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package/NOTICE

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-subagent-mcp
-Copyright 2026 Lexi Blackburn
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
-This product includes software developed by Lexi Blackburn.
+subagent-mcp
+Copyright 2026 Lexi Blackburn
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+This product includes software developed by Lexi Blackburn.

package/README.md

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 
 MCP server that launches and manages always-interactive Claude Code and Codex sub-agent sessions — on macOS, Linux, and Windows. No direct API calls. No API keys.
 
----
-
 ## Install
 
 ### Prerequisites (runtime)
@@ -29,9 +27,11 @@ No authentication, no `.npmrc` configuration, and no PAT required. The package i
 npm install -g @heretyc/subagent-mcp
 ```
 
-**Use this path for all standard installs.**
-
-### GitHub Packages (org-internal pin / supply-chain auditing)
+**Use this path for all standard installs.**
+
+`subagent-mcp update` always refreshes from npmjs, even on machines whose `.npmrc` routes `@heretyc` packages through GitHub Packages.
+
+### GitHub Packages (org-internal pin / supply-chain auditing)
 
 Use this path when your organization's `.npmrc` already routes the `@heretyc` scope through GitHub Packages, when you need supply-chain audit tracing against the org-internal artifact, or when you run inside a GitHub Actions workflow whose `GITHUB_TOKEN` carries `read:packages`. Otherwise prefer npmjs above — it is simpler and needs no credentials.
 
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ npm install -g @heretyc/subagent-mcp
 
 > **Note:** GitHub Packages requires authentication even for public packages. If you see `401 Unauthorized`, verify your PAT has the `read:packages` scope and has not expired. GitHub Packages does not render a README page — the live documentation appears on [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@heretyc/subagent-mcp).
 
----
-
 ## Quick Start
 
 **1. Install** (see [Install](#install) above):
@@ -78,8 +76,6 @@ subagent-mcp init --global
 
 For manual wiring, Gemini CLI, Claude Desktop, and developer install from source, see [docs/registration.md](docs/registration.md).
 
----
-
 ## Features
 
 - Start Claude or Codex interactive sessions as managed sub-agents from any MCP host
@@ -91,8 +87,6 @@ For manual wiring, Gemini CLI, Claude Desktop, and developer install from source
 - stdio MCP transport; built with `@modelcontextprotocol/sdk` + `zod`
 - `orchestration-mode` tool — toggles orchestrator directives injected by bundled Claude Code / Codex hooks; Claude also gets a deterministic `PreToolUse` gate
 
----
-
 ## Orchestration Mode
 
 **ON:** the agent operates as an orchestrator — hook injection governs each session turn, preventing inline reads or writes, and all work is delegated through sub-agent tools.
@@ -101,12 +95,8 @@ For manual wiring, Gemini CLI, Claude Desktop, and developer install from source
 
 Toggle with the `orchestration-mode` tool. Desktop hosts toggle the mode but receive no hook injection. See [docs/spec/dev-loop/orchestration-directive-architecture.md](docs/spec/dev-loop/orchestration-directive-architecture.md) for full semantics.
 
----
-
 ## Auto Mode
 
-Pass `task_category` to `launch_agent` and the server picks the best provider, model, and effort for that category, with automatic fallback.
-
 `launch_agent` supports **auto mode**: pass `prompt` + `task_category` and the server picks the best provider/model/effort for that category from its routing table, silently falling back to the next-best candidate on any launch-time failure.
 
 `provider`, `model`, and `effort` are optional overrides — omit them to get the auto-selected best combination. Rules: passing `model` requires `provider`; passing `effort` requires both `provider` and `model`.
@@ -135,8 +125,6 @@ The last four are **composite-inferred**: they carry no dedicated benchmark and
 
 **Atomic-split guidance:** if you are unsure which category fits, do NOT submit one large amorphous task. Break the work into smaller atomic steps each mapping to a single category and launch one agent per step.
 
----
-
 ## Configuration
 
 ### Global concurrent-subagent cap
@@ -147,9 +135,7 @@ The cap is configured in `global-concurrency.jsonc`, a dedicated dist-sibling fi
 
 Set `globalConcurrentSubagents` in that file. The default is `20`; the minimum valid value is `10`. Validation is forced: `0`, unset, missing, or invalid values reset to `20`, and values `1` through `9` are pinned up to `10`. There is no environment-variable override; the file is the sole source of truth. The file is re-read on every `launch_agent` call, so edits take effect on the next launch with no server restart.
 
-When the cap is reached, `launch_agent` is rejected immediately; it never queues. Because the count includes other active sessions and the entire descendant tree, free slots manually with `list_agents` and `kill_agent` before retrying. There is no automatic cleanup or zombie reaping.
-
----
+When the cap is reached, `launch_agent` is rejected immediately; it never queues. Before cap checks, hooks and tool calls run default zombie culling with no config knob: live agents idle for more than 6 minutes and terminal-but-alive agents idle for more than 30 seconds are terminated process-tree-first, then force-killed after 20 seconds if needed. Reports include `zombies`, and `poll_agent` keeps the tail with `zombie_killed` when culling terminates an agent.
 
 ## Tools
 
@@ -168,8 +154,6 @@ Eight tools are exposed over the stdio MCP transport.
 
 Full parameters, return shapes, and the `alive` / `idle_seconds` / `hint` / `recent_stream` fields are in [docs/tools.md](docs/tools.md).
 
----
-
 ## Agent Lifecycle
 
 Each agent transitions through these states:
@@ -184,8 +168,6 @@ Each agent transitions through these states:
 
 `processing` and `stalled` are live. `stalled` means the driver is alive but quiet (>= 10 min no visible stream); it recovers automatically and is never auto-killed — do not `kill_agent` a stalled agent. `wait` does not return on `stalled`. Full semantics: [docs/reference/status-lifecycle.md](docs/reference/status-lifecycle.md).
 
----
-
 ## Documentation
 
 | Document | Contents |
@@ -198,8 +180,6 @@ Each agent transitions through these states:
 | [docs/release-notes.md](docs/release-notes.md) | Operator-facing release notes |
 | [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) | Contributor guide — dev environment, build, test, publish |
 
----
-
 ## License
 
 Apache-2.0 — Copyright 2026 Lexi Blackburn

package/dist/concurrency.js

@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import { platform } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { CONCURRENCY_SCAFFOLD } from "./config-scaffold.js";
+import { cullStaleSlots, ZOMBIE_FORCE_GRACE_MS, ZOMBIE_LIVE_IDLE_MS, ZOMBIE_TERMINAL_IDLE_MS, buildProcessTreeKillCommands, drainZombieIntents, drainZombieReports, parseSlotMetadata, readSlotMetadata, slotPathForAgent, writeSlotMetadata, } from "./zombie.js";
 export const DEFAULT_CAP = 20;
 export const MIN_CAP = 10;
 export const CONFIG_FILENAME = "global-concurrency.jsonc";
+export { cullStaleSlots, ZOMBIE_FORCE_GRACE_MS, ZOMBIE_LIVE_IDLE_MS, ZOMBIE_TERMINAL_IDLE_MS, buildProcessTreeKillCommands, drainZombieIntents, drainZombieReports, parseSlotMetadata, readSlotMetadata, slotPathForAgent, writeSlotMetadata, };
 export function clampCap(raw) {
     if (!Number.isInteger(raw))
         return DEFAULT_CAP;
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ export function readGlobalCap(path = defaultConfigPath()) {
     }
 }
 export function slotDir() {
+    if (process.env.SUBAGENT_SLOT_DIR)
+        return process.env.SUBAGENT_SLOT_DIR;
     if (platform() === "win32") {
         return join(process.env.ProgramData || process.env.ALLUSERSPROFILE || "C:\\ProgramData", "subagent-mcp", "slots");
     }
@@ -63,11 +67,19 @@ export function countSlots(dir = slotDir()) {
         return 0;
     }
 }
-export function reserveSlot(agentId, max, dir = slotDir()) {
+export function scheduleForceKill(ms, kill) {
+    const timer = setTimeout(kill, ms);
+    timer.unref();
+}
+export const NONBLOCKING_CULL_DEPS = {
+    scheduleForceKill,
+};
+export function reserveSlot(agentId, max, dir = slotDir(), cullDeps) {
     try {
         mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true, mode: 0o1777 });
-        const slotPath = join(dir, `slot-${agentId}.json`);
-        writeFileSync(slotPath, JSON.stringify({ pid: process.pid, cwd: process.cwd(), startedAt: new Date().toISOString() }), { mode: 0o600 });
+        cullStaleSlots(dir, cullDeps);
+        const slotPath = slotPathForAgent(dir, agentId);
+        writeSlotMetadata(slotPath, { agent_id: agentId });
         const n = countSlots(dir);
         if (n > max) {
             try {

package/dist/config-scaffold.js

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 // GENERATED by scripts/gen-ruleset-scaffold.mjs from src/global-concurrency.jsonc — DO NOT EDIT.
-export const CONCURRENCY_SCAFFOLD = "// subagent-mcp — Global Concurrent Subagent Cap\r\n// ------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n// SOLE source of truth for the machine-wide limit on how many subagents\r\n// may be ALIVE AT ONCE across EVERY session, process, and user on this\r\n// machine. There is NO environment-variable override.\r\n//\r\n// The whole recursive descendant tree counts toward this ONE number: a\r\n// subagent that itself launches subagents adds to the same machine-wide\r\n// total, and OTHER active agentic sessions count too.\r\n//\r\n// RE-READ on every launch_agent call — edits take effect immediately, no\r\n// server restart required.\r\n//\r\n// Value rules (forcibly applied to the number below):\r\n//   - missing / unset / non-integer / 0 / negative  -> reset to default 20\r\n//   - 1 through 9                                    -> forced UP to minimum 10\r\n//   - 10 or greater                                 -> used as-is\r\n//\r\n// When the cap is reached, launch_agent is REJECTED (never queued). Free a\r\n// slot with list_agents + kill_agent, then retry.\r\n//\r\n// Slots free automatically as agents finish or are killed. There is NO\r\n// zombie reaping. If a server process CRASHES, its slots stay counted until\r\n// you delete the stale slot files by hand:\r\n//   Windows:      %ProgramData%\\subagent-mcp\\slots\r\n//   macOS/Linux:  /tmp/subagent-mcp/slots\r\n{\r\n  \"globalConcurrentSubagents\": 20\r\n}\r\n";
+export const CONCURRENCY_SCAFFOLD = "// subagent-mcp — Global Concurrent Subagent Cap\r\n// ------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n// SOLE source of truth for the machine-wide limit on how many subagents\r\n// may be ALIVE AT ONCE across EVERY session, process, and user on this\r\n// machine. There is NO environment-variable override.\r\n//\r\n// The whole recursive descendant tree counts toward this ONE number: a\r\n// subagent that itself launches subagents adds to the same machine-wide\r\n// total, and OTHER active agentic sessions count too.\r\n//\r\n// RE-READ on every launch_agent call — edits take effect immediately, no\r\n// server restart required.\r\n//\r\n// Value rules (forcibly applied to the number below):\r\n//   - missing / unset / non-integer / 0 / negative  -> reset to default 20\r\n//   - 1 through 9                                    -> forced UP to minimum 10\r\n//   - 10 or greater                                 -> used as-is\r\n//\r\n// Zombie culling is always enabled. There is no config knob. Before cap\r\n// rejection, launch/tool/hook paths cull stale live agents idle for 6min and\r\n// terminal-but-alive agents idle for 30s. Culling gracefully terminates the\r\n// full process tree, then force-kills after 20s when needed.\r\n//\r\n// When the cap is reached after culling, launch_agent is REJECTED (never\r\n// queued). Free a slot with list_agents + kill_agent, then retry.\r\n{\r\n  \"globalConcurrentSubagents\": 20\r\n}\r\n";

package/dist/global-concurrency.jsonc

@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@
 //   - 1 through 9                                    -> forced UP to minimum 10
 //   - 10 or greater                                 -> used as-is
 //
-// When the cap is reached, launch_agent is REJECTED (never queued). Free a
-// slot with list_agents + kill_agent, then retry.
+// Zombie culling is always enabled. There is no config knob. Before cap
+// rejection, launch/tool/hook paths cull stale live agents idle for 6min and
+// terminal-but-alive agents idle for 30s. Culling gracefully terminates the
+// full process tree, then force-kills after 20s when needed.
 //
-// Slots free automatically as agents finish or are killed. There is NO
-// zombie reaping. If a server process CRASHES, its slots stay counted until
-// you delete the stale slot files by hand:
-//   Windows:      %ProgramData%\subagent-mcp\slots
-//   macOS/Linux:  /tmp/subagent-mcp/slots
+// When the cap is reached after culling, launch_agent is REJECTED (never
+// queued). Free a slot with list_agents + kill_agent, then retry.
 {
   "globalConcurrentSubagents": 20
 }

package/dist/hooks/orchestration-codex.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { realpathSync } from "node:fs";
 import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
-import { claimAndEmit, classifyClaim, countJsonlType, runHook, sessionKey, } from "../orchestration/hook-core.js";
+import { claimAndEmit, appendHookZombieReport, classifyClaim, countJsonlType, cullHookZombies, runHook, sessionKey, } from "../orchestration/hook-core.js";
 import * as marker from "../orchestration/marker.js";
 /**
  * Codex CLI hook entry. Branches on payload.hook_event_name:
@@ -80,11 +80,14 @@ export const codexAdapter = {
 export function runCodexHook(payload, env, adapter = codexAdapter) {
     try {
         if (payload.hook_event_name === "SessionStart") {
-            if (adapter.isSubagent(payload, env))
-                return "";
+            const zombieRecords = cullHookZombies();
+            if (adapter.isSubagent(payload, env)) {
+                return appendHookZombieReport("", zombieRecords);
+            }
             const cwd = payload.cwd || process.cwd();
-            if (!marker.isActive(cwd))
-                return "";
+            if (!marker.isActive(cwd)) {
+                return appendHookZombieReport("", zombieRecords);
+            }
             const current = sessionKey(payload);
             const turn = adapter.currentTurn(payload.transcript_path);
             const m = marker.readMarker(cwd);
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ export function runCodexHook(payload, env, adapter = codexAdapter) {
             // semantics — FULL + ON reminder, ack-latched CARRYOVER prepend, counter
             // re-baseline). SessionStart claims even on SAME-SESSION (resume) so
             // turn 0 is always covered.
-            return claimAndEmit(cwd, current, turn, m, kind, env, adapter);
+            return appendHookZombieReport(claimAndEmit(cwd, current, turn, m, kind, env, adapter), zombieRecords);
         }
         // UserPromptSubmit (and any other event) -> normal cadence.
         return runHook(payload, env, adapter);