread_id to avoid corrupted checkpoint
+                                import uuid
+                                continuation_thread_id = f"{current_session_id}-cont-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+                                invoke_config = RunnableConfig(
+                                    configurable={"thread_id": continuation_thread_id}
+                                )
+                                if cli_callback:
+                                    invoke_config["callbacks"] = [cli_callback]
+                                
+                                # More explicit continuation message
+                                user_input = (
+                                    "The previous response was interrupted due to reaching the step limit. "
+                                    "Continue from where you left off and complete the remaining steps of the original task. "
+                                    "Focus on what still needs to be done - do not repeat completed work."
+                                )
+                                continue  # Retry the invoke
+                                
+                            elif choice == 's':
+                                # Stop and try to extract partial results
+                                console.print("\n[yellow]Stopped. Attempting to extract partial results...[/yellow]")
+                                output = "[Task stopped due to step limit. Partial work may have been completed - check any files or state that were modified.]"
+                                break
+                                
+                            else:  # 'n' or anything else
+                                console.print("\n[dim]Skipped. Enter a new request.[/dim]")
+                                output = None
+                                break
+                    
+                    # Skip chat history update if we bailed out (no result)
+                    if output is None:
+                        continue
+                    
+                    # Display response in a clear format
+                    console.print()  # Add spacing
+                    console.print(f"[bold bright_cyan]{agent_name}:[/bold bright_cyan]")
+                    console.print()  # Add spacing before response
+                    if any(marker in output for marker in ['```', '**', '##', '- ', '* ']):
+                        console.print(Markdown(output))
+                    else:
+                        console.print(output)
+                    console.print()  # Add spacing after response
+                
+                # Update chat history and context manager (skip if already added during continuation)
+                if not history_already_added:
+                    chat_history.append({"role": "user", "content": original_user_input})
+                    chat_history.append({"role": "assistant", "content": output})
+                    
+                    # Add messages to context manager for token tracking and pruning
+                    ctx_manager.add_message("user", original_user_input)
+                    ctx_manager.add_message("assistant", output)
+                else:
+                    # During continuation, add the final response with continuation message
+                    chat_history.append({"role": "user", "content": user_input})
+                    chat_history.append({"role": "assistant", "content": output})
+                    ctx_manager.add_message("user", user_input)
+                    ctx_manager.add_message("assistant", output)
+                
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                console.print("\n\n[yellow]Interrupted. Type 'exit' to quit or continue chatting.[/yellow]")
+                continue
+            except EOFError:
+                # Save final session state before exiting
+                try:
+                    from .tools import update_session_metadata, to_portable_path
+                    update_session_metadata(current_session_id, {
+                        'agent_source': to_portable_path(current_agent_file) if current_agent_file else None,
+                        'model': current_model or llm_model_display,
+                        'temperature': current_temperature if current_temperature is not None else llm_temperature_display,
+                        'allowed_directories': allowed_directories,
+                        'added_toolkit_configs': list(added_toolkit_configs),
+                        'added_mcps': [m if isinstance(m, str) else m.get('name') for m in agent_def.get('mcps', [])],
+                    })
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.debug(f"Failed to save session state on exit: {e}")
+                console.print("\n\n[bold cyan]Goodbye! 👋[/bold cyan]")
+                break
+    
+    except click.ClickException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.exception("Failed to start chat")
+        error_panel = Panel(
+            str(e),
+            title="Error",
+            border_style="red",
+            box=box.ROUNDED
+        )
+        console.print(error_panel, style="red")
+        raise click.Abort()
+
+
+@agent.command('run')
+@click.argument('agent_source')
+@click.argument('message')
+@click.option('--version', help='Agent version (for platform agents)')
+@click.option('--toolkit-config', multiple=True, type=click.Path(exists=True),
+              help='Toolkit configuration files')
+@click.option('--model', help='Override LLM model')
+@click.option('--temperature', type=float, help='Override temperature')
+@click.option('--max-tokens', type=int, help='Override max tokens')
+@click.option('--save-thread', help='Save thread ID to file for continuation')
+@click.option('--dir', 'work_dir', type=click.Path(exists=True, file_okay=False, dir_okay=True),
+              help='Grant agent filesystem access to this directory')
+@click.option('--verbose', '-v', type=click.Choice(['quiet', 'default', 'debug']), default='default',
+              help='Output verbosity level: quiet (final output only), default (tool calls + outputs), debug (all including LLM calls)')
+@click.pass_context
+def agent_run(ctx, agent_source: str, message: str, version: Optional[str],
+              toolkit_config: tuple, model: Optional[str], 
+              temperature: Optional[float], max_tokens: Optional[int],
+              save_thread: Optional[str], work_dir: Optional[str],
+              verbose: str):
+    """Run agent with a single message (handoff mode).
+    
+    \b
+    AGENT_SOURCE can be:
+      - Platform agent ID or name
+      - Path to local agent file
+    
+    MESSAGE is the input message to send to the agent.
+    
+    \b
+    Examples:
+      alita run my-agent "What is the status of JIRA-123?"
+      alita run ./agent.md "Create a new toolkit for Stripe API"
+      alita -o json run my-agent "Search for bugs" --toolkit-config jira.json
+      alita run my-agent "Analyze code" --dir ./myproject
+      alita run my-agent "Start task" --save-thread thread.txt
+      alita run my-agent "Query" -v quiet
+      alita run my-agent "Query" -v debug
+    """
+    formatter = ctx.obj['formatter']
+    client = get_client(ctx)
+    
+    # Setup verbose level
+    show_verbose = verbose != 'quiet'
+    debug_mode = verbose == 'debug'
+    
+    try:
+        # Load agent
+        is_local = Path(agent_source).exists()
+        
+        if is_local:
+            agent_def = load_agent_definition(agent_source)
+            agent_name = agent_def.get('name', Path(agent_source).stem)
+            
+            # Create memory for agent
+            from langgraph.checkpoint.sqlite import SqliteSaver
+            memory = SqliteSaver(sqlite3.connect(":memory:", check_same_thread=False))
+            
+            # Setup local agent executor (reuses same logic as agent_chat)
+            try:
+                agent_executor, mcp_session_manager, llm, llm_model, filesystem_tools, terminal_tools, planning_tools = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+                    client, agent_def, toolkit_config, ctx.obj['config'], model, temperature, max_tokens, memory, work_dir, {}
+                )
+            except Exception as e:
+                error_panel = Panel(
+                    f"Failed to setup agent: {e}",
+                    title="Error",
+                    border_style="red",
+                    box=box.ROUNDED
+                )
+                console.print(error_panel, style="red")
+                raise click.Abort()
+            
+            # Execute agent
+            if agent_executor:
+                # Setup callback for verbose output
+                from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableConfig
+                from langgraph.errors import GraphRecursionError
+                
+                invoke_config = None
+                if show_verbose:
+                    cli_callback = create_cli_callback(verbose=True, debug=debug_mode)
+                    invoke_config = RunnableConfig(callbacks=[cli_callback])
+                
+                try:
+                    # Execute with spinner for non-JSON output
+                    if formatter.__class__.__name__ == 'JSONFormatter':
+                        # JSON output: always quiet, no callbacks
+                        with console.status("[yellow]Processing...[/yellow]", spinner="dots"):
+                            result = agent_executor.invoke({
+                                "input": message,
+                                "chat_history": []
+                            })
+                        
+                        click.echo(formatter._dump({
+                            'agent': agent_name,
+                            'message': message,
+                            'response': extract_output_from_result(result),
+                            'full_result': result
+                        }))
+                    else:
+                        # Show status only when not verbose (verbose shows its own progress)
+                        if not show_verbose:
+                            with console.status("[yellow]Processing...[/yellow]", spinner="dots"):
+                                result = agent_executor.invoke(
+                                    {
+                                        "input": message,
+                                        "chat_history": []
+                                    },
+                                    config=invoke_config
+                                )
+                        else:
+                            console.print()  # Add spacing before tool calls
+                            result = agent_executor.invoke(
+                                {
+                                    "input": message,
+                                    "chat_history": []
+                                },
+                                config=invoke_config
+                            )
+                        
+                        # Extract and display output
+                        output = extract_output_from_result(result)
+                        display_output(agent_name, message, output)
+                        
+                except GraphRecursionError as e:
+                    step_limit = getattr(e, 'recursion_limit', 25)
+                    console.print()
+                    console.print(Panel(
+                        f"[yellow]⚠ Step limit reached ({step_limit} steps)[/yellow]\n\n"
+                        f"The agent exceeded the maximum number of steps.\n"
+                        f"This task may be too complex for a single run.\n\n"
+                        f"[bold]Suggestions:[/bold]\n"
+                        f"• Use [cyan]alita agent chat[/cyan] for interactive continuation\n"
+                        f"• Break the task into smaller, focused requests\n"
+                        f"• Check if partial work was completed (files created, etc.)",
+                        title="Step Limit Reached",
+                        border_style="yellow",
+                        box=box.ROUNDED
+                    ))
+                    if formatter.__class__.__name__ == 'JSONFormatter':
+                        click.echo(formatter._dump({
+                            'agent': agent_name,
+                            'message': message,
+                            'error': 'step_limit_reached',
+                            'step_limit': step_limit,
+                            'response': f'Step limit of {step_limit} reached. Task may be too complex.'
+                        }))
+            else:
+                # Simple LLM mode without tools
+                system_prompt = agent_def.get('system_prompt', '')
+                messages = []
+                if system_prompt:
+                    messages.append({"role": "system", "content": system_prompt})
+                messages.append({"role": "user", "content": message})
+                
+                # Execute with spinner for non-JSON output
+                if formatter.__class__.__name__ == 'JSONFormatter':
+                    response = llm.invoke(messages)
+                    if hasattr(response, 'content'):
+                        output = response.content
+                    else:
+                        output = str(response)
+                    
+                    click.echo(formatter._dump({
+                        'agent': agent_name,
+                        'message': message,
+                        'response': output
+                    }))
+                else:
+                    # Show spinner while executing
+                    with console.status("[yellow]Processing...[/yellow]", spinner="dots"):
+                        response = llm.invoke(messages)
+                        if hasattr(response, 'content'):
+                            output = response.content
+                        else:
+                            output = str(response)
+                    
+                    # Display output
+                    display_output(agent_name, message, output)
+        
+        else:
+            # Platform agent
+            agents = client.get_list_of_apps()
+            agent = None
+            
+            try:
+                agent_id = int(agent_source)
+                agent = next((a for a in agents if a['id'] == agent_id), None)
+            except ValueError:
+                agent = next((a for a in agents if a['name'] == agent_source), None)
+            
+            if not agent:
+                raise click.ClickException(f"Agent '{agent_source}' not found")
+            
+            # Get version
+            details = client.get_app_details(agent['id'])
+            
+            if version:
+                version_obj = next((v for v in details['versions'] if v['name'] == version), None)
+                if not version_obj:
+                    raise click.ClickException(f"Version '{version}' not found")
+                version_id = version_obj['id']
+            else:
+                version_id = details['versions'][0]['id']
+            
+            # Load toolkit configs from CLI options
+            toolkit_configs = []
+            if toolkit_config:
+                for config_path in toolkit_config:
+                    toolkit_configs.append(load_toolkit_config(config_path))
+            
+            # Create memory
+            from langgraph.checkpoint.sqlite import SqliteSaver
+            memory = SqliteSaver(sqlite3.connect(":memory:", check_same_thread=False))
+            
+            # Create agent executor
+            agent_executor = client.application(
+                application_id=agent['id'],
+                application_version_id=version_id,
+                memory=memory
+            )
+            
+            # Setup callback for verbose output
+            from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableConfig
+            from langgraph.errors import GraphRecursionError
+            
+            invoke_config = None
+            if show_verbose:
+                cli_callback = create_cli_callback(verbose=True, debug=debug_mode)
+                invoke_config = RunnableConfig(callbacks=[cli_callback])
+            
+            try:
+                # Execute with spinner for non-JSON output
+                if formatter.__class__.__name__ == 'JSONFormatter':
+                    result = agent_executor.invoke({
+                        "input": [message],
+                        "chat_history": []
+                    })
+                    
+                    click.echo(formatter._dump({
+                        'agent': agent['name'],
+                        'message': message,
+                        'response': result.get('output', ''),
+                        'full_result': result
+                    }))
+                else:
+                    # Show status only when not verbose
+                    if not show_verbose:
+                        with console.status("[yellow]Processing...[/yellow]", spinner="dots"):
+                            result = agent_executor.invoke(
+                                {
+                                    "input": [message],
+                                    "chat_history": []
+                                },
+                                config=invoke_config
+                            )
+                    else:
+                        console.print()  # Add spacing before tool calls
+                        result = agent_executor.invoke(
+                            {
+                                "input": [message],
+                                "chat_history": []
+                            },
+                            config=invoke_config
+                        )
+                    
+                    # Display output
+                    response = result.get('output', 'No response')
+                    display_output(agent['name'], message, response)
+                
+                # Save thread if requested
+                if save_thread:
+                    thread_data = {
+                        'agent_id': agent['id'],
+                        'agent_name': agent['name'],
+                        'version_id': version_id,
+                        'thread_id': result.get('thread_id'),
+                        'last_message': message
+                    }
+                    with open(save_thread, 'w') as f:
+                        json.dump(thread_data, f, indent=2)
+                    logger.info(f"Thread saved to {save_thread}")
+                    
+            except GraphRecursionError as e:
+                step_limit = getattr(e, 'recursion_limit', 25)
+                console.print()
+                console.print(Panel(
+                    f"[yellow]⚠ Step limit reached ({step_limit} steps)[/yellow]\n\n"
+                    f"The agent exceeded the maximum number of steps.\n"
+                    f"This task may be too complex for a single run.\n\n"
+                    f"[bold]Suggestions:[/bold]\n"
+                    f"• Use [cyan]alita agent chat[/cyan] for interactive continuation\n"
+                    f"• Break the task into smaller, focused requests\n"
+                    f"• Check if partial work was completed (files created, etc.)",
+                    title="Step Limit Reached",
+                    border_style="yellow",
+                    box=box.ROUNDED
+                ))
+                if formatter.__class__.__name__ == 'JSONFormatter':
+                    click.echo(formatter._dump({
+                        'agent': agent['name'],
+                        'message': message,
+                        'error': 'step_limit_reached',
+                        'step_limit': step_limit,
+                        'response': f'Step limit of {step_limit} reached. Task may be too complex.'
+                    }))
+    
+    except click.ClickException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.exception("Failed to run agent")
+        error_panel = Panel(
+            str(e),
+            title="Error",
+            border_style="red",
+            box=box.ROUNDED
+        )
+        console.print(error_panel, style="red")
+        raise click.Abort()
+
+
+@agent.command('execute-test-cases')
+@click.argument('agent_source')
+@click.option('--test-cases-dir', required=True, type=click.Path(exists=True, file_okay=False, dir_okay=True),
+              help='Directory containing test case files')
+@click.option('--results-dir', required=True, type=click.Path(file_okay=False, dir_okay=True),
+              help='Directory where test results will be saved')
+@click.option('--test-case', 'test_case_files', multiple=True,
+              help='Specific test case file(s) to execute (e.g., TC-001.md). Can specify multiple times. If not specified, executes all test cases.')
+@click.option('--model', help='Override LLM model')
+@click.option('--temperature', type=float, help='Override temperature')
+@click.option('--max-tokens', type=int, help='Override max tokens')
+@click.option('--dir', 'work_dir', type=click.Path(exists=True, file_okay=False, dir_okay=True),
+              help='Grant agent filesystem access to this directory')
+@click.option('--data-generator', type=click.Path(exists=True),
+              help='Path to test data generator agent definition file')
+@click.option('--skip-data-generation', is_flag=True,
+              help='Skip test data generation step')
+@click.pass_context
+def execute_test_cases(ctx, agent_source: str, test_cases_dir: str, results_dir: str,
+                      test_case_files: tuple, model: Optional[str], temperature: Optional[float], 
+                      max_tokens: Optional[int], work_dir: Optional[str],
+                      data_generator: Optional[str], skip_data_generation: bool):
+    """
+    Execute test cases from a directory and save results.
+    
+    This command:
+    1. (Optional) Executes test data generator agent to provision test data
+    2. Scans TEST_CASES_DIR for test case markdown files (TC-*.md)
+    3. For each test case:
+       - Parses the test case to extract config, steps, and expectations
+       - Loads the agent with the toolkit config specified in the test case
+       - Executes each test step
+       - Validates output against expectations
+       - Generates a test result file
+    4. Saves all results to RESULTS_DIR
+    
+    AGENT_SOURCE: Path to agent definition file (e.g., .github/agents/test-runner.agent.md)
+    
+    \b
+    Examples:
+      alita execute-test-cases ./agent.json --test-cases-dir ./tests --results-dir ./results
+      alita execute-test-cases ./agent.json --test-cases-dir ./tests --results-dir ./results \
+          --data-generator ./data-gen.json
+      alita execute-test-cases ./agent.json --test-cases-dir ./tests --results-dir ./results \
+          --test-case TC-001.md --test-case TC-002.md
+      alita execute-test-cases ./agent.json --test-cases-dir ./tests --results-dir ./results \
+          --skip-data-generation --model gpt-4o
+    """
+    config = ctx.obj['config']
+    client = get_client(ctx)
+    
+    try:        
+        # Load agent definition
+        if not Path(agent_source).exists():
+            raise click.ClickException(f"Agent definition not found: {agent_source}")
+        
+        agent_def = load_agent_definition(agent_source)
+        agent_name = agent_def.get('name', Path(agent_source).stem)
+        
+        # Find all test case files (recursively search subdirectories)
+        test_cases_path = Path(test_cases_dir)
+        
+        # Filter test cases based on --test-case options
+        if test_case_files:
+            # User specified specific test case files
+            test_case_files_set = set(test_case_files)
+            all_test_cases = sorted(test_cases_path.rglob('TC-*.md'))
+            test_case_files_list = [
+                tc for tc in all_test_cases 
+                if tc.name in test_case_files_set
+            ]
+            
+            # Check if all specified files were found
+            found_names = {tc.name for tc in test_case_files_list}
+            not_found = test_case_files_set - found_names
+            if not_found:
+                console.print(f"[yellow]⚠ Warning: Test case files not found: {', '.join(not_found)}[/yellow]")
+        else:
+            # Execute all test cases
+            test_case_files_list = sorted(test_cases_path.rglob('TC-*.md'))
+        
+        if not test_case_files_list:
+            if test_case_files:
+                console.print(f"[yellow]No matching test case files found in {test_cases_dir}[/yellow]")
+            else:
+                console.print(f"[yellow]No test case files found in {test_cases_dir}[/yellow]")
+            return
+        
+        console.print(f"\n[bold cyan]🧪 Test Execution Started[/bold cyan]")
+        console.print(f"Agent: [bold]{agent_name}[/bold]")
+        console.print(f"Test Cases: {len(test_case_files_list)}")
+        if test_case_files:
+            console.print(f"Selected: [cyan]{', '.join(test_case_files)}[/cyan]")
+        console.print(f"Results Directory: {results_dir}\n")
+        
+        data_gen_def = None
+        if data_generator and not skip_data_generation:
+            try:
+                data_gen_def = load_agent_definition(data_generator)
+                data_gen_name = data_gen_def.get('name', Path(data_generator).stem)
+                console.print(f"Data Generator Agent: [bold]{data_gen_name}[/bold]\n")
+            except Exception as e:
+                console.print(f"[yellow]⚠ Warning: Failed to setup data generator: {e}[/yellow]")
+                console.print("[yellow]Continuing with test execution...[/yellow]\n")
+                logger.debug(f"Data generator setup error: {e}", exc_info=True)
+        
+        # Track overall results
+        total_tests = 0
+        passed_tests = 0
+        failed_tests = 0
+        test_results = []  # Store structured results for final report
+        
+        # Store bulk data generation chat history to pass to test executors
+        bulk_gen_chat_history = []
+        
+        # Parse all test cases upfront for bulk data generation
+        parsed_test_cases = []
+        for test_file in test_case_files_list:
+            try:
+                test_case = parse_test_case(str(test_file))
+                parsed_test_cases.append({
+                    'file': test_file,
+                    'data': test_case
+                })
+            except Exception as e:
+                console.print(f"[yellow]⚠ Warning: Failed to parse {test_file.name}: {e}[/yellow]")
+                logger.debug(f"Parse error for {test_file.name}: {e}", exc_info=True)
+        
+        # Filter test cases that need data generation
+        test_cases_needing_data_gen = [
+            tc for tc in parsed_test_cases 
+            if tc['data'].get('generate_test_data', True)
+        ]
+        
+        # Bulk test data generation (if enabled)
+        if data_gen_def and not skip_data_generation and test_cases_needing_data_gen:
+            console.print(f"\n[bold yellow]🔧 Bulk Test Data Generation[/bold yellow]")
+            console.print(f"Generating test data for {len(test_cases_needing_data_gen)} test cases...\n")
+            console.print(f"[dim]Skipping {len(parsed_test_cases) - len(test_cases_needing_data_gen)} test cases with generateTestData: false[/dim]\n")
+            
+            bulk_data_gen_prompt = _build_bulk_data_gen_prompt(test_cases_needing_data_gen)
+            
+            console.print(f"Executing test data generation prompt {bulk_data_gen_prompt}\n")
+
+            try:
+                # Setup data generator agent
+                from langgraph.checkpoint.sqlite import SqliteSaver
+                bulk_memory = SqliteSaver(sqlite3.connect(":memory:", check_same_thread=False))
+                
+                # Use first test case's config or empty tuple
+                first_config_path = None
+                if parsed_test_cases:
+                    first_tc = parsed_test_cases[0]
+                    first_config_path = resolve_toolkit_config_path(
+                        first_tc['data'].get('config_path', ''),
+                        first_tc['file'],
+                        test_cases_path
+                    )
+                
+                data_gen_config_tuple = (first_config_path,) if first_config_path else ()
+                data_gen_executor, _, _, _, _, _, _ = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+                    client, data_gen_def, data_gen_config_tuple, config,
+                    model, temperature, max_tokens, bulk_memory, work_dir
+                )
+                
+                if data_gen_executor:
+                    with console.status("[yellow]Generating test data for all test cases...[/yellow]", spinner="dots"):
+                        bulk_gen_result = data_gen_executor.invoke({
+                            "input": bulk_data_gen_prompt,
+                            "chat_history": []
+                        })
+                    bulk_gen_output = extract_output_from_result(bulk_gen_result)
+                    console.print(f"[green]✓ Bulk test data generation completed[/green]")
+                    console.print(f"[dim]{bulk_gen_output}...[/dim]\n")
+                    
+                    # Store chat history from data generation to pass to test executors
+                    bulk_gen_chat_history = [
+                        {"role": "user", "content": bulk_data_gen_prompt},
+                        {"role": "assistant", "content": bulk_gen_output}
+                    ]
+                else:
+                    console.print(f"[yellow]⚠ Warning: Data generator has no executor[/yellow]\n")
+            except Exception as e:
+                console.print(f"[yellow]⚠ Warning: Bulk data generation failed: {e}[/yellow]")
+                console.print("[yellow]Continuing with test execution...[/yellow]\n")
+                logger.debug(f"Bulk data generation error: {e}", exc_info=True)
+        
+        # Execute ALL test cases in one bulk operation
+        if not parsed_test_cases:
+            console.print("[yellow]No test cases to execute[/yellow]")
+            return
+        
+        console.print(f"\n[bold yellow]📋 Executing ALL test cases in bulk...[/bold yellow]\n")
+        
+        # Use first test case's config for agent setup
+        first_tc = parsed_test_cases[0]
+        first_test_file = first_tc['file']
+        toolkit_config_path = resolve_toolkit_config_path(
+            first_tc['data'].get('config_path', ''),
+            first_test_file,
+            test_cases_path
+        )
+        toolkit_config_tuple = (toolkit_config_path,) if toolkit_config_path else ()
+        
+        # Create memory for bulk execution
+        from langgraph.checkpoint.sqlite import SqliteSaver
+        memory = SqliteSaver(sqlite3.connect(":memory:", check_same_thread=False))
+        
+        # Initialize chat history with bulk data generation context
+        chat_history = bulk_gen_chat_history.copy()
+        
+        # Setup agent executor
+        agent_executor, _, _, _, _, _, _ = _setup_local_agent_executor(
+            client, agent_def, toolkit_config_tuple, config, model, temperature, max_tokens, memory, work_dir
+        )
+        
+        # Build bulk execution prompt
+        bulk_all_prompt = _build_bulk_execution_prompt(parsed_test_cases)
+
+        console.print(f"Executing the prompt: {bulk_all_prompt}\n")
+        
+        # Execute all test cases in bulk
+        test_results = []
+        all_execution_output = ""
+        
+        try:
+            if agent_executor:
+                with console.status(f"[yellow]Executing {len(parsed_test_cases)} test cases in bulk...[/yellow]", spinner="dots"):
+                    bulk_result = agent_executor.invoke({
+                        "input": bulk_all_prompt,
+                        "chat_history": chat_history
+                    })
+                all_execution_output = extract_output_from_result(bulk_result)
+                
+                console.print(f"[green]✓ All test cases executed[/green]")
+                console.print(f"[dim]{all_execution_output}...[/dim]\n")
+                
+                # Update chat history
+                chat_history.append({"role": "user", "content": bulk_all_prompt})
+                chat_history.append({"role": "assistant", "content": all_execution_output})
+                
+                # Now validate ALL test cases in bulk
+                console.print(f"[bold yellow]✅ Validating all test cases...[/bold yellow]\n")
+                
+                validation_prompt = _build_validation_prompt(parsed_test_cases, all_execution_output)
+
+                console.print(f"[dim]{validation_prompt}[/dim]\n")
+                
+                with console.status("[yellow]Validating all results...[/yellow]", spinner="dots"):
+                    validation_result = agent_executor.invoke({
+                        "input": validation_prompt,
+                        "chat_history": chat_history
+                    })
+
+                validation_output = extract_output_from_result(validation_result)
+                
+                console.print(f"[dim]Validation Response: {validation_output}...[/dim]\n")
+                
+                # Parse validation JSON
+                try:
+                    validation_json = _extract_json_from_text(validation_output)
+                    test_cases_results = validation_json.get('test_cases', [])
+                    
+                    # Process results for each test case
+                    total_tests = 0
+                    passed_tests = 0
+                    failed_tests = 0
+                    
+                    for tc_result in test_cases_results:
+                        test_name = tc_result.get('test_name', f"Test #{tc_result.get('test_number', '?')}")
+                        step_results = tc_result.get('steps', [])
+                        
+                        # Determine if test passed (all steps must pass)
+                        test_passed = all(step.get('passed', False) for step in step_results) if step_results else False
+                        
+                        total_tests += 1
+                        if test_passed:
+                            passed_tests += 1
+                            console.print(f"[bold green]✅ Test PASSED: {test_name}[/bold green]")
+                        else:
+                            failed_tests += 1
+                            console.print(f"[bold red]❌ Test FAILED: {test_name}[/bold red]")
+                        
+                        # Display individual step results
+                        for step_result in step_results:
+                            step_num = step_result.get('step_number')
+                            step_title = step_result.get('title', '')
+                            passed = step_result.get('passed', False)
+                            details = step_result.get('details', '')
+                            
+                            if passed:
+                                console.print(f"  [green]✓ Step {step_num}: {step_title}[/green]")
+                                console.print(f"  [dim]{details}[/dim]")
+                            else:
+                                console.print(f"  [red]✗ Step {step_num}: {step_title}[/red]")
+                                console.print(f"  [dim]{details}[/dim]")
+                        
+                        console.print()
+                        
+                        # Store result
+                        test_results.append({
+                            'title': test_name,
+                            'passed': test_passed,
+                            'file': parsed_test_cases[tc_result.get('test_number', 1) - 1]['file'].name if tc_result.get('test_number', 1) - 1 < len(parsed_test_cases) else 'unknown',
+                            'step_results': step_results
+                        })
+                    
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.debug(f"Validation parsing failed: {e}")
+                    console.print(f"[yellow]⚠ Warning: Could not parse validation results: {e}[/yellow]\n")
+                    test_results, total_tests, passed_tests, failed_tests = _create_fallback_results(parsed_test_cases)
+            else:
+                console.print(f"[red]✗ No agent executor available[/red]\n")
+                test_results, total_tests, passed_tests, failed_tests = _create_fallback_results(parsed_test_cases)
+                    
+        except Exception as e:
+            console.print(f"[red]✗ Bulk execution failed: {e}[/red]\n")
+            logger.debug(f"Bulk execution error: {e}", exc_info=True)
+            test_results, total_tests, passed_tests, failed_tests = _create_fallback_results(parsed_test_cases)
+                
+        # Generate summary report
+        console.print(f"\n[bold]{'='*60}[/bold]")
+        console.print(f"[bold cyan]📊 Test Execution Summary[/bold cyan]")
+        console.print(f"[bold]{'='*60}[/bold]\n")
+        
+        summary_table = Table(box=box.ROUNDED, border_style="cyan")
+        summary_table.add_column("Metric", style="bold")
+        summary_table.add_column("Value", justify="right")
+        
+        summary_table.add_row("Total Tests", str(total_tests))
+        summary_table.add_row("Passed", f"[green]{passed_tests}[/green]")
+        summary_table.add_row("Failed", f"[red]{failed_tests}[/red]")
+        
+        if total_tests > 0:
+            pass_rate = (passed_tests / total_tests) * 100
+            summary_table.add_row("Pass Rate", f"{pass_rate:.1f}%")
+        
+        console.print(summary_table)
+        
+        # Generate structured JSON report
+        overall_result = "pass" if failed_tests == 0 else "fail"
+        
+        structured_report = {
+            "test_cases": [
+                {
+                    "title": r['title'], 
+                    "passed": r['passed'],
+                    "steps": r.get('step_results', [])
+                } 
+                for r in test_results
+            ],
+            "overall_result": overall_result,
+            "summary": {
+                "total_tests": total_tests,
+                "passed": passed_tests,
+                "failed": failed_tests,
+                "pass_rate": f"{pass_rate:.1f}%" if total_tests > 0 else "0%"
+            },
+            "timestamp": datetime.now().isoformat()
+        }
+        
+        # Save structured report
+        results_path = Path(results_dir)
+        results_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        summary_file = results_path / "test_execution_summary.json"
+        
+        console.print(f"\n[bold yellow]💾 Saving test execution summary...[/bold yellow]")
+        with open(summary_file, 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(structured_report, f, indent=2)
+        console.print(f"[green]✓ Summary saved to {summary_file}[/green]\n")
+        
+        # Exit with error code if any tests failed
+        if failed_tests > 0:
+            sys.exit(1)
+    
+    except click.ClickException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.exception("Failed to execute test cases")
+        error_panel = Panel(
+            str(e),
+            title="Error",
+            border_style="red",
+            box=box.ROUNDED
+        )
+        console.print(error_panel, style="red")
+        raise click.Abort()
+