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terminal-agent-benchmark

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Run and maintain Con's terminal-agent benchmark against a live app session. Use when validating con-cli, SSH workspace reuse, tmux awareness, agent-target preparation, or when collecting benchmark evidence for regressions and release notes.

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Terminal Agent Benchmark

Use this skill when you need to evaluate Con as a terminal-native agent, not just compile it.

Primary references:

Default workflow

  1. Confirm a live app session and socket exist.
  2. Run the strict benchmark:
    • python3 benchmarks/terminal-agent/run.py --suite strict
  3. If provider setup is present, run:
    • CON_BENCH_ENABLE_AGENT=1 python3 benchmarks/terminal-agent/run.py --suite all
  4. Prefer a built-in profile when one matches the workflow:
    • python3 benchmarks/terminal-agent/run.py --list-profiles
    • python3 benchmarks/terminal-agent/run.py --profile basic-local-shell
    • CON_BENCH_ENABLE_AGENT=1 python3 benchmarks/terminal-agent/run.py --profile basic-local-codex --suite all
  5. Use starter profiles for quick regression checks and operator profiles for richer coding, SSH maintenance, or tmux dev-loop evaluation.
    • python3 benchmarks/terminal-agent/run.py --profile operator-local-codex-devloop --suite operator
    • python3 benchmarks/terminal-agent/run.py --profile operator-local-claude-devloop --suite operator
    • python3 benchmarks/terminal-agent/run.py --profile operator-local-opencode-devloop --suite operator
    • python3 benchmarks/terminal-agent/run.py --profile operator-ssh-dual-host-maintenance --suite operator
    • python3 benchmarks/terminal-agent/run.py --profile operator-ssh-tmux-devloop --suite operator
  6. For SSH/tmux changes, run the relevant playbook under benchmarks/terminal-agent/playbooks/.
  7. Save the JSON record under .context/benchmarks/ and cite it in your report.
  8. If the run is an operator benchmark, score it with:
    • python3 benchmarks/terminal-agent/score.py --profile ... --record ... --score ...
  9. Generate a trend report when comparing many runs:
    • python3 benchmarks/terminal-agent/report.py

Rules

  • Prefer pane_id over pane_index when following up on benchmark findings.
  • Keep benchmark control on the existing panes.* API unless the benchmark explicitly targets pane-local surfaces. Surface support is additive and should not change the built-in agent's pane/tool contract.
  • Do not treat playbook observations as strict pass/fail evidence unless the behavior is actually deterministic.
  • If a scenario depends on host setup, say so explicitly.
  • Keep operator playbooks safe-by-default. Prefer read-only checks first, and treat destructive or privileged steps as explicit branches.
  • If a benchmark reveals a product limit, document the limit instead of hiding it behind a softer assertion.
  • Operator suites intentionally serialize agent ask turns. If a tab already has a pending agent request, let the runner wait and reuse the same tab instead of opening a parallel benchmark against it.