- Converted compaction, branch, and handoff prompts to fragment voice.
- Replaced "You MUST" phrasing with bare "MUST" directives.
- Applied same rewrite to autoresearch and turn-aborted prompts.
- Added `isReadOnlyAgent` and `READ_ONLY_TOOL_NAMES` to classify agents.
- Marked read-only agents and forbade edits, commands, and reasoning offload.
- Added tests for capability classification and description rendering.
- Changed `AgentOutputManager` to use requested names verbatim, adding `-2`/`-3` suffixes only on repeats (e.g. `Anna`, `Anna-2`).
- Renamed main agent id from `0-Main` to `Main`; nested ids now use dot notation without numeric prefix (e.g. `Parent.Child`).
- Updated task widget to render dotted hierarchy as `Parent>Child` breadcrumb without leading index.
- Resume scan now tracks seen names instead of a counter to avoid clobbering prior outputs.
- Updated structural diff handling to detect offscreen content growth before the viewport.
- Triggered a `historyRebuild` when a pure tail repaint would miss expanded offscreen rows.
- Added regressions to confirm expanded rows appear in scrollback and collapsed `ctrl+o` markers are removed.
- Updated the task prompt rules to prioritize maximum batch width and avoid single-task batches for divisible work.
- Allowed overlapping task assignments by clarifying that hash-anchored edits and IRC deconfliction handle collisions.
- Adjusted large-payload guidance to route data through local URIs, with context-only content exempted when applicable.
- Updated the task tool output to list newly started background jobs by live task id with optional descriptions.
- Extended the async task prompt guidance to distinguish IRC-enabled versus standard coordination and cancellation behavior.
- Standardized prompt templates across agents, tools, system, memory, and compaction to NEVER/AVOID wording.
- Reinforced policy language to ban edits/builds, state changes, and unsolicited JSON/code or filler output.
- Renamed stripRfc2119Bold to normalizeRfc2119, mapped NEVER/AVOID aliases, and skipped inline-code replacements.
- Updated the unreleased changelog to document the prompt-terminology migration.
- Passed the `irc.enabled` session setting into task prompt rendering so templates can branch for IRC mode.
- Updated orchestrator and subagent-task prompts with IRC-specific instruction paths for skip-all checks, coordination, and file-scoped assignments.
- Updated bash, job, and task prompts to state that background results are delivered automatically when complete.
- Removed guidance encouraging repeated `jobs://` polling and clarified `job` with `poll` should be used only when a task is blocking.
- Changed the bash tool confirmation message to recommend doing other work while waiting for background jobs and polling only if needed.
- Removed persona preambles ("You are an expert...") in favor of direct imperatives.
- Stripped redundant MUST/SHOULD modals where plain prose suffices.
- Condensed multi-sentence instructions into tighter single-line equivalents.
- Added a unified `job` prompt and removed `poll` and `cancel-job` prompts, documenting merged async actions.
- Renamed `PollTool` to `JobTool` and replaced `poll`/`cancel_job` tool exports with a unified `job` tool.
- Expanded `JobTool` schema to accept `poll` and `cancel` IDs, adding cancel-first execution for cancel-only requests.
- Consolidated poll/cancel rendering in `renderJob`, mapping `await`, `poll`, and `cancel_job` keys to the unified job renderer with action badges.
- Updated bash/task prompts and tests to use `job` for polling and cancellation flows, including JobTool auto-background checks.
- Added task.simple to settings and schema with default, schema-free, and independent modes.
- Added mode-aware task schema and validation to enforce context/schema rules per simple mode.
- Updated prompts and template rendering to tailor headers and guidance for each simple mode.
- Added simple-mode capabilities and updated TaskTool execution for mode-aware context behavior.
- Added tests for independent rendering and mode-specific rejection of invalid context or schema inputs.
- Added `toolStrictMode` support with `all_strict`/`none`/`mixed` options to OpenAI compatibility.
- Fixed OpenAI-completion strict-mode flows by capturing failed HTTP responses and retrying once as non-strict.
- Fixed completion error reporting by surfacing captured status, headers, and JSON `type`/`param`/`code` details.
- Improved strict-schema enforcement with WeakMap memoization and circular-schema detection in sanitization.
- Fixed OpenRouter provider lookup by resolving fallback model IDs for suffix and date variants in registry resolution.
- Refactored benchmark tooling and added async RPC error-window tracking for scheduled run execution.
- Replaced deprecated `await` tool wiring with `poll` in tool exports and built-in tool registry.
- Updated bash and task prompts plus start-result messaging to direct users to the `poll` tool.
- Added effective timeout metadata to Bash tool results and rendered output to show that effective timeout.
- Implemented bounded auto-background wait logic that backgrounds jobs when the timeout window is exhausted.
- Added gh-renderer.ts module with GitHub Actions workflow visualization for terminal output.
- Enhanced gh_pr_view tool to fetch and display inline review comments alongside pull request reviews.
- Improved gh_run_watch tool output with structured job state tracking and failed log formatting.
- Fixed gh_run_watch to resolve explicit branch watches against GitHub API branch head instead of local HEAD.
- Fixed gh_* tool outputs to spill full large results to artifacts instead of pre-truncating.
- Standardized trailing newlines across 100+ prompt template files for POSIX compliance.
- Added background model discovery with provider status tracking and 24-hour model caching to improve startup performance.
- Changed model discovery timeout from 3000ms to 250ms and deferred blocking refresh to background operations for faster initialization.
- Fixed model discovery to preserve cached models when providers are unavailable or unauthenticated.
- Added validation in Kitty key formatting to reject unsupported modifiers and improved error handling.
- Reorganized CI workflow to run TypeScript linting in check job and conditional Rust checks in native job matrix.
- Updated system prompt and tool guidance to recommend combined investigation-and-edit workflows and maintainable code practices.
- Removed per-task skill pinning feature; subagents now inherit session skill set instead of per-task selection.
- Removed `preloadedSkills` option from `CreateAgentSessionOptions` interface and related system prompt plumbing.
- Removed `skills` field from Task schema; task execution now passes available session skills directly to subagents.
- Simplified task execution pipeline by removing skill resolution logic and preloaded skills handling from system prompt templates.
- Restructured task tool documentation for clarity, moving parameter definitions into a dedicated section and consolidating guidance on context, assignments, and parallelization.
- Reformatted system prompt template to use markdown headings instead of XML tags for skills, preloaded skills, and rules sections.
- Renamed the `notes://` protocol to `local://` for better clarity.
- Updated all internal references, prompts, and tool documentation.
- Migrated plan storage paths to use the new `local://` scheme.
- Replaced plan:// protocol with notes:// for session-scoped artifact storage and plan finalization.
- Added title parameter to exit_plan_mode tool to enable plan file renaming during approval workflow.
- Implemented NotesProtocolHandler for notes:// URL scheme with path traversal protection and session fallback.
- Added renameApprovedPlanFile function to handle plan artifact finalization with validation and error handling.
- Updated system prompt documentation to reference notes:// protocol and internal URL schemes for artifact access.
- Standardized XML tag naming from snake_case to kebab-case across 50+ prompt files for consistency.
- Replaced imperative language with RFC 2119 keywords (MUST/SHOULD/MAY/MUST NOT) throughout system and tool prompts for clarity.
- Removed artifactsDir parameter from Python executor and simplified environment variable handling to use PI_SESSION_FILE only.
- Renamed read_path.md to read-path.md and updated memory guidance with hierarchy rules and conflict resolution workflow.
- Added noEscape option to bash URL expansion and extracted cwd parameter from leading cd commands for improved path handling.
- Exported NO_PAGER_ENV constant from bash-interactive module for centralized environment variable management.
- Added poll_jobs tool for blocking until background jobs complete without manual polling loops.
- Added task.maxConcurrency setting to limit concurrent subagent task execution with semaphore-based control.
- Enhanced task progress tracking to report per-task status with individual timing and token metrics.
- Improved parallel task execution to schedule multiple background jobs independently for true concurrent execution.
- Updated bash and task tool documentation to recommend poll_jobs instead of polling read jobs:// in loops.
- Added async background job execution for bash and task tools with configurable concurrency limits and automatic result delivery.
- Added cancel_job tool and /jobs slash command to manage and inspect running background jobs with status display.
- Added jobs:// internal protocol handler for querying job status and retrieving job execution details.
- Added async.enabled and async.maxJobs settings to control background job execution behavior.
- Enhanced status line to display count of running background jobs with visual indicator.
- Implemented AsyncJobManager with exponential backoff retry delivery, job lifecycle tracking, and automatic eviction.
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- Clarified that subagents automatically inherit full system prompt including AGENTS.md, context files, and skills -- do not repeat project rules or conventions in task context.
- Updated task context guidance to focus on session-specific information subagents lack, eliminating redundant documentation of project constraints already available to them.
- Refined constraints template to emphasize task-specific rules and session decisions rather than global project conventions.
- Expanded anti-patterns section to explicitly flag redundant context that wastes tokens by repeating AGENTS.md rules, project constraints, and tool preferences.
- Fixed `newSession()` to properly await session manager operations for full initialization.
- Changed session formatting to use XML structure instead of YAML for tools and tool invocations.
- Added formatArgsAsXml() helper function to serialize objects as XML parameter elements.
- Removed trailing whitespace from task.md prompt file.
- Added regression test for AgentSession.newSession() to verify proper session switching and artifact isolation.
- Fixed task executor to properly handle agents calling `submit_result` with null data by treating it as missing and attempting to extract output from conversation text rather than silently failing.
- Added documentation caution in task.md about schema vs agent mismatch causing null output, with guidance on using `schema` parameter to override built-in schemas.
- Added warning message when subagent calls submit_result with null data to help diagnose schema mismatch issues.
- Added task isolation setting to enable running subagents in isolated git worktrees.
- Made task schema dynamically include isolated parameter only when isolation is enabled.
- Added validation to reject isolated parameter when task isolation is disabled.
- Updated task tool to conditionally render isolation documentation based on feature flag.
- Refactored task schema into factory function to support dynamic isolation configuration.
- Refactored task API to use 'assignment' field instead of 'args' for per-task instructions, enabling clearer separation between shared context and task-specific work.
- Introduced structured context/assignment separation pattern with '<swarm_context>' wrapper for template rendering, replacing placeholder-based substitution.
- Changed agent frontmatter field from 'thinkingLevel' to 'thinking-level' (kebab-case) for consistency with YAML conventions.
- Removed 'context' parameter from ExecutorOptions as context is now prepended at template level rather than executor level.
- Removed 'args' field from AgentProgress and SingleResult interfaces, simplifying task result tracking.
- Updated task rendering to display full task text instead of formatted args, improving clarity in progress output.
- Refactored ExecutablePathSearch to remove generic type parameter N and use pre-computed filename candidates instead of single filename.
- Extracted platform-specific candidate_filenames() functions to generate executable filename variants on Windows and Unix-like systems.
- Replaced manual PATH string splitting with std::env::split_paths() for cross-platform path parsing.
- Simplified find_in_path() method to delegate to pathsearch::search_for_executable() instead of custom path searching logic.
- Implemented executable_extensions() function with lazy initialization to parse PATHEXT environment variable on Windows.
- Enhanced executable() method to validate file extensions against known executable extensions instead of returning hardcoded true.
- Updated task tool guidance to enforce small, well-defined task scope with maximum 3-5 files per task to prevent timeouts and improve parallel execution.
- Added critical section with task granularity requirements, red flags for overly broad tasks, and examples of bad vs. good task definitions.
- Condensed prompt documentation throughout by removing articles, auxiliary verbs, and redundant explanations for improved clarity and conciseness.
- Simplified system prompts by replacing multi-line explanations with terse, semicolon-separated fragments and removing verbose motivational language.
- Reformatted tool documentation to use abbreviated language, removing 'the', 'a', and 'is' throughout for more direct technical writing.
- Removed blank lines and consolidated spacing in prompt files to reduce vertical whitespace and improve document density.
- Removed redundant instruction about preferring delegation in coordinator prompt.
- Improved task context template formatting with consistent markdown code fence markers.
- Removed dependencies section from task template constraints as it was redundant.
- Enhanced readability of task examples with better spacing and formatting.
- Added native find module for high-performance filesystem discovery with glob pattern matching and .gitignore support.
- Made grep, html, image, and text native functions asynchronous to prevent blocking the event loop.
- Updated native function names to use camelCase convention for JavaScript interoperability.
- Extended grep and text functions to accept Uint8Array/Buffer input for zero-copy operations.
- Delegated file discovery logic from JavaScript to native Rust implementation for improved performance.
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