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Summary

  • CMUX_DEV_BACKEND_MODE=local lets ./scripts/reload.sh --tag <tag> build in a checkout that was not created through cmuxterm-hq. The default stays remote and stays strict.

  • Why: since 3a114be (2026-09-17), a tagged reload resolves the shared dev backend through scripts/dev-backend.sh. That helper is not in this repository; only cmuxterm-hq installs it. Everywhere else the command from CONTRIBUTING.md step 3 exits before the build starts:

    $ ./scripts/reload.sh --tag my-feature
    Tagged development requires the shared GCP backend helper. Create this checkout through cmuxterm-hq.
    

    On main at e91468b that takes 0.5 s. The only ways past it are --prod-auth, or a CMUX_DEV_BACKEND_URL on the team tailnet.

What local mode does: keeps the origin reload.sh already computes, http://localhost:<tag port>, which is what every tagged build used before 3a114be. It does not export CMUX_DEV_BACKEND_URL, so no shared backend URL or Tailscale host is baked into the app, and the Iroh broker default falls back to staging as it did before.

What does not change: with the variable unset, a missing helper is still a hard error, so a mis-created hq worktree still fails loudly. The error gains one line naming the opt-in. Local mode refuses to be combined with CMUX_DEV_BACKEND_URL, and an unknown mode is rejected.

If you would rather make local the default in this repository and have hq tooling set remote, that is a smaller diff here and I'm happy to flip it.

Testing

  • Two commits, per the regression-test rule: 9dbe85d adds tests/test_reload_local_backend_mode.sh and its workflow-guard-tests step and fails; 52ef71c makes it pass. It covers the strict default and its message, local mode, local mode with a shared URL, an unknown mode, and the unchanged shared-URL path.
  • Ran ./scripts/reload.sh --tag probe-hq-gate both ways in a bare checkout of this branch: unset stops at the gate with the new hint; CMUX_DEV_BACKEND_MODE=local gets past it and reaches the GhosttyKit check.
  • Not done: a full app build in local mode. The machine this was written on was busy with other builds.

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  • I updated docs/changelog if needed (CONTRIBUTING.md, --help)
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Summary by cubic

Adds CMUX_DEV_BACKEND_MODE=local so a tagged reload can build in checkouts without the shared dev backend, which only cmuxterm-hq installs. Previously ./scripts/reload.sh --tag <tag> exited before building unless the checkout came from cmuxterm-hq or a CMUX_DEV_BACKEND_URL was set; local mode keeps the http://localhost:<port> origin tagged builds used before.

  • Default stays remote: a missing helper still fails loudly, now with a hint naming the opt-in.
  • Local mode errors when combined with CMUX_DEV_BACKEND_URL, and unknown modes are rejected.
  • CONTRIBUTING.md step 3 and the --prod-auth help text now point to local mode.
  • Adds a regression test covering the default gate, local mode, the URL conflict, unknown modes, the unchanged shared-URL path, and reload.sh's local-mode contract.

Written for commit 4e2eff2. Summary will update on new commits.

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  • New Features

    • Tagged reloads can use a local development backend by setting CMUX_DEV_BACKEND_MODE=local, without requiring a shared backend checkout.
    • Added validation for backend mode settings and clearer guidance when shared backend configuration is unavailable.
  • Documentation

    • Updated tagged build instructions and command help to explain shared and local backend options.
  • Tests

    • Added automated coverage for local backend mode, invalid configurations, and shared backend behavior.
    • Added CI validation for tagged reloads using the local backend.

teamleaderleo and others added 2 commits September 18, 2026 17:25
Since 3a114be, ./scripts/reload.sh --tag <tag> exits before the build
unless scripts/dev-backend.sh exists, and that helper is only installed by
cmuxterm-hq. CONTRIBUTING.md still gives that command as step 3.

This commit adds the failing test only.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…dev backend

A tagged reload resolves the maintainers' shared dev backend through
scripts/dev-backend.sh, which only cmuxterm-hq installs. Everywhere else the
documented build command exited before building, with no way forward except
--prod-auth.

CMUX_DEV_BACKEND_MODE=local keeps the local dev origin reload.sh already
computes (http://localhost:<tag port>), which is what every tagged build used
before 3a114be, and does not bake a shared backend URL into the app. The
default stays remote and stays strict, so cmuxterm-hq checkouts behave exactly
as before; the error now names the opt-in. CONTRIBUTING.md uses it in step 3.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Tagged reload now supports explicit local backend resolution through CMUX_DEV_BACKEND_MODE=local. Remote backend resolution remains the default. The change updates reload integration, contributor guidance, regression coverage, and CI validation.

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Tagged backend mode

Layer / File(s) Summary
Backend resolution modes
scripts/lib/dev-backend-origin.sh
cmux_resolve_tagged_backend accepts a local origin and validates local, remote, conflicting, and unknown backend modes.
Tagged reload integration and guidance
scripts/reload.sh, CONTRIBUTING.md
Tagged reload passes the local origin to the resolver and skips CMUX_DEV_BACKEND_URL export in local mode. Help and build instructions document the setting.
Regression validation
tests/test_reload_local_backend_mode.sh, .github/workflows/ci.yml
A regression test covers local, remote, conflicting, and invalid modes. CI runs the test.

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Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Developer
  participant reload.sh
  participant cmux_resolve_tagged_backend
  participant dev-backend.sh
  Developer->>reload.sh: run tagged reload
  reload.sh->>cmux_resolve_tagged_backend: pass local origin and mode
  alt local mode
    cmux_resolve_tagged_backend-->>reload.sh: return localhost origin
  else remote mode
    cmux_resolve_tagged_backend->>dev-backend.sh: resolve shared backend
    dev-backend.sh-->>cmux_resolve_tagged_backend: return backend URL
    cmux_resolve_tagged_backend-->>reload.sh: return backend URL
  end
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Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Cmux User-Facing Error Privacy ❌ Error The pull request adds user-visible command errors in scripts/lib/dev-backend-origin.sh. Tagged reload.sh executions source this helper, and the new echo paths expose environment variable names s… Keep user-facing errors generic. For example, report that local mode cannot be combined with a shared backend URL, that the backend mode is invalid, or that a local development origin is required, without naming environment variables or `cm…
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 33.33% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 3 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: adding local backend mode for reloads without the shared development backend.
Description check ✅ Passed The description covers the change, rationale, behavior, testing, documentation updates, and checklist. It also clearly states that a full local-mode app build and some review steps remain incomplete.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
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Cmux Cloud Persistent Session And Early Input ✅ Passed PASS. The authoritative diff changes only tagged reload backend selection, documentation, CI, and a shell regression test. The changed code resolves a local or shared development origin and conditiona…
Cmux Swift Actor Isolation ✅ Passed PASS: The authoritative diff changes only shell scripts, documentation, CI YAML, and a shell regression test. It contains no Swift or Swift interface files and no added actor-isolation constructs such…
Cmux Swift Blocking Runtime ✅ Passed PASS: The pull-request diff changes only shell scripts, documentation, workflow YAML, and a deterministic shell regression test. It changes no production Swift files and adds no Swift blocking or timi…
Cmux Browser Automation Off-Main ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request does not change browser socket automation. The authoritative diff changes only CI wiring, documentation, shell backend-resolution/reload logic, and a shell regression test. `Sou…
Cmux Expensive Synchronous Load ✅ Passed PASS: The reviewed range changes only YAML, Markdown, shell scripts, and a shell test. It adds no Swift files, Swift code, agent-history loads, or synchronous workspace parsing. The expensive synchron…
Cmux Cache Substitution Correctness ✅ Passed PASS. The pull request changes only shell scripts, documentation, workflow configuration, and a shell test. It introduces backend-origin mode handling and environment export logic; it does not modify …
Cmux No Hacky Sleeps ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request adds backend-mode selection and validation, documentation, and a regression test. The changed production shell lines add no fixed sleeps, timers, polling, delayed dispatch, or w…
Cmux Algorithmic Complexity ✅ Passed PASS: The production changes add constant-time environment-mode dispatch and a guarded export in scripts/lib/dev-backend-origin.sh and scripts/reload.sh. They do not add loops, collection scans, s…
Cmux Swift Concurrency ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request changes only CI YAML, Markdown, Bash scripts, and a Bash regression test. The authoritative diff contains no cmux-owned Swift code and introduces no Dispatch queues, Combine sta…
Cmux Swift @Concurrent ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request changes only CI, documentation, shell scripts, and a shell test. The authoritative diff contains no Swift files or Swift code changes, so the Swift @concurrent check is not appl…
Cmux Swift Package Boundaries ✅ Passed PASS: The authoritative pull-request diff changes only CI YAML, Markdown documentation, Bash scripts, and a Bash regression test. It introduces no Swift files or Swift app-target logic, so it cannot v…
Cmux Swiftpm Lockfiles ✅ Passed PASS — The authoritative PR diff changes only one workflow file, documentation, shell scripts, and a test. It changes no .gitignore, Package.swift, Package.resolved, Xcode project, or SwiftPM pa…
Cmux Swift Logging ✅ Passed PASS: The reviewed range changes only YAML, Markdown, Bash scripts, and a Bash test. It adds no Swift, Objective-C, or app/runtime logging statements. The added echo and printf calls are CLI/test …
Cmux Full Internationalization ✅ Passed PASS: The PR changes only shell scripts, CI, a regression test, and contributor documentation. It adds no Swift UI text, app catalog or Info.plist entry, web UI/API/metadata copy, or locale-file chang…
Cmux Swiftui State Layout ✅ Passed PASS: The authoritative pull-request diff changes only CI YAML, CONTRIBUTING.md, shell scripts, and a shell regression test. It contains no Swift or SwiftUI files and no SwiftUI state/layout code. The…
Cmux Architecture Rethink ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request changes only CI YAML, Markdown, Bash scripts, and a Bash regression test. The authoritative diff contains no Swift files and introduces no Swift lifecycle, state-ownership, timi…
Cmux Swift Auxiliary Window Close Shortcuts ✅ Passed PASS: The PR changes only YAML, Markdown, and shell files. The authoritative diff contains no Swift files or Swift window APIs, identifiers, or close-shortcut routing. The Swift auxiliary-window rule …
Cmux Source Artifacts ✅ Passed The PR changes only five intentional source, documentation, workflow, and test paths: .github/workflows/ci.yml, CONTRIBUTING.md, two shell scripts, and tests/test_reload_local_backend_mode.sh. T…
Cmux No Test Or Debug Seam In Production Source ✅ Passed PASS: The authoritative PR diff changes only CI, documentation, shell scripts, and a shell test. It adds no Swift file under a production **/Sources/** path, so it cannot introduce a prohibited test…
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Explanation

The pull request adds user-visible command errors in scripts/lib/dev-backend-origin.sh. Tagged reload.sh executions source this helper, and the new echo paths expose environment variable names such as CMUX_DEV_BACKEND_MODE and CMUX_DEV_BACKEND_URL. The missing-helper recovery error also exposes the internal cmuxterm-hq name. These additions match the rule's prohibited environment-variable and internal-provider details. The help text, documentation, comments, and tests are allowed, and the pre-existing GCP error text is not newly introduced.

Resolution

Keep user-facing errors generic. For example, report that local mode cannot be combined with a shared backend URL, that the backend mode is invalid, or that a local development origin is required, without naming environment variables or cmuxterm-hq. Put the exact environment-variable and checkout guidance in the advanced --help text and contributor documentation, which the rule allows.

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Comment thread tests/test_reload_local_backend_mode.sh
teamleaderleo and others added 2 commits September 18, 2026 17:34
Review pointed out the test only exercised the resolver. It now also fails if
reload.sh stops passing its local origin, or exports CMUX_DEV_BACKEND_URL in
local mode. Both mutations were checked by hand.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Both options choose which backend a tagged build talks to, and this keeps the
--tag help block free for manaflow-ai#12962, which adds to it.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The caller-level coverage is present in the latest branch (a0da975e3a): the test exercises the reload-side resolver boundary and fails if local mode stops passing its local origin or exports CMUX_DEV_BACKEND_URL. I verified the branch state before this note; the earlier CodeRabbit request predates that test update.

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Reviewed against cmuxterm-hq shared Mac fleet and dev-backend workflow. The design is safe: remote remains the default and fail-closed, existing team builds are unchanged, and local mode is explicit for external contributors. Regression and shell validation pass. I recommend merge; the remaining caller-level runtime-test improvement is non-blocking.

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