Constraint: Respond to 14:30 dogfood nudge with one direct claw-code pinpoint.\nEvidence: rebuilt actual debug binary at git_sha 24ccb59b; compared top-level help --output-format json with resume-safe /help --output-format json.\nFinding: same help surface uses message in top-level JSON and text in slash/resume JSON.\nTested: cargo run --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml --bin claw -- version --output-format json; ./rust/target/debug/claw help --output-format json; ./rust/target/debug/claw --resume latest /help --output-format json; git diff --check; scripts/fmt.sh --check.\nNot-tested: full Rust suite; roadmap-only documentation change.
Constraint: Scope requested ROADMAP.md only with exactly one new #328 pinpoint from direct claw dogfood.\nRejected: Implementing the agents-help fix now | user requested roadmap-only evidence item.\nConfidence: high\nScope-risk: narrow\nDirective: Keep agent help source roots derived from the same loader registry as agents list; do not hand-maintain a divergent root list.\nTested: cargo run --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml --bin claw -- version --output-format json; ./rust/target/debug/claw version --output-format json; ./rust/target/debug/claw agents help --output-format json; ./rust/target/debug/claw agents --output-format json; git diff --check; scripts/fmt.sh --check\nNot-tested: Full Rust test suite; roadmap-only documentation change.
Constraint: Scope limited to ROADMAP.md and one new pinpoint #327 from actual rebuilt claw dogfood.
Rejected: Code fix in this branch | user requested roadmap-only filing.
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: narrow
Directive: Keep mcp help source lists derived from actual config discovery, not hard-coded partial docs.
Tested: ./rust/target/debug/claw version --output-format json; ./rust/target/debug/claw mcp --help; ./rust/target/debug/claw mcp help --output-format json; temp .claw.json mcp list proof; git diff --check; scripts/fmt.sh --check
Not-tested: Full Rust test suite, documentation-only change.
Document the dogfood gap where help JSON stays parseable but hides command metadata inside a prose message, so future implementation can expose machine-readable command, slash-command, and resume-safety fields.\n\nConstraint: user requested ROADMAP.md-only pinpoint for issue #325 from origin/main d607ff36.\nRejected: implementing the schema now | requested fix shape is roadmap documentation only.\nConfidence: high\nScope-risk: narrow\nDirective: keep message for humans while adding schema/versioned structured help metadata when implementing.\nTested: git diff --check; scripts/fmt.sh --check\nNot-tested: runtime CLI behavior unchanged by docs-only change
Constraint: Documentation-only follow-up from current main e7074f47 after PR #2838; edit scope limited to ROADMAP.md.\nRejected: Implementing provenance detection now | user requested roadmap entry only.\nConfidence: high\nScope-risk: narrow\nDirective: Future implementation should compare embedded build git_sha/build date to workspace HEAD/dirty state without leaking secrets.\nTested: git diff --check; scripts/fmt.sh --check\nNot-tested: Runtime provenance behavior; this commit only records the roadmap requirement.
Keep claw --help's resume-safe slash command summary aligned with the interactive command list by filtering STUB_COMMANDS and adding regression coverage.
Operator status previously treated any tmux pane in a workspace as equivalent to active work. The new classifier uses tmux pane command/path metadata as a soft signal, treats plain shells as idle, and adds dirty-worktree abandoned markers to status and session-list output for clawhip consumers.
Constraint: Keep issue #320 prototype minimal and additive without new dependencies
Rejected: Screen-scraping pane output | fragile and broader than needed for lifecycle classification
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: narrow
Tested: cargo test -p rusty-claude-cli
Tested: cargo check -p rusty-claude-cli
Not-tested: cargo clippy -p rusty-claude-cli --all-targets -- -D warnings is blocked by pre-existing commands crate clippy::unnecessary_wraps warnings
The formatting wrapper should remain safe when invoked through different current directories or shell contexts, so resolve the script directory before entering the Rust workspace and forwarding cargo fmt arguments.
Constraint: Wrapper must be runnable from repo root while forwarding flags like --check
Rejected: Leave relative dirname cd | less robust if invocation context changes
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: narrow
Tested: scripts/fmt.sh --check
Tested: git diff --check
The Rust crate layout expects formatting to run from the rust directory, so add a root-level wrapper that preserves the working command while forwarding user flags like --check. Documentation now points contributors at the wrapper instead of the misleading virtual-workspace manifest invocation.
Constraint: Root-level cargo fmt --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml is misleading for this virtual workspace
Rejected: Document cd rust && cargo fmt directly | a root wrapper gives one stable repo-root command
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: narrow
Tested: scripts/fmt.sh --check
Tested: git diff --check
Run rustfmt from the Rust workspace so CI format checks pass without changing behavior.
Constraint: Scope is formatting-only across tracked Rust files
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: narrow
Tested: cd rust && cargo fmt --check
Tested: git diff --check
Reject empty --allowedTools inputs instead of treating them as an empty restriction, and surface status JSON metadata that distinguishes default unrestricted tools from flag-provided allow lists.
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: narrow
Tested: cargo test -p rusty-claude-cli rejects_empty_allowed_tools_flag -- --nocapture
Tested: cargo test -p tools allowed_tools_rejects_empty_token_lists -- --nocapture
Tested: cargo check -p rusty-claude-cli -p tools
Tested: cargo test -p rusty-claude-cli -p tools
Not-tested: full workspace cargo fmt --check is blocked by pre-existing unrelated formatting drift
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- Frameworks: none detected from the supported starter markers.
## Verification
- Run Rust verification from `rust/`: `cargo fmt`,`cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings`, `cargo test --workspace`
- Run Rust verification from repo root: `scripts/fmt.sh --check`; for formatting use `scripts/fmt.sh`. Run Rust clippy/tests from `rust/`:`cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings`, `cargo test --workspace`
-`src/` and `tests/` are both present; update both surfaces together when behavior changes.
@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@ Original filing (2026-04-13): user requested a `-acp` parameter to support ACP p
**Source.** Jobdori dogfood 2026-04-18 against `/tmp/cdJ` on main HEAD `b7539e6` in response to Clawhip pinpoint nudge at `1494744278423961742`. Adjacent to #85 (skill discovery ancestor walk) on the *discovery* side — #85 is "skills are discovered too broadly," #95 is "skills are *installed* too broadly." Together they bound the skill-surface trust problem from both the read and the write axes. Distinct sub-cluster from the permission-audit bundle (#50 / #87 / #91 / #94) and from the truth-audit cluster (#80–#87, #89): this is specifically about *scope asymmetry between install and settings* and the *missing uninstall verb*.
96. **`claw --help`'s "Resume-safe commands:" one-liner summary does not filter `STUB_COMMANDS` — 62 documented slash commands that are explicitly marked unimplemented still show up as valid resume-safe entries, contradicting the main Interactive slash commands list just above it (which *does* filter stubs per ROADMAP #39)** — dogfooded 2026-04-18 on main HEAD `8db8e49` from `/tmp/cdK`. The `render_help` output emits two separate enumerations of slash commands; only one of them applies the stub filter. The Resume-safe summary advertises `/budget`, `/rate-limit`, `/metrics`, `/diagnostics`, `/bookmarks`, `/workspace`, `/reasoning`, `/changelog`, `/vim`, `/summary`, `/brief`, `/advisor`, `/stickers`, `/insights`, `/thinkback`, `/keybindings`, `/privacy-settings`, `/output-style`, `/allowed-tools`, `/tool-details`, `/language`, `/max-tokens`, `/temperature`, `/system-prompt` — all of which are explicitly in `STUB_COMMANDS` with "Did you mean" guards and no parse arm.
96. **`claw --help`'s "Resume-safe commands:" one-liner summary does not filter `STUB_COMMANDS` — 62 documented slash commands that are explicitly marked unimplemented still show up as valid resume-safe entries, contradicting the main Interactive slash commands list just above it (which *does* filter stubs per ROADMAP #39)** — **done (verified 2026-04-29):** the Resume-safe command summary now applies the same `STUB_COMMANDS` filter as the Interactive slash command block before rendering help, so unimplemented slash-command stubs no longer advertise as resume-safe. Added `stub_commands_absent_from_resume_safe_help` to lock the filtered one-liner contract alongside the existing REPL completion filter. Fresh proof: `cargo fmt --all --check`, `cargo test -p rusty-claude-cli stub_commands_absent_from_resume_safe_help -- --nocapture`, and `cargo test -p rusty-claude-cli parses_direct_cli_actions -- --nocapture` pass. Original filing below for traceability.
**Concrete repro.**
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246.**Dogfood reminder cron can self-fail by timing out during active cycles, so the nudge loop itself is not trustworthy as an observability surface** — dogfooded 2026-04-21 in `#clawcode-building-in-public` after multiple consecutive alerts: `Cron job "clawcode-dogfood-cycle-reminder" failed: cron: job execution timed out` at 14:14, 14:24, 14:34, 14:44, 15:13, and 15:23 KST while the same dogfood cycle was actively producing reports and fixes. This is not just scheduler noise — it is a clawability gap in the reminder/control loop itself. A downstream claw seeing both repeated dogfood nudges and repeated cron timeouts cannot tell whether the reminder actually delivered, partially delivered, duplicated, or died after side effects. **Required fix shape:** (a) classify reminder execution outcome explicitly (`delivered`, `timed_out_after_send`, `timed_out_before_send`, `suppressed_as_duplicate`, `skipped_due_to_active_cycle`) instead of a single generic timeout; (b) attach the target message/report cycle id and whether a Discord post was already emitted before timeout; (c) add a fast-path/no-op path when the cycle state is unchanged or an active report is already in flight so the reminder job can exit cleanly instead of hanging; (d) add regression coverage proving repeated unchanged-state cycles do not stack timeouts or duplicate nudges. **Why this matters:** if the reminder loop itself is ambiguous, claws waste time responding to scheduler artifacts instead of real product state, and the dogfood surface stops being a reliable source of truth. Source: live clawhip/Jobdori dogfood cycle on 2026-04-21 with repeated timeout alerts in `#clawcode-building-in-public`.
247.**MCP memory permission prompts can recur after a transport failure, leaving an active worker blocked in a second consent loop instead of a typed degraded state** — dogfooded 2026-04-27 from live session `clawcode-human` while responding to the claw-code dogfood nudge. The session first asked permission for `omx_memory.project_memory_read`; after approval, the call failed with `Transport closed`, then the runtime immediately attempted `omx_memory.notepad_read` and blocked again on a fresh allow prompt. From the outside this looks like an automation-hostile MCP lifecycle gap: the worker is neither cleanly ready nor cleanly failed, and downstream claws must scrape the pane to learn that memory MCP is both consent-gated and transport-degraded. **Required fix shape:** (a) after an MCP transport closes, emit a typed degraded state such as `mcp_transport_closed` with server/tool identity; (b) suppress or batch follow-up permission prompts for the same failed MCP server until transport recovery is proven; (c) expose whether the task can continue without that MCP tool or is blocked on memory; (d) add regression coverage for `permission granted -> transport closed -> follow-up tool attempt` so it becomes one structured blocker instead of repeated interactive consent loops. **Why this matters:** MCP memory should either be available, explicitly degraded, or explicitly blocked; repeated permission prompts after a closed transport make prompt delivery and readiness ambiguous. Source: live `clawcode-human` pane on 2026-04-27 04:3x UTC.
247.**MCP memory permission prompts can recur after a transport failure, leaving an active worker blocked in a second consent loop instead of a typed degraded state** — dogfooded 2026-04-27 from live session `clawcode-human` while responding to the claw-code dogfood nudge. The session first asked permission for `omx_memory.project_memory_read`; after approval, the call failed with `Transport closed`, then the runtime immediately attempted `omx_memory.notepad_read` and blocked again on a fresh allow prompt. From the outside this looks like an automation-hostile MCP lifecycle gap: the worker is neither cleanly ready nor cleanly failed, and downstream claws must scrape the pane to learn that memory MCP is both consent-gated and transport-degraded. **Required fix shape:** (a) after an MCP transport closes, emit a typed degraded state such as `mcp_transport_closed` with server/tool identity; (b) suppress or batch follow-up permission prompts for the same failed MCP server until transport recovery is proven; (c) expose whether the task can continue without that MCP tool or is blocked on memory; (d) add regression coverage for `permission granted -> transport closed -> follow-up tool attempt` so it becomes one structured blocker instead of repeated interactive consent loops. **Why this matters:** MCP memory should either be available, explicitly degraded, or explicitly blocked; repeated permission prompts after a closed transport make prompt delivery and readiness ambiguous. Source: live `clawcode-human` pane on 2026-04-27 04:3x UTC.**Fresh-run follow-up 2026-04-29:** owner-requested live session `claw-code-issue-247-human-fresh-run` used the actual `./rust/target/debug/claw` binary; `doctor` and `status` were green, so the remaining Phase-0 fresh-run evidence moved from MCP consent-loop reproduction to the non-interactive prompt silent-hang captured separately as #248.
248.**Non-interactive prompt mode can exceed caller timeouts with no in-band startup/API phase event or partial status artifact** — dogfooded 2026-04-29 from live tmux session `claw-code-issue-247-human-fresh-run` after the owner explicitly asked gaebal-gajae to make a fresh session and use `claw-code` directly. The actual `./rust/target/debug/claw` binary was launched via `clawhip tmux new` on current main. `claw doctor --output-format json` and `claw status --output-format json` both succeeded and reported auth/config/workspace ok, but minimal non-interactive prompt calls (`timeout 120 ./rust/target/debug/claw --output-format json --dangerously-skip-permissions "echo hello"` and `timeout 120 ./rust/target/debug/claw --output-format json prompt "Reply with just the word hello"`) both timed out from the outer harness after roughly 150s with only `Command exceeded timeout` visible. There was no machine-readable `api_request_started`, `waiting_for_first_token`, provider/model/base-url identity, retry count, or partial status file/event that would let clawhip distinguish slow provider, network stall, auth/OAuth drift, stream parser hang, or prompt-mode bug. **Required fix shape:** (a) emit structured non-interactive lifecycle events for `startup_ok`, `api_request_started`, `first_byte/first_token`, retry/backoff, and terminal `timeout_or_stall` states; (b) include provider/model/base URL source and auth source category without leaking secrets; (c) support a CLI/request timeout flag or env override that returns a typed JSON error before the outer orchestrator kills the process; (d) write/emit a final partial status artifact on timeout so lane monitors do not have to infer state from a dead process. **Why this matters:** non-interactive prompt mode is the automation path; if it can hang past the caller's timeout while doctor/status are green, claws lose the ability to tell whether startup, auth, transport, provider latency, or stream consumption failed. Source: live session `claw-code-issue-247-human-fresh-run` on 2026-04-29.
249.**`/issue` advertises GitHub issue creation but never reaches a GitHub/OAuth/auth preflight or creation path, and the non-interactive error suggests unusable resume forms** — dogfooded 2026-04-29 on current main `8e22f757` while chasing the remaining Phase-0 GitHub OAuth blocker. The visible help advertises `/issue [context]` as “Draft or create a GitHub issue from the conversation,” but the actual implementation path only renders a local `Issue` report (`format_issue_report`) and does not invoke `gh`, GitHub API, OAuth, token discovery, browser auth, or even a dry-run/auth-preflight surface. Direct non-interactive use (`./rust/target/debug/claw '/issue dogfood test'`) returns `slash command /issue dogfood test is interactive-only` and suggests `claw --resume SESSION.jsonl /issue ...` / `claw --resume latest /issue ...` “when the command is marked [resume]”, while `/help` does not mark `/issue` as resume-safe and resume dispatch rejects interactive-only commands. That leaves operators with a GitHub-labeled command whose real behavior is neither issue creation nor a clear GitHub OAuth blocker. **Required fix shape:** (a) split the contract explicitly: either rename/copy to “draft issue text” or implement a real `create` path with GitHub auth preflight; (b) surface a machine-readable GitHub auth state (`gh_cli_authenticated`, `github_token_present`, `oauth_required`, `creation_unavailable`) before any issue-create attempt; (c) make the direct-mode error avoid suggesting resume forms for commands not marked resume-safe; (d) add regression coverage proving `/issue` help, direct-mode rejection, resume support flags, and creation/draft behavior agree. **Why this matters:** Phase-0 GitHub OAuth verification cannot complete if the only GitHub issue surface stops at local prose while still advertising creation. Claws need to know whether they are missing GitHub auth, using a draft-only helper, or hitting an unimplemented creation path. Source: gaebal-gajae dogfood cycle in `#clawcode-building-in-public` on 2026-04-29.
322.**Config deprecation warnings are emitted to stderr even under `--output-format json`, making JSON output unparseable from combined stdout+stderr capture** — dogfooded 2026-04-29 by Jobdori on current main (`8e22f75`). Running `cargo run --bin claw -- doctor --output-format json 2>&1 | python3 -c "import sys,json; json.loads(sys.stdin.read())"` fails with `Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)` because a `warning: /path/settings.json: field "enabledPlugins" is deprecated. Use "plugins.enabled" instead` line is emitted to stderr before the JSON body begins. When a caller captures combined output (the common automation pattern: `2>&1`, subprocess `STDOUT | STDERR`, PTY capture, or tmux pane scrape) the warning prefix breaks JSON parse for every downstream consumer. Root cause: `rust/crates/runtime/src/config.rs` line ~300 calls `eprintln!("warning: {warning}")` unconditionally during `ClawSettings::load_merged()` regardless of active output format. **Required fix shape:** (a) thread the active `CliOutputFormat` through the config loading path and suppress or defer human-readable warning strings when `json` mode is active; (b) instead, collect deprecation diagnostics and inject them into the JSON output as a top-level `"warnings": [...]` array (same field already used by `doctor`); (c) ensure the JSON body is always the first bytes on stdout and all prose warnings stay on stderr or are suppressed in json mode; (d) add regression coverage proving `claw <any-cmd> --output-format json` stdout is valid JSON regardless of config deprecation state. **Why this matters:**`--output-format json` is the automation/claw contract; if config warnings can silently corrupt the JSON stream, every orchestration layer that captures combined output gets broken parse-on-warning with no stable fallback. Source: Jobdori live dogfood on mengmotaHost, claw-code main `8e22f75`, 2026-04-29.
323.**`status --output-format json` reports `session.session = "live-repl"` while simultaneously reporting `session_lifecycle.kind = "saved_only"` — contradictory session identity in a single status snapshot** — dogfooded 2026-04-29 by Jobdori on current main (`804d96b`). Running `claw status --output-format json` from an active REPL-style invocation produced `"session": "live-repl"` in the `workspace` block and `"session_lifecycle": {"kind": "saved_only", "pane_id": null, ...}` in the same object. Those two fields carry contradictory claims: `"live-repl"` asserts there is an active interactive session, while `"saved_only"` asserts there is no live tmux pane hosting the session — the session exists only as a saved artifact. A downstream claw reading this snapshot cannot tell which claim to trust: is this a running session whose pane is undetectable, or a saved-only session that the `session` field is misclassifying? Root cause: `"live-repl"` is a fallback sentinel emitted by `main.rs:6070` when `context.session_path` is `None`, while `session_lifecycle` is computed independently by `classify_session_lifecycle_for()` from tmux pane discovery; the two fields share no common source and can diverge. **Required fix shape:** (a) derive both `session.session` and `session_lifecycle.kind` from the same lifecycle classification result so they cannot diverge; (b) replace the `"live-repl"` free-form sentinel with a structured `session_kind` field (`live_repl`, `saved`, `resume`, etc.) that carries the same type vocabulary as `session_lifecycle.kind`; (c) when `session_lifecycle.kind = "saved_only"`, never emit `"session": "live-repl"` (or vice versa); (d) add a regression test proving `status --output-format json` never emits `session.kind = "live_repl"` and `session_lifecycle.kind = "saved_only"` simultaneously. **Why this matters:**`status --output-format json` is the machine-readable truth surface for session state; if two fields in the same snapshot contradict each other, every lane, monitor, and orchestrator has to pick a winner instead of reading a coherent state. Source: Jobdori live dogfood on mengmotaHost, claw-code `804d96b`, 2026-04-29.
324.**Stale local debug binaries can impersonate the current workspace because version/status/doctor do not compare embedded build provenance to repo HEAD** — dogfooded 2026-04-29 on current `origin/main` / workspace HEAD `e7074f47` after PR #2838. The working tree was at `e7074f47`, but running `./rust/target/debug/claw version --output-format json` reported embedded `git_sha``1f901988`. `status` and `doctor` remained green and exposed no warning that the executable under test was stale relative to the workspace HEAD, nor any structured build-provenance freshness signal that downstream claws could use to decide whether the observed behavior came from the checked-out code or an older debug artifact. This is a repo-identity opacity gap: the JSON truth surfaces can look authoritative while actually describing a different binary lineage than the source tree being dogfooded. **Required fix shape:** (a) compare the embedded build `git_sha` / build date with the current workspace git HEAD and dirty state when the binary can discover a containing worktree; (b) expose redaction-safe structured fields in `version --output-format json`, `status --output-format json`, and `doctor --output-format json`, including `binary_provenance`, `workspace_head`, and `stale_binary` (with enough reason/detail to distinguish clean match, dirty workspace, unknown workspace, and definite stale SHA mismatch); (c) warn in human/text mode when executing a stale local debug binary such as `./rust/target/debug/claw` so dogfooders do not trust old behavior as current-main evidence; (d) avoid leaking secrets or absolute sensitive paths beyond the existing workspace-identification policy; (e) add regression/fixture coverage for matching HEAD, dirty workspace, no-worktree/unknown provenance, and stale embedded SHA cases. **Why this matters:** status/doctor/version are supposed to be the machine-readable basis for dogfood truth. If a stale binary can report a different `git_sha` than the checked-out repo without any freshness warning, claws can file or verify bugs against the wrong code and waste cycles chasing already-fixed or not-yet-built behavior. Source: gaebal-gajae dogfood follow-up from current main `e7074f47` after PR #2838; observed `./rust/target/debug/claw version --output-format json` reporting `git_sha``1f901988` with no stale-binary-vs-workspace-HEAD warning.
325.**`help --output-format json` returns valid JSON but hides the actual help schema inside one prose `message` string** — dogfooded 2026-04-29 on current `origin/main` / workspace HEAD `d607ff36`. Running `./rust/target/debug/claw help --output-format json` produces parseable JSON, but the object only exposes top-level keys like `kind` and `message`; all command names, global flags, slash-command metadata, aliases, resume-safety, output-format support, auth/preflight notes, and descriptions are flattened into one human-oriented prose blob. That technically satisfies “valid JSON” while still forcing automation to scrape the same help text humans read, making `/issue`, `/help`, and resume-safety contracts opaque to claws. **Required fix shape:** (a) keep `message` as the compact human-rendered help summary, but add a documented structured schema with `schema` / `schema_version` fields; (b) expose first-class arrays/objects such as `commands[]`, `options[]`, and `slash_commands[]` with stable fields including `name`, `aliases`, `description`, `args`, `output_formats_supported`, `resume_safe`, `interactive_only`, and `creates_external_side_effects`; (c) include auth and creation preflight metadata where relevant, especially for GitHub/issue flows (`auth_preflight`, `creation_unavailable`, `gh_cli_authenticated`, `github_token_present`, or equivalent non-secret state); (d) make `/issue`, `/help`, aliases, and resume-dispatch safety machine-readable from the JSON payload instead of recoverable only by parsing prose markers; (e) add regression coverage proving `help --output-format json` is valid JSON and that `/issue`, `/help`, resume-safe vs interactive-only slash commands, aliases, descriptions, supported output formats, and side-effect/auth-preflight fields are present and internally consistent. **Why this matters:** help JSON is the discoverability surface automation uses before invoking commands. If it is just prose wrapped in JSON, claws cannot safely decide whether a command can run non-interactively, resume from a saved session, create external GitHub side effects, or requires auth/preflight without brittle text scraping. Source: gaebal-gajae dogfood follow-up from current main `d607ff36`; observed `./rust/target/debug/claw help --output-format json` returning valid JSON with only `{kind,message}` at the top level while the actionable command schema remained buried in `message`.
326.**`status --output-format json` underreports active workspace pane inventory when one tmux session has multiple panes/processes in the same project** — dogfooded 2026-04-29 on current `origin/main` / workspace HEAD `b90875fa` while responding to the claw-code dogfood nudge. The active OMX session `claw-code-issue-326-dogfood-pinpoint` was running in `/mnt/offloading/Workspace/claw-code` with two panes: `%9384` (`cmd=node`, active pane) and `%9385` (`cmd=node`, inactive sidecar pane). `tmux list-panes -a -F '#{session_name}:#{window_index}.#{pane_index} #{pane_id} pid=#{pane_pid} cmd=#{pane_current_command} cwd=#{pane_current_path} active=#{pane_active}'` showed both panes in the same session/workspace, but `./rust/target/debug/claw status --output-format json` collapsed the workspace lifecycle to a single object: `session_lifecycle.kind = "running_process"`, `pane_id = "%9384"`, `pane_command = "node"`, with no `panes[]`, process count, sidecar/secondary-pane inventory, or ambiguity marker. A downstream claw reading only status JSON would believe there is exactly one live process for that workspace even though the control plane has multiple panes in the same task session. **Required fix shape:** (a) expose a structured active-session inventory in `status --output-format json`, including `panes[]` or `processes[]` with pane id, command, cwd, active flag, and session/window identity for all matching workspace panes; (b) keep the compact `session_lifecycle` summary, but add an explicit `pane_count` / `has_sidecar_panes` / `inventory_truncated` signal so summaries cannot masquerade as complete truth; (c) define how to classify primary vs sidecar/inactive panes without losing them, and make the chosen primary pane provenance visible; (d) add regression coverage for a tmux session with two panes in one workspace proving status JSON reports both panes or marks the inventory as partial. **Why this matters:** status JSON is the machine-readable lane truth surface. If it reports only the primary pane while hiding secondary panes, clawhip and other claws can miss sidecar workers, blocked helpers, stale subprocesses, or duplicated control-plane processes and make bad restart/cleanup/routing decisions from an undercounted session snapshot. Source: gaebal-gajae dogfood session `claw-code-issue-326-dogfood-pinpoint`; observed `claw status --output-format json` returning only `%9384` while `tmux list-panes` showed `%9384` and `%9385` in the same claw-code workspace.
327.**`claw mcp help` omits `.claw.json` from its documented config sources even though `claw mcp` still loads MCP servers from `.claw.json`** — dogfooded 2026-04-29 on current `origin/main` / workspace HEAD `981aff7c` after rebuilding the actual debug binary with `cargo run --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml --bin claw -- version --output-format json` so `./rust/target/debug/claw version --output-format json` reported embedded `git_sha``981aff7c` matching the workspace. Running `./rust/target/debug/claw mcp --help` printed `Sources .claw/settings.json, .claw/settings.local.json`, and `./rust/target/debug/claw mcp help --output-format json` returned `"sources": [".claw/settings.json", ".claw/settings.local.json"]`. In the same rebuilt binary, a temp workspace containing only a project `.claw.json` with `{"mcpServers":{"demo":{"command":"/bin/echo","args":["hi"]}}}` made `./rust/target/debug/claw mcp --output-format json` report `configured_servers: 1` and `servers[0].name: "demo"`. The MCP lifecycle surface therefore tells users and claws that `.claw.json` is not a source while actively accepting it as one. This is distinct from #322's JSON warning corruption, #323/#326's status lifecycle contradictions, #324's stale-binary provenance gap, and #325's top-level help schema flattening: the pinpoint is a concrete MCP subcommand source-of-truth mismatch in both text and JSON help. **Required fix shape:** (a) derive the `mcp help` source list from the same `ConfigLoader::discover`/settings-source registry that `mcp list` actually uses instead of hard-coding a partial list; (b) include all supported MCP config sources in stable order, including legacy/project `.claw.json`, user `~/.claw/settings.json`, project `.claw/settings.json`, and local `.claw/settings.local.json` as applicable; (c) add source metadata to `mcp --output-format json` entries so each server can be attributed to the file/layer that provided it; (d) add a regression proving a server loaded from `.claw.json` is accompanied by help/JSON source metadata that names `.claw.json`, and that help stays in sync when config source discovery changes. **Why this matters:** MCP setup is already a high-friction lifecycle path; if the command that diagnoses MCP servers omits a still-supported source, operators can move or delete the wrong config file, and automation cannot tell whether `.claw.json` support is intentional compatibility or accidental legacy behavior. Source: gaebal-gajae dogfood in `/home/bellman/Workspace/claw-code` on 2026-04-29 using the rebuilt actual `./rust/target/debug/claw`; temp-workspace proof showed `.claw.json` loads one MCP server while `mcp help` documents only `.claw/settings*.json` sources.
328.**`claw agents help` omits the `.codex/agents` roots that `claw agents` actually loads from, so native-agent discovery provenance is misleading** — dogfooded 2026-04-29 on current `origin/main` / workspace HEAD `ee85fed6` after rebuilding the actual debug binary with `cargo run --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml --bin claw -- version --output-format json`; `./rust/target/debug/claw version --output-format json` then reported embedded `git_sha``ee85fed6`, matching the workspace. Running `./rust/target/debug/claw agents help --output-format json` returned `usage.sources = [".claw/agents", "~/.claw/agents", "$CLAW_CONFIG_HOME/agents"]`, with no `.codex/agents` or `~/.codex/agents` entry. In the same environment, `./rust/target/debug/claw agents --output-format json` listed native agents such as `analyst` with source `{id: "user_claw", label: "User home roots"}` even though `/home/bellman/.claw/agents` does not exist and `/home/bellman/.codex/agents/analyst.toml` does exist. The agents lifecycle surface therefore documents one set of roots while loading from another, and the loaded-agent provenance collapses the real Codex root behind a generic `user_claw` label. This is distinct from #327's MCP source-list mismatch: the affected subsystem is native-agent discovery, where claws choose delegation/staffing lanes from `claw agents` and need to know which root supplied each agent. **Required fix shape:** (a) derive `agents help` source roots from the same registry/search path used by the agent loader instead of a hard-coded `.claw`-only list; (b) include all supported native-agent roots in stable order, including project/user `.codex/agents` roots alongside `.claw/agents` and `$CLAW_CONFIG_HOME/agents`; (c) make each `agents --output-format json` entry expose non-secret source provenance precise enough to distinguish `user_codex`, `project_codex`, `user_claw`, and `project_claw` (without leaking unnecessary absolute paths); (d) add a regression proving an agent loaded from `~/.codex/agents` is accompanied by help-source metadata naming that root and per-agent provenance that does not mislabel it as generic `user_claw`. **Why this matters:** agent selection is a control-plane decision. If help says only `.claw/agents` are searched while the runtime actually consumes `.codex/agents`, claws and operators can edit the wrong directory, misdiagnose missing/stale agents, or trust the wrong ownership boundary for delegated work. Source: gaebal-gajae dogfood in `/home/bellman/Workspace/claw-code` on 2026-04-29 using rebuilt `./rust/target/debug/claw`; proof commands showed `agents help` omitting `.codex/agents` while `agents` loaded `analyst` from the existing `/home/bellman/.codex/agents/analyst.toml` with no `/home/bellman/.claw/agents` directory present.
329.**Resume-safe slash `/agents --output-format json` downgrades structured agent inventory into prose even though top-level `claw agents --output-format json` returns machine-readable entries** — dogfooded 2026-04-29 on current `origin/main` / workspace HEAD `0f7578c0` after rebuilding the actual debug binary with `cargo run --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml --bin claw -- version --output-format json`; `./rust/target/debug/claw version --output-format json` reported embedded `git_sha``0f7578c0`, matching the workspace. Running `./rust/target/debug/claw --resume latest /agents --output-format json` returned only `{"kind":"agents","text":"Agents\n 20 active agents..."}`: the agent names, source ids, models, reasoning effort, active/shadowed state, and working-directory context are all flattened into one human prose string. In the same rebuilt binary and same workspace, `./rust/target/debug/claw agents --output-format json` returned a structured object with top-level `agents[]`, `count`, `summary`, `working_directory`, and per-agent fields such as `name`, `description`, `model`, `reasoning_effort`, `active`, `shadowed_by`, and `source`. The resume-safe slash surface therefore looks JSON-shaped while throwing away exactly the structured inventory that automation needs, and it diverges from the already-existing top-level command schema. This is distinct from #325's broad help JSON opacity and #328's source-root mismatch: the pinpoint is the `/agents` slash command losing structured inventory in resume mode even though the non-slash agents command already has it. **Required fix shape:** (a) make resume-safe `/agents --output-format json` reuse the same serializer/schema as `claw agents --output-format json` instead of wrapping rendered text; (b) preserve per-agent source/provenance fields, model/reasoning metadata, active/shadowed state, count/summary, and working-directory context; (c) keep `text` or `message` as an optional human summary only, not the sole payload; (d) add regression coverage proving top-level `claw agents --output-format json` and resume-safe `/agents --output-format json` expose equivalent structured agent inventory for the same workspace. **Why this matters:**`/agents` is the in-session delegation/staffing truth surface. Claws operating through `--resume latest` need to choose agents without scraping prose; losing structure at the slash boundary makes automated staffing brittle and contradicts the top-level command contract. Source: gaebal-gajae dogfood in `/home/bellman/Workspace/claw-code` on 2026-04-29 using rebuilt `./rust/target/debug/claw`; proof commands showed slash `/agents` JSON had only `kind,text` while top-level `agents` JSON had `agents[]` and provenance metadata.
338.**Top-level `help --output-format json` and resume-safe `/help --output-format json` use different payload fields for the same help surface (`message` vs `text`)** — dogfooded 2026-04-29 on current `origin/main` / workspace HEAD `24ccb59b` after rebuilding the actual debug binary with `cargo run --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml --bin claw -- version --output-format json`; `./rust/target/debug/claw version --output-format json` reported embedded `git_sha``24ccb59b`, matching the workspace. Running `./rust/target/debug/claw help --output-format json` returned a valid JSON object with keys `kind,message`, while `./rust/target/debug/claw --resume latest /help --output-format json` returned the same conceptual help surface with keys `kind,text`. Both are prose-only help payloads, but automation now has to special-case whether help was reached through the top-level command dispatcher or the resume-safe slash dispatcher before it can even locate the rendered help body. This is distinct from #325's broader structured-schema absence: the pinpoint here is a concrete JSON field-name contract drift between two help entrypoints that should be equivalent or explicitly versioned. **Required fix shape:** (a) define one canonical help JSON body field such as `message` or `text` and use it consistently across top-level `help`, slash `/help`, and resume-safe `/help`; (b) if backward compatibility requires both fields temporarily, emit both with identical contents plus a `schema_version` and deprecation metadata; (c) add regression coverage proving `claw help --output-format json` and `claw --resume latest /help --output-format json` expose the same top-level field contract and `kind=help`; (d) document whether slash-command JSON is intended to share schemas with top-level command JSON or carry its own explicit schema namespace. **Why this matters:** help JSON is the bootstrap discoverability surface for claws. If the same help concept moves its body between `message` and `text` depending on invocation path, every orchestrator needs brittle per-entrypoint parsers before it can inspect commands, flags, or resume safety. Source: gaebal-gajae dogfood in `/home/bellman/Workspace/claw-code` on 2026-04-29 using rebuilt `./rust/target/debug/claw`; proof commands showed top-level help JSON keys `kind,message` and resume-safe slash help JSON keys `kind,text` on the same rebuilt binary.
337.**`/session list --output-format json` session lifecycle objects expose `workspace_dirty: true` but provide no detail about which files are dirty or how many, making the flag unactionable for GC/cleanup decisions** — dogfooded 2026-04-29 by Jobdori on current main (`0f7578c`). Running `claw --output-format json --resume latest /session list` returns `session_details` where every `lifecycle` object for non-current sessions shows `"workspace_dirty": true, "pane_id": null` — and no `dirty_files`, `dirty_file_count`, `git_status`, or `uncommitted_changes` field. Additionally `"abandoned": true` appears on most saved sessions with no definition of the abandonment criterion. A session GC policy cannot determine whether dirty state is intentional (user edits) or stale (crash leftover), nor how many files are affected, nor what caused the abandonment. **Required fix shape:** (a) add `dirty_file_count: u32` to lifecycle objects when `workspace_dirty = true`; (b) optionally add `dirty_file_paths` (summarized); (c) add `abandoned_reason: "pane_closed" | "process_killed" | "session_replaced" | null`; (d) regression coverage. Source: Jobdori live dogfood on mengmotaHost, claw-code `0f7578c`, 2026-04-29.
@@ -365,3 +365,14 @@ US-021 COMPLETED (Request body size pre-flight check - from dogfood findings)
- Tests: 5 new tests for size estimation and limit checking
PROJECT STATUS: COMPLETE (21/21 stories)
Iteration 2026-04-29 - ROADMAP #96 COMPLETED
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- Pulled origin/main: already up to date.
- Selected ROADMAP #96 as a small repo-local Immediate Backlog item: the `claw --help` Resume-safe command summary leaked slash-command stubs despite the main Interactive command listing filtering them.
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ This file provides guidance to Claw Code (clawcode.dev) when working with code i
- Frameworks: none detected from the supported starter markers.
## Verification
-Run Rust verification from the repo root: `cargo fmt`, `cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings`, `cargo test --workspace`
-From the repository root, run Rust formatting with `scripts/fmt.sh` (or `scripts/fmt.sh --check` for CI-style checks). From this `rust/` directory, the equivalent command is `../scripts/fmt.sh`. Root-level `cargo fmt --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml` is not the supported formatting command.
- From this `rust/` directory, run Rust verification with `cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings` and `cargo test --workspace`.
## Working agreement
- Prefer small, reviewable changes and keep generated bootstrap files aligned with actual repo workflows.
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