port: emit publish workflow into omp repos (independent npm releases)

- runAgentSession gains an inactivity watchdog (execution.inactivityTimeoutMs,
  default 0 = off): when no session event arrives within the window, the
  session is aborted (agent abort + bash subprocess kill) with a clear
  "inactivity timeout" error
- agent sessions persist to .ralpi/sessions/*.jsonl; resume reopens the
  JSONL via SessionManager.open so an interrupted task continues with its
  prior conversation instead of restarting from scratch
- progress.json tracks sessionFile per task (persisted at session creation,
  so kill/reload mid-run is resumable); the first attempt after resume
  reuses it, failover retries stay fresh; corrupt/missing files fall back
  to a fresh session with a warning
- bump version to 0.6.0

.gitea/workflows/port-to-omp.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+name: port-to-omp
+
+# Keep the omp port of ralpi in lockstep with this repo.
+#
+# Two jobs:
+#   - verify: port to a scratch dir, then typecheck + test the ported tree on
+#     EVERY push and PR. Source drift — a base change that breaks a port op —
+#     fails here, on the branch that introduced it, before it reaches master.
+#     (The ported tree contains the full test suite, so this also gives the
+#     base repo its CI test coverage.)
+#   - publish: regenerate the omp port into Mike/omp-ralpi and push it, but
+#     only on master, and only after verify passed — a broken port can never
+#     ship. The port commit lands in the omp repo, never here, so this
+#     workflow cannot re-trigger itself.
+#
+# Prerequisites on git.freno.me:
+#   - an access token with write:repository scope, stored as the repo secret
+#     PORTING_KEY (the workflow authenticates as https://Mike:<token>@…)
+#   - a registered Actions runner (act_runner) for this repo
+#   - the omp repo must exist (Mike/omp-ralpi)
+#
+# Manual run: Actions tab → Run workflow (workflow_dispatch), or push.
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  verify:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install bun
+        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+
+      - name: Port to scratch dir (drift check)
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          bun port-to-omp.mjs --out "$RUNNER_TEMP/omp-port-check"
+          cd "$RUNNER_TEMP/omp-port-check"
+          bun run typecheck
+          bun test
+
+  publish:
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+    needs: verify
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install bun
+        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+
+      - name: Port to omp
+        env:
+          PORTING_KEY: ${{ secrets.PORTING_KEY }}
+          OMP_REPO: omp-ralpi
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          # Trim the secret: a stray newline from pasting silently breaks
+          # basic auth. Fail loudly when it is missing entirely.
+          PORTING_KEY="$(printf '%s' "${PORTING_KEY}" | tr -d '[:space:]')"
+          : "${PORTING_KEY:?PORTING_KEY secret is not set}" || exit 1
+          URL="https://Mike:${PORTING_KEY}@git.freno.me/Mike/${OMP_REPO}.git"
+
+          # The omp checkout lives in $RUNNER_TEMP, outside the pi checkout:
+          # the port script refuses to write into a subdirectory of its own
+          # source (cpSync would recurse into itself).
+          PORT_DIR="${RUNNER_TEMP:-/tmp}/omp-port"
+
+          # Preflight: reach the omp repo with the token. Fail with a clear
+          # message instead of a confusing error later at push time.
+          if ! git ls-remote "$URL" HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "::error::cannot read Mike/omp-ralpi with PORTING_KEY — is the secret set on this repo, valid, and write:repository-scoped?"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          git clone --depth 1 "$URL" "$PORT_DIR"
+          git -C "$PORT_DIR" config user.name  "omp-port"
+          git -C "$PORT_DIR" config user.email "omp-port@freno.me"
+
+          # Regenerate the port directly into the omp checkout. The script
+          # preserves .git, asserts every patch rule, and runs `bun install`
+          # (refreshing bun.lock + node_modules).
+          bun "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/port-to-omp.mjs" --out "$PORT_DIR"
+
+          cd "$PORT_DIR"
+          # The port must compile against the pinned @oh-my-pi SDK before it
+          # ships to users.
+          bun run typecheck
+
+          if git diff --quiet HEAD; then
+            echo "port unchanged; nothing to push"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          git add -A
+          git commit -m "port: sync from ${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}@${GITHUB_SHA::8}"
+          git push origin HEAD:main

.gitea/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: publish
+
+# Publish this package and its omp port to the npm registry on version tags.
+#
+# Prerequisites on npmjs.com / git.freno.me:
+#   - an npm automation token (publish scope) stored as the repo secret
+#     NPM_TOKEN (consumed via actions/setup-node registry auth)
+#   - the scoped package names claimed on npm (@mikefreno/<name> and
+#     @mikefreno/omp-<name>)
+#
+# Both packages ship TypeScript sources — nothing is built — so lifecycle
+# scripts (prepublishOnly tsc) are skipped: the port workflow already
+# typechecks the generated port against the pinned @oh-my-pi SDK, and the pi
+# package typechecks against the global pi SDK that CI does not install.
+#
+# Manual publish: Actions tab → Run workflow (workflow_dispatch).
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ['v*']
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install bun
+        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+
+      - name: Setup node (npm registry auth)
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+
+      - name: Publish pi package
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+        run: npm publish --access public --ignore-scripts
+
+      - name: Port to omp
+        run: bun port-to-omp.mjs --out "$RUNNER_TEMP/omp-port"
+
+      - name: Publish omp package
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/omp-port
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+        run: npm publish --access public --ignore-scripts

AGENTS.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ is unavailable).
 
 - `index.ts` — extension entry, command registration (`ralpi`, `ralpi-run`,
   `ralpi-plan`, `ralpi-resume`, `ralpi-reset`), execution-mode + loop-option
-  prompts, reload auto-resume via `session_start`, progress message renderer
+  prompts, progress message renderer
 - `src/` — all logic modules:
   - `parser.ts` — task file parsing (Fio/README numbered, phased, checkbox,
     YAML formats), dependency + parallel-group + timeout parsing,
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ is unavailable).
   - `constants.ts` — static constants (slash command, task file names,
     reflection/review patterns)
 - `tests/` — bun test suites for parser and DAG behavior
-- `skills/ralpi-use.md` — Pi skill definition for task execution
 - `prompts/task-manager.md` — Pi prompt for task planning
 
 ## Runtime state
@@ -70,18 +69,16 @@ is unavailable).
 All runtime state lives in `.ralpi/` in the **project directory** (not this extension directory):
 
 - `.ralpi/progress.json` — execution progress, supports multiple PRDs
-- `.ralpi/loop-active.json` — marker written while a loop runs; drives
-  auto-resume after a session reload
+- `.ralpi/loop-active.json` — marker written while a loop runs; snapshots the
+  mode + loop options so `/ralpi-resume` can continue non-interactively
 - `.ralpi/reflections/` — per-task reflection JSON files
 - `.ralpi/reviews/<prdKey>/` — full review output JSON (only when
   `saveReviews` is on)
+- `.ralpi/sessions/` — agent session JSONL files per task (persisted so an
+  interrupted task can be resumed from its prior conversation)
 - `.ralpi/prompts/` — generated prompts (timestamped, for debugging)
 - `.ralpi/config.yaml` — project-level config (optional)
 
-There is no `.ralpi/sessions/` directory anymore — full task output is shown
-inline via expandable `ralpi-progress` chat messages, and review output is
-persisted under `.ralpi/reviews/`.
-
 ## Task ID convention
 
 Task IDs are zero-padded strings (`"01"`, `"02"`, etc.) with an optional
@@ -94,8 +91,10 @@ use raw numeric IDs.
 - `/ralpi` — no args → show plan for `README.md`; first token looks like a
   path (`@path`, `./path`, `.md`, `.yaml`, etc.) → run; anything else →
   error suggesting the dash commands
-- `/ralpi-run [task-file]` — run tasks (auto-resumes when progress already
-  exists for the file; otherwise prompts for execution mode + loop options)
+- `/ralpi-run [task-file]` — run tasks (always prompts for execution mode +
+  loop options; a cancelled loop for the file is continued from its progress
+  with the newly chosen settings — it never silently resumes with the old
+  loop's settings, only `/ralpi-resume` does that)
 - `/ralpi-plan [prompt]` — loads the bundled `prompts/task-manager.md`
   template and sends it as a user message. Pi's `sendUserMessage()` sends
   with `expandPromptTemplates: false`, so the extension does its own
@@ -125,10 +124,24 @@ Key config fields in `execution`:
 - `autoCommit` / `autoReview` / `saveReviews` — loop options (selectable at
   loop startup via `selectLoopOptions`; review is asked FIRST, commit is
   mandated when review is on)
+- `inactivityTimeoutMs` — hang detection: if no agent session event arrives
+  within this window (e.g. a bash subprocess that never returns), the task is
+  aborted (agent abort + bash subprocess kill). `0` = disabled (default)
 - `models` — slot-aware round-robin model list for parallel mode, with
-  automatic failover to the next model per task
+  failover to the next model per task (only after exhausting same-model
+  retries, see `maxSameModelAttempts`)
+- `maxSameModelAttempts` — max attempts on the SAME model before cycling to
+  the next model on failure (default 5, matching pi's normal retry count).
+  Applies to task execution, commit/review follow-up sessions, and
+  review-fix re-execution alike
 - `implModel` / `commitModel` / `reviewModel` — `<provider>/<model>` strings
   resolved via `resolveModelSpec` in `utils.ts`
+- `prompts.reviewFocus` — per-review custom focus/instructions, injected as a
+  `## Custom Review Focus` section in review prompts
+- `review.extraIgnorePatterns` — extra noise-filter exclusion regexes (file
+  paths) merged into the default rules
+- `review.ignorePaths` — pathspec allowlist keeping matching files in review
+  scope even when a default noise rule would exclude them
 - `maxReviewRetries` / `reviewBlockOnFail` — review-gated loop retry behavior
 - `worktrees` — `"never" | "parallel" | "always"` git worktree isolation
   (default `"parallel"`; see `shouldUseWorktrees` in `src/executor.ts`)

README.md

@@ -218,11 +218,29 @@ execution:
   reviewTimeoutMs: 0          # timeout for auto-review agent sessions (0 = inherit)
   loopTimeoutMs: 0            # max total loop duration in ms (0 = no limit; checked between batches)
   worktrees: parallel         # "never" | "parallel" (default) | "always" — git worktree isolation
+  chatStyle: compact          # "compact" (default) | "verbose" — per-event tool-call stream
 prompts:
   projectContext: "Additional context for all tasks"
   reflectionPrompt: ""        # custom suffix for reflection extraction
+  reviewFocus: ""             # per-review custom focus/instructions (e.g. "check security only")
+review:
+  extraIgnorePatterns: []     # extra noise-filter exclusion regexes (merged into the default rules)
+  ignorePaths: []             # pathspec allowlist — files matching these stay in review scope
 ```
 
+Review prompts (committed + uncommitted) run the diff through a noise filter
+before inlining: lockfiles, minified/generated assets, source maps,
+snapshots, build output, `node_modules`/`vendor`, and binary/media files are
+excluded by default. The prompt gets a per-file `+/−` summary table, an
+`### Excluded Files (n)` section listing what was filtered (path, counts,
+reason), and — when a diff is oversized or touches >20 files — a
+file-list + "use `read`" instruction instead of a byte-truncated diff.
+`prompts.reviewFocus` injects a `### Custom Review Focus` section into each
+review prompt. `review.extraIgnorePatterns` adds exclusion regexes (matched
+against file paths), and `review.ignorePaths` is a pathspec allowlist that
+keeps matching files in review scope even when a default rule would exclude
+them.
+
 > `execution.models` uses slot-aware round-robin: with 3 models and 2 concurrent
 > tasks, only the first two models are used. The third model is only touched when
 > a third concurrent task starts. Freed model slots are reused before new ones
@@ -234,6 +252,10 @@ prompts:
 > (or parallel mode with no `models` list) the parent pi session's model is used,
 > unless `implModel` is set.
 
+> `execution.chatStyle` controls how sub-agent tool calls appear in the chat during task execution:
+> - **compact** (default): a single completion message per task with an expandable tool-call tree (collapsed shows the last 3 calls, expanded via Ctrl+O shows all).
+> - **verbose**: each tool event is streamed live as its own chat line (`[01 · task-name] → bash ...` / `← (ok)`), like piolium/pygienium's per-event stream.
+
 #### Auto-review and Auto-commit
 
 At loop startup the review question is asked FIRST. When `autoReview` is
@@ -273,3 +295,9 @@ in parallel mode).
 .ralpi/prompts/                # Generated prompts (timestamped, for debugging)
 .ralpi/config.yaml             # Project-level config (optional)
 ```
+
+Every `/ralpi run`, `/ralpi resume`, and `/ralpi reset` (plus the auto-resume
+on session reload) ensures `.ralpi/` is present in the project's `.gitignore`,
+so ralpi's own artifacts never show up as untracked/staged files in the user's
+repo. Opt out per command with `--no-gitignore` (e.g. `/ralpi-run README.md
+--no-gitignore`).

index.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { loadTaskManagerPrompt } from "./src/task-manager-prompt";
 import { formatReflections } from "./src/reflection";
 import { verdictGlyph, verdictSummary, formatFindings } from "./src/review";
 import type { ReviewResult } from "./src/types";
-import { executeBatch, type SendChatMessage } from "./src/executor";
+import { executeBatch, type SendChatMessage, setStreamForwarder } from "./src/executor";
 import {
 	cleanupStaleWorktrees,
 	finalizeCommittedWorktrees,
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
 	deleteLoopActive,
 	readLoopActive,
 	findRalpiDir,
+	ensureRalpiIgnored,
 	listPRDsSorted,
 	countPRDResumeStats,
 	formatDuration,
@@ -43,6 +44,39 @@ type ExecutionMode = "parallel" | "sequential";
 
 // ─── Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+/**
+ * Split a `--no-gitignore` opt-out out of the command args (in place). The
+ * flag controls whether `/ralpi run|resume|reset` auto-adds `.ralpi/` to the
+ * project's `.gitignore` — it defaults to on so ralpi's own artifacts never
+ * end up staged in the user's repo.
+ */
+function stripNoGitignore(args: string[]): boolean {
+	const i = args.indexOf("--no-gitignore");
+	if (i === -1) return false;
+	args.splice(i, 1);
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Ensure `.ralpi/` is gitignored in the project (unless opted out), and
+ * notify once when the guard actually appended the entry.
+ */
+function ensureIgnoredNote(
+	projectDir: string,
+	ctx: ExtensionContext,
+	noGitignore = false,
+): void {
+	if (noGitignore) return;
+	if (ensureRalpiIgnored(projectDir)) {
+		ctx.ui.notify(
+			"· .ralpi/ added to .gitignore (opt out with --no-gitignore)",
+			"info",
+		);
+	}
+}
+
+// ─── Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
 /**
  * Detect if a token looks like a file path rather than a subcommand.
  * Matches: @path, /path, ./path, ../path, path/to/file, path.md, path.yaml
@@ -272,9 +306,10 @@ async function executePlanBatches(
 		);
 	}
 
-	// Write loop-active marker so a session reload can detect an interrupted
-	// loop and resume it (in-process agent sessions die on reload — the marker
-	// + progress.json in_progress tasks are the signal to re-run them).
+	// Write the loop-active marker so an interrupted loop can be resumed
+	// non-interactively via /ralpi-resume: it snapshots the execution mode and
+	// loop options (autoCommit/autoReview/saveReviews) that /ralpi-resume
+	// would otherwise re-prompt for.
 	if (projectDir) {
 		const allTaskIds = plan.batches.flatMap((b) => b.tasks.map((t) => t.id));
 		writeLoopActive(projectDir, {
@@ -435,9 +470,134 @@ function makeSendProgress(pi: ExtensionAPI): SendChatMessage {
 	};
 }
 
+/** Pick the one useful argument from a tool-call's args (path/command/…). */
+function summarizeArgs(args: unknown): string {
+	if (!args || typeof args !== "object") return "";
+	const obj = args as Record<string, unknown>;
+	const pickKey = ["file_path", "path", "command", "pattern", "query", "url"].find(
+		(k) => typeof obj[k] === "string",
+	);
+	if (pickKey) {
+		const value = String(obj[pickKey]);
+		return value.length > 120 ? `${value.slice(0, 117)}…` : value;
+	}
+	const json = JSON.stringify(obj);
+	return json.length > 120 ? `${json.slice(0, 117)}…` : json;
+}
+
+/** Collapse a tool result down to a single short line. */
+function summarizeToolResult(result: unknown): string {
+	if (result == null) return "";
+	if (typeof result === "string") return result;
+	if (typeof result === "number" || typeof result === "boolean")
+		return String(result);
+	if (Array.isArray(result)) {
+		return result
+			.map((item) => {
+				if (typeof item === "string") return item;
+				if (
+					item &&
+					typeof item === "object" &&
+					"text" in (item as Record<string, unknown>)
+				)
+					return String((item as { text?: unknown }).text ?? "");
+				return JSON.stringify(item);
+			})
+			.join("\n");
+	}
+	if (typeof result !== "object") return "";
+	const obj = result as Record<string, unknown>;
+	if (Array.isArray(obj.content)) {
+		const unwrapped = summarizeToolResult(obj.content);
+		if (unwrapped) return unwrapped;
+	}
+	const preferKey = ["stdout", "output", "text", "content", "result"].find(
+		(k) => typeof obj[k] === "string" && (obj[k] as string).length > 0,
+	);
+	if (preferKey) return obj[preferKey] as string;
+	try {
+		return JSON.stringify(obj);
+	} catch {
+		return "";
+	}
+}
+
+/** Collapse whitespace and cap a line at `max` chars with an ellipsis. */
+function compactLine(text: string, max: number): string {
+	const collapsed = text.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
+	if (collapsed.length <= max) return collapsed;
+	return `${collapsed.slice(0, max - 1)}…`;
+}
+
+/** Extract joined text from an assistant message's content blocks. */
+function extractAssistantTextFromContent(content: unknown): string {
+	if (typeof content === "string") return content;
+	if (!Array.isArray(content)) return "";
+	return content
+		.flatMap((c) =>
+			c && typeof c === "object" &&
+				(c as { type?: string }).type === "text"
+				? [(c as { text?: string }).text ?? ""]
+				: [],
+		)
+		.join("");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build a stream-event forwarder that posts ralpi-stream messages (one chat
+ * line per tool start/end and assistant turn) into the chat. Only used when
+ * execution.chatStyle is "verbose".
+ */
+function makeStreamForwarder(pi: ExtensionAPI): (phase: string, event: import("@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent").AgentSessionEvent) => void {
+	const send = (details: {
+		kind: "tool-start" | "tool-end" | "tool-error" | "assistant";
+		phase: string;
+		toolName?: string;
+		body?: string;
+	}, fallback: string) => {
+		pi.sendMessage({
+			customType: "ralpi-stream",
+			content: fallback,
+			display: true,
+			details,
+		});
+	};
+
+	return (phase: string, event: import("@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent").AgentSessionEvent) => {
+		switch (event.type) {
+			case "tool_execution_start": {
+				const body = summarizeArgs(event.args);
+				send({ kind: "tool-start", phase, toolName: event.toolName, body }, `[${phase}] → ${event.toolName}${body ? `  ${body}` : ""}`);
+				return;
+			}
+			case "tool_execution_end": {
+				const body = compactLine(summarizeToolResult(event.result), 200);
+				const kind = event.isError ? "tool-error" : "tool-end";
+				const marker = event.isError ? "✗" : "←";
+				send({ kind, phase, toolName: event.toolName, body }, `[${phase}] ${marker} ${event.toolName}${body ? `  ${body}` : ""}`);
+				return;
+			}
+			case "message_end": {
+				const message = event.message as { role?: string; content?: unknown };
+				if (message.role !== "assistant") return;
+				const text = extractAssistantTextFromContent(message.content).trim();
+				if (!text) return;
+				const head = compactLine(text, 240);
+				send({ kind: "assistant", phase, body: head }, `[${phase}] ${head}`);
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+	};
+}
+
 // ─── Extension Entry ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 export default function ralpiLoopExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
+	// Wire the verbose stream forwarder — posts each tool event as its own
+	// chat message via the ralpi-stream renderer. Enabled per-run by
+	// `execution.chatStyle: verbose` in the config YAML.
+	setStreamForwarder(makeStreamForwarder(pi));
+
 	// Register custom message renderer for ralpi progress messages.
 	// Renders an expandable tool-call tree: collapsed shows last 3 + "N more",
 	// expanded (Ctrl+O) shows every tool call.
@@ -538,232 +698,72 @@ export default function ralpiLoopExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
 		},
 	);
 
-	// ─── Reload detection: resume interrupted loops when session reloads ──
+	// ─── Verbose tool-event stream renderer ─────────────────────────────
 	//
-	// ralpi runs task agent sessions in-process (createAgentSession), so they
-	// do NOT survive a /reload. When the new session starts, this handler
-	// reads the persisted loop-active marker + progress.json: if any task is
-	// still `in_progress`, the loop was interrupted mid-task and we resume it
-	// (resetting those tasks to pending so the DAG re-schedules them), using
-	// the mode + loop options snapshotted in loop-active.json so the resume is
-	// non-interactive.
-	pi.on("session_start", async (event, ctx) => {
-		if (event.reason !== "reload") return;
+	// When execution.chatStyle is "verbose", each tool_execution_start/end and
+	// assistant turn is posted as its own chat message — the piolium/pygienium
+	// per-event stream. When "compact" (default), only the completion message
+	// with its expandable tool-call tree shows (the existing ralpi-progress
+	// renderer above).
 
-		// Find the ralpi project directory
-		const projectDir = findRalpiDir(ctx.cwd);
-		if (!projectDir) return;
+	type StreamLineKind = "tool-start" | "tool-end" | "tool-error" | "assistant";
 
-		// Check if a task execution loop was active before the reload
-		const loopState = readLoopActive(projectDir);
-		if (!loopState) return;
-
-		// Load progress state
-		const progressPath = path.join(projectDir, ".ralpi", "progress.json");
-
-		/** Re-read progress from disk. */
-		const readTasks = (): Record<string, { status: string }> | null => {
-			try {
-				const raw = fs.readFileSync(progressPath, "utf-8");
-				const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as Record<string, any>;
-				return parsed.prds?.[loopState.prdKey]?.tasks ?? parsed.tasks ?? null;
-			} catch {
-				return null;
-			}
-		};
-
-		// ralpi agent sessions run in-process (createAgentSession), so they do
-		// NOT survive a session reload. Any task left `in_progress` is therefore
-		// stalled — its agent died with the previous session. Detect that state
-		// and actively resume the loop instead of passively polling (which would
-		// spin forever waiting for a dead task to complete).
-		const initialTasks = readTasks();
-		if (initialTasks) {
-			const inProgressIds = Object.entries(initialTasks).flatMap(([id, t]) =>
-				t.status === "in_progress" ? [id] : [],
-			);
-
-			// Build the sendProgress wrapper so resumed task messages render the
-			// same expandable tool-call tree as an interactive run. Defined before
-			// the finalize path below so it can report self-healed merges.
-			const sendProgress: SendChatMessage = (
-				content: string,
-				meta?: {
-					toolCalls?: Array<{ name: string; label: string }>;
-					reviewText?: string;
-					reviewPath?: string;
-					reviewResult?: ReviewResult;
-				},
-			) => {
-				pi.sendMessage({
-					customType: "ralpi-progress",
-					content,
-					display: true,
-					details: {
-						phase: "progress",
-						toolCalls: meta?.toolCalls,
-						reviewText: meta?.reviewText,
-						reviewPath: meta?.reviewPath,
-						reviewResult: meta?.reviewResult,
-					},
-				});
-			};
-
-			if (inProgressIds.length === 0) {
-				// Nothing was mid-flight — the loop either finished cleanly between
-				// the reload landing and this handler running, or was stopped
-				// between tasks. Either way, committed worktree branches from an
-				// interrupted loop may still be unmerged (e.g. a prior resume
-				// attempt reset tasks to pending before it was itself interrupted).
-				// Finalize those first so committed code lands in the workspace,
-				// persist the state to progress.json, update the PRD file, THEN
-				// clean up the stale marker.
-				try {
-					const config = loadConfig(projectDir);
-					// Clear any half-done merge left by an interrupted
-					// conflict-resolution session (it would block every merge below).
-					abortMerge(projectDir);
-					const allIds = Object.entries(initialTasks).flatMap(([id, t]) =>
-						t.status !== "failed" && t.status !== "pending" ? [id] : [],
-					);
-					const fin = finalizeCommittedWorktrees(
-						projectDir,
-						config.paths.stateDir,
-						loopState.prdKey,
-						allIds,
-					);
-					// Persist finalized tasks to progress.json + PRD file so the
-					// state is correct for subsequent /ralpi resume calls.
-					const stateDir = config.paths.stateDir;
-					const progressPath = path.join(projectDir, stateDir, "progress.json");
-					// Batch-update progress.json and PRD file for all finalized tasks
-					if (fin.finalized.length > 0) {
-						const progressRaw = fs.existsSync(progressPath)
-							? JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(progressPath, "utf-8"))
-							: null;
-						for (const id of fin.finalized) {
-							sendProgress?.(
-								`✓ ${id} — finalized on resume (committed branch merged into main)`,
-							);
-							if (progressRaw) {
-								const tasks =
-									progressRaw.prds?.[loopState.prdKey]?.tasks ??
-									progressRaw.tasks;
-								if (tasks && tasks[id]) {
-									tasks[id].status = "completed";
-									tasks[id].completedAt = new Date().toISOString();
-								}
-							}
-							try {
-								const prdPath = loopState.taskFile;
-								if (fs.existsSync(prdPath)) {
-									updateTaskInFile(prdPath, id, "completed");
-								}
-							} catch {
-								// Best-effort
-							}
-						}
-						if (progressRaw) {
-							fs.writeFileSync(
-								progressPath,
-								JSON.stringify(progressRaw, null, 2),
-								"utf-8",
-							);
-						}
-					}
-					// ── Handle conflicted tasks ──
-					// Same logic as resumeLoop: reset to pending so the DAG can
-					// re-schedule them, keep the worktree for in-place re-run.
-					const conflictIds = Object.keys(fin.conflicts);
-					if (conflictIds.length > 0) {
-						const detail = conflictIds
-							.map((id) => `${id}: ${fin.conflicts[id].slice(0, 3).join(", ")}`)
-							.join("; ");
-						// Batch-reset all conflicted tasks to pending, then write once
-						const progressRaw = fs.existsSync(progressPath)
-							? JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(progressPath, "utf-8"))
-							: null;
-						for (const id of conflictIds) {
-							if (progressRaw) {
-								const tasks =
-									progressRaw.prds?.[loopState.prdKey]?.tasks ??
-									progressRaw.tasks;
-								if (tasks && tasks[id]) {
-									tasks[id].status = "pending";
-									delete tasks[id].startedAt;
-									delete tasks[id].error;
-								}
-							}
-							try {
-								const prdPath = loopState.taskFile;
-								if (fs.existsSync(prdPath)) {
-									updateTaskInFile(prdPath, id, "pending");
-								}
-							} catch {
-								// Best-effort
-							}
-						}
-						if (progressRaw) {
-							fs.writeFileSync(
-								progressPath,
-								JSON.stringify(progressRaw, null, 2),
-								"utf-8",
-							);
-						}
-						ctx.ui.notify(
-							`Reset ${conflictIds.length} conflicted task(s) to pending for re-execution (${detail})`,
-							"info",
-						);
-					}
-				} catch {
-					// Best-effort — the marker is removed either way; the worktrees
-					// stay on disk for a manual /ralpi-resume.
-				}
-				ctx.ui.notify(
-					"ralpi loop has no in-progress task to resume — marking complete.",
-					"info",
-				);
-				deleteLoopActive(projectDir);
-				return;
+	interface StreamLineDetails {
+		kind: StreamLineKind;
+		phase: string;
+		toolName?: string;
+		body?: string;
 	}
 
-			const taskCount = loopState.taskIds.length;
-			ctx.ui.notify(
-				`ralpi loop was interrupted by reload with ${inProgressIds.length} in-progress task(s). ` +
-					`Resuming execution (${taskCount} tasks, ${loopState.mode} mode)...`,
-				"info",
-			);
-
-			// Load config from the project directory so model + thinking level
-			// resolve the same way the interactive command handler does.
-			const config = loadConfig(projectDir);
-
-			try {
-				await resumeLoop(
-					ctx,
-					loopState.taskFile,
-					projectDir,
-					loopState.prdKey,
-					sendProgress,
-					config.model ?? ctx.model,
-					pi.getThinkingLevel(),
-					{
-						mode: loopState.mode,
-						autoCommit: loopState.autoCommit ?? config.execution.autoCommit,
-						autoReview: loopState.autoReview ?? config.execution.autoReview,
-						saveReviews: loopState.saveReviews ?? config.execution.saveReviews,
-						skipFinalStatus: false,
+	pi.registerMessageRenderer<StreamLineDetails>(
+		"ralpi-stream",
+		(message, _options, theme) => {
+			const details = message.details;
+			if (!details || typeof details !== "object") {
+				const fallback =
+					typeof message.content === "string" ? message.content : "";
+				return new Text(theme.fg("muted", fallback), 0, 0);
+			}
+			const { kind, phase, toolName, body } = details;
+			const phaseTag = theme.fg("accent", `[${phase}]`);
+			const indent = " ".repeat(phase.length + 3);
+			let line: string;
+			switch (kind) {
+				case "tool-start": {
+					const arrow = theme.fg("muted", "→");
+					const name = theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold(toolName ?? ""));
+					const args = body ? ` ${theme.fg("muted", body)}` : "";
+					line = `${phaseTag} ${arrow} ${name}${args}`;
+					break;
+				}
+				case "tool-end": {
+					const arrow = theme.fg("success", "←");
+					const result = body
+						? ` ${theme.fg("dim", body)}`
+						: ` ${theme.fg("dim", "(ok)")}`;
+					line = `${indent}${arrow}${result}`;
+					break;
+				}
+				case "tool-error": {
+					const marker = theme.fg("error", "✗");
+					const result = body
+						? ` ${theme.fg("error", body)}`
+						: ` ${theme.fg("error", "failed")}`;
+					line = `${indent}${marker}${result}`;
+					break;
+				}
+				case "assistant":
+					line = `${phaseTag} ${theme.fg("muted", body ?? "")}`;
+					break;
+				default:
+					line =
+						typeof message.content === "string"
+							? theme.fg("muted", message.content)
+							: "";
+			}
+			return new Text(line, 0, 0);
 		},
 	);
-			} catch (error) {
-				const msg = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
-				ctx.ui.notify(`ralpi auto-resume failed: ${msg}`, "error");
-				// Leave loop-active.json in place so the user can retry via
-				// /ralpi resume after addressing the underlying error.
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-	});
 
 	pi.registerCommand("ralpi", {
 		description:
@@ -885,42 +885,21 @@ async function handleRun(
 	parentModel?: unknown,
 	parentThinkingLevel?: unknown,
 ): Promise<void> {
+	const noGitignore = stripNoGitignore(args);
 	const taskFile = resolveTaskArg(args[0] || "README.md", ctx.cwd);
 
-	// If targeting a specific task file and there's existing progress for it,
-	// auto-resume instead of starting fresh
+	// A cancelled loop for this file is continued below AFTER re-prompting for
+	// settings — /ralpi-run never silently resumes with the old loop's
+	// settings (only /ralpi-resume does that). isResume below keeps the
+	// interrupted task's worktree so it continues rather than restarts.
 	const existingProgress = findProgressFile(ctx.cwd, taskFile);
-	if (existingProgress) {
-		return handleResume(
-			ctx,
-			args.slice(0, 1),
-			sendChatMessage,
-			parentModel,
-			parentThinkingLevel,
-		);
-	}
 
-	// No existing progress for this task — check for any progress at all
+	// Resolve the project root from any existing progress so running from a
+	// subdirectory still targets the loop's project.
 	const found = findProgressFile(ctx.cwd);
-	if (found && !args[0]) {
-		// Offer to resume instead of starting fresh
-		const shouldResume = await ctx.ui.select(
-			"Found existing ralpi progress. Resume?",
-			["Yes, resume", "No, start fresh"],
-		);
-
-		if (shouldResume?.startsWith("Yes")) {
-			return handleResume(
-				ctx,
-				[],
-				sendChatMessage,
-				parentModel,
-				parentThinkingLevel,
-			);
-		}
-	}
 
 	const projectDir = found ? path.dirname(path.dirname(found.path)) : ctx.cwd;
+	ensureIgnoredNote(projectDir, ctx, noGitignore);
 
 	const project = parseTaskFile(taskFile);
 	const config = loadConfig(projectDir);
@@ -964,6 +943,7 @@ async function handleRun(
 		mode,
 		sendChatMessage,
 		projectDir,
+		!!existingProgress, // preserve in-progress worktrees from a cancelled loop
 	);
 
 	const state = progress.getState();
@@ -985,11 +965,10 @@ async function handleRun(
 
 /**
  * Resume core: given a resolved task file, project dir, and PRD key,
- * build the remaining plan and execute it. Used by both the explicit
- * `/ralpi resume` command and the auto-resume on session reload.
+ * build the remaining plan and execute it.
  *
  * `mode` and loop options (`autoCommit`/`autoReview`/`saveReviews`) may be
- * passed to skip interactive prompts — this is how a reload resumes
+ * passed to skip interactive prompts — this is how /ralpi-resume resumes
  * non-interactively using the snapshot stored in loop-active.json.
  * When omitted, the user is prompted as usual.
  */
@@ -1200,6 +1179,7 @@ async function handleResume(
 	parentModel?: unknown,
 	parentThinkingLevel?: unknown,
 ): Promise<void> {
+	const noGitignore = stripNoGitignore(args);
 	let taskFile: string;
 	let projectDir: string;
 	let prdKey: string | undefined;
@@ -1244,8 +1224,8 @@ async function handleResume(
 
 	// Reuse the loop snapshot (mode + autoCommit/autoReview/saveReviews)
 	// persisted when the loop started, so an interrupted loop resumes
-	// non-interactively — matching the auto-resume-on-reload path. Only fall
-	// back to interactive prompts when no snapshot is present.
+	// non-interactively. Only fall back to interactive prompts when no
+	// snapshot is present.
 	const snapshot = readLoopActive(projectDir);
 	const loopOpts = (() => {
 		if (
@@ -1266,6 +1246,8 @@ async function handleResume(
 		return undefined;
 	})();
 
+	ensureIgnoredNote(projectDir, ctx, noGitignore);
+
 	await resumeLoop(
 		ctx,
 		taskFile,
@@ -1287,6 +1269,7 @@ async function handleReset(
 	ctx: ExtensionContext,
 	args: string[],
 ): Promise<void> {
+	const noGitignore = stripNoGitignore(args);
 	let sourcePath: string;
 	let prdKey: string | undefined;
 	let progress: ProgressTracker;
@@ -1295,6 +1278,7 @@ async function handleReset(
 		const taskFile = resolveTaskArg(args[0], ctx.cwd);
 		const found = findProgressFile(ctx.cwd, taskFile);
 		const projectDir = found ? path.dirname(path.dirname(found.path)) : ctx.cwd;
+		ensureIgnoredNote(projectDir, ctx, noGitignore);
 		sourcePath = taskFile;
 		prdKey = found?.prdKey;
 		progress = new ProgressTracker(projectDir, taskFile, prdKey);
@@ -1309,6 +1293,8 @@ async function handleReset(
 		}
 		const projectDir = path.dirname(path.dirname(found.path));
 
+		ensureIgnoredNote(projectDir, ctx, noGitignore);
+
 		// Multiple loops may have progress — let the user select which one to
 		// reset (sorted by most recent first), same as resume.
 		const selected = await selectPRD(

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mikefreno/ralpi",
-  "version": "0.5.0",
+  "version": "0.6.0",
   "description": "Execute tasks from task files/PRD's using DAG-based dependency resolution with persistent progress tracking",
   "keywords": [
     "pi-package",
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
   "files": [
     "index.ts",
     "src/",
-    "skills/",
     "prompts/",
     "README.md",
     "LICENSE"
@@ -41,9 +40,6 @@
     "extensions": [
       "./index.ts"
     ],
-    "skills": [
-      "./skills"
-    ],
     "prompts": [
       "./prompts"
     ]

port-to-omp.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,427 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bun
+/**
+ * port-to-omp.mjs — regenerate the omp port of ralpi from this repo.
+ *
+ * The omp port is "base + patch layer"; this script IS the patch layer. This
+ * repo is the single source of truth; ~/.omp/agent/extensions/ralpi (or
+ * --out) is a generated artifact. Every op asserts its target and fails
+ * loudly on base drift — never silently producing a stale port.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   bun port-to-omp.mjs                # write ~/.omp/agent/extensions/ralpi
+ *   bun port-to-omp.mjs --out <dir>    # write elsewhere (CI: the omp repo clone)
+ *
+ * CI: .gitea/workflows/port-to-omp.yml clones the omp-ralpi repo and
+ * runs this script into it, then commits + pushes when the port changed.
+ */
+
+import {
+  cpSync,
+  existsSync,
+  mkdirSync,
+  readdirSync,
+  readFileSync,
+  realpathSync,
+  rmSync,
+  writeFileSync,
+} from "node:fs";
+import {
+  join,
+  relative,
+  resolve,
+  isAbsolute,
+  dirname,
+  basename,
+} from "node:path";
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+
+const HOME = homedir();
+const PI = join(HOME, ".pi", "agent", "extensions");
+const OMP = join(HOME, ".omp", "agent", "extensions");
+
+const SKIP = new Set([
+  "port-to-omp.mjs",
+  "release-tag.sh",
+  ".gitea",
+  ".github",
+  "node_modules",
+  ".git",
+  ".DS_Store",
+  ".pi-lens",
+  "bun.lock",
+  "package-lock.json",
+  "dist",
+]);
+
+const OMP_SDK = "17.2.12";
+
+// ─── helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** Appended to op failures: the base repo is the source of truth, so a failed
+ *  assertion means the source drifted and the op needs updating — never a
+ *  reason to weaken the assertion. */
+const DRIFT_HINT =
+  "\n\nBase repo drifted since this op was written — update the op (from/to) in" +
+  " port-to-omp.mjs. The verify CI job runs this script on every push, so this" +
+  " should surface on the branch that introduced the drift.";
+
+/** Point at the first divergence between an expected op target and the actual
+ *  file text, with a little surrounding context. */
+function driftHint(src, from) {
+  const fromLines = from.split("\n");
+  const srcLines = src.split("\n");
+  const needle = fromLines[0].slice(0, 60);
+  // indexOf failed, so no full match exists. Anchor on the occurrence of the
+  // op's opening line that shares the LONGEST consecutive run with the
+  // expected text — a bare `  try {` can match unrelated blocks.
+  let anchor = -1;
+  let bestRun = -1;
+  for (let i = 0; i < srcLines.length; i++) {
+    if (!srcLines[i].includes(needle)) continue;
+    let run = 0;
+    while (run < fromLines.length && fromLines[run] === srcLines[i + run]) run++;
+    if (run > bestRun) {
+      bestRun = run;
+      anchor = i;
+    }
+  }
+  if (anchor === -1) {
+    return `\n\ncould not locate the op's opening line anywhere in the file:\n  ${fromLines[0]}`;
+  }
+  const ctx = 2;
+  const i = Math.min(bestRun, fromLines.length - 1);
+  const before = srcLines
+    .slice(Math.max(0, anchor + i - ctx), anchor + i)
+    .map((l) => `  ${l}`);
+  const after = srcLines
+    .slice(anchor + i + 1, anchor + i + 1 + ctx)
+    .map((l) => `  ${l}`);
+  return (
+    `\n\nop matches at file line ${anchor + 1} for ${bestRun} line(s), then diverges at expected line ${i + 1}:\n` +
+    `  expected: ${fromLines[i]}\n` +
+    `  actual  : ${srcLines[anchor + i] ?? "<end of file>"}\n` +
+    (before.length ? `\nactual context before:\n${before.join("\n")}\n` : "") +
+    (after.length ? `\nactual context after:\n${after.join("\n")}` : "")
+  );
+}
+
+function assertEdit(src, from, to, file, label = "") {
+  const idx = src.indexOf(from);
+  if (idx === -1) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `[${file}] target not found${label ? ` (${label})` : ""}${driftHint(
+        src,
+        from,
+      )}\n` + `\nexpected target text:\n${from}${DRIFT_HINT}`,
+    );
+  }
+  return src.slice(0, idx) + to + src.slice(idx + from.length);
+}
+
+function replaceAll(src, from, to, file, label) {
+  const parts = src.split(from);
+  if (parts.length === 1) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `[${file}] target not found${label ? ` (${label})` : ""}${driftHint(
+        src,
+        from,
+      )}\n` + `\nexpected target text:\n${from}${DRIFT_HINT}`,
+    );
+  }
+  return parts.join(to);
+}
+
+function reEdit(src, re, to, file, label) {
+  const out = src.replace(re, to);
+  if (out === src) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `[${file}] regex matched nothing (${label}): ${re}${DRIFT_HINT}`,
+    );
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+function reAll(src, re, to, file, label) {
+  let count = 0;
+  const out = src.replace(re, (...args) => {
+    count++;
+    return typeof to === "function" ? to(...args) : to;
+  });
+  if (count === 0) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `[${file}] regex matched nothing (${label}): ${re}${DRIFT_HINT}`,
+    );
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+/** Run a list of ops over a file's text. op = {from,to} | {re,to,label}. */
+function applyOps(src, ops, file) {
+  for (const op of ops) {
+    if ("from" in op) {
+      src = op.all
+        ? replaceAll(src, op.from, op.to, file, op.label)
+        : assertEdit(src, op.from, op.to, file, op.label);
+    } else {
+      src = op.all
+        ? reAll(src, op.re, op.to, file, op.label)
+        : reEdit(src, op.re, op.to, file, op.label);
+    }
+  }
+  return src;
+}
+
+function mirrorTree(srcDir, dstDir) {
+  mkdirSync(dstDir, { recursive: true });
+  cpSync(srcDir, dstDir, {
+    recursive: true,
+    force: true,
+    filter: (p) => !SKIP.has(p.split("/").pop()),
+  });
+  // drop stale files in dst that no longer exist in src; keep .git* intact
+  for (const rel of walk(dstDir)) {
+    if (rel.startsWith(".git")) continue;
+    if (!existsSync(join(srcDir, rel)))
+      rmSync(join(dstDir, rel), { force: true, recursive: true });
+  }
+}
+
+function real(p) {
+  try {
+    return realpathSync(p);
+  } catch {
+    // walk to the nearest existing ancestor and realpath it, then re-append
+    const tail = [];
+    let cur = resolve(p);
+    for (;;) {
+      try {
+        return join(realpathSync(cur), ...tail);
+      } catch {}
+      const parent = dirname(cur);
+      if (parent === cur) return resolve(p);
+      tail.unshift(basename(cur));
+      cur = parent;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function assertDstOutsideSrc(srcDir, dstDir) {
+  const rel = relative(real(srcDir), real(dstDir));
+  if (rel === "" || (!rel.startsWith("..") && !isAbsolute(rel))) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `refusing to port into a subdirectory of the source: ${dstDir} is inside ${srcDir}`,
+    );
+  }
+}
+function walk(dir) {
+  const out = [];
+  for (const entry of readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+    if (SKIP.has(entry.name)) continue;
+    const p = join(dir, entry.name);
+    if (entry.isDirectory())
+      out.push(...walk(p).map((r) => join(entry.name, r)));
+    else out.push(entry.name);
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+const SPECIFIERS = [
+  ["@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent", "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent"],
+  ["@earendil-works/pi-tui", "@oh-my-pi/pi-tui"],
+  ["@earendil-works/pi-ai", "@oh-my-pi/pi-ai"],
+  ["@earendil-works/pi-agent-core", "@oh-my-pi/pi-agent-core"],
+];
+
+function rewriteSpecifiers(src) {
+  for (const [from, to] of SPECIFIERS) src = src.split(from).join(to);
+  return src;
+}
+
+// ─── package.json transforms ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function pkgName(piName) {
+  if (piName.startsWith("@mikefreno/"))
+    return piName.replace(/^@mikefreno\//, "@mikefreno/omp-");
+  return `@mikefreno/omp-${piName}`;
+}
+
+function reorder(obj, keys) {
+  const out = {};
+  for (const k of keys) if (k in obj) out[k] = obj[k];
+  for (const k of Object.keys(obj)) if (!(k in out)) out[k] = obj[k];
+  return out;
+}
+
+const PKG_RULES = {
+  order: [
+    "name",
+    "version",
+    "description",
+    "keywords",
+    "author",
+    "license",
+    "homepage",
+    "repository",
+    "bugs",
+    "files",
+    "scripts",
+    "engines",
+    "omp",
+    "dependencies",
+    "publishConfig",
+    "devDependencies",
+  ],
+  transform(p) {
+    p.name = pkgName(p.name);
+    p.keywords = ["omp", "omp-extension", ...p.keywords.slice(2)];
+    delete p.scripts.prepublishOnly;
+    p.engines.bun = ">=1.3.14";
+    p.omp = p.pi;
+    delete p.pi;
+    delete p.omp.prompts;
+    delete p.peerDependencies;
+    p.devDependencies = {
+      "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent": OMP_SDK,
+      "@oh-my-pi/pi-tui": OMP_SDK,
+      ...p.devDependencies,
+    };
+  },
+};
+function transformPkg() {
+  const raw = JSON.parse(
+    readFileSync(join(import.meta.dir, "package.json"), "utf8"),
+  );
+  if (!raw.pi) throw new Error('expected "pi" manifest key in package.json');
+  const rule = PKG_RULES;
+  rule.transform(raw);
+  const ordered = reorder(raw, rule.order);
+  return JSON.stringify(ordered, null, 2) + "\n";
+}
+const README_STUB = `# ralpi (omp port)
+
+Execute tasks from task files using DAG-based dependency resolution.
+
+## Install
+
+\`\`\`sh
+omp install @mikefreno/omp-ralpi
+\`\`\`
+
+This is the omp port of [Mike/ralpi](https://git.freno.me/Mike/ralpi), regenerated automatically from the source repo. See the source repo for full documentation.
+`;
+
+
+// publish workflow emitted into the port repo so the omp package can be
+// released independently (tag push or manual dispatch on the omp repo).
+const PORT_PUBLISH_WORKFLOW = "name: publish\n\n# Publish this omp port package to the npm registry on version tags.\n#\n# Prerequisites:\n#   - npm automation token (publish scope) stored as the repo secret NPM_TOKEN\n#   - package name claimed on npm (@mikefreno/omp-<name>)\n#\n# Manual publish: Actions tab → Run workflow (workflow_dispatch).\n\non:\n  push:\n    tags: ['v*']\n  workflow_dispatch:\n\njobs:\n  publish:\n    runs-on: ubuntu-latest\n    steps:\n      - name: Checkout\n        uses: actions/checkout@v4\n\n      - name: Setup node (npm registry auth)\n        uses: actions/setup-node@v4\n        with:\n          node-version: '22'\n          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'\n\n      - name: Publish\n        env:\n          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}\n        run: npm publish --access public --ignore-scripts\n";
+
+const FILE_RULES = {
+  "src/utils.ts": [
+    {
+      from: 'import type { AgentSessionEvent } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent";\nimport {\n  createAgentSession,\n  DefaultResourceLoader,\n  getAgentDir,\n  SessionManager,\n  SettingsManager,\n  type ModelRuntime,\n} from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent";',
+      to: 'import type { AgentSessionEvent } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent";\nimport type { ModelRegistry } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent";\nimport {\n  AgentRegistry,\n  createAgentSession,\n  getAgentDir,\n  SessionManager,\n  Settings,\n} from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent";',
+      label: "import block",
+    },
+    {
+      from: "/** Path to the global ralpi config under the user's Pi home directory. */",
+      to: "/** Path to the global ralpi config under the user's omp home directory. */",
+    },
+    {
+      from: '  process.env.HOME || "/tmp",\n  ".pi",\n  "ralpi",',
+      to: '  process.env.HOME || "/tmp",\n  ".omp",\n  "ralpi",',
+      label: "GLOBAL_CONFIG_PATH",
+    },
+    {
+      from: "~/.pi/ralpi/config.yaml",
+      to: "~/.omp/ralpi/config.yaml",
+      all: true,
+      label: "config path mentions",
+    },
+    {
+      from: "  /** Parent session's model runtime. Must be passed so extension-registered\n   *  providers (e.g., neuralwatt with its streamSimple wrapper for 429\n   *  rate-limit normalization) are available. When omitted, the SDK creates\n   *  a fresh runtime from models.json only — extension providers are lost. */\n  modelRuntime?: ModelRuntime,",
+      to: "  /** Parent session's model registry. Must be passed so extension-registered\n   *  providers (e.g., neuralwatt with its streamSimple wrapper for 429\n   *  rate-limit normalization) are available. When omitted, the SDK creates\n   *  a fresh registry from models.json only — extension providers are lost. */\n  modelRegistry?: ModelRegistry,",
+      label: "modelRuntime signature",
+    },
+    {
+      from: '  try {\n    // Loop sessions load the full normal pi context: extensions (so all\n    // extension-provided tools register), skills, and project context\n    // (AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md)\n    const loader = new DefaultResourceLoader({\n      cwd,\n      agentDir: getAgentDir(),\n      noSkills,\n      noPromptTemplates: true,\n      noThemes: true,\n      noExtensions: false,\n      noContextFiles: false,\n    });\n    await loader.reload();\n\n    // Persist sessions under the ralpi project\'s `.ralpi/sessions/` so they\n    // survive worktree removal and are findable from the main repo on resume.\n    // Worktrees live inside `<project>/.ralpi/worktrees/...`, so walking up\n    // from the agent\'s cwd always finds the main project\'s `.ralpi` first.\n    const ralpiDir = findRalpiDir(cwd);\n    const sessionDir = ralpiDir\n      ? path.join(ralpiDir, ".ralpi", "sessions")\n      : path.join(cwd, ".ralpi", "sessions");\n\n    let sessionManager: SessionManager;\n    if (resumeSessionFile && fs.existsSync(resumeSessionFile)) {\n      sessionManager = SessionManager.open(resumeSessionFile, sessionDir, cwd);\n    } else {\n      if (resumeSessionFile) {\n        console.warn(\n          `[ralpi] resume session file not found (${resumeSessionFile}) — starting a fresh session`,\n        );\n      }\n      sessionManager = SessionManager.create(cwd, sessionDir);\n    }\n\n    const result = await createAgentSession({\n      cwd,\n      sessionManager,\n      resourceLoader: loader,\n      settingsManager: SettingsManager.create(cwd, getAgentDir()),\n      modelRuntime,\n      // No `tools` allowlist: matches a normal pi session\'s tool set.\n      model: model as any,\n      thinkingLevel: thinkingLevel as any,\n    });',
+      to: '  try {\n    // Loop sessions load the full normal omp context: extensions (so all\n    // extension-provided tools register) and project context (AGENTS.md).\n    // Persist sessions under the ralpi project\'s `.ralpi/sessions/` so they\n    // survive worktree removal and are findable from the main repo on resume.\n    // Worktrees live inside `<project>/.ralpi/worktrees/...`, so walking up\n    // from the agent\'s cwd always finds the main project\'s `.ralpi` first.\n    const ralpiDir = findRalpiDir(cwd);\n    const sessionDir = ralpiDir\n      ? path.join(ralpiDir, ".ralpi", "sessions")\n      : path.join(cwd, ".ralpi", "sessions");\n\n    let sessionManager: SessionManager;\n    if (resumeSessionFile && fs.existsSync(resumeSessionFile)) {\n      sessionManager = await SessionManager.open(resumeSessionFile, sessionDir, undefined, {\n        initialCwd: cwd,\n      });\n    } else {\n      if (resumeSessionFile) {\n        console.warn(\n          `[ralpi] resume session file not found (${resumeSessionFile}) — starting a fresh session`,\n        );\n      }\n      sessionManager = SessionManager.create(cwd, sessionDir);\n    }\n\n    const result = await createAgentSession({\n      cwd,\n      sessionManager,\n      settingsManager: Settings.init({ cwd, agentDir: getAgentDir() }),\n      // Loop sessions intentionally load extensions (no disableExtensionDiscovery),\n      // plus skills and project context via default discovery.\n      skills: noSkills ? [] : undefined,\n      promptTemplates: [],\n      // No `tools` allowlist: matches a normal omp session\'s tool set.\n      model: model as any,\n      thinkingLevel: thinkingLevel as any,\n      modelRegistry,\n      agentRegistry: new AgentRegistry(),\n    });',
+      label: "runAgentSession body",
+    },
+  ],
+  "src/executor.ts": [
+    {
+      from: 'import type {\n\tExtensionContext,\n\tModelRuntime,\n\tAgentSessionEvent,\n} from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent";',
+      to: 'import type {\n\tExtensionContext,\n\tAgentSessionEvent,\n} from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent";',
+      label: "ModelRuntime import removal",
+    },
+    {
+      from: "(ctx.modelRegistry as any).runtime as ModelRuntime,",
+      to: "ctx.modelRegistry,",
+      all: true,
+      label: "modelRegistry pass-through",
+    },
+    {
+      from: "\t// Pi's built-in retry (via SettingsManager) handles transient HTTP errors\n\t// with exponential backoff WITHIN a single prompt. Ralpi adds two layers on",
+      to: "\t// The agent's built-in retry handles transient HTTP errors with exponential\n\t// backoff WITHIN a single prompt. Ralpi adds two layers on",
+      label: "retry comment",
+    },
+    {
+      from: '\t\tcase "find":\n\t\t\treturn sanitizeLabel(`${a.path ?? "."} — ${a.glob ?? "*"}`);\n\t\tcase "ls":\n\t\t\treturn sanitizeLabel(truncateMiddle(String(a.path ?? "."), 60));',
+      to: '\t\tcase "glob":\n\t\t\treturn sanitizeLabel(`${a.path ?? "."} — ${a.glob ?? "*"}`);',
+      label: "tool labeler find/ls",
+    },
+  ],
+  "src/task-manager-prompt.ts": [
+    {
+      from: 'import * as fs from "node:fs";\nimport * as path from "node:path";\nimport { stripFrontmatter } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent";\n\nconst TEMPLATE_REL = path.join("prompts", "task-manager.md");',
+      to: 'import * as fs from "node:fs";\nimport * as path from "node:path";\n\nconst TEMPLATE_REL = path.join("prompts", "task-manager.md");\n\n/**\n * Strip leading YAML frontmatter (--- delimited) from template content.\n * Local port of the helper omp does not export from the package root.\n */\nfunction stripFrontmatter(content: string): string {\n  const m = /^---\\r?\\n[\\s\\S]*?\\r?\\n---\\r?\\n/.exec(content);\n  return m ? content.slice(m[0].length) : content;\n}',
+      label: "vendor stripFrontmatter",
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+// ─── main ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const OUT_DEFAULT = join(homedir(), ".omp", "agent", "extensions", "ralpi");
+
+function portExtension() {
+  const srcDir = import.meta.dir;
+  const dstDir = process.argv.includes("--out")
+    ? process.argv[process.argv.indexOf("--out") + 1]
+    : OUT_DEFAULT;
+  if (!dstDir) throw new Error("--out requires a directory argument");
+  if (!existsSync(srcDir)) throw new Error(`no base extension at ${srcDir}`);
+
+  assertDstOutsideSrc(srcDir, dstDir);
+  console.log(`== ${srcDir} -> ${dstDir}`);
+  mirrorTree(srcDir, dstDir);
+
+  for (const rel of walk(dstDir)) {
+    const p = join(dstDir, rel);
+    if (!existsSync(p)) continue;
+    if (rel.endsWith(".ts")) {
+      let text = readFileSync(p, "utf8");
+      text = rewriteSpecifiers(text);
+      if (FILE_RULES[rel]) text = applyOps(text, FILE_RULES[rel], rel);
+      writeFileSync(p, text);
+    } else if (rel === "package.json") {
+      writeFileSync(p, transformPkg());
+    } else if (rel === "README.md") {
+      writeFileSync(p, README_STUB);
+    } else if (rel.endsWith(".md")) {
+      let text = readFileSync(p, "utf8");
+      if (FILE_RULES[rel]) text = applyOps(text, FILE_RULES[rel], rel);
+      writeFileSync(p, text);
+    }
+  }
+  const wfDir = join(dstDir, ".gitea", "workflows");
+  mkdirSync(wfDir, { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(wfDir, "publish.yml"), PORT_PUBLISH_WORKFLOW);
+
+  console.log("== bun install (regenerates bun.lock + node_modules)");
+  execSync("bun install", { cwd: dstDir, stdio: "inherit" });
+  console.log("== done");
+}
+
+portExtension();

scripts/release-tag.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# release-tag.sh — version bump, commit, tag, and push for this pi extension.
+#
+# Mirrors the release flow from PodTui's scripts/release-tag.sh, adapted for
+# the pi extension repos: the version lives in package.json, and the omp port
+# derives its version from it during regeneration.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   scripts/release-tag.sh            interactive release
+#   scripts/release-tag.sh --dry-run  plan the bump/tag/pushes without doing
+#
+# After this script runs:
+#   - pushing master triggers the port-to-omp workflow, which regenerates and
+#     pushes the omp port (picking up the new version)
+#   - pushing the v* tag triggers the publish workflow, which npm-publishes
+#     this package and its omp port together
+
+set -e
+
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+CYAN='\033[0;36m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+cd "$PROJECT_ROOT"
+
+DRY_RUN=0
+for arg in "$@"; do
+	case "$arg" in
+	--dry-run) DRY_RUN=1 ;;
+	-h | --help)
+		echo "usage: $0 [--dry-run]"
+		exit 0
+		;;
+	esac
+done
+
+if [ ! -d .git ] && [ ! -f .git ]; then
+	echo -e "${RED}✗ not a git repository: $PROJECT_ROOT${NC}"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD --; then
+	echo -e "${RED}✗ working tree is dirty — commit or stash before releasing${NC}"
+	git status --short
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+NAME=$(python3 -c "import json;print(json.load(open('package.json'))['name'])")
+OMP_NAME=$(python3 -c "import json,re;n=json.load(open('package.json'))['name'];print(re.sub(r'^@mikefreno/(.+)$', r'@mikefreno/omp-\1', n))")
+CURRENT_VERSION=$(python3 -c "import json;print(json.load(open('package.json'))['version'])")
+
+echo -e "${CYAN}Package:${NC} ${GREEN}${NAME}${NC}"
+echo -e "${CYAN}Current version:${NC} ${GREEN}v${CURRENT_VERSION}${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+IFS='.' read -r MAJOR MINOR PATCH <<<"$CURRENT_VERSION"
+MAJOR=$(echo "$MAJOR" | sed 's/[^0-9].*//')
+MINOR=$(echo "$MINOR" | sed 's/[^0-9].*//')
+PATCH=$(echo "$PATCH" | sed 's/[^0-9].*//')
+
+echo -e "${CYAN}Select version bump type:${NC}"
+echo "  1) Major (breaking changes)     ${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH} → $((MAJOR + 1)).0.0"
+echo "  2) Minor (new features)         ${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH} → ${MAJOR}.$((MINOR + 1)).0"
+echo "  3) Patch (bug fixes)            ${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH} → ${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.$((PATCH + 1))"
+echo "  4) Custom version"
+echo "  5) Cancel"
+echo ""
+read -p "Enter choice (1-5): " -n 1 -r CHOICE
+echo ""
+echo ""
+
+case $CHOICE in
+1) NEW_VERSION="$((MAJOR + 1)).0.0" ;;
+2) NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.$((MINOR + 1)).0" ;;
+3) NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.$((PATCH + 1))" ;;
+4)
+	read -p "Enter new version (e.g. 0.6.1): " -r NEW_VERSION
+	echo ""
+	;;
+5)
+	echo -e "${YELLOW}Cancelled.${NC}"
+	exit 0
+	;;
+*)
+	echo -e "${RED}✗ invalid choice${NC}"
+	exit 1
+	;;
+esac
+
+if ! echo "$NEW_VERSION" | grep -Eq '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$'; then
+	echo -e "${RED}✗ version must be MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH (got: ${NEW_VERSION})${NC}"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if git rev-parse -q --verify "refs/tags/v${NEW_VERSION}" >/dev/null; then
+	echo -e "${RED}✗ tag v${NEW_VERSION} already exists${NC}"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+echo -e "${CYAN}New version:${NC} ${GREEN}v${NEW_VERSION}${NC}"
+echo ""
+echo -e "${YELLOW}This will:${NC}"
+echo "  1. Set package.json → \"version\": \"${NEW_VERSION}\""
+echo "  2. Commit the bump"
+echo "  3. Create annotated tag v${NEW_VERSION}"
+echo "  4. Push master and the tag to every remote"
+REMOTES=$(git remote)
+for r in $REMOTES; do
+	echo "       → $r"
+done
+echo ""
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Note: master push triggers the port-to-omp workflow; the v* tag${NC}"
+echo -e "push triggers the npm publish workflow (this package + omp port).${NC}"
+echo ""
+read -p "Proceed? (y/n) " -n 1 -r
+echo ""
+if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+	echo -e "${YELLOW}Aborted.${NC}"
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+if [ "$DRY_RUN" -eq 1 ]; then
+	echo -e "${BLUE}── dry run: no changes made ──${NC}"
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+# ── Apply the bump ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+echo ""
+echo -e "${CYAN}[1/4]${NC} Updating package.json..."
+sed -i.bak "s/\"version\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"version\": \"${NEW_VERSION}\"/" package.json
+rm -f package.json.bak
+echo -e "${GREEN}✓ package.json updated${NC}"
+
+if git diff --quiet -- package.json; then
+	echo -e "${RED}✗ package.json did not change${NC}"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+echo -e "${CYAN}[2/4]${NC} Committing..."
+git add package.json
+git commit -m "chore: bump version to v${NEW_VERSION}"
+echo -e "${GREEN}✓ committed${NC}"
+
+echo -e "${CYAN}[3/4]${NC} Tagging..."
+git tag -a "v${NEW_VERSION}" -m "${NAME} v${NEW_VERSION}"
+echo -e "${GREEN}✓ tagged v${NEW_VERSION}${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+echo -e "${CYAN}[4/4]${NC} Pushing..."
+FAILED=""
+for r in $REMOTES; do
+	echo -e "  → ${BLUE}${r}${NC} master..."
+	if git push "$r" master >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		echo -e "    ${GREEN}✓ master pushed${NC}"
+	else
+		echo -e "    ${RED}✗ master push failed${NC}"
+		FAILED="$FAILED $r"
+		continue
+	fi
+	echo -e "  → ${BLUE}${r}${NC} v${NEW_VERSION}..."
+	if git push "$r" "v${NEW_VERSION}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		echo -e "    ${GREEN}✓ tag pushed${NC}"
+	else
+		echo -e "    ${RED}✗ tag push failed${NC}"
+		FAILED="$FAILED $r"
+	fi
+done
+
+echo ""
+if [ -n "$FAILED" ]; then
+	echo -e "${RED}✗ push failed for remote(s):${FAILED}${NC}"
+	echo -e "${YELLOW}Re-run: git push <remote> master && git push <remote> v${NEW_VERSION}${NC}"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}═══════════════════════════════════════${NC}"
+echo -e "${GREEN}✓ ${NAME} v${NEW_VERSION} released${NC}"
+echo -e "${GREEN}═══════════════════════════════════════${NC}"
+echo ""
+echo -e "${CYAN}Version:${NC} ${CURRENT_VERSION} → ${GREEN}${NEW_VERSION}${NC}"
+echo -e "${CYAN}Tag:${NC} v${NEW_VERSION}"
+echo ""
+echo -e "${BLUE}Next steps (automatic, nothing to do):${NC}"
+echo "  1. Gitea Actions port-to-omp regenerates and pushes the omp port"
+echo "     (which now carries version ${NEW_VERSION})"
+echo "  2. Gitea Actions publish npm-publishes ${NAME} and"
+echo "     ${OMP_NAME} to the npm registry"
+echo ""
+echo -e "${CYAN}Local port (optional):${NC} run 'bun port-to-omp.mjs' in this repo, or"
+echo "pull in ~/.omp once CI has pushed."

skills/ralpi-use.md

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
----
-description: Execute tasks from ralpi task files / PRDs using DAG-based dependency resolution, with persistent progress tracking and reflection support
----
-
-# ralpi-task
-
-Execute tasks from a ralpi task file (checkbox, Fio, phased, or YAML) using DAG-based dependency resolution, with persistent progress tracking and reflection support.
-
-## When to Use
-
-- User asks to execute a task file, PRD, or task list (e.g. "run the tasks", "execute the plan")
-- User wants to run a full ralpi loop from a task file in the project
-- User wants to resume an interrupted or paused ralpi run
-- User wants to plan new tasks with the task-manager prompt
-
-## Usage
-
-```
-/ralpi [task-file]        # No args → show plan; path arg → run all tasks
-/ralpi-run [task-file]    # Run all tasks (auto-resumes if progress exists)
-/ralpi-resume [task-file] # Resume paused/interrupted execution
-/ralpi-plan [prompt]      # Open the Task Manager to plan tasks
-```
-
-Note: ralpi runs whole task plans — there is no single-task or next-batch subcommand. To execute only part of a plan, edit the task file and remove/adjust the tasks first.
-
-## Task File Location
-
-Default: `README.md` in the current directory. Can be overridden with an explicit path (`@path`, `./path`, `*.md`, `*.yaml`, `*.yml`).
-
-## Reflection Format
-
-After completing a task, the task agent ends its response with a reflection block, which the extension parses and passes to downstream tasks:
-
-```
-## REFLECTION
-SUMMARY: [1-2 sentence description of what was accomplished]
-FILES: [comma-separated list of files created or modified]
-LEARNINGS:
-- [key decision, pattern, or architectural choice]
-- [important API or interface details]
-- [anything downstream tasks need to know]
-BLOCKERS: [any unresolved issues, or 'none']
-```

src/diff.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+/**
+ * Reusable unified-diff engine: parses a diff into per-file +/− stats and
+ * filters out noise files (locks, build output, vendor, generated, media
+ * binaries) so review prompts feed the model only clean, review-relevant
+ * changes.
+ *
+ * Ported from @piex-dev/review's `EXCLUDED_PATTERNS` + `parseDiff` (MIT).
+ * Kept the excluded-files-not-totaled behavior that fixed the upstream
+ * double-count bug.
+ */
+
+// ─── Types ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** Per-file diff stats. */
+export interface FileDiff {
+	/** File path as it appears in the diff (`a/` path). */
+	path: string;
+	/** Number of added lines (excluding the `+++` header). */
+	linesAdded: number;
+	/** Number of removed lines (excluding the `---` header). */
+	linesRemoved: number;
+	/** File extension (empty when the path has none). */
+	ext: string;
+}
+
+/** An excluded (noise) file with the reason it was filtered. */
+export interface ExcludedFile extends FileDiff {
+	/** Why the file was excluded (e.g. "lockfile"). */
+	reason: string;
+}
+
+/** Result of parsing a unified diff. */
+export interface DiffSummary {
+	/** Files kept in scope (review-relevant). */
+	files: FileDiff[];
+	/** Files filtered out as noise. */
+	excluded: ExcludedFile[];
+	/** Sum of added lines over included files only. */
+	totalAdded: number;
+	/** Sum of removed lines over included files only. */
+	totalRemoved: number;
+}
+
+/** Caller-supplied overrides for the noise filter. */
+export interface DiffOptions {
+	/** Additional exclusion regexes merged into EXCLUDED_PATTERNS. */
+	extraPatterns?: RegExp[];
+	/** Pathspec allowlist — files matching these stay in scope even if a
+	 *  default rule would exclude them. */
+	ignorePaths?: string[];
+}
+
+// ─── Noise-Filter Rules ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** Default noise-exclusion rules, ported from @piex-dev/review (MIT).
+ *  Each entry is a regex tested against the file path plus a human-readable
+ *  reason surfaced in the "Excluded Files" prompt section. */
+export const EXCLUDED_PATTERNS: { pattern: RegExp; reason: string }[] = [
+	// Lockfiles
+	{ pattern: /(^|\/)package-lock\.json$/i, reason: "lockfile" },
+	{ pattern: /(^|\/)yarn\.lock$/i, reason: "lockfile" },
+	{ pattern: /(^|\/)pnpm-lock\.yaml$/i, reason: "lockfile" },
+	{ pattern: /(^|\/)Cargo\.lock$/i, reason: "lockfile" },
+	{ pattern: /(^|\/)Gemfile\.lock$/i, reason: "lockfile" },
+	{ pattern: /\.lock$/i, reason: "lockfile" },
+	// Minified assets
+	{ pattern: /\.min\.(js|css)$/i, reason: "minified asset" },
+	// Generated / tooling output
+	{ pattern: /\.generated\./i, reason: "generated file" },
+	{ pattern: /\.snap$/i, reason: "snapshot" },
+	{ pattern: /\.map$/i, reason: "source map" },
+	// Build output directories
+	{ pattern: /(^|\/)(dist|build|out|coverage)\//i, reason: "build output" },
+	// Dependency trees
+	{ pattern: /(^|\/)node_modules\//i, reason: "dependency" },
+	{ pattern: /(^|\/)vendor\//i, reason: "vendored dependency" },
+	// Image / font / binary extensions
+	{
+		pattern:
+			/\.(png|jpe?g|gif|webp|svg|ico|avif|bmp|woff2?|ttf|otf|eot|pdf|zip|tar|gz|mp[34]|wav|ogg|flac|wasm|bin|exe|dll|so|a|o|class|jar|pyc)$/i,
+		reason: "binary/media asset",
+	},
+];
+
+/**
+ * Return the exclusion reason for a file path, or undefined when the file is
+ * review-relevant. Extra caller-supplied patterns are merged into the default
+ * rule set.
+ */
+export function isExcluded(
+	fp: string,
+	extraPatterns?: RegExp[],
+): string | undefined {
+	for (const rule of EXCLUDED_PATTERNS) {
+		if (rule.pattern.test(fp)) return rule.reason;
+	}
+	if (extraPatterns) {
+		for (const p of extraPatterns) {
+			if (p.test(fp)) return "extra ignore pattern";
+		}
+	}
+	return undefined;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Safely compile user-supplied regex strings into RegExp objects. Invalid
+ * patterns (that don't compile) are skipped so a bad config value never
+ * crashes review prompt building.
+ */
+export function compileIgnorePatterns(patterns: string[]): RegExp[] {
+	const out: RegExp[] = [];
+	for (const p of patterns) {
+		if (!p) continue;
+		try {
+			out.push(new RegExp(p));
+		} catch {
+			// Skip malformed patterns silently
+		}
+	}
+	return out;
+}
+
+// ─── Chunking + Counting Helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** Split a raw diff into per-file chunks, each starting at a `diff --git`
+ *  line. The leading non-diff preamble (e.g. a `--stat` block) is dropped —
+ *  per-file stats are derived from the patch chunks themselves. */
+function chunkDiff(raw: string): string[] {
+	if (!raw) return [];
+	const lines = raw.split("\n");
+	const chunks: string[] = [];
+	let current: string[] = [];
+	let started = false;
+	for (const line of lines) {
+		if (line.startsWith("diff --git ")) {
+			if (started && current.length > 0) chunks.push(current.join("\n"));
+			current = [line];
+			started = true;
+		} else if (started) {
+			current.push(line);
+		}
+	}
+	if (started && current.length > 0) chunks.push(current.join("\n"));
+	return chunks;
+}
+
+/** Parse the `a/<path>` from a `diff --git a/… b/…` header. Returns null for
+ *  malformed chunks that lack the a/… b/… header (guarded, never crashes). */
+function chunkPath(chunk: string): string | null {
+	const m = chunk.match(/^diff --git a\/(.+?) b\//);
+	return m ? m[1] : null;
+}
+
+/** Count added/removed lines in a chunk, excluding the `+++`/`---` headers. */
+function countLines(chunk: string): { added: number; removed: number } {
+	let added = 0;
+	let removed = 0;
+	for (const line of chunk.split("\n")) {
+		if (line.startsWith("+") && !line.startsWith("+++")) added++;
+		else if (line.startsWith("-") && !line.startsWith("---")) removed++;
+	}
+	return { added, removed };
+}
+
+/** Extract the file extension from a path (no ext → empty string). */
+function getExt(fp: string): string {
+	const base = fp.split("/").pop() ?? "";
+	const idx = base.lastIndexOf(".");
+	return idx > 0 ? base.slice(idx + 1) : "";
+}
+
+/** Convert a git pathspec glob into a regex (supports `*`, `**`, `?`). */
+function globToRegExp(glob: string): RegExp {
+	let re = "";
+	for (let i = 0; i < glob.length; i++) {
+		const c = glob[i];
+		if (c === "*") {
+			if (glob[i + 1] === "*") {
+				re += ".*";
+				i++;
+			} else {
+				re += "[^/]*";
+			}
+		} else if (c === "?") {
+			re += "[^/]";
+		} else if (c === ".") {
+			re += "\\.";
+		} else {
+			re += c;
+		}
+	}
+	return new RegExp(`^${re}$`);
+}
+
+/** Whether a file path matches a pathspec allowlist entry. */
+function matchesPathspec(pathspec: string, fp: string): boolean {
+	const ps = pathspec.trim();
+	if (!ps) return false;
+	// Directory prefix: "tests/" or a bare dir name matches everything under it.
+	if (ps.endsWith("/") && fp.startsWith(ps)) return true;
+	if (ps.includes("*") || ps.includes("?")) return globToRegExp(ps).test(fp);
+	// Plain path — exact file or prefix directory.
+	if (fp === ps) return true;
+	if (fp.startsWith(ps + "/")) return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
+/** Decide whether a file path is kept in scope or noise-excluded. */
+function classify(
+	path: string,
+	opts?: DiffOptions,
+): { kept: boolean; reason?: string } {
+	const reason = isExcluded(path, opts?.extraPatterns);
+	if (reason === undefined) return { kept: true };
+	// Excluded by a rule, but an ignorePaths allowlist can keep it in scope.
+	const keptByPathspec =
+		opts?.ignorePaths?.some((ps) => matchesPathspec(ps, path)) ?? false;
+	return keptByPathspec ? { kept: true } : { kept: false, reason };
+}
+
+// ─── Public API ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Parse a unified diff into per-file +/− stats, splitting excluded (noise)
+ * files from included files. Totals are summed over included files only.
+ * Malformed chunks (no a/… b/… header) are skipped without crashing.
+ */
+export function parseDiff(raw: string, opts?: DiffOptions): DiffSummary {
+	const files: FileDiff[] = [];
+	const excluded: ExcludedFile[] = [];
+	let totalAdded = 0;
+	let totalRemoved = 0;
+
+	for (const chunk of chunkDiff(raw)) {
+		if (!chunk) continue;
+		const path = chunkPath(chunk);
+		if (path === null) continue; // malformed chunk — skip
+		const { added, removed } = countLines(chunk);
+		const base: FileDiff = {
+			path,
+			linesAdded: added,
+			linesRemoved: removed,
+			ext: getExt(path),
+		};
+		const decision = classify(path, opts);
+		if (decision.kept) {
+			files.push(base);
+			totalAdded += added;
+			totalRemoved += removed;
+		} else if (decision.reason) {
+			excluded.push({ ...base, reason: decision.reason });
+		}
+	}
+
+	return { files, excluded, totalAdded, totalRemoved };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return the diff re-emitted with excluded (noise) file chunks removed, so an
+ * inlined review diff never contains filtered content. The stat preamble is
+ * dropped — the per-file summary table carries that information. Empty string
+ * when every changed file is noise.
+ */
+export function filterNoise(raw: string, opts?: DiffOptions): string {
+	const kept: string[] = [];
+	for (const chunk of chunkDiff(raw)) {
+		if (!chunk) continue;
+		const path = chunkPath(chunk);
+		if (path === null) continue;
+		const decision = classify(path, opts);
+		if (decision.kept) kept.push(chunk);
+	}
+	return kept.join("\n");
+}

src/executor.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type { ProgressTracker } from "./progress";
 import type {
 	ExtensionContext,
 	ModelRuntime,
+	AgentSessionEvent,
 } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
 import {
 	buildTaskPrompt,
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 	buildConflictResolutionPrompt,
 	MAX_DIFF_BYTES,
 } from "./prompts";
+import { compileIgnorePatterns } from "./diff";
 import { extractReflection } from "./reflection";
 import {
 	extractReview,
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ import {
 	ensureDir,
 	captureGitCommits,
 	captureGitHead,
+	canComputeRange,
 	getCommitRangeDiff,
 	hasUncommittedChanges,
 	getGitStatusPorcelain,
@@ -54,6 +57,28 @@ import {
 } from "./utils";
 import { updateTaskInFile } from "./parser";
 
+// ─── Stream Forwarder (verbose chat style) ────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Module-level callback for verbose per-event chat streaming. Set by
+ * `index.ts` at extension startup via {@link setStreamForwarder} when the
+ * config's `execution.chatStyle` is "verbose". `runTask`'s event callback
+ * checks this and forwards each tool_execution_start/end + message_end as
+ * its own chat message — the piolium/pygienium per-event stream. When null
+ * (compact mode, the default), only the completion message with its
+ * expandable tool-call tree shows.
+ */
+let _streamForwarder:
+	| ((phase: string, event: AgentSessionEvent) => void)
+	| null = null;
+
+/** Register the verbose stream forwarder (called by index.ts at startup). */
+export function setStreamForwarder(
+	fn: ((phase: string, event: AgentSessionEvent) => void) | null,
+): void {
+	_streamForwarder = fn;
+}
+
 /** Optional callback to post a progress message into the chat history. */
 export type SendChatMessage = (
 	content: string,
@@ -220,6 +245,13 @@ export async function runTask(
 	/** Review feedback from a rejected review — injected when re-executing
 	 *  a task in review-gated mode so the agent knows what to fix. */
 	reviewFeedback?: ReviewResult,
+	/** Session JSONL from a prior interrupted run of this task. When set and
+	 *  readable, the agent session reopens it and continues from the prior
+	 *  conversation instead of starting fresh. */
+	resumeSessionFile?: string,
+	/** Called with the session file path as soon as the agent session is
+	 *  created, so the caller can persist it for a later resume. */
+	onSessionFile?: (sessionFile: string) => void,
 ): Promise<{
 	success: boolean;
 	reflection?: Reflection;
@@ -229,6 +261,12 @@ export async function runTask(
 	outputPreview?: string;
 	commitMessages?: string[];
 	commitSummary?: string;
+	/** Path to the JSONL session file backing this run (for resume). */
+	sessionFile?: string;
+	/** True when a resume was requested but the session could not be opened
+	 *  from the file — the caller should clear the stored session file so
+	 *  retries start fresh. */
+	resumeFailed?: boolean;
 }> {
 	const startMs = Date.now();
 
@@ -334,6 +372,10 @@ export async function runTask(
 		projectDir,
 		timeoutMs,
 		(event) => {
+			// Forward to the verbose stream when enabled.
+			if (_streamForwarder && config.execution.chatStyle === "verbose") {
+				_streamForwarder(`${task.id} · ${task.title}`, event);
+			}
 			if (event.type === "tool_execution_start") {
 				const label = formatToolArg(event.toolName, event.args);
 				toolCalls.push({
@@ -356,6 +398,9 @@ export async function runTask(
 		config.thinkingLevel,
 		false, // noSkills — task sessions need skills
 		(ctx.modelRegistry as any).runtime as ModelRuntime,
+		config.execution.inactivityTimeoutMs,
+		resumeSessionFile,
+		onSessionFile,
 	);
 
 	const durationMs = Date.now() - startMs;
@@ -380,6 +425,8 @@ export async function runTask(
 			success: false,
 			error: output.error,
 			durationMs,
+			sessionFile: output.sessionFile,
+			resumeFailed: output.resumeFailed,
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -410,6 +457,7 @@ export async function runTask(
 		outputPreview,
 		commitMessages,
 		commitSummary,
+		sessionFile: output.sessionFile,
 	};
 }
 
@@ -756,10 +804,20 @@ async function executeTask(
 	conflicts?: BatchConflict[],
 ): Promise<void> {
 	// Model failover: when a provider/API is down, cycle through available models.
-	// Pi's built-in retry (via SettingsManager) handles transient errors with
-	// exponential backoff within each model. Ralpi only handles model cycling.
+	// Pi's built-in retry (via SettingsManager) handles transient HTTP errors
+	// with exponential backoff WITHIN a single prompt. Ralpi adds two layers on
+	// top: (1) reattempt the SAME model up to `maxSameModelAttempts` times — a
+	// sustained provider hiccup can exhaust pi's in-call retries mid-session,
+	// and flapping to a different model on the first hard failure throws away
+	// model-specific context; (2) once same-model retries are exhausted, cycle
+	// to the next model in the round-robin pool.
 	const maxModelAttempts = roundRobin ? roundRobin.length : 1;
+	const maxSameModelAttempts = Math.max(
+		1,
+		config.execution.maxSameModelAttempts,
+	);
 	let modelAttempt = 0;
+	let sameModelAttempt = 0;
 	// Resolve implModel from config (used in sequential mode when no round-robin assignment).
 	// In parallel mode, the round-robin assignedModel takes precedence.
 	const implModel = resolveModelSpec(
@@ -786,13 +844,16 @@ async function executeTask(
 		: null;
 	const worktreeDir = wt?.dir ?? projectDir;
 
+	// Session file from a prior interrupted run of this task. The first
+	// attempt reopens it so the agent continues with its prior conversation
+	// (tool calls, findings) instead of restarting from scratch; failover
+	// retries start fresh.
+	const resumeSessionFile = progress.getSessionFile(task.id);
+
 	while (modelAttempt < maxModelAttempts) {
-		// On subsequent model attempts, advance to the next model.
-		// Uses advance() instead of assign() so we don't get stuck on
-		// the same freed slot when the current model is down.
-		if (modelAttempt > 0 && roundRobin) {
-			currentModel = roundRobin.advance(task.id);
-		}
+		// Model advancement happens in the cycling branch below (not here) so a
+		// same-model retry `continue` doesn't re-advance and accidentally swap
+		// models mid-retry. The first model uses `currentModel` set above.
 
 		try {
 			// Mark as in progress
@@ -849,6 +910,11 @@ async function executeTask(
 				currentModel,
 				batchRender,
 				priorReview,
+				modelAttempt === 0 && sameModelAttempt === 0
+					? resumeSessionFile
+					: undefined,
+				(sessionFile) =>
+					progress.setSessionFile(task.id, sessionFile),
 			);
 
 			if (result.success) {
@@ -897,19 +963,43 @@ async function executeTask(
 						// baseRef was captured before runTask (above). Each review iteration
 						// diffs the range baseRef..HEAD — the complete task output including
 						// all fix attempts. On re-execution the same baseRef is reused.
+						// A FAILED range computation (broken/stale base ref, git error) is
+						// logged as a distinct warning and is never treated as a clean,
+						// verified task — only a GENUINE "no changes" skips review.
+						// Accumulated rejected reviews from earlier passes — injected
+						// into the next review prompt so the reviewer sees prior
+						// findings and can verify they were addressed.
+						const priorReviews: ReviewResult[] = [];
 						while (true) {
-							const reviewInfo = baseRef
-								? getCommitRangeDiff(worktreeDir, baseRef)
-								: null;
-							if (!reviewInfo || !reviewInfo.diff) {
-								const reason = !baseRef
-									? "could not capture base ref before execution"
-									: "no changes found between base and HEAD";
+							if (!baseRef) {
 								sendChatMessage?.(
-									`~ review for ${task.id} · ${task.title} — skipping review (${reason})`,
+									`~ review for ${task.id} · ${task.title} — diff could not be computed (could not capture base ref before execution)`,
 								);
 								break;
 							}
+							// Cheap guard mirroring canCompareToBase: if the captured base ref no
+							// longer resolves (stale/broken worktree ref), warn explicitly and
+							// never treat the task as review-verified.
+							if (!canComputeRange(worktreeDir, baseRef)) {
+								sendChatMessage?.(
+									`~ review for ${task.id} · ${task.title} — diff could not be computed (base ref ${baseRef} no longer resolves)`,
+								);
+								break;
+							}
+							const rangeDiff = getCommitRangeDiff(worktreeDir, baseRef);
+							if (rangeDiff.kind === "error") {
+								sendChatMessage?.(
+									`~ review for ${task.id} · ${task.title} — diff could not be computed (${rangeDiff.error})`,
+								);
+								break;
+							}
+							if (rangeDiff.kind === "no-changes") {
+								sendChatMessage?.(
+									`~ review for ${task.id} · ${task.title} — skipping review (no changes found between base and HEAD)`,
+								);
+								break;
+							}
+							const reviewInfo = rangeDiff;
 
 							const reviewPrompt = buildReviewPrompt(
 								task,
@@ -917,7 +1007,17 @@ async function executeTask(
 								reviewInfo.hash,
 								reviewInfo.subject,
 								reviewInfo.diff,
-								config.prompts.projectContext,
+							{
+								projectContext: config.prompts.projectContext,
+								focus: config.prompts.reviewFocus,
+								priorReviews,
+								diffOptions: {
+									extraPatterns: compileIgnorePatterns(
+										config.review.extraIgnorePatterns,
+									),
+									ignorePaths: config.review.ignorePaths,
+								},
+							},
 							);
 
 							const reviewModel = resolveFollowUpModel(
@@ -939,6 +1039,7 @@ async function executeTask(
 									`review-${task.id}`,
 									config.execution.reviewTimeoutMs,
 									reviewModels,
+									config.execution.inactivityTimeoutMs,
 								);
 
 							if (!reviewResult.success) {
@@ -1032,6 +1133,9 @@ async function executeTask(
 								break; // changes already committed — merge proceeds
 							}
 
+							// Accumulate the rejected review so the next review pass
+							// sees prior findings and can verify they were addressed.
+							if (review) priorReviews.push(review);
 							attempt++;
 							reviewRetries++;
 							sendChatMessage?.(
@@ -1049,6 +1153,10 @@ async function executeTask(
 								fixAttempt++
 							) {
 								const fixModel = fixModels[fixAttempt];
+								let fixSameAttempt = 0;
+								// Reattempt on the same model before cycling, matching the main
+								// task loop's behavior.
+								for (;;) {
 									fixResult = await runTask(
 										task,
 										project,
@@ -1063,6 +1171,16 @@ async function executeTask(
 										review ?? undefined,
 									);
 									if (fixResult.success) break;
+									if (fixSameAttempt < maxSameModelAttempts - 1) {
+										fixSameAttempt++;
+										sendChatMessage?.(
+											`~ re-execution for ${task.id} · ${task.title} — reattempting model ${fixAttempt + 1}/${fixModels.length} (${fixSameAttempt + 1}/${maxSameModelAttempts}, previous: ${fixResult.error})`,
+										);
+										continue;
+									}
+									break; // same-model retries exhausted
+								}
+								if (fixResult.success) break;
 								// Connection/error failover — try the next model.
 								if (fixAttempt < fixModels.length - 1) {
 									sendChatMessage?.(
@@ -1214,6 +1332,7 @@ async function executeTask(
 					finalCommitSummary,
 					finalReview,
 					reviewRetries,
+					result.sessionFile,
 				);
 				// Auto-update the PRD source file checkbox
 				try {
@@ -1226,9 +1345,28 @@ async function executeTask(
 			}
 
 			// Agent session failed (provider error).
-			// Pi's built-in retry already exhausted for this model. Cycle to the next.
+			// Pi's built-in in-call retry already exhausted for this attempt.
+			// A resumed session that couldn't be opened (corrupt/missing
+			// JSONL) must not be retried — forget it so later attempts (and
+			// future resumes) start fresh.
+			if (result.resumeFailed) {
+				progress.setSessionFile(task.id, undefined);
+			}
+			// Reattempt on the SAME model a few more times before cycling — a
+			// transient outage can outlast pi's per-prompt backoff window.
+			sameModelAttempt++;
+			if (sameModelAttempt < maxSameModelAttempts) {
+				sendChatMessage?.(
+					`~ ${task.id} · ${task.title} — reattempting model ${modelAttempt + 1}/${maxModelAttempts} (${sameModelAttempt + 1}/${maxSameModelAttempts}, previous: ${result.error})`,
+				);
+				continue; // same model, fresh session
+			}
+
+			// Same-model retries exhausted — cycle to the next model (if any).
 			if (roundRobin && modelAttempt < maxModelAttempts - 1) {
 				modelAttempt++;
+				sameModelAttempt = 0;
+				currentModel = roundRobin.advance(task.id);
 				sendChatMessage?.(
 					`~ ${task.id} · ${task.title} — cycling to model ${modelAttempt + 1}/${maxModelAttempts} (previous: ${result.error})`,
 				);
@@ -1346,6 +1484,8 @@ async function runFollowUpSession(
 	widgetKeySuffix: string,
 	timeoutMs: number,
 	models: unknown[],
+	/** Inactivity timeout for the session (see runAgentSession). */
+	inactivityTimeoutMs = 0,
 ): Promise<{
 	result: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof runAgentSession>>;
 	toolCalls: ToolCallEntry[];
@@ -1417,9 +1557,17 @@ async function runFollowUpSession(
 	}, 100);
 
 	let result: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof runAgentSession>> | undefined;
+	const maxSameModelAttempts = Math.max(
+		1,
+		config.execution.maxSameModelAttempts,
+	);
 	try {
 		for (let attempt = 0; attempt < models.length; attempt++) {
 			const model = models[attempt];
+			// Reattempt on the same model before cycling — matches the main task
+			// loop. Clear partial tool calls between failed attempts so the
+			// widget reflects only the successful (or final) attempt.
+			for (let same = 0; same < maxSameModelAttempts; same++) {
 				result = await runAgentSession(
 					prompt,
 					projectDir,
@@ -1436,9 +1584,17 @@ async function runFollowUpSession(
 					config.thinkingLevel,
 					false, // noSkills=false — follow-up sessions load skills too
 					(ctx.modelRegistry as any).runtime as ModelRuntime,
+					inactivityTimeoutMs,
 				);
 
 				if (result.success) break;
+				if (same < maxSameModelAttempts - 1) {
+					toolCalls.length = 0;
+					requestRender();
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (result!.success) break;
 
 			// If there's a next model to try, cycle; otherwise give up.
 			if (attempt < models.length - 1) {
@@ -1575,6 +1731,7 @@ async function runCommitSession(
 			`commit-${task.id}`,
 			config.execution.commitTimeoutMs,
 			commitModels,
+			config.execution.inactivityTimeoutMs,
 		);
 
 	if (commitResult.success) {
@@ -1672,6 +1829,52 @@ async function resolveConflictsSession(
 		return;
 	}
 
+	// Merge failed but produced no unmerged paths — no real conflicts to
+	// resolve. This can happen when the branch tip was already merged by the
+	// first attempt (mergeWorktree) before it aborted, or when the merge
+	// fails for a non-conflict reason (dirty index, stale ref). Don't spawn
+	// an agent session for zero conflicts — abort or complete and finish.
+	if (attempt.conflicts.length === 0) {
+		// Try to complete whatever merge state exists; if there's nothing to
+		// commit, abort to leave the working tree clean.
+		if (completeMerge(projectDir)) {
+			sendChatMessage?.(
+				`✓ conflicts auto-resolved for ${task.id} · ${task.title}`,
+			);
+			removeWorktree(projectDir, worktree);
+			progress.markCompleted(
+				task.id,
+				0,
+				undefined,
+				undefined,
+				undefined,
+				[],
+				"",
+				undefined,
+				0,
+			);
+			try {
+				updateTaskInFile(project.sourcePath, task.id, "completed");
+			} catch {
+				// Best-effort
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+		abortMerge(projectDir);
+		sendChatMessage?.(
+			`~ conflict resolution for ${task.id} · ${task.title} — merge produced no conflicts but could not be completed`,
+		);
+		progress.markFailed(
+			task.id,
+			`Merge of ${branch} produced no conflicts but could not be completed`,
+		);
+		try {
+			updateTaskInFile(project.sourcePath, task.id, "failed");
+		} catch {
+			// Best-effort
+		}
+		return;
+	}
 	// Conflicts exist — spawn a resolution agent session.
 	const prompt = buildConflictResolutionPrompt(
 		task,
@@ -1701,6 +1904,7 @@ async function resolveConflictsSession(
 		`resolve-${task.id}`,
 		config.execution.commitTimeoutMs,
 		models,
+		config.execution.inactivityTimeoutMs,
 	);
 
 	if (!result.success) {

src/progress.ts

@@ -185,11 +185,13 @@ export class ProgressTracker {
 	}
 
 	/** Mark a task as in progress */
-	markInProgress(taskId: string): void {
+	markInProgress(taskId: string, sessionFile?: string): void {
 		const prd = this.getPRD();
 		this.ensureTask(prd, taskId);
 		prd.tasks[taskId].status = "in_progress";
 		prd.tasks[taskId].startedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+		if (sessionFile !== undefined)
+			prd.tasks[taskId].sessionFile = sessionFile;
 		this.save();
 	}
 
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ export class ProgressTracker {
 		commitSummary?: string,
 		review?: ReviewResult,
 		reviewRetries?: number,
+		sessionFile?: string,
 	): void {
 		const prd = this.getPRD();
 		this.ensureTask(prd, taskId);
@@ -218,6 +221,7 @@ export class ProgressTracker {
 		if (review) prd.tasks[taskId].review = review;
 		if (reviewRetries !== undefined)
 			prd.tasks[taskId].reviewRetries = reviewRetries;
+		if (sessionFile !== undefined) prd.tasks[taskId].sessionFile = sessionFile;
 		this.save();
 	}
 
@@ -236,6 +240,22 @@ export class ProgressTracker {
 		return prd.tasks[taskId]?.status ?? "pending";
 	}
 
+	/** Get the persisted session file path for a task (for resume), if any. */
+	getSessionFile(taskId: string): string | undefined {
+		const prd = this.getPRD();
+		return prd.tasks[taskId]?.sessionFile;
+	}
+
+	/** Persist the session file path for a task without changing its status.
+	 *  Called as soon as an agent session is created so an interrupted run
+	 *  can be resumed from the JSONL history. Pass undefined to clear. */
+	setSessionFile(taskId: string, sessionFile: string | undefined): void {
+		const prd = this.getPRD();
+		this.ensureTask(prd, taskId);
+		prd.tasks[taskId].sessionFile = sessionFile;
+		this.save();
+	}
+
 	/** Get IDs of all completed tasks */
 	getCompletedTaskIds(): string[] {
 		const prd = this.getPRD();

src/prompts.ts

@@ -1,27 +1,40 @@
 import type { Task, Project, Reflection, ReviewResult } from "./types";
 import { readTaskSpec } from "./parser";
+import {
+	parseDiff,
+	filterNoise,
+	type DiffSummary,
+	type DiffOptions,
+} from "./diff";
 
-/** Maximum bytes of a commit diff embedded in a review/commit prompt.
- *  Diffs larger than this are truncated to avoid blowing past the model's
- *  context window. The agent can always run `git show HEAD` itself to
- *  inspect the full diff when it needs more detail.
+/** Maximum bytes of an inlined review diff before we stop inlining it and
+ *  instead list the changed files + tell the model to `read` them.
+ *  Diffs larger than this are never byte-truncated into a review prompt —
+ *  truncation loses the middle of a large diff, so the file-list + read
+ *  instruction is strictly better.
  *
  *  ~50 KB ≈ 12.5K tokens — comfortably fits even on models with a 128K
  *  context window once system-prompt overhead is accounted for. */
 export const MAX_DIFF_BYTES = 50_000;
 
-/**
- * Truncate a diff to MAX_DIFF_BYTES, appending a clear notice when truncated.
- */
-function truncateDiff(diff: string): string {
-	if (diff.length <= MAX_DIFF_BYTES) return diff;
-	const omitted = diff.length - MAX_DIFF_BYTES;
-	return (
-		diff.slice(0, MAX_DIFF_BYTES) +
-		"\n\n... (diff truncated: omitted " +
-		omitted.toLocaleString() +
-		" bytes; run `git show HEAD` to view the full diff)"
-	);
+/** Max included files before an oversized diff is replaced by a read
+ *  instruction rather than inlined. */
+const MAX_REVIEW_FILES = 20;
+
+/** Optional knobs for the review prompt builders. */
+export interface ReviewPromptOptions {
+	/** Extra context injected into the prompt (config.prompts.projectContext). */
+	projectContext?: string;
+	/** Per-review custom focus/instructions (config.prompts.reviewFocus). */
+	focus?: string;
+	/** Noise-filter overrides (config.review.*). */
+	diffOptions?: DiffOptions;
+	/** Prior review results from earlier passes in a review-gated loop.
+	 *  Each rejected review is injected into the next review prompt so the
+	 *  reviewer can verify prior findings were addressed and catch new
+	 *  regressions introduced by the fix attempt — instead of re-reviewing
+	 *  from scratch. */
+	priorReviews?: ReviewResult[];
 }
 
 // ─── Task Prompt ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -201,7 +214,7 @@ export function buildReviewPrompt(
 	commitHash: string,
 	commitSubject: string,
 	commitDiff: string,
-	projectContext?: string,
+	opts: ReviewPromptOptions = {},
 ): string {
 	const parts: string[] = [];
 
@@ -236,17 +249,38 @@ export function buildReviewPrompt(
 	parts.push("## Commit Under Review");
 	parts.push(`Commit: ${commitHash} — ${commitSubject}`);
 	parts.push("");
-	parts.push("### Diff");
-	parts.push("```diff");
-	parts.push(truncateDiff(commitDiff));
-	parts.push("```");
+
+	// ── Changed-Files Summary + Exclusions (noise-filtered scope) ──
+
+	const summary = parseDiff(commitDiff, opts.diffOptions);
+	const filtered = filterNoise(commitDiff, opts.diffOptions);
+	parts.push(buildFileSummaryTable(summary));
+	const excluded = renderExcludedFiles(summary);
+	if (excluded) parts.push(excluded);
 	parts.push("");
 
+	// ── Diff (inline, or file-list + read instruction when oversized) ──
+
+	parts.push(renderDiffSection(summary, filtered, "### Diff"));
+	parts.push("");
+
+	// ── Prior Review History (review-gated re-review) ──
+
+	parts.push(renderPriorReviews(opts.priorReviews ?? []));
+	if (opts.priorReviews && opts.priorReviews.length > 0) parts.push("");
+
+	// ── Custom Review Focus ──
+	if (opts.focus) {
+		parts.push("## Custom Review Focus");
+		parts.push(opts.focus);
+		parts.push("");
+	}
+
 	// ── Project Context ──
 
-	if (projectContext) {
+	if (opts.projectContext) {
 		parts.push("## Additional Context");
-		parts.push(projectContext);
+		parts.push(opts.projectContext);
 		parts.push("");
 	}
 
@@ -254,7 +288,7 @@ export function buildReviewPrompt(
 
 	parts.push("## Review Instructions");
 	parts.push(
-		"Review the commit above against the task description. Check for:",
+		"Review the changes above against the task description. Check for:",
 	);
 	parts.push(...reviewInstructions());
 	parts.push("");
@@ -279,7 +313,7 @@ export function buildReviewPromptUncommitted(
 	project: Project,
 	status: string,
 	diff: string,
-	projectContext?: string,
+	opts: ReviewPromptOptions = {},
 ): string {
 	const parts: string[] = [];
 
@@ -321,17 +355,40 @@ export function buildReviewPromptUncommitted(
 	parts.push(status || "(no status output)");
 	parts.push("```");
 	parts.push("");
-	parts.push("### Current Tracked Diff (git diff)");
-	parts.push("```diff");
-	parts.push(truncateDiff(diff) || "(no tracked diff output)");
-	parts.push("```");
+
+	// ── Changed-Files Summary + Exclusions (noise-filtered scope) ──
+
+	const summary = parseDiff(diff, opts.diffOptions);
+	const filtered = filterNoise(diff, opts.diffOptions);
+	parts.push(buildFileSummaryTable(summary));
+	const excluded = renderExcludedFiles(summary);
+	if (excluded) parts.push(excluded);
 	parts.push("");
 
+	// ── Diff (inline, or file-list + read instruction when oversized) ──
+
+	parts.push(
+		renderDiffSection(summary, filtered, "### Current Tracked Diff (git diff)"),
+	);
+
+	// ── Prior Review History (review-gated re-review) ──
+
+	parts.push(renderPriorReviews(opts.priorReviews ?? []));
+	if (opts.priorReviews && opts.priorReviews.length > 0) parts.push("");
+
+	// ── Custom Review Focus ──
+
+	if (opts.focus) {
+		parts.push("## Custom Review Focus");
+		parts.push(opts.focus);
+		parts.push("");
+	}
+
 	// ── Project Context ──
 
-	if (projectContext) {
+	if (opts.projectContext) {
 		parts.push("## Additional Context");
-		parts.push(projectContext);
+		parts.push(opts.projectContext);
 		parts.push("");
 	}
 
@@ -354,6 +411,117 @@ export function buildReviewPromptUncommitted(
 
 // ─── Shared Review Prompt Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────
 
+/** Whether an oversized/wide diff should be replaced by a file-list + read
+ *  instruction instead of being inlined. Thresholds: cleaned diff over
+ *  MAX_DIFF_BYTES, or more than MAX_REVIEW_FILES included files. */
+function shouldSkipInline(summary: DiffSummary, filteredLength: number): boolean {
+	return (
+		filteredLength > MAX_DIFF_BYTES || summary.files.length > MAX_REVIEW_FILES
+	);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Render a per-file +/− summary Markdown table (with type column and a total
+ * line) from a parsed diff. Handles the empty/all-noise diff gracefully — an
+ * empty table with zero totals, no crash.
+ */
+function buildFileSummaryTable(summary: DiffSummary): string {
+	const lines: string[] = [];
+	lines.push("### Changed Files");
+	lines.push("");
+	lines.push("| File | +/− | Type |");
+	lines.push("|------|-----|------|");
+	if (summary.files.length === 0) {
+		lines.push("| _(no included changes)_ | — | — |");
+	} else {
+		for (const f of summary.files) {
+			lines.push(
+				`| \`${f.path}\` | +${f.linesAdded}/-${f.linesRemoved} | ${f.ext || "—"} |`,
+			);
+		}
+	}
+	lines.push(`| **Total** | **+${summary.totalAdded}/-${summary.totalRemoved}** | |`);
+	return lines.join("\n");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Render the `### Excluded Files (n)` bullet list (path, +/− counts, reason).
+ * Returns an empty string when there are no exclusions so callers omit the
+ * section entirely (no empty heading).
+ */
+function renderExcludedFiles(summary: DiffSummary): string {
+	if (summary.excluded.length === 0) return "";
+	const lines: string[] = [];
+	lines.push(`### Excluded Files (${summary.excluded.length})`);
+	lines.push("");
+	for (const f of summary.excluded) {
+		lines.push(
+			`- \`${f.path}\` (+${f.linesAdded}/-${f.linesRemoved}) — ${f.reason}`,
+		);
+	}
+	return lines.join("\n");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Render the diff section of a review prompt. Under the threshold, inline the
+ * noise-filtered diff. Over the threshold (size or file count), emit a
+ * file-list + read-instruction notice and never byte-truncate the diff.
+ */
+function renderDiffSection(
+	summary: DiffSummary,
+	filtered: string,
+	heading: string,
+): string {
+	if (shouldSkipInline(summary, filtered.length)) {
+		return `${heading} — _Diff too large (${filtered.length.toLocaleString()} chars, ${summary.files.length} files). Use \`read\` to inspect the changed files._`;
+	}
+	const lines: string[] = [];
+	lines.push(heading);
+	lines.push("```diff");
+	lines.push(filtered || "(no included changes)");
+	lines.push("```");
+	return lines.join("\n");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Render a "Prior Review History" section from earlier rejected reviews.
+ * Returns an empty string when there are no prior reviews so callers omit
+ * the section entirely.
+ *
+ * Each prior review's verdict, summary, and findings are listed so the
+ * reviewer can verify the developer addressed them and watch for new
+ * regressions — instead of re-reviewing from scratch on each pass.
+ */
+function renderPriorReviews(priorReviews: ReviewResult[]): string {
+	if (priorReviews.length === 0) return "";
+	const lines: string[] = [];
+	lines.push("## Prior Review History");
+	lines.push(
+		"Previous review pass(es) rejected this task. Verify each finding was",
+		"addressed in the current diff and watch for new regressions:",
+	);
+	lines.push("");
+	for (let i = 0; i < priorReviews.length; i++) {
+		const r = priorReviews[i];
+		if (!r) continue;
+		lines.push(`### Review ${i + 1} — ${r.verdict.toUpperCase()}`);
+		lines.push(`Summary: ${r.summary}`);
+		if (r.findings.length > 0) {
+			lines.push("Findings:");
+			for (const f of r.findings) {
+				const loc = f.file
+					? f.line
+						? ` (${f.file}:${f.line})`
+						: ` (${f.file})`
+					: "";
+				lines.push(`- [${f.severity}]${loc} ${f.message}`);
+			}
+		}
+		lines.push("");
+	}
+	return lines.join("\n");
+}
+
 function reviewInstructions(): string[] {
 	return [
 		"- **Correctness**: Does the implementation fulfill the task requirements?",
@@ -373,7 +541,7 @@ function reviewVerdictBlock(): string[] {
 		"VERDICT: [pass | warn | fail]",
 		"SUMMARY: [1-2 sentence overall assessment]",
 		"FINDINGS:",
-		"- [blocker] file:line description  (use severity: blocker|warning|nit|info)",
+		"- [blocker] file:line description  (use severity: blocker|warning|nit|info; `critical` is accepted as a blocker synonym)",
 		"- [warning] file:line description",
 		"```",
 		"",
@@ -387,7 +555,8 @@ function reviewVerdictBlock(): string[] {
 		"",
 		"Each FINDINGS line uses the form `- [severity] [file:line] message`.",
 		"The `file:line` part is optional. Severity must be one of:",
-		"`blocker`, `warning`, `nit`, `info`.",
+		"`blocker`, `warning`, `nit`, `info`. The `critical` token is accepted",
+		"and treated as `blocker`.",
 	];
 }
 

src/review.ts

@@ -88,13 +88,16 @@ function extractFindings(block: string): ReviewFinding[] {
 		.filter(Boolean);
 
 	const findings: ReviewFinding[] = [];
-	const severityRe = /^\[(blocker|warning|warn|nit|info)\]\s*(.*)$/i;
+	// `critical` is accepted and normalized to ralpi's `blocker` severity,
+	// providing parity with @piex-dev/review's critical/warning/info grading.
+	const severityRe = /^\[(blocker|critical|warning|warn|nit|info)\]\s*(.*)$/i;
 
 	for (const line of lines) {
 		const sm = line.match(severityRe);
 		if (sm) {
 			let sev = sm[1].toLowerCase();
 			if (sev === "warn") sev = "warning";
+			else if (sev === "critical") sev = "blocker";
 			const rest = sm[2].trim();
 			const { file, line: lineNum, message } = parseFileRef(rest);
 			findings.push({

src/types.ts

@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ export interface TaskProgressInfo {
 	commitSummary?: string;
 	/** Number of review-fix re-execution attempts made (review-gated mode) */
 	reviewRetries?: number;
+	/** Path to the JSONL session file backing this task's agent session,
+	 *  persisted so a resume can reopen it and continue where the
+	 *  interrupted session left off. */
+	sessionFile?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ProgressState {
@@ -205,6 +209,11 @@ export interface RalpiConfig {
 	execution: {
 		/** Task execution timeout in milliseconds */
 		timeoutMs: number;
+		/** Inactivity timeout in milliseconds — if no agent session event
+		 *  arrives within this window, the task is considered hung (e.g. a
+		 *  bash subprocess that never returns) and the session is aborted.
+		 *  0 = disabled. */
+		inactivityTimeoutMs: number;
 		/** Maximum parallel tasks (0 = unlimited) */
 		maxParallel: number;
 		/** Round-robin model list for parallel tasks (empty = inherit parent model) */
@@ -246,18 +255,46 @@ export interface RalpiConfig {
 		reviewBlockOnFail: boolean;
 		/** Maximum total duration for the entire loop execution in milliseconds (0 = no limit). Checked between batches — in-progress tasks finish naturally. */
 		loopTimeoutMs: number;
+		/** Max attempts on the SAME model before cycling to the next model on
+		 *  failure. Pi retries transient HTTP errors within a single prompt,
+		 *  but a sustained provider hiccup can still exhaust those in-call
+		 *  retries mid-session. Re-running the whole session a few times on
+		 *  the same model avoids flapping to a different model (and losing
+		 *  model-specific context) on the first hard failure. Applies to task
+		 *  execution, commit/review follow-up sessions, and review-fix
+		 *  re-execution alike. After this many attempts on one model, ralpi
+		 *  advances to the next model in the round-robin pool. */
+		maxSameModelAttempts: number;
 		/** Isolate each task in a separate git worktree so parallel tasks can't
 		 *  stomp each other's files, and review/commit see a clean single-task diff.
 		 *  - "never":   all tasks run in the shared working tree (default, backward compat)
 		 *  - "parallel": only when maxParallel > 1 and mode is parallel
 		 *  - "always":  every task gets its own worktree */
 		worktrees: "always" | "parallel" | "never";
+		/** Chat rendering style for tool calls during task execution.
+		 *  - "compact": single completion message per task with an expandable
+		 *    tool-call tree (collapsed shows last 3, expanded shows all).
+		 *  - "verbose": per-event stream — each tool start/end and assistant
+		 *    turn is its own chat line (piolium/pygienium-style). */
+		chatStyle: "compact" | "verbose";
 	};
 	prompts: {
 		/** Additional context injected into every task prompt */
 		projectContext: string;
 		/** Custom prompt suffix for reflection extraction */
 		reflectionPrompt: string;
+		/** Per-review custom focus/instructions (e.g. "check security only").
+		 *  Injected as a `### Custom Review Focus` section in committed and
+		 *  uncommitted review prompts when non-empty. */
+		reviewFocus: string;
+	};
+	review: {
+		/** Extra noise-filter exclusion regexes (strings compiled to RegExp),
+		 *  merged into EXCLUDED_PATTERNS for review diffs. */
+		extraIgnorePatterns: string[];
+		/** Pathspec allowlist — files matching these stay in scope even when a
+		 *  default noise rule would exclude them. */
+		ignorePaths: string[];
 	};
 	/** Parent session model to inherit in child agent sessions */
 	model?: unknown;
@@ -273,6 +310,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_CONFIG: RalpiConfig = {
 	},
 	execution: {
 		timeoutMs: 0, // 0 = inherit Pi's own defaults (no ralpi-level timeout)
+		inactivityTimeoutMs: 0, // 0 = disabled (no inactivity hang detection)
 		maxParallel: 3,
 		models: [],
 		autoCommit: true,
@@ -287,9 +325,16 @@ export const DEFAULT_CONFIG: RalpiConfig = {
 		reviewBlockOnFail: false, // false = commit anyway after retries exhausted
 		loopTimeoutMs: 0, // 0 = no limit
 		worktrees: "parallel", // worktree isolation for parallel tasks by default
+		maxSameModelAttempts: 5, // retry the same model up to 5 times before cycling to the next
+		chatStyle: "compact", // compact = completion message with tool-call tree; verbose = per-event stream
 	},
 	prompts: {
 		projectContext: "",
 		reflectionPrompt: "",
+		reviewFocus: "",
+	},
+	review: {
+		extraIgnorePatterns: [],
+		ignorePaths: [],
 	},
 };

src/utils.ts

@@ -100,6 +100,49 @@ export function deleteLoopActive(projectDir: string): void {
   }
 }
 
+// ─── Git Hygiene ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const ralpiIgnoreMemo = new Set<string>();
+
+/**
+ * Ensure `.ralpi/` is excluded from the project's `.gitignore` so ralpi's own
+ * run-state, worktrees, and reviews never show up as tracked/untracked files
+ * in the user's repo.
+ *
+ * Memoized per project dir; only acts inside a git work tree (`.git` may be a
+ * directory or, in linked worktrees, a file). Creates or appends `.ralpi/` to
+ * `.gitignore`, best-effort: any failure returns `false` (never throws).
+ *
+ * @returns true when the ignore entry was newly added, false otherwise.
+ */
+export function ensureRalpiIgnored(projectDir: string): boolean {
+  if (ralpiIgnoreMemo.has(projectDir)) return false;
+  ralpiIgnoreMemo.add(projectDir);
+  try {
+    // Only act inside a git work tree (works for worktrees too: .git is a file).
+    fs.statSync(path.join(projectDir, ".git"));
+    const ignorePath = path.join(projectDir, ".gitignore");
+    const marker = ".ralpi/";
+    let content: string;
+    try {
+      content = fs.readFileSync(ignorePath, "utf8");
+    } catch {
+      fs.writeFileSync(ignorePath, `${marker}\n`, "utf8");
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (content.split(/\r?\n/).some((l) => l.trim() === marker)) return false;
+    const prefix = content.endsWith("\n") ? "" : "\n";
+    fs.appendFileSync(
+      ignorePath,
+      `${prefix}# ralpi run-state, worktrees, and reviews\n${marker}\n`,
+      "utf8",
+    );
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false; // not a git work tree, or a best-effort write failed
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Discover the project directory by walking up to find `.ralpi/`.
  */
@@ -568,6 +611,18 @@ export async function runAgentSession(
    *  rate-limit normalization) are available. When omitted, the SDK creates
    *  a fresh runtime from models.json only — extension providers are lost. */
   modelRuntime?: ModelRuntime,
+  /** Inactivity timeout in milliseconds — if no agent session event arrives
+   *  within this window, the task is considered hung (e.g. a bash subprocess
+   *  that never returns) and the session is aborted. 0 = disabled. */
+  inactivityTimeoutMs = 0,
+  /** Existing session JSONL file to resume. The session reopens the file and
+   *  appends to it, so the agent sees the full prior conversation and can
+   *  continue rather than redo prior tool calls. When the file is missing,
+   *  a fresh session is created instead (with a warning). */
+  resumeSessionFile?: string,
+  /** Called with the session file path as soon as the session is created, so
+   *  callers can persist it for resume before the session completes. */
+  onSessionFile?: (sessionFile: string) => void,
 ): Promise<{
   success: boolean;
   text: string;
@@ -575,6 +630,13 @@ export async function runAgentSession(
   toolUsage: ToolUsage;
   stopReason?: string;
   events: AgentSessionEvent[];
+  /** Path to the JSONL session file backing this session (set once the
+   *  session is created; enables resume). */
+  sessionFile?: string;
+  /** True when a resume was requested but the session could not be created
+   *  from the file (corrupt/unreadable JSONL). Callers should clear the
+   *  stored session file so retries start fresh. */
+  resumeFailed?: boolean;
 }> {
   const toolUsage: ToolUsage = {
     read: 0,
@@ -595,6 +657,16 @@ export async function runAgentSession(
     session?: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof createAgentSession>>["session"];
   } = {};
 
+  let sessionFile: string | undefined;
+  let sessionCreated = false;
+  // Inactivity watchdog: aborts the session when no events arrive within
+  // inactivityTimeoutMs. The SDK emits an event for every tool start/end/
+  // update and message start/end, so silence means the agent is stuck
+  // (typically a hung bash subprocess producing no output).
+  let inactivityInterval: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+  let inactivityAborted = false;
+  let lastEventTime = 0;
+
   try {
     // Loop sessions load the full normal pi context: extensions (so all
     // extension-provided tools register), skills, and project context
@@ -610,9 +682,30 @@ export async function runAgentSession(
     });
     await loader.reload();
 
+    // Persist sessions under the ralpi project's `.ralpi/sessions/` so they
+    // survive worktree removal and are findable from the main repo on resume.
+    // Worktrees live inside `<project>/.ralpi/worktrees/...`, so walking up
+    // from the agent's cwd always finds the main project's `.ralpi` first.
+    const ralpiDir = findRalpiDir(cwd);
+    const sessionDir = ralpiDir
+      ? path.join(ralpiDir, ".ralpi", "sessions")
+      : path.join(cwd, ".ralpi", "sessions");
+
+    let sessionManager: SessionManager;
+    if (resumeSessionFile && fs.existsSync(resumeSessionFile)) {
+      sessionManager = SessionManager.open(resumeSessionFile, sessionDir, cwd);
+    } else {
+      if (resumeSessionFile) {
+        console.warn(
+          `[ralpi] resume session file not found (${resumeSessionFile}) — starting a fresh session`,
+        );
+      }
+      sessionManager = SessionManager.create(cwd, sessionDir);
+    }
+
     const result = await createAgentSession({
       cwd,
-      sessionManager: SessionManager.inMemory(),
+      sessionManager,
       resourceLoader: loader,
       settingsManager: SettingsManager.create(cwd, getAgentDir()),
       modelRuntime,
@@ -620,8 +713,12 @@ export async function runAgentSession(
       model: model as any,
       thinkingLevel: thinkingLevel as any,
     });
+    sessionCreated = true;
     sessionRef.session = result.session;
 
+    sessionFile = result.session.sessionFile;
+    if (sessionFile) onSessionFile?.(sessionFile);
+
     // Wire external abort signal
     const abortHandler = () => result.session.agent.abort();
     signal?.addEventListener("abort", abortHandler, { once: true });
@@ -629,8 +726,26 @@ export async function runAgentSession(
     let finalText = "";
     let errorMessage: string | undefined;
     let stopReason: string | undefined;
+    lastEventTime = Date.now();
+
+    // Inactivity watchdog: check the silence window on an interval and abort
+    // (plus kill any hung bash subprocess) when it is exceeded.
+    if (inactivityTimeoutMs > 0) {
+      const intervalMs = Math.min(inactivityTimeoutMs, 5000);
+      inactivityInterval = setInterval(() => {
+        if (!sessionRef.session) return;
+        if (Date.now() - lastEventTime <= inactivityTimeoutMs) return;
+        inactivityAborted = true;
+        sessionRef.session.agent.abort();
+        sessionRef.session.abortBash();
+        errorMessage = `Task aborted: inactivity timeout (no events for ${Math.round(inactivityTimeoutMs / 1000)}s)`;
+        if (inactivityInterval) clearInterval(inactivityInterval);
+        inactivityInterval = null;
+      }, intervalMs);
+    }
 
     const unsubscribe = result.session.subscribe((event) => {
+      lastEventTime = Date.now();
       onEvent?.(event);
 
       if (event.type === "message_end") {
@@ -642,7 +757,10 @@ export async function runAgentSession(
         };
         if (message.role !== "assistant") return;
         if (message.stopReason) stopReason = message.stopReason;
-        if (message.errorMessage) errorMessage = message.errorMessage;
+        // Keep the inactivity-timeout message: the abort's own errorMessage
+        // would otherwise clobber the (more useful) hang explanation.
+        if (message.errorMessage && !inactivityAborted)
+          errorMessage = message.errorMessage;
         const text = extractAssistantText(message.content);
         if (text) finalText = text;
       }
@@ -675,6 +793,7 @@ export async function runAgentSession(
         toolUsage,
         stopReason,
         events: [], // streamed to file
+        sessionFile,
       };
     }
 
@@ -684,6 +803,7 @@ export async function runAgentSession(
       toolUsage,
       stopReason,
       events: [],
+      sessionFile,
     };
   } catch (error) {
     if (timeoutHandle) clearTimeout(timeoutHandle);
@@ -693,9 +813,14 @@ export async function runAgentSession(
       error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
       toolUsage,
       events: [],
+      sessionFile,
+      // A requested resume that failed to open (corrupt/unreadable file)
+      // should not be retried — callers clear the stored file and go fresh.
+      resumeFailed: resumeSessionFile !== undefined && !sessionCreated,
     };
   } finally {
     sessionRef.session?.dispose();
+    if (inactivityInterval) clearInterval(inactivityInterval);
   }
 }
 
@@ -910,17 +1035,49 @@ export function captureGitHead(projectDir: string): string | undefined {
  * made since the base reference. Used by the review-gated loop so the reviewer
  * sees the full task diff (all commits, not just the latest) across execution
  * attempts and re-execution fixes. `baseRef` must be a validated hex SHA from
- * captureGitHead(). Returns the short HEAD hash, HEAD subject, and range diff,
- * or null when git is unavailable / baseRef is invalid / no changes exist.
+ * captureGitHead().
+ *
+ * Returns a tri-state so the review loop can tell a FAILED range computation
+ * (invalid/stale base ref, git error) apart from a GENUINELY EMPTY range — a
+ * broken base must never be silently treated as a clean, verified task.
  */
+export type CommitRangeDiffResult =
+  | { kind: "ok"; hash: string; subject: string; diff: string }
+  | { kind: "no-changes" }
+  | { kind: "error"; error: string };
+
+/**
+ * Whether the `baseRef..HEAD` range can be computed — i.e. the base ref is a
+ * resolvable commit in this repo (mirrors @piex-dev/review's canCompareToBase).
+ * Only validated hex SHAs are passed to the shell.
+ */
+export function canComputeRange(projectDir: string, baseRef: string): boolean {
+  const { execSync } = require("node:child_process");
+  if (!/^[0-9a-f]{7,40}$/i.test(baseRef)) return false;
+  try {
+    // git cat-file -e truly verifies the object EXISTS (rev-parse --verify
+    // accepts any 40-hex SHA even if it was never created), so a stale/broken
+    // base ref is caught here rather than silently treated as no-changes.
+    execSync(`git cat-file -e ${baseRef}`, {
+      cwd: projectDir,
+      stdio: "pipe",
+    });
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 export function getCommitRangeDiff(
   projectDir: string,
   baseRef: string,
-): { hash: string; subject: string; diff: string } | null {
+): CommitRangeDiffResult {
   const { execSync } = require("node:child_process");
 
   // Only pass validated hex SHAs to the shell.
-  if (!/^[0-9a-f]{7,40}$/i.test(baseRef)) return null;
+  if (!/^[0-9a-f]{7,40}$/i.test(baseRef)) {
+    return { kind: "error", error: "invalid or stale base ref" };
+  }
 
   try {
     execSync("git rev-parse --git-dir", {
@@ -928,7 +1085,20 @@ export function getCommitRangeDiff(
       stdio: "pipe",
     });
   } catch {
-    return null;
+    return { kind: "error", error: "not a git repository" };
+  }
+
+  // Verify the base ref resolves before diffing — a stale/unfetched ref is a
+  // computation failure, not a clean "no changes" signal. git cat-file -e
+  // checks the object genuinely exists (rev-parse --verify would accept any
+  // 40-hex SHA even if it was never created).
+  try {
+    execSync(`git cat-file -e ${baseRef}`, {
+      cwd: projectDir,
+      stdio: "pipe",
+    });
+  } catch {
+    return { kind: "error", error: `base ref ${baseRef} cannot be resolved` };
   }
 
   try {
@@ -946,17 +1116,20 @@ export function getCommitRangeDiff(
     // the snapshot. Includes stat overview + full patch.
     //
     // maxBuffer is set high (10 MB) so larger tasks don't cause execSync to
-    // throw. The review prompt builder truncates to MAX_DIFF_BYTES (50 KB)
-    // before sending to the model, so the full diff in memory is fine.
+    // throw. The review prompt builder filters noise and inlines only under
+    // MAX_DIFF_BYTES, so the full diff in memory is fine.
     const diff = execSync(`git diff ${baseRef} HEAD --stat --patch`, {
       cwd: projectDir,
       encoding: "utf-8",
       maxBuffer: 10 * 1024 * 1024,
     }).trim();
 
-    if (!diff) return null; // no changes since baseRef
-    return { hash, subject, diff };
-  } catch {
-    return null;
+    if (!diff) return { kind: "no-changes" }; // genuinely no changes since baseRef
+    return { kind: "ok", hash, subject, diff };
+  } catch (error) {
+    return {
+      kind: "error",
+      error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+    };
   }
 }

tests/commit-range-diff.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/**
+ * Tests for the tri-state commit-range diff (src/utils.ts getCommitRangeDiff):
+ * a FAILED range computation (invalid/stale base ref, git error) must be a
+ * distinct `error` signal, never collapsed into a clean `no-changes` — a
+ * broken base ref must never be silently treated as a verified task.
+ *
+ * Uses a real throwaway git repo so the shell-out behavior is exercised.
+ */
+
+import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from "bun:test";
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { getCommitRangeDiff } from "../src/utils";
+
+let repoDir: string;
+
+function sh(cmd: string, cwd: string) {
+	execSync(cmd, { cwd, stdio: "pipe" });
+}
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+	repoDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ralpi-crd-"));
+	sh("git init -q", repoDir);
+	sh("git config user.email test@example.com", repoDir);
+	sh("git config user.name test", repoDir);
+	fs.writeFileSync(path.join(repoDir, "a.ts"), "one\n", "utf-8");
+	sh("git add -A", repoDir);
+	sh("git commit -q -m init", repoDir);
+});
+
+afterAll(() => {
+	fs.rmSync(repoDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+describe("getCommitRangeDiff tri-state", () => {
+	test("ok: a resolvable base with committed changes yields the diff", () => {
+		fs.writeFileSync(path.join(repoDir, "a.ts"), "one\ntwo\n", "utf-8");
+		sh("git add -A", repoDir);
+		sh("git commit -q -m change", repoDir);
+
+		const base = execSync("git rev-parse HEAD~1", {
+			cwd: repoDir,
+			encoding: "utf-8",
+		}).trim();
+
+		const result = getCommitRangeDiff(repoDir, base);
+		expect(result.kind).toBe("ok");
+		if (result.kind === "ok") {
+			expect(result.diff).toContain("a.ts");
+			expect(result.hash.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+		}
+	});
+
+	test("error: a fake/unresolvable base ref yields the failure signal, not no-changes", () => {
+		// 40 hex chars that never existed in this repo.
+		const fake = "ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff";
+		const result = getCommitRangeDiff(repoDir, fake);
+		expect(result.kind).toBe("error");
+		if (result.kind === "error") {
+			expect(result.error).toContain("cannot be resolved");
+		}
+	});
+
+	test("error: a non-hex base ref is rejected before reaching the shell", () => {
+		const result = getCommitRangeDiff(repoDir, "HEAD~1; rm -rf /");
+		expect(result.kind).toBe("error");
+		if (result.kind === "error") {
+			expect(result.error).toContain("invalid or stale base ref");
+		}
+	});
+
+	test("no-changes: an empty range (base == HEAD) yields the no-changes signal", () => {
+		const head = execSync("git rev-parse HEAD", {
+			cwd: repoDir,
+			encoding: "utf-8",
+		}).trim();
+		const result = getCommitRangeDiff(repoDir, head);
+		expect(result.kind).toBe("no-changes");
+	});
+});

tests/diff.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+/**
+ * Tests for the noise-filtered diff engine (src/diff.ts).
+ * Covers: per-file +/− parsing, excluded-file split, totals excluding noise,
+ * malformed-chunk guard, isExcluded reasons, and configurable overrides.
+ */
+
+import { describe, test, expect } from "bun:test";
+import {
+	parseDiff,
+	filterNoise,
+	isExcluded,
+	compileIgnorePatterns,
+	EXCLUDED_PATTERNS,
+} from "../src/diff";
+
+/** A synthetic unified diff mixing code, a lockfile, a minified file, and a binary. */
+const SYNTH_DIFF = [
+	"diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts",
+	"index 111..222 100644",
+	"--- a/src/index.ts",
+	"+++ b/src/index.ts",
+	"@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@",
+	' import { foo } from "./foo";',
+	"+export const baz = 1;",
+	"+export const qux = 2;",
+	"-foo();",
+	"+bar();",
+	"",
+	"diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json",
+	"index 000..111 100644",
+	"--- a/package-lock.json",
+	"+++ b/package-lock.json",
+	"@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@",
+	"+{",
+	'+  "name": "x"',
+	"+}",
+	"",
+	"diff --git a/dist/foo.min.js b/dist/foo.min.js",
+	"index 111..222 100644",
+	"--- a/dist/foo.min.js",
+	"+++ b/dist/foo.min.js",
+	"@@ -1 +1 @@",
+	"-var a=1;",
+	"+var a=2;",
+	"",
+	"diff --git a/assets/logo.png b/assets/logo.png",
+	"index 111..222 100644",
+	"Binary files differ",
+].join("\n");
+
+describe("parseDiff", () => {
+	test("splits included vs excluded files and totals only included", () => {
+		const summary = parseDiff(SYNTH_DIFF);
+
+		// Included: only src/index.ts (code). Lockfile, minified, binary excluded.
+		expect(summary.files).toHaveLength(1);
+		expect(summary.files[0]).toEqual({
+			path: "src/index.ts",
+			linesAdded: 3,
+			linesRemoved: 1,
+			ext: "ts",
+		});
+
+		expect(summary.excluded).toHaveLength(3);
+		const byPath = new Map(
+			summary.excluded.map((f) => [f.path, f]),
+		);
+		expect(byPath.get("package-lock.json")).toMatchObject({
+			linesAdded: 3,
+			linesRemoved: 0,
+			reason: "lockfile",
+		});
+		expect(byPath.get("dist/foo.min.js")).toMatchObject({
+			linesAdded: 1,
+			linesRemoved: 1,
+			reason: "minified asset",
+		});
+		expect(byPath.get("assets/logo.png")).toMatchObject({
+			linesAdded: 0,
+			linesRemoved: 0,
+			reason: "binary/media asset",
+		});
+
+		// Totals exclude the noise files.
+		expect(summary.totalAdded).toBe(3);
+		expect(summary.totalRemoved).toBe(1);
+	});
+
+	test("returns empty summary for an empty diff", () => {
+		const summary = parseDiff("");
+		expect(summary.files).toHaveLength(0);
+		expect(summary.excluded).toHaveLength(0);
+		expect(summary.totalAdded).toBe(0);
+		expect(summary.totalRemoved).toBe(0);
+	});
+
+	test("skips malformed chunks without a/… b/ header without crashing", () => {
+		const malformed =
+			"diff --git weird-line\nindex 111..222\n--- a/x\n+++ b/x\n+x\n" +
+			"\n" +
+			"diff --git a/src/ok.ts b/src/ok.ts\n--- a/src/ok.ts\n+++ b/src/ok.ts\n+ok\n";
+		const summary = parseDiff(malformed);
+		// Only the well-formed chunk is counted.
+		expect(summary.files).toHaveLength(1);
+		expect(summary.files[0].path).toBe("src/ok.ts");
+		expect(summary.totalAdded).toBe(1);
+	});
+
+	test("does not count +++/--- header lines as additions/removals", () => {
+		const diff = [
+			"diff --git a/src/a.ts b/src/a.ts",
+			"--- a/src/a.ts",
+			"+++ b/src/a.ts",
+			"@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@",
+			"+one",
+			"+two",
+		].join("\n");
+		const summary = parseDiff(diff);
+		expect(summary.files[0].linesAdded).toBe(2);
+		expect(summary.files[0].linesRemoved).toBe(0);
+	});
+});
+
+describe("isExcluded", () => {
+	test("returns the right reason per pattern", () => {
+		expect(isExcluded("package-lock.json")).toBe("lockfile");
+		expect(isExcluded("yarn.lock")).toBe("lockfile");
+		expect(isExcluded("src/app.min.js")).toBe("minified asset");
+		expect(isExcluded("src/styles.min.css")).toBe("minified asset");
+		expect(isExcluded("build/out.js")).toBe("build output");
+		expect(isExcluded("node_modules/foo/index.js")).toBe("dependency");
+		expect(isExcluded("vendor/lib.bundle.js")).toBe("vendored dependency");
+		expect(isExcluded("assets/icon.svg")).toBe("binary/media asset");
+		expect(isExcluded("src/api.generated.ts")).toBe("generated file");
+		expect(isExcluded("test/__snapshots__/x.snap")).toBe("snapshot");
+		expect(isExcluded("dist/x.js.map")).toBe("source map");
+	});
+
+	test("returns undefined for review-relevant files", () => {
+		expect(isExcluded("src/foo.ts")).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(isExcluded("src/index.ts")).toBeUndefined();
+	});
+
+	test("merges caller-supplied extra patterns", () => {
+		expect(isExcluded("src/data.foo", [/\.foo$/])).toBe("extra ignore pattern");
+		expect(isExcluded("src/data.foo")).toBeUndefined();
+	});
+
+	test("EXCLUDED_PATTERNS covers lockfiles, min, generated, snap, map, build, vendor, binaries", () => {
+		for (const pat of [
+			"package-lock.json",
+			"src/app.min.js",
+			"src/thing.generated.ts",
+			"x.snap",
+			"x.js.map",
+			"dist/bundle.js",
+			"node_modules/a/b.js",
+			"vendor/x",
+			"a.png",
+			"f.woff2",
+		]) {
+			const hit = EXCLUDED_PATTERNS.some((r) => r.pattern.test(pat));
+			expect(hit, `${pat} should be covered by a default rule`).toBe(true);
+		}
+	});
+});
+
+describe("filterNoise", () => {
+	test("re-emits only included-file chunks", () => {
+		const filtered = filterNoise(SYNTH_DIFF);
+		expect(filtered).toContain("diff --git a/src/index.ts");
+		expect(filtered).not.toContain("package-lock.json");
+		expect(filtered).not.toContain("foo.min.js");
+		expect(filtered).not.toContain("logo.png");
+	});
+
+	test("returns empty when every file is noise", () => {
+		const onlyNoise = [
+			"diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json",
+			"--- a/package-lock.json",
+			"+++ b/package-lock.json",
+			"+x",
+		].join("\n");
+		expect(filterNoise(onlyNoise)).toBe("");
+	});
+});
+
+describe("configurable noise rules", () => {
+	test("extraPatterns excludes a matching file from the review diff", () => {
+		const diff = [
+			"diff --git a/src/foo.ts b/src/foo.ts",
+			"--- a/src/foo.ts",
+			"+++ b/src/foo.ts",
+			"+keep",
+			"diff --git a/src/data.foo b/src/data.foo",
+			"--- a/src/data.foo",
+			"+++ b/src/data.foo",
+			"+drop",
+		].join("\n");
+		const opts = { extraPatterns: compileIgnorePatterns(["\\.foo$"]) };
+		const summary = parseDiff(diff, opts);
+		expect(summary.files.map((f) => f.path)).toEqual(["src/foo.ts"]);
+		expect(summary.excluded.map((f) => [f.path, f.reason])).toEqual([
+			["src/data.foo", "extra ignore pattern"],
+		]);
+		expect(filterNoise(diff, opts)).not.toContain("data.foo");
+	});
+
+	test("ignorePaths keeps an excluded-by-default file in scope", () => {
+		const diff = [
+			"diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json",
+			"--- a/package-lock.json",
+			"+++ b/package-lock.json",
+			"+a",
+			"+b",
+			"+c",
+		].join("\n");
+		const opts = { ignorePaths: ["package-lock.json"] };
+		const summary = parseDiff(diff, opts);
+		expect(summary.files).toHaveLength(1);
+		expect(summary.files[0].path).toBe("package-lock.json");
+		expect(summary.excluded).toHaveLength(0);
+		expect(summary.totalAdded).toBe(3);
+		expect(filterNoise(diff, opts)).toContain("package-lock.json");
+	});
+
+	test("default behavior unchanged when overrides are unset", () => {
+		const summary = parseDiff(SYNTH_DIFF);
+		expect(summary.files[0].path).toBe("src/index.ts");
+		expect(summary.totalAdded).toBe(3);
+	});
+
+	test("compileIgnorePatterns skips invalid regexes", () => {
+		const compiled = compileIgnorePatterns(["\\.foo$", "(", "ok$"]);
+		expect(compiled.length).toBe(2);
+	});
+});

tests/gitignore-hygiene.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import { tempDir } from "./helpers";
+import { ensureRalpiIgnored } from "../src/utils";
+
+// ─── Gitignore hygiene: ensureRalpiIgnored ──────────────────────────────────
+
+describe("ensureRalpiIgnored", () => {
+	it("creates .gitignore with .ralpi/ when absent in a git work tree", () => {
+		const { dir, cleanup } = tempDir();
+		try {
+			fs.mkdirSync(path.join(dir, ".git"));
+			expect(ensureRalpiIgnored(dir)).toBe(true);
+			const content = fs.readFileSync(path.join(dir, ".gitignore"), "utf8");
+			expect(content).toContain(".ralpi/");
+		} finally {
+			cleanup();
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("appends .ralpi/ to an existing .gitignore without the marker", () => {
+		const { dir, cleanup } = tempDir();
+		try {
+			fs.mkdirSync(path.join(dir, ".git"));
+			fs.writeFileSync(
+				path.join(dir, ".gitignore"),
+				"node_modules/\n*.log\n",
+				"utf8",
+			);
+			expect(ensureRalpiIgnored(dir)).toBe(true);
+			const content = fs.readFileSync(path.join(dir, ".gitignore"), "utf8");
+			expect(content).toContain("node_modules/");
+			expect(content).toContain(".ralpi/");
+		} finally {
+			cleanup();
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("leaves a .gitignore with the marker untouched", () => {
+		const { dir, cleanup } = tempDir();
+		try {
+			fs.mkdirSync(path.join(dir, ".git"));
+			fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dir, ".gitignore"), ".ralpi/\n", "utf8");
+			expect(ensureRalpiIgnored(dir)).toBe(false);
+			expect(fs.readFileSync(path.join(dir, ".gitignore"), "utf8")).toBe(
+				".ralpi/\n",
+			);
+		} finally {
+			cleanup();
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("is a no-op outside a git work tree", () => {
+		const { dir, cleanup } = tempDir();
+		try {
+			expect(ensureRalpiIgnored(dir)).toBe(false);
+			expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(dir, ".gitignore"))).toBe(false);
+		} finally {
+			cleanup();
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("is memoized per project dir", () => {
+		const { dir, cleanup } = tempDir();
+		try {
+			fs.mkdirSync(path.join(dir, ".git"));
+			expect(ensureRalpiIgnored(dir)).toBe(true);
+			// Second call: same dir already handled → no further work.
+			expect(ensureRalpiIgnored(dir)).toBe(false);
+			fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dir, ".gitignore"), "old\n", "utf8");
+			expect(ensureRalpiIgnored(dir)).toBe(false);
+			expect(fs.readFileSync(path.join(dir, ".gitignore"), "utf8")).toBe(
+				"old\n",
+			);
+		} finally {
+			cleanup();
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("works when .git is a file (linked git worktree)", () => {
+		const { dir, cleanup } = tempDir();
+		try {
+			fs.writeFileSync(
+				path.join(dir, ".git"),
+				"gitdir: /some/shared/repo\n",
+				"utf8",
+			);
+			expect(ensureRalpiIgnored(dir)).toBe(true);
+			const content = fs.readFileSync(path.join(dir, ".gitignore"), "utf8");
+			expect(content).toContain(".ralpi/");
+		} finally {
+			cleanup();
+		}
+	});
+});

tests/review-prompt.test.ts

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+/**
+ * Tests for the review prompt builders (src/prompts.ts).
+ * Covers: per-file summary table, excluded-files section, oversized-diff
+ * read-instruction (never byte-truncates), custom review focus, and the
+ * configurable noise-filter overrides surfacing in the prompt.
+ */
+
+import { describe, test, expect } from "bun:test";
+import {
+	buildReviewPrompt,
+	buildReviewPromptUncommitted,
+} from "../src/prompts";
+import { compileIgnorePatterns } from "../src/diff";
+import type { Task, Project } from "../src/types";
+
+const task: Task = {
+	id: "01",
+	title: "Implement auth",
+	description: "Add a login flow",
+	status: "completed",
+	dependencies: [],
+};
+
+const project: Project = {
+	objective: "Build the app",
+	sourcePath: "README.md",
+	sourceDir: "/tmp",
+	tasks: [task],
+	dependencies: {},
+};
+
+/** A diff mixing one code file plus lockfile/minified/binary noise. */
+const MIXED_DIFF = [
+	"diff --git a/src/auth.ts b/src/auth.ts",
+	"index 111..222 100644",
+	"--- a/src/auth.ts",
+	"+++ b/src/auth.ts",
+	"@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@",
+	' import { hash } from "./hash";',
+	"+export function login() {",
+	"+  return hash(secret);",
+	"-  return legacy();",
+	"+}",
+	"",
+	"diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json",
+	"index 000..111 100644",
+	"--- a/package-lock.json",
+	"+++ b/package-lock.json",
+	"@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@",
+	"+{",
+	'+  "name": "x"',
+	"+}",
+	"",
+	"diff --git a/assets/logo.png b/assets/logo.png",
+	"index 111..222 100644",
+	"Binary files differ",
+	"",
+	"diff --git a/dist/app.min.js b/dist/app.min.js",
+	"index 111..222 100644",
+	"--- a/dist/app.min.js",
+	"+++ b/dist/app.min.js",
+	"@@ -1 +1 @@",
+	"-var a=1;",
+	"+var a=2;",
+].join("\n");
+
+function manyFileDiff(n: number): string {
+	const chunks: string[] = [];
+	for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		chunks.push(
+			`diff --git a/src/f${String(i).padStart(2, "0")}.ts b/src/f${String(i).padStart(2, "0")}.ts`,
+			"--- a/src/f.ts",
+			"+++ b/src/f.ts",
+			`+line ${i}`,
+		);
+	}
+	return chunks.join("\n");
+}
+
+describe("buildReviewPrompt", () => {
+	test("emits a per-file +/− summary table with totals, excluding noise", () => {
+		const prompt = buildReviewPrompt(
+			task,
+			project,
+			"abc1234",
+			"feat: auth",
+			MIXED_DIFF,
+		);
+
+		expect(prompt).toContain("### Changed Files");
+		expect(prompt).toContain("| `src/auth.ts` | +3/-1 | ts |");
+		expect(prompt).toContain("| **Total** | **+3/-1** | |");
+	});
+
+	test("surfaces an excluded-files section with path, counts, and reason", () => {
+		const prompt = buildReviewPrompt(
+			task,
+			project,
+			"abc1234",
+			"feat: auth",
+			MIXED_DIFF,
+		);
+
+		expect(prompt).toContain("### Excluded Files (3)");
+		expect(prompt).toContain("- `package-lock.json` (+3/-0) — lockfile");
+		expect(prompt).toContain(
+			"- `assets/logo.png` (+0/-0) — binary/media asset",
+		);
+		expect(prompt).toContain("- `dist/app.min.js` (+1/-1) — minified asset");
+	});
+
+	test("never inlines excluded (noise) chunks into the diff block", () => {
+		const prompt = buildReviewPrompt(
+			task,
+			project,
+			"abc1234",
+			"feat: auth",
+			MIXED_DIFF,
+		);
+
+		// The noise chunks themselves are never inlined — only the excluded-files
+		// section names them (as `- path (+x/-y) — reason`, no `diff --git` header).
+		expect(prompt).not.toContain("diff --git a/package-lock.json");
+		expect(prompt).not.toContain("diff --git a/assets/logo.png");
+		expect(prompt).not.toContain("diff --git a/dist/app.min.js");
+		// The cleaned diff block is present with the code file.
+		expect(prompt).toContain("```diff");
+		expect(prompt).toContain("diff --git a/src/auth.ts");
+	});
+
+	test("omits the excluded section entirely when nothing is excluded", () => {
+		const clean = [
+			"diff --git a/src/auth.ts b/src/auth.ts",
+			"--- a/src/auth.ts",
+			"+++ b/src/auth.ts",
+			"+export const x = 1;",
+		].join("\n");
+		const prompt = buildReviewPrompt(
+			task,
+			project,
+			"abc1234",
+			"feat: auth",
+			clean,
+		);
+		expect(prompt).not.toContain("### Excluded Files");
+		expect(prompt).toContain("| `src/auth.ts` | +1/-0 | ts |");
+	});
+
+	test("switches to a file-list + read instruction for >20 files, no truncation", () => {
+		const prompt = buildReviewPrompt(
+			task,
+			project,
+			"abc1234",
+			"feat: many",
+			manyFileDiff(21),
+		);
+
+		expect(prompt).toContain("Diff too large");
+		expect(prompt).toContain("Use `read` to inspect the changed files");
+		// No byte-truncated inline diff for oversized inputs.
+		expect(prompt).not.toContain("```diff");
+	});
+
+	test("switches to a file-list + read instruction for a >50KB diff, no truncation", () => {
+		// One file but a huge cleaned diff — crosses MAX_DIFF_BYTES (50_000).
+		const huge = [
+			"diff --git a/src/auth.ts b/src/auth.ts",
+			"--- a/src/auth.ts",
+			"+++ b/src/auth.ts",
+			...Array.from(
+				{ length: 26000 },
+				() => "+padding line to blow past the size threshold",
+			),
+		].join("\n");
+		const prompt = buildReviewPrompt(
+			task,
+			project,
+			"abc1234",
+			"feat: auth",
+			huge,
+		);
+
+		expect(prompt).toContain("Diff too large");
+		expect(prompt).toContain("Use `read` to inspect the changed files");
+		expect(prompt).toContain("src/auth.ts");
+		// No byte-truncated inline diff for the oversized input.
+		expect(prompt).not.toContain("```diff");
+	});
+
+	test("a small diff over the file-count branch still inlines under size threshold", () => {
+		// 5 files, small diff — under MAX_REVIEW_FILES and MAX_DIFF_BYTES → inlined.
+		const prompt = buildReviewPrompt(
+			task,
+			project,
+			"abc1234",
+			"feat: small",
+			manyFileDiff(5),
+		);
+		expect(prompt).toContain("```diff");
+		expect(prompt).not.toContain("Diff too large");
+	});
+
+	test("inlines a small diff normally (no read-instruction)", () => {
+		const prompt = buildReviewPrompt(
+			task,
+			project,
+			"abc1234",
+			"feat: auth",
+			MIXED_DIFF,
+		);
+		expect(prompt).not.toContain("Diff too large");
+	});
+
+	test("emits a Custom Review Focus section only when focus is set", () => {
+		const withFocus = buildReviewPrompt(
+			task,
+			project,
+			"abc1234",
+			"feat: auth",
+			MIXED_DIFF,
+			{ focus: "check security only" },
+		);
+		expect(withFocus).toContain("## Custom Review Focus");
+		expect(withFocus).toContain("check security only");
+
+		const withoutFocus = buildReviewPrompt(
+			task,
+			project,
+			"abc1234",
+			"feat: auth",
+			MIXED_DIFF,
+		);
+		expect(withoutFocus).not.toContain("## Custom Review Focus");
+	});
+
+	test("surfaces extra ignore patterns and ignorePaths overrides in the prompt", () => {
+		const diff = [
+			"diff --git a/src/keep.ts b/src/keep.ts",
+			"--- a/src/keep.ts",
+			"+++ b/src/keep.ts",
+			"+keep",
+			"diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json",
+			"--- a/package-lock.json",
+			"+++ b/package-lock.json",
+			"+a",
+			"+b",
+			"+c",
+			"+d",
+		].join("\n");
+
+		// ignorePaths keeps the lockfile in scope → it shows in the table,
+		// and no excluded section is emitted.
+		const kept = buildReviewPrompt(task, project, "abc1234", "x", diff, {
+			diffOptions: { ignorePaths: ["package-lock.json"] },
+		});
+		expect(kept).toContain("| `package-lock.json` | +4/-0 | json |");
+		expect(kept).not.toContain("### Excluded Files");
+
+		// Without ignorePaths, the lockfile is excluded.
+		const excluded = buildReviewPrompt(task, project, "abc1234", "x", diff);
+		expect(excluded).not.toContain("| `package-lock.json` |");
+		expect(excluded).toContain("### Excluded Files (1)");
+
+		// extraPatterns drops a matching file from scope.
+		const dropped = buildReviewPrompt(task, project, "abc1234", "x", diff, {
+			diffOptions: {
+				extraPatterns: compileIgnorePatterns(["\\.ts$"]),
+				ignorePaths: [],
+			},
+		});
+		expect(dropped).not.toContain("| `src/keep.ts` |");
+		expect(dropped).toContain("### Excluded Files (2)");
+	});
+});
+
+describe("buildReviewPromptUncommitted", () => {
+	test("emits summary table, excluded section, and cleaned diff", () => {
+		const prompt = buildReviewPromptUncommitted(
+			task,
+			project,
+			"M src/auth.ts",
+			MIXED_DIFF,
+		);
+
+		expect(prompt).toContain("### Changed Files");
+		expect(prompt).toContain("| `src/auth.ts` | +3/-1 | ts |");
+		expect(prompt).toContain("### Excluded Files (3)");
+		expect(prompt).not.toContain("diff --git a/package-lock.json");
+		expect(prompt).toContain("### Current Tracked Diff (git diff)");
+	});
+
+	test("supports custom focus", () => {
+		const prompt = buildReviewPromptUncommitted(
+			task,
+			project,
+			"M src/auth.ts",
+			MIXED_DIFF,
+			{ focus: "review performance" },
+		);
+		expect(prompt).toContain("## Custom Review Focus");
+		expect(prompt).toContain("review performance");
+	});
+});

tests/review-severity.test.ts

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+/**
+ * Tests for the severity taxonomy alignment in review verdict parsing
+ * (src/review.ts): the `critical` token is accepted and normalized to
+ * ralpi's `blocker` severity, mirroring @piex-dev/review's grading.
+ */
+
+import { describe, test, expect } from "bun:test";
+import { extractReview } from "../src/review";
+
+/** Build a full review-agent output ending in a REVIEW VERDICT block. */
+function reviewOutput(findings: string[]): string {
+	return [
+		"Prose: looks mostly fine, a few issues to fix.",
+		"## REVIEW VERDICT",
+		"VERDICT: fail",
+		"SUMMARY: Needs fixes.",
+		"FINDINGS:",
+		...findings,
+	].join("\n");
+}
+
+describe("extractReview severity normalization", () => {
+	test("maps critical → blocker, keeps warning/nit/info", () => {
+		const out = reviewOutput([
+			"- [critical] src/auth.ts:12 hardcoded secret",
+			"- [warning] src/auth.ts:30 unused import",
+			"- [nit] src/auth.ts:5 style",
+			"- [info] src/auth.ts:1 note",
+		]);
+		const review = extractReview(out, "01", "abc1234");
+		expect(review).not.toBeNull();
+		const severities = review!.findings.map((f) => f.severity);
+		expect(severities).toEqual(["blocker", "warning", "nit", "info"]);
+	});
+
+	test("normalizes the warn synonym to warning", () => {
+		const out = reviewOutput(["- [warn] src/a.ts:2 thing"]);
+		const review = extractReview(out, "01", "abc1234");
+		expect(review!.findings[0].severity).toBe("warning");
+	});
+
+	test("uppercase CRITICAL token also maps to blocker", () => {
+		const out = reviewOutput(["- [CRITICAL] src/a.ts:2 thing"]);
+		const review = extractReview(out, "01", "abc1234");
+		expect(review!.findings[0].severity).toBe("blocker");
+	});
+
+	test("findings without a severity are still parsed", () => {
+		const out = reviewOutput(["- src/a.ts:2 plain line"]);
+		const review = extractReview(out, "01", "abc1234");
+		expect(review!.findings[0].severity).toBe("info");
+	});
+});