@yemi33/minions 0.1.462 → 0.1.463

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.1.463 (2026-04-07)
+
+### Fixes
+-  clear stale session.json on resume failure, hang kill, and orphan
+
 ## 0.1.462 (2026-04-07)
 
 ### Fixes

package/engine/timeout.js

@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ function checkTimeouts(config) {
     if (!hasProcess && silentMs > effectiveTimeout && Date.now() > engineRestartGraceUntil) {
       // No tracked process AND no recent output past effective timeout AND grace period expired → orphaned
       log('warn', `Orphan detected: ${item.agent} (${item.id}) — no process tracked, silent for ${silentSec}s${isBlocking ? ' (blocking timeout exceeded)' : ''}`);
+      // Clear session so retry starts fresh
+      try { shared.safeUnlink(path.join(AGENTS_DIR, item.agent, 'session.json')); } catch {}
       deadItems.push({ item, reason: `Orphaned — no process, silent for ${silentSec}s` });
     } else if (hasProcess && silentMs > effectiveTimeout) {
       // Has process but no output past effective timeout → hung
@@ -220,6 +222,8 @@ function checkTimeouts(config) {
         shared.killGracefully(procInfo.proc, 5000);
         activeProcesses.delete(item.id);
       }
+      // Clear session so retry starts fresh instead of resuming the killed session
+      try { shared.safeUnlink(path.join(AGENTS_DIR, item.agent, 'session.json')); } catch {}
       deadItems.push({ item, reason: `Hung — no output for ${silentSec}s` });
     }
     // If has process and recent output → healthy, let it run

package/engine.js

@@ -562,6 +562,12 @@ function spawnAgent(dispatchItem, config) {
     if (heartbeatTimer) { clearInterval(heartbeatTimer); heartbeatTimer = null; }
     log('info', `Agent ${agentId} (${id}) exited with code ${code}`);
 
+    // Clear stale session if resume failed — prevents burning all retries on the same bad session
+    if (code !== 0 && cachedSessionId && stderr.includes('No conversation found')) {
+      log('warn', `Stale session ${cachedSessionId} for ${agentId} — clearing session.json`);
+      try { shared.safeUnlink(path.join(AGENTS_DIR, agentId, 'session.json')); } catch {}
+    }
+
     // Check if this was a steering kill — re-spawn with resume
     const procInfo = activeProcesses.get(id);
     if (procInfo?._steeringMessage) {

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@yemi33/minions",
-  "version": "0.1.462",
+  "version": "0.1.463",
   "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"