passepartout/org/core-package.org

Core: Package Definition (core-package.org)

• Overview: Architectural Intent
• Implementation
  • Centralized logging (log-message)
  • Debugger hook

Overview: Architectural Intent

package.lisp defines two things: the public API of the passepartout package (the export list), and the implementation of low-level utility functions and global state that don't belong in a specific pipeline stage or skill.

The export list is the contract between the harness and all skills. Every function exported here is accessible to every skill via use-package. Adding a symbol here is an API commitment; removing one is a breaking change.

The implementation section includes:

• plist-get — robust plist accessor used everywhere in the pipeline
• Logging state (*log-buffer*, *log-lock*) — bounded ring buffer for LLM context
• Skill registry (*skill-registry*, defskill) — all loaded skills live here
• Cognitive tool registry (*cognitive-tool-registry*, def-cognitive-tool, cognitive-tool-prompt)
• Telemetry tracking (*telemetry-table*, telemetry-track) — performance metrics per skill
• Debugger hook — replaces raw SBCL debugger with a friendly error message

Implementation

(defstruct cognitive-tool
  name
  description
  parameters
  guard
  body)

(defmacro def-cognitive-tool (name description parameters &key guard body)
  "Registers a cognitive tool. PARAMETERS is a list of plists, one per parameter."
  `(setf (gethash (string-downcase (string ',name)) *cognitive-tool-registry*)
         (make-cognitive-tool :name (string-downcase (string ',name))
                              :description ,description
                              :parameters ',parameters
                              :guard ,guard
                              :body ,body)))

(defun cognitive-tool-prompt ()
  "Serialises all registered tools into a prompt string for the LLM."
  (let ((descriptions nil))
    (maphash (lambda (k tool)
               (declare (ignore k))
               (push (format nil "- ~a: ~a~%  Parameters: ~a~%"
                             (cognitive-tool-name tool)
                             (cognitive-tool-description tool)
                             (cognitive-tool-parameters tool))
                     descriptions))
              *cognitive-tool-registry*)
    (if descriptions
        (format nil "Available tools:~%~a" (apply #'concatenate 'string (sort descriptions #'string<)))
        "No tools registered.")))

;; Alias: generate-tool-belt-prompt → cognitive-tool-prompt
(defun generate-tool-belt-prompt ()
  (cognitive-tool-prompt))

Centralized logging (log-message)

Thread-safe logging function that writes to both the ring buffer (for LLM context) and stdout (for the user). Bounded by *log-limit*.

(defun log-message (msg &rest args)
  "Centralized, thread-safe logging for the harness."
  (let ((formatted-msg (apply #'format nil msg args)))
    (bordeaux-threads:with-lock-held (*log-lock*)
      (push formatted-msg *log-buffer*)
      (when (> (length *log-buffer*) *log-limit*)
        (setq *log-buffer* (subseq *log-buffer* 0 *log-limit*))))
    (format t "~a~%" formatted-msg)
    (finish-output)))

Debugger hook

Friendly error handler that replaces the raw SBCL debugger with a diagnostic message. This prevents the agent from entering the debugger on unhandled conditions.

(setf *debugger-hook* (lambda (condition hook)
  "Friendly error handler - shows diagnostic message instead of raw debugger."
  (declare (ignore hook))
  (format t "~%")
  (format t "┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐~%")
  (format t "│  ERROR: ~A~%" (type-of condition))
  (format t "│~%")
   (format t "│  Run: passepartout diagnostics~%")
  (format t "│  For system diagnostics~%")
  (format t "└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘~%")
  (format t "~%")
  (format t "Details: ~A~%" condition)
  (format t "Backtrace:~%")
  (sb-debug:print-backtrace :count 20 :stream *standard-output*)
  (finish-output)
  (uiop:quit 1)))