Migration guide: comparison table and port-walkthrough example by davidkpiano · Pull Request #154 · statelyai/agent

davidkpiano · 2026-10-12T17:25:31Z

Summary

Adds a "What stays the same, what changes" table to docs/from-a-loop.md: six unchanged areas (SDK call, tools, messages, retries, model, usage) and six changed ones (idle on human wait, maxModelCalls default 100, in-process timers / timers option, ignored events, input validation, executor errors to onError). Every default verified against src/run-agent.ts and src/text-logic.ts.
Rewrites Steps 1–4 to reference example files and adds Step 5: the tests, so the page ends on index.test.ts.
New examples/port-walkthrough (before.ts loop, index.ts port, four tests: mock run, step limit settles done, idle + snapshot resume, canReach proves no unapproved send). Registered in examples/index.ts, README, suspension.test.ts.
Moves one paragraph from the removed "Make model work explicit" section into docs/machines.md.

Notes

Timers row links steps.md#host-owned-timers (hosts.md has no timers section).

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pnpm vitest --run examples/port-walkthrough examples/suspension.test.ts src/examples.test.ts, typecheck:examples, docs:check, format:check, lint all pass.

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New Features
- Added a support-agent walkthrough with runnable examples for replies, research, and approval-gated email actions.
- Approval pauses can be resumed from a saved snapshot, and the workflow enforces a step limit.
- Added the walkthrough to the example catalog.
Documentation
- Expanded guidance on explicit model calls, workflow states, approval handling, and running agents.
- Added runnable before-and-after examples and tests for result compatibility, step limits, approval, and resumption.

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📝 Walkthrough

The PR adds a runnable support-agent loop and a machine-based port. The machine handles replies, continued assistance, and approval-gated email sending. Documentation, tests, and the example catalog cover the port and its execution.

Changes: Support loop port

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Baseline loop and result contract `examples/port-walkthrough/before.ts`, `docs/from-a-loop.md`	The runnable loop defines search and email tools, three result shapes, and an eight-iteration limit. The walkthrough links to the example and compares its behavior with the machine port.
Machine states and approval flow `examples/port-walkthrough/index.ts`, `docs/from-a-loop.md`, `docs/machines.md`	The machine routes among reply, continuation, and email proposal states. Approval leads to sending; rejection returns a pending result. The documentation describes the machine’s explicit model invocation and state transitions.
Runner, resumption, and example integration `examples/port-walkthrough/index.ts`, `examples/port-walkthrough/index.test.ts`, `docs/from-a-loop.md`, `examples/port-walkthrough/metadata.json`, `examples/README.md`, `examples/index.ts`, `examples/suspension.test.ts`	The runner handles idle approval snapshots and returns completed output. Tests cover result compatibility, the step limit, JSON snapshot resumption, and approval-gated sending. The example is listed and exported in the catalog.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Other

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Caller
  participant runSupportAgent
  participant runAgent
  participant assist executor
  participant approve callback
  participant email actor
  Caller->>runSupportAgent: request and approval callback
  runSupportAgent->>runAgent: supportLoopMachine and executors
  runAgent->>assist executor: assist request
  assist executor-->>runAgent: reply, continue, or email proposal
  runAgent-->>runSupportAgent: idle snapshot for email approval
  runSupportAgent->>approve callback: proposed email draft
  approve callback-->>runSupportAgent: approval decision
  runSupportAgent->>runAgent: resume snapshot with APPROVE or REJECT
  runAgent->>email actor: send approved email
  runAgent-->>runSupportAgent: completed output

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The walkthrough’s baseline example can fail when the agent searches and continues. Fix its message handling before merging.

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🟡 Minor · Use responseMessages for the next loop iteration. · before.ts:38-65

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Use responseMessages for the next loop iteration.

The example imports generateText directly, but it reads response.messages. In the pinned AI SDK version, the response transcript is exposed as responseMessages. A search tool call therefore can reach this line and fail before the next generateText call.
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-    const { toolCalls, text, response } = await generateText({
+    const { toolCalls, text, responseMessages } = await generateText({
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-    messages.push(...response.messages);
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