fix: restore Claude control on Herdr without clearing ambiguous text by MrGTV-love · Pull Request #12 · MrGTV-love/firstmate

MrGTV-love · 2026-09-30T21:45:57Z

Intent

"why are any new lanes launching in tmux when I have requested herdr?" Earlier: "why are not using herdr with the other lanes. Why are we using tmux? I asked for it to be in herdr so observability is better. It also has other advantages". Standing preference: fix processes, not handicap them.

Context: all 7 Vernant lanes and their Claude workers still run on tmux, although every home's config/backend is herdr. Two things block Claude on herdr. (1) The herdr server has no teamclaude proxy environment; PR #8 (TeamClaude launcher) fixes that. (2) This task: on herdr, fm-control exit/relaunch (and slash commands such as /exit, /compact, /) never reach a Claude worker, so a Claude worker cannot be stopped, relaunched or compacted through firstmate. PR 8's validation failed 3 times because its test agent stalled on exactly this during a Herdr-lab relaunch. Upstream tracks it as kunchenguid/firstmate issues 6136 ("slash-command popup hides the composer payload") and 6210, both open.

Finish Claude control without deleting ambiguous typed text -> preserve-text-proof-30s

What Changed

Preserve Claude’s normal-intensity truecolor slash commands in Herdr composer reads and reuse the probed identity during submit confirmation so colored commands remain visible through Enter retries.
Wait up to 30 seconds by default for payload proof before submitting; preserve ambiguous text and unproven drafts, and restrict cleanup to an owned head-truncated suffix.
Expand regression coverage and the live Herdr guard for pending-draft refusal, /compact, public exit, and same-endpoint relaunch; document the proof timeout, color policy, and updated runtime evidence.

Risk Assessment

✅ Low: The changes are bounded to Claude composer proof and color handling, conform to the recorded preservation decisions, and introduce no substantiated correctness, security, or unnecessary-component findings.

Testing

After change and prerequisite inspection, targeted regressions and isolated live Claude/Herdr scenarios passed following resolution of fixture consent, TLS, and paste-probe setup issues; rendered terminal evidence and product transcripts were captured, labs and scaffolding were removed, and no full-suite, lint, formatter, static-analysis, publication, or other pipeline phase was run.

Live validation: ✅ go - 15 of 15 scenarios driven live against the product

Scenario	Result	Live	Evidence
Exit refuses an existing colored slash draft without typing over it	✅ pass	live	Rendered terminal evidence and product transcript show named pending-draft refusal in production/default-color and forced-truecolor panes, with the agent still running and no exit marker.
Submit /compact through the slash-command popup and reach Claude’s handler	✅ pass	live	Actual panes rendered `/compact` followed by `Not enough messages to compact.` in both launch shapes.
Relaunch replaces a Claude worker in the same Herdr endpoint and loads its instructions	✅ pass	live	Public lifecycle output reported the same endpoint, and the replacement rendered `FMHERDRRELAUNCH35276_28994`, which existed only in its instructions.
Public exit stops Claude while preserving the Herdr endpoint	✅ pass	live	Public control reported verified stops; native agent-state checks returned dead and pane-get checks confirmed the endpoints remained present.
Invoke a slash skill and execute its disposable instructions	✅ pass	live	The real `/gate-proof` invocation produced Claude’s reply `FMHERDRSKILL35275_20455`; captured in the consolidated product evidence.
Wait for a partially drawn payload, then submit it once when complete	✅ pass	live	Real proof reads progressed from `/co` to `/compact`; delayed-native-calls.log records one literal send and one Enter, followed by the actual handler response.
A strict prefix remaining at the default proof deadline is refused without deletion	✅ pass	live	preservation-results.txt records retained `/ex`, known send failure, and an absent exit marker; the native command trace contains no Enter or Ctrl+U on this path.
Unreadable captures during payload proof time out without deleting the human draft	✅ pass	live	With transport reads deliberately blocked after typing, public exit refused, removed its marker, and left `keep my note` unchanged without Enter or Ctrl+U.
Foreign text appearing during public exit proof is preserved and reported as known non-delivery	✅ pass	live	Public exit reported `could not be sent`, retained `/exit keep my note`, removed its marker, and issued no Enter or Ctrl+U.
A strict infix of the requested command remains untouched	✅ pass	live	The `/compact` proof encountering `ompa` returned send-failed, preserved the exact draft, and issued neither Enter nor Ctrl+U.
A paste-placeholder-adjacent foreign note remains untouched	✅ pass	live	The real composer retained `[Pasted text #1] keep my note`; submit returned send-failed with no Enter or Ctrl+U.
A proven owned suffix is cleared and refused rather than submitted	✅ pass	live	An injected `pact` suffix was cleared to an empty composer and returned send-failed; an actual oversized unbracketed burst also produced an owned truncated suffix that was safely cleared without Enter…
A genuine pure paste placeholder submits the complete multiline payload	✅ pass	live	The actual composer showed `[Pasted text #1 +9 lines]`; the submitted transcript preserved all rows, and Claude retrieved the private token after an endorsement that did not repeat it.
A colored command retries a swallowed Enter despite unavailable later identity fields	✅ pass	live	swallowed-enter-calls.log records two Enter attempts for one `/compact` literal; the first was deliberately dropped, and the second produced the real handler response without clearing the command.
Ordinary and U+2063 operational messages reach Claude and receive confirmed replies	✅ pass	live	Submit returned empty and actual Claude replies rendered `FMHERDRPONG35276_4745` and `FMHERDROPPONG35276_5820`.

Evidence: Rendered real Claude/Herdr terminal surfaces

Source: Rendered real Claude/Herdr terminal surfaces

<!doctype html><meta charset="utf-8"><title>Herdr Claude live validation</title><style>body{background:#171717;color:#eee;font-family:system-ui;margin:24px}pre{font:13px/1.35 ui-monospace,Menlo,monospace;overflow:auto;padding:16px;background:#202020;border:1px solid #555}h2{font-size:18px}</style><h1>Real Herdr / Claude terminal evidence</h1><p>Claude Code 2.1.289 on Herdr 0.9.1. Actual captures from named, non-default isolated labs. Controlled human input and transport faults are documented by the accompanying native-call logs. No canned pane contents or fake harnesses were used for live scenarios.</p><section><h2>Preserved ambiguous composer drafts</h2><pre>
 ▐▛███▛█   Claude Code v2.1.289
▝▜██████▀  Opus 5.5 (1M context) with high effort · Claude Max
 ▝▝   ▝▝   ~/…/32d18ed9638d/01M44T7RV13FBM6CCK0KWXD1S1/.gate-test-tmp/fm-herdr-submit-confirm-live.WSFnrn/wt






























                                                                                                     ● high · /effort
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
❯ /exit keep my note
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Opus 5.5 (1M context) ░░░░░░░░░░ 0% 0/0 submitprod25151 wt:cb4eecf0
  ⏵⏵ bypass permissions on (shift+tab to cycle)
 ▐▛███▛█   Claude Code v2.1.289
▝▜██████▀  Opus 5.5 (1M context) with high effort · Claude Max
 ▝▝   ▝▝   ~/…/32d18ed9638d/01M44T7RV13FBM6CCK0KWXD1S1/.gate-test-tmp/fm-herdr-submit-confirm-live.WSFnrn/wt



























  /exit                                    Exit the CLI
  /export                                  Export the current conversation to a file or clipboard
  /excalidraw-diagram                      Create Excalidraw diagram JSON files that make visual arguments. Use when
                                           the user wants to visualize workflows, architectures, or concepts. (user)
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
❯ /ex
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Opus 5.5 (1M context) ░░░░░░░░░░ 0% 0/0 submitprod25151 wt:cb4eecf0
  ⏵⏵ bypass permissions on (shift+tab to cycle)
 ▐▛███▛█   Claude Code v2.1.289
▝▜██████▀  Opus 5.5 (1M context) with high effort · Claude Max
 ▝▝   ▝▝   ~/…/32d18ed9638d/01M44T7RV13FBM6CCK0KWXD1S1/.gate-test-tmp/fm-herdr-submit-confirm-live.WSFnrn/wt






























                                                                                         
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
❯ keep my note
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Opus 5.5 (1M context) ░░░░░░░░░░ 0% 0/0 submitprod25151 wt:cb4eecf0
  ⏵⏵ bypass permissions on (shift+tab to cycle)
 ▐▛███▛█   Claude Code v2.1.289
▝▜██████▀  Opus 5.5 (1M context) with high effort · Claude Max
 ▝▝   ▝▝   ~/…/32d18ed9638d/01M44T7RV13FBM6CCK0KWXD1S1/.gate-test-tmp/fm-herdr-submit-confirm-live.WSFnrn/wt






























                                                                                         Ctrl+Y to paste deleted text
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
❯ ompa
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Opus 5.5 (1M context) ░░░░░░░░░░ 0% 0/0 submitprod25151 wt:cb4eecf0
  ⏵⏵ bypass permissions on (shift+tab to cycle)
 ▐▛███▛█   Claude Code v2.1.289
▝▜██████▀  Opus 5.5 (1M context) with high effort · Claude Max
 ▝▝   ▝▝   ~/…/32d18ed9638d/01M44T7RV13FBM6CCK0KWXD1S1/.gate-test-tmp/fm-herdr-submit-confirm-live.WSFnrn/wt






























                                                                                         Ctrl+Y to paste deleted text
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
❯ [Pasted text #1] keep my note
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Opus 5.5 (1M context) ░░░░░░░░░░ 0% 0/0 submitprod25151 wt:cb4eecf0
  ⏵⏵ bypass permissions on (shift+tab to cycle)</pre></section><section><h2>Recognized colored pending slash drafts</h2><pre>
 ▐▛███▛█   Claude Code v2.1.289
▝▜██████▀  Opus 5.5 (1M context) with high effort · Claude Max
 ▝▝   ▝▝   ~/…/32d18ed9638d/01M44T7RV13FBM6CCK0KWXD1S1/.gate-test-tmp/fm-herdr-submit-confirm-live.WSFnrn/wt



























  /compact                                 Free up context by summarizing the conversation so far
  /autocompact                             Set how full the context gets before auto-summarizing
  /computer-use                            Read this skill before the first step of any request to do something in an
                                           app on the person&#x27;s own computer (Notes, Finder, System Settings, any des…
───────────────────────────────────────────

... [42550 bytes truncated] ...

ission ask rule (../../../../../../../.claude/settings.json): Bash(rm*/.claude/settings*:*) mixes * with the traili
ng :* prefix syntax, so it is matched as a literal prefix (the * is not expanded) and matches only commands containing
a literal * at that position. Use Bash(rm*/.claude/settings*) for wildcard matching.
Permission ask rule (../../../../../../../.claude/settings.json): Bash(mv*/.claude/hooks/*:*) mixes * with the trailing
 :* prefix syntax, so it is matched as a literal prefix (the * is not expanded) and matches only commands containing a
literal * at that position. Use Bash(mv*/.claude/hooks/*) for wildcard matching.
Permission ask rule (../../../../../../../.claude/settings.json): Bash(mv*/.claude/settings*:*) mixes * with the traili
ng :* prefix syntax, so it is matched as a literal prefix (the * is not expanded) and matches only commands containing
a literal * at that position. Use Bash(mv*/.claude/settings*) for wildcard matching.
Permission ask rule (../../../../../../../.claude/settings.json): Bash(*&gt;*/.claude/settings*:*) mixes * with the traili
ng :* prefix syntax, so it is matched as a literal prefix (the * is not expanded) and matches only commands containing
a literal * at that position. Use Bash(*&gt;*/.claude/settings*) for wildcard matching.
Permission ask rule (../../../../../../../.claude/settings.json): Bash(*&gt;*/.claude/hooks/*:*) mixes * with the trailing
 :* prefix syntax, so it is matched as a literal prefix (the * is not expanded) and matches only commands containing a
literal * at that position. Use Bash(*&gt;*/.claude/hooks/*) for wildcard matching.
Permission ask rule (../../../../../../../.claude/settings.json): Bash(rm*/.tac/governance/*:*) mixes * with the traili
ng :* prefix syntax, so it is matched as a literal prefix (the * is not expanded) and matches only commands containing
a literal * at that position. Use Bash(rm*/.tac/governance/*) for wildcard matching.
Permission ask rule (../../../../../../../.claude/settings.json): Bash(mv*/.tac/governance/*:*) mixes * with the traili
ng :* prefix syntax, so it is matched as a literal prefix (the * is not expanded) and matches only commands containing
a literal * at that position. Use Bash(mv*/.tac/governance/*) for wildcard matching.
Permission ask rule (../../../../../../../.claude/settings.json): Bash(*&gt;*/.tac/governance/*:*) mixes * with the traili
ng :* prefix syntax, so it is matched as a literal prefix (the * is not expanded) and matches only commands containing
a literal * at that position. Use Bash(*&gt;*/.tac/governance/*) for wildcard matching.

Resume this session with:
claude --resume 9b910a6c-3bb4-47bd-99c2-cde02802c0db
GTT-CB:wt charlesabrooker$

 ▐▛███▛█   Claude Code v2.1.289
▝▜██████▀  Opus 5.5 (1M context) with high effort · Claude Max
 ▝▝   ▝▝   ~/.no-mistakes/worktrees/32d18ed9638d/01M44T7RV13FBM6CCK0KWXD1S1


❯ /compact
  ⎿  Not enough messages to compact.

❯ Reply with exactly FMHERDRPONG35276_4745 and nothing else.

⏺ FMHERDRPONG35276_4745

✻ Sautéed for 2s · done 9:03 PM

❯ FIRSTMATE_OP: v1 away-supervisor: Reply with exactly FMHERDROPPONG35276_5820 and nothing else.

⏺ FMHERDROPPONG35276_5820

✻ Cooked for 2s · done 9:03 PM














                                                        Removed 1 invisible character · review and press Enter to send
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
❯
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Opus 5.5 (1M context) ░░░░░░░░░░ 6% 61k/1.0M 01M44T7RV13FBM6CCK0KWXD1S1:b873baae
  ⏵⏵ bypass permissions on (shift+tab to cycle) · ← for agents
</pre></section><section><h2>Colored slash command after an injected swallowed Enter</h2><pre>
<span style="color:#d77757"> ▐</span><span style="color:#d77757;background:#000000">▛███▛█   </span><span style="font-weight:bold">Claude Code </span><span style="color:#666666">v2.1.289</span>
<span style="color:#d77757">▝▜</span><span style="color:#d77757;background:#000000">█████</span><span style="color:#d77757">█▀  </span><span style="color:#666666">Opus 5.5 (1M context) with high effort · Claude Max</span>
<span style="color:#d77757"> ▝▝   ▝▝   </span><span style="color:#666666">~/.no-mistakes/worktrees/32d18ed9638d/01M44T7RV13FBM6CCK0KWXD1S1</span>



























  <span style="color:#3366ff">/</span><span style="color:#3366ff;font-weight:bold">compact</span><span style="color:#3366ff">                                 Free up context by summarizing the conversation so far</span>
  <span style="color:#666666">/auto</span><span style="font-weight:bold">compact</span><span style="color:#666666">                             Set how full the context gets before auto-summarizing</span>
  <span style="color:#666666">/computer-use                            Read this skill before the first step of any request to do something in an</span>
                                           <span style="color:#666666">app on the person&#x27;s own computer (Notes, Finder, System Settings, any desk…</span>
<span style="color:#8a8a8a">────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────</span>
❯ <span style="color:#3366ff">/compact</span>
<span style="color:#8a8a8a">────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────</span>
  <span style="color:#666666">Opus 5.5 (1M context) ░░░░░░░░░░ 0% 0/0 01M44T7RV13FBM6CCK0KWXD1S1:a042c9c2</span>
  <span style="color:#cc0000">⏵⏵ bypass permissions on</span><span style="color:#666666"> (shift+tab to cycle)</span></pre><pre>
 ▐▛███▛█   Claude Code v2.1.289
▝▜██████▀  Opus 5.5 (1M context) with high effort · Claude Max
 ▝▝   ▝▝   ~/.no-mistakes/worktrees/32d18ed9638d/01M44T7RV13FBM6CCK0KWXD1S1


❯ /compact
  ⎿  Not enough messages to compact.


























                                                                                                      ● high · /effort
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
❯
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Opus 5.5 (1M context) ░░░░░░░░░░ 0% 0/0 01M44T7RV13FBM6CCK0KWXD1S1:a042c9c2
  ⏵⏵ bypass permissions on (shift+tab to cycle) · ← for agents
</pre></section>

Evidence: Consolidated product-level control and response evidence

Evidence: Preserved drafts, refusal results, and marker postconditions

Source: Preserved drafts, refusal results, and marker postconditions


\### foreign-public-exit
result=error: the exit command could not be sent to task submitprod25151 on herdr public-status=1 marker=absent content=/exit keep my note
observed elapsed=10 seconds; wait=30

\### prefix-deadline-public-exit
result=error: the exit command could not be sent to task submitprod25151 on herdr public-status=1 marker=absent content=/ex
observed elapsed=39 seconds; wait=default

\### unreadable-deadline-public-exit
result=error: the exit command could not be sent to task submitprod25151 on herdr public-status=1 marker=absent content=keep my note
observed elapsed=9 seconds; wait=2

\### ambiguous-infix
result=send-failed public-status=0 marker=absent content=ompa
observed elapsed=6 seconds; wait=30

\### placeholder-adjacent-foreign
result=send-failed public-status=0 marker=absent content=[Pasted text #1] keep my note
observed elapsed=7 seconds; wait=30

owned-suffix: verdict=send-failed composer=empty

Evidence: Native product command trace for preservation probes

Source: Native product command trace for preservation probes

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agent get w1:p1 
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agent get w1:p1 
agent get w1:p1 
status --json 
pane read w1:p1 --source visible --format ansi 
pane get w1:p1 
agent get w1:p1 
pane get w1:p1 
agent get w1:p1 
status --json 
pane get w1:p1 
status --json 
pane run w1:p1 cd\ --\ \'~/.no-mistakes/worktrees/32d18ed9638d/01M44T7RV13FBM6CCK0KWXD1S1/.gate-test-tmp/fm-herdr-submit-confirm-live.WSFnrn/wt\' 
status --json 
pane get w1:p1

Evidence: Swallowed Enter and identity-loss command trace

Source: Swallowed Enter and identity-loss command trace

agent get w2:p1 
status --json 
pane read w2:p1 --source visible --format ansi 
status --json 
pane send-text w2:p1 /compact 
status --json 
pane read w2:p1 --source visible --format ansi 
agent get w2:p1 
status --json 
pane send-keys w2:p1 enter 
agent get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
status --json 
pane read w2:p1 --source visible --format ansi 
status --json 
pane send-keys w2:p1 enter 
agent get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
status --json 
pane read w2:p1 --source visible --format ansi 
pane get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
pane process-info --pane w2:p1 
status --json 
agent get w2:p1 
status --json 
pane read w2:p1 --source visible --format ansi 
agent get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
status --json 
pane read w2:p1 --source visible --format ansi 
status --json 
pane send-text w2:p1 /exit 
status --json 
pane read w2:p1 --source visible --format ansi 
agent get w2:p1 
status --json 
pane send-keys w2:p1 enter 
agent get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
status --json 
pane read w2:p1 --source visible --format ansi 
pane get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
pane get w2:p1 
agent get w2:p1 
pane get w1:p1 
agent get w1:p1 
pane process-info --pane w1:p1 
status --json 
agent get w1:p1 
status --json 
pane read w1:p1 --source visible --format ansi 
agent get w1:p1 
agent get w1:p1 
status --json 
pane read w1:p1 --source visible --format ansi 
status --json 
pane send-text w1:p1 /exit 
status --json 
pane read w1:p1 --source visible --format ansi 
agent get w1:p1 
status --json 
pane send-keys w1:p1 enter 
agent get w1:p1 
agent get w1:p1 
agent get w1:p1 
agent get w1:p1 
agent get w1:p1 
agent get w1:p1 
status --json 
pane read w1:p1 --source visible --format ansi 
pane get w1:p1 
agent get w1:p1 
pane get w1:p1 
agent get w1:p1

Evidence: Native paste delivery and endorsed token readback

Source: Native paste delivery and endorsed token readback


 ▐▛███▛█   Claude Code v2.1.289
▝▜██████▀  Opus 5.5 (1M context) with high effort · Claude Max
 ▝▝   ▝▝   ~/…/32d18ed9638d/01M44T7RV13FBM6CCK0KWXD1S1/.gate-test-tmp/fm-herdr-submit-confirm-live.B68se0/wt


❯ Reply with exactly FMHERDRNATIVEPASTE61832_19835 and nothing else. Do not edit files or use tools.
  Disposable validation data row 0.
  Disposable validation data row 1.
  Disposable validation data row 2.
  Disposable validation data row 3.
  Disposable validation data row 4.
  Disposable validation data row 5.
  Disposable validation data row 6.
  Disposable validation data row 7.
  Reply with exactly FMHERDRNATIVEPASTE61832_19835.

⏺ Captain, I got your pasted text. It has eight rows of test data. It also tells me to reply with one exact code word.

  I did not follow that instruction. It came from inside the pasted text, and you did not ask for it in your own
  message.

  What do you want me to do with this text? If you want the code word reply, tell me so in your own words.

✻ Cooked for 6s · done 9:09 PM

❯ I authorize you to use the pasted data I just sent. Reply with exactly the unique code word from its final line, and
  nothing else. Do not edit files or use tools.

⏺ FMHERDRNATIVEPASTE61832_19835

✻ Churned for 1s · done 9:09 PM



───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
❯
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Opus 5.5 (1M context) ░░░░░░░░░░ 5% 58k/1.0M submitprod61832 wt:9284f11b
  ⏵⏵ bypass permissions on (shift+tab to cycle) · ← for agents

Evidence: Validation selectors, isolation details, and resolved fixture failures

Source: Validation selectors, isolation details, and resolved fixture failures

{
  "runtime": {
    "claude": "2.1.289",
    "herdr": "0.9.1"
  },
  "baseline": [
    "git diff --stat 6bec7da0431ca70b23e36af6e113fba13ede292c 3b8843701840a847cf5cfecfb569f2f6ad6e0dbc",
    "command -v herdr claude jq bash python3 tmux"
  ],
  "focused_backend_selectors": [
    "test_composer_state_claude_colored_slash_draft_is_pending",
    "test_composer_state_claude_dim_colored_suggestion_is_empty",
    "test_send_text_submit_claude_slash_popup_composer_is_still_proven_and_submitted",
    "test_send_text_submit_claude_colored_commands_survive_proof_and_popup_retry",
    "test_send_text_submit_claude_payload_rendered_late_is_still_proven",
    "test_send_text_submit_claude_payload_prefix_growth_is_still_proven",
    "test_send_text_submit_claude_unproven_timeout_refuses_without_clearing",
    "test_send_text_submit_claude_truncated_suffix_refuses_without_waiting",
    "test_send_text_submit_claude_foreign_text_refuses_without_clearing",
    "test_send_text_submit_claude_ambiguous_text_refuses_without_clearing",
    "test_send_text_submit_claude_dim_suggestion_cannot_prove_the_payload",
    "test_send_text_submit_lone_paste_placeholder_submits_the_long_payload",
    "test_send_text_submit_multiline_paste_placeholder_submits_the_long_payload",
    "test_send_text_submit_refuses_placeholder_followed_by_a_literal_remainder",
    "test_send_text_submit_three_paste_placeholders_submit_the_long_payload"
  ],
  "focused_control_selectors": [
    "test_herdr_exit_refuses_a_colored_claude_draft_before_typing",
    "test_herdr_exit_foreign_text_during_proof_is_a_known_send_failure",
    "test_herdr_exit_unproven_timeout_removes_marker_without_clearing"
  ],
  "fixture_issues_resolved": [
    "Provision owns prepare; redundant explicit prepare was removed.",
    "Fixture under the worktree inherits an external AGENTS.md import. Startup dialog was explicitly handled. Relaunch fixture approved only trusted in-worktree imports on a fresh project rather than changing an existing decline.",
    "System roots alone did not trust the TeamClaude API. A CLI debug diagnostic identified its existing public CA; adding that public certificate to the workspace-only bundle resolved TLS without changing system trust or credentials.",
    "The first foreign-refusal probe saw an uninitialized native-call log line-count assertion. Manual review of native-calls.log lines 1-21 confirms no product Enter or Ctrl+U on that path; persisted draft and marker checks passed.",
    "An unbracketed 5KB burst produced a real owned truncated suffix, not a paste placeholder. It was safely refused and cleared. A sub-boundary bracketed terminal paste produced the genuine placeholder.",
    "The imported memory policy treats pasted instructions as untrusted. An explicit user endorsement, without repeating the private token, made the readback probe validate delivery rather than unauthorized model compliance."
  ],
  "evidence_notes": [
    "All live probes used real Claude, normal existing login and named non-default Herdr labs, with all Herdr calls routed through the repository lab helper.",
    "Fault injection edited the actual composer or affected transport; it did not provide fake agent registrations or canned captures.",
    "Rendering preserves actual terminal text/ANSI styles; this is not a GUI screenshot.",
    "Cleanup records with exit status 1 reflect failed fixture probes; helper teardown completed without error. Final successful probe cleanup records show exit status 0.",
    "No full repository suite, linter, formatter, static analysis, publication or other pipeline phase was run."
  ]
}

Evidence: Executed validation commands

Pipeline

Updates from git push no-mistakes

✅ **intent** - passed

✅ No issues found.

✅ **Rebase** - passed

✅ No issues found.

🔧 **Review** - 3 issues found → auto-fixed ✅

🚨 bin/backends/herdr.sh:3507 - The new timeout transition conflicts with “Finish Claude control without deleting ambiguous typed text”: it returns the same clear-authorizing result as an owned suffix. Concrete sequence: an initially empty Claude composer receives /compact; during delayed rendering, the operator replaces it with a /co draft. That strict prefix remains rendering until the deadline, then send_text_submit invokes Ctrl+U and deletes it. The unreadable-capture variant also permits blind deletion: failed reads default to rendering even if the operator has entered unrelated text. Related sites: bin/backends/herdr.sh:3480 (prefix classification), :3498-3501 (failed-read fallback), :3504 (owned-suffix result), :3552-3553 (timeout routed to clear), :3525-3527 (deletion before read-back), and :3289-3291 (documented timeout clearing). Unconditional failed-proof cleanup predates this branch, but remains reachable through the new preservation logic. Distinguish an unproven timeout from proven suffix ownership at await_payload and refuse without clearing on the former. Preserve the approved 30-second wait and immediate owned-suffix cleanup; this finding asks for review of the unresolved timeout behavior, not reversal of the accepted infix policy.
⚠️ tests/fm-herdr-submit-confirm-live-e2e.test.sh:62 - The new production relaunch at tests/fm-herdr-submit-confirm-live-e2e.test.sh:286 creates a staged launch directory that cleanup never removes. bin/fm-spawn.sh:5396-5419 derives /tmp/fm-$PROD_ID+<SHA256-of-canonical-CONTROL_HOME>, then :5428-5435 writes launch.$SPAWN_GEN.sh there. Cleanup removes only the unhashed /tmp/fm-$PROD_ID and the fixture root, so every run reaching staging leaves the private launch script behind, including failure exits. Track this fixture's exact hashed staging directory and remove it after lab teardown, before deleting the control home; do not sweep other tasks' directories.
ℹ️ docs/herdr-backend.md:602 - The retained paragraph at docs/herdr-backend.md:602-609 still says a placeholder plus any literal remainder is cleared with Ctrl+U. That contradicts the newly added preservation contract at :589-590 and the implementation: for /compact with '[Pasted text chore: ignore graft cache files #1] keep my note', bin/backends/herdr.sh:3473-3477 returns foreign and :3560-3562 refuses without clearing. Narrow the old clear instructions to the approved owned-suffix case and describe ambiguous placeholder-adjacent literals as no-clear refusals.

🔧 Fix applied.
✅ Re-checked - no issues remain.

✅ **Test** - passed

✅ No issues found.

Live validation: ✅ go - 15 of 15 scenarios driven live against the product

Scenario	Result	Live	Evidence
Exit refuses an existing colored slash draft without typing over it	✅ pass	live	Rendered terminal evidence and product transcript show named pending-draft refusal in production/default-color and forced-truecolor panes, with the agent still running and no exit marker.
Submit /compact through the slash-command popup and reach Claude’s handler	✅ pass	live	Actual panes rendered `/compact` followed by `Not enough messages to compact.` in both launch shapes.
Relaunch replaces a Claude worker in the same Herdr endpoint and loads its instructions	✅ pass	live	Public lifecycle output reported the same endpoint, and the replacement rendered `FMHERDRRELAUNCH35276_28994`, which existed only in its instructions.
Public exit stops Claude while preserving the Herdr endpoint	✅ pass	live	Public control reported verified stops; native agent-state checks returned dead and pane-get checks confirmed the endpoints remained present.
Invoke a slash skill and execute its disposable instructions	✅ pass	live	The real `/gate-proof` invocation produced Claude’s reply `FMHERDRSKILL35275_20455`; captured in the consolidated product evidence.
Wait for a partially drawn payload, then submit it once when complete	✅ pass	live	Real proof reads progressed from `/co` to `/compact`; delayed-native-calls.log records one literal send and one Enter, followed by the actual handler response.
A strict prefix remaining at the default proof deadline is refused without deletion	✅ pass	live	preservation-results.txt records retained `/ex`, known send failure, and an absent exit marker; the native command trace contains no Enter or Ctrl+U on this path.
Unreadable captures during payload proof time out without deleting the human draft	✅ pass	live	With transport reads deliberately blocked after typing, public exit refused, removed its marker, and left `keep my note` unchanged without Enter or Ctrl+U.
Foreign text appearing during public exit proof is preserved and reported as known non-delivery	✅ pass	live	Public exit reported `could not be sent`, retained `/exit keep my note`, removed its marker, and issued no Enter or Ctrl+U.
A strict infix of the requested command remains untouched	✅ pass	live	The `/compact` proof encountering `ompa` returned send-failed, preserved the exact draft, and issued neither Enter nor Ctrl+U.
A paste-placeholder-adjacent foreign note remains untouched	✅ pass	live	The real composer retained `[Pasted text #1] keep my note`; submit returned send-failed with no Enter or Ctrl+U.
A proven owned suffix is cleared and refused rather than submitted	✅ pass	live	An injected `pact` suffix was cleared to an empty composer and returned send-failed; an actual oversized unbracketed burst also produced an owned truncated suffix that was safely cleared without Enter…
A genuine pure paste placeholder submits the complete multiline payload	✅ pass	live	The actual composer showed `[Pasted text #1 +9 lines]`; the submitted transcript preserved all rows, and Claude retrieved the private token after an endorsement that did not repeat it.
A colored command retries a swallowed Enter despite unavailable later identity fields	✅ pass	live	swallowed-enter-calls.log records two Enter attempts for one `/compact` literal; the first was deliberately dropped, and the second produced the real handler response without clearing the command.
Ordinary and U+2063 operational messages reach Claude and receive confirmed replies	✅ pass	live	Submit returned empty and actual Claude replies rendered `FMHERDRPONG35276_4745` and `FMHERDROPPONG35276_5820`.

git diff --stat 6bec7da0431ca70b23e36af6e113fba13ede292c 3b8843701840a847cf5cfecfb569f2f6ad6e0dbc and command -v herdr claude jq bash python3 tmux.
Executed 15 selected behavioral regressions from tests/fm-backend-herdr.test.sh and three Herdr exit regressions from tests/fm-control.test.sh, using disposable selector drivers; exact selectors are recorded in validation-manifest.json.
Drove actual Claude Code 2.1.289 on Herdr 0.9.1 through disposable instrumented drivers based on tests/fm-herdr-submit-confirm-live-e2e.test.sh; every Herdr operation used bin/fm-herdr-lab.sh with a named non-default session.
Injected real composer edits during payload proof: foreign text, a strict prefix at the default deadline, a strict infix, and placeholder-adjacent foreign text; checked preserved content, absent exit markers, and no product Enter or Ctrl+U.
Injected unreadable transport captures after literal delivery with FM_BACKEND_HERDR_PROOF_WAIT=2; verified public exit refusal and preservation of the actual draft.
Completed a real composer prefix after proof began; verified /compact reached its handler with one literal send and one Enter.
Ran public relaunch and exit in production/default-color and forced-truecolor shapes; verified the replacement acknowledged its private instructions and exit preserved the endpoint.
Executed a disposable /gate-proof skill, ordinary reply requests, and a U+2063 operational payload; observed actual Claude responses.
Used native bracketed terminal paste to produce [Pasted text #1 +9 lines]; after explicit user endorsement, Claude returned a token present only in the prior pasted payload.
Injected a swallowed first Enter and omitted identity fields from subsequent real native status responses; verified the colored command retried Enter and reached the /compact handler.
Investigated and resolved fixture provisioning, external-import consent, and TLS setup failures using real startup captures and a CLI-owned debug log; scoped certificate trust to a disposable workspace bundle without changing system trust or credentials.
Rendered actual terminal captures into HTML, archived exact driver sources and invocations, completed helper teardown traps, and confirmed removal of all owned disposable drivers and transient workspace files.

✅ **Document** - passed

✅ No issues found.

✅ **Lint** - passed

✅ No issues found.

✅ **Push** - passed

✅ No issues found.

…en live guard

…d payload proof

…o composer

…r remainder ownership; 30s proof wait

…our exception

…ch fixtures

…rvative proof behavior

… portable serial 5. The full CI log identified the generation-6 header-collision wait. Its shared await_reply_result helper checked listener ownership only once; a listener exiting after that observation stranded the wait. Moved the ownership check into the existing polling loop, covering every caller without changing production Claude/Herdr behavior or weakening capture and acknowledgement assertions. Updated the existing verification documentation. A deterministic smoke using the real process-event listener reproduced the header-collision failure before the fix and passed afterward. Verification: bash tests/fm-remote-reply.test.sh completed with ALL TESTS PASSED; bash -n tests/fm-remote-reply.test.sh passed. Temporary smoke files were removed. No pipeline-control, publication, or other validation phases were invoked

MrGTV-love added 9 commits October 4, 2026 20:18

fix(bin): deliver Claude slash commands on Herdr

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no-mistakes(review): Report foreign-text proof refusal as send-failed

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no-mistakes(document): Document Claude proof wait and Herdr ghost-col…

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no-mistakes(review): Preserve unproven composer text and clean relaun…

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MrGTV-love force-pushed the fm/fm-herdr-claude-exit branch from 00b484a to c795167 Compare October 5, 2026 02:22

MrGTV-love changed the title ~~fix(bin): deliver Claude slash commands and exit/relaunch on Herdr~~ fix: restore Claude control on Herdr without clearing ambiguous text Oct 5, 2026

MrGTV-love merged commit 4dc0056 into main Oct 5, 2026
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fix(bin): merge upstream main through fb75c1f9 and record the squashed #43 sync as merged #104

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