feat: enforce async def run() for all skills

.beads/issues.jsonl

@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
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+{"id":"py-code-mode-nqe.2","title":"Fix InProcessExecutor to await async skills","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2026-01-02T19:26:10.998531-08:00","created_by":"actae0n","updated_at":"2026-01-02T19:26:20.455011-08:00","closed_at":"2026-01-02T19:26:20.455011-08:00","close_reason":"SkillsNamespace uses run_coroutine_threadsafe","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"py-code-mode-nqe.2","depends_on_id":"py-code-mode-nqe","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2026-01-02T19:26:11.001649-08:00","created_by":"actae0n"}]}
+{"id":"py-code-mode-nqe.3","title":"Fix SubprocessExecutor to handle async skills in IPython","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2026-01-02T19:26:11.120923-08:00","created_by":"actae0n","updated_at":"2026-01-02T19:26:20.549138-08:00","closed_at":"2026-01-02T19:26:20.549138-08:00","close_reason":"SkillsProxy uses ThreadPoolExecutor for nested event loops","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"py-code-mode-nqe.3","depends_on_id":"py-code-mode-nqe","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2026-01-02T19:26:11.124201-08:00","created_by":"actae0n"}]}
+{"id":"py-code-mode-nqe.4","title":"Fix container deps visibility (CONTAINER_DEPS env var)","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2026-01-02T19:26:11.24671-08:00","created_by":"actae0n","updated_at":"2026-01-02T19:26:20.640213-08:00","closed_at":"2026-01-02T19:26:20.640213-08:00","close_reason":"Added CONTAINER_DEPS env var handling","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"py-code-mode-nqe.4","depends_on_id":"py-code-mode-nqe","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2026-01-02T19:26:11.250281-08:00","created_by":"actae0n"}]}
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+{"id":"py-code-mode-nqe.6","title":"Test analyze_reddit_thread skill end-to-end","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2026-01-02T19:26:11.489488-08:00","created_by":"actae0n","updated_at":"2026-01-02T19:29:16.283249-08:00","closed_at":"2026-01-02T19:29:16.283249-08:00","close_reason":"Async skill invocation verified working","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"py-code-mode-nqe.6","depends_on_id":"py-code-mode-nqe","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2026-01-02T19:26:11.493071-08:00","created_by":"actae0n"}]}
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docs/skills.md

@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ Over time, the skill library grows. Simple skills become building blocks for mor
 
 ## Creating Skills
 
-Skills are Python functions with a `run()` entry point:
+Skills are async Python functions with an `async def run()` entry point:
 
 ```python
 # skills/fetch_json.py
 """Fetch and parse JSON from a URL."""
 
-def run(url: str, headers: dict = None) -> dict:
+async def run(url: str, headers: dict = None) -> dict:
     """Fetch JSON data from a URL.
 
     Args:
@@ -37,14 +37,16 @@ def run(url: str, headers: dict = None) -> dict:
         raise RuntimeError(f"Invalid JSON from {url}: {e}") from e
 ```
 
+> **Note:** All skills must use `async def run()`. Synchronous `def run()` is not supported.
+
 ### Runtime Creation
 
 Agents can create skills dynamically:
 
 ```python
 skills.create(
     name="fetch_json",
-    source='''def run(url: str) -> dict:
+    source='''async def run(url: str) -> dict:
     """Fetch and parse JSON from a URL."""
     import json
     response = tools.curl.get(url=url)
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ Skills can invoke other skills, enabling layered workflows:
 
 ```python
 # skills/fetch_json.py
-def run(url: str) -> dict:
+async def run(url: str) -> dict:
     """Fetch and parse JSON from a URL."""
     import json
     response = tools.curl.get(url=url)
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ def run(url: str) -> dict:
 
 ```python
 # skills/get_repo_metadata.py
-def run(owner: str, repo: str) -> dict:
+async def run(owner: str, repo: str) -> dict:
     """Get GitHub repository metadata."""
     # Uses the fetch_json skill
     data = skills.invoke("fetch_json",
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ def run(owner: str, repo: str) -> dict:
 
 ```python
 # skills/analyze_multiple_repos.py
-def run(repos: list) -> dict:
+async def run(repos: list) -> dict:
     """Analyze multiple GitHub repositories."""
     summaries = []
     for repo in repos:
@@ -154,19 +156,19 @@ Skills should follow these standards for reliability and maintainability:
 
 ```python
 # Good: Full type hints
-def run(url: str, timeout: int = 30) -> dict:
+async def run(url: str, timeout: int = 30) -> dict:
     ...
 
 # Bad: No type hints
-def run(url, timeout=30):
+async def run(url, timeout=30):
     ...
 ```
 
 ### Docstrings
 
 ```python
 # Good: Complete docstring
-def run(owner: str, repo: str) -> dict:
+async def run(owner: str, repo: str) -> dict:
     """Get GitHub repository metadata.
 
     Args:
@@ -182,15 +184,15 @@ def run(owner: str, repo: str) -> dict:
     ...
 
 # Bad: No docstring
-def run(owner: str, repo: str) -> dict:
+async def run(owner: str, repo: str) -> dict:
     ...
 ```
 
 ### Error Handling
 
 ```python
 # Good: Explicit error handling
-def run(url: str) -> dict:
+async def run(url: str) -> dict:
     import json
     try:
         response = tools.curl.get(url=url)
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@ def run(url: str) -> dict:
         raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to fetch {url}: {e}") from e
 
 # Bad: Silent failure
-def run(url: str) -> dict:
+async def run(url: str) -> dict:
     try:
         response = tools.curl.get(url=url)
         return json.loads(response)
@@ -213,11 +215,11 @@ def run(url: str) -> dict:
 
 ```python
 # Good: Descriptive names
-def run(repository_url: str, include_contributors: bool = False) -> dict:
+async def run(repository_url: str, include_contributors: bool = False) -> dict:
     ...
 
 # Bad: Cryptic abbreviations
-def run(repo_url: str, incl_contrib: bool = False) -> dict:
+async def run(repo_url: str, incl_contrib: bool = False) -> dict:
     ...
 ```
 
@@ -261,7 +263,7 @@ Create `.py` files in the skills directory:
 # skills/fetch_and_summarize.py
 """Fetch a URL and extract key information."""
 
-def run(url: str) -> dict:
+async def run(url: str) -> dict:
     content = tools.fetch(url=url)
     paragraphs = [p for p in content.split("\n\n") if p.strip()]
     return {
@@ -279,7 +281,7 @@ Use `session.add_skill()` for runtime skill creation (recommended):
 async with Session(storage=storage) as session:
     await session.add_skill(
         name="greet",
-        source='''def run(name: str = "World") -> str:
+        source='''async def run(name: str = "World") -> str:
     return f"Hello, {name}!"
 ''',
         description="Generate a greeting message"
@@ -292,7 +294,7 @@ For advanced use cases where you need to create skills outside of agent code exe
 async with Session(storage=storage, executor=executor) as session:
     await session.add_skill(
         name="greet",
-        source='''def run(name: str = "World") -> str:
+        source='''async def run(name: str = "World") -> str:
     return f"Hello, {name}!"
 ''',
         description="Generate a greeting message"

pyproject.toml

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "fastmcp>=2.0.0",
     "jupyter-client>=8.6",
     "filelock>=3.0",
+    "claude-agent-sdk>=0.1.18",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]

src/py_code_mode/execution/container/config.py

@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ def to_docker_config(
 
         # Deps configuration
         config["environment"]["ALLOW_RUNTIME_DEPS"] = "true" if self.allow_runtime_deps else "false"
+        if self.deps:
+            config["environment"]["CONTAINER_DEPS"] = ",".join(self.deps)
 
         # Authentication configuration (auth ENABLED by default, explicit opt-out)
         # - With token: auth enabled, server validates requests

src/py_code_mode/execution/container/executor.py

@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ def get_configured_deps(self) -> list[str]:
             List of package specifications.
         """
         deps: list[str] = []
-        if self._config.deps:
-            deps.extend(self._config.deps)
-        if self._config.deps_file and self._config.deps_file.exists():
-            file_deps = self._config.deps_file.read_text().strip().splitlines()
+        if self.config.deps:
+            deps.extend(self.config.deps)
+        if self.config.deps_file and self.config.deps_file.exists():
+            file_deps = self.config.deps_file.read_text().strip().splitlines()
             for line in file_deps:
                 stripped = line.strip()
                 if stripped and not stripped.startswith("#"):

src/py_code_mode/execution/container/server.py

@@ -405,6 +405,15 @@ async def initialize_server(config: SessionConfig) -> None:
         deps_installer = PackageInstaller()
         logger.info("  Deps in Redis (%s): initialized", deps_prefix)
 
+        # Pre-populate deps store with CONTAINER_DEPS if set
+        container_deps = os.environ.get("CONTAINER_DEPS")
+        if container_deps and deps_store is not None:
+            for dep in container_deps.split(","):
+                dep = dep.strip()
+                if dep:
+                    deps_store.add(dep)
+            logger.info("  Pre-configured deps: %s", container_deps)
+
         _state = ServerState(
             config=config,
             registry=registry,
@@ -468,6 +477,15 @@ async def initialize_server(config: SessionConfig) -> None:
             logger.info("  Deps in file store (derived): initialized")
         deps_installer = PackageInstaller()
 
+        # Pre-populate deps store with CONTAINER_DEPS if set
+        container_deps = os.environ.get("CONTAINER_DEPS")
+        if container_deps and deps_store is not None:
+            for dep in container_deps.split(","):
+                dep = dep.strip()
+                if dep:
+                    deps_store.add(dep)
+            logger.info("  Pre-configured deps: %s", container_deps)
+
         _state = ServerState(
             config=config,
             registry=registry,

src/py_code_mode/execution/in_process/executor.py

@@ -158,10 +158,12 @@ async def run(self, code: str, timeout: float | None = None) -> ExecutionResult:
 
         timeout = timeout if timeout is not None else self._default_timeout
 
-        # Store loop reference for tool calls from thread context
+        # Store loop reference for tool/skill calls from thread context
         loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         if "tools" in self._namespace:
             self._namespace["tools"].set_loop(loop)
+        if "skills" in self._namespace:
+            self._namespace["skills"].set_loop(loop)
 
         # Run in thread to allow timeout cancellation
         try:

src/py_code_mode/execution/in_process/skills_namespace.py

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
 import builtins
+import inspect
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
 from py_code_mode.skills import SkillLibrary
@@ -44,6 +46,15 @@ def __init__(self, library: SkillLibrary, namespace: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
 
         self._library = library
         self._namespace = namespace
+        self._loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop | None = None
+
+    def set_loop(self, loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop) -> None:
+        """Set the event loop to use for async skill invocations.
+
+        When code runs in a thread (via asyncio.to_thread), we need a reference
+        to the main event loop to execute async skills via run_coroutine_threadsafe.
+        """
+        self._loop = loop
 
     @property
     def library(self) -> SkillLibrary:
@@ -143,13 +154,19 @@ def invoke(self, skill_name: str, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
         if skill is None:
             raise ValueError(f"Skill not found: {skill_name}")
 
-        # Execute skill source fresh, same as regular code execution
-        # Create isolated namespace with copies of tools/skills/artifacts refs
         skill_namespace = {
             "tools": self._namespace.get("tools"),
             "skills": self._namespace.get("skills"),
             "artifacts": self._namespace.get("artifacts"),
         }
         code = compile(skill.source, f"<skill:{skill_name}>", "exec")
         _run_code(code, skill_namespace)
-        return skill_namespace["run"](**kwargs)
+        result = skill_namespace["run"](**kwargs)
+
+        if inspect.iscoroutine(result):
+            if self._loop is not None:
+                future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(result, self._loop)
+                return future.result()
+            return asyncio.run(result)
+
+        return result

src/py_code_mode/execution/subprocess/config.py

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class SubprocessConfig:
         deps_file: Path to requirements.txt-style file for pre-configured deps.
             None means no deps file.
         ipc_timeout: Timeout for IPC queries (tool/skill/artifact) in seconds.
-            Default: 30.0.
+            None means unlimited (default).
     """
 
     python_version: str | None = None
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class SubprocessConfig:
     tools_path: Path | None = None
     deps: tuple[str, ...] | None = None
     deps_file: Path | None = None
-    ipc_timeout: float = 30.0
+    ipc_timeout: float | None = None
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         """Validate configuration values."""