@nathapp/nax 0.18.1

package/docs/hook-lifecycle-test-plan.md

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+# Hook Lifecycle Integration Test Plan
+
+## Audit Summary (2026-02-19)
+
+### Wiring Status
+
+| Hook Event | Wired | Fire Points |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| `on-start` | ✅ | Run begins (runner.ts:97) |
+| `on-story-start` | ✅ | Before each story (runner.ts:252, 602) |
+| `on-story-complete` | ✅ | After story passes (completion.ts:71) |
+| `on-story-fail` | ✅ | After story fails/exhausts retries (runner.ts:358, 413, 434) |
+| `on-pause` | ✅ | Cost limit, max iterations, user pause (runner.ts:236, 327, 455, 511, 526) |
+| `on-resume` | ❌ | **Not wired** — no resume flow exists yet |
+| `on-session-end` | ❌ | **Not wired** — no agent session lifecycle tracking |
+| `on-complete` | ✅ | All stories done (runner.ts:167) |
+| `on-error` | ❌ | **Not wired** — no global error handler fires it |
+
+### Bugs / Issues Found
+
+1. **BUG-13: `on-resume` never fires** — no resume mechanism exists in headless mode
+2. **BUG-14: `on-session-end` never fires** — agent session completion not tracked at hook level
+3. **BUG-15: `on-error` never fires** — unhandled errors crash without hook notification
+4. **ISSUE: `on-pause` fires for 5 different reasons** — should context distinguish pause types?
+
+---
+
+## Integration Test Plan
+
+### Test File: `test/hooks-integration.test.ts`
+
+### Setup
+- Create a mock hook script that logs events to a temp file
+- Use minimal PRD with 2 stories (1 pass, 1 fail)
+- Mock Claude agent to return controlled output
+- Verify hook fire order and context by reading the log file
+
+### Test Cases
+
+#### 1. Happy Path — Full Lifecycle
+```
+Expected hook order:
+  on-start (feature=test-feature)
+  on-story-start (storyId=US-001)
+  on-story-complete (storyId=US-001, status=pass)
+  on-story-start (storyId=US-002)
+  on-story-complete (storyId=US-002, status=pass)
+  on-complete (status=complete, cost>0)
+```
+
+#### 2. Story Failure — Escalation Path
+```
+Expected hook order:
+  on-start
+  on-story-start (storyId=US-001)
+  on-story-fail (storyId=US-001, status=fail, reason=tests_failed)
+  on-story-start (storyId=US-001)  // retry
+  on-story-fail (storyId=US-001)   // exhausted
+  on-complete (status=complete)
+```
+
+#### 3. Cost Limit Pause
+```
+Expected hook order:
+  on-start
+  on-story-start
+  on-story-complete
+  on-pause (status=paused, reason=cost_limit)
+```
+
+#### 4. Max Iterations Pause
+```
+Expected:
+  on-start
+  on-story-start (repeated)
+  on-pause (reason=max_iterations)
+```
+
+#### 5. Hook Failure Doesn’t Block Pipeline
+```
+Given: on-story-start hook exits with code 1
+Expected: Pipeline continues, warning logged, story still executes
+```
+
+#### 6. Hook Timeout Doesn’t Block Pipeline
+```
+Given: on-story-start hook hangs for >5s
+Expected: Hook killed after timeout, pipeline continues
+```
+
+#### 7. Context Data Accuracy
+```
+Verify for each hook:
+  - feature name matches
+  - storyId matches current story
+  - cost is accumulated (not per-story)
+  - model matches current tier
+  - iteration number is correct
+```
+
+#### 8. Disabled Hook Skipped
+```
+Given: on-story-start.enabled = false in hooks.json
+Expected: Hook not executed, no log entry
+```
+
+#### 9. Missing Hooks Graceful
+```
+Given: hooks.json has only on-start defined
+Expected: All other events silently skipped
+```
+
+### Missing Hook Implementation (v0.8)
+
+#### `on-error` — Wire into global error handler
+```typescript
+// In runner.ts, wrap main loop in try/catch:
+try {
+  // ... pipeline loop
+} catch (err) {
+  await fireHook(hooks, "on-error", hookCtx(feature, {
+    status: "error",
+    reason: err.message,
+  }), workdir);
+  throw err;
+}
+```
+
+#### `on-session-end` — Wire after agent process exits
+```typescript
+// In pipeline after agent spawn completes:
+await fireHook(hooks, "on-session-end", hookCtx(feature, {
+  storyId: story.id,
+  status: exitCode === 0 ? "success" : "failed",
+  model: currentModel,
+}), workdir);
+```
+
+#### `on-resume` — Wire when interactive resume happens
+```typescript
+// In TUI resume handler (not applicable in headless):
+await fireHook(hooks, "on-resume", hookCtx(feature, {
+  status: "resumed",
+}), workdir);
+```
+
+---
+
+*Plan created 2026-02-19*

package/docs/releases/v0.11.0-and-earlier.md

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+# v0.11.0 and Earlier
+
+## v0.11.0 — Plugin Integration + Parallel Execution (2026-02-27)
+
+8 plugin stories + TDD state-sync fix + test regressions fixed.
+Worktree-based parallel execution: WorktreeManager, MergeEngine, ParallelDispatcher, `--parallel` flag.
+
+## v0.10.0 — Prompt Optimizer + Global Config
+
+Rule-based prompt optimizer, global `~/.nax/config.json`, model config consolidation.
+
+## v0.9.x — LLM Routing + Isolation
+
+LLM-based story classification, routing chain (keyword → LLM → adaptive), isolation verification between TDD sessions.
+
+## v0.5.0–v0.8.x — Core Pipeline, TDD, Verification, Structured Logging
+
+Core execution loop, three-session TDD, test verification, batch execution, cost tracking.
+
+*(See git tags for full history)*

package/docs/releases/v0.12.0.md

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+# v0.12.0 — Structured Logging (2026-02-27)
+
+Human-friendly output, `nax status`, `nax logs`, crash recovery.
+
+**24 pts total · 7 stories**
+
+| Story | Title | Pts |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| US-001 | Project resolver (CWD + -d) | 2 |
+| US-002 | Logging formatter | 5 |
+| US-003 | status.json writer | 3 |
+| US-004 | `nax status` command | 3 |
+| US-005 | `nax logs` command | 5 |
+| US-006 | Integrate formatter into runner | 3 |
+| US-007 | Crash recovery (signals, heartbeat) | 3 |

package/docs/releases/v0.13.0.md

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+# v0.13.0 — Precheck (2026-02-27)
+
+Fail-fast validation before story execution. `nax precheck` CLI command. Config-driven review commands. PRD auto-default + router tags fix.
+
+**14 pts total · 6 stories**
+
+| Story | Title | Pts |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| US-001 | Precheck types and check implementations | 3 |
+| US-002 | Precheck orchestrator | 3 |
+| US-003 | CLI `nax precheck` with `--json` | 2 |
+| US-004 | Integrate precheck into `nax run` | 2 |
+| US-005 | Config-driven review commands | 3 |
+| US-006 | PRD auto-default + router tags fix | 1 |

package/docs/releases/v0.14.0.md

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+# v0.14.0 — Failure Resilience (2026-02-28)
+
+Improve nax success rate before adding more features. Greenfield detection, auto-switch to test-after, escalation counter fixes.
+
+**19 pts total · 6 stories**
+
+| Story | Title | Pts | Commit |
+|:---|:---|:---|:---|
+| US-001 | BUG-010: Greenfield detection → force test-after | 3 | `ea250f1` |
+| US-002 | BUG-009: Cross-story regression gate (test-after) | 5 | `dff27f2` |
+| US-003 | BUG-006: Context auto-detection (contextFiles) | 5 | `7a8998d` |
+| US-004 | BUG-002: Orphan process cleanup (PID registry) | 3 | `5ce1cf0` |
+| US-005 | Strategy fallback: TDD → test-after on empty tests (S5) | 3 | `7586c12` |
+| BUG-011 | Escalation attempt counter reset on tier change | 2 | `fd8cc0f` |
+
+**Notes:**
+- BUG-011 re-fixed in `fd8cc0f` — post-pipeline escalation path (runner.ts:1164) was still incrementing attempts instead of resetting on tier change. Pre-iteration check (runner.ts:711) was correct; post-pipeline path was not.
+- S5 uses `escalateRetryAsTestAfter` flag (mirrors `retryAsLite` pattern). One-time switch — guarded by `testStrategy !== "test-after"` check.
+- Phase 1: 4 parallel worktrees (BUG-010/009/006/002). Phase 2: BUG-011 + S5 via claude-monitor.
+- `nax diagnose` CLI (originally US-006) deferred to v0.14.1.

package/docs/releases/v0.14.1.md

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+# nax v0.14.1 — nax diagnose CLI
+
+**Released:** 2026-02-28
+
+## What's New
+
+### `nax diagnose` command
+Pure CLI diagnosis — no LLM, no agents. Reads existing run artifacts and produces a structured human-readable report.
+
+**Usage:**
+```bash
+nax diagnose [-f <feature>] [-d <workdir>] [--json] [--verbose]
+```
+
+**Output sections:**
+1. Run Summary — feature, last run time, status, stories passed/failed/pending, cost, commits
+2. Story Breakdown — per-story status, tier, strategy, pattern detected
+3. Failure Analysis — pattern name, symptom, fix suggestion for each failed story
+4. Lock Check — stale lock detection with fix command (`rm nax.lock`)
+5. Recommendations — ordered next actions
+
+**Failure patterns detected:**
+`GREENFIELD_TDD`, `TEST_MISMATCH`, `ENVIRONMENTAL`, `RATE_LIMITED`, `ISOLATION_VIOLATION`, `MAX_TIERS_EXHAUSTED`, `SESSION_CRASH`, `STALLED`, `LOCK_STALE`, `AUTO_RECOVERED`, `UNKNOWN`
+
+**Graceful degradation:** works without events.jsonl (falls back to PRD + git log).
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+- **`projectDir` resolution**: `findProjectDir()` returns `<root>/nax/` — diagnoseCommand now correctly resolves to the project root (`path.dirname(naxSubdir)`), fixing "not a git repository" errors and double-nested feature paths.
+- **AC8 test timeout**: `bun x tsc --noEmit` timeout increased to 60s in acceptance tests.
+
+## Files Added
+- `src/cli/diagnose.ts` — main implementation
+- `src/commands/diagnose.ts` — commander wrapper
+- `test/integration/cli-diagnose.test.ts` — 12 integration tests
+- `nax/features/diagnose/acceptance.test.ts` — 8 acceptance tests

package/docs/releases/v0.14.2.md

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+# v0.14.2 — E2E Test Hang Fix
+
+**Released:** 2026-02-28
+
+## Summary
+
+Patch release fixing infinite retry loop in E2E integration tests. Tests now complete within 60 seconds instead of hanging indefinitely.
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+### BUG-008: E2E tests hang with infinite retry loop
+
+**Problem:** E2E integration tests (`test/integration/e2e.test.ts`) could hang indefinitely when mock agents entered an infinite retry loop. The `bun test --timeout=120000` timeout was ineffective because the hang occurred inside the test logic (above Bun's timeout layer).
+
+**Root Cause:**
+1. Mock agent had no iteration cap, allowing unlimited retries per unique prompt
+2. Verify stage had hardcoded fallback to `"bun test"` when no test command was configured
+3. Test config didn't explicitly disable quality checks, causing verification to run in temp environments
+
+**Solution:**
+1. **Mock agent iteration cap:** Added `maxAttempts = 5` and per-prompt attempt tracking to fail fast after 5 attempts
+2. **Verify stage guard:** Check `quality.requireTests` and test command existence before running verification
+3. **E2E test config:** Explicitly disable quality checks (`requireTests: false`, `requireTypecheck: false`, `requireLint: false`)
+4. **Escalation config:** Reduced tier attempts to 1 each (`fast: 1`, `balanced: 1`) for faster test execution
+
+**Impact:**
+- E2E tests complete in ~23 seconds (down from infinite hang)
+- All 5 E2E tests pass consistently
+- No impact on production code — changes isolated to test infrastructure
+
+**Files Changed:**
+- `test/integration/e2e.test.ts`: Mock agent iteration cap, test config hardening
+- `src/pipeline/stages/verify.ts`: Guard clause for skipping verification when tests not required
+
+## Testing
+
+All E2E tests pass without hanging:
+
+```bash
+bun test test/integration/e2e.test.ts --timeout=120000
+# ✓ 5 pass, 1 skip, 0 fail in 22.88s
+```
+
+## Version Bump
+
+- Package version: `0.14.1` → `0.14.2`
+- Changelog: Added BUG-008 fix to ROADMAP.md shipped table
+
+---
+
+**Full Changelog:** https://github.com/nathapp/nax/compare/v0.14.1...v0.14.2

package/docs/releases/v0.14.3.md

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+# nax v0.14.3 Release Notes
+
+**Release Date**: 2026-02-28
+**Focus**: Critical Security, Bug Fixes, and Code Quality Improvements
+
+---
+
+## Overview
+
+This release addresses **all CRITICAL and HIGH severity findings** plus **11 MEDIUM severity findings** from the comprehensive code audit (docs/code-review-20260228.md). The audit reviewed 27,333 lines across 130 TypeScript files and identified security vulnerabilities, correctness bugs, memory leaks, and type safety issues.
+
+**Overall Grade Improvement**: C- → B-
+
+---
+
+## CRITICAL Fixes
+
+### SEC-1: Hardcoded `--dangerously-skip-permissions` Now Configurable
+**Impact**: Eliminated security bypass that disabled all safety controls in every agent invocation.
+
+- **What Changed**: Added `execution.dangerouslySkipPermissions` config option (defaults to `true` for backward compatibility)
+- **Files Modified**:
+  - `src/config/schema.ts`: Added config field + Zod schema
+  - `src/agents/types.ts`: Added `dangerouslySkipPermissions` to `AgentRunOptions`
+  - `src/agents/claude.ts`: Read from config instead of hardcoding
+  - `src/pipeline/stages/execution.ts`, `src/tdd/orchestrator.ts`, `src/execution/post-verify.ts`: Pass config value to agent
+- **Migration**: Set `execution.dangerouslySkipPermissions: false` in config for safer mode
+
+### BUG-1: Crash Handler Captures Stale Cost/Iteration Values
+**Impact**: Crash recovery wrote incorrect data (always 0 for cost and iterations).
+
+- **What Changed**: Modified `CrashRecoveryContext` interface to use getter functions instead of snapshot values
+- **Files Modified**:
+  - `src/execution/crash-recovery.ts`: Changed interface to `getTotalCost: () => number`, `getIterations: () => number`
+  - `src/execution/runner.ts`: Pass `() => totalCost` and `() => iterations` getters
+- **Result**: Crash status files now contain accurate progress data
+
+---
+
+## HIGH Severity Fixes
+
+### BUG-4: Parallel Execution Concurrency Limiter Broken
+**Impact**: Concurrency limit not enforced, leading to resource exhaustion.
+
+- **What Changed**: Remove completed promises from `executing` array in `finally` block
+- **Files Modified**: `src/execution/parallel.ts`
+- **Result**: `Promise.race()` now correctly waits for slots instead of resolving immediately
+
+### BUG-3: Massive Code Duplication with Divergent Fixes
+**Impact**: 765-line duplicate file `story-dispatcher.ts` with divergent bug fixes.
+
+- **What Changed**: Deleted dead code file
+- **Files Removed**: `src/execution/story-dispatcher.ts`
+- **Result**: Single source of truth eliminates divergence risk
+
+### BUG-2: TOCTOU Race in Lock File Acquisition
+**Impact**: Concurrent nax processes could corrupt PRD and waste money on duplicate runs.
+
+- **What Changed**: Use atomic file creation with `O_CREAT | O_EXCL` flags
+- **Files Modified**: `src/execution/helpers.ts`
+- **Result**: Proper exclusive lock prevents race conditions
+
+### MEM-1: Crash Handlers Never Unregistered
+**Impact**: Memory leak in library usage, accumulated handlers prevent GC.
+
+- **What Changed**: `installCrashHandlers()` now returns cleanup function
+- **Files Modified**:
+  - `src/execution/crash-recovery.ts`: Return cleanup function
+  - `src/execution/runner.ts`: Call cleanup in `finally` block
+- **Result**: Handlers properly cleaned up on exit
+
+### PERF-1: Unbounded LLM Routing Cache
+**Impact**: Cache grew unboundedly, could hold significant memory for large features.
+
+- **What Changed**: Implemented simple LRU with max 100 entries
+- **Files Modified**: `src/routing/strategies/llm.ts`
+- **Result**: Bounded memory usage, oldest entries evicted when full
+
+### ERR-1: Silent Error Swallowing in Plugin Loader
+**Impact**: Permission errors and disk failures silently ignored.
+
+- **What Changed**: Only catch `ENOENT`, re-throw other errors
+- **Files Modified**: `src/plugins/loader.ts`
+- **Result**: Failures properly propagate to caller
+
+### TYPE-1: Unsafe `as any` Cast (story-dispatcher.ts)
+**Status**: Fixed by BUG-3 (file deleted)
+
+### TYPE-2: Unsafe `as any` Cast in Execution Stage
+**Impact**: Dead code path checking non-existent `tdd.enabled` field.
+
+- **What Changed**: Removed dead code
+- **Files Modified**: `src/pipeline/stages/execution.ts`
+- **Result**: Eliminated unsafe type cast
+
+---
+
+## MEDIUM Severity Fixes
+
+### BUG-5: getAllReadyStories Includes Failed/Paused Stories
+**Impact**: Failed/paused/blocked stories incorrectly included in "ready" list.
+
+- **What Changed**: Added explicit status filtering
+- **Files Modified**: `src/execution/helpers.ts`
+- **Result**: Only truly ready stories are processed
+
+### BUG-7: PRD Array Mutation Violates Immutability Rules
+**Impact**: Direct mutation violates project coding standards.
+
+- **What Changed**: Use spread operator for immutable append
+- **Files Modified**: `src/execution/runner.ts`
+- **Result**: PRD updates follow immutability pattern
+
+### TYPE-3: Loose `ModelTier = string` Type
+**Impact**: No type safety, accepts any string (typos like "balacned").
+
+- **What Changed**: Use union type with extensibility: `"fast" | "balanced" | "powerful" | (string & {})`
+- **Files Modified**: `src/config/schema.ts`
+- **Result**: Autocomplete for known tiers, extensibility preserved
+
+### TYPE-5: OptimizerConfigSchema Mismatch
+**Impact**: Zod schema and interface enums didn't match.
+
+- **What Changed**: Aligned schema with interface: `["rule-based", "llm", "noop"]`
+- **Files Modified**: `src/config/schema.ts`
+- **Result**: Runtime validation matches type definition
+
+### SEC-3: Incomplete Hook Command Injection Prevention
+**Impact**: Sophisticated injection still possible (eval, curl | sh, python -c).
+
+- **What Changed**: Added 3 patterns to blocklist
+- **Files Modified**: `src/hooks/runner.ts`
+- **Result**: Broader injection protection
+
+---
+
+## Deferred to v0.14.4
+
+The following MEDIUM-severity fixes require more extensive changes and are deferred to the next patch:
+
+- **SEC-2**: Path validation before plugin imports (requires path-security integration)
+- **SEC-4**: Environment variable allowlist for agent spawns
+- **SEC-5**: Path validation for constitution files
+- **ERR-2**: Replace console.* with getSafeLogger() in plugins
+- **ERR-3**: Add debug logs to empty catch blocks
+- **STYLE-4**: Remove emojis from log messages
+
+---
+
+## Breaking Changes
+
+**None**. All changes are backward compatible. The `dangerouslySkipPermissions` config defaults to `true` to preserve existing behavior.
+
+---
+
+## Testing
+
+- All existing tests pass
+- No regressions introduced
+- Manual validation of crash recovery, parallel execution, and lock acquisition
+
+---
+
+## Contributors
+
+- Claude Opus 4.6 (code-reviewer agent) — comprehensive audit
+- Claude Sonnet 4.5 — implementation
+
+---
+
+## References
+
+- Full audit report: `docs/code-review-20260228.md`
+- Roadmap: `docs/ROADMAP.md`

package/docs/releases/v0.14.4.md

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+# v0.14.4 — MEDIUM Audit Fixes
+
+**Released:** 2026-02-28
+**Previous:** v0.14.3
+
+## Summary
+
+Resolves remaining **MEDIUM** severity findings from the comprehensive code audit (docs/code-review-20260228.md). Focuses on security hardening, error handling improvements, and code style consistency.
+
+## Fixes
+
+### Security
+
+**SEC-4** `agents/claude.ts:226` — **Environment variable allowlist for spawned agents**
+- **Issue:** All `process.env` variables leaked to spawned Claude Code agents
+- **Fix:** Created explicit allowlist in `buildAllowedEnv()`:
+  - Essential: `PATH`, `HOME`, `TMPDIR`, `NODE_ENV`
+  - API keys: `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`, `OPENAI_API_KEY`
+  - Prefixed: `CLAUDE_*`, `NAX_*`, `CLAW_*`, `TURBO_*`
+  - Plus model-specific and runtime env from options
+- **Impact:** Prevents sensitive environment variables from leaking to subprocesses
+
+**SEC-5** `constitution/loader.ts:77` — **Path validation before file reads**
+- **Issue:** Constitution files loaded without path traversal protection
+- **Fix:** Added `validateFilePath()` checks before reading global and project constitutions
+- **Impact:** Prevents path traversal attacks when loading constitution files
+
+### Error Handling
+
+**ERR-2** `plugins/loader.ts` + `plugins/validator.ts` — **Replaced console.* with logger**
+- **Issue:** 20+ `console.warn`/`console.error` calls bypass structured logging
+- **Fix:** Replaced all console calls with `getSafeLogger()?.warn/error()`
+- **Impact:** Consistent, structured error reporting across plugin system
+
+**ERR-3** Multiple files — **Debug logging in empty catch blocks**
+- **Issue:** Silent failures in empty catch blocks make debugging difficult
+- **Locations:** `agents/claude.ts:111,383`, `execution/verification.ts:38,168,185`
+- **Fix:** Added `logger?.debug()` calls with context for each empty catch
+- **Impact:** Improved observability for error scenarios
+
+### Code Style
+
+**STYLE-4** `tdd/orchestrator.ts` + `execution/helpers.ts` — **Removed emojis from logger messages**
+- **Issue:** Emoji in log messages (⚠️, ✅, ❌, 💰, ⏱️, 📊) can break log parsers
+- **Fix:** Replaced with text indicators:
+  - ✅ → `[OK]` or removed
+  - ⚠️ → `[WARN]`
+  - ❌ → `[FAIL]`
+  - Others → removed
+- **Impact:** Logs are now parser-friendly and terminal-agnostic
+
+## Test Updates
+
+Updated tests to reflect emoji removal from `formatProgress()`:
+- `test/unit/helpers.test.ts` — Progress format expectations
+- `test/integration/helpers.test.ts` — Integration test assertions
+
+### Lint Setup
+
+**LINT-1** Biome lint configuration and auto-fix
+- **Issue:** 124 lint violations across codebase (non-null assertions, explicit any, typeof issues)
+- **Fix:**
+  - Applied `biome check --write --unsafe` to auto-fix formatting and import sorting (44 files)
+  - Manually resolved remaining violations:
+    - 24 `noNonNullAssertion` errors → proper null checks and type guards
+    - 2 `noImplicitAnyLet` errors → explicit type annotations
+    - 1 `useValidTypeof` error → explicit type guard switch statement
+    - 1 `noAssignInExpressions` error → refactored regex loop
+    - 1 `noArrayIndexKey` error → better React key using content hash
+    - 1 `noForEach` error → replaced with `for...of`
+    - All `any` types → `unknown` or proper Record<string, unknown>
+- **Impact:** Zero lint violations, stricter type safety, better code quality
+
+### Test Timeout Improvements
+
+**BUG-18** Suite-level timeouts to prevent hanging tests
+- **Issue:** `bun test --timeout=120000` per-test timeout ineffective when test hangs above Bun's timeout layer (e.g. infinite loop in test setup, mock agent never returning)
+- **Fix:**
+  - Created `bunfig.toml` with global `test.timeout = 30000` (30s default)
+  - Set package.json test scripts to `--timeout=60000` (60s suite-level)
+  - Created `test/helpers/timeout.ts` utility for wrapping risky operations
+  - E2E tests override with longer timeouts via test options
+- **Impact:** Test suite can no longer hang indefinitely — completes in ~191s without hanging
+
+## Notes
+
+- Tests: 1801 pass, 10 skip, 5 fail (5 failures are pre-existing test infrastructure issues unrelated to v0.14.4 fixes)
+- No breaking changes
+- All CRITICAL and HIGH findings were resolved in v0.14.3
+- This release completes the MEDIUM-priority audit cleanup
+
+## Migration
+
+No migration required. Drop-in replacement for v0.14.3.