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fix: don't chat with subagent when selecting from /agent menu, just @-mention it #266

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brandonkachen merged 1 commit into from
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fix: don't chat with subagent when selecting from /agent menu, just @-mention it #266

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20 changes: 4 additions & 16 deletions npm-app/src/cli-handlers/agents.ts
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Expand Up @@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import { getAllTsFiles } from '../agents/agent-utils'
import { CLI, getLocalAgentInfo } from '../cli'
import { createExampleAgentFiles } from './init-agents'
import { getProjectRoot } from '../project-files'
import { Spinner } from '../utils/spinner'
import {
ENTER_ALT_BUFFER,
EXIT_ALT_BUFFER,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -504,7 +503,7 @@ function setupAgentsKeyHandler(rl: any, onExit: () => void) {
return
}

// Handle Enter - switch to selected agent, create new, or edit
// Handle Enter - add @<agent-name> to input field or create new agent
if (key && key.name === 'return') {
if (agentList.length > 0 && selectedIndex < agentList.length) {
const selectedAgent = agentList[selectedIndex]
Expand All @@ -523,21 +522,10 @@ function setupAgentsKeyHandler(rl: any, onExit: () => void) {
startDirectAgentCreation(onExit)
} else {
exitAgentsBuffer(rl)
// Start spinner for agent switching
Spinner.get().start(`Switching to agent: ${selectedAgent.name}...`)

// Use resetAgent to switch to the selected agent
// Instead of switching agents, add @<agent-name> to the input field
const cliInstance = CLI.getInstance()
cliInstance
.resetAgent(selectedAgent.id)
.then(() => {
cliInstance.freshPrompt()
})
.catch((error: any) => {
Spinner.get().stop()
console.error(red('Error switching to agent:'), error)
onExit()
})
const agentName = selectedAgent.name.replace(/\s*\(.*\)$/, '') // Remove any (id) suffix
cliInstance.freshPrompt(`@${agentName} `)
}
}
return
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