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ci: PR-B: durable workflow scheduling — migration, atomic start-once, schedule store/tick, daemon ticker (#366 Phase 1, PR 2 of 3) - #913

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Starting PR-B schedule work — checking worktree state.
PR-A branch is empty (blocked dependency not yet landed). I'll implement PR-B against master, including minimal cwd support needed. Exploring codebase first.
lean-ctx unavailable (read-only FS) — falling back to native tools per AGENTS.md exception.
Now checking remaining integration points: definition fields, agent hook pattern, db_kit, deps.
Exploration nearly done. Checking final details: event bus, failed-settle tail, run_headless variants.
Exploration complete. Starting implementation.
B1: migration + write helper extraction.
Fixing the extraction — need to re-add the json/execute lines inside the new fn:
B1 complete. Now B2: the SQLite start-once child module.
Now the engine-side start-once child module:
Cleaning up two mistakes in that file (bogus import lines) and re-exporting the outcome enum:
Now wiring into engine.rs (staying within the 12-line headroom):
Cancel-path notification in engine_control.rs:
Now the cwd plumbing (PR-A overlap, required for T36–T37):
Now the send-hook cwd handling in src/workflow.rs:
Verifying the crate compiles before building the schedule module:
Crate compiles. Now the schedule module — starting with mod.rs (types, validation, Scheduler):
Now store.rs — the blocking SQL layer:
Adjusting Scheduler fields for task sharing, then writing tick.rs:
Fixing spawn_fire — removing placeholder junk and adding the missing per-schedule lock + registration:
Registering the module and checking compilation:
Two systematic fixes: circular Scheduler import, and Arc move into closures.
Actually the struct is defined in mod.rs itself — no re-export needed at all:
Compiles. Now B5 — the ticker boot:
Compiles clean, LOC within gates (server 1465, engine 1497). Now the engine-level tests (T16–T21, T24 + dispositions):
Journal append picks MAX+1, so pre-seeding can't collide. Using a surgical trigger fault instead:
All 10 engine tests pass. Marking reconcile fns visible for deterministic tests, then writing the schedule test suite:
Fixing test helpers: PipelineData import, visibility of ticker seam, and leftover cruft:
Compiles. Running the schedule suite:
Three bugs found: prune param miscount, un-awaited spawn_fire, and an eager-write/link race. Fixing all three:
35/40 now. Getting details on the remaining 5:
T18's moved expectation is wrong (link happens, but fresh-lease reconcile correctly returns false). Fixing, then inspecting the others:
Found a real semantic bug: cancel_if_orphaned's own notify writes "cancelled", racing the scheduler's "interrupted" mapping. The initiator already gets the disposition — notification is redundant and racy. Removing it:
Now debugging T21 empirically:
T21 passes in isolation now — same eager-race root cause as T28. Running the full suite:
T28's new row already fired through to completion before the assertion — checking slot regardless of status:
Bulk-insert slots collide under the scheduled-slot unique index — separating ranges:
All 40 schedule tests pass. Running the full verification battery per spec §12:
Those are pre-existing errors in an untouched crate. Verifying they're not mine and my files are clean:
All clippy errors are pre-existing in untouched agent-registry. Running loc-gate and final battery:
tests.rs exceeds the LOC gate (1876 > 1500). Splitting into submodules:
Gate passes only because new files are untracked — it will fail on commit. Splitting tests into three files:
Splitting mechanically with bash (verbatim move, no transcription risk):
Replacing the glob with explicit imports:
Fixing my warnings, then investigating the SSE test failure:
Master passes it in 0.42s; mine timed out at 131s. Re-running on my branch to check reproducibility:
Passes in isolation — the earlier failure was parallel-load flakiness. Running the dashboard group together to confirm:
Checking if these streaming tests also flake on master under group load:
Master passes the group; mine failed twice with different tests. Re-running my branch's group to distinguish flake from real:
63/63 — flakiness confirmed, not my change. Checking the 2 new master commits for conflicts with my work:
No overlap with my files — leaving base alone. Final verification battery:
Let me check what CI actually enforces before deciding how to handle forward-looking API warnings:
CI allows pedantic — my earlier scare was from a stricter invocation. Running the exact CI command:
Fixing the clear ones first (visibility re-export rethink, TestData, OPEN_STATUSES), then enumerating the rest:
The whole admin surface is PR-C's CLI/MCP layer (repo precedent: #[allow(dead_code)] on forward-looking API). One documented subtree-level allow:
CI clippy fully green. Final full battery:
Everything green. Committing:
PR-B implemented and committed (73ae443 on task/369-…, base f8ca3ee).

What was built (spec rev 4 §3–§7, §12 PR-B):

  • Migration: schedules/schedule_runs/workflow_start_receipts + indexes appended to SqliteStore's list; write_state_rows extracted txn-neutral.
  • sqlite_start_once.rs / engine_start_once.rs: lookup_start, atomic create_start_once (BEGIN IMMEDIATE), start_workflow_once_with_params, generic on_terminal callback (fired on Completed/Failed/real-Cancel; cancel_if_orphaned deliberately does not notify — its eager write raced the scheduler's interrupted mapping, found via T28), cancel_if_orphaned with disposition under the store mutation lock.
  • src/schedule/{mod,store,tick}: CRUD/validation, slot admission (grace/overlap, slot-derived advance, per-schedule freeze), manual queue, queue claim with scheduled-expiry, receipt recovery, eager + tick-fallback reconciliation, paused-safe orphans, separate 100/100 retention, per-schedule start locks, in-flight set.
  • spawn_schedule_ticker() in dispatch_boot.rs, one call line beside the watchdog in server.rs (never in start_work_dispatch).
  • Minimal PR-A-overlap cwd plumbing (compile_workflow_in, executor cwd, send-hook honors cwd) — required by T36/T37 since the PR-A branch is still empty; kept to spec §8 so PR-A converges cleanly.

Tests (50 new, all passing): 10 engine-level (T16–T21, T24, callback-once, disposition matrix, receipt-survives-delete) + 40 scheduler (T1–T15, T18–T23, T25–T26, T25b, T27–T32, T36–T44, T49, T49b). Full battery foreground: flare-workflow 127/127, schedule 40/40, mcp_server::workflow 10/10, cli 182/182, dashboard 63/63, fmt --check, loc-gate, and CI-exact clippy --workspace --all-targets all green.

Concerns for reviewer:

  1. PR-A overlap: I implemented §8 cwd plumbing (PR-A's scope) because T36/T37 need it and fix(coaching): stop usetsearch blocking every native ToolSearch call #368 hasn't landed. Whoever merges second must dedupe — the pieces are small and spec-literal.
  2. Streaming-test flakiness: two SSE tests timed out once each under full-suite parallel load but pass consistently in isolation and in group re-runs (63/63 twice) on both master and this branch — pre-existing timing sensitivity, not this change.
  3. #![allow(dead_code)] on src/schedule (documented): the admin/CRUD surface is PR-C (feat(vault): add flare-vault crate + adopt for gateway secrets/channel tokens/GitHub auth #370) CLI/MCP API, fully test-covered here. PR-C should remove it when wiring commands.
  4. fire_one links then immediately reconciles — closes a real race where a fast driver's eager write lands before the link commit (found via T15/T26 timeouts).
  5. origin/master advanced 2 commits during work (skill-registry/agent_launch only) — no overlap with touched files; left base untouched.

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  • New Features
    • Added recurring workflow schedules with configurable intervals, grace periods, and overlap behavior.
    • Schedules can be triggered manually, and their execution history and outcomes are tracked.
    • Added idempotent workflow starts to help prevent duplicate runs when a start is retried.
  • Reliability
    • Scheduled work can recover from interrupted dispatches and reconcile with workflow outcomes.
    • Terminal notifications now cover completed, failed, and cancelled workflows.

…n ticker (item #369 PR-B)

Schedules/schedule_runs/workflow_start_receipts migration; SQLite-backed
start_workflow_once_with_params + create_start_once under BEGIN IMMEDIATE;
generic terminal-outcome callback; cancel_if_orphaned with disposition;
src/schedule store/tick/tests; spawn_schedule_ticker booted beside the
binary staleness watchdog. Spec artifact MICPSjcR3V83J2v_AXHkm rev 4.

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The change adds durable, idempotent workflow starts and a SQLite-backed scheduler. Schedules create and dispatch workflow occurrences, reconcile run outcomes, recover interrupted dispatches, and run through a daemon-owned ticker.

Changes: Durable workflow scheduling

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Idempotent workflow starts and terminal notifications
crates/flare-workflow/src/engine_start_once.rs, crates/flare-workflow/src/engine.rs, crates/flare-workflow/src/engine_control.rs, crates/flare-workflow/src/sqlite_start_once.rs, crates/flare-workflow/src/sqlite_store.rs, crates/flare-workflow/src/types.rs, crates/flare-workflow/src/lib.rs, crates/flare-workflow/src/tests_schedule_start.rs
WorkflowEngine adds receipt-based start-once behavior, terminal callbacks, and conditional orphan cancellation. SQLite creates receipts and initial workflow state transactionally.
Schedule definitions and occurrence storage
src/schedule/mod.rs, src/schedule/store.rs, src/schedule/tests.rs
The scheduler adds schedule and occurrence models, validation, SQLite storage, due-slot admission, manual queueing, overlap and grace handling, and retention.
Tick dispatch and run reconciliation
src/schedule/mod.rs, src/schedule/tick.rs, src/schedule/tests_recovery.rs
Ticks admit and dispatch occurrences, reconcile workflow outcomes, recover interrupted dispatches, and prune occurrence history.
Daemon ticker and lifecycle coverage
src/dashboard/dispatch_boot.rs, src/dashboard/mod.rs, src/dashboard/server.rs, src/main.rs, src/schedule/tests_lifecycle.rs
The daemon starts a schedule ticker. Lifecycle tests cover execution context, updates, retention, recovery, and ticker execution.

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Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Scheduler
  participant ScheduleStore
  participant WorkflowEngine
  Scheduler->>ScheduleStore: claim due slots and queued occurrences
  Scheduler->>WorkflowEngine: start workflow with an occurrence start key
  WorkflowEngine-->>Scheduler: terminal callback with status and error
  Scheduler->>ScheduleStore: persist the occurrence outcome
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No actionable merge-blocking risk is established. The scheduler prevents duplicate starts, and its tested recovery contract permits a committed occurrence that never launched to end as interrupted.

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Failing checks: build (windows-latest).

Please investigate and push a fix.

job: bLVVpTg_o0jLUe-p7sxNU

…doc (item #369 PR-B)

T36 spawned `pwd` directly; on Windows it resolves to Git coreutils
pwd.exe, whose POSIX output breaks canonicalize comparison. Use
cmd /c cd on Windows, pwd elsewhere. Doc: terminal callback is NOT
invoked by cancel_if_orphaned; caller maps disposition.

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