Breakpoint Manager

Lightweight breakpoint manager with API, queue worker, and web UI.

Requirements

• Node.js 18+

Setup

npm install
npm run init:db

Run (dev)

npm run dev

Run (installed CLI)

breakpoints start

Or run separately:

npm run start:api
npm run start:worker

CLI Examples

Start the full system (API + web UI + worker):

breakpoints start

Create a breakpoint (agent):

breakpoints breakpoint create --question "Need approval?" --title "Approval"

Check status:

breakpoints breakpoint status <id>

Wait for release:

breakpoints breakpoint wait <id> --interval 3

Install the babysitter-breakpoint skill:

breakpoints install-skill --target codex --scope global

Configuration

Environment variables:

• PORT (default 3185)
• WEB_PORT (default 3184)
• DB_PATH (default ~/.a5c/breakpoints/db/breakpoints.db)
• REPO_ROOT (default repo root)
• AGENT_TOKEN (optional)
• HUMAN_TOKEN (optional)
• WORKER_POLL_MS (default 2000)
• WORKER_BATCH_SIZE (default 10)

API Examples

Create breakpoint (agent):

curl -X POST http://localhost:3185/api/breakpoints \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AGENT_TOKEN" \
  -d '{"agentId":"agent-1","title":"Need review","payload":{"summary":"check this"},"tags":["review"],"ttlSeconds":3600}'

Check status:

curl http://localhost:3185/api/breakpoints/<id>/status

Release with feedback (human):

curl -X POST http://localhost:3185/api/breakpoints/<id>/feedback \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HUMAN_TOKEN" \
  -d '{"author":"reviewer","comment":"Looks good","release":true}'

Breakpoint Context Payload

To enable context rendering in the UI, include a context.files array in the breakpoint payload:

{
  "context": {
    "runId": "run-...",
    "files": [
      { "path": "docs/plan.md", "format": "markdown" },
      { "path": "api/routes.js", "format": "code", "language": "javascript" }
    ]
  }
}

The API serves file content via:

GET /api/breakpoints/:id/context?path=path/to/file

Only allowlisted extensions are served, and the file must be listed in the breakpoint payload.

Web UI

Open http://localhost:3184 and provide the human token in the UI.

Install the babysitter-breakpoint skill

breakpoints install-skill

Defaults to global Codex install. Options:

breakpoints install-skill --target codex --scope global
breakpoints install-skill --target codex --scope local
breakpoints install-skill --target claude --scope global
breakpoints install-skill --target claude --scope local
breakpoints install-skill --target cursor --scope global
breakpoints install-skill --target cursor --scope local

Global targets use CODEX_HOME or ~/.codex for Codex, and ~/.claude or ~/.cursor for Claude/Cursor. Local installs write to .codex/skills, .claude/skills, or .cursor/skills under the repo root. Restart the app after install.

When installed from npm, the skill is bundled at .codex/skills/babysitter-breakpoint/ inside the package and copied to the target location by breakpoints install-skill.

Breakpoint CLI (agent-friendly)

Create a breakpoint:

breakpoints breakpoint create \
  --question "Approve process + inputs + main.js?" \
  --run-id run-123 \
  --title "Approval needed" \
  --file ".a5c/runs/run-123/artifacts/process.md,markdown" \
  --file ".a5c/runs/run-123/inputs.json,code,json" \
  --file ".a5c/runs/run-123/code/main.js,code,javascript"

Wait for release (prints full details when released):

breakpoints breakpoint wait <id> --interval 3

Notes

• Tags are stored as JSON in SQLite; tag filtering uses a simple string match.
• The queue worker processes TTL expiration jobs; notification jobs are stubbed.