feat: Interrupt for low coded CAS agents [JAR-9208]

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "uipath-langchain"
-version = "0.8.6"
+version = "0.8.7"
 description = "Python SDK that enables developers to build and deploy LangGraph agents to the UiPath Cloud Platform"
 readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
 requires-python = ">=3.11"

src/uipath_langchain/agent/tools/tool_factory.py

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
     LowCodeAgentDefinition,
 )
 
+from uipath_langchain.chat.hitl import REQUIRE_CONVERSATIONAL_CONFIRMATION
+
 from .context_tool import create_context_tool
 from .escalation_tool import create_escalation_tool
 from .extraction_tool import create_ixp_extraction_tool
@@ -54,6 +56,15 @@ async def create_tools_from_resources(
             else:
                 tools.append(tool)
 
+                if agent.is_conversational:
+                    props = getattr(resource, "properties", None)
+                    if props and getattr(
+                        props, REQUIRE_CONVERSATIONAL_CONFIRMATION, False
+                    ):
+                        if tool.metadata is None:
+                            tool.metadata = {}
+                        tool.metadata[REQUIRE_CONVERSATIONAL_CONFIRMATION] = True
+
     return tools
 
 

src/uipath_langchain/agent/tools/tool_node.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from langchain_core.messages.tool import ToolCall, ToolMessage
 from langchain_core.tools import BaseTool
 from langgraph._internal._runnable import RunnableCallable
+from langgraph.errors import GraphBubbleUp
 from langgraph.types import Command
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from uipath.platform.resume_triggers import is_no_content_marker
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
     extract_current_tool_call_index,
     find_latest_ai_message,
 )
+from uipath_langchain.chat.hitl import request_tool_confirmation
 
 # the type safety can be improved with generics
 ToolWrapperReturnType = dict[str, Any] | Command[Any] | None
@@ -79,6 +81,13 @@ def _func(self, state: AgentGraphState) -> OutputType:
         if call is None:
             return None
 
+        # prompt user for approval if tool requires confirmation
+        confirmation = request_tool_confirmation(call, self.tool)
+
+        # user rejected the tool call
+        if confirmation is not None and confirmation.cancelled:
+            return self._process_result(call, confirmation.cancelled)
+
         try:
             if self.wrapper:
                 inputs = self._prepare_wrapper_inputs(
@@ -87,7 +96,13 @@ def _func(self, state: AgentGraphState) -> OutputType:
                 result = self.wrapper(*inputs)
             else:
                 result = self.tool.invoke(call)
-            return self._process_result(call, result)
+            output = self._process_result(call, result)
+            # HITL approved - apply confirmation metadata to tool result message
+            if confirmation is not None:
+                confirmation.annotate_result(output)
+            return output
+        except GraphBubbleUp:
+            raise
         except Exception as e:
             if self.handle_tool_errors:
                 return self._process_error_result(call, e)
@@ -98,6 +113,13 @@ async def _afunc(self, state: AgentGraphState) -> OutputType:
         if call is None:
             return None
 
+        # prompt user for approval if tool requires confirmation
+        confirmation = request_tool_confirmation(call, self.tool)
+
+        # user rejected the tool call
+        if confirmation is not None and confirmation.cancelled:
+            return self._process_result(call, confirmation.cancelled)
+
         try:
             if self.awrapper:
                 inputs = self._prepare_wrapper_inputs(
@@ -106,7 +128,13 @@ async def _afunc(self, state: AgentGraphState) -> OutputType:
                 result = await self.awrapper(*inputs)
             else:
                 result = await self.tool.ainvoke(call)
-            return self._process_result(call, result)
+            output = self._process_result(call, result)
+            # HITL approved - apply confirmation metadata to tool result message
+            if confirmation is not None:
+                confirmation.annotate_result(output)
+            return output
+        except GraphBubbleUp:
+            raise
         except Exception as e:
             if self.handle_tool_errors:
                 return self._process_error_result(call, e)

src/uipath_langchain/chat/hitl.py

@@ -1,16 +1,57 @@
 import functools
 import inspect
+import json
 from inspect import Parameter
-from typing import Annotated, Any, Callable
+from typing import Annotated, Any, Callable, NamedTuple
 
+from langchain_core.messages.tool import ToolCall, ToolMessage
 from langchain_core.tools import BaseTool, InjectedToolCallId
 from langchain_core.tools import tool as langchain_tool
 from langgraph.types import interrupt
 from uipath.core.chat import (
     UiPathConversationToolCallConfirmationValue,
 )
 
-_CANCELLED_MESSAGE = "Cancelled by user"
+CANCELLED_MESSAGE = "Cancelled by user"
+
+CONVERSATIONAL_APPROVED_TOOL_ARGS = "conversational_approved_tool_args"
+REQUIRE_CONVERSATIONAL_CONFIRMATION = "require_conversational_confirmation"
+
+
+class ConfirmationResult(NamedTuple):
+    """Result of a tool confirmation check."""
+
+    cancelled: ToolMessage | None  # ToolMessage if cancelled, None if approved
+    args_modified: bool
+    approved_args: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+
+    def annotate_result(self, output: dict[str, Any] | Any) -> None:
+        """Apply confirmation metadata to a tool result message."""
+        msg = None
+        if isinstance(output, dict):
+            messages = output.get("messages")
+            if messages:
+                msg = messages[0]
+        if msg is None:
+            return
+        if self.approved_args is not None:
+            msg.response_metadata[CONVERSATIONAL_APPROVED_TOOL_ARGS] = (
+                self.approved_args
+            )
+        if self.args_modified:
+            try:
+                result_value = json.loads(msg.content)
+            except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
+                result_value = msg.content
+            msg.content = json.dumps(
+                {
+                    "meta": {
+                        "args_modified_by_user": True,
+                        "executed_args": self.approved_args,
+                    },
+                    "result": result_value,
+                }
+            )
 
 
 def _patch_span_input(approved_args: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
@@ -53,7 +94,7 @@ def _patch_span_input(approved_args: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         pass
 
 
-def _request_approval(
+def request_approval(
     tool_args: dict[str, Any],
     tool: BaseTool,
 ) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
@@ -89,7 +130,41 @@ def _request_approval(
     if not confirmation.get("approved", True):
         return None
 
-    return confirmation.get("input") or tool_args
+    return (
+        confirmation.get("input")
+        if confirmation.get("input") is not None
+        else tool_args
+    )
+
+
+def request_tool_confirmation(
+    call: ToolCall, tool: BaseTool
+) -> ConfirmationResult | None:
+    """Check whether a tool requires user confirmation and request approval"""
+    if not (tool.metadata and tool.metadata.get(REQUIRE_CONVERSATIONAL_CONFIRMATION)):
+        return None
+
+    original_args = call["args"]
+    approved_args = request_approval(
+        {**original_args, "tool_call_id": call["id"]}, tool
+    )
+    if approved_args is None:
+        cancelled_msg = ToolMessage(
+            content=CANCELLED_MESSAGE,
+            name=call["name"],
+            tool_call_id=call["id"],
+        )
+        cancelled_msg.response_metadata[CONVERSATIONAL_APPROVED_TOOL_ARGS] = (
+            original_args
+        )
+        return ConfirmationResult(cancelled=cancelled_msg, args_modified=False)
+    # Mutate call args so the tool executes with the approved values
+    call["args"] = approved_args
+    return ConfirmationResult(
+        cancelled=None,
+        args_modified=approved_args != original_args,
+        approved_args=approved_args,
+    )
 
 
 def requires_approval(
@@ -107,9 +182,9 @@ def decorator(fn: Callable[..., Any]) -> BaseTool:
         # wrap the tool/function
         @functools.wraps(fn)
         def wrapper(**tool_args: Any) -> Any:
-            approved_args = _request_approval(tool_args, _created_tool[0])
+            approved_args = request_approval(tool_args, _created_tool[0])
             if approved_args is None:
-                return _CANCELLED_MESSAGE
+                return {"meta": CANCELLED_MESSAGE}
             _patch_span_input(approved_args)
             return fn(**approved_args)
 

src/uipath_langchain/runtime/messages.py

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 )
 from uipath.runtime import UiPathRuntimeStorageProtocol
 
+from uipath_langchain.chat.hitl import CONVERSATIONAL_APPROVED_TOOL_ARGS
+
 from ._citations import CitationStreamProcessor, extract_citations_from_text
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ def __init__(self, runtime_id: str, storage: UiPathRuntimeStorageProtocol | None
         """Initialize the mapper with empty state."""
         self.runtime_id = runtime_id
         self.storage = storage
+        self.tool_names_requiring_confirmation: set[str] = set()
         self.current_message: AIMessageChunk
         self.seen_message_ids: set[str] = set()
         self._storage_lock = asyncio.Lock()
@@ -389,11 +392,17 @@ async def map_current_message_to_start_tool_call_events(self):
                         tool_call_id_to_message_id_map[tool_call_id] = (
                             self.current_message.id
                         )
-                        events.append(
-                            self.map_tool_call_to_tool_call_start_event(
-                                self.current_message.id, tool_call
+
+                        # if tool requires confirmation, we skip start tool call
+                        if (
+                            tool_call["name"]
+                            not in self.tool_names_requiring_confirmation
+                        ):
+                            events.append(
+                                self.map_tool_call_to_tool_call_start_event(
+                                    self.current_message.id, tool_call
+                                )
                             )
-                        )
 
                 if self.storage is not None:
                     await self.storage.set_value(
@@ -426,7 +435,19 @@ async def map_tool_message_to_events(
                 # Keep as string if not valid JSON
                 pass
 
-        events = [
+        events: list[UiPathConversationMessageEvent] = []
+
+        # emit startToolCall for tools requiring confirmation after it's approved
+        approved_args = message.response_metadata.get(CONVERSATIONAL_APPROVED_TOOL_ARGS)
+        if approved_args is not None:
+            tool_call = ToolCall(
+                name=message.name or "", args=approved_args, id=message.tool_call_id
+            )
+            events.append(
+                self.map_tool_call_to_tool_call_start_event(message_id, tool_call)
+            )
+
+        events.append(
             UiPathConversationMessageEvent(
                 message_id=message_id,
                 tool_call=UiPathConversationToolCallEvent(
@@ -438,7 +459,7 @@ async def map_tool_message_to_events(
                     ),
                 ),
             )
-        ]
+        )
 
         if is_last_tool_call:
             events.append(self.map_to_message_end_event(message_id))
@@ -665,7 +686,7 @@ def _map_langchain_ai_message_to_uipath_message_data(
             role="assistant",
             content_parts=content_parts,
             tool_calls=uipath_tool_calls,
-            interrupts=[],  # TODO: Interrupts
+            interrupts=[],
         )
 
 

src/uipath_langchain/runtime/runtime.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 )
 from uipath.runtime.schema import UiPathRuntimeSchema
 
+from uipath_langchain.chat.hitl import REQUIRE_CONVERSATIONAL_CONFIRMATION
 from uipath_langchain.runtime.errors import LangGraphErrorCode, LangGraphRuntimeError
 from uipath_langchain.runtime.messages import UiPathChatMessagesMapper
 from uipath_langchain.runtime.schema import get_entrypoints_schema, get_graph_schema
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.entrypoint: str | None = entrypoint
         self.callbacks: list[BaseCallbackHandler] = callbacks or []
         self.chat = UiPathChatMessagesMapper(self.runtime_id, storage)
+        self.chat.tool_names_requiring_confirmation = (
+            self._get_tool_names_requiring_confirmation()
+        )
         self._middleware_node_names: set[str] = self._detect_middleware_nodes()
 
     async def execute(
@@ -486,6 +490,18 @@ def _detect_middleware_nodes(self) -> set[str]:
 
         return middleware_nodes
 
+    def _get_tool_names_requiring_confirmation(self) -> set[str]:
+        names: set[str] = set()
+        for node_name, node_spec in self.graph.nodes.items():
+            # langgraph's processing node.bound -> runnable.tool -> baseTool (if tool node)
+            tool = getattr(getattr(node_spec, "bound", None), "tool", None)
+            if tool is None:
+                continue
+            metadata = getattr(tool, "metadata", None) or {}
+            if metadata.get(REQUIRE_CONVERSATIONAL_CONFIRMATION):
+                names.add(getattr(tool, "name", node_name))
+        return names
+
     def _is_middleware_node(self, node_name: str) -> bool:
         """Check if a node name represents a middleware node."""
         return node_name in self._middleware_node_names