fix(converters): OpenCode subagent model and FQ agent name resolution (EveryInc#483)

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: tmchow

src/converters/claude-to-opencode.ts

@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ function convertAgent(agent: ClaudeAgent, options: ClaudeToOpenCodeOptions) {
     mode: options.agentMode,
   }
 
-  if (agent.model && agent.model !== "inherit") {
+  // Only write model for primary agents. Subagents inherit from the parent
+  // session, making them provider-agnostic. Writing an explicit model like
+  // "anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5" on a subagent causes ProviderModelNotFoundError
+  // when the user's OpenCode env uses a different provider. See #477.
+  if (agent.model && agent.model !== "inherit" && options.agentMode === "primary") {
     frontmatter.model = normalizeModelWithProvider(agent.model)
   }
 
@@ -261,6 +265,30 @@ function rewriteClaudePaths(body: string): string {
     .replace(/\.claude\//g, ".opencode/")
 }
 
+/**
+ * Transform skill/agent content for OpenCode compatibility.
+ * Composes path rewriting with fully-qualified agent name flattening.
+ *
+ * OpenCode resolves agents by flat filename, so 3-segment FQ references
+ * like `compound-engineering:document-review:coherence-reviewer` must be
+ * rewritten to just `coherence-reviewer`. 2-segment skill references
+ * (e.g. `compound-engineering:document-review`) are left unchanged.
+ * See #477.
+ */
+export function transformSkillContentForOpenCode(body: string): string {
+  let result = rewriteClaudePaths(body)
+  // Rewrite 3-segment FQ agent refs: plugin:category:agent-name -> agent-name.
+  // Boundary assertions prevent partial matching on 4+ segment names
+  // (e.g. `a:b:c:d` would otherwise produce `c:d` or `a:d`).
+  // The `/` in the lookbehind prevents rewriting slash commands like
+  // `/team:ops:deploy` — agent names are never preceded by `/`.
+  result = result.replace(
+    /(?<![a-z0-9:/-])[a-z][a-z0-9-]*:[a-z][a-z0-9-]*:([a-z][a-z0-9-]*)(?![a-z0-9:-])/g,
+    "$1",
+  )
+  return result
+}
+
 function inferTemperature(agent: ClaudeAgent): number | undefined {
   const sample = `${agent.name} ${agent.description ?? ""}`.toLowerCase()
   if (/(review|audit|security|sentinel|oracle|lint|verification|guardian)/.test(sample)) {

src/targets/opencode.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import path from "path"
-import { backupFile, copyDir, ensureDir, pathExists, readJson, resolveCommandPath, sanitizePathName, writeJson, writeText } from "../utils/files"
+import { backupFile, copySkillDir, ensureDir, pathExists, readJson, resolveCommandPath, sanitizePathName, writeJson, writeText } from "../utils/files"
+import { transformSkillContentForOpenCode } from "../converters/claude-to-opencode"
 import type { OpenCodeBundle, OpenCodeConfig } from "../types/opencode"
 
 // Merges plugin config into existing opencode.json. User keys win on conflict. See ADR-002.
@@ -100,7 +101,12 @@ export async function writeOpenCodeBundle(outputRoot: string, bundle: OpenCodeBu
   if (bundle.skillDirs.length > 0) {
     const skillsRoot = openCodePaths.skillsDir
     for (const skill of bundle.skillDirs) {
-      await copyDir(skill.sourceDir, path.join(skillsRoot, sanitizePathName(skill.name)))
+      await copySkillDir(
+        skill.sourceDir,
+        path.join(skillsRoot, sanitizePathName(skill.name)),
+        transformSkillContentForOpenCode,
+        true, // transform all .md files — FQ agent names appear in references too
+      )
     }
   }
 }

src/utils/files.ts

@@ -116,14 +116,20 @@ export async function copyDir(sourceDir: string, targetDir: string): Promise<voi
 }
 
 /**
- * Copy a skill directory, optionally transforming SKILL.md content.
- * All other files are copied verbatim. Used by target writers to apply
+ * Copy a skill directory, optionally transforming markdown content.
+ * Non-markdown files are copied verbatim. Used by target writers to apply
  * platform-specific content transforms to pass-through skills.
+ *
+ * By default only SKILL.md is transformed (safe for slash-command rewrites
+ * that shouldn't touch reference files). Set `transformAllMarkdown` to also
+ * transform reference .md files — needed when the transform rewrites content
+ * that appears in reference files (e.g. fully-qualified agent names).
  */
 export async function copySkillDir(
   sourceDir: string,
   targetDir: string,
   transformSkillContent?: (content: string) => string,
+  transformAllMarkdown?: boolean,
 ): Promise<void> {
   await ensureDir(targetDir)
   const entries = await fs.readdir(sourceDir, { withFileTypes: true })
@@ -133,9 +139,12 @@ export async function copySkillDir(
     const targetPath = path.join(targetDir, entry.name)
 
     if (entry.isDirectory()) {
-      await copySkillDir(sourcePath, targetPath, transformSkillContent)
+      await copySkillDir(sourcePath, targetPath, transformSkillContent, transformAllMarkdown)
     } else if (entry.isFile()) {
-      if (entry.name === "SKILL.md" && transformSkillContent) {
+      const shouldTransform = transformSkillContent && (
+        entry.name === "SKILL.md" || (transformAllMarkdown && entry.name.endsWith(".md"))
+      )
+      if (shouldTransform) {
         const content = await readText(sourcePath)
         await writeText(targetPath, transformSkillContent(content))
       } else {

tests/converter.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
 import path from "path"
 import { loadClaudePlugin } from "../src/parsers/claude"
-import { convertClaudeToOpenCode } from "../src/converters/claude-to-opencode"
+import { convertClaudeToOpenCode, transformSkillContentForOpenCode } from "../src/converters/claude-to-opencode"
 import { parseFrontmatter } from "../src/utils/frontmatter"
 import type { ClaudePlugin } from "../src/types/claude"
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe("convertClaudeToOpenCode", () => {
   test("normalizes models and infers temperature", async () => {
     const plugin = await loadClaudePlugin(fixtureRoot)
     const bundle = convertClaudeToOpenCode(plugin, {
-      agentMode: "subagent",
+      agentMode: "primary",
       inferTemperature: true,
       permissions: "none",
     })
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe("convertClaudeToOpenCode", () => {
     expect(commandParsed.data.model).toBe("openai/gpt-4o")
   })
 
-  test("resolves bare Claude model aliases to full IDs", () => {
+  test("resolves bare Claude model aliases for primary agents", () => {
     const plugin: ClaudePlugin = {
       root: "/tmp/plugin",
       manifest: { name: "fixture", version: "1.0.0" },
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe("convertClaudeToOpenCode", () => {
     }
 
     const bundle = convertClaudeToOpenCode(plugin, {
-      agentMode: "subagent",
+      agentMode: "primary",
       inferTemperature: false,
       permissions: "none",
     })
@@ -107,6 +107,91 @@ describe("convertClaudeToOpenCode", () => {
     expect(parsed.data.model).toBe("anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5")
   })
 
+  test("omits model for subagents to allow provider inheritance (#477)", () => {
+    const plugin: ClaudePlugin = {
+      root: "/tmp/plugin",
+      manifest: { name: "fixture", version: "1.0.0" },
+      agents: [
+        {
+          name: "cheap-agent",
+          description: "Agent using bare alias",
+          body: "Test agent.",
+          sourcePath: "/tmp/plugin/agents/cheap-agent.md",
+          model: "haiku",
+        },
+      ],
+      commands: [],
+      skills: [],
+    }
+
+    const bundle = convertClaudeToOpenCode(plugin, {
+      agentMode: "subagent",
+      inferTemperature: false,
+      permissions: "none",
+    })
+
+    const agent = bundle.agents.find((a) => a.name === "cheap-agent")
+    expect(agent).toBeDefined()
+    const parsed = parseFrontmatter(agent!.content)
+    expect(parsed.data.model).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  test("omits model when agent has no model field regardless of mode", () => {
+    const plugin: ClaudePlugin = {
+      root: "/tmp/plugin",
+      manifest: { name: "fixture", version: "1.0.0" },
+      agents: [
+        {
+          name: "no-model-agent",
+          description: "Agent without model",
+          body: "Test agent.",
+          sourcePath: "/tmp/plugin/agents/no-model-agent.md",
+        },
+      ],
+      commands: [],
+      skills: [],
+    }
+
+    for (const mode of ["primary", "subagent"] as const) {
+      const bundle = convertClaudeToOpenCode(plugin, {
+        agentMode: mode,
+        inferTemperature: false,
+        permissions: "none",
+      })
+      const agent = bundle.agents.find((a) => a.name === "no-model-agent")
+      const parsed = parseFrontmatter(agent!.content)
+      expect(parsed.data.model).toBeUndefined()
+    }
+  })
+
+  test("omits model: inherit even in primary mode", () => {
+    const plugin: ClaudePlugin = {
+      root: "/tmp/plugin",
+      manifest: { name: "fixture", version: "1.0.0" },
+      agents: [
+        {
+          name: "inherit-agent",
+          description: "Agent with inherit model",
+          body: "Test agent.",
+          sourcePath: "/tmp/plugin/agents/inherit-agent.md",
+          model: "inherit",
+        },
+      ],
+      commands: [],
+      skills: [],
+    }
+
+    const bundle = convertClaudeToOpenCode(plugin, {
+      agentMode: "primary",
+      inferTemperature: false,
+      permissions: "none",
+    })
+
+    const agent = bundle.agents.find((a) => a.name === "inherit-agent")
+    const parsed = parseFrontmatter(agent!.content)
+    expect(parsed.data.model).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
   test("converts hooks into plugin file", async () => {
     const plugin = await loadClaudePlugin(fixtureRoot)
     const bundle = convertClaudeToOpenCode(plugin, {
@@ -319,3 +404,91 @@ Run \`/compound-engineering-setup\` to create a settings file.`,
     expect(parsed.body).toContain("Do the thing")
   })
 })
+
+describe("transformSkillContentForOpenCode", () => {
+  test("rewrites 3-segment FQ agent names to flat names", () => {
+    const input = "- `compound-engineering:document-review:coherence-reviewer`"
+    expect(transformSkillContentForOpenCode(input)).toBe("- `coherence-reviewer`")
+  })
+
+  test("rewrites multiple FQ agent refs in one block", () => {
+    const input = [
+      "- `compound-engineering:document-review:coherence-reviewer`",
+      "- `compound-engineering:document-review:feasibility-reviewer`",
+      "- `compound-engineering:review:security-sentinel`",
+    ].join("\n")
+    const result = transformSkillContentForOpenCode(input)
+    expect(result).toContain("- `coherence-reviewer`")
+    expect(result).toContain("- `feasibility-reviewer`")
+    expect(result).toContain("- `security-sentinel`")
+    expect(result).not.toContain("compound-engineering:")
+  })
+
+  test("preserves 2-segment skill references", () => {
+    const input = 'load the `compound-engineering:document-review` skill'
+    // 2-segment refs are skill names, not agent names — left unchanged
+    expect(transformSkillContentForOpenCode(input)).toBe(input)
+  })
+
+  test("rewrites .claude/ paths to .opencode/", () => {
+    const input = "Read `.claude/config.json`"
+    expect(transformSkillContentForOpenCode(input)).toBe("Read `.opencode/config.json`")
+  })
+
+  test("rewrites ~/. claude/ paths to ~/.config/opencode/", () => {
+    const input = "Look in `~/.claude/plugins/`"
+    expect(transformSkillContentForOpenCode(input)).toBe("Look in `~/.config/opencode/plugins/`")
+  })
+
+  test("handles FQ names in JSON-like contexts", () => {
+    const input = '  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:review:security-sentinel",'
+    expect(transformSkillContentForOpenCode(input)).toBe(
+      '  subagent_type: "security-sentinel",'
+    )
+  })
+
+  test("does not match URLs or non-agent colon patterns", () => {
+    const cases = [
+      "Visit https://example.com/path",
+      "Use http://localhost:8080/api",
+      "Set font-size: 12px; color: red;",
+      "Time is 10:30:45 UTC",
+      'key: "value"',
+    ]
+    for (const input of cases) {
+      expect(transformSkillContentForOpenCode(input)).toBe(input)
+    }
+  })
+
+  test("rewrites FQ names from any plugin namespace", () => {
+    const input = "- `other-plugin:category:my-agent`"
+    expect(transformSkillContentForOpenCode(input)).toBe("- `my-agent`")
+  })
+
+  test("preserves bare agent names (no namespace)", () => {
+    const input = "Use `coherence-reviewer` for review."
+    expect(transformSkillContentForOpenCode(input)).toBe(input)
+  })
+
+  test("preserves 2-segment plugin:agent names (no category)", () => {
+    const input = "Spawn `compound-engineering:coherence-reviewer` as subagent."
+    // 2-segment names could be skill refs or flat agent refs — not rewritten
+    expect(transformSkillContentForOpenCode(input)).toBe(input)
+  })
+
+  test("does not partially rewrite 4-segment colon patterns", () => {
+    const input = "`a:b:c:d`"
+    // Without the lookahead, this would become `c:d` — a broken partial rewrite
+    expect(transformSkillContentForOpenCode(input)).toBe(input)
+  })
+
+  test("preserves 3-segment slash commands", () => {
+    const cases = [
+      "Run `/team:ops:deploy` to deploy.",
+      "Use /compound-engineering:review:check after changes.",
+    ]
+    for (const input of cases) {
+      expect(transformSkillContentForOpenCode(input)).toBe(input)
+    }
+  })
+})