docs(roadmap): add #442 — agents require TOML format, .md files silently dropped

Pinpoint: claw-code only loads .toml files from .claw/agents/. Claude
Code uses .md with YAML frontmatter — schema divergence. Source code
at commands/src/lib.rs:3378 silently skips non-.toml extensions with
no warning. Help text omits the format requirement. Same silent-drop
pattern as #440 (MCP) and #441 (hooks). Also: .claude/agents/ never
discovered; required fields undocumented; no scaffolding command.

ROADMAP.md

@@ -6401,3 +6401,6 @@ Original filing (2026-04-18): the session emitted `SessionStart hook (completed)
 
 441. **`hooks` config schema diverges from Claude Code documented format — claw-code expects `{"hooks":{"PreToolUse":["command-string"]}}` (array of command strings) while Claude Code documentation specifies `{"hooks":{"PreToolUse":[{"matcher":"Read","hooks":[{"type":"command","command":"..."}]}]}}` (structured matcher objects); users copy-pasting from Claude Code docs see `field "hooks.PreToolUse" must be an array of strings`** — dogfooded 2026-05-11 by Jobdori on `86ff83c2` in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge at `1503350990680887418`. Reproduction: write `.claw.json` with the Claude-Code-documented hook format `{"hooks":{"PreToolUse":[{"matcher":"Read","hooks":[{"type":"command","command":"/bin/echo pretool"}]}]}}`. Run `claw status --output-format json` → `config_load_error: "/private/tmp/claw-hook-probe/.claw.json: field \"hooks.PreToolUse\" must be an array of strings, got an array (line 3)"`, `status: "degraded"`. The error wording ("must be an array of strings, got an array") is confusingly tautological — the user did provide an array; the parser objects that the array contains objects instead of strings. Replacing with the claw-code-actual format `{"hooks":{"PreToolUse":["/bin/echo pretool"]}}` succeeds: `config_load_error: null, status: "ok"`. The two formats are fundamentally incompatible: claw-code drops the `matcher` field (no tool-specific filtering at the config layer), drops the `type:"command"` discriminator (no future expansion to other hook types), and treats each entry as a bare command string instead of a structured hook spec. **Sibling: PR #3000 (justcode049) was attempting to tolerate object-style hook entries** — that PR's title `fix: tolerate object-style hook entries in config parser` confirms this is a known user complaint, but the PR is still conflicting and unmerged. **Three sibling findings in same probe:** (a) **unknown event names reject entire hooks config**: `.claw.json` with `hooks.InvalidEvent` (not a real event name like `PreToolUse`/`PostToolUse`/`Stop`/`Notification`) triggers `config_load_error: "unknown key \"hooks.InvalidEvent\""` and rejects ALL hooks in the same file, even valid ones — same "one bad apple kills all" pattern as #440 (MCP servers). (b) **`kind:"unknown"` for the validation error** — should be `kind:"invalid_hooks_config"` or `kind:"unknown_hook_event"` (catch-all cluster #422/#423/#424/#428/#430/#431/#432/#433/#435 — 13th occurrence). (c) **first-error-only halting**: a `.claw.json` with `hooks.Stop:"not-an-array"` (type mismatch) AND `hooks.InvalidEvent` (unknown name) AND `hooks.Notification:[{}]` (empty entry) surfaces only the FIRST error in iteration order — user must fix one at a time across 3 iterations. **Required fix shape:** (a) **adopt Claude Code's structured hook format as the canonical**: support `{matcher, hooks:[{type, command}]}` natively, with `matcher` for tool-filtering, `type` for hook-type discriminator (future-proof for `inline`/`webhook`/etc beyond just `command`); (b) **keep backward compat for bare command strings**: legacy `["command-string"]` arrays still load, but emit a deprecation warning suggesting migration to the structured form; (c) **partial-success loading**: invalid hook entries surface in `invalid_hooks:[{event, index, reason}]` while valid ones load — same fix as #440 for MCP; (d) **typed `kind:"invalid_hooks_config"` envelope** instead of `kind:"unknown"`; (e) **rebase and merge PR #3000** which addresses this directly; (f) regression test: Claude-Code-documented hook config loads without error on claw-code. **Why this matters:** users migrating from Claude Code to Claw Code hit this on their first `.claw.json` write. The error message ("array of strings, got an array") is unhelpful; the documentation doesn't surface the schema divergence; and Claude Code's structured format is strictly more expressive (matchers, types) than claw-code's bare-string format. Cross-references #407 (config files no load_error), #410 (list-envelope schema drift), #428 (default permission mode), #440 (one invalid MCP entry blocks all), PR #3000 (justcode049's pending fix). Source: Jobdori live dogfood, `86ff83c2`, 2026-05-11.
 
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+442. **`agents` discovery requires TOML format (`.toml` files) while Claude Code documents agents as Markdown with YAML frontmatter (`.md`) — claw-code silently ignores `.md` files in `.claw/agents/` without any warning; the help text lists `.claw/agents, ~/.claw/agents, $CLAW_CONFIG_HOME/agents` as sources but does not mention the `.toml` file format requirement** — dogfooded 2026-05-11 by Jobdori on `8499599b` in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge at `1503358540230692876`. Reproduction: write `.claw/agents/valid-agent.md` with Claude-Code-format YAML frontmatter `---\nname: valid-agent\ndescription: A simple test agent\ntools: [bash, read_file]\n---\nYou are a helpful agent.` Run `claw agents list --output-format json` → `{"agents":[], "count":0, "summary":{"active":0,"shadowed":0,"total":0}}`. The valid `.md` agent is silently dropped. Replace with `.claw/agents/toml-agent.toml` containing TOML format `name = "toml-agent"\ndescription = "..."` → loads correctly with `count:1`. Source code confirms (`rust/crates/commands/src/lib.rs:3378`): `if entry.path().extension().is_none_or(|ext| ext != "toml") { continue; }` — only `.toml` extension is recognized, all others (including `.md`) skipped without warning. The help text `claw agents --help` documents the source paths but **omits the file-format requirement**. **Five sibling problems compounded:** (a) **schema divergence from Claude Code**: Claude Code's `agents` are documented as `.md` files with YAML frontmatter (matching the `CLAUDE.md`/`.claude/agents/` convention upstream). claw-code chose TOML for no documented reason. Users migrating from Claude Code or copy-pasting community agent definitions hit silent failure. (b) **silent file drop**: invalid agent files (wrong extension, broken frontmatter, missing required fields, file-name vs frontmatter-name mismatch) are all silently ignored with `count:0`. No `invalid_agents:[]` array, no warning, no `kind:"agent_load_failed"` envelope. Same all-or-nothing pattern as #440 (MCP servers) and #441 (hooks). (c) **no documentation of the schema**: `claw agents --help --output-format json` (per #427, this hits the auth gate; without auth it doesn't return the schema either). The required TOML fields (`name`, `description`, `model`, `model_reasoning_effort` per source code) aren't documented in any user-facing surface. (d) **missing `.claude/agents/` discovery**: many existing projects have `.claude/agents/` from Claude Code installs. claw-code only looks at `.claw/agents/` — users have to copy/move their existing agents. (e) **no agent-scaffolding command**: cross-reference #431 — there's no `claw agents create <name>` to generate a valid `.toml` skeleton; users must hand-craft. **Required fix shape:** (a) accept BOTH `.md` (with YAML frontmatter) AND `.toml` formats in `.claw/agents/`; prefer YAML frontmatter for Claude Code parity, keep TOML for back-compat; (b) include `.claude/agents/` in the discovery sources alongside `.claw/agents/` with documented precedence; (c) expose `invalid_agents:[{path, reason}]` array in `agents list --output-format json` so users can see what was skipped and why; (d) document the agent schema (required + optional fields) in `claw agents --help` and in USAGE.md; (e) add `claw agents create <name>` scaffolding command per #431; (f) regression test: `.claw/agents/foo.md` with YAML frontmatter loads correctly. **Why this matters:** agents are the primary extension surface for custom workflows. A silent-drop on the wrong file format breaks the discoverability promise of CLI agents. Claude Code's `.md`-with-YAML convention is the lingua franca across AI coding tools; deviating to TOML breaks copy-paste compatibility. Cross-references #430 (dump-manifests needs upstream), #431 (skills/agents lifecycle), #440 (MCP all-or-nothing), #441 (hooks all-or-nothing), #438 (memory file discovery only CLAUDE.md). Source: Jobdori live dogfood, `8499599b`, 2026-05-11.
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