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# Implementation Summary

**Session ID**: `phase01-session03-cli-lifecycle-parity` **Package**: Cross-cutting (`apps/cli`, `apps/hooks`) **Completed**: 2026-05-29 **Duration**: 0.4 hours

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## Overview

Hardened the current workspace CLI lifecycle so it now exposes supported launch, open, stop, status, doctor, install, and uninstall behavior with deterministic PID, port, workspace-root, and hook state handling. The session also tightened hook install and uninstall safety, added fixture coverage for lifecycle and hook behavior, and updated the monorepo docs and phase tracker to match the current runtime contract.

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## Deliverables

### Files Created

| File                                                                                  | Purpose                                                                               | Lines |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- |
| `apps/cli/src/lib/lifecycle.js`                                                       | Lifecycle helper for runtime root, PID, port, workspace, process, and health behavior | \~220 |
| `apps/cli/src/lib/browser.js`                                                         | Platform browser opener helper with fallback output                                   | \~80  |
| `apps/cli/src/commands/start.js`                                                      | `start` and `launch` command behavior                                                 | \~150 |
| `apps/cli/src/commands/stop.js`                                                       | Managed stop command with stale PID cleanup                                           | \~90  |
| `apps/cli/src/commands/open.js`                                                       | Browser open command with reachability checks                                         | \~70  |
| `apps/cli/tests/lifecycle.test.js`                                                    | Lifecycle fixture tests                                                               | \~260 |
| `apps/hooks/tests/installScripts.test.js`                                             | Hook install and uninstall fixture tests                                              | \~220 |
| `.spec_system/specs/phase01-session03-cli-lifecycle-parity/validation.md`             | Session validation record                                                             | \~40  |
| `.spec_system/specs/phase01-session03-cli-lifecycle-parity/IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md` | Session closure summary                                                               | \~80  |

### Files Modified

| File                                                                                | Changes                                                                |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `.spec_system/state.json`                                                           | Marked session complete and advanced session history                   |
| `.spec_system/PRD/phase_01/PRD_phase_01.md`                                         | Updated phase progress, completed session tracker, and validation date |
| `.spec_system/specs/phase01-session03-cli-lifecycle-parity/spec.md`                 | Marked session spec completed                                          |
| `package.json`                                                                      | Bumped root patch version                                              |
| `package-lock.json`                                                                 | Bumped root lockfile version                                           |
| `apps/cli/src/index.js`                                                             | Added lifecycle command dispatch and aliases                           |
| `apps/cli/src/commands/init.js`                                                     | Updated install guidance and merge behavior                            |
| `apps/cli/src/commands/status.js`                                                   | Added lifecycle diagnostics                                            |
| `apps/cli/src/commands/doctor.js`                                                   | Added runtime and workspace diagnostics                                |
| `apps/cli/src/lib/localFiles.js`                                                    | Added atomic lifecycle file helpers                                    |
| `apps/cli/tests/cliRuntime.test.js`                                                 | Extended CLI runtime coverage                                          |
| `apps/hooks/scripts/install.js`                                                     | Hardened managed hook install handling                                 |
| `apps/hooks/scripts/uninstall.js`                                                   | Hardened managed hook uninstall handling                               |
| `apps/hooks/tests/installScripts.test.js`                                           | Added install and uninstall fixture coverage                           |
| `apps/cli/README_cli.md`                                                            | Documented current lifecycle commands                                  |
| `apps/hooks/README_hooks.md`                                                        | Documented hook safety behavior                                        |
| `README.md`                                                                         | Updated root lifecycle guidance                                        |
| `docs/privacy-and-security.md`                                                      | Documented local lifecycle metadata posture                            |
| `.spec_system/specs/phase01-session03-cli-lifecycle-parity/tasks.md`                | Marked all tasks complete                                              |
| `.spec_system/specs/phase01-session03-cli-lifecycle-parity/implementation-notes.md` | Recorded task progress and validation history                          |
| `.spec_system/specs/phase01-session03-cli-lifecycle-parity/security-compliance.md`  | Recorded PASS review state                                             |

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## Technical Decisions

1. **Cross-cutting lifecycle state**: stored PID, port, and workspace-root in local files rather than in process memory so status and recovery stay deterministic across CLI invocations.
2. **Managed hook preservation**: treated FactionOS-managed hook entries as a surgical merge problem, preserving unrelated user hooks and empty hook arrays rather than rewriting user settings wholesale.

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## Test Results

| Metric   | Value   |
| -------- | ------- |
| Tests    | 3 files |
| Passed   | 3 files |
| Coverage | N/A     |

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## Lessons Learned

1. Configured server URL state should be preserved unless an explicit override is supplied.
2. Empty user hook arrays must remain intact during managed-entry cleanup.

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## Future Considerations

Items for future sessions:

1. Continue Phase 01 with server route hardening and authorization boundaries.
2. Revisit any remaining publish-oriented lifecycle affordances only if a later release explicitly needs them.

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## Session Statistics

* **Tasks**: 21 completed
* **Files Created**: 9
* **Files Modified**: 16
* **Tests Added**: 17
* **Blockers**: 0 resolved


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