@yemi33/minions 0.1.659 → 0.1.661

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 0.1.659 (2026-04-09)
+## 0.1.661 (2026-04-09)
 
 ### Fixes
+-  skip unused config read in fast poll, fix timer cleanup variable name
 -  retry button broken for project-level work items, add _source field
 -  use PowerShell instead of wmic for process kill on Windows 11
 -  bust require cache for package.json in engine start
 -  PRD discovery loop, github.js duplicate const, transcript null guards
 
+### Other
+- perf: run checkSteering every 3s instead of every 60s tick
+
 ## 0.1.655 (2026-04-09)
 
 ### Fixes

package/dashboard.js

@@ -3932,7 +3932,7 @@ What would you like to discuss or change? When you're happy, say "approve" and I
       const agentDir = path.join(MINIONS_DIR, 'agents', agentId);
       if (!fs.existsSync(agentDir)) return jsonReply(res, 404, { error: 'Agent not found' });
 
-      // Write steering file — engine picks it up on next tick
+      // Write steering file
       safeWrite(steerPath, message);
 
       // Also append to live-output.log so it shows in the chat view

package/engine/cli.js

@@ -359,15 +359,18 @@ const commands = {
     // Start tick loop
     const tickTimer = setInterval(() => e.tick(), interval);
 
-    // Fast poll for immediate wakeup signals (checks control.json every 2s)
-    const wakeupTimer = setInterval(() => {
+    // Fast poll: check steering every 3s (lightweight — just fs.stat per agent)
+    // and wakeup signals every 3s (control.json read)
+    const { checkSteering } = require('./timeout');
+    const fastPollTimer = setInterval(() => {
+      try { checkSteering(); } catch {}
       const ctrl = getControl();
       if (ctrl._wakeupAt && Date.now() - ctrl._wakeupAt < 5000) {
         delete ctrl._wakeupAt;
         safeWrite(CONTROL_PATH, ctrl);
         e.tick();
       }
-    }, 2000);
+    }, 3000);
 
     console.log(`Tick interval: ${interval / 1000}s | Max concurrent: ${config.engine?.maxConcurrent || 5}`);
     console.log('Press Ctrl+C to stop');
@@ -418,7 +421,7 @@ const commands = {
       shuttingDown = true;
       console.log(`\n${signal} received — initiating graceful shutdown...`);
       clearInterval(tickTimer);
-      clearInterval(wakeupTimer);
+      clearInterval(fastPollTimer);
       for (const f of _watchedFiles) { try { fs.unwatchFile(f); } catch { /* cleanup */ } }
       safeWrite(CONTROL_PATH, { state: 'stopping', pid: process.pid, stopping_at: e.ts() });
       e.log('info', `Graceful shutdown initiated (${signal})`);

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@yemi33/minions",
-  "version": "0.1.659",
+  "version": "0.1.661",
   "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"