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Codeman maintainer 84ab4ff07b fix(review): harden cron security, session lifecycle, skip policy (PR #141)
- Reject multi-line prompts end-to-end: schema refines on promptText/
  launchCommand, runtime check in resolvePrompt (prompt-file content;
  trailing newlines tolerated), matching cron-ui form validation — delivery
  is single-line only, so multi-line was silently corrupted (typed mode
  fused lines, paste mode submitted partials)
- Close the workingDir confinement bypass (arbitrary server-side file read,
  e.g. workingDir=/proc + /proc/self/environ): realpath-resolve workingDir
  before the containment check, reject '/' and blocked/pseudo-fs trees
  (/proc, /sys, /dev + the attachment-guard blocklist) at fire time AND at
  job create/update (workingDir must exist and be a directory)
- Session lifecycle: new per-job autoClosePreviousSession (default true,
  recurring schedules only; ignored for 'once') — the previous run's
  still-open session is closed via the normal cleanupSession path when the
  next run fires; UI switch added; 50-session cap math documented in
  docs/cron-guide.md §8
- skip_if_same_agent_running: count only live sessions (exclude
  stopped/error dead tabs), exclude sessions created by this job's own runs
  (fixes the fire-once-then-skip-forever self-deadlock), and a skipped
  'once' job stays armed and retries next tick instead of being consumed;
  liveness filter mirrored in cron-ui _countActiveAgents
- Wire launchCommand (was accepted+documented but dead): shell mode sends
  it via writeViaMux as the first input line after startShell readiness
  (single-line, schema-enforced); form field shown for shell agent type
- Record delivery failures: a false writeViaMux result now fails the run
  instead of recording a false 'prompt_sent'
- Cap saved jobs at MAX_CRON_JOBS (100) to bound state.json growth
- Surface field-specific schema messages (drop parseBody custom
  errorMessage on cron create/update)
- Tests: workingDir create/update validation, /proc bypass regression,
  single-line enforcement (schema+runtime+trailing-newline tolerance),
  live/own-session skip filtering, once-skip re-arm, auto-close on/off/once,
  job-count cap

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-12 19:25:42 +02:00

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# CRON_DISCOVERY.md
Phase 1 deliverable for the "Add Scheduling to Codeman" build brief.
This documents the existing Codeman architecture and the smallest integration
points for a cron. **No session/tmux logic will be rebuilt** —
the new code is purely a trigger + persistence + history layer on top of the
existing primitives.
Stack: `aicodeman` v1.2.1 — Fastify 5 backend, `node-pty` + tmux sessions,
vanilla-JS SPA frontend served as static assets, JSON file state store, zod
validation, ports-based dependency injection.
---
## 0. Critical finding: an existing `ScheduledRun` is NOT a cron
Codeman already has a `ScheduledRun` concept (`/api/scheduled`,
`src/web/ports/infra-port.ts:14-26`, `src/web/server.ts:1480-1605`). It is a
**run-now, duration-bounded autonomous loop**: given `{prompt, workingDir,
durationMinutes}` it immediately spawns/kills throwaway sessions in a loop until
the duration elapses. It has **no** time-based triggering, recurrence
(once/interval/daily/weekly), enable/disable, next-run calculation, run history,
or persistence across restarts.
Therefore the brief's core (the calendar/cron trigger layer) does **not** exist
and must be built. The execution primitives it sits on top of **do** exist and
will be reused. To honor brief §16 ("do not rename existing core concepts"), the
new feature is named **`CronJob`** (with **`CronJobRun`** history
records), kept distinct from the existing `ScheduledRun`.
---
## 1. Where session creation happens
- Canonical create flow: `POST /api/sessions`,
`src/web/routes/session-routes.ts:262-438`.
- `new Session({ workingDir, mode, ... })` (`src/session.ts:421-570`)
- `ctx.addSession(session)` → `ctx.setupSessionListeners(session)` →
`ctx.persistSessionState(session)` (all via `SessionPort`).
- `SessionPort` interface: `src/web/ports/session-port.ts:8-16`.
- **Integration point:** the cron service will mirror this exact sequence
(create → addSession → setupSessionListeners → start) via `SessionPort`,
not reimplement it.
## 2. Where agent/session types are defined
- `type SessionMode = 'claude' | 'shell' | 'opencode' | 'codex' | 'gemini'`
(`src/types/session.ts:43-44`). `shell` covers the brief's "Terminal/custom".
- CLI availability resolvers in `src/utils/{claude,codex,gemini,opencode}-cli-resolver.ts`.
- **Integration point:** the job's `agentType` reuses `SessionMode` verbatim.
## 3. Where input is sent into a session
- Raw / paste: `session.write(data)` (`src/session.ts:2243-2247`) — direct PTY write.
- Typed (recommended): `session.writeViaMux(data)` (`src/session.ts:2301-2311`)
— tmux `send-keys`, falls back to PTY. Submit requires trailing `\r`.
- **Integration point:** prompt delivery uses `writeViaMux` (typed) by default,
`write` (paste) as the alternate `input_mode`.
## 4. Where active sessions are listed
- `ctx.sessions: ReadonlyMap<string, Session>` (`SessionPort`).
- Filters: `Array.from(ctx.sessions.values()).filter(s => s.mode === X)` and
`.isBusy()` / `.isIdle()` (`src/session-manager.ts:220-247`).
- **Integration point:** the §8 multi-session warning queries this map.
## 5. Where session kill/delete is handled
- `ctx.cleanupSession(sessionId, killMux?, reason?)`
(`SessionPort`; impl `src/web/server.ts:997-1152`). Underlying
`session.stop(killMux)` at `src/session.ts:2498-2585`.
- The cron does **not** kill sessions it launches (the brief wants them
visible in the normal session UI); cleanup stays user-driven.
_Superseded post-review:_ recurring jobs now default to
`autoClosePreviousSession: true` — the previous run's still-open session is
closed via `cleanupSession` when the next run fires (see
`docs/cron-guide.md` §8); opt out per job for fully user-driven cleanup.
## 6. How session state is stored / 7. Existing persistence
- JSON file store: `~/.codeman/state.json` (+ `state-inner.json` for Ralph).
`StateStore` class `src/state-store.ts:71`; `AppState` interface
`src/types/app-state.ts:99-114`.
- Pattern: declare a field on `AppState`, add typed get/set methods on
`StateStore` that mutate in-memory state and call the debounced `save()`
(500ms debounce, atomic temp-file+rename, `.bak` backup, circuit breaker).
- **Integration point:** add `cronJobs?: Record<string, CronJob>` and
`cronJobRuns?: Record<string, CronJobRun>` to `AppState`, with
matching `StateStore` accessors. No new DB (brief §6 forbids Postgres/Redis).
## 8. Where backend routes live
- Route modules: `src/web/routes/*.ts`; barrel `src/web/routes/index.ts`;
registered in `WebServer.setupRoutes()` `src/web/server.ts:858-876` with a
single `ctx` object from `createRouteContext()` (`src/web/server.ts:553-613`)
that satisfies all port interfaces.
- Validation: zod schemas in `src/web/schemas.ts`, applied via
`parseBody(Schema, req.body)` (`src/web/route-helpers.ts:101-111`).
- Errors: `createErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.X, msg)` / `ApiResponse`
(`src/types/api.ts`), auto-mapped to HTTP status by a `preSerialization` hook
(`src/web/server.ts:644-659`).
- SSE: `ctx.broadcast(SseEvent.X, data)` (`EventPort`,
`src/web/sse-events.ts`); frontend mirror in `src/web/public/constants.js`.
- **Integration point:** new `cron-routes.ts` registered alongside the
others; new zod schema; new `SseEvent` constants for job list/run changes.
## 9. Where frontend pages/components live
- Vanilla-JS SPA: single `src/web/public/index.html` + feature mixin files
(`Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {...})`). API via `api-client.js`
(`_apiJson/_apiPost/_apiDelete`). Build = esbuild minify + content-hash, no
bundler (`scripts/build.mjs`).
- UI is panels/modals toggled by JS classes; forms use `.form-row` / `.modal`
conventions (`styles.css`). SSE handler map in `app.js`.
- **Integration point:** add a new `cron-ui.js` mixin + a panel/modal in
`index.html` + nav entry, following the orchestrator/respawn panel pattern.
## 10. Background-loop pattern (for the due-checker)
- Established pattern: `this.cleanup.setInterval(fn, intervalMs, {description})`
in `WebServer.start()` (`src/web/server.ts:~1942-1966`), auto-disposed in
`WebServer.stop()` via `this.cleanup.dispose()` (`src/web/server.ts:2336`).
RalphLoop (`src/ralph-loop.ts:268-286`) shows the self-rescheduling guard idiom.
- **Integration point:** register a 30s cron tick via `cleanup.setInterval`;
no manual shutdown wiring needed.
---
## Smallest integration points (summary)
| New piece | Reuses | Location |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `CronJob` / `CronJobRun` types | — (new) | `src/types/cron.ts` |
| Persistence | `StateStore` / `AppState` | `src/types/app-state.ts`, `src/state-store.ts` |
| Next-run time math | — (new, pure, unit-tested) | `src/cron/cron-time.ts` |
| Launch + send prompt | `SessionPort` (`addSession`/listeners/`writeViaMux`) | `src/cron/cron-service.ts` |
| Background due loop | `cleanup.setInterval` pattern | `src/cron/cron-loop.ts` |
| Routes + schema | route/ports/zod/SSE patterns | `src/web/routes/cron-routes.ts`, `src/web/schemas.ts`, `src/web/sse-events.ts` |
| UI | panel/modal/mixin conventions | `src/web/public/cron-ui.js`, `index.html` |
Nothing in the session, tmux, persistence, routing, or SSE subsystems is
rewritten — the cron is additive and calls existing services.