Improve CLI: config store, heartbeat-run, and onboarding

Rework config store with better file handling. Expand heartbeat-run
command with richer output and error reporting. Improve configure
and onboard commands. Update doctor checks.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

cli/src/checks/config-check.ts

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function configCheck(configPath?: string): CheckResult {
       status: "fail",
       message: `Invalid config: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
       canRepair: false,
-      repairHint: "Run `paperclip onboard` to recreate",
+      repairHint: "Run `paperclip configure --section database` (or `paperclip onboard` to recreate)",
     };
   }
 }

cli/src/commands/configure.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,29 @@ const SECTION_LABELS: Record<Section, string> = {
   server: "Server",
 };
 
+function defaultConfig(): PaperclipConfig {
+  return {
+    $meta: {
+      version: 1,
+      updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      source: "configure",
+    },
+    database: {
+      mode: "embedded-postgres",
+      embeddedPostgresDataDir: "./data/embedded-postgres",
+      embeddedPostgresPort: 54329,
+    },
+    logging: {
+      mode: "file",
+      logDir: "./data/logs",
+    },
+    server: {
+      port: 3100,
+      serveUi: false,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 export async function configure(opts: {
   config?: string;
   section?: string;
@@ -28,11 +51,16 @@ export async function configure(opts: {
     return;
   }
 
-  const config = readConfig(opts.config);
+  let config: PaperclipConfig;
-  if (!config) {
+  try {
-    p.log.error("Could not read config file. Run `paperclip onboard` to recreate.");
+    config = readConfig(opts.config) ?? defaultConfig();
-    p.outro("");
+  } catch (err) {
-    return;
+    p.log.message(
+      pc.yellow(
+        `Existing config is invalid. Loading defaults so you can repair it now.\n${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+      ),
+    );
+    config = defaultConfig();
   }
 
   let section: Section | undefined = opts.section as Section | undefined;

cli/src/commands/doctor.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as p from "@clack/prompts";
 import pc from "picocolors";
+import type { PaperclipConfig } from "../config/schema.js";
 import { readConfig } from "../config/store.js";
 import {
   configCheck,
@@ -35,7 +36,22 @@ export async function doctor(opts: {
     return;
   }
 
-  const config = readConfig(opts.config)!;
+  let config: PaperclipConfig;
+  try {
+    config = readConfig(opts.config)!;
+  } catch (err) {
+    const readResult: CheckResult = {
+      name: "Config file",
+      status: "fail",
+      message: `Could not read config: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+      canRepair: false,
+      repairHint: "Run `paperclip configure --section database` or `paperclip onboard`",
+    };
+    results.push(readResult);
+    printResult(readResult);
+    printSummary(results);
+    return;
+  }
 
   // 2. Database check
   const dbResult = await databaseCheck(config);

cli/src/commands/heartbeat-run.ts

@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ interface HeartbeatRunOptions {
   source: string;
   trigger: string;
   timeoutMs: string;
+  debug?: boolean;
 }
 
 export async function heartbeatRun(opts: HeartbeatRunOptions): Promise<void> {
+  const debug = Boolean(opts.debug);
   const parsedTimeout = Number.parseInt(opts.timeoutMs, 10);
   const timeoutMs = Number.isFinite(parsedTimeout) ? parsedTimeout : 0;
   const source = HEARTBEAT_SOURCES.includes(opts.source as HeartbeatSource)
@@ -35,7 +37,16 @@ export async function heartbeatRun(opts: HeartbeatRunOptions): Promise<void> {
     ? (opts.trigger as HeartbeatTrigger)
     : "manual";
 
-  const config = readConfig(opts.config);
+  let config: PaperclipConfig | null = null;
+  try {
+    config = readConfig(opts.config);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(
+      pc.yellow(
+        `Config warning: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}\nContinuing with API base fallback settings.`,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
   const apiBase = getApiBase(config, opts.apiBase);
 
   const agent = await requestJson<Agent>(`${apiBase}/api/agents/${opts.agentId}`, {
@@ -73,6 +84,143 @@ export async function heartbeatRun(opts: HeartbeatRunOptions): Promise<void> {
   let activeRunId: string | null = null;
   let lastEventSeq = 0;
   let logOffset = 0;
+  let stdoutJsonBuffer = "";
+
+  const printRawChunk = (stream: "stdout" | "stderr" | "system", chunk: string) => {
+    if (stream === "stdout") process.stdout.write(pc.green("[stdout] ") + chunk);
+    else if (stream === "stderr") process.stdout.write(pc.red("[stderr] ") + chunk);
+    else process.stdout.write(pc.yellow("[system] ") + chunk);
+  };
+
+  const printAdapterInvoke = (payload: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+    const adapterType = typeof payload.adapterType === "string" ? payload.adapterType : "unknown";
+    const command = typeof payload.command === "string" ? payload.command : "";
+    const cwd = typeof payload.cwd === "string" ? payload.cwd : "";
+    const args =
+      Array.isArray(payload.commandArgs) &&
+      (payload.commandArgs as unknown[]).every((v) => typeof v === "string")
+        ? (payload.commandArgs as string[])
+        : [];
+    const env =
+      typeof payload.env === "object" && payload.env !== null && !Array.isArray(payload.env)
+        ? (payload.env as Record<string, unknown>)
+        : null;
+    const prompt = typeof payload.prompt === "string" ? payload.prompt : "";
+    const context =
+      typeof payload.context === "object" && payload.context !== null && !Array.isArray(payload.context)
+        ? (payload.context as Record<string, unknown>)
+        : null;
+
+    console.log(pc.cyan(`Adapter: ${adapterType}`));
+    if (cwd) console.log(pc.cyan(`Working dir: ${cwd}`));
+    if (command) {
+      const rendered = args.length > 0 ? `${command} ${args.join(" ")}` : command;
+      console.log(pc.cyan(`Command: ${rendered}`));
+    }
+    if (env) {
+      console.log(pc.cyan("Env:"));
+      console.log(pc.gray(JSON.stringify(env, null, 2)));
+    }
+    if (context) {
+      console.log(pc.cyan("Context:"));
+      console.log(pc.gray(JSON.stringify(context, null, 2)));
+    }
+    if (prompt) {
+      console.log(pc.cyan("Prompt:"));
+      console.log(prompt);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const printClaudeStreamEvent = (raw: string) => {
+    const line = raw.trim();
+    if (!line) return;
+
+    let parsed: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
+    try {
+      parsed = JSON.parse(line) as Record<string, unknown>;
+    } catch {
+      console.log(line);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const type = typeof parsed.type === "string" ? parsed.type : "";
+
+    if (type === "system" && parsed.subtype === "init") {
+      const model = typeof parsed.model === "string" ? parsed.model : "unknown";
+      const sessionId = typeof parsed.session_id === "string" ? parsed.session_id : "";
+      console.log(pc.blue(`Claude initialized (model: ${model}${sessionId ? `, session: ${sessionId}` : ""})`));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (type === "assistant") {
+      const message =
+        typeof parsed.message === "object" && parsed.message !== null && !Array.isArray(parsed.message)
+          ? (parsed.message as Record<string, unknown>)
+          : {};
+      const content = Array.isArray(message.content) ? message.content : [];
+      for (const blockRaw of content) {
+        if (typeof blockRaw !== "object" || blockRaw === null || Array.isArray(blockRaw)) continue;
+        const block = blockRaw as Record<string, unknown>;
+        const blockType = typeof block.type === "string" ? block.type : "";
+        if (blockType === "text") {
+          const text = typeof block.text === "string" ? block.text : "";
+          if (text) console.log(pc.green(`assistant: ${text}`));
+        } else if (blockType === "tool_use") {
+          const name = typeof block.name === "string" ? block.name : "unknown";
+          console.log(pc.yellow(`tool_call: ${name}`));
+          if (block.input !== undefined) {
+            console.log(pc.gray(JSON.stringify(block.input, null, 2)));
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (type === "result") {
+      const usage =
+        typeof parsed.usage === "object" && parsed.usage !== null && !Array.isArray(parsed.usage)
+          ? (parsed.usage as Record<string, unknown>)
+          : {};
+      const input = Number(usage.input_tokens ?? 0);
+      const output = Number(usage.output_tokens ?? 0);
+      const cached = Number(usage.cache_read_input_tokens ?? 0);
+      const cost = Number(parsed.total_cost_usd ?? 0);
+      const resultText = typeof parsed.result === "string" ? parsed.result : "";
+      if (resultText) {
+        console.log(pc.green("result:"));
+        console.log(resultText);
+      }
+      console.log(
+        pc.blue(
+          `tokens: in=${Number.isFinite(input) ? input : 0} out=${Number.isFinite(output) ? output : 0} cached=${Number.isFinite(cached) ? cached : 0} cost=$${Number.isFinite(cost) ? cost.toFixed(6) : "0.000000"}`,
+        ),
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (debug) {
+      console.log(pc.gray(line));
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleStreamChunk = (stream: "stdout" | "stderr" | "system", chunk: string) => {
+    if (debug) {
+      printRawChunk(stream, chunk);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (stream !== "stdout") {
+      printRawChunk(stream, chunk);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const combined = stdoutJsonBuffer + chunk;
+    const lines = combined.split(/\r?\n/);
+    stdoutJsonBuffer = lines.pop() ?? "";
+    for (const line of lines) {
+      printClaudeStreamEvent(line);
+    }
+  };
 
   const handleEvent = (event: HeartbeatRunEventRecord) => {
     const payload = normalizePayload(event.payload);
@@ -88,16 +236,14 @@ export async function heartbeatRun(opts: HeartbeatRunOptions): Promise<void> {
       if (status) {
         console.log(pc.blue(`[status] ${status}`));
       }
+    } else if (eventType === "adapter.invoke") {
+      printAdapterInvoke(payload);
     } else if (eventType === "heartbeat.run.log") {
       const stream = typeof payload.stream === "string" ? payload.stream : "system";
       const chunk = typeof payload.chunk === "string" ? payload.chunk : "";
       if (!chunk) return;
-      if (stream === "stdout") {
+      if (stream === "stdout" || stream === "stderr" || stream === "system") {
-        process.stdout.write(pc.green("[stdout] ") + chunk);
+        handleStreamChunk(stream, chunk);
-      } else if (stream === "stderr") {
-        process.stdout.write(pc.red("[stderr] ") + chunk);
-      } else {
-        process.stdout.write(pc.yellow("[system] ") + chunk);
       }
     } else if (typeof event.message === "string") {
       console.log(pc.gray(`[event] ${eventType || "heartbeat.run.event"}: ${event.message}`));
@@ -164,13 +310,7 @@ export async function heartbeatRun(opts: HeartbeatRunOptions): Promise<void> {
         if (!chunk) continue;
         const parsed = safeParseLogLine(chunk);
         if (!parsed) continue;
-        if (parsed.stream === "stdout") {
+        handleStreamChunk(parsed.stream, parsed.chunk);
-          process.stdout.write(pc.green("[stdout] ") + parsed.chunk);
-        } else if (parsed.stream === "stderr") {
-          process.stdout.write(pc.red("[stderr] ") + parsed.chunk);
-        } else {
-          process.stdout.write(pc.yellow("[system] ") + parsed.chunk);
-        }
       }
       if (typeof logResult.nextOffset === "number") {
         logOffset = logResult.nextOffset;
@@ -183,6 +323,10 @@ export async function heartbeatRun(opts: HeartbeatRunOptions): Promise<void> {
   }
 
   if (finalStatus) {
+    if (!debug && stdoutJsonBuffer.trim()) {
+      printClaudeStreamEvent(stdoutJsonBuffer);
+      stdoutJsonBuffer = "";
+    }
     const label = `Run ${activeRunId} completed with status ${finalStatus}`;
     if (finalStatus === "succeeded") {
       console.log(pc.green(label));

cli/src/commands/onboard.ts

@@ -12,17 +12,24 @@ export async function onboard(opts: { config?: string }): Promise<void> {
 
   // Check for existing config
   if (configExists(opts.config)) {
-    const existing = readConfig(opts.config);
+    try {
-    if (existing) {
+      readConfig(opts.config);
-      const overwrite = await p.confirm({
+    } catch (err) {
-        message: "A config file already exists. Overwrite it?",
+      p.log.message(
-        initialValue: false,
+        pc.yellow(
-      });
+          `Existing config appears invalid and will be replaced if you continue.\n${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+        ),
+      );
+    }
 
-      if (p.isCancel(overwrite) || !overwrite) {
+    const overwrite = await p.confirm({
-        p.cancel("Keeping existing configuration.");
+      message: "A config file already exists. Overwrite it?",
-        return;
+      initialValue: false,
-      }
+    });
+
+    if (p.isCancel(overwrite) || !overwrite) {
+      p.cancel("Keeping existing configuration.");
+      return;
     }
   }
 

cli/src/config/store.ts

@@ -10,11 +10,67 @@ export function resolveConfigPath(overridePath?: string): string {
   return path.resolve(process.cwd(), DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH);
 }
 
+function parseJson(filePath: string): unknown {
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8"));
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to parse JSON at ${filePath}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+  }
+}
+
+function migrateLegacyConfig(raw: unknown): unknown {
+  if (typeof raw !== "object" || raw === null || Array.isArray(raw)) return raw;
+  const config = { ...(raw as Record<string, unknown>) };
+  const databaseRaw = config.database;
+  if (typeof databaseRaw !== "object" || databaseRaw === null || Array.isArray(databaseRaw)) {
+    return config;
+  }
+
+  const database = { ...(databaseRaw as Record<string, unknown>) };
+  if (database.mode === "pglite") {
+    database.mode = "embedded-postgres";
+
+    if (typeof database.embeddedPostgresDataDir !== "string" && typeof database.pgliteDataDir === "string") {
+      database.embeddedPostgresDataDir = database.pgliteDataDir;
+    }
+    if (
+      typeof database.embeddedPostgresPort !== "number" &&
+      typeof database.pglitePort === "number" &&
+      Number.isFinite(database.pglitePort)
+    ) {
+      database.embeddedPostgresPort = database.pglitePort;
+    }
+  }
+
+  config.database = database;
+  return config;
+}
+
+function formatValidationError(err: unknown): string {
+  const issues = (err as { issues?: Array<{ path?: unknown; message?: unknown }> })?.issues;
+  if (Array.isArray(issues) && issues.length > 0) {
+    return issues
+      .map((issue) => {
+        const pathParts = Array.isArray(issue.path) ? issue.path.map(String) : [];
+        const issuePath = pathParts.length > 0 ? pathParts.join(".") : "config";
+        const message = typeof issue.message === "string" ? issue.message : "Invalid value";
+        return `${issuePath}: ${message}`;
+      })
+      .join("; ");
+  }
+  return err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+}
+
 export function readConfig(configPath?: string): PaperclipConfig | null {
   const filePath = resolveConfigPath(configPath);
   if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) return null;
-  const raw = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8"));
+  const raw = parseJson(filePath);
-  return paperclipConfigSchema.parse(raw);
+  const migrated = migrateLegacyConfig(raw);
+  const parsed = paperclipConfigSchema.safeParse(migrated);
+  if (!parsed.success) {
+    throw new Error(`Invalid config at ${filePath}: ${formatValidationError(parsed.error)}`);
+  }
+  return parsed.data;
 }
 
 export function writeConfig(

cli/src/index.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ heartbeat
   )
   .option("--trigger <trigger>", "Trigger detail (manual | ping | callback | system)", "manual")
   .option("--timeout-ms <ms>", "Max time to wait before giving up", "0")
+  .option("--debug", "Show raw adapter stdout/stderr JSON chunks")
   .action(heartbeatRun);
 
 program.parse();

package.json

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "test:run": "vitest run",
     "db:generate": "pnpm --filter @paperclip/db generate",
     "db:migrate": "pnpm --filter @paperclip/db migrate",
-    "paperclip": "tsx cli/src/index.ts"
+    "paperclip": "node cli/node_modules/tsx/dist/cli.mjs cli/src/index.ts"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "typescript": "^5.7.3",