Auto-retry on transient failures + Run Now button for manual triggers

dashboard/app.py

@@ -448,6 +448,39 @@ def delete_instance(instance_id: int, user: dict = Depends(require_auth), db: Se
     return {"status": "deleted"}
 
 
+@app.post("/api/instances/{instance_id}/trigger")
+def trigger_instance(instance_id: int, user: dict = Depends(require_auth), db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    """Trigger a manual run of an agent instance. Runs async via subprocess."""
+    inst = db.query(AgentInstance).filter(
+        AgentInstance.id == instance_id, AgentInstance.user_id == user["user_id"]
+    ).first()
+    if not inst:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404)
+
+    # Determine which script to run based on catalog type and user
+    catalog_id = inst.catalog_id
+    u = db.query(User).filter(User.id == user["user_id"]).first()
+
+    if catalog_id == "daily-briefing":
+        # Find the user's briefing wrapper script or use the generic engine
+        import subprocess
+        env = {**dict(os.environ), f"{u.username.upper().replace('.','_')}_INSTANCE_ID": str(instance_id)}
+        # Check for user-specific script
+        script_map = {
+            "eric": "eric_briefing.py",
+            "angela": "angela_briefing.py",
+        }
+        script = script_map.get(u.username, None)
+        if script:
+            cmd = f"cd /opt/agent-dashboard/agents && {u.username.upper().replace('.','_')}_INSTANCE_ID={instance_id} python3 {script}"
+        else:
+            cmd = f"cd /opt/agent-dashboard/agents && python3 -c \"from daily_briefing import run; run({{'person': '{u.display_name}', 'agent_id': '{catalog_id}', 'instance_id': {instance_id}, 'wiki_parent_doc_id': '', 'location': {{}}}})\""
+        subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, env=env)
+        return {"status": "triggered", "message": f"Running {catalog_id} for {u.display_name}"}
+
+    return {"status": "error", "message": f"Manual trigger not supported for {catalog_id} yet"}
+
+
 # --- Internal endpoints (no auth, for agent scripts) ---
 
 @app.get("/api/instances/{instance_id}/config")