00837019b5
HandoffTool changes conversation status but only posts a private note.
ResponseBuilderJob now detects the tool flag and creates the public
handoff message that was previously only shown in V1.
# Pull Request Template
## Description
Captain V2 was silently forwarding conversations to humans without
showing a handoff message to the customer. The conversation appeared to
just stop
responding.
Root cause: In V2, HandoffTool calls bot_handoff! during agent
execution, which changes conversation status from pending to open. By
the time control returns
to ResponseBuilderJob#process_response, the conversation_pending? guard
returns early - skipping create_handoff_message entirely. The V1 flow
didn't have this
problem because AssistantChatService just returns a string token
(conversation_handoff) and lets ResponseBuilderJob handle everything.
What changed:
1. AgentRunnerService now surfaces the handoff_tool_called flag (already
tracked internally for usage metadata) in its response hash.
2. ResponseBuilderJob#handoff_requested? detects handoffs from both V1
(response token) and V2 (tool flag).
3. ResponseBuilderJob#process_response checks handoff_requested? before
the conversation_pending? guard, so V2 handoffs are processed even when
the status has
already changed.
4. ResponseBuilderJob#process_action('handoff') captures
conversation_pending? before calling bot_handoff! and uses that snapshot
to guard both bot_handoff!
and the OOO message - preventing double-execution when V2's HandoffTool
already ran them.
New V2 handoff flow:
AgentRunnerService
→ agent calls HandoffTool (creates private note, calls bot_handoff!)
→ returns response with handoff_tool_called: true
ResponseBuilderJob#process_response
→ handoff_requested? detects the flag
→ process_action('handoff')
→ create_handoff_message (public message for customer)
→ bot_handoff! skipped (conversation_pending? is false)
→ OOO skipped (conversation_pending? is false)
Fixes #13881
## Type of change
Please delete options that are not relevant.
- [x] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing
functionality not to work as expected)
- [ ] This change requires a documentation update
## How Has This Been Tested?
- Update existing response_builder_job_spec.rb covering the V2 handoff
path, V2 normal response path, and V1 regression
- Updated existing agent_runner_service_spec.rb expectations for the new
handoff_tool_called key and added a context for when the flag is true
## Checklist:
- [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project
- [x] I have performed a self-review of my code
- [ ] I have commented on my code, particularly in hard-to-understand
areas
- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
- [x] My changes generate no new warnings
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works
- [x] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
- [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream
modules
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Co-authored-by: Aakash Bakhle <48802744+aakashb95@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: aakashb95 <aakashbakhle@gmail.com>
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