@yemi33/minions 0.1.2044 → 0.1.2045

package/docs/qa-runbooks.md

@@ -95,10 +95,11 @@ All writes use `mutateJsonFileLocked` per the repo convention. Deletes use
 unlink (so an in-progress `saveRunbook` rename can't race with the
 unlink).
 
-## Out of scope (deferred items)
+## Run records, artifacts, and UI
 
-This module deliberately does NOT:
+The deferred follow-up items (W-mpeiwz6k0005bf34-b/c/d) have since landed. Brief pointers — see [CLAUDE.md](../CLAUDE.md) → "QA validation runs" for the deep dive:
 
-- Spawn a QA agent or dispatch a run (W-mpeiwz6k0005bf34-c).
-- Persist run records or artifacts (W-mpeiwz6k0005bf34-b).
-- Render any UI (W-mpeiwz6k0005bf34-d).
+- **Run dispatch + persistence** (`engine/qa-runs.js`): `POST /api/qa/runbooks/run` creates a `qa-runs.json` record with `status ∈ pending|dispatched|running|passed|failed|error` and dispatches a `qa-validate` work item against the runbook's `target`. Read via `GET /api/qa/runs?limit=N&status=...` and `GET /api/qa/runs/<id>`.
+- **Artifact contract**: the `qa-validate` agent writes `agents/<id>/qa-run.json` before exit; the engine copies listed files into `engine/qa-artifacts/<runId>/` and serves them via `GET /api/qa/artifacts/<runId>/<file>` (path-traversal-gated, 403 on escape). Per-file size cap: `engine.qaArtifactsMaxBytes`.
+- **UI**: `/qa` dashboard page (`dashboard/pages/qa.html`, `dashboard/js/qa.js`) polls `GET /api/qa/runs` every 5s while active; auto-detects screenshots/videos/logs for inline preview.
+- **Playbook**: `playbooks/qa-validate.md` (routed via the synthetic `qa-validate` task-type in `routing.md`).

package/docs/runtime-adapters.md

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ directly.
 Agent dispatch resolves the runtime once at spawn time:
 
 ```js
-// engine.js spawnAgent (~line 1158)
+// engine.js spawnAgent (~line 1866)
 const runtime = resolveRuntime(shared.resolveAgentCli(agentConfig, engineConfig));
 ```
 

package/docs/security.md

@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ system. Its threat model:
   operator visits could in principle issue requests to `http://127.0.0.1:7331`.
   The dashboard defends against this with:
   - An **Origin gate** on mutating methods (`POST`/`PUT`/`PATCH`/`DELETE`)
-    and CORS preflights — see `dashboard.js` ~3677–3730 and
+    and CORS preflights — see `dashboard.js` ~4565–4609 (and additional
+    `isAllowedOrigin` enforcement points in the SSE/CC handlers) and
     `shared.isAllowedOrigin` / `shared.buildSecurityHeaders` in
     [`engine/shared.js`](../engine/shared.js). Requests whose `Origin` (or
     `Referer`, if `Origin` is absent) is not in the local allowlist are

package/docs/watches.md

@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ A watch is a small JSON record persisted to `engine/watches.json`. It binds:
 | `requires`   | Optional guard: array of predicate objects evaluated against `state` / `entity` / `prevState`; trigger is suppressed when any guard fails (false-or-error). Used to gate a watch on "PR is mergeable AND build passing" etc. |
 | `status`     | `WATCH_STATUS.ACTIVE` \| `PAUSED` \| `TRIGGERED` \| `EXPIRED`            |
 
-`createWatch()` allocates a `watch-<uid>` id, defaults the fields above, and persists atomically via `mutateJsonFileLocked` *(source: `engine/watches.js:184-247`)*.
+`createWatch()` allocates a `watch-<uid>` id, defaults the fields above, and persists atomically via `mutateJsonFileLocked` *(source: `engine/watches.js:184-248`)*.
 
 ## Lifecycle (`WATCH_STATUS`)
 
-Defined in `engine/shared.js:1875`:
+Defined in `engine/shared.js:2523`:
 
 | Status      | Meaning                                                                 |
 |-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ Pause/resume flips the `status` field via `POST /api/watches/update` *(source: `
 
 ## Conditions (`WATCH_CONDITION`)
 
-Defined in `engine/shared.js:1891-1929`. Conditions split into two families:
+Defined in `engine/shared.js:2539-2577`. Conditions split into two families:
 
 ### Absolute conditions (`WATCH_ABSOLUTE_CONDITIONS`)
-*(source: `engine/shared.js:1938-1954`)*
+*(source: `engine/shared.js:2586-2602`)*
 
 `merged`, `build-fail`, `build-pass`, `completed`, `failed`, `concluded`, `approved`, `rejected`, `ready-for-merge`, `retry-limit-reached`, `all-items-done`, `item-failed-n-times`.
 
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ When `stopAfter === 0`, these are **fire-once** — the engine flips the watch t
 > **Per-target override (W-mp7hg58e000b5212):** the global `WATCH_ABSOLUTE_CONDITIONS` set is the legacy fallback. Each target type now declares its own `absoluteConditions: [...]` array in its spec; `registerTargetType` normalizes that into a `Set` that takes precedence at evaluation time. The plugin contract (see below) uses this to keep absolute-vs-change semantics local to each target type. Plugins that omit `absoluteConditions` get an empty set (all change-based).
 
 ### Change-based conditions
-`status-change`, `any`, `new-comments`, `vote-change`, `stage-complete`, `ran`, `enabled`, `disabled`, `activity-change`, plus the predicate conditions added under P-w4e2f6a1 / P-w5b8d2c9 for the `pr`, `work-item`, `plan`, and `pipeline` target types (`head-commit-change`, `mergeable-flipped`, `behind-master`, `draft-flipped`, `stalled`, `dependency-met`, `stage-advanced`, `stuck-in-stage`). See `engine/shared.js:2422-2460` for the canonical enum.
+`status-change`, `any`, `new-comments`, `vote-change`, `stage-complete`, `ran`, `enabled`, `disabled`, `activity-change`, plus the predicate conditions added under P-w4e2f6a1 / P-w5b8d2c9 for the `pr`, `work-item`, `plan`, and `pipeline` target types (`head-commit-change`, `mergeable-flipped`, `behind-master`, `draft-flipped`, `stalled`, `dependency-met`, `stage-advanced`, `stuck-in-stage`). See `engine/shared.js:2539-2577` for the canonical enum.
 
 These compare the live entity against the watch's `_lastState` snapshot and run forever when `stopAfter === 0`. Baseline `_lastState` is captured on the first check so the very next change triggers the watch *(source: `engine/watches.js:434, 520`)*.
 
 ### Tick-counted conditions
-`stalled`, `stuck-in-stage` — require N consecutive unchanged captures (default `WATCH_STALLED_DEFAULT_TICKS = 12`, `WATCH_STUCK_STAGE_DEFAULT_TICKS = 12`, both in `engine/shared.js:1934-1935`). Counters (`_unchangedTicks`, `_stuckStageTicks`) are recomputed inside `_captureState` by comparing the fresh snapshot against `prevState`.
+`stalled`, `stuck-in-stage` — require N consecutive unchanged captures (default `WATCH_STALLED_DEFAULT_TICKS = 12`, `WATCH_STUCK_STAGE_DEFAULT_TICKS = 12`, both in `engine/shared.js:2582-2583`). Counters (`_unchangedTicks`, `_stuckStageTicks`) are recomputed inside `_captureState` by comparing the fresh snapshot against `prevState`.
 
 ### Predicate conditions
 
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ Several condition keys evaluate a derived predicate on the captured entity/state
 - **plan** — `all-items-done` (`items_done === items_total > 0`), `item-failed-n-times` (any `missing_features[*]._retryCount >= ENGINE_DEFAULTS.maxRetries`).
 - **pipeline** — `stage-advanced` (`current_stage_id` changed within the same `runId`), `stuck-in-stage` (current stage unchanged for `WATCH_STUCK_STAGE_DEFAULT_TICKS` checks, default 12).
 
-Compound state-assertion predicates (`ready-for-merge`, `retry-limit-reached`, `all-items-done`, `item-failed-n-times`) live in `WATCH_ABSOLUTE_CONDITIONS` so they fire-once when `stopAfter === 0` — without that they would re-fire every tick while the assertion holds *(source: `engine/shared.js:1938` `WATCH_ABSOLUTE_CONDITIONS`)*.
+Compound state-assertion predicates (`ready-for-merge`, `retry-limit-reached`, `all-items-done`, `item-failed-n-times`) live in `WATCH_ABSOLUTE_CONDITIONS` so they fire-once when `stopAfter === 0` — without that they would re-fire every tick while the assertion holds *(source: `engine/shared.js:2586` `WATCH_ABSOLUTE_CONDITIONS`)*.
 
 ## Target Types — `TARGET_TYPES` Registry
 
-Target-type behavior in `engine/watches.js` is **data-driven via a registry** *(source: `engine/watches.js:124-160`)*. Each spec must provide:
+Target-type behavior in `engine/watches.js` is **data-driven via a registry** *(source: `engine/watches.js:124-153`)*. Each spec must provide:
 
 - `label` — human name shown in dashboard pickers
 - `description` — short help text
@@ -79,17 +79,17 @@ Target-type behavior in `engine/watches.js` is **data-driven via a registry** *(
 - `captureState(entity)` — snapshot used for change-detection diffs
 - `evaluate(condition, entity, prevState, target)` — returns `{ triggered, message }`
 
-The registry IS the allowlist for `createWatch` and `/api/watches/target-types`; the old hardcoded "pr or work-item" check is gone. Add a new target type at runtime with `registerTargetType(type, spec)` and look one up with `getTargetType(type)`. `listTargetTypes()` returns the serializable form used by the dashboard *(source: `engine/watches.js:124-178`)*.
+The registry IS the allowlist for `createWatch` and `/api/watches/target-types`; the old hardcoded "pr or work-item" check is gone. Add a new target type at runtime with `registerTargetType(type, spec)` and look one up with `getTargetType(type)`. `listTargetTypes()` returns the serializable form used by the dashboard *(source: `engine/watches.js:124-174`)*.
 
 ### User-extensible via `watches.d/` (W-mp7hg58e000b5212)
 
-At engine boot, every `*.js` file in `<MINIONS_DIR>/watches.d/` is auto-loaded **after** the built-in registrations *(source: `engine/watches.js:1314-1340`)*, so plugins can both add new target types and override built-ins. A plugin file exports either `{ name, spec }` or an array of such objects. Failures are logged-and-skipped — one bad plugin must not break boot or block other plugins. Reloads require an engine restart.
+At engine boot, every `*.js` file in `<MINIONS_DIR>/watches.d/` is auto-loaded **after** the built-in registrations *(source: `engine/watches.js:1319-1354`)*, so plugins can both add new target types and override built-ins. A plugin file exports either `{ name, spec }` or an array of such objects. Failures are logged-and-skipped — one bad plugin must not break boot or block other plugins. Reloads require an engine restart.
 
 Canonical example: `watches.d/http.js` (W-mp7i22mu00191b07) — a generic HTTP poller covering the full plugin contract including `extractState` (custom snapshot fields not on the entity itself) and `extendTemplateVars` (custom action-template vars like `{{httpStatus}}`, `{{prevExtracted}}`).
 
 ### Built-in target types
 
-The eight built-ins are registered at module load *(source: `engine/watches.js:672-1313`)*. Constants live at `engine/shared.js:2412-2421` (`WATCH_TARGET_TYPE`).
+The eight built-ins are registered at module load *(source: `engine/watches.js:672-1313`)*. Constants live at `engine/shared.js:2529-2538` (`WATCH_TARGET_TYPE`).
 
 | `targetType`  | Target value                         | Conditions                                                                 | Notes |
 |---------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ The eight built-ins are registered at module load *(source: `engine/watches.js:6
 | `dispatch`    | Dispatch entry id                    | `completed`, `failed`, `status-change`, `any`                              | Looks across `pending` / `active` / `completed` lists |
 | `agent`       | Agent id                             | `activity-change`, `status-change`, `any`                                  | `activity-change` fires only on transitions in/out of `'working'` |
 
-`evaluateWatch` dispatches to `tt.evaluate(...)`; unknown target types return `"Unknown target type: ..."` and unknown conditions return `"Unknown condition: ..."` — both are non-triggering *(source: `engine/watches.js:318-360`)*.
+`evaluateWatch` dispatches to `tt.evaluate(...)`; unknown target types return `"Unknown target type: ..."` and unknown conditions return `"Unknown condition: ..."` — both are non-triggering *(source: `engine/watches.js:318-371`)*.
 
 ### Plugin folder (`watches.d/`) — user-extensible target types
 
-W-mp7hg58e000b5212 added a **plugin folder** so operators can register new target types without editing engine source. At engine boot, `engine/watches.js` scans `<MINIONS_DIR>/watches.d/*.js` *after* the eight built-ins are registered (so plugins can override a built-in by re-using its key — last-write-wins) and calls `registerTargetType()` for each export *(source: `engine/watches.js:1313-1354`)*.
+W-mp7hg58e000b5212 added a **plugin folder** so operators can register new target types without editing engine source. At engine boot, `engine/watches.js` scans `<MINIONS_DIR>/watches.d/*.js` *after* the eight built-ins are registered (so plugins can override a built-in by re-using its key — last-write-wins) and calls `registerTargetType()` for each export *(source: `engine/watches.js:1319-1354`)*.
 
 Each `watches.d/<name>.js` file must export `{ name, spec }` (or an array of those):
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Resolution is `path.join(shared.MINIONS_DIR, 'watches.d')` so it works in both d
 
 ## Tick Integration
 
-`engine.js` calls `checkWatches(config, state)` every 3 ticks (~3 min at the default 60s tick) inside its own `safe('checkWatches', ...)` block *(source: `engine.js:5432-5485`)*. The engine builds the state object from cached project files + module reads:
+`engine.js` calls `checkWatches(config, state)` every 3 ticks (~3 min at the default 60s tick) inside its own `safe('checkWatches', ...)` block *(source: `engine.js:6386-6440`)*. The engine builds the state object from cached project files + module reads:
 
 ```
 {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Resolution is `path.join(shared.MINIONS_DIR, 'watches.d')` so it works in both d
 }
 ```
 
-`checkWatches` walks every active watch and, inside a single `mutateJsonFileLocked` callback *(source: `engine/watches.js:410-560`)*:
+`checkWatches` walks every active watch and, inside a single `mutateJsonFileLocked` callback *(source: `engine/watches.js:410-561`)*:
 
 1. Skips paused/expired watches and any watch checked within its `interval`.
 2. Captures a baseline `_lastState` on first check (so change conditions have something to diff).
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ I/O happens **outside the lock**: notifications via `writeToInbox`, follow-up ac
 
 ## Follow-Up Actions on Trigger
 
-`watch.action` is an optional structured action that runs after the inbox notification fires. Action types live in a sibling registry in `engine/watch-actions.js` and are validated at create/update time *(source: `engine/watches.js:184-247` `createWatch`, `engine/watch-actions.js:223-330` `registerActionType`)*. `GET /api/watches/action-types` returns the live list for dashboard pickers.
+`watch.action` is an optional structured action that runs after the inbox notification fires. Action types live in a sibling registry in `engine/watch-actions.js` and are validated at create/update time *(source: `engine/watches.js:184-248` `createWatch`, `engine/watch-actions.js:56` `registerActionType`)*. `GET /api/watches/action-types` returns the live list for dashboard pickers.
 
 ### Built-in actions
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ I/O happens **outside the lock**: notifications via `writeToInbox`, follow-up ac
 | `archive-plan`         | Set PRD `status="archived"` + `archivedAt`                                                    |
 | `resume-plan`          | Set PRD `status=PLAN_STATUS.ACTIVE` and clear `planStale`                                     |
 
-Constants live in `WATCH_ACTION_TYPE` (`engine/shared.js:2491`); handlers in `engine/watch-actions.js`.
+Constants live in `WATCH_ACTION_TYPE` (`engine/shared.js:2608`); handlers in `engine/watch-actions.js`.
 
 ### Templating
 
@@ -241,11 +241,11 @@ Absolute conditions firing under `stopAfter === 0` flip `status` to `expired`; `
 | Webhook action returns `"only http/https allowed"`                      | URLs must use `http://` or `https://` schemes; other protocols are rejected by design *(source: `engine/watch-actions.js` `WEBHOOK` handler)* |
 | Trigger fires but follow-up `dispatch-work-item` is missing              | Check the engine log for `Watch <id> action <type>: <summary>`. Common reasons: missing `title`, the project's `work-items.json` couldn't be written, or the WI landed in central `work-items.json` because no project was specified |
 | Watch `_lastActionResult` shows `"timeout"` for webhook                 | Webhooks have a 10s safety timeout to keep the watches tick fast *(source: `engine/watch-actions.js:482-484`)* |
-| `checkWatches` block crashes silently                                   | Wrapped in `safe('checkWatches', ...)` so one failure doesn't abort the tick *(source: `engine.js:5432`)*. Inspect `engine/log.json` for `Watch check error (<id>)` lines. Regression #1088: the block must use `getProjects(config)`, never the long-removed `PROJECTS` constant |
+| `checkWatches` block crashes silently                                   | Wrapped in `safe('checkWatches', ...)` so one failure doesn't abort the tick *(source: `engine.js:6386`)*. Inspect `engine/log.json` for `Watch check error (<id>)` lines. Regression #1088: the block must use `getProjects(config)`, never the long-removed `PROJECTS` constant |
 
 ## See Also
 
-- `engine/shared.js:2406-2500` — `WATCH_STATUS`, `WATCH_TARGET_TYPE`, `WATCH_CONDITION`, `WATCH_ABSOLUTE_CONDITIONS`, `WATCH_ACTION_TYPE` constants
+- `engine/shared.js:2523-2618` — `WATCH_STATUS`, `WATCH_TARGET_TYPE`, `WATCH_CONDITION`, `WATCH_ABSOLUTE_CONDITIONS`, `WATCH_ACTION_TYPE` constants
 - `engine/watches.js` — registry, lifecycle, tick integration, `watches.d/` plugin loader
 - `engine/watch-actions.js` — action registry and built-in handlers (including `minions-api`)
 - `watches.d/http.js` — canonical user-extensible target type plugin

package/engine/cleanup.js

@@ -419,6 +419,35 @@ async function runCleanup(config, verbose = false) {
     }
   }
 
+  // 2c. Reap orphan agents/temp-* dirs whose dispatch is no longer referenced
+  // anywhere in dispatch.json. Temp-agent dirs are created by the engine for
+  // ephemeral temp-<uid> agents; once the dispatch ages out of dispatch
+  // history they're never touched again, accumulating MB of live-output.log
+  // tails over weeks. 1h mtime gate prevents reaping a still-spawning temp
+  // agent that races dispatch.json visibility.
+  cleaned.orphanTempAgentDirs = 0;
+  try {
+    const dispatch = getDispatch();
+    const referencedAgents = new Set();
+    for (const seg of [dispatch.pending || [], dispatch.active || [], dispatch.completed || [], dispatch.history || []]) {
+      for (const e of seg) if (e?.agent) referencedAgents.add(String(e.agent));
+    }
+    let entries;
+    try { entries = fs.readdirSync(AGENTS_DIR, { withFileTypes: true }); } catch { entries = []; }
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      if (!entry.isDirectory()) continue;
+      if (!entry.name.startsWith('temp-')) continue;
+      if (referencedAgents.has(entry.name)) continue;
+      const full = path.join(AGENTS_DIR, entry.name);
+      let stat; try { stat = fs.statSync(full); } catch { continue; }
+      if (stat.mtimeMs >= oneHourAgo) continue;
+      try {
+        fs.rmSync(full, { recursive: true, force: true });
+        cleaned.orphanTempAgentDirs++;
+      } catch (err) { log('warn', `orphan temp agent dir ${entry.name}: ${err.message}`); }
+    }
+  } catch (e) { log('warn', `orphan temp agent sweep: ${e.message}`); }
+
   // 2b. Detect git worktrees registered inside any linked project's working tree.
   // Nested worktrees cause glob/grep tools running with cwd=projectRoot to match
   // BOTH copies of every file; a single Edit/MultiEdit then writes the same
@@ -452,6 +481,57 @@ async function runCleanup(config, verbose = false) {
     }
   }
 
+  // 2d. Reap on-disk worktree dirs not registered in `git worktree list`. Can
+  // be left behind when removeWorktree fails mid-way, when `git worktree prune`
+  // ran without a follow-up rm -rf, or after manual `git worktree remove
+  // --force` leaves an empty dir. Phase 3 below only walks dirs already in
+  // git's list, so these are invisible to it. 2h mtime gate matches the
+  // existing age sweep further down.
+  cleaned.orphanWorktreeDirs = 0;
+  const _twoHoursAgo = Date.now() - 7200000;
+  const _scannedWtRoots = new Set();
+  for (const project of projects) {
+    const root = project.localPath ? path.resolve(project.localPath) : null;
+    if (!root || !fs.existsSync(root)) continue;
+    const wtRoots = new Set();
+    const configuredRoot = path.resolve(root, config.engine?.worktreeRoot || '../worktrees');
+    if (fs.existsSync(configuredRoot)) wtRoots.add(configuredRoot);
+    for (const d of ['worktrees', '.claude/worktrees'].map(d => path.join(root, d))) {
+      if (fs.existsSync(d)) wtRoots.add(d);
+    }
+    let registered = null;
+    for (const wtRoot of wtRoots) {
+      if (_scannedWtRoots.has(wtRoot)) continue;
+      _scannedWtRoots.add(wtRoot);
+      // Resolve `git worktree list` once per project; reused across its roots.
+      if (registered === null) {
+        try {
+          const raw = String(shared.execSilent('git worktree list --porcelain', { cwd: root, timeout: 10000, windowsHide: true }) || '');
+          registered = new Set(shared.parseWorktreePorcelain(raw).map(wt => path.resolve(wt.path)));
+        } catch (e) {
+          log('warn', `orphan worktree dir scan for ${project.name || root}: ${e.message}`);
+          registered = new Set();
+        }
+      }
+      let entries;
+      try { entries = fs.readdirSync(wtRoot, { withFileTypes: true }); } catch { continue; }
+      for (const entry of entries) {
+        if (!entry.isDirectory()) continue;
+        const full = path.resolve(wtRoot, entry.name);
+        if (registered.has(full)) continue;
+        let stat; try { stat = fs.statSync(full); } catch { continue; }
+        if (stat.mtimeMs >= _twoHoursAgo) continue;
+        try {
+          fs.rmSync(full, { recursive: true, force: true });
+          cleaned.orphanWorktreeDirs++;
+          log('info', `Cleanup: removed orphan worktree dir ${full} (not registered in git)`);
+        } catch (err) {
+          log('warn', `orphan worktree dir ${full}: ${err.message}`);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // 3. Clean git worktrees for merged/abandoned PRs
   const _attemptedWorktreePaths = new Set(); // dedup across projects sharing a worktreeRoot
   for (const project of projects) {
@@ -909,8 +989,10 @@ async function runCleanup(config, verbose = false) {
     }
   } catch (e) { log('warn', 'prune orphaned dispatches: ' + e.message); }
 
-  if (cleaned.tempFiles + cleaned.liveOutputs + cleaned.worktrees + cleaned.zombies + (cleaned.files || 0) + cleaned.orphanedDispatches + (cleaned.nestedWorktrees || 0) > 0) {
-    log('info', `Cleanup: ${cleaned.tempFiles} temp, ${cleaned.liveOutputs} live outputs, ${cleaned.worktrees} worktrees, ${cleaned.zombies} zombies, ${cleaned.files || 0} archives, ${cleaned.orphanedDispatches} orphaned dispatches, ${cleaned.nestedWorktrees || 0} nested worktrees flagged`);
+  const _orphanTemp = cleaned.orphanTempAgentDirs || 0;
+  const _orphanWt = cleaned.orphanWorktreeDirs || 0;
+  if (cleaned.tempFiles + cleaned.liveOutputs + cleaned.worktrees + cleaned.zombies + (cleaned.files || 0) + cleaned.orphanedDispatches + (cleaned.nestedWorktrees || 0) + _orphanTemp + _orphanWt > 0) {
+    log('info', `Cleanup: ${cleaned.tempFiles} temp, ${cleaned.liveOutputs} live outputs, ${cleaned.worktrees} worktrees, ${cleaned.zombies} zombies, ${cleaned.files || 0} archives, ${cleaned.orphanedDispatches} orphaned dispatches, ${cleaned.nestedWorktrees || 0} nested worktrees flagged, ${_orphanTemp} orphan temp dirs, ${_orphanWt} orphan worktree dirs`);
   }
 
   // 8. Clean swept KB files older than 7 days

package/engine/dispatch.js

@@ -696,6 +696,12 @@ function completeDispatch(id, result = DISPATCH_RESULT.SUCCESS, reason = '', res
                   // (overloaded_error / 503). Empty string clears any stale
                   // value from an earlier failure cycle.
                   wi._lastFailureClass = failureClass || '';
+                  // W-mpmwxn1j — Bump per-agent retry count so the next dispatch
+                  // can reassign to a different eligible agent once the same
+                  // agent hits the threshold. Skip when no agent is resolvable
+                  // (anonymous failures shouldn't corrupt the map shape).
+                  const failedAgent = item.agent || wi.dispatched_to;
+                  if (failedAgent) shared.bumpAgentRetryCount(wi, failedAgent);
                   delete wi.failReason;
                   delete wi.failedAt;
                   delete wi.dispatched_at;

package/engine/kb-sweep.js

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ const KB_SWEEP_STATE_PATH = path.join(ENGINE_DIR, 'kb-sweep-state.json');
 const KB_SWEEP_LOG_PATH = path.join(ENGINE_DIR, 'kb-sweep.log');
 const KB_SWEEP_RUNNER_PATH = path.join(__dirname, 'kb-sweep-runner.js');
 const SWEPT_RETENTION_MS = 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+const AUTO_SWEEP_INTERVAL_MS = 4 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+const KB_SWEPT_PATH = path.join(ENGINE_DIR, 'kb-swept.json');
 const COMPRESS_THRESHOLD_BYTES = 5000;
 const LLM_BATCH_SIZE = 30;
 const NORMALIZE_CONCURRENCY = 5;
@@ -555,6 +557,127 @@ async function _runKbSweepImpl(opts = {}) {
   return summary;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Spawn the KB sweep runner (`engine/kb-sweep-runner.js`) as a detached child.
+ * Shared between dashboard's POST /api/knowledge/sweep handler and the engine
+ * tick's auto-sweep phase. Performs the same synchronous "starting" → "in-flight"
+ * CAS dance the dashboard handler used to do inline.
+ *
+ * Callers are responsible for the in-flight / stale-guard check BEFORE calling
+ * (so they can return distinct HTTP responses or log levels).
+ *
+ * @param {object} opts
+ * @param {string[]} [opts.pinnedKeys] - extra pinned KB keys to skip in the sweep
+ * @param {boolean}  [opts.dryRun]      - dry-run mode for the runner
+ * @param {string}   [opts.cwd=MINIONS_DIR] - working directory for the spawned runner
+ * @param {(level:string,msg:string)=>void} [opts.log] - logger (defaults to console)
+ * @returns {{ sweepToken:string, pid:number|null, bodyFile:string|null,
+ *             ok:boolean, error?:string }}
+ *           ok=false + error on synchronous spawn failure; the "starting" claim is
+ *           released so the caller can retry immediately.
+ */
+function spawnSweepRunnerDetached(opts = {}) {
+  const fsLocal = require('fs');
+  const { spawn: cpSpawn } = require('child_process');
+  const logFn = typeof opts.log === 'function'
+    ? opts.log
+    : (level, msg) => { (level === 'error' ? console.error : console.log)(`[kb-sweep] ${msg}`); };
+  const cwd = opts.cwd || require('./queries').MINIONS_DIR;
+  const startedAt = Date.now();
+  const sweepToken = `${startedAt}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8)}`;
+
+  try {
+    safeWrite(KB_SWEEP_STATE_PATH, JSON.stringify({
+      status: 'starting', startedAt, startedAtIso: new Date().toISOString(),
+      sweepToken, pid: null,
+    }));
+  } catch (e) {
+    logFn('error', `failed to write starting state: ${e.message}`);
+  }
+
+  let bodyFile = null;
+  const hasBody = (Array.isArray(opts.pinnedKeys) && opts.pinnedKeys.length > 0)
+    || opts.dryRun != null;
+  if (hasBody) {
+    bodyFile = path.join(ENGINE_DIR, `tmp-kb-sweep-body-${sweepToken}.json`);
+    try {
+      safeWrite(bodyFile, JSON.stringify({
+        pinnedKeys: Array.isArray(opts.pinnedKeys) ? opts.pinnedKeys : undefined,
+        dryRun: opts.dryRun != null ? !!opts.dryRun : undefined,
+      }));
+    } catch (e) {
+      logFn('error', `failed to write body-file ${bodyFile}: ${e.message}`);
+      bodyFile = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  let logFdNum = null;
+  let stdio = ['ignore', 'ignore', 'ignore'];
+  try {
+    logFdNum = fsLocal.openSync(KB_SWEEP_LOG_PATH, 'a');
+    stdio = ['ignore', logFdNum, logFdNum];
+  } catch (e) {
+    logFn('error', `failed to open log ${KB_SWEEP_LOG_PATH}: ${e.message}`);
+  }
+
+  const spawnArgs = ['--sweep-token', sweepToken];
+  if (bodyFile) spawnArgs.push('--body-file', bodyFile);
+
+  let proc;
+  try {
+    proc = cpSpawn(process.execPath, [KB_SWEEP_RUNNER_PATH, ...spawnArgs], {
+      cwd, stdio, detached: true, windowsHide: true,
+      env: { ...process.env },
+    });
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (logFdNum != null) try { fsLocal.closeSync(logFdNum); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+    if (bodyFile) try { fsLocal.unlinkSync(bodyFile); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+    try { shared.safeUnlink(KB_SWEEP_STATE_PATH); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+    return { ok: false, error: `spawn failed: ${e.message}`, sweepToken, pid: null, bodyFile: null };
+  }
+  if (logFdNum != null) try { fsLocal.closeSync(logFdNum); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+
+  try {
+    const current = safeJson(KB_SWEEP_STATE_PATH);
+    if (current && current.status === 'starting' && current.sweepToken === sweepToken) {
+      safeWrite(KB_SWEEP_STATE_PATH, JSON.stringify({
+        status: 'in-flight', startedAt, startedAtIso: new Date().toISOString(),
+        sweepToken, pid: proc.pid,
+      }));
+    }
+  } catch { /* best-effort */ }
+
+  proc.unref();
+  return { ok: true, sweepToken, pid: proc.pid, bodyFile };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Decide whether the engine tick should auto-spawn a sweep right now.
+ * Pure function (reads disk, no side effects). Used by the tick's
+ * auto-sweep phase.
+ *
+ * @param {object} [opts]
+ * @param {number} [opts.now=Date.now()]                injectable clock (tests)
+ * @param {number} [opts.intervalMs=AUTO_SWEEP_INTERVAL_MS]
+ * @param {object} [opts.liveness]                      pre-computed liveness (optional)
+ * @returns {{ shouldSpawn:boolean, reason:string, lastCompletedAt:number|null }}
+ */
+function shouldAutoSweep(opts = {}) {
+  const now = Number(opts.now) || Date.now();
+  const intervalMs = Number(opts.intervalMs) || AUTO_SWEEP_INTERVAL_MS;
+  const liveness = opts.liveness || readSweepLiveness({ entryCount: opts.entryCount || 0, now });
+  if (liveness.inFlight && liveness.alive && !liveness.stale) {
+    return { shouldSpawn: false, reason: 'sweep-in-flight', lastCompletedAt: null };
+  }
+  const swept = safeJson(KB_SWEPT_PATH);
+  const sweptTs = swept && swept.timestamp ? Date.parse(swept.timestamp) : NaN;
+  const lastCompletedAt = Number.isFinite(sweptTs) ? sweptTs : null;
+  if (lastCompletedAt != null && (now - lastCompletedAt) < intervalMs) {
+    return { shouldSpawn: false, reason: 'within-interval', lastCompletedAt };
+  }
+  return { shouldSpawn: true, reason: lastCompletedAt == null ? 'no-prior-sweep' : 'interval-elapsed', lastCompletedAt };
+}
+
 /** Compute a dynamic stale-guard timeout based on KB size. */
 function staleGuardMs(entryCount) {
   // 30 minutes minimum, plus 1 second per entry (for the rewrite pass)
@@ -566,6 +689,10 @@ module.exports = {
   staleGuardMs,
   readSweepLiveness,
   reconcileSweepStateOnBoot,
+  spawnSweepRunnerDetached,
+  shouldAutoSweep,
+  AUTO_SWEEP_INTERVAL_MS,
+  KB_SWEPT_PATH,
   KB_SWEEP_STATE_PATH,
   KB_SWEEP_LOG_PATH,
   KB_SWEEP_RUNNER_PATH,

package/engine/lifecycle.js

@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ function updateWorkItemStatus(meta, status, reason) {
         delete target.failReason;
         delete target.failedAt;
         delete target._retryCount;
+        delete target._retriesByAgent;
         target.completedAgents = Object.entries(target.agentResults)
           .filter(([, r]) => r.status === WI_STATUS.DONE)
           .map(([a]) => a);
@@ -611,6 +612,7 @@ function updateWorkItemStatus(meta, status, reason) {
         delete target.failReason;
         delete target.failedAt;
         delete target._retryCount;
+        delete target._retriesByAgent;
         // P-e0b4f7a5 — successful completion (including a phantom-retry
         // succeeding) clears the phantom markers so cleanup can reap the
         // worktree on the next sweep.
@@ -3218,6 +3220,14 @@ function _deferRetryWithCounter(meta, detection, counterField, maxCount, pending
         w._lastRetryAt = ts();
         w._lastRetryReason = reason;
         w._pendingReason = pendingReason;
+        // W-mpmwxn1j — only the standard PR-attachment / nonterminal counter
+        // (_retryCount) participates in per-agent reassignment. Phantom
+        // retries (runtime crashes before any work product) are not
+        // agent-specific failures, so we don't bump _retriesByAgent for them.
+        if (counterField === '_retryCount') {
+          const failedAgent = meta?._agentId || w.dispatched_to;
+          if (failedAgent) shared.bumpAgentRetryCount(w, failedAgent);
+        }
         // P-e0b4f7a5 — phantom-retry path stamps _phantomCompletion +
         // _phantomBranch so cleanup.js can preserve the worktree across the
         // re-dispatch window. Only set for the phantom counter; nonterminal
@@ -4018,6 +4028,10 @@ async function runPostCompletionHooks(dispatchItem, agentId, code, stdout, confi
               w._retryCount = retries + 1;
               w._lastRetryAt = ts();
               w._lastRetryReason = 'no review verdict';
+              // W-mpmwxn1j — bump per-agent counter so a reviewer who never
+              // emits a verdict gets reassigned after maxRetriesPerAgent hits.
+              const failedAgent = meta?._agentId || w.dispatched_to;
+              if (failedAgent) shared.bumpAgentRetryCount(w, failedAgent);
               delete w.dispatched_at;
               delete w.completedAt;
               delete w._pendingReason;
@@ -4125,6 +4139,10 @@ async function runPostCompletionHooks(dispatchItem, agentId, code, stdout, confi
             if (retries < ENGINE_DEFAULTS.maxRetries) {
               w.status = WI_STATUS.PENDING;
               w._retryCount = retries + 1;
+              // W-mpmwxn1j — bump per-agent counter so a planner that never
+              // writes the PRD gets reassigned after maxRetriesPerAgent hits.
+              const failedAgent = meta?._agentId || w.dispatched_to;
+              if (failedAgent) shared.bumpAgentRetryCount(w, failedAgent);
               delete w.dispatched_at;
               delete w.completedAt;
               log('warn', `plan-to-prd ${meta.item.id} completed without PRD file — auto-retry ${retries + 1}/${ENGINE_DEFAULTS.maxRetries}`);