feat(agents): support direct CLI workspaces

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Direct subagent commands now work naturally from Codex, Pi, OpenCode, Claude Code, and other local Coding Agents. The CLI resolves their project from the Git root, then the current directory, and the daemon accepts this scope without requiring an MCP workspace ID.

The authority boundary is explicit: when DEVSPACE_WORKSPACE_ID is absent, the direct CLI uses the current local project and does not apply MCP allowed roots. When DevSpace injects a workspace ID for an MCP workspace, both the CLI and daemon continue validating the workspace root against configured roots. A stale DEVSPACE_WORKSPACE_ROOT is ignored without its matching workspace ID.

Argument parsing is also strict: unknown options and the removed --thinking option fail clearly, while a literal option after -- remains part of the prompt. Session lists remain project-scoped in both MCP and direct CLI use.

This is layer 2 of 4, based on #212. The next layer is #214. Verified with focused CLI and manager boundary tests, the full test suite, TypeScript typecheck, and packaged build.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The CLI now resolves canonical workspace context, supports workspace operations without a workspace ID, updates the local-agent protocol to version 3, and improves agent argument parsing. Tests cover workspace resolution, daemon compatibility, optional IDs, and direct CLI execution.

Changes

CLI workspace-aware agent flow

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Workspace context resolution src/cli-workspace.ts, src/cli-workspace.test.ts, package.json	The CLI resolves workspace roots from environment variables, Git, or the current directory. It canonicalizes and validates paths.
CLI command integration src/cli.ts, src/cli.test.ts	Agent commands use the resolved workspace context, centralize --json handling, reject extra arguments, and pass workspace roots to the daemon.
Optional workspace ID protocol src/local-agent-daemon-lifecycle.ts, src/local-agent-daemon-protocol.ts, src/local-agent-manager.ts, src/local-agent-store.ts, src/local-agent-daemon-protocol.test.ts, src/local-agent-daemon.test.ts, src/local-agent-manager.test.ts	Protocol version 3 permits missing workspace IDs. Manager validation still checks explicitly provided IDs and workspace roots.
Agent prompt argument parsing src/local-agent-targets.ts, src/local-agent-targets.test.ts	Prompt parsing supports -- termination and rejects unknown dash-prefixed options.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk:🔵 Low · up to 59442

The CLI now supports direct workspace resolution and strict option parsing, but certain invalid commands may currently treat the removed --thinking flag as a model or effort value instead of rejecting it. The PR is mergeable with explicit owner awareness or a small parser fix to preserve the promised argument-validation behavior.

Possibly related PRs

• Waishnav/devspace#55: Extends the agents CLI and workspace-scoping functionality.
• Waishnav/devspace#183: Covers related CLI, daemon protocol, manager, and optional workspace ID handling.
• Waishnav/devspace#188: Shares local-agent workspace context and optional workspace ID changes.

Poem

A rabbit finds the Git-root trail,
With workspace paths aligned.
Optional IDs pass through the gate,
While prompts keep -- in mind.
Protocol three makes agents hop—
Tests guard every stop.

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Greptile Summary

The PR enables local agent CLI commands to infer a workspace directly from the current Git repository without requiring an injected workspace ID. It also makes workspace IDs optional across the daemon protocol, manager, and store, tightens CLI option parsing, and increments the daemon protocol version.

• Adds direct CLI workspace-root inference and allowed-root validation.
• Supports root-scoped agent creation, lookup, continuation, and listing.
• Rejects ambiguous CLI options while preserving literal dash-prefixed prompts after --.
• Updates protocol, manager, store, and integration tests for optional workspace IDs.

Confidence Score: 4/5

The symlink-sensitive workspace validation should be fixed before merging because it prevents valid direct agent commands from operating inside configured allowed roots.

The new resolver validates Git and injected workspace paths lexically, so equivalent symlinked and canonical paths can be treated as different locations and valid commands fail before reaching the daemon.

Files Needing Attention: src/cli-workspace.ts

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
src/cli-workspace.ts	Adds direct workspace inference, but lexical allowed-root validation rejects valid symlink-equivalent repository paths.
src/cli.ts	Routes agent commands through inferred workspace context and introduces stricter, separator-aware JSON option parsing.
src/local-agent-manager.ts	Allows root-only agent scopes while retaining workspace-ID matching when an ID is supplied.
src/local-agent-daemon-protocol.ts	Updates protocol decoding so workspace IDs are optional in agent records and request scopes.
src/local-agent-store.ts	Supports nullable workspace IDs and existing root-only list filtering.
src/local-agent-targets.ts	Adds explicit option termination and rejects unrecognized dash-prefixed options.

Sequence Diagram

sequenceDiagram
participant U as CLI user
participant C as devspace agents
participant W as Workspace resolver
participant D as Agent daemon
participant M as Agent manager/store
U->>C: agents command
C->>W: resolve env root or Git top-level
W->>W: enforce configured allowed roots
W-->>C: workspaceRoot + optional workspaceId
C->>D: authenticated protocol v3 request
D->>M: root/ID-scoped operation
M-->>D: agent record(s) or scope error
D-->>C: structured result

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In `@src/local-agent-targets.ts`:
- Around line 104-106: Update the argument parsing flow around the --model and
--effort handling so dash-prefixed values are validated as options before being
assigned as model or effort values; reject invalid values such as --thinking
with the existing Unknown option error, while preserving valid value assignment.
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effort value is expected.
Apply the same fix in `@src/cli.test.ts` around lines 155 - 175.

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• package.json
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• src/cli-workspace.ts
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• src/local-agent-daemon-protocol.test.ts
• src/local-agent-daemon-protocol.ts
• src/local-agent-daemon.test.ts
• src/local-agent-manager.test.ts
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Superseded by 0e929c7. The reported parser issue is fixed, current CodeRabbit review passed, and no review threads remain unresolved.