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The comments and docs around the empty-`--tools` assert stated a mechanism: that an empty value parses as *unset* and therefore grants MORE built-ins than omitting the flag. That claim came from a measurement, and the installed `claude --help` (2.1.268) says the opposite in as many words — `Use "" to disable all tools`. One of the two is wrong and this repo is not the place that settles it. The rule the code enforces is right under both readings, which is precisely why it should not be argued from either: we never emit an empty `--tools`, because what an empty one means is release-dependent and nothing here wants a subagent with no built-in tools regardless. So the prose now states the rule and the ambiguity, and asserts nothing about `""` in either direction — replacing the claim with its opposite would be the same mistake sourced differently. No behaviour change: the assert, the resolution and every test are untouched. Two test comments also gained the limit they were quietly missing. `no_spawned_tool_escapes_the_session` hardcodes ten names, so it is a canary for tools someone thought to list, not a guarantee — the guarantee is the subset property, which covers tools nobody has invented yet. And `a_subagent_gets_no_builtin_its_parent_lacks` resolves both sides in one process off one env var, so it catches a code divergence but not the two real systemd units disagreeing about `HIVE_TOOL_GROUPS` — which is what they did until the previous commit, and is not a thing a unit test can reach. Refs #4416 |
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hyperhive docs
Depth reference for hyperhive — the substrate, not the pitch (that's the
top-level README / website).
Every page here stands alone; pick the one matching your task rather than
reading top to bottom. For the autogenerated NixOS options reference
(every services.hyperhive.* / hyperhive.* option, host and agent), see
the options site instead —
this tree is prose, that one's generated straight from the module
declarations.
Getting started
- Bringing a fresh hive online? →
getting-started/setup.md(first-runhivectlbootstrap). - What does the dashboard look like, and how do I use it? →
web-ui/— the operator-facing starting point; its own sub-pages (shape,dashboard,agent,css-vars,terminal-rendering) go deeper into implementation. - What tools does an agent (or the operator) have available? →
tools/—hivectl(yours) plus every agent's MCP tool surface (bash, forge, lifecycle, matrix, scheduling).
Agent lifecycle
- How do config changes flow from manager to operator to container? →
agent-lifecycle/approvals.md(approval kinds, approval state machine,flake.lockvalidation). - What state survives destroy / purge / restart? →
agent-lifecycle/persistence.md. - Who can do what to whom — agent hierarchy and privilege? →
agent-lifecycle/agent-hierarchy.md. - How does claude get its prompt, and what tools does it have? →
turn-loop/— the loop, binary shape, turn outcomes; sub-pages:claude-invocation,config,mcp.
Trust boundary & security
- What's the operator/agent trust boundary? What's a capability? →
trust-boundary/boundary.md. - Agent trust model, prompt-injection threat model, credential
isolation? →
trust-boundary/security.md.
Accounts & integrations
- How do per-agent forge accounts work? What does
forge_notifypoll, and how does it format wake messages? →integrations/forge.md(the hive's own Forgejo);tools/forge.mdfor thehive-forgeCLI verbs agents actually call. - How does the matrix-tuwunel container work? Multiple accounts per
agent? →
integrations/matrix.md(the homeserver);tools/matrix.mdfor the MCP tool surface andhyperhive.matrixAccounts. - How do I give an agent a GitHub account (
gh+git push)? how's the PAT injected? →integrations/github.md(operator content up top; thegh/git-push + notification-poller mechanics are in a collapsed "Implementation" section at the bottom). - What's
/knowledge? How does the hive-wide knowledge repo sync, and how do I contribute a document? →integrations/knowledge.md. - What does
hivectldo? Provisioning, gateway users, container shells? →tools/hivectl.md(the curated guide);tools/hivectl-cli.mdfor the exhaustive, autogenerated flag reference.
Networking & swarms
- What nginx vhosts does the gateway serve? How does matrix
discovery work? →
networking/gateway.md. - How does DNS resolution work in agent containers? What's the
bridge network for? →
networking/network.md. - How do I connect two hives into a swarm? →
swarm/(peer hives, TLS trust). - Where do agent snapshots go? How does the swarm's
btrfs receiveendpoint authenticate a pushing hive? →networking/snapshot-store.md.
Scheduler, CI, observability
- what's the job queue, as a general idea (not hive-c0re specifics)? →
scheduler/jobq.md— operator-facing, no implementation detail. - How does the rebuild queue work? What are the concrete step kinds,
queue sources, scheduler internals? →
scheduler/coordinator.md. - How does the CI runner work? What's the autoregistration flow? →
scheduler/ci.md. - How do I export Claude Code metrics (tokens, cost, tool calls) to
Prometheus/Grafana? →
scheduler/observability.md.
Crate reference
- What does a specific Rust crate do, on its own terms? →
crates/— every workspace crate's ownREADME.md, one level up from source; the crate itself is still the source of truth, this is just a walkable mirror.
Process & conventions
- Naming, commit style, wire protocol, the
data-asyncpattern? →process/conventions.md. - Why does the nspawn flag look like that? →
process/gotchas.md(bind mounts, conf flags, other NixOS/nspawn quirks). - What does a PR review verdict actually gate? →
process/pr-review-gate.md.