feat: renamed subagent handoff flow to use yield instead of submit_result

- Renamed subagent completion flow from `submit_result` to `yield` across SDK tools, prompts, and docs.
- Updated executor/task handling to require and parse `yield` calls, replacing legacy submit-result extraction and state flags.
- Added `subagent-yield-reminder` and updated system prompts to require `yield` with `result.data` or `result.error`.
- Renamed hidden-tool and registration plumbing to `yield`, including discovery helpers and renderer/test surface.
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can1357
2026-04-26 00:29:10 +02:00
parent 6bd4cf24fd
commit ecd1554eba
30 changed files with 200 additions and 221 deletions
+42 -47
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@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import { runExtensionCompact, runExtensionSetModel } from "../extensibility/exte
import type { Skill } from "../extensibility/skills";
import { callTool } from "../mcp/client";
import type { MCPManager } from "../mcp/manager";
import submitReminderTemplate from "../prompts/system/subagent-submit-reminder.md" with { type: "text" };
import subagentSystemPromptTemplate from "../prompts/system/subagent-system-prompt.md" with { type: "text" };
import submitReminderTemplate from "../prompts/system/subagent-yield-reminder.md" with { type: "text" };
import { createAgentSession, discoverAuthStorage } from "../sdk";
import type { AgentSession, AgentSessionEvent } from "../session/agent-session";
import type { AuthStorage } from "../session/auth-storage";
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ function resolveFallbackCompletion(rawOutput: string, outputSchema: unknown): {
return { data: candidate };
}
export interface SubmitResultItem {
export interface YieldItem {
data?: unknown;
status?: "success" | "aborted";
error?: string;
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ interface FinalizeSubprocessOutputArgs {
stderr: string;
doneAborted: boolean;
signalAborted: boolean;
submitResultItems?: SubmitResultItem[];
yieldItems?: YieldItem[];
reportFindings?: ReviewFinding[];
outputSchema: unknown;
}
@@ -244,44 +244,42 @@ interface FinalizeSubprocessOutputResult {
rawOutput: string;
exitCode: number;
stderr: string;
abortedViaSubmitResult: boolean;
hasSubmitResult: boolean;
abortedViaYield: boolean;
hasYield: boolean;
}
export const SUBAGENT_WARNING_NULL_SUBMIT_RESULT = "SYSTEM WARNING: Subagent called submit_result with null data.";
export const SUBAGENT_WARNING_MISSING_SUBMIT_RESULT =
"SYSTEM WARNING: Subagent exited without calling submit_result tool after 3 reminders.";
export const SUBAGENT_WARNING_NULL_YIELD = "SYSTEM WARNING: Subagent called yield with null data.";
export const SUBAGENT_WARNING_MISSING_YIELD =
"SYSTEM WARNING: Subagent exited without calling yield tool after 3 reminders.";
export function finalizeSubprocessOutput(args: FinalizeSubprocessOutputArgs): FinalizeSubprocessOutputResult {
let { rawOutput, exitCode, stderr } = args;
const { submitResultItems, reportFindings, doneAborted, signalAborted, outputSchema } = args;
let abortedViaSubmitResult = false;
const hasSubmitResult = Array.isArray(submitResultItems) && submitResultItems.length > 0;
const { yieldItems, reportFindings, doneAborted, signalAborted, outputSchema } = args;
let abortedViaYield = false;
const hasYield = Array.isArray(yieldItems) && yieldItems.length > 0;
if (hasSubmitResult) {
const lastSubmitResult = submitResultItems[submitResultItems.length - 1];
if (lastSubmitResult?.status === "aborted") {
abortedViaSubmitResult = true;
if (hasYield) {
const lastYield = yieldItems[yieldItems.length - 1];
if (lastYield?.status === "aborted") {
abortedViaYield = true;
exitCode = 0;
stderr = lastSubmitResult.error || "Subagent aborted task";
stderr = lastYield.error || "Subagent aborted task";
try {
rawOutput = JSON.stringify({ aborted: true, error: lastSubmitResult.error }, null, 2);
rawOutput = JSON.stringify({ aborted: true, error: lastYield.error }, null, 2);
} catch {
rawOutput = `{"aborted":true,"error":"${lastSubmitResult.error || "Unknown error"}"}`;
rawOutput = `{"aborted":true,"error":"${lastYield.error || "Unknown error"}"}`;
}
} else {
const submitData = lastSubmitResult?.data;
const submitData = lastYield?.data;
if (submitData === null || submitData === undefined) {
rawOutput = rawOutput
? `${SUBAGENT_WARNING_NULL_SUBMIT_RESULT}\n\n${rawOutput}`
: SUBAGENT_WARNING_NULL_SUBMIT_RESULT;
rawOutput = rawOutput ? `${SUBAGENT_WARNING_NULL_YIELD}\n\n${rawOutput}` : SUBAGENT_WARNING_NULL_YIELD;
} else {
const completeData = normalizeCompleteData(submitData, reportFindings);
try {
rawOutput = JSON.stringify(completeData, null, 2) ?? "null";
} catch (err) {
const errorMessage = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
rawOutput = `{"error":"Failed to serialize submit_result data: ${errorMessage}"}`;
rawOutput = `{"error":"Failed to serialize yield data: ${errorMessage}"}`;
}
exitCode = 0;
stderr = "";
@@ -307,17 +305,15 @@ export function finalizeSubprocessOutput(args: FinalizeSubprocessOutputArgs): Fi
stderr = "";
} else if (exitCode === 0) {
const hasRawOutput = rawOutput.trim().length > 0;
rawOutput = rawOutput
? `${SUBAGENT_WARNING_MISSING_SUBMIT_RESULT}\n\n${rawOutput}`
: SUBAGENT_WARNING_MISSING_SUBMIT_RESULT;
rawOutput = rawOutput ? `${SUBAGENT_WARNING_MISSING_YIELD}\n\n${rawOutput}` : SUBAGENT_WARNING_MISSING_YIELD;
if (hasOutputSchema || !hasRawOutput) {
exitCode = 1;
stderr = SUBAGENT_WARNING_MISSING_SUBMIT_RESULT;
stderr = SUBAGENT_WARNING_MISSING_YIELD;
}
}
}
return { rawOutput, exitCode, stderr, abortedViaSubmitResult, hasSubmitResult };
return { rawOutput, exitCode, stderr, abortedViaYield, hasYield };
}
/**
@@ -564,7 +560,7 @@ export async function runSubprocess(options: ExecutorOptions): Promise<SingleRes
const abortSignal = abortController.signal;
let activeSession: AgentSession | null = null;
let unsubscribe: (() => void) | null = null;
let submitResultCalled = false;
let yieldCalled = false;
// Accumulate usage incrementally from message_end events (no memory for streaming events)
const accumulatedUsage = {
@@ -789,8 +785,8 @@ export async function runSubprocess(options: ExecutorOptions): Promise<SingleRes
existing.push(data);
}
progress.extractedToolData[event.toolName] = existing;
if (event.toolName === "submit_result") {
submitResultCalled = true;
if (event.toolName === "yield") {
yieldCalled = true;
}
}
}
@@ -955,7 +951,7 @@ export async function runSubprocess(options: ExecutorOptions): Promise<SingleRes
thinkingLevel: effectiveThinkingLevel,
toolNames,
outputSchema,
requireSubmitResultTool: true,
requireYieldTool: true,
contextFiles: options.contextFiles,
skills: options.skills,
promptTemplates: options.promptTemplates,
@@ -1070,7 +1066,7 @@ export async function runSubprocess(options: ExecutorOptions): Promise<SingleRes
await extensionRunner.emit({ type: "session_start" });
}
const MAX_SUBMIT_RESULT_RETRIES = 3;
const MAX_YIELD_RETRIES = 3;
unsubscribe = session.subscribe(event => {
if (isAgentEvent(event)) {
try {
@@ -1087,15 +1083,15 @@ export async function runSubprocess(options: ExecutorOptions): Promise<SingleRes
await session.prompt(task, { attribution: "agent" });
await session.waitForIdle();
const reminderToolChoice = buildNamedToolChoice("submit_result", session.model);
const reminderToolChoice = buildNamedToolChoice("yield", session.model);
let retryCount = 0;
while (!submitResultCalled && retryCount < MAX_SUBMIT_RESULT_RETRIES && !abortSignal.aborted) {
while (!yieldCalled && retryCount < MAX_YIELD_RETRIES && !abortSignal.aborted) {
try {
retryCount++;
const reminder = prompt.render(submitReminderTemplate, {
retryCount,
maxRetries: MAX_SUBMIT_RESULT_RETRIES,
maxRetries: MAX_YIELD_RETRIES,
});
await session.prompt(reminder, {
@@ -1111,7 +1107,7 @@ export async function runSubprocess(options: ExecutorOptions): Promise<SingleRes
}
await session.waitForIdle();
if (!submitResultCalled && !abortSignal.aborted) {
if (!yieldCalled && !abortSignal.aborted) {
exitCode = 0;
}
@@ -1186,7 +1182,7 @@ export async function runSubprocess(options: ExecutorOptions): Promise<SingleRes
// Use final output if available, otherwise accumulated output
let rawOutput = finalOutputChunks.length > 0 ? finalOutputChunks.join("") : outputChunks.join("");
const submitResultItems = progress.extractedToolData?.submit_result as SubmitResultItem[] | undefined;
const yieldItems = progress.extractedToolData?.yield as YieldItem[] | undefined;
const reportFindings = progress.extractedToolData?.report_finding as ReviewFinding[] | undefined;
const finalized = finalizeSubprocessOutput({
rawOutput,
@@ -1194,17 +1190,16 @@ export async function runSubprocess(options: ExecutorOptions): Promise<SingleRes
stderr,
doneAborted: Boolean(done.aborted),
signalAborted: Boolean(signal?.aborted),
submitResultItems,
yieldItems,
reportFindings,
outputSchema,
});
rawOutput = finalized.rawOutput;
exitCode = finalized.exitCode;
stderr = finalized.stderr;
const lastSubmitResult = submitResultItems?.[submitResultItems.length - 1];
const submitResultAbortReason =
lastSubmitResult?.status === "aborted" ? lastSubmitResult.error || "Subagent aborted task" : undefined;
const { abortedViaSubmitResult, hasSubmitResult } = finalized;
const lastYield = yieldItems?.[yieldItems.length - 1];
const yieldAbortReason = lastYield?.status === "aborted" ? lastYield.error || "Subagent aborted task" : undefined;
const { abortedViaYield, hasYield } = finalized;
const { content: truncatedOutput, truncated } = truncateTail(rawOutput, {
maxBytes: MAX_OUTPUT_BYTES,
maxLines: MAX_OUTPUT_LINES,
@@ -1228,16 +1223,16 @@ export async function runSubprocess(options: ExecutorOptions): Promise<SingleRes
}
// Update final progress
const wasAborted = abortedViaSubmitResult || (!hasSubmitResult && (done.aborted || signal?.aborted || false));
const wasAborted = abortedViaYield || (!hasYield && (done.aborted || signal?.aborted || false));
const finalAbortReason = wasAborted
? abortedViaSubmitResult
? submitResultAbortReason
? abortedViaYield
? yieldAbortReason
: (done.abortReason ?? (signal?.aborted ? resolveSignalAbortReason() : "Subagent aborted task"))
: undefined;
progress.status = wasAborted ? "aborted" : exitCode === 0 ? "completed" : "failed";
scheduleProgress(true);
// Emit lifecycle end event after finalization so submit_result status is reflected
// Emit lifecycle end event after finalization so yield status is reflected
if (options.eventBus) {
options.eventBus.emit(TASK_SUBAGENT_LIFECYCLE_CHANNEL, {
id,