feat: recursive spawn (--beta recursive) (#2978)

* feat: add recursive spawn (--beta recursive)

Enables VMs to spawn child VMs. When --beta recursive is active:
- Injects SPAWN_PARENT_ID, SPAWN_DEPTH, SPAWN_BETA=recursive into .spawnrc
- Installs spawn CLI on the VM via install.sh
- Delegates cloud + OpenRouter credentials to the VM
- Tracks parent_id and depth on SpawnRecord for tree relationships
- Adds `spawn tree` command for full recursive tree view
- Adds `spawn history export` for pulling child history via SSH
- Adds `spawn list --json` and `spawn list --flat` flags
- Adds tree rendering in `spawn list` when parent-child relationships exist
- Adds cascade delete support in delete.ts
- Adds mergeChildHistory() for backward-pass history sync

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: add recursive spawn to README

Add --beta recursive to beta features table, new commands
(spawn tree, spawn history export, spawn list --flat/--json)
to commands table, and a dedicated Recursive Spawn section
with usage examples for tree view and cascade delete.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* test: add cmdTree coverage tests to fix mock test CI

The CI coverage threshold (90% functions, 80% lines) was failing
because tree.ts had 0% coverage. Added tests that exercise cmdTree
with empty history, tree rendering, JSON output, flat records,
and deleted/depth labels. tree.ts now has 100% coverage.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(security): validate cloudName and use valibot in pullChildHistory

- Add cloudName validation against ^[a-z0-9-]+$ to prevent
  command injection in delegateCloudCredentials
- Export SpawnRecordSchema from history.ts and replace loose
  type guard with valibot schema validation in pullChildHistory
- Resolve merge conflicts with main (include both docker and
  recursive beta features)

Agent: pr-maintainer
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* test: add installSpawnCli and delegateCloudCredentials coverage

Export and test installSpawnCli (success + timeout failure paths)
and delegateCloudCredentials (no creds, with creds, write failure,
mkdir failure paths) to improve orchestrate.ts function coverage.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: gritQL rule false positives and delete.ts coverage

- use TsAsExpression() AST node instead of backtick pattern to avoid
  matching import aliases as type assertions
- export and test findDescendants() and pullChildHistory() to bring
  delete.ts line coverage above the 35% threshold
- add 8 new tests for descendant finding and history pull edge cases

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: B <6723574+louisgv@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: A <258483684+la14-1@users.noreply.github.com>
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@ -61,7 +61,12 @@ spawn delete -c hetzner # Delete a server on Hetzner
| `spawn list <filter>` | Filter history by agent or cloud name |
| `spawn list -a <agent>` | Filter history by agent |
| `spawn list -c <cloud>` | Filter history by cloud |
| `spawn list --flat` | Show flat list (disable tree view) |
| `spawn list --json` | Output history as JSON |
| `spawn list --clear` | Clear all spawn history |
| `spawn tree` | Show recursive spawn tree (parent/child relationships) |
| `spawn tree --json` | Output spawn tree as JSON |
| `spawn history export` | Dump history as JSON to stdout (used by parent VMs) |
| `spawn fix` | Re-run agent setup on an existing VM (re-inject credentials, reinstall) |
| `spawn fix <spawn-id>` | Fix a specific spawn by name or ID |
| `spawn link <ip>` | Register an existing VM by IP |
@ -149,8 +154,37 @@ spawn claude gcp --beta tarball --beta parallel
| `tarball` | Use pre-built tarball for agent install (faster, skips live install) |
| `images` | Use pre-built cloud images/snapshots (faster boot) |
| `parallel` | Parallelize server boot with setup prompts |
| `recursive` | Install spawn CLI on VM so it can spawn child VMs |
`--fast` enables all three.
`--fast` enables `tarball`, `images`, and `parallel` (not `recursive`).
#### Recursive Spawn
Use `--beta recursive` to let spawned VMs create their own child VMs:
```bash
spawn claude hetzner --beta recursive
```
What this does:
- **Installs spawn CLI** on the remote VM
- **Delegates credentials** (cloud + OpenRouter) so child VMs can authenticate
- **Injects parent tracking** (`SPAWN_PARENT_ID`, `SPAWN_DEPTH`) into the VM environment
- **Passes `--beta recursive`** to children so they can also spawn recursively
View the spawn tree:
```bash
spawn tree
# spawn-abc Claude Code / Hetzner 2m ago
# ├─ spawn-def Codex CLI / Hetzner 1m ago
# └─ spawn-ghi OpenClaw / Hetzner 30s ago
# └─ spawn-jkl Claude Code / Hetzner 10s ago
```
Tear down an entire tree:
```bash
spawn delete --cascade <id> # Delete a VM and all its children
```
### Without the CLI

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@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
language js(typescript)
`$value as $type` as $expr where {
TsAsExpression() as $expr where {
! $expr <: `$_ as const`,
! $expr <: JsNamedImportSpecifier(),
register_diagnostic(span=$expr, message="Type assertions (`as`) are banned. Use schema validation (parseJsonWith), type guards, or `satisfies` instead.", severity="error")

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@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
{
"name": "@openrouter/spawn",
"version": "0.25.32",
"version": "0.26.0",
"type": "module",
"bin": {
"spawn": "cli.js"

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import type { SpawnRecord } from "../history.js";
import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, spyOn } from "bun:test";
import { existsSync, mkdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
import { join } from "node:path";
import { findDescendants, pullChildHistory } from "../commands/delete.js";
import { cmdTree } from "../commands/tree.js";
import { exportHistory, HISTORY_SCHEMA_VERSION, loadHistory, mergeChildHistory, saveSpawnRecord } from "../history.js";
describe("recursive spawn", () => {
let testDir: string;
let originalEnv: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
beforeEach(() => {
testDir = join(process.env.HOME ?? "", `.spawn-test-recursive-${Date.now()}-${Math.random()}`);
mkdirSync(testDir, {
recursive: true,
});
originalEnv = {
...process.env,
};
process.env.SPAWN_HOME = testDir;
});
afterEach(() => {
process.env = originalEnv;
if (existsSync(testDir)) {
rmSync(testDir, {
recursive: true,
force: true,
});
}
});
// ── SpawnRecord parent_id and depth ─────────────────────────────────────
describe("parent tracking", () => {
it("saves and loads records with parent_id and depth", () => {
const record: SpawnRecord = {
id: "child-1",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
parent_id: "parent-1",
depth: 1,
};
saveSpawnRecord(record);
const loaded = loadHistory();
expect(loaded).toHaveLength(1);
expect(loaded[0].parent_id).toBe("parent-1");
expect(loaded[0].depth).toBe(1);
});
it("loads records without parent_id (backwards compat)", () => {
const data = {
version: HISTORY_SCHEMA_VERSION,
records: [
{
id: "old-record",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
},
],
};
writeFileSync(join(testDir, "history.json"), JSON.stringify(data));
const loaded = loadHistory();
expect(loaded).toHaveLength(1);
expect(loaded[0].parent_id).toBeUndefined();
expect(loaded[0].depth).toBeUndefined();
});
});
// ── mergeChildHistory ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
describe("mergeChildHistory", () => {
it("merges child records into local history", () => {
// Save a parent record first
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "parent-1",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
});
const childRecords: SpawnRecord[] = [
{
id: "child-1",
agent: "codex",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T01:00:00.000Z",
},
{
id: "child-2",
agent: "openclaw",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T02:00:00.000Z",
},
];
mergeChildHistory("parent-1", childRecords);
const loaded = loadHistory();
expect(loaded).toHaveLength(3);
// Child records should have parent_id set
const child1 = loaded.find((r) => r.id === "child-1");
expect(child1).toBeDefined();
expect(child1!.parent_id).toBe("parent-1");
const child2 = loaded.find((r) => r.id === "child-2");
expect(child2).toBeDefined();
expect(child2!.parent_id).toBe("parent-1");
});
it("deduplicates by spawn ID", () => {
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "parent-1",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
});
const childRecords: SpawnRecord[] = [
{
id: "child-1",
agent: "codex",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T01:00:00.000Z",
},
];
// Merge twice — should not create duplicates
mergeChildHistory("parent-1", childRecords);
mergeChildHistory("parent-1", childRecords);
const loaded = loadHistory();
expect(loaded).toHaveLength(2); // parent + 1 child (not 3)
});
it("preserves existing parent_id on child records", () => {
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "grandparent",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
});
const childRecords: SpawnRecord[] = [
{
id: "child-1",
agent: "codex",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T01:00:00.000Z",
parent_id: "some-other-parent",
},
];
mergeChildHistory("grandparent", childRecords);
const loaded = loadHistory();
const child = loaded.find((r) => r.id === "child-1");
// Existing parent_id should be preserved
expect(child!.parent_id).toBe("some-other-parent");
});
it("does nothing with empty child records", () => {
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "parent-1",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
});
mergeChildHistory("parent-1", []);
const loaded = loadHistory();
expect(loaded).toHaveLength(1);
});
});
// ── exportHistory ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
describe("exportHistory", () => {
it("exports history as JSON string", () => {
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "record-1",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
parent_id: "parent-1",
depth: 1,
});
const json = exportHistory();
const parsed: unknown = JSON.parse(json);
expect(Array.isArray(parsed)).toBe(true);
const records = Array.isArray(parsed) ? parsed : [];
expect(records).toHaveLength(1);
expect(records[0].parent_id).toBe("parent-1");
expect(records[0].depth).toBe(1);
});
it("returns empty array when no history", () => {
const json = exportHistory();
expect(JSON.parse(json)).toEqual([]);
});
});
// ── installSpawnCli ────────────────────────────────────────────────
describe("installSpawnCli", () => {
it("runs install script on the remote runner", async () => {
const { installSpawnCli } = await import("../shared/orchestrate.js");
const commands: string[] = [];
const mockRunner = {
runServer: async (cmd: string) => {
commands.push(cmd);
},
uploadFile: async () => {},
downloadFile: async () => {},
};
await installSpawnCli(mockRunner);
expect(commands.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
expect(commands[0]).toContain("install.sh");
});
it("handles install failure gracefully", async () => {
const { installSpawnCli } = await import("../shared/orchestrate.js");
const mockRunner = {
runServer: async () => {
// Throw a timeout error so withRetry doesn't retry (timeouts are non-retryable)
throw new Error("command timed out");
},
uploadFile: async () => {},
downloadFile: async () => {},
};
// Should not throw — installSpawnCli catches errors gracefully
await installSpawnCli(mockRunner);
});
});
// ── delegateCloudCredentials ──────────────────────────────────────
describe("delegateCloudCredentials", () => {
it("skips when no credential files exist", async () => {
const { delegateCloudCredentials } = await import("../shared/orchestrate.js");
const commands: string[] = [];
const mockRunner = {
runServer: async (cmd: string) => {
commands.push(cmd);
},
uploadFile: async () => {},
downloadFile: async () => {},
};
// No credential files exist in test sandbox, so should warn and return
await delegateCloudCredentials(mockRunner, "hetzner");
// Should not have run mkdir since there are no files to delegate
expect(commands.length).toBe(0);
});
it("delegates credentials when files exist", async () => {
const { delegateCloudCredentials } = await import("../shared/orchestrate.js");
const home = process.env.HOME ?? "";
const configDir = join(home, ".config", "spawn");
mkdirSync(configDir, {
recursive: true,
});
writeFileSync(join(configDir, "hetzner.json"), '{"token":"test-token"}');
writeFileSync(join(configDir, "openrouter.json"), '{"key":"test-key"}');
const commands: string[] = [];
const mockRunner = {
runServer: async (cmd: string) => {
commands.push(cmd);
},
uploadFile: async () => {},
downloadFile: async () => {},
};
await delegateCloudCredentials(mockRunner, "hetzner");
// Should have run mkdir + 2 file writes
expect(commands.length).toBe(3);
expect(commands[0]).toContain("mkdir -p ~/.config/spawn");
expect(commands[1]).toContain("hetzner.json");
expect(commands[2]).toContain("openrouter.json");
});
it("handles file write failure gracefully", async () => {
const { delegateCloudCredentials } = await import("../shared/orchestrate.js");
const home = process.env.HOME ?? "";
const configDir = join(home, ".config", "spawn");
mkdirSync(configDir, {
recursive: true,
});
writeFileSync(join(configDir, "hetzner.json"), '{"token":"test"}');
let callCount = 0;
const mockRunner = {
runServer: async (_cmd: string) => {
callCount += 1;
// First call (mkdir) succeeds (returns void), second call (file write) fails
if (callCount >= 2) {
throw new Error("write failed");
}
},
uploadFile: async () => {},
downloadFile: async () => {},
};
// Should not throw
await delegateCloudCredentials(mockRunner, "hetzner");
// At least 2 calls: mkdir + file write(s) that fail
expect(callCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
});
it("handles mkdir failure gracefully", async () => {
const { delegateCloudCredentials } = await import("../shared/orchestrate.js");
const home = process.env.HOME ?? "";
const configDir = join(home, ".config", "spawn");
mkdirSync(configDir, {
recursive: true,
});
writeFileSync(join(configDir, "hetzner.json"), '{"token":"test"}');
let callCount = 0;
const mockRunner = {
runServer: async () => {
callCount += 1;
throw new Error("SSH failed");
},
uploadFile: async () => {},
downloadFile: async () => {},
};
// Should not throw, just warn
await delegateCloudCredentials(mockRunner, "hetzner");
// mkdir was called and failed
expect(callCount).toBe(1);
});
});
// ── Recursive env vars ───────────────────────────────────────────────
describe("recursive env vars", () => {
it("appendRecursiveEnvVars adds parent tracking vars", async () => {
// Import the function dynamically to avoid ESM issues
const { appendRecursiveEnvVars } = await import("../shared/orchestrate.js");
const envPairs: string[] = [
"EXISTING_VAR=value",
];
appendRecursiveEnvVars(envPairs, "test-spawn-id");
expect(envPairs).toContain("SPAWN_PARENT_ID=test-spawn-id");
expect(envPairs).toContain("SPAWN_DEPTH=1");
expect(envPairs).toContain("SPAWN_BETA=recursive");
});
it("increments depth from SPAWN_DEPTH env var", async () => {
const origDepth = process.env.SPAWN_DEPTH;
process.env.SPAWN_DEPTH = "3";
const { appendRecursiveEnvVars } = await import("../shared/orchestrate.js");
const envPairs: string[] = [];
appendRecursiveEnvVars(envPairs, "test-id");
expect(envPairs).toContain("SPAWN_DEPTH=4");
if (origDepth === undefined) {
delete process.env.SPAWN_DEPTH;
} else {
process.env.SPAWN_DEPTH = origDepth;
}
});
});
// ── cmdTree ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
describe("cmdTree", () => {
it("shows empty message when no history", async () => {
const logs: string[] = [];
const origLog = console.log;
console.log = (...args: unknown[]) => {
logs.push(args.map(String).join(" "));
};
await cmdTree();
console.log = origLog;
// p.log.info writes to stderr, not captured — but cmdTree should not throw
});
it("renders tree with parent-child relationships", async () => {
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "root-1",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
name: "my-root",
});
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "child-1",
agent: "codex",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T01:00:00.000Z",
parent_id: "root-1",
depth: 1,
name: "my-child",
});
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "child-2",
agent: "openclaw",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T02:00:00.000Z",
parent_id: "root-1",
depth: 1,
});
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "grandchild-1",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T03:00:00.000Z",
parent_id: "child-1",
depth: 2,
});
const logs: string[] = [];
const origLog = console.log;
console.log = (...args: unknown[]) => {
logs.push(args.map(String).join(" "));
};
// Mock loadManifest to avoid network calls
const manifestMod = await import("../manifest.js");
const manifestSpy = spyOn(manifestMod, "loadManifest").mockRejectedValue(new Error("no network"));
await cmdTree();
console.log = origLog;
manifestSpy.mockRestore();
// Should have output with tree characters
const output = logs.join("\n");
expect(output).toContain("my-root");
expect(output).toContain("my-child");
// Tree connectors
expect(output).toContain("├─");
expect(output).toContain("└─");
});
it("outputs JSON when --json flag is set", async () => {
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "root-1",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
});
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "child-1",
agent: "codex",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T01:00:00.000Z",
parent_id: "root-1",
depth: 1,
});
const logs: string[] = [];
const origLog = console.log;
console.log = (...args: unknown[]) => {
logs.push(args.map(String).join(" "));
};
const manifestMod = await import("../manifest.js");
const manifestSpy = spyOn(manifestMod, "loadManifest").mockRejectedValue(new Error("no network"));
await cmdTree(true);
console.log = origLog;
manifestSpy.mockRestore();
const output = logs.join("\n");
const parsed: unknown = JSON.parse(output);
expect(Array.isArray(parsed)).toBe(true);
const records = Array.isArray(parsed) ? parsed : [];
expect(records).toHaveLength(2);
});
it("shows flat message when no parent-child relationships", async () => {
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "a",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
});
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "b",
agent: "codex",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T01:00:00.000Z",
});
const logs: string[] = [];
const origLog = console.log;
console.log = (...args: unknown[]) => {
logs.push(args.map(String).join(" "));
};
const manifestMod = await import("../manifest.js");
const manifestSpy = spyOn(manifestMod, "loadManifest").mockRejectedValue(new Error("no network"));
await cmdTree();
console.log = origLog;
manifestSpy.mockRestore();
});
it("renders deleted and depth labels", async () => {
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "root-1",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
connection: {
ip: "1.2.3.4",
user: "root",
deleted: true,
deleted_at: "2026-03-24T05:00:00.000Z",
},
});
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "child-1",
agent: "codex",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T01:00:00.000Z",
parent_id: "root-1",
depth: 1,
});
const logs: string[] = [];
const origLog = console.log;
console.log = (...args: unknown[]) => {
logs.push(args.map(String).join(" "));
};
const manifestMod = await import("../manifest.js");
const manifestSpy = spyOn(manifestMod, "loadManifest").mockRejectedValue(new Error("no network"));
await cmdTree();
console.log = origLog;
manifestSpy.mockRestore();
const output = logs.join("\n");
expect(output).toContain("deleted");
expect(output).toContain("depth=1");
});
});
// ── findDescendants ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
describe("findDescendants", () => {
it("finds direct children", () => {
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "parent-1",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
});
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "child-1",
agent: "codex",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T01:00:00.000Z",
parent_id: "parent-1",
});
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "child-2",
agent: "openclaw",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T02:00:00.000Z",
parent_id: "parent-1",
});
const descendants = findDescendants("parent-1");
expect(descendants).toHaveLength(2);
expect(descendants.map((d) => d.id).sort()).toEqual([
"child-1",
"child-2",
]);
});
it("finds transitive descendants", () => {
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "root",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
});
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "child",
agent: "codex",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T01:00:00.000Z",
parent_id: "root",
});
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "grandchild",
agent: "openclaw",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T02:00:00.000Z",
parent_id: "child",
});
const descendants = findDescendants("root");
expect(descendants).toHaveLength(2);
expect(descendants.map((d) => d.id)).toContain("child");
expect(descendants.map((d) => d.id)).toContain("grandchild");
});
it("returns empty array when no children", () => {
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "lonely",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
});
const descendants = findDescendants("lonely");
expect(descendants).toHaveLength(0);
});
it("excludes deleted descendants", () => {
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "parent",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
});
saveSpawnRecord({
id: "deleted-child",
agent: "codex",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T01:00:00.000Z",
parent_id: "parent",
connection: {
ip: "1.2.3.4",
user: "root",
deleted: true,
deleted_at: "2026-03-24T05:00:00.000Z",
},
});
const descendants = findDescendants("parent");
expect(descendants).toHaveLength(0);
});
});
// ── pullChildHistory ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
describe("pullChildHistory", () => {
it("skips records without connection", async () => {
const record: SpawnRecord = {
id: "no-conn",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
};
// Should not throw
await pullChildHistory(record);
});
it("skips local cloud records", async () => {
const record: SpawnRecord = {
id: "local-1",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "local",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
connection: {
ip: "127.0.0.1",
user: "me",
cloud: "local",
},
};
await pullChildHistory(record);
});
it("skips sprite-console records", async () => {
const record: SpawnRecord = {
id: "sprite-1",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "sprite",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
connection: {
ip: "sprite-console",
user: "root",
cloud: "sprite",
},
};
await pullChildHistory(record);
});
it("skips records without IP", async () => {
const record: SpawnRecord = {
id: "no-ip",
agent: "claude",
cloud: "hetzner",
timestamp: "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
connection: {
ip: "",
user: "root",
cloud: "hetzner",
},
};
await pullChildHistory(record);
});
});
});

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@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { Manifest } from "../manifest.js";
import * as p from "@clack/prompts";
import { isString } from "@openrouter/spawn-shared";
import pc from "picocolors";
import * as v from "valibot";
import { authenticate as awsAuthenticate, destroyServer as awsDestroyServer, ensureAwsCli } from "../aws/aws.js";
import { destroyServer as doDestroyServer, ensureDoToken } from "../digitalocean/digitalocean.js";
import {
@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import {
resolveProject as gcpResolveProject,
} from "../gcp/gcp.js";
import { ensureHcloudToken, destroyServer as hetznerDestroyServer } from "../hetzner/hetzner.js";
import { getActiveServers, markRecordDeleted } from "../history.js";
import { getActiveServers, loadHistory, markRecordDeleted, mergeChildHistory, SpawnRecordSchema } from "../history.js";
import { loadManifest } from "../manifest.js";
import { validateMetadataValue, validateServerIdentifier } from "../security.js";
import { getHistoryPath } from "../shared/paths.js";
@ -240,6 +241,115 @@ export async function confirmAndDelete(
return success;
}
/** Pull child history from a remote VM via SSH before deleting it. */
export async function pullChildHistory(record: SpawnRecord): Promise<void> {
const conn = record.connection;
if (!conn?.ip || !conn.user || conn.cloud === "local" || conn.ip === "sprite-console") {
return;
}
const { ensureSshKeys, getSshKeyOpts } = await import("../shared/ssh-keys.js");
const { SSH_BASE_OPTS } = await import("../shared/ssh.js");
const pullResult = await asyncTryCatch(async () => {
const keys = await ensureSshKeys();
const keyOpts = getSshKeyOpts(keys);
const proc = Bun.spawn(
[
"ssh",
...SSH_BASE_OPTS,
...keyOpts,
`${conn.user}@${conn.ip}`,
"spawn history export 2>/dev/null",
],
{
stdout: "pipe",
stderr: "ignore",
stdin: "ignore",
},
);
const output = await new Response(proc.stdout).text();
await proc.exited;
return output.trim();
});
if (!pullResult.ok || !pullResult.data) {
// Non-fatal: VM might already be unreachable
return;
}
await asyncTryCatch(async () => {
const parsed: unknown = JSON.parse(pullResult.data);
if (!Array.isArray(parsed)) {
return;
}
const childRecords: SpawnRecord[] = [];
for (const el of parsed) {
const result = v.safeParse(SpawnRecordSchema, el);
if (result.success) {
childRecords.push(result.output);
}
}
if (childRecords.length > 0) {
mergeChildHistory(record.id, childRecords);
p.log.info(`Merged ${childRecords.length} child record(s) from ${conn.server_name || conn.ip}`);
}
});
}
/** Find all children of a given spawn record (direct and transitive). */
export function findDescendants(parentId: string): SpawnRecord[] {
const history = loadHistory();
const descendants: SpawnRecord[] = [];
const queue = [
parentId,
];
while (queue.length > 0) {
const currentId = queue.shift()!;
for (const r of history) {
if (r.parent_id === currentId && !r.connection?.deleted) {
descendants.push(r);
queue.push(r.id);
}
}
}
return descendants;
}
/** Delete a spawn and all its descendants (depth-first). */
export async function cascadeDelete(record: SpawnRecord, manifest: Manifest | null): Promise<boolean> {
const descendants = findDescendants(record.id);
if (descendants.length > 0) {
const totalCount = descendants.length + 1;
const confirmed = await p.confirm({
message: `This will delete ${totalCount} server(s) (1 parent + ${descendants.length} child${descendants.length !== 1 ? "ren" : ""}). Continue?`,
initialValue: false,
});
if (p.isCancel(confirmed) || !confirmed) {
p.log.info("Cascade delete cancelled.");
return false;
}
// Delete children first (depth-first by reversing — deepest children last in queue, first to delete)
descendants.reverse();
for (const child of descendants) {
if (!child.connection?.deleted) {
p.log.step(`Deleting child: ${child.connection?.server_name || child.id}`);
await pullChildHistory(child);
await execDeleteServer(child);
}
}
}
// Delete the parent
await pullChildHistory(record);
return confirmAndDelete(record, manifest);
}
export async function cmdDelete(agentFilter?: string, cloudFilter?: string): Promise<void> {
const resolved = await resolveListFilters(agentFilter, cloudFilter);
agentFilter = resolved.agentFilter;

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@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
// Barrel re-export — all command modules re-exported from this index.
// delete.ts — cmdDelete
export { cmdDelete } from "./delete.js";
// delete.ts — cmdDelete, cascadeDelete
export { cascadeDelete, cmdDelete } from "./delete.js";
// feedback.ts — cmdFeedback
export { cmdFeedback } from "./feedback.js";
// fix.ts — cmdFix, fixSpawn, buildFixScript
@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ export {
export { cmdAgentInteractive, cmdInteractive } from "./interactive.js";
// link.ts — cmdLink
export { cmdLink } from "./link.js";
// list.ts — cmdList, cmdLast, cmdListClear, history display
// list.ts — cmdList, cmdLast, cmdListClear, cmdHistoryExport, history display
export {
buildRecordLabel,
buildRecordSubtitle,
cmdHistoryExport,
cmdLast,
cmdList,
cmdListClear,
@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ export {
} from "./shared.js";
// status.ts — cmdStatus
export { cmdStatus } from "./status.js";
// tree.ts — cmdTree (recursive spawn tree view)
export { cmdTree } from "./tree.js";
// uninstall.ts — cmdUninstall
export { cmdUninstall } from "./uninstall.js";
// update.ts — cmdUpdate

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@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import * as p from "@clack/prompts";
import pc from "picocolors";
import {
clearHistory,
exportHistory,
filterHistory,
getActiveServers,
markRecordDeleted,
@ -196,6 +197,81 @@ function showListFooter(records: SpawnRecord[], agentFilter?: string, cloudFilte
console.log();
}
// ── Tree rendering ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
interface TreeNode {
record: SpawnRecord;
children: TreeNode[];
}
/** Build a tree structure from records that have parent_id. */
function buildTree(records: SpawnRecord[]): TreeNode[] {
const nodeMap = new Map<string, TreeNode>();
const roots: TreeNode[] = [];
// Create nodes for all records
for (const r of records) {
nodeMap.set(r.id, {
record: r,
children: [],
});
}
// Link children to parents
for (const r of records) {
const node = nodeMap.get(r.id);
if (!node) {
continue;
}
if (r.parent_id && nodeMap.has(r.parent_id)) {
nodeMap.get(r.parent_id)!.children.push(node);
} else {
roots.push(node);
}
}
return roots;
}
/** Render a tree node with indentation and tree-drawing characters. */
function renderTreeNode(
node: TreeNode,
manifest: Manifest | null,
prefix: string,
isLast: boolean,
isRoot: boolean,
): void {
const r = node.record;
const name = r.name || r.connection?.server_name || "unnamed";
const connector = isRoot ? "" : isLast ? "└─ " : "├─ ";
const line1 = `${prefix}${connector}${pc.bold(name)}`;
console.log(line1);
console.log(`${prefix}${isRoot ? "" : isLast ? " " : "│ "} ${pc.dim(buildRecordSubtitle(r, manifest))}`);
const childPrefix = isRoot ? "" : `${prefix}${isLast ? " " : "│ "}`;
for (let i = 0; i < node.children.length; i++) {
renderTreeNode(node.children[i], manifest, childPrefix, i === node.children.length - 1, false);
}
}
/** Render records as a tree when parent_id relationships exist. */
function renderTreeTable(records: SpawnRecord[], manifest: Manifest | null): void {
console.log();
const roots = buildTree(records);
for (let i = 0; i < roots.length; i++) {
renderTreeNode(roots[i], manifest, "", i === roots.length - 1, true);
if (i < roots.length - 1) {
console.log();
}
}
console.log();
}
/** Check if any records have parent_id (indicating a tree structure). */
function hasTreeStructure(records: SpawnRecord[]): boolean {
return records.some((r) => r.parent_id);
}
function renderListTable(records: SpawnRecord[], manifest: Manifest | null): void {
console.log();
for (let i = 0; i < records.length; i++) {
@ -805,16 +881,31 @@ export async function cmdList(agentFilter?: string, cloudFilter?: string): Promi
}
// Non-interactive: show full history table
const flat = process.argv.includes("--flat");
const records = filterHistory(agentFilter, cloudFilter);
if (records.length === 0) {
await showEmptyListMessage(agentFilter, cloudFilter);
return;
}
renderListTable(records, manifest);
if (process.argv.includes("--json")) {
console.log(JSON.stringify(records, null, 2));
return;
}
if (!flat && hasTreeStructure(records)) {
renderTreeTable(records, manifest);
} else {
renderListTable(records, manifest);
}
showListFooter(records, agentFilter, cloudFilter);
}
export function cmdHistoryExport(): void {
const json = exportHistory();
console.log(json);
}
export async function cmdLast(): Promise<void> {
const records = filterHistory();

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@ -665,6 +665,8 @@ export async function execScript(
): Promise<void> {
// Generate a unique spawn ID and record the spawn before execution
const spawnId = generateSpawnId();
const parentId = process.env.SPAWN_PARENT_ID || undefined;
const depth = process.env.SPAWN_DEPTH ? Number(process.env.SPAWN_DEPTH) : undefined;
const saveResult = tryCatchIf(isFileError, () =>
saveSpawnRecord({
id: spawnId,
@ -681,6 +683,16 @@ export async function execScript(
prompt,
}
: {}),
...(parentId
? {
parent_id: parentId,
}
: {}),
...(depth !== undefined && !Number.isNaN(depth)
? {
depth,
}
: {}),
}),
);
if (!saveResult.ok && debug) {

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@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
// commands/tree.ts — `spawn tree` command: shows the full recursive spawn tree
import type { SpawnRecord } from "../history.js";
import type { Manifest } from "../manifest.js";
import * as p from "@clack/prompts";
import pc from "picocolors";
import { loadHistory } from "../history.js";
import { loadManifest } from "../manifest.js";
import { asyncTryCatch } from "../shared/result.js";
import { formatRelativeTime } from "./list.js";
import { resolveDisplayName } from "./shared.js";
interface TreeNode {
record: SpawnRecord;
children: TreeNode[];
}
/** Build a tree from all history records using parent_id. */
function buildFullTree(records: SpawnRecord[]): TreeNode[] {
const nodeMap = new Map<string, TreeNode>();
const roots: TreeNode[] = [];
for (const r of records) {
nodeMap.set(r.id, {
record: r,
children: [],
});
}
for (const r of records) {
const node = nodeMap.get(r.id);
if (!node) {
continue;
}
if (r.parent_id && nodeMap.has(r.parent_id)) {
nodeMap.get(r.parent_id)!.children.push(node);
} else {
roots.push(node);
}
}
return roots;
}
/** Render a tree node to console with tree-drawing characters. */
function printNode(node: TreeNode, manifest: Manifest | null, prefix: string, isLast: boolean, isRoot: boolean): void {
const r = node.record;
const name = r.name || r.connection?.server_name || r.id.slice(0, 8);
const agentDisplay = resolveDisplayName(manifest, r.agent, "agent");
const cloudDisplay = resolveDisplayName(manifest, r.cloud, "cloud");
const time = formatRelativeTime(r.timestamp);
const depthLabel = r.depth !== undefined ? pc.dim(` depth=${r.depth}`) : "";
const deletedLabel = r.connection?.deleted ? pc.red(" [deleted]") : "";
const connector = isRoot ? "" : isLast ? "└─ " : "├─ ";
const line = `${prefix}${connector}${pc.bold(name)} ${pc.dim(`${agentDisplay}/${cloudDisplay}`)} ${pc.dim(time)}${depthLabel}${deletedLabel}`;
console.log(line);
const childPrefix = isRoot ? "" : `${prefix}${isLast ? " " : "│ "}`;
for (let i = 0; i < node.children.length; i++) {
printNode(node.children[i], manifest, childPrefix, i === node.children.length - 1, false);
}
}
/** Count total nodes in a tree. */
function countNodes(nodes: TreeNode[]): number {
let count = 0;
for (const n of nodes) {
count += 1;
count += countNodes(n.children);
}
return count;
}
export async function cmdTree(jsonOutput?: boolean): Promise<void> {
const records = loadHistory();
if (records.length === 0) {
p.log.info("No spawn history found.");
p.log.info(`Run ${pc.cyan("spawn <agent> <cloud>")} to create your first spawn.`);
return;
}
const manifestResult = await asyncTryCatch(() => loadManifest());
const manifest: Manifest | null = manifestResult.ok ? manifestResult.data : null;
const roots = buildFullTree(records);
if (jsonOutput) {
console.log(JSON.stringify(records, null, 2));
return;
}
console.log();
for (let i = 0; i < roots.length; i++) {
printNode(roots[i], manifest, "", i === roots.length - 1, true);
if (i < roots.length - 1) {
console.log();
}
}
console.log();
const total = countNodes(roots);
const treeCount = roots.filter((r) => r.children.length > 0).length;
if (treeCount > 0) {
p.log.info(`${total} spawn(s) across ${treeCount} tree(s)`);
} else {
p.log.info(`${total} spawn(s), no parent-child relationships`);
}
}

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@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ export interface SpawnRecord {
name?: string;
prompt?: string;
connection?: VMConnection;
parent_id?: string;
depth?: number;
}
/** Simplified cloud instance info returned by each provider's listServers(). */
@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ const VMConnectionSchema = v.object({
metadata: v.optional(v.record(v.string(), v.string())),
});
const SpawnRecordSchema = v.object({
export const SpawnRecordSchema = v.object({
id: v.optional(v.string()), // optional for backwards compat with pre-migration records on disk
agent: v.string(),
cloud: v.string(),
@ -71,6 +73,8 @@ const SpawnRecordSchema = v.object({
name: v.optional(v.string()),
prompt: v.optional(v.string()),
connection: v.optional(VMConnectionSchema),
parent_id: v.optional(v.string()),
depth: v.optional(v.number()),
});
/** v1 history file format: { version: 1, records: SpawnRecord[] } */
@ -550,6 +554,43 @@ export function getActiveServers(): SpawnRecord[] {
return records.filter((r) => r.connection?.cloud && r.connection.cloud !== "local" && !r.connection.deleted);
}
/** Merge child spawn records into local history.
* Sets parent_id on each child record and deduplicates by spawn ID. */
export function mergeChildHistory(parentSpawnId: string, childRecords: SpawnRecord[]): void {
if (childRecords.length === 0) {
return;
}
withHistoryLock(() => {
const history = loadHistory();
const existingIds = new Set(history.map((r) => r.id));
for (const child of childRecords) {
if (!child.id) {
child.id = generateSpawnId();
}
// Skip duplicates
if (existingIds.has(child.id)) {
continue;
}
// Ensure parent_id is set
if (!child.parent_id) {
child.parent_id = parentSpawnId;
}
history.push(child);
existingIds.add(child.id);
}
writeHistory(history);
});
}
/** Export history records as JSON string (for `spawn history export`). */
export function exportHistory(): string {
const records = loadHistory();
return JSON.stringify(records, null, 2);
}
export function filterHistory(agentFilter?: string, cloudFilter?: string): SpawnRecord[] {
let records = loadHistory();
if (agentFilter) {

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@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
cmdFeedback,
cmdFix,
cmdHelp,
cmdHistoryExport,
cmdInteractive,
cmdLast,
cmdLink,
@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import {
cmdRun,
cmdRunHeadless,
cmdStatus,
cmdTree,
cmdUninstall,
cmdUpdate,
findClosestKeyByNameOrKey,
@ -719,7 +721,21 @@ async function dispatchCommand(
return;
}
if (cmd === "tree") {
if (hasTrailingHelpFlag(filteredArgs)) {
cmdHelp();
return;
}
const jsonFlag = filteredArgs.slice(1).includes("--json");
await cmdTree(jsonFlag);
return;
}
if (LIST_COMMANDS.has(cmd)) {
// Handle "history export" subcommand
if (cmd === "history" && filteredArgs[1] === "export") {
cmdHistoryExport();
return;
}
await dispatchListCommand(filteredArgs);
return;
}
@ -857,16 +873,18 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
"images",
"parallel",
"docker",
"recursive",
]);
const betaFeatures = extractAllFlagValues(filteredArgs, "--beta", "spawn <agent> <cloud> --beta parallel");
for (const flag of betaFeatures) {
if (!VALID_BETA_FEATURES.has(flag)) {
console.error(pc.red(`Unknown beta feature: ${pc.bold(flag)}`));
console.error("\nAvailable beta features:");
console.error(` ${pc.cyan("tarball")} Use pre-built tarball for agent installation`);
console.error(` ${pc.cyan("images")} Use pre-built DO marketplace images (faster boot)`);
console.error(` ${pc.cyan("parallel")} Parallelize server boot with setup prompts`);
console.error(` ${pc.cyan("docker")} Use Docker CE app image on Hetzner/GCP (faster boot)`);
console.error(` ${pc.cyan("tarball")} Use pre-built tarball for agent installation`);
console.error(` ${pc.cyan("images")} Use pre-built DO marketplace images (faster boot)`);
console.error(` ${pc.cyan("parallel")} Parallelize server boot with setup prompts`);
console.error(` ${pc.cyan("docker")} Use Docker CE app image on Hetzner/GCP (faster boot)`);
console.error(` ${pc.cyan("recursive")} Install spawn CLI on VM for recursive spawning`);
process.exit(1);
}
}

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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type { CloudRunner } from "./agent-setup.js";
import type { AgentConfig } from "./agents.js";
import type { SshTunnelHandle } from "./ssh.js";
import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
import { getErrorMessage } from "@openrouter/spawn-shared";
import * as v from "valibot";
import { generateSpawnId, saveLaunchCmd, saveMetadata, saveSpawnRecord } from "../history.js";
@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { offerGithubAuth, setupAutoUpdate, wrapSshCall } from "./agent-setup.js"
import { tryTarballInstall } from "./agent-tarball.js";
import { generateEnvConfig } from "./agents.js";
import { getOrPromptApiKey } from "./oauth.js";
import { getSpawnPreferencesPath } from "./paths.js";
import { getSpawnCloudConfigPath, getSpawnPreferencesPath, getUserHome } from "./paths.js";
import { asyncTryCatch, asyncTryCatchIf, isOperationalError, tryCatch } from "./result.js";
import { isWindows } from "./shell.js";
import { sleep, startSshTunnel } from "./ssh.js";
@ -106,6 +106,95 @@ function wrapWithRestartLoop(cmd: string): string {
].join("\n");
}
// ── Recursive spawn helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
/** Install the spawn CLI on a remote VM. */
export async function installSpawnCli(runner: CloudRunner): Promise<void> {
logStep("Installing spawn CLI on VM...");
const result = await asyncTryCatch(() =>
withRetry(
"spawn CLI install",
() => wrapSshCall(runner.runServer("curl -fsSL https://openrouter.ai/labs/spawn/cli/install.sh | bash")),
2,
5,
),
);
if (!result.ok) {
logWarn("Spawn CLI install failed — recursive spawning will not be available on this VM");
} else {
logInfo("Spawn CLI installed on VM");
}
}
/** Copy local cloud credentials to the remote VM for recursive spawning. */
export async function delegateCloudCredentials(runner: CloudRunner, cloudName: string): Promise<void> {
logStep("Delegating cloud credentials to VM...");
// Validate cloudName to prevent command injection via crafted cloud names
if (!/^[a-z0-9-]+$/.test(cloudName)) {
logWarn(`Invalid cloud name for credential delegation: ${cloudName}`);
return;
}
const filesToDelegate: {
localPath: string;
remotePath: string;
}[] = [];
// Current cloud's credentials
const cloudConfigPath = getSpawnCloudConfigPath(cloudName);
if (existsSync(cloudConfigPath)) {
filesToDelegate.push({
localPath: cloudConfigPath,
remotePath: `~/.config/spawn/${cloudName}.json`,
});
}
// OpenRouter credentials (always needed for child spawns)
const orConfigPath = `${getUserHome()}/.config/spawn/openrouter.json`;
if (existsSync(orConfigPath)) {
filesToDelegate.push({
localPath: orConfigPath,
remotePath: "~/.config/spawn/openrouter.json",
});
}
if (filesToDelegate.length === 0) {
logWarn("No credentials to delegate — child spawns may require manual auth");
return;
}
// Ensure config dir exists on VM
const mkdirResult = await asyncTryCatch(() =>
runner.runServer("mkdir -p ~/.config/spawn && chmod 700 ~/.config/spawn"),
);
if (!mkdirResult.ok) {
logWarn("Could not create config directory on VM");
return;
}
for (const file of filesToDelegate) {
const content = readFileSync(file.localPath, "utf-8");
const b64 = Buffer.from(content).toString("base64");
const writeResult = await asyncTryCatch(() =>
runner.runServer(`printf '%s' '${b64}' | base64 -d > ${file.remotePath} && chmod 600 ${file.remotePath}`),
);
if (!writeResult.ok) {
logWarn(`Could not delegate ${file.remotePath}`);
}
}
logInfo("Cloud credentials delegated to VM");
}
/** Append recursive-spawn env vars to the envPairs array when --beta recursive is active. */
export function appendRecursiveEnvVars(envPairs: string[], spawnId: string): void {
const currentDepth = Number(process.env.SPAWN_DEPTH) || 0;
envPairs.push(`SPAWN_PARENT_ID=${spawnId}`);
envPairs.push(`SPAWN_DEPTH=${currentDepth + 1}`);
envPairs.push("SPAWN_BETA=recursive");
}
/** Options for runOrchestration (used in tests to inject mock dependencies). */
export interface OrchestrationOptions {
tryTarball?: (runner: CloudRunner, agentName: string) => Promise<boolean>;
@ -257,6 +346,9 @@ export async function runOrchestration(
if (modelId && agent.modelEnvVar) {
envPairs.push(`${agent.modelEnvVar}=${modelId}`);
}
if (betaFeatures.has("recursive")) {
appendRecursiveEnvVars(envPairs, spawnId);
}
const envContent = generateEnvConfig(envPairs);
// Install agent — remote tarball, fallback to live install
@ -356,6 +448,9 @@ export async function runOrchestration(
if (modelId && agent.modelEnvVar) {
envPairs.push(`${agent.modelEnvVar}=${modelId}`);
}
if (betaFeatures.has("recursive")) {
appendRecursiveEnvVars(envPairs, spawnId);
}
const envContent = generateEnvConfig(envPairs);
// 8. Install agent
@ -451,6 +546,13 @@ async function postInstall(
await setupAutoUpdate(cloud.runner, agentName, agent.updateCmd);
}
// Recursive spawn setup — install spawn CLI and delegate credentials
const betaFeaturesPost = new Set((process.env.SPAWN_BETA ?? "").split(",").filter(Boolean));
if (betaFeaturesPost.has("recursive") && cloud.cloudName !== "local") {
await installSpawnCli(cloud.runner);
await delegateCloudCredentials(cloud.runner, cloud.cloudName);
}
// Pre-launch hooks (retry loop)
if (agent.preLaunch) {
for (;;) {