fix(background-agent): inherit parent session directory for background tasks

Background tasks were defaulting to $HOME instead of the parent session's
working directory. This caused background agents to scan the entire home
directory instead of the project directory, leading to:
- High CPU/memory load from scanning unrelated files
- Permission errors on system directories
- Task failures and timeouts

The fix retrieves the parent session's directory before creating a new
background session and passes it via the query.directory parameter.

Files modified:
- manager.ts: Look up parent session directory in launch()
- call-omo-agent/tools.ts: Same fix for sync mode
- look-at/tools.ts: Same fix for look_at tool
- sisyphus-task/tools.ts: Same fix + interface update for directory prop
- index.ts: Pass directory to sisyphusTask factory
This commit is contained in:
Oussama Douhou
2026-01-13 06:27:56 +01:00
parent f9fce50144
commit 9e98cef182
5 changed files with 43 additions and 1 deletions

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@@ -75,11 +75,23 @@ export class BackgroundManager {
await this.concurrencyManager.acquire(concurrencyKey)
const parentSession = await this.client.session.get({
path: { id: input.parentSessionID },
}).catch((err) => {
log(`[background-agent] Failed to get parent session: ${err}`)
return null
})
const parentDirectory = parentSession?.data?.directory ?? this.directory
log(`[background-agent] Parent dir: ${parentSession?.data?.directory}, using: ${parentDirectory}`)
const createResult = await this.client.session.create({
body: {
parentID: input.parentSessionID,
title: `Background: ${input.description}`,
},
query: {
directory: parentDirectory,
},
}).catch((error) => {
this.concurrencyManager.release(concurrencyKey)
throw error

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@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ const OhMyOpenCodePlugin: Plugin = async (ctx) => {
const sisyphusTask = createSisyphusTask({
manager: backgroundManager,
client: ctx.client,
directory: ctx.directory,
userCategories: pluginConfig.categories,
gitMasterConfig: pluginConfig.git_master,
});

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@@ -145,11 +145,23 @@ async function executeSync(
sessionID = args.session_id
} else {
log(`[call_omo_agent] Creating new session with parent: ${toolContext.sessionID}`)
const parentSession = await ctx.client.session.get({
path: { id: toolContext.sessionID },
}).catch((err) => {
log(`[call_omo_agent] Failed to get parent session:`, err)
return null
})
log(`[call_omo_agent] Parent session dir: ${parentSession?.data?.directory}, fallback: ${ctx.directory}`)
const parentDirectory = parentSession?.data?.directory ?? ctx.directory
const createResult = await ctx.client.session.create({
body: {
parentID: toolContext.sessionID,
title: `${args.description} (@${args.subagent_type} subagent)`,
},
query: {
directory: parentDirectory,
},
})
if (createResult.error) {

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@@ -65,11 +65,19 @@ Be thorough on what was requested, concise on everything else.
If the requested information is not found, clearly state what is missing.`
log(`[look_at] Creating session with parent: ${toolContext.sessionID}`)
const parentSession = await ctx.client.session.get({
path: { id: toolContext.sessionID },
}).catch(() => null)
const parentDirectory = parentSession?.data?.directory ?? ctx.directory
const createResult = await ctx.client.session.create({
body: {
parentID: toolContext.sessionID,
title: `look_at: ${args.goal.substring(0, 50)}`,
},
query: {
directory: parentDirectory,
},
})
if (createResult.error) {

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@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ function resolveCategoryConfig(
export interface SisyphusTaskToolOptions {
manager: BackgroundManager
client: OpencodeClient
directory: string
userCategories?: CategoriesConfig
gitMasterConfig?: GitMasterConfig
}
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ export function buildSystemContent(input: BuildSystemContentInput): string | und
}
export function createSisyphusTask(options: SisyphusTaskToolOptions): ToolDefinition {
const { manager, client, userCategories, gitMasterConfig } = options
const { manager, client, directory, userCategories, gitMasterConfig } = options
return tool({
description: SISYPHUS_TASK_DESCRIPTION,
@@ -400,11 +401,19 @@ System notifies on completion. Use \`background_output\` with task_id="${task.id
let syncSessionID: string | undefined
try {
const parentSession = await client.session.get({
path: { id: ctx.sessionID },
}).catch(() => null)
const parentDirectory = parentSession?.data?.directory ?? directory
const createResult = await client.session.create({
body: {
parentID: ctx.sessionID,
title: `Task: ${args.description}`,
},
query: {
directory: parentDirectory,
},
})
if (createResult.error) {