docs(agents): teach XML and multi-agent wait

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The shipped subagents skill now uses the default XML fragments directly and no longer instructs agents to add --json. It treats show as an immediate snapshot and uses wait for one or several dependencies, including finite timeout behavior and the lack of progressive streaming.

The reference docs list each wrapper-free fragment shape, explain that internal turns and provider details remain hidden, and document provider command and env precedence without inventing fromEnv or argument configuration. Top-level CLI help now includes targets and wait. The skill validator, typecheck, focused CLI and skill tests, and full test suite pass.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added devspace agents wait with optional timeouts.
  • Added devspace agents targets for listing available agent targets.
  • Added provider-specific command and environment settings.
  • Added worktrees prune and automatic stale-worktree cleanup during startup.

• Improvements

  • Agent commands now use compact XML by default; JSON remains available.
  • Improved status and error reporting for running, timed-out, and retryable operations.
  • Updated agents show to return immediate snapshots.
  • Updated configuration and workflow documentation.

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Walkthrough

The CLI adds agents wait and worktrees prune, performs stale-worktree cleanup at startup, and standardizes agent XML and error output. Documentation and the bundled skill describe provider settings, compact XML fragments, wait behavior, and updated agent workflows.

Changes

Subagent workflow

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Provider configuration and daemon revisions docs/configuration.md, docs/local-agent-daemon.md, src/cli.ts	Documents provider commands, environment values, precedence, persistence, and configuration-revision handling. Provider checks now receive environment and configuration context.
Agent command and output contract src/cli.ts, docs/local-agent-daemon.md, docs/agent-profile-schema.md	Adds agents wait, removes polling from show, emits compact XML fragments, validates timeouts, and standardizes workflow errors and exit codes.
Worktree cleanup lifecycle src/cli.ts	Adds worktrees prune and startup cleanup for stale worktrees, with reporting and failure handling.
Bundled skill workflow skills/subagents/SKILL.md, docs/chatgpt-coding-workflow.md, docs/gotchas.md, docs/setup.md	Updates the bundled skill and related guides to use wait, XML output, immediate show snapshots, and the revised follow-up flow.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 84d3a

This change adds agent waiting, XML-oriented command output, provider configuration guidance, and worktree cleanup commands. No concrete merge-blocking risk is currently identified.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant CLI
  participant AgentWorkflow
  participant AgentRecords
  User->>CLI: agents run or continue
  CLI->>AgentWorkflow: start agent workflow
  AgentWorkflow-->>CLI: return agent XML receipt
  User->>CLI: agents wait with IDs and timeout
  CLI->>AgentRecords: collect ordered snapshots
  AgentRecords-->>CLI: return completed or timed-out records
  CLI-->>User: print XML fragments or errors

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Greptile Summary

The PR updates the bundled subagent guidance and reference documentation to use compact XML fragments, distinguish immediate show snapshots from multi-agent wait, and explain provider command/environment precedence.

• Adds targets and wait to top-level CLI help, including their supported JSON options.
• Documents wrapper-free XML output, finite wait timeouts, ordering, and non-streaming behavior.
• Updates the bundled skill to use default XML output and wait on one or multiple dependencies.
• Documents provider-level command and env configuration and precedence.

Confidence Score: 5/5

The PR appears safe to merge.

No blocking failure remains.

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
src/cli.ts	Adds top-level help entries for agents targets [--json] and agents wait ... [--json], fully addressing the previous help inconsistency.
skills/subagents/SKILL.md	Revises the bundled workflow to consume compact XML directly and use wait for single or multiple agent dependencies.
docs/agent-profile-schema.md	Documents fragment shapes, immediate snapshots, ordered multi-agent waits, timeout behavior, and hidden internal details.
docs/configuration.md	Documents provider executable and environment configuration, precedence, supported providers, and plaintext persistence considerations.
docs/local-agent-daemon.md	Updates daemon documentation for default XML output, wait semantics, configuration revisions, and diagnostic-output boundaries.

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Inline comments:
In `@skills/subagents/SKILL.md`:
- Line 18: Update the target-selection documentation around the provider/profile
fragments to show their name attributes and, for profiles, the provider
attribute emitted by devspace agents targets. Ensure examples demonstrate using
these identity values for profile-or-provider selection while preserving the
existing preference and model/effort guidance.

In `@src/cli.ts`:
- Line 421: Update the `agents show <id>` help entry in the CLI usage text to
include the supported `[--json]` option, keeping the command syntax consistent
with the existing JSON-capable agent contract.

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