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fix(cli): surface onboarding-lock contention guidance with holder PID (#11052) - #11106

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Summary

When a second NemoClaw command runs while another live process holds the onboarding lock, it exits with a bare internal error (Cannot update onboarding recovery while another onboarding run owns the lock.) instead of the shipped contention guidance. The guidance already exists in the codebase (used by acquireRebuildOnboardLock and the portable-retirement entry path) but several live-contention paths never reached it.

Related: #11052. Uninstall's separate ~/.nemoclaw-portable-host.lock retry-exhaustion path is out of scope here and tracked in #11132.

Root cause

withOwnedOnboardLock in src/lib/state/onboard-session.ts threw a plain Error when acquireOnboardLock reported a live (non-stale) holder. Rebuild and destroy hit that path while reading retained sandbox recovery before rebuild's acquireRebuildOnboardLock guard, so they still printed the bare internal error.

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  • Typed OnboardLockContentionError (holder PID) plus a cross-module-instance guard isOnboardLockContentionError (name + shape, not instanceof).
  • onboard, rebuild, and destroy catch that error and print the brand-aware guidance (another <cli> onboarding run is already in progress. / Lock holder PID: <pid>. / Wait for the active onboarding run to finish.).

The state layer stays free of cli/branding imports; formatting stays at the command/action boundary.

Tests

  • src/lib/onboard/portable-resume-lock-boundary.test.ts: live holder process for onboard, rebuild, and destroy; each asserts the competing-run text, exact holder PID, and wait guidance.

Verification

  • npx vitest run src/lib/onboard/portable-resume-lock-boundary.test.ts — pass
  • npx oxlint — clean on changed files
  • npx oxfmt --check — clean on changed files except pre-existing wrap in destroy.ts (formatted with this change)

Signed-off-by: Aldrin Joseph yoaldrinjoseph@gmail.com

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved onboarding lock handling with consistent wait guidance and the competing process ID for active lock holders.
    • Sandbox destruction now reports lock contention during initial and recovery cleanup and exits with a failure status.
    • Rebuild preflight checks distinguish active, stale, and unidentified locks, providing appropriate retry or remediation guidance.
    • Preserved existing handling for stale locks and legacy migration scenarios.

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Walkthrough

The onboarding lock now raises a structured error for live contention. Onboarding, rebuild, and destroy flows use shared guidance that includes the active run, holder PID, and wait instructions. Tests cover lock classification and command output.

Changes

Onboarding lock contention

Layer / File(s) Summary
Lock contention error contract
src/lib/state/onboard-session.ts, src/lib/state/onboard-session-cross-process-lock.test.ts
Adds OnboardLockContentionError and a structural type guard. Live holders produce this error. Stale-lock exhaustion and migration-lock outcomes retain the generic path.
CLI contention reporting and validation
src/lib/cli/branding.ts, src/lib/onboard/command.ts, src/lib/actions/sandbox/rebuild-preflight-guards.ts, src/lib/onboard/portable-resume-lock-boundary.test.ts, src/lib/actions/sandbox/rebuild-preflight-confirmation.test.ts, ci/source-architecture-budget.json
Adds shared guidance formatting and uses it in onboarding and rebuild flows. Tests distinguish live, stale, and unknown-holder cases and validate real rebuild contention handling. Architecture budgets reflect the updated module coupling.
Sandbox recovery and destruction handling
src/lib/actions/sandbox/destroy.ts, src/lib/actions/sandbox/destroy-retained-recovery-flow.test.ts
Uses shared guidance for top-level and retained-recovery lock contention. Retained-recovery tests validate cleanup, exit status, holder PID, and wait guidance.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 244cf

The improved lock-contention guidance is not merge-ready because the rebuild module currently cannot compile due to a duplicate formatter declaration.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant OnboardCommand
  participant OnboardSession
  participant LockHolder
  OnboardCommand->>OnboardSession: Acquire onboarding lock
  OnboardSession->>LockHolder: Detect live holder PID
  OnboardSession-->>OnboardCommand: Throw OnboardLockContentionError
  OnboardCommand-->>LockHolder: Report PID and wait guidance
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In `@src/lib/onboard/portable-resume-lock-boundary.test.ts`:
- Line 228: Update the assertion in the contention test to capture the PID
written by the fixture and verify the complete expected “Lock holder PID:
<expected>.” message, rather than checking only the label. Use the observable
command output at the public boundary and preserve the existing contention
scenario.

In `@src/lib/state/onboard-session.ts`:
- Line 1488: Update acquireOnboardLock handling so OnboardLockContentionError is
thrown only when the result represents a live onboarding holder with a holder
PID. Preserve separate error handling for legacy migration-lock detection and
stale-lock retry exhaustion instead of treating every acquired: false result as
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Comment thread src/lib/onboard/portable-resume-lock-boundary.test.ts Outdated
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When a second command runs while another live process holds the onboarding
lock, it previously threw a bare internal error and exited. Route the
live-contention path through the shipped guard text so the user sees the
competing run named, the holder PID, and a wait-and-retry hint (NVIDIA#11052).

Signed-off-by: Aldrin Joseph <yoaldrinjoseph@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Aldrin Joseph <yoaldrinjoseph@gmail.com>
Rebuild and destroy read retained recovery under withOwnedOnboardLock
before the existing acquire-lock guard, so a live holder still produced
the bare internal error. Catch OnboardLockContentionError and print the
holder PID plus wait guidance, matching onboard.

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In `@src/lib/onboard/portable-resume-lock-boundary.test.ts`:
- Around line 259-265: Update the test around
blockRebuildOnRetainedSandboxRecovery to exercise the public rebuild entrypoint
with the live lock holder, or otherwise assert its effective non-zero exit
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Advisor found a remaining destroy path: after sandbox deletion,
resolveRetainedSandboxRecovery can still hit live onboarding-lock
contention and print the bare internal error. Route that catch through
the shared contention formatter and cover it with a retained-recovery
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- Line 100: Update the test around formatOnboardLockContentionGuidance to define
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Comment thread src/lib/onboard/portable-resume-lock-boundary.test.ts Outdated
CodeRabbit asked the rebuild live-lock case to go through rebuildSandbox
and to stop deriving expected copy from the production formatter. The
boundary tests now check the public strings and holder PID directly.

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Route direct rebuild lock acquisition through the same formatter as recovery-read contention so holder PID and wait text stay one owner. Keep the stale-lock path separate.

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Use the shared live formatter only when a holder PID exists. Give stale locks a stale summary, and keep lock failures without a holder from claiming another onboarding run is active.

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