claude-evolve 1.6.17 → 1.6.18

package/bin/claude-evolve-worker

@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ process_candidate() {
     source_file="$FULL_OUTPUT_DIR/evolution_${parent_id}.py"
     if [[ ! -f "$source_file" ]]; then
       echo "[WORKER-$$] ERROR: Parent algorithm not found: $source_file" >&2
-      return 1
+      return 78 # New exit code for missing parent
     fi
   fi
   
@@ -574,9 +574,8 @@ with EvolutionCSV('$FULL_CSV_PATH') as csv:
   if [[ $process_exit_code -eq 0 ]]; then
     echo "[WORKER-$$] Successfully processed $candidate_id"
   elif [[ $process_exit_code -eq 77 ]]; then
-    # Special exit code 77 means AI failed to generate code
+    # AI generation failed, mark for retry
     echo "[WORKER-$$] AI generation failed for $candidate_id - marking as failed-ai-retry"
-    # Mark with special status that indicates AI generation failed (not evaluation)
     "$PYTHON_CMD" -c "
 import sys
 sys.path.insert(0, '$SCRIPT_DIR/..')
@@ -584,6 +583,12 @@ from lib.evolution_csv import EvolutionCSV
 with EvolutionCSV('$FULL_CSV_PATH') as csv:
     csv.update_candidate_status('$candidate_id', 'failed-ai-retry')
 " 2>/dev/null || true
+  elif [[ $process_exit_code -eq 78 ]]; then
+    # Missing parent; leave candidate as pending for later processing
+    echo "[WORKER-$$] Parent missing for $candidate_id - leaving status pending"
+    # No status change; keep pending to allow future workers to build parent
+    # Exit loop so we don't repeatedly retry immediately
+    break
   else
     echo "[WORKER-$$] Failed to process $candidate_id"
     # Other failures (evaluation errors, etc) mark as failed

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-evolve",
-  "version": "1.6.17",
+  "version": "1.6.18",
   "bin": {
     "claude-evolve": "./bin/claude-evolve",
     "claude-evolve-main": "./bin/claude-evolve-main",