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Franklin Agent 3.28.3 — Node version guard

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@VickyXAI VickyXAI released this 13 Jun 18:49
· 194 commits to main since this release

Old Node (< 20.19) crashed at startup with an opaque ERR_REQUIRE_ESM stack trace from deep inside rpc-websockets/uuid. The real requirement was always Node 20.19+ (require(esm)). 3.28.2's >=20.18.0 floor was one patch too low to actually run.

  • Runtime preflight guard. New dependency-free src/preflight.ts, imported before any other module, checks the Node version and on Node < 20.19.0 prints a clear upgrade message (nvm/fnm) and exits cleanly — no node_modules stack trace.
  • Correct engine floor. engines.node >=20.18.0 → >=20.19.0.
  • README updated to Node 20.19+ with the ERR_REQUIRE_ESM crash in the troubleshooting table.