diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index bb2a78f2114a..63247b2bf474 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -1094,14 +1094,16 @@ kanban task.
- **CLI:** `hermes_cli/kanban.py` wires `hermes kanban` with verbs
`init`, `create`, `list` (alias `ls`), `show`, `assign`, `link`,
- `unlink`, `comment`, `complete`, `block`, `unblock`, `archive`,
- `tail`, plus less-commonly-used `watch`, `stats`, `runs`, `log`,
- `assignees`, `heartbeat`, `notify-*`, `dispatch`, `daemon`, `gc`.
+ `unlink`, `comment`, `attach`, `attachments`, `attach-rm`, `complete`,
+ `block`, `unblock`, `archive`, `tail`, plus less-commonly-used `watch`,
+ `stats`, `runs`, `log`, `assignees`, `heartbeat`, `notify-*`,
+ `dispatch`, `daemon`, `gc`.
- **Worker/orchestrator toolset:** `tools/kanban_tools.py` exposes
`kanban_show`, `kanban_complete`, `kanban_block`, `kanban_heartbeat`,
- `kanban_comment`, `kanban_create`, `kanban_link`; profiles that
- explicitly enable the `kanban` toolset outside a dispatcher-spawned
- task also get `kanban_list` and `kanban_unblock` for board routing.
+ `kanban_comment`, `kanban_create`, `kanban_link`, `kanban_attach`,
+ `kanban_attach_url`, `kanban_attachments`; profiles that explicitly
+ enable the `kanban` toolset outside a dispatcher-spawned task also get
+ `kanban_list` and `kanban_unblock` for board routing.
- **Dispatcher:** long-lived loop that (default every 60s) reclaims
stale claims, promotes ready tasks, atomically claims, and spawns
assigned profiles. Runs **inside the gateway** by default via
diff --git a/hermes_cli/kanban.py b/hermes_cli/kanban.py
index 7fc7bf948950..6f0766a738d1 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/kanban.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/kanban.py
@@ -522,6 +522,24 @@ def build_parser(parent_subparsers: argparse._SubParsersAction) -> argparse.Argu
p_comment.add_argument("--max-len", type=int, default=None,
help="Trim the stored comment body to this many characters")
+ # --- attach / attachments / attach-rm ---
+ p_attach = sub.add_parser("attach", help="Attach a local file to a task")
+ p_attach.add_argument("task_id")
+ p_attach.add_argument("path", help="Path to the local file to attach")
+ p_attach.add_argument("--content-type", default=None,
+ help="MIME type (default: guessed from the file extension)")
+ p_attach.add_argument("--name", default=None,
+ help="Stored filename (default: the source file's basename)")
+ p_attach.add_argument("--author", default=None,
+ help="uploaded_by label (default: $HERMES_PROFILE or 'user')")
+
+ p_attachments = sub.add_parser("attachments", help="List a task's attachments")
+ p_attachments.add_argument("task_id")
+ p_attachments.add_argument("--json", action="store_true")
+
+ p_attach_rm = sub.add_parser("attach-rm", help="Delete an attachment by id")
+ p_attach_rm.add_argument("attachment_id", type=int)
+
p_complete = sub.add_parser("complete", help="Mark one or more tasks done")
p_complete.add_argument("task_ids", nargs="+",
help="One or more task ids (only --result applies to all of them)")
@@ -951,6 +969,9 @@ def kanban_command(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
"unlink": _cmd_unlink,
"claim": _cmd_claim,
"comment": _cmd_comment,
+ "attach": _cmd_attach,
+ "attachments": _cmd_attachments,
+ "attach-rm": _cmd_attach_rm,
"complete": _cmd_complete,
"edit": _cmd_edit,
"block": _cmd_block,
@@ -1851,6 +1872,84 @@ def _cmd_comment(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
return 0
+def _cmd_attach(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+ """Attach a local file to a task.
+
+ Reads the file off disk, writes it under the task's attachments dir,
+ and records the metadata row via the shared ``store_attachment_bytes``
+ path (same code the dashboard upload and the agent tool use), so the
+ 25 MB cap and name-sanitisation behave identically everywhere.
+ """
+ import mimetypes
+
+ src = Path(args.path).expanduser()
+ if not src.is_file():
+ print(f"kanban: no such file: {src}", file=sys.stderr)
+ return 1
+ data = src.read_bytes()
+ name = args.name or src.name
+ content_type = args.content_type or mimetypes.guess_type(name)[0]
+ uploaded_by = args.author or _profile_author()
+ try:
+ with kb.connect_closing() as conn:
+ att_id = kb.store_attachment_bytes(
+ conn,
+ args.task_id,
+ name,
+ data,
+ content_type=content_type,
+ uploaded_by=uploaded_by,
+ )
+ except kb.AttachmentTooLarge as exc:
+ print(f"kanban: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+ return 1
+ print(f"Attached {name} to {args.task_id} (attachment {att_id}, {len(data)} bytes)")
+ return 0
+
+
+def _cmd_attachments(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+ """List a task's attachments."""
+ with kb.connect_closing() as conn:
+ if kb.get_task(conn, args.task_id) is None:
+ print(f"no such task: {args.task_id}", file=sys.stderr)
+ return 1
+ atts = kb.list_attachments(conn, args.task_id)
+ if getattr(args, "json", False):
+ print(json.dumps([
+ {
+ "id": a.id,
+ "filename": a.filename,
+ "content_type": a.content_type,
+ "size": a.size,
+ "uploaded_by": a.uploaded_by,
+ "stored_path": a.stored_path,
+ "created_at": a.created_at,
+ }
+ for a in atts
+ ], indent=2))
+ return 0
+ if not atts:
+ print(f"No attachments on {args.task_id}")
+ return 0
+ print(f"Attachments on {args.task_id}:")
+ for a in atts:
+ ct = a.content_type or "-"
+ print(f" [{a.id}] {a.filename} ({a.size} bytes, {ct}, by {a.uploaded_by or '-'})")
+ print(f" {a.stored_path}")
+ return 0
+
+
+def _cmd_attach_rm(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+ """Delete an attachment by id (removes the row and the on-disk blob)."""
+ with kb.connect_closing() as conn:
+ removed = kb.delete_attachment(conn, args.attachment_id)
+ if removed is None:
+ print(f"no such attachment: {args.attachment_id}", file=sys.stderr)
+ return 1
+ print(f"Deleted attachment {args.attachment_id} ({removed.filename}) from {removed.task_id}")
+ return 0
+
+
def _worker_run_id_for(task_id: str) -> Optional[int]:
if os.environ.get("HERMES_KANBAN_TASK") != task_id:
return None
@@ -2753,6 +2852,7 @@ Common subcommands:
`stats` Per-status / per-assignee counts
`create
…` Create a task (auto-subscribes you to events)
`comment ` Append a comment
+ `attach ` Attach a local file; `attachments ` to list
`complete …` Mark task(s) done
`block [reason]` Mark blocked; `schedule [reason]` parks time-delay work; `unblock ` to revive
`assign ` Reassign
diff --git a/hermes_cli/kanban_db.py b/hermes_cli/kanban_db.py
index 39c434d4021d..979f6fdc0a12 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/kanban_db.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/kanban_db.py
@@ -2963,6 +2963,118 @@ def list_comments(conn: sqlite3.Connection, task_id: str) -> list[Comment]:
# Attachments
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Cap a single attachment so a runaway upload can't fill the disk. 25 MB
+# comfortably covers PDFs, images, and source docs — the kanban use case.
+# Shared by the dashboard HTTP endpoint, the agent toolset, and the CLI so
+# the limit cannot drift between surfaces.
+_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES = 25 * 1024 * 1024
+
+
+class AttachmentTooLarge(ValueError):
+ """Raised when an attachment exceeds the configured size cap.
+
+ Subclasses :class:`ValueError` so generic ``except ValueError`` handlers
+ (e.g. the dashboard's 400 fallback) still catch it, while callers that
+ want a distinct user-facing message (the tool/CLI 413-equivalent) can
+ catch it specifically.
+ """
+
+
+def _safe_attachment_name(raw: str) -> str:
+ """Reduce a client-supplied filename to a safe basename.
+
+ Strips any directory components (both separators) so a malicious
+ ``../../etc/passwd`` or ``C:\\x`` collapses to its leaf. Drops control
+ chars and leading dots so we never write a dotfile or a name with
+ embedded NULs/newlines. Rejects empty / dotfile-only names. The result
+ is only ever joined under the per-task attachments dir, never used
+ verbatim as a path from the client.
+
+ Raises :class:`ValueError` on an unusable name; HTTP callers map that
+ to a 400.
+ """
+ name = (raw or "").replace("\\", "/").split("/")[-1].strip()
+ name = "".join(ch for ch in name if ch.isprintable() and ch not in "\x00").strip()
+ name = name.lstrip(".").strip()
+ if not name:
+ raise ValueError("invalid attachment filename")
+ return name[:200]
+
+
+def _collision_free_path(dest_dir: Path, safe_name: str) -> Path:
+ """Return a path under ``dest_dir`` that doesn't clobber an existing file.
+
+ ``foo.pdf`` → ``foo.pdf``, then ``foo (1).pdf``, ``foo (2).pdf``, …
+ ``safe_name`` must already be sanitised via :func:`_safe_attachment_name`.
+ """
+ stem, dot, ext = safe_name.partition(".")
+ candidate = safe_name
+ n = 1
+ while (dest_dir / candidate).exists():
+ candidate = f"{stem} ({n}){dot}{ext}"
+ n += 1
+ return dest_dir / candidate
+
+
+def store_attachment_bytes(
+ conn: sqlite3.Connection,
+ task_id: str,
+ filename: str,
+ data: bytes,
+ *,
+ content_type: Optional[str] = None,
+ uploaded_by: Optional[str] = None,
+ board: Optional[str] = None,
+ max_bytes: Optional[int] = None,
+) -> int:
+ """Validate, size-check, persist a blob, and record its metadata row.
+
+ This is the single write path shared by the dashboard endpoint, the
+ agent toolset (``kanban_attach`` / ``kanban_attach_url``), and the CLI
+ (``hermes kanban attach``) so name-sanitisation, the size cap, and the
+ collision-resolution all behave identically everywhere.
+
+ Steps: enforce ``max_bytes``, sanitise ``filename`` to a safe basename,
+ write the bytes under :func:`task_attachments_dir` with a
+ collision-free name, then insert the ``task_attachments`` row via
+ :func:`add_attachment`. Returns the new attachment id.
+
+ Raises :class:`AttachmentTooLarge` when ``data`` exceeds ``max_bytes``,
+ or :class:`ValueError` for a bad filename / unknown task. On any failure
+ after the blob is written (e.g. the task disappeared) the orphaned blob
+ is removed before re-raising.
+ """
+ if max_bytes is None:
+ max_bytes = _MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES
+ if len(data) > max_bytes:
+ raise AttachmentTooLarge(
+ f"attachment exceeds {max_bytes // (1024 * 1024)} MB limit"
+ )
+ safe_name = _safe_attachment_name(filename)
+ dest_dir = task_attachments_dir(task_id, board=board)
+ dest_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+ dest_path = _collision_free_path(dest_dir, safe_name)
+ dest_path.write_bytes(data)
+ try:
+ return add_attachment(
+ conn,
+ task_id,
+ filename=dest_path.name,
+ stored_path=str(dest_path.resolve()),
+ content_type=content_type,
+ size=len(data),
+ uploaded_by=uploaded_by,
+ )
+ except Exception:
+ # Don't leave an orphan blob if the metadata insert fails (most
+ # commonly: the task id doesn't exist).
+ try:
+ dest_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+ except OSError:
+ pass
+ raise
+
+
def add_attachment(
conn: sqlite3.Connection,
task_id: str,
diff --git a/plugins/kanban/dashboard/plugin_api.py b/plugins/kanban/dashboard/plugin_api.py
index e280e54c8052..a66567556e94 100644
--- a/plugins/kanban/dashboard/plugin_api.py
+++ b/plugins/kanban/dashboard/plugin_api.py
@@ -660,28 +660,16 @@ def create_task(payload: CreateTaskBody, board: Optional[str] = Query(None)):
# Attachments — upload / list / download / delete (#35338)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Cap a single upload so a runaway request can't fill the disk. 25 MB
-# comfortably covers PDFs, images, and source docs — the kanban use case.
-_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES = kanban_db.KANBAN_ATTACHMENT_MAX_BYTES
-
-
-def _safe_attachment_name(raw: str) -> str:
- """Reduce a client-supplied filename to a safe basename.
-
- Strips any directory components (``os.path.basename`` on both
- separators) so a malicious ``../../etc/passwd`` or ``C:\\x`` collapses
- to its leaf. Rejects empty / dotfile-only names. The result is only
- ever joined under the per-task attachments dir, never used verbatim
- as a path from the client.
- """
- name = (raw or "").replace("\\", "/").split("/")[-1].strip()
- # Drop control chars and leading dots so we never write a dotfile or
- # a name with embedded NULs/newlines.
- name = "".join(ch for ch in name if ch.isprintable() and ch not in '\x00').strip()
- name = name.lstrip(".").strip()
- if not name:
- raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="invalid attachment filename")
- return name[:200]
+# The size cap, filename sanitiser, and collision resolver now live in
+# ``kanban_db`` so the dashboard, the agent toolset, and the CLI share one
+# implementation and cannot drift. ``_safe_attachment_name`` raises a plain
+# ``ValueError`` there; the upload handler's ``except ValueError`` below maps
+# it to a 400, preserving the previous response.
+from hermes_cli.kanban_db import ( # noqa: E402
+ _MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES,
+ _collision_free_path,
+ _safe_attachment_name,
+)
@router.get("/tasks/{task_id}/attachments")
@@ -727,13 +715,8 @@ async def upload_task_attachment(
dest_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
# Resolve name collisions: foo.pdf → foo (1).pdf, foo (2).pdf, …
- stem, dot, ext = safe_name.partition(".")
- candidate = safe_name
- n = 1
- while (dest_dir / candidate).exists():
- candidate = f"{stem} ({n}){dot}{ext}"
- n += 1
- dest_path = dest_dir / candidate
+ dest_path = _collision_free_path(dest_dir, safe_name)
+ candidate = dest_path.name
total = 0
try:
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_core_functionality.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_core_functionality.py
index 4884862e1f79..0e898999c1d2 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_core_functionality.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_core_functionality.py
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ def test_cli_gc_reports_counts(kanban_home):
# run_slash parity — every verb returns a sensible, non-crashy string
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-def test_run_slash_every_verb_returns_sensible_output(kanban_home):
+def test_run_slash_every_verb_returns_sensible_output(kanban_home, tmp_path):
"""Smoke-test every verb with minimal args. None may raise, none may
return the empty string (must either succeed or report a usage error)."""
# Set up a pair of tasks to reference.
@@ -901,6 +901,9 @@ def test_run_slash_every_verb_returns_sensible_output(kanban_home):
finally:
conn.close()
+ attach_src = tmp_path / "smoke.txt"
+ attach_src.write_text("smoke")
+
invocations = [
"", # no subcommand → help text
"--help",
@@ -914,6 +917,8 @@ def test_run_slash_every_verb_returns_sensible_output(kanban_home):
f"unlink {tid_a} {tid_b}",
f"claim {tid_a}",
f"comment {tid_a} hello",
+ f"attach {tid_a} {attach_src}",
+ f"attachments {tid_a}",
f"complete {tid_a}",
f"block {tid_b} need input",
f"unblock {tid_b}",
diff --git a/tests/plugins/test_kanban_attachments.py b/tests/plugins/test_kanban_attachments.py
index 3beb875a812e..bbd2862016d8 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/test_kanban_attachments.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/test_kanban_attachments.py
@@ -289,3 +289,149 @@ def test_upload_unknown_task_404(client):
def test_download_unknown_attachment_404(client):
assert client.get("/api/plugins/kanban/attachments/424242").status_code == 404
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Shared helper — store_attachment_bytes (used by dashboard + tool + CLI)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_store_attachment_bytes_roundtrip(kanban_home):
+ conn = kb.connect()
+ try:
+ task_id = _make_task(conn)
+ att_id = kb.store_attachment_bytes(
+ conn, task_id, "doc.txt", b"some bytes",
+ content_type="text/plain", uploaded_by="tester",
+ )
+ a = kb.get_attachment(conn, att_id)
+ assert a is not None
+ assert a.filename == "doc.txt"
+ assert a.size == len(b"some bytes")
+ assert a.uploaded_by == "tester"
+ assert Path(a.stored_path).read_bytes() == b"some bytes"
+ assert Path(a.stored_path).resolve().is_relative_to(
+ kb.task_attachments_dir(task_id).resolve()
+ )
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+
+
+def test_store_attachment_bytes_rejects_oversize_and_leaves_no_blob(kanban_home):
+ conn = kb.connect()
+ try:
+ task_id = _make_task(conn)
+ with pytest.raises(kb.AttachmentTooLarge):
+ kb.store_attachment_bytes(
+ conn, task_id, "big.bin", b"0123456789", max_bytes=4,
+ )
+ assert kb.list_attachments(conn, task_id) == []
+ # No partial blob left behind.
+ d = kb.task_attachments_dir(task_id)
+ assert not d.exists() or list(d.iterdir()) == []
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+
+
+def test_store_attachment_bytes_resolves_collisions(kanban_home):
+ conn = kb.connect()
+ try:
+ task_id = _make_task(conn)
+ kb.store_attachment_bytes(conn, task_id, "dup.txt", b"a")
+ kb.store_attachment_bytes(conn, task_id, "dup.txt", b"b")
+ names = sorted(a.filename for a in kb.list_attachments(conn, task_id))
+ assert names == ["dup (1).txt", "dup.txt"]
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+
+
+def test_store_attachment_bytes_unknown_task_leaves_no_blob(kanban_home):
+ conn = kb.connect()
+ try:
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+ kb.store_attachment_bytes(conn, "t_nope", "x.txt", b"x")
+ # The per-task dir may get created, but no blob should survive the
+ # failed metadata insert.
+ d = kb.task_attachments_dir("t_nope")
+ assert not d.exists() or list(d.iterdir()) == []
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# CLI — hermes kanban attach / attachments / attach-rm
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_cli_attach_attachments_and_rm(kanban_home, tmp_path):
+ from hermes_cli.kanban import run_slash
+
+ conn = kb.connect()
+ try:
+ task_id = _make_task(conn, title="cli-attach")
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+
+ src = tmp_path / "upload.txt"
+ src.write_bytes(b"cli file body")
+
+ out = run_slash(f"attach {task_id} {src}")
+ assert "Attached" in out, out
+
+ conn = kb.connect()
+ try:
+ atts = kb.list_attachments(conn, task_id)
+ assert len(atts) == 1
+ att_id = atts[0].id
+ assert atts[0].filename == "upload.txt"
+ assert Path(atts[0].stored_path).read_bytes() == b"cli file body"
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+
+ listed = run_slash(f"attachments {task_id}")
+ assert "upload.txt" in listed
+
+ removed = run_slash(f"attach-rm {att_id}")
+ assert "Deleted attachment" in removed
+ conn = kb.connect()
+ try:
+ assert kb.list_attachments(conn, task_id) == []
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+
+
+def test_cli_attach_honors_name_override(kanban_home, tmp_path):
+ from hermes_cli.kanban import run_slash
+
+ conn = kb.connect()
+ try:
+ task_id = _make_task(conn)
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+ src = tmp_path / "raw.bin"
+ src.write_bytes(b"xyz")
+ run_slash(f"attach {task_id} {src} --name renamed.dat")
+ conn = kb.connect()
+ try:
+ assert kb.list_attachments(conn, task_id)[0].filename == "renamed.dat"
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+
+
+def test_cli_attach_missing_file(kanban_home, tmp_path):
+ from hermes_cli.kanban import run_slash
+
+ conn = kb.connect()
+ try:
+ task_id = _make_task(conn)
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+ out = run_slash(f"attach {task_id} {tmp_path / 'does-not-exist.txt'}")
+ assert "no such file" in out.lower()
+
+
+def test_cli_attachments_unknown_task(kanban_home):
+ from hermes_cli.kanban import run_slash
+
+ out = run_slash("attachments t_nope")
+ assert "no such task" in out.lower()
diff --git a/tests/tools/test_kanban_tools.py b/tests/tools/test_kanban_tools.py
index 5b1d9f6f7556..42bfc5e5bd0c 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_kanban_tools.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_kanban_tools.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def test_kanban_tools_visible_with_env_var(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
expected = {
"kanban_show", "kanban_complete", "kanban_block", "kanban_heartbeat",
"kanban_comment", "kanban_create", "kanban_link",
+ "kanban_attach", "kanban_attach_url", "kanban_attachments",
}
assert kanban == expected, f"expected {expected}, got {kanban}"
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ def test_kanban_tools_visible_with_toolset_config(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
"kanban_show", "kanban_complete", "kanban_block", "kanban_heartbeat",
"kanban_comment", "kanban_create", "kanban_link",
"kanban_unblock",
+ "kanban_attach", "kanban_attach_url", "kanban_attachments",
}
assert kanban == expected, f"expected {expected}, got {kanban}"
@@ -2030,7 +2032,7 @@ def test_board_param_rejects_invalid_slug(multi_board_env):
def test_board_param_in_all_schemas():
- """All nine kanban_* tool schemas must expose an optional ``board``
+ """Every kanban_* tool schema must expose an optional ``board``
parameter. This pins the contract surfaced to the LLM — adding a
new kanban tool without ``board`` will fail CI immediately."""
from tools import kanban_tools as kt
@@ -2045,6 +2047,9 @@ def test_board_param_in_all_schemas():
kt.KANBAN_CREATE_SCHEMA,
kt.KANBAN_UNBLOCK_SCHEMA,
kt.KANBAN_LINK_SCHEMA,
+ kt.KANBAN_ATTACH_SCHEMA,
+ kt.KANBAN_ATTACH_URL_SCHEMA,
+ kt.KANBAN_ATTACHMENTS_SCHEMA,
]
for schema in schemas:
props = schema["parameters"]["properties"]
@@ -2246,3 +2251,229 @@ def test_maybe_auto_subscribe_swallows_add_notify_sub_failure(monkeypatch, worke
d = json.loads(out)
assert d["ok"] is True, d
assert d["subscribed"] is False, d
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Attachments — kanban_attach / kanban_attach_url / kanban_attachments
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_attach_roundtrips_bytes_to_row_and_disk(worker_env):
+ """kanban_attach decodes base64, writes the blob, and records the row."""
+ import base64
+ from pathlib import Path
+
+ from hermes_cli import kanban_db as kb
+ from tools import kanban_tools as kt
+
+ content = b"hello attachment from a tool"
+ out = kt._handle_attach({
+ "filename": "notes.txt",
+ "content_base64": base64.b64encode(content).decode(),
+ "content_type": "text/plain",
+ })
+ d = json.loads(out)
+ assert d.get("ok") is True, out
+ assert d["size"] == len(content)
+ att_id = d["attachment_id"]
+
+ conn = kb.connect()
+ try:
+ atts = kb.list_attachments(conn, worker_env)
+ assert [a.filename for a in atts] == ["notes.txt"]
+ a = atts[0]
+ assert a.id == att_id
+ assert a.content_type == "text/plain"
+ assert a.uploaded_by == "agent"
+ # Blob is on disk under the task's attachments dir with the bytes.
+ assert Path(a.stored_path).read_bytes() == content
+ assert Path(a.stored_path).resolve().is_relative_to(
+ kb.task_attachments_dir(worker_env).resolve()
+ )
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+
+
+def test_attach_rejects_oversize(worker_env, monkeypatch):
+ """A decoded payload over the cap returns a clean tool error, no row."""
+ import base64
+
+ from hermes_cli import kanban_db as kb
+ from tools import kanban_tools as kt
+
+ # Shrink the cap so we don't have to build a 25 MB payload.
+ monkeypatch.setattr(kb, "_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES", 8)
+ out = kt._handle_attach({
+ "filename": "big.bin",
+ "content_base64": base64.b64encode(b"0123456789").decode(),
+ })
+ d = json.loads(out)
+ assert "error" in d
+ assert "MB limit" in d["error"]
+
+ conn = kb.connect()
+ try:
+ assert kb.list_attachments(conn, worker_env) == []
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+
+
+def test_attach_rejects_bad_base64(worker_env):
+ from tools import kanban_tools as kt
+
+ out = kt._handle_attach({"filename": "x.txt", "content_base64": "not base64!!!"})
+ d = json.loads(out)
+ assert "error" in d and "base64" in d["error"]
+
+
+def test_attach_requires_filename_and_content(worker_env):
+ from tools import kanban_tools as kt
+
+ assert "error" in json.loads(kt._handle_attach({"content_base64": "QQ=="}))
+ assert "error" in json.loads(kt._handle_attach({"filename": "x.txt"}))
+
+
+def test_attach_enforces_worker_task_ownership(worker_env):
+ """A worker scoped to its own task can't attach to a foreign task."""
+ import base64
+
+ from hermes_cli import kanban_db as kb
+ from tools import kanban_tools as kt
+
+ conn = kb.connect()
+ try:
+ other = kb.create_task(conn, title="someone else's task", assignee="peer")
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+
+ out = kt._handle_attach({
+ "task_id": other,
+ "filename": "x.txt",
+ "content_base64": base64.b64encode(b"x").decode(),
+ })
+ d = json.loads(out)
+ assert "error" in d
+ assert "scoped to task" in d["error"]
+
+
+def test_attachments_lists_uploaded_files(worker_env):
+ import base64
+
+ from tools import kanban_tools as kt
+
+ kt._handle_attach({
+ "filename": "a.txt",
+ "content_base64": base64.b64encode(b"aaa").decode(),
+ })
+ kt._handle_attach({
+ "filename": "b.txt",
+ "content_base64": base64.b64encode(b"bbbb").decode(),
+ })
+ out = kt._handle_attachments({})
+ d = json.loads(out)
+ assert d.get("ok") is True
+ names = sorted(a["filename"] for a in d["attachments"])
+ assert names == ["a.txt", "b.txt"]
+ sizes = {a["filename"]: a["size"] for a in d["attachments"]}
+ assert sizes == {"a.txt": 3, "b.txt": 4}
+
+
+def test_attachments_unknown_task_errors(worker_env):
+ from tools import kanban_tools as kt
+
+ out = kt._handle_attachments({"task_id": "t_nope"})
+ assert "error" in json.loads(out)
+
+
+def test_attach_url_fetches_local_fixture(worker_env):
+ """kanban_attach_url downloads from an http(s) URL and stores the bytes."""
+ import http.server
+ import threading
+ from pathlib import Path
+
+ from hermes_cli import kanban_db as kb
+ from tools import kanban_tools as kt
+
+ payload = b"downloaded-by-url body"
+
+ class _Handler(http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+ def do_GET(self): # noqa: N802
+ self.send_response(200)
+ self.send_header("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+ self.send_header("Content-Length", str(len(payload)))
+ self.end_headers()
+ self.wfile.write(payload)
+
+ def log_message(self, *a): # silence
+ pass
+
+ srv = http.server.HTTPServer(("127.0.0.1", 0), _Handler)
+ threading.Thread(target=srv.serve_forever, daemon=True).start()
+ try:
+ port = srv.server_address[1]
+ out = kt._handle_attach_url({
+ "url": f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/files/report.bin",
+ })
+ finally:
+ srv.shutdown()
+ d = json.loads(out)
+ assert d.get("ok") is True, out
+ assert d["size"] == len(payload)
+
+ conn = kb.connect()
+ try:
+ atts = kb.list_attachments(conn, worker_env)
+ # Filename derived from the URL path leaf.
+ assert atts[0].filename == "report.bin"
+ assert Path(atts[0].stored_path).read_bytes() == payload
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+
+
+def test_attach_url_rejects_oversize_stream(worker_env, monkeypatch):
+ """An oversize response body is rejected during download, no row written."""
+ import http.server
+ import threading
+
+ from hermes_cli import kanban_db as kb
+ from tools import kanban_tools as kt
+
+ big = b"x" * (64 * 1024)
+
+ class _Handler(http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+ def do_GET(self): # noqa: N802
+ self.send_response(200)
+ self.send_header("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+ self.send_header("Content-Length", str(len(big)))
+ self.end_headers()
+ self.wfile.write(big)
+
+ def log_message(self, *a):
+ pass
+
+ monkeypatch.setattr(kb, "_MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES", 1024)
+ srv = http.server.HTTPServer(("127.0.0.1", 0), _Handler)
+ threading.Thread(target=srv.serve_forever, daemon=True).start()
+ try:
+ port = srv.server_address[1]
+ out = kt._handle_attach_url({"url": f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/big.bin"})
+ finally:
+ srv.shutdown()
+ d = json.loads(out)
+ assert "error" in d
+ assert "MB limit" in d["error"]
+
+ conn = kb.connect()
+ try:
+ assert kb.list_attachments(conn, worker_env) == []
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+
+
+def test_attach_url_rejects_non_http_scheme(worker_env):
+ from tools import kanban_tools as kt
+
+ out = kt._handle_attach_url({"url": "file:///etc/passwd"})
+ d = json.loads(out)
+ assert "error" in d
+ assert "scheme" in d["error"]
diff --git a/tools/kanban_tools.py b/tools/kanban_tools.py
index 5207c756aa6c..373748f55bee 100644
--- a/tools/kanban_tools.py
+++ b/tools/kanban_tools.py
@@ -838,6 +838,193 @@ def _handle_comment(args: dict, **kw) -> str:
return tool_error(f"kanban_comment: {e}")
+def _handle_attach(args: dict, **kw) -> str:
+ """Attach an inline (base64) file to a task.
+
+ Mirrors the dashboard's upload endpoint for the agent surface: decode
+ the payload, enforce the shared size cap, write it under the per-task
+ attachments dir, and record the metadata row — all via
+ ``kanban_db.store_attachment_bytes`` so the three surfaces stay in lockstep.
+ """
+ from hermes_cli import kanban_db as kb
+
+ tid = _default_task_id(args.get("task_id"))
+ if not tid:
+ return tool_error(
+ "task_id is required (or set HERMES_KANBAN_TASK in the env)"
+ )
+ ownership_err = _enforce_worker_task_ownership(tid)
+ if ownership_err:
+ return ownership_err
+ filename = args.get("filename")
+ if not filename or not str(filename).strip():
+ return tool_error("filename is required")
+ content_b64 = args.get("content_base64")
+ if not content_b64 or not str(content_b64).strip():
+ return tool_error("content_base64 is required")
+ import base64
+ import binascii
+ try:
+ data = base64.b64decode(str(content_b64), validate=True)
+ except (binascii.Error, ValueError) as e:
+ return tool_error(f"content_base64 is not valid base64: {e}")
+ content_type = args.get("content_type")
+ board = args.get("board")
+ try:
+ _, conn = _connect(board=board)
+ try:
+ att_id = kb.store_attachment_bytes(
+ conn,
+ tid,
+ str(filename),
+ data,
+ content_type=content_type,
+ uploaded_by="agent",
+ board=board,
+ )
+ return _ok(task_id=tid, attachment_id=att_id, size=len(data))
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+ except kb.AttachmentTooLarge as e:
+ return tool_error(f"kanban_attach: {e}")
+ except ValueError as e:
+ return tool_error(f"kanban_attach: {e}")
+ except Exception as e:
+ logger.exception("kanban_attach failed")
+ return tool_error(f"kanban_attach: {e}")
+
+
+def _download_url_with_cap(url: str, max_bytes: int) -> tuple[bytes, Optional[str]]:
+ """Fetch ``url`` over http(s), aborting once ``max_bytes`` is exceeded.
+
+ Returns ``(data, content_type)``. Raises ``ValueError`` for a non-http(s)
+ scheme or a body that overruns the cap (the caller maps it to a clean
+ tool error). Reads in chunks so an oversize response is rejected without
+ buffering the whole thing.
+ """
+ from urllib.parse import urlparse
+ from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
+
+ scheme = (urlparse(url).scheme or "").lower()
+ if scheme not in ("http", "https"):
+ raise ValueError(f"unsupported URL scheme {scheme!r}; only http/https are allowed")
+ req = Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": "hermes-kanban/attach"})
+ chunks: list[bytes] = []
+ total = 0
+ with urlopen(req, timeout=30) as resp: # noqa: S310 — scheme checked above
+ content_type = resp.headers.get_content_type() if resp.headers else None
+ while True:
+ chunk = resp.read(1024 * 1024)
+ if not chunk:
+ break
+ total += len(chunk)
+ if total > max_bytes:
+ raise ValueError(
+ f"attachment exceeds {max_bytes // (1024 * 1024)} MB limit"
+ )
+ chunks.append(chunk)
+ return b"".join(chunks), content_type
+
+
+def _handle_attach_url(args: dict, **kw) -> str:
+ """Attach a file fetched server-side from a URL.
+
+ The agent passes a URL; Hermes downloads it (with the shared size cap)
+ and stores it as a real attachment. Useful when the agent has a link
+ rather than the bytes. Only http/https URLs are accepted.
+ """
+ from hermes_cli import kanban_db as kb
+
+ tid = _default_task_id(args.get("task_id"))
+ if not tid:
+ return tool_error(
+ "task_id is required (or set HERMES_KANBAN_TASK in the env)"
+ )
+ ownership_err = _enforce_worker_task_ownership(tid)
+ if ownership_err:
+ return ownership_err
+ url = args.get("url")
+ if not url or not str(url).strip():
+ return tool_error("url is required")
+ url = str(url).strip()
+ filename = args.get("filename") or args.get("title")
+ if not filename or not str(filename).strip():
+ # Derive a name from the URL path's leaf component.
+ from urllib.parse import unquote, urlparse
+ leaf = unquote(urlparse(url).path.rsplit("/", 1)[-1]).strip()
+ filename = leaf or "download"
+ content_type = args.get("content_type")
+ board = args.get("board")
+ try:
+ data, fetched_ct = _download_url_with_cap(url, kb._MAX_ATTACHMENT_BYTES)
+ except ValueError as e:
+ return tool_error(f"kanban_attach_url: {e}")
+ except Exception as e:
+ logger.exception("kanban_attach_url download failed")
+ return tool_error(f"kanban_attach_url: failed to fetch {url}: {e}")
+ try:
+ _, conn = _connect(board=board)
+ try:
+ att_id = kb.store_attachment_bytes(
+ conn,
+ tid,
+ str(filename),
+ data,
+ content_type=content_type or fetched_ct,
+ uploaded_by="agent",
+ board=board,
+ )
+ return _ok(task_id=tid, attachment_id=att_id, size=len(data))
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+ except kb.AttachmentTooLarge as e:
+ return tool_error(f"kanban_attach_url: {e}")
+ except ValueError as e:
+ return tool_error(f"kanban_attach_url: {e}")
+ except Exception as e:
+ logger.exception("kanban_attach_url failed")
+ return tool_error(f"kanban_attach_url: {e}")
+
+
+def _handle_attachments(args: dict, **kw) -> str:
+ """List a task's attachments (read-only; no ownership restriction)."""
+ tid = _default_task_id(args.get("task_id"))
+ if not tid:
+ return tool_error(
+ "task_id is required (or set HERMES_KANBAN_TASK in the env)"
+ )
+ board = args.get("board")
+ try:
+ kb, conn = _connect(board=board)
+ try:
+ if kb.get_task(conn, tid) is None:
+ return tool_error(f"task {tid} not found")
+ atts = kb.list_attachments(conn, tid)
+ return json.dumps({
+ "ok": True,
+ "task_id": tid,
+ "attachments": [
+ {
+ "id": a.id,
+ "filename": a.filename,
+ "content_type": a.content_type,
+ "size": a.size,
+ "uploaded_by": a.uploaded_by,
+ "stored_path": a.stored_path,
+ "created_at": a.created_at,
+ }
+ for a in atts
+ ],
+ })
+ finally:
+ conn.close()
+ except ValueError as e:
+ return tool_error(f"kanban_attachments: {e}")
+ except Exception as e:
+ logger.exception("kanban_attachments failed")
+ return tool_error(f"kanban_attachments: {e}")
+
+
def _handle_create(args: dict, **kw) -> str:
"""Create a child task. Orchestrator workers use this to fan out.
@@ -1396,6 +1583,102 @@ KANBAN_COMMENT_SCHEMA = {
},
}
+KANBAN_ATTACH_SCHEMA = {
+ "name": "kanban_attach",
+ "description": (
+ "Attach a file to a task by passing its bytes inline (base64). "
+ "Use for genuine file artifacts the next worker or a human should "
+ "be able to download — generated reports, images, exports. The "
+ "file is stored as a real attachment (not a comment link) under "
+ "the task's attachments dir, capped at 25 MB. Prefer "
+ "kanban_attach_url when you only have a URL."
+ ),
+ "parameters": {
+ "type": "object",
+ "properties": {
+ "task_id": {
+ "type": "string",
+ "description": _DESC_TASK_ID_DEFAULT,
+ },
+ "filename": {
+ "type": "string",
+ "description": (
+ "File name to store it under (e.g. 'report.pdf'). "
+ "Directory components are stripped; only the leaf is kept."
+ ),
+ },
+ "content_base64": {
+ "type": "string",
+ "description": "The file contents, base64-encoded. Max 25 MB decoded.",
+ },
+ "content_type": {
+ "type": "string",
+ "description": "Optional MIME type (e.g. 'application/pdf').",
+ },
+ "board": _board_schema_prop(),
+ },
+ "required": ["filename", "content_base64"],
+ },
+}
+
+KANBAN_ATTACH_URL_SCHEMA = {
+ "name": "kanban_attach_url",
+ "description": (
+ "Attach a file to a task by URL — Hermes downloads it server-side "
+ "and stores it as a real attachment (capped at 25 MB). Use when "
+ "you have a link rather than the bytes. Only http/https URLs are "
+ "accepted."
+ ),
+ "parameters": {
+ "type": "object",
+ "properties": {
+ "task_id": {
+ "type": "string",
+ "description": _DESC_TASK_ID_DEFAULT,
+ },
+ "url": {
+ "type": "string",
+ "description": "http(s) URL to fetch and store.",
+ },
+ "filename": {
+ "type": "string",
+ "description": (
+ "Optional name to store it under. Defaults to the URL "
+ "path's leaf component."
+ ),
+ },
+ "content_type": {
+ "type": "string",
+ "description": (
+ "Optional MIME type override. Defaults to the "
+ "Content-Type the server returns."
+ ),
+ },
+ "board": _board_schema_prop(),
+ },
+ "required": ["url"],
+ },
+}
+
+KANBAN_ATTACHMENTS_SCHEMA = {
+ "name": "kanban_attachments",
+ "description": (
+ "List the files attached to a task: id, filename, content_type, "
+ "size, who uploaded it, and the absolute on-disk path you can read."
+ ),
+ "parameters": {
+ "type": "object",
+ "properties": {
+ "task_id": {
+ "type": "string",
+ "description": _DESC_TASK_ID_DEFAULT,
+ },
+ "board": _board_schema_prop(),
+ },
+ "required": [],
+ },
+}
+
KANBAN_CREATE_SCHEMA = {
"name": "kanban_create",
"description": (
@@ -1653,6 +1936,33 @@ registry.register(
emoji="💬",
)
+registry.register(
+ name="kanban_attach",
+ toolset="kanban",
+ schema=KANBAN_ATTACH_SCHEMA,
+ handler=_handle_attach,
+ check_fn=_check_kanban_mode,
+ emoji="📎",
+)
+
+registry.register(
+ name="kanban_attach_url",
+ toolset="kanban",
+ schema=KANBAN_ATTACH_URL_SCHEMA,
+ handler=_handle_attach_url,
+ check_fn=_check_kanban_mode,
+ emoji="📎",
+)
+
+registry.register(
+ name="kanban_attachments",
+ toolset="kanban",
+ schema=KANBAN_ATTACHMENTS_SCHEMA,
+ handler=_handle_attachments,
+ check_fn=_check_kanban_mode,
+ emoji="📎",
+)
+
registry.register(
name="kanban_create",
toolset="kanban",
diff --git a/toolsets.py b/toolsets.py
index 03e64fdba4c0..1be62780d0ca 100644
--- a/toolsets.py
+++ b/toolsets.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ _HERMES_CORE_TOOLS = [
"kanban_complete", "kanban_block", "kanban_heartbeat",
"kanban_comment", "kanban_create", "kanban_link",
"kanban_unblock",
+ "kanban_attach", "kanban_attach_url", "kanban_attachments",
# Computer use (macOS, gated on cua-driver being installed via check_fn)
"computer_use",
]
@@ -264,14 +265,15 @@ TOOLSETS = {
"set). The dispatcher runs inside the gateway by default; see "
"`kanban.dispatch_in_gateway` in config.yaml. Lets workers mark "
"tasks done with structured handoffs, block for human input, "
- "heartbeat during long ops, comment on threads, and (for "
- "orchestrators) list, unblock, and fan out tasks."
+ "heartbeat during long ops, comment on threads, attach files, and "
+ "(for orchestrators) list, unblock, and fan out tasks."
),
"tools": [
"kanban_show", "kanban_list", "kanban_complete", "kanban_block",
"kanban_heartbeat", "kanban_comment",
"kanban_create", "kanban_link",
"kanban_unblock",
+ "kanban_attach", "kanban_attach_url", "kanban_attachments",
],
"includes": [],
},