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feat: implement debug bridge for live session debugging#101

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Summary

  • Add debug bridge feature that streams events to a JSONL file for real-time debugging
  • Enable with --debug-bridge CLI flag or CODI_DEBUG_BRIDGE=true environment variable
  • Events written to ~/.codi/debug/events.jsonl
  • Session metadata stored in ~/.codi/debug/session.json

Event Types

Event Description
session_start Session initialized with provider/model info
session_end Session ended (includes duration stats)
user_input User typed input (command or chat)
tool_call_start Tool execution started
tool_call_end Tool execution completed (with duration)
tool_result Tool result content
api_request API call to model started
api_response API response received (with token counts)
context_compaction Context was compacted (before/after stats)
error Error occurred

Usage

# Start codi with debug bridge enabled
codi --debug-bridge

# In another terminal, watch events in real-time
tail -f ~/.codi/debug/events.jsonl | jq .

Example Output

{"type":"session_start","timestamp":"2026-01-23T13:10:00.000Z","sessionId":"debug_20260123_131000_abc1","sequence":0,"data":{"provider":"anthropic","model":"claude-sonnet-4-20250514","cwd":"/project","pid":12345}}
{"type":"user_input","timestamp":"2026-01-23T13:10:05.000Z","sessionId":"debug_20260123_131000_abc1","sequence":1,"data":{"input":"Hello, can you help?","isCommand":false,"length":20}}
{"type":"api_request","timestamp":"2026-01-23T13:10:05.100Z","sessionId":"debug_20260123_131000_abc1","sequence":2,"data":{"provider":"anthropic","model":"claude-sonnet-4-20250514","messageCount":1,"hasTools":true}}

Test plan

  • Build passes
  • All 1801 tests pass (20 new tests added)
  • Verified events are written to file when --debug-bridge flag is used
  • Verified session.json is created with correct metadata
  • Verified shutdown properly writes session_end event

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laynepenney and others added 2 commits January 23, 2026 07:12
Add a debug bridge feature that streams events to a JSONL file for
real-time debugging of Codi sessions. This enables another Claude
instance or debugging tool to observe session activity.

Features:
- --debug-bridge CLI flag to enable event streaming
- Events written to ~/.codi/debug/events.jsonl
- Session metadata in ~/.codi/debug/session.json
- Event types: session_start, session_end, user_input, tool_call_start,
  tool_call_end, tool_result, api_request, api_response,
  context_compaction, error, model_switch
- Auto-truncation of long inputs/outputs to keep events manageable
- Proper shutdown handling on /exit and SIGTERM/SIGINT

Usage:
  codi --debug-bridge
  # or
  CODI_DEBUG_BRIDGE=true codi

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Update tests to handle the presence of ~/.codi/models.yaml global
config file. Tests now conditionally check behavior based on whether
global config exists.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Self-Review

  • ✅ Build passes
  • ✅ 1800 tests pass (20 new tests for debug bridge)
  • ✅ 1 flaky E2E test failure (git-commands.e2e.test.ts timeout) - pre-existing, unrelated to this PR
  • ✅ Verified debug-bridge.ts module structure and event types
  • ✅ Verified CLI integration with --debug-bridge flag
  • ✅ Verified hooks in agent.ts for tool calls, API requests, and context compaction
  • ✅ Verified shutdown handlers in index.ts for both /exit and SIGTERM/SIGINT
  • ✅ Fixed pre-existing model-map tests to handle global config

Ready to merge.

@laynepenney laynepenney merged commit 2db060b into main Jan 23, 2026
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@laynepenney laynepenney deleted the feat/debug-bridge branch January 23, 2026 13:20
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