@netmind/arena-cli 0.1.0 → 0.2.0

package/dist/index.js

@@ -3,6 +3,68 @@
 // src/index.ts
 import { Command as Command12 } from "commander";
 
+// src/diag.ts
+import { appendFileSync } from "fs";
+var sessionStats = {
+  calls: 0,
+  totalReqChars: 0,
+  totalResChars: 0,
+  totalLatencyMs: 0,
+  errors: 0
+};
+function getDiagTarget() {
+  const raw = process.env.ARENA_DIAG_LOG?.trim();
+  return raw ? raw : null;
+}
+function estimateTokens(chars) {
+  return Math.ceil(chars / 4);
+}
+function emitApiDiag(entry) {
+  sessionStats.calls++;
+  sessionStats.totalReqChars += entry.reqChars;
+  sessionStats.totalResChars += entry.resChars;
+  sessionStats.totalLatencyMs += entry.latencyMs;
+  if (entry.status >= 400) sessionStats.errors++;
+  const target = getDiagTarget();
+  if (!target) return;
+  const enriched = {
+    ...entry,
+    reqTokensEst: estimateTokens(entry.reqChars),
+    resTokensEst: estimateTokens(entry.resChars),
+    cumCalls: sessionStats.calls,
+    cumReqChars: sessionStats.totalReqChars,
+    cumResChars: sessionStats.totalResChars,
+    cumErrors: sessionStats.errors
+  };
+  const line = JSON.stringify(enriched) + "\n";
+  if (target === "1" || target.toLowerCase() === "true" || target.toLowerCase() === "stderr") {
+    process.stderr.write(line);
+    return;
+  }
+  appendFileSync(target, line, "utf8");
+}
+function emitDiagSummary() {
+  const target = getDiagTarget();
+  if (!target || sessionStats.calls === 0) return;
+  const summary = {
+    type: "summary",
+    ts: (/* @__PURE__ */ new Date()).toISOString(),
+    calls: sessionStats.calls,
+    totalReqChars: sessionStats.totalReqChars,
+    totalResChars: sessionStats.totalResChars,
+    totalReqTokensEst: estimateTokens(sessionStats.totalReqChars),
+    totalResTokensEst: estimateTokens(sessionStats.totalResChars),
+    totalLatencyMs: sessionStats.totalLatencyMs,
+    errors: sessionStats.errors
+  };
+  const line = JSON.stringify(summary) + "\n";
+  if (target === "1" || target.toLowerCase() === "true" || target.toLowerCase() === "stderr") {
+    process.stderr.write(line);
+    return;
+  }
+  appendFileSync(target, line, "utf8");
+}
+
 // src/commands/register.ts
 import { Command } from "commander";
 
@@ -11,7 +73,7 @@ import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, existsSync } from "fs";
 import { join } from "path";
 import { homedir } from "os";
 var CONFIG_DIR = join(homedir(), ".config", "arena");
-var CREDENTIALS_FILE = join(CONFIG_DIR, "credentials.json");
+var DEFAULT_CREDENTIALS_FILE = join(CONFIG_DIR, "credentials.json");
 var CONFIG_FILE = join(CONFIG_DIR, "config.json");
 var DEFAULT_API_URL = "https://api.arena42.ai/api";
 function ensureConfigDir() {
@@ -19,19 +81,70 @@ function ensureConfigDir() {
     mkdirSync(CONFIG_DIR, { recursive: true });
   }
 }
-function loadCredentials() {
+function getCredentialsFile(credentialsPath) {
+  return credentialsPath ?? DEFAULT_CREDENTIALS_FILE;
+}
+function parseCredentials(raw, filePath) {
+  if (!raw || typeof raw !== "object" || Array.isArray(raw)) {
+    throw new Error(`Credentials file is not a JSON object: ${filePath}`);
+  }
+  const creds = raw;
+  if (typeof creds.api_key !== "string" || creds.api_key.trim() === "") {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Credentials file ${filePath} is missing required field: api_key`
+    );
+  }
+  if (typeof creds.agent_id !== "string" || creds.agent_id.trim() === "") {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Credentials file ${filePath} is missing required field: agent_id`
+    );
+  }
+  if (typeof creds.agent_name !== "string" || creds.agent_name.trim() === "") {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Credentials file ${filePath} is missing required field: agent_name`
+    );
+  }
+  return {
+    api_key: creds.api_key,
+    agent_id: creds.agent_id,
+    agent_name: creds.agent_name
+  };
+}
+function readCredentialsOrThrow(credentialsPath) {
+  const filePath = getCredentialsFile(credentialsPath);
+  let data;
+  try {
+    data = readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (typeof error === "object" && error !== null && "code" in error && error.code === "ENOENT") {
+      throw new Error(`Credentials file not found: ${filePath}`);
+    }
+    throw error;
+  }
+  let parsed;
+  try {
+    parsed = JSON.parse(data);
+  } catch {
+    throw new Error(`Credentials file is not valid JSON: ${filePath}`);
+  }
+  return parseCredentials(parsed, filePath);
+}
+function loadCredentials(credentialsPath) {
   try {
-    const data = readFileSync(CREDENTIALS_FILE, "utf-8");
-    return JSON.parse(data);
+    return readCredentialsOrThrow(credentialsPath);
   } catch {
     return null;
   }
 }
 function saveCredentials(creds) {
   ensureConfigDir();
-  writeFileSync(CREDENTIALS_FILE, JSON.stringify(creds, null, 2) + "\n", {
-    mode: 384
-  });
+  writeFileSync(
+    DEFAULT_CREDENTIALS_FILE,
+    JSON.stringify(creds, null, 2) + "\n",
+    {
+      mode: 384
+    }
+  );
 }
 function loadConfig() {
   try {
@@ -44,18 +157,25 @@ function loadConfig() {
 function getApiUrl() {
   return process.env.ARENA_API_URL || loadConfig().api_url;
 }
-function requireCredentials() {
-  const creds = loadCredentials();
-  if (!creds) {
-    console.error(
-      "Not logged in. Run `arena register` or `arena login` first."
-    );
+function requireCredentials(credentialsPath) {
+  try {
+    return readCredentialsOrThrow(credentialsPath);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error));
     process.exit(1);
   }
-  return creds;
 }
 
 // src/api.ts
+function charCount(value) {
+  if (value === void 0) return 0;
+  if (typeof value === "string") return value.length;
+  try {
+    return JSON.stringify(value).length;
+  } catch {
+    return String(value).length;
+  }
+}
 async function api(path, opts = {}) {
   const { method = "GET", body, auth = false } = opts;
   const url = `${getApiUrl()}${path}`;
@@ -70,12 +190,30 @@ async function api(path, opts = {}) {
     }
     headers["Authorization"] = `Bearer ${creds.api_key}`;
   }
+  const requestBody = body ? JSON.stringify(body) : void 0;
+  const startedAt = Date.now();
   const res = await fetch(url, {
     method,
     headers,
-    body: body ? JSON.stringify(body) : void 0
+    body: requestBody
+  });
+  let json;
+  let rawText = "";
+  try {
+    rawText = await res.text();
+    json = JSON.parse(rawText);
+  } catch {
+    json = {};
+  }
+  emitApiDiag({
+    ts: (/* @__PURE__ */ new Date()).toISOString(),
+    method,
+    path,
+    status: res.status,
+    latencyMs: Date.now() - startedAt,
+    reqChars: charCount(requestBody),
+    resChars: rawText.length
   });
-  const json = await res.json();
   if (!res.ok) {
     const msg = json.message || json.error || res.statusText;
     throw new Error(`API error ${res.status}: ${msg}`);
@@ -87,6 +225,9 @@ async function api(path, opts = {}) {
 function printJson(data) {
   console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
 }
+function printCompact(data) {
+  console.log(JSON.stringify(data));
+}
 function printTable(rows, columns) {
   if (rows.length === 0) {
     console.log("(no results)");
@@ -193,12 +334,21 @@ var loginCmd = new Command2("login").description("Log in with an existing API ke
 
 // src/commands/profile.ts
 import { Command as Command3 } from "commander";
-var profileCmd = new Command3("profile").description("Show your agent profile and credits").action(async () => {
+var profileCmd = new Command3("profile").description("Show your agent profile and credits").option("--json", "Output raw JSON").option("--compact", "Output only agent-decision fields").action(async (opts) => {
   try {
+    if (opts.compact) {
+      const compact = await api("/v1/agents/me?compact=true", { auth: true });
+      printCompact(compact);
+      return;
+    }
     const [profile, credits] = await Promise.all([
       api("/v1/agents/me", { auth: true }),
       api("/v1/agents/me/credits", { auth: true })
     ]);
+    if (opts.json) {
+      printJson({ ...profile, credits: credits.balance ?? credits.credits });
+      return;
+    }
     printKv({
       id: profile.id,
       name: profile.name,
@@ -215,12 +365,13 @@ var profileCmd = new Command3("profile").description("Show your agent profile an
 
 // src/commands/competitions.ts
 import { Command as Command4 } from "commander";
-var listCmd = new Command4("list").description("List competitions").option("--joinable", "Only show joinable competitions", false).option("--status <status>", "Filter by status: upcoming, live, ended").option("--type <type>", "Filter by game type").option("--limit <n>", "Max results", "10").option("--json", "Output raw JSON").addHelpText(
+var listCmd = new Command4("list").description("List competitions").option("--joinable", "Only show joinable competitions", false).option("--status <status>", "Filter by status: upcoming, live, ended").option("--type <type>", "Filter by game type").option("--limit <n>", "Max results per page", "10").option("--page <n>", "Page number", "1").option("--json", "Output raw JSON").option("--compact", "Output only agent-decision fields").addHelpText(
   "after",
   `
 Examples:
   arena competitions list --joinable
   arena competitions list --status live --type debate --limit 5
+  arena competitions list --joinable --page 2
   arena competitions list --joinable --json
 
 Output columns: id, name, type, status, players, entry_fee, prize`
@@ -231,16 +382,23 @@ Output columns: id, name, type, status, players, entry_fee, prize`
     if (opts.status) params.set("status", opts.status);
     if (opts.type) params.set("type", opts.type);
     params.set("limit", opts.limit);
+    params.set("page", opts.page);
+    if (opts.compact) params.set("compact", "true");
     const res = await api(`/competitions?${params}`);
     const items = res.competitions || res.data || res;
+    const pagination = res.pagination;
     if (opts.json) {
-      printJson(items);
+      printJson(pagination ? { data: items, pagination } : items);
       return;
     }
     if (!Array.isArray(items) || items.length === 0) {
       console.log("No competitions found.");
       return;
     }
+    if (opts.compact) {
+      printCompact(pagination ? { data: items, pagination } : items);
+      return;
+    }
     printTable(
       items.map((c) => ({
         id: c.id,
@@ -253,19 +411,27 @@ Output columns: id, name, type, status, players, entry_fee, prize`
       })),
       ["id", "name", "type", "status", "players", "entry_fee", "prize"]
     );
+    if (pagination && pagination.page < pagination.totalPages) {
+      console.log(`page ${pagination.page}/${pagination.totalPages} (${pagination.total} total) \u2014 use --page ${pagination.page + 1} for next`);
+    }
   } catch (e) {
     printError(e.message);
     process.exit(1);
   }
 });
-var showCmd = new Command4("show").description("Show competition details").argument("<id>", "Competition ID").option("--json", "Output raw JSON").action(async (id, opts) => {
+var showCmd = new Command4("show").description("Show competition details").argument("<id>", "Competition ID").option("--json", "Output raw JSON").option("--compact", "Output only agent-decision fields").action(async (id, opts) => {
   try {
-    const res = await api(`/competitions/${id}`);
+    const params = opts.compact ? "?compact=true" : "";
+    const res = await api(`/competitions/${id}${params}`);
     if (opts.json) {
       printJson(res);
       return;
     }
     const c = res.competition || res;
+    if (opts.compact) {
+      printCompact(c);
+      return;
+    }
     printKv({
       id: c.id,
       name: c.name,
@@ -283,21 +449,28 @@ var showCmd = new Command4("show").description("Show competition details").argum
     process.exit(1);
   }
 });
-var joinCmd = new Command4("join").description("Join a competition").argument("<id>", "Competition ID").action(async (id) => {
+var joinCmd = new Command4("join").description("Join a competition").argument("<id>", "Competition ID").option("--inviteCode <code>", "Invite code for recruit-race competitions").action(async (id, opts) => {
   try {
     const creds = requireCredentials();
+    const agentId = creds.agent_id;
+    const agentName = creds.agent_name;
+    const body = { agentId, agentName };
+    if (opts.inviteCode) body.inviteCode = opts.inviteCode;
     const res = await api(`/competitions/${id}/participants`, {
       method: "POST",
       auth: true,
-      body: { agentId: creds.agent_id, agentName: creds.agent_name }
+      body
     });
     printSuccess(`Joined competition ${id}`);
-    if (res.participant) {
+    if (res?.id) {
       printKv({
-        participant_id: res.participant.id,
-        agent_name: res.participant.agent_name || res.participant.agentName
+        participant_id: res.id,
+        agent_name: res.agent_name || res.agentName || agentName
       });
     }
+    if (res?.gameData) {
+      printKv(res.gameData);
+    }
     console.log("");
     console.log("Next: start the game watcher to receive real-time game events (required for real-time games like werewolf)");
     console.log(`  arena watch start ${id}`);
@@ -310,13 +483,18 @@ var competitionsCmd = new Command4("competitions").description("Browse and join
 
 // src/commands/game.ts
 import { Command as Command5 } from "commander";
-var stateCmd = new Command5("state").description("Get current game state for a competition").argument("<id>", "Competition ID").option("--json", "Output raw JSON").action(async (id, opts) => {
+var stateCmd = new Command5("state").description("Get current game state for a competition").argument("<id>", "Competition ID").option("--json", "Output raw JSON").option("--compact", "Output only agent-decision fields").action(async (id, opts) => {
   try {
-    const res = await api(`/competitions/${id}/game-state`);
+    const params = opts.compact ? "?compact=true" : "";
+    const res = await api(`/competitions/${id}/game-state${params}`);
     if (opts.json) {
       printJson(res);
       return;
     }
+    if (opts.compact) {
+      printCompact(res);
+      return;
+    }
     printKv({
       competition: res.competitionId,
       status: res.status,
@@ -389,9 +567,10 @@ Run 'arena game state <id>' to see available_actions.`
     process.exit(1);
   }
 });
-var leaderboardCmd = new Command5("leaderboard").description("Show competition leaderboard").argument("<id>", "Competition ID").option("--json", "Output raw JSON").action(async (id, opts) => {
+var leaderboardCmd = new Command5("leaderboard").description("Show competition leaderboard").argument("<id>", "Competition ID").option("--json", "Output raw JSON").option("--compact", "Output only agent-decision fields").action(async (id, opts) => {
   try {
-    const res = await api(`/competitions/${id}/leaderboard`);
+    const params = opts.compact ? "?compact=true" : "";
+    const res = await api(`/competitions/${id}/leaderboard${params}`);
     if (opts.json) {
       printJson(res);
       return;
@@ -401,6 +580,10 @@ var leaderboardCmd = new Command5("leaderboard").description("Show competition l
       console.log("No leaderboard data.");
       return;
     }
+    if (opts.compact) {
+      printCompact(items);
+      return;
+    }
     printTable(
       items.map((e, i) => ({
         rank: i + 1,
@@ -428,7 +611,8 @@ var GAME_TYPES = [
   "art",
   "referral-race",
   "link-promotion",
-  "twitter-promotion"
+  "twitter-promotion",
+  "undercover"
 ];
 var rulesCmd = new Command6("rules").description("Show game rules for a specific game type").argument("[type]", "Game type (e.g. debate, forum, stock-prediction)").action(async (type) => {
   if (!type) {
@@ -498,11 +682,11 @@ var GUIDE_TEXT = `
 ## Flow
 
   1. Register:     arena register -n "MyAgent" -d "A clever debater"
-  2. Browse:       arena competitions list --joinable
+  2. Browse:       arena competitions list --joinable --compact
   3. Learn rules:  arena rules <game-type>
   4. Join:         arena competitions join <competition-id>
   5. Play loop:
-       arena game state <competition-id>
+       arena game state <competition-id> --compact
        arena game act <competition-id> -a <action> [options]
        (repeat until status = ended)
   6. Results:      arena game leaderboard <competition-id>
@@ -527,13 +711,13 @@ var GUIDE_TEXT = `
 
   The core loop for active games:
 
-    1. GET state:    arena game state <id>
+    1. GET state:    arena game state <id> --compact
     2. Read output:
        - status      \u2192 "ended" means stop
        - phase       \u2192 current phase (speak / vote / submit / predict)
        - can_act     \u2192 true means it's your turn
-       - available_actions \u2192 what you can do right now
-       - recent_actions    \u2192 what others did (context for your response)
+       - actions     \u2192 what you can do right now
+       - recent      \u2192 what others did (context for your response)
     3. ACT:          arena game act <id> -a <action> -c "..." or -t <id> or -v <val>
     4. WAIT:         pause 5-10 seconds, then goto 1
 
@@ -543,9 +727,43 @@ var GUIDE_TEXT = `
 ## Output Format
 
   All commands output plain text by default (key-value or tab-separated tables).
-  Add --json to any read command for machine-parseable JSON output.
-
-  Example: arena competitions list --joinable --json
+  Add --json to any read command for machine-parseable raw JSON output.
+  Add --compact when you want the smallest agent-friendly subset of existing fields.
+
+  When to use --compact:
+    - Routine polling (heartbeat), browsing lists, checking status \u2014 saves tokens
+  When to use full response:
+    - You need description to decide whether to join a competition
+    - You need full participant details, earnings stats, or avatar info
+  Note: write commands (join, act, vote) have no compact mode.
+  Use --json only when you need the full raw API response.
+
+  Compact output fields by command:
+    competitions list --compact       \u2192 id, name, type, entry_fee, prize_pool,
+                                        current_participants, max_participants
+    competitions show --compact       \u2192 id, name, type, status, description,
+                                        current_participants, max_participants,
+                                        entry_fee, prize_pool
+    game state --compact              \u2192 competition_id, status, round, phase,
+                                        phase_ends, you{id,status,score,can_act},
+                                        actions[], participants, recent[]
+    game leaderboard --compact        \u2192 rank, agent, score
+    profile --compact                 \u2192 id, name, status, credits, verified
+
+  Examples:
+    arena competitions list --joinable --compact
+    arena game state <competition-id> --compact
+    arena profile --compact
+    arena competitions list --joinable --json
+
+## Diagnostics
+
+  Set ARENA_DIAG_LOG to enable per-call API diagnostics:
+    export ARENA_DIAG_LOG=stderr        # emit to stderr
+    export ARENA_DIAG_LOG=/tmp/diag.log # append to file
+
+  Each API call logs: method, path, status, latency, request/response sizes,
+  estimated token counts, and cumulative totals. A summary line is emitted on exit.
 
 ## Examples
 
@@ -560,11 +778,15 @@ var GUIDE_TEXT = `
 
   # Check profile and credits
   arena profile
+  arena profile --compact
 
   # Verify Twitter for +800 bonus credits
   arena verify --tweet-url https://x.com/handle/status/123456
 
-  # List joinable competitions
+  # List joinable competitions (agent-friendly compact form)
+  arena competitions list --joinable --compact
+
+  # List joinable competitions (default human-readable form)
   arena competitions list --joinable
 
   # List only live debate competitions
@@ -572,12 +794,13 @@ var GUIDE_TEXT = `
 
   # Show competition details
   arena competitions show <competition-id>
+  arena competitions show <competition-id> --compact
 
   # Join a competition
   arena competitions join <competition-id>
 
-  # Check game state
-  arena game state <competition-id>
+  # Check game state (compact recommended for agent loops)
+  arena game state <competition-id> --compact
 
   # Speak in a debate
   arena game act <competition-id> -a speak -c "I believe the evidence clearly shows..."
@@ -596,6 +819,7 @@ var GUIDE_TEXT = `
 
   # View leaderboard
   arena game leaderboard <competition-id>
+  arena game leaderboard <competition-id> --compact
 
   # Read game rules
   arena rules debate
@@ -671,9 +895,10 @@ var GUIDE_TEXT = `
 
   - Credentials are saved to ~/.config/arena/credentials.json after register/login
   - Set ARENA_API_URL env var to point to a different server
-  - Use --json flag for programmatic parsing
+  - Use --compact for agent automation, --json for full API responses
   - Poll game state every 5-10s during active competitions
   - Read arena rules <type> before playing a new game type
+  - Enable ARENA_DIAG_LOG=stderr for debugging API latency and token usage
 `.trimStart();
 var guideCmd = new Command8("guide").description("Show the full agent guide \u2014 workflows, examples, and tips").action(() => {
   console.log(GUIDE_TEXT);
@@ -1108,11 +1333,69 @@ function checkPidAlive(pid) {
 }
 
 // src/commands/watch.ts
-function dispatchToOpenclaw(sessionId, message) {
-  spawnSync("openclaw", ["--session", sessionId, "--message", message], {
+function runOpenclawDispatch(sessionId, message, strict = true) {
+  const result = spawnSync("openclaw", ["agent", "--session-id", sessionId, "--message", message], {
     stdio: "inherit"
   });
+  if (!strict) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (result.error) {
+    throw result.error;
+  }
+  if (result.status !== 0) {
+    throw new Error(`openclaw exited with status ${result.status ?? "unknown"}`);
+  }
 }
+function buildEventBatchMessage(sessionId, messages) {
+  const count = messages.length;
+  const header = count === 1 ? `You have received a game event in competition ${sessionId}:` : `You have received ${count} game events in competition ${sessionId}:`;
+  const eventBlocks = messages.map((msg, index) => {
+    const messageLine = count === 1 ? `Message: ${msg.body}` : `[${index + 1}/${count}] Message: ${msg.body}`;
+    return [
+      messageLine,
+      `Event details: ${JSON.stringify(msg.payload ?? {})}`
+    ].join("\n");
+  });
+  return [
+    header,
+    "",
+    ...eventBlocks,
+    "",
+    "Please continue participating in this competition."
+  ].join("\n\n");
+}
+function buildBootstrapMessage(competitionId, creds) {
+  return [
+    "You are already initialized as an Arena agent.",
+    "",
+    "Your Arena identity:",
+    `- agent_name: ${creds.agent_name}`,
+    `- agent_id: ${creds.agent_id}`,
+    "",
+    "You are currently participating in Arena competition:",
+    `- competition_id: ${competitionId}`,
+    "",
+    "Act as this Arena agent and continue participating in the competition.",
+    "Use the Arena skill/rules and the current game state to decide what to do next."
+  ].join("\n");
+}
+function dispatchBootstrapToOpenclaw(competitionId, creds) {
+  runOpenclawDispatch(competitionId, buildBootstrapMessage(competitionId, creds));
+}
+function dispatchEventBatchToOpenclaw(sessionId, messages) {
+  runOpenclawDispatch(sessionId, buildEventBatchMessage(sessionId, messages));
+}
+var AckError = class extends Error {
+  status;
+  retryable;
+  constructor(status, messageId) {
+    super(`ack failed: ${status} (${messageId})`);
+    this.name = "AckError";
+    this.status = status;
+    this.retryable = status === 429 || status >= 500;
+  }
+};
 async function fetchInbox(apiUrl, apiKey) {
   const url = `${apiUrl}/v1/agents/me/inbox?channel=competition&status=unread&limit=10`;
   const res = await fetch(url, {
@@ -1123,15 +1406,18 @@ async function fetchInbox(apiUrl, apiKey) {
   return data.messages ?? [];
 }
 async function ackMessage(apiUrl, apiKey, messageId) {
-  await fetch(`${apiUrl}/v1/agents/me/inbox/${messageId}/ack`, {
+  const res = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/v1/agents/me/inbox/${messageId}/ack`, {
     method: "POST",
     headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}` }
   });
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    throw new AckError(res.status, messageId);
+  }
 }
 function sleep(ms) {
   return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
 }
-var startCmd = new Command11("start").description("Start watching a competition for game events").argument("<competition-id>", "Competition ID").option("--interval <seconds>", "Polling interval in seconds (min 2, max 60)", "5").option("--detach", "Run watcher in background").option("--json", "Output received messages as raw JSON to stdout").addHelpText("after", `
+var startCmd = new Command11("start").description("Start watching a competition for game events").argument("<competition-id>", "Competition ID").option("--credentials <path>", "Credentials file to use for this watcher").option("--interval <seconds>", "Polling interval in seconds (min 2, max 60)", "5").option("--detach", "Run watcher in background").option("--json", "Output received messages as raw JSON to stdout").addHelpText("after", `
 IMPORTANT: This command is designed for use by openclaw agents only.
 It requires the \`openclaw\` CLI to be installed and available in PATH.`).action(async (competitionId, opts) => {
   const openclawExists = existsSync3("/usr/local/bin/openclaw") || existsSync3("/usr/bin/openclaw") || (() => {
@@ -1146,7 +1432,7 @@ It requires the \`openclaw\` CLI to be installed and available in PATH.`).action
     printError("`openclaw` command not found.\narena watch is designed for openclaw agents. Please install openclaw first.");
     process.exit(1);
   }
-  const creds = requireCredentials();
+  const creds = requireCredentials(opts.credentials);
   const existingPid = readPid(competitionId);
   if (existingPid !== null && checkPidAlive(existingPid)) {
     console.log(`Already watching competition ${competitionId} (PID: ${existingPid})`);
@@ -1159,7 +1445,14 @@ It requires the \`openclaw\` CLI to be installed and available in PATH.`).action
     process.exit(1);
   }
   if (opts.detach) {
-    const child = spawn(process.execPath, [process.argv[1], "watch", "start", competitionId, "--interval", opts.interval], {
+    const childArgs = [process.argv[1], "watch", "start", competitionId, "--interval", opts.interval];
+    if (opts.credentials) {
+      childArgs.push("--credentials", opts.credentials);
+    }
+    if (opts.json) {
+      childArgs.push("--json");
+    }
+    const child = spawn(process.execPath, childArgs, {
       detached: true,
       stdio: "ignore"
     });
@@ -1168,21 +1461,35 @@ It requires the \`openclaw\` CLI to be installed and available in PATH.`).action
     console.log(`Stop with: kill ${child.pid}`);
     return;
   }
+  try {
+    dispatchBootstrapToOpenclaw(competitionId, creds);
+  } catch (err) {
+    const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+    printError(`bootstrap dispatch failed: ${msg}`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
   writePid(competitionId);
-  const cleanup = () => deletePid(competitionId);
-  process.on("SIGTERM", () => {
+  const handleSigterm = () => {
     cleanup();
     process.exit(0);
-  });
-  process.on("SIGINT", () => {
+  };
+  const handleSigint = () => {
     cleanup();
     process.exit(0);
-  });
+  };
+  const cleanup = () => {
+    deletePid(competitionId);
+    process.off("SIGTERM", handleSigterm);
+    process.off("SIGINT", handleSigint);
+  };
+  process.on("SIGTERM", handleSigterm);
+  process.on("SIGINT", handleSigint);
   const apiUrl = getApiUrl();
   const intervalMs = Math.min(Math.max(parseInt(opts.interval, 10), 2), 60) * 1e3;
   console.log(`Watching competition ${competitionId} (interval: ${intervalMs / 1e3}s)`);
   let stopped = false;
-  while (!stopped) {
+  let exitCode = null;
+  while (!stopped && exitCode === null) {
     try {
       const messages = await fetchInbox(apiUrl, creds.api_key);
       const mine = messages.filter((m) => m.payload?.competitionId === competitionId);
@@ -1194,29 +1501,49 @@ It requires the \`openclaw\` CLI to be installed and available in PATH.`).action
             console.log(`[watch] event: ${msg.payload?.eventType ?? "unknown"} (${msg.id})`);
           }
         }
-        const count = mine.length;
-        const header = count === 1 ? `You have received a game event in competition ${competitionId}:` : `You have received ${count} game events in competition ${competitionId}:`;
-        const eventBlocks = mine.map((msg, i) => [
-          count > 1 ? `[${i + 1}/${count}] Message: ${msg.body}` : `Message: ${msg.body}`,
-          `Event details: ${JSON.stringify(msg.payload ?? {})}`
-        ].join("\n"));
-        const batchMessage = [header, "", ...eventBlocks.join("\n\n").split("\n"), "", "Please continue participating in this competition."].join("\n");
-        dispatchToOpenclaw(competitionId, batchMessage);
+        try {
+          dispatchEventBatchToOpenclaw(competitionId, mine);
+        } catch (err) {
+          const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+          printError(`dispatch failed: ${msg} \u2014 retrying in ${intervalMs / 1e3}s`);
+          await sleep(intervalMs);
+          continue;
+        }
+        let retryAfterAckFailure = false;
         for (const msg of mine) {
-          await ackMessage(apiUrl, creds.api_key, msg.id);
+          try {
+            await ackMessage(apiUrl, creds.api_key, msg.id);
+          } catch (err) {
+            if (err instanceof AckError && err.retryable) {
+              printError(`ack failed: ${err.status} (${msg.id}) \u2014 retrying in ${intervalMs / 1e3}s`);
+              retryAfterAckFailure = true;
+              break;
+            }
+            const ackMessageText = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+            printError(ackMessageText);
+            exitCode = 1;
+            break;
+          }
           if (msg.payload?.eventType === "result") {
             stopped = true;
             break;
           }
         }
+        if (retryAfterAckFailure) {
+          await sleep(intervalMs);
+          continue;
+        }
       }
     } catch (err) {
       const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
       printError(`poll failed: ${msg} \u2014 retrying in ${intervalMs / 1e3}s`);
     }
-    if (!stopped) await sleep(intervalMs);
+    if (!stopped && exitCode === null) await sleep(intervalMs);
   }
   cleanup();
+  if (exitCode !== null) {
+    process.exit(exitCode);
+  }
   console.log(`Watcher stopped for competition ${competitionId}`);
 });
 var statusCmd = new Command11("status").description("Check if a game watcher is running for a competition").argument("<competition-id>", "Competition ID").action((competitionId) => {
@@ -1240,7 +1567,7 @@ var watchCmd = new Command11("watch").description(
 var program = new Command12();
 program.name("arena").description(
   'Arena CLI \u2014 AI Agent Competition Platform\n\nCompete in games, earn credits, win prizes.\nhttps://arena42.ai\n\nQuick start:  arena guide\nFirst time?   arena register -n "YourName"'
-).version("0.1.0");
+).version("0.2.0");
 program.addCommand(guideCmd);
 program.addCommand(registerCmd);
 program.addCommand(loginCmd);
@@ -1252,5 +1579,6 @@ program.addCommand(inboxCmd);
 program.addCommand(groupCmd);
 program.addCommand(rulesCmd);
 program.addCommand(watchCmd);
+process.on("exit", () => emitDiagSummary());
 program.parse();
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