Track computer-use CLI status, last error, and restore-token presence in connector metadata so stale Free Run settings are no longer treated as ready.
Materialize CLI-provided screenshot artifacts through Agent Zero's file helpers, stop dispatching computer_use_remote actions when metadata already reports rearm required, and teach the skill to give backend-agnostic rearm guidance without screenshot or vision fallbacks.
Standardize multi-action tools around tool_args.action while keeping parser compatibility for older tool/args, tool_name:action, and method-shaped requests. This keeps new prompts clean without breaking agents that learned the previous dialect.
Move A0 connector remote execution/file tools into stable standard prompts, make remote targeting independent of the active chat context, and skill-gate beta computer-use remote so it no longer weighs down the always-on tool list.
Align text editor, scheduler, skills, office artifact, memory, notify, and browser prompts/tools around the canonical action contract. Add scheduler update/timezone handling, skills_tool read_file, text editor patch coverage, and fixes for memory_forget, behaviour_adjustment, and code execution progress warnings.
Reduce default prompt pressure by compacting browser and scheduler prompts into skill-backed manifests, shortening skill catalog descriptions, and pruning noisy framework knowledge. Remove obsolete connector prompt stubs and root tool-call knowledge examples.
Tests: conda run -n a0 pytest tests/test_a0_connector_prompt_gating.py tests/test_tool_action_contracts.py tests/test_task_scheduler_timezone.py tests/test_text_editor_context_patch.py tests/test_tool_request_normalization.py tests/test_office_document_store.py::test_odf_is_advertised_and_docx_remains_explicit_compatibility tests/test_office_document_store.py::test_document_artifact_accepts_method_alias_for_ods_create tests/test_skills_runtime.py tests/test_default_prompt_budget.py::test_a0_small_profile_removed_and_prompt_text_generic -q
Add post-action settle/fresh-capture handling for computer_use_remote, include capture ids and coordinate-space summaries in screenshot attachments, and tighten prompt guidance so agents use the latest capture without assuming semantic/window targeting.
Keep image payloads out of persistent agent history by storing vision and
computer-use captures as file path references instead of inline base64 data.
- update vision_load to attach image paths without compression or JPEG conversion
- update computer_use_remote to attach shared capture artifact paths directly
- serialize local image refs into provider-valid data URLs only at request prep
- reject base64/data URL attachments on the connector WebSocket path
- advertise path_or_url as the connector attachment mode
Reduce the size of computer-use capture attachments stored by the
_a0_connector plugin so Windows screenshots remain usable.
- optimize capture images before embedding them in history
- convert large captures to JPEG data URLs instead of keeping full PNG payloads
- keep the existing capture-path fallback when inline payloads are missing
- preserve the current user-facing computer_use_remote flow while shrinking the
history payload
- extend `_a0_connector` computer-use metadata handling to retain
`backend_id`, `backend_family`, `features`, and `support_reason` from the
CLI hello payload
- update `computer_use_remote` to prefer inline `png_base64` screenshots for
capture and auto-refresh flows, while keeping filesystem-path fallback for
migration/debug cases
- include backend information in status formatting so remote computer-use
sessions are easier to inspect across Wayland and Windows backends
- align the builtin Agent Zero plugin with the new multi-backend computer-use
transport used by `a0` 1.5
- replaced heavy CU instructions with a SKILL.md
