job-dispatch.py: Add sidechat creation support\n\nWhen job has sidechat.create=true, creates sidechat via\nmuse-chat-api.py in sender context, includes URL in DM.

bin/job-dispatch.py

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 NETVM_ROOT = Path("/home/super/Projects/NetVM")
 JOBS_DIR = NETVM_ROOT / "jobs"
 DM_PY = NETVM_ROOT / "bin" / "dm.py"
+CHAT_API = NETVM_ROOT / "bin" / "muse-chat-api.py"
+NETVM_EXEC = "/home/super/Projects/NetVM/bin/netvm-exec.sh"
 JOB_LOG = NETVM_ROOT / "job-log.jsonl"
 
 # Add bin to path for rate_limiter
@@ -91,6 +93,29 @@ def send_dm(agent, target, message, dry_run=False):
     # Try to parse ID from output
     return output
 
+def create_sidechat(sender_agent, dry_run=False):
+    """Create a sidechat via muse-chat-api.py in sender's context.
+    Returns the thread URL or None on failure."""
+    if dry_run:
+        print(f"[DRY RUN] Would create sidechat for {sender_agent}")
+        return "https://muse.ai/thread/dry-run-uuid"
+    
+    cmd = [NETVM_EXEC, sender_agent, "--", "python3", str(CHAT_API),
+           "--account", sender_agent, "sidechat", "create"]
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=60)
+        output = result.stdout.strip() + result.stderr.strip()
+        # Look for "Created: <url>"
+        for line in output.split("\n"):
+            if "Created:" in line:
+                url = line.split("Created:")[1].strip()
+                return url
+        print(f"Sidechat create output: {output[:200]}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return None
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Sidechat creation failed: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return None
+
 def main():
     if len(sys.argv) < 2:
         print(f"Usage: {sys.argv[0]} <job_name> [--dry-run]", file=sys.stderr)
@@ -127,12 +152,26 @@ def main():
     # Get target
     agent = job.get("agent", "muse")
     sidechat_cfg = job.get("sidechat", {})
+    sidechat_url = None
     
     if sidechat_cfg.get("create", False):
-        # TODO: Create sidechat and get name
-        # For now, just note it in the DM
-        target = "main"
-        dm_message += f"\n\n[Sidechat: {sidechat_cfg.get('name_template', 'job-'+job_name)}]"
+        # Create sidechat in sender's (opm's) context
+        print(f"Creating sidechat for job {job_id}...", file=sys.stderr)
+        sidechat_url = create_sidechat("opm", dry_run=dry_run)
+        if sidechat_url:
+            # Render name template for display
+            name_tmpl = sidechat_cfg.get("name_template", "job-{job_name}-{date}")
+            sc_name = render_prompt(name_tmpl, variables)
+            dm_message += f"\n\n[Sidechat created: {sc_name}]\nWork in this side chat. URL: {sidechat_url}"
+            target = "main"  # DM goes to main, directs to sidechat
+            log_event("job_sidechat_created", {
+                "job_id": job_id,
+                "sidechat_url": sidechat_url,
+                "sidechat_name": sc_name,
+            })
+        else:
+            print(f"Warning: Failed to create sidechat, proceeding without", file=sys.stderr)
+            target = "main"
     else:
         target = "main"