gsd-pi 2.76.0-dev.82e249f7b → 2.76.0-dev.97f5583d9

package/dist/resources/extensions/gsd/auto-start.js

@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ import { initRoutingHistory } from "./routing-history.js";
 import { restoreHookState, resetHookState } from "./post-unit-hooks.js";
 import { resetProactiveHealing, setLevelChangeCallback } from "./doctor-proactive.js";
 import { snapshotSkills } from "./skill-discovery.js";
-import { isDbAvailable, getMilestone, openDatabase } from "./gsd-db.js";
-import { hideFooter } from "./auto-dashboard.js";
+import { isDbAvailable, getMilestone, openDatabase, getDbStatus } from "./gsd-db.js";
 import { debugLog, enableDebug, isDebugEnabled, getDebugLogPath, } from "./debug-logger.js";
 import { logWarning, logError } from "./workflow-logger.js";
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, rmSync, statSync, unlinkSync, } from "node:fs";
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ export async function bootstrapAutoSession(s, ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, reques
         // the parent git root). See #2393 and related issue.
         const hasLocalGit = existsSync(join(base, ".git"));
         if (!hasLocalGit || isInheritedRepo(base)) {
-            const mainBranch = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences()?.preferences?.git?.main_branch || "main";
+            const mainBranch = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences(base)?.preferences?.git?.main_branch || "main";
             nativeInit(base, mainBranch);
         }
         // Migrate legacy in-project .gsd/ to external state directory.
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ export async function bootstrapAutoSession(s, ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, reques
         // Ensure .gitignore has baseline patterns.
         // ensureGitignore checks for git-tracked .gsd/ files and skips the
         // ".gsd" pattern if the project intentionally tracks .gsd/ in git.
-        const gitPrefs = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences()?.preferences?.git;
+        const gitPrefs = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences(base)?.preferences?.git;
         const manageGitignore = gitPrefs?.manage_gitignore;
         ensureGitignore(base, { manageGitignore });
         if (manageGitignore !== false)
@@ -289,7 +288,7 @@ export async function bootstrapAutoSession(s, ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, reques
             prepareWorkflowMcpForProject(ctx, base);
         }
         // Initialize GitServiceImpl
-        s.gitService = new GitServiceImpl(s.basePath, loadEffectiveGSDPreferences()?.preferences?.git ?? {});
+        s.gitService = new GitServiceImpl(s.basePath, loadEffectiveGSDPreferences(base)?.preferences?.git ?? {});
         // ── Debug mode ──
         if (!isDebugEnabled() && process.env.GSD_DEBUG === "1") {
             enableDebug(base);
@@ -322,7 +321,7 @@ export async function bootstrapAutoSession(s, ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, reques
         // was lost due to session ending between completion and teardown.
         // Must run after DB open and before worktree entry.
         try {
-            const auditResult = auditOrphanedMilestoneBranches(base, getIsolationMode());
+            const auditResult = auditOrphanedMilestoneBranches(base, getIsolationMode(base));
             for (const msg of auditResult.recovered) {
                 ctx.ui.notify(`Orphan audit: ${msg}`, "info");
             }
@@ -340,7 +339,7 @@ export async function bootstrapAutoSession(s, ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, reques
         let state = await deriveState(base);
         // Stale worktree state recovery (#654)
         if (state.activeMilestone &&
-            shouldUseWorktreeIsolation() &&
+            shouldUseWorktreeIsolation(base) &&
             !detectWorktreeName(base)) {
             const wtPath = getAutoWorktreePath(base, state.activeMilestone.id);
             if (wtPath) {
@@ -355,7 +354,7 @@ export async function bootstrapAutoSession(s, ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, reques
         let hasSurvivorBranch = false;
         if (state.activeMilestone &&
             (state.phase === "pre-planning" || state.phase === "complete") &&
-            getIsolationMode() !== "none" &&
+            getIsolationMode(base) !== "none" &&
             !detectWorktreeName(base) &&
             !base.includes(`${pathSep}.gsd${pathSep}worktrees${pathSep}`)) {
             const milestoneBranch = `milestone/${state.activeMilestone.id}`;
@@ -516,7 +515,7 @@ export async function bootstrapAutoSession(s, ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, reques
         registerSigtermHandler(base);
         // Capture integration branch
         if (s.currentMilestoneId) {
-            if (getIsolationMode() !== "none") {
+            if (getIsolationMode(base) !== "none") {
                 captureIntegrationBranch(base, s.currentMilestoneId);
             }
             setActiveMilestoneId(base, s.currentMilestoneId);
@@ -524,7 +523,7 @@ export async function bootstrapAutoSession(s, ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, reques
         // Guard against stale milestone branch when isolation:none (#3613).
         // A prior session with isolation:branch/worktree may have left HEAD on
         // milestone/<MID>. Auto-checkout back to the integration branch.
-        if (getIsolationMode() === "none" && nativeIsRepo(base)) {
+        if (getIsolationMode(base) === "none" && nativeIsRepo(base)) {
             try {
                 const currentBranch = nativeGetCurrentBranch(base);
                 if (currentBranch.startsWith("milestone/")) {
@@ -552,7 +551,7 @@ export async function bootstrapAutoSession(s, ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, reques
             return symlinkRe.test(p);
         };
         if (s.currentMilestoneId &&
-            getIsolationMode() !== "none" &&
+            getIsolationMode(base) !== "none" &&
             !detectWorktreeName(base) &&
             !isUnderGsdWorktrees(base)) {
             buildResolver().enterMilestone(s.currentMilestoneId, {
@@ -597,8 +596,21 @@ export async function bootstrapAutoSession(s, ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, reques
         // call returns "db_unavailable", triggering artifact-retry which
         // re-dispatches the same task — producing an infinite loop (#2419).
         if (existsSync(gsdDbPath) && !isDbAvailable()) {
-            ctx.ui.notify("SQLite database exists but failed to open. Auto-mode cannot proceed without a working database provider. " +
-                "Check for corrupt gsd.db or missing native SQLite bindings.", "error");
+            const dbStatus = getDbStatus();
+            const phaseHint = dbStatus.lastPhase === "open"
+                ? "The database file could not be opened"
+                : dbStatus.lastPhase === "initSchema"
+                    ? "The database schema could not be initialized"
+                    : dbStatus.lastPhase === "vacuum-recovery"
+                        ? "Corruption recovery (VACUUM) failed"
+                        : dbStatus.attempted
+                            ? "The database could not be opened (phase unknown)"
+                            : "The database provider could not be loaded";
+            const errorDetail = dbStatus.lastError ? ` (${dbStatus.lastError.message})` : "";
+            const providerHint = dbStatus.provider
+                ? ` Provider: ${dbStatus.provider}.`
+                : " No SQLite provider available — check Node >= 22 or install better-sqlite3.";
+            ctx.ui.notify(`SQLite database exists but failed to open: ${gsdDbPath}. ${phaseHint}${errorDetail}.${providerHint}`, "error");
             return releaseLockAndReturn();
         }
         // Initialize metrics
@@ -633,13 +645,10 @@ export async function bootstrapAutoSession(s, ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, reques
             }
         }
         // Snapshot installed skills
-        if (resolveSkillDiscoveryMode() !== "off") {
+        if (resolveSkillDiscoveryMode(base) !== "off") {
             snapshotSkills();
         }
         ctx.ui.setStatus("gsd-auto", s.stepMode ? "next" : "auto");
-        ctx.ui.setFooter(hideFooter);
-        // Hide gsd-health during AUTO — gsd-progress is the single source of truth
-        // for last-commit / cost / health signal while auto is running.
         ctx.ui.setWidget("gsd-health", undefined);
         const modeLabel = s.stepMode ? "Step-mode" : "Auto-mode";
         const pendingCount = (state.registry ?? []).filter((m) => m.status !== "complete" && m.status !== "parked").length;
@@ -661,7 +670,7 @@ export async function bootstrapAutoSession(s, ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, reques
         // FlatRateContext used by selectAndApplyModel so user-declared
         // flat-rate providers and externalCli auto-detection are respected.
         const { isFlatRateProvider, buildFlatRateContext } = await import("./auto-model-selection.js");
-        const bannerPrefs = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences()?.preferences;
+        const bannerPrefs = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences(base)?.preferences;
         const effectiveProvider = s.autoModeStartModel?.provider ?? ctx.model?.provider;
         const effectivelyEnabled = routingConfig.enabled
             && (routingConfig.allow_flat_rate_providers

package/dist/resources/extensions/gsd/auto-worktree.js

@@ -180,14 +180,6 @@ function clearProjectRootStateFiles(basePath, milestoneId) {
         }
     }
 }
-function isProjectGsdSymlink(basePath) {
-    try {
-        return lstatSyncFn(join(basePath, ".gsd")).isSymbolicLink();
-    }
-    catch {
-        return false;
-    }
-}
 // ─── Build Artifact Auto-Resolve ─────────────────────────────────────────────
 /** Patterns for machine-generated build artifacts that can be safely
  * auto-resolved by accepting --theirs during merge. These files are
@@ -1429,50 +1421,15 @@ export function mergeMilestoneToMain(originalBasePath_, milestoneId, roadmapCont
             });
         }
     }
-    // 7. Stash any pre-existing dirty files so the squash merge is not
-    //    blocked by unrelated local changes (#2151).  clearProjectRootStateFiles
-    //    only removes untracked .gsd/ files; tracked dirty files elsewhere (e.g.
-    //    .planning/work-state.json with stash conflict markers) are invisible to
-    //    that cleanup but will cause `git merge --squash` to reject.
-    let stashed = false;
-    try {
-        const status = execFileSync("git", ["status", "--porcelain"], {
-            cwd: originalBasePath_,
-            stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
-            encoding: "utf-8",
-        }).trim();
-        if (status) {
-            // Use --include-untracked to stash untracked files that would block
-            // the squash merge, but EXCLUDE .gsd/milestones/ (#2505).
-            // --include-untracked without exclusion sweeps queued milestone
-            // CONTEXT files into the stash. If stash pop later fails, those files
-            // are permanently trapped in the stash entry and lost on the next
-            // stash push or drop.
-            //
-            // When `.gsd` itself is a symlink, Git rejects pathspecs below it
-            // ("beyond a symbolic link"). In that layout, exclude the whole symlink
-            // and keep stashing real project files that could block the merge.
-            const stashPathspecs = isProjectGsdSymlink(originalBasePath_)
-                ? [".", ":(exclude).gsd"]
-                : [":(exclude).gsd/milestones"];
-            execFileSync("git", [
-                "stash", "push", "--include-untracked",
-                "-m", `gsd: pre-merge stash for ${milestoneId}`,
-                "--", ...stashPathspecs,
-            ], { cwd: originalBasePath_, stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"], encoding: "utf-8" });
-            stashed = true;
-        }
-    }
-    catch (err) {
-        // Stash failure is non-fatal — proceed without stash and let the merge
-        // report the dirty tree if it fails.
-        logWarning("worktree", `git stash failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
-    }
-    // 7a. Shelter queued milestone directories before the squash merge (#2505).
+    // 7. Shelter queued milestone directories before the squash merge (#2505).
     // The milestone branch may contain copies of queued milestone dirs (via
     // copyPlanningArtifacts), so `git merge --squash` rejects when those same
     // files exist as untracked in the working tree. Temporarily move them to
     // a backup location, then restore after the merge+commit.
+    //
+    // MUST run BEFORE the pre-merge stash (step 7a) so `--include-untracked`
+    // does not sweep queued CONTEXT files into the stash. If stash pop later
+    // fails, files trapped inside the stash are permanently lost (#2505).
     const milestonesDir = join(gsdRoot(originalBasePath_), "milestones");
     const shelterDir = join(gsdRoot(originalBasePath_), ".milestone-shelter");
     const shelteredDirs = [];
@@ -1526,6 +1483,31 @@ export function mergeMilestoneToMain(originalBasePath_, milestoneId, roadmapCont
         // Non-fatal — proceed with merge; untracked files may block it
         logWarning("worktree", `milestone shelter operation failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
     }
+    // 7a. Stash pre-existing dirty files so the squash merge is not blocked by
+    //     unrelated local changes (#2151). Includes untracked files to handle
+    //     locally-added files that conflict with tracked files on the milestone
+    //     branch. Passing NO pathspec lets git skip gitignored paths silently;
+    //     adding an explicit pathspec trips a `git add`-style fatal on ignored
+    //     entries (e.g. a gitignored `.gsd` symlink under ADR-002) (#4573).
+    //     Queued CONTEXT files under `.gsd/milestones/*` are already sheltered
+    //     in step 7 above, so they won't be swept into the stash.
+    let stashed = false;
+    try {
+        const status = execFileSync("git", ["status", "--porcelain"], {
+            cwd: originalBasePath_,
+            stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+            encoding: "utf-8",
+        }).trim();
+        if (status) {
+            execFileSync("git", ["stash", "push", "--include-untracked", "-m", `gsd: pre-merge stash for ${milestoneId}`], { cwd: originalBasePath_, stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"], encoding: "utf-8" });
+            stashed = true;
+        }
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+        // Stash failure is non-fatal — proceed without stash and let the merge
+        // report the dirty tree if it fails.
+        logWarning("worktree", `git stash failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+    }
     // 7b. Clean up stale merge state before attempting squash merge (#2912).
     // A leftover MERGE_HEAD (from a previous failed merge, libgit2 native path,
     // or interrupted operation) causes `git merge --squash` to refuse with
@@ -1761,16 +1743,32 @@ export function mergeMilestoneToMain(originalBasePath_, milestoneId, roadmapCont
     // When a milestone only produced .gsd/ metadata (summaries, roadmaps) but no
     // real code, the user sees "milestone complete" but nothing changed in their
     // codebase. Surface this so the caller can warn the user.
+    //
+    // Bug #4385 fix: use `git diff-tree --root` instead of `git diff HEAD~1 HEAD`.
+    // `HEAD~1` does not exist on initial commits and is unreliable on shallow clones
+    // and merge commits. `diff-tree --root` handles all three cases correctly.
+    // The empty-tree hash (4b825dc…) is the universal fallback for refs that don't exist.
+    const GIT_EMPTY_TREE = "4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904";
     let codeFilesChanged = false;
     if (!nothingToCommit) {
         try {
-            const mergedFiles = nativeDiffNumstat(originalBasePath_, "HEAD~1", "HEAD");
-            codeFilesChanged = mergedFiles.some((entry) => !entry.path.startsWith(".gsd/"));
+            const diffTreeOutput = execFileSync("git", ["diff-tree", "--root", "--no-commit-id", "-r", "--name-only", "HEAD"], { cwd: originalBasePath_, stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"], encoding: "utf-8" }).trim();
+            const mergedFiles = diffTreeOutput ? diffTreeOutput.split("\n").filter(Boolean) : [];
+            codeFilesChanged = mergedFiles.some((f) => !f.startsWith(".gsd/"));
         }
         catch (e) {
-            // If HEAD~1 doesn't exist (first commit), assume code was changed
-            logWarning("worktree", `diff numstat failed (assuming code changed): ${e.message}`);
-            codeFilesChanged = true;
+            // diff-tree failed (e.g. unborn HEAD in a brand-new repo) — fall back to
+            // comparing against the empty tree so initial-commit repos still report changes.
+            try {
+                const fallbackOutput = execFileSync("git", ["diff", "--name-only", GIT_EMPTY_TREE, "HEAD"], { cwd: originalBasePath_, stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"], encoding: "utf-8" }).trim();
+                const fallbackFiles = fallbackOutput ? fallbackOutput.split("\n").filter(Boolean) : [];
+                codeFilesChanged = fallbackFiles.some((f) => !f.startsWith(".gsd/"));
+            }
+            catch {
+                // Truly unable to determine — assume code was changed to avoid silent data loss
+                logWarning("worktree", `diff-tree and empty-tree fallback both failed (assuming code changed): ${e.message}`);
+                codeFilesChanged = true;
+            }
         }
     }
     // 10. Auto-push if enabled

package/dist/resources/extensions/gsd/auto.js

@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ import { getRtkSessionSavings } from "../shared/rtk-session-stats.js";
 import { deactivateGSD } from "../shared/gsd-phase-state.js";
 import { initMetrics, resetMetrics, getLedger, getProjectTotals, formatCost, formatTokenCount, } from "./metrics.js";
 import { setLogBasePath, logWarning } from "./workflow-logger.js";
+import { preflightCleanRoot, postflightPopStash } from "./clean-root-preflight.js";
 import { homedir } from "node:os";
-import { join } from "node:path";
+import { isAbsolute, join } from "node:path";
 import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 import { readFileSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync, unlinkSync } from "node:fs";
 import { atomicWriteSync } from "./atomic-write.js";
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ import { getErrorMessage } from "./error-utils.js";
 import { recoverFailedMigration } from "./migrate-external.js";
 import { initRegistry, convertDispatchRules } from "./rule-registry.js";
 import { emitJournalEvent as _emitJournalEvent } from "./journal.js";
-import { updateProgressWidget as _updateProgressWidget, updateSliceProgressCache, clearSliceProgressCache, hideFooter, } from "./auto-dashboard.js";
+import { updateProgressWidget as _updateProgressWidget, updateSliceProgressCache, clearSliceProgressCache, } from "./auto-dashboard.js";
 import { registerSigtermHandler as _registerSigtermHandler, deregisterSigtermHandler as _deregisterSigtermHandler, } from "./auto-supervisor.js";
 import { isDbAvailable, getMilestone } from "./gsd-db.js";
 import { countPendingCaptures } from "./captures.js";
@@ -136,6 +137,24 @@ function restoreMilestoneLockEnv() {
     s.hadMilestoneLockEnv = false;
     s.milestoneLockEnvCaptured = false;
 }
+function normalizeSessionFilePath(raw) {
+    if (typeof raw !== "string")
+        return null;
+    const trimmed = raw.trim();
+    if (!trimmed)
+        return null;
+    const firstLine = trimmed.split(/\r?\n/, 1)[0]?.trim() ?? "";
+    if (!firstLine)
+        return null;
+    // Guard against accidental message concatenation by trimming to .jsonl.
+    const jsonlIndex = firstLine.toLowerCase().indexOf(".jsonl");
+    const candidate = jsonlIndex >= 0 ? firstLine.slice(0, jsonlIndex + ".jsonl".length) : firstLine;
+    if (!isAbsolute(candidate))
+        return null;
+    if (!candidate.toLowerCase().endsWith(".jsonl"))
+        return null;
+    return candidate;
+}
 export function startAutoDetached(ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, options) {
     void startAuto(ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, options).catch((err) => {
         const message = getErrorMessage(err);
@@ -145,8 +164,8 @@ export function startAutoDetached(ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, options) {
     });
 }
 /** Returns true if the project is configured for `isolation:worktree` mode. */
-export function shouldUseWorktreeIsolation() {
-    const prefs = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences()?.preferences?.git;
+export function shouldUseWorktreeIsolation(basePath) {
+    const prefs = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences(basePath)?.preferences?.git;
     if (prefs?.isolation === "worktree")
         return true;
     // Default is false — worktree isolation requires explicit opt-in
@@ -215,7 +234,7 @@ export function getAutoDashboardData() {
     const rtkSavings = sessionId && s.basePath
         ? getRtkSessionSavings(s.basePath, sessionId)
         : null;
-    const rtkEnabled = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences()?.preferences.experimental?.rtk === true;
+    const rtkEnabled = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences(s.basePath || undefined)?.preferences.experimental?.rtk === true;
     // Pending capture count — lazy check, non-fatal
     let pendingCaptureCount = 0;
     try {
@@ -393,7 +412,7 @@ function clearUnitTimeout() {
 }
 /** Build snapshot metric opts. */
 function buildSnapshotOpts(_unitType, _unitId) {
-    const prefs = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences()?.preferences;
+    const prefs = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences(s.basePath || undefined)?.preferences;
     const uokFlags = resolveUokFlags(prefs);
     return {
         ...(s.autoStartTime > 0 ? { autoSessionKey: String(s.autoStartTime) } : {}),
@@ -427,7 +446,7 @@ function handleLostSessionLock(ctx, lockStatus) {
     restoreProjectRootEnv();
     restoreMilestoneLockEnv();
     deregisterSigtermHandler();
-    clearCmuxSidebar(loadEffectiveGSDPreferences()?.preferences);
+    clearCmuxSidebar(loadEffectiveGSDPreferences(s.basePath || undefined)?.preferences);
     const base = lockBase();
     const lockFilePath = base ? join(gsdRoot(base), "auto.lock") : "unknown";
     const recoverySuggestion = "\nTo recover, run: gsd doctor --fix";
@@ -443,7 +462,6 @@ function handleLostSessionLock(ctx, lockStatus) {
     ctx?.ui.notify(message, "error");
     ctx?.ui.setStatus("gsd-auto", undefined);
     ctx?.ui.setWidget("gsd-progress", undefined);
-    ctx?.ui.setFooter(undefined);
     if (ctx)
         initHealthWidget(ctx);
 }
@@ -480,7 +498,6 @@ function cleanupAfterLoopExit(ctx) {
     if (!s.paused) {
         ctx.ui.setStatus("gsd-auto", undefined);
         ctx.ui.setWidget("gsd-progress", undefined);
-        ctx.ui.setFooter(undefined);
         initHealthWidget(ctx);
     }
     // Restore CWD out of worktree back to original project root
@@ -498,7 +515,7 @@ function cleanupAfterLoopExit(ctx) {
 export async function stopAuto(ctx, pi, reason) {
     if (!s.active && !s.paused)
         return;
-    const loadedPreferences = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences()?.preferences;
+    const loadedPreferences = loadEffectiveGSDPreferences(s.basePath || undefined)?.preferences;
     const reasonSuffix = reason ? ` — ${reason}` : "";
     try {
         // ── Step 1: Timers and locks ──
@@ -743,7 +760,6 @@ export async function stopAuto(ctx, pi, reason) {
         // UI cleanup
         ctx?.ui.setStatus("gsd-auto", undefined);
         ctx?.ui.setWidget("gsd-progress", undefined);
-        ctx?.ui.setFooter(undefined);
         if (ctx)
             initHealthWidget(ctx);
         restoreProjectRootEnv();
@@ -778,7 +794,7 @@ export async function pauseAuto(ctx, _pi, _errorContext) {
     // Pass errorContext so runUnitPhase can distinguish user-initiated pause
     // from provider-error pause and avoid hard-stopping (#2762).
     resolveAgentEndCancelled(_errorContext);
-    s.pausedSessionFile = ctx?.sessionManager?.getSessionFile() ?? null;
+    s.pausedSessionFile = normalizeSessionFilePath(ctx?.sessionManager?.getSessionFile() ?? null);
     // Persist paused-session metadata so resume survives /exit (#1383).
     // The fresh-start bootstrap checks for this file and restores worktree context.
     try {
@@ -832,7 +848,6 @@ export async function pauseAuto(ctx, _pi, _errorContext) {
     s.verificationRetryCount.clear();
     ctx?.ui.setStatus("gsd-auto", "paused");
     ctx?.ui.setWidget("gsd-progress", undefined);
-    ctx?.ui.setFooter(undefined);
     if (ctx)
         initHealthWidget(ctx);
     const resumeCmd = s.stepMode ? "/gsd next" : "/gsd auto";
@@ -978,6 +993,9 @@ function buildLoopDeps() {
         },
         // Journal
         emitJournalEvent: (entry) => _emitJournalEvent(s.basePath, entry),
+        // Clean-root preflight gate (#2909)
+        preflightCleanRoot,
+        postflightPopStash,
     };
 }
 /**
@@ -1034,7 +1052,9 @@ export async function startAuto(ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, options) {
                     unlinkSync(pausedPath);
                 }
                 catch (e) {
-                    logWarning("session", `pause file cleanup failed: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`, { file: "auto.ts" });
+                    if (e.code !== "ENOENT") {
+                        logWarning("session", `pause file cleanup failed: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`, { file: "auto.ts" });
+                    }
                 }
                 ctx.ui.notify(`Resuming paused custom workflow${meta.activeRunDir ? ` (${meta.activeRunDir})` : ""}.`, "info");
             }
@@ -1052,7 +1072,9 @@ export async function startAuto(ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, options) {
                             unlinkSync(pausedPath);
                         }
                         catch (err) {
-                            logWarning("session", `pause file cleanup failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`, { file: "auto.ts" });
+                            if (err.code !== "ENOENT") {
+                                logWarning("session", `pause file cleanup failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`, { file: "auto.ts" });
+                            }
                         }
                         ctx.ui.notify(`Paused milestone ${meta.milestoneId} is ${!mDir ? "missing" : "already complete"}. Starting fresh.`, "info");
                     }
@@ -1060,7 +1082,7 @@ export async function startAuto(ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, options) {
                         s.currentMilestoneId = meta.milestoneId;
                         s.originalBasePath = meta.originalBasePath || base;
                         s.stepMode = meta.stepMode ?? requestedStepMode;
-                        s.pausedSessionFile = meta.sessionFile ?? null;
+                        s.pausedSessionFile = normalizeSessionFilePath(meta.sessionFile ?? null);
                         s.pausedUnitType = meta.unitType ?? null;
                         s.pausedUnitId = meta.unitId ?? null;
                         s.autoStartTime = meta.autoStartTime || Date.now();
@@ -1070,7 +1092,9 @@ export async function startAuto(ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, options) {
                             unlinkSync(pausedPath);
                         }
                         catch (e) {
-                            logWarning("session", `pause file cleanup failed: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`, { file: "auto.ts" });
+                            if (e.code !== "ENOENT") {
+                                logWarning("session", `pause file cleanup failed: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`, { file: "auto.ts" });
+                            }
                         }
                         ctx.ui.notify(`Resuming paused session for ${meta.milestoneId}${meta.worktreePath && existsSync(meta.worktreePath) ? ` (worktree)` : ""}.`, "info");
                     }
@@ -1080,7 +1104,9 @@ export async function startAuto(ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, options) {
                         unlinkSync(pausedPath);
                     }
                     catch (e) {
-                        logWarning("session", `stale pause file cleanup failed: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`, { file: "auto.ts" });
+                        if (e.code !== "ENOENT") {
+                            logWarning("session", `stale pause file cleanup failed: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`, { file: "auto.ts" });
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1136,7 +1162,9 @@ export async function startAuto(ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, options) {
                 unlinkSync(s.pausedSessionFile);
             }
             catch (err) {
-                logWarning("session", `pause file cleanup failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`, { file: "auto.ts" });
+                if (err.code !== "ENOENT") {
+                    logWarning("session", `pause file cleanup failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`, { file: "auto.ts" });
+                }
             }
             s.pausedSessionFile = null;
         }
@@ -1164,7 +1192,7 @@ export async function startAuto(ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, options) {
         });
         // ── Auto-worktree / branch-mode: re-enter on resume ──
         if (s.currentMilestoneId &&
-            getIsolationMode() !== "none" &&
+            getIsolationMode(s.originalBasePath || s.basePath) !== "none" &&
             s.originalBasePath &&
             !isInAutoWorktree(s.basePath) &&
             !detectWorktreeName(s.basePath) &&
@@ -1175,7 +1203,7 @@ export async function startAuto(ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, options) {
         }
         registerSigtermHandler(lockBase());
         ctx.ui.setStatus("gsd-auto", s.stepMode ? "next" : "auto");
-        ctx.ui.setFooter(hideFooter);
+        ctx.ui.setWidget("gsd-health", undefined);
         ctx.ui.notify(s.stepMode ? "Step-mode resumed." : "Auto-mode resumed.", "info");
         restoreHookState(s.basePath);
         // Re-sync managed resources on resume so long-lived auto sessions pick up
@@ -1197,7 +1225,7 @@ export async function startAuto(ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, options) {
         await openProjectDbIfPresent(s.basePath);
         try {
             await rebuildState(s.basePath);
-            syncCmuxSidebar(loadEffectiveGSDPreferences()?.preferences, await deriveState(s.basePath));
+            syncCmuxSidebar(loadEffectiveGSDPreferences(s.basePath || undefined)?.preferences, await deriveState(s.basePath));
         }
         catch (e) {
             debugLog("resume-rebuild-state-failed", {
@@ -1227,7 +1255,7 @@ export async function startAuto(ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, options) {
         }
         updateSessionLock(lockBase(), "resuming", s.currentMilestoneId ?? "unknown");
         writeLock(lockBase(), "resuming", s.currentMilestoneId ?? "unknown");
-        logCmuxEvent(loadEffectiveGSDPreferences()?.preferences, s.stepMode ? "Step-mode resumed." : "Auto-mode resumed.", "progress");
+        logCmuxEvent(loadEffectiveGSDPreferences(s.basePath || undefined)?.preferences, s.stepMode ? "Step-mode resumed." : "Auto-mode resumed.", "progress");
         captureProjectRootEnv(s.originalBasePath || s.basePath);
         startAutoCommandPolling(s.basePath);
         await runAutoLoopWithUok({
@@ -1253,13 +1281,13 @@ export async function startAuto(ctx, pi, base, verboseMode, options) {
         return;
     captureProjectRootEnv(s.originalBasePath || s.basePath);
     try {
-        syncCmuxSidebar(loadEffectiveGSDPreferences()?.preferences, await deriveState(s.basePath));
+        syncCmuxSidebar(loadEffectiveGSDPreferences(s.basePath || undefined)?.preferences, await deriveState(s.basePath));
     }
     catch (err) {
         // Best-effort only — sidebar sync must never block auto-mode startup
         logWarning("engine", `cmux sync failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`, { file: "auto.ts" });
     }
-    logCmuxEvent(loadEffectiveGSDPreferences()?.preferences, requestedStepMode ? "Step-mode started." : "Auto-mode started.", "progress");
+    logCmuxEvent(loadEffectiveGSDPreferences(s.basePath || undefined)?.preferences, requestedStepMode ? "Step-mode started." : "Auto-mode started.", "progress");
     startAutoCommandPolling(s.basePath);
     // Dispatch the first unit
     await runAutoLoopWithUok({
@@ -1364,8 +1392,8 @@ export async function dispatchHookUnit(ctx, pi, hookName, triggerUnitType, trigg
                 `Ensure the model is defined in models.json and has auth configured.`, "warning");
         }
     }
-    const sessionFile = ctx.sessionManager.getSessionFile();
-    writeLock(lockBase(), hookUnitType, triggerUnitId, sessionFile);
+    const sessionFile = normalizeSessionFilePath(ctx.sessionManager.getSessionFile());
+    writeLock(lockBase(), hookUnitType, triggerUnitId, sessionFile ?? undefined);
     clearUnitTimeout();
     const supervisor = resolveAutoSupervisorConfig();
     const hookHardTimeoutMs = (supervisor.hard_timeout_minutes ?? 30) * 60 * 1000;

package/dist/resources/extensions/gsd/bootstrap/agent-end-recovery.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { logWarning } from "../workflow-logger.js";
-import { checkAutoStartAfterDiscuss } from "../guided-flow.js";
+import { checkAutoStartAfterDiscuss, maybeHandleReadyPhraseWithoutFiles, maybeHandleEmptyIntentTurn, resetEmptyTurnCounter, } from "../guided-flow.js";
 import { getAutoDashboardData, getAutoModeStartModel, isAutoActive, pauseAuto, setCurrentDispatchedModelId } from "../auto.js";
 import { getNextFallbackModel, resolveModelWithFallbacksForUnit } from "../preferences.js";
 import { pauseAutoForProviderError } from "../provider-error-pause.js";
@@ -53,6 +53,19 @@ export async function handleAgentEnd(pi, event, ctx) {
         clearDiscussionFlowState();
         return;
     }
+    // #4573 — When the LLM emits "Milestone X ready." but the required files
+    // are missing, `checkAutoStartAfterDiscuss` returns false silently. Surface
+    // that and nudge the LLM to complete the writes before the user hits the
+    // downstream "All milestones complete" warning loop.
+    if (maybeHandleReadyPhraseWithoutFiles(event))
+        return;
+    // #4573 — Empty-turn recovery: if the LLM announced intent in prose but
+    // emitted no tool calls, nudge it to execute. Fires only when auto-mode is
+    // active or a discussion autostart is pending (non-auto interactive discuss
+    // is user-driven). Runs before `isAutoActive` early return so pending
+    // discussions (where isAutoActive may be false) still get recovered.
+    if (maybeHandleEmptyIntentTurn(event, isAutoActive()))
+        return;
     if (!isAutoActive())
         return;
     if (isSessionSwitchInFlight())
@@ -286,6 +299,9 @@ export async function handleAgentEnd(pi, event, ctx) {
     // ── Success path ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     try {
         resetRetryState(retryState);
+        // #4573 — Reset the empty-turn counter on any successful agent turn so
+        // transient stalls don't accumulate across independent units.
+        resetEmptyTurnCounter();
         resolveAgentEnd(event);
     }
     catch (err) {