feat: add AG-UI subagents to chat() and useChat - #1438
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Named child agents spawn from chat({ subagents }). A router starts
them directly. Without a router, the main model gets one synthetic
tool per agent. The stream emits SUBAGENT_* events with subagentRunId.
The client stores nested type: 'subagent' parts. useChat().subagents
and part.subagent are the same live handle, including stop().
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThis change adds named subagents to chat. It defines routing and execution APIs, emits attributed lifecycle events, stores nested subagent messages, and exposes stable handles through ChangesSubagent support
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Change: Feature Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Client as useChat
participant Chat as chat
participant Agent as DefinedAgent
participant Processor as StreamProcessor
Client->>Chat: provide subagents configuration
Chat->>Agent: run selected child agent
Agent-->>Chat: emit attributed StreamChunk values
Chat-->>Processor: forward SUBAGENT_* and text events
Processor-->>Client: expose nested parts and live handles
Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to Subagents can lose live updates, expose stale handles, misroute child events, or be ignored in supported configurations. Resolve these behavioral issues before merging. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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In `@docs/chat/subagents.md`:
- Line 14: Update the documentation sentence around chat({ subagents }) to state
that it enables child execution rather than always starting a child; note that a
router may return 'main' or the main model may omit the synthetic tool call, and
qualify subagentRunId tagging and type: 'subagent' storage as behavior that
occurs when a child starts.
In `@packages/ai-client/src/chat-client.ts`:
- Around line 2980-2981: Update getSubagents() and the message-removal flow to
discard handles whose subagent part IDs no longer exist in messages, including
after clear() and reload(). Reconcile subagentHandles with current message parts
or clear the corresponding entries whenever messages are removed, while
preserving handles for existing subagent parts.
- Line 1976: Update the message-replacement paths, including initial,
persistence/server hydration, and setMessagesManually(), to call
syncSubagentHandles() after installing processor messages so restored subagent
parts receive stop handles; ensure this synchronization occurs before messages
or handles are exposed, and add coverage for restored subagent parts.
- Around line 3014-3018: The stopSubagent method currently only updates the
cached handle; add child-scoped cancellation keyed by subagentRunId so the
running child is aborted, then publish the updated stopped handle through
onMessagesChange or the existing dedicated handle-state callback. Preserve the
existing stopped status and error message while ensuring cancellation and state
publication occur together.
In `@packages/ai/src/activities/chat/agents/define-agent.ts`:
- Around line 65-66: Update defineAgent validation to reject the reserved name
“main” after trimming agent.name, while preserving the existing empty-name
validation and error behavior for all other names.
In `@packages/ai/src/activities/chat/agents/spawn.ts`:
- Around line 229-240: The execute implementation around spawnAgentStream
currently buffers all chunks until the child completes, preventing live updates
and stop() handling. Replace the chunks accumulation in execute with the
established async-stream/bridge mechanism so SUBAGENT_STARTED, text, and
terminal events are forwarded as they arrive while preserving the existing
parent and run identifiers.
In `@packages/ai/src/activities/chat/index.ts`:
- Around line 519-532: Update chat() handling so requests that provide both
subagents and outputSchema are not silently routed through
runAgenticStructuredOutput without orchestration; route them through the
subagent orchestration layer, or explicitly reject the combination with a clear
validation error. Preserve existing behavior for calls that provide only one of
these options.
- Line 5007: Update spawnNamedAgents so each parallel child derives its threadId
from that child’s own agent name rather than always using names[0]. Preserve the
inherit behavior, and ensure non-inherited IDs remain distinct for every
selected agent.
- Around line 4982-4986: After the await of bag.router in the routing flow,
check options.abortController?.signal.aborted and return immediately when
cancellation has occurred, before RUN_STARTED or spawnNamedAgents can execute.
Keep the existing router result handling unchanged when the signal is not
aborted.
- Around line 5015-5027: Handle the failed flag from spawned before entering the
strategy === 'handoff' continuation in runChatEngine. When spawned contains
SUBAGENT_ERROR, propagate a RUN_ERROR or explicit failure context instead of
collecting text and falling back to "Subagent finished."; preserve normal
handoff behavior for successful spawned results.
In `@packages/ai/src/activities/chat/stream/processor.ts`:
- Around line 1000-1038: Update routeAttributedChunk to handle every supported
chunk carrying subagentRunId, including tool-call, reasoning, and custom events,
rather than only text message chunks. Route those events through the appropriate
nested subagent processor/state so they are recorded under the result of
findSubagentPart instead of being processed as parent-level events; preserve the
existing text buffering and message-tree behavior.
In `@packages/ai/src/activities/chat/tools/tool-calls.ts`:
- Around line 639-654: Update the result-handling branch around
isSubagentExecuteResult so it also requires the tool identity to match the
synthetic subagent marker, such as isSubagentTool(tool), before forwarding
chunks or bypassing normal tool-result handling. Validate every chunk before
yielding it, while preserving the existing modelResult and results.push behavior
for valid subagent executions.
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| You want a specialist to handle some turns (research, writing, a sandbox harness) while the parent chat stays one conversation. `chat({ subagents })` starts that child, tags its events with `subagentRunId`, and the client stores the work in a `type: 'subagent'` part. |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Clarify that subagents does not always start a child.
A router can return 'main'. Without a router, the main model can omit the synthetic tool call. State that chat({ subagents }) enables child execution instead of stating that it starts a child.
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-You want a specialist to handle some turns (research, writing, a sandbox harness) while the parent chat stays one conversation. `chat({ subagents })` starts that child, tags its events with `subagentRunId`, and the client stores the work in a `type: 'subagent'` part.
+You can use a specialist for some turns (research, writing, a sandbox harness) while the parent chat stays one conversation. `chat({ subagents })` enables child execution. When a child starts, the stream tags its events with `subagentRunId`, and the client stores the work in a `type: 'subagent'` part.📝 Committable suggestion
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| You want a specialist to handle some turns (research, writing, a sandbox harness) while the parent chat stays one conversation. `chat({ subagents })` starts that child, tags its events with `subagentRunId`, and the client stores the work in a `type: 'subagent'` part. | |
| You can use a specialist for some turns (research, writing, a sandbox harness) while the parent chat stays one conversation. `chat({ subagents })` enables child execution. When a child starts, the stream tags its events with `subagentRunId`, and the client stores the work in a `type: 'subagent'` part. |
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In `@docs/chat/subagents.md` at line 14, Update the documentation sentence around
chat({ subagents }) to state that it enables child execution rather than always
starting a child; note that a router may return 'main' or the main model may
omit the synthetic tool call, and qualify subagentRunId tagging and type:
'subagent' storage as behavior that occurs when a child starts.
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| this.callbacksRef.current.onChunk(chunk) | ||
| this.devtoolsBridge.observeChunk(chunk) | ||
| this.processor.processChunk(chunk) | ||
| this.syncSubagentHandles() |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Synchronize handles when restored messages are installed.
syncSubagentHandles() runs only after an inbound chunk. initialMessages, persistence hydration, server hydration, and setMessagesManually() can install subagent parts without a chunk. In that case, getSubagents() returns no handle and the corresponding part has no stop() method.
Synchronize whenever processor messages are replaced, or before exposing messages and handles. Add coverage for restored subagent parts.
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In `@packages/ai-client/src/chat-client.ts` at line 1976, Update the
message-replacement paths, including initial, persistence/server hydration, and
setMessagesManually(), to call syncSubagentHandles() after installing processor
messages so restored subagent parts receive stop handles; ensure this
synchronization occurs before messages or handles are exposed, and add coverage
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| getSubagents() { | ||
| return [...this.subagentHandles.values()] |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Remove handles for deleted message parts.
The map only adds and updates entries. It never removes them. After clear() or reload() removes an assistant message, getSubagents() still returns handles that no longer exist in messages.
Reconcile the map against current subagent part IDs, or clear the related handles when messages are removed.
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In `@packages/ai-client/src/chat-client.ts` around lines 2980 - 2981, Update
getSubagents() and the message-removal flow to discard handles whose subagent
part IDs no longer exist in messages, including after clear() and reload().
Reconcile subagentHandles with current message parts or clear the corresponding
entries whenever messages are removed, while preserving handles for existing
subagent parts.
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| if (agent.name.trim() === '') { | ||
| throw new Error('defineAgent requires a non-empty name') |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Reject the reserved main agent name.
normalizeRouterPick always treats main as the parent model. An agent named main is therefore unreachable through a router.
Proposed fix
if (agent.name.trim() === '') {
throw new Error('defineAgent requires a non-empty name')
}
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In `@packages/ai/src/activities/chat/agents/define-agent.ts` around lines 65 - 66,
Update defineAgent validation to reject the reserved name “main” after trimming
agent.name, while preserving the existing empty-name validation and error
behavior for all other names.
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| const pick = await bag.router({ | ||
| messages, | ||
| agents: bag.agents, | ||
| abortSignal: options.abortController?.signal, | ||
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Check cancellation before starting routed work.
If bag.router resolves after the caller aborts, execution continues to RUN_STARTED and spawnNamedAgents. spawnAgentStream then emits SUBAGENT_STARTED and invokes agent.run(ctx). Return when options.abortController?.signal.aborted is true immediately after the router await.
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await of bag.router in the routing flow, check
options.abortController?.signal.aborted and return immediately when cancellation
has occurred, before RUN_STARTED or spawnNamedAgents can execute. Keep the
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| for await (const chunk of spawnNamedAgents(names, bag, { | ||
| messages, | ||
| abortSignal: options.abortController?.signal, | ||
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Assign a distinct thread ID to each parallel child.
Every child receives ${threadId}:${names[0]}. If the router selects multiple agents, all children share the first agent's thread identity.
This can merge persistence, sandbox, or middleware state across independent child runs. Derive the thread ID per agent inside spawnNamedAgents.
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In `@packages/ai/src/activities/chat/index.ts` at line 5007, Update
spawnNamedAgents so each parallel child derives its threadId from that child’s
own agent name rather than always using names[0]. Preserve the inherit behavior,
and ensure non-inherited IDs remain distinct for every selected agent.
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| const failed = spawned.some((chunk) => chunk.type === 'SUBAGENT_ERROR') | ||
| if (strategy === 'handoff') { | ||
| const childText = collectSpawnedText(spawned) | ||
| yield* runChatEngine( | ||
| { | ||
| ...options, | ||
| threadId, | ||
| runId, | ||
| subagents: undefined, | ||
| messages: [ | ||
| ...messages, | ||
| { role: 'assistant', content: childText || 'Subagent finished.' }, | ||
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Handle SUBAGENT_ERROR before the handoff. When spawned contains SUBAGENT_ERROR, failed is ignored. collectSpawnedText only collects text chunks, so the child error message is discarded. With no child text, the parent receives "Subagent finished." and continues. This can turn a failed child into a successful parent response. Emit RUN_ERROR, or pass explicit failure context when continuation is intentional. Do not use the success-like fallback after a child failure.
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In `@packages/ai/src/activities/chat/index.ts` around lines 5015 - 5027, Handle
the failed flag from spawned before entering the strategy === 'handoff'
continuation in runChatEngine. When spawned contains SUBAGENT_ERROR, propagate a
RUN_ERROR or explicit failure context instead of collecting text and falling
back to "Subagent finished."; preserve normal handoff behavior for successful
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| private routeAttributedChunk(chunk: StreamChunk) { | ||
| const subagentRunId = chunk.subagentRunId | ||
| if (!subagentRunId) return false | ||
| const found = this.findSubagentPart(subagentRunId) | ||
| if (!found) return false | ||
| if (chunk.type === 'TEXT_MESSAGE_START') { | ||
| const messageId = chunk.messageId | ||
| this.patchSubagent(subagentRunId, (subagent) => { | ||
| if (subagent.messages.some((message) => message.id === messageId)) | ||
| return | ||
| subagent.messages.push({ | ||
| id: messageId, | ||
| role: chunk.role === 'user' ? 'user' : 'assistant', | ||
| parts: [], | ||
| }) | ||
| }) | ||
| return true | ||
| } | ||
| if (chunk.type === 'TEXT_MESSAGE_CONTENT') { | ||
| const messageId = chunk.messageId | ||
| const key = `${subagentRunId}:${messageId}` | ||
| const next = (this.subagentTextBuffers.get(key) ?? '') + chunk.delta | ||
| this.subagentTextBuffers.set(key, next) | ||
| this.patchSubagent(subagentRunId, (subagent) => { | ||
| if (!subagent.messages.some((message) => message.id === messageId)) { | ||
| subagent.messages.push({ | ||
| id: messageId, | ||
| role: 'assistant', | ||
| parts: [], | ||
| }) | ||
| } | ||
| subagent.messages = updateTextPart(subagent.messages, messageId, next) | ||
| }) | ||
| return true | ||
| } | ||
| if (chunk.type === 'TEXT_MESSAGE_END') { | ||
| return true | ||
| } | ||
| return false |
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Route all attributed child events into the subagent message tree.
spawnAgentStream stamps tool-call, reasoning, and custom chunks with subagentRunId. This function consumes only text chunks. The switch therefore processes the remaining attributed chunks as top-level parent events.
A child tool call can appear in the parent assistant message instead of part.subagent.messages. Use a nested processor per subagent, or route every supported attributed event into nested state.
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Gate subagent result handling by tool identity.
Any server tool that returns { subagentRunId, chunks } enters this branch. Its chunks are then emitted as public stream events, and the normal tool-result path is bypassed.
Require the synthetic subagent marker, such as isSubagentTool(tool), before accepting this result shape. Validate each forwarded chunk as well.
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Abort of the parent chat run emits SUBAGENT_ERROR for a child that never yields again.
Parallel sandbox own gives each child a thread id of `${parentThreadId}:${name}`.
Client stop() sets status to error. Later SUBAGENT_FINISHED does not overwrite it.
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🟡 Minor · Release completed subagent text buffers. · processor.ts:211
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winRelease completed subagent text buffers.
subagentTextBuffersretains each full child transcript afterTEXT_MESSAGE_END. It also survivesresetStreamState()andclearMessages(). A long-lived client retains duplicate child output after the chat is cleared.Delete the per-message buffer at text end. Clear the map during stream reset and message clearing.
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Nested child parts render through SubagentMessages. The live list renders through Subagents. List rows skip re-renders when only nested text changes. Core SubagentHandleData no longer includes stop, so Start can serialize UIMessage.
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🟠 Major · Preserve nested subagent attribution. · spawn.ts:207
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winPreserve nested subagent attribution.
A nested
chat()stream can contain its ownsubagentRunIdvalues.stampSubagentRunIdreplaces those values withctx.runId, soStreamProcessorroutes nested text to the outer subagent and cannot find nestedSUBAGENT_*events by their original IDs. Preserve existing IDs and stamp only unattributed chunks.Preserving IDs is necessary but not sufficient if
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Provide a functional input component in the example.
components.layout renders <Input />, but input: () => null renders no input UI. A reader who copies ChatScreen cannot enter or submit a message. Provide a working input component, or label this as a read-only layout example.
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| prev: { handle: SubagentHandle }, | ||
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Keep SubagentMessages reactive when the list row is memoized.
When handle.messages changes while the other row fields stay equal, subagentListItemEqual returns true. React skips SubagentListItem, so SubagentRenderContext.Provider keeps the previous handle. SubagentMessages then reads the old messages and cannot render updated child text.
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createChatHook takes options.subagents and a component for every name. Each component receives SubagentProps, including Parts. The factory throws if a spawned name has no component.
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Correct the error timing.
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chat({ subagents })starts named child agents in one conversation. The stream tags that work with AG-UISUBAGENT_*events andsubagentRunId. The UI stores a nestedtype: 'subagent'part.useChat().subagents[i]andpart.subagentare the same live object, includingstop().How it works
defineAgent({ name, description, run }).runis achat()call.subagents: { agents, router?, strategy?, sandbox? }into the parentchat().router, the library starts that agent. It does not send subagent tools to the model.router, the main model gets one synthetic server tool per agent. The public stream still emitsSUBAGENT_*and nested parts.choiceoptions for adecide()router must includemainplus every agent name. Parallelsandbox: 'own'gives each child${parentThreadId}:${name}. Abort of the parentchat({ abortController })stops a hanging child and emitsSUBAGENT_ERROR. Clientstop()aborts the in-flight parent run, sets that child to error, and ignores a laterSUBAGENT_FINISHED.🎯 Changes
defineAgent+chat({ subagents })spawn path (router or synthetic tools).type: 'subagent'parts and liveuseChat().subagentshandles.docs/chat/subagents.mdand a changeset for the published packages.✅ Checklist
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docs/chat/subagents.md.defineAgentpluschat({ subagents: { router } })snippet into a server route.SUBAGENT_STARTED, attributed text withsubagentRunId, andSUBAGENT_FINISHED.part.subagent.stop()while the child hangs. Confirm the connect abort signal fires, status iserror, and later child text does not appear.How this PR makes testing easy
Package tests call the shipped
chat(),StreamProcessor, andChatClientAPIs. They assert router spawn events, nested parts, abort of a hanging child, distinct parallel thread ids, handle identity, andstop()abort of the in-flight run.Risk / rollback
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