@jonit-dev/night-watch-cli 1.8.6-beta.2 → 1.8.6-beta.3

package/dist/scripts/night-watch-cron.sh

@@ -416,15 +416,16 @@ Read ${EXECUTOR_PROMPT_REF} and follow the FULL execution pipeline:
 3. Create a task list with one task per phase
 4. Execute phases in parallel waves using agent swarms — launch ALL independent phases concurrently
 5. Run the project's verify/test command between waves to catch issues early
-6. After all phases complete, run final verification and fix any issues
 Follow all CLAUDE.md conventions (if present).
 
-## Finalize
-- Commit all changes, push, and open a PR:
+## Finalize — open the PR FIRST, then verify
+- Commit all changes, push, and open the PR immediately:
   git push -u origin ${BRANCH_NAME}
   gh pr create --title \"feat: <short title>\" --body \"Closes #${ISSUE_NUMBER}
 
 <summary>\"
+- After the PR is open, run final verification (lint, typecheck, tests). If anything fails, fix it, commit, and push again.
+- STOP immediately after the final push — do NOT do any additional work, visual checks, or exploration.
 - Do NOT process any other issues — only issue #${ISSUE_NUMBER}"
 else
   PROMPT_PRD_PATH="${PRD_DIR_REL}/${ELIGIBLE_PRD}"
@@ -444,13 +445,14 @@ Read ${EXECUTOR_PROMPT_REF} and follow the FULL execution pipeline:
 3. Create a task list with one task per phase
 4. Execute phases in parallel waves using agent swarms — launch ALL independent phases concurrently
 5. Run the project's verify/test command between waves to catch issues early
-6. After all phases complete, run final verification and fix any issues
 Follow all CLAUDE.md conventions (if present).
 
-## Finalize
-- Commit all changes, push, and open a PR:
+## Finalize — open the PR FIRST, then verify
+- Commit all changes, push, and open the PR immediately:
   git push -u origin ${BRANCH_NAME}
   gh pr create --title \"feat: <short title>\" --body \"<summary referencing PRD>\"
+- After the PR is open, run final verification (lint, typecheck, tests). If anything fails, fix it, commit, and push again.
+- STOP immediately after the final push — do NOT do any additional work, visual checks, or exploration.
 - Do NOT move the PRD to done/ — the cron script handles that
 - Do NOT process any other PRDs — only ${ELIGIBLE_PRD}"
 fi
@@ -597,12 +599,14 @@ The previous session ran out of context window. Progress has been committed on b
 Read ${EXECUTOR_PROMPT_REF} and follow the FULL execution pipeline for remaining phases only.
 Follow all CLAUDE.md conventions (if present).
 
-## Finalize
-- Commit all changes, push, and open a PR:
+## Finalize — open the PR FIRST, then verify
+- Commit all changes, push, and open the PR immediately:
   git push -u origin ${BRANCH_NAME}
   gh pr create --title \"feat: <short title>\" --body \"Closes #${ISSUE_NUMBER}
 
 <summary>\"
+- After the PR is open, run final verification (lint, typecheck, tests). If anything fails, fix it, commit, and push again.
+- STOP immediately after the final push — do NOT do any additional work, visual checks, or exploration.
 - Do NOT process any other issues — only issue #${ISSUE_NUMBER}"
     else
       PROMPT="Continue implementing the PRD at ${PRD_DIR_REL}/${ELIGIBLE_PRD}
@@ -625,10 +629,12 @@ The previous session ran out of context window. Progress has been committed on b
 Read ${EXECUTOR_PROMPT_REF} and follow the FULL execution pipeline for remaining phases only.
 Follow all CLAUDE.md conventions (if present).
 
-## Finalize
-- Commit all changes, push, and open a PR:
+## Finalize — open the PR FIRST, then verify
+- Commit all changes, push, and open the PR immediately:
   git push -u origin ${BRANCH_NAME}
   gh pr create --title \"feat: <short title>\" --body \"<summary referencing PRD>\"
+- After the PR is open, run final verification (lint, typecheck, tests). If anything fails, fix it, commit, and push again.
+- STOP immediately after the final push — do NOT do any additional work, visual checks, or exploration.
 - Do NOT move the PRD to done/ — the cron script handles that
 - Do NOT process any other PRDs — only ${ELIGIBLE_PRD}"
     fi

package/dist/scripts/night-watch-helpers.sh

@@ -306,7 +306,12 @@ log() {
   fi
   local msg="[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] [PID:$$]${elapsed_str} $*"
   echo "${msg}" >> "${log_file}"
-  echo "${msg}" >&2
+  # When invoked via cron, stdout/stderr are already redirected to the log file
+  # by the crontab entry (>> executor.log 2>&1), so echoing to stderr would
+  # duplicate every log line in the file.
+  if [ "${NW_CRON_TRIGGER:-0}" != "1" ]; then
+    echo "${msg}" >&2
+  fi
 }
 
 # Write a visual separator line to the log to delimit separate runs.

package/dist/templates/executor.md

@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ You are the Night Watch agent. Your job is to autonomously pick up PRD tickets a
 
    f. **Write tests** as specified in each PRD phase (the prd-executor agents handle this per-phase).
 
-   g. **Final verification**: After all phases complete, run the project's test/lint commands (e.g., `npm test`, `npm run lint`, `npm run verify` or equivalent). Fix issues until it passes.
-
-   h. **Commit** all changes:
+   g. **Commit** all changes:
 
    ```
    git add <files>
@@ -51,16 +49,18 @@ You are the Night Watch agent. Your job is to autonomously pick up PRD tickets a
    Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>"
    ```
 
-   i. **Push and open PR**:
+   h. **Push and open PR** — do this BEFORE running final verification:
 
    ```
    git push -u origin night-watch/<prd-name>
    gh pr create --title "feat: <short title>" --body "<summary with PRD reference>"
    ```
 
+   i. **Post-PR verification**: Now run the project's test/lint commands (e.g., `npm test`, `npm run lint`, `npm run verify` or equivalent). If anything fails, fix it, commit, and push again.
+
    j. **Mark PRD as done**: `night-watch prd done <filename>`
 
-   k. **STOP after this PRD**. Do NOT continue to the next PRD. One PRD per run prevents timeouts and reduces risk. The next cron trigger will pick up the next PRD.
+   k. **STOP immediately**. Do NOT continue to the next PRD, and do NOT do any additional work, visual checks, or exploration. One PRD per run prevents timeouts and reduces risk. The next cron trigger will pick up the next PRD.
 
 5. **On failure**: Do NOT mark the PRD as done. Log the failure and clean up worktree. **Stop** -- do not attempt the next PRD.
 

package/dist/templates/night-watch.md

@@ -13,19 +13,21 @@ If `NW_BOARD_ENABLED` is set to `true` in the environment, use board mode instea
 
 4. **Branch naming**: `night-watch/<issue-number>-<slugified-title>` (e.g., `night-watch/42-my-feature`)
 
-5. **Create worktree and implement** as normal (create branch, worktree, implement, test, commit).
+5. **Create worktree and implement** as normal (create branch, worktree, implement, write tests, commit).
 
-6. **Open PR**: Include `Closes #<issue-number>` in the PR body so the issue auto-closes when merged:
+6. **Open PR immediately** — do this BEFORE running final verification. Include `Closes #<issue-number>` in the PR body so the issue auto-closes when merged:
 
    ```
    gh pr create --title "feat: <short title>" --body "Closes #<number>\n\n<summary>"
    ```
 
-7. **Move to Review**: `night-watch board move-issue <number> --column "Review"`
+7. **Post-PR verification**: Run final verification (lint, typecheck, tests). If anything fails, fix it, commit, and push again.
 
-8. **Comment on issue**: `night-watch board comment <number> --body "PR opened: <url>"`
+8. **Move to Review**: `night-watch board move-issue <number> --column "Review"`
 
-9. **Clean up** worktree and **STOP** — one task per run.
+9. **Comment on issue**: `night-watch board comment <number> --body "PR opened: <url>"`
+
+10. **STOP immediately** — do NOT do any additional work, visual checks, or exploration. One task per run.
 
 ---
 
@@ -69,9 +71,7 @@ If `NW_BOARD_ENABLED` is set to `true` in the environment, use board mode instea
 
    f. **Write tests** as specified in each PRD phase (the prd-executor agents handle this per-phase).
 
-   g. **Final verification**: After all phases complete, run the project's test/lint commands (e.g., `npm test`, `npm run lint`, `npm run verify` or equivalent). Fix issues until it passes.
-
-   h. **Commit** all changes:
+   g. **Commit** all changes:
 
    ```
    git add <files>
@@ -82,16 +82,18 @@ If `NW_BOARD_ENABLED` is set to `true` in the environment, use board mode instea
    Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>"
    ```
 
-   i. **Push and open PR**:
+   h. **Push and open PR** — do this BEFORE running final verification:
 
    ```
    git push -u origin night-watch/<prd-name>
    gh pr create --title "feat: <short title>" --body "<summary with PRD reference>"
    ```
 
+   i. **Post-PR verification**: Now run the project's test/lint commands (e.g., `npm test`, `npm run lint`, `npm run verify` or equivalent). If anything fails, fix it, commit, and push again.
+
    j. **Mark PRD as done**: `night-watch prd done <filename>`
 
-   k. **STOP after this PRD**. Do NOT continue to the next PRD. One PRD per run prevents timeouts and reduces risk. The next cron trigger will pick up the next PRD.
+   k. **STOP immediately**. Do NOT continue to the next PRD, and do NOT do any additional work, visual checks, or exploration. One PRD per run prevents timeouts and reduces risk. The next cron trigger will pick up the next PRD.
 
 5. **On failure**: Do NOT mark the PRD as done. Log the failure and clean up worktree. **Stop** -- do not attempt the next PRD.
 

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@jonit-dev/night-watch-cli",
-  "version": "1.8.6-beta.2",
+  "version": "1.8.6-beta.3",
   "description": "AI agent that implements your specs, opens PRs, and reviews code overnight. Queue GitHub issues or PRDs, wake up to pull requests.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {