Release: Dev_new_gui → main (83 commits, 2026-04-04)

.claude/agents/devops-engineer-md.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ You are a Senior DevOps Engineer specializing in the AutoBot AutoBot enterprise
 
 **🚫 REMOTE HOST DEVELOPMENT RULES:**
 - **NEVER edit configurations directly on remote hosts** (172.16.168.21-25)
-- **ALL infrastructure changes MUST be made locally** in `/home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/`
+- **ALL infrastructure changes MUST be made locally** in `/opt/autobot`
 - **NEVER use SSH to modify configs** on production VMs
 - **Infrastructure as Code principle** - All configurations in version control
 - **Use Ansible playbooks** for remote deployments and configuration

.claude/agents/documentation-engineer-md.md

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def generate_api_reference(module_name: str):
 [Code example removed for token optimization]
 ```bash
 # Edit locally first
-vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/autobot-vue/src/components/MyComponent.vue
+vim autobot-vue/src/components/MyComponent.vue
 
 # Then sync to VM1 (172.16.168.21)
 ./scripts/utilities/sync-frontend.sh components/MyComponent.vue
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/autobot-vue/src/components/MyComponent.vue
 [Code example removed for token optimization]
 ```bash
 # Edit locally first
-vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/backend/api/chat.py
+vim backend/api/chat.py
 
 # Then sync to VM4 (172.16.168.24)
 ./scripts/utilities/sync-to-vm.sh ai-stack backend/api/ /home/autobot/backend/api/
@@ -237,15 +237,15 @@ ansible-playbook -i ansible/inventory ansible/playbooks/deploy-backend.yml
 [Code example removed for token optimization]
 ```bash
 # Edit locally first
-vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/config/redis.conf
+vim config/redis.conf
 
 # Then deploy via Ansible
 ansible-playbook -i ansible/inventory ansible/playbooks/update-redis-config.yml
 ```
 [Code example removed for token optimization]
 ```bash
 # Edit locally first
-vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/docker-compose.yml
+vim docker-compose.yml
 
 # Then deploy via Ansible
 ansible-playbook -i ansible/inventory ansible/playbooks/deploy-infrastructure.yml
@@ -264,15 +264,15 @@ ssh autobot@172.16.168.24 "docker-compose up -d"
 [Code example removed for token optimization]
 ```bash
 # RIGHT - Local edit + sync
-vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/app.py
+vim app.py
 ./scripts/utilities/sync-to-vm.sh ai-stack app.py /home/autobot/app.py
 
 # RIGHT - Local config + Ansible
-vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/config/redis.conf  
+vim config/redis.conf  
 ansible-playbook ansible/playbooks/update-redis.yml
 
 # RIGHT - Local Docker + deployment
-vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/docker-compose.yml
+vim docker-compose.yml
 ansible-playbook ansible/playbooks/deploy-containers.yml
 ```
 

.claude/agents/frontend-designer.md

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ If the user provides images or mockups:
 [Code example removed for token optimization]
 ```bash
 # Edit locally first
-vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/autobot-vue/src/components/MyComponent.vue
+vim autobot-vue/src/components/MyComponent.vue
 
 # Then sync to VM1 (172.16.168.21)
 ./scripts/utilities/sync-frontend.sh components/MyComponent.vue
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/autobot-vue/src/components/MyComponent.vue
 [Code example removed for token optimization]
 ```bash
 # Edit locally first
-vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/backend/api/chat.py
+vim backend/api/chat.py
 
 # Then sync to VM4 (172.16.168.24)
 ./scripts/utilities/sync-to-vm.sh ai-stack backend/api/ /home/autobot/backend/api/
@@ -143,15 +143,15 @@ ansible-playbook -i ansible/inventory ansible/playbooks/deploy-backend.yml
 [Code example removed for token optimization]
 ```bash
 # Edit locally first
-vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/config/redis.conf
+vim config/redis.conf
 
 # Then deploy via Ansible
 ansible-playbook -i ansible/inventory ansible/playbooks/update-redis-config.yml
 ```
 [Code example removed for token optimization]
 ```bash
 # Edit locally first
-vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/docker-compose.yml
+vim docker-compose.yml
 
 # Then deploy via Ansible
 ansible-playbook -i ansible/inventory ansible/playbooks/deploy-infrastructure.yml
@@ -170,15 +170,15 @@ ssh autobot@172.16.168.24 "docker-compose up -d"
 [Code example removed for token optimization]
 ```bash
 # RIGHT - Local edit + sync
-vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/app.py
+vim app.py
 ./scripts/utilities/sync-to-vm.sh ai-stack app.py /home/autobot/app.py
 
 # RIGHT - Local config + Ansible
-vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/config/redis.conf  
+vim config/redis.conf  
 ansible-playbook ansible/playbooks/update-redis.yml
 
 # RIGHT - Local Docker + deployment
-vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/docker-compose.yml
+vim docker-compose.yml
 ansible-playbook ansible/playbooks/deploy-containers.yml
 ```
 

.claude/agents/frontend-engineer-agent.md

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ You are a Senior Frontend Engineer specializing in the AutoBot Vue 3 application
 
 **🚫 REMOTE HOST DEVELOPMENT RULES:**
 - **NEVER edit code directly on remote hosts** (172.16.168.21-25)
-- **ALL edits MUST be made locally** in `/home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/`
+- **ALL edits MUST be made locally** in `/opt/autobot`
 - **NEVER use SSH to modify files** on remote VMs
 - **Configuration changes MUST be local** then synced via scripts
 - **Use `./sync-frontend.sh`** for production builds

.claude/docs/MANDATORY_LOCAL_EDIT_POLICY.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 ```
 LOCAL EDIT → TEST → SYNC → DEPLOY → VERIFY
      ↓         ↓      ↓       ↓        ↓
-  /home/kali  local  rsync  restart  health
+  $HOME  local  rsync  restart  health
   /Desktop/   tests  or     service  check
   AutoBot/           ansible
 ```
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ LOCAL EDIT → TEST → SYNC → DEPLOY → VERIFY
 | VM4 | 172.16.168.24 | AI Stack |
 | VM5 | 172.16.168.25 | Browser |
 
-**Local Base:** `/home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/` — ALL edits here. NO EXCEPTIONS.
+**Local Base:** `` — ALL edits here. NO EXCEPTIONS.
 
 ## 🔄 Approved Sync Methods
 
 ### 1. Rsync (Preferred)
 ```bash
 rsync -avz --delete \
   -e "ssh -i ~/.ssh/autobot_key" \
-  /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/backend/ \
+  backend/ \
   autobot@172.16.168.21:/opt/autobot/backend/
 ```
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ ssh autobot@172.16.168.23 "redis-cli CONFIG SET maxmemory 2gb"
 ### ✅ CORRECT
 ```bash
 # Edit locally
-vim /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/config.yaml
+vim config.yaml
 
 # Sync to remote
 rsync -avz config.yaml autobot@172.16.168.21:/opt/autobot/
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ ansible-playbook playbooks/update-redis-config.yml
 
 ## 📋 Pre-Remote Checklist
 
-- [ ] Edit made in `/home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/`?
+- [ ] Edit made in `/opt/autobot`?
 - [ ] Local change tested?
 - [ ] Sync script/playbook ready?
 - [ ] SSH keys configured?

.claude/skills/commit/SKILL.md

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ If on `main` or `Dev_new_gui` directly: **STOP** and ask user.
 For every `.py` file that will be committed:
 
 ```bash
-BLACK=/home/kali/.cache/pre-commit/repoefsi1klb/py_env-python3/bin/black
+BLACK=$HOME/.cache/pre-commit/repoefsi1klb/py_env-python3/bin/black
 
 for FILE in $(git diff --staged --name-only | grep '\.py$'); do
     $BLACK --line-length=88 "$FILE"

.claude/skills/parallel/SKILL.md

@@ -192,16 +192,16 @@ Task(
     subagent_type="senior-backend-engineer",
     description="Implement issue #123",
     prompt="""
-    WORKTREE ABSOLUTE PATH: /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/.worktrees/issue-123
+    WORKTREE ABSOLUTE PATH: .worktrees/issue-123
 
     MANDATORY PATH DISCIPLINE — verify before ANY file operation:
     1. Run `pwd` — must match the absolute path above
     2. If it doesn't, cd to the absolute path first
     3. Use absolute paths for ALL Read/Edit/Write/Bash tool calls
-    4. NEVER write files outside /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/.worktrees/issue-123
+    4. NEVER write files outside .worktrees/issue-123
 
     Implement GitHub issue #123:
-    1. cd /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot/.worktrees/issue-123 && pwd
+    1. cd .worktrees/issue-123 && pwd
     2. git checkout -b fix/issue-123
     3. Implement the full issue
     4. Run tests and verify

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+## Summary
+
+<!-- What does this PR do and why? Link the issue it closes. -->
+
+Closes #
+
+## Changes
+
+<!-- Brief list of what changed -->
+
+-
+
+## Test plan
+
+<!-- How was this tested? -->
+
+- [ ]
+
+## Changelog fragment
+
+<!-- Add a fragment file to changelog/unreleased/ for any user-visible change.
+     Copy changelog/unreleased/TEMPLATE.md, rename it to {issue}-{slug}.md,
+     fill in the frontmatter and description, and commit it with this PR.
+
+     Skip this section only for: docs-only changes, internal refactors,
+     CI fixes, and dependency bumps with no behaviour change. -->
+
+- [ ] Added `changelog/unreleased/{issue}-{slug}.md` — or N/A (internal change)

.github/workflows/autoresearch-image.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: Build AutoResearch Docker Image
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'autobot-backend/services/autoresearch/Dockerfile'
+      - 'autobot-backend/services/autoresearch/run_experiment.py'
+      - 'autobot-backend/services/autoresearch/requirements*.txt'
+    branches:
+      - Dev_new_gui
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Log in to GHCR
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build and push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: autobot-backend/services/autoresearch
+          file: autobot-backend/services/autoresearch/Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: |
+            ghcr.io/mrveiss/autobot-autoresearch:${{ github.sha }}
+            ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && 'ghcr.io/mrveiss/autobot-autoresearch:latest' || '' }}

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 # Automatically creates releases on merge to main using git-cliff
 # Analyzes conventional commits to determine version bump and generate changelog
 #
+# Changelog strategy (A+B):
+#   A — git-cliff writes a per-version file: changelog/{version}.md
+#   B — changelog/unreleased/*.md fragments are compiled into that file first
+#       (human-written highlights precede the git-cliff commit log)
+#
 # Issue: #1296
 
 name: Release
@@ -51,9 +56,9 @@ jobs:
             echo "version=$NEXT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
-      - name: Generate release notes
+      - name: Generate release notes (git-cliff)
         if: steps.check.outputs.release_needed == 'true'
-        id: changelog
+        id: cliff_notes
         uses: orhun/git-cliff-action@v4
         with:
           config: cliff.toml
@@ -62,7 +67,17 @@ jobs:
           OUTPUT: RELEASE_NOTES.md
           GITHUB_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
 
-      - name: Update CHANGELOG.md
+      - name: Compile changelog fragments + write per-version file (A+B)
+        if: steps.check.outputs.release_needed == 'true'
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.check.outputs.version }}"
+          python3 scripts/compile_changelog.py \
+            --version "${VERSION}" \
+            --cliff-notes RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          # Use the compiled per-version file as the GitHub Release body
+          cp "changelog/${VERSION}.md" RELEASE_NOTES.md
+
+      - name: Update CHANGELOG.md (full history index)
         if: steps.check.outputs.release_needed == 'true'
         uses: orhun/git-cliff-action@v4
         with:
@@ -72,15 +87,15 @@ jobs:
           OUTPUT: CHANGELOG.md
           GITHUB_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
 
-      - name: Commit changelog and tag
+      - name: Commit changelog files and tag
         if: steps.check.outputs.release_needed == 'true'
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ steps.check.outputs.version }}"
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git add CHANGELOG.md
+          git add CHANGELOG.md "changelog/${VERSION}.md" changelog/
           git diff --staged --quiet && echo "No changelog changes" || \
-            git commit -m "chore(release): update changelog for ${VERSION}"
+            git commit -m "chore(release): changelog and fragments for ${VERSION}"
           git tag -a "${VERSION}" -m "Release ${VERSION}"
           git push origin main --follow-tags
 

.gitignore

@@ -444,9 +444,11 @@ certs/.redis-admin-credentials
 slm-server/.env
 dev_creds_backup
 docs/.obsidian/app.json
+docs/.obsidian/workspace.json
 docs/.obsidian/appearance.json
 docs/.obsidian/core-plugins.json
 .obsidian/app.json
+.obsidian/workspace.json
 .obsidian/appearance.json
 .obsidian/core-plugins.json
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 - *(skills)* Add scoring weight constants, strengthen tag test, add stub tags
 
-- *(analytics)* Replace hardcoded /home/kali paths, fix PermissionError 500 (#1178)
+- *(analytics)* Replace hardcoded $HOME paths, fix PermissionError 500 (#1178)
 
 - *(deploy)* Create backend symlink via Ansible, remove dev path (#1168)
 
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 - *(ansible)* Correct PYTHONPATH and EnvironmentFile paths in service templates (#941)
 
-- Replace hardcoded /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot in 20 runtime files (#832) (#836) ([#836](https://github.com/mrveiss/AutoBot-AI/pull/836))
+- Replace hardcoded $AUTOBOT_PROJECT_ROOT in 20 runtime files (#832) (#836) ([#836](https://github.com/mrveiss/AutoBot-AI/pull/836))
 
 - *(infra)* Remove false frontend/slm-frontend conflict - nginx virtual hosts (#926)
 
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 - *(slm)* Fix 10 broken SLM frontend features (#834)
 
-- Replace hardcoded /home/kali/Desktop/AutoBot with env-var lookup (#832)
+- Replace hardcoded $AUTOBOT_PROJECT_ROOT with env-var lookup (#832)
 
 - *(slm)* Git_tracker DB fallback for rsync deployments (#829)
 

autobot-backend/agents/base_agent.py

@@ -370,7 +370,10 @@ async def _handle_communication_request(
             return StandardMessage(
                 header=MessageHeader(message_type=MessageType.ERROR),
                 payload=MessagePayload(
-                    content={"error": "Communication request failed", "error_type": type(e).__name__}
+                    content={
+                        "error": "Communication request failed",
+                        "error_type": type(e).__name__,
+                    }
                 ),
             )