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Summary

  • hasSubagents() / hasSubagentsSync(): Uses stat.size > 0 instead of reading entire file contents — avoids unnecessary I/O for existence checks
  • subagentBelongsToSession(): Streams only the first line via readline.createInterface() instead of reading the entire file into memory

Addresses #95

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  • All 653 tests pass
  • Typecheck clean
  • Lint clean
  • Production build succeeds
  • Verified createReadStream is available on FileSystemProvider interface

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  • Refactor
    • Improved subagent discovery and session validation for faster, lighter startup with reduced filesystem reads.
  • Bug Fixes
    • More accurate detection of empty subagent data and more robust session matching, lowering chances of false positives and IO-related failures.

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This pull request significantly enhances the performance of the SubagentLocator service by optimizing file I/O operations. It transitions from reading entire file contents for simple checks to more efficient methods like checking file size metadata and streaming only necessary portions of files, thereby reducing resource consumption and improving responsiveness.

Highlights

  • Performance Optimization for hasSubagents() and hasSubagentsSync(): The methods hasSubagents() and hasSubagentsSync() were optimized to reduce file I/O by checking stat.size > 0 instead of reading entire file contents to determine if a subagent file is non-empty.
  • Efficient First-Line Reading in subagentBelongsToSession(): The subagentBelongsToSession() method was refactored to stream only the first line of a file using readline.createInterface() and createReadStream, thereby avoiding loading the entire file into memory for a single line check.
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  • src/main/services/discovery/SubagentLocator.ts
    • Imported the readline module for stream processing.
    • Updated hasSubagents to use file size for existence checks.
    • Updated hasSubagentsSync to use file size for existence checks.
    • Refactored subagentBelongsToSession to stream the first line of a file.
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The pull request optimizes file content checks in SubagentLocator.ts by using readline to stream only the first line for subagentBelongsToSession, avoiding full file reads. However, the change in hasSubagents and hasSubagentsSync to only check for a non-zero file size instead of non-whitespace content might unintentionally validate files with only whitespace. Additionally, the removal of certain JSDoc lines from hasSubagentsSync has reduced the clarity and completeness of its documentation.

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src/main/services/discovery/SubagentLocator.ts (60-62)

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The previous implementation checked content.trim().length > 0 to ensure the file contained actual non-whitespace content. By removing this check and relying solely on stats.size > 0, a file consisting only of whitespace characters would now be considered a valid subagent file. This could be an unintended semantic change if "non-empty content" implies more than just a non-zero file size.

src/main/services/discovery/SubagentLocator.ts (79-81)

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The removed lines from the JSDoc provided important context about the hasSubagentsSync method's behavior, specifically that it checks for session-specific subagent files and only in the NEW structure. Restoring these details would improve the clarity and completeness of the documentation.

  /**
   * Checks if a session has subagent files (session-specific only).
   * Only checks the NEW structure: {projectId}/{sessionId}/subagents/
   * Verifies that at least one subagent file has non-empty content.

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Replace full-file reads with metadata checks and streaming-first-line JSON parsing in SubagentLocator: hasSubagents uses file size via stat, and subagentBelongsToSession streams lines to parse the first non-empty JSON line for sessionId, preserving debug-logged failures and false on errors.

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Subagent locator I/O
src/main/services/discovery/SubagentLocator.ts
hasSubagents now checks fsProvider.stat(...).size > 0 instead of reading/trimming file contents. subagentBelongsToSession now uses createReadStream + readline to parse the first non-empty JSON line and compare sessionId. Error handling remains debug-logged and returns false on parse/IO failures.

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src/main/services/discovery/SubagentLocator.ts (1)

77-82: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🔴 Critical

Critical syntax error: Missing JSDoc opening marker.

The JSDoc comment for hasSubagentsSync is missing the opening /** delimiter. Lines 77–82 start with * Verifies... without the required /** prefix, which breaks JSDoc parsing and will prevent TypeScript from recognizing the documentation block.

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    return false;
  }

+/**
  * Verifies that at least one subagent file has non-empty content.
  *
  * `@param` projectId - The project ID
  * `@param` sessionId - The session ID
  * `@returns` true if subagents exist
  */
  hasSubagentsSync(projectId: string, sessionId: string): boolean {
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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@src/main/services/discovery/SubagentLocator.ts` around lines 77 - 82, The
JSDoc block for hasSubagentsSync in SubagentLocator.ts is missing its opening
/** delimiter which breaks JSDoc parsing; fix by adding the opening /**
immediately before the existing lines that start with " * Verifies..." so the
comment becomes a valid JSDoc block for the hasSubagentsSync method (ensure the
comment directly precedes the hasSubagentsSync function declaration).
🤖 Prompt for all review comments with AI agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

Outside diff comments:
In `@src/main/services/discovery/SubagentLocator.ts`:
- Around line 77-82: The JSDoc block for hasSubagentsSync in SubagentLocator.ts
is missing its opening /** delimiter which breaks JSDoc parsing; fix by adding
the opening /** immediately before the existing lines that start with " *
Verifies..." so the comment becomes a valid JSDoc block for the hasSubagentsSync
method (ensure the comment directly precedes the hasSubagentsSync function
declaration).

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Thanks for the PR! Could you rebase on main to resolve the merge conflicts?

- hasSubagents(): Remove redundant readFile after stat size check;
  stat.size > 0 is sufficient to confirm non-empty files
- hasSubagentsSync(): Same optimization using statSync instead of
  reading entire file contents
- subagentBelongsToSession(): Use createReadStream + readline to
  stream only the first line instead of reading entire file via
  readFile, then close the stream immediately

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
@MintCollector MintCollector force-pushed the fix/subagent-io-optimization branch from 998c90e to f7e7c42 Compare April 22, 2026 23:55
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src/main/services/discovery/SubagentLocator.ts (1)

53-67: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 Minor

Behavior change: whitespace-only files now count as non-empty.

Previously the contents were read and trimmed, so a file containing only whitespace (e.g., a lone \n) was treated as empty. With stat().size > 0, such files now cause hasSubagents to return true. Per the ProjectScanner caller contract noted for this method, whitespace-only files should not be reported as having subagents.

If this edge case is realistic in your data (e.g., files created but never written to beyond a newline), consider a small size threshold or a lightweight first-line check instead.

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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@src/main/services/discovery/SubagentLocator.ts` around lines 53 - 67, The
current SubagentLocator loop uses this.fsProvider.stat(filePath) and stats.size
> 0 which treats whitespace-only files as non-empty; change the check to read
the file contents (or at least the first small chunk) via
this.fsProvider.readFile(filePath, 'utf8') (or an equivalent read method on
fsProvider) and test trimmedContent.length > 0 (or check for any non-whitespace
character) before returning true; keep the existing try/catch and logger.debug
for errors and apply this change around the loop that iterates subagentFiles and
constructs filePath from newSubagentsPath.
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Outside diff comments:
In `@src/main/services/discovery/SubagentLocator.ts`:
- Around line 53-67: The current SubagentLocator loop uses
this.fsProvider.stat(filePath) and stats.size > 0 which treats whitespace-only
files as non-empty; change the check to read the file contents (or at least the
first small chunk) via this.fsProvider.readFile(filePath, 'utf8') (or an
equivalent read method on fsProvider) and test trimmedContent.length > 0 (or
check for any non-whitespace character) before returning true; keep the existing
try/catch and logger.debug for errors and apply this change around the loop that
iterates subagentFiles and constructs filePath from newSubagentsPath.

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