@yemi33/minions 0.1.309 → 0.1.311

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.1.311 (2026-04-03)
+
+### Fixes
+-  wrap all tickInner phases in try-catch for resilient dispatch
+
+### Other
+- refactor: simplify tick resilience — safe() helper, per-spawn catch, discovery guard
+
 ## 0.1.309 (2026-04-03)
 
 ### Fixes

package/engine.js

@@ -2182,16 +2182,16 @@ async function tickInner() {
   const config = getConfig();
   tickCount++;
 
+  // Helper: run a phase, log + continue on error
+  const safe = (label, fn) => { try { fn(); } catch (e) { log('warn', `${label}: ${e.message}`); } };
+
   // 1. Check for timed-out agents, steering messages, and idle threshold
-  checkTimeouts(config);
-  checkSteering(config);
-  checkIdleThreshold(config);
+  safe('checkTimeouts', () => checkTimeouts(config));
+  safe('checkSteering', () => checkSteering(config));
+  safe('checkIdleThreshold', () => checkIdleThreshold(config));
 
   // 1b. Check for meeting round timeouts
-  try {
-    const { checkMeetingTimeouts } = require('./engine/meeting');
-    checkMeetingTimeouts(config);
-  } catch (e) { log('warn', 'check meeting timeouts: ' + e.message); }
+  safe('meetingTimeouts', () => { const { checkMeetingTimeouts } = require('./engine/meeting'); checkMeetingTimeouts(config); });
 
   // In stopping state, only track agent completions — skip discovery and dispatch
   if (control.state === 'stopping') {
@@ -2200,11 +2200,11 @@ async function tickInner() {
   }
 
   // 2. Consolidate inbox
-  consolidateInbox(config);
+  safe('consolidateInbox', () => consolidateInbox(config));
 
   // 2.5. Periodic cleanup + MCP sync (every 10 ticks = ~5 minutes)
   if (tickCount % 10 === 0) {
-    runCleanup(config);
+    safe('runCleanup', () => runCleanup(config));
   }
 
   // 2.6. Poll PR status: build, review, merge (every 6 ticks = ~3 minutes)
@@ -2335,10 +2335,16 @@ async function tickInner() {
   }
 
   // 3. Discover new work from sources
-  discoverWork(config);
+  let discoveryOk = true;
+  try { discoverWork(config); } catch (e) { log('warn', 'discoverWork: ' + e.message); discoveryOk = false; }
 
   // 4. Update snapshot
-  updateSnapshot(config);
+  safe('updateSnapshot', () => updateSnapshot(config));
+
+  if (!discoveryOk) {
+    log('warn', 'Skipping dispatch — discovery failed, stale data risk');
+    return;
+  }
 
   // 5. Process pending dispatches — auto-spawn agents
   const dispatch = getDispatch();
@@ -2391,7 +2397,11 @@ async function tickInner() {
   const dispatched = new Set();
   for (const item of toDispatch) {
     if (!dispatched.has(item.id)) {
-      const proc = spawnAgent(item, config);
+      let proc;
+      try { proc = spawnAgent(item, config); } catch (spawnErr) {
+        log('error', `spawnAgent exception for ${item.id}: ${spawnErr.message}`);
+        proc = null;
+      }
       if (proc === null) {
         // spawnAgent failed (e.g., worktree creation error). It already called
         // completeDispatch internally which handles retry logic, but log at the

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@yemi33/minions",
-  "version": "0.1.309",
+  "version": "0.1.311",
   "description": "Multi-agent AI dev team that runs from ~/.minions/ — five autonomous agents share a single engine, dashboard, and knowledge base",
   "bin": {
     "minions": "bin/minions.js"