chore: bump version to 7.3.7

* chore: bump version to 7.3.6 in package.json

* Enhance worker readiness checks and MCP connection handling

- Updated health check endpoint to /api/readiness for better initialization tracking.
- Increased timeout for health checks and worker startup retries, especially for Windows.
- Added initialization flags to track MCP readiness and overall worker initialization status.
- Implemented a timeout guard for MCP connection to prevent hanging.
- Adjusted logging to reflect readiness state and errors more accurately.

* fix(windows): use Bun PATH detection in worker wrapper

Phase 2/8: Fix Bun PATH Detection in Worker Wrapper

- Import getBunPath() in worker-wrapper.ts for Bun detection
- Add Bun path resolution before spawning inner worker process
- Update spawn call to use detected Bun path instead of process.execPath
- Add logging to bun-path.ts when PATH detection succeeds
- Add logging when fallback paths are used
- Add Windows-specific validation for .exe extension
- Log warning with searched paths when Bun not found
- Fail fast with clear error message if Bun cannot be detected

This ensures worker-wrapper uses the correct Bun executable on Windows
even when Bun is not in PATH, fixing issue #371 where users reported
"Bun not in PATH" errors despite Bun being installed.

Addresses: #371

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* fix(windows): standardize child process spawning with windowsHide

Phase 3/8: Standardize Child Process Spawning (Windows)

Changes:
- Added windowsHide flag to ChromaSync MCP subprocess spawn
- Added Windows-specific process tracking (childPid) in ChromaSync
- Force-kill subprocess on Windows before closing transport to prevent zombie processes
- Updated cleanupOrphanedProcesses() to support Windows using PowerShell Get-CimInstance
- Use taskkill /T /F for proper process tree cleanup on Windows
- Audited BranchManager - confirmed windowsHide already present on all spawn calls

This prevents PowerShell windows from appearing during ChromaSync operations
and ensures proper cleanup of subprocess trees on Windows.

Addresses: #363, #361, #367, #371, #373, #374

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* fix(windows): enhance socket cleanup with recursive process tree management

Phase 4/8: Enhanced Socket Cleanup & Process Tree Management

Changes:
- Added recursive process tree enumeration in worker-wrapper.ts for Windows
- Enhanced killInner() to enumerate all descendants before killing
- Added fallback individual process kill if taskkill /T fails
- Added 10s timeout to ChromaSync.close() in DatabaseManager to prevent hangs
- Force nullify ChromaSync even on close failure to prevent resource leaks
- Improved logging to show full process tree during cleanup

This ensures complete cleanup of all child processes (ChromaSync MCP subprocess,
Python processes, etc.) preventing socket leaks and CLOSE_WAIT states.

Addresses: #363, #361

* fix(windows): consolidate project name extraction with drive root handling

Phase 5/8: Project Name Extraction Consolidation

- Created shared getProjectName() utility in src/utils/project-name.ts
- Handles edge case: drive roots (C:\, J:\) now return "drive-X" format
- Handles edge case: null/undefined/empty cwd now returns "unknown-project"
- Fixed missing null check bug in new-hook.ts
- Replaced duplicated path.basename(cwd) logic in:
  - src/hooks/context-hook.ts
  - src/hooks/new-hook.ts
  - src/services/context-generator.ts

Addresses: #374

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* fix(windows): increase timeouts and improve error messages

Phase 6/8: Increase Timeouts & Improve Error Messages

- Enhanced logger.ts with platform prefix (WIN32/DARWIN) and PID in all logs
- Added comprehensive Windows troubleshooting to ProcessManager error messages
- Enhanced Bun detection error message with Windows-specific troubleshooting
- All error messages now include GitHub issue numbers and docs links
- Windows timeout already increased to 2.0x multiplier in previous phases

Changes:
- src/utils/logger.ts: Added platform prefix and PID to all log output
- src/services/process/ProcessManager.ts: Enhanced error messages with troubleshooting steps
- src/utils/bun-path.ts: Added Windows-specific Bun detection error guidance

Addresses: #363, #361, #367, #371, #373, #374

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* fix(windows): add comprehensive Windows CI testing

Phase 7/8: Add Windows CI Testing

- Create automated Windows testing workflow
- Test worker startup/shutdown cycles
- Verify Bun PATH detection on Windows
- Test rapid restart scenarios
- Validate port cleanup after shutdown
- Check for zombie processes
- Run on all pushes and PRs to main/fix/feature branches

Addresses: #363, #361, #367, #371, #373, #374

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* ci(windows): remove build steps from Windows CI workflow

Build files are already included in the plugin folder, so npm install
and npm run build are unnecessary steps in the CI workflow.

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* revert: remove Windows CI workflow

The CI workflow cannot be properly implemented in the current architecture
due to limitations in testing the worker service in CI environments.

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* security: add PID validation and improve ChromaSync timeout handling

Address critical security and reliability issues identified in PR review:

**Security Fixes:**
- Add PID validation before all PowerShell/taskkill command execution
- Validate PIDs are positive integers to prevent command injection
- Apply validation in worker-wrapper.ts, worker-service.ts, and ChromaSync.ts

**Reliability Improvements:**
- Add timeout handling to ChromaSync client.close() (10s timeout)
- Add timeout handling to ChromaSync transport.close() (5s timeout)
- Implement force-kill fallback when ChromaSync close operations timeout
- Prevents hanging on shutdown and ensures subprocess cleanup

**Implementation Details:**
- PID validation checks: Number.isInteger(pid) && pid > 0
- Applied before all execSync taskkill calls on Windows
- Applied in process enumeration (Get-CimInstance) PowerShell commands
- ChromaSync.close() uses Promise.race for timeout enforcement
- Graceful degradation with force-kill fallback on timeout

Addresses PR #378 review feedback

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* Refactor ChromaSync client and transport closure logic

- Removed timeout handling for closing the Chroma client and transport.
- Simplified error logging for client and transport closure.
- Ensured subprocess cleanup logic is more straightforward.

* fix(worker): streamline Windows process management and cleanup

* revert: remove speculative LLM-generated complexity

Reverts defensive code that was added speculatively without user-reported issues:

- ChromaSync: Remove PID extraction and explicit taskkill (wrapper handles this)
- worker-wrapper: Restore simple taskkill /T /F (validated in v7.3.5)
- DatabaseManager: Remove Promise.race timeout wrapper
- hook-constants: Restore original timeout values
- logger: Remove platform/PID additions to every log line
- bun-path: Remove speculative logging

Keeps only changes that map to actual GitHub issues:
- #374: Drive root project name fix (getProjectName utility)
- #363: Readiness endpoint and Windows orphan cleanup
- #367: windowsHide on ChromaSync transport

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.claude-plugin/marketplace.json

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "plugins": [
     {
       "name": "claude-mem",
-      "version": "7.3.5",
+      "version": "7.3.7",
       "source": "./plugin",
       "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - context compression across sessions"
     }

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
+## [7.3.6] - 2025-12-17
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+- Enhanced SDKAgent response handling and message processing
+
+## [7.3.5] - 2025-12-17
+
+## What's Changed
+* fix(windows): solve zombie port problem with wrapper architecture by @ToxMox in https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/pull/372
+* chore: bump version to 7.3.5 by @thedotmack in https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/pull/375
+
+## New Contributors
+* @ToxMox made their first contribution in https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/pull/372
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/compare/v7.3.4...v7.3.5
+
 ## [7.3.4] - 2025-12-17
 
 Patch release for bug fixes and minor improvements

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "7.3.5",
+  "version": "7.3.7",
   "description": "Memory compression system for Claude Code - persist context across sessions",
   "keywords": [
     "claude",

plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "7.3.5",
+  "version": "7.3.7",
   "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - seamlessly preserve context across sessions",
   "author": {
     "name": "Alex Newman"

plugin/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem-plugin",
-  "version": "7.3.5",
+  "version": "7.3.7",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Runtime dependencies for claude-mem bundled hooks",
   "type": "module",

src/hooks/context-hook.ts

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
  * native module dependencies.
  */
 
-import path from "path";
 import { stdin } from "process";
 import { ensureWorkerRunning, getWorkerPort } from "../shared/worker-utils.js";
 import { HOOK_TIMEOUTS } from "../shared/hook-constants.js";
 import { handleWorkerError } from "../shared/hook-error-handler.js";
 import { handleFetchError } from "./shared/error-handler.js";
+import { getProjectName } from "../utils/project-name.js";
 
 export interface SessionStartInput {
   session_id: string;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ async function contextHook(input?: SessionStartInput): Promise<string> {
   await ensureWorkerRunning();
 
   const cwd = input?.cwd ?? process.cwd();
-  const project = cwd ? path.basename(cwd) : "unknown-project";
+  const project = getProjectName(cwd);
   const port = getWorkerPort();
 
   const url = `http://127.0.0.1:${port}/api/context/inject?project=${encodeURIComponent(project)}`;

src/hooks/new-hook.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import path from 'path';
 import { stdin } from 'process';
 import { createHookResponse } from './hook-response.js';
 import { ensureWorkerRunning, getWorkerPort } from '../shared/worker-utils.js';
 import { handleWorkerError } from '../shared/hook-error-handler.js';
 import { handleFetchError } from './shared/error-handler.js';
+import { getProjectName } from '../utils/project-name.js';
 
 export interface UserPromptSubmitInput {
   session_id: string;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ async function newHook(input?: UserPromptSubmitInput): Promise<void> {
   }
 
   const { session_id, cwd, prompt } = input;
-  const project = path.basename(cwd);
+  const project = getProjectName(cwd);
 
   const port = getWorkerPort();
 

src/services/context-generator.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   toRelativePath,
   extractFirstFile
 } from '../shared/timeline-formatting.js';
+import { getProjectName } from '../utils/project-name.js';
 
 // Version marker path - use homedir-based path that works in both CJS and ESM contexts
 const VERSION_MARKER_PATH = path.join(homedir(), '.claude', 'plugins', 'marketplaces', 'thedotmack', 'plugin', '.install-version');
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ function extractPriorMessages(transcriptPath: string): { userMessage: string; as
 export async function generateContext(input?: ContextInput, useColors: boolean = false): Promise<string> {
   const config = loadContextConfig();
   const cwd = input?.cwd ?? process.cwd();
-  const project = cwd ? path.basename(cwd) : 'unknown-project';
+  const project = getProjectName(cwd);
 
   let db: SessionStore | null = null;
   try {

src/services/process/ProcessManager.ts

@@ -271,29 +271,39 @@ export class ProcessManager {
 
   private static async waitForHealth(pid: number, port: number, timeoutMs: number = HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT_MS): Promise<{ success: boolean; pid?: number; error?: string }> {
     const startTime = Date.now();
+    const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
+    // Increase timeout on Windows to account for slower process startup
+    const adjustedTimeout = isWindows ? timeoutMs * 2 : timeoutMs;
 
-    while (Date.now() - startTime < timeoutMs) {
+    while (Date.now() - startTime < adjustedTimeout) {
       // Check if process is still alive
       if (!this.isProcessAlive(pid)) {
-        return { success: false, error: 'Process died during startup' };
+        const errorMsg = isWindows
+          ? `Process died during startup\n\nTroubleshooting:\n1. Check Task Manager for zombie 'bun.exe' or 'node.exe' processes\n2. Verify port ${port} is not in use: netstat -ano | findstr ${port}\n3. Check worker logs in ~/.claude-mem/logs/\n4. See GitHub issues: #363, #367, #371, #373\n5. Docs: https://docs.claude-mem.ai/troubleshooting/windows-issues`
+          : 'Process died during startup';
+        return { success: false, error: errorMsg };
       }
 
-      // Try health check
+      // Try readiness check (changed from /health to /api/readiness)
       try {
-        const response = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/health`, {
+        const response = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/api/readiness`, {
           signal: AbortSignal.timeout(HEALTH_CHECK_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS)
         });
         if (response.ok) {
           return { success: true, pid };
         }
       } catch {
-        // Not ready yet
+        // Not ready yet, continue polling
       }
 
       await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS));
     }
 
-    return { success: false, error: 'Health check timed out' };
+    const timeoutMsg = isWindows
+      ? `Worker failed to start on Windows (readiness check timed out after ${adjustedTimeout}ms)\n\nTroubleshooting:\n1. Check Task Manager for zombie 'bun.exe' or 'node.exe' processes\n2. Verify port ${port} is not in use: netstat -ano | findstr ${port}\n3. Check worker logs in ~/.claude-mem/logs/\n4. See GitHub issues: #363, #367, #371, #373\n5. Docs: https://docs.claude-mem.ai/troubleshooting/windows-issues`
+      : `Readiness check timed out after ${adjustedTimeout}ms`;
+
+    return { success: false, error: timeoutMsg };
   }
 
   private static async waitForExit(pid: number, timeout: number): Promise<void> {

src/services/sync/ChromaSync.ts

@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ export class ChromaSync {
       // See: https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/issues/170 (Python 3.14 incompatibility)
       const settings = SettingsDefaultsManager.loadFromFile(USER_SETTINGS_PATH);
       const pythonVersion = settings.CLAUDE_MEM_PYTHON_VERSION;
-      this.transport = new StdioClientTransport({
+      const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
+
+      const transportOptions: any = {
         command: 'uvx',
         args: [
           '--python', pythonVersion,
@@ -110,7 +112,16 @@ export class ChromaSync {
           '--data-dir', this.VECTOR_DB_DIR
         ],
         stderr: 'ignore'
-      });
+      };
+
+      // CRITICAL: On Windows, try to hide console window to prevent PowerShell popups
+      // Note: windowsHide may not be supported by MCP SDK's StdioClientTransport
+      if (isWindows) {
+        transportOptions.windowsHide = true;
+        logger.debug('CHROMA_SYNC', 'Windows detected, attempting to hide console window', { project: this.project });
+      }
+
+      this.transport = new StdioClientTransport(transportOptions);
 
       this.client = new Client({
         name: 'claude-mem-chroma-sync',

src/services/worker-service.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { Client } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js';
 import { StdioClientTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/stdio.js';
 import { getWorkerPort, getWorkerHost } from '../shared/worker-utils.js';
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
-import { exec } from 'child_process';
+import { exec, execSync } from 'child_process';
 import { promisify } from 'util';
 
 const execAsync = promisify(exec);
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ export class WorkerService {
   private startTime: number = Date.now();
   private mcpClient: Client;
 
+  // Initialization flags for MCP/SDK readiness tracking
+  private mcpReady: boolean = false;
+  private initializationCompleteFlag: boolean = false;
+
   // Domain services
   private dbManager: DatabaseManager;
   private sessionManager: SessionManager;
@@ -128,17 +132,36 @@ export class WorkerService {
         hasIpc: typeof process.send === 'function',
         platform: process.platform,
         pid: process.pid,
+        initialized: this.initializationCompleteFlag,
+        mcpReady: this.mcpReady,
       });
     });
 
+    // Readiness check endpoint - returns 503 until full initialization completes
+    // Used by ProcessManager and worker-utils to ensure worker is fully ready before routing requests
+    this.app.get('/api/readiness', (_req, res) => {
+      if (this.initializationCompleteFlag) {
+        res.status(200).json({
+          status: 'ready',
+          mcpReady: this.mcpReady,
+        });
+      } else {
+        res.status(503).json({
+          status: 'initializing',
+          message: 'Worker is still initializing, please retry',
+        });
+      }
+    });
+
     // Version endpoint - returns the worker's current version
     this.app.get('/api/version', (_req, res) => {
+      const { homedir } = require('os');
+      const { readFileSync } = require('fs');
+      const marketplaceRoot = path.join(homedir(), '.claude', 'plugins', 'marketplaces', 'thedotmack');
+      const packageJsonPath = path.join(marketplaceRoot, 'package.json');
+
       try {
         // Read version from marketplace package.json
-        const { homedir } = require('os');
-        const { readFileSync } = require('fs');
-        const marketplaceRoot = path.join(homedir(), '.claude', 'plugins', 'marketplaces', 'thedotmack');
-        const packageJsonPath = path.join(marketplaceRoot, 'package.json');
         const packageJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf-8'));
         res.status(200).json({ version: packageJson.version });
       } catch (error) {
@@ -295,25 +318,47 @@ export class WorkerService {
    */
   private async cleanupOrphanedProcesses(): Promise<void> {
     try {
-      // Find all chroma-mcp processes
-      const { stdout } = await execAsync('ps aux | grep "chroma-mcp" | grep -v grep || true');
-
-      if (!stdout.trim()) {
-        logger.debug('SYSTEM', 'No orphaned chroma-mcp processes found');
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const lines = stdout.trim().split('\n');
+      const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
       const pids: number[] = [];
 
-      for (const line of lines) {
-        const parts = line.trim().split(/\s+/);
-        if (parts.length > 1) {
-          const pid = parseInt(parts[1], 10);
-          if (!isNaN(pid)) {
+      if (isWindows) {
+        // Windows: Use PowerShell Get-CimInstance to find chroma-mcp processes
+        const cmd = `powershell -Command "Get-CimInstance Win32_Process | Where-Object { $_.Name -like '*python*' -and $_.CommandLine -like '*chroma-mcp*' } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ProcessId"`;
+        const { stdout } = await execAsync(cmd, { timeout: 5000 });
+
+        if (!stdout.trim()) {
+          logger.debug('SYSTEM', 'No orphaned chroma-mcp processes found (Windows)');
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const pidStrings = stdout.trim().split('\n');
+        for (const pidStr of pidStrings) {
+          const pid = parseInt(pidStr.trim(), 10);
+          // SECURITY: Validate PID is positive integer before adding to list
+          if (!isNaN(pid) && Number.isInteger(pid) && pid > 0) {
             pids.push(pid);
           }
         }
+      } else {
+        // Unix: Use ps aux | grep
+        const { stdout } = await execAsync('ps aux | grep "chroma-mcp" | grep -v grep || true');
+
+        if (!stdout.trim()) {
+          logger.debug('SYSTEM', 'No orphaned chroma-mcp processes found (Unix)');
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const lines = stdout.trim().split('\n');
+        for (const line of lines) {
+          const parts = line.trim().split(/\s+/);
+          if (parts.length > 1) {
+            const pid = parseInt(parts[1], 10);
+            // SECURITY: Validate PID is positive integer before adding to list
+            if (!isNaN(pid) && Number.isInteger(pid) && pid > 0) {
+              pids.push(pid);
+            }
+          }
+        }
       }
 
       if (pids.length === 0) {
@@ -321,12 +366,28 @@ export class WorkerService {
       }
 
       logger.info('SYSTEM', 'Cleaning up orphaned chroma-mcp processes', {
+        platform: isWindows ? 'Windows' : 'Unix',
         count: pids.length,
         pids
       });
 
       // Kill all found processes
-      await execAsync(`kill ${pids.join(' ')}`);
+      if (isWindows) {
+        for (const pid of pids) {
+          // SECURITY: Double-check PID validation before using in taskkill command
+          if (!Number.isInteger(pid) || pid <= 0) {
+            logger.warn('SYSTEM', 'Skipping invalid PID', { pid });
+            continue;
+          }
+          try {
+            execSync(`taskkill /PID ${pid} /T /F`, { timeout: 5000, stdio: 'ignore' });
+          } catch (error) {
+            logger.warn('SYSTEM', 'Failed to kill orphaned process', { pid }, error as Error);
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        await execAsync(`kill ${pids.join(' ')}`);
+      }
 
       logger.info('SYSTEM', 'Orphaned processes cleaned up', { count: pids.length });
     } catch (error) {
@@ -380,7 +441,7 @@ export class WorkerService {
       this.searchRoutes.setupRoutes(this.app); // Setup search routes now that SearchManager is ready
       logger.info('WORKER', 'SearchManager initialized and search routes registered');
 
-      // Connect to MCP server
+      // Connect to MCP server with timeout guard
       const mcpServerPath = path.join(__dirname, 'mcp-server.cjs');
       const transport = new StdioClientTransport({
         command: 'node',
@@ -388,10 +449,19 @@ export class WorkerService {
         env: process.env
       });
 
-      await this.mcpClient.connect(transport);
+      // Add timeout guard to prevent hanging on MCP connection (15 seconds)
+      const MCP_INIT_TIMEOUT_MS = 15000;
+      const mcpConnectionPromise = this.mcpClient.connect(transport);
+      const timeoutPromise = new Promise<never>((_, reject) =>
+        setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('MCP connection timeout after 15s')), MCP_INIT_TIMEOUT_MS)
+      );
+
+      await Promise.race([mcpConnectionPromise, timeoutPromise]);
+      this.mcpReady = true;
       logger.success('WORKER', 'Connected to MCP server');
 
       // Signal that initialization is complete
+      this.initializationCompleteFlag = true;
       this.resolveInitialization();
       logger.info('SYSTEM', 'Background initialization complete');
     } catch (error) {
@@ -492,6 +562,12 @@ export class WorkerService {
       return [];
     }
 
+    // SECURITY: Validate PID is a positive integer to prevent command injection
+    if (!Number.isInteger(parentPid) || parentPid <= 0) {
+      logger.warn('SYSTEM', 'Invalid parent PID for child process enumeration', { parentPid });
+      return [];
+    }
+
     try {
       const cmd = `powershell -Command "Get-CimInstance Win32_Process | Where-Object { $_.ParentProcessId -eq ${parentPid} } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ProcessId"`;
       const { stdout } = await execAsync(cmd, { timeout: 5000 });
@@ -499,7 +575,7 @@ export class WorkerService {
         .trim()
         .split('\n')
         .map(s => parseInt(s.trim(), 10))
-        .filter(n => !isNaN(n));
+        .filter(n => !isNaN(n) && Number.isInteger(n) && n > 0); // SECURITY: Validate each PID
     } catch (error) {
       logger.warn('SYSTEM', 'Failed to enumerate child processes', {}, error as Error);
       return [];
@@ -510,6 +586,12 @@ export class WorkerService {
    * Force kill a process by PID (Windows: uses taskkill /F /T)
    */
   private async forceKillProcess(pid: number): Promise<void> {
+    // SECURITY: Validate PID is a positive integer to prevent command injection
+    if (!Number.isInteger(pid) || pid <= 0) {
+      logger.warn('SYSTEM', 'Invalid PID for force kill', { pid });
+      return;
+    }
+
     try {
       if (process.platform === 'win32') {
         // /T kills entire process tree, /F forces termination

src/services/worker/SDKAgent.ts

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export class SDKAgent {
           // Calculate discovery tokens (delta for this response only)
           const discoveryTokens = (session.cumulativeInputTokens + session.cumulativeOutputTokens) - tokensBeforeResponse;
 
-          // Only log non-empty responses (filter out noise)
+          // Process response (empty or not) and mark messages as processed
           if (responseSize > 0) {
             const truncatedResponse = responseSize > 100
               ? textContent.substring(0, 100) + '...'
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ export class SDKAgent {
 
             // Parse and process response with discovery token delta
             await this.processSDKResponse(session, textContent, worker, discoveryTokens);
+          } else {
+            // Empty response - still need to mark pending messages as processed
+            await this.markMessagesProcessed(session, worker);
           }
         }
 
@@ -396,8 +399,15 @@ export class SDKAgent {
       }
     }
 
-    // CRITICAL: Mark ALL pending messages as successfully processed
-    // This prevents message loss if worker crashes before SDK finishes
+    // Mark messages as processed after successful observation/summary storage
+    await this.markMessagesProcessed(session, worker);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Mark all pending messages as successfully processed
+   * CRITICAL: Prevents message loss and duplicate processing
+   */
+  private async markMessagesProcessed(session: ActiveSession, worker: any | undefined): Promise<void> {
     const pendingMessageStore = this.sessionManager.getPendingMessageStore();
     if (session.pendingProcessingIds.size > 0) {
       for (const messageId of session.pendingProcessingIds) {

src/shared/worker-utils.ts

@@ -58,17 +58,18 @@ export function getWorkerHost(): string {
 }
 
 /**
- * Check if worker is responsive by trying the health endpoint
+ * Check if worker is responsive and fully initialized by trying the readiness endpoint
+ * Changed from /health to /api/readiness to ensure MCP initialization is complete
  */
 async function isWorkerHealthy(): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
     const port = getWorkerPort();
-    const response = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/health`, {
+    const response = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/api/readiness`, {
       signal: AbortSignal.timeout(HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT_MS)
     });
     return response.ok;
   } catch (error) {
-    logger.debug('SYSTEM', 'Worker health check failed', {
+    logger.debug('SYSTEM', 'Worker readiness check failed', {
       error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
       errorType: error?.constructor?.name
     });

src/utils/project-name.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import path from 'path';
+import { logger } from './logger.js';
+
+/**
+ * Extract project name from working directory path
+ * Handles edge cases: null/undefined cwd, drive roots, trailing slashes
+ *
+ * @param cwd - Current working directory (absolute path)
+ * @returns Project name or "unknown-project" if extraction fails
+ */
+export function getProjectName(cwd: string | null | undefined): string {
+  if (!cwd || cwd.trim() === '') {
+    logger.warn('PROJECT_NAME', 'Empty cwd provided, using fallback', { cwd });
+    return 'unknown-project';
+  }
+
+  // Extract basename (handles trailing slashes automatically)
+  const basename = path.basename(cwd);
+
+  // Edge case: Drive roots on Windows (C:\, J:\) or Unix root (/)
+  // path.basename('C:\') returns '' (empty string)
+  if (basename === '') {
+    // Extract drive letter on Windows, or use 'root' on Unix
+    const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
+    if (isWindows && cwd.match(/^[A-Z]:\\/i)) {
+      const driveLetter = cwd[0].toUpperCase();
+      const projectName = `drive-${driveLetter}`;
+      logger.info('PROJECT_NAME', 'Drive root detected', { cwd, projectName });
+      return projectName;
+    } else {
+      logger.warn('PROJECT_NAME', 'Root directory detected, using fallback', { cwd });
+      return 'unknown-project';
+    }
+  }
+
+  return basename;
+}