/**
* Subagent Tool - Delegate tasks to specialized agents
*
* Spawns a separate `pi` process for each subagent invocation,
* giving it an isolated context window.
*
* Supports three modes:
* - Single: { agent: "name", task: "..." }
* - Parallel: { tasks: [{ agent: "name", task: "..." }, ...] }
* - Chain: { chain: [{ agent: "name", task: "... {previous} ..." }, ...] }
*
* Uses JSON mode to capture structured output from subagents.
*/
import * as os from "node:os";
import type { AgentToolResult } from "@earendil-works/pi-agent-core";
import type { Message } from "@earendil-works/pi-ai";
import { StringEnum } from "@earendil-works/pi-ai";
import { type ExtensionAPI, type ExtensionContext, getAgentDir, getMarkdownTheme } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
import { Container, Markdown, Spacer, Text } from "@earendil-works/pi-tui";
import { Type } from "typebox";
import { type AgentConfig, type AgentScope, discoverAgents, findAgentByName } from "./agents.js";
import {
getSubagentNameFromEnvironment,
runAgentProcess,
type AgentProcessStatus,
} from "./agent-runner.js";
import { getModelAvailability, getThinkingLevelCompatibility } from "./model-catalog.js";
import {
formatModelReference,
getSubagentModelConfigPath,
isEffectiveAgentConfig,
loadSubagentModelConfig,
modelReferenceFrom,
parseCanonicalModelReference,
resolveAgentModels,
type EffectiveAgentConfig,
type ModelReference,
} from "./model-overrides.js";
import { registerSubagentConfiguration } from "./model-picker.js";
import { registerScoutRepositoryTool } from "./repository-tool.js";
import {
buildShortcutInvocationPrompt,
getHashShortcutCompletions,
parseShortcutPlan,
SUBAGENT_SHORTCUT_HINT_VALUE,
} from "./shortcuts.js";
const MAX_PARALLEL_TASKS = 8;
const MAX_CONCURRENCY = 4;
const COLLAPSED_ITEM_COUNT = 10;
const PER_TASK_OUTPUT_CAP = 50 * 1024;
const BOUNDED_TASK_DESCRIPTION =
"Bounded, self-contained task with its objective, relevant context and known facts, in-scope boundaries, expected output or evidence, and an explicit stop condition";
const READ_ONLY_TOOL_NAMES = new Set(["read", "grep", "find", "ls", "bash", "questionnaire", "scout_repository"]);
function findLastActiveAgentName(ctx: ExtensionContext): string | undefined {
const entries = ctx.sessionManager.getEntries();
for (let index = entries.length - 1; index >= 0; index--) {
const entry = entries[index] as { type?: string; customType?: string; data?: { name?: unknown } };
if (entry.type !== "custom" || entry.customType !== "active_agent") continue;
return typeof entry.data?.name === "string" ? entry.data.name : undefined;
}
return undefined;
}
function getAgentCapability(agent: AgentConfig): string {
if (!agent.tools || agent.tools.length === 0) return "full-access/writable";
if (agent.tools.every((tool) => READ_ONLY_TOOL_NAMES.has(tool.toLowerCase()))) return "read-only";
return "limited-tools";
}
function formatAgentInventoryLine(agent: AgentConfig, includeModel = true): string {
const tools = agent.tools && agent.tools.length > 0 ? agent.tools.join(",") : "default/full";
const modelSource = isEffectiveAgentConfig(agent)
? agent.modelSource === "override"
? " (configured)"
: agent.modelSource === "main-agent"
? " (main Agent default)"
: agent.modelSource === "profile"
? " (profile)"
: ""
: "";
const model = includeModel && agent.model ? `, model:${agent.model}${modelSource}` : "";
const thinking = isEffectiveAgentConfig(agent)
? agent.thinkingLevel
? `, thinking:${agent.thinkingLevel}${agent.thinkingSource === "override" ? " (configured)" : agent.thinkingSource === "profile" ? " (profile)" : ""}`
: ", thinking:default"
: agent.thinkingLevel
? `, thinking:${agent.thinkingLevel} (profile)`
: ", thinking:default";
return `- ${agent.name}: ${getAgentCapability(agent)}, tools:${tools}${model}${thinking}. ${agent.description}`;
}
function formatAgentInventory(agents: AgentConfig[], includeModel = true): string {
if (agents.length === 0) return "Available subagents: none.";
return [
"Available subagents (names are case-insensitive; use the canonical names below):",
...agents.map((agent) => formatAgentInventoryLine(agent, includeModel)),
].join("\n");
}
function buildSubagentSystemHint(agents: AgentConfig[]): string {
return `\n# Subagent Inventory\n\n${formatAgentInventory(agents)}\n`;
}
function discoverEffectiveAgents(cwd: string, scope: AgentScope, mainModel?: ModelReference) {
const discovery = discoverAgents(cwd, scope);
const loaded = loadSubagentModelConfig(getSubagentModelConfigPath(getAgentDir()));
return {
...discovery,
agents: resolveAgentModels(discovery.agents, loaded.config, mainModel),
modelConfigError: loaded.error,
};
}
function getRequestedAgentNames(params: {
agent?: string;
tasks?: Array<{ agent: string }>;
chain?: Array<{ agent: string }>;
}): string[] {
const names: string[] = [];
if (params.agent) names.push(params.agent);
if (params.tasks) names.push(...params.tasks.map((task) => task.agent));
if (params.chain) names.push(...params.chain.map((step) => step.agent));
return [...new Set(names.map((name) => name.trim().toLowerCase()))];
}
function findUnavailableAgentModels(
ctx: ExtensionContext,
agents: EffectiveAgentConfig[],
requestedNames: string[],
): string[] {
const issues: string[] = [];
for (const requestedName of requestedNames) {
const agent = findAgentByName(agents, requestedName);
if (!agent || !isEffectiveAgentConfig(agent)) continue;
let modelReference: ModelReference | undefined;
if (agent.modelSource === "override" && agent.modelOverride) {
modelReference = agent.modelOverride;
const availability = getModelAvailability(ctx.modelRegistry, agent.modelOverride);
if (availability !== "available") {
issues.push(`${agent.name}: configured model ${formatModelReference(agent.modelOverride)} is ${availability.replace("-", " ")}`);
}
} else if (agent.modelSource === "main-agent" && agent.mainModel) {
modelReference = agent.mainModel;
const availability = getModelAvailability(ctx.modelRegistry, agent.mainModel);
if (availability === "runtime-only") {
issues.push(`${agent.name}: main Agent model ${formatModelReference(agent.mainModel)} uses parent-only runtime credentials`);
}
} else if (agent.model) {
modelReference = parseCanonicalModelReference(agent.model);
}
if (
agent.thinkingLevel
&& modelReference
&& getThinkingLevelCompatibility(ctx.modelRegistry, modelReference, agent.thinkingLevel) === "unsupported"
) {
issues.push(
`${agent.name}: ${agent.thinkingSource} thinking level ${agent.thinkingLevel} is unsupported by ${formatModelReference(modelReference)}`,
);
}
}
return issues;
}
type RunStatus = AgentProcessStatus;
interface ActiveRun {
runId: string;
agent: string;
task: string;
model?: string;
pid?: number;
status: RunStatus;
startedAt: number;
updatedAt: number;
}
const activeRuns = new Map();
function createRunId(agentName: string): string {
return `${agentName}-${Date.now().toString(36)}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 7)}`;
}
function formatDuration(ms: number): string {
const totalSeconds = Math.max(0, Math.floor(ms / 1000));
const minutes = Math.floor(totalSeconds / 60);
const seconds = totalSeconds % 60;
return minutes > 0 ? `${minutes}m ${seconds}s` : `${seconds}s`;
}
function statusIcon(status: RunStatus): string {
switch (status) {
case "pending":
return "…";
case "running":
return "⏳";
case "completed":
return "✓";
case "aborted":
return "■";
case "failed":
return "✗";
}
}
function updateSubagentWidget(ctx: ExtensionContext): void {
if (!ctx.hasUI) return;
const runs = Array.from(activeRuns.values()).filter((run) => run.status === "pending" || run.status === "running");
if (runs.length === 0) {
ctx.ui.setWidget("subagent-runs", undefined);
ctx.ui.setStatus("subagent-runs", undefined);
return;
}
const now = Date.now();
const lines = [`Subagents running (${runs.length}):`];
for (const run of runs.slice(0, 6)) {
const taskPreview = run.task.length > 48 ? `${run.task.slice(0, 48)}...` : run.task;
const pid = run.pid ? `pid=${run.pid}` : "pid=?";
const model = run.model ? ` ${run.model}` : "";
lines.push(` ${statusIcon(run.status)} ${run.agent} ${pid} ${formatDuration(now - run.startedAt)}${model} — ${taskPreview}`);
}
if (runs.length > 6) lines.push(` ... +${runs.length - 6} more`);
ctx.ui.setWidget("subagent-runs", lines, { placement: "aboveEditor" });
}
function formatTokens(count: number): string {
if (count < 1000) return count.toString();
if (count < 10000) return `${(count / 1000).toFixed(1)}k`;
if (count < 1000000) return `${Math.round(count / 1000)}k`;
return `${(count / 1000000).toFixed(1)}M`;
}
function formatUsageStats(
usage: {
input: number;
output: number;
cacheRead: number;
cacheWrite: number;
cost: number;
contextTokens?: number;
turns?: number;
},
model?: string,
): string {
const parts: string[] = [];
if (usage.turns) parts.push(`${usage.turns} turn${usage.turns > 1 ? "s" : ""}`);
if (usage.input) parts.push(`↑${formatTokens(usage.input)}`);
if (usage.output) parts.push(`↓${formatTokens(usage.output)}`);
if (usage.cacheRead) parts.push(`R${formatTokens(usage.cacheRead)}`);
if (usage.cacheWrite) parts.push(`W${formatTokens(usage.cacheWrite)}`);
if (usage.cost) parts.push(`$${usage.cost.toFixed(4)}`);
if (usage.contextTokens && usage.contextTokens > 0) {
parts.push(`ctx:${formatTokens(usage.contextTokens)}`);
}
if (model) parts.push(model);
return parts.join(" ");
}
function formatToolCall(
toolName: string,
args: Record,
themeFg: (color: any, text: string) => string,
): string {
const shortenPath = (p: string) => {
const home = os.homedir();
return p.startsWith(home) ? `~${p.slice(home.length)}` : p;
};
switch (toolName) {
case "bash": {
const command = (args.command as string) || "...";
const preview = command.length > 60 ? `${command.slice(0, 60)}...` : command;
return themeFg("muted", "$ ") + themeFg("toolOutput", preview);
}
case "read": {
const rawPath = (args.file_path || args.path || "...") as string;
const filePath = shortenPath(rawPath);
const offset = args.offset as number | undefined;
const limit = args.limit as number | undefined;
let text = themeFg("accent", filePath);
if (offset !== undefined || limit !== undefined) {
const startLine = offset ?? 1;
const endLine = limit !== undefined ? startLine + limit - 1 : "";
text += themeFg("warning", `:${startLine}${endLine ? `-${endLine}` : ""}`);
}
return themeFg("muted", "read ") + text;
}
case "write": {
const rawPath = (args.file_path || args.path || "...") as string;
const filePath = shortenPath(rawPath);
const content = (args.content || "") as string;
const lines = content.split("\n").length;
let text = themeFg("muted", "write ") + themeFg("accent", filePath);
if (lines > 1) text += themeFg("dim", ` (${lines} lines)`);
return text;
}
case "edit": {
const rawPath = (args.file_path || args.path || "...") as string;
return themeFg("muted", "edit ") + themeFg("accent", shortenPath(rawPath));
}
case "ls": {
const rawPath = (args.path || ".") as string;
return themeFg("muted", "ls ") + themeFg("accent", shortenPath(rawPath));
}
case "find": {
const pattern = (args.pattern || "*") as string;
const rawPath = (args.path || ".") as string;
return themeFg("muted", "find ") + themeFg("accent", pattern) + themeFg("dim", ` in ${shortenPath(rawPath)}`);
}
case "grep": {
const pattern = (args.pattern || "") as string;
const rawPath = (args.path || ".") as string;
return (
themeFg("muted", "grep ") +
themeFg("accent", `/${pattern}/`) +
themeFg("dim", ` in ${shortenPath(rawPath)}`)
);
}
default: {
const argsStr = JSON.stringify(args);
const preview = argsStr.length > 50 ? `${argsStr.slice(0, 50)}...` : argsStr;
return themeFg("accent", toolName) + themeFg("dim", ` ${preview}`);
}
}
}
interface UsageStats {
input: number;
output: number;
cacheRead: number;
cacheWrite: number;
cost: number;
contextTokens: number;
turns: number;
}
interface SingleResult {
runId?: string;
agent: string;
agentSource: "user" | "project" | "unknown";
task: string;
exitCode: number;
messages: Message[];
stderr: string;
usage: UsageStats;
model?: string;
pid?: number;
status?: RunStatus;
startedAt?: number;
endedAt?: number;
stopReason?: string;
errorMessage?: string;
step?: number;
}
interface SubagentDetails {
mode: "single" | "parallel" | "chain";
agentScope: AgentScope;
projectAgentsDir: string | null;
results: SingleResult[];
}
function getFinalOutput(messages: Message[]): string {
for (let i = messages.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
const msg = messages[i];
if (msg.role === "assistant") {
for (const part of msg.content) {
if (part.type === "text") return part.text;
}
}
}
return "";
}
function isFailedResult(result: SingleResult): boolean {
return (
result.exitCode !== 0 ||
result.status === "failed" ||
result.status === "aborted" ||
result.stopReason === "error" ||
result.stopReason === "aborted"
);
}
function getResultOutput(result: SingleResult): string {
if (isFailedResult(result)) {
return result.errorMessage || result.stderr || getFinalOutput(result.messages) || "(no output)";
}
return getFinalOutput(result.messages) || "(no output)";
}
function truncateParallelOutput(output: string): string {
const byteLength = Buffer.byteLength(output, "utf8");
if (byteLength <= PER_TASK_OUTPUT_CAP) return output;
let truncated = output.slice(0, PER_TASK_OUTPUT_CAP);
while (Buffer.byteLength(truncated, "utf8") > PER_TASK_OUTPUT_CAP) {
truncated = truncated.slice(0, -1);
}
return `${truncated}\n\n[Output truncated: ${byteLength - Buffer.byteLength(truncated, "utf8")} bytes omitted. Full output preserved in tool details.]`;
}
type DisplayItem = { type: "text"; text: string } | { type: "toolCall"; name: string; args: Record };
function getDisplayItems(messages: Message[]): DisplayItem[] {
const items: DisplayItem[] = [];
for (const msg of messages) {
if (msg.role === "assistant") {
for (const part of msg.content) {
if (part.type === "text") items.push({ type: "text", text: part.text });
else if (part.type === "toolCall") items.push({ type: "toolCall", name: part.name, args: part.arguments });
}
}
}
return items;
}
function getRunDuration(result: SingleResult): string | undefined {
if (!result.startedAt) return undefined;
return formatDuration((result.endedAt ?? Date.now()) - result.startedAt);
}
function formatRunMeta(result: SingleResult): string {
const parts: string[] = [];
if (result.runId) parts.push(`id:${result.runId}`);
if (result.status) parts.push(`status:${result.status}`);
if (result.pid) parts.push(`pid:${result.pid}`);
const duration = getRunDuration(result);
if (duration) parts.push(`duration:${duration}`);
if (result.model) parts.push(`model:${result.model}`);
return parts.join(" ");
}
async function mapWithConcurrencyLimit(
items: TIn[],
concurrency: number,
fn: (item: TIn, index: number) => Promise,
): Promise {
if (items.length === 0) return [];
const limit = Math.max(1, Math.min(concurrency, items.length));
const results: TOut[] = new Array(items.length);
let nextIndex = 0;
const workers = new Array(limit).fill(null).map(async () => {
while (true) {
const current = nextIndex++;
if (current >= items.length) return;
results[current] = await fn(items[current], current);
}
});
await Promise.all(workers);
return results;
}
type OnUpdateCallback = (partial: AgentToolResult) => void;
function emitRunProgressUpdate(
ctx: ExtensionContext,
onUpdate: OnUpdateCallback | undefined,
makeDetails: (results: SingleResult[]) => SubagentDetails,
result: SingleResult,
): void {
if (onUpdate) {
onUpdate({
content: [{ type: "text", text: getFinalOutput(result.messages) || "(running...)" }],
details: makeDetails([result]),
});
}
if (!ctx.hasUI) return;
if (result.status === "pending" || result.status === "running") {
activeRuns.set(result.runId ?? "", {
runId: result.runId ?? createRunId(result.agent),
agent: result.agent,
task: result.task,
model: result.model,
pid: result.pid,
status: result.status,
startedAt: result.startedAt ?? Date.now(),
updatedAt: Date.now(),
});
} else {
activeRuns.delete(result.runId ?? result.agent);
}
updateSubagentWidget(ctx);
}
async function runSingleAgent(
ctx: ExtensionContext,
defaultCwd: string,
agents: AgentConfig[],
agentName: string,
task: string,
cwd: string | undefined,
step: number | undefined,
signal: AbortSignal | undefined,
onUpdate: OnUpdateCallback | undefined,
makeDetails: (results: SingleResult[]) => SubagentDetails,
): Promise {
const agent = findAgentByName(agents, agentName);
const runId = createRunId(agent?.name ?? agentName);
const startedAt = Date.now();
if (!agent) {
const available = formatAgentInventory(agents);
return {
agent: agentName,
agentSource: "unknown",
task,
exitCode: 1,
messages: [],
stderr: `Unknown agent: "${agentName}".\n${available}`,
usage: { input: 0, output: 0, cacheRead: 0, cacheWrite: 0, cost: 0, contextTokens: 0, turns: 0 },
step,
};
}
const currentResult: SingleResult = {
runId,
agent: agent.name,
agentSource: agent.source,
task,
exitCode: 0,
messages: [],
stderr: "",
usage: { input: 0, output: 0, cacheRead: 0, cacheWrite: 0, cost: 0, contextTokens: 0, turns: 0 },
model: agent.model,
status: "pending",
startedAt,
step,
};
emitRunProgressUpdate(ctx, onUpdate, makeDetails, currentResult);
try {
const runnerResult = await runAgentProcess({
profile: agent,
task,
cwd: cwd ?? defaultCwd,
parentSessionId: ctx.sessionManager.getSessionId(),
signal,
onUpdate: (partial) => {
currentResult.agent = partial.agent;
currentResult.pid = partial.pid;
currentResult.model = partial.model ?? currentResult.model;
currentResult.status = partial.status;
currentResult.startedAt = partial.startedAt;
currentResult.endedAt = partial.endedAt;
currentResult.stopReason = partial.stopReason;
currentResult.errorMessage = partial.errorMessage;
currentResult.messages = partial.messages;
currentResult.usage = partial.usage;
currentResult.exitCode = partial.exitCode;
currentResult.stderr = partial.stderr;
emitRunProgressUpdate(ctx, onUpdate, makeDetails, { ...currentResult, step });
},
});
currentResult.runId = runnerResult.runId;
currentResult.pid = runnerResult.pid;
currentResult.exitCode = runnerResult.exitCode;
currentResult.messages = runnerResult.messages;
currentResult.stderr = runnerResult.stderr;
currentResult.usage = runnerResult.usage;
currentResult.model = runnerResult.model;
currentResult.status = runnerResult.status;
currentResult.startedAt = runnerResult.startedAt;
currentResult.endedAt = runnerResult.endedAt;
currentResult.stopReason = runnerResult.stopReason;
currentResult.errorMessage = runnerResult.errorMessage;
return currentResult;
} catch (error) {
const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
currentResult.exitCode = 1;
currentResult.status = "failed";
currentResult.errorMessage = message;
currentResult.stderr = message;
currentResult.endedAt = Date.now();
emitRunProgressUpdate(ctx, onUpdate, makeDetails, currentResult);
return currentResult;
} finally {
if (ctx.hasUI) {
activeRuns.delete(runId);
updateSubagentWidget(ctx);
}
}
}
export { runAgentProcess } from "./agent-runner.js";
export type {
AgentProcessResult,
AgentProcessStatus,
AgentProcessOptions,
AgentProcessUpdate,
} from "./agent-runner.js";
const TaskItem = Type.Object({
agent: Type.String({ description: "Name of the agent to invoke" }),
task: Type.String({ description: BOUNDED_TASK_DESCRIPTION }),
cwd: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Working directory for the agent process" })),
});
const ChainItem = Type.Object({
agent: Type.String({ description: "Name of the agent to invoke" }),
task: Type.String({ description: `${BOUNDED_TASK_DESCRIPTION}; may include a {previous} placeholder for prior output` }),
cwd: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Working directory for the agent process" })),
});
const AgentScopeSchema = StringEnum(["user", "project", "both"] as const, {
description: 'Which agent directories to use. Default: "project" for bundled extension agents. Use "both" to include user-level agents too.',
default: "project",
});
const SubagentParams = Type.Object({
list: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean({ description: "List/discover available subagents and their capabilities without running any task" })),
agent: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Name of the agent to invoke (for single mode). Case-insensitive." })),
task: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: BOUNDED_TASK_DESCRIPTION })),
tasks: Type.Optional(Type.Array(TaskItem, { description: "Array of {agent, task} for parallel execution" })),
chain: Type.Optional(Type.Array(ChainItem, { description: "Array of {agent, task} for sequential execution" })),
agentScope: Type.Optional(AgentScopeSchema),
confirmProjectAgents: Type.Optional(
Type.Boolean({ description: "Prompt before running extension-local agents. Default: false for bundled agents.", default: false }),
),
cwd: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Working directory for the agent process (single mode)" })),
});
export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
registerSubagentConfiguration(pi);
registerScoutRepositoryTool(pi);
pi.on("session_start", (_event, ctx) => {
const activeSubagentName = getSubagentNameFromEnvironment();
if (activeSubagentName && findLastActiveAgentName(ctx) !== activeSubagentName) {
pi.appendEntry("active_agent", { name: activeSubagentName });
}
if (!ctx.hasUI) return;
ctx.ui.addAutocompleteProvider((current) => ({
async getSuggestions(lines, cursorLine, cursorCol, options) {
const base = await current.getSuggestions(lines, cursorLine, cursorCol, options);
const line = lines[cursorLine] ?? "";
const beforeCursor = line.slice(0, cursorCol);
const match = beforeCursor.match(/(?:^|\s)#([\p{L}\p{N}_-]*)$/u);
if (!match) return base;
const discovery = discoverAgents(ctx.cwd, "project");
const shortcutItems = getHashShortcutCompletions(discovery.agents, match[1] ?? "");
if (shortcutItems.length === 0) return base;
return {
prefix: `#${match[1] ?? ""}`,
items: [...shortcutItems, ...(base?.items ?? [])],
};
},
applyCompletion(lines, cursorLine, cursorCol, item, prefix) {
if (item.value === SUBAGENT_SHORTCUT_HINT_VALUE) {
return { lines, cursorLine, cursorCol };
}
return current.applyCompletion(lines, cursorLine, cursorCol, item, prefix);
},
shouldTriggerFileCompletion(lines, cursorLine, cursorCol) {
return current.shouldTriggerFileCompletion?.(lines, cursorLine, cursorCol) ?? true;
},
}));
});
pi.on("input", async (event, ctx) => {
if (event.source === "extension") return { action: "continue" };
const discovery = discoverAgents(ctx.cwd, "project");
const plan = parseShortcutPlan(event.text.trim(), discovery.agents);
if (!plan) return { action: "continue" };
if (plan.tasks.some((task) => !task.task.trim())) {
if (ctx.hasUI) ctx.ui.notify("Subagent shortcut task is empty", "info");
return { action: "handled" };
}
return {
action: "transform",
text: buildShortcutInvocationPrompt(plan),
};
});
pi.on("before_agent_start", async (event, ctx) => {
const discovery = discoverEffectiveAgents(ctx.cwd, "project", modelReferenceFrom(ctx.model));
return {
systemPrompt: `${event.systemPrompt}\n\n${buildSubagentSystemHint(discovery.agents)}`,
};
});
pi.registerTool({
name: "subagent",
label: "Subagent",
description: [
"Run bounded tasks in specialized subagents with isolated context.",
"Modes: list/discover ({list:true}), single (agent + task), parallel (tasks array), chain (sequential with {previous} placeholder).",
'Default agent scope is "project" (extension-local agents from this subagent extension\'s agents/ directory).',
'Agent names are case-insensitive. Use agentScope: "both" to also include user-level agents from ~/.pi/agent/agents.',
].join(" "),
promptSnippet: "Run bounded tasks in isolated subagents",
promptGuidelines: [
"Use subagents for high-value delegation when specialization, isolated context, or genuine parallelism materially improves the work; handle routine work directly.",
"Before delegating, turn each task into a bounded, self-contained instruction with its objective, relevant context and known facts, in-scope boundaries, expected output or evidence, and an explicit stop condition; delegate the smallest sufficient scope.",
],
parameters: SubagentParams,
async execute(_toolCallId, params, signal, onUpdate, ctx) {
const agentScope: AgentScope = params.agentScope ?? "project";
const discovery = discoverEffectiveAgents(ctx.cwd, agentScope, modelReferenceFrom(ctx.model));
const agents = discovery.agents;
const confirmProjectAgents = params.confirmProjectAgents ?? false;
const hasList = params.list === true;
const hasChain = (params.chain?.length ?? 0) > 0;
const hasTasks = (params.tasks?.length ?? 0) > 0;
const hasSingle = Boolean(params.agent && params.task);
const modeCount = Number(hasList) + Number(hasChain) + Number(hasTasks) + Number(hasSingle);
const makeDetails =
(mode: "single" | "parallel" | "chain") =>
(results: SingleResult[]): SubagentDetails => ({
mode,
agentScope,
projectAgentsDir: discovery.projectAgentsDir,
results,
});
if (modeCount !== 1) {
const available = formatAgentInventory(agents);
return {
content: [
{
type: "text",
text: `Invalid parameters. Provide exactly one mode.\n${available}`,
},
],
details: makeDetails("single")([]),
};
}
if (hasList) {
const configWarning = discovery.modelConfigError
? `\n\nSubagent configuration warning: ${discovery.modelConfigError}`
: "";
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: `${formatAgentInventory(agents)}${configWarning}` }],
details: makeDetails("single")([]),
};
}
if (discovery.modelConfigError && ctx.hasUI) {
ctx.ui.notify(`${discovery.modelConfigError} Falling back to agent profile, main Agent, or child Pi defaults.`, "warning");
}
const modelIssues = findUnavailableAgentModels(ctx, agents, getRequestedAgentNames(params));
if (modelIssues.length > 0) {
return {
content: [
{
type: "text",
text: `A subagent model or thinking setting cannot be used by the child process. Run /subagent to choose compatible settings or return to Default.\n${modelIssues.join("\n")}`,
},
],
details: makeDetails(hasChain ? "chain" : hasTasks ? "parallel" : "single")([]),
isError: true,
};
}
if ((agentScope === "project" || agentScope === "both") && confirmProjectAgents && ctx.hasUI) {
const requestedAgentNames = new Set();
if (params.chain) for (const step of params.chain) requestedAgentNames.add(step.agent);
if (params.tasks) for (const t of params.tasks) requestedAgentNames.add(t.agent);
if (params.agent) requestedAgentNames.add(params.agent);
const projectAgentsRequested = Array.from(requestedAgentNames)
.map((name) => findAgentByName(agents, name))
.filter((a): a is AgentConfig => a?.source === "project");
if (projectAgentsRequested.length > 0) {
const names = projectAgentsRequested.map((a) => a.name).join(", ");
const dir = discovery.projectAgentsDir ?? "(unknown)";
const ok = await ctx.ui.confirm(
"Run extension-local subagents?",
`Agents: ${names}\nSource: ${dir}\n\nExtension-local agents are repo-controlled. Only continue for trusted repositories.`,
);
if (!ok)
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: "Canceled: extension-local agents not approved." }],
details: makeDetails(hasChain ? "chain" : hasTasks ? "parallel" : "single")([]),
};
}
}
if (params.chain && params.chain.length > 0) {
const results: SingleResult[] = [];
let previousOutput = "";
for (let i = 0; i < params.chain.length; i++) {
const step = params.chain[i];
const taskWithContext = step.task.replace(/\{previous\}/g, previousOutput);
// Create update callback that includes all previous results
const chainUpdate: OnUpdateCallback | undefined = onUpdate
? (partial) => {
// Combine completed results with current streaming result
const currentResult = partial.details?.results[0];
if (currentResult) {
const allResults = [...results, currentResult];
onUpdate({
content: partial.content,
details: makeDetails("chain")(allResults),
});
}
}
: undefined;
const result = await runSingleAgent(
ctx,
ctx.cwd,
agents,
step.agent,
taskWithContext,
step.cwd,
i + 1,
signal,
chainUpdate,
makeDetails("chain"),
);
results.push(result);
const isError = isFailedResult(result);
if (isError) {
const errorMsg =
result.errorMessage || result.stderr || getFinalOutput(result.messages) || "(no output)";
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: `Chain stopped at step ${i + 1} (${step.agent}): ${errorMsg}` }],
details: makeDetails("chain")(results),
isError: true,
};
}
previousOutput = getFinalOutput(result.messages);
}
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: getFinalOutput(results[results.length - 1].messages) || "(no output)" }],
details: makeDetails("chain")(results),
};
}
if (params.tasks && params.tasks.length > 0) {
if (params.tasks.length > MAX_PARALLEL_TASKS)
return {
content: [
{
type: "text",
text: `Too many parallel tasks (${params.tasks.length}). Max is ${MAX_PARALLEL_TASKS}.`,
},
],
details: makeDetails("parallel")([]),
};
// Track all results for streaming updates
const allResults: SingleResult[] = new Array(params.tasks.length);
// Initialize placeholder results
for (let i = 0; i < params.tasks.length; i++) {
allResults[i] = {
agent: params.tasks[i].agent,
agentSource: "unknown",
task: params.tasks[i].task,
exitCode: -1, // -1 = still running
messages: [],
stderr: "",
usage: { input: 0, output: 0, cacheRead: 0, cacheWrite: 0, cost: 0, contextTokens: 0, turns: 0 },
};
}
const emitParallelUpdate = () => {
if (onUpdate) {
const running = allResults.filter((r) => r.exitCode === -1).length;
const done = allResults.filter((r) => r.exitCode !== -1).length;
onUpdate({
content: [
{ type: "text", text: `Parallel: ${done}/${allResults.length} done, ${running} running...` },
],
details: makeDetails("parallel")([...allResults]),
});
}
};
const results = await mapWithConcurrencyLimit(params.tasks, MAX_CONCURRENCY, async (t, index) => {
const result = await runSingleAgent(
ctx,
ctx.cwd,
agents,
t.agent,
t.task,
t.cwd,
undefined,
signal,
// Per-task update callback
(partial) => {
if (partial.details?.results[0]) {
allResults[index] = partial.details.results[0];
emitParallelUpdate();
}
},
makeDetails("parallel"),
);
allResults[index] = result;
emitParallelUpdate();
return result;
});
const successCount = results.filter((r) => !isFailedResult(r)).length;
const summaries = results.map((r) => {
const output = truncateParallelOutput(getResultOutput(r));
const status = isFailedResult(r)
? `failed${r.stopReason && r.stopReason !== "end" ? ` (${r.stopReason})` : ""}`
: "completed";
return `### [${r.agent}] ${status}\n\n${output}`;
});
return {
content: [
{
type: "text",
text: `Parallel: ${successCount}/${results.length} succeeded\n\n${summaries.join("\n\n---\n\n")}`,
},
],
details: makeDetails("parallel")(results),
};
}
if (params.agent && params.task) {
const result = await runSingleAgent(
ctx,
ctx.cwd,
agents,
params.agent,
params.task,
params.cwd,
undefined,
signal,
onUpdate,
makeDetails("single"),
);
const isError = isFailedResult(result);
if (isError) {
const errorMsg =
result.errorMessage || result.stderr || getFinalOutput(result.messages) || "(no output)";
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: `Agent ${result.stopReason || "failed"}: ${errorMsg}` }],
details: makeDetails("single")([result]),
isError: true,
};
}
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: getFinalOutput(result.messages) || "(no output)" }],
details: makeDetails("single")([result]),
};
}
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: `Invalid parameters.\n${formatAgentInventory(agents)}` }],
details: makeDetails("single")([]),
};
},
renderCall(args, theme, _context) {
const scope: AgentScope = args.agentScope ?? "project";
if (args.list === true) {
return new Text(
theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold("subagent ")) +
theme.fg("accent", "list") +
theme.fg("muted", ` [${scope}]`),
0,
0,
);
}
if (args.chain && args.chain.length > 0) {
let text =
theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold("subagent ")) +
theme.fg("accent", `chain (${args.chain.length} steps)`) +
theme.fg("muted", ` [${scope}]`);
for (let i = 0; i < Math.min(args.chain.length, 3); i++) {
const step = args.chain[i];
// Clean up {previous} placeholder for display
const cleanTask = step.task.replace(/\{previous\}/g, "").trim();
const preview = cleanTask.length > 40 ? `${cleanTask.slice(0, 40)}...` : cleanTask;
text +=
"\n " +
theme.fg("muted", `${i + 1}.`) +
" " +
theme.fg("accent", step.agent) +
theme.fg("dim", ` ${preview}`);
}
if (args.chain.length > 3) text += `\n ${theme.fg("muted", `... +${args.chain.length - 3} more`)}`;
return new Text(text, 0, 0);
}
if (args.tasks && args.tasks.length > 0) {
let text =
theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold("subagent ")) +
theme.fg("accent", `parallel (${args.tasks.length} tasks)`) +
theme.fg("muted", ` [${scope}]`);
for (const t of args.tasks.slice(0, 3)) {
const preview = t.task.length > 40 ? `${t.task.slice(0, 40)}...` : t.task;
text += `\n ${theme.fg("accent", t.agent)}${theme.fg("dim", ` ${preview}`)}`;
}
if (args.tasks.length > 3) text += `\n ${theme.fg("muted", `... +${args.tasks.length - 3} more`)}`;
return new Text(text, 0, 0);
}
const agentName = args.agent || "...";
const preview = args.task ? (args.task.length > 60 ? `${args.task.slice(0, 60)}...` : args.task) : "...";
let text =
theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold("subagent ")) +
theme.fg("accent", agentName) +
theme.fg("muted", ` [${scope}]`);
text += `\n ${theme.fg("dim", preview)}`;
return new Text(text, 0, 0);
},
renderResult(result, { expanded }, theme, _context) {
const details = result.details as SubagentDetails | undefined;
if (!details || details.results.length === 0) {
const text = result.content[0];
return new Text(text?.type === "text" ? text.text : "(no output)", 0, 0);
}
const mdTheme = getMarkdownTheme();
const renderDisplayItems = (items: DisplayItem[], limit?: number) => {
const toShow = limit ? items.slice(-limit) : items;
const skipped = limit && items.length > limit ? items.length - limit : 0;
let text = "";
if (skipped > 0) text += theme.fg("muted", `... ${skipped} earlier items\n`);
for (const item of toShow) {
if (item.type === "text") {
const preview = expanded ? item.text : item.text.split("\n").slice(0, 3).join("\n");
text += `${theme.fg("toolOutput", preview)}\n`;
} else {
text += `${theme.fg("muted", "→ ") + formatToolCall(item.name, item.args, theme.fg.bind(theme))}\n`;
}
}
return text.trimEnd();
};
if (details.mode === "single" && details.results.length === 1) {
const r = details.results[0];
const isRunning = r.status === "pending" || r.status === "running" || r.exitCode === -1;
const isError = !isRunning && (r.status === "failed" || r.status === "aborted" || r.exitCode !== 0 || r.stopReason === "error" || r.stopReason === "aborted");
const icon = isRunning ? theme.fg("warning", statusIcon(r.status ?? "running")) : isError ? theme.fg("error", "✗") : theme.fg("success", "✓");
const displayItems = getDisplayItems(r.messages);
const finalOutput = getFinalOutput(r.messages);
if (expanded) {
const container = new Container();
let header = `${icon} ${theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold(r.agent))}${theme.fg("muted", ` (${r.agentSource})`)}`;
if (isError && r.stopReason) header += ` ${theme.fg("error", `[${r.stopReason}]`)}`;
container.addChild(new Text(header, 0, 0));
const runMeta = formatRunMeta(r);
if (runMeta) container.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("dim", runMeta), 0, 0));
if (isError && r.errorMessage)
container.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("error", `Error: ${r.errorMessage}`), 0, 0));
container.addChild(new Spacer(1));
container.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("muted", "─── Task ───"), 0, 0));
container.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("dim", r.task), 0, 0));
container.addChild(new Spacer(1));
container.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("muted", "─── Output ───"), 0, 0));
if (displayItems.length === 0 && !finalOutput) {
container.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("muted", "(no output)"), 0, 0));
} else {
for (const item of displayItems) {
if (item.type === "toolCall")
container.addChild(
new Text(
theme.fg("muted", "→ ") + formatToolCall(item.name, item.args, theme.fg.bind(theme)),
0,
0,
),
);
}
if (finalOutput) {
container.addChild(new Spacer(1));
container.addChild(new Markdown(finalOutput.trim(), 0, 0, mdTheme));
}
}
const usageStr = formatUsageStats(r.usage, r.model);
if (usageStr) {
container.addChild(new Spacer(1));
container.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("dim", usageStr), 0, 0));
}
return container;
}
let text = `${icon} ${theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold(r.agent))}${theme.fg("muted", ` (${r.agentSource})`)}`;
const runMeta = formatRunMeta(r);
if (runMeta) text += `\n${theme.fg("dim", runMeta)}`;
if (isError && r.stopReason) text += ` ${theme.fg("error", `[${r.stopReason}]`)}`;
if (isError && r.errorMessage) text += `\n${theme.fg("error", `Error: ${r.errorMessage}`)}`;
else if (displayItems.length === 0) text += `\n${theme.fg("muted", "(no output)")}`;
else {
text += `\n${renderDisplayItems(displayItems, COLLAPSED_ITEM_COUNT)}`;
if (displayItems.length > COLLAPSED_ITEM_COUNT) text += `\n${theme.fg("muted", "(Ctrl+O to expand)")}`;
}
const usageStr = formatUsageStats(r.usage, r.model);
if (usageStr) text += `\n${theme.fg("dim", usageStr)}`;
return new Text(text, 0, 0);
}
const aggregateUsage = (results: SingleResult[]) => {
const total = { input: 0, output: 0, cacheRead: 0, cacheWrite: 0, cost: 0, turns: 0 };
for (const r of results) {
total.input += r.usage.input;
total.output += r.usage.output;
total.cacheRead += r.usage.cacheRead;
total.cacheWrite += r.usage.cacheWrite;
total.cost += r.usage.cost;
total.turns += r.usage.turns;
}
return total;
};
if (details.mode === "chain") {
const successCount = details.results.filter((r) => r.exitCode === 0).length;
const icon = successCount === details.results.length ? theme.fg("success", "✓") : theme.fg("error", "✗");
if (expanded) {
const container = new Container();
container.addChild(
new Text(
icon +
" " +
theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold("chain ")) +
theme.fg("accent", `${successCount}/${details.results.length} steps`),
0,
0,
),
);
for (const r of details.results) {
const rIcon = r.exitCode === 0 ? theme.fg("success", "✓") : theme.fg("error", "✗");
const displayItems = getDisplayItems(r.messages);
const finalOutput = getFinalOutput(r.messages);
container.addChild(new Spacer(1));
container.addChild(
new Text(
`${theme.fg("muted", `─── Step ${r.step}: `) + theme.fg("accent", r.agent)} ${rIcon}`,
0,
0,
),
);
container.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("muted", "Task: ") + theme.fg("dim", r.task), 0, 0));
// Show tool calls
for (const item of displayItems) {
if (item.type === "toolCall") {
container.addChild(
new Text(
theme.fg("muted", "→ ") + formatToolCall(item.name, item.args, theme.fg.bind(theme)),
0,
0,
),
);
}
}
// Show final output as markdown
if (finalOutput) {
container.addChild(new Spacer(1));
container.addChild(new Markdown(finalOutput.trim(), 0, 0, mdTheme));
}
const stepUsage = formatUsageStats(r.usage, r.model);
if (stepUsage) container.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("dim", stepUsage), 0, 0));
}
const usageStr = formatUsageStats(aggregateUsage(details.results));
if (usageStr) {
container.addChild(new Spacer(1));
container.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("dim", `Total: ${usageStr}`), 0, 0));
}
return container;
}
// Collapsed view
let text =
icon +
" " +
theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold("chain ")) +
theme.fg("accent", `${successCount}/${details.results.length} steps`);
for (const r of details.results) {
const rIcon = r.exitCode === 0 ? theme.fg("success", "✓") : theme.fg("error", "✗");
const displayItems = getDisplayItems(r.messages);
text += `\n\n${theme.fg("muted", `─── Step ${r.step}: `)}${theme.fg("accent", r.agent)} ${rIcon}`;
if (displayItems.length === 0) text += `\n${theme.fg("muted", "(no output)")}`;
else text += `\n${renderDisplayItems(displayItems, 5)}`;
}
const usageStr = formatUsageStats(aggregateUsage(details.results));
if (usageStr) text += `\n\n${theme.fg("dim", `Total: ${usageStr}`)}`;
text += `\n${theme.fg("muted", "(Ctrl+O to expand)")}`;
return new Text(text, 0, 0);
}
if (details.mode === "parallel") {
const running = details.results.filter((r) => r.exitCode === -1).length;
const successCount = details.results.filter((r) => r.exitCode !== -1 && !isFailedResult(r)).length;
const failCount = details.results.filter((r) => r.exitCode !== -1 && isFailedResult(r)).length;
const isRunning = running > 0;
const icon = isRunning
? theme.fg("warning", "⏳")
: failCount > 0
? theme.fg("warning", "◐")
: theme.fg("success", "✓");
const status = isRunning
? `${successCount + failCount}/${details.results.length} done, ${running} running`
: `${successCount}/${details.results.length} tasks`;
if (expanded && !isRunning) {
const container = new Container();
container.addChild(
new Text(
`${icon} ${theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold("parallel "))}${theme.fg("accent", status)}`,
0,
0,
),
);
for (const r of details.results) {
const rIcon = isFailedResult(r) ? theme.fg("error", "✗") : theme.fg("success", "✓");
const displayItems = getDisplayItems(r.messages);
const finalOutput = getFinalOutput(r.messages);
container.addChild(new Spacer(1));
container.addChild(
new Text(`${theme.fg("muted", "─── ") + theme.fg("accent", r.agent)} ${rIcon}`, 0, 0),
);
container.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("muted", "Task: ") + theme.fg("dim", r.task), 0, 0));
// Show tool calls
for (const item of displayItems) {
if (item.type === "toolCall") {
container.addChild(
new Text(
theme.fg("muted", "→ ") + formatToolCall(item.name, item.args, theme.fg.bind(theme)),
0,
0,
),
);
}
}
// Show final output as markdown
if (finalOutput) {
container.addChild(new Spacer(1));
container.addChild(new Markdown(finalOutput.trim(), 0, 0, mdTheme));
}
const taskUsage = formatUsageStats(r.usage, r.model);
if (taskUsage) container.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("dim", taskUsage), 0, 0));
}
const usageStr = formatUsageStats(aggregateUsage(details.results));
if (usageStr) {
container.addChild(new Spacer(1));
container.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("dim", `Total: ${usageStr}`), 0, 0));
}
return container;
}
// Collapsed view (or still running)
let text = `${icon} ${theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold("parallel "))}${theme.fg("accent", status)}`;
for (const r of details.results) {
const rIcon =
r.exitCode === -1
? theme.fg("warning", "⏳")
: isFailedResult(r)
? theme.fg("error", "✗")
: theme.fg("success", "✓");
const displayItems = getDisplayItems(r.messages);
text += `\n\n${theme.fg("muted", "─── ")}${theme.fg("accent", r.agent)} ${rIcon}`;
if (displayItems.length === 0)
text += `\n${theme.fg("muted", r.exitCode === -1 ? "(running...)" : "(no output)")}`;
else text += `\n${renderDisplayItems(displayItems, 5)}`;
}
if (!isRunning) {
const usageStr = formatUsageStats(aggregateUsage(details.results));
if (usageStr) text += `\n\n${theme.fg("dim", `Total: ${usageStr}`)}`;
}
if (!expanded) text += `\n${theme.fg("muted", "(Ctrl+O to expand)")}`;
return new Text(text, 0, 0);
}
const text = result.content[0];
return new Text(text?.type === "text" ? text.text : "(no output)", 0, 0);
},
});
}