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hermes-agent/agent/onboarding.py
Teknium 635253b918 feat(busy): add 'steer' as a third display.busy_input_mode option (#16279)
Enter while the agent is busy can now inject the typed text via /steer —
arriving at the agent after the next tool call — instead of interrupting
(current default) or queueing for the next turn.

Changes:
- cli.py: keybinding honors busy_input_mode='steer' by calling
  agent.steer(text) on the UI thread (thread-safe), with automatic
  fallback to 'queue' when the agent is missing, steer() is unavailable,
  images are attached, or steer() rejects the payload. /busy accepts
  'steer' as a fourth argument alongside queue/interrupt/status.
- gateway/run.py: busy-message handler and the PRIORITY running-agent
  path both route through running_agent.steer() when the mode is 'steer',
  with the same fallback-to-queue safety net. Ack wording tells users
  their message was steered into the current run. Restart-drain queueing
  now also activates for 'steer' so messages aren't lost across restarts.
- agent/onboarding.py: first-touch hint has a steer branch for both
  CLI and gateway.
- hermes_cli/commands.py: /busy args_hint updated to include steer,
  and 'steer' is registered as a subcommand (completions).
- hermes_cli/web_server.py: dashboard select widget offers steer.
- hermes_cli/config.py, cli-config.yaml.example, hermes_cli/tips.py:
  inline docs updated.
- website/docs/user-guide/cli.md + messaging/index.md: documented.
- Tests: steer set/status path for /busy; onboarding hints;
  _load_busy_input_mode accepts steer; busy-session ack exercises
  steer success + two fallback-to-queue branches.

Requested on X by @CodingAcct.

Default is unchanged (interrupt).
2026-04-26 18:21:29 -07:00

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"""
Contextual first-touch onboarding hints.
Instead of blocking first-run questionnaires, show a one-time hint the *first*
time a user hits a behavior fork — message-while-running, first long-running
tool, etc. Each hint is shown once per install (tracked in ``config.yaml`` under
``onboarding.seen.<flag>``) and then never again.
Keep this module tiny and dependency-free so both the CLI and gateway can import
it without pulling in heavy modules.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any, Mapping, Optional
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Flag names (stable — used as config.yaml keys under onboarding.seen)
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
BUSY_INPUT_FLAG = "busy_input_prompt"
TOOL_PROGRESS_FLAG = "tool_progress_prompt"
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Hint content
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
def busy_input_hint_gateway(mode: str) -> str:
"""Hint shown the first time a user messages while the agent is busy.
``mode`` is the effective busy_input_mode that was just applied, so the
message matches reality ("I just interrupted…" vs "I just queued…").
"""
if mode == "queue":
return (
"💡 First-time tip — I queued your message instead of interrupting. "
"Send `/busy interrupt` to make new messages stop the current task "
"immediately, or `/busy status` to check. This notice won't appear again."
)
if mode == "steer":
return (
"💡 First-time tip — I steered your message into the current run; "
"it will arrive after the next tool call instead of interrupting. "
"Send `/busy interrupt` or `/busy queue` to change this, or "
"`/busy status` to check. This notice won't appear again."
)
return (
"💡 First-time tip — I just interrupted my current task to answer you. "
"Send `/busy queue` to queue follow-ups for after the current task instead, "
"`/busy steer` to inject them mid-run without interrupting, or "
"`/busy status` to check. This notice won't appear again."
)
def busy_input_hint_cli(mode: str) -> str:
"""CLI version of the busy-input hint (plain text, no markdown)."""
if mode == "queue":
return (
"(tip) Your message was queued for the next turn. "
"Use /busy interrupt to make Enter stop the current run instead, "
"or /busy steer to inject mid-run. This tip only shows once."
)
if mode == "steer":
return (
"(tip) Your message was steered into the current run; it arrives "
"after the next tool call. Use /busy interrupt or /busy queue to "
"change this. This tip only shows once."
)
return (
"(tip) Your message interrupted the current run. "
"Use /busy queue to queue messages for the next turn instead, "
"or /busy steer to inject mid-run. This tip only shows once."
)
def tool_progress_hint_gateway() -> str:
return (
"💡 First-time tip — that tool took a while and I'm streaming every step. "
"If the progress messages feel noisy, send `/verbose` to cycle modes "
"(all → new → off). This notice won't appear again."
)
def tool_progress_hint_cli() -> str:
return (
"(tip) That tool ran for a while. Use /verbose to cycle tool-progress "
"display modes (all -> new -> off -> verbose). This tip only shows once."
)
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
# State read / write
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _get_seen_dict(config: Mapping[str, Any]) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
onboarding = config.get("onboarding") if isinstance(config, Mapping) else None
if not isinstance(onboarding, Mapping):
return {}
seen = onboarding.get("seen")
return seen if isinstance(seen, Mapping) else {}
def is_seen(config: Mapping[str, Any], flag: str) -> bool:
"""Return True if the user has already been shown this first-touch hint."""
return bool(_get_seen_dict(config).get(flag))
def mark_seen(config_path: Path, flag: str) -> bool:
"""Persist ``onboarding.seen.<flag> = True`` to ``config_path``.
Uses the atomic YAML writer so a concurrent process can't observe a
partially-written file. Returns True on success, False on any error
(including the config file being absent — onboarding is best-effort).
"""
try:
import yaml
from utils import atomic_yaml_write
except Exception as e: # pragma: no cover — dependency issue
logger.debug("onboarding: failed to import yaml/utils: %s", e)
return False
try:
cfg: dict = {}
if config_path.exists():
with open(config_path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
cfg = yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
if not isinstance(cfg.get("onboarding"), dict):
cfg["onboarding"] = {}
seen = cfg["onboarding"].get("seen")
if not isinstance(seen, dict):
seen = {}
cfg["onboarding"]["seen"] = seen
if seen.get(flag) is True:
return True # already marked — nothing to do
seen[flag] = True
atomic_yaml_write(config_path, cfg)
return True
except Exception as e:
logger.debug("onboarding: failed to mark flag %s: %s", flag, e)
return False
__all__ = [
"BUSY_INPUT_FLAG",
"TOOL_PROGRESS_FLAG",
"busy_input_hint_gateway",
"busy_input_hint_cli",
"tool_progress_hint_gateway",
"tool_progress_hint_cli",
"is_seen",
"mark_seen",
]