Enhanced Agent Results Communication

Problem Identified

The agents were only sending "Successfully transferred control back to supervisor" messages without providing meaningful analysis results from their work.

Root Cause

The agent prompts were too brief and didn't explicitly instruct agents to:

Summarize their findings after executing commands
Provide structured analysis before transferring back to supervisor
Include specific recommendations and insights

Solution Implemented

1. Enhanced Agent Prompts

Updated all agent prompts to include:

Explicit task definitions with required commands
Structured analysis requirements with specific sections
Clear instructions to provide comprehensive summaries
Always provide analysis summary before completing task

2. Specific Improvements by Agent

System Agents

system_info_worker: Now analyzes CPU, memory, disk, load, and top processes with structured summary
service_inventory_worker: Provides service categorization, failed services analysis, security-relevant services

Service Agents

nginx_analyzer: Comprehensive config validation, log analysis, specific 502/503/504 error troubleshooting
mariadb_analyzer: Database status, configuration assessment, log analysis, performance indicators
phpfpm_analyzer: Process analysis, memory limits, timeout configuration, socket connectivity

Network Agents

network_diag: Connectivity testing, DNS analysis, port scanning with adaptive commands
cert_checker: Certificate discovery, expiration monitoring, validation with 30-day alerts

Analysis Agents

risk_scorer: Structured risk assessment with CRITICAL/HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW levels and prioritized recommendations
remediation_worker: Safe remediation plans with dry-run commands and confirmation protocols
harmonizer_worker: Security hardening assessment with best-practice implementation

3. Enhanced Supervisor Coordination

Updated supervisor prompt to:

Better utilize agent expertise
Synthesize findings from multiple agents
Provide strategic insights beyond delegation

Expected Behavior Change

Before:

STEP 2: SYSTEM_INFO_WORKER
Successfully transferred control back to supervisor

STEP 3: SERVICE_INVENTORY_WORKER  
Successfully transferred control back to supervisor

STEP 4: SUPERVISOR
Generic response not based on actual findings

After:

STEP 2: SYSTEM_INFO_WORKER
📊 ANALYSIS SUMMARY:
- CPU: Intel i7, load average 0.8, 1.2, 1.5
- Memory: 8GB total, 6.2GB used (78% utilization)
- Disk: Root partition 85% full - WARNING LEVEL
- Top processes: nginx (2.1GB), mysql (1.8GB)
- Recommendation: Monitor disk space, investigate memory usage

STEP 3: SERVICE_INVENTORY_WORKER
📋 SERVICE ANALYSIS:
- 47 services running (normal range)
- Critical services: ✅ nginx, ✅ mysql, ❌ php-fpm (failed)
- Failed services: php8.1-fpm.service
- Security services: ✅ ssh, ✅ ufw
- Recommendation: Investigate php-fpm failure for potential 502 errors

STEP 4: SUPERVISOR  
Based on system analysis showing high memory usage and service inventory
revealing php-fpm failure, this explains your 502 errors...

Files Modified

agents/system_agents.py - Enhanced system monitoring agents
agents/service_agents.py - Enhanced service-specific agents
agents/network_agents.py - Enhanced network and security agents
agents/analysis_agents.py - Enhanced analysis and remediation agents
config.py - Enhanced supervisor prompt and coordination strategy

Result

Agents now provide meaningful, structured analysis that the supervisor can synthesize into comprehensive, actionable responses instead of generic outputs.

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