feat(agent): thread per-tool reasoning through provider, session, and all surfaces (#1513)

* feat(agent): thread per-tool reasoning from LLM through to REPL, HTTP, SSE, and DB

Add end-to-end agent reasoning summaries so users can see *why* the
agent chose specific tools, not just what it did.

- Add `reasoning: Option<String>` to `ToolCall` (all providers)
- Populate from LLM response content in `Reasoning::respond_with_tools`
  and `select_tools`, with per-tool override when providers supply it
- Extend `Turn` with `narrative` and `TurnToolCall` with `rationale` +
  `tool_call_id` for identity-based result matching
- Persist reasoning in DB via existing tool_calls JSON (no migration)
- Add `StatusUpdate::ReasoningUpdate` and `SseEvent::ReasoningUpdate` +
  `SseEvent::JobReasoning` for real-time streaming
- Emit reasoning events in both chat dispatcher and worker job path
- Add `/reasoning [N|all]` command for inspecting turn reasoning
- Surface `narrative` and `rationale` in HTTP `/api/chat/history`

Based on the design from #361 and #456, reconstructed cleanly with
Option<String> to minimize blast radius (vs mandatory String that broke
compilation in #456).

Closes #456

Co-Authored-By: panosAthDBX <[email protected]>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

* fix: address PR review feedback from Gemini and Copilot

- Fix `_ => Ok(None)` in agent_loop.rs to avoid accidental shutdown
- Fix fallback in record_tool_result_for/record_tool_error_for to use
  first pending call instead of last_mut (parallel execution safety)
- Include per-tool decisions in WASM channel reasoning messages
- Apply truncate_at_tool_tags + clean_response to shared_reasoning in
  select_tools (parity with respond_with_tools)
- Persist turn-level narrative to DB in tool_calls JSON wrapper
- Parse both old (array) and new (object) tool_calls formats in
  build_turns_from_db_messages for backward compatibility
- Populate reasoning from action.reasoning in execute_plan ToolCalls

[skip-regression-check]

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

* fix: address second round of review comments + merge fixes

- Add reasoning: None to new github_copilot.rs ToolCall sites (from staging merge)
- Run cargo fmt on 4 files with formatting diffs
- Truncate narrative to 1000 chars before DB persistence
- Clone turn data and drop session lock in /reasoning command
- Extract ToolDecisionDto::from_json_array shared helper (deduplicate
  worker/job.rs and orchestrator/api.rs)
- Add unit tests for wrapped tool_calls JSON format with narrative

[skip-regression-check]

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

* fix: address third round of review comments (Copilot + serrrfirat)

- Reword ToolCall.reasoning docstring to reflect provider-supplied or
  fallback contract
- Sanitize narrative through SafetyLayer before storage/emission
- Clean per-tool reasoning via truncate_at_tool_tags + clean_response
  in select_tools (parity with shared reasoning)
- Convert 4 approval-path recording sites in thread_ops.rs to
  identity-based record_tool_result_for/record_tool_error_for
- Preserve tool_call_id and reasoning through restore_from_messages
- Fix has_result/has_error to reject JSON null values
- Truncate tool_call_id to 128 chars before DB persistence
- Add 4 unit tests for record_tool_result_for/error_for edge cases

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

* fix: address zmanian review — sanitize JobDelegate reasoning + warn on dropped results

- Sanitize narrative and per-tool rationale through SafetyLayer in
  JobDelegate reasoning events (parity with ChatDelegate)
- Add tracing::warn when record_tool_result_for/error_for drops a
  result because no matching or pending tool call exists
- Add 3 unit tests for reasoning normalization (thinking tags,
  tool tags, empty-after-cleaning)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

* fix: address 4 remaining unreplied review comments

- Clean per-tool reasoning in respond_with_tools via truncate_at_tool_tags
  + clean_response (parity with select_tools)
- Handle wrapped JSON format in rebuild_chat_messages_from_db so cold
  hydration works after persist_tool_calls format change
- Update persist_tool_calls doc comment to describe new JSON shape
- Sanitize per-tool rationale through SafetyLayer in ChatDelegate before
  emission and storage (parity with JobDelegate)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

* fix: address zmanian review round 2

- Add tracing::debug on fallback-to-pending path in record_tool_result_for
  and record_tool_error_for (item 1)
- Add comment explaining why /reasoning is special-cased in agent_loop.rs
  (item 4)
- Items 2 (narrative persistence), 3 (rationale sanitization), and 5
  (catch-all fix) were already addressed in prior commits

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

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Co-authored-by: panosAthDBX <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>
This commit is contained in:
Illia Polosukhin
2026-03-25 08:35:41 -07:00
committed by GitHub
co-authored by panosAthDBX Claude Opus 4.6
parent 6daa2f155f
commit 41ed0a0f98
33 changed files with 871 additions and 45 deletions
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@@ -513,10 +513,10 @@ impl Agent {
};
thread.complete_turn(&response);
let (turn_number, tool_calls) = thread
let (turn_number, tool_calls, narrative) = thread
.turns
.last()
.map(|t| (t.turn_number, t.tool_calls.clone()))
.map(|t| (t.turn_number, t.tool_calls.clone(), t.narrative.clone()))
.unwrap_or_default();
let _ = self
.channels
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ impl Agent {
&message.user_id,
turn_number,
&tool_calls,
narrative.as_deref(),
)
.await;
self.persist_assistant_response(
@@ -725,7 +726,9 @@ impl Agent {
///
/// Stored between the user and assistant messages so that
/// `build_turns_from_db_messages` can reconstruct the tool call history.
/// Content is a JSON array of tool call summaries.
/// Content is a JSON object: `{ "calls": [...], "narrative": "..." }`.
/// The `calls` array contains tool call summaries with optional `rationale`
/// and `tool_call_id` fields. Legacy rows may be plain JSON arrays.
pub(super) async fn persist_tool_calls(
&self,
thread_id: Uuid,
@@ -733,6 +736,7 @@ impl Agent {
user_id: &str,
turn_number: usize,
tool_calls: &[crate::agent::session::TurnToolCall],
narrative: Option<&str>,
) {
if tool_calls.is_empty() {
return;
@@ -767,11 +771,30 @@ impl Agent {
if let Some(ref error) = tc.error {
obj["error"] = serde_json::Value::String(truncate_preview(error, 200));
}
if let Some(ref rationale) = tc.rationale {
obj["rationale"] = serde_json::Value::String(truncate_preview(rationale, 500));
}
if let Some(ref tool_call_id) = tc.tool_call_id {
obj["tool_call_id"] =
serde_json::Value::String(truncate_preview(tool_call_id, 128));
}
obj
})
.collect();
let content = match serde_json::to_string(&summaries) {
// Wrap in an object with optional narrative so it can be reconstructed.
// safety: no byte-index slicing here; comment describes JSON shape
let wrapper = if let Some(n) = narrative {
serde_json::json!({
"narrative": truncate_preview(n, 1000),
"calls": summaries,
})
} else {
serde_json::json!({
"calls": summaries,
})
};
let content = match serde_json::to_string(&wrapper) {
Ok(c) => c,
Err(e) => {
tracing::warn!("Failed to serialize tool calls: {}", e);
@@ -1104,9 +1127,12 @@ impl Agent {
&& let Some(turn) = thread.last_turn_mut()
{
if is_tool_error {
turn.record_tool_error(result_content.clone());
turn.record_tool_error_for(&pending.tool_call_id, result_content.clone());
} else {
turn.record_tool_result(serde_json::json!(result_content));
turn.record_tool_result_for(
&pending.tool_call_id,
serde_json::json!(result_content),
);
}
}
}
@@ -1358,9 +1384,12 @@ impl Agent {
&& let Some(turn) = thread.last_turn_mut()
{
if is_deferred_error {
turn.record_tool_error(deferred_content.clone());
turn.record_tool_error_for(&tc.id, deferred_content.clone());
} else {
turn.record_tool_result(serde_json::json!(deferred_content));
turn.record_tool_result_for(
&tc.id,
serde_json::json!(deferred_content),
);
}
}
}
@@ -1459,10 +1488,10 @@ impl Agent {
let (response, suggestions) =
crate::agent::dispatcher::extract_suggestions(&response);
thread.complete_turn(&response);
let (turn_number, tool_calls) = thread
let (turn_number, tool_calls, narrative) = thread
.turns
.last()
.map(|t| (t.turn_number, t.tool_calls.clone()))
.map(|t| (t.turn_number, t.tool_calls.clone(), t.narrative.clone()))
.unwrap_or_default();
// User message already persisted at turn start; save tool calls then assistant response
self.persist_tool_calls(
@@ -1471,6 +1500,7 @@ impl Agent {
&message.user_id,
turn_number,
&tool_calls,
narrative.as_deref(),
)
.await;
self.persist_assistant_response(
@@ -1816,7 +1846,20 @@ fn rebuild_chat_messages_from_db(
"assistant" => result.push(ChatMessage::assistant(&msg.content)),
"tool_calls" => {
// Try to parse the enriched JSON and rebuild tool messages.
if let Ok(calls) = serde_json::from_str::<Vec<serde_json::Value>>(&msg.content) {
// Supports two formats:
// - Old: plain JSON array of tool call summaries
// - New: wrapped object { "calls": [...], "narrative": "..." }
let calls: Vec<serde_json::Value> =
match serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&msg.content) {
Ok(serde_json::Value::Array(arr)) => arr,
Ok(serde_json::Value::Object(obj)) => obj
.get("calls")
.and_then(|v| v.as_array())
.cloned()
.unwrap_or_default(),
_ => Vec::new(),
};
{
if calls.is_empty() {
continue;
}
@@ -1839,6 +1882,10 @@ fn rebuild_chat_messages_from_db(
.get("parameters")
.cloned()
.unwrap_or(serde_json::json!({})),
reasoning: c
.get("rationale")
.and_then(|v| v.as_str())
.map(String::from),
})
.collect();