The NOT NULL constraint forced heartbeat runs to synthesize a fake task
row (`[Heartbeat] X — Check for work`) so the FK could resolve. Three
layers of code — acquireHeartbeatTask, findReusableHeartbeatTask,
cleanupDuplicateHeartbeatTasks, plus the is_heartbeat flag column + UI
filter — existed to paper over one bad constraint. Remove the
constraint and the whole workaround vanishes.
SQLite table rebuild with data preservation. Live production DB, no
backup — migration is atomic, idempotent, and verified before DROP.
## Migration v35 (rebuild runs with nullable task_id)
Uses `fn:` form so it can:
- Snapshot `COUNT(*) FROM runs` before copy
- Walk `PRAGMA table_info(runs)` to detect drift columns (v34 declared
a column set; any additive ALTER since v14 shows up here)
- Assert `COUNT(*) FROM runs_new == beforeCount` before `DROP TABLE runs`
- `PRAGMA defer_foreign_keys = ON` so run_events(run_id) FK defers to
commit time, by which runs has the same id set under the new name
- Recreate all 6 indexes on the new table
If the assertion fails, the migration throws inside the existing
`transaction()` wrapper. SQLite rolls back the whole migration, old
`runs` table is untouched, `schema_migrations` never records v35. Next
app start retries cleanly.
## Migration v36 (drop tasks.is_heartbeat + synthetic rows)
Runs now carry `task_id = NULL` for heartbeat dispatches. The
`is_heartbeat` flag is dead data going forward.
1. `UPDATE runs SET task_id = NULL WHERE task_id IN (SELECT id FROM tasks WHERE is_heartbeat = 1)`
2. `DELETE FROM tasks WHERE is_heartbeat = 1` (synthetic rows, not real work)
3. Rebuild `tasks` without the `is_heartbeat` column (same defer-FK +
row-count-assert pattern as v35)
## Code cleanup
- `RunRecord.taskId: string | null`; `createRun` / `cancelRunForDeletion`
/ `finishRun` guard every `UPDATE tasks` path with a null-check.
- `TaskRecord.isHeartbeat` removed; every SELECT / filter / UI reference
dropped.
- Delete `acquireHeartbeatTask` / `findReusableHeartbeatTask` /
`cleanupDuplicateHeartbeatTasks` — dead after the constraint lifts.
- Delete `src/main/orchestration/heartbeat-task.ts` (pure workaround
constant file).
- `heartbeat.ts` creates runs with `taskId: null` when the agent has no
assigned work. Turn context already supports nullable task
(heartbeatFallbackSection); prompt surface unchanged.
- `validateTaskCreation` drops the `isHeartbeat` parameter — user-
authored + automation-authored tasks are never heartbeat.
- Renderer: `run.taskId ? taskMap.get(...) : undefined` in Dashboard /
RunCenter / RunDetail / RunQueue.
- Delete `tests/unit/heartbeat-coalescing.test.ts` (12 tests that
exercised the deleted DB methods).
- Drop 1 isHeartbeat-bypass test from `task-quality-gates.test.ts`.
## Grep verification
- `isHeartbeatTaskTitle src/` → 0
- `acquireHeartbeatTask src/` → migration comment only
- `is_heartbeat src/` → schema.ts migration history only
- `isHeartbeat src/` → 0
Tests: 578/578 (was 591 — delta is 13 tests that tested deleted code).
- Import sweepStaleReviews, resolveApprovalDecision, dispatchAgentMessage
- Insert stale review sweep into per-company heartbeat loop after budget reset
- Sweep runs on every 15-second heartbeat cycle for each active company
- Local callback stubs for handleTaskStatusChange and handleApprovalResolved
- Error handling prevents sweep failures from crashing the heartbeat loop
- Fix test type casts to use as-unknown-as for vi.fn mock compatibility
- TypeScript compiles cleanly, 249/249 tests pass
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Cherry-pick plan 01 task quality gate validation module and its
integration into IPC, API server, and automation service.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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