@geminilight/mindos 0.6.40 → 0.6.42

package/bin/commands/file.js

@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 /**
  * mindos file — Knowledge base file operations
  *
- * Subcommands: list, read, create, delete, rename, move, search
+ * Subcommands: list, read, write, create, append, edit-section, insert-heading,
+ *              append-csv, delete, rename, move, search, backlinks, recent, history
  * Supports --json for agent consumption
  */
 
-import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, unlinkSync, renameSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, statSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, appendFileSync, unlinkSync, renameSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, statSync, openSync, readSync, closeSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { resolve, basename, dirname, relative } from 'node:path';
+import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process';
 import { bold, dim, cyan, green, red, yellow } from '../lib/colors.js';
 import { loadConfig } from '../lib/config.js';
 import { output, isJsonMode, EXIT } from '../lib/command.js';
+import { isRemoteMode, apiCall } from '../lib/remote.js';
+import { replaceSection, insertAfterHeading, listHeadings } from '../lib/markdown.js';
+import { escapeCsvRow } from '../lib/csv.js';
 
 function getMindRoot() {
   loadConfig();
@@ -33,74 +38,101 @@ function resolvePath(root, filePath) {
 export const meta = {
   name: 'file',
   group: 'Knowledge',
-  summary: 'File content operations (list, read, create, delete, rename, search)',
+  summary: 'Manage files (list, read, write, edit, search, ...)',
   usage: 'mindos file <subcommand>',
   flags: {
     '--space <name>': 'Filter by space name',
     '--json': 'Output as JSON',
-    '--recursive, -r': 'Recursive listing',
+    '--content <text>': 'Content for write/create/append',
+    '-H, --heading <h>': 'Target heading for edit-section/insert-heading',
+    '--row <csv>': 'CSV row values (comma-separated)',
+    '--limit <n>': 'Limit results (recent, history)',
   },
   examples: [
     'mindos file list',
-    'mindos file list --space "Work"',
     'mindos file read "notes/meeting.md"',
-    'mindos file create "notes/idea.md" --content "# My Idea"',
-    'mindos file search "RAG implementation"',
-    'mindos file delete "notes/old.md"',
+    'mindos file write "notes/plan.md" --content "# Plan"',
+    'mindos file append "log/journal.md" --content "New entry"',
+    'mindos file edit-section "plan.md" -H "## Status" --content "Done"',
+    'mindos file append-csv "tracker.csv" --row "2026-04-04,done,30min"',
+    'mindos file backlinks "concepts/RAG.md"',
+    'mindos file recent --limit 5',
+    'mindos file history "notes/meeting.md"',
   ],
 };
 
 export async function run(args, flags) {
   const sub = args[0];
-  const root = getMindRoot();
+  loadConfig();
 
-  if (!sub || flags.help || flags.h) {
-    printFileHelp();
+  if (!sub) {
+    printHelp();
     return;
   }
 
+  // Remote mode: delegate to HTTP API
+  if (isRemoteMode()) {
+    return remoteFileDispatch(sub, args, flags);
+  }
+
+  const root = getMindRoot();
+
   switch (sub) {
-    case 'list': return fileList(root, args.slice(1), flags);
-    case 'ls': return fileList(root, args.slice(1), flags);
-    case 'read': return fileRead(root, args[1], flags);
-    case 'cat': return fileRead(root, args[1], flags);
+    case 'list': case 'ls': return fileList(root, args.slice(1), flags);
+    case 'read': case 'cat': return fileRead(root, args[1], flags);
+    case 'write': return fileWrite(root, args[1], flags);
     case 'create': return fileCreate(root, args[1], flags);
-    case 'delete': return fileDelete(root, args[1], flags);
-    case 'rm': return fileDelete(root, args[1], flags);
-    case 'rename': return fileRename(root, args[1], args[2], flags);
-    case 'mv': return fileRename(root, args[1], args[2], flags);
-    case 'move': return fileRename(root, args[1], args[2], flags);
+    case 'append': return fileAppend(root, args[1], flags);
+    case 'edit-section': return fileEditSection(root, args[1], flags);
+    case 'insert-heading': return fileInsertHeading(root, args[1], flags);
+    case 'append-csv': return fileAppendCsv(root, args[1], flags);
+    case 'delete': case 'rm': return fileDelete(root, args[1], flags);
+    case 'rename': case 'mv': case 'move': return fileRename(root, args[1], args[2], flags);
     case 'search': return fileSearch(root, args.slice(1).join(' '), flags);
+    case 'backlinks': return fileBacklinks(root, args[1], flags);
+    case 'recent': return fileRecent(root, flags);
+    case 'history': return fileHistory(root, args[1], flags);
     case 'mkdir':
       console.log(dim('Moved to: mindos space mkdir <path>'));
       process.exit(EXIT.ARGS);
     default:
       console.error(red(`Unknown subcommand: ${sub}`));
-      console.error(dim('Available: list, read, create, delete, rename, move, mkdir, search'));
+      printHelp();
       process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
   }
 }
 
-function printFileHelp() {
+export function printHelp() {
+  const sub = (s, w = 24) => cyan(s.padEnd(w));
   console.log(`
 ${bold('mindos file')} — Knowledge base file operations
 
-${bold('Subcommands:')}
-  ${cyan('list'.padEnd(20))}${dim('List files in knowledge base')}
-  ${cyan('read <path>'.padEnd(20))}${dim('Read file content')}
-  ${cyan('create <path>'.padEnd(20))}${dim('Create a new file (--content "...")')}
-  ${cyan('delete <path>'.padEnd(20))}${dim('Delete a file')}
-  ${cyan('rename <old> <new>'.padEnd(20))}${dim('Rename or move a file')}
-  ${cyan('search <query>'.padEnd(20))}${dim('Search files by content')}
-
-${bold('Aliases:')} ls=list, cat=read, rm=delete, mv=rename
-
-${bold('Examples:')}
-  ${dim('mindos file list')}
+${bold('SUBCOMMANDS')}
+  ${sub('list')}${dim('List files in knowledge base')}
+  ${sub('read <path>')}${dim('Read file content')}
+  ${sub('write <path>')}${dim('Write/overwrite file (--content or stdin)')}
+  ${sub('create <path>')}${dim('Create a new file (--content "...")')}
+  ${sub('append <path>')}${dim('Append content to file end')}
+  ${sub('edit-section <path>')}${dim('Replace a markdown section (-H "## Heading")')}
+  ${sub('insert-heading <path>')}${dim('Insert after a heading (-H "## Heading")')}
+  ${sub('append-csv <path>')}${dim('Append row to CSV (--row "a,b,c")')}
+  ${sub('delete <path>')}${dim('Delete a file')}
+  ${sub('rename <old> <new>')}${dim('Rename or move a file')}
+  ${sub('search <query>')}${dim('Search files by content')}
+  ${sub('backlinks <path>')}${dim('Find files that reference this file')}
+  ${sub('recent')}${dim('Show recently modified files')}
+  ${sub('history <path>')}${dim('Show git commit history')}
+
+${bold('ALIASES')}  ls=list  cat=read  rm=delete  mv=rename
+
+${bold('EXAMPLES')}
   ${dim('mindos file list --json')}
   ${dim('mindos file read "notes/meeting.md"')}
-  ${dim('mindos file create "ideas/new.md" --content "# New Idea"')}
-  ${dim('mindos file search "machine learning"')}
+  ${dim('mindos file write "plan.md" --content "# Plan"')}
+  ${dim('mindos file edit-section "plan.md" -H "## Status" --content "Done"')}
+  ${dim('mindos file append-csv "habits.csv" --row "2026-04-04,run,30min"')}
+  ${dim('mindos file backlinks "concepts/RAG.md"')}
+  ${dim('mindos file recent --limit 5')}
 `);
 }
 
@@ -291,6 +323,309 @@ function fileSearch(root, query, flags) {
   console.log();
 }
 
+// ── New subcommands (CLI-first agent mode) ────────────────────────────────
+
+function fileWrite(root, filePath, flags) {
+  if (!filePath) {
+    console.error(red('Usage: mindos file write <path> --content "..."'));
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+  const full = resolvePath(root, filePath);
+  const content = flags.content ?? '';
+  if (!content && process.stdin.isTTY) {
+    console.error(red('No content provided. Use --content "..." or pipe via stdin.'));
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+
+  mkdirSync(dirname(full), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(full, content, 'utf-8');
+
+  if (isJsonMode(flags)) {
+    output({ ok: true, path: filePath, size: content.length }, flags);
+    return;
+  }
+  console.log(`${green('✔')} Wrote ${content.length} characters to ${cyan(filePath)}`);
+}
+
+function fileAppend(root, filePath, flags) {
+  if (!filePath) {
+    console.error(red('Usage: mindos file append <path> --content "..."'));
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+  const full = resolvePath(root, filePath);
+  if (!existsSync(full)) {
+    console.error(red(`File not found: ${filePath}`));
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+  const content = flags.content ?? '';
+  if (!content) {
+    console.error(red('No content provided. Use --content "..."'));
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+
+  const stat = statSync(full);
+  let separator = '';
+  if (stat.size > 0) {
+    const readLen = Math.min(8, stat.size);
+    const fd = openSync(full, 'r');
+    try {
+      const buf = Buffer.alloc(readLen);
+      readSync(fd, buf, 0, readLen, Math.max(0, stat.size - readLen));
+      const tail = buf.toString('utf-8');
+      separator = tail.endsWith('\n') ? '' : '\n';
+    } finally {
+      closeSync(fd);
+    }
+  }
+  appendFileSync(full, separator + content, 'utf-8');
+
+  if (isJsonMode(flags)) {
+    output({ ok: true, path: filePath, appended: content.length }, flags);
+    return;
+  }
+  console.log(`${green('✔')} Appended ${content.length} characters to ${cyan(filePath)}`);
+}
+
+function fileEditSection(root, filePath, flags) {
+  const heading = flags.heading || flags.H;
+  if (!filePath || !heading) {
+    console.error(red('Usage: mindos file edit-section <path> -H "## Heading" --content "..."'));
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+  const full = resolvePath(root, filePath);
+  if (!existsSync(full)) {
+    console.error(red(`File not found: ${filePath}`));
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+  const content = flags.content ?? '';
+  const original = readFileSync(full, 'utf-8');
+  const result = replaceSection(original, heading, content);
+
+  if (result === null) {
+    const headings = listHeadings(original);
+    console.error(red(`Heading "${heading}" not found in ${filePath}`));
+    if (headings.length > 0) {
+      console.error(dim('Available headings:'));
+      for (const h of headings) console.error(dim(`  ${h}`));
+    }
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+
+  writeFileSync(full, result, 'utf-8');
+
+  if (isJsonMode(flags)) {
+    output({ ok: true, path: filePath, heading }, flags);
+    return;
+  }
+  console.log(`${green('✔')} Updated section "${heading}" in ${cyan(filePath)}`);
+}
+
+function fileInsertHeading(root, filePath, flags) {
+  const heading = flags.heading || flags.H;
+  if (!filePath || !heading) {
+    console.error(red('Usage: mindos file insert-heading <path> -H "## Heading" --content "..."'));
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+  const full = resolvePath(root, filePath);
+  if (!existsSync(full)) {
+    console.error(red(`File not found: ${filePath}`));
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+  const content = flags.content ?? '';
+  const original = readFileSync(full, 'utf-8');
+  const result = insertAfterHeading(original, heading, content);
+
+  if (result === null) {
+    const headings = listHeadings(original);
+    console.error(red(`Heading "${heading}" not found in ${filePath}`));
+    if (headings.length > 0) {
+      console.error(dim('Available headings:'));
+      for (const h of headings) console.error(dim(`  ${h}`));
+    }
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+
+  writeFileSync(full, result, 'utf-8');
+
+  if (isJsonMode(flags)) {
+    output({ ok: true, path: filePath, heading }, flags);
+    return;
+  }
+  console.log(`${green('✔')} Inserted content after "${heading}" in ${cyan(filePath)}`);
+}
+
+function fileAppendCsv(root, filePath, flags) {
+  if (!filePath) {
+    console.error(red('Usage: mindos file append-csv <path> --row "val1,val2,val3"'));
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+  if (!filePath.endsWith('.csv')) {
+    console.error(red('Only .csv files support row append'));
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+  const rowStr = flags.row;
+  if (!rowStr) {
+    console.error(red('No row provided. Use --row "val1,val2,val3"'));
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+  const full = resolvePath(root, filePath);
+  let values;
+  if (typeof rowStr === 'string' && rowStr.startsWith('[')) {
+    try { values = JSON.parse(rowStr); } catch { values = rowStr.split(',').map(v => v.trim()); }
+  } else {
+    values = typeof rowStr === 'string' ? rowStr.split(',').map(v => v.trim()) : [String(rowStr)];
+  }
+  const line = escapeCsvRow(values) + '\n';
+
+  mkdirSync(dirname(full), { recursive: true });
+  appendFileSync(full, line, 'utf-8');
+
+  const content = readFileSync(full, 'utf-8');
+  const newRowCount = content.trim().split('\n').length;
+
+  if (isJsonMode(flags)) {
+    output({ ok: true, path: filePath, newRowCount }, flags);
+    return;
+  }
+  console.log(`${green('✔')} Appended row to ${cyan(filePath)} (${newRowCount} rows total)`);
+}
+
+function fileBacklinks(root, filePath, flags) {
+  if (!filePath) {
+    console.error(red('Usage: mindos file backlinks <path>'));
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+  resolvePath(root, filePath);
+
+  const bname = basename(filePath, '.md');
+  const escapedTarget = filePath.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+  const escapedBname = bname.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+  const patterns = [
+    new RegExp(`\\[\\[${escapedBname}(?:[|#][^\\]]*)?\\]\\]`, 'i'),
+    new RegExp(`\\[\\[${escapedTarget}(?:[|#][^\\]]*)?\\]\\]`, 'i'),
+    new RegExp(`\\[[^\\]]+\\]\\(${escapedTarget}(?:#[^)]*)?\\)`, 'i'),
+  ];
+
+  const results = [];
+  const allFiles = walkFiles(root, root);
+  for (const f of allFiles) {
+    if (f.path === filePath) continue;
+    if (!f.name.endsWith('.md')) continue;
+    try {
+      const content = readFileSync(resolve(root, f.path), 'utf-8');
+      if (patterns.some(p => p.test(content))) {
+        const lines = content.split('\n');
+        let matchLine = 0;
+        for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+          if (patterns.some(p => p.test(lines[i]))) { matchLine = i + 1; break; }
+        }
+        results.push({ source: f.path, line: matchLine });
+      }
+    } catch { /* skip unreadable */ }
+  }
+
+  if (isJsonMode(flags)) {
+    output({ path: filePath, count: results.length, backlinks: results }, flags);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (results.length === 0) {
+    console.log(dim(`No files reference "${filePath}"`));
+    return;
+  }
+  console.log(`\n${bold(`Backlinks to "${filePath}" (${results.length}):`)}\n`);
+  for (const r of results) {
+    console.log(`  ${cyan(r.source)}  ${dim(`L${r.line}`)}`);
+  }
+  console.log();
+}
+
+function fileRecent(root, flags) {
+  const limit = parseInt(flags.limit, 10) || 10;
+  const allFiles = walkFiles(root, root);
+  const withMtime = allFiles.map(f => {
+    const stat = statSync(resolve(root, f.path));
+    return { ...f, mtime: stat.mtimeMs, mtimeIso: stat.mtime.toISOString() };
+  });
+  withMtime.sort((a, b) => b.mtime - a.mtime);
+  const recent = withMtime.slice(0, limit);
+
+  if (isJsonMode(flags)) {
+    output({ count: recent.length, files: recent.map(f => ({ path: f.path, mtime: f.mtimeIso })) }, flags);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (recent.length === 0) {
+    console.log(dim('No files found.'));
+    return;
+  }
+  console.log(`\n${bold(`Recently modified (${recent.length}):`)}\n`);
+  for (const f of recent) {
+    const ago = formatTimeAgo(f.mtime);
+    console.log(`  ${f.path}  ${dim(ago)}`);
+  }
+  console.log();
+}
+
+function fileHistory(root, filePath, flags) {
+  if (!filePath) {
+    console.error(red('Usage: mindos file history <path>'));
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+  resolvePath(root, filePath);
+  const limit = parseInt(flags.limit, 10) || 10;
+  const full = resolve(root, filePath);
+
+  try {
+    execFileSync('git', ['rev-parse', '--is-inside-work-tree'], { cwd: root, stdio: 'pipe' });
+  } catch {
+    console.error(red('Knowledge base is not a git repository.'));
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+
+  let gitOutput = '';
+  try {
+    gitOutput = execFileSync(
+      'git',
+      ['log', '--follow', '--format=%H%x00%aI%x00%s%x00%an', '-n', String(limit), '--', full],
+      { cwd: root, encoding: 'utf-8', stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe'] }
+    ).trim();
+  } catch { /* no commits or git error */ }
+
+  const entries = gitOutput
+    ? gitOutput.split('\n').map(line => {
+        const [hash, date, message, author] = line.split('\0');
+        return { hash, date, message, author };
+      })
+    : [];
+
+  if (isJsonMode(flags)) {
+    output({ path: filePath, count: entries.length, entries }, flags);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (entries.length === 0) {
+    console.log(dim(`No git history for "${filePath}"`));
+    return;
+  }
+  console.log(`\n${bold(`Git history: ${filePath} (${entries.length}):`)}\n`);
+  for (const e of entries) {
+    console.log(`  ${dim(e.hash.slice(0, 8))}  ${e.date.slice(0, 10)}  ${e.message}  ${dim(e.author)}`);
+  }
+  console.log();
+}
+
+function formatTimeAgo(mtimeMs) {
+  const diff = Date.now() - mtimeMs;
+  const mins = Math.floor(diff / 60000);
+  if (mins < 1) return 'just now';
+  if (mins < 60) return `${mins}m ago`;
+  const hours = Math.floor(mins / 60);
+  if (hours < 24) return `${hours}h ago`;
+  const days = Math.floor(hours / 24);
+  return `${days}d ago`;
+}
+
 function fileMkdir(root, dirPath, flags) {
   if (!dirPath) {
     console.error(red('Usage: mindos file mkdir <path>'));
@@ -314,3 +649,183 @@ function fileMkdir(root, dirPath, flags) {
   }
   console.log(`${green('✔')} Created directory: ${cyan(dirPath)}`);
 }
+
+// ── Remote mode: all operations via HTTP API ──────────────────────────────
+
+async function remoteFileDispatch(sub, args, flags) {
+  try {
+    switch (sub) {
+      case 'list':
+      case 'ls': {
+        const res = await apiCall('/api/files');
+        const data = await res.json();
+        if (isJsonMode(flags)) {
+          output(data, flags);
+          return;
+        }
+        // data is a tree; flatten for display
+        const files = [];
+        function walk(nodes, prefix = '') {
+          for (const n of nodes || []) {
+            const p = prefix ? `${prefix}/${n.name}` : n.name;
+            if (n.type === 'file') files.push(p);
+            if (n.children) walk(n.children, p);
+          }
+        }
+        walk(data.tree || data);
+        console.log(`\n${bold(`Files (${files.length}):`)}\n`);
+        for (const f of files) console.log(`  ${f}`);
+        console.log();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      case 'read':
+      case 'cat': {
+        const filePath = args[1];
+        if (!filePath) { console.error(red('Usage: mindos file read <path>')); process.exit(EXIT.ERROR); }
+        const res = await apiCall(`/api/file?path=${encodeURIComponent(filePath)}&op=read_file`);
+        const data = await res.json();
+        if (isJsonMode(flags)) { output(data, flags); return; }
+        console.log(data.content ?? '');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      case 'create': {
+        const filePath = args[1];
+        if (!filePath) { console.error(red('Usage: mindos file create <path> --content "..."')); process.exit(EXIT.ERROR); }
+        const content = flags.content || `# ${basename(filePath, '.md')}\n`;
+        // --force → save_file (overwrite); default → create_file (fail if exists)
+        const action = flags.force ? 'save_file' : 'create_file';
+        const res = await apiCall('/api/file', {
+          method: 'POST',
+          body: JSON.stringify({ action, path: filePath, content }),
+        });
+        const data = await res.json();
+        if (isJsonMode(flags)) { output(data, flags); return; }
+        console.log(`${green('✔')} ${flags.force ? 'Saved' : 'Created'}: ${cyan(filePath)}`);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      case 'delete':
+      case 'rm': {
+        const filePath = args[1];
+        if (!filePath) { console.error(red('Usage: mindos file delete <path>')); process.exit(EXIT.ERROR); }
+        const res = await apiCall('/api/file', {
+          method: 'POST',
+          body: JSON.stringify({ action: 'delete_file', path: filePath }),
+        });
+        await res.json();
+        if (isJsonMode(flags)) { output({ ok: true, deleted: filePath }, flags); return; }
+        console.log(`${green('✔')} Deleted: ${filePath}`);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      case 'rename':
+      case 'mv':
+      case 'move': {
+        const oldPath = args[1], newPath = args[2];
+        if (!oldPath || !newPath) { console.error(red('Usage: mindos file rename <old> <new>')); process.exit(EXIT.ERROR); }
+        const action = sub === 'move' ? 'move_file' : 'rename_file';
+        const body = action === 'move_file'
+          ? { action, path: oldPath, destination: newPath }
+          : { action, path: oldPath, newName: newPath };
+        const res = await apiCall('/api/file', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify(body) });
+        await res.json();
+        if (isJsonMode(flags)) { output({ ok: true, from: oldPath, to: newPath }, flags); return; }
+        console.log(`${green('✔')} ${sub === 'move' ? 'Moved' : 'Renamed'}: ${oldPath} → ${cyan(newPath)}`);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      case 'search': {
+        const query = args.slice(1).join(' ');
+        if (!query) { console.error(red('Usage: mindos file search <query>')); process.exit(EXIT.ERROR); }
+        const limit = flags.limit || 20;
+        const res = await apiCall(`/api/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(query)}&limit=${limit}`);
+        const data = await res.json();
+        if (isJsonMode(flags)) { output(data, flags); return; }
+        const results = data.results || [];
+        if (results.length === 0) { console.log(dim(`No results for "${query}"`)); return; }
+        console.log(`\n${bold(`Search: "${query}"  (${results.length} files)`)}\n`);
+        for (const r of results) {
+          console.log(`  ${cyan(r.path || r.file)}`);
+          for (const m of (r.matches || []).slice(0, 3)) {
+            console.log(`    ${dim(`L${m.line}:`)} ${m.text || m.snippet || ''}`);
+          }
+        }
+        console.log();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      case 'write': case 'append': case 'edit-section': case 'insert-heading':
+      case 'append-csv': case 'backlinks': case 'recent': case 'history': {
+        const opMap = {
+          'write': 'save_file', 'append': 'append_to_file',
+          'edit-section': 'update_section', 'insert-heading': 'insert_after_heading',
+          'append-csv': 'append_csv',
+        };
+        const op = opMap[sub];
+        if (op) {
+          const filePath = args[1];
+          if (!filePath) { console.error(red(`Usage: mindos file ${sub} <path> ...`)); process.exit(EXIT.ERROR); }
+          const body = { action: op, path: filePath };
+          if (flags.content !== undefined) body.content = flags.content;
+          if (flags.heading || flags.H) body.heading = flags.heading || flags.H;
+          if (flags.row) body.row = typeof flags.row === 'string' ? flags.row.split(',').map(v => v.trim()) : [String(flags.row)];
+          const res = await apiCall('/api/file', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify(body) });
+          const data = await res.json();
+          if (isJsonMode(flags)) { output(data, flags); return; }
+          console.log(`${green('✔')} ${sub} completed: ${cyan(filePath)}`);
+          return;
+        }
+        // backlinks/recent/history — read-only, can delegate to specific API
+        if (sub === 'backlinks') {
+          const filePath = args[1];
+          if (!filePath) { console.error(red('Usage: mindos file backlinks <path>')); process.exit(EXIT.ERROR); }
+          const res = await apiCall(`/api/file?op=get_backlinks&path=${encodeURIComponent(filePath)}`);
+          const data = await res.json();
+          if (isJsonMode(flags)) { output(data, flags); return; }
+          const links = data.backlinks || [];
+          if (links.length === 0) { console.log(dim(`No files reference "${filePath}"`)); return; }
+          console.log(`\n${bold(`Backlinks to "${filePath}" (${links.length}):`)}\n`);
+          for (const r of links) console.log(`  ${cyan(r.source)}  ${dim(`L${r.line}`)}`);
+          console.log();
+          return;
+        }
+        if (sub === 'recent') {
+          const limit = parseInt(flags.limit, 10) || 10;
+          const res = await apiCall(`/api/recent-files?limit=${limit}`);
+          const data = await res.json();
+          if (isJsonMode(flags)) { output(data, flags); return; }
+          const files = data.files || data || [];
+          if (files.length === 0) { console.log(dim('No files found.')); return; }
+          console.log(`\n${bold(`Recently modified (${files.length}):`)}\n`);
+          for (const f of files) console.log(`  ${f.path}  ${dim(f.modifiedAt || '')}`);
+          console.log();
+          return;
+        }
+        if (sub === 'history') {
+          const filePath = args[1];
+          if (!filePath) { console.error(red('Usage: mindos file history <path>')); process.exit(EXIT.ERROR); }
+          const limit = parseInt(flags.limit, 10) || 10;
+          const res = await apiCall(`/api/git?action=log&path=${encodeURIComponent(filePath)}&limit=${limit}`);
+          const data = await res.json();
+          if (isJsonMode(flags)) { output(data, flags); return; }
+          const entries = data.entries || data || [];
+          if (entries.length === 0) { console.log(dim(`No git history for "${filePath}"`)); return; }
+          console.log(`\n${bold(`Git history: ${filePath} (${entries.length}):`)}\n`);
+          for (const e of entries) console.log(`  ${dim(e.hash?.slice(0, 8) || '')}  ${(e.date || '').slice(0, 10)}  ${e.message || ''}  ${dim(e.author || '')}`);
+          console.log();
+          return;
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+
+      default:
+        console.error(red(`Unknown subcommand: ${sub}`));
+        process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(red(`Remote error: ${e.message}`));
+    process.exit(EXIT.ERROR);
+  }
+}