bandit-runner/FIXES-DEPLOYED.md

Fixes Deployed - Visual Hierarchy & Max-Retries Modal

Deployment Date: October 10, 2025
Version ID: 37657c69-ca2a-4900-be50-570ea34ba452
Live URL: https://bandit-runner-app.nicholaivogelfilms.workers.dev

Changes Deployed

1. Max-Retries Modal - Debug Logging Added ✅

Problem: Modal wasn't appearing when max retries were hit.

Fix Applied:

• Added comprehensive console logging throughout the event flow
• Fixed React hook dependency array (removed onUserActionRequired dependency)
• Added logging in Durable Object, WebSocket hook, and UI component

How to Test:

1. Start a run with GPT-4o Mini targeting Level 5
2. Wait for Level 1 to hit max retries (3 attempts)
3. Open browser console and look for these logs:
   • 🚨 DO: Emitting user_action_required event: (from Durable Object)
   • 📣 Calling user action callback with: (from WebSocket hook)
   • 🚨 USER ACTION REQUIRED received in UI: (from terminal interface)
   • ✅ Modal state set to true (confirms modal should show)
4. If logs appear but modal doesn't show, there's a rendering issue
5. If logs don't appear, the event isn't being emitted correctly

2. Terminal Panel Visual Hierarchy ✅

Improvements:

• Commands ($ cat readme): Cyan background with left border, semi-bold font
• Output: Indented (pl-6), slightly dimmed text
• System messages ([TOOL]): Purple background with left border
• Error messages: Red background with left border
• Separators: Subtle horizontal line before each command block
• Typography: Increased font size to 13px, better line height
• Timestamps: Smaller and dimmed for less visual weight

Visual Changes:

Before:
23:43:37 [TOOL] ssh_exec: ls
23:43:37 $ ls
23:43:37 readme

After:
23:43:37  [TOOL] ssh_exec: ls  ← Purple background, left border
───────────────────────────────  ← Separator
23:43:37  $ ls                   ← Cyan background, left border, bold
23:43:37      readme             ← Indented, plain text

3. Agent Panel Visual Hierarchy ✅

Improvements:

• Message Blocks: Each message now has padding and rounded borders
• Color Coding:
  • THINKING: Blue background (bg-blue-950/20), blue border
  • AGENT: Green background (bg-green-950/20), green border
  • USER: Yellow background (bg-yellow-950/20), yellow border
• Spacing: Increased from space-y-1 to space-y-3
• Labels: Small rounded badges with color-coded backgrounds
• Typography: 13px font size, better readability

Visual Changes:

Before:
───────────────────────
23:43:41             AGENT
Planning: cat readme

After:
╔═══════════════════════╗
║ 23:43:41  [THINKING] ║  ← Blue background
║ cat readme            ║
╚═══════════════════════╝

╔═══════════════════════╗
║ 23:43:41  [AGENT]    ║  ← Green background
║ Planning: cat readme  ║
╚═══════════════════════╝

Technical Details

Files Modified

1. bandit-runner-app/src/components/terminal-chat-interface.tsx

   • Fixed useEffect dependency array for onUserActionRequired
   • Added comprehensive logging
   • Updated terminal line rendering with backgrounds, borders, and spacing
   • Updated chat message rendering with color-coded blocks

2. bandit-runner-app/src/hooks/useAgentWebSocket.ts

   • Added logging when user_action_required callback is invoked

3. bandit-runner-app/src/lib/durable-objects/BanditAgentDO.ts

   • Added logging when emitting user_action_required event
   • Fixed TypeScript type assertions (as const)

CSS Changes Applied

Terminal Lines:

Input (commands): 
  - text-cyan-300, font-semibold
  - bg-cyan-950/30, border-l-2 border-cyan-500
  
Output:
  - text-zinc-300/90, pl-6 (indented)

System:
  - text-purple-300, font-medium
  - bg-purple-950/20, border-l-2 border-purple-500

Error:
  - text-red-300
  - bg-red-950/20, border-l-2 border-red-500

Chat Messages:

Thinking:
  - bg-blue-950/20, border-l-2 border-blue-500
  - text-blue-200/80

Agent:
  - bg-green-950/20, border-l-2 border-green-500
  - text-green-200/90

User:
  - bg-yellow-950/20, border-l-2 border-yellow-500
  - text-yellow-200/90

Testing Results

Before Deployment

• ❌ Max-retries modal: Not appearing
• ❌ Terminal: Poor readability, everything blends together
• ❌ Agent panel: Difficult to distinguish message types

Expected After Deployment

• ⏳ Max-retries modal: Should show with debug logs (to be verified)
• ✅ Terminal: Clear visual hierarchy with color coding and spacing
• ✅ Agent panel: Distinct message types with color-coded blocks

Next Steps

1. Test the live site at https://bandit-runner-app.nicholaivogelfilms.workers.dev
2. Verify max-retries modal by starting a run and waiting for Level 1 failures
3. Check browser console for debug logs if modal doesn't appear
4. Verify visual improvements in terminal and agent panels
5. Report findings so we can iterate if needed

Troubleshooting

If the modal still doesn't appear:

1. Check console for logs:

   • If 🚨 DO: Emitting... appears but nothing else → WebSocket not forwarding event
   • If 📣 Calling user action callback... appears but no 🚨 USER ACTION... → Callback not registered
   • If ✅ Modal state set to true appears → Rendering issue with AlertDialog

2. Check AlertDialog mounting:

   • Verify showMaxRetriesDialog state updates in React DevTools
   • Check if AlertDialog is hidden by z-index or display issues

3. Verify event flow:

   • Use WebSocket inspector in DevTools Network tab
   • Look for user_action_required event in WebSocket messages

Additional Notes

• Token usage and cost tracking confirmed working ✅
• Pre-advance password validation confirmed working ✅
• Command hygiene (no nested SSH) confirmed working ✅
• Error recovery with exponential backoff confirmed working ✅

All core improvements from the original implementation are still functional!