Current diagnosis: unknown · waiting on a Coldpass test fixThe documented command is an interactive TUI. In a non-TTY process it crashes with termios.error (exit 1) after printing the menu prompt; under a pty it waits on terminal capability queries and never renders.
Recorded action: Repair Coldpass in a new frozen version and schedule test_rerun.
Repair record fix-da3864891ab2d751ddd3 · current status JSON. Original run outcomes remain unchanged.
Failed run: noamopilo/minipy · Oct 18, 2026 · Recorded operation failed.
Repair development: noamopilo/minipy · Oct 18, 2026 · Repair work (development) · not an initial-trial result.
Fix: fix-da3864891ab2d751ddd3.
What the agent did
Launch the minipy CLI menu (README 'Usage': `minipy`) and reach the 'Choose a category' menu; probe kind cli with stays_running.
cd <host-path> && ls -la && cat README.md 2>/dev/null | head -200
cd <host-path> && ls -la .coldpass 2>/dev/null; ls <host-path> ; ls <host-path> 2>/dev/null | head; echo "CDP=$CDP_URL $<env-var>"
cd <host-path> && sed -n 200,400p README.md; echo ----; cat pyproject.toml; echo ----; ls -la <host-path> 2>&1; python3 --version; which uv pip3 2>&1
cd /tmp && (sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y -qq python3-venv python3-tk python3-dev build-essential >/tmp/apt.log 2>&1; echo apt=$?) ; python3 -m venv <host-path> && echo venv_ok
cd /tmp && export NODE_USE_ENV_PROXY=1 && timeout 1500 <host-path> install -q --upgrade pip <host-path> > /tmp/pip.log 2>&1; echo rc=$?; tail -30 /tmp/pip.log
ls -la <host-path> && cd /tmp && cat <host-path> | head -120; ls <host-path> 2>&1
cd /tmp && export TERM=xterm && timeout 8 <host-path> </dev/null > /tmp/mp.out 2>/tmp/mp.err; echo rc=$?; sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*[A-Za-z]//g' /tmp/mp.out | tail -15; echo ---ERR; tail -20 /tmp/mp.err
cd /tmp && export TERM=xterm && (printf '\x1b[B\x1b[B\r'; sleep 2; printf '\x1b[A\r'; sleep 2; printf '\x1b[A\x1b[A\r'; sleep 2; printf 'q') | timeout 15 script -qfc <host-path> /dev/null | sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;?]*[A-Za-z]//g' | tail -25; echo rc=${PIPESTATUS[1]}
cd /tmp && export TERM=xterm && timeout 6 script -qfc <host-path> /dev/null </dev/null 2>/dev/null | sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;?]*[A-Za-z]//g' | grep -o 'Choose a category' | head -1; echo done; mkdir -p <host-path> && ls -la <host-path>; cd <host-path> && git status 2>&1 | head -2
cd /tmp && grep -n "stays_running\|expected_text\|def validate\|pty" <host-path> | head -40
cd /tmp && sed -n 325,400p <host-path>
cd /tmp && export TERM=xterm && (sleep 4; printf 'q'; sleep 1) | timeout 12 script -qfc <host-path> /tmp/pty.log >/dev/null 2>&1; sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;?]*[A-Za-z]//g' /tmp/pty.log | grep -o 'Choose a category[^[]*' | head -2; echo "found-check-done"
cd /tmp && ls -la /tmp/pty.log; head -c 600 /tmp/pty.log | od -c | head -20; grep -a -o 'category' /tmp/pty.log | head -3
cd <host-path> && cat > probe.json <<'EOF'
{"kind":"cli","argv":["<host-path>","stays_running":true,"expected_text":"Choose a category","env":{"TERM":"xterm"}}
EOF
python3 -m json.tool probe.json >/dev/null && echo json_ok; cd <host-path> && <env-var>=<host-path> python3 -I <host-path> --validate; echo rc=$?
cd <host-path> && pkill -f minipy-venv/bin/minipy; pgrep -fa minipy || echo no_leftover; cat > report.json <<'EOF'
{
"outcome": "blocked",
"operation": "Launch the minipy CLI menu (README 'Usage': `minipy`) and reach the 'Choose a category' menu, probe kind cli with stays_running.",
"operation_scope": "Install and launch verified. The menu is interactive (inquirer + blessed) and needs a real TTY that answers terminal capability queries. Under a non-TTY stdin it prints the banner and 'Choose a category', then crashes with termios.error (25, 'Inappropriate ioctl for device') and exit 1. Under a pty (script) it blocks on blessed's terminal queries and never renders. No README-documented non-interactive operation exists; the other features are only reachable through the menu.",
"steps": [
"apt-get install -y python3-venv python3-tk python3-dev build-essential (README 'Installation': sudo apt install python3-tk)",
"python3 -m venv <host-path>",
"<host-path> install <host-path> (pinned checkout, in place of README 'pip install minipy-tools'; exit 0, provides bin/minipy)",
"<host-path> with stdin=/dev/null: banner and 'Choose a category' printed, then termios.error exit 1",
"script -qfc <host-path> (pty): blessed startup queries unanswered, menu never rendered within 5-12s",
"Wrote <host-path> (kind cli, argv [<host-path>, stays_running, expected_text 'Choose a category'); check.py --validate reports valid"
],
"deviations": [
"README 'pip install minipy-tools' replaced by installing the pinned checkout at <host-path> into <host-path>, so the probe runs the source at d192ceb3651da37eda6e1fd52206293e6487dcc7.",
"The earlier failed run's <host-path> did not exist; it was created in this run.",
"No browser, credentials, or API keys were needed or installed. No unit or lint suites were run.",
"Probe run under the checker is likely to fail: the app exits 1 when stdin is not a TTY (observed above), and the stays_running path needs the text to appear while it is still alive. --validate only checks shape, not this behaviour."
],
"stuck_step": "README 'Usage' -> `minipy` (probe argv <host-path>)",
"main_blocker": "The documented command is an interactive TUI. In the checker's non-TTY process it crashes with termios.error (exit 1) after printing the menu prompt; under a pty it waits on terminal capability queries and never renders.",
"fault_owner": "test",
"suggested_fix": "Run the minipy probe under a pseudo-terminal that answers terminal queries (or give the checker a pty option for kind cli stays_running), then expect 'Choose a category'. If that is not possible, the probe needs a non-interactive minipy entry point, which the README does not document; no source change is proposed because the repo's behaviour matches its design."
}
EOF
python3 -m json.tool report.json >/dev/null && echo report_ok; cd <host-path> && <env-var>=<host-path> python3 -I <host-path> --validate; ls -la .coldpass
cd <host-path> && ls -la; pgrep -af 'bin/minipy$' || echo no_leftover
cd <host-path> && cat > report.json <<'EOF'
{
"outcome": "blocked",
"operation": "Launch the minipy CLI menu (README 'Usage': `minipy`) and reach the 'Choose a category' menu; probe kind cli with stays_running.",
"operation_scope": "Install and launch verified. The menu is interactive (inquirer + blessed) and needs a real TTY that answers terminal capability queries. With non-TTY stdin it prints the banner and 'Choose a category', then crashes with termios.error (25, 'Inappropriate ioctl for device') and exit 1. Under a pty (script) it blocks on blessed's terminal queries and never renders. The README documents no non-interactive operation.",
"steps": [
"apt-get install -y python3-venv python3-tk python3-dev build-essential (README 'Installation': sudo apt install python3-tk)",
"python3 -m venv <host-path>",
"<host-path> install <host-path> (pinned checkout, in place of README 'pip install minipy-tools'; exit 0, provides bin/minipy)",
"<host-path> with stdin=/dev/null: banner and 'Choose a category' printed, then termios.error, exit 1",
"script -qfc <host-path> (pty): blessed startup queries unanswered; menu never rendered in 5-12s",
"Wrote .coldpass/probe.json (kind cli, argv [<host-path>, stays_running, expected_text 'Choose a category'); check.py --validate reports valid"
],
"deviations": [
"README 'pip install minipy-tools' replaced by installing the pinned checkout at <host-path> into <host-path>, so the probe runs source at d192ceb3651da37eda6e1fd52206293e6487dcc7.",
"The venv from the earlier failed run did not exist in this VM; it was created in this run.",
"No browser, credentials, or API keys were needed. No unit or lint suites were run.",
"The probe is likely to fail under the real checker: the app exits 1 when stdin is not a TTY (observed). --validate checks shape only, not this behaviour."
],
"stuck_step": "README 'Usage' -> `minipy` (probe argv <host-path>)",
"main_blocker": "The documented command is an interactive TUI. In a non-TTY process it crashes with termios.error (exit 1) after printing the menu prompt; under a pty it waits on terminal capability queries and never renders.",
"fault_owner": "test",
"suggested_fix": "Run the minipy probe under a pseudo-terminal that answers terminal queries (or give the checker a pty option for kind cli stays_running), then expect 'Choose a category'. No source change is proposed: the repo behaves as its interactive design requires, and the README documents no non-interactive entry point."
}
EOF
python3 -m json.tool report.json >/dev/null && echo report_ok; cd <host-path> && <env-var>=<host-path> python3 -I <host-path> --validate; echo rc=$?