MOSAIC_CLAUDE_BIN names the claude binary by absolute path instead of finding it on PATH. scripts/bus-service.sh render|install --claude PATH writes it into the unit (default: command -v claude in the installing shell); the claude adapter, the launcher's version read and the seat session environment all use it. Mos's Q18 ask: the unit's PATH found /usr/bin/claude 2.1.259, which refuses claude-opus-5-5. Candidate: round 2 manifest 21c1ab05, round 1 (a2008d8b) rebased ontof2f2861bafter row 55 changed docs/TOOLS.md and packages/cli/README.md; the changed lines are byte-identical. Approved by Filbert (27349, 27374) and Dewey (27350, 27375). Sage's gate onf2f2861bplus the patch: cli 112, seat 27, harness 57, nine scripts/test-*.sh 0 failed, Docker on. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
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Mosaic runtime adapters
An adapter is the entire harness-specific surface of the system. Everything upstream of an adapter — configuration, contracts, missions, tasks, run records — is harness-agnostic; everything inside an adapter may assume one specific agent runtime.
Contract
An adapter lives at:
/opt/mosaic/adapters/<name>/adapter.sh
and must be executable. The dispatcher (/opt/mosaic/src/run-agent.sh)
selects it via MOSAIC_ADAPTER (default: pi) and execs it after the
system prompt has been generated.
Inputs (environment):
| Variable | Meaning |
|---|---|
MOSAIC_SYSTEM_PROMPT_FILE |
Absolute path to the generated system prompt (contracts + optional mission section). Read it; do not modify it. |
MOSAIC_REQUEST |
The exact user request text (may contain newlines). |
MOSAIC_PROVIDER |
Configured provider name. |
MOSAIC_MODEL |
Configured model id. |
Optional, adapter-specific (documented per adapter):
| Variable | Meaning |
|---|---|
MOSAIC_MOCK_RESPONSE |
mock only: the verbatim response to emit |
Outputs:
stdout: the model response text — the only channel the orchestrator capturesstderr: diagnostics (never credentials)- exit
0: success; nonzero: failure
Rules
- Adapters print ONLY the response on stdout. Status lines go to stderr.
- Adapters never read configuration files; the resolved settings arrive via environment.
- Adapters never write outside
/var/lib/mosaic. - Adding a worker adapter requires: a new directory, the contract
implementation, and adding the name to the allowlist in
scripts/mosaic-config.mjs. A managed-session adapter (below) is selected by the launch bundle, not byexecution.adapter, and is not on that allowlist unless it also works as a worker adapter.
Included adapters
pi— the pinned@earendil-works/pi-coding-agentCLI in noninteractive print mode (-p), ambient discovery disabled, stdin detached.mock— deterministic echo ofMOSAIC_MOCK_RESPONSE. Test-only: never use it where a real model response is required.claude— the host'sclaudeCLI, for managed sessions only (below):MOSAIC_CLAUDE_BINwhen set, elseclaudeonPATH. Not a worker adapter: the image has noclaude, and the adapter refuses without the bundle's hook and MCP files.
Managed sessions (slice 1 S6)
The session runner (packages/harness/src/runner.mjs) runs one adapter
call per turn on the host, as /bin/sh <adapters/<name>/adapter.sh> (the
repository keeps adapters 0644; only the image sets the mode), in the
session's workspace and its own process group. Same contract, plus:
| Variable | Meaning |
|---|---|
MOSAIC_WORKSPACE |
The session's workspace; the adapter runs there. |
MOSAIC_SESSION_DIR |
The session's persistent directory; later turns resume the session kept there. |
MOSAIC_TOOLS |
The built-in tool limit (pi names for pi, Claude Code names for claude), comma-separated. |
MOSAIC_POLICY_FILE, MOSAIC_TOOLS_FILE |
The bundle's gate policy and typed tools. |
MOSAIC_TOOL_SOCKET |
The runner's tool socket, which the typed tools call. |
MOSAIC_TURN_MARKER |
pi: the extension writes it at agent_end; a pi turn that exits 0 without it failed. |
MOSAIC_EXTENSIONS |
pi only: extension files loaded with -e; a missing one exits 2. |
MOSAIC_CLAUDE_SETTINGS, MOSAIC_CLAUDE_MCP_CONFIG |
claude only: the bundle's gate hook and MCP server; required. |
MOSAIC_CLAUDE_BIN |
claude only: absolute path of the CLI to run, from the host's environment (the bus unit pins it). Unset or empty runs claude from PATH; a relative path or a non-executable file exits 2. |
The layers each adapter relies on, and what they don't cover, are in
packages/harness/README.md.