# vtcode-exec-events
## Key Types
## ThreadEvent Variants
## Rules
- **Do not invent parallel event types.** Extend `ThreadEvent` and `ThreadItemDetails` enums.
- `EVENT_SCHEMA_VERSION` must be bumped when the serialized contract changes.
- `EventEmitter` trait has a blanket `FnMut(&ThreadEvent)` impl.
- Feature-gated emitters: `telemetry-log` (LogEmitter), `telemetry-tracing` (TracingEmitter), `schema-export` (JSON Schema), `serde-json` (JSON helpers).
- `atif/` module exports ATIF (Agent Trace Interchange Format).
- `trace/` module implements Agent Trace spec for AI code attribution.
- **Keep `ThreadEvent` compact**: large sparse payloads must be `Box`ed (see `thread_event_stays_compact` size-guard test; ≤80 bytes). `Box<T>` is serde/schema transparent.
## Gotchas
- `vtcode-core::exec::events` re-exports these types — consumers should use that path, not depend on this crate directly.
- Plan approval state is represented by `PlanApprovalRequestedEvent` and
`PlanApprovalResolvedEvent`; keep `PlanApprovalDecision` stable because it is
consumed by headless clients and Open Responses adapters. Bounded failure
explanations use the existing `ReasoningItem` with stage `"diagnosis"`; do not add a parallel event variant.
- `HarnessEventItem` uses `HarnessEventKind` enum — adding variants requires schema version bump.
- Schema `0.12.0` adds blocked-handoff resolution metadata; keep legacy payloads readable and ATIF output stable.
- Schema `0.14.0` adds `SessionToolLimitIncreased` and `ToolLoopLimitIncreased` harness kinds for same-turn limit grants; schema `0.13.0` added `turn.blocked` plus `TurnBlocked`/`BlockedRecoveryStarted`/`BlockedRecoveryFinished`, emitted alongside `turn.failed` with fuse counters for UI subscribers.