Function getTeammateMailboxAttachments

src/utils/attachments.ts:3539–3776

* Get teammate mailbox attachments for agent swarm communication * Teammates are independent NCode sessions running in parallel (swarms), * not parent-child subagent relationships. * * This function checks two sources for messages: * 1. File-based mailbox (for messages that arrived between poll

(
  toolUseContext: ToolUseContext,
)

 * allowing teammates to receive messages without waiting for the turn to end.
 */
async function getTeammateMailboxAttachments(
  toolUseContext: ToolUseContext,
): Promise<Attachment[]> {
  if (!isAgentSwarmsEnabled()) {
    return []
  }
  if ((process.env.NCODE_BUILD_MODE !== 'noumena' && process.env.USER_TYPE !== 'ant')) {
    return []
  }

  // Get AppState early to check for team lead status
  const appState = toolUseContext.getAppState()

  // Use agent name from helper (checks AsyncLocalStorage, then dynamicTeamContext)
  const envAgentName = getAgentName()

  // Get team name (checks AsyncLocalStorage, dynamicTeamContext, then AppState)
  const teamName = getTeamName(appState.teamContext)

  // Check if we're the team lead (uses shared logic from swarm utils)
  const teamLeadStatus = isTeamLead(appState.teamContext)

  // Check if viewing a teammate's transcript (for in-process teammates)
  const viewedTeammate = getViewedTeammateTask(appState)

  // Resolve agent name based on who we're VIEWING:
  // - If viewing a teammate, use THEIR name (to read from their mailbox)
  // - Otherwise use env var if set, or leader's name if we're the team lead
  let agentName = viewedTeammate?.identity.agentName ?? envAgentName
  if (!agentName && teamLeadStatus && appState.teamContext) {
    const leadAgentId = appState.teamContext.leadAgentId
    // Look up the lead's name from agents map (not the UUID)
    agentName = appState.teamContext.teammates[leadAgentId]?.name || 'team-lead'
  }

  logForDebugging(
    `[SwarmMailbox] getTeammateMailboxAttachments called: envAgentName=${envAgentName}, isTeamLead=${teamLeadStatus}, resolved agentName=${agentName}, teamName=${teamName}`,
  )

  // Only check inbox if running as an agent in a swarm or team lead
  if (!agentName) {
    logForDebugging(
      `[SwarmMailbox] Not checking inbox - not in a swarm or team lead`,
    )
    return []
  }

  logForDebugging(
    `[SwarmMailbox] Checking inbox for agent="${agentName}" team="${teamName || 'default'}"`,
  )

  // Check mailbox for unread messages (routes to in-process or file-based)
  // Filter out structured protocol messages (permission requests/responses, shutdown
  // messages, etc.) — these must be left unread for useInboxPoller to route to their
  // proper handlers (workerPermissions queue, sandbox queue, etc.). Without filtering,
  // attachment generation races with InboxPoller: whichever reads first marks all
  // messages as read, and if attachments wins, protocol messages get bundled as raw
  // LLM context text instead of being routed to their UI handlers.