Revert "Prepare release v7.0.0"

This reverts commit 5863cdd.

Author: SeemSeam

.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       tag:
         description: "Release tag to build and upload"
         required: true
-        default: "v7.0.0"
+        default: "v6.1.2"
   push:
     tags:
       - "v*"
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
 
-      - name: Set up Rust
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-
       - name: Build release artifact
         shell: bash
         run: |

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
 
-      - name: Set up Rust
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-
       - name: Install pytest
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
@@ -115,9 +112,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
 
-      - name: Set up Rust
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-
       - name: Install pytest
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-## v7.0.0 (2026-05-22)
+## v6.3.0 (2026-05-22)
 
 ### Native Sidebar Control Release
 
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 - **Comms Recovery Added**: the sidebar and ccbd now expose comms retry, cancel, and clear flows through ccbd-owned RPCs with project-view recoverability metadata and shared dismissed-row state.
 - **Window-Aware Runtime Metadata Added**: runtime attach, startup results, `ps`, project view, and tmux identity now carry window names/ids so focus and sidebar state remain stable across tmux windows.
 - **Reset History Inheritance Added**: `ccb -n` now clears runtime/mail/pane residue while preserving `.ccb/ccb.config`, project memory, and same-name managed provider-state/session history.
-- **Release Packaging Hardened**: release artifacts now build and embed the real `ccb-agent-sidebar` helper instead of shipping the source wrapper, and comms recovery is rejected while ccbd is stopping.
 
 ## v6.2.9 (2026-05-22)
 

README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Every_Model_Controllable-CF1322?style=for-the-badge" alt="Every Model Controllable">
 </p>
 
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-7.0.0-orange.svg)]()
+[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-6.3.0-orange.svg)]()
 [![Platform](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Linux%20%7C%20macOS%20%7C%20Windows-lightgrey.svg)]()
 
 **English** | [Chinese](README_zh.md)
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ Build project-local teams with roles, pane layout, provider state, worktree isol
 <details>
 <summary><b>Latest release highlights</b></summary>
 
-- **Native project sidebar**: managed tmux windows now get a CCB-native sidebar with window/agent status, stable cross-window focus, mouse navigation, and comms recovery actions.
-- **Window topology config**: `.ccb/ccb.config` can define named managed windows plus sidebar settings, while missing config still falls back to the built-in three-agent `main` layout.
-- **Release-ready helper packaging**: official artifacts embed the real `ccb-agent-sidebar` binary so normal installs do not depend on a local Rust toolchain.
+- **Callback roots show the real final reply**: delegated callback root jobs report `callback_pending` while the child chain is running, then `ask get` and `watch` show the final message-bureau reply after continuation.
+- **Observer commands are diagnostics-only**: ask skills and help surfaces now state that `ask get`, `pend`, `watch`, and `ping` are explicit debugging tools, not normal ask workflow steps.
+- **Long CCB text is artifact-backed**: oversized ask bodies, terminal replies, notices, and callback continuation text are stored as bounded UTF-8 artifacts with previews and diagnostics bundle coverage.
 
 See [Release Notes](#release-notes) for the full history.
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Invoke it from a supported provider skill surface, for example:
 $ccb_config Design a team for a Python library with one coordinator, two worktree implementation agents, and one reviewer.
 ```
 
-The skill helps choose agent names, providers, `inplace` versus `git-worktree`, compact layout syntax or named window/sidebar topology, and whether role instructions belong in shared or per-agent memory. It validates which config layer is active and tells you to restart CCB after file changes are complete.
+The skill helps choose agent names, providers, `inplace` versus `git-worktree`, compact layout syntax, and whether role instructions belong in shared or per-agent memory. It validates which config layer is active and tells you to restart CCB after file changes are complete.
 
 </details>
 
@@ -338,13 +338,12 @@ Thanks to the [Linux.do community](https://linux.do) for testing, feedback, and
 Historical note: older release notes below may mention `askd`, legacy flags, or removed commands. Those references are kept only as changelog history and do not redefine the current CLI surface.
 
 <details open>
-<summary><b>v7.0.0</b> - Native Sidebar Control Release</summary>
+<summary><b>v6.3.0</b> - Native Sidebar Control Release</summary>
 
 - Adds the native Rust `ccb-agent-sidebar` helper with per-window project view, fixed gray sidebar identity, colored agent status symbols, and mouse/keyboard focus switching.
 - Adds window/sidebar topology support while keeping the default no-config layout as one `main` window with `agent1`, `agent2`, and `agent3`.
 - Adds comms retry, cancel, and clear actions through ccbd-owned RPCs, with recoverability metadata in `project_view`.
 - Carries tmux window names and ids through runtime attach, startup results, `ps`, project view, and pane identity for stable cross-window focus.
-- Builds and embeds the real sidebar helper in release artifacts and blocks comms recovery while ccbd is stopping.
 
 </details>
 

README_zh.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/模型皆可控-CF1322?style=for-the-badge" alt="模型皆可控">
 </p>
 
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-7.0.0-orange.svg)]()
+[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-6.3.0-orange.svg)]()
 [![Platform](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Linux%20%7C%20macOS%20%7C%20Windows-lightgrey.svg)]()
 
 [English](README.md) | **中文**
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@
 <details>
 <summary><b>最新版本亮点</b></summary>
 
-- **原生项目侧边栏**：managed tmux window 会自动带上 CCB 原生 sidebar，显示 window/agent 状态、跨 window focus、鼠标导航和 comms 恢复操作。
-- **Window topology 配置**：`.ccb/ccb.config` 可以定义命名 managed windows 和 sidebar 设置；没有配置时仍回退到内置三个 agent 的 `main` 布局。
-- **发布包内置 helper**：正式 release artifact 会嵌入真实 `ccb-agent-sidebar` 二进制，普通安装不依赖本机 Rust toolchain。
+- **Callback root 能看到最终回复**：委派式 callback root job 等待子链路时显示 `callback_pending`，continuation 完成后 `ask get` 和 `watch` 会显示最终 message-bureau reply。
+- **Observer 命令仅用于诊断**：ask skill 和帮助界面会明确 `ask get`、`pend`、`watch`、`ping` 是调试工具，不是普通 ask 工作流步骤。
+- **长文本改为 artifact 支撑**：超长 ask body、终态回复、notice 和 callback continuation 文本会保存为有预览的 UTF-8 artifact，并进入诊断 bundle。
 
 完整历史见 [新版本记录](#新版本记录)。
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ tmux 复制粘贴：鼠标左键拖拽即可复制，`Ctrl+Shift+V` 粘贴。
 $ccb_config 为一个 Python library 设计团队：一个 coordinator、两个 worktree 实现 agent、一个 reviewer。
 ```
 
-这个 skill 会帮助选择 agent 名称、provider、`inplace` / `git-worktree`、compact layout 语法或命名 window/sidebar topology，以及哪些说明应写入共享记忆或 per-agent memory。它会验证当前生效的配置层，并在文件修改完成后提醒你重启 CCB。
+这个 skill 会帮助选择 agent 名称、provider、`inplace` / `git-worktree`、compact layout 语法，以及哪些说明应写入共享记忆或 per-agent memory。它会验证当前生效的配置层，并在文件修改完成后提醒你重启 CCB。
 
 </details>
 
@@ -329,13 +329,12 @@ ccb reinstall
 历史说明：下面较旧的发布记录里仍可能出现 `askd`、旧 flag 或已移除命令。这些内容仅作为 changelog 历史保留，不代表当前 CLI 入口。
 
 <details open>
-<summary><b>v7.0.0</b> - Native Sidebar Control Release</summary>
+<summary><b>v6.3.0</b> - Native Sidebar Control Release</summary>
 
 - 新增 Rust `ccb-agent-sidebar` 原生侧边栏 helper，支持每个 window 的 project view、固定灰色侧边栏身份、彩色 agent 状态符号，以及鼠标/键盘 focus 切换。
 - 新增 window/sidebar topology 支持，同时保留无配置时默认一个 `main` window，包含 `agent1`、`agent2`、`agent3`。
 - 新增 comms retry、cancel、clear 操作，统一通过 ccbd RPC 执行，并在 `project_view` 中提供可恢复状态元数据。
 - runtime attach、startup results、`ps`、project view、pane identity 现在携带 tmux window name/id，让跨 window focus 更稳定。
-- release artifact 现在会构建并嵌入真实 sidebar helper，并在 ccbd stopping 阶段拒绝 comms recovery。
 
 </details>
 

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.0.0
+6.3.0

bin/package-ccb-agent-sidebar-release

@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ if [[ ! -x "$SOURCE_BIN" ]]; then
   echo "ERROR: missing executable $SOURCE_BIN" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
-if grep -q 'CCB_AGENT_SIDEBAR_WRAPPER' "$SOURCE_BIN" 2>/dev/null; then
-  echo "ERROR: $SOURCE_BIN is the source wrapper; run bin/build-ccb-agent-sidebar first" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
 
 rm -rf "$STAGE_DIR" "$OUT_TAR" "$OUT_SHA"
 mkdir -p "$STAGE_DIR/bin"

ccb

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ backend_env = get_backend_env()
 if backend_env and not os.environ.get("CCB_BACKEND_ENV"):
     os.environ["CCB_BACKEND_ENV"] = backend_env
 
-VERSION = "7.0.0"
+VERSION = "6.3.0"
 GIT_COMMIT = "release"
 GIT_DATE = "2026-05-22"
 

inherit_skills/claude_skills/ccb_config/SKILL.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Use this skill to design and edit a CCB-managed project team. The usual output i
 2. Read the current `.ccb/ccb.config`, `.ccb/ccb_memory.md`, and relevant `.ccb/agents/<agent>/memory.md` files before proposing changes.
 3. If the user's project goal and workflow are not already clear, ask a short clarification question before designing the team.
 4. After the basic workflow is clear, propose one complete config with sensible defaults and ask for confirmation or adjustments.
-5. Prefer compact or hybrid config for single-window teams. Use rich TOML `windows` topology when the user wants named tmux windows, sidebar tuning, or agents spread across windows.
+5. Prefer compact or hybrid config. Use rich TOML only when compact/hybrid cannot express the requested behavior.
 6. Edit only user-authored authority files:
    - `.ccb/ccb.config`
    - `.ccb/ccb_memory.md`
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Only ask additional questions when a safe default does not exist, for example:
 
 ## Defaults
 
-- Keep `cmd` enabled in compact/hybrid config unless the user explicitly disables it. Do not include `cmd` in rich `windows` topology; users can create manual shell panes outside CCB.
+- Keep `cmd` enabled unless the user explicitly disables it.
 - Use `main` as the coordinator for planning, progress, and delegation.
 - Use one worker for small projects or serial workflows.
 - Use 3 implementation workers when the user wants parallel execution but does not specify a worker count.
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ Key points:
 - `;` creates horizontal columns from left to right.
 - `,` creates vertical rows within a column from top to bottom.
 - In compact/hybrid config, the first compact block owns layout, default agents, cmd, provider, and workspace mode.
-- Rich `windows` topology owns named managed tmux windows, `entry_window`, and optional `ui.sidebar` settings. Do not mix `windows` with `layout`, `cmd_enabled`, or `default_agents`.
-- In `windows` topology, every leaf must still be `agent:provider` or `agent:provider(worktree)`, every agent appears in exactly one window, and `cmd` is not supported.
-- Sidebar settings are available only with `windows` topology. `ui.sidebar.mode` is `every_window` or `off`, `width` is a positive integer or percentage string, and `bottom_height` is a non-negative integer.
 - Hybrid TOML overlay may only add fields for agents already declared in the compact header and must not redefine `provider` or `workspace_mode`.
 - `agent:provider(worktree)` maps to `workspace_mode = "git-worktree"`.
 - `git-worktree` requires the project root to be a git repository; CCB must not silently fall back to copying.
@@ -169,9 +166,8 @@ After editing `~/.ccb/ccb.config` as the user-level default, validate from a tem
 Also check:
 
 - agent names are valid and not reserved;
-- every configured default agent appears exactly once in compact/hybrid layout, or every configured agent appears exactly once across `windows`;
-- `cmd` is first when enabled in compact/hybrid config, and absent from rich `windows` topology;
-- `entry_window`, when present, references an existing configured window;
+- every configured default agent appears exactly once in the layout;
+- `cmd` is first when enabled;
 - compact/hybrid worktree markers are present on the compact line, not in overlay;
 - validation reports the intended `source_kind` and a non-empty `source_path`;
 - no secrets were added unless the user explicitly provided them;

inherit_skills/claude_skills/ccb_config/references/ccb-config.md

@@ -104,36 +104,7 @@ Hybrid overlay rules:
 
 ## Rich TOML
 
-Use rich TOML when compact/hybrid cannot express the request, especially named managed windows, sidebar settings, or explicit `workspace_mode = "copy"`.
-
-Named windows topology:
-
-```toml
-version = 2
-entry_window = "main"
-
-[ui.sidebar]
-mode = "every_window"
-width = "15%"
-bottom_height = 20
-
-[windows]
-main = "main:codex, reviewer:claude"
-build = "worker1:codex(worktree), worker2:codex(worktree)"
-```
-
-Rules for `windows` topology:
-
-- `windows` keys are managed tmux window names.
-- window values use the same layout operators and `agent:provider` leaves as compact config.
-- `cmd` is not supported inside `windows`; manual shell panes are outside CCB config and are not shown in the sidebar.
-- Do not set `layout`, `cmd_enabled`, or `default_agents` together with `windows`.
-- every configured agent must appear in exactly one window.
-- `entry_window` is optional and defaults to the first configured window.
-- `[ui.sidebar]` is optional and defaults to `mode = "every_window"`, `width = "15%"`, `bottom_height = 20`.
-- set `mode = "off"` to disable projected sidebar panes.
-
-Classic rich TOML with top-level `layout` is still available for fields that compact/hybrid cannot express, for example explicit `workspace_mode = "copy"`:
+Use rich TOML only when compact/hybrid cannot express the request, for example explicit `workspace_mode = "copy"`:
 
 ```toml
 version = 2