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fix(rules): gate the two Cost::Effect facts on the effect surface, no…
wenzowski Sep 5, 2026
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perf(rules): let the mediated caller choose its config-fault checks
wenzowski Sep 5, 2026
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fix(rules): gate the effect facts on Surface, not on the dispatch enum
wenzowski Sep 5, 2026
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fix(rules): withhold a rule whose declared fact this surface cannot r…
wenzowski Sep 5, 2026
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fix(hook): start the state record instead of awaiting it
wenzowski Sep 5, 2026
e04ca6d
fix(hook): keep the transcript detectors synchronous, detach only the…
wenzowski Sep 5, 2026
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fix(hook): never let the mediated path wait on the drain's lock
wenzowski Sep 5, 2026
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fix(hook): hold rule findings the skipped scan never looked at
wenzowski Sep 6, 2026
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refactor(exec): place the drain's spawn at the child-process boundary
wenzowski Sep 6, 2026
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fix(hook): let the detectors speak when another writer holds the store
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fix(override): anchor a policy predicate's mint on its finding, not t…
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test(hook): assert the skipped scan does not RESOLVE, not which arm i…
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Expand Up @@ -1452,6 +1452,52 @@ pub(crate) fn piped(
))
}

/// Start `program` with `args` and **do not wait** (CLOUD-1480).
///
/// `piped`'s opposite number, and the pair is the whole of this module's
/// contract: `piped` runs a child for its ANSWER, this one runs a child because
/// the work must outlive the caller. A mediated boundary has a per-call budget
/// the work cannot fit in, so it starts the child and returns; waiting is the
/// defect the caller exists to remove, which is why nothing here is returned to
/// wait on.
///
/// Placed HERE rather than at the caller for `spawn-adapters`' reason: `lib.rs`
/// is not on that table and the table's own comment refuses to put it there,
/// because placing the CLI dispatch would admit every future spawn in the
/// crate's largest file at once. The caller composes the argv — which flags mean
/// what is its business — and this module owns the process.
///
/// `env` is applied after the inherited environment, so a caller marks the child
/// without reaching for a second mechanism.
///
/// Silent: no `Result`, because there is no caller that could act on the
/// difference. A boundary that cannot start its own background work must not
/// turn that into a verdict about the call it was mediating.
#[expect(
clippy::disallowed_types,
reason = "stays: the detached child IS the point (CLOUD-1480). `piped` above is the waiting path and is exactly what this must not be; both spawns are the placed adapter's"
)]
pub(crate) fn detached(program: &Path, args: &[String], env: &[(&str, &str)]) {
let mut builder = Command::new(program.as_os_str());
builder
.args(args)
.stdin(Stdio::null())
.stdout(Stdio::null())
.stderr(Stdio::null());
for (name, value) in env {
builder.env(name, value);
}
#[cfg(unix)]
{
use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt as _;
// Its own group, so a harness reaping the caller's group does not take
// this child with it.
builder.process_group(0);
}
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Does Command::process_group(0) on Unix have a Windows equivalent for detaching a spawned child from the parent's console process group or job object?

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There is no direct, single-flag equivalent to the Unix Command::process_group(0) on Windows because the underlying process models differ significantly [1][2][3]. On Unix, process groups are a kernel-level construct for signaling [4][5]; on Windows, the closest functional equivalent is the use of Job Objects, which provide hierarchical process tree management [1][6][7]. To achieve "detachment" or tree-wide management on Windows similar to Unix process group behavior, developers typically combine specific process creation flags with Job Objects [6][5][8]: 1. Detaching from Parent Console/Jobs: To prevent a child process from being terminated when the parent exits—or to escape a restrictive parent Job Object—you should use the CREATE_BREAKAWAY_FROM_JOB flag in your process creation flags [5][8]. Additionally, flags like DETACHED_PROCESS or CREATE_NO_WINDOW can be used to control the child's interaction with the parent's console [9][8][10]. 2. Managing Process Trees (The "Process Group" Equivalent): If your goal is to manage a group of processes (e.g., terminating an entire tree when the parent stops), you must manually create a Windows Job Object and assign the child process to it [2][3][6]. - Use CreateJobObject to create the object and SetInformationJobObject with the JOB_OBJECT_LIMIT_KILL_ON_JOB_CLOSE limit [3][6][7]. - When you close the handle to this Job Object, the operating system automatically terminates all processes assigned to it, providing a mechanism similar to sending a signal to a Unix process group [3][6][7]. Many Rust libraries (such as the command-group crate) abstract these differences by implementing a trait that handles the OS-specific logic: calling process_group(0) on Unix and creating/assigning a Job Object on Windows [1][11][12]. If you are not using such a library, you must manually implement the Windows Job Object logic post-spawn [3][7].

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Add Windows detachment flags that match the required guarantee.

exec::detached runs the state-record scan after the hook returns. The Windows path currently sets no creation flags. CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP isolates console control events, but it does not escape a kill-on-close Job Object. If the scan must survive its caller, use CREATE_BREAKAWAY_FROM_JOB when the parent Job Object permits breakaway. Add CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP only when console-signal isolation is also required, and handle breakaway denial because spawn is currently ignored.

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In `@crates/batten/src/exec.rs` around lines 1490 - 1496, Update the Windows
branch of exec::detached to configure CREATE_BREAKAWAY_FROM_JOB so the
state-record scan can survive its caller’s Job Object, adding
CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP only if console-signal isolation is required. Handle
and propagate spawn failures, including breakaway denial, instead of ignoring
the result; preserve the existing Unix process-group behavior.

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// SPAWNED AND DROPPED. No `wait`, no `status`, no handle kept.
drop(builder.spawn());
}

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Surface failed state-record launches without blocking the Stop hook. exec::detached drops Command::spawn's Result, and the reachable Stop path only performs the scan_tree: false pre-pass before launching the full scan. If the child cannot start, the full scan does not run, and the hook returns with no diagnostic or retry. The store can therefore retain stale rule findings. Return the spawn error and let record_state handle it while preserving the existing fail-open, non-blocking hook contract.

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In `@crates/batten/src/exec.rs` around lines 1497 - 1500, Update exec::detached to
return or propagate the Command::spawn error instead of dropping its Result, and
update record_state to handle that error while preserving the Stop hook’s
fail-open, non-blocking behavior. Ensure the existing scan_tree: false pre-pass
and full-scan launch flow remain unchanged when spawning succeeds.

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/// This process's next dispatch number, for the live-capture key.
///
/// The key has to name a *run*, not just a command: through the CLI there is
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