@fitchmultz/pi-subagents 0.52.0 → 0.52.1

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.52.1] - 2026-10-29
+
+### Fixed
+
+- On macOS, use the system `ps` directly for process-birth and shell-group checks instead of searching every PATH entry. This reduces the process events and synchronous spawn work caused by frequent parent-liveness checks without changing PID-reuse proof, cancellation, or non-macOS behavior.
+
 ## [0.52.0] - 2026-10-26
 
 ### Added

package/dist/agent/shell.js

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import * as path from "node:path";
 import * as fs from "node:fs";
-import { readChildProcessIdentity, readProcessClock } from "../shared/post-exit-stdio-guard.js";
+import { PS_COMMAND, readChildProcessIdentity, readProcessClock, } from "../shared/post-exit-stdio-guard.js";
 import { read, write } from "./storage.js";
 import { processSchema } from "./contracts.js";
 import { verifyProcess } from "./process.js";
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if (directory === undefined ||
     process.ppid !== pid) {
     throw new Error("Native shell registration requires its actual parent shell.");
 }
-const group = Number(execFileSync("ps", ["-p", String(pid), "-o", "pgid="], {
+const group = Number(execFileSync(PS_COMMAND, ["-p", String(pid), "-o", "pgid="], {
     encoding: "utf8",
     timeout: 1000,
     stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"],

package/dist/build-info.js

@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const EXTENSION_BUILD = Object.freeze({"version":"0.52.0","sha256":"a9faf29451051826907d9343b432c9232529ccaa68c75d681dbcb464702fc25f"});
+export const EXTENSION_BUILD = Object.freeze({"version":"0.52.1","sha256":"d950f3bebb47cbe1dc09b2f7f9cc042535701b14cfe39cc518107a5626698bf4"});

package/dist/shared/post-exit-stdio-guard.js

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { readFileSync, readlinkSync } from "node:fs";
 import { isLinuxProcessReplaced, readLinuxProcess } from "../pi-intercom/broker/pid.js";
 import { hasErrorCode } from "./unknown.js";
 const BIRTH_FIELDS = ["lstart=", "pgid="];
+// macOS ships /bin/ps; resolving "ps" through PATH can spawn once per missing entry.
+export const PS_COMMAND = process.platform === "darwin" ? "/bin/ps" : "ps";
 /** Capture only a real, cross-process clock context; unavailable context proves nothing. */
 export function readProcessClock() {
     if (process.platform !== "android") {
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ function psOptions(zone) {
 }
 function readPsFields(pid, fields, zone) {
     try {
-        return execFileSync("ps", psArguments(pid, fields), {
+        return execFileSync(PS_COMMAND, psArguments(pid, fields), {
             ...psOptions(zone),
             stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"],
         })
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ function readPsFields(pid, fields, zone) {
 /** Nonblocking `readPsFields`; a failed run likewise observes nothing. */
 function observePsFields(pid, fields, zone) {
     return new Promise((resolve) => {
-        execFile("ps", psArguments(pid, fields), psOptions(zone), (error, stdout) => {
+        execFile(PS_COMMAND, psArguments(pid, fields), psOptions(zone), (error, stdout) => {
             resolve(error ? undefined : stdout.trim().replace(/\s+/g, " "));
         });
     });

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@fitchmultz/pi-subagents",
-  "version": "0.52.0",
+  "version": "0.52.1",
   "description": "Pi extension for subagent orchestration and local session coordination",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",

package/src/agent/shell.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import * as path from "node:path";
 import * as fs from "node:fs";
-import { readChildProcessIdentity, readProcessClock } from "../shared/post-exit-stdio-guard.ts";
+import {
+  PS_COMMAND,
+  readChildProcessIdentity,
+  readProcessClock,
+} from "../shared/post-exit-stdio-guard.ts";
 import { read, write } from "./storage.ts";
 import { processSchema } from "./contracts.ts";
 import { verifyProcess } from "./process.ts";
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ if (
   throw new Error("Native shell registration requires its actual parent shell.");
 }
 const group = Number(
-  execFileSync("ps", ["-p", String(pid), "-o", "pgid="], {
+  execFileSync(PS_COMMAND, ["-p", String(pid), "-o", "pgid="], {
     encoding: "utf8",
     timeout: 1000,
     stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"],

package/src/shared/post-exit-stdio-guard.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import { hasErrorCode } from "./unknown.ts";
 
 const BIRTH_FIELDS = ["lstart=", "pgid="];
 
+// macOS ships /bin/ps; resolving "ps" through PATH can spawn once per missing entry.
+export const PS_COMMAND = process.platform === "darwin" ? "/bin/ps" : "ps";
+
 interface AgentProcessExit {
   readonly pid?: number;
   readonly code: number | null;
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ function psOptions(zone: string | undefined) {
 
 function readPsFields(pid: number, fields: readonly string[], zone?: string): string | undefined {
   try {
-    return execFileSync("ps", psArguments(pid, fields), {
+    return execFileSync(PS_COMMAND, psArguments(pid, fields), {
       ...psOptions(zone),
       stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"],
     })
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ function observePsFields(
   zone?: string,
 ): Promise<string | undefined> {
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    execFile("ps", psArguments(pid, fields), psOptions(zone), (error, stdout) => {
+    execFile(PS_COMMAND, psArguments(pid, fields), psOptions(zone), (error, stdout) => {
       resolve(error ? undefined : stdout.trim().replace(/\s+/g, " "));
     });
   });