feat: Approvals Inbox, one cross-session queue for prompts waiting on a human

Permission dialogs, AskUserQuestion questions and idle prompts from every
session now land in a server-side inbox (web/approval-inbox.ts, one item per
session, claude-mode only) and are answerable in place: a header bell + drawer
on desktop, inline answer strips on the phone overview's NEEDS YOU rows, and
working push Approve/Deny buttons (previously dead ends, now answered straight
from sw.js with no tab open). Pending alerts survive reloads because the
frontend seeds from GET /api/approvals on init.

Answering sends the digit / Esc / prompt text through the existing tmux input
path; option digits are accepted only when they match options parsed from the
captured pane frame, and the answer path re-captures the pane first so a
dialog that already left the screen refuses with 409 instead of typing into
the composer. New elicitation_complete / elicitation_response hook matchers
resolve question items the moment they are answered in the terminal;
refreshStaleCodemanHooks heals existing cases.

Verified end-to-end against a live claude session: a real AskUserQuestion
dialog parsed into 5 option buttons and was answered from the drawer.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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/**
* @fileoverview Approvals Inbox — server-side registry of prompts waiting on a human.
*
* One cross-session queue of pending Claude prompts (permission dialogs,
* AskUserQuestion/elicitation questions, idle prompts), fed by `/api/hook-event`
* and answered via `POST /api/approvals/:id/answer`. Before this store existed,
* pending prompts lived only in `app.js` memory (SSE-transient, lost on reload)
* and the push notification Approve/Deny buttons had nothing to act on.
* Design: `docs/approvals-inbox-plan.md`.
*
* Invariants:
* - At most ONE active item per session: the Claude TUI shows one dialog at a
* time, so a new prompt supersedes the session's previous item.
* - Module-level singleton in the style of `session-wait-registry.ts`: no
* `Session` import, no IO; the server injects emit callbacks (`onPending`/
* `onUpdated`/`onResolved`), which keeps this unit-testable and cycle-free.
* - Items are in-memory only. A server restart drops them; the next prompt
* re-fires the hook. Claude-mode sessions only (hooks fire for nothing else).
* - Answer flow is take-then-write: `take()` removes the item BEFORE keystrokes
* are sent so a double-tap cannot double-send; `restore()` re-inserts on a
* failed write unless a newer prompt arrived meanwhile.
*
* @dependencies utils (stripAnsi)
* @consumedby web/routes/hook-event-routes (notePrompt/resolve), web/routes/approval-routes,
* web/session-listener-wiring (working/exit resolution), web/server (emit callbacks + stop)
*
* @module web/approval-inbox
*/
import { stripAnsi } from '../utils/index.js';
// ─── Types ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
export type ApprovalKind = 'permission' | 'question' | 'idle';
export type ApprovalResolution =
| 'answered'
| 'resolved_in_terminal'
| 'superseded'
| 'session_ended'
| 'dismissed'
| 'expired';
/** A numbered choice parsed from the captured dialog frame. */
export interface ApprovalOption {
n: number;
label: string;
}
export interface ApprovalItem {
/** `${sessionId}:${seq}` — stable across re-captures, unique per prompt. */
id: string;
sessionId: string;
sessionName: string;
kind: ApprovalKind;
createdAt: number;
/** Sanitized hook fields (already bounded by sanitizeHookData). */
toolName?: string;
toolSummary?: string;
message?: string;
cwd?: string;
/** ANSI-stripped tail of the visible pane frame at capture time. */
context?: string;
/**
* Present only when the frame parsed confidently. Gates which digits the
* answer endpoint accepts; absent → only approve('1')/deny(Esc) are allowed.
*/
options?: ApprovalOption[];
}
export interface ApprovalResolvedInfo {
id: string;
sessionId: string;
kind: ApprovalKind;
resolution: ApprovalResolution;
}
interface NotePromptArgs {
sessionId: string;
sessionName: string;
kind: ApprovalKind;
toolName?: string;
toolSummary?: string;
message?: string;
cwd?: string;
/** Returns the raw (ANSI-bearing) pane frame, or null when unavailable. */
capture?: () => string | null;
}
// ─── Tunables ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
/** Items older than this are dropped on read: a 12h-old dialog is stale by any measure. */
const ITEM_TTL_MS = 12 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
/**
* The Notification hook can fire before Ink finishes painting the dialog, so a
* single delayed re-capture picks up the frame the immediate capture missed.
*/
const RECAPTURE_DELAY_MS = 600;
/** Context kept per item — enough for a dialog plus a few lines above it. */
const MAX_CONTEXT_CHARS = 4000;
const MAX_CONTEXT_LINES = 30;
const MAX_OPTION_LABEL_CHARS = 120;
// ─── Pure helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
/**
* The visible-frame tmux capture (`formatPaneSnapshot`) carries NO newlines: it
* repaints every row at its absolute position via `ESC[<row>;<col>H`. Verified
* against a live dialog: without this conversion the whole frame collapses to
* one line and no dialog ever parses. Column 1 (or omitted) means a fresh row →
* newline; a mid-row jump becomes a space so adjacent words don't merge.
*/
// eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
const CURSOR_POSITION_PATTERN = /\x1b\[(?:(\d+)(?:;(\d+))?)?[Hf]/g;
/**
* Normalize a raw pane capture into card context: convert row repaints to
* lines, strip ANSI, right-trim lines, drop trailing blanks, keep the last
* MAX_CONTEXT_LINES lines.
*/
export function normalizeCapturedFrame(raw: string | null | undefined): string | undefined {
if (!raw) return undefined;
const rowed = raw.replace(CURSOR_POSITION_PATTERN, (_m, _row, col) => (!col || col === '1' ? '\n' : ' '));
const lines = stripAnsi(rowed)
.split('\n')
.map((line) => line.replace(/\s+$/, ''));
while (lines.length > 0 && lines[lines.length - 1] === '') lines.pop();
while (lines.length > 0 && lines[0] === '') lines.shift();
if (lines.length === 0) return undefined;
const text = lines.slice(-MAX_CONTEXT_LINES).join('\n');
return text.length > MAX_CONTEXT_CHARS ? text.slice(-MAX_CONTEXT_CHARS) : text;
}
/**
* Parse the numbered options of a Claude dialog out of a normalized frame.
*
* Matches the shapes Ink renders for permission prompts and AskUserQuestion:
*
* ❯ 1. Yes ❯ 1. Red
* 2. Yes, allow all edits (shift+tab) Prefer red
* 3. No, tell Claude what to do (esc) 2. Blue
* Prefer blue
*
* Options must be consecutively numbered from 1 (2..6 of them); description /
* wrap / separator lines between options are tolerated up to a small gap
* (AskUserQuestion puts a description under every option and a ─ separator
* before its "Chat about this" entry — measured against the live dialog). The
* LAST complete block in the frame wins (dialogs render at the bottom).
* Returns undefined when nothing parses — callers then fall back to
* approve/deny only, so a mis-parse can never route a digit at a dialog that
* does not have it.
*/
export function parseDialogOptions(context: string | undefined): ApprovalOption[] | undefined {
if (!context) return undefined;
const lines = context.split('\n');
let lastComplete: ApprovalOption[] | undefined;
let run: ApprovalOption[] = [];
let gap = 0;
const commit = () => {
if (run.length >= 2 && run.length <= 6) lastComplete = run;
run = [];
gap = 0;
};
for (const line of lines) {
const m = line.match(/^\s*(?:❯\s*)?(\d)[.)]\s+(.+)$/);
const n = m ? Number(m[1]) : NaN;
if (m && n === run.length + 1) {
run.push({ n, label: m[2].trim().slice(0, MAX_OPTION_LABEL_CHARS) });
gap = 0;
} else if (m && n === 1) {
commit();
run = [{ n: 1, label: m[2].trim().slice(0, MAX_OPTION_LABEL_CHARS) }];
} else if (run.length > 0 && ++gap > 3) {
// Too far past the last option for this to still be its description —
// the block is over.
commit();
}
}
commit();
return lastComplete;
}
// ─── Registry ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
export class ApprovalInbox {
/** Keyed by sessionId — the one-active-item-per-session invariant lives here. */
private items = new Map<string, ApprovalItem>();
private recaptureTimers = new Map<string, ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>();
/** Capture callbacks kept for answer-time re-verification; dropped on remove. */
private captures = new Map<string, () => string | null>();
private seq = 0;
private stopped = false;
/** Emit callbacks, injected by the server (SSE broadcast + push). */
onPending?: (item: ApprovalItem) => void;
onUpdated?: (item: ApprovalItem) => void;
onResolved?: (info: ApprovalResolvedInfo) => void;
/**
* Record a prompt for a session, superseding any previous item, and return
* the new item. Captures context immediately and once more after a short
* delay (see RECAPTURE_DELAY_MS).
*/
notePrompt(args: NotePromptArgs): ApprovalItem {
this.resolveForSession(args.sessionId, 'superseded');
const item: ApprovalItem = {
id: `${args.sessionId}:${++this.seq}`,
sessionId: args.sessionId,
sessionName: args.sessionName,
kind: args.kind,
createdAt: Date.now(),
toolName: args.toolName,
toolSummary: args.toolSummary,
message: args.message,
cwd: args.cwd,
};
this.applyCapture(item, args.capture);
this.items.set(args.sessionId, item);
if (args.capture) this.captures.set(args.sessionId, args.capture);
this.onPending?.(item);
if (args.capture && !this.stopped) {
const timer = setTimeout(() => {
this.recaptureTimers.delete(item.id);
// Only update the item if it is still the live one for the session.
if (this.items.get(args.sessionId)?.id !== item.id) return;
this.applyCapture(item, args.capture);
this.onUpdated?.(item);
}, RECAPTURE_DELAY_MS);
this.recaptureTimers.set(item.id, timer);
}
return item;
}
/**
* Answer-time guard: re-capture the pane and check the dialog is still on
* screen before keystrokes are sent at it. Only conclusive when the ORIGINAL
* frame parsed options: if a fresh capture then parses none, the dialog is
* gone (answered in the terminal moments ago) — the item resolves and the
* answer must be refused, because the digit would land in whatever now has
* focus. Unparseable-from-the-start items stay answerable (approve/deny
* only), same risk the terminal user already carries.
*/
verifyStillAnswerable(id: string): boolean {
const item = this.getById(id);
if (!item) return false;
if (item.kind === 'idle' || !item.options) return true;
const capture = this.captures.get(item.sessionId);
if (!capture) return true;
let raw: string | null = null;
try {
raw = capture();
} catch {
return true; // capture hiccup — inconclusive, keep the item answerable
}
const context = normalizeCapturedFrame(raw);
if (!context) return true;
const options = parseDialogOptions(context);
if (!options) {
this.remove(item, 'resolved_in_terminal');
return false;
}
item.context = context;
item.options = options;
return true;
}
/** Pending item for a session, TTL-checked. */
getForSession(sessionId: string): ApprovalItem | undefined {
const item = this.items.get(sessionId);
if (!item) return undefined;
if (this.isExpired(item)) {
this.resolveForSession(sessionId, 'expired');
return undefined;
}
return item;
}
/** Pending item by id, TTL-checked. */
getById(id: string): ApprovalItem | undefined {
const item = this.getForSession(sessionIdOf(id));
return item?.id === id ? item : undefined;
}
/** All pending items, TTL-swept, oldest first. */
listPending(): ApprovalItem[] {
for (const sessionId of [...this.items.keys()]) this.getForSession(sessionId);
return [...this.items.values()].sort((a, b) => a.createdAt - b.createdAt);
}
/**
* Remove the item as `answered` and return it, or undefined if it is no
* longer pending. Callers send keystrokes AFTER a successful take, and
* `restore()` on a failed write.
*/
take(id: string): ApprovalItem | undefined {
const item = this.getById(id);
if (!item) return undefined;
this.remove(item, 'answered');
return item;
}
/** Re-insert a taken item after a failed write, unless superseded meanwhile. */
restore(item: ApprovalItem): void {
if (this.stopped || this.items.has(item.sessionId)) return;
this.items.set(item.sessionId, item);
this.onPending?.(item);
}
/** Remove an item without keystrokes (user chose Dismiss). */
dismiss(id: string): boolean {
const item = this.getById(id);
if (!item) return false;
this.remove(item, 'dismissed');
return true;
}
/**
* Resolve a session's pending item, if any (stop hook, exit, ...). `kinds`
* restricts which item kinds the signal may clear — the heuristic `working`
* transition passes `['idle']` so a mid-turn flap cannot false-clear a
* pending permission/question dialog.
*/
resolveForSession(sessionId: string, resolution: ApprovalResolution, kinds?: ApprovalKind[]): void {
const item = this.items.get(sessionId);
if (!item) return;
if (kinds && !kinds.includes(item.kind)) return;
this.remove(item, resolution);
}
/** Clear all timers (shutdown/tests). Items become inert; no events fire after this. */
stop(): void {
this.stopped = true;
for (const timer of this.recaptureTimers.values()) clearTimeout(timer);
this.recaptureTimers.clear();
this.items.clear();
this.captures.clear();
}
private applyCapture(item: ApprovalItem, capture?: () => string | null): void {
if (!capture) return;
let raw: string | null = null;
try {
raw = capture();
} catch {
// Capture is best-effort; the card still renders from hook fields.
}
const context = normalizeCapturedFrame(raw);
if (!context) return;
item.context = context;
// Idle prompts are not dialogs — never offer digit answers for them.
if (item.kind !== 'idle') item.options = parseDialogOptions(context);
}
private remove(item: ApprovalItem, resolution: ApprovalResolution): void {
this.items.delete(item.sessionId);
this.captures.delete(item.sessionId);
const timer = this.recaptureTimers.get(item.id);
if (timer) {
clearTimeout(timer);
this.recaptureTimers.delete(item.id);
}
if (!this.stopped) {
this.onResolved?.({ id: item.id, sessionId: item.sessionId, kind: item.kind, resolution });
}
}
private isExpired(item: ApprovalItem): boolean {
return Date.now() - item.createdAt > ITEM_TTL_MS;
}
}
function sessionIdOf(itemId: string): string {
return itemId.slice(0, itemId.lastIndexOf(':'));
}
/** Process-wide singleton, mirroring `sessionWaits`. */
export const approvalInbox = new ApprovalInbox();