agent_core/core/rpc_protocol.rs
1//! RPC protocol types for the `synaps-bridge` parent↔child IPC channel.
2//!
3//! # Overview
4//!
5//! The synaps-bridge RPC protocol enables a parent process to spawn a
6//! long-lived "rpc child" process and communicate with it over a pair of
7//! `stdio` pipes (child's `stdin` / `stdout`). This module defines every
8//! message type exchanged over that channel.
9//!
10//! See also: `synaps-bridge.SPEC.md §4` (path:
11//! `/home/jr/Projects/Maha-Media/synaps-bridge.SPEC.md`).
12//!
13//! # Framing
14//!
15//! * **Encoding:** UTF-8, line-delimited JSON (LDJSON / NDJSON).
16//! * **One frame per line:** each JSON object is terminated by a single `\n`
17//! (`0x0A`). No `Content-Length` header or other envelope.
18//! * **Max frame size:** 1 MiB (1 048 576 bytes). Frames that exceed this
19//! limit are considered malformed. The rpc child must emit an
20//! [`RpcEvent::Error`] with `id: None` and remain alive when it encounters
21//! an oversized inbound frame. Enforcement logic lives in Task 2.
22//! * **Direction:** the parent writes [`RpcCommand`] frames to the child's
23//! `stdin`; the child writes [`RpcEvent`] frames to its `stdout`.
24//!
25//! # Version semantics
26//!
27//! The current protocol version is [`RPC_PROTOCOL_VERSION`] = `1`. The child
28//! emits [`RpcEvent::Ready`] immediately after startup, advertising its
29//! `protocol_version`. The parent must refuse to proceed if the version does
30//! not match its own expectation.
31//!
32//! # Correlation
33//!
34//! Every [`RpcCommand`] variant **except** [`RpcCommand::Shutdown`] carries
35//! an `id: String` field. The rpc child echoes the same `id` in the
36//! corresponding [`RpcEvent::Response`] frame, allowing the parent to
37//! correlate requests and responses. The `id` format is opaque to the child
38//! (UUID, monotonic counter, or any other string).
39
40use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
41
42// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
43// Protocol version
44// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
45
46/// Wire-format protocol version. Both sides must agree on this value;
47/// the child advertises it in its [`RpcEvent::Ready`] frame.
48pub const RPC_PROTOCOL_VERSION: u32 = 1;
49
50// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
51// Auxiliary types
52// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
53
54/// A file attachment included with a [`RpcCommand::Prompt`] message.
55///
56/// The rpc child reads the file at `path` from the local filesystem.
57/// `name` and `mime` are optional hints; if absent the child falls back to
58/// the basename of `path` and MIME auto-detection respectively.
59#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
60pub struct RpcAttachment {
61 /// Local filesystem path the rpc child can read.
62 ///
63 /// Convention (enforced when Task 10 adds binary attachment support):
64 /// MUST be an absolute path; MUST NOT contain `..` segments. Path-traversal
65 /// validation will reject relative or `..`-bearing paths at that point.
66 pub path: String,
67 /// Optional human-meaningful filename (defaults to basename of `path`).
68 #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
69 pub name: Option<String>,
70 /// Optional MIME hint; rpc child re-detects if absent.
71 #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
72 pub mime: Option<String>,
73}
74
75/// Canonical runtime event payload carried by `RpcEvent::Event`.
76/// Server mode internalizes the same formatted event into its owning conversation
77/// rather than exposing a raw transport frame.
78///
79/// All string fields are UTF-8; `formatted` is the full XML-tagged payload
80/// already safe for injection into the agent context (prompt-injection
81/// stripped by `format_event_for_agent`).
82#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
83pub struct EventPayload {
84 /// UUID of the originating event.
85 pub id: String,
86 /// Source type string (e.g. `"discord"`, `"uptime-kuma"`, `"cli"`).
87 pub source: String,
88 /// Severity label: `"low"` | `"medium"` | `"high"` | `"critical"`.
89 pub severity: String,
90 /// Content type label (e.g. `"message"`, `"alert"`, `"subagent_completion"`).
91 pub content_type: String,
92 /// Raw event text (before XML wrapping).
93 pub text: String,
94 /// ISO-8601 UTC timestamp string.
95 pub timestamp: String,
96 /// Full `format_event_for_agent` output — XML-wrapped, injection-safe.
97 pub formatted: String,
98}
99
100/// Token-usage summary for a completed agent turn.
101///
102/// Mirrors the shape of `runtime::types::SessionEvent::Usage` so that
103/// consumers of the RPC protocol have identical fields without depending on
104/// the internal runtime type.
105#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
106pub struct TurnUsage {
107 /// Prompt tokens sent to the model.
108 pub input_tokens: u64,
109 /// Completion tokens returned by the model.
110 pub output_tokens: u64,
111 /// Tokens served from the prompt cache (not billed at full rate).
112 #[serde(default)]
113 pub cache_read_input_tokens: u64,
114 /// Tokens written into the prompt cache during this turn.
115 #[serde(default)]
116 pub cache_creation_input_tokens: u64,
117 /// 5-minute-TTL share of cache writes. Optional, omitted when unknown.
118 #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
119 pub cache_creation_5m: Option<u64>,
120 /// 1-hour-TTL share of cache writes. Optional, omitted when unknown.
121 #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
122 pub cache_creation_1h: Option<u64>,
123 /// The model identifier used for this turn, if known.
124 #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
125 pub model: Option<String>,
126}
127
128// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
129// Commands: parent → rpc child
130// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
131
132/// Commands sent from the **parent** process to the **rpc child** over the
133/// child's `stdin`.
134///
135/// All variants except [`RpcCommand::Shutdown`] carry an `id` field that the
136/// child echoes back in the matching [`RpcEvent::Response`] frame.
137#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
138#[serde(tag = "type")]
139pub enum RpcCommand {
140 /// Submit a new user prompt, optionally with file attachments.
141 #[serde(rename = "prompt")]
142 Prompt {
143 /// Correlation id; echoed in the corresponding `Response` event.
144 id: String,
145 /// The user's message text.
146 message: String,
147 /// Zero or more file attachments. Defaults to an empty list when
148 /// the field is absent from the JSON frame.
149 #[serde(default)]
150 attachments: Vec<RpcAttachment>,
151 },
152
153 /// Send a follow-up message continuing the current conversation turn.
154 #[serde(rename = "follow_up")]
155 FollowUp {
156 /// Correlation id.
157 id: String,
158 /// The follow-up message text.
159 message: String,
160 },
161
162 /// Request in-context compaction of the conversation history.
163 #[serde(rename = "compact")]
164 Compact {
165 /// Correlation id.
166 id: String,
167 },
168
169 /// Start a fresh conversation session, discarding history.
170 #[serde(rename = "new_session")]
171 NewSession {
172 /// Correlation id.
173 id: String,
174 },
175
176 /// Retrieve the current conversation message history.
177 #[serde(rename = "get_messages")]
178 GetMessages {
179 /// Correlation id.
180 id: String,
181 },
182
183 /// Switch the active model for subsequent turns.
184 #[serde(rename = "set_model")]
185 SetModel {
186 /// Correlation id.
187 id: String,
188 /// The model identifier to activate (e.g. `"claude-opus-4-5"`).
189 model: String,
190 },
191
192 /// Enumerate models available to the current auth context.
193 #[serde(rename = "get_available_models")]
194 GetAvailableModels {
195 /// Correlation id.
196 id: String,
197 },
198
199 /// Abort the currently running prompt / agent turn.
200 #[serde(rename = "abort")]
201 Abort {
202 /// Correlation id.
203 id: String,
204 },
205
206 /// Retrieve aggregated token-usage statistics for the session.
207 #[serde(rename = "get_session_stats")]
208 GetSessionStats {
209 /// Correlation id.
210 id: String,
211 },
212
213 /// Retrieve the full runtime state snapshot of the rpc child.
214 #[serde(rename = "get_state")]
215 GetState {
216 /// Correlation id.
217 id: String,
218 },
219
220 /// Enumerate all tools currently registered in this rpc session's tool
221 /// registry (built-ins + any MCP / extension tools loaded at boot).
222 ///
223 /// The `id` field follows the same optional-correlation convention used by
224 /// other commands: when present it is echoed in the `Response` frame so the
225 /// bridge can match the reply to its pending probe. The bridge Phase 8
226 /// router sends `{"type":"tools_list"}` without an `id`; both forms are
227 /// accepted.
228 #[serde(rename = "tools_list")]
229 ToolsList {
230 /// Optional correlation id; echoed in the corresponding `Response`.
231 #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
232 id: Option<String>,
233 },
234
235 /// Instruct the rpc child to exit cleanly.
236 ///
237 /// No `id` field — the child does not send a `Response` for shutdown.
238 #[serde(rename = "shutdown")]
239 Shutdown,
240}
241
242// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
243// Events: rpc child → parent
244// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
245
246/// Events emitted by the **rpc child** to the **parent** over the child's
247/// `stdout`.
248#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
249#[serde(tag = "type")]
250pub enum RpcEvent {
251 /// A runtime event forwarded to the parent without triggering a new model
252 /// turn. The parent may inject this into the next authorised
253 /// [`RpcCommand::FollowUp`] / [`RpcCommand::Prompt`]. This variant is
254 /// **additive** — old protocol consumers that don't recognise `"event"`
255 /// will deserialise it as an unknown type and can ignore it safely.
256 #[serde(rename = "event")]
257 Event {
258 /// Canonical structured payload from the runtime event queue.
259 payload: Box<EventPayload>,
260 },
261
262 /// A streaming update from the assistant (text delta, thinking, tool
263 /// call lifecycle, …). One or more of these frames precede each
264 /// [`RpcEvent::AgentEnd`].
265 #[serde(rename = "message_update")]
266 MessageUpdate {
267 /// The granular assistant event payload.
268 event: AssistantEvent,
269 },
270
271 /// A subagent has been spawned to handle a delegated task.
272 #[serde(rename = "subagent_start")]
273 SubagentStart {
274 /// Opaque monotonic id for this subagent instance.
275 subagent_id: u64,
276 /// Human-readable agent name.
277 agent_name: String,
278 /// First few words of the task description.
279 task_preview: String,
280 },
281
282 /// A running subagent has produced an intermediate status update.
283 #[serde(rename = "subagent_update")]
284 SubagentUpdate {
285 /// Identifies the subagent (matches a prior [`RpcEvent::SubagentStart`]).
286 subagent_id: u64,
287 /// Human-readable agent name.
288 agent_name: String,
289 /// Free-form status string (e.g. `"running"`, `"tool_call"`).
290 status: String,
291 },
292
293 /// A subagent has finished.
294 #[serde(rename = "subagent_done")]
295 SubagentDone {
296 /// Identifies the subagent.
297 subagent_id: u64,
298 /// Human-readable agent name.
299 agent_name: String,
300 /// First few words of the result.
301 result_preview: String,
302 /// Wall-clock seconds the subagent ran for.
303 duration_secs: f64,
304 },
305
306 /// The agent turn has completed. Carries final token-usage data.
307 #[serde(rename = "agent_end")]
308 AgentEnd {
309 /// Token usage for the completed turn.
310 usage: TurnUsage,
311 },
312
313 /// A response to a specific [`RpcCommand`], correlated by `id`.
314 ///
315 /// The `body` is **flattened** into the enclosing JSON object — its keys
316 /// appear at the top level alongside `"type"`, `"id"`, and `"command"`.
317 #[serde(rename = "response")]
318 Response {
319 /// Echoed from the originating [`RpcCommand`]'s `id` field.
320 id: String,
321 /// The command name this is responding to (e.g. `"get_messages"`).
322 command: String,
323 /// Arbitrary response payload, flattened into the JSON frame.
324 ///
325 /// Type-erased to `serde_json::Value` for forward-compat with new
326 /// `command` strings. Rust consumers wanting strong typing should
327 /// inspect `command` and re-deserialise `body` into a per-command struct.
328 #[serde(flatten)]
329 body: serde_json::Value,
330 },
331
332 /// A protocol-level or runtime error.
333 ///
334 /// `id` is `None` for errors not attributable to a specific command
335 /// (e.g. oversized frame, internal crash).
336 #[serde(rename = "error")]
337 Error {
338 /// Correlation id of the command that caused the error, if any.
339 #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
340 id: Option<String>,
341 /// Human-readable error description.
342 message: String,
343 },
344
345 /// Emitted by the rpc child immediately after startup, before any
346 /// commands are accepted.
347 #[serde(rename = "ready")]
348 Ready {
349 /// Unique identifier for this session (UUID or similar).
350 session_id: String,
351 /// The model currently active.
352 model: String,
353 /// The protocol version implemented by this child.
354 /// Must equal [`RPC_PROTOCOL_VERSION`] for the parent to proceed.
355 protocol_version: u32,
356 },
357}
358
359// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
360// Assistant streaming events
361// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
362
363/// Granular events emitted by the assistant during a streaming turn.
364///
365/// Carried inside [`RpcEvent::MessageUpdate`].
366#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
367#[serde(tag = "type")]
368pub enum AssistantEvent {
369 /// An incremental text chunk from the assistant's response.
370 #[serde(rename = "text_delta")]
371 TextDelta {
372 /// The text fragment.
373 delta: String,
374 },
375
376 /// An incremental thinking/reasoning chunk (extended thinking mode).
377 #[serde(rename = "thinking_delta")]
378 ThinkingDelta {
379 /// The thinking fragment.
380 delta: String,
381 },
382
383 /// A tool call has started streaming. Subsequent
384 /// [`AssistantEvent::ToolcallInputDelta`] frames carry the JSON input.
385 #[serde(rename = "toolcall_start")]
386 ToolcallStart {
387 /// Model-assigned opaque identifier for this tool call.
388 tool_id: String,
389 /// The tool being invoked.
390 tool_name: String,
391 },
392
393 /// An incremental JSON fragment of a tool call's input.
394 #[serde(rename = "toolcall_input_delta")]
395 ToolcallInputDelta {
396 /// Matches the `tool_id` from [`AssistantEvent::ToolcallStart`].
397 tool_id: String,
398 /// Raw JSON fragment (not yet a complete object).
399 delta: String,
400 },
401
402 /// The complete, finalised input for a tool call.
403 #[serde(rename = "toolcall_input")]
404 ToolcallInput {
405 /// Matches the `tool_id` from [`AssistantEvent::ToolcallStart`].
406 tool_id: String,
407 /// The fully parsed JSON input value.
408 input: serde_json::Value,
409 },
410
411 /// The result returned by tool execution.
412 #[serde(rename = "toolcall_result")]
413 ToolcallResult {
414 /// Matches the `tool_id` from [`AssistantEvent::ToolcallStart`].
415 tool_id: String,
416 /// The serialised tool result string.
417 result: String,
418 },
419}
420
421// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
422// Tests
423// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
424
425#[cfg(test)]
426mod tests {
427 use super::*;
428 use serde_json::{from_str, json, to_string};
429
430 // ── RpcCommand::ToolsList round-trip ────────────────────────────────────
431
432 #[test]
433 fn tools_list_no_id_serialises() {
434 let cmd = RpcCommand::ToolsList { id: None };
435 let json = to_string(&cmd).expect("serialise");
436 let val: serde_json::Value = from_str(&json).unwrap();
437 assert_eq!(val["type"], "tools_list");
438 assert!(val.get("id").is_none(), "absent id must be omitted (skip_serializing_if)");
439 }
440
441 #[test]
442 fn tools_list_with_id_serialises() {
443 let cmd = RpcCommand::ToolsList { id: Some("req-42".to_string()) };
444 let json = to_string(&cmd).expect("serialise");
445 let val: serde_json::Value = from_str(&json).unwrap();
446 assert_eq!(val["type"], "tools_list");
447 assert_eq!(val["id"], "req-42");
448 }
449
450 #[test]
451 fn tools_list_no_id_deserialises() {
452 let line = r#"{"type":"tools_list"}"#;
453 let cmd: RpcCommand = from_str(line).expect("deserialise");
454 match cmd {
455 RpcCommand::ToolsList { id } => assert!(id.is_none()),
456 other => panic!("expected ToolsList, got {other:?}"),
457 }
458 }
459
460 #[test]
461 fn tools_list_with_id_deserialises() {
462 let line = r#"{"type":"tools_list","id":"abc-123"}"#;
463 let cmd: RpcCommand = from_str(line).expect("deserialise");
464 match cmd {
465 RpcCommand::ToolsList { id } => assert_eq!(id.as_deref(), Some("abc-123")),
466 other => panic!("expected ToolsList, got {other:?}"),
467 }
468 }
469
470 // ── Response body shape expected by the bridge ──────────────────────────
471
472 /// The bridge validates: `response.ok === true && Array.isArray(response.tools)`.
473 /// Verify the flattened RpcEvent::Response body produces exactly that shape.
474 #[test]
475 fn tools_list_response_body_shape_matches_bridge_expectation() {
476 let tools_json = json!([
477 {
478 "name": "bash",
479 "description": "Run a bash command",
480 "input_schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"command": {"type": "string"}}}
481 }
482 ]);
483 let ev = RpcEvent::Response {
484 id: "req-1".to_string(),
485 command: "tools_list".to_string(),
486 body: json!({ "ok": true, "tools": tools_json }),
487 };
488 let serialised = to_string(&ev).expect("serialise");
489 let val: serde_json::Value = from_str(&serialised).unwrap();
490
491 assert_eq!(val["type"], "response");
492 assert_eq!(val["id"], "req-1");
493 assert_eq!(val["command"], "tools_list");
494 // Bridge checks these two fields at the top level (flattened):
495 assert_eq!(val["ok"], true, "bridge needs ok=true at top level");
496 assert!(val["tools"].is_array(), "bridge needs tools array at top level");
497 assert_eq!(val["tools"][0]["name"], "bash");
498 }
499}