Hardcode agent stale timeout

app/api/routes_config.py

@@ -27,14 +27,12 @@ def update_config(body: UpdateConfigRequest):
     cfg = config_service.update_config(
         default_wait_seconds=body.default_wait_seconds,
         default_empty_response=body.default_empty_response,
-        agent_stale_after_seconds=body.agent_stale_after_seconds,
     )
     event_service.broadcast(
         "config.updated",
         {
             "default_wait_seconds": cfg.default_wait_seconds,
             "default_empty_response": cfg.default_empty_response,
-            "agent_stale_after_seconds": cfg.agent_stale_after_seconds,
         },
     )
     return cfg

app/config.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 
 APP_VERSION = "1.0.1"
 DEFAULT_EMPTY_RESPONSE = "call this tool `get_user_request` again to fetch latest user input..."
+AGENT_STALE_AFTER_SECONDS = 30
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ class Settings:
     # MCP / queue behaviour (runtime-editable values are stored in DB; these are defaults for first run)
     default_wait_seconds: int = 10
     default_empty_response: str = DEFAULT_EMPTY_RESPONSE
-    agent_stale_after_seconds: int = 30
 
     # MCP server name
     mcp_server_name: str = "local-mcp"
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ def load_settings() -> Settings:
         log_level=os.getenv("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO"),
         default_wait_seconds=int(os.getenv("DEFAULT_WAIT_SECONDS", "10")),
         default_empty_response=os.getenv("DEFAULT_EMPTY_RESPONSE", DEFAULT_EMPTY_RESPONSE),
-        agent_stale_after_seconds=int(os.getenv("AGENT_STALE_AFTER_SECONDS", "30")),
         mcp_server_name=os.getenv("MCP_SERVER_NAME", "local-mcp"),
         mcp_stateless=_parse_bool(os.getenv("MCP_STATELESS", "true"), default=True),
         api_token=os.getenv("API_TOKEN", ""),

app/database.py

@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS agent_activity (
 _DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
     "default_wait_seconds": "10",
     "default_empty_response": DEFAULT_EMPTY_RESPONSE,
-    "agent_stale_after_seconds": "30",
 }
 
 
@@ -125,6 +124,7 @@ def _seed_defaults(conn: sqlite3.Connection) -> None:
         "UPDATE settings SET value = ? WHERE key = 'default_empty_response' AND value = ''",
         (_DEFAULT_SETTINGS["default_empty_response"],),
     )
+    conn.execute("DELETE FROM settings WHERE key = 'agent_stale_after_seconds'")
     conn.commit()
     logger.debug("Default settings seeded")
 

app/models.py

@@ -109,13 +109,11 @@ class StatusResponse(BaseModel):
 class ConfigResponse(BaseModel):
     default_wait_seconds: int
     default_empty_response: str
-    agent_stale_after_seconds: int
 
 
 class UpdateConfigRequest(BaseModel):
     default_wait_seconds: Optional[int] = None
     default_empty_response: Optional[str] = None
-    agent_stale_after_seconds: Optional[int] = None
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

app/services/config_service.py

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ from app.models import ConfigResponse
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-_SETTING_KEYS = {"default_wait_seconds", "default_empty_response", "agent_stale_after_seconds"}
 def get_config() -> ConfigResponse:
     with get_conn() as conn:
         rows = conn.execute("SELECT key, value FROM settings").fetchall()
@@ -21,22 +20,18 @@ def get_config() -> ConfigResponse:
     return ConfigResponse(
         default_wait_seconds=int(data.get("default_wait_seconds", 10)),
         default_empty_response=data.get("default_empty_response") or DEFAULT_EMPTY_RESPONSE,
-        agent_stale_after_seconds=int(data.get("agent_stale_after_seconds", 30)),
     )
 
 
 def update_config(
     default_wait_seconds: int | None = None,
     default_empty_response: str | None = None,
-    agent_stale_after_seconds: int | None = None,
 ) -> ConfigResponse:
     updates: dict[str, str] = {}
     if default_wait_seconds is not None:
         updates["default_wait_seconds"] = str(default_wait_seconds)
     if default_empty_response is not None:
         updates["default_empty_response"] = default_empty_response
-    if agent_stale_after_seconds is not None:
-        updates["agent_stale_after_seconds"] = str(agent_stale_after_seconds)
 
     if updates:
         with get_write_conn() as conn:

app/services/status_service.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import sqlite3
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import Optional
 
+from app.config import AGENT_STALE_AFTER_SECONDS
 from app.database import get_conn, get_write_conn
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -55,25 +56,15 @@ def get_latest_agent_activity() -> Optional[sqlite3.Row]:
         ).fetchone()
 
 
-def get_agent_stale_seconds() -> int:
-    """Read agent_stale_after_seconds from settings table."""
-    with get_conn() as conn:
-        row = conn.execute(
-            "SELECT value FROM settings WHERE key = 'agent_stale_after_seconds'"
-        ).fetchone()
-    return int(row["value"]) if row else 30
-
-
 def is_agent_connected() -> bool:
     """True if the most recent agent activity is within the stale threshold."""
     row = get_latest_agent_activity()
     if row is None:
         return False
-    stale_seconds = get_agent_stale_seconds()
     last_seen = datetime.fromisoformat(row["last_seen_at"])
     now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
     if last_seen.tzinfo is None:
         last_seen = last_seen.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
     delta = (now - last_seen).total_seconds()
-    return delta <= stale_seconds
+    return delta <= AGENT_STALE_AFTER_SECONDS
 

go-server/internal/api/config.go

@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ func handleUpdateConfig(stores Stores, broker *events.Broker) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// Decode partial patch
 		var patch struct {
-			DefaultWaitSeconds     *int    `json:"default_wait_seconds"`
+			DefaultWaitSeconds *int `json:"default_wait_seconds"`
-			AgentStaleAfterSeconds *int    `json:"agent_stale_after_seconds"`
 		}
 		if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&patch); err != nil {
 			writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "Invalid JSON")
@@ -41,9 +40,6 @@ func handleUpdateConfig(stores Stores, broker *events.Broker) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if patch.DefaultWaitSeconds != nil {
 			current.DefaultWaitSeconds = *patch.DefaultWaitSeconds
 		}
-		if patch.AgentStaleAfterSeconds != nil {
-			current.AgentStaleAfterSeconds = *patch.AgentStaleAfterSeconds
-		}
 
 		if err := stores.Settings.Update(current); err != nil {
 			writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())

go-server/internal/api/status.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func handleStatus(stores Stores) http.HandlerFunc {
 		}
 
 		if latest != nil {
-			connected := time.Since(latest.LastSeenAt).Seconds() <= float64(cfg.AgentStaleAfterSeconds)
+			connected := time.Since(latest.LastSeenAt).Seconds() <= float64(config.AgentStaleAfterSeconds)
 			agent = map[string]any{
 				"connected":     connected,
 				"last_seen_at":  latest.LastSeenAt.Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ func handleStatus(stores Stores) http.HandlerFunc {
 			"settings": models.Settings{
 				DefaultWaitSeconds:     cfg.DefaultWaitSeconds,
 				DefaultEmptyResponse:   cfg.DefaultEmptyResponse,
-				AgentStaleAfterSeconds: cfg.AgentStaleAfterSeconds,
 			},
 		}
 

go-server/internal/config/config.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	AppVersion           = "1.0.1"
+	AgentStaleAfterSeconds = 30
 	DefaultEmptyResponse = "call this tool `get_user_request` again to fetch latest user input..."
 )
 
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	DBPath                 string
 	LogLevel               string
 	DefaultWaitSeconds     int
-	AgentStaleAfterSeconds int
 	MCPStateless           bool
 	APIToken               string
 }
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ func Load() Config {
 		DBPath:                 getEnv("DB_PATH", "data/local_mcp.sqlite3"),
 		LogLevel:               getEnv("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO"),
 		DefaultWaitSeconds:     getEnvInt("DEFAULT_WAIT_SECONDS", 10),
-		AgentStaleAfterSeconds: getEnvInt("AGENT_STALE_AFTER_SECONDS", 30),
 		MCPStateless:           getEnvBool("MCP_STATELESS", true),
 		APIToken:               getEnv("API_TOKEN", ""),
 	}

go-server/internal/db/db.go

@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS agent_activity (
 // defaultSettings seeds initial values; OR IGNORE means existing rows are unchanged.
 const defaultSettings = "" +
 	"INSERT OR IGNORE INTO settings (key, value) VALUES ('default_wait_seconds', '10');\n" +
-	"INSERT OR IGNORE INTO settings (key, value) VALUES ('agent_stale_after_seconds', '30');\n" +
+	"DELETE FROM settings WHERE key = 'default_empty_response';\n" +
-	"DELETE FROM settings WHERE key = 'default_empty_response';\n"
+	"DELETE FROM settings WHERE key = 'agent_stale_after_seconds';\n"
 
 // Open opens (creating if necessary) a SQLite database at dbPath, applies the
 // schema, and seeds default settings.

go-server/internal/models/models.go

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ type Instruction struct {
 type Settings struct {
 	DefaultWaitSeconds     int    `json:"default_wait_seconds"`
 	DefaultEmptyResponse   string `json:"default_empty_response"`
-	AgentStaleAfterSeconds int    `json:"agent_stale_after_seconds"`
 }
 
 // AgentActivity tracks the last time an agent called get_user_request.

go-server/internal/store/settings.go

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ func (s *SettingsStore) Get() (models.Settings, error) {
 	cfg := models.Settings{
 		DefaultWaitSeconds:     10,
 		DefaultEmptyResponse:   config.DefaultEmptyResponse,
-		AgentStaleAfterSeconds: 30,
 	}
 
 	for rows.Next() {
@@ -43,10 +42,6 @@ func (s *SettingsStore) Get() (models.Settings, error) {
 			if n, err := strconv.Atoi(value); err == nil {
 				cfg.DefaultWaitSeconds = n
 			}
-		case "agent_stale_after_seconds":
-			if n, err := strconv.Atoi(value); err == nil {
-				cfg.AgentStaleAfterSeconds = n
-			}
 		}
 	}
 	return cfg, rows.Err()
@@ -57,10 +52,8 @@ func (s *SettingsStore) Get() (models.Settings, error) {
 func (s *SettingsStore) Update(patch models.Settings) error {
 	_, err := s.db.Exec(`
 		INSERT OR REPLACE INTO settings (key, value) VALUES
-		('default_wait_seconds',      ?),
+		('default_wait_seconds', ?)` ,
-		('agent_stale_after_seconds', ?)`,
 		strconv.Itoa(patch.DefaultWaitSeconds),
-		strconv.Itoa(patch.AgentStaleAfterSeconds),
 	)
 	return err
 }

static/css/layout.css

@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@
   color: var(--cyan);
 }
 
-.header-version-badge {
-  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-}
-
 .header-indicators {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;

static/index.html

@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
       <line x1="12" y1="17" x2="12" y2="21"/>
     </svg>
     <span class="header-brand-name">local<span>-mcp</span></span>
-    <span id="server-type-badge" class="badge badge--muted header-version-badge">server</span>
-    <span id="app-version-badge" class="badge badge--muted header-version-badge">v&ndash;</span>
   </div>
 
   <div class="header-indicators">
@@ -159,17 +157,9 @@
         </span>
       </div>
       <div class="panel-body">
-        <form id="config-form">
+        <p class="subtle" style="margin:0; line-height:1.6">
-          <div class="config-field">
+          Agent connectivity is now inferred with a fixed 30-second timeout managed by the server.
-            <label class="config-label" for="cfg-stale">Agent Stale After (sec)</label>
+        </p>
-            <input id="cfg-stale" class="input input--sm" type="number" min="5" max="600" value="30" />
-            <span class="config-hint">Inactivity before agent shown as idle</span>
-          </div>
-          <button id="cfg-save" type="submit" class="btn btn--ghost btn--sm" style="width:100%">
-            <svg class="icon icon--sm" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19 21H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h11l5 5v11a2 2 0 0 1-2 2z"/><polyline points="17 21 17 13 7 13 7 21"/><polyline points="7 3 7 8 15 8"/></svg>
-            Save Settings
-          </button>
-        </form>
       </div>
     </div>
 

static/js/status.js

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
  */
 
 import { state } from './state.js';
-import { api } from './api.js';
-import { toast } from './app.js';
 
 // ── Time helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -126,35 +124,7 @@ export function initStatus() {
 // ── Config panel ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 export function initConfig() {
-  const form       = document.getElementById('config-form');
+  // Intentionally empty: the web UI no longer exposes editable settings.
-  const staleInput = document.getElementById('cfg-stale');
-  const saveBtn    = document.getElementById('cfg-save');
-
-  // Populate from state
-  state.subscribe('config', (cfg) => {
-    if (!cfg) return;
-    staleInput.value = cfg.agent_stale_after_seconds;
-  });
-
-  form.addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    saveBtn.disabled = true;
-    const original = saveBtn.innerHTML;
-    saveBtn.innerHTML = '<span class="spinner"></span>';
-
-    try {
-      const cfg = await api.updateConfig({
-        agent_stale_after_seconds: parseInt(staleInput.value, 10) || 30,
-      });
-      state.set('config', cfg);
-      toast('Settings saved', 'success');
-    } catch (e) {
-      toast(e.message, 'error');
-    } finally {
-      saveBtn.disabled = false;
-      saveBtn.innerHTML = original;
-    }
-  });
 }
 
 function escapeHtml(str) {