BREAKING CHANGE(daemon): Introduce persistent log storage, numeric ProcessId type, and improved process monitoring / IPC handling

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2025-08-30 - 5.0.0 - BREAKING CHANGE(daemon)
+Introduce persistent log storage, numeric ProcessId type, and improved process monitoring / IPC handling
+
+- Add LogPersistence: persistent on-disk storage for process logs (save/load/delete/cleanup).
+- Persist logs on process exit/error/stop and trim in-memory buffers to avoid excessive memory usage.
+- Introduce a branded numeric ProcessId type and toProcessId helpers; migrate IPC types and internal maps from string ids to ProcessId.
+- ProcessManager refactor: typed maps for processes/configs/info/logs, async start/stop/restart flows, improved PID/uptime/restart tracking, and desired state persistence handling.
+- ProcessMonitor refactor: async lifecycle (start/stop), load persisted logs on startup, flush logs to disk on exit/error/stop, log memory capping, and improved event emissions.
+- ProcessWrapper improvements: buffer stdout/stderr remainders, flush partial lines on stream end, clearer debug logging.
+- IPC client/server changes: handlers now normalize ids with toProcessId, subscribe/unsubscribe accept numeric/string ids, getLogs/start/stop/restart/delete use typed ids.
+- CLI tweaks: format process id output safely with String() to avoid formatting issues.
+- Add dependency and plugin export for @push.rocks/smartfile and update package.json accordingly.
+
 ## 2025-08-29 - 4.4.2 - fix(daemon)
 Fix daemon IPC id handling, reload configs on demand and correct CLI daemon start path
 

package.json

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     "@push.rocks/projectinfo": "^5.0.2",
     "@push.rocks/smartcli": "^4.0.11",
     "@push.rocks/smartdaemon": "^2.0.9",
+    "@push.rocks/smartfile": "^11.2.7",
     "@push.rocks/smartinteract": "^2.0.16",
     "@push.rocks/smartipc": "^2.2.2",
     "@push.rocks/smartpath": "^6.0.0",

pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ importers:
       '@push.rocks/smartdaemon':
         specifier: ^2.0.9
         version: 2.0.9
+      '@push.rocks/smartfile':
+        specifier: ^11.2.7
+        version: 11.2.7
       '@push.rocks/smartinteract':
         specifier: ^2.0.16
         version: 2.0.16
@@ -844,9 +847,6 @@ packages:
   '@push.rocks/smartfile@10.0.41':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-xOOy0duI34M2qrJZggpk51EHGXmg9+mBL1Q55tNiQKXzfx89P3coY1EAZG8tvmep3qB712QEKe7T+u04t42Kjg==}
 
-  '@push.rocks/smartfile@11.2.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-0Gw6DvCQ2D/BXNN6airSC7hoSBut0p/uNWf2+rqO+D6VLhIJ/QUBvF6xm/LnpPI/zcF8YlDn/GEriInB5DUtEw==}
-
   '@push.rocks/smartfile@11.2.7':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-8Yp7/sAgPpWJBHohV92ogHWKzRomI5MEbSG6b5W2n18tqwfAmjMed0rQvsvGrSBlnEWCKgoOrYIIZbLO61+J0Q==}
 
@@ -2669,11 +2669,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-7Bv8RF0k6xjo7d4A/PxYLbUCfb6c+Vpd2/mB2yRDlew7Jb5hEXiCD9ibfO7wpk8i4sevK6DFny9h7EYbM3/sHg==}
     hasBin: true
 
-  glob@11.0.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-zrQDm8XPnYEKawJScsnM0QzobJxlT/kHOOlRTio8IH/GrmxRE5fjllkzdaHclIuNjUQTJYH2xHNIGfdpJkDJUw==}
-    engines: {node: 20 || >=22}
-    hasBin: true
-
   glob@11.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-2Nim7dha1KVkaiF4q6Dj+ngPPMdfvLJEOpZk/jKiUAkqKebpGAWQXAq9z1xu9HKu5lWfqw/FASuccEjyznjPaA==}
     engines: {node: 20 || >=22}
@@ -2989,10 +2984,6 @@ packages:
   jackspeak@3.4.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-OGlZQpz2yfahA/Rd1Y8Cd9SIEsqvXkLVoSw/cgwhnhFMDbsQFeZYoJJ7bIZBS9BcamUW96asq/npPWugM+RQBw==}
 
-  jackspeak@4.1.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-9DDdhb5j6cpeitCbvLO7n7J4IxnbM6hoF6O1g4HQ5TfhvvKN8ywDM7668ZhMHRqVmxqhps/F6syWK2KcPxYlkw==}
-    engines: {node: 20 || >=22}
-
   jackspeak@4.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-zptv57P3GpL+O0I7VdMJNBZCu+BPHVQUk55Ft8/QCJjTVxrnJHuVuX/0Bl2A6/+2oyR/ZMEuFKwmzqqZ/U5nPQ==}
     engines: {node: 20 || >=22}
@@ -3412,10 +3403,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-I9jwMn07Sy/IwOj3zVkVik2JTvgpaykDZEigL6Rx6N9LbMywwUSMtxET+7lVoDLLd3O3IXwJwvuuns8UB/HeAg==}
     engines: {node: '>=4'}
 
-  minimatch@10.0.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ethXTt3SGGR+95gudmqJ1eNhRO7eGEGIgYA9vnPatK4/etz2MEVDno5GMCibdMTuBMyElzIlgxMna3K94XDIDQ==}
-    engines: {node: 20 || >=22}
-
   minimatch@10.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-IPZ167aShDZZUMdRk66cyQAW3qr0WzbHkPdMYa8bzZhlHhO3jALbKdxcaak7W9FfT2rZNpQuUu4Od7ILEpXSaw==}
     engines: {node: 20 || >=22}
@@ -5665,7 +5652,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@git.zone/tsrun@1.3.3':
     dependencies:
-      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.2.0
+      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.2.7
       '@push.rocks/smartshell': 3.2.3
       tsx: 4.20.5
 
@@ -6290,25 +6277,6 @@ snapshots:
       glob: 10.4.5
       js-yaml: 4.1.0
 
-  '@push.rocks/smartfile@11.2.0':
-    dependencies:
-      '@push.rocks/lik': 6.1.0
-      '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
-      '@push.rocks/smartfile-interfaces': 1.0.7
-      '@push.rocks/smarthash': 3.0.4
-      '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.0.20
-      '@push.rocks/smartmime': 2.0.4
-      '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.1.0
-      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.2.3
-      '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.23
-      '@push.rocks/smartstream': 3.2.5
-      '@types/fs-extra': 11.0.4
-      '@types/glob': 8.1.0
-      '@types/js-yaml': 4.0.9
-      fs-extra: 11.3.0
-      glob: 11.0.1
-      js-yaml: 4.1.0
-
   '@push.rocks/smartfile@11.2.7':
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/lik': 6.2.2
@@ -8736,15 +8704,6 @@ snapshots:
       package-json-from-dist: 1.0.1
       path-scurry: 1.11.1
 
-  glob@11.0.1:
-    dependencies:
-      foreground-child: 3.3.1
-      jackspeak: 4.1.0
-      minimatch: 10.0.1
-      minipass: 7.1.2
-      package-json-from-dist: 1.0.1
-      path-scurry: 2.0.0
-
   glob@11.0.3:
     dependencies:
       foreground-child: 3.3.1
@@ -9093,10 +9052,6 @@ snapshots:
     optionalDependencies:
       '@pkgjs/parseargs': 0.11.0
 
-  jackspeak@4.1.0:
-    dependencies:
-      '@isaacs/cliui': 8.0.2
-
   jackspeak@4.1.1:
     dependencies:
       '@isaacs/cliui': 8.0.2
@@ -9729,10 +9684,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   min-indent@1.0.1: {}
 
-  minimatch@10.0.1:
-    dependencies:
-      brace-expansion: 2.0.1
-
   minimatch@10.0.3:
     dependencies:
       '@isaacs/brace-expansion': 5.0.0

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/tspm',
-  version: '4.4.2',
+  version: '5.0.0',
   description: 'a no fuzz process manager'
 }

ts/cli/commands/default.ts

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export function registerDefaultCommand(smartcli: plugins.smartcli.Smartcli) {
             const resetColor = '\x1b[0m';
 
             console.log(
-              `│ ${pad(proc.id, 7)} │ ${pad(proc.id, 11)} │ ${statusColor}${pad(proc.status, 9)}${resetColor} │ ${pad(formatMemory(proc.memory), 9)} │ ${pad(proc.restarts.toString(), 8)} │`,
+              `│ ${pad(String(proc.id), 7)} │ ${pad(String(proc.id), 11)} │ ${statusColor}${pad(proc.status, 9)}${resetColor} │ ${pad(formatMemory(proc.memory), 9)} │ ${pad(proc.restarts.toString(), 8)} │`,
             );
           }
 

ts/cli/commands/process/list.ts

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function registerListCommand(smartcli: plugins.smartcli.Smartcli) {
         const resetColor = '\x1b[0m';
 
         console.log(
-          `│ ${pad(proc.id, 7)} │ ${pad(proc.id, 11)} │ ${statusColor}${pad(proc.status, 9)}${resetColor} │ ${pad((proc.pid || '-').toString(), 9)} │ ${pad(formatMemory(proc.memory), 8)} │ ${pad(proc.restarts.toString(), 8)} │`,
+          `│ ${pad(String(proc.id), 7)} │ ${pad(String(proc.id), 11)} │ ${statusColor}${pad(proc.status, 9)}${resetColor} │ ${pad((proc.pid || '-').toString(), 9)} │ ${pad(formatMemory(proc.memory), 8)} │ ${pad(proc.restarts.toString(), 8)} │`,
         );
       }
 

ts/cli/commands/process/restart.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as plugins from '../../plugins.js';
 import { tspmIpcClient } from '../../../client/tspm.ipcclient.js';
+import { toProcessId } from '../../../shared/protocol/id.js';
 import type { CliArguments } from '../../types.js';
 import { registerIpcCommand } from '../../registration/index.js';
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ export function registerRestartCommand(smartcli: plugins.smartcli.Smartcli) {
 
       const id = String(arg);
       console.log(`Restarting process: ${id}`);
-      const response = await tspmIpcClient.request('restart', { id });
+      const response = await tspmIpcClient.request('restart', { id: toProcessId(id) });
 
       console.log(`✓ Process restarted successfully`);
       console.log(`  ID: ${response.processId}`);

ts/client/tspm.ipcclient.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
 import * as paths from '../paths.js';
+import { toProcessId } from '../shared/protocol/id.js';
+import type { ProcessId } from '../shared/protocol/id.js';
 
 import type {
   IpcMethodMap,
@@ -144,26 +146,28 @@ export class TspmIpcClient {
    * Subscribe to log updates for a specific process
    */
   public async subscribe(
-    processId: string,
+    processId: ProcessId | number | string,
     handler: (log: any) => void,
   ): Promise<void> {
     if (!this.ipcClient || !this.isConnected) {
       throw new Error('Not connected to daemon');
     }
 
-    const topic = `logs.${processId}`;
+    const id = toProcessId(processId);
+    const topic = `logs.${id}`;
     await this.ipcClient.subscribe(`topic:${topic}`, handler);
   }
 
   /**
    * Unsubscribe from log updates for a specific process
    */
-  public async unsubscribe(processId: string): Promise<void> {
+  public async unsubscribe(processId: ProcessId | number | string): Promise<void> {
     if (!this.ipcClient || !this.isConnected) {
       throw new Error('Not connected to daemon');
     }
 
-    const topic = `logs.${processId}`;
+    const id = toProcessId(processId);
+    const topic = `logs.${id}`;
     await this.ipcClient.unsubscribe(`topic:${topic}`);
   }
 

ts/daemon/logpersistence.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import * as plugins from '../plugins.js';
+import * as paths from '../paths.js';
+import type { IProcessLog } from '../shared/protocol/ipc.types.js';
+import type { ProcessId } from '../shared/protocol/id.js';
+
+/**
+ * Manages persistent log storage for processes
+ */
+export class LogPersistence {
+  private logsDir: string;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.logsDir = plugins.path.join(paths.tspmDir, 'logs');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the log file path for a process
+   */
+  private getLogFilePath(processId: ProcessId): string {
+    return plugins.path.join(this.logsDir, `process-${processId}.json`);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Ensure the logs directory exists
+   */
+  private async ensureLogsDir(): Promise<void> {
+    await plugins.smartfile.fs.ensureDir(this.logsDir);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Save logs to disk
+   */
+  public async saveLogs(processId: ProcessId, logs: IProcessLog[]): Promise<void> {
+    await this.ensureLogsDir();
+    const filePath = this.getLogFilePath(processId);
+    
+    // Write logs as JSON
+    await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(
+      JSON.stringify(logs, null, 2),
+      filePath
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load logs from disk
+   */
+  public async loadLogs(processId: ProcessId): Promise<IProcessLog[]> {
+    const filePath = this.getLogFilePath(processId);
+    
+    try {
+      const exists = await plugins.smartfile.fs.fileExists(filePath);
+      if (!exists) {
+        return [];
+      }
+
+      const content = await plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(filePath);
+      const logs = JSON.parse(content) as IProcessLog[];
+      
+      // Convert date strings back to Date objects
+      return logs.map(log => ({
+        ...log,
+        timestamp: new Date(log.timestamp)
+      }));
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Failed to load logs for process ${processId}:`, error);
+      return [];
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Delete logs from disk after loading
+   */
+  public async deleteLogs(processId: ProcessId): Promise<void> {
+    const filePath = this.getLogFilePath(processId);
+    
+    try {
+      const exists = await plugins.smartfile.fs.fileExists(filePath);
+      if (exists) {
+        await plugins.smartfile.fs.remove(filePath);
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Failed to delete logs for process ${processId}:`, error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Calculate approximate memory size of logs in bytes
+   */
+  public static calculateLogMemorySize(logs: IProcessLog[]): number {
+    // Estimate based on JSON string size
+    // This is an approximation but good enough for our purposes
+    return JSON.stringify(logs).length;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Clean up old log files (for maintenance)
+   */
+  public async cleanupOldLogs(): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      await this.ensureLogsDir();
+      const files = await plugins.smartfile.fs.listFileTree(this.logsDir, '*.json');
+      
+      for (const file of files) {
+        const filePath = plugins.path.join(this.logsDir, file);
+        const stats = await plugins.smartfile.fs.stat(filePath);
+        
+        // Delete files older than 7 days
+        const ageInDays = (Date.now() - stats.mtime.getTime()) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24);
+        if (ageInDays > 7) {
+          await plugins.smartfile.fs.remove(filePath);
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to cleanup old logs:', error);
+    }
+  }
+}

ts/daemon/processmanager.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as plugins from '../plugins.js';
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
 import * as paths from '../paths.js';
 import { ProcessMonitor } from './processmonitor.js';
+import { LogPersistence } from './logpersistence.js';
 import { TspmConfig } from './tspm.config.js';
 import {
   Logger,
@@ -16,17 +17,20 @@ import type {
   IProcessLog,
   IMonitorConfig
 } from '../shared/protocol/ipc.types.js';
+import { toProcessId, getNextProcessId } from '../shared/protocol/id.js';
+import type { ProcessId } from '../shared/protocol/id.js';
 
 
 
 export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
-  public processes: Map<string, ProcessMonitor> = new Map();
+  public processes: Map<ProcessId, ProcessMonitor> = new Map();
-  public processConfigs: Map<string, IProcessConfig> = new Map();
+  public processConfigs: Map<ProcessId, IProcessConfig> = new Map();
-  public processInfo: Map<string, IProcessInfo> = new Map();
+  public processInfo: Map<ProcessId, IProcessInfo> = new Map();
+  private processLogs: Map<ProcessId, IProcessLog[]> = new Map();
   private config: TspmConfig;
   private configStorageKey = 'processes';
   private desiredStateStorageKey = 'desiredStates';
-  private desiredStates: Map<string, IProcessInfo['status']> = new Map();
+  private desiredStates: Map<ProcessId, IProcessInfo['status']> = new Map();
   private logger: Logger;
 
   constructor() {
@@ -39,14 +43,14 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
 
   /**
    * Add a process configuration without starting it.
-   * Returns the assigned numeric sequential id as string.
+   * Returns the assigned numeric sequential id.
    */
-  public async add(configInput: Omit<IProcessConfig, 'id'> & { id?: string }): Promise<string> {
+  public async add(configInput: Omit<IProcessConfig, 'id'> & { id?: ProcessId }): Promise<ProcessId> {
     // Determine next numeric id
     const nextId = this.getNextSequentialId();
 
     const config: IProcessConfig = {
-      id: String(nextId),
+      id: nextId,
       name: configInput.name || `process-${nextId}`,
       command: configInput.command,
       args: configInput.args,
@@ -111,7 +115,8 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
 
       // Create and start process monitor
       const monitor = new ProcessMonitor({
-        name: config.name || config.id,
+        id: config.id,  // Pass the ProcessId for log persistence
+        name: config.name || String(config.id),
         projectDir: config.projectDir,
         command: config.command,
         args: config.args,
@@ -125,13 +130,43 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
 
       // Set up log event handler to re-emit for pub/sub
       monitor.on('log', (log: IProcessLog) => {
+        // Store log in our persistent storage
+        if (!this.processLogs.has(config.id)) {
+          this.processLogs.set(config.id, []);
+        }
+        const logs = this.processLogs.get(config.id)!;
+        logs.push(log);
+        
+        // Trim logs if they exceed buffer size (default 1000)
+        const bufferSize = config.logBufferSize || 1000;
+        if (logs.length > bufferSize) {
+          this.processLogs.set(config.id, logs.slice(-bufferSize));
+        }
+        
         this.emit('process:log', { processId: config.id, log });
       });
+      
+      // Set up event handler to track PID when process starts
+      monitor.on('start', (pid: number) => {
+        this.updateProcessInfo(config.id, { pid });
+      });
+      
+      // Set up event handler to clear PID when process exits
+      monitor.on('exit', () => {
+        this.updateProcessInfo(config.id, { pid: undefined });
+      });
 
-      monitor.start();
+      await monitor.start();
 
-      // Update process info
+      // Wait a moment for the process to spawn and get its PID
-      this.updateProcessInfo(config.id, { status: 'online' });
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+      
+      // Update process info with PID
+      const pid = monitor.getPid();
+      this.updateProcessInfo(config.id, { 
+        status: 'online',
+        pid: pid || undefined
+      });
 
       // Save updated configs
       await this.saveProcessConfigs();
@@ -165,7 +200,7 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
   /**
    * Stop a process by id
    */
-  public async stop(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  public async stop(id: ProcessId): Promise<void> {
     this.logger.info(`Stopping process with id '${id}'`);
 
     const monitor = this.processes.get(id);
@@ -179,7 +214,7 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     try {
-      monitor.stop();
+      await monitor.stop();
       this.updateProcessInfo(id, { status: 'stopped' });
       this.logger.info(`Successfully stopped process with id '${id}'`);
     } catch (error: Error | unknown) {
@@ -199,7 +234,7 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
   /**
    * Restart a process by id
    */
-  public async restart(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  public async restart(id: ProcessId): Promise<void> {
     this.logger.info(`Restarting process with id '${id}'`);
 
     const monitor = this.processes.get(id);
@@ -216,11 +251,12 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
 
     try {
       // Stop and then start the process
-      monitor.stop();
+      await monitor.stop();
 
       // Create a new monitor instance
       const newMonitor = new ProcessMonitor({
-        name: config.name || config.id,
+        id: config.id,  // Pass the ProcessId for log persistence
+        name: config.name || String(config.id),
         projectDir: config.projectDir,
         command: config.command,
         args: config.args,
@@ -230,14 +266,37 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
         logBufferSize: config.logBufferSize,
       });
 
+      // Set up log event handler for the new monitor
+      newMonitor.on('log', (log: IProcessLog) => {
+        // Store log in our persistent storage
+        if (!this.processLogs.has(id)) {
+          this.processLogs.set(id, []);
+        }
+        const logs = this.processLogs.get(id)!;
+        logs.push(log);
+        
+        // Trim logs if they exceed buffer size (default 1000)
+        const bufferSize = config.logBufferSize || 1000;
+        if (logs.length > bufferSize) {
+          this.processLogs.set(id, logs.slice(-bufferSize));
+        }
+        
+        this.emit('process:log', { processId: id, log });
+      });
+      
       this.processes.set(id, newMonitor);
-      newMonitor.start();
+      await newMonitor.start();
 
-      // Update restart count
+      // Wait a moment for the process to spawn and get its PID
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+      
+      // Update restart count and PID
       const info = this.processInfo.get(id);
       if (info) {
+        const pid = newMonitor.getPid();
         this.updateProcessInfo(id, {
           status: 'online',
+          pid: pid || undefined,
           restarts: info.restarts + 1,
         });
       }
@@ -257,7 +316,7 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
   /**
    * Delete a process by id
    */
-  public async delete(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  public async delete(id: ProcessId): Promise<void> {
     this.logger.info(`Deleting process with id '${id}'`);
 
     // Check if process exists
@@ -280,6 +339,11 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
       this.processes.delete(id);
       this.processConfigs.delete(id);
       this.processInfo.delete(id);
+      this.processLogs.delete(id);
+
+      // Delete persisted logs from disk
+      const logPersistence = new LogPersistence();
+      await logPersistence.deleteLogs(id);
 
       // Save updated configs
       await this.saveProcessConfigs();
@@ -292,6 +356,12 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
         this.processes.delete(id);
         this.processConfigs.delete(id);
         this.processInfo.delete(id);
+        this.processLogs.delete(id);
+        
+        // Delete persisted logs from disk even if stop failed
+        const logPersistence = new LogPersistence();
+        await logPersistence.deleteLogs(id);
+        
         await this.saveProcessConfigs();
         await this.removeDesiredState(id);
 
@@ -314,14 +384,42 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
    * Get a list of all process infos
    */
   public list(): IProcessInfo[] {
-    return Array.from(this.processInfo.values());
+    const infos = Array.from(this.processInfo.values());
+    
+    // Enrich with live data from monitors
+    for (const info of infos) {
+      const monitor = this.processes.get(info.id);
+      if (monitor) {
+        // Update with current PID if the monitor is running
+        const pid = monitor.getPid();
+        if (pid) {
+          info.pid = pid;
+        }
+        
+        // Update uptime if available
+        const uptime = monitor.getUptime();
+        if (uptime !== null) {
+          info.uptime = uptime;
+        }
+        
+        // Update restart count
+        info.restarts = monitor.getRestartCount();
+        
+        // Update status based on actual running state
+        if (monitor.isRunning()) {
+          info.status = 'online';
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    
+    return infos;
   }
 
   /**
    * Get detailed info for a specific process
    */
   public describe(
-    id: string,
+    id: ProcessId,
   ): { config: IProcessConfig; info: IProcessInfo } | null {
     const config = this.processConfigs.get(id);
     const info = this.processInfo.get(id);
@@ -336,13 +434,21 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
   /**
    * Get process logs
    */
-  public getLogs(id: string, limit?: number): IProcessLog[] {
+  public getLogs(id: ProcessId, limit?: number): IProcessLog[] {
+    // Get logs from the ProcessMonitor instance
     const monitor = this.processes.get(id);
-    if (!monitor) {
+    
-      return [];
+    if (monitor) {
+      const logs = monitor.getLogs(limit);
+      return logs;
     }
-
+    
-    return monitor.getLogs(limit);
+    // Fallback to stored logs if monitor doesn't exist
+    const logs = this.processLogs.get(id) || [];
+    if (limit && limit > 0) {
+      return logs.slice(-limit);
+    }
+    return logs;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -377,7 +483,7 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
   /**
    * Update the info for a process
    */
-  private updateProcessInfo(id: string, update: Partial<IProcessInfo>): void {
+  private updateProcessInfo(id: ProcessId, update: Partial<IProcessInfo>): void {
     const info = this.processInfo.get(id);
     if (info) {
       this.processInfo.set(id, { ...info, ...update });
@@ -387,15 +493,40 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
   /**
    * Compute next sequential numeric id based on existing configs
    */
-  private getNextSequentialId(): number {
+  /**
-    let maxId = 0;
+   * Sync process stats from monitors to processInfo
-    for (const id of this.processConfigs.keys()) {
+   */
-      const n = parseInt(id, 10);
+  public syncProcessStats(): void {
-      if (!isNaN(n)) {
+    for (const [id, monitor] of this.processes.entries()) {
-        maxId = Math.max(maxId, n);
+      const info = this.processInfo.get(id);
+      if (info) {
+        const pid = monitor.getPid();
+        const updates: Partial<IProcessInfo> = {};
+        
+        // Update PID if available
+        if (pid) {
+          updates.pid = pid;
+        }
+        
+        // Update uptime if available
+        const uptime = monitor.getUptime();
+        if (uptime !== null) {
+          updates.uptime = uptime;
+        }
+        
+        // Update restart count
+        updates.restarts = monitor.getRestartCount();
+        
+        // Update status based on actual running state
+        updates.status = monitor.isRunning() ? 'online' : 'stopped';
+        
+        this.updateProcessInfo(id, updates);
       }
     }
-    return maxId + 1;
+  }
+
+  private getNextSequentialId(): ProcessId {
+    return getNextProcessId(this.processConfigs.keys());
   }
 
   /**
@@ -426,7 +557,7 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
     try {
       const obj: Record<string, IProcessInfo['status']> = {};
       for (const [id, state] of this.desiredStates.entries()) {
-        obj[id] = state;
+        obj[String(id)] = state;
       }
       await this.config.writeKey(
         this.desiredStateStorageKey,
@@ -444,7 +575,9 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
       const raw = await this.config.readKey(this.desiredStateStorageKey);
       if (raw) {
         const obj = JSON.parse(raw) as Record<string, IProcessInfo['status']>;
-        this.desiredStates = new Map(Object.entries(obj));
+        this.desiredStates = new Map(
+          Object.entries(obj).map(([k, v]) => [toProcessId(k), v] as const)
+        );
         this.logger.debug(
           `Loaded desired states for ${this.desiredStates.size} processes`,
         );
@@ -457,14 +590,14 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   public async setDesiredState(
-    id: string,
+    id: ProcessId,
     state: IProcessInfo['status'],
   ): Promise<void> {
     this.desiredStates.set(id, state);
     await this.saveDesiredStates();
   }
 
-  public async removeDesiredState(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  public async removeDesiredState(id: ProcessId): Promise<void> {
     this.desiredStates.delete(id);
     await this.saveDesiredStates();
   }
@@ -505,23 +638,35 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
       const configsJson = await this.config.readKey(this.configStorageKey);
       if (configsJson) {
         try {
-          const configs = JSON.parse(configsJson) as IProcessConfig[];
+          const parsed = JSON.parse(configsJson) as Array<any>;
-          this.logger.debug(`Loaded ${configs.length} process configurations`);
+          this.logger.debug(`Loaded ${parsed.length} process configurations`);
 
-          for (const config of configs) {
+          for (const raw of parsed) {
-            // Validate config
+            // Convert legacy string IDs to ProcessId
-            if (!config.id || !config.command || !config.projectDir) {
+            let id: ProcessId;
+            try {
+              id = toProcessId(raw.id);
+            } catch {
               this.logger.warn(
-                `Skipping invalid process config for id '${config.id || 'unknown'}'`,
+                `Skipping invalid process config with non-numeric id '${raw.id || 'unknown'}'`,
               );
               continue;
             }
-
+            
-            this.processConfigs.set(config.id, config);
+            // Validate config
+            if (!id || !raw.command || !raw.projectDir) {
+              this.logger.warn(
+                `Skipping invalid process config for id '${id || 'unknown'}'`,
+              );
+              continue;
+            }
+            
+            const config: IProcessConfig = { ...raw, id };
+            this.processConfigs.set(id, config);
 
             // Initialize process info
-            this.processInfo.set(config.id, {
+            this.processInfo.set(id, {
-              id: config.id,
+              id: id,
               status: 'stopped',
               memory: 0,
               restarts: 0,
@@ -555,15 +700,15 @@ export class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
    * Reset: stop all running processes and clear all saved configurations
    */
   public async reset(): Promise<{
-    stopped: string[];
+    stopped: ProcessId[];
-    removed: string[];
+    removed: ProcessId[];
-    failed: Array<{ id: string; error: string }>;
+    failed: Array<{ id: ProcessId; error: string }>;
   }> {
     this.logger.info('Resetting TSPM: stopping all processes and clearing configs');
 
     const removed = Array.from(this.processConfigs.keys());
-    const stopped: string[] = [];
+    const stopped: ProcessId[] = [];
-    const failed: Array<{ id: string; error: string }> = [];
+    const failed: Array<{ id: ProcessId; error: string }> = [];
 
     // Attempt to stop all currently running processes with per-id error collection
     for (const id of Array.from(this.processes.keys())) {

ts/daemon/processmonitor.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import * as plugins from '../plugins.js';
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
 import { ProcessWrapper } from './processwrapper.js';
+import { LogPersistence } from './logpersistence.js';
 import { Logger, ProcessError, handleError } from '../shared/common/utils.errorhandler.js';
 import type { IMonitorConfig, IProcessLog } from '../shared/protocol/ipc.types.js';
+import type { ProcessId } from '../shared/protocol/id.js';
 
 export class ProcessMonitor extends EventEmitter {
   private processWrapper: ProcessWrapper | null = null;
@@ -11,14 +13,36 @@ export class ProcessMonitor extends EventEmitter {
   private stopped: boolean = true; // Initially stopped until start() is called
   private restartCount: number = 0;
   private logger: Logger;
+  private logs: IProcessLog[] = [];
+  private logPersistence: LogPersistence;
+  private processId?: ProcessId;
+  private currentLogMemorySize: number = 0;
+  private readonly MAX_LOG_MEMORY_SIZE = 10 * 1024 * 1024; // 10MB
 
-  constructor(config: IMonitorConfig) {
+  constructor(config: IMonitorConfig & { id?: ProcessId }) {
     super();
     this.config = config;
     this.logger = new Logger(`ProcessMonitor:${config.name || 'unnamed'}`);
+    this.logs = [];
+    this.logPersistence = new LogPersistence();
+    this.processId = config.id;
+    this.currentLogMemorySize = 0;
   }
 
-  public start(): void {
+  public async start(): Promise<void> {
+    // Load previously persisted logs if available
+    if (this.processId) {
+      const persistedLogs = await this.logPersistence.loadLogs(this.processId);
+      if (persistedLogs.length > 0) {
+        this.logs = persistedLogs;
+        this.currentLogMemorySize = LogPersistence.calculateLogMemorySize(this.logs);
+        this.logger.info(`Loaded ${persistedLogs.length} persisted logs from disk`);
+        
+        // Delete the persisted file after loading
+        await this.logPersistence.deleteLogs(this.processId);
+      }
+    }
+
     // Reset the stopped flag so that new processes can spawn.
     this.stopped = false;
     this.log(`Starting process monitor.`);
@@ -57,6 +81,22 @@ export class ProcessMonitor extends EventEmitter {
 
     // Set up event handlers
     this.processWrapper.on('log', (log: IProcessLog): void => {
+      // Store the log in our buffer
+      this.logs.push(log);
+      console.error(`[ProcessMonitor:${this.config.name}] Received log (type=${log.type}): ${log.message}`);
+      console.error(`[ProcessMonitor:${this.config.name}] Logs array now has ${this.logs.length} items`);
+      this.logger.debug(`ProcessMonitor received log: ${log.message}`);
+      
+      // Update memory size tracking
+      this.currentLogMemorySize = LogPersistence.calculateLogMemorySize(this.logs);
+      
+      // Trim logs if they exceed memory limit (10MB)
+      while (this.currentLogMemorySize > this.MAX_LOG_MEMORY_SIZE && this.logs.length > 1) {
+        // Remove oldest logs until we're under the memory limit
+        this.logs.shift();
+        this.currentLogMemorySize = LogPersistence.calculateLogMemorySize(this.logs);
+      }
+      
       // Re-emit the log event for upstream handlers
       this.emit('log', log);
 
@@ -65,13 +105,31 @@ export class ProcessMonitor extends EventEmitter {
         this.log(log.message);
       }
     });
+    
+    // Re-emit start event with PID for upstream handlers
+    this.processWrapper.on('start', (pid: number): void => {
+      this.emit('start', pid);
+    });
 
     this.processWrapper.on(
       'exit',
-      (code: number | null, signal: string | null): void => {
+      async (code: number | null, signal: string | null): Promise<void> => {
         const exitMsg = `Process exited with code ${code}, signal ${signal}.`;
         this.logger.info(exitMsg);
         this.log(exitMsg);
+        
+        // Flush logs to disk on exit
+        if (this.processId && this.logs.length > 0) {
+          try {
+            await this.logPersistence.saveLogs(this.processId, this.logs);
+            this.logger.debug(`Flushed ${this.logs.length} logs to disk on exit`);
+          } catch (error) {
+            this.logger.error(`Failed to flush logs to disk on exit: ${error}`);
+          }
+        }
+        
+        // Re-emit exit event for upstream handlers
+        this.emit('exit', code, signal);
 
         if (!this.stopped) {
           this.logger.info('Restarting process...');
@@ -86,7 +144,7 @@ export class ProcessMonitor extends EventEmitter {
       },
     );
 
-    this.processWrapper.on('error', (error: Error | ProcessError): void => {
+    this.processWrapper.on('error', async (error: Error | ProcessError): Promise<void> => {
       const errorMsg =
         error instanceof ProcessError
           ? `Process error: ${error.toString()}`
@@ -95,6 +153,16 @@ export class ProcessMonitor extends EventEmitter {
       this.logger.error(error);
       this.log(errorMsg);
 
+      // Flush logs to disk on error
+      if (this.processId && this.logs.length > 0) {
+        try {
+          await this.logPersistence.saveLogs(this.processId, this.logs);
+          this.logger.debug(`Flushed ${this.logs.length} logs to disk on error`);
+        } catch (flushError) {
+          this.logger.error(`Failed to flush logs to disk on error: ${flushError}`);
+        }
+      }
+
       if (!this.stopped) {
         this.logger.info('Restarting process due to error...');
         this.log('Restarting process due to error...');
@@ -239,9 +307,20 @@ export class ProcessMonitor extends EventEmitter {
   /**
    * Stop the monitor and prevent any further respawns.
    */
-  public stop(): void {
+  public async stop(): Promise<void> {
     this.log('Stopping process monitor.');
     this.stopped = true;
+    
+    // Flush logs to disk before stopping
+    if (this.processId && this.logs.length > 0) {
+      try {
+        await this.logPersistence.saveLogs(this.processId, this.logs);
+        this.logger.info(`Flushed ${this.logs.length} logs to disk on stop`);
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.logger.error(`Failed to flush logs to disk on stop: ${error}`);
+      }
+    }
+    
     if (this.intervalId) {
       clearInterval(this.intervalId);
     }
@@ -254,10 +333,12 @@ export class ProcessMonitor extends EventEmitter {
    * Get the current logs from the process
    */
   public getLogs(limit?: number): IProcessLog[] {
-    if (!this.processWrapper) {
+    console.error(`[ProcessMonitor:${this.config.name}] getLogs called, logs.length=${this.logs.length}, limit=${limit}`);
-      return [];
+    this.logger.debug(`Getting logs, total stored: ${this.logs.length}`);
+    if (limit && limit > 0) {
+      return this.logs.slice(-limit);
     }
-    return this.processWrapper.getLogs(limit);
+    return this.logs;
   }
 
   /**

ts/daemon/processwrapper.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ export class ProcessWrapper extends EventEmitter {
   private logger: Logger;
   private nextSeq: number = 0;
   private runId: string = '';
+  private stdoutRemainder: string = '';
+  private stderrRemainder: string = '';
 
   constructor(options: IProcessWrapperOptions) {
     super();
@@ -66,6 +68,11 @@ export class ProcessWrapper extends EventEmitter {
         const exitMessage = `Process exited with code ${code}, signal ${signal}`;
         this.logger.info(exitMessage);
         this.addSystemLog(exitMessage);
+        
+        // Clear remainder buffers on exit
+        this.stdoutRemainder = '';
+        this.stderrRemainder = '';
+        
         this.emit('exit', code, signal);
       });
 
@@ -83,24 +90,57 @@ export class ProcessWrapper extends EventEmitter {
 
       // Capture stdout
       if (this.process.stdout) {
+        console.error(`[ProcessWrapper] Setting up stdout listener for process ${this.process.pid}`);
         this.process.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
-          const lines = data.toString().split('\n');
+          console.error(`[ProcessWrapper] Received stdout data from PID ${this.process?.pid}: ${data.toString().substring(0, 100)}`);
+          // Add data to remainder buffer and split by newlines
+          const text = this.stdoutRemainder + data.toString();
+          const lines = text.split('\n');
+          
+          // The last element might be a partial line
+          this.stdoutRemainder = lines.pop() || '';
+          
+          // Process complete lines
           for (const line of lines) {
-            if (line.trim()) {
+            console.error(`[ProcessWrapper] Processing stdout line: ${line}`);
-              this.addLog('stdout', line);
+            this.logger.debug(`Captured stdout: ${line}`);
-            }
+            this.addLog('stdout', line);
           }
         });
+        
+        // Flush remainder on stream end
+        this.process.stdout.on('end', () => {
+          if (this.stdoutRemainder) {
+            this.logger.debug(`Flushing stdout remainder: ${this.stdoutRemainder}`);
+            this.addLog('stdout', this.stdoutRemainder);
+            this.stdoutRemainder = '';
+          }
+        });
+      } else {
+        this.logger.warn('Process stdout is null');
       }
 
       // Capture stderr
       if (this.process.stderr) {
         this.process.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
-          const lines = data.toString().split('\n');
+          // Add data to remainder buffer and split by newlines
+          const text = this.stderrRemainder + data.toString();
+          const lines = text.split('\n');
+          
+          // The last element might be a partial line
+          this.stderrRemainder = lines.pop() || '';
+          
+          // Process complete lines
           for (const line of lines) {
-            if (line.trim()) {
+            this.addLog('stderr', line);
-              this.addLog('stderr', line);
+          }
-            }
+        });
+        
+        // Flush remainder on stream end
+        this.process.stderr.on('end', () => {
+          if (this.stderrRemainder) {
+            this.addLog('stderr', this.stderrRemainder);
+            this.stderrRemainder = '';
           }
         });
       }

ts/daemon/tspm.daemon.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import * as plugins from '../plugins.js';
 import * as paths from '../paths.js';
+import { toProcessId } from '../shared/protocol/id.js';
+import type { ProcessId } from '../shared/protocol/id.js';
 import { ProcessManager } from './processmanager.js';
 import type {
   IpcMethodMap,
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ export class TspmDaemon {
       'startById',
       async (request: RequestForMethod<'startById'>) => {
         try {
-          const id = String(request.id).trim();
+          const id = toProcessId(request.id);
           let config = this.tspmInstance.processConfigs.get(id);
           if (!config) {
             // Try to reload configs if not found (handles races or stale state)
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@ export class TspmDaemon {
       'stop',
       async (request: RequestForMethod<'stop'>) => {
         try {
-          const id = String(request.id).trim();
+          const id = toProcessId(request.id);
           await this.tspmInstance.setDesiredState(id, 'stopped');
           await this.tspmInstance.stop(id);
           return {
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ export class TspmDaemon {
       'restart',
       async (request: RequestForMethod<'restart'>) => {
         try {
-          const id = String(request.id).trim();
+          const id = toProcessId(request.id);
           await this.tspmInstance.setDesiredState(id, 'online');
           await this.tspmInstance.restart(id);
           const processInfo = this.tspmInstance.processInfo.get(id);
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ export class TspmDaemon {
       'delete',
       async (request: RequestForMethod<'delete'>) => {
         try {
-          const id = String(request.id).trim();
+          const id = toProcessId(request.id);
           await this.tspmInstance.delete(id);
           return {
             success: true,
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ export class TspmDaemon {
       'remove',
       async (request: RequestForMethod<'remove'>) => {
         try {
-          const id = String(request.id).trim();
+          const id = toProcessId(request.id);
           await this.tspmInstance.delete(id);
           return { success: true, message: `Process ${id} deleted successfully` };
         } catch (error) {
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@ export class TspmDaemon {
     this.ipcServer.onMessage(
       'describe',
       async (request: RequestForMethod<'describe'>) => {
-        const id = String(request.id).trim();
+        const id = toProcessId(request.id);
         const result = await this.tspmInstance.describe(id);
         if (!result) {
           throw new Error(`Process ${id} not found`);
@@ -271,7 +273,7 @@ export class TspmDaemon {
     this.ipcServer.onMessage(
       'getLogs',
       async (request: RequestForMethod<'getLogs'>) => {
-        const logs = await this.tspmInstance.getLogs(request.id);
+        const logs = await this.tspmInstance.getLogs(toProcessId(request.id));
         return { logs };
       },
     );
@@ -280,8 +282,8 @@ export class TspmDaemon {
     this.ipcServer.onMessage(
       'startAll',
       async (request: RequestForMethod<'startAll'>) => {
-        const started: string[] = [];
+        const started: ProcessId[] = [];
-        const failed: Array<{ id: string; error: string }> = [];
+        const failed: Array<{ id: ProcessId; error: string }> = [];
 
         await this.tspmInstance.setDesiredStateForAll('online');
         await this.tspmInstance.startAll();
@@ -302,8 +304,8 @@ export class TspmDaemon {
     this.ipcServer.onMessage(
       'stopAll',
       async (request: RequestForMethod<'stopAll'>) => {
-        const stopped: string[] = [];
+        const stopped: ProcessId[] = [];
-        const failed: Array<{ id: string; error: string }> = [];
+        const failed: Array<{ id: ProcessId; error: string }> = [];
 
         await this.tspmInstance.setDesiredStateForAll('stopped');
         await this.tspmInstance.stopAll();
@@ -324,8 +326,8 @@ export class TspmDaemon {
     this.ipcServer.onMessage(
       'restartAll',
       async (request: RequestForMethod<'restartAll'>) => {
-        const restarted: string[] = [];
+        const restarted: ProcessId[] = [];
-        const failed: Array<{ id: string; error: string }> = [];
+        const failed: Array<{ id: ProcessId; error: string }> = [];
 
         await this.tspmInstance.restartAll();
 
@@ -556,3 +558,11 @@ export const startDaemon = async (): Promise<void> => {
   // Keep the process alive
   await new Promise(() => {});
 };
+
+// If this file is run directly (not imported), start the daemon
+if (process.env.TSPM_DAEMON_MODE === 'true') {
+  startDaemon().catch((error) => {
+    console.error('Failed to start TSPM daemon:', error);
+    process.exit(1);
+  });
+}

ts/plugins.ts

@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ import * as npmextra from '@push.rocks/npmextra';
 import * as projectinfo from '@push.rocks/projectinfo';
 import * as smartcli from '@push.rocks/smartcli';
 import * as smartdaemon from '@push.rocks/smartdaemon';
+import * as smartfile from '@push.rocks/smartfile';
 import * as smartipc from '@push.rocks/smartipc';
 import * as smartpath from '@push.rocks/smartpath';
 import * as smartinteract from '@push.rocks/smartinteract';
 
 // Export with explicit module types
-export { npmextra, projectinfo, smartcli, smartdaemon, smartipc, smartpath, smartinteract };
+export { npmextra, projectinfo, smartcli, smartdaemon, smartfile, smartipc, smartpath, smartinteract };
 
 // third-party scope
 import psTree from 'ps-tree';

ts/shared/protocol/id.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/**
+ * Branded type for process IDs to ensure type safety
+ */
+export type ProcessId = number & { readonly __brand: 'ProcessId' };
+
+/**
+ * Input type that accepts various ID formats for backward compatibility
+ */
+export type ProcessIdInput = ProcessId | number | string;
+
+/**
+ * Normalizes various ID input formats to a ProcessId
+ * @param input - The ID in various formats (string, number, or ProcessId)
+ * @returns A normalized ProcessId
+ * @throws Error if the input is not a valid process ID
+ */
+export function toProcessId(input: ProcessIdInput): ProcessId {
+  let num: number;
+  
+  if (typeof input === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = input.trim();
+    if (!/^\d+$/.test(trimmed)) {
+      throw new Error(`Invalid process ID: "${input}" is not a numeric string`);
+    }
+    num = parseInt(trimmed, 10);
+  } else if (typeof input === 'number') {
+    num = input;
+  } else {
+    // Already a ProcessId
+    return input;
+  }
+  
+  if (!Number.isInteger(num) || num < 1) {
+    throw new Error(`Invalid process ID: ${input} must be a positive integer`);
+  }
+  
+  return num as ProcessId;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Type guard to check if a value is a ProcessId
+ */
+export function isProcessId(value: unknown): value is ProcessId {
+  return typeof value === 'number' && Number.isInteger(value) && value >= 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets the next sequential ID given existing IDs
+ */
+export function getNextProcessId(existingIds: Iterable<ProcessId>): ProcessId {
+  let maxId = 0;
+  for (const id of existingIds) {
+    maxId = Math.max(maxId, id);
+  }
+  return (maxId + 1) as ProcessId;
+}

ts/shared/protocol/ipc.types.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { ProcessId } from './id.js';
+
 // Process-related interfaces (used in IPC communication)
 export interface IMonitorConfig {
   name?: string; // Optional name to identify the instance
@@ -11,14 +13,14 @@ export interface IMonitorConfig {
 }
 
 export interface IProcessConfig extends IMonitorConfig {
-  id: string; // Unique identifier for the process
+  id: ProcessId; // Unique identifier for the process
   autorestart: boolean; // Whether to restart the process automatically on crash
   watch?: boolean; // Whether to watch for file changes and restart
   watchPaths?: string[]; // Paths to watch for changes
 }
 
 export interface IProcessInfo {
-  id: string;
+  id: ProcessId;
   pid?: number;
   status: 'online' | 'stopped' | 'errored';
   memory: number;
@@ -61,25 +63,25 @@ export interface StartRequest {
 }
 
 export interface StartResponse {
-  processId: string;
+  processId: ProcessId;
   pid?: number;
   status: 'online' | 'stopped' | 'errored';
 }
 
 // Start by id (server resolves config)
 export interface StartByIdRequest {
-  id: string;
+  id: ProcessId;
 }
 
 export interface StartByIdResponse {
-  processId: string;
+  processId: ProcessId;
   pid?: number;
   status: 'online' | 'stopped' | 'errored';
 }
 
 // Stop command
 export interface StopRequest {
-  id: string;
+  id: ProcessId;
 }
 
 export interface StopResponse {
@@ -89,18 +91,18 @@ export interface StopResponse {
 
 // Restart command
 export interface RestartRequest {
-  id: string;
+  id: ProcessId;
 }
 
 export interface RestartResponse {
-  processId: string;
+  processId: ProcessId;
   pid?: number;
   status: 'online' | 'stopped' | 'errored';
 }
 
 // Delete command
 export interface DeleteRequest {
-  id: string;
+  id: ProcessId;
 }
 
 export interface DeleteResponse {
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ export interface ListResponse {
 
 // Describe command
 export interface DescribeRequest {
-  id: string;
+  id: ProcessId;
 }
 
 export interface DescribeResponse {
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ export interface DescribeResponse {
 
 // Get logs command
 export interface GetLogsRequest {
-  id: string;
+  id: ProcessId;
   lines?: number;
 }
 
@@ -143,9 +145,9 @@ export interface StartAllRequest {
 }
 
 export interface StartAllResponse {
-  started: string[];
+  started: ProcessId[];
   failed: Array<{
-    id: string;
+    id: ProcessId;
     error: string;
   }>;
 }
@@ -156,9 +158,9 @@ export interface StopAllRequest {
 }
 
 export interface StopAllResponse {
-  stopped: string[];
+  stopped: ProcessId[];
   failed: Array<{
-    id: string;
+    id: ProcessId;
     error: string;
   }>;
 }
@@ -169,9 +171,9 @@ export interface RestartAllRequest {
 }
 
 export interface RestartAllResponse {
-  restarted: string[];
+  restarted: ProcessId[];
   failed: Array<{
-    id: string;
+    id: ProcessId;
     error: string;
   }>;
 }
@@ -182,10 +184,10 @@ export interface ResetRequest {
 }
 
 export interface ResetResponse {
-  stopped: string[];
+  stopped: ProcessId[];
-  removed: string[];
+  removed: ProcessId[];
   failed: Array<{
-    id: string;
+    id: ProcessId;
     error: string;
   }>;
 }
@@ -229,17 +231,17 @@ export interface HeartbeatResponse {
 // Add (register config without starting)
 export interface AddRequest {
   // Optional id is ignored server-side if present; server assigns sequential id
-  config: Omit<IProcessConfig, 'id'> & { id?: string };
+  config: Omit<IProcessConfig, 'id'> & { id?: ProcessId };
 }
 
 export interface AddResponse {
-  id: string;
+  id: ProcessId;
   config: IProcessConfig;
 }
 
 // Remove (delete config and stop if running)
 export interface RemoveRequest {
-  id: string;
+  id: ProcessId;
 }
 
 export interface RemoveResponse {