Migrate Honcho

Honcho Python SDK Migration (v1.6.0 → v2.1.1)

Overview

This skill migrates code from honcho Python SDK v1.6.0 to v2.1.1 (required for Honcho 3.0.0+).

Key breaking changes:

• AsyncHoncho/AsyncPeer/AsyncSession removed → use .aio accessor
• "Observation" → "Conclusion" terminology
• Representation class removed (returns str now)
• get_config/set_config → get_configuration/set_configuration
• Streaming via chat_stream() instead of chat(stream=True)
• poll_deriver_status() removed
• .core property removed

Quick Migration

1. Update async architecture

# Before
from honcho import AsyncHoncho, AsyncPeer, AsyncSession

async_client = AsyncHoncho()
peer = await async_client.peer("user-123")
response = await peer.chat("query")

# After
from honcho import Honcho

client = Honcho()
peer = await client.aio.peer("user-123")
response = await peer.aio.chat("query")

# Async iteration
async for p in client.aio.peers():
    print(p.id)

2. Replace observations with conclusions

# Before
from honcho import Observation, ObservationScope, AsyncObservationScope

scope = peer.observations
scope = peer.observations_of("other-peer")
rep = scope.get_representation()

# After
from honcho import Conclusion, ConclusionScope, ConclusionScopeAio

scope = peer.conclusions
scope = peer.conclusions_of("other-peer")
rep = scope.representation()  # Returns str

3. Update representation handling

# Before
from honcho import Representation, ExplicitObservation, DeductiveObservation

rep: Representation = peer.working_rep()
print(rep.explicit)
print(rep.deductive)
if rep.is_empty():
    print("No observations")

# After
rep: str = peer.representation()
print(rep)  # Just a string now
if not rep:
    print("No conclusions")

4. Rename configuration methods

# Before
config = peer.get_config()
peer.set_config({"observe_me": False})
session.get_config()
client.get_config()

# After
from honcho.api_types import PeerConfig, SessionConfiguration, WorkspaceConfiguration

config = peer.get_configuration()
peer.set_configuration(PeerConfig(observe_me=False))
session.get_configuration()
client.get_configuration()

5. Update method names

# Before
peer.working_rep()
peer.get_context()
peer.get_sessions()
session.get_context()
session.get_summaries()
session.get_messages()
session.get_peers()
session.get_peer_config()
client.get_peers()
client.get_sessions()
client.get_workspaces()

# After
peer.representation()
peer.context()
peer.sessions()
session.context()
session.summaries()
session.messages()
session.peers()
session.get_peer_configuration()
client.peers()
client.sessions()
client.workspaces()

6. Update streaming

# Before
response = peer.chat("query", stream=True)
for chunk in response:
    print(chunk, end="")

# After
stream = peer.chat_stream("query")
for chunk in stream:
    print(chunk, end="")

7. Update queue status (formerly deriver)

# Before
from honcho_core.types import DeriverStatus

status = client.get_deriver_status()
status = client.poll_deriver_status(timeout=300.0)  # Removed!

# After
from honcho.api_types import QueueStatusResponse

status = client.queue_status()
# poll_deriver_status removed - implement polling manually if needed

8. Update representation parameters

# Before
rep = peer.working_rep(
    include_most_derived=True,
    max_observations=50
)

# After
rep = peer.representation(
    include_most_frequent=True,
    max_conclusions=50
)

9. Move update_message to session

# Before
updated = client.update_message(message=msg, metadata={"key": "value"}, session="sess-id")

# After
updated = session.update_message(message=msg, metadata={"key": "value"})

10. Update card() return type and method name

# Before
card: str = peer.card()  # Returns str

# After (v2.0.0+)
card: list[str] | None = peer.get_card()  # Returns list[str] | None
if card:
    print("\n".join(card))

# peer.card() still works but is deprecated — use get_card()

# New in v2.0.1: set_card()
peer.set_card(["Prefers dark mode", "Located in US"])

11. Strict input validation (v2.0.2+)

All input models now reject unknown fields via extra="forbid" Pydantic validation. Previously, misspelled or extraneous fields were silently ignored.

# Before (v2.0.1 and earlier) — silently ignored
peer = client.peer("user-1", configuration=PeerConfig(observe_mee=True))  # typo silently ignored

# After (v2.0.2+) — raises ValidationError
peer = client.peer("user-1", configuration=PeerConfig(observe_mee=True))  # ValidationError!

12. peer() and session() always make API calls (v2.1.0+)

Breaking: peer() and session() now always make a get-or-create API call. Previously, calling without metadata/configuration returned a lazy object with no API call.

# Before (v2.0.x) — no API call without options
peer = client.peer("user-123")  # Lazy, no network request

# After (v2.1.0+) — always hits the API
peer = client.peer("user-123")  # Makes POST to /peers (get-or-create)

# Async
peer = await client.aio.peer("user-123")  # Also always hits API

13. New properties and methods (v2.1.0+)

# created_at on Peer and Session
peer = client.peer("user-123")
print(peer.created_at)  # datetime | None

session = client.session("sess-1")
print(session.created_at)  # datetime | None

# is_active on Session
print(session.is_active)  # bool | None

# get_message() on Session
msg = session.get_message("msg-id")
# Async: msg = await session.aio.get_message("msg-id")

14. Pagination parameters on list methods (v2.1.0+)

All list methods now accept page, size, and reverse parameters:

# Before (v2.0.x) — only filters
peers_page = client.peers(filters={"metadata": {"role": "admin"}})

# After (v2.1.0+) — pagination controls
peers_page = client.peers(
    filters={"metadata": {"role": "admin"}},
    page=2,
    size=25,
    reverse=True
)

# Works on: client.peers(), client.sessions(), peer.sessions(),
# session.messages(), scope.list()

15. Broader HTTP retry logic (v2.1.1+)

The SDK now retries on httpx.TimeoutException, httpx.NetworkError, and httpx.RemoteProtocolError (previously only httpx.TimeoutException and httpx.ConnectError). These are mapped to the SDK's TimeoutError and ConnectionError respectively. No code changes needed — this is transparent.

Quick Reference Table

Detailed Reference

For comprehensive details on each change, see:

• DETAILED-CHANGES.md - Full API change documentation
• MIGRATION-CHECKLIST.md - Step-by-step checklist

New Exception Types

from honcho import (
    HonchoError,
    APIError,
    BadRequestError,
    AuthenticationError,
    PermissionDeniedError,
    NotFoundError,
    ConflictError,
    UnprocessableEntityError,
    RateLimitError,
    ServerError,
    TimeoutError,
    ConnectionError,
)

New Import Locations

# Configuration types
from honcho.api_types import (
    PeerConfig,
    SessionConfiguration,
    WorkspaceConfiguration,
    SessionPeerConfig,
    QueueStatusResponse,
    PeerContextResponse,
)

# Async type hints
from honcho import HonchoAio, PeerAio, SessionAio

# Message types (note: Params is plural now)
from honcho import Message, MessageCreateParams