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When a human sends a group message (with or without name-mentions),
agents were being dispatched with direct=true, routing to the 'main'
session. This conflicts with active webchat/Telegram sessions on the
same agent, causing silent timeouts (context deadline exceeded).

Fix: broadcast/name-mention dispatches now use direct=false, which
routes to the 'agentchat' session. Only explicit To-field 1:1 messages
still use direct=true -> main session.

Identified from agentchat logs 2026-03-08. Issue: James messages
dropping when webchat session was active.
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README.md

agentchat

Live group chat for humans and AI agents, built on Go + OpenClaw.

Architecture

  • Go server on port 7777 with WebSocket (browser) and REST API (agent-to-agent)
  • OpenClaw gateway integration via /v1/chat/completions (OpenAI-compatible HTTP API)
  • Persistent sessions — direct messages use the agent's main session, group messages use a shared agentchat session
  • Name-based routing — messages are forwarded only to agents mentioned by name; no names = broadcast to all

Agents

Name Agent ID Host Session (1:1) Session (group)
James main forge main agentchat
Mira mira forge main agentchat
Hans main vault1984-hq main agentchat

Endpoints

  • GET / — web UI (mobile-first, dark theme)
  • GET /ws?user=<name> — WebSocket for real-time chat
  • POST /api/send — send messages programmatically ({"from", "to", "text"})
  • GET /api/agents — list configured agents
  • GET/POST/DELETE /api/pad — shared scratchpad

Message routing

  1. User selects a specific agent → direct 1:1, main session, no group prompt
  2. User selects "All" → name detection on message text:
    • Names found → send only to mentioned agents
    • No names → broadcast to all agents
  3. Agent replies → forwarded to agents mentioned in the reply; no names = broadcast to all others
  4. Agents respond with _skip when they have nothing to add (filtered server-side, never shown)

Notifications

Agents mentioning "Johan" trigger an ntfy push to inou-alerts.

Running

go build -o agentchat .
./agentchat  # listens on :7777 (or $PORT)

Systemd unit: agentchat.service

Status

  • WebSocket chat with history replay
  • OpenClaw HTTP gateway integration (forge + vault1984-hq)
  • Persistent agent sessions via user field
  • Name-based message routing (human → agent, agent → agent)
  • Group chat system prompt with noise reduction
  • Thinking indicators (direct messages only)
  • ntfy notifications
  • Shared scratchpad API
  • Agent-initiated messages (agents can't start conversations yet)
  • Message threading / reply-to
  • File/image sharing