UAT: `agents actor list` JSON/YAML output uses flat actor array instead of spec-required `data.actors`/`data.summary` structure; `command` field is empty #6485

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Summary

agents actor list --format json produces a flat array under data and an empty command field. The spec requires data.actors (array) and data.summary (object with total/builtin/custom/unsafe/providers_used), plus a non-empty command string in the envelope.

Spec Reference

docs/specification.md lines 5446–5534 — JSON output for agents actor list:

{
  "command": "agents actor list",
  "status": "ok",
  "exit_code": 0,
  "data": {
    "actors": [
      { "name": "local/reviewer", "provider": "openai", "model": "gpt-4", "default": true, "builtin": false, "unsafe": false },
      ...
    ],
    "summary": {
      "total": 3,
      "builtin": 2,
      "custom": 1,
      "unsafe": 0,
      "providers_used": 2
    }
  },
  "timing": { "duration_ms": 55 },
  "messages": [{ "level": "ok", "text": "3 actors listed" }]
}

Code Location

src/cleveragents/cli/commands/actor.py, lines 867–871:

if fmt != OutputFormat.RICH.value:
    data = [_actor_spec_dict(a) for a in actors]
    console.print(format_output(data, fmt))  # ← flat list, no command, no summary
    return

Issues:

data is a flat list [...] — spec requires {"actors": [...], "summary": {...}}
format_output(data, fmt) is called without command= parameter — results in "command": ""
messages text is always "ok" — spec requires "N actors listed"

Steps to Reproduce

agents actor list --format json

Actual output (abbreviated):

{
  "command": "",          ← empty, should be "agents actor list"
  "data": [              ← flat array, should be {"actors": [...], "summary": {...}}
    { "name": "openai/gpt-4o", ... }
  ],
  "messages": [{ "level": "ok", "text": "ok" }]  ← should be "5 actors listed"
}

Expected vs Actual

Field	Expected	Actual
`command`	`"agents actor list"`	`""` (empty)
`data`	`{"actors": [...], "summary": {...}}`	`[...]` (flat array)
`data.summary`	`{total, builtin, custom, unsafe, providers_used}`	Missing
`messages[0].text`	`"N actors listed"`	`"ok"`

Impact

Any tooling or scripts parsing the JSON output of agents actor list will fail to find data.actors or data.summary. The command field is useless for audit/logging purposes.

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## Summary `agents actor list --format json` produces a flat array under `data` and an empty `command` field. The spec requires `data.actors` (array) and `data.summary` (object with total/builtin/custom/unsafe/providers_used), plus a non-empty `command` string in the envelope. ## Spec Reference `docs/specification.md` lines 5446–5534 — JSON output for `agents actor list`: ```json { "command": "agents actor list", "status": "ok", "exit_code": 0, "data": { "actors": [ { "name": "local/reviewer", "provider": "openai", "model": "gpt-4", "default": true, "builtin": false, "unsafe": false }, ... ], "summary": { "total": 3, "builtin": 2, "custom": 1, "unsafe": 0, "providers_used": 2 } }, "timing": { "duration_ms": 55 }, "messages": [{ "level": "ok", "text": "3 actors listed" }] } ``` ## Code Location `src/cleveragents/cli/commands/actor.py`, lines 867–871: ```python if fmt != OutputFormat.RICH.value: data = [_actor_spec_dict(a) for a in actors] console.print(format_output(data, fmt)) # ← flat list, no command, no summary return ``` Issues: 1. `data` is a flat list `[...]` — spec requires `{"actors": [...], "summary": {...}}` 2. `format_output(data, fmt)` is called without `command=` parameter — results in `"command": ""` 3. `messages` text is always `"ok"` — spec requires `"N actors listed"` ## Steps to Reproduce ```bash agents actor list --format json ``` Actual output (abbreviated): ```json { "command": "", ← empty, should be "agents actor list" "data": [ ← flat array, should be {"actors": [...], "summary": {...}} { "name": "openai/gpt-4o", ... } ], "messages": [{ "level": "ok", "text": "ok" }] ← should be "5 actors listed" } ``` ## Expected vs Actual | Field | Expected | Actual | |---|---|---| | `command` | `"agents actor list"` | `""` (empty) | | `data` | `{"actors": [...], "summary": {...}}` | `[...]` (flat array) | | `data.summary` | `{total, builtin, custom, unsafe, providers_used}` | Missing | | `messages[0].text` | `"N actors listed"` | `"ok"` | ## Impact Any tooling or scripts parsing the JSON output of `agents actor list` will fail to find `data.actors` or `data.summary`. The `command` field is useless for audit/logging purposes. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: UAT Testing | Agent: uat-tester

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