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Listing registered agents gives the operator a current view of addressable targets.
In a multi-provider workflow, it is not enough to know that several AI tools are installed. The operator needs to know which sessions AxiOwl can actually name and attempt to send to. The list command should show those targets in a plain, understandable way.
A good agent list should answer:
– what is the target name;
– what provider surface owns it;
– what provider session id is known;
– whether it is enabled;
– whether it is sendable;
– which node it belongs to;
– where the registry evidence came from;
– what the last error was.
This helps users avoid sending to stale or wrong targets. It also helps support identify whether discovery worked before testing delivery.
The list should not pretend every discovered row is healthy. A discovered row may be evidence-only. A target may be known but not sendable. A target may be remote. A target may have a last error that matters.
This is why the registry is central. Listing agents is really listing normalized registry rows. The command gives the human a readable view into that model.
For routine use, a user should be able to run the list, pick a target name, and send a message. For troubleshooting, the same output should reveal whether the problem is missing discovery, stale provider identity, or a disabled row.
Listing registered agents is a small feature, but it is one of the main ways AxiOwl makes the hidden state of AI sessions visible.