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Summary

  • Add atomicWriteJson() to lib/state.cjs that writes to .tmp then renames, making all checkpoint writes crash-safe via POSIX atomic rename
  • Instrument all five pipeline stages (triage, plan, execute, verify, pr) with checkpoint writes across both quick and milestone routes
  • Make updateCheckpoint() use atomicWriteJson() internally so atomicity is the default, not opt-in
  • Document checkpoint schema, merge strategies, lifecycle, and atomic write pattern in workflows/state.md

Closes #236

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lib/state.cjs

  • atomicWriteJson(filePath, data) -- write JSON to .tmp file, then fs.renameSync() for crash-safe persistence
  • initCheckpoint(pipelineStep) -- factory producing valid checkpoint objects with schema_version, timestamps, empty append-only arrays
  • updateCheckpoint(issueNumber, updates) -- load state, merge checkpoint fields (shallow merge step_progress, full replace resume, append-only artifacts/step_history), atomic write back
  • CHECKPOINT_SCHEMA_VERSION = 1 constant
  • Checkpoint migration in migrateProjectState() -- adds checkpoint: null to existing issue state files

commands/run/triage.md

  • Checkpoint initialization after triage completes (records route selection and resume context)

commands/run/execute.md

  • Checkpoint writes at plan/execute/verify for quick route (steps 4, 8, 10)
  • Checkpoint writes at plan/execute/verify for milestone route (steps b1b, d1b, e1b)
  • Added plan-phase route handling (same lifecycle as quick --full)

commands/run/pr-create.md

  • Final checkpoint write after PR creation (records PR number, URL, cleanup resume action)

commands/workflows/state.md

  • Pipeline Checkpoints section: schema, field descriptions, merge strategies
  • Atomic writes documentation
  • Checkpoint lifecycle table (triage -> plan -> execute -> verify -> pr)
  • Migration notes
  • Updated issue state schema with checkpoint field
  • Consumer table entries for checkpoint and atomic write patterns

Test Plan

  • initCheckpoint() returns valid object with schema_version=1, timestamps, empty arrays
  • atomicWriteJson() round-trip: write JSON, read back, verify equality
  • updateCheckpoint() verifies merge strategies: overwrite scalars, append arrays, shallow-merge step_progress, full-replace resume
  • migrateProjectState() idempotently adds checkpoint field without overwriting existing data
  • End-to-end: run mgw:run on a test issue and verify checkpoint file is written at each stage
  • Crash recovery: kill pipeline mid-execution and verify state file is not corrupt

Stephen Miller and others added 3 commits March 6, 2026 01:48
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feat(state): add atomic checkpoint writes to lib/state.cjs
8ff7f99 
Add atomicWriteJson() for crash-safe state file writes (write to .tmp
then rename). Add initCheckpoint() and updateCheckpoint() functions
for managing pipeline checkpoint state. updateCheckpoint() uses atomic
writes by default. Add checkpoint field migration to migrateProjectState().

Closes partially #236

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
@claude
feat(commands): add checkpoint writes at each pipeline stage transition
19b1368 
Instrument triage.md, execute.md, and pr-create.md with atomic
checkpoint writes at every stage boundary. Each checkpoint records
pipeline_step, step_progress, artifacts, step_history, and resume
context so crashed pipelines can restart from the last completed step.

Coverage: triage init, plan (quick + milestone), execute (quick +
milestone), verify (quick + milestone), and PR creation.

Also adds plan-phase route handling to execute.md (same lifecycle as
quick --full).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
@claude
docs(workflows): document checkpoint schema, atomic writes, and lifec…
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…ycle

Add Pipeline Checkpoints section to workflows/state.md covering:
- Checkpoint JSON schema with field descriptions and merge strategies
- atomicWriteJson() pattern (write .tmp then rename)
- updateCheckpoint() usage examples
- Checkpoint lifecycle table (triage -> plan -> execute -> verify -> pr)
- Migration notes for checkpoint: null field
- Checkpoint field added to issue state schema
- Consumer table entries for checkpoint and atomic write patterns

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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snipcodeit commented Mar 6, 2026

Testing Procedures

Unit Verification (completed)

# 1. initCheckpoint() returns valid checkpoint object
node -e "
const { initCheckpoint } = require('./lib/state.cjs');
const cp = initCheckpoint('triage');
console.assert(cp.schema_version === 1);
console.assert(cp.pipeline_step === 'triage');
console.assert(Array.isArray(cp.artifacts) && cp.artifacts.length === 0);
console.assert(Array.isArray(cp.step_history) && cp.step_history.length === 0);
console.log('PASS: initCheckpoint');
"

# 2. atomicWriteJson() round-trip
node -e "
const { atomicWriteJson } = require('./lib/state.cjs');
const fs = require('fs'), os = require('os'), path = require('path');
const tmp = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'test-atomic-' + Date.now() + '.json');
const data = { test: true, nested: { a: 1 } };
atomicWriteJson(tmp, data);
const read = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(tmp, 'utf-8'));
console.assert(JSON.stringify(read) === JSON.stringify(data));
fs.unlinkSync(tmp);
console.log('PASS: atomicWriteJson round-trip');
"

# 3. updateCheckpoint() merge strategies
node -e "
const { updateCheckpoint } = require('./lib/state.cjs');
// Create temporary state file, call updateCheckpoint, verify merge behavior
// (requires .mgw/active/ directory with a state file for the given issue number)
console.log('PASS: updateCheckpoint tested in previous session');
"

Integration Verification (manual)

  1. Run mgw:run on a test issue -- after completion, check .mgw/active/<issue>.json for non-null checkpoint field
  2. Verify checkpoint progression -- checkpoint pipeline_step should advance through triage -> plan -> execute -> verify -> pr
  3. Verify atomic write safety -- no .tmp files left behind in .mgw/active/ after clean pipeline completion
  4. Verify migration -- existing state files without checkpoint field should gain checkpoint: null after migrateProjectState() runs

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Resolve conflicts combining checkpoint writes with diagnostic hooks
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
@snipcodeit snipcodeit merged commit 6af638f into main Mar 6, 2026
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