feat(computer): wait_for — one box-side poll loop instead of a model inference per peek - #564
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…turns while things boot Stolen from vercel-labs/fx's terminal monitors. A bot that starts a dev server or kicks off a long job currently polls with repeated computer_exec or screenshot calls — one model inference per peek. wait_for runs the whole wait in ONE round trip: a 2s poll loop on the box (http_ready / tcp_ready / output_matches / file_exists, bounded 1-240s), then the settled screen rides back in the same result, matching the file's act-and-observe contract. The schema is flat (enum + per-condition fields described in words) and bad input answers with a copyable example instead of a wall — both per the CONTRIBUTING "MCP tool schemas" rules from #544. A timeout returns advice (inspect with computer_exec) rather than an invitation to wait again, and the preview poker learns the tool name so the panel refreshes. Verified: 22/22 proxy contract tests (schema flatness guard, free-of-charge guidance on bad input, single-round-trip with frame, timeout advice, bash -n on every generated shell); mutation check (breaking the loop's sentinel fails 3 tests); tsc clean; lint parity with main (14 = 14 findings). Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughChangesThe computer proxy adds a Wait For Tool
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The new wait operation can repeatedly execute a caller-supplied command while checking for matching output, and an individual probe can also outlive the requested timeout. That can multiply side effects or delay timeout guidance, so the PR should not merge until probe deadlines and the command-execution contract are addressed or explicitly accepted. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Caller
participant ComputerProxy
participant BoxHost
participant ScreenPoller
Caller->>ComputerProxy: Call wait_for
ComputerProxy->>ComputerProxy: Validate condition and timeout
ComputerProxy->>BoxHost: Run condition polling loop
BoxHost-->>ComputerProxy: Return success or timeout
ComputerProxy-->>Caller: Return result and optional frame
ComputerProxy->>ScreenPoller: Refresh live preview
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In `@server/computer-proxy.ts`:
- Line 1042: Update the output_matches probe construction around the check
assignment so each probe runs with a process-group-aware timeout capped by the
remaining wait budget. Ensure commands such as sleep 999 cannot block the
polling loop beyond timeout_seconds, while preserving the existing grep pattern
matching behavior.
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| if (!probe.trim() || !pattern.trim()) { | ||
| return text(id, 'output_matches needs "command" and "pattern", e.g. {"condition":"output_matches","command":"tail -1 /tmp/build.log","pattern":"done|failed"}.', true); | ||
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| check = `bash -c ${shellQuote(probe)} 2>&1 | grep -Eq ${shellQuote(pattern)}`; |
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Bound each output_matches probe.
Line 1042 runs probe without a deadline. With command: "sleep 999" and timeout_seconds: 1, the first probe blocks the polling loop. The tool then cannot return its timeout guidance at the requested deadline and can wait for the larger runOnBox deadline instead.
Run each probe with a process-group-aware deadline that is limited by the remaining wait budget.
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In `@server/computer-proxy.ts` at line 1042, Update the output_matches probe
construction around the check assignment so each probe runs with a
process-group-aware timeout capped by the remaining wait budget. Ensure commands
such as sleep 999 cannot block the polling loop beyond timeout_seconds, while
preserving the existing grep pattern matching behavior.
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What changed
A new
wait_fortool on the cloud-box computer surface (server/computer-proxy.ts), borrowed from vercel-labs/fx's terminal monitors:http_ready(URL answers),tcp_ready(local port accepts),output_matches(command output matches an extended regex),file_exists— each with only its own fields, timeout 1–240s (default 60).observe:falseskips the frame).computer_exec) instead of an invitation to keep waiting.pokeScreenPoller's tool-name regex learnswait_forso the live panel refreshes after the wait.Why
A bot that launches a dev server or starts a long job today polls with repeated
computer_exec/screenshotcalls — one model inference per peek, plus a frame each time. This was the highest-value borrow from the fx architecture review: fx'sterminaltool ships declarative monitors (tcp_ready,http_ready,output_matches) for exactly this. Onewait_forcall replaces the whole poll conversation.How it was verified
npx vitest run server/computer-proxy.test.ts— 22/22. New cases: schema flatness guard (/"(oneOf|anyOf|allOf|const|format)":/never appears — the fix(routines): flat schedule schema + coercion so chat proposals survive provider schema conversion #544 regression fence), guidance-is-free (bad input produces no box command), single round trip carrying loop + frame, timeout-as-advice, andbash -nsyntax validation of every generated shell (the suite's existing convention).WAITsentinel fails 3 tests.tsc -p tsconfig.server.jsonclean; lint parity with main on the touched file (14 findings before, 14 after — nothing new).Siblings from the same fx review
autopermission mode — one narrow safety review per unresolved action) as an issue first, since it crosses the approval trust boundary.Checklist
pnpm typecheckand the touched test file pass locallydist-server/editsshell: true(commands travel through the existing box command API)🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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New Features
wait_fortool that waits for HTTP, TCP, command-output, or file-existence conditions.Bug Fixes
wait_foractions.