feat: cron agent binding + doctor UI refresh

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
 - Memory: embedding providers support OpenAI or local `node-llama-cpp`; config adds defaults + per-agent overrides, provider/fallback metadata surfaced in tools/CLI.
 - CLI/Tools: new `clawdbot memory` commands plus `memory_search`/`memory_get` tools returning snippets + line ranges and provider info.
 - Runtime: memory index stored under `~/.clawdbot/memory/{agentId}.sqlite` with watch-on-by-default; inline status replies now stay auth-gated while inline prompts continue to the agent.
+- Doctor: rebuild Control UI assets when protocol schema is newer to avoid stale UI connect errors. (#786) — thanks @meaningfool.
+- Cron: allow jobs to target a specific agent and expose agent selection in the macOS app + Control UI.
 - Discord: add `discord.allowBots` to permit bot-authored messages (still ignores its own messages) with docs warning about bot loops. (#802) — thanks @zknicker.
 - CLI/Onboarding: `clawdbot dashboard` prints/copies the tokenized Control UI link and opens it; onboarding now auto-opens the dashboard with your token and keeps the link in the summary.
 - Commands: native slash commands now default to `"auto"` (on for Discord/Telegram, off for Slack) with per-provider overrides (`discord/telegram/slack.commands.native`) and docs updated.

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/CronJobEditor+Helpers.swift

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ extension CronJobEditor {
         guard let job else { return }
         self.name = job.name
         self.description = job.description ?? ""
+        self.agentId = job.agentId ?? ""
         self.enabled = job.enabled
         self.sessionTarget = job.sessionTarget
         self.wakeMode = job.wakeMode
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ extension CronJobEditor {
                 userInfo: [NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: "Name is required."])
         }
         let description = self.description.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        let agentId = self.agentId.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
         let schedule: [String: Any]
         switch self.scheduleKind {
         case .at:
@@ -148,6 +150,11 @@ extension CronJobEditor {
             "payload": payload,
         ]
         if !description.isEmpty { root["description"] = description }
+        if !agentId.isEmpty {
+            root["agentId"] = agentId
+        } else if self.job?.agentId != nil {
+            root["agentId"] = NSNull()
+        }
 
         if self.sessionTarget == .isolated {
             let trimmed = self.postPrefix.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/CronJobEditor+Testing.swift

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ extension CronJobEditor {
     mutating func exerciseForTesting() {
         self.name = "Test job"
         self.description = "Test description"
+        self.agentId = "ops"
         self.enabled = true
         self.sessionTarget = .isolated
         self.wakeMode = .now

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/CronJobEditor.swift

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ struct CronJobEditor: View {
 
     @State var name: String = ""
     @State var description: String = ""
+    @State var agentId: String = ""
     @State var enabled: Bool = true
     @State var sessionTarget: CronSessionTarget = .main
     @State var wakeMode: CronWakeMode = .nextHeartbeat
@@ -77,6 +78,12 @@ struct CronJobEditor: View {
                                     .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
                                     .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
                             }
+                            GridRow {
+                                self.gridLabel("Agent ID")
+                                TextField("Optional (default agent)", text: self.$agentId)
+                                    .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
+                                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+                            }
                             GridRow {
                                 self.gridLabel("Enabled")
                                 Toggle("", isOn: self.$enabled)

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/CronModels.swift

@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ struct CronJobState: Codable, Equatable {
 
 struct CronJob: Identifiable, Codable, Equatable {
     let id: String
+    let agentId: String?
     var name: String
     var description: String?
     var enabled: Bool

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/CronSettings+Rows.swift

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ extension CronSettings {
             HStack(spacing: 6) {
                 StatusPill(text: job.sessionTarget.rawValue, tint: .secondary)
                 StatusPill(text: job.wakeMode.rawValue, tint: .secondary)
+                if let agentId = job.agentId, !agentId.isEmpty {
+                    StatusPill(text: "agent \(agentId)", tint: .secondary)
+                }
                 if let status = job.state.lastStatus {
                     StatusPill(text: status, tint: status == "ok" ? .green : .orange)
                 }
@@ -94,6 +97,9 @@ extension CronSettings {
             if let desc = job.description, !desc.isEmpty {
                 LabeledContent("Description") { Text(desc).font(.callout) }
             }
+            if let agentId = job.agentId, !agentId.isEmpty {
+                LabeledContent("Agent") { Text(agentId) }
+            }
             LabeledContent("Session") { Text(job.sessionTarget.rawValue) }
             LabeledContent("Wake") { Text(job.wakeMode.rawValue) }
             LabeledContent("Next run") {

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/CronSettings+Testing.swift

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ struct CronSettings_Previews: PreviewProvider {
         store.jobs = [
             CronJob(
                 id: "job-1",
+                agentId: "ops",
                 name: "Daily summary",
                 description: nil,
                 enabled: true,
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ extension CronSettings {
 
         let job = CronJob(
             id: "job-1",
+            agentId: "ops",
             name: "Daily summary",
             description: "Summary job",
             enabled: true,

apps/macos/Tests/ClawdbotIPCTests/CronJobEditorSmokeTests.swift

@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ struct CronJobEditorSmokeTests {
     @Test func cronJobEditorBuildsBodyForExistingJob() {
         let job = CronJob(
             id: "job-1",
+            agentId: "ops",
             name: "Daily summary",
+            description: nil,
             enabled: true,
             createdAtMs: 1_700_000_000_000,
             updatedAtMs: 1_700_000_000_000,

apps/macos/Tests/ClawdbotIPCTests/CronModelsTests.swift

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct CronModelsTests {
     @Test func displayNameTrimsWhitespaceAndFallsBack() {
         let base = CronJob(
             id: "x",
+            agentId: nil,
             name: "  hello  ",
             description: nil,
             enabled: true,
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ struct CronModelsTests {
     @Test func nextRunDateAndLastRunDateDeriveFromState() {
         let job = CronJob(
             id: "x",
+            agentId: nil,
             name: "t",
             description: nil,
             enabled: true,

apps/macos/Tests/ClawdbotIPCTests/SettingsViewSmokeTests.swift

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct SettingsViewSmokeTests {
 
         let job1 = CronJob(
             id: "job-1",
+            agentId: "ops",
             name: "  Morning Check-in  ",
             description: nil,
             enabled: true,
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ struct SettingsViewSmokeTests {
 
         let job2 = CronJob(
             id: "job-2",
+            agentId: nil,
             name: "",
             description: nil,
             enabled: false,

docs/gateway/doctor.md

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ cat ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json
 
 ## What it does (summary)
 - Optional pre-flight update for git installs (interactive only).
+- UI protocol freshness check (rebuilds Control UI when the protocol schema is newer).
 - Health check + restart prompt.
 - Skills status summary (eligible/missing/blocked).
 - Legacy config migration and normalization.

src/agents/models-config.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import path from "node:path";
 import { type ClawdbotConfig, loadConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import { resolveClawdbotAgentDir } from "./agent-paths.js";
 import {
+  type AuthProfileStore,
   ensureAuthProfileStore,
   listProfilesForProvider,
 } from "./auth-profiles.js";
@@ -70,9 +71,10 @@ async function readJson(pathname: string): Promise<unknown> {
   }
 }
 
-function buildMinimaxApiProvider(): ProviderConfig {
+function buildMinimaxApiProvider(apiKey?: string): ProviderConfig {
   return {
     baseUrl: MINIMAX_API_BASE_URL,
+    ...(apiKey ? { apiKey } : {}),
     api: "anthropic-messages",
     models: [
       {
@@ -88,6 +90,35 @@ function buildMinimaxApiProvider(): ProviderConfig {
   };
 }
 
+function resolveMinimaxApiKeyFromStore(
+  store: AuthProfileStore,
+): string | undefined {
+  const profileIds = listProfilesForProvider(store, "minimax");
+  for (const profileId of profileIds) {
+    const cred = store.profiles[profileId];
+    if (!cred) continue;
+    if (cred.type === "api_key") {
+      const key = cred.key?.trim();
+      if (key) return key;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (cred.type === "token") {
+      const token = cred.token?.trim();
+      if (!token) continue;
+      if (
+        typeof cred.expires === "number" &&
+        Number.isFinite(cred.expires) &&
+        cred.expires > 0 &&
+        Date.now() >= cred.expires
+      ) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      return token;
+    }
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 function resolveImplicitProviders(params: {
   cfg: ClawdbotConfig;
   agentDir: string;
@@ -95,10 +126,10 @@ function resolveImplicitProviders(params: {
   const providers: Record<string, ProviderConfig> = {};
   const minimaxEnv = resolveEnvApiKey("minimax");
   const authStore = ensureAuthProfileStore(params.agentDir);
-  const hasMinimaxProfile =
+  const minimaxKey =
-    listProfilesForProvider(authStore, "minimax").length > 0;
+    minimaxEnv?.apiKey ?? resolveMinimaxApiKeyFromStore(authStore);
-  if (minimaxEnv || hasMinimaxProfile) {
+  if (minimaxKey) {
-    providers.minimax = buildMinimaxApiProvider();
+    providers.minimax = buildMinimaxApiProvider(minimaxKey);
   }
   return providers;
 }

src/auto-reply/heartbeat.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
-import { stripHeartbeatToken } from "./heartbeat.js";
+import {
+  DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT_ACK_MAX_CHARS,
+  stripHeartbeatToken,
+} from "./heartbeat.js";
 import { HEARTBEAT_TOKEN } from "./tokens.js";
 
 describe("stripHeartbeatToken", () => {
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ describe("stripHeartbeatToken", () => {
   });
 
   it("keeps heartbeat replies when remaining content exceeds threshold", () => {
-    const long = "A".repeat(400);
+    const long = "A".repeat(DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT_ACK_MAX_CHARS + 1);
     expect(
       stripHeartbeatToken(`${long} ${HEARTBEAT_TOKEN}`, { mode: "heartbeat" }),
     ).toEqual({

src/commands/doctor-ui.ts

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export async function maybeRepairUiProtocolFreshness(
         { timeoutMs: 5000 },
       ).catch(() => null);
 
-      if (gitLog?.stdout.trim()) {
+      if (gitLog && gitLog.code === 0 && gitLog.stdout.trim()) {
         note(
           `UI assets are older than the protocol schema.\nFunctional changes since last build:\n${gitLog.stdout
             .trim()
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export async function maybeRepairUiProtocolFreshness(
           // Use scripts/ui.js to build, assuming node is available as we are running in it.
           // We use the same node executable to run the script.
           const uiScriptPath = path.join(root, "scripts/ui.js");
-          await runCommandWithTimeout(
+          const buildResult = await runCommandWithTimeout(
             [process.execPath, uiScriptPath, "build"],
             {
               cwd: root,
@@ -72,11 +72,21 @@ export async function maybeRepairUiProtocolFreshness(
               env: { ...process.env, FORCE_COLOR: "1" },
             },
           );
+          if (buildResult.code === 0) {
             note("UI rebuild complete.", "UI");
+          } else {
+            const details = [
+              `UI rebuild failed (exit ${buildResult.code ?? "unknown"}).`,
+              buildResult.stderr.trim() ? buildResult.stderr.trim() : null,
+            ]
+              .filter(Boolean)
+              .join("\n");
+            note(details, "UI");
           }
         }
       }
-  } catch (_err) {
+    }
+  } catch {
     // If files don't exist, we can't check.
     // If git fails, we silently skip.
     // runtime.debug(`UI freshness check failed: ${String(err)}`);

src/commands/doctor.ts

@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ import {
   maybeMigrateLegacyConfigFile,
   normalizeLegacyConfigValues,
 } from "./doctor-legacy-config.js";
-import { maybeRepairUiProtocolFreshness } from "./doctor-ui.js";
 import { createDoctorPrompter, type DoctorOptions } from "./doctor-prompter.js";
 import {
   maybeRepairSandboxImages,
@@ -81,6 +80,7 @@ import {
   detectLegacyStateMigrations,
   runLegacyStateMigrations,
 } from "./doctor-state-migrations.js";
+import { maybeRepairUiProtocolFreshness } from "./doctor-ui.js";
 import {
   detectLegacyWorkspaceDirs,
   formatLegacyWorkspaceWarning,
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ export async function doctorCommand(
     }
   }
 
+  await maybeRepairUiProtocolFreshness(runtime, prompter);
+
   await maybeMigrateLegacyConfigFile(runtime);
 
   const snapshot = await readConfigFileSnapshot();
@@ -479,11 +481,13 @@ export async function doctorCommand(
   note(
     [
       `Eligible: ${skillsReport.skills.filter((s) => s.eligible).length}`,
-      `Missing requirements: ${skillsReport.skills.filter(
+      `Missing requirements: ${
+        skillsReport.skills.filter(
           (s) => !s.eligible && !s.disabled && !s.blockedByAllowlist,
         ).length
       }`,
-      `Blocked by allowlist: ${skillsReport.skills.filter((s) => s.blockedByAllowlist).length
+      `Blocked by allowlist: ${
+        skillsReport.skills.filter((s) => s.blockedByAllowlist).length
       }`,
     ].join("\n"),
     "Skills status",

ui/src/ui/app.ts

@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ declare global {
 const DEFAULT_CRON_FORM: CronFormState = {
   name: "",
   description: "",
+  agentId: "",
   enabled: true,
   scheduleKind: "every",
   scheduleAt: "",

ui/src/ui/controllers/cron.ts

@@ -99,9 +99,11 @@ export async function addCronJob(state: CronState) {
   try {
     const schedule = buildCronSchedule(state.cronForm);
     const payload = buildCronPayload(state.cronForm);
+    const agentId = state.cronForm.agentId.trim();
     const job = {
       name: state.cronForm.name.trim(),
       description: state.cronForm.description.trim() || undefined,
+      agentId: agentId || undefined,
       enabled: state.cronForm.enabled,
       schedule,
       sessionTarget: state.cronForm.sessionTarget,

ui/src/ui/ui-types.ts

@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ export type IMessageForm = {
 export type CronFormState = {
   name: string;
   description: string;
+  agentId: string;
   enabled: boolean;
   scheduleKind: "at" | "every" | "cron";
   scheduleAt: string;

ui/src/ui/views/cron.ts

@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ export function renderCron(props: CronProps) {
                 props.onFormChange({ description: (e.target as HTMLInputElement).value })}
             />
           </label>
+          <label class="field">
+            <span>Agent ID</span>
+            <input
+              .value=${props.form.agentId}
+              @input=${(e: Event) =>
+                props.onFormChange({ agentId: (e.target as HTMLInputElement).value })}
+              placeholder="default"
+            />
+          </label>
           <label class="field checkbox">
             <span>Enabled</span>
             <input
@@ -338,6 +347,7 @@ function renderJob(job: CronJob, props: CronProps) {
         <div class="list-title">${job.name}</div>
         <div class="list-sub">${formatCronSchedule(job)}</div>
         <div class="muted">${formatCronPayload(job)}</div>
+        ${job.agentId ? html`<div class="muted">Agent: ${job.agentId}</div>` : nothing}
         <div class="chip-row" style="margin-top: 6px;">
           <span class="chip">${job.enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled"}</span>
           <span class="chip">${job.sessionTarget}</span>