Reload a daemon loaded as launchd Adaptive from the desktop app

[alexeyzimarev]

Closes #1351 — AI-3551

What & why

launchd keeps a service unit's ProcessType from the moment it loads the job. A daemon loaded as Adaptive, and every agent it hosts, runs in the background QoS band: terminal output and typing lag once a few agents work, and taskpolicy cannot lift it. The post-update refresh rewrites the unit to Standard but defers the reload whenever the daemon is busy, so a Mac that installed before that change stays throttled until its next restart. kcap daemon status now names the loaded band, kcap daemon service refresh --force reloads one daemon with a machine-readable outcome, and the desktop app shows the condition in the rail with a consented Reload that ends the hosted agents.

Where to look

Only a positive spawn type (daemon, interactive) counts as success anywhere, including the app's post-reload classification: a bootstrap that exits 0 but still prints adaptive is not a reload. The reload outcome is controller state rendered in the rail, never a message on the shared attention lane.

Verification

• Diagnosing Mac, launchctl print gui/501/io.kurrent.kcap.daemon.alexey: spawn type = adaptive (6), twelve hosted agents at background priority 4. The live reload on that Mac is still to run.
• On this head: App suite 2947/2947; CLI unit suite 5688/5689 at load average 44, the one timing failure (McpEvidenceJudgeToolsTests) passing alone 24/24; Core suite 4264 passed, 12 skipped; dotnet publish src/Capacitor.Cli/Capacitor.Cli.csproj -c Release: 0 IL warnings.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • The app highlights daemons running at background priority and offers a guided reload, with status messages explaining the result. Reloading may end agents hosted by the daemon.
  • The CLI supports forced refresh of a named daemon and reports whether it reloaded, was already current, or needs attention.
  • Daemon status reports launch priority in human-readable and JSON output.
• Documentation
  • Updated CLI and daemon documentation to describe refresh behavior, outcomes, and priority reporting.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The change adds launchd spawn-type reporting and forced daemon refresh. It also adds app reload controls, outcome verification, and priority and failure status.

Changes

Daemon priority and reload

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Spawn-type reporting and plist upgrades src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/SpawnTypes.cs, src/Capacitor.Cli/Services/LaunchdUnit.cs, src/Capacitor.Cli/Services/LaunchdServiceManager.cs, src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/ServiceStatusJson.cs, test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Services/*, test/Capacitor.Cli.Core.Tests.Unit/SpawnTypesTests.cs	The CLI classifies loaded spawn types, includes them in service status, and upgrades supported top-level Adaptive or Background plist values to Standard. Tests cover classification, reporting, and plist handling.
Launchd refresh and status commands src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/DaemonServiceCommands.cs, src/Capacitor.Cli/Services/LaunchdServiceManager.cs, src/Capacitor.Cli/Services/UnitRefresh.cs, src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/DaemonCommands.cs, src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Resources/help-daemon.txt, README.md, test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Commands/*, test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Services/*	Forced refresh targets one daemon, waits for its transaction lock, and reports an outcome token. Default refresh processes units without waiting for the lock. Status reports background-band priority.
App reload mutation and verification src/Capacitor.App/Services/KcapCli.cs, src/Capacitor.App/Services/Mutation/*, src/Capacitor.App/Services/Onboarding/WizardLateBinding.cs, test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/DaemonMutationLaneTests.cs, test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/KcapCliTests.cs	The app dispatches forced refresh through its mutation lane. The lane checks reload capability and classifies the result using service evidence and spawn type.
Reload consent and lifecycle state src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs, src/Capacitor.App/App.axaml.cs, src/Capacitor.App/Services/ReloadState.cs, src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/LifecyclePromptViewModel.cs, test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/DaemonLifecycleControllerTests.cs, test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/AppMutationLaneWiringTests.cs	The lifecycle controller prompts before reload, suppresses overlapping requests, records outcomes, and rereads status. Reload outcomes are acknowledged without entering the shared attention lane.
Priority and reload status in the app src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs, src/Capacitor.App/Views/SessionRailView.axaml, src/Capacitor.App/Services/ReloadCopy.cs, test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/MainWindow*Tests.cs, test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/ReloadCopyTests.cs	The session rail shows priority and reload messages. Reload availability depends on connection and in-progress state; outcome text remains available when disconnected.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~50 minutes

Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  actor User
  participant SessionRailView
  participant MainWindowViewModel
  participant DaemonLifecycleController
  participant DaemonMutationLane
  participant KcapCli
  participant DaemonServiceCommands
  participant LaunchdServiceManager
  User->>SessionRailView: Select Reload
  SessionRailView->>MainWindowViewModel: Execute ReloadDaemonCommand
  MainWindowViewModel->>DaemonLifecycleController: Invoke reload action
  DaemonLifecycleController->>User: Request reload consent
  User-->>DaemonLifecycleController: Confirm reload
  DaemonLifecycleController->>DaemonMutationLane: Build and run reload mutation
  DaemonMutationLane->>KcapCli: Call ServiceReloadAsync
  KcapCli->>DaemonServiceCommands: Request forced refresh
  DaemonServiceCommands->>LaunchdServiceManager: Refresh unit and verify spawn type
  LaunchdServiceManager-->>DaemonServiceCommands: Return refresh outcome
  DaemonServiceCommands-->>KcapCli: Return exit code and outcome token
  KcapCli-->>DaemonMutationLane: Return process result
  DaemonMutationLane-->>DaemonLifecycleController: Return classified outcome
  DaemonLifecycleController-->>MainWindowViewModel: Publish priority and reload state
  MainWindowViewModel-->>SessionRailView: Update reload block

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to bb8a2

Forced refresh and the app Reload action cover the Adaptive-priority fix. Plain kcap daemon restart still will not reload an Adaptive job. Confirm that this is intended, and consider not closing #1351 in full.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to bb8a2

Reload is explicitly consented and limited to one local daemon, including its hosted agents. Identity checks and positive completion evidence constrain the risk. Live macOS interruption and recovery behavior remain unvalidated.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The inspected desktop path's maximum independent destructive scope is one locally configured daemon and everything it hosts. Reload is wired to the local main-window surface rather than remote-session construction, and launchd targeting remains within the executing user's GUI domain.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — Consent is invalidated by attachment changes. Missing profile/server identity prevents request construction, retired daemon names are refused before execution, and success requires matching server/name, consistent identity, capabilities, version, job ownership, and two fresh observations of the same daemon instance. The existing Unix control socket carries the restart request.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• observed — Caller cancellation detaches only that waiter; the serialized owned action continues under the mutation lane's lifetime. Lane disposal cancels its wait, but reload uses the process runner's abandon-wait mode rather than killing the child, allowing CLI recovery to continue. Shutdown also includes controller/lane quiescence. These controls do not guarantee recovery after process or machine failure.

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❌ Failed checks (2 warnings)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check	⚠️ Warning	The PR satisfies several [#1351] requirements. It reports the loaded spawn type, rewrites top-level ProcessType values independent of plist layout, verifies daemon or interactive after reload, a…	Update kcap daemon restart and the existing app restart action to reload when launchd reports a background spawn type or a stale loaded definition. Apply the same rule when --when-idle reaches idle. Preserve the bootout-while-exiting an…
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 19.51% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 205 functions across 37 files. (1 skipped…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the main change: adding daemon reload support for a launchd Adaptive daemon from the desktop app. It is concise and directly related to the pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changed CLI, launchd service, app lifecycle, rail UI, documentation, and test code support [#1351]. They implement spawn-type reporting, plist migration, forced reload, positive-spawn verification…

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Explanation

The PR satisfies several [#1351] requirements. It reports the loaded spawn type, rewrites top-level ProcessType values independent of plist layout, verifies daemon or interactive after reload, and adds forced kcap daemon service refresh --force with agent-loss disclosure. The PR does not apply the bootout/bootstrap reload to kcap daemon restart or to the existing app restart action. The PR also does not establish the same behavior for --when-idle. The change summary shows priority output for kcap daemon status, but no corresponding kcap doctor reporting path or test. The app uses a separate Reload action instead of updating the restart action requested by [#1351].

Resolution

Update kcap daemon restart and the existing app restart action to reload when launchd reports a background spawn type or a stale loaded definition. Apply the same rule when --when-idle reaches idle. Preserve the bootout-while-exiting and bootstrap sequence. Refuse while agents run unless the operation is forced, and disclose worktree loss. Add kcap doctor reporting and tests for these entry points.

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Reload background-priority launchd daemons from the desktop app

🐞 Bug fix ✨ Enhancement 🧪 Tests 📝 Documentation 🕐 40+ Minutes

AI Description

• Detect launchd jobs still loaded at background priority, even when their plist already declares
 Standard.
• Offer a consented, single-daemon reload with machine-readable outcomes and positive spawn-type
 verification.
• Show priority and reload failures in the desktop rail, with coverage across CLI and app.

Diagram

graph TD
  Rail["Desktop rail"] --> Controller["Lifecycle controller"] --> Lane["Mutation lane"] --> CLI["Forced refresh CLI"] --> Manager["Launchd manager"] --> Job["Loaded launchd job"]
  Job --> Status["Status JSON"] --> Controller

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High-Level Assessment

Use the PR's launchd bootout/bootstrap path: an ordinary daemon restart retains launchd's cached process type, and changing process policy in place does not lift the inherited background band. Reusing the existing mutation lane and per-label transaction lock preserves the app's verification and serialization boundaries.

Files changed (42) +4618 / -116

Enhancement (17) +324 / -31

App.axaml.csWire reload state into the window and isolate its presentation +18/-3

Wire reload state into the window and isolate its presentation

• Passes lifecycle priority and reload observables and action to the main window. Acknowledges reload outcome envelopes without posting them to the shared attention lane.

src/Capacitor.App/App.axaml.cs

ILifecycleSurface.csIdentify the reload confirmation prompt +1/-0

Identify the reload confirmation prompt

• Adds a distinct prompt kind for reloading the daemon service.

src/Capacitor.App/Services/ILifecycleSurface.cs

KcapCli.csRead spawn-type status and invoke named forced refresh +15/-1

Read spawn-type status and invoke named forced refresh

• Extends the app's status snapshot with loaded spawn type and its CLI interface with a bounded, named --force refresh call.

src/Capacitor.App/Services/KcapCli.cs

MutationModel.csAdd the Reload mutation verb +1/-1

Add the Reload mutation verb

• Extends the mutation vocabulary so daemon reloads use the existing serialized lane.

src/Capacitor.App/Services/Mutation/MutationModel.cs

WizardLateBinding.csForward reload through late-bound CLI +2/-0

Forward reload through late-bound CLI

• Implements the new reload interface method on the onboarding CLI adapter.

src/Capacitor.App/Services/Onboarding/WizardLateBinding.cs

ReloadCopy.csProvide reload-specific failure and recovery copy +64/-0

Provide reload-specific failure and recovery copy

• Maps refusal, priority, verification, and refresh tokens to rail text and identifies failures a later positive priority read can resolve.

src/Capacitor.App/Services/ReloadCopy.cs

ReloadOutcomeKind.csClassify standing reload outcomes +3/-0

Classify standing reload outcomes

• Defines the failure, refusal, skew, repair, and unconfirmed categories displayed by the rail.

src/Capacitor.App/Services/ReloadOutcomeKind.cs

ReloadState.csRepresent a sequenced reload outcome +17/-0

Represent a sequenced reload outcome

• Converts mutation outcomes into replayable rail state with token, optional exit code, daemon name, and read-order sequence; success clears the state.

src/Capacitor.App/Services/ReloadState.cs

LifecyclePromptViewModel.csLabel the reload confirmation distinctly +2/-0

Label the reload confirmation distinctly

• Gives the destructive action a reload-specific dialog title and acceptance label.

src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/LifecyclePromptViewModel.cs

MainWindowViewModel.csProject priority and reload outcomes into the rail +61/-1

Project priority and reload outcomes into the rail

• Exposes connected-only priority and reload command availability while retaining failure text when the daemon becomes unreachable. Wires the command to the lifecycle action.

src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs

SessionRailView.axamlShow background-priority warning and Reload button +17/-0

Show background-priority warning and Reload button

• Adds a warning block in the rail footer with priority text, a reload action, and persistent failure text.

src/Capacitor.App/Views/SessionRailView.axaml

SpawnTypeReading.csDefine spawn-type evidence categories +4/-0

Define spawn-type evidence categories

• Introduces positive, background-band, and unknown readings shared by CLI and app.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/SpawnTypeReading.cs

DaemonCommands.csReport background priority in daemon status +12/-3

Report background priority in daemon status

• Uses the service query to print the loaded background-band word and a named forced-refresh hint.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/DaemonCommands.cs

DaemonServiceCommands.csAdd locked, single-daemon forced refresh +78/-9

Add locked, single-daemon forced refresh

• Separates forced refresh from the unattended all-daemon pass, requests force restart for the selected daemon, and emits one outcome token with success limited to current or reloaded.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/DaemonServiceCommands.cs

ServiceStatusJson.csExpose loaded spawn type in status JSON +4/-2

Expose loaded spawn type in status JSON

• Adds the service query's loaded spawn-type word to the machine-readable status response.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/ServiceStatusJson.cs

IServiceManager.csCarry spawn type in service queries +4/-2

Carry spawn type in service queries

• Extends ServiceQuery with an optional loaded spawn type, leaving non-launchd queries without one.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Services/IServiceManager.cs

UnitRefresh.csDifferentiate per-unit refresh outcomes +21/-9

Differentiate per-unit refresh outcomes

• Replaces broad unchanged and rewritten results with current, not-loaded, unit-error, contention, and verification outcomes used by forced refresh.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Services/UnitRefresh.cs

Bug fix (5) +334 / -63

DaemonLifecycleController.csCoordinate consented reload and priority state +135/-4

Coordinate consented reload and priority state

• Reads spawn type on attach and reconnect, claims a reload before prompting, and records outcomes for the rail. Positive subsequent reads resolve only eligible failures; the confirmation discloses effects on hosted work.

src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs

DaemonMutationLane.csVerify reload capability, readiness, and priority +61/-17

Verify reload capability, readiness, and priority

• Routes Reload through the mutation lane, rejects CLIs lacking spawn-type status, and maps CLI failures to outcomes. Successful exits still require readiness, ownership, and a positive loaded spawn type.

src/Capacitor.App/Services/Mutation/DaemonMutationLane.cs

SpawnTypes.csShare the accepted launchd spawn-type vocabulary +20/-0

Share the accepted launchd spawn-type vocabulary

• Classifies daemon and interactive as positive, adaptive and background as throttled, and all other or missing words as unknown.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/SpawnTypes.cs

LaunchdServiceManager.csProve launchd reloads from positive spawn-type evidence +53/-28

Prove launchd reloads from positive spawn-type evidence

• Distinguishes missing, unsupported, deferred, and unverified units; rewrites eligible plists and reloads stale jobs. A bootstrap counts as a reload only after a probe confirms a positive spawn type.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Services/LaunchdServiceManager.cs

LaunchdUnit.csUpgrade varied plist layouts and read loaded spawn type +65/-14

Upgrade varied plist layouts and read loaded spawn type

• Locates the top-level ProcessType through XML parsing and splices Adaptive or Background to Standard without changing other text. Replaces the Adaptive-only print check with a loaded spawn-type reader.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Services/LaunchdUnit.cs

Tests (16) +1152 / -22

AppMutationLaneWiringTests.csKeep reload outcomes off shared attention +22/-0

Keep reload outcomes off shared attention

• Checks that multiple reload outcome kinds are acknowledged without creating shared attention, status, or prompt messages.

test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/AppMutationLaneWiringTests.cs

DaemonLifecycleControllerTests.csExercise reload consent and lifecycle state +280/-5

Exercise reload consent and lifecycle state

• Covers indicator reads, prompt and cancellation behavior, single-operation claims, outcome replacement, and resolution by subsequent positive evidence.

test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/DaemonLifecycleControllerTests.cs

DaemonMutationLaneTests.csTest reload gating and evidence classification +127/-2

Test reload gating and evidence classification

• Covers CLI capability refusal, dispatch, failure tokens, readiness polling, timeout, and rejection of nonpositive spawn types after an exit-zero refresh.

test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/DaemonMutationLaneTests.cs

KcapCliTests.csTest status parsing and forced-refresh invocation +37/-0

Test status parsing and forced-refresh invocation

• Checks present, null, and absent spawn-type fields and verifies the named command arguments, timeout, server environment, and missing-CLI result.

test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/KcapCliTests.cs

LifecyclePromptViewModelTests.csVerify reload prompt labels +9/-0

Verify reload prompt labels

• Checks the reload dialog title, acceptance label, and visible decline option.

test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/LifecyclePromptViewModelTests.cs

MainWindowSmokeTests.csSmoke-test rail reload presentation +57/-0

Smoke-test rail reload presentation

• Checks the warning block, button enablement, failure visibility while priority is lowered, and clearing behavior.

test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/MainWindowSmokeTests.cs

MainWindowViewModelTests.csTest connection-gated reload controls +90/-0

Test connection-gated reload controls

• Checks priority visibility, replayed failures while unreachable, and command availability during connection and reload transitions.

test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/MainWindowViewModelTests.cs

ReloadCopyTests.csTest reload outcome text and resolution rules +72/-0

Test reload outcome text and resolution rules

• Verifies recovery text, neutral verification wording, fallback copy, and which outcome tokens a positive status read may clear.

test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/ReloadCopyTests.cs

SpawnTypesTests.csTest shared spawn-type classification +24/-0

Test shared spawn-type classification

• Covers positive, throttled, unknown, empty, and absent words.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Core.Tests.Unit/SpawnTypesTests.cs

DaemonCommandsServiceRefreshTests.csTest forced-refresh scope, locks, and tokens +145/-0

Test forced-refresh scope, locks, and tokens

• Checks named-daemon isolation, missing units, transaction contention, restart modes, token mapping, and unattended refresh behavior.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Commands/DaemonCommandsServiceRefreshTests.cs

DaemonStatusServingTests.csTest daemon priority status wording +15/-0

Test daemon priority status wording

• Checks that only background-band words produce a priority line naming the daemon and forced-refresh command.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Commands/DaemonStatusServingTests.cs

ServiceStatusJsonTests.csTest loaded spawn type in status JSON +16/-0

Test loaded spawn type in status JSON

• Verifies the reported word and the null value for an unloaded label.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Commands/ServiceStatusJsonTests.cs

LaunchdQueryTests.csTest spawn type in launchd queries +35/-0

Test spawn type in launchd queries

• Checks loaded, missing-line, and absent-label query results.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Services/LaunchdQueryTests.cs

LaunchdUnitRefreshTests.csCover refresh outcomes and positive reload proof +145/-13

Cover refresh outcomes and positive reload proof

• Tests Standard plists under Adaptive-loaded jobs, Background upgrades, refusal and failure paths, and bootstraps that return success without positive spawn-type evidence.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Services/LaunchdUnitRefreshTests.cs

LaunchdUnitTests.csTest spawn-type parsing and byte-preserving plist upgrades +76/-0

Test spawn-type parsing and byte-preserving plist upgrades

• Covers launchctl print variations, canonical and writer plist layouts, line endings, decoy comments, and unsupported or malformed values.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Services/LaunchdUnitTests.cs

ServiceRepointTests.csAdjust repoint expectations for probed reloads +2/-2

Adjust repoint expectations for probed reloads

• Accounts for the post-bootstrap spawn-type probe and the renamed current outcome.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Services/ServiceRepointTests.cs

Documentation (4) +2808 / -0

README.mdDocument forced refresh and priority reporting +3/-0

Document forced refresh and priority reporting

• Documents the named --force command, loaded_spawn_type, the human priority warning, and forced outcome tokens and exit codes.

README.md

2026-10-08-issue-1351-daemon-adaptive-reload.mdPlan CLI and desktop reload implementation +2625/-0

Plan CLI and desktop reload implementation

• Adds a task-by-task implementation and verification plan spanning spawn-type detection, forced refresh, app state, tests, and a live Mac check.

docs/superpowers/plans/2026-10-08-issue-1351-daemon-adaptive-reload.md

2026-10-07-issue-1351-daemon-adaptive-reload-design.mdSpecify evidence-based Adaptive reload behavior +176/-0

Specify evidence-based Adaptive reload behavior

• Defines the launchd priority problem, CLI and app contracts, consent and outcome rules, and intended test and live-verification coverage.

docs/superpowers/specs/2026-10-07-issue-1351-daemon-adaptive-reload-design.md

help-daemon.txtExplain refresh --force in CLI help +4/-0

Explain refresh --force in CLI help

• Documents the named forced reload, its effect on hosted agents, and its machine-readable stderr outcome.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Resources/help-daemon.txt

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Unload the rejected bootstrap before rolling back

When the first bootstrap loads the label but its follow-up probe reports a background or unknown spawn type, the label remains loaded. Restoring the old plist and immediately calling bootstrap again therefore fails because launchd already owns that label, leaving launchd running the rejected cached definition while the file has been rolled back. Boot out the loaded failed attempt before bootstrapping the restored unit.

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Handle forced refresh before the systemd all-units path

On Linux, refresh --name N --force enters this systemd branch before force is inspected, repoints every installed daemon rather than targeting N, emits no refresh_outcome=<token>, and can still exit 0. This contradicts the command's new help contract in help-daemon.txt:110-113; either reject --force on systemd or give it explicit single-daemon semantics instead of silently running the legacy all-unit refresh.

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1. Canceling Reload permits a second reload ✗ Dismissed

Description

ReloadServiceAsync passes the caller token to the mutation lane, then releases _reloadClaim when
that caller is canceled even though the lane keeps the owned mutation running. If cancellation
occurs after dispatch, another click can queue a second reload while the first is still active, and
the controller never records the first operation's eventual outcome.

Code

src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs[R518-522]

+        } catch (OperationCanceledException) {
+            // shutdown or caller cancel: nothing left to render
+        } finally {
+            Volatile.Write(ref _reloadClaim, 0);
+            _isReloading.OnNext(false);

Relevance

●●● Strong

The finding identifies a concrete single-flight race; accepted precedents favor generation and claim
protection for concurrent operations.

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Evidence

The controller releases its claim on caller cancellation, whereas lane cancellation detaches only
that waiter and leaves the action executing; subsequent requests can be admitted to the lane.

src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs[495-523]
src/Capacitor.App/Services/Mutation/DaemonMutationLane.cs[45-53]
src/Capacitor.App/Services/Mutation/DaemonMutationLane.cs[123-145]

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The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
Canceling the reload caller detaches its mutation-lane waiter but releases the controller's reload claim while the mutation still runs.
## Fix Focus Areas
- src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs[495-523]
- src/Capacitor.App/Services/Mutation/DaemonMutationLane.cs[45-53]
## Recommended Fix
Separate cancellation of the prompt from tracking an admitted mutation. Once dispatched, retain the reload claim and observe the lane action through completion before publishing the final outcome and allowing another reload.

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2. A JSON test bypasses type helpers ✓ Resolved

Description

Render_emits_null_spawn_type_for_an_unloaded_label compares ValueKind directly with
JsonValueKind.Null instead of using the available JsonElementExtensions helper. The added
assertion is the changed JSON-shape check and will preserve this direct-comparison pattern in the
CLI test suite.

Code

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Commands/ServiceStatusJsonTests.cs[93]

+        await Assert.That(doc.RootElement.GetProperty("loaded_spawn_type").ValueKind).IsEqualTo(JsonValueKind.Null);

Relevance

●●● Strong

Exact precedent accepts replacing direct JsonValueKind checks with repository JsonElementExtensions
helpers.

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Evidence

The changed test directly compares doc.RootElement.GetProperty("loaded_spawn_type").ValueKind to
JsonValueKind.Null, while the checklist requires equivalent JsonElementExtensions helpers for
JsonElement type checks.

Rule 2270023: Use JsonElementExtensions helpers instead of direct JsonValueKind comparisons
test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Commands/ServiceStatusJsonTests.cs[93-93]

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## Issue description
The new test directly compares `JsonElement.ValueKind` with `JsonValueKind.Null`, contrary to the shared JSON element helper convention.

## Fix Focus Areas
- test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Commands/ServiceStatusJsonTests.cs[93-93]

## Recommended Fix
Replace the direct `ValueKind` comparison with the equivalent `JsonElementExtensions` null-check helper, such as `IsNull`, while preserving the assertion that the rendered property is null.

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3. Shutdown can leave a reload running ✓ Resolved

Description

ReloadServiceAsync uses only the command's cancellation token and does not participate in the
controller's _gate-based quiescence. When shutdown occurs during its prompt or mutation,
DisposeAsync can finish without canceling or awaiting that work, which can subsequently restart
the attach loop or publish reload state after disposal.

Code

src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs[R509-511]

+            var profileName = await _resolveProfileName().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var refusal = MutationRequestFactory.TryBuild(MutationVerb.Reload, profileName, _canonicalServer, _client.DaemonName, out var request);
+            var outcome = refusal ?? await _runMutation(request!, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);

Relevance

●●● Strong

Shutdown findings are accepted when asynchronous work can outlive disposal or publish after
teardown.

PR-#1317
PR-#831

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Evidence

The reload awaits the caller token outside _gate, while disposal cancels a different lifetime
token and waits only for gate-based work.

src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs[495-523]
src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs[711-727]
src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs[372-378]

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## Issue description
Controller disposal does not cancel or await the newly added reload path.
## Fix Focus Areas
- src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs[495-523]
- src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs[711-727]
## Recommended Fix
Coordinate reload with the controller lifetime and quiescence path. On disposal, prevent new reloads, cancel or close outstanding prompts, and await any admitted reload work before disposing lifecycle resources.

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4. Lock wait makes a forced reload look refused ✓ Resolved

Description

RefreshForcedAsync starts its RefreshDeadline clock before `ServiceTxnLock.TryAcquireAsync(...,
ForcedLockWait = 10s), so the lock wait counts against the time RefreshUnit` checks with
timeLeft() < ReloadBudget (47s of the 55s). If another service operation holds the lock for more
than about 8s and then releases it, the forced refresh returns Deferred, printing
refresh_outcome=deferred and "the daemon did not accept the restart", and the app tells the user
to run --force, which is the command that just failed. No restart was ever requested.

Code

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/DaemonServiceCommands.cs[R195-204]

+        var started = time.GetTimestamp();
+        TimeSpan TimeLeft() => RefreshDeadline - time.GetElapsedTime(started);
+
+        UnitRefresh outcome;
+        string?     error = null;
        try {
-            using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5), time);
-            var reply = DaemonRestartClient.RequestAsync(store, serviceId, "now", cts.Token).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+            using var txn = await ServiceTxnLock.TryAcquireAsync(store, id, ForcedLockWait, time);
+            outcome = txn is null
+                ? UnitRefresh.Contended
+                : launchd.RefreshUnit(id, () => RequestRestart(id, "force"), TimeLeft, out error, stabilize, requirePositiveSpawnType: true);

Relevance

●●● Strong

Recent CLI precedents accept deadline accounting that omits lock and verification work from the
available operation budget.

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Evidence

started is taken at line 195, before the lock wait of up to 10s at line 201. RefreshUnit returns
Deferred when timeLeft() < ReloadBudget, and ReloadBudget is 5s + 6×7s = 47s while
RefreshDeadline is 55s. That leaves about 8s for the lock wait and the first launchctl print
together. The forced output maps Deferred to "the daemon did not accept the restart", and
ReloadCopy maps deferred to "The daemon did not accept the restart. Run ... --force from a
terminal."

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/DaemonServiceCommands.cs[194-216]
src/Capacitor.Cli/Services/LaunchdServiceManager.cs[117-123]
src/Capacitor.Cli/Services/LaunchdServiceManager.cs[180-186]
src/Capacitor.App/Services/ReloadCopy.cs[47-49]

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## Issue description
In the forced refresh, the 10s transaction-lock wait is charged to the 55s refresh deadline. After a long wait, `RefreshUnit` sees less than `ReloadBudget` (47s) left and returns `Deferred`. That is then reported as "the daemon did not accept the restart", although no restart was requested.

## Fix Focus Areas
- src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/DaemonServiceCommands.cs[194-208]

## Recommended Fix
Take `started = time.GetTimestamp()` after `ServiceTxnLock.TryAcquireAsync` returns a lock, so the lock wait does not shrink the reload budget. The total then stays at most ForcedLockWait + RefreshDeadline, so also confirm the app's `MutationTimeout` (60s) still covers that, or cap the deadline accordingly. Alternatively, give the out-of-budget case its own outcome token instead of `Deferred`.

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5. Stale priority warning leads to wrong Reload advice ✓ Resolved

Description

NoteSnapshot leaves _background unchanged whenever SpawnTypes.Classify(snap.LoadedSpawnType)
is Unknown, and the CLI also sends a null spawn type when the launchd label is simply not loaded. So
once a daemon has read adaptive, the rail keeps saying "background priority" after the service is
booted out and a daemon running outside it is attached. Pressing Reload then hits the lane's
status?.LoadedSpawnType is null gate and shows reload_unsupported ("This kcap CLI cannot reload
the daemon service. Update kcap"), which is wrong advice for a current CLI.

Code

src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs[R238-256]

+    void NoteSnapshot(ServiceSnapshot? snap, long readStart) {
+        if (snap is null) return;
+        var changedBackground = false;
+        var clear = false;
+        lock (_lock) {
+            switch (SpawnTypes.Classify(snap.LoadedSpawnType)) {
+                case SpawnTypeReading.BackgroundBand:
+                    _background = true;
+                    changedBackground = true;
+                    break;
+                case SpawnTypeReading.Positive:
+                    _background = false;
+                    changedBackground = true;
+                    if (_standing is { } standing && ReloadCopy.ResolvedByPositivePriority(standing.Token) && standing.Sequence < readStart) {
+                        _standing = null;
+                        clear = true;
+                    }
+                    break;
+            }

Relevance

●●● Strong

Accepted stale-state fixes show reviewers prioritize clearing outdated UI state and correcting
misleading recovery guidance.

PR-#1055
PR-#1069

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Evidence

QueryCore only fills LoadedSpawnType when probe == LabelProbe.Loaded and passes null
otherwise. NoteSnapshot handles only BackgroundBand and Positive, so a not-loaded snapshot leaves
_background == true. The rail indicator is gated only on AttachState.Connected, and the Reload
command is enabled whenever the app is connected. In the lane, any null LoadedSpawnType is read as
a CLI that is too old and refused as reload_unsupported, and ReloadCopy renders that as "Update
kcap".

src/Capacitor.Cli/Services/LaunchdServiceManager.cs[73-78]
src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs[238-260]
src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs[455-460]
src/Capacitor.App/Services/Mutation/DaemonMutationLane.cs[253-258]
src/Capacitor.App/Services/ReloadCopy.cs[30-33]

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## Issue description
A status snapshot whose launchd label is not loaded has a null `LoadedSpawnType`. The controller treats that as an unknown reading and keeps showing a background-priority indicator it set earlier. The lane treats the same null as "CLI too old" and refuses Reload with misleading "Update kcap" copy.

## Fix Focus Areas
- src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs[238-260]
- src/Capacitor.App/Services/Mutation/DaemonMutationLane.cs[253-258]

## Recommended Fix
In `NoteSnapshot`, when the snapshot shows the service is not loaded (for example `snap.State == "NotInstalled"` or `JobPid` is null with no unit loaded), set `_background = false` and publish it. Keep "unchanged" only for a loaded job with an unrecognised word. In the lane gate, tell an old CLI (the `loaded_spawn_type` field is missing) apart from a loaded-state miss: for example, refuse with a `not_loaded` token when the snapshot's state says the label is not loaded, so the user gets the existing "service is not loaded" copy.

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6. The rail can show outdated priority ✓ Resolved

Description

NoteSnapshot applies every recognized spawn type to _background without checking whether a newer
status read has already completed. If an earlier read of an Adaptive job finishes after the
post-reload read reports Standard, it restores the background-priority warning despite the newer
positive evidence.

Code

src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs[R243-246]

+            switch (SpawnTypes.Classify(snap.LoadedSpawnType)) {
+                case SpawnTypeReading.BackgroundBand:
+                    _background = true;
+                    changedBackground = true;

Relevance

●●● Strong

Recent accepted precedents explicitly fix stale asynchronous results and out-of-order state
publication.

PR-#831
PR-#1069

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Evidence

Status reads receive a start sequence, but the background-priority branch does not use it; both
passive connection reads and the reload follow-up can run concurrently, and the VM displays the
resulting field.

src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs[170-177]
src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs[222-259]
src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs[514-517]
src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs[451-462]

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## Issue description
An older service-status request can complete last and overwrite the priority shown by a newer request.
## Fix Focus Areas
- src/Capacitor.App/Services/DaemonLifecycleController.cs[222-259]
## Recommended Fix
Track the latest status-read sequence applied to the priority field, and ignore recognized priority results from earlier reads once a newer result has been applied. Add an out-of-order completion test spanning the reload follow-up read.

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7. --force is silently ignored off macOS ✓ Resolved

Description

Refresh(force: true) takes the systemd branch first, and returns 0 for any other non-launchd
manager, before force is checked. On Linux or Windows, `kcap daemon service refresh --name N
--force repoints every installed unit, or does nothing, exits 0 and prints no refresh_outcome=`
line, even though the help text and README document a one-daemon forced reload with that line and a
non-zero exit for anything but reloaded or current.

Code

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/DaemonServiceCommands.cs[R147-148]

        if (manager is not LaunchdServiceManager launchd) return 0;
+        return force ? await RefreshForcedAsync(launchd, stabilize) : await RefreshAllAsync(launchd, stabilize);

Relevance

●●● Strong

Platform-branch ordering and misleading outcome handling have precedent for acceptance in CLI
commands.

PR-#657
PR-#1005

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Evidence

The systemd loop runs over ListInstalled() and returns before force is consulted, and a Windows
manager reaches return 0. The README added in this PR says the forced run exits 0 only for
reloaded/current and prints refresh_outcome=<token>.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/DaemonServiceCommands.cs[128-149]
README.md[1092-1102]

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## Issue description
`daemon service refresh --force` only means something on launchd. On systemd and Windows the flag is silently dropped: the command runs the all-unit path (or nothing), exits 0 and emits no `refresh_outcome=` line.

## Fix Focus Areas
- src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/DaemonServiceCommands.cs[128-149]

## Recommended Fix
At the top of `Refresh`, when `force` is true and `manager` is not a `LaunchdServiceManager`, print a clear message (for example `refresh --force applies only to launchd services`) plus a `refresh_outcome=unsupported` line to stderr, and return 1. Document that in the help text.

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✅ Tickets: 🎫 Reload a daemon still running as launchd Adaptive instead of deferring forever

✅ Compliance rules (platform): 64 rules

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🔵 Trivial · Use surface colors for the priority panel. · SessionRailView.axaml:135

src/Capacitor.App/Views/SessionRailView.axaml:135
📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use surface colors for the priority panel.

RailPriorityBlock applies KcapWarningDimBrush to a panel, and its plain text uses KcapWarningBrush. Use surface and text brushes for the panel and copy. If the block needs a warning accent, put that accent on an outcome or attention badge or glyph.

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Update the RailPriorityBlock panel to use the appropriate surface brush instead
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Review round addressed in 20ec6da..da87e0d:

• A bootstrap after which the label is loaded in the band is no longer rolled back: the second bootstrap over a loaded label failed and misreported launchd's state. --force off launchd now refuses with refresh_outcome=unsupported, exit 1.
• The forced run's 55 s deadline starts once the lock is held, and the app's reload bound is 75 s to cover the 10 s lock wait.
• From consent on, the reload holds the controller gate under a token linked to the controller lifetime; an older status read finishing last no longer overwrites newer priority evidence; a not_installed snapshot lowers the indicator and Reload refuses with not_loaded.
• The status JSON test reads the null through the element helper.

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🟠 Major · Make kcap daemon restart reload Adaptive… · 2026-10-07-issue-1351-daemon-adaptive-reload-design.md:20-21

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Make kcap daemon restart reload Adaptive launchd services.

DaemonCommands.RestartOne only sends DaemonRestartClient.RequestAsync(...). It does not call the service refresh path or reload the launchd job. When the target is launchd-managed and its loaded spawn type is Adaptive, the restart can leave launchd using the cached background-priority definition. Route this command through the launchd refresh logic, or do not claim this part of #1351 is covered.

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