Arbor agent resume report

Arbor Resume And Report

Use this when a run stops, resumes, times out, or needs a durable report.

Checkpoint Files

Open-source Arbor stores the run under:

.arbor/sessions/<run_name>/
  .coordinator/
    idea_tree.json
    idea_tree.md
    checkpoint.json
    messages.jsonl
  events.jsonl
  run_stats.json
  REPORT.md

idea_tree.json is the primary state. messages.jsonl restores conversation history. checkpoint.json stores run name, cycle number, phase, git state, in-flight executors, cache anchors, and pending human gates.

Resume Procedure

1. Require an existing .coordinator/idea_tree.json.
2. Load the tree.
3. Requeue nodes left as running by setting them back to pending.
4. Replay messages.jsonl if available.
5. Seal any dangling tool-use tail with an interrupted-result marker.
6. Append a short resume nudge:
   • do not restart INIT;
   • call TreeView;
   • continue the loop from pending nodes.
7. Keep the existing workspace/session directory.

If the tree is corrupt, do not pretend resume is possible. Start a fresh run in a clean session only after making that explicit.

Events

Important event families:

• session.start, session.end, session.checkpoint
• cycle.start, cycle.end, cycle.phase
• idea.proposed, idea.completed, idea.pruned, idea.merged
• executor.start, executor.end
• tool.start, tool.end
• llm.call, llm.error, llm.cache_stat
• user.await, user.input_received
• progress.heartbeat

Events are JSON-serializable and secret-free. The dashboard, WebUI, stats collector, and reports consume them.

Shutdown

Before final report:

1. Wait for background SearchAgents to flush if any are pending.
2. Write final checkpoint and messages.
3. Run plugin on_finalize hook if present.
4. On emergency timeout, recover best submission:
   • keep trunk submission.csv if present;
   • otherwise copy the best scored snapshot from submissions/;
   • otherwise copy the most recent snapshot.
5. Write run_stats.json.
6. Generate REPORT.md.

In smoke/forward tests, finalization is still mandatory even when no real executor, merge, or B_test ran. Generate REPORT.md, make the smoke caveat explicit, and stop after artifact validation.

After REPORT.md is written and expected artifacts validate, do not keep polishing reports or launching extra checks. Return a concise final response with paths, scores, and caveats.

REPORT.md Contents

Include:

• instruction/task;
• exit reason;
• model/provider if known;
• event summary;
• run stats and token scope;
• baseline/final B_dev;
• baseline/final B_test when available;
• merged ideas;
• top ideas by score;
• artifact paths.

Reports must tolerate partial data. Missing stats, events, or tree fields should produce a partial report, not a crash.

Manual Report Generation

Native:

arbor report <project>/.arbor/sessions/<run_name>

Skill-only:

python <tools>/arbor_state.py report --cwd <project> --run-name <run_name>

For skill-suite smoke tests, run python <tools>/arbor_state.py check before report for tree integrity, then run it again after report with artifact flags:

python <tools>/arbor_state.py check --cwd <project> --run-name <run_name>
python <tools>/arbor_state.py report --cwd <project> --run-name <run_name>
python <tools>/arbor_state.py check --cwd <project> --run-name <run_name> \
  --require-report --require-experiment --require-executor-prompt

Use --strict-artifacts only for full sessions that are expected to contain events and run stats in addition to tree, experiment, prompt, and report artifacts.

Final Response To User

Summarize durable evidence, not transient thoughts:

• session directory;
• final dev/test scores;
• best/merged node ids;
• report path;
• important caveats such as no B_test, timeout, failed search, or incomplete executor run.