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Fixes #3463.

The restore shim is written to $TMPDIR but referenced by NODE_OPTIONS for the life of the session. macOS sweeps that directory, and once the file is gone every node process in the session dies at preload, reporting little more than a version string. It is not limited to the wrapped agent: anything that inherits the variable is affected, and a failed CLI write can look like a successful one, which is how I found it.

There are earlier attempts at this and I do not want to add noise, so for the record: #3699 has green checks but has gone stale and now conflicts with main; #12067 conflicts and its tests check is failing; #11270 and #3278 also have failing checks. This branch is cut from today's main and python3 tests/test_claude_wrapper_hooks.py passes. Happy for it to be closed in favour of any of those if one gets rebased.

The change: move the shim to $HOME/.cmux/node-options, matching the $HOME/.claude and $HOME/.subrouter paths already used in this file, with a CMUX_NODE_OPTIONS_DIR override following the existing CMUX_CUA_STATE_DIR style.

Not ~/Library/Application Support/cmux: node splits NODE_OPTIONS on whitespace, so a --require= under a path containing a space breaks every node process instead. I tried that first and the suite caught it, so there is a comment to stop it being moved back. Might be worth checking against the failing runs on the other branches.

Two existing tests pin the old path, which is the part that looks like it catches people:

  • test_live_socket_tmpdir_failure_skips_node_options_injection becomes ..._guard_dir_failure_... and forces the failure through CMUX_NODE_OPTIONS_DIR, since an unwritable TMPDIR no longer reaches the guard dir. Same invariant: when the module cannot be written, no --require is injected.
  • test_live_socket_stale_mktemp_literal_does_not_warn points the override at its own temp dir so it still exercises the real path.
  • run_wrapper gains an extra_env parameter.

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Changes where NODE_OPTIONS preload files live for every Node descendant in a cmux Claude session; a bad path or permissions could skip injection or break startup, but behavior on write failure stays “no inject.”

Overview
Fixes session-wide Node failures when macOS sweeps temp files while NODE_OPTIONS still points at cmux’s --require restore shim.

The restore module is written to ~/.cmux/cmux-node-options (override CMUX_NODE_OPTIONS_DIR) in both cmux-claude-wrapper and createClaudeNodeOptionsRestoreModule in Swift, with comments that the path must stay space-free (Node splits NODE_OPTIONS on whitespace) and still include /cmux- so existing path recognition keeps working.

Tests gain extra_env on run_wrapper, rename the unwritable-temp case to guard-dir failure via CMUX_NODE_OPTIONS_DIR, and point the stale-mktemp test at the new directory name.

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Moves the NODE_OPTIONS restore shim from $TMPDIR to $HOME/.cmux/cmux-node-options (overridable via CMUX_NODE_OPTIONS_DIR) so macOS temp sweeps no longer delete the preload file and break every node process that inherits NODE_OPTIONS for the session. The path stays space-free because node splits NODE_OPTIONS on whitespace.

  • Aligns the Swift CLI's shim writer with the wrapper's guard dir and keeps the /cmux- path component so isCmuxNodeOptionsRestoreModulePath still recognizes the shim.
  • Tests gain an extra_env parameter on run_wrapper; the unwritable-dir injection test now forces failure via CMUX_NODE_OPTIONS_DIR, and the stale mktemp literal test points at the new location.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Node.js startup protection files are now stored in a dedicated, persistent directory rather than temporary storage.
    • This prevents temporary-directory cleanup from removing required files and causing Node.js startup failures.
    • The storage location can be customized with the CMUX_NODE_OPTIONS_DIR environment variable.
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    • Added coverage for custom guard-directory configuration and failures affecting that directory.

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The wrapper now stores its Node options restore module in a configurable persistent directory instead of TMPDIR. Tests pass this directory through CMUX_NODE_OPTIONS_DIR and cover guard-directory failures and stale restore files.

Changes

Node options guard persistence

Layer / File(s) Summary
Persistent guard path
Resources/bin/cmux-claude-wrapper, CLI/cmux.swift
The restore module uses CMUX_NODE_OPTIONS_DIR, with ~/.cmux/cmux-node-options as the fallback.
Guard path test coverage
tests/test_claude_wrapper_hooks.py
The test helper accepts extra environment variables. Guard-directory tests configure CMUX_NODE_OPTIONS_DIR and update the failure test name and call site.

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Severity of issue fixed: Low

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 25968

Persistent restore-module storage addresses temporary-file cleanup, but custom guard-directory values can still cause Node preload failures or prevent cleanup of injected NODE_OPTIONS. Resolve override path handling before merge.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the main change: moving the NODE_OPTIONS restore module out of the temporary directory.
Description check ✅ Passed The description provides a detailed summary, rationale, implementation details, testing results, and affected tests. It omits the template's explicit Demo Video, review-trigger, and checklist sections…
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue [#3463] by moving the restore shim from TMPDIR to a persistent cmux-node-options directory, adding the CMUX_NODE_OPTIONS_DIR override, aligning the Swift CLI and wrapper, and…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes remain within scope for issue [#3463]. The wrapper, Swift CLI, and related tests directly support the persistent restore-shim path and failure handling.
Cmux Swift Actor Isolation ✅ Passed PASS: The only production Swift change is the body of the existing synchronous CMUXCLI.createClaudeNodeOptionsRestoreModule() method in CLI/cmux.swift. It adds environment/path and file-system ope…
Cmux Swift Blocking Runtime ✅ Passed PASS. The only changed production Swift file is CLI/cmux.swift, with 10 added and 7 removed lines in createClaudeNodeOptionsRestoreModule(). The diff only changes directory selection from TMPDIR…
Cmux Browser Automation Off-Main ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request changes only NODE_OPTIONS shim paths in CLI/cmux.swift, Resources/bin/cmux-claude-wrapper, and related wrapper tests. The diff does not change `Sources/TerminalController.sw…
Cmux Expensive Synchronous Load ✅ Passed PASS: The complete origin..HEAD diff changes only the path selection in the existing createClaudeNodeOptionsRestoreModule() function. It adds directory creation and shim-file writing, not an agent-h…
Cmux Cache Substitution Correctness ✅ Passed PASS: The PR changes the restore-shim directory selection in Swift and the shell wrapper. It does not replace an authoritative read with a cached or opportunistic value. The changed Swift function rea…
Cmux No Hacky Sleeps ✅ Passed The pull-request diff introduces no fixed sleep, timer, polling loop, delayed dispatch, or wall-clock wait. The production shell change only changes the restore-module directory and comments. The Pyth…
Cmux Algorithmic Complexity ✅ Passed PASS: The PR changes only restore-module path selection and related tests. The production changes in Resources/bin/cmux-claude-wrapper and CLI/cmux.swift add environment/path checks, directory cre…
Cmux Swift Concurrency ✅ Passed PASS. The Swift diff only changes synchronous environment lookup and file-system path creation in createClaudeNodeOptionsRestoreModule(). It introduces no DispatchQueue, DispatchGroup, Combine s…
Cmux Swift @Concurrent ✅ Passed PASS: The only Swift change is createClaudeNodeOptionsRestoreModule(), which remains a synchronous throws -> URL helper. The diff adds no async, nonisolated, @MainActor, or @concurrent dec…
Cmux Swift Package Boundaries ✅ Passed PASS. The Swift diff changes one private helper in CLI/cmux.swift that selects a directory and writes the Claude NODE_OPTIONS restore shim during CLI launch. The file belongs to the cmux-cli too…
Cmux Swiftpm Lockfiles ✅ Passed PASS. The pull request changes only CLI/cmux.swift, Resources/bin/cmux-claude-wrapper, and tests/test_claude_wrapper_hooks.py. The diff contains no Package.swift, Package.resolved, `.gitigno…
Cmux Swift Logging ✅ Passed The PR’s only Swift change updates createClaudeNodeOptionsRestoreModule() in CLI/cmux.swift to select the persistent guard directory. The diff adds no print, debugPrint, dump, NSLog, `Logg…
Cmux User-Facing Error Privacy ✅ Passed PASS. The production diff changes only the restore-module directory and related internal environment handling. It adds no user-facing error, alert, command output, API error body, or recovery copy. Th…
Cmux Full Internationalization ✅ Passed PASS: The PR changes only the Node restore-shim path, environment handling, developer comments, and regression tests. The complete diff adds no user-facing Swift text, web copy, metadata, API response…
Cmux Swiftui State Layout ✅ Passed PASS: The only Swift change is CLI/cmux.swift, in the non-UI CMUXCLI.createClaudeNodeOptionsRestoreModule() path resolver. It changes TMPDIR selection to CMUX_NODE_OPTIONS_DIR or `~/.cmux/cmux…
Cmux Architecture Rethink ✅ Passed PASS. The Swift diff is a small local path-correction change in createClaudeNodeOptionsRestoreModule(). It adds no sleeps, polling, locks, observers, side channels, duplicate Swift entrypoints, or s…
Cmux Swift Auxiliary Window Close Shortcuts ✅ Passed PASS. The Swift diff only changes createClaudeNodeOptionsRestoreModule() to select a persistent node-options directory. It does not add or materially change any NSWindow, NSPanel, `NSWindowContr…
Cmux Source Artifacts ✅ Passed The pull request changes only CLI/cmux.swift, Resources/bin/cmux-claude-wrapper, and tests/test_claude_wrapper_hooks.py. These are intentional product source and test-system files. The combined …
Cmux No Test Or Debug Seam In Production Source ✅ Passed PASS: The PR changes only CLI/cmux.swift, Resources/bin/cmux-claude-wrapper, and tests/test_claude_wrapper_hooks.py. The changed Swift file is outside the rule scope of **/Sources/**, and the …
Cmux No Ambient Global State ✅ Passed PASS. The Swift diff only changes local path-selection logic inside the existing private func createClaudeNodeOptionsRestoreModule() on CMUXCLI. It adds no top-level function or mutable variable, …
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- Line 856: Update ensure_node_options_restore_module and merge_node_options to
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Both correct, thanks. Confirmed each in the code and pushed 25968a2.

  1. isCmuxNodeOptionsRestoreModulePath matches on contains("/cmux-"), and $HOME/.cmux/node-options/... does not contain that substring, so the sanitizer would have stopped recognising cmux's own shim and left the injected --require and heap cap in NODE_OPTIONS on restore. Default is now $HOME/.cmux/cmux-node-options, which keeps the substring, so the matcher and its tests are untouched. Comment added at both ends so the prefix does not get tidied away later.

  2. createClaudeNodeOptionsRestoreModule in CLI/cmux.swift was still building its root from TMPDIR. It now resolves the same directory as the wrapper and honours CMUX_NODE_OPTIONS_DIR, so there is one path rather than two.

The shell suite still passes and the Swift file parses. I cannot build the macOS target locally, so the Swift side is relying on CI.

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Another data point in favour of getting this merged. Reproduced on cmux 0.64.25 (latest), macOS 27.0 (26A428).

Timeline on one machine

  • 09-19 19:06: the wrapper creates $TMPDIR/cmux-claude-node-options/restore-node-options.cjs.
  • Every later launch hits the cmp -s branch in ensure_node_options_restore_module, so the file is never rewritten. Reads by node's preload don't update its atime either: after hundreds of hook runs the atime still equals the birth time.
  • 09-23 03:35: com.apple.bsd.dirhelper (CLEAN_FILES_OLDER_THAN_DAYS=3) removes it on its first run after the file turned 3 days old.
  • 03:36–04:17: every node hook in every open Claude session fails with Cannot find module '…/restore-node-options.cjs' (about 40 failures across Stop and PreToolUse hooks).
  • 04:17: the next wrapper launch writes the file again and the errors stop.

So it isn't a rare edge case. Any machine that keeps a Claude session open overnight hits it on a regular cycle, about every 4 days.

Why it matters beyond noise: Claude Code treats a hook that crashes before running as a non-blocking error. Every node-based PreToolUse guard (secret-read guards, write/path guards) therefore fails open until something launches claude again. A missing preload silently switches off user safety hooks.

On the fix: the approach in this PR looks right to me: a durable, space-free path, plus the CMUX_NODE_OPTIONS_DIR override. One thing to watch during rollout: sessions started before the upgrade keep --require=<old $TMPDIR path> in their environment until they exit. Those can still break once the old file is swept, unless the new wrapper keeps writing (or at least touching) the old path for a transition period.

#7028 is the same bug class for the per-pane cmux-cli-shims/<surface>/claude shim. That one fails differently: the pane silently runs claude unwrapped with no hooks. It might be worth moving both out of $TMPDIR in one pass.

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Thanks for working on this. #12022 is now fixed on main by #14814, which moves the Claude NODE_OPTIONS restore preload to ~/.cmuxterm/cmux-claude-node-options/; #14851 does the same for the remote daemon. That covers what this PR set out to fix, so a maintainer will likely close it. If you see a case those two miss, please say so here.

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Closing as superseded by #14814 (and #14851 for the remote daemon). Thanks again.

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