t3028: Remove 2>/dev/null stderr suppression from pulse.md bash examples

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Summary

• Remove 5 instances of 2>/dev/null from task decomposition bash examples in pulse.md
• The || construct already handles command failures gracefully; suppressing stderr hides valuable debugging information (auth failures, syntax errors, missing dependencies)
• Addresses all 3 medium-severity review findings from PR t1408.2: Wire task decomposition into dispatch pipeline #2997 (gemini-code-assist)

Changes

.agents/scripts/commands/pulse.md — Lines 238, 241, 252, 254, 265:

• Removed 2>/dev/null from classify helper call
• Removed 2>/dev/null from jq parse of classify result
• Removed 2>/dev/null from decompose helper call
• Removed 2>/dev/null from jq parse of subtask count
• Removed 2>/dev/null from jq parse of subtask dependencies

Closes #3028

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Enhanced error reporting in pulse command operations by removing error suppression. Failures in critical processes are now properly reported and logged instead of being silently hidden, improving troubleshooting and debugging capabilities.

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Walkthrough

This PR removes stderr suppression (2>/dev/null) from five shell command invocations in the pulse.md script, allowing error messages from classify, decompose, and jq operations to surface for debugging while maintaining graceful failure handling via || operators.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Shell Script Quality Improvements .agents/scripts/commands/pulse.md	Removed 5 instances of 2>/dev/null error suppression from CLASSIFY_RESULT, TASK_KIND parsing, DECOMPOSE_RESULT, SUBTASK_COUNT, and SUB_DEPS assignments to expose stderr for debugging while preserving error handling via || operators.

Estimated code review effort

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Possibly related PRs

• #2888: Applies the same error-suppression removal pattern (2>/dev/null) across multiple shell command invocations in .agents/scripts files
• #2295: Modifies .agents/scripts/commands/pulse.md pulse workflow and command routing logic
• #2465: Also modifies .agents/scripts/commands/pulse.md and refactors shell command/batch invocation logic

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🐚 Silence falls to let truth speak,
stderr flows where bugs would sneak,
Debug gold no longer hidden,
Quality debt—finally bidden,
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Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately describes the main change: removing 2>/dev/null stderr suppression from pulse.md bash examples, which is the primary modification.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	All code changes directly address the three medium-severity findings from issue #3028 by removing 2>/dev/null from exactly the five specified locations, preserving stderr visibility.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All changes are scoped to the stated objective of removing 2>/dev/null from pulse.md; no unrelated modifications are present.
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Inline comments:
In @.agents/scripts/commands/pulse.md:
- Around line 237-238: The example invocation is using the wrong argument
contract for task-decompose-helper.sh: update the CLASSIFY_RESULT and
corresponding decompose examples to call the helper with the task description as
the first positional argument (no --task flag) and use the helper's expected
flags: for classify call task-decompose-helper.sh classify "<task description>"
with --lineage and/or --depth, and for decompose call task-decompose-helper.sh
decompose "<task description>" with --lineage and/or --max-subtasks; remove the
incorrect flags (--task, --max-depth, --quiet) so classify/decompose operate on
the real task text when invoking task-decompose-helper.sh.

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Superseded by PR #3042 which addresses the same issue (#3028) with a more comprehensive fix: corrects the task-decompose-helper.sh invocation contract (the CHANGES_REQUESTED feedback from CodeRabbit) in addition to removing 2>/dev/null suppression. Closing in favour of #3042.