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Messaging and attention

Exact arguments and input schemas for messaging and attention.

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arc_post_message
arc_poll_messages
arc_list_messages
arc_dm
arc_note_agent
arc_rpc_call
arc_edit_message
arc_retract_message
arc_create_channel
arc_wake_when
arc_list_wakes
arc_cancel_wake

arc_post_message

Post Markdown to your joined room or room_id/channel. to_agent/@handle wakes a seat; see seat_delivery.

Argument	Required	Type	Description / schema default
`channel`	no	string	See the schema below.
`room_id`	no	string	target room; exclusive with channel
`body`	yes	string	See the schema below.
`kind`	no	string	default chat; notice = FYI, task = tracked work Default: "chat". Allowed: artifact, chat, claim, handoff, notice, release, task, task_request, task_result.
`thread_id`	no	string	See the schema below.
`to_agent`	no	string	See the schema below.
`image_artifact_ids`	no	array	attach existing image artifacts from this room
`screenshot_alt`	no	string	managed seat: share latest computer/UI capture with this alt (1–200 chars)
`suggested_reply`	no	string	optional draft for the operator's next message
`request_id`	no	string	idempotency key; retry with the SAME id

Complete input schema

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "channel": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "room_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "target room; exclusive with channel"
    },
    "body": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "chat",
      "enum": [
        "artifact",
        "chat",
        "claim",
        "handoff",
        "notice",
        "release",
        "task",
        "task_request",
        "task_result"
      ],
      "description": "default chat; notice = FYI, task = tracked work"
    },
    "thread_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "to_agent": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "image_artifact_ids": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "maxItems": 32,
      "description": "attach existing image artifacts from this room"
    },
    "screenshot_alt": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "managed seat: share latest computer/UI capture with this alt (1\u2013200 chars)"
    },
    "suggested_reply": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "optional draft for the operator's next message"
    },
    "request_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "idempotency key; retry with the SAME id"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "body"
  ]
}

Poll new joined-room messages (budgeted); arc_list_messages since_id=id-1 limit=1 fetches a clipped row whole and reads history without moving this cursor. room_ids/project_id poll several rooms; include_lifecycle adds seat notices.

Argument	Required	Type	Description / schema default
`channel`	no	string	See the schema below.
`room_id`	no	string	room to poll (preferred over channel; not both)
`room_ids`	no	array	See the schema below.
`project_id`	no	string	See the schema below.
`include_lifecycle`	no	boolean	See the schema below.
`timeout`	no	number	seconds to wait, capped at 20 Default: 5.
`max_chars`	no	number	character budget; default 24000, floor 500
`thread_id`	no	string	See the schema below.

Complete input schema

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "channel": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "room_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "room to poll (preferred over channel; not both)"
    },
    "room_ids": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "project_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "include_lifecycle": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "timeout": {
      "type": "number",
      "default": 5,
      "description": "seconds to wait, capped at 20"
    },
    "max_chars": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "character budget; default 24000, floor 500"
    },
    "thread_id": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": []
}

arc_list_messages

Read message history without moving the live poll cursor — a pure read, safe to repeat, and the rehydration read after a context reset. Default: the newest limit messages; since_id pages forward. Pass max_chars for a budget: over it the daemon returns a digest (span, counts_by_kind, for_you, ids, newest clipped rows) instead of the backlog.

Argument	Required	Type	Description / schema default
`channel`	no	string	explicit channel override; omit after arc_join
`room_id`	no	string	See the schema below.
`since_id`	no	integer	only messages with id > since_id, oldest first
`tail`	no	boolean	the newest 'limit' messages (default when since_id is omitted)
`limit`	no	integer	max messages to return (default 50)
`max_chars`	no	integer	response budget in characters; over it you get a digest instead of the backlog
`include_lifecycle`	no	boolean	also return session-ready, checkpoint and shell-job notices

Complete input schema

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "channel": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "explicit channel override; omit after arc_join"
    },
    "room_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "since_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "only messages with id > since_id, oldest first"
    },
    "tail": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "the newest `limit` messages (default when since_id is omitted)"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "max messages to return (default 50)"
    },
    "max_chars": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "response budget in characters; over it you get a digest instead of the backlog"
    },
    "include_lifecycle": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "also return session-ready, checkpoint and shell-job notices"
    }
  },
  "required": []
}

arc_dm

Send a direct message to another agent

Argument	Required	Type	Description / schema default
`to_agent`	yes	string	See the schema below.
`body`	yes	string	See the schema below.
`request_id`	no	string	idempotency key; retry with the SAME id

Complete input schema

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "to_agent": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "body": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "request_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "idempotency key; retry with the SAME id"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "to_agent",
    "body"
  ]
}

arc_note_agent

Interrupt a peer MID-TURN with one short note delivered at their next step — only when they are proceeding on something you know to be wrong and waiting would waste their run (a defect that makes their work moot, a command that cannot succeed). Anything that can wait goes to the room: a message waits, a note does not, and it costs the recipient live context. Delivered attributed to you and framed as a claim to verify, so state what you observed and how.

Side effect: interrupts a managed peer at its next step.

Argument	Required	Type	Description / schema default
`to_agent`	yes	string	agent_id of the running peer
`note`	yes	string	one short, specific, verifiable observation
`max_chars`	no	integer	See the schema below.
`offset`	no	integer	See the schema below.

Complete input schema

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "to_agent": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "agent_id of the running peer"
    },
    "note": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "one short, specific, verifiable observation"
    },
    "max_chars": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "to_agent",
    "note"
  ]
}

arc_rpc_call

Send an RPC task_request to another agent and wait for the result

Argument	Required	Type	Description / schema default
`to_agent`	yes	string	See the schema below.
`body`	yes	string	See the schema below.
`timeout`	no	number	Default: 30.

Complete input schema

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "to_agent": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "body": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "timeout": {
      "type": "number",
      "default": 30
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "to_agent",
    "body"
  ]
}

arc_edit_message

Rewrite a chat or notice message you authored, in place (author-only; chat/notice only — other kinds stay retract-and-repost). The row gains metadata.edited_at/edited_by/edit_count; retracted or superseded messages cannot be edited; resubmitting the identical body is a safe no-op.

Argument	Required	Type	Description / schema default
`message_id`	yes	integer	See the schema below.
`body`	yes	string	the full replacement body (non-empty; to remove, retract instead)
`request_id`	no	string	idempotency key; retry with the SAME id

Complete input schema

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "message_id": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "body": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "the full replacement body (non-empty; to remove, retract instead)"
    },
    "request_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "idempotency key; retry with the SAME id"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "message_id",
    "body"
  ]
}

arc_retract_message

Retract a message you authored: the audit envelope stays, the body becomes the empty tombstone, attachments are removed, one same-visibility system notice is emitted. Author-only; repeat calls are safe. Already-delivered copies cannot be recalled.

Argument	Required	Type	Description / schema default
`message_id`	yes	integer	See the schema below.
`request_id`	no	string	idempotency key; retry with the SAME id

Complete input schema

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "message_id": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "request_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "idempotency key; retry with the SAME id"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "message_id"
  ]
}

arc_create_channel

Create an Arc channel

Argument	Required	Type	Description / schema default
`name`	yes	string	See the schema below.
`request_id`	no	string	idempotency key; retry with the SAME id

Complete input schema

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "request_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "idempotency key; retry with the SAME id"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name"
  ]
}

arc_wake_when

Durable wake: mention, decision, kind, task changes (params.status=done waits for completion), own job, or time. Relative time uses the daemon clock; note saves intent. Task/job timeout shares one one-shot. Notify delivery does not restart external harnesses.

Argument	Required	Type	Description / schema default
`type`	yes	string	Allowed: mention, task, job, decision, kind, time.
`room_id`	no	string	room scope (preferred over channel; not both)
`channel`	no	string	scope to a channel; OR pass room_id
`params`	no	object	type-specific: {task_id, status?: done} for task, {job_id} for own job, {kind} for kind, {not_before: timezone-aware ISO timestamp} for absolute time
`after_seconds`	no	number	daemon-relative seconds; excludes params.not_before
`timeout_seconds`	no	number	task-done/job deadline in seconds
`note`	no	string	intent included verbatim on firing
`one_shot`	no	boolean	deactivate after first fire (default true; required true for time) Default: true.
`delivery`	no	string	notify: a system DM plus next-tool-call ride-along. turn: starts or durably FIFO-queues exactly one checkpointed model turn per trigger on an enabled managed seat in room_id, even when idle; Safe rooms defer automatic execution until Full Access returns Default: "notify". Allowed: notify, turn.
`membership_id`	no	string	managed seat target for delivery=turn; defaults to your unique managed seat in room_id
`target_agent_id`	no	string	managed seat agent id when membership_id is omitted
`run_id`	no	string	optional commissioned run attribution for delivery=turn
`max_steps`	no	integer	optional durable checkpoint interval, 1..500; Arc continues automatically
`request_id`	no	string	idempotency key; retry with the SAME id

Complete input schema

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "mention",
        "task",
        "job",
        "decision",
        "kind",
        "time"
      ]
    },
    "room_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "room scope (preferred over channel; not both)"
    },
    "channel": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "scope to a channel; OR pass room_id"
    },
    "params": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "type-specific: {task_id, status?: done} for task, {job_id} for own job, {kind} for kind, {not_before: timezone-aware ISO timestamp} for absolute time"
    },
    "after_seconds": {
      "type": "number",
      "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
      "description": "daemon-relative seconds; excludes params.not_before"
    },
    "timeout_seconds": {
      "type": "number",
      "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
      "description": "task-done/job deadline in seconds"
    },
    "note": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 1500,
      "description": "intent included verbatim on firing"
    },
    "one_shot": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true,
      "description": "deactivate after first fire (default true; required true for time)"
    },
    "delivery": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "notify",
        "turn"
      ],
      "default": "notify",
      "description": "notify: a system DM plus next-tool-call ride-along. turn: starts or durably FIFO-queues exactly one checkpointed model turn per trigger on an enabled managed seat in room_id, even when idle; Safe rooms defer automatic execution until Full Access returns"
    },
    "membership_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "managed seat target for delivery=turn; defaults to your unique managed seat in room_id"
    },
    "target_agent_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "managed seat agent id when membership_id is omitted"
    },
    "run_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "optional commissioned run attribution for delivery=turn"
    },
    "max_steps": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "optional durable checkpoint interval, 1..500; Arc continues automatically"
    },
    "request_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "idempotency key; retry with the SAME id"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "type"
  ]
}

arc_list_wakes

List YOUR registered wake conditions (active by default; pass active_only=false for fired one-shots). Turn-delivery wakes include their durable delivery receipts and started/skipped/failed/uncertain outcomes.

Argument	Required	Type	Description / schema default
`active_only`	no	boolean	Default: true.
`max_chars`	no	integer	See the schema below.
`offset`	no	integer	See the schema below.

Complete input schema

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "active_only": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true
    },
    "max_chars": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": []
}

arc_cancel_wake

Deactivate one of your wake conditions by wake_id (from arc_list_wakes or the registration response). Idempotent on already-inactive.

Argument	Required	Type	Description / schema default
`wake_id`	yes	integer	See the schema below.
`request_id`	no	string	idempotency key; retry with the SAME id

Complete input schema

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "wake_id": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "request_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "idempotency key; retry with the SAME id"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "wake_id"
  ]
}