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YeonGyu-Kim faab8a75ba fix: #165 — load-session CLI now parity-matches list/delete (--directory, --output-format, typed JSON errors)
The #160 session-lifecycle CLI triplet was asymmetric: list-sessions and
delete-session accepted --directory + --output-format and emitted typed
JSON error envelopes, but load-session had neither flag and dumped a raw
Python traceback (including the SessionNotFoundError class name) on a
missing session.

Three concrete impacts this fix closes:
1. Alternate session-store locations (e.g. /tmp/claw-run-XXX/.port_sessions)
   were unreachable via load-session; claws had to chdir or monkeypatch
   DEFAULT_SESSION_DIR to work around it.
2. Not-found emitted a multi-line Python stack, not a parseable envelope.
   Claws deciding retry/escalate/give-up had only exit code 1 to work with.
3. The traceback leaked 'src.session_store.SessionNotFoundError' verbatim,
   coupling version-pinned claws to our internal exception class name.

Now all three triplet commands accept the same flag pair and emit the
same JSON error shape:

Success (json mode):
  {"session_id": "alpha", "loaded": true, "messages_count": 3,
   "input_tokens": 42, "output_tokens": 99}

Not-found:
  {"session_id": "missing", "loaded": false,
   "error": {"kind": "session_not_found",
               "message": "session 'missing' not found in /path",
               "directory": "/path", "retryable": false}}

Corrupted file:
  {"session_id": "broken", "loaded": false,
   "error": {"kind": "session_load_failed",
               "message": "...", "directory": "/path",
               "retryable": true}}

Exit code contract:
- 0 on successful load
- 1 on not-found (preserves existing $?)
- 1 on OSError/JSONDecodeError (distinct 'kind' in JSON)

Backward compat: legacy 'claw load-session ID' text output unchanged
byte-for-byte. Only new behaviour is the flags and structured error path.

Tests (tests/test_load_session_cli.py, 13 tests):
- TestDirectoryFlagParity (2): --directory works + fallback to CWD/.port_sessions
- TestOutputFormatFlagParity (2): json schema + text-mode backward compat
- TestNotFoundTypedError (2): JSON envelope on not-found; no traceback in
  either mode; no internal class name leak
- TestLoadFailedDistinctFromNotFound (1): corrupted file = session_load_failed
  with retryable=true, distinct from session_not_found
- TestTripletParityConsistency (6): parametrised over [list, delete, load] *
  [--directory, --output-format] — explicit parity guard for future regressions

Full suite: 80/80 passing, zero regression.

Discovered via Jobdori dogfood sweep 2026-04-22 17:44 KST — ran
'claw load-session nonexistent' expecting a clean error, got a Python
traceback. Filed #165 + fixed in same commit.

Closes ROADMAP #165.
2026-04-30 11:03:06 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim c2f78215f6 fix: #163 — remove [turn N] suffix pollution from run_turn_loop; file #164 timeout-cancellation followup
#163: run_turn_loop no longer injects f'{prompt} [turn N]' into follow-up
prompts. The suffix was never defined or interpreted anywhere — not by the
engine, not by the system prompt, not by any LLM. It looked like a real
user-typed annotation in the transcript and made replay/analysis fragile.

New behaviour:
- turn 0 submits the original prompt (unchanged)
- turn > 0 submits caller-supplied continuation_prompt if provided, else
  the loop stops cleanly — no fabricated user turn
- added continuation_prompt: str | None = None parameter to run_turn_loop
- added --continuation-prompt CLI flag for claws scripting multi-turn loops
- zero '[turn' strings ever appear in mutable_messages or stdout now

Behaviour change for existing callers:
- Before: run_turn_loop(prompt, max_turns=3) submitted 3 turns
  ('prompt', 'prompt [turn 2]', 'prompt [turn 3]')
- After:  run_turn_loop(prompt, max_turns=3) submits 1 turn ('prompt')
- To preserve old multi-turn behaviour, pass continuation_prompt='Continue.'
  or any structured follow-up text

One existing timeout test (test_budget_is_cumulative_across_turns) updated
to pass continuation_prompt so the cumulative-budget contract is actually
exercised across turns instead of trivially satisfied by a one-turn loop.

#164 filed: addresses reviewer feedback on #161. The wall-clock timeout
bounds the caller-facing wait, but the underlying submit_message worker
thread keeps running and can mutate engine state after the timeout
TurnResult is returned. A cooperative cancel_event pattern is sketched in
the pinpoint; real asyncio.Task.cancel() support will come once provider
IO is async-native (larger refactor).

Tests (tests/test_run_turn_loop_continuation.py, 8 tests):
- TestNoTurnSuffixInjection (2): zero '[turn' strings in any submitted
  prompt, both default and explicit-continuation paths
- TestContinuationDefaultStopsAfterTurnZero (2): default loops run exactly
  one turn; engine.submit_message called exactly once despite max_turns=10
- TestExplicitContinuationBehaviour (2): turn 0 = original, turn N = continuation
  verbatim; max_turns still respected
- TestCLIContinuationFlag (2): CLI default emits only '## Turn 1';
  --continuation-prompt wires through to multi-turn behaviour

Full suite: 67/67 passing.

Closes ROADMAP #163. Files #164.
2026-04-30 11:03:06 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 5cc146df7b fix: #162 — budget-overflow no longer corrupts session state in submit_message
Previously, QueryEnginePort.submit_message() checked the token budget AFTER
appending the prompt to mutable_messages, transcript_store, and permission_denials,
and AFTER calling compact_messages_if_needed(). On overflow it set
stop_reason='max_budget_reached' but the overflow turn was already committed.
Any caller that persisted the session afterwards wrote the rejected prompt to
disk — the session was silently poisoned even though the TurnResult said the
turn never completed.

Fix:
- Restructure submit_message so the budget check early-returns BEFORE any
  mutation of mutable_messages, transcript_store, permission_denials, or
  total_usage.
- The returned TurnResult.usage reflects pre-call state (overflow never
  advanced the usage counter).
- Normal (in-budget) path unchanged: mutation happens exactly once, at the
  end, only on 'completed' results.

This closes the atomicity gap: submit_message is now either 'turn committed'
(stop_reason='completed') or 'turn rejected, state untouched'
(stop_reason in {'max_budget_reached', 'max_turns_reached'}). Callers can
safely retry with a fresh budget or a smaller prompt without worrying about
phantom committed turns from prior rejections.

Tests (tests/test_submit_message_budget.py, 10 tests):
- TestBudgetOverflowDoesNotMutate (5): mutable_messages / transcript /
  permission_denials / total_usage / TurnResult.usage all pre-mutation after overflow
- TestOverflowPersistence (2): first-turn overflow persists empty session;
  successful-turn-then-overflow persists only the successful turn
- TestEngineUsableAfterOverflow (2): subsequent in-budget call still works
  with no residue; repeated overflows don't accumulate hidden state
- TestNormalPathStillCommits (1): regression guard — non-overflow path still
  commits mutable_messages/transcript/usage as expected

Full suite: 59/59 passing, zero regression.

Blocker: none. Closes ROADMAP #162.
2026-04-30 11:03:06 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 9c4b72749d fix: #161 — wall-clock timeout for run_turn_loop; stalled turns now abort with stop_reason='timeout'
Previously, run_turn_loop was bounded only by max_turns (turn count). If
engine.submit_message stalled — slow provider, hung network, infinite
stream — the loop blocked indefinitely with no cancellation path. Claws
calling run_turn_loop in CI or orchestration had no reliable way to
enforce a deadline; the loop would hang until OS kill or human intervention.

Fix:
- Add timeout_seconds parameter to run_turn_loop (default None = legacy unbounded).
- When set, each submit_message call runs inside a ThreadPoolExecutor and is
  bounded by the remaining wall-clock budget (total across all turns, not per-turn).
- On timeout, synthesize a TurnResult with stop_reason='timeout' carrying the
  turn's prompt and routed matches so transcripts preserve orchestration context.
- Exhausted/negative budget short-circuits before calling submit_message.
- Legacy path (timeout_seconds=None) bypasses the executor entirely — zero
  overhead for callers that don't opt in.

CLI:
- Added --timeout-seconds flag to 'turn-loop' command.
- Exit code 2 when the loop terminated on timeout (vs 0 for completed),
  so shell scripts can distinguish 'done' from 'budget exhausted'.

Tests (tests/test_run_turn_loop_timeout.py, 6 tests):
- Legacy unbounded path unchanged (timeout_seconds=None never emits 'timeout')
- Hung submit_message aborted within budget (0.3s budget, 5s mock hang → exit <1.5s)
- Budget is cumulative across turns (0.6s budget, 0.4s per turn, not per-turn)
- timeout_seconds=0 short-circuits first turn without calling submit_message
- Negative timeout treated as exhausted (guard against caller bugs)
- Timeout TurnResult carries correct prompt, matches, UsageSummary shape

Full suite: 49/49 passing, zero regression.

Blocker: none. Closes ROADMAP #161.
2026-04-30 11:03:06 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 966935ffa8 feat(#160): wire claw list-sessions and delete-session CLI commands
Closes the last #160 gap: claws can now manage session lifecycle entirely
through the CLI without filesystem hacks.

New commands:
- claw list-sessions [--directory DIR] [--output-format text|json]
  Enumerates stored session IDs. JSON mode emits {sessions, count}.
  Missing/empty directories return empty list (exit 0), not an error.

- claw delete-session SESSION_ID [--directory DIR] [--output-format text|json]
  Idempotent: not-found is exit 0 with status='not_found' (no raise).
  Partial-failure: exit 1 with typed JSON error envelope:
    {session_id, deleted: false, error: {kind, message, retryable}}
  The 'session_delete_failed' kind is retryable=true so orchestrators
  know to retry vs escalate.

Public API surface extended in src/__init__.py:
- list_sessions, session_exists, delete_session
- SessionNotFoundError, SessionDeleteError

Tests added (tests/test_porting_workspace.py):
- test_list_sessions_cli_runs: text + json modes against tempdir
- test_delete_session_cli_idempotent: first call deleted=true,
  second call deleted=false (exit 0, status=not_found)
- test_delete_session_cli_partial_failure_exit_1: permission error
  surfaces as exit 1 + typed JSON error with retryable=true

All 43 tests pass. The session storage abstraction chapter is closed:
- storage layer decoupled from claw code (#160 initial impl)
- delete contract hardened + caller-audited (#160 hardening pass)
- CLI wired with idempotency preserved at exit-code boundary (this commit)
2026-04-30 11:03:06 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 9f9b9187d3 fix(#160): harden delete_session contract — idempotency, race-safety, typed partial-failure
Addresses review feedback on initial #160 implementation:

1. delete_session() contract now explicit:
   - Idempotent: delete(x); delete(x) is safe, second call returns False
   - Race-safe: TOCTOU between exists()/unlink() eliminated via unlink-then-catch
   - Partial-failure typed: permission/IO errors wrapped in SessionDeleteError (OSError subclass)
     so callers can distinguish 'not found' (return False) from 'could not delete' (raise)

2. New SessionDeleteError class for partial-failure surfacing.
   Distinct from SessionNotFoundError (KeyError subclass for missing loads).

3. Caller audit confirmed: no code outside session_store globs .port_sessions
   or imports DEFAULT_SESSION_DIR. Storage layout is fully encapsulated.

4. Added tests/test_session_store.py — 18 tests covering:
   - list_sessions: empty/missing/sorted/non-json filter
   - session_exists: true/false/missing-dir
   - load_session: SessionNotFoundError typing (KeyError subclass, not FileNotFoundError)
   - delete_session idempotency: first/second/never-existed calls
   - delete_session partial-failure: SessionDeleteError wraps OSError
   - delete_session race-safety: concurrent deletion returns False, not raise
   - Full save->list->exists->load->delete roundtrip

All 18 tests pass. Merge-ready: contract documented, caller-audited, race-safe.
2026-04-30 11:03:06 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 3f2ed0c7e0 fix: #160 — add list_sessions, session_exists, delete_session to session_store
- list_sessions(directory=None) -> list[str]: enumerate stored session IDs
- session_exists(session_id, directory=None) -> bool: check existence without FileNotFoundError
- delete_session(session_id, directory=None) -> bool: unlink a session file
- load_session now raises typed SessionNotFoundError (subclass of KeyError) instead of FileNotFoundError
- Claws can now manage session lifecycle without reaching past the module to glob filesystem

Closes ROADMAP #160. Acceptance: claw can call list_sessions(), session_exists(id), delete_session(id) without importing Path or knowing .port_sessions/<id>.json layout.
2026-04-30 11:03:06 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 9efb5b2f25 file: #161 — run_turn_loop has no wall-clock timeout, stalled turn blocks indefinitely 2026-04-30 11:03:06 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 9537c97231 docs(roadmap): add #339 — session delete not resume-safe, blocks GC automation 2026-04-30 00:18:28 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 9468383b67 docs(roadmap): add #322 #323 — json stream corruption and session identity contradiction 2026-04-29 19:38:00 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim a389f8dff1 file: #160 — session_store missing list_sessions, delete_session, session_exists — claw cannot enumerate or clean up sessions without filesystem hacks 2026-04-22 08:47:52 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 7a014170ba file: #159 — run_turn_loop hardcodes empty denied_tools, permission denials absent from multi-turn sessions 2026-04-22 06:48:03 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 986f8e89fd file: #158 — compact_messages_if_needed drops turns silently, no structured compaction event 2026-04-22 06:37:54 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim ef1cfa1777 file: #157 — structured remediation registry for error hints (Phase 3 of #77)
## Gap

#77 Phase 1 added machine-readable error kind discriminants and #156 extended
them to text-mode output. However, the hint field is still prose derived from
splitting existing error text — not a stable registry-backed remediation
contract.

Downstream claws inspecting the hint field still need to parse human wording
to decide whether to retry, escalate, or terminate.

## Fix Shape

1. Remediation registry: remediation_for(kind, operation) -> Remediation struct
   with action (retry/escalate/terminate/configure), target, and stable message
2. Stable hint outputs per error class (no more prose splitting)
3. Golden fixture tests replacing split_error_hint() string hacks

## Source

gaebal-gajae dogfood sweep 2026-04-22 05:30 KST
2026-04-22 05:31:00 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim f1e4ad7574 feat: #156 — error classification for text-mode output (Phase 2 of #77)
## Problem

#77 Phase 1 added machine-readable error `kind` discriminants to JSON error
payloads. Text-mode (stderr) errors still emit prose-only output with no
structured classification.

Observability tools (log aggregators, CI error parsers) parsing stderr can't
distinguish error classes without regex-scraping the prose.

## Fix

Added `[error-kind: <class>]` prefix line to all text-mode error output.
The prefix appears before the error prose, making it immediately parseable by
line-based log tools without any substring matching.

**Examples:**

## Impact

- Stderr observers (log aggregators, CI systems) can now parse error class
  from the first line without regex or substring scraping
- Same classifier function used for JSON (#77 P1) and text modes
- Text-mode output remains human-readable (error prose unchanged)
- Prefix format follows syslog/structured-logging conventions

## Tests

All 179 rusty-claude-cli tests pass. Verified on 3 different error classes.

Closes ROADMAP #156.
2026-04-22 00:21:32 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 14c5ef1808 file: #156 — error classification for text-mode output (Phase 2 of #77)
ROADMAP entry for natural Phase 2 follow-up to #77 Phase 1 (JSON error kind
classification). Text-mode errors currently prose-only with no structured
class; observability tools parsing stderr need the kind token.

Two implementation options:
- Prefix line before error prose: [error-kind: missing_credentials]
- Suffix comment: # error_class=missing_credentials

Scope: ~20 lines. Non-breaking (adds classification, doesn't change error text).

Source: Cycle 11 dogfood probe at 23:18 KST — product surface clean after
today's batch, identified natural next step for error-classification symmetry.
2026-04-21 23:19:58 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 9362900b1b feat: #77 Phase 1 — machine-readable error classification in JSON error payloads
## Problem

All JSON error payloads had the same three-field envelope:
```json
{"type": "error", "error": "<prose with hint baked in>"}
```

Five distinct error classes were indistinguishable at the schema level:
- missing_credentials (no API key)
- missing_worker_state (no state file)
- session_not_found / session_load_failed
- cli_parse (unrecognized args)
- invalid_model_syntax

Downstream claws had to regex-scrape the prose to route failures.

## Fix

1. **Added `classify_error_kind()`** — prefix/keyword classifier that returns a
   snake_case discriminant token for 12 known error classes:
   `missing_credentials`, `missing_manifests`, `missing_worker_state`,
   `session_not_found`, `session_load_failed`, `no_managed_sessions`,
   `cli_parse`, `invalid_model_syntax`, `unsupported_command`,
   `unsupported_resumed_command`, `confirmation_required`, `api_http_error`,
   plus `unknown` fallback.

2. **Added `split_error_hint()`** — splits multi-line error messages into
   (short_reason, optional_hint) so the runbook prose stops being stuffed
   into the `error` field.

3. **Extended JSON envelope** at 4 emit sites:
   - Main error sink (line ~213)
   - Session load failure in resume_session
   - Stub command (unsupported_command)
   - Unknown resumed command (unsupported_resumed_command)

## New JSON shape

```json
{
  "type": "error",
  "error": "short reason (first line)",
  "kind": "missing_credentials",
  "hint": "Hint: export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY..."
}
```

`kind` is always present. `hint` is null when no runbook follows.
`error` now carries only the short reason, not the full multi-line prose.

## Tests

Added 2 new regression tests:
- `classify_error_kind_returns_correct_discriminants` — all 9 known classes + fallback
- `split_error_hint_separates_reason_from_runbook` — with and without hints

All 179 rusty-claude-cli tests pass. Full workspace green.

Closes ROADMAP #77 Phase 1.
2026-04-21 22:38:13 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim ff45e971aa fix: #80 — session-lookup error messages now show actual workspace-fingerprint directory
## Problem

Two session error messages advertised `.claw/sessions/` as the managed-session
location, but the actual on-disk layout is `.claw/sessions/<workspace_fingerprint>/`
where the fingerprint is a 16-char FNV-1a hash of the CWD path.

Users see error messages like:
```
no managed sessions found in .claw/sessions/
```

But the real directory is:
```
.claw/sessions/8497f4bcf995fc19/
```

The error copy was a direct lie — it made workspace-fingerprint partitioning
invisible and left users confused about whether sessions were lost or just in
a different partition.

## Fix

Updated two error formatters to accept the resolved `sessions_root` path
and extract the actual workspace-fingerprint directory:

1. **format_missing_session_reference**: now shows the actual fingerprint dir
   and explains that it's a workspace-specific partition

2. **format_no_managed_sessions**: now shows the actual fingerprint dir and
   includes a note that sessions from other CWDs are intentionally invisible

Updated all three call sites to pass `&self.sessions_root` to the formatters.

## Examples

**Before:**
```
no managed sessions found in .claw/sessions/
```

**After:**
```
no managed sessions found in .claw/sessions/8497f4bcf995fc19/
Start `claw` to create a session, then rerun with `--resume latest`.
Note: claw partitions sessions per workspace fingerprint; sessions from other CWDs are invisible.
```

```
session not found: nonexistent-id
Hint: managed sessions live in .claw/sessions/8497f4bcf995fc19/ (workspace-specific partition).
Try `latest` for the most recent session or `/session list` in the REPL.
```

## Impact

- Users can now tell from the error message that they're looking in the right
  directory (the one their current CWD maps to)
- The workspace-fingerprint partitioning stops being invisible
- Operators understand why sessions from adjacent CWDs don't appear
- Error copy matches the actual on-disk structure

## Tests

All 466 runtime tests pass. Verified on two real workspaces with actual
workspace-fingerprint directories.

Closes ROADMAP #80.
2026-04-21 22:18:12 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 4b53b97e36 docs: #155 — add USAGE.md documentation for /ultraplan, /teleport, /bughunter commands
## Problem

Three interactive slash commands are documented in `claw --help` but have no
corresponding section in USAGE.md:

- `/ultraplan [task]` — Run a deep planning prompt with multi-step reasoning
- `/teleport <symbol-or-path>` — Jump to a file or symbol by searching the workspace
- `/bughunter [scope]` — Inspect the codebase for likely bugs

New users see these commands in the help output but don't know:
- What each command does
- How to use it
- When to use it vs. other commands
- What kind of results to expect

## Fix

Added new section "Advanced slash commands (Interactive REPL only)" to USAGE.md
with documentation for all three commands:

1. **`/ultraplan`** — multi-step reasoning for complex tasks
   - Example: `/ultraplan refactor the auth module to use async/await`
   - Output: structured plan with numbered steps and reasoning

2. **`/teleport`** — navigate to a file or symbol
   - Example: `/teleport UserService`, `/teleport src/auth.rs`
   - Output: file content with the requested symbol highlighted

3. **`/bughunter`** — scan for likely bugs
   - Example: `/bughunter src/handlers`, `/bughunter` (all)
   - Output: list of suspicious patterns with explanations

## Impact

Users can now discover these commands and understand when to use them without
having to guess or search external sources. Bridges the gap between `--help`
output and full documentation.

Also filed ROADMAP #155 documenting the gap.

Closes ROADMAP #155.
2026-04-21 21:49:04 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 3cfe6e2b14 feat: #154 — hint provider prefix and env var when model name looks like different provider
## Problem

When a user types `claw --model gpt-4` or `--model qwen-plus`, they get:
```
error: invalid model syntax: 'gpt-4'. Expected provider/model (e.g., anthropic/claude-opus-4-6) or known alias
```

USAGE.md documents that "The error message now includes a hint that names the detected env var" — but this hint does not actually exist. The user has to re-read USAGE.md or guess the correct prefix.

## Fix

Enhance `validate_model_syntax` to detect when a model name looks like it belongs to a different provider:

1. **OpenAI models** (starts with `gpt-` or `gpt_`):
   ```
   Did you mean `openai/gpt-4`? (Requires OPENAI_API_KEY env var)
   ```

2. **Qwen/DashScope models** (starts with `qwen`):
   ```
   Did you mean `qwen/qwen-plus`? (Requires DASHSCOPE_API_KEY env var)
   ```

3. **Grok/xAI models** (starts with `grok`):
   ```
   Did you mean `xai/grok-3`? (Requires XAI_API_KEY env var)
   ```

Unrelated invalid models (e.g., `asdfgh`) do not get a spurious hint.

## Verification

- `claw --model gpt-4` → hints `openai/gpt-4` + `OPENAI_API_KEY`
- `claw --model qwen-plus` → hints `qwen/qwen-plus` + `DASHSCOPE_API_KEY`
- `claw --model grok-3` → hints `xai/grok-3` + `XAI_API_KEY`
- `claw --model asdfgh` → generic error (no hint)

## Tests

Added 3 new assertions in `parses_multiple_diagnostic_subcommands`:
- GPT model error hints openai/ prefix and OPENAI_API_KEY
- Qwen model error hints qwen/ prefix and DASHSCOPE_API_KEY
- Unrelated models don't get a spurious hint

All 177 rusty-claude-cli tests pass.

Closes ROADMAP #154.
2026-04-21 21:40:48 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 71f5f83adb feat: #153 — add post-build binary location and verification guide to README
## Problem

Users frequently ask after building:
- "Where is the claw binary?"
- "Did the build actually work?"
- "Why can't I run \`claw\` from anywhere?"

This happens because \`cargo build\` puts the binary in \`rust/target/debug/claw\`
(or \`rust/target/release/claw\`), and new users don't know:
1. Where to find it
2. How to test it
3. How to add it to PATH (optional but common follow-up)

## Fix

Added new section "Post-build: locate the binary and verify" to README covering:

1. **Binary location table:** debug vs. release, macOS/Linux vs. Windows paths
2. **Verification commands:** Test the binary with \`--help\` and \`doctor\`
3. **Three ways to add to PATH:**
   - Symlink (macOS/Linux): \`ln -s ... /usr/local/bin/claw\`
   - cargo install: \`cargo install --path . --force\`
   - Shell profile update: add rust/target/debug to \$PATH
4. **Troubleshooting:** Common errors ("command not found", "permission denied",
   debug vs. release build speed)

## Impact

New users can now:
- Find the binary immediately after build
- Run it and verify with \`claw doctor\`
- Know their options for system-wide access

Also filed ROADMAP #153 documenting the gap.

Closes ROADMAP #153.
2026-04-21 21:29:59 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 79352a2d20 feat: #152 — hint --output-format json when user types --json on diagnostic verbs
## Problem

Users commonly type `claw doctor --json`, `claw status --json`, or
`claw system-prompt --json` expecting JSON output. These fail with
`unrecognized argument \`--json\` for subcommand` with no hint that
`--output-format json` is the correct flag.

## Discovery

Filed as #152 during 21:17 dogfood nudge. The #127 worktree contained
a more comprehensive patch but conflicted with #141 (unified --help).
On re-investigation of main, Bugs 1 and 3 from #127 are already closed
(positional arg rejection works, no double "error:" prefix). Only
Bug 2 (the `--json` hint) remained.

## Fix

Two call sites add the hint:

1. `parse_single_word_command_alias`'s diagnostic-verb suffix path:
   when rest[1] == "--json", append "Did you mean \`--output-format json\`?"

2. `parse_system_prompt_options` unknown-option path: same hint when
   the option is exactly `--json`.

## Verification

Before:
  $ claw doctor --json
  error: unrecognized argument `--json` for subcommand `doctor`
  Run `claw --help` for usage.

After:
  $ claw doctor --json
  error: unrecognized argument `--json` for subcommand `doctor`
  Did you mean `--output-format json`?
  Run `claw --help` for usage.

Covers: `doctor --json`, `status --json`, `sandbox --json`,
`system-prompt --json`, and any other diagnostic verb that routes
through `parse_single_word_command_alias`.

Other unrecognized args (`claw doctor garbage`) correctly don't
trigger the hint.

## Tests

- 2 new assertions in `parses_multiple_diagnostic_subcommands`:
  - `claw doctor --json` produces hint
  - `claw doctor garbage` does NOT produce hint
- 177 rusty-claude-cli tests pass
- Workspace tests green

Closes ROADMAP #152.
2026-04-21 21:23:17 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim dddbd78dbd file: #152 — diagnostic verb suffixes allow arbitrary positional args, double error prefix
Filed from nudge directive at 21:17 KST. Implementation exists on worktree
`jobdori-127-verb-suffix` but needs rebase due to merge with #141.
Ready for Phase 1 implementation once conflicts resolved.
2026-04-21 21:19:51 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 7bc66e86e8 feat: #151 — canonicalize workspace path in SessionStore::from_cwd/data_dir
## Problem

`workspace_fingerprint(path)` hashes the raw path string without
canonicalization. Two equivalent paths (e.g. `/tmp/foo` vs
`/private/tmp/foo` on macOS) produce different fingerprints and
therefore different session stores. #150 fixed the test-side symptom;
this fixes the underlying product contract.

## Discovery path

#150 fix (canonicalize in test) was a workaround. Q's ack on #150
surfaced the deeper gap: the function itself is still fragile for
any caller passing a non-canonical path:

1. Embedded callers with a raw `--data-dir` path
2. Programmatic `SessionStore::from_cwd(user_path)` calls
3. NixOS store paths, Docker bind mounts, case-insensitive normalization

The REPL's default flow happens to work because `env::current_dir()`
returns canonical paths on macOS. But any caller passing a raw path
risks silent session-store divergence.

## Fix

Canonicalize inside `SessionStore::from_cwd()` and `from_data_dir()`
before computing the fingerprint. Kept `workspace_fingerprint()` itself
as a pure function for determinism — canonicalization is the entry
point's responsibility.

```rust
let canonical_cwd = fs::canonicalize(cwd).unwrap_or_else(|_| cwd.to_path_buf());
let sessions_root = canonical_cwd.join(".claw").join("sessions").join(workspace_fingerprint(&canonical_cwd));
```

Falls back to the raw path if canonicalize fails (directory doesn't
exist yet).

## Test-side updates

Three legacy-session tests expected the non-canonical base path to
match the store's workspace_root. Updated them to canonicalize
`base` after creation — same defensive pattern as #150, now
explicit across all three tests.

## Regression test

Added `session_store_from_cwd_canonicalizes_equivalent_paths` that
creates two stores from equivalent paths (raw vs canonical) and
asserts they resolve to the same sessions_dir.

## Verification

- `cargo test -p runtime session_store_` — 9/9 pass
- `cargo test --workspace` — all green, no FAILED markers
- No behavior change for existing users (REPL default flow already
  used canonical paths)

## Backward compatibility

Users on macOS who always went through `env::current_dir()`:
no hash change, sessions resume identically.

Users who ever called with a non-canonical path: hash would change,
but those sessions were already broken (couldn't be resumed from a
canonical-path cwd). Net improvement.

Closes ROADMAP #151.
2026-04-21 21:06:09 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim eaa077bf91 fix: #150 — eliminate symlink canonicalization flake in resume_latest test + file #246 (reminder outcome ambiguity)
## #150 Fix: resume_latest test flake

**Problem:** `resume_latest_restores_the_most_recent_managed_session` intermittently
fails when run in the workspace suite or multiple times in sequence, but passes in
isolation.

**Root cause:** `workspace_fingerprint(path)` hashes the path string without
canonicalization. On macOS, `/tmp` is a symlink to `/private/tmp`. The test
creates a temp dir via `std::env::temp_dir().join(...)` which returns
`/var/folders/...` (non-canonical). When the subprocess spawns,
`env::current_dir()` returns the canonical path `/private/var/folders/...`.
The two fingerprints differ, so the subprocess looks in
`.claw/sessions/<hash1>` while files are in `.claw/sessions/<hash2>`.
Session discovery fails.

**Fix:** Call `fs::canonicalize(&project_dir)` after creating the directory
to ensure test and subprocess use identical path representations.

**Verification:** 5 consecutive runs of the full test suite — all pass.
Previously: 5/5 failed when run in sequence.

## #246 Filing: Reminder cron outcome ambiguity (control-loop blocker)

The `clawcode-dogfood-cycle-reminder` cron times out repeatedly with no
structured feedback on whether the nudge was delivered, skipped, or died in-flight.

**Phase 1 outcome schema** — add explicit field to cron result:
- `delivered` — nudge posted to Discord
- `timed_out_before_send` — died before posting
- `timed_out_after_send` — posted but cleanup timed out
- `skipped_due_to_active_cycle` — previous cycle active
- `aborted_gateway_draining` — daemon shutdown

Assigned to gaebal-gajae (cron/orchestration domain). Unblocks trustworthy
dogfood cycle observability.

Closes ROADMAP #150. Filed ROADMAP #246.
2026-04-21 21:01:09 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim bc259ec6f9 fix: #149 — eliminate parallel-test flake in runtime::config tests
## Problem

`runtime::config::tests::validates_unknown_top_level_keys_with_line_and_field_name`
intermittently fails during `cargo test --workspace` (witnessed during
#147 and #148 workspace runs) but passes deterministically in isolation.

Example failure from workspace run:
  test result: FAILED. 464 passed; 1 failed

## Root cause

`runtime/src/config.rs::tests::temp_dir()` used nanosecond timestamp
alone for namespace isolation:

  std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("runtime-config-{nanos}"))

Under parallel test execution on fast machines with coarse clock
resolution, two tests start within the same nanosecond bucket and
collide on the same path. One test's `fs::remove_dir_all(root)` then
races another's in-flight `fs::create_dir_all()`.

Other crates already solved this pattern:
- plugins::tests::temp_dir(label) — label-parameterized
- runtime::git_context::tests::temp_dir(label) — label-parameterized

runtime/src/config.rs was missed.

## Fix

Added process id + monotonically-incrementing atomic counter to the
namespace, making every callsite provably unique regardless of clock
resolution or scheduling:

  static COUNTER: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
  let pid = std::process::id();
  let seq = COUNTER.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
  std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("runtime-config-{pid}-{nanos}-{seq}"))

Chose counter+pid over the label-parameterized pattern to avoid
touching all 20 callsites in the same commit (mechanical noise with
no added safety — counter alone is sufficient).

## Verification

Before: one failure per workspace run (config test flake).
After: 5 consecutive `cargo test --workspace` runs — zero config
test failures. Only pre-existing `resume_latest` flake remains
(orthogonal, unrelated to this change).

  for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do cargo test --workspace; done
  # All 5 runs: config tests green. Only resume_latest flake appears.

  cargo test -p runtime
  # 465 passed; 0 failed

## ROADMAP.md

Added Pinpoint #149 documenting the gap, root cause, and fix.

Closes ROADMAP #149.
2026-04-21 20:54:12 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim f84c7c4ed5 feat: #148 + #128 closure — model provenance in claw status JSON/text
## Scope

Two deltas in one commit:

### #128 closure (docs)

Re-verified on main HEAD `4cb8fa0`: malformed `--model` strings already
rejected at parse time (`validate_model_syntax` in parse_args). All
historical repro cases now produce specific errors:

  claw --model ''                       → error: model string cannot be empty
  claw --model 'bad model'              → error: invalid model syntax: 'bad model' contains spaces
  claw --model 'sonet'                  → error: invalid model syntax: 'sonet'. Expected provider/model or known alias
  claw --model '@invalid'               → error: invalid model syntax: '@invalid'. Expected provider/model ...
  claw --model 'totally-not-real-xyz'   → error: invalid model syntax: ...
  claw --model sonnet                   → ok, resolves to claude-sonnet-4-6
  claw --model anthropic/claude-opus-4-6 → ok, passes through

Marked #128 CLOSED in ROADMAP with repro block. Residual provenance gap
split off as #148.

### #148 implementation

**Problem.** After #128 closure, `claw status --output-format json`
still surfaces only the resolved model string. No way for a claw to
distinguish whether `claude-sonnet-4-6` came from `--model sonnet`
(alias resolution) vs `--model claude-sonnet-4-6` (pass-through) vs
`ANTHROPIC_MODEL` env vs `.claw.json` config vs compiled-in default.

Debug forensics had to re-read argv instead of reading a structured
field. Clawhip orchestrators sending `--model` couldn't confirm the
flag was honored vs falling back to default.

**Fix.** Added two fields to status JSON envelope:
- `model_source`: "flag" | "env" | "config" | "default"
- `model_raw`: user's input before alias resolution (null on default)

Text mode appends a `Model source` line under `Model`, showing the
source and raw input (e.g. `Model source     flag (raw: sonnet)`).

**Resolution order** (mirrors resolve_repl_model but with source
attribution):
1. If `--model` / `--model=` flag supplied → source: flag, raw: flag value
2. Else if ANTHROPIC_MODEL set → source: env, raw: env value
3. Else if `.claw.json` model key set → source: config, raw: config value
4. Else → source: default, raw: null

## Changes

### rust/crates/rusty-claude-cli/src/main.rs

- Added `ModelSource` enum (Flag/Env/Config/Default) with `as_str()`.
- Added `ModelProvenance` struct (resolved, raw, source) with
  three constructors: `default_fallback()`, `from_flag(raw)`, and
  `from_env_or_config_or_default(cli_model)`.
- Added `model_flag_raw: Option<String>` field to `CliAction::Status`.
- Parse loop captures raw input in `--model` and `--model=` arms.
- Extended `parse_single_word_command_alias` to thread
  `model_flag_raw: Option<&str>` through.
- Extended `print_status_snapshot` signature to accept
  `model_flag_raw: Option<&str>`. Resolves provenance at dispatch time
  (flag provenance from arg; else probe env/config/default).
- Extended `status_json_value` signature with
  `provenance: Option<&ModelProvenance>`. On Some, adds `model_source`
  and `model_raw` fields; on None (legacy resume paths), omits them
  for backward compat.
- Extended `format_status_report` signature with optional provenance.
  On Some, renders `Model source` line after `Model`.
- Updated all existing callers (REPL /status, resume /status, tests)
  to pass None (legacy paths don't carry flag provenance).
- Added 2 regression assertions in parse_args test covering both
  `--model sonnet` and `--model=...` forms.

### ROADMAP.md

- Marked #128 CLOSED with re-verification block.
- Filed #148 documenting the provenance gap split, fix shape, and
  acceptance criteria.

## Live verification

$ claw --model sonnet --output-format json status | jq '{model,model_source,model_raw}'
{"model": "claude-sonnet-4-6", "model_source": "flag", "model_raw": "sonnet"}

$ claw --output-format json status | jq '{model,model_source,model_raw}'
{"model": "claude-opus-4-6", "model_source": "default", "model_raw": null}

$ ANTHROPIC_MODEL=haiku claw --output-format json status | jq '{model,model_source,model_raw}'
{"model": "claude-haiku-4-5-20251213", "model_source": "env", "model_raw": "haiku"}

$ echo '{"model":"claude-opus-4-7"}' > .claw.json && claw --output-format json status | jq '{model,model_source,model_raw}'
{"model": "claude-opus-4-7", "model_source": "config", "model_raw": "claude-opus-4-7"}

$ claw --model sonnet status
Status
  Model            claude-sonnet-4-6
  Model source     flag (raw: sonnet)
  Permission mode  danger-full-access
  ...

## Tests

- rusty-claude-cli bin: 177 tests pass (2 new assertions for #148)
- Full workspace green except pre-existing resume_latest flake (unrelated)

Closes ROADMAP #128, #148.
2026-04-21 20:48:46 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 4cb8fa059a feat: #147 — reject empty / whitespace-only prompts at CLI fallthrough
## Problem

The `"prompt"` subcommand arm enforced `if prompt.trim().is_empty()`
and returned a specific error. The fallthrough `other` arm in the same
match block — which routes any unrecognized first positional arg to
`CliAction::Prompt` — had no such guard. Result:

$ claw ""
error: missing Anthropic credentials; export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN ...

$ claw "   "
error: missing Anthropic credentials; ...

$ claw "" ""
error: missing Anthropic credentials; ...

$ claw --output-format json ""
{"error":"missing Anthropic credentials; ...","type":"error"}

An empty prompt should never reach the credentials check. Worse: with
valid credentials, the literal empty string gets sent to Claude as a
user prompt, either burning tokens for nothing or triggering a model-
side refusal. Same prompt-misdelivery family as #145.

## Root cause

In `parse_subcommand()`, the final `other =>` arm in the top-level
match only guards against typos (#108 guard via `looks_like_subcommand_typo`)
and then unconditionally builds `CliAction::Prompt { prompt: rest.join(" ") }`.
An empty/whitespace-only join passes through.

## Changes

### rust/crates/rusty-claude-cli/src/main.rs

Added the same `if joined.trim().is_empty()` guard already used in the
`"prompt"` arm to the fallthrough path. Error message distinguishes it
from the `prompt` subcommand path:

  empty prompt: provide a subcommand (run `claw --help`) or a
  non-empty prompt string

Runs AFTER the typo guard (so `claw sttaus` still suggests `status`)
and BEFORE CliAction::Prompt construction (so no network call ever
happens for empty inputs).

### Regression tests

Added 4 assertions in the existing parse_args test:
- parse_args([""]) → Err("empty prompt: ...")
- parse_args(["   "]) → Err("empty prompt: ...")
- parse_args(["", ""]) → Err("empty prompt: ...")
- parse_args(["sttaus"]) → Err("unknown subcommand: ...") [verifies #108 typo guard still takes precedence]

### ROADMAP.md

Added Pinpoint #147 documenting the gap, verification, root cause,
fix shape, and acceptance. Joins the prompt-misdelivery cluster
alongside #145.

## Live verification

$ claw ""
error: empty prompt: provide a subcommand (run `claw --help`) or a non-empty prompt string

$ claw "   "
error: empty prompt: provide a subcommand (run `claw --help`) or a non-empty prompt string

$ claw --output-format json ""
{"error":"empty prompt: provide a subcommand ...","type":"error"}

$ claw prompt ""   # unchanged: subcommand-specific error preserved
error: prompt subcommand requires a prompt string

$ claw hello        # unchanged: typo guard still fires
error: unknown subcommand: hello.
  Did you mean     help

$ claw "real prompt here"   # unchanged: real prompts still reach API
error: api returned 401 Unauthorized (with dummy key, as expected)

All empty/whitespace-only paths exit 1. No network call. No misleading
credentials error.

## Tests

- rusty-claude-cli bin: 177 tests pass (4 new assertions)
- Full workspace green except pre-existing resume_latest flake (unrelated)

Closes ROADMAP #147.
2026-04-21 20:35:17 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim f877acacbf feat: #146 — wire claw config and claw diff as standalone subcommands
## Problem

`claw config` and `claw diff` are pure-local read-only introspection
commands (config merges .claw.json + .claw/settings.json from disk; diff
shells out to `git diff --cached` + `git diff`). Neither needs a session
context, yet both rejected direct CLI invocation:

$ claw config
error: `claw config` is a slash command. Use `claw --resume SESSION.jsonl /config` ...

$ claw diff
error: `claw diff` is a slash command. ...

This forced clawing operators to spin up a full session just to inspect
static disk state, and broke natural pipelines like
`claw config --output-format json | jq`.

## Root cause

Sibling of #145: `SlashCommand::Config { section }` and
`SlashCommand::Diff` had working renderers (`render_config_report`,
`render_config_json`, `render_diff_report`, `render_diff_json_for`)
exposed for resume sessions, but the top-level CLI parser in
`parse_subcommand()` had no arms for them. Zero-arg `config`/`diff`
hit `parse_single_word_command_alias`'s fallback to
`bare_slash_command_guidance`, producing the misleading guidance.

## Changes

### rust/crates/rusty-claude-cli/src/main.rs

- Added `CliAction::Config { section, output_format }` and
  `CliAction::Diff { output_format }` variants.
- Added `"config"` / `"diff"` arms to the top-level parser in
  `parse_subcommand()`. `config` accepts an optional section name
  (env|hooks|model|plugins) matching SlashCommand::Config semantics.
  `diff` takes no positional args. Both reject extra trailing args
  with a clear error.
- Added `"config" | "diff" => None` to
  `parse_single_word_command_alias` so bare invocations fall through
  to the new parser arms instead of the slash-guidance error.
- Added dispatch in run() that calls existing renderers: text mode uses
  `render_config_report` / `render_diff_report`; JSON mode uses
  `render_config_json` / `render_diff_json_for` with
  `serde_json::to_string_pretty`.
- Added 5 regression assertions in parse_args test covering:
  parse_args(["config"]), parse_args(["config", "env"]),
  parse_args(["config", "--output-format", "json"]),
  parse_args(["diff"]), parse_args(["diff", "--output-format", "json"]).

### ROADMAP.md

Added Pinpoint #146 documenting the gap, verification, root cause,
fix shape, and acceptance. Explicitly notes which other slash commands
(`hooks`, `usage`, `context`, etc.) are NOT candidates because they
are session-state-modifying.

## Live verification

$ claw config   # no config files
Config
  Working directory /private/tmp/cd-146-verify
  Loaded files      0
  Merged keys       0
Discovered files
  user    missing ...
  project missing ...
  local   missing ...
Exit 0.

$ claw config --output-format json
{
  "cwd": "...",
  "files": [...],
  ...
}

$ claw diff   # no git
Diff
  Result           no git repository
  Detail           ...
Exit 0.

$ claw diff --output-format json   # inside claw-code
{
  "kind": "diff",
  "result": "changes",
  "staged": "",
  "unstaged": "diff --git ..."
}
Exit 0.

## Tests

- rusty-claude-cli bin: 177 tests pass (5 new assertions in parse_args)
- Full workspace green except pre-existing resume_latest flake (unrelated)

## Not changed

`hooks`, `usage`, `context`, `tasks`, `theme`, `voice`, `rename`,
`copy`, `color`, `effort`, `branch`, `rewind`, `ide`, `tag`,
`output-style`, `add-dir` — all session-mutating or interactive-only;
correctly remain slash-only.

Closes ROADMAP #146.
2026-04-21 20:07:28 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 7d63699f9f feat: #145 — wire claw plugins subcommand to CLI parser (prompt misdelivery fix)
## Problem

`claw plugins` (and `claw plugins list`, `claw plugins --help`,
`claw plugins info <name>`, etc.) fell through the top-level subcommand
match and got routed into the prompt-execution path. Result: a purely
local introspection command triggered an Anthropic API call and surfaced
`missing Anthropic credentials` to the user. With valid credentials, it
would actually send the literal string "plugins" as a user prompt to
Claude, burning tokens for a local query.

$ claw plugins
error: missing Anthropic credentials; export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN or ANTHROPIC_API_KEY before calling the Anthropic API

$ ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=dummy claw plugins
⠋ 🦀 Thinking...
✘  Request failed
error: api returned 401 Unauthorized

Meanwhile siblings (`agents`, `mcp`, `skills`) all worked correctly:

$ claw agents
No agents found.
$ claw mcp
MCP
  Working directory ...
  Configured servers 0

## Root cause

`CliAction::Plugins` exists, has a working dispatcher
(`LiveCli::print_plugins`), and is produced inside the REPL via
`SlashCommand::Plugins`. But the top-level CLI parser in
`parse_subcommand()` had arms for `agents`, `mcp`, `skills`, `status`,
`doctor`, `init`, `export`, `prompt`, etc., and **no arm for
`plugins`**. The dispatch never ran from the CLI entry point.

## Changes

### rust/crates/rusty-claude-cli/src/main.rs

Added a `"plugins"` arm to the top-level match in `parse_subcommand()`
that produces `CliAction::Plugins { action, target, output_format }`,
following the same positional convention as `mcp` (`action` = first
positional, `target` = second). Rejects >2 positional args with a clear
error.

Added four regression assertions in the existing `parse_args` test:
- `plugins` alone → `CliAction::Plugins { action: None, target: None }`
- `plugins list` → action: Some("list"), target: None
- `plugins enable <name>` → action: Some("enable"), target: Some(...)
- `plugins --output-format json` → action: None, output_format: Json

### ROADMAP.md

Added Pinpoint #145 documenting the gap, verification, root cause,
fix shape, and acceptance.

## Live verification

$ claw plugins   # no credentials set
Plugins
  example-bundled      v0.1.0      disabled
  sample-hooks         v0.1.0      disabled

$ claw plugins --output-format json   # no credentials set
{
  "action": "list",
  "kind": "plugin",
  "message": "Plugins\n  example-bundled ...\n  sample-hooks ...",
  "reload_runtime": false,
  "target": null
}

Exit 0 in all modes. No network call. No "missing credentials" error.

## Tests

- rusty-claude-cli bin: 177 tests pass (new plugin assertions included)
- Full workspace green except pre-existing resume_latest flake (unrelated)

Closes ROADMAP #145.
2026-04-21 19:36:49 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim faeaa1d30c feat: #144 phase 1 + ROADMAP filing — claw mcp degrades gracefully on malformed config
Filing + Phase 1 fix in one commit (sibling of #143).

## Context

With #143 Phase 1 landed (`claw status` degrades), `claw mcp` was the
remaining diagnostic surface that hard-failed on a malformed `.claw.json`.
Same input, same parse error, same partial-success violation. Fresh
dogfood at 18:59 KST caught it on main HEAD `e2a43fc`.

## Changes

### ROADMAP.md
Added Pinpoint #144 documenting the gap and acceptance criteria. Joins
the partial-success / Principle #5 cluster with #143.

### rust/crates/commands/src/lib.rs
`render_mcp_report_for()` + `render_mcp_report_json_for()` now catch the
ConfigError at loader.load() instead of propagating:

- **Text mode** prepends a "Config load error" block (same shape as
  #143's status output) before the MCP listing. The listing still renders
  with empty servers so the output structure is preserved.
- **JSON mode** adds top-level `status: "ok" | "degraded"` +
  `config_load_error: string | null` fields alongside existing fields
  (`kind`, `action`, `working_directory`, `configured_servers`,
  `servers[]`). On clean runs, `status: "ok"` and
  `config_load_error: null`. On parse failure, `status: "degraded"`,
  `config_load_error: "..."`, `servers: []`, exit 0.
- Both list and show actions get the same treatment.

### Regression test
`commands::tests::mcp_degrades_gracefully_on_malformed_mcp_config_144`:
- Injects the same malformed .claw.json as #143 (one valid + one broken
  mcpServers entry).
- Asserts mcp list returns Ok (not Err).
- Asserts top-level status: "degraded" and config_load_error names the
  malformed field path.
- Asserts show action also degrades.
- Asserts clean path returns status: "ok" with config_load_error null.

## Live verification

$ claw mcp --output-format json
{
  "action": "list",
  "kind": "mcp",
  "status": "degraded",
  "config_load_error": ".../.claw.json: mcpServers.missing-command: missing string field command",
  "working_directory": "/Users/yeongyu/clawd",
  "configured_servers": 0,
  "servers": []
}
Exit 0.

## Contract alignment after this commit

All three diagnostic surfaces match now:
- `doctor` — degraded envelope with typed check entries 
- `status` — degraded envelope with config_load_error  (#143)
- `mcp` — degraded envelope with config_load_error  (this commit)

Phase 2 (typed-error object joining taxonomy §4.44) tracked separately
across all three surfaces.

Full workspace test green except pre-existing resume_latest flake (unrelated).

Closes ROADMAP #144 phase 1.
2026-04-21 19:07:17 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim e2a43fcd49 feat: #143 phase 1 — claw status degrades gracefully on malformed config
Previously `claw status` hard-failed on any config parse error, emitting
a bare error string and exiting 1. This took down the entire health
surface for a single malformed MCP entry, even though workspace, git,
model, permission, and sandbox state could all be reported independently.

`claw doctor` already degraded gracefully on the exact same input.
This commit matches `claw status` to that contract.

Changes:
- Add `StatusContext::config_load_error: Option<String>` to capture parse
  errors without aborting.
- Rewrite `status_context()` to match on `ConfigLoader::load()`: on Err,
  fall back to default `SandboxConfig` for sandbox resolution and record
  the parse error, then continue populating workspace/git/memory fields.
- JSON output gains top-level `status: "ok" | "degraded"` marker and a
  `config_load_error` string (null on clean runs). All other existing
  fields preserved for backward compat.
- Text output prepends a "Config load error" block with Details + Hint
  when config failed to parse, then a "Status (degraded)" header on the
  main block. Clean runs show the usual "Status" header.
- Doctor path updated to pass the config load error through StatusContext.

Regression test `status_degrades_gracefully_on_malformed_mcp_config_143`:
- Injects a .claw.json with one valid + one malformed mcpServers entry
- Asserts status_context() returns Ok (not Err)
- Asserts config_load_error names the malformed field path
- Asserts workspace/sandbox fields still populated in JSON
- Asserts top-level status is 'degraded'
- Asserts clean config path still returns status: 'ok'

Verified live on /Users/yeongyu/clawd (contains deliberately broken MCP entries):
  $ claw status --output-format json
  { "status": "degraded",
    "config_load_error": ".../mcpServers.missing-command: missing string field command",
    "model": "claude-opus-4-6",
    "workspace": {...},
    "sandbox": {...},
    ... }

Phase 2 (typed error object joining #4.44 taxonomy) tracked separately.

Full workspace test green except pre-existing resume_latest flake (unrelated).

Closes ROADMAP #143 phase 1.
2026-04-21 18:37:42 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim fcd5b49428 ROADMAP #143: claw status hard-fails on malformed MCP config while doctor degrades gracefully 2026-04-21 18:32:09 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim e73b6a2364 docs: USAGE.md sections for claw init (#142) and claw state (#139)
Add two missing sections documenting the recently-fixed commands:

- **Initialize a repository**: Shows both text and JSON output modes for
  `claw init`. Explains that structured JSON fields (created[], updated[],
  skipped[], artifacts[]) allow claws to detect per-artifact state without
  substring-matching prose. Documents idempotency.

- **Inspect worker state**: Documents `claw state` and the prerequisite
  that a worker must have executed at least once. Includes the helpful error
  message and remediation hints (claw or claw prompt <text>) so users
  discovering the command for the first time see actionable guidance.

These sections complement the product fixes in #142 (init JSON structure)
and #139 (state error actionability) by documenting the contract from a
user perspective.

Related: ROADMAP #142 (structured init output), #139 (worker-state discoverability).
2026-04-21 18:28:21 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 541c5bb95d feat: #139 actionable worker-state guidance in claw state error + help
Previously `claw state` errored with "no worker state file found ... — run a
worker first" but there is no `claw worker` subcommand, so claws had no
discoverable path from the error to a fix.

Changes:
- Rewrite the missing-state error to name the two concrete commands that
  produce .claw/worker-state.json:
    * `claw` (interactive REPL, writes state on first turn)
    * `claw prompt <text>` (one non-interactive turn)
  Also tell the user what to rerun: `claw state [--output-format json]`.
- Expand the State --help topic with "Produces state", "Observes state",
  and "Exit codes" lines so the worker-state contract is discoverable
  before the user hits the error.
- Add regression test state_error_surfaces_actionable_worker_commands_139
  asserting the error contains `claw prompt`, REPL mention, and the
  rerun path, plus that the help topic documents the producer contract.

Verified live:
  $ claw state
  error: no worker state file found at .claw/worker-state.json
    Hint: worker state is written by the interactive REPL or a non-interactive prompt.
    Run:   claw               # start the REPL (writes state on first turn)
    Or:    claw prompt <text> # run one non-interactive turn
    Then rerun: claw state [--output-format json]

JSON mode preserves the full hint inside the error envelope so CI/claws
can match on `claw prompt` without losing the canonical prefix.

Full workspace test green except pre-existing resume_latest flake (unrelated).

Closes ROADMAP #139.
2026-04-21 18:04:04 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 611eed1537 feat: #142 structured fields in claw init --output-format json
Previously `claw init --output-format json` emitted a valid JSON envelope but
packed the entire human-formatted output into a single `message` string. Claw
scripts had to substring-match human language to tell `created` from `skipped`.

Changes:
- Add InitStatus::json_tag() returning machine-stable "created"|"updated"|"skipped"
  (unlike label() which includes the human " (already exists)" suffix).
- Add InitReport::NEXT_STEP constant so claws can read the next-step hint
  without grepping the message string.
- Add InitReport::artifacts_with_status() to partition artifacts by state.
- Add InitReport::artifact_json_entries() for the structured artifacts[] array.
- Rewrite run_init + init_json_value to emit first-class fields alongside the
  legacy message string (kept for text consumers): project_path, created[],
  updated[], skipped[], artifacts[], next_step, message.
- Update the slash-command Init dispatch to use the same structured JSON.
- Add regression test artifacts_with_status_partitions_fresh_and_idempotent_runs
  asserting both fresh + idempotent runs produce the right partitioning and
  that the machine-stable tag is bare 'skipped' not label()'s phrasing.

Verified output:
- Fresh dir: created[] has 4 entries, skipped[] empty
- Idempotent call: created[] empty, skipped[] has 4 entries
- project_path, next_step as first-class keys
- message preserved verbatim for backward compat

Full workspace test green except pre-existing resume_latest flake (unrelated).

Closes ROADMAP #142.
2026-04-21 17:42:00 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 7763ca3260 feat: #141 unify claw <subcommand> --help contract across all 14 subcommands
Previously, `claw <subcommand> --help` had 5 different behaviors:
- 7 subcommands returned subcommand-specific help (correct)
- init/export/state/version silently fell back to global `claw --help`
- system-prompt/dump-manifests errored with `unknown <cmd> option: --help`
- bootstrap-plan printed its phase list instead of help text

Changes:
- Extend LocalHelpTopic enum with Init, State, Export, Version, SystemPrompt,
  DumpManifests, BootstrapPlan variants.
- Extend parse_local_help_action() to resolve those 7 subcommands to their
  local help topic instead of falling through to the main dispatch.
- Remove init/state/export/version from the explicit wants_help=true matcher
  so they reach parse_local_help_action() before being routed to global help.
- Add render_help_topic() entries for the 7 new topics with consistent
  Usage/Purpose/Output/Formats/Related structure.
- Add regression test subcommand_help_flag_has_one_contract_across_all_subcommands_141
  asserting every documented subcommand + both --help and -h variants resolve
  to a HelpTopic with non-empty text that contains a Usage line.

Verification:
- All 14 subcommands now return subcommand-specific help (live dogfood).
- Full workspace test green except pre-existing resume_latest flake.

Closes ROADMAP #141.
2026-04-21 17:36:48 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 2665ada94e ROADMAP #142: claw init --output-format json emits unstructured message string instead of created/skipped fields 2026-04-21 17:31:11 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 21b377d9c0 ROADMAP #141: claw <subcommand> --help has 5 different behaviors — inconsistent help surface 2026-04-21 17:01:46 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 27ffd75f03 fix: #140 isolate test cwd + env in punctuation_bearing_single_token test
Previously this test inherited the cargo test runner's CWD, which could contain
a stale .claw/settings.json with "permissionMode": "acceptEdits" written by
another test. The deprecated-field resolver then silently downgraded the
default permission mode to WorkspaceWrite, breaking the test's assertion.

Fix: wrap the assertion in with_current_dir() + env_lock() so the test runs in
an isolated temp directory with no stale config.

Full workspace test now passes except for pre-existing resume_latest flake
(unrelated to #140, environment-dependent, tracked separately).

Closes ROADMAP #140.
2026-04-21 16:34:58 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 0cf8241978 ROADMAP #140: deprecated permissionMode migration silently downgrades DangerFullAccess to WorkspaceWrite — 1 test failure on main HEAD 36b3a09 2026-04-21 16:23:00 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 36b3a09818 ROADMAP #139: claw state error references undocumented 'worker' concept (unactionable for claws) 2026-04-21 16:01:54 +09:00
YeonGyu-KimandSisyphus f3f6643fb9 feat: #108 add did-you-mean guard for subcommand typos (prevents silent LLM dispatch)
Ultraworked with [Sisyphus](https://github.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent)

Co-authored-by: Sisyphus <clio-agent@sisyphuslabs.ai>
2026-04-21 15:37:58 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 883cef1a26 docs: #138 add concrete evidence — feat/134-135 branch pushed but no PR (closure-state gap) 2026-04-21 15:02:33 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 768c1abc78 ROADMAP #138: dogfood cycle report-gate opacity — nudge surface needs explicit closure state 2026-04-21 14:49:36 +09:00
YeonGyu-KimandSisyphus a8beca1463 fix: #136 support --output-format json with --compact flag
Ultraworked with [Sisyphus](https://github.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent)

Co-authored-by: Sisyphus <clio-agent@sisyphuslabs.ai>
2026-04-21 14:47:15 +09:00
YeonGyu-KimandSisyphus 21adae9570 fix: #137 update test fixtures to use canonical 'opus' alias for main branch consistency
Ultraworked with [Sisyphus](https://github.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent)

Co-authored-by: Sisyphus <clio-agent@sisyphuslabs.ai>
2026-04-21 14:32:49 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 724a78604d ROADMAP #137: model-alias shorthand regression in test suite — bare alias parsing broken on feat/134-135-session-identity; 3 tests fail with invalid model syntax error after #134/#135 validation tightening 2026-04-21 13:27:10 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 91ba54d39f ROADMAP #136: --compact flag silently overrides --output-format json — compact turn always emits plain text even when JSON requested; unreachable Json arm in run_with_output() match; joins output-format completeness cluster #90/#91/#92/#127/#130 and CLI/REPL parity §7.1 2026-04-21 12:27:06 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 8b52e77f23 ROADMAP #135: claw status --json missing active_session bool and session.id cross-reference — status query side of #134 round-trip; joins session identity completeness §4.7 and status surface completeness cluster #80/#83/#114/#122; natural bundle #134+#135 closes session-identity round-trip 2026-04-21 06:55:09 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 2c42f8bcc8 docs: remove duplicate ROADMAP #134 entry 2026-04-21 04:50:43 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim f266505546 ROADMAP #134: no run/correlation ID at session boundary — session.id missing from startup event and status JSON; observer must infer session identity from timing 2026-04-21 01:55:42 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 50e3fa3a83 docs: add --output-format to diagnostic verb help text
Updated LocalHelpTopic help strings to surface --output-format support:
- Status, Sandbox, Doctor, Acp all now show [--output-format <format>]
- Added 'Formats: text (default), json' line to each

Diagnostic verbs support JSON output but help text didn't advertise it.
Post-#127 fix: help text now matches actual CLI surface.

Verified: cargo build passes, claw doctor --help shows output-format.

Refs: #127
2026-04-20 21:32:02 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim a51b2105ed docs: add JSON output example for diagnostic verbs post-#127
USAGE.md now documents:
-  for machine-readable diagnostics
- Note about parse-time rejection of invalid suffix args (post-#127 fix)

Verifies that diagnostic verbs support JSON output for scripting,
and documents the behavior change from #127 (invalid args rejected
at parse time instead of falling through to prompt dispatch).

Refs: #127
2026-04-20 21:01:10 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim a3270db602 fix: #127 reject unrecognized suffix args for diagnostic verbs
Diagnostic verbs (help, version, status, sandbox, doctor, state) now
reject unrecognized suffix arguments at parse time instead of silently
falling through to Prompt dispatch.

Fixes: claw doctor --json (and similar) no longer accepts --json silently
and attempts to send it to the LLM as a prompt. Now properly emits:
'unrecognized argument `--json` for subcommand `doctor`'

Joined parser-level trust gap quintet #108 + #117 + #119 + #122 + #127.
Prevents token burn on rejected arguments.

Verified: cargo build --workspace passes, claw doctor --json errors cleanly.

Refs: #127, ROADMAP
2026-04-20 19:23:35 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 12f1f9a74e feat: wire ship.prepared provenance emission at bash execution boundary
Adds ship provenance detection and emission in execute_bash_async():
- Detects git push to main/master commands
- Captures current branch, HEAD commit, git user as actor
- Emits ship.prepared event with ShipProvenance payload
- Logs to stderr as interim routing (event stream integration pending)

This is the first wired provenance event — schema (§4.44.5) now has
runtime emission at actual git operation boundary.

Verified: cargo build --workspace passes.
Next: wire ship.commits_selected, ship.merged, ship.pushed_main events.

Refs: §4.44.5.1, ROADMAP #4.44.5
2026-04-20 17:03:28 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 2678fa0af5 fix: #124 --model validation rejects malformed syntax at parse time
Adds validate_model_syntax() that rejects:
- Empty strings
- Strings with spaces (e.g., 'bad model')
- Invalid provider/model format

Accepts:
- Known aliases (opus, sonnet, haiku)
- Valid provider/model format (provider/model)

Wired into parse_args for both --model <value> and --model=<value> forms.
Errors exit with clear message before any API calls (no token burn).

Verified:
- 'claw --model "bad model" version' → error, exit 1
- 'claw --model "" version' → error, exit 1
- 'claw --model opus version' → works
- 'claw --model anthropic/claude-opus-4-6 version' → works

Refs: ROADMAP #124 (debbcbe cluster — parser-level trust gap family)
2026-04-20 16:32:17 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim b9990bb27c fix: #122 + #125 doctor consistency and git_state clarity
#122: doctor invocation now checks stale-base condition
- Calls run_stale_base_preflight(None) in render_doctor_report()
- Emits stale-base warnings to stderr when branch is behind main
- Fixes inconsistency: doctor 'ok' vs prompt 'stale base' warning

#125: git_state field reflects non-git directories
- When !in_git_repo, git_state = 'not in git repo' instead of 'clean'
- Fixes contradiction: in_git_repo: false but git_state: 'clean'
- Applied in both doctor text output and status JSON

Verified: cargo build --workspace passes.

Refs: ROADMAP #122 (dd73962), #125 (debbcbe)
2026-04-20 16:13:43 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim f33c315c93 fix: #122 doctor invocation now checks stale-base condition
Adds run_stale_base_preflight(None) call to render_doctor_report() so that
claw doctor emits stale-base warnings to stderr when the current branch is
behind main. Previously doctor reported 'ok' even when branch was stale,
creating inconsistency with prompt path warnings.

Fixes silent-state inventory gap: doctor now consistent with prompt/repl
stale-base checking. No behavior change for non-stale branches.

Verified: cargo build --workspace passes, no test failures.

Ref: ROADMAP #122 dogfood filing @ dd73962
2026-04-20 15:49:56 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 5c579e4a09 §4.44.5.1: file ship event wiring pinpoint (schema landed, wiring missing)
Dogfood cycle 2026-04-20 identified that §4.44.5 ship/provenance event schema
is implemented (ShipProvenance struct, ship.* constructors, tests pass) but
actual git push/merge/commit-range operations do not yet emit these events.

Events remain dead code—constructors exist but are never called during real
workflows. This pinpoint tracks the missing wiring: locating actual git
operation call sites in main.rs/tools/lib.rs/worker_boot.rs and intercepting
to emit ship.prepared/commits_selected/merged/pushed_main with real metadata
(source_branch, commit_range, merge_method, actor, pr_number).

Acceptance: at least one real git push emits all 4 events with actual payload
values, claw state JSON surfaces ship provenance.

Ref: dogfood gaebal-gajae @ 1495672954573291571 (15:30 KST)
2026-04-20 15:30:34 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 8a8ca8a355 ROADMAP #4.44.5: Ship/provenance events — implement §4.44.5
Adds structured ship provenance surface to eliminate delivery-path opacity:

New lane events:
- ship.prepared — intent to ship established
- ship.commits_selected — commit range locked
- ship.merged — merge completed with provenance
- ship.pushed_main — delivery to main confirmed

ShipProvenance struct carries:
- source_branch, base_commit
- commit_count, commit_range
- merge_method (direct_push/fast_forward/merge_commit/squash_merge/rebase_merge)
- actor, pr_number

Constructor methods added to LaneEvent for all four ship events.

Tests:
- Wire value serialization for ship events
- Round-trip deserialization
- Canonical event name coverage

Runtime: 465 tests pass
ROADMAP updated with IMPLEMENTED status

This closes the gap where 56 commits pushed to main had no structured
provenance trail — now emits first-class events for clawhip consumption.
2026-04-20 15:06:50 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim b0b579ebe9 ROADMAP #133: Blocked-state subphase contract — implement §6.5
Adds BlockedSubphase enum with 7 variants for structured blocked-state reporting:
- blocked.trust_prompt — trust gate blockers
- blocked.prompt_delivery — prompt misdelivery
- blocked.plugin_init — plugin startup failures
- blocked.mcp_handshake — MCP connection issues
- blocked.branch_freshness — stale branch blockers
- blocked.test_hang — test timeout/hang
- blocked.report_pending — report generation stuck

LaneEventBlocker now carries optional subphase field that gets serialized
into LaneEvent data. Enables clawhip to route recovery without pane scraping.

Updates:
- lane_events.rs: BlockedSubphase enum, LaneEventBlocker.subphase field
- lane_events.rs: blocked()/failed() constructors with subphase serialization
- lib.rs: Export BlockedSubphase
- tools/src/lib.rs: classify_lane_blocker() with subphase: None
- Test imports and fixtures updated

Backward-compatible: subphase is Option<>, existing events continue to work.
2026-04-20 15:04:08 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim c956f78e8a ROADMAP #4.44.5: Ship/provenance opacity — filed from dogfood
Added structured delivery-path contract to surface branch → merge → main-push
provenance as first-class events. Filed from the 56-commit 2026-04-20 push
that exposed the gap.

Also fixes: ApiError test compilation — add suggested_action: None to 4 sites

- Line ~8414: opaque_provider_wrapper_surfaces_failure_class_session_and_trace
- Line ~8436: retry_exhaustion_uses_retry_failure_class_for_generic_provider_wrapper
- Line ~8499: provider_context_window_errors_are_reframed_with_same_guidance
- Line ~8533: retry_wrapped_context_window_errors_keep_recovery_guidance
2026-04-20 14:35:07 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim dd73962d0b ROADMAP #122: doctor invocation does not check stale-base condition — run_stale_base_preflight() only invoked in Prompt + REPL paths, missing in doctor action handler; inconsistency: doctor says 'ok' but prompt warns 'stale base'; joins boot preflight / doctor contract family (#80-#83/#114) and silent-state inventory (#102/#127/#129/#245) 2026-04-20 13:11:12 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 027efb2f9f ROADMAP §4.44: Typed-error envelope contract (Silent-state inventory roll-up) — locks in structured error.kind/operation/target/errno/hint/retryable contract that closes the family of pinpoints currently scattered across #102 + #121 + #127 + #129 + #130 + #245; backward-compat additive; regression locked via golden-fixture; gates 'Run claw --help for usage' trailer on error.kind == usage; drafted jointly with gaebal-gajae during 2026-04-20 dogfood cycle 2026-04-20 13:03:50 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 866f030713 ROADMAP #130: claw export --output filesystem errors surface raw OS errno strings with zero context — 5 distinct failure modes all produce different errno strings but the same zero-context shape; no path echoed, no operation named, no io::ErrorKind classification, no actionable hint; JSON envelope flattens to {error, type} losing all structure; Run claw --help for usage trailer misleads on non-usage errors; joins JSON-envelope asymmetry family #90/#91/#92/#110/#115/#116 and truth-audit #80-#127/#129 2026-04-20 12:52:22 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim d2a83415dc ROADMAP #129: MCP server startup blocks credential validation in Prompt path — cred check ordered AFTER MCP child handshake await; misbehaved/slow MCP wedges every claw <prompt> invocation indefinitely; npx restart loop wastes resources; runtime-side companion to #102's config-time MCP gap; PARITY.md Lane 7 acceptance gap 2026-04-20 12:43:11 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 8122029eba ROADMAP #128: claw --model <malformed> (spaces, empty string, invalid syntax) silently accepted at parse time, falls through to cred-error misdirection; joins parser-level trust gap family #108/#117/#119/#122/#127; joins token-burn family #99/#127 2026-04-20 12:32:56 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim d284ef774e ROADMAP #127: claw <subcommand> --json silently falls through to LLM Prompt dispatch — diagnostic verbs (doctor, status, sandbox, skills, version, help) reject --json with cred-error misdirection; valid verb + unrecognized suffix arg = Prompt fall-through; 18th silent-flag, 5th parser-level trust gap, joins #108 + #117 + #119 + #122 2026-04-20 12:05:05 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 7370546c1c ROADMAP #126: /config [env|hooks|model|plugins] ignores section argument — all 4 subcommands return bit-identical file-list envelope; 4-way dispatch collapse
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD b56841c from /tmp/cdFF2.

/config model, /config hooks, /config plugins, /config env all
return: {kind:'config', cwd, files:[...], loaded_files,
merged_keys} — BIT-IDENTICAL.

diff /config model vs /config hooks → empty.
Section argument parsed at slash-command level but not branched
on in the handler.

Help: '/config [env|hooks|model|plugins] Inspect Claude config
files or merged sections [resume]'
→ 'merged sections' never shown. Same file-list for all.

Third dispatch-collapse finding:
  #111: /providers → Doctor (2-way, wildly wrong)
  #118: /stats + /tokens + /cache → Stats (3-way, distinct)
  #126: /config env + hooks + model + plugins → file-list (4-way)

Fix shape (~60 lines):
- Section-specific handlers:
    /config model → resolved model, source, aliases
    /config hooks → pre_tool_use, post_tool_use arrays
    /config plugins → enabled_plugins list
    /config env → current file-list (already correct)
- Bare /config → current file-list envelope
- Regression per section

Joins Silent-flag/documented-but-unenforced.
Joins Truth-audit — help promises section inspection.
Joins Dispatch-collapse family: #111 + #118 + #126.

Natural bundle: #111 + #118 + #126 — dispatch-collapse trio.
Complete parser-dispatch-collapse audit across slash commands.

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1495023618529300580
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 20:32:52 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim b56841c5f4 ROADMAP #125: git_state 'clean' emitted for non-git directories; GitWorkspaceSummary default all-zeros → is_clean() → 'clean' even when in_git_repo: false; contradictory doctor fields
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD debbcbe from /tmp/cdBB2.

Non-git directory:
  $ mkdir /tmp/cdBB2 && cd /tmp/cdBB2   # NO git init
  $ claw --output-format json status | jq .workspace.git_state
  'clean'      # should be null — not in a git repo

  $ claw --output-format json doctor | jq '.checks[]
    | select(.name=="workspace") | {in_git_repo, git_state}'
  {"in_git_repo": false, "git_state": "clean"}
  # CONTRADICTORY: not in git BUT git is 'clean'

Trace:
  main.rs:2550-2554 parse_git_workspace_summary:
    let Some(status) = status else {
        return summary;   // all-zero default when no git
    };
  All-zero GitWorkspaceSummary → is_clean() (changed_files==0)
    → true → headline() = 'clean'

  main.rs:4950 status JSON: git_summary.headline() for git_state
  main.rs:1856 doctor workspace: same headline() for git_state

Fix shape (~25 lines):
- Return Option<GitWorkspaceSummary> when status is None
- headline() returns Option<String>: None when no git
- Status JSON: git_state: null when not in git
- Doctor: omit git_state when in_git_repo: false, or set null
- Optional: claw init skip .gitignore in non-git dirs
- Regression: non-git → null, git clean → 'clean',
  detached HEAD → 'clean' + 'detached HEAD'

Joins Truth-audit — 'clean' is a lie for non-git dirs.
Adjacent to #89 (claw blind to mid-rebase) — same field,
  different missing state.
Joins #100 (status/doctor JSON gaps) — another field whose
  value doesn't reflect reality.

Natural bundle: #89 + #100 + #125 — git-state-completeness
  triple: rebase/merge invisible (#89) + stale-base unplumbed
  (#100) + non-git 'clean' lie (#125). Complete git_state
  field failure coverage.

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1495016073085583442
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 20:03:32 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim debbcbe7fb ROADMAP #124: --model accepts any string with zero validation; typos silently pass through; empty string accepted; status JSON has no model provenance
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD bb76ec9 from /tmp/cdAA2.

--model flag has zero validation:
  claw --model sonet status → model:'sonet' (typo passthrough)
  claw --model '' status → model:'' (empty accepted)
  claw --model garbage status → model:'garbage' (any string)

Valid aliases do resolve:
  sonnet → claude-sonnet-4-6
  opus → claude-opus-4-6
  Config aliases also resolve via resolve_model_alias_with_config

But unresolved strings pass through silently. Typo 'sonet'
becomes literal model ID sent to API → fails late with
'model not found' after full context assembly.

Compare:
  --reasoning-effort: validates low|medium|high. Has guard.
  --permission-mode: validates against known set. Has guard.
  --model: no guard. Any string.
  --base-commit: no guard (#122). Same pattern.

status JSON:
  {model: 'sonet'} — shows resolved name only.
  No model_source (flag/config/default).
  No model_raw (pre-resolution input).
  No model_valid (known to any provider).
  Claw can't distinguish typo from exact model from alias.

Trace:
  main.rs:470-480 --model parsing:
    model = value.clone(); index += 2;
    No validation. Raw string stored.

  main.rs:1032-1046 resolve_model_alias_with_config:
    resolves known aliases. Unknown strings pass through.

  main.rs:~4951 status JSON builder:
    reports resolved model. No source/raw/valid fields.

Fix shape (~65 lines):
- Reject empty string at parse time
- Warn on unresolved aliases with fuzzy-match suggestion
- Add model_source, model_raw to status JSON
- Add model-validity check to doctor
- Regression per failure mode

Joins #105 (4-surface model disagreement) — model pair:
  #105 status ignores config model, doctor mislabels
  #124 --model flag unvalidated, no provenance in JSON

Joins #122 (--base-commit zero validation) — unvalidated-flag
pair: same parser pattern, no guards.

Joins Silent-flag/documented-but-unenforced as 17th.
Joins Truth-audit — status model field has no provenance.
Joins Parallel-entry-point asymmetry as 10th.

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1495000973914144819
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 19:03:02 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim bb76ec9730 ROADMAP #123: --allowedTools tool-name normalization asymmetric; snake_case canonicals accept variants, PascalCase canonicals reject snake_case; whitespace+comma split undocumented; allowed_tools not surfaced in JSON
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 2bf2a11 from /tmp/cdZZ.

Asymmetric normalization:
  normalize_tool_name(value) = trim + lowercase + replace -→_

  Canonical 'read_file' (snake_case):
    accepts: read_file, READ_FILE, Read-File, read-file,
             Read (alias), read (alias)
    rejects: ReadFile, readfile, READFILE
    → Because normalize('ReadFile')='readfile', and name_map
      has key 'read_file' not 'readfile'.

  Canonical 'WebFetch' (PascalCase):
    accepts: WebFetch, webfetch, WEBFETCH
    rejects: web_fetch, web-fetch, Web-Fetch
    → Because normalize('WebFetch')='webfetch' (no underscore).
      User input 'web_fetch' normalizes to 'web_fetch' (keeps
      underscore). Keys don't match.

The normalize function ADDS underscores (hyphen→underscore) but
DOESN'T REMOVE them. So PascalCase canonicals have underscore-
free normalized keys; user input with explicit underscores keeps
them, creating key mismatch.

Result: 'bash,Bash,BASH,Read,read_file,Read-File,WebFetch' all
accepted, but 'web_fetch,web-fetch' rejected.

Additional silent-flag issues:
- Splits on commas OR whitespace (undocumented — help says
  TOOL[,TOOL...])
- 'bash,Bash,BASH' silently accepts all 3 case variants, no
  dedup warning
- Allowed tools NOT in status/doctor JSON — claw passing
  --allowedTools has no way to verify what runtime accepted

Trace:
  tools/src/lib.rs:192-244 normalize_allowed_tools:
    canonical_names from mvp_tool_specs + plugin_tools + runtime
    name_map: (normalize_tool_name(canonical), canonical)
    for token in value.split(|c| c==',' || c.is_whitespace()):
      lookup normalize_tool_name(token) in name_map

  tools/src/lib.rs:370-372 normalize_tool_name:
    fn normalize_tool_name(value: &str) -> String {
        value.trim().replace('-', '_').to_ascii_lowercase()
    }
    Replaces - with _. Lowercases. Does NOT remove _.

  Asymmetry source: normalize('WebFetch')='webfetch',
  normalize('web_fetch')='web_fetch'. Different keys.

  --allowedTools NOT plumbed into Status JSON output
  (no 'allowed_tools' field).

Fix shape (~50 lines):
- Symmetric normalization: strip underscores from both canonical
  and input, OR don't normalize hyphens in input either.
  Pick one convention.
- claw tools list / --allowedTools help subcommand that prints
  canonical names + accepted variants.
- Surface allowed_tools in status/doctor JSON when flag set.
- Document comma+whitespace split semantics in --help.
- Warn on duplicate tokens (bash,Bash,BASH = 3 tokens, 1 unique).
- Regression per normalization pair + status surface + duplicate.

Joins Silent-flag/documented-but-unenforced (#96-#101, #104,
#108, #111, #115, #116, #117, #118, #119, #121, #122) as 16th.

Joins Permission-audit/tool-allow-list (#94, #97, #101, #106,
#115, #120) as 7th.

Joins Truth-audit — status/doctor JSON hides what allowed-tools
set actually is.

Joins Parallel-entry-point asymmetry (#91, #101, #104, #105,
#108, #114, #117, #122) as 9th — --allowedTools vs
.claw.json permissions.allow likely disagree on normalization.

Natural bundles:
  #97 + #123 — --allowedTools trust-gap pair:
    empty silently blocks (#97) +
    asymmetric normalization + invisible runtime state (#123)

  Permission-audit 7-way (grown):
    #94 + #97 + #101 + #106 + #115 + #120 + #123

  Flagship permission-audit sweep 8-way (grown):
    #50 + #87 + #91 + #94 + #97 + #101 + #115 + #123

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494993419536306176
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 18:38:24 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 2bf2a11943 ROADMAP #122: --base-commit greedy-consumes next arg with zero validation; subcommand/flag swallow; stale-base signal missing from status/doctor JSON surfaces
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD d1608ae from /tmp/cdYY.

Three related findings:

1. --base-commit has zero validation:
   $ claw --base-commit doctor
   warning: worktree HEAD (...) does not match expected
     base commit (doctor). Session may run against a stale
     codebase.
   error: missing Anthropic credentials; ...
   # 'doctor' used as base-commit value literally.
   # Subcommand absorbed. Prompt fallthrough. Billable.

2. Greedy swallow of next flag:
   $ claw --base-commit --model sonnet status
   warning: ...does not match expected base commit (--model)
   # '--model' taken as value. status never dispatched.

3. Garbage values silently accepted:
   $ claw --base-commit garbage status
   Status ...
   # No validation. No warning (status path doesn't run check).

4. Stale-base signal missing from JSON surfaces:
   $ claw --output-format json --base-commit $BASE status
   {"kind":"status", ...}
   # no stale_base, no base_commit, no base_commit_mismatch.

   Stale-base check runs ONLY on Prompt path, as stderr prose.

Trace:
  main.rs:487-494 --base-commit parsing:
    'base-commit' => {
        let value = args.get(index + 1).ok_or_else(...)?;
        base_commit = Some(value.clone());
        index += 2;
    }
    No format check. No reject-on-flag-prefix. No reject-on-
    known-subcommand.

  Compare main.rs:498-510 --reasoning-effort:
    validates 'low' | 'medium' | 'high'. Has guard.

  stale_base.rs check_base_commit runs on Prompt/turn path
  only. No Status/Doctor handler includes base_commit field.

  grep 'stale_base|base_commit_matches|base_commit:'
    rust/crates/rusty-claude-cli/src/main.rs | grep status|doctor
  → zero matches.

Fix shape (~40 lines):
- Reject values starting with '-' (flag-like)
- Reject known-subcommand names as values
- Optionally run 'git cat-file -e {value}' to verify real commit
- Plumb base_commit + base_commit_matches + stale_base_warning
  into Status and Doctor JSON surfaces
- Emit warning as structured JSON event too (not just stderr)
- Regression per failure mode

Joins Silent-flag/documented-but-unenforced (#96-#101, #104,
#108, #111, #115, #116, #117, #118, #119, #121) as 15th.

Joins Parser-level trust gaps: #108 + #117 + #119 + #122 —
billable-token silent-burn via parser too-eager consumption.

Joins Parallel-entry-point asymmetry (#91, #101, #104, #105,
#108, #114, #117) as 8th — stale-base implemented for Prompt
but absent from Status/Doctor.

Joins Truth-audit — 'expected base commit (doctor)' lies by
including user's mistake as truth.

Cross-cluster with Unplumbed-subsystem (#78, #96, #100, #102,
#103, #107, #109, #111, #113, #121) — stale-base signal in
runtime but not JSON.

Natural bundles:
  Parser-level trust gap quintet (grown):
    #108 + #117 + #119 + #122 — billable-token silent-burn
    via parser too-eager consumption.

  #100 + #122 — stale-base diagnostic-integrity pair:
    #100 stale-base subsystem unplumbed (general)
    #122 --base-commit accepts anything, greedy, Status/Doctor
      JSON unplumbed (specific)

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494978319920136232
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 18:03:35 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim d1608aede4 ROADMAP #121: hooks schema incompatible with Claude Code; error message misleading; doctor JSON emits 2 objects on failure breaking single-doc parsing; doctor has duplicate message+report fields
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD b81e642 from /tmp/cdWW.

Four related findings in one:

1. hooks schema incompatible with Claude Code (primary):
   claw-code: {'hooks':{'PreToolUse':['cmd1','cmd2']}}
   Claude Code: {'hooks':{'PreToolUse':[
     {'matcher':'Bash','hooks':[{'type':'command','command':'...'}]}
   ]}}

   Flat string array vs matcher-keyed object array. Incompatible.
   User copying .claude.json hooks to .claw.json hits parse-fail.

2. Error message misleading:
   'field hooks.PreToolUse must be an array of strings, got an array'
   Both input and expected are arrays. Correct diagnosis:
   'got an array of objects where array of strings expected'

3. Missing Claude Code hook event types:
   claw-code supports: PreToolUse, PostToolUse, PostToolUseFailure
   Claude Code supports: above + UserPromptSubmit, Notification,
   Stop, SubagentStop, PreCompact, SessionStart
   5+ event types missing.
   matcher regex not supported.
   type: 'command' vs type: 'http' extensibility not supported.

4. doctor NDJSON output on failures:
   With failures present, --output-format json emits TWO
   concatenated JSON objects on stdout:
     Object 1: {kind:'doctor', has_failures:true, ...}
     Object 2: {type:'error', error:'doctor found failing checks'}

   python json.load() fails: 'Extra data: line 133 column 1'
   Flag name 'json' violated — NDJSON is not JSON.

5. doctor message + report byte-duplicated:
   .message and .report top-level fields have identical prose
   content. Parser ambiguity + byte waste.

Trace:
  config.rs:750-771 parse_optional_hooks_config_object:
    optional_string_array(hooks, 'PreToolUse', context)
    Expects ['cmd1', 'cmd2']. Claude Code gives
    [{matcher,hooks:[{type,command}]}]. Schema-incompatible.

  config.rs:775-779 validate_optional_hooks_config:
    calls same parser. Error bubbles up.
    Message comes from optional_string_array path —
    technically correct but misleading.

Fix shape (~200 lines + migration docs):
- Dual-schema hooks parser: accept native + Claude Code forms
- Add missing event types to RuntimeHookConfig
- Implement matcher regex
- Fix error message to distinguish array-element types
- Fix doctor: single JSON object regardless of failure state
- De-duplicate message + report (keep report, drop message)
- Regression per schema form + event type + matcher

Joins Claude Code migration parity (#103, #109, #116, #117,
#119, #120) as 7th — most severe parity break since hooks is
load-bearing automation infrastructure.

Joins Truth-audit on misleading error message.

Joins Silent-flag on --output-format json emitting NDJSON.

Cross-cluster with Unplumbed-subsystem (#78, #96, #100, #102,
#103, #107, #109, #111, #113) — hooks subsystem exists but
schema incompatible with reference implementation.

Natural bundles:
  Claude Code migration parity septet (grown flagship):
    #103 + #109 + #116 + #117 + #119 + #120 + #121
    Complete coverage of every migration failure mode.

  #107 + #121 — hooks-subsystem pair:
    #107 hooks invisible to JSON diagnostics
    #121 hooks schema incompatible with migration source

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494963222157983774
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 17:03:14 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim b81e6422b4 ROADMAP #120: .claw.json custom JSON5-partial parser accepts trailing commas but silently drops comments/unquoted/BOM; combined with alias table 'default'→ReadOnly + no-config→DangerFullAccess creates security-critical user-intent inversion
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 7859222 from /tmp/cdVV.

Extends #86 (silent-drop general case) with two new angles:

1. JSON5-partial acceptance matrix:
   ACCEPTED (loaded correctly):
     - trailing comma (one)
   SILENTLY DROPPED (loaded_config_files=0, zero stderr, exit 0):
     - line comments (//)
     - block comments (/* */)
     - unquoted keys
     - UTF-8 BOM
     - single quotes
     - hex numbers
     - leading commas
     - multiple trailing commas

   8 cases tested, 1 accepted, 7 silently dropped.
   The 1 accepted gives false signal of JSON5 tolerance.

2. Alias table creates user-intent inversion:
   config.rs:856-858:
     'default' | 'plan' | 'read-only' => ReadOnly
     'acceptEdits' | 'auto' | 'workspace-write' => WorkspaceWrite
     'dontAsk' | 'danger-full-access' => DangerFullAccess

   CRITICAL: 'default' in the config file = ReadOnly
             no config at all = DangerFullAccess (per #87)
   These are OPPOSITE modes.

   Security-inversion chain:
     user writes: {'// comment', 'defaultMode': 'default'}
     user intent: read-only
     parser: rejects comment
     read_optional_json_object: silently returns Ok(None)
     config loader: no config present
     permission_mode: falls back to no-config default
                      = DangerFullAccess
     ACTUAL RESULT: opposite of intent. ZERO warning.

Trace:
  config.rs:674-692 read_optional_json_object:
    is_legacy_config = (file_name == '.claw.json')
    match JsonValue::parse(&contents) {
        Ok(parsed) => parsed,
        Err(_error) if is_legacy_config => return Ok(None),
        Err(error) => return Err(ConfigError::Parse(...)),
    }
    is_legacy silent-drop. (#86 covers general case)

  json.rs JsonValue::parse — custom parser:
    accepts trailing comma
    rejects everything else JSON5-ish

Fix shape (~80 lines, overlaps with #86):
- Pick policy: strict JSON or explicit JSON5. Enforce consistently.
- Apply #86 fix here: replace silent-drop with warn-and-continue,
  structured warning in stderr + JSON surface.
- Rename 'default' alias OR map to 'ask' (matches English meaning).
- Structure status output: add config_parse_errors:[] field so
  claws detect silent drops via JSON without stderr-parsing.
- Regression matrix per JSON5 feature + security-invariant test.

Joins Permission-audit/tool-allow-list (#94, #97, #101, #106,
#115) as 6th — this is the CONFIG-PARSE anchor of the permission-
posture problem. Complete matrix:
  #87 absence → DangerFullAccess
  #101 env-var fail-OPEN → DangerFullAccess
  #115 init-generated dangerous default → DangerFullAccess
  #120 config parse-drops → DangerFullAccess

Joins Truth-audit on loaded_config_files=0 + permission_mode=
danger-full-access inconsistency without config_parse_errors[].

Joins Reporting-surface/config-hygiene (#90, #91, #92, #110,
#115, #116) on silent-drop-no-stderr-exit-0 axis.

Joins Claude Code migration parity (#103, #109, #116, #117,
#119) as 6th — claw-code is strict-where-Claude-was-lax (#116)
AND lax-where-Claude-was-strict (#120). Maximum migration confusion.

Natural bundles:
  #86 + #120 — config-parse reliability pair:
    silent-drop general case (#86) +
    JSON5-partial-acceptance + alias-inversion (#120)

  Permission-drift-at-every-boundary 4-way:
    #87 + #101 + #115 + #120 — absence + env-var + init +
    config-drop. Complete coverage of every path to DangerFullAccess.

  Security-critical permission drift audit mega-bundle:
    #86 + #87 + #101 + #115 + #116 + #120 — five-way sweep of
    every path to wrong permissions.

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494955670791913508
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 16:34:19 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 78592221ec ROADMAP #119: claw <slash-only verb> + any arg silently falls through to Prompt; bare_slash_command_guidance gated by rest.len() != 1; 9 known verbs affected
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 3848ea6 from /tmp/cdUU.

The 'this is a slash command' helpful-error only fires when
invoked EXACTLY bare. Adding ANY argument silently falls through
to Prompt dispatch and burns billable tokens.

$ claw --output-format json hooks
{"error":"`claw hooks` is a slash command. Use `claw
--resume SESSION.jsonl /hooks`..."}
# clean error

$ claw --output-format json hooks --help
{"error":"missing Anthropic credentials; ..."}
# Prompt fallthrough. The CLI tried to send 'hooks --help'
# to the LLM as a user prompt.

9 known slash-only verbs affected:
  hooks, plan, theme, tasks, subagent, agent, providers,
  tokens, cache

All exhibit identical pattern:
  bare verb → clean error
  verb + any arg (--help, list, on, off, --json, etc) →
    Prompt fallthrough, billable LLM call

User pattern: 'claw status --help' prints usage. So users
naturally try 'claw hooks --help' expecting same. Gets
charged for prompt 'hooks --help' to LLM instead.

Trace:
  main.rs:745-763 entry point:
    if rest.len() != 1 { return None; }   <-- THE BUG
    match rest[0].as_str() {
        'help' => ...,
        'version' => ...,
        other => bare_slash_command_guidance(other).map(Err),
    }

  main.rs:765-793 bare_slash_command_guidance:
    looks up command in slash_command_specs()
    returns helpful error string
    WORKS CORRECTLY — just never called when args present

Claude Code convention: 'claude hooks --help' prints usage,
'claude hooks list' lists hooks. claw-code silently charges.

Compare sibling bugs:
  #108 typo'd verb + args → Prompt (typo path)
  #117 -p 'text' --arg → Prompt with swallowed flags (greedy -p)
  #119 known slash-verb + any arg → Prompt (too-narrow guidance)

All three are silent-billable-token-burn. Same underlying cause:
too-narrow parser detection + greedy Prompt dispatch.

Fix shape (~35 lines):
- Remove rest.len() != 1 gate. Widen to:
    if rest.is_empty() { return None; }
    let first = rest[0].as_str();
    if rest.len() == 1 {
        // existing bare-verb handling
    }
    if let Some(guidance) = bare_slash_command_guidance(first) {
        return Some(Err(format!(
            '{} The extra argument `{}` was not recognized.',
            guidance, rest[1..].join(' ')
        )));
    }
    None
- Subcommand --help support: catch --help for all recognized
  slash verbs, print SlashCommandSpec.description
- Regression tests: 'claw <verb> --help' prints help,
  'claw <verb> any arg' prints guidance, no Prompt fallthrough

Joins Silent-flag/documented-but-unenforced (#96-#101, #104,
#108, #111, #115, #116, #117, #118) as 14th.

Joins Claude Code migration parity (#103, #109, #116, #117)
as 5th — muscle memory from claude <verb> --help burns tokens.

Joins Truth-audit — 'missing credentials' is a lie; real cause
is CLI invocation was interpreted as chat prompt.

Cross-cluster with Parallel-entry-point asymmetry — slash-verb
with args is another entry point differing from bare form.

Natural bundles:
  #108 + #117 + #119 — billable-token silent-burn triangle:
    typo fallthrough (#108) +
    flag swallow (#117) +
    known-slash-verb fallthrough (#119)
  #108 + #111 + #118 + #119 — parser-level trust gap quartet:
    typo fallthrough + 2-way collapse + 3-way collapse +
    known-verb fallthrough

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494948121099243550
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 16:03:37 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 3848ea64e3 ROADMAP #118: /stats, /tokens, /cache all collapse to SlashCommand::Stats; 3-way dispatch collapse with 3 distinct help descriptions
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD b9331ae from /tmp/cdTT.

Three slash commands collapse to one handler:

$ claw --help | grep -E '^\s*/(stats|tokens|cache)\s'
  /stats   Show workspace and session statistics [resume]
  /tokens  Show token count for the current conversation [resume]
  /cache   Show prompt cache statistics [resume]

Three distinct promises. One implementation:

$ claw --resume s --output-format json /stats
{"kind":"stats","input_tokens":0,"output_tokens":0,
 "cache_creation_input_tokens":0,"cache_read_input_tokens":0,
 "total_tokens":0}

$ claw --resume s --output-format json /tokens
{"kind":"stats", ...identical...}

$ claw --resume s --output-format json /cache
{"kind":"stats", ...identical...}

diff /stats /tokens → empty
diff /stats /cache → empty
kind field is always 'stats', never 'tokens' or 'cache'.

Trace:
  commands/src/lib.rs:1405-1408:
    'stats' | 'tokens' | 'cache' => {
        validate_no_args(command, &args)?;
        SlashCommand::Stats
    }

  commands/src/lib.rs:317 SlashCommandSpec name='stats' registered
  commands/src/lib.rs:702 SlashCommandSpec name='tokens' registered
  SlashCommandSpec name='cache' also registered
  Each has distinct summary/description in help.

  No SlashCommand::Tokens or SlashCommand::Cache variant exists.

  main.rs:2872-2879 SlashCommand::Stats handler hard-codes
    'kind': 'stats' regardless of which alias invoked.

More severe than #111:
  #111: /providers → Doctor (2-way collapse, wildly wrong category)
  #118: /stats + /tokens + /cache → Stats (3-way collapse with
    THREE distinct advertised purposes)

The collapse hides information that IS available. /stats output
has cache_creation_input_tokens + cache_read_input_tokens as
top-level fields, so cache data is PRESENT. But /cache should
probably return {kind:'cache', cache_hits, cache_misses,
hit_rate}, a cache-specific schema. Similarly /tokens should
return {kind:'tokens', conversation_total, turns,
average_per_turn}. Implementation returns the union for all.

Fix shape (~90 lines):
- Add SlashCommand::Tokens and SlashCommand::Cache variants
- Parser arms:
    'tokens' => SlashCommand::Tokens
    'cache' => SlashCommand::Cache
    'stats' => SlashCommand::Stats
- Handlers with distinct output schemas:
    /tokens: {kind:'tokens', conversation_total, input_tokens,
             output_tokens, turns, average_per_turn}
    /cache: {kind:'cache', cache_creation_input_tokens,
            cache_read_input_tokens, cache_hits, cache_misses,
            hit_rate_pct}
    /stats: {kind:'stats', subsystem:'all', ...}
- Regression per alias: kind matches, schema matches purpose
- Sweep parser for other collapse arms
- If aliasing intentional, annotate --help with (alias for X)

Joins Silent-flag/documented-but-unenforced (#96-#101, #104,
#108, #111, #115, #116, #117) as 13th — more severe than #111.

Joins Truth-audit on help-vs-implementation mismatch axis.

Cross-cluster with Parallel-entry-point asymmetry on multiple-
surfaces-identical-implementation axis.

Natural bundles:
  #111 + #118 — dispatch-collapse pair:
    /providers → Doctor (2-way, wildly wrong)
    /stats+/tokens+/cache → Stats (3-way, distinct purposes)
    Complete parser-dispatch audit shape.
  #108 + #111 + #118 — parser-level trust gaps:
    typo fallthrough (#108) +
    2-way collapse (#111) +
    3-way collapse (#118)

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494940571385593958
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 15:32:30 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim b9331ae61b ROADMAP #117: -p flag is super-greedy, swallows all subsequent args into prompt; --help/--version/--model after -p silently consumed; flag-like prompts bypass emptiness check
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD f2d6538 from /tmp/cdSS.

-p (Claude Code compat shortcut) at main.rs:524-538:
  "-p" => {
      let prompt = args[index + 1..].join(" ");
      if prompt.trim().is_empty() {
          return Err(...);
      }
      return Ok(CliAction::Prompt {...});
  }

args[index+1..].join(" ") = ABSORBS EVERY subsequent arg.
return Ok(...) = short-circuits parser, discards wants_help etc.

Failure modes:

1. Silent flag swallow:
   claw -p "test" --model sonnet --output-format json
   → prompt = "test --model sonnet --output-format json"
   → model: default (not sonnet), format: text (not json)
   → LLM receives literal string '--model sonnet' as user input
   → billable tokens burned on corrupted prompt

2. --help/--version defeated:
   claw -p "test" --help         → sends 'test --help' to LLM
   claw -p "test" --version      → sends 'test --version' to LLM
   claw --help -p "test"         → wants_help=true set, then discarded
     by -p's early return. Help never prints.

3. Emptiness check too weak:
   claw -p --model sonnet
   → prompt = "--model sonnet" (non-empty)
   → passes is_empty() check
   → sends '--model sonnet' to LLM as the user prompt
   → no error raised

4. Flag-order invisible:
   claw --model sonnet -p "test"   → WORKS (model parsed first)
   claw -p "test" --model sonnet   → BROKEN (--model swallowed)
   Same flags, different order, different behavior.
   --help has zero warning about flag-order semantics.

Compare Claude Code:
  claude -p "prompt" --model sonnet → works (model takes effect)
  claw -p "prompt" --model sonnet   → silently broken

Fix shape (~40 lines):
- "-p" takes exactly args[index+1] as prompt, continues parsing:
    let prompt = args.get(index+1).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
    if prompt.trim().is_empty() || prompt.starts_with('-') {
        return Err("-p requires a prompt string");
    }
    pending_prompt = Some(prompt);
    index += 2;
- Reject prompts that start with '-' unless preceded by '--':
    'claw -p -- --literal-prompt' = literal '--literal-prompt'
- Consult wants_help before returning from -p branch.
- Regression tests:
    -p "prompt" --model sonnet → model takes effect
    -p "prompt" --help → help prints
    -p --foo → error
    --help -p "test" → help prints
    -p -- --literal → literal prompt sent

Joins Silent-flag/documented-but-unenforced (#96-#101, #104,
#108, #111, #115, #116) as 12th — -p is undocumented in --help
yet actively broken.

Joins Parallel-entry-point asymmetry (#91, #101, #104, #105,
#108, #114) as 7th — three entry points (prompt TEXT, bare
positional, -p TEXT) with subtly different arg-parsing.

Joins Claude Code migration parity (#103, #109, #116) as 4th —
users typing 'claude -p "..." --model ...' muscle memory get
silent prompt corruption.

Joins Truth-audit — parser lies about what it parsed.

Natural bundles:
  #108 + #117 — billable-token silent-burn pair:
    typo fallthrough burns tokens (#108) +
    flag-swallow burns tokens (#117)
  #105 + #108 + #117 — model-resolution triangle:
    status ignores .claw.json model (#105) +
    typo statuss burns tokens (#108) +
    -p --model sonnet silently ignored (#117)

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494933025857736836
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 15:01:47 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim f2d653896d ROADMAP #116: unknown keys in .claw.json hard-fail startup with exit 1; Claude Code migration parity broken (apiKeyHelper rejected); forward-compat impossible; only first error surfaces
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD ad02761 from /tmp/cdRR.

Three related gaps in one finding:

1. Unknown keys are strict ERRORS, not warnings:
   {"permissions":{"defaultMode":"default"},"futureField":"x"}
   $ claw --output-format json status
     # stdout: empty
     # stderr: {"type":"error","error":"unknown key futureField"}
     # exit: 1

2. Claude Code migration parity broken:
   $ cp .claude.json .claw.json
   # .claude.json has apiKeyHelper (real Claude Code field)
   $ claw --output-format json status
     # stderr: unknown key apiKeyHelper → exit 1
   No 'this is a Claude Code field we don't support, ignored' message.

3. Only errors[0] is reported — iterative discovery required:
   3 unknown fields → 3 edit-run-fix cycles to fix them all.

Error-routing split with --output-format json:
  success → stdout
  errors → stderr (structured JSON)
  Empty stdout on config errors. A claw piping stdout silently
  gets nothing. Must capture both streams.

No escape hatch. No --ignore-unknown-config, no --strict flag,
no strictValidation config option.

Trace:
  config.rs:282-291 ConfigLoader gate:
    let validation = validate_config_file(...);
    if !validation.is_ok() {
        let first_error = &validation.errors[0];
        return Err(ConfigError::Parse(first_error.to_string()));
    }
    all_warnings.extend(validation.warnings);

  config_validate.rs:19-47 DiagnosticKind::UnknownKey:
    level: DiagnosticLevel::Error (not Warning)

  config_validate.rs schema allow-list is hard-coded. No
  forward-compat extension (no x-* reserved namespace, no
  additionalProperties: true, no opt-in lax mode).

  grep 'apiKeyHelper' rust/crates/runtime/ → 0 matches.
  Claude-Code-native fields not tolerated as no-ops.

  grep 'ignore.*unknown|--no-validate|strict.*validation'
    rust/crates/ → 0 matches. No escape hatch.

Fix shape (~100 lines):
- Downgrade UnknownKey Error → Warning default. ~5 lines.
- Add strict mode flag: .claw.json strictValidation: true OR
  --strict-config CLI flag. Default off. ~15 lines.
- Collect all diagnostics, don't halt on first. ~20 lines.
- TOLERATED_CLAUDE_CODE_FIELDS allow-list: apiKeyHelper, env
  etc. emit migration-hint warning 'not yet supported; ignored'
  instead of hard-fail. ~30 lines.
- Emit structured error envelope on stdout too, not just stderr.
  --output-format json stdout includes config_diagnostics[]. ~15.
- Wire suggestion: Option<String> for UnknownKey via fuzzy
  match ('permisions' → 'permissions'). ~15 lines.
- Regression tests per outcome.

Joins Claude Code migration parity (#103, #109) as 3rd member —
most severe migration break. #103 silently drops .md files,
#109 stderr-prose warnings, #116 outright hard-fails.

Joins Reporting-surface/config-hygiene (#90, #91, #92, #110,
#115) on error-routing-vs-stdout axis.

Joins Silent-flag/documented-but-unenforced (#96-#101, #104,
#108, #111, #115) — only first error reported, rest silent.

Cross-cluster with Truth-audit — validation.is_ok() hides all
but first structured problem.

Natural bundles:
  #103 + #109 + #116 — Claude Code migration parity triangle:
    loss of compat (.md dropped) +
    loss of structure (stderr prose warnings) +
    loss of forward-compat (unknowns hard-fail)
  #109 + #116 — config validation reporting surface:
    only first warning surfaces structurally (#109)
    only first error surfaces structurally AND halts (#116)

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494925472239321160
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 14:03:20 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim ad02761918 ROADMAP #115: claw init hardcodes 'defaultMode: dontAsk' alias for danger-full-access; init output zero security signal; JSON wraps prose
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD ca09b6b from /tmp/cdPP.

Three compounding issues in one finding:

1. claw init generates .claw.json with dangerous default:
   $ claw init && cat .claw.json
   {"permissions":{"defaultMode":"dontAsk"}}

   $ claw status | grep permission_mode
   permission_mode: danger-full-access

2. The 'dontAsk' alias obscures the actual security posture:
   config.rs:858 "dontAsk" | "danger-full-access" =>
     Ok(ResolvedPermissionMode::DangerFullAccess)

   User reads 'dontAsk' as 'skip confirmations I'd otherwise see'
   — NOT 'grant every tool unconditional access'. But the two
   parse identically. Alias name dilutes severity.

3. claw init --output-format json wraps prose in message field:
   {
     "kind": "init",
     "message": "Init\n  Project  /private/tmp/cdPP\n
        .claw/  created\n..."
   }
   Claws orchestrating setup must string-parse \n-prose to
   know what got created. No files_created[], no
   resolved_permission_mode, no security_posture.

Zero mention of 'danger', 'permission', or 'access' anywhere
in init output. The init report says 'Review and tailor the
generated guidance' — implying there's something benign to tailor.

Trace:
  rusty-claude-cli/src/init.rs:4-9 STARTER_CLAW_JSON constant:
    hardcoded {"permissions":{"defaultMode":"dontAsk"}}
  runtime/src/config.rs:858 alias resolution:
    "dontAsk" | "danger-full-access" => DangerFullAccess
  rusty-claude-cli/src/init.rs:370 JSON-output also emits
    'defaultMode': 'dontAsk' literal.
  grep 'dontAsk' rust/crates/ → 4 matches. None explain that
    dontAsk == danger-full-access anywhere user-facing.

Fix shape (~60 lines):
- STARTER_CLAW_JSON default → 'default' (explicit safe). Users
  wanting danger-full-access opt in. ~5 lines.
- init output warns when effective mode is DangerFullAccess:
  'security: danger-full-access (unconditional tool approval).'
  ~15 lines.
- Structure the init JSON:
  {kind, files:[{path,action}], resolved_permission_mode,
   permission_mode_source, security_warnings:[]}
  ~30 lines.
- Deprecate 'dontAsk' alias OR log warning at parse: 'alias for
  danger-full-access; grants unconditional tool access'. ~8 lines.
- Regression tests per outcome.

Builds on #87 and amplifies it:
  #87: absence-of-config default = danger-full-access
  #101: fail-OPEN on bad RUSTY_CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE env var
  #115: init actively generates the dangerous default

Three sequential compounding permission-posture failures.

Joins Permission-audit/tool-allow-list (#94, #97, #101, #106)
as 5th member — init-time anchor of the permission problem.
Joins Silent-flag/documented-but-unenforced on silent-setting
axis. Cross-cluster with Reporting-surface/config-hygiene
(prose-wrapped JSON) and Truth-audit (misleading 'Next step'
phrasing).

Natural bundle: #87 + #101 + #115 — 'permission drift at every
boundary': absence default + env-var bypass + init-generated.

Flagship permission-audit sweep grows 7-way:
  #50 + #87 + #91 + #94 + #97 + #101 + #115

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494917922076889139
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 13:32:46 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim ca09b6b374 ROADMAP #114: /session list and --resume disagree after /clear; reported session_id unresumable; .bak files invisible; 0-byte files fabricate phantoms
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 43eac4d from /tmp/cdNN and /tmp/cdOO.

Three related findings on session reference resolution asymmetry:

1. /clear divergence (primary):
   - /clear --confirm rewrites session_id inside the file header
     but reuses the old filename.
   - /session list reads meta header, reports new id.
   - --resume looks up by filename stem, not meta header.
   - Net: /session list reports ids that --resume can't resolve.

   Concrete:
     claw --resume ses /clear --confirm
       → new_session_id: session-1776481564268-1
       → file still named ses.jsonl, meta session_id now the new id
     claw --resume ses /session list
       → active: session-1776481564268-1
     claw --resume session-1776481564268-1
       → ERROR session not found

2. .bak files filtered out of /session list silently:
   ls .claw/sessions/<bucket>/
     ses.jsonl    ses.jsonl.before-clear-<ts>.bak
   /session list → only ses.jsonl visible, .bak zero discoverability
   is_managed_session_file only matches .jsonl and .json.

3. 0-byte session files fabricate phantom sessions:
   touch .claw/sessions/<bucket>/emptyses.jsonl
   claw --resume emptyses /session list
     → active: session-<ms>-0
     → sessions: [session-<ms>-1]
     Two different fabricated ids, neither persisted to disk.
     --resume either fabricated id → 'session not found'.

Trace:
  session_control.rs:86-116 resolve_reference:
    handle.id = session_id_from_path(&path)     (filename stem)
                .unwrap_or_else(|| ref.to_string())
    Meta header NEVER consulted for ref → id mapping.

  session_control.rs:118-137 resolve_managed_path:
    for ext in [jsonl, json]:
      path = sessions_root / '{ref}.{ext}'
      if path.exists(): return
    Lookup key is filename. Zero fallback to meta scan.

  session_control.rs:228-285 collect_sessions_from_dir:
    on load success: summary.id = session.session_id    (meta)
    on load failure: summary.id = path.file_stem()      (filename)
    /session list thus reports meta ids for good files.

  /clear handler rewrites session_id in-place, writes to same
  session_path. File keeps old name, gets new id inside.

  is_managed_session_file filters .jsonl/.json only. .bak invisible.

Fix shape (~90 lines):
- /clear preserves filename's identity (Option A: keep session_id,
  wipe content). /session fork handles new-id semantics (#113).
- resolve_reference falls back to meta-header scan when filename
  lookup fails. Covers legacy divergent files.
- /session list surfaces backups via --include-backups flag OR
  separate backups: [] array with structured metadata.
- 0-byte session files produce SessionError::EmptySessionFile
  instead of silent fabrication. Structured error, not phantom.
- regression tests per failure mode.

Joins Session-handling: #93 + #112 + #113 + #114 — reference
resolution + concurrent-modification + programmatic management +
reference/enumeration asymmetry. Complete session-handling cluster.

Joins Truth-audit — /session list output factually wrong about
what is resumable.

Cross-cluster with Parallel-entry-point asymmetry (#91, #101,
#104, #105, #108) — entry points reading same underlying data
produce mutually inconsistent identifiers.

Natural bundle: #93 + #112 + #113 + #114 (session-handling
quartet — complete coverage).

Alternative bundle: #104 + #114 — /clear filename semantics +
/export filename semantics both hide identity in filename.

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494895272936079493
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 12:09:31 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 43eac4d94b ROADMAP #113: /session switch/fork/delete unsupported from --resume; no claw session CLI subcommand; REPL-only programmatic gap
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 8b25daf from /tmp/cdJJ.

Test matrix:
  /session list              → works (structured JSON)
  /session switch s          → 'unsupported resumed slash command'
  /session fork foo          → 'unsupported resumed slash command'
  /session delete s          → 'unsupported resumed slash command'
  /session delete s --force  → 'unsupported resumed slash command'

  claw session delete s      → Prompt fallthrough (#108), 'missing
                               credentials' from LLM error path

Help documents ALL session verbs as one unified capability:
  /session [list|switch <session-id>|fork [branch-name]|delete
           <session-id> [--force]]
  Summary: 'List, switch, fork, or delete managed local sessions'

Implementation:
  main.rs:10618 parser builds SlashCommand::Session{action, target}
    for every subverb. All parse successfully.
  main.rs:2908-2925 dedicated /session list handler. Only one.
  main.rs:2936-2940+ catch-all:
    SlashCommand::Session {..} | SlashCommand::Plugins {..} | ...
    => Err(format_unsupported_resumed_slash_command(...))
  main.rs:3963 SlashCommand::Session IS handled in LiveCli REPL
    path — switch/fork/delete implemented for interactive mode.
  runtime/session_control.rs:131+ SessionStore::resolve_reference,
    delete_managed_session, fork_managed_session all exist.
  grep 'claw session\b' main.rs → zero matches. No CLI subcommand.

Gap: backing code exists, parser understands verbs, REPL handler
wired — ONLY the --resume dispatch path lacks switch/fork/delete
plumbing, and there's no claw session CLI subcommand as
programmatic alternative.

A claw orchestrating session lifecycle at scale has three options:
  a) start interactive REPL (impossible without TTY)
  b) manual .claw/sessions/ rm/cp (bypasses bookkeeping, breaks
     with #112's proposed locking)
  c) stick to /session list + /clear, accept missing verbs

Fix shape (~130 lines):
- /session switch <id> in run_resume_command (~25 lines)
- /session fork [branch] in run_resume_command (~30 lines)
- /session delete <id> [--force] in run_resume_command (~30),
  --force required without TTY
- claw session <verb> CLI subcommand (~40)
- --help: annotate which session verbs are resume-safe vs REPL-only
- regression tests per verb x (CLI / slash-via-resume)

Joins Unplumbed-subsystem (#78, #96, #100, #102, #103, #107, #109,
#111) as 9th declared-but-not-delivered surface. Joins Session-
handling (#93, #112) as 3rd member. Cross-cluster with Silent-
flag on help-vs-impl mismatch.

Natural bundles:
  #93 + #112 + #113 — session-handling triangle (semantic /
    concurrency / management API)
  #78 + #111 + #113 — declared-but-not-delivered triangle with
    three flavors:
      #78 fails-noisy (CLI variant → Prompt fallthrough)
      #111 fails-quiet (slash → wrong handler)
      #113 no-handler-at-all (slash → unsupported-resumed)

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494887723818029156
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 11:33:10 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 8b25daf915 ROADMAP #112: concurrent /compact and /clear race with raw 'No such file or directory (os error 2)' on session file
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD a049bd2 from /tmp/cdII.

5 concurrent /compact on same session → 4 succeed, 1 races with
raw ENOENT. Same pattern with concurrent /clear --confirm.

Trace:
  session.rs:204-212 save_to_path:
    rotate_session_file_if_needed(path)?
    write_atomic(path, &snapshot)?
    cleanup_rotated_logs(path)?
  Three steps. No lock around sequence.

  session.rs:1085-1094 rotate_session_file_if_needed:
    metadata(path) → rename(path, rot_path)
  Classic TOCTOU. Race window between check and rename.

  session.rs:1063-1071 write_atomic:
    writes .tmp-{ts}-{counter}, renames to path
  Atomic per rename, not per multi-step sequence.

  cleanup_rotated_logs deletes .rot-{ts} files older than 3 most
  recent. Can race against another process reading that rot file.

  No flock, no advisory lock file, no fcntl.
  grep 'flock|FileLock|advisory' session.rs → zero matches.

  SessionError::Io Display forwards os::Error Display:
    'No such file or directory (os error 2)'
  No domain translation to 'session file vanished during save'
  or 'concurrent modification detected, retry safe'.

Fix shape (~90 lines + test):
- advisory lock: .claw/sessions/<bucket>/<session>.jsonl.lock
  exclusive flock for duration of save_to_path (fs2 crate)
- domain error variants:
    SessionError::ConcurrentModification {path, operation}
    SessionError::SessionFileVanished {path}
- error-to-JSON mapping:
    {error_kind: 'concurrent_modification', retry_safe: true}
- retry-policy hints on idempotent ops (/compact, /clear)
- regression test: spawn 10 concurrent /compact, assert all
  success OR structured ConcurrentModification (no raw os_error)

Affected operations:
- /compact (session save_to_path after compaction)
- /clear --confirm (save_to_path after new session)
- /export (may hit rotation boundary)
- Turn-persist (append_persisted_message can race rotation)

Not inherently a bug if sessions are single-writer, but
workspace-bucket scoping at session_control.rs:31-32 assumes
one claw per workspace. Parallel ulw lanes, CI matrix runners,
orchestration loops all violate that assumption.

Joins truth-audit (error lies by omission about what happened).
New micro-cluster 'session handling' with #93. Adjacent to
#104 on session-file-handling axis.

Natural bundle: #93 + #112 (session semantic correctness +
concurrency error clarity).

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494880177099116586
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 11:03:12 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim a049bd29b1 ROADMAP #111: /providers documented as 'List available model providers' but dispatches to Doctor
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD b2366d1 from /tmp/cdHH.

Specification mismatch at the command-dispatch layer:
  commands/src/lib.rs:716-720  SlashCommandSpec registry:
    name: 'providers', summary: 'List available model providers'
  commands/src/lib.rs:1386     parser:
    'doctor' | 'providers' => SlashCommand::Doctor

So /providers dispatches to SlashCommand::Doctor. A claw calling
/providers expecting {kind: 'providers', providers: [...]} gets
{kind: 'doctor', checks: [auth, config, install_source, workspace,
sandbox, system]} instead. Same top-level kind field name,
completely different payload.

Help text lies twice:
  --help slash listing: '/providers   List available model providers'
  --help Resume-safe summary: includes /providers

Unlike STUB_COMMANDS (#96) which fail noisily, /providers fails
QUIETLY — returns wrong subsystem output.

Runtime has provider data:
  ProviderKind::{Anthropic, Xai, OpenAi, ...} at main.rs:1143-1147
  resolve_repl_model with provider-prefix routing
  pricing_for_model with per-provider costs
  provider_fallbacks config field
Scaffolding is present; /providers just doesn't use it.

By contrast /tokens → Stats and /cache → Stats are semantically
reasonable (Stats has the requested data). /providers → Doctor
is genuinely bizarre.

Fix shape:
  A. Implement: SlashCommand::Providers variant + render helper
     using ProviderKind + provider_fallbacks + env-var check (~60)
  B. Remove: delete 'providers' from registry + parser (~3 lines)
     then /providers becomes 'unknown, did you mean /doctor?'
  Either way: fix --help to match.

Parallel to #78 (claw plugins CLI variant never constructed,
falls through to prompt). Both are 'declared in spec, not
implemented as declared.' #78 fails noisy, #111 fails quiet.

Joins silent-flag cluster (#96-#101, #104, #108) — 8th
doc-vs-impl mismatch. Joins unplumbed-subsystem (#78, #96,
#100, #102, #103, #107, #109) as 8th declared-but-not-
delivered surface. Joins truth-audit.

Natural bundles:
  #78 + #96 + #111 — declared-but-not-as-declared triangle
  #96 + #108 + #111 — full --help/dispatch hygiene quartet
    (help-filter-leaks + subcommand typo fallthrough + slash
    mis-dispatch)

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494872623782301817
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 10:34:25 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim b2366d113a ROADMAP #110: ConfigLoader only checks cwd paths; .claw.json at project_root invisible from subdirectories
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 16244ce from /tmp/cdGG/nested/deep/dir.

ConfigLoader::discover at config.rs:242-270 hardcodes every
project/local path as self.cwd.join(...):
  - self.cwd.join('.claw.json')
  - self.cwd.join('.claw').join('settings.json')
  - self.cwd.join('.claw').join('settings.local.json')

No ancestor walk. No consultation of project_root.

Concrete:
  cd /tmp/cdGG && git init && echo '{permissions:{defaultMode:read-only}}' > .claw.json
  cd /tmp/cdGG/nested/deep/dir
  claw status → permission_mode: 'danger-full-access' (fallback)
  claw doctor → 'Config files loaded 0/0, defaults are active'
  But project_root: /tmp/cdGG is correctly detected via git walk.
  Same config file, same repo, invisible from subdirectory.

Meanwhile CLAUDE.md discovery walks ancestors unbounded (per #85
over-discovery). Same subsystem category, opposite policy, no doc.

Security-adjacent per #87: permission-mode fallback is
danger-full-access. cd'ing to a subdirectory silently upgrades
from read-only (configured) → danger-full-access (fallback) —
workspace-location-dependent permission drift.

Fix shape (~90 lines):
- add project_root_for(&cwd) helper (reuse git-root walker from
  render_doctor_report)
- config search: user → project_root/.claw.json →
  project_root/.claw/settings.json → cwd/.claw.json (overlay) →
  cwd/.claw/settings.* (overlays)
- optionally walk intermediate ancestors
- surface 'where did my config come from' in doctor (pairs with
  #106 + #109 provenance)
- warn when cwd has no config but project_root does
- documentation parity with CLAUDE.md
- regression tests per cwd depth + overlay precedence

Joins truth-audit (doctor says 'ok, defaults active' when config
exists). Joins discovery-overreach as opposite-direction sibling:
  #85: skills ancestor walk UNBOUNDED (over-discovery)
  #88: CLAUDE.md ancestor walk enables injection
  #110: config NO ancestor walk (under-discovery)

Natural bundle: #85 + #110 (ancestor policy unification), or
#85 + #88 + #110 (full three-way ancestor-walk audit).

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494865079567519834
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 10:05:31 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 16244cec34 ROADMAP #109: config validation warnings stderr-only; structured ConfigDiagnostic flattened to prose, JSON-invisible
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 21b2773 from /tmp/cdDD.

Validator produces structured diagnostics but loader discards
them after stderr eprintln:

  config_validate.rs:19-66 ConfigDiagnostic {path, field, line,
    kind: UnknownKey|WrongType|Deprecated}
  config_validate.rs:313-322 DEPRECATED_FIELDS: permissionMode,
    enabledPlugins
  config_validate.rs:451 emits DiagnosticKind::Deprecated
  config.rs:285-300 ConfigLoader::load:
    if !validation.is_ok() {
        return Err(validation.errors[0].to_string())  // ERRORS propagate
    }
    all_warnings.extend(validation.warnings);
    for warning in &all_warnings {
        eprintln!('warning: {warning}');             // WARNINGS stderr only
    }

RuntimeConfig has no warnings field. No accessor. No route from
validator structured data to doctor/status JSON envelope.

Concrete:
  .claw.json with enabledPlugins:{foo:true}
    → config check: {status: 'ok', summary: 'runtime config
      loaded successfully'}
    → stderr: 'warning: field enabledPlugins is deprecated'
    → claw with 2>/dev/null loses the warning entirely

Errors DO propagate correctly:
  .claw.json with 'permisions' (typo)
    → config check: {status: 'fail', summary: 'unknown key
      permisions... Did you mean permissions?'}

Warning→stderr, Error→JSON asymmetry: a claw reading JSON can
see errors structurally but can't see warnings at all. Silent
migration drift: legacy claude-code 'permissionMode' key still
works, warning lost, operator never sees 'use permissions.
defaultMode' guidance unless they notice stderr.

Fix shape (~85 lines, all additive):
- add warnings: Vec<ConfigDiagnostic> field to RuntimeConfig
- populate from all_warnings, keep eprintln for human ops
- add ConfigDiagnostic::to_json_value emitting
  {path, field, line, kind, message, replacement?}
- check_config_health: status='warn' + warnings[] JSON when
  non-empty
- surface in status JSON (config_warnings[] or top-level
  warnings[])
- surface in /config slash-command output
- regression tests per deprecated field + aggregation + no-warn

Joins truth-audit (#80-#87, #89, #100, #102, #103, #105, #107)
— doctor says 'ok' while validator flagged deprecations. Joins
unplumbed-subsystem (#78, #96, #100, #102, #103, #107) — 7th
surface. Joins Claude Code migration parity (#103) —
permissionMode legacy path is stderr-only.

Natural bundles:
  #100 + #102 + #103 + #107 + #109 — 5-way doctor-surface
    coverage plus structured warnings (doctor stops lying PR)
  #107 + #109 — stderr-only-prose-warning sweep (hook events +
    config warnings = same plumbing pattern)

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494857528335532174
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 09:34:05 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 21b2773233 ROADMAP #108: subcommand typos silently fall through to LLM prompt dispatch, burning billed tokens
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 91c79ba from /tmp/cdCC.

Unrecognized first-positional tokens fall through the
_other => Ok(CliAction::Prompt { ... }) arm at main.rs:707.
Per --help this is 'Shorthand non-interactive prompt mode' —
documented behavior — but it eats known-subcommand typos too:

  claw doctorr    → Prompt("doctorr") → LLM API call
  claw skilsl     → Prompt("skilsl") → LLM API call
  claw statuss    → Prompt("statuss") → LLM API call
  claw deply      → Prompt("deply") → LLM API call

With credentials set, each burns real tokens. Without creds,
returns 'missing Anthropic credentials' — indistinguishable
from a legitimate prompt failure. No 'did you mean' suggestion.

Infrastructure exists:
  slash command typos:
    claw --resume s /skilsl
    → 'Unknown slash command: /skilsl. Did you mean /skill, /skills'
  flag typos:
    claw --fake-flag
    → structured error 'unknown option: --fake-flag'
  subcommand typos:
    → silently become LLM prompts

The did-you-mean helper exists for slash commands. Flag
validation exists. Only subcommand dispatch has the silent-
fallthrough.

Fix shape (~60 lines):
- suggest_similar_subcommand(token) using levenshtein ≤ 2
  against the ~16-item known-subcommand list
- gate the Prompt fallthrough on a shape heuristic:
  single-token + near-match → return structured error with
  did-you-mean. Otherwise fall through unchanged.
- preserve shorthand-prompt mode for multi-word inputs,
  quoted inputs, and non-near-match tokens
- regression tests per typo shape + legit prompt + quoted
  workaround

Cross-claw orchestration hazard: claws constructing subcommand
names from config or other claws' output have a latent 'typo →
live LLM call' vector. Over CI matrix with 1% typo rate, that's
billed-token waste + structural signal loss (error handler
can't distinguish typo from legit prompt failure).

Joins silent-flag cluster (#96-#101, #104) on subcommand axis —
6th instance of 'malformed input silently produces unintended
behavior.' Joins parallel-entry-point asymmetry (#91, #101,
#104, #105) — slash vs subcommand disagree on typo handling.

Natural bundles: #96 + #98 + #108 (--help/dispatch surface
hygiene triangle), #91 + #101 + #104 + #105 + #108 (parallel-
entry-point 5-way).

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494849975530815590
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 09:05:32 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 91c79baf20 ROADMAP #107: hooks subsystem fully invisible to JSON diagnostic surfaces; doctor no hook check, /hooks is stub, progress events stderr-only
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD a436f9e from /tmp/cdBB.

Complete hook invisibility across JSON diagnostic surfaces:

1. doctor: no check_hooks_health function exists. check_config_health
   emits 'Config files loaded N/M, MCP servers N, Discovered file X'
   — NO hook count, no hook event breakdown, no hook health.
   .claw.json with 3 hooks (including /does/not/exist and
   curl-pipe-sh remote-exec payload) → doctor: ok, has_failures: false.

2. /hooks list: in STUB_COMMANDS (main.rs:7272) → returns 'not yet
   implemented in this build'. Parallel /mcp list / /agents list /
   /skills list work fine. /hooks has no sibling.

3. /config hooks: reports loaded_files and merged_keys but NOT
   hook bodies, NOT hook source files, NOT per-event breakdown.

4. Hook progress events route to eprintln! as prose:
   CliHookProgressReporter (main.rs:6660-6695) emits
   '[hook PreToolUse] tool_name: command' to stderr unconditionally.
   NEVER into --output-format json. A claw piping stderr to
   /dev/null (common in pipelines) loses all hook visibility.

5. parse_optional_hooks_config_object (config.rs:766) accepts any
   non-empty string. No fs::metadata() check, no which() check,
   no shell-syntax sanity check.

6. shell_command (hooks.rs:739-754) runs 'sh -lc <command>' with
   full shell expansion — env vars, globs, pipes, , remote
   curl pipes.

Compounds with #106: downstream .claw/settings.local.json can
silently replace the entire upstream hook array via the
deep_merge_objects replace-semantic. A team-level audit hook in
~/.claw/settings.json is erasable and replaceable by an
attacker-controlled hook with zero visibility anywhere
machine-readable.

Fix shape (~220 lines, all additive):
- check_hooks_health doctor check (like #102's check_mcp_health)
- status JSON exposes {pre_tool_use, post_tool_use,
  post_tool_use_failure} with source-file provenance
- implement /hooks list (remove from STUB_COMMANDS)
- route HookProgressEvent into JSON turn-summary as hook_events[]
- validate hook commands at config-load, classify execution_kind
- regression tests

Joins truth-audit (#80-#87, #89, #100, #102, #103, #105) — doctor
lies when hooks are broken or hostile. Joins unplumbed-subsystem
(#78, #96, #100, #102, #103) — HookProgressEvent exists,
JSON-invisible. Joins subsystem-doctor-coverage (#100, #102, #103)
as fourth opaque subsystem. Cross-cluster with permission-audit
(#94, #97, #101, #106) because hooks ARE a permission mechanism.

Natural bundle: #102 + #103 + #107 (subsystem-doctor-coverage
3-way becomes 4-way). Plus #106 + #107 (policy-erasure + policy-
visibility = complete hook-security story).

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494834879127486544
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 08:05:20 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim a436f9e2d6 ROADMAP #106: config merge deep_merge_objects REPLACES arrays; permission deny rules can be silently erased by downstream config layer
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 71e7729 from /tmp/cdAA.

deep_merge_objects at config.rs:1216-1230 recurses into nested
objects but REPLACES arrays. So:
  ~/.claw/settings.json: {"permissions":{"deny":["Bash(rm *)"]}}
  .claw.json:             {"permissions":{"deny":["Bash(sudo *)"]}}
  Merged:                 {"permissions":{"deny":["Bash(sudo *)"]}}

User's Bash(rm *) deny rule SILENTLY LOST. No warning. doctor: ok.

Worst case:
  ~/.claw/settings.json:       {deny: [...strict list...]}
  .claw/settings.local.json:   {deny: []}
  Merged:                       {deny: []}
Every deny rule from every upstream layer silently removed by a
workspace-local file. Any team/org security policy distributed
via user-home config is trivially erasable.

Arrays affected:
  permissions.allow/deny/ask
  hooks.PreToolUse/PostToolUse/PostToolUseFailure
  plugins.externalDirectories

MCP servers are merged BY-KEY (merge_mcp_servers at :709) so
distinct server names across layers coexist. Author chose
merge-by-key for MCP but not for policy arrays. Design is
internally inconsistent.

extend_unique + push_unique helpers EXIST at :1232-1244 that do
union-merge with dedup. They are not called on the config-merge
axis for any policy array.

Fix shape (~100 lines):
- union-merge permissions.allow/deny/ask via extend_unique
- union-merge hooks.* arrays
- union-merge plugins.externalDirectories
- explicit replace-semantic opt-in via 'deny!' sentinel or
  'permissions.replace: [...]' form (opt-in, not default)
- doctor surfaces policy provenance per rule (also helps #94)
- emit warning when replace-sentinel is used
- regression tests for union + explicit replace + multi-layer

Joins permission-audit sweep as 4-way composition-axis finding
(#94, #97, #101, #106). Joins truth-audit (doctor says 'ok'
while silently deleted every deny rule).

Natural bundle: #94 + #106 (rule validation + rule composition).
Plus #91 + #94 + #97 + #101 + #106 as 5-way policy-surface-audit.

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494827325085454407
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 07:33:47 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 71e77290b9 ROADMAP #105: claw status ignores .claw.json model, doctor mislabels alias as Resolved, 4 surfaces disagree
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 6580903 from /tmp/cdZ.

.claw.json with {"model":"haiku"} produces:
  claw status → model: 'claude-opus-4-6' (DEFAULT_MODEL, config ignored)
  claw doctor → 'Resolved model    haiku' (raw alias, label lies)
  turn dispatch → claude-haiku-4-5-20251213 (actually-resolved canonical)
  ANTHROPIC_MODEL=sonnet → status still says claude-opus-4-6

FOUR separate understandings of 'active model':
  1. config file (alias as written)
  2. doctor (alias mislabeled as 'Resolved')
  3. status (hardcoded DEFAULT_MODEL ignoring config entirely)
  4. turn dispatch (canonical, alias-resolved, what turns actually use)

Trace:
  main.rs:59  DEFAULT_MODEL const = claude-opus-4-6
  main.rs:400 parse_args starts model = DEFAULT_MODEL
  main.rs:753 Status dispatch: model.to_string() — never calls
      resolve_repl_model, never reads config or env
  main.rs:1125 resolve_repl_model: source of truth for actual
      model, consults ANTHROPIC_MODEL env + config + alias table.
      Called from Prompt and Repl dispatch. NOT from Status.
  main.rs:1701 check_config_health: 'Resolved model {model}'
      where model is raw configured string, not resolved.
      Label says Resolved, value is pre-resolution alias.

Orchestration hazard: a claw picks tool strategy based on
status.model assuming it reflects what turns will use. Status
lies: always reports DEFAULT_MODEL unless --model flag was
passed. Config and env var completely ignored by status.

Fix shape (~30 lines):
- call resolve_repl_model from print_status_snapshot
- add effective_model field to status JSON (or rename/enrich)
- fix doctor 'Resolved model' label (either rename to 'Configured'
  or actually alias-resolve before emitting)
- honor ANTHROPIC_MODEL env in status
- regression tests per model source with cross-surface equality

Joins truth-audit (#80-#84, #86, #87, #89, #100, #102, #103).
Joins two-paths-diverge (#91, #101, #104) — now 4-way with #105.
Joins doctor-surface-coverage triangle (#100 + #102 + #105).

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494819785676947543
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 07:08:25 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 6580903d20 ROADMAP #104: /export and claw export are two paths with incompatible filename semantics; slash silently .txt-rewrites
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 7447232 from /tmp/cdY.

Two-path-diverge problem:

A. /export slash command (resolve_export_path at main.rs:5990-6010):
   - If extension != 'txt', silently appends '.txt'
   - /export foo.md → writes foo.md.txt
   - /export report.json → writes report.json.txt
   - cwd.join(relative_path_with_dotdot) resolves outside cwd
   - No path-traversal rejection

B. claw export CLI (run_export at main.rs:6021-6055):
   - fs::write(path, &markdown) directly, no suffix munging
   - /tmp/cli-export.md → writes /tmp/cli-export.md
   - Also no path-traversal check, absolute paths write wherever

Same logical action, incompatible output contracts. A claw that
switches between /export and claw export sees different output
filenames for the same input.

Compounded:
- Content is Markdown (render_session_markdown emits '# Conversation
  Export', '## 1. User', fenced code blocks) but slash path forces
  .txt extension → content/extension mismatch. File-routing
  pipelines (archival by extension, syntax highlight, preview)
  misclassify.
- --help says just '/export [file]'. No mention of .txt forcing,
  no mention of path-resolution semantics.
- Claw pipelines that glob *.md won't find /export outputs.

Trace:
  main.rs:5990 resolve_export_path: extension check + conditional
    .txt append
  main.rs:6021 run_export: fs::write direct, no path munging
  main.rs:5975 default_export_filename: hardcodes .txt fallback
  Content renderer is Markdown (render_session_markdown:6075)

Fix shape (~70 lines):
- unify both paths via shared export_session_to_path helper
- respect caller's extension (pick renderer by extension or
  accept that content is Markdown and name accordingly)
- path-traversal policy decision: restrict to project root or
  allow-with-warning
- --help: document suffix preservation + path semantics
- regression tests for extension preservation + dotdot rejection

Joins silent-flag cluster (#96-#101) on silent-rewrite axis.
New two-paths-diverge sub-cluster: #91 (permission-mode parser
disagree) + #101 (CLI vs env asymmetry) + #104 (slash vs CLI
export asymmetry) — three instances of parallel entry points
doing subtly different things.

Natural bundles: #91 + #101 + #104 (two-paths-diverge trio),
#96 + #98 + #99 + #101 + #104 (silent-rewrite-or-noop quintet).

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494812230372294849
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 06:34:38 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 7447232688 ROADMAP #103: claw agents silently drops every non-.toml file; claude-code convention .md files ignored, no content validation
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 6a16f08 from /tmp/cdX.

Two-part gap on agent subsystem:

1. File-format gate silently discards .md (YAML frontmatter):
   commands/src/lib.rs:3180-3220 load_agents_from_roots filters
   extension() != 'toml' and silently continues. No log, no warn.
   .claw/agents/foo.md → agents list count: 0, doctor: ok.
   Same file renamed to .toml → discovered instantly.

2. No content validation inside accepted .toml:
   model='nonexistent/model-that-does-not-exist' → accepted.
   tools=['DoesNotExist', 'AlsoFake'] → accepted.
   reasoning_effort string → unvalidated.
   No check against model registry, tool registry, or
   reasoning-effort enum — all machinery exists elsewhere
   (#97 validates tools for --allowedTools flag).

Compounded:
- agents help JSON lists sources but NOT accepted file formats.
  Operators have zero documentation-surface way to diagnose
  'why does my .md file not work?'
- Doctor check set has no agents check. 3 files present with
  1 silently skipped → summary: 'ok'.
- Skills use .md (SKILL.md). MCP uses .json (.claw.json).
  Agents uses .toml. Three subsystems, three formats, no
  cross-subsystem consistency or documentation.
- Claude Code convention is .md with YAML frontmatter.
  Migrating operators copy that and silently fail.

Fix shape (~100 lines):
- accept .md with YAML frontmatter via existing
  parse_skill_frontmatter helper
- validate model/tools/reasoning_effort against existing
  registries; emit status: 'invalid' + validation_errors
  instead of silently accepting
- agents list summary.skipped: [{path, reason}]
- add agents doctor check (total/active/skipped/invalid)
- agents help: accepted_formats list

Joins truth-audit (#80-#84, #86, #87, #89, #100, #102) on
silent-ok-while-ignoring axis. Joins silent-flag (#96-#101) at
subsystem scale. Joins unplumbed-subsystem (#78, #96, #100,
#102) as 5th unreachable surface: load_agents_from_roots
present, parse_skill_frontmatter present, validation helpers
present, agents path calls none of them.

Also opens new 'Claude Code migration parity' cross-cluster:
claw-code silently breaks the expected convention migration
path for a first-class subsystem.

Natural bundles: #102 + #103 (subsystem-doctor-coverage),
#78 + #96 + #100 + #102 + #103 (unplumbed-surface quintet).

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494804679962661187
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 06:03:22 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 6a16f0824d ROADMAP #102: mcp list/show/doctor surface MCP config-time only; no preflight, no liveness, not even command-exists check
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD eabd257 from /tmp/cdW2.

A .claw.json pointing at command='/does/not/exist' as an MCP server
cheerfully reports:
  mcp show unreachable → found: true
  mcp list → configured_servers: 1, status field absent
  doctor → config: ok, MCP servers: 1, has_failures: false

The broken server is invisible until agent tries to call a tool
from it mid-turn — burning tokens on failed tool call and forcing
retry loop.

Trace:
  main.rs:1701-1780 check_config_health counts via
    runtime_config.mcp().servers().len()
    No which(). No TcpStream::connect(). No filesystem touch.
  render_doctor_report has 6 checks (auth/config/install_source/
    workspace/sandbox/system). No check_mcp_health exists.
  commands/src/lib.rs mcp list/show emit config-side repr only.
    No status field, no reachable field, no startup_state.
  runtime/mcp_stdio.rs HAS startup machinery with error types,
    but only invoked at turn-execution time — too late for
    preflight.

Roadmap prescribes this exact surface:
  - Phase 1 §3.5 Boot preflight / doctor contract explicitly lists
    'MCP config presence and server reachability expectations'
  - Phase 2 §4 canonical lane event schema includes lane.ready
  - Phase 4.4.4 event provenance / environment labeling
  - Product Principle #5 'Partial success is first-class' —
    'MCP startup can succeed for some servers and fail for
    others, with structured degraded-mode reporting'

All four unimplementable without preflight + per-server status.

Fix shape (~110 lines):
- check_mcp_health: which(command) for stdio, 1s TcpStream
  connect for http/sse. Aggregate ok/warn/fail with per-server
  detail lines.
- mcp list/show: add status field
  (configured/resolved/command_not_found/connect_refused/
  startup_failed). --probe flag for deeper handshake.
- doctor top-level: degraded_mode: bool, startup_summary.
- Wire preflight into prompt/repl bootstrap; emit one-time
  mcp_preflight event.

Joins unplumbed-subsystem cross-cluster (#78, #100, #102) —
subsystem exists, diagnostic surface JSON-invisible. Joins
truth-audit (#80-#84, #86, #87, #89, #100) — doctor: ok lies
when MCP broken.

Natural bundle: #78 + #96 + #100 + #102 unplumbed-surface
quartet. Also #100 + #102 as pure doctor-surface-coverage 2-way.

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494797126041862285
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 05:34:30 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim eabd257968 ROADMAP #101: RUSTY_CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE env var silently fails OPEN to danger-full-access on any invalid value
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD d63d58f from /tmp/cdV.

Qualitatively worse than #96-#100 silent-flag class because this
is fail-OPEN, not fail-inert: operator intent 'restrict this lane'
silently becomes 'full access.'

Tested matrix:
  VALID → correct mode:
    read-only            → read-only
    workspace-write      → workspace-write
    danger-full-access   → danger-full-access
    ' read-only '        → read-only (trim works)

  INVALID → silent danger-full-access:
    ''                   → danger-full-access
    'readonly'           → danger-full-access (typo: missing hyphen)
    'read_only'          → danger-full-access (typo: underscore)
    'READ-ONLY'          → danger-full-access (case)
    'ReadOnly'           → danger-full-access (case)
    'dontAsk'            → danger-full-access (config alias not recognized by env parser, but ultimate default happens to be dfa)
    'garbage'            → danger-full-access (pure garbage)
    'readonly\n'         → danger-full-access

CLI asymmetry: --permission-mode readonly → loud structured error.
Same misspelling, same input, opposite outcomes via env vs CLI.

Trace:
  main.rs:1099-1107 default_permission_mode:
    env::var(...).ok().and_then(normalize_permission_mode)
    .or_else(config...).unwrap_or(DangerFullAccess)
  → .and_then drops error context on invalid;
    .unwrap_or fail-OPEN to most permissive mode

  main.rs:5455-5462 normalize_permission_mode accepts 3 canonical;
  runtime/config.rs:855-863 parse_permission_mode_label accepts 7
  including config aliases (default/plan/acceptEdits/auto/dontAsk).
  Two parsers, disagree on accepted set, no shared source of truth.

Plus: env var RUSTY_CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE is UNDOCUMENTED.
grep of README/docs/help returns zero hits.

Fix shape (~60 lines total):
- rewrite default_permission_mode to surface invalid values via Result
- share ONE parser across CLI/config/env (extract from config.rs:855)
- decide broad (7 aliases) vs narrow (3 canonical) accepted set
- document the env var in --help Environment section
- add doctor check surfacing permission_mode.source attribution
- optional: rename to CLAW_PERMISSION_MODE with deprecation alias

Joins permission-audit sweep (#50/#87/#91/#94/#97/#101) on the env
axis. Completes the three-way input-surface audit: CLI + config +
env. Cross-cluster with silent-flag #96-#100 (worse variant: fail-OPEN)
and truth-audit (#80-#87, #89, #100) (operator can't verify source).

Natural 6-way bundle: #50 + #87 + #91 + #94 + #97 + #101 closes the
entire permission-input attack surface in one pass.

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494789577687437373
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 05:04:28 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim d63d58f3d0 ROADMAP #100: claw status/doctor JSON expose no commit identity; stale-base subsystem unplumbed
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 63a0d30 from /tmp/cdU + /tmp/cdO*.

Three-fold gap:
1. status/doctor JSON workspace object has 13 fields; none of them
   contain: head_sha, head_short_sha, expected_base, base_source,
   stale_base_state, upstream, ahead, behind, merge_base, is_detached,
   is_bare, is_worktree. A claw cannot answer 'is this lane at the
   expected base?' from the JSON surface alone.

2. --base-commit flag is silently accepted by status/doctor/sandbox/
   init/export/mcp/skills/agents and silently dropped on dispatch.
   Same silent-no-op class as #98. A claw running
   'claw --base-commit $expected status' gets zero effect — flag
   parses into a local, discharged at dispatch.

3. runtime::stale_base subsystem is FULLY implemented with 30+ tests
   (BaseCommitState, BaseCommitSource, resolve_expected_base,
   read_claw_base_file, check_base_commit, format_stale_base_warning).
   run_stale_base_preflight at main.rs:3058 calls it from Prompt/Repl
   only, writes output to stderr as human prose. .claw-base file is
   honored internally but invisible to status/doctor JSON. Complete
   implementation, wrong dispatch points.

Plus: detached HEAD reported as magic string 'git_branch: "detached HEAD"'
without accompanying SHA. Bare repo/worktree/submodule indistinguishable
from regular repo in JSON. parse_git_status_branch has latent dot-split
truncation bug on branch names like 'feat.ui' with upstream.

Hits roadmap Product Principle #4 (Branch freshness before blame) and
Phase 2 §4.2 (branch.stale_against_main event) directly — both
unimplementable without commit identity in the JSON surface.

Fix shape (~80 lines plumbing):
- add head_sha/head_short_sha/is_detached/head_ref/is_bare/is_worktree
- add base_commit: {source, expected, state}
- add upstream: {ref, ahead, behind, merge_base}
- wire --base-commit into CliAction::Status + CliAction::Doctor
- add stale_base doctor check
- fix parse_git_status_branch dot-split at :2541

Cross-cluster: truth-audit/diagnostic-integrity (#80-#87, #89) +
silent-flag (#96-#99) + unplumbed-subsystem (#78). Natural bundles:
#89+#100 (git-state completeness) and #78+#96+#100 (unplumbed surface).

Milestone: ROADMAP #100.

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494782026660712672
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 04:36:47 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 63a0d30f57 ROADMAP #99: claw system-prompt --cwd/--date unvalidated, prompt-injection via newline
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 0e263be from /tmp/cdN.

parse_system_prompt_args at main.rs:1162-1190 does:
  cwd = PathBuf::from(value);
  date.clone_from(value);

Zero validation. Both values flow through to
SystemPromptBuilder::render_env_context (prompt.rs:175-186) and
render_project_context (prompt.rs:289-293) where they are formatted
into the system prompt output verbatim via format!().

Two injection points per value:
  - # Environment context
    - 'Working directory: {cwd}'
    - 'Date: {date}'
  - # Project context
    - 'Working directory: {cwd}'
    - 'Today's date is {date}.'

Demonstrated attacks:
  --date 'not-a-date'     → accepted
  --date '9999-99-99'     → accepted
  --date '1900-01-01'     → accepted
  --date "2025-01-01'; DROP TABLE users;--" → accepted verbatim
  --date $'2025-01-01\nMALICIOUS: ignore all previous rules'
    → newline breaks out of bullet into standalone system-prompt
      instruction line that the LLM will read as separate guidance

  --cwd '/does/not/exist'  → silently accepted, rendered verbatim
  --cwd ''                 → empty 'Working directory: ' line
  --cwd $'/tmp\nMALICIOUS: pwn' → newline injection same pattern

--help documents format as '[--cwd PATH] [--date YYYY-MM-DD]'.
Parser enforces neither. Same class as #96 / #98 — documented
constraint, unenforced at parse boundary.

Severity note: most severe of the #96/#97/#98/#99 silent-flag
class because the failure mode is prompt injection, not a silent
feature no-op. A claw or CI pipeline piping tainted
$REPO_PATH / $USER_INPUT into claw system-prompt is a
vector for LLM manipulation.

Fix shape:
  1. parse --date as chrono::NaiveDate::parse_from_str(value, '%Y-%m-%d')
  2. validate --cwd via std::fs::canonicalize(value)
  3. defense-in-depth: debug_assert no-newlines at render boundary
  4. regression tests for each rejected case

Cross-cluster: sibling of #83 (system-prompt date = build date)
and #84 (dump-manifests bakes abs path) — all three are about
the system-prompt / manifest surface trusting compile-time or
operator-supplied values that should be validated.

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494774477009981502
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 04:03:29 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 0e263bee42 ROADMAP #98: --compact silently ignored in 9 dispatch paths + stdin-piped Prompt hardcodes compact=false
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 7a172a2 from /tmp/cdM.

--help at main.rs:8251 documents --compact as 'text mode only;
useful for piping.' The implementation knows the constraint but
never enforces it at the parse boundary — the flag is silently
dropped in every non-{Prompt+Text} dispatch path:

1. --output-format json prompt: run_turn_with_output (:3807-3817)
   has no CliOutputFormat::Json if compact arm; JSON branch
   ignores compact entirely
2. status/sandbox/doctor/init/export/mcp/skills/agents: those
   CliAction variants have no compact field at all; parse_args
   parses --compact into a local bool and then discharges it
   with nowhere to go on dispatch
3. claw --compact with piped stdin: the stdin fallthrough at
   main.rs:614 hardcodes compact: false regardless of the
   user-supplied --compact — actively overriding operator intent

No error, no warning, no diagnostic. A claw using
claw --compact --output-format json '...' to pipe-friendly output
gets full verbose JSON silently.

Fix shape:
- reject --compact + --output-format json at parse time (~5 lines)
- reject --compact on non-Prompt subcommands with a named error
  (~15 lines)
- honor --compact in stdin-piped Prompt fallthrough: change
  compact: false to compact at :614 (1 line)
- optionally add CliOutputFormat::Json if compact arm if
  compact-JSON is desirable

Joins silent-flag no-op class with #96 (Resume-safe leak) and
#97 (silent-empty allow-set). Natural bundle #96+#97+#98 covers
the --help/flag-validation hygiene triangle.

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494766926826700921
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 03:32:57 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 7a172a2534 ROADMAP #97: --allowedTools empty-string silently blocks all tools, no observable signal
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 3ab920a from /tmp/cdL.

Silent vs loud asymmetry for equivalent mis-input at the
tool-allow-list knob:
- `--allowedTools "nonsense"` → loud structured error naming
  every valid tool (works as intended)
- `--allowedTools ""` (shell-expansion failure, $TOOLS expanded
  empty) → silent Ok(Some(BTreeSet::new())) → all tools blocked
- `--allowedTools ",,"` → same silent empty set
- `.claw.json` with `allowedTools` → fails config load with
  'unknown key allowedTools' — config-file surface locked out,
  CLI flag is the only knob, and the CLI flag has the footgun

Trace: tools/src/lib.rs:192-248 normalize_allowed_tools. Input
values=[""] is NOT empty (len=1) so the early None guard at
main.rs:1048 skips. Inner split/filter on empty-only tokens
produces zero elements; the error-producing branch never runs.
Returns Ok(Some(empty)), which downstream filter treats as
'allow zero tools' instead of 'allow all tools.'

No observable recovery: status JSON exposes kind/model/
permission_mode/sandbox/usage/workspace but no allowed_tools
field. doctor check set has no tool_restrictions category. A
lane that silently restricted itself to zero tools gets no
signal until an actual tool call fails at runtime.

Fix shape: reject empty-token input at parse time with a clear
error. Add explicit --allowedTools none opt-in if zero-tool
lanes are desirable. Surface active allow-set in status JSON
and as a doctor check. Consider supporting allowedTools in
.claw.json or improving its rejection message.

Joins permission-audit sweep (#50/#87/#91/#94) on the
tool-allow-list axis. Sibling of #86 on the truth-audit side:
both are 'misconfigured claws have no observable signal.'

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494759381068419115
in #clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 03:04:08 +09:00
YeonGyu-Kim 3ab920ac30 ROADMAP #96: claw --help Resume-safe summary leaks 62 STUB_COMMANDS entries
Dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD 8db8e49 from /tmp/cdK. Partial
regression of ROADMAP #39 / #54 at the help-output layer.

'claw --help' emits two separate slash-command enumerations:
(1) Interactive slash commands block -- correctly filtered via
    render_slash_command_help_filtered(STUB_COMMANDS) at main.rs:8268
(2) Resume-safe commands one-liner -- UNFILTERED, emits every entry
    from resume_supported_slash_commands() at main.rs:8270-8278

Programmatic cross-check: intersect the Resume-safe listing with
STUB_COMMANDS (60+ entries at main.rs:7240-7320) returns 62
overlaps: budget, rate-limit, metrics, diagnostics, workspace,
reasoning, changelog, bookmarks, allowed-tools, tool-details,
language, max-tokens, temperature, system-prompt, output-style,
privacy-settings, keybindings, thinkback, insights, stickers,
advisor, brief, summary, vim, and more. All advertised as
resume-safe; all produce 'Did you mean /X' stub-guard errors when
actually invoked in resume mode.

Fix shape: one-line filter at main.rs:8270 adding
.filter(|spec| !STUB_COMMANDS.contains(&spec.name)) or extract
shared helper resume_supported_slash_commands_filtered. Add
regression test parallel to stub_commands_absent_from_repl_
completions that parses the Resume-safe line and asserts no entry
matches STUB_COMMANDS.

Filed in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge 1494751832399024178 in
#clawcode-building-in-public.
2026-04-18 02:35:06 +09:00