@yemi33/minions 0.1.862 → 0.1.864

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 0.1.862 (2026-04-11)
+## 0.1.864 (2026-04-11)
 
 ### Features
 -  optimistic running state on pipeline Run Now click
 
 ### Fixes
+-  poll for old process exit before steering resume (replaces fixed delay)
+-  add 3s delay before steering resume to let old process tree exit
 -  set steering state before killImmediate to prevent race
 -  pipeline race condition, delete refresh, abort error logging
 -  _continuePipeline now calls refresh() to update card list

package/engine.js

@@ -732,6 +732,17 @@ async function spawnAgent(dispatchItem, config) {
       // Write status to live output so the UI shows the agent is resuming (not stuck)
       try { fs.appendFileSync(liveOutputPath, `\n[steering] Resuming session with your message... (this may take 10-30s)\n`); } catch {}
 
+      // Wait for the old process tree to fully exit before resuming.
+      // taskkill /F /T returns before child processes release session locks.
+      // Poll until the PID is gone (max 10s, check every 500ms).
+      const oldPid = procInfo.proc?.pid;
+      if (oldPid) {
+        for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+          try { process.kill(oldPid, 0); } catch { break; } // throws if PID doesn't exist = dead
+          await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 500));
+        }
+      }
+
       // Write new prompt with steering message
       const steerPrompt = `Message from your human teammate:\n\n${steerMsg}\n\nRespond to this, then continue working on your current task.`;
       const steerPromptPath = path.join(ENGINE_DIR, 'tmp', `prompt-steer-${safeId}.md`);

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@yemi33/minions",
-  "version": "0.1.862",
+  "version": "0.1.864",
   "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"