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retoor cc1c130b51 CAP protocol both directions: agent speak plus orchestrator drivers (1.39.0)
- Agent side: --cap-manifest plus --cap-speak stream-json binding with
  transcript-diff frames, diff/transcript artifacts, session config
- Orchestrator: PTY driver (settle heuristics on PtyProc/TuiVtScreen),
  stream-json, ACP-stdio (permission/elicit/fs/terminal serving) and
  A2A drivers (dual draft/current spelling, SSE mapping)
- Sessions, fleets: worktrees, master plans, mediated routing,
  budget refusal, audit log, research auto-answerer, --cap CLI
- cap.md contract with drift tests; research/cap-protocol archive
- Suites 1119 + 16 green
2026-10-18 13:17:35 +02:00

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Example manifest: aider

Metadata

Field Value
Institute Molodetz Institute — Research & Retrieval Division
Subject cap-protocol
Document type Source Dossier
Tier 1
Source title CAP agent manifest for aider
Source URL https://github.com/rsclaw-ai/cap-protocol/blob/main/examples/aider.toml
Source type example config
Source date (published) Unknown, not stated (repo living file)
Date researched 2026-10-18
Researched by tai (agent), model: Muse Spark, on behalf of retoor
Research method direct raw-file fetch, read in full (51 lines)
Confidence High
Status Active

Summary

PTY-only REPL agent: startup command carries agent-specific flags (--no-auto-commits, --no-suggest-shell-commands), ^>$ idle, /run tool-call prefix, multi_session = false, unmetered cost.

Key findings

  • Startup commands embed policy flags; drivers append model/session args to this prefix rather than replacing it.
  • multi_session = false is the only false in the set: orchestrators MUST serialize aider sessions.
  • metered = false: no cap.usage expected; budget enforcement for aider is wall-clock/turn-count only.

Pros / strengths

  • The serial/unmetered corner that tai's orchestrator caps must respect.

Cons / limitations / caveats

  • /run-prefixed tool-call pattern is thin; PTY tool events for aider will be sparse by design.

Relevance to tai

Orchestrator fixture for single-session agents and unmetered budget handling.

Changelog

Date Change
2026-10-18 Initial dossier created.