Merge pull request #11 from Twest2/StepForge pr/07-platform-interfaces

Introduce the platform adapter layer; extract window context behind it (plan PR 7)

app/main.js

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const { buildRenderAst } = require('../core/renderast');
 const { runExport, EXPORTERS } = require('../exporters');
 const { runExportInWorker } = require('./export-runner');
 const { exportGuideArchive, importGuideArchive, saveLinkedGuide } = require('../core/archive');
-const { createSnapshot, listSnapshots, restoreSnapshot } = require('../core/snapshots');
+const { createSnapshot, listSnapshots, restoreSnapshot, autoSnapshotIfDue } = require('../core/snapshots');
 const { readLock } = require('../core/locks');
 const CaptureService = require('./capture');
 const { TextIntelService } = require('./text-intel');
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ function reindex(guideId) {
   } catch {
     // index failures must never block saves
   }
+  // Automatic backup policy runs on the same save choke point. It is
+  // self-contained and never throws, so it can't affect the save either.
+  autoSnapshotIfDue(store, guideId, settings);
 }
 
 function orderedSteps(guideId) {
@@ -734,6 +737,13 @@ function setupIpc() {
     return guide;
   }, { validate: (a) => c.id(a.guideId) && c.fileName(a.name) });
 
+  // recovery status: corrupt files quarantined this session and search index
+  // health, so the UI can surface them instead of data silently vanishing.
+  h('recovery:status', () => ({
+    quarantined: store.getRecoveryReport(),
+    searchStatus: searchIndex.status,
+  }));
+
   // templates
   const validFormat = (v) => c.oneOf(v, FORMATS);
   h('templates:list', ({ format }) => templates.list(format),
@@ -889,6 +899,9 @@ function setupIpc() {
     dataDir: store.root,
     platform: process.platform,
   }));
+  // Platform capture-capability profile (session type, portal/PipeWire,
+  // xinput, click source, actionable messages) for the diagnostics UI.
+  h('platform:capabilities', () => require('./platform').detectCapabilities());
 }
 
 // ---- lifecycle --------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -916,6 +929,17 @@ if (!gotLock) {
     store = new GuideStore(dataDir);
     settings = new Settings(store.settingsDir);
     searchIndex = new SearchIndex(store.indexDir);
+    // Rebuild/reconcile the index against the library at startup so a missing,
+    // corrupt, or version-mismatched index recovers instead of silently
+    // returning nothing.
+    try {
+      const summary = searchIndex.reconcile(store);
+      if (summary.reindexed || summary.removed || summary.status !== 'ok') {
+        console.log(`[stepforge] search index reconciled: ${JSON.stringify(summary)}`);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(`[stepforge] search reconcile failed: ${err && err.message}`);
+    }
     templates = new TemplateManager(store.templatesDir);
     textIntel = new TextIntelService({
       store,

app/platform/darwin/window-context.js

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { execFileSync } = require('node:child_process');
+
+/**
+ * macOS WindowContextProvider using AppleScript / System Events. Extracted
+ * verbatim from text-intel.js. macOS is not a primary support target, but the
+ * adapter is kept so the shared code has no `process.platform` branch and the
+ * behavior is preserved where it exists. Never throws.
+ */
+function createDarwinWindowContextProvider() {
+  return {
+    async collect() {
+      const script = `
+      set appName to ""
+      set windowTitle to ""
+      tell application "System Events"
+        try
+          set frontApp to first application process whose frontmost is true
+          set appName to name of frontApp
+          try
+            set windowTitle to name of front window of frontApp
+          end try
+        end try
+      end tell
+      return appName & linefeed & windowTitle
+    `;
+      try {
+        const result = execFileSync('osascript', ['-e', script], {
+          encoding: 'utf8',
+          stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+          timeout: 1200,
+        }).trimEnd();
+        const [appName = '', windowTitle = ''] = result.split(/\r?\n/);
+        return { appName, windowTitle };
+      } catch {
+        return { appName: '', windowTitle: '' };
+      }
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = { createDarwinWindowContextProvider };

app/platform/index.js

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * The single factory that selects a platform implementation. The rest of the
+ * app depends on the interfaces in ./interfaces.js and asks this module for a
+ * concrete adapter — it never branches on `process.platform` itself.
+ *
+ * As Linux runtime capture is implemented, its ClickSource / ScreenFrameSource
+ * adapters are added here; today this provides the WindowContextProvider for
+ * every platform and the Linux capability diagnostics.
+ */
+
+const { assertWindowContextProvider } = require('./interfaces');
+
+function detectPlatform(platform = process.platform) {
+  if (platform === 'win32') return 'windows';
+  if (platform === 'darwin') return 'darwin';
+  if (platform === 'linux') return 'linux';
+  return 'unsupported';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build the WindowContextProvider for the current OS. `platform` is injectable
+ * so the selection logic is unit-testable off the target OS.
+ */
+function createWindowContextProvider({ platform = process.platform } = {}) {
+  const os = detectPlatform(platform);
+  let provider;
+  switch (os) {
+    case 'windows':
+      provider = require('./windows/window-context').createWindowsWindowContextProvider();
+      break;
+    case 'darwin':
+      provider = require('./darwin/window-context').createDarwinWindowContextProvider();
+      break;
+    case 'linux':
+      provider = require('./linux/window-context').createLinuxWindowContextProvider();
+      break;
+    default:
+      // Unsupported OS: a null-object provider so callers still work.
+      provider = { async collect() { return { appName: '', windowTitle: '' }; } };
+  }
+  return assertWindowContextProvider(provider);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Capability profile for the current OS (used by diagnostics UI). Only Linux
+ * has a rich profile today; other platforms report their OS and a capable
+ * baseline.
+ */
+function detectCapabilities({ platform = process.platform, env = process.env } = {}) {
+  const os = detectPlatform(platform);
+  if (os === 'linux') {
+    return require('./linux/diagnostics').detectLinuxCapabilities({ env });
+  }
+  return {
+    os,
+    sessionType: os,
+    isWayland: false,
+    clickCapture: os === 'windows' ? 'windows-hook' : os,
+    screenCapture: os,
+    messages: [],
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = { detectPlatform, createWindowContextProvider, detectCapabilities };

app/platform/interfaces.js

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Platform adapter interfaces (documentation + light runtime shape checks).
+ *
+ * The platform-neutral capture/text-intel code consumes these interfaces and
+ * never inspects `process.platform` itself. `app/platform/index.js` is the
+ * only module that selects a concrete implementation. New OS support is a new
+ * set of files under `app/platform/<os>/`, not more conditionals inside the
+ * shared code.
+ *
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * WindowContextProvider
+ *   collect(osPoint?: {x,y}) -> Promise<{
+ *     appName, windowTitle,
+ *     elementLabel?, elementRole?, elementClass?, elementValue?
+ *   }>
+ *   Best-effort foreground window / clicked-element context. Never throws;
+ *   returns {} (or partial) when unavailable.
+ *
+ * ClickSource   (runtime capture — implemented incrementally per platform)
+ *   describe() -> { source, coordinates: boolean, keyboard: boolean }
+ *     source ∈ 'windows-hook' | 'x11' | 'evdev-x11' | 'evdev-wayland' |
+ *              'wayland-portal' | 'hotkey' | 'interval' | 'unavailable'
+ *
+ * PowerPolicy
+ *   setRecording(recording: boolean) -> void
+ *   Holds/releases OS power + throttling state for the recording lifecycle.
+ *
+ * PlatformCapabilities  (from index.detectCapabilities())
+ *   { os, sessionType, isWayland, hasXinput, canSandbox, ... }
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+// Interface names, exported so adapters and tests can reference a single
+// source of truth for the contract identifiers.
+const INTERFACES = Object.freeze([
+  'WindowContextProvider',
+  'ClickSource',
+  'PowerPolicy',
+]);
+
+const CLICK_SOURCES = Object.freeze([
+  'windows-hook',
+  'x11',
+  'evdev-x11',
+  'evdev-wayland',
+  'wayland-portal',
+  'hotkey',
+  'interval',
+  'unavailable',
+]);
+
+/** Assert a value looks like a WindowContextProvider (has async collect()). */
+function assertWindowContextProvider(provider) {
+  if (!provider || typeof provider.collect !== 'function') {
+    throw new Error('platform: WindowContextProvider must implement collect()');
+  }
+  return provider;
+}
+
+module.exports = { INTERFACES, CLICK_SOURCES, assertWindowContextProvider };

app/platform/linux/diagnostics.js

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const { execFileSync } = require('node:child_process');
+
+/**
+ * Linux capture-capability diagnostics. Detects the session type, portal /
+ * PipeWire availability, xinput, readable input devices, and the sandbox
+ * situation, and turns them into an actionable capability profile the UI can
+ * show instead of console-only failures.
+ *
+ * Pure detection with injectable probes so it is unit-testable without a real
+ * desktop session.
+ */
+
+function defaultHasBinary(name) {
+  try {
+    execFileSync('which', [name], { stdio: 'pipe' });
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+function detectSessionType(env = process.env) {
+  const t = String(env.XDG_SESSION_TYPE || '').toLowerCase();
+  if (t === 'wayland' || t === 'x11') return t;
+  if (env.WAYLAND_DISPLAY) return 'wayland';
+  if (env.DISPLAY) return 'x11';
+  return 'unknown';
+}
+
+function detectLinuxCapabilities({
+  env = process.env,
+  hasBinary = defaultHasBinary,
+  existsSync = fs.existsSync,
+  readdirSync = fs.readdirSync,
+} = {}) {
+  const sessionType = detectSessionType(env);
+  const isWayland = sessionType === 'wayland';
+
+  // XDG Desktop Portal + PipeWire are how Wayland screen capture works.
+  const hasPortalBus = Boolean(env.DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS);
+  let hasPipeWire = false;
+  try {
+    hasPipeWire = hasBinary('pipewire') || existsSync(`/run/user/${process.getuid ? process.getuid() : ''}/pipewire-0`);
+  } catch {
+    hasPipeWire = hasBinary('pipewire');
+  }
+
+  const hasXinput = hasBinary('xinput');
+  const hasXprop = hasBinary('xprop');
+
+  // Readable /dev/input event nodes gate the evdev click fallback.
+  let readableInputDevices = 0;
+  try {
+    for (const name of readdirSync('/dev/input')) {
+      if (!/^event\d+$/.test(name)) continue;
+      try { fs.accessSync(`/dev/input/${name}`, fs.constants.R_OK); readableInputDevices += 1; } catch { /* not readable */ }
+    }
+  } catch { /* /dev/input not present */ }
+
+  // Determine the click-capture profile for this session.
+  let clickCapture;
+  if (!isWayland && hasXinput) clickCapture = 'x11-xinput';
+  else if (readableInputDevices > 0) clickCapture = isWayland ? 'evdev-wayland' : 'evdev-x11';
+  else clickCapture = 'hotkey-or-interval-only';
+
+  const messages = [];
+  if (isWayland && !hasPipeWire) {
+    messages.push('Wayland screen capture needs PipeWire and the XDG Desktop Portal. Install pipewire and xdg-desktop-portal.');
+  }
+  if (isWayland && !hasPortalBus) {
+    messages.push('No D-Bus session bus detected; the screen-share portal cannot be reached.');
+  }
+  if (!isWayland && !hasXinput) {
+    messages.push('xinput not found: per-click capture with a marker is unavailable on X11 without it.');
+  }
+  if (clickCapture === 'hotkey-or-interval-only') {
+    messages.push('No global click source available. Recording falls back to a hotkey or interval trigger.');
+  }
+
+  return {
+    os: 'linux',
+    sessionType,
+    isWayland,
+    hasPortalBus,
+    hasPipeWire,
+    hasXinput,
+    hasXprop,
+    readableInputDevices,
+    clickCapture,
+    // Portal capture is the safe Wayland baseline; X11 can grab directly.
+    screenCapture: isWayland ? 'wayland-portal' : 'x11-direct',
+    messages,
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = { detectLinuxCapabilities, detectSessionType };

app/platform/linux/window-context.js

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { execFileSync } = require('node:child_process');
+
+function hasBinary(name) {
+  try {
+    execFileSync('which', [name], { stdio: 'pipe' });
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Linux (X11) WindowContextProvider using xprop on the active window. On
+ * Wayland xprop only sees XWayland clients, so context is best-effort; the
+ * portal-based capture path does not depend on it. Extracted verbatim from
+ * text-intel.js. Never throws.
+ */
+function createLinuxWindowContextProvider() {
+  return {
+    async collect() {
+      try {
+        if (!hasBinary('xprop')) return { appName: '', windowTitle: '' };
+        const active = execFileSync('xprop', ['-root', '_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW'], {
+          encoding: 'utf8',
+          stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+          timeout: 1200,
+        });
+        const activeMatch = active.match(/window id # (0x[0-9a-fA-F]+)/);
+        if (!activeMatch) return { appName: '', windowTitle: '' };
+        const winId = activeMatch[1];
+        const details = execFileSync('xprop', ['-id', winId, '_NET_WM_NAME', 'WM_NAME', 'WM_CLASS'], {
+          encoding: 'utf8',
+          stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+          timeout: 1200,
+        });
+        const titleMatch = details.match(/(?:_NET_WM_NAME\(UTF8_STRING\)|WM_NAME\(STRING\)|WM_NAME\(UTF8_STRING\)) = "([^"]*)"/);
+        const classMatch = details.match(/WM_CLASS\(STRING\) = "([^"]*)"(?:, "([^"]*)")?/);
+        return {
+          appName: classMatch ? (classMatch[2] || classMatch[1] || '') : '',
+          windowTitle: titleMatch ? titleMatch[1] : '',
+        };
+      } catch {
+        return { appName: '', windowTitle: '' };
+      }
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = { createLinuxWindowContextProvider, hasBinary };

app/platform/windows/window-context.js

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { execFile } = require('node:child_process');
+
+/**
+ * Windows WindowContextProvider. Reads the foreground window (Win32) and, when
+ * a click point is given, the UI Automation element under it. Best-effort:
+ * resolves {} on any failure. Extracted verbatim from text-intel.js so the
+ * shared code carries no `process.platform` branch.
+ */
+function createWindowsWindowContextProvider() {
+  return {
+    async collect(osPoint = null) {
+      const hasPoint = osPoint && Number.isFinite(osPoint.x) && Number.isFinite(osPoint.y);
+      const clickX = hasPoint ? Number(osPoint.x) : 0;
+      const clickY = hasPoint ? Number(osPoint.y) : 0;
+      const script = `
+      $clickX = ${clickX};
+      $clickY = ${clickY};
+      $elementLabel = '';
+      $elementRole = '';
+      $elementClass = '';
+      $elementProcessId = 0;
+      $elementValue = '';
+      if (${hasPoint ? '$true' : '$false'}) {
+        try {
+          Add-Type -AssemblyName UIAutomationClient,UIAutomationTypes,WindowsBase | Out-Null
+          $point = New-Object System.Windows.Point($clickX, $clickY);
+          $element = [System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement]::FromPoint($point);
+          if ($element) {
+            $current = $element.Current;
+            $elementLabel = $current.Name;
+            $elementRole = $current.LocalizedControlType;
+            $elementClass = $current.ClassName;
+            $elementProcessId = $current.ProcessId;
+            try {
+              $valPattern = [System.Windows.Automation.ValuePattern]::Pattern;
+              if ($element.GetSupportedPatterns() -contains $valPattern) {
+                $elementValue = $element.GetCurrentPattern($valPattern).Current.Value;
+              }
+            } catch { }
+          }
+        } catch { }
+      }
+      Add-Type @"
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
+public static class Win32 {
+  [DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern IntPtr GetForegroundWindow();
+  [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
+  public static extern int GetWindowText(IntPtr hWnd, StringBuilder text, int count);
+  [DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern uint GetWindowThreadProcessId(IntPtr hWnd, out uint processId);
+}
+"@;
+      $hWnd = [Win32]::GetForegroundWindow();
+      $sb = New-Object System.Text.StringBuilder 512;
+      [void][Win32]::GetWindowText($hWnd, $sb, $sb.Capacity);
+      $pid = 0;
+      [void][Win32]::GetWindowThreadProcessId($hWnd, [ref]$pid);
+      $proc = Get-Process -Id $pid -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1;
+      $out = [ordered]@{
+        appName = if ($proc) { $proc.ProcessName } else { '' };
+        windowTitle = $sb.ToString();
+        elementLabel = $elementLabel;
+        elementRole = $elementRole;
+        elementClass = $elementClass;
+        elementValue = $elementValue;
+        elementProcessId = $elementProcessId;
+        pid = $pid;
+      };
+      $out | ConvertTo-Json -Compress;
+    `;
+      return new Promise((resolve) => {
+        execFile('powershell.exe', ['-NoProfile', '-NonInteractive', '-ExecutionPolicy', 'Bypass', '-Command', script], {
+          encoding: 'utf8',
+          timeout: 4000,
+          windowsHide: true,
+        }, (err, stdout) => {
+          if (err) { resolve({}); return; }
+          try { resolve(JSON.parse(stdout.trim() || '{}')); } catch { resolve({}); }
+        });
+      });
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = { createWindowsWindowContextProvider };

app/preload.js

@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ const api = {
     create: invoke('snapshots:create'),
     restore: invoke('snapshots:restore'),
   },
+  recovery: {
+    status: invoke('recovery:status'),
+  },
   templates: {
     list: invoke('templates:list'),
     load: invoke('templates:load'),
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ const api = {
   },
   app: {
     info: invoke('app:info'),
+    platformCapabilities: invoke('platform:capabilities'),
   },
 };
 

app/renderer/editor.js

@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class GuideEditor {
     this.currentZoom = 'fit';
     this.pendingSave = false;
     this.pendingGuideSave = false;
+    this.saveError = null;
     this.canvasHistory = [];
     this.canvasFuture = [];
     this.beforeCanvasSnapshot = null;
@@ -151,9 +152,14 @@ class GuideEditor {
 
   setActive(active) {
     this.active = Boolean(active);
-    // Leaving the editor cancels any in-flight AI request for this guide so a
-    // slow response can't resolve against a guide the user has closed.
     if (!this.active && this.guideId) {
+      // Leaving the editor: flush pending debounced saves so navigation can
+      // never drop the last edit (failures keep the dirty state and retry),
+      // and cancel any in-flight AI request for this guide so a slow response
+      // can't resolve against a guide the user has closed.
+      if (this.pendingSave || this.pendingGuideSave) {
+        this.saveAll().catch(() => {});
+      }
       api.ai.cancel({ guideId: this.guideId }).catch(() => {});
     }
   }
@@ -319,6 +325,7 @@ class GuideEditor {
       selectedAnnotationId: this.selectedAnnotationId,
       linked: Boolean(this.guide && this.guide.linkedSource),
       dirty: this.pendingSave || this.pendingGuideSave || this.descriptionDirty || this.titleDirty,
+      saveError: this.saveError || null,
       view: 'editor',
     };
   }
@@ -1424,8 +1431,22 @@ class GuideEditor {
 
   async flushStep(step = this.currentStep) {
     if (!step) return;
+    // Clear the dirty flag only AFTER a durable save. Clearing it first meant
+    // a rejected IPC save silently lost the unsaved state (and this runs from
+    // a debounce that does not handle rejections). Keep it dirty on failure,
+    // surface it, and retry on the next edit or explicit save.
+    let saved;
+    try {
+      saved = await api.step.save({ guideId: this.guideId, step });
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.pendingSave = true;
+      this.saveError = (err && err.message) || 'Save failed';
+      this.emitMeta();
+      this.onToast('Could not save this step — your changes are kept. Retrying…', { error: true });
+      return null;
+    }
     this.pendingSave = false;
-    const saved = await api.step.save({ guideId: this.guideId, step });
+    this.saveError = null;
     const committed = this.commitSavedStep(saved);
     if (this.selectedStepId === committed.stepId) {
       this.renderStepList();
@@ -1470,8 +1491,17 @@ class GuideEditor {
 
   async flushGuide() {
     if (!this.guide) return;
+    try {
+      await api.guide.save({ guide: this.guide });
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.pendingGuideSave = true;
+      this.saveError = (err && err.message) || 'Save failed';
+      this.emitMeta();
+      this.onToast('Could not save guide details — your changes are kept. Retrying…', { error: true });
+      return;
+    }
     this.pendingGuideSave = false;
-    await api.guide.save({ guide: this.guide });
+    this.saveError = null;
     this.emitMeta();
   }
 

app/text-intel.js

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 const fs = require('node:fs');
 const path = require('node:path');
-const { execFileSync, execFile } = require('node:child_process');
 
 const {
   DEFAULT_CAPTURE_TITLES,
@@ -23,15 +22,6 @@ const OCR_CROP = {
   height: 220,
 };
 
-function hasBinary(name) {
-  try {
-    execFileSync('which', [name], { stdio: 'pipe' });
-    return true;
-  } catch {
-    return false;
-  }
-}
-
 function clamp(v, min, max) {
   return Math.min(max, Math.max(min, v));
 }
@@ -63,6 +53,7 @@ class TextIntelService {
     dataDir,
     fetchImpl = global.fetch,
     screenApi = null,
+    windowContextProvider = null,
   }) {
     this.store = store;
     this.settings = settings;
@@ -70,6 +61,10 @@ class TextIntelService {
     this.dataDir = dataDir;
     this.fetch = fetchImpl;
     this.screen = screenApi;
+    // OS-specific foreground-window/element detection is a platform adapter.
+    // This code no longer branches on process.platform; the factory selects it.
+    this.windowContext = windowContextProvider
+      || require('./platform').createWindowContextProvider();
     this.worker = null;
     this.workerPromise = null;
     this.workerQueue = Promise.resolve();
@@ -271,135 +266,13 @@ class TextIntelService {
 
   async collectForegroundWindowContext(osPoint = null) {
     try {
-      if (process.platform === 'win32') return this.collectWindowsWindowContext(osPoint);
-      if (process.platform === 'darwin') return this.collectMacWindowContext();
-      if (process.platform === 'linux') return this.collectLinuxWindowContext();
+      return await this.windowContext.collect(osPoint);
     } catch {
       // best effort only
+      return { appName: '', windowTitle: '' };
     }
-    return { appName: '', windowTitle: '' };
   }
 
-  async collectWindowsWindowContext(osPoint = null) {
-    const hasPoint = osPoint && Number.isFinite(osPoint.x) && Number.isFinite(osPoint.y);
-    const clickX = hasPoint ? Number(osPoint.x) : 0;
-    const clickY = hasPoint ? Number(osPoint.y) : 0;
-    const script = `
-      $clickX = ${clickX};
-      $clickY = ${clickY};
-      $elementLabel = '';
-      $elementRole = '';
-      $elementClass = '';
-      $elementProcessId = 0;
-      $elementValue = '';
-      if (${hasPoint ? '$true' : '$false'}) {
-        try {
-          Add-Type -AssemblyName UIAutomationClient,UIAutomationTypes,WindowsBase | Out-Null
-          $point = New-Object System.Windows.Point($clickX, $clickY);
-          $element = [System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement]::FromPoint($point);
-          if ($element) {
-            $current = $element.Current;
-            $elementLabel = $current.Name;
-            $elementRole = $current.LocalizedControlType;
-            $elementClass = $current.ClassName;
-            $elementProcessId = $current.ProcessId;
-            try {
-              $valPattern = [System.Windows.Automation.ValuePattern]::Pattern;
-              if ($element.GetSupportedPatterns() -contains $valPattern) {
-                $elementValue = $element.GetCurrentPattern($valPattern).Current.Value;
-              }
-            } catch { }
-          }
-        } catch { }
-      }
-      Add-Type @"
-using System;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Text;
-public static class Win32 {
-  [DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern IntPtr GetForegroundWindow();
-  [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
-  public static extern int GetWindowText(IntPtr hWnd, StringBuilder text, int count);
-  [DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern uint GetWindowThreadProcessId(IntPtr hWnd, out uint processId);
-}
-"@;
-      $hWnd = [Win32]::GetForegroundWindow();
-      $sb = New-Object System.Text.StringBuilder 512;
-      [void][Win32]::GetWindowText($hWnd, $sb, $sb.Capacity);
-      $pid = 0;
-      [void][Win32]::GetWindowThreadProcessId($hWnd, [ref]$pid);
-      $proc = Get-Process -Id $pid -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1;
-      $out = [ordered]@{
-        appName = if ($proc) { $proc.ProcessName } else { '' };
-        windowTitle = $sb.ToString();
-        elementLabel = $elementLabel;
-        elementRole = $elementRole;
-        elementClass = $elementClass;
-        elementValue = $elementValue;
-        elementProcessId = $elementProcessId;
-        pid = $pid;
-      };
-      $out | ConvertTo-Json -Compress;
-    `;
-    return new Promise(resolve => {
-      execFile('powershell.exe', ['-NoProfile', '-NonInteractive', '-ExecutionPolicy', 'Bypass', '-Command', script], {
-        encoding: 'utf8',
-        timeout: 4000,
-        windowsHide: true,
-      }, (err, stdout) => {
-        if (err) { resolve({}); return; }
-        try { resolve(JSON.parse(stdout.trim() || '{}')); }
-        catch { resolve({}); }
-      });
-    });
-  }
-
-  collectMacWindowContext() {
-    const script = `
-      set appName to ""
-      set windowTitle to ""
-      tell application "System Events"
-        try
-          set frontApp to first application process whose frontmost is true
-          set appName to name of frontApp
-          try
-            set windowTitle to name of front window of frontApp
-          end try
-        end try
-      end tell
-      return appName & linefeed & windowTitle
-    `;
-    const result = execFileSync('osascript', ['-e', script], {
-      encoding: 'utf8',
-      stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
-      timeout: 1200,
-    }).trimEnd();
-    const [appName = '', windowTitle = ''] = result.split(/\r?\n/);
-    return { appName, windowTitle };
-  }
-
-  collectLinuxWindowContext() {
-    if (!hasBinary('xprop')) return { appName: '', windowTitle: '' };
-    const active = execFileSync('xprop', ['-root', '_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW'], {
-      encoding: 'utf8',
-      stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
-      timeout: 1200,
-    });
-    const activeMatch = active.match(/window id # (0x[0-9a-fA-F]+)/);
-    if (!activeMatch) return { appName: '', windowTitle: '' };
-    const winId = activeMatch[1];
-    const details = execFileSync('xprop', ['-id', winId, '_NET_WM_NAME', 'WM_NAME', 'WM_CLASS'], {
-      encoding: 'utf8',
-      stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
-      timeout: 1200,
-    });
-    const titleMatch = details.match(/(?:_NET_WM_NAME\(UTF8_STRING\)|WM_NAME\(STRING\)|WM_NAME\(UTF8_STRING\)) = "([^"]*)"/);
-    const classMatch = details.match(/WM_CLASS\(STRING\) = "([^"]*)"(?:, "([^"]*)")?/);
-    return {
-      appName: classMatch ? (classMatch[2] || classMatch[1] || '') : '',
-      windowTitle: titleMatch ? titleMatch[1] : '',
-    };
-  }
 
   async buildCaptureTitle({ mode, frame, clickPos, clickMeta = null }) {
     const ctx = await this.buildCaptureContext({ mode, frame, clickPos, clickMeta });
@@ -624,6 +497,10 @@ public static class Win32 {
       if (!guide || !step) {
         return { ok: false, reason: 'Guide or step not found.' };
       }
+      // Snapshot the revision now: AI generation is slow, and the user may
+      // edit the step meanwhile. We save with this expectedRevision so a
+      // response built from stale data cannot overwrite a newer user edit.
+      const baseRevision = Number.isInteger(step.revision) ? step.revision : 0;
 
       const currentBlock = blockId
         ? [...(step.textBlocks || []), ...(step.codeBlocks || []), ...(step.tableBlocks || [])].find((b) => b.id === blockId) || null
@@ -716,8 +593,26 @@ public static class Win32 {
         guideId,
       });
       const patch = normalizeAiPatch(raw);
-      const updated = applyAiPatchToStep(step, patch, { target, blockId });
-      const saved = this.store.saveStep(guideId, updated);
+      // Re-read the step: while generation ran, a capture auto-doc or another
+      // background write may have advanced it. Apply the patch to the current
+      // step and save with the original expected revision so a user edit made
+      // during generation causes a conflict instead of a silent overwrite.
+      let currentStep = step;
+      try {
+        currentStep = this.store.getStep(guideId, stepId) || step;
+      } catch {
+        currentStep = step;
+      }
+      const updated = applyAiPatchToStep(currentStep, patch, { target, blockId });
+      let saved;
+      try {
+        saved = this.store.saveStep(guideId, updated, { expectedRevision: baseRevision });
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (err && err.code === 'STEPFORGE_REVISION_CONFLICT') {
+          return { ok: false, reason: 'The step changed while AI was generating; nothing was overwritten.' };
+        }
+        throw err;
+      }
       return { ok: true, step: saved, patch };
     } catch (err) {
       return { ok: false, reason: err && err.message ? err.message : 'AI generation failed.' };

core/archive.js

@@ -124,18 +124,40 @@ function importGuideArchive(store, file, { mode = 'copy' } = {}) {
 }
 
 function finalizeImport(store, newGuide, idMap, stepJsons, stepFiles) {
+  // Transactional import: validate the guide and EVERY step first, then write
+  // the whole guide into a temporary staging directory, and only publish it
+  // with a single atomic rename. Previously guide.json was written before the
+  // steps validated, so a bad step left a partial guide in the library.
   validateGuide(newGuide);
-  writeJsonSync(path.join(store.guideDir(newGuide.guideId), 'guide.json'), newGuide);
-
+  const normalizedSteps = [];
   for (const [stepId, { raw }] of stepJsons) {
     const step = normalizeStep({ ...raw, stepId });
     step.parentStepId = raw.parentStepId ? idMap.get(raw.parentStepId) || null : null;
-    validateStep(step);
-    const dir = store.stepDir(newGuide.guideId, stepId);
-    writeJsonSync(path.join(dir, 'step.json'), step);
-    for (const { name, data } of stepFiles.get(stepId) || []) {
-      atomicWriteFileSync(path.join(dir, name), data);
+    validateStep(step); // throws before anything is written on a bad step
+    normalizedSteps.push([stepId, step]);
+  }
+
+  const finalDir = store.guideDir(newGuide.guideId);
+  if (fs.existsSync(finalDir)) throw new Error(`guide already exists: ${newGuide.guideId}`);
+  const stagingDir = `${finalDir}.importing-${Date.now()}`;
+  fs.rmSync(stagingDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  try {
+    fs.mkdirSync(stagingDir, { recursive: true });
+    writeJsonSync(path.join(stagingDir, 'guide.json'), newGuide);
+    for (const [stepId, step] of normalizedSteps) {
+      const dir = path.join(stagingDir, 'steps', stepId);
+      fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+      writeJsonSync(path.join(dir, 'step.json'), step);
+      for (const { name, data } of stepFiles.get(stepId) || []) {
+        atomicWriteFileSync(path.join(dir, name), data);
+      }
     }
+    // Publish atomically. If the final dir appeared meanwhile, fail cleanly.
+    if (fs.existsSync(finalDir)) throw new Error(`guide already exists: ${newGuide.guideId}`);
+    fs.renameSync(stagingDir, finalDir);
+  } catch (err) {
+    fs.rmSync(stagingDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    throw err;
   }
   return store.getGuide(newGuide.guideId);
 }
@@ -160,7 +182,9 @@ function saveLinkedGuide(store, guideId, { force = false } = {}) {
     store.saveGuide(guide, { touch: false });
     return { saved: true, path: target };
   } finally {
-    releaseLock(target);
+    // Release by our acquisition token so we never remove a lock a concurrent
+    // force-steal replaced with theirs.
+    releaseLock(target, { lock: result.lock });
   }
 }
 

core/locks.js

@@ -20,18 +20,39 @@ function lockPathFor(archivePath) {
   return path.join(dir, `${stem}.lock-sfgz`);
 }
 
-function currentHolder() {
+function currentProcess() {
   return { host: os.hostname(), user: os.userInfo().username, pid: process.pid };
 }
 
+function currentHolder() {
+  return {
+    ...currentProcess(),
+    // Random per-acquisition token so two processes that happen to share
+    // host+user+pid space (containers, pid reuse) still compare distinctly,
+    // and so a steal can be detected by the previous holder.
+    token: `${Date.now().toString(36)}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 10)}`,
+  };
+}
+
 function readLock(archivePath) {
   return readJsonIfExists(lockPathFor(archivePath), null);
 }
 
-function sameHolder(a, b) {
+// Process identity (host+user+pid). Used to decide whether an existing lock is
+// held by *this process* (safe to re-acquire) or someone else (a conflict).
+function sameProcess(a, b) {
   return a && b && a.host === b.host && a.user === b.user && a.pid === b.pid;
 }
 
+// Exact-acquisition identity via the per-acquisition token. Used by release so
+// a caller only removes the lock it actually took (never one a force-steal
+// replaced with its own).
+function sameAcquisition(existing, owner) {
+  if (!existing || !owner) return false;
+  if (owner.token) return existing.token === owner.token;
+  return sameProcess(existing, owner);
+}
+
 function isStale(lock, now = Date.now()) {
   const t = Date.parse(lock && lock.acquiredAt);
   return !Number.isFinite(t) || now - t > STALE_AFTER_MS;
@@ -44,24 +65,49 @@ function isStale(lock, now = Date.now()) {
  */
 function acquireLock(archivePath, { force = false } = {}) {
   const file = lockPathFor(archivePath);
-  const existing = readLock(archivePath);
   const me = currentHolder();
-  if (existing && !sameHolder(existing, me) && !isStale(existing) && !force) {
+  const lock = { ...me, acquiredAt: nowIso() };
+  const payload = JSON.stringify(lock, null, 2);
+
+  // Fast path: exclusive create. Only one writer wins the O_CREAT|O_EXCL race,
+  // so two processes can't both believe they hold the lock (the old
+  // read-then-write left exactly that window open).
+  try {
+    fs.writeFileSync(file, payload, { flag: 'wx' });
+    return { acquired: true, lock };
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err.code !== 'EEXIST') throw err;
+  }
+
+  // A lock already exists. We may take it over only if this process already
+  // holds it, it is stale, or the caller is force-stealing (user confirmed).
+  const existing = readLock(archivePath);
+  if (existing && !sameProcess(existing, me) && !isStale(existing) && !force) {
     return { acquired: false, conflict: existing };
   }
-  const lock = { ...me, acquiredAt: nowIso() };
-  fs.writeFileSync(file, JSON.stringify(lock, null, 2));
+  // Overwrite to claim ownership (our token now identifies the lock).
+  fs.writeFileSync(file, payload);
   return { acquired: true, lock };
 }
 
-/** Release only if we are the holder (or force). */
-function releaseLock(archivePath, { force = false } = {}) {
+/**
+ * Release only if we are the holder (or force). Pass the `lock` (or its
+ * `token`) returned by acquireLock so ownership is matched by token — the
+ * per-acquisition token means a fresh currentHolder() would not match.
+ */
+function releaseLock(archivePath, { force = false, lock = null, token = null } = {}) {
   const file = lockPathFor(archivePath);
   const existing = readLock(archivePath);
   if (!existing) return true;
-  if (!force && !sameHolder(existing, currentHolder())) return false;
+  // With no explicit lock/token, fall back to process identity (the legacy
+  // "release my own lock" path) rather than a fresh token that can't match.
+  const owner = lock || (token ? { token } : currentProcess());
+  if (!force && !sameAcquisition(existing, owner)) return false;
   fs.rmSync(file, { force: true });
   return true;
 }
 
-module.exports = { lockPathFor, readLock, acquireLock, releaseLock, isStale, STALE_AFTER_MS };
+module.exports = {
+  lockPathFor, readLock, acquireLock, releaseLock, isStale, STALE_AFTER_MS,
+  sameProcess, sameAcquisition,
+};

core/schema.js

@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ function createGuide(fields = {}) {
     favorite: Boolean(fields.favorite),
     linkedSource: fields.linkedSource || null,
     exportProfiles: { ...(fields.exportProfiles || {}) },
+    // Monotonic revision for optimistic concurrency. Absent in v1 data (reads
+    // as 0), bumped on every store write.
+    revision: Number.isInteger(fields.revision) && fields.revision >= 0 ? fields.revision : 0,
   };
 }
 
@@ -89,6 +92,8 @@ function createStep(fields = {}) {
     captureMetadata: (fields.captureMetadata && typeof fields.captureMetadata === 'object' && !Array.isArray(fields.captureMetadata))
       ? { ...fields.captureMetadata }
       : null,
+    // Monotonic revision for optimistic concurrency (see createGuide).
+    revision: Number.isInteger(fields.revision) && fields.revision >= 0 ? fields.revision : 0,
   };
 }
 

core/search.js

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const { blockText } = require('./blocks');
  * specific step in the editor.
  */
 
-const INDEX_VERSION = 1;
+const INDEX_VERSION = 2;
 
 function tokenize(text) {
   if (!text) return [];
@@ -27,20 +27,82 @@ function tokenize(text) {
 class SearchIndex {
   constructor(indexDir) {
     this.file = path.join(indexDir, 'search-index.json');
+    // Per-guide source fingerprints so a startup reconcile can tell which
+    // guides changed while the app was closed, without re-reading every step.
+    this.fingerprints = {}; // guideId -> fingerprint string
+    // Recovery status surfaced to the UI: 'ok' | 'reset' (missing/corrupt/
+    // version mismatch) | 'reconciled' (rebuilt from the store at startup).
+    this.status = 'ok';
+    const fileExisted = require('node:fs').existsSync(this.file);
     const stored = readJsonIfExists(this.file, null);
-    if (stored && stored.version === INDEX_VERSION) {
+    if (stored && stored.version === INDEX_VERSION && stored.docs && typeof stored.docs === 'object') {
       this.docs = stored.docs;
+      this.fingerprints = stored.fingerprints || {};
     } else {
+      // Missing, corrupt, or an older index version: start empty and mark it,
+      // so reconcile() rebuilds from the store instead of silently staying
+      // blank (which made search "work" but return nothing). A file that
+      // existed but could not be used is a 'reset' (recovery-worthy); a
+      // genuinely absent index on first run is just 'ok'.
       this.docs = {}; // docKey -> { guideId, stepId, title, text, updatedAt }
+      this.status = fileExisted ? 'reset' : 'ok';
     }
   }
 
   persist() {
-    writeJsonSync(this.file, { version: INDEX_VERSION, docs: this.docs });
+    writeJsonSync(this.file, {
+      version: INDEX_VERSION,
+      docs: this.docs,
+      fingerprints: this.fingerprints,
+    });
+  }
+
+  static fingerprint(guide) {
+    return `${guide.updatedAt || ''}:${Number.isInteger(guide.revision) ? guide.revision : 0}`;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reconcile the index against the store at startup: reindex guides that are
+   * new or changed (by fingerprint), and drop index entries for guides that no
+   * longer exist. Returns a summary with a recovery status for the UI.
+   */
+  reconcile(store) {
+    const guides = store.listGuides();
+    const liveIds = new Set(guides.map((g) => g.guideId));
+    let reindexed = 0;
+    let removed = 0;
+
+    // Drop docs/fingerprints for guides that are gone.
+    for (const key of Object.keys(this.fingerprints)) {
+      if (!liveIds.has(key)) {
+        this.removeGuide(key, { persist: false });
+        delete this.fingerprints[key];
+        removed += 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (const guide of guides) {
+      const fp = SearchIndex.fingerprint(guide);
+      const indexed = this.fingerprints[guide.guideId];
+      const hasDoc = Boolean(this.docs[`g:${guide.guideId}`]);
+      if (indexed === fp && hasDoc) continue; // unchanged
+      try {
+        this.indexGuide(guide, store.listSteps(guide.guideId), { persist: false });
+        reindexed += 1;
+      } catch {
+        // A single unreadable guide must not abort the whole reconcile.
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.persist();
+    if (this.status === 'reset' || reindexed > 0 || removed > 0) {
+      this.status = this.status === 'reset' ? 'reset' : 'reconciled';
+    }
+    return { status: this.status, reindexed, removed, total: guides.length };
   }
 
   /** (Re)index one guide and all of its steps. */
-  indexGuide(guide, stepsMap) {
+  indexGuide(guide, stepsMap, { persist = true } = {}) {
     this.removeGuide(guide.guideId, { persist: false });
 
     const placeholderText = Object.entries(guide.placeholders || {})
@@ -69,13 +131,15 @@ class SearchIndex {
         updatedAt: guide.updatedAt,
       };
     }
-    this.persist();
+    this.fingerprints[guide.guideId] = SearchIndex.fingerprint(guide);
+    if (persist) this.persist();
   }
 
   removeGuide(guideId, { persist = true } = {}) {
     for (const key of Object.keys(this.docs)) {
       if (this.docs[key].guideId === guideId) delete this.docs[key];
     }
+    delete this.fingerprints[guideId];
     if (persist) this.persist();
   }
 

core/snapshots.js

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 const fs = require('node:fs');
 const path = require('node:path');
 const { zipDirSync, extractZipSync } = require('./zip');
-const { atomicWriteFileSync } = require('./util');
+const { atomicWriteFileSync, readJsonSync } = require('./util');
+const { validateGuide } = require('./schema');
 
 /**
  * Snapshot backups: a zip of the guide directory (excluding history/) stored
@@ -16,7 +17,11 @@ function snapshotsDir(store, guideId) {
 }
 
 function snapshotName(label) {
-  const stamp = new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, '-').replace(/-\d{3}Z$/, 'Z');
+  // Keep milliseconds: stripping them made two snapshots taken within the same
+  // second collide on filename (the second silently overwrote the first, so
+  // rapid automatic backups produced only one file). ms keeps names unique and
+  // still chronologically sortable.
+  const stamp = new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, '-');
   return label ? `${stamp}-${label.replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9_-]+/g, '_')}.zip` : `${stamp}.zip`;
 }
 
@@ -50,20 +55,103 @@ function pruneSnapshots(store, guideId, keepLast) {
 /**
  * Restore a snapshot: replaces the guide's current content (guide.json and
  * steps/) with the snapshot's, keeping the history/ directory intact.
+ *
+ * The extraction is staged and validated BEFORE any live content is touched:
+ * a corrupt or truncated snapshot can no longer destroy the current guide.
+ * The swap itself moves the old content aside, moves the new content in, then
+ * deletes the old — so a failure mid-swap leaves a recoverable state.
  */
 function restoreSnapshot(store, guideId, name) {
   const file = path.join(snapshotsDir(store, guideId), path.basename(name));
   if (!fs.existsSync(file)) throw new Error(`snapshot not found: ${name}`);
   const buf = fs.readFileSync(file);
   const guideDir = store.guideDir(guideId);
-  // Safety: snapshot the pre-restore state too, so a restore is undoable.
-  createSnapshot(store, guideId, { label: 'pre-restore' });
-  for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(guideDir)) {
-    if (entry === 'history') continue;
-    fs.rmSync(path.join(guideDir, entry), { recursive: true, force: true });
+
+  // 1. Extract + validate into a temp staging dir. Nothing live is touched yet.
+  const staging = `${guideDir}.restoring-${Date.now()}`;
+  fs.rmSync(staging, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  try {
+    fs.mkdirSync(staging, { recursive: true });
+    extractZipSync(buf, staging);
+    const guideJson = path.join(staging, 'guide.json');
+    if (!fs.existsSync(guideJson)) throw new Error('snapshot is missing guide.json');
+    validateGuide(readJsonSync(guideJson)); // throws on a corrupt snapshot
+  } catch (err) {
+    fs.rmSync(staging, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    throw new Error(`snapshot restore aborted (snapshot invalid): ${err.message}`);
   }
-  extractZipSync(buf, guideDir);
+
+  // 2. Snapshot the pre-restore state so the restore is itself undoable.
+  createSnapshot(store, guideId, { label: 'pre-restore' });
+
+  // 3. Swap in the validated content, preserving history/. Move live content
+  //    aside first so we can roll back if a step fails.
+  const backup = `${guideDir}.prev-${Date.now()}`;
+  const liveEntries = fs.readdirSync(guideDir).filter((e) => e !== 'history');
+  fs.mkdirSync(backup, { recursive: true });
+  try {
+    for (const entry of liveEntries) {
+      fs.renameSync(path.join(guideDir, entry), path.join(backup, entry));
+    }
+    for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(staging)) {
+      if (entry === 'history') continue;
+      fs.renameSync(path.join(staging, entry), path.join(guideDir, entry));
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Roll back: restore whatever we moved aside.
+    for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(backup)) {
+      const dest = path.join(guideDir, entry);
+      fs.rmSync(dest, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      fs.renameSync(path.join(backup, entry), dest);
+    }
+    fs.rmSync(backup, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    fs.rmSync(staging, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    throw err;
+  }
+  fs.rmSync(backup, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  fs.rmSync(staging, { recursive: true, force: true });
   return store.getGuide(guideId);
 }
 
-module.exports = { createSnapshot, listSnapshots, pruneSnapshots, restoreSnapshot, snapshotsDir };
+/**
+ * Automatic backup policy. Every guide keeps a small save counter in its
+ * history dir; once `everyNSaves` saves accumulate (and backups.automatic is
+ * on) an automatic snapshot is taken and old ones pruned to backups.keepLast.
+ * Returns the snapshot name when one was taken, else null. Never throws — a
+ * backup failure must not break the save that triggered it.
+ */
+function autoSnapshotIfDue(store, guideId, settings) {
+  try {
+    const backups = (settings && settings.get && settings.get('backups')) || {};
+    if (backups.automatic === false) return null;
+    const everyN = Number.isInteger(backups.everyNSaves) && backups.everyNSaves > 0 ? backups.everyNSaves : 25;
+    const keepLast = Number.isInteger(backups.keepLast) && backups.keepLast > 0 ? backups.keepLast : 10;
+
+    const dir = path.join(store.guideDir(guideId), 'history');
+    fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+    const counterFile = path.join(dir, 'autosave-counter.json');
+    let count = 0;
+    try {
+      count = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(counterFile, 'utf8')).count || 0;
+    } catch { count = 0; }
+    count += 1;
+
+    if (count >= everyN) {
+      createSnapshot(store, guideId, { label: 'auto', keepLast });
+      count = 0;
+      atomicWriteFileSync(counterFile, JSON.stringify({ count }));
+      return true;
+    }
+    atomicWriteFileSync(counterFile, JSON.stringify({ count }));
+    return null;
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Best effort: report, never break the caller's save.
+    console.error(`[stepforge] automatic backup failed for ${guideId}: ${err && err.message}`);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  createSnapshot, listSnapshots, pruneSnapshots, restoreSnapshot, snapshotsDir,
+  autoSnapshotIfDue,
+};

core/store.js

@@ -12,6 +12,22 @@ const {
 } = require('./schema');
 const { sanitizeHtml } = require('./sanitize');
 
+/**
+ * Thrown by revision-aware saves when the on-disk revision no longer matches
+ * the caller's expectation — i.e. someone else wrote in between. Callers that
+ * pass expectedRevision (background/AI/capture writes) use this to avoid
+ * clobbering a newer user edit.
+ */
+class RevisionConflictError extends Error {
+  constructor(kind, id, expected, actual) {
+    super(`${kind} ${id} changed since it was read (expected revision ${expected}, found ${actual})`);
+    this.name = 'RevisionConflictError';
+    this.code = 'STEPFORGE_REVISION_CONFLICT';
+    this.expected = expected;
+    this.actual = actual;
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Folder-based guide store. One directory per guide, one directory per step,
  * all JSON written atomically. This is the only module that knows the
@@ -27,21 +43,49 @@ class GuideStore {
     this.guidesDir = path.join(this.libraryDir, 'guides');
     this.indexDir = path.join(this.libraryDir, 'index');
     this.trashDir = path.join(this.libraryDir, 'trash');
+    this.quarantineDir = path.join(this.libraryDir, 'quarantine');
     this.tempDir = path.join(rootDir, 'temp');
     this.sharedLinksDir = path.join(rootDir, 'shared-links');
     this.foldersFile = path.join(this.libraryDir, 'folders.json');
+    // In-memory log of files quarantined this session (corrupt/unreadable),
+    // surfaced to the UI instead of silently vanishing.
+    this.recoveryReport = [];
     this.ensureLayout();
   }
 
   ensureLayout() {
     for (const dir of [
       this.settingsDir, this.templatesDir, this.guidesDir, this.indexDir,
-      this.trashDir, this.tempDir, this.sharedLinksDir,
+      this.trashDir, this.quarantineDir, this.tempDir, this.sharedLinksDir,
     ]) {
       fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Move a corrupt/unreadable file or directory into quarantine (preserving
+   * the original bytes) and record it, rather than silently dropping it. A
+   * guide/step never just disappears without an explanation.
+   */
+  quarantine(sourcePath, kind, reason) {
+    const stamp = `${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8)}`;
+    const dest = path.join(this.quarantineDir, `${kind}-${path.basename(sourcePath)}-${stamp}`);
+    try {
+      fs.mkdirSync(this.quarantineDir, { recursive: true });
+      fs.renameSync(sourcePath, dest);
+    } catch {
+      // If we cannot move it (e.g. cross-device or vanished), still record it.
+    }
+    const entry = { kind, source: sourcePath, quarantined: dest, reason: String(reason || 'unreadable'), at: nowIso() };
+    this.recoveryReport.push(entry);
+    return entry;
+  }
+
+  /** Corrupt files quarantined this session (for a recovery UI). */
+  getRecoveryReport() {
+    return [...this.recoveryReport];
+  }
+
   guideDir(guideId) {
     if (!/^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/.test(guideId)) throw new Error(`bad guide id: ${guideId}`);
     return path.join(this.guidesDir, guideId);
@@ -70,10 +114,19 @@ class GuideStore {
     return normalizeGuide(raw);
   }
 
-  saveGuide(guide, { touch = true } = {}) {
+  saveGuide(guide, { touch = true, expectedRevision = null } = {}) {
     validateGuide(guide);
+    // Optimistic concurrency: a caller that read the guide can pass the
+    // revision it saw; if disk moved on since, refuse rather than clobber.
+    if (expectedRevision !== null) {
+      const current = this.guideExists(guide.guideId) ? this.getGuide(guide.guideId).revision : 0;
+      if (current !== expectedRevision) {
+        throw new RevisionConflictError('guide', guide.guideId, expectedRevision, current);
+      }
+    }
     const stored = deepClone(guide);
     stored.descriptionHtml = sanitizeHtml(stored.descriptionHtml);
+    stored.revision = (Number.isInteger(stored.revision) ? stored.revision : 0) + 1;
     if (touch) stored.updatedAt = nowIso();
     writeJsonSync(path.join(this.guideDir(guide.guideId), 'guide.json'), stored);
     return stored;
@@ -83,11 +136,16 @@ class GuideStore {
     const out = [];
     for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(this.guidesDir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
       if (!entry.isDirectory()) continue;
-      const file = path.join(this.guidesDir, entry.name, 'guide.json');
+      const dir = path.join(this.guidesDir, entry.name);
+      const file = path.join(dir, 'guide.json');
+      if (!fs.existsSync(file)) continue; // in-progress/empty dir, not corruption
       try {
         out.push(normalizeGuide(readJsonSync(file)));
-      } catch {
-        // skip unreadable entries rather than failing the whole library
+      } catch (err) {
+        // A corrupt guide.json used to make the guide silently vanish from the
+        // library. Quarantine the directory (preserving it) and record it so
+        // the user can be told, instead of losing it without explanation.
+        this.quarantine(dir, 'guide', err && err.message);
       }
     }
     out.sort((a, b) => (a.updatedAt < b.updatedAt ? 1 : -1));
@@ -211,18 +269,38 @@ class GuideStore {
     if (!fs.existsSync(stepsRoot)) return map;
     for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(stepsRoot, { withFileTypes: true })) {
       if (!entry.isDirectory()) continue;
+      const dir = path.join(stepsRoot, entry.name);
+      const file = path.join(dir, 'step.json');
+      if (!fs.existsSync(file)) continue;
       try {
-        map.set(entry.name, normalizeStep(readJsonSync(path.join(stepsRoot, entry.name, 'step.json'))));
-      } catch {
-        // skip unreadable step
+        map.set(entry.name, normalizeStep(readJsonSync(file)));
+      } catch (err) {
+        // Quarantine a corrupt step (preserving it) and record it rather than
+        // silently dropping it from the guide.
+        this.quarantine(dir, 'step', err && err.message);
       }
     }
     return map;
   }
 
-  saveStep(guideId, step) {
+  saveStep(guideId, step, { expectedRevision = null } = {}) {
+    // Optimistic concurrency for background/AI/capture writes: refuse to
+    // overwrite a step that changed since it was read. Direct user edits pass
+    // no expectedRevision (last-write-wins — the user is the authority).
+    if (expectedRevision !== null) {
+      let current = 0;
+      try {
+        current = this.getStep(guideId, step.stepId).revision;
+      } catch {
+        current = 0; // step vanished; treat as revision 0
+      }
+      if (current !== expectedRevision) {
+        throw new RevisionConflictError('step', step.stepId, expectedRevision, current);
+      }
+    }
     const stored = normalizeStep(deepClone(step));
     stored.descriptionHtml = sanitizeHtml(stored.descriptionHtml);
+    stored.revision = (Number.isInteger(stored.revision) ? stored.revision : 0) + 1;
     validateStep(stored);
     writeJsonSync(path.join(this.stepDir(guideId, step.stepId), 'step.json'), stored);
     const guide = this.getGuide(guideId);
@@ -352,4 +430,4 @@ class GuideStore {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = { GuideStore };
+module.exports = { GuideStore, RevisionConflictError };

core/zip.js

@@ -121,8 +121,22 @@ function zipSync(entries, { date = new Date(2026, 0, 1) } = {}) {
   return Buffer.concat([...localParts, centralBuf, eocd]);
 }
 
-/** Parse a zip buffer into [{ name, data }] with CRC verification. */
-function unzipSync(buffer) {
+// Resource limits for untrusted archives (share files, snapshots). These cap
+// memory and disk work so a ZIP bomb can't exhaust the machine. Callers that
+// build archives themselves may relax them; imports use the defaults.
+const DEFAULT_UNZIP_LIMITS = {
+  maxEntries: 50000,
+  maxTotalCompressed: 1024 * 1024 * 1024, // 1 GiB of stored bytes
+  maxTotalUncompressed: 4 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024, // 4 GiB inflated total
+  maxEntryUncompressed: 512 * 1024 * 1024, // 512 MiB per entry
+};
+
+/**
+ * Parse a zip buffer into [{ name, data }] with CRC verification and hard
+ * resource limits. `limits` overrides DEFAULT_UNZIP_LIMITS.
+ */
+function unzipSync(buffer, { limits = {} } = {}) {
+  const lim = { ...DEFAULT_UNZIP_LIMITS, ...limits };
   if (!Buffer.isBuffer(buffer) || buffer.length < 22) throw new Error('zip: too small');
   // Find end-of-central-directory record (scan backwards over the comment).
   let eocd = -1;
@@ -132,11 +146,14 @@ function unzipSync(buffer) {
   }
   if (eocd < 0) throw new Error('zip: end record not found');
   const count = buffer.readUInt16LE(eocd + 10);
+  if (count > lim.maxEntries) throw new Error(`zip: too many entries (${count} > ${lim.maxEntries})`);
   let pos = buffer.readUInt32LE(eocd + 16);
 
   const entries = [];
+  let totalCompressed = 0;
+  let totalUncompressed = 0;
   for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    if (buffer.readUInt32LE(pos) !== 0x02014b50) throw new Error('zip: bad central header');
+    if (pos + 46 > buffer.length || buffer.readUInt32LE(pos) !== 0x02014b50) throw new Error('zip: bad central header');
     const method = buffer.readUInt16LE(pos + 10);
     const crc = buffer.readUInt32LE(pos + 16);
     const compSize = buffer.readUInt32LE(pos + 20);
@@ -151,17 +168,33 @@ function unzipSync(buffer) {
     assertSafeEntryName(name);
     if (name.endsWith('/')) continue; // directory entry
 
+    // Budget checks BEFORE allocating/inflating: the declared sizes are
+    // attacker-controlled, so reject oversize claims up front.
+    if (uncompSize > lim.maxEntryUncompressed) {
+      throw new Error(`zip: entry too large (${uncompSize} > ${lim.maxEntryUncompressed}): ${name}`);
+    }
+    totalCompressed += compSize;
+    totalUncompressed += uncompSize;
+    if (totalCompressed > lim.maxTotalCompressed) throw new Error('zip: total compressed size exceeds limit');
+    if (totalUncompressed > lim.maxTotalUncompressed) throw new Error('zip: total inflated size exceeds limit');
+
     if (buffer.readUInt32LE(localOffset) !== 0x04034b50) throw new Error('zip: bad local header');
     const lNameLen = buffer.readUInt16LE(localOffset + 26);
     const lExtraLen = buffer.readUInt16LE(localOffset + 28);
     const dataStart = localOffset + 30 + lNameLen + lExtraLen;
+    if (dataStart + compSize > buffer.length) throw new Error(`zip: entry data out of range: ${name}`);
     const raw = buffer.subarray(dataStart, dataStart + compSize);
 
     let data;
     if (method === 0) data = Buffer.from(raw);
-    else if (method === 8) data = zlib.inflateRawSync(raw);
-    else throw new Error(`zip: unsupported method ${method} for ${name}`);
+    else if (method === 8) {
+      // Cap inflation so a small deflate stream can't expand to gigabytes —
+      // even if the declared uncompSize lied, this is the real guard.
+      data = zlib.inflateRawSync(raw, { maxOutputLength: lim.maxEntryUncompressed });
+    } else throw new Error(`zip: unsupported method ${method} for ${name}`);
 
+    // Exact length match (not "at least"): the inflated bytes must equal the
+    // declared uncompressed size, and the CRC must verify.
     if (data.length !== uncompSize) throw new Error(`zip: size mismatch for ${name}`);
     if (crc32(data) !== crc) throw new Error(`zip: CRC mismatch for ${name}`);
     entries.push({ name, data });
@@ -170,10 +203,10 @@ function unzipSync(buffer) {
 }
 
 /** Extract a zip buffer under destDir; every path is traversal-checked. */
-function extractZipSync(buffer, destDir) {
+function extractZipSync(buffer, destDir, { limits = {} } = {}) {
   const resolvedDest = path.resolve(destDir);
   const written = [];
-  for (const { name, data } of unzipSync(buffer)) {
+  for (const { name, data } of unzipSync(buffer, { limits })) {
     const target = path.resolve(resolvedDest, name);
     if (target !== resolvedDest && !target.startsWith(resolvedDest + path.sep)) {
       throw new Error(`zip: entry escapes destination: ${name}`);
@@ -203,4 +236,7 @@ function zipDirSync(dir, { filter = () => true, prefix = '' } = {}) {
   return zipSync(entries);
 }
 
-module.exports = { crc32, zipSync, unzipSync, extractZipSync, zipDirSync, assertSafeEntryName };
+module.exports = {
+  crc32, zipSync, unzipSync, extractZipSync, zipDirSync, assertSafeEntryName,
+  DEFAULT_UNZIP_LIMITS,
+};

tests/unit/ai-network.test.js

@@ -181,6 +181,76 @@ test('shortcut detection still works with typed text disabled', () => {
   assert.equal(off.snapshotKeyContext().recentShortcut, 'Ctrl+T');
 });
 
+// ---- stale AI responses cannot overwrite user edits --------------------------
+
+test('an AI patch built from stale data does not clobber a mid-generation user edit', async (t) => {
+  const { GuideStore } = require('../../core/store');
+  const root = makeTmpDir('ai-stale-write');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  const guide = store.createGuide({ title: 'G' });
+  const step = store.addStep(guide.guideId, { title: 'original title' });
+
+  const service = new TextIntelService({
+    store,
+    settings: makeSettings(),
+    dataDir: root,
+    fetchImpl: async (url) => {
+      const pathname = new URL(url).pathname;
+      if (pathname === '/api/show') {
+        return { ok: true, json: async () => ({ capabilities: ['completion'] }) };
+      }
+      if (pathname === '/api/chat') {
+        // While the model "thinks", the user edits and saves the step.
+        const current = store.getStep(guide.guideId, step.stepId);
+        store.saveStep(guide.guideId, { ...current, title: 'user edit during generation' });
+        return {
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => ({ message: { content: JSON.stringify({ title: 'AI title from stale context' }) } }),
+        };
+      }
+      throw new Error(`unexpected fetch: ${pathname}`);
+    },
+  });
+
+  const result = await service.generateStepPatch({ guideId: guide.guideId, stepId: step.stepId, target: 'title' });
+  assert.equal(result.ok, false);
+  assert.match(result.reason, /changed while AI was generating/i);
+  assert.equal(store.getStep(guide.guideId, step.stepId).title, 'user edit during generation');
+});
+
+test('an AI patch applies cleanly when nothing changed during generation', async (t) => {
+  const { GuideStore } = require('../../core/store');
+  const root = makeTmpDir('ai-clean-write');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  const guide = store.createGuide({ title: 'G' });
+  const step = store.addStep(guide.guideId, { title: '' });
+
+  const service = new TextIntelService({
+    store,
+    settings: makeSettings(),
+    dataDir: root,
+    fetchImpl: async (url) => {
+      const pathname = new URL(url).pathname;
+      if (pathname === '/api/show') {
+        return { ok: true, json: async () => ({ capabilities: ['completion'] }) };
+      }
+      if (pathname === '/api/chat') {
+        return {
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => ({ message: { content: JSON.stringify({ title: 'Generated title' }) } }),
+        };
+      }
+      throw new Error(`unexpected fetch: ${pathname}`);
+    },
+  });
+
+  const result = await service.generateStepPatch({ guideId: guide.guideId, stepId: step.stepId, target: 'title' });
+  assert.equal(result.ok, true);
+  assert.equal(store.getStep(guide.guideId, step.stepId).title, 'Generated title');
+});
+
 // ---- source-level guards ----------------------------------------------------
 
 const fs = require('node:fs');

tests/unit/platform.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+
+const { detectPlatform, createWindowContextProvider, detectCapabilities } = require('../../app/platform');
+const { assertWindowContextProvider, CLICK_SOURCES } = require('../../app/platform/interfaces');
+const { detectLinuxCapabilities, detectSessionType } = require('../../app/platform/linux/diagnostics');
+
+// ---- platform selection -----------------------------------------------------
+
+test('detectPlatform maps process.platform to an adapter family', () => {
+  assert.equal(detectPlatform('win32'), 'windows');
+  assert.equal(detectPlatform('darwin'), 'darwin');
+  assert.equal(detectPlatform('linux'), 'linux');
+  assert.equal(detectPlatform('sunos'), 'unsupported');
+});
+
+test('the factory returns a valid WindowContextProvider for every OS', () => {
+  for (const platform of ['win32', 'darwin', 'linux', 'sunos']) {
+    const provider = createWindowContextProvider({ platform });
+    assert.doesNotThrow(() => assertWindowContextProvider(provider));
+    assert.equal(typeof provider.collect, 'function');
+  }
+});
+
+test('an unsupported platform provider returns an empty context, never throws', async () => {
+  const provider = createWindowContextProvider({ platform: 'sunos' });
+  assert.deepEqual(await provider.collect(), { appName: '', windowTitle: '' });
+});
+
+test('the shared code delegates window context to the injected provider', async () => {
+  // The text-intel service must consume the provider, not branch on platform.
+  const { TextIntelService } = require('../../app/text-intel');
+  const { makeTmpDir, rmrf } = require('./helpers');
+  const root = makeTmpDir('platform-ctx');
+  let sawPoint = null;
+  const service = new TextIntelService({
+    store: { settingsDir: root },
+    settings: { get: () => null },
+    dataDir: root,
+    windowContextProvider: {
+      async collect(osPoint) { sawPoint = osPoint; return { appName: 'TestApp', windowTitle: 'Test Window' }; },
+    },
+  });
+  const ctx = await service.collectForegroundWindowContext({ x: 5, y: 6 });
+  assert.deepEqual(ctx, { appName: 'TestApp', windowTitle: 'Test Window' });
+  assert.deepEqual(sawPoint, { x: 5, y: 6 });
+  rmrf(root);
+});
+
+// ---- Linux diagnostics ------------------------------------------------------
+
+test('session type prefers XDG_SESSION_TYPE then display env', () => {
+  assert.equal(detectSessionType({ XDG_SESSION_TYPE: 'wayland' }), 'wayland');
+  assert.equal(detectSessionType({ XDG_SESSION_TYPE: 'x11' }), 'x11');
+  assert.equal(detectSessionType({ WAYLAND_DISPLAY: 'wayland-0' }), 'wayland');
+  assert.equal(detectSessionType({ DISPLAY: ':0' }), 'x11');
+  assert.equal(detectSessionType({}), 'unknown');
+});
+
+test('X11 with xinput reports marker-capable per-click capture', () => {
+  const caps = detectLinuxCapabilities({
+    env: { XDG_SESSION_TYPE: 'x11', DISPLAY: ':0', DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS: 'unix:x' },
+    hasBinary: (n) => n === 'xinput' || n === 'xprop',
+    existsSync: () => false,
+    readdirSync: () => [],
+  });
+  assert.equal(caps.isWayland, false);
+  assert.equal(caps.clickCapture, 'x11-xinput');
+  assert.equal(caps.screenCapture, 'x11-direct');
+});
+
+test('Wayland without PipeWire reports an actionable message', () => {
+  const caps = detectLinuxCapabilities({
+    env: { XDG_SESSION_TYPE: 'wayland', WAYLAND_DISPLAY: 'wayland-0' },
+    hasBinary: () => false,
+    existsSync: () => false,
+    readdirSync: () => [],
+  });
+  assert.equal(caps.isWayland, true);
+  assert.equal(caps.screenCapture, 'wayland-portal');
+  assert.ok(caps.messages.some((m) => /PipeWire|portal/i.test(m)));
+});
+
+test('no click source falls back to hotkey/interval with a message', () => {
+  const caps = detectLinuxCapabilities({
+    env: { XDG_SESSION_TYPE: 'x11', DISPLAY: ':0' },
+    hasBinary: () => false, // no xinput
+    existsSync: () => false,
+    readdirSync: () => [], // no readable input devices
+  });
+  assert.equal(caps.clickCapture, 'hotkey-or-interval-only');
+  assert.ok(caps.messages.some((m) => /hotkey|interval/i.test(m)));
+});
+
+test('readable evdev devices enable an evdev click source', () => {
+  const caps = detectLinuxCapabilities({
+    env: { XDG_SESSION_TYPE: 'wayland', WAYLAND_DISPLAY: 'wayland-0' },
+    hasBinary: (n) => n === 'pipewire',
+    existsSync: () => true,
+    readdirSync: () => ['event0', 'event1', 'mouse0'],
+  });
+  // event0/event1 are readable (accessSync is real, but /dev/input/eventN
+  // likely won't exist in CI; the profile still resolves without throwing).
+  assert.ok(['evdev-wayland', 'hotkey-or-interval-only'].includes(caps.clickCapture));
+  assert.equal(caps.os, 'linux');
+});
+
+// ---- capability facade ------------------------------------------------------
+
+test('detectCapabilities returns a Linux profile with valid click source', () => {
+  const caps = detectCapabilities({ platform: 'linux', env: { XDG_SESSION_TYPE: 'x11', DISPLAY: ':0' } });
+  assert.equal(caps.os, 'linux');
+});
+
+test('detectCapabilities reports windows-hook for Windows', () => {
+  const caps = detectCapabilities({ platform: 'win32', env: {} });
+  assert.equal(caps.os, 'windows');
+  assert.equal(caps.clickCapture, 'windows-hook');
+});
+
+test('every documented click source is a known token', () => {
+  for (const s of ['windows-hook', 'x11', 'evdev-x11', 'evdev-wayland', 'wayland-portal', 'hotkey', 'interval', 'unavailable']) {
+    assert.ok(CLICK_SOURCES.includes(s));
+  }
+});
+
+// ---- refactor guard ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+
+test('text-intel no longer branches on process.platform for window context', () => {
+  const src = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'app', 'text-intel.js'), 'utf8');
+  assert.doesNotMatch(src, /collectWindowsWindowContext|collectMacWindowContext|collectLinuxWindowContext/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(src, /process\.platform === 'win32'/);
+  assert.match(src, /this\.windowContext\.collect/);
+});

tests/unit/recovery-hardening.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+const zlib = require('node:zlib');
+
+const { GuideStore } = require('../../core/store');
+const { SearchIndex } = require('../../core/search');
+const { unzipSync, zipSync, crc32 } = require('../../core/zip');
+const { exportGuideArchive, importGuideArchive } = require('../../core/archive');
+const { createSnapshot, restoreSnapshot, autoSnapshotIfDue } = require('../../core/snapshots');
+const { acquireLock, releaseLock } = require('../../core/locks');
+const { makeTmpDir, rmrf, TINY_PNG } = require('./helpers');
+
+// ---- ZIP bomb / resource limits ---------------------------------------------
+
+test('unzip rejects an archive that declares too many entries', () => {
+  const many = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < 20; i += 1) many.push({ name: `f${i}.txt`, data: 'x' });
+  const buf = zipSync(many);
+  assert.throws(() => unzipSync(buf, { limits: { maxEntries: 5 } }), /too many entries/);
+});
+
+test('unzip rejects an entry whose declared size exceeds the per-entry limit', () => {
+  const buf = zipSync([{ name: 'big.txt', data: Buffer.alloc(1000, 65) }]);
+  assert.throws(() => unzipSync(buf, { limits: { maxEntryUncompressed: 100 } }), /entry too large/);
+});
+
+test('unzip caps inflation so a deflate bomb cannot exhaust memory', () => {
+  // A hand-built entry whose deflate stream expands far past the cap. The
+  // maxOutputLength guard must abort inflation rather than allocating it all.
+  const bomb = Buffer.alloc(10 * 1024 * 1024, 0); // 10 MiB of zeros -> tiny deflate
+  const raw = zlib.deflateRawSync(bomb, { level: 9 });
+  const name = 'bomb';
+  const nameBuf = Buffer.from(name);
+  const local = Buffer.alloc(30);
+  local.writeUInt32LE(0x04034b50, 0);
+  local.writeUInt16LE(20, 4);
+  local.writeUInt16LE(0x0800, 6);
+  local.writeUInt16LE(8, 8); // deflate
+  local.writeUInt32LE(crc32(bomb), 14);
+  local.writeUInt32LE(raw.length, 18);
+  local.writeUInt32LE(bomb.length, 22);
+  local.writeUInt16LE(nameBuf.length, 26);
+  const central = Buffer.alloc(46);
+  central.writeUInt32LE(0x02014b50, 0);
+  central.writeUInt16LE(20, 4);
+  central.writeUInt16LE(20, 6);
+  central.writeUInt16LE(0x0800, 8);
+  central.writeUInt16LE(8, 10);
+  central.writeUInt32LE(crc32(bomb), 16);
+  central.writeUInt32LE(raw.length, 20);
+  central.writeUInt32LE(bomb.length, 24);
+  central.writeUInt16LE(nameBuf.length, 28);
+  central.writeUInt32LE(0, 42);
+  const localBlock = Buffer.concat([local, nameBuf, raw]);
+  const centralBlock = Buffer.concat([central, nameBuf]);
+  const eocd = Buffer.alloc(22);
+  eocd.writeUInt32LE(0x06054b50, 0);
+  eocd.writeUInt16LE(1, 8);
+  eocd.writeUInt16LE(1, 10);
+  eocd.writeUInt32LE(centralBlock.length, 12);
+  eocd.writeUInt32LE(localBlock.length, 16);
+  const buf = Buffer.concat([localBlock, centralBlock, eocd]);
+
+  assert.throws(() => unzipSync(buf, { limits: { maxEntryUncompressed: 64 * 1024 } }));
+});
+
+// ---- transactional archive import -------------------------------------------
+
+test('a corrupt step aborts the import leaving no partial guide', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('import-atomic');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+
+  const guide = store.createGuide({ title: 'Src' });
+  store.addStep(guide.guideId, { title: 'S1' }, TINY_PNG, { width: 1, height: 1 });
+  const archiveFile = path.join(root, 'out.sfgz');
+  exportGuideArchive(store, guide.guideId, archiveFile);
+
+  // Corrupt the exported step so validation fails during import.
+  const { unzipSync: uz } = require('../../core/zip');
+  const entries = uz(fs.readFileSync(archiveFile));
+  const tampered = entries.map((e) => {
+    if (e.name.endsWith('step.json')) {
+      const obj = JSON.parse(e.data.toString('utf8'));
+      // Corrupt the image size to non-finite values — validateStep rejects
+      // an image step with an invalid size.
+      obj.image = { originalPath: 'original.png', workingPath: 'working.png', size: { width: 'x', height: null } };
+      return { name: e.name, data: Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(obj)) };
+    }
+    return { name: e.name, data: e.data };
+  });
+  fs.writeFileSync(archiveFile, zipSync(tampered));
+
+  const before = store.listGuides().length;
+  assert.throws(() => importGuideArchive(store, archiveFile, { mode: 'copy' }));
+  // No partial guide was left behind, and no staging dir remains.
+  assert.equal(store.listGuides().length, before);
+  const leftover = fs.readdirSync(store.guidesDir).filter((n) => n.includes('.importing'));
+  assert.deepEqual(leftover, []);
+});
+
+test('a valid archive imports cleanly', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('import-ok');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  const guide = store.createGuide({ title: 'Src' });
+  store.addStep(guide.guideId, { title: 'S1' }, TINY_PNG, { width: 1, height: 1 });
+  const archiveFile = path.join(root, 'out.sfgz');
+  exportGuideArchive(store, guide.guideId, archiveFile);
+
+  const imported = importGuideArchive(store, archiveFile, { mode: 'copy' });
+  assert.equal(imported.title, 'Src');
+  assert.equal(imported.stepsOrder.length, 1);
+});
+
+// ---- atomic snapshot restore ------------------------------------------------
+
+test('restoring a corrupt snapshot never destroys the live guide', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('snap-atomic');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  const guide = store.createGuide({ title: 'Live' });
+  store.addStep(guide.guideId, { title: 'keep me' }, TINY_PNG, { width: 1, height: 1 });
+  const snap = createSnapshot(store, guide.guideId, { label: 'good' });
+
+  // Corrupt the snapshot zip so restore must abort.
+  const snapFile = path.join(store.guideDir(guide.guideId), 'history', 'snapshots', snap);
+  fs.writeFileSync(snapFile, Buffer.from('not a zip at all'));
+
+  assert.throws(() => restoreSnapshot(store, guide.guideId, snap), /restore aborted|invalid|zip/i);
+  // The live guide and its step are intact.
+  const after = store.getGuide(guide.guideId);
+  assert.equal(after.title, 'Live');
+  assert.equal(after.stepsOrder.length, 1);
+});
+
+test('restoring a valid snapshot swaps content and keeps history', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('snap-ok');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  const guide = store.createGuide({ title: 'V1' });
+  const s1 = store.addStep(guide.guideId, { title: 'first' }, TINY_PNG, { width: 1, height: 1 });
+  const snap = createSnapshot(store, guide.guideId, { label: 'v1' });
+
+  // Change the guide, then restore.
+  store.saveGuide({ ...store.getGuide(guide.guideId), title: 'V2' });
+  store.deleteStep(guide.guideId, s1.stepId);
+  assert.equal(store.getGuide(guide.guideId).title, 'V2');
+
+  const restored = restoreSnapshot(store, guide.guideId, snap);
+  assert.equal(restored.title, 'V1');
+  assert.equal(restored.stepsOrder.length, 1);
+  // history/ survived the restore (pre-restore snapshot exists too).
+  assert.ok(fs.existsSync(path.join(store.guideDir(guide.guideId), 'history')));
+});
+
+// ---- atomic locks -----------------------------------------------------------
+
+test('another process holding a fresh lock is a conflict; release-by-token frees ours', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('lock');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const { lockPathFor } = require('../../core/locks');
+  const target = path.join(root, 'shared.sfgz');
+  fs.writeFileSync(target, 'x');
+
+  // Simulate a different process already holding a fresh lock.
+  fs.writeFileSync(lockPathFor(target), JSON.stringify({
+    host: 'other-host', user: 'someone-else', pid: 999999,
+    token: 'their-token', acquiredAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+  }));
+
+  const attempt = acquireLock(target);
+  assert.equal(attempt.acquired, false);
+  assert.ok(attempt.conflict);
+  // We must not be able to release their lock with a guessed/absent token.
+  assert.equal(releaseLock(target, { token: 'wrong' }), false);
+
+  // Force-steal (user confirmed), then release by our own acquisition token.
+  const stolen = acquireLock(target, { force: true });
+  assert.equal(stolen.acquired, true);
+  assert.equal(releaseLock(target, { lock: stolen.lock }), true);
+  assert.equal(acquireLock(target).acquired, true);
+});
+
+test('the same process can re-acquire its own lock', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('lock-reacquire');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const target = path.join(root, 'shared.sfgz');
+  fs.writeFileSync(target, 'x');
+  assert.equal(acquireLock(target).acquired, true);
+  // Same process, second acquire: not a conflict.
+  assert.equal(acquireLock(target).acquired, true);
+});
+
+test('force steal takes over a held lock', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('lock-force');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const target = path.join(root, 'shared.sfgz');
+  fs.writeFileSync(target, 'x');
+  acquireLock(target);
+  const stolen = acquireLock(target, { force: true });
+  assert.equal(stolen.acquired, true);
+});
+
+// ---- search reconcile -------------------------------------------------------
+
+test('reconcile rebuilds a missing index from the store', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('search-rebuild');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  const guide = store.createGuide({ title: 'Password reset guide' });
+  store.addStep(guide.guideId, { title: 'Open admin portal' }, TINY_PNG, { width: 1, height: 1 });
+
+  // A brand-new index (nothing persisted) must recover by reconciling.
+  const index = new SearchIndex(store.indexDir);
+  const summary = index.reconcile(store);
+  assert.equal(summary.reindexed, 1);
+  assert.ok(index.search('password').length > 0);
+});
+
+test('reconcile drops entries for deleted guides and reindexes changed ones', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('search-reconcile');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  const g1 = store.createGuide({ title: 'alpha guide' });
+  const g2 = store.createGuide({ title: 'beta guide' });
+  const index = new SearchIndex(store.indexDir);
+  index.reconcile(store);
+  assert.ok(index.search('alpha').length > 0);
+
+  // Delete g1 out from under the index and change g2's title.
+  store.deleteGuide(g1.guideId);
+  store.saveGuide({ ...store.getGuide(g2.guideId), title: 'beta renamed gamma' });
+
+  const summary = index.reconcile(store);
+  assert.equal(index.search('alpha').length, 0, 'deleted guide is gone from search');
+  assert.ok(index.search('gamma').length > 0, 'changed guide is reindexed');
+  assert.equal(summary.removed, 1);
+});
+
+test('a corrupt index file resets to a recoverable status', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('search-corrupt');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  store.createGuide({ title: 'recoverable' });
+  fs.mkdirSync(store.indexDir, { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(store.indexDir, 'search-index.json'), '{ corrupt json');
+
+  const index = new SearchIndex(store.indexDir);
+  const summary = index.reconcile(store);
+  assert.equal(summary.status, 'reset');
+  assert.ok(index.search('recoverable').length > 0);
+});
+
+// ---- automatic backups ------------------------------------------------------
+
+test('autoSnapshotIfDue takes a snapshot every N saves and prunes', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('auto-backup');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  const guide = store.createGuide({ title: 'G' });
+  const settings = {
+    get: (k) => ({ automatic: true, everyNSaves: 3, keepLast: 2 }[k.replace('backups.', '')] ?? ({ backups: { automatic: true, everyNSaves: 3, keepLast: 2 } }[k])),
+  };
+  // The helper reads settings.get('backups'):
+  const s = { get: (k) => (k === 'backups' ? { automatic: true, everyNSaves: 3, keepLast: 2 } : null) };
+
+  const dir = path.join(store.guideDir(guide.guideId), 'history', 'snapshots');
+  const count = () => (fs.existsSync(dir) ? fs.readdirSync(dir).filter((n) => n.endsWith('.zip')).length : 0);
+
+  assert.equal(autoSnapshotIfDue(store, guide.guideId, s), null); // 1
+  assert.equal(autoSnapshotIfDue(store, guide.guideId, s), null); // 2
+  assert.equal(autoSnapshotIfDue(store, guide.guideId, s), true); // 3 -> snapshot
+  assert.equal(count(), 1);
+  autoSnapshotIfDue(store, guide.guideId, s); // 1
+  autoSnapshotIfDue(store, guide.guideId, s); // 2
+  autoSnapshotIfDue(store, guide.guideId, s); // 3 -> snapshot
+  assert.equal(count(), 2);
+  autoSnapshotIfDue(store, guide.guideId, s);
+  autoSnapshotIfDue(store, guide.guideId, s);
+  autoSnapshotIfDue(store, guide.guideId, s); // 3rd snapshot, pruned to keepLast=2
+  assert.equal(count(), 2, 'pruned to keepLast');
+});
+
+test('autoSnapshotIfDue is a no-op when automatic backups are off', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('auto-backup-off');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  const guide = store.createGuide({ title: 'G' });
+  const s = { get: () => ({ automatic: false, everyNSaves: 1 }) };
+  assert.equal(autoSnapshotIfDue(store, guide.guideId, s), null);
+  assert.equal(autoSnapshotIfDue(store, guide.guideId, s), null);
+  const dir = path.join(store.guideDir(guide.guideId), 'history', 'snapshots');
+  assert.equal(fs.existsSync(dir) ? fs.readdirSync(dir).length : 0, 0);
+});

tests/unit/store-revisions.test.js

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+'use strict';
+
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+
+const { GuideStore, RevisionConflictError } = require('../../core/store');
+const { makeTmpDir, rmrf, TINY_PNG } = require('./helpers');
+
+// ---- revisions --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+test('revisions start at 0 and increment on every save', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('store-rev');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+
+  const guide = store.createGuide({ title: 'G' });
+  assert.equal(guide.revision, 0);
+
+  const step = store.addStep(guide.guideId, { title: 'S' }, TINY_PNG, { width: 1, height: 1 });
+  const r0 = store.getStep(guide.guideId, step.stepId).revision;
+
+  const saved1 = store.saveStep(guide.guideId, { ...step, title: 'S1' });
+  assert.equal(saved1.revision, r0 + 1);
+  const saved2 = store.saveStep(guide.guideId, { ...saved1, title: 'S2' });
+  assert.equal(saved2.revision, r0 + 2);
+});
+
+test('compare-and-swap: a stale expectedRevision is rejected, not clobbered', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('store-cas');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  const guide = store.createGuide({ title: 'G' });
+  const step = store.addStep(guide.guideId, { title: 'S' }, TINY_PNG, { width: 1, height: 1 });
+
+  const base = store.getStep(guide.guideId, step.stepId);
+  // A user edit lands first (no expectedRevision -> last-write-wins).
+  store.saveStep(guide.guideId, { ...base, title: 'user edit' });
+
+  // A background writer that read `base` tries to save with the stale revision.
+  assert.throws(
+    () => store.saveStep(guide.guideId, { ...base, title: 'stale background' }, { expectedRevision: base.revision }),
+    (err) => err instanceof RevisionConflictError && err.code === 'STEPFORGE_REVISION_CONFLICT'
+  );
+  // The user edit survived.
+  assert.equal(store.getStep(guide.guideId, step.stepId).title, 'user edit');
+});
+
+test('compare-and-swap succeeds when the revision still matches', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('store-cas-ok');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  const guide = store.createGuide({ title: 'G' });
+  const step = store.addStep(guide.guideId, { title: 'S' }, TINY_PNG, { width: 1, height: 1 });
+  const base = store.getStep(guide.guideId, step.stepId);
+
+  const saved = store.saveStep(guide.guideId, { ...base, title: 'ok' }, { expectedRevision: base.revision });
+  assert.equal(saved.title, 'ok');
+  assert.equal(saved.revision, base.revision + 1);
+});
+
+test('guide saves are revision-aware too', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('store-guide-cas');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  const guide = store.createGuide({ title: 'G' });
+  const base = store.getGuide(guide.guideId);
+  store.saveGuide({ ...base, title: 'first' });
+  assert.throws(
+    () => store.saveGuide({ ...base, title: 'stale' }, { expectedRevision: base.revision }),
+    RevisionConflictError
+  );
+});
+
+test('v1 data without a revision field reads as revision 0 and upgrades on save', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('store-v1');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  const guide = store.createGuide({ title: 'G' });
+
+  // Simulate legacy on-disk data: strip the revision field.
+  const file = path.join(store.guidesDir, guide.guideId, 'guide.json');
+  const raw = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8'));
+  delete raw.revision;
+  fs.writeFileSync(file, JSON.stringify(raw));
+
+  const loaded = store.getGuide(guide.guideId);
+  assert.equal(loaded.revision, 0);
+  const saved = store.saveGuide(loaded);
+  assert.equal(saved.revision, 1);
+});
+
+// ---- corruption quarantine --------------------------------------------------
+
+test('a corrupt guide is quarantined and reported, not silently dropped', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('store-quarantine-guide');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  const good = store.createGuide({ title: 'Good' });
+  const bad = store.createGuide({ title: 'Bad' });
+
+  // Corrupt the bad guide's JSON.
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(store.guidesDir, bad.guideId, 'guide.json'), '{ not valid json');
+
+  const listed = store.listGuides();
+  assert.deepEqual(listed.map((g) => g.guideId), [good.guideId]);
+
+  const report = store.getRecoveryReport();
+  assert.equal(report.length, 1);
+  assert.equal(report[0].kind, 'guide');
+  // The original bytes are preserved in quarantine, not deleted.
+  assert.ok(fs.existsSync(report[0].quarantined));
+  // The bad guide dir is gone from the live library.
+  assert.equal(fs.existsSync(path.join(store.guidesDir, bad.guideId)), false);
+});
+
+test('a corrupt step is quarantined and reported', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('store-quarantine-step');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  const guide = store.createGuide({ title: 'G' });
+  const good = store.addStep(guide.guideId, { title: 'good' }, TINY_PNG, { width: 1, height: 1 });
+  const bad = store.addStep(guide.guideId, { title: 'bad' }, TINY_PNG, { width: 1, height: 1 });
+
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(store.stepDir(guide.guideId, bad.stepId), 'step.json'), 'nonsense');
+
+  const steps = store.listSteps(guide.guideId);
+  assert.ok(steps.has(good.stepId));
+  assert.equal(steps.has(bad.stepId), false);
+  const report = store.getRecoveryReport();
+  assert.equal(report.some((r) => r.kind === 'step'), true);
+});
+
+test('an empty/in-progress guide directory is not treated as corruption', (t) => {
+  const root = makeTmpDir('store-empty-dir');
+  t.after(() => rmrf(root));
+  const store = new GuideStore(root);
+  // A directory with no guide.json (e.g. mid-create) must be skipped quietly.
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(store.guidesDir, 'orphan-dir'), { recursive: true });
+  assert.doesNotThrow(() => store.listGuides());
+  assert.equal(store.getRecoveryReport().length, 0);
+});