codex/agentydragon/tasks/23-interactive-container-command-affordance.md

+++ id = "23" title = "Interactive Container Command Affordance via Hotkey" status = "Not started" dependencies = "01" # Rationale: depends on Task 01 for mount-add/remove affordance last_updated = "2025-06-25T01:40:09.600000" +++

Summary

Provide a keybinding to run arbitrary shell commands in the agent’s container and display output inline.

Goal

Add a user-facing affordance (e.g. a hotkey) to invoke arbitrary shell commands within the agent's container during a session for on-demand inspection and debugging. The typed command should be captured as a chat turn, executed via the existing shell tool, and its output rendered inline in the chat UI.

Acceptance Criteria

• Bind a hotkey (e.g. Ctrl+M) that opens a prompt for the user to type any shell command.
• When the user submits, capture the command as if entered in the chat input, and invoke the shell tool with the command in the agent’s container.
• Display the command invocation and its stdout/stderr output inline in the chat window, respecting formatting rules (e.g. compact rendering settings).
• Support chaining multiple commands in separate turns; history should show these command turns normally.
• Provide unit or integration tests simulating a user hotkey press, command input, and verifying the shell tool is called and output is displayed.

Implementation

How it was implemented

• Define a new keybinding (configurable, default Ctrl+M) in the TUI to trigger a ShellCommandPrompt overlay.
• In the overlay, accept arbitrary user input and dispatch it as a ToolInvocation(ShellTool, command) event in the agent’s event loop.
• Leverage the existing shell tool backend to execute the command in the container and capture its output.
• Render the command invocation and result inline in the chat UI using the command-rendering logic (honoring compact mode and spacing options).
• Add integration tests to simulate the hotkey, input prompt, and verify the shell tool call and inline rendering.

Notes

• This feature aids debugging and inspection without leaving the agent workflow.
• Ensure that security policies (e.g. sandbox restrictions) still apply to these commands.