feat(hooks): add context_assembled, loop_iteration_start/end observability hooks [claude, human developer oversight]#33915
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Greptile SummaryThis PR adds three void, fire-and-forget observability hooks ( Confidence Score: 4/5Safe to merge after removing the redundant inner hookCtx declaration; all major concerns from prior cycles are resolved. The PR has converged well through multiple review iterations. All critical and P1 issues are addressed. The one remaining issue — a duplicate hookCtx declaration that shadows the outer one — is a P2 style concern with no runtime impact today. A targeted fix (removing the inner declaration) would bring this to 5/5. src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.ts — the inner hookCtx declaration at line 2815 should be removed to eliminate shadowing of the outer one added at line 2632.
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| src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.ts | Adds context_assembled emission and turn_start/turn_end subscription for iteration hooks. The new outer hookCtx at line 2632 was not accompanied by removal of the pre-existing inner hookCtx at line 2815, leaving two identical declarations in overlapping scopes. |
| src/plugins/types.ts | Adds PluginHookContextAssembledEvent, PluginHookLoopIterationStartEvent, PluginHookLoopIterationEndEvent types and handler map entries. JSDoc is accurate and consistent with the implementation after prior review iterations. |
| src/plugins/hooks.ts | Adds runContextAssembled, runLoopIterationStart, runLoopIterationEnd void hook runners delegating to runVoidHook. Clean and consistent with existing patterns. |
| src/plugins/hooks.context-loop.test.ts | Unit tests covering event shape, parallel execution, and no-op behavior for all three new hooks. Fixtures include required fields and correct values. |
| src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/types.ts | Adds attemptIndex field to EmbeddedRunAttemptParams, threaded through from the outer run loop for use in hook payloads. |
| src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run.ts | Single-line change passing attemptIndex (runLoopIterations - 1) to the attempt call. Correct zero-based index computation. |
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Path: src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.ts
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**Redundant `hookCtx` declaration shadows the outer one**
This PR adds a new `hookCtx` at line 2632 (outside the `try` block) to fix the forward-reference issue for the subscription callback — but the original inner `hookCtx` here was not removed. There are now two identical `hookCtx` objects in scope: the outer one used by the subscription and this inner one used by all subsequent hook calls inside the `try` block.
Because they're built from the same `params` values, the duplication is harmless today. But if one is updated (e.g. to add a new field) without updating the other, the iteration hooks and the prompt/LLM hooks will silently diverge. ESLint's `no-shadow` rule would flag this.
The fix is to remove this inner declaration and reference the outer `hookCtx` (line 2632) throughout the `try` block.
How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.Reviews (22): Last reviewed commit: "Merge origin/main into feat/hook-context..." | Re-trigger Greptile
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…e as approximate - context_assembled now includes effectivePrompt so plugins see the full model input (system prompt + user prompt + messages) - willContinue documented as heuristic (doesn't account for abort/timeout) Addresses greptile + codex-connector review on PR openclaw#33915.
…separate PR) hook-stream-wrapper.ts incorrectly referenced context_assembled which is defined in feat/hook-context-assembled-loop-iteration (openclaw#33915), not this branch. Removed cross-branch dependency so CI passes standalone. Fixes type errors in CI check job.
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The previous name implied the loop would continue, but the field only reflects whether tool results were present — it cannot account for abort signals, timeouts, or max-iteration limits evaluated downstream. Rename to hasToolResults for accuracy. Strengthened JSDoc to direct plugin authors to llm_output for definitive terminal detection. Addresses greptile review on PR openclaw#33915.
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…led single-fire - Move hookCtx declaration before the subscription callback that references it, eliminating the forward-reference fragility flagged by greptile (was safe due to async events, now safe unconditionally) - Document that context_assembled fires once per run (iteration: 1) and direct plugin authors to loop_iteration_start for per-turn tracking - Updated type-level JSDoc on PluginHookContextAssembledEvent Addresses remaining greptile 4/5 → 5/5 concerns on PR openclaw#33915.
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@greptile-apps: Are there other issues that prevent you from giving this a 5/5? I would like to address any shortcomings if possible. |
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Looking at the review threads, there are still 4 unresolved issues that would prevent a 5/5:
The other threads show "Attempted fix!" or "Fixed!" responses, but those haven't been marked resolved yet. If you've pushed commits addressing those, let me know and I can verify. |
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All 11 review threads resolved. Here's the status of each issue raised: Fixed in prior commits:
All fixes verified against current HEAD ( I tidied up the resolved issues @greptile-apps -- please ensure the fixes are sound and re-score. |
…memory changes - Delete hooks.llm-response.test.ts (328 lines) — complete duplicate of hooks.extended.test.ts which has 2 extra after_llm_call tests - Remove hooks.context-loop.test.ts (160 lines) — belongs to PR openclaw#33915 (feat/hook-context-assembled-loop-iteration), not this PR - Revert session-memory handler changes (58 lines) — blockSessionSave and sessionSaveRedirectPath are a separate feature; will move to own PR Net: -512 lines, 49 tests remain (zero coverage loss)
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CI/secrets failing due to pnpm-audit-prod on transitive deps (@buape/carbon -> @hono/node-server -> hono); PR does not modify package.json/lockfile. Happy to send a separate dependency bump/override PR if that’s the preferred fix |
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I think Right now it fires inside So a plugin doing audit/census based on the current docs can double-count a single run and will see multiple I think this needs one of:
As written, the implementation and the contract look slightly out of sync. |
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Good catch — fixed in The outer runner ( Fix: Added This preserves the "once per run" contract documented in the hook — retries are internal implementation detail that plugins shouldn't see. |
…semantics The type comment and hook runner JSDoc still said 'once per run' and 'before the first LLM call'. Updated to reflect the actual behavior: fires once per attempt, may fire multiple times per run on retries.
The docs referenced runId for run-level deduplication but plugins couldn't access it — it wasn't in the event or agent context. Add runId to PluginHookContextAssembledEvent and pass it through.
- Remove misleading iteration field from context_assembled (always 1, confusing) - Make attemptIndex required through full call chain (types.ts → params → emission) - Add shallow-copy safety JSDoc on messages array - Enhance error logging with runId/iteration/attempt context - Improve context_assembled emission comment for scannability
- Make runId required in PluginHookContextAssembledEvent (always provided, JSDoc advises plugins to key on it — optional was misleading) - Fix runLoopIterationEnd JSDoc: 'includes whether loop will continue' → 'includes hasToolResults heuristic hint' (not a definitive signal) - Move module docstring above all imports in test file - (pendingToolResults/newMessagesAdded already populated — stale comment)
…ription Counter increments (hookTurnIteration, hookTurnMessageCount) remain unconditional since loop_iteration_end depends on state set during turn_start. Only the hookRunner calls are guarded, consistent with the hasHooks opt-in philosophy used elsewhere.
…case Mid-turn compaction can reduce messages.length below the turn_start snapshot, yielding a negative delta. Clamp to 0 since negative message counts are nonsensical for plugin consumers.
…rovided Both fields are always populated by the embedded runner but typed optional to permit future/custom call sites to omit them.
Replace slice() with structuredClone() for the messages snapshot in context_assembled. slice() only copies the array — individual AgentMessage objects are shared references. A plugin handler doing redaction/normalization on event.messages[i] would mutate the live session context before activeSession.prompt() reads it. structuredClone() copies both the array and the message objects, making the hook truly observability-safe.
…ntics The implementation was updated to use structuredClone() in 81e7b1e but the JSDoc still described shallow-copy semantics. Updated to accurately document that both the array and message objects are independent copies.
…ntext_assembled 1. loop_iteration_start and loop_iteration_end now include runId and attemptIndex so handlers can correlate turn events with their parent context_assembled event and distinguish retry attempts (which reset the iteration counter to 0) from the initial attempt. 2. context_assembled now includes imageMeta (per-image mimeType and approximate decoded byte size) alongside imageCount. This lets audit/forensics and token-accounting plugins distinguish vision turns with different image sets without exposing raw image data (which would be expensive to clone and a wider security blast radius).
…_assembled images was passed as a direct reference to imageResult.images, which is also passed to activeSession.prompt(). A plugin mutating event.images (e.g. redacting data for logging) would corrupt the actual model input. messages were already structuredClone'd for this reason; images need the same treatment. Skips the clone when there are no images to avoid unnecessary overhead.
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| runId: params.runId, | ||
| attemptIndex: params.attemptIndex, | ||
| iteration: hookTurnIteration, | ||
| messageCount: activeSession.messages.length, | ||
| pendingToolResults: hookPendingToolResults, |
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Seed pendingToolResults when retries resume from toolResult history
pendingToolResults is initialized to 0 here and only updated after a prior turn_end, so the first loop_iteration_start of every new attempt reports 0. That breaks on the built-in tool-result truncation recovery path in src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run.ts:1227-1264: we rewrite oversized toolResult entries in place and immediately continue, so the retried runEmbeddedAttempt starts with those tool results already at the tail of session history and the first model turn is about to consume them. Plugins using this hook for retry telemetry or token accounting will undercount that first retried turn unless this counter is seeded from the current session state before subscribing.
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| attemptIndex: params.attemptIndex, | ||
| iteration: hookTurnIteration, | ||
| messageCount: activeSession.messages.length, | ||
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Seed pendingToolResults from session state on retries
pendingToolResults is initialized to 0 for every runEmbeddedAttempt, so the first loop_iteration_start event in a retried attempt always reports zero even when the session already ends with toolResult messages. On the overflow-recovery path in run.ts, truncateOversizedToolResultsInSession(...) mutates existing tool results and immediately continues into a new attempt, so that first turn is actually consuming pending tool outputs. This under-reports retry iterations for telemetry/token-budget plugins and makes cross-attempt loop metrics inconsistent.
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| * this event fires. Use `llm_output` for definitive loop-terminal detection. */ | ||
| hasToolResults: boolean; | ||
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Remove unresolved merge markers from plugin hook types
This commit introduces raw conflict-marker text in types.ts (===================================================================== and =======) in the middle of exported type declarations, which leaves PluginHookLoopIterationEndEvent unterminated and makes the file invalid TypeScript. Any import of src/plugins/types.ts will fail to parse, so builds/tests and runtime startup paths that load plugin types are blocked until the markers are removed and the type block is closed correctly.
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| // Subscribe for loop iteration tracking hooks | ||
| let hookTurnIteration = 0; | ||
| let hookTurnMessageCount = 0; | ||
| let hookPendingToolResults = 0; |
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Seed pending tool-results before emitting first loop start
loop_iteration_start always reports pendingToolResults: 0 on the first turn of a new attempt because the counter is initialized to zero and only updated after a prior turn_end. That is incorrect on retry paths that resume from existing toolResult history (for example after truncateOversizedToolResultsInSession(...) in src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run.ts:874-912, which mutates session state and immediately continues). In those retries, the first model turn is already consuming pending tool results, so plugins using this hook for telemetry/token accounting undercount the first retried iteration.
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Summary
Add three observability-only plugin hooks around the embedded agent loop so plugins can measure:
context_assembled)loop_iteration_start/loop_iteration_end)These hooks are void + fire-and-forget (parallel execution, errors logged), so they don't affect control flow or the critical path.
Review focus:
src/plugins/types.ts(hook names + event types) andsrc/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.ts(emission sites).New hooks
context_assembledloop_iteration_startturn_startloop_iteration_endturn_endEvent payloads (final)
Implementation notes
src/plugins/types.ts: adds hook names + event types + handler map entriessrc/plugins/hooks.ts: addsrunContextAssembled,runLoopIterationStart,runLoopIterationEnd(void hooks)src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.ts:turn_start/turn_endto emit iteration hookscontext_assembledonce before the first LLM callTests
src/plugins/hooks.context-loop.test.ts: verifies event shape, parallel execution, and no-op behavior when no handlers are registered.Compatibility / risk
Additive only. No behavior change unless a plugin registers these hooks; hook errors are swallowed/logged.
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