From deb59eab727c757d7ea9a239616582b25b531525 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pdonizete <2013236+pdonizete@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 2 May 2026 17:35:24 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix: allow kanban tools for orchestrator profiles with kanban
 toolset

The _check_kanban_mode() gating function only checked for
HERMES_KANBAN_TASK env var, which is only set by the dispatcher
when spawning workers. This prevented orchestrator profiles (like
techlead) from using kanban_create, kanban_link, etc. even when
they had 'kanban' explicitly in their toolsets config.

Now uses load_config() from hermes_cli.config (which has mtime-based
caching) to check if 'kanban' is in the profile's toolsets list.
This enables orchestrators to route work via Kanban while workers
continue using the dispatcher env var.

Fixes #18968
---
 tools/kanban_tools.py | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/kanban_tools.py b/tools/kanban_tools.py
index de5d180c83..d0023a3078 100644
--- a/tools/kanban_tools.py
+++ b/tools/kanban_tools.py
@@ -40,13 +40,31 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 def _check_kanban_mode() -> bool:
-    """Tools are available iff the current process has ``HERMES_KANBAN_TASK``
-    set in its env, which the dispatcher sets when spawning a worker.
+    """Tools are available when:
 
-    Humans running ``hermes chat`` see zero kanban tools. Workers spawned
-    by the kanban dispatcher (gateway-embedded by default) see all seven.
+    1. ``HERMES_KANBAN_TASK`` is set (dispatcher-spawned worker), OR
+    2. The current profile has ``kanban`` in its toolsets config
+       (orchestrator profiles like techlead that route work via Kanban).
+
+    Humans running ``hermes chat`` without the kanban toolset see zero
+    kanban tools. Workers spawned by the kanban dispatcher (gateway-
+    embedded by default) and orchestrator profiles with the kanban
+    toolset enabled see all seven.
     """
-    return bool(os.environ.get("HERMES_KANBAN_TASK"))
+    if os.environ.get("HERMES_KANBAN_TASK"):
+        return True
+
+    # Check if the current profile has the kanban toolset enabled.
+    # Uses load_config() which has mtime-based caching, so this adds
+    # negligible overhead. The check_fn results are further TTL-cached
+    # (~30s) by the tool registry.
+    try:
+        from hermes_cli.config import load_config
+        cfg = load_config()
+        toolsets = cfg.get("toolsets", [])
+        return "kanban" in toolsets
+    except Exception:
+        return False
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------