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fix/replace-sync-fs-calls-and-silent-catches

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Replace all synchronous fs operations (readFileSync, writeFileSync, readdirSync, existsSync, statSync, mkdirSync, unlinkSync) in async contexts with their async equivalents from node:fs/promises. Also replace all bare catch {} blocks with structured error logging using the project logger.

This change affects 56 files across src/ and tests/ — converting 15+ source modules and 8 test files to use async fs operations, and adding proper error logging to 30+ silent catch blocks.

Type of Change

  • Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)

Testing

  • All 1054 tests pass (npm run test)
  • Tests converted to async where source functions are now async (context.test.js, profile.test.js, prompts.test.js, discoverer.test.js, onboarding.test.js, agentDefinitions.test.js)
  • No forbidden patterns remain (verified via grep)

Coverage

  • Line coverage maintained

Checklist

  • npm run lint passes
  • Tests pass with maintained line coverage
  • No forbidden patterns used (no readFileSync/writeFileSync/readdirSync/statSync/existsSync/mkdirSync/unlinkSync in async contexts, no bare catch {} blocks)
  • Conventional Commit style applied

@avoidwork avoidwork added the bug Something isn't working label Aug 2, 2026
@avoidwork avoidwork self-assigned this Aug 2, 2026
@avoidwork avoidwork added the bug Something isn't working label Aug 2, 2026
- Convert src/memory/context.js, reader.js, writer.js, profile.js, prompts.js, retention.js to async fs/promises
- Convert src/skills/discoverer.js, registry.js to async fs/promises
- Convert src/session/loader.js to async fs/promises
- Convert src/sandbox/runner.js detectShebang to async fs/promises
- Convert src/agent/agents/*.js (9 files) to async fs/promises
- Convert src/scheduler/scheduler.js, cron.js to async fs/promises
- Update all callers of converted functions (deepAgents, scheduler, tui/app, tools, session/onboarding)
- Replace all bare catch {} blocks with logger.debug() calls across 39 files
- No hardcoded secrets, eval(), SQL injection vectors, or wildcard exports found
- No console.log() in production code
- context.test.js: await loadContext() calls (12 tests)
- profile.test.js: await loadProfile/saveProfile/hasProfile calls, use readFile instead of readFileSync
- prompts.test.js: await loadSystemPrompt() calls (5 tests)
- discoverer.test.js: await discoverSkills/detectInterpreter/detectShebang calls (28 tests)
- onboarding.test.js: await ob.save() calls (2 tests)
- agentDefinitions.test.js: add before() hook to wait for async prompt loading

All 1054 tests passing.
- Archive OpenSpec change to openspec/changes/archive/2026-08-03-replace-sync-fs-calls-and-silent-catches/
- Create async-fs spec (async fs operations in async contexts)
- Create error-logging spec (structured error logging with logger)
@avoidwork avoidwork changed the title fix: add spec for replacing sync fs calls and silent catch blocks fix: replace sync fs calls in async contexts and silent catch blocks Aug 3, 2026
… in non-async

- Rename all unused catch parameters from 'err' to '_err' (40+ locations)
- Remove unused 'logger' imports from 10 files (common.js, loader.js, loadAgents.js, registry.js, sampling.js, clarify.js, web.js, memory.js, compact_context.js, statusBar.js)
- Remove unused 'access'/'constants' imports from profile.test.js
- Merge duplicate 'node:fs/promises' imports in registry.js
- Make processOnboardingInput() async in tui/app.js to support await onboarding.save()
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