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gastown/internal/witness/manager.go
dustin fd61259336 feat: add initial prompt for autonomous patrol startup (deacon & witness) (#769)
Add initial prompt to deacon and witness startup commands to trigger
autonomous patrol. Without this, agents sit idle at the prompt after
SessionStart hooks run.

Implements GUPP (Gas Town Universal Propulsion Principle): agents start
patrol immediately when Claude launches.
2026-01-20 14:10:30 -08:00

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package witness
import (
"errors"
"fmt"
"os"
"path/filepath"
"strings"
"time"
"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/agent"
"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/beads"
"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/claude"
"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/config"
"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/constants"
"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/rig"
"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/session"
"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/tmux"
"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/workspace"
)
// Common errors
var (
ErrNotRunning = errors.New("witness not running")
ErrAlreadyRunning = errors.New("witness already running")
)
// Manager handles witness lifecycle and monitoring operations.
type Manager struct {
rig *rig.Rig
workDir string
stateManager *agent.StateManager[Witness]
}
// NewManager creates a new witness manager for a rig.
func NewManager(r *rig.Rig) *Manager {
return &Manager{
rig: r,
workDir: r.Path,
stateManager: agent.NewStateManager[Witness](r.Path, "witness.json", func() *Witness {
return &Witness{
RigName: r.Name,
State: StateStopped,
}
}),
}
}
// stateFile returns the path to the witness state file.
func (m *Manager) stateFile() string {
return m.stateManager.StateFile()
}
// loadState loads witness state from disk.
func (m *Manager) loadState() (*Witness, error) {
return m.stateManager.Load()
}
// saveState persists witness state to disk using atomic write.
func (m *Manager) saveState(w *Witness) error {
return m.stateManager.Save(w)
}
// SessionName returns the tmux session name for this witness.
func (m *Manager) SessionName() string {
return fmt.Sprintf("gt-%s-witness", m.rig.Name)
}
// Status returns the current witness status.
// ZFC-compliant: trusts agent-reported state, no PID inference.
// The daemon reads agent bead state for liveness checks.
func (m *Manager) Status() (*Witness, error) {
w, err := m.loadState()
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
// Update monitored polecats list (still useful for display)
w.MonitoredPolecats = m.rig.Polecats
return w, nil
}
// witnessDir returns the working directory for the witness.
// Prefers witness/rig/, falls back to witness/, then rig root.
func (m *Manager) witnessDir() string {
witnessRigDir := filepath.Join(m.rig.Path, "witness", "rig")
if _, err := os.Stat(witnessRigDir); err == nil {
return witnessRigDir
}
witnessDir := filepath.Join(m.rig.Path, "witness")
if _, err := os.Stat(witnessDir); err == nil {
return witnessDir
}
return m.rig.Path
}
// Start starts the witness.
// If foreground is true, only updates state (no tmux session - deprecated).
// Otherwise, spawns a Claude agent in a tmux session.
// agentOverride optionally specifies a different agent alias to use.
// envOverrides are KEY=VALUE pairs that override all other env var sources.
func (m *Manager) Start(foreground bool, agentOverride string, envOverrides []string) error {
w, err := m.loadState()
if err != nil {
return err
}
t := tmux.NewTmux()
sessionID := m.SessionName()
if foreground {
// Foreground mode is deprecated - patrol logic moved to mol-witness-patrol
// Just check tmux session (no PID inference per ZFC)
if running, _ := t.HasSession(sessionID); running && t.IsClaudeRunning(sessionID) {
return ErrAlreadyRunning
}
now := time.Now()
w.State = StateRunning
w.StartedAt = &now
w.PID = 0 // No longer track PID (ZFC)
w.MonitoredPolecats = m.rig.Polecats
return m.saveState(w)
}
// Background mode: check if session already exists
running, _ := t.HasSession(sessionID)
if running {
// Session exists - check if Claude is actually running (healthy vs zombie)
if t.IsClaudeRunning(sessionID) {
// Healthy - Claude is running
return ErrAlreadyRunning
}
// Zombie - tmux alive but Claude dead. Kill and recreate.
if err := t.KillSession(sessionID); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("killing zombie session: %w", err)
}
}
// Note: No PID check per ZFC - tmux session is the source of truth
// Working directory
witnessDir := m.witnessDir()
// Ensure Claude settings exist in witness/ (not witness/rig/) so we don't
// write into the source repo. Claude walks up the tree to find settings.
witnessParentDir := filepath.Join(m.rig.Path, "witness")
if err := claude.EnsureSettingsForRole(witnessParentDir, "witness"); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("ensuring Claude settings: %w", err)
}
roleConfig, err := m.roleConfig()
if err != nil {
return err
}
townRoot := m.townRoot()
// Build startup command first
// NOTE: No gt prime injection needed - SessionStart hook handles it automatically
// Export GT_ROLE and BD_ACTOR in the command since tmux SetEnvironment only affects new panes
// Pass m.rig.Path so rig agent settings are honored (not town-level defaults)
command, err := buildWitnessStartCommand(m.rig.Path, m.rig.Name, townRoot, agentOverride, roleConfig)
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Create session with command directly to avoid send-keys race condition.
// See: https://github.com/anthropics/gastown/issues/280
if err := t.NewSessionWithCommand(sessionID, witnessDir, command); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("creating tmux session: %w", err)
}
// Set environment variables (non-fatal: session works without these)
// Use centralized AgentEnv for consistency across all role startup paths
envVars := config.AgentEnv(config.AgentEnvConfig{
Role: "witness",
Rig: m.rig.Name,
TownRoot: townRoot,
})
for k, v := range envVars {
_ = t.SetEnvironment(sessionID, k, v)
}
// Apply role config env vars if present (non-fatal).
for key, value := range roleConfigEnvVars(roleConfig, townRoot, m.rig.Name) {
_ = t.SetEnvironment(sessionID, key, value)
}
// Apply CLI env overrides (highest priority, non-fatal).
for _, override := range envOverrides {
if key, value, ok := strings.Cut(override, "="); ok {
_ = t.SetEnvironment(sessionID, key, value)
}
}
// Apply Gas Town theming (non-fatal: theming failure doesn't affect operation)
theme := tmux.AssignTheme(m.rig.Name)
_ = t.ConfigureGasTownSession(sessionID, theme, m.rig.Name, "witness", "witness")
// Update state to running
now := time.Now()
w.State = StateRunning
w.StartedAt = &now
w.PID = 0 // Claude agent doesn't have a PID we track
w.MonitoredPolecats = m.rig.Polecats
if err := m.saveState(w); err != nil {
_ = t.KillSession(sessionID) // best-effort cleanup on state save failure
return fmt.Errorf("saving state: %w", err)
}
// Wait for Claude to start - fatal if Claude fails to launch
if err := t.WaitForCommand(sessionID, constants.SupportedShells, constants.ClaudeStartTimeout); err != nil {
// Kill the zombie session before returning error
_ = t.KillSessionWithProcesses(sessionID)
return fmt.Errorf("waiting for witness to start: %w", err)
}
// Accept bypass permissions warning dialog if it appears.
_ = t.AcceptBypassPermissionsWarning(sessionID)
time.Sleep(constants.ShutdownNotifyDelay)
// Inject startup nudge for predecessor discovery via /resume
address := fmt.Sprintf("%s/witness", m.rig.Name)
_ = session.StartupNudge(t, sessionID, session.StartupNudgeConfig{
Recipient: address,
Sender: "deacon",
Topic: "patrol",
}) // Non-fatal
// GUPP: Gas Town Universal Propulsion Principle
// Send the propulsion nudge to trigger autonomous patrol execution.
// Wait for beacon to be fully processed (needs to be separate prompt)
time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
_ = t.NudgeSession(sessionID, session.PropulsionNudgeForRole("witness", witnessDir)) // Non-fatal
return nil
}
func (m *Manager) roleConfig() (*beads.RoleConfig, error) {
// Role beads use hq- prefix and live in town-level beads, not rig beads
townRoot := m.townRoot()
bd := beads.NewWithBeadsDir(townRoot, beads.ResolveBeadsDir(townRoot))
roleConfig, err := bd.GetRoleConfig(beads.RoleBeadIDTown("witness"))
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("loading witness role config: %w", err)
}
return roleConfig, nil
}
func (m *Manager) townRoot() string {
townRoot, err := workspace.Find(m.rig.Path)
if err != nil || townRoot == "" {
return m.rig.Path
}
return townRoot
}
func roleConfigEnvVars(roleConfig *beads.RoleConfig, townRoot, rigName string) map[string]string {
if roleConfig == nil || len(roleConfig.EnvVars) == 0 {
return nil
}
expanded := make(map[string]string, len(roleConfig.EnvVars))
for key, value := range roleConfig.EnvVars {
expanded[key] = beads.ExpandRolePattern(value, townRoot, rigName, "", "witness")
}
return expanded
}
func buildWitnessStartCommand(rigPath, rigName, townRoot, agentOverride string, roleConfig *beads.RoleConfig) (string, error) {
if agentOverride != "" {
roleConfig = nil
}
if roleConfig != nil && roleConfig.StartCommand != "" {
return beads.ExpandRolePattern(roleConfig.StartCommand, townRoot, rigName, "", "witness"), nil
}
// Add initial prompt for autonomous patrol startup.
// The prompt triggers GUPP: witness starts patrol immediately without waiting for input.
initialPrompt := "I am Witness for " + rigName + ". Start patrol: check gt hook, if empty create mol-witness-patrol wisp and execute it."
command, err := config.BuildAgentStartupCommandWithAgentOverride("witness", rigName, townRoot, rigPath, initialPrompt, agentOverride)
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("building startup command: %w", err)
}
return command, nil
}
// Stop stops the witness.
func (m *Manager) Stop() error {
w, err := m.loadState()
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Check if tmux session exists
t := tmux.NewTmux()
sessionID := m.SessionName()
sessionRunning, _ := t.HasSession(sessionID)
// If neither state nor session indicates running, it's not running
if w.State != StateRunning && !sessionRunning {
return ErrNotRunning
}
// Kill tmux session if it exists (best-effort: may already be dead)
if sessionRunning {
_ = t.KillSession(sessionID)
}
// Note: No PID-based stop per ZFC - tmux session kill is sufficient
w.State = StateStopped
w.PID = 0
return m.saveState(w)
}