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Rename Agent Mode chats and sessions to tasks
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54 changes: 27 additions & 27 deletions frontend/src-tauri/src/agent.rs
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Expand Up @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const MAPLE_GOOSE_PERMISSION_CONFIG: &str = r#"user:
never_allow: []
"#;
const RUN_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(10);
const DEFAULT_AGENT_SESSION_TITLE: &str = "New agent session";
const DEFAULT_AGENT_SESSION_TITLE: &str = "New task";
const DEFAULT_MCP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS: u64 = 300;
const MAX_AGENT_SESSION_TITLE_CHARS: usize = 80;
const MAX_AGENT_ERROR_CHARS: usize = 1_200;
Expand All @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fn validate_session_model_lock(
return Ok(());
}
Err(format!(
"This Agent session is locked to model {persisted_model}. Start a new session to use {requested_model}."
"This task is locked to model {persisted_model}. Start a new task to use {requested_model}."
))
}

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ pub async fn agent_create_session(
let session = session_manager
.create_session(root.clone(), title, SessionType::User, permission_mode)
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create Goose session: {e}"))?;
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create Agent task: {e}"))?;

permission_modes
.lock()
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ pub async fn agent_list_sessions(
let mut sessions = session_manager
.list_all_sessions()
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to list Goose sessions: {e}"))?
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to list Agent tasks: {e}"))?
.into_iter()
.filter(|session| {
if let Some(root) = filter_root.as_ref() {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1148,11 +1148,11 @@ pub async fn agent_load_session(
let session = session_manager
.get_session(&session_id, true)
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to load Goose session: {e}"))?;
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to load Agent task: {e}"))?;
let conversation = session
.conversation
.as_ref()
.ok_or_else(|| "Goose session history was not loaded".to_string())?;
.ok_or_else(|| "Agent task history was not loaded".to_string())?;
let timeline = conversation_to_timeline_items(conversation);
let timeline =
overlay_live_timeline(&state.live_timelines, &session_id, conversation, timeline).await;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ pub async fn agent_list_session_mcp_servers(
let session = session_manager
.get_session(session_id.trim(), false)
.await
.map_err(|error| format!("Failed to load Goose session: {error}"))?;
.map_err(|error| format!("Failed to load Agent task: {error}"))?;
let configured = normalize_mcp_servers(
load_agent_config_inner(&app_handle, &user_id)
.map_err(|error| format!("Failed to load MCP servers: {error}"))?
Expand All @@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ pub async fn agent_set_session_mcp_server_enabled(
let session_id = request.session_id.trim().to_string();
let requested_key = goose::config::extensions::name_to_key(request.name.trim());
if session_id.is_empty() {
return Err("Agent session ID cannot be empty".to_string());
return Err("Agent task ID cannot be empty".to_string());
}
if requested_key.is_empty() || requested_key == "developer" {
return Err("That MCP server cannot be changed".to_string());
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ pub async fn agent_set_session_mcp_server_enabled(
let session = session_manager
.get_session(&session_id, false)
.await
.map_err(|error| format!("Failed to load Goose session: {error}"))?;
.map_err(|error| format!("Failed to load Agent task: {error}"))?;
let session_mcp_keys = session_mcp_extension_keys(&session);
let manager_result = agent_manager
.get_or_create_agent_with_runtime_context(
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1300,13 +1300,13 @@ pub async fn agent_set_session_mcp_server_enabled(
agent
.persist_extension_state(&session_id)
.await
.map_err(|error| format!("Failed to save MCP session state: {error}"))?;
.map_err(|error| format!("Failed to save task MCP settings: {error}"))?;
}

let refreshed = session_manager
.get_session(&session_id, false)
.await
.map_err(|error| format!("Failed to reload Goose session: {error}"))?;
.map_err(|error| format!("Failed to reload Agent task: {error}"))?;
Ok(session_mcp_servers(&configured, &refreshed))
}

Expand All @@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ pub async fn agent_delete_session(
ensure_account_generation(&state, &account_scope, generation).await?;
let session_id = session_id.trim().to_string();
if session_id.is_empty() {
return Err("Agent session ID cannot be empty".to_string());
return Err("Agent task ID cannot be empty".to_string());
}

let _session_lifecycle_guard = state.session_lifecycle.lock().await;
Expand All @@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ pub async fn agent_delete_session(
Some(current) => {
ensure_runtime_account(current, &account_scope)?;
if has_active_session_run(&current.active_runs, &session_id) {
return Err("Stop the running agent before deleting this chat".to_string());
return Err("Stop the running agent before deleting this task".to_string());
}
(
Some(Arc::clone(&current.agent_manager)),
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1375,11 +1375,11 @@ async fn delete_persisted_agent_session(
session_manager
.get_session(session_id, false)
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to find Goose session {session_id}: {e}"))?;
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to find Agent task {session_id}: {e}"))?;
session_manager
.delete_session(session_id)
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to delete Goose session {session_id}: {e}"))?;
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to delete Agent task {session_id}: {e}"))?;

live_timelines.lock().await.remove(session_id);
pending_permissions
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1411,15 +1411,15 @@ async fn rollback_cancelled_agent_turn(
let session = session_manager
.get_session(session_id, false)
.await
.map_err(|error| format!("Failed to inspect cancelled Agent session: {error}"))?;
.map_err(|error| format!("Failed to inspect cancelled Agent task: {error}"))?;
if !session.user_set_name {
session_manager
.update(session_id)
.system_generated_name(title.clone())
.apply()
.await
.map_err(|error| {
format!("Failed to restore cancelled Agent session title: {error}")
format!("Failed to restore cancelled Agent task title: {error}")
})?;
}
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ pub async fn agent_send_message(
agent_manager
.try_register_cancel_token(&request.session_id, cancel_token.clone())
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("Agent session is already running: {e}"))?;
.map_err(|e| format!("Agent task is already running: {e}"))?;

// A rejected or delayed send must not be able to change a live policy that
// the mode command already made authoritative. Seed only sessions that do
Expand All @@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ pub async fn agent_send_message(
let mut session = session_manager
.get_session(&request.session_id, true)
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to load Goose session: {e}"))?;
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to load Agent task: {e}"))?;
validate_session_model_lock(
session.message_count,
session
Expand All @@ -1534,11 +1534,11 @@ pub async fn agent_send_message(
.system_generated_name(prompt_title)
.apply()
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to name Agent session: {e}"))?;
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to name Agent task: {e}"))?;
session = session_manager
.get_session(&session.id, false)
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to load named Goose session: {e}"))?;
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to load named Agent task: {e}"))?;
emit_agent_event(
&app_handle,
AgentEventEnvelope {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ pub async fn agent_set_permission_mode(

let session_id = request.session_id.trim().to_string();
if session_id.is_empty() {
return Err("Agent permission mode update requires a session ID".to_string());
return Err("Agent permission mode update requires a task ID".to_string());
}
let goose_mode = parse_user_permission_mode(&request.mode)?;
let (agent_manager, session_manager, permission_modes) = {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1986,12 +1986,12 @@ pub async fn agent_permission_respond(
ensure_runtime_account(current, &account_scope)?;
let session_id = response.session_id.trim().to_string();
if session_id.is_empty() {
return Err("Agent permission response requires a session ID".to_string());
return Err("Agent permission response requires a task ID".to_string());
}
let key = (session_id.clone(), response.request_id.clone());
if !state.pending_permissions.lock().await.contains_key(&key) {
return Err(format!(
"No pending Agent Mode permission request found for {} in session {}",
"No pending Agent Mode permission request found for {} in task {}",
response.request_id, session_id
));
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -2325,7 +2325,7 @@ async fn run_agent_prompt(run: AgentPromptRun) -> Result<AgentPromptOutcome, Str
let updated_session = session_manager
.get_session(&session_id, false)
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to load updated Goose session: {e}"))?;
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to load updated Agent task: {e}"))?;
let working_dir = updated_session.working_dir.clone();
emit_agent_event(
&app_handle,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -2608,7 +2608,7 @@ async fn configure_session_agent(
goose::execution::manager::RuntimeContext::default(),
)
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to get Goose agent for session {}: {e}", session.id))?;
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to load Agent for task {}: {e}", session.id))?;
let agent = manager_result.agent;
let mcp_errors = mcp_connection_errors(manager_result.extension_results, &session_mcp_keys);
let provider = goose::providers::create_with_working_dir(
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4846,7 +4846,7 @@ mod tests {
assert!(validate_session_model_lock(3, Some("glm-5-2"), "glm-5-2").is_ok());
let error = validate_session_model_lock(3, Some("glm-5-2"), "gemma4-31b").unwrap_err();
assert!(error.contains("locked to model glm-5-2"));
assert!(error.contains("Start a new session"));
assert!(error.contains("Start a new task"));
}

#[tokio::test]
Expand Down
39 changes: 21 additions & 18 deletions frontend/src/components/AgentMode.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ export function AgentMode({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
}, [projectRoot, visibleProjectRoots]);
const activeSessionTitle = useMemo(() => {
const activeSession = sessions.find((session) => session.id === activeSessionId);
return activeSession ? sessionTitle(activeSession) : "Agent session";
return activeSession ? sessionTitle(activeSession) : "New task";
}, [activeSessionId, sessions]);
const activeRunId = activeSessionId ? (activeRunsBySession[activeSessionId] ?? null) : null;
const activePendingSendKey = activeSessionId || NEW_SESSION_PENDING_KEY;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ export function AgentMode({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
if (!sessionId) {
const detail = await agentRuntimeService.createSession(userId, {
projectRoot,
title: "New agent session",
title: "New task",
model: model || DEFAULT_MODEL,
mode: selectedModeRef.current,
mcpServerNames: selectedNewChatMcpServerNames
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ export function AgentMode({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
}
return await agentRuntimeService.createSession(userId, {
projectRoot,
title: "New agent session",
title: "New task",
model: model || DEFAULT_MODEL,
mode: selectedModeRef.current,
mcpServerNames: selectedNewChatMcpServerNames
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ export function AgentMode({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
return { detail, timelineRevision };
}
}
throw new Error("This Agent session is still updating. Try selecting it again shortly.");
throw new Error("This task is still updating. Try selecting it again shortly.");
});
const { detail, timelineRevision } = loaded;
if (
Expand All @@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ export function AgentMode({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
// that case leave the previous chat intact instead of overwriting the
// newer timeline with a stale snapshot.
if (!replaceSessionTimeline(detail.session.id, detail.timeline, timelineRevision)) {
throw new Error("This Agent session changed while loading. Try selecting it again.");
throw new Error("This task changed while loading. Try selecting it again.");
}

// Commit the selected session and all of its settings together. Until
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ export function AgentMode({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
async (item: AgentTimelineItem, decision: AgentPermissionDecision) => {
const sessionId = activeSessionIdRef.current;
try {
if (!sessionId) throw new Error("No active Agent session for this permission request");
if (!sessionId) throw new Error("No active task for this permission request");
await agentRuntimeService.respondToPermission(
userId,
sessionId,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1892,6 +1892,7 @@ export function AgentMode({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
onSessionSelect={(sessionId) => void loadSession(sessionId)}
/>
}
onNewItem={areAgentSettingsLocked ? undefined : () => void createSession()}
onToggle={toggleSidebar}
/>

Expand All @@ -1902,7 +1903,8 @@ export function AgentMode({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
if (!open) setSessionToDelete(null);
}}
chatTitle={sessionTitle(sessionToDelete)}
description={`This will delete "${sessionTitle(sessionToDelete)}" from Agent Mode. This action cannot be undone.`}
itemLabel="task"
description={`This will permanently delete the task "${sessionTitle(sessionToDelete)}". This action cannot be undone.`}
onConfirm={() => void deleteSession(sessionToDelete.id)}
/>
) : null}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1931,6 +1933,7 @@ export function AgentMode({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
title={activeSessionTitle}
isSidebarOpen={isSidebarOpen}
onNewChat={() => void createSession()}
newItemLabel="New Task"
/>
) : null}

Expand All @@ -1944,7 +1947,7 @@ export function AgentMode({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
<p className="mt-0.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
Maple cannot verify that this existing Local OpenAI Proxy key belongs to the
signed-in account. This can happen once after upgrading from an older Agent Mode
build. Your chats remain available; replace the saved local setup before sending
build. Your tasks remain available; replace the saved local setup before sending
another message. The existing backend key will remain in API Management.
</p>
</div>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -2629,9 +2632,7 @@ function AgentSidebarContent({
size="icon"
className="h-7 w-7 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
onClick={() => toggleProjectCollapsed(root.path)}
aria-label={
isCollapsed ? "Expand project sessions" : "Collapse project sessions"
}
aria-label={isCollapsed ? "Expand project tasks" : "Collapse project tasks"}
>
{isCollapsed ? (
<ChevronRight className="h-4 w-4" />
Expand All @@ -2648,7 +2649,7 @@ function AgentSidebarContent({
className="h-7 w-7 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
onClick={onCreateSession}
disabled={disabled || !projectRoot}
aria-label="New agent session"
aria-label="New Task"
>
<MessageSquarePlus className="h-4 w-4" />
</Button>
Expand All @@ -2659,7 +2660,7 @@ function AgentSidebarContent({
<div className="mt-2 w-full space-y-2 pl-6">
{projectSessions.length === 0 ? (
isActive ? (
<p className="py-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground/75">No sessions yet</p>
<p className="py-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground/75">No tasks yet</p>
) : null
) : (
projectSessions.map((session) => {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -2726,7 +2727,7 @@ function AgentSidebarContent({
event.preventDefault();
event.stopPropagation();
}}
aria-label={`Open chat menu for ${title}`}
aria-label={`Open task menu for ${title}`}
>
<MoreHorizontal
className="h-4 w-4"
Expand All @@ -2743,7 +2744,9 @@ function AgentSidebarContent({
className="mr-2 h-4 w-4"
strokeWidth={SIDEBAR_ICON_STROKE}
/>
{isRunning ? "Stop Agent Before Deleting" : "Delete Chat"}
{isRunning
? "Stop Agent Before Deleting Task"
: "Delete Task"}
</DropdownMenuItem>
</DropdownMenuContent>
</DropdownMenu>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -2788,10 +2791,10 @@ function AgentSidebarContent({

<div className="mt-7">
<p className="mb-3 text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground">
Chats
Tasks
</p>
<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground/75">
Folderless agent chats are not available yet.
Folderless Agent tasks are not available yet.
</p>
</div>
</>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -3751,7 +3754,7 @@ function permissionRequestId(item: AgentTimelineItem): string {
}

function sessionTitle(session: AgentSessionSummary): string {
return session.title || "Agent session";
return session.title || "New task";
}

function toolTitle(item: AgentTimelineItem): string {
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