fix: v0.9.1 robustness cleanups

- run_resume falls back to a new conversation only when the transcript file
  is gone; other failures end at the menu with the recorded id intact.
- The SessionStart hook resolves the session name under the registry lock;
  rename holds it across tmux rename-session and the registry move
  (dd_registry_locked, nestable).
- dd_load_env parses KEY=value like systemd instead of sourcing the files.
- devdesk-deploy: DPkg::Lock::Timeout, explicit FAILED lines on stdout and in
  the log; the hook answers synchronously and CI checks the HTTP status.
  logrotate for the deploy log.
- postinst drops duplicate terminal-features entries; hooks sweep stale
  temp files.

Closes #12

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitea/workflows/build-deb.yml

@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # CT 126's webhook listener runs /usr/lib/devdesk/devdesk-deploy, which
       # waits for this version in the apt registry and upgrades the package.
+      # The hook answers when the install is done (HTTP 500 if it failed), so
+      # this job's result is the deploy's result.
       - name: Trigger devdesk-deploy webhook
         env:
           WEBHOOK_SECRET: ${{ secrets.WEBHOOK_SECRET }}
@@ -164,12 +166,15 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           PAYLOAD="{\"ref\":\"${GIT_REF}\"}"
           SIG=$(echo -n "$PAYLOAD" | openssl dgst -sha256 -hmac "$WEBHOOK_SECRET" | awk '{print $2}')
-          curl -sf --connect-timeout 10 \
+          code=$(curl -sS --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 900 -o /tmp/deploy.out -w '%{http_code}' \
             -X POST \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             -H "X-Gitea-Signature: ${SIG}" \
             -d "$PAYLOAD" \
-            "http://10.10.10.58:9000/hooks/devdesk-deploy"
+            "http://10.10.10.58:9000/hooks/devdesk-deploy") || code=000
+          cat /tmp/deploy.out 2>/dev/null || true
+          echo "webhook: HTTP $code"
+          [ "$code" = 200 ]
 
   notify-failure:
     name: Notify on failure

bin/devdesk

@@ -141,11 +141,17 @@ cmd_rename() {
     if dd_server_up && dd_tmux has-session -t "=$old" 2>/dev/null; then running=1; fi
     [ "$running" = 1 ] || [ -n "$(dd_registry_get "$old" dir)" ] || dd_die "no session named '$old'"
     ! session_exists "$new" || dd_die "a session named '$new' already exists"
-    if [ "$running" = 1 ]; then
+    dd_registry_locked rename_locked "$old" "$new" "$running" || dd_die "could not rename '$old'"
-        dd_tmux rename-session -t "=$old" "$new"
+}
-        dd_tmux set-environment -t "=$new" DEVDESK_SESSION "$new"
+
+# tmux and the registry change together, under the registry lock (see
+# devdesk-session-hook).
+rename_locked() {
+    if [ "$3" = 1 ]; then
+        dd_tmux rename-session -t "=$1" "$2" || return 1
+        dd_tmux set-environment -t "=$2" DEVDESK_SESSION "$2"
     fi
-    dd_registry_rename "$old" "$new"
+    dd_registry_rename "$1" "$2"
 }
 
 cmd_end() {

debian/changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,28 @@
+devdesk (0.9.1) bookworm; urgency=medium
+
+  * Robustness (#12):
+    - A resume that fails (an early Ctrl+C, a network error) no longer
+      replaces the session's recorded conversation with a new one: Claude
+      starts fresh only when the conversation's file is really gone;
+      otherwise the menu offers to try again.
+    - The SessionStart hook reads the session name under the registry lock
+      that rename holds, so renaming during /clear or a restart can't leave
+      the conversation id under the old name.
+    - Env files are parsed the way systemd parses them instead of being
+      sourced: values are literal (no $ expansion or command substitution),
+      and bad lines are reported and skipped.
+    - Deploys wait for the dpkg lock (120 s), log an explicit "deploy
+      FAILED" line, and the webhook answers with the result, so CI's deploy
+      job fails (and alerts) when the install fails. The deploy log is
+      rotated monthly.
+    - postinst removes the duplicate tmux terminal-features entries left by
+      upgrades before 0.3.1.
+    - Temp files of hooks killed mid-write are swept.
+    - NPM now sends X-Frame-Options DENY and CSP frame-ancestors 'none' for
+      dev.lotusguild.org (proxy config, not part of the package).
+
+ -- Jared Vititoe <jjvititoe1@gmail.com>  Sun, 11 Oct 2026 01:01:33 -0400
+
 devdesk (0.9.0) bookworm; urgency=medium
 
   * Search past conversations (#24): every Claude conversation on this host

debian/devdesk.logrotate

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/var/log/devdesk-deploy.log {
+    monthly
+    rotate 6
+    compress
+    delaycompress
+    missingok
+    notifempty
+}

debian/devdesk.postinst

@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ configure)
     # Apply tmux.conf changes to a running server without restarting it.
     if [ -S /run/devdesk/tmux.sock ]; then
         tmux -N -S /run/devdesk/tmux.sock source-file /usr/share/devdesk/tmux.conf >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+        # Before 0.3.1 every upgrade appended another copy of DevDesk's
+        # terminal-features entry; tmux.conf now sets index 90. Drop the copies.
+        tmux -N -S /run/devdesk/tmux.sock show -s terminal-features 2>/dev/null |
+            awk '$2 == "xterm-256color:RGB" && $1 != "terminal-features[90]" { print $1 }' |
+            while read -r opt; do
+                tmux -N -S /run/devdesk/tmux.sock set -su "$opt" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+            done
     fi
     ;;
 esac

docs/DEPLOY.md

@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ Then run `authelia validate-config --config /etc/authelia/configuration.yml && s
 - **Pi-hole:** add `"10.10.10.27 dev.lotusguild.org"` to `dns.hosts` in `pve-infra/containers/163-pihole/etc/pihole/pihole.toml`. A push auto-deploys it, and LAN clients then reach NPM directly instead of hairpinning.
 
 ## 5. Auto-deploy on release
-A `v*` tag makes CI publish the package, then send a signed webhook (the house HMAC pattern) to CT 126's existing `webhook` listener on :9000. The listener runs `/usr/lib/devdesk/devdesk-deploy <ref>`, which waits for that version in the apt registry and upgrades only `devdesk` with `--force-confold`. Running Claude sessions are untouched. The log is `/var/log/devdesk-deploy.log`.
+A `v*` tag makes CI publish the package, then send a signed webhook (the house HMAC pattern) to CT 126's existing `webhook` listener on :9000. The listener runs `/usr/lib/devdesk/devdesk-deploy <ref>`, which waits for that version in the apt registry and upgrades only `devdesk` with `--force-confold`. Running Claude sessions are untouched. The log is `/var/log/devdesk-deploy.log` (rotated monthly).
+
+The hook answers when the deploy has finished, with the script's last line, and with HTTP 500 if it failed. CI's **Deploy to CT 126** job therefore fails when the install fails, and the failure alert goes to Matrix.
 
 **Setup, done once:**
 1. Generate a secret.
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ A `v*` tag makes CI publish the package, then send a signed webhook (the house H
      "execute-command": "/usr/lib/devdesk/devdesk-deploy",
      "command-working-directory": "/",
      "pass-arguments-to-command": [{"source": "payload", "name": "ref"}],
+     "include-command-output-in-response": true,
+     "include-command-output-in-response-on-error": true,
      "trigger-rule": {"and": [
        {"match": {"type": "payload-hash-sha256", "secret": "<WEBHOOK_SECRET>",
                   "parameter": {"source": "header", "name": "X-Gitea-Signature"}}},

etc/env

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # DevDesk defaults, shipped by the package. Don't edit: put your changes in
 # /etc/devdesk/env.local (same KEY=value format, read after this file), so
 # package upgrades never prompt about this file.
-# Read by systemd (EnvironmentFile=) and by the devdesk scripts. Plain KEY=value
+# Read by systemd (EnvironmentFile=) and by the devdesk scripts, the same way:
-# lines only: systemd does not support inline comments.
+# plain KEY=value lines, values taken literally (no $VAR, no $(…)), optionally
+# in quotes. No inline comments. Other lines are ignored with a warning.
 # The ttyd credential lives in /etc/devdesk/secret.env (generated on install).
 
 # Port ttyd listens on (NPM proxies dev.lotusguild.org here).

libexec/devdesk-claude-run

@@ -42,12 +42,21 @@ run_new() {
 }
 
 run_resume() {
-    local id args started rc fork=()
+    local id args fork=()
     id=$(dd_registry_get "$NAME" claude_session_id)
     if [ -z "$id" ]; then
         run_new
         return
     fi
+    # Start fresh only when the conversation's file is really gone. Any other
+    # failure (an early Ctrl+C, a network error) leaves the recorded id alone
+    # and ends at the menu, where ⏎ tries again (devdesk#12).
+    if [ -z "$(dd_convo_file "$id")" ]; then
+        printf "%sConversation %s is no longer in Claude's history — starting a new one.%s\n" "$MUTED" "$id" "$RESET"
+        sleep 1
+        run_new
+        return
+    fi
     mapfile -d '' args < <(common_args)
     # "Fork" from conversation search (devdesk#24): continue as a new
     # conversation, once; the SessionStart hook then records the new id.
@@ -56,17 +65,7 @@ run_resume() {
         # shellcheck disable=SC2016 # $n is a jq variable
         dd_registry_update 'del(.sessions[$n].fork)' --arg n "$NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
     fi
-    started=$SECONDS
     "$CLAUDE_BIN" --resume "$id" "${fork[@]}" "${args[@]}"
-    rc=$?
-    # A resume that fails straight away means the transcript is gone; start fresh.
-    if [ "$rc" -ne 0 ] && [ $((SECONDS - started)) -lt 10 ]; then
-        printf '%sCould not resume conversation %s — starting a new one.%s\n' "$MUTED" "$id" "$RESET"
-        sleep 1
-        run_new
-        return
-    fi
-    return "$rc"
 }
 
 menu() {

libexec/devdesk-deploy

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # listener (hook "devdesk-deploy") when CI publishes a v* tag; the tag's ref is
 # passed as $1. Safe for running sessions: package upgrades restart only
 # devdesk.service (ttyd), never devdesk-tmux.service where Claude lives.
+#
+# The hook runs this synchronously and returns its output, with HTTP 500 when
+# it fails, so CI's "Deploy to CT 126" job shows the real result (devdesk#12).
 set -euo pipefail
 
 LOG=${DEVDESK_DEPLOY_LOG:-/var/log/devdesk-deploy.log}
@@ -12,11 +15,28 @@ log() {
     printf '%s %s\n' "$(date '+%F %T')" "$*" >>"$LOG"
 }
 
-exec 9>/run/devdesk-deploy.lock
+# The outcome goes to the log and to stdout (the webhook response).
-flock -w 900 9 || {
+say() {
-    log "another deploy is still running; giving up"
+    log "$*"
+    printf '%s\n' "$*"
+}
+fail() {
+    say "deploy FAILED: $*"
     exit 1
 }
+on_error() {
+    local rc=$?
+    say "deploy FAILED: line $1 exited $rc (details in $LOG)"
+    exit "$rc"
+}
+trap 'on_error $LINENO' ERR
+
+# Wait for dpkg/apt rather than fail when unattended-upgrades or a manual apt
+# run holds the lock.
+APT_OPTS=(-o DPkg::Lock::Timeout=120 -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0)
+
+exec 9>/run/devdesk-deploy.lock
+flock -w 900 9 || fail "another deploy is still running"
 
 want=${1:-}
 want=${want#refs/tags/}
@@ -25,7 +45,7 @@ before=$(dpkg-query -W -f='${Version}' devdesk 2>/dev/null || echo none)
 log "=== deploy: installed $before, release ${want:-latest}"
 
 refresh() {
-    apt-get update -q -o Dir::Etc::sourcelist="$SOURCES" -o Dir::Etc::sourceparts=- \
+    apt-get update -q "${APT_OPTS[@]}" -o Dir::Etc::sourcelist="$SOURCES" -o Dir::Etc::sourceparts=- \
         -o APT::Get::List-Cleanup=0 >>"$LOG" 2>&1
 }
 
@@ -41,14 +61,17 @@ for _ in $(seq 1 18); do
 done
 
 if [ -n "$want" ] && [ "$candidate" != "$want" ]; then
-    log "registry still offers $candidate, not $want; giving up"
+    fail "the registry still offers ${candidate:-nothing}, not $want"
-    exit 1
 fi
 if [ "$candidate" = "$before" ]; then
-    log "already at $before; nothing to do"
+    say "already at $before; nothing to do"
     exit 0
 fi
 
-DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y -q --only-upgrade \
+DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y -q --only-upgrade "${APT_OPTS[@]}" \
     -o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confold devdesk </dev/null >>"$LOG" 2>&1
-log "devdesk $before -> $(dpkg-query -W -f='${Version}' devdesk)"
+after=$(dpkg-query -W -f='${Version}' devdesk)
+if [ -n "$want" ] && [ "$after" != "$want" ]; then
+    fail "installed $after, not $want"
+fi
+say "devdesk $before -> $after"

libexec/devdesk-history.sh

@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@
 # Past conversations (devdesk#24) and client presence (devdesk#26), sourced by
 # bin/devdesk and reached through `devdesk attach --search|--resume-convo|--presence`.
 
-dd_projects_dir() {
-    printf '%s/projects\n' "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}"
-}
-
-dd_convo_file() {
-    [[ $1 =~ ^[0-9a-f-]{36}$ ]] || return 1
-    compgen -G "$(dd_projects_dir)/*/$1.jsonl" | head -n1
-}
-
 # --search QUERY: full-text search over every Claude conversation on this host
 # (DevDesk and code-server alike). Case-insensitive, plain text. Newest first;
 # per conversation: title, folder, dates and up to 3 snippets (what you asked,

libexec/devdesk-inbox.sh

@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ cmd_answer() {
 dd_transcript() {
     local id
     id=$(dd_registry_get "$1" claude_session_id)
-    [[ $id =~ ^[0-9a-f-]{36}$ ]] || return 1
+    dd_convo_file "$id"
-    compgen -G "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/projects/*/$id.jsonl" | head -n1
 }
 
 # --peek SESSION: what the session is doing and the last exchange, from the end

libexec/devdesk-lib.sh

@@ -8,13 +8,34 @@ DEVDESK_ENV=${DEVDESK_ENV:-/etc/devdesk/env}
 # Local overrides go in env.local: it is never shipped, so upgrades don't prompt about it.
 DEVDESK_ENV_LOCAL=${DEVDESK_ENV_LOCAL:-${DEVDESK_ENV}.local}
 
+# The env files are read by systemd (EnvironmentFile=) as well, so they are
+# parsed here the way systemd parses them, never sourced: KEY=value lines, the
+# value taken literally (no $ expansion, no command substitution), optionally
+# in matching quotes. Anything else is reported and skipped (devdesk#12).
 dd_load_env() {
-    local f
+    local _dd_f _dd_line _dd_n _dd_key _dd_val
-    for f in "$DEVDESK_ENV" "$DEVDESK_ENV_LOCAL"; do
+    for _dd_f in "$DEVDESK_ENV" "$DEVDESK_ENV_LOCAL"; do
-        if [ -r "$f" ]; then
+        [ -r "$_dd_f" ] || continue
-            # shellcheck source=/dev/null
+        _dd_n=0
-            . "$f"
+        while IFS= read -r _dd_line || [ -n "$_dd_line" ]; do
-        fi
+            _dd_n=$((_dd_n + 1))
+            _dd_line=${_dd_line%$'\r'}
+            [[ $_dd_line =~ ^[[:space:]]*([#\;].*)?$ ]] && continue
+            if ! [[ $_dd_line =~ ^[[:space:]]*([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)=(.*)$ ]]; then
+                printf 'devdesk: %s:%s: not a KEY=value line, ignored\n' "$_dd_f" "$_dd_n" >&2
+                continue
+            fi
+            _dd_key=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+            _dd_val=${BASH_REMATCH[2]}
+            _dd_val=${_dd_val%"${_dd_val##*[![:space:]]}"} # trailing blanks, like systemd
+            if [[ $_dd_val =~ ^\"(.*)\"$ || $_dd_val =~ ^\'(.*)\'$ ]]; then
+                _dd_val=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+            elif [[ $_dd_val == [\"\']* ]]; then
+                printf 'devdesk: %s:%s: unmatched quote, ignored\n' "$_dd_f" "$_dd_n" >&2
+                continue
+            fi
+            printf -v "$_dd_key" '%s' "$_dd_val"
+        done <"$_dd_f"
     done
 }
 dd_load_env
@@ -101,26 +122,59 @@ dd_registry_get() {
     jq -Mr --arg n "$1" --arg f "$2" '.sessions[$n][$f] // empty' "$DEVDESK_REGISTRY" 2>/dev/null
 }
 
-# dd_registry_update JQ_FILTER [jq args...] — read-modify-write under flock.
+# dd_registry_locked CMD [ARGS...] — run CMD holding the registry lock, so a
-dd_registry_update() {
+# step that reads tmux and then writes the registry (the SessionStart hook,
-    local filter=$1
+# rename) can't interleave with another. Nests: an update inside reuses it.
-    shift
+dd_registry_locked() {
+    if [ -n "${DD_REGISTRY_LOCKED:-}" ]; then
+        "$@"
+        return
+    fi
     mkdir -p "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR"
     (
         flock -w 5 9 || exit 1
-        [ -s "$DEVDESK_REGISTRY" ] || printf '{"sessions":{}}\n' >"$DEVDESK_REGISTRY"
+        DD_REGISTRY_LOCKED=1
-        local tmp
+        "$@"
-        tmp=$(mktemp "$DEVDESK_REGISTRY.XXXXXX") || exit 1
-        if jq "$@" "$filter" "$DEVDESK_REGISTRY" >"$tmp"; then
-            chmod 600 "$tmp"
-            mv -f "$tmp" "$DEVDESK_REGISTRY"
-        else
-            rm -f "$tmp"
-            exit 1
-        fi
     ) 9>"$DEVDESK_REGISTRY.lock"
 }
 
+# dd_registry_update JQ_FILTER [jq args...] — read-modify-write under flock.
+dd_registry_update() {
+    dd_registry_locked _dd_registry_apply "$@"
+}
+
+_dd_registry_apply() {
+    local filter=$1 tmp
+    shift
+    [ -s "$DEVDESK_REGISTRY" ] || printf '{"sessions":{}}\n' >"$DEVDESK_REGISTRY"
+    tmp=$(mktemp "$DEVDESK_REGISTRY.XXXXXX") || return 1
+    if jq "$@" "$filter" "$DEVDESK_REGISTRY" >"$tmp"; then
+        chmod 600 "$tmp"
+        mv -f "$tmp" "$DEVDESK_REGISTRY"
+    else
+        rm -f "$tmp"
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Claude's conversation files: ~/.claude/projects/<folder>/<id>.jsonl.
+dd_projects_dir() {
+    printf '%s/projects\n' "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}"
+}
+
+dd_convo_file() {
+    [[ $1 =~ ^[0-9a-f-]{36}$ ]] || return 1
+    compgen -G "$(dd_projects_dir)/*/$1.jsonl" | head -n1
+}
+
+# Temp files of writers that were killed mid-write (hooks run under Claude's
+# timeouts): .<session>.XXXXXX and registry.json.XXXXXX, older than 10 minutes.
+dd_sweep_tmp() {
+    find "$DEVDESK_CONTEXT_DIR" "$DEVDESK_STATUS_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '.*.??????' -mmin +10 -delete 2>/dev/null
+    find "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -type f -name 'registry.json.??????' -mmin +10 -delete 2>/dev/null
+    return 0
+}
+
 dd_registry_set_dir() {
     dd_registry_update '.sessions[$n] = ((.sessions[$n] // {}) + {dir: $d, updated: $t})' \
         --arg n "$1" --arg d "$2" --arg t "$(date -Is)"

libexec/devdesk-session-hook

@@ -7,14 +7,20 @@
 # shellcheck source=libexec/devdesk-lib.sh
 . "${DEVDESK_LIBEXEC:-/usr/lib/devdesk}/devdesk-lib.sh" || exit 0
 
-session=$(dd_current_session)
-[ -n "$session" ] || exit 0
-dd_valid_name "$session" || exit 0
-
 input=$(cat)
 id=$(jq -r '.session_id // empty' <<<"$input" 2>/dev/null)
 source=$(jq -r '.source // empty' <<<"$input" 2>/dev/null)
 [ -n "$id" ] || exit 0
 
-dd_registry_set_claude "$session" "$id" "$source" 2>/dev/null
+# The session's name is read under the registry lock: a rename holds it too,
+# so the id can't land under the old name after the entry moved.
+# shellcheck disable=SC2317 # called through dd_registry_locked
+record() {
+    local session
+    session=$(dd_current_session)
+    if [ -z "$session" ] || ! dd_valid_name "$session"; then return 0; fi
+    dd_registry_set_claude "$session" "$id" "$source"
+}
+dd_registry_locked record 2>/dev/null
+dd_sweep_tmp
 exit 0

tests/attach.bats

@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ setup() {
     export DEVDESK_MATRIX_WEBHOOK_FILE="$TMP/no-webhook" # never the real room
     export FAKE_LOG="$TMP/claude-args"
     export CLAUDE_BIN="$TMP/fake-claude"
+    export CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR="$TMP/claude" # never the real conversation history
     export PATH="$REPO/bin:$PATH"
     mkdir -p "$DEVDESK_PROJECTS_ROOT/alpha" "$DEVDESK_PROJECTS_ROOT/test code" "$TMP/outside" "$FAKE_LOG"
     ln -s "$TMP/outside" "$DEVDESK_PROJECTS_ROOT/escape"
     cat >"$CLAUDE_BIN" <<'EOF'
 #!/bin/bash
 printf '%s\n' "$*" >>"$FAKE_LOG/$DEVDESK_SESSION"
+[ -z "${FAKE_EXIT:-}" ] || exit "$FAKE_EXIT"
 exec sleep 300
 EOF
     chmod +x "$CLAUDE_BIN"
@@ -440,12 +442,91 @@ posts() { [ -f "$TMP/posts" ] && wc -l <"$TMP/posts" || echo 0; }
 
 @test "session hook records the Claude session and the next start resumes it" {
     start_server
-    echo '{"session_id":"abc-123","source":"startup"}' | DEVDESK_SESSION=alpha "$REPO/libexec/devdesk-session-hook"
+    id=abcabcab-1234-1234-1234-123412341234
+    mkdir -p "$CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR/projects/-p" && touch "$CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR/projects/-p/$id.jsonl"
+    echo "{\"session_id\":\"$id\",\"source\":\"startup\"}" | DEVDESK_SESSION=alpha "$REPO/libexec/devdesk-session-hook"
     run jq -r '.sessions.alpha.claude_session_id' "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/registry.json"
-    [ "$output" = "abc-123" ]
+    [ "$output" = "$id" ]
     devdesk new alpha
     run claude_args alpha
-    [ "$output" = "--resume abc-123 --settings $REPO/share/claude-settings.json" ]
+    [ "$output" = "--resume $id --settings $REPO/share/claude-settings.json" ]
+}
+
+@test "a conversation whose file is gone starts fresh; a failed resume keeps the id (#12)" {
+    start_server
+    id=abcabcab-1234-1234-1234-123412341234
+    echo "{\"session_id\":\"$id\"}" | DEVDESK_SESSION=alpha "$REPO/libexec/devdesk-session-hook"
+    devdesk new alpha
+    run claude_args alpha
+    [ "$output" = "-n alpha --settings $REPO/share/claude-settings.json" ]
+    tmux -S "$DEVDESK_SOCKET" kill-server
+    # The file exists, but Claude exits at once (Ctrl+C, network): the menu, not a new conversation.
+    mkdir -p "$CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR/projects/-p" && touch "$CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR/projects/-p/$id.jsonl"
+    rm -f "$FAKE_LOG/alpha"
+    FAKE_EXIT=1 start_server
+    devdesk new alpha
+    run claude_args alpha
+    [ "$output" = "--resume $id --settings $REPO/share/claude-settings.json" ]
+    for _ in $(seq 1 30); do
+        tmux -S "$DEVDESK_SOCKET" capture-pane -p -t =alpha:claude | grep -q "Claude exited" && break
+        sleep 0.1
+    done
+    tmux -S "$DEVDESK_SOCKET" capture-pane -p -t =alpha:claude | grep -q "Claude exited"
+    [ "$(wc -l <"$FAKE_LOG/alpha")" = 1 ]
+    [ "$(jq -r '.sessions.alpha.claude_session_id' "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/registry.json")" = "$id" ]
+}
+
+@test "env files are parsed like systemd does, never run (#12)" {
+    cat >"$TMP/env" <<'ENV'
+# comment
+; also a comment
+DEVDESK_DEFAULT_DIR=/srv/ops
+CLAUDE_ARGS=--model opus --verbose
+DEVDESK_PUBLIC_URL="https://dev.example.org"
+DEVDESK_GRAFANA_URL='http://g:3000'
+DEVDESK_MATRIX_DELAY=$(touch /tmp/devdesk-env-pwned)
+lowercase=x
+not a line
+DEVDESK_BIND="unterminated
+ENV
+    run env DEVDESK_ENV="$TMP/env" DEVDESK_ENV_LOCAL=/dev/null bash -c '. "$1/libexec/devdesk-lib.sh"; printf "%s|" "$DEVDESK_DEFAULT_DIR" "$CLAUDE_ARGS" "$DEVDESK_PUBLIC_URL" "$DEVDESK_GRAFANA_URL" "$DEVDESK_MATRIX_DELAY" "${lowercase:-unset}" "${DEVDESK_BIND:-unset}"' _ "$REPO"
+    [ ! -e /tmp/devdesk-env-pwned ]
+    [[ $output == *'/srv/ops|--model opus --verbose|https://dev.example.org|http://g:3000|$(touch /tmp/devdesk-env-pwned)|unset|unset|'* ]]
+    [[ $output == *"env:8: not a KEY=value line"* ]]
+    [[ $output == *"env:10: unmatched quote"* ]]
+}
+
+@test "the SessionStart hook reads the session name under the rename lock (#12)" {
+    start_server
+    devdesk new alpha
+    claude_args alpha >/dev/null
+    pane=$(tmux -S "$DEVDESK_SOCKET" display -p -t =alpha:claude '#{pane_id}')
+    # A rename holds the lock; the hook fires meanwhile, while tmux still says "alpha".
+    (
+        flock 9
+        sleep 0.5
+        tmux -S "$DEVDESK_SOCKET" rename-session -t =alpha beta
+        DEVDESK_ENV=/dev/null bash -c '. "$1/libexec/devdesk-lib.sh"; DD_REGISTRY_LOCKED=1 dd_registry_rename alpha beta' _ "$REPO"
+    ) 9>"$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/registry.json.lock" 3>&- &
+    renamer=$!
+    sleep 0.1
+    echo '{"session_id":"ffffffff-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","source":"clear"}' |
+        TMUX="$DEVDESK_SOCKET,1,0" TMUX_PANE=$pane "$REPO/libexec/devdesk-session-hook"
+    wait "$renamer"
+    [ "$(jq -r '.sessions | keys | join(",")' "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/registry.json")" = beta ]
+    [ "$(jq -r '.sessions.beta.claude_session_id' "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/registry.json")" = ffffffff-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 ]
+}
+
+@test "leftover temp files of killed writers are swept (#12)" {
+    mkdir -p "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/state" "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/context"
+    touch -d '20 minutes ago' "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/state/.alpha.Ab12Cd" "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/context/.alpha.Xy34Zw" "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/registry.json.Qq11Rr"
+    touch "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/state/.beta.Ab12Cd" "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/state/alpha.json"
+    echo '{"session_id":"x"}' | DEVDESK_SESSION=alpha "$REPO/libexec/devdesk-session-hook"
+    [ ! -e "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/state/.alpha.Ab12Cd" ]
+    [ ! -e "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/context/.alpha.Xy34Zw" ]
+    [ ! -e "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/registry.json.Qq11Rr" ]
+    [ -e "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/state/.beta.Ab12Cd" ]
+    [ -e "$DEVDESK_STATE_DIR/state/alpha.json" ]
 }
 
 @test "session hook ignores sessions it does not own" {