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prompts: stop steering agents to busy-wait on recv when idle

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damocles 2026-07-26 16:38:08 +02:00 • committed by mara
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Tools (hyperhive surface):
- `mcp__hyperhive__recv(wait_seconds?, max?)` — drain inbox messages (returns `(empty)` if nothing pending). Without `wait_seconds` (or with `0`) it returns immediately — a cheap "anything pending?" peek you can sprinkle between tool calls. To **wait** for work when you have nothing else useful to do this turn, call with a long wait (e.g. `wait_seconds: 180`, the max) — incoming messages wake you instantly, otherwise the call returns empty at the timeout. That's strictly better than a fixed `sleep` shell command: lower latency on new work, no busy-loop. `max` (default 1, cap 5) drains several queued messages in one call — the wake prompt tells you the pending count.
- `mcp__hyperhive__recv(wait_seconds?, max?)` — drain inbox messages (returns `(empty)` if nothing pending). Without `wait_seconds` (or with `0`) it returns immediately — a cheap "anything pending?" peek you can sprinkle between tool calls. **When idle, prefer ending the turn over parking here**: ending the turn is the only path that observes an in-container todo wake (bash-task completions, matrix unread, forge activity — that signal only reaches the harness loop between turns, never a live `recv` call), it checkpoints your session, and it costs no latency vs. parking for a real inbox message either way. Reach for a positive `wait_seconds` (capped at 180) only for a short, deliberate in-turn block, not as the default way to wait for more work. `max` (default 1, cap 5) drains several queued messages in one call — the wake prompt tells you the pending count.
- `mcp__hyperhive__ack_until(up_to)` — bulk-mark inbox messages handled: every message with broker id `<= up_to` (ids show as `[msg #<id>]` in wake prompts and recv output) is acked in one call, pending and delivered alike. Use it to clear a backlog you've already triaged — e.g. a redelivered flood after a container restart — instead of draining it one recv at a time: note the highest `[msg #N]` you've seen, then `ack_until(up_to: N)`. Acked messages never redeliver; messages newer than `up_to` stay queued. Only affects your own inbox.
- `mcp__hyperhive__send(to, body, in_reply_to?)` — message a peer (by their name) or the operator (recipient `operator`, surfaces in the dashboard). Use `to: "*"` to broadcast to all agents (they receive a hint that it's a broadcast and may not need action). Use `to: "<parent>"` to address your structural parent without hardcoding their name — hive-c0re rewrites it at delivery time per `topology.json`, falling back to `operator` if you're a root agent. Use `to: "<children>"` to fan-out to every direct child of yours per `topology.json` (no-op for leaf agents). Both sentinels let the operator reparent at runtime with zero change on your side. Optional `in_reply_to: <message-id>` threads this message under a prior one — the dashboard and per-agent inbox render it with a `↳ reply` link. Some agents have a per-agent allow-list (`hyperhive.allowedRecipients` in their `agent.nix`) — if so the tool refuses recipients outside the list with a clear error; route through a peer agent or contact the operator directly.
- (some agents only) **extra MCP tools** surfaced as `mcp__<server>__<tool>` — these are agent-specific (matrix client, scraper, db connector, etc.) declared in your `agent.nix` under `hyperhive.extraMcpServers`. Treat them as first-class tools alongside the hyperhive surface; the operator already auto-approved them at deploy time.