fix: keep node presence fresh

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,29 +9,24 @@
 - Sessions: primary session key is fixed to `main` (or `global` for global scope); `session.mainKey` is ignored.
 
 ### Features
-- Highlight: agent-to-agent ping-pong (reply-back loop) with `REPLY_SKIP` plus target announce step with `ANNOUNCE_SKIP` (max turns configurable, 0–5).
 - Gateway: support `gateway.port` + `CLAWDIS_GATEWAY_PORT` across CLI, TUI, and macOS app.
 - Gateway: add config hot reload with hybrid restart strategy (`gateway.reload`) and per-section reload handling.
 - UI: centralize tool display metadata and show action/detail summaries across Web Chat, SwiftUI, Android, and the TUI.
 - Control UI: support configurable base paths (`gateway.controlUi.basePath`, default unchanged) for hosting under URL prefixes.
 - Onboarding: shared wizard engine powering CLI + macOS via gateway wizard RPC.
 - Config: expose schema + UI hints for generic config forms (Web UI + future clients).
-- Browser: add multi-profile browser control with per-profile remote CDP URLs — thanks @jamesgroat.
 - Skills: add blogwatcher skill for RSS/Atom monitoring — thanks @Hyaxia.
-- Skills: add Notion API skill — thanks @scald.
 - Discord: emit system events for reaction add/remove with per-guild reaction notifications (off|own|all|allowlist) (#140) — thanks @thewilloftheshadow.
-- Slack: add socket-mode connector, tools, and UI/docs updates (#170) — thanks @thewilloftheshadow.
 - Agent: add optional per-session Docker sandbox for tool execution (`agent.sandbox`) with allow/deny policy and auto-pruning.
 - Agent: add sandboxed Chromium browser (CDP + optional noVNC observer) for sandboxed sessions.
 - Nodes: add `location.get` with Always/Precise settings on macOS/iOS/Android plus CLI/tool support.
-- Android nodes: add `sms.send` with permission-gated capability refresh (#172) — thanks @vsabavat.
+- Sessions: add agent‑to‑agent post step with `ANNOUNCE_SKIP` to suppress channel announcements.
 
 ### Fixes
-- macOS: improve Swift 6 strict concurrency compatibility (#166) — thanks @Nachx639.
+- Gateway/macOS: keep node presence fresh with periodic beacons + show presence status in Instances (#168) — thanks @mbelinky.
 - CI: fix lint ordering after merge cleanup (#156) — thanks @steipete.
 - CI: consolidate checks to avoid redundant installs (#144) — thanks @thewilloftheshadow.
 - WhatsApp: support `gifPlayback` for MP4 GIF sends via CLI/gateway.
-- Gateway: log config hot reloads for dynamic-read changes without restarts.
 - Sessions: prevent `sessions_send` timeouts by running nested agent turns on a separate lane.
 - Sessions: use per-send run IDs for gateway agent calls to avoid wait collisions.
 - Auto-reply: drop final payloads when block streaming to avoid duplicate Discord sends.
@@ -64,7 +59,6 @@
 - Build: drop stale ClawdisCLI product from macOS build-and-run script.
 - Auto-reply: add run-level telemetry + typing TTL guardrails to diagnose stuck replies.
 - WhatsApp: honor per-group mention gating overrides when group ids are stored as session keys.
-- Slack: add missing deps and wire Slack into cron/heartbeat/hook delivery.
 - Dependencies: bump pi-mono packages to 0.32.3.
 
 ### Docs
@@ -79,8 +73,7 @@
 - Queue: clarify steer-backlog behavior with inline commands and update examples for streaming surfaces.
 - Sandbox: document per-session agent sandbox setup, browser image, and Docker build.
 - macOS: clarify menu bar uses sessionKey from agent events.
-- Sessions: document agent-to-agent reply loop (`REPLY_SKIP`) and announce step (`ANNOUNCE_SKIP`).
+- Sessions: document agent-to-agent post step and `ANNOUNCE_SKIP`.
-- Skills: clarify wacli third-party messaging scope and JID format examples.
 
 ## 2.0.0-beta5 — 2026-01-03
 

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/InstancesSettings.swift

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct InstancesSettings: View {
             VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
                 HStack(spacing: 8) {
                     Text(inst.host ?? "unknown host").font(.subheadline.bold())
+                    self.presenceIndicator(inst)
                     if let ip = inst.ip { Text("(") + Text(ip).monospaced() + Text(")") }
                 }
 
@@ -146,6 +147,29 @@ struct InstancesSettings: View {
         .font(.footnote)
     }
 
+    private func presenceIndicator(_ inst: InstanceInfo) -> some View {
+        let status = self.presenceStatus(for: inst)
+        return HStack(spacing: 4) {
+            Circle()
+                .fill(status.color)
+                .frame(width: 6, height: 6)
+                .accessibilityHidden(true)
+            Text(status.label)
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+        }
+        .font(.caption)
+        .help("Presence updated \(inst.ageDescription).")
+        .accessibilityLabel("\(status.label) presence")
+    }
+
+    private func presenceStatus(for inst: InstanceInfo) -> (label: String, color: Color) {
+        let nowMs = Date().timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000
+        let ageSeconds = max(0, Int((nowMs - inst.ts) / 1000))
+        if ageSeconds <= 120 { return ("Active", .green) }
+        if ageSeconds <= 300 { return ("Idle", .yellow) }
+        return ("Stale", .gray)
+    }
+
     @ViewBuilder
     private func leadingDeviceIcon(_ inst: InstanceInfo, device: DevicePresentation?) -> some View {
         let symbol = self.leadingDeviceSymbol(inst, device: device)
@@ -307,6 +331,10 @@ struct InstancesSettings: View {
             return "Connect"
         case "disconnect":
             return "Disconnect"
+        case "node-connected":
+            return "Node connect"
+        case "node-disconnected":
+            return "Node disconnect"
         case "launch":
             return "Launch"
         case "periodic":

docs/ios/connect.md

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Pairing details: `docs/gateway/pairing.md`.
 
 ## 5) Verify the node is connected
 
-- In the macOS app: **Instances** tab should show something like `iOS Node (...)`.
+- In the macOS app: **Instances** tab should show something like `iOS Node (...)` with a green “Active” presence dot shortly after connect.
 - Via nodes status (paired + connected):
   ```bash
   clawdis nodes status

docs/presence.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Presence entries are structured objects with (some) fields:
 - `modelIdentifier` (optional): hardware model identifier like `iPad16,6` or `Mac16,6`
 - `mode`: e.g. `gateway`, `app`, `webchat`, `cli`
 - `lastInputSeconds` (optional): “seconds since last user input” for that client machine
-- `reason`: a short marker like `self`, `connect`, `periodic`, `instances-refresh`
+- `reason`: a short marker like `self`, `connect`, `node-connected`, `node-disconnected`, `periodic`, `instances-refresh`
 - `text`: legacy/debug summary string (kept for backwards compatibility and UI display)
 - `ts`: last update timestamp (ms since epoch)
 
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ Implementation:
 - Gateway: `src/gateway/server.ts` handles method `system-event` by calling `updateSystemPresence(...)`.
 - mac app beaconing: `apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/PresenceReporter.swift`.
 
+### 4) Node bridge beacons (gateway-owned presence)
+
+When a node bridge connection authenticates, the Gateway emits a presence entry
+for that node and starts periodic refresh beacons so it does not expire.
+
+- Connect/disconnect markers: `node-connected`, `node-disconnected`
+- Periodic heartbeat: every 3 minutes (`reason: periodic`)
+
+Implementation: `src/gateway/server.ts` (node bridge handlers + timer beacons).
+
 ## Merge + dedupe rules (why `instanceId` matters)
 
 All producers write into a single in-memory presence map.
@@ -109,6 +119,9 @@ Implementation:
 - View: `apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/InstancesSettings.swift`
 - Store: `apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/InstancesStore.swift`
 
+The Instances rows show a small presence indicator (Active/Idle/Stale) based on
+the last beacon age. The label is derived from the entry timestamp (`ts`).
+
 The store refreshes periodically and also applies `presence` WS events.
 
 ## Debugging tips

skills/coding-agent/SKILL.md

@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ git worktree remove /tmp/issue-99
 
 When submitting PRs to external repos, use this format for quality & maintainer-friendliness:
 
-```markdown
+````markdown
 ## Original Prompt
 [Exact request/problem statement]
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ When submitting PRs to external repos, use this format for quality & maintainer-
 # Example
 command example
 ```
-```
+````
 
 ## Feature intent (maintainer-friendly)
 [Why useful, how it fits, workflows it enables]

src/agents/clawdis-tools.sessions.test.ts

@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ vi.mock("../gateway/call.js", () => ({
 
 vi.mock("../config/config.js", () => ({
   loadConfig: () => ({
-    session: {
+    session: { mainKey: "main", scope: "per-sender" },
-      mainKey: "main",
-      scope: "per-sender",
-      agentToAgent: { maxPingPongTurns: 2 },
-    },
   }),
   resolveGatewayPort: () => 18789,
 }));
@@ -131,28 +127,18 @@ describe("sessions tools", () => {
     let agentCallCount = 0;
     let _historyCallCount = 0;
     let sendCallCount = 0;
-    let lastWaitedRunId: string | undefined;
+    let waitRunId: string | undefined;
-    const replyByRunId = new Map<string, string>();
+    let nextHistoryIsWaitReply = false;
-    const requesterKey = "discord:group:req";
     callGatewayMock.mockImplementation(async (opts: unknown) => {
       const request = opts as { method?: string; params?: unknown };
       calls.push(request);
       if (request.method === "agent") {
         agentCallCount += 1;
         const runId = `run-${agentCallCount}`;
-        const params = request.params as
+        const params = request.params as { message?: string } | undefined;
-          | { message?: string; sessionKey?: string }
+        if (params?.message === "wait") {
-          | undefined;
+          waitRunId = runId;
-        const message = params?.message ?? "";
-        let reply = "REPLY_SKIP";
-        if (message === "ping" || message === "wait") {
-          reply = "done";
-        } else if (message === "Agent-to-agent announce step.") {
-          reply = "ANNOUNCE_SKIP";
-        } else if (params?.sessionKey === requesterKey) {
-          reply = "pong";
         }
-        replyByRunId.set(runId, reply);
         return {
           runId,
           status: "accepted",
@@ -161,13 +147,15 @@ describe("sessions tools", () => {
       }
       if (request.method === "agent.wait") {
         const params = request.params as { runId?: string } | undefined;
-        lastWaitedRunId = params?.runId;
+        if (params?.runId && params.runId === waitRunId) {
+          nextHistoryIsWaitReply = true;
+        }
         return { runId: params?.runId ?? "run-1", status: "ok" };
       }
       if (request.method === "chat.history") {
         _historyCallCount += 1;
-        const text =
+        const text = nextHistoryIsWaitReply ? "done" : "ANNOUNCE_SKIP";
-          (lastWaitedRunId && replyByRunId.get(lastWaitedRunId)) ?? "";
+        nextHistoryIsWaitReply = false;
         return {
           messages: [
             {
@@ -190,10 +178,9 @@ describe("sessions tools", () => {
       return {};
     });
 
-    const tool = createClawdisTools({
+    const tool = createClawdisTools().find(
-      agentSessionKey: requesterKey,
+      (candidate) => candidate.name === "sessions_send",
-      agentSurface: "discord",
+    );
-    }).find((candidate) => candidate.name === "sessions_send");
     expect(tool).toBeDefined();
     if (!tool) throw new Error("missing sessions_send tool");
 
@@ -204,7 +191,6 @@ describe("sessions tools", () => {
     });
     expect(fire.details).toMatchObject({ status: "accepted", runId: "run-1" });
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
-    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
 
     const waitPromise = tool.execute("call6", {
       sessionKey: "main",
@@ -218,14 +204,13 @@ describe("sessions tools", () => {
     });
     expect(typeof (waited.details as { runId?: string }).runId).toBe("string");
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
-    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
 
     const agentCalls = calls.filter((call) => call.method === "agent");
     const waitCalls = calls.filter((call) => call.method === "agent.wait");
     const historyOnlyCalls = calls.filter(
       (call) => call.method === "chat.history",
     );
-    expect(agentCalls).toHaveLength(8);
+    expect(agentCalls).toHaveLength(4);
     for (const call of agentCalls) {
       expect(call.params).toMatchObject({ lane: "nested" });
     }
@@ -246,21 +231,11 @@ describe("sessions tools", () => {
             ?.extraSystemPrompt === "string" &&
           (
             call.params as { extraSystemPrompt?: string }
-          )?.extraSystemPrompt?.includes("Agent-to-agent reply step"),
+          )?.extraSystemPrompt?.includes("Agent-to-agent post step"),
       ),
     ).toBe(true);
-    expect(
+    expect(waitCalls).toHaveLength(3);
-      agentCalls.some(
+    expect(historyOnlyCalls).toHaveLength(3);
-        (call) =>
-          typeof (call.params as { extraSystemPrompt?: string })
-            ?.extraSystemPrompt === "string" &&
-          (
-            call.params as { extraSystemPrompt?: string }
-          )?.extraSystemPrompt?.includes("Agent-to-agent announce step"),
-      ),
-    ).toBe(true);
-    expect(waitCalls).toHaveLength(8);
-    expect(historyOnlyCalls).toHaveLength(8);
     expect(
       waitCalls.some(
         (call) =>
@@ -269,110 +244,4 @@ describe("sessions tools", () => {
     ).toBe(true);
     expect(sendCallCount).toBe(0);
   });
-
-  it("sessions_send runs ping-pong then announces", async () => {
-    callGatewayMock.mockReset();
-    const calls: Array<{ method?: string; params?: unknown }> = [];
-    let agentCallCount = 0;
-    let lastWaitedRunId: string | undefined;
-    const replyByRunId = new Map<string, string>();
-    const requesterKey = "discord:group:req";
-    const targetKey = "discord:group:target";
-    let sendParams: { to?: string; provider?: string; message?: string } = {};
-    callGatewayMock.mockImplementation(async (opts: unknown) => {
-      const request = opts as { method?: string; params?: unknown };
-      calls.push(request);
-      if (request.method === "agent") {
-        agentCallCount += 1;
-        const runId = `run-${agentCallCount}`;
-        const params = request.params as
-          | {
-              message?: string;
-              sessionKey?: string;
-              extraSystemPrompt?: string;
-            }
-          | undefined;
-        let reply = "initial";
-        if (params?.extraSystemPrompt?.includes("Agent-to-agent reply step")) {
-          reply = params.sessionKey === requesterKey ? "pong-1" : "pong-2";
-        }
-        if (
-          params?.extraSystemPrompt?.includes("Agent-to-agent announce step")
-        ) {
-          reply = "announce now";
-        }
-        replyByRunId.set(runId, reply);
-        return {
-          runId,
-          status: "accepted",
-          acceptedAt: 2000 + agentCallCount,
-        };
-      }
-      if (request.method === "agent.wait") {
-        const params = request.params as { runId?: string } | undefined;
-        lastWaitedRunId = params?.runId;
-        return { runId: params?.runId ?? "run-1", status: "ok" };
-      }
-      if (request.method === "chat.history") {
-        const text =
-          (lastWaitedRunId && replyByRunId.get(lastWaitedRunId)) ?? "";
-        return {
-          messages: [
-            {
-              role: "assistant",
-              content: [{ type: "text", text }],
-              timestamp: 20,
-            },
-          ],
-        };
-      }
-      if (request.method === "send") {
-        const params = request.params as
-          | { to?: string; provider?: string; message?: string }
-          | undefined;
-        sendParams = {
-          to: params?.to,
-          provider: params?.provider,
-          message: params?.message,
-        };
-        return { messageId: "m-announce" };
-      }
-      return {};
-    });
-
-    const tool = createClawdisTools({
-      agentSessionKey: requesterKey,
-      agentSurface: "discord",
-    }).find((candidate) => candidate.name === "sessions_send");
-    expect(tool).toBeDefined();
-    if (!tool) throw new Error("missing sessions_send tool");
-
-    const waited = await tool.execute("call7", {
-      sessionKey: targetKey,
-      message: "ping",
-      timeoutSeconds: 1,
-    });
-    expect(waited.details).toMatchObject({
-      status: "ok",
-      reply: "initial",
-    });
-    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
-    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
-
-    const replySteps = calls.filter(
-      (call) =>
-        call.method === "agent" &&
-        typeof (call.params as { extraSystemPrompt?: string })
-          ?.extraSystemPrompt === "string" &&
-        (
-          call.params as { extraSystemPrompt?: string }
-        )?.extraSystemPrompt?.includes("Agent-to-agent reply step"),
-    );
-    expect(replySteps).toHaveLength(2);
-    expect(sendParams).toMatchObject({
-      to: "channel:target",
-      provider: "discord",
-      message: "announce now",
-    });
-  });
 });

src/gateway/server.ts

@@ -946,15 +946,18 @@ export async function startGatewayServer(
     nodePresenceTimers.delete(nodeId);
   };
 
-  const beaconNodePresence = (node: {
+  const beaconNodePresence = (
-    nodeId: string;
+    node: {
-    displayName?: string;
+      nodeId: string;
-    remoteIp?: string;
+      displayName?: string;
-    version?: string;
+      remoteIp?: string;
-    platform?: string;
+      version?: string;
-    deviceFamily?: string;
+      platform?: string;
-    modelIdentifier?: string;
+      deviceFamily?: string;
-  }, reason: string) => {
+      modelIdentifier?: string;
+    },
+    reason: string,
+  ) => {
     const host = node.displayName?.trim() || node.nodeId;
     const rawIp = node.remoteIp?.trim();
     const ip = rawIp && !isLoopbackAddress(rawIp) ? rawIp : undefined;
@@ -1826,6 +1829,10 @@ export async function startGatewayServer(
       await stopGmailWatcher();
       cron.stop();
       heartbeatRunner.stop();
+      for (const timer of nodePresenceTimers.values()) {
+        clearInterval(timer);
+      }
+      nodePresenceTimers.clear();
       broadcast("shutdown", {
         reason,
         restartExpectedMs,