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Closing — the async delegation feature has a blocker bug (_resolve_delegation_credentials signature mismatch) and adds a full new toolset (681 lines, 6 tools) that needs more design discussion before merging. Thanks @iRonin. |
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#20226) * docs(AGENTS.md): add curator/cron/delegation/toolsets, fix plugin tree, frontmatter, auto-discovery caveat Closes #19101 and #19107 (@pty819). Verified 16 claims from those two issues against current main. 12 were real gaps; 2 were generated/hallucinated (#10 unverified --now flag is actually real and already cited in AGENTS.md; #11 stale PR refs #5587 and #4950 do not appear in AGENTS.md at all); 2 were low-prio nits (memory provider hierarchy, --now scope enumeration) deferred. Changes: - Project tree: add yuanbao to platforms comment; expand plugins/ subtree with real directory names (kanban, hermes-achievements, observability, image_gen) instead of vague '<others>'. - Test-count blurb: 15k/700 Apr → 17k/900 May (verified: 17,375 test defs, 915 files). - Adding New Tools: clarify that auto-discovery wires up schemas but the tool only reaches an agent if its name is added to a toolset in toolsets.py. _HERMES_CORE_TOOLS is not dead code. - Adding Configuration: enumerate top-level config.yaml sections including auxiliary and curator; note auxiliary is per-task overrides for side-LLM work. - SKILL.md frontmatter: add author, license, related_skills. Note top-level tags/category are mirrored from metadata.hermes.*. - New section 'Toolsets' — enumerates the 30 current TOOLSETS keys (including yuanbao, kanban, moa, spotify, safe, debugging). - New section 'Delegation (delegate_task)' — sync semantics, batch mode, leaf vs orchestrator roles, config knobs, durability caveat. - New section 'Curator (skill lifecycle)' — core files, 11 CLI verbs, telemetry sidecar, invariants (pin/delete split after PR #20220, bundled/hub off-limits), curator.* config section. - New section 'Cron (scheduled jobs)' — 4 schedule formats, 7 CLI verbs, per-job fields, 3-min hard interrupt, catchup/grace windows, tick.lock, cron→session isolation. Skipped (invalid claims): - #19107 item 10: --now is real (hermes_cli/skills_hub.py:624/966/1013/1470) - #19107 item 11: no '#5587' or '#4950' or 'async_delegation' in AGENTS.md * docs(AGENTS.md): add Kanban section Adds a Kanban entry alongside Curator / Cron / Delegation so the major durable background systems are all represented. Covers the CLI verbs, the HERMES_KANBAN_TASK-gated worker toolset, the in-gateway dispatcher, plugin assets, and the board/tenant isolation model. Points at the full 742-line user docs for detail.
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NousResearch#20226) * docs(AGENTS.md): add curator/cron/delegation/toolsets, fix plugin tree, frontmatter, auto-discovery caveat Closes NousResearch#19101 and NousResearch#19107 (@pty819). Verified 16 claims from those two issues against current main. 12 were real gaps; 2 were generated/hallucinated (NousResearch#10 unverified --now flag is actually real and already cited in AGENTS.md; NousResearch#11 stale PR refs NousResearch#5587 and NousResearch#4950 do not appear in AGENTS.md at all); 2 were low-prio nits (memory provider hierarchy, --now scope enumeration) deferred. Changes: - Project tree: add yuanbao to platforms comment; expand plugins/ subtree with real directory names (kanban, hermes-achievements, observability, image_gen) instead of vague '<others>'. - Test-count blurb: 15k/700 Apr → 17k/900 May (verified: 17,375 test defs, 915 files). - Adding New Tools: clarify that auto-discovery wires up schemas but the tool only reaches an agent if its name is added to a toolset in toolsets.py. _HERMES_CORE_TOOLS is not dead code. - Adding Configuration: enumerate top-level config.yaml sections including auxiliary and curator; note auxiliary is per-task overrides for side-LLM work. - SKILL.md frontmatter: add author, license, related_skills. Note top-level tags/category are mirrored from metadata.hermes.*. - New section 'Toolsets' — enumerates the 30 current TOOLSETS keys (including yuanbao, kanban, moa, spotify, safe, debugging). - New section 'Delegation (delegate_task)' — sync semantics, batch mode, leaf vs orchestrator roles, config knobs, durability caveat. - New section 'Curator (skill lifecycle)' — core files, 11 CLI verbs, telemetry sidecar, invariants (pin/delete split after PR NousResearch#20220, bundled/hub off-limits), curator.* config section. - New section 'Cron (scheduled jobs)' — 4 schedule formats, 7 CLI verbs, per-job fields, 3-min hard interrupt, catchup/grace windows, tick.lock, cron→session isolation. Skipped (invalid claims): - NousResearch#19107 item 10: --now is real (hermes_cli/skills_hub.py:624/966/1013/1470) - NousResearch#19107 item 11: no 'NousResearch#5587' or 'NousResearch#4950' or 'async_delegation' in AGENTS.md * docs(AGENTS.md): add Kanban section Adds a Kanban entry alongside Curator / Cron / Delegation so the major durable background systems are all represented. Covers the CLI verbs, the HERMES_KANBAN_TASK-gated worker toolset, the in-gateway dispatcher, plugin assets, and the board/tenant isolation model. Points at the full 742-line user docs for detail.
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NousResearch#20226) * docs(AGENTS.md): add curator/cron/delegation/toolsets, fix plugin tree, frontmatter, auto-discovery caveat Closes NousResearch#19101 and NousResearch#19107 (@pty819). Verified 16 claims from those two issues against current main. 12 were real gaps; 2 were generated/hallucinated (NousResearch#10 unverified --now flag is actually real and already cited in AGENTS.md; NousResearch#11 stale PR refs NousResearch#5587 and NousResearch#4950 do not appear in AGENTS.md at all); 2 were low-prio nits (memory provider hierarchy, --now scope enumeration) deferred. Changes: - Project tree: add yuanbao to platforms comment; expand plugins/ subtree with real directory names (kanban, hermes-achievements, observability, image_gen) instead of vague '<others>'. - Test-count blurb: 15k/700 Apr → 17k/900 May (verified: 17,375 test defs, 915 files). - Adding New Tools: clarify that auto-discovery wires up schemas but the tool only reaches an agent if its name is added to a toolset in toolsets.py. _HERMES_CORE_TOOLS is not dead code. - Adding Configuration: enumerate top-level config.yaml sections including auxiliary and curator; note auxiliary is per-task overrides for side-LLM work. - SKILL.md frontmatter: add author, license, related_skills. Note top-level tags/category are mirrored from metadata.hermes.*. - New section 'Toolsets' — enumerates the 30 current TOOLSETS keys (including yuanbao, kanban, moa, spotify, safe, debugging). - New section 'Delegation (delegate_task)' — sync semantics, batch mode, leaf vs orchestrator roles, config knobs, durability caveat. - New section 'Curator (skill lifecycle)' — core files, 11 CLI verbs, telemetry sidecar, invariants (pin/delete split after PR NousResearch#20220, bundled/hub off-limits), curator.* config section. - New section 'Cron (scheduled jobs)' — 4 schedule formats, 7 CLI verbs, per-job fields, 3-min hard interrupt, catchup/grace windows, tick.lock, cron→session isolation. Skipped (invalid claims): - NousResearch#19107 item 10: --now is real (hermes_cli/skills_hub.py:624/966/1013/1470) - NousResearch#19107 item 11: no 'NousResearch#5587' or 'NousResearch#4950' or 'async_delegation' in AGENTS.md * docs(AGENTS.md): add Kanban section Adds a Kanban entry alongside Curator / Cron / Delegation so the major durable background systems are all represented. Covers the CLI verbs, the HERMES_KANBAN_TASK-gated worker toolset, the in-gateway dispatcher, plugin assets, and the board/tenant isolation model. Points at the full 742-line user docs for detail.
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NousResearch#20226) * docs(AGENTS.md): add curator/cron/delegation/toolsets, fix plugin tree, frontmatter, auto-discovery caveat Closes NousResearch#19101 and NousResearch#19107 (@pty819). Verified 16 claims from those two issues against current main. 12 were real gaps; 2 were generated/hallucinated (NousResearch#10 unverified --now flag is actually real and already cited in AGENTS.md; NousResearch#11 stale PR refs NousResearch#5587 and NousResearch#4950 do not appear in AGENTS.md at all); 2 were low-prio nits (memory provider hierarchy, --now scope enumeration) deferred. Changes: - Project tree: add yuanbao to platforms comment; expand plugins/ subtree with real directory names (kanban, hermes-achievements, observability, image_gen) instead of vague '<others>'. - Test-count blurb: 15k/700 Apr → 17k/900 May (verified: 17,375 test defs, 915 files). - Adding New Tools: clarify that auto-discovery wires up schemas but the tool only reaches an agent if its name is added to a toolset in toolsets.py. _HERMES_CORE_TOOLS is not dead code. - Adding Configuration: enumerate top-level config.yaml sections including auxiliary and curator; note auxiliary is per-task overrides for side-LLM work. - SKILL.md frontmatter: add author, license, related_skills. Note top-level tags/category are mirrored from metadata.hermes.*. - New section 'Toolsets' — enumerates the 30 current TOOLSETS keys (including yuanbao, kanban, moa, spotify, safe, debugging). - New section 'Delegation (delegate_task)' — sync semantics, batch mode, leaf vs orchestrator roles, config knobs, durability caveat. - New section 'Curator (skill lifecycle)' — core files, 11 CLI verbs, telemetry sidecar, invariants (pin/delete split after PR NousResearch#20220, bundled/hub off-limits), curator.* config section. - New section 'Cron (scheduled jobs)' — 4 schedule formats, 7 CLI verbs, per-job fields, 3-min hard interrupt, catchup/grace windows, tick.lock, cron→session isolation. Skipped (invalid claims): - NousResearch#19107 item 10: --now is real (hermes_cli/skills_hub.py:624/966/1013/1470) - NousResearch#19107 item 11: no 'NousResearch#5587' or 'NousResearch#4950' or 'async_delegation' in AGENTS.md * docs(AGENTS.md): add Kanban section Adds a Kanban entry alongside Curator / Cron / Delegation so the major durable background systems are all represented. Covers the CLI verbs, the HERMES_KANBAN_TASK-gated worker toolset, the in-gateway dispatcher, plugin assets, and the board/tenant isolation model. Points at the full 742-line user docs for detail.
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NousResearch#20226) * docs(AGENTS.md): add curator/cron/delegation/toolsets, fix plugin tree, frontmatter, auto-discovery caveat Closes NousResearch#19101 and NousResearch#19107 (@pty819). Verified 16 claims from those two issues against current main. 12 were real gaps; 2 were generated/hallucinated (NousResearch#10 unverified --now flag is actually real and already cited in AGENTS.md; NousResearch#11 stale PR refs NousResearch#5587 and NousResearch#4950 do not appear in AGENTS.md at all); 2 were low-prio nits (memory provider hierarchy, --now scope enumeration) deferred. Changes: - Project tree: add yuanbao to platforms comment; expand plugins/ subtree with real directory names (kanban, hermes-achievements, observability, image_gen) instead of vague '<others>'. - Test-count blurb: 15k/700 Apr → 17k/900 May (verified: 17,375 test defs, 915 files). - Adding New Tools: clarify that auto-discovery wires up schemas but the tool only reaches an agent if its name is added to a toolset in toolsets.py. _HERMES_CORE_TOOLS is not dead code. - Adding Configuration: enumerate top-level config.yaml sections including auxiliary and curator; note auxiliary is per-task overrides for side-LLM work. - SKILL.md frontmatter: add author, license, related_skills. Note top-level tags/category are mirrored from metadata.hermes.*. - New section 'Toolsets' — enumerates the 30 current TOOLSETS keys (including yuanbao, kanban, moa, spotify, safe, debugging). - New section 'Delegation (delegate_task)' — sync semantics, batch mode, leaf vs orchestrator roles, config knobs, durability caveat. - New section 'Curator (skill lifecycle)' — core files, 11 CLI verbs, telemetry sidecar, invariants (pin/delete split after PR NousResearch#20220, bundled/hub off-limits), curator.* config section. - New section 'Cron (scheduled jobs)' — 4 schedule formats, 7 CLI verbs, per-job fields, 3-min hard interrupt, catchup/grace windows, tick.lock, cron→session isolation. Skipped (invalid claims): - NousResearch#19107 item 10: --now is real (hermes_cli/skills_hub.py:624/966/1013/1470) - NousResearch#19107 item 11: no 'NousResearch#5587' or 'NousResearch#4950' or 'async_delegation' in AGENTS.md * docs(AGENTS.md): add Kanban section Adds a Kanban entry alongside Curator / Cron / Delegation so the major durable background systems are all represented. Covers the CLI verbs, the HERMES_KANBAN_TASK-gated worker toolset, the in-gateway dispatcher, plugin assets, and the board/tenant isolation model. Points at the full 742-line user docs for detail.
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NousResearch#20226) * docs(AGENTS.md): add curator/cron/delegation/toolsets, fix plugin tree, frontmatter, auto-discovery caveat Closes NousResearch#19101 and NousResearch#19107 (@pty819). Verified 16 claims from those two issues against current main. 12 were real gaps; 2 were generated/hallucinated (NousResearch#10 unverified --now flag is actually real and already cited in AGENTS.md; NousResearch#11 stale PR refs NousResearch#5587 and NousResearch#4950 do not appear in AGENTS.md at all); 2 were low-prio nits (memory provider hierarchy, --now scope enumeration) deferred. Changes: - Project tree: add yuanbao to platforms comment; expand plugins/ subtree with real directory names (kanban, hermes-achievements, observability, image_gen) instead of vague '<others>'. - Test-count blurb: 15k/700 Apr → 17k/900 May (verified: 17,375 test defs, 915 files). - Adding New Tools: clarify that auto-discovery wires up schemas but the tool only reaches an agent if its name is added to a toolset in toolsets.py. _HERMES_CORE_TOOLS is not dead code. - Adding Configuration: enumerate top-level config.yaml sections including auxiliary and curator; note auxiliary is per-task overrides for side-LLM work. - SKILL.md frontmatter: add author, license, related_skills. Note top-level tags/category are mirrored from metadata.hermes.*. - New section 'Toolsets' — enumerates the 30 current TOOLSETS keys (including yuanbao, kanban, moa, spotify, safe, debugging). - New section 'Delegation (delegate_task)' — sync semantics, batch mode, leaf vs orchestrator roles, config knobs, durability caveat. - New section 'Curator (skill lifecycle)' — core files, 11 CLI verbs, telemetry sidecar, invariants (pin/delete split after PR NousResearch#20220, bundled/hub off-limits), curator.* config section. - New section 'Cron (scheduled jobs)' — 4 schedule formats, 7 CLI verbs, per-job fields, 3-min hard interrupt, catchup/grace windows, tick.lock, cron→session isolation. Skipped (invalid claims): - NousResearch#19107 item 10: --now is real (hermes_cli/skills_hub.py:624/966/1013/1470) - NousResearch#19107 item 11: no 'NousResearch#5587' or 'NousResearch#4950' or 'async_delegation' in AGENTS.md * docs(AGENTS.md): add Kanban section Adds a Kanban entry alongside Curator / Cron / Delegation so the major durable background systems are all represented. Covers the CLI verbs, the HERMES_KANBAN_TASK-gated worker toolset, the in-gateway dispatcher, plugin assets, and the board/tenant isolation model. Points at the full 742-line user docs for detail.
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NousResearch#20226) * docs(AGENTS.md): add curator/cron/delegation/toolsets, fix plugin tree, frontmatter, auto-discovery caveat Closes NousResearch#19101 and NousResearch#19107 (@pty819). Verified 16 claims from those two issues against current main. 12 were real gaps; 2 were generated/hallucinated (NousResearch#10 unverified --now flag is actually real and already cited in AGENTS.md; NousResearch#11 stale PR refs NousResearch#5587 and NousResearch#4950 do not appear in AGENTS.md at all); 2 were low-prio nits (memory provider hierarchy, --now scope enumeration) deferred. Changes: - Project tree: add yuanbao to platforms comment; expand plugins/ subtree with real directory names (kanban, hermes-achievements, observability, image_gen) instead of vague '<others>'. - Test-count blurb: 15k/700 Apr → 17k/900 May (verified: 17,375 test defs, 915 files). - Adding New Tools: clarify that auto-discovery wires up schemas but the tool only reaches an agent if its name is added to a toolset in toolsets.py. _HERMES_CORE_TOOLS is not dead code. - Adding Configuration: enumerate top-level config.yaml sections including auxiliary and curator; note auxiliary is per-task overrides for side-LLM work. - SKILL.md frontmatter: add author, license, related_skills. Note top-level tags/category are mirrored from metadata.hermes.*. - New section 'Toolsets' — enumerates the 30 current TOOLSETS keys (including yuanbao, kanban, moa, spotify, safe, debugging). - New section 'Delegation (delegate_task)' — sync semantics, batch mode, leaf vs orchestrator roles, config knobs, durability caveat. - New section 'Curator (skill lifecycle)' — core files, 11 CLI verbs, telemetry sidecar, invariants (pin/delete split after PR NousResearch#20220, bundled/hub off-limits), curator.* config section. - New section 'Cron (scheduled jobs)' — 4 schedule formats, 7 CLI verbs, per-job fields, 3-min hard interrupt, catchup/grace windows, tick.lock, cron→session isolation. Skipped (invalid claims): - NousResearch#19107 item 10: --now is real (hermes_cli/skills_hub.py:624/966/1013/1470) - NousResearch#19107 item 11: no 'NousResearch#5587' or 'NousResearch#4950' or 'async_delegation' in AGENTS.md * docs(AGENTS.md): add Kanban section Adds a Kanban entry alongside Curator / Cron / Delegation so the major durable background systems are all represented. Covers the CLI verbs, the HERMES_KANBAN_TASK-gated worker toolset, the in-gateway dispatcher, plugin assets, and the board/tenant isolation model. Points at the full 742-line user docs for detail.
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Closes #5586
What
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async_delegationtoolset: 6 agent-callable tools for non-blocking background agent execution.Unlike
delegate_task(which blocks the parent), these tools let the agent spawn background workers and continue immediately.Tools
delegate_task_async(goal, ...)task_idimmediatelycheck_task(task_id)collect_task(task_id, timeout)steer_task(task_id, message)cancel_task(task_id)list_tasks()Files
tools/async_delegate_tool.py— implementation (695 lines)tests/tools/test_async_delegate.py— 68 unit tests, all passingmodel_tools.py— registrationtoolsets.py—async_delegationtoolset definitionDesign notes
AIAgentmachinery_steering_injectionqueue (same as synchronous subagents)parent_agent._async_tasks, session-scopedRelationship to #4949
Intentionally different — see #5586 for rationale. Complementary to #4949, not a replacement.
Testing