# Changelog All notable changes to zCode CLI X will be documented in this file. The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html). --- ## [2.0.2] - 2026-05-06 ### ⚡ Performance #### Agentic Task Execution — Hermes / OpenCode / Ruflo Inspired Re-engineered the tool execution pipeline by studying three major open-source projects: **Sources studied:** - **Hermes Agent** (NousResearch) — `ToolCallGuardrailController` with SHA256 signature-based loop detection, idempotent vs mutating tool classification, configurable warn/block/halt thresholds - **OpenCode** (anomalyco) — doom_loop detection, explicit "avoid bash for find/grep/cat" prompt, parallel bash call guidance built into tool descriptions - **Ruflo** (ruvnet) — parallel data extraction with deduplication **Before (v2.0.1):** 47 tool turns, ~5 min, 87% bash, 27 turns ghost chasing wrong directory **After (v2.0.2):** 15 turns (7+8 delegate), ~2 min, 2-4 parallel calls/turn, 0 ghost chasing, 0 guardrail warnings Changes: 1. **Hermes-style ToolCallGuardrailController** (`src/bot/session-state.js`) - `beforeCall()` / `afterCall()` lifecycle (from Hermes `ToolCallGuardrailController`) - SHA256 signature-based exact failure detection (from Hermes `ToolCallSignature`) - Idempotent vs mutating tool classification (from Hermes `IDEMPOTENT_TOOL_NAMES`) - Same-tool failure storm detection (warn after 3, halt after 8) - Idempotent no-progress detection (warn when same result returned 2x, block after 5x) - Automatic failure classification from tool results (from Hermes `classify_tool_failure`) 2. **OpenCode-style tool selection guidance** (`src/bot/index.js` system prompt) - Explicit "avoid bash with find/grep/cat/head/tail/sed/awk" (from OpenCode `shell/prompt.ts`) - "Use glob NOT find, use grep NOT grep, use file_read NOT cat" (from OpenCode) - Parallel bash calls in single message (from OpenCode tool description) 3. **Parallel tool execution** — `Promise.all()` for independent calls (from Cursor) 4. **Planning nudge injection** — Pre-planning message before AI starts 5. **Bash tool marked as LAST RESORT** — with alternative tools listed in description 6. **Full Hermes guardrail integration in tool execution loop** — beforeCall checks, afterCall failure tracking, guidance appended to results ### 📄 Files Changed - `src/bot/session-state.js` — Complete rewrite with Hermes guardrail controller (+200 lines) - `src/bot/index.js` — Parallel tool execution, system prompt overhaul, bash tool guidance (+160 lines) - `CHANGELOG.md` — Updated with full v2.0.2 details - `README.md` — Updated header with v2.0.2 summary --- ## [2.0.1] - 2026-05-06 ### 🐛 Fixed #### Critical: EADDRINUSE Crash Loop (Port Binding Race Condition) **Root Cause**: The EADDRINUSE error handler used `fuser` to identify processes on port 3001. During systemd restart cycles, `fuser` returned the current process PID due to a race condition (the socket was half-open before the guard `p !== process.pid` could filter it). The process would kill itself, triggering a crash loop. Additionally, two competing systemd services (system-level and user-level) were both trying to manage the same binary, creating a restart war where each instance killed the other. **Fix**: Replaced the entire `fuser`-based port conflict resolution with a robust approach inspired by Next.js, Vite, and webpack-dev-server: 1. **PID-file based stale detection** — Read `.zcode-bot.pid` to identify the previous instance (no `fuser`, no race condition with the current process) 2. **`net.createServer` port probe** — Atomically test if a port is free using Node.js built-in `net` module (no external shell commands, no TOCTOU gap) 3. **`ss` fallback** — When pidfile is missing (deleted during graceful shutdown), use `ss -tlnp` to find the PID owning the port (kernel-authoritative, no race) 4. **Wait loop with 300ms polling** — After SIGTERM to stale process, poll until port is confirmed free before attempting to bind (up to 5s timeout) 5. **Single-service architecture** — Disabled the user-level systemd unit; only the system-level `zcode.service` manages the process, preventing dual-instance conflicts **Impact**: The bot now survives rapid restart cycles (5 consecutive restarts tested), recovers cleanly from stale processes, and has zero EADDRINUSE crashes. #### Secondary Fixes - **Pidfile lock removed** — The old `acquirePidfile()` killed any process with the stored PID, including the current process during restart races. Now pidfile is informational-only - **WebSocket EADDRINUSE swallower removed** — The `wss.on('error')` handler silently swallowed EADDRINUSE errors on the WS server, masking the real issue. Removed entirely - **`sequentialize` middleware disabled** — `@grammyjs/runner`'s `sequentialize` caused incompatibility with systemd service management; replaced with a pass-through middleware ### 🎨 Improved #### Telegram Message Formatting Overhaul Enhanced the `markdownToHtml` converter in `src/bot/message-sender.js` to produce visually rich, well-structured Telegram messages: - **Heading hierarchy** — h1 gets 🚀 + separator line, h2 gets █ block marker, h3 gets ▸ triangle, h4 gets ● dot — all bold, visually distinct - **Multi-line blockquotes** — consecutive `>` lines now merge into a single `
` element instead of one per line - **Indented bullet lists** — ` • ` with leading spaces for better readability - **Table support** — Markdown tables (`| col | col |`) rendered as `` blocks - **Horizontal rules** — `---` and `***` render as ──── separator lines - **Code blocks** — fenced code blocks get `` with language class attribute - Cleaner vertical spacing (excessive blank lines collapsed) ### 🔧 Changed - `src/bot/index.js` — Port binding logic completely rewritten (68 lines removed, 143 added) - `src/bot/message-sender.js` — markdownToHtml converter enhanced (13 lines removed, 41 added) - `zcode.service` (system) — Added `EnvironmentFile`, reduced `RestartSec` to 5s, added `TimeoutStartSec=60` - User-level systemd unit masked to prevent dual-service conflicts --- ## [2.0.0] - 2026-05-06 ### 🎉 Major Release - Ruflo Integration Complete Complete integration of Ruflo's multi-agent orchestration system with comprehensive documentation update. ### ✨ Added #### Core Features - **Multi-Agent Swarm System** - `SwarmCoordinator` with 3 topologies: `simple`, `hierarchical`, `swarm` - 9 agent roles: coder, tester, reviewer, architect, devops, security, researcher, designer, coordinator - DAG-compatible task system with priorities and dependencies - AgentOrchestrator for distributed task execution - **Plugin System** - `PluginManager` with fault-isolated extension point routing - `PluginLoader` with dependency-resolving batch loading - 16 standard extension points: - `tool.execute` (before/after) - `ai.response` (before/after) - `session.start` / `session.end` - `message.receive` / `message.send` - `memory.save` / `memory.load` - `agent.spawn` / `agent.terminate` - `cron.trigger` - `health.check` - And more... - `BasePlugin` with lifecycle hooks (initialize, shutdown) - **Hook System** - Pre/post tool hooks for logging, validation, caching - Pre/post AI hooks for prompt modification, response analysis - Session lifecycle hooks (start, end, pause, resume) - Priority-based execution order - Zero latency impact (runs asynchronously) - **Enhanced Memory Backend** - `JSONBackend` with typed entries, LRU eviction, text search - `InMemoryBackend` with TTL auto-eviction for ephemeral data - 7 memory types: lesson, pattern, preference, discovery, gotcha, context, ephemeral - Smart eviction (old discoveries first, lessons/gotchas kept) #### New Tools (6 Total) - `swarm_spawn` - Spawn new agent swarm with specified roles - `swarm_execute` - Execute current swarm task - `swarm_distribute` - Distribute work to swarm agents - `swarm_state` - Check swarm progress and status - `swarm_terminate` - Terminate all swarm agents - `delegate_agent` - Delegate task to specific agent role #### Documentation - **README.md** - Complete rewrite (26,782 bytes, ~1,180 lines) - Feature comparison table (zCode vs Hermes vs Claude vs Ruflo) - Architecture diagrams (system overview, Ruflo integration, message flow) - Usage examples for all commands - Security guidelines and performance benchmarks - Roadmap (v1.1, v1.2, v2.0) - **INSTALLATION.md** - New comprehensive setup guide (11,789 bytes, ~545 lines) - **CREDITS.md** - New attribution document (8,893 bytes, ~309 lines) - **CONTRIBUTING.md** - New contribution guide (9,574 bytes, ~461 lines) - **REPO_UPDATE_SUMMARY.md** - New update summary (7,450 bytes, ~205 lines) #### Metadata - **package.json** - Enhanced with comprehensive metadata - Version bumped to 2.0.0 - Added author, license, repository information - Added 20+ keywords for discoverability - Added funding and support links ### 🔄 Changed - **Version Bump**: 1.0.0 → 2.0.0 (major release) - **README.md**: Complete rewrite, 1,180 lines changed - **package.json**: Enhanced metadata, 55 lines modified - **Documentation Structure**: Organized into core, setup, and contributing sections ### 🛠️ Modified - **src/plugins/** - New plugin system (4 files, ~23KB) - **src/agents/** - Enhanced agent system (4 files, ~28KB) - **src/bot/hooks.js** - New hook system (4,900 bytes) - **src/bot/memory-backend.js** - Enhanced memory backend (8,077 bytes) - **src/bot/index.js** - Integrated all new systems (~17KB) ### 🧪 Added Tests - **test-ruflo-smoke.mjs** - Comprehensive smoke test suite - **Total: 53 tests, all passing** ✅ ### 🎯 Features Comparison | Feature | v1.0.0 | v2.0.0 | Change | |---------|--------|--------|--------| | **24/7 Telegram Bot** | ✅ | ✅ | Unchanged | | **Self-Learning Memory** | ✅ | ✅ | Enhanced with LRU | | **Voice I/O** | ✅ | ✅ | Unchanged | | **Self-Evolution** | ✅ | ✅ | Unchanged | | **Multi-Agent Swarm** | ❌ | ✅ | **NEW** | | **Plugin System** | ❌ | ✅ | **NEW** | | **Hook System** | ❌ | ✅ | **NEW** | | **Enhanced Memory** | ⚠️ | ✅ | **UPGRADED** | | **18 Tools** | ✅ | ✅ | Unchanged | | **9 Agent Roles** | ❌ | ✅ | **NEW** | | **16 Extension Points** | ❌ | ✅ | **NEW** | | **6 Swarm Tools** | ❌ | ✅ | **NEW** | | **Documentation** | ⚠️ | ✅ | **COMPLETE** | **Legend**: ✅ Full support | ⚠️ Partial support | ❌ Not available --- ## [1.0.0] - 2026-05-04 ### 🎉 Initial Release #### ✨ Added - **Core Features** - 24/7 Telegram bot with grammy framework - Self-learning memory (5 categories) - Voice I/O (Vosk STT + node-edge-tts TTS) - Self-evolution with 3-layer safety - Intelligence Routing (unified agentic loop) - RTK (Rust Token Killer) integration - **Tools (18 Total)** - BashTool, FileEditTool, FileReadTool, FileWriteTool - GitTool, WebSearchTool, WebFetchTool - BrowserTool, VisionTool, TTSTool - GrepTool, GlobTool, TaskCreateTool - TaskUpdateTool, TaskListTool, SendMessageTool - ScheduleCronTool, SelfEvolveTool - **Agents (3 Roles)** - Code Reviewer - System Architect - DevOps Engineer - **Skills** - code_review, bug_fix, refactor, documentation, testing - **Documentation** - README.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, SERVICE_MAP.md - QUICKSTART.md, TELEGRAM_SETUP.md, PERFORMANCE.md #### 🛠️ Technology Stack - **AI Model**: Z.AI GLM-5.1 (Coding Plan) - **Telegram Framework**: grammy - **Web Server**: Express - **Logging**: Winston - **Voice STT**: Vosk (offline) - **Voice TTS**: node-edge-tts - **Token Optimization**: RTK - **Database**: JSON-backed memory #### 📦 Installation - Node.js ≥ 20.0.0 - npm ≥ 9.0.0 - ffmpeg (for voice I/O) - Python 3.8+ (for Vosk) - systemd (for 24/7 service) --- ## [Unreleased] ### Planned for v2.1.0 - [ ] Enhanced swarm topologies (federated, gossip) - [ ] Plugin marketplace - [ ] Advanced analytics dashboard - [ ] Custom agent training (LoRA fine-tuning) ### Planned for v2.2.0 - [ ] Web UI dashboard - [ ] Multi-language support (Spanish, French, German) - [ ] Distributed memory backend (Redis) - [ ] Kubernetes deployment - [ ] Horizontal scaling --- ## Notes ### Breaking Changes - **v2.0.0**: No breaking changes to existing functionality - All v1.0.0 features remain fully compatible - New features are additive only ### Migration Guide No migration needed! v2.0.0 is fully backward compatible with v1.0.0. ### Known Issues None reported. ### Contributors - **Roman** (@uroma2) - Author, maintainer, primary developer - [More contributors coming soon] ---**zCode CLI X** - The Ultimate Agentic Coding Assistant *Hermes Agent × Claude Code × Ruflo × Opencode* [](https://github.rommark.dev/admin/zCode-CLI-X) [](LICENSE)