diff --git a/.story_kit/work/1_upcoming/174_story_matrix_chatbot_interface_for_story_kit.md b/.story_kit/work/1_upcoming/174_story_matrix_chatbot_interface_for_story_kit.md
index 86f1244..e233f9f 100644
--- a/.story_kit/work/1_upcoming/174_story_matrix_chatbot_interface_for_story_kit.md
+++ b/.story_kit/work/1_upcoming/174_story_matrix_chatbot_interface_for_story_kit.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ As a developer, I want to interact with Story Kit through a Matrix chat room so
## Background
-Story Kit currently requires the web UI or direct file manipulation to manage the pipeline. A Matrix bot bridges the gap between the existing HTTP/WebSocket API and a conversational interface, enabling:
+Story Kit currently requires the web UI or direct file manipulation to manage the pipeline. A Matrix bot built into the server bridges the gap between the existing internals and a conversational interface, enabling:
- Mobile access (manage agents from your phone)
- Group collaboration (multiple people in a room managing work together)
@@ -26,35 +26,44 @@ Matrix is the right platform because:
## Architecture
```
-Matrix (Conduit) <-> Story Kit Bot (matrix-sdk) <-> Story Kit Server (HTTP API)
+Matrix (Conduit) <-> Story Kit Server (matrix-sdk built in)
+ |
+ AppContext, AgentPool, watcher_tx (direct access)
```
-The bot is a Matrix client that:
-1. Joins rooms (group or 1:1 DM)
-2. Listens for messages (commands or natural language)
-3. Calls the existing Story Kit HTTP API
-4. Posts pipeline updates back to the room (sourced from WebSocket events)
+The Matrix bot is built into the server process as a module (`server/src/matrix/`). It:
+1. Connects to the Matrix homeserver as a bot user on server startup
+2. Joins configured room(s)
+3. Listens for messages (commands)
+4. Calls internal functions directly (no HTTP round-trip to itself)
+5. Subscribes to `watcher_tx` broadcast channel for live pipeline updates
+6. Posts updates back to the room
-The bot runs as a separate binary/process alongside the Story Kit server.
+Benefits of building it in:
+- Direct access to `AppContext`, `AgentPool`, pipeline state — no self-referential HTTP calls
+- Subscribes to existing broadcast channels (`watcher_tx`, `reconciliation_tx`) for live events
+- Single process to manage — no "where is the server?" configuration
+- Can restart cleanly with the server
## Acceptance Criteria
### Phase 1: Core Bot Infrastructure
-- [ ] A new Rust binary `story-kit-bot` that connects to a Matrix homeserver as a bot user
-- [ ] Bot reads configuration from `.story_kit/bot.toml` (homeserver URL, bot user credentials, room ID(s), Story Kit server URL)
+- [ ] New `server/src/matrix/` module that connects to a Matrix homeserver using `matrix-sdk`
+- [ ] Bot reads configuration from `.story_kit/bot.toml` (homeserver URL, bot user credentials, room ID(s))
+- [ ] Bot connection is optional — server starts normally if `bot.toml` is missing or Matrix is disabled
- [ ] Bot joins configured room(s) on startup
- [ ] Bot responds to a `!status` command with current pipeline state (counts per stage)
- [ ] Bot responds to `!pipeline` with a formatted list of all stories across all stages
### Phase 2: Story Management
-- [ ] `!create story
` creates a new story in `1_upcoming/` via the Story Kit API
+- [ ] `!create story ` creates a new story in `1_upcoming/`
- [ ] `!create bug ` creates a new bug in `1_upcoming/`
- [ ] `!assign ` starts a coder agent on the given story
- [ ] `!stop ` stops the agent working on the given story
- [ ] `!agents` lists all agents and their current status
### Phase 3: Live Updates
-- [ ] Bot subscribes to Story Kit WebSocket and posts pipeline changes to the room
+- [ ] Bot subscribes to `watcher_tx` broadcast channel and posts pipeline changes to the room
- [ ] Agent state changes (started, completed, failed) appear as room messages
- [ ] Stories moving between pipeline stages generate notifications
- [ ] Messages are concise and formatted for readability (not noisy)
@@ -69,14 +78,14 @@ The bot runs as a separate binary/process alongside the Story Kit server.
## Technical Notes
- Use `matrix-sdk` crate for Matrix client
-- Bot is a separate binary in the workspace (`bot/` directory sibling to `server/` and `frontend/`)
-- Reuse existing HTTP API endpoints — no new server endpoints needed
+- Module lives at `server/src/matrix/` (mod.rs + submodules as needed)
+- Bot receives `Arc` (or relevant sub-fields) at startup to access internals directly
- Configuration in `.story_kit/bot.toml` keeps bot config alongside project config
-- Consider `reqwest` for HTTP calls to the Story Kit API (already in the workspace)
+- Bot spawns as a `tokio::spawn` task from `main.rs`, similar to the watcher and reaper tasks
## Future Considerations
- LLM-powered natural language commands ("put a coder on the auth story")
- Thread-based story discussions (Matrix threads per story)
- Code review in-chat (show diffs, approve/reject)
-- Distributed mode: multiple bots on different machines sharing a repo
+- Distributed mode: multiple servers in the same Matrix room, coordinating via git
- Bridge to Signal/WhatsApp via Matrix bridges
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useChatHistory.test.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useChatHistory.test.ts
index 7886531..1353703 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useChatHistory.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useChatHistory.test.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,20 @@ import { useChatHistory } from "./useChatHistory";
const PROJECT = "/tmp/test-project";
const STORAGE_KEY = `storykit-chat-history:${PROJECT}`;
+const LIMIT_KEY = `storykit-chat-history-limit:${PROJECT}`;
const sampleMessages: Message[] = [
{ role: "user", content: "Hello" },
{ role: "assistant", content: "Hi there!" },
];
+function makeMessages(count: number): Message[] {
+ return Array.from({ length: count }, (_, i) => ({
+ role: "user" as const,
+ content: `Message ${i + 1}`,
+ }));
+}
+
describe("useChatHistory", () => {
beforeEach(() => {
localStorage.clear();
@@ -143,4 +151,125 @@ describe("useChatHistory", () => {
expect(localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY)).toBeNull();
});
+
+ // --- Story 179: Chat history pruning tests ---
+
+ it("S179: default limit of 200 is applied when saving to localStorage", () => {
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useChatHistory(PROJECT));
+
+ expect(result.current.maxMessages).toBe(200);
+ });
+
+ it("S179: messages are pruned from the front when exceeding the limit", () => {
+ // Set a small limit to make testing practical
+ localStorage.setItem(LIMIT_KEY, "3");
+
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useChatHistory(PROJECT));
+ const fiveMessages = makeMessages(5);
+
+ act(() => {
+ result.current.setMessages(fiveMessages);
+ });
+
+ // localStorage should contain only the last 3 messages
+ const stored: Message[] = JSON.parse(
+ localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY) ?? "[]",
+ );
+ expect(stored).toEqual(fiveMessages.slice(-3));
+ expect(stored).toHaveLength(3);
+ expect(stored[0].content).toBe("Message 3");
+ });
+
+ it("S179: messages under the limit are not pruned", () => {
+ localStorage.setItem(LIMIT_KEY, "10");
+
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useChatHistory(PROJECT));
+ const threeMessages = makeMessages(3);
+
+ act(() => {
+ result.current.setMessages(threeMessages);
+ });
+
+ const stored: Message[] = JSON.parse(
+ localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY) ?? "[]",
+ );
+ expect(stored).toEqual(threeMessages);
+ expect(stored).toHaveLength(3);
+ });
+
+ it("S179: limit is configurable via localStorage key", () => {
+ localStorage.setItem(LIMIT_KEY, "5");
+
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useChatHistory(PROJECT));
+
+ expect(result.current.maxMessages).toBe(5);
+ });
+
+ it("S179: setMaxMessages updates the limit and persists it", () => {
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useChatHistory(PROJECT));
+
+ act(() => {
+ result.current.setMaxMessages(50);
+ });
+
+ expect(result.current.maxMessages).toBe(50);
+ expect(localStorage.getItem(LIMIT_KEY)).toBe("50");
+ });
+
+ it("S179: a limit of 0 means unlimited (no pruning)", () => {
+ localStorage.setItem(LIMIT_KEY, "0");
+
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useChatHistory(PROJECT));
+ const manyMessages = makeMessages(500);
+
+ act(() => {
+ result.current.setMessages(manyMessages);
+ });
+
+ const stored: Message[] = JSON.parse(
+ localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY) ?? "[]",
+ );
+ expect(stored).toHaveLength(500);
+ expect(stored).toEqual(manyMessages);
+ });
+
+ it("S179: changing the limit re-prunes messages on next save", () => {
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useChatHistory(PROJECT));
+ const tenMessages = makeMessages(10);
+
+ act(() => {
+ result.current.setMessages(tenMessages);
+ });
+
+ // All 10 saved (default limit 200 > 10)
+ let stored: Message[] = JSON.parse(
+ localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY) ?? "[]",
+ );
+ expect(stored).toHaveLength(10);
+
+ // Now lower the limit — the effect re-runs and prunes
+ act(() => {
+ result.current.setMaxMessages(3);
+ });
+
+ stored = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY) ?? "[]");
+ expect(stored).toHaveLength(3);
+ expect(stored[0].content).toBe("Message 8");
+ });
+
+ it("S179: invalid limit in localStorage falls back to default", () => {
+ localStorage.setItem(LIMIT_KEY, "not-a-number");
+
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useChatHistory(PROJECT));
+
+ expect(result.current.maxMessages).toBe(200);
+ });
+
+ it("S179: negative limit in localStorage falls back to default", () => {
+ localStorage.setItem(LIMIT_KEY, "-5");
+
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useChatHistory(PROJECT));
+
+ expect(result.current.maxMessages).toBe(200);
+ });
});
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useChatHistory.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useChatHistory.ts
index 87b9cc7..0c50520 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useChatHistory.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useChatHistory.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,37 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
import type { Message } from "../types";
const STORAGE_KEY_PREFIX = "storykit-chat-history:";
+const LIMIT_KEY_PREFIX = "storykit-chat-history-limit:";
+const DEFAULT_LIMIT = 200;
function storageKey(projectPath: string): string {
return `${STORAGE_KEY_PREFIX}${projectPath}`;
}
+function limitKey(projectPath: string): string {
+ return `${LIMIT_KEY_PREFIX}${projectPath}`;
+}
+
+function loadLimit(projectPath: string): number {
+ try {
+ const raw = localStorage.getItem(limitKey(projectPath));
+ if (raw === null) return DEFAULT_LIMIT;
+ const parsed = Number(raw);
+ if (!Number.isFinite(parsed) || parsed < 0) return DEFAULT_LIMIT;
+ return Math.floor(parsed);
+ } catch {
+ return DEFAULT_LIMIT;
+ }
+}
+
+function saveLimit(projectPath: string, limit: number): void {
+ try {
+ localStorage.setItem(limitKey(projectPath), String(limit));
+ } catch {
+ // Ignore — quota or security errors.
+ }
+}
+
function loadMessages(projectPath: string): Message[] {
try {
const raw = localStorage.getItem(storageKey(projectPath));
@@ -19,12 +45,22 @@ function loadMessages(projectPath: string): Message[] {
}
}
-function saveMessages(projectPath: string, messages: Message[]): void {
+function pruneMessages(messages: Message[], limit: number): Message[] {
+ if (limit === 0 || messages.length <= limit) return messages;
+ return messages.slice(-limit);
+}
+
+function saveMessages(
+ projectPath: string,
+ messages: Message[],
+ limit: number,
+): void {
try {
- if (messages.length === 0) {
+ const pruned = pruneMessages(messages, limit);
+ if (pruned.length === 0) {
localStorage.removeItem(storageKey(projectPath));
} else {
- localStorage.setItem(storageKey(projectPath), JSON.stringify(messages));
+ localStorage.setItem(storageKey(projectPath), JSON.stringify(pruned));
}
} catch (e) {
console.warn("Failed to persist chat history to localStorage:", e);
@@ -35,15 +71,18 @@ export function useChatHistory(projectPath: string) {
const [messages, setMessagesState] = useState(() =>
loadMessages(projectPath),
);
+ const [maxMessages, setMaxMessagesState] = useState(() =>
+ loadLimit(projectPath),
+ );
const projectPathRef = useRef(projectPath);
// Keep the ref in sync so the effect closure always has the latest path.
projectPathRef.current = projectPath;
- // Persist whenever messages change.
+ // Persist whenever messages or limit change.
useEffect(() => {
- saveMessages(projectPathRef.current, messages);
- }, [messages]);
+ saveMessages(projectPathRef.current, messages, maxMessages);
+ }, [messages, maxMessages]);
const setMessages = useCallback(
(update: Message[] | ((prev: Message[]) => Message[])) => {
@@ -52,6 +91,11 @@ export function useChatHistory(projectPath: string) {
[],
);
+ const setMaxMessages = useCallback((limit: number) => {
+ setMaxMessagesState(limit);
+ saveLimit(projectPathRef.current, limit);
+ }, []);
+
const clearMessages = useCallback(() => {
setMessagesState([]);
// Eagerly remove from storage so clearSession doesn't depend on the
@@ -63,5 +107,11 @@ export function useChatHistory(projectPath: string) {
}
}, []);
- return { messages, setMessages, clearMessages } as const;
+ return {
+ messages,
+ setMessages,
+ clearMessages,
+ maxMessages,
+ setMaxMessages,
+ } as const;
}