new NixOS module option services.hive-c0re.operatorPronouns
(free text, default 'she/her', example 'they/them'). hive-c0re
takes it as a CLI flag (--operator-pronouns, lib.escapeShellArg'd
in the systemd unit), stores it on Coordinator, threads it into
the meta flake's mkAgent so each agent's systemd service gets
HIVE_OPERATOR_PRONOUNS set. the harness reads the env at boot
and substitutes {operator_pronouns} into the agent / manager
system prompt alongside {label}. nix string is escaped against
backslash + double-quote so non-ascii / quoted values
round-trip safely. prompt addendum: both agent.md and
manager.md mention the operator's pronouns up front so claude
uses them naturally in third-person reference. propagates on
next ↻ R3BU1LD (meta lock bump, no per-agent approval).
new AgentRequest::AskOperator + AgentResponse::QuestionQueued on
the per-agent socket — same shape as the manager flavor, agent
gets the same wire surface (still uses the same operator_questions
table). agent_server::dispatch wires AskOperator through coord
.questions.submit(agent, ...) so the row's asker is the sub-agent
name; the ttl watchdog already in manager_server gets shared and
spawn_question_watchdog goes pub.
answer routing: operator_questions::answer now returns (question,
asker). post_answer_question + post_cancel_question + the watchdog
fire OperatorAnswered through new coord.notify_agent(asker, event)
instead of always notify_manager — the event lands in whichever
agent originally asked. notify_manager is now a thin wrapper.
agent socket plumbing: agent_server::start takes Arc<Coordinator>
instead of Arc<Broker> so dispatch has access to questions +
notify path; coordinator::{register_agent,ensure_runtime} take
self: &Arc<Self>. mcp::AgentServer grows the ask_operator tool;
allowed_mcp_tools(Agent) adds it; prompts/agent.md replaces the
'message the manager to ask the operator' guidance with the
direct tool description.
new Coordinator::kick_agent(name, reason) drops a system message
into the agent's inbox so the next turn picks it up with a 'you
were just (re)started, check /state/ for notes, --continue session
is intact' hint. wakes the turn loop without any harness-side
handling needed — it's just another inbox message with sender =
'system'.
wired from:
- dashboard /start /restart /rebuild handlers (via lifecycle_action's
on-success tail)
- manager mcp_hyperhive_start / restart
dashboard: pending approvals + tombstones + questions now refresh on
a 5s heartbeat when nothing else is happening. previously refresh
only fired on async-form submit or on broker traffic addressed to
operator — manager-queued approvals went through neither, so the
operator had to reload to see them. 5s is the slow-path; 2s
remains for in-flight transients.
new section between containers and questions: lists every name with a
state dir under /var/lib/hyperhive/agents/ that doesn't correspond to
a live container. shows state size + last-modified age + whether
claude creds are kept. two actions per row:
- R3V1V3 — queues a spawn approval with the same name (operator
approves to recreate; spawn flow reuses prior config + claude
creds, no re-login needed)
- PURG3 — wipes the agent's state + applied dirs (post /purge-tombstone/
endpoint; refuses if a live container with that name still exists)
dashboard also opens agent links in new tabs now (target=_blank +
rel=noopener) so the operator's overview tab stays put when they
dive into an agent.
backend:
- TransientKind grows Starting / Stopping / Restarting / Rebuilding /
Destroying alongside the existing Spawning. each dashboard handler
(start/restart/kill/rebuild/destroy) wraps the lifecycle call with
set_transient + clear_transient so the dashboard knows what's in
flight. transient kind is surfaced inline on ContainerView.pending
(existing-container actions) — only Spawning (pre-creation) lands
in the separate transients list.
frontend:
- container row is now two lines: identity + meta on top, action
buttons below. less cluttered, leaves room for the pending state
pill. pending rows dim their actions and surface a pulsing
'◐ spawning… / starting… / stopping… / restarting… / rebuilding…
/ destroying…' indicator next to the name.
- 'needs login' / 'needs update' chips moved into a unified .badge
styling for consistency.
- auto-refresh kicks in not only on transient spawn but on any
container with a pending action.
new mcp tool on the manager surface that queues a question on the
dashboard and returns the question id immediately. operator submits an
answer via /answer-question/<id>; the dashboard fires
HelperEvent::OperatorAnswered { id, question, answer } into the manager
inbox so the next turn picks it up.
also: fix async-form button stuck on spinner after successful submit
(refreshState skipped re-rendering, so the button was never re-enabled).
