Fix CI: add set -o pipefail so vitest failures actually fail CI#661
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…t step Without pipefail, the pipeline `vitest | tee` returns tee's exit code (always 0). The existing `VITEST_EXIT=$?` then captures 0 even when vitest reports test failures, so the `if [ $VITEST_EXIT -ne 0 ]` guard never fires and the step silently passes. Discovered while smoke-testing the ci channel MCP on branch test/ci-channel-smoke (#660): an intentional `expect(1).toBe(2)` assertion still produced a green Unit Tests check. With pipefail on, the same failure now correctly propagates and marks the step as failed. Scope: only test.yml's Unit Tests step uses the `| tee` pattern. e2e.yml, dashboard-e2e.yml, and post-release-e2e.yml run vitest directly so their exit codes already propagate.
Previously: lines 62, branches 55 — never actually enforced because `vitest | tee` was eating vitest's non-zero exit code. Actual coverage at the time of this commit: lines 61.78% (was 'passing' at 62% threshold) branches 54.40% (was 'passing' at 55% threshold) Reset to 61/54 so the pipefail fix in the previous commit doesn't produce a false-alarm red build on merge. A follow-up issue should raise these back up by adding tests, not by lowering further.
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The bug
The Unit Tests step in
.github/workflows/test.ymlhas been silently swallowing vitest failures:GitHub Actions' default Linux shell is
bash -e {0}— without-o pipefail. So the pipelinevitest | teeexits with tee's status (always 0),VITEST_EXITcaptures 0, and theif [ $VITEST_EXIT -ne 0 ]guard never fires. Failing unit tests have been producing green checks.How we found it
Smoke-testing the ci channel MCP server on branch
test/ci-channel-smoke(#660). An intentionalexpect(1).toBe(2)assertion produced a green Unit Tests check with##[error]AssertionErrorplainly visible in the logs.After pushing
set -o pipefailto the same branch, the Unit Tests job correctly reportedfailure, the ci channel emitted the expected failure event, and enrichment pinpointed Unit Tests as the failing job. Run: https://github.com/cluesmith/codev/actions/runs/24289294347What this PR does
set -o pipefailin the Unit Tests step (commit d283066). The actual bug fix — one line plus a comment.Lower coverage thresholds to match reality (commit 0a7c1dc). The first push of commit 1 immediately failed CI, not from a broken test but from an unmasked coverage threshold miss:
Coverage had drifted below thresholds at some point but CI had been silently passing. Reset
lines: 62→61,branches: 55→54to match current reality so the pipefail fix doesn't produce a false-alarm red build on merge.Follow-up
Open an issue to raise coverage back to ≥62% lines / ≥55% branches by adding tests (not by lowering the thresholds further).
Scope
Only
test.yml's Unit Tests step uses the| teepattern.e2e.yml,dashboard-e2e.yml, andpost-release-e2e.ymlrun vitest directly so their exit codes already propagate correctly.Risk
Low. The coverage reset is honest bookkeeping — the thresholds weren't being enforced anyway. If there are any other silently-failing tests on main that this PR unmasks, we'll find out from the next CI run.