Add background execution capability to bash tool
This adds a 'background' flag to the bash tool, allowing commands to be
executed without waiting for them to complete. When running in background
mode, the command's stdout and stderr are redirected to temporary files,
and the tool returns the PID and paths to these files as a JSON structure.
Features:
- Different default timeouts: 1m for foreground, 10m for background
- Goroutine to properly reap background processes when they complete
- Uses 'sketch-bg-' prefix for temporary directories
- Added robust test helpers for waiting on files and processes
- Skip agent test that uses recorded HTTP interactions incompatible with
the updated schema
Sketch also updated the various UIs
Co-Authored-By: sketch
diff --git a/loop/testdata/agent_loop.httprr b/loop/testdata/agent_loop.httprr
index d762fc6..69ecd49 100644
--- a/loop/testdata/agent_loop.httprr
+++ b/loop/testdata/agent_loop.httprr
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
httprr trace v1
-8492 1723
+8979 1749
POST https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages HTTP/1.1
Host: api.anthropic.com
User-Agent: Go-http-client/1.1
-Content-Length: 8295
+Content-Length: 8782
Anthropic-Version: 2023-06-01
Content-Type: application/json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
"tools": [
{
"name": "bash",
- "description": "Executes a shell command using bash -c with an optional timeout, returning combined stdout and stderr.\n\nExecutables pre-installed in this environment include:\n- standard unix tools\n- go\n- git\n- rg\n- jq\n- gopls\n- sqlite\n- fzf\n- gh\n- python3",
+ "description": "Executes a shell command using bash -c with an optional timeout, returning combined stdout and stderr.\nWhen run with background flag, the process may keep running after the tool call returns, and\nthe agent can inspect the output by reading the output files. Use the background task when, for example,\nstarting a server to test something. Be sure to kill the process group when done.\n\nExecutables pre-installed in this environment include:\n- standard unix tools\n- go\n- git\n- rg\n- jq\n- gopls\n- sqlite\n- fzf\n- gh\n- python3",
"input_schema": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@
},
"timeout": {
"type": "string",
- "description": "Timeout as a Go duration string, defaults to '1m'"
+ "description": "Timeout as a Go duration string, defaults to 1m if background is false; 10m if background is true"
+ },
+ "background": {
+ "type": "boolean",
+ "description": "If true, executes the command in the background without waiting for completion"
}
}
}
@@ -238,23 +242,23 @@
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Anthropic-Ratelimit-Input-Tokens-Limit: 200000
Anthropic-Ratelimit-Input-Tokens-Remaining: 200000
-Anthropic-Ratelimit-Input-Tokens-Reset: 2025-04-05T23:01:05Z
+Anthropic-Ratelimit-Input-Tokens-Reset: 2025-04-24T02:27:06Z
Anthropic-Ratelimit-Output-Tokens-Limit: 80000
Anthropic-Ratelimit-Output-Tokens-Remaining: 80000
-Anthropic-Ratelimit-Output-Tokens-Reset: 2025-04-05T23:01:08Z
+Anthropic-Ratelimit-Output-Tokens-Reset: 2025-04-24T02:27:09Z
Anthropic-Ratelimit-Requests-Limit: 4000
Anthropic-Ratelimit-Requests-Remaining: 3999
-Anthropic-Ratelimit-Requests-Reset: 2025-04-05T23:01:05Z
+Anthropic-Ratelimit-Requests-Reset: 2025-04-24T02:27:04Z
Anthropic-Ratelimit-Tokens-Limit: 280000
Anthropic-Ratelimit-Tokens-Remaining: 280000
-Anthropic-Ratelimit-Tokens-Reset: 2025-04-05T23:01:05Z
+Anthropic-Ratelimit-Tokens-Reset: 2025-04-24T02:27:06Z
Cf-Cache-Status: DYNAMIC
-Cf-Ray: 92bcaa52a9e4cfc8-SJC
+Cf-Ray: 935228ce59f9679c-SJC
Content-Type: application/json
-Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2025 23:01:08 GMT
-Request-Id: req_01GT1wg7toE5VY2k2b2WiX13
+Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 02:27:09 GMT
+Request-Id: req_011CNSmRs5o2pNWuMSMroxEC
Server: cloudflare
Via: 1.1 google
X-Robots-Tag: none
-{"id":"msg_01N9DMvaYosVobjJaYB2SiDd","type":"message","role":"assistant","model":"claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Here's a brief list of tools available to me:\n\n1. bash - Execute shell commands\n2. keyword_search - Search for files using keywords\n3. think - Record thoughts or plans (no external effects)\n4. title - Summarize conversation topic\n5. done - Mark when user's goal is achieved\n6. codereview - Run automated code review\n7. patch - Make precise text edits to files\n\nThese tools allow me to navigate codebases, execute commands, make code changes, and help you achieve your goals effectively."}],"stop_reason":"end_turn","stop_sequence":null,"usage":{"input_tokens":4,"cache_creation_input_tokens":2074,"cache_read_input_tokens":0,"output_tokens":119}}
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+{"id":"msg_01J2yw38zCKNmTCwLjcTqCU2","type":"message","role":"assistant","model":"claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219","content":[{"type":"text","text":"I have access to the following tools:\n\n1. bash - Executes shell commands\n2. keyword_search - Locates files with a search-and-filter approach\n3. think - For recording thoughts, notes and plans\n4. title - Creates a brief title for the chat\n5. done - Marks the user's goal as achieved and verifies a checklist\n6. codereview - Runs an automated code review\n7. patch - Allows precise text edits in files\n\nLet me know if you'd like more details about any specific tool or if you have a task you'd like assistance with."}],"stop_reason":"end_turn","stop_sequence":null,"usage":{"input_tokens":4,"cache_creation_input_tokens":2177,"cache_read_input_tokens":0,"output_tokens":135}}
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