refactor(agents): reduce protocol.py to the live AgentError

Post-coordination-removal sweep: the coordination wire protocol
(AgentRequest, AgentResponse, DelegationIntent, CoordinationResult,
DelegationReason, TaskComplexity, ToolCallRecord, AgentTimeoutError,
AgentUnavailableError, DelegationError) had zero importers left in
src/ - only its own test module. AgentError stays (raised by
run_librarian, mapped to user-safe failures by delegation.py).
Also drops the stale coordination.py line from the README tree.

Import-cycle sanity: python -c 'import src.main' passes.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01QbFZyDvYksazX6nYQYZ67L
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"""
Agent communication protocol for multi-agent coordination.
Agent error protocol.
Defines standardized request/response formats for communication between:
- Steward (request analysis) → Tatlock (coordination)
- Tatlock (coordination) → Expert agents (Librarian, Developer, etc.)
Structured exceptions raised by expert agents (e.g. The Librarian) so
callers - the delegation wrappers in src/agents/delegation.py - can
report success=False and map failures to curated user-safe messages
while exception detail stays in the logs.
"""
from enum import Enum
from typing import Any
from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
class DelegationReason(str, Enum):
"""Why a task is being delegated to an expert agent."""
DOMAIN_EXPERTISE = "domain_expertise" # Expert has specialized knowledge
TOOL_ACCESS = "tool_access" # Expert has required tools
RESOURCE_EFFICIENCY = "resource_efficiency" # Better handled by specialist
USER_PREFERENCE = "user_preference" # User requested specific agent
class TaskComplexity(str, Enum):
"""Complexity estimate for task execution."""
SIMPLE = "simple" # Single tool call, fast
MODERATE = "moderate" # Multiple steps, moderate time
COMPLEX = "complex" # Multi-agent, significant processing
class AgentRequest(BaseModel):
"""
Request to an expert agent.
Contains everything the agent needs to execute a task,
including context from the conversation and delegation intent.
"""
task: str = Field(
...,
description="Clear description of what the agent should do"
)
context: str = Field(
default="",
description="Relevant context from conversation history"
)
constraints: list[str] = Field(
default_factory=list,
description="Any constraints or requirements for the task"
)
delegation_reason: DelegationReason = Field(
default=DelegationReason.DOMAIN_EXPERTISE,
description="Why this task was delegated to this agent"
)
user_id: str = Field(
default="default",
description="User identifier for multi-tenant operations"
)
max_tokens: int | None = Field(
default=None,
description="Optional token limit for response"
)
timeout_seconds: int | None = Field(
default=None,
description=(
"Maximum time for task completion; None uses the configured "
"expert budget (LIBRARIAN_TIMEOUT)"
)
)
class ToolCallRecord(BaseModel):
"""Record of a tool call made during execution."""
tool_name: str
arguments: dict[str, Any]
result: str
duration_ms: int
class AgentResponse(BaseModel):
"""
Response from an expert agent.
Contains the result, reasoning, and metadata about execution.
"""
success: bool = Field(
...,
description="Whether the task completed successfully"
)
result: str = Field(
...,
description="The main output/answer from the agent"
)
reasoning: str = Field(
default="",
description="Agent's reasoning process (for transparency)"
)
tool_calls: list[ToolCallRecord] = Field(
default_factory=list,
description="Tools called during execution"
)
confidence: float = Field(
default=1.0,
ge=0.0,
le=1.0,
description="Agent's confidence in the result (0.0-1.0)"
)
sources: list[str] = Field(
default_factory=list,
description="Sources or references used"
)
error_message: str | None = Field(
default=None,
description="Error details if success=False"
)
duration_ms: int = Field(
default=0,
description="Total execution time in milliseconds"
)
class DelegationIntent(BaseModel):
"""
Intent to delegate a task to an expert agent.
Created by Tatlock when deciding to delegate, based on
Steward's recommendations.
"""
target_agent: str = Field(
...,
description="Name of the expert agent to delegate to"
)
task: str = Field(
...,
description="Task description for the agent"
)
reason: DelegationReason = Field(
default=DelegationReason.DOMAIN_EXPERTISE,
description="Why delegating to this agent"
)
expected_outcome: str = Field(
default="",
description="What we expect the agent to provide"
)
priority: int = Field(
default=1,
ge=1,
le=10,
description="Priority (1=highest, 10=lowest)"
)
depends_on: list[str] = Field(
default_factory=list,
description="Other delegation IDs this depends on (for sequencing)"
)
class CoordinationResult(BaseModel):
"""
Result of multi-agent coordination.
Aggregates results from multiple expert agents into
a single coherent response.
"""
final_response: str = Field(
...,
description="Synthesized response from all agents"
)
agent_responses: dict[str, AgentResponse] = Field(
default_factory=dict,
description="Individual responses keyed by agent name"
)
delegation_intents: list[DelegationIntent] = Field(
default_factory=list,
description="All delegations that were executed"
)
total_duration_ms: int = Field(
default=0,
description="Total coordination time"
)
agents_consulted: list[str] = Field(
default_factory=list,
description="Names of agents that contributed"
)
class AgentError(Exception):
@@ -187,18 +15,3 @@ class AgentError(Exception):
self.message = message
self.agent_name = agent_name
super().__init__(f"[{agent_name}] {message}")
class AgentTimeoutError(AgentError):
"""Agent execution timed out."""
pass
class AgentUnavailableError(AgentError):
"""Agent is not available or registered."""
pass
class DelegationError(AgentError):
"""Error during task delegation."""
pass