ultraworkers · Yeachan-Heo · Apr 29, 2026 · Apr 29, 2026
diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -6272,3 +6272,4 @@ Original filing (2026-04-18): the session emitted `SessionStart hook (completed)
 
 328. **`claw agents help` omits the `.codex/agents` roots that `claw agents` actually loads from, so native-agent discovery provenance is misleading** — dogfooded 2026-04-29 on current `origin/main` / workspace HEAD `ee85fed6` after rebuilding the actual debug binary with `cargo run --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml --bin claw -- version --output-format json`; `./rust/target/debug/claw version --output-format json` then reported embedded `git_sha` `ee85fed6`, matching the workspace. Running `./rust/target/debug/claw agents help --output-format json` returned `usage.sources = [".claw/agents", "~/.claw/agents", "$CLAW_CONFIG_HOME/agents"]`, with no `.codex/agents` or `~/.codex/agents` entry. In the same environment, `./rust/target/debug/claw agents --output-format json` listed native agents such as `analyst` with source `{id: "user_claw", label: "User home roots"}` even though `/home/bellman/.claw/agents` does not exist and `/home/bellman/.codex/agents/analyst.toml` does exist. The agents lifecycle surface therefore documents one set of roots while loading from another, and the loaded-agent provenance collapses the real Codex root behind a generic `user_claw` label. This is distinct from #327's MCP source-list mismatch: the affected subsystem is native-agent discovery, where claws choose delegation/staffing lanes from `claw agents` and need to know which root supplied each agent. **Required fix shape:** (a) derive `agents help` source roots from the same registry/search path used by the agent loader instead of a hard-coded `.claw`-only list; (b) include all supported native-agent roots in stable order, including project/user `.codex/agents` roots alongside `.claw/agents` and `$CLAW_CONFIG_HOME/agents`; (c) make each `agents --output-format json` entry expose non-secret source provenance precise enough to distinguish `user_codex`, `project_codex`, `user_claw`, and `project_claw` (without leaking unnecessary absolute paths); (d) add a regression proving an agent loaded from `~/.codex/agents` is accompanied by help-source metadata naming that root and per-agent provenance that does not mislabel it as generic `user_claw`. **Why this matters:** agent selection is a control-plane decision. If help says only `.claw/agents` are searched while the runtime actually consumes `.codex/agents`, claws and operators can edit the wrong directory, misdiagnose missing/stale agents, or trust the wrong ownership boundary for delegated work. Source: gaebal-gajae dogfood in `/home/bellman/Workspace/claw-code` on 2026-04-29 using rebuilt `./rust/target/debug/claw`; proof commands showed `agents help` omitting `.codex/agents` while `agents` loaded `analyst` from the existing `/home/bellman/.codex/agents/analyst.toml` with no `/home/bellman/.claw/agents` directory present.
 329. **Resume-safe slash `/agents --output-format json` downgrades structured agent inventory into prose even though top-level `claw agents --output-format json` returns machine-readable entries** — dogfooded 2026-04-29 on current `origin/main` / workspace HEAD `0f7578c0` after rebuilding the actual debug binary with `cargo run --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml --bin claw -- version --output-format json`; `./rust/target/debug/claw version --output-format json` reported embedded `git_sha` `0f7578c0`, matching the workspace. Running `./rust/target/debug/claw --resume latest /agents --output-format json` returned only `{"kind":"agents","text":"Agents\n  20 active agents..."}`: the agent names, source ids, models, reasoning effort, active/shadowed state, and working-directory context are all flattened into one human prose string. In the same rebuilt binary and same workspace, `./rust/target/debug/claw agents --output-format json` returned a structured object with top-level `agents[]`, `count`, `summary`, `working_directory`, and per-agent fields such as `name`, `description`, `model`, `reasoning_effort`, `active`, `shadowed_by`, and `source`. The resume-safe slash surface therefore looks JSON-shaped while throwing away exactly the structured inventory that automation needs, and it diverges from the already-existing top-level command schema. This is distinct from #325's broad help JSON opacity and #328's source-root mismatch: the pinpoint is the `/agents` slash command losing structured inventory in resume mode even though the non-slash agents command already has it. **Required fix shape:** (a) make resume-safe `/agents --output-format json` reuse the same serializer/schema as `claw agents --output-format json` instead of wrapping rendered text; (b) preserve per-agent source/provenance fields, model/reasoning metadata, active/shadowed state, count/summary, and working-directory context; (c) keep `text` or `message` as an optional human summary only, not the sole payload; (d) add regression coverage proving top-level `claw agents --output-format json` and resume-safe `/agents --output-format json` expose equivalent structured agent inventory for the same workspace. **Why this matters:** `/agents` is the in-session delegation/staffing truth surface. Claws operating through `--resume latest` need to choose agents without scraping prose; losing structure at the slash boundary makes automated staffing brittle and contradicts the top-level command contract. Source: gaebal-gajae dogfood in `/home/bellman/Workspace/claw-code` on 2026-04-29 using rebuilt `./rust/target/debug/claw`; proof commands showed slash `/agents` JSON had only `kind,text` while top-level `agents` JSON had `agents[]` and provenance metadata.
+338. **Top-level `help --output-format json` and resume-safe `/help --output-format json` use different payload fields for the same help surface (`message` vs `text`)** — dogfooded 2026-04-29 on current `origin/main` / workspace HEAD `24ccb59b` after rebuilding the actual debug binary with `cargo run --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml --bin claw -- version --output-format json`; `./rust/target/debug/claw version --output-format json` reported embedded `git_sha` `24ccb59b`, matching the workspace. Running `./rust/target/debug/claw help --output-format json` returned a valid JSON object with keys `kind,message`, while `./rust/target/debug/claw --resume latest /help --output-format json` returned the same conceptual help surface with keys `kind,text`. Both are prose-only help payloads, but automation now has to special-case whether help was reached through the top-level command dispatcher or the resume-safe slash dispatcher before it can even locate the rendered help body. This is distinct from #325's broader structured-schema absence: the pinpoint here is a concrete JSON field-name contract drift between two help entrypoints that should be equivalent or explicitly versioned. **Required fix shape:** (a) define one canonical help JSON body field such as `message` or `text` and use it consistently across top-level `help`, slash `/help`, and resume-safe `/help`; (b) if backward compatibility requires both fields temporarily, emit both with identical contents plus a `schema_version` and deprecation metadata; (c) add regression coverage proving `claw help --output-format json` and `claw --resume latest /help --output-format json` expose the same top-level field contract and `kind=help`; (d) document whether slash-command JSON is intended to share schemas with top-level command JSON or carry its own explicit schema namespace. **Why this matters:** help JSON is the bootstrap discoverability surface for claws. If the same help concept moves its body between `message` and `text` depending on invocation path, every orchestrator needs brittle per-entrypoint parsers before it can inspect commands, flags, or resume safety. Source: gaebal-gajae dogfood in `/home/bellman/Workspace/claw-code` on 2026-04-29 using rebuilt `./rust/target/debug/claw`; proof commands showed top-level help JSON keys `kind,message` and resume-safe slash help JSON keys `kind,text` on the same rebuilt binary.
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		328. `claw agents help` omits the `.codex/agents` roots that `claw agents` actually loads from, so native-agent discovery provenance is misleading — dogfooded 2026-04-29 on current `origin/main` / workspace HEAD `ee85fed6` after rebuilding the actual debug binary with `cargo run --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml --bin claw -- version --output-format json`; `./rust/target/debug/claw version --output-format json` then reported embedded `git_sha` `ee85fed6`, matching the workspace. Running `./rust/target/debug/claw agents help --output-format json` returned `usage.sources = [".claw/agents", "~/.claw/agents", "$CLAW_CONFIG_HOME/agents"]`, with no `.codex/agents` or `~/.codex/agents` entry. In the same environment, `./rust/target/debug/claw agents --output-format json` listed native agents such as `analyst` with source `{id: "user_claw", label: "User home roots"}` even though `/home/bellman/.claw/agents` does not exist and `/home/bellman/.codex/agents/analyst.toml` does exist. The agents lifecycle surface therefore documents one set of roots while loading from another, and the loaded-agent provenance collapses the real Codex root behind a generic `user_claw` label. This is distinct from #327's MCP source-list mismatch: the affected subsystem is native-agent discovery, where claws choose delegation/staffing lanes from `claw agents` and need to know which root supplied each agent. Required fix shape: (a) derive `agents help` source roots from the same registry/search path used by the agent loader instead of a hard-coded `.claw`-only list; (b) include all supported native-agent roots in stable order, including project/user `.codex/agents` roots alongside `.claw/agents` and `$CLAW_CONFIG_HOME/agents`; (c) make each `agents --output-format json` entry expose non-secret source provenance precise enough to distinguish `user_codex`, `project_codex`, `user_claw`, and `project_claw` (without leaking unnecessary absolute paths); (d) add a regression proving an agent loaded from `~/.codex/agents` is accompanied by help-source metadata naming that root and per-agent provenance that does not mislabel it as generic `user_claw`. Why this matters: agent selection is a control-plane decision. If help says only `.claw/agents` are searched while the runtime actually consumes `.codex/agents`, claws and operators can edit the wrong directory, misdiagnose missing/stale agents, or trust the wrong ownership boundary for delegated work. Source: gaebal-gajae dogfood in `/home/bellman/Workspace/claw-code` on 2026-04-29 using rebuilt `./rust/target/debug/claw`; proof commands showed `agents help` omitting `.codex/agents` while `agents` loaded `analyst` from the existing `/home/bellman/.codex/agents/analyst.toml` with no `/home/bellman/.claw/agents` directory present.
		329. Resume-safe slash `/agents --output-format json` downgrades structured agent inventory into prose even though top-level `claw agents --output-format json` returns machine-readable entries — dogfooded 2026-04-29 on current `origin/main` / workspace HEAD `0f7578c0` after rebuilding the actual debug binary with `cargo run --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml --bin claw -- version --output-format json`; `./rust/target/debug/claw version --output-format json` reported embedded `git_sha` `0f7578c0`, matching the workspace. Running `./rust/target/debug/claw --resume latest /agents --output-format json` returned only `{"kind":"agents","text":"Agents\n 20 active agents..."}`: the agent names, source ids, models, reasoning effort, active/shadowed state, and working-directory context are all flattened into one human prose string. In the same rebuilt binary and same workspace, `./rust/target/debug/claw agents --output-format json` returned a structured object with top-level `agents[]`, `count`, `summary`, `working_directory`, and per-agent fields such as `name`, `description`, `model`, `reasoning_effort`, `active`, `shadowed_by`, and `source`. The resume-safe slash surface therefore looks JSON-shaped while throwing away exactly the structured inventory that automation needs, and it diverges from the already-existing top-level command schema. This is distinct from #325's broad help JSON opacity and #328's source-root mismatch: the pinpoint is the `/agents` slash command losing structured inventory in resume mode even though the non-slash agents command already has it. Required fix shape: (a) make resume-safe `/agents --output-format json` reuse the same serializer/schema as `claw agents --output-format json` instead of wrapping rendered text; (b) preserve per-agent source/provenance fields, model/reasoning metadata, active/shadowed state, count/summary, and working-directory context; (c) keep `text` or `message` as an optional human summary only, not the sole payload; (d) add regression coverage proving top-level `claw agents --output-format json` and resume-safe `/agents --output-format json` expose equivalent structured agent inventory for the same workspace. Why this matters: `/agents` is the in-session delegation/staffing truth surface. Claws operating through `--resume latest` need to choose agents without scraping prose; losing structure at the slash boundary makes automated staffing brittle and contradicts the top-level command contract. Source: gaebal-gajae dogfood in `/home/bellman/Workspace/claw-code` on 2026-04-29 using rebuilt `./rust/target/debug/claw`; proof commands showed slash `/agents` JSON had only `kind,text` while top-level `agents` JSON had `agents[]` and provenance metadata.
		338. Top-level `help --output-format json` and resume-safe `/help --output-format json` use different payload fields for the same help surface (`message` vs `text`) — dogfooded 2026-04-29 on current `origin/main` / workspace HEAD `24ccb59b` after rebuilding the actual debug binary with `cargo run --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml --bin claw -- version --output-format json`; `./rust/target/debug/claw version --output-format json` reported embedded `git_sha` `24ccb59b`, matching the workspace. Running `./rust/target/debug/claw help --output-format json` returned a valid JSON object with keys `kind,message`, while `./rust/target/debug/claw --resume latest /help --output-format json` returned the same conceptual help surface with keys `kind,text`. Both are prose-only help payloads, but automation now has to special-case whether help was reached through the top-level command dispatcher or the resume-safe slash dispatcher before it can even locate the rendered help body. This is distinct from #325's broader structured-schema absence: the pinpoint here is a concrete JSON field-name contract drift between two help entrypoints that should be equivalent or explicitly versioned. Required fix shape: (a) define one canonical help JSON body field such as `message` or `text` and use it consistently across top-level `help`, slash `/help`, and resume-safe `/help`; (b) if backward compatibility requires both fields temporarily, emit both with identical contents plus a `schema_version` and deprecation metadata; (c) add regression coverage proving `claw help --output-format json` and `claw --resume latest /help --output-format json` expose the same top-level field contract and `kind=help`; (d) document whether slash-command JSON is intended to share schemas with top-level command JSON or carry its own explicit schema namespace. Why this matters: help JSON is the bootstrap discoverability surface for claws. If the same help concept moves its body between `message` and `text` depending on invocation path, every orchestrator needs brittle per-entrypoint parsers before it can inspect commands, flags, or resume safety. Source: gaebal-gajae dogfood in `/home/bellman/Workspace/claw-code` on 2026-04-29 using rebuilt `./rust/target/debug/claw`; proof commands showed top-level help JSON keys `kind,message` and resume-safe slash help JSON keys `kind,text` on the same rebuilt binary.