## Context
We want a one-click path from the right-panel task detail into the
claude-agent-service runner, without the user copy-pasting the bead id
into a CLI or another tab. The runner expects a self-contained prompt
that restates the bead id, title, description, acceptance criteria, and
the guard rails the agent must operate under (no push, no file edits,
no terraform/kubectl/helm). The prompt template lives in `src/lib/` so
it can be tested and reused from the server-side dispatch route.
The right-panel button needs to:
- Only appear when the bead is actionable (`open` or `in_progress`).
- Disable itself while the claude-agent-service is already busy (the
service has a global `asyncio.Lock` — parallel dispatches 409).
- Disable itself when the bead lacks acceptance criteria. An agent that
doesn't know what "done" looks like burns budget and closes nothing.
- Surface the resulting `job_id` or any 409/error back to the user.
The project has no toast library (no `sonner`, no `react-hot-toast`), so
we render status inline under the button rather than pulling in a new
dependency for this single surface.
## This change
- `src/lib/dispatch-prompt.ts` exports `buildDispatchPrompt(bead)` which
produces the exact prompt the agent runner expects. Bead id, priority
(`P<n>`), issue type, description, and acceptance criteria are
interpolated; `<job_id>` stays a literal placeholder because the agent
only learns its own id at runtime (env var).
- `src/components/shared/dispatch-button.tsx` is a focused client
component with three responsibilities:
1. Poll `GET /api/agent-status` every 5 s while the panel is open
(plus an initial fetch on mount), mirror `busy` into local state.
2. On click, `POST /api/agent-dispatch` with `{taskId}`; branch on
200 / 409 / other.
3. Render an inline status line under the button (`text-xs`, tone
driven by `ok | info | error`) — no toast dep required.
The poll interval self-clears on unmount so closing the panel stops
network traffic.
- `src/components/shared/thread-drawer.tsx` renders `<DispatchButton>`
alongside the existing "Edit task" button in the summary section,
wrapped in a `flex-wrap` so the two controls reflow on narrow panes.
- Registers two new tests in `package.json`'s enumerated test script.
## What is NOT in this change
- The `/api/agent-dispatch` and `/api/agent-status` routes themselves —
those land in the next commit. The button calls them but the server
side is intentionally a separate step so each commit can be reviewed
in isolation.
- No real toast system is introduced; inline status is sufficient.
- No change to how task state transitions on dispatch. The agent itself
is expected to run `bd update --claim` / `bd close` via the prompt's
operating rules.
## Test Plan
### Automated
```
$ node --import tsx --test tests/lib/dispatch-prompt.test.ts \
tests/components/shared/dispatch-button.test.tsx
# tests 7 pass 7 fail 0
```
Covers:
- Bead id appears in opening paragraph and in both `bd note` / `bd close`
commands.
- Priority rendered as `P<n>`, issue type echoed.
- Description and acceptance criteria quoted verbatim when present.
- `(no description)` / `(no acceptance criteria)` fallbacks when null.
- Guard rails block present (no terraform/kubectl/helm, workspace bd
path, `bd update … --status blocked` fallback).
- DispatchButton module loads and exports both named and default.
`npm run typecheck` shows only the pre-existing `OrchestratorChatMessage`
type gap in `left-panel.tsx` that reproduces on untouched `main`.
### Manual Verification
1. `npm install`
2. `npm run dev`
3. Open `http://localhost:3000/?task=<some-open-bead-id>`
4. Expected: "Dispatch to Agent" button next to "Edit task" in the
right-panel summary section.
5. Button disabled on beads with `status in {closed, blocked, deferred}`
(they don't render the button at all).
6. Button disabled on beads missing acceptance criteria, with tooltip
"Task is missing acceptance criteria — cannot dispatch.".
7. Click: UI flips to "Dispatching…"; once the next commit is merged,
the agent-dispatch route will surface a `job_id` (today it returns
404 which renders as "Dispatch failed (HTTP 404)").
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>