package agent import ( "context" "encoding/json" "fmt" "strings" "reasonix/internal/event" ) // AskTool lets the model put a structured multiple-choice question (or a few) to // the user mid-task and get the answer back — for genuine forks the model can't // resolve from the request or the code (which library, which approach, …) rather // than guessing or asking in prose. The frontend renders selectable options, the // user picks, and the choices come back as the tool result. It reaches the user // through the Asker carried on the call // context (CallContext); with no asker (headless runs) it returns an explicit // model-assumption fallback so an autonomous run never blocks or pretends a user // answered. type AskTool struct{} func NewAskTool() *AskTool { return &AskTool{} } func (*AskTool) Name() string { return "ask" } func (*AskTool) Description() string { return "Ask the user one or more multiple-choice questions when you hit a decision that is genuinely theirs to make — one you can't resolve from the request, the code, or sensible defaults. The frontend shows the options for the user to pick; their choices are returned to you. Prefer this over asking in prose for any real fork (which approach, which library, scope). Don't use it for decisions with an obvious default — pick the sensible option and proceed. Tool-approval modes such as YOLO do not answer these questions for the user. Each question has a short `header` (a tab label), the `question` text, 2-4 `options` (each a `label` and optional `description`; put any recommended option first), and `multiSelect` when more than one may apply." } func (*AskTool) Schema() json.RawMessage { return json.RawMessage(`{ "type":"object", "properties":{ "questions":{ "type":"array", "minItems":1, "maxItems":4, "description":"1-4 questions to ask together.", "items":{ "type":"object", "properties":{ "header":{"type":"string","description":"Very short label for the question (a tab title), e.g. \"Library\"."}, "question":{"type":"string","description":"The full question to ask."}, "options":{ "type":"array","minItems":2,"maxItems":4, "description":"The choices. Put any recommended option first.", "items":{ "type":"object", "properties":{ "label":{"type":"string","description":"The choice text (concise)."}, "description":{"type":"string","description":"Optional one-line explanation of the choice."} }, "required":["label"] } }, "multiSelect":{"type":"boolean","description":"Allow selecting more than one option."} }, "required":["question","header","options"] } } }, "required":["questions"] }`) } // ReadOnly is true: asking has no host side effects, so it never needs approval // and stays available in plan mode (clarifying scope while planning is fine). func (*AskTool) ReadOnly() bool { return true } func (*AskTool) Execute(ctx context.Context, args json.RawMessage) (string, error) { var p struct { Questions []struct { Header string `json:"header"` Question string `json:"question"` MultiSelect bool `json:"multiSelect"` Options []struct { Label string `json:"label"` Description string `json:"description"` } `json:"options"` } `json:"questions"` } if err := json.Unmarshal(args, &p); err != nil { return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid args: %w", err) } if len(p.Questions) == 0 { return "", fmt.Errorf("at least one question is required") } qs := make([]event.AskQuestion, 0, len(p.Questions)) for i, q := range p.Questions { question := strings.TrimSpace(q.Question) if question == "" || len(q.Options) < 2 { return "", fmt.Errorf("question %d: a question and at least two options are required", i+1) } opts := make([]event.AskOption, len(q.Options)) seenLabels := make(map[string]int, len(q.Options)) for j, o := range q.Options { label := strings.TrimSpace(o.Label) if label == "" { return "", fmt.Errorf("question %d option %d: label is required", i+1, j+1) } if prev, ok := seenLabels[label]; ok { return "", fmt.Errorf("question %d option %d: duplicate label %q also used by option %d", i+1, j+1, label, prev+1) } seenLabels[label] = j opts[j] = event.AskOption{Label: label, Description: strings.TrimSpace(o.Description)} } qs = append(qs, event.AskQuestion{ ID: fmt.Sprintf("q%d", i+1), Header: strings.TrimSpace(q.Header), Prompt: question, Options: opts, Multi: q.MultiSelect, }) } _, _, asker, ok := CallContext(ctx) if !ok || asker == nil { // Headless / no interactive user: don't block an autonomous run, but make // the provenance explicit so the model doesn't treat this as a user choice. return "No interactive user answered. This is a model-assumption fallback, not a user answer. Proceed with your best judgment, state the assumption you made, and prefer the safest reversible option when choices differ in risk.", nil } answers, err := asker.Ask(ctx, qs) if err != nil { return "", fmt.Errorf("ask: %w", err) } return formatAnswers(qs, answers), nil } // formatAnswers renders the user's selections as a compact, model-facing summary, // keyed by question header so the model can tell which answer is which. When the // user picked nothing at all (the "just chat" / dismiss path), it returns an // explicit stop signal instead of a per-question "(no answer)" — otherwise the // model reads the empty result as license to proceed and acts unasked. func formatAnswers(qs []event.AskQuestion, answers []event.AskAnswer) string { pick := make(map[string][]string, len(answers)) for _, a := range answers { pick[a.QuestionID] = a.Selected } answered := 0 for _, q := range qs { if len(pick[q.ID]) > 0 { answered++ } } if answered == 0 { return "The user dismissed the question without choosing — read this as \"don't decide for me, let's just talk.\" Do not pick an option, run a tool, or take any further action toward this; stop and wait for the user's next message." } var b strings.Builder b.WriteString("The user answered:\n") for _, q := range qs { sel := pick[q.ID] label := q.Header if label == "" { label = q.Prompt } if len(sel) == 0 { fmt.Fprintf(&b, "- %s: (left unanswered — don't assume a choice)\n", label) continue } fmt.Fprintf(&b, "- %s: %s\n", label, strings.Join(sel, ", ")) } return strings.TrimRight(b.String(), "\n") }