Auto-reply: stream verbose tool results via tau rpc

src/auto-reply/command-reply.ts

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type CommandReplyParams = {
   enqueue?: EnqueueRunner;
   thinkLevel?: ThinkLevel;
   verboseLevel?: "off" | "on";
+  onPartialReply?: (payload: ReplyPayload) => Promise<void> | void;
 };
 
 export type CommandReplyMeta = {
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ export async function runCommandReply(
     enqueue = enqueueCommand,
     thinkLevel,
     verboseLevel,
+    onPartialReply,
   } = params;
 
   if (!reply.command?.length) {
@@ -274,6 +276,42 @@ export async function runCommandReply(
           cwd: reply.cwd,
           prompt: body,
           timeoutMs,
+          onEvent:
+            verboseLevel === "on" && onPartialReply
+              ? (line: string) => {
+                  try {
+                    const ev = JSON.parse(line) as {
+                      type?: string;
+                      message?: { role?: string; content?: unknown[] };
+                    };
+                    if (
+                      (ev.type === "message" || ev.type === "message_end") &&
+                      ev.message?.role === "tool_result" &&
+                      Array.isArray(ev.message.content)
+                    ) {
+                      const text = (
+                        ev.message.content as Array<{ text?: string }>
+                      )
+                        .map((c) => c.text)
+                        .filter((t): t is string => !!t)
+                        .join("\n")
+                        .trim();
+                      if (text) {
+                        const { text: cleanedText, mediaUrls: mediaFound } =
+                          splitMediaFromOutput(`🛠️ ${text}`);
+                        void onPartialReply({
+                          text: cleanedText,
+                          mediaUrls: mediaFound?.length
+                            ? mediaFound
+                            : undefined,
+                        } as ReplyPayload);
+                      }
+                    }
+                  } catch {
+                    // ignore malformed lines
+                  }
+                }
+              : undefined,
         });
       }
       return await commandRunner(finalArgv, { timeoutMs, cwd: reply.cwd });
@@ -309,8 +347,10 @@ export async function runCommandReply(
     type ReplyItem = { text: string; media?: string[] };
     const replyItems: ReplyItem[] = [];
 
-    // When verbose is on, surface tool results first (before assistant summary) to mirror chat ordering.
-    if (verboseLevel === "on") {
+    const includeToolResultsInline =
+      verboseLevel === "on" && !onPartialReply && parsedToolResults.length > 0;
+
+    if (includeToolResultsInline) {
       for (const tr of parsedToolResults) {
         const prefixed = `🛠️ ${tr}`;
         const { text: cleanedText, mediaUrls: mediaFound } =

src/auto-reply/reply.ts

@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ export async function getReplyFromConfig(
         commandRunner,
         thinkLevel: resolvedThinkLevel,
         verboseLevel: resolvedVerboseLevel,
+        onPartialReply: opts?.onPartialReply,
       });
       const payloadArray = runResult.payloads ?? [];
       const meta = runResult.meta;
@@ -611,6 +612,16 @@ export async function autoReplyIfConfigured(
     To: message.to ?? undefined,
     MessageSid: message.sid,
   };
+  const replyFrom = message.to;
+  const replyTo = message.from;
+  if (!replyFrom || !replyTo) {
+    if (isVerbose())
+      console.error(
+        "Skipping auto-reply: missing to/from on inbound message",
+        ctx,
+      );
+    return;
+  }
   const cfg = configOverride ?? loadConfig();
   // Attach media hints for transcription/templates if present on Twilio payloads.
   const mediaUrl = (message as { mediaUrl?: string }).mediaUrl;
@@ -632,10 +643,72 @@ export async function autoReplyIfConfigured(
     }
   }
 
+  const sendTwilio = async (body: string, media?: string) => {
+    let resolvedMedia = media;
+    if (resolvedMedia && !/^https?:\/\//i.test(resolvedMedia)) {
+      const hosted = await ensureMediaHosted(resolvedMedia);
+      resolvedMedia = hosted.url;
+    }
+    await client.messages.create({
+      from: replyFrom,
+      to: replyTo,
+      body,
+      ...(resolvedMedia ? { mediaUrl: [resolvedMedia] } : {}),
+    });
+  };
+
+  const sendPayload = async (replyPayload: ReplyPayload) => {
+    const mediaList = replyPayload.mediaUrls?.length
+      ? replyPayload.mediaUrls
+      : replyPayload.mediaUrl
+        ? [replyPayload.mediaUrl]
+        : [];
+
+    const text = replyPayload.text ?? "";
+    const chunks = chunkText(text, TWILIO_TEXT_LIMIT);
+    if (chunks.length === 0) chunks.push("");
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < chunks.length; i++) {
+      const body = chunks[i];
+      const attachMedia = i === 0 ? mediaList[0] : undefined;
+
+      if (body) {
+        logVerbose(
+          `Auto-replying via Twilio: from ${replyFrom} to ${replyTo}, body length ${body.length}`,
+        );
+      } else if (attachMedia) {
+        logVerbose(
+          `Auto-replying via Twilio: from ${replyFrom} to ${replyTo} (media only)`,
+        );
+      }
+
+      await sendTwilio(body, attachMedia);
+
+      if (i === 0 && mediaList.length > 1) {
+        for (const extra of mediaList.slice(1)) {
+          await sendTwilio("", extra);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (isVerbose()) {
+        console.log(
+          info(
+            `↩️  Auto-replied to ${replyTo} (sid ${message.sid ?? "no-sid"}${attachMedia ? ", media" : ""})`,
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  const partialSender = async (payload: ReplyPayload) => {
+    await sendPayload(payload);
+  };
+
   const replyResult = await getReplyFromConfig(
     ctx,
     {
       onReplyStart: () => sendTypingIndicator(client, runtime, message.sid),
+      onPartialReply: partialSender,
     },
     cfg,
   );
@@ -646,73 +719,9 @@ export async function autoReplyIfConfigured(
     : [];
   if (replies.length === 0) return;
 
-  const replyFrom = message.to;
-  const replyTo = message.from;
-  if (!replyFrom || !replyTo) {
-    if (isVerbose())
-      console.error(
-        "Skipping auto-reply: missing to/from on inbound message",
-        ctx,
-      );
-    return;
-  }
-
   try {
-    const sendTwilio = async (body: string, media?: string) => {
-      let resolvedMedia = media;
-      if (resolvedMedia && !/^https?:\/\//i.test(resolvedMedia)) {
-        const hosted = await ensureMediaHosted(resolvedMedia);
-        resolvedMedia = hosted.url;
-      }
-      await client.messages.create({
-        from: replyFrom,
-        to: replyTo,
-        body,
-        ...(resolvedMedia ? { mediaUrl: [resolvedMedia] } : {}),
-      });
-    };
-
     for (const replyPayload of replies) {
-      const mediaList = replyPayload.mediaUrls?.length
-        ? replyPayload.mediaUrls
-        : replyPayload.mediaUrl
-          ? [replyPayload.mediaUrl]
-          : [];
-
-      const text = replyPayload.text ?? "";
-      const chunks = chunkText(text, TWILIO_TEXT_LIMIT);
-      if (chunks.length === 0) chunks.push("");
-
-      for (let i = 0; i < chunks.length; i++) {
-        const body = chunks[i];
-        const attachMedia = i === 0 ? mediaList[0] : undefined;
-
-        if (body) {
-          logVerbose(
-            `Auto-replying via Twilio: from ${replyFrom} to ${replyTo}, body length ${body.length}`,
-          );
-        } else if (attachMedia) {
-          logVerbose(
-            `Auto-replying via Twilio: from ${replyFrom} to ${replyTo} (media only)`,
-          );
-        }
-
-        await sendTwilio(body, attachMedia);
-
-        if (i === 0 && mediaList.length > 1) {
-          for (const extra of mediaList.slice(1)) {
-            await sendTwilio("", extra);
-          }
-        }
-
-        if (isVerbose()) {
-          console.log(
-            info(
-              `↩️  Auto-replied to ${replyTo} (sid ${message.sid ?? "no-sid"}${attachMedia ? ", media" : ""})`,
-            ),
-          );
-        }
-      }
+      await sendPayload(replyPayload);
     }
   } catch (err) {
     const anyErr = err as {

src/auto-reply/types.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export type GetReplyOptions = {
   onReplyStart?: () => Promise<void> | void;
   isHeartbeat?: boolean;
+  onPartialReply?: (payload: ReplyPayload) => Promise<void> | void;
 };
 
 export type ReplyPayload = {

src/process/tau-rpc.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ type TauRpcOptions = {
   argv: string[];
   cwd?: string;
   timeoutMs: number;
+  onEvent?: (line: string) => void;
 };
 
 type TauRpcResult = {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ class TauRpcClient {
         resolve: (r: TauRpcResult) => void;
         reject: (err: unknown) => void;
         timer: NodeJS.Timeout;
+        onEvent?: (line: string) => void;
       }
     | undefined;
 
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ class TauRpcClient {
   private handleLine(line: string) {
     if (!this.pending) return;
     this.buffer.push(line);
+    this.pending?.onEvent?.(line);
     // Streamed JSON arrives line-by-line; mark when an assistant message finishes
     // and resolve after a short idle to capture any follow-up events (e.g. tools)
     // that belong to the same turn.
@@ -95,7 +98,11 @@ class TauRpcClient {
     }
   }
 
-  async prompt(prompt: string, timeoutMs: number): Promise<TauRpcResult> {
+  async prompt(
+    prompt: string,
+    timeoutMs: number,
+    onEvent?: (line: string) => void,
+  ): Promise<TauRpcResult> {
     this.ensureChild();
     if (this.pending) {
       throw new Error("tau rpc already handling a request");
@@ -118,7 +125,7 @@ class TauRpcClient {
         reject(new Error(`tau rpc timed out after ${timeoutMs}ms`));
         child.kill("SIGKILL");
       }, timeoutMs);
-      this.pending = { resolve, reject, timer };
+      this.pending = { resolve, reject, timer, onEvent };
     });
   }
 
@@ -144,7 +151,7 @@ export async function runPiRpc(
     singleton?.client.dispose();
     singleton = { key, client: new TauRpcClient(opts.argv, opts.cwd) };
   }
-  return singleton.client.prompt(opts.prompt, opts.timeoutMs);
+  return singleton.client.prompt(opts.prompt, opts.timeoutMs, opts.onEvent);
 }
 
 export function resetPiRpc() {