feat(mesh): assistant config RPCs + live toggle + Ollama detect (#50)

Phase 2 backend. AssistantConfig is now live-updatable (RwLock) so the UI
toggle applies without a listener restart. New RPCs:
- mesh.assistant-status  -> {enabled, model, trusted_only, default_model,
  ollama_detected, models[]} (probes local Ollama :11434/api/tags)
- mesh.assistant-configure -> set enabled/model/trusted_only live + persist

MeshService::assistant_config / configure_assistant. Compiles clean.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/dispatcher.rs

@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             "mesh.deadman-status" => self.handle_mesh_deadman_status().await,
             "mesh.deadman-configure" => self.handle_mesh_deadman_configure(params).await,
             "mesh.deadman-checkin" => self.handle_mesh_deadman_checkin().await,
+            "mesh.assistant-status" => self.handle_mesh_assistant_status().await,
+            "mesh.assistant-configure" => self.handle_mesh_assistant_configure(params).await,
             "mesh.test-send" => self.handle_mesh_test_send(params).await,
 
             // Transport layer (unified routing)

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/mesh/assistant.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+//! Mesh-AI assistant RPCs (issue #50): read/update the local assistant config
+//! and report whether a local Ollama is available (for the install deep-link).
+
+use super::super::RpcHandler;
+use anyhow::Result;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+/// Default model when the node hasn't picked one (kept in sync with the mesh
+/// assistant handler's `DEFAULT_MODEL`).
+const DEFAULT_MODEL: &str = "qwen2.5-coder";
+
+impl RpcHandler {
+    /// mesh.assistant-status — current settings + local Ollama availability.
+    pub(in crate::api::rpc) async fn handle_mesh_assistant_status(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
+        let cfg = {
+            let service = self.mesh_service.read().await;
+            let svc = service
+                .as_ref()
+                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Mesh service not running"))?;
+            svc.assistant_config().await
+        };
+
+        let (ollama_detected, models) = detect_ollama().await;
+        Ok(serde_json::json!({
+            "enabled": cfg.enabled,
+            "model": cfg.model,
+            "trusted_only": cfg.trusted_only,
+            "default_model": DEFAULT_MODEL,
+            "ollama_detected": ollama_detected,
+            "models": models,
+        }))
+    }
+
+    /// mesh.assistant-configure — update assistant settings live.
+    /// Params: `enabled?: bool`, `trusted_only?: bool`,
+    /// `model?: string|null` (string sets, null clears to default, absent leaves).
+    pub(in crate::api::rpc) async fn handle_mesh_assistant_configure(
+        &self,
+        params: Option<serde_json::Value>,
+    ) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
+        let params = params.unwrap_or_default();
+        let service = self.mesh_service.read().await;
+        let svc = service
+            .as_ref()
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Mesh service not running"))?;
+
+        let enabled = params.get("enabled").and_then(|v| v.as_bool());
+        let trusted_only = params.get("trusted_only").and_then(|v| v.as_bool());
+        // model: key present + string => set; present + null => clear; absent => leave
+        let model = if let Some(v) = params.get("model") {
+            Some(v.as_str().map(|s| s.to_string()))
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        svc.configure_assistant(enabled, model, trusted_only).await?;
+        let cfg = svc.assistant_config().await;
+        Ok(serde_json::json!({
+            "enabled": cfg.enabled,
+            "model": cfg.model,
+            "trusted_only": cfg.trusted_only,
+        }))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Probe the local Ollama HTTP API; return (detected, model_names).
+async fn detect_ollama() -> (bool, Vec<String>) {
+    let client = match reqwest::Client::builder()
+        .timeout(Duration::from_secs(2))
+        .build()
+    {
+        Ok(c) => c,
+        Err(_) => return (false, Vec::new()),
+    };
+    match client.get("http://localhost:11434/api/tags").send().await {
+        Ok(resp) if resp.status().is_success() => {
+            let json: serde_json::Value = resp.json().await.unwrap_or_default();
+            let models = json
+                .get("models")
+                .and_then(|m| m.as_array())
+                .map(|arr| {
+                    arr.iter()
+                        .filter_map(|m| {
+                            m.get("name").and_then(|n| n.as_str()).map(|s| s.to_string())
+                        })
+                        .collect()
+                })
+                .unwrap_or_default();
+            (true, models)
+        }
+        _ => (false, Vec::new()),
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/mesh/mod.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+mod assistant;
 mod bitcoin_ops;
 mod messaging;
 mod safety;

core/archipelago/src/mesh/listener/assist.rs

@@ -82,8 +82,9 @@ pub(super) async fn run_assist(
         prompt: prompt.clone(),
     });
 
+    let configured_model = state.assistant.read().await.model.clone();
     let model = model_override
-        .or_else(|| state.assistant.model.clone())
+        .or(configured_model)
         .unwrap_or_else(|| DEFAULT_MODEL.to_string());
 
     info!(from = asker, req_id, model = %model, "Answering AI query over mesh");
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ async fn is_sender_allowed(state: &Arc<MeshState>, sender_contact_id: u32) -> bo
         }
     }
 
-    if !state.assistant.trusted_only {
+    if !state.assistant.read().await.trusted_only {
         return true;
     }
 

core/archipelago/src/mesh/listener/decode.rs

@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ pub(super) async fn store_plain_message(
     // channel is answered by this node's local model when the assistant is on.
     // Reply goes back as plain channel text so bare (non-archipelago) clients
     // see it. The trust/rate gate lives in run_assist.
-    if state.assistant.enabled {
+    if state.assistant.read().await.enabled {
         if let Some(prompt) = strip_ai_trigger(text) {
             if !prompt.is_empty() {
                 let req_id = state.next_id().await;

core/archipelago/src/mesh/listener/dispatch.rs

@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn handle_typed_envelope_direct(
         Some(MeshMessageType::AssistQuery) => {
             match message_types::decode_payload::<message_types::AssistQueryPayload>(&envelope.v) {
                 Ok(query) => {
-                    if !state.assistant.enabled {
+                    if !state.assistant.read().await.enabled {
                         debug!(
                             from = sender_contact_id,
                             "AssistQuery ignored — assistant disabled on this node"

core/archipelago/src/mesh/listener/mod.rs

@@ -123,8 +123,9 @@ pub struct MeshState {
     /// wiped. Persisted to `mesh-ignored-radio-contacts.json`.
     pub radio_contact_blocklist: RwLock<HashSet<String>>,
     /// Mesh-AI assistant settings (issue #50): whether this node answers
-    /// AssistQuery messages with its local LLM, and who may ask.
-    pub assistant: AssistantConfig,
+    /// AssistQuery messages with its local LLM, and who may ask. Live-updatable
+    /// so the UI toggle applies without restarting the listener.
+    pub assistant: RwLock<AssistantConfig>,
     /// Data dir — lets dispatch handlers reach disk-backed stores (e.g. the
     /// federation trust list used to gate AI queries) without threading a path
     /// through every call.
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ impl MeshState {
             our_ed_pubkey_hex,
             blob_store: RwLock::new(None),
             radio_contact_blocklist: RwLock::new(HashSet::new()),
-            assistant,
+            assistant: RwLock::new(assistant),
             data_dir,
             assist_inflight: RwLock::new(HashSet::new()),
         });

core/archipelago/src/mesh/mod.rs

@@ -1346,6 +1346,46 @@ impl MeshService {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Current mesh-AI assistant settings (issue #50).
+    pub async fn assistant_config(&self) -> listener::AssistantConfig {
+        self.state.assistant.read().await.clone()
+    }
+
+    /// Update the mesh-AI assistant settings live (no listener restart) and
+    /// persist them to the mesh config. `model: Some(None)` clears the override
+    /// (falls back to the built-in default); `None` leaves a field unchanged.
+    pub async fn configure_assistant(
+        &self,
+        enabled: Option<bool>,
+        model: Option<Option<String>>,
+        trusted_only: Option<bool>,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        {
+            let mut a = self.state.assistant.write().await;
+            if let Some(e) = enabled {
+                a.enabled = e;
+            }
+            if let Some(m) = model {
+                a.model = m;
+            }
+            if let Some(t) = trusted_only {
+                a.trusted_only = t;
+            }
+        }
+        // Persist by updating the on-disk config (the in-memory `self.config`
+        // snapshot stays as-is; the live `state.assistant` is the runtime
+        // source of truth and is re-seeded from disk on the next start).
+        let mut cfg = load_config(&self.data_dir).await.unwrap_or_default();
+        {
+            let a = self.state.assistant.read().await;
+            cfg.assistant_enabled = a.enabled;
+            cfg.assistant_model = a.model.clone();
+            cfg.assistant_trusted_only = a.trusted_only;
+        }
+        save_config(&self.data_dir, &cfg).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Update mesh configuration.
     pub async fn configure(&mut self, config: MeshConfig) -> Result<()> {
         save_config(&self.data_dir, &config).await?;