iterate-plugin 3.4.1 → 3.5.0

package/dist/tools/quality-gate.js

@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ function sanitizeRoundSeries(raw) {
 export function registerQualityGateTool(ctx) {
     ctx.tools.register(defineTool({
         name: 'iterate_quality_gate',
+        // `read` never writes; `compute` persists the snapshot → only read
+        // joins a parallel dispatch group.
+        isConcurrencySafe: (args) => args.operation === 'read',
         description: 'Query or write the quality gate status: dimension convergence rates, verification pass rates, ' +
             'and overall PASS/FAIL status. ' +
             'Operation "read" (default) returns the persisted machine-readable quality certificate. ' +

package/dist/tools/quality-store.js

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
+import { writeJsonAtomic } from "../atomic-fs.js";
 const QUALITY_GATE_FILE = 'quality-gate.json';
 /** Default empty quality gate snapshot. */
 function emptySnapshot() {
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ export function writeQualityGate(projectRoot, snapshot) {
         if (!fs.existsSync(dirPath)) {
             fs.mkdirSync(dirPath, { recursive: true });
         }
-        fs.writeFileSync(filePath, JSON.stringify(snapshot, null, 2), 'utf-8');
+        writeJsonAtomic(filePath, snapshot);
     }
     catch (err) {
         return { ok: false, error: `unable to write ${filePath}: ${String(err)}` };

package/dist/tools/transcript.js

@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
  * tmp+rename so a crashed writer never leaves a corrupt manifest.
  */
 import { defineTool } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tools';
-import { mkdir, readFile, rename, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { mkdir, readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { existsSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { writeTextAtomicAsync } from "../atomic-fs.js";
 import { dirname } from 'node:path';
 import { loadEffectiveConfig, resolveProjectRootForExec, } from "../config-loader.js";
 import { transcriptPath } from "../paths.js";
@@ -96,6 +97,9 @@ function normalizeFix(input) {
 export function registerTranscriptTool(ctx) {
     ctx.tools.register(defineTool({
         name: 'iterate_transcript',
+        // `read` never writes; `capture`/`nudge` persist transcript state → only
+        // read joins a parallel dispatch group.
+        isConcurrencySafe: (args) => args.operation === 'read',
         description: 'Runtime-observatory transcript for the iterate workflow. ' +
             '`read` returns the current persisted transcript manifest (per-reviewer threads, ' +
             'convergence series, findings, fixes, checkpoint, timeline, and any steering nudge ' +
@@ -322,10 +326,8 @@ function rehydrateBuilder(manifest, approval) {
         builder.finish();
     return builder;
 }
-/** Atomically persist a manifest (tmp + rename) under `.iterate/`. */
+/** Atomically persist a manifest (unique temp + rename) under `.iterate/`. */
 async function persist(file, manifest) {
     await mkdir(dirname(file), { recursive: true });
-    const tmp = `${file}.tmp`;
-    await writeFile(tmp, JSON.stringify(manifest, null, 2), 'utf-8');
-    await rename(tmp, file);
+    await writeTextAtomicAsync(file, JSON.stringify(manifest, null, 2));
 }

package/dist/tools/triage.js

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import { copyFileSync, existsSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { copyFileSync, existsSync, readFileSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { defineTool } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tools';
 import yaml from 'js-yaml';
 import { resolveProjectRootForExec } from "../config-loader.js";
+import { writeTextAtomic } from "../atomic-fs.js";
 const CONFIG_FILE = 'iterate.config.yaml';
 /** Personalization key that holds the known-intentional list. */
 const PERSONALIZATION_KEY = 'personalization';
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ function applyEntries(projectRoot, incoming) {
     }
     const yamlText = yaml.dump(nextConfig, { noRefs: true });
     try {
-        writeFileSync(configPath, yamlText, 'utf-8');
+        writeTextAtomic(configPath, yamlText);
     }
     catch (err) {
         // Rollback: restore the backup, or REMOVE the file we just created when
@@ -231,6 +232,9 @@ function applyEntries(projectRoot, incoming) {
 export function registerTriageTool(ctx) {
     ctx.tools.register(defineTool({
         name: 'iterate_triage',
+        // `list` is a pure config read; `apply` rewrites iterate.config.yaml →
+        // only list joins a parallel dispatch group.
+        isConcurrencySafe: (args) => args.operation === 'list',
         description: 'Manage `personalization.known_intentional` entries in iterate.config.yaml. ' +
             'Use `apply` to write back triage verdicts (entries where the reviewer said "known intentional") so ' +
             'future review rounds filter them out. Entries are deduped by file|dimension|line and the config is ' +

package/dist/tools/validate.js

@@ -19,8 +19,14 @@ export function clampTimeout(ms) {
 /**
  * Run a single shell command with timeout and return structured results.
  * Pure function (no side effects beyond the exec call).
+ *
+ * `signal` (the caller's `exec.signal` per the dsh tools contract) is forwarded
+ * to the child process so a cancelled tool call kills the running command
+ * instead of pinning the dispatch open until the timeout elapses. The result
+ * distinguishes "cancelled by the caller" (`canceled: true`) from "ran past
+ * `timeoutMs`" (`timedOut: true`).
  */
-async function runCommand(command, cwd, timeoutMs) {
+export async function runCommand(command, cwd, timeoutMs, signal) {
     const start = performance.now();
     return new Promise((resolve) => {
         exec(command, {
@@ -28,18 +34,23 @@ async function runCommand(command, cwd, timeoutMs) {
             timeout: timeoutMs,
             maxBuffer: 10 * 1024 * 1024, // 10 MB
             env: { ...process.env, PAGER: 'cat' },
+            signal,
         }, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
             const durationMs = Math.round(performance.now() - start);
             // error.code is the exit code when the command ran; when the binary
             // cannot be spawned Node sets error.code to a STRING ('ENOENT' etc).
             // Coerce to a number so the integer output schema is never violated.
             const exitCode = typeof error?.code === 'number' ? error.code : (error ? 1 : 0);
+            const canceled = signal?.aborted === true;
             resolve({
                 command,
                 exitCode,
                 stdout: stdout ?? '',
                 stderr: stderr ?? '',
-                timedOut: error?.killed === true,
+                // A caller cancellation also kills the child (killed === true), but
+                // that is not a timeout — only report timedOut for the deadline path.
+                timedOut: error?.killed === true && !canceled,
+                canceled,
                 durationMs,
             });
         });
@@ -53,6 +64,19 @@ async function runCommand(command, cwd, timeoutMs) {
 export function registerValidateTool(ctx) {
     ctx.tools.register(defineTool({
         name: 'iterate_validate',
+        // Pending-call card: render the pending validation as a terminal card.
+        // Pure — derived from args only; no `cwd` (the UI bridge resolves the
+        // relative command against the session workspace).
+        presentCall: (args) => {
+            const a = args;
+            if (typeof a.command !== 'string' || a.command.length === 0)
+                return undefined;
+            return {
+                card: 'terminal',
+                title: a.command,
+                description: 'Run a preconfigured iterate validation command (exact match on validation.commands).',
+            };
+        },
         description: 'Run a validation command that is PRECONFIGURED in iterate.config.yaml `validation.commands`. ' +
             'The command must exactly match one of the configured commands (they are the only ones the user trusts). ' +
             'Returns exit code, stdout, stderr, and duration. ' +
@@ -83,6 +107,7 @@ export function registerValidateTool(ctx) {
                     stdout: { type: 'string', required: true },
                     stderr: { type: 'string', required: true },
                     timedOut: { type: 'boolean', required: true },
+                    canceled: { type: 'boolean', required: true },
                     durationMs: { type: 'integer', required: true },
                     rejectReason: { type: 'string' },
                 },
@@ -96,6 +121,7 @@ export function registerValidateTool(ctx) {
                             `Exit code: ${value.exitCode}`,
                             `Duration: ${value.durationMs}ms`,
                             value.timedOut ? '⚠ Timed out' : '',
+                            value.canceled ? '⚠ Cancelled before completion' : '',
                             '',
                             value.stdout ? `[stdout]\n${value.stdout}` : '',
                             value.stderr ? `[stderr]\n${value.stderr}` : '',
@@ -116,6 +142,7 @@ export function registerValidateTool(ctx) {
                     stdout: '',
                     stderr: '',
                     timedOut: false,
+                    canceled: false,
                     durationMs: 0,
                     rejectReason: resolved.reason,
                 };
@@ -137,6 +164,7 @@ export function registerValidateTool(ctx) {
                     stdout: '',
                     stderr: '',
                     timedOut: false,
+                    canceled: false,
                     durationMs: 0,
                     rejectReason: (source === 'defaults'
                         ? 'No iterate.config.yaml at project root — running on built-in defaults, which configure NO trusted validation commands. '
@@ -152,12 +180,13 @@ export function registerValidateTool(ctx) {
                     stdout: '',
                     stderr: '',
                     timedOut: false,
+                    canceled: false,
                     durationMs: 0,
                     rejectReason: `Command must exactly match a command predefined in iterate.config.yaml validation.commands. ` +
                         `Allowed commands: ${predefinedCommands.join(' | ')}`,
                 };
             }
-            const result = await runCommand(args.command, projectRoot, timeout);
+            const result = await runCommand(args.command, projectRoot, timeout, exec.signal);
             return {
                 allowed: true,
                 ...result,

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "iterate-plugin",
-  "version": "3.4.1",
+  "version": "3.5.0",
   "description": "dsh plugin that turns the iterate skill into an autonomous closed-loop harness with quality command center and experience bank (v3.3). Features: plan -> parallel review xN -> atomic fixes -> validate -> loop -> auto-stop, plus dry-run pure-review mode, quality gate compute/persist, writable experience bank, defense events stream (record + bilingual labels), and native command buttons — with a live quality command center (F8/F9/F10 render real session data), §8 assign-fix instruction, and task_mode indicator wired end to end.",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",

package/src/atomic-fs.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/**
+ * src/atomic-fs.ts — crash-safe file writes for all plugin state.
+ *
+ * Every JSON/YAML artifact the plugin persists (.iterate/*.json,
+ * iterate.config.yaml) is written through here: content goes to a
+ * uniquely-named temp file in the SAME directory as the target (rename is
+ * only atomic within one filesystem), then is `renameSync`ed over the
+ * destination. A crash mid-write can therefore leave a stale temp file
+ * behind, but never a truncated / half-written state file — readers
+ * (which all tolerate missing/corrupt files) see either the previous or
+ * the new content, never a mixture.
+ */
+
+import { dirname, join } from 'node:path'
+import { renameSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { rename, rm, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
+
+/** Best-effort unlink of a leftover temp file (never throws). */
+function cleanupTemp(tmp: string): void {
+  try {
+    rmSync(tmp, { force: true })
+  } catch {
+    /* ignore — temp files follow the prunable `.tmp-<pid>-<rand>` convention */
+  }
+}
+
+/** Best-effort async unlink of a leftover temp file (never throws). */
+async function cleanupTempAsync(tmp: string): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    await rm(tmp, { force: true })
+  } catch {
+    /* ignore — temp files follow the prunable `.tmp-<pid>-<rand>` convention */
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Unique temp file path for `filePath`, in the same directory, following the
+ * prunable `.<basename>.tmp-<pid>-<random>` convention (see prune.ts
+ * `isPrunableTemp`). The pid+random suffix makes concurrent writers safe.
+ */
+function tempPathFor(filePath: string): string {
+  return join(
+    dirname(filePath),
+    `.${filePath.split('/').pop() ?? 'file'}.tmp-${process.pid}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8)}`,
+  )
+}
+
+/**
+ * Write `data` to `filePath` atomically (temp file + rename, same dir).
+ * Temp files follow the `<name>.tmp-<pid>-<random>` convention also used by
+ * prune.ts / checkpoint.ts so they are recognizable and prunable.
+ * Throws on failure (callers own error reporting — they map failures to
+ * structured tool results).
+ */
+export function writeTextAtomic(filePath: string, data: string): void {
+  const tmp = tempPathFor(filePath)
+  writeFileSync(tmp, data, 'utf-8')
+  try {
+    renameSync(tmp, filePath)
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Best-effort temp cleanup so a failed write never litters the directory.
+    cleanupTemp(tmp)
+    throw err
+  }
+}
+
+/** Async variant of {@link writeTextAtomic} (same temp naming convention). */
+export async function writeTextAtomicAsync(filePath: string, data: string): Promise<void> {
+  const tmp = tempPathFor(filePath)
+  await writeFile(tmp, data, 'utf-8')
+  try {
+    await rename(tmp, filePath)
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Best-effort temp cleanup so a failed write never litters the directory.
+    await cleanupTempAsync(tmp)
+    throw err
+  }
+}
+
+/** JSON.stringify (2-space indent) + atomic write in one call. */
+export function writeJsonAtomic(filePath: string, value: unknown): void {
+  writeTextAtomic(filePath, JSON.stringify(value, null, 2))
+}

package/src/config-write.ts

@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
  * config, always back up before writing, roll back on failure.
  */
 
-import { copyFileSync, existsSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { copyFileSync, existsSync, readFileSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { join } from 'node:path'
 import yaml from 'js-yaml'
+import { writeTextAtomic } from './atomic-fs.ts'
 
 /** Config file name (must match config-loader). */
 export const CONFIG_FILE = 'iterate.config.yaml'
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ export function writeConfigFile(
   }
 
   try {
-    writeFileSync(configPath, yaml.dump(config, { noRefs: true }), 'utf-8')
+    writeTextAtomic(configPath, yaml.dump(config, { noRefs: true }))
   } catch (err) {
     let rollbackError = ''
     try {

package/src/live.ts

@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@
  *     or crash a tool call.
  */
 
-import { mkdir, readFile, writeFile, stat, appendFile, rename } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { mkdir, readFile, stat, appendFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
 import { existsSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { writeTextAtomicAsync } from './atomic-fs.ts'
 import { join } from 'node:path'
 import type { Context } from '@deepseek-ai/cordis'
 import type { ToolExecution } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tools'
@@ -136,9 +137,9 @@ export async function appendLive(projectRoot: string, entry: LiveActivityEntry):
       const raw = await readFile(file, 'utf-8')
       const lines = raw.split('\n').filter(Boolean)
       const tail = lines.slice(-LIVE_MAX_ENTRIES)
-      const tmp = `${file}.trim.tmp`
-      await writeFile(tmp, tail.join('\n') + '\n', 'utf-8')
-      await rename(tmp, file)
+      // Atomic rewrite (unique temp + rename) so a crash mid-trim never
+      // truncates the live feed; the temp file is prunable by iterate_prune.
+      await writeTextAtomicAsync(file, tail.join('\n') + '\n')
     }
     await appendFile(file, line, 'utf-8')
   } catch {

package/src/tools/checkpoint.ts

@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
  * Checkpoint layout: `.iterate/checkpoint.json`.
  */
 
-import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, renameSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { defineTool } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tools'
 import type { JsonValue } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-util-values'
 import { resolveProjectRootForExec } from '../config-loader.ts'
+import { writeJsonAtomic } from '../atomic-fs.ts'
 import { checkpointPath, iterateDir, transcriptPath } from '../paths.ts'
 import { readRegistry } from './fix.ts'
 import { readDecisionEntries } from './decision-log.ts'
@@ -223,10 +224,7 @@ export function registerCheckpointTool(ctx: { tools: { register: (def: ReturnTyp
           }
           try {
             mkdirSync(iterateDir(projectRoot), { recursive: true })
-            const cpPath = checkpointPath(projectRoot)
-            const tmpPath = `${cpPath}.tmp-${Date.now()}`
-            writeFileSync(tmpPath, JSON.stringify(resumed, null, 2), 'utf-8')
-            renameSync(tmpPath, cpPath)
+            writeJsonAtomic(checkpointPath(projectRoot), resumed)
           } catch (err) {
             return { operation: 'resume', ok: false, error: `failed to persist resumed checkpoint: ${String(err)}` }
           }
@@ -266,12 +264,10 @@ export function registerCheckpointTool(ctx: { tools: { register: (def: ReturnTyp
           }
           try {
             mkdirSync(iterateDir(projectRoot), { recursive: true })
-            // Atomic write (temp + rename): a crash mid-write must not corrupt
-            // the checkpoint and silently lose the interruption state.
-            const cpPath = checkpointPath(projectRoot)
-            const tmpPath = `${cpPath}.tmp-${Date.now()}`
-            writeFileSync(tmpPath, JSON.stringify(checkpoint, null, 2), 'utf-8')
-            renameSync(tmpPath, cpPath)
+            // Atomic write (temp + rename, via writeJsonAtomic): a crash
+            // mid-write must not corrupt the checkpoint and silently lose the
+            // interruption state.
+            writeJsonAtomic(checkpointPath(projectRoot), checkpoint)
           } catch (err) {
             return { operation: 'save', ok: false, error: `failed to write checkpoint: ${String(err)}` }
           }
@@ -294,6 +290,9 @@ export function registerStatusTool(ctx: { tools: { register: (def: ReturnType<ty
   ctx.tools.register(
     defineTool({
       name: 'iterate_status',
+      // Read-only aggregation of on-disk state → safe to join a parallel
+      // dispatch group alongside other read-only sibling calls.
+      isConcurrencySafe: () => true,
       description:
         'Summarize the current iterate run: mode, current round vs total, fixes applied, architectural ' +
         'findings remaining, decision-log size, and whether a resume checkpoint exists.',

package/src/tools/config.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ export function registerConfigTool(ctx: { tools: { register: (def: ReturnType<ty
   ctx.tools.register(
     defineTool({
       name: 'iterate_config',
+      // `read` never writes; `write` persists a config update → only read
+      // joins a parallel dispatch group.
+      isConcurrencySafe: (args) => (args as { operation?: unknown }).operation !== 'write',
+      // Pending-call card: a config read vs a validated write.
+      presentCall: (args) => {
+        const a = args as { operation?: unknown; section?: unknown }
+        const isWrite = a.operation === 'write'
+        return {
+          card: 'generic',
+          title: isWrite ? 'Update iterate.config.yaml' : 'Read iterate.config.yaml',
+          kind: isWrite ? 'edit' : 'read',
+          ...(typeof a.section === 'string' && a.section ? { rawInput: { section: a.section } } : {}),
+        }
+      },
       description:
         'Read or update the iterate.config.yaml configuration from the project root. ' +
         'Returns the full parsed config, a specific section, or validation errors. ' +

package/src/tools/context.ts

@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ export function registerContextTool(ctx: { tools: { register: (def: ReturnType<t
   ctx.tools.register(
     defineTool({
       name: 'iterate_context',
+      // Read-only (reads SKILL.md / ITERATE.md) → safe to join a parallel
+      // dispatch group alongside other read-only sibling calls.
+      isConcurrencySafe: () => true,
       description:
         'Read project context files (SKILL.md and/or ITERATE.md). ' +
         'SKILL.md contains the original iterate skill instructions; it is searched in ' +

package/src/tools/decision-log.ts

@@ -77,30 +77,50 @@ export function appendDecisionEntry(projectRoot: string, entry: DecisionLogEntry
 }
 
 /**
- * Read all entries from the decision log.
+ * Detailed log read: valid entries plus the number of corrupt lines that were
+ * skipped, so callers can surface silent audit-trail loss to the model/UI.
+ */
+export interface DecisionLogRead {
+  entries: DecisionLogEntry[]
+  invalidLines: number
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read all entries from the decision log, plus the count of corrupt lines.
  * A single corrupt line (partial write, hand-edit) is SKIPPED, not fatal —
- * one bad line must never empty the whole history for every reader.
+ * one bad line must never empty the whole history for every reader — but it
+ * is counted in `invalidLines` so it never disappears silently.
  */
-export function readDecisionEntries(projectRoot: string): DecisionLogEntry[] {
+export function readDecisionLogDetailed(projectRoot: string): DecisionLogRead {
   const filePath = join(projectRoot, LOG_DIR, LOG_FILE)
-  if (!existsSync(filePath)) return []
+  if (!existsSync(filePath)) return { entries: [], invalidLines: 0 }
   let content: string
   try {
     content = readFileSync(filePath, 'utf-8')
   } catch {
-    return []
+    return { entries: [], invalidLines: 0 }
   }
-  const out: DecisionLogEntry[] = []
+  const entries: DecisionLogEntry[] = []
+  let invalidLines = 0
   for (const line of content.split('\n')) {
     const trimmed = line.trim()
     if (trimmed.length === 0) continue
     try {
-      out.push(JSON.parse(trimmed) as DecisionLogEntry)
+      entries.push(JSON.parse(trimmed) as DecisionLogEntry)
     } catch {
-      // skip the corrupt line, keep the rest
+      invalidLines += 1
     }
   }
-  return out
+  return { entries, invalidLines }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read all entries from the decision log.
+ * A single corrupt line (partial write, hand-edit) is SKIPPED, not fatal —
+ * one bad line must never empty the whole history for every reader.
+ */
+export function readDecisionEntries(projectRoot: string): DecisionLogEntry[] {
+  return readDecisionLogDetailed(projectRoot).entries
 }
 
 /**
@@ -112,6 +132,9 @@ export function registerDecisionLogTool(ctx: { tools: { register: (def: ReturnTy
   ctx.tools.register(
     defineTool({
       name: 'iterate_decision_log',
+      // `read` never writes; `append` extends the audit log → only read joins
+      // a parallel dispatch group.
+      isConcurrencySafe: (args) => (args as { operation?: unknown }).operation === 'read',
       description:
         'Append-only decision log for the iterate loop. ' +
         'Use `append` to record a round start, review finding, fix, validation result, or decision. ' +
@@ -164,6 +187,7 @@ export function registerDecisionLogTool(ctx: { tools: { register: (def: ReturnTy
           properties: {
             operation: { type: 'string', required: true },
             entryCount: { type: 'integer' },
+            invalidLines: { type: 'integer' },
             logPath: { type: 'string' },
             entries: { type: 'json' },
             success: { type: 'boolean' },
@@ -184,10 +208,11 @@ export function registerDecisionLogTool(ctx: { tools: { register: (def: ReturnTy
         const projectRoot = resolved.root
 
         if (args.operation === 'read') {
-          const entries = readDecisionEntries(projectRoot)
+          const { entries, invalidLines } = readDecisionLogDetailed(projectRoot)
           return {
             operation: 'read',
             entryCount: entries.length,
+            invalidLines,
             logPath: join(projectRoot, LOG_DIR, LOG_FILE),
             entries: entries as unknown as JsonValue,
           }

package/src/tools/defense-events.ts

@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ export function registerDefenseEventsTool(ctx: { tools: { register: (def: Return
   ctx.tools.register(
     defineTool({
       name: 'iterate_defense_events',
+      // List/counts never write; only `record` persists an event → read shapes
+      // join a parallel dispatch group.
+      isConcurrencySafe: (args) => (args as { operation?: unknown }).operation !== 'record',
       description:
         'Query or record defense events: precondition failures, rollbacks, invariant violations, ' +
         'and assumption falsifications. ' +

package/src/tools/defense-store.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 import * as fs from 'node:fs'
 import * as path from 'node:path'
+import { iterateDir } from '../paths.ts'
+import { writeJsonAtomic } from '../atomic-fs.ts'
 import type { DefenseEvent, DefenseEventStream, DefenseEventType } from '../types.ts'
 
 const DEFENSE_EVENTS_FILE = 'defense-events.json'
@@ -83,14 +85,16 @@ export function writeDefenseEvents(
   projectRoot: string,
   stream: DefenseEventStream,
 ): { ok: true } | { ok: false; error: string } {
-  const dirPath = path.join(projectRoot, '.iterate')
+  const dirPath = iterateDir(projectRoot)
   const filePath = path.join(dirPath, DEFENSE_EVENTS_FILE)
 
   try {
     if (!fs.existsSync(dirPath)) {
       fs.mkdirSync(dirPath, { recursive: true })
     }
-    fs.writeFileSync(filePath, JSON.stringify(stream, null, 2), 'utf-8')
+    // Atomic (temp + rename): a crash mid-write can never leave a truncated
+    // defense event stream behind.
+    writeJsonAtomic(filePath, stream)
   } catch (err) {
     return { ok: false, error: `unable to write ${filePath}: ${String(err)}` }
   }

package/src/tools/experience-bank.ts

@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ export function registerExperienceBankTool(ctx: { tools: { register: (def: Retur
   ctx.tools.register(
     defineTool({
       name: 'iterate_experience',
+      // List/search/get never write; only `add` upserts the bank → read shapes
+      // join a parallel dispatch group.
+      isConcurrencySafe: (args) => (args as { operation?: unknown }).operation !== 'add',
       description:
         'Query or extend the experience bank: browse/search historical fixes and patterns, ' +
         'or record a new verified fix (operation:"add"). ' +

package/src/tools/experience-store.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 import * as fs from 'node:fs'
 import * as path from 'node:path'
+import { iterateDir } from '../paths.ts'
+import { writeJsonAtomic } from '../atomic-fs.ts'
 import type { ExperienceBank, ExperienceEntry } from '../types.ts'
 
 const EXPERIENCE_FILE = 'experience.json'
@@ -45,14 +47,16 @@ export function writeExperienceBank(
   projectRoot: string,
   bank: ExperienceBank,
 ): { ok: true } | { ok: false; error: string } {
-  const dirPath = path.join(projectRoot, '.iterate')
+  const dirPath = iterateDir(projectRoot)
   const filePath = path.join(dirPath, EXPERIENCE_FILE)
 
   try {
     if (!fs.existsSync(dirPath)) {
       fs.mkdirSync(dirPath, { recursive: true })
     }
-    fs.writeFileSync(filePath, JSON.stringify(bank, null, 2), 'utf-8')
+    // Atomic (temp + rename): a crash mid-write can never leave a truncated
+    // experience bank behind.
+    writeJsonAtomic(filePath, bank)
   } catch (err) {
     return { ok: false, error: `unable to write ${filePath}: ${String(err)}` }
   }