update

src/agentCore.jl

@@ -35,18 +35,19 @@ julia> # Called automatically by yiemAgent constructor
 function _agent_loop(agent::yiemAgent)
   try
     while true
-      # Wait on either channel — the one with a message fires first
-      # Wait on either channel — the one with a message is taken first
       msg = nothing
       while msg === nothing
-        if isready(agent.inputChannel)
-          msg = take!(agent.inputChannel)
-          
-          #TODO convert raw user msg to userMessage type
-          
-          #TODO add userMessage to agent._state.messages
-        else
+        if isready(agent.inputChannel) && agent._state.activeRun == false
+          # allow _process_message() to run
           yield()
+        elseif isready(agent.inputChannel) && agent._state.activeRun == true
+          msg = fetch!(agent.inputChannel)
+          # Check for shutdown signal
+          if msg === :shutdown
+            msg = take!(agent.inputChannel)
+          end
+        else
+          error("undefined condition: isready(inputChannel)=$(isready(agent.inputChannel)), activeRun=$(agent._state.activeRun), msg=$msg")
         end
       end
 
@@ -56,19 +57,23 @@ function _agent_loop(agent::yiemAgent)
         break
       end
 
+      # make active
+      agent._state.activeRun = true 
       # Dispatch message through the processing pipeline
       result = _process_message(agent, msg)
 
-
-
       # check followUp message. if there are, add them all to agent.inputChannel
+      hasMore = isready(agent.followUpChannel)
+      while isready(agent.followUpChannel)
+        followMsg = take!(agent.followUpChannel)
+        put!(agent.inputChannel, followMsg)
+        hasMore = true
+      end
 
-
-
-      
-      # Send response to user if no user message in both agent.inputChannel and agent.followUpChannel,
-      # output the result
-      put!(agent.outputChannel, result)
+      if !isready(agent.inputChannel) && !hasMore
+        # no more messages queued — safe to send response
+        put!(agent.outputChannel, result)
+      end
     end
   catch e
     # On any error, send error response and exit the loop
@@ -107,7 +112,7 @@ julia> # Currently returns a placeholder echo response
 function _process_message(agent::yiemAgent, msg)
   # WORKING Replace with actual processing logic
 
-  while (# )
+  
 
 
 

src/type.jl

@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ mutable struct agentState                     # Mutable runtime state of an agen
     tools::Vector{agentTool}                  # Available tools
     messages::Vector{agentMessage}            # Conversation messages
     pendingToolCalls::Vector{String}          # Tool call IDs waiting for results
+    activeRun::Bool                             # is agent processing user message?
     errorMessage::Union{String, Nothing}      # Last error message
 end