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Add the operator kill switch, stop (A4)
`stop` could not have worked by adding the command alone. Planning
turns, milestones and review responses ran synchronously on the thread
that delivered the message, so the Matrix sync loop read nothing until
the work finished. The state store was also opened on the main thread
and used from the transport and poller threads, which SQLite refuses
with its default same-thread check; the in-memory test transport never
showed it.

A single worker thread now runs every handler and owns the store:

- The worker opens the store, so the same-thread check stays on and
  fails loudly if anything touches the store from elsewhere
- Matrix messages are handed to the worker; pollers hand over and wait,
  so their cursor never passes an unhandled comment
- A message that arrives during long work gets an immediate "busy; say
  'stop' to halt" reply and is recorded, not applied later in a state
  the operator was not answering
- Tests keep running inline through InlineWorker, which defers a job
  submitted from inside another as the real worker would queue it

`stop` sets a shared Cancel flag straight from the transport's thread.
The executor and delegation loops check it before each model call and
between tool calls; the planner checks it before each turn. Calls left
unrun get a result saying so, so the transcript still renders. A
stopped delegation is discarded like a failed one. The orchestrator
moves to AWAIT_INPUT and asks why the work was stopped. The reply is
recorded for the model, and a stopped planning turn resumes with it as
the answer. `stop` with nothing running says so and changes nothing; at
a gate it is no longer taken as rejection feedback.

Closes #40

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-09-23 22:47:29 +00:00

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"""The operator's kill switch, `stop` (spec A4)."""
import io
import threading
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any
from nisse_dev.cancel import STOPPED_RESULT, Cancel
from nisse_dev.canonical import AssistantText, ToolCall, ToolResult, UserMessage
from nisse_dev.control import (
AWAIT_ARCH_SIGNOFF,
AWAIT_INPUT,
AWAIT_MILESTONE_SIGNOFF,
Orchestrator,
PlanningStopped,
StubAgent,
SubmitPlan,
)
from nisse_dev.delegation import DelegationResult
from nisse_dev.executor import ExecutorOutcome, LLMExecutor
from nisse_dev.llm import RoleMap
from nisse_dev.oplog import OpLog
from nisse_dev.planner import LLMPlanningAgent
from nisse_dev.state import StateStore
from nisse_dev.tools import ToolOutcome
from nisse_dev.transport import InMemoryTransport
from nisse_dev.worker import SerialWorker
ROLES = RoleMap(
executor="llama3.2",
planner="claude-haiku-4-5",
delegate="claude-haiku-4-5",
consultant="claude-haiku-4-5",
)
def new_store(path: Path) -> StateStore:
return StateStore(path / "state.db", oplog=OpLog("nisse-dev", io.StringIO()))
def user_messages(store: StateStore) -> list[str]:
return [
e.event.text for e in store.read_events() if isinstance(e.event, UserMessage)
]
# --- the orchestrator ------------------------------------------------------
class OperatorDuringWork:
"""An executor that hears from the operator mid-milestone, then does what
the real loop does at its next tool boundary."""
def __init__(self, cancel: Cancel, says: str) -> None:
self.cancel = cancel
self.says = says
self.transport: InMemoryTransport | None = None
def run(self, milestone: int) -> ExecutorOutcome:
assert self.transport is not None
self.transport.receive("don", self.says)
if self.cancel.requested:
return ExecutorOutcome("stopped", "during turn 3")
return ExecutorOutcome("completed", "done")
def at_start_of_milestone(
tmp_path: Path, says: str
) -> tuple[StateStore, InMemoryTransport, Cancel]:
store = new_store(tmp_path)
transport = InMemoryTransport()
cancel = Cancel()
executor = OperatorDuringWork(cancel, says)
executor.transport = transport
orch = Orchestrator(
store,
transport,
StubAgent(),
operators={"don"},
executor=executor,
cancel=cancel,
)
orch.start()
for text in ("use demo", "approve", "approve"):
transport.receive("don", text)
return store, transport, cancel
def test_stop_halts_a_running_milestone_and_asks_why(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
store, transport, cancel = at_start_of_milestone(tmp_path, "stop")
transport.receive("don", "start milestone 1")
assert store.get_state().state == AWAIT_INPUT
prompt = transport.outbound[-1]
assert prompt.kind == "question"
assert "stopped milestone 1 (during turn 3)" in prompt.text
assert "Why did you stop it?" in prompt.text
assert user_messages(store)[-1] == "stop"
assert not cancel.requested # the next piece of work is not pre-stopped
def test_the_reason_is_recorded_and_the_plan_stays_approved(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
store, transport, _ = at_start_of_milestone(tmp_path, "stop")
transport.receive("don", "start milestone 1")
transport.receive("don", "it was editing the wrong module")
assert store.get_state().state == AWAIT_MILESTONE_SIGNOFF
# The next run renders this, so the model hears why it was stopped.
assert user_messages(store)[-1] == "it was editing the wrong module"
assert "start milestone 1" in transport.outbound[-1].text
def test_stop_with_nothing_running_says_so_and_changes_nothing(
tmp_path: Path,
) -> None:
store = new_store(tmp_path)
transport = InMemoryTransport()
orch = Orchestrator(store, transport, StubAgent(), operators={"don"})
orch.start()
transport.receive("don", "use demo")
transport.receive("don", "stop")
# At a gate, "stop" is the command, not rejection feedback.
assert store.get_state().state == AWAIT_ARCH_SIGNOFF
assert orch._data["revs"]["arch"] == 1
assert (
transport.outbound[-1].text == f"nothing to stop (state={AWAIT_ARCH_SIGNOFF})"
)
def test_stop_from_a_non_operator_is_ignored(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
_, transport, cancel = at_start_of_milestone(tmp_path, "approve")
before = len(transport.outbound)
transport.receive("mallory", "stop")
assert len(transport.outbound) == before
assert not cancel.requested
def test_other_messages_during_work_are_answered_not_acted_on(
tmp_path: Path,
) -> None:
store, transport, _ = at_start_of_milestone(tmp_path, "approve")
transport.receive("don", "start milestone 1")
texts = [m.text for m in transport.outbound]
assert "busy (EXECUTING); say 'stop' to halt" in texts
# Recorded, as every operator message is, but not applied to anything.
assert user_messages(store)[-1] == "approve"
class StopsBeforePlanning:
def __init__(self, cancel: Cancel) -> None:
self.cancel = cancel
self.transport: InMemoryTransport | None = None
self.answers: list[str | None] = []
def plan(
self,
gate: str,
project: str,
feedback: str | None = None,
answer: str | None = None,
) -> SubmitPlan:
self.answers.append(answer)
if len(self.answers) == 1:
assert self.transport is not None
self.transport.receive("don", "stop")
if self.cancel.requested:
raise PlanningStopped("stopped by the operator")
return SubmitPlan(f"{gate} plan, after: {answer}")
def test_stop_during_planning_resumes_planning_with_the_reason(
tmp_path: Path,
) -> None:
store = new_store(tmp_path)
transport = InMemoryTransport()
cancel = Cancel()
planner = StopsBeforePlanning(cancel)
planner.transport = transport
orch = Orchestrator(store, transport, planner, operators={"don"}, cancel=cancel)
orch.start()
transport.receive("don", "use demo")
assert store.get_state().state == AWAIT_INPUT
assert "stopped planning arch" in transport.outbound[-1].text
transport.receive("don", "keep it to one module")
assert store.get_state().state == AWAIT_ARCH_SIGNOFF
assert planner.answers[-1] == "keep it to one module"
# --- on real threads -------------------------------------------------------
class BlocksUntilStopped:
def __init__(self, cancel: Cancel) -> None:
self.cancel = cancel
self.running = threading.Event()
def run(self, milestone: int) -> ExecutorOutcome:
self.running.set()
for _ in range(500):
if self.cancel.requested:
return ExecutorOutcome("stopped", "at a tool boundary")
threading.Event().wait(0.01)
return ExecutorOutcome("completed", "never stopped")
def test_stop_reaches_work_running_on_the_worker(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
# The bug this design fixes: the work used to run on the transport's own
# thread, so no message, stop included, was read until it finished.
worker = SerialWorker()
worker.start()
store = worker.call(lambda: new_store(tmp_path))
transport = InMemoryTransport()
cancel = Cancel()
executor = BlocksUntilStopped(cancel)
orch = Orchestrator(
store,
transport,
StubAgent(),
operators={"don"},
executor=executor,
worker=worker,
cancel=cancel,
)
worker.call(orch.start)
for text in ("use demo", "approve", "approve", "start milestone 1"):
transport.receive("don", text)
assert executor.running.wait(5)
transport.receive("don", "status") # delivered while the milestone runs
transport.receive("don", "stop")
worker.call(lambda: None) # wait for the stop to be recorded
texts = [m.text for m in transport.outbound]
assert "busy (EXECUTING); say 'stop' to halt" in texts
assert worker.call(store.get_state).state == AWAIT_INPUT
assert "stopped milestone 1 (at a tool boundary)" in texts[-1]
worker.call(store.close)
worker.stop(timeout=5)
# --- the loops -------------------------------------------------------------
class ScriptedClient:
def __init__(self, turns: list[list[Any]], on_call: Any = None) -> None:
self.turns = turns
self.on_call = on_call
self.calls = 0
def complete(self, events: Any, tools: Any, model: str, system: Any = None):
self.calls += 1
if self.on_call:
self.on_call()
return self.turns.pop(0) if self.turns else [AssistantText("done", model)]
class StopsAfterFirstCall:
"""A workspace whose first tool call is where the operator says stop."""
def __init__(self, cancel: Cancel) -> None:
self.cancel = cancel
self.ran: list[str] = []
def describe(self) -> str:
return "workspace"
def dispatch(self, tool: str, arguments: dict[str, Any]) -> ToolOutcome:
self.ran.append(tool)
self.cancel.set()
return ToolOutcome("ok", success=True)
def test_executor_stops_before_a_turn_without_calling_the_model(
tmp_path: Path,
) -> None:
cancel = Cancel()
cancel.set()
client = ScriptedClient([])
executor = LLMExecutor(
client, new_store(tmp_path), ROLES, StopsAfterFirstCall(cancel), cancel=cancel
)
outcome = executor.run(1)
assert outcome == ExecutorOutcome("stopped", "before turn 1")
assert client.calls == 0
def test_executor_stops_between_tool_calls_and_records_the_skipped_ones(
tmp_path: Path,
) -> None:
cancel = Cancel()
store = new_store(tmp_path)
ws = StopsAfterFirstCall(cancel)
calls = [
ToolCall(call_id="a", tool="run_command", arguments={"command": "make"}),
ToolCall(call_id="b", tool="write_file", arguments={"path": "x"}),
]
executor = LLMExecutor(ScriptedClient([calls]), store, ROLES, ws, cancel=cancel)
outcome = executor.run(1)
assert outcome == ExecutorOutcome("stopped", "during turn 1")
assert ws.ran == ["run_command"]
results = {
e.event.call_id: e.event.result
for e in store.read_events()
if isinstance(e.event, ToolResult)
}
# Every call has a result, so the transcript still renders.
assert results == {"a": "ok", "b": STOPPED_RESULT}
class StoppedDelegate:
def run(self, *, brief: str, branch: str) -> DelegationResult:
return DelegationResult("stopped", "stopped by the operator during turn 2")
def test_a_stopped_delegation_stops_the_milestone(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
failing = [
[ToolCall(call_id=f"c{n}", tool="run_command", arguments={"command": "x"})]
for n in range(2)
]
class Failing:
def describe(self) -> str:
return "workspace"
def dispatch(self, tool: str, arguments: dict[str, Any]) -> ToolOutcome:
return ToolOutcome("exit 1", success=False)
executor = LLMExecutor(
ScriptedClient(failing),
new_store(tmp_path),
ROLES,
Failing(),
delegate=StoppedDelegate(),
)
outcome = executor.run(1)
assert outcome.status == "stopped"
assert "during a delegation" in outcome.note
def test_planner_does_not_start_a_turn_once_stopped(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
cancel = Cancel()
cancel.set()
client = ScriptedClient([])
planner = LLMPlanningAgent(client, new_store(tmp_path), ROLES, cancel=cancel)
try:
planner.plan("arch", "demo")
except PlanningStopped:
pass
else:
raise AssertionError("planning ran after stop")
assert client.calls == 0