Remove obsolete Office markdown editor UI and handoff code now that Markdown lives in the dedicated Editor surface.
Harden the Editor modal so it opens directly into a Markdown draft and rebinds Ace to the visible root when switching surfaces.
Make Browser address Enter navigation explicit and update the canvas setup expectations for the slimmer Office shell.
Expand the dedicated Editor surface with safe rendered preview mode, ACE-backed source editing, browser-style tabs, toolbar/file actions, preview search, and richer Markdown rendering for code blocks, task lists, images, tables, math, local links, and footnotes.
Keep open Markdown files synchronized with the active context and saved tool edits, including live refresh for document_artifact and text_editor results without routing Markdown through Desktop/Office.
Add inline preview-page editing, clickable preview task-list checkboxes, source editor rehydration after preview-mode refreshes, and regression coverage for the new editor wiring and sync behavior.
Add a builtin _editor plugin that owns Markdown API/WebSocket sessions, canvas and modal UI, live refresh, tabs, prompt Extras for active-context open files, inline close confirmation, and Close All handling.
Route Markdown document artifacts to Editor while keeping Office/Desktop focused on LibreOffice formats, and update Desktop/Office prompts, menus, compatibility shims, and regression coverage.
Migrate retired /usr/_office and /usr/_desktop trees from plugin startup into /usr/plugins/<plugin>. Update office document storage, desktop session/runtime paths, and context-scoped screenshots to use the plugin-owned state layout. Add focused tests for retired-state migration and the new path behavior.
Make file creation opt-in through document_artifact, move document file cards to final responses, and keep the tool payload as a quiet execution record.
Deduplicate response cards by file identity, refresh open Desktop canvas sessions after saved edits, and harden document_artifact edit input normalization for common append/update shapes.
Update prompts, skills, styles, and regression coverage for response-only file actions and explicit-only canvas opening.
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
Stop and remove the old a0_office_collabora supervisor program during Docker self-update preparation, before stale Collabora runtime paths are deleted. Add a narrow repo-side retirement hook so older bootstrap managers can clean the checked-out runtime without reinstalling desktop packages during health checks.
Harden XFCE desktop startup with explicit XDG config/data directories so upgraded Desktop sessions avoid the failsafe-session path after the Collabora-to-LibreOffice transition.
Attach the Browser canvas to active Docker sessions by returning an initial snapshot on subscribe and preserving valid frames through state-only updates. Route Markdown document opens through the right-canvas Desktop editor instead of the legacy office modal. Skip automatic office document response affordances for subordinate agents so delegated reviews keep their actual content.
Remove stale runtime directories and expand retired package coverage for startup/self-update cleanup.
Discover installed collaboraoffice* split packages dynamically so future package-name changes are still purged, and extend Office cleanup tests for the legacy /opt paths, known leftover packages, idempotency, and marker rerun behavior.
Run Office and Desktop apt operations through a shared in-process retry guard so startup/self-update hooks wait out transient apt locks instead of failing early. Include LibreOffice runtime packages in Desktop preparation because Desktop status and Writer/Calc/Impress launch paths require soffice, and cover both behaviors with regression tests.
Rename Office skills to product-neutral Writer, Calc, Impress, and document-artifact names while removing the visible legacy directories. Tighten connector list/delete behavior to the enabled catalog and prevent deletion of built-in plugin skills; also surface invalid skill YAML instead of silently accepting it.
Keep _office focused on document artifacts, Markdown sessions, LibreOffice-compatible file actions, and document persistence. Route binary document editing through explicit Desktop requests instead of cold-opening the live Desktop surface from artifact results.
Add the built-in _desktop plugin as the owner of Xpra/Xfce lifecycle, /desktop route installation, Desktop state, session APIs, surface registration, and the linux-desktop skill. Leave _office with explicit compatibility facades and self-update delegates so users coming from 1.10 through 1.13 keep their runtime cleanup path.
Reload LibreOffice-backed Writer, Spreadsheet, and Presentation documents after artifact edits by closing and reopening the visible document window instead of relying on a canvas repaint.
Cold-start Office canvas sessions from tool results, guard null document headers during initial render, and avoid terminating rehydrated desktop processes from temporary manager instances.
Unify Markdown and LibreOffice document handling around an active-file header in both canvas and modal views. Move creation into a shared + New menu, place Save beside file actions, and expose Rename/Close File from the document dropdown. Update the README with the refreshed Office and Browser screenshots plus the new Office UI behavior.
Refine the Linux Desktop skill so agents distinguish shell prompts from target CLI prompts before sending natural-language input.
Use a generic nested CLI-agent launch pattern with TARGET_CLI and optional FALLBACK_CMD instead of Codex-specific instructions, and add canvas setup assertions to keep the guidance generic.
Keep Browser modal activation passive when switching from Desktop by reusing existing Browser sessions instead of creating a blank tab on viewer subscribe.
Add a Focus mode control to the Browser modal header matching Desktop's fullscreen/restore behavior.
Cover the passive subscribe path and Browser modal focus button in regression tests.
Keep one Xpra Desktop iframe alive across canvas, modal, and keepalive hosts instead of unloading it during normal UI handoffs. Add intentional shutdown/restart state so explicit shutdown is treated as closed, not crashed.
Add the desktop_shutdown Office API path, backend system-desktop shutdown cleanup, and an XFCE panel Shutdown Desktop launcher that requires a second click before writing the shutdown request marker. Hide unsafe logout, lock, and switch-user affordances and cover the lifecycle with focused tests.
Add a desktop_state helper, expanded desktopctl observe-act-verify commands, backend desktop_state support, Extra prompt state, and Xpra bridge diagnostics for the built-in Linux Desktop.
Update the Linux Desktop skill so agents prefer structured/app-native/keyboard workflows, treat coordinate clicks as last resort, and verify terminal or CLI-agent work with fresh final screenshots. Cover the behavior with focused Office desktop state, canvas setup, and office_session tests.
Promote LibreOffice-native ODT, ODS, and ODP as first-class defaults for Writer, Spreadsheet, and Presentation while keeping OOXML as explicit compatibility formats.
Add ODF package generation, validation, read/edit support, and focused tests for Markdown, ODT, ODS, ODP, DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX artifact behavior.
Reduce automatic document response triggering so meta-discussions about generated files do not create artifacts, while explicit file and canvas requests still work through the intended Markdown editor or Desktop affordance.
Preserve the native A0 browser launcher, sync the live container, and validate the flow with real chats and Playwright.
Make the Office canvas mount passive so Xpra starts only when the Desktop surface is opened or an official Office document is created/opened.
Track Desktop host visibility to unload hidden frames, stop monitors, dedupe viewport resize work, and set Xpra offscreen mode according to HTTPS support. Add a near-future note for the tunnel memory footprint.
Show Office desktop startup progress
Display a loading message while the Agent Zero Desktop environment is starting or restarting, so the right-canvas Desktop button gives immediate feedback before Xpra finishes waking up.
Treat local Xpra GUI client packages as best-effort during Office runtime preparation so ARM64 codec dependency gaps do not surface as startup warnings when the browser-hosted Desktop is already usable.
Keep required Desktop Xpra packages strict, trim the ARM Docker fallback to the server/X11/html5 set, and add regression coverage for optional versus required xpra-codecs/libvpx9 failures.
Register the Agent Zero Browser as the Desktop URL handler, queue URL intents from the Xfce environment, and route them into Browser on the opposite canvas/modal surface. Also make floating Browser and Desktop modals pass outside clicks through while preserving interaction inside the modal window.
Route Office canvas renames through the document store so dirty or missing-on-disk Markdown sessions can be materialized at the new path without hitting the generic workdir filesystem rename endpoint. Add regression coverage for missing draft materialization, dirty markdown rename, and the custom rename hook contract.
Add local XDG overrides for the xfce4-mail-reader.desktop and xfce4-web-browser.desktop application IDs shipped by the current desktop runtime, while keeping the older exo-* IDs covered for compatibility. Update the desktop profile tests so future changes assert both generations of launcher IDs.
Show hidden files by default in Thunar-backed Desktop sessions while preserving existing file manager profile settings.
Hide the default Xfce Mail Reader and Web Browser helper entries from the Applications menu through local XDG overrides, and cover the generated Desktop profile artifacts with targeted tests.
Install a curated README into generated Agent Zero Desktop sessions so the Xfce workspace explains the habitat concept, credits the open-source foundations and Jan Tomášek, and gives users Terminal commands for popular agent CLIs.
Keep the README as an _office plugin asset and copy it into the Desktop profile during launcher preparation.
Add a pencil action beside Save that reuses the existing file browser rename modal for open Office documents. Preserve document metadata after filesystem renames, retarget active LibreOffice desktop sessions to the new path, and cover the rename flow in Office regression tests.
Route DOCX, spreadsheets, and presentations exclusively through the Xpra desktop LibreOffice session. Keep the custom canvas path focused on Markdown source editing, remove the old dashboard/preview/native LibreOfficeKit code, and update tests and runtime package declarations to match the new Office surface.
Route binary Office documents through the persistent Desktop surface while keeping Markdown in the custom tabbed editor.
Harden Xpra clipboard bridging and explicit clipboard flags so host paste can reach the desktop session.
Align XFCE and LibreOffice profile paths with Agent Zero locations: downloads for wallpapers, configured workdir for default saves and the Workdir shortcut, and trusted metadata for generated launchers.
Make the embedded Xpra Desktop use the browser cursor as the only visible cursor by suppressing the shadow pointer overlay and pointer-position renderer without blocking pointer input.
Prefer the active Office host iframe when choosing the Desktop frame, then force resize recovery during modal-to-canvas docking so the Xpra desktop, window, and canvas refill the canvas after handoff.
Make the Desktop iframe explicitly focusable and re-arm Xpra keyboard capture on load and click so typed input reaches the remote session reliably.\n\nAdd regression assertions for the Xpra keyboard bridge contract.
Sync document_artifact results into an already-open Office canvas without auto-opening a closed canvas.
Generate PPTX artifacts through the Office plugin writer so PowerPoint decks open in Impress with visible multi-slide content.
Add focused regression coverage for canvas sync behavior and PPTX slide creation.
Keep Office document artifacts from auto-opening the canvas while adding plugin-owned Download and Open in canvas message actions. Add format-specific skills for Markdown, Word, Excel, and presentation workflows, and clarify the startup-warmed Desktop runtime remains visually opt-in.\n\nCover the Excel method=create path, Markdown-first/no-auto-open policies, response affordance copy, document action buttons, and Desktop bootstrap with focused regressions.
Add an explicit close button to the right canvas toolbar, next to the undock control, and cover its label, handler, and ordering in the canvas regression test.
Treat document_artifact tool_args.method as an action alias so calls like method=create with format=xlsx create workbooks instead of falling back to LibreOffice status. Add regression coverage for the exact XLSX creation shape.
Make Markdown the first-class document workflow in the office skills and state the Desktop/LibreOffice path as opt-in for GUI or binary Office work.
Remove passive Browser canvas auto-opening from tool results; Browser result handling now only syncs an already-open Browser canvas, while explicit user buttons can still open the canvas or modal. Add regression coverage for the no-auto-open policy and Markdown-first skill guidance.
Make Desktop canvas and modal handoffs resize the live Xpra viewport deterministically by syncing the visible frame, making backend resize requests authoritative, unloading hidden iframe clients, and guarding Xpra HTML menu callbacks when the menu is disabled. Also forwards wheel events from the embedded Xpra canvas so mouse and trackpad scrolling reach the Linux desktop session.
Add a linux-desktop skill that teaches Agent Zero how to operate the persistent XFCE/Xpra desktop through desktopctl.sh, including app launch, focus, click, typing, and stable folder entry points for Workdir, Projects, Skills, Agents, and Downloads.
Add a Calc cell-edit helper that opens a workbook through the visible LibreOffice Calc desktop session, updates a requested sheet cell, saves, and verifies the XLSX on disk. Expand the Office canvas setup tests to cover Desktop branding, Xpra package requirements, resize behavior, mobile canvas gating, and the new skill helpers.
Rework the Office canvas into the Desktop surface, with Markdown editing for text documents and official LibreOffice/Xpra sessions for DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX. The panel now presents Desktop-oriented actions, named header buttons, persistent session tabs, adaptive modal/canvas sizing, and fast client-side Xpra frame fitting during resize.
Stop auto-opening the canvas from document tool results, hide the canvas on mobile-width layouts, and emit resize lifecycle events so embedded desktop surfaces can pause expensive work while the user drags.
Remove the Collabora/WOPI runtime and route stack, including the old status APIs, proxy helpers, bootstrap extensions, and WOPI store tests. Add the Markdown-first document store, LibreOffice status/conversion helpers, LibreOfficeKit session bridge, and reusable Xpra virtual desktop gateway used by the new document runtime.
Update image and self-update bootstrap paths so existing containers can acquire the LibreOffice, XFCE, Xpra, and desktop-control dependencies through the normal install hooks instead of an ad hoc manual install.
Keep newly-created Office sessions out of orphan cleanup so in-flight iframe loads do not lose their WOPI tokens during mount refreshes.
Add regression coverage for the fresh-session grace window while preserving cleanup for older orphaned sessions.
Replace the raw Collabora setup log with a simple Office setup progress state, redesign the Office dashboard around document cards with lightweight previews, and keep backend WOPI sessions aligned with visible Office tabs. Also preserve the restored Office canvas surface across window refreshes and add regression coverage for the new behavior.
Track open Office sessions as tabs so Docs, Sheets, and Slides can switch between files without losing the active editor context.
Add backend support to list and close WOPI sessions, revoking tokens and locks when a tab closes.
Show open-file metadata in the Office start view and keep the mobile canvas rail reachable after closing the canvas.
Teach document_artifact to create embedded spreadsheet charts through a native create_chart operation, including generic line/bar/column/pie/area/scatter support and stock-style OHLC charts.
Parse CSV, TSV, and Markdown table content into real XLSX cells during spreadsheet creation so chart ranges bind to typed data instead of row text blobs.
Update the Office artifact skill and tool prompt to prefer native chart creation over Python fallback, and cover the workflow with regression tests.
Add read/edit support for Office document artifacts, including direct DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX updates with version history preservation. Inject compact active canvas metadata so agents can discover opened files without loading file contents. Move detailed usage guidance into the office-artifacts skill and keep the always-on tool prompt lean to avoid context bloat.
Require explicit artifact, file, canvas, or format cues before turning response text into an Office artifact, while still allowing standalone deliverable-shaped drafts to open in the canvas. Add a same-turn guard so the response affordance does not duplicate documents already created with document_artifact, plus regression coverage for noisy long-document cases.
