From 471196dc2ea9121b73f74e843820143d7799d35f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: clagentic <10177887+akuehner@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 17:56:40 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(daemon): bootstrap minimal config on fresh install,
 ensureConfigDir at startup
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On a systemd/supervisor-driven start with no prior CLI run, daemon.json may not
exist. Previously this hit process.exit(1) before any dirs were created or the
socket was bound — crash-loop with no recovery path.

Two fixes:
- ensureConfigDir() moved to daemon startup (before config read) so dirs always
  exist regardless of launch path
- Missing daemon.json (ENOENT) now bootstraps minimal defaults and writes the
  file rather than hard-exiting; other read errors still exit

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 lib/daemon.js | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/daemon.js b/lib/daemon.js
index 817190a..3a8c7c4 100644
--- a/lib/daemon.js
+++ b/lib/daemon.js
@@ -36,11 +36,24 @@ var daemonVersion = require("../package.json").version;
 var configFile = process.env.CLAGENTIC_CONFIG || process.env.CLAY_CONFIG || require("./config").configPath();
 var config;
 
+// Ensure dirs exist before any file access — daemon must be self-sufficient when
+// launched directly by systemd/supervisor with no prior CLI run.
+ensureConfigDir();
+
 try {
   config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configFile, "utf8"));
 } catch (e) {
-  console.error("[daemon] Failed to read config:", e.message);
-  process.exit(1);
+  if (e.code === "ENOENT") {
+    // No config file yet (fresh install, systemd-only start). Bootstrap minimal defaults.
+    console.warn("[daemon] No config file found at " + configFile + " — bootstrapping defaults. Run clagentic-console to configure projects.");
+    var _isDev = !!(process.env.CLAGENTIC_DEV || process.env.CLAY_DEV);
+    config = { port: _isDev ? 2635 : 2633, projects: [], mode: "single", setupCompleted: false };
+    // Persist so subsequent reads succeed.
+    fs.writeFileSync(configFile, JSON.stringify(config, null, 2), { mode: 0o600 });
+  } else {
+    console.error("[daemon] Failed to read config:", e.message);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
 }
 console.log("[daemon] v" + daemonVersion + " PID " + process.pid + " config " + configFile);
 
@@ -1150,9 +1163,6 @@ if (existingConfig && existingConfig.pid && existingConfig.pid !== process.pid)
     clearStaleConfig();
   }
 }
-// Ensure config dirs exist before binding the socket. The daemon may start
-// without a prior CLI invocation (systemd, supervisor), so it must be self-sufficient.
-ensureConfigDir();
 var ipc = createIPCServer(socketPath(), function (msg) {
   console.log("[daemon] IPC:", msg.cmd);
   switch (msg.cmd) {