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fix: resolve relay-pty binary with npx (no postinstall) (#344)
* fix: resolve relay-pty binary with npx (no postinstall) npx doesn't run postinstall scripts, so the platform-specific binary (e.g., relay-pty-darwin-arm64) was never copied to the generic relay-pty path. This caused "relay-pty binary not found" errors when running `npx agent-relay up`. Changes: - Reorder binary search to check platform-specific binaries FIRST - Add npx cache directory search (~/.npm/_npx/*/node_modules/...) - Simplify packageRoot calculation with explicit regex matching - Add workflow tests to verify npx binary resolution works The fix ensures both `npm install -g agent-relay` and `npx agent-relay` work correctly without requiring users to install globally first. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * test: comprehensive tests for relay-pty binary path resolution Adds 19 tests covering all installation scenarios: - npx (scoped @agent-relay/* and direct agent-relay) - npm install -g (nvm, Homebrew Intel, Homebrew Apple Silicon) - npm install (local project) - pnpm global - Development (monorepo) - Docker container - System-wide install - Environment variable override - Platform-specific binary naming - Search path ordering (platform-specific before generic) 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * chore: add JSONL parity issue for dashboard storage 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * feat(utils): comprehensive edge case handling for relay-pty binary resolution - Add support for ALL Node version managers: nvm, volta, fnm, n, asdf - Add yarn global install paths (both locations) - Add isExecutable() function to check X_OK permission instead of just existence - Add isPlatformSupported() and getSupportedPlatforms() exports for better error messages - Add SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS constant for cleaner platform mapping - Normalize path separators for cross-platform regex matching - Add /usr/lib/node_modules and /usr/bin paths for Linux system-wide installs - Update tests for executable permission checking and new utility functions This ensures `npx agent-relay up` works across all installation scenarios without requiring global installation. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * trajectories * chore: add diagnostic output to npx binary resolution test Shows actual error output instead of redirecting to /dev/null. Adds file info and permission checks for debugging CI failure. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix: use installed package for macOS npx binary test Instead of running npx with tarball path directly (which has issues on macOS), test from the already-installed /tmp/test-project directory. This better simulates real-world usage. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * close trajectories --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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{"id":"agent-relay-547","title":"Add JSONL ledger to relay-pty for durability","description":"## Background\n\nThe relay-pty OutboxMonitor currently uses in-memory HashMap tracking. When relay-pty crashes or restarts, pending/in-flight messages are lost.\n\nPreviously, RelayLedger (TypeScript + SQLite) provided:\n- Crash recovery (reset processing → pending on startup)\n- Retry logic with configurable max retries\n- Audit trail for debugging\n- Content hash deduplication\n\nRelayLedger was removed because relay-pty handles the primary file-based message flow. But we lost durability features.\n\n## Proposal\n\nAdd JSONL-based ledger to relay-pty at `.agent-relay/meta/outbox-ledger.jsonl`:\n\n```json\n{\"file_id\":\"msg-001\",\"path\":\"/...\",\"status\":\"pending\",\"discovered_at\":1706540000000,\"retries\":0}\n{\"file_id\":\"msg-001\",\"status\":\"delivered\",\"processed_at\":1706540001000}\n{\"file_id\":\"msg-002\",\"status\":\"failed\",\"retries\":1,\"error\":\"daemon unreachable\"}\n```\n\n## Features to implement\n\n1. **Crash recovery** - On startup, scan JSONL for pending/processing records, retry them\n2. **Retry logic** - Track retries count, re-attempt failed deliveries up to max (3)\n3. **Audit trail** - Append delivered/failed records for debugging\n4. **Deduplication** - Check if file_id already processed before re-processing\n5. **Compaction** - Periodic compaction to keep file size manageable\n\n## Implementation\n\n1. Add `outbox_ledger.rs` module (~200-300 lines)\n2. Integrate with OutboxMonitor and parser.rs\n3. Add tests for crash recovery scenarios","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"feature","created_at":"2026-01-29T09:54:06.750753+01:00","created_by":"khaliqgant","updated_at":"2026-01-29T09:54:18.992309+01:00"}
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{"id":"agent-relay-5af","title":"Hook doesn't integrate with daemon-based messaging","description":"hooks/inbox-check/hook.ts reads from file-based inbox but the daemon uses SQLite. When using daemon mode, the hook won't see messages. Need to: (1) Query daemon storage, (2) Or ensure inbox files are written in daemon mode too.","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-12-20T00:18:35.503078+01:00","updated_at":"2025-12-20T00:18:35.503078+01:00"}
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# Test: npx binary resolution (critical for spawn - postinstall doesn't run with npx)
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# This simulates what happens when a user runs `npx agent-relay up`
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npx ${{ steps.pkg.outputs.spec }} --version >/dev/null 2>&1
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*) ARCH_NAME="$ARCH" ;;
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PLATFORM_BINARY="relay-pty-${PLATFORM}-${ARCH_NAME}"
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echo "Looking for platform binary: $PLATFORM_BINARY"
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# Find the binary in npx cache
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FOUND_BINARY=""
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# Trajectory: Fix macOS CI npx binary resolution test
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> **Task:** PR-344
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> **Confidence:** 95%
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> **Started:** January 29, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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- **Reasoning:** Running 'npx /path/to/tarball.tgz' directly fails with exit 126 on macOS. Instead, test binary resolution from the already-installed /tmp/test-project directory, which better simulates real-world usage where users install the package first.
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