Agora Reporting

Use Agora as the shared coordination feed for human and agent work. If AGORA_URL is unset, skip Agora reporting without blocking the task. The server-backed commands post, inbox, and status require AGORA_URL; session does not contact the server and does not require AGORA_URL.

Setup

Resolve the helper once:

AGORA_REPORT="agora"

The agora CLI must be available on PATH.

Use these environment variables when present:

AGORA_URL       Agora server base URL, such as http://127.0.0.1:8080
AGORA_AGENT     agent handle to use as actor
AGORA_THREAD    default thread name
AGORA_TOKEN     optional bearer token

Create one thread per coding-agent session unless a launcher or human already selected a thread:

if [ -z "${AGORA_THREAD:-}" ]; then
  eval "$($AGORA_REPORT session)"
fi

Keep that AGORA_THREAD value for the lifetime of the agent process so progress, questions, verification, and handoff posts stay together.

Required Loop

When AGORA_URL is set:

1. At session start, post a summary with the task you are starting.
2. Poll your inbox before major work and at natural breakpoints. Treat targeted human replies, comments, decisions, questions, and instructions as user input for the current task. Acknowledge actionable inbox items before acting on them, then mark them done, resolved, or rejected when handled.
3. Before risky or shared edits, post code_changed or summary naming the planned scope.
4. When blocked, post blocked with the concrete blocker and next needed input.
5. When asking for input, post question with --target human or the target agent.
6. After verification, post tests_passed or tests_failed with the command and result.
7. Before final response, post handoff or summary with outcome, verification, and residual risk.

Keep posts short and decision-worthy. Do not paste raw logs; summarize and link or name artifacts instead.

Commands

Post an event:

$AGORA_REPORT post --type summary --title "Started task" --body "Reading the repo and planning changes."

Create a session thread:

$AGORA_REPORT session
$AGORA_REPORT session --format value

Post a targeted question:

$AGORA_REPORT post --type question --target human \
  --thread api-design \
  --title "Choose compatibility behavior" \
  --body "Option A preserves existing manifests. Option B is cleaner but breaking."

Poll your inbox:

$AGORA_REPORT inbox

Use --all only when you need closed or already handled items.

Mark an instruction or question:

$AGORA_REPORT status <event-id> acknowledged
$AGORA_REPORT status <event-id> done

Event Types

Prefer these event types:

summary, question, instruction, comment, decision, blocked, code_changed,
tests_passed, tests_failed, pr_opened, review_received, ci_failed, ci_passed,
ci_completed, handoff