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Three independently ugly bugs that all fed the same log flood:

* Electron's `WebFrameMain.send` writes every "Render frame was disposed"
  to stderr via `console.error`. When the worker fans a second
  agent-event past a reloading renderer, we produced thousands of
  identical lines and stalled the main loop on stderr I/O. Added a
  `mainFrame.detached` guard so the send is short-circuited before
  Electron's own catch block fires, and installed a targeted filter in
  `suppress-warnings.ts` (now actually imported from the entry point)
  so the specific `console.error("Error sending from webFrameMain:"…)`
  noise never reaches the terminal. Any other payload still surfaces.

* `dispatchAgentMessage` accepted the human-reader sentinel as a wake
  target when an agent replied to `__board__` — `wakeAgentIfPossible`
  then called `db.getAgent("__board__")`, threw, and the dispatcher
  kept repeating on every send. Strip `HUMAN_SENDER_ID` at
  `resolveMessageWakeTargets`, and keep a defense-in-depth guard in the
  heartbeat so a stray caller (future automation fan-out) cannot
  reintroduce the crash.

* Pi's skills loader rejects any SKILL.md whose frontmatter `name`
  diverges from its parent directory. The four bundled `my-writing-style`
  copies declared `name: writing-style-skill`, so every install emitted
  a warning and dropped the skill. They also lived as orphan gitlinks
  (mode 160000 without .gitmodules), and the global `*.md` gitignore
  hid every other SKILL.md from version control. Fixed the frontmatter
  to match the dir, converted the dangling submodules to plain trees,
  and allowlisted `builtin-skills/**/*.md` so a fresh clone carries the
  catalogue instead of silently losing it.
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---
title: Use Simple Data Structures Across Boundaries
impact: CRITICAL
impactDescription: prevents coupling between layers
tags: dep, boundaries, dto, data-transfer
---
## Use Simple Data Structures Across Boundaries
Data crossing architectural boundaries should be simple, isolated data structures. Never pass entities, database rows, or framework objects across boundaries.
**Incorrect (entity crosses boundary):**
```python
# domain/entities/user.py
class User:
def __init__(self, id, email, password_hash, created_at):
self.id = id
self.email = email
self.password_hash = password_hash # Sensitive data
self.created_at = created_at
# interface_adapters/controllers/user_controller.py
class UserController:
def get_user(self, user_id):
user = self.use_case.get_user(user_id)
return jsonify(user.__dict__) # Entity exposed to HTTP layer, leaks password_hash
```
**Correct (DTOs cross boundaries):**
```python
# application/dto/user_response.py
@dataclass
class UserResponse:
id: str
email: str
member_since: str # Formatted for presentation
# application/usecases/get_user.py
class GetUserUseCase:
def execute(self, user_id: str) -> UserResponse:
user = self.repository.find_by_id(user_id)
return UserResponse(
id=user.id,
email=user.email,
member_since=user.created_at.strftime("%B %Y")
)
# interface_adapters/controllers/user_controller.py
class UserController:
def get_user(self, user_id):
response = self.use_case.execute(user_id)
return jsonify(asdict(response)) # Only safe, formatted data
```
**When NOT to use this pattern:**
- Within the same architectural layer, entities can flow freely
- Performance-critical paths may need optimized data transfer
Reference: [Clean Architecture - Crossing Boundaries](https://blog.cleancoder.com/uncle-bob/2012/08/13/the-clean-architecture.html)