MSD is not published to npm, so /msd-update and the SessionStart update
check could never find a release. Releases are now vX.Y.Z git tags plus a
stable branch:
- check-latest-version reads release tags via git ls-remote against the
baked repository URL (latest = highest stable tag, next = incl. -rc)
- /msd-update reruns the bootstrap installer pinned to the checked tag and
reads the changelog from that tag
- bootstrap.sh defaults to the stable branch and supports --local/--global
- package identity: changelog URL on stable, manual install via
msd.golem15.com
- README quickstart and update how-to describe the one-line installer
- track the repo-root CLAUDE.md
Emitted-Drift-Ack-Growth: update.md — the update flow now explains the git-tag release lookup and pins the bootstrap installer to the checked tag, replacing the npm/npx wording
CLAUDE.md was committed before the .gitignore entry on line 4 took effect
(.gitignore only filters untracked files). Switching it to local-only as
intended by the existing ignore rule; file stays on disk for working
copies that already have it.
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## Helper deduplication (16 files)
Two genuinely-duplicated test helpers extracted to tests/helpers.cjs:
- captureConsole(fn) → {stdout, stderr} with ANSI strip + exception
re-throw after console restore (preserves the #2775 CR contract).
Removed from 6 bug-N test files (bug-2775, bug-2829, bug-3033,
bug-3211, bug-3231, bug-3359) where the implementation was either
byte-identical or trivially-different. installer-migration-install-
integration's captureConsole has a different signature ({value,
output}) and stays as-is.
- toPosixPath(p) → p with path.sep → '/'. Returns input unchanged if
null/undefined for safe optional-chain composition. Replaces the
local normalizePath in bug-3491-nested-git-worktree (the
prune-orphaned-worktrees inline normalizeSlashes was already swapped
for canonicalPath in the cluster-J batch).
## makeTmp/mkScratch wrappers (8 files)
Reduced each local wrapper from a 3-line fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(
os.tmpdir(), ...)) block to a 1-line arrow delegating to
createTempDir (already in helpers.cjs). Bug-number prefix conventions
stay local for readability:
- bug-2256, bug-2794, feat-3023, feat-3024 → `gsd-<bug>-${prefix}-`
- bug-3288 → makeTmpDir = createTempDir (identity)
- bug-3571 → 'gsd-3571-' (no parameter)
- feat-3595 → mkScratch = `fs-fault-${name}-`
- project-root-generator → 'gsd-parity-'
bug-3288 also collapsed local rmTmpDir into `cleanup` from helpers
(removes a separate inline rmSync site).
## CLAUDE.md — MemPalace protocol
Adds explicit instruction to call mempalace_status at session start
and mempalace_search / mempalace_kg_query before answering questions
about people, past work, or prior decisions in this project.
## Why this is a real consolidation
Initial survey suggested the bug-N test files could be parameterized
into one install-end-to-end.test.cjs — that turned out to oversell the
savings (~200 LOC on 2238) and to bury per-bug fixture context in a
table. The genuinely duplicated surface was the helpers themselves:
captureConsole copy-pasted ~6×, makeTmp variant copy-pasted ~8×.
Extracting them retires ~170 LOC of pure copy-paste without changing
any test semantics.
Validated: holodeck (ubuntu docker) 11232/0 pass; ratchet guard
still 7/7 at baseline.
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