@lawrence369/loop-cli 0.1.1 → 0.1.2

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.1.2] - 2026-03-10
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix `posix_spawnp failed` crash: `@clack/prompts` placeholder text was leaking as actual CLI arguments
+- Add try-catch around PTY spawn with clear error message when engine CLI is not found
+- Add automatic fallback to non-interactive `engine.run()` when PTY spawn fails
+
 ## [0.1.0] - 2026-03-10
 
 ### Added

package/dist/agent/pty-session.js

@@ -76,13 +76,20 @@ export class PtySession extends EventEmitter {
         const rows = opts?.rows ?? process.stdout.rows ?? 24;
         this._engine = opts?.engine;
         this._promptPattern = DEFAULT_PROMPT_PATTERN;
-        this._pty = pty.spawn(command, args, {
-            name: "xterm-256color",
-            cols,
-            rows,
-            cwd,
-            env: { ...process.env, ...(opts?.env ?? {}) },
-        });
+        try {
+            this._pty = pty.spawn(command, args, {
+                name: "xterm-256color",
+                cols,
+                rows,
+                cwd,
+                env: { ...process.env, ...(opts?.env ?? {}) },
+            });
+        }
+        catch (err) {
+            const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+            throw new Error(`Failed to spawn PTY for "${command}": ${msg}\n` +
+                `Ensure "${command}" is installed and available in your PATH.`);
+        }
         // ── PTY data handler ──────────────────────────────────────────────
         this._pty.onData((data) => {
             if (!this._alive)

package/dist/core/conversation.js

@@ -109,14 +109,38 @@ async function runPtySession(engine, initialPrompt, opts) {
     // Set up renderer before spawning the PTY so the first frame is not missed
     const renderer = new PtyRenderer(engine.name, engine.label);
     renderer.start();
-    // Create PTY session via engine.interactive()
-    const session = engine.interactive({
-        cwd: opts.cwd,
-        passthroughArgs: opts.passthroughArgs,
-        onData(data) {
-            renderer.write(data);
-        },
-    });
+    // Create PTY session via engine.interactive(), with fallback to engine.run()
+    let session;
+    try {
+        session = engine.interactive({
+            cwd: opts.cwd,
+            passthroughArgs: opts.passthroughArgs,
+            onData(data) {
+                renderer.write(data);
+            },
+        });
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+        // PTY spawn failed — fall back to non-interactive engine.run()
+        const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+        renderer.stop({ elapsed: "0.0s", bytes: "0 B" });
+        console.log(dim(`  PTY spawn failed: ${msg}`));
+        console.log(dim(`  Falling back to non-interactive mode...\n`));
+        const start = Date.now();
+        const output = await engine.run(initialPrompt, {
+            cwd: opts.cwd,
+            verbose: opts.verbose,
+            passthroughArgs: opts.passthroughArgs,
+            onData(chunk) {
+                process.stdout.write(chunk);
+            },
+        });
+        return {
+            output,
+            bytes: Buffer.byteLength(output),
+            durationMs: Date.now() - start,
+        };
+    }
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         let done = false;
         let idleTimer = null;

package/dist/ui/interactive.js

@@ -93,17 +93,20 @@ export async function interactive() {
         return null;
     }
     // Native CLI flags (optional)
+    const PASS_ARGS_PLACEHOLDER = "e.g., --model claude-sonnet-4-20250514";
     const passArgsInput = await p.text({
         message: "Native CLI flags for executor (optional)",
-        placeholder: "e.g., --model claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
+        placeholder: PASS_ARGS_PLACEHOLDER,
         defaultValue: "",
     });
     if (p.isCancel(passArgsInput)) {
         p.cancel("Cancelled.");
         return null;
     }
-    const passthroughArgs = passArgsInput.trim()
-        ? passArgsInput.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean)
+    // Guard against @clack/prompts returning placeholder text as the value
+    const rawPassArgs = typeof passArgsInput === "string" ? passArgsInput : "";
+    const passthroughArgs = rawPassArgs.trim() && rawPassArgs.trim() !== PASS_ARGS_PLACEHOLDER
+        ? rawPassArgs.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean)
         : [];
     // Task
     const task = await p.text({

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lawrence369/loop-cli",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "description": "Iterative Multi-Engine AI Orchestration",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",