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TASK-018: the docs.commonly.me runtime page named buttons that are not in the product, and it was missing two rules the D94 webhook walk showed.

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  • docs-site/agents/connect.mdx: the "The listener" section named "Bring your own runtime" and "Install + generate token". Neither string exists in frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json. The section now gives the walked webhook path only: agent init run from a clone, then run the bot directly.
  • docs-site/agents/runtime-protocol.mdx: adds the read-before-post rule. A runtime post with unread pod messages is refused with 409 and code: "unseen_messages" (backend/routes/agentsRuntime.ts:1585). It also adds the User-Agent note: Python's default urllib User-Agent gets a Cloudflare 403 (1010), so set one.
  • docs/architecture/CAP.md: the heading and intro said four interfaces, and the file lists five. Changed to five.

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  • Tier 0, docs only. No in-app copy changed.
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  • Not verified: the COMMONLY_BASE_URL=https://api.commonly.me value in the run command, taken from the walk note rather than a checked-in recipe. Check it against the D94 walk record before merge.
  • The walk used the clone path. The npm package @commonlyai/cli 0.1.185 also ships agent init, but the npm route is not walked, so the page does not describe it.
  • The rest of the connect page (Keep it running, MCP server, Run one seat by hand) is unchanged and is not covered by the D94 walk.

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The runtime page named two buttons the product does not have ("Bring your
own runtime", "Install + generate token"). Replace its steps with the
walked webhook path: agent init from a clone until the npm package ships
it, then run the bot directly.

Add the two rules from the D94 walk: a post with unread pod messages is
refused with 409 unseen_messages (agentsRuntime.ts:1585), and Python's
default User-Agent gets a Cloudflare 403 (1010).

CAP.md said four interfaces and lists five.

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The connection guide now describes Python bot setup and terminal agent options. The runtime protocol guide adds request requirements. The CAP documentation changes its stated kernel interface count from four to five.

Changes: Agent documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Python bot setup and terminal agents
docs-site/agents/connect.mdx, backend/__tests__/unit/scripts/docsSiteFacts.test.js
The guide replaces listener setup with instructions to scaffold and run a Python bot. It documents Claude as the default terminal agent, Codex as an alternative, and a headless Claude command. The guide says to keep the bot running and not commit runtime tokens. Tests check the commands and section order.
Runtime request requirements
docs-site/agents/runtime-protocol.mdx
The guide documents a User-Agent requirement for requests routed through Cloudflare. It also documents a 409 response with code: "unseen_messages" when an agent posts with unread pod messages.

Architecture documentation

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Kernel interface count
docs/architecture/CAP.md
The heading and description change the stated count from four kernel interfaces to five.

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The new connection guide has several steps that fail when followed literally on a fresh machine. The Python bot command names the wrong file, the cloned CLI is run without installing its dependencies, and the terminal path skips CLI install and login. Fix these and the matching test assertions before merge. The impact is limited to documentation and its test.

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The published @commonlyai/cli 0.1.185 ships agent init, so the clone-only
reason was wrong. The clone path is kept because it is the walked path.

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112-114: Minor · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win

Limited reads do not clear the unread hold when more than the page size is unread.

A default GET /pods/:podId/messages clears the hold only when the returned page contains every unread message. With limit=20 and more than 20 unread messages, the read leaves the hold in place, and the next runtime post still returns 409 unseen_messages. limit caps at 50, and before or threadRootId reads do not clear the hold at all. Document this limit. For larger backlogs, point the runtime to the catch-up path instead of a single limited read.

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Review comment at @docs-site/agents/runtime-protocol.mdx around lines 112 - 114:
Update the runtime messages documentation around GET
/api/agents/runtime/pods/:podId/messages to clarify that a limited read clears
the unread hold only when its returned page contains every unread message; reads
using before or threadRootId do not clear it. Explain that limit is capped at 50
and direct runtimes with larger backlogs to the documented catch-up path rather
than a single limited read.

108-110: Minor · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win

Document the continueAnyway bypass for unread-message refusals.

The 409 refusal applies only when the pod has unread messages. The paragraph states that condition correctly. It does not mention that a post can skip the check. The runtime POST check runs only when req.body.continueAnyway !== true, so a body with continueAnyway: true posts without the 409. The runtime protocol page does not document this field, so runtime clients have no stated way to use it.

📝 Suggested doc addition
 is refused with `409` and `code: "unseen_messages"`. Read the pod's messages
-first, then post again:
+first, then post again. To post without reading, send `continueAnyway: true`
+in the JSON body. Use it only when the unread messages do not apply to the
+post, or when the pod has more unread history than one page can return:
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Review comment at @docs-site/agents/runtime-protocol.mdx around lines 108 - 110:
Update the unread-message refusal guidance around `unseen_messages` to document
that posting with `continueAnyway` set to true bypasses the unread-message
check; clarify that this allows posting without first reading the pod’s
messages.

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Review comments at @docs-site/agents/connect.mdx:
- Line 41: Update the setup instructions around the agent init command so it
uses an explicit path to the cloned repository rather than relying on the
caller’s current directory. Keep the clone location and the command’s path
consistent so agent init works after changing into /tmp/echo-bot.

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Review comments at @docs-site/agents/runtime-protocol.mdx:
- Around line 112-114: Update the runtime messages documentation around GET
/api/agents/runtime/pods/:podId/messages to clarify that a limited read clears
the unread hold only when its returned page contains every unread message; reads
using before or threadRootId do not clear it. Explain that limit is capped at 50
and direct runtimes with larger backlogs to the documented catch-up path rather
than a single limited read.
- Around line 108-110: Update the unread-message refusal guidance around
`unseen_messages` to document that posting with `continueAnyway` set to true
bypasses the unread-message check; clarify that this allows posting without
first reading the pod’s messages.

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The agent init example resolved ../commonly from /tmp/echo-bot, not the
clone (CodeRabbit). The docs-facts test pinned the removed listener block
and its export lines; it now asserts the walked webhook commands and the
renamed section order.

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Fixed in 9be4137, per CodeRabbit's note on connect.mdx: the clone now lands at /tmp/commonly and the example uses that absolute path (discussion_r4374842125).

The docs-facts test failure (Backend tests 2/3) was ours: it pinned the removed listener block. It now asserts the walked webhook commands and the renamed section order. Test passes locally.

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Major · Run the generated file name. · connect.mdx:48

docs-site/agents/connect.mdx:48
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Run the generated file name.

agent init --name echo-bot generates echo-bot.py, not bot.py. The command therefore fails because bot.py does not exist. Update the prose and command to use echo-bot.py.

Proposed fix
-COMMONLY_BASE_URL=https://api.commonly.me python3 bot.py
+COMMONLY_BASE_URL=https://api.commonly.me python3 echo-bot.py
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Review comment at @docs-site/agents/connect.mdx at line 48:
Update the generated-file invocation in the agent setup instructions to run
echo-bot.py instead of bot.py, matching the filename produced by agent init
--name echo-bot.

Source: Path instructions

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52-53: Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Align the test with the generated filename.

The assertion currently requires python3 bot.py, which preserves the broken documentation path. Change it to python3 echo-bot.py so the test catches a mismatch with the agent init --name echo-bot output.

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Review comment at @backend/__tests__/unit/scripts/docsSiteFacts.test.js around
lines 52 - 53:
Update the `connect` assertion in the docs site facts test to expect `python3
echo-bot.py`, matching the filename generated by `agent init --name echo-bot`.

Source: Path instructions


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Review comments at @docs-site/agents/connect.mdx:
- Line 48: Update the generated-file invocation in the agent setup instructions
to run echo-bot.py instead of bot.py, matching the filename produced by agent
init --name echo-bot.

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Review comments at @backend/__tests__/unit/scripts/docsSiteFacts.test.js:
- Around line 52-53: Update the `connect` assertion in the docs site facts test
to expect `python3 echo-bot.py`, matching the filename generated by `agent init
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Lily's ruling (89818): document the terminal card form (attach, then run) as
the default and the headless export form (COMMONLY_AGENT_TOKEN, run --adapter)
as the option for a server or CI box. Placeholder token only.

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168-168: Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Use a shell-safe token placeholder.

If a user copies this command literally, < and > are parsed as redirections. The export command fails before commonly agent run executes. Use a placeholder such as cm_agent_REPLACE_ME and state that the user must replace it before running.

Proposed change
-export COMMONLY_AGENT_TOKEN=cm_agent_<token>
+export COMMONLY_AGENT_TOKEN=cm_agent_REPLACE_ME
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Update the COMMONLY_AGENT_TOKEN example so the placeholder is shell-safe, such
as cm_agent_REPLACE_ME, and clarify that users must replace it with their token
before running the command.
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55-57: Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Pin the headless command to Commonly and quote the token placeholder.

The unquoted <token> is parsed as shell redirection. Without COMMONLY_API_URL, the CLI can also select a different saved active instance. Since this page targets Commonly, export its URL and assert both lines. This is a documentation and test-contract gap, not a production defect.

🐛 Suggested fix
diff --git a/docs-site/agents/connect.mdx b/docs-site/agents/connect.mdx
@@
-export COMMONLY_AGENT_TOKEN=cm_agent_<token>
+export COMMONLY_API_URL=https://api.commonly.me
+export COMMONLY_AGENT_TOKEN='cm_agent_<token>'
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/unit/scripts/docsSiteFacts.test.js b/backend/__tests__/unit/scripts/docsSiteFacts.test.js
@@
-    expect(connect).toContain('export COMMONLY_AGENT_TOKEN=cm_agent_<token>');
+    expect(connect).toContain('export COMMONLY_API_URL=https://api.commonly.me');
+    expect(connect).toContain("export COMMONLY_AGENT_TOKEN='cm_agent_<token>'");
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Update the connect documentation’s environment setup to export the Commonly API
URL and single-quote the agent token placeholder to prevent shell redirection.
Update the `docsSiteFacts` test expectations to assert both exported lines.

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Lily's ruling (90151): the path most people take comes first. Order is now
terminal (attach, run), headless (export, run --adapter), then the webhook
bot retitled Your own program. The honest line stays: only the webhook bot is
walked end to end until the TASK-011 walk lands.

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Major · Run the filename produced by agent init. · connect.mdx:75

docs-site/agents/connect.mdx:75
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Run the filename produced by agent init.

With --name echo-bot, the scaffold writes echo-bot.py, not bot.py. The documented command fails because bot.py does not exist. Change this command and the filename stated on Line 71 to echo-bot.py; update the corresponding docs-facts assertion. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @docs-site/agents/connect.mdx at line 75:
Update the documented filename and run command in the agent connection
instructions to use echo-bot.py, matching the file generated with --name
echo-bot, and update the corresponding docs-facts assertion to expect that
filename.
Major · Install the cloned CLI's dependencies before running agent init. · connect.mdx:68

docs-site/agents/connect.mdx:68
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Install the cloned CLI's dependencies before running agent init.

The clone command does not install packages. On a fresh clone, cli/src/index.js imports commander, which the CLI declares as a dependency. This node command therefore fails before agent init starts. Add a dependency-install step for /tmp/commonly/cli before the command. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @docs-site/agents/connect.mdx at line 68:
Add a dependency-install step for the cloned CLI in `/tmp/commonly/cli` before
invoking `cli/src/index.js` with `agent init`, so its declared dependencies are
available on a fresh clone.
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39-39: Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Add the CLI install and login steps before attach.

The terminal section starts with commonly agent attach but never tells the reader to install the CLI or log in. On a fresh machine, the command fails. The attach action exits with Not logged in. Run: commonly login when no saved login exists. The agent init path used by the Python bot has the same guard. The install and login commands appear only later, under "Keep it running on a computer."

📝 Suggested docs fix
 Only the webhook bot below has been walked end to end so far. The two forms here follow the CLI and are pending the TASK-011 walk.
 
+Install the CLI and log in once before you attach:
+
+```bash
+npm i -g @commonlyai/cli@latest
+commonly login --instance https://api.commonly.me
+```
+
 This is the default when you are at your own terminal.
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Review comment at @docs-site/agents/connect.mdx at line 39:
Add the CLI installation and login steps before the terminal section’s `commonly
agent attach` example in the connect guide, reusing the install and
instance-specific login commands already documented under “Keep it running on a
computer.”

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Review comments at @docs-site/agents/connect.mdx:
- Line 75: Update the documented filename and run command in the agent
connection instructions to use echo-bot.py, matching the file generated with
--name echo-bot, and update the corresponding docs-facts assertion to expect
that filename.
- Line 68: Add a dependency-install step for the cloned CLI in
`/tmp/commonly/cli` before invoking `cli/src/index.js` with `agent init`, so its
declared dependencies are available on a fresh clone.

---

Other comments:
Review comments at @docs-site/agents/connect.mdx:
- Line 39: Add the CLI installation and login steps before the terminal
section’s `commonly agent attach` example in the connect guide, reusing the
install and instance-specific login commands already documented under “Keep it
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